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The General Government Committee met on October 12, 2026, to consider a consent agenda and six general agenda items relating to economic development, housing, grant acceptance, and youth programming. The committee approved several development changes, a state-mandated policy update, a grant, and a new recreation center teen program. A long-standing affordable housing project was sent to full council without a recommendation following a tied committee vote. The meeting opened with the consent agenda and concluded with staff comments previewing upcoming demolitions and legislative discussions.
You're watching WSTV Digital Media Chocolate. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the general government meeting, October the twelfth, twenty twenty-six. We're glad to have all of you here. Councilmember Jordan has asked me to be pulled. Oh, with that, uh, are there any other consent items that any committee would like to pull? And if not, may I have a motion to approve the balance of the consent agenda? Move to approve balance of consent. Second. All those in favor vote. Aye. All those opposed, please vote no. I thank you. And would the city clerk please call C One? C One Request for a public hearing of an ordinance ordering the demolition and removal of a structure at eight thirty-five Gray Avenue, located in the East Ward. Doing well, Brian Cheney. Um, information was sent out to the property owner uh August of 25. Um, and then um the last publication was in January of this year. It's quite a bit of a stretch from that to coming to this meeting. And my question for other properties in the past will be the same as for this one. Are we sure that the owner now is the owner that got the publication and notification? Yes, ma'am. And that that does happen in between, but we also we made sure that we certify this property, so we sort of sent out certified documents. We double check to make sure there hasn't been a trainer on a change of ownership uh with the county. So we made sure that in this one and all of them that ownership energy hasn't changed. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome. With that, Chair, I make a motion to approve. I have a second second. I just moved and probably seconded by Councilmember Jonah and Councilmember Burke. All those in favor, please vote by saying aye. All those opposed, vote no. Okay. I'm good. Mine didn't come up, but I'm good. And the motion passes. Thank you very much. Would the clerk please go to the general agenda? I'm good. Okay. Item G1 ordinance amending chapter two, Article 3, Division 13 to update the minority women-owned business enterprise advisory committee to the small business enterprise advisory committee. Um attorney French. Uh good afternoon, Chair, uh, Mayor Pro Tim and Committee members, council members, good afternoon.