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City of San José, California
Joint meeting of Rules and Open Government / Committee of the Whole, April 5, 2023
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C
Right,
I
think
we're
ready
to
call
the
meeting
to
order
203
sorry
for
the
delay
and
we're
also
once
again
piloting
this
new
system.
So
we're
going
to
be
a
little
clunky
I
think
in
our
in
our
process,
but
looking
forward
to
giving
it
a
try,
we
don't
need
I,
don't
think
we
need
to
call
roll
Council
council
member
kamay
is
absent.
So
we
have
four
council
members
here
with
us
today
with
council
member
kame
absent
from
the
meeting.
C
Starting
with
we'll
start
a
normal
start
time,
9
30
closed
session,
11
or
1
30
Open
Session.
We
have
some
ceremonial
items,
councilmember.
C
C
C
Section
five
extension
of
the
temporary
closure
of
Spring
Street,
Asbury
and
others,
and
then
the
agreement,
support
program
for
Spirit,
Airlines,
section,
seven,
digital
Equity,
empowerment,
program
status
report
and
then
land
use
and
land
use
is
noticed
for
130.
It
will
happen
right
at
the
end
of
this
agenda,
but
item
10.2
comes
before
item
10.1,
followed
by
10
point
three,
which
is
on
page
17.
C
E
F
Hi
here,
thanks
for
the
meeting
today
to
speak
to
consent,
calendar
item
2.10
actions
related
to
the
Urban
runoff
pollution
prevention
program,
I'm
interested
how
to
store
the
program
connects
with
the
item
we
talked
about
yesterday
that
there's
a
whole
new
set
of
federal
funding
dollars.
That
is
possible
for
the
future
of
of
this
program,
and
it
is
this
same
program.
That's
also
forcing
people
to
be
removed
from
homeless
encampment
areas
along
creeks
in
San
Jose.
F
So
like
what
I
said
yesterday,
a
real
good
luck
to
the
ideas
of
really
good
communication
and
a
reminder
that
San
Diego
has
been
massively
very
impressed
with
how
you're
offering
that
good
communication
process
between
you
know
local
government
and
homeless
people.
It's
been
a
model
and
I
hope
you
can
really
keep
up
those
efforts.
Good
luck
on
storage
issues
and
really
finding
places
for
people
to
live
and,
and
and
and
and
RV
storage.
I
I
are
the
safe
parking,
encampment
ideas.
F
All
the
good
stuff
really
try
to
practice
that
good
stuff.
At
this
time,
where
the
beginning
new
Point.
Let's
hope
we
can
do
that
with
45
seconds
remaining
about
wage
theft
issues.
F
It's
a
bit
of
a
compromise,
but
good
luck.
How
we
can
work
on
this
issue,
I
I,
hope
in
the
next
few
years.
We
can
really
be
coming
on
strong
to
redevelop
a
good
way
to
programs
that
we
have
really
good
leaders
who
know
how
to
talk
about
and
work
on
these
things,
and,
as
with
that
said
that
with
the
recent
sjpoa
issues,
I
just
hope.
We
have
good
leadership
at
this
time
that
can
offer
us
good
direction
and
how
to
talk
about
this
issue.
F
G
H
Oh,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Paul
Sultan
from
the
Horseshoes
I
have
two
items
of
Paramount
Paramount
importance
as
it
relates
to
policy
this
20
40
plan.
That's
in
this
10.2.
In
that
plan
you
guys
decided
that
400
000
people
are
expected
to
come
here
to
San
Jose.
Now
this
is
a
fact,
so
I
want
to
know.
One
thing
is
that
explicitly
stated
in
this
2040
plan
that
400
000
people
are
planned.
You
guys
are
so
what
this
means
is.
H
This
is
you're
creating
a
infrastructure
and
you're
using
present
tax
dollars
of
present
resident
taxpayers
in
order
to
accommodate
people
that
aren't
even
here
yet
I
mean
that
is
a
cold
hustle.
That
is
the
coldest
hustle.
You
guys
are
hustling
the
taxpayers
right
now
and
like
yeah,
yeah
you're,
giving
them
all
these
ideologies
and
all
these
they're
they're
selling
them
dreams,
because
400
000
people,
you
guys
planned
and
I
know
this
for
a
fact,
and
you
know
for
a
fact:
is
it
on
the
record?
H
Is
it
on
the
record,
because
that
would
be
significant,
because
that
would
that
would
at
least
articulate
policy
motives,
while
you're
passing
a
particular
policy
you're
pushing
on
it
because
of
that
residents
that
aren't
even
here
yet
and
and
the
the
residents
that
are
here,
the
campesinos
and
the
sons
and
daughters
and
grandsons
and
granddaughters
of
campesinos
you
just
live
there
fend
for
yourself.
We
want
these
new
people
coming
in
there's
political,
cultural
and
social
issues
at
stake.
I
suggest
you
start
answering
to
the
people
instead
of
people
answering
to
you.
C
Okay,
thank
you
back
to
the
committee.
Any
comments,
questions
or
emotions
move.
B
Approval
with
the
ad
sheet
second.
C
Consent
starts
on
page
five
and
only
nine
items
on
consent
through
Page
Six
and
Page,
seven
section
three
graffiti
abatement
service,
RFP.
F
Hi
Blair
Beekman
here
two
items
I
wanted
to
talk
about
on
this
agenda
today
on
this
on
this
agenda.
One
is
the
neighborhood
commission
status
report
just
a
thank
you
that
the
neighborhood
commission
is
actually
offering
a
status
report
and
that
you're
offering
it
at
open,
Agenda
time.
Neighborhood
commission
needs
it
and
we
all
need
it.
F
I
think
it's
good
to
see
that
we're
trying
with
the
neighbors
commission
things
I
gave
suggestions
yesterday
of
the
of
other
recent
commissions
that
have
been
doing
really
good
work,
that
the
neighborhoods
commissions
can
rely
on
to
for
better
practices.
At
this
time.
Good
luck
on
those
efforts
and
to
speak
to
the
urban
Confluence
Silicon
Valley
breeds
of
innovation
project
I'm,
not
sure,
but
is
this
the
project
that
is
trying
to
be
scheduled
for
the
Cesar
Chavez
Plaza?
If
it
is
that
huge
monstrosity
of
northern
European
design
and
Outlook?
