[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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I'D LIKE TO, UH, GET OUR MEETING STARTED AND BEFORE WE START, IF WE COULD GET AN EXPLANATION FROM OUR IN INTERPRETER.
THE FOLLOWING WILL BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR OUR SPANISH SPEAKING GUESTS.
WE WANNA START THIS, THE NATIONAL CITY GURE.
WE ALL SILENCE OUR, UH, PHONES OR ANY OTHER DEVICES IN THE CHAMBER THAT WOULD MUCHLY APPRECIATED.
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO, UH, CALL THE MEDIA ORDER LIVE WEBCASTS.
THE MEETING MAY BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, AND IF YOU'RE WATCHING VIA ZOOM, VIEWING THE SPANISH VERSION OF THE MEETING, INTERPRETER INSTRUCTIONS WILL APPEAR AT, ON 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, UH, DESK, UH, ABOUT CHECKING OUT A HEADSET.
THE NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF NASHVILLE CITY'S WEBSITE INFORMS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THEY MAY SUBMIT A GENERAL, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT OR A PUBLIC COMMENT ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM, A NUMBER OF WAYS, EITHER IN PERSON FILLING OUT ONE OF THESE SALMON COLORED SLIPS, AND THEY'RE AVAILABLE AT THE, UH, THE BACK OF THE CHAMBER.
AND GET THOSE OVER JUST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OVER TO OUR, UH, CITY CLERK'S DESK, UH, BY VIA ZOOM, BY PRE-REGISTERED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, NO LATER THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING OR EMAILING NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING.
SO, AND THEN ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT ARE RECEIVED ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IF THEY ARE RECEIVED BEFORE THE DEADLINE.
WITH THAT, CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE? THANK YOU.
WITH THAT, WE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND I'LL ASK, UH, UH, MEMBER BUSH IF YOU WOULD LEAD US.
AND THE REMAIN STAND FOR THE IMPLICATION.
FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN THEORY, PUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY.
I'M PASTOR BENNY FROM WORD OF LIFE WORSHIP CENTER OF NATIONAL CITY HERE TO OPEN UP IN PRAYER.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU, FATHER FOR THIS EVENING, LORD.
AND FATHER GOD, TOUCH EVERY PERSON IN THIS PANEL, LORD, AT THIS COUNCIL, LORD, AND, AND TOUCH THE PEOPLE, FATHER.
AND LET US ALL GET UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIRECTION TO BETTER OUR CITY FATHER, TO BETTER OUR LIVES AND TO BETTER, TO COMMUNICATE AND KEEP IT.
KEEP THE PEACE LORD AND FATHER GOD, WE JUST THANK YOU, LORD FOR EVERYTHING, JUST GIVING US A MIND OF HOW TO MAKE RIGHT CHOICES, FATHER AND, AND A HEART TO CARE FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENT]
WE GO INTO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT.AND THESE ARE ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA.
AND SO, UH, LET'S SEE, UH, HOW MANY, UH, ZOOM CALLS DO WE HAVE ON THIS? WE HAVE THREE CURRENTLY IN THE, IN THE ROOM.
AND DO WE HAVE OTHERS THAT AREN'T IN THE ROOM YET, OR, UH, ONE OTHER ONE THAT'S NOT THERE YET.
SO WE'LL GIVE, UH, UH, TWO MINUTES TO EACH, UH, UH, EACH SPEAKER AND WE'LL START OFF WITH, UH, MCCARTHY BE FOLLOWED BY PURITA, JAVIER AND CESAR JAVIER, HERE THEY ARE.
I'M HERE TO ADDRESS TWO URGENT ISSUES AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY, PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC TRUST.
FIRST, THE INTERSECTION OF SWEETWATER ROAD AND ORANGE STREET IS NOT JUST DANGEROUS.
IT HAS ALREADY CLAIMED TWO LIVES.
THESE ARE NOT JUST STATISTICS.
THESE ARE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO SHOULD BE STILL HERE TODAY.
WE CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT FOR MORE TRAGEDIES BEFORE TAKING
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ACTION.THIS INTERSECTION DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, A FORMAL TRAFFIC SAFETY STUDY, IMPROVED SIGNAGE AND VISIBILITY, AND REAL NEAR TERM SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
RON, RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE DEFERRED OR SHIFTED ONTO FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS.
THE DANGER EXISTS TODAY AND IT REQUIRES ACTION TODAY.
SECOND, I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER ISSUING PROCLAMATIONS OR PUBLIC RECOGNITION TO THE MAYOR'S ASSISTANT WHO HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF PHYSICAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT AGAINST A CITY EMPLOYEE AT A TIME WHEN THESE ALLEGATIONS REMAIN UNRESOLVED.
MOVING FORWARD WITH RECOGNITION SENDS A TROUBLING MESSAGE.
IT RISKS UNDERMINING CONFIDENCE IN THE COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT TO A SAFE AND RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE.
PUBLIC HONORS SHOULD REFLECT INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND THE VERY, AT THE VERY LEAST, ANY RECOGNITION SHOULD BE PAUSED UNTIL THIS MATTER IS FULLY AND TRANSPARENTLY ADDRESSED.
WE OWE IT TO THOSE WE'VE LOST TO CITY EMPLOYEES AND TO EVERY RESIDENT TO ACT WITH URGENCY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND INTEGRITY.
CONGRATULATIONS ON PEPPER PARK.
SO SAD THAT RON MADE IT ALL ABOUT HIM TO BRING TWO CAKES FOR HIS BIRTHDAY, WHEN IN ACTUALITY IT'S THE EFFORTS, UH, AND COLLABORATION THAT HE CANNOT SEEM TO PUT TOGETHER WITH, UH, THE PORT.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE
FROM OUR LEARNING AND TEACHING, WE EARN THE BENEFIT OF KNOWLEDGE.
PSYCHOLOGICAL WEIGHT AND BURDEN OF OUR DAY TO DAY LIFE.
WE NOTICE K IS ON NIGHTMARE LURKS IN OUR SLEEPLESS HOURS POISONING GASES ARE EMITTED.
WE DREADED WHEN OUR IMMUNITY FAILS AS A RESULT OF INHABITED, NOT INHABITED, I'M SORRY, INHALATION AND INGESTION OF UNSEEN TOXIC PARTICLES.
AIRBORNE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE BEEN OBSERVANT OF THE SMOKE AND OTHER IT GENERATED IN THE PAST.
AND RECENTLY THE GLY EMISSION POLLUTION.
MANY THINGS, OR MANY DAYS BEFORE OCTOBER 21ST, 2021, SHOW UP TO EARN WITH OUR PRAYERS.
ENOUGH PRACTICE NEXT TIME, HUH?
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU TO GO OVER TO THE OTHER MIC.
YOU, YOU CAN USE THIS MIC NOW.
AND, UH, MS. DAMES OR MADAMS. FIRSTLY, IT'S A DIVINE INTERVENTION THAT, UH, CONSULAR BUSH STEPPED DOWN FROM THE GOVERNING ABOVE BOARD OF THE A PCD AS CHAIR.
YOU TRIED YOUR BEST AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
NUMBER TWO IS, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UH, MADAM ANI FOR LEADING US TO THE UPI COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WHERE WE COULD VOICE THIS AND CHANNELS OVER, YOU KNOW, TO THE CITY.
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ELDER SISTER AS FAR AS POLITICAL ENDEAVOR IS.HOWEVER, FROM UPI, WE VOLUNTEERED TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, WHICH IS THE FILIPINO AMERICAN VETERANS OR
AND WE WERE NOT APPROVED OF BEING AN HONORARY MEMBER AT LEAST.
AND WE HAVE NOT GIVEN THE, THE RIGHT OF HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER I AM OR WE ARE QUALIFIED.
YOU KNOW, MY WIFE HAS A NIECE WHOSE BODY WAS SCATTERED IN AFGHAN WAR.
WE JUST WENT, WE JUST WANT TO PARTICIPATE IF ONLY TO SITUATE THAT WE HAVE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY AS A, A CONDUIT, AS A BROADCASTING STATION SO THAT OUR CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS AS THE SHOW WINDOW OF THE REGION WOULD LISTEN AND DO SOMETHING.
THEY DID NOT ALLOW US TO CONTINUE ATTENDING THE MEETING.
AND THEN I FOUND THAT THE LEADERSHIP OF MR. GARCIA, OSCAR, THIS IS NOT PERSONAL, THIS IS GOVERNANCE.
HE IS IN CONTROL OF ALL THIS FILIPINO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WHERE THE STRATEGY IS ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY.
FUNDRAISING, FUNDRAISING, FUNDRAISING.
AND LASTLY, ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHO WILL PROTECT US NOW, NOW PROBABLY THAT, THAT GREAT VETERAN YOU GOT, UH, THE PICTURE OF THERE.
ALRIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE, UH, LARRY EMERSON TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE, UH, NATIONAL CITY CHAMBER TO BE FOLLOWED BY AMIKA BLANCO.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WELL, JUST A DAY OR TWO AGO, THERE WAS A LPG NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION THAT CLOSED A MAJOR LOCAL BRIDGE IN PANAMA AND COULD HAVE ALMOST SHUT DOWN ALL OF THE COMMERCIAL SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN THE PANAMA CANAL.
WE ARE SEEING THE EFFECT ON THE SHUTDOWN OF THE STRAIT OF OUS OUS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
AND THE NEGATIVE EFFECT IS HAVING ON THE WORLD COMMERCE, GASOLINE AND ENERGY PRICES.
IMAGINE IF THE PANAMA CANAL ALSO SHUT DOWN.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE A NIGHTMARE TONIGHT.
BUT ACTUALLY, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS AT CALTRANS YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A TRUCK TRANSPORTING A TANK FULL OF GASOLINE.
THEY FLIPPED OVER WHILE TAKING A CURVE TOO FAST IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, RIGHT UNDERNEATH A VERY IMPORTANT FREEWAY CONNECTOR.
THAT REALLY DID AFFECT SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS AND CURRENT COMMERCE FOR MONTHS.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE TECHNOLOGY WE DEPEND ON THE FOSSIL FUELS THAT WE'VE BEEN USING FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS WILL CAUSE EXTREME ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NOW WE HAVE MANY MORE OPTIONS TO PRODUCE ENERGY IN THE FORM OF ELECTRICITY, WHICH WE CAN USE TO KEEP OUR HOMES COOL.
REFRIGERATORS AND APPLIANCES WORKING AND CHARGE OUR ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO KEEP OUR TRANSPORTATION COSTS DOWN.
AS A REMINDER, SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER HAS THEIR POPULAR SOLAR BATTERY SAVINGS PROGRAM WITH INCENTIVES TO REDUCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AND COSTS OF SOLAR AND EVEN PAY FOR THE EXCESS ENERGY STORED AT PEOPLE'S HOMES.
THAT IS SENT BACK TO THE GRID DURING THE PEAK ENERGY DEMAND TIME.
YOU CAN FIND DETAILS ON THE WEBSITE, SD COMMUNITY POWER.ORG, AND SEARCH SOLAR BATTERY SAVINGS FOR THE SPECIFICS.
AVE A A VENDOR IS BEING, UH, SELECTED RIGHT NOW THAT WILL COME AND DO WORKSHOPS FOR OUR COMMUNITY WITH MORE DETAILS.
DON'T FORGET TO HUG YOUR KIDS AND YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS.
NEXT WE HAVE A NATIONAL CITY CHAMBER, FOLLOWED BY MIKA POLANCO TO BE FOLLOWED BY JULIANA.
DISTINGUISHED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF.
KAREN MCMANUS WITH THE EXECUTIVE, UM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NA CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
I'M JOINED HERE WITH THE TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES, UH, SHERRY WITH THE RESTAURANT COMMITTEE, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND OUR VETERANS COMMITTEE, LILIANA ARMA.
THE PURPOSE OF US BEING HERE TONIGHT IS JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THERE'S SO MANY POSITIVE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE REALLY WANNA SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
I'M GONNA START WITH SHERRY BEING THE, UH, RESTAURANT CHAIRPERSON.
EVERY FRIDAY WE'VE BEEN GOING TO DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS AND SAMPLING THEIR GOODS, BUT ALSO MARKETING
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FOR THEM.WE'RE MAKING VIDEOS, WE'RE PUTTING IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND I'M GOING BACK TO THESE RESTAURANTS AND THEY'RE TELLING ME THAT HAS MADE AN EFFECT ON THEM.
SOME OF THESE RESTAURANTS NOBODY KNEW ABOUT.
SMALL MOM AND POP SHOPS AND THEY'RE GETTING RECOGNIZED.
WE'RE GONNA BE AT TRYING TO BISTRO, BUT I HAVEN'T TOLD THEM YET.
WE'RE GONNA CHECK THEM OUT FOR A BUT, UM, AND WE'RE DOING MONTHLY MIXERS AT OTHER RESTAURANTS, SO WE'RE GETTING THE WORD OUT.
SO WE'RE DOING A LOT WITH OUR BUSINESSES.
ONE THING I WANT TO MENTION, I, WE'D WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE PUT IT ON THE AGENDA SOME WAY TO MAKE OUR BUSINESS LICENSING EASIER HERE IN NATIONAL CITY, WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO OUR BUSINESSES.
IT'S REALLY COMPLICATED TO APPLY FOR A LICENSE IN NATIONAL CITY.
'CAUSE IT DOESN'T SAY NATIONAL CITY, IT'S ANOTHER CITY.
FRESNO, YOU KNOW, AND SO IT'S CONFUSING.
SO IF YOU GUYS CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AND PUT THAT ON THERE AND WE CAN WORK ON THAT.
US AT THE CITY, UH, CHAMBER ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO HELP.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT EASY FOR OUR BUSINESSES WHEN WE VISIT THEM.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SHORT QUESTIONNAIRE, MAYBE TWO OR THREE QUESTIONS TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH AND WE'LL COMPOSE THIS INFORMATION AND I WILL BE MEETING WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THAT.
I WANNA GIVE A, UM, JUST A KIND OF A COUPLE UPDATES THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING, OUR COMMUNITY MARKET IS COMING BACK ON MAY 30TH.
NOW WE'RE, SO THE THREE OF YOU, I'LL GIVE YOU, I'LL GIVE YOU ONE MORE MINUTE.
SO, BUT WE HAVE, WE HAVE TO GET AN UPDATE HERE, BUT, UM, MAY 30TH IS OUR RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE COMMUNITY MARKET THAT'S GONNA BE HELD AT MORGAN SQUARE.
WE, WE WE'RE GONNA BE THERE EVERY SATURDAY FROM 11 TO THREE, SO WE'LL SEND SOME MORE INFORMATION TO YOU.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE HAVE IS, UH, OUR VETERANS COMMITTEE.
AND YOU WANNA GIVE US A UPDATE WITH THAT? YES.
SO, UM, I'M A VERY, UH, PROUD NEW MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF, UH, DIRECTORS OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT THE VARIOUS COMMITTEE.
AND, UH, WE ARE HERE TO BRIDGE THAT, UM, GAP WITH THE VETERANS THAT ARE OUR NEIGHBORS, THE US NAVY.
SO WE ARE GONNA BE WORKING TO, UH, TRY TO GET THEM TO COME AND VISIT THE CITY MORE TO EXPLORE AND INDULGE, YOU KNOW, I'M ONE OF THE BIG INDULGES AND SO, YOU KNOW, BY, UH, HAVING, YOU KNOW, WE VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY LOVE TO SERVE.
SO WHY NOT HELP THEM SERVE OUR COMMUNITY? RIGHT.
AND THEN THE FINAL THING I'D LIKE TO ADD IS THAT WE HAVE A JOB FAIR COMING UP ON APRIL 23RD OF SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE.
WE'LL SEND OUT AN INVITE TO ALL OF YOU.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE.
REPRESENT YOUR DISTRICTS AND OUR COMMUNITY.
NEXT WE HAVE, UH, MIKA POLANCO TO BE FOLLOWED BY JULIANA, UH, VANESSA, AND THEN DOYLE MORRISON.
UM, WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF GOOD GOVERNMENT? IT IS THE BEHAVIOR OF POLITICIANS, OF BEING RESPONSIBLE, TRANSPARENT, AND BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC RESOURCES AND AFFAIRS.
FOCUSING AND FOSTERING RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT WHILE PROTECTING ALL HUMAN RIGHTS AND FOLLOWING THE RULE OF LAW, BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS.
AND IN OUR EXPERIENCE, SINCE DECEMBER 2ND, 2014, NONE OF THE ABOVE HAS OCCURRED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF RON MORRISON.
WHY HASN'T THAT OCCURRED? IN MY OPINION, I THINK BECAUSE OUR EXPERIENCE AND THE FACTS HAVE SAID TO US THAT IT'S DENIAL ON HIS PART IS A TAX NOT ONLY ON OUR BUSINESS, BUT ON OUR PERSONAL, UH, CREDIBILITY.
IT IS THE REVERSE NE NARRATIVE OF WHATEVER WE SAY.
HE TURNS IT AROUND AND MAKES IT AGAINST US.
AND IT'S ALSO, HE MAKES HIMSELF BE THE VICTIM.
WHATEVER YOU SAY TO HIM, HE IS THE VICTIM.
HE TURNS IT AROUND AND POINTS IT THE OTHER WAY.
AND INSTEAD OF US BEING THE OFFENDED ONES, HE'S OFFENDED.
HOW DARE THEY, HOW DARE THEY COME UP HERE AND TALK AND EXPOSE US? HOW DARE THEY SAY THE TRUTH? WHO THE HELL DO THEY THINK THEY ARE? NO, WE'RE HERE AS CITIZENS EXPOSING THE TRUTH AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPOSE THE TRUTH.
AND I DON'T CARE HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE US, SOMEBODY WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL THE CORRUPTION AND ALL THE COLLUDING THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING HERE IN NATIONAL CITY.
UH, WE HAVE JULIANA TO BE FOLLOWED BY DOYLE MORRISON.
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HAT, HAT.MY NAME IS JULIANA AND I WANTED TO SHARE SOMETHING I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT AS A JUNIOR AUXILIARY MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION POST, UY FIVE.
UM, IS HAVING IT FIRST COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE ON APRIL 28TH OF THIS MONTH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RED CROSS.
AND I THINK THAT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL AT POST 2 55.
THEY'RE PROUD TO SERVE VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY AND BEING THAT WELCOMING, RESOURCEFUL PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER.
I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES WE DON'T ALWAYS REALIZE HOW EASY IT CAN BE TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE.
DONATING BLOOD IS ONE SMALL THING THAT CAN HELP SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.
SO HONESTLY, MY MINDSET IS JUST IF WE CAN HELP SOMEONE, WHY WOULDN'T WE? WHAT I ALSO LOVE ABOUT THIS IS THAT IT REALLY INCLUDES EVERYONE, EVEN YOUNGER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN DO IT.
UM, BECAUSE PEOPLE AS YOUNG AS 16 WITH ADULT CONSENT CAN.
AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY POWERFUL BECAUSE IT GIVES TEENS A CHANCE TO STEP UP, GIVE BACK, AND BE INVOLVED IN SOMETHING THAT TRULY MATTERS.
I JUST HOPE THAT THIS IS THE START OF SOMETHING BIGGER WITH AMERICAN LEGION POSTED BY FIVE AND NATIONAL CITY, WHERE OUR COMMUNITY KEEPS COMING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN SIMPLE BUT MEANINGFUL WAYS.
SO I INVITE EVERYONE TO COME AND DONATE.
IF YOU CAN BRING A FRIEND, A FAMILY MEMBER, A COWORKER, AND IF YOU CAN'T EVEN JUST TELLING A FRIEND WILL HOPE.
SO YOU HEARD APRIL 28TH NOW? YES.
WHAT IS EXACT EVENT FOR THAT DAY AND WHERE'S IT AT? IT'S AT, UM, AMERICAN LEGION POST 2, 5 5.
IT'S JUST A BLOOD DRIVE IN PARKING AND A BLOOD BLOOD DRIVE.
AT THE AMERICAN LEGION POST? YES.
AND ON APRIL 28TH, RIGHT? OH, AT AM 10:00 AM TO 14 AT 10:00 AM YES.
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE GOT THE BASICS OUT THERE.
YEAH, AND I THINK MY MOM HAS SOME FLYERS TOO.
UM, I'VE READ THROUGH THE POLICIES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IT STATES THAT THERE'S 30 MINUTES ALLOWED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND MAYBE I MISSED HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE TONIGHT, BUT WE WERE LIMITED.
WE ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES.
WE, I THINK THERE ARE LESS THAN 10 IF I'M WRONG ABOUT THAT.
WE SHOULD STILL BE ALLOWED 30 MINUTES ACCORDING TO YOUR POLICY.
I'M JUST BRINGING THAT UP AS A POINT OF ORDER.
UH, WE DO, HOW MANY DO WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE ON ZOOM? WE DO.
MY NAME IS BECKY RAPP AND I COME HERE TONIGHT TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE PRIORITIZE PUBLIC HEALTH.
IN RELATION TO MARIJUANA CONSUMPTION.
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER BEFORE THAT ACCURATE SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION BE PRESENTED TO THIS COUNCIL AND TO THE PUBLIC.
YOU SERVE A RECENT REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES.
OUR NATION'S LEADING SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BODY IS RECOMMENDING FEDERAL ACTION TO ADDRESS THE SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH MARIJUANA CONSUMPTION.
THIS IS A CLEAR WARNING FROM THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY THAT PUBLIC POLICY IS NOT IN LINE WITH SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS.
UM, THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS SEVERAL CRITICAL CONCERNS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED.
THC POTENCY, THE RISE OF HIGHLY CONCENTRATED PRODUCTS LIKE VAPES AND DABS, AND THE OVERABUNDANCE OF UNREGULATED HEMP, UM, DERIVED INTOXICANTS LIKE DELTA EIGHT THC.
THESE PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE ALL OVER OUR CITY, OFTEN POORLY LABELED AND MISREPRESENTED TO PARENTS AND YOUTH.
THIS LEAVES OUR COMMUNITY VULNERABLE AS AWARENESS OF THESE RISKS REMAINS EXTREMELY LOW.
HERE IN OUR CITY, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS ARE SEEING REAL IMPACTS, YOUTH EXPERIENCING PSYCHOSIS, SEVERE ANXIETY AND CANNABINOID HYPEREMESIS SYNDROME.
I URGE THIS COUNCIL TO INVITE PHYSICIANS FROM RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND DOCTORS FROM OUR LOCAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TO COME AND SPEAK DIRECTLY TO YOU.
LET THEM SHARE WHAT THEY'RE SEEING FIRSTHAND AND LET THIS COUNCIL HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW THESE PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTING OUR YOUTH AND OUR LOCAL FAMILIES.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY'S REPORT IS CLEAR, WE NEED BETTER PUBLIC EDUCATION, BETTER DATA AND POLICIES THAT ARE GROUNDED IN PUBLIC HEALTH, NOT JUST IN ACCESS AND REVENUE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MORRISON AND CITY COUNCIL.
I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY SHARE FINDINGS FROM A RECENT ARTICLE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTING WHAT NEW SCIENCE IS TELLING US ABOUT TEEN
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CANNABIS USE.ONE OF THE MOST CONCERNING CONCLUSIONS IS THAT EVEN LOW LEVEL MARIJUANA USE DURING ADOLESCENCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH MEASURABLE HARM.
RESEARCHERS LOOKING AT MORE THAN 460,000 TEENS 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.
DOCTORS NOW SAY THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY A LEVEL OF TEEN CANNABIS USE THAT APPEARS FREE OF NEGATIVE EFFECTS.
TODAY'S MARIJUANA PRODUCTS ARE ALSO FAR STRONGER THAN WHAT PREVIOUS GENERATIONS WERE EXPOSED TO.
CANNABIS FLOUR DECADES AGO CONTAINED ABOUT THREE TO 5% THC.
NOW MANY PRODUCTS SOLD IN PERMITTED MARIJUANA SHOPS, ESPECIALLY VAPES AND CONCENTRATES, CAN REACH 90% THC.
THESE PRODUCTS ARE EASY TO HIDE, EASY TO USE, AND EASY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACCESS THROUGH OLDER FRIENDS OR SIBLINGS.
AS ADULTS, WE SHOULD TAKE SERIOUSLY WHAT THIS GENERATION OF RESEARCH IS TELLING US AND BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT POLICIES THAT INCREASE YOUTH EXPOSURE AND NORMALIZE MARIJUANA USE.
TERRY SKELLY, TERRY AND SKELLY.
HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.
CAN YOU HEAR, OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
GOOD EVENING, NATIONAL CITY, CITY COUNCIL.
IN MY WORK WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH, I'VE RECEIVED A GREAT DEAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEM LATELY.
ONE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL, EXCUSE ME ONE MINUTE, SORRY.
LATELY ONE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THAT SEEMS TO BE IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH NEWS IS ENVIRONMENTAL, SECONDHAND SMOKE AND VAPOR, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SIDEWALKS SHOPPING AREAS AND IN NEIGHBORHOODS GATHERING AREAS WHERE YOUTH CONGREGATE TO EAT AND OFTEN SEE EVENTS.
I RECENTLY RECEIVED A FACT SHEET FROM THE AMERICAN FOR NON-SMOKERS RIGHTS ENTITLED AND I QUOTE FACTS ABOUT SECONDHAND MARIJUANA SMOKE.
AMERICANS FOR NON-SMOKERS RIGHTS.
THE 40-YEAR-OLD PREMIER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROMOTES PREVENTION AND EDUCATION ABOUT SMOKING VAPING AND SECONDHAND SMOKE AND VAPE.
IT HAS BEEN THEIR ROLE FOR DECADES TO EXPOSE THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY INTERFERENCE WITH PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES.
ULTIMATELY, THEIR INTENT IS TO CREATE A SMOKE-FREE VAPE FREE GENERATION OF AMERICANS THAT REJECT TOBACCO USE AND ITS SAVVY TO TOBACCO INDUSTRY TACTICS.
ULTIMATELY, UH, ONE OF, UM, OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AMERICANS FOR NON-SMOKERS RIGHTS HAS ADDED MARIJUANA TO ALL OF ITS EDUCATIONAL PREVENTION EFFORTS.
THEIR FACT SHEET STATES THAT NOW QUOTE, SECONDHAND MARIJUANA SMOKE AND VAPE CONTAINS MANY OF THE SAME CANCER CAUSING SUBSTANCES AND TOXIC CHEMICALS AS SECONDHAND TOBACCO SMOKE.
NOW WOULD BE A GREAT TIME FOR THE CITY TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE THAT PROHIBITS PUBLIC MARIJUANA AND TOBACCO SMOKING, SMOKING AND VAPING IN PUBLIC AREAS.
SEVEN OTHER CITIES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAVE THESE ORDINANCES.
NATIONAL CITY WOULD BE A WELCOME EDITION.
THANK YOU FOR HEARING MY CONCERNS THIS EVENING.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR ZOOM COMMENTS.
[6.1 Introduction of New Hires and Promotions of City Employees]
WITH THAT THEN WE GO INTO, UH, PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITION AND WE HAVE SOME INTRODUCTION OF NEW HIRES AND I BELIEVE FIRST ONE IS, UH, PLANNING.GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR COUNCIL, AND THE PUBLIC MARTIN READER DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AND UH, THIS IS A PROMOTION FOR SOPHIA DEPUY, WHO IS NOW OUR ASSOCIATE PLANNER.
