Remarks by Erika Strassburger
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“Good morning and welcome to the Standing Committee's meeting for Wednesday, October 7th, 2026. All council meetings will be live streamed on the city's website. And for guest speakers, please do not turn off your microphones. Our first order of business is roll call. The clerk, please take the roll.”
“Thank you. Our next order of business is to amend the agenda. Can I get a motion to amend?”
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“Thank you. Our next speaker is Chief Ikohana Halmakina. Don't believe Chief Ikohana is with us today. We will move on to Ava Meadows.”
“Thank you. Your time has expired. You can present anything by writing to the clerk.”
“Thank you. Having exhausted our registered speakers, we will now take comments from those in the audience wishing to speak.”
“Thank you very much. Next speaker, please.”
“Thank you. Next speaker, please. Are there any further speakers? Seeing none, we will move to the standing committee's agenda. Our first committee is the Finance and Law Committee. We have new papers, Bill 926. Bill 926.”
“Yes, thanks, Council Member. Council Member Warwick. And Council Member Warwick, we see your hand as well.”
“You can just introduce yourselves and your title.”
“And please get as close as you can to the microphone so folks at home can hear.”
“Thank you. Council Member Warwick, followed by Councilman Mosley.”
“Thank you. Further discussion first round? I just had a couple questions. One, to note that, as mentioned, this is an amendment to an existing bill. So we approved it last year. This is to expand the scope. But I don't see, fortunately, don't see the term inclusive, using procurement for inclusive workforce development, job quality, and local economic empowerment. So assuming in addition to the additional priorities here, we will still be working with them to try to foster an inclusive workplace development. Yes. All of that.”
“Thank you. And then in addition to recouping costs when services aren't performed to our standards or et cetera, which sounds great, I know that with government procurement, lowest responsible bidder gets it. And the word responsible, I think, is a big workhorse word. Right, like what is a responsible bidder? Could this feedback loop help you and procurement understand what is termed a responsible bidder? So if they haven't done the work, they end up on some list. I don't know if we can debar or not, but they end up on some list and we say, eh, they did not perform the work two other times,…”
“Yeah. In my mind, hopefully that opens up doors to newer vendors that are really hungry for the work. Absolutely. They might not be able to compete in the same way cost-wise, but they're hungry for the work. They're going to do a good job. Maybe they're diverse vendors as well. So that would be a great outcome. Okay. Further discussion by council members? Seeing none, all in favor of Bill 926, please say aye. Aye. Affirmative recommendation. Thank you both. Thank you. Thank you. Bill 927.”
“Discussion, I see Council Member Warwick.”
“We have a few people coming to the table, Councilmember.”
“Thank you. Further discussion? Seeing none, all in favor of Bill 927, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Affirmative recommendation. Bill 928.”
“Discussion? So I think we're requesting, the request is for both Bill 927 and 928. Thank you. So we'll look forward to seeing that. All in favor of Bill 928, please say aye. Aye. Affirmative recommendation. Thank you all. Thank you. Bill 929.”
“Discussion? Seeing none, all in favor of Bill 929, please say aye. Aye.”
“Discussion? Seeing none, all in favor of Bill 930, please say aye. Aye. Affirmative recommendation. That takes us to invoices. Is there a motion on invoices?”
“Second. Discussion? Seeing none, all in favor of invoices, please say aye. Aye.”
“Invoices are approved. That moves us to interdepartmental transfers. Is there a motion on transfers?”