F
F
It's
my
feeling
that
that
area-
and
you
know
like
the
San
Jose
Marketplace
area-
I
mean
those
are
kind
of
the
original
places
where
you
know,
Spanish
conquistadors
first
arrived
in
San
Jose
settled
and
it
to
me
it's
always
kind
of
even
before
then
I
I
guess
it's
always
been
kind
of
a
meeting
place
for
tribes
for
people
and
for
ourselves
to
turn
it
into
this
big
northern
European
monstrosity,
I
think
defeats
the
purpose
of
of
what
that
area
should
be
representing
and
there's
a
real
old
tradition
to
that
area.
F
H
Yes,
Paul
soda
from
the
Horseshoe.
Can
you
hear
me.
G
H
Well,
I.
Dare
those
people
I
dare
Urban
Confluence
to
try
to
put
that
there
I'm
not
challenging
him
I'm
daring
you
to
try
and
put
something
right.
There
Blair
hit
it
right
on
the
nose.
This
is
a
this
is
a
reaffirmation
of
colonial
rule,
and
that
is
the
way
that
they
want
to
symbolically
establish
it.
Now
at
that
meeting
that
last
meeting
with
Steve
borkenhagen,
he
stated
explicitly
and
I
quote:
there's
nothing
in
the
park
that
symbolizes
Cesar
Chavez.
Oh
it's
just
his
name
on
granite.
H
H
This
is
the
history
and
you,
the
city,
wants
to
entertain,
putting
a
symbol
establishing
this
new
order
of
things.
This
is
manifest
destiny
with
manners.
The
problem
is:
is
that
it's
done
with
the
cooperation
of
you,
the
council,
every
single
one
of
you
is
corrupt.
Every
single
one
of
you
is
getting
some
kind
of
personal
benefit
out
of
this
and
you're
using
the
people
to
do
it.
You
don't
have
my
permission
to
do
that.
You're
not
going
to
continue
to
do
that
and
I
will
challenge
you.
H
I
Hi,
thank
you.
This
is
Jill
borders,
District,
10.
I
just
wanted
to
say
something
about
the
urban
Confluence
issue
as
well.
The
breeze
of
innovation
from
the
very
beginning,
I
have
just
been
so
opposed
to
this.
For
so
many
reasons
and
I
have
tried
to
keep
an
open
mind
because
I
was
so
kind
of
had
a
visceral
reaction
to
the
unattractiveness
of
it
to
me,
so
I
tried
as
hard
as
I
could
to
find
the
good
in
it,
and
I
am
with
the
last
two
callers.
I
It
is
just
the
wrong
thing
in
the
wrong
place
at
the
wrong
time,
and
there
is
I
cannot.
I
cannot
stress
enough
that
in
my
everyday
conversations
with
just
people
that
I
talk
to
others,
friends
or
neighbors
or
whatever
whether
I'm
an
event
where
there's
a
lot
of
people
discussing
City
matters,
I
cannot
find
anybody
that
loves
this.
That
says
this
is
it.
This
is
a
thing
that's
going
to
make
us
feel
proud
for
any
reason
at
all.
I
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
say
was
when
we
had
those
high
winds
and
all
those
trees
were
coming
down,
and
it
was
just
such
a
terrifying
and
sad
experience
for
many.
Some
lost
their
lives,
some
lost
their
homes
and
cars,
and
we
were
all
very
very
aware
that
this
is
climate
change.
It's
showing
its,
you
know
enormous
power.
What
is
going
to
do
in
the
future,
and
so
we're
talking
about
this.
I
Oh
Breeze
of
innovation,
there's
no
more
Breeze
anymore,
so
this
little
little
wind
chime
effect,
supposedly
that
we're
gonna
have
I
was
thinking
of
how,
during
those
high
winds,
it's
going
to
be
more
of
a
banging
and
clanging
and
kind
of
terrifying
experience.
So
please
consider
the
weather,
as
you
think,
about
installing
something
that
is
intended
to
make
noise
due
to
a
breeze
and
be
thinking
about
climate
change
and
how
we're
getting
extremes
now.
So
not
a
lot
of
breezes
anymore.
Something
to
think
about.
Thank
you.
J
Yeah
hi
Martha
O'connell
I
sincerely
hope
that,
as
we
discuss
this
program
going
forward
that
we
not
engage
in
an
intimidating
environment
in
which
people
are
saying,
I,
dare
you
to
do
such
and
such
and
see
what
happens.
I
hope
that
people
like
me
will
be
able
to
be
expressed
an
opinion
with
having,
without
having
other
callers,
make
those
kind
of
comments
which
are
extremely
intimidating.
Thank
you.
J
C
F
Hi
play
Beekman,
there's
on
the
public
record
four
letters,
one
from
Rebecca
Sosa
Hernandez,
who
speaks
to
the
Allen
Park
area,
Alum
Rock,
Park
itself
and
wonders
why
it's
still
closed
and
when
will
it
be
reopening
again
and
I
thought
it
was
kind
of
an
interesting,
fairly
well
written
letter
from
the
person
and
I'm
in
agreement.
I
hope
that
you
know
the
Alum
Rock
Park
can
be
open
soon.
F
It's
it's
kind
of
a
crown
jewel
of
San
Jose
of
good
parks
and
good
luck
on
those
efforts,
and
a
letter,
previous
was
from
Senator
Dave
cortesi,
who
who's
a
letter
of
support
for
Good
Karma
bikes,
which
is
I,
think
been
a
really
good
Staple
in
San
Jose,
really
good
business.
You
know
in
San
Jose,
so
thank
you
for
the
for
their
work.
F
This
is
the
second
letter
in
the
in
the
past
few
weeks
by
Senator
Cortese
a
week
or
two
ago
he
wrote
a
letter
that
Paul
commented
on
very
soberly
that
I
myself
also
did
that
mentioning
that
there's
break-in
issues
happening
in
the
Little
Saigon
area
that
Senator
Dave
Cortese,
wants
to
support
businesses
around
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
ask
and
make
clear
at
this
time.
Was
he
being
fully
honest
in
in
that?
F
What's
going
on
in
Little
Saigon
at
this
time,
or
was
he
doing
these
things
in
support
of
more
surveillance?
Technology
for
the
area?
I
mean
I,
think
we've
we've
taken
really
good
important
strides
towards
the
concepts
of
law
enforcement
and
how
to
address
break-in
issues
in
the
past
few
years.
Important
good
strikes
and
I
would
hate
to
think
that
a
really
good
Senator
is
is
heightening
or
configurating
the
issue
more
at
this
time.
