i'm particularly that I was really looking into is the cahoots model Alternative to policing. That's not so on police officers But the mayor reassured us today and over the past couple of weeks that he is working diligently with all the Institutions in securing the funds for that program to Fly from burlington and and beyond from the state of america. So mr. Mayor. I don't do this enough Congratulation good work Chief ozard. Congratulations. Good work proud of you. Please give him a round of applause Thank you Thanks very much councillor jang councillor hanson Great, thank you. I would echo a lot of what both councillors bergman and jang have said and i'll be supporting the budget as well On the climate emergency, I think One of my biggest concerns continues to be that is the staff capacity to Input to to conduct these major studies Even if we are using consultants the staff resources to to go through that process to word Smith and craft and pass these major policies that we're trying to do And to then implement them and just seeing the rate the pace at which we've been doing that i'm Concerned that we're hitting a lot of bottlenecks on all of those fronts the studying the policy creation and passage and the implementation And I I just I really regret not playing a more active role in the budget and advocating more strongly for that And I think I just want to You know take this opportunity to redouble on a commitment to Work with the council administration to to push on that front because I think it's It's really critical. Thank you Thanks councillor hanson uh councillor McGee Thank you president paul, uh Also want to begin by saying, uh, thank you to The mayor and the ceo for a very collaborative process Being a new member of the board of finance. It was um Certainly challenging at times to get up to speed and I'm just very grateful for the responsiveness of the administration and answering The many questions that I've had over the past couple of months And you know, I'll be echo echoing some of the comments that others have already made so I I'll be brief here, but I just wanted to add my my voice to The hopes that we'll be able to find Funding in the near future to support the camp center I think that's crucial and I think we need to make good on those promises to make investments In those racial justice initiatives. So looking forward to supporting that in the near future I also want to comment on The administration's willingness to increase the number of cso's and csl's I think we've seen some early success with those new positions and I'm hopeful that We'll be able to continue to see Those positions be successful and supplement our response with unarmed support staff And in keeping with Those goals also to stand up the crisis response team You know quickly and Hopefully with the diverse array of funding sources And appreciate the administration's commitment to Make sure that that happens in the next fiscal year Regardless of where those funding sources will ultimately end up being You know, I think we've seen across the country that programs like the crisis response team have been Extremely successful so much so that some municipalities have quintupled funding for similar programs So I think you know at a time like this when we're facing so many crises that the police department Can't really be expected to address Grateful that we're making these investments and I look forward to I'm supporting that in the future so With that I will just say thank you and I look forward to supporting this budget Thank you counselor McGee are there others who wish to comment on the budget? Seeing Seeing no other counselors wishing to speak We will go to a vote. Uh, this is a certainly an important once a year very consequential vote um and Looks to hopefully be unanimous All those in favor of the motion before us, please say I Hi Hi Any opposed We have a We have a budget and we have a unanimous vote Congratulations to the mayor Congratulations, and many thanks for all the hard work for it to cao shad The entire clerk treasurer's team department heads all city employees that played a role And also to the members of the board of finance and many other counselors who Diligently attended and offered incredibly valuable input through this process Um, you know, we we did good here um We would now move will now be able to move on to um item one point Or I'm sorry eight point one eight, which is a resolution the annual tax assessment On the property grand list, um of the city for the fiscal year beginning july 20 july 1 2022 and ending june 30 of 2023 Councillor jang, I'll come to you for a motion, please I move the motion to approve the resolution And as indicated on board dark and I do not need the floor back Okay So motion has been made to waive the reading and adopt the resolution by councillor jang Is there a second to that motion seconded by councillor hightower? Uh, councillor jang did not want the floor back. Um, are there Uh, don't know if I perhaps maybe maybe just for the benefit of the of the of the public who might be watching if uh, perhaps a little bit of an overview on What makes up the tax rate and uh, if you wanted to do that either that either for the mayor or the cao Happy to do so um as we have talked about in some of our board of finance meetings Um, the tax rate is uh, actually made up of many tax rates. There is the general city tax rate Um, and then there are about 13 or 14 other rates And you can find them listed in that budget resolution Um, but there are important things that this community values. Um, there are such things as the housing trust There's money for penny for parks. That's always a popular one As well as really important capital expenses like street capital highway And open space Then there's less glamorous things like debt service and retirement. Um, and those are also important factors In our recommended tax rate As the mayor mentioned, um, we are keeping the general city tax rate At the same rate as it was in fy 22 Last year we capped some of those special rates. I was talking about like the library and penny for parks rates At a lower rate than we were authorized by the voters and that was To help people in the immediate wake of the reappraisal to keep tax rates as low as possible This year we are fully funding those. Um, so that we can continue those important investments Um, and despite that as the mayor mentioned, um, we are um able to Offer as a combined municipal and education tax rate Um, we expect that that will go down for people Because of some one-time money On the state side So unless there's any other questions, I think that concludes my 30 second tour of the tax rate Thank you so much cao shad Were there any other comments or questions from the council? Um, counselor travers I'll just my turn for a brief. Thanks Uh, which is uh, this time last year I served as chair of the parks commission and and came on behalf of the parks commission to ask for full funding for the penny for parks program which Was approved a number of years ago As a penny assessment for parks and has done a lot of good things For our community. I know last year we had some One-time funds available that made up some of the gap with some great improvements along the greenway and down at oak ledge park in particular Um, but still I remember a year ago that the administration committed To this year coming back with a full assessment of a penny for parks and i'm excited That that's in there. So thank you very much for that and think that there's a lot that Our parks department can do for the community with those funds. So thank you Thanks, counselor travers. Uh, were there others who had comments or Questions Seeing none We will go to a vote All those in favor of the motion before us to approve the To approve the annual assessment on the property tax grand list Um for of the city for the fiscal year beginning july 1 2022 and ending june 30 2023 please say aye Aye Any opposed That motion passes unanimously The next five items, which are 8.19 8 20 8 21 8 22 and 8 23 Are all regarding bonding and borrowing and for a motion I will go to councillor mickey Thank you president paul uh seeing as uh the items in Agenda items 8.19 through 8.23 Are substantially similar. I would move that I would move to suspend the rules To permit those items to be moved as a slate Okay, so a motion has been made to suspend the rules and to permit those items to be moved as a slate Is there a second to that motion seconded by councillor jang? uh that Motion to suspend is not debatable So it but it does require a two-thirds vote So we will go to a vote Um All those in favor of the motion to suspend the rules to permit these items to be removed as a slate Please say aye Are there any opposed So we have the two-thirds and with that I will go back to councillor mickey Thank you president paul I moved to waive the reading and adopt the resolutions attached to agenda items 8.28 Through 8.19 through 8.23 and do not need the floor back after a second Okay, a motion has been made to waive the reading and adopt those resolutions seconded by councillor jang Um, are there and and you did not want the floor back. Are there any comments or questions from the council? Seeing none, we will go to a vote all those in favor of the motion to waive the reading and adopt the resolutions 8.18 through 8.23. Please say aye. Aye Any opposed That motion passes unanimously and we have completed that section of our agenda We have two more items on our deliberative agenda regarding short-term rentals Um, the first is item 8.24 in ordinance housing and taxes short-term rentals bco Chapters 18 and section 21 oh Or 21 3. I'll go to councillor travers Uh, thank you very much president paul On the first item I would move to waive