City Council - Regular Meeting

Well, good evening, residents of Everett, Washington. I'd like to call to order the City of Everett meeting of January 10, 2026. For information on our council meetings and how to participate, please visit everettwa.gov slash city council. Please note, we do not allow comments of any kind of campaigning, whether or not for or against ballot measures or candidates running for office. We also do not accept comments focused on personal matters that are unrelated to city business. Clerk, will you please take the roll?

Mayor Franklin. Here. Council Member Weir. Here. Council Member Zerlingo.

Here.

Vice President Ryan. Here. Council Member Bravano.

Here.

Council Member Tuohy. Here. Council Member Bader. Here. President Schwab.

Here. At this time, I'd like to ask Council Member Zerlingo to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Thank you very much. And I'd like to ask Council Member Tui to read the land acknowledgement.

Certainly. The City Council wishes to acknowledge the original inhabitants of this place, the Stohukchi people and their successors, the Tulalip tribes. Since time immemorial, they have hunted, fished, gathered on, and taken care of these lands and waters. We respect their sovereignty, their right to self-determination, and honor their sacred spiritual connection with the land and water. We will strive to be honest about our past mistakes and bring about a future that includes their people, stories, and voices to form a more just and equitable society.

Thank you very much. Good evening, Mayor.

Good evening, President Schwab, Council and community. First, we will be welcoming several new firefighters this evening. So I'd like to invite Deputy Chief Gagnon forward to introduce and present our newest firefighters. Thank you.

Good evening. Mayor Franklin, City Council, staff and citizens. I'm Paul Gagnon. I'm Assistant Chief with the Fire Department. I'm here to present or we're here to present our newest members of our team, our new firefighters. I'm going to give that privilege to Captain Dove.

Good evening. My name is Mike Dove, captain of the Everett Fire Department. And it has been my pleasure to serve the members you see behind you as company officer for the last four and a half months. And so it is my now honor to present them to all of you. First up is Allison Dorney. Allison Dorney grew up on the Key Peninsula and now resides in Everett. She graduated from the University of Nevada with a bachelor's degree in biology Allison's background includes customer service, public service, and biological research. In her free time, Allison loves being outside, enjoying nature on her paddleboard, and visiting her family. Thank you, Allison. Next up is Jason Gensheimer.

Is that there?

Jason Gensheimer was raised in Bellevue and still lives there. He has two years of experience as a part-time firefighter for Granite Falls and an associate's degree in fire science. Jason's hobbies include anything outdoors, camping, backpacking, fishing, as well as working out and photography. Joseph Kellum. Joseph Kelly was born and raised in Snohomish, Washington. Prior to joining Everett Fire, Joey spent just under three years at Getchell Fire. His hobbies include slow pitch softball, hanging with his girlfriend, golfing, lifting weights, and drinking energy drinks. Zach King lives in Tacoma with his wife and two daughters. He comes to Everett with years of fire experience, most recently in Austin, Texas. Zach has a bachelor's degree in exercise science from Western Washington University. He enjoys playing sports, hiking, camping, fishing, and watching his girls grow and experience life and sneaking Kit Kats into his company officer's shoes every opportunity he gets. Mr. Kirk. Sean Kirk was raised in Mount Lake Terrace and now lives in Marysville with his wife and three daughters. He has three years of firefighting experience with Port of Seattle Fire Department. Sean loves to play basketball and has been coaching high school boys basketball at Mount Lake Terrace for the last five years. Andrew Moreland is originally from Mexico, Indiana, but now lives in Everett. He has three years of prior fire service experience in Bloomington, Indiana. Andrew enjoys spending time with his fiance and their dog, Hugo, as well as hiking, fishing, waterfowling, working out, and working on his truck and home. Thomas Nardelli is from Massachusetts, but he and his wife moved to Everett for greater access to nature. Thomas worked for several years as a public safety dispatcher and then spent four years as a firefighter in a small but busy town in southern Massachusetts. He holds an associate's degree in business and his paramedic certification. Thomas and his wife love to hike, camp, and canoe and spend most of their free time in the woods or on the water.

Mr. Rasmussen.