SOPHIA WAS HIRED BACK IN APRIL OF 2024 AS A PLANNING TECHNICIAN AND CAME TO NATIONAL CITY FROM THE CITY OF WOODLAND, UH, WITH, UH, ONE YEAR OF PLANNING EXPERIENCE.
AND SHE ALSO HAS A DEGREE IN COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM UC.
SINCE HER HIRING, SOPHIA HAS PROVED TO BE A VALUABLE, VALUABLE, EXCUSE ME, ASSET TO THE PLANNING DIVISION AND TO THE CITY.
SHE'S, UH, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT PLANNER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024 AND HAS CONTINUED TO EXCEL IN HER POSITION AS WELL AS BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN DIVISION DUTIES, INCLUDING MENTORING INTERNS AND NEWER EMPLOYEES.
UPON PROMOTION OF THE PREVIOUS ASSOCIATE PLANNER, SOPHIA APPLIED FOR THE VACANT POSITION AND WAS CHOSEN AS A NUMBER ONE CANDIDATE.
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I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE SOPHIA ON NOW HAVING BEEN PROMOTED TO THE POSITION OF ASSOCIATE PLANNER.AND WE ALSO HAVE COMMUNITY SERVICES.
IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR NEW COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER, TONY LEMONS.
TONY HAS OVER A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED THE PAST FIVE YEARS AS A RECREATION SUPERVISOR FOR THE CITY OF RIVERBANK, WHERE HE OVERSAW FACILITY RENTALS, CITYWIDE PROGRAMS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS.
HE'S HELD PROGRESSIVE ROLES WITH CITY OF LAWNDALE, THE CITY OF MISSION VIEJO, AND LAGUNA WOODS, AND HAS A DIVERSE BACKGROUND IN NEW SPORTS AQUATICS, ATHLETIC FIELD MAINTENANCE.
TONY GRADUATED MAGNA C*M LATA FROM CAL STATE LONG BEACH WITH A BACHELOR'S IN RECREATION AND LEISURE SERVICES, STU, SORRY, LEISURE STUDIES SPECIALIZING IN COMMUNITY MUNICIPAL RECREATION.
HE HOLDS A MINOR IN SPANISH FURTHER BY A STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM IN PERU.
AND HE'S LOOKING REALLY FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY TO MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY.
ALRIGHT, NOW WE GO TO FIRE DEPARTMENT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL CITY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
BRIAN KREPPS, ACTING DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
UH, IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE OUR FOUR NEW FIRE RECRUITS TO YOU TONIGHT.
UH, THEY'RE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING GREAT JOY IN THEIR FOURTH WEEK OF OUR INTERNAL FIRE ACADEMY.
YOU CAN TELL BY THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES HOW HAPPY THEY ARE TO EXPERIENCE THAT.
AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME HAIRCUTS TOO.
UH, SO OUR FIRST CANDIDATE OR FIRST RECRUIT IS PETER EBERT.
PETER WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ROCKAWAY BEACH, NEW YORK.
HE WORKED AS A BEACH LIFEGUARD IN NEW YORK FOR SEVEN SUMMERS.
HE BRIEFLY ATTENDED BROOKLYN COLLEGE BEFORE MOVING OUT TO SAN DIEGO.
I THINK HE PREFERS THE WEATHER OUT HERE.
HE WORKED FOR A MR SAN DIEGO FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS, STARTING AS AN EMT AND PROMOTING TO PARAMEDIC IN DECEMBER, 2025.
AFTER SUCCESS, SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE PARAMEDIC PROGRAM OUT SOUTH AT SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE.
PETER COMES FROM A FAMILY OF MULTIPLE GENERATIONS OF FIREFIGHTERS AND HAS BEEN HIS LIFELONG DREAM TO CARRY ON THAT LEGACY.
HE'S EXTREMELY EXCITED TO BE PURSUING THAT DREAM HERE WITH THE NATIONAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
OUR NEXT RECRUIT IS NIKOLAI LABON.
NIKOLAI GREW UP IN RANCHO PEN MOSQUITOES AND ATTENDED CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC AUNT MARK CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL.
HE STAYED FOCUSED ON HIS EDUCATION, EVENTUALLY GRADUATING FROM CSU SAN MARCUS WITH THE BA IN COMMUNICATIONS.
AFTER, UH, ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, NIKOLAI WENT INTO EMS WORKING AS AN EMT, THEN PARAMEDIC FOR FALK AMBULANCE SAN DIEGO.
UH, NIKOLAI IS EXTREMELY EXCITED AND ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HIS NEXT CHAPTER HERE AT THE NATIONAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UH, NEXT RECRUIT IS KYLE OLSON.
KYLE WAS BORN IN SAN DIEGO AND MOVED TO BEN OREGON.
HE BRIEFLY ATTENDED CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE BEFORE WORKING WITH GOPRO, WHERE HE SPENT THREE YEARS FILMING SKIERS AND SNOWBOARDERS AROUND THE WORLD.
DURING THE PANDEMIC, KYLE DECIDED TO PURSUE HIS CHILDHOOD DREAM OF BECOMING A FIREFIGHTER.
HE BEGAN WORKING TOWARD THAT GOAL AS AN ENCINITAS OCEAN LIFEGUARD AND ALSO AS AN EMT WITH A MR GAINING FOUR YEARS OF PUBLIC SAFETY EXPERIENCE.
HE'S GRATEFUL AND VERY EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN HIS JOURNEY WITH THE NATIONAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
UM, OUR LAST RECRUIT IS EVAN MATT SULLIVAN.
HIS FAMILY CALLS HIM MADDIE, SO WE WILL TOO.
UH, MADDIE SULLIVAN WAS BORN AND RAISED IN OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA.
MADDIE ATTENDED EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY IN MARSHALL, TEXAS.
UH, MADDIE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN WORKING IN THE A MS SYSTEM FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AS AN EMT FOR AIR CARE AMBULANCE COMPANY AND SAN MARCUS FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UH, ALSO EXTREMELY EXCITED AND HUMBLED TO START THE NEXT CHAPTER OF HIS CAREER WITH THE NATIONAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT ALONGSIDE HIS FELLOW RECRUITS.
AND WHEN DO WE EXPECT THEM TO BE? THEY HAVE ABOUT EIGHT MORE WEEKS.
[7. REGIONAL BOARDS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS (Limited to Five (5) Minutes each)]
OKAY, NEXT WE GO INTO OUR, UH, REGIONAL REPORTS.AND SHOULD WE GO THERE? UH, ANY OF ALL OF OUR REGIONAL AND COMMITTEE REPORTS.
I'LL START DOWN HERE ON MY LEFT.
UH, SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER BOARD APPROVED ADOPTION OF A RATE STABILIZATION RESERVE POLICY.
THE RATE STABILIZATION RESERVE SUPPORTS THE STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS TO MITIGATE POWER COST FLUCTUATIONS AND ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS AND EVOLVING RATE STRATEGY TO ENSURE COMPETITIVENESS, AFFORDABILITY, AND FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY.
THE RATE STABILIZATION RESERVES PRIMARY USE CASE AS MITIGATING VOLATILITY FROM MARKET PRICE BENCHMARKS, WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE LARGEST AND MOST LIKELY RISK TO RATE STABILITY.
VOLATILITY IS THE PRIMARY USE CASE OF AN OF THE RESERVE, UM, STABILIZATION POLICY FOR COMMUNITY POWER.
THERE ARE OTHER RISKS THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT EXPENSES AND
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OR REVENUES IN A SINGLE YEAR AND REQUIRE USE OF THE RSR TO STABILIZE RATES.SWEETWATER AUTHORITY, SWEETWATER AUTHORITY PREPARED A COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 27 TO SUPPORT THE URBAN RUNOFF DIVERSION SYSTEM, WHICH IS CALLED URGES.
THIS IMPROVEMENTS ADDRESSED THE MOST URGENT STRUCTURAL ROAD ROADWAY AND COVERT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE RECENT EARTHS MASTER PLAN UPDATE AND ARE ESSENTIAL TO PROTECTING WATER QUALITY IN SWEET WATER BECAUSE THE URGES DIRECTLY BENEFITS COMMUNITIES WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION BY PREVENTING UNTREATED URBAN RUNOFF FROM ENTERING A KEY DRINKING WATER SOURCE.
A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE CITY WAS SUBMITTED.
THANK YOU CHIEF FOR DOING THAT.
THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY PROTECTION, IMPROVE SYSTEM RESILIENCE TO INCREASINGLY INTENSE STORM EVENTS AND SUPPORT LONG-TERM DRINKING WATER RELIABILITY.
FOR MORE THAN 200 RESIDENTS ACROSS THE SOUTH BAY, FEDERAL SUPPORT WILL ACCELERATE CONSTRUCTION OF PRIORITY IMPROVEMENTS AND REDUCE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON LOCAL RATE PAYERS.
SWEETWATER AUTHORITIES URBAN RUN OF DIVERSION SYSTEM IS A CRITICAL WATER QUALITY PROTECTION SYSTEM THAT PREVENTS URBAN AND AGRICULTURE RUNOFF POLLUTANTS AND POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS SPILLS FROM ENTERING SWEETWATER RESERVOIR.
ONE OF THE PRIMARY DRINKING WATER SOURCES FOR THE SOUTH BAY REGION.
THE SYSTEM CONSISTS OF CHANNELS BASED IN PUMPS, PIPELINES, AND DIVERSION STRUCTURES THAT OPERATE IN DIVERSION MODE DURING DRY WEATHER AND CAPTURE FIRST FLASH STORM WATER BEFORE SHIFTING TO BYPASS MODE DURING LARGER STORM EVENTS.
METRO WATER, JPA, THE JPA IS ACTIVELY SEEKING TO HIRE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE AGENCY.
THIS THURSDAY AT 2:00 PM IS OUR, UH, SAN DIEGO COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT MEETING.
UH, ON THE MA UH, MAJOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE A BOARD LEADERSHIP POSITION SELECTION OF VICE CHAIR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
UH, BUT THE OTHER SIGNIFICANT ITEM IS A WAREHOUSE INDIRECT SOURCE RULE.
IT'S A PROPOSED REGULATION ON WAREHOUSES, UH, DOES, UH, WOULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT, UH, NATIONAL CITY, UM, AND SOME OF OUR INDUSTRIAL, UH, AREAS ON THE WEST SIDE.
OUR A PCD STAFF HAS SPENT, UH, OVER FOUR YEARS, THOUSANDS TO STUDY, UH, TWO DIFFERENT WHITE PAPERS, UM, OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, UH, INDUSTRY.
UM, JUST TO SUMMARIZE, STAFF IS ACTUALLY RECOMMENDING US NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, THIS REGULATION AT THIS TIME, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN OUR, UM, OUR, OUR STAFF NOT RECOMMEND A REGULATION.
WE ALWAYS, UM, A-A-P-C-D IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, UM, SINCE THE REFORM, UH, WE'VE REALLY BEEN PUSHING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND UPDATES ON RULES, UPDATES ON FEES, UH, BUT THEY MADE THIS DECISION AFTER DETERMINING THAT BASICALLY NOT ENOUGH BEING FOR A BUCK, THE PROJECTED, UM, EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS FROM THIS WAREHOUSE RULE, WHICH BASICALLY IS TARGETING TRUCKS THAT GO IN AND OUT OF WAREHOUSES.
SO THE INTENT, IT'S A GREAT INTENT.
IT'S TO REDUCE POLLUTION, UH, FROM TRUCKS.
UH, THE ISSUE IS THAT IT'S, UM, ALMOST, UH, AND I'M CAREFUL ABOUT SAYING THIS BECAUSE INDUSTRY AND BUSINESSES DO, UM, YOU KNOW, DO HAVE A OBLIGATION IN MY OPINION, TO, UM, MITIGATE FOR THEIR, UM, THEIR POLLUTION.
BUT IT IS A SIGNIFICANT COST TO INDUSTRY.
AND WE'VE BEEN WARNED BY SEVERAL GROUPS THAT, UM, UH, REQUIRING THESE RULES WOULD PUT SOME BUSINESSES OUT.
UM, AND THEN THE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS IN OUR PROJECTED CALCULATIONS AREN'T WHAT WE EXPECTED.
AND THERE'S ALSO A SIGNIFICANT, SOME, UH, LEGAL, A POTENTIAL LEGAL RISK FOR, FOR CHALLENGES ON THIS ROLE.
SO JUST WANNA PUT THAT OUT THERE AND ENCOURAGE, UH, THOSE INTERESTED TO, UH, A ATTEND THE MEETING.
'CAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
AND THEN FOR ME IN NATIONAL CITY, JUST TO, UM, JUST TO, UH, ADDRESS MY CONCERNS THAT I'M GONNA BE ADDRESSING ON THE BOARD IS THAT, UH, WE ALREADY ARE KIND OF SPREAD THIN WITH A PCD.
WE'RE ADDRESSING THE, AND SPENT A LOT OF ENERGY ADDRESSING THE TIJUANA SEWAGE, UH, UM, THE RIVER SEWAGE CRISIS.
AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT US TAKING ANOTHER EFFORT ON, BECAUSE ONE THING I DID GET, UH, WORRIED ABOUT IS OUR PROGRAMS IN NATIONAL CITY, UM, OUR PARA PROGRAM FOR AIR FILTERS.
AND, UH, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING TWO AIR MONITORS ONLINE FOR NATIONAL CITY.
SO I JUST DON'T WANNA PURSUE MORE.
THAT'S GONNA DELAY US FURTHER.
SO JUST WANT TO PUT OUT THERE IF FOLKS ARE INTERESTED, UM, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, WEST SIDE POLLUTION AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I DO, I DO THINK PEOPLE SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THIS, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CASES WHERE I, I PERSONALLY THINK THERE MIGHT BE BETTER WAYS TO ADDRESS THE, THE POLLUTION.
