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Vancouver council had a delay this morning due to technical issues, then Mayor Kennedy Stewart's line got disconnected, so now there's another recess while they figure out what happened.
honestly i respect the difficulties they face being productive, very relatable right now
honestly i respect the difficulties they face being productive, very relatable right now
after an argument over whether they should delay the meeting, kennedy stewart phoned back in before they officially adjourned
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
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
(now i'm listening to a vancouver clerk saying "mayor stewart, are you on the line now?" every 45 seconds or so, and hearing nothing in return. so it's going great)
"Those fat cats at city hall want $200 million of YOUR taxpayer dollars to bail themselves out, but they can't even get a conference call to work. It's time to put all of them on mute" is a line I'm giving free of charge to any open line radio host out there
update: mayor stewart can't get his computer to work so he's heading to city hall to chair the council meeting from there
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
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
it's art, really
UPDATE: a vancouver councillor just flushed their toilet on the live conference call and their phone wasn't muted
lots of people laughed about the toilet being flushed, kennedy stewart was not amused, half the councillors can't get on the conference call, but other than that things are going great
now the vancouver council meeting is underway
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
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
things are getting increasingly meta, as more councillors are asking if future meetings with the public should happen considering this meeting was such a gong show
kennedy stewart says "the problem with the technology this morning was completely on my end"
kennedy stewart says "the problem with the technology this morning was completely on my end"
as council continues debating whether they should have public hearings, kennedy stewart can't hear melissa de genova
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
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
during this council motion debate on whether there should be public hearings right now, there's an amendment for a trial run to see if it works (during a meeting which is a test run for the new technology in itself https://twitter.com/dril/status/568056615355740160?lang=en
update: another councillor tried paying some bills over the phone and forget their phone wasn't on mute
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
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
meanwhile there was a debate on whether to have the march 5th virtual public hearing (assuming the trial run later this month) at 1pm or 6pm, council eventually voted 7-4 to keep it at 6pm
(ordinarily that would have been a very interesting philosophical debate, but you know)
(ordinarily that would have been a very interesting philosophical debate, but you know)
now there's a motion from colleen hardwick to delay the virtual public hearing
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
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
Hardwick's amendment to further delay public hearings doesn't get debated because no councillor agrees with her.
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
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