* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. SO [00:00:01] MIGHT WANNA WAIT A COUPLE MORE HOURS THEN . ALRIGHT. LIKE TO CALL THE, [1. CALL TO ORDER] UH, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. AND I, WE DON'T HAVE, DO WE DON'T HAVE THE TRANSLATOR FOR THIS SECTION? I DIDN'T THINK SO. SO LET'S NOT, I LEFT ALL THOSE OTHER NOTES BACK THERE. UM, WE HAVE THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK. FIRST OF ALL IS THE, UM, ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA. THERE'S ONLY ONE AGENDA ITEM HERE ON THIS ONE, UH, 5.1. AND WE ALREADY HAVE ONE SPEAKER. ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK CAN SPEAK TO THAT? UM, ALL THINGS WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ARE, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF, UH, THAT ARE ON ZOOM OR ANYTHING? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS. OKAY. SO WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE THE ONE ONLY. OKAY. WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO CALL, UH, ROLL CALL PLEASE. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH IS MARK. DO ABSENT. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. I NOTE THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH JUST, OKAY. , UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MOLINA PRESENT AND VICE MAYOR IMANI. HERE. MAYOR MORRISON. UH, PRESENT. WE HAVE A FORUM. ALRIGHT, WAIT. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR, UH, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MEMBER? ANI, IF YOU LEAVE PLACE READY TO BEGIN ON THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE THRONE. YES. BEAUTIFUL. , LIKE ELEMENTARY, RIGHT? . IT'S PROBABLY FROM READING. ALRIGHT. UM, ALL RIGHT. WE ONLY HAVE, UH, ONE ITEM. UH, AND THAT GOES, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC [4. PUBLIC COMMENT] COMMENT ON OUR ONE ITEM 5.1. MR. TECH UCK HERE, WELCOME COUNCIL MEMBERS ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROPERTY FOR OVER 25 YEARS, URGE YOU TO DIRECT STAFF TO SELL THE PARCELS AT WEST 23RD STREET AVENUE. THERE ARE NO CONDITIONS THAT YOU SHOULD CITE TO ALLOW FOR LEASE OF THESE PROPERTIES. THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY SHOULD NOT BE A LANDLORD OF THESE PROPERTIES. BUSINESS INTERESTS SHOULD INVEST IN OUR CITY AND NOT GET A SWEETHEART DEAL WITH A LEASE. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEQUAN NATION SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT FOR ANY MORE PROPERTIES IN NATIONAL CITY. THESE ARE NOT THE POSITIONS THAT YOU SHOULD PUT FUTURE NATIONAL CITY INTO. YOU HEARD, UH, AT THE APRIL AND OCTOBER MEETINGS LAST YEAR, YOU HEARD THAT LEASE OF THIS PROPERTY IS VERY COMPLICATED. MR. RALSTON GAVE THOSE EX EXPLANATIONS TO BUY OUT. OTHER INTERESTED ENTITIES WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE AND THAT MONEY WOULD COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO LEASE THIS PROPERTY. I THINK THERE WERE 18. YOU OWN 18% OF THIS PROPERTY IS, I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE AMOUNT WAS. SO IT WAS PRICED IN THE MILLIONS TO BUY A OUT TO LEASE THIS PROPERTY WOULD MAKE YOU A LANDLORD. AND THAT'S AN IDEA THAT'S BEEN IN THE NEWS LATELY. AND ON THE DAS, THE WORD LANDLORD, WE'VE HEARD YOU SAY THIS MANY A TIME LATELY. THIS IS THE WORD IN NATIONAL CITY WOULD BE A LANDLORD IN THIS CASE TO LEASE. THIS WOULD MAKE YOU POSSIBLY A BUSINESS PARTNER. AND I DON'T WANT MY CITY, THIS COMMUNITY I LIVE IN BEING A BUSINESS PARTNER WITH A CANNABIS OPERATOR. I DON'T WANT CANNABIS ON THIS PROPERTY AT ALL. IN FACT, FOR FUTURE GUIDANCE OF THE FUTURE USES OF THE PROPERTY, PLEASE REFER TO AN EARLIER DOCUMENT THAT WAS PRODUCED IN THE CITY'S REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY IN 2002. IT'S CALLED THE MARINA GATEWAY PLACE, NATIONAL CITY HARBOR DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. MR. MARTINEZ MAY HAVE WORKED ON THIS IN AN EARLIER TIME HERE. HOPE YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE STILL. YOU CAN BORROW MINE. THIS DOCUMENT CALLS FOR NUMEROUS POSSIBLE USES, INCLUDING RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, LIVE WORK, LOFTS. WE HAVE HOUSING PROBLEMS. YOU TALK ABOUT SELLING YOUR CITY PROPERTIES FOR HOUSING. YOU HAVE A LIST OF FIVE OR SIX PROPERTIES AROUND TOWN THAT YOU WANT TO SELL, AND NOW YOU'VE SWITCH AND YOU, YOU FLIP TO, I WANNA LEASE IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. AND YOU, AND YOU WANT HOUSING. AND NOW YOU DON'T WANNA PUT HOUSING WHERE YOU COULD HAVE PUT HOUSING. THIS PROPERTY SHOULD NOT IN ANY CASE, BE USED OR SOLD FOR THE PURPOSE OF CANNABIS SALES. THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE LEFT ON THE SHELF TO COLLECT DUST, FIND IT, AND READ WHAT EARLIER RESPONSIBLE PLANNING CALLED FOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS. I WILL [5. CLOSED SESSION] TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU MAYOR. WE HAVE, UH, ACTUALLY TWO AGENDA ITEMS FOR OUR CLOSED SESSION, UH, THIS EVENING. THE FIRST IS A CONFERENCE WITH REAL [00:05:01] PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS. UM, IT INVOLVES PROPERTY BLOCK BOUNDED BY WEST 23RD STREET, BAY MARINA DRIVE IN CLEVELAND AVENUE. THE A PN NUMBERS FOR THOSE PARCELS ARE AS FOLLOWS, 5 5 9 1 1 7 0 4 5 5 9 1 1 7 0 5 0 6 0 7 AND 5 5 9 1 1 7 12. UM, THE SECOND ITEM IS, UH, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. IT'S A CARRY OVER FROM LAST CLOSED SESSION, THE POSITION TO BE REVIEWED AS THE CITY ATTORNEY. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE ARE IN CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL RETURN AFTERWARDS. SILENT ROLL CALL WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE DAAS AND TURN IT OVER TO CITY ATTORNEY. YOU WANNA REPORT OUT NOW OR AT THE END OF THE MEETING? UM, I CAN DO, UH, I CAN DO EITHER. OKAY. WE'LL GIVE YOUR PREFERENCES. UM, WOULD YOU LIKE IT NOW? YEAH, LET'S LET, LET'S GO. LET'S GO AND GET IT OUTTA THE WAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAD TWO ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSION. ONE INVOLVING CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS. UM, THE COUNCIL, UH, DID APPOINT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO, UM, UH, ASSIST IN THE EVALUATIONS OF PROPOSALS THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED UNDER THE SURPLUS LANDS ACT FOR THE PROPERTY THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA. UH, AS FAR AS PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, THE POSITION TO BE REVIEWED WAS THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNCIL HAS AGREED ON A PROCESS FOR COMPLETING THE EVALUATION. AND THAT WILL BE DONE, UH, IN THE FIRST MEETING OF APRIL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.