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9 <br />Ms. Szakos said she does not see the point of asking committees to dedicate <br />unpaid time to important processes if we are going to ignore their advice. <br /> <br />Mr. Norris said there are a lot of property owners who will not see this coming. <br />He said we should be sure there is aggressive communication about the public hearing. <br />He said he is not convinced we need a fee to accomplish our stormwater goals. <br /> <br />Ms. Szakos, Ms. Galvin, and Ms. Smith agreed that Council will have a public <br />hearing at the next Council meeting, using the higher rate amount in the public hearing <br />advertisement. <br /> <br /> <br />REPORT: <br />SECTION 3 POLICY UPDATE <br /> <br /> Ms. Tierra Howard, Section 3 Coordinator for the City, presented to Council. She <br />highlighted the goals and accomplishments of the Section 3 program and discussed <br />current and future initiatives. Goals include hiring low and very low-income workers, <br />award contracts to Section 3 businesses, and provide additional economic opportunities <br />as stipulated. Ms. Howard described the Section 3 Steering Committee, which was <br />established last year, the newly created Standard Operating Procedures, and the work she <br />has done with community building. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris asked Ms. Howard if there is a role helping connect businesses with <br />other outside opportunities. Ms. Howard said they are working on implementing <br />structures that will allow businesses to be competitive in the local contracting workforce. <br /> <br /> Ms. Galvin said Section 3 creates exciting possibilities, and staff needs to think <br />about the scale of their projects. This is a phenomenal opportunity that can benefit from a <br />larger framework. <br /> <br />Ms. Smith asked if there is equal opportunity for women to obtain construction <br />jobs. Ms. Howard said there is. Section 3 also generates administrative opportunities. <br /> <br />Ms. Szakos said Council hoped the HUD regulation would enjoy a broader <br />definition, and she thanked Ms. Howard for pushing on this point. <br /> <br /> <br />MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC <br /> <br />Ms. Pat Lloyd, Ridge Street neighborhood, said she attended a public meeting on <br />the stormwater utility fee. She said we need to remember that some people would be <br />affected by even a nominal increase in their finances. She said most of her neighbors do <br />not know this is impending. <br /> <br /> <br />