F
K
Hi,
this
is
Angie
helstrip
Alvarez
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
Makwa,
a
latinx
arts
space
in
Downtown,
San,
Jose,
D3
resident
and
also
a
senior
fellow
in
American
leadership,
Forum
active
in
the
cultural
New,
Deal,
Arts,
cohort
and
I'm.
Just
speaking
in
regards
to
council
member
Torres
memo
about
the
signia
hotel.
C
G
C
L
Yes,
thank
you
for
your
patience.
Can
you
hear
me.
H
You
Paul
Soto
from
the
Horseshoe
I,
want
to
thank
on
the
record
Senator
Cortese
when
he
was
running
for
that
office.
I
supported
his
candidacy.
H
Senator
Cortese
was
present
when
that
mural
that
I'd,
that
red
line
that
runs
through
that
those
two
fists
that
bump
right
there
at
the
Horseshoe.
That's
me
that
reflects
me,
because
I
was
the
one
that
went
into
the
designing
of
that.
The
wording
was
every
everybody
else,
but
the
what
the
message
is
going
to
convey.
H
That
was
me
and
senator
coachesi
graciously
honored
the
horseshoe
with
his
president
with
his
presence
and
that
that
was
going
to
be
one
of
the
stops
that
he
made
for
his
candidacy
for
Senator
and
he
won
and
I
played
a
role
in
that,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
him
for
continuing
to
to
be
active
here
locally
and
submitting
these
letters.
This
is
two
letters
within
three
weeks
now
for
a
senator
to
submit
two
letters
to
the
San
Jose
City
Council.
H
That
means
that
he
cares
and
he
is
concerned
about
the
conditions
in
which
the
his
his
City
and
County
of
origin
is
being
impacted
by,
and
so
as
a
citizen.
I
would
like
to
thank
you
for
that,
and
also
to
acknowledge
just
for
myself,
because
I
know
no
one
else
will
so
I'll.
Do
it
for
myself
that
I
had
a
small
role
in
making
sure
that
his
legitimacy
to
do
that
Could
Happen.
Thank
you.
C
D
C
All
right,
the
consent
calendar
is
approved.
4-0
now
we've
got
our
thank
you,
council,
member
Torres.
We
got
our
first
rules
memo
of
the
year
and
we're
very
excited
about
it.
So
you're
welcome
to
join
us
up
here.
As
often
council
members
do,
or
you
can
stay
there
in
the
box
now
that
you're
there,
but
we'll
start
with
you,
let
you
present
your
memo
to
us
and
then
we'll
continue.
The
discussion.
M
Awesome,
thank
you.
I
will
stay
here.
I
got
a
little
bit
comfortable
here
by
spreading
spreading
my
my
notes
and
whatnot
here.
So
I
don't
see
it
up,
but
I
can
I,
don't
know
if
you
want
me
to
read
it
all
off
or
you've,
already
taken
a
look
and
I
see
councilmember.
M
I'll
just
go
into
my
talking
points
then
so
one.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
thank
you
for
for
allowing
me
to
be
here
today.
As
the
council
member
representing
much
of
downtown.
It
is
essential
that
we
protect
our
shared
vision
of
building
a
vibrant
downtown
where
workers,
businesses
and
the
Arts
can
thrive.
The
signia
hotel,
formerly
the
Fairmont,
has
been
a
pillar
of
San
Jose's
convention
and
tourism
business
for
decades
and
they're
and
the
workplace
of
over
300
people.
M
M
I
am
very
concerned
about
the
workers
of
at
this
hotel
who
have
long
served
in
making
this
one
of
the
Premier
establishments
in
San
Jose
when
fully
staffed.
The
hotel
can
have
up
to
350
workers.
Converting
the
tower
to
other
uses
will
greatly
cut
the
quality
of
our
hospitality
jobs
here
in
San,
Jose
and
risking
the
livelihoods
of
so
many
working-class
people
here
in
our
San
Jose
our
downtown
and
our
Arts
Community
rely
on
funds
from
the
transient
occupancy
tax
paid
by
hotels.
We
need
to
understand
the
loss
of
our
tot.
M
We
need
to
understand
how
the
loss
of
our
TLT
will
impact
our
ability
to
build
a
vibrant
downtown
which
attracts
visitors
across
our
region.
Finally,
our
convention
business,
which
brings
Revenue
to
our
small
downtown
businesses.
Businesses
needs
more
hotels
to
be
successful,
not
less,
and
just
a
while
ago,
workers
from
Unite
Here
19
and
our
hotel
Signet
delivered
to
our
city
council
of
petition
and
so
there's
a
few
there's.
A
I
just
want
to
read
off
a
few
names
and
how
long
they
have
worked.
M
There,
Hortensia
Avalos
15
years,
edmina
Lopez,
18
years,
Sergio,
Cortez,
20
years,
Jose,
De,
Castro,
30
years,
Jorge,
samudio,
35
years,
Rodolfo,
munion,
Ramirez,
32
years,
Jose,
Luis
Cardenas,
32
years.
We
have
workers
who
have
been
there
for
six
months
for
year,
32
years
who,
who
have
been
making
sure
that
making
sure
that
our
local
economy
is
thriving
and
I'm
gonna
I'm
Gonna
Leave
You
with
two
personal
stories.
M
As
many
of
you
know,
we
go
to
a
bunch
of
Sydney
hotels
right
for
non-profits
and
Chamber
of
Commerce
events
and
whatnot,
and
it
is
very
heartbreaking
to
hear
that
after
three
years.
Some
of
these
members
who
have
been
here
for
so
long
are
barely
getting
back
to
work
because
we
all
know
that
we've
been
going
through
a
pandemic
and
so
they're
barely
getting
back
to
work.
And
it's
and
the
look
on
their
face
of
happiness
is
for
me
very
touching
and
very
important,
but
also
I
loved
walking
to
San
Jose
State.
M
When
I
was
attending
San
Jose
State
I
lived
right
around
the
corner
in
the
Washington
neighborhood
and
my
route
to
San
Jose
State
I
would
love
walking
with
our
Unite
Here
19
members
walking
to
work.
So
many
of
our
Unite
Here
19
workers
live
work
and
play
in
our
down
San
Jose
and
have
created
a
wonderful,
vibrant,
Downtown,
San,
Jose
and
San
Jose
for
everyone.
So
I
urge
my
colleagues
to
to
support
my
memo.
Thank
you.
