1 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:04,999 >> Mayor Salwan: GOOD EVENING 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:06,999 AND WELCOME, I'M CALLING THE 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:07,999 MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:09,999 FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2026. 5 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:10,999 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, WOULD YOU 6 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:11,999 PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF 7 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:12,999 ALLEGIANCE. 8 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:13,999 >> Councilmember Keng: OF 9 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:14,999 COURSE. 10 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,999 PLEASE RISE. 11 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:18,999 I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 12 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:19,999 OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 13 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:20,999 AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT 14 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:21,999 STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, 15 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:31,999 INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND 16 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,999 JUSTICE FOR ALL. 17 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:34,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU, 18 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:35,999 COUNCILMEMBER. 19 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,999 MR. CITY CLERK, ROLL CALL. 20 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:38,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: THANK YOU, 21 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:39,999 MAYOR. 22 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:41,999 COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG? 23 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,999 >> Vice Mayor Zhang: HERE. 24 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,999 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO IS ABSENT. 25 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:47,999 COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN, HERE. 26 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:49,999 COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL, HERE. 27 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,999 COUNCILMEMBER KENG, HERE. 28 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:53,999 VICE MAYOR LIU, HERE. 29 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,999 MAYOR SALWAN, PRESENT. 30 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,999 A FEW BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS. 31 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:02,999 THERE ARE CURRENT VACANCIES ON 32 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,999 CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. 33 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:06,999 THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ACCEPTS 34 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,999 APPLICATIONS YEAR-ROUND. 35 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:11,999 TO APPLY, VISIT THE BOARDS, 36 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:13,999 COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES PAGE 37 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:14,999 ON FREMONT.GOV OR CONTACT THE 38 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:16,999 CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. 39 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:17,999 FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC 40 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,999 PARTICIPATING ELECTRONICALLY 41 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,999 THIS EVENING, YOU MAY PROVIDE 42 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:23,999 PUBLIC COMMENT BY SELECTING THE 43 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:24,999 "RAISE HAND" FEATURE IN ZOOM. 44 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,999 OR BY DIALING STAR NINE. 45 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,999 I WILL ANNOUNCE WHEN PUBLIC 46 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:31,999 COMMENT IS OPEN FOR EACH AGENDA 47 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:32,999 ITEM. 48 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,999 PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND IF 49 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:36,999 REPRESENTING AN ORGANIZATION, 50 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:41,999 IDENTIFY THE ORGANIZATION. 51 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:43,999 EMAILS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY 52 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,999 CLERK ARE DISTRIBUTED AND 53 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:47,999 PUBLISHED IN THE AGENDA CENTER 54 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:48,999 AT FREMONT.GOV AND RETAINED AS 55 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,999 PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. 56 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:52,999 THIS MEETING MAY GO ON UNTIL 57 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,999 11:30 P.M. IF NEEDED. 58 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:56,999 WE WILL ALLOW FOR 30 MINUTES OF 59 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:58,999 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. 60 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:00,999 ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS WISHING TO 61 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:01,999 SPEAK DURING ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 62 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:02,999 PERIOD AFTER THE INITIAL 30 63 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,999 MINUTES WILL BE HEARD AT THE END 64 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,999 OF THE MEETING IF TIME REMAINS. 65 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:10,999 I WILL NOW TURN OUR MEETING OVER 66 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:12,999 TO OUR CITY MANAGER, KARENA 67 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:13,999 SHACKELFORD, FOR HER 68 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:14,999 INTRODUCTIONS AND 69 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:15,999 ANNOUNCEMENTS. 70 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:16,999 >> City Mgr. Shackelford: THANK 71 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:17,999 YOU, MAYOR SALWAN, AND GOOD 72 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:18,999 EVEN. 73 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:19,999 GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE 74 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:20,999 COUNCIL. 75 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:21,999 NICE TO SEE EVERYONE BACK IN 76 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:22,999 SESSION. 77 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:23,999 HOPE YOU GUYS HAD A GOOD TIME 78 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:24,999 OFF. 79 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,999 FOR WHAT IT WAS WORTH, RIGHT? 80 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,999 ANYWAY, WITH US THIS EVENING WE 81 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:32,999 HAVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY, RAFAEL 82 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,999 ALVARADO TO MY LEFT. 83 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:35,999 ACROSS IS OUR ASSISTANT CITY 84 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:36,999 CLERK. 85 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:37,999 DID I SAY CITY CLERK? 86 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:38,999 I SAID CITY ATTORNEY. 87 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:39,999 OKAY, GOOD. 88 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:40,999 I'M OUT OF PRACTICE. 89 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:42,999 SORRY. 90 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:43,999 >> Mayor Salwan: ESPECIALLY 91 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:44,999 AFTER THE HOLIDAY. 92 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:45,999 >> City Mgr. Shackelford: YES. 93 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:47,999 ACROSS FROM US IS OUR ASSISTANT 94 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,999 CITY CLERK, DINA LEWIS, AND OUR 95 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:50,999 CITY CLERK, ALBERTO 96 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:51,999 QUINTANILLA. 97 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:52,999 I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS I'D 98 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:53,999 LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY 99 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:54,999 IF YOU'D INDULGE ME FOR A 100 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,999 MOMENT. 101 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:00,999 THE FIRST ONE IS, PLANNING 102 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,999 EFFORTS FOR THE FREMONT DECOTO 103 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:05,999 LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN ARE 104 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:06,999 CONTINUING TO PROGRESS. 105 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,999 THIS INITIATIVE HELPS TO 106 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:10,999 IMPLIMENT THE CITY'S 2023 107 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:11,999 THROUGH 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT AND 108 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:16,999 REQUIRES THE REDEVELOPMENT OF 109 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:18,999 THE CITY-OWNED SITE AT 4178 110 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:19,999 THROUGH 4268 DECOTO ROAD INTO A 111 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:20,999 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT 112 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:21,999 WOULD INCLUDE AFFORDABLE 113 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,999 HOUSING. 114 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,999 SO ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 115 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:29,999 WE WILL HOST A SECOND 116 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:30,999 INFORMATIONAL COMMUNITY MEETING, 117 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:31,999 JUST SHARING INFORMATION THAT'S 118 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,999 RELATED TO THE PLAN. 119 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:35,999 SO PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR 120 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,999 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. 121 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:39,999 AND THEN FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO 122 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,999 SHARE THAT WE ARE ONCE AGAIN 123 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,999 PARTNERING WITH BAY AREA SUN 124 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:45,999 SHARES TO HELP RESIDENTS INSTALL 125 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,999 SOLAR AND BATTERY STORAGE. 126 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:54,999 SO THIS FALL'S 127 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:55,999 PROGRAM 128 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:57,999 OFFERS FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST 129 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:58,999 THROUGH NOVEMBER 15TH AND 130 00:03:59,000 --> 00:03:59,999 THERE'S MORE INFORMATION 131 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:00,999 AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. 132 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:01,999 THANK YOU, MAYOR. 133 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:03,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. 134 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:04,999 NEXT WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT 135 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:05,999 CALENDAR ITEMS. 136 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,999 THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS WILL 137 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:10,999 BE PASSED WITH ONE COUNCIL VOTE 138 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:11,999 AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION WILL 139 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:12,999 STAND. 140 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:13,999 DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY 141 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:14,999 COUNCIL WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM 142 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,999 FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? 143 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:18,999 COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN. 144 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:19,999 >> Councilmember Kimberlin: 145 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,999 THANK YOU, MAYOR. 146 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,999 I WOULD LIKE TO 147 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:26,999 PULL THE 2E, SO THAT WE CAN 148 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:27,999 DISCUSS IT A LITTLE BIT 149 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:28,999 FURTHER. 150 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,999 >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. 151 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:33,999 SEEING NO ONE ELSE, IS THERE ANY 152 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:34,999 SPEAKERS EITHER HERE OR REMOTELY 153 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:35,999 THAT WANT TO SPEAK ON THE 154 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:36,999 CONSENT CALENDAR? 155 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:38,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: WE HAVE NO 156 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:39,999 HANDS RAISED IN ZOOM, NO SPEAKER 157 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:40,999 CARDS SUBMITTED FOR THE CONSENT 158 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:41,999 CALENDAR. 159 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:42,999 >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. 160 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:46,999 WITH THAT, COULD I GET A MOTION 161 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,999 TO MOVE CONSENT MINUS 162 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:49,999 ITEM 2E, AND ALSO WE HAVE TWO 163 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:50,999 GREEN SHEETS THAT NEED TO BE 164 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:51,999 INCORPORATED IN THE MOTION. 165 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,999 COUNCILMEMBER KENG. 166 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:00,999 >> Councilmember Keng: SO MOTION 167 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,999 TO MOVE FORWARD CONSENT CALENDAR 168 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,999 EXCEPT ITEM E. 169 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:05,999 >> Mayor Salwan: 2E PLUS THE 170 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:06,999 GREEN SHEETS. 171 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:07,999 >> Councilmember Keng: YES. 172 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:08,999 >> Mayor Salwan: GREAT. 173 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:09,999 IS THERE A SECOND? 174 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:10,999 SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LIU. 175 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,999 PLEASE VOTE. 176 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:18,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: MAYOR, WE'LL 177 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:19,999 HAVE TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE WITH 178 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:21,999 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO -- 179 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:22,999 >> Mayor Salwan: YES, PLEASE. 180 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: 181 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:34,999 COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG, AYE. 182 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:35,999 >> Mayor Salwan: KIND OF LIKE 183 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:42,999 THE ROLL CALL. 184 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:58,999 DO IT AGAIN? 185 00:05:59,000 --> 00:05:59,999 WE CAN JUST DO THE ROLL CALL. 186 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:05,999 IT'S NO BIG DEAL. 187 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:06,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: IT'S READY 188 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:07,999 NOW. 189 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:08,999 >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. 190 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:16,999 LET VOTE. 191 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:17,999 MOTION PASSES, 6 AYES, 1 ABSENT, 192 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,999 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. 193 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:21,999 SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE ONE 194 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:22,999 CEREMONIAL ITEM FOR UKRAINIAN 195 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:28,999 INDEPENDENCE DAY. 196 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:57,999 I WILL MEET YOU AT THE PODIUM. 197 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,999 OKAY. 198 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,999 SO UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY 199 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:03,999 WAS ON AUGUST 24TH, 2020 SICK, 200 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:05,999 BUT WE WERE ON RECESS. 201 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:06,999 SO AS A RESULT, WE'RE DOING IT 202 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:07,999 IN THE FIRST MEETING TODAY, 203 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,999 SEPTEMBER 1ST. 204 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:12,999 SO WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR 205 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,999 UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY. 206 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,999 WHEREAS UKRAINE HAS A RICH 207 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,999 HISTORY, VIBRANT CULTURAL 208 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:20,999 HERITAGE, AND ENDURING NATIONAL 209 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,999 IDENTITY THAT HAVE BEEN 210 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:23,999 PRESERVED THROUGHOUT 211 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,999 GENERATIONS. 212 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:28,999 AND WHEREAS, ON AUGUST 24, 1991, 213 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:30,999 UKRAINE DECLARED ITS 214 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:32,999 INDEPENDENCE FROM THE SOVIET 215 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:34,999 UNION, MARKING A HISTORIC 216 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,999 MILESTONE IN ITS JOURNEY AS A 217 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:38,999 SOVEREIGN AND DEMOCRATIC 218 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:40,999 NATION. 219 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:41,999 AND WHEREAS, THE 220 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,999 UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN 221 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:46,999 FREMONT HAS ENRICHED OUR CITY 222 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,999 THROUGH ITS CULTURAL TRADITIONS, 223 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,999 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND 224 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:53,999 CONTRIBUTIONS WHILE PROUDLY 225 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:54,999 CELEBRATING UKRAINE'S 226 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:56,999 INDEPENDENCE DAY AND HONORING 227 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:57,999 THE RESILIENCE OF THE UKRAINIAN 228 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,999 PEOPLE. 229 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,999 AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT 230 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,999 VALUES CULTURAL DIVERSITY, 231 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:05,999 PROMOTES MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING 232 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,999 AMONG ALL PEOPLE, AND RECOGNIZES 233 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,999 THE IMPORTANCE OF FREEDOM, 234 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:12,999 DEMOCRACY, PEACE, SOVEREIGNTY, 235 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,999 AND SELF-DETERMINATION. 236 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:16,999 AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF FREMONT 237 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:17,999 EXPRESSES SOLIDARITY WITH THE 238 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,999 PEOPLE OF UKRAINE. 239 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,999 NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL 240 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,999 OF THE CITY OF THE FREMONT DOES 241 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:28,999 HEREBY PROCLAIM AUGUST 24, 2026 242 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,999 AS UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY IN 243 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:33,999 THE CITY OF FREMONT, AND 244 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,999 ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN 245 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:38,999 IN RECOGNIZING THIS IMPORTANT 246 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:39,999 OCCASION, HONORING THE 247 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:41,999 UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, 248 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:43,999 AND CELEBRATING THE ENDURING 249 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:44,999 SPIRIT, CULTURE, AND ASPIRATIONS 250 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:50,999 OF THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE. 251 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,999 THANK YOU. 252 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:55,999 SO I'D INVITE OLGA TO SAY A FEW 253 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:01,999 WORDS. 254 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,999 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. 255 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:05,999 YOUR SUPPORT IS SUPER, SUPER 256 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:06,999 IMPORTANT FOR THE UKRAINIAN 257 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,999 COMMUNITY. 258 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:13,999 UKRAINE IS FIGHTING THIS UNJUST 259 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,999 WAR WITH RUSSIA, AND SUPPORT OF 260 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:19,999 ALL OF AMERICAN PEOPLE IS 261 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,999 REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US 262 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:22,999 AND IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO LIVE 263 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,999 IN THE GREAT CITY OF FREMONT, 264 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,999 WHO ALSO RECOGNIZES THE 265 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:30,999 UKRAINIAN FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND 266 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:31,999 DEMOCRACY. 267 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:51,999 THANK YOU. 268 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:52,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU SO 269 00:09:53,000 --> 00:10:15,999 MUCH. 270 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,999 THANK YOU FOR THAT. 271 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:18,999 NEXT WE HAVE ORAL 272 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,999 COMMUNICATIONS. 273 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:23,999 ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK ON 274 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:25,999 AN ITEM THAT IS NOT LISTED ON 275 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:26,999 THE AGENDA MAY DO SO DURING ORAL 276 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:27,999 COMMUNICATIONS. 277 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:28,999 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC 278 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,999 PARTICIPATING VIA ZOOM MAY RAISE 279 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:32,999 THEIR HAND USING THE ZOOM "RAISE 280 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:37,999 HAND" FEATURE. 281 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:38,999 OR BY DIALING STAR NINE -- STAR 282 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:39,999 NINE WHEN CALLING IN. 283 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:40,999 THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY AGAIN FOR 284 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:41,999 THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE 285 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:42,999 COUNCIL ON MATTERS THAT ARE NOT 286 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,999 ON THE AGENDA. 287 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,999 THE COUNCIL CANNOT TAKE ACTION, 288 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:47,999 NOR RESPOND DURING THIS COMMENT 289 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,999 PERIOD. 290 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:54,999 THOUGH ITEMS MAY BE REFERRED TO 291 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:55,999 STAFF AS POSSIBLE PLACEMENT ON A 292 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:56,999 FUTURE AGENDA. 293 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:58,999 WHEN SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF AN 294 00:10:59,000 --> 00:10:59,999 ORGANIZATION, PLEASE IDENTIFY 295 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:00,999 THE ORGANIZATION THAT YOU ARE 296 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,999 SPEAKING ON BEHALF. 297 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:04,999 A BELL WILL RING WHEN 30 SECONDS 298 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:05,999 REMAIN, AND AGAIN WHEN YOUR TIME 299 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,999 HAS ENDED. 300 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,999 THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL THE 301 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:12,999 SPEAKERS AND YOU WILL SEE THE 302 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:13,999 TIME INDICATING HOW LONG YOU 303 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:14,999 HAVE LEFT TO SPEAK. 