the second reading and adopt the ordinance amendments in the form attached to agenda item 8.24 as BJT amendment ordinance short-term rentals chapter 18 and section 21 31 revised for city council 6 27 22 meeting Version a and would ask for the floor back with a second Great. Thank you councillor travers. Is there a second to that motion? seconded by councillor carpenter councillor travers the floor is yours Thank you very much president paul Um Before moving into debate, I did speak to councillor shannon about this as well as our parliamentarian and obviously this Uh, this piece is is tied closely to uh, the next agenda item Which we will be considering which are proposed amendments to um, the comprehensive development ordinance and so My understanding absent any objection from our parliamentarian is that it would be germane for us to Discuss both those items in tandem here, although if we need to turn to any amendments on the CDO we would turn to that with the next agenda item um So just briefly I I haven't been on the council for long But I recognize this council has been talking about this matter for long before I arrived here I'm hopeful that we are on the brink of putting some regulatory framework into place and and um moving on From this item while also keeping it in back of mind such that we have something in place that we continue to work with and tweak as we move forward Um, because we're on the brink of something and hopefully We'll take at least some time to return to this. This may be uh, my last opportunity to thank those folks who I know have played a huge role in this particularly folks and uh, Mayor Weinberger's office like megan tuttle scott gustin. I see we have bill ward Um patty wayman and assistant city attorney kim sturd event who somehow you to arrive just now so Welcome So On one side of this issue I do think it's important to acknowledge that there are Significant benefits with the presence of short-term rentals and air bnb units in the community. They are Important for the tourist community. There are folks beyond tourists who rely on short-term rentals For business trips for for seeking medical care in our community And there's also a whole economy that has revolved around short-term rentals. We haven't Just heard from some hosts who I think are a well-meaning host. I appreciated comments from folks Like abbott start for example earlier today But there's also a whole number of individuals who have come to rely On income and a well-being In the context of of servicing and providing services to the short-term rental community Uh on the other side of this issue. We do have a housing crisis And I do think it's important That this council take action To address that crisis and and really to increase The city's housing stock for ownership as well as more long-term rental I'm mindful though That when we talk about short-term rentals the data here shows that what we're talking about is Is 200 to 300 units Perhaps one percent of the city's housing stock and while It's certainly important to be mindful of that I have no illusion that Regulation and restrictions around short-term rentals is is going to be the fix For for for the housing crisis. We're facing if anything I think the best thing we can do for the housing crisis is to Take action on something tonight so that we can move to bigger issues That will have more impact like the efforts that the mayor's office has started to undertake To to rezone certain areas of the city to allow for additional housing options I think we've gone over some of the pieces here, but just very briefly what this will accomplish The regulations here would require that nearly all short-term rentals in the city would have to be connected To a host primary residence The host can either rent out their own primary residence or another unit within the same building or lot Hosts would be limited to renting out one Short-term one whole whole unit short-term rental So the host could rent out their own primary residence or another unit on the same property But not both The regulation includes a number of tenant protections There is language in here that if a host evicts a tenant Unfortunately, we had the just cause eviction language vetoed by the governor But here we still have I believe an opportunity to say that if a host Evicts a tenant for the purpose of converting a long-term unit to a short-term unit Or if they refuse to renew a lease Over the tenant wanting to do it because they convert it to a short-term rental That that landlord would have to pay the tenants relocation expenses Which would include to not only their moving costs, but having to pay the security deposit At a new unit You know, we've heard a lot from neighbors who are concerned about short-term rentals I do think that a lot of these regulations will will take away the The party house it will also take away the folks who have really created a Sort of Airbnb empires here In that host would be limited to registering just one short-term rental themselves But to address some of those neighbors concerns, there's all sorts of minimum standards in here where hosts will now have to have a register a local emergency contact an emergency And managing agent in burlington They will have to provide a guess with emergency contact information for someone who's local during their stay They'll have to provide guests a copy of our noise ordinance among other protections I do think though that The potential biggest change here and shift and benefit From the status quo that we have right now, which is to try to enforce our bed and breakfast regulations here Is that we have found a way to apply our gross receipts tax To air bnb's and short-term rentals And if the data we've seen here is correct I believe this could generate in excess of an additional 400 000 a year For our housing trust fund for the development of more affordable housing, which i'm very excited about I know folks probably have other comments here But it is perhaps worth noting What's in the amended version because the version that i've brought before you tonight is is an amended version As opposed to what was passed out of the ordinance committee and i want to Thank councillor bergman in particular I i don't know if i have your vote yet councillor bergman, but But notwithstanding that i greatly appreciate Your efforts to make this a better piece of legislation So there's language in here that puts additional limitations around The sunset provision for non-compliant units. There's language in here that At councillor bergman suggestion, which i think was a good one requires A rental registry to include short-term rentals where Bill warden patty wayman's offices will Report back to this council with respect to that Registry in coming years There's language as well that makes clear that Folks cannot find a way around these restrictions by registering multiple short-term rentals Through multiple corporate entities when we say one short-term rental per host That's what it means one short-term rental per host and you can't find a way around that with additional llc's There's more amendments here. We'd be happy to answer questions from From colleagues, but i really do think that this strikes the right balance Appreciate it a number of the comments we've heard from the public appreciate councillor We keep calling this the carpenter amendment. So appreciate councillor carpenter as well for her efforts here and Before perhaps turning to On discussion on on the larger matters some colleagues have suggested Two additional amendments that i think we could probably deal with In relatively short order and then turn back to the underlying matter if if that would be in order this point in time president paul Oh, so you have other amendments that are not in this amended version correct. There's two Small amendments that i have not that are not in writing, but um, I could certainly address folks to To where it is and i do think that they Are hopefully non-controversial such that we could deal with them and then turn back to the underlying matter Yeah, if they're pretty small, I mean usually we we try to do these things in writing, but uh, If it's if they're relatively small, then we'll certainly try to do that. What is the This is on the um, what liner? be referring to right so Um Online 150 I believe There's some scrolling to be done. Yes So this is a section About the affordability swap. I mentioned that nearly all short-term rentals would have to be tied to a host Permanent residents or primary residents The exception to that or one of the exceptions to it is that if you put a Short-term rental into a multi-unit building and also offer an affordable unit within that same building That that is doable There was some language in this at one point in time that made clear that that affordable unit had to be in excess of any Required inclusionary units in that building. So I would move to amend this section To read that The dwelling unit is within a building with two or more dwelling units And the host rents another dwelling unit within the same building or a lot And this is the additional language In excess of any applicable required inclusionary units point of clarification. I think that's line 187 Okay, oh, okay. I'm not because I'm not seeing it. So let me let's go Thank you So line 187 um starts with the word rents another dwelling unit And where is the uh point of order? I think that the confusion is that the document was the word that we were that was introduced was the word document with the beginning bjt amendment and not the The one that was posted on unless i'm mistaken. So is that That's a good question councillor bergman.  