I've tried to just have a good thing.

So what's that?

It's gonna be superficial, good afternoon.

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And madam chair, all members are in attendance today with the exception of Ms.

Gibson, and you do have a quorum.

Wonderful, thank you so much.

I believe we um have public comment next.

Is there anyone in the chamber or online who'd like to provide public comment?

Public comment is now open.

Is there anyone here who wishes to address this committee regarding items not on today's agenda?

Madam Chair Cena, and no one sign up to speak virtually before the 10 a.m.

deadline.

The public comment period is now closed and back to the committee.

Thank you so much.

I believe we do not have minutes to approve at this meeting, so let's move on to the meat of the agenda and um in consideration of the items we have, I'd like to start with the papers for consideration.

So I'd like to amend the agenda and start with ordinance 2026-160.

Okay.

Mr.

Warren.

Yes, may I please the committee RJ Warren, Council Chief of Staff?

I have been tasked to provide the introduction of this ordinance.

And what this does is it um it is necessary for this orders to be adopted because we have to update the city code per the city charter and state code.

And um, once it's uh adopted, the uh the city code will be replaced with this newer version.

It takes out uh redundancies, reserve spacing and upstates it per recent adopted legislation by this council.

Um just for your knowledge and those listening.

This is uh the the new city code will include uh ordinances adopted up to October of 25.

So anything adopted since then will not be in this, um, but uh after this adopted uh a supplement will be included 90 days later.

So any legislation adopted from October to present day will be included and updated at that at that point, and um uh included in the ordinance online review and probably in your packets is a summary provided by the city attorney's office of uh any updates that may be of interest to city officials.

Thank you so much.

Uh let's open it up to public comment at this time.

Is there anyone in the chamber who wishes to speak in opposition to this paper?

Is there anyone who wishes to speak in support of this paper?

Madam Chair, seeing no one regarding this item, the public hearing is now closed and back to the committee.

Thank you.

Um members and welcome, Ms.

Gibson.

Uh does anyone have a question about the updating of our code?

So just since new here, is this something we do every five years?

Like is this kind of routine?

Thank you, Mr.

Warren.

If you could provide some context.

That is correct.

It is required that they do it.

I believe every five years.

And that's why some legislation you might have seen get adopted since your tenure has not been actually included in City Code because they have to do a start and like a hard start date, and then it's in October of 25.

So yes, every five years they have to do this, and then they'll do supplements throughout to uh to update it, where you'll see at the bottom of City Code sections.

Thank you.