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Can we uh let's do public comment?

Is there anyone here that would like to provide comment for items not on today's agenda?

Seeing none, the public comment period is now closed.

Uh let's do approval of the minutes and then we'll do boards and vacancy.

The minutes to be approved from the March 17th, 2026, land use housing and transportation standing committee meeting.

If there are no amendments or corrections, and those meeting minutes stand approved as presented.

Those minutes have been approved.

Good afternoon, Chair Jones, Vice Chair Robertson, Mr.

Breton, Pamela Nichols, Council Management Analyst.

The report before you actually um consists of two vacancies, which were previously considered by this committee, and then prior to council's appointment of those individuals, um, a request were made to send the recommendations back to this committee.

So starting with the commission of architecture review, for the one vacancy we receive an additional application from Daniel Payne, and we have received um support from city staff for um Daniel Payne to be um considered for appointment.

And then moving down to the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

Um we have one new vacancy since the last time this committee considered, which that for Kyle Elliott, um he submitted a reappointment application, and then um the reappointment application for Eddie Jackson was um referred back to this committee from by city council.

And then in addition to that, we received an application from Chelsea Higg-Wise, Kevin Marchman, and he contacted our office and wanted to note that on his application he put in error that he was not a city resident.

However, he is a resident of the city and he resides in the 6th district, but his application shows that he is not, he said he was not.

It was just he was confused on the application.

And then we have an application from Brittany Watson and Sally Wiley.

So there are two vacancies to be considered.

And that's the one for architecture review and the enrichment redevelopment, correct?

Um, so the first vacancy um for our um for carr, the recommendations for Daniel Payne, and then for Richmond Vedevelment and Housing Authority, there are two vacancies that you all are considering today.

All right.

So what do we do you want us to zoom individually or you want us to do it as a block would be fine?

A block, okay, if you're all comfortable chair.

We um I'd like to recommend uh most ideal, but I think there's severe increased conversation that are being had with the housing authority at the present time, and we would like I would request that we continue delay and continue the appointment for the Richmond Redevelopment Housing Authority.

I support the uh recommendation for the commission of architecture review.

And would you like to continue that to July or next month?

July would be fine.

That's fine.

Wonderful, thank you.

Thank you so much accept the okay.

The committee is voting on the motion to for the board recommendation of the Commission of Architecture Review and to continue the board recommendations for the board of the commissioners for the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority as stated to council.

Mr.

Burton.

Aye.

Vice Chair Robertson.

Aye.

Chair Jones.

Aye.

That motion has been approved.

Thank you all.

Thank you.

All right.

Let's uh run see how fast we can run through these papers.

Let's do um agenda item number agenda item number one.

Item one, resolution 2026 R003 to commit to working with the administration to develop and implement a comprehensive energy efficiency program that reduces the energy burden and cost of living for vulnerable households, support small businesses, assist in the preservation of housing and the stabilization of neighborhoods, it makes meaningful progress towards the city's climate goals.