Um, i'm just Not really sure exactly where my point of order relates to the fact that that document It would appear that uh, councillor travers was correct in terms of bringing it to the 150 through 153 section Oh, if you accepted the changes I didn't So Well in any event, I mean we could be clear about it. It's it's it's it's under section 18 15 Subsection f Yes, um And then subsection Three yeah, and then little two It says the dwelling unit is within the building with two or more dwelling units and the host rents another dwelling unit And then it's the added language Which is Within the same building or lot comma in excess of any applicable required inclusionary units is the additional language So that that that would be the motion to amend what's before us to add that language and I do have it in writing Okay, so, um Is everyone clear where we're talking? Okay, so, um It depends now now that I understand I now understand why it is that we're all looking on At different versions and that's because it depends on whether or not you've accepted all the changes Which I know I personally have did not I just simply opened this It is line 187 if you have not accepted the changes and I guess it's line 151 Or 150 for those who have so, um I don't know. I think we should all know exactly what we're voting on here. Um Is there any chance that maybe if you take just a couple of minutes that you might be able to just send it to send those changes to To lori sure. I and I I do have it in writing. Okay. All right. So we'll give it a give a give it a couple of minutes here Um, anybody wants to stand up? We'll we'll take we'll take a recess for three minutes So that we can all stand up if you'd like Okay Except the person who's typing Recess it's we've heard of agenda or if you wanted to go further than that So a motion has been made by councillor hightower to complete our deliberative agendas. There are seconds to that seconded by councillor hanson Um, all those in favor of the motion, please say I I Any opposed thank you any opposed So we have a motion to complete our deliberative agenda, which is items 8.24 and 8.25 Um at this point, I think we do have I don't see them on I know what the easiest way is to just simply View them online or Or if they should if they can be posted I don't know what the what is the easiest way? They are okay. They are on board doc. So I need to just simply refresh You know, I see I don't see that Right there. Okay. All right. So the amendment that we're talking about is um Under 8.25 It's the very last item on 8.25 Give people a chance to take a look at that. Um, and then, uh councillor travers if maybe you can just um, um Show us that show us that on that version and then make that motion. Um, and we'll get a second Sure after a couple of years. What's a couple more minutes? So, um, so thank you for your time. Um, so, uh, why don't we just do both this at once? So as I explained before, one of these proposed amendments will be with respect to the inclusionary units issue. Um, the other is with respect to, uh, a host who is a tenant and, uh, clarification on which units they may register In the version that you have, the first part of this amendment is on line 151 inserting the language that's highlighted in excess of any applicable required inclusionary units And the second part of this amendment Uh is on line 158 including the following language that's highlighted A host who is a tenant may only register a short term rental in their primary residence And so I would move that amendment Okay, so a motion has been made to move an amendment on lines 151 and lines 158 Seconded by councillor hightower Um, are there is their discussion on the amendment and the amendment only? councillor hightower I guess I won't make time. I was gonna also do my comments to the larger thing But I guess I'll just do the first one or to the amendment, which I just have to say that julia curry Sent me an email this morning whose award-winning constituent Noting that she disagreed with the language as it was written. I was like, oh, no, no, no, don't worry about it It says that it's not for all inclusionary zoning units only the and then I noticed that that wasn't true so I think that that's A huge thank you to julia, um and citizen engagement in terms of making sure that we got this right Great. Thanks councillor hightower. Um, are there others who wish to speak to the amendment and only the amendment? Seeing none We'll go to a vote on the amendment All those in favor of the amendment the amendment as outlined by councillor traverson seconded by councillor hightower, please say aye Any opposed Great, so we have those into The document before us, um, that brings us back to the the ordinance. Are there counselors who wish to speak to the ordinance? councillor hightower to be followed by councillor bergman Great. Thank you. Um, I don't know if I should protest to councillor traverse complaining about how long this has taken when He's only had to deal with it for a couple of months But strs have outpaced the vacancy rates Before covet of our housing and even with covet. They're still chasing those vacancy rates So while I also agree that is not the reason for the housing crisis There's no doubt that this is a lever that the city should be using To have to increase our vacancy rate or put more people in housing Um, this council and I along with it have talked about this ordinance for over two years What we have in front of us is a much better control on short term rentals than what we currently have on the books Which as we all know differs to the bed and breakfast ordinance and the same time I think that gave the last two years Um, keeping falls in their homes is important and by homes. I do not mean investment properties either brought down or passed down Either bought or passed down. I do mean homes. Um, and therefore Um, I think that this ordinance is a good compromise. I think it Restricts the most common most troublesome strs, which are those whole house rentals We heard about in public comment both here and in ordinance committee And it's also a mechanism that we can amend to ensure that it serves our city over time This isn't wildly different from what was passed out of ordinance a few months ago But I hope it is different enough to find the balance between What we passed and what the mayor ultimately vetoed and I'm supportive of this measure That's it. Thank you. Councilor Hightower. Councilor Bergman First I want to thank councilor travers for Filling my email with 18 Distinct questions And then I had one added on top of that and he was responsive I have not been In favor of this. I think it There is no one Cause of the housing crisis, right? So it's a straw Dog to to raise that as a reason not to To um support or to oppose This to say that uh short term rentals aren't the cause so you shouldn't you know Stop the floodgates. Um that being said they are a um 1% That's a lot of units if we were to raise the vacancy rate by 1% I think that this administration and other people would be jumping up and down And I've heard that before so it's not insignificant At all. Um I uh I engaged uh with councilor travers because if We're gonna have A an ordinance and I think the votes are there to pass this then I need to use the uh the experience and skill that I've gotten Reading and writing and enforcing these ordinances to try to make it workable And that's what I did and uh, I'm very appreciative of the The amendments that you see before you Um, which attempt to uh to address those things Um, I think there's still a a major Loop hole with regard to corporate ownership. I think it is a problem And I don't think that we have closed it with this. Um I would really like To have only limited this to people to rooms and people's primary residence. So that is my druther I Cannot win that fight tonight. I'm well aware of that I do think that there are some really positive things in this Having a registration is important so that we know So that we can count so that it's not Based on anecdotes. It's based on facts And those things can be enforced and I see our enforcement people in the room And I expect us to use the the full force Of the city of berlington to go after people And to enforce both the minimum housing code and the the zoning ordinance when there are violations of this because The hemorrhaging of housing units is Is something we need to stop But the the fees to do that are embedded in here and I think we've made some improvements over the last days in terms of that process and the The gross receipts tax I think is not as good as a housing replacement ordinance as Megan's Memo indicated, but it is We'll see if it will generate funds and in fact It will generate more funds the more of a problem short term rentals are so you know, uh, the irony of it. I don't think that it Will really replace but it will make something. Um, I've gone back and forth On this and I continue to but I have to say that I am I know that we're going to be back Um, regardless I I'm I'm leaning just to let you all know that in in in favor of this at this point knowing full well that it is a Well imperfect and much farther Away from what I would like to do but uh, I I'm I am very appreciative of the work that was done So, thank you Thanks, councillor bergman. Uh, are there um, councillor shannon Thank you, president paul I have some Questions that uh, I was hoping staff might be able to answer sure um We we keep hearing this one percent of One percent of our housing units, but I don't know if anybody here tonight can answer this question But the slide deck that we got it was probably a couple of years ago from a director tuttle Showed over 400 rental Short-term rental units back in 2020 Okay, I'm getting not so nobody disagrees with that information um, it also stated that 71 percent of Those short-term rentals