Darren Rasmussen is from Florida and currently lives in Marysville with his wife and golden retriever. He has two years of experience as a paid firefighter with additional experience as a volunteer. Darren likes exploring historical sites, working out, and hiking. Kyle Tone. Kyle Tone was born and raised in Bellingham, but spent the last 14 years in Austin, Texas. He has recently moved back to Whatcom County with his wife and three children. Kyle began his fire service career in Whatcom County

Okay, thank you. We have returned from executive session and we will now go into briefing with a proposed action item. Council Bill 2606-31, third reading adopt, I mean, first, sorry, first reading, adopt an ordinance authorizing the acquisition of land and property rights needed for the Everett Outdoor Events Center including the use of eminent domain if required, and authorize the mayor to initiate eminent domain proceedings and executive and execute a related agreements. The third and final reading will be June 24, 2026. Jennifer.

Scott. Scott. Yeah, Scott Patterson is here to give you a short briefing.

Thank you. Mayor Franklin, Council President Schwab, Council Members. Tonight before you, the ordinance represents the next legally required step in acquisition process for the properties needed for the Everett Outgoer Events Center. Previous council actions through Ordinance 4100-25 and 4178-26 authorized the acquisition of these properties, including the potential use of eminent domain. Under Washington law, A final ordinance is required before the city can initiate eminent domain proceedings in so much County Superior Court if necessary. The city has made substantial progress through negotiated property acquisition, which remains the preferred approach. Staff will continue working with property owners in a good faith and hopes to complete all acquisition voluntarily. However, to maintain project timelines and to ensure the project can move forward as planned, the city must also preserve the option to initiate imminent domain proceedings if negotiations are unsuccessful. The proposed ordinance authorizes the acquisition of the remaining properties and land needed for the Everett Outdoor Event Center including the use of eminent domain when required and authorizes the mayor to initiate any necessary proceedings and execute related agreements.

Okay, thank you. Questions, comments from council members? Okay, just wanted to make sure this is only if needed, correct?

Absolutely. The preferred method is to continue to negotiate with property owners and meet them in the middle.

Okay. Thank you. Any other questions? Council Member Bader.

Scott, I'm not sure it's possible. We certainly have had a fair amount of success in reaching some voluntary agreements already, correct?

Absolutely. We've had really, really good success in signing some voluntary agreements. Today, we've taken... action on five or six properties that we've mutually agreed upon. And we're close to negotiating three more persistent sale agreements in coming weeks.

Very good. I just want our constituents to know that As you indicated, our preferred method is voluntary and it's working pretty well so far.

And I will add that through this process, we've also been able to relocate the tenants. And to date, all of them have ended up in a better location for their business.

That's good to hear. Council Member Zerlingo.

Yeah, I guess on the point of relocation, we pay fair market value and we provide relocation assistance for those affected, either owners or tenants as appropriate.

That's correct. To the extent that I'm actually out in my car driving around looking for buildings sometimes because I know Everett better than our consultant. Great. Thank you, Scott.

Any other questions? Okay. Thank you very much. So our third and final reading will be June 24th, 2026. Okay, so now we'll go on to action item number five, Council Bill 2605-29. Third and final reading, adopt an ordinance creating a special construction project entitled Rotary Park Floating Dock Repairs.

Council Member Bader, so moved.

Motion's been made. Is there a second?

Second.

Council Member's seconded. Are there any questions or comments from Council? Okay, seeing none. Clerk, please take the roll.

Council Member Weir? Yes. Council Member Zarlingo? Yes. Vice President Ryan? Yes. Council Member Brabano? Yes. Council Member Tuohy? Yes. Council Member Bader? Yes. President Schwab?

Yes. Okay, now we'll be moving on to our briefing, our 2026 Charter Review Committee, the final report.

All right, the final report. That sounds great. Although I've missed our committee members and I'm happy to see them tonight. I'm going to first turn this to the committee chair, Rod Sniffen, who has a presentation for you of the Charter Review Committee's report. And then I have a short PowerPoint that I'll do after that. So Rod, go ahead.

Thank you very much.

Green light, not red light. Okay.

