City Council - Regular Meeting

FOR ME OKAY GIRL YOU CAN PAINT PLEASE RISES YOU'RE ABLE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SO I >> PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO >> WHICH STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD YOU KNOW THIS IS A VERY STRONG >> WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR APRIL 20TH 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND WE BEGIN EVERY CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH OUR OPEN COMMENT PERIOD THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT WE WILL NOT BE TAKING PUBLIC TESTIMONY DURING A SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARING LATER IN THE AGENDA EACH PERSON HAS UP TO TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK FOR A TOTAL OF 20 MINUTES I WILL KEEP TRACK OF THROUGH TWO >> METHODS ONE IS THE THE STOPLIGHT >> HERE AND

THE OTHER IS THE TWO MINUTE >> RED DIGITAL ON THE WALL I'D ALSO I'D REQUEST THAT EACH >> PITCH SPEAKER BE CONCISE TO ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO SPEAK DURING >> THE DESIGNATED TIME AND PARTICIPANTS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO LIMIT COMMENTS GENERALLY TO TOPICS THAT ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE AND JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO AFFECT POLICY >> IF YOU HAVE >> MATERIALS TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL YOU MAY GIVE THEM TO THE CITY CLERK TO MY RIGHT AND YOU WILL BE INVITED UP IN THE ORDER OF WHICH YOU SIGNED UP AND SO WE WILL START WITH MR. IVAN SO >> THANK YOU AND NOT OKAY IT'S ON AS >> I OBSERVE THE DISCONNECT BETWEEN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD AND THE CITY'S GROWTH PLANS IT'S TIME TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE EXCEEDED THE LIMITS OF OUR PLANET >> AND THERE'S A RECKONING COMING THIS IS AN ORIGINAL COPY OF THE LIMITS TO GROWTH >> BOOK PUBLISHED IN 1972 THERE WERE 30 MILLION COPIES SOLD IN 30 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES >> THIS BOOK WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE COAUTHOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE STUDY DENNIS MEADOWS IT'S BASED ON AN MIT STUDY THAT SOUGHT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION ARE THERE LIMITS TO ECONOMIC AND POPULATION GROWTH THE HANDOUT GIVEN TO YOU IS A SIMPLIFIED >> VERSION OF THEIR CONCLUSION WHEN WE MAKE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES >> FOR OUR GROWING ECONOMY WE DEPLETE FINITE RESOURCES AND GENERATE POLLUTION THROUGH THEIR EXTRACTION AND USE THERE'S A POINT WHERE THE COST OF EXTRACTION AND POLLUTION LIMIT AND REDUCE OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH WE ARE THERE NOW AND THE WAR IN IRAN IS RAPIDLY EXPEDITING THE DECLINE >> THERE'S A DIFFICULT TRANSITION APPROACHING BUT WE DON'T NEED TO BE SURPRISED OR

UNPREPARED I CREATED THE BLACK ELEPHANT PROJECT TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND DISCUSS THIS REALITY AND WE ARE STARTING TRANSITION TOWN ROCHESTER TO BUILD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND PREPAREDNESS >> IN 2019 I HELPED >> ORGANIZE A WORKSHOP WHICH REPRESENTS ACTION FROM THE CITY DMC MAYO AND RPA IT WAS LED BY NATE HAGANS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATED ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND IT >> MODELED POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO ANOTHER 1930 STYLE GREAT DEPRESSION EVENT THE CHANCES OF AN EVENT LIKE THIS ARE INCREASING EVERY DAY AND RAN A WAR CONTINUES IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO HAVE ANOTHER WORKSHOP LIKE THAT SO WE HAVE A PLAN B ON THE SHELF WHEN NEEDED I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HELP ORGANIZE AND RUN IT I WILL BE AT EARTH FEST ON MAY 2ND AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE THANK YOU THANK YOU NEXT UP WE HAVE MOLLY DENNIS THANK YOU SO I WAS >> RECENTLY INFORMED BY ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS DAN DOREEN THAT

HE PERSONALLY DELETE RESPECTFUL COMMENTS PUBLIC COMMENTS AND BLOCKS PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF FROM HIS OFFICIAL CITY COUNCIL FACEBOOK PAGE I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER DOREEN'S ACTIONS DIRECTLY VIOLATE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT'S DECISION LINKED V LINKED D V VERSUS FREED THE DECISION ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING A >> PUBLIC OFFICIAL WHO PREVENTS SOMEONE FROM COMMENTING ON THE OFFICIAL SOCIAL >> MEDIA PAGE IT'S ALL

RIGHT HERE I'M GOING TO READ IT TO YOU BUT DEFINITELY PLEASE LOOK IT UP LINKED D VERSUS FREED I WAS TARGETED AND BLOCKED FROM ACCESSING THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS DURING AN OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE USED FOR HIS CITY COUNCIL WORK BECAUSE MY CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTED SPEECH WAS RESTRICTED MY RESPECTFUL COMMENTS WERE DELETED AND I WAS BLOCKED IN DIRECT RETALIATION FOR EXPRESSING MY VIEWS THAT WERE CONTRARY TO >> THAT OF DOREEN'S AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS I >> BELIEVE THIS RETALIATORY ACT VIOLATES THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF OUR UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE ROCHESTER CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT AND ENFORCE A WRITTEN POLICY PROTECTING THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF ALL CITIZENS AND ALLOWING RESIDENTS THE ACCESS TO CITY OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES TO COMPLY WITH THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE PLEASE >> DO BETTER PLEASE OBEY THE LAW >> BECAUSE TRANSPARENCY IS TRUST AND INTEGRITY MATTERS THANK YOU THAT >> CONCLUDES THE FOLKS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP IF ANYONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK DURING OPEN COMMENT PERIOD PLEASE PLEASE STEP FORWARD SEEING >> NONE I WILL CLOSE THE OPEN COMMENT PERIOD AND ASK CLERK REYNA TO CALL THE ROLL GOOD EVENING >> COUNCILMEMBER KING HERE COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER MILLER HERE COUNCIL MEMBER WILL HEAR COUNCIL MEMBER FREDERICKS YOU'RE COUNCILMEMBER PALMER YOU'RE COUNCIL MEMBER DURING HERE COUNCIL PRESIDENT YOU BRING HERE MAYOR NORTON PRESENT THANK YOU >> NEXT UP WE HAVE THE CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT

COUNCIL MEMBER DORI I'D LIKE >> TO MAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE THE COMMENTS PRESENTED >> ABOUT ME BY A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY DURING OPEN COMMENT ARE A MISCHARACTERIZATION OF FACTS AND SITUATIONS I ENCOURAGE >> ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS >> PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT >> ME THANK YOU THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CITY ADMINISTRATOR ZELMAN OKAY >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC I ALWAYS START MY REPORT BY >> THANKING OUR TEAMMATES FOR ACTING WITH RESPECT INTEGRITY SAFETY AND EXCELLENCE IN EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM FIRST RESPONDERS PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC TRANSIT FOR ALL THAT THEY DID TO BE PREPARED FOR BUT THEN ASSIST OUR PARTNERS IN OLMSTEAD COUNTY ON FRIDAY ANYONE THAT WAS IN TOWN THAT DAY OR TRYING TO DRIVE BACK TO TOWN OR LEAVE TOWN KNOWS THAT WAS KIND OF WE WERE IN A >> HURRY SITUATION SO OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE STILL IN NEED AND JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR COMING TOGETHER AND WORKING TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH WORSE SITUATION BUT FOR MANY WHAT WAS A REALLY TERRIBLE SITUATION ACROSS OLMSTEAD COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA I >> ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT FOR FOLKS THAT ARE ON SENTRY HILLS DRIVE NORTHEAST OR ANYWHERE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THERE IS A OPEN HOUSE COMING ON THIS THURSDAY APRIL 23RD 6 TO 7 P.M. IT WILL BE AT CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CAFETERIA >> THAT'S 2525 YOU BY ALL A ROAD NORTHEAST SO LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS THAT DRIVE IN THAT AREA FOR SENTRY HILLS DRIVE NORTHEAST SPECIFICALLY AS PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD >> TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND COMING UP ON >> MAY 2ND WE HAVE WOMEN EXPLORER FIRE DAY MINNESOTA THAT WILL BE ROCHESTER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PARTNERS ACROSS

THE SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA REGION

15 COMING TOGETHER AT THE HOMESTEAD PUBLIC TRAINING CENTER AND 1550 50TH STREET SOUTHWEST I THINK THIS IS OUR FIFTH YEAR DOING THIS SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PROPER SAFETY IN PLACE BUT YOU WILL GET HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WITH TOOLS CLIMBING WHAT THE EXPERIENCES THAT IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO HAVE THE SKILLS TO BE A FIREFIGHTER IN THIS REGION SO IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT AND EVEN IF THE WEATHER LOOKS BAD SOMETIMES IT TURNS AROUND >> WE ARE ALSO SEEKING PROPOSALS FOR SALE AND REDEVELOPMENT OF CITY PARCELS IN THE DORAN SUBDIVISION AND HILLMAN HIGH VIEW ACRES OUR PROPOSALS ARE DUE MAY 22ND AT 4 P.M. SO LOOKING AT PROPERTIES THAT DO NOT HAVE AN INTENDED FUTURE CITY USE AND SO WE WILL HOPE TO HAVE PROPOSALS AND AN AWARD >> OF CONTRACT AFTER JUNE 15TH >> TO BE LOOKING AT LISTING THOSE PROPERTIES AND SEEING WHAT THE PRIVATE MARKET MAY DO AND OF >> COURSE FOR THOSE THAT DO LOVE LIME SCOOTERS OR THOSE THAT DON'T LIKE SCOOTERS OUR BACK AS WELL AS E-BIKES ON THE ROAD FOR 2026 NO PARKING ZONES HAVE BEEN CREATED ON SELECT SHARED USE PATH SO WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO TRY TO REGULATE WHERE PEDESTRIANS AND OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THESE DEVICES WE HAVE MANDATORY PARKING ZONES AND KRALL'S IN PLACE AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T WANT TO CLICK THROUGH THE LINE PROCESS WE DO HAVE ROCHESTER THREE ONE

ONE ABLE TO TAKE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT WHERE SOME OF THESE ARE LOCATED IF THEY FALL ON DOWN THINGS OF THAT NATURE JUST LET US KNOW ROCHESTER AMEND.GOV/311 RECOMMEND THAT FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT CITY USES BUT IT IS A WAY FOR YOU TO EASILY REPORT IF THERE'S A SCOOTER OR AN E-BIKE IN THE WRONG PLACE OR IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS >> AND WITH THAT OR TURN OVER TO THE MAYOR THANK >> YOU ADMINISTRATOR MAYOR NORTON GO AHEAD THANK >> YOU I DO WANT TO START OUT MY COMMENTS BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE TORNADOES LAST WEEK AND THE IMPACT THAT IT'S HAD ON OUR COMMUNITY I KNOW PERSONALLY TWO PEOPLE WHOSE HOMES OR PROPERTY WERE AFFECTED AND IT'S JUST SOME OF THEM MORE DEVASTATING THAN OTHERS BUT CERTAINLY UPSETTING TO EVERYONE AND NOT ONLY THOSE FAMILIES AFFECTED I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE BUT THE EMS AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO WENT OUT THERE TO TO HELP SEVERAL CHURCHES THE RED CROSS AND OTHERS OLMSTEAD COUNTY WHO TOOK POINT ON THIS ONE BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS BUT TO REALLY THANK EVERYONE FOR STEPPING UP I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM THE PEOPLE AFFECTED IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS ABOUT HOW KINDNESS AND PART OF THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SO THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF ROCHESTER FOR DOING WHAT WE KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHICH IS STEP UP AND HELP WHEN YOU'RE NEEDED SO I WANTED TO COMMENT ON THAT INITIALLY >> IT'S BEEN A REALLY BUSY TIME OF YEAR I THINK I SAY THAT EVERY WEEK BUT IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED THAT WAS JUST STUNNING THIS THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON WAS WE ALLOWED A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR GROUPS THAT THAT SING AND THIS TIME IT'S A SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA HONORS CHOIR TO USE OUR ROTUNDA AS A PLACE TO BRING THEIR THE YOUTH TO SING AND SO THIS THIS MORNING WE HAVE THE CONCERT CHOIR WHICH IS 10TH 11TH AND 12TH GRADERS AND THEY SANG BEAUTIFULLY THEY GO UP ALL THREE FLOORS AND OF COURSE THE SOUND IN THE ROTUNDA IS JUST IT JUST RESONATES SO BEAUTIFULLY

