* 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. [00:00:02] ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA HAVE A INTERESTING EVENING THIS EVENING. UH, LET'S, UH, FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I AM GOING TO ASK OUR INTERPRETER IF THEY TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPLAIN THE CITY'S INTERPRETATION SERVICES THAT WILL BE OFFERED FOR THIS EVENING'S MEETING. THANK YOU, MAYOR GRACIA, AND THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. UH, WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO PLEASE ASK IT EVERYONE THAT WOULD SILENCE ALL CELL PHONES OR ANY OF THE, ANY OTHER DEVICES. AND, UH, SO WE DON'T HAVE THE START PLAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OR WHATEVER ELSE THERE. AND, UH, WITH [1. CALL TO ORDER] THAT, I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. AND A LIVE WEBCAST OF THE MEETING MAY BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. AND IF YOU'RE WATCHING VIA ZOOM, UH, VIEWING THE SPANISH VERSION OF THE MEETING, INTERPRETER INSTRUCTIONS WILL APPEAR IN THE CHAT BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN. FOR THOSE WHO PREFER TO SIT IN THE CHAMBER, HEADSETS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE LIVE SPANISH TRANSLATION. PLEASE SEE THE CITY CLERK'S DESK OVER HERE TO CHECK OUT A HEADSET IF NEEDED. THE NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF NASHVILLE CITY'S WEBSITE INFORMED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THEY MAY SUBMIT A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR A PUBLIC COMMENT ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. ONE IS IN PERSON BY FILLING OUT ONE OF THESE SALMON COLORED SLIPS, SO YOU'RE AVAILABLE AT THE BACK OF THE CHAMBER, AND GETTING THOSE OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OVER TO OUR CITY CLERK'S DESK, UH, VIA ZOOM BY PRE-REGISTERING ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, NO LATER THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING OR EMAILING NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING. AND THERE WE GO. AND ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED ARE DISTRIBUTED, UH, TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISHED ON THE CITY WEBSITE IF THEY ARE RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE. WITH THAT, UH, CITY CLERK, CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE? THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ANI PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH HERE, VICE MAYOR MOLINA, PRESENT. MAYOR MARSON, UH, PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE, YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION. AND, UH, LET'S SEE. BUSH, WOULD YOU PLEASE RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO HAVE LED OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR RECENT STANDS. ONE NATION, NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR BOBBY ALMIGHTY. GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING HERE THIS EVENING. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR BLESSINGS. WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY, OF NATIONAL CITY WITH THE DECISIONS THAT ARE GUIDED BY WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE, COURAGE, AND YOUR DIVINE GUIDANCE. WE THANK YOUR LORD JESUS, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING HERE THIS EVENING. WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN YOUR NAME, IN THE NAME THAT'S ABOVE EVERY NAME, IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE GO [5. PUBLIC COMMENT] INTO, UH, INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THESE ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. AND, UH, WE'LL ALLOW FOR, UH, TWO MINUTES, TWO MINUTE LIMITS ON THESE. AND, UH, SO I SAY, SO AS I SAY, THESE ARE, THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. WE START WITH, UH, I'M GONNA NAME OFF THREE NAMES AT A TIME. AND IF YOU'RE ON THE OUTSIDE AND YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE COME IN AND, UH, BE READY TO SPEAK. UH, FIRST WE HAVE ROBERTO AMANA, WE HAVE MATTIAS GARCIA, WE HAVE SUE MAYBERRY. SO DO WE HAVE ROBERTO THEN MATE, THEN SUE MAYBERRY. OKAY. SO I WANT TO [00:05:02] TELL YOU ALL SOMETHING IMPORTANT. UM, THERE'S AN OFFICER, HIS NAME IS AARON DE PASCO. HIS BADGE NUMBER IS 4 0 7, AND HE WAS ARRESTED FOR WILLFUL CRUELTY TO A CHILD. I GAVE THE CITY DEPUTY CLERK HIS POLICE REPORT, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR ALL OF YOU TO ACTUALLY READ THAT. UM, NOW I KIND OF WANNA MOVE ON TO THE ASHLEY CUMMINS VERSUS NATIONAL CITY CASE THAT THE CITY PLANS TO APPEAL. I THINK ALL OF YOU NEED TO DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THAT CASE TELLS. UM, A LOT OF CRAZY STUFF IS IN THERE, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE IMPLICATED IN SPECIFICALLY CITY MANAGER. THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF ABOUT HIM. I GET INTO DETAIL. UM, BUT I WANT ALL OF YOU GUYS TO ACTUALLY GO AND SEE SOME OF THE STUFF THAT'S IN THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF BAD PEOPLE WITHIN THE NATIONAL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. AND IF NEED BE, I WILL. AND I DO HAVE THE ACTUAL TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS, AND I SEEN THE TRIAL LIVE STREAM. UM, AND I CAN TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT'S ACTUALLY IN THERE. UM, ALEX HERNANDEZ, CITY MANAGER, POLICE CHIEF, THERE'S STUFF IN THERE ABOUT YOU. UM, YOU KNOW, AND I'M NOT LYING. THERE'S ACTUAL, THIS IS ACTUALLY IN THE COURT TRANSCRIPTS. UM, YOU FONDLING WITH THE, UH, HE'S NOT PAYING ATTENTION. HE'S EMBARRASSED. UM, HIM FOLLOWING FONDLING WITH THE, UH, JANITORS IN HIS OFFICE, THAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE COURT TRANSCRIPTS. ALL LOT OF PEOPLE NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. UM, AGAIN, IF NEED BE, I WILL COME HERE AND I WILL READ SOME OF THIS STUFF. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE, UH, MATTIAS, AND THEN WE HAVE SUE MAYBERRY. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS. I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU FROM THE CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL CITY GOLF COURSE. I WANT THE ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY ITEM 16 ON THE CONTRACT. PAGE 37 ONLINE SAYS, ALL MAKES AND BRIDGES WILL MAINTAINED IN THE SAME OUR FORCE. THE, YOU KNOW, THE BRIDGE HAS BEEN NEGLECTED. IT'S WR WHO'S LIABLE FOR THAT? IS THE NATIONAL CITY, UH, IS, IS, UH, IS COMPANY THIS LEASING LI FOR THAT, OR IS THE CITY GONNA BUILD THAT FOR THEM? THAT'S WHAT I, I CAME HERE TO ASK. OKAY. 'CAUSE THE CA ATTORNEY, I, I TALKED TO, UH, LEFT A MESSAGE FOR HIM TO GET AHOLD OF ME, AND HE DIDN'T. AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO BRING THIS UP BECAUSE I NEGLECTED, I JUST, JUST YOU LEFT A, A MESSAGE FOR WHO? FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. OKAY. AT HIS OFFICE. OKAY. AND HE DIDN'T RESPOND. OKAY. SO I COPIED A PIECE OF THE, THAT CONTRACT. IT'S PAGE 37. ONLINE, THERE'S 175 PAGES OF N CITY, UH, AMERICAN GOLF CO, UH, LEASE CONTRACT. MM-HMM . AND, UH, ON PAGE 37 AND OTHER PAGES AT THE BOTTOM, WHICH I GAVE HER, ITEM 16, IT SAYS, ALL LAKES AND BRIDGES, WE MAINTAIN, THEY TOTALLY NEGLECTED THE BRIDGES. YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE. IS AMERICAN GOLF LIABLE FOR THAT? MM-HMM . OKAY. MY QUESTION TO YOU, AND SOMETHING I'D LIKE YOU TO, WE, WE'LL MAKE SURE, SAY SOMETHING TO ME. WE'LL MAKE SURE AND GET AN ANSWER FOR YOU. OKAY. UH, WHO WILL CONTACT ME? OKAY. UH, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT EITHER WHO'S GOING TO CONTACT ME, UH, MY OFFICE WILL, OR, OKAY. MIKE, MR. PACHECO. WILL, CAN YOU OH, I HAVE A BABY CALL. THERE WE GO. NEXT WE HAVE SUE, UH, MAYBERRY, FOLLOWED BY, UH, TED GODSHAW TO BE FOLLOWED BY LOUISA MCCARTHY. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND EMPLOYEES. MY NAME IS SUE MAYBERRY. I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAM OF SAN DIEGO, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS TIP. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH TIP AND MYSELF FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF TIP IN NATIONAL CITY. WHEN FIRST RESPONDERS REQUEST US, OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE, USUALLY ARRIVING WITHIN 30 MINUTES. FOR MOST CALLS, THEY PROVIDE EMOTIONAL FIRST AID AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN THAT FIRST FEW CRITICAL HOURS OF A TRAUMA. DO IT WITH ONE PERSON OR WE DO IT WITH A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE. BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT AND OF FIRST RESPONDERS, WE HAD 44 CALLS FROM NATIONAL CITY FIRE [00:10:01] AND ANOTHER FROM NATIONAL CITY POLICE FOR SERVICE IN 2025, ASSISTING 246 COMMUNITY MEMBERS COUNTYWIDE TIP RESPONDED TO 1043 CALLS IN 2025. WHEN WE ARE ON SCENE, WE ALLOW THE FIRST RESPONDERS TO LEAVE KNOWING THAT THE PEOPLE THEY WERE SERVING WERE TAKEN CARE OF. AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF TIP, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING US. ALRIGHT. UH, THANK YOU. UH, TED GODSHAW, FOLLOWED BY LUISA MCCARTHY, FOLLOWED BY MIKA POLANCO, HEAD. GOT CHALK HERE. LET'S START WITH A QUESTION FOR YOU ALL AND YOUR STAFF. WHERE'S THE NATIONAL CITY GOLF COURSE CONTRACT? YOU GAVE STAFF A SIX MONTH END AMERICAN GOLF, A SIX MONTH EXTENSION TO WORK IT OUT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE IN MARCH. THAT WAS AFTER AN EIGHT MONTH, I BELIEVE, EXTENSION TO THE CONTRACT. WHERE IS THE CONTRACT? THIS IS MARCH. NO ANSWERS. CAN YOU TELL ME IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION ON THE ISSUE? CAN SOMEONE CUT A DEAD PALM TREE DOWN AND REMOVE AN, A DERELICT COMMUNICATION WIRE THAT HANGS ACROSS THE THIRD HOLE AND HAS FOR DECADES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SHOT PATH? CAN YOU TELL US IF AN, IF AN INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBER HAS BEEN NEGOTIATING THE CONTRACT ON THE SIDE? IS THIS THE HOLDUP? YOU NEED AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE CIVIC INSTITUTION. THIS AMENITY, THIS PROPERTY, I VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE AS THAT ADVISOR FOR THE COMMUNITY NUMBER TWO POINT. I NOTICED THAT THE AGENDAS ARE TIGHTER. MAYBE IT'S THE POLICE CHIEF BRINGING THIS CHANGE FROM HIS SIDE OF THE OPERATIONS. THANK YOU. LASTLY, CAN YOU ASK OFFICER BARGON TO GIVE AN UP, GIVE ME AN UPDATE ON THE SPEED ENFORCEMENT EFFORT ON CLEVELAND AVENUE. THERE WAS A DEVICE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET FOR A COUPLE OF, MAYBE A MONTH AND A HALF TO REPLACE THE ONES THAT WERE PAID BY A CALIFORNIA GRANT THAT DON'T WORK. BUT CITY ENGINEERING CAN'T GET TO WORK. THAT DEVICE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND SPEEDING IS RAMPED BACK UP. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM, I BELIEVE. AND, AND TED, I, I BELIEVE, UH, AP THE APRIL MEETING, ONE OF THE APRIL MEETINGS, THE GOLF COURSE, THE SECOND MEETING IN APRIL, THE GOLF COURSE ITEM IS COMING BACK. SO DEADLINES MEAN NOTHING. IS THAT, IS THAT HOW YOU FEEL? OKAY. THAT WAS A SIX MONTH, HE OPENED THIS UP WITH A COMMENT. HE, BUT HE'S GIVING YOU YOUR INFORMATION. OKAY. SO WE DON'T NO, CONTINUING. OKAY. THANK YOU. IT'S NOT ONE SIDED. YES. OKAY. LOUISA MCCARTHY, FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL POLANCO, FOLLOWED BY JOANNE FIELDS. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. TO THE WOMEN RECEIVING THESE PROCLAMATIONS TONIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. IT MAKES ME VERY SAD TO HAVE TO SAY THAT THESE PROCLAMATIONS ARE STAINED WITH A CORRUPTION OF RON MORRISON SIGNED WITH A PEN BY HIS DIRTY HANDS. AND WHY DO I SAY THIS? WE RECEIVED DOZENS OF PROCLAMATIONS ABOUT 20 YEARS. THERE'S A BUNCH OF 'EM IN THERE. WHAT I'VE LEARNED IS THAT THEY ARE COUNTERFEIT. THEY WERE NOT HONORED. RON MORRISON AND HIS ACCOMPLICE, JOSIE FLORES CLARK, ATTEMPTED TO PUSH FORWARD A PROJECT AT A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION OF SWEETWATER ROAD AND ORANGE STREET THAT WAS SO INFESTED WITH DEFECTS THAT WAS DETERMINED AS A MATTER OF LAW TO BE A PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE. RON PASS WAS PASSING OUT A DIFFERENT KIND OF PROCLAMATION WHEN HE SECRETLY PUSHED THROUGH A PROJECT FORWARD FOR DEVELOPERS FOR WHOM HE HAS RECEIVED FINANCIAL FAVORS FOR . YEAH. MY ASK TO YOU LADIES RECEIVING THESE PROCLAMATIONS TODAY IS TO PUT YOURSELVES IN OUR SHOES. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU BUILT YOUR BUSINESS WITH, SACRIFICE YOUR VISION INTO A REALITY? THE YEARS OF PHYSICAL LABOR FROM YOUR HANDS AND THE HEART THAT YOU PUT INTO YOUR BUSINESS? BESIDES ALL THE MULTIPLE SACRIFICES THAT WE ENDURE TO MAKE OUR DREAMS COME TRUE AND SERVE OTHERS, STAY CAUTIOUS. RON IS ATTEMPTING TO HIDE BEHIND THE GOOD NAMES OF THE WOMEN HERE TONIGHT TO TRY TO UN TARNISH, TO CLEAN, TO REMOVE HIS INDELIBLE MARKS OF CORRUPTION ON THOSE PROCLAMATIONS LEFT THERE BY HIS UNCLEAN HANDS. DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. MIKA BLANCO, FOLLOWED BY JOANNE FIELDS, FOLLOWED BY MARCO. GOOD EVENING. I AM TWO HERE TO CONGRATULATE TO THE WOMEN HERE TONIGHT. AS LUISA POINTED OUT, WE'VE RECEIVED [00:15:02] DOZENS AND DOZENS AND DOZENS OF THESE PROCLAMATIONS THROUGH THE 20 YEARS WE'VE SERVED THIS COMMUNITY AS OWNERS OF LA VISTA MEMORIAL PARK, AND ALSO WE'VE RECEIVED THE KEY TO THE CITY ON MANY OCCASIONS. AND I AM HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK THE TRUTH ABOUT RON MORRISON. TO THE WOMEN HERE ASSEMBLED TONIGHT, WE CANNOT CLOSE OUR EYES TO HIS MISCONDUCT. NO MATTER HOW HIGH THE STACK OF PROCLAMATIONS, HE PASSES OUT TO THE WORTHY WOMAN HERE THIS EVENING. WE ARE THE OWNERS OF THE CEMETERY THAT SERVES THOUSANDS OF SOUTH BAY FAMILIES. AND IN 2024, WE WERE CONFRONTED WITH A LIFE CHANGE, CHANGING THREAT OF A PROJECT SUPPORTED BY RON MORRISON. THAT WAS TO BE A PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE, CONGESTING THE DANGEROUS CORNER OF SWEETWATER ROAD AND ORANGE STREET, WHICH WOULD HAVE CLOGGED THE STREET THAT MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR OUR FAMILIES TO REACH OUR CEMETERY AND HAVE THEIR FUNERALS IN A PEACEFUL MATTER. JUST SO YOU KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THIS INTERSECTION IS, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO DEATHS, ONE THAT OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2024, WHICH WE BURIED MR. CONTRERAS AT OUR CEMETERY. AND THE OTHER ONE, WHICH JUST OCCURRED FEBRUARY 14TH, 2025. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN THROUGH THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT, RON MORRISON'S SECRET COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPERS TO THE PUBLIC NUISANCE. AND WE HAVE RECEIVED NISHTA. HIS CELL PHONE HAS GONE MISSING. THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE. NEITHER HAS JOSIE'S, NEITHER HAS THE CITY AS MANAGER. SO WITH THAT, ONCE AGAIN, WOMEN, CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JOANNE FIELDS, FOLLOWED BY MARCO, FOLLOWED BY, UH, PURITA. JAVIER. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF. AND YES, UM, I'M HERE BECAUSE NATIONAL CITY IS AN EXCITING PLACE TO CELEBRATE SO MANY THINGS. AND ON APRIL 4TH, AND I WANTED TO MAKE THIS PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT I'M SURE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UM, ALREADY KNOW. BUT ON SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH FROM 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THE, UM, BALANCED, UH, BUDGET PLAN THAT WAS INITIATED BY, UM, OUR MAYOR. AND AFTER OVER A DECADE OF ADVOCACY, IT IS NOW COMING TO FRUITION WITH ALL OF YOU. SO WE WILL CELEBRATE WITH LOCAL FOOD VENDORS THAT WILL OFFER FREE TASTINGS. WE'LL ALSO OFFER FREE SHUTTLE SERVICES BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT PARKING IS LIMITED, BUT WE HAVE FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE AT PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL AND AT THE OLIVE WOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO I REALLY WANT TO, UH, THANK CITY STAFF FOR WORKING, UM, ALONGSIDE OUR PORT COMMISSIONER, UM, DR. GI , TO, UH, MAKE THIS AN EXCITING AND FREE EVENT FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY. SO THAT'S THE FIRST EVENT, BUT BEFORE THAT, THERE IS LATE NIGHT MADNESS AT SEAFOOD CITY AND NATIONAL CITY. MM-HMM. AND FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, THE FIRST OF OVER 40 SEAFOOD CITIES, THERE ARE, OR I BELIEVE IT'S 40, UM, BUT THE FIRST SEAFOOD CITY WAS, UM, OPENED HERE IN NATIONAL CITY AND WORKING WITH THEIA AND YOUR STAFF HERE WITH FIRE POLICE TO MAKE SURE IT IS A SAFE AND FUN EVENT. IT IS TAKING PLACE FRIDAY, MARCH 27TH, AND IT'S GONNA START A LITTLE EARLY. SO FROM FIVE TO 11 O'CLOCK, WE'LL REPEAT IT AGAIN ON SATURDAY THE 28TH. AGAIN, FIVE TO 11. BUT EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO ATTEND, YOU HAVE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE TICKETS SFC PLUS APP. YOU GET YOUR FREE TICKET THERE SO YOU CAN GET IN AND WE WILL HAVE A LUMPIA EATING CONTEST, . SO I INVITE ALL OF YOU, IT DOESN'T MATTER, REGARDLESS OF AGE OR ETHNICITY, IT'S OPEN TO ALL. SO THANK YOU, NATIONAL CITY FOR THESE, UH, FUN CELEBRATIONS. AND I'M GONNA LEAVE SOME OF THESE FLYERS, BUT THANK YOU ALSO FOR THE DIGITAL FLYER THAT'S BEEN CIRCULATING WITH THE CITY ON YOUR WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND NOW HARD COPY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE, UH, MARCO, FOLLOWED BY PURITA. JAVIER AND CEZAR JAVIER, WE NOT HAVE MARCO. OKAY. UH, CEZAR, WHY DON'T YOU AND PURITA COME UP AND HOPEFULLY THEN CEZAR WILL OR, UM, UH, MARCO WILL COME UP NEXT. GO AHEAD. OKAY. PLEASE GO AHEAD. [00:20:06] A LETTER TO A HAZARDOUS BUSINESS OWNER. DEAR MR. AND MRS. FRASER, THANK GOD EVEN TIME IT RAINS. SUCH, SUCH, THIS EARLY MORNING WE FELT RELIEF. AND ONCE AGAIN, MAN, SHELL AND ATMOSPHERE HAD A CLEANSING. UM, THAT CLIMATE MAY CHANGE IS GOOD CHOICE. UH, REAL GLOBAL WARMING IS TRUE. CLEAN AIR, ALL BREATHE, UM, IS POOR MOST IN OUR HEALTHY SURVIVAL. YOUNG ADULTS AND FRAGILE, UM, ELDERLY ING, UM, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH, UM, EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITION. RESPECTFULLY, WE CONVEY TO YOU THAT OUR VULNERABILITY AND EXPOSURE BEING IMMEDIATELY, UH, PRO FOR, UH, YOUR HOME BASED, UH, BUSINESS IS MINUTE AND COLIN OPERATIONS HAS BEEN IMPACTING OUR HEALTH. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE, THANK YOU, SIR. WE, WE ARE ACQUAINTED WITH EACH OTHER, AND WE COULD MEASURE OUR MORAL DIMENSION, NOT THE WEED OR THE HEIGHT , OR BEING HANDSOME OR NOT, BUT RATHER DOING THE RIGHT THING. WE HAVE BEEN HOPING FROM ONE CITY TO ANOTHER, ONE MEETING AFTER ANOTHER AND ANOTHER ALMOST EVERY DAY BECAUSE OF THE FEAR THAT WE MAY GET SICK AS WE JOURNEY IN OUR TWILIGHT YEARS. AND THANKFUL THAT, UH, MOM ANI HERE HAS SENT US TO JOIN A COMMUNITY MEETING, UNITED INTERNATIONAL, UH, WHATEVER NAME FILIPINO COMMUNITY. AND, UH, FROM THERE I WAS ASKED TO THE FARMERS, FILIPINO AMERICAN VETERANS, THINKING THAT THEY COULD HELP US BECAUSE OF THIS DISCIPLINE THAT, UH, ENGRAVE IN EVERY HEART AND MIND OF SOLDIERS, I, TOO, AS A SOLDIER, UNFORTUNATELY, , I WAS DISAPPROVED OF, UH, OF, UH, BEING A MEMBER OF THE PALMERS, NOT PMOS, PAM. AND SOME OF HERE ARE MEMBERS WHO FOR SOME REASON, UH, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BYLAWS, MA UH, ANI AND GOOD. YOU VOLUNTEERED AS AN AUDITOR OF THE FINANCIAL, UH, UH, ORGANIZER OR, UH, MOVER OR THINKER. THANK YOU. BECAUSE THAT WOULD AVOID WHAT HAPPENED TO WHERE THE MONEY OF COMMUNITY FILIPINO IS GONE. TOO BAD. I AM NOT A TRAITOR TO MY FELLOW CULTURAL, UH, UH, KA, BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG. WE SHOULD NOT BRING OUR CULTURE TO MY HOME. OUR HOME. THIS IS MY HOME. THIS IS OUR HOME FILIPINOS, AS WELL AS LATINOS, AS WELL AS OTHER AMERICANS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UH, MARCO BE FOLLOWED BY M CUEVAS TO BE FOLLOWED BY PAUL KOWSKI. GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY, MAYOR COUNCIL, AND NICE TO SEE YOU, MS. SKINNER. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR, UH, NEW POSITION. IT'S BEEN A WHILE, HEIDI. SO NICE TO SEE YOU HERE. WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. TODAY, THE MAYOR WILL [00:25:01] BE GIVING PROCLAMATIONS TO A NUMBER OF DESERVING WOMEN, BUT THERE'S TWO NAMES I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT AREN'T ON THERE. THE FIRST NAME IS ELIANA DELGADO. ELIANA DELGADO IS SOMEONE WHO YOUR ASSISTANT MAYOR, MS. JOSIE FLORES CLARK IS ACCUSED OF HER PHYSICALLY ASSAULTING HER WHILE AT WORK. ARE YOU ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE MS. CLARK PARADE HER OUT HERE AND HAND OUT THESE PROCLAMATIONS TO WOMEN WHEN SHE, UH, PHYSICALLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED SOMEONE ON THEIR BUTTOCKS? I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT, AND I HOPE THE PRESS SEES THAT, UH, THAT COMPLETE HYPOCRISY. THE SECOND WOMAN THAT I DID NOT SEE ON THE LIST IS DEBORAH SMITH. DEBORAH SMITH'S HUSBAND WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED NEAR SWEETWATER AND ORANGE. I SENT A LETTER TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND TO THE, UH, MAYOR, UH, TO THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENTS NOVEMBER 7TH, 2025, NARRATING HOW THE AREA IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY. THAT ROADWAY, SADLY, YOU SEE MORE INTERESTED IN HANDING OUT, UH, PROCLAMATIONS THAN YOU DO ABOUT ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING. SOMEBODY WAS KILLED THERE, UH, ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO AT THAT INTERSECTION. AND NOW ON FEBRUARY 14TH, ON VALENTINE'S DAY, DEBORAH SMITH HAD A WATCH HER HUSBAND DIE IN THE SAME AREA. THERE'S SO MUCH HUBRIS IN, IN DOING THINGS LIKE THIS AND FOR SHOW, BUT WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT INTERSECTION. SO AGAIN, I'M INTERESTED TO SEE IF YOU ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO PARADE OUT MS. FLORES CLARK, WHEN SHE IS ACCUSED OF ACTUALLY SEXUALLY HARASSING AND ASSAULTING WOMEN. THANK YOU. I, UH, NEXT M REEVA, FOLLOWED BY PAUL WADOWSKI, FOLLOWED BY R PACHECO. GOOD EVENING. FIRST, I SAW ON THE AGENDA THAT AWARDS ARE BEING, UH, PROCLAMATIONS ARE BEING HANDED OUT TONIGHT. AND BEFORE ANYTHING, I WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MANY WOMEN HERE TODAY. YOU DESERVE TO BE HONORED AND CELEBRATED BY YOUR COMMUNITY. NOW BECAUSE THERE IS A CONGREGATION OF POWERFUL AND INFLUENTIAL WOMEN HERE TONIGHT, I WANTED TO ADDRESS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT PLAGUES NATIONAL CITY, THAT CENTERS AROUND THE MAYOR. I DON'T STAND HERE TODAY BECAUSE I PARTICULARLY ENJOY DISCUSSING THE WRONGDOINGS THAT THE WRONG, THAT THE MAYOR HAS PARTICIPATED IN AND PERMITTED RATHER, IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE. BUT BECAUSE I SEE A LOT OF NEW FACES IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, AND ATTENDANCE FOR THE PROCLAMATIONS, I FIND IT IMPORTANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS. IT IS NOT OKAY FOR PUBLIC RECORDS, DOCUMENTS TO NOT BE TURNED OVER. THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO SEE THOSE DOCUMENTS WHEN IT'S DISCUSSING THE PASSING OF A PUBLIC NUISANCE PROJECT. YOU'VE HEARD FROM NUMEROUS SPEAKERS BEFORE ME TALK ABOUT HOW SWEETWATER AND ORANGE, THAT IS A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION THAT HAS ALREADY TAKEN THE LIFE OF TWO MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY. IMAGINE IF THAT PROJECT WAS PASSED WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OR WITHOUT THE BACKING OF THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THEY WERE UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE VERY WOMAN HERE TODAY, UM, THAT SPOKE EARLIER, THAT WERE GIVEN NUMEROUS PROCLAMATIONS, WERE LIED TO AND DECEIVED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. AND ULTIMATELY, THE COMMUNITY, NATIONAL CITY, HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH NOT PRODUCING RECORDS IN THE PAST. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN CONFIRMED BY A PREVIOUS CASE THAT WAS IN, UH, THAT WAS A LAWSUIT. NOW IT IS NOT. OKAY, I WANNA REPEAT AGAIN. THAT PUBLIC RECORD DOCUMENT TO NOT BE TURNED OVER, IT IS NOT OKAY THAT THERE, THERE ARE EMAILS, TEXT MESSAGES, UM, UH, PHONE RECORD BILLS, AND VARIOUS THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO BE MISSING. THANK YOU, PAUL WADOWSKI TO BE FOLLOWED BY R PACHECO, BE FOLLOWED BY EDWIN NETTO. HEY, HAVE, HOW YOU GUYS DOING? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, RESIDENTS OF NATIONAL CITY. UM, I WASN'T GONNA TO SPEAK, BUT I FEEL COMPELLED TO COME UP FOR A MINUTE, BY THE WAY, LIKE NEXT TIME, IT'D PROBABLY BE A GOOD IDEA TO MOVE ALL THE, THE SWEETWATER STUDENT STUFF TO THE FRONT INSTEAD OF, UH, BOG IT DOWN WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT NONSENSE. UH, AND MAKE THEM WAIT A LOT OF NEW FACES, UH, IN THE CROWD OUT THERE, FOLKS WATCHING AND LISTENING. UH, JUST A QUICK LITTLE RUNDOWN. UH, THE LA VISTA MEMORIAL GROUP HERE, UH, [00:30:01] THE GOON SQUAD IS BACK. UM, THEY, THEY'RE UP HERE TALKING ABOUT THE, THE CORRUPTION OF, UH, OF THE MAYOR MORRISON HERE. UM, AND TALKING ABOUT PRA REQUESTS AND, UH, RECORDS THAT AREN'T BEING PROVIDED, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, ALL THE SAME STUFF, RIGHT? UM, ULTIMATELY THIS COMES DOWN TO, LET ME LEMME BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU, MAN. UH, THEY'VE BEEN SUING THE CITY FOR A YEAR PLUS. AND IT COMES DOWN TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO EXTORT THE CITY TO REZONE A PROPERTY THEY WANNA BUY, UH, NEAR SEVEN 11 ON SWEETWATER ROAD. THAT IS IT. THEY WANT THAT PROPERTY, AND THEY'VE ALREADY, UH, PUBLICLY, UH, MADE IT PUBLIC. THEY'RE WILLING TO LIKE, UH, GIVE UP ALL THIS MESS IF, IF THAT WILL HAPPEN FOR THEM. UM, ALSO SOME NASTY, NASTY POLITICAL BUSINESS, UM, USING LIKE, INFORMATION THAT THEY'VE GATHERED FROM, OF COURSE, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER JOSE RODRIGUEZ, WHO'S WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THIS LA VISTA GROUP, UH, TO DO LIKE DIRTY POLITICAL BUSINESS. SO THIS IS NOT A CRUSADE OF CHAMPIONS AND GOOD PEOPLE. UH, THESE ARE JUST CAPITALISTS, LIKE DOING THE WORK OF OWNERS. UM, SO EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW THAT, UH, THIS IS NOT, UH, UH, UH, TWO SIDES OF JUST VARYING OPINIONS. UH, THIS IS, THIS IS, UH, BAD GUYS DOING BAD STUFF, TRYING TO GET THIS GUY INTO THE MAYOR'S CHAIR. UH, AND THEY'RE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO DO IT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT WHEN HE'S THERE, UH, THEY'LL BE IN A MORE FAVORABLE POSITION AS BUSINESS OWNERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. R PACHECO, FOLLOWED BY EDWARD NETTO, FOLLOWED BY DOYLE MORRISON. CONTROVERSIAL. CAN WE HAVE THE INTERPRETATION, PLEASE? TO ALL THE WOMEN? TO ALL THE WOMEN, TO ALL THE WOMEN THAT WILL RECEIVE PRO LUISA, WE'RE I ABLE, ABLE TO HEAR YOU? I HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY THAT LIVE IN NATIONAL CITY. LAST YEAR THERE WAS A CONTROVER, A CON, A CONOVER, A CONTROVERSY ABOUT THE LOCAL CEMETERY AND HIS ASSISTANT AND WHATNOT. NOW, UM, ALL OF THESE HAD TO DO WITH LA VISTA, MEMORIAL PARK, AND ALL OF THE RESIDENTS AROUND THERE, AND I DECIDED TO DO MY OWN INVESTIGATION. I STARTED A SURVEY ON, UM, WITH THE PROPERTIES OF LA VISTA AND WHO, UH, THE MAYOR REALLY IS, THE CEMETERY, UH, UM, STOP BEING JUST A CEMETERY. FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS, THE OWNERS, MICKAYLA AND LISA HAVE INCORPORATED, UH, UH, DIFFERENT SERVICES, UH, INCLUDING THE CHAPEL, BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY ASKED FOR THEM. SO THERE, UM, WOMEN, WOMEN OF HEART AND [00:35:02] HONESTY. BUT WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE, THE MAYOR AND HIS ASSISTANT WERE, UH, WAS NOT VERY POSITIVE. HE'S VERY PRESENT IN FACEBOOK, BUT HE DOES NOT SOLVE ANYTHING THAT'S, HE JUST, UH, PLAYS THE PART TO TRY AND LOOK LIKE HE'S DOING SOMETHING. BUT PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF SEEING SO MUCH PROSTITUTION, 30 STREETS, AND, UH, EVERYTHING THAT REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AS THE LEAST ATTRACTIVE COMMUNITY. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE CONDUCTING SURVEYS LIKE THIS, BECAUSE I'M SEEKING FOR THE TRUTH. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND GOOD NIGHT. OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE ED NIETO, FOLLOWED BY DOYLE MORRISON AND THEN ALICIA MORRISON. I'VE, UH, TOUCHED ON THAT SUBJECT BEFORE, UM, TRANSPARENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND EXPLAINING THE DEFICIT IN RAISES AND RESERVES. UH, I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU IF YOU CAN PLEASE BE SENSITIVE TO THE CITIZENS. UM, YOU KNOW, YOUR EXPLANATIONS OF WHAT YOUR CONS, THE CONSEQUENCES OF GIVING RAISES THAT ARE WELL DESERVED IS, IS NOT THERE. I MEAN, FROM WHAT I HEAR, UNDERSTAND AND WHAT'S PRESENTED, WE HAVEN'T SEEN A QUARTERLY UPDATE ON THE BUDGET. SO WHEN YOU'RE GIVING THESE BIG MILLION DOLLAR RAISES, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T SEE WHETHER YOU CAN AFFORD THIS OR NOT. AND, AND IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT, HOW ARE YOU PAYING FOR IT? ARE YOU PAYING IT OUTTA YOUR, YOUR RESERVES? ARE YOU EXPECTING SALES TAXES TO GO UP? YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT CITIZENS WANNA KNOW, AND I DON'T THINK YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB IN EXPLAINING THAT. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I LIKE THAT. UM, YOU KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA, YOU HAVE A DEFICIT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A BIG DEFICIT, AND IT'S COMING AND YOU HAVEN'T PRESENTED THIS. SO, SO I LIKE TO HEAR HOW IS IT GONNA BE PAID FOR? YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ADVOCATING FOR THE, THE, THE WORKERS, AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING. BUT WHO'S REMEMBERING THE CITIZENS WHO ARE GONNA HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS? ARE YOU PAYING? ARE YOU GONNA BE EXPECTING TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF THE SAVINGS? THAT'S NOT RIGHT. AND IF IT IS, IF IT IS YOUR TACTIC, YOU SHOULD LET 'EM KNOW RIGHT AWAY. THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO LETS THOSE FOLKS, THE COUNTY, LETS KNOW THAT THEY'RE, THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE PAYING THESE THINGS OUTTA THE RESERVES. SO WHY CAN'T YOU BE FRANK ABOUT IT? COME OUT AND SAY IT. DON'T HIDE IT. OKAY. UH, DOYLE MORRISON BE FOLLOWED BY ALICIA MORRISON, BE FOLLOWED BY MARIA SANCHEZ. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND MAYOR, AND THE RESIDENTS. UH, MY NAME IS DOYLE MORRISON, AND I RESIDE IN THE COMMUNITY OF LINCOLN ACRES, AND I JUST WANTED TO BRING SOME POSITIVE LIGHT, UM, ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN LINCOLN ACRES ARE DOING. THE LINCOLN ACRES CIVIC ASSOCIATION DOES FREEWAY CLEANUP. UM, AND PART OF THAT IS IN LINCOLN ACRES. PART OF IT IS IN NATIONAL CITY. PART OF IT IS, AND THAT'S AT THE SWEETWATER ROAD OFF RAMP AND, AND EXIT. YOU MIGHT SEE OUR CIVIC ASSOCIATION SIGN FOR THE LITTER REMOVAL. AND THEN ON FOURTH, ALL FOUR EX, OR THERE'S TWO EXITS AND TWO ENTRANCES. UM, AND PART OF THAT IS IN CHULA VISTA. ONE HALF IS IN CHULA, AND ONE HALF IS IN, UM, NATIONAL CITY. SO EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN DEEMED, UM, FROM LINCOLN ACRES AS AN OUTSIDER HERE, NOT BY ALL, BUT, BUT BY SOME, I STILL DO POSITIVE THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S CHULA VISTA, NATIONAL CITY, OR LINCOLN ACRES. AND SO I JUST, I THOUGHT THAT'S A POSITIVE THING, DOING CLEANUP. I ALSO DO CLEANUP ON MY STREET, AND PART OF THE STREET AT THE END BY SWEETWATER ROAD IS NATIONAL CITY. MM-HMM . AND SO I DO WORK THERE TO, TO DO CLEANUP AS, AS WELL. AND SO TONIGHT WITH, WITH THESE PROCLAMATIONS OF ALL THESE WOMEN DOING WONDERFUL THINGS, I, IN LIEU OF IT BEING A HYPOCRISY HERE, I WOULD LOVE FOR, UM, US TO FIND OUT, UM, WHAT PERCENT LIVE IN, IN NASHVILLE CITY AND WHAT PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE DOING WONDERFUL THINGS AROUND OR IN THE CITY ARE, ARE OUTSIDERS LIKE MYSELF, MM, MM-HMM . SO, UM, NOT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM THE WONDERFUL WORK THEY'RE THEY'RE DOING, BUT I THINK, UH, IT WOULD BE A HYPOCRITICAL OF THIS, UH, DAIS NOT TO IDENTIFY THEM AS OUTSIDERS AS WELL. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME SPEAK, AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WOMEN DOING GREAT THINGS. OKAY. ALICIA MORRISON, FOLLOWED BY MARIA SANCHEZ, BE FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER BUSANTE. [00:40:01] GOOD EVENING. SWEETWATER ROAD IS A LONG, DANGEROUS CURVY ROAD COMING FROM BONITA INTO NATIONAL CITY. EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. AT THE DARKNESS OF NIGHT PLAZA BONITA ROAD TO VALLEY ROAD, THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THE PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK TO THE THREE-WAY TRAFFIC STOPLIGHT INTERSECTION AT VALLEY ROAD. THE INTERSECTION OF VALLEY ROAD TRAVELING WEST ON SWEETWATER ROAD TO 8 0 5 NORTH ON RAMP, THERE'S 1,846 FEET, THE LONGEST AND MOST DANGEROUS STRETCH OF SWEETWATER ROAD, WHERE TRAFFIC CAN GAIN SPEED FROM VALLEY ROAD AND CAN BE EXASPERATED WHEN DRIVERS CATCH THE GREEN LIGHT AT VALLEY ROAD. THAT LONG STRETCH AND THE SPEED IS DIFFICULT TO JUDGE TO THE, DUE TO THE CANBERRA ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF A POPULAR BAR WITH NO TRAFFIC STOPLIGHT TO STOP TO BETTER MANAGE THE 40 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMITS BETWEEN VALLEY ROAD AND 8 0 5 NORTH, UH, ON RAMP. THE SIGNAGE FOR THE HAWK CROSSWALK IS BLOCKED BY A POWER POLE AND THE BIKE LANE SIGNAGE STOPLIGHTS FROM 8 0 5 TO EUCLID AVENUE, 800 FEET STOPLIGHTS FROM EUCLID AVENUE TO PROSPECT STREET. 632 FEET STOPLIGHTS FROM PROSPECT TO THE THREE-WAY INTERSECTION AT NORTH SECOND 1,212 FEET STOPLIGHTS FROM NORTH SECOND TO EL AVENUE, 946 FEET STOPLIGHT FROM EL AVENUE HIGHLAND AVENUE, 1,292 FEET. MY PRA JUNE 27TH TO 2021 TO FEBRUARY 14TH, 2026. 72 INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN VALLEY ROAD AND EUCLID AVENUE OUT OF RESPECT FOR THEIR FAMILIES. I WILL REFRAIN FROM USING THEIR NAMES. BUT NUMBER 48 AND NUMBER 72 WERE FATALITIES ON SWEETWATER ROAD. I AM ASKING FOR SAFETY MEASURES TO INSTALL A TRAFFIC STOP LIGHT TO MANAGE THE 40 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT AND REDUCE THE RISK OF ANOTHER FATALITY. THANK YOU. UH, MARIA SANCHEZ TO BE FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER DIANTE. HI, MY NAME IS MARIA SANCHEZ. I AM A RESIDENT OF NATIONAL CITY, BORN AND RAISED HERE, 50 YEARS. I AM ALSO A HUGE ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS, AND I SPEAK UP AS WELL AT THE STATE CAPITOL. I AM THE FIRST WOMAN IN HISTORY TO TAKE OVER GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S OFFICE AND PASS, UH, RENT CONTROL LAWS AB 1482, ALONG WITH NINE OTHER LEGISLATIVE LAWS THIS FOLLOWING DAY. SO I'M HERE JUST TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO THE PUBLIC. I AM TAKING ANY CONCERNS FOR MANY PEOPLE THAT CAN REACH ME DIRECTLY AT MY PRIVATE CELL PHONE, TEXT, OR, UH, CALL (619) 399-9777. I AM ALSO HERE TO LET ALL THE COUNCIL BOARD MEMBERS HERE KNOW THAT MY JOB IS TO EXPOSE CORRUPTION, AND THAT'S WHAT I INTEND TO DO HERE. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. JENNIFER BUSANTE. HELLO, MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. I'M JENNIFER BUSANTE. I AM A CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA. I AM AN OUTSIDER, UM, WHO WORKS UPLIFTING NATIONAL CITY AS MY SISTER CITY. SO YES, I'M HERE BECAUSE I DO WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. I AM ONE OF THE WOMEN WHO IS HONORED TO THE TONIGHT AS A SPECIAL RECOGNITION, AND I KNOW SEVERAL OF THE WOMEN WHO ARE HERE IN THE SAME OCCASION. AND I AM HONORED TO BE HERE. HAVING WORKED IN GOVERNMENT MYSELF AS A, AS, UH, IN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA. I UNDERSTAND THE CITY HAS METHODS AND SYSTEMS IN PLACE FOR EVERY SINGLE PROJECT THAT GOES ON THE CITY. SO I RECEIVED TODAY'S, UH, PROCLAMATION WITH NO EXPECTATION THAT IT WILL GIVE ME ANY ADVANTAGE OUT, OUT THERE IN MY PROJECTS. I APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT MY WORK IS BEING RECOGNIZED AS WELL AS THIS WOMAN WHO I KNOW IT'S 24 AND I THINK I WAS THE 24TH THAT BARELY MADE IT IN. SO THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THESE AMAZING WOMEN. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THAT IS ALL OF THE SPEAKERS THAT WE HAVE THE SLIPS ON. WE HAVE RAN PAST THE 30 MINUTE TIME PERIOD. UH, WE DO HAVE SOME ON ZOOM. THEY WILL BE CARRIED TO THE END OF THE MEETING. UM, I'M JUST GONNA MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT AND PEOPLE GET UP AND GET TO SAY BASICALLY ALMOST ANYTHING THEY WANT TO. UM, AND FOR THE LAST 16 MONTHS, WE PUT UP WITH A LOT OF OUTLANDISH ALLEGATIONS, UH, THEATRICS, UM, TEMPTED INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING. AND SO, BECAUSE PEOPLE [00:45:01] SAY THINGS UP AT THE MICROPHONE CAN BE TRUE OR CAN BE JUST TOTALLY MADE UP IN THEIR HEAD, BUT EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY UNDER, UH, STATE LAW TO GO TO THE MICROPHONE AND SAY WHAT THEY WANT TO DURING THOSE, THOSE PERIODS OF TIME. AND WE AFFORD EVERYONE THAT OPPORTUNITY WITH THAT. WILL YOU DO MOVE ON TO PROCLAMATIONS? [6.4. Employee of the Quarter - Blanca Rincon] I THINK A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING ON THIS AND, UH, YEAH. OKAY. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, BEFORE THE PROCLAMATIONS, I KNOW WE'RE GONNA GET THE KIDS, BUT I WANNA DO ONE, ONE PERSON BEFORE THAT. AND DO, I ALSO SHOULD HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR THAT ALSO. OH YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU. OH, THANK YOU. GOT A LOT, LOT OF STUFF THERE BEHIND HERE TONIGHT. UM, WE, YOU KNOW, WE CONSTANTLY LIKE TO, UH, CELEBRATE OUR EMPLOYEES, AND THAT'S MORE THAN JUST IN WORD. UH, AND YOU KNOW, AND, AND INDEED I HAVE BEEN HERE QUITE A WHILE AND I'VE, SO I'VE SEEN A LOT OF EMPLOYEES KIND OF COME AND GO. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEVER THINK OF, OF WHEN WE THINK OF EMPLOYEES, WE THINK OF THE CITY MANAGER, WE THINK OF THE, THE FIRE CHIEF, WE THINK OF, YOU KNOW, UH, WE THINK OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE THINK OF ALL OF THESE ONE PERSON, SOMETIMES WE DON'T THINK ABOUT AS A JANITOR. AND I KNOW THAT, UH, OUR, UH, ACTING ASSISTANT, UH, CITY MANAGER IS GONNA HAVE SOME COMMENTS. AND THEN I'M GONNA HAVE SOME COMMENTS AFTERWARDS. I THINK THIS ONE'S A LITTLE SPECIAL, SO I'M GONNA ASK, UH, MARTHA JUAREZ IF SHE WOULD DO THE INTRODUCTION. WHOOPS. LEMME SEE. I GOT IT. YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS MARTA JUAREZ. I AM CURRENTLY THE ACTING DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, AND MY PERMANENT ROLE IS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS. SO FOR THAT REASON, IT IS MY SINCERE HONOR TO ANNOUNCE TODAY THAT THE EMPLOYEE TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF CALENDAR YEAR 2026 IS BLANCA OUR CUSTODIAN. I WANNA INVITE, OKAY. SO BLANCA HAS BEEN A PUBLIC SERVANT WITH THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY FOR NEARLY FOUR YEARS. MM-HMM . SHE JOINED US FIRST PART-TIME AS A PART-TIME EMPLOYEE AT THE NUTRITION CENTER, AND THEN LATER SHE WAS HIRED FULL-TIME AS A CUSTODIAN IN OUR FACILITIES TEAM WITHIN THE ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. I'D LIKE TO READ THE NOMINATION, 'CAUSE I THINK IT SPEAKS A LOT TO HOW WE ALL SEE BLANCA AND THE CONTRIBUTION THAT SHE MAKES. SO, UM, THE CITY IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE BLANCA RINCON FOR HER OUTSTANDING DEDICATION AND EXCEPTIONAL WORK. AS A MEMBER OF OUR CUSTODIAL STAFF, BLANCA HAS CONSISTENTLY GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN CARRYING OUT HER RESPONSIBILITIES, TAKING TREMENDOUS PRIDE IN MAINTAINING A CLEAN, WELCOMING AND PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT AT CITY HALL. HER STRONG WORK ETHIC, ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND PROACTIVE APPROACH HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED THE CLEANLINESS AND PRESENTATION OF OUR FACILITIES. HER EFFORTS HAVE NOT GONE UNNOTICED AND ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED BY STAFF, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ALIKE. AM I RIGHT? YES. OKAY. YES. BLANCA IS CONSISTENTLY POSITIVE, RESPECTFUL, AND HIGHLY RELIABLE. ALTHOUGH SHE NEVER SEEKS RECOGNITION, SHE CONTINUALLY DELIVERS EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE. SO THE ENTIRE STAFF, NOT ONLY OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THE ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS TEAM, AND SO MANY OF OF YOUR COLLEAGUES, UM, WE'RE HONORED TO NOMINATE, UH, BLANC RINCON AS EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER IN RECOGNITION OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE. YES. AND I'M GONNA ADD A LITTLE BIT OF SPANISH, JUST EVEN THOUGH BLANCA DOES UNDERSTAND ENGLISH, BUT I THINK IN A, IN A MORE MORE PERSONAL NOTE, RIGHT. TO, TO RECOGNIZE. AND, AND MY, MY COLLEAGUE, UH, ZA GONZALEZ, WHO IS OUR OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS, IS JUST, UM, SHOWING A, A SMALL LITTLE TOKEN OF APPRECIATION THAT WAS SPONSORED BY MANAGER. [00:50:03] YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? UM, JUST, JUST TO SAY, UM, FIRST, UH, THANK GOD FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS THAT I RECEIVE FROM HIM EVERY DAY AND TO MY FAMILY FOR THE NEVER ENDING SUPPORT AND THEIR LOVE. MM-HMM . UM, ALL THE PEOPLE WORKS HERE IN CITY HALL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE. BLANCA BLANCA, YOU'RE NOT DONE YET? NOT YET YET. OKAY. UH, WE HAVE A FEW THINGS FOR YOU, BUT FIRST, LET ME SAY, AS SAY I'VE KNOWN A LOT OF CUSTODIANS, JANITORS HERE, AND WE'VE HAD SOME GOOD ONES THROUGH THE YEARS. THE DIFFERENCE IS NOW WE GOT A GREAT ONE. THANK YOU. I MEAN, IT IS THE, IT IS LIKE NIGHT AND DAY. UH, AND, AND A LOT OF IT IS NIGHT. 'CAUSE I THINK SHE'S HERE WAY BEFORE, WAY BEFORE THE, THE SUN'S UP. AND SHE IS JUST, UH, MONICA IS NOT A, NOT A, NOT A LADY OF A LOT OF WORDS. SHE DOESN'T TALK MUCH. SHE, BECAUSE SHE'S WORKING ALL THE TIME, AND I MEAN, AND SHE DOES NOT STOP. AND, UH, YOU, YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION THERE TO ALL THE REST OF US IN, IN THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AND WE HAVE SOME THINGS FOR YOU, AND WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO, UH, COME UP AND, AND, UH, BE ABLE TO SHAKE THE HANDS OF THE, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. OKAY. WE'VE GOT SOME MORE STUFF FOR YOU, FIRST OF ALL, THAT SIGNIFYING, AND LOOK WHAT YOU GET. I KNOW IT, I KNOW IT. I KNOW. WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA BE GOING, WE'RE GONNA BE GOING CRAZY. OKAY. WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA HOLD THESE OVER HERE FOR YOU. YES. OKAY. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. RIGHT THERE. OKAY. OKAY. IF, OKAY. OKAY. IF YOU COULD HAVE HER STAND AND LIKE, IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. . COME ON UP, BABY. COME ON. OH, THERE YOU GO. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR LIST OF PROCLAMATIONS, UH, ONE OTHER THING IS TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, ADJOURNING OUR MEETING IN, IN HONOR OF ACTUALLY TWO DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS. UH, FIRST, UH, GAIL MITCHELL, SHE WAS THE, UH, UH, THE, THE GIRL'S DANCE TEACHER FOR DECADES AND DECADES AND DECADES AT SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL. AND, UH, JUST, I MEAN, A MARVELOUS LADY. AND SHE PASSED AWAY HERE ON THE, UH, ON THE 17TH, OR I'M SORRY, UH, LAST WEEK. AND SO WE ARE GONNA BE ADJOURNING IN HER MEMORY. WE ALSO, ANOTHER ONE THAT WE ARE ADJOURNING, UH, FOR IS ESPERANZA MOLINA. AND SO, UH, CASE, YOU KNOW, THAT IS LOU MOLINA'S MOTHER. AND SO, OH, GOT THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO ANYWAY, WE'LL GET THAT OVER TO, UH, ALSO MRS. MS. MITCHELL'S FAMILY, UH, FOR THAT ONE. UH, NOW WE WILL GO INTO [6.2. Proclamation - Sweetwater High School Mock Trial Team] THE, UH, FOUR MENTIONED PROCLAMATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GONNA DO, AND I'M SORRY LADIES, BUT WE'RE GONNA DO THE KIDS FIRST. WE GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF KIDS OVER HERE. AND, AND I, I HEAR THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT FINALS OR SOMETHING. AND SO WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF THEM FIRST. UM, THOUGHT FIRST WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE, UH, MOCK TRIAL TEAM. AND, UH, SO IF WE COULD GO OVER AND GIVE THEM WARNING THAT THEY'RE, THEY ARE UP . OKAY. AND THEN AFTER THEM, THEY WILL BE THE, UH, THE GIRLS WRESTLING TEAM WILL BE AFTER [00:55:01] THAT ONE. DO YOU WANT ME TO PRESENT THEM? WE ARE YOU, UH, NO, NO. YOU, YOU ARE ON THIS. OKAY. UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR, AS THE SWEET WATER TEAM FOR THE MOCK TRIAL TEAM. MAKES THEIR WAY INTO THE CHAMBER. UH, IT, THERE'S QUITE A FEW OF THEM, SO, UH, I, I'LL GIVE THEM A FEW MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR WAY IN IF THEY CAN QUICKLY COME THROUGH THE DOORS. I'LL, I'LL JUST BEGIN BY, UM, MENTIONING A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE TEAM. THE MOCK TRIAL IS A RIGOROUS PERFORMANCE-BASED ACADEMIC COMPETITION. UH, AND THIS HAPPENS AT THE SCHOOLS AND THEY GET TRAINING FROM ATTORNEYS AND THEY GO THROUGH A COURT TRIAL AND, AND THEY DO, UM, WITNESSES, THEY ANALYZE AND PRESENT HYPOTHETICAL CRIMINAL CASES. I THINK THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE WAY TO SIMULATE THE TYPE OF CAREER THAT YOU CAN HAVE IF YOU PURSUE, UH, AN ATTORNEY CAREER OR, UM, ANY OTHER TYPE OF CAREER FOR THE COURT SETTING. SO VERY QUICKLY, UM, APPROXIMATELY 850 STUDENTS REPRESENTING 40 HIGH SCHOOLS AND 42 TEAMS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY COMPETED FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC TOURNAMENT. WELL, THE SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL TEAM DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION, RESILIENCE, SKILL AND TEAMWORK. AND THEY WON ALL FOUR PRELIMINARY ROUNDS OF COMPETITION AND ADVANCED TO THE SEMI-FINAL ROUND, UH, AS ONE OF THE TOP FOUR TEAMS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY. THIS IS THE SWEETWATER MOCK TRIAL TEAM, AND I JUST WANNA THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, OF COURSE, THE STUDENTS BEFORE YOU, BUT ALSO THE TEACHER SPONSOR, MS. JANET AMES, TEACHER EMTI, ROBERT ALCO, THE ATTORNEY COACHES INCLUDED CORINA PELLI, JERRY GONZALEZ, ANTHONY MORNING, AND CARLOS RUAN. SO THANK YOU MAYOR FOR THIS EXCELLENT TRIBUTE TO THE SWEETWATER MOCK TRIAL TEAM. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY. NOW, DO YOU HAVE THE LIST OF NAMES? I DON'T HAVE THE LIST OF NAMES. OH, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE LIST OF NAMES? NO. WANT ME TO READ THEM OUT AS YOU HAVE? YES. ALRIGHT, SO LET ME START HANDING OUT MS. CLAIRE EON, RIGHT THERE. RICHARD CASTRO. RICHARD MATTHEW, RICHARD CASTRO, RO OKAY. YOU CAN HANG ON TO THEM. YEAH. OKAY. MATTHEW ANG, AIDEN, ALEX MARTINEZ, AVELO NAVA. I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT. MELANIE OCHOA TORRES. RAUL VIDA HASSEL. ABRAHAM RAMIREZ VI. JOSHUA SANTANA. ALFREDO ZU J VILLA MOORE AND DEANNA RUIZ. WHICH ONE? YES. AND THE STUDENTS THAT COULDN'T MAKE IT, WE WILL HOLD ONTO YOUR CERTIFICATES AND THEN THEY WILL GET PASSED OUT TO YOU. AND JANET, WE'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU ALSO. WELL, THIS IS FOR THE WHOLE TEAM, AND SO WE'RE DECLARING IT TODAY. SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL TEAM TODAY. WOOHOO. A SMILE. 3 1, 3, 1, 2, 3. SWEET WATER. WELL DONE. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL. EVERYONE, CONGRATULATIONS, ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. YOUR WORK. THANK YOU. OF COURSE, LAWYERS, FUTURE LAWYERS CAN HAVE THAT. I LOVE IT. OKAY, . CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS TEAM. YES. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS FOR FUTURE LAWYERS. ALRIGHT, NEXT WE GO INTO THE [01:00:01] GIRLS WRESTLING TEAM. WE CAN HAVE THEM COME ON OVER. THESE WILL GO PRETTY QUICK. OH, YOU WANTED CONFIRMATION? I'LL TAKE THE YEAH. AND I HAVE THEM. WE HAVE THOSE CENTER AND HOPEFULLY DOES YOURS START OUT WITH, WAIT, WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. MEAN, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GREAT. MAKES A LOT EASIER. ALL THERE WE GO. SOUTH THEY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. DO YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE THIS, MARCUS? NO, HE, HE, HE BROUGHT THE, THIS GROUP, SO WE'LL DEAL WITH HIM. ALRIGHT, MARCUS, YOU GET TO, YOU GET TO NAME OFF SOME OF THEM NOW IN CASE YOU WONDER TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS. THAT'S GONNA BE GOING UP IN THE GYMNASIUM. AND IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN THE SWEETWATER GYM, THERE WAS ONE WALL I REMEMBER SWEETWATER'S OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD. THERE WAS A WHOLE LOT OF THOSE THINGS UP THERE. THERE WEREN'T ANY FROM MY EAR, BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. . UH, BUT THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF THOSE FROM THE YEAR AND NOW THAT THAT'S ONE'S GONNA BE HANGING STARTING THIS YEAR AND FOR WHAT, WHAT THEY'VE DONE. SO, OKAY. SO WE HAVE, FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE I READ THESE NAMES, JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ALL. IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO EVEN READ THIS OFF. UH, A LOT OF US HERE, INCLUDING MYSELF, SUE, HIGH GRAD AND CLASS OF OH SIX. SO, UH, IT IS HUGE WHAT YOU GUYS DID GETTING A BANNER FOR OUR SCHOOL AND ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. SO THANK YOU ALL. SUPER PROUD OF YOU. SO GONNA READ OFF THESE NAMES STARTING WITH, UH, VALERIE. BOES. VALERIE. VALERIE BOES. SHE HERE. OKAY, SO VALERIE BOES, UH, MISS, IS IT MISSY CORDOVA. MISSY MACY. MACY. MACY CORDOVA. OKAY. OSI CORTEZ. THERE YOU GO. EMILY GRANDE. LILIANA HENDERSON, AETNA IS LAS PEREZ. ASIA KROY. DID I PRONOUNCE THAT RIGHT? KROY. CRUZ. CRUZ. OKAY. THANK YOU. MELANIE LOPEZ. ALICIA VICTORIA. MELENDEZ. ALEXI MONTOYA. CARLEY MORENO. KELLY. LEILANI. SLY. SLY. SLY. SLY. SLY. SORRY. SLY. EMILY SILVA. OKAY. GENESIS SOTO. GENESIS. THERE YOU GO. CHRIS BELLA VILLALOBOS. MELANIE AL VICTORIA VIEGAS. AND THEN WE WANT TO TAKE IN HONOR TO THE COACHES, JOSEPH ONCA AND ALINA SOLI. ART. ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, LET'S GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THIS TEAM. WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND SAY THAT? YEAH, YEAH. IF YOU CAN, REAL QUICK. JJ FAAN, GO AHEAD. HELLO EVERYONE. I'M THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES AT SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL. I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF THESE YOUNG LADIES. UH, THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS THAT THE WRESTLING TEAM HAS HAD A COMPETITIVE TEAM. AND, UM, THE GIRLS WRESTLING TEAM, GIRLS WRESTLING IN GENERAL IN THE UNITED STATES IS THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT. AND, UH, OUR GIRLS HAS THE HONOR OF BEING THE FIRST SWEETWATER WRESTLING TEAM TO RAISE A BANNER IN 56 YEARS BETWEEN THE BOYS AND THE GIRLS. ALRIGHT, AND COACH, WE HAVE HERE PROCLAMATION [6.3. Proclamation - Honoring the Sweetwater High School Girls Wrestling Team] AND ONCE AGAIN, THE SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING TEAM DAY IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY. ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. YOU GUYS ARE VERY LADIES, GUYS. IT CAN BE CONGRATULATED. AWESOME JOB. AWESOME. THERE YOU GO. COUPLE OF THOSE, COUPLE OF THOSE DON'T, I DON'T KNOW. WELL DONE EVERYBODY. GOOD JOB Y'ALL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. [01:05:01] THANK ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. THERE GO. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. PLEASURE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN NEED A SNACK? YOU OKAY? YOU GOT TAKE ONE. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. GOOD. SEE YOU. SURE. GO AHEAD. SNACK. . WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT? THOSE, THOSE ARE NOT HIGH PROTEIN. OKAY. I'M SNACK. YEAH, I SAW THEM. THEY WERE, WHAT CAN I GET NOW IT GETS REAL FUN. ALRIGHT, NOW WE, NOW WE GET TO THE, NOW WE GET TO THE FUN STUFF. ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO. OKAY. LIKE, THESE THINGS ARE TOO BIG. I CAN'T GET 'EM NEAR THE MICROPHONE. ALRIGHT. [6.1. Proclamation - Women's History Month ] EACH MARCH WE CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH HONORING THE TRAILBLAZING WOMEN WHOSE LEADERSHIP, COURAGE, AND DEDICATION HAVE STRENGTHENED OUR NATION AND ENRICHED OUR COMMUNITIES. NOW INDEED, SOMEONE BROUGHT OUT EARLIER, NOT EVERY ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ACTUALLY LIVE IN NATIONAL CITY, BUT THEY ARE ALL INVOLVED POSITIVELY IN NATIONAL CITY. AND THAT'S WHAT IS IMPORTANT. AND THEY'RE MAKING OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY THAT MUCH RI RICHER WITH THEIR PRESENCE AND WITH THEIR, THEIR PROFESSIONALISM. SO TONIGHT WE RECOGNIZE EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN WHOSE WORK EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF THE MONTH. EACH HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT, WHETHER THROUGH BUSINESS, PHILANTHROPY, HEALTHCARE, COMMUNITY SERVICE, OR CULTURAL PRESERVATION, THEY EMPOWER OTHERS, CHAMPION EQUITY, INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL FABRIC OF OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY AND REGION AS A WHOLE. SO, WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO THE VICE MAYOR AND HAVE HER READ OUT THE NAMES IN A SHORT DESCRIPTION ON EACH, FOR EACH ONE OF THEM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS A, AS YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED, PLEASE STAND UP AND COME FORWARD. FIRST TO BEGIN, AND THIS IS NO PARTICULAR ORDER OTHER THAN, UH, A LIST THAT I GOT APPEARS TO BE MOSTLY ALPHABETICAL. MISS AMERICA, DONATO DONATO. SHE IS RECOGNIZED FOR HER DECADES OF DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE WITH THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AND HER TIRELESS VOLUNTEER WORK, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND INSPIRING CIVIC PRIDE THROUGHOUT NATIONAL CITY. YOU CAN STAY UP HERE, . NEXT WE HAVE MS. ANNA OSA. OKAY. SHE'S RECOGNIZED FOR HER LEADERSHIP AT SAN YSIDRO HEALTH IN EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE, ADVOCATING FOR CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND FAMILIES, AND ADVANCING A WOMEN-LED WORKFORCE THAT STRENGTHENS HEALTH EQUITY ACROSS NATIONAL CITY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY. MS. CATHERINE KAT ARA LEWIS RECOGNIZED FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN FINANCIAL SERVICES AND HER LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS SAN DIEGO. MS. CHRISTINE MOORE IS RECOGNIZED FOR HER LEADERSHIP AT AT AND T CALIFORNIA AND HER LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO NATIONAL CITY THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, BOARD SERVICE, AND PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS THAT STRENGTHEN LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. DR. CHRISTINE PERRY IS RECOGNIZED FOR HER LEADERSHIP AS DEAN OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER AT SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE, EXPANDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION, SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN NEED, AND FOSTERING OPPORTUNITY AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGHOUT NATIONAL CITY. MS. CLARISSA REYES FALKO, SHE IS RECOGNIZED FOR HER VISIONARY LEADERSHIP IN GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ADVANCING EQUITY, ETHICAL INNOVATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. DR. [01:10:01] GUADALUPE RODRIGUEZ CORONA IS RECOGNIZED FOR MORE THAN 29 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP, ADVANCING EQUITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, EMPOWERING HISTORICAL, HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS, SECURING MILLIONS IN GRANT FUNDING, AND CREATING PROGRAMS THAT EXPAND OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWESTERN SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND THE BROADER SAN DIEGO REGION. , DR. ZLI ASAR IS RECOGNIZED FOR HER DEDICATION TO IMPROVING ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE AND LEADING HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS THAT PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. MS. FANNIE MILLER RECOGNIZED FOR HER PIONEERING LEADERSHIP IN HISPANIC MEDIA AND PUBLISHING EMPOWERING LATINO VOICES AND WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS THROUGHOUT JOURNALISM, BUSINESS INNOVATION AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY. MS. JANICE MARTINELLI IS RECOGNIZED FOR HER DECADES OF LEADERSHIP IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION, COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ENSURING THE HERITAGE AND SPIRIT OF NATIONAL CITY ENDURE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. MS. JENNIFER BUSTAMANTE, SHE IS RECOGNIZED FOR HER WORK IN NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, HELPING STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT CREATE OPPORTUNITY AND WORKFORCE PATHWAYS IN OUR COMMUNITY. MS. JENNY ANG RECOGNIZED FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. JENNY ANG, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE UNICORN, HAS BUILT STRONG PARTNERSHIPS, UPLIFTED COMMUNITIES, AND INSPIRED FUTURE GENERATIONS OF WOMEN ACROSS SAN DIEGO. MS. JOANNE FIELDS RECOGNIZED, RECOGNIZED FOR HER TIRELESS ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP IN UPLIFTING FILIPINO AMERICAN, ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO. MS. KATIE IVARRA GARCIA IS RECOGNIZED FOR HER VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER. KATIE HAS EMPOWERED WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, EXPANDED WORKFORCE AND CHILDCARE OPPORTUNITIES, AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGHOUT NATIONAL CITY AND THE REGION. MS. LIZ RAMIREZ IS RECOGNIZED FOR HER LEADERSHIP AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CHICANO FEDERATION. LIZ RAMIREZ ADVANCES EQUITY, ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, DEVELOPS FUTURE LEADERS AND CREATES LASTING IMPACT FOR FAMILIES AND YOUTH ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY. MS. UH, DR. MARIA CARDO EROS. SHE IS RECOGNIZED FOR HER LIFELONG DEDICATION TO HEALTHCARE. DR. CARDO EROS HAS EXPANDED ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE, ADVANCED HEALTH EQUITY, AND MENTORED GENERATIONS OF PHYSICIANS WHILE SERVING THE FAMILIES OF NATIONAL CITY AND THE SOUTH BAY. MS. MELLON OCASIO IS RECOGNIZED FOR HER LIFELONG DEDICATION TO BANKING, CIVICS, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. MELLON OCASIO HAS STRENGTHENED NATIONAL CITY THROUGH SERVICE, MENTOR, MENTORSHIP, AND A COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING FUTURE GENERATIONS. MS. MICHELLE DIAZ AGA, SHE'S RECOGNIZED FOR HER LEADERSHIP AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC. KSDY 50. HER DEDICATION TO ADVANCING MULTICULTURAL MEDIA AND HER COMMITMENT TO MENTORSHIP NONPROFIT SERVICE AND EMPOWERING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE REGION. MS. NORMA BEO RECOGNIZED FOR HER ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AND DEDICATION TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. MS. NORMA BEO HAS BUILT SAVAGE BEAUTY LOUNGE INTO A THRIVING BUSINESS THAT INSPIRES WOMEN AND FUTURE LEADERS AND NATIONAL CITY. MS. OLA RAHI RECOGNIZED FOR HER LEADERSHIP, RESILIENCE, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT. RAHLA AL RAHI HAS SUCCESSFULLY GUIDED CAFE LA MAZE FOR OVER 80 YEARS, PRESERVING ITS LEGACY AS A CHERISHED CULTURAL AND CULINARY LANDMARK, WHILE ENRICHING THE NATIONAL CITY COMMUNITY THROUGH HOSPITALITY, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, AND FOSTERING A WELCOMING GATHERING PLACE FOR GENERATIONS. MS. SANDY NARANJO [01:15:01] RECOGNIZED FOR HER LEADERSHIP AS A PORT OF SAN DIEGO COMMISSIONER SAND NARANJO ADVANCED. THE NATIONAL CITY BALANCE PLAN STRENGTHENED THE MARINE TIME CLEAN AIR STRATEGY AND ENSURED COMMUNITY CENTERED PLANNING THAT PROTECTS PUBLIC HEALTH AND AMPLIFIES THE VOICES OF PORTSIDE FAMILIES. MS. SARAH MORGA IS RECOGNIZED FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN MEDIA AND STORYTELLING AND FOR CREATING PLATFORMS THAT CELEBRATE LEADERS IN BUSINESS EDUCATION AND MILITARY SERVICE THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. MISS SOPHIA SALGADO RECOGNIZED FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING EDUCATION, PHILANTHROPY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SOPHIA SERVES AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE'S OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND PREVIOUSLY LED MANA DE SAN DIEGO TO NATIONAL RECOGNITION, WHILE ALSO CREATING IMPACTFUL INITIATIVES IN LOCAL MEDIA, INCLUDING THE KSWB CARES FOR KIDS FUND, WHICH GRANTED MORE THAN 18 MILLION TO CHILDREN'S CHERRIES ACROSS THE SAN DIEGO REGION. MISS UCI IBA RECOGNIZED FOR HER INTERNATIONAL IMPACT IN FASHION DESIGN AND HER COMMITMENT TO MENTORSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE USING CREATIVITY AND CULTURE TO INSPIRE AND UPLIFT OTHERS. MS. VERONICA DE LAROZA, NBA RECOGNIZED FOR HER MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AND HER ROLE AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS AT SUNNY SGO HEALTH, WHERE SHE ADVANCES HEALTH EQUITY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION CARE DELIVERY TO EXPAND ACCESS AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE REGION. AND WE ALSO NEED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE ONE OF OUR OWN MS. JOSIE FLORES CLARK. SHE IS RECOGNIZED, SHE IS RECENTLY SELECTED AS THE SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL AS ONE OF 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO AND FEATURED ON THE COVER OF LATINAS MAGAZINE. JOSIE, COME ON UP AND STAND WITH THESE INCREDIBLE WOMEN REPRESENTING THE REGION AND THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY. THE HUSBANDS WANTS PICTURE OF THEIR WIFE, AND THE BOYFRIENDS AND THE MOMS ALL. OKAY. HELLO MAYOR. IF I MAY, IF, IF I MAY SAY SOMETHING THAT, OH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, UM, SOME WOMEN ARE FROM NATIONAL CITY AND SOME ARE NOT, BUT THEY HAVE ALL MADE AN IMPACT, NOT ONLY IN NATIONAL CITY, BUT THROUGHOUT THE REGION. YEP. AND THEY ALL BELONG HERE. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. YEAH. YEAH. I, OKAY. I AM GOING TO, UH, I'M GONNA CALL A RECESS FOR 10 MINUTES AND SO EVERYONE CAN DO THEIR STUFF AND THEN, BUT LET'S EVERYONE BE BACK IN 10 MINUTES SO WE CAN GET INTO THE BUSINESS MEETING. SEE, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WOMEN GET TOGETHER. I KNOW. MAY I ? OKAY. LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER. HAVE A SO SILENT ROLL CALL WITH ALL MEMBERS, ALL THE MEMBERS AT THE DIOCESE PRESIDENT. UM, [7. REGIONAL BOARDS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS (Limited to Five (5) Minutes each)] WITH THAT, WE NEXT GO INTO REGIONAL BOARDS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS AND I WILL START ON HERE ON MY LEFT. NOTHING TO REPORT. MAYOR, NOTHING. OKAY. UH, MEMBER YAMANI. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, SWEETWATER AUTHORITY, I JUST GOT BACK FROM SACRAMENTO [01:20:01] FOR A LEGISLATIVE MEETING WITH OUR LEGISLATORS. MM-HMM . TO, UM, UM, HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT SB 13. 13. THIS WAS A AUTHORED BY SENATOR MCNERNEY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND LOANS TO PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. UM, ANOTHER THING THAT WE HAVE AT SWEETWATER AUTHORITIES, WE HIRED A NEW GENERAL COUNCIL. UH, COUNCIL BARFIELD IS NOW OUR COUNCIL FOR FOR THE AUTHORITY AND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PROMOTE AGAIN, WATER AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM. THIS ALLOWS QUALIFYING SWEETWATER AUTHORITY CUSTOMERS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR LOW INCOME BILL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. UM, FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT SWEETWATER ORG OR CALL 6 1 9 4 2 1 1 4 1 3 FOR, UM, SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER. UM, WE ALSO, UM, ARE PUSHING SB 1 1 3 8. THIS IS AUTHORED BY STEVE PADILLA, OUR, UH, SENATOR STEVE PADILLA THAT SUPPORTS ENERGY AFFORDABILITY BY LOWERING THE COST TO CONSUMERS. UM, AND AB 1 1 76 AUTHORED BY, UM, ASSEMBLY MEMBER ROGERS THAT WOULD PROVIDE NEEDED TRANSPARENCY TO INFORM RATE FOR FORECAST, INCREASED REGULATORY EFFICIENCY, ENCOURAGE UTILITIES TO VERIFY UNDERLYING CALCULATIONS, AND TO ENSURE OUR CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE AND NOT MORE. UM, THOSE ARE MY REPORT FOR NOW, MAYOR. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, MAYOR RUSH, NOTHING TO REPORT. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, SANDAG, WE HAD OUR, UM, AN EXTENDED CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSION ON ARGIS. THIS IS THE, UH, THE DATABASE THAT COLLECTS, UM, INFORMATION ABOUT, UH, CRIME DATA. AND, UM, IT WAS A CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSION. WE WILL CONTINUE THAT DISCUSSION IN OPEN SESSION AT A FUTURE MEETING AND ALSO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UH, THIS WEEK WILL BE, UM, MEETING OVER A DAY AND A HALF AND BEGINNING THURSDAY, AND THEN THROUGH, UH, HALF OF FRIDAY, UH, FOR THE, UH, ANNUAL BOARD RETREAT. UH, AND, AND WE'LL HAVE, UM, PROBABLY MORE DISCUSSIONS ON ARGS AS WELL AS MANY OF THE OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO SANDAG AND WHAT WE PLAN TO, UH, BRING FORWARD FOR THE, THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALRIGHT. I JUST GOT BACK BOTH MYSELF. AND REMEMBER IMANI JUST GOT BACK FROM THE, UM, CIVIC WELLS CONFERENCE AND THAT WAS FORMALLY CALLED THE, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION. AND I STILL DON'T KNOW WHY THEY CHANGED THEIR NAME, BUT ANYWAY, IT, UH, DEALS WITH BASICALLY URBAN, UH, URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING. AND, UH, THEN ALSO AS FAR AS WITH, UH, GOVERNMENT POLICY ISSUES. AND SO WE'RE DOING THAT ON BEHALF OF, UH, SWEETWATER AUTHORITY. SO, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT ON THAT. WITH THAT, THEN I'D LIKE TO, UH, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, SHORT PRESENTATION, UH, SINCE WE'RE DEALING WITH OUR REGIONAL STUFF FROM OUR, UH, PORT COMMISSIONER. MR. GIL, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, I'M SORRY THAT I'M NOT STANDING. UH, I DO BETTER SITTING. SO THANK YOU AND LET'S HAVE MY SLIDES UP. BUT TO GET STARTED, I WANT TO THANK THE, THE COMMITMENT COUNCIL AGAIN, AND I, FOR YOUR GRATITUDE FOR, UM, APPOINTING ME TO REPRESENT NATIONAL CITY AT THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO. UM, OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, IT'S BEEN COME CLEAR TO ME THAT I'M AT THE RIGHT TIME OF MY LIFE AND MY CAREER TO REPRESENT NASHVILLE CITY IN A SPECIAL DISTRICT LIKE THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING YEAR. UM, AND I FULLY SUPPORT CHAIR ANN MOORE'S VISION OF BALANCE, BALANCE, CORRUPT, UH, COLLABORATION AND FAIRNESS FOR EVERY COMMUNITY THAT MAKES IT THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO. FOR MORE THAN FIVE DECADES, DECISIONS AT THE PORT HAVE LEFT MANY OF US WHO'VE LIVED HERE OUR WHOLE LIVES FEELING THAT NATIONAL CITY, THE PORT WAS IN BALANCE AND WE FELT THAT NATIONAL AT NATIONAL CITY'S EXPENSE. UM, WHEN I FIRST WAS APPOINTED TO THE PORT, I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE TELL ME WE DESERVE BETTER. AND I'VE ALWAYS KEPT THAT AS MY MISSION, AS MY POINT. UM, YEAH, LET'S GET THE NEXT SLIDE. UM, BUT I ALSO HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, AND THAT IS, I WAS A CARDIOLOGIST HERE IN NASHVILLE CITY AT PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL FOR 20 YEARS, AND I SAW THAT HOW OUR COMMUNITY SHARED THE IMPACTS OF THE PORTS, MARITIME AND HEAVY INDUSTRY, UM, AT THE NATIONAL CITY TERMINAL, THOSE EXPERIENCES SHAPED MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC PRESSURES OUR RESIDENTS FACE AND STRENGTHENED MY COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC JUSTICE. I WON'T PRETEND IT WAS EASY. THESE, THE LAST TWO YEARS, UH, IT WASN'T. UM, THEY'VE BEEN CHALLENGING EYE-OPENING AND HONESTLY A LOT MORE WORK THAN THE ONE MONTH, ONE MEETING A MONTH VOLUNTEER JOB THAT THE MAYOR TOLD ME. IT WAS . I'VE GROWN IN CONFIDENCE THANKS TO THE SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP OF KEY ALLIES [01:25:01] AND TOGETHER WE'VE GONE TO MAKE SOME MEANINGFUL PROGRESS TOWARDS BALANCE. UM, BUT PLEASE EVERYBODY REMEMBER, THE PORT HAS BEEN FORMED FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS AND IT TAKES A LOT MORE TIME. THERE'S CONTRACTS AND EFFORT, BUT WE'LL GET THERE, WE'LL GET THAT BALANCE THAT WE ALL WANTED. A LOT OF US WHO GREW UP HERE WANTED A LONG TIME AGO. UM, WITH THAT, I WANNA PROVIDE AN UPDATE OF SOME MAJOR MILESTONES OF PORT FOR THE PAST THAT I WANNA PRESENT. AND SO THE FIRST ONE WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT TODAY IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BALANCE PLAN. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, THERE ARE FOUR MAIN, FOUR MAIN STAGES AND I'M HAPPY TO TO REPORT THAT WE PASSED TWO STAGES SO FAR. UM, PEPPER PARK PHASE ONE, AND I'LL DETAIL IN OUR NEXT SLIDE. UM, AND, UM, THE COAST COULD BEEN SHOWING APPROVAL OF THE BALANCE PLAN. UM, I INHERITED PHASE TWO. IT BEGAN DECADE OR MORE AGO, UH, WITH, UH, THE MAYOR MORRISON AND DUKE VANORAMA, OUR PORT COMMISSIONER. AND I THINK THAT, UM, SANDY NARANJO, ONE OF OUR WINNERS EARLIER, MY PREDECESSOR AT THE PORT WRAPPED IT UP PHASE TWO EXPERTLY. SO THAT ALL I HAD TO DO WAS DO MY, DO WHAT I DO BEST. AND WHAT I DO IS I DO PROJECT MANAGE AND I JUST MANAGE THE PROJECT TO MAKE SURE WE PASS BALANCE PLAN. AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE PASSED IT. AND THAT WAS A VERY BIG DEAL. I, I THINK IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL TO NATIONAL CITY 'CAUSE WE ALWAYS WANTED ACCESS TO OUR WATERFRONT. WE ALSO WANT THE SAME ECONOMIC BENEFITS THAT HOTELS PROVIDE ON THE WATERFRONT. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS, UM, FOR, FOR GOING THROUGH THIS PROJECT AND IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO MET PROJECT MANAGE THAT. BUT NOW WE'RE ON STAGE THREE AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR ME TO PUT MY WORK IN AND, UM, LEMME GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES ON THAT. FIRST IS, UM, PART OF TAKE THREE IS, UM, WE'LL INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL COINCIDE WITH REALIGNMENT OF MARINA WAY THAT WILL ALLOW US TO GET READY FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA WHICH WILL GENERATE REVENUE FOR THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO AND NATIONAL CITY. I THINK FOR US WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS TOT TAX, AND I WANTED TO PRIORITIZE THE UPGRADES NECESSARY TO GET TO MOVE THE RV RV PARK ALONG SO WE CAN BENEFIT FROM TT TAX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO, UM, THAT WILL BE A PRIORITY FOR PHASE THREE, UH, AS WELL. UH, PHASE FOUR WILL BE THE NEXT STEP WHERE WE EXPAND THE PARK AS WELL AS BUILD THE HOTELS THAT WE'RE PROPOSED IN BOUNCE PLAN. THE NEXT STEP THOUGH IS AT FEBRUARY ON THE FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING, UM, THE PORT APPROVED A AGAIN PORT APPROVED, UM, CONSULTANTS, UH, TO OUTLINE THE NEXT STEP FOR STAGE THREE. AND WE'RE GOING TO GET A REPORT IN 90 DAYS. I WILL COME BACK AND REPORT TO THIS COUNCIL, UM, OUR NEXT STEPS FOR PROGRESSION OF STAGE THREE OF THE BALANCE PLAN IN HOPES THAT WE CAN GENERATE TWO T TAX AND REVENUES FOR THE CITY. UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE WATERFRONT THROUGHOUT THE PORT, THOSE CITIES LIKE SEAPORT VILLAGE AND CHULA VISTA, JUST RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY ARE GENERATING REVENUE THAT THIS CITY NEEDS, THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS DESERVES. AND THE GOAL IS TO GET THAT GOING. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE SUPPORT TO GET IT DONE. AND, UM, THAT'S MY UPDATE ON THE BALANCE PLAN. UM, THE NEXT STEP IS I REALLY WANNA TALK ABOUT THE PEPPER PARK REOPENING. I'M EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE HAVE RIBBON CUTTING OF PEPPER PARK THURSDAY THIS WEEK. UM, HERE ARE A FEW OF THE FEATURES THAT WE'RE HAVING AT THE PARK. UM, I DON'T REALLY WANNA SAY THEM, BUT THEY'RE ALL RIGHT THERE. , THE POOR AND PARTNERS INVESTED MORE THAN $8 MILLION TO TRANSFORM THE 5.2 ACRE WATERFRONT. NOW, WHEN I WAS A KID, WE CALLED, WE DIDN'T CALL IT PEPPER PARK, WE CALLED IT 24TH STREET. AND ALL THERE WAS WAS A BOAT LAUNCH, A BATHROOM, AND A PARKING LOT. AND SO WITH $8 MILLION, YOU CAN HAVE A REALLY NICE PARK THAT WE DESERVE. I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER HOW WE LACK PARKS IN NATIONAL CITY. SO I'M HAPPY TO BRING YOU GUYS WHAT, UM, WE'VE ALL WANTED AND THAT IS A, A BETTER PEPPER PARK AND ACCESS, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THAT THE CITY KNOWS THIS IS THEIR PARK. AND SO, UM, ALL THESE THINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE AS FEATURES, WE'RE PART OF MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY, UH, MEETINGS. AND WE DEVELOPED A PARK BASED ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTED. AND SO I WANT THE TOWN TO KNOW [01:30:01] THIS IS YOUR PARK AND, AND PLEASE COME AND JOIN US, UM, FOR OUR OPENING. AND SO OUR OPENING THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE FOR THE PUBLIC IS PART OF OUR TITLE AND ACTIVATION PROGRAM. IT'S CALLED A DAY AT THE PARK, AND IT'S GONNA BE ON APRIL 4TH FROM 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM AND IT'S REALLY GONNA BE A CELEBRATION OF, UM, OF OUR REDEVELOPMENT AND THE BOUNCE PLAN. UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE ENTERTAINMENT INCLUDING PASSAIC, PHILIPPINE DANCE TROUPE, HARANA, FILIPINO AMERICAN POP BAND, SOZOS SAL ORCHESTRA, SWEETWATER MARIACHI BALLET FOR LOCO AND MUSICIAN. AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A QUARTET FROM THE SAN SYMPHONY. AND I REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S A A NATIONAL CITY CULTURAL EXPERIENCE AND WE'RE A CULTURE OF LATINOS AND FILIPINOS AND IT'LL BE A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY. UM, AS WELL. THERE WE ARE GONNA PROVIDE FREE FOOD OPTIONS, UM, AND WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING RIO'S BAKERY, UH, CUDO EATS, RODEO, ZA MAA, AND BOBA CUP AND STRAW. AND SO WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME AND WE'RE GONNA COME IN AND FEED YOU IF YOU COME DOWN TO THE, TO OUR PARTY. AND AS WELL, THERE WILL ALSO BE FUN EDUCATIONAL BOOTH AND EDUCATIONAL BOOTH HOSTED BY LOCAL NON-FOR-PROFITS. AND, UM, WE'LL HAVE, UH, KIDS ACTIVITIES, UM, A LOW RIDER DISPLAY, WHICH YOU MIGHT AS WELL COME DOWN TO MY STREET. UM, UH, AND THEN WE'RE, I HAVE A HUNDRED, EXCUSE ME, A THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GIFT CARD GIVEAWAYS TO LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND GROCERIES. AND I THINK, UM, I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY GETS TO COME NOT JUST THE WEST SIDE 'CAUSE DITAS AND I LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE, SO WE ARE GONNA PROVIDE FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE FROM PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL AND FROM HOLLYWOOD ELEMENTARY. SO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY CAN COME AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS OUR PARK NATIONAL CITY'S PARK AND WANT EVERYBODY FEEL WELCOME TO COME AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CELEBRATE WHAT'S GONNA COME NEXT WITH THE BALANCE PLAN. UM, NEXT SLIDE. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT, UM, SKY CHARGER. THAILAND'S A AVENUE ELECTRIC TRUCK HUB, THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO. JUST WRAP THEIR COMMENTS, UM, WRAP THEIR COMMENTS FOR THE, FOR THE SKY CHARGER ERR. NOW I PUSH FOR ERR BECAUSE IT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EVALUATION OF RISKS TO OUR COMMUNITY. IF WE'RE GONNA BE THE FIRST COMMUNITY TO HAVE A CHARGING STATIONS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK FOR ANY UNFORESEEN COMPLICATIONS OR PROBLEMS. . NOW THERE WAS ANY IR IT WAS COMPLETED AND, UM, WE HAD REQUESTED COMMENTS AND THAT WILL BE, THAT WAS JUST, I THINK THE, THE CLOSING DAY WAS RE WAS YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY. SO NOW, UM, THE PLAN IS, I DON'T WANT TO GIVE A COMMENT OF WHAT THE REPORT CAME UP WITH UNTIL WE, WE SEE WHAT THE REPORT SAYS, YOUR COMMENTS. SO HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY PUT THEIR CONCERNS IN AND THEIR COMMENTS. I'M SURE RON HAS A BUNCH . AND, UM, I JUST REALLY, FOR ME, MY STANDPOINT IS THIS. I WORKED AS A CARDIOLOGIST HERE AND I KNOW REAL, THE REAL IMPACT OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER AND EFFECT ON OUR COMMUNITY. UH, WE HAVE THE HIGHEST RATES OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA BY MY HOUSE OVER THERE, BY OUR HARBORING. AND SO THE AIR IS, THE AIR HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY OUR, OUR HEAVY INDUSTRY AT THE PORT. AND SO, UM, THE PORT HAS MADE AN EFFORT WITH THEIR MCA PROGRAM TO REDUCE EMISSIONS. BUT I THINK THAT THE NEXT STEP, AND WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION TOGETHER IS THAT, UM, IN ORDER FOR TO MAINTAIN ELECTRIC TRUCKS, WE GOTTA CHARGE THEM. AND SO LET'S WAIT AND SEE THE REPORT AND WE'LL MAKE A DECISION ALTOGETHER. RIGHT, LIZ? OKAY. THE NEXT SLIDE I WANNA TALK ABOUT IS THE MSA. YEAH. OKAY. SO , MSA, UM, MY PAPERS STICK. OKAY. MSAI WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE BY SHARING THE LATEST OVERVIEW OF THE MSA WITH THE PORT OF NATIONAL PORT AND NATIONAL CITY DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE PORT IS PROJECTED TO REIMBURSE NATIONAL CITY UNDER $1.5 MILLION MILLION. THIS AGREEMENT COVERS POLICE FAR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO NON-TAX PAYING TITLE ON AREAS SUCH AS PEPPER PARK, A NEW RATE PROPOSAL RECEIVED FROM THE CITY EARLIER THIS MONTH IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW, UM, BY THE PORT, WHICH IS, UM, I WANT TO THANK CHIEF ALEX, OR CITY MANAGER ALEX , WHICH [01:35:01] IS WEIRD. UM, I WANT TO THANK KIM BECAUSE THIS LATE IN THE PROCE PROGRESS PROCESS OF NEGOTIATIONS, WE'RE STILL IN THE GAME AND LET'S SEE WHAT COMES UP IT. UM, AND THAT'S, SO FAR WE'RE JUST WAITING TO SEE IF, UM, IF, IF WE'LL GET, GO ANY FURTHER PRESENTA PRESENTING OUR PROPOSAL TO THE BOARD. UM, BUT THAT'S ALL WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AND WE'LL JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT COMES. AND, UM, I DO WANNA SAY I'M HERE WITH JOE NELSON, OUR CHIEF STRATEGY GOVERNMENT GUY, AND JOSH OUR, OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND GOVERNMENT PERSON AS WELL. AND, UM, SO I BROUGHT THE PORT HERE WITH US AND I WANT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT HAPPENS AT THE PORT AND I TRY TO REPRESENT YOU AS WELL AS I CAN CONSIDERING ALL THE BROWN ACT ISSUES. BUT I, I HOPE THAT I, I I REPRESENT NOT JUST YOU, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES, WE'RE THE ONES WHO, WHO DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO OUR WATER. AND SO WE'RE THE ONES THAT DEAL WITH THE POLLUTION. AND IF I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW. OKAY. ARE THERE, OKAY. YEP. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GETTING QUESTIONS. OKAY. I'M GONNA START DOWN THAT END. MARK. YES. UM, SO THANK YOU COMMISSIONER UNG. UH, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND THANK YOU TO THE PORT STAFF FOR BEING HERE. UM, JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. I JUST, I HAD SOME COMMENTS RIGHT NOW AND SOME, UH, QUESTIONS, BUT I MIGHT SAVE IT TILL AFTER JUST STARTING OFF WITH THE PEPPER PARK. UM, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND APPRECIATE, UM, THE, ALL, ALL THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THAT. EXCITED FOR THE GRAND OPENING. UM, JUST ONE COMMENT. I I JUST SAY LIKE THE PERCHED BEACH, I REALLY WISH WE WOULD STOP USING THE, THE CONCEPT OF A BEACH BECAUSE BEACHES TOUCH WATER AND THIS DOESN'T TOUCH WATER. SO IT'S, IT'S A SAND PIT LIKE ABOVE THE RIVER, WHICH IS OKAY. LIKE THAT'S GOOD. I LIKE THAT. BUT IT'S NOT AN ACTUAL BEACH UNLESS IT'S CONNECTED TO WATER. SO I'VE SAID THAT BEFORE, NOT TRYING TO BRING DOWN THE PARTY BECAUSE THIS IS PROGRESS, YOU KNOW, IT JUST, JUST A RECOMMENDATION OF MINE. UM, UH, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THAT AT THE MARINA PERCH BEACH ALREADY, SO I'LL SAY THAT. BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE CELEBRATION AND I APPRECIATE THE, UM, FOCUSING ON THE LOCAL BUSINESSES THERE. UM, ON THE MSA, UM, WHAT, IF ANY, DETAILS ON THAT CAN, UM, WE PROVIDE ABOUT THE STATUS? BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A LONG CONVERSATION AND I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOME OF THE BACK AND FORTH HAS BEEN WITH US AS A CITY AND, AND NOT HAVING CLEAR COMMUNICATION OR GUIDANCE. SO I DO WANT TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. UM, AND, AND THAT HAPPENED EVEN, UH, A LOT OF THAT WAS, UH, BEFORE, UH, GIL CAME, BUT WHAT, UH, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE UPDATE THERE? BECAUSE I'M STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE, UM, IMBALANCE. OKAY. UM, I HAVE A STATEMENT. I HAVE A STATEMENT FOR THAT. UH, BUT I FIRST WANNA START OFF BY LIKE THE THING, THE THING, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS A KID, NONE OF US OWNED A BOAT. AND SO I USED TO TELL MY FRIENDS, OH MY GOD, THEY GOT A PARKING LOT THAT GOES STRAIGHT OUT, A DRIVEWAY THAT GOES STRAIGHT INTO THE WATER. AND WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT DID, BUT SOMEHOW WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A BOAT LAUNCH WAS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A BOAT . AND SO, UM, THE P WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE THAT NOMAN, WE UNDERSTAND THAT, MARCUS, BUT I PREPARED AN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. UM, I KNOW THAT THESE AREN'T THE NUMBERS MANY IN THE ROOM HAVE BEEN HOPING FOR HIM. I TRULY APPRECIATE CHIEF ALEX, CITY MANAGER ALEX, UM, AND HIS TEAM FOR BRINGING FORWARD A NEW PROPOSAL, EVEN AT THIS LATE STAGE IN THE GAME. 'CAUSE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO START IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR AND BE COMPLETED BY JULY 1ST LAST YEAR. UM, WE ARE NOW ON A THIRD ITERATION OF THE MSA PROPOSAL AND IT STILL HASN'T REACHED A POINT WHERE SETH FEELS COMFORTABLE PRESENTING IT TO THE BOARD. NOW WE CAN'T TAKE THE MSA TO CLOSED SESSIONS, SO WE HAVE TO LEARN IT WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE LEARNS. I'M SORRY. YOU CANNOT, YOU CAN OR YOU CANNOT IN CLOSED SESSIONS. CANNOT. OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. UM, BUT I DO HAVE RECOMMENDATION MARCUS, UM, TO THE COUNCIL. UM, I SEE FIRSTHAND HOW OTHER CITIES APPROACH SUCCESSFUL MSAS NEGOTIATIONS. AND ONE CONSISTENT FACTOR TO, TO SUCCESS IS THAT THE COMMISSIONER IS FULLY BRIEFED ON THE PROPOSAL BEFORE IT EVER REACHES THE PUBLIC HEARING. UM, I WANT TO SHARE THAT IF WE DON'T BRIEF OUR COMMISSIONERS BEFOREHAND, WE ONLY HAVE MINUTES TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT, I MUST SAY ON THE DIOCESE. AND I KNOW THAT OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE FELT THEM, HAVE BEEN IN THE PLACE WHERE THEY KNEW THAT THEY HAD TO SUPPORT THE MSA, BUT THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAD DECADES OF REASONS WHY NOT TO GIVE US MORE MONEY. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE MARTHA AND ALEX FOR MAKING THE EFFORT TO MAKE SURE I KNOW WHAT'S GONNA BE PRESENTED. [01:40:01] AND I THINK THAT'S A, A BIG DEAL. 'CAUSE IF WE DON'T, WE, WE HAVE COLLEAGUES NOW. I MEAN, AT FIRST, JESUS, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY ON THE, THE COAST ON THE COMMISSION, POOR COMMISSION. BUT WE HAVE COLLEAGUES NOW AND WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS, BUT IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED, IT'S HARD TO ARGUE AGAINST THAT. AND I SAW OTHER CITIES ARE PREPARED, AND I JUST HOPE YOU GUYS WOULD TAKE THAT TO HEART BECAUSE MARTHA AND ALEX ARE. UM, BUT THE NEXT TIME, EVERY OTHER TIME FROM HERE ON IS TO MAKE SURE YOUR COMMISSIONERS INVOLVED AND KNOWS AHEAD OF TIME OF WHAT THE PLAN IS BECAUSE WE CAN HELP ADVOCATE. 'CAUSE IT IS NEGOTIATIONS AND IT SHOULDN'T BE JUST BLACK OR WHITE. DON'T KNOW ANYTHING UNTIL IT COMES UP. BUT THAT'S MY ANSWER. THANK YOU, GIL. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. IN DEPTH, UH, UH, ANSWER. AND THEN LAST COMMENT, UH, FOR, FOR NOW ON THE, UM, ELECTRIC, UH, UH, TRUCK, UH, HUB. SO I APPRECIATE THE EIR PROCESS AND, UM, HOW THAT'S GONE. AND THAT IS, HAS BEEN RELEASED. SO ENCOURAGE ALL THE, UH, PUBLIC TO PLEASE, UH, READ THROUGH IT. UM, AND, AND THE COUNCIL, UM, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S LIKE A LOT OF, UH, ISSUES, BUT WE NEED TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE FACTUAL IN FOLLOWING THE EIR AND IN THIS ANALYSIS, WHICH IS A LOT OF MONEY WAS SPENT AND IT'S, IT'S VERY THOROUGH AND IT'S IMPORTANT HERE. THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT, UM, IMPACTS FOUND. SO I HEAR THAT CHUCKLE MAYOR. SO IF YOU HAVE, I DIDN'T SAY MAYOR. HE DID. I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT HE CHUCKLED. SO NOT TO CALL OUT HERE ON THE DAIS, BUT IT'S JUST LIKE WE NEED TO, LIKE, SO IF YOU HAVE OTHER INFORMATION OR ASSUMPTIONS, THEN WE NEED TO SUBMIT LETTERS AND JUST GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. OH, OH, OKAY. OKAY. I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT YET, BUT, OKAY. THAT'S ALL. AND MY PLAN IS TO TALK TO EACH ONE OF YOU ABOUT, UM, THE, ABOUT THE, UM, SKY CHARGER, AND THEN THAT'LL HELP ME TO HELP SUPPORT NASHVILLE CITY AND, AND IF WE COULD GET BRIEFINGS, UH, AND MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR BRIEFINGS WITH SKY CHARGER AGAIN. SO I, I, I HAVEN'T HAD THAT IN A BIT, BUT UH, I HAVEN'T ASKED FOR IT EITHER, SO YEAH, WE'LL WORK ON THAT AS WELL. UM, A BIG PART OF SKY CHARTER IS THIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT. I'VE BEEN LIKE A HAWK. I MAKE SURE NOBODY MESSES AROUND WITH OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT. AND SO, UM, JOB AND I HAVE WORKED ON WAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT REALLY BENEFITS NATIONAL CITY AND WE'RE WORKING WITH LEGAL TO MAKE SURE WE CAN DO THAT. BUT IF WE TAKE THE RISK OF FIRE AND LOSING OUR HOUSES, THEN WE SHOULD BENEFIT. AND SO I'M LIKE A HAWK. NOBODY'S GONNA GET OUR MONEY, WE'RE GONNA GET THE MONEY, THANK YOU. BUT WE'LL PRESENT THAT TO YOU WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. AND THEN I THINK AS PART OF THAT, I THINK YOU'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED THAT, AT LEAST WITH ME, BUT JUST TO SAY IT PUBLICLY IS THE JOBS PART OF IT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING NATIONAL CITY RESIDENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH SWEETWATER. THAT ALREADY KIND OF STARTED. I WANT TO JUST GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO GIL FOR BRINGING IN DISNEY CRUISE LINE AND INVITING ALL OF US ON COUNCIL FOR COMING TO SWEETWATER. THAT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GIL AND THE PORT STAFF FOR, UM, IF YOU GUYS WERE THE ONES THAT, WHOEVER HELPED MAKE THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE THAT WAS JUST HUGE FOR STUDENTS OPENING UP THE DOORS FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER POTENTIAL. AND WE LIKE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON THE ECONOMIC, LIKE THE JOBS FOR OUR YOUTH AND THE NEXT GENERATION. SO JUST HUGE SHOUT OUT FOR YOU FOR DOING THAT, GIL. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER UNGA. AND I WANNA WELCOME, UH, MR. JOB NELSON AND MR. JOSHUA KELLUM FOR BEING HERE IN NATIONAL CITY TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SUPPORTING OUR COMMISSIONER. UM, GIL, YOU MENTIONED REGARDING THE MSA, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBERS ON THIS SLIDE PERHAPS ARE NOT WHAT WE ARE HOPING FOR AND I WOULDN'T CALL IT HOPING. UM, I WAS THINKING, UH, WHAT THEY'RE NOT WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA USE KINDER TERMS. SO I'M GONNA SAY, UM, THEY'RE NOT THE NUMBERS THAT WE ARE PROGRESSING TOWARDS AND THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS. IT FEELS LIKE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PROGRESS, UM, HAVING YOU AS OUR COMMISSIONER. I THINK YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF THAT PROGRESS WITH THE PORT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, FOLKS COMING TO OUR CITY. YOU KNOW, MR. NELSON, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AGAIN. I THINK THAT DOES SHOW THE INTEREST IN WANTING TO BALANCE THAT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR CITY AND THE PORT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THE GIVE AND TAKE. SO THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. I KNOW THAT THAT IS A HUGE FOCUS RIGHT NOW, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MSA AND THAT IS WHY I'M CALLING THAT OUT. UM, BUT IN GENERAL, THE WHOLE PART OF IT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FACT THAT PEPPER PARK IS NOW, WE ARE NOW AT THAT PART WHERE WE ARE CELEBRATING. WE ARE BEGINNING TO CELEBRATE WITH THE COMMUNITY THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE THERE, UM, RECENTLY, YOU KNOW, THE BALANCE PLAN AND WHAT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT THAT'S GOING TO HAVE FOR OUR CITY AND THE REGION AS A WHOLE, THAT IS PROGRESS. SO, SO I WILL LEAVE IT THERE IS, I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OF THE PROGRESS THAT WE ARE ALL WORKING FORWARD, UH, ON. AND UH, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS REPORT. UH, I DO GOTTA SAY LOU IS LIKE, SO ME BEING ON THIS SIDE, I REALLY [01:45:01] COME TO REALIZE THAT THE POOR IS WORRIED ABOUT US. THEY DO WANT US TO GET TO HAVE COVERED FOR THINGS. WE HAVE THINGS LIKE THE A GR CODE FORM 1992 THAT HAMPER THAT. UM, I REALLY WANTED I THIS PARTY WE'RE GONNA HAVE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PORT IS SHOWING THAT WHAT THEY SHOW TO ME EVERY DAY WHEN I'M AT THE BORDER, THAT WE'RE PARTNERS AND NEIGHBORS IN THIS WHOLE, THIS WHOLE GAME, WHATEVER THEY, THEY DECIDE TO DO WITH OUR WATERFRONT. AND, UM, THE PORT DOES WHERE, UM, I KNOW SCOTT CHADWICK, OUR CEO IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF NATIONAL CITY. I KNOW ANN MOORE, OUR CHAIR IS REALLY WANTING BALANCE AND I WANT BALANCE AND WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST, BUT WE HAVE ALL, IT'S BEEN, IT'S LIKE THE MSA HAS BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME AND TRYING TO COMBAT RULES THAT WERE MADE A LONG TIME AGO OR CONTRACTS ON CERTAIN BUSINESSES ON OUR WATERFRONT THAT ARE THERE STILL. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS, BUT DON'T THINK THAT I, I LEARNED THAT THE PORT REALLY DOES WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR TO NASHVILLE CITY. THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR, COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS REPORT. UM, AND THANK YOU, UM, CITY MANAGER. 'CAUSE I WANT TO CITY MANAGER AND I SAID WE NEED OUR COMMISSIONER TO BE READY BECAUSE HE IS OUR BULLET AT THE TABLE. UM, HE'S THE ONE THAT WILL ASSERT FOR OUR PEOPLE IN NATIONAL CITY. WHEN THIS EVENT WAS COMING, I SAID, OKAY, IT'S NOT JUST THE WEST SIDE THAT IS THE PORT, IT'S THE WHOLE NATIONAL CITY. SO WE NEED THE EAST SIDE TO BE ABLE TO GET TO OUR WATERFRONT OR AT LEAST SEE OR LOOK BECAUSE WE CANNOT GO IN IT. RIGHT. AND, UM, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN, TO INVITE THE EAST SIDE TO COME TO THE WEST SIDE AND SEE THE PARK THAT WE ARE A PART OF. RIGHT. UM, WITH REGARDS TO, UM, THE BRIEFING, YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, I MEAN I I AM CONFIDENT THAT WHEN I HAD SPOKEN TO OUR CITY MANAGER SAID BRIEF OR GIVE ALL THE HELP TO OUR COMMISSIONER BECAUSE HE NEEDS TO BE READY TO BE BEFORE, YES, THEY ARE OUR PARTNERS, BUT WITHOUT YOU THERE ASSERTING FOR OUR SHARE, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FOR BEING THE STRONG VOICE OF THE CITY, OF NATIONAL CITY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE COMMISSIONER. VERY MUCH APPRECIATED ON BEHALF OF, UH, DISTRICT TWO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND, UH, AS MY COLLEAGUE MENTIONED, UM, ALTHOUGH PORT TIDELANDS IS TECHNICALLY ON THE WEST SIDE, OBVIOUSLY THE ENTIRE CITY CARES ABOUT IT. SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I DO HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING, UH, THE SKY CHARGER PROJECT. UM, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR TAKE ON THE BRIEFINGS THAT YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN SO FAR, AND WHAT DOES THE TIMELINE LOOK LIKE FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM COMING TO YOU AT THE PORT? OKAY, WELL, I'VE TAKEN A STANCE AND I, I LOOKED AT IT ATKIN COLE, IS THAT I KNOW THAT POLLUTION IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR US JUST BY LIVING IN NATIONAL CITY. WE HAVE HIGHER RATES OF CANCER. SO, UM, MCAS IS VERY AGGRESSIVE. I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DONE. I WOULD NEVER THOUGHT THAT THE PORT WOULD SPEND $230 MILLION TO GO ELECTRIC. AND NOW WE'RE AT ONE POINT WHERE THIS CHARGING STATION WILL HELP US MAINTAIN THE, THE TRUCK'S ELECTRIC. SO LIKE I HAD A HYBRID AND I DID THAT BECAUSE, UM, IF I HAD ALL ELECTRIC, WHERE WOULD I CHARGE THE CAR AT HOME? AND I KIND OF FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT. LOOKING AT THE, HAVING AN CHARGING STATION AT HOME BY THE PORT IS IMPORTANT, BUT WE'LL SEE WHERE THE REPORT SAYS AND, UM, AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES. BUT MY STANCE IS THAT I'M LOOKING AT IT FROM A HEALTH STANDPOINT IS THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP THE DIESEL OFF AND HOPEFULLY THAT THIS PROJECT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS, THE WHOLE CITY IS SUPPORTING BECAUSE THERE IS A RISK THAT WE MAY LOSE, HAVE A BIG BURN OF OUR HOUSES AND EVERYTHING THAT GO WITH THE LITHIUM BATTERIES. SO I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE REWARDS SAY, AND I WANNA SEE WHAT YOU GUYS SAY. THAT'S MY STANCE. I'M THINK, I REALLY THINK THIS IS A CITY DECISION, NOT JUST SEVEN COMMISSIONERS. SO I HAVE MADE IT THAT MY VOTE WOULD BE REALLY INFLUENCED BY WHAT YOU FIVE WANT. UM, IN TERMS OF TIMING, WELL, I THINK CONTRACTING IS COMING UP LIKE THE SUMMER, SO WE HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT THESE. UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE OF BROWN ACT, WE HAVE TO RELY ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETINGS AND UM, PLEASE COME TO THEM AND, UH, LET JOB AND JOSH AND EVERYBODY ELSE, PETER AND FATHER EMMETT AT ST. ANTHONY'S GIVE YOU THEIR OPINION BECAUSE, UM, UNFORTUNATELY [01:50:01] I CAN'T GO TO YOU GUYS IN ADVANCE AND SAY, ALL FIVE OF US, LET'S DECIDE I NEED YOU GUYS TO GET THE INFORMATION AND THEN TELL ME HOW YOU GUYS FEEL. AND I'LL BE MAKING APPOINTMENTS WITH YOU GUYS AND WE'LL TALK THEN. UM, I DON'T KNOW, IS THAT WRONG? CAN I TALK? NO, NO, BUT REAL, REAL QUICK HOW IT SHOULD WORK AND SURE. SO BECAUSE WE SHOULD, I MEAN, WE COULD GIVE A RECOMMENDATION AS A COUNCIL, RIGHT? OR IN, IN TERMS OF BRIEFINGS THOUGH, CAN YOU TURN ON AND NOT, NOT BRIEFINGS? NO, I THINK WHAT, UH, THE COMMISSIONER'S LOOKING FOR IS LIKE KIND OF MORE DIRECTION FROM ALL OF US OR SOMETHING MORE FORMAL, RIGHT? AND IN ORDER TO GET THERE, WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE APPOINTMENTS, IT'S YOU GIVING OUT THE INFORMATION, UM, AND RECEIVING INFORMATION BACK. BUT THE COUNCIL WOULD MEET TO MAKE A DECISION ON THAT, OBVIOUSLY. SO ANY BRIEFINGS ARE MORE INFORMATIONAL FOR ALL OF YOU THAT YOU HAVE AND THEN TO GET YOUR INPUT. BUT YOU CAN'T, WE CAN'T JUST ONE MEETING, THEN ANOTHER MEETING, THEN ANOTHER MEETING WITH RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WOULD IN FACT BE A VIOLATION OF THE MATTER. I I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO A DISCUSSION ON THE COUNCIL TO PROVIDE YOU VERY CLEAR AND SUCCINCT DIRECTION BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THE PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE DESERVES THE PUBLIC TO WEIGH IN ON IT. UH, NOT JUST ON THE PORT, BUT ALSO IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY. NO, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONVERSATION HERE ON THE DAIS AND, AND, AND TO NOT PUT YOU IN A PICKLE. UM, SOMEBODY SAYS THIS, SOMEBODY SAYS THAT, THEN YOU GET A CLEAR DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL AND FROM THE MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS ON, ON HOW WE WANT OUR CITY TO BE REPRESENTED, WHICH COULD, SO MY, I GUESS MY SPECIFIC QUESTION TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS THAT, THAT, UM, AND I I AGREE WITH YOU, JOSE. UM, SO I I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE, UM, A AND WHEN APPROPRIATE A A CITY COUNCIL LIKE AGENDIZED, UH, MEETING. YES. UM, TECHNICALLY WE DON'T HAVE LAND USE CONTROL OR AUTHORITY, BUT WE CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, UM, AS A BODY. CORRECT, CORRECT. AND, AND THAT'S THE WAY THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD COME AS A BODY. SO THEN MAYBE THAT'S A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM. AND SO IF WE CAN WORK WITH PORT STAFF, OUR COMMISSIONER AND OUR CITY STAFF ON WHEN THAT TYPE OF DISCUSSION WOULD TAKE PLACE, THANK YOU FOR, THANK YOU FOR THAT, UH, MARCUS. VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. UM, AND ALSO I KNOW THERE'S BEEN, UH, SOME MISCONCEPTION OF WHAT THE PROJECT IS AND ISN'T, AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF COMPARISONS TO, UH, LITHIUM, UH, UH, BATTERIES AND BATTERY CHARGING STATIONS AND BATTERY STORAGE FACILITIES, ALL OF WHICH ARE DIFFERENT. AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES AND, AND, AND REALIZE WHAT THE PROJECT REALLY IS. WELL THOSE, THOSE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED AT THE PORT SPONSORED COMMITTEE OUTREACH AND I'M THERE. UM, BUT YEAH, THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR. UH, BUT WE NEED YOU GUYS ALL TO COME AND LISTEN. THANK YOU. I, I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION HERE ON THE, THE COUNCIL AS WELL. THANK YOU. FOLLOW UP QUESTION, MR. CHAIR. GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. WILL THAT PROJECT BE, HAVE A, A, WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS? A, A BOOTH THERE THAT THEY, THE PEOPLE CAN SEE AND, AND ASK QUESTIONS REGARD? I HAD ASKED AND WE'RE WORKING ON IT, WE'RE TRYING TO GET A BOOTH AT, AT THE APRIL 4TH. YES. YES. SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE, AND YOU CAN COME IN AND ASK DIRECTLY. YES, YES. UM, AND AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE MULTILINGUAL, BUT THE THING IS, YEAH, IT'S, WE'RE PUTTING EVERYTHING OUT THERE SO YOU CAN GET ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED, BUT IT'S JUST WEIRD. I CAN'T TALK TO YOU GUYS ALL AS FRIENDS. I CAN'T TAKE YOU TO DINNER AND THEN TALK ABOUT IT. NO, IT'S OKAY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE LIKE A SURVEY OF SORTS TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE THINK. I KNOW SANDAG DOES THAT ROUTINELY ON PROJECTS, UM, JUST TO PROVIDE, KIND OF ALLOW FOR INPUT TO BE PROVIDED BY THE COMMUNITY. SO IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE AND WE'RE CELEBRATING THIS, I THINK, I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO, WE COULD DO A SURVEY AT, AT PARK. YEAH. UM, A COUPLE OF THINGS, AND I THINK SURVEYS ARE GREAT AS LONG AS BOTH SIDES ARE PRESENTED BEFORE THE PEOPLE TAKE THEIR SURVEY. AND SO FAR IT'S BEEN A VERY ONE-SIDED PRESENTATION, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. AND I WENT THROUGH THE, UH, THE EIR, IT'S A LENGTHY DOCUMENT AND IT DOES SHOW IN EVERY CATEGORY, NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS. OF COURSE, THEY IGNORE A WHOLE BUNCH, BUNCH OF IMPACTS AND NONE OF, AND NONE OF THESE THINGS THAT THEY'RE CONSIDERING OR IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. I GOT A FUNNY FEELING IF IT WAS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS. BUT I'M SORRY, MAYOR, WHICH CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHICH SPECIFIC IMPACTS ARE BEING IMPORTANT? YEP. UM, I SAY, I DON'T WANNA GO INTO A WHOLE BUNCH OF DETAIL ON IT RIGHT NOW, BUT I CAN'T, I CAN GO A LITTLE BIT IS THAT FOR ONE THING, IT KEEPS TALKING ABOUT THE FACILITY AND THE SAFETY OF THE FACILITY AND, UH, THE LITHIUM, UH, ALL THE SAFEGUARDS ON THAT. WHAT IT DOESN'T TALK ABOUT IS THAT YOU'RE BRINGING ALL OF THESE MOBILE LITHIUM POWER BANKS KNOWN AS 18 ELECTRIFIED, 18 WHEELS ALL TO ONE AREA. AND THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE MAINTENANCE OF THEM OR ANYTHING ELSE. AN ACCIDENT WITH ONE OF THOSE, YOU'RE BASICALLY GONNA CLOSE DOWN INTERSTATE FIVE AND WE START EVACUATING NASHVILLE CITY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST ONE DEAL. [01:55:01] UH, THERE'S ANOTHER DEAL THAT TALKS ABOUT, IT'S JUST A SIMPLE THING ABOUT, UH, THE WATER RUNOFF. AND SO THEY TALK ABOUT WATER RUNOFF AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, GO INTO THE, UH, STORM WATER SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING ELSE AS IF IT'S A PARKING LOT FOR WALMART. WHAT THEY DON'T MENTION IS IF THERE IS A FIRE THERE, IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE LITHIUM, WHICH THERE HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO, THEY'RE GONNA BE DUMPING HUGE AMOUNTS OF WATER ON THAT. THAT DOESN'T EVEN GET MENTIONED. THEY ACT LIKE IF THE ONLY THING THAT'S GONNA BE, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF RAINFALL AND NOT DUMPING IN THAT KIND OF HUGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. I MEAN, IT'S JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER LIKE THAT. I COULD GO INTO A HUGE AMOUNT OF DETAIL ON THIS, BUT SO MANY OF THE, OF THE, UH, UH, THE IMPACTS AREN'T EVEN ADDRESSED AND EVERYTHING AUTOMATICALLY COMES OUT AS NO, NOTHING SIGNIFICANT. UH, THE OTHER THING IS, OF COURSE, THE ADDITIONAL TRUCK TRAFFIC, BECAUSE MAJORITY OF TRUCK TRAFFIC FROM 24TH STREET TERMINAL GOES NORTH, MAJORITY FROM 10TH AVENUE GOES NORTH. SO WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW? WE'RE GONNA BRING ALL THE TRUCK TRAFFIC FROM 10TH AVENUE AND THAT INDUSTRIAL AREA DOWN SOUTH TO GO NORTH AGAIN. SO IF BOTH OF THEM ARE GOING NORTH, WHY AREN'T YOU PUTTING IT AT THE NORTH TERMINAL INSTEAD OF THE SOUTH TERMINAL? I MEAN, THERE'S JUST A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS THAT JUST ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS THING. AND I, I SAY I I, I SENT IN 11 COMMENTS YESTERDAY. WELL, HOPEFULLY WE GET THE, THE, THE COMMENTS BACK FROM THE PORT AND THEN WE CAN DECIDE. YEAH. AND, AND SO, YEAH. AND SO MY, MY DEAL IS I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH GETTING SURVEYS OR EVERYTHING AS LONG AS EVERYONE ARE GIVEN BOTH SIDES AS FAR AS A PRESENTATION AND NOT JUST A SINGULAR VIEWPOINT. AND, AND I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION ON THE, SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE WATER QUALITY, UH, SECTION IN TERMS OF IF THERE'S A FIRE IN YOUR, UM, WE'RE PUT, UH, HAVING OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, USE A BUNCH OF WATER IN THE RUNOFF THERE. SO IF OUR A PLANNING STAFF CAN ALSO LOOK AT THAT. SO I JUST ASK OUR, OUR OWN STAFF TOO TO, IF WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND ADDRESS SOME OF THE MAYOR'S CONCERNS. A SIDE CONVERSATION. NOT FOR NOW. ABSOLUTELY. BUT I WANNA PUT THAT FOR THE RECORD AND IF THE MAYOR PUT IT IN HIS COMMENTS, THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING TO WORK ON ANYWAY. YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE IDEA IS, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE TAKING A LOOK AT THIS AS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CITY WORKING WITH THE PORT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND SEE WHAT MAKES SENSE AND WHAT DOESN'T. NOT ONLY FOR THE PORT, BUT ALSO FOR THE RESIDENTS NATIONAL CITY AND, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, AND SO, AND IT TIES IN WITH THE MSA ALSO, AND, UH, 'CAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE AN OP TO PUT A FACILITY LIKE THAT. IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF EXTRA SERVICES, EXTRA EQUIPMENT, EXTRA TRAINING, EVERYTHING ELSE. THAT'S ALL GONNA BE UPON THE PEOPLE OF THE NATIONAL CITY TO PAY FOR IN CASE EVERYTHING EVER, EVER HAPPENS THERE. AND WE'LL BE THE INSURANCE POLICY FOR THE PORT, WHICH THEY WILL NOT BE PAID FOR BY THE PORT UNLESS WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT THERE. BUT WE'LL HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR IT. I MEAN, SO THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. YEAH. BUT IT'S, UH, AND I SAY MAY BE THE BEST PROJECT IN THE WORLD, BUT WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE ALL THE FACTS ARE OUT BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE JUST JUMP ON BOARD AND THAT FOR MAYOR. AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR YOUR GUIDANCE ON THIS ONE. YES. MM-HMM . YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I THOUGHT I, I BELIEVE THOSE ARE GOOD COMMENTS, BUT I THINK SITTING DOWN WITH OUR COMMISSIONER AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU, YOU, UH, IDENTIFY ALL THOSE, UH, CONCERNS AND THEN ALSO, UM, MAKE SUGGESTIONS ON RECOMMENDATIONS SO OUR COMMISSIONER CAN BE, UM, STRONGER IN ASSERTING, YOU KNOW, OUR POSITION AS A CITY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT. GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE. THANK YOU GUYS. BELIEVE ME. BELIEVE ME. UM, DON'T MEAN WE'RE NOT DOWN ON YOU AT ALL. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE DOING GIL. AND UH, YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB DOWN HERE. ALRIGHT, THANKS. ALRIGHT. UM, MR. JAVIER, YOU, YOU PULLED A SLIP ON THIS ITEM. I THINK IT WAS ON THE ITEM OF THE, THERE'S REGIONAL REPORTS AS A WHOLE, WHOLE, BUT WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT YOU, WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, SIR. MM-HMM . THIS IS NOT, THIS IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. UH, CAN WE SPEAK HOW MANY MINUTES, SIR? IF, HUH? HOW MANY MINUTES? TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU, SIR. I, AUNTIE AND UNCLE DIED OF CANCER. EXCUSE ME, COMMISSIONER. HE MUST, UH, LISTEN, BECAUSE THIS IS ALL ABOUT HUMAN SURVIVAL. . WE, AND WE ARE ON OUR TOILET YEARS AND WE ARE VERY THANKFUL OF THE, UH, THESE PEOPLE FROM THE PORT AUTHORITY BECAUSE THEY APPROVE US AS A STUDENT OF THE PORT, UH, SAN DIEGO ACADEMY. AND WE LEARN A LOT AND WE KNOW WE COULD CONTRIBUTE WORKING TOGETHER. AND WE FOUND OUT ONE AND PRECISELY ABOUT THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT, EIR WHO PREPARES THE EIR, SIR FOR NATIONAL CITY STAFF. NUMBER TWO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SANDAG, WE ARE A STUDENT ALSO OF SANDAG. WE ALWAYS MEET THERE. ALMOST EVERYBODY. I THINK, UH, [02:00:01] MR. RODRIGUEZ ALREADY ABSENT, HUH? UM, WE ASKED THEM, CAN WE NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT A SPECIAL MOBILITY AND CIRCULATION AS FAR AS CLEANUP OF THE TIJUANA RIVER POLLUTION, SOME KIND OF A CONTAINERIZED THAT WE COULD SUCK THE SEWAGE IN A FLUID AND BRING IT AWAY AND BE TREATED SOMEWHERE, PERHAPS IN GERMANY, PERHAPS IN GREENLAND. NUMBER THREE, SIR, WITH THE, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, UH, ATTENDANCE, HAVE WE NOT THOUGHT OF, UH, HAVING DEVOLUTION DEVOLUTION FOR DISTRICT H CITY OF SAN DIEGO SO THAT THEY WOULD, UH, SOVEREIGNTY WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO, TO POWER TO, YOU KNOW, TO DEFEAT THE ENEMY, WHICH IS THE POLLUTION ON THE BORDER. MM-HMM . AND LASTLY, PORT AUTHORITY, I THINK WITHOUT WATER, WITHOUT NO MARITIME, NO ECONOMIC DRIVER. WHAT IF, WHAT SHALL WE DO? SIR? THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. ALRIGHT, NEXT WE GO INTO, UH, [8.1. Appointments: City Boards, Commissions, and Committees – City Council Interview and Appointment for the Planning Commission and the Housing Advisory Committee.] UH, 8.1. AND THIS IS GONNA BE APPOINTMENTS TO THE, UH, UM, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. AND WE'RE GONNA DO THE, UH, THE COUNCIL, UH, COUNCIL ORDERS FIRST. OKAY. AND SO, UH, CITY CLERK, WILL YOU WANTING TO SAY ANYTHING AT THIS STAGE OR NOPE, I'M HERE FOR YOU. OH, YOU'RE HERE FOR ME. OKAY. ALRIGHT. LET ME, UH, GIMME JUST ONE SECOND. GET FLIPPED OVER HERE. I CAN DO A LITTLE INTRODUCTION ON IT IF YOU'D LIKE. I'M SORRY, WHAT? I CAN DO AN INTRODUCTION ON THE ITEM IF YOU'D OKAY. IF YOU LIKE TO GO RIGHT AHEAD. OKAY. UH, 8.2, [8.2. Appointments: City Boards, Commissions, and Committees – Mayoral Appointments to the Board of Library Trustees; Community & Police Relations Commission; and, Parks, Recreation & Senior Citizens Advisory Committee.] UH, WILL BE THE COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. UH, THE SEATS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY OPEN ARE, UH, END OF TERM. SO, UM, THESE WILL ALL BE FULL TERM, UH, POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING APPOINTED. THE BOARDS ARE, UH, THE BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES, THE COMMUNITY AND POLICE RELATIONS COMMISSION, PARKS, RECREATION AND CITIZENS SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND WE'VE GOT, UH, ONE SEAT ON THE, ON THE LIBRARY BOARD, TWO SEATS ON BOTH THE CPRC AND THE PARKS. SO WITH THAT, THESE ARE THE MAYOR MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS. SO THE MAYOR WILL PROVIDE HIS, UM, HIS MOTION, AND THEN THE COUNCIL CAN, WITH CONSENSUS, WE CAN, WE CAN APPOINT THEM. ALRIGHT. SO WE HAVE, UH, FOR, FOR PLANNING, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION, WE DO HAVE SOME INDIVIDUALS, I'LL CALL 'EM UP AND THEY CAN, UH, GIVE A, UH, UH, TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THEMSELF AND WHY THEY WANT TO EITHER BE ON THE COMMISSION OR CONTINUE ON IT. AND COUNCIL, EXCUSE ME. MAYOR, DID YOU, YOU MENTIONED YOU WANTED TO DO 8.2 FIRST, THE, YOUR MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS? UH, NO, NO, NO. WE DO THE COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS FIRST. OKAY. YEAH, BECAUSE, BECAUSE THEN I'LL KNOW WHAT'S, 'CAUSE SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE PUT IN FOR THE, UH, THE, UH, COUNCIL ONES. AND THAT WAY THEN I'LL, I'LL KNOW WHAT, WHAT WE HAVE, WHAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH TO DO THE OTHER ONES. AND, UH, UM, THE, UH, SO IF WE COULD HAVE THE, UH, I'LL CALL UP SOME INDIVIDUAL I KNOW OF, UH, JARED. UH, JARED BLACKWELL. IS HE JARED HERE? OKAY. UH, RICHARD MILLER. OKAY. HERE'S YOUR TWO MINUTES OF FAME. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR . UM, MY FULL NAME IS RICHARD MARTIN MILLER. MOSTLY I GO BY MARTIN. UM, UH, AT PRESENT I SERVE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS CHAIRMAN, UH, FOR NATIONAL CITY. UH, AT YOUR PLEASURE. UH, BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, I AM A RETIRED CITY PLANNER. I WORKED FOR THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. ALSO ENCINITAS IN SAN MARCOS. AFTER RETIRING, I, UM, WORKED FOR THE US STATE DEPARTMENT IN A DIPLOMATIC POSITION IN BOTH IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. UM, WORKING WITH MY, UH, PROFESSIONAL COUNTERPARTS IN BAGHDAD AND ALSO IN A PROVINCE IN IN AFGHANISTAN. SHARING WITH THEM HOW WE IMPLEMENT DEMOCRACY AT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL. UM, SINCE COMING BACK, UM, AND RESIDING HERE SINCE 2008 IN NATIONAL CITY, I APPLIED FOR [02:05:01] AND WAS APPOINTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. UM, I WANT TO CONTINUE THAT WORK. UM, I FIND IT VERY FULFILLING AND MY BACKGROUND, I THINK, LENDS ITSELF TO A LOT OF THE, UM, WORK THAT GOES THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT ONTO YOU TO MAKE FINAL DECISIONS. UM, SO IT'S SHORT AND SWEET. I GUESS THAT'S, UH, ABOUT IT. AND, UH, I WOULD, I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR DECISION. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING OF ANY TO THE CHAIR? YES. SO, UM, MR. MILLER, UH, IS REQUESTING FOR REAPPOINTMENT? YES, MA'AM. SO DO WE DO A PAPER OR WE CAN NOMINATE AND THEN WE VOTE? NO, IT, IT WILL BE BY BALLOT. OH, IT'LL BE BY BALLOT? YES. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? I THOUGHT THAT'S FOR YOU. I THOUGHT THIS ONE COUNCIL THAT WE CAN NOMINATE AND THEN THE COUNCIL WILL VOTE. NO, NO, THAT IT'S, IT'S KIND OF THE EXACT OPPOSITE. IT'S THE MAYOR'S DEAL. THE MAYORAL ONE IS WHERE THE PERSON IS, IS PUT OUT AS A, UH, MOTION, UM, THE, UH, FOR CIVIL SERVICE AND FOR PLANNING. THAT'S DONE BY BALLOT. UM, THE, UM, JUST, UH, TO FOLLOW UP ON, UH, PROCESS. UM, SO ARE WE, UM, CALLING ALL OF THE, THE, THE CANDIDATES FIRST AND THEN MM-HMM . OH, OH, OKAY. WELL, I'LL SAVE MY COMMENTS TO THE END, BUT I JUST SAY, I WANNA SAY I APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR SERVICE AND THE WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING, THE EXPERTISE YOU BROUGHT. SO, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARK. OKAY. MY PLEASURE. YEAH, YEAH, IF I COULD, YEAH. THE WAY, THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN IN OUR POLICY, THIS IS THE TIME THE COUNCIL GETS TO INTERVIEW THE INDIVIDUALS ON THE MERRILL APPOINTMENTS. THAT'S DONE OFF, OFF AGENDA AS FAR AS, UH, DISCUSSION WITH THEM. UM, OKAY. AND THAT WAS DONE UNDER A DIFFERENT MAYOR, NOT ME. SO THAT WAS OKAY. UH, ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, NEXT WE GO WITH CYNTHIA FULLER. SI DON'T BELIEVE SHE WAS GONNA BE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING. I DON'T SEE HER. UM, AND SO, UH, RANDY CASTLE SALGADO. SO FOUR YEARS AGO IT WAS VERY DIFFERENT. WE WERE ON ZOOM AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT FOR A, A REAPPOINTMENT. UM, I DID WRITE A, UM, A LITTLE SPEECH, SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE IT TO YOU. UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RANDY CASTLE SALGADO, AND IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF NATIONAL CITY. AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, I STEPPED INTO THIS ROLE WITH A SIMPLE PURPOSE TO CONTRIBUTE TO DECISIONS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, NOT ONLY FOR MY FAMILY, BUT FOR EVERY FAMILY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT PURPOSE CONTINUES TO DRIVE ME TODAY. DURING MY TIME ON THE COMMISSION, WE HAVE MADE MEANINGFUL PROGRESS. WE CONTRIBUTED TO THE UPDATE OF THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN, HELPED EXPAND HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORTED BOTH SMALL BUSINESSES AND LARGER DEVELOPMENTS THAT TO BRING JOBS AND REVENUE INTO OUR CITY, SUCH AS TEXAS ROADHOUSE, TWO DUTCH BROS. AND, UH, ROUND ONE AND MANY LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES THAT MAKE NATIONAL CITY UNIQUE. WE HAVE ALSO FACED DIFFICULT DECISIONS WHEN PROJECTS DID NOT ALIGN WITH THE NEEDS AND VALUES OF OUR RESIDENTS. LIKE THE ORANGE STREET PROJECT AND MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL GASOLINE STATION, I WAS PROUD TO BE THE SECOND MOTION ON DECLINING THAT THE BIOFIELD TRANSFER STATION. WE STOOD IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE COMMUNITY AND I WAS GLAD TO LEAD THE MOTION TO DISAPPROVE THAT PROJECT AS WELL. PROTECTING RESIDENTS HEALTH. THAT BALANCE BETWEEN GROWTH AND PROTECTION IS CRITICAL AND IT'S SOMETHING I TAKE SERIOUSLY. I'M PROUD OF THE RELATIONSHIPS I'VE BUILT WITH MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, CITY STAFF, AND COUNCIL. COLLABORATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT THE CENTER OF HOW I STRIVE, HOW I SERVE. I STRIVE TO BE SOMEONE OTHERS CAN LEAN ON, ESPECIALLY NEWER COMMISSIONERS WHEN CONTINUING TO LEARN AND GROW MYSELF. MY COMMITMENT TO THIS ROLE IS UNWAVERING. I HAVE MAINTAINED A PERFECT ATTENDANCE, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. UM, EVEN PARTICIPATING REMOTELY WHEN I WAS SICK. I'VE CONTINUED MY EDUCATION THROUGH MULTIPLE PLANNING COMMISSIONER ACADEMIES AND THE PORTSIDE ACADEMY THROUGH THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTRODUCTION. YOU GOOD? THANK YOU. GOOD. WAIT, DON'T, DON'T RUN OFF. MAYBE, MAYBE QUESTIONS. ANYONE GOT ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? SORRY, . I WAS, I WAS TRYING TO CONTINUE ON WITH MYSELF. SHE WAS TRYING, SHE WAS TRYING TO ESCAPE. I KNOW WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT. I GOT FLUSTERED. ANYTHING, SEEING NOTHING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UH, WE HAVE ONE OTHER CANDIDATE, SEAN SAMSEL. [02:10:10] UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR CITY COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS OF NATIONAL CITY. MY NAME IS SEAN SAMSO AND I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF NATIONAL CITY. TONIGHT I APPEAR BEFORE YOU TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT BECAUSE I DESIRE TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE PLANNING DECISIONS BEING MADE THAT IMPACT OUR CITY. ALL MY LIFE. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WATCH THIS CITY CHANGE FOR THE BETTER, AND I HOPE TO POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUTURE OF NATIONAL CITY. THERE ARE MANY CHANGES I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE NATIONAL CITY POPULATION. AND WITH YOUR BACKING, WE CAN MAKE THESE A REALITY. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS SUBJECT IS LARGELY PERSONAL AND ROOTED IN COMMON SENSE. AND I BELIEVE I CAN BE OBJECTIVE AND UNBIASED, UH, IN PROVIDING DECISIONS ON LAND USE AND ZONING. I WILL DO MY BEST TO ENSURE THAT DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS ARE MADE FAIRLY AND WITH THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC IN MIND. THERE ARE MANY DECISIONS MADE IN THE PAST THAT HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THE CITY AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER ISSUES THAT THE CITY IS CURRENT CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING. I KNOW THAT IF CHOSEN TO FILL THIS POSITION, I CAN MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL ENSURE THE CITY OF NA, THE CONTINUAL BETTERMENT OF THE CITY, OF NATIONAL CITY. WE DESERVE A BEAUTIFUL CITY FOR OURSELVES AND OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTION? ONE, ONE SECOND, SEAN, DON'T, DON'T RUN OFF TOO, TOO QUICKLY. EVERYONE'S WANTING TO ESCAPE. NOBODY WANTS TO ANSWER QUESTION. NO ONE WANTS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. I WONDER WHY ? UH, NOW I BELIEVE IT SEEMS LIKE THIS, IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD END, SEAN. YEAH. YOU CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION? I DO. CURRENTLY SERVE. JUST WANTED, JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. OKAY. UH, SEEING NOTHING ELSE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SURE. UM, LET ME, UH, I KNOW WE'RE GONNA PASS OUT SOME BALLOTS. LET ME MENTION ONE OTHER THING, JUST 'CAUSE IT JUST HAPPENED, UH, YESTERDAY. YOU PROBABLY ALL RECEIVED AN EMAIL THAT WE DID HAVE A, A RESIGNATION ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND SO, UH, THAT PARTIAL, UH, UH, TERM WILL BE COMING BACK, UH, IN NEXT MONTH AND SOMETIME IN APRIL. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S CORRECT. YOU GOT WHAT IS GONNA BE WHEN THE SECOND ONE IN APRIL? OR THE FIRST ONE IN APRIL? YES. THE SECOND ONE IN APRIL. WE NEED TIME TO ADVERTISE THAT VACANCY. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. OKAY. SO YEAH, SO WE WILL BE TAKING A LOOK AT PLANNING COMMISSION AGAIN NEXT MONTH FOR A PARTIAL TERM. UM, AND, UH, YES, THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THE CANDIDATES THAT, UH, APPEARED BEFORE US, UH, FOR YOUR, UM, INTERVIEW OR AT LEAST INTRODUCTION. UH, UH, I, I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF REGARDING, UM, WHAT THE COMMENT THAT MAYOR JUST MADE REGARDING THE FILLING A, A PARTIAL TERM, UH, THAT WILL BE COMING UP NEXT. UM, YOU KNOW, WITHIN A COUPLE OF OF MEETINGS FROM NOW, UH, DO THE CANDIDATES THAT ARE NOT BEING SELECTED TONIGHT, WOULD THEY BE INVITED TO APPLY FOR THAT? LIKE, ARE THEY GOING TO BE MADE AWARE THAT YOU KNOW, THERE'S YET ANOTHER POSITION THAT'S AVAILABLE? PLEASE, IF YOU CONTINUE TO BE INTERESTED, PLEASE APPLY AGAIN. UH, VICE MAYOR, YES, THEY WILL. UH, ALL APPLICANTS THEIR, THEIR APPLICATIONS STAY ON FILE FOR ONE YEAR. YEP. SO ANY, UH, OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME UP IN THAT YEAR, WE ALWAYS REACH OUT TO THEM AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY'RE PERFECT, THEY'RE AVAILABLE. THANK YOU, MS. SHELLY. I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE YES, UH, I LIKE RECEIVING AND KNOWING THAT THERE IS INTEREST, UH, FROM OUR COMMUNITY THAT FOLKS WANT TO SERVE IN THESE IMPORTANT ROLES. AND I JUST WANNA PUT IT OUT THERE. UM, YEAH. YOU KNOW, KEEPING FOLKS IN, IN INFORMED THAT THE, THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS NEED, I THINK IS IMPORTANT. AND IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE READY TO TAKE UP THE, THE CALL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THROUGH THE CHAIR. UM, BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED, UH, COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ, I WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN THANK HIS FOR HI, THANK COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ FOR HIS SERVICE. I SERVED WITH HIM WHEN I WAS AT THE, UH, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND I KNOW THAT, UM, IF, UH, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE, I'M SURE THAT HE'S IS THERE MM-HMM . BUT I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE LISTENING, UM, RICKY, THANK YOU. AMI . ALRIGHT. YES. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE, UM, THE FOLKS WHO APPLIED AND, AND THE CANDIDATES. UM, AND I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, PUBLICLY WE ARE, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE GOING THROUGH A BALLOT, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE INCUMBENTS. UM, SO, UH, UM, UH, MARTIN AND RANDY AND I THINK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND I STILL ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO, HOWEVER THE VOTE GOES STILL, UM, APPLIED. BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU GUYS HAVE, UH, DONE. AND MARTIN IN PARTICULAR, I, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT ON YOUR, ON YOUR PLANNING EXPERTISE. AND I'VE SEEN THAT PLAY OUT AND I'VE SEEN JUST, AND REALLY NOT, NOT JUST YOU 'CAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PLANNING, RIGHT? IT'S ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT, UM, EXPERIENCES FOLKS ARE [02:15:01] BRINGING TOGETHER FROM ECONOMIC AND JUST COMMUNITY BACKGROUND. AND, AND I APPRECIATE, UM, I SEE SOME COMMISSIONERS OUT HERE AND I, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, UH, WANTING TO, TO LEARN AND GO TO SOME OF THE TRAININGS. I APPRECIATE OUR STAFF FOR FACILITATING SOME OF THOSE, UH, TRAININGS. AND, UH, I WOULD, UM, ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PORT, UM, ISSUES. LIKE THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO ALSO WEIGH IN AND, UH, MAYBE INVITE, YOU KNOW, THE PORT AND OUR PORT COMMISSIONER TO COME IN SO, UM, YOU GUYS CAN GIVE YOUR OWN, UH, RECOMMENDATION. AND THAT'S ANOTHER HEARING. SO THERE'S SO LOTS OF, UH, UH, UH, POTENTIAL THERE. AND I, I SEE YOU GUYS GETTING MORE INVOLVED AND I APPRECIATE IT. SO REALLY WANT TO WANNA THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALL. UH, WITH THAT WE NEED TO PASS OUT SOME BALLOTS. SO MAYOR, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, SINCE THERE ARE TWO SEATS AVAILABLE, RIGHT? IS WE'LL GIVE YOU THE BALLOT AND IF EVERYONE CAN MARK TWO NAMES AND THEN, UH, TANYA WILL COME BY AND COLLECT THEM AND THEN WE'LL READ THEM ALOUD INTO THE RECORD. OKAY. SO THESE ARE SECRET NON-SEC BALLOTS. CORRECT. SO WE DO IT BALLOT ON A BALLOT, BUT WE HAVE TO SIGN OUR NAME AND IT IS DISCLOSED, SO JUST LET YOU KNOW. CORRECT. THIS IS KIND OF LIKE CHIEF CITY MANAGER TYPE OF THING. ? I DON'T THINK SO. WELL, I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF, KIND OF, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. WHATEVER. I'M TRYING TO FIND THE APT ANALOGY, BUT THAT WAS NOT IT, WASN'T IT? . . OKAY. WE'LL GIVE TANYA JUST A MOMENT OR TWO TO TALLY THOSE UP FOR US. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER YAMANI ONE VOTE FOR RICHARD MILLER AND THE OTHER FOR RANDY CASTLE SALGADO, MAYOR MORRISON. ONE VOTE FOR RICHARD MILLER. ONE FOR RANDY CASTLE SALGADO. COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ. ONE VOTE FOR RICHARD MILLER. AND THE OTHER FOR RANDY CASTLE. SALGADO VICE MAYOR MOLINA VOTE FOR RICHARD MILLER. AND THE OTHER FOR RANDY CASTLE SALGADO AND COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH VOTE FOR RICHARD MILLER AND THE OTHER FOR RANDY CASTLE SALGADO. SO IT'S UNANIMOUS FOR RICHARD MILLER AND RANDY CASTLE SALGADO. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. MAYOR. MR. CHAIRMAN? YES. JUST A QUICK COMMENT FOR MR. SAM. SELL. SIR, I AM ENCOURAGED BY YOUR APPLICATION, PLEASE, UH, DON'T STOP, UM, YOUR VOLUNTEERISM, UM, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THIS IS, THIS IS YOU. THE VOLUNTEERS ARE MM-HMM. ARE OUR, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, UM, UH, SUCCESS ALSO IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO PLEASE YOU THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AT CIVIL SERVICE. THANK YOU. RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, MR. MAYOR. YES. I ALSO WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE. UH, THANK YOU MR. SAMSEL FOR APPLYING. I VERY MUCH WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND CONTINUE SERVING OUR CITY IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. AND I AM VERY INSPIRED BY OUR, UH, CURRENTLY SERVING AND NOW, UH, CONTINUOUSLY SERVING PLANNING COMMISSIONERS, ESPECIALLY THIS LAST YEAR WITH SOME VERY CONTENTIOUS ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE, UH, VERY HONEST AND BLUNT CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE HAD AND, AND, UH, REALLY LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE CITY AS A WHOLE AND NOT JUST AS, UM, INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS ISOLATED AND NOW EACH INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT. SO I, I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR, UM, DISCUSSION ON THE MATTER. IT TOOK MANY HOURS AND I KNOW IT WAS A LOT OF WORK. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK. OKAY. UM, OKAY. SO LET'S SEE. I THEY GOTTA BE SWORN IN AGAIN. YES. AH, YOU GUYS GET SWORN AT TWICE. OKAY. MM-HMM . ALRIGHT. UM, I'M, I'M GONNA ASK THE COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL'S INDULGENCE ON THE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THAT'S A POSITION, UM, UH, MR. BLACKWELL HAS APPLIED FOR EVERY POSITION, INCLUDING ALL THE MAYORAL POSITIONS ALSO. AND THAT POSITION THAT ONE PARTICULAR IS VERY SPECIFIC ON YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AS SUPPOSED TO SOMEONE THAT ACTUALLY IS INVOLVED IN HOUSING AND, AND REAL ESTATE. SO COULD, COULD WE HOLD OFF ON THAT? AND BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT THAT, THE PLANNING AND, AND THAT THEN THIS NEXT MONTH. AND UH, UM, AND SO IF WE COULD, IF WE'RE ADVERTISING FOR, IF YOU GUYS GUYS AGREE TO THAT WE'RE ADVERTISING FOR PLANNING COMMISSION, WE COULD ALSO ADVERTISE, YOU KNOW, FOR OPENINGS FOR THAT, THAT POSITION ALSO FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AGAIN. YEAH. FOR THAT. OKAY. AND [02:20:01] CAN, CAN I ALSO SAY I'M, I REALLY THINK WE SHOULD CLEAN THAT POSITION UP. I, I JUST DON'T SEE IT AS, UM, I DON'T WANNA SAY FUNCTIONAL, BUT I, I JUST, IT'S NOT CLEAR, IT'S NEVER BEEN CLEAR TO ME WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THAT POSITION. SO I DON'T WANNA TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME WITH THAT. BUT JUST IF WE CAN AT SOME POINT LOOK INTO THAT. WELL, AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PERSON WITH SOME REAL HOUSING, YOU KNOW, BACKGROUND, IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT TYPE POSITION THERE, IT, IT REALLY DOES NEED TO HAVE A PERSON WITH EXPERTISE. AND THAT'S MOVE THE TABLE, MR. CHAIR. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I WILL, WE CAN GO WITH THAT ONE. AND THEN WE'LL GO OVER TO THE, UM, MERRILL APPOINTMENTS, WHICH I DON'T THINK WE HAD, OR WAIT A MINUTE. UM, OKAY. THAT WAS EIGHT ONE. OKAY. UH, MR. JAVIER, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT ON THAT ONE? SORRY IF I LOST YOU THERE FOR A MOMENT. , WE ARE HERE NOT TO COMMENT, UH, THE NEGATIVE WAY, BUT RATHER AS A A TEACHER LEARNER, LEARNER TEACHER, WE SHARE TO YOU OUR EXPERIENCE AS RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO. THEY ARE RETREATING AND THEY ARE USING, HUMANS ARE SEALED TO COVER THEIR FAILURES. WE ARE A WITNESS IN OUR FIVE YEARS OF SEEKING SOLUTION FOR OUR SURVIVAL, INCLUDING 77 OF OUR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. SAD TO SAY THAT THE PLANNING, UH, CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS WERE SO DESIGNED, YOU KNOW, CPG COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP ARE SO DESIGNED TO BE LOYAL TO THEIR RESPECTIVE, UH, DISTRICT, UH, POLITICAL LEADERSHIP. WHAT WE ASK OF THOSE ELECTED OR APPOINTED MUST BE LOYAL TO THE CONSTITUTION, NOT TO THE INDIVIDUAL OR PARTY. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. BRUCE, YOU SAID IN OUR MEETING THAT YOU ARE NOT FAN OF MR. GOVERNOR NEWSOM. GOOD. NOW YOU STEP DOWN GOOD FROM THE AIR POLLUTION GOVERNING BOARD BECAUSE WE NEED HONEST, WE NEED HARDWORKING USING THEIR ONE FINGER MORAL DIMENSION, KNOWING WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG. MOM, WE'LL BE JOINING YOU AT THE RETREAT, SANDAG, BECAUSE SOMETHING IS WRONG. WE WILL BE JOINING YOU AT THE WATER COUNTY BECAUSE SOMETHING IS WRONG. LET US HAVE THE COST PER GALLON OF WATER LEVEL UP, REGIONWIDE. HOW IS THAT, SIR? AND LASTLY, WE PRAY TO GOD THAT THEY WILL WORK FOR OUR PEOPLE. THANK YOU, GOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. JAVIER, PLEASE. UH, NEXT TIME HAS TO BE ON THE TOPIC AT HAND, THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA, SO YEAH, PLEASE. ALRIGHT. UH, NEXT WE GO ONTO THE MERRILL APPOINTMENTS. UM, WE HAVE ONE OPENING ON THE, UH, UH, BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES. AND I WILL, UH, NOMINATE RICARDO, UH, KARMA TO A ANOTHER TERM ON THAT. HE SERVED ONE TERM. AND THIS WOULD BE, UH, FOR REAPPOINTMENT. OKAY. WE HAVE A, SO LET'S SEE IT. YOU ARE PUSHING YOUR BUTTON THERE. WE HAVEN'T, I'M SORRY. YEAH, WE HAVEN'T HAD TO DO MUCH OF THAT TONIGHT. I'M SORRY. MM-HMM . SECOND. OKAY. UH, UNLESS ANY DISCUSSION, UH, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION TO APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY FOR COMMUNITY AND POLICE RELATIONS. WE HAVE TWO SEATS AVAILABLE THERE. I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT, UH, JARED BLACKWELL AND ROB RICE. SO, MOVE MR. CHAIR. OKAY. OH, SORRY. NO, SORRY. I'LL SECOND IT. HOW'S THAT? WE'LL MAKE THAT WORK. IT'LL, IT WILL, IT'LL ALL COME OUT THE SAME. NO, IT'S YOUR APPOINTMENT. SO WE HAVE TO I KNOW IT, BUT IT, IT'LL COME OUT THE SAME . OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION APPROVE. UNANIMOUSLY AND UNDER, UH, PARK RECREATION SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS WAS KIND OF TOUGH ONE 'CAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME GOOD QUALIFIED PEOPLE THAT COMING FROM VERY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. AND SO TRYING TO BALANCE OUT THE COMMITTEE, UH, UH, JESUS ASAN IS, UH, WOULD BE REAPPOINTMENT AND THE OTHER APPOINTMENT WOULD BE, UH, LORNA DELA SANTOS. SO MOVED. MR. CHAIR. NOW LET ME DO THE MOTION ON THAT, IF YOU DON'T MIND. THERE YOU GO. NOW YOU CAN SECOND IT. HOW WITH THAT. THERE YOU GO. . [02:25:01] ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. SO WITHOUT DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION TO APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY. AND THAT TAKES CARE OF ALL THAT? YEAH. OKAY. SO THAT WAS PRETTY PAINLESS. . UH, [9. CONSENT CALENDAR] LET'S GO ON NOW TO, UM, UH, THE CON CONSENT CALENDAR. I AND ITEMS NINE ONE THROUGH NINE 14. AND I DO HAVE SOME THINGS HERE TO PULL. IT LOOKS LIKE, UM, DID MR. DID THE JAVIER'S LEAVE? THEY DID THAT. WILL, THAT WILL KNOCK DOWN SOME OF THAT. ONE SECOND. LEMME TAKE A LOOK THROUGH HERE. UM, OKAY. UM, SO THE ONES THAT, THAT ARE BEING ASKED TO BE PULLED ARE 9 3 9 5 9 6 9 11, 9 13, AND 14. AND CAN WE PLEASE PULL, UH, 9.8 9.81 SECOND. OKAY. 9.8. ALRIGHT. CAN I, UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, CAN I HAVE A MOTION FOR WHAT REMAINS OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR MOVE TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. LET ME, LET ME CLEAR THAT. REMEMBER, IMANI, DID YOU MAKE A MOTION ON THAT? OH, SORRY. I POINTED, I I WAS PRESSING MY OFF, BUT, OH, . OKAY. ONE MOMENT. I'LL START IT AGAIN. WE'LL RESET. OKAY. UH, MEMBER BUSH, IF YOU CAN MAKE THE MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? THE REMAINDER OF THE CALENDAR? YES. UH, MR. CHAIR. OKAY. OOPS. CAME UP IN ONE WAY. OH, THERE IT'S, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UH, SEE NO DISCUSSION. UH, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. I'M GONNA TAKE, UH, NINE EIGHT FIRST AND THEN WE'LL GET TO THE, THE OTHER ONES AND YOU'LL SEE WHY IN A MOMENT. UH, REMEMBER, I, ARE WE DOING 9.8 [9.8. 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report] FIRST? YEAH. OKAY. UH, I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH STAFF DURING THE BRIEFING REGARDING ITEM 9.8, WHICH IS THE, UH, 2025 HOUSING ELEMENT, THE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT. UM, CAN YOU JUST, UM, I'M NOT SURE WHO WOULD ON STAFF, OH, THERE WE GO, MR. READER. THANK YOU. UH, SORRY, I WAS LOOKING AT MARTHA. SORRY. UH, MR. READER. UM, DO WE KNOW HOW MANY PERMITS HAVE BEEN GRANTED FROM THIS PAST CALENDAR YEAR, THE YEAR 2025 TO BUILD NEW UNITS IN THE CITY? UH, YEAH, BASED ON, UH, THE REPORT, THERE WERE, UH, TWO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND 49 ADUS THAT WERE, UH, PERMITS THAT WERE ISSUED IN 2025. THERE WERE NO NEW MULTIFAMILY, UH, SUBMITTED OR ISSUED PERMITS ISSUED, RATHER, UH, AS FAR AS COMPLETIONS GO IN 2025, WE HAD TWO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, 39 ADUS AND 193 MULTIFAMILY UNITS, INCLUDING THE KIMBALL HIGHLAND APARTMENTS AND THE TELUS APARTMENTS. OKAY. AND, UH, THE BOTH OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES ARE RENTALS. AND THAT BRINGS TO HOW MANY TOTAL UNITS FOR THIS PAST CALENDAR YEAR, UH, THAT WERE COMPLETED? UH, 200 AND, YEAH. I DIDN'T HAVE THAT NUMBER. HOLD ON. LEMME DO SOME METH. TWO HUNDRED THIRTY TWO TWO TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO UNITS COMPLETED IN THE CITY THIS PAST CALENDAR YEAR. CORRECT. AND 51 PERMITS WERE ISSUED IN 2025 AND 51 ADDITIONAL PERMITS ISSUED IN 2025, WHICH CONSTRUCTION, I ASSUME IS STILL ONGOING FOR THOSE PROJECTS. YES, CORRECT. AND OUT OF THE 232 THAT WERE COMPLETED, DO WE KNOW HOW MANY OF THOSE, UH, UNITS WERE FOR SALE OR, UH, WERE BUILT TO, TO SELL? SO THEY WERE NOT RENTAL UNITS? SURE. IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO TELL, BUT, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ARE ASSUMED TO BE FOR OWNER OCCUPANCY, BUT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT TO BE THE CASE. OF COURSE, AS THE DISCRETION WOULD LIE WITH THE OWNER. BUT OF THE MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS THAT WERE COMPLETED IN 2025, NONE WERE BUILT TO CONDO SPECS. SO THEY WERE ALL RENTALS. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN? [02:30:02] SURE. THE, THERE WERE NO, UH, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WAS BUILT TO CONDO SPEC AS FAR AS MULTI-FAMILY. SO ALL OF THE, THE 193 MULTI-FAMILY UNITS WERE RENTALS. AND THEN THE TWO NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ARE ASSUMED TO BE OWNER OCCUPIED. BUT WE DON'T, THERE'S NOTHING THAT REQUIRES THAT. SO, OUT OF, SO I UNDERSTAND OUT OF 232 UNITS BUILT, UM, ONLY TWO THAT WE KNOW, UH, WERE UNITS THAT COULD BE SOLD. CORRECT. THEY COULD ALSO BE FOR, FOR RENT, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T, WE DON'T KEEP TRACK OF THAT. BUT AT LEAST ONLY THOSE TWO CAN, CAN ACTUALLY BE SOLD. YES, SIR. I, UM, I, I KNOW THAT THIS, UH, ISSUE OF HOME OWNERSHIP WE BROUGHT UP BEFORE AND WE HAVE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE DOING THIS WORK NOW. YES. ARE THERE WAYS THAT WE CAN KEEP TRACK OF THE PRODUCTION OF OUR UNITS, UM, GOING FORWARD? 'CAUSE I KNOW IT IS DIFFICULT TO LOOK BACK ON 'EM, BUT GOING FORWARD THAT MEET, UM, CONDO CODE OR THAT MEET, UH, THE REQUIREMENTS SO THAT THE UNITS COULD BE SOLD OFF INDIVIDUALLY? YES, WE CAN DO THAT. WE, WE DO A MONTHLY REPORT ALREADY ON THE NUMBER OF UNITS. SO WE CAN, WE CAN TRACK THE, UH, WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE BUILT WITH CONDO SPEC OR NOT. AS FAR AS THE, THE MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS. YES. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL REPORTS AND, UM, WORK WITH OUR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TO EXPAND HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO WORK WITH DEVELOPERS, BUT IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE BUILD MORE HOME OWNERSHIP. 232 UNITS AND ONLY TWO PER SALE IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOW IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. OKAY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? ITEM 9.8. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE REPORT. SECOND, SECOND 0.8. OKAY. PUSHING THE BUTTONS, PLEASE. THERE WE GO. THERE WE ARE. OKAY, SO WE HAVE MOTION AND SECOND TO NO DISCUSSION. UH, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION TO APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. NOW ITEMS 9 3 9 5 9 6 9 11, 9 13 [Items 9.3, 9.5, 9.6, 9.11, 9.13, & 9.14] AND NINE 14. MR. THOMAS REICH, PLEASE COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE. THANK YOU. NINE, NINE THREE APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CIVIC LAW GROUP FOR SOMETHING LIKE FOUR FROM 425,000 TO 500,000. AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, THE LAWYERS MAKE 290. THE, THE LAWYER GETS $295 AN HOUR AND THE, IT'S CHEAP. AND THE LEGAL, UH, I KNOW, WHAT DO THEY CALL 'EM? LEGAL ASSISTANCE. GET $180 AN HOUR AND CASE THEY CAN ONLY BILL YOU FOR $75,000. YOU KNOW, SO I'M JUST POINTING THIS OUT. AND ALSO, THIS FIRM IS IN IRVINE, CALIFORNIA. IRVINE, CALIFORNIA. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE A NATIONAL CITY LAWYER GET 400,000, A NATIONAL CITY FIRM, GET $400,000. THANK YOU. STAY UP THERE BECAUSE YOU GOT ALL THESE OTHER ONES TOO. WE, WE WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU GO THROUGH ALL OF 'EM AND THEN WE CAN EITHER VOTE ON 'EM INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A GROUP. GO. GO AHEAD. THE NEXT ONE WAS, UH, THE NEXT ONE. NINE FIVE, THE NEXT ONE. THE NEXT ONE IS THE, THE NEXT ONE IS THE SHARP BUSINESS SYSTEMS. UH, FOR THE, FOR 20, FOR THE, IT FOR 26, 25 OR 26 UNITS. MOCHEN DEVICES. THEY'RE 5,000, 2000, $5,200 A MONTH. AND I THINK 5 CENTS A COPY. 5 CENTS A COPY FOR BOTH COLOR FOR BLACK AND WHITE IN COLOR. AND IN THE LIBRARY, THEY'RE 15 CENTS FOR A COLOR, 15 CENTS FOR BLACK AND WHITE, AND 25 CENTS FOR COLOR. AND I'M JUST POINTING THAT OUT. THANK, THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW, NINE, SIX. AND THE NEXT ONE I WANT POINT OUT, WELL, I, NEXT THE NINE FIVE, THE OH, OH, SOMETHING ELSE THERE. OKAY. NINE SIX, NO, 9, 9 6 IS THE FRANK, THE FRANK, THE FRANK [02:35:01] CONTRACT MM-HMM . NOW THAT'S GOING FOR, THAT'S GOING FOR 999,000 OR 200. 2 MILLION. 220,000. WELL, THOSE PEOPLE, I DON'T LIKE 'EM, THEY NEVER PICK ME UP. , I'M NOT EVEN GONNA MAKE A COMMENT. WELL, THE POINT IS, I'M KIND OF MAD IF THEY'RE GONNA GET 2 MILLION BUCKS. I MEAN, IF THEY'RE GONNA GET THAT KIND OF MONEY, MONEY, WE, WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD DIVIDE THAT BY THE NUMBER OF THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE THEY SERVE. AND THAT WOULD GIVE US THE FEE THAT THEY'RE, THE, THEIR ACTUAL COST. SO IF THEIR COST IS $2 MILLION IS A LOT OF TAXI RIDES. OKAY. WELL, THAT'S JUST MY POINT. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. YEAH. WELL, LUCKILY, LUCKILY ALL THAT'S COMING OUTTA GRANT MONEY ANYWAY, BUT GO AHEAD, . YEAH. THE NEXT ONE IS THE, THE LIGHTS FOR KIM FOR KIMBALL PARK. YEP. LEFT LIGHTS FOR KIMBALL PARK, I THINK ARE TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY TWO HUNDRED NINETY FIVE. 200, 240 6,246,000. I'M JUST POINTING THAT OUT. AND THAT'S, THAT'S , RIGHT? AND IF YOU'RE, GIVE ME THE TIME. I'LL GIVE THE, THE, UH, THE, THE WARRANT REGISTERS, THE, THE BIG, THE BIG EXPENSES THAT I THINK THE WARRANT REGISTERED. NUMBER 31, THE LIBRARY PAID THE ROOFING FOR 181,000 AD LOST PARKS IMPROVEMENTS. LOST, UH, LOST PALMAS PARKS EQUIPMENT, 141,000. UH, I JUST POINTED OUT SOMETHING. A EPB, CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA THREE B THREE BUILD OUTS FOR THE POLICE. INTERCEPTORS 35,000 FIRE STATION AUTOMATION SOFTWARE, $8,100 A AND TT DATA CIRCUS, 21,000. THAT'S IT. UH, TOYOTA PARK IMPROVEMENTS, 57,000. AND THE SSTC TRAFFIC INCORPORATED EIGHTH STREET IN THE HARBOR, B-B-N-S-F CROSSING 11,000. AND THIS IS ON WARRANT REGISTER, 92 RJ NOBLE. UH, 30 52,000 FOR PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT. TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, MUNICIPAL ERP PROFITS, 131,000 EN LET'S SEE, ENGINE PUBLIC WORKS. AND FOR ADVISOR MANAGEMENT, 42,000. OKAY. UH, FOR FINANCE, BANK OF NEW YORK. BANK OF NEW YORK. CUSTODIAN FEES 9,375. AND THERE FOR PAYMENTS FROM 7 24 TO 1231. OH. UH, FOR THE FIRE TURNOUT ALTERNATIVE PANTS, 22,000. IT DEL MARKETING LAB HOUSE, 48,000. THE RISK DE DE DEAN GRADO WAS LEGAL LEGALS. 51,000. THANK YOU. THAT COMPLETES IT. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. UH, OKAY. THAT TAKES US THROUGH 9 13 14. REAL QUICK, I MAKE A COMMENT ON NINE 13. YOU WILL SEE UNDER FINANCE, YOU'LL SEE A BUNCH OF STUFF GOING TO, UH, UM, WOODRUFF AND SMART FOR RISA. UH, WE HAVE BEEN BEING, UH, IT'S BEEN ROTATING AMONG THE DIFFERENT CITIES TO, TO DO THE FINANCE WORK FOR RISA, UH, WHICH I, I SERVE ON AS THE CHAIR OF, AND THE, UH, UM, SO THEY PUT THE MONEY IN AND WE, ONLY THING WE DO, WE WRITE THE CHECKS FOR THEM AND WE GET PAID FOR THAT. WE, WE GET, WE GET A, I KNOW IT'S A $10,000 A YEAR I THINK IT IS, TO JUST FOR WRITING THE CHECKS FOR 'EM AND IT'S VERY FEW CHECKS, BUT, UH, UM, BUT ANYWAY, BUT THAT'S ENDING AS WE'RE TURNING THAT OVER TO ANOTHER CITY [02:40:01] AND ANOTHER CITY GETS TO TAKE A TURN ON THAT ONE. BUT, UH, UH, SO IF YOU'RE WONDERING, IT SHOWS LOOK LIKE AS IF WE'RE, WE'RE WE'RE PAYING RISK. WELL, NO, WE'RE NOT. WE'RE JUST WRITING CHECKS FOR THEM AND WE JUST KEEP THAT IN A SEPARATE, SEPARATE ACCOUNT. SO JUST WANTED TO SPEED ON THAT. ALRIGHT. UH, THE REMAINDER OF THE CALENDAR, WHICH WAS ALL THOSE NUMBERS WE JUST READ OFF, UH, 9 3 5 6 11, 13, AND 14. WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? WE'LL ACCEPT MR. CHAIR. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION TO APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY. ALRIGHT, NEXT. [10.1. Public Hearing No. 1 of 2 for the 2026-2027 HUD CDBG and HOME Annual Action Plan.] THAT GETS US INTO TEN ONE. AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, ONE OF TWO ON THE, UH, CDBG AND HUD. UH, AND SO DO WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT ON THAT? UH, EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR. YEP. COUNCIL STAFF AND THE PUBLIC. MARTIN REEDER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. UH, WE DON'T HAVE A FORMAL, UH, STAFF REPORT. I DO HAVE, UH, DAVID MCCARRAN, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, THREE WITH THE HOUSING, UH, WITH THE HOUSING AGENCY. THAT WILL BE OUT TO JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK SYNOPSIS OF WHAT'S GOING ON. OKAY. UH, HI. DAVID MCCARRAN WITH THE, UH, NATIONAL CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY. UH, SO AS MENTIONED, THIS IS PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER ONE OF TWO FOR THE 20 26, 20 27, UH, HUD ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR CDBG AND HOME PROGRAMS. UH, SO HUD RE REGULATIONS REQUIRE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS. IT SERVES AS THE FIRST ONE. UH, SO THIS HEARING IS MOSTLY TO INFORM ON THE UPCOMING TIMELINE AND RECEIVE ANY POTENTIAL PUBLIC COMMENTS. UH, SO THAT TIMELINE BEING THAT ON APRIL 3RD WE WILL PUBLISH THE DRAFT PLAN, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE DRAFT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT INITIATES A 30 DAY, UH, PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD. AND THEN ON MAY 5TH, THAT PLAN AND FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS WE BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL, UH, FOR APPROVAL. OKAY. UH, ANY QUESTIONS TO STAFF BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? CHRIS? SO THE CDVG OF 700, THAT'S ALL ALLOCATED FOR OUR PROJECTS. UH, THAT'S AN ESTIMATION AT THIS POINT. MM-HMM . BUT YES, THAT WOULD BE WHAT WE ALLOCATE TOWARDS THE PROJECTS. YEAH. BUT WE STILL PUT IT OUT THERE. YES. SO, UH, BY LAW, WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT BASED, BASED ON THE TIMELINES THAT WE HAVE TO HIT FOR HUDS. UH, WE NEED TO START THE PROCESS EARLY, BUT THEY WON'T RELEASE THE ACTUAL NUMBERS. MAYBE FOR, UH, COUPLE MONTHS FROM NOW, WE'RE ESTIMATING 700,000. THANK YOU. WHERE, WHERE ARE WE ON THE SECTION 1 0 8 LOAN? ON THE, UH, THE FIRE STATION? UH, THAT'S ALL, ALL PAID OFF. ALL PAID OFF. SO WE FINALLY, FINALLY PAID OFF THOSE GUYS. AND, UH, ALRIGHT. THAT WAS, THAT WAS, THAT'S BEEN A BIG CHUNK FOR A LOT OF YEARS. OKAY. UM, WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS? NO, THERE ARE NONE. ALRIGHT. COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? MOVE TO CLOSE MR. CHAIR. SECOND. WE GOT A MOTION. AND SECOND, UM, PLEASE VOTE. THIS IS JUST TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. AND THEN, UM, SO ON THAT ONE, WE WILL, THIS IS THE FIRST OF OF TWO, SO WE'LL BE COMING BACK. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. QUESTION MR. CHAIR. HUH? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC, ANOTHER PUBLIC WHERE YEAH. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, UHHUH, AND THEN THEY PUT IT OUT ON THE, IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEN THEY COME BACK AGAIN, RIGHT. WITH THE, UH, APPLICATIONS ALREADY. MM-HMM . DAVID? YEP. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. THANKS DAVID. SO THIS JUST GETS THE PROCESS STARTED IS ALL, ALL IT IS AT THAT POINT. ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, UH, WE [10.2. Consideration of a Determination Categorically Exempt from (CEQA) Under Class 3 of the CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 and Conditional Use Permit for Beer and Wine Sales at a New Restaurant to be Located at 21 West 7th Street.] GO TO, UH, TEN TWO. AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON, UM, A, UH, CONSIDERATION OF A DETERMINATION CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM QUA AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR BEER AND WINE SALES OF A NEW RESTAURANT TO BE LOCATED AT 21 WEST SEVENTH STREET. BETH? HI, GOOD EVENING AGAIN. MAYOR OF VICE MAYOR'S COUNCIL STAFF FROM THE PUBLIC MARTIN READER DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. UH, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR, UH, A YEAR OR SO. NOW, IT'S, WE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE CONDITION OF THESE PERMIT FOR, UH, THE PADDLE CENTER, A RECREATIONAL PADDLE, WHICH IS A, A RACKET SPORT. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS TILL THIS , UH, THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS SITE AT THE, UH, NORTHEAST CORNER OF, UH, E WEST SEVENTH STREET AND ROOSEVELT AVENUE. WE ALL KNOW THE VACANT, UH, PROPERTY ON THE WAY [02:45:01] TO THE FREEWAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. UH, SO, UH, AGAIN, WE'VE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE, THE PADDLE LIFE BUSINESS AND IT'S, UH, PROPOSED TO BE, UH, 2090 SQUARE FEET OF THAT PROPERTY ARE PROPOSED TO BE A RESTAURANT AREA OR A CLUBHOUSE THAT WAS SHOWN ON THE PLANS PREVIOUSLY. UH, THERE IS AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA, WHICH INCLUDES A COVERED SEATING AREA, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU ON THE FLOOR PLAN SHORTLY. AND THE APPROVED HOURS FOR THE BUSINESS ARE CURRENTLY 7:00 AM TO 10:00 PM ALTHOUGH OF COURSE IT'S NOT YET CONSTRUCTED. AND, UH, THAT WOULD BE FIVE PADDLE TENNIS COURTS AND ONE PICKLEBALL COURT. I THINK THEY NEED MORE PICKLEBALL COURTS, BUT WE'LL FIND OUT. AS FAR AS THE, YOU KNOW, THE AREA'S PRIMARILY COMMERCIAL, IT'S NEAR, UH, MOSTLY HOTELS, OBVIOUSLY THE GAS STATION ACROSS THE STREET, UH, AND SO FORTH. SO THAT IS IN THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN. THIS IS AN, UH, FROM WEST SEVENTH STREET LOOKING TO THE NORTH. UH, THIS IS A SLIGHTLY OLDER PICTURE, BUT, UH, IT'S OBVIOUSLY STILL VACANT. AND THEN, UH, THIS ONE IS LOOKING, UH, FROM THE CORNER OF ROOSEVELT TO THE NORTH. SO YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY ON THE RIGHT. YOU CAN SEE OUR RECENTLY, UM, CONSTRUCTED, UH, STREET IMPROVEMENTS. SO THE APPLICANT IS ASKING TO SELL BEER AND WINE, WHICH IS AN A BC TYPE 41 LICENSE AT THE NEW RESTAURANT TO BE, THAT WILL BE LOCATED ON THE PADDLE CENTER PROPERTY. THOSE HOURS ARE PROPOSED FROM 8:00 AM TO 11:00 PM DAILY. WHICH WOULD, THE REASON WHY IT'S AFTER THE, THE OPERATING HOURS IS OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD LET FOLKS THAT ARE, UH, ENJOYING THEIR PICKLEBALL AND PADDLE GAMES TO, UH, TO FINISH OFF WITH A DRINK AT THE END OF THE NIGHT. UH, AND ALSO IT'S, OF COURSE IT'S A RESTAURANT, SO THERE WOULD BE FOOD AVAILABLE AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY A REQUIREMENT FOR, FOR PURCHASE. ALSO, UH, THE, ALL OF THE SEATING IS PRETTY MUCH OUTDOORS. SOME OF THAT IS, IS COVERED AND IT'S BETWEEN THE COURTS AND THE CLUBHOUSE. BUT, UH, AGAIN, I'LL SHOW YOU THAT IN A MOMENT. UH, THERE WAS SOME TALK OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AT ONE POINT, BUT THAT IS NO LONGER PART OF THE APPLICATION. AND, UH, THERE WILL BE LIKELY SOME TEMPORARY USE PERMITS IF THERE ARE FUTURE TOURNAMENTS THAT WOULD, UM, THAT WOULD BE LARGER EVENTS WHERE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT MAY BE PART OF THAT. AND THEN WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES FROM THERE. UH, FOR PERMANENT OR ROUTINE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT THAT WOULD REQUIRE A SUBSEQUENT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. OKAY. SO, UH, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT'S COME UP IS THIS. THERE'S NOTHING THERE YET, BUT DOES A BC APPROVE LICENSES? THEY, THEY DO AHEAD OF TIME. OBVIOUSLY THEY DO HAVE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. UH, THIS IS THE SITE PLAN SHOWING THE PROPOSED FACILITY, THE RED AREA, SORT OF IN, IN THE MIDDLE AND THE BOTTOM LOWER RIGHT. THAT IS THE, ALL OF THE AREAS THAT WOULD BE, UH, WHERE SEATING WOULD BE, UH, INCLUDED. UH, IT DOES SAY, UH, SPEAKERS THERE THAT'S FOR, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SO FORTH AND WOULD BE USED, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY BE USED FOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN THE FUTURE, I WOULD IMAGINE. BUT IT'S JUST FOR, UH, NOTIFICATION OF, OF CLIENTELE. UH, THE, THE RED AREA IS ALSO, I SEE THE RED AREA IS MOSTLY THE AREA WHERE ALCOHOL WOULD BE CONSUMED. THE BLACK LINES POINT TO THE VARIOUS SEATING AREAS. THE ONE, THE WHITE SQUARE IN THE MIDDLE. AND ON THE LOWER PART THERE, THAT'S THE COVERED AREA. THE COVERED SEATING AREA THAT IS NEXT TO THE CLUBHOUSE, WHICH, UH, IS WHERE THE RESTAURANT SIGN SAYS THERE. SO OUR MUNICIPAL CODE, OF COURSE, DOES PERMIT ALCOHOL SALES SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT BEING A, A INCREASED MAILING LIST OF 660 FEET VERSUS 300, UH, 300 FOR NORMAL CUP. SO WE DID MAIL NOTICE TO 483 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, UH, BOTH TENANTS AND, UH, OWNERS. THERE WAS A COMMUNITY MEETING THAT WAS HELD IN AUGUST, UH, TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW IF THEY HAD ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY COULD COME AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT. THIS PARTICULAR CENSUS TRACT, CENSUS TRACT TWO 19 IS HAPPENS TO BE THE LARGEST ONE IN THE CITY. AND IT'S BASICALLY THE ENTIRE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CITY, UH, FROM NATIONAL CITY BOULEVARD WEST. UH, THERE ARE 18 ON SALE LICENSES IN THAT CENSUS TRACT WHERE THREE ARE GENERALLY RECOMMENDED AS FAR AS, UM, CONCENTRATION GOES WITH A B, C. THAT CENSUS TRACT ALSO GOES SOUTH INTO CHULA VISTA SLIGHTLY. SO OF THOSE 18 ON SALE LICENSES, ONE OF THOSE IS THE EAGLES. THAT'S A, THAT'S A PRIVATE CLUB. 11 ARE IN THE CITY AND SIX ARE LOCATED IN CHULA VISTA. SO THEY'RE BASICALLY 11 PUBLIC FACILITIES IN CENSUS TRACK TWO 19 THAT SELL BEER ON WINE OR SELL, UH, ON, UH, ALCOHOL ON, ON SITE. THE NEAREST CUP LOCATION FOR ALCOHOL IN THIS AREA IS, UH, THE, THE HOTEL AT 700 NATIONAL CITY BOULEVARD, WHICH CHANGES NAMES SO OFTEN. I DON'T REMEMBER IT AS FAR AS DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS, THAT'S ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION IN, OR EXCUSE ME, REGULATION IN THE CODE. AND THAT, UH, THESE FACILITIES MAY NOT BE WITHIN 660 FEET OF A, OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN AN INSTITUTIONAL ZONE. [02:50:01] THERE IS A CHARTER SCHOOL ON NATIONAL CITY BOULEVARD, AS YOU KNOW, BUT THAT IS, THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED A A PUBLIC SCHOOL. IT'S ON AN INSTITUTIONAL ZONE. INSTITUTIONAL ZONES WILL BE YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS, YOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL. FOR EXAMPLE. WE ALSO REQUIRE ADHERENCE TO COUNCIL POLICY 7 0 7, WHICH IS A FORMER POLICY OUTLINING, UH, OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR, UH, ALCOHOL BUSINESSES. THERE ARE STANDARD CONDITIONS UNLESS WAIVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE APPLICANT'S NOT REQUESTING ANY WAIVER OF, OF THOSE CONDITIONS. SO ALL OF THOSE STANDARD CONDITIONS UNDER 7 0 7 AND SO FORTH WOULD BE, UH, ARE IN THE DRAFT CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL IN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION ATTACHED TO YOUR PACKET. AGAIN, THE PROPOSED HOURS ARE, YOU KNOW, EIGHT TO 11 FOR THE ALCOHOL IN THE RESTAURANT. THE FACILITIES OPEN FROM SEVEN IN THE MORNING TO 10 AND IN THE EVENING. AS FAR AS OTHER RECENT APPROVALS WE HAVE HAD, YOU KNOW, FIVE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, MOSTLY, UH, WELL THEY'RE ALL, ALL RESTAURANTS AND THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE VARYING HOURS, BUT THESE ARE ALL TYPE 41 LICENSES, WHICH IS BEER AND WINE, THE SAME AS WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED, UH, ON THE WEST SIDE HAD VARYING HOURS BECAUSE THERE WAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. AND THEY ALSO HAD, UH, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AS WELL. THE OTHERS ARE INSIDE RESTAURANTS, BUT THEY'RE PRACTICALLY ANYWHERE FROM EIGHT IN THE MORNING TO 1130 IN THE EVENING, SOME SLIGHTLY EARLIER. SO IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH THAT, UH, WITH THOSE PREVIOUS APPROVALS. UH, AS FAR AS SEQUENCE IS CONCERNED, THIS WOULD CERTAINLY, UH, BE PART OF A, IT WOULD BE CLASS THREE OR NEW CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF SMALL STRUCTURES. THAT WAS WHAT WAS DONE FOR THE ACTUAL FACILITY ITSELF. THE ADDITION OF ALCOHOL IS NOT INTENDED OR NOT EXPECTED TO CREATE ANY ISSUES THAT WOULD EXACERBATE THAT THIS IS, UH, DEVELOPMENT ZONE ONE B OF THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN, WHICH IS SORT OF A, KIND OF A CATCHALL, IT'S VISITOR SERVING. COMMERCIAL USE IS ALL MATTER OF RETAIL AND ENTERTAINMENT USES. SO IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT ZONING DISTRICT. WE RECEIVE COMMENTS BOTH FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS USUAL. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DID PROVIDE A RISK ASSESSMENT. INITIALLY, IT GAVE 17 POINTS, WHICH WOULD BE CONSIDERED A MEDIUM RISK, UH, ON THE HIGHER END OF MEDIUM RISK. AND, UH, AFTER THERE WAS SOME CHANGES MADE TO OPERATIONS THAT WAS REDUCED TO 14 POINTS, WHICH IS STILL MEDIUM RISK, BUT IS ON THE LOWER END. THE REASON IS THAT THE REVISED REQUESTING, UH, DID NOT INCLUDE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, WHICH DOES TEND TO DRIVE UP THE AMOUNT OF POINTS. UM, AND, AND ALSO ANOTHER REASON FOR THE, FOR THE HIGH POINTS OR THE MEDIAN POINTS IS BECAUSE WE ARE IN AN, THAT IS AN EXTREMELY HIGH CRIME RATE AREA, THAT PARTICULAR BEAT AND THERE'S NO PARKING EITHER. UH, ALTHOUGH PARKING IS NOT REQUIRED. BUT, UH, WE CAN GET MORE INTO THAT IN A MOMENT. AND THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC STRATEGIES DID ALSO PROVIDE COMMENTS AS THEY NORMALLY DO. AND, UH, THE RESPONSIBLE HOUSE HOSPITALITY COALITION OF SAN DIEGO RECOMMENDED, UH, THAT ALCOHOL ONLY BE SOLD TO PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T YET COMPETED. THEY DID. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT, BUT OBVIOUSLY IF YOU'RE DRINKING AND PLAYING PADDLE BALL, THAT COULD RESULT IN SOME INJURIES PERHAPS. BUT THAT WAS THE COMMENT. RBSS TRAINING, THAT'S RESPONSIBLE BEVERAGE SERVICE AND SALES TRAINING, AGE VERIFICATION TRICKS, CHECKS AND SO FORTH. THESE ARE ALL STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, GENERALLY SPEAKING, AS FAR AS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED MOST OF THOSE, BUT IT DOES OF COURSE TALK ABOUT THOSE HOURS OF OPERATION. AND THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS FROM 7 0 7 AND THE, UM, COMMENTS FROM THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC STRATEGIES. THERE ARE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS ALREADY RELATED TO NOISE. TITLE 12 IS THE NOISE CHAPTER OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE SECURITY THAT WAS MODIFIED AS PART OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING, THERE WAS A SECURITY GUARD ALREADY PROPOSED TO BE ON SITE WITH THE CAPABILITY TO ESCORT FOLKS TO THEIR CARS, BEING THAT THERE WAS NO PARKING NECESSARILY NEARBY OR THAT THEY MAY BE A BLOCK OR TWO AWAY. UH, AND ALSO SECURITY CAMERAS. BUT, UH, THAT WAS CHANGED TO MAKE SURE THAT A SECURITY GUARD WAS ON SITE DURING THE SPECIFIC TIMES THAT FOLKS WOULD BE, UH, AT THE FACILITY AND ESPECIALLY AFTER AN HOUR AFTER, UH, TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GOT TO THEIR VEHICLES SAFELY. SO TO SUMMARIZE, THIS PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN. IF, UH, A CUP IS GRANTED, IT IS A CONDITIONALLY ALLOWED USE IN DEVELOPMENT ZONE ONE B OF THE, OF THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN. AND IT WOULD BE AN ACCESSORY USE TO THE, TO THE USE, UH, TO THE BUSINESS THAT IS IN A PRIMARILY COMMERCIAL AREA WITH REMAINS. SO, AND WE HAVE ALL THE NORMAL CONDITIONS THAT ARE INTENDED TO ALLEVIATE CONCERNS RELATED TO IMPACTS FROM THE USE. SO THAT DOES CONCLUDE STAFF'S REPORT. THE APPLICANT IS, UH, PRESENT AND AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AS IS STAFF. SO OUR OPTIONS TONIGHT ARE TO EITHER APPROVE BASED ON THE FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS IN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION TO, UH, TO DENY THE PROJECT IF THERE ARE OTHER FINDINGS FOUND [02:55:01] THAT, UH, OR THERE ARE FINDINGS IN THE, THE, IN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION AS WELL. OR THERE WAS THAT WENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION. I BEG YOUR PARDON. UH, TO CONTINUE THE ITEM, IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUESTED, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND STAFF CONTINUES TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS WE DID THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THANK YOU. OKAY. AT THIS POINT WE CAN DO QUESTIONS OF STAFF AND, UH, BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO, UM, OKAY. MULIAN, THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU MR. READER FOR THE, UM, ANALYSIS ON THIS. UH, I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE SITE PLAN. I THINK IT'S LIKE SLIDE NUMBER, WELL, THEY'RE NOT NUMBERED, BUT THERE'S, UM, A RED, THAT ONE. UM, THE SEATING AREA. CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW MANY, HOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE, THE CAPACITY OF THE SEATING AREA? HOW MANY FOLKS, YOU KNOW, WOULD BE EXPECTED IF IT WAS FULL? YOU KNOW, HOW MANY FOLKS WOULD BE OCCUPYING THAT AREA AND THEN POTENTIALLY DRINKING ALCOHOL. IF THE APPLICANT HAS THAT DETAIL, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT. I, I APOLOGIZE. UH, DAVID WATS WAS GONNA BE PRESENTED TONIGHT, BUT HE WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT. SO, UM, THIS IS SORT OF A BIT LAST MINUTE FOR ME. I APOLOGIZE. BUT THIS IS THE APPLICANT WILL BE ANSWER THAT QUESTION HOPEFULLY. THANK YOU MR. READER. IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD. YES, SIR. MARCO POLO CORTEZ. I'M A CONSULTANT FOR THE APPLICANT. UM, THERE'S SIX SIX AND BE SIX, UH, COURTS. UH, SO I SUSPECT IF THEY'RE AT CAPACITY PER PLAYERS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME ABOUT 17, 18 TOTAL. AND, UH, AS FAR AS WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE BENCHES, THAT'S WHAT THOSE, UH, LIKE, UH, IS POINTING. IT'S GONNA BE BENCHES IN BETWEEN THE COURTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE JUST SITTING DOWN. OKAY. SO THAT LONG PIECE YES. IS BENCHES. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY LIKE TABLES OR LIKE A BAR OR SOMETHING. CORRECT. A AND THEN WHAT ABOUT THE, THE BIG SQUARE IN THE CENTER, THE, THAT RIGHT THERE, THAT AREA, THAT ONE IS MORE OF AN OPEN SPACE AREA AND UH, I SUSPECT THERE'LL BE BENCHES THERE AS WELL. JUST FOR PEOPLE. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE, THE RESTAURANT PIECE OF THIS. IS THERE GOING TO BE TABLES AND SERVERS THAT BRING FOOD TO YOUR TABLES OR, OR IS IT A BAR SET UP? YOU WALK UP TO A BAR, BAR, BAR, I'LL ADDRESS THAT NOW. THERE'S GONNA BE NO BAR SET UP. UH, THERE WILL BE TABLES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE FOR CUSTOMERS TO, AGAIN, EITHER UH, PURCHASE SOFT DRINKS OR, UH, ADULT BEVERAGES AND OF COURSE EAT THEIR SANDWICHES OR SNACKS. MM-HMM . AND THIS IS ALL, UM, OUTDOOR SETTING, CORRECT? I'M SORRY? INSIDE THE PADDLE CENTER, THERE WILL BE TABLES INSIDE THERE. DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THE CAPACITY, HOW MANY TABLES THERE WOULD BE IN THERE? 2000 SQUARE FEET? I WANNA SAY ABOUT HALF OF THAT'S GONNA BE THE KITCHEN. I WOULD SAY NO MORE THAN 20, 25, UH, INDIVIDUALS. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH, IT'S A SMALL SPOT. THANK YOU. UM, COUPLE QUESTIONS. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A RESTAURANT COMPONENT TO THIS. YES SIR. DOES THE RESTAURANT HAVE A KITCHEN? YES, IT DOES. SO YOU'LL BE DOING COOKING THERE? YES, SIR. OKAY. WAS THAT, IS THAT IN THE PLANS FOR, FOR A KITCHEN ON THAT SITE? YEAH, A RESTAURANT HAS, HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. WHAT IT ENDS UP BEING ONCE IT'S CONSTRUCTED IS, IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF FOOD THAT IS PRODUCED OR COOKED THERE, THERE WILL POTENTIALLY BE THE NEED FOR A GREASE INTERCEPTOR. AND WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS, BUT THAT'S NOT, THAT PART OF IT IS NOT. NOW AS FAR AS WHAT IS PROPOSED FOR FOOD, WE'RE DEFERRING TO WHAT MAKES A BC HAPPY WITH REGARD TO WHAT THEY CAN CALL A RESTAURANT. 'CAUSE IT IS A TYPE 41 LICENSE, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE WITH SALE OF FOOD. WELL, YEAH, I I MIGHT ADD THE DEPARTMENT. I COULD, WHAT MY CONCERN IS YES, SIR, IS I KNOW THE PLANS WERE SUBMITTED AND WERE READY FOR APPROVAL, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A KITCHEN IN THEM. THERE, THERE'S NO, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO KITCHEN FACILITY IN THE PLANS, BUT PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. OKAY. SO THAT, THAT IS BEING CHANGED. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES, SIR. OKAY. BECAUSE THAT'S, YEAH, WE HAVE TO COMPLY NOT ONLY WITH YEAH, COUNTY HEALTH, A, B, C, WE HAVE TO MAKE, IT'S A BONAFIDE EATING ESTABLISHMENT. YEAH. AND OF COURSE BUILDING. YEAH, BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO SAY, WITHOUT A BONAFIDE KITCHEN, IF YOU'RE JUST SELLING SNACKS OR WHATEVER OH NO. YOU KNOW, PACKAGED SNACKS, YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A HARD TIME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE 7 0 7 BASICALLY SAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, ALCOHOL HAS TO BE AUXILIARY TO THE OVERALL SALES. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IT, IT CAN'T BE MORE THAN 50% ON THE SALES. CORRECT. SO, UM, SO YEAH, SO THAT MEANS YOU GOTTA SELL A GOOD AMOUNT OF FOOD. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO THAT WAS, THAT, THAT WAS WHAT A CONCERN I HAD WHEN I SAW NO KITCHEN IN THIS THING. I'M GOING, [03:00:01] OKAY. UH, THE OTHER THING IS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S, I, WHEN I WAS READING THROUGH THE CONDITIONS, THERE'S, THERE'S AN IMPLICATION OF IT, BUT IT DOESN'T SAY IT'S REALLY SPECIFIC. AND THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GONNA BE KIND OF OUR FIRST OUTDOOR, UH, DRINKING AREA, WHICH I NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. AND I'VE SEEN WHERE THEY'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. UM, BUT IT'S GOING, YOU'RE BASICALLY RIGHT OUT ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND THEY'RE SAYING YOU'RE NOT, THERE'S NOT EVEN A PARKING LOT OR THING THAT YOU WOULD GO TO. UM, SO I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY SPECIFIC AND I THINK SIGNAGE, EVERYTHING ELSE THAT THERE CAN BE, UH, ALL, ALL ALCOHOL HAS TO BE CONSUMED ON SITE. ABSOLUTELY. SO THEY CAN'T GO OUT ONTO THE SIDEWALK. I MEAN, 'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA BE, YOU'RE GONNA BE WALKING AROUND WITH ALCOHOL THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY AND, OR AT LEAST THAT OPEN AREA. AND SO, UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ONCE WE GET TO THAT POINT, TO TAKE A LOOK AND HAVE SOMETHING VERY SPECIFIC STATED IN THERE SO THAT, THAT I, I KNOW THERE'S AN, AN ALLUSION TO IT, BUT YEAH. WELL, THERE IS A, A NUMBER 14 SIGNS SHALL BE POSTED IN A RESTAURANT, INCLUDING ON ALL EXITS, OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS INDICATING THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MUST BE CONSUMED INSIDE A RESTAURANT THAT MAY BE TAKEN NOT BE TAKEN OFF PREMISES. THAT'S A KIND OF A STANDARD CONDITION. AND I DO THINK THAT THAT PROBABLY COULD BE TWEAKED TO REPRESENT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, BUT DEFINITELY NOT OFF PREMISES. I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY STRONG ON THAT. 'CAUSE THIS IS, THIS IS THE FIRST OUTDOOR ONE THAT WE'VE HAD LIKE THIS, SO THAT'S I AGREE. SO WE JUST NEED, NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY, ANY CONFUSION COMING DOWN, DOWN THE PIPE. I THINK TO COVID ALSO TO RECOGNIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE MOST BUSINESSES, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE MM-HMM . AND SO NOT JUST ANYONE CAN WALK IN AND JUST ORDER A DRINK AND SIT DOWN OKAY. OR TAKE OFF . SO, SO IT'S GONNA BE AN ENCLOSED, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S AN ENCLOSED FACILITY. OKAY. SO LET ME ASK ON THIS ALSO, SINCE THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS IN THERE SAYING THAT WOULD GO FOR, UM, THAT THE IDEA WOULD BE TO NOT HAVE PEOPLE DRINKING BEFORE THEY ENTER INTO THE COURT. RIGHT? SO THEREFORE ALCOHOL WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE COURT AREAS, I TAKE IT. NO. OKAY. WELL, YEAH. I'M JUST SAYING. YES, SIR. YEAH. AND SO THEY WOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED IN THAT, IN THAT MIDDLE AREA. THERE'S GONNA BE A RULES OF CONDUCT FOR ALL PLAYERS COMING IN. RIGHT. BUT, UH, BUT YEAH, BUT I THINK, I THINK WE JUST KNOW THAT UPFRONT SO THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, UM, BECAUSE AS I SAY, I, I, I, I LIKE THE IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, IT BEING OPEN AT SEVEN TO 10 AS FAR AS FOR PLAY, AND I'LL USE THAT TERM AND, BUT THEN THE IDEA OF EIGHT O'CLOCK UNTIL 11 O'CLOCK, BECAUSE YOU WANT, YOU WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE IF THEY WANT TO HAVE A DRINK, ALCOHOL, DO IT AFTER THEY'VE BEEN ON THE COURT, SIR. NOT, NOT BEFORE THEY'RE ON THE COURT. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO YEAH. I I I THINK THAT'S A CREATIVE IDEA LIKE THAT. ANYWAY, GO AHEAD. THANK YOU MR. RAM. UM, YOU, ME TO TELL ME WE CAN'T PLAY PADDLE BALL AND DRINK AT THE SAME TIME. THAT'S NOT ALLOWED . IT WAS A JOKE. OF COURSE. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S FROWNED. IT'S FROWNED UPON . YEAH. NO, I, I, UM, I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PROJECT. IT WAS VERY EXCITED WHEN THIS WAS BROUGHT TO US A FEW YEARS AGO. AND I ACTUALLY REALLY ADMIRE YOUR, UM, THOUGHTFULNESS WHEN IT COMES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT AND THINKING OF THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE OF A, UM, HOPE, HOPEFULLY A REGULAR PLAYER THAT WOULD GO THERE OR, OR A TEAM THAT WOULD GO THERE. UM, SO IT IS GOING TO GO THERE AND PLAY, BUT IT'S ALSO A PLACE TO HANG OUT AND TO SOCIALIZE THEREAFTER. AND, UM, OF COURSE YOU CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT HAVING FOOD. AND SO I, I REALLY, UM, ADMIRE THAT. AND ALSO IT IS A, IN, IN A PART OF THE CITY THAT WE HAVE A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING, TO SAY THE LEAST. AND WITH HOMELESSNESS AND, UM, THE ACTIVATION OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS THE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, IS CRITICAL. I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE, UM, WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD, IF GRANTED THESE, THIS ADDITIONAL PERMIT, UM, IN A, IN A TIMELY MANNER? AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT TO THAT BECAUSE THERE'S FINANCES, THERE'S CONSTRUCTION, THERE'S A A MILLION DIFFERENT THINGS YOU HAVE TO PERSONALLY JUGGLE. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT? UM, IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY TODAY OR THE LAST WEEK, THEY, THEY STARTED TO GRADE AGAIN. AND THE PAD FOR THE, UH, PROPOSED PADDLE CENTER HAS ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED. UH, I WAS TOLD ALSO BY THE SEWAGE. AND SOME OF THE OTHER, UM, WHETHER IT'S WATER OR ELECTRICITY, HAS ALREADY BEEN SET ON THE, ON THE FLOOR. AND I FORGOT THE TRUNK. IT'S CALLED, UH, THE FOOT, THE FOOTING OR THE FINISHES, OR SOME OF THOSE FINISHES, CAMERA'S MISSING ME. BUT, UH, IT'S, IT'S HOPEFULLY BE CONSTRUCTED BY JULY, COMPLETED BY JULY. SIMPLE CONSTRUCTION. YEAH, IT'S, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S FLAT COURSE FENCING, , UH, BUT THE BUILDING WILL BE PROBABLY THE MOST DYNAMIC PART OF THAT CONSTRUCTION. OF COURSE. WELL, I I VERY MUCH, UH, [03:05:01] LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVATION OF THIS PART OF TOWN AND, AND REALLY WANNA CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUR BUSINESS AND THE VISION FOR, FOR, UM, UH, A REALLY GOOD, UH, COMMUNITY FOCUSED AREA THAT WE, THAT WE NEED ALL THE TIME. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S GONNA BE WELDED UP. AS I MENTIONED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THERE'S GONNA BE 12 4K CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, WE'RE ONLY TWO, THREE BLOCKS AWAY. THOSE ALSO COVER THE SIDEWALK, RIGHT? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. YEP. IT'LL LIGHT UP THAT CORNER DRAMATICALLY. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, MR. CHAIR. UM, I, UH, FULL DISCLOSURE, I ACCEPTED A CALL FROM MR. CORTEZ, UM, BECAUSE I BELIEVE HE HEARD IT WHEN I SAID, I DON'T LIKE THIS PROJECT TO BE AN UP ZONE, THAT THE DEVELOPERS OR THE PROP OR THE LANDOWNERS ARE JUST GONNA UPSON AND THEN SELL. AND SO I BELIEVE, UM, THAT I HAD RECEIVED THE INTEGRITY OF THESE DEVELOPERS. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, PICKLEBALL IS A VERY DISCIPLINED COMMUNITY. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE, UM, FAMILY MEMBERS PLAY PICKLEBALL, SO THEY DO NOT DRINK WHEN, WHEN THEY'RE ON THE COURTS. UM, SO, UM, I, I AM, UM, SUPPORTIVE OF THIS, OF THIS LIQUOR LICENSE, THIS A, B, C, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE, UH, PROJECT THAT WILL COME FORWARD, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT FACILITY WILL BE STANDING UP THERE. THANK YOU MR. CORTES. THANK YOU. OKAY. NO, THAT'S, WE'RE GONNA OFFICIALLY, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA OFFICIALLY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY, UH, SPEAKERS? NO, THERE ARE NONE. OKAY. COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? THEN WE CAN CONTINUE DISCUSSION. NO, MOVE MR. CHAIR. OKAY. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. UH, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER, UH, DISCUSSION? LET ME ASK YOU ONE QUESTION. OKAY. YOU'VE GOT LIKE SIX COURTS THERE. YOU HAVE, UM, FIVE OF 'EM THERE. THEY'RE SHADED AND ONE THAT'S MORE IN THE WHITE. IT LOOKS ALMOST LIKE A, UH, LIKE A DOUBLES TENNIS COURT, UH, THERE FROM THAT TOP. BUT THEN YOU'VE GOT THE ONE BOX THAT'S UP IN THAT UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER. WHAT IS THAT? OH, IT'S, IT'S SHY. IT JUST LEFT . THERE IT IS. THAT, THAT ONE UP THERE IN THE UPPER RIGHT? THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. WHAT IS THAT? GOOD QUESTION. YOU, THAT'S THE REASON I ASKED. IT'S MORE OF A STORAGE AREA PERHAPS. I KNOW. I HONESTLY COULDN'T TELL YOU. OKAY. I WAS JUST WONDERING 'CAUSE I NOTICED IT WASN'T LABELED ON FOR ANYTHING. ALRIGHT. PICK UP ON THAT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UH, OKAY. ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR ANYTHING? YEP. YEAH, YEAH. JUST, JUST A COMMENT. UM, EXCUSE ME. SO, SO THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK, UM, AND, AND ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS. UM, SO I, I DO SUPPORT THE PROJECT AND APPRECIATE, UH, MARTIN AND, UH, HIS STAFF FOR GOING INTO MORE DETAILS ON, ON THE KITCHEN AND SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES. UM, I, AND I THINK YOU GUYS, UH, ADDRESSED IT REALLY WELL. I, I DO WANT TO SEE MORE OF THIS ACTIVATION, UH, UH, USES, ESPECIALLY IN OUR DOWNTOWN AND ON ROOSEVELT WHERE WE'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE PROSTITUTION. AND I THINK THE MORE THAT WE ACTIVATE THE SPACE, EVEN THOUGH, UM, I KNOW IT'S KIND OF, UM, A CHALLENGE NOT WANTING TO EXPOSE PEOPLE TO, TO THAT. UM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE, THE CONCEPT OF EYES ON THE STREET, THAT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMENT ACTIVATING A SPACE. MY, MY HOPE IS THAT THE, UM, UH, THAT THE OPERATOR THAT THE BUSINESS OWNERS KNOW WAS GETTING, LIKE, THEY HAD TO LEAVE, BUT WHEN, YOU KNOW, THEY SEE STUFF, MY MY HOPE IS THAT, UM, THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, CONTACT OUR POLICE WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY SEE THAT KIND OF, UH, SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY. UM, BUT I, UM, APPRECIATE OUR COUNSEL FOR GOING, UM, YOU KNOW, MORE DETAIL INTO THIS. I WANT TO SEE MORE EXPANDED HOURS OF THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH LIKE, FUN THINGS TO DO IN NATIONAL CITY THAT ARE OPEN LATE. I GET THAT THERE'S A PUBLIC SAFETY RISK WHEN IT COMES TO DRINKING OR JUST ACTIVITY IN THE EVENING TIME, BUT IF CHULA VISTA CAN DO IT IN SAN DIEGO CAN DO IT, OTHER CITIES DO IT AND THEY GET MORE REVENUE FOR THAT. AND JUST GIVEN OUR, NOT JUST A LARGER ECONOMY, UH, GLOBALLY AND AND FOR OUR COUNTRY, BUT JUST, UH, REGIONALLY, I, I THINK, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO BE LOOKING AT CREATIVE WAYS HOW WE MAXIMIZE REVENUE. AND THIS IS, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS ONE PROJECT, IT'S, IT'S IS PART OF A PIECE. SO I I HOPE THAT THIS MOVING FORWARD, UM, THAT WE EXPAND HOURS ON, ON ALL THESE LICENSES IN, IN, IN AREAS BECAUSE WHEN THERE'S ISSUES LIKE VIOLATIONS, THEN IT'S AN ENFORCEMENT ISSUE. AND SO JUST LIKE WE HAD ISSUES WITH ANOTHER BAR AJA LOUNGE THAT, THAT WE, THEY LOST THEIR LICENSE AND WE CLOSED 'EM DOWN. SO I JUST, I DON'T WANT US TO LOOK AT THESE PROJECTS [03:10:01] LIKE A, YOU KNOW, ASSUMING THAT THEY'RE GONNA DO WRONG. I LIKE, I, I THINK WE SHOULD EXPECT, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU GUYS ARE GONNA FOLLOW THE CONDITIONS AND WORK WITH YOU ALL. SO, YEAH, SO I JUST, UM, SO THANK YOU AND I, I SUPPORT THIS AND, UM, AND THE, THE RECOMMENDATION, THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, AND THIS WAS ALL, EVERYTHING IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO SEE COMPARED FROM THE LAST ONE, RIGHT? YES, SIR. OKAY. I I MIGHT ADD IN, YOU KNOW, THE OLYMPICS IS COMING UP IN TWO YEARS HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND BOTH SPORTS PICKLE AND PADDLE WILL BE OLYMPIC SPORTS. SO THIS WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE CITY OF NASHVILLE CITY. WE GET MORE PEOPLE ACTIVATED, NOT JUST THE LOCAL RESIDENTS, BUT PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE REGION THAT'LL COME. AND, AND I KNOW CHULA WAS TALKING ABOUT THEIRS AND SAN DIEGO TALKING ABOUT THEIRS. UM, THIS WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE SOUTH COUNTY. I, I LOVE THAT. AND, UM, I, I THINK WE AT NATIONAL CITY HAVE OUR OWN TIES AND IDENTITY CULTURALLY TO THE OLYMPICS WITH GALE DEAVERS. UM, AND, AND WE HAVE, I, I THINK, UH, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF JOE CORONA IN SOCCER IF HE MADE IT TO THE OLYMPICS OR WAS IN THE RUNNING, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF TALENT HERE THAT I THINK WE SHOULD CAPITALIZE ON THAT WHEN THAT COMES IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. SO I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP. RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANYTHING ELSE. WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. 