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Good evening everyone. I called

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it word of the regular meeting

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August 24th, 2026 at 7:04 p.m.

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to connect with the council

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meeting online, please use one

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of the following links at.

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Either Lakewood Speaks or

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Lakewood, Co. Gov videos. If

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you are tuning in tonight and

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would like to address, the city

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to do so at multiple points

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that are not relating to

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that Lakewood speaks. That is

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information or make a public

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comment online. Once you land

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to learn more about or comment

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on. Public comment will be left

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open on Lakewood speaks through

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10 a.m. tomorrow morning. Will

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the clerk please start us off

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calling the roll?

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Councilors black. hear crews,

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I. hear crews K hear Furman

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Nystrom here.

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Ryan is absent. Sinks here.

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Sure as I hear. And Strom here.

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please do so. To join us for

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the Pledge of Allegiance. And

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afterwards remain standing for

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Jesus to the flag of the United

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States of America and to the

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Republic for which it stands.

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indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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members of the City Council

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charter 7.2 B, and excuse

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of this evening. Um, one of our

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very special proclamation that

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Coming up next month. We have

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Love Lakewood Day. So Lakewood

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being a great city is not just

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something that is the task of

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the people that are sitting up

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here in front of you, or the

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task of the staff that operate

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the city every single day of

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the year. But it all is part of

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all of us showing up to do the

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good work across our city, for

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our neighbors and our other

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residents. Love. Lakewood Day

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is a way for us to do that, so

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this proclamation this evening

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to increase awareness and also

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let you guys know that the time

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is is now to start looking into

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saving the date and signing up.

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well, I don't have the copy

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We'll just read that. So, um,

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we'll meet you up front and

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we'll get started. Whereas the

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city of Lakewood values the

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strength of its community,

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which is rooted in compassion,

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service and civic engagement.

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held annually in September,

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brings together volunteers from

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all walks of life to serve

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neighbors, improve

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neighborhoods and uplift the

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entire city through acts of

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kindness and generosity. And

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faith based, nonprofit and

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service organizations leads

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this effort by organizing

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meaningful projects that

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connect people through shared

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action. And Whereas, on

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September 19th, 2026,

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individuals and groups from

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across the city will come

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together to complete service

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projects such as beautifying

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local schools, cleaning public

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spaces, and assisting local

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nonprofits. And Whereas, Love

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Lakewood Day exemplifies the

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spirit of unity and the

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importance of giving back,

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making the city a more

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inclusive, supportive and

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thriving place to live for all.

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all volunteers, organizers and

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supporters of Love Lakewood Day

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for their commitment to making

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a lasting difference through

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collective action. Now,

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therefore, on behalf of the

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City Council and the people of

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the City of Lakewood, I. Wendy

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Strom, mayor of the City of

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Lakewood, Colorado, by virtue

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of the authority vested in me,

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do hereby proclaim September

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19th, 2026, as love. Lakewood

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all of this. Lake was a great

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city to live in and a great

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city to serve. And this is just

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a great way to come together.

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difference together. It's

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to our presentation this

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evening from the Lakewood

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Advisory Commission on Tenant

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Support. And for that we have

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Diversity Chair that will be

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giving a brief presentation.

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Thank you. All right. So hello

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everyone. As was said, I'm

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diversity committee of the

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Lakewood Advisory Commission,

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here to talk to you about our

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work on supporting tenants and

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mobile home residents. First, a

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quick thanks to the many LSC

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members who contributed to this

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work, a detailed presentation

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and the written report are on

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Lakewood Speaks already. So for

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now, I'll just give a very

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quick recap. This project was

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assigned by councillors I,

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Kruse and Ryan, who essentially

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renters and ensure that they

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are treated fairly by

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landlords. For context, around

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42% of households in Lakewood

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are renters. About 13,000 of

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them are both low income and

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cost burdened by their rent,

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and over 40% of renters are

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dissatisfied with their housing

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arrangement. Mobile home

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residents are in a unique

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position and that they own

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their homes, but rent the land

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underneath. That creates

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are several thousand sorry,

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eviction was a big theme. There

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are several thousand evictions

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lawyer, and around 77% of them,

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outcomes, and eviction is a

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warranty of habitability, but

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is up to tenants to advocate

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for themselves. And when

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landlords fall short on their

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obligations, um tenants are

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often on their own. Often,

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tenants lack money and

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resources to do that. Advocacy,

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so that can lead to poor

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outcomes. From our research, we

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outlined seven recommendations,

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which I will run through very

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quickly. Recommendation A is

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centralized housing support.

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Resources exist, but they're

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scattered across many entities

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having a single point of

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contact can close gaps between

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need and help. B is create a

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rental licensing program. It

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can help attract rental stock

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legally. And it can be

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self-funded through fees

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without running into Tabor

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restrictions. C is establish an

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emergency Rental Assistance

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Fund. Short term help delivered

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quickly is a proven way to

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prevent displacement and

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homelessness. D is fund legal

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assistance and mediation.

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disputes before they reach

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court. E foster tenant

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associations comparable to

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neighborhood associations. They

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can give tenants a collective

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prepare f prepare rent

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stabilization framework. State

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law currently prevents

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implementation. Uh, it's it's a

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band, but there is an ongoing

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chance that the ban will be

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repealed. And Lakewood can

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position itself to be ready for

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that possibility. G the final

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recommendation facilitate

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ownership pathways. Mobile home

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residents already have the

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right of first refusal when a

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park is sold, but need help

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exercising that right. Uh,

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detailed cost analysis was

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outside the scope of the work

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we did, but we did note some

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important points worth

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considering. One is that costs

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of some of these programs are

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often more than offset by

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overall downstream savings. So

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aside from the human impact,

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homelessness creates a lot of

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costs in terms of medical care,

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emergency medical care,

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shelters, and so forth. And so

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that's often much cheaper to

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help people before they reach

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that level of crisis. And there

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are a lot of studies in the

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report about that. And although

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it's not part of our work, I

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was encouraged to see that the

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Housing Policy Commission

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recently voted unanimously to

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move forward with a plan to

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fund housing solutions, and

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much of what was discussed

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overlaps with our

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recommendations. And of course,

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in the report, there are many, more details and

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references and so forth.

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Lastly, I'll just note that the

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report details connections

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between our recommendations and

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the envisioned Lakewood 2040

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Comprehensive Plan. So thank

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you for your attention, and

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we're happy to answer any

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questions we can.

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At.

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The end. Thank you, Mr. Adams.

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And the lake team that is here

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with you this evening. Council,

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do we have any questions?

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Councilor Lowe.

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I was waiting for Councilor

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Akers. Since this is her her

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request. Um, huge shout out to

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Councilor Cruz and Councilor

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Ryan for getting this off the

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ground. And Mr. Adams and your team. Fantastic work.

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Truly fantastic work. This

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report is so good. There is so

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much, you know, actionable,

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good recommendations. It's well

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presented. It's thoughtfully

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done. Um, I can't recommend it

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enough as a resource to the

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community for folks. And I've,

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we've heard a lot from folks in

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the community that want to see

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more done. Um, for our renters,

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for our tenants, for folks that

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you know, who who frankly

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struggle in the city. I've

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heard from constituents who are

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very frustrated in some cases

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by what their landlords are

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doing, um, and want to know

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what their recourses are, and

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there aren't enough good

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options. And, um, Mr. Adams,

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you and your team at the lake

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have. And the diversity

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committee at the LEC have given

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us some really actionable, uh,

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next steps here. So, um, I'm so

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enthusiastic about it. I know,

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council, I know we get a lot,

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and it's busy and everything.

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I, I'm sure many of you have read this in full, but if

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perchance you haven't had a

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chance to read the full report,

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please carve out 30 minutes to

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do it, because there's some

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really good stuff in here. And

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it's like, what is it, Mr.

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Adams? It's like 12 pages, huh?

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About 20.

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pages. But it it's a page

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turner. Didn't even feel like

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20 pages. It goes right by. So do read this and I'm going

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to double down on what Mr.

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Adams said. A number of the

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there are, I think, some basis

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for action that could be taken

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right away. Like for instance,

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doing more to sort of combine

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these resources in a way that

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so that everything is sort of

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accessible in one place. But a

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number of the things that are

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discussed here, including

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funding, rental assistance and

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eviction prevention and legal

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assistance, um, and critically,

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also, you know, looking at sort

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of a rental, licensing

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registration program, all of

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which I really think we should

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do, all of that will be greatly

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enabled by the creation of an

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affordable housing fund. And as

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Mr. Adams mentioned, this is

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fortuitous timing because the

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affordable housing, the, um,

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the Housing Policy Commission

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just voted by 6 to 0 to move an

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ordinance forward that create

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the structure. To do that, we

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needed to fund the rental

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assistance. If we're going to

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do anything around, um, a

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rental registry and sort of

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rental licensing. And clearly

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that's going to take some staff

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infrastructure and some

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support. That's not going to

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happen overnight. I think

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having sort of a base of

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support and a funding mechanism

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and the plumbing that the

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housing ordinance would provide

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would be, would be essential.

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So, um, the timing of this,

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from my perspective, couldn't

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be better. I think that there's

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action we can take. I hope

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we'll have a chance to do that

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action. I really think we need

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to not let this thing sit on a

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shelf for the next year. Um,

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let's let's pass an affordable

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housing ordinance. Um, let's

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get a fund stood up, and then

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let's figure out how we can put

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that fun to work, actually

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funding and supporting some of

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these recommendations. And I

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want to do it by next year. So

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let's do it. Um, and boy, I

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you've you've said you've set a

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new bar for for excellence on

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lake work and, uh, it's it's

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really, really exciting.

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I guess on behalf of the many

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people who contributed, thank

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you.

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Mayor Pro Tem Qazi. Yes.

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Thank you. I would echo the

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enthusiasm from Councilor Lowe.

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Maybe not to that degree, but I

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am excited to see this and I

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appreciate the. This has been a

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long time coming and clearly

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some thoughtfulness. Um, I, I

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do think the recommendations

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like appreciate that there's

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some actionable stuff. There's

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some things that are going to

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take time to prop up. But I

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think option A is something

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that we could do pretty quickly

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and wanted just to flag that. I

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know that those aren't

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decisions that we make this

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evening, but I think that there

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is some, um, clear path to some

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easy solutions that are being

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presented here. The question I

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really have is for staff, um,

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one of the suggestions talks

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about mediation services. And,

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um, there was a number in the

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presentation of outside

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partners that were listed, but

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also there was some discussion

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about the mediation services

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that Lakewood does. And I

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wanted to understand, because

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I've heard that maybe we are

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backing off of that. And so is

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that still something that's

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going on in our community?

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I don't know the answer to that

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right now, but I can get back

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to you.

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Okay. Thank you. Thanks for

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this work. This is great. I'm

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excited to see this continue to

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move forward.

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Thanks.

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Councilor Cruz.

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Thank you. I just want to echo

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the enthusiasm, um, double down

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on Councilor Lowe and Mayor Pro

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Tem enthusiasm for this. And

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thank you and the committee for

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your work on this. Um, I know

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Councilor Ryan was sad not to

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be here. I think it's like the

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first meeting he's missed.

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Maybe ever. I'm not sure. Um,

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but I know he was really

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excited to see the report and

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really thrilled to see the work

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coming forward for, you know,

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the 42% of households in our

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community that often don't get

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42% of our attention. Um, and

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are, as you really pointed to,

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some harrowing statistics about

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the struggles facing many

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renters in our community. And I

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think it's very timely, both

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with the work that the Housing

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Policy Commission is doing. But

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then also, you know, the two

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mobile home park communities

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and our neck of the woods are

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up for sale right now. And so I

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think that, um, there's there's

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a lot of work to be done on

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this. So I'm really grateful

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for for all of your work. So

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thank you. Um, an invaluable

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resource, I guess. Just a

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question for you, and maybe

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this is a bit of what the mayor

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pro tem brought up. And I know

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these aren't numbered

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recommendations, likely on

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purpose, but, um, from the

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discussions in the committee,

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would you say there are any

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things that you all would

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recommend us keeping top of

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mind? As you know, HPC does

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some of their planning and as

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we approach kind of our next

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phase of planning, uh, next

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year.

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Yeah. Like you said, they

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weren't exactly in order of

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priority or something like

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that, but there was something

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of an order, particularly that

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A is meant to be like a

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foundation for some of the

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others, because if you were to

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implement certain programs, um,

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it would it would make more

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sense if you could embed them

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directly in something

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centralized from the beginning.

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So, um, speaking just for

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myself, I mean, I think it a is a is a foundational step.

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And then that leads directly, I

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think, into a rental licensing

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program because, um, that's

570
00:26:53,511 --> 00:26:57,081
really a lens into rental

571
00:26:57,081 --> 00:26:58,683
conditions on a building by

572
00:26:58,683 --> 00:26:59,784
building basis that currently

573
00:26:59,784 --> 00:27:01,552
doesn't exist. And it also

574
00:27:01,552 --> 00:27:02,987
feeds, as noted in the report,

575
00:27:02,987 --> 00:27:04,589
like having just data on we

576
00:27:04,589 --> 00:27:05,423
don't know how many rental

577
00:27:05,423 --> 00:27:07,725
units exist in the city so far

578
00:27:07,725 --> 00:27:09,160
beyond even renter protections.

579
00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:09,927
Just having that kind of

580
00:27:09,927 --> 00:27:11,829
information for housing policy

581
00:27:11,829 --> 00:27:14,265
in general is is lacking. So I

582
00:27:14,265 --> 00:27:15,566
would say those two, from my

583
00:27:15,566 --> 00:27:17,568
personal perspective, would be,

584
00:27:17,568 --> 00:27:19,771
uh, two of the most important.

585
00:27:19,771 --> 00:27:20,872
Great. That's super helpful.

586
00:27:20,872 --> 00:27:22,073
And I think even just speaking

587
00:27:22,073 --> 00:27:23,441
to the importance and the

588
00:27:23,441 --> 00:27:25,209
urgency of maybe what might

589
00:27:25,209 --> 00:27:26,878
seem like low hanging fruit,

590
00:27:26,878 --> 00:27:28,212
maybe if the mayor pro tem

591
00:27:28,212 --> 00:27:29,881
said, but important is right,

592
00:27:29,881 --> 00:27:31,249
thinking about what do we have

593
00:27:31,249 --> 00:27:32,316
and how do we communicate that

594
00:27:32,316 --> 00:27:33,451
to the public? Because I know I

595
00:27:33,451 --> 00:27:35,186
get, um, constituents, probably

596
00:27:35,186 --> 00:27:36,721
all of us get constituents who

597
00:27:36,721 --> 00:27:37,788
are in a situation where

598
00:27:37,788 --> 00:27:38,522
there's a warranty of

599
00:27:38,522 --> 00:27:39,690
habitability issue, and there's

600
00:27:39,690 --> 00:27:41,726
a question about who's supposed

601
00:27:41,726 --> 00:27:42,794
to come check out the mold in

602
00:27:42,794 --> 00:27:44,162
their building or the roof

603
00:27:44,162 --> 00:27:45,797
that's falling in. Right. And

604
00:27:45,797 --> 00:27:47,232
so I think that that will be

605
00:27:47,232 --> 00:27:49,000
super helpful as we put this

606
00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:50,768
policy together. So I'm really

607
00:27:50,768 --> 00:27:52,603
grateful to you all for doing

608
00:27:52,603 --> 00:27:54,672
this work. And also grateful to

609
00:27:54,672 --> 00:27:56,474
Councilor Ryan for putting this

610
00:27:56,474 --> 00:28:00,779
question forward with me.

611
00:28:00,779 --> 00:28:02,046
All right. That's it. Thank

612
00:28:02,046 --> 00:28:03,281
you. Thank you so much again

613
00:28:03,281 --> 00:28:10,121
for your work on this topic.

614
00:28:10,121 --> 00:28:12,290
And that brings us to the first

615
00:28:12,290 --> 00:28:13,524
point in tonight's meeting,

616
00:28:13,524 --> 00:28:14,959
where the public is invited to

617
00:28:14,959 --> 00:28:16,727
address the City Council on

618
00:28:16,727 --> 00:28:18,162
items that are not on this

619
00:28:18,162 --> 00:28:20,031
evening's agenda. This initial

620
00:28:20,031 --> 00:28:21,532
period of public comment allows

621
00:28:21,532 --> 00:28:22,833
for up to ten speakers to

622
00:28:22,833 --> 00:28:24,602
provide comment on any matter

623
00:28:24,602 --> 00:28:26,704
other than an agenda item, and

624
00:28:26,704 --> 00:28:28,239
will prioritize those with

625
00:28:28,239 --> 00:28:30,908
special needs. Signing up to

626
00:28:30,908 --> 00:28:32,243
speak during this initial

627
00:28:32,243 --> 00:28:33,711
period of public comment does

628
00:28:33,711 --> 00:28:36,113
require signing up prior to

629
00:28:36,113 --> 00:28:38,049
this evening's meeting. There

630
00:28:38,049 --> 00:28:39,984
is no pool time during this

631
00:28:39,984 --> 00:28:42,687
initial public comment period.

632
00:28:42,687 --> 00:28:45,223
The goal of public comment is

633
00:28:45,223 --> 00:28:46,557
to create an environment that

634
00:28:46,557 --> 00:28:48,426
welcomes all stakeholders to

635
00:28:48,426 --> 00:28:49,760
share their thoughts and

636
00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:51,796
concerns. Whether your comments

637
00:28:51,796 --> 00:28:54,398
are left on Lakewood speak or

638
00:28:54,398 --> 00:28:56,367
here in chambers, I ask that

639
00:28:56,367 --> 00:28:58,069
all comments be directed up

640
00:28:58,069 --> 00:29:00,304
here to the City Council that

641
00:29:00,304 --> 00:29:02,440
anyone in attendance or online

642
00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:04,108
respect the decorum of council

643
00:29:04,108 --> 00:29:06,344
chambers and practice civility,

644
00:29:06,344 --> 00:29:08,112
and so that every speaker may

645
00:29:08,112 --> 00:29:09,747
be heard. I ask that everyone

646
00:29:09,747 --> 00:29:11,349
here in chambers refrain from

647
00:29:11,349 --> 00:29:13,651
audible or applause or audible

648
00:29:13,651 --> 00:29:15,753
support or discord with the

649
00:29:15,753 --> 00:29:18,556
speaker for anyone who in the

650
00:29:18,556 --> 00:29:20,024
audience may be uncomfortable

651
00:29:20,024 --> 00:29:21,893
speaking in front of the room

652
00:29:21,893 --> 00:29:23,327
again, you two are welcome to

653
00:29:23,327 --> 00:29:24,495
leave a comment online on

654
00:29:24,495 --> 00:29:26,797
Lakewood Speaker. Instead,

655
00:29:26,797 --> 00:29:28,199
anyone will be able to leave

656
00:29:28,199 --> 00:29:29,734
those comments until 10 a.m.

657
00:29:29,734 --> 00:29:32,303
tomorrow morning. And please

658
00:29:32,303 --> 00:29:34,438
note that in public comment, it

659
00:29:34,438 --> 00:29:36,240
is almost campaign season, so

660
00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:37,308
I'm going to say it. No

661
00:29:37,308 --> 00:29:39,210
campaigning is allowed during

662
00:29:39,210 --> 00:29:41,212
public comment per our campaign

663
00:29:41,212 --> 00:29:42,880
finance law, city resources are

664
00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:43,948
not able to be used for

665
00:29:43,948 --> 00:29:46,684
campaigning and that includes

666
00:29:46,684 --> 00:29:48,286
our meetings. If you are

667
00:29:48,286 --> 00:29:50,388
speaking and have any handouts,

668
00:29:50,388 --> 00:29:52,523
would ask that you share any

669
00:29:52,523 --> 00:29:53,758
handouts to share with the city

670
00:29:53,758 --> 00:29:54,959
Council would ask that you

671
00:29:54,959 --> 00:29:56,827
please provide them to the city

672
00:29:56,827 --> 00:29:58,996
clerk up here and and they will

673
00:29:58,996 --> 00:30:00,331
be distributed to city

674
00:30:00,331 --> 00:30:02,867
councils. After the meeting.

675
00:30:02,867 --> 00:30:04,568
The purpose of this time

676
00:30:04,568 --> 00:30:07,305
tonight is for us to hear from

677
00:30:07,305 --> 00:30:08,906
you. This is a listen only

678
00:30:08,906 --> 00:30:10,474
session. If you'd like to

679
00:30:10,474 --> 00:30:11,876
engage in a conversation with

680
00:30:11,876 --> 00:30:13,411
your councilors or with staff

681
00:30:13,411 --> 00:30:15,112
or myself, would encourage you

682
00:30:15,112 --> 00:30:17,315
to do so via phone, scheduled

683
00:30:17,315 --> 00:30:19,684
office visits, or email. Today

684
00:30:19,684 --> 00:30:21,285
is for us specifically to

685
00:30:21,285 --> 00:30:23,487
listen. For those planning to

686
00:30:23,487 --> 00:30:24,722
speak tonight. When you arrive

687
00:30:24,722 --> 00:30:26,891
up here up front, we'd ask that

688
00:30:26,891 --> 00:30:28,993
you start off by giving your

689
00:30:28,993 --> 00:30:30,962
name and your address, or your

690
00:30:30,962 --> 00:30:32,363
name, or your name and your

691
00:30:32,363 --> 00:30:33,864
ward, and the city clerk will

692
00:30:33,864 --> 00:30:35,466
get your clock started for

693
00:30:35,466 --> 00:30:37,935
three minutes. And that's where

694
00:30:37,935 --> 00:30:39,704
we are. I do have two folks

695
00:30:39,704 --> 00:30:40,805
that are signed up for this

696
00:30:40,805 --> 00:30:43,174
initial public comment period.

697
00:30:43,174 --> 00:30:45,609
Um, first one is Amanda

698
00:30:45,609 --> 00:30:47,878
Phillips. I don't believe I see

699
00:30:47,878 --> 00:30:49,647
her in the room. Amanda

700
00:30:49,647 --> 00:30:54,852
Phillips nope. Okay. Um, Beth

701
00:30:54,852 --> 00:31:04,395
Collins. Welcome.

702
00:31:04,395 --> 00:31:06,564
Thank you.

703
00:31:06,564 --> 00:31:08,366
Hello. My name is Beth Collins,

704
00:31:08,366 --> 00:31:09,667
and I'm a resident of Ward

705
00:31:09,667 --> 00:31:12,069
five. I know that you have

706
00:31:12,069 --> 00:31:14,171
heard at previous meetings from

707
00:31:14,171 --> 00:31:15,639
other members of our Lakewood

708
00:31:15,639 --> 00:31:16,674
Cultural Center dance

709
00:31:16,674 --> 00:31:19,276
community. I am here tonight to

710
00:31:19,276 --> 00:31:20,811
encourage you to consider

711
00:31:20,811 --> 00:31:22,413
supporting the expansion of the

712
00:31:22,413 --> 00:31:24,749
studio space for dance program

713
00:31:24,749 --> 00:31:28,052
programming at LCC. My friend

714
00:31:28,052 --> 00:31:30,688
Marlene Marlene Gordon, who I

715
00:31:30,688 --> 00:31:32,423
talk with, spoke about the

716
00:31:32,423 --> 00:31:33,824
importance of community

717
00:31:33,824 --> 00:31:35,726
connection and combating

718
00:31:35,726 --> 00:31:37,094
loneliness through our

719
00:31:37,094 --> 00:31:39,864
connections with dance. Joan

720
00:31:39,864 --> 00:31:41,065
spoke about the potential

721
00:31:41,065 --> 00:31:42,733
additional income through

722
00:31:42,733 --> 00:31:44,668
rentals for rehearsal and

723
00:31:44,668 --> 00:31:46,270
performance space that this

724
00:31:46,270 --> 00:31:48,105
expanded studio could also

725
00:31:48,105 --> 00:31:51,642
provide. I'm here to tell you

726
00:31:51,642 --> 00:31:53,744
how expanding the studio space

727
00:31:53,744 --> 00:31:55,613
can support resident engagement

728
00:31:55,613 --> 00:31:58,549
with the city. Like many young

729
00:31:58,549 --> 00:32:00,684
girls, I danced from a young

730
00:32:00,684 --> 00:32:02,053
age through my high school

731
00:32:02,053 --> 00:32:04,555
years. I started at Ethel

732
00:32:04,555 --> 00:32:06,557
Frills School of Dance. Ethel

733
00:32:06,557 --> 00:32:08,826
taught in her basement, um, at

734
00:32:08,826 --> 00:32:11,395
10th and Kipling during those

735
00:32:11,395 --> 00:32:13,531
formative years, instead of

736
00:32:13,531 --> 00:32:16,000
large recitals in public halls,

737
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:17,802
we performed at nursing homes

738
00:32:17,802 --> 00:32:20,905
across Lakewood. This included

739
00:32:20,905 --> 00:32:22,406
Villa manor and what's now

740
00:32:22,406 --> 00:32:24,909
known as Lakewood Villa. I

741
00:32:24,909 --> 00:32:26,710
enjoyed getting to connect with

742
00:32:26,710 --> 00:32:28,345
the older generation through

743
00:32:28,345 --> 00:32:31,649
dance. After Ethel finally

744
00:32:31,649 --> 00:32:35,119
retired at the age of 84, I did

745
00:32:35,119 --> 00:32:36,887
join a traditional dance studio

746
00:32:36,887 --> 00:32:39,323
for one year. It was not the

747
00:32:39,323 --> 00:32:41,826
same. I was not performing to

748
00:32:41,826 --> 00:32:44,895
benefit others. I continued to

749
00:32:44,895 --> 00:32:45,763
dance through high school

750
00:32:45,763 --> 00:32:47,531
musicals in Jeffco public

751
00:32:47,531 --> 00:32:50,601
schools. Like many dancers, I

752
00:32:50,601 --> 00:32:52,636
took much of my 20s and early

753
00:32:52,636 --> 00:32:54,872
30s 30s away from performance

754
00:32:54,872 --> 00:32:57,441
dance. But after becoming a

755
00:32:57,441 --> 00:32:59,810
mother, I was yearning for

756
00:32:59,810 --> 00:33:01,112
something that was just for me

757
00:33:01,112 --> 00:33:04,014
again. My mother at the time

758
00:33:04,014 --> 00:33:05,282
had just joined the Rocky

759
00:33:05,282 --> 00:33:07,151
Mountain Ukulele Orchestra,

760
00:33:07,151 --> 00:33:09,053
which also performs at Lakewood

761
00:33:09,053 --> 00:33:10,788
Cultural Center, and she

762
00:33:10,788 --> 00:33:12,223
mentioned she saw a dance

763
00:33:12,223 --> 00:33:15,759
studio there when my youngest

764
00:33:15,759 --> 00:33:17,394
was six months old, I

765
00:33:17,394 --> 00:33:19,396
registered for my first adult

766
00:33:19,396 --> 00:33:22,800
tap class. In the nearly nine

767
00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:25,269
years since that day, I have

768
00:33:25,269 --> 00:33:27,571
watched that class grow from a

769
00:33:27,571 --> 00:33:30,474
class of one to regular

770
00:33:30,474 --> 00:33:32,943
attendance of 12 to 13 grown

771
00:33:32,943 --> 00:33:35,713
women. We have become close

772
00:33:35,713 --> 00:33:37,748
friends, confidants, and

773
00:33:37,748 --> 00:33:40,384
cheerleaders for each other. We

774
00:33:40,384 --> 00:33:41,685
have seen each other through

775
00:33:41,685 --> 00:33:43,921
career changes, marriages,

776
00:33:43,921 --> 00:33:46,190
divorces and that challenge

777
00:33:46,190 --> 00:33:48,492
called parenting. We have

778
00:33:48,492 --> 00:33:52,763
become Tap Lakewood as Tap

779
00:33:52,763 --> 00:33:54,632
Lakewood. We were one of the

780
00:33:54,632 --> 00:33:56,567
first adult groups to perform

781
00:33:56,567 --> 00:33:58,269
at the spring recital. With all

782
00:33:58,269 --> 00:34:01,172
those little bitties in tutus.

783
00:34:01,172 --> 00:34:02,840
We have had the opportunity to

784
00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:04,808
model for parents and the youth

785
00:34:04,808 --> 00:34:07,611
of Lakewood that you can indeed

786
00:34:07,611 --> 00:34:09,413
dance like a silly person

787
00:34:09,413 --> 00:34:11,215
through middle age and at any

788
00:34:11,215 --> 00:34:14,285
age. We've also gotten to cheer

789
00:34:14,285 --> 00:34:16,554
on as the dance community has

790
00:34:16,554 --> 00:34:18,155
grown to include performance

791
00:34:18,155 --> 00:34:20,124
troupes of youth and adults

792
00:34:20,124 --> 00:34:20,958
alike.

793
00:34:20,958 --> 00:34:22,226
Miss Collins, your time is

794
00:34:22,226 --> 00:34:23,861
expired. Dang it.

795
00:34:23,861 --> 00:34:25,796
Okay, we perform a lot. Please

796
00:34:25,796 --> 00:34:26,097
support.

797
00:34:26,097 --> 00:34:27,632
Us.

798
00:34:27,632 --> 00:34:31,068
We're back in two weeks.

799
00:34:31,068 --> 00:34:32,570
Alrighty. Thank you so much.

800
00:34:32,570 --> 00:34:34,238
And that is it for our initial

801
00:34:34,238 --> 00:34:36,473
public comment this evening.

802
00:34:36,473 --> 00:34:38,876
And we will start with or move

803
00:34:38,876 --> 00:34:40,711
on next to our consent agenda.