IT WAS VERY VERY MOVING AND THEN THIS AFTERNOON WE HAD THE CHORAL CHOIR WHICH IS THE SEVENTH EIGHTH AND NINTH GRADERS AND THEY SANG FOR ABOUT 30 OR 40 MINUTES EACH AND IT REALLY IS A REMARKABLE CONCERT I LOVE IT EVERY YEAR THEY LOVE TO COME AND WHAT I WAS TELLING THE STUDENTS THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR BEAUTIFUL VOICES AS THEY WERE LEAVING THEY SAID IT SOUNDS SO GREAT IN HERE AND IT DOES IF YOU'VE NEVER HEARD SOUND IN A ROTUNDA LIKE THAT IT REALLY IS REMARKABLE SO I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA HONORS CHOIR WHOSE CONTINUES TO DO WONDERFUL WORK WITH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR GORGEOUS VOICES I >> DO I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS AND WE'RE DOING A SECOND TOWN HALL IN OUR SERIES OF BETTER PUBLIC MEETINGS THIS ONE WILL BE ON UTILITIES >> AND WE'LL COVER LOTS OF RATE ADJUSTMENTS WATER SUPPLY PLANNING POWER SUPPLY PLANNING RENEWABLE ENERGY AND BETTER BATTERY STORAGE SOLAR ENERGY POWER OUTAGES AND HOW YOU HOW YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE SO IT SHOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING THE EVENTS ARE FREE IT'S GOING TO BE OUT AT THE HINDS CENTER AND I WILL SAY I CALLED I HAD MICHONNE ACTUALLY CALL I SHOULDN'T TAKE CREDIT FOR THAT OUT TO OUR CITY AND THE ROAD IS BLOCKED ON FOURTH SO YOU HAVE TO GO AROUND AND ENTER THROUGH WEST CIRCLE DRIVE TO GET TO THE HINDS CENTER BUT THAT'S WHERE WE WILL BE AND IT'S ON TUESDAY MAY 12TH SO PUT THAT ONE ON YOUR CALENDAR IT SHOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING THE DIRECTOR OF TIM MCCULLOUGH OF ROCHESTER PUBLIC UTILITIES WILL BE THERE TO SHARE INFORMATION SO SHOULD BE SHOULD BE FASCINATING ARBOR DAY IS COMING UP WE HAVE AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION HERE IN ROCHESTER AND RPU AS ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF THAT IS ALSO THE PARK THE PARK ASSOCIATION THE PARK BOARD THE PARK DEPARTMENT THEY'RE ALL THERE ALL INVOLVED THIS YEAR TOOK MCQUILLAN FIELD PARK WHICH IS A NEW LOCATION WE'RE OFTEN OVER BY SILVER LAKE BUT THERE'S STILL CONSTRUCTION IN THE FINAL STEPS OF THE THE POOL AND THE THE SKATE PARK

BEING WORKED ON THIS YEAR SO COME ON OUT USUALLY THEY HAVE FREE TREES I SHOULD MAKE A PROMISE BUT EVER EVERY YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN THERE YOU CAN TAKE HOME A FREE TREE IF YOU LIKE IN CELEBRATION OF ARBOR DAY LESLIE I'M JUST GOING TO MENTION >> WE ARE BLOOMBERG CITY AND WE ARE WE'VE BEEN INVITED AGAIN THIS YEAR I'LL BE GOING THIS YEAR TO MADRID IT IS THIS WEEKEND SO I WILL BE HEADING OVER THERE AND IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY THE FIRST DAY IS 200 MAYORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD SO IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF 200 INVITED MAYORS FASCINATING DAY WE JUST MET WITH MAYORS AND THEN THE NEXT TWO DAYS ARE CITIES AND STAFF MEMBERS AARON GLUCKSTEIN FROM THE CITY OF ROCHESTER WENT ONE YEAR AND TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CITIES REALLY INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND WORK GOING ON SO FASCINATING TIME IT'S JUST A FEW DAYS THAT I'LL BE GONE AND A COUNCIL MEMBER AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT SHOULD BRING WILL BE ACTING MAYOR WHILE I'M GONE AND LASTLY BOARD AND COMMISSION VACANCIES WE DO JUST IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO WE WE'VE HEARD OF A NUMBER OF VACANCIES SOME PEOPLE ON SOME OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND MOST OF THEM END IN JANUARY THERE ARE A FEW THAT DON'T SO WE'VE HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST TIMING OUT AND THEY CAN'T BE ON THE BOARDS ANYMORE SO THESE ARE THE OPENINGS WE HAVE WE HAVE AN OPENING ON THE BOARD OF APPEALS WE HAVE CITIZENS ADVISORY ON TRANSIT SO IF YOU ARE A TRANSIT RIDER OR INTERESTED IN TRANSIT THAT'S A REALLY INTERESTING ONE FIRE CIVIL SERVICE AND POLICE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONS BOTH HAVE OPENINGS AND BOTH OF THOSE ARE STATUTORY AND IMPORTANT AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE HIRING AND PROMOTION OF OFFICERS SO IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE OR YOU DON'T HAVE TO REALLY KNOW A LOT ABOUT FIRE AND POLICE THEY WILL TRAIN YOU AS YOU GO BUT REALLY AN INTEREST IN FOLLOWING RULES AND REGULATIONS AND AND UNDERSTANDING H.R ISSUES WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL ON THOSE BOARDS BUT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ALL WELCOME AND I ENCOURAGE

YOU TO APPLY THAT'S ALL I HAVE THANK >> YOU MAYOR NEXT UP WE HAVE THE >> ORDER OF THE AGENDA I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE TO CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA ITEM OR APPROVAL FOR THE ORDER MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER KEENE SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE OPPOSED SAY NO MOTION PASSES NEXT UP WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF ANY PULLED ITEMS THAT'S CORRECT IS THERE MOVE APPROVAL SO SOME MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA BY COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DURING A COUNCIL MEMBER WILL HAVE THE COMMENT >> I WILL BE VOTING NO ON F 19 I THINK STEVE SAMPSON BROWN FOR EXTRA INFORMATION TODAY AS TO MY INQUIRY ABOUT JUST WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE AN ENORMOUS COST TO PLAN FOR A FIVE BLOCKS OF CITY STREET I REALIZE GRANT COVERS THIS AND THE MONEY IS IN THE BANK BUT MINE IS PROTEST VOTE FOR THE RUNAWAY COSTS FOR REVIEWS REGULATIONS CONSULTING ENGINEERING THANK YOU COUNCIL

MEMBER ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I SAY NAY MOTION PASSES WITH COUNCILMEMBER WAHL VOCAL VOTING NAY ON F 19 MOVING >> ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS WE HAVE THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING BEFORE I BEGIN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM OUR OPEN COMMENT PERIOD FIRST STAFF WILL INTRODUCE OUR PRESENT ON THE ITEM IF THERE IS AN APPLICANT INVOLVED IN THE ITEM THEN THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE UP TO TEN MINUTES TO DISCUSS THE ITEM AFTER THAT I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE FIVE MINUTES EACH TO TO DISCUSS THE ITEM AND AS WITH THE OPEN COMMENT PERIOD PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS CONCISE AND AND BE RELEVANT TO THE ISSUE AT HAND AND SO WITH THAT I WILL START WITH PUBLIC HEARING G ONE WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING FINALISTS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE ETHICAL PRACTICES BOARD ATTORNEY >> MICHAEL SPINDLER CRAIG GO AHEAD THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT THE >> RCA AS PART OF YOUR PACKET FRAMES UP THIS THIS PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS AND I THINK THIS FULL COUNCIL HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS BEFORE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TONIGHT JUST TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK OF THE ETHICAL PRACTICES BOARD I KNOW ALL OF YOU DON'T NECESSARILY GET EXPOSED TO THE WORK OF THAT BOARD AND THAT'S GENERALLY A GOOD THING BUT THEY DO VERY IMPORTANT WORK WE LIVE IN A DAY AND AGE WHERE TALK

ABOUT UNETHICAL CONDUCT OR IMPROPRIETY OR ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR GETS TOSSED AROUND PRETTY LOOSELY IN SOCIAL MEDIA SETTINGS OR AT TIMES BUT FOR THIS BODY THAT'S NOT HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK WE TRY IT TO MAKE THE PROCESS OF SUBMITTING A CONCERN OR A COMPLAINT TO THE ETHICAL PRACTICES BOARD AS USER FRIENDLY AS POSSIBLE AND THAT IS THE PROCESS THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOLLOWED IF SOMEBODY HAS SOME CONCERNS BELIEVES THAT A CITY EMPLOYEE OR AN ELECTED OFFICIAL ARE ENGAGING IN IN SOME KIND OF CONDUCT THAT THEY BELIEVE VIOLATES THE CITY ORDINANCE THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT MAKE UP THE ETHICAL PRACTICES BOARD THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY BUSY WHICH IS A GOOD THING BUT THEY DO GET A FAIR AMOUNT OF WORK THAT COMES THEIR DIRECTION AND THEY TAKE THEIR WORK VERY SERIOUSLY I WOULD JUST TELL YOU THAT THE THAT'S A THAT'S A GROUP THAT I'VE WORKED WITH FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME THEY PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE ORDINANCE FORMAT UNDERSTANDING THERE'S SOMETIMES DETAILED AND SOMEWHAT NUANCED DESCRIPTION OF OF WHAT IS PERMITTED AND WHAT IS NOT BY THE ORDINANCE I WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LEAVING THE BOARD AT THIS TIME MR. DANIEL BURRUP SERVED TWO FULL TERMS INCLUDING AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD I ALSO THINK GLORIA BUSSMANN AS WELL YOU KNOW THIS PROCESS YOU'RE NOT THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE COMMENTS ON ANY OF THESE FOLKS YOU'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT A REVIEW COMMITTEE THIS IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY SET BY

ORDINANCE TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC OR YOU AS WELL IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE AS PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD THAT WILL BE SUPPLIED TO THE APPOINTING COMMITTEE WHICH IS SET TO MEET ON APRIL 30TH OF THIS YEAR >> THANK YOU MR. SPINDLER CRAIG YOU EXPLAINED OUR PROCESS VERY CLEARLY SO WITH THAT >> I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS LINDA PETS SIR AND YOU STEP FORWARD IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES LINDA PAULSON I'M SORRY PELZER OKAY FIRST OF ALL I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT MY INTEREST IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE ETHICAL PRACTICES BOARD I SPENT MY CAREER AS A SOCIAL WORKER SOCIAL WORK IS A PROFESSION WITH A ROBUST CODE OF ETHICS THAT REALLY GUIDES EVERY SOCIAL WORKERS PRACTICE AS I'VE WORKED WITH MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS OVER TIME I'VE COME TO A DEEPER APPRECIATION OF THE SOCIAL WORK CODE OF ETHICS DUE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE NATURE OF THE TENETS INVOLVED THIS CODE IS A GUIDELINE THAT I'VE OFTEN DRAWN UPON WHEN INVOLVED IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS AND SERVING THE BEST INTERESTS OF PATIENTS IN ADDITION STATE SOCIAL WORK LICENSING BOARDS REQUIRE ANNUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION AND ETHICS OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING AS AN INDEPENDENT LIVING DONOR ADVOCATE IN THE LIVING DONOR TRANSPLANT PROGRAM THIS ROLE IS FEDERALLY MANDATED TO BE IN EVERY LIVING DONOR TRANSPLANT PROGRAM IN THE U.S. ONE OF THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THIS ROLE IS TO ENSURE THAT EACH PERSON IS FULLY INFORMED