11, UH, SORRY, 10.2 SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. DID I HEAR A SECOND? YES. OKAY. PUSHING YOUR, THERE HE IS. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. I'M SEEING NO MORE DISCUSSION. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION TO APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY. THERE YOU GO. ALRIGHT, NEXT WE GET TO . JEREMY JUST BEEN SITTING OUT THERE ALL SO PATIENT ALL EVENING 11.1 [11.1. Presentation - Public Provider Ground Emergency Medical Transport Program] AND, UH, THIS IS, UH, TALKING ABOUT OUR BROWN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT PROGRAM. IT'S A NICE TITLE. , I'LL TAKE IT. ALL OF THAT I DON'T THINK WAS HERE. SO, SO HE'S, UH, NOT AVAILABLE. YEAH. OH YEAH, THAT'S MY, YEAH. MM-HMM . MY PHONE WAS, THEY PUT THAT IN AS A COMMENT. COMMENT. YOU'RE READY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SITTING IN THIS SEAT. MY NAME IS JEREMY DAY. I'M A FIRE BATTALION CHIEF WITH THE NATIONAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. UH, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL, STAFF, AND PUBLIC. WHEN WE LAST MET ON DECEMBER 2ND, COUNCIL DIRECTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL FIRE BATTALION CHIEF POSITION WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A ROLE I AM CURRENTLY FILLING. THIS POSITION WAS CREATED SPECIFICALLY TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE GROUND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT, IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, INCLUDING SYSTEM DESIGN, FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, AND IMPLEMENTATION BENCHMARKS AND PROCUREMENT PLANNING. TONIGHT WE ARE HERE TO REPORT ON THE COMPLETION OF THAT WORK, PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON PROGRESS AND REQUEST COUNCIL APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEXT PHASE OF IMPLEMENTATION. AS WE BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO SHARE THE HISTORICAL RESEARCH WE HAVE COMPILED REGARDING AMBULANCE SERVICES IN NATIONAL CITY. WE HAVE LOCATED SUBSTANTIAL ARCHIVE NEWS ARTICLES AND, AND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SHOWING THAT NATIONAL CITY OPERATED POLICE DEPARTMENT AMBULANCES AS EARLY AS MAY OF 1936 WITH CONSISTENT TRANSPORT ACTIVITY DOCUMENTED IN PUBLIC RECORDS OVER TIME. ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY ENACTED AMBULANCE ORDINANCES IN 1966 AND AGAIN IN 1973, EACH GOVERNING THE TRANSPORT OF PATIENTS BY PRIVATE AMBULANCE PROVIDERS. COLLECTIVELY, THESE DOCUMENTS DEMONSTRATE THAT NATIONAL CITY HAS A LONGSTANDING HISTORY OF BOTH DIRECTLY PROVIDING AND REGULATING AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SERVICES DECADES BEFORE THE MODERN EMS SYSTEM AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM DESIGN. THIS PUBLICLY DOCUMENTED HISTORY, ALONG WITH AMBULANCE CONTRACTS AWARDED THROUGH INTERNAL RFP PROCESSES SHOW A 90 YEAR HISTORY OF CONSISTENT GROUND EMERGENCY MEDICAL [03:15:01] TRANSPORT SERVICE IN NATIONAL CITY. THE CITY'S AMBULANCE TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT SERVICE IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED UNDER AN EXTENDED AGREEMENT WITH A MR WITH THE CURRENT EXTENSION EXPIRING AUGUST 31ST, 2026. THIS TIMING CREATES A NATURAL DECISION POINT FOR COUNSEL REGARD REGARDING LONG-TERM SERVICE DELIVERY. AS PREVIOUSLY PREVENTED PRESENTED IN THE AP TRITON EMS TRANSPORTATION OPTIMIZATION STUDY BETWEEN 2020 AND 2024, THE NATIONAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCED AN AVERAGE OF 8,605 AMBULANCE RESPONSES ANNUALLY SINCE COMPLETION OF THE AP TRITON STUDY, THIS TREND HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH 8,487 AMBULANCE RESPONSES IN 2025. BASED ON YEAR TO DATE DATA 2026 RESPONSE VOLUME IS PROTECT PROJECTED TO BE IN THE RANGE OF 8,600 TO 8,800 CALLS FURTHER CONFIRMING THE STABILITY OF EMS DEMAND WITHIN THE NATIONAL CITY OPERATIONAL AREA. ANALYSIS OF THIS TRANSPORT DEMAND INDICATES THAT AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM DESIGN WOULD INCLUDE THREE TO 5 24 HOUR AMBULANCES DURING THE DAY AND TWO TO 3 24 HOUR AMBULANCES DURING OVERNIGHT HOURS TO APPROPRIATELY MEET THE SERVICE DEMAND. IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANALYSIS, OUR PROPOSAL IS TO BUILD A TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH 3 24 HOUR AMBULANCES AND FRONTLINE SERVICE, ALONG WITH TWO ADDITIONAL READY RESERVES. EACH OF THE THREE FRONTLINE 24 HOUR AMBULANCES WOULD BE STAFFED WITH A SINGLE WORLD PARAMEDIC AND A SINGLE WORLD EMT. CURRENTLY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATES ON A THREE PLATOON SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN 18 NEW FTE POSITIONS TO FULLY STAFF THESE AMBULANCES TO MEET RESPONSE TIME OBJECTIVES AND ENHANCE SYSTEM RESILIENCY. 1 24 HOUR AMBULANCE WOULD BE DEPLOYED AT EACH OF THE CITY'S THREE FIRE STATIONS. THIS DEPLOYMENT MODEL IS SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM DESIGN WHILE ADDING A 24 HOUR AMBULANCE AT STATION 33, THE ADDITIONAL UNIT IMPROVES GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE, STRENGTHENS SYSTEM RELIABILITY, AND IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE OVERALL RESPONSE TIMES BY DISTRIBUTING TRANSFER RESOURCES MORE EVENLY THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE TWO ADDITIONAL READY RESERVE AMBULANCES WOULD SERVE AS BACKUPS TO FRONTLINE UNITS DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OR UNPLANNED MECHANICAL ISSUES. IN ADDITION, THESE RESERVE UNITS WOULD PROVIDE SURGE CAPACITY, ALLOWING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PLACE ADDITIONAL AMBULANCES INTO SERVICE DURING DISASTERS, LARGE SCALE INCIDENTS OR PERIODS OF UNEXPECTED SYSTEM DEMAND THROUGH CALLBACK STAFFING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S GROUND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT DIVISION IS PROPOSED TO BE SUPPORTED BY A FIRE BATTALION CHIEF, EMS COORDINATOR, EMS, ASSISTANT COORDINATOR AND MEDICAL DIRECTION PROVIDED THROUGH CONTRACT, ALL IN SUPPORT OF THE PARAMEDICS AND EMTS, STAFFING THE AMBULANCES STAFF HAS BEGUN DEVELOPMENT OF THE ESTIMATED SALARY AND BENEFIT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE POSITIONS. FURTHER REFINEMENT OF THESE ESTIMATES WILL OCCUR AS PART OF THE DETAILED INFORMATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND WILL REQUIRE REQUIRE COUNSEL DIRECTION TO PROCEED. IN ADDITION TO STAFFING COSTS, THE SYSTEM WILL ACQUIRE ONGOING OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES, INCLUDING THE PROCUREMENT OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES, FLEET AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND AMBULANCE TRANSPORT, BILLING SERVICES. DEVELOPMENT OF A DETAILED COST ESTIMATES FOR THESE OPERATIONAL COMPONENTS IS ONGOING AND WILL BE FINALIZED UPON COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN IN-HOUSE TRANSPORT PROGRAM WILL ALSO REQUIRE COORDINATION AND SUPPORT FROM SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING HUMAN RESOURCES, FINANCE, PUBLIC WORKS, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH THESE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEGUN TO IDENTIFY RESOURCE NEEDS AND OPERATIONAL IMPACTS. WHILE THE FULL OPERATIONAL BUDGET IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT, STAFF IS COMFORTABLE ESTIMATING THE ANNUAL OPERATING COST OF THE SYSTEM WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5.5 AND $6 MILLION. THIS ESTIMATE INCLUDES REPAYMENT OF INITIAL STARTUP COSTS, AS WELL AS AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RESERVE FUNDS FOR FLEET AND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT, ENSURING LONG-TERM OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY. THE COST RECOVERY POTENTIAL OF PUBLICLY PROVIDED GROUND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY THREE FACTORS, TOTAL NUMBER OF ANNUAL TRANSPORTS, PAYER MIX, MEDICARE, MEDI-CAL, PRIVATE INSURANCE, AND SELF-PAY, AND OVERALL COLLECTION RATES. BASED ON NATIONAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT DATA, THE CITY CONSISTENTLY GENERATES APPROXIMATELY 8,500 TO 8,800 ANNUAL RES ANNUAL AMBULANCE RESPONSES WITH A PREDICTABLE AND STABLE TRANSPORT VOLUME YEAR OVER YEAR. THIS CONSISTENCY PROVIDES A RELIABLE FOUNDATION FOR REVENUE FORECASTING. AMBULANCE TRANSPORT, BILLING WOULD BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH A THIRD PARTY EMS BILLING PROVIDER WITH DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE AND PUBLICLY PROVIDED EMS SYSTEMS. THIS APPROACH MINIMIZES ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON CITY STAFF WHILE MAXIMIZING COMPLIANCE, ACCURACY, AND COLLECTION PERFORMANCE USING HISTORICAL TRANSPORT VOLUME, ESTIMATED PAIR MIX, AND CONSERVATIVE INDUSTRY COLLECTION BENCHMARKS. STAFF CONDUCTED A PRELIMINARY REVENUE ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE THE COST RECOVERY POTENTIAL. WHILE THIS [03:20:01] ANALYSIS IS STILL UNDERGROWN REFINEMENT, RESULTS CONSISTENTLY INDICATE THAT TRANSPORT REVENUES IS SUFFICIENT TO OFFSET THE ANNUAL OPERATION COST OF THE SYSTEM. THE PROPOSED IN-HOUSE TRANSPORT PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO OPERATE AS AN ENTERPRISE ACTIVITY AND NOT DESIGNED TO RELY ON ONGOING GENERAL FUND SUPPORT. OPERATING COSTS WOULD BE SUPPORTED THROUGH AMBULANCE TRANSPORT REVENUE WITH FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE TRACKED SEPARATELY TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. IMPORTANTLY, THIS ANALYSIS DOES NOT RELY ON OPTIMISTIC ASSUMPTIONS. ESTIMATES WERE INTENTIONALLY CONSERVATIVE ADDITIONAL. ADDITIONALLY, REVENUE PROJECTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SUPPORT ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES, REPAYMENT OF THE INITIAL STARTUP COSTS, AND ESTABLISH OF RESERVE FUNDS FOR FLEET AND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT WHILE PUBLICLY PROVIDED AMBULANCE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO GENERATE PROFIT. THIS ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATES THAT AN IN-HOUSE TRANSPORT PROGRAM CAN BE FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE, PREDICTABLE, AND INSULATED FROM THE VOLATILITY OF PRIVATE CONTRACT PRICING. AGAIN, TO BE CLEAR, THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO FUNCTION AS AN ENTERPRISE OPERATION FUNDED BY TRANSPORT REVENUE, NOT AS A GENERAL FUND SUPPORTED SERVICE. STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO REFINE REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS AND BILLING PERFORMANCE METRICS AS PART OF THE FULL IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. SHOULD COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO PROCEED UPON COUNCIL DIRECTION, STAFF PROPOSED PROPOSES A PHASED AND DELIBERATE BUILD OUT APPROACH TO ENSURE SAFE AND COMPLIANT AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN IN-HOUSE GROUND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT PROGRAM. TO SUPPORT AN UNINTERRUPTED TRANSITION, STAFF ANTICIPATES NEGOTIATING A SHORT-TERM EXTENSION WITH THE CURRENT AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR SYSTEM BUILD OUT STAFFING, TRAINING, AND OPERATIONAL READINESS. THIS TRANSITION PERIOD, THIS TRANSITION PERIOD IS INTENDED TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF SERVICE WHILE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPLETES IMPLEMENTATION MILESTONES. UNDER CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION. PHASE ONE, STAFF WILL ES ESTABLISH NEW SINGLE ROLE PARAMEDIC AND EMT JOB CLASSIFICATIONS CONSISTENT WITH PROPOSED SYSTEM DESIGN. THIS PHASE WILL INCLUDE REQUIRED MEET AND CONFER DISCUSSIONS, DEVELOPMENT OF RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES, AND A ALIGNING ALIGNMENT OF HIRING TIMELINES WITH SYSTEM READINESS, THIS APPROACH ENSURES PERSONNEL ARE IN PLACE AND FULLY TRAINED PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT, WHILE MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE WITH LABOR REQUIREMENTS AND OPERATIONAL STANDARDS. PHASE TWO STAFF WILL BEGIN TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE FINANCIAL OPTIONS FOR INITIAL STARTUP COSTS, INCLUDING FLEET ACQUISITION, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TRAINING, AND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. A COMPREHENSIVE STARTUP COST ESTIMATE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED ALONG WITH A REPAYMENT STRATEGY, ALIGNED WITH PROJECTED TRANSPORT REVENUE, ENSURING STARTUP COSTS ARE PLANNED AND RECOVERABLE OVER TIME. CONCURRENTLY STAFF WILL INITIATE AGREEMENTS FOR THIRD PARTY AMBULANCE, BILLING SERVICES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, PHARMACEUTICALS, AND A CONTINUITY OF SERVICE SUPPORT. THESE FOUNDATIONAL AGREEMENTS ARE CRITICAL TO ENSURING OPERATIONAL READINESS, REVENUE CAPTURE, AND REGULATION, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE PRIOR TO SERVICE AT OUT OF SERVICE ACTIVATION. GOT IT. GOT IT. PHASE THREE STAFF WILL PROCEED WITH PROCUREMENT OF THREE FRONTLINE, 24 HOUR AMBULANCE AND TWO RESERVE UNITS TO SUPPORT MAINTENANCE AND COVERAGE AND SURGE CAPACITY. THIS PHASE WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COM COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT ALONG WITH VEHICLE UPFITTING INSPECTIONS AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING. FLEET PROCUREMENT WILL BE, WILL BE PHASED AS APPROPRIATE TO ALIGN WITH TRAINING AND OPERATION MILES. MILESTONES. OH, I WENT BACK. OH YEAH, I FIGURED OUT THE BUTTONS. PHASE FOUR. AS STAFF AND FLEET STAFFING AND FLEET PROCUREMENT PROCESS PROGRESS, WE WILL CONTINUE REFINING THE OPERATIONAL BUDGET AND AND MULTI-YEAR FINANCIAL OUTLOOK, INCLUDING FINAL BILLING ASSUMPTIONS, PAYER MIX ANALYSIS AND COLLECTION BENCHMARKS. INTEGRATION OF ELECTRIC ELECTRONIC PAYMENT CARE REPORTING, EPCR AND BILLING SYSTEM WILL BE COMPLETED TO ENSURE ACCURATE DOCUMENTATION AND TIMELY REIMBURSEMENT. THIS PHASE ENSURES THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL. PRIOR TO LAUNCH, PHASE FIVE STAFF WILL DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE ONBOARDING AND TRAINING MATERIALS FOR PARAMEDICS, EMTS, AND SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL TRAINING WILL INCLUDE CLINIC, CLINICAL COMPETENCIES, OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES, SAFETY PROTOCOLS, AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. PRIOR TO PLACING AMBULANCES INTO SERVICE, THE SYSTEM WILL UNDERGO OPERATIONAL READINESS TESTING TO VALIDATE STAFFING EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS AND BILLING WORKFLOWS. TRANSPORT SERVICES WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL THE SYSTEM IS FULLY TRAINED, TESTED, AND [03:25:01] OPERATIONALLY PREPARED. THROUGHOUT ALL PHASES, STAFF WILL ACTIVELY PURSUE STATE, FEDERAL, REGIONAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO OFFSET INITIAL STARTUP COSTS RELATED TO FLEET ACQUISITION, EQUIPMENT TRAINING AND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. GRANT FUNDING MAY REDUCE THE CITY'S INITIAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND IMPROVE LONG-TERM FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY. IN CONCLUSION, AMBULANCE TRANSPORT IS A CORE CITY SERVICE. THIS REPORT REFLECTS THE CITY'S HISTORIC ROLE IN PROVIDING AND REGULATING AMBULANCE TRANSPORT AND CONFIRMS THAT IT REMAINS A FUNDAMENTAL PUBLIC SAFETY FUNCTION. THE DATA SUPPORTS A CITY OPERATED FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE MODEL. CONSISTENT EMS DEMAND, HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE, AND PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATE THAT AN IN-HOUSE GROUND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT PROGRAM IS FEASIBLE AND ALIGNED WITH THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY MISSION. NO IMMEDIATE BUDGET ACTION IS REQUESTED TONIGHT. WHILE INITIAL STARTUP FUNDING IS THE FIRST REQUIRED STEP FOR IMPLEMENTATION, ALL MAJOR CONTRACTS, FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS, AND BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS WILL RETURN TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE ANY FINAL COMMITMENTS OR SERVICE ACTIVATION STAFF IS REQUESTING COUNCIL APPROVAL TO INITIATE A PHASED IMPLEMENTATION. PLANNING HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS PREPARED TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES, STARTING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF INITIAL FUNDING MECHANISMS AND CONTINUING WITH SYSTEM BUILD OUT STAFFING AND PROCUREMENT ACTIONS AND NEGOTIATING OF NECESSARY TRANSITION AND CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS. AT THIS POINT, WE ARE READY TO MOVE FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION AND ARE REQUESTING COUNCIL APPROVAL TO BEGIN THAT WORK. OKAY. I WILL GO WITH THANK YOU BELINA 15 MINUTES. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH BATTALION CHIEF DAY FOR THIS INFORMATION. UM, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I HAVE, UM, THE OPERATIONAL SYSTEM COST PRELIMINARY, UM, ESTIMATE ANNUAL COST IS UP TO 6 MILLION. YES. BUT I I, THERE WAS ANOTHER SLIDE OUT HERE THAT SAID THAT INCLUDES, PART OF THAT INCLUDES THE ACTUAL OPERATION, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES, UM, REPAYMENT OF STARTUP COSTS. YES. UM, WOULD YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW THAT 6 MILLION ANNUALLY BREAKS UP BETWEEN THE, WHAT THE TRUE OPERATIONAL COST WOULD BE AND THEN WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE, YOU KNOW, REPAYMENT OF THE STARTUP COST? SO, IF I BELIEVE I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION. SO THE FIVE AND A HALF TO 6 MILLION, THAT IS A, SO WE BASICALLY TOOK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET AND WE RECREATED AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING ALL OF THE SAME COMPONENTS OF CITY OPERATIONS THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS WITHIN. THAT IS THE REPAYMENT OF THE STARTUP COST. SO WE WORKED WITH THE PREVIOUS FINANCE DIRECTOR, BRUCE, WITH A REPAYMENT COSTING TO GIVE US AN ACCURATE ANALYSIS AND TARGET OF WHAT THAT PAYMENT WOULD BE. SO THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE FIVE AND A HALF TO 6 MILLION. MM-HMM . DID YOU, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT PAYMENT IS? LIKE WHAT, WHAT PORTION OF THE 6 MILLION IS IT HALF? SO WE, IT 10% WE USED, WE USED A 10% PAYBACK. OKAY. WITH A YEAR GRACE PERIOD FOR THAT FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION TO STAND UP ON OUR FEET. AND, UH, WE USE THE LAY RATE FOR THE, UM, INTEREST RATE, AND THAT'S ROUGHLY $800,000 A YEAR. OKAY. WOULD BE THE REPAYMENT. OKAY. SO AT THE END OF 11 YEARS, THE PAY THAT, THAT IS FULLY PAID BACK AND THE EIGHT, $800,000 WITHIN THAT BUDGET WOULD GOT IT BE ALLOCATED TO OTHER OH, OKAY. SO, AND YOU JUST MENTIONED SOMETHING KEY IS YOU'RE EXPECTING ABOUT 11 YEARS FOR THE FULL REPAYMENT OF ALL STARTUP COSTS? YES. OKAY. GOT IT. AND THAT WAS US BEING NICE TO OURSELVES. WE DON'T NEED TO PUNISH OURSELVES AND AGGRESSIVELY PAY BACK A FIVE YEAR LOAN. IF WE CAN GET BETTER TERMS ON THAT LOAN, WE SHOULD TAKE THOSE ADVANTAGES. OKAY. ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, UM, THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THIS, THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO BE SUSTAINABLE, NOT PROFIT DRIVEN. RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THAT. UM, MY, WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT IS, UM, THE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW IS CONTRACTING OUT YES. FOR AMBULANCE WORK. IS THERE, SO, SO THIS NEW MODEL THAT WE WILL BE WORKING TOWARDS AND IMPLEMENTING IS NOT MEANT TO BE PROFIT DRIVEN OR, OR CORRECT. BUT IS IT A COST SAVINGS COMPARED TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM WE HAVE NOW, WHICH IS CONTRACTING OUT TO, UH, THIRD PARTY AMBULANCE? RIGHT. SERVICE PROVIDERS, TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEM DESIGNS. CURRENTLY WE CONTRACT OUT AND A MR IS BILLING FOR EVERY TRANSPORT PUBLICLY PROVIDED SYSTEM. WE WILL BECOME THE BILLING AGENCY AND WE WILL BE BILLING FOR EACH TRANSPORT. UM, A MR CURRENTLY, I DUNNO HOW TO SAY THIS, UM, PASTOR, THEY HAVE CERTAIN PROFIT [03:30:01] MARGINS THAT THEY WANT TO MEET. WE WOULD NOT HAVE THAT LAYER. RIGHT. SO WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO JUST RECOVER THE COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE. OKAY. AND EVERY MODEL WE LOOKED AT, EACH ANALYSIS AND DIFFERENT MAKEUP, THEY, ALL THE REVENUES OR THE COST RECOVERY COVERED THE COST OF EXPENSES. OKAY. SO YEAH. COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MODEL, BUT WE WOULDN'T BE, UM, I, I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE, IF ANYTHING IT WOULDN'T BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, SHELL OUT FOR A MR TECHNICALLY NO. MM-HMM . BECAUSE WE'RE NOW BRINGING IT INSIDE IN THAT THE, THE COST RECOVERY IS COVERING ALL OF THE EXPENSES. RIGHT. AND SO THERE REALLY ISN'T AN INCREASE OF COST TO US. MM-HMM . THE BILLING IS COVERING THE COST OF THE EXPENSES. YEAH. AND THEN MY FINAL QUESTION, UM, IS REGARDING THE STAFFING. AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE STILL, UM, YOU KNOW, ESTABLISHING A LOT OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE NEEDS IS GOING TO BE, WHAT THE STAFFING, CLASSIFICATION, DEVELOPMENT, UM, ANY IDEA OF WHAT THIS GROUP, THE, THIS PROJECT, UM, THE, UM, PUBLIC PROVIDER, GROUND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT, UM, UH, UH, PART OF CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, WHAT THE STAFFING IS, IS HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE YOU GOING TO YEAH. LOOK TO STAFF. SO THREE AMBULANCES WITH TWO INDIVIDUALS ON EACH AMBULANCE, AND A THREE PLATOON SYSTEM. THAT WOULD BE 18 PARAMEDICS, EMTS WITH EVEN SPLIT. AND THEN THERE IS, UH, MANAGEMENT THAT NEEDS TO MANAGE THE WHOLE PROGRAM. SO THAT WOULD BE THE BATTALION CHIEF, THE EMS COORDINATOR AND ASSISTANT EMS COORDINATOR. OKAY. SO 21 POSITIONS, UM, WITH 20 OF THOSE BEING NEW. OKAY. WITH I'M ONE THAT'S ALREADY HERE. . GREAT. THANK YOU. AND THAT OFFERS US THOSE, YOU KNOW, RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO, TO GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. OKAY. YOU'RE ASSUMING WE'RE GONNA KEEP YOU ON ? OUCH. OUCH. I HAD TO, I'M SORRY. LET, LET ME ASK YOU THIS. WHAT, WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THE FUNDING FORMULA THAT ALLOWS US TO BE WHERE THE CITY CAN TAKE THIS ON AND ACTUALLY DO A, A BETTER JOB AND YET NOT GO IN, UH, GO INTO HUGE DEBT? RIGHT. SO THERE IS A PROGRAM, P-P-G-E-M-T PUBLICLY PROVIDED GROUND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT, WHICH HAS AN ADD-ON FOR SPECIFICALLY MEDICAID OR IN CALIFORNIA MEDI-CAL. SO THERE IS A, AN EXTRA, UH, AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO US AS A PUBLICLY PROVIDED, UH, SYSTEM. SO ANY PUBLIC ENTITY THAT IS A TAXING AGENCY, WE HAVE A DUTY TO RESPOND TO THE PUBLIC. AND SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LOOKS AT THAT AND SAYS, IF YOU HAVE A LOSS FOR A DUTY YOU'RE REQUIRED TO DO, THEN WE SHOULD COME IN AND HELP YOU WITH THAT. AND SO THAT, UM, REALLY TOOK HOLD IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AND YOU CAN SEE CITIES AROUND US AND CITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES. ONE, TO BRING IT IN-HOUSE AND HAVE GREATER CONTROL, BUT WE CAN ALSO, WE, YOU CAN SEE WE'RE GONNA GO FROM TWO TO THREE AMBULANCES. UM, THERE ARE A LOT OF BENEFITS TO, TO MOVING THIS IN-HOUSE AND IT IS FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF A PRIVATE COMPANY LIKE AN EMR METRO, SOMEWHERE ALONG THAT LINE FOR A CALL, THEY WOULD GET THIS MUCH MONEY RIGHT BACK AND, UH, FROM MEDI-CAL MEDICAID. BUT BECAUSE WE'RE A, BECAUSE THE RULES HAVE CHANGED NOW, AND WE ARE PUBLIC FOR THAT EXACT SAME CALL, WE GET THIS MUCH MONEY. RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHAT HAS MERELY MADE THE DIFFERENCE. YES. YEAH. OKAY. YES, GO AHEAD. OVER LIGHT IS ON. OKAY. MINE IS NOW . THANK YOU. UM, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THIS, UM, VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS NOW FOR, FOR A LONG TIME. I REMEMBER, UH, MR. PARRA WAS WORKING ON THIS YEAH. MM-HMM . FIVE YEARS AGO OR SO. AND, UH, DURING THAT TIME, A NEIGHBORING CITY OF OURS HAS ACTUALLY MADE THE FULL TRANSITION. WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE WHEN, UH, DISCUSSING THE TRANSITION OF BRINGING THESE SERVICES IN HOUSE WITH A NEIGHBORING CITY? CITY OF CHULA VISTA HAS GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OVER THE LAST FIVE, LAST FEW YEARS. YEAH. NOT JUST, UH, OUR NEIGHBORS, BUT EVERY, UH, MUNICIPALITY THAT WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THAT HAS MOVED INTO EITHER HAD THIS PROGRAM AND NOW THEY'RE SEEING THE BENEFITS OF THE P-P-G-M-T OR THEY MOVED INTO THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM BECAUSE OF THAT, EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS HAD A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE AND HAS ENCOURAGED US TO MOVE FORWARD. OKAY. AND WITH THE CURRENT FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION, DEFUNDING MANY PROGRAMS INCLUDING [03:35:01] MEDI-CAL, MEDICAID. RIGHT. UM, DOES THAT IMPACT US IN ANY WAY WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE WILL RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO MEDICARE PATIENTS? SO THE REIMBURSEMENTS THROUGH P-P-G-M-T ARE CONSIDERED AN ENTITLEMENT. SO SIMILAR TO SOCIAL SECURITY, THAT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY PAY THESE. AND IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, THIS IS LIKE A GRAIN OF SAND IN THE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT IS, IS PAID OUT IN, IN REPAYMENTS. THIS IS THE SAME FUNDING THAT IS USED FOR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES. AND THERE'S, THERE'S SEVERAL, UM, SERVICES THAT ALREADY EXIST IN THIS, UH, SPACE. GREAT. UM, THAT WOULD BE A CONCERN OF, OF MINE THAT I THINK I'VE BROUGHT UP BEFORE. BUT YEAH, GLAD TO HEAR THAT IT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT COULD BE GOING AWAY, UM, ANYTIME SOON. RIGHT. THAT IS NOT EXPECTED. AND, AND IF THERE WERE ANY CHANGES TO IT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BIG PROGRAM THAT IS NOT JUST THE NATIONAL CITY MM-HMM . AND THOSE CHANGES HAPPEN SLOWLY. SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ADAPT AND CHANGE OUR MODEL TO FIT THE, THE REVENUES, THE, THE BENEFIT OF BRINGING IT IN-HOUSE IS WE'RE NOT CONSTRAINED TO A CONTRACT OR ELEVATED PRICING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE. WE CAN THEN CONTROL THE MODELING IN-HOUSE TO MEET THE, THE RECOVERY COSTS. RIGHT. SAY WE GO FORWARD WITH THE CURRENT PROPOSED, UM, THE CURRENT PROPOSAL AND, AND, UH, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM, GET IT, GET IT OFF THE GROUND, PURCHASE ALL THE EQUIPMENT MM-HMM . AND BE OPERATIONAL IN-HOUSE FOR OUR CITY, WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT 12 TO 14 MONTHS TO BE OPERATIONAL. OKAY. AND THEN, AND THEN WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AT THE END OF THE DAY FOR THE AVERAGE RESIDENT? SO LET'S SAY SOMEBODY LIVES IN, UH, AROUND ION MM-HMM . WHICH IS, UH, A, A PART OF TOWN THAT IS KIND OF FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE OTHER RIGHT. AVAILABLE, UM, UH, EMERGENCY RESPONSE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE AVERAGE RESIDENT THAT IS CALLING WITH AN EMERGENCY? SO IN THAT SPECIFIC AREA, THERE IS NOT AN AMBULANCE IN THAT FIRE STATION. SO THEY ARE WAITING FOR, AT BEST CASE, AN AMBULANCE COMING FROM STATION 34, STATION 31. SO AS SOON AS THIS SYSTEM IS IN PLACE, THEY WILL HAVE A UNIT RESPONDING FROM STATION 33, WHERE THE RESPONSE TIMES FOR THAT GENERAL AREA ARE LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES. OUR GENERAL RESPONSE TIMES ARE UNDER SEVEN MINUTES. UH, WITH OUR GOAL BEING AROUND EIGHT, THAT IS A BENEFIT OF OUR SIZE AND DENSITY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MEET THAT DEMAND. CURRENTLY, AMBULANCES LEAVE OUR CITY TO EAST COUNTY TO HELP OUT THE SYSTEM THAT THEY PROVIDE SERVICE TO. WE WOULD ENTER INTO MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WITH OUR PARTNERS TO ENSURE COVERAGE FOR BOTH SIDES. BUT WITHIN THOSE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS, WE SHOULD, WE COULD ENSURE, AND WE WILL ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS TAKE PRIORITY. AND SO YOU'LL GAIN GREATER RESILIENCY WITH MORE AMBULANCES IN THE CITY, AND WE EXPECT RESPONSE TIMES TO BE LOWERED. IS THAT BEEN THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE TRANSITION? YES. OKAY. ALMOST EVERY SYSTEM, THEY HAVE AN ABILITY TO PUT GREATER AMBULANCES ON THE STREET. THEY'RE NOT THAT PROFIT DRIVEN MODULE WHERE THEY'RE WALKING THIS FUNDRAISER EDGE OF, YOU KNOW, AMBULANCES VERSUS, UM, UM, REVENUES. RIGHT. AND SO WE ARE IN A SERVICE INDUSTRY, WE ARE GONNA PUT THE BEST SERVICE FORWARD THAT WE CAN WHILE FITTING WITHIN OUR COST CONSTRAINTS OR OUR RECOVERY COSTS. RIGHT, RIGHT. NO, I I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. UM, UH, IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, YOU KNOW, BETTER THAN, THAN ALL OF US THAT EVERY SINGLE MINUTE MATTERS. AND SO IT'S CRITICAL THAT OUR ENTIRE CITY HAS, UM, UH, A VERY QUICK AND EFFICIENT, UH, SERVICE TO RESPOND, UH, BECAUSE OUR, OUR CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE IT. AND SO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO EXPLORE THIS OPTION. I WOULD LIKE TO, I KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T REALLY AN ITEM FOR, UH, THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM, AND, AND IT, IT, IT, IT IT IS, BUT IT IS FOR COUNCIL DIRECTION HERE ALSO ON THIS. YEAH. RIGHT. SO IF YOU'RE SEEKING COUNCIL DIRECTION, I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE DIRECTION TO CONTINUE, UH, WITH THE WORK IN PHASE ONE THROUGH FIVE WITH A REPORT BACK TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL IN THE NEXT 60 DAYS. AND AT THAT TIME, I WOULD ASK FOR AN UPDATE ON THE WORK BEING DONE, UH, FOR ALL FACES IN THE OPERATIONAL TIMELINES. AND I'LL MAKE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. I'LL SECOND THAT, MR. CHAIR. GREAT. AND I HAVE A COMMENT TOO. GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, PLEASE PUSH YOUR BUTTONS IN FOR THE MOTION A SECOND. OH, I CAN'T PUSH THE BUTTON. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S ON. I DON'T HAVE THE, I DON'T HAVE THE SCREEN UP. I'M SORRY. OKAY. YEAH. AND, AND AS I SAY, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC SPEAKER YET, SO YES. OKAY. YOU, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I, I BELIEVE THIS IS MONUMENTAL AS A COUNCIL, THIS IS A MONUMENTAL PROJECT FOR US. IT'S CREATING JOBS, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES, SERVING OUR PEOPLE. AND I APPRECIATE THE [03:40:01] DILIGENCE THAT OUR DCM AND OUR CM HAVE PUT IN THIS, IN THIS PROJECT. AND CHIEF, THEY, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE POURED YOUR, YOUR HEART, BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS IN THIS PROJECT THAT YOU ARE SO DILIGENT IN, IN, IN, AND, AND VERY METICULOUSLY MAKING SURE THAT WE DO IT BY FACE. SO WE DON'T, WE ARE NOT SHOCKED BY THE, BY THE OUTCOME OR, OR THE RESULT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO, TO ACHIEVE. UM, I, I, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF, UM, THE, THE, THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD AND GIVE US A FULL BLOWN REPORT, UM, THAT CARRIES THE PHASE ONE TO FIVE, UM, YOU KNOW, PROGRAM FOR THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. OKAY. UH, THIS POINT, WE DO HAVE A, UH, SPEAKER, MR. ATON. I HAVE TWO COMMENTS. ONE IS THAT I DIDN'T GET A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF, UH, THE SEED MONEY, $6 MILLION. HOW ARE WE GONNA PAY FOR THAT? YOU KNOW, HE MENTIONS, ARE WE GOING TO TAP IN? ARE WE GONNA NEED, HAVE A NEED FOR A $6 MILLION, UM, STRUCTURE FOR THIS THAT MIGHT TAP INTO THE GENERAL FUND OR LOAN OR SOMETHING. THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO, UH, RELY ON GENERAL FUND FUNDING. SO THERE NEEDS TO BE A FINANCE MECHANISM TO GENERATE WHATEVER THAT $6 MILLION STRUCTURE IS. BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT STARTUP COST, RIGHT. AND I, I, I LIKE TO SEE MORE DETAILS ABOUT HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK. MM-HMM . THAT'S ONE THING. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO ASK IS, I NOTICED ABOUT THE, UM, IT'S HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON, UM, IN MY TERMS, UM, MEDI-CAL, FOR THOSE WHO, UM, AREN'T INSURED OR UNDERINSURED, I THINK THERE'S A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THOSE THAT MIGHT BE UNDERINSURED, WHETHER WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO RECOVER COSTS FROM THERE VERSUS THOSE THAT ARE NOT INSURED. UH, AND YOU KNOW, I SEE THE COMPARISON TO OTHER CITIES, BUT ANOTHER, NO OTHER CITIES QUITE LIKE NATIONAL CITY EITHER, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE COMPARING IT TO PEOPLE IN LA JOLLA VERSUS PEOPLE IN, UH, IN, UH, CHULA VISTA, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER OF, OF, UM, UNDERINSURED OR OR NON-INSURED, I'M SURE THE EXPECTATIONS WOULD BE A LOT DIFFERENT. SO THE RISK MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT. SO I THOUGHT I'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE OF THOSE, THOSE CONSEQUENCES FLUSHED OUT. OKAY. THAT WAS A GOOD QUESTION. AND FOR ONCE, I THINK YOU SAW SOME GOOD ANALYSIS THAT WE AGREED JUST ONCE, MR. PLE, JUST ONCE REALLY, IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS. TAKE WHEN YOU CAN GET IT. HEY, JUST TAKE, TAKE ONE. COMPLIMENT. JUST ONCE. THAT'S ONE'S SIX YEARS IN COUNTING. GOT ONE. . ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER, AND IF I CAN JUST JUMP IN, WHAT, WHAT, UH, WHAT HE'S REFERRING TO IS PAIR MIX AND, AND THAT IS PART OF OUR ANALYSIS. WE HAVE A HISTORY WITH, UH, THE CURRENT PROVIDER WHERE WE CAN GET THOSE HISTORICAL NUMBERS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE USE TO DO THE ANALYSIS. RIGHT. AND, YOU KNOW, AND THE OTHER THING IS, YOU KNOW, REALIZING EVEN IN THE, UH, MANPOWER, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FTES AND EVERYTHING, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE USING FIREFIGHTERS AS PARAMEDICS. RIGHT. AND, UH, THESE WOULD BE SINGLE ROLE AND AS EMGS, AND THAT'S QUITE A BIT DIFFERENCE IN COST TOO. EXACTLY. AND SO, YEAH, THAT ALL, THAT, ALL THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE FIGURED IN THERE AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. AND, UH, UM, BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT TO THIS POINT. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING HARD ON THIS AND TRYING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, SO WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. NO, YOU GUYS THAT SOMETHING ELSE? YEAH. I JUST HAD SOME COMMENTS AND, AND, UM, YEAH, THANK YOU MR. NIETO. I APPRECIATE YOUR, UH, COMMENTS AND, UM, HAVE TO GO OVER EVERYTHING THAT WAS, UH, DISCUSSED. UH, BUT FROM, BUT I, I DID IN MY BRIEFING ADDRESS, UH, THOSE ISSUES. AND SO I KNOW WE'RE, UM, AS YOU GUYS SAID IN YOUR PRESENTATION, THAT YOU'RE GOING FOR GRANTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO I DID MAKE THE REQUEST THAT, UM, THAT WE ALSO HAVE SOME KIND OF CONTINGENCY IN THE UPCOMING, UH, FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET FOR THIS. BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ASSUMING THAT WE'RE GETTING THESE, UH, STATE AND, UH, FEDERAL GRANTS, THAT THEY'RE NOT GUARANTEED, AND I STILL WOULD WANT TO SEE THIS PROGRAM MOVE FORWARD. SO I THINK WE DO NEED TO HAVE A CONTINGENCY, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT PERCENTAGE OR AMOUNT WOULD BE. AND I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A LOT BASED ON, ON THE PHASING. SO, UM, SO I DO, I DO THINK THAT SHOULD WE, WE SHOULD HAVE A, UM, UH, MORE CLEAR ANSWER AS THIS DEVELOPS ABOUT THE FINANCING PART OF IT. SO I, I DO AGREE WITH THAT. UM, BUT I WILL SAY STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK AND EFFORT ON THIS YEARS OF EFFORT. AND JUST THE, THE THING I WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT I DID IN, UH, MY BRIEFING IS THE JOBS. UM, THAT'S WHAT PART, I KNOW AITA SAID THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ARMANI SAID THAT EARLIER ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY OF CREATING JOBS AND HAVING THOSE BE [03:45:01] LOCAL, UM, AND REALLY UTILIZING SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL AND, UM, AND WORKING WITH OUR HR WHO, WHO WAS PRESENT, UM, AT, AT THE JOB FAIR. UM, UH, BECAUSE THERE'S, UH, OPPORTUNITIES EVEN IN THE SHORT RUN TO, UM, GET STUDENTS CREATING PATHWAYS FOR CURRENT STUDENTS RIGHT NOW TO GET TRAINING AT SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE OR, UM, ANY OTHER, UH, PLACES THAT KIND OF, UM, THAT DO THIS TYPE OF TRAINING AND GETTING THEM READY FOR THESE POSITIONS. SO, UM, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO TO, TO, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. UM, AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE US COLLECTIVELY AS AN ORGANIZATION DO BETTER IN PROMOTING THE CAREERS AND THE JOBS THAT WE HAVE EXISTING IN THE CITY. AND THIS IS A, THIS IS TO ME ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO, TO DO THAT. SO I JUST, I STRONGLY SUPPORT THAT. AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF MY COLLEAGUES OR IF, UH, JEREMY YOU HAD THOUGHTS ON THAT, BUT JUST I WANNA USE TIME TO EMPHASIZE THE, THE LOCAL HIRING JOBS IN SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL. YEAH. SO YEAH, A CAREER IN THE FIRE SERVICE IS, UH, YOU KNOW, IS THE BEST DECISION I EVER MADE. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, UH, THAT ENTRY LEVEL DOESN'T REALLY EXIST. THERE'S A LOT OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE YOU NEED TO GET TO BE COMPETITIVE TO AN ENTRY LEVEL FIREFIGHTER POSITION. WHEREAS WITH AN AMBULANCE MODEL, WITH A SINGLE ROLE EMT, THAT IS A SEMESTER COURSE AT SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE. YEP. YOU COULD TAKE IT OVER THE SUMMER AND BE DONE IN SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS. RIGHT. SO WE CAN, THIS GIVES 'EM THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO LOWER THAT LADDER DOWN TO A, A CLOSER GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AS A YOUNGER MEMBER OF OUR DEPARTMENT AND BE FOSTERED AND, AND WE COULD SPONSOR THEM THEN TO PARAMEDIC SCHOOL. THEY COULD THEN BECOME FIREFIGHTERS AND EVENTUALLY RETIRE AS THE FIRE CHIEF IF THEY JUST CONTINUED THEIR EDUCATION THAT FOR . YEAH. GREAT. SO NOW IF YOU GUYS CAN PUSH THAT AND, AND LOOKING AT PUSHING IT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. SO IF IT'S, UH, THE SUMMERTIME THAT SOUTHWEST OFFERS THAT THEN PREPARING THE, UH, CLASS OF 2026, IT'S GONNA GRADUATE SOON. EVEN PREPARING THEM NOW FOR, FOR THAT OR EVEN THE CLASS OF 2027. SO, UM, YEAH. AND I THINK YOU BROUGHT UP THE FIRE ACADEMY. MAYBE RE STARTING THAT, I'M NOT SURE, UH, WAS, DON'T REMEMBER WHAT WE SAID WHERE THAT WAS AT, BUT UM, YEAH, THE FIRE ACADEMY TOO, MAYBE RESTARTING THAT. YEAH. THAT, THAT IS PART OF THIS PROGRAM I GET VERY EXCITED ABOUT IS THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THIS WILL ALLOW US STAFF TIME THAT WE CAN THEN GO OUT AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE USED TO HAVE, UH, FIRE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. POTENTIALLY WE COULD MAYBE SCOOP UP A RETIREE THAT MIGHT WANT TO DO THAT. UM, RECENT, RECENT, A RECENT RETIREE. RECENT RETIREE WHO WE'VE ALREADY BEGAN CONVERS CONVERSATIONS WITH. UM, BUT YEAH, THOSE ARE THE EXCITING PARTS OF THIS PROGRAM THAT ARE GONNA ALLOW US TO, UM, HAVE A, A GREATER ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY TO, TO GAIN A CAREER HERE IN, IN THE CITY. UH, YEAH. MATTER OF FACT, AT THE LAST JOB FAIR THAT THEY HAD AT SWEETWATER, UH, HAD A BOOTH THERE. AND THAT WAS THE THING THAT I WAS PRESENTING TO THESE KIDS. 'CAUSE THEY WERE ASKING WHAT KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES, SO WE PRESENTED THIS, THIS EXACT PROGRAM AND LET 'EM KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT JULY OF 27, BUT YOU COULD ALREADY BE PREPARED FOR THAT. SO YOU'VE GOT, YOU'VE GOT, GOT A JOB WAITING FOR YOU AND OR AT LEAST HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIGHT, UH, TO, TO GET IN LINE FOR THAT. AND THAT, THAT DREW MORE EXCITEMENT THAN ANY OF THE REST. UH, YOU KNOW, ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BECOMING A JANITOR AT THE CITY OR SOMETHING, OR YOU KNOW, GROUNDSKEEPER. BUT THE IDEA OF THE WHOLE EMT AND PARAMEDIC PROGRAM AND THAT THERE BEING THAT MANY OPENINGS AND, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, UH, DREW A LOT OF EXCITEMENT WITH THE AGAINST. ALRIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. GOOD JOB BUDDY. AND I THINK WE'RE YEP. AND WE'RE ALREADY PLEASE VOTE. MOTION TO APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. OKAY. JEREMY, GET BUSY. YEAH, WE'VE GOT LOTS OF WORK TO DO. WE, WE SHALL RETURN. ALRIGHT. UH, AT THIS POINT WE'RE GONNA GO BACK AND PICK UP THE REMAINDER OF THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS, WHICH ARE ON ZOOM. OKAY. THANK YOU. TERRY SKELLY. GOOD EVENING. NATIONAL CITY, CITY COUNCIL MAYOR MORRISON. MY NAME IS TERRY ANN SKELLY. I'M A PARENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATOR. RECENTLY, KPBS INTERVIEWED RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PEDIATRICIAN, DR. NATALIE LAB REGARDING THE INCREASES OF 600 ADOLESCENTS TO ITS EMERGENCY ROOM IN 2025. BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TREATMENT OF SOME KIND FOR THEIR CANNABIS USE. SHE SAID THAT PRIOR TO 2020, WE [03:50:01] WERE ONLY SEEING A HANDFUL OF ADOLESCENTS A YEAR, MAYBE 20 OR 30. CANNABIS PRODUCTS ARE FAR MORE POTENT TODAY THAN WHAT PREVIOUS GENERATIONS WERE EXPOSED TO. PBS INTERVIEWED DR. LAB IN RESPONSE TO A NEW RESEARCH PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION REGARDING CANNABIS USE WITH INCREASED SWISS FOR SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST ASSOCIATIONS THE STUDY FOUND WAS FOR PSYCHOTIC AND BIPOLAR DISORDERS, WHERE THE RISKS WERE ABOUT DOUBLED. AND IMPORTANTLY, TEENS REPORTED ON THEIR CANNABIS USE ABOUT ONE OR TWO YEARS BEFORE THEIR ACTUAL MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. AGAIN, DR. LAB IS QUOTED AND I QUOTE, WE SEE THIS PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS EMERGING IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADOLESCENTS WITH EARLY INITIATION OF CANNABIS USE. I THINK WE AS RESIDENTS OF NATIONAL CITY, NEED TO ASK OURSELVES WHAT THIS EARLY USE MARIJUANA MEANS FOR THE LONG-TERM WELLBEING OF OUR YOUNGER RESIDENTS AND THE MANY WHO CARE ABOUT THEM, AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REDUCING VISIBILITY AND PROMOTIONS THAT COME WITH SELLING MARIJUANA HERE IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU FOR HEARING MY CONCERNS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, BECKY. WRAP. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BECKY RAPP, AND TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO A MAJOR NEW BRAIN IMAGING STUDY THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN JAMA BY RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. IT'S THE LARGEST MRI STUDY EVER CONDUCTED, EXAMINING MARIJUANA'S EFFECT ON COGNITION INVOLVING MORE THAN 1000 YOUNG ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 22 AND 36. THE FINDINGS ARE CONCERNING. HEAVY MARIJUANA USE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BRAIN ACTIVITY. 63% OF USERS SHOWED REDUCED NEURO RESPONSE. THE REDUCED ACTIVITY WAS SEEN IN PARTS OF THE BRAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTIVE CONTROL, ATTENTION AND EMOTIONAL PROCESSING. THESE ARE THE VERY AREAS WE WE RELY ON FOR JUDGMENT, IMPULSE CONTROL, AND SAFE DECISION MAKING. YOUNG ADULTHOOD IS A CRITICAL TIME FOR BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND EXPOSURE TO HIGH POTENCY MARIJUANA PRODUCTS, WHICH ARE BEING SOLD IN OUR CITY, HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. THIS IS WHY PREVENTION MATTERS. ONCE THESE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES TAKE HOLD, THEY ARE MORE DIFFICULT AND MORE EXPENSIVE TO ADDRESS. COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE INVESTED IN EARLY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS ARE SEEING BETTER OUTCOMES. WHILE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT ARE STRUGGLING TO CATCH UP. I URGE THIS COUNCIL TO ASK, WHAT WILL OUR CITY LOOK LIKE IN FIVE TO 10 OR 20 YEARS IF WE FAIL TO ACT NOW? WHAT ARE THE LONG-TERM COSTS, BOTH HUMAN AND FINANCIAL, IF WE ALLOW PREVENTABLE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES TO TAKE ROOT IN THE NEXT GENERATION? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, LET'S SEE. WE HAVE ONE MORE MADISON WRAP. HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES. MADISON WRAP. SORRY. AM I BACK ON ? YES. YES. OKAY. SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY SHARE SOME FINDINGS FROM A RECENT ARTICLE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTING WHAT NEW SCIENCE IS TELLING US ABOUT TEEN CANNABIS USE. ONE OF THE MOST CONCERNING CONCLUSIONS IS THAT EVEN LOW LEVEL MARIJUANA USE DURING ADOLESCENCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH MEASURABLE HARM. RESEARCHERS ARE LOOKING AT MORE THAN 460,000 TEENS AND FOUND THAT EVEN USING CANNABIS ONCE A MONTH OR LESS WAS LINKED TO HIGHER RATES OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND OTHER PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. THE TEENAGE BRAIN IS STILL DEVELOPING THC. THE PSYCHOACTIVE COMPONENT IN MARIJUANA AFFECTS AREAS OF THE BRAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR DECISION MAKING, EMOTIONAL REGULATION AND REWARD PROCESSING. AND DOCTORS NOW SAY THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY A LEVEL OF TEEN CANNABIS USE THAT APPEARS FREE OF NEGATIVE EFFECTS. MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE ALSO SEEING TEENS DEVELOP DEPENDENCE QUICKLY, SOMETIMES WITHIN WEEKS WITH WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS INCLUDING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND SLEEP DISRUPTION. AND THE IMPACT IS NOT JUST EMOTIONAL, IT ALSO AFFECTS LEARNING. STUDIES CONTINUE TO SHOW USE DURING ADOLESCENCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH POORER MEMORY, WEAKER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, AND EVEN MEASURABLE IQ DECLINE OVER TIME. AS ADULTS, WE SHOULD TAKE SERIOUSLY WHAT THIS GENERATION OF RESEARCH IS TELLING US AND BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT POLICIES THAT INCREASE YOUTH EXPOSURE AND [03:55:01] NORMALIZED MARIJUANA USE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BLOOD COMMENTS. I'M SORRY, I CAN'T HEAR YOU. YOU, YOU CAN'T HEAR ME. YOU CAN'T HEAR THE MAYOR OR MYSELF? I CAN'T HEAR THE MAYOR. OH. OH ME A LITTLE CLOSE. HE KICKED IT OVER TO ME. YOUR, YOUR MICROPHONE WAS OFF, THAT'S WHY. THERE YOU GO. [12. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT] I'LL, I'LL KEEP 'EM SHORT. MAYOR. UH, I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON ONE QUICK THING. YOU KNOW, THE UNSUNG HEROES, HOW WE RECOGNIZE BLANCA TODAY. AND I WANT JUST TO BE NOTED THAT ESTHER, WHO RUNS THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WAS THE ONE WHO HAD THE IDEA OF NOMINATING HER. AND, UH, SHE'S, SHE RUNS THAT OFFICE, SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY. AND ALSO, I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF BIG ITEMS, BIG TICKET ITEMS THAT WERE SPOKEN ABOUT TODAY. ONE WAS THE MSA, THE OTHER ONE WAS THE TRANSPORTATION. AND THIS IS ALL BEING DRIVEN BY MARTHA. SO THIS IS, SHE'S DOING ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING HERE, SO I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HER. SHE'S VERY QUIET OVER HERE AND SHE WAITS UNTIL WE'RE ALL DONE. SO THANK YOU MARTHA. I APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S ALL I GOT, MAYOR. OKAY. UH, WITH THAT WE'LL [13. ELECTED OFFICIALS REPORT] GO ON OVER TO OUR, OUR COUNCIL. START DOWN HERE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UH, REALLY WANNA, UH, THANK, UH, TREE SAN DIEGO, ALONG WITH, UH, OUR OFFICE, UH, ASSISTANT GIOVANNI SAN ERNESTO, WHICH HELPED, UH, PUT TOGETHER THE ADOPT A FRUIT TREE EVENT THIS MARCH 7TH, A FEW WEEKENDS AGO. IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. WE GAVE AWAY A HUNDRED FREE FRUIT TREES FOR NATIONAL CITY RESIDENTS. I WAS ACTUALLY SHOCKED AT HOW QUICKLY THEY, UM, WERE SCOOPED UP. THEY WERE GONE WITHIN 15 MINUTES . AND SO, UM, IN THAT SPIRIT, WE'RE ACTUALLY HOSTING ALONGSIDE TREE SAN DIEGO, UH, A ANOTHER ADOPT A TREE CAMPAIGN, ALTHOUGH THIS WOULD BE A SHADE TREE. SO ADOPT A SHADE TREE CAMPAIGN ON, UH, SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH, WHERE WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER A HUNDRED TREES TO GIVE AWAY SO INDIVIDUALS CAN PLANT ANYWHERE IN THEIR, IN THEIR HOME, IN THEIR PROPERTY. UM, ALL THIS IS INTENDED TO CONTINUE, UM, TO MEET OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN GOALS SO THAT WE PLANT OUR NEARLY 2000 TREES THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO PLANT AND NURTURE IN OUR CITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO STAFF, UH, FOR HELPING THROUGH THAT PROCESS. TREE SAN DIEGO, UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER YAMANI FOR SHOWING UP AND ALSO SPREADING THE WORD TO CONSTITUENTS, UH, THAT LOVE THOSE FIG TREES. APPARENTLY THEY CAME AT THE END. THEY TOOK THEM RIGHT UP. UM, SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO MORE FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT AND ALL THESE LITTLE, UM, PROJECTS ADD UP. THANK YOU. PLEASE. UM, THANK YOU. UM, ON SATURDAY THE 21ST, WE'RE HAVING OUR CLEAN AIR DAY AT THE EUCLID AND PLAZA, UH, FROM 10 TO 1130. AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON WE GO TO ALTO. AND THIS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD POCKETS THAT, UM, VOLUNTEERS, UM, CONSTITUENTS OR RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE VOLUNTEERING TO HELP, UM, CLEAN OUR, UH, DISTRICT THREE. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, YES. UH, LAST, UH, UH, ACTUALLY THIS PAST SATURDAY, UH, FUN BOX, WHICH IS A NEW KIND OF INFLATABLE, UM, KIND OF, UH, WORLD THING FOR FAMILIES, FOR KIDS THAT OPENED UP A PLAZA BONITA. UM, IT WAS, IT WAS THE, THE GYM, I FORGOT IT'S LATE, SO I FORGOT WHAT IT USED TO BE, BUT IT'S RIGHT THERE, RIGHT NEXT TO CRUNCH. UM, ROBIN, I'M SORRY. CRUNCH, CRUNCH CRUNCH. THE, THE FORMER CRUNCH. SO IT'S A GREAT FAMILY, UH, FRIENDLY, UM, SPOT AND ENCOURAGE THEM, YOU KNOW, MORE AND MORE FOR, UH, OUR BUSINESSES TO TRY TO HIRE LOCAL. UM, SO THEY HAVE PROMOTIONS GOING ON. SO, SO THAT'S NOW, UH, OPEN FOR BUSINESS AND THAT'S IN DISTRICT FOUR, MY DISTRICT IN, UH, PLA BONITA. UM, AND I MENTIONED THIS EARLIER, UH, I WANNA THANK, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER UNGA FOR BRINGING, UH, DISNEY, UH, CRUISE LINES TO SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL AND DOING A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS TO THE JUNIORS AND SENIORS, UH, THERE ABOUT POTENTIAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES. UH, I WANT TO THANK, UM, MR. ED NIETO AND, AND HIS, UH, WIFE FOR HELPING TO FACILITATE THAT AND, AND DOING THAT WORK. AND NANCY, THANK YOU, UM, NANCY, UH, FOR, FOR DOING THAT. UM, JUST, AND JUST SOME OF MY FEEDBACK WAS THAT THERE, UM, BE MORE, UH, SPECIFIC FOLLOW UP THAT, BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE JOBS, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES I SAW IS THAT SOME OF THOSE JOBS, UM, ARE GONNA TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS. SO NOT REALLY READY FOR THE STUDENTS NOW, BUT IF THEY CAN CONTINUE TO ENGAGE AND MAYBE KIND OF MICRO TARGET LIKE THE THEATER STUDENTS, UM, OR JUST SOME OF THE OTHER GROUPS, UM, THAT THEY, THAT THEY WORK ON THAT. SO I, I THINK THAT CONVERSATION IS, UH, IS ONGOING. AND, UM, [04:00:01] AND, AND THEN I ALSO, UH, WANT TO ENCOURAGE, UH, MY COLLEAGUES AND, AND STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY TO CHECK OUT THE, UM, THE MIDNIGHT MADNESS EVENT AT THE, UM, UM, AT THE SEAFOOD CITY. I, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES, IF, IF YOU ATTENDED, UH, THE LAST EVENT THAT WAS IN, UH, CHULA VISTA, THEIR SEAFOOD CITY. BUT IT WAS INCREDIBLE. IT WAS A GREAT TIME AND JUST ACTIVATES THE SPACE AND IT WAS JUST, UH, A LOT OF FUN. UM, FA FAMILY MUSIC. SO THEY BASICALLY HAVE DJS AND, AND IT'S A PARTY IN STORE. IT'S ACTUALLY, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT, BUT SOMETHING REALLY GOOD TO BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO, UM, YEAH. AND WITH THAT, I THINK THAT'S, UM, THAT'S ABOUT IT. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE. UH, THANK YOU. AND, AND I JUST WANNA SHOUT OUT AGAIN, SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL AND JUST THE FANTASTIC HONOR THAT, YOU KNOW, THE STUDENTS RECEIVED TODAY, BOTH THE MOCK TRIAL TEAM AND THE, UH, GIRLS WRESTLING TEAM. IT JUST, IT, YOU KNOW, SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL, TO ME PERSONALLY AND TO MANY, IT, IT IS THE UNIFYING FORCE I FEEL HERE IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND, YOU KNOW, TO BE A RED DEVIL, I, I CALL THAT OF, OF BADGE OF HONOR. SO IT, IT'S FANTASTIC. I JUST WANNA SAY ONE MORE ANNOUNCEMENT. UM, SWEETWATER HIGH STUDENTS, SOME OF THEM WILL BE TRAVELING INTERNATIONALLY ACTUALLY WITH A COUPLE OF TEACHERS. VERY BRAVE TEACHERS. DO YOU KNOW ANY PERSONALLY? UH, YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW, I DO. I THINK I DO. OKAY. UM, BUT THEY, UM, YOU KNOW, THROUGH SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL AND SOME VERY BRAVE TEACHERS WHO WILL BE CHAPERONING A, A GROUP OF, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE 20 KIDS, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY ARE GOING, THEY WILL BE TRAVELING INTERNATIONALLY TO JAPAN. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, YOU KNOW, MY KID IS ONE OF THOSE THAT WILL BE TRAVELING THERE, AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT HE'S GONNA HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. SO I JUST WANNA SHOUT OUT EVERYBODY AT SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL, THE TEACHERS, THE MENTORS, THE, THE PEOPLE THAT VOLUNTEER, THE, THE PARENTS OF THE STUDENTS THAT JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS A TRULY A VERY, VERY SPECIAL PLACE. AND TO HAVE IT BE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, HERE IN THE HEART OF NATIONAL CITY AND IT, IT BEING A UNIFYING FORCE FOR OUR CITY FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS, JUST WANNA, UH, YOU KNOW, SHOUT OUT AGAIN HOW PROUD I AM, UM, THAT, THAT WE DO HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTH HERE IN OUR CITY. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, TRAVELING INTERNATIONALLY, IT IS SOMETHING THAT I HAD A CHANCE TO DO WHEN I WAS A SENIOR AT SWEETWATER HIGH. SO JUST WANNA, YOU KNOW, SHOUT OUT TO FOLKS OUT THERE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF VERY GOOD SPECIAL THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY. UM, AS WELL, YOU KNOW, WE ARE HONORING MISS GALE MITCHELL, UM, WHO PASSED AND, AND SHE GAVE A HUGE PART OF HER LIFE TO MANY, MANY STUDENTS AT SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, ALONG THE SAME VEIN, I DO APPRECIATE THE CITY, UM, CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR ALSO HONORING MY MOM, UH, ESP MOLINA. AND, UM, YESTERDAY WAS A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT DAY. AND I JUST WANNA SHARE THAT I EXPERIENCED AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF GRACE FROM SO MANY PEOPLE, UH, HERE IN NATIONAL CITY AND, UH, MANY COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS AND ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY AND I, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENT. UM, AND IT'S VERY SPECIAL. THANK YOU. UM, COUPLE OF THINGS, UH, THURSDAY WE WILL HAVE THE RIBBON CUTTING, UH, THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE, UM, PEPPER PARK, UH, PHASE ONE. UM, SO I THINK THEY'RE GONNA DO A RIBBON CUTTING. I'M GONNA SUGGEST THAT THEY PUT THE RIBBON AT THE BASE OF THAT LONG, NICE SLIDE THAT'S COMING OUT OF THE, UH, UH, OUT OF THE PIRATE SHIP AND THAT WE ALL SLIDE DOWN AND GO THROUGH THE, GO THROUGH THE RIBBON . AND, UH, YOU KNOW, MAYOR, UH, YOU KNOW, SADLY I'M NOT GONNA BE PRESENT FOR THE PEPPER PARK RIBBON CUTTING, BUT MAYBE THAT'S A PROBABLY A GOOD THING. I DON'T KNOW IF I WANNA SLIDE DOWN . I DUNNO. THANK YOU. . ALRIGHT. UH, BUT ANYWAY, THAT, BUT AS SAY, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING CONCRETE. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ALL THE STUFF WITH PEPPER PARK AND ALL THE STUFF, AND SO THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST CONCRETE THING THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, WITH THE WHOLE BALANCE PLAN, THIS IS THE VERY FIRST THING THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING TANGIBLE. AND SO, UH, THIS IS THE START OF, OF GOOD THINGS. UH, I WILL TELL YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, EARLIER WE HAD, WE GOT TO HONOR A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE AND WE GOT A LOT OF PICTURES TAKEN. BUT ONE THING THAT WE, WE ARE STANDING UP HERE AND THE THING WE DIDN'T SEE IS THAT ALL THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN FROM THAT DIRECTION. RIGHT? AND REMEMBER, THERE'S A SCREEN ABOVE US AND YOU KNOW WHAT WAS ON THAT SCREEN WHILE THEY WERE TAKING ALL THOSE PICTURES, HER HEAD WAS ON THAT SCREEN. SO ALL THE PICTURES, SHE'S LOOKING DOWN ON ALL, EVERYBODY ON ALL OF THOSE AND, UH, SO WAY TO GO SHELLY . ALRIGHT, [04:05:01] SO WITH THAT, WE, WE, WE ARE, WE ARE, UH, ADJOURNING TONIGHT. I KNOW, I'M, I'M NOT FORGETTING ABOUT YOU. OKAY. UH, WE ARE ADJOURNING TONIGHT IN, IN, IN, IN MEMORY OF, OF GAIL MITCHELL AND ALSO OF LOU'S MOM. AND, UH, UH, SO WITH THAT, WE WILL [14. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT] GO OVER FOR OUR, THIS VERY LENGTH LENGTHY REPORT COMING OUTTA CLOSED SESSION. 15 SECONDS. 15 SECONDS OR LESS. UH, THE CITY COUNCIL MET TODAY IN CLOSE SESSION FROM FOUR 10 TO 5:56 PM ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT. THE BOARD, UH, COUNCIL TOOK NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS. THANK YOU. SO WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS. 10. YEAH, YOU DID A LOT. YEAH. OKAY. CAN'T. ALL RIGHT WITH THAT, UH, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK, AND YOU TAKE AN EXTRA WEEK OFF. * 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.