AND I DON'T WANT US TO CONTINUE GET DELAYED IN NATIONAL CITY, BECAUSE THAT'S
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ACTUALLY LITERALLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE TIJUANA SEWAGE RIVER CRISIS.NOT TRYING TO PIT COMMUNITIES AGAINST EACH OTHER, YOU KNOW, BUT, BUT I JUST WANNA PUT THAT OUT THERE.
SO THAT'S, THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATES.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAD THEIR, UM, ANNUAL RETREAT, AND WE ALL MET OVER, UM, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ON MARCH 19TH AND, UH, 20TH.
WE, UM, THE RETREAT IS THE, IT'S STILL A PUBLIC MEETING.
WE DO HAVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AS WELL, BUT IT DOES ALLOW US TO HAVE, UH, MORE OF, IT'S NOT SO STRUCTURED WHERE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS ARE.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S LIMITS TO THE DISCUSSIONS THIS TIME.
UH, DURING THE RETREATS, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE IT BE MORE OF A WORKSHOP STYLE.
EVERY SINGLE TIME WE TALK ABOUT THE TRANSNET PROGRAM, I LEARN SOMETHING.
SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE TOP THINGS WE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING HOW REVENUES FLOW WITHIN THE TRANSNET PROGRAM, MAJOR FUNDING CATEGORIES, SIGNIFICANT OUTCOMES, UH, FROM THE PROGRAM THUS FAR.
AND THEN ALSO UNDERSTANDING THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING IN IN THE FUTURE REGARDING TRANSNET.
SO THOSE ARE VERY GOOD DISCUSSIONS THAT THEN HELP EDIFY, YOU KNOW, MY ATTEMPTS AT, UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE, THE WORK, THE GROUP, THE WORK THAT WE DO AT SANDAG, IT HELPS TO, UH, GET MY MIND, UM, IN THE CORRECT LEVEL, RIGHT, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THOSE GOOD DECISIONS.
UM, AND THEN LAST FRIDAY WE MET AGAIN, THIS WAS THE STANDARD, UM, MONTHLY MEETING FOR SANDAG.
UH, ONE OF THE TOPICS OF DISCUSSION WAS, UH, WE TOOK OUR FIRST PEAK AT THE DRAFT, UH, BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 27.
THERE WILL BE MANY MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET, BUT, UM, BUDGET SEASON HAS STARTED.
UH, AND THEN WE ARE GONNA MEET AGAIN THIS COMING FRIDAY, UH, BEGINNING AT NINE AT THE DOWNTOWN LOCATION.
UM, AFTERWARDS, I'LL BE STICKING AROUND FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING AS WELL.
UM, HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK WITH THE REGIONAL SALT WASTE ASSOCIATION.
UM, THERE'S THIS WHOLE THING WITH THE STATE WITH RECYCLING OF, OF YOUR ORGANICS AND IN PARTICULAR, FOOD WASTE AND RECYCLING OF FOOD, UH, IS BECOMING A HUGE THING AND IT'S BECOMING VERY EXPENSIVE.
UH, THE, UH, UH, CAL RECYCLE HAS, HAS HAD, UH, FUNDS THAT HAVE, HAVE WENT TO THE CITIES TO HELP THEM START PREPARING.
AND THEN, UH, RISA HAS PUT IN MONEY TO DO SOME OF THE GENERAL WORK FOR THE CITIES TO, UH, TO REDUCE THE COST.
WELL, THE, UH, CAL REEF CYCLE, UH, THEY'RE GRANTING, UH, ALL THEIR GRANTS AND EVERYTHING END IN OCTOBER.
AND SO, UH, UH, BUT RISA IS GONNA CONTINUE TO, UH, SUPPLEMENT HELP SUPPLEMENT FOR THE CITIES.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE, UM, SOME BUDGET MEETINGS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS THAT I'LL BE CHAIRING.
AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK AND SEE HOW MUCH MORE THAT WE CAN, UH, SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR THE, FOR THE CITIES ON THAT.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, FORTUNATELY RIS WAS ONE THAT ACTUALLY AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY ACTUALLY MAKES MONEY.
SO WE TRY TO GIVE IT BACK TO THE CITIES TO TRY TO HELP OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN EVERY WAY THAT WE CAN.
AND, UH, THEN ON A, ON A NEGATIVE NOTE, UH, THEY ELECTED ME FOR ANOTHER TERM AS CHAIR RISK WILL AGAIN.
BUT ANYWAY,
THAT WAS, THAT'S IT ON THAT, UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, MR. JAVIER WANTS, WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
I LIVE HERE AT THE END OF EIGHTH STREET, AT THE BACK OF THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR TWO MEANINGFUL MONTHS IN MAKING A LIVING.
THEY ARE A ONE IF WE TALK ABOUT INTELLIGENCE,
YOU MENTIONED ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT HEALTH, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT AIR QUALITY.
YOU MENTIONED ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
YOU MENTIONED ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE BY TASK OF THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT.
TELL US YOU ARE DOING BUSINESS WEALTH GETTING INSTEAD OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
MOM, ANI, WE HEARD YOU SPOKE, PARTICIPATE IN
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THIS WATER AUTHORITY COUNTY.I HAVE TO SPEAK AGAIN AND AGAIN AND ATTEND SO MANY MEETINGS IF ONLY TO FIND OUT HOW WE FIND OUT THIS ACCOUNTABILITY ASPECT.
WE NEED CLEAN FOOD BECAUSE SIR, OUR LAW ENFORCERS, WE HAVE A NEW, I MEAN NEGLECTED ENEMY, IGNORED ENEMY.
WE CALL THE AIR, WE BREATH, WATER, WE DRINK, AND THE FOOD WE EAT, THEY ARE NO LONGER SICK ANSWER FROM A TO J.
OUR RELATIVES, OUR FRIENDS, MY AUNTIE, MY UNCLE DIED OF CANCER.
AND PERHAPS THIS WOULD THANK YOU, SIR.
YOU NEED THIS, SIR, AND FOR YOU SHALL THERE.
[8. CONSENT CALENDAR]
WE GO INTO CONSENT CALENDAR.LET ME ASK IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS THAT WANT TO PULL ANYTHING.
I'VE GOT A LONG LIST OF THINGS TO BE PULLED.
LET'S SEE IF WE GOT, ANYONE'S GOT ANYTHING ADDITIONAL.
MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL, UM, THE ITEM ABOUT THE Q 8.7.
OKAY, THAT ONE'S ALREADY ON THE LIST PULLED AND IF I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ELSE, HERE'S THE ONES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PULLED.
I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THOSE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SECOND, MAY, MAY, I BELIEVE 8 9, 8 0.9 AS WELL.
AND UH, YEAH, SO WE DID, WE DID APPROVE THE DAY OF PRAYER.
OH, WELL WE GOT ABOUT TO, YEAH, THAT, THAT WAS IT ON THAT LIST.
UH, OKAY, SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION.
DID YOU COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTION THERE.
ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND SO YOU, NO OTHER DISCUSSION PLEASE VOTE.
ALRIGHT, NOW WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN THE LIST.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, MR. JAVIER, WHY DON'T YOU COME FORWARD? AND THIS
[8.3 Approval to Add One (1) Executive Assistant II (1.0 FTE) position to the Police Department’s Authorized Position Count]
IS FOR EIGHT THREE.THIS APPROVAL OF TO ADD ONE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TWO, UH, POSITION TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S AUTHORIZED POSITION CHART.
I ALLOW SAN DIEGO, I LOVE YOU ALL
YES, WE HAVE TO CREATE, YOU KNOW, A STRENGTH IN OUR POLICING WITHOUT PEACE AND ORDER AS AN COUNTER INSURGENT, UH, SHALL WE SAY, WORKER IN MY COUNTRY ORIGIN, THERE IS NO PROGRESS WHEN THE POLITICAL DEMOGRAPHIC ARE IN, IN TROUBLE, MISJUDGMENT AMONGST US, LEGISLATIONS OR LEGISLATORS WILL BE BORN AS A HEAVY CROSS FOR OUR PROTECTORS, THE POLICE, THE FIRES.
AND SO WE EXPECT THAT THIS POSITION WOULD BE A REINFORCEMENT ON THIS MODERN ORGANIZATION AS WE HAVE, AS A COMPLIMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW ENEMY, AS I HAVE MENTIONED A WHILE AGO.
NUMBER TWO THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IS THAT CIVILIANS, THE POPULOUS ARE YOUR POLICE, SID, THAT SHOW THEM THE PUBLIC TRUST SO THAT THEY WILL TELL US WHO THE CRIMINALS ARE, THE CRIMINALS ARE IN OUR POPULATION, IN OUR RESIDENCE.
IN THE CHURCHES, YOU GO TO ALL THE CHURCHES.
WHERE IS THE MONEY MINISTER? COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION.
WHERE'S THE MONEY, SIR? MA'AM, HERE WE NEED THE POLICE.
ALRIGHT, UH, THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKERS WE HAVE ON THAT ITEM.
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WE HAVE A MOTION OR COMMENTS OR ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY.SECOND, YOU JUST TRY IN THERE.
UH, UH, AND I, I'M SURE THAT I AM A BROKEN RECORD AT THIS POINT, BUT IF WE CAN HAVE, UM, UH, POSITIONS THAT, UH, COME TO COUNCIL ALL AT ONCE, UH, ONCE A YEAR, I THINK IT WOULD HELP WITH BETTER BUDGETING FOR OUR ENTIRE CITY AND OUR INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS.
I UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES THAT IT'S DIFFICULT.
UM, UH, I THINK I'VE, I'VE MENTIONED THIS TWO OR THREE TIMES ALREADY, BUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN CONSOLIDATE SOME OF THESE EITHER ADDITIONAL POSITIONS OR SHIFT IN POSITIONS TO COME TO THE COUNCIL AT ONCE, ONCE A YEAR, THAT WAY WE CAN BETTER PLAN FOR OUR, UH, BUDGET CYCLE.
UM, SO IT IS SOMETHING I, I'VE CONTINUOUSLY MENTIONED, BUT I UNDERSTAND WE'VE MADE EXCEPTIONS BEFORE, UM, AT, AT MANY OF OUR DEPARTMENTS ALSO SHOULD BE MENTIONED.
THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT GONNA BE AN ADDITIONAL PERSON.
UH, THIS IS JUST A NEW POSITION AND THEN A PREVIOUS POSITION WILL BE LEFT UNFILLED.
SO THERE WILL NOT BE, UH, THERE WILL NOT BE AN ADDITIONAL PERSON BEING ADDED, I UNDERSTAND.
BUT THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITY.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING, IN ORDER FOR US TO BETTER BUDGET, RIGHT? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS COLLECTIVELY, RIGHT? NOT PIECEMEAL EACH INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE THAT MAKES IT HARD FOR US TO BUDGET RIGHT? EACH, EACH SIDE.
AND I MENTIONED THAT BEFORE, AND I'LL CONTINUE TO MENTION IT SINCE THEY'RE LEAVING, LEAVING THIS OTHER POSITION WILL STILL BE IN THE CHART, BUT IT WILL NOT BE FILLED THE, THE, THE NUMBERS THAT ARE ON THERE AS FAR AS THE COSTS ARE, IF THAT WAS, IF BOTH OF 'EM WERE BEING FILLED.
SO THAT'S THE REASON THE NUMBER LOOKS SO INFLATED.
THAT'S, AND, UH, WHEN ACTUALLY THAT'S, THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
UH, SO I, UH, YEAH, I, I SUPPORT THE, UH, THIS ITEM AND I, AND I MENTIONED THIS TO, UM, OUR, OUR CITY MANAGER, UH, THAT SIMILAR TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ, THAT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LIKE ONCE A YEAR, BUT JUST MORE, UH, CONSOLIDATED BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REQUESTS.
UH, THERE'S OTHER NEEDS IN OTHER, UH, DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE AT, UH, DIFFERENT PHASES.
HOWEVER, I KNOW THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT HAD BEEN REQUESTED AND, UH, DELAYED FOR, UH, MAYBE IT'S BEEN A YEAR OR SO FOR, FOR THAT SENSITIVITY BECAUSE I'M MORE INCLINED TO WAIT TO HAVE THIS, UM, GET APPROVED AS PART OF, UM, OUR, OUR, OUR BUDGET, OUR OUR FY 27 BUDGET.
SO, UH, LIKE TO GET ALL THESE, UM, CONSOLIDATED, BUT JUST REALLY, UH, WANT TO APPRECIATE OUR HR DIRECTOR FOR CLEANING UP A LOT OF THESE THINGS THAT GOT DELAYED FROM PREVIOUSLY.
SO, SO THANK YOU, UH, FOR THAT.
SO I, I, I DO SUPPORT THIS, BUT I, UM, BUT, BUT IT IS, AS I UNDERSTAND, IT'S STILL, UM, AN INCREASE OF, UM, 36,000.
AND SO, UH, AGAIN, I, I SUPPORT IT, BUT, UH, I DO, I DO WANT US TO, UM, UH, AS PART OF THIS NEXT BUDGET, THERE'S, THERE'S OTHER POSITIONS THAT ARE, ARE REALLY IN NEED TOO.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE, WE'RE DOING THAT.
SO JUST WANNA PUT THAT ON THE RECORD FOR THE CHAIR.
YES, I TOO HAD A VERY, UM, UM, LONG, UM, DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS WITH CITY MANAGER AND, UH, THE REST OF THE LEADERSHIP IN MY BRIEFING.
AND SO I, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE UNDERSTANDING OF WHY WE'RE DOING IT.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE PD WITH REGARDS TO, UM, THE, UH, THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THAT WE ARE HANDLING.
UM, YOU KNOW, I MEAN AS, UH, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AND I BELIEVE THAT, UM, CITY MANAGER WAS ABLE TO EXPLAIN IT TO ME PROPERLY, AND THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT, I I RECONSIDERED THE POSITION.