304 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:16,999 WITH THAT, MR. CITY CLERK, HOW 305 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:18,999 MANY SPEAKERS DO WE SH? 306 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:19,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: WE HAVE FOUR 307 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:20,999 SPEAKER CARDS AND NO HANDS 308 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,999 RAISED IN ZOOM. 309 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:23,999 >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY, I WILL 310 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:24,999 ALLOW 2 MINUTES EACH. 311 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:26,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: OUR FIRST 312 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,999 SPEAKER IS DELILAH NAVA FOLLOWED 313 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:44,999 BY PEDRO DESA. 314 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:50,999 >> GOOD EVENING. 315 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:51,999 I'M COMING 316 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:55,999 FROM THE PLACE WE'RE WORKING 317 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:57,999 RIGHT NOW AND WE ARE HERE AS -- 318 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,999 ALL THE EMPLOYEES ARE HERE 319 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:01,999 SEEKING FOR HELP FROM THE CITY 320 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,999 BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO -- WE 321 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,999 ARE IN THE PROCESS ACTUALLY ON 322 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,999 NEGOTIATION OF A NEW CONTRACT, 323 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:11,999 AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING AT THE 324 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:16,999 COMPANY FOR 20 YEARS ALREADY, 325 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,999 AND WE HAVEN'T GOT ANY UPDATES 326 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:21,999 OR NEW BENEFITS THAT WE HAD 327 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:23,999 SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE 328 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:28,999 COMPANY, SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE 329 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:30,999 TRYING TO GET SOME NEW BENEFITS 330 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:34,999 FOR EVERYBODY, SINCE THE ECONOMY 331 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:36,999 HAS BEEN CHANGING A LOT, AND 332 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:38,999 THE PLACE -- THE DEPARTMENT 333 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,999 THAT I WORK, IT'S ACTUALLY THE 334 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,999 HAZARDOUS WASTE, IT'S THE 335 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:46,999 DEPARTMENT THAT ACTUALLY -- 336 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,999 FREMONT IS THE ONLY CITY WHO HAS 337 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,999 THE HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION, 338 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:53,999 SO WE THINK THAT IT'S -- THAT 339 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:55,999 IT'S A VERY DELICATE PLACE THAT 340 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,999 NEEDS A LOT OF IMPLEMENTS FOR 341 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,999 THE WAY THAT THE CITIZENS CAN 342 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:04,999 COME OVER AND DO THE DROPOFF BY 343 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:05,999 WEIGHT AND NOT BE DROPPING IT 344 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:07,999 OFF AT THE GARBAGE. 345 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,999 SO ANOTHER ISSUE WE HAVE RIGHT 346 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:13,999 NOW IS THAT WE ARE 347 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:14,999 BEING -- THAT'S IT? 348 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:16,999 THAT'S MY TIME? 349 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:17,999 >> Mayor Salwan: 30 SECONDS. 350 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:21,999 >> SO THAT'S THE BIG ISSUE WE 351 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:22,999 HAVE RIGHT NOW, THAT WE'RE BEING 352 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,999 IN NEGOTIATION FOR MORE THAN 8 353 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,999 MONTHS AND WE HAVEN'T GOT ANY 354 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:30,999 NEWS OR NEW UPGRADES ON WHAT 355 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,999 WE'RE ASKING FOR. 356 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:34,999 SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE, 357 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:35,999 SEEKING FOR HELP. 358 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:36,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. 359 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:37,999 >> THANK YOU. 360 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: OUR NEXT 361 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:42,999 SPEAKER IS 362 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:43,999 PEDRO. 363 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,999 >> Mayor Salwan: EXCUSE ME, 364 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:47,999 THANK YOU, BUT NO CLAPPING OR 365 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:48,999 CHEERING OR BOOING OR ANY NOISES 366 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:49,999 BUT THANK YOU FOR THE 367 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,999 ENTHUSIASM. 368 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:55,999 YES, SIR. 369 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,999 >> MY NAME IS PEDRO DESA, I AM 370 00:13:58,000 --> 00:13:58,999 THE BUSINESS AGENT WITH ILW 371 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,999 LOCAL 6. 372 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:01,999 WE REPRESENT THE WORKERS AT 373 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:02,999 FREMONT RECYCLING BLT 374 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:03,999 ENTERPRISES. 375 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,999 YES, WE'VE BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH 376 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:07,999 THIS COMPANY SINCE JANUARY. 377 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:11,999 THINGS THAT THE MEMBERS HAVE 378 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:13,999 BEEN ASKING ABOUT IS MORE SAFETY 379 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,999 ON THE JOB, MORE SICK DAYS, 380 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:17,999 THEY'VE HAD FIVE SICK DAYS 381 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:18,999 BASICALLY SINCE THE COMPANY HAS 382 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:20,999 OPENED, THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO 383 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,999 GET MORE, AND THE COMPANY IS 384 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:26,999 REALLY TRYING TO GET A 385 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:27,999 6-YEAR CART, WE NEED TO MAKE 386 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:29,999 SURE WE STAY IN A SITUATION 387 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,999 WHERE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE 388 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:35,999 BEHIND INFLATION AND BEHIND 389 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,999 AFTER THE NEXT -- AFTER THIS 390 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:41,999 CONTRACT CONSIDERING THE AREA 391 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:43,999 STANDARD, MY MEMBERS OVER THERE 392 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:44,999 ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND THE 393 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:45,999 AREA STANDARD FROM OTHER 394 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:47,999 RECYCLING COMPANIES AND WHAT 395 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:48,999 THEY WANT IS A FAIR CONTRACT SO 396 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,999 THEY ARE HERE TO LET THE COUNCIL 397 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:51,999 KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND ASK FOR 398 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,999 HELP AND SUPPORT IN THIS FIGHT. 399 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:57,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. 400 00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:58,999 >> NEXT IS MARIA FOLLOWED BY 401 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,999 LETICIA RAMOS. 402 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,999 >> GOOD EVENING. 403 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:05,999 MY NAME IS MARIA, I LIVE IN 404 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,999 FREMONT. 405 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:09,999 AND I'M WORKING AT BLT FREMONT 406 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:14,999 RECYCLING AND I'M HERE TO ASK 407 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,999 FOR YOUR HELP, YOUR 408 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:19,999 SUPPORT, WITH ALL MY 409 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:23,999 CO-WORKERS, WE ARE HERE TO ASK 410 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,999 FOR HELP BECAUSE WE DON'T 411 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,999 HAVE A CONTRACT SINCE JANUARY 412 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:29,999 AND THAT'S IT, I JUST WANT YOUR 413 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:30,999 SUPPORT. 414 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:32,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. 415 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:34,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: OUR FINAL 416 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:35,999 SPEAKER CARD IS SUBMITTED BY 417 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:40,999 LETICIA RAMOS. 418 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:42,999 >> HI, GOOD EVENING. 419 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:44,999 MY NAME IS LETICIA RAMOS AND I 420 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:45,999 AM HERE BASICALLY THE SAME 421 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:46,999 THING. 422 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,999 WE'RE HERE LIKE I'VE BEEN 423 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:49,999 WORKING FOR THIS COMPANY FOR 18 424 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:51,999 YEARS. 425 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,999 SO WE'RE HERE REPRESENTING ME 426 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:56,999 AND MY CO-WORKERS, WE'RE SEEKING 427 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:58,999 THE CITY'S COUNCIL HELP TO GET A 428 00:15:59,000 --> 00:15:59,999 GOOD AND FAIR CONTRACT FOR ALL 429 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:01,999 OF US. 430 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,999 BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WORKING IN 431 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,999 THE COMPANY FOR MORE THAN 20 432 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,999 YEARS AFTER THEY OPENED, SO AND 433 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:10,999 WE WANT TO GET THIS CONTRACT 434 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:11,999 SETTLED. 435 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:13,999 IT'S BEEN MORE THAN 8 MONTHS 436 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:14,999 ALREADY AND WE HAVEN'T GOT 437 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,999 ANYTHING FAIR FOR US. 438 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:17,999 SO THAT WAS IT. 439 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:18,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. 440 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:20,999 >> MM-HMM. 441 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:21,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: NO 442 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:22,999 ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. 443 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:23,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THAT CONCLUDES 444 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:24,999 THE ORAL COMMUNICATION COMMENT 445 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:25,999 PERIOD. 446 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,999 THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. 447 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:30,999 AS MENTIONED WE CAN'T TAKE 448 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:31,999 ACTION ON ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ON 449 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:33,999 THE AGENDA. 450 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:34,999 NEXT WE HAVE ITEMS THAT WERE 451 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:35,999 REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT 452 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,999 CALENDAR. 453 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:39,999 WE HAVE ITEM 2E. 454 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:48,999 BY COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN. 455 00:16:49,000 --> 00:17:15,999 >> Councilmember Kimberlin: 456 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:16,999 >> Councilmember Kimberlin: KIM 457 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,999 SO THANK YOU FOR A MOMENT. 458 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:20,999 I JUST SAW THAT ON THE AGENDA 459 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:22,999 AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY 460 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:23,999 GREAT PROJECT, OF COURSE, BUT I 461 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,999 THOUGHT SOME OF US MAY NOT KNOW 462 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:27,999 THE BACKGROUND AND SOME OF THE 463 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:28,999 COMMUNITY WHO ARE WATCHING 464 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:29,999 TONIGHT MIGHT NOT KNOW SOME OF 465 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,999 THE BACKGROUND ON THIS 466 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:33,999 EXTENSION, AND THOUGHT WE COULD 467 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:34,999 SHED A LITTLE LIGHT ON THAT, A 468 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:35,999 LITTLE TRANSPARENCY SO THAT 469 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:36,999 EVERYBODY IS ON THE SAME PAGE. 470 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:38,999 SO THANK YOU. 471 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,999 >> OKAY, SURE. 472 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,999 CITY CLERK, COULD WE PLEASE PULL 473 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:49,999 UP THE SLIDES I PUT TOGETHER? 474 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:50,999 SO HELLO, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, 475 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:51,999 COUNCILMEMBERS, MEMBERS OF THE 476 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:52,999 PUBLIC. 477 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:53,999 MY NAME IS KIM BERANEK. 478 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:54,999 I'M THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY 479 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:55,999 SERVICES HERE AT THE CITY OF 480 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:59,999 FREMONT. 481 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,999 AND WITH ME HERE THIS EVENING IS 482 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:03,999 TARA, PARKS PLANNING AND DESIGN 483 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:04,999 MANAGER. 484 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,999 I HAVE A FEW SLIDES TO SHARE 485 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:07,999 WITH YOU TO GO OVER AT A HIGH 486 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:08,999 LEVEL THE CENTERVILLE COMMUNITY 487 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:10,999 PARK EXPANSION PROJECT. 488 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:11,999 THIS IMAGE HERE HIGHLIGHTS THE 489 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:13,999 PROJECT SITE. 490 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,999 YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING 10-ACRE 491 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:18,999 CENTERVILLE COMMUNITY PARK SITE, 492 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:19,999 ALONG WITH THE ADJACENT 10-ACRE 493 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,999 UNDEVELOPED SITE. 494 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:24,999 THIS SITE IS BOUNDED BY COUNTRY 495 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:25,999 DRIVE, EGGERS DRIVE, HASTINGS 496 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:33,999 STREET AND WASHINGTON HOSPITAL. 497 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,999 THIS LAND WAS ACIN TWO SEPARATE 498 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,999 TRANSACTIONS, 10 ACRES IN 1965 499 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:38,999 AND 10 ACRES IN 1991 AS YOU CAN 500 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:40,999 SEE ON THE CHART. 501 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:41,999 IN 2002, THE CENTERVILLE 502 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:42,999 EXPANSION PROJECT WAS MOVING 503 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:43,999 FORWARD. 504 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:47,999 COMMUNITY MEETINGS, DESIGN 505 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:48,999 WORKSHOPS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, 506 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,999 AND ADOPTION OF THE INITIAL SITE 507 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:51,999 PLAN AND THEN STAFF WORK BEGAN 508 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,999 ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND 509 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:55,999 PREPPING FOR THE BIDDING 510 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:56,999 PROCESS. 511 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:58,999 IN 2007, THE PROJECT WAS PUT ON 512 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:04,999 HOLD DUE TO REVENUE REDUCTIONS. 513 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,999 IN 2017 THROUGH 2023, THE CITY 514 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,999 WAS APPROACHED BY FUSD TO 515 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:10,999 TRANSFER 4.6 ACRES OF THE SITE 516 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:14,999 TO BUILD AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 517 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:15,999 WITH THE REMAINING 5.28 ACRES 518 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:16,999 BEING DEVELOPED AS A JOINT USE 519 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:18,999 PARK. 520 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:19,999 FUSD WAS REQUIRED TO BUILD THE 521 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,999 SCHOOL FACILITIES PER STATE 522 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,999 LEGISLATION AND THE CONVEYANCE 523 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,999 AGREEMENT BY JUNE 30TH OF 2023. 524 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:27,999 FUSD DID NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH 525 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,999 THE PROJECT, ALLOWING THE 526 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:32,999 ORIGINAL PLAN FOR THE 9.88 ACRES 527 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:34,999 TO RECOMMENCE. 528 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,999 A COMMUNITY MEETING WAS ONCE 529 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:38,999 AGAIN HELD TO REVISE THE SITE 530 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:40,999 PLAN BASED ON SOME CHANGES AND 531 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:41,999 UNMET NEEDS AND THE ADOPTED PARK 532 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:45,999 AND REC. MASTER PLAN FROM 2022. 533 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:47,999 THE REVISED PLAN WAS ULTIMATELY 534 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:48,999 ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN 535 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,999 OCTOBER OF 2023. 536 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:53,999 OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, STAFF 537 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:54,999 HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON 538 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,999 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, 539 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:57,999 COMPLETING THE PUBLIC ART 540 00:19:58,000 --> 00:19:59,999 PROCESS, AND THE BID. 541 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,999 PENDING APPROVAL HERE TONIGHT. 542 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:05,999 IF APPROVED, THE ANTICIPATED 543 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:06,999 PARK WOULD OPEN IN FALL OF 544 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,999 2027. 545 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:11,999 THIS IS A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE 546 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:12,999 PROPOSED EXPANSION PROJECT 547 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,999 ADOPTED SITE PLAN. 548 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:17,999 AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S 549 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:19,999 PLAYGROUNDS, A GROUP PICNIC 550 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:23,999 AREA, NUMEROUS WALKING PATHS, A 551 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:24,999 NATURE PLAY AREA, TWO BOCCE BALL 552 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:26,999 COURTS WHICH WAS FROM THE 553 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:27,999 ORIGINAL PLAN BACK IN 2002 A 554 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:28,999 VERY -- THE COMMUNITY WAS VERY 555 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,999 EXCITED TO SEE BOCCE BALL. 556 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:33,999 ADDITIONAL PARKING, AND THEN WE 557 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:34,999 ADDED THE FOUR PICKLEBALL COURTS 558 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:36,999 AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE PLAN, 559 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:37,999 ALONG WITH A BASKETBALL COURT 560 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:38,999 BASED ON OUR PARK AND REC. 561 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:44,999 MASTER PLAN. 562 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:45,999 I KNOW THIS IS A COMPLICATED 563 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:46,999 REQUEST. 564 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:48,999 IT WAS A COMPLICATED REPORT. 565 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,999 I EVEN HAD TO GO BACK AND MAKE A 566 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:51,999 GREEN SHEET, SO I ENDED UP KIND 567 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:52,999 OF SUMMARIZING THE 568 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:53,999 RECOMMENDATIONS HERE THAT ARE 569 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:54,999 INCLUDED. 570 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:56,999 WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL 571 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:57,999 OF THOSE, BUT THERE ARE SEVEN 572 00:20:58,000 --> 00:20:58,999 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'RE 573 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:00,999 LOOKING AT. 574 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:04,999 I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED ME TO 575 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:06,999 GO OVER THE ART, BUT THOSE WERE 576 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:07,999 INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, THE ART 577 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:08,999 POSSIBILITIES. 578 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:09,999 DO YOU WANT ME TO GO QUICKLY 579 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:10,999 OVER THOSE? 580 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,999 OKAY. 581 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:13,999 AS PART OF THE PUBLIC ART 582 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:18,999 PROCESS, IT IS THE ART REVIEW 583 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:19,999 BOARD WHO WORKS WITH AND TARA 584 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:20,999 OVERSEES THAT BOARD, WHO WORKS 585 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:21,999 TO DETERMINE WHAT ART WILL GO 586 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,999 INTO OUR SPACES. 587 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:26,999 SO THEY DID A CALL FOR ARTISTS 588 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:27,999 AND ENDED UP PICKING THE 589 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,999 FOLLOWING. 590 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:32,999 THEIR FIRST CHOICE IS COLIN 591 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:34,999 SELIG, A COMBINATION OF COLIN 592 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,999 SELIG WHO WILL DO THE LARGE 593 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:41,999 SPIDER AS YOU CAN SEE HERE AND 594 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,999 RITA SOYFERTIS, A MOSAIC TILE 595 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,999 THAT WOULD FACE THE TOPS OF A 596 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:49,999 WING WALL ON THE SITE, FOR A 597 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:50,999 TOTAL ART OF ABOUT $88,000 598 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:52,999 MEETING OUR PROJECTED BUDGET. 599 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,999 THEN QUICKLY AS FAR AS THE 600 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:55,999 PUBLIC ART POLICY, BECAUSE 601 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:56,999 SOMETIMES THESE ART PROJECTS CAN 602 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:58,999 BE DIFFICULT AS YOU GO THROUGH 603 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:00,999 THE CONTRACT PROCESS, WE ALWAYS 604 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,999 MAKE SURE WE PICK A SECOND, AND 605 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:05,999 IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE COLIN WAS 606 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:06,999 A PART OF THE FIRST, WE ENDED UP 607 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:08,999 ACTUALLY PICKING A THIRD OPTION 608 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:09,999 AS WELL JUST IN CASE THAT CAN'T 609 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:14,999 MOVE FORWARD. 