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From YouTube: 8-21-23 City Council
Description
Des Moines City Council regular meeting on Monday, August 21, 2023.
View the agenda: https://DSM.city/CouncilMeetings
A
C
Now
this
is
just
a
declaration
for
a
proclamation
from
the
mayor
or
the
governor
of
Iowa,
just
recognizing
the
talent
that
we
have
here.
We
have
Chris
pickle
and
Tim
rondy
who
our
operators
out
at
the
wastewater
treatment
plant-
it's
just
nice
to
know
that
you
know,
while
we're
they
do
the
best
they
treat
Wastewater
to
the
best
of
the
their
abilities
to
meet
the
mpas
permit
that
we
have
and
then
also
you
know
it's
the
thing.
If,
when
we
are,
you
know
joint
time
with
our
family
we're
enjoying
the
holidays.
C
These
individuals
are
out
the
wastewater
treatment
plant,
making
sure
that
the
water
is
treated
to
the
best
that
could
possibly
be,
and
it's
actually
a
little
bit
cleaner
than
what's
actually
in
the
river.
So
this
is
something
to
recognize
those
folks
and
then
also
this
is
water
and
wastewater.
So
our
friends
at
Des,
Moines,
Water,
Works
too.
We
got
to
recognize
them
as
well
because
they
provide
a
service
too.
So
it's
just
a
nice
recognition
for
everybody
around
the
state
that
do
the
the
hard
work
in
the
Wastewater
and
water
industry.
A
A
D
D
So
you
can
look
at
your
candidates
and
your
elected
officials
to
see
where
they
vote
on
issues
and
their
campaign
Finance
information,
how
they
got
rated
from
special
interest
groups,
and
so
you
can
kind
of
keep
track
on
how
the
people
that
work
for
you
are
doing
our
job,
so
so
we're
celebrating
30
years
and
being
in
existence
we're
in
our
new
home
here
right
next
to
Drake,
University
so,
and
we're
keeping
the
doors
open,
keeping
the
facts
free
for
everyone.
So
thank
you.
A
All
right
very
quickly,
the
certificate
is
special.
Recognition
is
presented
to
vote
smart,
the
city
of
Des
Moines
issues,
this
certificate
of
special
recognition
to
vote
smart
for
30
years.
Votesmart
has
been
the
leading
source
of
non-partisan
information
on
politics
and
has
served
millions
of
Americans.
A
The
institution
is
hosted
by
Drake
University
and
is
deeply
connected
and
engaged
with
our
communities.
Votesmart
was
founded
by
presidents,
Gerald
Ford
and
Jimmy
Carter
Senators,
George,
McGovern
and
Barry
Goldwater
and
Richard
in
adelaid
Kimball
and
is
funded
by
small
donations.
This
free
service
has
been
supported
by
countless
volunteers,
interns
and
staff,
dedicated
to
preserving
an
informed
electorate,
and
our
democracy
presented
this
21st
day
of
August
2023.
and,
let's
all
quickly
get
a
picture.
A
E
A
A
All
right
and
that
kind
of
completes
our
item
on
the
agenda.
Could
we
have
emotions
second,
then
moved
and
seconded
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye,
any
opposition
hearing
none
our
meeting
is
adjourned.
We
are
now
going
to
move
quickly
to
our
Des
Moines
city
council
meeting
again
welcome
everybody
to
August
21st
meeting.
We
had
our
proclamations,
we'll
call
our
meeting
to
order
and
I'll
ask
the
clerk
to
please
take
role.
A
A
I
A
A
All
right
that
takes
us
to
item
31
item
31.
is
our
hearings
again
tonight.
Before
our
hearings
for
the
hearing
items,
we
have
several
conveyance
hearings,
one
zoning
hearing,
that's
item
34
and
two
design
alternative
hearings
in
one
informal
hearing
as
a
reminder
for
the
zoning
item,
only
we're
gonna,
which
is
item
34.
We
will
hear
from
the
parties
in
interest
again
those
that's
the
individual,
the
applicant
on
one
or
people
within
250
feet
which
have
been
notified
of
and
received
a
notice
from
the
city.
