I oppose is restrictions on rights, you know, unless they're reasonable, of course. Um, so everyone that owns property in the city um has paid for those rights and whenever there's restrictions, it's a taking of what they've paid for.

Imposing a oneweek minimum is respectfully like telling Domino's they can't sell pizza anymore, but they can still sell salads, so they'll be okay. I urge the council to consider amending the ordinance to a three-day minimum stay.

If there are some properties that are problem properties and deal with those, take away their license, but don't punish all these homeowners. Maybe give the homeowners phone numbers so that they can communicate like regular neighbors.

I'm just here to thank the uh Richfield Bloomington Water Man Man management organization for moving forward with resident grants.

I respectfully urge the council to reject a blanket ban and instead adopt a balanced license and enforce approach.

Whereas in the current political climate, the LGBTQIA community faces threats from forces whose goal is to end is ending freedom for everyone. We affirm that an attack on one is an attack on all. And we stand proudly with this community, particularly our transgender neighbors and young people.

Today was a huge loss for me and my fellow trans service members, but it was a bigger loss for our nation, the rule of law, and our democracy.

But I think it's a dying gasp of this kind of discrimination. It was trying to use this last little bit of malice and bias that people have to split us apart. Um, I'm ready for this to be over. I'm ready for us to move past this horrible moment, but I do want us to think that this is one really mean blip on an arc of history that is moving towards justice.

I guess my biggest concern would be that it would that uh down vote of of us completely eliminating um or restricting Airbnb owners from having anything less than a 7-day stay is that it would drive additional business out of our community.

And the voices that you are not hearing in this room are the people who lack an econom economic motive for being here, which is a strong motive, and I appreciate that motive. But the people who are concerned about their neighborhoods, they're concerned about having fewer uh uh less housing.

I don't I don't feel like 3 days is enough to address those concerns. it. It was deliberate that it becomes a little bit less appealing to have a short a good amount less appealing to have a short-term rental in Richfield, but to not completely eliminate it.

I think when you look at it twofold, you know, you think of three days is from a business perspective and seven days is from a community perspective. You know, um if you go if you change it to a fiveday, that would be a compromise that might be workable to uh the owner's calendars, booking processes, that type of thing.

And to me, every one of those is a is a is a family that could be living there full-time. And so, I just want to get that on those concerns on the record.

She was the clearly the strongest candidate in terms of her experience, her skill set, her leadership, and her her really deep understanding of the fire department, the city, and she has some really exciting ideas about the challenges and opportunities ahead.

It was very clear that she's quite dedicated to Richell Fire Department, and that's something I want to make sure everyone's aware of.