OF ALL ASPECTS OF DONATING A KIDNEY OR A PARTIAL LIVER LIVING DONATION IN THE MEDICAL WORLD IS A PRETTY UNIQUE SITUATION IN THAT A PERSON UNDERGOES SURGERY OUT OF COMPASSION BUT NOT MEDICAL BENEFIT AT TIMES THESE SITUATIONS INVOLVE ETHICAL DILEMMAS AND THE LIVING DONOR ADVOCATE REALLY NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED IN SORTING THROUGH THIS AGAIN WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF THE LIVING DONOR AT THE CENTER AS I GREW IN THIS ROLE I DEVELOPED AN INTEREST IN MEDICAL ETHICS AND BECAME INVOLVED IN THE TRANSPLANT ETHICS ADVISORY BOARD I ALSO WAS ABLE TO TAKE AN ONLINE COURSE ON TRANSPLANT ETHICS THROUGH THE NYU LANGONE TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE AND WAS ABLE TO DEVELOP A WIDER PERSPECTIVE FROM TRANSPLANT PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE U.S. I'VE RECENTLY RETIRED AND I'M INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO THE FIELD OF ETHICS IN A CITY GOVERNMENT I CAN SEE HOW THE PUBLIC BECOMES THE ENTITY WHOSE WHOSE BEST INTERESTS MUST BE PROTECTED HAVING A SET OF STANDARDS TO GUIDE DECISION MAKING ENSURES THAT THE PUBLIC CONTINUES TO HAVE OFFICIALS WHO ACT IN THEIR BEST INTEREST I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO BOTH LEARN FROM AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ETHICAL PRACTICES BOARD AND THEIR IMPORTANT ROLE THANK YOU THANK YOU MR. BOWSER SIT DOWN YES OKAY >> NEXT UP WE HAVE TRAVIS WILSON >> OH GOOD EVENING MADAM MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FELLOW ATTENDEES MY NAME IS TRAVIS WILSON I'M A ROCHESTER RESIDENT AND I'M HERE TONIGHT AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE ETHICAL PRACTICES BOARD MY FAMILY AND I LIVED IN ROCHESTER FROM 2009 TO 2016 AND AFTER SOME YEARS AWAY

WE MOVED BACK IN JUNE 2024 WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO BE BACK AND I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY

I BELIEVE GOVERNMENT WORKS WORKS BEST WHEN ITS LEADERS SEE THEMSELVES AS ACCOUNTABLE SERVANTS TO THE PUBLIC AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS BEING TRANSPARENT ABOUT THEIR INTERESTS UP FRONT ABOUT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND HONEST WITH THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE AND IT'S THIS BELIEF THAT DREW ME AND MADE ME INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE BOARD IN READING CHAPTER TWO DASH 16 OF THE ROCHESTER CITY CODE I SEE A BOARD WITH THREE FUNCTIONS THAT ALIGN WELL WITH MY BACKGROUND FIRST IS ADJUDICATION EARLY IN MY CAREER AT A RESEARCH UNIVERSITY I WAS A STUDENT CONDUCT OFFICER REVIEWING ALLEGATIONS INVESTIGATING MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND PRESENTING EVIDENCE TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY THE SECOND ROLE I SAW WAS ADVISORY AS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL I'VE HELPED EVERYONE FROM FIRST LINE MANAGERS AND EXECUTIVES AND POSITIONS TO NAVIGATE THEIR ROLES AND THE ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES THAT COME WITH THOSE ROLES THIRD IS COMPLIANCE OVERSIGHT IN MULTIPLE MANAGEMENT ROLES I ENSURED MY DIRECT REPORTS MET THEIR OBLIGATION IS THAT PROCESSES WERE FOLLOWED DISCLOSURES WERE ACCURATE AND GAPS WERE ADDRESSED SO >> IF APPOINTED I HOPE TO HELP THIS BOARD BE RESPONSIVE TO BE THOUGHTFUL AND BE FORWARD THINKING WORKING WITH MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO ANTICIPATE THE ETHICAL CHALLENGES OUR LEADERS MAY FACE RATHER THAN SIMPLY REACTING TO THEM AGAIN I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE BACK IN ROCHESTER I CARE A LOT ABOUT THE CITY AND I HOPE TO SERVE AND I'D BE HONORED TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY >> THANK YOU THANK YOU MR. WILSON >> NEXT UP WE HAVE CHRIS BRANDT GOOD >> EVENING ESTEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR AND APPOINTING COMMITTEE WHEREVER YOU ARE LET'S SEE I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND SHARE

WHY I WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THE ETHICAL PRACTICES BOARD I WAS BORN IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK MOSTLY GREW UP IN MEQUON WISCONSIN AND CAME TO ROCHESTER IN 1979 TO TAKE A JOB WITH A MAJOR TECHNOLOGY COMPANY WHERE I HAD AN INTERESTING AND REWARDING CAREER WAY BACK IN THE 80S I >> WAS ACTIVE IN THE ROCHESTER CIVIC THEATER AND SOME DINNER THEATERS THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME ONE OF WHICH EVOLVED INTO THE ROCHESTER REP AND VERY IMPORTANTLY I ALSO MET MY WIFE DORIS HERE AND WE CELEBRATED 38 YEARS THIS MONTH DORIS WORKED FOR A MAJOR MEDICAL CLINIC IN ROCHESTER I LOVED PLAYING VIOLA IN THE ROCHESTER SYMPHONY AND WE ACTED AND PERFORMED WITH THE ROCHESTER GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SOCIETY I DON'T THINK IT EXISTS ANYMORE UNFORTUNATELY IN THE 90S I VOLUNTEERED WITH WITH SANDY KOOPMANS COMMUNITY YOUTH OUTREACH AND A POST-PRISON SUPPORT GROUP CALLED NEXT CHAPTER MINISTRIES WE WERE ALSO VERY BLESSED WITH TWO SONS AND I HAVE TO SAY ROCHESTER IS A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY THE CITY IS SAFE PROSPEROUS WITH ALMOST UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES OUR BOYS FLOURISHED IN THE ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH ONE BECOMING CAPTAIN OF THE CENTURY TENNIS TEAM HE ACTUALLY NOW WORKS AT THE COMPANY WHERE I HAD MY CAREER NOW WE ARE RETIRED EMPTY NESTERS I GREATLY APPRECIATE ROCHESTER AND WOULD NOW LIKE TO GIVE BACK TO THE CITY BY SERVING ON THIS BOARD I WILL BE ABLE TO COMMIT TO ATTENDING ALL MEETINGS AND DOING WHATEVER WORK IS NEEDED I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT THE BOARD HAS VERY SPECIFIC DUTIES SPECIFIED IN THE CITY ORDINANCES CHAPTER TWO AND IF APPOINTED LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE BOARD IN A

PROFESSIONAL COOPERATIVE AND UNBIASED WAY TO CARRY OUT THOSE DUTIES MY ENTIRE WORKING CAREER INVOLVED WORKING ON TEAMS LISTENING TO IDEAS AND WORKING PRODUCTIVELY WITH MANY PEOPLE TO ACCOMPLISH EXCELLENT RESULTS I'VE ALSO WORKED ON AND LED OTHER COMMITTEES THAT FOLLOWED CONSTITUTIONS AND BYLAWS SO I'M FAIRLY EXPERIENCED WITH THE PROCESS INCLUDING ROBERT'S RULES I WOULD BE HONORED TO SERVE ON THE ETHICAL PRACTICES BOARD AND THANK THE APPOINTING COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERING ME THANK YOU THANK YOU MR. BRANDT NEXT UP WE HAVE NOBODY NO ONE NEARY >> BUT OH THANK YOU I HAD DIFFICULTY WITH PUZZLER BUT NOW

GOOD EVENING >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME MY NAME IS AND YOU DO ONE EVERY >> MY BACKGROUND IS ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY AND I HAVE A PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND >> IN ASSESSING PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF ASSESSED INSTITUTIONS IN A LOT OF PLACES AND I RECENTLY A FEW YEARS AGO DECIDED TO MAKE ROCHESTER HOME BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY HERE SO I DECIDED TO MOVE HERE AND THE REASON I'M APPLYING IS BECAUSE IT'S MY WAY OF CONTRIBUTING TO SOCIETY OR TO THE COMMUNITY WHERE I FIND MYSELF AND I ALSO HAVE THIS BACKGROUND TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN ASSESSING PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS SO I DECIDED TO APPLY AND ANOTHER >> THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION IS THAT I GIVE THEM A BACKGROUND IN ETHICAL RESEARCH INTO ETHICS I RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO HAVE AN ETHICAL INSTITUTION IT IS ALMOST AS IMPORTANT IF NOT MORE IMPORTANT TO BE PERCEIVED AS BEING ETHICAL AND VERY FEW LAWS VERY FEW LAWS WHEN YOU INTERPRET THEM AND NEAT BECAUSE HUMAN BEINGS ARE NOT NEAT IN INTERPRETATION IN APPLICATION IT GETS VERY COMPLEX AND THAT IS WHERE MY TRAINING COMES IN AND MY EXPERIENCE COMES IN SO I'M HOPING THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO BRING A BALANCED APPROACH TO THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE GROUP AND THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO BECOME MORE OF A COMMUNITY THAT I'VE DECIDED TO MAKE MY OWN AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING >> ME AND

IT WILL BE AN HONOR TO SERVE THANK YOU VERY MUCH >> THANK YOU NEXT UP WE HAVE KATHLEEN HANSON >> THAT MIGHT BE G-3 >> OH I'M SORRY ARE >> YOU HERE OH I'M SORRY YEP NO WE'LL WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU OKAY >> YEP MY COLLEAGUE POINTED THAT OUT TO ME THAT'S ALL I HAVE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO BE HEARD ON THIS THIS ITEM ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO BE HEARD ON THIS ITEM SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES AT FIRST I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING BEFORE US I FEEL HONORED TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUNDS AND WISH YOU LUCK IN THE >> APPOINTMENT AND MAYOR NORTON >> THANK >> YOU I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO BE HERE THIS EVENING AND TO SPEAK TO US FASCINATING DIFFERENCES AND SKILL SET AND SADLY ONLY TWO OF THE SIX APPLICANTS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE APPOINTED BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION AS I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE HOUR WE DO HAVE 4 OR 5 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND IN PARTICULAR THE POLICE CIVIL SERVICE AND FIRE CIVIL SERVICE IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THE CITY OF ROCHESTER HIRES ETHICALLY TALENTED AND AND WONDERFULLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR BOTH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT SO IF YOU AREN'T SELECTED I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU KEEP THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE ACTUALLY ALL OF YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER TO THOSE COMMITTEES IF YOU AREN'T SELECTED I >> HOPE THAT'S NOT INAPPROPRIATE TO ADD BUT THANK YOU MAYOR THAT >> WAS EXCELLENT ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ITEM COUNCILMEMBER KEEN YEAH >> I JUST WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO CAME TO TO SPEAK TODAY TO REPRESENT THEMSELVES I FEEL

LIKE THEY'RE DOING IT AS IF WE'RE THE ESTABLISHED BODY THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THIS AND I'VE OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT THE CASE BUT IT ALSO MAKES ME FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE STANDING OF OUR CITY TO SEE SUCH ACCOMPLISHED CANDIDATES COMING FORWARD TO HELP US AND I WANT TO REITERATE THE MAYOR'S THINKING MAYBE IT'S INAPPROPRIATE BUT A SMALL STORY THIS ONE OF THE WAYS I STARTED GETTING INVOLVED IN THE CITY 11 YEARS AGO WAS OF TRYING TO GET UNDER THE POLICE POLICIES OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND I CAME AND INTERVIEWED AND DID US AND HAD NO CHANCE OF GETTING ON THERE AND DIDN'T GET ON BUT THEN I GOT >> INVOLVED IN SOME OTHER THINGS AND IT IS A WAY THAT PEOPLE START GETTING INVOLVED AND AGAIN IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD ABOUT OUR CITY TONIGHT TO WATCH THE CALIBER AND THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET ENGAGED AND WANT US TO HAVE A LIKE AN EFFICIENT BUT ALSO AN ETHICAL CITY GOING INTO THE FUTURE THANK >> YOU THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER SURE I'LL >> JUST ECHO MY COLLEAGUE'S COMMENTS THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING YOUR YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE TO A PUBLIC BODY I JUST WAS STRUCK BY HOW DIFFERENT PEOPLE'S STORIES WERE OF HAVING SELECTED THIS TO BE A NEW COMMUNITY HAVING LIVED HERE FOR DECADES OR HAVING MOVED AWAY AND COME BACK AND I THINK YOU REPRESENT JUST A WIDE SWATH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES COMING AND AS THE MAYOR SAID THERE ARE ONLY TWO SLOTS AVAILABLE ON THIS BOARD BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT SELECTED FOR THIS POSITION TO CONTINUE TO USE YOUR TALENTS AND USE YOUR INTEREST TO TO SERVE THE CITY OF ROCHESTER AND THANK YOU >> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU AGAIN AND WE WILL NOT BE OFFENDED IF YOU IF YOU CHOOSE TO LEAVE AFTER WE FINISH THIS ITEM >> SO WITH THAT >> TWO WHICH IS A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE >> MR. CABLE'S >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT ESHOO BRING MAYOR NORTON MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS ED CAPERS WITH ENVIRONMENT AND TONIGHT I'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD THE TEXT ABOUT THIS TEXT AMENDMENT IN COORDINATION WITH THE