were a whole unit rentals. So that would be over 300 units These numbers are are not one percent of our total number of units um And these numbers are are growing Um, it kind of flattened out or maybe declined during the pandemic, but the overall trend um, worldwide is More and more communities be being overcome by the short-term rentals So this still allows those whole unit rentals, which are the problem um It doesn't restrict them vastly differently than Than the way we restrict restrict them today, which is a requirement for owner occupancy um, I have another question which is In this process We are exempting if you change your use for Almost any other use You have to get a zoning permit from from the city, but in this case when you change the use from um Residential use to a short-term rental use We are exempting short-term rentals from Get the requirement to get a zoning permit and I read through those exemptions and as far as I could tell The only use exemptions that we have granted in the past were for daycares and I don't and um urban agriculture and actually the urban agriculture I'm not even sure that that's really a use it it's more about if you're building if you're if you're putting up structures There are other exemptions, but not for changes of use Is that correct? defer to my attorney, but just to say that The use is still going to be a housing unit. So in that sense There isn't it's not the person isn't making the second unit or their own unit a They're not selling something out of it. So they're not changing it to retail. So I think in that sense It's still a housing unit. That's where I think the Latitude comes from Well, it's defined differently And it's actually lodging which we have a definition of of lodging and we've chosen to Define short-term rentals Strangely as specifically not lodging Um But I think that uh, it's not housing people. It's it's Lodging and there's a difference. There's a distinction in our ordinance, but that's Um, not really my question. My question is more about the other Exemptions and are there um The exemptions that I see Um with regards to use like I remember when we exempted the daycare centers and we did it because we want to encourage that use I don't know So I'm hearing that um Or I'll infer from your answer that the reason for that exemption is because it is not seen as a change of use Is that correct Or maybe that If you if you don't feel you're the appropriate person to answer for reasoning I will also say that it in the same terms if someone's having a long term if someone's renting for more than 30 days We don't require a change of use from that from when a person's as a has owns a house or then Leaves and rents it out long, you know from up for more than 30 days This is simply saying for less than 30 days Is in a similar is similarly situated and by putting it in that section of the ordinance We and you are saying it is permissible. So I think if you're saying you don't want to do it then that's the prerogative of the council But that's what we would be doing under this enforcement mechanism And I think part of it is is working in tandem with the the chapter 18 changes that you are making That talk about the registration requirements Okay So I will just note that that that this is the only change of use other than daycare centers That gets an exemption from from requiring a zoning permit in the lists of exemptions And daycare centers are something we want to Encourage and my understanding going into looking at this entire regulation was that short-term rentals was something that we wanted to restrict Um, also in here It says lodging does not include historic ins or short-term rentals so if Um, I was wondering how how historic ins got roped into this Shh historic ins are not exempt from the Use if you want to convert your house into a historic in You do need a Change of use I believe but not if you change it to a short-term rental. Is that correct? Yeah, I mean the in the zoning ordinance there are separate regulations for the historic ins um, so that's I why they were pulled out So yes So lodging does not include historic ins but historic ins still would need a A zoning permit to become as historic in but you don't need a zoning permit to become a short-term rental correct For uh, short-term rentals that would be within the the places that they are allowed as a right Correct, they are exempt and part of that is because under the chapter 18. They are have go through the registration process Okay All right. Um, well, I'll just I I'm done with my questions. Oh, I do have one more question, which is I know that there has been frustration about the enforcement of our current regulations and That has left people with the impression that we do not have regulations of of short-term rentals After uh, uh, uh, counselor McGee and counselor bergman and I Did get to talk with um director ward As well as patty wayman and thank you for your time My understanding from that meeting was that our barrier to enforcement is not really the regulation It's having the third party on board to help facilitate identifying Who's doing what? and That that is what's going to really make the big difference in Enforcement, whether we change it or whether we stay with the existing ordinance. Is that correct? The um the granicus contract that we signed is going to provide us a great deal of information Whether with or without this ordinance, but with this ordinance change It would help us determine and more quickly those properties that are not in compliance and would never comply Because they're not owner occupied It would help you identify the owner occupancy Correct Okay, owner occupancy is a requirement in either case under the status quo or yeah, okay Thank you Um, so then I'll I'll just move to my comments. Thanks a lot Um, I really appreciate the work that uh, counselor travers has done To improve this ordinance um and work with counselors who have been working against you quite honestly Um And the addition of the tax which I do support I also want to acknowledge we have many people who do a wonderful job of providing lodging to our tourists And family members who come to visit and they shouldn't be vilified in in this process and in this discussion Their service is valuable and their units are usually better maintained than other city rental units But I do want to be clear about the status quo currently we regulate short-term rentals Airbnb's are regulated as bed and breakfast How you book your reservation makes no difference nor does it matter whether or not you serve breakfast We regulate this Today we do not allow non-owner occupied short-term rentals in residential zones Enforcement has been an issue for three reasons that I can identify First there was a decision not to enforce our current zoning law um That was happening at the same time that we were inundated with these type of conversions And then followed by a pandemic where quite honestly this was pretty low on most of our priority lists Second once we decided we would enforce enforcement takes time and whether or not we adopt tonight's proposal as you just heard It will take time to bring people into compliance, but that process has started It is it's a slow and arduous arduous process which our permitting and inspections department has begun third we do not need We do not have the needed in-house resources to effectively enforce We need the help from a third party, which you just heard in order to properly track the rampant expansion of air bnb's That help is coming whether or not we approve this tonight Approving these changes tonight will result in the following First short-term rentals will no longer be conditional uses in residential districts They will be allowed by right and there will be no discretion There will be no appeals And no public input And contrary to other uses they will be exempt from the entire zoning permitting process Short-term rentals will be given an even higher status Um By by this exemption and will join on only two other high priority uses that the city strongly wants to encourage Which are daycares and urban agriculture Short-term rentals will have no change in the downtown Currently you're allowed to have hotels in the downtown. So if you have an Uh air bnb that is not owner occupied. It's considered a hotel It's allowed under current ordinance and it's still allowed under this ordinance We will get a nine percent tax for the housing trust fund, which I support But that can't begin to support the lost units that are encouraged by the policy Cito tells us it costs four hundred thousand to five hundred thousand dollars for an apartment type housing unit That's not a single family home. That's the homes that they build for affordable units The conditions that julia marx describes are real and those conditions will continue to put pressure on property owners to convert Housing units from long-term rentals to short-term lodging The short-term rental lobby favors this proposal the housing advocates weighed in on this years ago And we're never asked again. That's what I was told when I called and I asked how do you feel about this? I was told yeah, I I'm like why why aren't you coming forward and talking to us Well, we weren't going to follow this and go to all of the many many meetings. We put our We put in our say at the beginning And there's a great concern among housing advocates about continuing to allow these conversions Cities that require primary residents in order to protect their housing, which is what was passed by this council In in a I believe it was an eight to four vote And that would have Really made a difference in these conversions It would have stopped the conversion of housing units to lodging units And that is the type of regulation