AND UH, LEMME JUST SAY THE, THE $30,000 FIGURE THAT IT SAYS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR, THAT'S IF BOTH POSITIONS ARE FILLED AND THEY WON'T BE, IT'S ONLY GONNA BE ONE POSITION.
AND SO THAT'S, UH, SO ONCE AGAIN, IT, IT, IT KIND OF READS WRONG BECAUSE THAT'S, IF BOTH THESE POSITIONS, IF THE POSITION THAT IS CURRENTLY THERE AND THIS DUE POSITION ARE BOTH BEING FILLED, THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD CAUSE.
BUT ONCE THIS ONE'S FILLED, THE OTHER ONE GOES AWAY.
AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT, CHIEF? NO, YOU'RE NOT.
SO, SO, UM, WHEN THE NUMBER COMES PROPERLY, IT WILL COME FROM A FINANCE DIRECTOR AND YOU WILL LOOK AT THE, THE REALLY, THE FISCAL IMPACT WOULD BE ABOUT $7,000.
SO, UM, LET'S WAIT FOR THAT REPORT.
I BELIEVE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, I MEAN WE LISTEN TO THE NEED OF THAT POSITION, UM, WHICH IS RIGHT NOW IS VERY IMPORTANT.
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SURE WE WEREN'T PUTTING OUT FALSE, FALSE NOTICE.WITH THAT, WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[8.4 Approval of an Agreement with Price, Postel & Parma LLP to represent the City of National City in Connection with Litigation Pertaining to Flood Related Matters Resulting from the January 2024 Rains.]
ON.THIS IS APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH PRICE POSTAL AND PARMA LLP TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY IN CONNECTION WITH LITIGATION PERTAINING TO FLOOD RELATED MATTERS RESULTING FROM THE JANUARY, 2024 RAINS.
UM, I DO HAVE TWO SPEAKERS ON THAT.
UH, MR. THOMAS REICH, WE FOLLOWED BY MR. JAVIER.
UH, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS AN OPEN END CONTRACT AND THE HEAD OF THE, THE, THE HEAD LAWYER GETS 200, GETS $400 AN HOUR AND THE ASSOCIATE GETS $250 AN HOUR AND THERE'S NO LIMIT.
AND THIS IS FOR, THIS IS, THIS IS FOR THE WATER DAMAGE OR THE FLOOD DAMAGE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. JAVIER.
I LOVE MY NATIONAL CITY
WHEN WE SPEAK OF THIS, UH, ITEM, I COULD ONLY SHARE OUR EXPERIENCE, CITY OF SAN DIEGO.
AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE REALLY THAT, UH, WE ARE WASTING, UH, RAINWATER.
THERE MUST BE, YOU KNOW, THE BUILDING CODE, UH, ENGINEERS, THIS IS THE TIME WHERE WE MAKE OUR REGION OKAY.
MR. JAVIER, PLEASE STICK TO THE SUBJECT OF, OF THE IDEA OF US HIRING THIS LAW FIRM.
UH, UH, I THOUGHT IT'S 8.4 SIR.
MAY WE CLARIFY, SIR, WHAT ITEM? THAT'S 8.4.
THAT'S, THAT'S US HIRING A LAW FIRM THAT WILL REPRESENT US FOR THESE LAWSUITS.
UH, BECAUSE OF THIS, UH, UH, 2 20, 24 RANGE MM-HMM
UH, THAT, UH, ED MY IDEA AND THOUGHT, SIR, UH, FORGIVE ME.
UH, I KNOW THE CITY HAS THREE LAW FIRMS ONLY TO PROTECT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CITY ON THIS, ON THAT SIDE VERSUS LY THE PUBLIC.
BUT MY POINT HERE IS IT'S HIGH TIME THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT THIS, THE ROOT CAUSE PROBABLY, AND WE SHOULD NOT WASTE WATER.
AND EVERY HOUSE SHOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF TWO BUCKETS, THREE BUCKETS BYLAW TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING EVEN FOR GARDEN OR, YOU KNOW, WASHING, ET CETERA.
UM, THAT IS ALL THE SPEAKERS I HAVE ON THAT ONE.
AND, UH, SO WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
WAS THERE AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT COMING? ARE WE GONNA ACCEPT THAT MAYOR? UH, YEAH, THERE HADN'T BEEN A MOTION YET, SO GO AHEAD.
QUICK LEAVE CAN GET QUICKER ON YOUR FEET.
WHENEVER I WAS EMOTIONAL WHEN I SAW THIS, EVERYBODY KNOWS WE WERE AFFECTED MM-HMM
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE ASTRONOMICAL EFFECTS OF BRINGING ATTORNEYS FROM SANTA BARBARA INTO HERE INTO OUR LITTLE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO SP SPEND ALL THIS MONEY.
WHEREAS I KNOW FIVE OF US IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD LOST EVERYTHING WE HAD MM-HMM
BUT HOW DOES THIS CITY JUSTIFY SPENDING THAT MUCH MONEY TO GO OUTSIDE TO SANTA BARBARA TO BRING THESE HIGH, VERY EXPENSIVE ATTORNEYS THAT YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT YOUR RESIDENCE? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.
AND I'M ASKING YOU TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT THIS IS THE EFFECT TO YOUR RESIDENCE OTHER THAN JUST ME, BUT YOUR RESIDENTS TO SPEND THAT MONEY WHERE I THINK THE MONEY COULD BE SPENT A LOT MORE PLACES OTHER
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THAN HIGH PRICE ATTORNEYS.WE PAY OUR, OUR ATTORNEYS RIGHT HERE, LET THEM WORK FOR US AND NOT THESE HIGH PRI PRICE PEOPLE.
UH, YOU, YOU KNOW THAT I I HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT LAST COMMENT.
UH, SHERRY IS MY FRIEND AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT I KNOW PERSONALLY I, I KNOW HAVE, WERE AFFECTED BY THIS TRAGEDY.
UM, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FLOODS THAT HAPPENED IN 2024.
UH, I UNDERSTOOD DURING MY BRIEFINGS THAT THE LAWYERS THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS CASE HAVE NOW MOVED ON TO A DIFFERENT FIRM.
AND THAT IS THE REASON THAT WE NOW HAVE TO CONTRACT WITH THE DIFFERENT FIRM.
'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA STICK WITH THE SAME FOLKS.
UM, THE CON TO MAINTAIN THE CONTINUITY, THIS IS DIFFICULT, BUT IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE CITY TO, UM, DO WHAT IT HAS TO DO, YOU KNOW, PER THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, BUT, UH, I DO SUPPORT THE REQUEST FROM OUR, UH, ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND, AND I AM MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT COMMENT.
I REMEMBER THAT DAY I WAS ON THE STREETS SCREAMING.
SHERRY, ARE YOU OKAY? SHERRY, ARE YOU OKAY? AND SO I UNDERSTAND YOUR SENTIMENT, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A FIDUCIARY, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, TO PROTECT THE CITY AND, AND WE UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION, BUT IT'S NOT JUST YOU.
THERE WERE OTHERS THAT WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE CITY FROM.
LET ME JUST SAY, WE NOT ONLY HAVE CLAIMS FROM WITHIN THE CITY, WE'VE GOT CLAIMS FROM OVER SAN DIEGO TOO.
OKAY? WITH THAT, WE DO HAVE A MOTION.
SEE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION APPROVED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH ABSENT.
[8.5 Awarding a Contract to Commercial & Industrial Roofing Co., Inc. for the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center Roof Replacement Project, CIP No. 26-03.]
NEXT WE GO ON TO, UH, EIGHT FIVE.THIS IS AWARDING A CONTRACT TO COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ROOFING COMPANY, INCORPORATED FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMUNITY CENTER ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
MR. REICH, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS, THAT THIS ROOFING, WE ALREADY, WE ALREADY APPROVED SOMETHING FOR THE MATERIALS, SO IT'S AROUND PROBABLY $500,000.
YOU WOULD, HE COULD PROBABLY SAY FOR THIS IS JUST FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING ROOF.
YOU KNOW, AND IT'S AWFUL EXPENSIVE.
I MEAN, WHY DON'T THEY JUST PUT THE FULL AMOUNT AND DO THAT INSTEAD OF IT'S AWFUL EXPENSIVE.
IT'S, WELL, I THINK, 'CAUSE THE MONEY'S GOING TWO DIFFERENT AREAS.
I THINK MATERIALS IS GOING ONE AREA, CONTRACTOR GOING ANOTHER AREA.
SO IT HAS TO BE DONE SEPARATELY.
IF YOU, NO MORE DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION APPROVE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH ABSENT.
[8.6 City Council 2026 Legislative Recess]
OKAY, NEXT WE GET TO 8.6.THIS IS THE CITY COUNCIL 2026 LEGISLATIVE RECESS, WHICH IS, UH, WE KNOW ALWAYS HAVE IN THE MONTH OF JULY.
AND FOR THIS ONE, MR. JAVIER? YES, SIR.
UH, MS. DAMES, I STILL RECALL MY URBAN PLANNING TWO NIGHTS WRESTLING, I MEAN TWO YEARS NIGHT CLASSES.
AND, UH,
HE HAS SO MANY ANSWERS, SO MANY, UH, POSITIVE, UH, LEARNING ON THIS.
BUT I WILL TRY TO, UH, INTERPRET IT.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS AN A PCD CODE RULE 10.
OKAY, MR. JAVIER, THIS IS ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE RECESS.
THIS IS ABOUT US NOT HAVING MEETINGS DURING THE MONTH OF JULY.
BUT I, I SEE THE PARAGRAPH BELOW.
THAT'S, THAT'S ANOTHER, THAT'S ITEM 8.7.
COULD YOU JUST, UH, CAN I, WE'LL BRING YOU OVER ON THE NEXT ONE THEN.
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ALRIGHT.AND, UH, SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU MAYOR.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THIS IS FOR THE, UH, LEGISLATIVE RECESS.
DOESN'T MEAN WE STOP WORKING, JUST MEANS WE DO A LEGISLATIVE RECESS ONLY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
YOUR BUTTONS DISCUSSION PLEASE VOTE.
DID YOU PUSH IT? OH, LET ME START IT AGAIN.
YOU PUSH BACK IN YOUR, YOU CAN START AGAIN.
IT CAME UP BACK ON THE THINK BUT NOT ON THE BOARD.
MOTION APPROVE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH ABSENT.
[8.7 Notice of Decision – Planning Commission Certification of a Negative Declaration and Approval of a Conditional Use Permit and Coastal Development Permit for Liquified Petroleum Gas Storage and Dispensing to be Located at 2100 Haffley Avenue.]
NOW WE COME UP TO 8.7.THIS IS A NOTICE OF DECISION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION CERTIFICATION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION, APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS STORAGE AND DISPENSING TO BE LOCATED AT 2100 HALFWAY AVENUE.
UH, STAFF REPORT, UH, THERE'S NO OFFICIAL STAFF REPORT.
THIS IS A NOTICE OF DECISION FROM THE LAST PLANNING COMMISSION.
PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT REQUEST.
AND LET ME JUST SAY WE WILL, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE SPEAKERS, BUT, UH, UH, THREE SPEAKERS.
BUT LET ME JUST, JUST, UH, STATE FOR THE RECORD, THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO WITH THIS, THIS IS A NOTICE OF DECISION.
THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO WITH IT TONIGHT IS EITHER ACCEPT IT, DENY IT, BUT IF WE WANT TO DISCUSS IT EVEN, WE HAVE TO HOLD IT OVER FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO EVERY EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS A NOTE.
THAT'S WHAT IT, WE HAVE TO, THAT'S THE ONLY CHOICES WE HAVE WITH A NOTICE OF DECISION.
POINT OF CLARIFICATION, MAYOR.
UM, I AM SEEKING TO PULL THIS ITEM, UH, AND HOLD IT OVER FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, AND IS IT, DOES THAT THEN PUSH THE PUBLIC COMMENTS? I WILL TURN TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
THE, UM, PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S GOING TO BE PULLED AND CONTINUED, CAN MOVE FORWARD.
YOU CAN HEAR THE COMMENTS NOW AND THEN MAKE THE MOTION.
THE QUESTION WOULD BE ALSO THEN, IF WE'RE HOLDING IT TO A PUBLIC HEARING, DO THEY ALSO GET TO SPEAK THAT SAME ONES GET TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING? THEY CAN SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE GET THAT ON THE RECORD.
SO IT'S, AND THEY CAN SPEAK TO THE ITEM TONIGHT AND THEY'LL SPEAK TO THE FUTURE AGENDIZED ITEM.
OR THEY CAN CHOOSE NOT TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
WAIT UNTIL THE MEETING, RIGHT? YEAH.
'CAUSE IT GETS CONFUSING SOMETIMES WHEN WE HOLD OVER A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THEY'VE ALREADY SPOKE, THEN YOU CAN'T GET TO SPEAK A SECOND, YOU KNOW, AT THE NEXT, RIGHT.
BUT IN THIS CASE YOU CAN, BECAUSE THIS ISN'T A PUBLIC HEARING YET.
WITH THAT, UH, I'LL GIVE YOU THE CHANCE IF YOU DO WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
UM, MR. JAVIER, FOLLOWED BY DOYLE MORRISON, FOLLOWED BY, UH, LILIANA ARMENTA.
WE, WE HAVE THREE LAWS, CALIFORNIA LAND USE AND PLANNING.
WE HAVE ALSO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENT AND, UH, LAND USE.
AND NOW THE, THE POPULAR WORD
I THINK ONE ARGUMENT OR SUBJECT OF DEBATE NOW IS, UH, TO BE RESPONDED BY HONORABLE COUNSEL BOOST, BECAUSE A PCD LOOKS LIKE THE GIANT EVERYTHING, AIR POLLUTION, LAND POLLUTION, WATER POLLUTION.
WE, WE, WE, WE, WE CANNOT DISCUSS THE ITEM TONIGHT.
