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MEETING TO ORDER.[1. CALL TO ORDER]
THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.UM, WE WILL BE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE AGENDA ITEM ONLY IF YOU, UH, CAN SPEAK IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, INCLUDING IF YOU FILL OUT THE SLIP AT THE REAR AND, UH, GET THAT OVER TO OUR CITY CLERK RIGHT AWAY, BECAUSE WE'LL BE RIGHT INTO THAT IN JUST A MOMENT.
UM, AND OF COURSE, ALL ITEMS, UH, WE DID, WE HAVE, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY LETTERS ON THIS ONE.
SO WE HAVE NOTHING, UH, TO REPORT ON THAT.
AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO CALL THE, UH, MEETING TO ORDER.
IF WE COULD HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER YAMANI HERE.
PRESENT AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
COUNCIL MEMBER VICE MAYOR BUSH.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A, UH, THANK YOU.
UM, WITH THAT, IF WE COULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE.
UH, MEMBER YAMANI, PLEASE, PLEASE STAND.
I'D LIKE ALLEGIANCE TO SEE THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND SEE THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[ 4. PUBLIC COMMENT (Public Comment will be restricted to Agenda Items Only)]
INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.COMMENTS ARE RESTRICTED TO THE AGENDA ITEM ONLY, AND OF COURSE, WE ONLY HAVE THE ONE AGENDA ITEM THIS TIME.
FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE, UH, LOUISA MCCARTHY.
WE WANNA GIVE FAIR COMPENSATION TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
A JURY FOUND THAT FORMER POLICE OFFICER WAS A VICTIM OF BULLYING AND HARASSMENT.
THE JURY RETURNED A $10 MILLION VERDICT AGAINST THE CITY.
WE ARE ASKING YOU WITH THAT IN MIND, TO PUT INTO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, A COMMITMENT THAT ALL OF MANAGEMENT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL GO THROUGH A THOROUGH SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING TO ENSURE THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
MARCUS, YOU CLAIM TO BE PART OF THE L-G-B-T-Q FAMILY.
DID YOU REACH OUT TO OFFICER CUMMINGS? DID ANYONE HERE REACH OUT TO OFFICER CUMMINGS AND SEE HOW SHE WAS DOING? EXCUSE ME.
THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE THAT CASE.
THIS INVOLVES NEGOTIATION WITH THE P THIS IS WITH THE POA POLICE.
NO, THIS IS NOT, THIS NOT ONLY BROKE HER SPIRIT, IT RUINED HER FUTURE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WE ARE DEALING WITH A CONTRACTOR ONLY HOW YOU TO ENSURE THERE IS PROPER OKAY.
OTHERWISE I'M GONNA RULE YOU OUT ORDER I I'LL TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE BRIEF BECAUSE I DID.
IT'S BASED ON FACT WHEN I SAY CHIEF HERNANDEZ, I'M, I'M AWARE.
MARCUS PARKED RIGHT NEXT TO ME.
MARCUS PARKED RIGHT NEXT TO ME TODAY, OPENED HIS SLIDING DOOR OF HIS VEHICLE AND A POTENT SMELL OF MORE MARIJUANA CAME OUT MY WAY IS SUCH, I STRONGLY FEEL MARCUS SHOULD BE ANYWAY.
AND HE HAD THE AUDACITY TO REMIND ME TO STAY ON TOPIC WHILE WE ARE NOT EVEN IN THE COUNCIL ROOM.
SO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM GIVING ME UNSOLICITED ADVICE.
BUT YOUR 30 SECONDS ON THE HORSE IS OVER.
I WANT TO THANK THE POA FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND THEIR CONTINUOUS, CONTINUOUS ENDEAVOR TO DO ALL THAT THEY CAN TO KEEP THE EMPLOYEES AND THE CITIZENS OF NATIONAL CITY SAFE AND SECURE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, SINCE IT'S SUCH A A DANGEROUS TIME FOR THEM TO BE OUT THERE.
UM, I ALSO WANT TO SUPPORT GIVING THEM A FAIR COMPENSATION.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY GET PAID MORE SINCE THEIR, UH, WORK IS VERY DANGEROUS.
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW USED TO BE A, UH, UH, HIGHWAY PATROL AND MY SISTER GOT HIM OUT OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THEY HAD CHILDREN.
SO I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THEM TO BE SAFE AND SECURE THROUGHOUT THE, THE YEAR.
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IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO GIVE THEM A RAISE.I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT AS PART OF YOUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH HIM, THAT YOU INCLUDE FUNDING, UH, FOR, UH, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, NON HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT, NON-INTIMIDATING OR OFFENSIVE OR OPPRESSIVE ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR.
I THINK THAT ANY TRAINING THAT WE CAN GIVE OUR OFFICERS, UH, WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR THEM.
AND THAT'S JUST BASICALLY GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE FOR THE CITY SO THAT DOWN THE ROAD WE DON'T HAVE ADDITIONAL LAWSUITS OR ANY CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY, IN MY OPINION.
AND THAT'S JUST MY HUMBLE OPINION.
UM, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU HAVE THE POLICY AND, AND YOU HOLD THE POWER.
