Aug 05, 2025 City Council

UH, THE FOLLOWING WILL BE, UH, INSTRUCTIONS IN SPANISH FOR THE INTERPRETATION SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, NATIONAL CITY, SIMUL, AND THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, AS A REMINDER, IF WE COULD PLEASE SILENCE ALL CELL PHONES AND DEVICES IN THE CHAMBER, PLEASE AND LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER A LIVE WEBCAST, THE MEETING MAY BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, AND IF YOU'RE WATCHING VIA ZOOM OR IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, VIEWING THE SPANISH VERSION OF THE MEETING, INTERPRETER INSTRUCTIONS WILL APPEAR IN THE CHAT BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN.

FOR THOSE WHO PREFER TO SIT IN THE CHAMBER, HEADSETS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE LIVE SPANISH TRANSLATION, PLEASE SEE THE CITY CLERK TO CHECK OUT, UH, A HEADSET.

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.

IN PERSON IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS BY SUBMITTING A SALMON COLORED SPEAKER SLIP, UH, BY ZOOM, BY PRE-REGISTERED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, NO LATER THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING OR EMAILING NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING.

AND WITH THAT, AND THEN ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED, UH, ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IF THEY'RE RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE.

COULD.

WITH THAT, COULD WE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE? THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ANI HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER MOLINA PRESENT, VICE MAYOR BUSH.

WITH THAT, IF WE COULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND, UH, REMEMBER MOLINA, WOULD YOU BELIEVE THIS PLEASE? READY.

BEGIN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.

FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS FOR ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANYONE FOR THE INVOCATION.

OKAY, WE WILL, WE WILL, UH, GO WITHOUT THAT THIS EVENING.

UM HUH.

UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE DO HAVE, UM, WE WILL BE ADJOURNING TONIGHT, UH, IN THE MEMORY IN THE HONOR OF TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT WITH OUR CITY.

NEED A COUPLE SIGNATURES.

UM, BEFORE WE GET INTO,

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MR. DAVID AVALOS IS ONE, AND, UH, UH, THE OTHER ONE IS, UH, ERIC ESPERON AND, UH, TEACHER AT SWEETWATER.

AND, UM, IF YOU KNEW ERIC AT ALL, OR IF YOU HAD ANY ASSOCIATION WITH SWEETWATER, YOU WOULD KNOW ERIC AND, UH, UH, TAUGHT THERE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

AND, UH, VERY SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL.

UM, HE WAS INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING.

IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT INVOLVED THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE, HE WAS INVOLVED.

AND EVEN WHEN HE WAS SICK, HE NEVER LET THE KIDS KNOW HE WAS SICK.

HE DIED HERE A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO AT THE AGE OF 51.

AND, UH, UH, HE HAD BEEN IN BAD HEALTH FOR SOME TIME, BUT HE NEVER LET, HE NEVER HELD BACK ON IT AND NEVER LET THE KIDS KNOW ABOUT IT.

AND, UH, UH, AND AS THEY, HE INVOLVED IN SO MANY OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AT SWEETWATER, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, THE DIFFERENT CLUBS, EVERYTHING THAT HE WOULD DO, THE, UH, MOCK TRIAL CLUB, UM, THE, UH, ENTREPRENEUR CLUB, THE, UH, UH, HE EVEN EVEN DID THE PARA, UH, WHAT PARANORMAL CLUB.

AND, UH, UM, AND, UH, AND HE, UH, YOU KNOW, HE HAD PASSIONS FOR ANY AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS, UM, THAT WAS SWEETWATER AND WHETHER IF IT WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, CHAPERONING HIM AND I CHAPERONED MANY TIMES THE, UH, GRAD NIGHT, UH, YOU KNOW, GOING ALL NIGHT WITH THE, UH, WITH A FEW HUNDRED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO DISNEYLAND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CRAZY.

UM, UM, YOU KNOW, BUT HE

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WAS, HE WAS A SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL AND THEY, UH, UH, HIM AND I ALWAYS WOULD SIT TOGETHER AT THE, UH, THE HOME FOOTBALL GAMES.

AND WHAT WAS SPECIAL ABOUT THAT IS ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAME UP TO HIM, BOTH CURRENT STUDENTS AND FORMER STUDENTS, AND WOULD ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY TO HIM THAT WAS SO POSITIVE ABOUT THE IMPACT HE HAD MADE.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S A SPECIAL KINDA LIFE.

SO, ANYWAY, SO WE WILL BE, UH, AND WE'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD TO, UH, UH, RECEIVE THE, UH, THE RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY AND EVERYTHING, AND I KNOW WE'LL BE DOING, THERE'LL BE OTHER THINGS.

I KNOW THE SCHOOL IS GONNA BE DOING SOME STUFF, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO YES.

SAY, SAY A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR MORRISON.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNSEL FOR THE TIME.

AND, UM, CLEARLY A SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL.

AND THIS IS, UH, WHAT CONNECTS THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY TOGETHER AS INDIVIDUALS LIKE THIS.

ERIC, JASON DERAN, UH, LIVED THROUGH, UH, THE COUNTLESS AMOUNT OF, UH, STUDENTS AND CHILDREN AT SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL.

AND, UH, THROUGH HIS PROCEEDINGS LAST WEEK, IT WAS MORE THAN EVIDENT THAT THAT'S THE TYPE OF INDIVIDUAL THAT BUILDS THIS CITY AND WHAT MAKES THIS CITY GREAT.

AND SO WITH THAT, UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND HONOR HIS MEMORY AT SWEETWATER HIGH SCHOOL AND DOING SO HOPEFULLY PER, PERHAPS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DAY PROCLAMATION THROUGH THE SCHOOL.

MM-HMM .

UH, THROUGH THE CITY, UH, FOR AN ERIC JASON ESPON DAY SLASH A COMIC-CON WEEK.

WE'LL, WE'LL WORK ON THAT AND MOVING FORWARD, BUT ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY, UH, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK TOWARDS, UH, MAKING SURE THAT HIS LEGACY, LEGACY LIVES ON.

AND OF COURSE, BE WITH HIM AND OF COURSE, TO BE HIM.

NOW GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANKS SO MUCH.

AND, UH, I DUNNO IF WE HAVE ANYONE HERE FOR, UH, DAVID AL'S FAMILY NOT, WE WILL MAKE SURE WE ALSO GET THAT ON TO HIS FAMILY.

AND LET ME JUST SAY WITH, AND YOU SHOULD NOTICE THE, THE SHIRT THAT'S BEING WORN THERE.

, UM, WITH, UH, ERIC, UH, HIS FUNERAL LAST WEEK AND, UH, THERE WERE AN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FUNERAL, A GOOD AMOUNT OF THE CHARACTERS FROM STAR WARS WE'RE AT THAT FUNERAL.

AND, UH, AND IT WAS A CELEBRATION FROM PEOPLE LOVED HIM.

WITH THAT, WE WILL

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WE DO HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS, AND SO I'M GONNA BE HOLDING EVERYONE TO, UH, ONE MINUTE ON THIS.

AND, UH, WITH THAT, WE WILL START OUT WITH, UH, ELIZABETH MURPHY.

AND I'M GONNA CALL THREE PEOPLE AT A TIME.

PLEASE GO INTO THE MIDDLE AREA SO YOU CAN COME RIGHT UP.

HAVE TO WAIT.

UH, ALICIA MORRISON AND, UH, MALIKA, UH, POLANCO.

I'LL TRY TO CONDENSE IT THE BEST I CAN.

MY NAME IS LIZ MURPHY.

I REPRESENT THE SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A 28 YEAR VETERAN HEALTH TEACHER ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT AND COORDINATOR OF THE TOBACCO USE PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

VAPING IS NOT JUST A TREND, IT IS A SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION TO OUR SCHOOLS AND A DIRECT THREAT TO THE WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS.

THE DATA PAINTS A STARK PICTURE THAT WE CAN NO LONGER IGNORE.

A RECENT ANONYMOUS STUDENT VAPING SURVEY IN OUR DISTRICT REVEALED THAT THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS THEMSELVES RECOGNIZE VAPING AS A PROBLEM WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL WALLS.

BUT THE IMPACT GOES EVEN DEEPER, INVADING EVEN THE MOST BASIC ASPECTS OF THE SCHOOL DAY.

DISTURBINGLY ONE OUT OF THREE STUDENTS REPORTS AVOIDING USING THE BATHROOM BECAUSE OF VAPING.

IMAGINE THE ANXIETY AND DISCOMFORT THIS CREATES.

A PLACE THAT SHOULD BE SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE IS NOW A SOURCE OF AVOIDANCE AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO THE, TO HARMFUL SUBSTANCES.

IT'S NOT JUST STUDENTS WHO ARE FEELING THE STRAIN.

OUR EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS ARE IN THE FRONT LINES OF THIS CHALLENGE.

OUR HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, THOSE DEALING WITH.

SO PLEASE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PASS THE TRL, UH, ALICIA MORRISON.

LISA.

BE FOLLOWED BY, UH, UH, LIKA POLANCO BE FOLLOWED BY MARISSA QUA.

IT WAS PLEASING TO LEARN THAT SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARDED $428,000 GRANT AS PART OF THE STATEWIDE INITIATIVE TO COMBAT IMPAIRED DRIVING.

IT WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE CHP VIA THE STATE'S CANNABIS TAX GRANT FUND OR GRANT PROGRAM.

THAT GRANT PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH JUNE 30TH.

I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT NATIONAL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT PLEASE APPLY AND ANY AWARDED FUNDS BE FOCUSED ON 1D UI SATURATION PATROLS TO INCREASE HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT, TARGETING IMPAIRED DRIVERS AROUND CANNABIS DISPENSARIES, LOUNGES, AND BARS THAT ARE WITHIN ONE MILE OF A FREEWAY ENTRANCE OF INTERSTATE EIGHT OH OR INTERSTATE FIVE AND 8 0 5 AND 54 FREEWAY.

THESE FREEWAYS ARE A HIGHWAY THAT ARE ENTRANCE IS WITHIN ONE MILE OF A CANNABIS DISPENSARY AND ESTABLISHMENTS ON-PREMISE ALCOHOL

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CELLS.