804
00:34:40,711 --> 00:34:42,112
Counsel, do we have any items

805
00:34:42,112 --> 00:34:43,681
that we wish to pull from this

806
00:34:43,681 --> 00:34:48,052
evening's consent agenda? All

807
00:34:48,052 --> 00:34:49,253
right. Seeing none, will the

808
00:34:49,253 --> 00:34:50,688
clerk please read the consent

809
00:34:50,688 --> 00:34:51,956
agenda into the record?

810
00:34:51,956 --> 00:34:53,190
The consent agenda is comprised

811
00:34:53,190 --> 00:34:54,525
of the following items.

812
00:34:54,525 --> 00:34:56,026
First reading on ordinance 2020

813
00:34:56,026 --> 00:34:58,562
631. Enacting chapter 14.31 of

814
00:34:58,562 --> 00:34:59,730
title 14 of the Lakewood

815
00:34:59,730 --> 00:35:00,831
Municipal Code to adopt by

816
00:35:00,831 --> 00:35:02,433
reference the Colorado Wildfire

817
00:35:02,433 --> 00:35:04,902
Resiliency Code 2025 edition,

818
00:35:04,902 --> 00:35:06,070
with deletions and amendments

819
00:35:06,070 --> 00:35:07,071
and further adopting the

820
00:35:07,071 --> 00:35:08,839
corresponding 2025 Colorado

821
00:35:08,839 --> 00:35:11,008
Wildfire Resiliency Code Map

822
00:35:11,008 --> 00:35:12,276
item five, approving minutes of

823
00:35:12,276 --> 00:35:13,644
City Council meetings. Special

824
00:35:13,644 --> 00:35:14,578
meeting minutes from August

825
00:35:14,578 --> 00:35:16,280
7th, 2026. Special meeting

826
00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:18,048
minutes from August 10th, 2026.

827
00:35:18,048 --> 00:35:19,216
Regular meeting minutes. August

828
00:35:19,216 --> 00:35:22,453
10th, 2026.

829
00:35:22,453 --> 00:35:24,822
Thank you. And I have no one

830
00:35:24,822 --> 00:35:26,857
signed up to speak on tonight's

831
00:35:26,857 --> 00:35:30,594
consent agenda. Um, do we have

832
00:35:30,594 --> 00:35:32,396
any initial questions from the

833
00:35:32,396 --> 00:35:35,966
City Council? Seeing none.

834
00:35:35,966 --> 00:35:37,969
Please. May I have a motion?

835
00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:39,203
Mayor, I move for the approval

836
00:35:39,203 --> 00:35:40,537
of City Council minutes. Order.

837
00:35:40,537 --> 00:35:42,072
All ordinances introduced on

838
00:35:42,072 --> 00:35:43,807
first reading to be published

839
00:35:43,807 --> 00:35:45,175
in the Denver Post, with public

840
00:35:45,175 --> 00:35:46,277
hearings set for the date

841
00:35:46,277 --> 00:35:48,212
included in the ordinance, all

842
00:35:48,212 --> 00:35:49,380
of which are included in the

843
00:35:49,380 --> 00:35:50,514
consent agenda. Items

844
00:35:50,514 --> 00:35:51,715
introduced into the record by

845
00:35:51,715 --> 00:35:52,984
the City Clerk.

846
00:35:52,984 --> 00:35:55,052
Second.

847
00:35:55,052 --> 00:35:56,120
All right. We have a motion on

848
00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:58,989
the floor and a second. Any

849
00:35:58,989 --> 00:36:02,293
questions? All right. Please go

850
00:36:02,293 --> 00:36:10,634
ahead and cast your vote. And

851
00:36:10,634 --> 00:36:13,003
that passes ten yeses and zero

852
00:36:13,003 --> 00:36:20,277
nos. Will the clerk please read

853
00:36:20,277 --> 00:36:22,246
item seven A into the record.

854
00:36:22,246 --> 00:36:24,515
Item seven eight are 20, 26, 57

855
00:36:24,515 --> 00:36:25,816
approving a contract for City

856
00:36:25,816 --> 00:36:27,017
Manager services for the City

857
00:36:27,017 --> 00:36:30,855
of Lakewood with Jonathan Cain.

858
00:36:30,855 --> 00:36:33,057
Thank you. And I will now open

859
00:36:33,057 --> 00:36:34,958
the public hearing on our

860
00:36:34,958 --> 00:36:38,896
202657. Um, do we have any

861
00:36:38,896 --> 00:36:40,998
initial questions from the city

862
00:36:40,998 --> 00:36:45,469
Council on this evening's topic?

863
00:36:45,469 --> 00:36:48,339
Nope. Okay. I do have one

864
00:36:48,339 --> 00:36:51,075
signed up for comment on this

865
00:36:51,075 --> 00:36:58,816
item. Uh, Natalie Minton.

866
00:36:58,816 --> 00:37:01,418
Good evening. Natalie Minton.

867
00:37:01,418 --> 00:37:03,120
Um, first of all, when I was on

868
00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:05,356
the RTD board for two terms,

869
00:37:05,356 --> 00:37:07,524
eight years went through three

870
00:37:07,524 --> 00:37:09,460
general manager hiring process.

871
00:37:09,460 --> 00:37:12,363
So do you have some experience?

872
00:37:12,363 --> 00:37:13,330
I'm going to speak about two

873
00:37:13,330 --> 00:37:15,432
things that I do not agree with

874
00:37:15,432 --> 00:37:17,201
in this contract. That would

875
00:37:17,201 --> 00:37:19,403
be, first of all, the term as

876
00:37:19,403 --> 00:37:21,271
far too long. Basically, we

877
00:37:21,271 --> 00:37:24,041
have a um, an employee going to

878
00:37:24,041 --> 00:37:25,909
be in a probationary period,

879
00:37:25,909 --> 00:37:27,177
but we've got a three year

880
00:37:27,177 --> 00:37:31,648
contract. Um, with out a lot to

881
00:37:31,648 --> 00:37:33,050
back that up. So I disagree

882
00:37:33,050 --> 00:37:34,818
with that. Uh, it's pushing it

883
00:37:34,818 --> 00:37:36,320
into future terms. Future

884
00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:38,756
council members, um, and should

885
00:37:38,756 --> 00:37:40,457
be a shorter term. Secondly,

886
00:37:40,457 --> 00:37:42,193
the dollar amount. I don't know

887
00:37:42,193 --> 00:37:43,560
how we got to these salaries.

888
00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:45,295
And I realize city council

889
00:37:45,295 --> 00:37:46,564
thought that was like on the

890
00:37:46,564 --> 00:37:48,899
low end of the range. But for

891
00:37:48,899 --> 00:37:50,901
what the average citizen is,

892
00:37:50,901 --> 00:37:54,972
um, getting for this and for

893
00:37:54,972 --> 00:37:56,340
the amount of the salary and

894
00:37:56,340 --> 00:37:57,808
considering comparable other

895
00:37:57,808 --> 00:37:59,710
salaries that are far larger

896
00:37:59,710 --> 00:38:02,179
jurisdictions, uh, this amount

897
00:38:02,179 --> 00:38:04,448
is is far too much, um,

898
00:38:04,448 --> 00:38:06,483
especially for somebody that,

899
00:38:06,483 --> 00:38:08,218
uh, is now we're committing to

900
00:38:08,218 --> 00:38:09,920
a three year term. So I posed

901
00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:11,688
this for both those reasons.

902
00:38:11,688 --> 00:38:14,892
And I did attend, um, the event

903
00:38:14,892 --> 00:38:16,727
at the Heritage Center. Um,

904
00:38:16,727 --> 00:38:18,762
thank you for putting that on.

905
00:38:18,762 --> 00:38:20,130
Wasn't required. So I

906
00:38:20,130 --> 00:38:21,599
appreciate that. It was a

907
00:38:21,599 --> 00:38:23,333
little bit challenging just

908
00:38:23,333 --> 00:38:24,635
with the volume in the room and

909
00:38:24,635 --> 00:38:26,436
so forth. Um, and did try to

910
00:38:26,436 --> 00:38:27,204
reach out. So I have been

911
00:38:27,204 --> 00:38:28,572
engaged citizen on this and I

912
00:38:28,572 --> 00:38:30,374
have the history far too long

913
00:38:30,374 --> 00:38:32,409
of a contract term, far too

914
00:38:32,409 --> 00:38:33,978
much money. Thank you.

915
00:38:33,978 --> 00:38:37,314
And that is it for

916
00:38:37,314 --> 00:38:40,117
public comment on this issue.

917
00:38:40,117 --> 00:38:42,553
May I please have a motion?

918
00:38:42,553 --> 00:38:43,720
Mayor, I move for the adoption

919
00:38:43,720 --> 00:38:47,158
of resolution 2020 657.

920
00:38:47,158 --> 00:38:48,626
Second.

921
00:38:48,626 --> 00:38:49,760
All right. We have a motion and

922
00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:54,798
a second. Any conversation now?

923
00:38:54,798 --> 00:38:57,034
Mayor Pro Tem..

924
00:38:57,034 --> 00:38:59,036
Yes. Thank you. Um, appreciate

925
00:38:59,036 --> 00:39:00,471
everybody that got engaged in

926
00:39:00,471 --> 00:39:02,172
this process. I'm really

927
00:39:02,172 --> 00:39:03,941
excited about our candidate. I

928
00:39:03,941 --> 00:39:05,576
know that we have a special

929
00:39:05,576 --> 00:39:06,810
guest tonight joining us to get

930
00:39:06,810 --> 00:39:08,045
a sneak preview of what's to

931
00:39:08,045 --> 00:39:10,180
come in this role. And I'm

932
00:39:10,180 --> 00:39:11,915
looking forward to having an

933
00:39:11,915 --> 00:39:13,817
intentional process to get Mr.

934
00:39:13,817 --> 00:39:16,286
Kane acclimated and situated in

935
00:39:16,286 --> 00:39:17,721
Lakewood. And just looking

936
00:39:17,721 --> 00:39:20,157
forward to working with him.

937
00:39:20,157 --> 00:39:22,526
Councilor Lowe.

938
00:39:22,526 --> 00:39:23,961
I would just echo that, um, you

939
00:39:23,961 --> 00:39:24,895
know, this this was an

940
00:39:24,895 --> 00:39:26,396
intensive, even exhaustive

941
00:39:26,396 --> 00:39:28,098
process for all involved. Uh,

942
00:39:28,098 --> 00:39:29,166
many members of this community

943
00:39:29,166 --> 00:39:30,701
certainly imagine for the the

944
00:39:30,701 --> 00:39:32,102
candidates participating, we

945
00:39:32,102 --> 00:39:33,137
had some great candidates, a

946
00:39:33,137 --> 00:39:35,005
lot of conversations, talked to

947
00:39:35,005 --> 00:39:35,739
so many members of the

948
00:39:35,739 --> 00:39:37,140
community that showed up at

949
00:39:37,140 --> 00:39:38,675
events, showed up at our joint

950
00:39:38,675 --> 00:39:40,043
Ward two, Ward three meeting to

951
00:39:40,043 --> 00:39:41,678
give us their feedback. Cared

952
00:39:41,678 --> 00:39:43,247
about this, I can speak, I

953
00:39:43,247 --> 00:39:44,315
think I feel confident in

954
00:39:44,315 --> 00:39:45,115
speaking for all of us. You

955
00:39:45,115 --> 00:39:46,149
know, we on council, we took

956
00:39:46,149 --> 00:39:47,251
this decision enormously

957
00:39:47,251 --> 00:39:48,519
seriously. This is a very

958
00:39:48,519 --> 00:39:50,053
consequential decision. We're

959
00:39:50,053 --> 00:39:51,355
hiring the CEO of the city.

960
00:39:51,355 --> 00:39:52,723
It's a hugely important job.

961
00:39:52,723 --> 00:39:54,691
All of us appreciate that. Um,

962
00:39:54,691 --> 00:39:56,193
we did a lot of due diligence.

963
00:39:56,193 --> 00:39:57,895
We really we really did. We had

964
00:39:57,895 --> 00:39:59,429
a chance to do our long

965
00:39:59,429 --> 00:40:01,632
interviews. Um, had multiple

966
00:40:01,632 --> 00:40:02,966
conversations with folks,

967
00:40:02,966 --> 00:40:04,568
checked, references reviewed,

968
00:40:04,568 --> 00:40:06,136
written answers, reviewed

969
00:40:06,136 --> 00:40:08,205
written materials, um, watched

970
00:40:08,205 --> 00:40:09,373
video interviews, talked to

971
00:40:09,373 --> 00:40:11,241
members of the community, etc..

972
00:40:11,241 --> 00:40:14,612
Um, Mr. Kane, I see you in the

973
00:40:14,612 --> 00:40:15,612
audience. Thank you for joining

974
00:40:15,612 --> 00:40:17,481
us today. We were just we were

975
00:40:17,481 --> 00:40:19,483
blown away by by the energy and

976
00:40:19,483 --> 00:40:22,252
the the thoughtfulness and, um,

977
00:40:22,252 --> 00:40:23,854
the level of thoughtfulness on

978
00:40:23,854 --> 00:40:27,057
multiple different really, tough, thorny issues

979
00:40:27,057 --> 00:40:27,991
that I think you're going to

980
00:40:27,991 --> 00:40:32,329
bring to this job. Um, this is a tough job. And I feel

981
00:40:32,329 --> 00:40:33,330
really good that we found

982
00:40:33,330 --> 00:40:34,731
someone that is just going to

983
00:40:34,731 --> 00:40:39,803
gonna going to take a really, great city to the next

984
00:40:39,803 --> 00:40:41,839
level. Um, and someone with the

985
00:40:41,839 --> 00:40:43,373
capacity for change management

986
00:40:43,373 --> 00:40:44,942
where changes need to happen.

987
00:40:44,942 --> 00:40:46,377
Um, I just couldn't be more

988
00:40:46,377 --> 00:40:47,411
excited to write the next

989
00:40:47,411 --> 00:40:48,612
chapter over the next couple of

990
00:40:48,612 --> 00:40:49,780
years. And I feel really

991
00:40:49,780 --> 00:40:51,114
enthusiastic about having found

992
00:40:51,114 --> 00:40:53,350
a, um, an energetic, dynamic

993
00:40:53,350 --> 00:40:54,651
leader to do it. So, Mr. Kane,

994
00:40:54,651 --> 00:40:56,687
we're we're very excited for

995
00:40:56,687 --> 00:41:00,491
you to start.

996
00:41:00,491 --> 00:41:02,259
And maybe little did you know,

997
00:41:02,259 --> 00:41:04,328
he's already started by

998
00:41:04,328 --> 00:41:05,896
attending First Friday on

999
00:41:05,896 --> 00:41:09,766
Colfax. So, um, I will go ahead

1000
00:41:09,766 --> 00:41:11,435
and just say a few remarks. I

1001
00:41:11,435 --> 00:41:12,769
don't have any additional hands

1002
00:41:12,769 --> 00:41:15,238
up, but I would like to welcome

1003
00:41:15,238 --> 00:41:16,573
you to the city of Lakewood. I

1004
00:41:16,573 --> 00:41:18,609
could not likewise be more

1005
00:41:18,609 --> 00:41:20,243
enthusiastic about you joining

1006
00:41:20,243 --> 00:41:22,412
us. The coming in with the

1007
00:41:22,412 --> 00:41:23,714
level of preparedness, the

1008
00:41:23,714 --> 00:41:26,683
level of detail and just

1009
00:41:26,683 --> 00:41:29,319
surveying what we have and the

1010
00:41:29,319 --> 00:41:31,221
knowledge, like the intimate

1011
00:41:31,221 --> 00:41:32,289
knowledge that you had about

1012
00:41:32,289 --> 00:41:33,757
Lakewood. And it was obvious

1013
00:41:33,757 --> 00:41:35,192
that it's a special place for

1014
00:41:35,192 --> 00:41:36,994
you. And that means a lot for

1015
00:41:36,994 --> 00:41:38,395
everybody in this room. That's

1016
00:41:38,395 --> 00:41:40,130
obviously very invested in our

1017
00:41:40,130 --> 00:41:42,232
community. So very much looking

1018
00:41:42,232 --> 00:41:43,900
forward to working together.

1019
00:41:43,900 --> 00:41:45,736
And with that council, we'll go

1020
00:41:45,736 --> 00:41:54,111
ahead. Please cast your vote.

1021
00:41:54,111 --> 00:41:56,380
And that passes ten yeses and

1022
00:41:56,380 --> 00:42:04,287
zero no's. Thank you everybody.

1023
00:42:04,287 --> 00:42:07,991
Okay. That leads us to our next

1024
00:42:07,991 --> 00:42:14,398
topic. Sorry I got a little too

1025
00:42:14,398 --> 00:42:16,033
enthusiastic. Apparently lost

1026
00:42:16,033 --> 00:42:18,335
my place in my script, but we

1027
00:42:18,335 --> 00:42:20,237
should be on item seven. Be

1028
00:42:20,237 --> 00:42:21,938
correct. That's right. Okay,

1029
00:42:21,938 --> 00:42:23,040
well, the clerk please read

1030
00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:24,541
seven B into the record item.

1031
00:42:24,541 --> 00:42:27,310
7BR202658 to submit to a vote

1032
00:42:27,310 --> 00:42:28,312
of the registered electors of

1033
00:42:28,312 --> 00:42:29,279
the City of Lakewood at the

1034
00:42:29,279 --> 00:42:30,714
state general election on

1035
00:42:30,714 --> 00:42:32,315
November 3rd, 2026, a ballot

1036
00:42:32,315 --> 00:42:33,250
issue for the purpose of

1037
00:42:33,250 --> 00:42:34,518
authorizing an increase in the

1038
00:42:34,518 --> 00:42:36,553
city of Lakewood sales, sales

1039
00:42:36,553 --> 00:42:41,659
and use tax rate.

1040
00:42:41,659 --> 00:42:43,794
All right. We'll go ahead and

1041
00:42:43,794 --> 00:42:45,962
open the public hearing on this

1042
00:42:45,962 --> 00:42:47,931
item. Um, oh, actually, we're

1043
00:42:47,931 --> 00:42:48,732
not going to open public

1044
00:42:48,732 --> 00:42:49,366
hearing. We do have

1045
00:42:49,366 --> 00:42:52,135
presentation before we move

1046
00:42:52,135 --> 00:42:53,637
into our presentation this

1047
00:42:53,637 --> 00:42:55,238
evening. Um, council will

1048
00:42:55,238 --> 00:42:57,140
consider a resolution to place

1049
00:42:57,140 --> 00:42:59,076
a proposed revenue measure on

1050
00:42:59,076 --> 00:43:02,679
the ballot for this November, 3rd. This follows

1051
00:43:02,679 --> 00:43:04,081
several years of work by the

1052
00:43:04,081 --> 00:43:04,981
Budget and Audit Board,

1053
00:43:04,981 --> 00:43:06,550
examining the city's long term

1054
00:43:06,550 --> 00:43:07,951
financial outlook and the

1055
00:43:07,951 --> 00:43:09,519
challenges of maintaining the

1056
00:43:09,519 --> 00:43:11,521
services that our community

1057
00:43:11,521 --> 00:43:13,890
values, and is asking for. The

1058
00:43:13,890 --> 00:43:15,092
Budget and Audit Board has

1059
00:43:15,092 --> 00:43:16,593
recommended moving forward with

1060
00:43:16,593 --> 00:43:18,095
a voter approved revenue

1061
00:43:18,095 --> 00:43:19,997
change. I'd like to invite the

1062
00:43:19,997 --> 00:43:21,198
chair of the Budget and Audit

1063
00:43:21,198 --> 00:43:22,766
Board, Councilor Isabel Cruz,

1064
00:43:22,766 --> 00:43:23,934
to provide some additional

1065
00:43:23,934 --> 00:43:25,168
background on the board's

1066
00:43:25,168 --> 00:43:27,037
recommendation.

1067
00:43:27,037 --> 00:43:29,439
Thank you. Mayor. Um, so, as

1068
00:43:29,439 --> 00:43:30,941
many of you I know have been

1069
00:43:30,941 --> 00:43:32,175
following the Budget and Audit

1070
00:43:32,175 --> 00:43:33,477
Board has spent considerable

1071
00:43:33,477 --> 00:43:35,879
time reviewing the city's

1072
00:43:35,879 --> 00:43:37,047
financial outlook and

1073
00:43:37,047 --> 00:43:38,482
discussing potential options

1074
00:43:38,482 --> 00:43:39,950
for addressing our long term

1075
00:43:39,950 --> 00:43:41,084
funding needs and also

1076
00:43:41,084 --> 00:43:42,452
addressing the priorities that

1077
00:43:42,452 --> 00:43:44,354
we hear from our constituents,

1078
00:43:44,354 --> 00:43:46,690
both, um, our citizen members

1079
00:43:46,690 --> 00:43:48,058
on the board as well as the

1080
00:43:48,058 --> 00:43:49,159
people that we all hear from

1081
00:43:49,159 --> 00:43:51,328
every day. Um, and so as part

1082
00:43:51,328 --> 00:43:52,429
of that work, the board

1083
00:43:52,429 --> 00:43:54,397
reviewed the community survey

1084
00:43:54,397 --> 00:43:56,032
that was conducted by Magellan

1085
00:43:56,032 --> 00:43:57,734
Strategies back in the spring

1086
00:43:57,734 --> 00:43:59,136
and discussed the results with

1087
00:43:59,136 --> 00:44:00,570
City council and a joint study

1088
00:44:00,570 --> 00:44:02,072
session in July. So you can

1089
00:44:02,072 --> 00:44:03,240
check out that meeting for some

1090
00:44:03,240 --> 00:44:04,574
in-depth conversation about

1091
00:44:04,574 --> 00:44:06,443
what the results of. I think

1092
00:44:06,443 --> 00:44:07,711
over a thousand people in

1093
00:44:07,711 --> 00:44:09,713
Lakewood. Feedback was there.

1094
00:44:09,713 --> 00:44:11,715
Um, and so tonight we have the

1095
00:44:11,715 --> 00:44:12,849
final recommended ballot

1096
00:44:12,849 --> 00:44:14,417
language for a voter approved

1097
00:44:14,417 --> 00:44:15,886
revenue change. And I'm excited

1098
00:44:15,886 --> 00:44:16,953
to talk with it about it. And

1099
00:44:16,953 --> 00:44:18,922
I'm grateful to the board and

1100
00:44:18,922 --> 00:44:20,323
to staff for all of the work

1101
00:44:20,323 --> 00:44:22,559
that has gone on so far.

1102
00:44:22,559 --> 00:44:25,462
Thank you. And for a very brief

1103
00:44:25,462 --> 00:44:27,097
presentation on the topic, we

1104
00:44:27,097 --> 00:44:29,299
have Matthew Wasserburg from

1105
00:44:29,299 --> 00:44:31,034
our Budget and Financial

1106
00:44:31,034 --> 00:44:32,736
Strategy Manager, who will

1107
00:44:32,736 --> 00:44:34,137
summarize the ballot issue that

1108
00:44:34,137 --> 00:44:36,173
we are discussing this evening.

1109
00:44:36,173 --> 00:44:37,040
Great.

1110
00:44:37,040 --> 00:44:39,109
Thank you. Good evening. Uh,

1111
00:44:39,109 --> 00:44:41,178
I'll my guess my task tonight

1112
00:44:41,178 --> 00:44:42,379
is to provide a short history

1113
00:44:42,379 --> 00:44:44,381
on the process. Uh, that was

1114
00:44:44,381 --> 00:44:46,116
taken to get this proposed

1115
00:44:46,116 --> 00:44:48,718
resolution, uh, tax language,

1116
00:44:48,718 --> 00:44:50,654
ballot measure, uh, onto this

1117
00:44:50,654 --> 00:44:54,157
resolution. Uh, so with that,

1118
00:44:54,157 --> 00:44:55,492
uh, the process started with

1119
00:44:55,492 --> 00:44:56,860
city council identifying their

1120
00:44:56,860 --> 00:44:59,162
needs, uh, at their February

1121
00:44:59,162 --> 00:45:00,697
uh, council workshop, they

1122
00:45:00,697 --> 00:45:01,598
asked the Budget and Audit

1123
00:45:01,598 --> 00:45:04,000
Board to help evaluate, uh, how

1124
00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:05,335
the city could help move this

1125
00:45:05,335 --> 00:45:07,003
forward. Uh, the Budget and

1126
00:45:07,003 --> 00:45:08,338
Audit Board was a natural

1127
00:45:08,338 --> 00:45:09,773
partner for this because of

1128
00:45:09,773 --> 00:45:13,710
their mix of, uh, council and

1129
00:45:13,710 --> 00:45:16,012
resident representation. And it

1130
00:45:16,012 --> 00:45:18,114
also had experience, uh,

1131
00:45:18,114 --> 00:45:19,449
evaluating other revenue

1132
00:45:19,449 --> 00:45:21,151
options, uh, and ballot

1133
00:45:21,151 --> 00:45:23,420
measures, most recently in 2024

1134
00:45:23,420 --> 00:45:26,590
with the Tabor extension. Uh,

1135
00:45:26,590 --> 00:45:28,792
the budget and audit Board, uh,

1136
00:45:28,792 --> 00:45:29,960
asked to look at the city's

1137
00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:31,494
financial challenges first,

1138
00:45:31,494 --> 00:45:33,029
rather than starting with any

1139
00:45:33,029 --> 00:45:35,498
specific, uh, sales tax

1140
00:45:35,498 --> 00:45:38,835
proposal. Uh, at their March

1141
00:45:38,835 --> 00:45:40,370
3rd meeting, uh, the Budget and

1142
00:45:40,370 --> 00:45:41,771
Audit Board was presented with

1143
00:45:41,771 --> 00:45:43,540
the financial picture that the

1144
00:45:43,540 --> 00:45:45,041
city was facing at the time we

1145
00:45:45,041 --> 00:45:47,177
presented this slide, uh, that

1146
00:45:47,177 --> 00:45:48,245
showed that revenue was

1147
00:45:48,245 --> 00:45:49,880
softening due to economic

1148
00:45:49,880 --> 00:45:52,482
uncertainty. Um, at the same

1149
00:45:52,482 --> 00:45:54,417
time, costs across the board

1150
00:45:54,417 --> 00:45:57,020
were increasing. Um, those are

1151
00:45:57,020 --> 00:45:58,488
costs for capital projects,

1152
00:45:58,488 --> 00:46:00,190
supplies and services, as well

1153
00:46:00,190 --> 00:46:01,725
as, uh, staff salary and

1154
00:46:01,725 --> 00:46:03,760
benefits. Uh, and we were

1155
00:46:03,760 --> 00:46:05,195
seeing some uncertainty in the

1156
00:46:05,195 --> 00:46:07,964
grant world as the federal

1157
00:46:07,964 --> 00:46:09,699
grant started drying up or

1158
00:46:09,699 --> 00:46:12,802
changing priorities. Uh, we

1159
00:46:12,802 --> 00:46:14,971
also experienced a significant

1160
00:46:14,971 --> 00:46:18,575
one time, uh, impact from the,

1161
00:46:18,575 --> 00:46:21,211
uh, business tax settlement,

1162
00:46:21,211 --> 00:46:22,779
uh, that reduced reserves in

1163
00:46:22,779 --> 00:46:24,414
the general fund and the Tabor

1164
00:46:24,414 --> 00:46:27,117
fund. Uh, and we also lost

1165
00:46:27,117 --> 00:46:29,920
about $3.7 million of ongoing

1166
00:46:29,920 --> 00:46:32,455
revenue from that bank tax each

1167
00:46:32,455 --> 00:46:34,257
year. At the same time,

1168
00:46:34,257 --> 00:46:35,558
community, we kept hearing that

1169
00:46:35,558 --> 00:46:36,526
there are more and more needs

1170
00:46:36,526 --> 00:46:38,261
within the community. Uh,

1171
00:46:38,261 --> 00:46:39,696
infrastructure continued to

1172
00:46:39,696 --> 00:46:41,498
age. Uh, and city council

1173
00:46:41,498 --> 00:46:44,000
identified numerous priorities

1174
00:46:44,000 --> 00:46:45,201
around sustainability,

1175
00:46:45,201 --> 00:46:49,139
homelessness and traffic safety.

1176
00:46:49,139 --> 00:46:50,573
As the board began looking at

1177
00:46:50,573 --> 00:46:52,175
potential revenue options, one

1178
00:46:52,175 --> 00:46:53,977
piece of context was Lakewood.