610 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,999 SO THE SECOND CHOICE IS, AGAIN, 611 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,999 COLIN SELIG, THEY REALLY LOVED 612 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:21,999 THE LARGE SPIDER, AND THEN KALA 613 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:22,999 STEIN, WHO IS A DIFFERENT -- A 614 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:23,999 WING WALL WITH A DIFFERENT 615 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:24,999 MOSAIC TITLE. 616 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:29,999 TILE, EXCUSE ME. 617 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:30,999 AND THEN THE THIRD OPTION, IF 618 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,999 THOSE CAN'T BE MET, WOULD BE 619 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:35,999 GOING DIRECTLY WITH RITA 620 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:37,999 SOYFERTIS FOR THE ORIGINAL ART 621 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:38,999 OF A MOSAIC TITLE EXPANDING 622 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:39,999 ADDITIONAL WING WALLS IN THE 623 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,999 AREA. 624 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:43,999 AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR SLIDE 625 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,999 PRESENTATION. 626 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:47,999 I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY 627 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:48,999 QUESTIONS. 628 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:49,999 >> Mayor Salwan: ANY QUESTIONS? 629 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,999 I DON'T SEE ANY. 630 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:55,999 COUNCILMEMBER KENG? 631 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:56,999 >> Councilmember Keng: THANK 632 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,999 YOU. 633 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:01,999 SO WHAT ABOUT THESE OTHER ONES, 634 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:03,999 WERE THEY NOT SELECTED OR ONLY 635 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:04,999 -- WE'RE DOING ONLY THE SPIDER 636 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,999 AND THE MOSAIC? 637 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:09,999 >> CORRECT, WITH FUNDING THEY 638 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:10,999 COULD PICK JUST ONE -- THEY 639 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:11,999 PICKED ONE, AND THEY ENDED UP 640 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:15,999 PICKING THE LARGE SPIDER. 641 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:16,999 IT MY UNDERSTANDING, ONE OF OUR 642 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:17,999 STAFF MEMBERS THAT WE'VE HIRED 643 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:19,999 THIS LAST YEAR IS FROM DUBLIN, 644 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:20,999 AND THIS ARTIST HAS SOME ART 645 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:21,999 PIECES IN DUBLIN AND PEOPLE 646 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:23,999 REALLY LOVE THEM AND THEY'RE 647 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:25,999 VERY BEAUTIFUL AND CHILDREN IN 648 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,999 PARTICULAR ARE REALLY ATTRACTED 649 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:29,999 TO THEM, SO WE THINK IT'S AN 650 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:30,999 EXCITING OPTION FOR THE PARK. 651 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:31,999 >> Councilmember Keng: THANK 652 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:32,999 YOU. 653 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:33,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER 654 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,999 CAMPBELL. 655 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:38,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: THANK 656 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,999 YOU. 657 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:42,999 I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE 658 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:44,999 SPIDER. 659 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,999 BECAUSE WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT 660 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:47,999 IT, IT MADE OUT OF CERAMIC, 661 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,999 RIGHT? 662 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,999 OR IS IT -- 663 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:54,999 >> I WILL INVITE TARA WHO IS 664 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:55,999 VERY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS 665 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:57,999 DISCUSS THOSE DETAILS WITH YOU. 666 00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:58,999 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 667 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:00,999 CAMPBELL. 668 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:01,999 IT'S MADE OF STEEL WITH POWDER 669 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:02,999 COATED FINISH. 670 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:03,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: 671 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:05,999 OKAY. 672 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:06,999 SO I SAW SOME KIDS PLAYING ON IT 673 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:08,999 IN ONE OF THE RENDITIONS. 674 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,999 WHAT IF SOMEBODY WAS TO FALL? 675 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:13,999 IS THIS SAFE FOR KIDS TO BE 676 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:15,999 CLIMBING ALL OVER? 677 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:16,999 BECAUSE I FELT LIKE IF IT WAS 678 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:17,999 MADE OUT OF THAT KIND OF A 679 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:18,999 MATERIAL, IT MIGHT BE 680 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:19,999 DANGEROUS. 681 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,999 >> RIGHT. 682 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:25,999 SO WE ARE PUTTING IT IN -- 683 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:26,999 THE SURFACING AT THE BOTTOM IS 684 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,999 A PLAYGROUND SURFACING. 685 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:31,999 AND THAT'S JUST A PROTECTIVE 686 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,999 MEASURE. 687 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:35,999 WE'VE ALSO MET WITH OUR RISK 688 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:37,999 MANAGEMENT DIVISION AND TALKED 689 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,999 THROUGH WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE 690 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:42,999 HERE, AND YOU KNOW, WITH THE 691 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:46,999 SCULPTURE OVER IN DUBLIN, 692 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:47,999 THEY'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS, NO 693 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:48,999 COMPLAINTS, AND ONLY POSITIVE 694 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:50,999 FEEDBACK. 695 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:51,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: SO IS 696 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:52,999 IT SLIPPERY? 697 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,999 IS IT -- YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SIT 698 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:57,999 ON IT, IS IT SLIPPERY OR IS IT 699 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:58,999 -- ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE IT SO 700 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:00,999 IT WON'T SLIP AND SLIDE? 701 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,999 >> IT WILL BE THE SAME SORT OF 702 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:04,999 FINISH THAT WOULD BE ON A POWDER 703 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:05,999 -- POWDER COATED ON A BENCH. 704 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:06,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: 705 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:07,999 OKAY. 706 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,999 THANK YOU. 707 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:10,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER 708 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,999 KIMBERLIN. 709 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:14,999 >> Councilmember Kimberlin: IT 710 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:15,999 LOOKS GREAT. 711 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:17,999 IT LOOKS LIKE REALLY SUPER FUN. 712 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,999 DO WE HAVE ANY KIND OF LIKE 713 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:21,999 LIFESPAN FOR THAT ARTWORK? 714 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,999 >> SURE. 715 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:26,999 FOR ALL OF OUR ARTWORK, WE 716 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:27,999 EXPECT TO BE OUT IN THE ELEMENTS 717 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:32,999 INDEFINITELY. 718 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:34,999 SO THAT'S ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES, 719 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:36,999 AND ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF 720 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,999 THE -- ANY OF THE ART THAT WE 721 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:41,999 STAFF WOULD BE RECOMMENDING 722 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:42,999 WOULD BE ARTWORK THAT'S GOING TO 723 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:43,999 BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE 724 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:44,999 ELEMENTS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF 725 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,999 TIME, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT 726 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:48,999 WE INCLUDE WHEN WE DO THE CALL 727 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,999 FOR ARTISTS, WE MAKE IT VERY 728 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:52,999 CLEAR THAT THEY HAVE TO SELECT 729 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:53,999 MATERIALS AND PROVIDE A 730 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:55,999 MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR US. 731 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:56,999 >> Councilmember Kimberlin: VERY 732 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:57,999 GOOD. 733 00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:59,999 I REALLY LIKE THE BACK STORY 734 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:01,999 BEHIND THAT ARTIST WHO REALLY IS 735 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:02,999 VERY GREEN AND ECOLOGICALLY 736 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:03,999 FRIENDLY AND REPURPOSING METALS 737 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:04,999 INTO SOMETHING ELSE. 738 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:05,999 SO THAT WAS REALLY GREAT TO 739 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,999 SEE. 740 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:12,999 ONE MORE THING, I THINK THAT -- 741 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:13,999 IT DOES SAY IN THE STAFF REPORT 742 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:15,999 TALKING ABOUT THE BIG PROTEST 743 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:16,999 FROM ANOTHER CONTRACTOR. 744 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:17,999 IF YOU COULD GO OVER THAT 745 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:18,999 BRIEFLY BECAUSE IT DOES SAY THEY 746 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:19,999 REALLY DID CAPTURE THE 747 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:20,999 INFORMATION I THINK LATER IN 748 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:21,999 THEIR BID. 749 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:22,999 SO COULD YOU COVER THAT? 750 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:24,999 >> SURE. 751 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:29,999 SO IN ANY OF OUR BID 752 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:30,999 SPREADSHEETS, THERE WILL BE THE 753 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:32,999 COST OF SOMETHING, SO IF 754 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:34,999 SOMETHING IS $1,000, THEN YOU 755 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,999 MARK FOR THE FIRST COLUMN IT'S 756 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:38,999 $1,000, THEN YOU HAVE A 757 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:40,999 QUANTITY, AND THEN THE LAST 758 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:41,999 COLUMN IS WHAT THAT NUMBER IS 759 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:42,999 EXTENDED. 760 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,999 SO IF SOMETHING COSTS $1,000, 761 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:45,999 FIVE OF THEM, THE LAST NUMBER IS 762 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:50,999 $5,000. 763 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,999 IN THIS CASE, THE LOW BID 764 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,999 CONTRACTOR PUT LUMP SUM, SO 765 00:26:58,000 --> 00:26:59,999 INSTEAD OF THE UNIT BEING A 766 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:01,999 LINEAR FOOT OR SQUARE FOOTAGE OR 767 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:03,999 CUBIC YARD, IT WAS A LUMP SUM, 768 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,999 AND INSTEAD OF PUTTING IN A 769 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:07,999 QUANTITY OF 1, THEY JUST PUT LS, 770 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:11,999 LUMP SUM. 771 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,999 SO FOR EACH EXTENDED NUMBER, 772 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,999 THEY JUST PUT THE NUMBER. 773 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:18,999 SO INSTEAD OF PUTTING THE 774 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:19,999 QUANTITY OF 1, THEY JUST PUT 775 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,999 LS. 776 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:23,999 SO THERE WAS NO ADVANTAGE OF THE 777 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:24,999 WAY THEY INCLUDED THEIR 778 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:29,999 INFORMATION ON THE SPREADSHEET. 779 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:30,999 SO WE WORKED WITH THE CITY 780 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:32,999 ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THEY 781 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:33,999 FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO 782 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:34,999 COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND THAT 783 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:35,999 THE BID PROTEST WOULD NOT 784 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:36,999 STAND. 785 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:37,999 >> Councilmember Kimberlin: 786 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:38,999 OKAY. 787 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:39,999 GOOD TO KNOW. 788 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:40,999 IT LOOKS LIKE THEY DID GIVE US 789 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:42,999 ALL THE INFORMATION WE NEEDED AT 790 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:44,999 SOME POINT IN THE BID BUT MAYBE 791 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:46,999 NOT IN THE SAME PLACE THAT THE 792 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:47,999 COMPETITOR WAS POINTING OUT, 793 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,999 RIGHT? 794 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,999 >> I THINK THE COMPETITOR SAW 795 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:53,999 THE LETTERS LS FOR LUMP SUM 796 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,999 INSTEAD OF SEEING THE NUMBER 1. 797 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:57,999 BUT ESSENTIALLY IT WAS THE SAME 798 00:27:58,000 --> 00:27:58,999 THING. 799 00:27:59,000 --> 00:27:59,999 >> Councilmember Kimberlin: 800 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:00,999 OKAY. 801 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:01,999 THANK YOU. 802 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:02,999 >> Mayor Salwan: JUST A QUICK 803 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:04,999 QUESTION. 804 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,999 I NOTICED HALF A MILLION IS 805 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:08,999 COMING FROM PAC COMMONS PARK SO 806 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:09,999 WHAT'S THE PLAN TO REPLENISH 807 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:10,999 THAT? 808 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:12,999 >> SO WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH THE 809 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:14,999 UPCOMING CIP PROCESS, SO AS WE 810 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,999 KNOW, WE RECENTLY DID AN 811 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:18,999 AGREEMENT, A THREE-YEAR 812 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:19,999 AGREEMENT WITH THE ENERGY 813 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:20,999 PROJECT THAT'S GOING ON IN THE 814 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:21,999 STAGING AREA OUT THERE SO 815 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:22,999 BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE 816 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:23,999 USING THAT FUNDING RIGHT AWAY 817 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,999 AND WE NEED THIS FUNDING WITH 818 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:27,999 THE BID COMING IN JUST A LITTLE 819 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:28,999 BIT HIGHER, WE'RE GOING TO 820 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:30,999 TRANSFER THAT OVER TO THIS 821 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:32,999 PROJECT AND THEN WE'LL REFUND 822 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:33,999 THE MONEY AS WE GO THROUGH THE 823 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:34,999 NEXT CIP TO THE PAC COMMONS 824 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:35,999 PROJECT. 825 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. 826 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:39,999 WITH THAT LET'S OPEN UP FOR ANY 827 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:40,999 QUESTION, COMMENTS FROM THE 828 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:41,999 COMMUNITY. 829 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:42,999 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY? 830 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:43,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: NO SPEAKER 831 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:44,999 CARDS, NO HANDS RAISED IN ZOOM. 832 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:46,999 >> Mayor Salwan: WITH THAT LET'S 833 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:47,999 BRING IT BACK AND CAN I GET A 834 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:48,999 MOTION? 835 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:49,999 COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN MOVES. 836 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:50,999 SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KENG. 837 00:28:51,000 --> 00:29:01,999 PLEASE VOTE. 838 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:02,999 MOTION PASSES, SIX AYE, ONE 839 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:03,999 ABSENT, COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. 840 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:04,999 THANK YOU. 841 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:09,999 >> THANK YOU. 842 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:10,999 >> Mayor Salwan: SO NOW WE'LL GO 843 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,999 TO THE SCHEDULED ITEMS. 844 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:15,999 WE HAVE ITEM 5A, BOND ISSUANCE 845 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:16,999 FOR PACIFIC WEST COMMUNITIES. 846 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:20,999 THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. 847 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:24,999 WE HAVE FINANCE DIRECTOR DAVID 848 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:28,999 PERSSELIN, HOUSING MANAGER 849 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:36,999 LUCIA HUGHES, FINANCIAL ADVISOR 850 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:38,999 JAROD SUZUKI, BRAD DICKASON, 851 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:39,999 PRINCIPAL OF MARACOR DEVELOPMENT 852 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:40,999 AND MANY OTHER FOLKS ATTENDING 853 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:44,999 VIRTUALLY. 854 00:29:45,000 --> 00:30:05,999 SO IS STAFF COMING UP OR -- 855 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:07,999 THANK YOU. 856 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,999 THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO 857 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:12,999 CONSIDER THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO 858 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:16,999 $70 MILLION IN TAX EXEMPT BONDS 859 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:18,999 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING A 860 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:19,999 MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL HOUSING 861 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:20,999 PROJECT KNOWN AS WARM SPRINGS 862 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:21,999 APARTMENTS LOCATED IN THE CITY 863 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:23,999 OF FREMONT. 864 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:25,999 THE BORROWER, THE PACIFIC WEST 865 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,999 COMMUNITIES, HAS REQUESTED THAT 866 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:30,999 THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE 867 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:31,999 AUTHORITY, SERVE AS ISSUER OF 868 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:33,999 THESE BONDS. 869 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:35,999 THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE 870 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:36,999 FINANCING IS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL 871 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,999 TAX LAW. 872 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:41,999 THE DEBT TO BE ISSUED BY THE 873 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:43,999 CMFA WILL BE THE SOLE 874 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:44,999 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BORROWER 875 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,999 AND THE CITY WILL HAVE NO 876 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:48,999 FINANCIAL OR PLEEL OBLIGATIONS 877 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:50,999 OR RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING 878 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:55,999 THE REPAYMENT OF THE DEBT. 879 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:57,999 THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. 880 00:30:58,000 --> 00:30:59,999 WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM ANY PERSON 881 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:00,999 WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ABOUT THE 882 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:02,999 PROPOSED FINANCING. 883 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:03,999 DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT 884 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:04,999 THIS MATTER? 885 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:06,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: WE HAVE NO 886 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:07,999 HANDS RAISED IN ZOOM, NO SPEAKER 887 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:08,999 CARDS. 888 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:10,999 >> Mayor Salwan: WERE ANY 889 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:14,999 WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED 890 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:15,999 TAX EXEMPT BONDS OR THE PROJECT 891 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:16,999 RECEIVED BY THE CLERK PRIOR TO 892 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:18,999 THIS HEARING? 893 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:19,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: NONE 894 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:20,999 SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK'S 895 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:21,999 OFFICE. 896 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:22,999 >> Mayor Salwan: SEEING NONE, I 897 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,999 WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING 898 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:27,999 AND NOW WE CAN TAKE UP A MOTION 899 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:28,999 IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR 900 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:29,999 COMMENTS. 901 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:34,999 SOMEBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? 902 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:35,999 COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN MOVES 903 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:36,999 SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KENG. 904 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:37,999 YOU GUYS ARE ON A ROLL TODAY. 905 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:48,999 PLEASE VOTE. 906 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:49,999 MOTION PASSES, SIX AYES, ONE 907 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:50,999 ABSENT, COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. 908 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:56,999 THANK YOU. 909 00:31:57,000 --> 00:32:01,999 NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 5B. 910 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:03,999 WHICH IS AMENDMENT TO THE 911 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:04,999 FEDERAL ANNUAL ACTION PLAN OF 912 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,999 THE FRC. 913 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:10,999 THERE'S NO FORMAL PRESENTATION, 914 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:13,999 BUT WE HAVE CDBG ADMINISTRATOR 915 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:14,999 ROBERT LOPEZ AND FACILITIES 916 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:15,999 MANAGER JIMMY CHEN WHO ARE 917 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:16,999 AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. 918 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:17,999 WE ALSO HAVE A GREEN SHEET THAT 919 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:21,999 WAS INCLUDED. 