C
N
Thank
you
chair.
Yes,
on
the
early
consideration
form,
we
have
most
been
marked
as
green
and
a
couple
green
with
some
conditions.
The
main
consideration
is
timing
and
workload.
So
that's
the
the
description
that
you
see
in
the
early
consideration
form
A1A
c
2,
A
and
B
Green.
We
can
absolutely
do
it.
The
time
we
asked
for
that
is
May
and
then
for
recommendations,
1B,
1D
and
2C
green,
but
they
might
require
more
resources
and
more
time.
So
that's
the
early
consideration
forms
submitted.
N
O
So
we
have
multiple,
multiple
commenters,
who
once
I
call
your
name.
Please
make
your
way
down
to
the
end
of
the
stairs
by
the
podium
and
form
a
line
once
it
is
your
turn
to
approach
the
podium.
Please
announce
your
name
before
you
begin
your
comment,
so
we'll
start
with
Enrique
Fernandez,
Jeffrey,
Buchanan
and
Samuel
Rasheed.
P
Thank
you,
council,
members
and
staff.
My
name
is
Enrique
Fernandez
I'm,
the
business
manager
for
United
here
at
local
19.
I'm,
also
a
board
member
of
Team
San
Jose
at
the
convention
center,
an
address
in
the
San
Jose
my
best
title
for
about
more
than
40
years
now
so
I
want
to
thank
council
member
Omar
Torres,
the
South
Bay.
They
were
canceled
working
partnership
USA
and
the
Arts
Community
for
standing
together
in
support
of
their
requests.
That's
coming
on
to
you
on
the
revision
of
what
that
property
will
look
like
in
the
future.
P
Remember
I
know
that
this
is
not
what
we
need
for
our
convention
center
and
our
downtown
to
have
a
thriving
convention
business.
We
know
we
need
more
hotel
rooms,
not
less.
This
is
will.
This
will
be
a
setback
for
our
convention,
Center's
ability
to
book
large
convention
and
bring
transients
to
also
bring
the
tax
base
that
we
need
for
our
general
fund
as
a
union
member
and
leader
of
the
local.
P
This
definitely
would
be
devastating
not
only
for
the
senior
workers
that
are
still
not
able
to
come
back
to
work,
but
for
all
the
hospitality
workers
in
downtown
then
they're
going
to
see
hotel
rooms
not
there
for
the
convention
center
to
actually
work
as
we
plan
so
I
called
it
was
committed
to
move
forward
with
a
tourist
memo,
and
definitely
thank
you.
But
let
me
let
me
just
speak
for
30
seconds.
On
my
for
my
best
title,
the
40
40
years
resident
I
mean
I
in
all
these
years.
P
I
was
fortunate
to
participate
in
many
task
forces
to
the
point
that
every
time
I
listened
to
those
two
words
I
run
away
now,
but
I'm
with
different
mayors
and
council
members,
2040
General
plan
task
force
and
we
never
planned
that
to
be
housing.
We
always
plan
it
to
be
hotel
room,
so
your
predecessors
and
the
city
is
counting
with
those
tax
base
to
come
to
you
and
actually
spread
it
like
you
do
today,
with
the
Arts
community
and
thriving,
we
need
more
hotel
rooms.
P
We're
not
in
this
so
think
about
that
a
little
bit,
and
this
is
a
message
to
a
whole
Council
and
to
the
staff
that
I
know
it's
working
very
hard
to
figure
out
how
you
can
help
the
community
and
and
appreciate
your
time
today.
Thank
you.
Q
Chair
Cohen
members
of
the
committee
Jeffrey
Buchanan,
on
behalf
of
working
Partnerships
USA
I,
would
encourage
your
support
for
the
Torres
memo
and,
furthermore,
to
consider
directing
staff
to
look
at
what
new
policy
could
be
put
in
place
to
prevent
this
kind
of
conversion.
You
know
currently,
for
instance,
in
the
city
we
require
conditional
use
permits
for
things
like
changing
a
property
to
a
bar
to
a
church,
to
off
sale,
alcohol
to
residential
or
service
facilities.
Certainly
the
loss
of
this
very
important
use
of
this
hotel
as
a
hotel.
Q
That's
so
critical
for
Gathering
tot
tax
for
supporting
the
the
business
of
the
convention
center.
It
would
be
a
huge
loss
to
all
of
our
goals
around
downtown
vibrancy.
You
know
for
anyone
who
spends
time
downtown
the
two
times
you
see,
people
going
to
businesses
are
really
you
know
our
our
street
events,
our
Arts
events
and
our
conventions.
If
we're
to
lose
that
because
of
the
loss
of
these
hotel
rooms,
it's
a
big
loss
to
the
city.
Q
You
know
in
particular,
we've
seen
other
cities,
San
Francisco,
for
instance,
who's
had
the
same
issue
of
the
potential
loss
of
tourist
hotels.
To
conversions
to
things
like
housing
or
or
long-term
rentals
put
in
place
policies
to
require
things
like
a
conditional
use
permit
to
retain
goals
of
keeping
a
certain
number
of
Hotel
tourist
Hotel
slots
to
really
ensure
that
they're
keeping
a
competitive
business
for
their
conventions.
Why
shouldn't
we
be
doing
that
here
in
San
Jose,
particularly
with
important
bids
for
things
like
the
World
Cup
for
the
Super
Bowl
and
more?
Q
Lastly,
certainly
it's
important
that
we're
pursuing
our
goals
around
housing,
but
converting
this
luxury
hotel
to
housing
isn't
going
to
help
meet
our
goals.
It's
not
clear
that
the
the
owner
of
this
land,
if
they
sell
it,
will
it
actually
be
used
for
housing.
Would
it
be
affordable?
All
these
things
are
a
challenge,
and
we
know
this
Council
has
talked
again
and
again
about
our
our
Revenue
shortage
shortfalls.
Here.
Getting
rid
of
the
important
use
of
tot
would
be
a
challenge.
Thank
you.
So
much.
R
S
Okay,
thank
you
Council.
My
name
is
Sam
Rashid
and
I'm
here
with
you're,
not
here
local
19.
I
stand
before
you
in
support
of
my
brothers
and
sisters
at
the
senior
Hotel.
They
have
been
part
of
this
years
of
service.
They
have
provided
for
this
company
and
for
this
at
this
hotel
and
they
deserve
to
have
a
part
of
their
job.
Part
of
this
conversation
you
all
consider
Mr
Torres
Bebo.
