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From the meeting · City Council, · 0:40

Tenants wait on indoor heat rules during another heat wave

During general public comment, a tenant advocate presses the council on overdue report-backs for a motion setting a maximum indoor temperature in rental housing.

a member of the public

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a member of the public And I'm here because it is mid October and we're experiencing yet another heat wave.

a member of the public Meanwhile, we're still waiting for report backs on the maximum indoor temperature motion, which are now a monthly.

a member of the public And every day this effort stalls is another day of tenants needlessly suffering in their homes due to dangerous heat.

a member of the public So we have a policy that could deliver lifesaving relief from the threat that indoor extreme heat poses, and I just wanna encourage the council members to do all we can to continue progress on this motion and get those report backs done.

a member of the public So thank you for your time.

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From the public recording of the City Council, October 16, 2026. Picked and described with AI; the words are the meeting's own. Remove this clip