The committee members will be participating via Zoom and no member of the public will be in attendance at the meeting in the interest of public health and safety.

In addition, this meeting is being televised and live streamed on the city's website.

And the committee of the Aissons has made arrangements for the public to comment using the Zoom webinar platform.

We do appreciate the public's cooperation.

Now I'm gonna go over the specifics of how to join the webinar and we'll give details on how the public can offer their public testimony.

And I'm now gonna call the roll call.

Vice Chair Lakava.

Present.

Councilmember Whitburn?

Here.

Councilmember Kate?

Here.

Wonderful.

Thank you.

And I'm Councilmember Vivian Moreno.

Um each committee member, as I mentioned, is attending virtually.

Um also on the virtual meeting is uh Chris Ackerman Avila with the mayor's office.

Uh Corrine Newfer with the City Attorney's Office and Julian Cassie with the Independent Budget Analysts' Office.

Uh the public may view the meeting on public television on City TV channel 24 for Cox Communication and Time Warner or Channel 99 for ATT, or you could view the meeting online by going to the City Council Committee homepage at Sandiego.gov and selecting the City TV Live Broadcast blue button on the right hand side of the page.

Uh the committee meeting will be held virtually using the Zoom webinar platform.

And members of the public can offer public comment on items by accessing the Zoom webinar online using a desktop, computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone, or by calling in to the meeting using a smartphone, cellular phone, or landline.

The link to join the committee uh meeting, webinar by computer, tablet, or smartphone is listed on the agenda on how to join by iPhone one tap.

To join the Zoom webinar by telephone, you may dial either one 669 254 5252.

Now when prompted, input webinar ID 1617 3853 pound.

Um, information is also available on the agenda and it will appear on the screen during the public comment period for each item.

Now, when I introduce the item you'd like to comment on, you're gonna raise your hand by either tapping the raise your hand button on your computer, tablet, or smartphone, or by pressing star nine on your phone.

And then you're gonna be taken uh you will be taken in the order in which you are uh in which you raise your hand and you may speak only once on a particular item.

Now, our committee consultant Kevin Smith, when he indicates it's your turn to speak, he'll call you by either your name as it appears on the Zoom webinar attendees list, or he's gonna read out the last four digits of your uh phone number.

If you've called into the meeting, um now this is how you'll know it's your turn to speak.

Now, if you've joined the webinar by computer, tablet, or smartphone, you're gonna receive a pop-up notice to select uh to unmute your device.

If you've called into the meeting by cell phone or landline, don't forget to press star six on your phone to unmute yourself.

Review these instructions briefly again when public comment period on an item um is open.

Now, also please wait until the item you wish to speak to has uh has been called before raising your hand to speak.

If you raise your hand during a non-uh comment period, your hand will be lowered.

And when you're announced as the next speaker, please unmute yourself and offer your comments.

Also, please mute the volume on your TV or computer before you begin to speak.

Uh a quorum is now present, and we're gonna take up the approval of the committee action of January 13, 2022.

Uh the public comment period for this item is officially open.

Uh we are gonna proceed with public comment and um now uh each speaker also will have one minute to make their comment.

Mr.

Smith, do we have any speakers in the queue?

We have no speakers in the queue at this time, Chairman.

Thank you.

Now, may I have a motion to approve the action, uh, the committee actions.

So moved.

Okay, so we have a motion by council member Kate.

I'm happy to second.

Uh, we're now gonna take up uh committee member questions or comments and have each committee member register their vote.

Uh Vice Chair Lakava?

Yes.

Councilmember Whitburn?

Yes.

Councilmember Kate?

Yes.

Okay, I'd also like to register a yes vote.

This item passes unanimously.

And now we're gonna take up non-agenda public comment.

Um, um, let's see.

Do we have any speakers in the queue for non-agenda public comment?

Uh thank you, Chair Moreno.