Thank
you
very
much.
T
Hello
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
Mitra
Elli
I'm,
the
United
representative
for
the
workers
at
Cigna
Hotel.
A
lot
of
them
unfortunately
still
have
not
come
back
to
work
yet
I.
Personally,
myself
used
to
be
a
hotel
worker,
so
I
know
what
they're
going
through
members
of
this
hotel
are
scared
of
losing
their
livelihoods.
Please
don't
put
a
real
estate
deal
above
the
people
who
make
our
downtown
a
vibrant
and
Convention
destination.
T
U
Good
afternoon,
I'm
not
Ramel,
I'm,
Sarah
McDermott,
but
I'll
be
reading
his
speech
for
him
never
stand
in
the
way
of
a
Hospitality
worker
who
has
to
get
to
their
shift.
They
will
be
on
time,
so
my
name
is
Ramil.
Malvar
and
I
have
worked
at
the
signia
by
Hilton,
since
it
opened
and
for
over
30
years
with
the
Fairmont
until
it
closed.
U
We,
the
workers
at
the
Fairmont,
have
spent
most
of
our
adult
lives,
serving
visitors
of
our
city
that
arrive
for
business
and
for
pleasure.
We
are
proud
of
the
fact
that,
because
of
our
hard
work,
we
generate
close
to
2.4
million
dollars
every
year,
pre-covered
towards
the
tot
tax
that
helps
the
city
of
San,
Jose
and
various
Arts
programs.
U
My
colleagues
and
I
have
weathered
the
storm
of
the
pandemic
and
stuck
by
this
hotel
property
in
the.
If
the
264
rooms
of
the
South
Tower
are
eliminated,
it
will
also
eliminate
the
ability
to
return
to
work
and
the
ability
of
the
city
of
San
Jose
to
host
larger
conventions
and,
of
course,
the
city
will
also
be
out
of
a
significant
amount
of
funding
generated
by
the
hotel
tax.
U
L
Yes,
can
you
hear
me
yes,
thank
you.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
give
my
saludos
to
the
trabajadores.
H
Years,
the
Loyalty,
the
commitment,
the
work
ethic
and
the
complete
acceptance
of
responsibility
and
their
Duty,
and
then
these
developers
come
and
they
looked
at
everything
and
they
don't
care.
These
are
not
moral,
they
don't
work
within
a
moral
or
ethical
universe,
so
we
need
to
get
that
established
first,
because
what
we're
talking
about
is
a
work
ethic.
H
So
these
people,
these
developers,
Jay
Paul,
Eric,
Hayden,
Gary
dillable.
They
do
not
care,
they
do
not
care
and
I,
don't
blame
them
for
it,
because
they're
not
supposed
to
care.
We.
We
think
that,
because
of
someone
that
has
wealth,
that
that
necessarily
affords
them
character,
virtue,
morality
and
ethics,
and
that
that's
why
they
got
where
they're
at
no.
You
know
how
a
billionaire
got
where
he
was
at
by
literally
stepping
on
other
human
beings
and
having
absolutely
no
guilt
or
shame
or
or
respect.
H
That's
why
he
gets
the
billions
is
because
he's
ruthless
and
that
he
could
do
that
to
the
people
now
I'm
very
concerned
about
councilman
Torres,
because
the
if
this
goes
through
and
your
people
are
sacrificed
in
order
to
make
it
happen
and
yet
you're
on
the
Downtown
Association.
H
It's
gonna
look
like
you
were
the
one
that
facilitated
it,
but
ostensibly
looked
like
you
were
fighting
against
it
because
you're
on
that
board
as
well.
So
that
needs
to
be
put
on
the
table
because
there's
a
conflict
of
interest
here.
That
I
think
needs
to
be
articulated
and
put
on
the
table.
I'm.
Very
surprised
that
you
didn't
do
it
at
the
beginning.
But
that's
what
I'm
for
that's?
What
I'm
for
I
put
a
check
on
the
government.
V
V
Our
office
is
located
in
D3
as
well
I'd
like
to
thank
council
member
Torres
for
bringing
this
memo
forward
and
for
acknowledging
the
negative
impact
that
the
sale
of
the
the
the
tower
will
have
on
the
hotel
tax
revenue,
which,
in
turn
will
affect
dollars
available
to
give
grants
to
Arts
organizations
like
my
own,
so
I
really
urge
the
the
council
members
to
please
take
this
memo
seriously
and
act
upon
it
and
give
full
consideration
to
all
the
collateral
damage
that
will
accrue
to
to
Arts
organizations
as
a
result
of
this
move.
F
Aye
Blair
Beekman,
those
are
pretty
strong
words
from
Paul
at
the
end
of
his
statement
that
Omar
Torres
is
a
part
of
the
sjda,
the
Downtown
Association.
It's
a
bit
hurtful
to
myself.
If
he
would
be
that
it
brings
up
ideas
of
conflict
of
interest,
but
I
guess
we'll
have
to
try
to
move
forward
as
best
we
can
in
understanding
this
situation.
I
felt
Council
present
Torres
gave
a
very
nice
speech
today
about
how
to
talk
about
this
subject.
F
I
read
the
memo
and
Was
preparing
for
the
balance
of
issues
of
how
to
talk
about
Land
Development.
You
know
residential
versus
Hotel
use
continued
Hotel
use,
but
he
made
it
a
question
of
people
who
who
work
at
the
hotel
and
whose
lives
will
be
affected
and
people
from
the
downtown
area
who
live
in
the
Washington
area
downtown
per
se,
and
you
know
who
who
traveled
to
their
jobs
there
and
live
and
work
in
downtown
I
I
personally
feel
Downtown.
San
Jose
has
just
been
gutted
in
the
past
10
15
years.
F
It's
been
a
real
shame.
What
it's
become
and
I
I,
don't
want
to
wait
till
2035
or
45
for
Google
to
move
in
for
it
to
to
re-blossom
and
what
we
want
to
build
it
as
a
good
middle
ground
for
all
types
of
persons
to
live
in
in
the
future.
Can
we
start
that
work
now?
Can
Omar
council
president
Torres
talk
to
say
the
Hispanic
chamber
of
commerce,
who
I
think
could
have
some
really
good
invigorating
ideas?
How
to
talk
about
development
ideas
now
for
the
downtown
area?