Good evening, Mayor and Council. Thank you for the opportunity to present the final report of the 2026 Charter Review Committee, convened pursuant to Everett City Charter Section 16.5. My name is Rod Sniffin, and I served as the committee chair. The committee was established by Council Resolution 8261, and we met regularly from February through May of this year. Our charge was to conduct a comprehensive review of the city charter and recommend updates that reflect the needs, expectations, and realities of modern municipal governance. The 2026 committee consisted of 15 members appointed equally by the mayor and city council, with one additional member selected by the committee itself. All five districts had represented on the committee, and I want to take a minute to acknowledge each member and express my sincere appreciation for their work throughout this process. Representing District 1 was Lee Dart, Mason Rutledge, Randy Bowlerjack, Grant Harrington, Sherry Ireton, and myself. Representing District 2 was Brady Begin, John Traynor, and Ellie Vasquez, who also served as the committee vice chair. Representing District 3 was Liz Stenhouse and Tom Norcott. Representing District 4 was Alan Rubio and Sophia Pistor. And representing District 5 was Deb Williams and Emily Hoke. I also want to acknowledge our staff liaisons, Jennifer Gregerson and Ashley Scott for their invaluable help throughout this process. This group brought a wide range of professional backgrounds, civic experience, and community perspectives. Throughout the process, the committee demonstrated a high level of collaboration, engagement, and thoughtfulness, even when discussing complex or sensitive issues. They were serious about the task at hand and worked hard, volunteering countless hours. Even in discourse, we found common ground for the good of our city. I'm proud to have been a member of this group and to present our work product to you today. The committee reviewed numerous proposals that were brought forward by members and various outside sources. In addition, we held two public hearings, the first on March 26th and again on April 18th. Citizen residents provided valuable input during both sessions. We also received input from citizens through written public comment, website submissions, and direct engagement by committee members. Public participation, as I just outlined, played a meaningful role in shaping several of our recommendations we gave to you tonight, particularly those related to modernization, initiative and referendum processes, and transparency. Across all deliberations, the committee emphasized modernization of outdated or obsolete charter language, transparency and accessibility in government operations, clarity and consistency with state law, flexibility to meet the needs of a growing and evolving city, protection of direct democracy tools, and improved public access to information. These principles guided the committee's review of each proposal. For any proposal to become a recommended amendment, a requirement of at least 10 affirmative votes was necessary, ensuring that only proposals with broad consensus move forward. In addition to the recommendations I will cover next, our summary document includes proposals that did not make it to the recommendation stage. The committee is recommending 11 charter amendments or propositions for placement on November 26th general election ballot. They are proposition one, Eligibility and holding dual offices. This proposition aligns residency requirements and prohibits the mayor and council members from holding other elected offices simultaneously. Our proposition two references the number of council meetings, reduces the minimum number of annual meetings from 48 to 36, requiring at least two per month and ensures at least one evening monthly meeting. Our Proposition 3, recording of ordinances and modernization, updates the requirements to reflect digital publication and current city practices. Again, a modernization of the outdated language. Proposition 4 is the oath of office, modernizes and clarifies the oath required of elected officials. Proposition 5 is a civil service modernization. It aligns the city's civil service processes with state law and modern hiring practices, which we currently follow. Proposition six and seven have to do with the initiative and referendum reforms, clarify signature thresholds, timelines, curing procedures, and election timelines to ensure accessible and consistent direct democracy. Proposition eight adds a community fiscal impact statement for initiatives. Proposition nine seeks to modernize publication requirements Our Proposition 10 changes the review cycle from every 10 years to every five years for the charter. And Proposition 11 is website noticing, allows official notices to be published on the city's website, not just the city's official newspaper, which we all know, we don't know what the fate of a newspaper these days is gonna be. Part B of our report documents all proposals that we reviewed, including those not advanced. This provides transparency to the committee's deliberations and demonstrates the comprehensive scope of our review. In conclusion, the 2026 Charter Review Committee approached its work with professionalism, diligence, and a shared commitment to strengthening Everett's governance framework. The recommendations before you reflect broad consensus among all 15 members, broad public engagement, alignment with best practices and state law, and a forward-looking approach to transparency and modernization of our city charter. On behalf of the committee, I respectfully submit their support as recommendations for your consideration. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much. At this time, is there any more briefing or should we do public comment?