I AM NOT, WE, WE DO THAT DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT NOT TONIGHT.
IT SAYS THERE VERY CLEAR LOCATION, CONSTRUCTION AND EVEN, UH, OPERATION OUGHT TO BE INVESTIGATED.
OR WE CALL IT EIR, RIGHT? OH, NO DISCUSSION
ALRIGHT, PLEASE, UH, COUNCILOR BUSH, YOU HAVE THE RESERV BOARD OF ANSWER.
I AM NOT SAYING THERE SHOULD NO DRIVER OF ECONOMY.
WE NEED THAT, BUT THERE MUST BE A HOLISTIC AND BALANCED WAY TO APPROACH IT, LOCATION, THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE OPERATION.
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WOULD ABLE TO PREVENT AN INTENDED CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY SEWAGE CRISIS.AND THAT SHOULD BE OUR REFERENCE, EVERYTHING WE SAY HERE NOW.
HOW MANY, HUH? HOW MANY SPEAKER DO WE HAVE? WELL, MINUTES.
IT'S FOR THE WHOLE, IT IS FOR THE WHOLE MEETING.
SO THIS PROPOSALS, UH, STATES, UH, THIS PROPOSAL FOR PROPANE.
IT'S IF STATES, IF SPILLED, RELEASED FROM A VEHICLE THAT PRESENTS NO THREAT TO SOIL, SURFACE WATER, OR GROUNDWATER.
BUT THE 2024 EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY THAT YOU BETTER BELIEVE, UH, BOILING LIQUID, EXPANDING VAPOR EXPLOSIONS.
UH, A CIRCLE OF ABOUT 345 FEET WOULD BE A FIREBALL WITH THIS SIZE TANK.
KEEP IN MIND, THE FURTHEST REACHING PROJECTILES COME OFF AT 45 DEGREES ON EACH SIDE OF THE TANK.
THIS IS THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISTANCE THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO STAY OUT OF.
IF SOMEONE IS, HAS EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN THAT AREA, THEY HAVE A THERMAL RADIATION BURN AND IT EXPOSED IT, IT BURNS IN TWO, WITHIN TWO SECONDS.
THEN YOU HAVE A 5167.5 FEET MINIMUM EVACUATION AREA.
AND THEN BEYOND THAT, THEY HAVE A PREFERRED, PREFERRED EVACUATION AREA THAT'S A MILE AND A HALF OR 2000 OR 7,200 FEET.
UH, THIS SHOULD GIVE THE GREAT CONCERN OF THE NATIONAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY SHOULD, WHEN THEY DO THEIR REPORT, THEY SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, THE NAVY, THE HARBOR POLICE, HIGHWAY PATROL, PORT OF SAN DIEGO, AND THE US COAST GUARD, ALL OF WHICH HAVE JURISDICTION WITHIN THE PREFERRED, UH, EVACUATION ZONE, INCLUDING CITY HALL, ALL OF KIMBLE PARK, THE NEW PEPPER PARK, THE NATIONAL CITY MARINE TERMINAL AREA, AND SOUTH OF 24TH STREET.
THEY WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO EVACUATE INTO THE BIKE PATH HEADING EAST OR BY THE WATER.
YOU ALL HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION TO MAKE FOR THE CITY AND ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS.
WITHIN A MILE AND A HALF, I HAVE HAND DELIVERED MY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
YOU WILL GET THEM AFTER THE MEETING.
UH, THANK YOU FOR, UH, OPENING THIS UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ANOTHER DAY.
SO I'M GONNA ADJUST HERE A LITTLE BIT.
UM, BUT I WAS GOING TO ASK, UH, FOR THIS PROJECT TO BE DENIED AS PROPOSED.
WHY? BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW WHY ARE WE ADDING MORE DANGER THAN WE ACTUALLY NEED? THE APPLICANT TOLD US THEMSELVES THAT THEIR CURRENT 4,000 GALLON TANK IS REFILLED ABOUT THREE TO FOUR TIMES A WEEK.
SO WHY JUMP TO A 30,000 GALLON TANK? THAT'S NOT A SMALL INCREASE.
THAT'S A MASSIVE ESCALATION OF RISK IN A PROPANE FIRE OR EXPLOSION.
THE EMERGENCY GUIDANCE SHOWS EVACUATION ZONES CAN REACH UP TO ONE MILE, OR MR. DOYLE HAD EXACT MEASUREMENTS, BUT ONE MILE.
THAT'S NOT JUST AN INDUSTRIAL SITE.
AS MR. DOLE POINTED OUT, THAT'S OUR FAMILIES, THAT'S OUR PARKS.
THAT'S PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO IDEA THAT THIS RISK IS BEING EXPANDED AROUND IT.
AND WE'RE BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT.
IF THIS REQUIRES THIS LEVEL OF EMERGENCY PLANNING, SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND RESPONSE COORDINATION, THEN LET'S BE HONEST, IT IS SIGNIFICANT.
BEYOND SAFETY, THERE'S ANOTHER IMPACT WE CANNOT IGNORE.
THE LARGE TANK MEETS MORE PROPANE BEING STORED, MOVE AND DISTRIBUTED, WHICH LEADS TO MORE TRUCK TRAFFIC.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT BEING AGAINST BUSINESS.
IT'S NOT, BUT IT'S ABOUT BEING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE BEING ASKED TO ACCEPT MORE HAZARD, MORE VOLUME, MORE POLLUTION, AND MORE RISK WITHOUT A CLEAR NEED TO JUSTIFY IT.
ONCE IT'S APPROVED, WE DON'T GET TO TAKE IT BACK.
IF ANYTHING, IF IT REQUIRES TO BE ADDED, PLEASE LOOK INTO SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SMALLER, SOMETHING REASONABLE, SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T PUT OUR COMMUNITY AT UNNECESSARY RISK, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE SHOULD NEVER ASK MORE RISK TO A COMMUNITY THAT'S ALREADY CARING SO MUCH.
I AM REQUESTING THAT, UH, WE PULL THIS ITEM AND, UH, SET IT FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE I WANT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DISCUSSION, UH, WITH THIS BODY.
UH, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A ROBUST DISCUSSION DURING THE PUBLIC, UH,
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DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, UM, AND I APPRECIATE MS. ARMENTA AND ALL OF OUR OTHER COMMISSIONERS FOR UNDERGOING THAT TASK.WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT SAME OPPORTUNITY THE WAY THAT IT IS STRUCTURED TONIGHT.
UH, WE ARE LIMITED IN THE DISCUSSION THAT WE CAN HAVE FOR, UM, MOVING FORWARD WITH APPROVING THIS CUP OR DENYING IT.
AND I ACTUALLY WANNA HAVE A DISCUSSION.
SO I ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO PLEASE CONSIDER, UH, MOVING THIS TO PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THAT'S IN THE FORM OF A MOTION.
I'LL SECOND DOES IT OR ISN'T IT? SOMEONE CAN AUTOMATICALLY DO IT.
OH, IF IT'S, IF, IF, UM, IF IT'S PULLED FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED A SECOND HOLD FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO, OH, WE DON'T NEED A MOTION.
WE'VE ALWAYS DONE MOTION AND VOTES.
WELL, YOU CAN DO A MOTION ON IT.
I MEAN, YOU'RE ASKING, YOU'RE ASKING, YOU'RE ASKING BE HELD OVER.
I WELL, HE'S, SHE'S ASKING FOR IT TO BE HELD OVER A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THEN HE'S SECONDING THE MOTION.
SO, UM, DIDN'T MEAN TO OVERCOMPLICATE THINGS, BUT I I WAS JUST SAYING THAT I, I THOUGHT THAT PROCEDURALLY WE, WE COULD JUST, SOME ONE PERSON COULD JUST PULL IT.
I WAS JUST GETTING CLARITY ON THAT SECOND TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WANTS IT AND, AND SET FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WHEN IS IT GONNA BE BACK? HUH? WHEN IS IT GONNA BE BACK? UH, WE'D HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHEN IT COULD BE BACK, BECAUSE THEY'LL NEED TO BE POSTED, I IMAGINE.
WE DO HAVE A THREE WEEK TURNAROUND FOR STAFF REPORTS.
SO, UH, THAT WOULD BE, I THINK IT'S TOMORROW.
SO, UH,
WE'LL TURN IT AROUND AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND FOR THE RECORD, WE HAD A WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT FROM TED GOT SHOT.
I THINK HE WAS ASKING FOR IT TO EITHER BE DENIED OR HELD OVER PUBLIC HEARING ALSO.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.
THIS IS TO HOLD IT OVER FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
MAY 5TH, MOTION TO APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY AND ALL POSSIBLE WILL BE MAY 5TH.
[8.9 Notice of Decision – Planning Commission Approval of a Zone Variance (ZV) to Deviate from Minimum Requirements for Lot Area, Street Frontage, and Setbacks at a Vacant Property Located on East 5th Street between Highland Avenue and I Avenue.]
UH, NEXT WE GO TO EIGHT NINE.THIS IS NOTICE OF DECISION ALSO FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF A ZONE VARIANCE TO DEVIATE FROM THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR LOT AREA STREET FRONTAGE AND SETBACKS ON A VACANT PROPERTY LOCATED AT EAST FIFTH STREET BETWEEN HIGHLAND AVENUE AND I AVENUE.
UM, SIMPLY THERE WAS A, A NUMBER OF CONCERNS FROM THE NEIGHBORS AS FAR AS DOING SOMETHING VERY, VERY DIFFERENT WITH THIS ONE.
UM, AND, UH, SO I WOULD LIKE TO, SO WE COULD HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ON THIS.
'CAUSE THEY DO GIVE, THEY DO GIVE US SOME ALTERNATIVES, UH, TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT SECOND.
SO I'M GONNA TRYING TO MAKE MOTION HERE WON'T COME UP NOW.
SO, I, I THINK THERE'S ROOM FOR DISCUSSION ON THIS.
'CAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT THAN ANYTHING WE'VE JUST BEEN DONE BEFORE IN OUR CITY.
SO, MIGHT BE GOOD FOR US TO HAVE DISCUSSION.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.
OH, AND YOU HAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT I JUST HANDED TO YOU? YES.
I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU SIGNED AND WE HAD TO HAVE, OH, AND WE DO HAVE, YEAH, ONE JUST, JUST CAME IN MM-HMM
UM, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS.
AND THEN JOAN REONE, I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO SPEAK TONIGHT AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU HAD PULLED THIS, BUT IN ANY EVENT, I WANTED TO ENCOURAGE THAT IT BE PULLED AND HELD OVER FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, BECAUSE AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE IS A LOT OF CONTROVERSY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M JUST GONNA BE STRAIGHTFORWARD ON WHAT HAPPENED HERE.
SOME PEOPLE FROM LA JOLLA GOT A VERY CHEAP DEAL ON A PIECE OF LAND THAT COST THEM ABOUT $40,000 FOR A VERY SMALL PIECE, AND THEY DECIDED TO SQUEEZE A COUPLE OF HOUSES IN THERE.
ONE HOUSE AND 180 U I'M ALL FOR HOUSING, AS WE ALL KNOW.
HOWEVER, THE, THE SPACE REMAINING, THE FORMAL WORD BEING SETBACKS, BUT THE SPACE REMAINING BETWEEN THEM AND THE NEIGHBORS IS ABSOLUTELY DE MINIMUS.
THE OTHER REASON I WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND ENCOURAGE THIS TO BE PULLED IS IN MY, IN MY OPINION, THE PAPERWORK AS TO WHAT PLANNING APPROVED AND WHAT'S PENDING BEFORE YOU IS KIND OF A HOT MESS.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, FOR EXAMPLE, ON YOUR STAFF REPORT, IT SAYS THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT A ONE STORY 803 SQUARE FOOT HOME.
BUT THEN LATER IN THE SAME PARAGRAPH, YOU HAVE
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THE TRUTH, WHICH IS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WITH, WITH MODIFIED CONDITIONS FOR A TWO STORY DESIGN.SO AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THEY ENDED UP, AND MS. ARMENA CAN MAYBE SPEAK TO THIS, BUT ANYWAY, AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THEY APPROVED A PROPOSED MODIFICATION THAT WOULD MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT SMALLER FOOTPRINT, BUT STACK IT TO TWO STORIES.
I DON'T KNOW, I JUST LOOKED AT THE PAPERS THAT WERE SUPPORTING THIS FOR THE COUNCIL AGENDA.
AND I DON'T, I'M NOT TRYING TO CRITICIZE MR. READER OR HIS STAFF, BUT I'M, I'M SAYING I DON'T THINK THAT IS ANYTHING LIKE CLEAR, I DON'T THINK IT'S ANYTHING LIKE CLEAR IN THE PAPERWORK WHAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED.
AND IF YOU WERE TO JUST ACCEPT IT AS A NOTICE OF DECISION, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE AT ALL CLEAR WHAT YOU WOULD BE APPROVING.
SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I THINK IT SHOULD BE PULLED IN AND REVISITED.
THIS IS TO SET IT FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
DON'T SEE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, UH, MR. MAYOR? YES.
I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'LL PASS TO GO TO A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I, I DO, AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS ON THIS COUNCIL.
UM, I'VE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE.
I THINK A 25 FOOT SETBACK IS, UM, UH, VERY DIFFICULT FOR A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR, EVEN FOR MOM AND POPS.
SO I DON'T AGREE WITH THESE CURRENT SETBACK STANDARDS.
I THINK THEY SHOULD BE MODIFIED.
I DUNNO IF FIVE FEET IS APPROPRIATE, BUT I THINK 25 FEET IS EXCESSIVE.
RIGHT? AND IT HAMPERS, UH, THE ABILITY FOR MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP.
AND SO, UH, I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GONNA PASS, BUT I, AND I WOULD ACTUALLY AGREE WITH JUST MOVING FORWARD WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
I, I'LL JUST SAY WE DON'T WANT TO GO INTO DISCUSSION ON IT, BUT THIS INVOLVES A WHOLE LOT MORE IN THE SETBACKS THAN JUST THE FRONT SETBACK.