F
You
know
good,
quick,
quick,
stop
measures,
you
know
not
quick,
stop,
but
stop
Gap
measures
that
can
really
help
things
at
this
time
and
and
offers
a
bit
of
invigoration
to
the
process
as
we
try
to
deliberate
what
to
do
about
the
future
of
this
Hotel
project.
F
Good
luck
in
their
input
to
this
situation.
Thank
you.
W
Hello,
my
name
is
Eda
Benitez
I
am
the
finance
and
operations
manager
at
makla.
We
are
a
latinx
Arts
Center
here
in
Downtown
San
Jose.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
for
the
committee.
Makla
supports
council
member
torres's
memo
about
the
Cigna
Hotel
as
an
art
organization.
We
are
concerned
about
the
loss
of
transient
occupancy
tax
funds,
as
they
are
a
source,
a
revenue
source
for
us
again.
Thanks
for
your
time,.
R
Good
afternoon,
thank
you
Council
for
hearing
our
comments.
My
name
is
Brendan
Rawson
I'm
executive
director
for
San
Jose
Jazz
I,
wanted
to
speak
in
support
of
council
member
Taurus's
memo
I.
Think
of
analysis
of
fiscal
and
economic
impact.
Analysis
of
this
potential
sale
is
really
important
for
city
of
San
Jose
to
understand.
Clearly
a
couple
of
things.
I
wanted
to
call
to
your
attention
just
as
a
reminders
for
one.
R
The
city
of
San
Jose
about
20
years
ago,
spent
8.6
million
dollars
to
move
the
Montgomery
Hotel
down
the
block
to
accommodate
the
construction
of
this
south
tower
of.
What's
now,
signia
all
based
on
around
an
economic
development
strategy
supporting
the
convention
center
supporting
visitorship,
we
have
a
definite
economic
vested
interest
in
this
property
as
a
hotel
to
the
other
callers
come
comments
about
that.
There
are
strategies.
Every
summer,
every
August
we
filled
3
500
hotel
room
nights
in
Downtown,
San
Jose
with
our
Festival.
R
There
are
strategies
that
the
city
can
and
should
be
undertaking
to
support
and
bring
back
visitorship
I
think
is
very
short-sighted
to
see
a
sale
like
this
move
forward
without
understanding
the
economic
impacts
and
just
a
quick
back
of
the
envelope.
Looking
at
this,
it's
264
rooms
there.
So
you
know
365
nights
a
year,
that's
96
360
room
nights,
and
this
week
the
average
hotel
room
rate
in
that
south
tower
is
317
dollars.
So
that's
30
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
R
R
M
C
Right,
thank
you
for
clarifying
I
was
gonna
I
forgot
to
point
that
out
too
councilmember
Jimenez
go
ahead.
Yeah.
D
Thank
you,
council,
member
Torres.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
memo
appreciated
everything
you've
mentioned
in
there.
You
know
I
have
to
admit
that
I
I
think
I
was
told
by
my
staff
that
there's
an
article
in
the
mercury
news
today
about
this
topic
generally
I
have
to
tell
you
I,
haven't
read
it
I,
don't
know
who
the
owner
of
the
signia
is
interested
in
selling
to
who
that
may
be
I,
don't
know
any
of
that,
but
I
think
that's.
D
Why
I'm
supportive
of
the
memo
you
put
forward,
it
seems
to
me
and
correcting
me
if
I'm
wrong,
it
seems
like
what
you're
asking
the
spirit
of
it
is
essentially
go
figure
out
the
landscape
in
which
the
sale
may
or
may
not
take
place
and
help
us
understand
sort
of
what
that
is.
Is
that
essentially
correct?
Okay,
okay,
so
I'm
in
agreement
with
that
Nancy
I
do
have
a
question.
D
So
I
wanted
to
read
to
you
some
language
that
I'm
interested
in
adding
to
the
memo,
but
want
to
get
your
sense
of
it
if
that's
okay,
so
so
the
language
I'm
interested
in
adding
is
analysis
of
any
actions.
The
council
has
at
its
disposal
to
require
the
council's
approval
before
allowing
potential
conversion
of
a
Downtown
hotel
rooms
to
other
uses
such
as
extended
stay
and
short-term
rental
is
that
does
that
make
sense?
Is.
B
X
Nancy
Klein
Economic
Development,
council
member.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
question.
I
believe
that
complements
what
is
already
in
the
memo
and
part
of
what
we'll
be
doing
so
would
certainly
welcome
the
language
the
the
staff
is
already
beginning
to
look
at
similar
questions,
but
just
to
also
mention
the
challenge
of
it
is
that
the
full
of
downtown
are
basically
most
of
downtown
is
in
the
what
we
call
DC
downtown
core
zoning.
S
X
D
Okay,
all
right
so
so
it
seems
you
have
no
issue
with
the
okay,
all
right,
so
I'll
make
the
motion
and
I'll
add
that
language.
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
think
that
that
sort
of
begs,
I
think
in
my
mind
the
larger
policy
question
is:
if
that's
currently
allowed,
should
it
be,
I
guess
is,
is
I,
think
a
worthy
debate
at
Council,
because
I'm
sensitive,
obviously
the
jobs
and
everything
else
associated
with
the
hotel
industry
and
the
revenue
it
brings
it
to
the
city.
D
So
I'll
move
council,
member,
torres's
memo
and
add
the
language
of
analysis
of
any
actions
to
the
council
houses.
It's
the
disposal
to
require
Council
approval
before
allowing
potential
conversion
of
Downtown
hotel
rooms
to
other
uses,
including
extended
stay
and
short-term
rental
use,
foreign.
C
Their
second
I
will
second
it
but
I'll
ask
for
a
just
a
quick,
just,
a
simple
Amendment,
which
is
that
the
the
date
of
May
Since
the
staff
says
they.
You
know
some
of
these
things
will
take
until
August
that
we
would
just
amend
it
to
say,
come
back
to
council
as
soon
as
possible,
but
no
later
than
August.
With
the
answers
to
the
above
questions.
D
I
I
I
would
approve
that,
and
also,
let
me
just
say,
because
I
I
know
we
obviously
up
here
have
diverse
opinions
about
everything
that
we
talk
about
at
Council.
So
I
would
just
say
that
I'm
not
I'm,
not
interested
in
sort
of
gumming
up
the
process
as
it
relates
to
the
sale.
D
I
think
the
owner
of
the
property
should
be
able
to
go
to
the
mark
and
figure
out
what
they
want
to
do
with
the
property
I'm,
just
interested
in
figuring
out
sort
of
what
tools
exist
and
having
the
broader
policy
discussion
around
the
conversion.
