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Discussion: Councilmember Litten thanked Councilmember Kepple for attended the meeting in his stead. On the motion: All members voted in favor. Motion passed. ****NEW BUSINESS*** 26. Lakewood Community Relations Advisory Commission Presentation of Annual Report& Community Survey Feedback. (pg. 92) President O'Malley introduced the Commission and remarked on the importance of its work to the community. Community Relations Specialist Melissa Garrett introduced LCRAC Co-Chair Tracy Greenberg, who presented the LCRAC Annual report to Council. LCRAC Co-Chair Neil Gromek and member Neil Chavan provided a presentation (attached) regarding the outcomes of a community survey LCRAC conducted of 600 residents. President O'Malley applauded LCRAC's work and its survey. He expressed enthusiasm for taking action on the conclusions of the survey. Councilmember Bullock applauded LCRAC's work and suggested that the survey could potentially be conducted on an annual basis. Mr. Gromek invited all councilmembers to attend meetings or meet one on one to do a"deep dive" into the data. President O'Malley thanked Melissa Garrett for facilitating the group's work. Motion by President O'Malley, seconded by Vice President Litten to receive and file the presentations. All members voted in favor. Motion passed. 27. Communication from Councilmembers Rader & Kepple regarding recent attacks on abortion access from federal, state, and local entities. (to be provided) Councilmember Kepple provided the following communication: While abortion is still legal in Ohio, and a right protected by the United States Constitution, the Ohio Senate is currently considering SB 123, also known as a "trigger ban", which would ban all abortions in the State of Ohio if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Additionally, Ohio House Bill 480 would emulate the extreme anti-abortion Texas bill. Ohio HB480 would incentivize neighbor to turn on neighbor, and the bounties placed on reporting 9