I think I'm going to be quick. I think it might be good. Because there's some overlap, but it's fine. It's perfect. So just a reminder, the process for our Charter Review Committee is different from other Charter Review Commissions in that So you have the authority to select the final items for the ballot. It's a recommendation to you. You can also propose amendments to the charter at any time in any year. They do it every 10, the committee is convened every 10 years, so. Um, uh, Rod talked about this piece of the process. Uh, I summarized the proposals into kind of categories. Uh, so there are these two council council related items that, that you heard about the modernization proposals. So, um, recording of ordinances and kind of number three is sort of like operations of the clerk's office, uh, the noticing one that's number nine, the oath of office that cleans up language, and then civil service rules, which would align with state law and things that were not in existence at the time of the original adoption of our civil service article. And then there's ones that relate to public engagement. So there was a lot of work done on the initiative and referendum article, and there's a lot of different pieces to that. And then I categorized number eight, which would have us change our charter review committee process to be every five years instead of every 10 years. So I'll highlight these topics that are in the report that are items that didn't make it into the package that they're recommending you consider for the ballot. We talked a little bit about the office of neighborhoods that exists in city code and how important engagement with the community is. I think you heard that from our chair. That was a big topic and something I think that the committee members experienced as they did outreach into the community and looked at kind of ways that we might improve that. And we are doing a lot of that. So we had some conversation about the staffing level that we have in engagement today, which is more than in past years. We spent some time talking about our form of government. Other cities have a different model with what is known as a weak mayor, and we discussed that one kind of long evening, and it did not advance. It didn't actually get a motion made on it. We talked about term limits a couple times. There was interest. It turned out to be a little less than half at the end of the day of the committee, but what we had looked at was what is in existence over at the county. So three terms, 12 years as a concept. It didn't make it in the package, but there was a lot of discussion about it. The definition of a full-time city council, which would be kind of implemented through the salary review commission, if that was in the charter in some way, they settled on the language that is existing and didn't elect to make changes there. We talked about tools related to being transparent when the city issues debt or bonds. I think there might be something that we could talk about in the future that could be implemented outside of the charter, but just as kind of in the spirit of being transparent with the public and sharing information in ways that are easy to understand. And then, like I said, we did spend a lot of time on initiative and referendum, and there were other things that were proposed and other elements discussed. hopefully you guys will have the chance really like in the next week to fully review the committee recommendations. We'll have that committee meeting next week to talk about, to dig in a little bit more. And then we have to approve, if you want to place anything on the ballot, you have to do it basically at this timeline. So the week after that, on June 24th, we have an ordinance with the three readings, unless we compress that process, two weeks for it to take effect to hit the deadline for the county to make it onto the November ballot. Okay, that's that. And then I know you have public comment, but also questions if you'd like, of course.

Yeah, it just questions on information of process. Yes.

I just want to clarify because the chair Rod talked about 10 and 11.

Yeah. So I the between the final draft and the final report after discussion of the committee, I combined the what had been number three, which was a modernization item into the last one that has like that long list of articles. And Proposition 8, which was the fiscal impact statement, I combined into like one big initiative and referendum proposal.

I just wanted to clarify that. Thank you.

Appreciate it. It matches in the report and it's because of that final editing. I also added in a little more information about some of the items that they discussed, but didn't make it to the package so that that's kind of at the end of the report so you can see how their discussion was.

Thank you for that question. Any other questions or comments from council? Okay, so we'll go to public comment.

Okay, so if Grant would like to come to the podium. And please tap the button on the base of the mic and state your full name and city of residence and you have three minutes to speak.

I'm not used to wearing these things.

I'm Grant Harrington. I am from this great city of Everett. So District 1. Good evening, mayor, council members, and staff. My name is Grant Harrington, and I served on the Charter Review Advisory Committee. I'm here tonight to ask the city council to reinstate the committee's recommendation regarding term limits as it was adopted on March 31. So I would highly suggest all of you go watch the meeting on video. It is available from the March 31 meeting. On March 31st, the committee considered a motion made by Deb Williams and seconded by John Traynor to establish a limit of three four-year terms for both the mayor and city council with partial terms of two years or less not counting toward the limit. There was also a part in the motion in which the elected official could run again after one term had elapsed. After discussion, that motion passed. 10 to 6. It is my belief that the committee was voting on the motion presented by Deb Williams. It was not voting to have a draft ordinance created. Jennifer put that in after the motion had already passed. However, at the April 9th meeting, the committee considered and voted on different language. The proposed language defined a full term differently and included additional provisions that were not part of the motion approved on March 31st. That motion ultimately failed. My concern is procedural. The motion that passed on March 31st was never rescinded, reconsidered or voted down by the committee. So it's still out there. It's still an approved motion. And so the city council, I believe, needs to consider that motion because it was never voted down. And per the rules, is it Bob's rules or Robert's rules? I forget which one. One of the two. Those need to be rescinded and voted down before you can vote on another. And it was an attorney who brought this to my attention. So my concern is procedural. Instead, a different motion with different language was brought forward and failed. In my view, the failure of a subsequent and substantially different motion should not negate the action previously taken by the committee. I am not here tonight to debate the merits of term limits themselves. Reasonable people can disagree on that policy question. Rather, I am asking the council to recognize the action that was actually approved by the committee and ensure that the committee's recommendation is accurately reflected in the final charter review package. The charter review process is important because it depends on transparency, consistency, and respect for the decisions made by the committee. When a motion passes, that action should stand unless it is properly reconsidered and reversed through a subsequent vote. For those reasons, I respectfully ask that the council reinstate the March 31st recommendation establishing a limit for three, four-year terms for the mayor and city council with partial terms of two years or less, not counting toward the term limit with the mayor and city council able to run for either a different position or the same position after a one-term hiatus. Thank you for your time and consideration and not kicking me off.

