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Vice President Litten made a motion, seconded by President O'Malley to receive and file the <br /> report. <br /> A roll call vote was taken as follows: <br /> Yeas —Bullock, Kepple, Litten, O'Malley, Neff, Rader, Shachner <br /> Nays —None <br /> The motion passed. The oral report was received and filed. <br /> ****NEW BUSINESS**** <br /> 9. Communication from Councilmember Shachner regarding rent assistance. (to be <br /> provided). <br /> Councilmember Shachner read the following communication into the record: <br /> I'm sure many of you are receiving similar emails of concern from residents looking for rent <br /> assistance at this time. Doing some research, there are multiple cities throughout the country <br /> of varying sizes that are providing different sorts of rent assistance. That is why I called for a <br /> Housing, Planning, and Development Committee meeting to be held tomorrow at 6PM, to <br /> discuss different options the administration may have in terms of helping people falling <br /> through the cracks. I would also like to take this opportunity in the discussion portion after I <br /> move to receive and file the communication, to hear from anybody who might have any <br /> recommendations that might help guide discussion tomorrow or might provide opportunity <br /> for some preliminary research. <br /> Councilmember Shachner made a motion, seconded by President O'Malley to receive and <br /> file the communication and refer it to the Housing, Planning, & Development Committee. <br /> Discussion: Mayor George noted that Mary Leigh in Planning has been researching the <br /> issue and added that the city could use some HOME dollars to potentially provide some <br /> rental assistance for people. President O'Malley suggested taking some inventory on what <br /> landlords and tenants are doing on their own to provide relief. He added that it might be <br /> worth reaching out to landlords with sizable amounts of units, such as those that own <br /> property on the Gold Coast, to get their input on how they are dealing with the crisis, having <br /> hundreds of tenants. Mayor George added that the city's budget will be taking a hit, not <br /> allowing the city to help everyone, but that her administration is open to seeing what kind of <br /> programs out there can help assist people with rent. <br /> On the motion: A roll call vote was taken as follows: <br /> Yeas —Bullock, Kepple, Litten, O'Malley, Neff, Rader, Shachner <br /> Nays —None <br />