Good morning everyone.

I'm gonna gavel in the uh transportation energy and utilities committee meeting for July 21.

It is 9 01 at the moment.

Um I will have introduction starting from my left.

Stephen Libby, Council Research.

Harla Shell, Office of General Counsel.

Good morning, Tower 1 o'clock, Murray, District 9.

Kenamara, City Council, District 1.

Councilman Reginald Guy Fanny Jillian, District 8.

Nick Holland at large, group three, just visiting.

Welcome, Jimmy Peluso.

Introduce yourself, Councilmember.

Good morning.

Jimmy Pulso District 7.

Okay.

Thank you.

I'd like to recognize our council president, Mr.

Nick Howland for remarks uh in reference to our committee and function.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Uh I have just been attending every standing committee just to welcome everybody back for the new council year.

Uh hope everyone had the opportunity to get some rest um and prepare for the council year ahead.

Uh we all sat through a terrific meeting yesterday, um, getting a copy of the proposed budget.

I'm sure everybody has started to pour into it already, not just Ed and team.

Um gosh, but the council author's got their work cut out for them.

Um that said, uh TEU light agenda today, but um by no means uh should it be that way.

Um I'll have a conversation or maybe we'll conversation with the rules uh chair's ECA and maybe see if we can't uh figure out how to ensure that more legislation gets through TEU because it's a pretty broad committee with transportation transportation, energy and utilities and um anything in particular related to uh JTA and JEA often comes through this committee.

So I think it'll probably be a fairly busy year.

Um that said it's a strong stellar team with a great chair and vice chair, and uh really appreciate everyone um serving on this committee.

Look forward to a great council year.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

I'd like to welcome Councilmember uh Matt Carlutri.

Thank you.

My apologies to you, Council President for being late.

As of July 1, some uh new rules regarding attendance and excuses were uh went into effect.

I'll have Ms.

Carla Shell um cite uh the changes.

Good morning through the chair to the committee.

So as you know, July 1, there uh there's an effective change to the council rules, which provides that um no more than one council member may be excused from a regular meeting of a standing committee, with the exception that additional absences can be authorized for a medical reason of either you or a relative.

There's also an exception for military service.

Um approval needs to be in writing to the chair, and he can go over how he wants to receive that.

Also, um, of note, quorum is now five for standing committee.

So keep that in mind when you need to um step out for personal reasons.

Um that the quorum of a standing committee is five members, and I'll take any other questions you might have.

Thank you, Michelle.

Any questions for Michelle.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair, and people might recall I believe Carla, that was something that we approved as a body in March or April.

I think it was 2026 0136.

Um that was legislation proposed by councilmember Boylan.

We discussed it, it went to committee.

We actually discussed it in on the council floor and then passed it.

Um so that's not Nick Howland as Council President's new rules.

That's the rules that we establish upon ourselves and amended.

Thanks.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

I'd like to welcome Councilmember Jacobi Pittman.