Good afternoon, everyone.

Good afternoon.

The informal meeting of the Richmond City Council will now come to order.

And Madam Clerk, if you would provide the chamber emergency evacuation announcement, followed by roll call and then document review.

Would appreciate that.

Upon activation of the emergency alarm signal, all persons should immediately exit the building.

Please use the exits to the left or right front of the council chamber or the east or west stairwell outside the rear doors of the chamber.

Do not use elevators or escalators.

After exiting the building, security will direct everyone down 9th Street to the assembly area located inside the former public safety building parking lot.

Able persons should assist visually and hear and impair visitors with exiting the building.

And Madam President, for the record, all members are in attendance this evening with the exception of councillors Breton, Lynch, and Vice President Jerdon.

You do have a quorum.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Let's proceed with the document review.

Starting with the consent agenda, item number one, ordinance 20.

Item number one, ordinance 2025-258.

This paper was amended at the March 10th council meeting.

It's currently being retained on this evening's consent agenda.

Item two, ordinance 2026 003.

This paper planning commission recommended approval of this paper on the fed on the at their February 17th council meeting and is currently being retained on this evening's consent agenda.

Item 3, ordinance 2026 042.

This paper was amended at the March 10th council meeting and will be will be retained on this evening's consent agenda.

Item 4 excuse me.

Item 4, ordinance number 2026 051, Planning Commission recommended approval.

Item 5, Ordinance 2026 052.

This paper was was scheduled to be continued to the April 27th council meeting due to the cancellation of the Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee meeting.

However, I believe there is a request that this item be committee referral waived.

Councilmember Robertson.

And there are a couple other papers that were supposed to come before the finance committee, which was canceled because of the weather.

And so I am asking for this paper and the other two as well, but I know they have to be read in, but that's uh agenda item number seven and eight as well to be omitted from uh going back to the committee and we can move forward on them.

Thank you, Councilmember Robertson.

Thank you.

So if that's the consensus of council, item five, item seven, and item eight will be actually on this evening's agenda on the consent agenda and not continue to the April 27th council meeting.

So is that the consensus of council?

Yes, madam clerk, thank you.

All right.

So item number five, ordinance 2026 052 will be retained on this evening's consent agenda.

Item six, ordinance 2026 053.

Committee referral was waived on this item and will be retained on this evening's consent agenda.

Item seven and eight, ordinance 2026 054, and item uh and 2026 055 will both be on this evening's consent agenda.

Item nine, ordinance 2026 056, land use, housing, and transportation standing committee recommended approval.

Item 10, resolution 2026 R003, land use housing and transportation standing committee recommended a continuance.

So this item is to be continued to the April 27th council meeting.

Item 11, ordinance resolution 2026 or 013.

This item is to be continued to the April 27th council meeting due to the cancellation of the five of the March Finance Economic Development Standing Committee meeting.

On the regular agenda, we have item 12, ordinance 2025-215.

Um, this paper will be on this evening's regular agenda.

Previously, the planning commission did recommend.

I'm sorry, I take that back.

This item is to be continued to the April 13th council meeting.

Item 13, ordinance 2025 282.

This paper is to be continued to the April 27th council meeting due to the cancellation of the March Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee meeting.

Items 14 through 22, ordinance 2026 063 through 2026 071 are all budget related items and all in after tonight's budget public hearing, all items will be continued to the Monday, April 13th council meeting.

And Madam President, those are all the items on this evening's docket.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Members, um, given that we have all of the budget papers on for this evening, and and certainly anticipate and welcome and want to hear from the community.

I would like to ask that we consider uh public comment uh of two minutes so we can really uh certainly hear from as many folks from the public as possible.

Okay.

Any question, concern, etc.

Ms.