AND IT DOES, AND, AND BACK AND SIDE SETBACKS ALL OF THEM.
AND, UH, AND IT DOES GIVE SOME ALTERNATIVES THAT THEY COULD STILL DO THE SAME THING WITHOUT DOING ALL OF THAT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE NEED TO LOOK AT.
AND ALSO SOME OF THOSE ALTERNATIVES ARE MORE EXPENSIVE, SO I JUST WANT TO ALSO LOOK AT ALL ANGLES, NOT JUST ONE.
I, I THINK THE DESCRIPTION HAS SOME DISCREPANCIES THAT WE WOULD NEED TO, UM MM-HMM
I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH OUR, UM, WITH MR. READER.
SO I THINK THERE ARE JUST OTHER ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO REVISIT IN ORDER FOR US TO REALLY HAVE A, A CLEAN, UM, YOU, I MEAN, UM, ORDINANCE HERE OR, OR AGENDA ITEM THAT WE ALL, OR RESOLUTION THAT WE ALL, UM, IS SPECIFIC.
SO IT'S NOT JUST SETBACK, BRO, IT'S ALSO SOME OTHER MEASUREMENTS.
PLEASE VOTE ONCE, ONCE IT COMES UP HERE.
MOTION APPROVED BY FOUR ONE VOTE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ VOTING NO.
[Items 8.11 & 8.12]
WE GO TO OUR WARRANT REGISTRIES.MR. THOMAS REICH, I'LL LET YOU COME UP AND SPEAK ON BOTH OF THEM.
UH, HERE'S THE, UH, HERE ARE THE ITEMS THAT I FOUND, UH, FOR THE WARRANT REGISTER.
NUMBER 33, THE FEES THAT THEY PAID.
THE CITY MANAGER LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA MEMBERSHIP, $21,000, THE NATIONAL CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT FEES, $6,400 SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC FOR THE FACILITIES.
40,000 FOR THE CSA HOUSING FAIR HOUSING TENANT LANDLORDS SUS 12,000 AND A WARRANT.
AT AND T DATA CIRCUITS 25,000.
UH, 34, THE SWEETWATER AUTHORITY, 74,000 ADMINIS ADMINISTER MINISTER REGULAR WORK CENTER REPLENISHMENT, $181,000.
THE CITY ATTORNEY SETTLEMENT COASTAL ENVIRONMENT, $13,500.
GEOTECH CONSULTANTS CLEANUPS 48,000.
ABOUT ABOUT 49,000 FOR ITEMS. AND THE LAST ONE IS, UH, FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AN EXCALIBUR G AND GLOVE $1,200, I DUNNO WHAT THAT IS.
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YOU VERY MUCH.WAS THAT, THAT, THAT WAS FOR BOTH OF YOUR ONES THERE.
ALRIGHT, SO, UH, ITEMS, UH, 8 11, 8 12.
THOSE ARE OUR WARRANT REGISTRIES.
WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE, FOLKS? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
AND SO YOU NO DISCUSSION PLEASE VOTE.
[9.1 Public Hearing and Resolution Approving the Streamlined Annual Public Housing Agency Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027.]
WE GO IN ON TO A PUBLIC HEARING.THIS IS A, UH, PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION, UH, APPROVING THE STREAMLINED ANNUAL PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR, UH, 26 27.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL OF THE PUBLIC, UH, STAFF AND THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL.
DID I GET EVERYONE? UH, THANK YOU.
MARTIN REEDER, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.
AND, UH, WE DON'T HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION.
THIS IS AN ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED BY HUD, UH, FOR THE, UH, FOR THIS PLAN.
WE DO HAVE OUR HOUSING PROGRAMS MANAGER AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
OTHERWISE, THIS IS, UH, OUR STAFF IS RECOMMENDING FILING THE REPORT SO THAT WE MAY REPORT TO HUD.
NO, IT WAS PUBLIC HEARING, SO WE GOTTA, OH, SO, SO FIRST OF ALL, WE'LL, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE DO HAVE SOME SPEAKERS ON ZOOM.
UM, SO FOR THIS ITEM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT AS YOU'VE CONSIDER THIS HOUSING AGENCY PLAN, I WANNA ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO VIEW SMOKE-FREE MULTI-UNIT HOUSING AS AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION WITHIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY.
NEW RESEARCH PUBLISHED THIS MONTH FOUND THE STRONGEST EVIDENCE YET THAT VAPING LIKELY CAUSES ORAL AND LUNG CANCER.
RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT VAPE AEROSOL CONTAINS CARCINOGENIC CHEMICALS, VAPORIZE METALS, AND COMPOUNDS THAT DAMAGE TISSUE IN THE MOUTH AND LUNGS.
BLOOD AND URINE TESTING CONFIRMED THAT THESE HARMFUL CHEMICALS ARE ABSORBED INTO THE BODY.
AND RESEARCHERS ALSO FOUND DNA MUTATIONS AND EARLY CANCER BIOMARKERS IN PEOPLE WHO VAPE.
WHEN CONSIDERING MULTI-UNIT HOUSING POLICY, REMEMBER THAT SECONDHAND VAPE AEROSOL AND SMOKE DO NOT STAY CONTAINED WITHIN ONE UNIT.
THEY MOVE THROUGH VENTS, HALLWAYS, WINDOWS, AND SHARED WALLS, EXPOSING NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND THOSE WITH ASTHMA TO SUBSTANCES THEY DID NOT CHOOSE.
AS HOUSING POLICIES ARE UPDATED, SMOKE-FREE MULTI-UNIT HOUSING DESERVES CONSIDERATION BECAUSE RESIDENTS IN APARTMENTS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING OFTEN HAVE THE LEAST AVAILABILITY TO AVOID SECONDHAND EXPOSURE.
PROTECTING INDOOR AIR AND SHARED HOUSING HELPS SUPPORT HEALTHIER LIVING CONDITIONS AND ALSO REDUCES THE NORMALIZATION OF VAPING AND SMOKING AROUND CHILDREN.
AS WE CONTINUE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE LONG-TERM HARMS OF VAPING, HOUSING POLICY CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT PREVENTATIVE ROLE BY PROTECTING FAMILIES WHERE THEY LIVE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR, UH, ZOOM COMMENTS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY, ANY OF THE OTHERS THAT SIGNED UP? NO, THEY'RE NOT.
UH, SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THIS IS TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE VOTE.
UH, NOW THERE IS A RESOLUTION, UH, FOR APPROVAL.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND COMMENT.
UH, LET'S MAKE SURE GET YOUR MOTION IN THERE FIRST.
UM, THANK YOU, MR. READER, FOR THIS REPORT.
WE NEEDED IT TO GET, YOU KNOW, BEING LOOKED AT BY THIS, THIS, WE NEEDED THIS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALRIGHT, THAT ONE GOES THROUGH.
[10.1 Brown Act and California Senate Bill 707 (SB 707) Technology Disruption Policy]
NEXT WE GET INTO STAFF REPORTS.10.1, WHICH IS BROWN ACT, CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 7 0 7, UH, SB 7 0 7.
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GOOD EVENING MAYOR.UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, STAFF AND PUBLIC, UH, THIS ITEM PRESENTS THE TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION POLICY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE LAW AND CONTINUE PUBLIC ACCESS TO DURING MEETINGS.
THE PURPOSE OF THE ITEM IS TO ENSURE WE REMAIN COMPLIANT WITH NEW STATE REQUIREMENTS, MAINTAIN PUBLIC ACCESS AND PUBLISH, EXCUSE ME, AND ESTABLISH CLEAR PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF DISRUPTIONS.
THIS POLICY IS DRIVEN BY UPDATES TO THE BROWN ACT AND THE ADOPTION OF SENATE BILL 7 0 7, WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026, WITH ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TAKING EFFECT JULY 1ST.
SB 7 0 7 STRENGTHENS PUBLIC ACCESS REQUIREMENTS.
IT ENSURES THAT PARTICIPATION CANNOT BE RESTRICTED, PROHIBITS REQUIRING IDENTIFICATION, AND REQUIRES AGENCIES TO HAVE CLEAR PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING DISRUPTIONS.
THE CITY IS ALREADY PERFORMING WELL IN THIS AREA.
WE WERE RANKED IN THE TOP FOUR CITIES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND SCORED 17.5 OUT OF 19 IN COMPLIANCE.
MINOR IMPROVEMENTS IDENTIFIED WERE ENSURING NAME PLATES ARE VISIBLE ON THE DAAS DURING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND MEETING, UH, SOME HTML REQUIREMENTS ON THE CITY WEBSITE.
THERE ARE A FEW REMAINING ITEMS IN PROGRESS.
SOME POLICIES ARE BEING DEVELOPED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THE TRANSLATED AGENDAS ARE BEING WORKED ON BY THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ESCRIBE DEVELOPERS.
THE TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION POLICY BEING PRESENTED TONIGHT IS ONE OF THE FINAL REQUIRED COMPONENTS.
UH, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026 WAS ALSO THE SOCIAL MEDIA USE POLICY.
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS WORKING ON THAT POLICY AND WILL BRING IT TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
THIS TOPIC WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A FUTURE MEETING IN DETAIL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2026, UH, TRANSLATED AGENDAS.
UM, AS I MENTIONED, I'M WORKING WITH SCRIBE AND, UH, ALSO GOOGLE TRANSLATE WILL BE ACCEPTABLE BY LAW, UH, TELECONFERENCE DISRUPTION POLICY THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING PRESENTED THIS EVENING WITH A DEADLINE TO ADOPT BY JULY ONE.
THE POLICY ESTABLISHES HOW THE CITY WILL RESPOND TO DISRUPTIONS DURING MEETINGS, BOTH FROM PARTICIPANTS AND FROM TECHNOLOGY FAILURES, WHILE ENSURING COMPLIANCE AND PROTECTING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
FOR DISRUPTIVE PARTICIPANTS, THE POLICY OUTLINES A CLEAR STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS.
FIRST WOULD BE, UH, A WARNING IS ISSUED.
IF THE BEHAVIOR CONTINUES, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, UH, SUCH AS MUTING OR REMOVING THE PARTICIPANT MAY BE TAKEN IF NECESSARY, THE PARTICIPANT WILL MAY ULTIMATELY BE REMOVED.
UH, SECTION FIVE OF THIS POLICY AND THE SOP ATTACHED BOTH OUTLINE THE STEPS THAT MAY BE TAKEN BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER WHO WOULD GIVE DIRECTION TO THE CITY CLERK OR IT TO TAKE SPECIFIC ACTION.
UH, CITY COUNCIL POLICY 1 0 3 ALSO OUTLINES A SIMILAR PROCEDURE REFERENCING DISRUPTIONS.
IN THE EVENT OF A TECHNOLOGY FAILURE, THE MEETING WILL BE RECESSED WHILE STAFF WORKS TO RESTORE SERVICE FOR UP TO ONE HOUR.
IF SERVICE CANNOT BE RESTORED, THE COUNCIL MAY EITHER ADJOURN OR CONTINUE THE MEETINGS WITH A FORMAL FINDING THAT GOOD FAITH EFFORTS WERE MADE AND THE NEED TO CONTINUE THE CITY'S BUSINESS IS NECESSARY.
UM, A A NOTE WOULD BE, UH, ADDED TO THE MINUTES REGARDING THE DISRUPTION, UH, THAT THE CITY HAS MADE GOOD, GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO RESTORE THE SERVICES.
TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WILL COORDINATE TRAINING FOR PRESIDING OFFICERS, STAFF, AND IT PERSONNEL TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE IT DEPARTMENT FOR CONSISTENT OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO OUR STAFF AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND ONSITE IN THE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
USUALLY THEY'RE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES.
IN SUMMARY, THIS POLICY ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW ESTABLISHES CLEAR PROCEDURES AND PROTECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION
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POLICY, ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH SB 7 0 7, AND RECEIVE AND FILE, UH, THE ASSOCIATED IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES.THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AS WELL AS, UH, OUR IT MANAGER.
ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? SEEING NONE, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? COMMENT? OKAY.
UM, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ACTUALLY.
UM, DO YOU FORESEE, UH, EITHER OUR CITY CLERK OR OUR IT MANAGER, DO YOU FORESEE THIS BEING A DIFFICULT, UM, YOU KNOW, A CHALLENGING THING TO IMPLEMENT? I, I KNOW BY LAW WE HAVE TO DO IT, SO WHETHER IT'S CHALLENGING OR NOT, UH, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.
BUT, UM, IS IT TRICKY? LIKE, I, I KNOW IT DEPENDS ON WHETHER THERE'S A DISRUPTION OR NOT.
UH, UM, SHELLY, I, I'LL TAKE THAT.
YEAH, SO I, I, RON WILLIAMS, IT MANAGER.
UM, I, I DON'T FORESEE IT AS BEING, UM, DIFFICULT TO, UM, DO, BECAUSE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF THE REQUIREMENTS ALREADY IN PLACE.
SO, UM, I DON'T FORESEE IT BEING ANYTHING, UM, DIFFICULT TO DO.
THERE'S SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE, LIKE, TO THE WEBSITE FOR OUR HTML AGENDA.
WE NEED TO ADD COUNCIL MEMBER NAMES, STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT I HAVE COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE COUNTY THAT HAVE BEEN
AND SOME OF THEM, YES, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE UHHUH, BUT WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD CITY CLERK'S OFFICE THAT'S ALWAYS ON TOP OF STUFF, SO YEAH, WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE.
OH, I APPRECIATE HEARING THAT, MR. WILLIAMS. UH, MS. SHELLY, DID YOU WANNA ADD ANYTHING ELSE? UH, NO, I, THAT WAS, THAT WAS PERFECT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, HE SAID, HE SAID IT JUST THE WAY YOU PREPARED IT FOR HIM.