That boulder colorado Portland, oregon denver colorado new york city san francisco Honolulu san amonica washington dc Los angeles california somerville massachusetts Calabasas california They all have that they require primary residents. We were not going out on some limb with that regulation That is not an exhaustive list That's just me kind of spot checking and going to the trouble of actually reading a whole bunch of regulations So there is a lot more out there Of other cities that are that are doing this to protect their housing stock I will not be supporting this ordinance because I believe the current ordinance which is Which only allows short-term rentals in owner-occupied homes and only if granted a permit under the discretion of the drb After getting public input and having the opportunity for appeal That's our current ordinance The current regulation better restrict short-term rentals though it is inadequate I don't want to go with an option that makes it much easier to convert units to lodging Thank you, councillor shannon. Uh, are there others who wish to speak? I just got a Message from councillor barlow that uh need to promote his phone So bear with me for a moment here. I'm fine for a couple more minutes. You don't Is that is that better councillor barlow? I can stay for a couple more minutes Okay, are others who wish to speak to this ordinance? Oh, I'm sorry councillor hanson go ahead That's okay. Um Yeah, I I agree with councillor shannon and I think it's not just you know, we've talked a lot about the loss of rental housing units. I think that's the primary motivator, but Well, we haven't talked about as much which I think is also a motivator for me in supporting an owner occupant or Yeah, an owner occupancy requirement or someone to do it in their primary residence rather Um Is about the benefits and we've talked a lot about the benefits of short-term rentals And by requiring it to be in someone's primary residence You're concentrating the benefits of short-term running to burlington residents and ensuring that Um, and you're changing the dynamics of that market and and who is when who's the winner in the in that market And who gets to benefit from it in a way that I think is also positive Um by constricting it and by putting it to the that population because ultimately these The the hosts are competing against each other and against the hotels for all of these benefits that come from their guests So I just think we're we're Making a mistake on on both sides of the coin. Um, both the The loss the impact on the housing market and also the the economic benefit side of the small business side of Of things so I appreciate all the changes that have been made in the last few days I think they've been they've strengthened this but it's still not something that I That I support. Thanks Thanks, uh, councillor hanson Seeing Oh, um, uh, I'm sorry. Of course wait, we can't we can't move forward with the carpenter amendment without a word from councillor carpenter Hopefully I won't sneeze in the middle of it. Um, I just hope we can appreciate that. Um, This is gonna restrict what we've got in the marketplace now The the primary changes are You have to be an owner occupant Or it's a unit on your property. That's very different than what's been happening in the marketplace people have Um investors have been buying whole houses and renting them That's what's causing the commotion in the neighborhoods that should go away Allowing somebody to use their own home or the unit attached to them As a source of income for their family I think is a good thing And I do not see masses of conversions I'm really perplexed about the concept of a conversion if it has to be your own home You already own it you have an attached property We've heard from many people about how they do it sort of part time part time for families Part time for guests. I think the creativity of allowing the We keep calling the the swap units the inclusionaries unit One in a unit of up to five Building with up to five units Is a good compromise into the situation And I I don't see lots of those because I think that's just not A product that most landlords are going to want to offer You know a fundamental thing which we probably should have done years ago is the registration We will have the data We can look at the data in six months from now and see what we've got And I agree with councilberg when we probably will be here back here with tweaks But we really got to start that now And and there are some gaps in our thing we keep Council Shannon refers to everything that's lodging well lodging is technically three or more units Well, what about the onesies and twosies? They're sort of out there in the ozone about is that a lodging? Is it a rental? Um, is it my own single family home that I choose to rent once in a while? So there is a a gap in our definitions which which this would help close so Again, I think we're going to find this Will in fact restrict the unit And I think where the impact has been The biggest in the city has Actually been on the single family home ownership side where we have seen investors purchase those And and that will go away And I do again want to thank everybody for all their work on this Thank you councilor carpenter. So we'll go to the mayor and then we'll go to a vote Thank you president paul I appreciate the chance to share a few remarks and make very clear If the council does act and pass this tonight, I I do intend to to to sign it It pained me quite a bit to veto the earlier version of our short-term rental ordinances. This is something I have wanted in place for Numerous years now. I believe it really was the mayor's office that brought this issue to the forefront for debate with the mayor's housing summit in 2019 And really felt have felt, you know, since before that time that we needed this both to protect The housing market and to give clarity to people individuals and others pursuing Short-term rentals clarity about how they would be regulated So I'm very pleased that in a relatively short period of time this Ordinance is back before us and hopefully on the cusp of passage I want to thank councilors travers and carpenter in particular for for leading this effort and making sure that we are in position to take this this action now from my perspective and I appreciate the passion on opposing sides of this debate, but from my perspective this version of the ordinance while still very restrictive is Fair and less likely to have unintended negative consequences on the housing market as I think We should always be concerned about as we're passing land use regulations This Is the last of the five reforms that we called for In 2019 for action on I do think an additional benefit and I think something well worth the additional time Over the last couple months is that this is now coming back With a as I hope they would and I want to be clear. I'm not generally you know leading the charge for for tax increases, but in this case It was really I pushed in this committee process for the revenue generation to For us to really consider a much higher rate than we currently have we currently have 2% gross receipts tax for short-term rentals I really thought by taking action now at the same time. We're putting new regulation in place to also change the tax rate We are going to do something substantial the We have already in the last couple years basically doubled the funding into the housing trust fund and with this action Tonight we could see that housing trust fund increase again by 50% or close to 100% if the figures councillor travers Suggested earlier tonight proved true. So I will be enthusiastically supporting this if it gets to my desk and I hope it does. So thank you Thanks, mayor Weinberger Seeing no other comments from councillors, we will Go to a vote. This would be A vote to waive the second reading and adopt the ordinance as we have amended Um, I think it'd probably be best to go to a roll call vote if we could do that Thank you councillor barlow Yes councillor bergman reluctantly. Yes councillor carpenter Yes councillor jank Yes councillor hansen No councillor hightower Yes councillor mcgee Yes councillor shannon councillor travers Yes city council president paul Yes eight eyes two nays two actions Thank you. So that motion passes, um, which leads us to our last item and related item on our deliberative agenda Which is 8.25 in ordinance the comprehensive development ordinance for short-term rentals z a 22-08 I will go to councillor travers for a motion Thank you president paul I'll move to waive the second reading of the ordinance amendments and the farm attached the agenda under 8.25 And refer the amendment to the planning commission to correct any technical deficiencies and make any recommendation or opinion It considers appropriate and thereafter promptly submit the amendment to the city council for public hearing Thank you councillor travers. So a motion has been made and seconded by councillor hightower councillor travers, did you want the floor back? Yes, please great go ahead the floor is yours So with the amendments to chapter 18 it will provide The award and patty wayman and folks in their office the opportunity To require that short-term rentals register The question is how do we enforce this language against units that are trying to operate a short-term rentals but Are not appropriately defined as such This is where we still need some amendments to the zoning ordinance The ordinance committee did not make any amendments to the version submitted under the carpenter amendment And so that is the version that is Before the council now it will have to go to the planning commission before coming back to the council I am Sorry to do this, but there is one small tweak