1179
00:46:53,977 --> 00:46:56,046
Current sales tax rate. Uh,

1180
00:46:56,046 --> 00:46:57,814
Lakewood municipal sales tax

1181
00:46:57,814 --> 00:47:00,483
rate is 3%. Uh, and as you can

1182
00:47:00,483 --> 00:47:02,752
see, that's on the lower end,

1183
00:47:02,752 --> 00:47:04,888
um, compared to other cities in

1184
00:47:04,888 --> 00:47:06,756
the metro area, uh, it's

1185
00:47:06,756 --> 00:47:08,158
important to note that Lakewood

1186
00:47:08,158 --> 00:47:10,493
does not charge, uh, sales tax

1187
00:47:10,493 --> 00:47:12,095
on groceries. And we have those

1188
00:47:12,095 --> 00:47:14,331
little grocery basket icons on

1189
00:47:14,331 --> 00:47:16,366
this chart to, uh, highlight

1190
00:47:16,366 --> 00:47:17,534
some of the neighboring cities

1191
00:47:17,534 --> 00:47:19,769
that do charge sales tax, uh,

1192
00:47:19,769 --> 00:47:23,006
on grocery purchases. The

1193
00:47:23,006 --> 00:47:24,374
Budget and Audit Board, uh,

1194
00:47:24,374 --> 00:47:25,475
really wanted to understand

1195
00:47:25,475 --> 00:47:26,776
what the community was telling

1196
00:47:26,776 --> 00:47:28,712
us about their priorities and

1197
00:47:28,712 --> 00:47:30,113
the willingness to consider

1198
00:47:30,113 --> 00:47:32,248
additional investment. Uh, so,

1199
00:47:32,248 --> 00:47:33,616
as Councilor Kruse mentioned,

1200
00:47:33,616 --> 00:47:35,352
the board engaged Magellan

1201
00:47:35,352 --> 00:47:37,320
Strategies to conduct a

1202
00:47:37,320 --> 00:47:39,322
community survey. Uh, they

1203
00:47:39,322 --> 00:47:40,991
reached out to 100 registered

1204
00:47:40,991 --> 00:47:42,659
voters to better understand

1205
00:47:42,659 --> 00:47:44,494
residents priorities and their

1206
00:47:44,494 --> 00:47:46,162
views on potential revenue

1207
00:47:46,162 --> 00:47:48,698
investments. Uh, the results

1208
00:47:48,698 --> 00:47:50,967
indicated that voters see a

1209
00:47:50,967 --> 00:47:52,369
need for additional investment

1210
00:47:52,369 --> 00:47:54,170
in city services, in

1211
00:47:54,170 --> 00:47:55,939
particular, uh, around public

1212
00:47:55,939 --> 00:47:57,374
safety and homelessness, as

1213
00:47:57,374 --> 00:48:01,011
well as traffic safety. Uh,

1214
00:48:01,011 --> 00:48:02,812
based on the survey, uh, and

1215
00:48:02,812 --> 00:48:04,247
Magellan's recommendations, the

1216
00:48:04,247 --> 00:48:05,181
Budget and Audit Board

1217
00:48:05,181 --> 00:48:07,017
ultimately recommended a ballot

1218
00:48:07,017 --> 00:48:09,319
measure that would ask voters

1219
00:48:09,319 --> 00:48:11,488
to increase Lakewood sales tax

1220
00:48:11,488 --> 00:48:14,757
by one, uh, by one one half of

1221
00:48:14,757 --> 00:48:17,727
1%. The increase is estimated

1222
00:48:17,727 --> 00:48:21,031
to generate $17.6 million each

1223
00:48:21,031 --> 00:48:23,500
year for city services. Uh, and

1224
00:48:23,500 --> 00:48:24,634
it is important to note that

1225
00:48:24,634 --> 00:48:26,236
groceries are not subject to

1226
00:48:26,236 --> 00:48:28,872
Lakewood, uh, sales tax. Uh, so

1227
00:48:28,872 --> 00:48:31,141
this increase would also not

1228
00:48:31,141 --> 00:48:34,444
apply to grocery purchases. And

1229
00:48:34,444 --> 00:48:36,446
with that, I am here for any

1230
00:48:36,446 --> 00:48:38,481
questions. Um, before turning

1231
00:48:38,481 --> 00:48:39,850
it back over to you.

1232
00:48:39,850 --> 00:48:40,950
Thank you. Council, do we have

1233
00:48:40,950 --> 00:48:46,723
any questions? Councilor sinks.

1234
00:48:46,723 --> 00:48:48,591
So not really a question, but

1235
00:48:48,591 --> 00:48:49,926
just a statement that I'm so

1236
00:48:49,926 --> 00:48:51,128
excited to put this to the

1237
00:48:51,128 --> 00:48:53,997
voters. The voters and let the

1238
00:48:53,997 --> 00:48:57,434
voters decide what kind of, um,

1239
00:48:57,434 --> 00:48:59,135
sales tax we should have, what

1240
00:48:59,135 --> 00:49:00,937
kind of benefits, what kind of,

1241
00:49:00,937 --> 00:49:03,940
um, results we should see from

1242
00:49:03,940 --> 00:49:06,176
a possible increase. So thank

1243
00:49:06,176 --> 00:49:07,677
you very much for your work on

1244
00:49:07,677 --> 00:49:09,779
this. Appreciate. And I'm

1245
00:49:09,779 --> 00:49:14,685
excited about the possibilities.

1246
00:49:14,785 --> 00:49:16,286
All right. I have no more hands

1247
00:49:16,286 --> 00:49:19,355
up. So, Mr. Rosenberg, you may

1248
00:49:19,355 --> 00:49:22,859
have a seat for now. Um, we'll

1249
00:49:22,859 --> 00:49:24,160
go ahead and open the public

1250
00:49:24,160 --> 00:49:26,563
hearing. I have two signed up

1251
00:49:26,563 --> 00:49:28,298
to speak on this topic. First,

1252
00:49:28,298 --> 00:49:37,541
James Ginsburg.

1253
00:49:37,541 --> 00:49:39,175
Good evening. Thanks. I'm James

1254
00:49:39,175 --> 00:49:40,510
Ginsburg. I'm the executive

1255
00:49:40,510 --> 00:49:42,045
director of recovery Works in

1256
00:49:42,045 --> 00:49:43,680
Ward one, and we're a nonprofit

1257
00:49:43,680 --> 00:49:46,883
organization and just want to,

1258
00:49:46,883 --> 00:49:49,619
um, speak in strong favor of

1259
00:49:49,619 --> 00:49:51,654
this measure to increase the

1260
00:49:51,654 --> 00:49:54,057
sales tax and sort of remind

1261
00:49:54,057 --> 00:49:55,325
the council it's already been

1262
00:49:55,325 --> 00:49:56,960
highlighted, but underscore

1263
00:49:56,960 --> 00:49:58,461
some of the components of this

1264
00:49:58,461 --> 00:50:00,430
that make it, um, very

1265
00:50:00,430 --> 00:50:02,499
attractive. Of course, only

1266
00:50:02,499 --> 00:50:06,836
going from 3% to 3.5%. So half

1267
00:50:06,836 --> 00:50:09,439
a percent, very reasonable. It

1268
00:50:09,439 --> 00:50:11,007
still keeps us below the

1269
00:50:11,007 --> 00:50:13,176
average of other, uh, sister

1270
00:50:13,176 --> 00:50:18,481
cities in the metro area. Um.

1271
00:50:18,481 --> 00:50:21,718
And that it, uh, that the focus

1272
00:50:21,718 --> 00:50:23,753
is fairly narrow and it's

1273
00:50:23,753 --> 00:50:25,922
focused on initiatives that the

1274
00:50:25,922 --> 00:50:28,091
public has said that we've

1275
00:50:28,091 --> 00:50:29,993
wanted, which is public safety

1276
00:50:29,993 --> 00:50:32,595
and other aging infrastructure.

1277
00:50:32,595 --> 00:50:34,397
Uh, also wanted to highlight

1278
00:50:34,397 --> 00:50:38,434
that, um, it doesn't include

1279
00:50:38,434 --> 00:50:40,370
food, which was mentioned. And

1280
00:50:40,370 --> 00:50:42,972
then finally, just to highlight

1281
00:50:42,972 --> 00:50:44,541
with inflation, this is the

1282
00:50:44,541 --> 00:50:47,076
first sales and use tax

1283
00:50:47,076 --> 00:50:50,513
increase in 20 years. And so I

1284
00:50:50,513 --> 00:50:52,382
think it's important that we

1285
00:50:52,382 --> 00:50:53,883
highlight those issues. If this

1286
00:50:53,883 --> 00:50:55,485
makes the ballot. And again

1287
00:50:55,485 --> 00:50:57,320
strongly encourage you to vote

1288
00:50:57,320 --> 00:50:58,989
for this. Thank you.

1289
00:50:58,989 --> 00:51:11,868
Natalie Minton.

1290
00:51:11,868 --> 00:51:13,203
Good evening again. Council

1291
00:51:13,203 --> 00:51:15,538
Natalie Minton. Um, I'm glad

1292
00:51:15,538 --> 00:51:16,739
food was mentioned so many

1293
00:51:16,739 --> 00:51:18,408
times because that opens up the

1294
00:51:18,408 --> 00:51:19,442
door for what I want to talk

1295
00:51:19,442 --> 00:51:23,313
about. Um, I helped lead the

1296
00:51:23,313 --> 00:51:26,816
2009 2010 citizen push to

1297
00:51:26,816 --> 00:51:30,019
repeal, um, taxes on food here

1298
00:51:30,019 --> 00:51:31,254
in Lakewood. So I have a really

1299
00:51:31,254 --> 00:51:33,523
long history on this. It's very

1300
00:51:33,523 --> 00:51:35,124
important to me. I think it's a

1301
00:51:35,124 --> 00:51:38,962
moral to to tax food. Frankly.

1302
00:51:38,962 --> 00:51:40,764
So it says in this measure it

1303
00:51:40,764 --> 00:51:42,165
will not tax groceries. I've

1304
00:51:42,165 --> 00:51:43,566
heard will not tax food. But

1305
00:51:43,566 --> 00:51:45,335
the reality is it actually

1306
00:51:45,335 --> 00:51:46,936
increases. This measure will

1307
00:51:46,936 --> 00:51:50,673
increase the sales tax on food

1308
00:51:50,673 --> 00:51:54,077
in multiple ways. One, we're

1309
00:51:54,077 --> 00:51:55,044
talking about when it says

1310
00:51:55,044 --> 00:51:57,013
groceries. And you can look up

1311
00:51:57,013 --> 00:51:58,014
code and you'll need to

1312
00:51:58,014 --> 00:52:00,617
reference state law also to to

1313
00:52:00,617 --> 00:52:02,118
figure out all the ins and outs

1314
00:52:02,118 --> 00:52:04,821
of complex tax policy. I'll

1315
00:52:04,821 --> 00:52:06,723
give you examples of where

1316
00:52:06,723 --> 00:52:09,726
taxes would increase that hot

1317
00:52:09,726 --> 00:52:11,327
rotisserie chicken that the

1318
00:52:11,327 --> 00:52:13,930
parent picks up after work to

1319
00:52:13,930 --> 00:52:16,699
feed the family. That is not

1320
00:52:16,699 --> 00:52:18,635
exempt from sales tax. You will

1321
00:52:18,635 --> 00:52:20,803
be increasing the sales tax.

1322
00:52:20,803 --> 00:52:22,372
The six inch sub that somebody

1323
00:52:22,372 --> 00:52:23,740
may grab in between their two

1324
00:52:23,740 --> 00:52:26,876
jobs. You'd be increasing the

1325
00:52:26,876 --> 00:52:30,613
sales tax on that food. Even

1326
00:52:30,613 --> 00:52:32,649
sweetened apple juice at the

1327
00:52:32,649 --> 00:52:34,083
grocery store. If it doesn't

1328
00:52:34,083 --> 00:52:38,288
include over 50% content of

1329
00:52:38,288 --> 00:52:40,657
fruit juice, it's considered

1330
00:52:40,657 --> 00:52:42,792
pop and it's taxed. You'd have

1331
00:52:42,792 --> 00:52:44,394
to go to state law to actually

1332
00:52:44,394 --> 00:52:46,963
read that. So prepared meals

1333
00:52:46,963 --> 00:52:49,599
and take out food are taxed

1334
00:52:49,599 --> 00:52:52,035
right now and will be an

1335
00:52:52,035 --> 00:52:54,404
increase on the taxes on those

1336
00:52:54,404 --> 00:52:58,675
food products. So I'm just

1337
00:52:58,675 --> 00:53:00,410
giving you a few examples of

1338
00:53:00,410 --> 00:53:01,978
the complexity of this taxing

1339
00:53:01,978 --> 00:53:03,379
policy. And these are not

1340
00:53:03,379 --> 00:53:05,248
luxury items. These are food

1341
00:53:05,248 --> 00:53:07,517
purchased by working people who

1342
00:53:07,517 --> 00:53:08,885
may not have the time, money or

1343
00:53:08,885 --> 00:53:10,420
ability to prepare every meal

1344
00:53:10,420 --> 00:53:12,055
from scratch. The legal

1345
00:53:12,055 --> 00:53:13,956
definition of exempt groceries

1346
00:53:13,956 --> 00:53:16,259
does not match what ordinary

1347
00:53:16,259 --> 00:53:17,894
people understand. The word

1348
00:53:17,894 --> 00:53:20,797
food to mean, and the proposal

1349
00:53:20,797 --> 00:53:23,333
also comes at the height of

1350
00:53:23,333 --> 00:53:26,002
cost of living crisis. Let's

1351
00:53:26,002 --> 00:53:28,271
call it Lakewood. Sales tax is

1352
00:53:28,271 --> 00:53:29,739
already increased. You've

1353
00:53:29,739 --> 00:53:32,141
already taken in more revenue

1354
00:53:32,141 --> 00:53:34,844
off the pain that consumers are

1355
00:53:34,844 --> 00:53:37,480
facing. And while I understand

1356
00:53:37,480 --> 00:53:38,548
city will turn around and say,

1357
00:53:38,548 --> 00:53:39,449
well, cost more to build a

1358
00:53:39,449 --> 00:53:41,417
street or something, citizens

1359
00:53:41,417 --> 00:53:43,720
are also right now paying more

1360
00:53:43,720 --> 00:53:47,457
because food is more expensive

1361
00:53:47,457 --> 00:53:48,958
and a whole long list of other

1362
00:53:48,958 --> 00:53:52,829
things. The comparables

1363
00:53:52,829 --> 00:53:54,364
Englewood. Edgewater was on the

1364
00:53:54,364 --> 00:53:55,765
comparable list. Edgewater

1365
00:53:55,765 --> 00:53:57,633
doesn't have a property tax.

1366
00:53:57,633 --> 00:54:00,002
Lakewood does. So it's very

1367
00:54:00,002 --> 00:54:02,805
hard. We'll go back to you

1368
00:54:02,805 --> 00:54:04,607
literally. It's not an apples

1369
00:54:04,607 --> 00:54:07,677
to apples comparison. Shouldn't

1370
00:54:07,677 --> 00:54:09,412
be taxing food more. This

1371
00:54:09,412 --> 00:54:11,881
measure will do it. And the

1372
00:54:11,881 --> 00:54:14,250
title is, uh, misleading

1373
00:54:14,250 --> 00:54:15,518
properly. Thank you.

1374
00:54:15,518 --> 00:54:19,455
All right. I have no

1375
00:54:19,455 --> 00:54:20,790
one else signed up to speak on

1376
00:54:20,790 --> 00:54:21,891
this issue. So we'll go ahead

1377
00:54:21,891 --> 00:54:24,193
and close the public hearing.

1378
00:54:24,193 --> 00:54:27,130
And may I please have a motion?

1379
00:54:27,130 --> 00:54:28,364
Mayor, I move for the adoption

1380
00:54:28,364 --> 00:54:31,768
of resolution 2020 658.

1381
00:54:31,768 --> 00:54:33,503
Second.

1382
00:54:33,503 --> 00:54:34,570
All right. We have a motion on

1383
00:54:34,570 --> 00:54:37,006
the floor and a second, any

1384
00:54:37,006 --> 00:54:40,576
council questions? Discussions?

1385
00:54:40,576 --> 00:54:42,846
Mayor Pro tem sure. Is I.

1386
00:54:42,846 --> 00:54:45,848
Yes. Thank you. Appreciate the

1387
00:54:45,848 --> 00:54:47,417
work that went into this. I

1388
00:54:47,417 --> 00:54:48,851
also am a member of the Budget

1389
00:54:48,851 --> 00:54:50,887
and Audit Board and appreciate

1390
00:54:50,887 --> 00:54:52,088
the leadership of Councilor

1391
00:54:52,088 --> 00:54:55,158
Cruz. This was, um, an

1392
00:54:55,158 --> 00:54:56,259
opportunity for us to move

1393
00:54:56,259 --> 00:54:57,727
forward, a priority that we

1394
00:54:57,727 --> 00:55:00,163
found consensus on as a city

1395
00:55:00,163 --> 00:55:01,731
council. Early in our year.

1396
00:55:01,731 --> 00:55:03,566
We've consistently heard from

1397
00:55:03,566 --> 00:55:04,600
voters that they need to

1398
00:55:04,600 --> 00:55:06,235
decide, and that's all we're

1399
00:55:06,235 --> 00:55:07,470
doing. We're sending this to

1400
00:55:07,470 --> 00:55:10,339
the voters to decide the idea

1401
00:55:10,339 --> 00:55:12,208
that the city needs to tighten

1402
00:55:12,208 --> 00:55:13,643
their budget is just

1403
00:55:13,643 --> 00:55:15,077
fundamentally flawed. When

1404
00:55:15,077 --> 00:55:17,046
we're asked to do more and

1405
00:55:17,046 --> 00:55:19,515
respond to an evolving need of

1406
00:55:19,515 --> 00:55:21,684
a modern community and frankly,

1407
00:55:21,684 --> 00:55:23,286
a little insulting and sort of

1408
00:55:23,286 --> 00:55:24,954
feels along the lines of asking

1409
00:55:24,954 --> 00:55:26,889
us to drink less lattes and eat

1410
00:55:26,889 --> 00:55:29,325
less avocado toast. And that's

1411
00:55:29,325 --> 00:55:29,826
going to sort

1412
00:55:29,826 --> 00:55:31,327
To solve our affordability

1413
00:55:31,327 --> 00:55:35,565
problems. The reality is things

1414
00:55:35,565 --> 00:55:37,400
that cost money. And so whether

1415
00:55:37,400 --> 00:55:39,235
I hope that my peers up here

1416
00:55:39,235 --> 00:55:40,570
will join in supporting this

1417
00:55:40,570 --> 00:55:41,938
and sending it to the voters,

1418
00:55:41,938 --> 00:55:43,239
whether or not you agree with

1419
00:55:43,239 --> 00:55:45,475
it or, um, or disagree, that's

1420
00:55:45,475 --> 00:55:47,109
a decision you can make when

1421
00:55:47,109 --> 00:55:48,444
the ballots are out in your

1422
00:55:48,444 --> 00:55:50,613
house. Um, let's let Lakewood

1423
00:55:50,613 --> 00:55:52,048
vote for this and help decide

1424
00:55:52,048 --> 00:55:53,216
how we meet the community's

1425
00:55:53,216 --> 00:55:54,684
growing needs and to maintain

1426
00:55:54,684 --> 00:55:55,818
the quality of life that

1427
00:55:55,818 --> 00:56:00,056
Lakewood and everyone deserves.

1428
00:56:00,056 --> 00:56:03,560
Councillor labor.

1429
00:56:03,560 --> 00:56:05,127
Thanks, mayor. Um, yeah, I was

1430
00:56:05,127 --> 00:56:06,062
just going to comment. You

1431
00:56:06,062 --> 00:56:07,964
know, in the ten or so years

1432
00:56:07,964 --> 00:56:08,764
I've been involved with the

1433
00:56:08,764 --> 00:56:10,600
council, you know, we've never

1434
00:56:10,600 --> 00:56:12,802
asked for a tax rate increase.

1435
00:56:12,802 --> 00:56:15,037
Whether you agree or don't

1436
00:56:15,037 --> 00:56:16,172
agree with raising the sales

1437
00:56:16,172 --> 00:56:17,640
tax. You know, I am excited

1438
00:56:17,640 --> 00:56:19,275
that the Lakewood residents

1439
00:56:19,275 --> 00:56:20,309
will have the opportunity to

1440
00:56:20,309 --> 00:56:21,110
make this choice for

1441
00:56:21,110 --> 00:56:23,813
themselves. Voters will decide

1442
00:56:23,813 --> 00:56:24,914
on whether they want to invest

1443
00:56:24,914 --> 00:56:26,883
more in public safety and

1444
00:56:26,883 --> 00:56:28,518
streets and sidewalks and

1445
00:56:28,518 --> 00:56:29,619
pedestrian and bicycle

1446
00:56:29,619 --> 00:56:31,654
infrastructure. I think these

1447
00:56:31,654 --> 00:56:33,389
are important investments in

1448
00:56:33,389 --> 00:56:34,657
our community and ultimately,

1449
00:56:34,657 --> 00:56:36,292
Lakewood residents should

1450
00:56:36,292 --> 00:56:37,794
decide whether or not they want

1451
00:56:37,794 --> 00:56:39,462
to make them. I think with

1452
00:56:39,462 --> 00:56:40,796
this, with the passage of this,

1453
00:56:40,796 --> 00:56:42,198
November will be their

1454
00:56:42,198 --> 00:56:44,333
opportunity to weigh in. So I

1455
00:56:44,333 --> 00:56:46,769
hope it passes. And, uh, hope

1456
00:56:46,769 --> 00:56:48,237
the residents, you know, look

1457
00:56:48,237 --> 00:56:51,808
forward to the opportunity to decide.

1458
00:56:51,808 --> 00:56:54,677
Councilor Ike Cruz.

1459
00:56:54,677 --> 00:56:56,579
Thank you all and appreciate

1460
00:56:56,579 --> 00:56:59,615
the the remarks so far. Um, I

1461
00:56:59,615 --> 00:57:01,450
just wanted to share a that I

1462
00:57:01,450 --> 00:57:03,452
have really enjoyed the process

1463
00:57:03,452 --> 00:57:05,154
of this work, both with our

1464
00:57:05,154 --> 00:57:06,289
budget and audit board, with

1465
00:57:06,289 --> 00:57:07,890
the great fellow members of

1466
00:57:07,890 --> 00:57:09,659
council who are on that and

1467
00:57:09,659 --> 00:57:11,327
with our citizen, our resident

1468
00:57:11,327 --> 00:57:13,696
members, and really deep diving

1469
00:57:13,696 --> 00:57:16,399
deep into what is the kind of

1470
00:57:16,399 --> 00:57:18,200
prognostication of the city's

1471
00:57:18,200 --> 00:57:20,169
finances. What do people want?

1472
00:57:20,169 --> 00:57:21,671
How do we dig into delivering

1473
00:57:21,671 --> 00:57:22,572
on that, and what kind of

1474
00:57:22,572 --> 00:57:23,839
questions can we ask our

1475
00:57:23,839 --> 00:57:26,509
community to figure out how we

1476
00:57:26,509 --> 00:57:28,177
move forward? A shared vision

1477
00:57:28,177 --> 00:57:29,612
of Lakewood. I think in this

1478
00:57:29,612 --> 00:57:30,813
process, you know, we figured

1479
00:57:30,813 --> 00:57:32,281
out it will take probably over

1480
00:57:32,281 --> 00:57:33,549
200 years to build all the

1481
00:57:33,549 --> 00:57:35,618
sidewalks people want. Right?

1482
00:57:35,618 --> 00:57:36,886
Um, with the current funding

1483
00:57:36,886 --> 00:57:39,855
that we have, we know that, um,

1484
00:57:39,855 --> 00:57:41,724
although the city and many of

1485
00:57:41,724 --> 00:57:42,524
our partners, like those

1486
00:57:42,524 --> 00:57:43,526
represented in the room, are

1487
00:57:43,526 --> 00:57:45,361
doing a lot of great work to

1488
00:57:45,361 --> 00:57:47,129
meet the needs of the on how

1489
00:57:47,129 --> 00:57:48,798
the unhoused folks, you know,

1490
00:57:48,798 --> 00:57:50,533
on West Colfax and across the

1491
00:57:50,533 --> 00:57:54,136
city. Um, that the need is

1492
00:57:54,136 --> 00:57:55,771
growing and we need to meet

1493
00:57:55,771 --> 00:57:57,940
this moment and work towards a

1494
00:57:57,940 --> 00:57:59,575
Lakewood where no one has to

1495
00:57:59,575 --> 00:58:01,510
sleep outside. Um, and where we

1496
00:58:01,510 --> 00:58:02,678
meet people's needs. And so I'm

1497
00:58:02,678 --> 00:58:04,614
really excited with, uh, public

1498
00:58:04,614 --> 00:58:06,449
safety and then also our

1499
00:58:06,449 --> 00:58:09,352
traffic calming and pedestrian

1500
00:58:09,352 --> 00:58:11,020
and bicycle infrastructure

1501
00:58:11,020 --> 00:58:12,722
improvements that we have

1502
00:58:12,722 --> 00:58:14,357
gotten so many requests for

1503
00:58:14,357 --> 00:58:15,524
from people in the community

1504
00:58:15,524 --> 00:58:17,960
across wards that we get the

1505
00:58:17,960 --> 00:58:18,928
opportunity to have this

1506
00:58:18,928 --> 00:58:20,896
conversation as a community.

1507
00:58:20,896 --> 00:58:22,298
And that's really what this is.

1508
00:58:22,298 --> 00:58:23,766
As many other folks on council

1509
00:58:23,766 --> 00:58:24,934
have said, right? This is a

1510
00:58:24,934 --> 00:58:26,235
question that we're asking

1511
00:58:26,235 --> 00:58:28,170
folks, and I'm really excited

1512
00:58:28,170 --> 00:58:31,040
for the opportunity for the

1513
00:58:31,040 --> 00:58:32,808
democratic process to to work

1514
00:58:32,808 --> 00:58:35,011
through. And I am hopeful that

1515
00:58:35,011 --> 00:58:36,178
this can open up some new

1516
00:58:36,178 --> 00:58:38,280
opportunities to build towards

1517
00:58:38,280 --> 00:58:39,315
a more thriving Lakewood

1518
00:58:39,315 --> 00:58:40,750
together. So excited to vote

1519
00:58:40,750 --> 00:58:41,751
yes on sending this to the

1520
00:58:41,751 --> 00:58:43,853
people. And and going forward

1521
00:58:43,853 --> 00:58:45,321
from there.

1522
00:58:45,321 --> 00:58:47,590
Councilor Lowe.

1523
00:58:47,590 --> 00:58:48,724
Thank you. And thank you,

1524
00:58:48,724 --> 00:58:50,359
Councillor Cruse, for for your

1525
00:58:50,359 --> 00:58:51,727
leadership on this process as

1526
00:58:51,727 --> 00:58:53,729
on so many other things. Um,

1527
00:58:53,729 --> 00:58:55,197
also member of the Budget Audit

1528
00:58:55,197 --> 00:58:57,433
Board, um, voted yes. Plan to

1529
00:58:57,433 --> 00:58:59,535
vote yes tonight. Um, glad to

1530
00:58:59,535 --> 00:59:00,936
see this move forward. And glad

1531
00:59:00,936 --> 00:59:01,871
that we're giving our voters a

1532
00:59:01,871 --> 00:59:02,738
chance to weigh in on this

1533
00:59:02,738 --> 00:59:05,274
really important issue. Um, you

1534
00:59:05,274 --> 00:59:07,076
know, look, if you go to the

1535
00:59:07,076 --> 00:59:09,211
link, just a couple, I want to

1536
00:59:09,211 --> 00:59:10,880
just one point, the the

1537
00:59:10,880 --> 00:59:12,415
question was brought up about

1538
00:59:12,415 --> 00:59:13,482
food and what qualifies as

1539
00:59:13,482 --> 00:59:14,817
food. Well, the Lakewood code

1540
00:59:14,817 --> 00:59:16,352
does define food. It defines

1541
00:59:16,352 --> 00:59:17,953
food as food for home

1542
00:59:17,953 --> 00:59:19,822
consumption means food for

1543
00:59:19,822 --> 00:59:21,757
domestic home consumption as

1544
00:59:21,757 --> 00:59:22,725
defined. And then they use the

1545
00:59:22,725 --> 00:59:23,993
exact same definition that we

1546
00:59:23,993 --> 00:59:24,760
use for the federal

1547
00:59:24,760 --> 00:59:25,695
Supplemental Nutrition

1548
00:59:25,695 --> 00:59:26,962
Assistance Program, which

1549
00:59:26,962 --> 00:59:29,231
covers all groceries. It then

1550
00:59:29,231 --> 00:59:30,299
stipulates that food does not

1551
00:59:30,299 --> 00:59:32,101
include carbonated water,

1552
00:59:32,101 --> 00:59:33,436
marketing containers, chewing

1553
00:59:33,436 --> 00:59:35,037
gum seeds, and plants to grow

1554
00:59:35,037 --> 00:59:37,206
food, prepared salads and salad

1555
00:59:37,206 --> 00:59:39,375
bars, packaged and unpacked

1556
00:59:39,375 --> 00:59:41,577
cold sandwiches, deli trays,

1557
00:59:41,577 --> 00:59:43,245
and hot or cold beverages

1558
00:59:43,245 --> 00:59:44,380
served in containers or cups

1559
00:59:44,380 --> 00:59:45,614
that are vented by or through

1560
00:59:45,614 --> 00:59:48,050
machines or non coin operated

1561
00:59:48,050 --> 00:59:49,218
coin collecting food and snack

1562
00:59:49,218 --> 00:59:50,652
devices. So there are a couple

1563
00:59:50,652 --> 00:59:51,520
of exceptions, but they're

1564
00:59:51,520 --> 00:59:53,956
extremely narrow. Food is

1565
00:59:53,956 --> 00:59:56,292
carved out and and food the way

1566
00:59:56,292 --> 00:59:57,927
that anyone conceives of food

1567
00:59:57,927 --> 00:59:59,361
other than that very, very

1568
00:59:59,361 --> 01:00:01,731
specific list of exceptions is

1569
01:00:01,731 --> 01:00:02,998
exempt from the sales tax. So I

1570
01:00:02,998 --> 01:00:04,166
did just want to want to speak

1571
01:00:04,166 --> 01:00:05,334
to that since it came up in the

1572
01:00:05,334 --> 01:00:07,870
comments. You know, the if you

1573
01:00:07,870 --> 01:00:09,238
look at just the language of

1574
01:00:09,238 --> 01:00:10,406
what we're referring, it says

1575
01:00:10,406 --> 01:00:11,607
public safety purposes,

1576
01:00:11,607 --> 01:00:13,075
including investing in crime

1577
01:00:13,075 --> 01:00:14,243
prevention and homelessness

1578
01:00:14,243 --> 01:00:16,412
response and traffic safety

1579
01:00:16,412 --> 01:00:17,279
improvements, including

1580
01:00:17,279 --> 01:00:18,681
maintenance and construction of

1581
01:00:18,681 --> 01:00:20,316
streets and sidewalks, road

1582
01:00:20,316 --> 01:00:21,550
improvements to reduce vehicle

1583
01:00:21,550 --> 01:00:23,219
speeds, and pedestrian and

1584
01:00:23,219 --> 01:00:24,420
bicycle safety enhancements.