YOU KNOW, I WILL GIVE A SHOUT OUT.
I WILL GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.
YOU KNOW, I, I AM A LITTLE PARTIAL, I WILL ADMIT, UH, BUT YOU KNOW, I HAVE SEEN THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE IN THE FOUR YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN AT CITY COUNCIL, AND THEN MY TWO YEARS PREVIOUSLY WHEN I WAS SERVING THE CEREMONIAL SPOT.
UM, AND, AND I REALLY, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S SHELLY THAT MENTORED ME THROUGH THOSE FIRST TWO YEARS AND, AND CONTINUES TO MENTOR OTHERS, UH, IN EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO KEEP US LEGIT IN OUR, UM, ALL OF THE NEEDS FOR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
SO I DO WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS MS. TANYA HUSSEIN, UH, BECAUSE WE GOT TOP MARKS, WE GOT TOP MARKS IN A COUNTY WIDE SURVEY ABOUT HOW WELL, UM, EACH OF THE CITIES AND THE COUNTY WERE DOING AS FAR AS, UH, YOU KNOW, FOLLOWING ALL OF THE DIRECTIVES PER THE STATE LAW.
SO I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, AND NOW TO GET THE VALIDATION FROM OUR IT MANAGER
I MEAN, THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO ME, AND I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, OUR IT OFFICE, AND EVERYBODY, UM, IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY THAT SUPPORTS THESE CRUCIAL, CRUCIAL MANDATES.
UM, BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OPENING, UH, DOING THINGS CORRECTLY, FOLLOWING PROCEDURE AND OPENING, UH, THE, THE MEETINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION TO THE PUBLIC.
SO THAT, THAT'S, UM, ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, RIGHT? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, UH, PLEASE HOPE.
ANY OTHER STAFF REPORTS? NO CITY MANAGER'S REPORT? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, MAYOR.
[12. ELECTED OFFICIALS REPORT]
WE WILL GO WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.OH, YOU, UH, WELL THAT, YEAH, THAT WOULD BE IN THE OH, OKAY.
WE, WE, WE WILL CATCH IT WHEN WE COME BACK ON YOU THEN.
JUST WANTED TO, UM, ANNOUNCE WE HAVE ANOTHER ADOPT A TREE EVENT.
SO, UH, IT'S NOT SURPRISINGLY, WE GAVE AWAY A HUNDRED TREES.
THERE WERE FRUIT TREES IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES LAST MONTH WE PARTNERED AGAIN.
UM, WE PARTNERED AGAIN WITH, UH, TREE SAN DIEGO, AND WE'RE GONNA BE PROVIDING ANOTHER A HUNDRED TREES FOR COMMUNITY.
THAT'LL BE ON SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH AT 10:00 AM AT THE MANDOS PARKING LOT.
THESE WILL BE SHADED TREES THOUGH, THAT, UH, INDIVIDUALS ARE ABLE TO SIMPLY PICK UP AND PLANT AND TREE.
SAN DIEGO DOES HAVE A WAY TO FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TREE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF.
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THESE TREES TO BE MATURE AND, UH, AND PLANT AS MANY AS POSSIBLE IN INDIVIDUAL'S YARDS.UM, SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW ANYBODY OR YOURSELF WOULD LIKE A TREE, FEEL FREE TO SIGN UP.
UH, WE PUT IT ON THE NATIONAL CITY, UM, FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON THE COUNCIL FACEBOOK PAGE AS WELL.
UM, FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH, UH, 10 TO 12.
UM, OUR FUTURE IS HOME OWNERSHIP.
IT'S AD HOC, UH, GATHERING PHASE, SO PLEASE COME.
UM, MEMBER, WHICH I FIGURED YOU WOULD.
THIS, UH, SATURDAY, UH, SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL IS DOING A COMMUNITY SCHOOLS RESOURCE IN, IN ENGAGEMENT, UH, FROM 10 TO TWO.
UM, AND IT'S, UH, INTEN OBVIOUSLY MOSTLY FOR STUDENTS AND, AND FAMILY STAFF, BUT IT'S ALSO, UH, COMMUNITY AS WELL.
UM, SO SWEETWATER, UM, JUST HIRED THEIR, UM, COMMUNITY, UH, REPRESENTATIVE, UM, SUSAN MATTEO.
SO SHE'S A, UM, WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND HAS, HAS A NEW ROLE.
UM, AND, UH, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, UH, FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH PARTNERS.
UH, THEY HAVE SOME, UH, ACTIVITIES.
UH, WE'VE BEEN DOING MORE PARTNERSHIPS WITH SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL WITH, UH, THE JOB FAIR, FOR EXAMPLE.
UM, SO, BUT THAT'S AT, UH, 10:00 AM UH, SATURDAY THE 11TH.
NEXT WE GO ON TO MEMBER MOLINA.
AND BEFORE SHE MAKES A REPORT, WE DO HAVE A 1 0 5 REQUEST FROM HER.
THIS IS PERMISSION TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL, UH, ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS.
NOW THEY HAVE FOR THEIR 43RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AND SO THIS IS TO BE REQUESTED, SO IT COULD BE PUT ON NEXT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL.
SO I, OUR POLICY, OUR COUNCIL POLICY DOES HAVE A, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A POLICY THAT LISTS THE ANNUAL CONFERENCES THAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO ATTEND USING OUR COUNCIL BUDGETS.
UM, IF THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL CONFERENCE WE WANNA ATTEND THAT IS NOT ON ITS LIST, THEN IT HAS TO BE, YOU KNOW, COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR A VOTE ON APPROVING THAT TYPE OF ATTENDANCE.
SO I USED THE 1 0 5 MECHANISM TO BRING THAT FORWARD.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THE ACTUAL WAY TO COME AROUND THIS TYPE OF, UH, REQUEST, BUT SINCE I DID IT THAT WAY, UM, FOR SOME REASON I WAS ANTICIPATING THAT THE VOTE WOULD HAPPEN TONIGHT.
BUT I GUESS PROCEDURALLY IT GETS PUSHED FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS THROUGH THE CHAIR.
I THINK THIS IS TIME SENSITIVE.
WE WANTED TO GET THE PERKS EARLY.
THIS CONFERENCE IS VERY, YOU KNOW, IMPORTANT FOR EDUCATION.
YOU KNOW, I'M IN OUR, YOU KNOW, I'M IN RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND SO I, I, I DON'T THINK, AND THIS IS HER BUDGET, SHE WANTED, SHE'LL SHARE THAT EDUCATION TO US.
I THANK YOU MS. ANI, BECAUSE YES.
UM, I AM TRYING TO HIT THE EARLY REGISTRATION MM-HMM.
MARK, SO THAT I SAVED ABOUT 500.
I THINK FIRST OF ALL, WE NEED TO DO A, A MOTION TO, UH, WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT AND THEN WE COULD VOTE ON, UH, VOTE ON THE INDIVIDUAL THING.
JUST WAIVE THE 1 0 5 REQUIREMENT TO COME BACK.
YOU SAY, UM, I MAKE A MO I MEAN, CAN I MAKE THAT MOTION? YES, SURE.
HONOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE 1 0 5 REQUIREMENTS SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE A DECISION ON THIS TONIGHT.
AND, AND LET ME JUST SAY, I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD BE DONE WILLY-NILLY FOR EVERY 1 0 5, BUT ABSOLUTELY.
SINCE DEBBIE, YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO SAVE MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY IS KIND OF A FOREGONE CONCLUSION.
AND I THINK WE DID SAY, UM, SO I SUPPORT THIS, UH, UM, THE, UM, LIKE, UM, EXPEDITING IT, UH, AND WE, WE DID LEAVE IT OPEN IF THERE'S TRAININGS IN THE FUTURE.
SO JUST MOVING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, I'M FINE WITH ADDING THIS PERMANENTLY TO THE LIST FOR, FOR ANY OF US IN THE FUTURE.
I DO HAVE A COMMENT AS WELL, MAYOR.
I, I ALSO, I DO VERY MUCH SUPPORT THE MOTION AND I'VE ALWAYS, I THINK, SUPPORTED ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT WISH TO GO INTO TRAININGS MM-HMM
TO BRING BACK, UM, KNOWLEDGE AND CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS TO THE CITY.
I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY WITHIN OUR POLICY MM-HMM
TO ALLOW FOR THESE THINGS TO OCCUR, WHICH IS SOMETHING I WAS VERY ADAMANT ABOUT LAST TIME AROUND, AND WANT TO CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE US TO BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE.
AND SOME OF THIS STUFF JUST COMES, UM, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, WE PUSH IT BACK AND THEN WE F WHY ARE YOU SMILING, MARCUS? I JUST
UM, ANYHOW, JUST TO BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE, REALIZING THAT THINGS HAPPEN AND TIMELINES OCCUR AND, AND BE GENEROUS WITH EACH OTHER AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
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WHEN WE BRING STUFF FORWARD, MAKE SURE WE DO IT AS TIMELY FASHION, NOT LIKE OVERDOING IT, YOU KNOW? I KNOW.UH, I, I ANI I BELIEVE YOU SECONDED IT.
COULD YOU PUSH A BUTTON IN? I DID.
MOTION TO APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY.
THIS IS TO WAIVE THAT REQUIREMENT FOR IT TO COME BACK.
TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE, UH, APPROVE OF THIS.
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE USE FOR LU MOLINA TO USE HER COUNCIL BUDGET TO GO TO VILE CONFERENCE IN LA FOR THE RECORD, IT IS, UH, SCHEDULED FOR THIS COMING JULY.
UM, THE LOCATION IS, UH, LOS ANGELES.
WITH THAT, UM, WE HAVE A MOTION AND, OKAY.
ADIDAS GOT GOT HER A DEAL IN THERE.
DO YOU, HAVE YOU HAVE ANY OTHER, UH, THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR APPROVING THIS? UH, UH, YES.
IT IS A LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
IT IS OPEN TO ANYBODY, YOU KNOW.
IT IS, UM, UH, LATINO IS IN THE NAME, BUT IT IS OPEN TO ANYBODY AND IT IS A NON-PARTISAN GROUP.
UM, AND REALLY THE FOCUS IS, UH, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, PERSONAL, UH, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, UM, AND LEARNING GOVERNANCE SKILLS AND, UH, DEEPENING AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRITICAL TOPICS THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW WITH ALL OF OUR POLICY ISSUES.
THE THING THAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE IS THAT IT BRINGS, UM, FOLKS FROM ACROSS THE NATION.
SO IT'S NOT JUST CALIFORNIA, IT'S NOT JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE WEST, PACIFIC WEST, UM, IT'S ACROSS THE NATION.
I KNOW, BUT NOW IT'S MY OVER EXPLAINING, THANKING MY COLLEAGUES.
UH, I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE GETTING OUTTA HERE AT EIGHT OR, UH, FOUR, EIGHT.
ARE ARE YOU ASKING FOR US TO RECONSIDER? NO,
UM, UH, JUST REAL QUICKLY, UH, SATURDAY I THOUGHT WAS AWESOME WITH PEPPER PARK WAS A GOOD COLLABORATION.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES WE'RE IN A LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PORT, BUT WE GOT, WE GOT TO BE IN A LOVE RELATIONSHIP ON A SATURDAY AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IT WAS, UH, IT WAS JUST AWESOME TO SEE THAT PARK GETTING USED THE WAY IT IS AND, AND SOMETHING THAT NATIONAL CITIES DESERVED FOR A LONG, LONG, LONG TIME.
AND THE GREAT THING IS, IT'S JUST THE DOWN PAYMENT.
IT'S JUST THE, UH, ON THE BALANCE PLAN.
SO THAT'S JUST THE FIRST, FIRST INSTALLMENT, SO TO SPEAK.
AND, UH, BUT IT'S STILL A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US ON THAT.
UH, WITH THAT, THAT'S BASICALLY, OKAY.
SORRY, MAYOR, YOU GUYS THREW ME OFF MY, MY, MY TRACK A LITTLE BIT.
UM, I DID HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC COMMENT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE FOR MY CLOSING COMMENTS.
AND IT IS SHORT AND IT IS SIMPLY TO THANK MR. BRIAN KREPS BECAUSE HE IS OUR BATTALION CHIEF WITH THE, UM, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
BUT AS WELL HE HAS, UH, ACCEPTED THE, UH, POSITION FOR ACTING DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
SO ANOTHER PERSON ON OUR STAFF WILLING TO WEAR TWO HATS, WILLING TO DOUBLE THEIR AMOUNT OF WORK.
SO I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
THANK YOU TO OUR CITY MANAGER, ACTING CITY MANAGER AS WELL, OR, OR APPOINTED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE, MR. UH, CHIEF OF POLICE, ALEX HERNANDEZ FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, SPREADING THE LOAD BECAUSE I KNOW OUR, UM, OTHER PERSON WILLING TO DO SO MUCH WORK.
MS. MARTHA JUAREZ IS GOING TO, UM, YOU KNOW, NOT BREAK.
I JUST WANNA THANK STAFF FOR BEING SO WILLING TO CARRY THE LOAD OF THIS CITY THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING FOR SO LONG.
WELCOME MR. BRIAN KREPS TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
OKAY, SO PART OF THE DAY HE CAN HAVE HIS FIREMAN HELMET ONE DIRECTION THAT HE GOTTA TURN AROUND THE OTHER WAY.
FOR THE OTHER, THE OTHER PART OF THE DAY.
OKAY, SO, UH, I THINK WITH THAT
[13. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT]
WE GO TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY FOR A REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION UNDER 20 SECONDS.THE COUNCIL MET IN CLOSED SESSION TODAY FROM FOUR 10 TO 5:58 PM ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT ON ITEM 5.1.
THE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE CITY TO JOIN A PENDING LAWSUIT, AND THAT IS THE END OF THE REPORT.
WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED UNTIL THE 21ST.