Thank you. Randy, if you'd like to come to the podium. And please state your full name and city residence. You have three minutes to speak.

Absolutely. Mayor Franklin, Council President Schwab, Vice President Ryan, council members. I'm Randy Bolerjack of Everett. I'm another one of your charter review committee members. This work has been an extraordinary piece of engaged civics for me and for committee members. Special note of appreciation for our chair, Rod Sniffen, and vice chair, Ellie Vasquez. Also, Liz Stenhouse and her husband for cookies during those meetings, and Alan Rubio for plentiful donuts as we discuss these issues. We all want to see effective governments. We all want to see transparent government and a government that acts towards better equity. I am so proud of the public service values that we put into practice in this effort, including teamwork, transparency, accountability, and strong doses of humility. Based first on the charter itself and your resolution putting parameters on our work, we built a process for solicitation, introduction, discussion, refinement, and votes. on topics originating from ourselves, from you and from city staff and from our neighbors. Anyone in the public can listen to and view each stage of that work as a matter of public record. Every discussion, every vote. They can review our notes as well, though I cannot promise the legibility of every word of mine. Our experience, certainly challenging more often than easy, has given me more appreciation for the work that you do representing our city. As an advisory body to you, our elected city council, we hand the baton to you and invite your experience and wisdom in these conversations that truly end with voters. Thank you for your consideration of our work.

Thank you. Liz, if you'd like to come to the podium. You state your full name and city residence and you have three minutes to speak.

Hi. My name is Liz Stenhouse. I live in Everett, and I never thought I would publicly be acknowledged for baking cookies. I'm just going to say, if you knew how little I cooked in my house, you would know. Thank you for the city council and mayor for letting me speak today, but also to be part of the city charter review committee. We were a committed group of people who worked diligently over the last four months. 15 residents, all with different backgrounds, And together we figured out what the charter is, what it's not, how other cities handle the same questions, and about Robert's rules. Or Bob's. That was as good as we got. I want to thank everyone who made it work. Every member for their time and thoughtfulness. Special shout out for our chair, Rod, for his direction and guidance. And the city staff for their support and expertise. And the public for showing up and sharing their input. The public hearings were super helpful. Those who spoke were well-prepared and made great points about where they saw opportunities for Everett to be better. And several of our recommendations we made were based on what we heard in those sessions. In particular, I focused on the direct legislation, Article 11, which is the people's power to create laws themselves, which I thought was really cool even existed. I didn't know before I read the charter, and I was like, wow, that's awesome. Everett voters have used it before, including in 2024, to raise the minimum wage. We focused on simplicity, clarity, and transparency, and we used the model city charter as our blueprint. To make this article simpler, we moved to one signature threshold and one type of election. To make it clearer, we set achievable specific deadlines. And to make it more transparent, we added a fiscal impact statement so voters can see the cost of a measure before they decide. Even with those changes, we kept the same intent, a self-executing article that keeps power in the hands of the people. That was one of my favorite things about this committee. We had a really good breadth of experience and a lot of different points of view. And we all worked together to see where we should update the charter while keeping the original intent. These are just a few of the changes before you tonight. The committee did great work. We engaged the public, we challenged each other, but mostly we worked toward a common goal to preserve Everett's strengths while giving us the flexibility to grow. Thank you.

Thank you. And Mason, if you'd like to come to the podium. You say your full name and city residents, you have three minutes to speak. Thank you.