ROADWAYS NEED TO BE BETTER, MORE PROTECTED TO REDUCE THE THREAT POSED BY IMPAIRED DRIVING.

AND YOU HAVE MY WRITTEN COPY, PLEASE READ IT.

HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTORNEY.

MICHAEL POLANCO, FOLLOWED BY MARISSA EVAS, FOLLOWED BY ALEXANDRA GUT.

MISS YOU GUYS.

BEEN A WHOLE MONTH.

I'M BACK.

UH, TODAY WE HAVE FORMALLY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE SUPERIOR COURT, UH, RIGHT HERE TO REMEDY THE VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT THAT OUR ATTORNEY SPOKE ABOUT IN THE LAST MEETING ON JUNE 17TH.

WE BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A SERIAL MEETING THAT WAS HELD, UH, WHERE YOU HAD ALREADY MADE UP YOUR MIND AS TO NOT HAVING AN UNBIASED DISCUSSION TO RETURN THESE, UH, PROPERTIES ON ORANGE AND SWEETWATER ROAD BACK TO RESIDENTIAL.

AND WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT GIVING THE NEED RIGHT NOW IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CITY IS ALLOWING COMMERCIAL USE, UH, FOR SUCH, UH, PROPERTIES AS PARTICULARLY WITH THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE THERE WAS ALREADY HOMES THAT WERE TORN DOWN IN THAT SITE.

SO, UH, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE, UM, TAKE THIS AREAS.

MARISSA CUEVA, FOLLOWED BY ALEXANDER GUDE, FOLLOWED BY, UH, JESSE DIAZ.

LAST WEEK I WAS HERE TO INFORM THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL OF THE CARE AND CORRECT LETTER, WHICH EVERYONE RECEIVED A COPY OF.

NOBODY RESPONDED TO THIS, A CONCERN OF THE NATIONAL CITY COMMUNITY THAT YET AGAIN, DECISIONS WERE BEING MADE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND HAVING DISCUSSIONS IN SECRECY AND WITHOUT HAVING ANY DOCUMENTS TO RELY THEIR DECISION UPON IN THE JUNE 17 MEETING.

THIS IS A PATTERN THAT KEEPS ARISING AND IT WILL NOT BE TURNED AWAY.

AS EARLIER YOU'VE BEEN, AS YOU'VE BEEN INFORMED, A LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED BECAUSE OF THESE SERIAL MEETINGS, WHICH CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE.

THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE MORAL ETHICAL ACTION TO DO WITH THESE CONCERNS WOULD'VE BEEN TO ADDRESS 'EM.

AS WE HAD SAID IN THE KAREN AND CORRECT LETTER, WE GAVE YOU A, A ROUTE TO DO SO AND IT WAS COMPLETELY IGNORED, COMPLETELY DISMISSING THE PUBLIC.

THESE SERIAL MEETINGS ARE AN ISSUE AND NEED TO BE FIXED.

ALEXANDER GUT TO BE FOLLOWED BY JESSE DIAZ, BE FOLLOWED BY RUTH CUEVAS.

LAST WEEK WE CAME HERE AND SPOKE ON THE FAILURE OF THIS CITY COUNCIL TO CURE AND CORRECT THE SERIAL MEETINGS AND THE BROWN ACT VIOLATION.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS USED THE JUNE 17TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO REJECT THE REQUEST TO DOWN ZONE THE PROPERTY ON THE AGENDA.

IT SET A DISCUSSION ON THE REQUEST, BUT THERE WAS NO UNBIASED OBJECTIVE DISCUSSION AS THE DECISION WAS MADE IN SEVERAL IN SERIAL MEETINGS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC MEETING.

TODAY, WE FILED A LAWSUIT TO REMEDY THIS VIOLATION DECLARING AND TO REMEDY TO BY DECLARING THAT THE MOTION IS NULL AND VOID.

AND WE'LL BE TAKING YOUR DEPOSITIONS.

JESSE DIAZ.

WE FOLLOWED BY RUTH QUAVIS.

WE FOLLOWED BY MARK MARCO KA.

GOOF THAT ONE UP.

DIAZ, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.

I'M REPEATING IT IN SPANISH.

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OKAY, LET'S START OVER.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I AM JESSE DIAZ OF A CD, THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA AND FOR EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES.

AND WE COME HERE TODAY, UM, REPRESENTING A LOT OF PEOPLE, NOT JUST MYSELF, ALL FROM WHERE I RESIDE.

I'VE BEEN LIVING IN KIMBALL TOWERS FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS IN DISTRICT TWO, AND THE ISSUE THAT WE'RE FACING NOW IS THAT WE HAVE, UM, ABUSIVE MANAGEMENT AND WE NEED ANTI-ABUSE LAWS TO BE ENFORCED.

UH, SOME OF THE, UH, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN ABUSIVE TOWARDS THE RESIDENTS, AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY RENT CONTROLS.

EVERY YEAR.

THERE ARE INCREASING, INCREASING RENTS AS A PLEA PLEASE.

AND SECTION EIGHT VOUCHER VOUCHERS ARE NOW FROZEN, SO WE CAN'T GO ANYWHERE ELSE.

SO WE END UP TRAPPED IN A PLACE WHERE MISTREATED AND WHERE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED, SUCH AS OUR RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE AND ORGANIZE TO IMPROVE OUR SITUATION AS RESIDENTS.

NEXT WE END WITH RUTH GRS, FOLLOWED BY MARCO KAMARA.

I'LL PROBABLY GROUP THAT ONE UP.

AND THEN, JANINE, GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS RUTH AND I WORK FOR THE CITY AS A LIBRARY TECHNICIAN.

I'M SPEAKING TO YOU AS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE, OF MY UNION, SEIU.

I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE COUNCIL FOR WORKING WITH US DURING NEGOTIATION OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND REACHING A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH MY BARGAINING TEAM.

AS A PART-TIME WORKER, I AM PLEASED TO SEE PROGRESS LIKE WAGES, RESIDENTIAL PAY, BILINGUAL PAY, UM, AND LOOK FORWARD IN RATIFYING THE CONTRACT SOON.

GOING FORWARD, I WANT TO KNOW THERE'S A COMMITMENT FROM THE CITY TO RESOLVE REMAINING ISSUES WITH A SALARY SURVEY, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE LIBRARY TECHNICIAN AND LIBRARY AID POSITIONS.

ALL WE ASK IS FOR A FAIR SALARY SURVEY FOR ALL POSITIONS.

AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN LISTENING FOR OUR REQUEST.

THANK YOU, MARK KAMARA, UH, JANINE, AND THEN, UH, JOSEPH CRAWFORD.

DEAR COUNSEL, HELLO AGAIN.

MY NAME IS MARI CAR.

MY PRONOUNS ARE SHA THEY THEM, AND I'M A PROUD PART-TIMER WITH OUR LIBRARY DEPARTMENT, UM, MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE TODAY SITTING IN THE BACK.

UM, I ALSO WANT TO COME UP HERE AND THANK YOU ALL FOR WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR UNION AND LISTENING TO US.

I'M ESPECIALLY PROUD OF THE WORK MY COWORKERS AND OUR BARGAINING TEAM HAVE DONE TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THIS POINT WHERE ALL OF THE CITY'S WORKERS CAN GET A BETTER WAGE INCREASE AT THE MEDIAN OR HIGHER BILINGUAL PAY, EDUCATION AND TRAINING BENEFITS, AND A FLOATING HOLIDAY FOR PART-TIMERS AND TRUST.

THIS IS JUST THE START, NOT THE END OF A BETTER BENEFITS PACKAGE FOR PART-TIMERS WHO ARE KEY AND IMPORTANT TO KEEPING OUR DEPARTMENT RUNNING WELL.

WE HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH HR ON THE MOST RECENT SALARY SURVEY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO MAKE SURE OUR LIBRARY STAFF ARE RECEIVING A FAIR WAGE.

WE HAVE SENT AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE CAN, BUT WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CONCRETE TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THIS INFORMATION CAN BE REVIEWED AND CHANGED.

SO WE ASK THE CITY TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION WE'VE BEEN SENDING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE'RE RECEIVING A FAIR WAGE.

THANK YOU, JANINE.

FOLLOWED BY JOSEPH CRAWFORD, FOLLOWED BY EDWARD NATO.

JOSEPH CRAWFORD FOLLOWED BYO, FOLLOWED BY, UH, GLORIA SALAS.

MY NAME IS JANINE, AND I WORK FOR THE CITY AS A REFERENCE LIBRARIAN.

PART-TIME.

I AM SPEAKING TO YOU AS A PROUD MEMBER OF MY UNION, SCIU, LOCAL 2, 2 1.

I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR WORKING WITH US DURING THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, AND FOR REACHING A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH MAR BARGAIN TEAM.

AS A PART-TIME WORKER, I'M PLEASED TO SEE PROGRESS AROUND THINGS LIKE WAGES, RESIDENTIAL PAY, FLOATING, HOLIDAY, BILINGUAL PAY, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING TO RATIFY THE CONTRACT.

SOON GOING FORWARD, I REACH THE CITY TO CONTINUE TO MEET WITH US, TO SOLVE REMAINING ISSUES WITH THE SALARY SURVEY, ESPECIALLY AROUND LIBRARY, TEXT AND LIBRARY AID POSITIONS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATIVE AND A TRANSPARENT PROCESS THAT IS TIMELY AND FAIR TO EVERYONE.

WHEN I VOTE TO RATIFY THE CONTRACT, I WANT TO KNOW THAT THE CITY HAS A COMMITMENT TO FIX THESE ISSUES GOING FORWARD.

UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND LISTENING.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DEPARTMENT HEADS AND, UH, FELLOW CITIZENS.

MY NAME IS JOSEPH CRAWFORD AND I'VE JOINED THE ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT.

WHY? BECAUSE SLOWLY OUR BASIC

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RIGHTS ARE BEING ELIMINATED AS WE TALK FROM A PROJECT 2025, THE CARS WAS DEALT.

THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE, 90% OF THE PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN GET A CAR.

THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE PROJECT 25 WAS GOING ON AS WE WALK THE STREETS OF NATIONAL CITY AND TO TRY TO INFORM THEM.