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ADOPTS THE MOST RECENT FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY FOR OLMSTED COUNTY WHICH WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY APPROVAL OF THIS TEXT AMENDMENT WILL ALLOW FOR ROCHESTER RESIDENTS TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM >> ADDITIONALLY THE DNR HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE WHICH HAS BEEN INCORPORATED TO BETTER CLARIFY SECTION 60.200 .040 E >> OF UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE SIMILAR >> TO YEARS PAST A YEARLY EDC UPDATE WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO COUNCIL LATER ON THIS YEAR PLEASE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF TEXT PERMIT NUMBER S.D. 20 6-001 TO AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL >> MAY HAVE THANK YOU THANK YOU MR. CABLES THIS IS A PUBLIC >> HEARING ANYONE WISHING TO BE HEARD ON THIS >> ITEM PLEASE STEP FORWARD THIS IS A PUBLIC >> HEARING ANYONE WISHING TO BE HEARD ON THIS ITEM PLEASE STEP FORWARD SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE MY COLLEAGUE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE SEEING NONE IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM YEAH >> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE A TEXT AMENDMENT NUMBER CD 2026-001 TODAY TO AMEND SECTION S60 .200. 040E >> OF THE UNITED OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE THE UDC AND DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING >> SECOND MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DURING SECOND TED BY COUNCIL >> MEMBER PALMER ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I OPPOSED SAY NAY MOTION PASSES NEXT UP WE HAVE G THREE WHICH IS A HOUSING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT AND WE HAVE MR. TARYN EDENS COMING TO THE

MICROPHONE GOOD EVENING EXCUSE

ME GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND MAYOR MY NAME IS KAREN EDENS I'M HERE TO PRESENT THIS TEXT AMENDMENT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT YOU HAVE HEARD THIS PRESENTATION BEFORE BUT WHAT IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A HOUSING CODE TEXT AMENDS AMENDMENT A PROPOSAL THE HOUSING CODE IS CHAPTER SEVEN OF OUR ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES IT'S USED REALLY TO GUIDE AND PROTECT ALL OF OUR HOUSING BUT LARGELY USE FOR OUR RENTAL INSPECTION PROGRAM >> YOU >> ARE SPECIFICALLY BEING ASKED TONIGHT TO >> APPROVE THE HOUSING CODE IT WILL COME BACK FOR FIRST AND SECOND READING IT IS AN ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT BUT THIS IS OUR REQUEST >> FOR APPROVAL AS A REMINDER THE HOUSING CODE UPDATE WAS PRIMARILY CLERICAL IN NATURE AND IT WAS INTENDED TO BETTER ALIGN WITH INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AS IT WAS UPDATED IN 2024 >> SO >> LIKE I JUST MENTIONED THIS THE IPM C OR INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE IS UPDATED IN 2024 THE LAST TIME WE UPDATED THIS TEXT WAS 2023 AT THAT TIME IT WAS A CODE OVERHAUL SO WHAT'S BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS MORE TECHNICAL IN NATURE OR CLERICAL AND I'LL POINT OUT THOSE NOTEWORTHY AMENDMENTS FOR YOU ONCE MORE >> WHENEVER >> WE'RE MAKING CODE AMENDMENTS PARTICULARLY FOR THE HOUSING CODE WE ARE LOOKING AT EXISTING CODE REFERENCES TO MAKE SURE WE ARE IN ALIGNMENT AND FOLLOWING PROPER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THEREFORE WE LOOK AT THE MINNESOTA BUILDING CODE WE LOOK AT THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE AND THE MINNESOTA FIRE CODE >> WE DID DO SOME EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT >> IN PREPARATION FOR THIS EVENING AND JUST AS WELL WHEN THIS CAME BEFORE YOU IS A STUDY SESSION THE FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL WAS BRING THIS BACK AS A PUBLIC HEARING IT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT AND PLEASE ALSO TRY TO CONNECT RENTERS AND MAKE RENTERS AWARE OF THESE CHANGES SO >> GENERALLY YOU'VE HEARD HOW WE TRIED TO CONNECT WITH FOLKS ORIGINALLY WE DID WE HAVE SENT OUT A COUPLE OF MASS EMAILS TO OUT TO ALL HOUSING PROVIDERS AND WE'VE CONNECTED WITH THE ROCHESTER MULTI

HOUSING ASSOCIATION AND SOME OF THESE CHANGES AND SINCE THEN WE DID A BIT MORE ADVERTISEMENT AND ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING WE LEVERAGE SOME EXISTING NEWSLETTERS LIKE OUR NEIGHBORS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY A LOCAL LEGISLATOR WHO RECENTLY HELD A RENTERS FORUM AS WELL AS AS I MENTIONED >> WE REACHED OUT TO PROPERTY EXCUSE ME HOUSING PROVIDERS ASK THEM TO SHARE WITH THEIR RESIDENTS WE PROVIDED FLIERS AND WE LEVERAGED SPECIFICALLY OLMSTED COUNTY HRA AND THEIR ASSETS TO NOTIFY RESIDENTS OF THESE UPCOMING CHANGES SO ANTICIPATE SOME PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT IN HOPES THAT WE WE WE SPREAD THE WORD SO >> THE HOUSING CODE UPDATES ONCE AGAIN PRIMARILY CLERICAL IN NATURE BUT I DID WANT TO BRING SOME BIGGER AMENDMENTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS CERTAINLY THESE ARE POLICY CONSIDERATIONS THAT THE COUNCIL GETS TO DECIDE THE FIRST THAT WAS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY >> IS THE OPTION IS ESSENTIALLY REMOVING REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT TO RENT WHILE WAITING FOR AN INITIAL INSPECTION SO THE WAY THE CODE EXISTS TODAY IF YOU HAVE A NEW PROPERTY THAT YOU WANT TO REGISTER AS A NEW RENTAL YOU ESSENTIALLY HAVE 90 DAYS TO REGISTER IT WITH US WE ARE SUGGESTING TO CHANGE THAT TO NOW REQUIRE THAT THE PROPERTY BE COMPLETELY INSPECTED BEFORE IT CAN BE PHYSICALLY OCCUPIED THAT'S NOT UNIQUE TO OTHER COMMUNITIES BUT ONE OF OUR RATIONALES OF WHY WE THINK WE CAN MAKE THIS CHANGE IS OUR AVAILABILITY FOR INSPECTIONS IS A LOT SOONER THAN IT ONCE WAS THERE IS A TIME WHEN OUR INSPECTION SCHEDULING WAS FAR BEHIND TODAY WE COULD SCHEDULE A NEW USE RENTAL INSPECTION IN TWO DAYS BUT WE SEE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AT THE HIGHEST AMOUNT THIS >> IS SPECIFICALLY TO PROTECT RESIDENTS RIGHT GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT IT BEFORE A TENANT IT TO ENTER THE PROPERTY BUT I'M SURE YOU'LL GET SOME COMMENT ON THIS AND IT'S A PUBLIC POLICY DECISION OF COUNCIL ULTIMATELY THE NEXT NOTEWORTHY >> UPDATE IS REGARDING LATE COMPLIANCE FEES SO THIS WAS A NEW PENALTY FEE THAT WAS INTRODUCED WHEN THE LAST CODE UPDATE CAME TO BE IT WAS INTENTION TO SORT OF BALANCE INCENTIVES AND

PENALTIES RELATED TO COMPLIANCE WE HAD INTRODUCED THE PROPERTY INCENTIVE PROGRAM WHICH YOU'RE GENERALLY AWARE OF BUT FOR THE PUBLIC IT'S A WAY FOR US TO ESSENTIALLY SCORE INSPECTIONS AND THEY RESULT IN A ONE TO 3 OR 4 YEAR INSPECTION CYCLE WE PAIR THAT WITH FINANCIAL PENALTIES TO ENCOURAGE COMPLIANCE THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN TODAY IS THAT FEE IS ASSESSED AT 90 DAYS FROM LICENSE EXPIRATION OR 90 DAYS FROM THE LAST INSPECTION ONCE AGAIN WE INTEND TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AVAILABILITY AND INSPECTIONS AND THAT HAS IMPROVED SINCE OUR PROPERTY INCENTIVE PROGRAM THEREFORE WE ARE SUGGESTING THE CHANGE IN ASSESSING THIS FEE AT 90 DAYS FROM LICENSE EXPIRATION ONLY NOT 90 DAYS FROM THE LAST INSPECTION THE LAST UPDATE IS REGARDING MEASUREMENT DETAILS FOR EGRESS WINDOW SO ESSENTIALLY IT PROVIDES A TABLE FOR CLARITY ON THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EGRESS STANDARDS BASED ON THE YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION SO WE MIGHT ENCOUNTER SITUATIONS IN WHICH AN >> OLDER BUILDING IS LOOKING TO BECOME A NEW PROPERTY A NEW RENTAL PROPERTY AND IN THAT THEY HAVE APPROVED PERMITTED WINDOWS SO THIS PROVIDES CLARITY ON WHAT THOSE EXPECTATIONS WERE BASED ON THE YEAR PROVIDED THAT'S CLARITY FOR STAFF AND FOR POTENTIAL HOUSING PROVIDERS TO KNOW WHAT THOSE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WERE VERSUS US REFERENCING THOSE CODES BEHIND >> THE SCENES WHAT'S MISSING HERE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO PREVIOUS SO JUST WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT IN THAT WE ALSO INCLUDED LANGUAGE >> FOR >> PROPERTIES WE ENCOUNTER IN WHICH A CONVERSION HAS HAPPENED TO INCREASE DENSITY IN THE PROPERTY AND IT GAVE OPTIONS FOR BECOMING A COMPLIANT WITH THAT PERSON RECENT GUIDANCE WE'VE RECEIVED WE'VE TAKEN THAT OUT OF THE CODE INSTEAD WE WILL REFER TO EXISTING BUILDING CODES FOR COMPLIANCE IF YOU CONVERT YOUR PROPERTY TO SAY A DUPLEX AND WHAT YOUR OPTIONS ARE TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THAT SO THAT WAS A CHANGE THAT I WANTED TO CLARIFY >> WITH THAT I I WILL

I WILL CONCLUDE MY TESTIMONY THANK YOU >> THANK YOU MRS. MS. EDENS WITH THAT I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE BACK MS. KATHLEEN HANSON >> SO IT DIDN'T TAKE THAT LONG DID IT THANK >> YOU I'M KATHLEEN HANSON AND I JUST MOVED TO ROCHESTER ABOUT A YEAR AGO FROM NORTHFIELD AND FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS I'VE HAD ROOMMATES AS A SENIOR CITIZEN THAT IS A WAY FOR ME TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO FIND MY BODY WHEN I DIE AS A SINGLE I DO HAVE MONEY AND LAUGH >> BUT IT'S TRUE IT TOOK ME THREE MONTHS TO FIND MY COUSIN BEFORE AND AFTER HE DIED SO AS SENIOR CITIZENS WE GOT TO THINK OF THAT AND IF YOU EVER HEAR A PERSON THAT DIED IN THEIR SLEEP YOU HAVE TO ASK HOW MANY DAYS AND ALSO MY HAVING ROOMMATES THERE'S THE MONEY FOR THE UPKEEP IMPROVEMENTS TO PAY THE UTILITIES AND TAXES AND ALSO THERE'S MONEY FOR DOING THE AGING IN PLACE SO PEOPLE CAN I CAN STAY LIVING IN MY HOME I HAVE A SON WHO ACCORDING TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA LINGO IS EMPLOYED DISABLED PERSON WE PURCHASED A MULTIGENERATIONAL HOME IN LOWERTOWN I >> UPDATED IT AND I'M LOOKING AT THE CITY OF ROCHESTER TO ONE OF YOUR IMPORTANT PRIORITIES IS HOUSING ACCESS THIS IS A MULTI-GENERATION HOME I HAVE EIGHT BEDROOMS THAT MEET EVERYTHING AND THE CODE AND SO

BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT DIALYSIS FIVE UNRELATED PERSONS NOW I CAN'T FIND A DEFINITION FOR FIVE UNRELATED PERSON BUT IN THE CODE THERE IS THE DEFINITION FOR WHAT A FAMILY IS ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS RELATED BY BLOOD MARRIAGE OR ADOPTION A GROUP OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE PERSONS SOME OR ALL WHOM ARE RELATED BY BLOOD MARRIAGE ADOPTION OCCUPYING A SINGLE DWELLING UNIT >> THE CITY OF ROCHESTER JUST HAD A BEAUTIFUL TOUR OF NEW MULTI-GENERATION HOMES I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO MEET HERE THAT'S FIVE PEOPLE YOU WON'T HOW CAN YOU LET THEM BE THERE THAT MEANS A MAN A COUPLE AND THREE CHILDREN THAT'S IT AND I THINK ESPECIALLY FOR THE OLDER PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO STAY LIVING IN THEIR HOUSE WE'D LIKE TO USE OUR MONEY TO UPGRADE THE HOUSE THIS IS DISCRIMINATORY TO HAVE THIS AND I HOPE YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT SECOND THERE'S AND PART OF THIS IS TO IN MY KEEPING THIS PROPERTY UPDATED I'M DOUBLE THE TAXES AND I HAVE TO PAY EVERY PENNY OF THOSE TAXES EVEN IF I CAN'T USE THE BUILDING FOR A HOME NO THE OTHER WORD I HAVE THAT'S BEEN USED IN MY UPDATING EVERYTHING AS A WORD GRANDFATHERED THERE

