Rules and Legislation Committee · Jun 25, 2026
Thursday2 h 01 min6 officials identified4 public speakers10 agenda itemsRoll call: 4 present (clerk)Video: KTOP
The longest item after routine business: Reappointment To The Board Of Port Commissioners, 41 min of this 2 h 01 min meeting.
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Agenda · 10 itemsShowHide
- 2:05Roll Call / Call To Order
- 11:15Resolution Submitting To Voters Measures To (1) Amend The Real Property Transfer Tax Foreclosure Transactions Exception (2) Advise That Increased Revenue Be Spent On Interim Shelter, Among Other Related Homelessness Services
- 11:18Reappointment To The Board Of Port Commissioners
- 52:44New Scheduling Items
- 1:43:09Recommendations From The June 23, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee
- 1:44:32Recommendations From The June 23, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee
- 1:45:39Recommendations From The June 23, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee
- 1:46:21Recommendations From The June 23, 2026 Public Safety Committee
- 1:57:274 26-0803 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings
- 1:59:45Open Forum
What happened
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Quotes
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…you explain to me what’s currently here in the legislation that would prevent a bank from stating they’re going to create— build affordable housing and not build it?Janani Ramachandran · City councilmember · District 437:58
…we have existing exemptions for, uh, you know, low-income households, different things like that in existing tax structure, how is finance able to validate those things as it currently stands?Charlene Wang · Councilmember · District 238:24
We did that on advisement from finance. They said that this would be most administratively simple for them to do, so that is the reason that we’ve built it in, in that particular structure.Charlene Wang · Councilmember · District 240:18
This is not my item. I did not schedule this. This is a city administrator’s item to identify what the inventory is of vacant parcels, it will have absolutely no bearing on what we do in terms of housing people, moving RVs whatsoever.Carroll Fife · Councilmember · District 31:30:07
I have relationships from the state, county, to the city. It’s already been put in place that if that city property was up and ready to be— take in individuals from their RVs, the county, the county would fund the person, the provider.Ken Houston · District 7 councilmember · Councilmember1:31:40
Who spoke
6 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Charlene WangCouncilmember · District 2 · 15 minFirst speaks at 14:21
- Carroll FifeCouncilmember · District 3 · 9.5 minFirst speaks at 9:00
- Janani RamachandranCity councilmember · District 4 · 6.3 minFirst speaks at 32:40
- Kevin JenkinsDistrict 6 · 6.1 minFirst speaks at 3:14
- Ken HoustonDistrict 7 councilmember · Councilmember · 6.0 minFirst speaks at 1:10:16
- Rowena BrownAt-large city councilmember · At-Large · 3.6 minFirst speaks at 8:42
Roll call: 4 present, 0 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 4 speakers.
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