UH, BUT THIS SHOULD BE PART OF YOUR, UM, ONGOING TRAINING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IT IS VERY CRITICAL TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN THE POLICY, IN THE POLICE FORCE FEEL SAFE AND SECURE AS THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOB.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I BELONG TO ROTARY, UH, ROTARY NUMBER 33 AND THE FOUR WAY TEST SAYS, IS IT, IS IT TRUTH? IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERN? WILL IT BUILD GOOD, UH, WILL AND BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? AND WILL THESE BE BENEFICIAL TO EVERYONE? SO LET'S, LET'S STICK WITH THAT MESSAGE.
I'LL STICK TO THE PRO THE ISSUE HERE, UM, WITH THE POA, UH, AGREEMENT HERE, YOU'RE GONNA BE REVIEWING, I ALWAYS THINK FROM THE CITIZEN'S PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, THE CO THE CONCERN WE HAVE IS WHETHER YOU CAN AFFORD WITH WHATEVER YOU AGREE ON.
AND I'VE COME FORTH BEFORE AND I'VE ASKED WITH MAYBE, UH, WE CAN HAVE THAT, UH, EXTRAPOLATION THAT WE HAVE THAT BRUCE DID AT THE END OF FISCAL, END OF FISCAL YEAR, UH, 24, 25, 26 IN JUNE, WHERE HE EXTRAPOLATED THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE TO LET US KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR THESE AGREEMENTS.
AND HE CAME, HE DOES A GREAT JOB.
I CAN'T, I CAN'T TELL YOU, I DON'T WANNA CRITICIZE HIM HERE, BUT THAT ONE LITTLE PIECE OF INFORMATION I THINK WOULD'VE DONE YOU ALL SOME REALLY GOOD, UM, INFORMATION TO KNOW AS YOU GO FORTH IN THESE PROCEEDINGS TO, UH, DISCUSS WHETHER WE CAN AFFORD, UM, SORRY, WHICH PIECE OF INFORMATION? THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE EXTRAPOLATION FOR THE END OF JUNE 30TH 26.
I KEEP SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, ACCORDING TO BRUCE, BUT YOU WANT THIS JUST STICKING TOPIC TO THE TOPIC.
YOU WANT THIS FOR THE POA LIKE FOR THE CONTRACT? YES.
BECAUSE IT, IT JUST FROM THE CITIZENS ACT.
HOW CAN YOU AFFORD TO KNOW WHAT YOU CAN SPEND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE? YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S MY PERSPECTIVE FROM HERE.
SO NOT, AND THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THEY DON'T DESERVE A, A INCREASE, IT'S JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU ALSO HAVE TO THINK OF THE CITIZEN STANDPOINT TOO.
WHAT THEIR, WHAT THEIR FUNDING.
'CAUSE IF YOU AGREE TO A LOT OF MONEY TO GIVE THEM, AND THAT'S JUST GONNA MAKE AN AUTOMATIC DIP INTO RESERVES OR RAISE TAXES.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED TOO.
AND AGAIN, IT IS NOT TO SAY THAT THEY DON'T DESERVE INCREASES, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE CITIZEN'S PERSPECTIVE.
UM, WITH THAT, WE HAVE ONE ITEM FOR CLOSED SESSION.
[5. CLOSED SESSION]
WE HAVE, UH, ONE ITEM FOR CLOSED SESSION AND I WILL LOOK TO OUR, OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND TO LEAD US INTO CLOSED SESSION.WE WILL NOW RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE 5 4 9 5 7 0.6 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS.
AND THIS IS ON WITH RESPECT TO THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
AND REAL QUICK, I JUST DO WANNA RESPOND.
I DO APPRECIATE THE, THE COMMENTS, PARTICULARLY THE COMMENTS ABOUT OUR, OUR, UH, THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING POA.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO IS REQUIRED.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE IN ANY OF OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THROUGH OUR HR THEY DO GET SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING.
SO JUST WANNA SAY THAT FOR THE RECORD.
WE WILL BE REPORTING OUT AFTER, AFTER THE CLOSED SESSION.
WE'RE COMING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AND, UH, UH, WE HAVE SILENT ROLL CALL.
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE DAAS AND I'LL LOOK TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
UH, WE PROVIDED DIRECTION TO THE COUNCIL, PROVIDED DIRECTION TO THE NEGOTIATOR.
AND THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION, ANYTHING, THEREFORE WE'RE ADJOURNED TO OUR NEXT REGULAR, UH, COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH WILL BE ON JUNE 20TH.
YOU WANNA MAKE THAT, INVITE THEM, MAYOR, SAY WHAT? PLEASE INVITE THEM FOR OUR KIMBALL HOLIDAY.
EVERYONE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TILL, UH, UH, JANUARY 20TH
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OR JUNE 20TH.AND, UH, FOR THE KIMBALL HOLIDAY, STARTING AT TWO O'CLOCK, GOING TILL 10 O'CLOCK.
AND, UH, AND I WANNA SEE EVERYONE GOING DOWN THE, UH, SNOW HILL AND, UH, HAVING FUN AND WET PANTS