I
think
is
an
important
one.
So
I
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
very
clear,
but
I
I
agree
with
the
amendment.
C
Okay,
councilmember
Foley
we're
still
trying
to
figure
out
the
system
you're
already
listed
as
having
started
speaking,
but
obviously
that's
not
true,
because
your
hand
should
be
up
so
anyway.
I'm
assuming
your
hand
is
up,
and
you
would
like
to
speak.
Okay.
B
Figure
this
out
in
about
a
year,
yeah
I'll
support
the
memo,
considering
the
additional
timing,
because,
according
to
the
article,
it
sounds
like
they
made
the
signia,
maybe
in
contract
to
with
the
developer
or
not
a
developer,
someone
who's
going
to
consider
converting
it
to
Extended
or
short-term
rent
or
Extended
Stay
rentals,
which
I
believe
Nancy.
Wouldn't
that
still
be
entitled
to
collect
tot.
B
X
B
B
G
B
Good,
thank
you
and,
and
then
I
was
concerned
about
the
timing,
because
it
again,
if
they
are
in
the
middle
of
a
sale,
we're
not
a
party
to
the
transaction
and
it's
they
may
be
negotiating
it
in
good
faith,
and
it
would
be
difficult
for
us
to
slow
up
that
transaction
at
this
point,
even
if
we,
unless
we
said
they
can't
sell
until
May,
but
they
have
control
over
the
sale
of
their
property
because
they
own
it
as
a
as
an
individual
as
a
corporation.
B
Isn't
that
right,
they
may
need
permits
from
us
to
do
what
they
want
to
do
down
the
line,
but
that's
correct,
but
right,
but
we
cannot
hold
up
the
sale
at
this
point.
That's.
B
Okay,
so
the
timing,
the
the
extended
time
to
August
or
whenever
works,
because
one
of
the
questions
I
had
is,
it
seems
like
it's
a
complicated
review
and
having
it
done
by
may.
Can
that
really
be
done,
given
that
we're
in
the
middle
of
budget
season
and
everything
else,
that's
going
on
in
before
the
fiscal
year
ends
Nancy,
you
should
just
stay
down
here.
X
B
C
Okay,
I'm
just
gonna
just
add
some.
My
own
context
to
it
I
mean
I
support
the
memo.
I
think
it's
important
for
us
to
understand
the
overall
context
of
downtown
hotel
rooms
and
and
Convention
business
and
everything
else.
I
would
just
ask
I
mean
I.
C
Think
the
memo
is
focused
specifically
on
the
signia
property,
and
my
belief
is
that
this
study
that
we
should
be
getting
context
about
what
is
the
overall
downtown
Hotel
landscape,
because
there's
there
are
some
Pro
proposals
to
build
some
new
hotel
rooms,
whether
or
not
those
are
going
to
happen,
I,
don't
know
and
there's
some
new
ones
that
have
come
online
recently
and
and
there's
also
a
question
of
the
mix
of
of
types
of
hotel
rooms.
C
In
terms
of
you
know,
high-end,
medium
and
lower
end-
and
you
know
dollar
value,
you
know,
cost
of
hotel
rooms
and
so
understanding
a
little
bit
more.
The
overall
context
of
what
rooms
are
coming
and
how
many
rooms
do
we
need
to
support
our
convention
business?
What
do
we
think
is
I
think
a
lot
of
that
information
would
be
useful
and
I.
Don't
know
whether
you
sort
of
would
be
able
to
include
some
of
that
in
the
analysis
not.
X
By
August
we
know
downtown
is
is
under
roomed
and
there
is
a
particular
need
on
this
hotel
signia,
as
it
is
our
major
headquarter
hotel
with
the
bulk
of
the
rooms,
but
the
additional
analysis
we
could
work
on,
but
it
will
be
later
than
August.
Okay,.
C
And
so
I
I'll
just
suggest
that
we
think
about
doing
that
analysis
going
forward
even
past
August.
So
we
understand
as
a
council
and
as
we're
planning
out
what
we
wanted.
What
we
want
need
in
downtown
looking
at
that
overall
picture,
as
opposed
to
focusing
on
individual
properties
in
terms
of
what
what
mix
do
we
think
going
forward?
Is
the
right
mix
of
types
of
hotel
rooms
and
and
what's
coming,
and
what?
C
How
much
do
we
have
and
I
I
understand
what
you're
saying
we're
under
roomed
as
it
is,
but
you
know
just
getting
that
information
to
us
so
that
we
understand
it
better
I
think
would
be
helpful.
X
And
if
I
may
councilmember
the
chair,
the
analysis
is
a
little
murky
because
we're
not
quite
sure
what
the
back
to
work
and
the
re-establishment
of
the
convention
business
proper.
So
it's
going
to
take
a
little
bit
for
that
to
shake
out
to
really
determine
room
need,
Etc
and.
C
I
guess
the
question
about
underroomed
is
subjective
at
this
point,
because
we
we
have
a
vision
of
what
we'd
like
downtown
to
have
and
what
convention
business
we
want
and
how
we
attract
convention
business,
but
there's
the
reality
of
what
business
we
actually
are
going
to
get
and
how
many
rooms
we
need
for
that.
On
the
flip
side,
how
many
room
we
need
a
certain
number
of
rooms
to
attract
the
convention.
Business
want
to
attract
so
it's
sort
of
a
chicken
and
egg
question.
D
M
For
those
who
do
not
sit
on
CED
team,
San,
Jose
just
did
a
presentation
at
last
week's
CD
regarding
hotels
and
hotel
rooms
or
lack
of
hotel
rooms,
and
so
I
would
love
for
all
of.
D
I'll
just
say:
I
know:
council,
member
Davis
knows
this,
but
actually
most
people
should
know
this
if
they
don't
know,
but
the
World
Cup
is
coming
to
the
Bay
Area
in
2026,
I
suspect
we're
going
to
need
rooms
somewhere,
and
so
those
are
the
type
of
events
that
team,
not
team,
San
Jose
but
San
Jose,
Sports
Authority
is
continuously
trying
to
provide
and
and
so
oftentimes.
Some
of
those
big
events
are
tied
to
the
amount
of
hotel
rooms
that
we
have
available
for
people
to
stay
in.
So
just
wanted
to
put
that
in.
F
Hi
everybody
Queen
here
thanks
for
the
meeting
today.