IS A HOUSE >> NEXT DOOR THAT I WAS TOLD THAT WAS GRANDFATHERED IN BUT I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE IT WAS A OWNER OCCUPIED PROPERTY THE PEOPLE NOW LIVE OUTSIDE OF TOWN AND IT'S BEEN A RENTAL BUT IT'S BEEN GRANDFATHERED IN I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT AND I DO WANT TO THANK LAURIE JONES WHO WHEN I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT SOME OF THE OR THINGS GOING ON SHE GOT OUT EVERY SINGLE INSPECTOR IN THE TOWN TO GO THROUGH MY PROPERTY AND SO IT DID COME TO LIGHT EVERYTHING BUT ONE THING IF THE YORK CONTRACTOR PUTS IN FOR THE BUILDING >> PERMIT I AS THE OWNER AM NOT KNOW DECIDE ON ANYTHING SO WHEN THERE IS AN INSPECTOR COMING I'M NOT NOTIFIED YES THERE'S REPORTS THAT GO IN BUT LET'S BE >> HONEST WHEN THEY'RE STANDING THERE LOOKING AT THE PROBLEMS THIS PLACE WAS BUILT IN 1926 AND IT WAS IMPROVED AND ADDED ON IN 2004 THAT'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GROUND FOR AN OWNER SHOULD BE KEPT UP TO DATE AND BE INVITED TO OUR INSPECTIONS >> THAT'S IT THANK YOU THANK YOU THIS IS A PUBLIC

HEARING ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO BE HEARD ON THIS ITEM PLEASE STEP FORWARD ANYONE WISHING TO BE HEARD ON THIS ITEM PLEASE STEP FORWARD SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE MISS EDEN'S BACK UP TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT CAME UP DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING >> ALL RIGHT SURE THING I TOOK A COUPLE OF NOTES TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE POINTS THAT WERE THAT WERE MADE AND I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP SPECIFICALLY WITH THE HOUSING PROVIDER BUT ESSENTIALLY A COUPLE OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY ONE IS A RENTAL LICENSE REQUIREMENT LET'S START WITH THAT A RENTAL LICENSE IS REQUIRED IF ESSENTIALLY THE OWNER DOES NOT OCCUPY THE PROPERTY AND THEY ALLOW ANOTHER TO OCCUPY THEIR PROPERTY WITHOUT THE PROPERTY OWNER PRESENT THERE ARE SOME STIPULATIONS TO THAT I WOULD SAY BUT AN EXAMPLE OF A ROOMMATE SITUATION FOR EXAMPLE IF IF THE PROPERTY OWNER OCCUPIED THE PROPERTY THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE RENTAL CERTIFICATE IF THAT MAKES SENSE SO I WANTED TO START WITH THAT THE THE IF THE FAMILY DEFINITION THAT WAS MENTIONED IS A IS A HAIRY ONE BUT THE WAY IT'S WORDED ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE CERTAIN PROVISIONS FOR OCCUPANCY LIMITATIONS AND REALLY THE INTENT OF THAT IS TO AVOID OVERCROWDING I WOULD SAY SO THINGS WE'RE LOOKING FOR TYPICALLY ARE MORE RELATED TO SQUARE FOOTAGE AND WE WOULD BE SIZING THAT IN A RENTAL PROPERTY BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN AN OWNER OCCUPIED PROPERTY BUT THE LANGUAGE THERE IS FOR NO MORE THAN FIVE UNRELATED FOLKS SO A RELATED HOUSEHOLD TECHNICALLY WOULD BE EXEMPT AND IS NOT LIMITED BY SIZE SO I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT ANOTHER ANOTHER COMMENT THAT WAS MADE JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS AND GIVE SOME MORE INFORMATION BUT ONCE AGAIN I'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THE HOUSING PROVIDER TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY AND THE CONCERNS THERE ABOUT GRANDFATHER CLAUSE >> BUT SOMETHING I WILL MENTION IS WE DO HAVE A LOCAL CONTACT REQUIREMENT FOR ALL OF OUR

RENTAL PROPERTIES I MEAN THE OWNER OR REPRESENTING MANAGER MUST LIVE IN OLMSTEAD COUNTY OR THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES SO WE WANT FOLKS TO BE AVAILABLE WITHIN AN HOUR ESSENTIALLY IF AN EMERGENCY WERE TO OCCUR SO NO THAT'S TECHNICALLY A REQUIRE FOR ALL RENTALS IN ROCHESTER >> I THINK WE SHALL LOOK INTO HER LAST CONCERN SHE'S IF I'M UNDERSTANDING IT'S MORE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO BUILDING INSPECTIONS RIGHT SO IF YOU WERE TO PULL A PERMIT FOR YOUR PROPERTY USUALLY OUR BUILDING INSPECTORS ARE WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY SO THAT'S A FAIR POINT THAT THAT'S TYPICALLY OUR PROCESS AND THERE ARE WAYS TO LOOK UP THAT INFORMATION BUT IT'S WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR IN IF A PROPERTY OWNER WANTS TO BE INVOLVED SO WITH THAT OUR POSTURE COMMENTS QUESTIONS >> COUNCILMEMBER KEAN YOU'RE GIVING ME I'M I'M SORRY MADAM

WE'VE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU HAVE SOME INDIVIDUAL ISSUES YOU CAN CERTAINLY CONTACT MS. EDENS SEPARATELY COUNCILMEMBER KEEN THANK YOU YEAH I'M INTERESTED IN THE REMOVE THE OFFER TO RENT WHILE WAITING FOR INSPECTION AND IN YOUR PRESENTATION YOU SAID THIS IS THE WE USED TO HAVE IT BECAUSE WE HAD YOU KNOW UP TO THREE MONTHS TO GET THERE NOW WE'RE TWO DAYS TO THE FAR END TWO WEEKS >> BUT I'M >> ALSO INTERESTED IN IF WE'RE DOING THAT TO CLOSE A LOOPHOLE OR TO ADDRESS A PROBLEM THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED >> OVER THE LAST YOU KNOW 1 TO 5 YEARS MORE OR

LESS THE INTENT ONCE AGAIN REALLY IS TO PROTECT RESIDENTS AND GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS THE PROPERTY EARLIER ON HAVE WE >> RUN INTO MAJOR LIFE SAFETY ISSUES NO WE HAVE RAN INTO ISSUES WHERE THE PROPERTY REQUIRES SOME SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES AND IS IT MEETING MINIMUM REQUIRED MENTS USUALLY

THE BIG ONES ARE OUR WINDOWS OR BEDROOMS THAT ARE LEGAL I SUPPOSE AND THOSE TEND TO REQUIRE BIG INVESTMENTS IN THE PROPERTY AND WE WOULD RATHER A PROPERTY OWNERS BE AWARE OF THAT UPFRONT SO I WOULD SAY NO WE HAVEN'T HAD LARGE LIFE SAFETY ISSUES BUT WE HAVE HAD THINGS COME UP THAT WE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THE PROVIDER KNOWS THAT SOONER THAN LATER JUST SO AGAIN SO I UNDERSTAND I IT'S THAT'S GOOD THAT WE'RE NOT LIKE ADDRESSING SOMETHING THAT YOU DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IN PUBLIC BUT I'M STILL TRYING TO GET TO THE POINT THOUGH SO IF SOMEBODY WOULD YOU SEE THIS AS A METHOD OF LIKE GETTING AROUND SOME THINGS BY SAYING I KNOW IF WE TRIED TO GET THE INSPECTION DONE WE WOULDN'T PASS SO LET'S GET IT RENTED AND THEN WE'LL GET THE INSPECTION THERE WE'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO CLOSE SOMETHING LIKE THAT NO >> RIGHT BECAUSE THE WAY IT EXISTS TODAY IS SOMEONE CAN OCCUPY A PROPERTY BEFORE THE LICENSE IS FULLY SECURED SO FOLKS CAN DO THAT NOW IT'S A WAY TO BE MORE PROACTIVE AND CAUTIOUS BUT NOT NECESSARILY NOT NECESSARILY ADDRESSING A LOOPHOLE >> OKAY THANK YOU COUNCIL >> MEMBER MILLER I GUESS TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT QUESTION I HAD A CONSTITUENT REACH OUT NOT SO LONG AGO WHO WAS DISAPPOINTED AFTER MOVING INTO A UNIT THAT A BALCONY THAT WAS INCLUDED AS AN AMENITY WAS THEN FOUND AN INSPECTION TO BE NONCONFORMING AND HAD TO BE REMOVED SO >> IS THIS THE TYPE OF LOOPHOLE THAT THAT WOULD CLOSE EVEN IN THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE TENANT WHAT HAS BEEN ADVERTISED IS THE FEATURES OF A UNIT THAT ARE PERHAPS OUT OF COMPLIANCE >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION NOT NECESSARILY AND WE HAVE RECEIVED SIMILAR FEEDBACK FOR EXISTING RENTAL PROPERTIES THIS

IS SPECIFICALLY TO REGISTER A NEW PROPERTY EXISTING RENTALS WE ALSO HEAR ABOUT THOSE CONCERNS A BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO TIME COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLUIDITY OF FOLKS MOVING IN AND OUT OF HOMES BUT I WOULD SAY A SIMILAR INTENT IS TO MAKE THOSE THINGS KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED UPFRONT BEFORE IT'S ESTABLISHED AS A RENTAL UNIT OKAY >> SO TO THE THE ISSUES RAISED BY MS. HANSON I WAS ALSO ON THE HOUSING TOUR AND BROUGHT UP A RELATED QUESTION OF HOW DO WE THINK ABOUT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSING ACCESS OR FOR SENIORS TO BE ABLE TO AGE IN PLACE AND SO I APPRECIATE MS. HANSON BRINGING THOSE COMMENTS UP AND BECAUSE ONE OF THE ISSUES RAISED WITH THE ZONING MAPS PREVENTING THAT BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IN THIS CASE ZONING WOULD NOT PREVENT THE USE AS SHE'S CONSIDERING THESE ISSUES BUT I AM CURIOUS FROM YOUR ASSESSMENT DO THESE CHANGES MEANINGFULLY IMPEDE HER ABILITY TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE WAY SHE'S DESCRIBING >> THE CHANGES WITHIN THE HOUSING CODE TODAY THAT ARE SUBJECT FOR ADOPTION ARE ARE THERE CONCERNS THAT ARE UNADDRESSED AND YOUR RESPONSE TO HER SHOULD WE ADOPT THIS TONIGHT ARE THERE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THAT ARE PERHAPS NOT CLARIFIED TO THIS MOMENT SURE >> I WOULD SAY THAT THE WAY WE HAVE ENFORCED THE CODE TODAY DOES PROHIBIT PROHIBIT HOUSEHOLD SIZES IF THEY'RE NOT RENTAL PROPERTIES IF THAT MAKES SENSE SO THAT EXISTED IN THE CODE BEFORE TODAY AND IS CONTINUING ON AFTER THIS ADOPTION OKAY >> SO HAVING EIGHT BEDROOMS SHOULD SHE OCCUPY THE STRUCTURE IS THAT ALLOWED TODAY WOULD IT BE ALLOWED IN THIS HOUSING CODE UPDATE I'M >> PAUSING FOR CONSIDERATION AS I MENTIONED IT'S SORT OF A HAIRY TOPIC OR