BUT WE, WE NOT HERE TO, UH, CRITICIZE THE ADMINISTRATION, BUT WE ARE HERE TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT HOUSING IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT AND MM-HMM .

THE TIME HAS EXPIRED.

ONE MINUTE, ED, BE FOLLOWED BY EDWARD, UH, TO, UH, LET'S SEE.

WAIT MINUTE.

EDWARD NETTO BE FOLLOWED BY GLORIA SALAS TO BE FOLLOWED BY IRMA.

UH, HERNANDEZ, I I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF ISSUES.

UH, ONE IS THE AUDIT REPORT.

YOU KNOW, ONE'S DUE, IT'S DUE ON, UH, IT WAS DUE ON, UH, MARCH 30TH, 2025.

I, WE STILL HAVEN'T SEEN IT.

AND THAT WAS THE ONE FOR, THAT WAS BACK ON, UH, I GUESS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING ON JUNE, UH, 30TH, 2024.

IT'S ABOUT ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF PASSED.

YOU KNOW, CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER FROM THE CITIZEN STANDPOINT.

AGAIN, IF WE CAN'T GET A FINANCIAL STATEMENT OUT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, HOW CAN YOU BE MAKING DECISIONS ON TODAY'S INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION? SO THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT GOOD.

THE OTHER THING IS ALONG THE SAME LINES, PRAI PUT A PRA IN FOR ACCOUNTING INFORMATION FOR THE DISTRICT LINE BUDGET ITEM IN BACK IN MARCH.

AND I TALKED TO BARRY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.

HE'S HOPEFULLY GONNA DO SOMETHING AND HAVE IT FOLD OUT, BUT MY PROBLEM IS THIS IS, THAT IS BACK IN MARCH.

YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE HERE WITH A HIGH PRICED LAWYERS, THEY GET TO HAVE SOMETHING RIGHT AWAY.

GLORIA SALA TO BE FOLLOWED BY IRMA HERNANDEZ TO BE FOLLOWED BY ANA LES LICENSE RETAIL LICENSE.

OKAY, WE GET TRANSLATION PANEL.

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON.

UM, UH, NATIONAL CITY RESIDENT AND VICE CHAIR OF THE TRL TOBACCO RETAIL LICENSE COALITION AND, UH, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS HERE IN NATIONAL CITY IN MARCH, EVERYONE VOTED IN FAVOR OF IMPLEMENTING THE TOBACCO RETAIL LICENSE PROGRAM.

AND MR. JOSE RODRIGUEZ, MR. JOSE RODRIGUEZ, UH, COMMITTED IN WRITING, UH, FORMALLY TO HAVE AN ANSWER FOR US, UH, BY MAY OF THIS YEAR.

ORIGINALLY THEN WE WERE TOLD, UH, IN, UH, JULY AND NOW IN AUGUST, AND WE ASKED THAT WE ARE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND THAT YOU TREAT US WITH RESPECT.

VAPING PRODUCTS ARE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE.

UM, YOUNG PERSON USING A VAPORIZED TOBACCO PRODUCTS BECOME ADDICTED FROM THE FIRST TIME THEY USE THEM.

SO WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR YOUTH.

IRMA HERNANDEZ, WE FOLLOWED BY ANN ANNA EZ WHEN I, NATIONAL, NATIONAL CITY.

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FIRST, UH, SHE'S SYN INDICATING THAT SHE'S LEAVING THE, UH, LETTER OF SUPPORT WITH YOU.

SO THAT SHOULD BE GETTING TURNED IN.

AND THIS GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, I AM IRMA HERNANDEZ.

I AM A NATIONAL CITY RESIDENT AND A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER FOR OVER 30 YEARS WHO HAS WORKED ON SEVERAL TOPICS.

ALSO A PROUD CHEA FROM OLLYWOOD GARDENS.

AND I BROUGHT WITH ME A LETTER OF SUPPORT THAT I WILL BE, UH, TURNING INTO YOU REGARDING THE TOBACCO RETAIL LICENSES.

WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE RESPECT OUR REQUEST AND THAT YOU VALUE WHAT WE SAY AS NATIONAL CITY RESIDENTS, WE ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH OUR YOUTH COULD CONTINUE VAPING AT OUR SCHOOLS.

AND YOU HAD PROMISED THAT YOU WOULD REVISIT THIS ORDINANCE, AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE AGENDA SINCE MAY, AND IT WAS JUST POSTPONED FOR THE THIRD TIME.

YOU MADE THIS COMMITMENT AND YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE GOING TO HELP.

SO WE WANT YOU TO GIVE US THAT TIME.

AND I KNOW THAT THIS TIME IT WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF THE POLICE EVENT YOU HAVE THIS EVENING, BUT AT THE LAST MEETING, WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING.

THANK YOU, CARLOS.

CARLOS, GOOD AFTERNOON.

I AM ANA MARIA LES, AND I AM A MEMBER OF A CE.

AND WHAT BROUGHT ME HERE TODAY IS MY CONCERN OVER, UH, THE HIGH RENTS THAT WE HAVE.

PEOPLE CAN BARELY COVER THEIR RENT WITH WHAT THEY MAKE.

THEY EVEN HAVE TO FOREGO OTHER BASIC NEEDS IN THEIR HOMES JUST TO COVER THE RENT.

WE SEE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ENDING UP IN THE STREETS, FAMILIES LIVING IN THEIR CARS.

I HAVE LIVED AT AN APARTMENT AT KIMBALL, UH, AND I USE, UH, SECTION EIGHT AND MY PENSION TO PAY.

BUT WITHOUT SECTION EIGHT, MY PENSION WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO EVEN COVER MY RENT.

AND THAT IS THE CONCERN THAT I WANTED TO VOICE TODAY.

AND I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE, UM, PROVIDE SOME SORT OF HELP, SOME SORT OF ADJUSTMENT SO THAT WE COULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A ROOF OVER OUR HEAD AND HAVE DECENT HOUSING.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH THAT REMINDED US THAT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WE HAVE THE SECOND LEADING SECOND HIGHEST DEATH RATE DUE TO SUICIDE FOR YOUNG ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS, AGES 15 TO 24.

THAT FINISHES OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE NOW DO MAY WE DO HAVE COMMENTS ON ZOOM.

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

WE DO HAVE SOME ZOOM.

DO, DON'T WE? OH, WE DO.

LET'S HEAR FROM OUR ZOOMERS.

NATIONAL CITY MAYOR MORRISON.

I JUST CAME TO DAVE BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME THOUGHTS I HAD AS A PERSON WHO WORKS IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND WE'RE DOING THE PLANNING FOR THEM RIGHT NOW, AFTERSCHOOL TUTORIAL PROGRAMS FROM YOUNG ADULTS RECENTLY, THOSE OF US WHO WORK WITH YOUNG ADULTS RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE

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AND AS WE ALL KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH IS A COMPLEX SITUATION.

HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT TODAY'S HIGH POTENCY, THC MARIJUANA PRODUCTS THAT ARE SOLD IN OUR CITY AND USED IN OUR CITY MUST NOT BE OVERLOOKED IN THE PROBLEMS THEY PRESENT TO THIS AGE POPULATION.

HOPEFULLY, WE WILL NOT ENLARGE THE FOOTPRINT OF MARIJUANA PRODUCTS IN OUR CITY, AND WE WILL REDUCE POP BUSINESS' IMPACT.

MY NAME IS BECKY RAP.

AND TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT DR.

RANEE LEV, A LOCAL ED DOCTOR, HAS BEEN REAPPOINTED TO THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.

SHE'S AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN WHO HAS SPENT YEARS TREATING REAL PEOPLE IN OUR LOCAL HOSPITALS, INCLUDING YOUTH WHO ARE SUFFERING SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES, HIGH POTENCY MARIJUANA PRODUCTS.

DR.

LEV UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE GROUND RIGHT HERE IN NATIONAL CITY, AND SHE'S RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT RISING ER VISITS, EMERGENCY, UM, MARIJUANA POISONING IN CHILDREN, AND THE GROWING DISCONNECT BETWEEN MARIJUANA MARKETING AND THE ACTUAL RISKS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

HER PRESENCE IN THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION GIVES CITIES LIKE OURS A STRONGER CHANCE TO BE HEARD WHEN IT COMES TO YOUTH ACCESS IMPAIRED DRIVING AND PUBLIC PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTIONS.

I HOPE THIS COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC SAFETY POLICIES AND CONSIDER HOW OUR LOCAL DATA AND STORIES CAN INFORM NATIONAL STRATEGIES.

THANK YOU, TERRY SKELLY.

GOOD EVENING, NATIONAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR MORRISON.

MY NAME IS TERRY ANN SKELLY.

I'M A PARENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATOR.

I CAME TODAY BECAUSE I FEEL OUR CITY COUNCIL WOULD CARE THAT EVERY CITY RESIDENT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL OR LIVING SITUATION, SHOULD ALL BENEFIT EQUALLY FROM CLEAN AIR.

THE BEST WAY TO ACHIEVE THIS FOR EVERY CITIZEN TO LIVE AND PLAY IN SMOKE-FREE AND VAPE FREE ENVIRONMENTS, THERE ARE TWO MAJOR STRATEGIES TO EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATE TOBACCO RELATED DISEASE AND DEATH WHILE ADDRESSING DISPARITIES IN NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND AMENITIES THAT SOMETIMES HAPPEN HERE IN OUR CITY.

NUMBER ONE, ADOPT SMOKE-FREE AND VAPE FREE POLICIES FOR HOUSING AND PUBLIC PLACES.

AND NUMBER TWO, MAKE TOBACCO PRODUCTS LESS APPEALING AND LESS AVAILABLE.

LET'S BEGIN THIS PROCESS NOW TO IMPLEMENT SMOKE-FREE AND VAPE FREE POLICIES FOR PUBLIC PLACES AND APARTMENT COMPLEXES, ESPECIALLY THOSE THE CITY FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS.

AND NOW IS THE TIME FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD THE COURSE.

NO MORE STORES THAT SELL OR ENABLE THE USE OF TOBACCO MARIJUANA OR CBD SMOKING AND VAPING PRODUCTS IN OUR CITY.

THANK YOU FOR HEARING MY CONCERNS THIS EVENING.

MADISON WRAP.

HELLO.