1585
01:00:24,420 --> 01:00:25,654
And, you know, we really do

1586
01:00:25,654 --> 01:00:27,757
have a need in Lakewood for

1587
01:00:27,757 --> 01:00:28,991
greater investments in both of

1588
01:00:28,991 --> 01:00:32,361
those buckets. I'm really

1589
01:00:32,361 --> 01:00:33,796
excited about the potential and

1590
01:00:33,796 --> 01:00:35,364
the possibility of having a

1591
01:00:35,364 --> 01:00:36,398
really, you know, robust,

1592
01:00:36,398 --> 01:00:37,500
inclusive, community based

1593
01:00:37,500 --> 01:00:39,235
process for how we could invest

1594
01:00:39,235 --> 01:00:40,402
additional resources in

1595
01:00:40,402 --> 01:00:42,805
effective, proven programs that

1596
01:00:42,805 --> 01:00:44,373
actually reduce crime to

1597
01:00:44,373 --> 01:00:45,574
prevent crime rather than

1598
01:00:45,574 --> 01:00:47,176
addressing it. I think these

1599
01:00:47,176 --> 01:00:48,043
funds would open up that

1600
01:00:48,043 --> 01:00:49,078
possibility in a really

1601
01:00:49,078 --> 01:00:51,213
exciting way. Um, we

1602
01:00:51,213 --> 01:00:52,281
desperately do need more

1603
01:00:52,281 --> 01:00:54,517
funding for sidewalks and

1604
01:00:54,517 --> 01:00:56,619
traffic calming, more funding

1605
01:00:56,619 --> 01:00:58,621
for traffic calming, much more.

1606
01:00:58,621 --> 01:01:00,523
And this would really you know,

1607
01:01:00,523 --> 01:01:01,690
I've heard that over and over.

1608
01:01:01,690 --> 01:01:02,758
I can't tell you how many folks

1609
01:01:02,758 --> 01:01:04,160
in Ward three have weighed in

1610
01:01:04,160 --> 01:01:06,128
on their desire for more

1611
01:01:06,128 --> 01:01:07,730
funding for speed bumps and

1612
01:01:07,730 --> 01:01:09,765
speed humps and speed cushions

1613
01:01:09,765 --> 01:01:12,802
and and bump outs and other

1614
01:01:12,802 --> 01:01:14,236
design improvements that would

1615
01:01:14,236 --> 01:01:16,372
reduce speed. And this funding

1616
01:01:16,372 --> 01:01:17,540
would would potentially enable

1617
01:01:17,540 --> 01:01:21,243
that. And final thought I'm

1618
01:01:21,243 --> 01:01:22,311
going to be voting for this.

1619
01:01:22,311 --> 01:01:23,979
And I'm I'm enthusiastic about

1620
01:01:23,979 --> 01:01:25,414
saying this to the voters. I

1621
01:01:25,414 --> 01:01:26,649
also do just want to name and

1622
01:01:26,649 --> 01:01:27,950
acknowledge that, like our

1623
01:01:27,950 --> 01:01:30,085
voters are concerned about

1624
01:01:30,085 --> 01:01:31,453
affordability. And I get that.

1625
01:01:31,453 --> 01:01:33,155
I genuinely get that. And I

1626
01:01:33,155 --> 01:01:33,990
want to name that they are

1627
01:01:33,990 --> 01:01:35,124
going to have a couple of other

1628
01:01:35,124 --> 01:01:36,292
revenue measures on the ballot,

1629
01:01:36,292 --> 01:01:37,727
too. And I think a number of

1630
01:01:37,727 --> 01:01:38,761
those revenue measures are

1631
01:01:38,761 --> 01:01:42,131
actually important. And I don't

1632
01:01:42,131 --> 01:01:43,632
want anyone to read this vote,

1633
01:01:43,632 --> 01:01:45,000
this referral to the voters as

1634
01:01:45,000 --> 01:01:46,736
like us predicting that this is

1635
01:01:46,736 --> 01:01:48,237
a slam dunk. I actually don't

1636
01:01:48,237 --> 01:01:49,938
think it is. I think this is

1637
01:01:49,938 --> 01:01:51,240
going to be a very this has the

1638
01:01:51,240 --> 01:01:52,942
potential to be a very close,

1639
01:01:52,942 --> 01:01:54,509
um, close election. I agree

1640
01:01:54,509 --> 01:01:55,511
with what the mayor pro tem

1641
01:01:55,511 --> 01:01:57,046
said. We're asking our voters a

1642
01:01:57,046 --> 01:01:58,480
question. We're asking them,

1643
01:01:58,480 --> 01:01:59,815
how do you feel about the sales

1644
01:01:59,815 --> 01:02:02,718
tax going from 3 to 3.5%? It

1645
01:02:02,718 --> 01:02:03,619
would still be one of the

1646
01:02:03,619 --> 01:02:04,954
lowest sales tax rates in the

1647
01:02:04,954 --> 01:02:06,055
metro region. And I think we

1648
01:02:06,055 --> 01:02:07,389
should make that point. But

1649
01:02:07,389 --> 01:02:08,657
ultimately, you know, under

1650
01:02:08,657 --> 01:02:10,092
Tabor, the voters get a chance

1651
01:02:10,092 --> 01:02:12,561
to decide. And I think, um, I

1652
01:02:12,561 --> 01:02:13,829
think particularly given given

1653
01:02:13,829 --> 01:02:14,630
everything on the ballot,

1654
01:02:14,630 --> 01:02:16,565
that's that's actually healthy,

1655
01:02:16,565 --> 01:02:19,401
uh, on on this question, um, I

1656
01:02:19,401 --> 01:02:20,369
think it's good that the voters

1657
01:02:20,369 --> 01:02:21,570
have the ultimate say on this.

1658
01:02:21,570 --> 01:02:22,637
I don't know what we're going

1659
01:02:22,637 --> 01:02:23,973
to get back. I genuinely don't,

1660
01:02:23,973 --> 01:02:25,341
but what I'm voting for tonight

1661
01:02:25,341 --> 01:02:27,209
is the chance to sort of not be

1662
01:02:27,209 --> 01:02:29,011
gatekeeper on this present. You

1663
01:02:29,011 --> 01:02:30,813
know, the the case, the, the

1664
01:02:30,813 --> 01:02:32,014
funding opportunity, what it

1665
01:02:32,014 --> 01:02:33,515
would fund to the voters and

1666
01:02:33,515 --> 01:02:34,683
let our voters answer the

1667
01:02:34,683 --> 01:02:36,485
question up or down, and we

1668
01:02:36,485 --> 01:02:37,552
will see what they come back

1669
01:02:37,552 --> 01:02:40,289
with in November.

1670
01:02:40,289 --> 01:02:44,493
Councilor Fuhrman.

1671
01:02:44,493 --> 01:02:45,428
At the risk of sounding.

1672
01:02:45,428 --> 01:02:47,597
Redundant, um, I.

1673
01:02:47,597 --> 01:02:47,864
Wanted.

1674
01:02:47,864 --> 01:02:48,397
To see something.

1675
01:02:48,397 --> 01:02:48,865
Very similar.

1676
01:02:48,865 --> 01:02:50,700
To that which is essentially.

1677
01:02:50,700 --> 01:02:53,002
While I had the same

1678
01:02:53,002 --> 01:02:54,270
reservation because of people

1679
01:02:54,270 --> 01:02:55,437
have expressed concerns about

1680
01:02:55,437 --> 01:02:59,041
affordability, the belief that

1681
01:02:59,041 --> 01:03:00,442
I might have a strong sense of

1682
01:03:00,442 --> 01:03:01,877
what people do and don't want.

1683
01:03:01,877 --> 01:03:04,113
Uh, I think is a bit of hubris.

1684
01:03:04,113 --> 01:03:05,881
So I look forward to this going

1685
01:03:05,881 --> 01:03:07,349
to the ballot, because I do

1686
01:03:07,349 --> 01:03:10,019
think this is and I actually I

1687
01:03:10,019 --> 01:03:11,120
know this has been narrowly

1688
01:03:11,120 --> 01:03:12,655
defined based on the survey

1689
01:03:12,655 --> 01:03:15,124
they've seen. And based on

1690
01:03:15,124 --> 01:03:16,926
that, I think this should be a

1691
01:03:16,926 --> 01:03:18,661
clear decision by the public.

1692
01:03:18,661 --> 01:03:20,363
And so support the support the

1693
01:03:20,363 --> 01:03:23,199
ballot.

1694
01:03:23,199 --> 01:03:26,102
Councilor Kate Cruz yeah.

1695
01:03:26,102 --> 01:03:27,836
So I guess a question I have

1696
01:03:27,836 --> 01:03:29,204
for the budget, budget and

1697
01:03:29,204 --> 01:03:32,374
audit board or staff, um, the

1698
01:03:32,374 --> 01:03:34,677
resolution obviously exempts

1699
01:03:34,677 --> 01:03:36,378
food. Was there any

1700
01:03:36,378 --> 01:03:39,214
consideration to exempting

1701
01:03:39,214 --> 01:03:41,817
anything else? So we know that

1702
01:03:41,817 --> 01:03:44,253
OS Metro Fire District is

1703
01:03:44,253 --> 01:03:45,688
putting something forward

1704
01:03:45,688 --> 01:03:48,190
similar to a sales tax

1705
01:03:48,190 --> 01:03:51,293
increase, but they exempt, um,

1706
01:03:51,293 --> 01:03:54,396
medicine and gas. Was there any

1707
01:03:54,396 --> 01:03:56,532
consideration when this was

1708
01:03:56,532 --> 01:03:59,735
brought up to the board?

1709
01:03:59,735 --> 01:04:01,904
Would you like to respond?

1710
01:04:01,904 --> 01:04:03,739
Thank you and thank you,

1711
01:04:03,739 --> 01:04:06,675
councillor K Cruz. I think that is a really important

1712
01:04:06,675 --> 01:04:09,445
conversation. And so the scope

1713
01:04:09,445 --> 01:04:10,679
of work that we all talked

1714
01:04:10,679 --> 01:04:13,349
about was how are we thinking

1715
01:04:13,349 --> 01:04:14,883
about approaching kind of

1716
01:04:14,883 --> 01:04:16,819
revenue more broadly and less

1717
01:04:16,819 --> 01:04:18,420
like how are we digging into

1718
01:04:18,420 --> 01:04:20,389
the specifics of our sales tax?

1719
01:04:20,389 --> 01:04:22,758
And so we didn't dive further

1720
01:04:22,758 --> 01:04:24,660
with the time that we had to

1721
01:04:24,660 --> 01:04:27,162
think about how to, uh, broaden

1722
01:04:27,162 --> 01:04:29,498
those exemptions, which I do

1723
01:04:29,498 --> 01:04:31,033
think is a conversation that I

1724
01:04:31,033 --> 01:04:32,368
would like to have. And I know

1725
01:04:32,368 --> 01:04:33,602
a lot of other cities have had

1726
01:04:33,602 --> 01:04:35,237
with some of these pieces. And

1727
01:04:35,237 --> 01:04:36,405
so I think that that was a

1728
01:04:36,405 --> 01:04:38,474
missed opportunity. And I think

1729
01:04:38,474 --> 01:04:40,576
that West Metro fire, this is

1730
01:04:40,576 --> 01:04:42,110
the first time they're going to

1731
01:04:42,110 --> 01:04:43,512
be charging sales tax. And so I

1732
01:04:43,512 --> 01:04:44,580
think they had a little bit of

1733
01:04:44,580 --> 01:04:46,315
a different starting position

1734
01:04:46,315 --> 01:04:47,649
from what from the conversation

1735
01:04:47,649 --> 01:04:49,218
that they could have. Um, and

1736
01:04:49,218 --> 01:04:51,653
so I would love to kind of have

1737
01:04:51,653 --> 01:04:53,055
a conversation moving forward

1738
01:04:53,055 --> 01:04:55,090
about thinking broadly about

1739
01:04:55,090 --> 01:04:56,992
the things that people exempt

1740
01:04:56,992 --> 01:04:59,661
from sales tax. I know other

1741
01:04:59,661 --> 01:05:00,996
municipalities look at diapers

1742
01:05:00,996 --> 01:05:02,965
specifically or formula other

1743
01:05:02,965 --> 01:05:05,701
pieces. And so I don't think I

1744
01:05:05,701 --> 01:05:07,236
personally didn't think we had

1745
01:05:07,236 --> 01:05:09,271
the, the time that that

1746
01:05:09,271 --> 01:05:11,240
conversation merited to really

1747
01:05:11,240 --> 01:05:12,574
think about it holistically.

1748
01:05:12,574 --> 01:05:13,876
But I think it's an important

1749
01:05:13,876 --> 01:05:15,044
piece and understand the

1750
01:05:15,044 --> 01:05:16,178
concern around affordability

1751
01:05:16,178 --> 01:05:19,114
for those essential items.

1752
01:05:19,114 --> 01:05:20,816
So I guess the question I have

1753
01:05:20,816 --> 01:05:22,350
is if we wanted to broaden that

1754
01:05:22,350 --> 01:05:24,920
exemption, do we have time to

1755
01:05:24,920 --> 01:05:28,357
do that? Or is tonight the

1756
01:05:28,357 --> 01:05:29,658
final decision on the ballot

1757
01:05:29,658 --> 01:05:29,958
question.

1758
01:05:29,958 --> 01:05:31,660
Yeah. So I think we only have

1759
01:05:31,660 --> 01:05:32,795
and correct me if I'm wrong,

1760
01:05:32,795 --> 01:05:33,896
but I think we only have a

1761
01:05:33,896 --> 01:05:35,831
couple of days before the final

1762
01:05:35,831 --> 01:05:36,832
language would be due to the

1763
01:05:36,832 --> 01:05:38,767
county. Um, and then I think

1764
01:05:38,767 --> 01:05:39,802
that that would also put us in

1765
01:05:39,802 --> 01:05:42,171
a position where our broader

1766
01:05:42,171 --> 01:05:44,039
sales tax is collected in one

1767
01:05:44,039 --> 01:05:45,274
way, and then this portion of

1768
01:05:45,274 --> 01:05:46,575
sales tax is collected in

1769
01:05:46,575 --> 01:05:47,643
another way, in a way that

1770
01:05:47,643 --> 01:05:49,978
might create some, um,

1771
01:05:49,978 --> 01:05:51,780
administrative issues that

1772
01:05:51,780 --> 01:05:53,916
could make this a bit more

1773
01:05:53,916 --> 01:05:55,284
challenging than potentially

1774
01:05:55,284 --> 01:05:56,452
the next couple of days could

1775
01:05:56,452 --> 01:05:59,254
take on. So, um, again, I think

1776
01:05:59,254 --> 01:06:01,256
broader conversation and I, at

1777
01:06:01,256 --> 01:06:02,658
least from my perspective, like

1778
01:06:02,658 --> 01:06:03,892
now is a bit of a challenging

1779
01:06:03,892 --> 01:06:05,361
time to do that.

1780
01:06:05,361 --> 01:06:06,895
Okay. Thank you. You know,

1781
01:06:06,895 --> 01:06:08,831
thinking this through also

1782
01:06:08,831 --> 01:06:10,699
stakeholder with West Metro

1783
01:06:10,699 --> 01:06:11,900
Fire, one of the biggest

1784
01:06:11,900 --> 01:06:13,635
concerns I had was would there

1785
01:06:13,635 --> 01:06:15,737
be competition? After speaking

1786
01:06:15,737 --> 01:06:17,873
with government affairs

1787
01:06:17,873 --> 01:06:19,475
individual with the department,

1788
01:06:19,475 --> 01:06:20,609
they don't feel that that is

1789
01:06:20,609 --> 01:06:22,210
the case, which made me feel a

1790
01:06:22,210 --> 01:06:24,213
lot better. Um, I guess the

1791
01:06:24,213 --> 01:06:26,181
biggest thing is just probing

1792
01:06:26,181 --> 01:06:27,916
and putting to staff. If we

1793
01:06:27,916 --> 01:06:29,551
could have that coordination

1794
01:06:29,551 --> 01:06:31,120
conversation with West Metro

1795
01:06:31,120 --> 01:06:33,522
Fire regarding approach and

1796
01:06:33,522 --> 01:06:36,325
timing. Um, you know, I

1797
01:06:36,325 --> 01:06:37,759
completely am supportive of

1798
01:06:37,759 --> 01:06:39,128
sending this to the voters and

1799
01:06:39,128 --> 01:06:40,729
letting them decide. I just

1800
01:06:40,729 --> 01:06:41,763
want to make sure that the

1801
01:06:41,763 --> 01:06:43,632
right stakeholder is done. Um,

1802
01:06:43,632 --> 01:06:46,201
and that when it comes down to,

1803
01:06:46,201 --> 01:06:48,036
you know, the items that we're

1804
01:06:48,036 --> 01:06:52,007
selecting, uh, to exempt that list potentially gets

1805
01:06:52,007 --> 01:06:55,210
looked at moving forward.

1806
01:06:55,210 --> 01:06:58,380
Councilor Nystrom.

1807
01:06:58,380 --> 01:06:59,648
Thank you. Thank you.

1808
01:06:59,648 --> 01:07:01,650
Um, I just want to say thanks

1809
01:07:01,650 --> 01:07:03,018
for the efforts that went into

1810
01:07:03,018 --> 01:07:03,953
this. I know there was a lot of

1811
01:07:03,953 --> 01:07:06,455
work done on this, and I think

1812
01:07:06,455 --> 01:07:08,390
it is an imperative thing for

1813
01:07:08,390 --> 01:07:10,392
the community at this point.

1814
01:07:10,392 --> 01:07:12,861
Um, my concern remains with,

1815
01:07:12,861 --> 01:07:15,931
um, if you look at the actual

1816
01:07:15,931 --> 01:07:18,167
survey questions, um,

1817
01:07:18,167 --> 01:07:20,235
sustainability initiatives was

1818
01:07:20,235 --> 01:07:21,470
categorized as energy

1819
01:07:21,470 --> 01:07:22,638
efficiency and water

1820
01:07:22,638 --> 01:07:24,773
conservation. And that's great,

1821
01:07:24,773 --> 01:07:25,941
except for the fact that we

1822
01:07:25,941 --> 01:07:28,210
have a serious health crisis

1823
01:07:28,210 --> 01:07:29,912
with our air quality. We've

1824
01:07:29,912 --> 01:07:31,513
already had 42 air quality

1825
01:07:31,513 --> 01:07:33,582
alerts this summer. And if you

1826
01:07:33,582 --> 01:07:34,949
recall, during our winter, that

1827
01:07:34,949 --> 01:07:37,452
wasn't really a winter. We had

1828
01:07:37,452 --> 01:07:39,087
also air quality alerts during

1829
01:07:39,087 --> 01:07:42,257
the winter months. Um, so this

1830
01:07:42,257 --> 01:07:45,093
isn't air quality and

1831
01:07:45,093 --> 01:07:47,162
initiatives that go along with,

1832
01:07:47,162 --> 01:07:49,731
um, reducing our greenhouse gas

1833
01:07:49,731 --> 01:07:51,200
emissions as a city and a

1834
01:07:51,200 --> 01:07:53,969
community. These are not like

1835
01:07:53,969 --> 01:07:55,837
survey questions. These are

1836
01:07:55,837 --> 01:07:57,773
imperatives. Um, we have

1837
01:07:57,773 --> 01:07:59,274
statutory requirements for

1838
01:07:59,274 --> 01:08:02,778
them. And I would really, um,

1839
01:08:02,778 --> 01:08:04,580
like to emphasize the fact that

1840
01:08:04,580 --> 01:08:06,181
not allocating any of this

1841
01:08:06,181 --> 01:08:07,816
money towards that is

1842
01:08:07,816 --> 01:08:11,320
concerning to me. Um, but

1843
01:08:11,320 --> 01:08:13,121
again, I want to thank, thank

1844
01:08:13,121 --> 01:08:14,055
everybody for the work that

1845
01:08:14,055 --> 01:08:15,090
they've done on this and

1846
01:08:15,090 --> 01:08:19,695
appreciate that.

1847
01:08:19,695 --> 01:08:21,363
All right. Before we move to

1848
01:08:21,363 --> 01:08:24,132
our potential second round of,

1849
01:08:24,132 --> 01:08:26,735
um, hands up, I will give my

1850
01:08:26,735 --> 01:08:30,339
comments. Um, I am wildly

1851
01:08:30,339 --> 01:08:31,807
supportive of putting this

1852
01:08:31,807 --> 01:08:33,242
forward to the voters. My

1853
01:08:33,242 --> 01:08:35,777
preference would be that we

1854
01:08:35,777 --> 01:08:37,279
take a year and learn a little

1855
01:08:37,279 --> 01:08:39,881
bit more about what the very

1856
01:08:39,881 --> 01:08:41,617
detailed needs and desires are

1857
01:08:41,617 --> 01:08:43,552
for our community. Um, you

1858
01:08:43,552 --> 01:08:44,720
know, homeless is a perfect

1859
01:08:44,720 --> 01:08:47,055
example there. We can we can

1860
01:08:47,055 --> 01:08:50,792
look at that one. Um, some of

1861
01:08:50,792 --> 01:08:52,327
our residents honestly might be

1862
01:08:52,327 --> 01:08:53,729
dismissive about putting more

1863
01:08:53,729 --> 01:08:55,564
money in that area. But I want

1864
01:08:55,564 --> 01:08:56,832
to be really, really clear.

1865
01:08:56,832 --> 01:08:59,101
That is the top thing that we

1866
01:08:59,101 --> 01:09:01,670
hear from our community every

1867
01:09:01,670 --> 01:09:04,273
single day of a request to

1868
01:09:04,273 --> 01:09:06,808
solve a problem. This impacts

1869
01:09:06,808 --> 01:09:08,110
our small businesses. This

1870
01:09:08,110 --> 01:09:09,478
impacts our big businesses. It

1871
01:09:09,478 --> 01:09:10,779
impacts all of our businesses.

1872
01:09:10,779 --> 01:09:12,080
It impacts our residents that

1873
01:09:12,080 --> 01:09:13,915
are here and in homes that are

1874
01:09:13,915 --> 01:09:15,651
paying property taxes and sales

1875
01:09:15,651 --> 01:09:18,353
taxes every single day. There's

1876
01:09:18,353 --> 01:09:19,888
very much a need. I would love

1877
01:09:19,888 --> 01:09:21,590
to see us coalesce around more

1878
01:09:21,590 --> 01:09:24,893
specificity for this particular

1879
01:09:24,893 --> 01:09:27,095
ballot measure. So I'll be a no

1880
01:09:27,095 --> 01:09:28,530
tonight as far as just putting

1881
01:09:28,530 --> 01:09:31,400
it forward for 2026. But I am

1882
01:09:31,400 --> 01:09:33,802
very supportive of this

1883
01:09:33,802 --> 01:09:35,837
conversation in general and

1884
01:09:35,837 --> 01:09:36,838
moving forward. So I just

1885
01:09:36,838 --> 01:09:38,140
wanted to be clear about what

1886
01:09:38,140 --> 01:09:40,375
those intentions were. And that

1887
01:09:40,375 --> 01:09:41,576
was all I had to say on that

1888
01:09:41,576 --> 01:09:43,445
topic. Uh, Councilor Labor,

1889
01:09:43,445 --> 01:09:46,682
your hand is back up.

1890
01:09:46,682 --> 01:09:48,484
Oops. Thanks, mayor. Well, I

1891
01:09:48,484 --> 01:09:49,618
was just gonna briefly comment.

1892
01:09:49,618 --> 01:09:51,520
I think the about the exemption

1893
01:09:51,520 --> 01:09:53,455
discussion that was brought up.

1894
01:09:53,455 --> 01:09:54,890
I definitely think there's some

1895
01:09:54,890 --> 01:09:56,491
opportunity in places to

1896
01:09:56,491 --> 01:09:57,259
continue to have that

1897
01:09:57,259 --> 01:09:58,994
conversation. I was trying to

1898
01:09:58,994 --> 01:10:00,062
look up the old ordinance, but

1899
01:10:00,062 --> 01:10:02,698
I also just had PTSD. When you

1900
01:10:02,698 --> 01:10:04,032
mentioned exemptions, because I

1901
01:10:04,032 --> 01:10:05,701
do remember in 2020, we had a

1902
01:10:05,701 --> 01:10:06,935
robust conversation about

1903
01:10:06,935 --> 01:10:07,969
exemptions. And one of the

1904
01:10:07,969 --> 01:10:09,137
major topics, of course, was

1905
01:10:09,137 --> 01:10:10,605
medical supplies, where I

1906
01:10:10,605 --> 01:10:11,440
believe, and I was trying to

1907
01:10:11,440 --> 01:10:12,774
look for the red line, where we

1908
01:10:12,774 --> 01:10:15,377
did extend a number of medical

1909
01:10:15,377 --> 01:10:16,578
exemptions. I also remember

1910
01:10:16,578 --> 01:10:17,579
getting rid of a few as well.

1911
01:10:17,579 --> 01:10:19,214
But anyway, just want to bring

1912
01:10:19,214 --> 01:10:20,749
it up. I, you know, I think

1913
01:10:20,749 --> 01:10:21,817
there's always room to talk

1914
01:10:21,817 --> 01:10:22,918
about, you know, how to carve

1915
01:10:22,918 --> 01:10:25,020
up these things. But, um, it

1916
01:10:25,020 --> 01:10:26,088
did bring back some old

1917
01:10:26,088 --> 01:10:27,289
memories of, of some of those

1918
01:10:27,289 --> 01:10:30,525
discussions. Thanks.

1919
01:10:30,525 --> 01:10:32,294
Thank you. And that is our last

1920
01:10:32,294 --> 01:10:34,963
hand up. So with that, we do

1921
01:10:34,963 --> 01:10:36,165
have a motion. Right. And a

1922
01:10:36,165 --> 01:10:37,733
second already.

1923
01:10:37,733 --> 01:10:39,368
I don't think so.

1924
01:10:39,368 --> 01:10:42,337
Oh we went. okay okay. All

1925
01:10:42,337 --> 01:10:43,739
right. We have a motion on the

1926
01:10:43,739 --> 01:10:45,774
floor. And a second please go

1927
01:10:45,774 --> 01:10:53,648
ahead and cast your votes. All

1928
01:10:53,648 --> 01:10:57,252
right. And that fails or I'm

1929
01:10:57,252 --> 01:10:59,221
sorry that that passes. Eight

1930
01:10:59,221 --> 01:11:01,123
yeses, two nos. The nose being

1931
01:11:01,123 --> 01:11:07,829
strong and Kate Cruz. Will the

1932
01:11:07,829 --> 01:11:12,801
clerk please read item eight

1933
01:11:12,801 --> 01:11:15,203
into the record.?

1934
01:11:15,203 --> 01:11:17,038
Item eight B second reading and

1935
01:11:17,038 --> 01:11:20,609
public hearing on O 2026.

1936
01:11:20,609 --> 01:11:21,343
AA.

1937
01:11:21,343 --> 01:11:23,111
Excuse me. Yeah. Thank you.

1938
01:11:23,111 --> 01:11:24,513
Item eight second reading

1939
01:11:24,513 --> 01:11:26,815
public hearing on O 2020 2629

1940
01:11:26,815 --> 01:11:27,749
authorizing a supplemental

1941
01:11:27,749 --> 01:11:29,518
appropriations to the 2026

1942
01:11:29,518 --> 01:11:31,052
annual budget in the amount of

1943
01:11:31,052 --> 01:11:33,388
$225,000 in general fund to pay

1944
01:11:33,388 --> 01:11:34,689
for the expenses related to the

1945
01:11:34,689 --> 01:11:36,224
general election to be held on

1946
01:11:36,224 --> 01:11:39,728
November 3rd, 2026.

1947
01:11:39,728 --> 01:11:42,764
Okay. Thank you. And we do for

1948
01:11:42,764 --> 01:11:43,965
this topic. Have a staff

1949
01:11:43,965 --> 01:11:46,134
presentation. I understand, Mr.

1950
01:11:46,134 --> 01:11:46,802
Rob.

1951
01:11:46,802 --> 01:11:48,403
Thank you. Mayor. Just quickly,

1952
01:11:48,403 --> 01:11:49,805
um, you know, in response to

1953
01:11:49,805 --> 01:11:50,906
the City Council approving

1954
01:11:50,906 --> 01:11:52,073
three charter amendments that

1955
01:11:52,073 --> 01:11:53,475
your previous meeting and

1956
01:11:53,475 --> 01:11:55,343
tonight's sales tax question,

1957
01:11:55,343 --> 01:11:56,711
um, all four of those questions

1958
01:11:56,711 --> 01:11:58,013
will be on the ballot of the

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01:11:58,013 --> 01:11:59,514
November 3rd, 2026 general

1960
01:11:59,514 --> 01:12:01,283
election. Um, staff estimates

1961
01:12:01,283 --> 01:12:02,517
that the cost of the ballot

1962
01:12:02,517 --> 01:12:04,286
sent to Lakewood voters, um,

1963
01:12:04,286 --> 01:12:05,887
could equal an amount not to

1964
01:12:05,887 --> 01:12:09,124
exceed $225,000. Approval of

1965
01:12:09,124 --> 01:12:11,493
tonight's ordinance, 2020 629

1966
01:12:11,493 --> 01:12:12,694
will appropriate these funds

1967
01:12:12,694 --> 01:12:13,829
from the General Fund reserves

1968
01:12:13,829 --> 01:12:15,163
to the General Fund operating

1969
01:12:15,163 --> 01:12:16,932
budget for the election

1970
01:12:16,932 --> 01:12:18,033
administration costs that will

1971
01:12:18,033 --> 01:12:19,234
be incurred by Jefferson County

1972
01:12:19,234 --> 01:12:20,769
Clerk and Recorder's Office.