A
After
all,
the
parties
and
interests
have
come
and
it
will
then
open
it
up
for
the
general
public
comment
and
to
Aid
in
recognizing
the
parties
in
interest
who
may
wish
to
speak
on
on
the
item.
I
will
ask
everyone
else
not
to
step
forward
until
those
individuals
have
spoken.
If
someone
does
and
is
out
of
turn,
you
will
be
recognized
as
corruptive
and
won't
be
allowed
to
speak,
not
only
in
that
item,
but
for
the
rest,
but
we
haven't
had
any
problems
with
that
of
late.
So
we're
not
anticipating
that.
A
B
A
A
It's
not
a
conveyance
of
city-owned
property
at
1617,
22nd
Street
to
home
opportunities,
Made
Easy
Inc
for
rehabilitation
of
Housing
Council
of
Communication
number
23-390.
a
is
approved
home
investment,
Partnerships
program,
home
Community,
Housing,
Development
organization,
funding
for
home
opportunities,
Made
Easy,
Incorporated,
Home
Inc
to
construct
an
affordable
single-family
home
at
16,
17
22nd,
Street,
Council,
Communication
number
23-387.,
again,
we'll
open
it
up
for
Germain
general
public
comments.
Anyone.
C
E
A
A
G
A
Item
35.,
it's
an
appeal
of
Midwest
radio,
Inc
Rich
Eichner
is
the
owner
on
a
denial
of
type
2
design.
Alternatives
for
a
site
plan
on
property
located
at
3839,
Merle,
Hay,
Road
choose
one
alternative
below
a
is
to
deny
or
B,
is
to
approve
again
open
it
up.
Any
Jermaine
comments
from
the
General
Public.
L
Hello
Mr
mayor
council
members,
my
name
is
Carol
Maher
I
live
in
ward
3..
You
don't
have
to
be
a
pedestrian
or
a
bicyclist
to
know
that
Merle
Hay
Road
is
dangerous.
The
road
is
on
Des
Moines
High
Injury
Network,
as
shown
in
the
vision,
Vision
zero
action
plan
adopted
by
the
city
council
earlier
this
year.
Vision
zero
is
more
than
a
tagline.
It
is
certainly
more
than
just
a
CIP
spending.
Vz
is
a
whole
of
government
effort
to
make
our
streets
safer
for
all
Road
users.
L
L
M
My
name
is
Alec
Davis,
some
of
you
I
know
some
of
you
I,
don't
I'm
the
founder
of
momentum,
DSM
we're
political
advocacy,
Organization,
advocating
for
a
Des
Moines,
that's
more
safe,
accessible
and
sustainable
for
everyone.
As
of
August
18th
233
Iowans
have
died
on
our
roads
this
year
enough
to
fill
up
Boeing
767.
U.S
pedestrian
fatalities
are
at
an
all-time
high
and
our
nation
is
in
the
midst
of
a
national
Transportation
safety
crisis,
as
our
vehicles
get
larger
and
more
dangerous
and
our
drivers
get
ever
more
distracted.
M
This
is
the
year
in
this
year
the
city
council
adopted
Vision
zero
with
the
commitment
to
address
this
crisis
in
our
streets.
This
request
and
the
agenda
item
after
it
are
both
on
the
identified
High
Injury
Network.
The
rules
that
are
put
in
place
to
reduce
the
number
of
curb
cuts
and
driveways
and
minimize
conflict
points
between
drivers
and
pedestrians
are
not
imposed
haphazardly.
They're
done
because
they're
proven
ways
to
make
our
streets
safer
for
all
Road
users.
M
Allowing
exemptions
such
as
this
one
would
be
a
direct
signal
that
we
do
not
care
about
Traffic
Safety
in
this
community
and
rather
prefer
to
continue
to
make
the
same
mistakes
we
have
been
doing
for
the
past
75
years,
prioritizing
driver
convenience
will
over
the
well-being
lives
of
everyone
else.
Thank
you,
foreign.
A
N
O
A
switch
you
used
to
call
parties
of
Interest
here
you
just
called
people,
so
I
wasn't
sure
it
wasn't.
