honestly i respect the difficulties they face being productive, very relatable right now
but stewart couldn't hear what anyone else was saying, so we had more delays
anyway maybe soon we'll hear about the city wanting $200 million
city manager sadhu johnston is explaining things and just said "the meeting is adjourned, so we're not being broadcast," but he very much is being broadcast
colleen hardwick is asking why public hearings are going ahead if the city is having so much difficulty hosting a basic livestream
the city manager is saying today (which included a toilet being flushed) is an exception
kennedy stewart says "the problem with the technology this morning was completely on my end"
de genova: "i can yell into the phone, but it’s my technology, and my headset isn’t working … i'm trying my best here"
i'm trying my best too, melissa
then councillor christine boyle said technology could help public hearings become more accessible, but her phone connection was so bad kennedy stewart could barely hear her
(ordinarily that would have been a very interesting philosophical debate, but you know)
says there are serious concerns
"are the people phoning in from vancouver? how do we know the purposes of the people phoning in?"
that's already the case for irl vancouver public hearings
We now have a lunch break, and then things go in camera, so we won't be back until 3pm.
that may have been the weirdest council meeting i've covered