THANK YOU, AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SERIOUS HARM NICOTINE AND MARIJUANA POSED TO OUR YOUTH.

A RECENT MED PAGE TODAY ARTICLE FROM JUST JULY 31ST REPORTED THAT WHILE FLAVOR BANS ON E-CIGARETTES REDUCED YOUTH VAPING, THEY ALSO LED TO A TROUBLING RISE IN CIGARETTE SMOKING AMONG TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS.

THIS SHOWS THAT WHEN ONE NICOTINE SOURCE IS RESTRICTED, YOUNG PEOPLE OFTEN SWITCH TO ANOTHER, SOMETIMES ONE THAT'S EVEN MORE DANGEROUS.

OVER 1.2 MILLION HIGH SCHOOLERS STILL VAPE MOST USING NICOTINE.

MANY ALSO USE HIGH POTENCY MARIJUANA IN THE SAME DEVICES, INCREASING RISKS TO BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH.

IF WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR KIDS, WE NEED MORE THAN BANS.

WE NEED EDUCATION ENFORCEMENT OF AGE LAWS, AND ACCESS TO QUITTING RESOURCES.

LET'S ACT WITH A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY THAT TRULY KEEPS NICOTINE AND MARIJUANA OUT OF YOUNG HANDS.

BUT STRUGGLED GREATLY DUE TO THE ADDICTIVE PROPERTIES OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

SH AIDEN.

HI, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS SHRI AIDEN, AND I'M AN ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY INTERN AT THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS A MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENT AT UC, SAN DIEGO.

I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A TOBACCO RETAILER'S LICENSE IN NATIONAL CITY.

IN MY EXPERIENCE WORKING IN PUBLIC HEALTH, I HAVE WITNESSED HOW TOBACCO PRODUCTS HAVE GREATLY IMPACTED THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.

I WORKED AS A RESEARCH ASSISTANT AT THE CALIFORNIA SMOKERS HELPLINE IN ORDER TO HELP AID SMOKERS WITH RESOURCES TO QUIT SMOKING.

DURING MY TIME AT THE HELPLINE, I SPOKE WITH HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WANTED TO QUIT SMOKING,

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MANY OF THEM STARTED SMOKING AT A YOUNG AGE IMPACTING THEIR HEALTH, FINANCES, AND OVERALL WELLBEING.

A TOBACCO RETAILER'S LICENSE IS A NECESSARY STEP TO ENSURE THAT RETAILERS ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR RESPONSIBLY SELLING THESE PRODUCTS.

I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL CITY TOBACCO RETAILER'S LICENSE TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF OUR YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR ZOOM, UM, SPEAKERS, I DO WANNA PUT ON THE RECORD THAT WE DO HAVE, UH, REWRITTEN COMMENTS.

ONE FROM MARIA MARTINEZ, MARLA AGUILAR, AND ERNESTO CANDA ON BEHALF OF, UH, ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ.

SO THE FIRST ONE UP IS, IS IT DAMARA LOPEZ? THERE'S A, THERE'S A, WELL, THERE'S TWO DONNAS.

TWO DONNA FOR DONNA LOPEZ.

DONNA LOPEZ PRESENT.

SO WE HAVE DONNA LOPEZ, UH, MOLINA UHA AND VICTOR VA AGAIN.

DONNA LOPEZ, MOLINA PLUMA, AND VICTOR VAYE.

IS THIS STILL PUBLIC COMMENT? THIS PUBLIC COMMENT? THANK, BUT THESE ARE THE, UH, COMMENTS CAME IN PERSON, UH, DURING THE ZOOM.

AND, AND IT'S ONE MINUTE ALVAREZ.

CAN WE GET THE TRANSLATOR, CARLOS? GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS MALIN.

OH, MAGDALENA ALVAREZ.

AND I AM HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO DEFEND OUR RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE AS RESIDENTS OF KIMBALL TOWERS.

OUR RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED BY THE MANAGER OF THIS HOUSING UNIT WHO HARASSES US AND THREATENS TO CALL THE POLICE ON US.

AND SHE HAS CALLED THE POLICE ON US WHENEVER WE WANT TO MEET, TO ASSEMBLE, TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT WE DISAGREE WITH.

SO SHE WILL NOT ALLOW US TO EXERCISE THIS RIGHT.

AND, UM, SHE HAS EVEN, AND SHE IS THE CAUSE OF, OF OUR COMPLAINTS BECAUSE OF HER NEGLIGENCE.

MY HUSBAND, AS A RESULT OF HER ACTIONS NOW HAS A CRIMINAL RECORD.

MY HUSBAND NEVER HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD.

HE'S NEVER BROKEN A LAW.

AND NOW BECAUSE OF HER, HE HAS THIS ISSUE BECAUSE AGAIN, SHE WILL, UH, CALL THE POLICE AND AND THREATEN US.

IF YOU SAY ANYTHING TO HER, SHE TURNS EVERYTHING AROUND ON YOU AND SHE IS, UH, VERY AGGRESSIVE IN HER ATTACKS.

UM, BUT WE'RE STARTING TO GET MORE AND MORE SLIPS.

SO I'M CALLING THE END OF SLIPS COMING IN.

IF YOU'RE GONNA ORGANIZE, YOU NEED TO DO IT BEFORE THE MEETING, NOT AFTER WE'VE ALREADY STARTED.

SO WE CAN, UM, UH, GO THROUGH ON THE DIFFERENT MEETINGS.

DON? YEAH, IF YOU WANNA CALL THEM.

SO WE HAVE DONNA LOPEZ.

WE HAVE A DON LOPEZ.

DONNA LOPEZ JR.

OKAY, YOU CAN GO AHEAD.

LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN A COMMUNITY NATIONAL, UM, NATIONAL CITY COUNCIL, WATCHMEN GROVE, FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL, AND NOW IN COLLEGE.

UM, GOOD EVENING, NATIONAL CITY, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS DON LOPEZ LANDERS AND I'M A MEMBER OF ACE, THE ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA FOR COMMUNITY, UM, EMPOWERMENT.

I'VE LIVED IN NATIONAL CITY FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS NOW, RESIDING IN SUMMER CREST APARTMENTS IN DISTRICT THREE.

IN THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, I'VE WATCHED THIS PLACE BECOME MORE THAN JUST WHERE I LIVE.

IT'S BECOME HOME FOR ME.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I FELT WHAT IT'S

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UH, MY FRESHMAN NOW IN COLLEGE TRYING TO BALANCE CLASSES, WORK IN SPORTS AND PRESSURE OF PLANNING MY FUTURE AS WELL.

AND, UM, COMING TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THE ISSUE OF RENT CONTROL.

WE NEED RENT CONTROL HOUSING.

INTERNATIONAL CITY HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY EXPENSIVE, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG ADULTS OR STUDENTS LIKE ME, WORKERS OR PEOPLE JUST STEPPING INTO THE ADULT LIFE.

THE RISING COST OF RENT AND LIVING EXPENSES FEELS LIKE A DOOR BEING SHUT ON OUR FACES.

WE, THE COMMUNITY WANT TO STAY HERE.

WE WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE WE, UM, WHERE THEY'VE GIVEN US SO MUCH AND, UM, WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MORE RENT, PROTECTIONS AND BETTERMENT BEFORE.

MOLINA LOA, HANG ON THAT ONE.

UH, VICTOR VALLE.

UH, GOOD EVENING TO EVERYBODY.

UM, I'M A RESIDENT OF NATIONAL CITY.

I'M WITH ACE, UH, UH, NATIONAL CITY AND, UM, HERE, UM, WE ARE HERE JUST BECAUSE RENT ARE GOING TOO HIGH.

UM, I THINK NATIONAL CITY OR THE TIMES ALSO IN NATIONAL CITY OR CALIFORNIA IS CHANGING.

AND, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S TIME FOR NATIONAL CITY TO CHANGE INTO A, UH, RENT CONTROL.

SO, UH, RESIDENTS IN NATIONAL CITY CAN BE ABLE TO AFFORD, UH, MEDICINE, UM, THEIR FOOD, AND ALSO, UH, HAVE A, UM, A HOME TO STAY ON.

DON'T LIVE ON THE STREETS, WHICH IS ILLEGAL, LIVING ON THE CARS.

SO IT'S BETTER TO BE IN THEIR HOUSE OR THEIR HOME OR THEIR APARTMENTS.

SO IT'S BETTER TO, UM, ENCOURAGE NATIONAL CITY TO BOAT WITH THE RENT CONTROL WE NEED TO CHANGE.

THANKS.

DO I START? YES.

MY NAME IS GRACE ROJA JIMENEZ AND I AM A COMMITTEE MEMBER OF ACE AND AN INTERN WITH STUDENTS FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE AT THE CENTER OF ON POLICY INITIATIVES.

I AM A DESCENT.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SAN DIEGO KUMEYAAY TERRITORY.

I GREW UP IN NATIONAL CITY AND THROUGHOUT MY YOUTH I AM AND I AM IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE COMMUNITY OF NATIONAL CITY, WHICH HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART.

I WANNA PROTECT AND HONOR THE INDIGENOUS LANDS OF THE KUMEYAAY PEOPLE THAT IMPACTS ME AND MY FAMILY BECAUSE I SEE THE STRESS AND STRUGGLE WE EXPERIENCE EVERY YEAR TO PAY RENT AND HIGH BILLS ON TOP OF THAT, I FEEL IT PERSONALLY AND IT INCREASES OUR MENTALLY EXHAUSTING.

THE CITY DOESN'T CARE ABOUT US BECAUSE INSTEAD OF HELPING OUR COMMUNITY, THE CITY APPROVES MORE FEES THAT ARE FORCED ONTO US.

LIKE RENT INCREASES, TRUST CHARGES, AND OUR TAXES THAT PAY FOR GENOCIDE, ICE, AND POLICE BRUTALITY.

I DO NOT CONSENT TO GIVE MY TAXES FOR GENOCIDE NOR ICE, NOR POLICE FORCES OR OUR TAXES SHOULD DO GO TO OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR PEOPLE.

WE DON'T NEED MORE ADDED LIVING COST FEES, ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR HOMES INCOMES DO NOT MEET THESE INSANE FEES.