I
was
supposed
to
come
up
so
Mr
Mayor
members
of
the
council,
I'm
rich
eichenor,
300,
Walnut,
Street,
Des,
Moines,
Iowa,
I
own
Midwest,
radio
Inc,
which
owns
the
building
at
38,
39,
Myrtle,
hay
and
if
I
can
make
this
all
work.
O
O
O
E
O
O
O
As
you
can
see,
there
are
three
entrances
in
700
feet
between
Douglas
and
our
driveway
with
Bankers
Trust.
This
is
the
only
unique
driveway
to
this
property.
It
comes
directly
into
the
center
of
the
building.
The
driveway
to
the
South
is
a
shared
driveway
and
the
driveway
to
the
north
is
a
shared
driveway
again
that
was
done
with
financing
from
Bankers
Trust
in
ourselves.
O
If
you
go
north
of
the
property
twice,
the
distance
700
feet
their
nine
driveways
open.
So
we
have
three
and
seven
hundred
feet.
We
go
north
they're,
nine
driveways
in
1400
feet.
If
you
go
south
of
Douglas,
there
are
12
entrances
on
the
east
side
of
Merle
Hay
in
1400
feet
so
four
times
as
many
driveways
and
twice
as
much
space.
The
Myrtle
hay
corridor
plan
showed
the
driveway
staying
open,
as
you
can
see
here
on
the
city's
website.
As
recently
as
February
or
May
of
2023,
the
driveway
was
shown
is
open.
O
The
2024
neighborhood
sidewalk
plan,
which
was
sent
to
us
in
February,
shows
the
driveway
being
open
and
being
repaved
by
the
city
of
Des
Moines.
So
it
was
a
little
surprising
that
another
department
would
say,
let's,
let's
close
the
driveway,
if
you
look
at
our
site
plan,
the
other
thing
that's
different.
O
O
But
if
you
look
at
my
attempt
to
show
the
difference
here,
if
you
have
cars
coming
in
this
way,
they
will
actually
be
going
against
traffic
to
get
into
these
spaces
in
front
of
the
building
rather
than
just
coming
right
here
and
coming
on
in
the
other
thing
I've
shown
here
is
a
bus.
If
a
bus
were
stopped
at
at
the
bus
stop
and
you
were
behind
the
bus,
you
might
be
tempted
to
pull
around
to
the
front,
making
a
very
hazardous
situation
pulling
in
front
of
the
bus
and
causing
an
accident.
O
The
accents
which
occur
along
here
are
at
the
traffic
light.
We
have
cross
traffic
competing
with
each
other,
leaving
this
open
right
in
right
out,
there's
no
crossing
the
median
is
actually
a
safety
procedure.
The
Merlin
neighborhood
association
reconsidered
this
after
they
originally
supported.
Staff's
recommendation
and
they've
now
filed
a
letter
with
staff
which
is
in
your
packet,
indicating
that
they
unanimously
support
keeping
this
driveway
open.
So
I
would
respectfully
request
that
you
vote
to
approve
the
type
2
design,
alternative
and
wave.
Second
and
third
readings
and
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
E
L
Once
again,
Southeast
14th
is
on
the
city's
High
Injury
Network
traffic
speeds
through
the
four-lane
highways
at
high
speeds,
making
this
road
unsafe
for
all
Road
users,
including
bicyclists
pedestrians,
Auto,
autos
and
motorcycle
riders,
that
frequent
this
business.
These
two
curb
Cuts
come
right
after
the
crest
of
the
Hill,
make
it
an
especially
dangerous
for
turning
vehicles
that
slow
to
enter
the
parking
lot.
L
I
can't
continue
with
my
prepared
remarks:
I'm
just
shocked,
Mr
Gatto
I've
sat
in
this
room
with
you,
where
you
begged
for
City
staff
to
come
up
with
solutions
to
slow
down
the
speeds
in
your
ward.
This
is
an
opportunity
to
do
it.