1973
01:12:20,769 --> 01:12:22,170
Um, who you all know the city

1974
01:12:22,170 --> 01:12:23,572
is coordinating with through

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01:12:23,572 --> 01:12:25,240
the IGA that was approved at

1976
01:12:25,240 --> 01:12:28,410
the previous meeting. Um, yeah.

1977
01:12:28,410 --> 01:12:29,611
And I'll just I'll just leave

1978
01:12:29,611 --> 01:12:30,846
it at that and defer to any

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01:12:30,846 --> 01:12:32,181
questions you might have.

1980
01:12:32,181 --> 01:12:33,348
Okay. Counsel, do we have any

1981
01:12:33,348 --> 01:12:36,551
questions? All right. Seeing

1982
01:12:36,551 --> 01:12:37,719
none, we'll go ahead and open

1983
01:12:37,719 --> 01:12:39,154
the public hearing. And I don't

1984
01:12:39,154 --> 01:12:40,789
have anyone signed up to speak

1985
01:12:40,789 --> 01:12:44,025
on item eight a anybody any

1986
01:12:44,025 --> 01:12:45,527
late arrivals want to speak on

1987
01:12:45,527 --> 01:12:47,829
item eight? All right. We'll go

1988
01:12:47,829 --> 01:12:49,865
ahead and close public comment

1989
01:12:49,865 --> 01:12:52,266
on that. Um, may I please have

1990
01:12:52,266 --> 01:12:54,269
a motion?

1991
01:12:54,269 --> 01:12:55,637
Mayor, move for the adoption of

1992
01:12:55,637 --> 01:12:59,107
ordinance 2020 629 on second

1993
01:12:59,107 --> 01:13:00,342
and final reading.

1994
01:13:00,342 --> 01:13:03,111
Second.

1995
01:13:03,111 --> 01:13:04,279
All right. We have a motion on

1996
01:13:04,279 --> 01:13:05,714
the floor. And a second. Any

1997
01:13:05,714 --> 01:13:08,483
additional council discussion?

1998
01:13:08,483 --> 01:13:10,285
Councilor Ike Cruz.

1999
01:13:10,285 --> 01:13:12,521
Thank you. I just wanted to

2000
01:13:12,521 --> 01:13:14,322
take this opportunity to just

2001
01:13:14,322 --> 01:13:16,191
extend another thanks to our

2002
01:13:16,191 --> 01:13:18,326
finance team. I know Miss

2003
01:13:18,326 --> 01:13:20,362
Bjorklund and Mr. Whataburger

2004
01:13:20,362 --> 01:13:21,596
and many other people were

2005
01:13:21,596 --> 01:13:22,998
involved in figuring out how to

2006
01:13:22,998 --> 01:13:23,999
make this supplemental

2007
01:13:23,999 --> 01:13:26,167
appropriation possible. Um, and

2008
01:13:26,167 --> 01:13:27,802
so from both the work that you

2009
01:13:27,802 --> 01:13:29,571
and I know, our team at legal

2010
01:13:29,571 --> 01:13:31,306
did on preparing all the things

2011
01:13:31,306 --> 01:13:32,007
that are going to go to the

2012
01:13:32,007 --> 01:13:33,475
ballot, to making sure that we

2013
01:13:33,475 --> 01:13:34,943
can fund it on the ballot. I

2014
01:13:34,943 --> 01:13:40,849
just wanted to say thank you.

2015
01:13:40,849 --> 01:13:45,353
All right. And with that, I'm

2016
01:13:45,353 --> 01:13:46,421
totally losing track.

2017
01:13:46,421 --> 01:13:48,490
Did you do a motions or just a

2018
01:13:48,490 --> 01:13:49,191
vote?

2019
01:13:49,191 --> 01:13:51,226
All right. Um, please go ahead

2020
01:13:51,226 --> 01:13:57,232
and cast your vote. That passes

2021
01:13:57,232 --> 01:14:02,904
ten yeses and zero nos. Oh.

2022
01:14:02,904 --> 01:14:11,012
It's not. Oh. We'll go ahead

2023
01:14:11,012 --> 01:14:13,148
and try voting again. Please,

2024
01:14:13,148 --> 01:14:22,991
everybody. There we go. Passes.

2025
01:14:22,991 --> 01:14:31,166
Ten zero nos. Now moving on to

2026
01:14:31,166 --> 01:14:33,068
item eight. B will the clerk

2027
01:14:33,068 --> 01:14:34,469
please read eight B into the

2028
01:14:34,469 --> 01:14:34,970
record?

2029
01:14:34,970 --> 01:14:35,904
Second reading and public

2030
01:14:35,904 --> 01:14:38,607
hearing for item 8BO202630. An

2031
01:14:38,607 --> 01:14:39,808
Ordinance to Repeal and Replace

2032
01:14:39,808 --> 01:14:41,443
chapter two point excuse me

2033
01:14:41,443 --> 01:14:43,078
5.29 of the Lakewood Municipal

2034
01:14:43,078 --> 01:14:44,512
Code pertaining to commercial

2035
01:14:44,512 --> 01:14:48,450
waste hauler licensing.

2036
01:14:48,450 --> 01:14:49,651
All right. Thank you very much.

2037
01:14:49,651 --> 01:14:51,453
And for this topic tonight, we

2038
01:14:51,453 --> 01:14:53,855
do have a staff presentation.

2039
01:14:53,855 --> 01:14:56,825
Um, for we're hearing from

2040
01:14:56,825 --> 01:14:58,960
Katie McCain. She'll give a

2041
01:14:58,960 --> 01:15:01,630
presentation. She is our

2042
01:15:01,630 --> 01:15:08,069
sustainability planner manager.

2043
01:15:08,069 --> 01:15:09,270
Will you give us our full

2044
01:15:09,270 --> 01:15:10,438
title? I don't have it in

2045
01:15:10,438 --> 01:15:11,606
writing here. What is your

2046
01:15:11,606 --> 01:15:12,941
title? I am a.

2047
01:15:12,941 --> 01:15:14,409
Sustainability manager.

2048
01:15:14,409 --> 01:15:16,144
Thank you. Very well. And we

2049
01:15:16,144 --> 01:15:18,647
have MJ here as well as our

2050
01:15:18,647 --> 01:15:19,914
sustainability planner to

2051
01:15:19,914 --> 01:15:21,516
answer questions. Thank you.

2052
01:15:21,516 --> 01:15:23,018
And the floor is yours.

2053
01:15:23,018 --> 01:15:26,321
Awesome. Well welcome everyone.

2054
01:15:26,321 --> 01:15:27,489
Thank you so much for having me

2055
01:15:27,489 --> 01:15:28,923
here tonight to explain this

2056
01:15:28,923 --> 01:15:30,792
item that's on the agenda. So,

2057
01:15:30,792 --> 01:15:32,761
uh, as you all know, Lakewood

2058
01:15:32,761 --> 01:15:35,030
has a licensing code where we

2059
01:15:35,030 --> 01:15:36,865
ask our haulers to be licensed.

2060
01:15:36,865 --> 01:15:38,533
We make sure we have them

2061
01:15:38,533 --> 01:15:40,001
licensed just for public safety

2062
01:15:40,001 --> 01:15:41,136
and accountability. And it's

2063
01:15:41,136 --> 01:15:41,903
basically just an

2064
01:15:41,903 --> 01:15:43,405
administrative process and

2065
01:15:43,405 --> 01:15:45,607
procedures. We have about 30

2066
01:15:45,607 --> 01:15:47,308
licensed haulers on average.

2067
01:15:47,308 --> 01:15:49,310
Um, about half of them are roll

2068
01:15:49,310 --> 01:15:50,712
off companies. And then we have

2069
01:15:50,712 --> 01:15:51,914
a whole bunch, um, there's

2070
01:15:51,914 --> 01:15:52,947
about eight that are

2071
01:15:52,947 --> 01:15:57,385
residential waste haulers. So

2072
01:15:57,385 --> 01:15:58,687
this sustainability advisory

2073
01:15:58,687 --> 01:16:00,055
committee started this fall, as

2074
01:16:00,055 --> 01:16:02,290
you know, and they one of the

2075
01:16:02,290 --> 01:16:03,291
big priorities of this

2076
01:16:03,291 --> 01:16:05,093
committee was to help improve

2077
01:16:05,093 --> 01:16:06,928
some of our residential waste

2078
01:16:06,928 --> 01:16:09,230
programming and systems. So one

2079
01:16:09,230 --> 01:16:10,598
of the big things that came out

2080
01:16:10,598 --> 01:16:12,634
was looking at this new

2081
01:16:12,634 --> 01:16:14,236
statewide program called the

2082
01:16:14,236 --> 01:16:15,870
Extender producer, extended

2083
01:16:15,870 --> 01:16:17,772
Producer Responsibility Program

2084
01:16:17,772 --> 01:16:19,174
that was passed a couple of

2085
01:16:19,174 --> 01:16:20,508
years ago and is recently

2086
01:16:20,508 --> 01:16:23,244
coming into effect. So the

2087
01:16:23,244 --> 01:16:24,512
committee actually reviewed

2088
01:16:24,512 --> 01:16:26,080
this, reviewed the code in a

2089
01:16:26,080 --> 01:16:28,116
lot of detail at four public

2090
01:16:28,116 --> 01:16:29,284
meetings. There was a lot of

2091
01:16:29,284 --> 01:16:31,152
opportunity for great public

2092
01:16:31,152 --> 01:16:32,854
comment. And the committee

2093
01:16:32,854 --> 01:16:34,322
ultimately unanimously

2094
01:16:34,322 --> 01:16:35,557
recommended to take these

2095
01:16:35,557 --> 01:16:37,158
changes to City council for

2096
01:16:37,158 --> 01:16:38,360
your consideration. And that's

2097
01:16:38,360 --> 01:16:41,162
where we're here tonight. So

2098
01:16:41,162 --> 01:16:42,597
basically, the main update here

2099
01:16:42,597 --> 01:16:44,432
is because of this EPR program.

2100
01:16:44,432 --> 01:16:46,367
And basically this is just a

2101
01:16:46,367 --> 01:16:48,002
the point is just to pass on

2102
01:16:48,002 --> 01:16:49,237
free recycling to our

2103
01:16:49,237 --> 01:16:51,873
residents. So if you haven't

2104
01:16:51,873 --> 01:16:53,408
heard free recycling is coming

2105
01:16:53,408 --> 01:16:54,308
to Lakewood. I know you've all

2106
01:16:54,308 --> 01:16:57,045
heard this. Um, basically it's

2107
01:16:57,045 --> 01:16:58,713
free because it's shifting that

2108
01:16:58,713 --> 01:17:00,415
cost from residents and local

2109
01:17:00,415 --> 01:17:02,851
governments to those producers

2110
01:17:02,851 --> 01:17:03,785
that are creating the

2111
01:17:03,785 --> 01:17:06,154
packaging. Uh, and that

2112
01:17:06,154 --> 01:17:07,522
ultimately is incentivizing

2113
01:17:07,522 --> 01:17:09,290
them to produce less, uh,

2114
01:17:09,290 --> 01:17:10,592
packaging materials that can't

2115
01:17:10,592 --> 01:17:13,394
be recycled. So waste haulers

2116
01:17:13,394 --> 01:17:14,629
are reimbursed for these

2117
01:17:14,629 --> 01:17:15,764
recycling costs through the

2118
01:17:15,764 --> 01:17:17,031
statewide program. We just want

2119
01:17:17,031 --> 01:17:18,733
them to participate in it. So

2120
01:17:18,733 --> 01:17:19,934
this reimbursement makes it

2121
01:17:19,934 --> 01:17:21,302
possible for the haulers to

2122
01:17:21,302 --> 01:17:22,871
actually provide this recycling

2123
01:17:22,871 --> 01:17:25,607
to residents at no cost. But

2124
01:17:25,607 --> 01:17:27,308
the participation is voluntary,

2125
01:17:27,308 --> 01:17:28,676
so haulers can choose not to

2126
01:17:28,676 --> 01:17:30,545
participate. So without a local

2127
01:17:30,545 --> 01:17:32,346
requirement, they don't

2128
01:17:32,346 --> 01:17:34,682
necessarily have to participate

2129
01:17:34,682 --> 01:17:35,784
in the program. And they could

2130
01:17:35,784 --> 01:17:37,318
continue charging our Lakewood

2131
01:17:37,318 --> 01:17:38,987
residents for recycling. And we

2132
01:17:38,987 --> 01:17:40,588
don't want to see that. So that

2133
01:17:40,588 --> 01:17:42,223
was really the the big purpose

2134
01:17:42,223 --> 01:17:44,292
of updating this code. Uh, just

2135
01:17:44,292 --> 01:17:45,693
requiring all the license

2136
01:17:45,693 --> 01:17:46,928
haulers that already offer

2137
01:17:46,928 --> 01:17:48,129
residential recycling to

2138
01:17:48,129 --> 01:17:49,464
participate in the program and

2139
01:17:49,464 --> 01:17:50,565
give it to our residents for

2140
01:17:50,565 --> 01:17:54,002
free. There were a couple other

2141
01:17:54,002 --> 01:17:55,203
smaller updates, so I just went

2142
01:17:55,203 --> 01:17:57,238
over the first one, um, as the

2143
01:17:57,238 --> 01:17:58,273
committee went through this,

2144
01:17:58,273 --> 01:18:00,108
there were a few sort of

2145
01:18:00,108 --> 01:18:02,510
outdated terms and some items

2146
01:18:02,510 --> 01:18:04,479
that we really felt like we

2147
01:18:04,479 --> 01:18:05,880
could strengthen in the code.

2148
01:18:05,880 --> 01:18:07,315
So the committee made a couple

2149
01:18:07,315 --> 01:18:08,850
other recommendations. So just

2150
01:18:08,850 --> 01:18:10,185
a quick summary of other

2151
01:18:10,185 --> 01:18:11,653
definitions. We adjusted the

2152
01:18:11,653 --> 01:18:13,254
administrative process. So this

2153
01:18:13,254 --> 01:18:14,923
is no longer a rolling

2154
01:18:14,923 --> 01:18:16,191
timeline. When haulers can

2155
01:18:16,191 --> 01:18:17,959
apply we'll do it at the same

2156
01:18:17,959 --> 01:18:19,193
time every year. That's a lot

2157
01:18:19,193 --> 01:18:20,361
easier for staff. It's a lot

2158
01:18:20,361 --> 01:18:21,429
easier for the haulers. It's

2159
01:18:21,429 --> 01:18:23,264
easier for everyone. Uh, and we

2160
01:18:23,264 --> 01:18:24,999
added some enforcement, uh,

2161
01:18:24,999 --> 01:18:27,903
ability into it too. So what do

2162
01:18:27,903 --> 01:18:28,837
these changes mean for our

2163
01:18:28,837 --> 01:18:30,638
residents? They they really

2164
01:18:30,638 --> 01:18:31,639
residents really shouldn't

2165
01:18:31,639 --> 01:18:33,575
notice any any changes. The

2166
01:18:33,575 --> 01:18:34,642
biggest benefit is just

2167
01:18:34,642 --> 01:18:36,077
expanded access to the free

2168
01:18:36,077 --> 01:18:38,613
curbside recycling. Um, and

2169
01:18:38,613 --> 01:18:39,914
another really neat benefit

2170
01:18:39,914 --> 01:18:41,316
that's sort of a side benefit

2171
01:18:41,316 --> 01:18:42,650
is now our online list of

2172
01:18:42,650 --> 01:18:44,285
haulers will actually be very

2173
01:18:44,285 --> 01:18:46,287
updated because we'll be doing

2174
01:18:46,287 --> 01:18:48,757
the licensing process once a

2175
01:18:48,757 --> 01:18:50,491
year instead of every couple of

2176
01:18:50,491 --> 01:18:51,759
weeks when anyone or anyone

2177
01:18:51,759 --> 01:18:53,995
applies. So, uh, we also

2178
01:18:53,995 --> 01:18:54,863
reached out to our local

2179
01:18:54,863 --> 01:18:56,231
haulers and said, hey, we want

2180
01:18:56,231 --> 01:18:57,265
your input on this. We want to

2181
01:18:57,265 --> 01:18:58,132
make sure we don't have any

2182
01:18:58,132 --> 01:19:00,235
unintended consequences. And

2183
01:19:00,235 --> 01:19:01,169
the haulers are actually really

2184
01:19:01,169 --> 01:19:02,370
excited about this. It'll boost

2185
01:19:02,370 --> 01:19:03,638
their business. So we think

2186
01:19:03,638 --> 01:19:04,873
it'll be a really neat, smooth

2187
01:19:04,873 --> 01:19:08,243
transition. There are a couple,

2188
01:19:08,243 --> 01:19:10,345
uh, staff edits that we sort of

2189
01:19:10,345 --> 01:19:11,646
looked at to clean it up a

2190
01:19:11,646 --> 01:19:12,847
little bit after the

2191
01:19:12,847 --> 01:19:13,915
Sustainability Advisory

2192
01:19:13,915 --> 01:19:16,150
Committee move this forward.

2193
01:19:16,150 --> 01:19:17,151
Uh, I'll run through them

2194
01:19:17,151 --> 01:19:18,152
really quickly. And if you all

2195
01:19:18,152 --> 01:19:19,254
would like to take action on

2196
01:19:19,254 --> 01:19:20,088
them tonight, you certainly

2197
01:19:20,088 --> 01:19:21,622
can. Uh, of course, don't have

2198
01:19:21,622 --> 01:19:23,725
to. So these updates are not in

2199
01:19:23,725 --> 01:19:26,194
the code currently. So, uh, a

2200
01:19:26,194 --> 01:19:27,929
residential recycling service

2201
01:19:27,929 --> 01:19:29,230
provider, we just added the

2202
01:19:29,230 --> 01:19:30,999
words including multifamily at

2203
01:19:30,999 --> 01:19:33,368
the end of this because in our

2204
01:19:33,368 --> 01:19:35,169
code, uh, multifamily is

2205
01:19:35,169 --> 01:19:37,071
generally considered commercial.

2206
01:19:37,071 --> 01:19:39,474
Uh, and in EPR, multifamily is

2207
01:19:39,474 --> 01:19:41,209
included in the free recycling.

2208
01:19:41,209 --> 01:19:42,510
So we just want to make sure

2209
01:19:42,510 --> 01:19:44,012
that that was captured. And I

2210
01:19:44,012 --> 01:19:45,313
appreciate the leadership from

2211
01:19:45,313 --> 01:19:46,848
Council Member Cruz for

2212
01:19:46,848 --> 01:19:48,950
bringing that up. Uh, we also

2213
01:19:48,950 --> 01:19:51,119
noticed a capitalization that I

2214
01:19:51,119 --> 01:19:52,320
wouldn't usually correct, but

2215
01:19:52,320 --> 01:19:54,289
because we've made waste with a

2216
01:19:54,289 --> 01:19:56,524
capital W such a big word with

2217
01:19:56,524 --> 01:19:58,126
A as an umbrella term, we felt

2218
01:19:58,126 --> 01:19:59,160
like this was actually a pretty

2219
01:19:59,160 --> 01:20:00,962
important capitalization to

2220
01:20:00,962 --> 01:20:02,797
correct. Um, in that

2221
01:20:02,797 --> 01:20:05,199
definition. Uh, so now we're

2222
01:20:05,199 --> 01:20:07,135
saying waste is the top, and

2223
01:20:07,135 --> 01:20:08,836
then we have recyclables,

2224
01:20:08,836 --> 01:20:10,471
organics, and trash underneath

2225
01:20:10,471 --> 01:20:12,774
those. And then in the waste

2226
01:20:12,774 --> 01:20:14,409
hauler requirements, this

2227
01:20:14,409 --> 01:20:15,309
actually came up with the

2228
01:20:15,309 --> 01:20:16,344
Sustainability Advisory

2229
01:20:16,344 --> 01:20:18,713
Committee. And I, I'm not sure

2230
01:20:18,713 --> 01:20:20,014
how it didn't end up making it

2231
01:20:20,014 --> 01:20:21,149
in the final version. But what

2232
01:20:21,149 --> 01:20:22,283
happens if that program no

2233
01:20:22,283 --> 01:20:23,317
longer exists? We don't want to

2234
01:20:23,317 --> 01:20:24,652
have to go in and edit this

2235
01:20:24,652 --> 01:20:26,988
code again. So we added this

2236
01:20:26,988 --> 01:20:28,423
verbiage just to cover our

2237
01:20:28,423 --> 01:20:30,758
bases there. Um, and then D

2238
01:20:30,758 --> 01:20:32,393
again is just a definition. We

2239
01:20:32,393 --> 01:20:33,394
want to make sure we're using

2240
01:20:33,394 --> 01:20:34,796
the right term. Since waste is

2241
01:20:34,796 --> 01:20:36,197
the umbrella term and trash is

2242
01:20:36,197 --> 01:20:38,166
underneath. So those were the

2243
01:20:38,166 --> 01:20:39,233
recommended changes. And if

2244
01:20:39,233 --> 01:20:40,368
there are any questions I'm

2245
01:20:40,368 --> 01:20:42,203
happy to answer them.

2246
01:20:42,203 --> 01:20:44,705
Thank you Council. Do we have

2247
01:20:44,705 --> 01:20:47,909
any questions. Mayor Pro Tem

2248
01:20:47,909 --> 01:20:50,278
sure is I.

2249
01:20:50,278 --> 01:20:52,046
don't mean to be first. Every

2250
01:20:52,046 --> 01:20:55,984
time. Um, I had a couple

2251
01:20:55,984 --> 01:20:58,786
questions. Thank you. Excited.

2252
01:20:58,786 --> 01:21:01,623
In 2017 and I was at many a

2253
01:21:01,623 --> 01:21:02,991
community table talking about

2254
01:21:02,991 --> 01:21:04,492
the same topic. So excited to

2255
01:21:04,492 --> 01:21:05,593
see the leadership coming out

2256
01:21:05,593 --> 01:21:06,794
of the Sustainability Committee

2257
01:21:06,794 --> 01:21:09,397
to bring this back. Um, you

2258
01:21:09,397 --> 01:21:11,032
mentioned that haulers were

2259
01:21:11,032 --> 01:21:12,166
talked to and there was no

2260
01:21:12,166 --> 01:21:14,268
concern. So I just wanted like

2261
01:21:14,268 --> 01:21:15,369
really double down on that

2262
01:21:15,369 --> 01:21:17,205
point. We don't think that this

2263
01:21:17,205 --> 01:21:18,706
is going to dissuade haulers

2264
01:21:18,706 --> 01:21:19,707
from wanting to work in

2265
01:21:19,707 --> 01:21:20,809
Lakewood.

2266
01:21:20,809 --> 01:21:21,509
Correct.

2267
01:21:21,509 --> 01:21:23,478
What what's the reasoning for

2268
01:21:23,478 --> 01:21:27,115
limited? Um, EPR participation

2269
01:21:27,115 --> 01:21:29,684
now, like, is it mandated now

2270
01:21:29,684 --> 01:21:30,852
because you mentioned that they

2271
01:21:30,852 --> 01:21:32,487
hadn't, um, registered to

2272
01:21:32,487 --> 01:21:34,622
participate in the program?

2273
01:21:34,622 --> 01:21:36,357
Haulers have the choice of

2274
01:21:36,357 --> 01:21:38,192
participating. So that's why in

2275
01:21:38,192 --> 01:21:39,761
this code, we're saying if you

2276
01:21:39,761 --> 01:21:40,728
are doing residential

2277
01:21:40,728 --> 01:21:41,996
recycling, we want you to

2278
01:21:41,996 --> 01:21:42,797
participate.

2279
01:21:42,797 --> 01:21:45,833
Got it. And then I so

2280
01:21:45,833 --> 01:21:47,335
colleagues who maybe have a

2281
01:21:47,335 --> 01:21:50,104
better understanding of the EPR

2282
01:21:50,104 --> 01:21:51,506
code, I went back and looked at

2283
01:21:51,506 --> 01:21:54,075
the 2022 legislation, and I was

2284
01:21:54,075 --> 01:21:55,476
having a tough time. How do

2285
01:21:55,476 --> 01:21:57,678
what's the insurance that the

2286
01:21:57,678 --> 01:21:58,913
savings are passed on to the

2287
01:21:58,913 --> 01:22:01,049
consumers and they don't remain

2288
01:22:01,049 --> 01:22:02,650
with the hauler? I don't know

2289
01:22:02,650 --> 01:22:04,085
if that's a question for staff

2290
01:22:04,085 --> 01:22:05,453
or if someone on council can

2291
01:22:05,453 --> 01:22:07,321
answer that.

2292
01:22:07,321 --> 01:22:09,290
When the hauler signs up to be

2293
01:22:09,290 --> 01:22:11,292
part of the program, they have

2294
01:22:11,292 --> 01:22:12,894
a process. They get approved to

2295
01:22:12,894 --> 01:22:13,928
be an approved hauler in the

2296
01:22:13,928 --> 01:22:15,063
program, and then they have a

2297
01:22:15,063 --> 01:22:16,230
reimbursement process where

2298
01:22:16,230 --> 01:22:18,032
they show their receipts, and

2299
01:22:18,032 --> 01:22:19,834
then the state reimburses them.

2300
01:22:19,834 --> 01:22:21,669
So they there is proof needed

2301
01:22:21,669 --> 01:22:22,870
to show that they're providing

2302
01:22:22,870 --> 01:22:23,805
that benefit back to the

2303
01:22:23,805 --> 01:22:25,506
consumer. Correct. Okay. Thank

2304
01:22:25,506 --> 01:22:28,009
you.

2305
01:22:28,009 --> 01:22:31,479
Councilor sinks.

2306
01:22:31,479 --> 01:22:32,781
Yeah.

2307
01:22:32,781 --> 01:22:33,915
Thank you for your work on

2308
01:22:33,915 --> 01:22:37,585
this. Um, I'm excited to see

2309
01:22:37,585 --> 01:22:40,788
this come about. Um, just a

2310
01:22:40,788 --> 01:22:42,523
point of clarification. The

2311
01:22:42,523 --> 01:22:47,095
other amendments, um, .020 and

2312
01:22:47,095 --> 01:22:48,996
060, is that also covered? So

2313
01:22:48,996 --> 01:22:52,133
as we we vote on the commercial

2314
01:22:52,133 --> 01:22:54,969
waste, taller licensing, do we

2315
01:22:54,969 --> 01:22:57,038
need a is that are those

2316
01:22:57,038 --> 01:23:02,143
definitions. And the small W is that covered or do we need

2317
01:23:02,143 --> 01:23:04,545
an amendment to add that I'm

2318
01:23:04,545 --> 01:23:06,047
getting a thumbs up.

2319
01:23:06,047 --> 01:23:07,082
There would be amendments.

2320
01:23:07,082 --> 01:23:08,083
That'll be an amendment.

2321
01:23:08,083 --> 01:23:10,351
Yeah. Yes okay. Is it

2322
01:23:10,351 --> 01:23:12,120
appropriate now to make an

2323
01:23:12,120 --> 01:23:13,921
amendment. Or is somebody doing

2324
01:23:13,921 --> 01:23:14,689
that.

2325
01:23:14,689 --> 01:23:16,357
Councilor Nystrom, were you

2326
01:23:16,357 --> 01:23:17,759
planning?

2327
01:23:17,759 --> 01:23:18,259
Yeah.

2328
01:23:18,259 --> 01:23:19,461
We got it covered.

2329
01:23:19,461 --> 01:23:20,962
They got it covered, of course.

2330
01:23:20,962 --> 01:23:23,064
Thank you very much. Thanks for

2331
01:23:23,064 --> 01:23:25,366
your work on this. And, um,

2332
01:23:25,366 --> 01:23:27,468
it's quite amazing. It's going

2333
01:23:27,468 --> 01:23:29,470
to be a wonderful neighbor.

2334
01:23:29,470 --> 01:23:30,972
Said thank you for free

2335
01:23:30,972 --> 01:23:33,507
recycling. Well, I'm not the

2336
01:23:33,507 --> 01:23:35,510
one, but, um, it's a team

2337
01:23:35,510 --> 01:23:37,211
effort, and it's going to be

2338
01:23:37,211 --> 01:23:38,846
really great to see that. Thank

2339
01:23:38,846 --> 01:23:40,214
you.

2340
01:23:40,214 --> 01:23:43,351
Councillor Lowe.

2341
01:23:43,351 --> 01:23:45,887
Thank you, miss McCain. Um, you

2342
01:23:45,887 --> 01:23:47,288
know, you and your team are

2343
01:23:47,288 --> 01:23:50,157
just just awesome. And I've

2344
01:23:50,157 --> 01:23:51,359
gotten such good feedback for

2345
01:23:51,359 --> 01:23:52,193
the the work that the

2346
01:23:52,193 --> 01:23:54,028
sustainability team is doing

2347
01:23:54,028 --> 01:23:55,463
from many of my constituents.

