Remarks by Dimple Ajmera
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Yes. Thank you, Mayor Harrington. Thank you for that clarification in terms of why this amendment, I mean, this ordinance needs to be amended because I have received some complaints from residents where... Mm-hmm. either they are pushing a wheelchair or are on a wheelchair or trying to push a stroller, but they don't have an access to safe sidewalks, even though sidewalks are built, but they are obstructed by a vehicle. So this helps us address those concerns, especially those with special needs and families like mine who are trying to not, trying to make sure that we are using the…
Yeah, this is a no-brainer, the youth diversion program. I mean, we talked about the opportunities for our youth. What I wanted to highlight with the youth diversion program that This program has served more than 5,000 young people, and more than 90% have stayed out of trouble in the following year. I mean, this is great. And this tells me that prevention can work, so I will be supporting this, and I appreciate the work that's gone into this.
Yay, Alexis. We had a board, right? We had a board.
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Yeah, I think the attorney knows because it was in her memo. She sent that out last week, and then she also sent out an updated memo to my answers. with the list of all the cities and alternatives, and she provided us with that options.
Good evening, Dimple Ashmera, Council Member at Large.
Thank you, Mayor Harrington. Chief, thank you for your leadership, and thanks to all the law enforcement here in the room and all the partners who are here today. I did see the U.S. Attorney. Thank you for being here and for your leadership collaborating with CMPD. We appreciate you. So if we can go back to the exception slide, because I am getting questions about, oh, my child is working night shift, would that apply? Or they have youth camp, would that apply? So I think I do want every parent to understand that this would not apply to employment activity or if they are part of some sort of…
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Debbie's coming. Okay. Just close the hearing. She has a question about cumulative.
Yes, so obviously this is not just simple modifications here. There are two things that... were key. One, it was the first was the fee in lieu. So if you can talk about just the implications when developers will contribute pay in lieu versus building directly.
And then I'll talk about the second item later.
So when they contribute in pay in lieu fund, would those funds be used to build that?
Where the greatest need is. Yes. Okay, that's fair. Second, I noticed there's Tier 3 parking reduction. Those were the only two major items I saw as part of the clarification. Could you speak to those parking reductions?
So for those of you who do not know tier one, two, and three, could you just explain that? I'm sorry explain tier 3 parking reduction park tier 3 specifically because that's the only tier 3 That's the only parking reduction.
Okay. I'll have more questions, but I'll follow up with you later. That's all I have. Thank you.
Yes. You already have it. I understand, but what I'm saying is that the law. I just want to reflect her questions. Correct. Yes.
Yes, so since we are talking about fee in lieu, I would like to lift up one specific request that's been pending for almost a decade or longer. That's in District 4, and I know residents, this is right behind that pavilion amphitheater where the neighborhood has lifted up that request because it was between collector and the local street. So I would like to make sure, and I think, Debbie, your team has already looked at that, but there was no funding for it. But now with this fee in lieu, I would like us to make sure, because that request has been pending for many years, and the neighborhood…
Do you know which one I'm talking about?
Yeah, right behind that pavilion amphitheater. Council Member Johnson has been advocating for that for a while, and they had reached out all. Harris-Houston Road. Yeah, Harris-Houston. Thank you. Thank you.
Some more. Do we need motion, right, before we open?
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What happens to the property tax that was being deferred?