920 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,999 WITH THAT, IF THERE'S -- SINCE 921 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:26,999 THERE'S NO PRESENTATION, IF 922 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:27,999 THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE 923 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:28,999 INDICATE. 924 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:29,999 NO? 925 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:30,999 OKAY. 926 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:31,999 ALL RIGHT. 927 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:32,999 NO QUESTIONS FROM 928 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:33,999 COUNCILMEMBERS. 929 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:34,999 I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC 930 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:35,999 HEARING. 931 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:36,999 DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS HERE OR 932 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:37,999 ONLINE? 933 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:39,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: WE HAVE ONE 934 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:40,999 SPEAKER CARD SUBMITTED, NO HANDS 935 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,999 RAISED IN ZOOM. 936 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:44,999 THE ONE SPEAKER IS VIPIN. 937 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:45,999 >> Mayor Salwan: I WILL ALLOW 2 938 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:56,999 MINUTES. 939 00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:57,999 >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND 940 00:32:58,000 --> 00:32:58,999 MAYOR AND CITY STAFF. 941 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:00,999 WELCOME BACK. 942 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:01,999 I HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT 943 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:05,999 VACATION. 944 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:06,999 SO THIS IS REGARDING THIS FAMILY 945 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:07,999 RESOURCE CENTER DIVISION 946 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:09,999 PROJECT. 947 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:10,999 FIRST I AGREE THIS PROBLEM NEEDS 948 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:12,999 TO BE SOLVED. 949 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:13,999 I VISITED RECENTLY AND IT IS 950 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:15,999 CONFUSING. 951 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,999 SIGNAGE IS OLD, IT'S NEVER BEEN 952 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:19,999 REPLACED, SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD 953 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:23,999 TIME AND WE NEED TO RESOLVE IT. 954 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,999 SO I WAS LOOKING AT THE ITEMS, 955 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:28,999 IT SEEMED LIKE WE OPENED BID FOR 956 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,999 130K SOMETIME BACK BUT DIDN'T 957 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:32,999 GET ANY BIDS FOR IT, SO WE 958 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:33,999 INCREASED TO 200K. 959 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,999 THAT'S FAIR. 960 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:36,999 I'M NOT QUESTIONING ON THAT PART 961 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,999 SINCE WE FOUND THE FUNDING. 962 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:40,999 BUT IS THERE ANY BETTER WAY TO 963 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:41,999 SOLVE THIS PROBLEM? 964 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:42,999 LIKE DID WE LOOK INTO THE HYBRID 965 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:44,999 SOLUTION? 966 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:49,999 BECAUSE THIS SIGNAGE IS GOING TO 967 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:51,999 BE THERE FOR 20, 25 YEARS SO 968 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:53,999 HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING 969 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:55,999 SOME SIGNAGE PHYSICAL AND SOME 970 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:56,999 COULD BE DIGITAL WHICH COULD 971 00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,999 HELP MULTILINGUAL AND YOU CAN 972 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:00,999 CHANGE THE SIGNAGE BASED ON 973 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,999 OFFICE MOVES FROM ONE LOCATION 974 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:04,999 TO ANOTHER LOCATION TO A 975 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,999 DIFFERENT FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER 976 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:08,999 SO I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK INTO 977 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:09,999 THOSE, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. 978 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:10,999 THANK YOU. 979 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:11,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. 980 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:12,999 SO THERE'S NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, 981 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:13,999 RIGHT? 982 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:14,999 WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING 983 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:16,999 AND BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. 984 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:17,999 DOES STAFF WANT TO ADDRESS 985 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:18,999 THAT? 986 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:19,999 AND ALSO I JUST HAD A LARGER 987 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:23,999 THEME QUESTION TOO. 988 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,999 YOU KNOW, AS WE ENVISION THE NEW 989 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:27,999 DOWNTOWN, DOES THIS PLAN 990 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,999 INCORPORATE CHANGES TO THE FRC 991 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:31,999 OR IF THERE'S ANY FUTURE THOUGHT 992 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:33,999 ABOUT MOVING THINGS AROUND, 993 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:34,999 WOULD THIS BE A GOOD USE OF 994 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:39,999 FUNDS AT THIS POINT? 995 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,999 >> SO THE PROPOSED CHANGES WERE 996 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:43,999 BASED ON AN EXTENSIVE FIVE-YEAR 997 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:47,999 PLANNING PROCESS THAT WE WENT 998 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:48,999 THROUGH WITH ALL OF OUR TENANT 999 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:49,999 STAKEHOLDERS AT THE FAMILY 1000 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:50,999 RESOURCE CENTER AS WELL AS THE 1001 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:51,999 COMMUNITY SO WE DID TAKE A LOT 1002 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:53,999 OF THOUGHT INTO THAT, AND THEN 1003 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:55,999 WE RAN THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT 1004 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:56,999 DESIGN PROCESS WITH THE DESIGNER 1005 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:59,999 AS WELL. 1006 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,999 SO THERE WAS EXTENSIVE PLANNING 1007 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:03,999 THAT WENT INTO IT, AND IT WAS 1008 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:05,999 REALLY THE HIGHEST PRIORITY THAT 1009 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:06,999 CAME OUT OF THE FIVE-YEAR 1010 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,999 STRATEGIC PLAN, TO REALLY FIGURE 1011 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:10,999 OUT HOW TO NAVIGATE AND SIMPLIFY 1012 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:11,999 THE SIGNAGE AT THE FAMILY 1013 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:13,999 RESOURCE CENTER TO MAKE IT 1014 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:14,999 AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY IN A 1015 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:15,999 WAY THAT'S AS EFFICIENT AS 1016 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,999 POSSIBLE. 1017 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:23,999 AND TO SOMEWHAT ANSWER THE 1018 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:25,999 QUESTION OF THE SPEAKER, WE ALSO 1019 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:29,999 REALLY LOOKED AT -- TO MAKE 1020 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:31,999 SURE THAT WE HAD A FINANCIALLY 1021 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:32,999 EFFECTIVE SOLUTION THAT DIDN'T 1022 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,999 REQUIRE INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES 1023 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:36,999 OR WIRING CHANGES, SO THOSE ARE 1024 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:37,999 TWO FACTORS THAT WE DID TAKE 1025 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:38,999 INTO ACCOUNT TO KEEP THE COST AS 1026 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:40,999 LOW AS POSSIBLE. 1027 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,999 >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. 1028 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:43,999 ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR A 1029 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:45,999 MOTION? 1030 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:46,999 COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN? 1031 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:47,999 >> Councilmember Kimberlin: 1032 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:50,999 THANK YOU. 1033 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:52,999 SO I HAVE WORKED OVER THE YEARS 1034 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:54,999 AS COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL HAS 1035 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:55,999 ALSO IN AN ADVISORY POSITION 1036 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:57,999 WITH THE FREMONT RESOURCE 1037 00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,999 CENTER, AND IT'S BEEN CLEAR THAT 1038 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:01,999 THE SIGNAGE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE 1039 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:02,999 BEEN NEEDED FOR A LONG, LONG 1040 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:04,999 TIME, AND I'M JUST SO GLAD TO 1041 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:06,999 SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA TODAY, 1042 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:09,999 AND I KNOW THE DUE DILIGENCE 1043 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:12,999 THAT YOU'VE TAKEN TO BE SURE 1044 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:13,999 THAT YOU'RE ADDRESSING ALL 1045 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:14,999 ETHNICITIES AND ALL LANGUAGES, 1046 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:16,999 AND YOU DO REALLY GOOD WORK 1047 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:17,999 THERE TO ADDRESS THAT IN OTHER 1048 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:18,999 WAYS, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO 1049 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:20,999 THE SIGNAGE AND PEOPLE BEING 1050 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:21,999 ABLE TO FIND THEIR WAY A LITTLE 1051 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:22,999 BIT EASIER, AND THAT'S ABOUT 1052 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:23,999 IT. 1053 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:24,999 GOOD STUFF. 1054 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:25,999 THANK YOU. 1055 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:26,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER 1056 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:27,999 CAMPBELL. 1057 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:28,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: THANK 1058 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,999 YOU FOR THIS. 1059 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,999 I ACTUALLY SAT ON THE PLANNING 1060 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:35,999 OF THE FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, 1061 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:36,999 THAT WAS MY SECOND TIME GOING 1062 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:38,999 THROUGH THE FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC 1063 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:42,999 PLAN WITH THEM, BUT THIS 1064 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:43,999 PARTICULAR TIME, THIS TOPIC WAS 1065 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:45,999 -- EVERY MEETING THAT WE WENT TO 1066 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:46,999 WHEN WE WERE PLANNING THIS, THIS 1067 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:50,999 TOPIC CAME UP. 1068 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,999 BECAUSE THE PUBLIC FELT LIKE 1069 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:54,999 THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY -- WHERE 1070 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:55,999 THEY WANTED TO GO WITH THE 1071 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:57,999 CURRENT SIGNAGE. 1072 00:36:58,000 --> 00:36:58,999 SO I JUST LOVE THE FACT THAT WE 1073 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:00,999 ACTUALLY ARE DOING SOMETHING 1074 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:02,999 ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS A VERY, 1075 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:03,999 VERY HOT TOPIC DURING THE 1076 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:04,999 STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION. 1077 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:07,999 SO THANK YOU. 1078 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:09,999 >> Mayor Salwan: SOUNDS LIKE YOU 1079 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:10,999 WANTED TO MAKE A MOTION. 1080 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:11,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: MOVE 1081 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:12,999 TO APPROVE. 1082 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:13,999 >> Mayor Salwan: BY CAMPBELL, 1083 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:14,999 SECONDED BY KENG. 1084 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:21,999 PLEASE VOTE. 1085 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:22,999 MOTION PASSES, SIX AYES, ONE 1086 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:23,999 ABSENT, COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. 1087 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:27,999 THANK YOU. 1088 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:29,999 NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 5C, WHICH IS 1089 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:30,999 THE WARM SPRINGS COURT STREET 1090 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:31,999 VACATION. 1091 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,999 THIS IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING. 1092 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:36,999 THERE'S NO FORMAL PRESENTATION 1093 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:40,999 ALTHOUGH WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS 1094 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:41,999 DIRECTOR MATT KANO AND ASSOCIATE 1095 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:42,999 CIVIL ENGINEER AVAILABLE FOR 1096 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:45,999 QUESTIONS. 1097 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:46,999 DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM 1098 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:47,999 COUNCILMEMBERS? 1099 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:48,999 I SEE COUNCILMEMBER KENG. 1100 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:49,999 THAT WAS FROM BEFORE? 1101 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:53,999 OKAY. 1102 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:54,999 NO QUESTIONS? 1103 00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:55,999 OKAY. 1104 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:59,999 I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. 1105 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:00,999 DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? 1106 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:01,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: NO HANDS 1107 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:02,999 RAISED, NO SPEAKER CARDS. 1108 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:04,999 >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. 1109 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:06,999 I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, 1110 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:08,999 AND QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR A 1111 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:09,999 MOTION FROM CONGRESSMEN -- NOT 1112 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:10,999 -- I'M PROMOTING OURSELVES 1113 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:12,999 HERE. 1114 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:13,999 CONGRESS, THEY DON'T GET 1115 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:14,999 ANYTHING DONE. 1116 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:15,999 WE ACTUALLY GET SOMETHING DONE, 1117 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:16,999 RIGHT? 1118 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:17,999 >> Councilmember Kimberlin: I'LL 1119 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,999 MAKE A MOTION. 1120 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:21,999 >> Mayor Salwan: MOVED BY 1121 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:22,999 COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG, SECONDED BY 1122 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:23,999 COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN. 1123 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:31,999 PLEASE VOTE. 1124 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:40,999 MOTION PASSES, SIX AYES, ONE NEW 1125 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:41,999 1NAY, SORRY, ONE ABSENT, 1126 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:42,999 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. 1127 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:46,999 NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 5D, WHICH IS 1128 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:49,999 GOVERNANCE AND 1129 00:38:50,000 --> 00:39:00,999 ORGANIZATIONAL MODIFICATIONS. 1130 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:03,999 QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS? 1131 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:04,999 >> IS THERE A PRESENTATION 1132 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:05,999 FIRST? 1133 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:06,999 >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY, LET'S DO 1134 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:07,999 A PRESENTATION. 1135 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:08,999 LET'S DO IT. 1136 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:09,999 MY NOTES SAY THERE'S NO 1137 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:12,999 PRESENTATION. 1138 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:13,999 >> ALL RIGHT. 1139 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:15,999 WE'LL GO QUICKLY HERE. 1140 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:16,999 GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY 1141 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:17,999 COUNCILMEMBERS. 1142 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:18,999 YES, WELCOME BACK. 1143 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:19,999 WE ARE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING 1144 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:20,999 AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE DIRECTION 1145 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:22,999 THAT YOU PROVIDED AT YOUR 1146 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:25,999 SPECIAL MEETING ON JULY 28TH 1147 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:26,999 WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL HELD ITS 1148 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:27,999 FINAL DISCUSSION REGARDING A 1149 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:29,999 PROPOSED CITY CHARTER. 1150 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:31,999 AT THAT MEETING, THE COUNCIL 1151 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:32,999 OPTED NOT TO PROCEED WITH A 1152 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:34,999 CHARTER AT THIS TIME BUT 1153 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:35,999 DIRECTED STAFF TO BRING BACK 1154 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,999 ITEMS FROM THE DRAFT CHARTER 1155 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:39,999 THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED AS A 1156 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:40,999 GENERAL LAW CITY UNDER EXISTING 1157 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:45,999 ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. 1158 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:46,999 SO THIS SLIDE JUST BRIEFLY 1159 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:48,999 OUTLINES THE CHARTER INITIATIVE 1160 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:50,999 AND THE PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE 1161 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:51,999 THIS YEAR, INCLUDING THE CHARTER 1162 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:52,999 COMMITTEE PROCESS AND THE CITY 1163 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:58,999 COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS. 1164 00:39:59,000 --> 00:39:59,999 FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE 1165 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:01,999 CHARTER PROCESS, STAFF EVALUATED 1166 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:04,999 THE ELEMENTS OF THE CHARTER TO 1167 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:05,999 DETERMINE WHICH COULD STILL BE 1168 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:07,999 IMPLEMENTED UNDER GENERAL LAW. 1169 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:08,999 THIS SLIDE SUMMARIZES THE ITEMS 1170 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:09,999 AND A PROPOSED TIMELINE 1171 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,999 ESTABLISHING OUR WORK PLAN. 1172 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:13,999 ASSUMING WE RECEIVE COUNCIL 1173 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:15,999 DIRECTION TONIGHT, EACH OF THESE 1174 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:16,999 ITEMS WILL COME BACK TO THE 1175 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:17,999 COUNCIL FOR AN INDEPENDENT 1176 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:19,999 DISCUSSION AND DECISION. 1177 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:20,999 I'LL WALK THROUGH THEM QUICKLY 1178 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:25,999 RIGHT HERE, THOUGH. 1179 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:26,999 SO THIS MONTH STAFF WOULD RETURN 1180 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:28,999 WITH A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN 1181 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:29,999 INCREASE TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S 1182 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:30,999 HEALTH BENEFIT ALLOWANCE. 1183 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:32,999 1184 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:33,999 BACK AS A COMPANION TO THE 1185 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:34,999 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL SALARY 1186 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:38,999 INCREASES CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED 1187 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:39,999 UNDER THE MUNICIPAL CODE, WHICH 1188 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:40,999 BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON 1189 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:41,999 COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW COUNCIL 1190 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,999 TERM OF OFFICE EVERY TWO YEARS. 1191 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:45,999 NEXT IN OCTOBER, STAFF WOULD 1192 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:46,999 PRESENT AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY 1193 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:49,999 COUNCIL HANDBOOK TO ACCOUNT FOR 1194 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:50,999 TWO ITEMS, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR 1195 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:52,999 TO INDEPENDENTLY PLACE ITEMS ON 1196 00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:53,999 THE COUNCIL AGENDA, AND AMENDING 1197 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:57,999 THE COUNCIL VACANCY PROCEDURE. 1198 00:40:58,000 --> 00:40:59,999 REGARDING THE ISSUE OF TERM 1199 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:00,999 LIMITS, WHILE THIS ACTION IS 1200 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:02,999 POSSIBLE AS A GENERAL LAW CITY, 1201 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:03,999 IT WOULD REQUIRE A BALLOT 1202 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:05,999 MEASURE TO DO SO. 1203 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:07,999 STAFF IS PREPARED TO BRING THE 1204 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:09,999 ISSUE BACK AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER, 1205 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:11,999 BUT IT COULD ALSO BE DEFERRED 1206 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:12,999 UNTIL ANY TIME BEFORE THE SUMMER 1207 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:13,999 OF 2028 IF COUNCIL STILL WISHES 1208 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,999 TO PURSUE THIS. 1209 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:18,999 ALSO IN NOVEMBER AS PART OF THE 1210 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:19,999 MID YEAR BUDGET UPDATE, STAFF 1211 00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:21,999 WILL PROPOSE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT 1212 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:22,999 TO REFLECT THE COMPENSATION FOR 1213 00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:23,999 AN ADDITIONAL HALF STAFF 1214 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:24,999 POSITION TO SUPPORT THE CITY 1215 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:26,999 COUNCIL. 