to align with a suggestion from From my esteemed colleague councillor bergman here, which is There's another version posted to board docs Which has the parenthetical one at the end of it. So it's a pdf document That's up there and If folks were to direct their attention to that On the final page of the document There is an amendment to Instead of a short-term rental being based on the number of days rented during a calendar year That it be rented during any rolling 12 month period and this would now align with the language That we just passed in chapter 18 So with that small tweak I would I would move to amend it with that language as posted on board docs and parenthetical one Seconded by councillor hightower. I just want to make sure what it is that we are Amending so we all know Can you could you just go back councillor traverson repeat that one more time? Yes In the version on board docs the pdf version That ends with the parenthetical one On the last page of that document under the definition of a short-term rental There's highlighted language That states that a short-term rental is a dwelling in it rented in whole or in part For less than 30 consecutive days and for more than And this is where the new language is 14 days during any rolling 12 month period strike per calendar year Okay, so a motion has been made to amend to add an amendment to this ordinance As detailed by councillor traverson seconded by councillor hightower Is there any discussion on the amendment? councillor councillor hanson Yeah, I just Just to clarify is this Our have does this incorporate amendments needed to align with The amendments that we've made tonight during the meeting Yes, if if we make in my opinion If we make this amendment Then all the definitions In this version align with the definitions that we just passed in chapter 18 Okay, but the more broadly though that the three amendments that you know came by email and around the The additional unit and stuff to those require additional changes and if so where those made Uh, that does not require any changes because that only exists in chapter 18. Okay, and not in the CDO language the only definition that Is duplicated between the two is the definition of a short term rental, which just needs to be updated to align it Okay, thank you Thanks councillor hanson. Are there any other councillors councillor shannon? Sorry I am um Just one I I know what the intention of this is But I am wondering if the actual words Could lead one to believe that this is a short term rental is defined as somebody renting In increments between 30 days and 14 days as opposed to somebody who Is renting more than 14 days in total Um In a one-year period I mean, I don't think so. I mean again The the language stays the same with respect to 30 consecutive days and for more than 14 days It's just the time period that changes as opposed to per calendar year now saying during any rolling 12 month period um To provide you know getting into the weeds a little bit on it There was some concern that if we did it on a per calendar year, there may be some loophole around the holidays Where a host may be able to Rent their house for the last two weeks of the year and then rent their house for the first two weeks of the next year And and get around the requirement of having to register Because there there are 14 days would would reset with january 1st But by saying rolling 12 month period It does away with that concern And and makes it clear that if you're registering for If you're renting for more than 14 days and you're renting out the guests for less than 30 consecutive days During any rolling 12 month period then you're a short-term rental Thank you. Um I'll let that go and I think if there's a this is getting referred to the planning commission So if there's any issue, I'm sure that they will look at that carefully But I do want to note that this is the piece of our action tonight that does Eliminate all of the public process. It eliminates all of the discretion And it eliminates the ability to appeal So this is the part that makes it Significantly easier to Establish a short-term rental Thank you Thanks councillor shannon. Are there other councillors who wish to speak to the amendment only? Seeing seeing none will go to a vote. This is just on the amendment So all those in favor of the amendment as Moved as presented and moved and seconded. Please say aye. Aye. Aye Any opposed? So we have incorporated that amendment into this ordinance Don't know if you wanted the fit. Did you want the floor back? Councillor travers after that? No. Thank you. Okay. So are there any comments on the ordinance? As a man as now amended Seeing none Then we can go to a vote all those in favor of the amendment of the Of the ordinance as amended. Please say aye. All right Any opposed? No No, so that wouldn't we would note Know by councillor shannon and councillor hanson The ordinance passes And with it is the completion of our Deliberative agenda I would be remiss with the deliver with this item in not also thanking not only Those councillors who have spent an enormous amount of time on this resolution on these ordinances over the last two years But also just have to give a shout out to our former Our former colleague councillor mason who spent a tremendous amount of time on On this ordinance. So thank you to him and thank you to all With that, uh, we've completed our agenda And uh with no further business I'd ask for a motion to adjourn Moved by councillor hanson seconded by councillor jang On all those in favor of the motion to adjourn. Please say aye Aye Any opposed? We are adjourned at 11 22 Our next meeting is july 18th Uh three weeks from today between now and then we wish you all a Wonderful july and as we head into summer in full swing. Have a good evening and thank you for joining us


Of course, most Bond fans will be aware that Pierce Brosnan originally would have already been casted as James Bond as far back as 1986, the star in 1987's The Living Daylights, had it not been for his sudden renewed contract on Remington Steel. You probably might also be aware that Christopher Lee, Ian Fleming's cousin, was asked the star as Dr. No for the first Bond movie of the same name. And so every Bond film has stories of actors that never ended up in certain films. So as the sixth edition in my one in every Bond movie series, we're now taking a look at one uncasted actor or actress in every Bond film. Let's go. Before Sean Connery ended up landing the iconic role of James Bond 007, many other actors were considered. Among these was British actor Richard Johnson. Reportedly, Johnson turned down the part. It's kind of funny to think what the world would have been like had he not done that. He would have been the very first James Bond 007. He certainly has the classic look and when you look at him in Deadlier Than the Mill, yeah, you can totally see he would have been pretty good for the part. However, Johnson is first to admit that he would have never lived up to the potential that he thinks Connery reached with the part. I guess I can only agree, but we will never know. Many actresses were considered for the part of Tatiana Romanova before Daniela Bianchi eventually landed the part. Among these was Tania Male. She was actually half Russian to begin with, so you could say she was suitable for the part. They didn't go with her because of her provincial English accent. It's kind of ironic when you think about it considering Daniela Bianchi ended up being dubbed for the part anyway, who says they couldn't have done that with Tania Male? At least she showed up in the next Bond film, as Tilly Massison. It's hard to find anyone who wouldn't claim that Gert Froh was casted superbly as Arik Goldfinger. It's hard to imagine anyone else in the part. However, you can easily find lots of other people in the part that were also considered. Among these was Fedor Baikal, whose audition tapes can easily be found here on YouTube if you want to watch them. He's not the only actor you can find screen tests of for the part, but I think he's the one who did a pretty decent job. I wouldn't say he tops Gert Froh, but he certainly has an interesting take on the character. Did I ever mention that Claudino G as Domino is really hot, definitely superbly casted for the part? We all know that Luciana Paluzzi was auditioning for the role as well, but she ended up being Viona Volpe. But did you know that Raquel Welch almost landed the part? If it wasn't for a simple scheduling conflict, supposedly Raquel Welch would have been the one starring alongside Sean Connery in that bikini. Welch went on to star in Fantastic Voyage at the time, mostly starring in a white jumpsuit, but later did go on to admit he would have rather gone to the beach with James Bond. Likely already mentioned in one of these episodes, but before Bond's arch-nemesis Blofeld was played by Donald Pleasence, originally most of his scenes were already recorded with Jan Werig in the part. You can find various behind-the-scenes photos and stills of him in the part. I never saw any footage of him though, but it would have been interesting to see what he was like in the part, but supposedly the filmmakers didn't think he was menacing enough and ended up recasting him and went with Donald Pleasence instead and the rest is history. One of the most respected and well-regarded Bond girls in the entire franchise is Diana Rigg as Tracy in Majesties. She was mostly casted to bring some star power next to the unknown George Lazenby. But did you know that Bridget Bardot was originally invited for the role as well? Much like Raquel Welch, another iconic actress that never made it as a Bond girl. It's interesting to think what she would have been like in the part, but because she