I
already
know
how
you're
going
to
phone
this
one
in
it's
sad
and
disappointing
and
crushing
to
see
the
vote
that
you
just
took,
and
then
that
you
let
someone
with
your
main
comments,
beat
for
278
seconds
and
me
for
60.
G
G
It
would
be,
it
would
be
C,
but
it'd
also
be
including
some
Landscaping
and
I
believe
Laura
has
a
copy
of
the
landscaping
and
City
staff
will
work
with
them
on
the
Landscaping
I'm,
not
sure
the
trees
will
be
on
the
East
14th
portion
of
it,
but
they
they
said
they
would
work
with
with
you
Wally
and
others.
So
I
will
move
36C
with
landscaping
and
and
this
drawing
included.
J
So
I
would
like
to
just
make
a
comment
on
this
one
because
I
I,
don't
support
item
c
I'm
explaining
my
no
vote.
Thank
you
very
much
all
right,
so
I
the
points
that
the
speakers
made
earlier
about
Vision,
zero
and
working
to
close
access
points
like
this
are
well
taken.
We
should
be
working
to
close
access
points
and
I
think
there
are
some
differences
between
this
example
and
the
previous
one
that
are
just
worth
highlighting
the
previous
one.
J
You
had
an
owner
who
has
reduced
a
number
of
access
points
already
you
had
a
building
that
had
multiple
businesses
as
opposed
to
one
one
business,
so
you're
preserving
the
access
point
I
you
had
more
of
a
split
vote
in
planning
and
zoning
and
you
had
a
neighborhood
association
that
had
reconsidered
its
opinion.
All
of
those
things
carried
weight
with
me
and
I
spent
time
with
and
heard
from
the
owner
and
gotten
that
explanation
here,
I've
not
seen
and
seen
that
and
I
think
this
is
a
different
example.
J
G
Mayor,
just
a
real
comment:
councilman
man,
Obama
and
I-
appreciate
your
comments.
Unfortunately,
this
is
a
very,
very
small
business
and
it's
it's
worth
a
hundred
four
thousand
dollars
the
building.
They
put
fifty
thousand
dollars
already
into
it,
with
the
upgrade
of
getting
rid
of
rid
of
the
gravel
parking
lot.
They
would
have
to
close
Southeast
14th
to
get
rid
of
this
access
point
that
probably
not
a
lot
of
people
are
going
to
use,
maybe
some
motorcycles.
G
So
as
as
we
work
through
this,
we
don't
want
a
bunch
of
a
bunch
of
vacant.
Buildings
on
the
South
Side
are
on
East
14th
and,
as
we
go
through
this
process,
what
what
what
you
and
others
want
to
create
and
I
understand
the
safety
aspect
of
it.
But
this
isn't
going
to
this
isn't
going
to
hurt.
There
has
never
been
an
accident
in
front
of
this
building
with
the
two
access
points.
G
J
Mayor,
if
I
may
I
mean
I'm
more
amenable
in
this
type
of
situation,
because
there
are
two
different
pieces
of
city
code
that
incur
costs.
There's
the
Landscaping
piece
and
there
is
the
access
enclosure
piece,
I'd,
be
more
amenable
to
working
on
waiving
the
Landscaping
pieces
than
the
the
access
piece,
because
I
think
part
of
you
know.
We
you
talk
about
vitality
and
a
vision
for
Vitality
on
corridors.
Part
of
creating
vibrant
and
vital
corridors
is
making
them
safer
for
pedestrians
and
for
all
users
and
closing
access
points.
J
Is
it's
related
to
the
crash
piece,
but
it's
also
related
to
making
a
corridor
safer
for
folks
to
walk
along
safer
for
a
variety
of
people
to
walk
along
and
I
will
tell
you.
The
access
point
piece
makes
a
big
difference
for
the
folks
who
are
walking
and
biking
along
corridors,
and
so
that
goal
is
important
if
we
want
to
create
the
type
of
places
where
multiple
folks
get
to
a
destination,
not
just
not
just
the
folks
in
a
in
a
car.
G
Do
realize
they
have
to
close
he's
14
to
close
off
that
access
point.
Do
you
realize
that
there
has
to
be
police
officers
there
to
close
it
down?
You
realize
the
expense
of
that
or
that
just
hasn't
that's,
because
they
have
a
bid
to
do
that
and
it's
quite
expensive
a
lot
more
than
than
taking
out
all
the
Landscaping.
G
G
G
Mr
Mayor,
thank
you
just
real
quick.
This
is
a
great
project
and
I
want
to
thanks
thank
the
park
staff,
Ben,
Page,
Pam,
Cooksey
and
and
legal
department
for
getting
this
all
together.
Just
a
couple
questions
for
you,
Scott
and
I
believe
that
it's
in
the
blue
letter,
but
I
just
want
to
verify.
So
this
will
all
be
done
during
one
construction
cycle
go
out
for
bid,
it'll
be
completed
in
one
phase.
What
we
talked
about,
and
then
we
also
talked
about.
G
If
we
got
this
grant,
then
there
would
be
an
open
air
shelter
included
in
this
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
all
on
the
same
page,
when
we
pass
this
that
my
constituents
and
the
residents
know
that
this
is
going
to
be
done
at
the
end
of
2024
and
I,
believe
it
says
it
in
there,
but
I
just
want
to
verify
with
you
and
staff
that
we're
all
going
to
be
on
the
same
page
and
the
open
air
shelter.
Also.
N
G
I
believe
this
is
all
this
we
talked
about.
We
talked
about
it
being
everything,
and
then
we
also
talked
about
the
open
air
shelter
we
got.
This
I
see
Ben
coming
in.
Maybe
he
can
help
yep.
If
we
got
this,
then
the
open
air
shelter
would
be
part
of
it
and
I
wouldn't
have
to
go
out
and
fundraise
for
the
open
air
shelter,
but
it
will
be
included
in
the
project.
P
Mayor
County,
members
of
Des,
Moines
city,
council,
Ben,
Page,
director
of
Parks
and
Recreation
I,
might
have
lost
part
of
the
question
I
was
walking
in
here.
This
is
a
large
project.
That's
been
phased
throughout
the
next
basically
18
months
to
24
months,
depending
on
the
weather
and
all
those
things,
so
Community
Gardens
almost
done
right
now.
That's
the
first
feature.
This
action
right
here
is
for
the
mini
pitch,
as
well
as
the
basketball
court
resurfacing.
P
E
P
G
What
I
thought
okay
I
mean?
That's
what
I
thought.
It
said
that
in
the
blue
letter,
but
I
just
want
to
confirm,
because
you
and
I
have
had
other
discussions
so
I
appreciate
all
your
help
and
and
your
help
with
with
all
of
this.
This
is
a
great
amenity
that
that's
that's,
really
really
good
for
this
area.
So
I
will
move
item.
21.
G
A
That
takes
us
back
to
our
informal
hearing
item
37..
This
is
authorization
or
proceed
with
the
acquisition
of
the
necessary
property
interest
for
the
central
place.
Levy
Trail
phase,
one
project,
Council
Communication
number
23-383.,
hey,
we'll
quickly!
Ask
if
there's
any
person
who
would
like
to
make
any
comments
regarding
this
central
place:
Levy
Trail.
E
A
I
A
Item
39
is
directing
advertisement
for
sale
and
approving
electronic
bidding
procedures
and
official
statement
for
21
million
seven
hundred
and
fifty
five
thousand
dollar
storm
water
management.
Utility
revenue
bond
series.
2023
B
bonds
will
be
sold
at
a
special
meeting
on
Wednesday
October
4th
at
4
30
pm.
H
So
if,
if
I
could
provide
just
a
wee
bit
of
background,
the
Grand
Blue
Mile
courses
have
been
officially
measured
and
certified
for
amount
of
climb
and
other
aspects.
It
looks
like
the
men's
record
and
women's
record
will
be
established
for
an
outdoor
on
the
road
mile
run
and
that
should
know
soon
after
September
1st.
But
everything
is
teed
up
for
that
to
happen.
So
the
and
that's
what
this
is
about.