1216 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:28,999 AS YOU KNOW, ONE FULL TIME 1217 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:30,999 POSITION WAS ALREADY INCLUDED IN 1218 00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:31,999 THE CURRENT YEAR OPERATING 1219 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:32,999 BUDGET AND RECRUITMENT WILL 1220 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:34,999 BEGIN SOON. 1221 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:36,999 AND AS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, 1222 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:37,999 STAFF WILL FACILITATE A PROCESS 1223 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:38,999 FOR THE COUNCIL TO PARTICIPATE 1224 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:43,999 IN HIRING THESE POSITIONS. 1225 00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:44,999 FINALLY, IN LATE 2026 OR EARLY 1226 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:45,999 2027, STAFF WILL DRAFT AN 1227 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:46,999 ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE 1228 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:48,999 THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONFIRM THE 1229 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:49,999 CITY MANAGER'S APPOINTMENTS OF 1230 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:54,999 DEPARTMENT HEADS. 1231 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:56,999 AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR THE STAFF 1232 00:41:57,000 --> 00:41:58,999 COSTS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THIS 1233 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:00,999 YEAR'S BUDGET, THE REMAINING 1234 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:01,999 FISCAL IMPACT OF THESE ITEMS IS 1235 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:04,999 APPROXIMATELY $162,000 OF 1236 00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:06,999 ONGOING ANNUAL EXPENSE. 1237 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:07,999 I'LL NOTE THERE WOULD ALSO BE A 1238 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:08,999 ONE-TIME COST FOR PLACEMENT OF A 1239 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:09,999 BALLOT MEASURE RELATED TO TERM 1240 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:14,999 LIMITS. 1241 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:15,999 AGAIN I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT 1242 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:17,999 EACH OF THESE ITEMS DESCRIBED 1243 00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:18,999 WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE 1244 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:19,999 CITY COUNCIL FOR INDEPENDENT 1245 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:21,999 DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION. 1246 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:22,999 TONIGHT WE'RE SIMPLY CONFIRMING 1247 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:24,999 THE WORK PLAN AND RECOMMENDING A 1248 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:25,999 GENERAL TIMELINE FOR ITS 1249 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:27,999 COMPLETION AND REQUEST YOUR 1250 00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:28,999 APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD 1251 00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:29,999 ACCORDINGLY. 1252 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:30,999 AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR 1253 00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:31,999 PRESENTATION. 1254 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:32,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU FOR 1255 00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:36,999 THAT PRESENTATION. 1256 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:37,999 WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG FOR 1257 00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:39,999 QUESTIONS. 1258 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:40,999 >> Councilmember Zhang: OKAY, 1259 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:42,999 THANK YOU, MAYOR. 1260 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:45,999 AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 1261 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:46,999 BRINGING THIS ITEM AT THE FIRST 1262 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:48,999 MEETING, AND I'M SO GLAD WE'RE 1263 00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:49,999 TAKING THE ACTIONS AS WE 1264 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:55,999 AGREED. 1265 00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:57,999 AND I LIKE THE PROPOSAL MOST OF 1266 00:42:58,000 --> 00:42:58,999 THE PROPOSAL, BUT I THINK THAT 1267 00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:02,999 IN GENERAL, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE 1268 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:04,999 THE MOST CRITICAL AND 1269 00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:05,999 TIME-SENSITIVE ITEMS TO BE 1270 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:15,999 ADDRESSED EARLY ON. 1271 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:19,999 ONE QUESTION OF WINTER 2026-27 1272 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:23,999 AFFIRMATION OF THE CITY 1273 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:24,999 MANAGER'S JOB APPOINTMENTS AND I 1274 00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:29,999 KNOW THAT WE HAVE TWO CURRENT, I 1275 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:30,999 THINK, PENDING OR IMPORTANT 1276 00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:32,999 POSITIONS. 1277 00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:36,999 AND WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT. 1278 00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:37,999 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS ITEM TO 1279 00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:38,999 MOVE EARLIER. 1280 00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:42,999 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 1281 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:47,999 BECAUSE THIS WOULD HAVE AN 1282 00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:50,999 IMPACT IN -- YOU KNOW, IN OUR 1283 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:53,999 OPERATION AND THAT'S ALSO THE 1284 00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:54,999 REAP WE STARTED THE CHARTER 1285 00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:56,999 DISCUSSION. 1286 00:43:57,000 --> 00:43:57,999 SO THAT'S MY COMMENT. 1287 00:43:58,000 --> 00:43:58,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER 1288 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:03,999 LIU. 1289 00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:04,999 >> Councilmember Liu: 1290 00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:07,999 >> Councilmember Liu: ACTUALLY 1291 00:44:08,000 --> 00:44:08,999 THAT'S WHAT I KIND OF WANTED TO 1292 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:09,999 ADDRESS AS WELL. 1293 00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:10,999 MY OPINION FOR THAT, THERE'S TWO 1294 00:44:11,000 --> 00:44:11,999 MAIN REASONS. 1295 00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:12,999 THE FIRST REASON, AS MENTIONED, 1296 00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:14,999 THIS WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST 1297 00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:15,999 REASONS WHY I THINK THIS WHOLE 1298 00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:16,999 CHARTER PROCESS MOVED FORWARD IN 1299 00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:17,999 THE FIRST PLACE. 1300 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:18,999 IT'S SOMETHING I THINK THE WHOLE 1301 00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:20,999 COUNCIL EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN 1302 00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:22,999 AND SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF THE 1303 00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:23,999 PEOPLE OUT THERE, THE RESIDENTS, 1304 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:27,999 EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN SO I 1305 00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:30,999 THINK IF WE PUSHED THAT UP 1306 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:31,999 ASAP, THAT WOULD BE AS FAST AS 1307 00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:32,999 POSSIBLE. 1308 00:44:33,000 --> 00:44:34,999 THE SECOND REASON WHY I THINK IT 1309 00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:36,999 WOULD BE GOOD TO PUT THAT SOONER 1310 00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:40,999 RATHER THAN IN WINTER 2026 OR 1311 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:42,999 NEXT YEAR, 2027, IS THAT THIS 1312 00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:44,999 ITEM ITSELF DOESN'T REQUIRE 1313 00:44:45,000 --> 00:44:48,999 ANYTHING EXTRA BECAUSE FROM WHAT 1314 00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:51,999 I SEE, IF WE WERE TO ADJUST THE 1315 00:44:52,000 --> 00:44:53,999 BUDGET TO INCREASE -- TO HIRE 1316 00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:55,999 ANOTHER PERSON TO SUPPORT US 1317 00:44:56,000 --> 00:44:56,999 FULL TIME, THAT WOULD REQUIRE US 1318 00:44:57,000 --> 00:44:57,999 AMENDING THE BUDGET AS WELL, 1319 00:44:58,000 --> 00:44:58,999 WHILE THIS IS JUST 1320 00:44:59,000 --> 00:45:00,999 ADMINISTRATIVE STUFF SO I THINK 1321 00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:03,999 THIS SHOULD ACTUALLY BE EASIER, 1322 00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:04,999 RIGHT, IF WE PUT IT THE FIRST 1323 00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:06,999 THING TO -- ON THIS LIST. 1324 00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:14,999 AND JUST GET IT DONE ASAP. 1325 00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:15,999 >> Councilmember Keng: THANK 1326 00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:16,999 YOU, MAYOR. 1327 00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:18,999 MY QUESTION IS ALSO ON THE CITY 1328 00:45:19,000 --> 00:45:20,999 COUNCIL TO CONFIRM THE 1329 00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:24,999 APPOINTMENTS OF CITY DEPARTMENT 1330 00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:25,999 HEADS, AND I THINK 1331 00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:26,999 WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF 1332 00:45:27,000 --> 00:45:28,999 VACANCIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY 1333 00:45:29,000 --> 00:45:29,999 SEEKING TO BE FILLED, SO IT 1334 00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:33,999 WOULD BE GREAT IF WE CAN ALSO 1335 00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:34,999 HAVE SOME INVOLVEMENT WITH 1336 00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:35,999 THIS. 1337 00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:37,999 THANK YOU. 1338 00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:38,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER 1339 00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:39,999 KIMBERLIN. 1340 00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:40,999 >> Councilmember Kimberlin: 1341 00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:41,999 THANK YOU. 1342 00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:42,999 SO I WILL ALSO AGREE WITH MY 1343 00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:44,999 COLLEAGUES HERE THAT I THINK WE 1344 00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:45,999 NEED TO MOVE UP THE CONFIRMATION 1345 00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:46,999 PROCESS, AND WANT TO BE CLEAR 1346 00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:48,999 ABOUT THIS. 1347 00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:50,999 THIS ISN'T A HIRING/FIRING 1348 00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:51,999 POSITION WE'RE LOOKING AT, IT'S 1349 00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:52,999 JUST A CONFIRMATION PIECE, AND 1350 00:45:53,000 --> 00:45:53,999 IF WE CAN MOVE THAT UP, I THINK 1351 00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:56,999 IT WILL BE VERY TIMELY SINCE 1352 00:45:57,000 --> 00:45:57,999 WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT 1353 00:45:58,000 --> 00:45:58,999 FILLING SOME EMPTY SEATS HERE 1354 00:45:59,000 --> 00:45:59,999 FAIRLY SOON. 1355 00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:00,999 SO IF WE CAN MOVE THAT UP, I 1356 00:46:01,000 --> 00:46:03,999 WOULD LOVE THAT. 1357 00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:05,999 I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOMMEND 1358 00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:07,999 THAT WE TALK ABOUT THE BALLOT 1359 00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:08,999 MEASURE AND INCREASING TERMS AND 1360 00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:09,999 SAVE THAT FOR OUR JANUARY 1361 00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:11,999 RETREAT SO THAT WE HAVE TIME TO 1362 00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:13,999 TALK ABOUT IT AND HOW IT IMPACTS 1363 00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:14,999 US AND HOW IT IMPACTS THE CITY, 1364 00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:16,999 AND RESIDENTS, SO IF WE COULD 1365 00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:17,999 HAVE A LONGER CONVERSATION, I'D 1366 00:46:18,000 --> 00:46:20,999 RECOMMEND THAT. 1367 00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:23,999 NUMBER THREE, TALKING ABOUT THE 1368 00:46:24,000 --> 00:46:24,999 MAYOR BEING ABLE TO PLACE ITEMS 1369 00:46:25,000 --> 00:46:26,999 ON THE AGENDA, I THOUGHT MAYBE 1370 00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:28,999 WE COULD TALK ABOUT IT JUST 1371 00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:31,999 BRIEFLY AS A COUNCIL. 1372 00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:33,999 I'M HEARING SOMETIMES FROM THE 1373 00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:34,999 COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE A WAY TO 1374 00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:35,999 PUT THINGS ON THE AGENDA THROUGH 1375 00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:40,999 A REFERRAL PROCESS. 1376 00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:41,999 AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT OUR 1377 00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:42,999 SURROUNDING CITIES DO. 1378 00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:44,999 I THINK THEY ALSO FOLLOW A 1379 00:46:45,000 --> 00:46:45,999 REFERRAL PROCESS IF I'M NOT 1380 00:46:46,000 --> 00:46:46,999 MISTAKEN. 1381 00:46:47,000 --> 00:46:48,999 BUT I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 1382 00:46:49,000 --> 00:46:49,999 THIS IS A WAY TO STREAMLINE SOME 1383 00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:51,999 THINGS FOR US. 1384 00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:52,999 I THINK MAYBE TALKING ABOUT THAT 1385 00:46:53,000 --> 00:46:55,999 A LITTLE BIT MORE. 1386 00:46:56,000 --> 00:46:56,999 AND MAYBE EVEN FOR US AS 1387 00:46:57,000 --> 00:46:58,999 COUNCILMEMBERS HAVING A TEMPLATE 1388 00:46:59,000 --> 00:47:00,999 FOR REFERRAL PROCESS THAT HAS 1389 00:47:01,000 --> 00:47:01,999 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO, WHY DO 1390 00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:02,999 YOU WANT TO DO IT, WHAT'S YOUR 1391 00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:04,999 GOAL, WHAT'S YOUR TIMELINE. 1392 00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:05,999 THAT REALLY STREAMLINES THE 1393 00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:07,999 REFERRAL PROCESS FOR US. 1394 00:47:08,000 --> 00:47:09,999 BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF ANYBODY 1395 00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:10,999 ELSE HAD ANYTHING THEY WANTED TO 1396 00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:11,999 ASK ABOUT THE MAYOR PUTTING 1397 00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:13,999 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. 1398 00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:15,999 I THINK WE DO HAVE TO KEEP IN 1399 00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:16,999 MIND THAT IT MIGHT COME ON THE 1400 00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:18,999 AGENDA, SOMETHING MIGHT COME ON 1401 00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:19,999 THE AGENDA BUT WE ALL END UP 1402 00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:21,999 VOTING ON IT. 1403 00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:22,999 SO I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT 1404 00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:25,999 REALLY HARD ALL DAY, AND IT 1405 00:47:26,000 --> 00:47:26,999 SEEMS LIKE NOT SUCH A BAD IDEA, 1406 00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:27,999 BUT THINKING ABOUT THE REFERRAL 1407 00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:28,999 PROCESS AND HAVING SOME KIND OF 1408 00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:29,999 A TEMPLATE, I THINK WOULD BE A 1409 00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:31,999 GOOD IDEA. 1410 00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:33,999 SO THAT IT'S EASIER FOR THE 1411 00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:35,999 STAFF TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE ASKING, 1412 00:47:36,000 --> 00:47:36,999 AND EASIER FOR US TO TELL THE 1413 00:47:37,000 --> 00:47:39,999 STAFF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. 1414 00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:40,999 THEN NUMBER FOUR WAS WITH THE 1415 00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:42,999 NEW POSITIONS, AND I'M SURE WITH 1416 00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:45,999 ANY JOB THAT WE HAVE COMING ON 1417 00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:47,999 BOARD, WE WOULD CLEARLY STATE 1418 00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:48,999 WHO'S THE SUPERVISOR, WHAT ARE 1419 00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:49,999 THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND 1420 00:47:50,000 --> 00:47:51,999 DUTIES OF THIS PERSON, AND I 1421 00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:53,999 WOULD HOPE THEY'RE NOT REPORTING 1422 00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:54,999 TO US, THEY'RE WORKING WITH AND 1423 00:47:55,000 --> 00:47:55,999 FOR US BUT THEY'RE NOT REPORTING 1424 00:47:56,000 --> 00:47:56,999 TO US BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD 1425 00:47:57,000 --> 00:48:00,999 BE VERY AWKWARD. 1426 00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:02,999 AND MAYBE NOT A BEST PRACTICE. 1427 00:48:03,000 --> 00:48:03,999 SO I HIT MY FOUR. 1428 00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:05,999 THANK YOU. 1429 00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:06,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER 1430 00:48:07,000 --> 00:48:07,999 CAMPBELL. 1431 00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:08,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: THANK 1432 00:48:09,000 --> 00:48:10,999 YOU. 1433 00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:11,999 IN ORDER NOT TO ADD ANYTHING 1434 00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:13,999 MORE TO WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN 1435 00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:16,999 SAID, I DO AGREE THAT WE SHOULD 1436 00:48:17,000 --> 00:48:20,999 MOVE UP THE APPOINTMENT OF THE 1437 00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:23,999 STAFF AND THE CONFIRMATION 1438 00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:24,999 PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT 1439 00:48:25,000 --> 00:48:27,999 SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. 1440 00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:32,999 AND THEN REGARDING THE ABILITY 1441 00:48:33,000 --> 00:48:33,999 FOR THE MAYOR TO PUT ITEMS 1442 00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:34,999 ON THE AGENDA, I'D JUST LIKE TO 1443 00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:35,999 UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT PROCESS 1444 00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:37,999 WOULD LOOK LIKE. 1445 00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:39,999 I'M NOT OPPOSED TO IT BEING 1446 00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:40,999 OUTSIDE OF THE REFERRAL 1447 00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:41,999 PROCESS. 1448 00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:44,999 I THINK THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY 1449 00:48:45,000 --> 00:48:45,999 DO THAT, BUT IT WOULD BE AN OPEN 1450 00:48:46,000 --> 00:48:46,999 REQUEST. 1451 00:48:47,000 --> 00:48:49,999 SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE MAYOR WOULD 1452 00:48:50,000 --> 00:48:51,999 SAY I'D LIKE TO PUT XY AND Z -- 1453 00:48:52,000 --> 00:48:53,999 HE WOULD SAY IT HERE IN THIS 1454 00:48:54,000 --> 00:48:55,999 MEETING, I'D LIKE TO PUT X, Y 1455 00:48:56,000 --> 00:48:59,999 AND Z ON THE AGENDA, AND THEN IF 1456 00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:01,999 HE GOT ENOUGH VOTES FROM 1457 00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:03,999 THE TEAM TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT 1458 00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:05,999 ON THERE, THEN WE COULD HAVE 1459 00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:08,999 STAFF GO BACK AND DO IT. 1460 00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:09,999 BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME THING AS A 1461 00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:10,999 REFERRAL. 1462 00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:12,999 YOU'VE GOT TO GET ENOUGH VOTES 1463 00:49:13,000 --> 00:49:15,999 TO DO IT ANYWAY, SO YOU COULD 1464 00:49:16,000 --> 00:49:17,999 ELIMINATE A PROCESS, A STEP, BY 1465 00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:21,999 ALLOWING HIM TO DO IT WITHOUT 1466 00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:23,999 HAVING IT BE SOMETHING THAT'S 1467 00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:27,999 LIKE -- BECAUSE THE REFERRAL 1468 00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:28,999 PROCESS IS SORT OF 1469 00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:30,999 LIKE NOT NECESSARILY PUBLIC 1470 00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:33,999 BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT 1471 00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:34,999 UNTIL IT HITS THE AGENDA ON THAT 1472 00:49:35,000 --> 00:49:37,999 FRIDAY OR WHENEVER IT COMES OUT, 1473 00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:39,999 WE KNOW ABOUT SOMEONE PUTTING IN 1474 00:49:40,000 --> 00:49:41,999 A REFERRAL, BUT IF IT WAS AN 1475 00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:43,999 OPEN PROCESS THAT HE DID DURING 1476 00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:44,999 THE MEETING AND THEN WE COULD 1477 00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:47,999 ALL AGREE AT THAT TIME THAT THIS 1478 00:49:48,000 --> 00:49:50,999 WOULD BE AN ITEM WE'D LIKE THIS 1479 00:49:51,000 --> 00:49:52,999 TO -- STAFF TO GO AHEAD AND LOOK 1480 00:49:53,000 --> 00:49:54,999 AT SIMILAR TO THE WAY WE DO THE 1481 00:49:55,000 --> 00:49:55,999 REFERRALS BUT IT WOULDN'T BE -- 1482 00:49:56,000 --> 00:49:56,999 IT WOULDN'T TAKE QUITE THAT 1483 00:49:57,000 --> 00:49:57,999 LONG. 1484 00:49:58,000 --> 00:49:59,999 FOR THE PROCESS TO GO. 1485 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:01,999 SO THAT WOULD BE MY 1486 00:50:02,000 --> 00:50:03,999 RECOMMENDATION FOR ALLOWING 1487 00:50:04,000 --> 00:50:04,999 MAYOR TO PUT ITEMS ON THE 1488 00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:10,999 AGENDA. 1489 00:50:11,000 --> 00:50:11,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER 1490 00:50:12,000 --> 00:50:12,999 ZHANG. 1491 00:50:13,000 --> 00:50:17,999 >> Councilmember Zhang: SO MY 1492 00:50:18,000 --> 00:50:20,999 QUESTION IS, WE HAVE AGREED 1493 00:50:21,000 --> 00:50:25,999 DURING OUR DISCUSSION THAT THE 1494 00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:26,999 MAYOR CAN DECIDE WITH THE CITY 1495 00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:31,999 MANAGER ON THE CON AT THE 1496 00:50:32,000 --> 00:50:32,999 -- ON THE CONTENT OF THE 1497 00:50:33,000 --> 00:50:33,999 AGENDA. 1498 00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:34,999 THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND. 1499 00:50:35,000 --> 00:50:37,999 AND I JUST WANT TO BRING BACK MY 1500 00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:41,999 EXPERIENCE AT SCHOOL BOARD, AND 1501 00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:44,999 USUALLY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND 1502 00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:46,999 THE TRUSTEE PRESIDENT, THEY 1503 00:50:47,000 --> 00:50:49,999 WOULD DISCUSS ABOUT THE CONTENT 1504 00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:50,999 AND THEN THEY WOULD AGREE ON 1505 00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:51,999 WHAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED, WHAT 1506 00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:54,999 NEEDS TO BE ADDED. 1507 00:50:55,000 --> 00:50:57,999 SO I LOOK AT THAT MODEL, I THINK 1508 00:50:58,000 --> 00:50:58,999 IT'S A GOOD MODEL, AND WHEN WE 1509 00:50:59,000 --> 00:51:00,999 DISCUSSED THE CHARTER, THAT'S 1510 00:51:01,000 --> 00:51:06,999 WHAT I UNDERSTAND. 1511 00:51:07,000 --> 00:51:07,999 SO I THINK IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU AS 1512 00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:09,999 THE MAYOR WOULD SINGLE HANDED 1513 00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:11,999 PUT SOMETHING THERE AND YOU CAN 1514 00:51:12,000 --> 00:51:14,999 DECIDE -- BECAUSE I MEAN, THE 1515 00:51:15,000 --> 00:51:16,999 REASON IS IF MAYOR CANNOT BE 1516 00:51:17,000 --> 00:51:19,999 PART OF THE AGENDA, THAT YOU 1517 00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:22,999 CANNOT ALSO DRIVE THE PRIORITY. 1518 00:51:23,000 --> 00:51:26,999 WE ALREADY HAVE A REFERRAL, AND 1519 00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:27,999 -- BUT I THINK IF WE ONLY -- 1520 00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:28,999 GOING BACK TO THE REFERRAL, THAT 1521 00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:32,999 MEANS THAT'S THE SAME. 1522 00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:34,999 SO I'M SIMPLY UNDERSTAND THAT 1523 00:51:35,000 --> 00:51:36,999 BOTH YOU AND THE MANAGER CAN 1524 00:51:37,000 --> 00:51:38,999 HAVE A DISCUSSION BEFORE THE 1525 00:51:39,000 --> 00:51:40,999 AGENDA BEING PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY 1526 00:51:41,000 --> 00:51:42,999 AND THEN YOU CAN DECIDE ON 1527 00:51:43,000 --> 00:51:45,999 WHAT'S NEED TO BE ADDED AS 1528 00:51:46,000 --> 00:51:46,999 PRIORITY AND WHAT CAN BE REMOVED 1529 00:51:47,000 --> 00:51:47,999 AS LESS A PRIORITY. 1530 00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:52,999 THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND. 1531 00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:53,999 IF DIFFERENT, COULD YOU PLEASE 1532 00:51:54,000 --> 00:51:55,999 CLARIFY OR STAFF. 1533 00:51:56,000 --> 00:51:56,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER 1534 00:51:57,000 --> 00:51:57,999 KENG. 1535 00:51:58,000 --> 00:51:58,999 >> Councilmember Keng: THANK 1536 00:51:59,000 --> 00:51:59,999 YOU, MAYOR. 1537 00:52:00,000 --> 00:52:03,999 I DO ALSO SUPPORT FOR THE MAYOR 1538 00:52:04,000 --> 00:52:05,999 TO BE ABLE 1539 00:52:06,000 --> 00:52:06,999 TO PLACE ITEMS ON THE COUNCIL 1540 00:52:07,000 --> 00:52:09,999 AGENDA. 