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THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA: COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? OH, I'LL NOTE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA WILL BE JOINING US HERE SHORTLY. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON: COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? HERE: HERE. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH: COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? HERE: HERE. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE: COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? HERE: HERE. CHAIR NELSON: CHAIR NELSON? PRESENT. FOUR PRESENT: FOUR PRESENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO FIRST I WANT TO PUT THIS ON THE RECORD, AND I PUT OUT A STATEMENT EARLIER TODAY. I -- NEVERMIND. WELL, I MIGHT AS WELL GO AHEAD. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FRUSTRATION, MY EXCUSED ABSENCE, CONTRIBUTED TO THE LACK OF QUORUM YESTERDAY IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING, AND APOLOGIZE TO THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO SHOW UP FOR THE COMMITTEE VOTE ON THEIR APPOINTMENT TO A RANGE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSION INCLUDING THE RENTER'S COMMISSION. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE OUR CITY, AND DELAYS IN THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS SERVES NO ONE WELL. TO MAINTAIN THE SCHEDULE FOR THE FINAL COUNCIL ACTION THAT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED, HAD COMMITTEE VOTES BEEN TAKEN. THE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION ON NEXT TUESDAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. THE SAME IS TRUE FOR THE LEGISLATION REGARDING FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO MEET THE FEDERAL DEADLINE OF AUGUST 16. JUST WANTED TO GET THAT PUBLIC INFORMATION ITEM OUT THERE. ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. CLERK, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY? CHAIR NELSON, WE HAVE SEVEN IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTERS, AND WE HAVE -- FIVE REMOTE. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE IN PERSON, PLEASE. WE'LL DO ALL SEVEN, AND PEOPLE CAN HAVE TWO MINUTES, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE REMOTE SPEAKERS, PLEASE. I'LL CALL ON SPEAKERS IN ORDER THEY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, STARTING WITH IN-PERSON COMMENTERS. SPEAKERS WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. WHEN YOU HEAR THE CHIME, YOU'LL HAVE ABOUT 10 SECONDS LEFT. IF YOU EXCEED THAT TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE MAY BE CUT OFF, SO WE CAN MOVE ONTO THE NEXT SPEAKER. PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. WITH THAT, THE FIRST SPEAKER FOR THE IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN. YEAH, I'M READY. MY DIRTY NAZI, YOU FACETIOUS PIG. MY NAME, ALEX ZIMMERMAN. I WANT TO SPEAK WHAT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL, WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. FRUSTRATION IS GROWING BIGGER AND BIGGER AND BIGGER. WE CANNOT ACCEPT THIS FOR 30 YEARS. GO BIGGER AND BIGGER FOR ANOTHER 30 YEARS. I'LL GIVE YOU A CLASSIC EXAMPLE. [ INAUDIBLE ] HOW IS IT THIS POSSIBLE? FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS, SHE NEVER HAD ONE Q&A. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE DOING THIS. TO ME, IT'S LOOKING LIKE A TYPICAL -- PRINCIPLE. IT'S A NIGHTMARE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S 700,000 IDIOTS ELECTED HERE. DO THEY LIKE -- [ INAUDIBLE ] WHEN I COME HERE. IT'S A NICE, BEAUTIFUL CITY. WHAT DO I MAKE OF IT RIGHT NOW? TOTAL FRUSTRATION. IT'S NOT ABOUT FRUSTRATION BECAUSE FRUSTRATION IS BETTER THAN DEMOCRACY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. [ LAUGHTER ] MAKES MIDDLE CLASS LIFE MISERABLE. THIS IS A PROBLEM, WHAT WE HAVE. SO RIGHT NOW I SPEAK TO EVERYBODY WHO WILL LISTEN TO ME. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? STAND UP, GUYS. WE NEED A NEW REGIME. IT'S EXACTLY WHY I'M DOING THIS EVERY DAY. YEAH. I SUPPORT TRUMP. VIVA TRUMP, BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY ONE CHANCE TO MAKE AMERICA BACK TO THE CONSTITUTION., STAND UP, AMERICA. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE JEFF. FOLLOWING THAT, WE'LL HAVE BRANDY OSBORNE. MY APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE, IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAMES. THANK YOU. HELLO. I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT TEMPORARY HOUSING I'M IN RIGHT NOW. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN OTHER SHELTERS AROUND THE COUNTY. A LOT OF TIME, WHICH ISN'T A GOOD THING. I'VE SEEN ALL THE GOODS, THE BADS, THE UGLIES. I HAVE NOTHING, BUT VERY GOOD THINGS TO SAY. I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE AND SPOKE TO YOU FOLKS WITH BASICALLY DUCT TAPE OVER MY MOUTH. SAYING THINGS TO YOU I WAS SUPPOSE TO SAY. NOW I CAN COME UP FREELY AND ACTUALLY TALK FREELY, WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATE FROM THEM. THEY HAVE MADE MY LIFE A WHOLE LOT BETTER SINCE I WAS LIVING IN YOUR JUNGLE FOR FIVE YEARS. MY LIFE IS EXTREMELY BETTER SINCE I'VE BEEN LIVING THERE. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO -- I HAVE BLOOD CLOTS IN MY LEGS, AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE ALL MY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS. GETTING ALL MY STUFF I NEED TO DO, SOCIAL SECURITY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THESE GUYS HELP ME OUT WITH ALL THAT STUFF, WHICH HAS BEEN GREAT. LIVING IN A TENT, I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO GET THAT STUFF DONE EVERY DAY. WHERE I LIVE, THE BUILDING I LIVE IN, THE PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE RUN -- THE RULES ARE KEPT -- THEY'RE RUN VERY GOOD. IT'S BEEN AN IMPROVEMENT IN MY LIFE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE BRANDY OSBORNE. FOLLOWING BRANDY, WE'LL HAVE CHRISTOPHER ARCHIBALD. THANK YOU. HELLO, FOLKS. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS BRANDY. I'M A CURRENT PARTICIPANT IN THE LEED PROGRAM, AND I'M HERE TODAY IN REGARDS TO THE NEWLY PROPOSED SALES TAX. IF THIS TAX [preview truncated]
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