already starred in Shalako opposite Sean Connery, the deal supposedly fell through. Speaking of memorable actresses, lots of sources say that Jane Fonda was in the running as Tiffany Case in Diamonds of Forever. Some sources say she simply was considered, others say she turned the role down. But whatever the case, we ended up with Jill St John, leaving us once again to just speculate what it would have been like had she starred alongside Sean Connery. Before Jane Seymour landed the part of Solitaire in Live and Let Die, Diana Ross nearly starred alongside Roger Moore in the part. But because the producers feared racial tensions, they ended up wanting to go with a white actress instead. How times have changed? I don't know, when I read the book Live and Let Die, I always picture Solitaire as a black person myself. I think it fits the theme of the whole story more and it makes sense considering her Haitian background. They ended up casting the CIA agent Rosie Carver as a black actress instead. I wish at least that role would have gone to Diana Ross. He has a powerful weapon that originally was going to go to Jack Palance. Screenwriter Tom Mankovich originally had him in mind to star Escaramanga. The guy Hamilton did have lunch with him discussing the possibilities for the part. Eventually he turned it down because he was going to star as Dracula in a TV movie. Kind of ironic when you consider that eventually we ended up with another Dracula in the part. Before Barbara Black went on to get the iconic role of Anya Omosafa, Agent XXX in The Spy Who Loved Me, Lois Chels was initially the frontrunner. But supposedly she took a break from acting at the time and her agent even informed the producers that she had retired. Of course that wasn't the case and we still got to see what she was like as the leading lady in the next movie in a very similar role at that. Initially British actor James Mason was casted as Hugo Drax in Moonraker. But because Moonraker was an Anglo-French production, the filmmakers had to comply to certain criteria and thus French actor Michael Lonsdale was casted instead. Reportedly Italian actress Ornella Muti was Cubby Broccoli's first choice to play Melina Havelach in For Your Eyes Only after he saw her in Flass Gordon in 1980. Unfortunately she turned the role down, something she later admitted she regretted. Another leading man in Flass Gordon, Timothy Dalton of course went on to become James Bond a couple of years later, but unfortunately we as the public never got to see what it would have been like had Muti become a Bond girl. Remember when it was uncertain between Spectre and No Time to Die whether or not Daniel Craig would return as Bond? While it was also uncertain whether or not Roger Moore would return between For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy. But unlike Barbara Broccoli, Cubby just went on with it and he started auditioning several actors for the role of his leading man. This included James Brolin who did an audition you can easily find on YouTube. Of course Roger Moore did end up returning for Octopussy and we never got to see whether or not Brolin would end up becoming the next James Bond. But honestly I'm in the camp that's relieved that this never happened. I'm glad Roger Moore returned to go up in the Battle of the Bonds against Connery in 83. By 1985's A Few to a Kill the filmmakers felt they needed to appeal to the MTV generation and so they had David Bowie on their mind as their main villain Max Zorin. It's honestly really easy to imagine and you can tell what kind of look and feel they were going for with their villain. I mean David Bowie paired up with Grace Jones, it would have been such an eccentric villain duo. Something is of course already still is with Christopher Walken in the part, who is terrific and I'm glad he got to do it. But I'm just saying, it's so easy to imagine what this film would have been like had Bowie not turned the role down. James Brolin is not the only actor you can find a screen test for, you can also find one for Sam Neal who auditioned for the part of Bond in 1986 for the Living Daylights. He never got the part and reportedly he stated he never wanted it anyway. Supposedly his agent pressed him to try out for an audition. My friends call me Tanya. My friends call me Bond. James Bond.  I think he must be one of the only male actors in the world who didn't actually want the role. Talk us through that. I really did not want that part. And my friend Pierce Brosnan wanted it so much so you know it was really contrary and I felt so awkward all that day that we made that thing. It went on and on and on but I'm so relieved they offered it to someone else and we woke them to it because you really don't want to be the Bond that no one likes, you know. That's a fate worse than death. The filmmakers were considering to bring back John Rice Davis to reprise his role as Pushkin for License to Kill. But Davis himself felt that the story of License to Kill really didn't call for his character to be in there. And as much as I liked him as Pushkin, I kinda have to agree with him. Judy Dance was among the ingredients that helped bring Bond to the 90s with her terrifically portraying the first female M in the series. But did you know that originally Glenda Jackson was offered the part? However, Jackson found the part to be too dull, mostly being a desk job. It's really hard to imagine what the world would have been like had Jackson taken on the part. Would she still have been M by the time of Skyfall, laying in Daniel Craig's arms when she was about to die? It's one of those crazy Bond what if scenarios. Me personally, I think Judy Dance is the best M in the franchise and I'm relieved we live in a universe where she did get to do it. It's quite well known in Bond fandom that Pierce Brosnan and Terry Hatcher really didn't get along on set of Tomorrow Never Dies. Pierce Brosnan wanted Monica Balutzi, who reportedly did audition for the part. Daphna Deckers, who played Garver's PR girl, did state in several Dutch interviews that she was seated next to Monica Balutzi when auditioning for her part. I think Balutzi would have been so much more believable as a former flame of James Bond and she's just way more exotic than Terry Hatcher in my opinion. To me it's definitely one of the bigger missed opportunities on this list. Fortunately, we still got to see her as a Bond girl a couple of decades later, Inspector. A strong audition for the part of Bernard for the world is not enough. He was so happy he memorized all of his lines that he went out for a night of drinking. The next day on his actual audition he was so hungover that he screwed up the audition. The ironic part of the story, the guy he was out drinking with was future Bond actor Daniel Craig. Melle Berry got to homage Ursula Andres' iconic ocean walk in Dine of the Day, playing Jinx. But did you notice was almost Whitney Houston getting this part? If rumors are to be believed, she was seriously considered by the time of the casting in 2001. Apparently, she caught the filmmakers' attention from her roles in The Preacher's Wife and The Bodyguard. Very little is known about the truth to these rumors, though. Daniel Craig successfully auditioned for the part of James Bond in 2005 and became the sixth 007 for Casino Royale. Apparently, the other frontrunner he was competing with at the time was Henry Caffill. Director Martin Campbell stated that Caffill did a terrific audition and I really hope that footage services someday so we can see quite what he was like playing Bond. Maybe like Brosnan, he gets to finally get his hands on the role somewhere in the future, but for now he's just another actor that never got to be James Bond. Quantum of Solace had one of the more bizarre rumors on the list where apparently Al Pacino was rumored to play one of the villains and they think he was probably going to be playing General Medrano, while other rumors state he was just going to be having some sort of cameo in the film. Now I'm a big fan of Pacino's work, but I'm not sure if I necessarily ever wanted to see him in a Bond film, especially not in Quantum of Solace. During production of Skyfall, Sam Mendes flirted with the idea of bringing in Sean Connery to star as Kin Cade. I mean, it's very easy to imagine. Welcome to Scotland. I'll do my best. Losers always whine about their best.  But apart from flirting with the idea, it never came to fruition, because Sam Mendes concluded that bringing in Sean Connery would likely take you out of the movie. And even if they did bring in Connery, I seriously doubt he would have said yes. Chew Hotel Agio Four was on the shortlist to appear as a villain in Spectre, and fans believe he was probably being eyed to be Blofeld.  Of course, none of this ever came to fruition, so who knows, maybe in the future we can expect him to appear as a Bond villain. And lastly, in very similar fashion to Spectre, before production of No Time to Die, Harry Potter actress Helena Bonham was heavily rumored to be playing the main villain in the film. And these rumors mostly came in at the time that Danny Boyle was still at the helm of Bond 25, and very little was known about the script or the roles that were going to be in there. I personally would really like to see her as a Bond villain in the future, so I hope Eon keeps her on the list. And that's it for one Uncasted Actor or Actress in every Bond film. For this video I need to credit a few people that helped me compile the list and pointed me into the right directions with a lot of these actors and actresses. Thank you guys for all your help. I hope you once again enjoyed this video and found it informative. Please like if you did, subscribe if you didn't yet and see you guys in the next video.