Mayor Franklin, President Schwab, council members, thank you for this time this evening. My name is Mason Rutledge of Everett, and it's been an honor to serve on the Charter Review Committee. Serving on this committee has felt like being handled the city's original blueprint. blueprint, the one drawn in pencil decades ago, and being asked to hold it up to the light. Not to redraw Everett, but to make sure the lines still match the city we're building today. Over the past several months, we've read, we've listened, we've debated, we've had votes go one way, we've had votes go another way, and most importantly, we've learned. These are such smart people, and it was such an honor to work with them. I learned every night we were together, more than just great cookies. And through that work, the lines started to emerge. First, some parts of the charter, like old street signs, still pointing the right direction, but with faded lettering, We needed to clarify language and modernize terms that will help future council staff and residents navigate with confidence. Second, we examined the balance of our roles and responsibilities. Our aim was to strengthen what already makes Everett unique, not just our long, narrow geography, but our deep commitment to community, collaboration, and shared problem solving. Third, we looked at how the commission itself should function and how the city should function. We didn't get everything each of us wanted, but I'm convinced we got the right things right. In a city that values every voice and real civic engagement, the way we model that participation matters. And that's also why I invite you to watch meetings if you haven't online. It really is an interesting work that we did. As we present our final recommendation, our focus is simple, ensuring the city charter reflects the road Everett is truly traveling, one shaped by shared responsibility and the belief that we move farther when we move together. Our task was to make sure the lines on the map match the road beneath our feet. Thank you for letting us walk this stretch with you. We look forward to seeing a charter that helps drive Everett forward. And since we're all gearing up for the World Cup watch party, I switch illustrations. We've centered the ball on the pitch. Now let's drive it into the net. Thanks.

That concludes the public comment.

Okay. At this time, I'll just open it up for any more questions or comments from council. At this time, keep in mind, we'll have next meeting at 5.30. We'll be discussing as a committee as a whole. Council Member Bader.

Not sure if our charter review commission members will be here in such numbers in our subsequent meetings. So I just want to use this opportunity to say thank you for the work and all the time you gave. I'm sure it was... exhausting and really a heck of a lot more time maybe than you anticipated, but appreciate all the time you gave to do this and continue to give. Thank you.

Yeah, I want to add on to that. Thank you all so much for your time. I was able to watch several of the meetings and, you know, you were so engaged in the process that I was really proud to see all of you really care so much. And it means a lot to us. So thank you. Look forward to reading through it all.

Okay. Council Member Ryan.

Great. Thank you. I echo my fellow council members sentiments as well. I also watched a few of the meetings and just really appreciated the diligent and deliberate conversations and thoughtfulness from the committee members and the committee members that contributed to the productive conversations to get us to this final report that we'll be reviewing. So thank you so much and come join us again as we go through a line by line to discuss it. Thank you.

Mayor.

I just want to encourage all these dedicated committee members to sign up for another board or commission. There are so many opportunities to volunteer to provide feedback to all of us. So really appreciate your volunteerism. And thank you.

Yeah.

At the risk of reiterating these things, I was impressed by the, the, the, persistence, the sustained effort involved in this. I'm sure it was a lot of time. And I'm particularly encouraged by the involvement of all of these folks, all of you here and the rest of the commission. And I hope that you get and stay involved in the city in the future. I look forward to working with you again. Thank you.

Yeah, and I'll just finish it up here while I'm up here is because of the passion that our residents have for the city. And it continues. So thank you very much for your commitment and all your effort.

Karen Hollweg, Can I add really quickly oh God sure I thought I was going to finish, though, with that great great. Karen Hollweg, What do you got. Karen Hollweg, I just want so to one clarification one one little note. Karen Hollweg, The committee did engage in a process that was kind of two steps. So they took an initial vote for issues to get legal language drafted, to identify if there were any challenges, to kind of make a suggestion to the committee, and that just needed a simple majority. And then according to the resolution, the final Um, vote to get it as part of the package needed 10 votes. And those are the ones that you see in your report. Um, we, that might have become more clear through the process as we worked through, as you see, like basically 11 and almost more than that, because some of them became combined there at the end. It might have been less clear at the start, but I think that by the end, you can hear from folks that testified that they did follow that process well. And then I would just add that I think all of my coworkers should be jealous of the time I got to spend with such dedicated residents who really put a lot of effort into this and into making these recommendations to you. So now, Council President Schwab, please close the meeting with your final thoughts.

All right. Great job, everyone. With no further business, we are adjourned.