Good
luck
in
how,
however,
we
move
forward
in
the
future
of
downtown
council
president
Torres
words
today
really
reminded
me
of
the
Hispanic
chamber
of
commerce
I
think
can
really
offer
some
really
interesting,
invigorating
ideas
for
the
downtown
area
in
the
next
few
years.
It
was
a
nice
reminder
of
that.
F
Thanks
for
his
words
today,
I
wanted
to
comment
that
today
at
two
o'clock,
Silicon
Valley
debug
and
the
NAACP
other
organizations
had
a
meeting
at
City
Hall
to
talk
about
the
future
of
the
sjpoa
situation.
F
A
real
good
luck
to
ourselves
how
we
can
better
talk
about
the
situation,
I've
written
yourselves,
many
letters
or
a
few
letters
already
to
try
to
give
an
opening
idea.
How
I
want
to
talk
about
the
issue.
We
have
discovered
something
pretty
horrific
going
on
within
our
government
institutions
that
we
need
to
address
and
I
think
makes
clear
that
we're
developing
really
good
policy
practices
and
ideas
of
community
efforts
and
Community
public
oversight
for
our
future.
F
That
I
think
we
have
to
really
think
positively
about
and
take
more
seriously
at
this
time
and
learn
that
we're
developing
a
future.
That's
a
more
shared
process.
It
isn't
government
offering
dictates
anymore
we're
working
towards
a
shared
future
and
it's
an
effort.
It's
a
learning
process.
I
hope
we
all
can
take
to
heart.
It's
really
good
things.
It's
positive
and
good
luck.
F
How
we
can
learn
such
things,
we're
going
to
go
through
a
lot
in
the
next
few
months
and
we
can
make
it
positive
that
we
can
make
it
a
good
learning
experience
and
really
ask
for
our
institutions
to
stop
what
they're
doing
what
have
they
done
to
our
local
neighborhoods.
Can
we
stop
fentanyl
use
overall,
possibly
at
this
time
in
a
large
in
some
ways?
Good
luck!
Thank
you.
H
Stationed
in
Germany
my
brother,
Fort
Benning,
New
Jersey,
both
men
put
a
gun
and
a
uniform
and
they
stood
their
post.
Why
did
they
do
that?
To
protect
my
constitutional
right
to
express
myself
within
the
context
of
these
meetings?
I
resent
the
fact
that
any
member
of
the
community
would
make
those
calls
and
call
up
in
here
and
suggest
that
I
would
resort
to
something
as
as
idiotic
as
idiotic
as
violence.
H
That
was
the
suggestion
that
she
was
making
because
I
don't
have
to
because
I
removed
the
Felon
statue
with
words
with
research,
the
power
that
is
in
research,
the
power
that
is
in
a
compass.
You
know
a
son
of
a
company
that
is
tied
to
that
Legacy.
Also
the
Mission
San
Diego.
We
have
the
we
have
the
Border
in
San
Diego.
You
ever
ask
yourself
why.
You
know
why
we
have
the
Border
in
San
Diego
because
of
the
deal
that
Peter
Burnett
made
with
the
Jesuits
to
establish
the
Jesuit
legitimacy.
H
H
You
guys
need
to
keep
these
cops
after
me,
I,
don't
appreciate
going
and
checking
in
at
probation
and
these
cops
standing
outside
the
door
listening
to
the
conversation
and
I'm
being
set
up,
because
they
want
to
see
what
I'm
going
to
say,
because
you're
one
of
your
employees
made
a
false
police
report.
That
police
report
is
false.
Why
are
you
insisting
on
making
sure
that
I
get
locked
up?
What
is
it
about
you,
people?
What
is
it
man?
You
want
me
locked
up
in
a
freaking
cage.
That's
where
you
want
me.
E
I
I
Yes,
oh
okay,
I
didn't
see
the
timer,
so
I
I
want
to
make
sure
I
wasn't
Frozen
and
I
just
wanted
to.
Let
you
know
that
on
Nextdoor
I
was
reading
a
lot
of
comments
about
this
area,
and
so
many
people
were
saying
what
happened
to
the
fish
market.
I
What's
going
to
be
built
there
what's
going
on
and
there
was
a
lot
of
conversation,
and
so
it
just
brings
to
mind
once
again
how
how
few
people
know
about
what's
going
on
until
it's
right
on
top
of
us
and
so
I
would
I
mean
I
did
and
I
attended
the
meetings,
but
I
did
miss
the
first
meeting.
I,
don't
know
how
that
happened,
so
I
I
wish
I
guess.
What
my
comment
then
is
is
I
would
wish
that
there
was
a
way
that
our
Civic
engagement
could
become
much
much
more
accessible
to
people.
I
So
is
it
any
longer,
in
our
best
interest,
to
put
these
sort
of
signs
out
front
of
something
that
people
are
just
traveling
by
they're,
not
going
to
stop
and
look
and
engage
so
I
feel
like
we
need
to
have
more
Avenues,
where
there
is
information
about
what's
happening
in
your
neighborhood
or
in
one's
neighborhood,
so
that
people
are
not
at
the
last
minute.
A
year
later,
two
years
later
saying
what's
going
on,
you
know
it.
I
It
was
just
kind
of
sad
and
shocking
that
not
that
many
people
knew
what
was
going
on
and
then
it
starts
all
these
rumors
about.
What's
going
to
happen
all
along
Blossom,
Hill
Road,
so,
rather
than
having
a
process
where
we're
engaged,
you
know
we
get
rumor
Mills
and
conversations
about
all
these
neg
with
all
this
negativity.
So
I
don't
know
I,
I,
guess
if
we
could
think
about
how
we
could
post
this
in
many
different
locations
have
a
little
bit
more
involvement
in
engagement
in
letting
people
know.
J
Yeah
hi
Martha
O'connell,
there's
a
famous
quote
that
some
of
you
may
have
heard,
and
that
quote
is
watch
your
words
because,
because
they
become
actions,
survivors
of
domestic
violence
and
others,
other
forms
of
violence,
particularly
women,
are
very
sensitive
to
language.
That
is
aggressive
because
all
too
frequently
angry
and
aggressive
language
becomes
angry
and
aggressive
violence
toward
women.
So
I
hope
that
we
can
continue
to
engage
in
specific
discussion
in
in
very
calm
and
rational
in
a
common
rational
manner,
so
we
all
feel
comfortable
participating.
Thank
you.