and your community. Mid-South Sailors kicked off Suicide Prevention Month with a proclamation signing and awareness walk. Leadership encourages Sailors across the fleet to work together this year to promote Suicide Prevention Month. It's very important to get the word out and get people to know that there shouldn't be a stigma about this. It is a medical condition like anything else. You should feel free to come forward and seek aid. Gordon says Sailors who feel overwhelmed by stress should talk to someone. Oftentimes people have an inkling, have some indicator that something is a mess with their friends, their coworkers, even their subordinates or superiors, but nobody wants to come forward and say something, step up and say, hey, I think you need to talk to someone. Leadership also encourages commands to get their Sailors involved in Suicide Prevention Month through command events and community outreach. The goal of everybody is to have a solid, reliable, effective warfighting machine. When people are struggling with mental, physical or any kind of other issues, it detracts from that. So the goal of all of us is to get everybody back on their feet at 100% and move in the direction of supporting the mission. For more information and resources, visit the Navy's Suicide Prevention website at www.suicide.navy.mil. From Navy Personnel Command, I'm Petty Officer Andrea Perez.


When you read articles like this in Alzheimer's disease journals about how eating more berries may reduce cognitive decline in the elderly, they're talking about observational studies like this, where berry intake appeared to delay cognitive aging by up to two and a half years in the Harvard Nurses' Health study, or the intake of nuts, appearing to delay brain aging by two years. They're just talking about associations, meaning berry eaters and nut eaters tend to have better brain function as they age after trying to control for a bunch of other lifestyle factors. But you don't know if it's caused an effect until you put it to the test. Thankfully, we now have a growing number of interventional studies that have done just that, randomized, controlled trials where people eat berries or nuts, and you can prove it, actually show improvements in cognitive performance, raising the berry-nutty idea that we may be able to forestall or reverse the effects of neurodegeneration in aging with food. For example, this study and the effects of walnut consumption on cognitive performance. College students split up into groups doing two months of walnuts, followed by two months of placebo, or vice versa, and then they switch. How do you make a placebo nut? They baked it in. They gave people banana bread, with or without nuts. Same ingredients, just one with walnuts. And those on nuts showed a significant improvement in inference capacity, the ability to accurately draw conclusions from a set of facts. In other words, kind of critical thinking. And so on a practical level, maybe students or young professionals in fields that involve a great deal of critical thinking or decision-making could possibly benefit and gain a slight advantage through regular consumption of walnuts.  And not only did their bad cholesterol drop about 10 points, they performed better on short-term memory tests. So good for the heart, good for the brain, and not just better on like pencil and paper tests, but real-world applications. Give people concord grape juice versus some fake grape-kool-aid type placebo, and you can get improved performance, unlike everyday tasks, like quicker response times in driving tests. Why not just give people concord grapes instead of juice? Well then it's harder to create a placebo, and of course the study was paid for by welches. Okay, fruit and nuts. What about vegetables? Consumers of cruciferous vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower, kale, collards, broccoli, and brussel sprouts have been found to perform better in several cognitive tests than non-users. In terms of cognitive decline with aging, women consuming the most green leafies did better, effectively slowing brain aging a year or two, and not just cruciferous, but other dark green leafies like spinach. So maybe it's the nitrates. As we age, our cerebral blood flow drops the amount of blood flowing through our brain, which may be due to an age-related decrease in the production of nitric oxide, the open sesame molecule that dilates our blood vessels and is boosted by the consumption of nitrate-rich vegetables. This reduction in blood flow to the brain may be a major risk factor for the impairment of cognitive function and the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia. We know nitrate-rich vegetables like leafy greens and beets can improve physiological performance like beet juice does for athletes, but what about cognitive performance? We'll find out next.


Scripture today from the book of Acts 16 if you are with me to some of us Let me see if I can handle this. Let's see Sabine just received deliverance right now Let's see if you can show on the screen here on YouTube Glory be to Jesus Sabine. Jesus Christ has set you free today God bless you sister. God bless you sister. I accidentally muted myself. I'm so excited over here And so yeah, I wanna pray Jesus might the name Place your hand on your head and Jesus might the name of this Christ we pray in Jesus might the name I want to pray for critique a succena. 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Is that your daughter can place your hand on yourself, too? It's fine for you freedom right now Every spirit not from God every demonic stronghold Every generation of breaking strongholds. Thank you for breaking strongholds right now in Jesus name.  God bless you. Muang Ching Muang, Muang Ching right now Place your hand in Jesus mighty name right now from the top of my head to the sorcery feet Jesus Join me right now guys one more one of you join me right now Join me right now Williams.  I Don't know even if viewers can see it the way I'm seeing it now every single one of you Right now place it on right now Right now from the top of their heads to the source of the feet right now Fire in Jesus mighty Jesus mighty name In Jesus mighty name In Jesus mighty name. Thank you Lord for your touch right now. Thank you Lord for your touch right now Melanie do bear. I want to pray for you Melanie do bear want to pray for you. Thank you Jesus Place your hands right now. All you spit is about to touch you right now from my mouth Jesus Christ have set you free Say with me in Jesus name seems like I want to pray for Natasha Christine's like the Lord has something special in store for you, right? So she said she also has an important exam single one of you one of you in Jesus mighty name In Jesus mighty name Thank you Lord that you replace the hard heart so to repeat everything up from God fire in Jesus mighty name Christ in Jesus mighty name. We pray Jesus mighty name. We pray thank God for your freedom right now in their lives In Jesus mighty name in Jesus mighty name. I bless you. What can you say? What can you say about it? There's something that you can relate to it Lord is restoring your heart right now Sees every tear that you cry And Christine the same thing goes for you both of you. It's for both of you.   We can do one more. We're practically I want to pray for Shemima Natalie Let me see if I can Natalie. Yes, Natalie. 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Let's you God bless you in Jesus name I want to do one thing one last prayer and then we'll be freedom right now I grow that you're breaking chains in generous life right now Janet just let the spirit of God continue touching right now. He's moving right now viewers It is time right now, please your hand