E
A
Burton's
first
consideration:
41
is
continuing
and
expanding
the
boundaries
of
the
downtown
Des
Moines
self-supported,
Municipal
improvement,
district
Smith,
beginning
July,
1,
2024
and
providing
for
the
continuation
of
an
operation
fund
and
the
levy
of
an
annual
tax
in
connection
therewith
requires
six
votes
counts
of
Communication
number
23-381
is
the
final
consideration
of
the
ordinance
above
that
waiver
is
requested
by
Cody
Christensen.
Our
development
services
director
again
requires
six
votes.
A
A
A
A
is
a
traffic
control,
modification,
21st,
Street
and
Carpenter
Avenue
B
is
a
parking
restriction,
a
whole
Avenue
between
East
40th
court
and
East
41st
Court
C
is
a
code
correction
edition
of
the
intersection
of
8th
Street
and
Mulberry
Street
and
9th
Street.
To
this
section
relating
to
pedestrian
safety
and
use
of
medians
D
is
parking
modification
Walnut
Street
between
13th
Street
and
15th
Street.
He
is
a
new
pedestrian
signal
at
East,
17th,
Street
and
East.
University.
Q
Happy
to
move
42,
a
c
d
e
and
f
and
number
one,
but
I
would
really
like
John
Davis
to
talk
about
Item
B,
because
I've
had
quite
a
few
discussions
with
neighbors.
You
know
some
people
want
want
the
the
parking
removed.
Others
want
to
keep
it.
I
know
that
I've
heard
City
staff
say
if
we
have
parking
on
the
streets
that
will
slow
down
traffic
and
and
the
neighbors
are
concerned
that
if
we
take
away
parking,
then
the
speed
is
going
to
be
increased
quite
a
bit.
Q
It
is
kind
of
a
cut
through
so
I
know.
At
one
time,
City
staffs
told
me
once
they
become
aware
of
a
safety
concern,
they
have
to
implement
those
those
rules,
so
I
just
would
like
traffic
and
transportation
to
address
it.
For
us.
Just
so,
I
know
that
there
are
people
listening
that
live
in
on
this
street
and
are
concerned
and
can.
Q
R
R
That's
when
we
look
at
site
distance
and
it's
in
engineering
we're
looking
at
standards
that
to
enhance
and
improve
the
visibility
of
not
only
the
driver
but
of
the
driver
towards
other
drivers,
other
users
on
a
road,
so
that
is
the
basis
of
the
removal
or
the
recommendation
to
remove
parking.
In
this
instance.
It
is
similar
to
the
curve
that
is
to
the
West
near
the
the
Sheridan
Park.
R
In
fact,
a
resident
saw
the
action
of
implementation
of
the
parking
restrictions
that
this
body
approved
back
in
March
of
this
year
and
said
to
the
east.
We
have
a
similar
situation.
We
looked
at
it
and
indeed
agreed
with
their
observation
and
came
and
brought
this
proposal
to
you
to
restrict
the
parking
on
the
South
Side
on
the
inside
of
the
curve,
as
we've
done
in
many
other
locations,
we
can
certainly
look
at
traffic
coming
revisiting
the
speeds.
As
you
noted,
we
did
a
study
back
in
2019.
R
It
showed
that
the
85th
percentile
in
this
particular
area
I
believe,
was
27
or
28
miles
an
hour
and
in
front
of
Sheridan
Park
and
further
to
the
West.
Was
it
30
miles
an
hour
and
that
does
not
qualify
for
our
our
program,
but
we
can
certainly
look
at
that
and
we'll
probably
be
able
to
look
at
that
based
on
our
workload
as
as
far
as
the
speed
study
sometime
in
the
the
next
couple
months,.
H
H
Q
So,
thank
you,
and
so
is
the
neighborhood.
In
fact,
when
Anna
Campos
came
last
weekend
at
the
last
meeting
in
Spoke,
she
she
did
a
shout
out
to
to
your
department
and
to
Steve,
because
everybody
has
really
really
worked
well
with
her
and
we
did
it
very.
We
did
it
faster
than
what
anybody
ever
expected.