2348
01:23:55,463 --> 01:23:57,465
Folks are over the moon about

2349
01:23:57,465 --> 01:23:58,966
the composting and how well

2350
01:23:58,966 --> 01:23:59,900
that's been rolling out. I've

2351
01:23:59,900 --> 01:24:01,435
gotten great feedback on that,

2352
01:24:01,435 --> 01:24:02,436
gotten great feedback on a

2353
01:24:02,436 --> 01:24:03,404
number of different programs.

2354
01:24:03,404 --> 01:24:05,006
So kudos. Were just so grateful

2355
01:24:05,006 --> 01:24:07,175
to you. It's I it's definitely

2356
01:24:07,175 --> 01:24:08,209
an area of the city where I

2357
01:24:08,209 --> 01:24:09,544
feel like the feedback is is

2358
01:24:09,544 --> 01:24:10,811
overwhelmingly positive, which

2359
01:24:10,811 --> 01:24:11,879
is quite a trick to pull off

2360
01:24:11,879 --> 01:24:12,680
when it comes to local

2361
01:24:12,680 --> 01:24:14,682
government. So, um, kudos and

2362
01:24:14,682 --> 01:24:15,883
Councilor Nystrom congratulate.

2363
01:24:15,883 --> 01:24:16,884
I know that a lot of work went

2364
01:24:16,884 --> 01:24:19,086
into this. Thank you for for

2365
01:24:19,086 --> 01:24:20,588
getting this to us and all your

2366
01:24:20,588 --> 01:24:21,689
work on this. I'm really

2367
01:24:21,689 --> 01:24:23,324
excited to vote yes on this.

2368
01:24:23,324 --> 01:24:25,493
Um, I think this is great. 1 or

2369
01:24:25,493 --> 01:24:27,361
2 questions, miss McGee. I

2370
01:24:27,361 --> 01:24:28,229
definitely don't wanna put you

2371
01:24:28,229 --> 01:24:29,797
on the spot. I usually try to

2372
01:24:29,797 --> 01:24:31,199
not do that. So if I if I do

2373
01:24:31,199 --> 01:24:32,667
that inadvertently, apologies.

2374
01:24:32,667 --> 01:24:33,601
Feel free to get back to me

2375
01:24:33,601 --> 01:24:37,605
later. It's fine. Um, do do we

2376
01:24:37,605 --> 01:24:39,807
very roughly know of the

2377
01:24:39,807 --> 01:24:41,409
current Lakewood residents who

2378
01:24:41,409 --> 01:24:43,044
utilize recycling? Like about

2379
01:24:43,044 --> 01:24:44,679
how many of them currently have

2380
01:24:44,679 --> 01:24:46,647
free recycling versus pay or

2381
01:24:46,647 --> 01:24:47,915
pay through their HOA? Is it

2382
01:24:47,915 --> 01:24:49,850
like, is it like. I mean, it

2383
01:24:49,850 --> 01:24:50,551
sounds like there is a

2384
01:24:50,551 --> 01:24:51,752
substantial chunk of the city

2385
01:24:51,752 --> 01:24:55,990
that doesn't yet have access to the, you know, the the cost

2386
01:24:55,990 --> 01:24:57,558
free recycling that this I, I'm

2387
01:24:57,558 --> 01:24:59,126
just curious, like how many

2388
01:24:59,126 --> 01:25:00,127
people are we talking about

2389
01:25:00,127 --> 01:25:02,497
that will be able to to change?

2390
01:25:02,497 --> 01:25:03,731
There are not many people

2391
01:25:03,731 --> 01:25:05,199
recycling to begin with because

2392
01:25:05,199 --> 01:25:06,667
it's a fee right now, and the

2393
01:25:06,667 --> 01:25:08,769
program is starting to roll out

2394
01:25:08,769 --> 01:25:10,304
this fall. But I don't imagine

2395
01:25:10,304 --> 01:25:11,372
the free recycling will

2396
01:25:11,372 --> 01:25:13,007
actually start. It all depends

2397
01:25:13,007 --> 01:25:15,509
on when each residents hauler

2398
01:25:15,509 --> 01:25:16,844
actually signs up and starts

2399
01:25:16,844 --> 01:25:18,012
participating in the program.

2400
01:25:18,012 --> 01:25:19,413
So that's going to start

2401
01:25:19,413 --> 01:25:20,681
happening this fall through the

2402
01:25:20,681 --> 01:25:22,583
winter. And it will all the

2403
01:25:22,583 --> 01:25:23,884
rollout will all depend on your

2404
01:25:23,884 --> 01:25:25,119
individual hauler.

2405
01:25:25,119 --> 01:25:27,989
Got it. Um, what I mean, if

2406
01:25:27,989 --> 01:25:29,357
it's if it's easy and feasible,

2407
01:25:29,357 --> 01:25:31,225
it'd be is we communicate, you

2408
01:25:31,225 --> 01:25:32,693
know, sort of the impact of

2409
01:25:32,693 --> 01:25:33,995
this to constituents, I think

2410
01:25:33,995 --> 01:25:34,862
would be helpful to just be

2411
01:25:34,862 --> 01:25:38,199
able to say, you know, this is how many folks over

2412
01:25:38,199 --> 01:25:40,468
overtime have sort of we can

2413
01:25:40,468 --> 01:25:41,836
confidently say we've been able

2414
01:25:41,836 --> 01:25:43,638
to, you know, help them access

2415
01:25:43,638 --> 01:25:45,039
these free recycling services.

2416
01:25:45,039 --> 01:25:46,007
It would certainly be

2417
01:25:46,007 --> 01:25:47,875
interested in getting that some

2418
01:25:47,875 --> 01:25:49,010
statistics like that, if those

2419
01:25:49,010 --> 01:25:50,211
are gettable after this goes

2420
01:25:50,211 --> 01:25:51,212
into effect.

2421
01:25:51,212 --> 01:25:51,980
Absolutely.

2422
01:25:51,980 --> 01:25:54,515
Um, you know, I, I totally

2423
01:25:54,515 --> 01:25:56,183
understand that this is not the

2424
01:25:56,183 --> 01:25:57,118
point of what we're doing

2425
01:25:57,118 --> 01:25:58,452
tonight, but just while we're

2426
01:25:58,452 --> 01:25:59,453
talking about sort of hauler

2427
01:25:59,453 --> 01:26:04,392
licensing, um, you know, the, extended producer

2428
01:26:04,392 --> 01:26:05,526
responsibility of the licensing

2429
01:26:05,526 --> 01:26:06,761
changes we're doing, these are

2430
01:26:06,761 --> 01:26:07,728
thoughtful. These are these are

2431
01:26:07,728 --> 01:26:09,930
very well tailored. I mean, I

2432
01:26:09,930 --> 01:26:12,600
know in parallel, not this

2433
01:26:12,600 --> 01:26:13,934
ordinance, but in parallel,

2434
01:26:13,934 --> 01:26:15,002
there has been a sort of a

2435
01:26:15,002 --> 01:26:16,237
running conversation like, what

2436
01:26:16,237 --> 01:26:17,905
about, gosh, we've got a lot of

2437
01:26:17,905 --> 01:26:20,508
different, um, you know, there

2438
01:26:20,508 --> 01:26:21,275
certainly are a lot of

2439
01:26:21,275 --> 01:26:22,810
different large trucks that run

2440
01:26:22,810 --> 01:26:24,478
through our roads and add to

2441
01:26:24,478 --> 01:26:26,547
our missions and add to the air

2442
01:26:26,547 --> 01:26:27,915
quality problem that Councilor

2443
01:26:27,915 --> 01:26:31,252
Nystrom has. Um, has has zeroed

2444
01:26:31,252 --> 01:26:34,188
in on, um, from this dais over

2445
01:26:34,188 --> 01:26:36,090
the last couple of years. Um, I

2446
01:26:36,090 --> 01:26:36,891
mean, I'm just I'm just

2447
01:26:36,891 --> 01:26:38,025
interested generally in what

2448
01:26:38,025 --> 01:26:39,226
we're talking about in curbside

2449
01:26:39,226 --> 01:26:41,962
residential waste in, like my

2450
01:26:41,962 --> 01:26:43,431
understanding is, is, is you

2451
01:26:43,431 --> 01:26:44,365
all maybe have gotten some

2452
01:26:44,365 --> 01:26:46,367
grants late lately and to sort

2453
01:26:46,367 --> 01:26:47,802
of build on the this ordinance

2454
01:26:47,802 --> 01:26:48,302
that there might be

2455
01:26:48,302 --> 01:26:50,404
opportunities to sort of pursue

2456
01:26:50,404 --> 01:26:51,672
a slightly more streamlined

2457
01:26:51,672 --> 01:26:52,707
approach so that we don't have

2458
01:26:52,707 --> 01:26:54,608
quite as many large trucks

2459
01:26:54,608 --> 01:26:55,609
rumbling through our streets,

2460
01:26:55,609 --> 01:26:56,744
adding to our emissions over

2461
01:26:56,744 --> 01:26:57,812
time. Although I understand we

2462
01:26:57,812 --> 01:26:59,213
want to do that extremely

2463
01:26:59,213 --> 01:27:00,448
thoughtfully, intentionally,

2464
01:27:00,448 --> 01:27:02,517
and in the right way. Could you

2465
01:27:02,517 --> 01:27:04,685
just update us on, like, the

2466
01:27:04,685 --> 01:27:05,920
your team's current thinking on

2467
01:27:05,920 --> 01:27:06,821
that front?

2468
01:27:06,821 --> 01:27:08,823
Sure. It's a great question. As

2469
01:27:08,823 --> 01:27:09,790
staff, we hear that all the

2470
01:27:09,790 --> 01:27:11,625
time too. So it's interesting

2471
01:27:11,625 --> 01:27:13,027
that council hears the same

2472
01:27:13,027 --> 01:27:16,464
concerns. We, uh, we because we

2473
01:27:16,464 --> 01:27:19,133
hear it from so many people. We

2474
01:27:19,133 --> 01:27:20,468
had applied for a grant to do

2475
01:27:20,468 --> 01:27:21,769
some public outreach and

2476
01:27:21,769 --> 01:27:24,038
engagement to try to understand

2477
01:27:24,038 --> 01:27:25,406
what what does the community

2478
01:27:25,406 --> 01:27:26,874
want? Would they like to see

2479
01:27:26,874 --> 01:27:28,709
and how should we be improving

2480
01:27:28,709 --> 01:27:29,944
residential waste collection?

2481
01:27:29,944 --> 01:27:32,446
So, uh, we're in the process of

2482
01:27:32,446 --> 01:27:33,514
contracting with that grant

2483
01:27:33,514 --> 01:27:35,182
now, and we hope that process

2484
01:27:35,182 --> 01:27:36,484
will start real soon and would

2485
01:27:36,484 --> 01:27:38,119
love to keep you all engaged in

2486
01:27:38,119 --> 01:27:38,920
that.

2487
01:27:38,920 --> 01:27:40,554
Well, sometimes I feel like we

2488
01:27:40,554 --> 01:27:41,922
use the word signal up here way

2489
01:27:41,922 --> 01:27:44,759
too often. I want to I want to

2490
01:27:44,759 --> 01:27:45,693
use the word signal a little

2491
01:27:45,693 --> 01:27:47,328
bit less and use the word do

2492
01:27:47,328 --> 01:27:48,529
and pass and and act a little

2493
01:27:48,529 --> 01:27:50,064
bit more. But for tonight, I'm

2494
01:27:50,064 --> 01:27:52,066
going to signal that I am very

2495
01:27:52,066 --> 01:27:54,202
pro, uh, you know, having a

2496
01:27:54,202 --> 01:27:55,202
chance to sort of continue to

2497
01:27:55,202 --> 01:27:57,238
build on this work by, um,

2498
01:27:57,238 --> 01:27:58,472
doing what we can to kind of

2499
01:27:58,472 --> 01:28:00,207
streamline this process. It

2500
01:28:00,207 --> 01:28:01,442
does feel to me like there's an

2501
01:28:01,442 --> 01:28:03,310
awful lot of different large

2502
01:28:03,310 --> 01:28:05,012
trucks run by many different

2503
01:28:05,012 --> 01:28:06,647
vendors. It feels like a real

2504
01:28:06,647 --> 01:28:07,815
opportunity for us to sort of

2505
01:28:07,815 --> 01:28:08,949
make some progress toward our

2506
01:28:08,949 --> 01:28:12,119
carbon reduction goals. That I know you are, are laser

2507
01:28:12,119 --> 01:28:13,387
focused on, Councillor Nystrom.

2508
01:28:13,387 --> 01:28:14,989
So I'm hoping that maybe as

2509
01:28:14,989 --> 01:28:16,891
your team, does that work? Um,

2510
01:28:16,891 --> 01:28:18,492
and funded by that grant over

2511
01:28:18,492 --> 01:28:20,828
the next year, that it'll, tee up opportunities for

2512
01:28:20,828 --> 01:28:26,167
further action on this front.

2513
01:28:26,167 --> 01:28:28,702
Councillor Labour and then

2514
01:28:28,702 --> 01:28:30,638
councillor Nystrom.

2515
01:28:30,638 --> 01:28:32,306
Thanks, mayor. Yeah I just want

2516
01:28:32,306 --> 01:28:33,641
to comment. Really, I don't

2517
01:28:33,641 --> 01:28:34,475
have a question, but I just

2518
01:28:34,475 --> 01:28:35,910
want to say I'm excited about

2519
01:28:35,910 --> 01:28:38,045
this. I think updating our our

2520
01:28:38,045 --> 01:28:39,647
hauler license is a is a big

2521
01:28:39,647 --> 01:28:41,415
win for Lakewood. I think many

2522
01:28:41,415 --> 01:28:43,984
people in the city and councils

2523
01:28:43,984 --> 01:28:45,352
now and past have fought years

2524
01:28:45,352 --> 01:28:47,555
to expand our recycling, um,

2525
01:28:47,555 --> 01:28:49,190
and make it more accessible and

2526
01:28:49,190 --> 01:28:51,292
move Lakewood towards a real

2527
01:28:51,292 --> 01:28:53,294
zero waste future. So, you

2528
01:28:53,294 --> 01:28:54,294
know, I think with this, we'll

2529
01:28:54,294 --> 01:28:55,596
get, you know, more recycling,

2530
01:28:55,596 --> 01:28:56,664
stronger accountability and

2531
01:28:56,664 --> 01:28:58,532
lower costs for residents. So I

2532
01:28:58,532 --> 01:28:59,566
think it's a big win. I'm

2533
01:28:59,566 --> 01:29:00,868
excited to see it and looking

2534
01:29:00,868 --> 01:29:04,205
forward to voting yes.

2535
01:29:04,205 --> 01:29:05,673
Councillor Nystrom.

2536
01:29:05,673 --> 01:29:07,641
Thank you, mayor. I just want

2537
01:29:07,641 --> 01:29:09,610
to say thank you. Um, as

2538
01:29:09,610 --> 01:29:11,345
passionate as Councillor Lowe

2539
01:29:11,345 --> 01:29:13,247
is on many topics, I think MJ

2540
01:29:13,247 --> 01:29:14,915
could probably match you on

2541
01:29:14,915 --> 01:29:16,984
this topic. Um, and she came

2542
01:29:16,984 --> 01:29:19,353
into this discussion. You know,

2543
01:29:19,353 --> 01:29:21,055
she had it wired and was very

2544
01:29:21,055 --> 01:29:22,389
passionate about it and really

2545
01:29:22,389 --> 01:29:23,924
helped us through all the

2546
01:29:23,924 --> 01:29:25,826
hoops. Um, we had a lot of

2547
01:29:25,826 --> 01:29:27,728
support from staff and in the

2548
01:29:27,728 --> 01:29:29,830
legal team as well. So I just

2549
01:29:29,830 --> 01:29:31,398
want to express my appreciation

2550
01:29:31,398 --> 01:29:33,000
for that and being able to pull

2551
01:29:33,000 --> 01:29:34,168
this together in the limited

2552
01:29:34,168 --> 01:29:35,703
time that we had to do it. So

2553
01:29:35,703 --> 01:29:38,606
thank you.

2554
01:29:38,606 --> 01:29:40,842
Councillor Singh's.

2555
01:29:40,842 --> 01:29:43,010
, thank you. To follow up on

2556
01:29:43,010 --> 01:29:45,846
something you said, like, when

2557
01:29:45,846 --> 01:29:48,382
would residents see the

2558
01:29:48,382 --> 01:29:50,551
savings? And you said something

2559
01:29:50,551 --> 01:29:53,053
like, it depends on, uh, when

2560
01:29:53,053 --> 01:29:57,024
the hauler implements it, is it

2561
01:29:57,024 --> 01:29:59,393
uh, and I read through the

2562
01:29:59,393 --> 01:30:02,196
ordinance and wondered, excuse

2563
01:30:02,196 --> 01:30:05,132
me, is there a time frame? How

2564
01:30:05,132 --> 01:30:07,401
long? Sorry. How long do they

2565
01:30:07,401 --> 01:30:09,170
have?

2566
01:30:09,170 --> 01:30:11,505
Yeah, it's a good question. Um,

2567
01:30:11,505 --> 01:30:13,774
because of the program isn't in

2568
01:30:13,774 --> 01:30:15,109
its final stage yet, it's hard

2569
01:30:15,109 --> 01:30:16,310
to put a timeline to it,

2570
01:30:16,310 --> 01:30:19,479
especially in the ordinance.

2571
01:30:19,479 --> 01:30:22,650
But I hear your point.

2572
01:30:22,650 --> 01:30:24,619
As soon as feasibly possible.

2573
01:30:24,619 --> 01:30:26,353
Yes. How's that? I mean,

2574
01:30:26,353 --> 01:30:27,388
technically, once they get

2575
01:30:27,388 --> 01:30:28,522
their new license, they would

2576
01:30:28,522 --> 01:30:29,957
have to follow the regulation.

2577
01:30:29,957 --> 01:30:32,293
And I believe we put in, like a

2578
01:30:32,293 --> 01:30:33,928
year of grace period. So

2579
01:30:33,928 --> 01:30:35,829
everyone starts in January. So

2580
01:30:35,829 --> 01:30:39,567
that's the timeline. Okay.

2581
01:30:39,567 --> 01:30:41,835
All right. I have no additional

2582
01:30:41,835 --> 01:30:43,270
hands up. So may I please have

2583
01:30:43,270 --> 01:30:52,380
a motion?

2584
01:30:52,380 --> 01:30:56,517
Um.

2585
01:30:56,517 --> 01:30:58,052
First, we shall open the public

2586
01:30:58,052 --> 01:31:00,154
hearing. I have no one signed

2587
01:31:00,154 --> 01:31:01,956
up to speak on this item. Would

2588
01:31:01,956 --> 01:31:03,624
anyone like to speak on this

2589
01:31:03,624 --> 01:31:07,094
issue this evening? All right.

2590
01:31:07,094 --> 01:31:08,028
Seeing none, we'll go ahead and

2591
01:31:08,028 --> 01:31:09,463
close the public hearing. May I

2592
01:31:09,463 --> 01:31:11,599
now please have a motion?

2593
01:31:11,599 --> 01:31:12,766
Mayor, I move for the adoption

2594
01:31:12,766 --> 01:31:15,636
of ordinance. Oh, dash 20 2630

2595
01:31:15,636 --> 01:31:17,405
on second and final reading.

2596
01:31:17,405 --> 01:31:19,674
Second.

2597
01:31:19,674 --> 01:31:21,175
All we have, we have a motion

2598
01:31:21,175 --> 01:31:22,810
on the floor in a second. Uh,

2599
01:31:22,810 --> 01:31:24,411
Councilor Nystrom, the floor is

2600
01:31:24,411 --> 01:31:27,881
yours for your First Amendment.

2601
01:31:27,881 --> 01:31:29,383
Or if you wanted to bulk them

2602
01:31:29,383 --> 01:31:30,084
together, that.

2603
01:31:30,084 --> 01:31:31,552
Yeah, that was exactly what I

2604
01:31:31,552 --> 01:31:34,855
was going to ask. Can we, um,

2605
01:31:34,855 --> 01:31:38,959
make the changes in 020 and 060

2606
01:31:38,959 --> 01:31:40,561
as one amendment, or does that

2607
01:31:40,561 --> 01:31:47,401
need to be separately voted on?

2608
01:31:47,401 --> 01:31:49,236
It's easier if you do it as

2609
01:31:49,236 --> 01:31:50,838
separate amendments to track

2610
01:31:50,838 --> 01:31:53,040
through the city clerk's record

2611
01:31:53,040 --> 01:31:54,708
keeping. If we tie it all

2612
01:31:54,708 --> 01:31:57,745
together, it just gets jumbled.

2613
01:31:57,745 --> 01:31:59,913
So I think we could legally do

2614
01:31:59,913 --> 01:32:02,049
it as one. But we we request

2615
01:32:02,049 --> 01:32:04,085
that you do them. Each one.

2616
01:32:04,085 --> 01:32:06,787
Okay. Thanks. All right. Um,

2617
01:32:06,787 --> 01:32:08,622
mayor, I'd like to move that we

2618
01:32:08,622 --> 01:32:15,996
accept the, um, changes to. We

2619
01:32:15,996 --> 01:32:18,165
should we accept the changes to

2620
01:32:18,165 --> 01:32:22,903
5.29020 to include multifamily,

2621
01:32:22,903 --> 01:32:26,006
and also to move waste to a

2622
01:32:26,006 --> 01:32:28,776
lower case.

2623
01:32:28,776 --> 01:32:30,011
Second.

2624
01:32:30,011 --> 01:32:31,245
All right. We have a motion on

2625
01:32:31,245 --> 01:32:32,546
the floor. And a second, any

2626
01:32:32,546 --> 01:32:35,983
discussion on that? See? No.

2627
01:32:35,983 --> 01:32:37,151
Hands up. Please go ahead and

2628
01:32:37,151 --> 01:32:43,957
cast your vote. That passes ten

2629
01:32:43,957 --> 01:32:47,962
yeses and zero no's.

2630
01:32:47,962 --> 01:32:51,131
Okay. Um, I also am moving that

2631
01:32:51,131 --> 01:32:56,704
we accept, uh, 5.29.060. Um,

2632
01:32:56,704 --> 01:32:58,839
adding the sentence, as long as

2633
01:32:58,839 --> 01:33:00,674
the program is in effect. So

2634
01:33:00,674 --> 01:33:02,042
any residential recycling

2635
01:33:02,042 --> 01:33:03,277
service provider shall

2636
01:33:03,277 --> 01:33:05,079
participate in Colorado's

2637
01:33:05,079 --> 01:33:06,914
extended responsibility

2638
01:33:06,914 --> 01:33:08,782
Producer Responsibility program

2639
01:33:08,782 --> 01:33:10,284
as long as the program is in

2640
01:33:10,284 --> 01:33:15,155
effect and in item D, change

2641
01:33:15,155 --> 01:33:18,759
waste to trash and same thing

2642
01:33:18,759 --> 01:33:20,794
at the last line. Change waste

2643
01:33:20,794 --> 01:33:22,329
to trash.

2644
01:33:22,329 --> 01:33:23,931
Second.

2645
01:33:23,931 --> 01:33:25,432
All right, we have a motion on

2646
01:33:25,432 --> 01:33:26,667
the floor. And a second any

2647
01:33:26,667 --> 01:33:29,269
discussion on that one. Please

2648
01:33:29,269 --> 01:33:35,075
go ahead and cast your vote.

2649
01:33:35,075 --> 01:33:44,852
That passes ten yeses zero noes.

2650
01:33:44,852 --> 01:33:46,386
Is that the final one you had,

2651
01:33:46,386 --> 01:33:49,223
Councilor Nystrom. Okay, um.

2652
01:33:49,223 --> 01:33:50,891
All right, so the next vote

2653
01:33:50,891 --> 01:33:53,994
would be the ordinance as

2654
01:33:53,994 --> 01:33:55,963
amended. Any additional

2655
01:33:55,963 --> 01:33:59,767
discussion on that? Seeing

2656
01:33:59,767 --> 01:34:00,968
none. Please go ahead and cast

2657
01:34:00,968 --> 01:34:08,041
your votes. That passes ten

2658
01:34:08,041 --> 01:34:12,679
yeses and zero nos. Thank you

2659
01:34:12,679 --> 01:34:14,882
to all of our staff and our

2660
01:34:14,882 --> 01:34:16,483
sustainability committee for

2661
01:34:16,483 --> 01:34:18,852
the work and a legal and

2662
01:34:18,852 --> 01:34:21,321
planning and and counsel for

2663
01:34:21,321 --> 01:34:24,558
all of your work on this issue.

2664
01:34:24,558 --> 01:34:26,326
I remember years and years ago

2665
01:34:26,326 --> 01:34:27,494
moving into Lakewood from

2666
01:34:27,494 --> 01:34:30,464
Denver and being like, what I

2667
01:34:30,464 --> 01:34:33,033
have to pay for recycling now.

2668
01:34:33,033 --> 01:34:34,968
And now that gets to start

2669
01:34:34,968 --> 01:34:36,170
changing. So thank you very

2670
01:34:36,170 --> 01:34:37,271
much for being part of that

2671
01:34:37,271 --> 01:34:39,873
change. All right. That brings

2672
01:34:39,873 --> 01:34:43,610
us to our next portion of

2673
01:34:43,610 --> 01:34:45,512
public comment on items not

2674
01:34:45,512 --> 01:34:48,115
related to this evening's

2675
01:34:48,115 --> 01:34:50,717
agenda. And first up, I have

2676
01:34:50,717 --> 01:34:55,322
Celia Greenman and then Sal Jr.

2677
01:34:55,322 --> 01:34:56,690
I apologize for the

2678
01:34:56,690 --> 01:35:09,770
pronunciation.

2679
01:35:09,770 --> 01:35:11,638
Good evening. Hi, I'm Celia

2680
01:35:11,638 --> 01:35:14,708
Greenman from Ward two. In the

2681
01:35:14,708 --> 01:35:17,911
fall of 2025, when the rezoning

2682
01:35:17,911 --> 01:35:19,246
ordinances were being

2683
01:35:19,246 --> 01:35:21,815
considered, concern was raised

2684
01:35:21,815 --> 01:35:23,250
that there was not sufficient

2685
01:35:23,250 --> 01:35:25,118
parkland protection and

2686
01:35:25,118 --> 01:35:27,354
protection for trees. And

2687
01:35:27,354 --> 01:35:29,323
Councillor Lowe stated that

2688
01:35:29,323 --> 01:35:31,091
there would be time in the

2689
01:35:31,091 --> 01:35:33,327
future to address these issues

2690
01:35:33,327 --> 01:35:36,396
and indeed these were included

2691
01:35:36,396 --> 01:35:38,999
in the eight items identified

2692
01:35:38,999 --> 01:35:41,335
in the June 15th study session.

2693
01:35:41,335 --> 01:35:44,504
So thank you for that. Based on

2694
01:35:44,504 --> 01:35:45,839
the July 8th Planning

2695
01:35:45,839 --> 01:35:47,674
Commission meeting, a majority

2696
01:35:47,674 --> 01:35:49,543
of the commissioners were

2697
01:35:49,543 --> 01:35:51,044
baffled by the question of

2698
01:35:51,044 --> 01:35:53,247
parkland protection as there

2699
01:35:53,247 --> 01:35:56,984
was no chance that parks would

2700
01:35:56,984 --> 01:35:59,686
be developed. But parks do need

2701
01:35:59,686 --> 01:36:01,255
protection from adjacent

2702
01:36:01,255 --> 01:36:04,358
development and to be ignorant

2703
01:36:04,358 --> 01:36:06,827
of the consequences indicates

2704
01:36:06,827 --> 01:36:09,029
that only people are being

2705
01:36:09,029 --> 01:36:11,164
considered in the equation.

2706
01:36:11,164 --> 01:36:13,233
Even the smallest parks are

2707
01:36:13,233 --> 01:36:15,502
sanctuaries for wildlife, maybe

2708
01:36:15,502 --> 01:36:19,439
even bears. In August 2024,

2709
01:36:19,439 --> 01:36:21,108
Planning Commission chair Kip

2710
01:36:21,108 --> 01:36:22,676
Colt Meyer proposed a

2711
01:36:22,676 --> 01:36:24,544
resolution that said the

2712
01:36:24,544 --> 01:36:25,946
Lakewood zoning ordinance

2713
01:36:25,946 --> 01:36:27,514
should be amended to add a

2714
01:36:27,514 --> 01:36:29,650
specific criterion to be

2715
01:36:29,650 --> 01:36:31,585
evaluated on developments

2716
01:36:31,585 --> 01:36:34,087
adjacent to city parks. The

2717
01:36:34,087 --> 01:36:35,622
Planning Commission recommends

2718
01:36:35,622 --> 01:36:38,692
that in reviewing a major site

2719
01:36:38,692 --> 01:36:41,128
plan application, the ordinance

2720
01:36:41,128 --> 01:36:44,264
require the evaluation of the

2721
01:36:44,264 --> 01:36:46,266
potential effects of a park

2722
01:36:46,266 --> 01:36:48,235
adjacent development on the

2723
01:36:48,235 --> 01:36:49,836
habitats within the park,

2724
01:36:49,836 --> 01:36:54,474
including any demonstrable, effects on park

2725
01:36:54,474 --> 01:36:58,145
flora and fauna. However, this

2726
01:36:58,145 --> 01:37:01,815
resolution ultimately failed. 4

2727
01:37:01,815 --> 01:37:04,251
to 1. No surprise there.

