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City Council Meeting Minutes July 13, 2021 Page 6 of 11 Mayor Pro Tem Maloney stated he supports this plan particularly with a way to keep the commercial uses on the first floor on Spruce Street. Councilmember Dickinson stated the existing space is not well activated on Front Street so filling that gap would be an improvement. He stated he is not sure the residential use of the first floor on Front Street is a good use of the space in the commercial district. Councilmember Leh stated he is comfortable with the project and the first floor residential with adding the finding from the Mayor to keep the commercial on the first floor of the rest of the project. Councilmember Fahey stated she supports the resolution as live/work spaces are becoming more of the norm and it will activate this area. Mayor Stolzmann stated she could support the project with the addition of the finding in the resolution and with knowing the design of the residential units includes a first floor business use. Mayor Stolzmann closed the public hearing. VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION TASK FORCE UPDATE Anthony Graves and Emily Shamsid-been gave an update on the work of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Task Force (EDI). They reviewed the task force objectives and how the members were selected. The task force has met twice to date and narrowed down the topics for the focus group conversations which will be Safe & Welcoming Environment; Public Accommodation/Access to Services; Youth Engagement; Housing; and Public Health. Language justice will be incorporated throughout those topics as well. They reviewed some specific details that will be discussed under these major topics. The next steps of the task force include composing a list of organizations and individuals to consider for the focus groups and laying the groundwork to facilitate five focus groups between July and August. The focus group summaries will be provided to the EDI Task Force between August and September. Task Force members will assess community feedback and prioritize information for City Council action in November 2021 Public Comments — None Members thanked Graves and Shamsid-Deen and the members of the task force for the work noting the importance of this project and the need for this information to help the City Council make decisions moving forward. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — COST OF DOING BUSINESS SCORECARD