So
thank
you
for
listening
to
everyone's
concerns.
You're.
A
All
right
that
takes
us
to
item
43,
that's
our
moment
for
our
public
to
speak
for
those
persons
who
are
wishing
to
speak
this
evening
under
the
public
speaking
items,
we
will
only
be
calling
those
who
have
registered
to
speak.
All
speakers
must
comply
with
the
rules
regarding
their
names
and
addresses,
or
they
will
not
be
recognized.
Each
of
the
speakers
this
evening
will
receive
two
minutes
each
to
make
their
comments.
A
Please
keep
your
own
time
because
at
the
end
of
the
two
minutes
our
clerk
will
call
time
and
the
speakers
mic
will
be
closed
and
will
move
immediately
on
to
the
next
speaker.
We
want
to
hear
from
our
residents
and
we
encourage
residents
to
be
respectful
of
others
viewpoints
that
are
different
from
their
own
Let's
go
ahead
and
move
forward.
Our
first
Speaker
this
evening
is
Don
Baney
done.
K
Hello
three
I
wanted
to
once
again
speak
on
behalf
of
virtual
participation.
Our
city
should
be
able
to
offer
hybrid
meetings,
as
many
other
cities
and
counties
across
Iowa
are
doing.
Just
really
is
important
for
accessibility
and
allowing
everybody
to
be
able
to
speak
at
these
meetings.
Also
think
that
speaking
time
should
be
extended
from
two
minutes
back
up
to
five
minutes.
Frequently,
people
come
in
and
speak
during
this
time
and
don't
even
realize
that
they
only
have
two
minutes,
because
for
a
long
time
the
city
had
five
minutes
speaking
times.
K
I
also
think
that
the
center
speak
should
be
made
easier.
The
center
to
speak
in
this
sort
of
speaking
time
is
overly
complicated
and
actually
has
to
be
done
before
the
agenda
is
out.
I,
don't
know
any
real
reason
for
that,
and
that
should
be
changed
to
make
it
easier
for
people
to
sign
up.
We
should
also
remove
the
bizarre
rule
disclaimers
during
meetings
that
are
read
aloud
that
threaten
potential
speakers
with
being
thrown
out
of
the
meeting
if
they
didn't
speak
at
the
wrong.
K
Time
creates
a
just
weird
kind
of
vague
threat
to
anybody
who
might
want
to
speak
for
the
first
time
right
feel
intimidated
about
that.
We
should
also
allow
comment
on
all
agenda
items
just
today,
just
picking
one
topic,
there's
over
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
DMD
business.
That
comment
was
not
allowed
on.
Thank
you.
S
S
S
and
dearest
parents
and
her
family,
you
need
to
talk
to
her
and
you
also
need
to
either
you
or
somebody
needs
to
come
and
create
some
communication
here.
We
can't
allow
this
situation
to
go
on
any
longer.
It's
not
doing
her
any
favors
and
if
someday,
she
gets
through
all
this
and
wants
to
run
for
for
election
for
office
again
she's
going
to
be
unelectable
because
of
what
is
happening
here.
B
T
Good
evening,
I've
been
here
before,
I
asked
you
to
set
up
for
hearing
to
remove
Indira
I've.
Given
you
the
complaint
next,
your
next
meeting
is
going
to
be
the
last
meeting
that
you
can
set
it
for
hearing
and
remove
her
and
still
allow
somebody
time
to
get
on
the
ballot
for
the
November
election
to
fill
her
seat.
So
September
11th
is
your
meeting.
T
T
You're
not
going
to
get
sued,
please
I've,
given
you
the
power,
the
tools
to
do
it.
Please
do
it
so
that
we
can
stop
bugging
you
about
it
and
we
can
move
on
and
we
can
get
somebody
for
Ward
one,
because
right
now,
you're
going
you're
you're
in
action
about
her
in
action
feels
like
complacency,
and
it
almost
feels
like
you
don't
want
somebody
to
represent
Ward
one
over
there.
So
please
set
it
for
a
hearing
so
that
we
can
get
this
done
and
move
on.
Could
you
give
us
your
address?
Please?