2728
01:37:04,251 --> 01:37:06,586
Specifics such as bulk plane

2729
01:37:06,586 --> 01:37:08,822
design and bird friendly glass

2730
01:37:08,822 --> 01:37:10,824
are important to construction

2731
01:37:10,824 --> 01:37:12,926
adjacent to parks because

2732
01:37:12,926 --> 01:37:15,629
habitat does not end at a park

2733
01:37:15,629 --> 01:37:19,132
boundary, it is. It would

2734
01:37:19,132 --> 01:37:21,735
ideally just transition to

2735
01:37:21,735 --> 01:37:25,038
people habitat. Now, on tree

2736
01:37:25,038 --> 01:37:27,207
protection regarding tree

2737
01:37:27,207 --> 01:37:28,842
preservation, yes, there is

2738
01:37:28,842 --> 01:37:30,410
already an ordinance in the

2739
01:37:30,410 --> 01:37:32,279
Lakewood Municipal Code, but

2740
01:37:32,279 --> 01:37:34,147
this could better be labeled

2741
01:37:34,147 --> 01:37:36,116
Tree Replacement Ordinance.

2742
01:37:36,116 --> 01:37:37,551
When was the last time a

2743
01:37:37,551 --> 01:37:39,853
developer presented plans to

2744
01:37:39,853 --> 01:37:41,521
city staff that took into

2745
01:37:41,521 --> 01:37:44,024
account mature trees? No.

2746
01:37:44,024 --> 01:37:45,492
They're measured. They're sawed

2747
01:37:45,492 --> 01:37:47,027
down. They're replaced with

2748
01:37:47,027 --> 01:37:50,163
saplings in appropriate areas.

2749
01:37:50,163 --> 01:37:52,132
These new trees do not provide

2750
01:37:52,132 --> 01:37:55,435
habitat, shade, climate

2751
01:37:55,435 --> 01:38:00,107
moderation and CO2 storage of

2752
01:38:00,107 --> 01:38:02,442
their mature counterparts. And

2753
01:38:02,442 --> 01:38:04,311
again at the July 8th Planning

2754
01:38:04,311 --> 01:38:05,712
Commission meeting, a

2755
01:38:05,712 --> 01:38:07,314
commissioner stated that tree

2756
01:38:07,314 --> 01:38:09,716
should not be used to prevent

2757
01:38:09,716 --> 01:38:12,919
housing supply. But why are

2758
01:38:12,919 --> 01:38:14,654
there no creative designs that

2759
01:38:14,654 --> 01:38:17,891
make use of these mature trees?

2760
01:38:17,891 --> 01:38:21,228
It also should be forbidden.

2761
01:38:21,228 --> 01:38:23,797
There's your time is expired.

2762
01:38:23,797 --> 01:38:24,531
Thank you.

2763
01:38:24,531 --> 01:38:42,516
Sal Giovinco.

2764
01:38:42,516 --> 01:38:44,151
Hello, my name is Sal Giovinco

2765
01:38:44,151 --> 01:38:46,486
I am a resident here of

2766
01:38:46,486 --> 01:38:48,989
Lakewood and I have been for 20

2767
01:38:48,989 --> 01:38:51,291
years. I came here today

2768
01:38:51,291 --> 01:38:52,926
because there's been an ongoing

2769
01:38:52,926 --> 01:38:54,961
problem in my neighborhood with

2770
01:38:54,961 --> 01:38:56,229
homelessness, which I'm sure

2771
01:38:56,229 --> 01:38:58,598
you guys are aware of. Um,

2772
01:38:58,598 --> 01:39:00,767
basically it's just become so

2773
01:39:00,767 --> 01:39:02,602
overwhelming. In the last

2774
01:39:02,602 --> 01:39:03,703
couple of years, I've had to

2775
01:39:03,703 --> 01:39:06,073
call the police over 50 times

2776
01:39:06,073 --> 01:39:08,375
without any action really being

2777
01:39:08,375 --> 01:39:10,477
taken. There's groups that are

2778
01:39:10,477 --> 01:39:11,945
taking over our sidewalks, our

2779
01:39:11,945 --> 01:39:13,914
bus stops, leaving my daughter

2780
01:39:13,914 --> 01:39:15,949
no way to walk to school, no

2781
01:39:15,949 --> 01:39:18,351
way for her to go to the store

2782
01:39:18,351 --> 01:39:19,786
without drugs being blown in

2783
01:39:19,786 --> 01:39:22,155
her face, or for fear of her

2784
01:39:22,155 --> 01:39:23,690
being assaulted sexually or

2785
01:39:23,690 --> 01:39:26,393
physically. Uh, she's 12 years

2786
01:39:26,393 --> 01:39:27,928
old and she should have the

2787
01:39:27,928 --> 01:39:29,663
right to grow up in an area

2788
01:39:29,663 --> 01:39:31,198
that is actually safe for her

2789
01:39:31,198 --> 01:39:35,168
to walk the streets. In the

2790
01:39:35,168 --> 01:39:36,570
last two years, I've seen this

2791
01:39:36,570 --> 01:39:38,305
town transformed into basically

2792
01:39:38,305 --> 01:39:40,674
an embarrassment. I've had to

2793
01:39:40,674 --> 01:39:42,476
call 911. As I mentioned over

2794
01:39:42,476 --> 01:39:44,845
50 times in the previous 18

2795
01:39:44,845 --> 01:39:45,912
years that I've lived here,

2796
01:39:45,912 --> 01:39:47,047
I've probably had to call the

2797
01:39:47,047 --> 01:39:49,483
police maybe once or twice. My

2798
01:39:49,483 --> 01:39:50,717
corner of Lakewood has been

2799
01:39:50,717 --> 01:39:53,086
overwhelmed and overrun by some

2800
01:39:53,086 --> 01:39:54,321
of the lowest level human

2801
01:39:54,321 --> 01:39:56,323
beings imaginable. They are

2802
01:39:56,323 --> 01:39:58,291
urinating and defecating

2803
01:39:58,291 --> 01:39:59,926
anywhere they like, without

2804
01:39:59,926 --> 01:40:02,129
consequence. When I have called

2805
01:40:02,129 --> 01:40:03,730
the police on this matter, they

2806
01:40:03,730 --> 01:40:05,232
consistently tell me there's

2807
01:40:05,232 --> 01:40:06,466
nothing they should they can do

2808
01:40:06,466 --> 01:40:07,634
and I should talk to the city

2809
01:40:07,634 --> 01:40:10,871
council about it. I've had to

2810
01:40:10,871 --> 01:40:12,506
be. I've had to call because

2811
01:40:12,506 --> 01:40:13,840
I've witnessed too many people

2812
01:40:13,840 --> 01:40:15,642
doing drugs to count. This

2813
01:40:15,642 --> 01:40:16,910
includes people with needles in

2814
01:40:16,910 --> 01:40:18,945
their arms and people that are

2815
01:40:18,945 --> 01:40:22,315
passed out dying. I've had a

2816
01:40:22,315 --> 01:40:23,783
man a couple of times passed

2817
01:40:23,783 --> 01:40:25,685
out less than 100 yards from my

2818
01:40:25,685 --> 01:40:26,853
daughter's window with a needle

2819
01:40:26,853 --> 01:40:28,688
in his arm. He was treated and

2820
01:40:28,688 --> 01:40:29,756
released into our neighborhood

2821
01:40:29,756 --> 01:40:32,692
with no charges. I've witnessed

2822
01:40:32,692 --> 01:40:34,127
people assaulting each other.

2823
01:40:34,127 --> 01:40:36,563
I've been assaulted, and when

2824
01:40:36,563 --> 01:40:37,731
police were called, nothing was

2825
01:40:37,731 --> 01:40:40,600
done. Uh, this is just become

2826
01:40:40,600 --> 01:40:41,968
such a huge problem. I feel

2827
01:40:41,968 --> 01:40:43,170
like we're in a crisis right

2828
01:40:43,170 --> 01:40:45,205
now. And I would hope that we

2829
01:40:45,205 --> 01:40:48,041
would treat it as such. I've

2830
01:40:48,041 --> 01:40:49,543
come here today as a long time

2831
01:40:49,543 --> 01:40:51,278
coach, father, business owner

2832
01:40:51,278 --> 01:40:54,314
and homeowner in Lakewood, and

2833
01:40:54,314 --> 01:40:56,750
I would just like to really get

2834
01:40:56,750 --> 01:40:58,518
some questions answered. Not

2835
01:40:58,518 --> 01:41:00,120
obviously here, but eventually

2836
01:41:00,120 --> 01:41:01,321
maybe they'll be taken up with

2837
01:41:01,321 --> 01:41:04,224
you guys. Uh, just what is the

2838
01:41:04,224 --> 01:41:06,359
plan to take our streets back?

2839
01:41:06,359 --> 01:41:07,727
How are we supposed to be able

2840
01:41:07,727 --> 01:41:08,795
to walk down our sidewalks

2841
01:41:08,795 --> 01:41:10,830
again? What are the home or

2842
01:41:10,830 --> 01:41:12,132
what are the elderly people

2843
01:41:12,132 --> 01:41:13,433
supposed to do? The handicapped

2844
01:41:13,433 --> 01:41:14,601
people, the children of our

2845
01:41:14,601 --> 01:41:15,468
community that we're supposed

2846
01:41:15,468 --> 01:41:19,372
to be protecting? I would like

2847
01:41:19,372 --> 01:41:20,774
to make it a priority. I would

2848
01:41:20,774 --> 01:41:22,008
like to see this council make

2849
01:41:22,008 --> 01:41:23,643
it a priority to protect our

2850
01:41:23,643 --> 01:41:24,744
greatest resource in this

2851
01:41:24,744 --> 01:41:25,912
community, which is our

2852
01:41:25,912 --> 01:41:28,648
children. And I would also like

2853
01:41:28,648 --> 01:41:30,250
that this council consider

2854
01:41:30,250 --> 01:41:32,285
protecting elderly and

2855
01:41:32,285 --> 01:41:35,221
handicapped just as highly.

2856
01:41:35,221 --> 01:41:36,756
Please let the very frustrated

2857
01:41:36,756 --> 01:41:38,158
police department enforce our

2858
01:41:38,158 --> 01:41:40,126
laws again. Please let them

2859
01:41:40,126 --> 01:41:42,095
protect us. Please save our

2860
01:41:42,095 --> 01:41:47,033
community. This is an emergency.

2861
01:41:47,133 --> 01:41:50,671
Thank you.

2862
01:41:50,671 --> 01:41:52,672
And that concludes our second

2863
01:41:52,672 --> 01:41:54,708
portion of non-agenda. General

2864
01:41:54,708 --> 01:41:57,410
public comment. And we move on

2865
01:41:57,410 --> 01:41:59,879
to general business counselor

2866
01:41:59,879 --> 01:42:04,885
Furman, you've got the floor.

2867
01:42:04,885 --> 01:42:05,519
So with the.

2868
01:42:05,519 --> 01:42:06,520
Request for council.

2869
01:42:06,520 --> 01:42:07,721
Action, are the requests for

2870
01:42:07,721 --> 01:42:09,756
information on these.

2871
01:42:09,756 --> 01:42:12,759
I, you have to bear with me. Do

2872
01:42:12,759 --> 01:42:14,227
I need to make a motion first

2873
01:42:14,227 --> 01:42:15,662
or I describe it first?

2874
01:42:15,662 --> 01:42:17,030
You can describe it first and

2875
01:42:17,030 --> 01:42:17,397
then.

2876
01:42:17,397 --> 01:42:18,131
Move it.

2877
01:42:18,131 --> 01:42:20,400
So essentially.

2878
01:42:20,400 --> 01:42:23,870
The request is for both a staff

2879
01:42:23,870 --> 01:42:24,904
presentation and a study

2880
01:42:24,904 --> 01:42:27,007
session around the use of.

2881
01:42:27,007 --> 01:42:28,975
drone delivery within the city.

2882
01:42:28,975 --> 01:42:30,110
Um, now that we've had

2883
01:42:30,110 --> 01:42:32,545
businesses that have been

2884
01:42:32,545 --> 01:42:36,116
seeking, uh, the use of drone

2885
01:42:36,116 --> 01:42:39,352
delivery, uh, it is a topic

2886
01:42:39,352 --> 01:42:41,755
that I think will become a

2887
01:42:41,755 --> 01:42:43,356
concern if we don't take an

2888
01:42:43,356 --> 01:42:47,294
opportunity to look at both the impacts, the benefits and

2889
01:42:47,294 --> 01:42:48,795
drawbacks of, of allowing that

2890
01:42:48,795 --> 01:42:51,631
and, and what it looks like to,

2891
01:42:51,631 --> 01:42:53,600
uh, address the requirements,

2892
01:42:53,600 --> 01:42:55,802
whether it's existing FAA or

2893
01:42:55,802 --> 01:42:56,903
legal requirements and

2894
01:42:56,903 --> 01:42:59,039
regulations around this. And

2895
01:42:59,039 --> 01:43:01,308
it's strikes me as one of the

2896
01:43:01,308 --> 01:43:03,476
areas in which, if it simply

2897
01:43:03,476 --> 01:43:04,611
appears in our neighborhood

2898
01:43:04,611 --> 01:43:06,279
without addressing it publicly,

2899
01:43:06,279 --> 01:43:08,081
it will be something our

2900
01:43:08,081 --> 01:43:09,916
community comes to us and asks

2901
01:43:09,916 --> 01:43:12,485
the question of why we haven't

2902
01:43:12,485 --> 01:43:13,787
addressed regulations around it

2903
01:43:13,787 --> 01:43:16,089
sooner. And so essentially, my

2904
01:43:16,089 --> 01:43:17,524
request is both a staff

2905
01:43:17,524 --> 01:43:18,591
presentation and a study

2906
01:43:18,591 --> 01:43:20,360
session around this topic. Now

2907
01:43:20,360 --> 01:43:22,095
that it is being an open

2908
01:43:22,095 --> 01:43:23,530
question from the businesses.

2909
01:43:23,530 --> 01:43:27,534
So, um, is it simply a motion

2910
01:43:27,534 --> 01:43:30,003
to request this? All right. So

2911
01:43:30,003 --> 01:43:32,205
I move to request a staff

2912
01:43:32,205 --> 01:43:33,973
presentation and study session

2913
01:43:33,973 --> 01:43:35,508
around the use of drone

2914
01:43:35,508 --> 01:43:37,077
delivery by retailers in the

2915
01:43:37,077 --> 01:43:38,078
city of Lakewood.

2916
01:43:38,078 --> 01:43:39,813
Second. Thank you.

2917
01:43:39,813 --> 01:43:41,214
All right. We have a motion on

2918
01:43:41,214 --> 01:43:42,248
floor. And a second, any

2919
01:43:42,248 --> 01:43:43,717
council discussion before we

2920
01:43:43,717 --> 01:43:50,290
vote? Counselor, I cruise.

2921
01:43:50,290 --> 01:43:51,991
Thank you. And thanks,

2922
01:43:51,991 --> 01:43:53,360
Councillor Furman, for thinking

2923
01:43:53,360 --> 01:43:54,827
about this. I must admit that

2924
01:43:54,827 --> 01:43:56,162
this is not something that has

2925
01:43:56,162 --> 01:43:57,931
been on the radar for me. Um,

2926
01:43:57,931 --> 01:43:58,865
so I would just love to

2927
01:43:58,865 --> 01:44:00,200
understand, like, what do you

2928
01:44:00,200 --> 01:44:03,703
think the timeline, um, for

2929
01:44:03,703 --> 01:44:04,671
sort of some of these

2930
01:44:04,671 --> 01:44:05,805
technologies rolling out in our

2931
01:44:05,805 --> 01:44:07,974
communities or like timeline

2932
01:44:07,974 --> 01:44:09,409
for this kind of conversation

2933
01:44:09,409 --> 01:44:11,411
should be.

2934
01:44:11,411 --> 01:44:12,545
I didn't turn my microphone

2935
01:44:12,545 --> 01:44:13,346
off, so I'll just roll right

2936
01:44:13,346 --> 01:44:14,714
into it. Uh, my understanding

2937
01:44:14,714 --> 01:44:16,116
is they're open requests to be

2938
01:44:16,116 --> 01:44:17,684
able to do drone delivery now.

2939
01:44:17,684 --> 01:44:20,153
And so, um, and recognizing

2940
01:44:20,153 --> 01:44:23,623
that it is something in a beta

2941
01:44:23,623 --> 01:44:24,524
stage and a number of other

2942
01:44:24,524 --> 01:44:25,992
communities, I think it is

2943
01:44:25,992 --> 01:44:27,160
more, perhaps more imminent

2944
01:44:27,160 --> 01:44:29,529
than we would like, uh, as it

2945
01:44:29,529 --> 01:44:31,798
will take some time to address

2946
01:44:31,798 --> 01:44:33,733
those concerns. I did a little

2947
01:44:33,733 --> 01:44:35,535
research on my own regarding

2948
01:44:35,535 --> 01:44:37,437
what it looks like around, uh,

2949
01:44:37,437 --> 01:44:38,838
FAA regulations, and there are

2950
01:44:38,838 --> 01:44:40,607
some that govern and create

2951
01:44:40,607 --> 01:44:42,208
some protections. But obviously

2952
01:44:42,208 --> 01:44:43,410
I am not knowledgeable enough,

2953
01:44:43,410 --> 01:44:45,678
nor do I have the the time to

2954
01:44:45,678 --> 01:44:46,846
get as knowledgeable as I need

2955
01:44:46,846 --> 01:44:48,515
to. So that's a little bit of

2956
01:44:48,515 --> 01:44:49,983
the reason for this request, is

2957
01:44:49,983 --> 01:44:51,050
to make sure we understand what

2958
01:44:51,050 --> 01:44:52,886
protections there are, what

2959
01:44:52,886 --> 01:44:54,120
benefits or drawbacks there may

2960
01:44:54,120 --> 01:44:56,990
be. So I think it's, um, good

2961
01:44:56,990 --> 01:44:58,224
or bad, it is relatively

2962
01:44:58,224 --> 01:45:00,160
imminent.

2963
01:45:00,160 --> 01:45:00,794
Thanks.

2964
01:45:00,794 --> 01:45:02,729
I'll add to that that over the

2965
01:45:02,729 --> 01:45:05,765
last year, year and a half, um,

2966
01:45:05,765 --> 01:45:07,333
many municipalities across the

2967
01:45:07,333 --> 01:45:08,668
Denver metro area have had

2968
01:45:08,668 --> 01:45:11,504
requests from a particularly, I

2969
01:45:11,504 --> 01:45:12,705
know, at least one large

2970
01:45:12,705 --> 01:45:15,375
retailer. And so as we see that

2971
01:45:15,375 --> 01:45:16,276
move forward with one

2972
01:45:16,276 --> 01:45:17,811
particular large retailer, I

2973
01:45:17,811 --> 01:45:20,079
think we can all probably count

2974
01:45:20,079 --> 01:45:21,681
on a full hand how many others

2975
01:45:21,681 --> 01:45:23,483
will soon follow. So the

2976
01:45:23,483 --> 01:45:24,918
question becomes, do we want

2977
01:45:24,918 --> 01:45:26,719
little armies of drones driving

2978
01:45:26,719 --> 01:45:28,488
around and dropping packages in

2979
01:45:28,488 --> 01:45:31,324
our backyard? We need to have a

2980
01:45:31,324 --> 01:45:33,293
discussion before that starts

2981
01:45:33,293 --> 01:45:35,028
happening without us actually

2982
01:45:35,028 --> 01:45:36,829
having it. So thank you.

2983
01:45:36,829 --> 01:45:38,531
Councillor Freeman. Did that

2984
01:45:38,531 --> 01:45:39,566
answer your question?

2985
01:45:39,566 --> 01:45:40,600
One more. Okay.

2986
01:45:40,600 --> 01:45:41,935
Um. Thank you. That's very

2987
01:45:41,935 --> 01:45:43,203
helpful and enlightening for me

2988
01:45:43,203 --> 01:45:44,304
as well. Thank you. Mayor and

2989
01:45:44,304 --> 01:45:45,638
Councillor Freeman. I guess my

2990
01:45:45,638 --> 01:45:47,273
second question is, are you

2991
01:45:47,273 --> 01:45:48,842
aware or are other

2992
01:45:48,842 --> 01:45:50,210
municipalities that are dealing

2993
01:45:50,210 --> 01:45:52,712
with this? Um, these requests

2994
01:45:52,712 --> 01:45:54,714
dealing similarly with like the

2995
01:45:54,714 --> 01:45:55,715
autonomous vehicle

2996
01:45:55,715 --> 01:45:57,317
conversation, or are those

2997
01:45:57,317 --> 01:46:02,655
distinct conversations like a, like driverless

2998
01:46:02,655 --> 01:46:03,256
autonomous.

2999
01:46:03,256 --> 01:46:05,592
Vehicles?

3000
01:46:05,592 --> 01:46:06,593
I will admit that's one of the

3001
01:46:06,593 --> 01:46:08,328
things I hope to hear addressed

3002
01:46:08,328 --> 01:46:09,229
with the staff presentation,

3003
01:46:09,229 --> 01:46:10,864
because I don't know, obviously

3004
01:46:10,864 --> 01:46:12,365
they have different regulations

3005
01:46:12,365 --> 01:46:14,267
around them in general. So I

3006
01:46:14,267 --> 01:46:15,267
would think it appears a little

3007
01:46:15,267 --> 01:46:17,570
bit differently because of ones

3008
01:46:17,570 --> 01:46:18,872
carrying packages versus

3009
01:46:18,872 --> 01:46:20,974
people. So I think it's sort of

3010
01:46:20,974 --> 01:46:21,675
a different family of

3011
01:46:21,675 --> 01:46:24,644
regulations.

3012
01:46:24,644 --> 01:46:25,845
Councillor Lowe, then

3013
01:46:25,845 --> 01:46:28,882
councillor, Labour.

3014
01:46:28,882 --> 01:46:29,916
Thank you and thanks for

3015
01:46:29,916 --> 01:46:30,650
bringing this, Councillor

3016
01:46:30,650 --> 01:46:31,784
Freeman. I'm going to support

3017
01:46:31,784 --> 01:46:33,152
it. I think this is a good

3018
01:46:33,152 --> 01:46:34,787
example of sort of thoughtfully

3019
01:46:34,787 --> 01:46:37,023
trying to get get out in front

3020
01:46:37,023 --> 01:46:37,991
of something rather than be

3021
01:46:37,991 --> 01:46:39,425
reactive to it. So, so think

3022
01:46:39,425 --> 01:46:41,160
it's smart to bring this in.

3023
01:46:41,160 --> 01:46:44,163
Can I, can I ask a, a question

3024
01:46:44,163 --> 01:46:45,832
that I, that usually other

3025
01:46:45,832 --> 01:46:46,966
smart people on council ask,

3026
01:46:46,966 --> 01:46:48,434
which is I do think we need to

3027
01:46:48,434 --> 01:46:49,502
have a discussion about this.

3028
01:46:49,502 --> 01:46:51,237
Can I ask the the interim city

3029
01:46:51,237 --> 01:46:53,406
manager? It's not clear to me

3030
01:46:53,406 --> 01:46:55,274
who on staff would be the

3031
01:46:55,274 --> 01:46:57,343
person to help organize this,

3032
01:46:57,343 --> 01:46:58,144
or would be the person that

3033
01:46:58,144 --> 01:46:58,811
would pull together the

3034
01:46:58,811 --> 01:47:00,347
presentation. But maybe that's

3035
01:47:00,347 --> 01:47:01,714
clear to you. Or maybe that

3036
01:47:01,714 --> 01:47:02,715
requires some internal

3037
01:47:02,715 --> 01:47:05,852
discussion. First.

3038
01:47:05,852 --> 01:47:07,287
I think whether he wants you or

3039
01:47:07,287 --> 01:47:08,321
not, it's probably Travis

3040
01:47:08,321 --> 01:47:12,725
Parker, and he's here, but

3041
01:47:12,725 --> 01:47:13,893
we're not doing a presentation

3042
01:47:13,893 --> 01:47:15,228
tonight, but it will probably

3043
01:47:15,228 --> 01:47:16,996
be in Travis shop with support

3044
01:47:16,996 --> 01:47:20,466
from, uh, Maria as well.

3045
01:47:20,466 --> 01:47:23,436
Excellent. Well, already so

3046
01:47:23,436 --> 01:47:24,804
many important things on on

3047
01:47:24,804 --> 01:47:26,239
their plates. Why not add one

3048
01:47:26,239 --> 01:47:28,374
more thing? Um, I, I think I

3049
01:47:28,374 --> 01:47:31,210
saw him not nodding along when Councillor Fuhrman was,

3050
01:47:31,210 --> 01:47:32,478
uh, was, was talking. So

3051
01:47:32,478 --> 01:47:35,281
hopefully, hopefully it's not too out of left field. Um,

3052
01:47:35,281 --> 01:47:36,950
well, as long as I while

3053
01:47:36,950 --> 01:47:40,486
recognizing that there's a lot, on staff's plate, I do.

3054
01:47:40,486 --> 01:47:41,788
And we want to be sensitive to

3055
01:47:41,788 --> 01:47:42,889
that, as always, I do think

3056
01:47:42,889 --> 01:47:43,990
that like having a discussion

3057
01:47:43,990 --> 01:47:45,759
on this before we we get to the

3058
01:47:45,759 --> 01:47:46,926
point where we're actively

3059
01:47:46,926 --> 01:47:48,027
hearing from our constituents

3060
01:47:48,027 --> 01:47:50,029
on this makes sense to me. So I

3061
01:47:50,029 --> 01:47:52,565
think that would be useful.

3062
01:47:52,565 --> 01:47:55,936
Councillor, the beer.

3063
01:47:55,936 --> 01:47:57,070
I just want to comment that

3064
01:47:57,070 --> 01:47:58,471
I've recently been watching a

3065
01:47:58,471 --> 01:48:00,306
lot of TikTok videos of drones

3066
01:48:00,306 --> 01:48:01,574
dropping packages in people's

3067
01:48:01,574 --> 01:48:03,543
pools, so this does seem timely

3068
01:48:03,543 --> 01:48:04,811
and, uh, looking forward to

3069
01:48:04,811 --> 01:48:05,178
supporting.

3070
01:48:05,178 --> 01:48:07,914
It. Yes.

3071
01:48:07,914 --> 01:48:11,284
And dogs just saw one of those.

3072
01:48:11,284 --> 01:48:14,454
I'll say it. Um, I have no more.

3073
01:48:14,454 --> 01:48:16,589
Hands up. We have a motion and

3074
01:48:16,589 --> 01:48:17,890
a second, so please go ahead

3075
01:48:17,890 --> 01:48:24,330
and cast your vote. All right.

3076
01:48:24,330 --> 01:48:26,666
That passes ten yeses. And

3077
01:48:26,666 --> 01:48:30,303
serranos. We look forward to

3078
01:48:30,303 --> 01:48:31,804
hearing a presentation on this

3079
01:48:31,804 --> 01:48:33,773
topic. Thank you, Councillor

3080
01:48:33,773 --> 01:48:34,641
Forman, for bringing that

3081
01:48:34,641 --> 01:48:36,409
forward. Um, with that, that

3082
01:48:36,409 --> 01:48:38,077
moves us into this evening's

3083
01:48:38,077 --> 01:48:40,647
executive report.

3084
01:48:40,647 --> 01:48:42,749
Thank you, Madam Mayor. Uh,

3085
01:48:42,749 --> 01:48:44,183
just a few items for you all

3086
01:48:44,183 --> 01:48:46,853
this evening. Um, one, I wanted

3087
01:48:46,853 --> 01:48:48,755
to let you know that we have

3088
01:48:48,755 --> 01:48:50,723
speed cushions being installed

3089
01:48:50,723 --> 01:48:53,793
on Alker Street. Uh, may have

3090
01:48:53,793 --> 01:48:55,528
started in the end of last week

3091
01:48:55,528 --> 01:48:57,330
and into this week, so that's

3092
01:48:57,330 --> 01:48:59,432
exciting. Also, for those of

3093
01:48:59,432 --> 01:49:01,534
you who saw the Friday report,

3094
01:49:01,534 --> 01:49:03,636
uh, that came out last Friday,

3095
01:49:03,636 --> 01:49:05,505
we had a great video that staff

3096
01:49:05,505 --> 01:49:07,774
put together on speed cushions

3097
01:49:07,774 --> 01:49:10,143
and shows them being installed.

3098
01:49:10,143 --> 01:49:11,477
Um, so if you haven't haven't

3099
01:49:11,477 --> 01:49:13,613
seen it yet, it was the number

3100
01:49:13,613 --> 01:49:15,047
one clicked video for the

3101
01:49:15,047 --> 01:49:16,883
Friday report. So join the

3102
01:49:16,883 --> 01:49:19,485
crowd. It's pretty cool. Uh,

3103
01:49:19,485 --> 01:49:20,853
and then also wanted to let you

3104
01:49:20,853 --> 01:49:23,423
know that, uh, we received

3105
01:49:23,423 --> 01:49:25,091
notice that, uh, we're getting

3106
01:49:25,091 --> 01:49:29,362
a grant, uh, Florida Department

3107
01:49:29,362 --> 01:49:30,396
of Public Health and

3108
01:49:30,396 --> 01:49:32,365
Environment for seven new

3109
01:49:32,365 --> 01:49:34,567
electric vehicles. Uh, five of

3110
01:49:34,567 --> 01:49:35,601
those will be light duty

3111
01:49:35,601 --> 01:49:38,037
vehicles, and then two will be

3112
01:49:38,037 --> 01:49:39,472
electric street sweepers, which

3113
01:49:39,472 --> 01:49:42,442
we're really excited about. Um,

3114
01:49:42,442 --> 01:49:44,077
the electric street sweepers do

3115
01:49:44,077 --> 01:49:45,244
require much higher voltage

3116
01:49:45,244 --> 01:49:47,680
chargers than we have installed

3117
01:49:47,680 --> 01:49:49,916
for other electric vehicles. So

3118
01:49:49,916 --> 01:49:51,884
that requires a retrofit to the

3119
01:49:51,884 --> 01:49:53,720
bays that those are kept in.

