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Discussion: Vice President Litten inquired whether the Council could refrain from adoption that evening since the permanence piece was added to it. President O'Malley stated that it was a good idea and that the current eviction moratorium expires on March 31s' and that Council would be meeting again on April P. Molly Martin of NEOCH stated she has been reaching out to landlords and realtor associations who generally indicated that pay to stay legislation would not affect them greatly. President O'Malley made a motion, seconded by Vice President Litten to remove the words "during the state of emergency" and add section 2 which states that City Council shall conduct a formal review of this ordinance for the purpose of determining its success no later than Decemeber 31", 2022, and to move section 2 to section 3, and section 3 to section 4. Director Corrigan added that section 1 should read any eviction action for non-payment of rent, and that the clause related to the pandemic should be cut out. Discussion: Councilmember Shachner questioned whether this legislation could be made retroactive to apply to those affected during a gap between the eviction moratorium and the next Council meeting. Director Corrigan answered no. Councilmember Kepple highlighted the urgency of the moment to get policy into place. Director Corrigan recommended an amendment to strike the language "any eviction action filed during the state of emergency. " President O'Malley and Vice President Litten approved of Director Corrigan's suggestion and included the striking of"any eviction action filed during the state of emergency" to their original motion. On the motion: A roll call vote was taken as follows: Yeas —Bullock, Kepple, Litten, Neff, O'Malley, Rader, Shachner Nays —None Motion passed. Substitute Ordinance 12-2021 was amended and deferred. ****NEW BUSINESS*** 8. Communication from Councilmembers Shachner & Litten regarding 25h anniversary of Lion & Blue. (to be provided) Councilmember Shachner delivered the following oral communication: I speak for everybody here when I say that it's hard to imagine Lakewood without Lion & Blue. I used to walk by it everyday. The impetus behind this resolution was from a friend and colleague Ms. Paula Reed who contacted me. I wanted to honor Lion& Blue's contributions to the city and I would like to thank the Clerk of Council for drafting this legislation.