WE'RE TRYING TO FIND AN EQUITABLE BALANCE IN THIS AS WELL IF IT WERE A REGISTERED RENTAL PROPERTY WE HAVE CERTAIN OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS BASED ON SQUARE FOOTAGE RIGHT SO THE CASE COULD BE YES IF IT WAS A RENTAL THE CASE COULD BE NO IF THEY WERE UNRELATED FOLKS SO THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSIDERATION OKAY COUNCILMEMBER FREDERICKS THANK YOU I'LL TRY NOT TO RAMBLE TOO MUCH HERE ANYTHING THAT GETS IN THE WAY OF PEOPLE GETTING INTO HOUSING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE FROM ANY SITUATION AND ANYTHING THAT SLOWS THAT DOWN OR PROHIBITS THAT I'M NOT A FAN OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY IN THIS TOWN THAT ARE INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU KATHLEEN THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING THAT PROVIDES A BIG NEED FOR PEOPLE THAT CAN'T AFFORD A FULL FLEDGED HOME ON THEIR OWN IT'S A GREAT OPTION >> ANYTHING THAT SLOWS DOWN THAT PROCESS FROM PEOPLE GETTING THOSE HOMES I'M NOT A FAN OF PEOPLE CAN USE GOOD JUDGMENT THEY CAN DECIDE IF IT'S SAFE FOR THEM TO LIVE IN A PLACE THE LANDLORD TAKES ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY THE REPUTATION THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS ON THE LINE YOUR DEPARTMENT KNOWS ALL OF US WHO ARE LANDLORDS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE TRYING TO BE YOU MAY NOT KNOW BUT WITHIN REASONABLE TIME YOU'RE SAYING YOU CAN GET THERE IN TWO WEEKS GREAT LET THEM MOVE IN LIGHT OF THEM AND THEN GO ON INSPECT AND MAKE ANY CORRECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE BUT >> YOU'RE LIKE YOU YOU STATED IT RIGHT IN THE IN THE COMMENT HERE THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN ANYTHING OF IMMINENT DANGER SO WHY TAKE THAT MEASURE TO STOP SPEEDY PROCESSES AND THINGS LIKE THIS WE HAVE A BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT IT IS GOING TO BE IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REALM THAT THIS IS GOING TO HIT THE HARDEST IT IS SO I DON'T WANT TO SLOW DOWN THAT THAT MOVEMENT AND YOU KNOW IN THE IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE TENANTS LANDLORDS ARE TAKING A RISK AND BUYING AFFORDABLE THINGS AND TRYING TO FIX THEM

UP ON THEIR OWN DIME AND IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN MAKE THEIR ENDS MEET IN A TIMELY FASHION SO YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN REASONABLE TO DEAL WITH WHEN WE WHEN WE COME UP WITH ISSUES WE WORK THROUGH THEM AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT THE NEXT TO MAKE SENSE BEING TIMELY WITH THINGS FINDS I BELIEVE IN THOSE THINGS THERE HAS TO BE ACCOUNTABILITY IF YOU'RE NOT MEETING SAFETY MEASURES IN OUR IN OUR HOUSING COMMUNITY BUT THE FIRST ONE I'M JUST NOT A FAN OF >> COUNCILMAN PALMER THANK YOU SO I >> WANT TO UNDERSTAND IS OWNER OCCUPIED IF I OWN A HOME I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A RENTAL CERTIFICATE CORRECT IF YOU OCCUPY THE HOME AND IF I HAVE EIGHT PEOPLE LIVING WITH ME YOU DON'T CARE BECAUSE IT'S NOT A RENTAL IS THAT NOT THE CASE RIGHT TECHNICALLY IT COULD STILL BE IN VIOLATION OF OVERCROWDING BASED ON HOW WE DEFINE >> HOUSEHOLDS SO IF I OWN >> A HOME I LIVE IN IT AND I HAVE SIX PEOPLE THERE IT COULD BE CONSIDERED OVERCROWDING OR IS OVERCROWDING IT >> COULD BE CONSIDERED DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF VIOLATION WE WOULD ALSO CHECK ONCE AGAIN SQUARE FOOTAGE REQUIREMENT SO IT'S SORT OF GREAT BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF THE HOME AND OCCUPANCY >> LIMITS OKAY AND I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE YOU DOWN A PATH HERE SO SO IF I HAVE MY MY FIVE COUSINS LIVING WITH ME DO YOU ARGUE WITH ME DO WE NEED BIRTH CERTIFICATES WHAT DO WE NEED HERE FOR MY FIVE SO

THAT'S CERTAINLY WHY IT'S GRAY AND THIS IS TOUGH FOR US BECAUSE THE DEFINITION OF RELATED IS VERY LOOSE SO NO IT TYPICALLY IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WOULD DIVE INTO UNLESS IT WAS VERY APPARENT THAT THAT'S THE CASE OF FOLKS BEING UNRELATED SO >> I MEAN USE YOUR MEMORY AND YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO DAN TO THIS OR NOT LAST TWO YEARS HOW MANY OF THESE OWNER OCCUPIED WITH MORE THAN SIX PEOPLE HAVE WE HAD >> I CAN'T CONFIDENTLY ANSWER THAT I WOULD SAY 100 NO I WOULD SAY LESS THAN A DOZEN MORE THAN ONE OKAY >> THANK YOU IN >> GRANDFATHERING WE DO THAT BECAUSE SOMETHING WAS BUILT FOR A WHILE AGO AND ALL OF SUDDEN WE HAVE IT AND SO THIS GOES INTO MY FAVORITE SUBJECT EGRESS WINDOWS IN AND SO IF WE HAVE AN EGRESS A HOUSE BUILT 1950 WHICH WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PERMITS OR BUILDING CODE FOR IF THAT WAS AN EGRESS WINDOW AND NO ONE'S TOUCHED IT WE'RE STILL GOING TO ACCEPT THAT AS AND EGRESS WINDOW CORRECT AND >> IF A HOUSE IS BUILT IN SAY 1970 AND YOU COME THERE AND IT LOOKS OKAY BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE ACTUAL DIMENSIONS IN 1970 WE'RE GOING TO OKAY THAT WINDOW IT'S NOT UP TO ME AS A HOMEOWNER OR THE RENTAL PERSON TO SAY THIS WAS A EGRESS WINDOW IS THAT IT HAS >> TO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION HAS TO BE PERMITTED WINDOW HAS TO SHOW THAT IT WAS NOT ALTERED TO REDUCED IN SIZE THERE'S SOME STIPULATIONS BUT ESSENTIALLY YES OKAY >> SO IF I'M GOING TO GO AND BUY A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND I WANT TO RENT IT NOW IT'S A 1960S RAMBLER IN A MANNER THAT'S GOT AN AWNING WINDOW I'M FINE BECAUSE THAT MET THE EGRESS WINDOW AT THE TIME IS THAT CORRECT >> I'M CHECKING MY NOTES TO CONFIRM THE YEARS RIGHT BUT ASSUMING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS EXISTED FOR 1965 OR IF THEY DID NOT IN 1960 YOU DID >> THEN IT WOULD BE OKAY OKAY CERTAINLY ONCE AGAIN THERE'S STIPULATIONS WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERY INDIVIDUAL WINDOW BUT IT

PROVIDES IDEALLY MORE CLARITY ON WHAT THOSE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WERE AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION AND >> IN REALLY AND TRULY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE RENTAL CODE IS TO HAVE A STAY A MINIMUM STANDARD OF OF HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WE WANT IT TO BE SAFE SO WE HAVE EGRESS WINDOWS BUT WE ALSO HAVE SMOKE DETECTORS AND IN CHECK OTHER THINGS SO WE'RE NOT IT'S NOT A REVENUE GENERATOR FOR THE CITY IT'S IT'S ABOUT SAFETY IS THAT NOT RIGHT THAT'S CORRECT OKAY THANK YOU IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM COUNCILMEMBER KEEN ARE YOU YEAH I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HOUSING CODE CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES >> MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER CAIN IS THERE A SECOND SECOND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PALMER FOR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBER KEEN >> YEAH AGAIN I AS THE STAFF PRESENTED THIS THIS REALLY WAS SORT OF STARTED OUT AS A TECHNICAL BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF POLICY THINGS IN THERE AND AGAIN IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE OPEN ON THIS AGAIN I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE ONE SUMMARY PAGE TALKING ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF THE OFFER TO RENT WHILE WAITING AND AGAIN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONE BUT THE OTHER TWO THINGS ARE JUST YOU KNOW A LATE COMPLIANCE FEES AND SETTING THE RIGHT DATE AND THE SPECIFIC MEASUREMENTS ON EGRESS I'M GOOD WITH THE WAY IT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY STAFF BUT I'LL HERE WITH MY WHAT MY PEERS THINK AS A POSSIBLE CHANGES COUNCILMEMBER HOMER ANY COMMENTS ANYONE ELSE ALL IN FAVOR SAY I I >> OPPOSED SAY NAY MOTION PASSES 6 TO 1 WITH COUNCILMEMBER FREDERICKS VOTING NAY MOVING ON TO OUR REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WE HAVE AN INFORMATION ATIONAL UPDATE ON DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY AND WGA G

2.1 AA COMPLIANCE AND WE HAVE MISSED JENNA BOWMAN AND LIZ GUESS >> I IS FOR THOSE I HAVEN'T MET YET MY NAME IS >> LIZ GOSS I'M THE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR ON THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM WELCOME THANK YOU SO YEAH THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY EFFORTS AND WORK TO MEET THOSE WCAG 2.1 STANDARDS >> YOU MENTIONED IT'S KIND OF A MOUTHFUL BUT WE ARE WORKING ON THEM AND I WILL USE THIS SO TONIGHT'S UPDATE IS JUST GOING TO >> PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE

WHAT'S CHANGED AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND NEXT STEPS THIS WORK REFLECTS A BROAD ONGOING COMMITMENT BY THE CITY TO ENSURE OUR SERVICES INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY SO >> A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT >> BEHIND WHAT THIS DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY THING IS IT REALLY JUST ENSURES THAT OUR ONLINE CONTENT SO DOCUMENTS WEB PAGES DIGITAL SERVICES THEY CAN NOT BE USED BY PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES INCLUDING INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE USING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES THIS ALIGNS DIRECTLY WITH YOUR FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING AND SOCIAL EQUITY AND >> OUR BROADER GOAL OF BEING AN ACCESSIBLE AND APPROACHABLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

WHILE >> RECENT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GUIDANCE HAS CLARIFIED EXPECTATIONS AND TIMELINES THIS WORK HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR SEVERAL YEARS FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND UP UNTIL FRIDAY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAD SET AN APRIL 24TH OF THIS YEAR AS THE DEADLINE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO MEET THE SPECIFIC DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS >> THAT HAS SHIFTED TO 2027 BUT THAT WHILE THAT DEADLINE DOES REPRESENT >> AN IMPORTANT CHECK POINT FOR US IT IS NOWHERE NEAR THE STARTING POINT SO >> I DO WANT TO PREFACE THAT THIS IS A HIGHLY TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONALLY OPERATIONALLY COMPLEX SPACE TEAMS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION SO COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT I.T THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION ACCEPT AND ACCESSIBILITY AND THEN FOLKS EMBEDDED WITHIN DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO BUILD TOOLS WORKFLOWS AND SHARED UNDERSTANDING NEEDED TO MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD SUSTAINABLY

WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR ONE MAJOR MILESTONE IN THIS EFFORT WAS THE LAUNCH OF THE CITY AND LIBRARY'S NEW WEBSITE JUST LAST WEEK THE NEW PLATFORM WAS BUILT WITH ACCESSIBILITY AS A FOUNDATIONAL REQUIREMENT AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES NAVIGATION AND USABILITY COMPATIBILITY WITH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND THE STRUCTURE AND READABILITY OF CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE >> A FEW EXAMPLES OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE NEW WEBSITE ALREADY SO ON THE OLD SITE NAVIGATION

WAS LARGELY BUILT AROUND HOW OUR CITY IS ORGANIZED FROM AN ORGANIZATIONAL STANDPOINT SO >> KIND OF FROM THE BACKEND BASED AROUND DEPARTMENTS DIVISIONS INTERNAL STRUCTURES SO THIS MEANT USERS HAD TO CLICK THROUGH MULTIPLE LAYERS JUST TO FIND WHAT THEY NEEDED AND REQUIRED THEM TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW OUR ORGANIZATION IS STRUCTURED BEFORE THEY COULD ACCESS THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEEDED ON THE NEW SITE NAVIGATION IS ORGANIZED AROUND TASKS AND USER NEEDS FOCUSED ON ANSWERING THE QUESTION WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING

FOR SO THE KEY TAKEAWAY USERS NO LONGER REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND >> HOW CITY GOVERNMENT IS ORGANIZED AND WORKS TO FIND THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED >> ANOTHER >> EXAMPLE ON OUR OLD WEBSITE A LOT OF THE CONTENT RELIED ON PDFS OR OTHER STATIC DOCUMENTS MAKING IT HARDER TO ENSURE A CONSISTENT AND ACCESSIBLE EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE SITE WITH THE NEW SITE ACCESSIBILITY HAS BEEN BUILT IN FROM THE GROUND UP SO ONE EXAMPLE IS >> MOVING AWAY FROM PDF FORMS WHICH OFTEN NEED TO BE DOWNLOADED FILLED OUT UPLOADED >> SOMETIMES PRINTED MAILED TO SWITCHING THAT INTO ACCESSIBLE WEB BASED FORMS NOW I WILL SAY NOT ALL OF OUR FORMS HAVE BEEN TRANSITION TO DIGITAL FORMS THAT IS PART OF OUR ONGOING WORK IN THIS SPACE BUT

THE EXISTING PDF FORMS HAVE BEEN REMEDIATED TO MEET ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS >> AND THEN ON THE OLD SITE WE >> WERE WORKING WITH SOME LEGACY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WASN'T DESIGNED FOR TODAY'S EXPECTATIONS THE EXPERIENCE WASN'T MOBILE FIRST AND THAT CAUSED BARRIERS AND FRUSTRATION GIVEN WE KNOW A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF OUR USERS ARE ACCESSING OUR WEBSITE VIA >> A MOBILE DEVICE SO THE NEW WEBSITE IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE >> FULLY RESPONSIVE AND WORK SEAMLESSLY SEAMLESSLY ACROSS >> DEVICES SO DESKTOP TABLET MOBILE CONTENT WILL AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST TO US TO WHATEVER SCREEN SIZE IT'S ON AND THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO NAVIGATE READ AND COMPLETE TEXT IN ADDITION TO >> THE WEBSITES THEMSELVES WE'VE IMPLEMENTED >> NEW GOVERNANCE STANDARDS FOR DIGITAL CONTENT REQUIRED TRAINING FOR STAFF WHO CREATE

AND UPLOAD MATERIALS UPDATED WORKFLOWS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY IS BUILT INTO THE CONTENT CREATION PROCESS AND CLEAR EXPECTATIONS AROUND DOCUMENT FORMATS INCLUDING PDFS SWEAR DOCUMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS THIS REPRESENTS A SHIFT FROM REACTIVE FIXES TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE PROACTIVE APPROACH AND WE'RE HAPPY TO NOTE THAT THE CHANGE IN PROVIDER WILL ALSO RESULT IN ANNUAL COST SAVINGS FOR THE >> CITY IT'S IMPORTANT TO >> NOTE THAT ACCESSIBILITY IS NOT OWNED BY ONE INDIVIDUAL OR ONE TEAM THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE WIDE RESPONSIBILITY SO ANYONE CREATING OR SHARING DIGITAL CONTENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY PLAYS A ROLE IN ENSURING CONTENT IS ACCESSIBLE THAT >> INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM AGENDA MATERIALS AND REPORTS TO EVERYDAY >> COMMUNICATIONS AND BECAUSE OF THIS WE FOCUS HEAVILY ON INTERNAL EDUCATION TOOLS AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO HELP STAFF MEET THESE EXPECTATIONS IN A REALISTIC AND REPEATABLE WAY >> LIKE MANY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE CITY IS BALANCING A LARGE VOLUME OF EXISTING CONTENT WITH EVOLVING FEDERAL EXPECTATIONS AND FINITE RESOURCES SO OUR STRATEGY HAS FOCUSED ON PRIORITIZING HIGH IMPACT AND HIGH VISIBILITY CONTENT ESTABLISHING DEFENSIBLE PROCESSES AND STANDARDS DEMONSTRATING GOOD FAITH PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLIANCE REDUCING LONG TERM RISK BY EMBEDDING ACCESSIBILITY INTO EVERYDAY OPERATIONS AND ESTABLISHING CLEAR PATHWAYS FOR USERS TO REPORT INACCESSIBLE CONTENT ALONG WITH INTERNAL WORKFLOWS TO TRIAGE PRIORITIZE AND REMEDIATE THOSE ISSUES IN A TIMELY >> MANNER FOR YOU ALL ONE KEY TAKEAWAY IS HOW INFORMATION IS SHARED AND ACCESS AND ACCESS AS WE >> MOVE FORWARD WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE USE OF ROCHESTER.GOV AS THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS RATHER THAN ATTACHING FILES DIRECTLY TO EMAILS OR DISTRIBUTING DOCUMENTS OUTSIDE OF THOSE ESTABLISHED SYSTEMS THIS HELPS ENSURE THE MOST UP TO DATE VERSION OF DOCUMENT DOCUMENTS BEING USED ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS ARE CONSISTENTLY APPLIED AND RESIDENTS HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE SAME INFORMATION THIS IS A SMALL SHIFT THAT SUPPORTS A MUCH LARGER GOAL >> SO IN CLOSING >>

THIS WORK REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL AND OPERATIONAL SHIFT FOR THE ORGANIZATION BUT IT >> IS ABOUT FAR MORE THAN JUST COMPLIANCE IT'S ABOUT MAKING CITY INFORMATION SERVICES ACCESSIBLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WE APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF >> COUNCIL AS WE IMPLEMENT THESE CHANGES AND CONTINUE IMPROVING OVER TIME AND I WANT TO SAY ALSO IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE A MORE DETAILED OR TECHNICAL WALKTHROUGH OF ANY OF THE IMPROVEMENTS OR THE REQUIREMENTS HAPPY TO MEET INDIVIDUALLY AND GO DEEPER INTO THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS >> THANK YOU THANK YOU WELL ONE CONGRATULATION AS I KNOW AND A BACK OF THE HOUSE IT REALLY IT TAKES A LOT TO MAKE THESE KIND OF CHANGES AND WHILE YOU WERE SPEAKING I DID CHECK OUT THE MOBILE APP FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TONIGHT AND IT WAS PRETTY SLICK AND MOVED PRETTY QUICKLY SO THANKS FOR DOING THAT QUESTION ON UPDATES AND COMPLY SCIENCE ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NEEDS FROM A STAFF TIME TO KEEP UP KEEP KEEP US IN COMPLIANT COMPLIANCE AND AND KEEP KEEP THE UPDATES MOVING THROUGH I WILL SAY WE ARE IN A

VERY STRONG POSITION GOING INTO THE THIS WEEK KNOWING THE DEADLINE WAS THIS FRIDAY AND NOW IT'S BEEN SHIFTED BY AN ENTIRE YEAR SO WE'RE CONSIDERING THAT I THINK WE'RE IN >> A REALLY GOOD PLACE IT'S ONGOING WORK THOUGH SO IT REALLY IS JUST EMBEDDING THOSE SYSTEMS WITHIN THE WAY THAT WE DO OUR WORK ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS >> GREAT ADMINISTRATORS ELSE >> JUST TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT THANK YOU FOR THANKING THE TEAM THE THE ACCESSIBILITY DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY CHAMPIONS REALLY AND WITH GOSS HERSELF REALLY WORKED HARD ON THIS TO TRY TO MEET THE COMPLIANCE DATE BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE WOULD NEED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE ON THIS SO I WOULD ECHO WHAT WHAT LIZ HAS SAID WE ARE HEAD AND SHOULDERS FARTHER THAN PROBABLY MOST CITIES OF OVER 50,000 AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL I THINK TO THE TEAM IS FOR YOU TO BE SUPPORTIVE IN REINFORCING THAT YES WE HAVE THIS NEXT YEAR TO WORK OUR MUSCLES AND TRY TO HAVE GOOD PRACTICE AT GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AT DELIVERING ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL SERVICES BUT THAT IS A LOT OF WORK FOR THE TEAM AND SO SUPPORTING THEM IN CONTINUING ON THE JOURNEY TOWARDS BECOMING MORE AND MORE ACCESSIBLE WILL BE IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS A REALLY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FOR HOW WE FOR EXAMPLE CREATED THIS FIRST DIGITALLY ACCESSIBLE PACKET FOR THE CITY COUNCIL THE PROCESSES THE TEMPLATES AND THE WORK TO RECREATE SOMETIMES BASED POWERPOINT TEMPLATES THAT WE CAN THEN CONTINUE TO USE MOVING FORWARD IS REALLY CRITICAL FOR US TO NOT JUST MEET THE COMPLIANCE DEADLINE THAT HAS NOW BEEN MOVED MAGICALLY SIX DAYS BEFORE IT WAS DUE BUT FOR US TO CONTINUE IMPROVING ON THE JOURNEY SO THAT WE DON'T SLIP BACKWARDS JUST LIKE WORKING OUT IF YOU STOP YOUR ROUTINE IT IS REALLY HARD TO GET BACK INTO THE ROUTINE SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TEAM THAT FELT A GREAT SENSE OF JOY AND THEN I SHARED THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO MOVE

FORWARD >> IN MEETING OUR DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY GOALS RIGHT NOW SO THAT WE CAN BE EVEN HEAD AND SHOULDERS FURTHER AHEAD IN A YEAR THANK YOU MAYOR NORTON >> YEAH YEAH SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTING FOR YOU TO KNOW IS THAT SOME OF THE PRODUCTS THAT WE USE ACTUALLY DID NOT HELP US BY BECOMING COMPLIANT FOR THIS DEADLINE PARTLY BECAUSE AS YOU ALL KNOW THERE ARE CITIES OF MANY DIFFERENT SIZES AND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR CLIENTS WERE SMALLER THAN OUR CITY AND SO THEY WERE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE MAJORITY OF CITIES HAD TO REACH COMPLIANCE AND SO THOSE OF US THAT WERE ON THE UPPER END HAVE KIND OF BEEN BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL BECAUSE OF THEIR LACK OF COORDINATION SO I REALLY DO GIVE THE STAFF A LOT OF CREDIT FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING READY TO GO I DID WANT TO POINT OUT AND I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS AT MY MY OPENING COMMENTS BUT THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PAGE WHEN YOU GO TO SIGN UP IS NOT YET READY SO >> IF YOU NEED TO SIGN UP FOR A DIFFERENT BOARD OR COMMISSION YOU CAN CONTACT OUR OFFICE AND WE WILL GET YOU A PROPER LINK BUT THAT IS ONE OF THOSE PRODUCTS UNDER THAT COMPANY THAT IS JUST A LITTLE BEHIND AND OUR STAFF ARE HAVING TO KIND OF MAKE UP FOR THEIR LACK OF ENTHUSIASTIC COMPLIANCE SO LET >> LET MARSHON ROGERS OR MYSELF KNOW IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET YOU A LINK SO YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR BOSTON COMMISSION JUST STARTING I THINK THAT START THE ISSUE STARTED TODAY >> THANK YOU MAYOR DO YOU REALIZE YOU'VE DONE THREE PITCHES TODAY FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WHILE WE STILL HAVE OTHER BUSINESS MR. CHAIR I KEPT SWING IT IN THERE TO >> ANY OTHER COMMENT ON THIS ITEM COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER YEAH

THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY STRESSFUL AND DIFFERING LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND I KNOW THAT THIS HAS COME UP EVEN IN OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH FEDERAL PARTNERS RECENTLY AT THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES BREAKFAST THIS CAME UP FROM OTHER CITIES IN MINNESOTA AS A LOT OF STRESS MY QUESTION THOUGH IS ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT OTHER CITIES WERE BRINGING UP IN THAT FORMAT WITH CONGRESSIONAL ELECTED OFFICIALS WAS THE LOSS OF FUNCTIONALITY OR THE LOSS OF ACCESS ARE THERE AREAS OF THIS INITIAL PROJECT THAT YOU FEEL LIKE ARE NOT YET THERE THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK ON AND BUILD BACK FUNCTIONALITY OR ACCESS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC >> YEAH AND AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH YOUR CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE AS PART OF THIS PROCESS THERE HAVE BEEN A HANDFUL OF TIMES WHERE IT >> SOMEWHAT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE TAKING A STEP BACKWARD FROM PROVIDING INFORMATION OR PROVIDING WHAT YOU WHAT WE HISTORICALLY HAVE OR WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OUT THERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO ASSESS THE WAY THAT THAT CONTENT IS PRESENTED THAT BEING SAID HAVING THE THE MORE WE BUILD OUR TEMPLATES AND OUR TOOLS AND THE EASIER IT WILL BE TO TRANSITION SOME OF THAT CONTENT OVER SO I DO ANTICIPATE IT'LL BECOME >> LESS OF A HURDLE BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS LIKE SPECIFIC MAPS RIGHT LIKE THOSE THAT'S A THAT'S A SPECIFIC ONE THAT CAN BE REALLY TRICKY TO GET INTO FULL COMPLIANCE FOR VARIOUS REASONS SO THERE IF YOU GO THROUGH >> THE WEBSITE YOU MIGHT NOTICE A FEW THINGS THAT LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THEY USED TO AND >> AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS AND GET BETTER AT IT AND BUILD THOSE MUSCLES THEN WE'RE PLANNING TO CONTINUE IMPROVING THOSE ITEMS AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND WE DO ENCOURAGE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT'S MISSING YOU REALLY WANT AND YOU YOU >> CAN'T FIND ON THE WEBSITE DO REACH OUT WELL I >> GUESS I WAS CURIOUS ONE OF THE FORMS THAT ALL OF US SITTING AT THE TABLE FILL OUT AT LEAST EVERY YEAR BUT THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR IS THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT AND INITIAL FILINGS AND I WOULD JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE CLEARLY AVAILABLE IT LOOKS LIKE NOW WE'RE LINKING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE

WHICH HAS A DIFFERENT FORM AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY'RE MAYBE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS AND I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT WOULD APPLY TO STATE GOVERNMENTS BUT I THINK ABOUT THOSE PLACES BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OTHER PLACES WHERE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE NOT CITY STAFF ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE INTERNAL PROCESSES THAT WE PRIORITIZE THOSE SO THAT THEY DON'T CREATE BARRIERS OR CONFUSION AND I'M SURE MR. CARTWRIGHT WILL APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL OF HAVING FEWER QUESTIONS OF I CAN'T FIND A FORM ON THE WEBSITE WHEN IT'S NOT LIKELY TO BE CONVERTED I WOULDN'T SUSPECT TO A A FORM BASED ENTRY SINCE IT REQUIRES SOME ADDITIONAL TABLES OR PROBABLY NUMBERS OF LINES FOR EXPENSES AND INCOME FOR REPORTING BEYOND WHAT WE WOULD BUILD IN YEAH >> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE I THINK THERE'S A WORLD WHERE A LOT OF THESE ITEMS DO BECOME ACCESSIBLE JUST THE WAY THAT THEY'RE BUILT NATURALLY BUT IT IS EACH ORGANIZATION'S ROLE TO DO THAT AT THE MOMENT SO FOR THAT EXAMPLE THE STATE I KNOW THE IN COMMUNICATION WE'VE HAD WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS OR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE STATE LIKE THEY'RE GOING THROUGH ALL OF THIS THE SAME AS WE ARE SO IT IS NICE TO HAVE THAT IN OUR NETWORK AND I KNOW THAT THERE IS GOOD FAITH BEHIND IT THAT BEING SAID OUR NEW WEBSITE AND SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED DO HAVE A LOT MORE SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY SO HOPEFULLY PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO FIND THINGS A LITTLE BIT QUICKER THAN THEY WERE ON OUR PREVIOUS WEBSITE AND THAT HAS COME FROM BOTH AN UPGRADE AND PROVIDER AND THEN JUST WORK ON THE BACK END TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ORGANIZING CONTENT AND DISPLAYING CONTENT IN A WAY THAT MOST PEOPLE CAN ACCESS >> AND I GUESS AS A FOLLOW UP AND MAYBE JUST THINKING ABOUT MAKING SURE THE CONTACT THAT'S RELEVANT FOR THAT PAGE IS NOT A GENERAL CONTACT FOR THE CITY BUT IT'S A DIRECT CONTACT TO A DEPARTMENT THAT CAN HELP ANSWER THAT QUESTION TO FACILITATE ANY ANY UNFORESEEN AREAS AND AGAIN I JUST KNOW THAT AS A FIRST TIME CANDIDATE GOING TO A PAGE LIKE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF

QUESTIONS THAT COME AND I WOULD JUST HOPE THAT WE'RE NOT INTRODUCING NEW QUESTIONS OR CONFUSION BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK AND ALL OF THE THOUGHT AND TIMING AND STRESS THAT CAME WITH THIS AND NOW THE LAST MINUTE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND AND I THINK IT'S ADMIRABLE TO NOT TAKE THAT OPTION TO SAY WE JUST GET ANOTHER YEAR LET'S UNDO THIS TO REALLY CONTINUE TO BUILD SO THANK YOU THANK YOU AND OH AND THE GOOD THING >> ABOUT A WEBSITE IS IT'S LIVING BREATHING YOU CAN KEEP IT KEEP IMPROVING IT AS WE GO SO THAT FEEDBACK IS EXTREMELY >> HELPFUL THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER KEEN YES THANKS I DID RUN INTO SOME THINGS OVER THERE SINCE THE PACKETS PUBLISHED IT I HAD MY OWN SET OF ISSUES I DO SUPPORT LIKE THE DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY THE OVERALL GOALS HERE AND I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD TO HEAR THAT WE'RE GETTING SOME GOOD THINGS OUT OF IT BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PORTRAYED THIS CORRECT FOR THE PUBLIC THIS ISN'T US TRYING TO GET TO BE A BETTER AT DOING OUR STUFF THIS IS US BEING REGULATED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND SAYING THIS IS HOW YOU MUST DO THINGS AND I HAVE CONCERNS THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO IN THE NEAR FUTURE WITHOUT CHANGES AND AND THOSE ARE BIG LET SO RIGHT AWAY THE THINK JUST THINGS AS I'M WORKING WITH OUR PEW AS FAR AS HOW THEY LIKE PORTRAY TO THE PUBLIC HERE'S THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE THING THAT CAN'T BE DONE TOMORROW IF WE'RE IF WE'RE GOING TO SAY THESE ARE OUR GOALS SO THEN WE HAVE THIS NEW EXTRA YEAR THE QUESTION IS ARE WE GOING TO LIKE SAY NOPE NOPE EITHER PULL THEM BACK OR DON'T PUBLISHING SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME OF THOSE TRADEOFFS AND I THINK WE HAVE TO THINK OUR WAY THROUGH THOSE AGAIN I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT LIKE BYE BY HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS REGULATORY WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF GO THROUGH IT AND THAT THING THAT YOU TALK ABOUT IS LIKE THE WORKFLOWS BECOME MORE EXTERNALLY VIEWED AND THOUGHT THROUGH AS OPPOSED TO INTERNALLY I THINK THOSE ARE KIND OF GOOD BENEFITS YOU CAN GET GOING THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS BUT I THINK IT'S MISLEADING TO ACT LIKE THIS WAS US DECIDING TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE ON OUR INTERFACE

THIS IS US FOLLOWING REGULATION THAT YOU KNOW TO BE HONEST MANY PEOPLE FIND VERY CUMBERSOME AND IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO MAKE THOSE TRANSITIONS THERE'S BEEN THERE'S A LOT OF BROKEN LINKS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW IT THINKS IT'S SAY OH HERE'S WHERE IT IS AND THOSE PAGES ARE GONE BECAUSE OF THE THE TRANSITIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING SO WE'VE GOT SOME OF THAT TRANSITION PAIN IN FRONT OF US I'M EXPECTING AND I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD EXPECT CALLS OF PEOPLE SAYING WHERE IS THE THING I'VE BECOME DEPENDENT ON THAT WE THEN WE'RE GOING TO SAY WE CAN'T DO THAT ANYMORE SO AGAIN I HOPE I'M GLAD TO HEAR THIS I I HAVE HISTORY BACK ON THIS BACK TO YOU KNOW 2005 OF THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND HOW WE USED TO BE 80 COLUMN CARDS AND THE TRANSITIONS THAT HAPPENED AND THE TOOLS THAT BROKE BECAUSE THEY WERE HAPPENING SO IT'S GOOD THAT WE'RE GETTING SOME GOOD BENEFITS OUT OF THIS BUT I I'M A I FEEL A LITTLE BIT LIKE MISLEADING THE PUBLIC HERE ACTING LIKE THIS HAS JUST BEEN THIS GREAT PRODUCTIVITY THING FOR US THIS IS THIS IS A >> REGULATORY THING THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING AND TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH >> YEAH IT DEFINITELY IS AND I THINK IT'S BEEN SUCH A CASE BY CASE BASIS AS WE GO THROUGH ITEMS REALLY NEEDING TO ANALYZE >> EACH SPECIFIC THING AND ASK THE QUESTIONS OF OKAY HOW DO WE FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS AND STILL PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC IN A WAY THAT THEY DESERVE TO HAVE IT AND THE WAY THAT A LOT OF FOLKS ARE USED TO HAVING IT AND IF IT'S NOT IN THE WAY THEY'RE USED TO HAVING IT HOW CAN WE MAKE IT BETTER BUT THERE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION

THAT END UP IN THIS IS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE THIS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PROVIDING ACCESS AND IT'S GOING TO RESULT IN US PULLING THIS INFORMATION AND THAT'S AN ONGOING CONVERSATION AND TRYING TO WORK WITH HOW THE REGULATION IS LAID OUT THANK YOU THANK UH COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER IS >> THERE A PLACE THOSE ARE BEING COMPILED THOUGH I MEAN IS THERE A WAY THAT THAT COULD BE COMMUNICATED BACK TO US NOT EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS BUT PERIODICALLY HERE ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES I MEAN OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE STUDY SESSIONS WE HAVE REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATION I THINK THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER KEEN'S POINT HAVING THE REGULATORY DEADLINE AND IMPETUS FOR MAKING THESE CHANGES BUT ALSO UNDERSTANDING WHERE THERE'S A LOSS OR SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I WOULD ALSO POINT TO MAYOR NORTON IS FREQUENTLY TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW WE INTERACT WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND HOW WE LOBBY AS ELECTED OFFICIALS AND MAKE CLEAR TO THEM HOW THESE FEDERAL REGULATIONS IMPACT LIFE IN ROCHESTER I WOULD JUST LOVE TO BE AWARE OF THAT AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT BE AN ADDED BURDEN BUT IF THERE ARE PARTICULARLY POINTS WHERE IT'S A CONFLICT THAT CAN'T BE RESOLVED AND WE'VE LOST SOMETHING I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT SOME WAY >> YEAH I DON'T THINK >> GIVEN THE FEDERAL IMPLICATIONS OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS THERE'S BEEN A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PRIORITY ON DOCUMENTING THINGS AS WE GO ALONG I WILL SAY A LOT OF THAT IS CURRENTLY IN A VERY DISORGANIZED PLACE IN MY OWN FILES BUT NOW THAT WE ARE THROUGH WEBSITE LAUNCH IT IS >> ON MY LIST OF THINGS TO HOPEFULLY SORT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE BUT YES I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS AND AS OTHER COMMUNITIES DO TOO BECAUSE LIKE IF IT'S NOT COMMUNITIES OF OUR SIZE IT'S COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SMALLER THAT WILL BE GOING THROUGH THIS AS WELL THANK YOU SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE AHEAD OF THE CURVE BUT WE'RE NOT TAKING OUR FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE MAY BE SOME KIND OF HICCUPS WITH AREAS

THAT MAY NOT BE COVERED BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE GOT A GOOD TEAM WORKING ON IT AND SO KEEP IT UP AND WE'LL HEAR BACK FROM YOU SOUNDS GREAT THANK YOU NEXT UP WE >> HAVE OUR ORDINANCE FIRST READINGS MR. SPINDLER CRAIG GO AHEAD THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT ITEM J ONE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION THREE OF SUBPARAGRAPH A OF PARAGRAPH THREE OF CLAUSE E OF SECTION 60.200.040 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE MOVING ON TO THE SECOND READINGS ITEM K ONE AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF ROCHESTER APPROXIMATELY 124.61 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 52 NORTH OF 40TH STREET SOUTHEAST STREET ALIGNMENT AND APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET EAST OF HIGHWAY 63 WHICH IS PINS NUMBER 041942041953041956 >> MOVE APPROVAL SECOND MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER KEENE SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WAHL ALL IN FAVOR SAY HI HI OH SAY NAY MOTION PASSES THANK YOU MR. SPINDLER CRAIG MOVING ON TO OTHER BUSINESS COUNCILMEMBER PALMER YOU >> HAVE JUST A QUICK SHORT ONE IN MASSACHUSETTS IT IS PATRIOTS >> DAY TODAY WHICH MARKS THE START OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR BUT IT'S ALSO THE 130TH YEAR OF THE BOSTON MARATHON AND WE DO HAVE 26 PEOPLE FROM ROCHESTER WHO RAN IT TODAY AND WE SHOULD GRADUATE THEM SO JUST IN AND >> YOU WERE ONE OF THEM I KNOW I KNOW I >> KNOW YOU WERE IN THE PAST HOW MANY TIMES >> YOU'VE DONE IT NINE TIMES CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR'S RUNNERS AND YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ANYTHING ELSE FOR OTHER BUSINESS IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER

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