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WEBSITE INFORM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
THEY MAY SIT, UH, SUBMIT A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR PUBLIC COMMENT ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM IN A NUMBER OF WAYS IN PERSON BY FILLING OUT ONE OF THESE LITTLE GOODIES.OR BY EMAILING NO LATER THAN ONE HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING, ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISHED ON THE CITY WEBSITE IF RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE.
WITH THAT, WE HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH IS A NOTED ABSENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOLINA PRESENT.
IF WE COULD STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I THINK WE DID THE GUYS LAST TIME.
WE'LL DO THE LADIES THIS TIME.
AND, UH, MEMBER MOLINA, IF YOU PLEASE, AS ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENT]
UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS, UH, ON ITEMS SPECIFIC TO THIS AGENDA.AND WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, MR. EDWIN NETTO.
UM, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT 5.3.
UH, BEN'S VALUATION, LIKE SAID LAST MEETING.
YOU KNOW, I'M, UH, UM, UH, I HOPE YOU CONSIDER MY INPUT.
I'M NOT PLEASED WITH BEN'S PERFORMANCE OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS AS A CITIZEN.
YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE HELP HE'S GIVEN US AN IOR, HARON IMP PLAZA BOULEVARD.
I PUT, BUT WHAT I DON'T APPRECIATE IS THE THINGS THAT HE'S DONE SINCE THEN.
YOU KNOW, I THINK HE'S SHOWN VERY POOR LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP FOR THE CITY.
UM, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK HE'S FAILED TO ACT FOR CONCERNS THAT THE CITIZENS HAVE IN THE, YOU KNOW, FOR MANY OF THEM, YOU KNOW, HE'S FAILED IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
IT'S HARD TO, IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE, BUT I THINK THE SLUSH FUND WAS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ONE WE ALL KNOW ABOUT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT STARTED OFF WITH A $7,000 UNEXPLAINED COST THAT HE ACTUALLY APPROVED WITH YOUR, WITH A CUP, WITH BENS, I THINK, UH, VARIES, UH, UH, PUT INPUT IN THERE.
AND I WAS SURPRISED, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE THING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
I THINK IT'S STILL UNEXPLAINABLE AND I THINK THERE'S, UH, CONTROVERSY ABOUT THE CONS, THE CONSULTANT AGREEMENT, UH, THAT I'VE ALSO SEEN THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THIS RODRIGUEZ'S CRONIES.
UM, I THINK BEN PROVIDED SOME POOR GUIDELINES IN HOW THE, HOW THE SLASH FUND WAS INITIALLY, UH, AUTHORIZING AND GUIDANCE.
I MEAN, HE LITERALLY SAYS, YOU PRETTY MUCH CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT WITH THE MONEY.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S THE GUIDELINES THAT HE HAVE.
LUCKILY WE'VE PROGRESSED SINCE THEN, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE STARTED OFF THAT WAY INSTEAD OF HAVING TO DO THAT AT THE BACK END AFTER HE BU THE MONEY.
I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF ADMINISTRATOR DOES THAT? YOU KNOW, ONE THAT HAS $260,000, SHE SHOULD KNOW THOSE, THOSE ARE TYPE OF PITFALLS THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING.
WE DON'T PAY FOR AN AMATEUR WITH $260,000, UH, AND PAY, YOU KNOW, THAT ANYWAY, YOU KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THE POOR OVERSIGHT IN THESE AREAS.
I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN INVOICES WHERE CITY STAFF IS, IS UH, CONFUSED ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES IN HOW TO PROTECT CITY MONIES.
AND, AND BEN DIDN'T PROVIDE ANY GUIDELINES IN THAT.
HE DIDN'T, I DIDN'T HEAR HIM SPEAK UP AND ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
HE JUST SORT OF BURIED HIS HEAD IN HIS COMPUTER, THE FLOOD CATASTROPHE.
OH, WHAT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MISCOMMUNICATION THAT WAS CAUSED A LOT OF, UH, ANGUISH.
YOU KNOW, A GOOD CITY MANAGER WOULD'VE HAD THAT LINED UP IN TERMS OF WHAT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND WHAT THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD HAVE BEEN, AND GOT SOME GUIDELINES.
I HEARD RODRIGUEZ, YOU KNOW, SHOUTING OUT FROM THE TOP GO TO GO TO RON.
THAT WAS A BIG DISSERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF NATIONAL CITY, THE PEOPLE IN NEED.
AND THEN HE TAKES CREDIT FOR HELPING THEM.
I, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE CITY INITI THE CITY CHARTER CITY INITIATIVE.
ANYWAY, UH, I JUST THINK THEN PERFORMANCE EVALUATION NEEDS TO CONSIDER ALL THE CONCERNS WE HAVE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITH THAT.
UM, WE GO INTO, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY, ANYTHING ON ZOOM OR ANYTHING.
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THANK YOU.WITH THAT, WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
WE'VE GOT THREE ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION AND I
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WILL TURN THAT OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY.THERE ARE THREE ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION.
THE FIRST IS CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS AND THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED ARE THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, AND POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
SECOND ITEM IS CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING, UH, EXISTING LITIGATION.
THE NAME OF THE CASE IS ROBERTO UMANA VERSUS THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY.
AND FINALLY, UH, WE HAVE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND THE POSITION TO BE REVIEWED AS THE CITY MANAGER.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, WE ARE IN CLOSE SESSIONS.
WE JUST GOTTA TAKE THIS MEETING, UH, ADJOURN THIS MEETING SO WE CAN GET STARTED.
THE OTHER ONE PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.
I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER WITH A SILENT ROLL CALL.
UH, WE WILL BE REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SESSION.
AND WITH THAT, OUR CLOSED SESSION IS ADJOURNED.
UH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES JUST TO GET OUR PAPERWORK AND STUFF TOGETHER AND THEN WE'LL START, WE'LL START THE REGULAR MEETING.