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<br /> Committee Chair Broden stated, Alright, that's all I have. Oh, last section. The big question. I
<br /> know with your exclusions you put in group homes. We're going to have a group later on our
<br /> agenda tonight and we've had group homes in the past. As Council, going forward,with regard to
<br /> this, I'm happy to include them as an exclusion, this is my thought, if there is some other
<br /> regulatory, either at the State or Federal level, I don't know, some oversight burden on somebody
<br /> else,right? That gets these same eight(8) different criteria. So, I need some understanding of why
<br /> this blanket exclusion related to group homes is in there because I really don't know what the
<br /> duties and responsibilities are as entities, and whether that's consistent in our community already
<br /> or going forward, if there is oversight.
<br /> Ms. Morgan replied, So, some of theses properties might be more transitional housing, so you are
<br /> looking at more of your short-term housing that wouldn't fall within the scope of this. Others
<br /> would be regulated by another entity and we could look at folding that into the same requirements
<br /> we have for government-subsidized as far as government inspected.
<br /> Committee Chair Broden asked, So, that does call for an amendment at some level? Could I get
<br /> more clarification? And,does everybody follow that one (1)?
<br /> Committeemember Davis stated, Yeah, I'm at peace.
<br /> Committee Chair Broden continued, Because I think, in my estimation, when I think of the
<br /> community homes I've interfaced with, ok? Vulnerable populations and you can define that any
<br /> whichever way you want. So, you know, I think if it's not being regulated and overseen by
<br /> somebody else on a regular basis, an annual basis, I want to include them in here.
<br /> Committeemember Davis interjected, That makes sense.
<br /> Ms. Morgan replied, I believe to a certain degree it falls under section six-eight-one-e (6-8-1-e).
<br /> We could put them under there.
<br /> Committee Chair Broden stated, It's got to go beyond governmental or public agencies because a
<br /> lot of them are private.
<br /> Ms. Morgan replied, But, they would be inspected by a government agency.
<br /> Committeemember Davis interjected, No, no, no.
<br /> Committee Chair Broden stated, I don't know that.
<br /> Ms. Fritzberg asked, Can I clarify, Councilmember Broden? Your proposition would be to take
<br /> out group homes as a blanket exclusion and, instead, say group homes, as with any property, are
<br /> eligible for exclusions based on existing inspection protocols, so long as we retain proof of them.
<br /> Committeemember Davis interjected, I like that.
<br /> Committee Chair Broden replied,Yep.
<br /> Committeemember Davis stated, I'm cool. That's a good one(1).
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