HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-08-2022 Health & Public Safety and Residential Neighborhoods (Signed)X
Health and Public Safety/
Residential Neighborhoods August 08, 2022, 4:45 P.M. (Agenda states 3:50pm)
Committee Members Present:
Citizen Members Present:Desmont Upchurch
Citizen Members Absent:Amika Micou
Other Council Present:Lori Hamann
Dawn Jones, Victoria Trujillo, Bob PalmerOthers Present:
Presenters:
Agenda:
Full audio dialogue of the meeting is available upon request from the City Clerk’s Office.
Committee Chair Wax stated Bill No. 16-22 is tabled until August 22, 2022.
Committee Chair Eli Wax called to order the Health & Public Safety/ Residential
Neighborhood joint meeting at 4:45 p.m.
Committee Member Henry Davis Jr. requested a two-week continuation for Bill No. 16-22 and 17^
22 due to a lack of response from City Legal, Ms. Kennedy.
Sheila Niezgodski, Eli Wax, Troy Warner, Karen
White, Canneth Lee, Rachel Tomas Morgan,
Henry Davis Jr.
Committee Chair Wax stated Bill No. 16-22 and 17-22 were tabled and continued three times
previously. Wax requested the presenter.
Committee Member Davis made a motion to table Bill No. 16-22 until August 22, 2022. The
motion was seconded by Committee Member Troy Warner which was carried by a vote of five (5)
ayes against three (3) nays (Eli Wax, Rachel Tomas Morgan, and Sheila Niezgodski voted nay).
Committee Member Davis motions to table Bill No. 17-22 until August 22, 2022. The motion was
seconded by Committee Member Warner which was carried by a vote of five (5) ayes against three
(3) nays (Eli Wax, Rachel Tomas Morgan, and Sheila Niezgodski voted nay).
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Bill No. 16-22 - Amending Chapter 19, Article 1. Division 2-
Tree Removal Ordinance
Bill No. 17-22- Amending Chapter 16, Article 8- Weeds and
Bank Vegetation
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Dawn M. Jones, Cit y Clerk
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Committee Chair Wax stated Bill No. 17-22 is tabled until August 22, 2022.
Respectfully Submitted,
immittee Chair- Health and Public SafetyEli W;
Karen White, Committee Chair- Residential Neighborhoods
With no further business, Committee Chair Wax adjourned the Joint Health and Public
Safety/Residential Neighborhoods Committee meeting at 4:52 p.m.
Caleb Bauer, Acting Executive Director of Community Investment, offices located on the 14th
floor of the County-City Building, stated he had met with Councilmember Davis and Hamann
about Bill No 16-22 and 17-22 and the concerns were about the language that was proposed in the
bills. Bauer stated alternatives are being worked out regarding constitutional questions being
raised. Bauer stated that he cannot say alternative language will be ready by next the next
committee meeting, but they are working on it.
Committee Member Niezgodski clarified her ‘nay’ to the meeting being tabled until August 22nd
due to Committee Member Davis promising at the last meeting that the presentation will be
brought forth. Niezgodski stated that a news reporter on July 27th reported the two bills are not
going forth due to the Council. Niezgodski stated for the record that the bills are being postponed
due to legal and not due to the Council. Niezgodski stated that if the presentation for the bills is
not done at the next meeting, then it should be tabled indefinitely due to the confusion of the bills
to the public and that she doesn’t want the public to think the Councilmembers are not supporting
the bills. Niezgodski stated the bill should be tabled to a more realistic date in the future.
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