3120
01:49:53,720 --> 01:49:55,054
Um, so staff is working on that

3121
01:49:55,054 --> 01:49:57,323
as well, but pretty cool. Um,

3122
01:49:57,323 --> 01:50:00,626
and then finally, uh, I think

3123
01:50:00,626 --> 01:50:02,395
many of you saw this report,

3124
01:50:02,395 --> 01:50:04,530
uh, the digital version is more

3125
01:50:04,530 --> 01:50:06,165
interactive, but I just wanted

3126
01:50:06,165 --> 01:50:08,968
to check in and see if council

3127
01:50:08,968 --> 01:50:10,103
feels like the quarterly

3128
01:50:10,103 --> 01:50:12,872
reports are more helpful in

3129
01:50:12,872 --> 01:50:15,108
this format rather than, um,

3130
01:50:15,108 --> 01:50:17,310
kind of the more spreadsheet

3131
01:50:17,310 --> 01:50:18,911
format that we used to do. I've

3132
01:50:18,911 --> 01:50:20,279
heard from a couple of you, but

3133
01:50:20,279 --> 01:50:21,848
not now. Feel free to let me

3134
01:50:21,848 --> 01:50:23,549
know if you feel like we're

3135
01:50:23,549 --> 01:50:25,051
hitting the mark with these.

3136
01:50:25,051 --> 01:50:26,052
We're certainly open to

3137
01:50:26,052 --> 01:50:29,255
tweaking it, but, uh, we we're

3138
01:50:29,255 --> 01:50:31,390
just curious. Um, they are more

3139
01:50:31,390 --> 01:50:33,092
labor intensive, so hopefully

3140
01:50:33,092 --> 01:50:35,895
it's working. Um, for you all.

3141
01:50:35,895 --> 01:50:37,530
If not, we we can tweak it,

3142
01:50:37,530 --> 01:50:40,767
though, that's all.

3143
01:50:40,767 --> 01:50:42,535
right. Thank you. That

3144
01:50:42,535 --> 01:50:44,003
brings us to our council

3145
01:50:44,003 --> 01:50:46,706
reports, and we'll start this

3146
01:50:46,706 --> 01:50:51,311
evening with Ward five.

3147
01:50:51,311 --> 01:50:54,180
Um, yeah. So I'll jump in. Uh.

3148
01:50:54,180 --> 01:50:54,413
Well.

3149
01:50:54,413 --> 01:50:55,515
The main thing we just want to

3150
01:50:55,515 --> 01:50:56,883
mention is our Ward five

3151
01:50:56,883 --> 01:50:58,785
meeting is going to be, um,

3152
01:50:58,785 --> 01:51:01,921
this Saturday, August 29th from

3153
01:51:01,921 --> 01:51:03,756
9 a.m. to 1030 in the morning

3154
01:51:03,756 --> 01:51:06,492
at Westwood Community Church in

3155
01:51:06,492 --> 01:51:08,294
Lakewood, of course. Um, so

3156
01:51:08,294 --> 01:51:09,762
we're looking. Not really. All

3157
01:51:09,762 --> 01:51:11,164
I have to share is that. And

3158
01:51:11,164 --> 01:51:11,998
we're looking forward, of

3159
01:51:11,998 --> 01:51:13,566
course, to having our, our

3160
01:51:13,566 --> 01:51:14,801
regular sort of open

3161
01:51:14,801 --> 01:51:15,802
discussion. We don't have a

3162
01:51:15,802 --> 01:51:18,237
specific, uh, speaker this

3163
01:51:18,237 --> 01:51:19,839
week, but that just means more

3164
01:51:19,839 --> 01:51:21,474
labor for for Councillor

3165
01:51:21,474 --> 01:51:23,109
Nystrom and I to put on a good

3166
01:51:23,109 --> 01:51:24,544
show. So we'll do our best.

3167
01:51:24,544 --> 01:51:26,145
Thanks.

3168
01:51:26,145 --> 01:51:32,318
Ward, for.

3169
01:51:32,318 --> 01:51:32,818
I feel like I'm.

3170
01:51:32,818 --> 01:51:35,088
Jumping ahead, but, um, so.

3171
01:51:35,088 --> 01:51:35,488
We have.

3172
01:51:35,488 --> 01:51:37,990
Our Ward four meeting. Uh,

3173
01:51:37,990 --> 01:51:39,125
before I jump into that, I did

3174
01:51:39,125 --> 01:51:42,028
want to say, uh, the, um, I

3175
01:51:42,028 --> 01:51:43,996
know the the people in our

3176
01:51:43,996 --> 01:51:45,164
shire had been pushing for a

3177
01:51:45,164 --> 01:51:46,666
long time for the traffic

3178
01:51:46,666 --> 01:51:48,768
calming, the speed cushions. I

3179
01:51:48,768 --> 01:51:49,969
also acknowledge I've gotten a

3180
01:51:49,969 --> 01:51:51,804
lot of calls and emails from

3181
01:51:51,804 --> 01:51:54,240
people who had their own

3182
01:51:54,240 --> 01:51:55,708
concerns around it, and I

3183
01:51:55,708 --> 01:51:58,477
appreciate, uh, the, the, uh,

3184
01:51:58,477 --> 01:51:59,812
staff within traffic

3185
01:51:59,812 --> 01:52:00,847
engineering who have been

3186
01:52:00,847 --> 01:52:02,715
talking to a number of those

3187
01:52:02,715 --> 01:52:04,383
people in Ward four, uh,

3188
01:52:04,383 --> 01:52:05,385
explaining to them, you know,

3189
01:52:05,385 --> 01:52:07,520
how how these came about for

3190
01:52:07,520 --> 01:52:09,088
those people who were affected

3191
01:52:09,088 --> 01:52:10,023
by because they live further up

3192
01:52:10,023 --> 01:52:11,924
into Green Mountain, but

3193
01:52:11,924 --> 01:52:13,092
perhaps we're unaware it was

3194
01:52:13,092 --> 01:52:14,627
coming. And so I appreciate the

3195
01:52:14,627 --> 01:52:15,561
work that staff is doing to

3196
01:52:15,561 --> 01:52:16,529
talk to the community about

3197
01:52:16,529 --> 01:52:18,865
that. And, and also recognize

3198
01:52:18,865 --> 01:52:20,967
that it is obviously a change

3199
01:52:20,967 --> 01:52:22,468
for a lot of them. And, and

3200
01:52:22,468 --> 01:52:23,870
while I know the people in Alki

3201
01:52:23,870 --> 01:52:25,037
are excited about it, others

3202
01:52:25,037 --> 01:52:27,039
are impacted differently. So,

3203
01:52:27,039 --> 01:52:29,442
uh, our Ward four meeting is on

3204
01:52:29,442 --> 01:52:32,245
September 12th. Uh, 1232 and

3205
01:52:32,245 --> 01:52:34,247
this is going to be with, uh,

3206
01:52:34,247 --> 01:52:35,715
Commander Alden and Chief

3207
01:52:35,715 --> 01:52:37,450
Smith, um, talking about

3208
01:52:37,450 --> 01:52:38,618
policing issues, community

3209
01:52:38,618 --> 01:52:41,420
safety. Um, so please come out

3210
01:52:41,420 --> 01:52:43,222
and see this as an opportunity

3211
01:52:43,222 --> 01:52:44,590
to talk to the police and find

3212
01:52:44,590 --> 01:52:46,826
out about what, uh, what we're

3213
01:52:46,826 --> 01:52:47,693
doing in the community to

3214
01:52:47,693 --> 01:52:48,962
address those things.

3215
01:52:48,962 --> 01:52:50,997
Thank you.

3216
01:52:50,997 --> 01:52:55,301
Ward three.

3217
01:52:55,301 --> 01:52:56,802
I don't have much of a report

3218
01:52:56,802 --> 01:52:57,737
tonight other than that

3219
01:52:57,737 --> 01:52:59,038
Saturday tickets have gone on

3220
01:52:59,038 --> 01:53:02,241
sale. So, uh, it's my my my

3221
01:53:02,241 --> 01:53:03,309
husband takes Saturdays

3222
01:53:03,309 --> 01:53:04,844
extraordinarily seriously. He

3223
01:53:04,844 --> 01:53:06,579
would. He would be pleased when

3224
01:53:06,579 --> 01:53:07,680
I report back to him that I've

3225
01:53:07,680 --> 01:53:08,981
invited all of council to

3226
01:53:08,981 --> 01:53:10,316
Saturdays, although I know many

3227
01:53:10,316 --> 01:53:12,018
of you will be there. So please

3228
01:53:12,018 --> 01:53:13,519
join us on Saturdays. We'll be

3229
01:53:13,519 --> 01:53:15,154
there both days. It's sort of

3230
01:53:15,154 --> 01:53:16,122
one of one of my husband's

3231
01:53:16,122 --> 01:53:17,190
highlights and mine too. It's a

3232
01:53:17,190 --> 01:53:19,091
great, great event. So join us

3233
01:53:19,091 --> 01:53:20,193
tonight, Saturday, as I'm sure

3234
01:53:20,193 --> 01:53:21,127
we'll be talking more about

3235
01:53:21,127 --> 01:53:22,862
that. We don't have a date for

3236
01:53:22,862 --> 01:53:24,230
our Ward three meeting yet for

3237
01:53:24,230 --> 01:53:26,198
September, but we will get on

3238
01:53:26,198 --> 01:53:27,767
that and report back to you and

3239
01:53:27,767 --> 01:53:28,901
get a date locked down for

3240
01:53:28,901 --> 01:53:31,337
September. Um, I will just

3241
01:53:31,337 --> 01:53:32,738
mention since council from I

3242
01:53:32,738 --> 01:53:33,839
brought it up that I continue

3243
01:53:33,839 --> 01:53:36,809
to hear a lot, I. I have lost

3244
01:53:36,809 --> 01:53:37,843
track of how many Ward three

3245
01:53:37,843 --> 01:53:40,112
residents um, have have raised

3246
01:53:40,112 --> 01:53:41,714
concerns with me about speed.

3247
01:53:41,714 --> 01:53:45,651
Um, and, uh, just really are

3248
01:53:45,651 --> 01:53:46,919
looking for as energetic a

3249
01:53:46,919 --> 01:53:48,054
strategy as possible to get

3250
01:53:48,054 --> 01:53:49,488
folks to slow down. So

3251
01:53:49,488 --> 01:53:52,191
continues to come up. Um, glad.

3252
01:53:52,191 --> 01:53:53,359
I'm really glad to see that we

3253
01:53:53,359 --> 01:53:55,661
have a study session on Avis on

3254
01:53:55,661 --> 01:53:57,730
the books in September. I am

3255
01:53:57,730 --> 01:53:58,764
looking forward to discussion

3256
01:53:58,764 --> 01:54:00,833
about that. I did get a an

3257
01:54:00,833 --> 01:54:02,401
inquiry from a constituent just

3258
01:54:02,401 --> 01:54:04,637
today. Um, who asked about, um,

3259
01:54:04,637 --> 01:54:09,842
speed cameras on Kipling and I, think it is very good that got calendar. So I will

3260
01:54:09,842 --> 01:54:11,377
just mention that as something

3261
01:54:11,377 --> 01:54:12,778
that's top of mind. No other

3262
01:54:12,778 --> 01:54:15,782
updates.

3263
01:54:15,782 --> 01:54:17,316
One little plug I'll do there

3264
01:54:17,316 --> 01:54:18,517
when you since bringing up

3265
01:54:18,517 --> 01:54:21,053
speed. Um, you know, uh, our

3266
01:54:21,053 --> 01:54:22,922
students are back to school, so

3267
01:54:22,922 --> 01:54:24,724
just being mindful, uh, in the

3268
01:54:24,724 --> 01:54:26,359
school zones and neighborhoods,

3269
01:54:26,359 --> 01:54:27,526
uh, keep an eye out and

3270
01:54:27,526 --> 01:54:30,263
remember the speed limit.

3271
01:54:30,263 --> 01:54:33,933
Word two.

3272
01:54:33,933 --> 01:54:35,201
Um, just a couple of things.

3273
01:54:35,201 --> 01:54:37,636
First, we have our September

3274
01:54:37,636 --> 01:54:38,671
ward meeting coming up.

3275
01:54:38,671 --> 01:54:40,973
Wednesday, September 23rd, from

3276
01:54:40,973 --> 01:54:42,808
430 to 6. We're excited about

3277
01:54:42,808 --> 01:54:43,976
this one because we really want

3278
01:54:43,976 --> 01:54:45,711
to encourage our families and

3279
01:54:45,711 --> 01:54:47,213
our kiddos to come out to this

3280
01:54:47,213 --> 01:54:48,881
ward meeting. So we're hosting

3281
01:54:48,881 --> 01:54:52,118
it at Oken Park in Shelter two.

3282
01:54:52,118 --> 01:54:54,954
And also we have the wonderful

3283
01:54:54,954 --> 01:54:56,789
Henley, my daughter, my 11 year

3284
01:54:56,789 --> 01:54:57,957
old daughter, who is not

3285
01:54:57,957 --> 01:54:59,358
qualified to watch your child

3286
01:54:59,358 --> 01:55:01,961
but will be leading a DIY craft

3287
01:55:01,961 --> 01:55:04,397
project. So we really hope all

3288
01:55:04,397 --> 01:55:05,798
of our families will come out.

3289
01:55:05,798 --> 01:55:07,099
It's sort of a weave in and out

3290
01:55:07,099 --> 01:55:09,702
of the meeting. Excuse me. Come

3291
01:55:09,702 --> 01:55:11,637
and go as you please. Um, let

3292
01:55:11,637 --> 01:55:13,005
your kids play at the park, at

3293
01:55:13,005 --> 01:55:14,073
the playground and then come

3294
01:55:14,073 --> 01:55:15,841
meet us, and, um, we welcome

3295
01:55:15,841 --> 01:55:17,076
you to ask any questions that

3296
01:55:17,076 --> 01:55:19,111
you have and just say hello.

3297
01:55:19,111 --> 01:55:20,579
And then in that vein, I just

3298
01:55:20,579 --> 01:55:21,981
wanted to extend a huge thank

3299
01:55:21,981 --> 01:55:23,682
you to Jefferson County School

3300
01:55:23,682 --> 01:55:25,718
System for taking my daughter

3301
01:55:25,718 --> 01:55:29,155
back to school last week. And I

3302
01:55:29,155 --> 01:55:30,723
really, though in all serious,

3303
01:55:30,723 --> 01:55:34,393
want to say I wish that we

3304
01:55:34,393 --> 01:55:35,961
lived in a society where we

3305
01:55:35,961 --> 01:55:37,730
valued the education of our

3306
01:55:37,730 --> 01:55:39,732
youth more than we do,

3307
01:55:39,732 --> 01:55:41,500
seemingly in the United States,

3308
01:55:41,500 --> 01:55:43,002
both in the ways that we fund

3309
01:55:43,002 --> 01:55:44,603
our school systems and the ways

3310
01:55:44,603 --> 01:55:46,272
that we pay our teachers, and

3311
01:55:46,272 --> 01:55:47,373
also in the ways that we

3312
01:55:47,373 --> 01:55:49,208
support the education of young

3313
01:55:49,208 --> 01:55:51,210
people in our society. It is

3314
01:55:51,210 --> 01:55:53,045
such a critical component of

3315
01:55:53,045 --> 01:55:54,880
the ways that we grow in our

3316
01:55:54,880 --> 01:55:57,016
humanity, and we grow in our

3317
01:55:57,016 --> 01:55:59,118
culture, and we grow as a

3318
01:55:59,118 --> 01:56:00,886
species. And so to undervalue

3319
01:56:00,886 --> 01:56:02,621
or devalue, that continues to

3320
01:56:02,621 --> 01:56:03,889
be so disheartening and

3321
01:56:03,889 --> 01:56:05,491
heartbreaking to me. Our

3322
01:56:05,491 --> 01:56:07,393
teachers are a critical

3323
01:56:07,393 --> 01:56:09,261
importance and a critical need

3324
01:56:09,261 --> 01:56:10,830
in this society and in any

3325
01:56:10,830 --> 01:56:12,832
society. And I am incredibly

3326
01:56:12,832 --> 01:56:14,500
grateful for the work that they

3327
01:56:14,500 --> 01:56:17,269
do. Often underpaid, often

3328
01:56:17,269 --> 01:56:20,072
unseen. And to finalize kind of

3329
01:56:20,072 --> 01:56:22,608
the statement, it is deeply

3330
01:56:22,608 --> 01:56:24,410
thoughtful, executive

3331
01:56:24,410 --> 01:56:26,245
functioning, critical work that

3332
01:56:26,245 --> 01:56:27,513
teachers do in the classroom

3333
01:56:27,513 --> 01:56:29,415
every single day, and they do

3334
01:56:29,415 --> 01:56:30,916
it in an environment where they

3335
01:56:30,916 --> 01:56:33,519
are constantly needed by young

3336
01:56:33,519 --> 01:56:35,488
people who are asking of their

3337
01:56:35,488 --> 01:56:37,256
time and attention and energy,

3338
01:56:37,256 --> 01:56:38,858
and they have to give that

3339
01:56:38,858 --> 01:56:40,559
while also teaching young

3340
01:56:40,559 --> 01:56:41,894
people how to learn, how to

3341
01:56:41,894 --> 01:56:43,796
grow, how to be emotionally

3342
01:56:43,796 --> 01:56:46,165
resilient and cognitive. And so

3343
01:56:46,165 --> 01:56:49,101
just a huge, huge thank you to

3344
01:56:49,101 --> 01:56:50,536
Jefferson County School and

3345
01:56:50,536 --> 01:56:52,805
excited for the 2026 2027

3346
01:56:52,805 --> 01:56:55,975
school year to start.

3347
01:56:55,975 --> 01:56:58,978
Thank you. Um, appreciate the

3348
01:56:58,978 --> 01:57:00,513
enthusiasm for our education

3349
01:57:00,513 --> 01:57:02,214
system. And I think it speaks

3350
01:57:02,214 --> 01:57:03,816
to why we're really excited to

3351
01:57:03,816 --> 01:57:05,251
hopefully have some folks who I

3352
01:57:05,251 --> 01:57:06,485
know it's challenging to make

3353
01:57:06,485 --> 01:57:07,319
it out to meetings when you

3354
01:57:07,319 --> 01:57:08,854
have younger kids, school age

3355
01:57:08,854 --> 01:57:10,122
kids. So hopefully we'll we'll

3356
01:57:10,122 --> 01:57:11,991
have some fun with our local

3357
01:57:11,991 --> 01:57:13,959
tween led activities. So thanks

3358
01:57:13,959 --> 01:57:15,294
to Henley for coming out with

3359
01:57:15,294 --> 01:57:17,029
us. I just also wanted to

3360
01:57:17,029 --> 01:57:19,498
highlight, um, there is yet

3361
01:57:19,498 --> 01:57:20,533
another new neighborhood

3362
01:57:20,533 --> 01:57:23,002
association in Ward two. Morse

3363
01:57:23,002 --> 01:57:24,170
Park has restarted their

3364
01:57:24,170 --> 01:57:25,137
neighborhood association, so

3365
01:57:25,137 --> 01:57:25,838
they're going to be having

3366
01:57:25,838 --> 01:57:27,406
another meeting, um, on

3367
01:57:27,406 --> 01:57:29,775
September 1st. Um, I believe

3368
01:57:29,775 --> 01:57:30,809
that they're going to be having

3369
01:57:30,809 --> 01:57:32,278
staff to talk about sidewalks

3370
01:57:32,278 --> 01:57:33,512
and some other important things

3371
01:57:33,512 --> 01:57:35,648
in the community. So, uh, check

3372
01:57:35,648 --> 01:57:36,849
out their meeting if you're in

3373
01:57:36,849 --> 01:57:38,150
Morse Park. It's at 6:30 p.m.

3374
01:57:38,150 --> 01:57:39,952
on September 1st at the Clemens

3375
01:57:39,952 --> 01:57:43,155
Center. Uh, September 4th. Come

3376
01:57:43,155 --> 01:57:45,457
comes back to first Friday. So

3377
01:57:45,457 --> 01:57:47,059
always excited for all the

3378
01:57:47,059 --> 01:57:48,294
great things that 40 West does

3379
01:57:48,294 --> 01:57:50,729
for us. And just on a point of

3380
01:57:50,729 --> 01:57:52,565
personal privilege, as I was

3381
01:57:52,565 --> 01:57:54,333
working out in the last couple

3382
01:57:54,333 --> 01:57:55,434
of weeks at the Charles

3383
01:57:55,434 --> 01:57:56,802
Whitlock Recreation Center,

3384
01:57:56,802 --> 01:57:57,937
there's been some construction

3385
01:57:57,937 --> 01:57:59,772
there. The therapy pool is

3386
01:57:59,772 --> 01:58:01,373
under construction. And so that

3387
01:58:01,373 --> 01:58:02,675
has been a huge community

3388
01:58:02,675 --> 01:58:04,242
effort, and I'm grateful that

3389
01:58:04,242 --> 01:58:05,111
we were able to fund that in

3390
01:58:05,111 --> 01:58:08,113
the budget last year, and that resource will be coming

3391
01:58:08,113 --> 01:58:09,481
back online in the not too

3392
01:58:09,481 --> 01:58:10,549
distant future. So we've just

3393
01:58:10,549 --> 01:58:11,417
got to celebrate some of the

3394
01:58:11,417 --> 01:58:13,085
little wins. And thanks to the

3395
01:58:13,085 --> 01:58:14,687
staff who I know at Whitlock,

3396
01:58:14,687 --> 01:58:16,355
who I know have been navigating

3397
01:58:16,355 --> 01:58:18,290
some, some, some noise and

3398
01:58:18,290 --> 01:58:18,958
other things with the

3399
01:58:18,958 --> 01:58:20,326
construction. So really excited

3400
01:58:20,326 --> 01:58:26,365
for that to come online.

3401
01:58:26,365 --> 01:58:28,467
Ward one.

3402
01:58:28,467 --> 01:58:30,369
Thank you. In keeping with our

3403
01:58:30,369 --> 01:58:31,870
common practice, we're going to

3404
01:58:31,870 --> 01:58:34,873
have our ward meeting the first

3405
01:58:34,873 --> 01:58:37,009
Saturday in September. Yes,

3406
01:58:37,009 --> 01:58:39,111
that is Labor Day weekend. When

3407
01:58:39,111 --> 01:58:40,779
we checked about delaying it a

3408
01:58:40,779 --> 01:58:42,481
week, the facility was not

3409
01:58:42,481 --> 01:58:45,117
available that weekend. And so

3410
01:58:45,117 --> 01:58:47,820
we we talked and yes, what

3411
01:58:47,820 --> 01:58:49,555
better way could we spend Labor

3412
01:58:49,555 --> 01:58:51,056
Day than to have a ward

3413
01:58:51,056 --> 01:58:54,393
meeting. So, um, something else

3414
01:58:54,393 --> 01:58:57,796
came up. Um, so right across

3415
01:58:57,796 --> 01:58:58,998
from where we have the ward

3416
01:58:58,998 --> 01:59:01,300
meeting on ninth and Kipling,

3417
01:59:01,300 --> 01:59:04,803
there's been a vacant gas

3418
01:59:04,803 --> 01:59:07,373
station, and we've looked at it

3419
01:59:07,373 --> 01:59:09,441
this whole time and tried to

3420
01:59:09,441 --> 01:59:12,211
find the the owner, etc. it's

3421
01:59:12,211 --> 01:59:14,313
been quite a process. And so

3422
01:59:14,313 --> 01:59:16,082
on. Lakewood Speaks, we saw a

3423
01:59:16,082 --> 01:59:18,717
comment and um, the latest news

3424
01:59:18,717 --> 01:59:21,020
that I have on that is this out

3425
01:59:21,020 --> 01:59:24,089
of state owner is coordinating

3426
01:59:24,089 --> 01:59:26,525
with Colorado Public Health and

3427
01:59:26,525 --> 01:59:29,895
Environment's CDF to address

3428
01:59:29,895 --> 01:59:31,230
the brownfield that's been

3429
01:59:31,230 --> 01:59:33,832
created by this gas station. So

3430
01:59:33,832 --> 01:59:36,568
it so it is quite a process and

3431
01:59:36,568 --> 01:59:38,470
it's it's very sad that it's

3432
01:59:38,470 --> 01:59:40,439
taken this long, but it is

3433
01:59:40,439 --> 01:59:42,741
being worked on. And then one

3434
01:59:42,741 --> 01:59:44,209
last thing. And that is this

3435
01:59:44,209 --> 01:59:48,013
Sunday. Um, August 30th there

3436
01:59:48,013 --> 01:59:50,982
will be the Meadow lark. Um,

3437
01:59:50,982 --> 01:59:53,852
Community Association picnic in

3438
01:59:53,852 --> 01:59:56,689
Meadowlark Park, of course. So,

3439
01:59:56,689 --> 01:59:58,490
um, that's that'll be a fun

3440
01:59:58,490 --> 02:00:00,159
event. Hopefully the weather

3441
02:00:00,159 --> 02:00:01,761
will cooperate. Last year I

3442
02:00:01,761 --> 02:00:03,529
think it was rained out. So

3443
02:00:03,529 --> 02:00:04,630
anyway, that's all I have.

3444
02:00:04,630 --> 02:00:08,100
Thank you.

3445
02:00:08,100 --> 02:00:09,168
Councillor Nystrom, did you

3446
02:00:09,168 --> 02:00:11,403
have your hand up?

3447
02:00:11,403 --> 02:00:12,671
I just wanted to add two

3448
02:00:12,671 --> 02:00:14,406
things. One is we do have a

3449
02:00:14,406 --> 02:00:15,607
sustainability advisory

3450
02:00:15,607 --> 02:00:17,109
committee meeting. Always

3451
02:00:17,109 --> 02:00:19,778
action packed. 1230 on Friday

3452
02:00:19,778 --> 02:00:22,448
the 28th. And also Southern

3453
02:00:22,448 --> 02:00:24,883
Gables National Night Out is on

3454
02:00:24,883 --> 02:00:27,486
Friday 28th at 5 p.m.. I

3455
02:00:27,486 --> 02:00:29,154
believe Bruce McDonald sent

3456
02:00:29,154 --> 02:00:31,990
invites to all of you, but, um,

3457
02:00:31,990 --> 02:00:33,559
I want to encourage people to

3458
02:00:33,559 --> 02:00:39,031
show up. It's it's especially great location for

3459
02:00:39,031 --> 02:00:40,132
it at the elementary school.

3460
02:00:40,132 --> 02:00:41,433
And they have a fantastic

3461
02:00:41,433 --> 02:00:43,936
community garden. So it's a

3462
02:00:43,936 --> 02:00:45,037
great opportunity to take a

3463
02:00:45,037 --> 02:00:47,539
look at what can be done in a

3464
02:00:47,539 --> 02:00:49,074
neighborhood with with the

3465
02:00:49,074 --> 02:00:50,309
effort that they've put into

3466
02:00:50,309 --> 02:00:53,779
it. Thank you.

3467
02:00:53,779 --> 02:00:56,048
All right. I just briefly want

3468
02:00:56,048 --> 02:00:57,649
to welcome all of our young

3469
02:00:57,649 --> 02:00:59,618
people, all of the future of

3470
02:00:59,618 --> 02:01:02,521
Lakewood back to school as that

3471
02:01:02,521 --> 02:01:05,190
has just gotten underway. This

3472
02:01:05,190 --> 02:01:07,593
week. We've got many tiers of

3473
02:01:07,593 --> 02:01:09,195
parents. We've got, you know,

3474
02:01:09,195 --> 02:01:10,696
probably tears of little people

3475
02:01:10,696 --> 02:01:11,930
too, that would rather be at

3476
02:01:11,930 --> 02:01:13,599
home still in front of their

3477
02:01:13,599 --> 02:01:16,402
iPad or on a, um, something to

3478
02:01:16,402 --> 02:01:17,870
some kind of fun play structure

3479
02:01:17,870 --> 02:01:19,772
out in our park. So welcome

3480
02:01:19,772 --> 02:01:22,141
everybody back to school. And

3481
02:01:22,141 --> 02:01:23,776
just a last plug or another

3482
02:01:23,776 --> 02:01:24,877
plug, and you'll hear it at

3483
02:01:24,877 --> 02:01:26,078
least one more time for me

3484
02:01:26,078 --> 02:01:27,880
about love Lakewood Day. For

3485
02:01:27,880 --> 02:01:29,448
those that are not available on

3486
02:01:29,448 --> 02:01:31,250
September 19th, remember we do

3487
02:01:31,250 --> 02:01:32,651
also have Team Love Lakewood

3488
02:01:32,651 --> 02:01:34,119
that provides opportunities to

3489
02:01:34,119 --> 02:01:35,820
get involved and share with

3490
02:01:35,820 --> 02:01:37,055
your community throughout the

3491
02:01:37,055 --> 02:01:39,558
year. So with that, um, seeing

3492
02:01:39,558 --> 02:01:41,260
no further business to come

3493
02:01:41,260 --> 02:01:42,795
before the City Council at this

3494
02:01:42,795 --> 02:01:43,996
time, I will go ahead and

3495
02:01:43,996 --> 02:01:45,531
adjourn our meeting tonight at

3496
02:01:45,531 --> 02:01:59,645
857.