DO WE HAVE TO WORK MORE AND L LOSE TIME WITH OUR LOVED ONES? DO WE HAVE TO YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT, MOVE AWAY FOR COMMENT? NO, THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

WE NEED RENT CONTROL AND A OKAY.

APRIL JACKSON, FOLLOWED BY.

HELLO.

UM, I'M HERE TO ASK CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER, UM, THE NEED FOR RENT CONTROL IN OUR CITY AND TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN LANDLORDS, UH, MAKING A FAIR RETURN ON PROFIT AND, UM, WE, THE RENTERS HAVING STABILITY AS WELL AS PREDICTABILITY ON WHAT OUR RENT INCREASES WILL BE, UM, EACH YEAR.

SO MY NAME IS APRIL JACKSON.

I'M A MEMBER OF ACE AS WELL, AND I ALSO LIVE IN THE NATIONAL, UH, THE SUMMER CREST DEPARTMENTS.

WE NEED ANTI-HARASSMENT ORDINANCES FOR TENANTS.

MY FAMILY'S BEEN DEALING WITH ISSUES RELATING TO OUR TRANSFER TO A SMALLER UNIT EARLIER THIS YEAR ON MARCH 17.

NOT ONLY IS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT VIOLATED MULTIPLE TENANT RIGHTS, UM, THEY'VE ALSO REFUSED TO MEET WITH US REGARDING THE LIST OF CHARGES GIVEN ON JUNE 27TH FOR THIS YEAR, UH, FOR THE RENOVATIONS AND CLEANING DONE FOR THE UNIT.

WE'VE LIVED IN THAT UNIT FOR 22 YEARS.

WITH FIVE YEARS BEING THE LAST RENOVATION DONE FOR PROPERTY WIDE PROJECT, WE SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED OVER 2000 FOR RENOVATIONS.

AND DUE TO THE TIME LAPSE IN THE USE OF THE USE LIFE OF ITEMS LISTED IN OUR NOTICE, DESPITE OUR MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO REACH THE MANAGE, UH, SUMMER CREST MANAGEMENT TO CONTEST THIS MATTER FOR ITEMIZED BILLS, RECEIPTS FOR THOSE BILLS, PHOTO AND VIDEO EVIDENCE JUSTIFYING THE CHARGES A GIVEN, THEY MERELY ADDED THE CHARGES TO OUR LEDGER AND REFUSED TO RESPOND TO US DUE TO THIS.

WE ARGUE THAT THE NOTICE SENT ALONG WITH THE TERMS OF PAYMENT AND THE TREAT, UM, THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL FEES CONSTITUTE TENANT HARASSMENT, BAD FAITH AND BAD FAITH.

UM, PART OF SUMMER CREST MANAGEMENT, IF WE HAD ORDINANCES REGARDING TENANT HARASSMENT, THEY WOULD BE, UM, FORCED TO DEAL WITH THIS IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER.

AND, UH, FRIENDLY FOR TENANTS AS WELL.

ANDRES? HI MARIA.

UH, HELLO.

MY NAME IS ARNE ANDRES AND I'M A MEMBER.

WELL, I'M A NATIONAL CITY NATIVE AND A MEMBER OF ACE ORGANIZATION.

UM, I, ALONG WITH SOME OF MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE, UH, TODAY ARE STRUGGLING WITH RENT INCREASES AND, UM, EACH YEAR AND, UM, IT'S AT A RATE THAT WE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD, UNFORTUNATELY.

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HELLO, MY NAME IS MARIA IRVIN AND I'M A MEMBER OF ACE.

I HAVE LIVED IN NATIONAL CITY FOR 30 YEARS.

I CURRENTLY LIVE AT SUMMER CREST APARTMENTS AND SUMMER CREST APARTMENTS ARE NOT THE GREATEST.

THEIR PROPERTY MANAGER ARE VERY RUDE AND TREAT THEIR TENANTS HORRIBLY.

SO I PROPOSE THAT WE NEED MORE TENANT AND ANTI HARASSMENT PROTECTIONS HERE IN NATIONAL CITY.

FOLLOWED, PLEASE COME.

HELLO THERE.

UH, HI.

I'M JAMIE ELL AND I'M A MEMBER OF ACE.

AND I'VE LIVED IN NATIONAL CITY FOR 18 YEARS, AND I, ESPECIALLY MY GRANDPARENTS, THEY RENT A ROOM NEAR DIVISION STREET AND I ASK FOR RENT CONTROL HERE IN NATIONAL CITY.

THE REASON WHY IS MY GRANDPARENTS, UM, NEED TO, UH, RENT A ROOM FOR EXTRA SPACE AND, UH, RENT, UM, KEEPS SIGN INCREASING.

AND SO WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND LIKE AN AFFORDABLE PLACE FOR MY PARENTS' GRANDPARENTS TO STAY.

AND IT HAS AFFECTED MY EDUCATION BECAUSE I HAD TO TAKE OUT, UM, MONEY THAT'S NEEDED TO PAY FOR COLLEGE TO HELP PAY FOR THEIR RENT.

AND I HOPE THAT, UH, THERE'S HELP WITH, UH, RENT CONTROL HERE IN NATIONAL CITY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UH, IS IT BRENDA ESTRADA? ARE WE FOLLOWED BY PERCY WILFORD? BRENDA? YES.

PLEASE COME UP.

HELLO EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS BRENDA STRADA.

I LIVE IN CITY FOR THREE YEARS AND I LIVE LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE.

SO I'M PART OF SUMMIT CROSS APARTMENT AND I LIVE IN THERE FOR 14 YEARS.

I'M BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND THE ALARM BOARD.

WE HAD SECTION EIGHT AND HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE MANAGER.

EVERY TIME THEY, SOMETHING BROKEN, IT'S NOT A FAULT.

THEY ALWAYS CHARGE FOR US TO PAY FOR THAT.

WE CANNOT PAY EVERYTHING BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE MONEY FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD COVER EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO COVER.

UM, WE, I FEEL INTIMIDATED WITH THE CASE.

UM, ANYTHING BROKEN, THE HOUSE, THEY ALWAYS PUT LETTERS IN THE DOOR INTIMIDATE.

WE DON'T, WE HAVE TO PAY IT AND THE SAME TIME THEY WANT IT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO WE NEED PROTECTION FOR THE, FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE TO TRY TO EXPLAIN TO THEM WE ARE RENTAL AND WE HAVE SUPPORT AND THEY GET MONEY TO REPAIR WHATEVER IS NEED TO REPAIR, PREPARE.

TOMORROW WE HAD A HAT IN THE HOUSE TO SEE APARTMENTS AND CHECK EVERYTHING IS WORKING BY THE LAW.

THANK YOU PERCY.

WILFORD, WE HAVE A PERCY WILFORD.

HELLO THERE.

HOW'S EVERYONE DOING? DOING BYE.

I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE IN NATIONAL CITY MY ENTIRE LIFE IN SUMMER CREST APARTMENTS.

WHAT NATIONAL CITY NEEDS IS LEGAL PROTECTION ON OUR RIGHTS TO ORGANIZE ANYONE WHO LIVES IN SUMMER CREST APARTMENTS KNOW THE CONDITIONS AS RENTERS AREN'T READY.

GREAT AND RECENT MONTHS I'VE BEEN FED UP WITH THE WAY AND THAT WE ARE NEGLECTED AND TREATED AS TENANT.

I STARTED TO ORGANIZE MY COMMUNITY BY, I STARTED TO ORGANIZE MY COMMUNITY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE'S POWER IN NUMBERS NOW.

THE MANAGEMENT IS TRYING TO RETALIATE BY MAKING ME, BY MAKING UP FALSE VIOLATIONS AND, AND MAKING IT TO INTIMIDATE ME AS WELL.

BUT IN THE FUTURE, THIS CAN BE USED FOR ME AS A GROUNDS TEST TO EVICT ME AS WELL.

WELL, I'M NOT GONNA STOP ORGANIZING AND I KNOW WHAT, UM, MY COMMUNITY NEEDS IS MORE OF A LEADER IN, IN THE AREA.

AND EVEN THOUGH WHEN ME AND SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS JUST GO DOOR TO DOOR, UM, WITH A PENSION OR JUST BY BRUSH WITH A PENSION, JUST GO BY FIXING DOOR LOCKS OR ANYTHING ELSE.

PEOPLE ARE AFRAID.

AND THAT DOESN'T, THAT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT TO ME OR ANYONE ELSE.

AND THE REASON WHY I'M DEMANDING LEGAL PROTECTION FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OUR RECOGNITION ON CITY EMPLOYEES.

I'LL KEEP YOU SHORT NEXT TIME.

ALRIGHT, .

ALRIGHT, UH, THAT'S THE END OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE NOW GO

[6.1 Introduction of New City Employees ]

INTO OUR,

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UM, POLICE CHIEF, I THINK YOU HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE.

THEY, THEY MAY BE PREOCCUPIED SOMEWHERE, BUT THEY, THEY ARE, I'M GONNA TRY TO KEEP THIS REALLY SHORT 'CAUSE I HAVE 13 THAT I'M GONNA TRY TO MOVE SUPER FAST THROUGH.

UH, MOST OF YOU THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEN WE'RE DOING THESE INTRODUCTION OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

SO I'M GONNA TRY TO KEEP THIS SUPER SHORT.

I DON'T SEE IT UP THERE.

THERE WE GO.

SO ZOIC, CARILLO AND, UH, RONALDO FERNANDEZ BOTH WENT TO THE SOUTHWESTERN ACADEMY.

THEY PUT THEMSELVES THROUGH THE POLICE ACADEMY, UH, GRADUATED.

AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE ON THE SECOND PHASE OF THEIR TRAINING, THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM.

THE NEXT TWO SHOULD BE FAMILIAR TO YOU, OR AT LEAST YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD THEM.

THEY WERE BOTH DISPATCHERS, UH, SANDRA TECH AND JENNIFER SOSA.

SO THEY'RE BOTH IN THE ACADEMY.

THEY STARTED THE ACADEMY JULY 14TH ALONG WITH GILBERT AND, UH, URI, GIANCARLO AND CHRISTIAN.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE ARE GREAT PEOPLE OF HIGH CHARACTER AND WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF 'EM.

I GOT A REPORT TODAY THAT THEY'RE DOING VERY WELL, SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM.

UH, CHANCE IS OUR NEW IT PERSON WORKING WITH US.

UH, YESENIA CAME TO US FROM RIVERSIDE AND AT ONE POINT AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS WHO WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE A POLICE OFFICER WITH US.

ALZA.

WE HAVE A BUNCH OF TOURS.

WE HAVE THREE TORRES , SO ALIZEA AND VICTORIA.

SO ALIZEA IS OVER IN THE RECORDS DIVISION AT SOME POINT.

SHE ASPIRES TO BE A DISPATCHER.

VICTORIA HAS A GREAT STORY.

UH, SHE HAD TO CALL US AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEN A CRIME OCCURRED AND THAT IN INSPIRED HER TO BE A DISPATCHER.

SO NOW SHE'S A DISPATCHER.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ANGEL MESA.

HE WAS WORKING, UH, CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR GEICO AND NOW HE'S A DISPATCHER WITH US.

SO TRY TO MOVE PRETTY FAST.

13 OF OUR EMPLOYEES, THIS WAS DURING THE BREAK, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL OF THEM.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE SOME HERE FOR HR.

WE SURE DO.

UM, THANK YOU MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS CITIZENS HR IS PLEASED TO INTRODUCE THE FOLLOWING TWO NEW EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE RECENTLY JOINED THE CITY'S HR TEAM.

TOGETHER THEY BRING A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE, VALUABLE SKILL SETS, AND A STRONG FOUNDATION IN HUMAN RESOURCES THAT WILL SUPPORT THE CITY'S MISSION AND ENHANCE OUR INTERNAL SERVICES.

WE'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME THEM PARTIES OF OUR TEAM AND COM.

WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT THAT THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT OUR STAFF.

I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME JULIETTE ADE.

SHE, SHE'S GONNA COME UP AND INTRODUCE HERSELF AND SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HERSELF.

GOOD MORNING.

AND THEN AFTER HERE WE WILL BE ANNALI LUNA HERNANDEZ.

I'M JULIA ADE OF HR.

I AM A FILIPINO WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM THE PHILIPPINES, WHERE I SPENT, UM, AT LEAST MORE THAN, UH, 18 YEARS OF, UM, WORKING AS A HUMAN RESOURCES PRACTITIONER.

I'M HONORED TO BE HERE AND I AM, UM, VERY MUCH EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE EMPLOYEES AND THE, UH, COMMUNITY OF THE CITY, OF NATIONAL CITY, MY FAMILY.

AND I DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND KINDNESS.

GRAFFITI REMOVAL ASSISTANT ISRAEL CONTRERAS ISRAEL'S FROM SAN DIEGO.

WHAT PART OF THE PHILIPPINES DID YOU COME FROM? UM, BATANGA.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME'S ANNA LUNA.

I'M THE HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST ONE.

AND UPON GRADUATION FROM UC, SAN DIEGO WITH MY MAJOR IN BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY AND A MINOR IN BUSINESS ECONOMICS, I DECIDED TO PURSUE MY HR CAREER IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR WITH THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION.

AND NOW I'VE ACTUALLY PIVOTED HERE TO THE CITY OF NASHVILLE CITY WHERE I ONCE CAME TO MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND I ACTUALLY MET YOU MAYOR MORRISON WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND GOT A TOUR OF THE FACILITY.

SO COMING HERE, IT'S A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR ME AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO CONTRIBUTE ALL MY EXPERIENCES AND ALL MY SKILLS TO THE CITY OF NASHVILLE CITY.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MY EXPERIENCE HERE.

YEAH, VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

ALRIGHT, WE ALSO HAVE OUR GRAFFITI REMOVAL ASSISTANT.

AND WHO THERE'S RONNIE.

THERE HE IS.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR CA COUNCIL RONNIE SORIANO, ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO NOT HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING OUR NEW

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HE ATTENDED MAR VISTA HIGH SCHOOL IN IMPERIAL BEACH.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

BEFORE JOINING OUR TEAM, HE WORKED AS A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOR TRUST ONE HANDYMAN CORPORATION.

IN THAT ROLE, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING GRAFFITI FROM A VARIETY OF STRUCTURES AND SURFACES AND PERFORMING INTERIOR PAINT JOBS.

ISRAEL'S BEEN A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR TEAM.

HE MADE AN IMMEDIATE POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR CITY.

SINCE JOINING US ON JULY 8TH, HE CAME IN WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

SO HIM, ALONG WITH JAMES KIM, MAKE A GREAT TEAM.

AND I DO WANT TO ADD THAT PHOTO OF US AND DO HIM JUSTICE , THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING HARD AND HAVING A LONG FOR YOUR NATIONAL.

GO TO, UH, REGIONAL BOARDS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD AS WELL.

ALRIGHT, UH, NEXT WE

[7. REGIONAL BOARDS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS (Limited to Five (5) Minutes each)]

WE'LL START DOWN HERE ON MY LEFT.

ANYTHING TO REPORT? NOTHING TO REPORT, MAYOR.

UH, SANDAG REAL QUICK.

WILL BE ON A BREAK FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

UM, AND THERE HAS BEEN A NEW POSITION CREATED AND HIRED FOR AT SANDECK.

THIS IS A DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL CONTROLS.

I'M VERY EXCITED.

THE PERSON WHO WILL BE THE DIRECTOR, HER NAME IS, UH, SHANA PICKARD.

AND SHE COMES FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, UM, FROM SANDAG.

SO, UH, I, I KNOW I FEEL LIKE I KNOW HER WELL.

SO I'M VERY HAPPY THAT SHE HAS, UM, NOW TAKEN ON THE POSITION FOR INTERNAL CONTROLS.

IT'S GONNA HELP ALLEVIATE A LOT OF THE ENDEAVORS FOR, UH, FIXING THINGS AND, AND GETTING THINGS IN ORDER, UH, AS FAR AS, UH, AUDIT FINDINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, AND THERE ARE POSITIONS AVAILABLE OR POSITIONS OPEN, UH, ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.

IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY THAT IS INTERESTED IN APPLYING, LET ME KNOW.

WILL GO ON TO CONSENT CALENDARS.

RIGHT.

I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT EITHER.

WITH THAT, WE

[8. CONSENT CALENDAR]

WE HAVE ITEMS EIGHT ONE THROUGH EIGHT 20.

I HAVE REQUESTS TO PULL.

EXCUSE ME, MR. MAYOR.

I BELIEVE OUR REPORT COMMISSIONER IS HERE.

I'M NOT SURE IF HE IS SUPPOSED TO GIVE A REPORT.

NO REPORT.

WHAT, WHAT'S THAT LITTLE SONG? SILENCE IS GOLDEN.

GOLDEN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

NOW THEN, UM, EIGHT ONE THROUGH, WHAT DID I SAY? EIGHT 20, WASN'T IT EIGHT 20? I DO HAVE REQUEST TO PULL.

8, 7, 16, 19, AND 20 ALL BY MR. REICH.

UH, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? IF NOT, COULD I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SO MOVED.

MR. CHAIR.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

HOLD OFF A MOMENT.

WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU PLENTY OF CHANCE.

AND, UH, OKAY.

SO WE HAVE, UH, MOTION AND A SECOND.

COULD WE, IT'S NOT SHOWING UP.

LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA TRY IT AGAIN.

CAN YOU PUSH IN THE BUTTONS? WE'LL SEE IT.

MOTION TO APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY.

THERE GO.

THERE THEY GO.

MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE VOTE.

OKAY, MR. WRIGHT, YOU CAN COME ON UP.

I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO SPEAK ON ALL FOUR OF YOUR ITEMS. OKAY.

SO WE'LL

[8.7 Authorize the purchase of Roofing Materials from The Garland Company, Inc. for the National City Public Library.]

START WITH EIGHT SEVEN FIRST.

AND THIS IS THE, UH, PURCHASING OF ROOF MATERIALS FROM GALEN COMPANY FOR THE NATIONAL CITY LIBRARY.

I JUST WANNA SAY THAT.

$622,500.

AND IT'S GOING TO, IT'S GOING FOR GOING FOR TAR PAPER, UH, FOR ROOF SUPPLIES FROM GARLAND COMPANY AND YEP.

AND IN CLEVELAND, OHIO.

AND ON EIGHT SIX AND ON EIGHT 16 IS FOR THE FIRE STATION.

FOR THE FIRE STATION.

AND THAT'S $194,000.

YEP.

OKAY, AND I'LL KEEP GOING.

NOW, THESE ARE THE LONGS.

THESE ARE FROM, THESE ARE FROM WARRANT REGISTER 41 8 18.

MEDICAL DISPATCH SERVICE 128,000 A WARRANT.

OF THE MORSE LITIGATION, $210,800 FOR LITIGATION FOR LAWYERS FOR DAVID DEVIN MORRIS FOR FAST SIGNS FACILITY SUGGESTION BOX.

SIGNED FOR MAYOR MORRIS.

FOR THE MAYOR $669.

GEO SYNTEX DEVALUATION DE DE VEGETATION ACTIVITIES, $15,000.

PROJECT PROFESSIONAL, A POLICE POLICE DEPARTMENT WATERPROOFING 3,560 $60.

FIRE METRICS, FIRE EMERGENCY

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SOLAR SOLAR PLACARD, CLIPBOARDS 516.

DO $516 FOR THE UH, FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HOUSING, THE FAIR HOUSING TENANT, CASA AS SUCH, FAIR HOUSING TENANT LAND SERVICE, $11,000.

KAISER MARSTON ASSOCIATES 32,000 SBCS.

THIS IS ALL FOR, UH, I THINK THIS IS ALL FOR THE, UH, HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

SPS AGREEMENT.

68,000.

THIS IS WARRANT REGISTER.

19 THE THINGS THAT I'VE FOUND INTERESTING.

UH, EGSL 24,000 ON-CALL PLAN.

THAT SANCHEZ, MAYO SANCHEZ.

MAYO LESTER.

CONTRACT INSURANCE PAYMENT BASKETBALL CLASS 2000 ASTOR CONSTRUCTION FI FIS OR 25 AD IMPROVEMENT.

41,000.

ASTOR CONSTRUCTION, 169,000.

IT INTER INTERNATIONAL IT CWG SENTINEL RENEWAL.

I DON'T HAVE GOT THE MONEY ON THAT REGISTER.

19 GOVERNMENT CONNECTIONS WITH THE VVS FEAR FOUNDATION.

48,000 POLICE SWAT DRONE, $2,000 POLICE.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

$4,408.

I WON'T SAY THE PERSON WHO IT'S FOR.

I WON'T, UH, THE CITY MANAGER LEGAL FEES.

13,500 ESTHER CONSTRUCTION, $80,000 FOR ENHANCE.

I ALL RIGHT.

MAYOR, MAY I SEE SOMETHING? WHAT? OKAY, ARE YOU STILL TALKING THE SAME? OKAY.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

THE ONLY, OKAY, SO WE NEED TO GO BACK ON EIGHT SEVEN.

THIS IS THE ROOFING MATERIALS FOR GARLAND COMPANY.

COULD I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVE MR. MAYOR.

HAVE A SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

YOU GUYS PUSHING YOUR BUTTONS? THERE WE GO.

THAT THE CASE CAME UP.

MOTION PROOF UNANIMOUSLY.

SEE NO DISCUSSION.

PLEASE VOTE.

OKAY, NOW.

[8.16 Purchase of Roofing Materials from The Garland Company, Inc. for National City Fire Station 34.]

AND ON EIGHT 16, THIS IS THE, UH, THIS IS ALSO DEALING WITH, UH, THIS IS FOR THE FIRE STATION.

FOR ROOFING MATERIALS.

COULD I HAVE A MOTION ON THAT ONE? SO MOVED.

MR. MAYOR.

I HAVE A SECOND.

MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

OKAY, WE GOT A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE.

OKAY, NEXT

[Items 8.19 & 8.20]

WE GO TO WARRANT REGISTRY.

UH, THIS IS ITEM, UH, EIGHT 19.

AND LET'S TAKE IT AN ITEM, UH, EIGHT 20.

THE TWO WARRANT REGISTRIES TOGETHER.

MOVE, MOVE APPROVAL.

SECOND MAYOR.

OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

THERE IT COMES.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY.

ALRIGHT, THAT TAKES US THROUGH CONSENT CALENDAR.

NEXT WE GET

[9.1 Review and Discussion of the 2025 Master Fee Schedule]

INTO OUR ACTION ITEM, WHICH IS THE REVIEW AND DISCUSSION ON THE 2025 MASTER FEE SCHEDULE.

UM, THIS IS ONE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN, THAT WE APPROVED THIS, UH, PREVIOUSLY, BUT WE BROUGHT IT BACK 'CAUSE IT WILL BE GOING INTO EFFECT LATER THIS WEEK.

HUH? TOMORROW.

TOMORROW.

WELL, THAT'S EVEN BETTER.

AND, UH, SO ANY COMMENT OR ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS? NOW ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE MAKE CAN ONLY GO DOWNWARD.

THAT IS CORRECT.

WE CANNOT MAKE THEM, WE CANNOT MAKE MORE BECAUSE THE STUDY SAYS THESE ARE THE MAXIMUM NU NUMBERS OF RECOVERY.

'CAUSE SINCE THESE ARE FEES THROUGH THE CHAIR.

THAT WE NEED TO APPROVE NOW TODAY? OR WE, CAN WE TABLE THIS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.

SO IT TAKES EFFECT TOMORROW AND CHANGES ARE JUST DOWNWARDS.

SO, UH, IS THIS SOMETHING

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SO THIS IS THE SECOND READING IS THIS? NO, NO, BUT IT WAS TO GIVE EVERYONE A TIME TO REVIEW IT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ITEM, INDIVIDUAL ITEMS THAT YOU WANT TO PULL FOR CONSIDERATION TO ADJUST.

CAN I GIVE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS TO, DO WE HAVE TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS HERE, MR. MAYOR, ON THE DICE? OR WE CAN GIVE THE ADJUSTMENTS TO NO, NO CITY MANAGER WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE THEM BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT HOLDS IN A ADVANCE FOR TOMORROW.

DOES IT MATTER? WE, IF WE WERE TO DO THAT? SO TONIGHT, IF YOU WANNA MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS, TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS BECAUSE THESE FEES, AS YOU ADOPTED IN OUR LAST MEETING, GO INTO EFFECT TOMORROW.

NOW, IF, IF LATER, AND I, AND I THINK CITY MANAGER CAN CORRECT ME, THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL FEES THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS, THAT MAY COME UP LATER.

AND I ASSUME IF AT THAT TIME THERE WERE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THESE FEES, THEY COULD BE CONSIDERED CORRECT.

BUT THE IDEA IS THESE FEES ARE GOING INTO EFFECT TOMORROW.

AND SO IF THERE'S ANY FEES THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO GO INTO EFFECT TOMORROW OR YOU WANT TO REDUCE THEM, THEN TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT TO DO IT.

SO EVEN IF IT'S REDUCTION, IT'S ALSO TONIGHT.

CORRECT? UH, YES.

SO, UH, I FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD ON THIS.

I KNOW WE GAVE THIS A PRETTY DECENT AMOUNT OF SCRUTINY AND I, AND I THINK THAT WE'RE ALSO DOING SOME WORK JUST WITH, WITH BUDGET AND LOOKING AT MORE REVENUE.

SO IF WE NEED TO MAKE FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS, I THINK WE COULD DO SO.

I'M, I'M WILLING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.

UH, MEMBER MELINA, THANK YOU.

UH, I AM ALSO PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD THE FEES AS THEY ARE, UH, PRESENTED IN TONIGHT'S, UM, REPORT.

I DID HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH, UM, THE CITY MANAGER AND, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE STAFF IN REGARDS TO TWO FEES THAT I HAVE BEEN, UH, TALKING ABOUT LATELY.

THEY'RE NOT A PART OF THIS MASTER FEE SCHEDULE, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE BEING WORKED ON.

AND AT SOME LATER POINT, LIKE OUR CITY ATTORNEY, UH, POINTED OUT, UH, THEY, THEY WOULD BE CONSIDERED ONE IS THE VACANT PROPERTY, UM, A FEE FOR A VACANT PROPERTY THAT JUST REMAINS VACANT, UM, FOREVER.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M HOPING A FEE WOULD ENTICE THE OWNERS OF THAT PROPERTY TO BE VIGILANT OR TO DO SOMETHING WITH THAT PROPERTY.

UM, WHO KNOWS WHAT THE FEE FOR THAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

THAT'LL COME LATER.

AND THEN THE SECOND FEE I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING IS A FEE FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS OF THE WEED ABATEMENT SERVICES THAT, UH, WE MONITOR THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

WE CAN ONLY CHARGE, THIS IS A STUDY THAT'S DONE INDEPENDENTLY OF THE CITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY COST US TO PROCESS THAT.

OKAY, RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU.

UH, THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR THE ROBUST DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM AND STAFF FOR ALL THE DUE DILIGENCE AND WORK.

UM, I JUST WANT US TO BE AWARE THAT AS WE CONSIDER ANY ADDITIONAL, UH, FEES OR AN INCREASING FEES FOR BUILDING IN PARTICULAR, INEVITABLY THE END PRODUCT, WHICH IS HOUSING, IS GOING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE.

AND, AND, UH, WHETHER IT'S INDIVIDUAL FEE INCREASES FOR THINGS LIKE, UM, YOU KNOW, WINDOW REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT OR BUILDING PLAN DUPLICATION OR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, ANY OF THOSE THINGS WILL INEVITABLY END UP WITH A MORE EXPENSIVE PRICE TAG, UH, FOR BUILDING.

AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO REALIZE THAT.

AND I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES WE LOOK AT FIGURES OF NEW COMPLEXES BEING BUILT, ESPECIALLY ON THE NONPROFIT SIDE, WHICH ARE SOMETIMES THE FIGURES OF THREE TO $400,000 PER UNIT.

AND WE ALSO MUST BE, UM, UH, FORTHRIGHT AND, AND REALIZE THAT A LOT OF THE, UH, FEES THAT ARE ACCRUED IN DEVELOPMENT ARE THESE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES IN ONE WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM.

SO WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T DO BOTH, RIGHT? SO, SO IT'S JUST, IT'S, WE HAVE TO BE EYES WIDE OPEN WHEN IT COMES TO THIS AND REALIZE THAT, UH, DEVELOPMENT IS EXPENSIVE AND INCREASING FEES WILL INEVITABLY LEAD TO A MORE EXPENSIVE PRICE FOR HOMES.

AGREED.

AND I, I THINK, AND, BUT WE NEED DO, NEED TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN, UM, DIFF THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND THESE, WHICH ARE BASICALLY SERVICE RECOVERY FEES.

SO THESE ARE, THESE FEES HERE ARE NOT A TAX AND THEY ARE NOT A DIFF THEY'RE NOT A DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE, BUT THEY'RE ONLY WHAT IT COSTS THE CITY TO PROCESS.

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AND, UH, SO IT'S A PROCESS FEE ONLY JUST TO RECOVER.

BECAUSE OTHERWISE THEN IF WE LOWER THAT AND WE SAID WE DO ALL, LET'S JUST DO ALL THESE THINGS FOR FREE NOW, WE'LL LOWER THE COST OF THAT HOUSE, BUT THEN WE HAVE TO CUT SOME OTHER SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY BECAUSE WE PROVIDED THAT SERVICE HERE.

SO IT, IT'S A, A SERVICE CHARGE ONLY.

AND, UH, UH, SO YEAH, SO IT'S A BALANCING ACT AND REALIZE THE ONE IMPACTS THE OTHER.

I I UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE.

UH, IT INEVITABLY ENDS UP RAISING THE PRICE FOR THE END PRODUCT.

SO WE CAN'T HAVE BOTH.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO REALIZE THAT.

EXACTLY.

UH, THROUGH THE CHAIR.

UM, MR. ICM, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE DID THE MASTER PLAN STUDY, SIR BRUCE? ARE WE, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT A MA? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE UPDATED THE MASTER PLAN? THE, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE UPDATED THE, THE FEE SCHEDULE? THE FEE SCHEDULE.

THE FEE SCHEDULE, YEAH.

OH, UM, BRUCE, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT I, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY, BUT IT'S BEEN SOME TIME.

IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE.

MAYBE SIX YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S MY POINT.

SO YEAH, IT, IT IT'S BEEN, IT IS BEEN QUITE A WHILE.

SO THEY'VE BEEN ARTIFICIALLY LOW FOR SOME TIME.

AND, UH, THANK, THANK YOU.

OKAY WITH THAT.

WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? WE HAVE A MOTION I MOVE TO APPROVE.

MOVE AND SPECIFICALLY MOVE TO APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

CAN WE, MAYOR, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE TWO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.

OH, I'M SORRY.

YES, WE DO.

BUT COULD WE GET OUR BUTTONS IN ON THE MOTION? YES.

THERE YOU GO.

THERE WE GO.

UH, MR. THOMAS RE HERE YOU GO.

BE FOLLOWED BY MR. EDWARD NETTO.

THIS WILL BE SHORT.

I, THIS IS MY OPINION.

LAWYERS CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE SCHEDULE, THE FEE SCHEDULE.

ONLY DOCTORS AND SPECIALISTS CAN AFFORD TO PAY IT.

AND THIS MAKES THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES UNAFFORDABLE AND THERE WILL BE ILLEGAL IMPROVEMENTS TO AVOID THE FEES.

THIS TWO POINTS I KEEP HITTING ON THIS.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE REGISTERS AND WE HAVE, UH, THE DISTRICT LINE ITEM BUDGET, AND I HAVE STILL NO, I, NO IDEA WHAT, WHAT WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY ON.

WHAT'S THE OBJECTIVE? WHAT'S THE OUTCOME OF THIS? YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MONEY SPENT FOR THE, UH, POSTERS, FLYERS, VIDEOS, BUT WHAT ARE WE GETTING OUT OF IT? YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE OUTCOME? YOU KNOW, I, I, I, AS AN EXAMPLE, I GOT A PRA RESPONSE FOR A TURKEY GIVEAWAY, THE OLD TURKEY GIVEAWAY, AND I GOT IT BACK AND IT WAS A DOCUMENTATION I HATE TO PICK ON RODRIGUEZ, BUT HE COMES BACK AND SAYS HE HAS, HE HAS NO DOCUMENTATION.

WHAT WE SPENT SEVEN OR $8,000 FOR.

THAT WAS THE DOCUMENTATION I GOT BACK.

NO, NO LIST OF, OF, OF, UH, YOU KNOW, FOLLOW UP WHAT THIS WAS FOR, BUT THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEW PRA INFORMATION.

I'M GETTING BACK, I'M HOPING I'M GONNA GET MORE INFORMATION THAN I GOT IN THE PAST JUST TO LOOK THIS OPEN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, IF IT'S REASONABLE OR NOT.

MOTION TO APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY.

ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE.

WITH THAT, WE GO ON TO, UH, UH, STAFF RE UH, SEE THAT WAS THE STAFF REPORT.

[10. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT]

WE HAVE A CITY MANAGEMENT'S REPORT.

I DO HAVE AN ITEM, UM, DANNY'S HERE TOO.

UH, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT THAT WE FOUND OUT, UH, UH, WHILE BACK TODAY THAT WE HAD A, A WATERLINE BREAK THAT, UH, ESSENTIALLY IS PUTTING US IN A SITUATION WHERE WE HAD TO CLOSE THE LIBRARY TODAY AND WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO GET SOME TEMPORARY FACILITIES SO WE CAN KEEP THE LIBRARY OPEN, UH, TOMORROW.

BUT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW, SO IT'S A PRETTY GOOD SIZED WATER LANE, UH, WATER LINE BREAK.

UH, SO JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP.

ANY, ANYTHING TO ADD, DANNY ON THAT.

NOTHING TO ADD, BUT, UM, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT, UH, AND YOU WERE GREAT ANSWERING THE PHONE RIGHT AWAY.

I APPRECIATE IT.

AND, UH, PEDRO'S ON TOP OF IT, SO HOPEFULLY TOMORROW, FINGERS CROSSED, WILL AT LEAST BE ABLE TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND CONTINUE PROGRAMMING A QUESTION.

YES, I'M SORRY.

CAN I, CAN I, CONCERNING THAT? YES.

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I TURN IT ON AND THEN CITY CLERK TURNS IT OFF AND, OR UH, OPPOSITE ANYWAY, UM, SORRY, CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE WAS FLOODING INSIDE THE LIBRARY? SO THE FLOODING HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT, UH, IN THE BACK PART TOWARDS THE STREET.

UH, WE NOTICED THAT IT WAS FLOODING.

CHRIS AND HIS TEAM CAME AND WE SHUT THE WATER OFF AROUND FOUR O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

OKAY, WELL THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ANY OTHER, ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT? NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT.

WE GO ON TO OUR COUNCIL REPORT.

THEN

[11. ELECTED OFFICIALS REPORT]

START DOWN HERE.

NOTHING TO REPORT, JUST TO COMMENT THAT I DO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF A LOT OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT CAME OUT TODAY, ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE TRL ORDINANCE, WHICH HAS BEEN IN DISCUSSION NOW FOR WELL OVER A YEAR.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE BY OUR STAFF.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO STOP PUMPING THE BRACE AND NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TREAT THIS AS THE EMERGENCY THAT IT IS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UH, MOST OF THOSE WHO SPOKE ARE FROM MY DISTRICT.

I'LL MAKE SURE TO REACH OUT TO THEM.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR.

I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES.

JUST WELCOME BACK.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE YEAR.

NOPE, NO UPDATES.

NO UPDATES.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE WELCOMED A WHOLE BUNCH OF NEW PEOPLE, UH, HERE TONIGHT, UH, THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, NOT IN THE AUDIENCE BECAUSE THEY WERE MOST OF 'EM IN TRAINING.

UH, BUT THIS MAY BE THE LAST MEETING FOR ONE OF OUR REGULARS AFTER MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS.

AND OUR GOOD, GOOD FRIEND OVER HERE, DAMON, UM, IS, UH, THIS, THIS, I I BELIEVE IT'S GONNA BE YOUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

HI.

CORRECT.

THIS WILL BE MY LAST COUNCIL MEETING, 27 YEARS OF COUNCIL MEETING, AND WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF I HOLD THE RECORD FOR MOST COUNCIL MEETINGS ATTENDED.

, I, I, I HATE TO TELL YOU, I'VE GOT YOU ON THAT ONE, BUT IT'S, IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO WORK HERE.

UM, I'M VERY GRATEFUL, VERY GRATEFUL.

ALRIGHT, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH YOUR TUESDAY? OKAY.

YES, GO AHEAD.

SORRY, REAL QUICK, I JUST, DAMON, THANK YOU.

I I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE WERE GOING TO RECEIVE THIS NEWS TODAY, BUT, UH, YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INCREDIBLY NICE AND ACCOMMODATING AND HELPFUL.

UM, AND TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, SUCH A STAPLE HERE, A PERSON THAT IS ALWAYS GONNA BE HERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN HERE, ISN'T GOING TO ANYMORE.

I'M TRULY GONNA MISS YOU.

BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

AND DAMON, I JUST, CONGRATULATIONS AND, UM, I'M, I'M REALLY, TRULY SAD TO SEE YOU GO BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SO PROACTIVE IN, IN HELPING US, WHETHER IT'S OUR PHONES OR OUR EQUIPMENT, UM, OR EVEN JUST ADVICE, LIKE YOU'RE 27 YEARS JUST GIVING US, UH, ADVICE AND LETTING US KNOW JUST HOW THE OPERATIONS IS WORKING AND THINGS YOU'D RECOMMEND AND HOW TO STREAMLINE THINGS.

SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND, UH, ALL OF YOUR CARE FOR OUR, OUR COWORKERS, OUR EMPLOYEES.

SO, UM, I, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE HAPPY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS THAT YOU GET TO RETIRE AND YOU GET TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT.

YOU WORK SO HARD.

I, UM, I KNOW YOU, YOU'RE STILL TECHNICALLY ON THE BOOKS UNTIL SEPTEMBER, SO WE STILL HOPE WE SEE YOU A BIT, UH, BEFORE THEN.

AND THEN WE, WE GET TO CELEBRATE BECAUSE YOU HAVE A CAREER WORTH CELEBRATING.

SO THANK YOU DAMON FROM THE V MY HEART.

OKAY, OVER THERE, DAMON, YOU DESERVE A PLAQUE.

27 YEARS.

OF COUNCIL MEETINGS IS IMPRESSIVE.

UH, BUT MORE THAN THAT, YOU STILL HAVE A VERY GOOD ATTITUDE ALL THE TIME.

AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

STANDING OVATION FOR ME, DAMON, AFTER, UH, 27 YEARS OF COUNCIL MEETINGS, I THINK WE HAVE A, UH, CERTIFICATE FOR, UH, SEVERAL SESSIONS OF THERAPY FOR YOU AND AND UH, UH, TO HELP MAKE SURE THEY'RE AFTER 11:00 PM .

AND, AND WELL, YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU, YOU WERE ACTUALLY, UH, YOUR LAST MEETING WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST ONES WE EVER GOT OUT OF.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND, UH, TO GIVE OUR REPORT OUT A CLOSED SESSION.

ONE, ONE OF THE EARLIEST ONES.

SIX 30, I TOLD YOU DAVID.

ALRIGHT, UH,

[12. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT]

UM, BEFORE I DO THAT, UH, AND I DON'T THINK I'M, I, I'M TRYING TO THINK, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS GIVING UP ANY KIND OF CONFIDENTIAL CLIENT.

OH, HERE WE GO.

ADVICE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

BUT ALL OF YOU SEEM TO BE THINKING THAT HE'S GOING AWAY.

UM, HE HAS TOLD ME HE LOOKS FORWARD TO CALLING IN DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS.

, HE, HE, HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND THEN HE TELLS ME HE'S ACTUALLY COMING BACK AND HE HAS A LIST OF THINGS THAT HE WANTS TO COME AND, AND TESTIFY ON UHOH.

SO, SO DON'T THINK, DON'T THINK HE'S

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REALLY GOING AWAY.

DAMON THE ZOOMER.

ALRIGHT, HE'S GONNA GO FISHING.