1541 00:52:10,000 --> 00:52:13,999 I THINK THE MAYOR SITS ON A 1542 00:52:14,000 --> 00:52:15,999 NUMBER OF REGIONAL BOARDS AND 1543 00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:18,999 HE TALKS TO PROBABLY MORE 1544 00:52:19,000 --> 00:52:21,999 PEOPLE THAN ALL OF US DO HERE, 1545 00:52:22,000 --> 00:52:22,999 TO ALL THE RESIDENTS AND WE 1546 00:52:23,000 --> 00:52:24,999 PROBABLY ATTEND -- WE ATTEND A 1547 00:52:25,000 --> 00:52:26,999 LOT OF EVENTS BUT PROBABLY ONLY 1548 00:52:27,000 --> 00:52:29,999 A FRACTION OF THE EVENTS THAT HE 1549 00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:32,999 GETS INVITED TO, SO I THINK IT'S 1550 00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:34,999 -- LIKE HE'S NOT GOING TO -- 1551 00:52:35,000 --> 00:52:36,999 THIS ASK IS NOT FOR HIM TO 1552 00:52:37,000 --> 00:52:40,999 DECIDE THE AGENDA ALONE BUT TO 1553 00:52:41,000 --> 00:52:41,999 WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER TEAM 1554 00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:43,999 SO THAT KIND OF LIKE A LOT OF 1555 00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:46,999 THE TIMELINES CAN -- HE CAN WORK 1556 00:52:47,000 --> 00:52:47,999 WITH THE TEAM TO MOVE IT UP OR 1557 00:52:48,000 --> 00:52:49,999 DOWN, SO I THINK IT WOULD BE 1558 00:52:50,000 --> 00:52:50,999 NICE FOR THE MAYOR TO BE ABLE TO 1559 00:52:51,000 --> 00:52:51,999 DO THAT. 1560 00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:52,999 THANK YOU. 1561 00:52:53,000 --> 00:52:53,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER 1562 00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:54,999 LIU. 1563 00:52:55,000 --> 00:52:55,999 >> Councilmember Liu: SO I HAVE 1564 00:52:56,000 --> 00:52:57,999 ONE QUESTION. 1565 00:52:58,000 --> 00:52:58,999 WELL, ACTUALLY ONE QUESTION AND 1566 00:52:59,000 --> 00:52:59,999 THEN A COMMENT BASED ON THAT 1567 00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:01,999 QUESTION. 1568 00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:03,999 SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS, WHAT IS 1569 00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:04,999 THE CURRENT PROCESS FOR PLACING 1570 00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:07,999 THINGS ON THE AGENDA? 1571 00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:10,999 BECAUSE LIKE MENTIONED WE 1572 00:53:11,000 --> 00:53:12,999 DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE, RIGHT, WE 1573 00:53:13,000 --> 00:53:13,999 ALL AGREE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT 1574 00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:15,999 MAKES SENSE. 1575 00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:17,999 IT MAKES SENSE TO ME BECAUSE IN 1576 00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:18,999 MY OPINION THAT'S ONE OF THE FEW 1577 00:53:19,000 --> 00:53:21,999 ROLES OF THE MAYOR. 1578 00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:22,999 YOU SHOW UP FOR CEREMONIAL 1579 00:53:23,000 --> 00:53:23,999 EVENTS AND YOU DRIVE THE AGENDA 1580 00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:25,999 PROCESS. 1581 00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:26,999 AND I THINK FORGIVE ME IF I'M 1582 00:53:27,000 --> 00:53:27,999 WRONG BUT WAY BACK WHEN, THIS 1583 00:53:28,000 --> 00:53:30,999 WAS DECIDED UPON WHEN THE MAYOR 1584 00:53:31,000 --> 00:53:32,999 WAS VOTED INDEPENDENTLY, INSTEAD 1585 00:53:33,000 --> 00:53:33,999 OF BEING A ROTATIONAL SYSTEM OF 1586 00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:35,999 ONE OF THE COUNCILMEMBER OR HOW 1587 00:53:36,000 --> 00:53:36,999 THE COUNCILMEMBERS PICK A MAYOR 1588 00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:38,999 AMONGST THEMSELVES LIKE HOW SOME 1589 00:53:39,000 --> 00:53:39,999 OTHER PLACES IN CALIFORNIA DOES 1590 00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:40,999 IT. 1591 00:53:41,000 --> 00:53:41,999 AND SO YEAH, SO MY QUESTION IS, 1592 00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:43,999 YOU KNOW, WHAT EXACTLY IS THE 1593 00:53:44,000 --> 00:53:45,999 CURRENT PROCESS BECAUSE TO ME, 1594 00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:46,999 THIS DOESN'T SEEM TOO RADICAL OF 1595 00:53:47,000 --> 00:53:50,999 A CHANGE. 1596 00:53:51,000 --> 00:53:51,999 >> Ms. Briggs: I CAN ANSWER THAT 1597 00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:52,999 QUICKLY. 1598 00:53:53,000 --> 00:53:53,999 THE CURRENT PROCESS IS THAT ANY 1599 00:53:54,000 --> 00:53:56,999 OF THE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS 1600 00:53:57,000 --> 00:53:58,999 INCLUDING THE MAYOR RIGHT NOW 1601 00:53:59,000 --> 00:54:00,999 CAN MAKE A REFERRAL TO ADD AN 1602 00:54:01,000 --> 00:54:01,999 ITEM ON TO THE AGENDA WHICH 1603 00:54:02,000 --> 00:54:04,999 COMES AS JUST THAT, A REFERRAL 1604 00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:07,999 THAT YOU ALL AGREE DO WANT STAFF 1605 00:54:08,000 --> 00:54:10,999 TO PROCEED WITH WORK OR ANALYSIS 1606 00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:11,999 ON, AND SO IT'S A BIT OF A 1607 00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:12,999 TWO-STEP PROCESS. 1608 00:54:13,000 --> 00:54:14,999 OF COURSE I'LL DEFER TO THE 1609 00:54:15,000 --> 00:54:16,999 MAYOR TOO, IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND 1610 00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:17,999 ON WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE, YOU 1611 00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:19,999 KNOW, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING -- 1612 00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:21,999 AND THERE IS A DISCUSSION THAT 1613 00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:22,999 TYPICALLY DOES HAPPEN WITH THE 1614 00:54:23,000 --> 00:54:24,999 CITY MANAGER ON ANY COUNCIL 1615 00:54:25,000 --> 00:54:26,999 REFERRAL JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT 1616 00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:27,999 IT'S, YOU KNOW -- WE'RE THINKING 1617 00:54:28,000 --> 00:54:28,999 IT THROUGH CAREFULLY FOR 1618 00:54:29,000 --> 00:54:32,999 EVERYONE'S SAKE. 1619 00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:33,999 AND IN THIS CASE, THE MAYOR, MY 1620 00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:35,999 UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE MAYOR 1621 00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:38,999 COULD, YOU KNOW, DIRECTLY ADD AN 1622 00:54:39,000 --> 00:54:40,999 AGENDA TO THE CITY CLERK TO BE 1623 00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:41,999 PLACED ON A COUNCIL MEETING 1624 00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:43,999 AGENDA. 1625 00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:44,999 ALL AGENDAS GO THROUGH A VARIETY 1626 00:54:45,000 --> 00:54:45,999 OF STAFF REVIEW INCLUDING 1627 00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:47,999 FINANCIAL, LEGAL, ET CETERA, SO 1628 00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:50,999 THAT WOULD STILL HAPPEN, BUT -- 1629 00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:52,999 OR YOU KNOW, ANALYSIS WOULD NOT 1630 00:54:53,000 --> 00:54:53,999 NECESSARILY BE DONE AT THIS 1631 00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:55,999 POINT WITH MAYOR'S PRELIMINARY 1632 00:54:56,000 --> 00:54:56,999 ADDITION OF AN ITEM TO AN 1633 00:54:57,000 --> 00:54:58,999 AGENDA, BUT I DON'T KNOW, MAYOR, 1634 00:54:59,000 --> 00:55:00,999 IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANY MORE ON 1635 00:55:01,000 --> 00:55:01,999 YOUR THINKING, WHAT YOUR 1636 00:55:02,000 --> 00:55:02,999 INTENTION IS WITH THIS ITEM. 1637 00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:03,999 >> Mayor Salwan: BEFORE WE DO 1638 00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:05,999 THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? 1639 00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:06,999 I KNOW WE HAVE A -- 1640 00:55:07,000 --> 00:55:08,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: WE DO. 1641 00:55:09,000 --> 00:55:09,999 WE HAVE TWO SPEAK ARE CARDS. 1642 00:55:10,000 --> 00:55:10,999 THEY ARE HERE. 1643 00:55:11,000 --> 00:55:11,999 >> Mayor Salwan: LET'S GO TO THE 1644 00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:12,999 SPEAKERS REAL QUICK AND WE'LL 1645 00:55:13,000 --> 00:55:14,999 COME BACK FOR MORE QUESTIONS, 1646 00:55:15,000 --> 00:55:16,999 COMMENTS AND -- BERT PERT TWO 1647 00:55:17,000 --> 00:55:18,999 SPEAKERS ARE JACK RODGERS AND 1648 00:55:19,000 --> 00:55:20,999 STEVE SCALA. 1649 00:55:21,000 --> 00:55:21,999 >> Mayor Salwan: I'M GOING TO 1650 00:55:22,000 --> 00:55:22,999 OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING 1651 00:55:23,000 --> 00:55:23,999 ACTUALLY. 1652 00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:24,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: 2 MINUTES, 1653 00:55:25,000 --> 00:55:25,999 MAYOR? 1654 00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:28,999 >> Mayor Salwan: YES, SIR. 1655 00:55:29,000 --> 00:55:29,999 >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND 1656 00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:33,999 MAYOR. 1657 00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:35,999 I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED. 1658 00:55:36,000 --> 00:55:37,999 TONIGHT I THINK THE REAL 1659 00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:38,999 DISCUSSION IS AROUND A WORK 1660 00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:39,999 PROGRAM, NOT ABOUT INDIVIDUAL 1661 00:55:40,000 --> 00:55:41,999 ITEMS. 1662 00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:42,999 AND SO I WANT TO LIFT MYSELF 1663 00:55:43,000 --> 00:55:43,999 BACK UP AND LIFT YOU BACK UP TO 1664 00:55:44,000 --> 00:55:48,999 THAT LEVEL. 1665 00:55:49,000 --> 00:55:50,999 AS WE WENT THROUGH THE CHARTER 1666 00:55:51,000 --> 00:55:52,999 PROCESS, THE COUNCIL WAS VERY 1667 00:55:53,000 --> 00:55:53,999 CLEAR THAT THE PRIORITIES THAT 1668 00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:55,999 WERE BROUGHT FORTH BY THEIR 1669 00:55:56,000 --> 00:55:56,999 COMMITTEE WERE NOT THE COUNCIL'S 1670 00:55:57,000 --> 00:55:59,999 PRIMARY PRIORITIES. 1671 00:56:00,000 --> 00:56:01,999 THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES AS THEY 1672 00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:02,999 EXPRESSED WERE BETTER GOVERNANCE 1673 00:56:03,000 --> 00:56:03,999 AND ITEMS THAT WOULD LEAD TO 1674 00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:06,999 BETTER GOVERNANCE. 1675 00:56:07,000 --> 00:56:08,999 AND THE WORK PROGRAM WHICH IS 1676 00:56:09,000 --> 00:56:10,999 PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY IS REALLY 1677 00:56:11,000 --> 00:56:14,999 AN ASSIGNMENT OF ONE OF YOUR 1678 00:56:15,000 --> 00:56:15,999 PRIMARY RESOURCES, STAFF WORK, 1679 00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:17,999 THEIR TIME, THEIR EFFORTS. 1680 00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:19,999 AND SO MY QUESTION TO STAFF -- 1681 00:56:20,000 --> 00:56:20,999 TO THE COUNCIL IS, IS THIS 1682 00:56:21,000 --> 00:56:23,999 REALLY YOUR PRIORITY? 1683 00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:25,999 ARE THESE THE THINGS THAT YOU 1684 00:56:26,000 --> 00:56:26,999 WERE MOST INTERESTED IN, OR ARE 1685 00:56:27,000 --> 00:56:28,999 THERE ITEMS THAT YOU THINK THAT 1686 00:56:29,000 --> 00:56:32,999 WOULD MAKE BETTER GOVERNANCE AS 1687 00:56:33,000 --> 00:56:35,999 YOU SAID THAT YOU HAD NOT 1688 00:56:36,000 --> 00:56:36,999 CLEARLY EXPLAINED TO THE 1689 00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:37,999 COMMITTEE THAT BROUGHT FORTH THE 1690 00:56:38,000 --> 00:56:39,999 CHARTER ISSUES? 1691 00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:41,999 IF THAT IS, IN FACT, THE CASE 1692 00:56:42,000 --> 00:56:42,999 AND THESE ARE NOT YOUR PRIMARY 1693 00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:44,999 ONES AND YOU HAVE OTHER ONES, 1694 00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:47,999 THEN I WOULD URGE YOU TO GO BACK 1695 00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:49,999 AND HAVE A WORK SESSION, WORK 1696 00:56:50,000 --> 00:56:50,999 OUT THAT WORKLOAD AND COME BACK 1697 00:56:51,000 --> 00:56:54,999 TO STAFF WITH THAT WORKLOAD IF 1698 00:56:55,000 --> 00:56:56,999 THAT'S YOUR PRIORITY RATHER THAN 1699 00:56:57,000 --> 00:56:58,999 ESTABLISHING THESE WHAT SEEM TO 1700 00:56:59,000 --> 00:56:59,999 BE A REPEAT OF SELF-SERVING 1701 00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:00,999 ITEMS. 1702 00:57:01,000 --> 00:57:04,999 SO THANK YOU. 1703 00:57:05,000 --> 00:57:05,999 >> Mr. Quintanilla: THE NEXT 1704 00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:09,999 SPEAKER IS STEVE SCALA. 1705 00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:13,999 >> ONE QUICK COMMENT. 1706 00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:16,999 I JUST HAPPENED TO DO A QUICK AI 1707 00:57:17,000 --> 00:57:17,999 SEARCH ABOUT BOARD MEETINGS, AND 1708 00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:19,999 THE AI THING SAID THAT PUBLIC 1709 00:57:20,000 --> 00:57:21,999 COMMENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO COME 1710 00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:22,999 BEFORE OR DURING BODY 1711 00:57:23,000 --> 00:57:23,999 DELIBERATIONS. 1712 00:57:24,000 --> 00:57:26,999 SO WATCH YOUR CHECKLIST. 1713 00:57:27,000 --> 00:57:29,999 THAT SAID, YOU'RE ASKING HERE 1714 00:57:30,000 --> 00:57:31,999 FOR AN ADDITIONAL .5 FTE TO 1715 00:57:32,000 --> 00:57:32,999 SUPPORT ALL OF YOU COMING UP 1716 00:57:33,000 --> 00:57:36,999 NEXT YEAR. 1717 00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:37,999 EVERYBODY NEEDS HELP, AND I'M 1718 00:57:38,000 --> 00:57:38,999 NOT UP IN YOUR DAY-TO-DAY 1719 00:57:39,000 --> 00:57:40,999 OPERATIONS SO I CAN'T REALLY 1720 00:57:41,000 --> 00:57:45,999 COMMENT HOW MUCH YOU NEED HALF 1721 00:57:46,000 --> 00:57:47,999 AN FTE, BUT I DO REPRESENT A 1722 00:57:48,000 --> 00:57:49,999 TRI-CITY ECOLOGY HERE TODAY KNOW 1723 00:57:50,000 --> 00:57:51,999 THAT YOUR DEPARTMENTS WORK WITH 1724 00:57:52,000 --> 00:57:55,999 QUITE A FEW VOLUNTEER GROUPS, 1725 00:57:56,000 --> 00:57:57,999 NON-PROFIT GROUPS, AND WE ARE 1726 00:57:58,000 --> 00:57:58,999 LACKING SUPPORT TO COORDINATE 1727 00:57:59,000 --> 00:57:59,999 THOSE EFFORTS. 1728 00:58:00,000 --> 00:58:02,999 WE DO A COAST CLEAN-UP. 1729 00:58:03,000 --> 00:58:03,999 IF YOU PLANT TREES, IF YOU -- 1730 00:58:04,000 --> 00:58:06,999 ANY EVENTS THAT NEED, SAY, 10, 1731 00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:07,999 20 PEOPLE, IT TAKES HOURS TO 1732 00:58:08,000 --> 00:58:10,999 COORDINATE THAT EVENT. 1733 00:58:11,000 --> 00:58:11,999 RIGHT NOW MANY OF THOSE EVENT, 1734 00:58:12,000 --> 00:58:12,999 WE RELY ON THE NON-PROFIT TO DO 1735 00:58:13,000 --> 00:58:16,999 IT THEMSELVES. 1736 00:58:17,000 --> 00:58:17,999 SO SOME PERSON, WHO 1737 00:58:18,000 --> 00:58:19,999 KNOWS, SITTING IN THEIR HOUSE 1738 00:58:20,000 --> 00:58:20,999 IS SPENDING DOZENS OF HOURS 1739 00:58:21,000 --> 00:58:21,999 COORDINATING EVENTS. 1740 00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:24,999 THAT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE. 1741 00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:26,999 SO I'D LIKE YOU TO REALLY KIND 1742 00:58:27,000 --> 00:58:28,999 OF DIG DEEP HERE IN THE NEXT 1743 00:58:29,000 --> 00:58:30,999 COUPLE WEEKS, MONTHS BEFORE 1744 00:58:31,000 --> 00:58:32,999 NOVEMBER ROLLS AROUND, AND IF 1745 00:58:33,000 --> 00:58:34,999 YOU DETERMINE YOU REALLY NEED 1746 00:58:35,000 --> 00:58:37,999 HALF AN FTE TO SUPPORT YOU, I 1747 00:58:38,000 --> 00:58:40,999 HOPE WE HAVE THE BUDGET TO 1748 00:58:41,000 --> 00:58:42,999 ALLOCATE HALF AN FTE TO THE 1749 00:58:43,000 --> 00:58:44,999 DEPARTMENTS SO THAT WE CAN DO 1750 00:58:45,000 --> 00:58:46,999 SOME OF THESE COORDINATION 1751 00:58:47,000 --> 00:58:47,999 EFFORTS WITH THE NON-PROFITS TO 1752 00:58:48,000 --> 00:58:49,999 SUPPORT THEM AND WE CAN HAVE A 1753 00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:51,999 ROBUST NON-PROFIT EFFORT BECAUSE 1754 00:58:52,000 --> 00:58:52,999 THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TOO. 1755 00:58:53,000 --> 00:58:55,999 THANK YOU. 1756 00:58:56,000 --> 00:58:56,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. 1757 00:58:57,000 --> 00:58:59,999 WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE THE 1758 00:59:00,000 --> 00:59:00,999 PUBLIC HEARING, BRING IT BACK TO 1759 00:59:01,000 --> 00:59:01,999 COUNCIL FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS, 1760 00:59:02,000 --> 00:59:05,999 COMMENTS AND DELIBERATIONS. 1761 00:59:06,000 --> 00:59:07,999 SO I GUESS DURING THE 1762 00:59:08,000 --> 00:59:08,999 INTERMISSION WE WERE JUST 1763 00:59:09,000 --> 00:59:09,999 TALKING ABOUT HOW THE AGENDA IS 1764 00:59:10,000 --> 00:59:11,999 SET. 1765 00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:13,999 I THINK MOST PEOPLE ASSUME THAT 1766 00:59:14,000 --> 00:59:14,999 THE MAYOR IS INVOLVED IN THE 1767 00:59:15,000 --> 00:59:16,999 AGENDA, MAKING THE AGENDA, 1768 00:59:17,000 --> 00:59:17,999 DRAFTING THE AGENDA, REVIEWING 1769 00:59:18,000 --> 00:59:19,999 THE AGENDA. 1770 00:59:20,000 --> 00:59:21,999 BUT THE TRUTH IS, THE MAYOR AT 1771 00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:22,999 LEAST IN OUR CITY IS NOT 1772 00:59:23,000 --> 00:59:25,999 INVOLVED IN THAT AT ALL. 1773 00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:27,999 AND MAYOR IS PERHAPS THE ONLY 1774 00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:30,999 POSITION THAT REPRESENTS THE 1775 00:59:31,000 --> 00:59:34,999 ENTIRE CITY, YOU KNOW, IS THE 1776 00:59:35,000 --> 00:59:37,999 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PEOPLE, 1777 00:59:38,000 --> 00:59:38,999 AND ALSO THE PRIMARY FACE FOR 1778 00:59:39,000 --> 00:59:41,999 MOST REGIONAL BODIES, WHETHER 1779 00:59:42,000 --> 00:59:44,999 IT'S THE LEAGUE OF CITIES OR 1780 00:59:45,000 --> 00:59:46,999 ACTC OR THOSE SORT OF THINGS, 1781 00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:48,999 AND SO IN SPEAKING WITH OTHER 1782 00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:52,999 MAYORS, THERE DOES SEEM TO BE 1783 00:59:53,000 --> 00:59:54,999 MORE INVOLVEMENT IN THE MAYORS 1784 00:59:55,000 --> 00:59:55,999 AGREEING TO THE AGENDA, WHAT'S 1785 00:59:56,000 --> 00:59:56,999 HAPPENING, WALKING THROUGH 1786 00:59:57,000 --> 00:59:57,999 THIS. 1787 00:59:58,000 --> 00:59:58,999 SO FOR EXAMPLE LIKE THE CAMPING 1788 00:59:59,000 --> 01:00:00,999 ORDINANCE, I THINK THE FIRST 1789 01:00:01,000 --> 01:00:01,999 TIME I SAW IT WAS WHEN THE 1790 01:00:02,000 --> 01:00:02,999 PUBLIC SAW IT. 1791 01:00:03,000 --> 01:00:04,999 YOU KNOW, IF I HAD SOME HEADS 1792 01:00:05,000 --> 01:00:05,999 UP, I'D BE LIKE OKAY, CAN I LOOK 1793 01:00:06,000 --> 01:00:08,999 AT THE DETAILS, WHAT THIS IS 1794 01:00:09,000 --> 01:00:09,999 ABOUT SO WE COULD FLESH SOME OF 1795 01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:13,999 THESE THINGS OUT. 1796 01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:15,999 AND SO FOR EXAMPLE, SO WE'RE THE 1797 01:00:16,000 --> 01:00:17,999 FOURTH LARGEST CITY, THE ONLY 1798 01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:18,999 ONE IN ALAMEDA COUNTY THAT'S NOT 1799 01:00:19,000 --> 01:00:20,999 CHARTER. 1800 01:00:21,000 --> 01:00:22,999 WE DO HAVE SUNNYVALE ON THE 1801 01:00:23,000 --> 01:00:23,999 OTHER SIDE, THE MAYOR IS ABLE TO 1802 01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:25,999 ADD ITEMS TO THE AGENDA. 1803 01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:29,999 I DON'T THINK THE MAYOR SHOULD 1804 01:00:30,000 --> 01:00:31,999 BE ADDING ITEMS RANDOMLY ON THE 1805 01:00:32,000 --> 01:00:32,999 AGENDA, I THINK THE GOAL WOULD 1806 01:00:33,000 --> 01:00:34,999 BE TO WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER 1807 01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:35,999 TO PUT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA IF HE 1808 01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:36,999 OR SHE FEELS THAT THAT WOULD BE 1809 01:00:37,000 --> 01:00:38,999 APPROPRIATE. 1810 01:00:39,000 --> 01:00:40,999 BUT THERE MAY BE TIMES WHERE THE 1811 01:00:41,000 --> 01:00:41,999 MAYOR MEI NEED TO PUT SOMETHING 1812 01:00:42,000 --> 01:00:45,999 ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE THAT MAY 1813 01:00:46,000 --> 01:00:46,999 BE A COUNCIL PRIORITY BUT IT 1814 01:00:47,000 --> 01:00:47,999 JUST HASN'T MADE IT ON THE 1815 01:00:48,000 --> 01:00:48,999 AGENDA. 1816 01:00:49,000 --> 01:00:51,999 SO PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA IS 1817 01:00:52,000 --> 01:00:52,999 NOT MAKING IT DE FACTO THAT WE 1818 01:00:53,000 --> 01:00:54,999 HAVE TO ACCEPT IT. 1819 01:00:55,000 --> 01:00:56,999 IT'S JUST PUTTING IT UP AND 1820 01:00:57,000 --> 01:00:57,999 THERE ARE FOUR PEOPLE, THE 1821 01:00:58,000 --> 01:00:58,999 COUNCIL MAJORITY RULES, THE 1822 01:00:59,000 --> 01:00:59,999 MAYOR DOES NOT. 1823 01:01:00,000 --> 01:01:00,999 MAYOR HAS THE SAME VOTE AS 1824 01:01:01,000 --> 01:01:03,999 EVERYONE ELSE. 1825 01:01:04,000 --> 01:01:05,999 AND COUNCIL COULD VOTE IT DOWN. 1826 01:01:06,000 --> 01:01:08,999 IF THE MAYOR IS OUT OF CONTROL, 1827 01:01:09,000 --> 01:01:09,999 YOU CAN VOTE IT DOWN AGAIN AND 1828 01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:10,999 AGAIN. 1829 01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:12,999 AND IF YOU'RE STILL NOT 1830 01:01:13,000 --> 01:01:13,999 SATISFIED, THIS PROCESS IS NOT 1831 01:01:14,000 --> 01:01:14,999 PERMANENT. 1832 01:01:15,000 --> 01:01:15,999 LIKE A CHARTER. 1833 01:01:16,000 --> 01:01:16,999 YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE THE 1834 01:01:17,000 --> 01:01:17,999 ORDINANCE. 1835 01:01:18,000 --> 01:01:19,999 THAT WE WANT TO CHANGE THE 1836 01:01:20,000 --> 01:01:20,999 POLICY BECAUSE IT'S -- FOR 1837 01:01:21,000 --> 01:01:21,999 WHATEVER. 1838 01:01:22,000 --> 01:01:24,999 YOU KNOW. 1839 01:01:25,000 --> 01:01:26,999 SO I THINK IT'S IN KEEPING WITH 1840 01:01:27,000 --> 01:01:27,999 WHAT WE INTENDED AS PART OF THE 1841 01:01:28,000 --> 01:01:32,999 CHARTER DISCUSSIONS. 1842 01:01:33,000 --> 01:01:35,999 BECAUSE I DO FEEL LIKE THERE IS 1843 01:01:36,000 --> 01:01:37,999 ISSUES THAT COUNCIL HAS THAT 1844 01:01:38,000 --> 01:01:38,999 COULD BE REFLECTED ON THE 1845 01:01:39,000 --> 01:01:40,999 AGENDA. 1846 01:01:41,000 --> 01:01:41,999 AND SO -- AND I KNOW AT LEAST IN 1847 01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:43,999 OUR CITY COUNCIL, WE'RE PRETTY 1848 01:01:44,000 --> 01:01:46,999 MUCH BY THE BOOK. 1849 01:01:47,000 --> 01:01:48,999 SO IF THERE'S DEPARTMENT HEADS, 1850 01:01:49,000 --> 01:01:49,999 WE DON'T INTERFERE, WE DON'T 1851 01:01:50,000 --> 01:01:50,999 DIRECT. 1852 01:01:51,000 --> 01:01:51,999 EVERYTHING GOES TO THE CITY 1853 01:01:52,000 --> 01:01:52,999 MANAGER. 1854 01:01:53,000 --> 01:01:53,999 SO BY HAVING THIS, IT ALLOWS US 1855 01:01:54,000 --> 01:01:54,999 TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION OF THE 1856 01:01:55,000 --> 01:01:56,999 AGENDA ITEM. 1857 01:01:57,000 --> 01:02:00,999 AND SO THEN AT LEAST THE CITY 1858 01:02:01,000 --> 01:02:01,999 MANAGER KNOWS THAT, HEY, HE CAN 1859 01:02:02,000 --> 01:02:03,999 PUT ON THE ITEM OR I CAN PUT IT 1860 01:02:04,000 --> 01:02:04,999 ON, SO LET'S SEE HOW DO WE 1861 01:02:05,000 --> 01:02:05,999 FIGURE THIS OUT? 1862 01:02:06,000 --> 01:02:07,999 AND SO THE HOPE IS THAT THE CITY 1863 01:02:08,000 --> 01:02:09,999 MANAGER IS DRIVING THE AGENDA, 1864 01:02:10,000 --> 01:02:13,999 BUT THERE MAY BE TIMES WHERE THE 1865 01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:14,999 MAYOR MAY WANT 1866 01:02:15,000 --> 01:02:16,999 TO PUT IT ON BECAUSE IT'S 1867 01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:17,999 URGENT AND NEEDS TO BE 1868 01:02:18,000 --> 01:02:18,999 ADDRESSED. 1869 01:02:19,000 --> 01:02:19,999 CITY OF HAYWARD, THE MAYOR HAS 1870 01:02:20,000 --> 01:02:20,999 THE POWER TO CALL A SPECIAL 1871 01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:22,999 MEETING WHENEVER HE WANTS. 1872 01:02:23,000 --> 01:02:24,999 SO IF THERE'S AN ISSUE OR 1873 01:02:25,000 --> 01:02:25,999 CONCERN THAT -- AND I'M NOT 1874 01:02:26,000 --> 01:02:26,999 ASKING FOR THAT. 1875 01:02:27,000 --> 01:02:27,999 THAT'S MUCH -- I WOULD WANT TO 1876 01:02:28,000 --> 01:02:29,999 WORK THROUGH OUR CITY MANAGER. 1877 01:02:30,000 --> 01:02:33,999 BUT I DO FEEL THAT THE MAYOR 1878 01:02:34,000 --> 01:02:35,999 SHOULD HAVE SOME ROLE IN BEING 1879 01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:36,999 ABLE TO PUT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, 1880 01:02:37,000 --> 01:02:40,999 SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE FACE 1881 01:02:41,000 --> 01:02:41,999 FACING OUR COMMUNITY AND AGAIN, 1882 01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:42,999 IT'S AN OPEN DISCUSSION. 1883 01:02:43,000 --> 01:02:45,999 IN FACT, IT'S MORE TRANSPARENT. 1884 01:02:46,000 --> 01:02:46,999 BECAUSE YOU KNOW, TALKING BEHIND 1885 01:02:47,000 --> 01:02:48,999 DOORS IS BEHIND DOORS. 1886 01:02:49,000 --> 01:02:50,999 IF SOMETHING IS ON THE AGENDA, 1887 01:02:51,000 --> 01:02:52,999 EVERYBODY KNOWS WE ALL TALK IN 1888 01:02:53,000 --> 01:02:53,999 PUBLIC, WE CAN ALL HAVE A 1889 01:02:54,000 --> 01:02:54,999 DISCUSSION, WE CAN ALL 1890 01:02:55,000 --> 01:02:56,999 UNDERSTAND WHERE EVERYBODY IS 1891 01:02:57,000 --> 01:02:57,999 COMING FROM, AND IT WOULD BE A 1892 01:02:58,000 --> 01:03:00,999 TRANSPARENT PROCESS. 1893 01:03:01,000 --> 01:03:01,999 NOW SOMETIMES THAT DOESN'T MAKE 1894 01:03:02,000 --> 01:03:02,999 EFFICIENT MEETINGS SO MY GOAL IS 1895 01:03:03,000 --> 01:03:04,999 ALWAYS TO RUN EFFICIENT MEETINGS 1896 01:03:05,000 --> 01:03:05,999 SO THAT'S NOT MY INTENTION BUT I 1897 01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:06,999 JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THE 1898 01:03:07,000 --> 01:03:11,999 THOUGHT PROCESS. 1899 01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:14,999 AND SO I THINK JUST THE PUBLIC 1900 01:03:15,000 --> 01:03:16,999 KIND OF ASSUMES THAT THE LEADER 1901 01:03:17,000 --> 01:03:17,999 OF AN ORGANIZATION HAS SOME ROLE 1902 01:03:18,000 --> 01:03:19,999 IN THE AGENDA SETTING. 1903 01:03:20,000 --> 01:03:20,999 THE SCHOOL BOARD DOES, MOST CITY 1904 01:03:21,000 --> 01:03:21,999 COUNCILS DO. 1905 01:03:22,000 --> 01:03:22,999 I THINK IT'S ONLY APPROPRIATE 1906 01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:24,999 THAT THE MAYOR SHOULD HAVE SOME 1907 01:03:25,000 --> 01:03:25,999 ROLE IN THAT, AND SO I DON'T 1908 01:03:26,000 --> 01:03:27,999 THINK IT'S ASKING FOR TOO MUCH. 1909 01:03:28,000 --> 01:03:28,999 AND I THINK IF YOU ASK THE 1910 01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:30,999 PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC WOULD ALSO 1911 01:03:31,000 --> 01:03:32,999 SAY THE SAME, THAT THE MAYOR 1912 01:03:33,000 --> 01:03:33,999 SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT COMMUNITY 1913 01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:35,999 PRIORITIES ON THE AGENDA. 1914 01:03:36,000 --> 01:03:36,999 SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW I FEEL 1915 01:03:37,000 --> 01:03:39,999 ABOUT IT. 1916 01:03:40,000 --> 01:03:40,999 AND I GUESS THERE'S MORE 1917 01:03:41,000 --> 01:03:41,999 COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. 1918 01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:46,999 WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL. 1919 01:03:47,000 --> 01:03:49,999 >> Councilmember Campbell:ITE 1920 01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:50,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: I WAS 1921 01:03:51,000 --> 01:03:51,999 JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT A 1922 01:03:52,000 --> 01:03:54,999 LITTLE BIT MORE AS WELL BECAUSE 1923 01:03:55,000 --> 01:03:56,999 I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THERE'S 1924 01:03:57,000 --> 01:03:58,999 SOME ITEMS THAT MAY COME ON THE 1925 01:03:59,000 --> 01:04:01,999 AGENDA THAT YOU MAY WANT TO NOT 1926 01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:03,999 HAVE ON THE AGENDA, OR AT LEAST 1927 01:04:04,000 --> 01:04:05,999 LIKE YOU EXPRESSED A MINUTE AGO, 1928 01:04:06,000 --> 01:04:07,999 HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO 1929 01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:08,999 UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE BEHIND 1930 01:04:09,000 --> 01:04:09,999 WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING 1931 01:04:10,000 --> 01:04:12,999 AND WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE 1932 01:04:13,000 --> 01:04:14,999 DOING RIGHT NOW. 1933 01:04:15,000 --> 01:04:15,999 MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD DO 1934 01:04:16,000 --> 01:04:18,999 LATER. 1935 01:04:19,000 --> 01:04:19,999 MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING TA IS NOT 1936 01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:20,999 PART OF OUR PRIORITY THAT WE 1937 01:04:21,000 --> 01:04:23,999 WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SEE, 1938 01:04:24,000 --> 01:04:24,999 AND I THINK WITH THE CURRENT 1939 01:04:25,000 --> 01:04:25,999 PROCESS, NONE OF US HAVE THE 1940 01:04:26,000 --> 01:04:26,999 ABILITY TO DO THAT. 1941 01:04:27,000 --> 01:04:28,999 WE JUST SEE IT ON THE SAME TIME 1942 01:04:29,000 --> 01:04:31,999 THAT THE PUBLIC SEES IT. 1943 01:04:32,000 --> 01:04:35,999 SO IF WE COULD HAVE SOME EYES ON 1944 01:04:36,000 --> 01:04:36,999 IT BEFORE IT ACTUALLY BECOMES 1945 01:04:37,000 --> 01:04:40,999 PUBLIC, I WOULD FEEL BETTER 1946 01:04:41,000 --> 01:04:42,999 ABOUT IF I HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY 1947 01:04:43,000 --> 01:04:43,999 BECAUSE WHEN I WAS ON THE SCHOOL 1948 01:04:44,000 --> 01:04:46,999 BOARD, WE HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY. 1949 01:04:47,000 --> 01:04:48,999 WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE AGENDA 1950 01:04:49,000 --> 01:04:49,999 BEFORE THE PUBLIC SAW THE 1951 01:04:50,000 --> 01:04:51,999 AGENDA. 1952 01:04:52,000 --> 01:04:54,999 WE WERE ABLE TO NOT NECESSARILY 1953 01:04:55,000 --> 01:04:55,999 TAKE THINGS OFF, BUT HAVE SOME 1954 01:04:56,000 --> 01:04:59,999 FRAME OF REFERENCE AS TO WHY 1955 01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:01,999 WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND 1956 01:05:02,000 --> 01:05:04,999 WHY WE'RE DOING IT NOW. 1957 01:05:05,000 --> 01:05:06,999 SO -- BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT 1958 01:05:07,000 --> 01:05:08,999 SAME LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY THAT 1959 01:05:09,000 --> 01:05:09,999 WE HAD ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND 1960 01:05:10,000 --> 01:05:11,999 THEN THIS QUESTION IS GOING TO 1961 01:05:12,000 --> 01:05:15,999 GO TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IS 1962 01:05:16,000 --> 01:05:19,999 THERE ANY LEGAL REASON WHY WE DO 1963 01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:20,999 WHAT WE DO THE WAY WE DO IT NOW 1964 01:05:21,000 --> 01:05:24,999 AS A GENERAL LAW CITY, AND WOULD 1965 01:05:25,000 --> 01:05:26,999 IT BE ILLEGAL FOR SOME REASON OR 1966 01:05:27,000 --> 01:05:27,999 AGAINST AN ORDINANCE OR STATE 1967 01:05:28,000 --> 01:05:29,999 STATUTE THAT WE COULD CHANGE 1968 01:05:30,000 --> 01:05:31,999 THAT SO THAT THE MAYOR WOULD 1969 01:05:32,000 --> 01:05:32,999 HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE 1970 01:05:33,000 --> 01:05:40,999 AGENDA PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC? 1971 01:05:41,000 --> 01:05:41,999 >> Mayor Salwan: WHILE HE'S 1972 01:05:42,000 --> 01:05:42,999 CONFERRING, I JUST WANT TO 1973 01:05:43,000 --> 01:05:43,999 CLARIFY. 1974 01:05:44,000 --> 01:05:44,999 SO I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT 1975 01:05:45,000 --> 01:05:46,999 REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA. 1976 01:05:47,000 --> 01:05:48,999 SO I'M NOT ASKING FOR THAT. 1977 01:05:49,000 --> 01:05:49,999 ALL I'M ASKING IS THE ABILITY TO 1978 01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:51,999 ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA. 1979 01:05:52,000 --> 01:05:52,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: I 1980 01:05:53,000 --> 01:05:55,999 THINK IT SHOULD BE AND BOTH, 1981 01:05:56,000 --> 01:05:57,999 BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, WHEN YOU 1982 01:05:58,000 --> 01:05:58,999 TALKED ABOUT THE CAMPING BAN AND 1983 01:05:59,000 --> 01:05:59,999 YOU GOT MORE INFORMATION, YOU 1984 01:06:00,000 --> 01:06:00,999 MAY HAVE SAID, WELL, LET'S TABLE 1985 01:06:01,000 --> 01:06:01,999 THIS FOR ANOTHER TIME BECAUSE 1986 01:06:02,000 --> 01:06:02,999 THIS IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE TIME 1987 01:06:03,000 --> 01:06:04,999 TO DO IT. 1988 01:06:05,000 --> 01:06:05,999 SO I THINK IT SHOULD BE AN AND 1989 01:06:06,000 --> 01:06:06,999 BOTH. 1990 01:06:07,000 --> 01:06:08,999 I THINK THAT THE MAYOR SHOULD 1991 01:06:09,000 --> 01:06:11,999 HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TABLE 1992 01:06:12,000 --> 01:06:14,999 SOMETHING IF IT'S NOT THE 1993 01:06:15,000 --> 01:06:16,999 APPROPRIATE TIME AND YOU WOULD 1994 01:06:17,000 --> 01:06:18,999 KNOW BECAUSE YOU SAY YOU TALK TO 1995 01:06:19,000 --> 01:06:19,999 A LOT OF OTHER MAYORS AROUND THE 1996 01:06:20,000 --> 01:06:21,999 CITIES WHETHER THEY ARE ABLE TO 1997 01:06:22,000 --> 01:06:23,999 SAY, YOU KNOW, CAN WE TABLE THIS 1998 01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:25,999 FOR ANOTHER TIME OR YOU NEED 1999 01:06:26,000 --> 01:06:26,999 MORE RESEARCH ON IT, THOSE KINDS 2000 01:06:27,000 --> 01:06:27,999 OF THINGS. 2001 01:06:28,000 --> 01:06:28,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COLLECT MORE 2002 01:06:29,000 --> 01:06:29,999 INFORMATION. 2003 01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:31,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: YEAH, 2004 01:06:32,000 --> 01:06:32,999 MORE OUTREACH WITH THE 2005 01:06:33,000 --> 01:06:33,999 COMMUNITY, THAT KIND OF STUFF. 2006 01:06:34,000 --> 01:06:35,999 YES. 2007 01:06:36,000 --> 01:06:36,999 >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. 2008 01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:37,999 MR. ALVARADO. 2009 01:06:38,000 --> 01:06:38,999 >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: MY 2010 01:06:39,000 --> 01:06:40,999 UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE MAYOR 2011 01:06:41,000 --> 01:06:42,999 DOES AND THE COUNCIL DOES 2012 01:06:43,000 --> 01:06:43,999 RECEIVE TENTATIVE AGENDAS 2013 01:06:44,000 --> 01:06:45,999 DEMONSTRATING FUTURE ITEMS THAT 2014 01:06:46,000 --> 01:06:48,999 ARE IN THE PIPELINE. 2015 01:06:49,000 --> 01:06:50,999 THOSE ARE LISTED BY TITLE AND 2016 01:06:51,000 --> 01:06:51,999 THEY ARE NOT FULL STAFF REPORTS, 2017 01:06:52,000 --> 01:06:54,999 OF COURSE. 2018 01:06:55,000 --> 01:06:57,999 BUT THERE IS TRANSPARENCY IN 2019 01:06:58,000 --> 01:06:59,999 REGARD TO PROVIDING THE COUNCIL 2020 01:07:00,000 --> 01:07:00,999 INFORMATION REGARDING FUTURE 2021 01:07:01,000 --> 01:07:03,999 AGENDA ITEMS. 2022 01:07:04,000 --> 01:07:04,999 THE COUNCIL HANDBOOK RIGHT NOW 2023 01:07:05,000 --> 01:07:06,999 ALLOWS ANY COUNCILMEMBER 2024 01:07:07,000 --> 01:07:07,999 INCLUDING THE MAYOR TO MAKE A 2025 01:07:08,000 --> 01:07:08,999 REFERRAL. 2026 01:07:09,000 --> 01:07:11,999 MY UNDERSTANDING IS WHAT'S BEING 2027 01:07:12,000 --> 01:07:12,999 REQUESTED IS THAT INDEPENDENT 2028 01:07:13,000 --> 01:07:13,999 AND IN ADDITION TO THAT 2029 01:07:14,000 --> 01:07:15,999 AUTHORITY THAT THE MAYOR WOULD 2030 01:07:16,000 --> 01:07:19,999 HAVE THE ABILITY TO PLACE ITEMS 2031 01:07:20,000 --> 01:07:20,999 ON THE AGENDA DIRECTLY. 2032 01:07:21,000 --> 01:07:21,999 IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF THERE'S 2033 01:07:22,000 --> 01:07:23,999 ANY FURTHER DIRECTION, WE'RE 2034 01:07:24,000 --> 01:07:24,999 HERE TO RECEIVE IT, BUT THAT'S 2035 01:07:25,000 --> 01:07:25,999 THE SIMPLE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE 2036 01:07:26,000 --> 01:07:26,999 HAVE IN TERMS OF WHAT THE 2037 01:07:27,000 --> 01:07:28,999 LANGUAGE WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE A 2038 01:07:29,000 --> 01:07:30,999 MODIFICATION TO THE EXISTING 2039 01:07:31,000 --> 01:07:32,999 HANDBOOK THAT WOULD SIMPLY ALLOW 2040 01:07:33,000 --> 01:07:33,999 THE MAYOR TO ADD ITEMS TO THE 2041 01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:34,999 AGENDA. 2042 01:07:35,000 --> 01:07:35,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCIL 2043 01:07:36,000 --> 01:07:36,999 POLICY. 2044 01:07:37,000 --> 01:07:37,999 IS THAT WHAT -- 2045 01:07:38,000 --> 01:07:38,999 >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: IT 2046 01:07:39,000 --> 01:07:39,999 WOULD BE LANGUAGE WITHIN THE 2047 01:07:40,000 --> 01:07:40,999 COUNCIL HANDBOOK WHICH IS 2048 01:07:41,000 --> 01:07:41,999 COUNCIL POLICY. 2049 01:07:42,000 --> 01:07:42,999 >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. 2050 01:07:43,000 --> 01:07:43,999 >> City Mgr. Shackelford: MAY 2051 01:07:44,000 --> 01:07:44,999 I? 2052 01:07:45,000 --> 01:07:45,999 >> Mayor Salwan: SURE. 2053 01:07:46,000 --> 01:07:46,999 >> City Mgr. Shackelford: I'D 2054 01:07:47,000 --> 01:07:47,999 JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF 2055 01:07:48,000 --> 01:07:49,999 CLARIFICATIONS, SINCE YOU ALL 2056 01:07:50,000 --> 01:07:50,999 ARE HAVING SUCH A ROBUST 2057 01:07:51,000 --> 01:07:51,999 DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR 2058 01:07:52,000 --> 01:07:54,999 ITEM. 2059 01:07:55,000 --> 01:07:55,999 SO I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WITH 2060 01:07:56,000 --> 01:07:56,999 THE REFERRAL PROCESS, AGAIN, 2061 01:07:57,000 --> 01:07:59,999 IT'S BEEN STATED MULTIPLE TIMES, 2062 01:08:00,000 --> 01:08:01,999 THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS USE 2063 01:08:02,000 --> 01:08:05,999 THAT PROCESS TO PLACE ITEMS ON 2064 01:08:06,000 --> 01:08:07,999 THE AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL TO 2065 01:08:08,000 --> 01:08:08,999 CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, MOVING 2066 01:08:09,000 --> 01:08:13,999 FORWARD WITH. 2067 01:08:14,000 --> 01:08:14,999 OFTENTIMES, THOSE REFERRAL 2068 01:08:15,000 --> 01:08:17,999 ITEMS, THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE A 2069 01:08:18,000 --> 01:08:18,999 REFERRAL ITEM THAT CAN BE 2070 01:08:19,000 --> 01:08:20,999 CONTROVERSIAL IN NATURE. 2071 01:08:21,000 --> 01:08:25,999 AND SO OUR PRACTICE HERE IN THE 2072 01:08:26,000 --> 01:08:26,999 CITY OF FREMONT IS TO ALLOW THAT 2073 01:08:27,000 --> 01:08:29,999 COUNCILMEMBER TO HAVE THAT 2074 01:08:30,000 --> 01:08:32,999 DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY 2075 01:08:33,000 --> 01:08:33,999 MANAGER, AND THAT CONVERSATION 2076 01:08:34,000 --> 01:08:35,999 REMAINS BETWEEN THE 2077 01:08:36,000 --> 01:08:37,999 COUNCILMEMBER AND THE CITY 2078 01:08:38,000 --> 01:08:38,999 MANAGER, UNLESS, OF COURSE, THE 2079 01:08:39,000 --> 01:08:39,999 COUNCILMEMBER SHARES IT WITH 2080 01:08:40,000 --> 01:08:40,999 SOMEONE ELSE, BUT THAT 2081 01:08:41,000 --> 01:08:43,999 PARTICULAR ITEM REMAINS BETWEEN 2082 01:08:44,000 --> 01:08:45,999 THE TWO OF US UNTIL THE AGENDA 2083 01:08:46,000 --> 01:08:49,999 IS PUBLISHED BECAUSE WITH 2084 01:08:50,000 --> 01:08:50,999 PREVIOUS COUNCILS AND I THINK 2085 01:08:51,000 --> 01:08:52,999 THERE'S -- YOU KNOW, THEY'VE 2086 01:08:53,000 --> 01:08:53,999 WANTED THOSE ITEMS TO REMAIN TO 2087 01:08:54,000 --> 01:08:55,999 THEMSELVES SO AS TO NOT 2088 01:08:56,000 --> 01:08:56,999 POLITICIZE THE ITEM BEFORE IT 2089 01:08:57,000 --> 01:08:57,999 ACTUALLY COMES FORTH TO THE 2090 01:08:58,000 --> 01:08:58,999 PUBLIC. 2091 01:08:59,000 --> 01:09:00,999 SO AS YOU ALL ARE THINKING 2092 01:09:01,000 --> 01:09:02,999 THROUGH THIS, I JUST WANTED TO 2093 01:09:03,000 --> 01:09:04,999 REITERATE WHAT THAT PROCESS IS 2094 01:09:05,000 --> 01:09:05,999 SO YOU HAVE THAT IN MIND AS YOU 2095 01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:06,999 THINK THROUGH ANY CHANGES TO THE 2096 01:09:07,000 --> 01:09:08,999 COUNCIL HANDBOOK. 2097 01:09:09,000 --> 01:09:13,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. 2098 01:09:14,000 --> 01:09:14,999 AND MR. ALVARADO, THERE'S SOME 2099 01:09:15,000 --> 01:09:16,999 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT 2100 01:09:17,000 --> 01:09:20,999 HEAD CONFIRMATION. 2101 01:09:21,000 --> 01:09:21,999 I THINK I HEARD ALMOST 2102 01:09:22,000 --> 01:09:22,999 UNIVERSALLY THAT EVERYBODY WANTS 2103 01:09:23,000 --> 01:09:23,999 TO HAVE THAT ADDRESSED FIRST AND 2104 01:09:24,000 --> 01:09:25,999 FOREMOST. 2105 01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:28,999 IS THERE A WAY TO HAVE THE 2106 01:09:29,000 --> 01:09:29,999 ORDINANCE DRAFTED SOONER? 2107 01:09:30,000 --> 01:09:30,999 >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: YES. 2108 01:09:31,000 --> 01:09:32,999 >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. 2109 01:09:33,000 --> 01:09:34,999 SO AS EARLY AS LATER THIS MONTH 2110 01:09:35,000 --> 01:09:35,999 AND BRING IT BACK FOR FOLLOW UP 2111 01:09:36,000 --> 01:09:36,999 NEXT MONTH? 2112 01:09:37,000 --> 01:09:37,999 >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: I THINK 2113 01:09:38,000 --> 01:09:38,999 OCTOBER WOULD BE THE NEW 2114 01:09:39,000 --> 01:09:39,999 TARGETED DATE, BECAUSE WE'RE 2115 01:09:40,000 --> 01:09:41,999 ALREADY AT THE BEGINNING OF 2116 01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:42,999 SEPTEMBER AND AGENDAS ARE 2117 01:09:43,000 --> 01:09:44,999 ALREADY ACTIVELY BEING WORKED OP 2118 01:09:45,000 --> 01:09:46,999 THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER BUT 2119 01:09:47,000 --> 01:09:47,999 I THINK THE FIRST MEETING OF 2120 01:09:48,000 --> 01:09:48,999 SEPTEMBER WE COULD HAVE AN 2121 01:09:49,000 --> 01:09:49,999 ORDINANCE THAT WOULD INTRODUCE 2122 01:09:50,000 --> 01:09:50,999 THE MATTER. 2123 01:09:51,000 --> 01:09:52,999 >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. 2124 01:09:53,000 --> 01:09:54,999 COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN? 2125 01:09:55,000 --> 01:09:55,999 >> Councilmember Kimberlin: 2126 01:09:56,000 --> 01:09:57,999 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 2127 01:09:58,000 --> 01:10:01,999 I KIND OF WANT TO REITERATE THAT 2128 01:10:02,000 --> 01:10:02,999 THIS MIGHT SEEM A LITTLE MODGE 2129 01:10:03,000 --> 01:10:03,999 POJ BUT IT IS WHAT CAME OUT OF 2130 01:10:04,000 --> 01:10:04,999 OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT CHARTER 2131 01:10:05,000 --> 01:10:05,999 CITY AND IT IS SOME OF THE 2132 01:10:06,000 --> 01:10:07,999 THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WANTING 2133 01:10:08,000 --> 01:10:10,999 TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE AUTONOMY 2134 01:10:11,000 --> 01:10:11,999 ON, A LITTLE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY 2135 01:10:12,000 --> 01:10:13,999 TO OUR PUBLIC WHO THINK WE DO 2136 01:10:14,000 --> 01:10:15,999 EVERYTHING AND WE DON'T GET TO 2137 01:10:16,000 --> 01:10:18,999 DO EVERYTHING, SO IF IT DOES 2138 01:10:19,000 --> 01:10:19,999 SEEM A LITTLE DISJOINTED IT 2139 01:10:20,000 --> 01:10:20,999 REALLY IS, WE'RE TAKING THIS 2140 01:10:21,000 --> 01:10:21,999 OPPORTUNITY TO ADJUST SOME 2141 01:10:22,000 --> 01:10:23,999 THINGS THAT WE CAN ADJUST 2142 01:10:24,000 --> 01:10:24,999 WITHOUT THE CHARTER BECAUSE THAT 2143 01:10:25,000 --> 01:10:26,999 WAS MADE VERY CLEAR TO US TOO, 2144 01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:28,999 THAT, YOU KNOW, WE COULD DO A 2145 01:10:29,000 --> 01:10:29,999 LOT OF THE STUFF WITHOUT A 2146 01:10:30,000 --> 01:10:31,999 CHARTER CITY. 2147 01:10:32,000 --> 01:10:33,999 SO I WANTED TO REMIND THE PUBLIC 2148 01:10:34,000 --> 01:10:36,999 THAT THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF WHY 2149 01:10:37,000 --> 01:10:37,999 WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE 2150 01:10:38,000 --> 01:10:38,999 TOPICS. 2151 01:10:39,000 --> 01:10:41,999 I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND US THAT 2152 01:10:42,000 --> 01:10:42,999 AS WE THINK ABOUT THE MAYOR 2153 01:10:43,000 --> 01:10:45,999 HAVING THE RIGHT TO PLACE THINGS 2154 01:10:46,000 --> 01:10:47,999 ON THE AGENDA, THAT WE ALSO 2155 01:10:48,000 --> 01:10:48,999 THINK ABOUT FUTURE MAYORS AND 2156 01:10:49,000 --> 01:10:49,999 KEEP IN MIND THAT IF ONE DAY 2157 01:10:50,000 --> 01:10:50,999 WHEN MAYOR SALWAN IS NOT THE 2158 01:10:51,000 --> 01:10:53,999 MAYOR AND WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO 2159 01:10:54,000 --> 01:10:55,999 WE THINK IS GOING ROGUE, THAT WE 2160 01:10:56,000 --> 01:10:56,999 REALIZE THAT WE CAN CHANGE THAT 2161 01:10:57,000 --> 01:10:57,999 AND WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO 2162 01:10:58,000 --> 01:11:00,999 CHANGE THAT IF WE NEEDED TO. 2163 01:11:01,000 --> 01:11:01,999 >> Mayor Salwan: OR VOTE THEM 2164 01:11:02,000 --> 01:11:02,999 DOWN. 2165 01:11:03,000 --> 01:11:03,999 FOUR VOTES. 2166 01:11:04,000 --> 01:11:04,999 MAJORITY CONTROLS THE VOTES. 2167 01:11:05,000 --> 01:11:05,999 >> Councilmember Kimberlin: 2168 01:11:06,000 --> 01:11:06,999 RIGHT. 2169 01:11:07,000 --> 01:11:07,999 AND THEN THE OTHER THING I 2170 01:11:08,000 --> 01:11:08,999 WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW IS 2171 01:11:09,000 --> 01:11:09,999 THAT I HAVE PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC 2172 01:11:10,000 --> 01:11:11,999 ALL THE TIME TELL ME, OH, THAT'S 2173 01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:13,999 COMING TO AN AGENDA BEFORE YOU 2174 01:11:14,000 --> 01:11:14,999 NEXT MONTH AND IEMED LIKE, IT 2175 01:11:15,000 --> 01:11:15,999 IS? 2176 01:11:16,000 --> 01:11:18,999 SO THAT'S KIND OF SURPRISING. 2177 01:11:19,000 --> 01:11:19,999 THAT SOMETIMES THE PUBLIC ARE 2178 01:11:20,000 --> 01:11:21,999 SPEAKING WITH, YOU KNOW, STAFF 2179 01:11:22,000 --> 01:11:22,999 AND THEY KNOW IT'S COMING BEFORE 2180 01:11:23,000 --> 01:11:23,999 US. 2181 01:11:24,000 --> 01:11:24,999 AND SO I THINK THAT'S THE KIND 2182 01:11:25,000 --> 01:11:25,999 OF THING THAT SURPRISES US 2183 01:11:26,000 --> 01:11:26,999 SOMETIMES AND THAT'S WHY THE 2184 01:11:27,000 --> 01:11:28,999 FRIDAY BEFORE SOMETIMES WE'RE 2185 01:11:29,000 --> 01:11:29,999 GOING, WOW, THEY TOLD ME -- 2186 01:11:30,000 --> 01:11:30,999 SOMEBODY TOLD ME THIS WEEKS 2187 01:11:31,000 --> 01:11:31,999 AGO. 2188 01:11:32,000 --> 01:11:32,999 SO THAT'S SOMETHING I WANTED 2189 01:11:33,000 --> 01:11:36,999 PEOPLE TO BE AWARE. 2190 01:11:37,000 --> 01:11:37,999 AND THEN ALSO WITHIN THING THAT 2191 01:11:38,000 --> 01:11:39,999 WE HAVEN'T MENTIONED HERE WHICH 2192 01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:40,999 IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN 2193 01:11:41,000 --> 01:11:44,999 TALKED ABOUT SINCE 2016. 2194 01:11:45,000 --> 01:11:46,999 THE COUNCIL AGENDA AMENDING THE 2195 01:11:47,000 --> 01:11:50,999 COUNCIL VACANCY PROCEDURE, AND I 2196 01:11:51,000 --> 01:11:51,999 WAS, YOU KNOW -- PARTICIPATED IN 2197 01:11:52,000 --> 01:11:52,999 THAT, SO WE REALLY WERE HOPING 2198 01:11:53,000 --> 01:11:54,999 THAT IF A SEAT OPENS UP THAT WE 2199 01:11:55,000 --> 01:11:56,999 HAVE A PROTOCOL IN PLACE THAT WE 2200 01:11:57,000 --> 01:11:59,999 CAN JUST GO FORWARD AND NOT HAVE 2201 01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:00,999 TO BE SPENDING TIME ARE WE GOING 2202 01:12:01,000 --> 01:12:01,999 TO HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION, ARE 2203 01:12:02,000 --> 01:12:03,999 WE GOING TO HAVE APPLICATIONS, 2204 01:12:04,000 --> 01:12:04,999 WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO, THAT WE 2205 01:12:05,000 --> 01:12:06,999 HAVE A PROCEDURE IN PLACE. 2206 01:12:07,000 --> 01:12:07,999 I WANTED TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT'S 2207 01:12:08,000 --> 01:12:08,999 WHY THAT'S ON THERE SO WE COULD 2208 01:12:09,000 --> 01:12:09,999 BE EFFICIENT. 2209 01:12:10,000 --> 01:12:10,999 >> City Mgr. Shackelford: 2210 01:12:11,000 --> 01:12:11,999 MAYOR? 2211 01:12:12,000 --> 01:12:12,999 I JUST WANTED TO MAKE ONE OTHER 2212 01:12:13,000 --> 01:12:16,999 CLARIFICATION. 2213 01:12:17,000 --> 01:12:18,999 SO YES, THE COUNCIL DOES RECEIVE 2214 01:12:19,000 --> 01:12:21,999 THE TENTATIVE AGENDA WITH A 2215 01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:22,999 SIX-WEEK OUTLOOK OR AT LEAST 2216 01:12:23,000 --> 01:12:24,999 SIX-WEEK OUTLOOK. 2217 01:12:25,000 --> 01:12:25,999 TO THE POINT ABOUT THE PUBLIC 2218 01:12:26,000 --> 01:12:29,999 MAYBE KNOWING ABOUT ITEMS THAT 2219 01:12:30,000 --> 01:12:30,999 ARE GOING TO BE PLACED ON AGENDA 2220 01:12:31,000 --> 01:12:33,999 BEYOND THAT, THAT COULD HAPPEN 2221 01:12:34,000 --> 01:12:35,999 IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND IF 2222 01:12:36,000 --> 01:12:36,999 THAT'S HAPPENING THE COUNCIL 2223 01:12:37,000 --> 01:12:39,999 SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THATS A WELL 2224 01:12:40,000 --> 01:12:42,999 BECAUSE IT'S LIKELY RELATED TO A 2225 01:12:43,000 --> 01:12:43,999 LARGER PROJECT SO FOR EXAMPLE 2226 01:12:44,000 --> 01:12:45,999 THE DECOTO ROAD PROJECT. 2227 01:12:46,000 --> 01:12:47,999 IN THOSE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS 2228 01:12:48,000 --> 01:12:48,999 IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT WE WOULD, 2229 01:12:49,000 --> 01:12:50,999 YOU KNOW, LAY OUT SOME FUTURE 2230 01:12:51,000 --> 01:12:51,999 DATES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO 2231 01:12:52,000 --> 01:12:53,999 CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED. 2232 01:12:54,000 --> 01:12:56,999 SO VERY MUCH LIKE THE TIMELINE 2233 01:12:57,000 --> 01:12:57,999 THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT FOR THIS 2234 01:12:58,000 --> 01:13:00,999 ITEM. 2235 01:13:01,000 --> 01:13:01,999 SO THAT'S WHERE THAT INFORMATION 2236 01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:02,999 WOULD COME FROM AND I JUST WANT 2237 01:13:03,000 --> 01:13:04,999 TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION. 2238 01:13:05,000 --> 01:13:05,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. 2239 01:13:06,000 --> 01:13:10,999 COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL. 2240 01:13:11,000 --> 01:13:13,999 OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG. 2241 01:13:14,000 --> 01:13:15,999 >> Councilmember Zhang: SO AFTER 2242 01:13:16,000 --> 01:13:19,999 ALL THIS DISCUSSION AND BASED ON 2243 01:13:20,000 --> 01:13:20,999 EVERYONE'S COMMENT, I WOULD LIKE 2244 01:13:21,000 --> 01:13:24,999 TO -- I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT 2245 01:13:25,000 --> 01:13:28,999 WE MAKE THE WINTER 2246 01:13:29,000 --> 01:13:31,999 26-27 TO SEPTEMBER AND IF IT 2247 01:13:32,000 --> 01:13:32,999 CANNOT BE DONE TO EARLY OCTOBER, 2248 01:13:33,000 --> 01:13:35,999 BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT 2249 01:13:36,000 --> 01:13:40,999 BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO IMPORTANT 2250 01:13:41,000 --> 01:13:42,999 POSITIONS, AND IF OCTOBER AND WE 2251 01:13:43,000 --> 01:13:43,999 CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE 2252 01:13:44,000 --> 01:13:44,999 DECISION JUST CONFIRM, I THINK 2253 01:13:45,000 --> 01:13:45,999 THAT WOULD SERVE THE WHOLE 2254 01:13:46,000 --> 01:13:46,999 PURPOSE OF OUR CHARTER 2255 01:13:47,000 --> 01:13:48,999 DISCUSSION. 2256 01:13:49,000 --> 01:13:50,999 >> Mayor Salwan: JUST TO 2257 01:13:51,000 --> 01:13:52,999 INTERJECT, I THINK YOU'RE 2258 01:13:53,000 --> 01:13:53,999 REFERRING TO THE DEPARTMENT 2259 01:13:54,000 --> 01:13:54,999 CONFIRMATION? 2260 01:13:55,000 --> 01:13:55,999 >> Councilmember Zhang: 2261 01:13:56,000 --> 01:13:56,999 ABSOLUTELY. 2262 01:13:57,000 --> 01:13:57,999 AND I THINK THE OCTOBER -- FOR 2263 01:13:58,000 --> 01:14:02,999 THE MAYOR, YOU WANT TO ADD 2264 01:14:03,000 --> 01:14:06,999 SOMETHING TO THE 2265 01:14:07,000 --> 01:14:08,999 ITEM, IF EVERYONE AGREES, IS 2266 01:14:09,000 --> 01:14:10,999 THAT IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO 2267 01:14:11,000 --> 01:14:14,999 INDICATE THAT'S MAYOR'S ADDED 2268 01:14:15,000 --> 01:14:16,999 ITEM SO WE CAN KEEP YOU ON THE 2269 01:14:17,000 --> 01:14:17,999 TRACK TO SEE WHETHER, YOU KNOW, 2270 01:14:18,000 --> 01:14:20,999 WE CAN DO THAT. 2271 01:14:21,000 --> 01:14:21,999 RIGHT? 2272 01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:22,999 >> Mayor Salwan: YOU'RE TALKING 2273 01:14:23,000 --> 01:14:24,999 ABOUT THE AGENDA SETTING? 2274 01:14:25,000 --> 01:14:26,999 >> Councilmember Zhang: YEAH, IF 2275 01:14:27,000 --> 01:14:28,999 I WANT TO ADD SOMETHING AND WE 2276 01:14:29,000 --> 01:14:30,999 MAY INDICATE MAYOR ADDED THIS 2277 01:14:31,000 --> 01:14:31,999 ITEM SO SEE WHETHER YOU'RE DOING 2278 01:14:32,000 --> 01:14:32,999 A GREAT JOB FOR THE CITY AND 2279 01:14:33,000 --> 01:14:33,999 DRIVE THE PRIORITY. 2280 01:14:34,000 --> 01:14:35,999 YOU KNOW. 2281 01:14:36,000 --> 01:14:36,999 >> Mayor Salwan: I THINK IT 2282 01:14:37,000 --> 01:14:38,999 WOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS THAT BUT 2283 01:14:39,000 --> 01:14:39,999 I'M NOT LOOKING FOR ANYTHING 2284 01:14:40,000 --> 01:14:40,999 SPECIAL. 2285 01:14:41,000 --> 01:14:42,999 >> Councilmember Zhang: RIGHT, 2286 01:14:43,000 --> 01:14:43,999 BUT WE MAY ALSO TALK TO YOU, 2287 01:14:44,000 --> 01:14:45,999 WHATEVER THE DETAILS, MAYBE 2288 01:14:46,000 --> 01:14:47,999 SOMETIME WE CAN TALK TO YOU TO 2289 01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:48,999 SEE WHETHER THERE ARE SOME 2290 01:14:49,000 --> 01:14:51,999 ISSUES, URGENCY. 2291 01:14:52,000 --> 01:14:57,999 THAT'S MY PROPOSAL. 2292 01:14:58,000 --> 01:15:01,999 AND THEN THE PUBLIC SAID 0.5 2293 01:15:02,000 --> 01:15:04,999 FTE, I THINK THAT CURRENTLY, WE 2294 01:15:05,000 --> 01:15:05,999 ARE SHARING ONE STAFF WITH THE 2295 01:15:06,000 --> 01:15:08,999 CITY MANAGER. 2296 01:15:09,000 --> 01:15:11,999 SO IS THAT COUNTED AS 0.5 FTE? 2297 01:15:12,000 --> 01:15:12,999 >> City Mgr. Shackelford: THE 2298 01:15:13,000 --> 01:15:15,999 0.5 -- NO, IT'S NO THE. 2299 01:15:16,000 --> 01:15:16,999 THE 0.5 WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL 2300 01:15:17,000 --> 01:15:17,999 FTE TO SUPPORT THE MAYOR AND 2301 01:15:18,000 --> 01:15:20,999 COUNCIL. 2302 01:15:21,000 --> 01:15:22,999 THERE'S ALREADY ONE FTE THAT WAS 2303 01:15:23,000 --> 01:15:24,999 INCLUDED IN THE RECENTLY 2304 01:15:25,000 --> 01:15:25,999 APPROVED BUDGET THAT REMAINS TO 2305 01:15:26,000 --> 01:15:27,999 BE RECRUITED FOR. 2306 01:15:28,000 --> 01:15:28,999 AND THAT POSITION WOULD ALSO 2307 01:15:29,000 --> 01:15:30,999 SUPPORT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 2308 01:15:31,000 --> 01:15:31,999 >> Councilmember Zhang: THANK 2309 01:15:32,000 --> 01:15:36,999 YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. 2310 01:15:37,000 --> 01:15:40,999 BUT I ACTUALLY THINK THAT 2311 01:15:41,000 --> 01:15:41,999 OUR ASSISTANT TERESA MAYOR SHE 2312 01:15:42,000 --> 01:15:43,999 HAS DONE A GREAT JOB, I'M REALLY 2313 01:15:44,000 --> 01:15:44,999 SORRY TO ASK FOR MORE BECAUSE I 2314 01:15:45,000 --> 01:15:45,999 KNOW THAT SHE'S WORKING SO 2315 01:15:46,000 --> 01:15:49,999 HARD. 2316 01:15:50,000 --> 01:15:50,999 I DEFINITELY THINK 0.5 IS 2317 01:15:51,000 --> 01:15:51,999 NEEDED, OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO 2318 01:15:52,000 --> 01:15:55,999 KEEP THAT. 2319 01:15:56,000 --> 01:15:57,999 AND THAT IS MY COMMENT. 2320 01:15:58,000 --> 01:15:58,999 >> Mayor Salwan: I WAS JUST 2321 01:15:59,000 --> 01:15:59,999 GOING TO SAY, I THINK WE DIDN'T 2322 01:16:00,000 --> 01:16:01,999 TALK ABOUT THE 0.5. 2323 01:16:02,000 --> 01:16:03,999 ME PERSONALLY, I'M OKAY WAITING, 2324 01:16:04,000 --> 01:16:05,999 LETTING THE FIRST ONE KIND OF 2325 01:16:06,000 --> 01:16:07,999 GET HIRED AND SEE HOW THINGS GO 2326 01:16:08,000 --> 01:16:08,999 AND KIND OF PLAY BY EAR DO WE 2327 01:16:09,000 --> 01:16:10,999 NEED ANOTHER HALF A PERSON OR DO 2328 01:16:11,000 --> 01:16:11,999 WE JUST, YOU KNOW, SEE WHERE 2329 01:16:12,000 --> 01:16:13,999 WE'RE AT. 2330 01:16:14,000 --> 01:16:15,999 SO I MEAN, WE CAN HAVE IT IN THE 2331 01:16:16,000 --> 01:16:16,999 BUDGET BUT FOR NOW, I THINK WE 2332 01:16:17,000 --> 01:16:18,999 JUST NEED TO HIRE THE FIRST ONE 2333 01:16:19,000 --> 01:16:20,999 AND KIND OF SEE HOW THINGS GO 2334 01:16:21,000 --> 01:16:23,999 AND THEN KIND OF ADD AS WE BUILD 2335 01:16:24,000 --> 01:16:24,999 UP CAPACITY BECAUSE WE DON'T 2336 01:16:25,000 --> 01:16:26,999 WANT PEOPLE SITTING AROUND, WE 2337 01:16:27,000 --> 01:16:27,999 WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S ENOUGH 2338 01:16:28,000 --> 01:16:28,999 WORK FOR THEM SO THEY CAN BE 2339 01:16:29,000 --> 01:16:30,999 EFFICIENT. 2340 01:16:31,000 --> 01:16:31,999 SO I MEAN, PART OF OUR 2341 01:16:32,000 --> 01:16:33,999 OBLIGATION AND THE BURDEN IS TO 2342 01:16:34,000 --> 01:16:34,999 MAKE SURE WE GIVE THEM ENOUGH 2343 01:16:35,000 --> 01:16:36,999 WORK SO THAT THEY'RE USING UP 2344 01:16:37,000 --> 01:16:37,999 THOSE 40 HOURS OR WHATEVER THAT 2345 01:16:38,000 --> 01:16:39,999 WE EXPECT FROM THEM. 2346 01:16:40,000 --> 01:16:40,999 YES, GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER 2347 01:16:41,000 --> 01:16:42,999 ZHANG. 2348 01:16:43,000 --> 01:16:46,999 >> Councilmember Zhang: AGREED, 2349 01:16:47,000 --> 01:16:48,999 BUT I THOUGHT THAT THE OTHER 2350 01:16:49,000 --> 01:16:49,999 POSITION ONE FULL TIME IS FOR 2351 01:16:50,000 --> 01:16:50,999 ANALYST, SO IF THIS PERSON CAN 2352 01:16:51,000 --> 01:16:51,999 TAKE ON DIFFERENT ROLES, OF 2353 01:16:52,000 --> 01:16:53,999 COURSE I WOULD DEFINITELY 2354 01:16:54,000 --> 01:16:55,999 SUPPORT IT BECAUSE FOR THE 2355 01:16:56,000 --> 01:16:56,999 BUDGET'S POINT OF VIEW -- 2356 01:16:57,000 --> 01:16:58,999 >> Mayor Salwan: SO I THINK JUST 2357 01:16:59,000 --> 01:16:59,999 TO CLARIFY, I THINK THIS PERSON 2358 01:17:00,000 --> 01:17:00,999 -- ACTUALLY DO YOU WANT TO 2359 01:17:01,000 --> 01:17:02,999 COMMENT ON THIS? 2360 01:17:03,000 --> 01:17:03,999 I WAS THINKING MORE IT WAS 2361 01:17:04,000 --> 01:17:05,999 CONSTITUENT SERVICES COORDINATOR 2362 01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:06,999 KIND OF ALL THE CALLS, THE 2363 01:17:07,000 --> 01:17:09,999 EMAILS, THE BACK AND FORTH WITH 2364 01:17:10,000 --> 01:17:10,999 ALL THE -- BUT I'LL LET THE CITY 2365 01:17:11,000 --> 01:17:11,999 MANAGER COMMENT ON IT. 2366 01:17:12,000 --> 01:17:14,999 >> City Mgr. Shackelford: YES. 2367 01:17:15,000 --> 01:17:15,999 SO MY UNDERSTANDING FROM YOU ALL 2368 01:17:16,000 --> 01:17:17,999 IS JUST THAT. 2369 01:17:18,000 --> 01:17:18,999 YOU WERE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO 2370 01:17:19,000 --> 01:17:21,999 HELP FACILITATE SOME OF THE 2371 01:17:22,000 --> 01:17:22,999 CONSTITUENT REQUESTS AND PHONE 2372 01:17:23,000 --> 01:17:25,999 CALLS AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOME 2373 01:17:26,000 --> 01:17:28,999 OTHER THINGS THAT YOU RECEIVE 2374 01:17:29,000 --> 01:17:29,999 AND YOU KNOW, TRAVEL 2375 01:17:30,000 --> 01:17:30,999 REIMBURSEMENTS, THINGS THAT 2376 01:17:31,000 --> 01:17:32,999 TERESA IS DOING FOR YOU RIGHT 2377 01:17:33,000 --> 01:17:33,999 NOW, MAKING TRAVEL PLANS AND 2378 01:17:34,000 --> 01:17:37,999 THAT TYPE OF THING. 2379 01:17:38,000 --> 01:17:39,999 THAT'S WHAT THIS ONE FTE THAT 2380 01:17:40,000 --> 01:17:42,999 WAS APPROVED OR INCLUDED IN THE 2381 01:17:43,000 --> 01:17:43,999 RECENTLY ADOPTED BUDGET IS 2382 01:17:44,000 --> 01:17:45,999 DESIGNED TO DO. 2383 01:17:46,000 --> 01:17:47,999 YES, IT'S TITLED -- WE HAD TO 2384 01:17:48,000 --> 01:17:49,999 FIND A TITLE THAT -- A 2385 01:17:50,000 --> 01:17:51,999 CLASSIFICATION THAT COULD 2386 01:17:52,000 --> 01:17:52,999 ACCOMMODATE THE TYPE AND LEVEL 2387 01:17:53,000 --> 01:17:54,999 OF WORK THAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED 2388 01:17:55,000 --> 01:17:58,999 YOU WANTED THE PERSON TO DO. 2389 01:17:59,000 --> 01:18:00,999 AND WE'VE HAD A SIMILAR POSITION 2390 01:18:01,000 --> 01:18:01,999 IN THE PAST AND IT WAS CALLED AN 2391 01:18:02,000 --> 01:18:02,999 ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST. 2392 01:18:03,000 --> 01:18:05,999 THAT'S THE CLASSIFICATION. 2393 01:18:06,000 --> 01:18:08,999 BUT A WORKING TITLE COULD BE OR 2394 01:18:09,000 --> 01:18:09,999 WOULD BE COUNCIL AIDE, 2395 01:18:10,000 --> 01:18:10,999 CONSTITUENT SERVICES LIAISON, 2396 01:18:11,000 --> 01:18:11,999 SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 2397 01:18:12,000 --> 01:18:14,999 AS A WORKING TITLE. 2398 01:18:15,000 --> 01:18:17,999 BUT THE CLASSIFICATION ITSELF IS 2399 01:18:18,000 --> 01:18:18,999 ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST TO ALLOW 2400 01:18:19,000 --> 01:18:20,999 FOR THE PROPER CAPACITY FOR THE 2401 01:18:21,000 --> 01:18:21,999 THINGS THAT YOU'VE INDICATED YOU 2402 01:18:22,000 --> 01:18:28,999 DESIRE. 2403 01:18:29,000 --> 01:18:29,999 >> Mayor Salwan: SO WE COULD 2404 01:18:30,000 --> 01:18:30,999 BUILD CAPACITY WITH TIME. 2405 01:18:31,000 --> 01:18:31,999 >> Councilmember Zhang: RIGHT. 2406 01:18:32,000 --> 01:18:32,999 >> Mayor Salwan: OKAY. 2407 01:18:33,000 --> 01:18:33,999 COUNCILMEMBER LIU? 2408 01:18:34,000 --> 01:18:34,999 >> Councilmember Liu: SO I 2409 01:18:35,000 --> 01:18:39,999 ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT 2410 01:18:40,000 --> 01:18:40,999 COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG JUST MADE A 2411 01:18:41,000 --> 01:18:44,999 MOTION, RIGHT? 2412 01:18:45,000 --> 01:18:45,999 OR WAS I MISTAKEN ABOUT THAT? 2413 01:18:46,000 --> 01:18:47,999 >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: THIS 2414 01:18:48,000 --> 01:18:48,999 EVENING WE DO NOT NEED A 2415 01:18:49,000 --> 01:18:49,999 MOTION. 2416 01:18:50,000 --> 01:18:50,999 DIRECTION IS SUFFICIENT. 2417 01:18:51,000 --> 01:18:51,999 SO AS LONG AS THERE'S MAJORITY 2418 01:18:52,000 --> 01:18:52,999 CONSENSUS THAT SHOULD BE 2419 01:18:53,000 --> 01:18:53,999 SUFFICIENT FOR US TO BRING THE 2420 01:18:54,000 --> 01:18:54,999 ITEM BACK. 2421 01:18:55,000 --> 01:18:56,999 >> Councilmember Liu: OKAY. 2422 01:18:57,000 --> 01:18:57,999 SO I GUESS I'VE ALREADY SAID MY 2423 01:18:58,000 --> 01:18:59,999 PIECE ON MY IDEAS ABOUT THIS. 2424 01:19:00,000 --> 01:19:00,999 I JUST WANT TO CONCLUDE ABOUT 2425 01:19:01,000 --> 01:19:01,999 SOMETHING. 2426 01:19:02,000 --> 01:19:04,999 I WAS MENTIONING THROUGHOUT THE 2427 01:19:05,000 --> 01:19:05,999 WHOLE CHARTER PROCESS, THAT THE 2428 01:19:06,000 --> 01:19:07,999 COUP WASN'T TRANSPARENT ENOUGH 2429 01:19:08,000 --> 01:19:09,999 OR WE DIDN'T DO ENOUGH OUTREACH 2430 01:19:10,000 --> 01:19:11,999 TO THE COMMUNITY, SO I HOPE 2431 01:19:12,000 --> 01:19:12,999 TONIGHT SHOWS THAT WE ARE BEING 2432 01:19:13,000 --> 01:19:16,999 TRANSPARENT. 2433 01:19:17,000 --> 01:19:18,999 HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS SAW A LOOK 2434 01:19:19,000 --> 01:19:19,999 BACK THE CURTAIN OF THE COUNCIL 2435 01:19:20,000 --> 01:19:21,999 HOW WE DO THINGS HERE, HOW THE 2436 01:19:22,000 --> 01:19:22,999 MAYOR SOMETIMES DOESN'T EVEN 2437 01:19:23,000 --> 01:19:23,999 KNOW WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA UNTIL 2438 01:19:24,000 --> 01:19:24,999 THE WHOLE PUBLIC KNOWS ABOUT 2439 01:19:25,000 --> 01:19:28,999 IT. 2440 01:19:29,000 --> 01:19:29,999 SO I HOPE THIS TODAY WAS A GOOD 2441 01:19:30,000 --> 01:19:30,999 INFORMATIVE SESSION TO EVERYBODY 2442 01:19:31,000 --> 01:19:34,999 IN OUR COMMUNITY TO SHOW THEM, 2443 01:19:35,000 --> 01:19:36,999 YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DO, THE 2444 01:19:37,000 --> 01:19:38,999 REASONS WHY WE'RE PUSHING FOR 2445 01:19:39,000 --> 01:19:39,999 STUFF LIKE THIS, AND YEAH, SO -- 2446 01:19:40,000 --> 01:19:41,999 AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. 2447 01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:42,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER 2448 01:19:43,000 --> 01:19:44,999 ZINC. 2449 01:19:45,000 --> 01:19:46,999 ZINC. 2450 01:19:47,000 --> 01:19:48,999 ZHANG. 2451 01:19:49,000 --> 01:19:49,999 WAS THAT FROM BEFORE? 2452 01:19:50,000 --> 01:19:50,999 >> Ms. Briggs: ONE CLARIFICATION 2453 01:19:51,000 --> 01:19:51,999 QUESTION. 2454 01:19:52,000 --> 01:19:53,999 I DID HEAR A COMMENT ABOUT THE 2455 01:19:54,000 --> 01:19:54,999 TERM LIMIT ITEM BEING DEFERRED 2456 01:19:55,000 --> 01:19:57,999 TO THE COUNCIL RETREAT. 2457 01:19:58,000 --> 01:19:58,999 I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE -- 2458 01:19:59,000 --> 01:19:59,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THERE NEEDS TO 2459 01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:01,999 BE A SEPARATE CONVERSATION ABOUT 2460 01:20:02,000 --> 01:20:02,999 CHARTER TERM LIMITS ALL THE 2461 01:20:03,000 --> 01:20:04,999 OTHER STUFF THAT -- 2462 01:20:05,000 --> 01:20:05,999 >> Ms. Briggs: SO JUST IN 2463 01:20:06,000 --> 01:20:06,999 WHATEVER -- 2464 01:20:07,000 --> 01:20:07,999 >> Mayor Salwan: IN THE RETREAT 2465 01:20:08,000 --> 01:20:08,999 WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE WHERE 2466 01:20:09,000 --> 01:20:09,999 WE'RE GOING. 2467 01:20:10,000 --> 01:20:10,999 >> Ms. Briggs: JUST WANTED TO 2468 01:20:11,000 --> 01:20:12,999 MAKE SURE THERE WAS CONSENSUS. 2469 01:20:13,000 --> 01:20:14,999 >> Mayor Salwan: EVERYBODY' GRIE 2470 01:20:15,000 --> 01:20:15,999 WITH THAT PART IN I SEE 2471 01:20:16,000 --> 01:20:16,999 EVERYBODY NODDING YES 2472 01:20:17,000 --> 01:20:17,999 AFFIRMATIVELY. 2473 01:20:18,000 --> 01:20:18,999 >> City Mgr. Shackelford: JUST 2474 01:20:19,000 --> 01:20:19,999 ONE MORE THING. 2475 01:20:20,000 --> 01:20:24,999 SO JUST SO THAT WE'RE REALLY 2476 01:20:25,000 --> 01:20:25,999 CRYSTAL CLEAR ON THIS TIMELINE, 2477 01:20:26,000 --> 01:20:29,999 I HEAR FROM YOU ALL THAT YOU ARE 2478 01:20:30,000 --> 01:20:32,999 INTERESTED IN MOVING THIS 2479 01:20:33,000 --> 01:20:36,999 CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTIVE LEVEL 2480 01:20:37,000 --> 01:20:37,999 APPOINTMENTS UP FROM THE WINTER 2481 01:20:38,000 --> 01:20:38,999 OR WHATEVER THE DATE IS THAT'S 2482 01:20:39,000 --> 01:20:41,999 ON THE TIMELINE. 2483 01:20:42,000 --> 01:20:42,999 YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER 2484 01:20:43,000 --> 01:20:47,999 WORKLOAD CONSIDERATIONS AND 2485 01:20:48,000 --> 01:20:50,999 CAPACITY ISSUES, NOT ONLY 2486 01:20:51,000 --> 01:20:51,999 IS OUR HR DIRECTOR MOVING TO 2487 01:20:52,000 --> 01:20:53,999 ANOTHER AGENCY BUT SERVE OTHER 2488 01:20:54,000 --> 01:20:54,999 STAFF IN THE HR DEPARTMENT WHO 2489 01:20:55,000 --> 01:20:56,999 WOULD HELP FACILITATE THIS, 2490 01:20:57,000 --> 01:20:58,999 THEY'RE LEAVING SOON AS WELL, SO 2491 01:20:59,000 --> 01:21:00,999 THERE ARE SOME CAPACITY ISSUES 2492 01:21:01,000 --> 01:21:01,999 THAT WERE TAKEN INTO 2493 01:21:02,000 --> 01:21:02,999 CONSIDERATION WHEN THESE DATES 2494 01:21:03,000 --> 01:21:06,999 WERE BEING PROPOSED. 2495 01:21:07,000 --> 01:21:07,999 I HEARD COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG 2496 01:21:08,000 --> 01:21:08,999 EXPRESS AN INTEREST IN MOVING 2497 01:21:09,000 --> 01:21:10,999 THAT ITEM UP TO SEPTEMBER. 2498 01:21:11,000 --> 01:21:13,999 THAT'S TOO SOON. 2499 01:21:14,000 --> 01:21:17,999 THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT HE 2500 01:21:18,000 --> 01:21:21,999 COULD GET IT DONE IN OCTOBER. 2501 01:21:22,000 --> 01:21:22,999 SO YOU KNOW, I WOULD JUST 2502 01:21:23,000 --> 01:21:25,999 ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO CONSIDER 2503 01:21:26,000 --> 01:21:26,999 THAT AS YOUR GIVING US DIRECTION 2504 01:21:27,000 --> 01:21:29,999 TONIGHT. 2505 01:21:30,000 --> 01:21:30,999 AND TO PUT AN EVEN FINER POINT 2506 01:21:31,000 --> 01:21:33,999 ON IT IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING 2507 01:21:34,000 --> 01:21:38,999 YOUR INTERESTS, YES, THERE ARE 2508 01:21:39,000 --> 01:21:39,999 TWO EXECUTIVE LEVEL VACANCIES 2509 01:21:40,000 --> 01:21:42,999 PENDING, AND WE WILL BE 2510 01:21:43,000 --> 01:21:43,999 RECRUITING FOR THOSE, BUT 2511 01:21:44,000 --> 01:21:44,999 RECRUITMENTS AT THAT LEVEL TAKE 2512 01:21:45,000 --> 01:21:46,999 MONTHS. 2513 01:21:47,000 --> 01:21:47,999 I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT AT 2514 01:21:48,000 --> 01:21:50,999 LEAST THREE MONTHS. 2515 01:21:51,000 --> 01:21:51,999 SO I SAY THAT TO SAY THAT THE 2516 01:21:52,000 --> 01:21:53,999 ORDINANCE CHANGE, WHETHER IT'S 2517 01:21:54,000 --> 01:21:57,999 OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER, IT WILL BE 2518 01:21:58,000 --> 01:21:59,999 -- IT WILL BE DONE IN PLENTY OF 2519 01:22:00,000 --> 01:22:00,999 TIME FOR YOU ALL TO TAKE 2520 01:22:01,000 --> 01:22:03,999 ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY. 2521 01:22:04,000 --> 01:22:07,999 AND FURTHERMORE, WHETHER IT'S 2522 01:22:08,000 --> 01:22:08,999 DONE OR IT'S NOT DONE BECAUSE OF 2523 01:22:09,000 --> 01:22:10,999 WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL STILL 2524 01:22:11,000 --> 01:22:13,999 HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE 2525 01:22:14,000 --> 01:22:15,999 ENGAGED, YOU KNOW, IN THE HIRING 2526 01:22:16,000 --> 01:22:17,999 OR IN THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS, 2527 01:22:18,000 --> 01:22:18,999 UNDERSTANDING WHO THE FINALIST 2528 01:22:19,000 --> 01:22:20,999 IS AND THAT TYPE OF THING. 2529 01:22:21,000 --> 01:22:22,999 SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S A COMMITMENT 2530 01:22:23,000 --> 01:22:23,999 THAT I'VE MADE BEFORE, AND I'M 2531 01:22:24,000 --> 01:22:27,999 SAYING IT AGAIN. 2532 01:22:28,000 --> 01:22:28,999 BUT AS FAR AS THIS TIMELINE IS 2533 01:22:29,000 --> 01:22:31,999 CONCERNED, SEPTEMBER IS MUCH TOO 2534 01:22:32,000 --> 01:22:34,999 SOON BASED ON, YOU KNOW, JUST 2535 01:22:35,000 --> 01:22:35,999 THE CAPACITY ISSUES I EXPRESSED 2536 01:22:36,000 --> 01:22:37,999 A MOMENT AGO. 2537 01:22:38,000 --> 01:22:38,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU FOR 2538 01:22:39,000 --> 01:22:40,999 THAT CLARIFICATION. 2539 01:22:41,000 --> 01:22:41,999 I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU CAN ALSO 2540 01:22:42,000 --> 01:22:42,999 BIFURCATE TOO, PASS THE 2541 01:22:43,000 --> 01:22:43,999 ORDINANCE, FIGURE OUT THE 2542 01:22:44,000 --> 01:22:44,999 PROCESS SO THERE CAN BE SOME IF 2543 01:22:45,000 --> 01:22:45,999 NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE STAFF. 2544 01:22:46,000 --> 01:22:47,999 OKAY. 2545 01:22:48,000 --> 01:22:48,999 I SEE COUNCILMEMBER ZHANG, DID 2546 01:22:49,000 --> 01:22:49,999 YOU HAVE SOMETHING -- 2547 01:22:50,000 --> 01:22:50,999 >> Councilmember Zhang: I DID 2548 01:22:51,000 --> 01:22:51,999 NOT HAVE ANYTHING. 2549 01:22:52,000 --> 01:22:52,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER 2550 01:22:53,000 --> 01:22:55,999 KIMBERLIN? 2551 01:22:56,000 --> 01:22:56,999 I THOUGHT I SAW ANOTHER NAME ON 2552 01:22:57,000 --> 01:22:57,999 THERE TOO. 2553 01:22:58,000 --> 01:22:59,999 ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK? 2554 01:23:00,000 --> 01:23:00,999 >> Councilmember Kimberlin: KIND 2555 01:23:01,000 --> 01:23:01,999 OF ONE FINAL RECAP ON JUST 2556 01:23:02,000 --> 01:23:03,999 TAKING AWAY WITH DIRECTION. 2557 01:23:04,000 --> 01:23:05,999 IF WE COULD PERHAPS IT WOULD BE 2558 01:23:06,000 --> 01:23:08,999 AS SIMPLE AS TAKING THAT LAST 2559 01:23:09,000 --> 01:23:09,999 ITEM ON THE LIST, MOVING TO THE 2560 01:23:10,000 --> 01:23:10,999 FIRST PLACE, AND EVERYTHING ELSE 2561 01:23:11,000 --> 01:23:12,999 COMES AFTER. 2562 01:23:13,000 --> 01:23:14,999 AND I UNDERSTAND OCTOBER 1ST 2563 01:23:15,000 --> 01:23:17,999 WOULD BE PERFECTLY REASONABLE TO 2564 01:23:18,000 --> 01:23:19,999 HAVE AN ORDINANCE ON THE 2565 01:23:20,000 --> 01:23:21,999 PARTICIPATION OF US CONFIRMING A 2566 01:23:22,000 --> 01:23:23,999 CITY MANAGER APPOINTMENTS, 2567 01:23:24,000 --> 01:23:24,999 CONFIRMING NOT INTERVIEWING, NOT 2568 01:23:25,000 --> 01:23:26,999 HIRING, NOT FIRING, BUT 2569 01:23:27,000 --> 01:23:28,999 CONFIRMING SO THAT'S A WAY OF 2570 01:23:29,000 --> 01:23:30,999 NOTIFYING US WHAT'S GOING ON IN 2571 01:23:31,000 --> 01:23:31,999 A GREAT TIMELY MANNER, SO IF WE 2572 01:23:32,000 --> 01:23:34,999 WERE TO MOVE THAT FIRST, 2573 01:23:35,000 --> 01:23:36,999 EVERYTHING DOWN AND THEN MOVE 2574 01:23:37,000 --> 01:23:38,999 THE TERM LIMITS TO OUR RETREAT, 2575 01:23:39,000 --> 01:23:40,999 DOES THAT KIND OF -- 2576 01:23:41,000 --> 01:23:41,999 >> Ms. Briggs: I WILL JUST -- GO 2577 01:23:42,000 --> 01:23:42,999 AHEAD, CITY ATTORNEY WILL 2578 01:23:43,000 --> 01:23:43,999 CLARIFY THAT. 2579 01:23:44,000 --> 01:23:45,999 >> Cty. Attny. Alvarado: IF I 2580 01:23:46,000 --> 01:23:47,999 MAY, I'M GOING TO PROFFER A 2581 01:23:48,000 --> 01:23:50,999 SUGGESTION IN ORDER TO MEET 2582 01:23:51,000 --> 01:23:51,999 LEGAL OBLIGATIONS AND ALSO 2583 01:23:52,000 --> 01:23:53,999 COUNCIL'S STATED PREFERENCES. 2584 01:23:54,000 --> 01:23:56,999 THE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED IN 2585 01:23:57,000 --> 01:23:57,999 SEPTEMBER MUST OCCUR IN 2586 01:23:58,000 --> 01:24:01,999 SEPTEMBER IF THE INCREASES ARE 2587 01:24:02,000 --> 01:24:03,999 TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THIS CYCLE. 2588 01:24:04,000 --> 01:24:06,999 IF WE DO NOT PROCEED WITH THE 2589 01:24:07,000 --> 01:24:07,999 SEPTEMBER ITEMS, THE NEXT 2590 01:24:08,000 --> 01:24:08,999 OPPORTUNITY FOR INCREASES WILL 2591 01:24:09,000 --> 01:24:12,999 BE IN 2028. 2592 01:24:13,000 --> 01:24:13,999 WHICH IS WHY WE'RE PROPOSING 2593 01:24:14,000 --> 01:24:14,999 THAT FOR SEPTEMBER ACTION AND 2594 01:24:15,000 --> 01:24:16,999 WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING ON 2595 01:24:17,000 --> 01:24:19,999 GETTING THAT ON TO THE AGENDA 2596 01:24:20,000 --> 01:24:21,999 FOR THE NEXT MEETING WITH A 2597 01:24:22,000 --> 01:24:22,999 SECOND READING AT THE LAST 2598 01:24:23,000 --> 01:24:23,999 MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, WHICH IS 2599 01:24:24,000 --> 01:24:27,999 THE THIRD WEEK. 2600 01:24:28,000 --> 01:24:28,999 STAFF REPORT FOR NEXT WEEK ARE 2601 01:24:29,000 --> 01:24:29,999 ALREADY UNDERGOING FINAL 2602 01:24:30,000 --> 01:24:30,999 REVIEW. 2603 01:24:31,000 --> 01:24:31,999 THE WEEK AFTER IT, THEY'VE BEEN 2604 01:24:32,000 --> 01:24:32,999 CRAFTED AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO 2605 01:24:33,000 --> 01:24:34,999 THROUGH THAT PROCESS. 2606 01:24:35,000 --> 01:24:35,999 WHICH IS WHY WE'RE SAYING 2607 01:24:36,000 --> 01:24:36,999 REALISTICALLY SPEAKING THE FIRST 2608 01:24:37,000 --> 01:24:37,999 MEETING IN OCTOBER IS THE FIRST 2609 01:24:38,000 --> 01:24:39,999 TIME WE CAN HAVE AN ORDINANCE 2610 01:24:40,000 --> 01:24:41,999 FOR YOU ON CONFIRMATION BUT WE 2611 01:24:42,000 --> 01:24:42,999 CAN MAKE THAT COMMITMENT AND 2612 01:24:43,000 --> 01:24:43,999 MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IT AT THE 2613 01:24:44,000 --> 01:24:46,999 FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER. 2614 01:24:47,000 --> 01:24:47,999 AND THEN WE CAN JUST PUSH THE 2615 01:24:48,000 --> 01:24:49,999 REST OF THE ITEMS BACK A LITTLE 2616 01:24:50,000 --> 01:24:50,999 BIT TO ADJUST FOR WORKFLOW 2617 01:24:51,000 --> 01:24:52,999 BECAUSE NONE OF THE OTHER ITEMS 2618 01:24:53,000 --> 01:24:53,999 ARE AS TIME-SENSITIVE, BUT OF 2619 01:24:54,000 --> 01:24:54,999 COURSE YOU HAVE OUR COMMITMENT 2620 01:24:55,000 --> 01:24:55,999 THAT WE'LL BRING THEM BACK 2621 01:24:56,000 --> 01:24:56,999 CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNCIL 2622 01:24:57,000 --> 01:24:58,999 DIRECTION. 2623 01:24:59,000 --> 01:24:59,999 SO IF THAT'S ACCEPTABLE TO THE 2624 01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:01,999 COUNCIL, WE COULD PROCEED IN 2625 01:25:02,000 --> 01:25:03,999 THAT FASHION AND IF NOT, OF 2626 01:25:04,000 --> 01:25:04,999 COURSE WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN TO 2627 01:25:05,000 --> 01:25:07,999 THE COUNCIL DIRECTION. 2628 01:25:08,000 --> 01:25:08,999 >> Mayor Salwan: I'M SEEING 2629 01:25:09,000 --> 01:25:09,999 EVERYONE NODDING YES. 2630 01:25:10,000 --> 01:25:10,999 MS. BRIGGS, DID YOU WANT TO ADD 2631 01:25:11,000 --> 01:25:11,999 ANYTHING OR WAS THAT IT? 2632 01:25:12,000 --> 01:25:13,999 OKAY. 2633 01:25:14,000 --> 01:25:14,999 SO I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN ENOUGH 2634 01:25:15,000 --> 01:25:15,999 FEEDBACK HERE. 2635 01:25:16,000 --> 01:25:16,999 DOES EVERYBODY FEEL 2636 01:25:17,000 --> 01:25:17,999 COMFORTABLE? 2637 01:25:18,000 --> 01:25:19,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: I 2638 01:25:20,000 --> 01:25:20,999 JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE FTE, 2639 01:25:21,000 --> 01:25:22,999 THE .5 FTE. 2640 01:25:23,000 --> 01:25:24,999 DID WE JUST WANT TO SCRAP THAT 2641 01:25:25,000 --> 01:25:25,999 ALL TOGETHER SINCE WE'RE GOING 2642 01:25:26,000 --> 01:25:27,999 TO GET A 1 ANYWAY? 2643 01:25:28,000 --> 01:25:29,999 >> Mayor Salwan: I DON'T KNOW 2644 01:25:30,000 --> 01:25:30,999 ABOUT SCRAPPING BECAUSE ONCE YOU 2645 01:25:31,000 --> 01:25:31,999 SCRAP, IT NEVER COMES BACK. 2646 01:25:32,000 --> 01:25:32,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: WELL, 2647 01:25:33,000 --> 01:25:33,999 I MEAN IF YOU TAKE IT OFF, IT'S 2648 01:25:34,000 --> 01:25:35,999 HARD TO COME BACK, RIGHT? 2649 01:25:36,000 --> 01:25:37,999 BUT DID YOU JUST WANT TO MOVE 2650 01:25:38,000 --> 01:25:39,999 THAT DOWN TO THE WINTER? 2651 01:25:40,000 --> 01:25:40,999 >> Mayor Salwan: I THINK WE WANT 2652 01:25:41,000 --> 01:25:41,999 TO SAY THAT WE WANT TO BUILD UP 2653 01:25:42,000 --> 01:25:42,999 THE CAPACITY AND SEE IF THERE'S 2654 01:25:43,000 --> 01:25:44,999 A NEED. 2655 01:25:45,000 --> 01:25:46,999 IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT AND BE 2656 01:25:47,000 --> 01:25:48,999 ABLE TO ADD AT THE RIGHT TIME 2657 01:25:49,000 --> 01:25:49,999 THAN TO START OFF FROM SCRATCH 2658 01:25:50,000 --> 01:25:50,999 ALL OVER AGAIN. 2659 01:25:51,000 --> 01:25:53,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: SO 2660 01:25:54,000 --> 01:25:54,999 WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE US TO 2661 01:25:55,000 --> 01:25:55,999 REVISIT IT? 2662 01:25:56,000 --> 01:25:56,999 >> Mayor Salwan: WE CAN TALK 2663 01:25:57,000 --> 01:25:57,999 ABOUT IT AGAIN AT THE RETREAT. 2664 01:25:58,000 --> 01:25:58,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: LET 2665 01:25:59,000 --> 01:26:00,999 PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE 2666 01:26:01,000 --> 01:26:01,999 RETREAT THEN IN JANUARY, 2667 01:26:02,000 --> 01:26:02,999 FEBRUARY. 2668 01:26:03,000 --> 01:26:03,999 >> Mayor Salwan: WE WANT TO BE 2669 01:26:04,000 --> 01:26:05,999 CONSERVATIVE, WE DON'T WANT TO 2670 01:26:06,000 --> 01:26:07,999 HIRE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE JUST TO 2671 01:26:08,000 --> 01:26:08,999 HIRE PEOPLE BUT IF THERE'S 2672 01:26:09,000 --> 01:26:09,999 ENOUGH WORK -- 2673 01:26:10,000 --> 01:26:10,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: SINCE 2674 01:26:11,000 --> 01:26:12,999 WE'RE DOING A TIMELINE AND WE'RE 2675 01:26:13,000 --> 01:26:14,999 MOVING STUFF UP AND DOWN THE 2676 01:26:15,000 --> 01:26:15,999 SHEET HERE, THAT WE ARE 2677 01:26:16,000 --> 01:26:17,999 COGNIZANT OF WHEN WE MIGHT WANT 2678 01:26:18,000 --> 01:26:18,999 TO REVISIT THIS PARTICULAR 2679 01:26:19,000 --> 01:26:19,999 ITEM. 2680 01:26:20,000 --> 01:26:20,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. 2681 01:26:21,000 --> 01:26:21,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: THANK 2682 01:26:22,000 --> 01:26:22,999 YOU. 2683 01:26:23,000 --> 01:26:23,999 >> Mayor Salwan: COUNCILMEMBER 2684 01:26:24,000 --> 01:26:24,999 ZHANG DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING 2685 01:26:25,000 --> 01:26:25,999 MORE OR IS THAT FROM BEFORE? 2686 01:26:26,000 --> 01:26:26,999 >> Councilmember Zhang: NO, I 2687 01:26:27,000 --> 01:26:27,999 JUST THINK I LOVED TODAY'S 2688 01:26:28,000 --> 01:26:28,999 DISCUSSION. 2689 01:26:29,000 --> 01:26:31,999 YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED AT POINTS -- 2690 01:26:32,000 --> 01:26:34,999 THE POINT OF VIEW FROM DIFFERENT 2691 01:26:35,000 --> 01:26:37,999 COUNCILMEMBER AND ALSO THE STAFF 2692 01:26:38,000 --> 01:26:38,999 AND WE FIND A -- YOU KNOW, A 2693 01:26:39,000 --> 01:26:39,999 GOOD SOLUTION. 2694 01:26:40,000 --> 01:26:40,999 SO I REALLY ENJOYED TODAY'S 2695 01:26:41,000 --> 01:26:41,999 DISCUSSION. 2696 01:26:42,000 --> 01:26:42,999 >> Mayor Salwan: GIVE AND TAKE. 2697 01:26:43,000 --> 01:26:44,999 >> Councilmember Zhang: YES. 2698 01:26:45,000 --> 01:26:45,999 >> Mayor Salwan: SOUNDS LIKE WE 2699 01:26:46,000 --> 01:26:46,999 GOT PRETTY GOOD DIRECTION. 2700 01:26:47,000 --> 01:26:47,999 IS THAT ENOUGH FOR STAFF AND 2701 01:26:48,000 --> 01:26:48,999 CITY ATTORNEY? 2702 01:26:49,000 --> 01:26:49,999 OKAY. 2703 01:26:50,000 --> 01:26:50,999 VERY GOOD. 2704 01:26:51,000 --> 01:26:51,999 GOOD JOB, EVERYBODY. 2705 01:26:52,000 --> 01:26:52,999 YOU GUYS DID GREAT. 2706 01:26:53,000 --> 01:26:54,999 NEXT WE -- THANK YOU, MS. BRIGGS 2707 01:26:55,000 --> 01:26:55,999 AND THANK YOU, MR. ALVARADO AND, 2708 01:26:56,000 --> 01:26:57,999 OF COURSE, CITY MANAGER. 2709 01:26:58,000 --> 01:27:02,999 IT'S BEEN A BIG WORKLOAD. 2710 01:27:03,000 --> 01:27:03,999 NEXT WE 2711 01:27:04,000 --> 01:27:04,999 HAVE COUNCIL REFERRALS. 2712 01:27:05,000 --> 01:27:06,999 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES 2713 01:27:07,000 --> 01:27:08,999 COMING UP AND WE'VE NOMINATED 2714 01:27:09,000 --> 01:27:09,999 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO WHO'S MY 2715 01:27:10,000 --> 01:27:10,999 ALTERNATE FOR THE PRESENT MOMENT 2716 01:27:11,000 --> 01:27:12,999 TO BE THE VOTING MEMBER. 2717 01:27:13,000 --> 01:27:13,999 AND COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL WILL 2718 01:27:14,000 --> 01:27:16,999 BE THE ALTERNATE. 2719 01:27:17,000 --> 01:27:17,999 SO IF THERE'S NO DEBATE, COULD I 2720 01:27:18,000 --> 01:27:20,999 GET A MOTION ON THAT? 2721 01:27:21,000 --> 01:27:22,999 COUNCILMEMBER LIU? 2722 01:27:23,000 --> 01:27:24,999 MOVES. 2723 01:27:25,000 --> 01:27:25,999 >> Councilmember Zhang: I 2724 01:27:26,000 --> 01:27:26,999 SECOND. 2725 01:27:27,000 --> 01:27:27,999 >> Mayor Salwan: I THINK 2726 01:27:28,000 --> 01:27:28,999 COUNCILMEMBER KENG HIT IT 2727 01:27:29,000 --> 01:27:29,999 FIRST. 2728 01:27:30,000 --> 01:27:30,999 SO MOVED BY LIU, SECOND BY 2729 01:27:31,000 --> 01:27:31,999 KENG. 2730 01:27:32,000 --> 01:27:33,999 PLEASE VOTE. 2731 01:27:34,000 --> 01:27:34,999 OKAY. 2732 01:27:35,000 --> 01:27:35,999 SIX AYES, ONE ABSENT, 2733 01:27:36,000 --> 01:27:40,999 COUNCILMEMBER SHAO. 2734 01:27:41,000 --> 01:27:42,999 LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE 2735 01:27:43,000 --> 01:27:43,999 HAVE COUNCIL COMMITTEE 2736 01:27:44,000 --> 01:27:45,999 APPOINTMENTS. 2737 01:27:46,000 --> 01:27:48,999 WE HAVE FOR CITIZENS ADVISORY 2738 01:27:49,000 --> 01:27:50,999 COMMITTEE, WE HAVE CHINMOY ROY, 2739 01:27:51,000 --> 01:27:51,999 FOR HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION 2740 01:27:52,000 --> 01:27:52,999 BRANDON SASS. 2741 01:27:53,000 --> 01:27:54,999 I SEE BRANDON IN THE AUDIENCE. 2742 01:27:55,000 --> 01:27:56,999 LOOK AT THAT. 2743 01:27:57,000 --> 01:27:57,999 SO IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS, 2744 01:27:58,000 --> 01:27:58,999 FEEDBACK, LET ME KNOW. 2745 01:27:59,000 --> 01:28:05,999 IF NOT, LET'S GET A MOTION. 2746 01:28:06,000 --> 01:28:06,999 COUNCILMEMBER KIMBERLIN MOVES, 2747 01:28:07,000 --> 01:28:07,999 SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KENG. 2748 01:28:08,000 --> 01:28:16,999 PLEASE VOTE. 2749 01:28:17,000 --> 01:28:17,999 OKAY, LET'S TRY -- MOTION 2750 01:28:18,000 --> 01:28:19,999 PASSES, SIX AYES, ONE ABSENT. 2751 01:28:20,000 --> 01:28:24,999 CONGRATULATIONS. 2752 01:28:25,000 --> 01:28:25,999 NEXT WE HAVE REPORT ON COMMITTEE 2753 01:28:26,000 --> 01:28:27,999 ASSIGNMENTS. 2754 01:28:28,000 --> 01:28:28,999 DO WE HAVE ANY REPORT ON 2755 01:28:29,000 --> 01:28:29,999 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS? 2756 01:28:30,000 --> 01:28:30,999 COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL. 2757 01:28:31,000 --> 01:28:31,999 >> Councilmember Campbell: THANK 2758 01:28:32,000 --> 01:28:35,999 YOU, MAYOR. 2759 01:28:36,000 --> 01:28:38,999 I HAD THE PLEASURE ACTUALLY OF 2760 01:28:39,000 --> 01:28:41,999 JOINING THE LIAISON COMMITTEE 2761 01:28:42,000 --> 01:28:42,999 WITH THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK 2762 01:28:43,000 --> 01:28:45,999 DISTRICT. 2763 01:28:46,000 --> 01:28:48,999 WE HAD A EMERGENCY MEETING AT 2764 01:28:49,000 --> 01:28:50,999 THE HISTORICAL ARDENWOOD 2765 01:28:51,000 --> 01:28:55,999 HISTORIC FARM ON AUGUST 26. 2766 01:28:56,000 --> 01:28:57,999 WE HAD A APPROVAL OF 2767 01:28:58,000 --> 01:28:59,999 SOME UPGRADES THAT THEY WANT TO 2768 01:29:00,000 --> 01:29:01,999 DO TO THE ARDENWOOD FARM 2769 01:29:02,000 --> 01:29:06,999 MAINTENANCE PROJECT, AND SO THEY 2770 01:29:07,000 --> 01:29:07,999 CALLED US IN TO APPROVE THE 2771 01:29:08,000 --> 01:29:09,999 FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE 2772 01:29:10,000 --> 01:29:11,999 CHANGES WHICH WAS REALLY 2773 01:29:12,000 --> 01:29:14,999 WONDERFUL, AND THEN WE HAD A 2774 01:29:15,000 --> 01:29:18,999 GREAT DISCUSSION ON THE VARGAS 2775 01:29:19,000 --> 01:29:19,999 PLATEAU TRAILS, AND THEY GAVE US 2776 01:29:20,000 --> 01:29:21,999 A OVERVIEW OF WHAT THOSE TRAILS 2777 01:29:22,000 --> 01:29:25,999 ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND SO IT 2778 01:29:26,000 --> 01:29:26,999 WAS A REALLY GOOD MEETING WITH 2779 01:29:27,000 --> 01:29:27,999 THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK 2780 01:29:28,000 --> 01:29:32,999 DISTRICT. 2781 01:29:33,000 --> 01:29:33,999 ANY QUESTIONS? 2782 01:29:34,000 --> 01:29:34,999 NO? 2783 01:29:35,000 --> 01:29:35,999 THANK YOU. 2784 01:29:36,000 --> 01:29:36,999 >> Mayor Salwan: THANK YOU. 2785 01:29:37,000 --> 01:29:37,999 ANYONE ELSE? 2786 01:29:38,000 --> 01:29:38,999 SEEING NONE, THAT'S IT FOR 2787 01:29:39,000 --> 01:29:39,999 TONIGHT. 2788 01:29:40,000 --> 01:29:40,999 HAVE A GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. 2789 01:29:41,000 --> 01:29:41,999 THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.