To provide testimony via a call-in or internet-based service option, must enter the virtual speaking queue within five minutes after the conclusion of in-person public testimony or before the virtual speaking queue is exhausted, whichever occurs first.

This will allow for better meeting management between the two platforms and ensure the council is able to manage and conduct city business.

We appreciate the public's cooperation.

I will now call the special meeting of the land use and housing committee of Thursday, September 8th, 2022 to order.

Let me call the roll.

Councilmember Whitburn.

Here.

Councilmember Kate.

Chair Moreno, as you may see, is not present.

I am Councilmember Joel Lacava, Vice Chair of Land Use and Housing Committee, and I'm honored to chair today's meeting in Chair Moreno's absence.

We also have in attendance Jessica Lawrence with the mayor's office, Corinne Newfer with the City Attorney's Office, Jillian Cassie with the Independent Budget Analyst Office, and Kevin Smith, the land use and housing committee consultant.

I want to thank my council colleagues, the mayor's office, and the city staff for participating in the special meeting of the committee.

Mr.

Smith will now go over some details regarding how the public can participate in this meeting.

Thank you, Vice Chair Lakava.

If you are attending in person and wish to speak on any items, please complete a speaker slip located at the entrance of the chambers and place it in the box indicated at the speaker's lectern at the front of the room.

Please do so in a timely manner to ensure proper meeting management.

Members of the public can join the webinar by computer, tablet, or smartphone by accessing the link, which is listed online in the preamble language of the agenda on the city's web page.

The link to join the committee meeting webinar by computer tablet or smartphone is listed on the agenda.

To join the Zoom webinar by telephone, please dial 1669-254-5252.

When prompted, input webinar ID 161-042-5337 pound.

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

Members of the public who wish to provide testimony via a call-in or an internet-based service option must enter the virtual speaking queue within five minutes after the conclusion of in-person public testimony or before the virtual speaking queue is exhausted, whichever occurs first.

Please note that if you are watching via City TV 24 or online, there may be a delay.

Please participate via the audio on your phone and mute your TV or computer when it is your turn to speak.

When the item you would like to comment on is introduced, please 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.

You'll be taken in the order in which you raise your hand.

You may only speak once on a particular item.

When I indicate it is your turn to speak, I will call you by your name as it appears on the Zoom webinar attendee list, or I will read out the last four digits of your phone number if you have called into the meeting.

That is how you will know it is your turn to speak.

If you are in person, please come up to the reserve seats at the front of the room when your name is called and be prepared to come up to the lectern in the order called.

If you have joined the webinar by computer, tablet, or smartphone, you will receive a pop-up notice to select to unmute your device.

If you have called into the meeting by cell phone or landline, press star six on the phone to unmute yourself.

We will we will review these instructions briefly again when the public comment period on an item is open.

Please wait until the item you wish to speak to has been called before raising your hand to speak.

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

When you are 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.

Thank you, Ms.

Smith.

A quorum is now present.

We will now take up the approval of the committee actions of August 3rd, 2022.

Mr.

Smith, please proceed with public comment on this item.

Thank you, Vice Chair Lakava.

The public comment period for this item is now open.

If you are attending in person, please be sure to have your speaker slips submitted and come up to the reserve seats at the front of the room when your name is called and be prepared to come up to the lectern in the order called.

Members of the public who wish to provide testimony via a call-in or an internet-based service option must enter the virtual speaking queue within five minutes after the conclusion of an in-person public testimony or before the virtual speaking queue is exhausted, whichever occurs first.

If you have already joined the Zoom webinar online or by phone, please raise your hand if you wish to speak.

If you are watching on City TV or the live stream online and would like to call into the meeting to speak, please call 1669-254-5252 when prompted.

You can do so by selecting the raise your hand button or input star nine if by phone.

I will announce when it is your turn to speak.

Unmute yourself by either selecting the unmute button or by inputting star six.

Each speaker will have one minute.

And we do have two speakers on this item.

Just a reminder, this is comment related to uh approval of the actions of August of the August 3rd land use and housing committee meeting.

Our first virtual speaker is Matt Walstrom.

Please begin.

Uh sorry, I thought this was for the uh midway rising.

Okay.