AND NOW WE'VE GOT THREE OF THIS
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UP HERE.[1. CALL TO ORDER]
RIGHT.I'D LIKE TO, UH, CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER A, UH, LIVE WEBCAST.
THE MEETING MAY BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
THE NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY'S WEBSITE INFORMS 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.
UH, FIRST WITH ONE THAT SALMON COLORED SLIPS HERE IN THE BACK.
ANOTHER ONE IS, UH, BY EMAILING, UH, NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING.
AND, UH, WITH THAT, ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISH ON THE CITY OF YOUR WEBSITE IF RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE.
AND WITH THAT, WILL OUR CITY CLERK PLEASE, UH, CALL THE ROLL CALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOLINA AND VICE MAYOR BUSH ARE NOTED AS ABSENT.
AND MAYOR MORRISON, UH, PRESENT.
MAY I HAVE QUORUM? ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, WE CAN PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AND, UH, MEMBER RODRIGUEZ WOULD, JULIUS PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
READY BEGIN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE THROUGH THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT SENDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENT]
WE WILL NOW HEAR, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS SPECIFIC TO THE AGENDA.UM, AND DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ON ZOOM? NO, WE DO NOT.
SO WE JUST HAVE THOSE THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE AND WE'LL GIVE EACH, UH, EACH PERSON, UH, TWO MINUTES.
UM, WE'LL START OUT WITH ANDREW DEL.
SO, UH, WILLIAMSON FOLLOWED BY CARLA.
UH, I'M ONE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS GUYS.
YOU KNOW, WE, WE LOVE THE CITY.
WE'RE DOING WHAT WE ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THE MOST PART.
UM, AND A LOT OF US, YOU KNOW, TOOK A BIG CUT COMING HERE, UH, FOR BILLING WAGES, ROUGHLY DOUBLE WHAT, WHAT WE MAKE.
SO A LITTLE BENEFITS WILL GO A LONG WAY.
I'M PAYING ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH IN MEDICAL INSURANCE THROUGH THE CITY.
CUTTING THAT, THAT DOWN WOULD HELP OUT A A LOT.
AND I'M SURE IT WOULD HELP OUT A LOT TO A LOT OF THE OTHER GUYS WHO ARE HERE TRYING TO BUILD UP THE CITY.
UH, CARLA, BE FOLLOWED BY, UH, ILEANA MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'VE BEEN AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE CITY FOR 21 YEARS, AND I'M ALSO THE CHAPTER PRESIDENT REPRESENTING OUR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES FOR SEIU TO TWO.
ONE NEGOTIATING TIME, FUN TIMES.
I ACTUALLY TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AS A POSITIVE ONE.
THIS IS A TIME FOR OUR MEMBERS TO BETTER OUR CONTRACT, TO PROCESS, TO PRACTICE EQUALITY AND FAIRNESS AMONG ALL CITY EMPLOYEES.
A GOOD CONTRACT UNITES OUR MEMBERS INSTEAD OF SEPARATING THEM.
WE SUBMITTED 21 PROPOSALS FOR YOU TO REVIEW.
ALL OF THEM ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND HAVE GREAT VALUE TO OUR MEMBERSHIP.
WE HAVE TO REMIND YOU GUYS WE ARE NOT LIKE FFA AND P-O-A-F-F-A FIREFIGHTERS, POA POLICE OFFICERS, THE CITY RECENTLY CONDUCTED, UM, STUDY FOR OUR POSITIONS.
AND WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 90 DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN OUR GROUP.
THAT'S WHY IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, ALL THE PROPOSALS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR BEST EFFORTS TO ACCOMMODATE EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT.
FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF OUR POSITIONS, ACCOUNTANTS, CIVIL ENGINEER, CRIME ANALYST, MECHANICS UPON SO MANY POSITIONS THAT PROVIDE SO MANY GREAT VALUE TO THE CITY.
UNFORTUNATELY IT SEEMS MEA SOMETIMES IS A LOAN.
WE WISH OUR MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS WILL BE HERE TO SPEAK ON SUPPORTING US.
WHO IS HERE? YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS SEE OUR VALUE? YOU GUYS SEE WHAT WE PROVIDE TO THE CITY? YOU GUYS SEE OUR DEDICATION AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO PROVIDE A FULL, UH, STRONG CONTRACT TO OUR DEDICATED
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EMPLOYEES.IA DELGADO, FOLLOWED BY JUANITA CASTANEDA.
COUNCIL MEMBER STAFFAN, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
I AM A NATIONAL CITY RESIDENT AND RECREATION SUPERVISOR FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE LIVELIHOOD OF ALL YOUR DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE BOOTS ON THE GROUND TEAM MEMBERS.
WE ARE PROUD OF OUR WORK AND WE HOPE YOU SHOW US THAT WE ARE APPRECIATED BY SUPPORTING OUR A STRONG AND FAIR CONTRACT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, MY NAME IS JUANITA CASTANERA.
I'M WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND I'M JUST HERE TO REMIND YOU ABOUT YOUR MEA EMPLOYEES AND THAT WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT.
AND WE ARE ASKING FOR A FAIR CONTRACT.
WITH THAT, I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT I HAVE, BUT I HAD A FIFTH ONE, BUT I DON'T SEE IT HERE.
[5. CLOSED SESSION]
UM, WE HAVE ONE ITEM FOR CLOSED SESSION.I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
UH, WE HAVE ONE ITEM FOR CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, UH, NEGOTIATORS, UM, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 7 0.6.
AND THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED ARE THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL CITY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, AND THEN OUR UNREPRESENTED GROUPS, EXECUTIVE CONFIDENTIAL AND MANAGEMENT.
WITH THAT, WE WILL BE GOING INTO CLOSE SESSION.
MR. MAYOR, JUST, UH, A SHORT COMMENT PLEASE.
UM, 'CAUSE I HAVE, UH, CONSTITUENTS CALLING ABOUT THE, THE SITUATION THIS MORNING.
SO I RECEIVED A REPORT FROM OUR GENERAL MANAGER, SWEETWATER AUTHORITY, WHICH IS THE AGENCY OF OUR WATER, NATIONAL CITY, THAT, UM, ALL FACILITIES APPEAR TO BE FINE AFTER PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT.
WE WILL BE REPORTING OUT AT THE END OF THE END OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.
WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION AND WITH, UH, I, UM, ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
UM, WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
UM, WE'VE JUST CONCLUDED OUR CLOSED SESSION INVOLVING OUR CONFERENCE, UH, WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS AND THE COUNCIL HAS PROVIDED OUR LABOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH, UH, THEIR INSTRUCTIONS TO, UH, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS.