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I goes here.

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for that. And there would have been
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Yes.
>> Are you doing the proclamation?

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» And I said something.
>> Oh, I'm just I just brought a picture.

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Come up. Any excuse not to let you come.

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of the United States of the United
States of America and to the republic

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for which it stands. One nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all. And if we could please
have a few moments of silence for Cookie

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Romo Reyes.
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» Seated.

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» Are there any announcements or written
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» Uh if we could do roll call real quick.
>> Okay. Council member Delarosa

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» here.
>> Council member Leau

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» here.
>> Council member Lopez

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» here.
>> Mayor Prompon

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» here.
>> Mayor Marshall, [laughter]

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» I think I'm here.
>> Okay. Are there any announcements or

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written communications?
>> Uh, city staff received through written

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communications regarding item 6, CPU
draft resolution T-17934.

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Copies have been distributed to city
council and is on file uh in the city

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clerk's office.
>> Thank you. Department head reports.

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Good afternoon, mayor, city council
members, and city staff. Jackie

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Cordderero, public works director. Over
the past couple of weeks, the public

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works crew has completed a variety of
routine maintenance projects. Like

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they've been working really hard
continuing street markings. I know I've

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been saying that for a while, but
they're still doing that. Irrigation

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repairs, landscape work, pressure
washing. Um, we did a lot of work

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leading up to the concert, the ABA
concert, um, which I think, uh, really

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helped, uh, restroom plumbing repairs,
park maintenance, and cemetery services.

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The crew also assisted with mole mole
core drilling, saltwater leak at the

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trail head, metropolo excavation
project, and the JMF T maintenance. They

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continue to repair Chip and Falls,
installing finishing touches to the

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maintenance yard gate at um and fence
and installing guardrail and lower

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terrace. The public works leadership
team will be managing a couple of

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projects in the next month. Early
October, we will have our annual tree

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trimming. More to come um at next
council meeting. I'll be represent

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presenting a staff report on that. Uh
best contracting service will be out

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this month starting on the two roofing
projects we've been talking about. the

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lab roof at the wastewater treatment
plant and the casino restroom showers

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roof. Um, any questions?
>> I just have a question on the tree

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trimming and I believe I mentioned it to
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willing to
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foot palm trees downtown that really
don't provide shade. And I think you

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said you might have the the arborist or
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palm trees on Front Street, the really
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» You Yeah, just that little bit of on the
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» Yes. Yes, we did get the assessment
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that the arburist assessed. Um he that
person did a ton and it's all documented

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and entered into our GIS, which is
great. So, it gives a condition um if

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it's uh needs to be removed, uh what
year it should be removed, all of that

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good stuff. So, I haven't looked at
those, but um we will address them. They

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will be trimmed like normal, like every
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be replaced, it will be replaced.
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stick in the air, [laughter] you know.
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» Yeah.
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have somebody pay for planting of new
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provide shade, and it it might be kind
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» Yeah. Just my opinion. Yeah. Okay. Thank
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» Did you get a chance to talk to the city
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or no ebikes up on East Ridley?
>> Do you remember?

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» We did. We We have talked about that.
We're looking at We have to work with

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sheriffs and also talk talk about
whether or not that's something we can

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legally enforce. But yeah, I think I
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» There's one sign up there says no rental
golf carts and then the rest is what the

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neighbors have made.
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what I'm going to talk about tonight is
with code we're kind of focusing on

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Whitley right now um to try to take care
of some things, but we're going to look

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at getting some signage up there.
>> And Jackie, uh did the asphalt arrive a

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couple months ago? I wasn't sure if I
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are we going to start working on that?
the asphalt the pilot program that I

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have um I have a PO uh waiting for
signature from Dave on that one. I think

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we're going to talk it through but um
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» Dave is that regarding
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» asphalt where
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» Oh well oh yeah I thought that was on
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Sumar.
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» Yeah. which is the pilot program because
we're doing um it's type two asphalt

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which is different than we've used in
the past. So we want to see what it

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looks like um before we actually do the
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» Oh, cool. Yeah.
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» Okay. Thank you.
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» Good evening, mayor, council, city
staff. Michael Aliggria, fire chief.

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In August, we had 103 143 total calls,
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at 914 for the year.
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weeks ago, so we'll get some more info
on that um out soon to you guys about

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the things around the house, but it's a
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And then remind everyone, casino 8 am on
911 in the station at 11.

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And then just as a heads up, the
the Catalina Island Health is redoing

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their CT machine, they're updating the
guts of the inside. So So for those two

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weeks, instead of having to fly
everybody over, they're bringing over a

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temporary trailer that's going to be
just past the driveway. So, we're going

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to lose some parking for a week and a
half or so at the school, but we've been

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in contact with them, but so we have a
CP machine. We'll have traffic control,

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but for a few for about a week and a
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trailer. Um, but that way we don't have
to fly everybody. It's going to be

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emergency use only, but we're working
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» And it'll be on that side.
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going up.
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» Questions, comments? Yep. Thanks. Mhm.

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» Good evening, Mayor, Council, City
Staff. Kevin Schmidt, Harbor Master.

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Hope everybody had a terrific Tuesday.
Um right now in the harbor uh our

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biggest focus is forecast weather for
the weekend. So I'm sure some of you may

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have heard um there's a south swell
forecast uh for Labor Day. So luckily

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right now it's improving. The forecast
has improved last you know between last

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night and this morning. Uh tomorrow
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next Thursday you'll see us doing some
stuff in the harbor preparing for that

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uh potential uh south swell. So, keep
our fingers crossed, watching the

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weather and trying to keep everybody
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uh the Yach Club, just as a heads up, is
having their end of, uh season ceremony

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on Saturday. Um regardless of South
Swelling, um even though even with the

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weather forecast, we expect to have a
very busy weekend. Again, Labor Day,

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kind of the symbolic, you know, end of
summer, but we're still going to be

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busy. Uh the outrigger race is the
following weekend that brings in a lot

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of boats. So we got a fishing tournament
the war heroes on water. So summer's not

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quite over uh in the harbor. Uh stats
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for August of this year uh we ended up
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arrivals,
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moing nights. uh compared to last
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year, but fewer just slightly fewer uh
total morning nights. So, uh but very

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close. Stats-wise,
since our last get together, uh we've

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had three sites, uh four medicals, uh 38
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99 public assists, and three Coast Guard
assists. Any questions?

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Okay, thank you.

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Good evening, Madame Mayor, esteemed
council members, and uh city staff. I'm

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Sergeant Terry Bllelock of the Avalanche
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» Just speak up just a little bit more.
Thank you.

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» Sorry about that.
>> That's okay.

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» I'll give you the stats for the month of
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589
log entries, 397 observations,

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188 calls for service. Uh they conducted
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six citations were issued, 14 warnings
were uh giving, and three parking

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citations.
Uh recently, we've had uh a few

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incidents that have uh been reported to
our department. one ending in an arrest

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that was at uh 125 Metropole Avenue. It
was a domestic violence situation where

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the victim sustained u some significant
injuries to her face. Uh the suspect was

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uh placed under arrest and uh was booked
at our station and uh later bonded out.

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Um, also deputies responded to a assault
with a deadly weapon call. Uh, that was

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on uh this past uh Sunday and uh that
was on um Sumar Avenue at one of the

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local bars. Uh apparently there was a
melee and during the course um we

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identified at least uh three suspects
that were involved and six victims. One

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of the victims sustained uh injuries to
their ear and the charges that are going

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to be pending is going to be assault
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man.
>> Are those locals or visitors?

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» Uh combination of both.
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» Uh next, um we did have a report of a
battery uh that occurred. It initially

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came out as a domestic violence uh that
occurred uh right in the waterway. Um

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but it later determined through further
investigation that it was just an

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assault and um victim is no longer
desires of prosecution.

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» So what was the hallelu in front of the
elento yesterday?

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» Excuse me.
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the elento yesterday. There was a
gentleman standing there and there were

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four three of your vehicles and four of
y'all were there. I was wondering what

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that was.
>> Oh yes. Uh deputies responded to a call

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of a stolen uh golf cart. Uh suspect uh
was uh located and uh they decided to

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handle it civily between the victim and
the suspect and compensation was meant

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and uh victim was no longer desires of
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» Oh, good. Thanks. Okay.
Questions or comments?

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» I [clears throat] have a quick one. Do
you know if Captain King has given the

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coalition for deer uh the audio tape and
the sheriff's log for the gunshots? I

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think it was August 21st.
>> Uh the question is regarding the phone

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calls that came in regarding uh
gunshots. Is that was the question?

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[snorts] Uh I can tell you that um we
did receive uh two calls that uh that

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came in. Currently there is a
administrative investigation regarding

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the uh conduct and the information that
was relayed during those uh those calls

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but uh from my what I understand that uh
that there were no um I think

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[clears throat] it was in regard to some
sort of abatement regarding deer. We

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were get we got confirmation that there
was no um

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» Did you give the coalition they were
asking for the audio tape from the phone

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call made that night and they were
asking for the sheriff's log of where

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the sheriff's responded? So you don't
know if that was given to them?

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» Uh I don't believe it was given at the
time because there is an administrative

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investigating regarding the conduct of
the the call.

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» Thank you. That was very thorough.
>> You're welcome. Very much. Thank you.

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» And real quickly, uh, to Councilman
Lopez's question, I spoke with Captain

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King today and asked that same question
and he said it will be as soon as

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they're done with their internal
investigation. So, he he is aware of the

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request.

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» Good evening, council. Matt Baker,
finance director. Um, don't have a whole

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lot to report out. I did check at the
July TOT numbers in July. Uh we're still

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compiling numbers, but it looks like
we're going to be up for the month of

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July from July of last year. The next
meeting I'll get the full revenue uh

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report out for the the month of July. Um
but early signs look promising for for

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July revenues
unless there's any questions.

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» Thank you.

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» Good evening, Madame Mayor Council.
Um we have an update on the mobile LED

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screen. It's on the island. We have
secured a spot and it's fully covered.

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We took it last Wednesday to several
spots on Front Street where it fit where

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it would fit for events using an
electric hand dolly. Um it fit

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incredibly well within the framework of
our streets without impeding any traffic

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flow. Um there will be two events um
that will be showcasing the screening

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this September. Um one will be the
Catalina Crossing and two will be the

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Catalina Film Festival. That's right,
the festival season is here in Avalon.

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This month alone, we have three
festivals coming. We have the se 62nd

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annual Catalina Crossing. Um that's the
SCORA US Outrigger Championships weekend

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of the 12th and 13th. The Catalina Art
Festival the weekend of the 18th through

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the 20th and the Catalina Film Festival
the weekend of the 24th through the

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27th. In October, we will have the jazz
tracks from the 9th through the 11th and

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the 16th through the 18th. Also, the
second annual Mermaid Festival um

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October 23rd to to the 25th, at least
for the weekends, the island should be

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packed over the next two months.
Currently, we are hiring a part-time

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recreation leader position to add to our
staffing. Um the person will be

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responsible for organizing and leading
our youth and adult recreational

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programs. We do prefer the applicant to
know multiple sports, but more

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importantly be able to manage the
coaches, referees, parents, and kids. We

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are also hiring part-time recreational
aids who will be under the management of

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the recreational leader. Must be able to
understand and referee sports programs.

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Please apply online at cityoflon.com
under human resources and employment

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opportunities. Is there any questions?
>> I've had a request from the community.

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So Christine, the the water aerobics
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they were wondering as if there's any
way it could be continued because it's

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such a wonderful activity.
>> I actually could not hear you.

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» What's that?
>> I actually could not hear you about the

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water aerobics.
>> Yeah, because it's it's finished up. But

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they were wondering if if they if there
was an instructor if they could continue

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the courses, the water aerobics up at
the hotel.

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» Yeah. If if we have an if we have an
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um extending the the services. Yes.
>> Okay. If there's any aerobic water

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aerobic instructors out there, please
give David a call.

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» Yes, please do. [laughter]
>> Okay.

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» Thank you.
>> I have a quick question.

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» Yes, ma'am.
>> You guys also bought a little electric

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thing to move that LED screen around.
>> It's electric handle.

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» How much was that?
>> Uh that was 1,500.

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» How much?
>> 1,500.

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1500.
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» So that wasn't with the original 72,000.
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» Okay.
>> But we we decided to purchase that so we

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didn't have to drive a truck down Front
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Front Street as well as the maintenance
um yard can utilize it to easily move

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the the uh where you're going to keep it
then up in the maintenance yard.

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» Yeah. Okay. Right. Thank you.

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Hey, that's it. Oh, city manager,
>> I think that's it. Uh, thank you. Thank

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you, council. Um,
couple updates for tonight. Just, uh, as

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we've talked about the community court,
uh, we're on schedule for the community

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court to open up here. October 2nd is
the tenative date we have right now.

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Hopefully uh if we're able if
everybody's online to meet that date,

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we'll get information out as we uh get
closer. But there will be a open house

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up here at city hall. They're going to
have the number of judges over here.

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They're going to bring their state city
their staff and resources for the first

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opening of that city uh community court
that will be here in the lobby. So,

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that's been something that uh
essentially has been funded by the

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Superior Court, LA Superior Court to
allow our residents to have access to

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many more services through the court
system without having to go over town.

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So, we're excited about that. Our our
commitment to that was we provided the

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desk where the computers will lie and
and and we'll make the connection for

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the computers, but other than that,
they're providing all that information,

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all that backwork, all that uh um and we
do not have to have uh you know, they'll

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train our staff that will be at the
front desk to answer any questions, but

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for the most part, we're trying to make
it I understand it's in the lobby. We'll

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provide some screening for some privacy.
Uh but it is o court is open to the

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public. So people will be in there.
They'll have some screening but it will

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be open as uh for usual. So we'll be
open during all business hours for them

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for our residents to have access to
that. So more to come on that.

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Um updates on code enforcement stats for
the month of August. Uh four reports of

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uh stolen golf carts, six reports of
vehicles without city commercial

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permits. They did 10 red tags on
abandoned vehicles, uh three golf cart

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toes, um two graffiti reports with
cleanup, um six building code violations

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and investigations. Uh most of those are
still ongoing. Uh number of verbal

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warnings for early construction, four
reports for illegal signage at Step

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Beach, four stop work orders or work
going on on Sundays. Overall, they had

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50 animal control calls for the month of
August.

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Um, two violation letters for disposal
of boxes and enforcement of uh all the

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uh the containers down there in the
alley between chats and the buildings

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that the that fills up uh quite quickly.
And I also want to give a shout out to

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Jeffrey Hernandez from code enforcement
who was able to create a mechanism to

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prevent those lids from swinging all the
way and hitting Chad's hardware which

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was causing problems and leaving the
bins open and allowing the Ravens to get

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in there. So now those can only go part
way and they'll fall back hopefully stay

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closed and keep it cleaner down there.
Um in addition code had uh they sent

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letters to all the restaurants regarding
the fog program. They had two fog

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violations with citations and two uh
restaurant inspections. Uh overall uh 65

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calls for service for the month. Uh they
did assist at five corners for traffic

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and up at the school on the first day of
school. um cleaned up three encap

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encampments
um and uh assisted company on a pretty

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pretty major uh encampment cleanup up
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Um, in addition, uh, I mentioned earlier
that, you know, meeting with code

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enforcement, we are, uh, setting a
little bit of a focus on, uh, abandoned

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vehicles and how we're treating
abandoned vehicles, trying to access

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access them and get them moved and off
the street sooner than the current

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policy. Um, we are focusing on Whitley.
Uh we've identified a number of vehicles

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uh on Whitley that have not moved for a
period of time, some on the street, some

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partly on the sidewalk, some between
buildings, reaching out to residents

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saying if this is a uh a dead vehicle,
you have no intention of using it.

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Again, we're throwing out the amnesty
program. We will uh tow it off the

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island for you for free if you just sign
over the title to get rid of these

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vehicles that are just really taking up
space. So, uh, we're back to pushing

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that forward. I would also indicate
we've, um, done a shift on the code

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enforcement schedule. So, we will now,
we used to have just one code

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enforcement officer on for part of the
day on Sunday. Now, we will have code

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enforcement officer all day on Sunday.
So, this will give us full coverage

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eight hours a day, seven days a week.
And both of them will be on certain two

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or three days a week together. But, uh,
this way we have full coverage Monday

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through all the way through Monday
through Sunday. Any questions?

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» Well,
okay. Council reports the attorney.

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» Hi, Scott. I can't see your beautiful
face, so I forgot you were there.

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» Yeah, I am here. I do have a report
today.

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» Yeah.
>> Okay. Well, we'll hear from you later.

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» No, he's got one. He's
>> Oh, you've got a report today?

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» Yes, I actually have a report. Um, for
the last uh year or so, uh, the city and

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our, uh, code enforcement and our, uh,
and our code enforcement attorneys have

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been trying to work with the owners of
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property. Uh, we we were able to get an
inspection and we went into that

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property and examined the property and
the property was found to be in complete

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disrepair, uninhabitable. its foundation
was unstable and the structure was in

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immediate danger of collapsing. We tried
to work with an owner with the owner to

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go ahead and rehabilitate that. We were
unable to do so. So, um uh in July uh we

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went to court and a receiver has been
appointed for that property. What this

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means is is that the receiver is going
to be in charge of the cleanup of this

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property which includes the demolition
of the property, the rebuilding of the

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property so that it is safe and then the
sale of that property. The city will be

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be will be reimbursed all of its costs
and fees um including um attorney fees

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for this for the rehabilitation of this
property. the importance of this

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property was not only was it a fire
hazard, but because of the uh the the

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the vermin that were there, it was
causing danger to residents. And so,

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we're going to clean up the property and
replace it with some housing uh that

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we'll be able to actually use for for
multi- uh for a multi- structure housing

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uh um unit. So, um that will be done and
again at no cost to the city um once the

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it is completed.
>> Excellent. Thank you. Okay,

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» council members,
>> can I go first?

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» Yes, you may.
>> I have a couple of things. Um in regards

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to the water aerobics, uh the Catalini
Canyon messaged me and they can do those

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through October. So, if you can find an
instructor,

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» they can use the pool through October.
>> Okay. And then my second thing is um

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a story here about Oans's. Uh Olans is
not officially out of business, but it

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has shut down its California CRV
recycling machines after stating that

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state regulations made the operation
unsustainable. Do we know anything about

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that, Dave?
>> We uh I received the same note as

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probably you did yesterday. So, we're in
the process of reaching out to Olins's

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uh in particular, not only because we
have one, but we have two additional

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ones that we just got from them that
have not gone online. So, uh we're

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working we're working through that.
We'll let you know as soon as what we

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find out.
>> That's all I have.

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» Oh, that's

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going next. Um okay, so we are ramping
back up. Uh we have started youth and

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government again. So this week is a sign
up for the kiddos up at school. Um we

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have more already signed up than we did
last year. So that's very exciting. So

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what this with uh the program usually
entails is uh two camps for them and

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that's preparing them with civic
engagement and a lot of uh local

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government education. They will also
pick a bill that they have to represent

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and in those in those bills um we pretty
much treat it as the government would.

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So we took it to each branch and
hopefully it passes. Last year it passed

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all the way and it got signed by the
youth and government governor. So that

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was our first year too. So fingers
crossed for our second year. Uh women's

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forum is also ramping back up. Um last
year we started with uh it was our first

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year going freshman to senior. So we're
keeping that same um style going this

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year, but because it was so many girls,
we now have enough mentors to be able to

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divide each class to represent each
grade. Um and within that we'll have one

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or two girls represent their class kind
of like class representatives. So

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they'll have um their own events
depending on their class grade and a

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couple of them with all the girls
together. Um we usually have one event

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each month for the girls. Um and then of
course the senior girls get their

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scholarship at the end of the year. Um
and another big thing that we got going

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on uh we were pursuing boys and girls
club. It did not work out for us. Uh,

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but we don't give up and that's okay. It
actually ended up working out better

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than we expected. We started our own
nonprofit. So, it's new. It is called

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the Catalina Island Youth Investment
Fund. And in this nonprofit under it is

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a program and the program is called
Avalon Youth Impact Program. what we

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have started so far and again first year
and [laughter] this is just the first

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two weeks. We already have tutoring for
math and English and that'll be middle

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school and high school. Uh we will have
a drum line so we will have music. We

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will have art for both middle school and
high school. Uh we will have trades and

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that's one of the best things that I'm
very excited for because we don't have a

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lot of that on the island. Uh we are
exploring all avenues for trades but at

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the moment we are starting to roll out a
construction program and that will start

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next month and in that program um the
cool thing about the skills trades is

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that we are also doing it if you
complete all 18 to 20 classes you will

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receive a $2,000 scholarship as well as
any high school kids junior seniors that

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would like to intern to help tutoring.
they will also receive a scholarship of

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$2,000, but you will have to complete
110 120 hours to be able to actually

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receive that scholarship. Uh, at the end
of it all, we should be handing out at

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least 60,000 in scholarships. Um, hoping
we can get more funding so we can

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release more funds. Um, but yeah, so at
this moment, if there is any uh anyone

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out there on the island that is, you
know, plumbing, electrician, mechanic

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that is willing to start a program, we
are more than interested. And if you're

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not, I'm still going to reach out. So,
be ready. [laughter]

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» Who's the majority of the funding coming
from at this point?

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» Uh, there are donors uh from Mike
Lancing with the Boys and Girls Club.

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So, he still had his list and luckily it
worked out for us. So, our first year is

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fully funded.
>> Cool.

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» Yes.
>> Awesome. That's great news. [applause]

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That is great news.

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» Okay.
>> I have nothing.

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» Um, so just a few things. Um, Gateway
City's COG this month will be coming to

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Catalina as long as the hurricane backs
down. Um, it seems that we've been in a

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cycle of government visits with
hurricanes, and I'm really hoping to

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break that cycle this this year.
>> And that date is,

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» uh, it's going to be September 8th
through the 10th. The 8th is actually a

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day where a number of the COG members
and staff will be able to enjoy the

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island and get to learn a little bit
about the island by utilizing local

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tours. And then the actual conference
starts midday on the 9th and finishes

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midday on the 10th. So excited to see
everyone there. Again, COG is going to

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be uh the 24 cities and government
entities that represent our cities um in

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attendance. Up to two representatives
per city can come to the meetings per

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the Brown Act. And um so yeah, should be
really enjoyable in terms

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» and it's going to be held
>> uh topside. Topside

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» topside. Yep. Um and then um met with
the Conover family regarding the case

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that we had heard the denovo case for
the property at the corner of Metropol

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and Beacon and just wanted to make sure
that um city planning. I know Kelly is

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not here tonight, but I'll reach out to
her after the call the meeting tonight.

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Um there were some questions regarding
setbacks on the property. Um, if I

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recall from the recordings, we had
agreed to a 14t setback from the

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property line for the upper stories and
the current space that's there is

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definitely not 14 ft. So, um, just
hoping that that can move forward with

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an investigation. I know the city um I
know Mike Flynn had been up there

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measuring it earlier this week and also
the city inspector. So, just waiting to

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hear back on that. Um, and then also
there was the issue of a breezeway

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between the sidewalk and the side of the
building, especially for the space where

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there was going to be employee housing.
Um, just making sure that that still was

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part of the plans as well. Um, a friend
of mine sent me a copy of uh the city of

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San Diego's prep checklist for El Nino
and I was wondering if we might be able

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to put together something similar. I
think Avalon is somewhat fortunate or

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00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:05,279
unfortunate and that we're used to
having to know what to do when there's

416
00:33:03,519 --> 00:33:08,960
large storms that come up and people are
kind of already ready to roll and city

417
00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:12,000
is always ready to roll for that. Um,
but it was a good checklist of just

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00:33:10,399 --> 00:33:16,640
making sure certain insuranceances are
up to date. Um, gutters are cleared,

419
00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:20,320
your house is cleared of debris and
trash so that when there is a large

420
00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:24,640
amount of rain flow that you're able to
safely navigate around your house and

421
00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:28,000
others can too. Um, and then had a few
help lines and spots for info. So, I'll

422
00:33:26,799 --> 00:33:31,360
send you guys the link. If you think
it's beneficial, let's definitely do

423
00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:38,240
that and share it out. But, it was a
combination of uh law enforcement, code

424
00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:43,679
enforcement, public works, and uh I
think fire as well that had kind of

425
00:33:39,919 --> 00:33:48,880
included info there uh and harbor. So,
um and then, um finally, I got the phone

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00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:55,440
calls, I don't know if anybody else did,
regarding the gunshots that happened in

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Falls Canyon. And um just wanted to ask
um part of the response that I'd

428
00:33:56,720 --> 00:34:03,440
received back was that um neither one of
the callers asked for someone to come

429
00:34:01,039 --> 00:34:08,000
and investigate so they didn't. And I'm
wondering if that can be part of the

430
00:34:04,799 --> 00:34:12,800
discussion post investigation. Um that
that be standard when there's gunshots

431
00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:16,800
because that's not common here and it's
not a normal occurrence. They should be

432
00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:22,000
investigated automatically
the end of discussion for that I think.

433
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So, um, if we can have that be part of
the discussion, that would be much

434
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appreciated.
>> Sure. And just to follow up again, my

435
00:34:25,599 --> 00:34:30,560
conversation with Captain King, he he
says, you know, he was not able to be

436
00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:35,359
here tonight for other personal reasons,
but he is going to report out to council

437
00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:37,839
fully uh hopefully by the next meeting
of of what he has discovered and what

438
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they did.
>> I appreciate that. Yeah.

439
00:34:39,599 --> 00:34:46,480
» Thank you.
>> Okay. Um, I've staged, but it's going to

440
00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:50,320
be in city hall chambers. So, if anybody
wants to see what a Southern California

441
00:34:48,240 --> 00:34:52,879
Association of Government meeting is
like, I can meet you up here at 9:30. I

442
00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:54,159
just
>> When's that?

443
00:34:53,679 --> 00:34:56,480
» Thursday.
>> Thursday. Okay.

444
00:34:54,720 --> 00:35:00,000
» I just do it on the phone because I
don't know how to do all the other

445
00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:05,839
stuff, but um but I'm sure they'd set us
up if you were here or you could set it

446
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:10,800
up. Um and I'm wondering about the
we've I don't know when we imple Well,

447
00:35:08,720 --> 00:35:14,960
we set up for the residential inspection
program. So if people call wanted to

448
00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:21,280
call and had inadequacies in their home
that we could um investigate those but I

449
00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:26,880
know there's a lot of um I don't know
how far we got on that. For example, if

450
00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:33,839
I call my house is I don't have heat and
I don't have a refrigerator and whatever

451
00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:38,160
or you know got holes in my walls. what
we do if all of a sudden the people have

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00:35:35,839 --> 00:35:42,000
to be relocated, you know, and and I
don't think that we got that much of the

453
00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:46,320
program
set up, but I would like us to do that.

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00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:51,760
And and maybe because I know the
gentlemen that come to do the

455
00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:54,320
inspections are willing to do that, but
there's that whole thing if all of a

456
00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:57,359
sudden you have to move out of your
house, where do [clears throat] we put

457
00:35:55,359 --> 00:36:01,520
them? Who pays for that? Then you go
back in.

458
00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:06,320
» Can they up your rents? All of that. I
think we should begin looking into

459
00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:11,359
» Mayor, we we did do one uh in August. We
we did do one at the renters's request,

460
00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:15,599
went in there, did a full inspection. Um
the renderer did indicate there is a

461
00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:19,680
fear of retaliation, but once code was
in there, uh wrote it up. They did

462
00:36:17,599 --> 00:36:24,800
follow up and are pursuing it with the
landlord because once they see it, they

463
00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:28,400
can't unsee it. Um but it was one that
did not require um

464
00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:32,240
» evacuation [clears throat]
of the premises. But that is a concern

465
00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:37,680
every time we go in that we have to do
that to protect the tenants. Um but we

466
00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:40,079
are we are following up with the calls
that we get on that they they are doing

467
00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:42,640
that.
>> I don't know how much we want to really

468
00:36:41,359 --> 00:36:45,599
put it out there that we have that
program because I don't think the

469
00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:48,560
community even knows really about it.
But

470
00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:54,079
» okay,
>> that's okay. Let's go. Do you want this

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00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:58,280
before we do public comments?
>> Sure. Because you're anxious.

472
00:36:59,359 --> 00:37:06,480
» We do have a proclamation this evening.
A proclamation of the city council of

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00:37:03,599 --> 00:37:11,839
the city of Avalon recognizing September
2026 as childhood cancer awareness

474
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month. Whereas childhood cancer
awareness month is observed each

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00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:21,119
September to recognize the strength,
courage, and resilience of children and

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00:37:18,240 --> 00:37:24,880
adolesccents battling cancer while
honoring the families, caregivers,

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00:37:23,119 --> 00:37:28,800
health care professionals, and
researchers dedicated to supporting

478
00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:33,359
them. And whereas according to the
cancer American Cancer Society, an

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00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:38,800
estimated 9,550
children in the United States under the

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00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:44,400
age of 15 and approximately 5,100
adolescents ages 15 to 19 will be

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00:37:42,079 --> 00:37:48,960
diagnosed with cancer each year. While
the World Health Organization estimates

482
00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:54,800
that nearly 400,000 children and
adolesccents worldwide develop cancer

483
00:37:51,599 --> 00:37:59,119
annually. And whereas despite advances
in treatment, cancer remains one of the

484
00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:04,560
leading causes of disease related death
among children. And many survivors

485
00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:09,760
experience lifelong physical, emotional,
and financial challenges resulting from

486
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:14,880
their diagnosis and treatment. And
whereas nearly three decades ago, Steven

487
00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:20,320
Firestein, a member of the philanthropic
Max Factor family, founded the American

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00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:25,119
Cancer Fund for Children, Inc. and Kids
Cancer Connection, Inc. in association

489
00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:29,760
with Lions Clubs International to
provide hope, encouragement, and

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00:38:27,599 --> 00:38:34,160
meaningful support to children battling
cancer and their families. And whereas

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00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:40,079
the American Cancer Fund for Children
and Kids Cancer Connection provide vital

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00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:44,960
psycho psych sociological services at
hospitals throughout Southern California

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00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:49,839
and across the nation including
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, City of

494
00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:56,640
Hope, Mattel's Children Hospital at
UCLA, LA General Medical Center, Harbor

495
00:38:53,440 --> 00:39:00,880
UCLA Medical Center, Cedar Cyani Medical
Center, and many others helping improve

496
00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:05,920
the quality of life for children
undergoing treatment and their loved

497
00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:10,960
ones. And whereas these organizations
also sponsor programs that bring

498
00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:16,320
comfort, joy, and encouragement to
children through toy distributions,

499
00:39:13,119 --> 00:39:22,560
educational opportunities, sailing exper
experiences, pet assisted therapy, the

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00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:27,920
KCC supercar experience, hospital
celebrations, and other activities that

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00:39:25,359 --> 00:39:31,440
recognize extraordinary bravery and
determination of children facing

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00:39:29,599 --> 00:39:35,760
childhood cancer.
Now therefore, be it proclaimed that the

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00:39:34,079 --> 00:39:42,000
mayor and city council of the city of
Avalon do hereby proclaim September 2026

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00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:46,960
as childhood cancer awareness month in
the city of Avalon, and encourage all

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00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:51,760
residents to increase awareness, support
children and families affected by

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00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:55,920
childhood cancer, promote continued
research, and recognize the

507
00:39:53,680 --> 00:40:00,880
organizations and indiv individuals
working tirelessly to improve outcomes

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00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:05,359
and bring hope to those facing facing
this disease dated this first day of

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September 2026.
>> Thank you.

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» We have two presentations. Catalina
Island Health.

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00:40:15,667 --> 00:40:17,687
[cough]

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00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:25,359
» Good evening, Mayor and Council. Gail
from Catalina Island Health. Uh just a

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00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:30,000
quick update, but before I start, Yenya,
if you think that medical assistants

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00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:34,960
count as trades, I think we should talk.
So, just uh setting that

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00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:38,880
» little seed there. Um just wanted to
share super exciting news. If you have

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00:40:36,720 --> 00:40:44,720
not seen last week's paper, we put out
the um good news of raising $5.1 million

517
00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:50,079
for the new hospital during our Catalina
event uh earlier in August. And um that

518
00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:53,920
reminding to everybody all for the new
hospital, not for regular daily

519
00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:57,839
operations, but it's getting us a lot
closer. And we feel a lot of great

520
00:40:55,760 --> 00:41:00,560
momentum coming out of that event. So,
um, we're feeling like a lot of people

521
00:40:59,359 --> 00:41:03,599
were telling us like, "Oh, like we
really think it's going to happen and we

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00:41:01,839 --> 00:41:06,800
know it's going to happen." So, u, we
just wanted to make sure everybody saw

523
00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:10,880
that. And if there's ever any questions
about that, let us know. Um, other good

524
00:41:09,359 --> 00:41:15,760
news, um, we've been working, we've been
saying for a while that we've been, um,

525
00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:21,760
renegotiating our payer contracts. And
so we have um HealthNet, Blue Cross, and

526
00:41:18,240 --> 00:41:25,599
Blue Shield as of starting October 1st
and between October 1st and November 1st

527
00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:30,480
between the three of them, we'll be able
to take all of the plans within those

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00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:35,839
and payer insurance. So like the city,
for example, I know has Blue Shield and

529
00:41:32,960 --> 00:41:39,599
we've taken the PO but not the HMO and
stuff like that. So now we'll be able to

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00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:42,720
take all of those plans. Um with those,
we still have a few other payer

531
00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:46,319
contracts that we're working on, but
those are super exciting. We've been

532
00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:50,319
working on that for a long time. So,
we're hopeful that many of you can now

533
00:41:48,319 --> 00:41:55,200
come to the clinic and the hospital
without having to worry about going over

534
00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:59,200
town. So, uh that will more information
will be coming about that too, just so

535
00:41:56,720 --> 00:42:04,319
we know when we know the exact dates. Uh
and then just a followup from last

536
00:42:01,359 --> 00:42:09,040
presentation. Um it had come up about
our board of directors. So, we just

537
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:13,599
wanted to just give a brief overview of
who sits on our board, not specific

538
00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:21,119
people, but just like experience and and
um what they do. So, um a lot of uh de

539
00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:29,040
decades uh of Islanders. Uh so, we have
a retail jewelry store owner uh teacher

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00:42:24,720 --> 00:42:34,560
uh and a subteer uh a retired um a
retired restaurant owner. Um we have an

541
00:42:32,560 --> 00:42:39,119
emergency physician who is off island
but he is like the head of uh five

542
00:42:36,720 --> 00:42:45,200
different uh emergency rooms uh with
UCI. Uh so uh brings that knowledge to

543
00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:52,720
it. We have a retired judge and attorney
CPA uh also an islander, a hotel manager

544
00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:57,359
who is an islander um and then uh living
on the island but a current uh

545
00:42:54,560 --> 00:43:02,800
practicing physician. So u gets the
everyday family practice. So brings that

546
00:42:59,920 --> 00:43:09,440
um knowledge to our uh board and then
also uh the a retired healthcare CEO. So

547
00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:14,160
um that is off island but also lots of
good connections and knowledge of just

548
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:19,920
healthcare in the state of California
and locally in more LA County. So um the

549
00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:25,040
makeup of our board just as it stands
right now. Um so just so people have

550
00:43:22,720 --> 00:43:28,960
that in mind of who we who who's there
representing um but also you know

551
00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:34,079
further conversation whenever that comes
up. And then um just another uh up on

552
00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:39,520
the screen you'll see uh we have the
mammogram mobile unit coming um

553
00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:43,520
September 12th 13th 14th. So I know it's
that rigor we've already that will be no

554
00:43:41,920 --> 00:43:48,560
problem. We've already dealt with that.
So everybody's okay and we'll be able to

555
00:43:46,240 --> 00:43:53,920
work together on that uh during that one
day. Um, but it will be all day

556
00:43:50,560 --> 00:43:58,400
Saturday, Sunday, so 9:00 to 5:00. Um,
and then, uh, we were able to add this

557
00:43:55,920 --> 00:44:01,760
year Monday morning, so 9 to noon
because we don't have to take the unit

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00:44:00,079 --> 00:44:06,079
back to the barge until the afternoon.
So, um, hopefully we can get even more.

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00:44:03,760 --> 00:44:10,319
Last year we screened 79 local ladies
and so we hope to get even more. And,

560
00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:14,079
um, just wanted to throw out a huge
thank you to Avalon Freight Services for

561
00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:19,440
donating the barge fees to bring that
over and back. and then also Rotary Club

562
00:44:16,319 --> 00:44:24,560
of Avalon for helping to um work on our
or cover our hotel costs for the Tex and

563
00:44:21,839 --> 00:44:30,960
the boats for the text. So, um it really
makes it a major um event for the island

564
00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:35,520
and we're super excited. Um and then uh
just that's we're we're there. We're

565
00:44:33,359 --> 00:44:38,400
we're here for questions. We'd like
anybody has any questions, we're happy

566
00:44:36,960 --> 00:44:42,240
to meet with anybody, tour them through
the hospital, whatever it is, we're

567
00:44:40,079 --> 00:44:46,880
there. So, please reach out.
Well, I I made a comment today at the

568
00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:48,960
exercise class that men also get breast
cancer.

569
00:44:47,760 --> 00:44:53,599
» That's true. Yeah.
>> And so I don't know what is symptom. I

570
00:44:52,240 --> 00:44:59,440
don't want all the men in town running
to get their boobs squished, but if they

571
00:44:56,400 --> 00:45:03,760
uh I So it might be interesting for
somebody to look to look that up to see

572
00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:07,200
who is who is a candidate who's a male
candidate for breast cancer.

573
00:45:05,040 --> 00:45:12,720
» Yeah, I mean we can put that out there.
I would assume it's like most um anybody

574
00:45:10,880 --> 00:45:16,720
who's like under 40 needs a doctor's
note and extra meets special criteria.

575
00:45:14,800 --> 00:45:20,079
So I would assume for a male that would
there would be special criteria and

576
00:45:18,240 --> 00:45:23,920
indefinitely doctor's note for them to
actually do that screening for them. But

577
00:45:22,240 --> 00:45:26,560
I can find out what that is and share
that in the paper. So

578
00:45:25,119 --> 00:45:27,359
» I just thought it was interesting.
>> Yeah.

579
00:45:26,800 --> 00:45:29,280
» Okay. Thank you.
>> It's true. It does happen.

580
00:45:28,880 --> 00:45:33,200
» Unfortunately,
>> can I ask have we found a spot for the

581
00:45:31,359 --> 00:45:38,319
hospital yet?
>> We're close. um we have to do some

582
00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:41,920
ecological um or environmental studies
um that that those will that will

583
00:45:40,400 --> 00:45:46,319
determine if we can use the space that
we would like to use. So we're we're not

584
00:45:44,640 --> 00:45:50,240
don't have that answer yet, but we're
closer than we've been for a long time.

585
00:45:48,720 --> 00:45:51,920
So we're getting there. We'll let you
know.

586
00:45:50,880 --> 00:45:55,680
» Okay.
>> Okay. Thank you.

587
00:45:53,599 --> 00:46:01,880
» Thank you.
>> Okay, Mr. Troopa, Catalina Film

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00:45:58,880 --> 00:46:01,880
Festival.

589
00:46:02,821 --> 00:46:04,841
» [cough]

590
00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:13,280
» Thank you, uh, council members and m
Miss Madame Mayor. It's good to see you

591
00:46:11,200 --> 00:46:18,480
back, Dave.
>> Yeah, man. Um, you guys are obviously

592
00:46:16,560 --> 00:46:24,160
the meat and potatoes. It's amazing. You
got that $60,000 for those kids. I mean,

593
00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:29,040
that's crazy. Mammograms. We are the
sizzle and promotion of the island, and

594
00:46:26,480 --> 00:46:33,680
we make no mistake about it. Um, the
festival is less than a month away.

595
00:46:31,440 --> 00:46:39,200
Travel, lodging, vendors, and production
commitments are already happening. CFF

596
00:46:36,880 --> 00:46:43,920
is a destination event. No surprise to
anyone here. People come to Avalon

597
00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:48,960
specifically because the festival
exists. The impact equals hotel rooms

598
00:46:46,880 --> 00:46:55,760
and ferry tickets and restaurants and
retail and local vendors and workers and

599
00:46:51,760 --> 00:47:02,319
media and repeat visitors. Catalina is
expensive to attend. [laughter]

600
00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:06,720
Um CFF and local partners repeatedly
discount and absorb costs to make

601
00:47:04,240 --> 00:47:13,040
attendance possible. We have amazing
partners that uh make that happen every

602
00:47:09,040 --> 00:47:17,920
year. Discounts do not erase costs. They
shift them to the nonprofit or the

603
00:47:15,760 --> 00:47:24,720
filmmakers, the visitors and Avalon
businesses. The goal is to discount

604
00:47:21,520 --> 00:47:29,760
less, comp less, and pay Avalon
businesses closer to the full value of

605
00:47:26,960 --> 00:47:35,040
their work. We are not asking for
entitlement or special treatment, but we

606
00:47:32,800 --> 00:47:38,880
are asking for partnership tied with
measurable public benefit and

607
00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:44,000
transparency.
Tonight's ask is just help us maximize

608
00:47:41,440 --> 00:47:50,079
this year's festival. Uh we have some
great things going on. Uh, we have

609
00:47:46,240 --> 00:47:54,160
continued city promotion and LED screen
support that David Hart's got, which is

610
00:47:52,319 --> 00:47:59,359
really exciting and fascinating. I know
we're excited to use it. Um, vis visible

611
00:47:57,520 --> 00:48:03,760
city welcomes and film for the
filmmakers and the guests. I know every

612
00:48:01,760 --> 00:48:08,560
year we kind of see what we can do with
the mold is welcome to Avlon, welcome

613
00:48:06,079 --> 00:48:12,480
Catalina filmmakers. Any of that stuff
would be huge. Um, if we can get around

614
00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:16,160
the whole if we do it for you, we have
to do it for everybody. it would just

615
00:48:14,319 --> 00:48:20,640
make a better impact on who's getting
off those boats when they see stuff like

616
00:48:18,000 --> 00:48:26,800
that. Fast coordination through David
Hart and um city related needs. Uh he's

617
00:48:24,800 --> 00:48:32,720
always amazing. He helps us in any way
he can. Um and we appreciate him so much

618
00:48:29,440 --> 00:48:38,480
for that. Um if we could identify any
remaining inind logistical or tourism

619
00:48:35,520 --> 00:48:42,319
resources that we could help benefit
some of these filmmakers that are coming

620
00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:47,359
on their own dime from all over the
world. I think we have 35 countries

621
00:48:45,440 --> 00:48:52,160
represented this year. We've picked over
49

622
00:48:48,880 --> 00:48:54,880
films. Uh 200 of those are online.
Obviously, there's a lot of short films

623
00:48:53,760 --> 00:49:00,160
involved. So, we're not talking about
feature films that are 409 films. Um but

624
00:48:57,760 --> 00:49:04,480
we have a lot of excited people. Friday
night, we have Katherine Hardwick's West

625
00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:09,119
Coast premiere of her film called Street
Smart. Katherine Hardwick is the

626
00:49:06,480 --> 00:49:15,520
director of all the um Twilight series
of Robert Patson and and uh and um

627
00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:18,480
what's her name? Kristen Stewart. And
she's she's she's had an amazing career.

628
00:49:17,440 --> 00:49:22,079
We're going to give her a career
tribute. She's bringing about 40 people

629
00:49:20,480 --> 00:49:26,319
just from her film alone who are
coordinating hotels and boats and all of

630
00:49:24,240 --> 00:49:32,400
that fun stuff right now. Saturday
night, the producer of that film, um

631
00:49:29,520 --> 00:49:35,280
there's a there's a people from
Yellowstone that are in that film.

632
00:49:34,079 --> 00:49:39,680
There's a bunch of celebrities that
they're all coming. This independent

633
00:49:37,680 --> 00:49:44,240
producer pretty much bought out the
Blanco Hotel to put up all of his

634
00:49:41,760 --> 00:49:47,680
filmmakers, all of his talent. Didn't
ask anything of the festival. If

635
00:49:46,079 --> 00:49:52,480
anything, he's also sponsoring the
festival just because he understands

636
00:49:49,680 --> 00:49:57,520
logistics and uh it's just going to be
an amazing sort of event this year. So,

637
00:49:54,400 --> 00:50:01,839
we are excited about that as well.
um

638
00:49:59,680 --> 00:50:08,640
the visible
uh let's see identify the kind after the

639
00:50:06,400 --> 00:50:11,440
festival we are going to reconvene we're
going to bring all of our current data

640
00:50:10,079 --> 00:50:16,240
we're going to bring our disc we're
going to discuss our our our metrics and

641
00:50:14,480 --> 00:50:21,040
based on the event support system that
we can do to continue a stronger

642
00:50:17,839 --> 00:50:25,599
partnership in the future. Uh the goal
here really is you know when the

643
00:50:23,040 --> 00:50:29,920
nonprofit carries the full cost of
creating a public tourism benefit the

644
00:50:27,599 --> 00:50:35,359
cost does not disappear. It just gets
shifted somewhere else. So we are trying

645
00:50:32,720 --> 00:50:40,400
to eliminate that because you know
partnerships it's not charity. It helps

646
00:50:37,440 --> 00:50:45,839
turn events and and into room nights and
local spending and tax revenue and

647
00:50:42,640 --> 00:50:52,000
repeat visitation. Uh but we do not
measure partnership by what it gives to

648
00:50:48,480 --> 00:50:57,920
CFF. we measure uh by what CFF can then
give back to Avalon. So public tourism

649
00:50:55,119 --> 00:51:02,559
um should follow measurable public
benefit. And obviously everybody in this

650
00:51:00,240 --> 00:51:06,400
room in so many ways has helped us
throughout the years. It's like you know

651
00:51:04,240 --> 00:51:11,920
so many beautiful faces out there that
have helped from from Val to Dave to you

652
00:51:10,079 --> 00:51:18,880
know Mark Task. How many hours did we
spend in that projection booth together?

653
00:51:14,079 --> 00:51:23,280
Um Mr. Pon and Marsh. I mean like look
this is a community event and there is

654
00:51:21,200 --> 00:51:29,040
nothing more than we love to come to
this island show it off to the world. Um

655
00:51:26,800 --> 00:51:33,359
we have I think 25 people that are
coming on a Thursday night just to get

656
00:51:31,040 --> 00:51:37,760
ready for Friday morning. So we try to
track all this data. Um we are still

657
00:51:36,319 --> 00:51:41,920
trying to sell out Friday although
there's no more boats until after 8:30.

658
00:51:40,480 --> 00:51:45,359
So we're that's another thing we're
trying to work with Amanda and the

659
00:51:43,119 --> 00:51:49,119
Catalina Express. It's El Nino. It could
rain. So we understand their their

660
00:51:47,599 --> 00:51:54,000
issues. So we're just trying to figure
out and navigate this the best we can

661
00:51:51,520 --> 00:51:57,359
and have an amazing year 17. So that's
why we're coming back after the festival

662
00:51:55,680 --> 00:52:05,359
with all the beautiful data that we will
have for you moving forward.

663
00:52:00,880 --> 00:52:09,359
» I I um maybe SA can help with this one.
I feel really bad that the youth and a

664
00:52:08,079 --> 00:52:14,640
lot of the other people that live here
don't take advantage of this festival

665
00:52:11,440 --> 00:52:19,359
and I don't know how to get them turned
on to to want to come. I mean, it's

666
00:52:18,960 --> 00:52:23,280
» Yeah,
>> it's it's fabulous. So, if you have any

667
00:52:21,200 --> 00:52:26,960
ideas how we can really get the kids
involved in their participation and

668
00:52:25,040 --> 00:52:31,760
coming with their parents and
>> Saturday morning in the Lancer

669
00:52:29,359 --> 00:52:37,280
Auditorium at the school, we have a
familyfriendly feature film. It's called

670
00:52:34,079 --> 00:52:42,720
Bob's Best Friends and it has a bunch of
celebrity uh voices for all these dogs

671
00:52:40,240 --> 00:52:48,160
that are in the film. Um so we're
basically calling all cars for Avalon

672
00:52:45,200 --> 00:52:51,760
families to come. That's a free event.
>> We've already talked to the filmmaker.

673
00:52:49,599 --> 00:52:55,440
He's excited to offer that as well. We
have a lot of cool familyoriented films

674
00:52:54,240 --> 00:53:00,559
this year because we even created a
family category. So we uh we're trying

675
00:52:58,720 --> 00:53:03,680
to program more because our animation
category technically isn't cartoons.

676
00:53:02,880 --> 00:53:08,720
Right.
>> There could be a lot of anything in

677
00:53:05,280 --> 00:53:12,000
animation. So, um, we we are trying to
develop more familyfriendly events as

678
00:53:10,480 --> 00:53:13,839
well. And we're trying to do it on the
weekends.

679
00:53:12,960 --> 00:53:16,720
» Yes. Yes.
>> So, that's good.

680
00:53:14,960 --> 00:53:20,000
» You know, the more people can find out
about that, I don't know how we can

681
00:53:18,640 --> 00:53:22,880
reach them more, but that would be
amazing.

682
00:53:20,640 --> 00:53:27,800
» Yes. Okay.
>> Well, thank you.

683
00:53:24,559 --> 00:53:27,800
» Thank you.

684
00:53:30,640 --> 00:53:36,960
» Okay. Oral communications. This is an
opportunity for the public to speak on

685
00:53:34,960 --> 00:53:42,839
items that are not on the agenda. You
will be limited to two minutes and no

686
00:53:39,119 --> 00:53:42,839
action will be taken.

687
00:53:47,359 --> 00:53:55,359
» Hello there, Paul Burchaw, Avalon
Library. Uh, a couple small things

688
00:53:51,280 --> 00:53:59,839
first. Um, the the uh art fair is coming
up and uh the friends of the library are

689
00:53:58,079 --> 00:54:03,920
going to have a book table sale as
always. Donate your books. If you have

690
00:54:01,839 --> 00:54:08,240
books piling up that you just can't
stand, bring them on down to the

691
00:54:05,760 --> 00:54:10,720
library. Uh, bring them to Judy's house.
I'm not going to say the address. That's

692
00:54:09,520 --> 00:54:14,319
for her. He's supposed [laughter] to do,
but uh, the library is available. Just

693
00:54:12,480 --> 00:54:18,400
drop them off with me. Uh, if we're
closed, put them in the book return bin.

694
00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:21,599
I'll s some out in the morning. Uh, so
yeah, please come and give us lots of

695
00:54:19,839 --> 00:54:25,440
books for the book sale. Uh, a few
things you might not know. During this

696
00:54:23,200 --> 00:54:30,640
heatwave, the library was a beautiful
cooling center. We had the best air

697
00:54:28,160 --> 00:54:34,319
conditioning. Oh my goodness, it was
awesome. So, another heat wave coming in

698
00:54:32,720 --> 00:54:38,079
about a week, I think. Come on down to
the library. Hang out with us. Read a

699
00:54:36,319 --> 00:54:41,520
book. Nobody's going to, you know,
screech at you except maybe some kids.

700
00:54:40,079 --> 00:54:46,240
But, you know, it'll be lovely and just
hang out in your beautiful library. Um,

701
00:54:44,160 --> 00:54:51,599
just other stuff. The bookmark contest,
our annual bookmark contest is starting

702
00:54:48,400 --> 00:54:55,839
up now. Come on down. Uh, create a
lovely bookmark. I may be imposing on

703
00:54:53,920 --> 00:55:02,000
council and the friends of the library
to help judge that thing uh probably in

704
00:54:58,559 --> 00:55:06,480
November if we get enough people. Um
some of my events coming up, this is an

705
00:55:03,760 --> 00:55:11,040
awesome month at the library. We have
the Barnsdale Arts Center doing an arts

706
00:55:08,800 --> 00:55:16,480
class that's going to be on Thursday,
September 10th. Uh beautiful, they do

707
00:55:13,680 --> 00:55:20,000
beautiful stuff, hands-on art. Kids are
welcome. Everybody's welcome if you have

708
00:55:18,160 --> 00:55:24,319
an aesthetic sense. Coming up on the
16th, we're going to have a magician,

709
00:55:22,240 --> 00:55:29,760
Arty Lon. He's been to the library a
bunch of times. He is just delightful.

710
00:55:26,880 --> 00:55:35,359
He does like floating tables and magic
wands that get huge. He's amazing. Um,

711
00:55:32,720 --> 00:55:41,520
and our usual stuff as well, crafts on
Tuesdays and Fridays. My story time.

712
00:55:37,760 --> 00:55:46,640
every Saturday. Um, just to encourage
people to enter the bookmark contest on

713
00:55:43,920 --> 00:55:50,400
the 24th, I'm going to have an ice cream
party where if you want an ice cream,

714
00:55:48,079 --> 00:55:53,920
you have to do a bookmark. Uh, and you
know, if you want two ice cream, you got

715
00:55:51,760 --> 00:55:58,640
to do two bookmarks. You want three ice
cream, you got to do 30 bookmarks. So,

716
00:55:56,240 --> 00:56:03,359
uh, I set up a little, uh, nothing like
a film festival, but I do a little movie

717
00:56:01,119 --> 00:56:07,359
thing. I set up a little screen. I have
a little projector, uh, attach it to a

718
00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:11,520
laptop. We use Canopy, which is a
program we all have, the library card

719
00:56:09,760 --> 00:56:15,119
members have a subscription to. I'm
allowed to show some movies without

720
00:56:13,119 --> 00:56:21,359
licenses. So, I'm going to do Animal
Crackers, the old Marks Brothers thing.

721
00:56:18,160 --> 00:56:25,440
On the 30th, I'm going to do my let's
face it, my quarterly screening of Monty

722
00:56:23,440 --> 00:56:29,280
Python and the Holy Grail. I've done it
like eight times this year. I I have to

723
00:56:27,359 --> 00:56:34,079
do what I like at the library sometimes,
too. Um, also, uh, we also subscribe to

724
00:56:32,400 --> 00:56:38,400
something called the Alexander Street
Performance. Uh, we're gonna do a

725
00:56:36,480 --> 00:56:43,839
screening of Richard III from the Royal
Shakespeare Company. We'll see. I want

726
00:56:40,720 --> 00:56:48,240
to get us cultury a little bit, too. I
don't think there's anything wrong with

727
00:56:44,799 --> 00:56:52,559
a bit of culture. Um, also, since we
have our our new page hired, he leads

728
00:56:50,720 --> 00:56:58,400
Dungeons and Dragons pretty much every
Wednesday at 3 and Saturday at 3. And I

729
00:56:56,799 --> 00:57:02,640
have one more program that I can't
really talk about, but I'll talk about

730
00:56:59,680 --> 00:57:06,240
it on the uh uh at the next city council
meeting. I think it's kind of cool. Uh,

731
00:57:04,640 --> 00:57:09,839
it's a sort of partnership that LA
County Library is doing with someone and

732
00:57:08,400 --> 00:57:14,079
I'm not allowed to say it. They will
fire me. They will say, "You are

733
00:57:11,680 --> 00:57:17,839
embargoed from talking about it, but I
hinted it like I'm allowed to do." So,

734
00:57:16,480 --> 00:57:21,160
thank you very much for your time.
>> Thank you, Paul.

735
00:57:23,920 --> 00:57:34,240
» Hello, everyone. Martas 345 Ser 330
Clarissa. A friend of mine phoned me

736
00:57:30,880 --> 00:57:41,839
tonight and said [clears throat] that uh
apparently my address 345 is confused

737
00:57:37,680 --> 00:57:48,079
with 343 Candace Reman and I need to set
the record straight because this is a

738
00:57:44,240 --> 00:57:53,119
public record that uh Candace Rebanov
does not own three, four or five. She

739
00:57:49,760 --> 00:57:57,400
owns a trash dump next to me. Thank you.
>> Oh, okay. Thank you.

740
00:57:59,119 --> 00:58:03,839
Hi.
>> Long time no see. How you doing?

741
00:58:02,319 --> 00:58:08,640
» Good, thank you. Good.
>> Um, I'm here today because I have some

742
00:58:06,400 --> 00:58:13,119
questions. Um, with so many golf carts
in Avalon aging out and with many repair

743
00:58:10,799 --> 00:58:17,359
parts no longer being available, are
options for purchasing new golf carts is

744
00:58:15,040 --> 00:58:21,760
becoming more difficult? With electric
golf carts in the flats and condos that

745
00:58:19,280 --> 00:58:27,040
don't have garages? So, I've done some
research and I get different information

746
00:58:24,640 --> 00:58:32,240
in all three spots that I researched.
One was the DMB and they specifically

747
00:58:29,359 --> 00:58:39,119
mentioned Avalon and an exemption that
we received. Um, there's also Yamaha

748
00:58:35,599 --> 00:58:44,240
which is different information and and
then there's the city municipal code

749
00:58:41,440 --> 00:58:49,920
which is also different information. So,
I'm here because we just had our cart at

750
00:58:46,799 --> 00:58:54,960
Yamaha for four weeks. And so, I'm I was
kneede in this concern that a lot of

751
00:58:52,640 --> 00:58:59,200
people have here on the island because,
like I said, golf carts are aging out

752
00:58:57,119 --> 00:59:04,160
and repair parts no longer available.
And so, here we are. And I know a lot of

753
00:59:02,400 --> 00:59:09,280
talk has been happening about electric
golf carts and a lot of talk has been

754
00:59:06,799 --> 00:59:15,839
happening about charging stations. And
in my opinion, that's just not feasible

755
00:59:12,640 --> 00:59:20,400
because you've got the majority of the
drivers in this town are golf carts and

756
00:59:18,960 --> 00:59:23,839
charging stations. We all know what
happened with Tesla when they came out.

757
00:59:21,839 --> 00:59:28,880
It was a nightmare because there still
aren't enough charging stations. So, I'd

758
00:59:27,359 --> 00:59:34,720
like to get some clarification as to
where do we stand? Because with the

759
00:59:31,760 --> 00:59:40,400
research that I have done, we can still
get gas golf carts. And I spoke to our

760
00:59:38,640 --> 00:59:45,920
insurance company before I came here
tonight to find out because they're not

761
00:59:42,880 --> 00:59:49,839
making LSV golf carts anymore with VIN
numbers. They used to be manufactured

762
00:59:48,079 --> 00:59:53,839
with VIN numbers and they don't do that
anymore. Per the DMV, it has to be in

763
00:59:51,839 --> 00:59:57,839
order to be street legal. It has to have
the VIN number. But everything is

764
00:59:56,079 --> 01:00:02,079
different. And when I talked to our
insurance agency, they said it either

765
01:00:00,640 --> 01:00:06,640
has to have a VIN number. I explained
that we have to bring this card up to

766
01:00:03,680 --> 01:00:10,559
get our city sticker every year. And I
said, "Are we not going to be able to

767
01:00:08,400 --> 01:00:14,640
get that anymore since a new golf cart
won't have a VIN number?" And they said,

768
01:00:12,880 --> 01:00:19,280
"As long as it has a VIN number or a
serial number on it and I did I

769
01:00:17,520 --> 01:00:23,200
researched and of course all vehicles
have a serial number, including every

770
01:00:20,880 --> 01:00:28,319
single golf cart that's manufactured."
Um, if anyone is interested, our our

771
01:00:26,400 --> 01:00:34,240
insurance company said that they will
ensure it's foremost. They will ensure

772
01:00:31,280 --> 01:00:38,319
any golf cart under specialty. they put
it in the category with ebikes and

773
01:00:36,079 --> 01:00:43,200
things like that. And so I asked them,
does that mean that we can still if we

774
01:00:40,799 --> 01:00:49,119
buy a gas golf cart from the
manufacturer, can we um park it on the

775
01:00:46,960 --> 01:00:53,839
street and we drive it legally on the
street? And they said yes. Um so that's

776
01:00:52,160 --> 01:00:58,480
kind of so you can see all the
information that I re that I've

777
01:00:56,319 --> 01:01:01,839
researched and it's all different. So, I
wanted to find out get some

778
01:00:59,680 --> 01:01:05,880
clarification from the city where you
stand with gas golf carts.

779
01:01:06,160 --> 01:01:11,440
» And you're talking about residential
golf cart, not a commercial.

780
01:01:09,280 --> 01:01:16,319
» So, right now the city does not have a
requirement for electric residential

781
01:01:13,680 --> 01:01:20,640
golf carts. You can have a gas golf
cart. We understand that, you know, we

782
01:01:18,480 --> 01:01:24,720
would love to [clears throat] create
more charging stations. We're going to

783
01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:29,280
put some in here at city hall and on
Tmont, but we understand that's not

784
01:01:26,559 --> 01:01:34,079
going to satisfy everybody's needs. So,
you can still have there's no

785
01:01:31,359 --> 01:01:38,319
prohibition against Gas golf carts.
>> Our requirement for a city sticker is

786
01:01:36,559 --> 01:01:46,559
just that you're licensed through the
DMV. Now, I know the DMV has either

787
01:01:43,040 --> 01:01:49,599
issued uh licenses with a serial number
or with a VIN number. Either way,

788
01:01:48,079 --> 01:01:53,839
they've done it and they continue to do
it that way. We don't require a VIN

789
01:01:52,480 --> 01:01:57,520
number. We don't require As long as
you're licensed through the DMV when you

790
01:01:55,680 --> 01:02:00,400
come to get your city sticker, you'll
get your city sticker.

791
01:01:58,319 --> 01:02:06,640
» Okay, there a problem because I went on
the DMV's website today and it clearly

792
01:02:02,559 --> 01:02:12,079
states that it has to be an LSV
gas golf cart and it which means it is

793
01:02:09,359 --> 01:02:18,400
required to have a VIN number.
I I think Debbie would right now the

794
01:02:15,119 --> 01:02:24,720
state of California says that Yamaha the
corporation Yamaha cannot sell

795
01:02:21,839 --> 01:02:31,440
a Yamaha golf cart to Mike King down at
Catalina Yamaha. I've talked to Dave

796
01:02:28,079 --> 01:02:37,920
Maestro about an exemption like we do
for smog. We just go to um one of our

797
01:02:35,680 --> 01:02:42,480
legislature or in fact I don't even
think we have to do that. Bud Smith just

798
01:02:40,559 --> 01:02:49,359
talked to somebody and we got exempt
from smog. We need to get exempt from

799
01:02:46,400 --> 01:02:56,319
California saying
we can't purchase a gas golf cart.

800
01:02:53,839 --> 01:03:02,960
And once we do that and Yamaha gets on
board, then Yamaha will sell golf gas

801
01:03:00,640 --> 01:03:06,960
golf carts to Mike King and we can
purchase gas golf carts because I'm with

802
01:03:05,280 --> 01:03:12,000
you. Most people don't want electric
golf cart. Yeah, we don't have anywhere

803
01:03:09,520 --> 01:03:15,119
to plug it in, but that's where we're
kind of at,

804
01:03:12,720 --> 01:03:19,440
» right? And we But I I I don't know that
that solves the last issue she brought

805
01:03:17,200 --> 01:03:22,880
up, which is it the VIN number.
>> They don't have VIN numbers. They have

806
01:03:21,119 --> 01:03:27,520
serial numbers. When I worked at the
courthouse, they had the sheriff's

807
01:03:24,640 --> 01:03:32,799
underneath looking. They do have a
serial number and you can register that.

808
01:03:30,000 --> 01:03:34,720
Uh San Pedro DMV knows all about that
kind of stuff. So,

809
01:03:33,599 --> 01:03:40,079
» and that's true.
>> If you buy something from

810
01:03:37,520 --> 01:03:45,680
I don't know how the easygo gals carts
got over here, but I I know if you

811
01:03:43,119 --> 01:03:50,160
wouldn't buy something in Arizona or
Nevada,

812
01:03:47,680 --> 01:03:54,720
you can bring it in and I would go to
San Pedro with all your paperwork

813
01:03:53,359 --> 01:03:58,400
picture of it. You don't even have to
take the golf cart in there. They're

814
01:03:56,880 --> 01:04:03,680
real good about
>> Okay. I'm just I'm just concerned

815
01:04:00,079 --> 01:04:08,880
because it did state as of today that
they require a VIN number. The DMV does.

816
01:04:07,039 --> 01:04:13,359
They use the serial number on most of
them. They don't even have VIN numbers.

817
01:04:11,440 --> 01:04:17,039
Maybe some of the new companies like
there's a bunch of new electric

818
01:04:14,880 --> 01:04:22,400
companies that you see even driving on
the mainland. I don't know if you ever

819
01:04:19,599 --> 01:04:28,000
cruise through like Lagouna and all
those places, Huntington Beach. But if

820
01:04:24,880 --> 01:04:33,280
you buy a gas golf cart and you bring it
here, it DMV and San Pedro will help

821
01:04:31,520 --> 01:04:40,319
you. even Long Beach.
>> One question I had was, do you require

822
01:04:36,240 --> 01:04:42,240
if So, does a city only require that we
have insurance?

823
01:04:41,920 --> 01:04:45,599
» Um,
>> they don't even require that.

824
01:04:43,599 --> 01:04:49,200
» And the DMV part Well, we have to have
we have to bring something in in order

825
01:04:47,599 --> 01:04:51,039
to get our Well, in order to get our
city sticker every year, we have to

826
01:04:50,559 --> 01:04:57,119
bring something.
>> You have to be registered with the DMV

827
01:04:54,720 --> 01:05:00,960
» and they require insurance. So maybe the
city council could look into that

828
01:04:58,480 --> 01:05:06,079
because um I found different
information. So if you guys could look

829
01:05:03,920 --> 01:05:10,720
into it and clarify for the community
because I do know people who are looking

830
01:05:08,640 --> 01:05:15,359
for golf carts and there are people who
are desperately looking for gas golfart

831
01:05:12,720 --> 01:05:18,480
golf carts and so if we could bring in
new golf carts. I think the community

832
01:05:17,039 --> 01:05:22,400
needs to know that
>> and and I I can tell you that we have

833
01:05:20,400 --> 01:05:28,799
had golf carts that have been registered
this season, this this last March season

834
01:05:25,920 --> 01:05:31,680
with the DMV with serial numbers.
>> Yes. But were they new golf carts?

835
01:05:31,119 --> 01:05:35,119
» New?
>> Yeah, brand new. Like if someone wants

836
01:05:33,119 --> 01:05:37,039
to go buy a brand new golf cart, if they
like ours is 10 years old,

837
01:05:36,559 --> 01:05:41,039
» right?
>> So we don't have that problem, you know,

838
01:05:38,960 --> 01:05:45,359
we have we bring it, you know, we have
the register with the DMV. However, if

839
01:05:43,520 --> 01:05:49,839
someone wants to go out and buy a brand
new golf cart, which I know several

840
01:05:47,280 --> 01:05:53,760
people who do, um, they want a gas golf
cart and they want a new golf cart, can

841
01:05:52,079 --> 01:05:58,319
they bring it to the island, can they
get a city sticker because it won't be

842
01:05:56,319 --> 01:06:02,720
registered with the DMV? Most likely.
So, all I'm asking if the city could

843
01:06:00,400 --> 01:06:06,799
look into it and really clarify because
I think that's information that the city

844
01:06:04,640 --> 01:06:10,160
that the people within the community
need to have.

845
01:06:08,880 --> 01:06:14,000
We'll we'll definitely we'll definitely
look into that and talk to our folks at

846
01:06:11,760 --> 01:06:17,599
the DMV. We always go through the San
Pedro office because they get most of

847
01:06:15,680 --> 01:06:20,799
our residents. Yeah.
>> And see if that has changed in the last

848
01:06:19,760 --> 01:06:25,440
six months because
>> And then how do they go about it? So you

849
01:06:22,640 --> 01:06:29,520
can give give them concrete information
about how they can go about it.

850
01:06:27,839 --> 01:06:31,760
» Yeah, we we will we will make those
calls and look into that for you. Yeah,

851
01:06:31,039 --> 01:06:40,000
absolutely.
>> Okay, thank you. Nice to see you.

852
01:06:35,680 --> 01:06:40,000
Anybody else? Oral communication.

853
01:06:42,640 --> 01:06:52,240
Hi, Janney Hall 334 Clarissa.
Uh, why do we want gas golf carts so

854
01:06:51,039 --> 01:06:57,039
much?
>> Because we don't like electric. And why

855
01:06:54,541 --> 01:07:01,200
[laughter] is that? I thought we were
going that direction.

856
01:06:58,720 --> 01:07:06,240
» I think each different.
>> Do you have a spot to plug yours in on

857
01:07:03,440 --> 01:07:10,240
your street? Well, I would put a I would
put a

858
01:07:06,880 --> 01:07:14,559
» So, you dig a hole and put the
>> And I don't know if that's been explored

859
01:07:12,960 --> 01:07:21,119
or
something to that effect. Just that

860
01:07:17,839 --> 01:07:25,359
uh they sure gas golf carts are really
loud and I can't

861
01:07:23,200 --> 01:07:30,160
» I think the easy goes are. I think the
Yamahas aren't. And I think what you're

862
01:07:27,599 --> 01:07:33,839
hearing now are the easy goes from the
rental car place because I've had a

863
01:07:32,319 --> 01:07:38,960
couple people call me. In fact, I went
up to somebody's house and sat one day

864
01:07:36,319 --> 01:07:41,599
and listened and it was the easy goes.
>> Yeah. And they're gas.

865
01:07:40,240 --> 01:07:46,559
» Okay. This is oral communication, so
it's not it's typically not a this and

866
01:07:43,839 --> 01:07:51,359
that kind of a conversation. I hear you
saying that you're in support of

867
01:07:48,480 --> 01:07:57,119
electric vehicles, electric golf. Golf
carts as am I. But uh so we want to

868
01:07:55,039 --> 01:08:00,640
address this in the future or
>> Yeah. Look at options.

869
01:07:59,440 --> 01:08:04,799
» Right. Exactly.
>> Not just and Yeah. And there are ways to

870
01:08:03,119 --> 01:08:08,559
get into the curb cuts and do exactly
what you're saying.

871
01:08:05,440 --> 01:08:11,880
» Oh, okay. Thank you.
>> Anybody else?

872
01:08:15,760 --> 01:08:28,000
» Hello. Uh Diane Stone, 385 East Whitley.
Um I am here to talk to the council and

873
01:08:24,319 --> 01:08:33,759
the city manager and our city attorney.
Um, I have the most respect for your

874
01:08:32,159 --> 01:08:39,120
conscientious
uh position as stewards of this

875
01:08:35,679 --> 01:08:43,920
community. However, I'm here to lodge a
complaint on behalf of other members of

876
01:08:40,960 --> 01:08:48,719
this community uh regarding our
sheriff's department. Um,

877
01:08:47,199 --> 01:08:54,640
because the sheriff's department is
under contract to the city, they are

878
01:08:51,920 --> 01:09:00,239
accountable to you.
I believe we deserve and demand more

879
01:08:57,359 --> 01:09:07,520
accountability, more service and more
respect.

880
01:09:02,880 --> 01:09:13,520
Um this year we all are aware that the
uh conservancy has received um uh the

881
01:09:11,279 --> 01:09:19,839
go-ahead from fish and wildlife to go
ahead and begin exterminating the deer.

882
01:09:16,400 --> 01:09:26,560
Uh this was supposedly happening um
September 1. Uh however, there has been

883
01:09:23,839 --> 01:09:31,359
gunfire and there has been uh shooting
that has been going on before this.

884
01:09:28,880 --> 01:09:36,640
Obviously, they're in training or
practicing or whatever. Um I bring that

885
01:09:34,640 --> 01:09:40,960
up because
it has people on edge. People are

886
01:09:39,279 --> 01:09:48,400
concerned.
And Friday night, uh August 21st,

887
01:09:46,080 --> 01:09:52,880
there was a call that went into the
sheriff's station. several calls. Others

888
01:09:51,600 --> 01:09:58,640
would have called, but they knew the
calls had already been been made.

889
01:09:55,760 --> 01:10:06,159
Starting at about 10:25,
and it went on for almost 3 hours. Um,

890
01:10:02,239 --> 01:10:11,679
there were 19 shots
recorded.

891
01:10:08,000 --> 01:10:17,199
And I will not go into detail about
what came of all of this

892
01:10:14,000 --> 01:10:22,719
misunderstanding, miscommunication,
whatever. The point is there were people

893
01:10:20,239 --> 01:10:27,679
who felt that their lives were in
jeopardy. They actually took refuge in

894
01:10:26,000 --> 01:10:31,080
their homes where they felt they would
be the safest.

895
01:10:32,003 --> 01:10:34,023
[clears throat]

896
01:10:35,679 --> 01:10:45,840
My complaint is that no one from the
sheriff's department went out to speak

897
01:10:42,239 --> 01:10:51,840
to anyone. They did not call back. They
did not follow up.

898
01:10:47,920 --> 01:10:56,960
to this date they have not done so that
is really unconscionable.

899
01:10:55,360 --> 01:11:01,760
So
that's my complaint on behalf of others

900
01:10:59,280 --> 01:11:07,840
in this community. The other thing I
just want to mention is that I would ask

901
01:11:04,640 --> 01:11:12,480
our captain to speak to his deputies to
remind them to use a little more

902
01:11:09,520 --> 01:11:18,239
discretion when they are discussing this
community using derogatory

903
01:11:15,920 --> 01:11:24,400
remarks about our community and our
residents. Do not dismiss us. Do not

904
01:11:22,080 --> 01:11:31,199
underestimate us. You don't know our
education, our history, our knowledge,

905
01:11:27,120 --> 01:11:36,480
our experience, positions we have held.
This is an amazing group of citizens in

906
01:11:33,440 --> 01:11:39,280
this community and we should not be
underestimated.

907
01:11:38,640 --> 01:11:42,089
» That's it.
>> Appreciate your comments.

908
01:11:40,320 --> 01:11:44,109
» Thank you.
>> [applause]

909
01:11:52,480 --> 01:11:59,120
» Marian council. Uh Daniel Phelps
Catalina Cravings. Uh just wanted to

910
01:11:57,120 --> 01:12:04,480
come up and make sure the community was
aware. Uh we have been doing catalytic

911
01:12:02,480 --> 01:12:10,719
cravings for several months now and we
identified that the majority of uh our

912
01:12:07,199 --> 01:12:17,040
repeat customers are either elderly or
people with mobility issues. So with

913
01:12:13,760 --> 01:12:21,120
that information, we went to Dave Hart
and we got him set up with a promo code

914
01:12:19,360 --> 01:12:26,320
for the recreation department. So
anybody that's enrolled in the Meals on

915
01:12:23,280 --> 01:12:30,800
Wheels program uh can get free grocery
delivery through the app. And it's not

916
01:12:28,159 --> 01:12:34,239
just uh groceries like toilet paper, cat
food, any kind of essentials. Pretty

917
01:12:32,719 --> 01:12:38,080
much anything you can pick up at VNS
will be delivered through the app free

918
01:12:36,239 --> 01:12:40,560
of charge for anybody enrolled in the
meals on wheels program. Just wanted to

919
01:12:39,679 --> 01:12:44,000
make sure everybody knew.
>> I'm sorry I kind of missed the first of

920
01:12:41,920 --> 01:12:46,320
that, Daniel. So it would be stuff that
we have in the food bank that you would

921
01:12:45,760 --> 01:12:48,320
pick that up.
>> No, not at all.

922
01:12:47,679 --> 01:12:54,080
» No,
>> they're going to do deliveries for

923
01:12:51,360 --> 01:12:58,880
» people that would be on meals for wills.
>> Yes. So we have a app based food. this

924
01:12:56,400 --> 01:13:03,120
would uh be on top of that. So, it's
like an added service to that. So, now

925
01:13:01,440 --> 01:13:06,880
let's say somebody wanted to get their
meals on wheels delivered. They have

926
01:13:04,640 --> 01:13:11,280
that, but oh, they forgot toilet paper,
paper towels, napkins. Now, they have

927
01:13:09,040 --> 01:13:13,520
the ability to go on the app, you know,
pay for it and it gets delivered to

928
01:13:12,880 --> 01:13:19,080
their house.
>> Awesome.

929
01:13:14,960 --> 01:13:19,080
» Thank you. That's very nice.

930
01:13:20,159 --> 01:13:23,960
» Okay. Anybody else?

931
01:13:25,040 --> 01:13:30,480
Consent
calendar.

932
01:13:28,159 --> 01:13:35,040
» Okay. Consent calendar. Item one,
approval of the minutes from the August

933
01:13:32,400 --> 01:13:40,480
12th, 2026 special city council meeting
and the August 18th, 2026 regular city

934
01:13:37,920 --> 01:13:45,440
council meeting. Item two, approval of
dispersements for August 10th, 2026

935
01:13:42,960 --> 01:13:48,440
through August 21st, 2026, totaling
$2,538,25844.

936
01:13:49,920 --> 01:13:56,560
Item three, authorize the city manager
or his designate to circulate a request

937
01:13:54,159 --> 01:14:02,640
for proposal for qualified vendors to
lease the former public transit kiosk on

938
01:13:59,360 --> 01:14:07,840
Crescent Avenue. Item four, adopt an
ordinance amending chapter 9-5, article

939
01:14:05,360 --> 01:14:11,920
6, accessory dwelling units of title 9
of the Avalon Municipal Code to comply

940
01:14:10,159 --> 01:14:16,000
with the recent changes to state law
that impose new limits on local

941
01:14:14,080 --> 01:14:20,880
authority to regulate accessory dwelling
units and junior accessory dwelling

942
01:14:18,719 --> 01:14:26,239
units except as otherwise noted these
new laws take effect on January 1st,

943
01:14:23,360 --> 01:14:30,159
2026.
>> Okay, council.

944
01:14:28,320 --> 01:14:32,640
» I just have a question about the kiosk.
Yes.

945
01:14:30,640 --> 01:14:36,080
» Um,
>> what would the rent be? How do we figure

946
01:14:34,960 --> 01:14:39,760
out what they would pay for that?
>> Um, what what we designate is we're

947
01:14:38,239 --> 01:14:44,960
we're looking at designating a minimum
mandatory rent of $500 a month on that

948
01:14:42,640 --> 01:14:51,440
space and really opening up to the
public. Bring bring your best ideas.

949
01:14:48,960 --> 01:14:54,320
» Okay, that's all right. Okay. What's
your pleasure, council?

950
01:14:52,560 --> 01:14:56,239
» I'll make a motion to approve items one
through four on the consent calendar.

951
01:14:56,080 --> 01:15:01,120
I'll
>> second. Moved and seconded. Call for the

952
01:14:58,239 --> 01:15:01,120
vote.

953
01:15:05,760 --> 01:15:13,120
All eyes.
>> Okay. Thank you. General business.

954
01:15:10,159 --> 01:15:19,600
» General business. Item number five uh is
a uh a letter regarding forthcoming

955
01:15:16,080 --> 01:15:26,080
wildfire liability reform. Um this came
in uh last week uh at the request of

956
01:15:23,679 --> 01:15:30,960
Councilwoman Lavell. Um, I would point
out that on Saturday there was uh some

957
01:15:29,040 --> 01:15:37,280
emergency legislation that passed that
made um this much more palatable, I

958
01:15:34,239 --> 01:15:42,960
guess. So I I I don't know, you know,
the the uh California League of Cities,

959
01:15:39,840 --> 01:15:49,520
I I believe had sent out um kind of
where uh we're at now, which is uh the

960
01:15:46,560 --> 01:15:54,560
most um or the worst part of the
original legislation has been removed.

961
01:15:52,000 --> 01:15:59,679
So what was passed s Saturday last
Saturday morning is it does not include

962
01:15:57,040 --> 01:16:04,560
any limits on public agency recovery
after a utility caused fire which was

963
01:16:01,840 --> 01:16:08,239
the biggest uh heartburn I think that
was in that. So um I don't know if

964
01:16:06,719 --> 01:16:09,920
there's any other discussion on that or
where we want to go with this now.

965
01:16:09,360 --> 01:16:15,360
» Yeah.
>> Can we just make a recommendation that

966
01:16:12,080 --> 01:16:18,719
should that all fall apart
that we do kind of

967
01:16:17,520 --> 01:16:19,280
» stick to our guns on it?
>> Yeah.

968
01:16:18,960 --> 01:16:24,159
» Yeah.
>> I think we should. So, if the bill was

969
01:16:22,000 --> 01:16:28,480
to regress to the way that it was prior
to the changes from this weekend, um

970
01:16:26,320 --> 01:16:32,960
that we would still be not in support of
that passing the way that it is. Um but

971
01:16:30,960 --> 01:16:38,153
that was the largest part was it
basically did not allow cities or public

972
01:16:35,920 --> 01:16:43,040
entities to be able to have any
[laughter] kind of recourse for damages

973
01:16:40,159 --> 01:16:47,520
due to wildfire emergencies. So, um I
don't know if there's a way to craft

974
01:16:45,360 --> 01:16:51,120
craft something that would basically say
that that we're in support of the

975
01:16:49,040 --> 01:16:54,480
changes that have been made. Um but
should it regress, then we would be

976
01:16:52,960 --> 01:16:56,880
happy to add our name to the long list
of supporters.

977
01:16:55,679 --> 01:17:01,440
» Yeah, that sounds good.
>> Did I think there's going to be another

978
01:16:58,640 --> 01:17:04,560
uh standard support letter coming, so I
I think we would be in line with that.

979
01:17:03,120 --> 01:17:05,280
So, if we could follow what they put out
there.

980
01:17:04,880 --> 01:17:07,040
» Yeah.
>> Okay.

981
01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:09,199
» Yeah,
>> sounds good.

982
01:17:07,760 --> 01:17:12,560
» Thank you.
>> Way easier than I thought it was going

983
01:17:10,400 --> 01:17:16,239
to be.
Item number six.

984
01:17:13,600 --> 01:17:18,719
» So, did we need to have a vote on that
item?

985
01:17:16,800 --> 01:17:22,920
» Need a vote for the that request,
>> Scott. Would a consensus be okay?

986
01:17:23,280 --> 01:17:36,080
Um, you I I would I would prefer that we
have a uh vote to give direction uh to

987
01:17:30,320 --> 01:17:42,800
uh support any uh letter that encourages
passage of the liability act with

988
01:17:40,159 --> 01:17:47,320
protections for cities.
>> I so move.

989
01:17:44,080 --> 01:17:47,320
» I'll second.

990
01:17:50,000 --> 01:17:58,320
» All eyes.
Item number six. So item number six is a

991
01:17:56,719 --> 01:18:04,320
u
a proposal for a c or request for CPU

992
01:18:01,360 --> 01:18:10,880
draft or addressing the CPU draft
resolution T-17934.

993
01:18:07,840 --> 01:18:17,520
So, um, as council and most of the
community is aware, uh, last December,

994
01:18:14,560 --> 01:18:22,800
December 2025, the California Public
Utilities Commission passed a resolution

995
01:18:20,640 --> 01:18:28,960
that essentially did two things. It
recognized the need for a project that

996
01:18:26,320 --> 01:18:33,440
included Avalon and Catalina Island, and
that is to bring undersea fiber here. Uh

997
01:18:31,520 --> 01:18:39,440
the second thing it did is it awarded
that grant for that project to AVX

998
01:18:36,480 --> 01:18:45,360
networks. Um the city supported that
project uh both with letters of support

999
01:18:42,159 --> 01:18:52,960
going into it and and throughout and for
years. I know uh Councilwoman Lavell and

1000
01:18:48,560 --> 01:18:57,679
and others have really um been on this
uh crusade to get this undersea fiber

1001
01:18:55,520 --> 01:19:05,040
here. And and I think the city
recognized then the city recognizes now

1002
01:19:01,199 --> 01:19:09,040
that uh we we sit in in a different
place here. We're not we're not in a

1003
01:19:07,120 --> 01:19:14,400
rural community down the street from a
city that has um you know highspeed

1004
01:19:12,080 --> 01:19:19,920
internet. We are we are separated by a
body of water that it can only be

1005
01:19:16,000 --> 01:19:24,800
brought here one way. Um and and that
step last December was a was a

1006
01:19:22,159 --> 01:19:30,960
tremendous step for that project. uh
once that project and that grant was

1007
01:19:26,960 --> 01:19:36,239
awarded the city um you know the the
interaction was between the PUC and the

1008
01:19:33,280 --> 01:19:41,679
grantee and the and we have not had much
interaction as it related to that. Um it

1009
01:19:39,760 --> 01:19:49,360
was brought to the city's attention on
August 6, 2026

1010
01:19:44,320 --> 01:19:55,040
um that the the CPU and the division of
um communications division prepared a

1011
01:19:52,719 --> 01:20:00,239
draft resolution and that draft
resolution proposed to resend and

1012
01:19:57,520 --> 01:20:04,880
terminate that $37 million grant that
was awarded in December of 2025.

1013
01:20:03,280 --> 01:20:09,440
Um,
at the time we found out about this in

1014
01:20:06,880 --> 01:20:14,080
August of 2026,
uh, that draft resolution referenced

1015
01:20:11,679 --> 01:20:18,000
letters and correspondence and other
things between the PUC and the grant

1016
01:20:15,840 --> 01:20:23,760
recipient that the city wasn't a party.
So that was the first time we became

1017
01:20:19,440 --> 01:20:29,600
aware of of that. Um, I would say having
read all of that, um, and and and

1018
01:20:26,800 --> 01:20:33,600
recognizing that the PUC the PUC
acknowledge the importance of this

1019
01:20:31,199 --> 01:20:38,400
project that the city take a position
regarding this hearing because that

1020
01:20:35,520 --> 01:20:42,640
draft resolution is before the CPU on
September on a hearing on September

1021
01:20:40,159 --> 01:20:49,840
17th. they can adopt that draft
resolution which would as written uh

1022
01:20:46,159 --> 01:20:54,239
resend this grant and the money for that
project would no longer be designated

1023
01:20:51,840 --> 01:20:58,239
for that project or they can amend it or
they can work it out with the grant

1024
01:20:55,679 --> 01:21:04,239
recipient. Um when we look at the
overall uh importance of what we have

1025
01:21:01,040 --> 01:21:10,719
before us, I think that the main factor
is to try to convince the CPU to keep

1026
01:21:08,480 --> 01:21:15,120
those funds designated for Catalina
Island and this project because once

1027
01:21:13,280 --> 01:21:20,800
they're lost, the fear is it's going to
be extremely difficult to get them back.

1028
01:21:17,920 --> 01:21:25,199
Uh and I will acknowledge that AVX did a
tremendous amount of work and did all

1029
01:21:22,080 --> 01:21:31,280
the work in order to get that grant. Um,
but the the issues set forth in the

1030
01:21:28,480 --> 01:21:36,640
draft resolution are between strictly
related between AVX and the CPU. Nowhere

1031
01:21:34,960 --> 01:21:40,560
in there do they recognize that the
project's not a good idea or they you

1032
01:21:38,880 --> 01:21:44,880
know they've determined it's no longer
needed. None of that's in there. It's

1033
01:21:42,560 --> 01:21:49,760
only between the relationship between
AVX and the CPU and that's between them

1034
01:21:48,000 --> 01:21:55,360
and however that and and that's really
the PUC being a steward of those funds

1035
01:21:51,920 --> 01:22:00,080
and however they resolve that is between
them. what what I think and what I

1036
01:21:58,159 --> 01:22:05,440
propose uh that we submit a letter to
the PUC really fighting to maintain

1037
01:22:02,560 --> 01:22:09,520
those funds for this project that if
they determine there's irreconcilable

1038
01:22:07,600 --> 01:22:14,960
differences between them and the current
grant recipient at least keep those

1039
01:22:12,159 --> 01:22:20,880
funds there give them an opportunity for
another uh entity to come in and try to

1040
01:22:17,600 --> 01:22:26,560
build this project and and not lose what
where we're at right now. This is an

1041
01:22:23,199 --> 01:22:31,600
extreme that would be uh an extreme
case, but the reality of it is this

1042
01:22:29,199 --> 01:22:37,440
grant has not even been awarded 12
months ago. And they issued their letter

1043
01:22:34,639 --> 01:22:42,159
terminating this on July 7th. So seven
months in, they've made this decision.

1044
01:22:39,840 --> 01:22:47,040
Uh and if that can't be saved, that
relationship can't be saved. Hopefully

1045
01:22:44,480 --> 01:22:51,840
seven months in won't give them cause to
take these funds away. So, so really uh

1046
01:22:49,760 --> 01:22:57,679
the staff report and the draft letter
that's before you uh focuses on the

1047
01:22:54,800 --> 01:23:03,360
project as compared to any of the
personal entities or any of their

1048
01:22:58,960 --> 01:23:08,719
personal actions. I would say that um
you know they're they're well you know

1049
01:23:05,920 --> 01:23:12,960
they they go into great detail. The PUC
goes into great detail of why they're

1050
01:23:10,800 --> 01:23:18,400
asking what they're asking. Uh but
again, I would reiterate that our

1051
01:23:16,000 --> 01:23:22,400
attached draft letter strongly supports
the need to preserve the funding should

1052
01:23:20,719 --> 01:23:27,679
they decide to terminate the grant
relationship with AVX. And and I think

1053
01:23:25,840 --> 01:23:32,080
that that's the strongest position we
can take right now and open to any

1054
01:23:30,239 --> 01:23:38,560
direction from council on where you want
to go. The only caveat I would give is

1055
01:23:34,480 --> 01:23:42,159
that the letters have to be uh sent by
September 3rd. So we would have to get

1056
01:23:40,480 --> 01:23:44,239
this out quickly.
So, I have a question.

1057
01:23:43,679 --> 01:23:50,960
» Yes.
>> Um, so we got a request to

1058
01:23:47,840 --> 01:23:56,320
not send this letter right now.
>> If let's say we I'm not saying that's

1059
01:23:54,800 --> 01:24:02,760
what I want to do. I'm just saying if
that's what we did and waiting till the

1060
01:23:58,400 --> 01:24:02,760
September 17th meeting,

1061
01:24:03,440 --> 01:24:13,840
what does that do?
Uh if if we if we if we council, okay,

1062
01:24:10,159 --> 01:24:16,880
do not voice our position on this, which
what we're saying is fight for the

1063
01:24:15,440 --> 01:24:21,360
project. If you don't fight for the
project, they won't have that in front

1064
01:24:18,560 --> 01:24:24,719
of them. Okay, the commission, the draft
resolution was not drafted by the

1065
01:24:22,960 --> 01:24:28,560
commission. It was drafted by the
communications division of the PUC. They

1066
01:24:26,800 --> 01:24:33,040
sent it to the commission. Commission
can make changes to it. They can vote no

1067
01:24:30,880 --> 01:24:37,440
on it. They can vote yes on it. So, they
can go a number of different directions

1068
01:24:34,639 --> 01:24:42,639
with it. um they have this period of
time where they're accepting uh comments

1069
01:24:40,159 --> 01:24:46,480
and that's where we're at right now. So,
you know, it's just whether or not

1070
01:24:43,920 --> 01:24:50,719
council wants to be heard on this.
>> Yeah. No, no.

1071
01:24:47,760 --> 01:24:53,360
» Um if I could um if if I could, mayor,
if I could just address that for a

1072
01:24:52,719 --> 01:24:56,400
minute.
>> Sure.

1073
01:24:54,560 --> 01:25:02,960
» Yeah. One of the things that the grant
resolution says is that the proposed

1074
01:25:00,400 --> 01:25:09,280
resolution would terminate the $37
million funding. And then it says the

1075
01:25:06,320 --> 01:25:17,120
unserved locations in the original
project will not be subject to a grant

1076
01:25:13,199 --> 01:25:23,120
commitment and may be eligible for
future rounds of funding. What my

1077
01:25:20,239 --> 01:25:28,000
interpretation of that language is is
when it says the unserved locations in

1078
01:25:25,440 --> 01:25:33,760
the original project will not be subject
to a grant commitment. That means that

1079
01:25:30,719 --> 01:25:40,719
if this resolution is granted that that
$37 million funding goes back into the

1080
01:25:36,639 --> 01:25:45,600
general pool and is not held out for the
unserved location of Avalon.

1081
01:25:43,280 --> 01:25:50,080
» So we could lose all the way
>> based on Okay. I hadn't I didn't read

1082
01:25:47,920 --> 01:25:53,600
that part. So that's cool. Yeah.
>> Okay.

1083
01:25:52,560 --> 01:26:00,960
» You want to come in?
>> Sure. Happy to. So

1084
01:25:58,480 --> 01:26:07,120
having worked on this for six years
being very surprised by the fact that I

1085
01:26:04,159 --> 01:26:12,719
received a recision email from the CPU
from Nora who's our government liaison

1086
01:26:09,120 --> 01:26:16,080
for this the PUC on the 6th. And that's
how I we found out about it and I

1087
01:26:14,400 --> 01:26:22,000
forwarded it on to city staff at that
point and to Lanceware. Um,

1088
01:26:19,520 --> 01:26:25,920
we were all surprised by it. He was not
surprised by it. Um, this is something

1089
01:26:24,239 --> 01:26:30,159
that's been ongoing, I guess, and that
had been ongoing for a while.

1090
01:26:28,480 --> 01:26:37,120
My
hope is that he's able to resolve the

1091
01:26:34,400 --> 01:26:43,280
requirements of what they're asking for,
which includes

1092
01:26:39,360 --> 01:26:49,840
um requirements like proof of policies
for nepotism, proof of needs for

1093
01:26:46,080 --> 01:26:55,760
purchasing a home in a vehicle um
underneath this set of funds. um that

1094
01:26:53,600 --> 01:26:58,880
he's able to provide proof that those
are the requirements that he needs or

1095
01:26:57,360 --> 01:27:02,400
he's able to say I don't actually need
those and I can move forward with a

1096
01:27:00,159 --> 01:27:07,440
project without them. Um my
understanding is there's also litigation

1097
01:27:04,560 --> 01:27:10,880
ongoing with them as well and so he
hasn't been able to necessarily speak

1098
01:27:09,120 --> 01:27:17,199
super freely about any of this because
of that with me and so um I don't want

1099
01:27:14,239 --> 01:27:23,760
to have to lose 6 years worth of work. I
don't want to have to um take the chance

1100
01:27:20,960 --> 01:27:27,679
that the PUC says we're rescending this
and we're not going to keep the money

1101
01:27:25,440 --> 01:27:31,679
for the project because I know how long
that hill back up to being able to do

1102
01:27:29,679 --> 01:27:37,600
this project is.
That being said, I also

1103
01:27:34,400 --> 01:27:44,000
um before I had read the exhibits on the
letter, I had emailed directly Lance and

1104
01:27:41,280 --> 01:27:48,480
the city manager and had asked, "How can
we help? What can we do?" and then read

1105
01:27:46,159 --> 01:27:54,400
the exhibits and was quite surprised
because of the use of what the funds

1106
01:27:51,520 --> 01:28:00,320
were being used to purchase. Um, I
think, you know, as often as we're able

1107
01:27:57,280 --> 01:28:05,199
currently to approve price increases and
change orders and new projects and

1108
01:28:02,480 --> 01:28:11,840
things that we've budgeted for,
managing public funds, especially to the

1109
01:28:07,600 --> 01:28:15,840
tune of this much money, is key and
needs to be able to be justified under

1110
01:28:14,000 --> 01:28:20,080
the rules of the grant and just to any
citizen that asks why you're doing what

1111
01:28:17,679 --> 01:28:24,159
you're doing. And I think I feel very
comfortable in the choices that I've

1112
01:28:21,920 --> 01:28:30,719
voted for and approved and said yes to
through the city all this time. And some

1113
01:28:27,760 --> 01:28:35,760
of these to me seem very interesting and
don't fit with the scope of what the

1114
01:28:32,560 --> 01:28:39,120
grant originally may have included. I
can see where the justifications are for

1115
01:28:37,440 --> 01:28:45,840
some of them and I can also see the
opposite side of that. So, I feel like

1116
01:28:43,280 --> 01:28:50,080
in terms of both the integrity of the
city and being able to provide as much

1117
01:28:48,000 --> 01:28:55,120
support as possible, the draft letter
does do that. I like the draft letter. I

1118
01:28:52,400 --> 01:28:59,760
think we should send it. Public comment
closes on the 3. The actual hearings on

1119
01:28:57,600 --> 01:29:03,520
the 17th. I will, by a really weird
stroke of luck be actually up in

1120
01:29:01,040 --> 01:29:07,280
Stockton with the kiddos for that week,
but I won't be able to go to Sacramento

1121
01:29:05,360 --> 01:29:11,040
as I did in December to support this
project and be there for the hearing,

1122
01:29:09,360 --> 01:29:18,480
which was a fun and exciting several
hours with Jim in the audience at that

1123
01:29:13,120 --> 01:29:23,360
hearing in Sacramento. Um, so I am
hopeful that the PUC

1124
01:29:21,040 --> 01:29:27,199
um understands how important this
project is. I'm hopeful that Lance and

1125
01:29:25,280 --> 01:29:32,000
the PUC are able to come to agreement on
what is possible and make that happen.

1126
01:29:30,239 --> 01:29:36,480
Um, but at this time I think the letter
of support is the right thing to do that

1127
01:29:33,360 --> 01:29:39,679
we've that is drafted.
>> Okay.

1128
01:29:37,199 --> 01:29:44,480
» And you had said that you had seen some
a bunch of some other letters that were

1129
01:29:41,679 --> 01:29:49,520
written in support of AVX.
>> So the I'm on the distribution list for

1130
01:29:47,360 --> 01:29:52,639
the PUC for a couple of different grant
applications that I signed up for

1131
01:29:50,880 --> 01:29:58,000
probably four years ago. So, I get
dozens of letters about other people's

1132
01:29:54,560 --> 01:30:03,760
grants all the time. Um, so there have
been a number of community members that

1133
01:29:59,760 --> 01:30:07,679
have signed a letter of response um in
support of this project and in support

1134
01:30:05,360 --> 01:30:11,840
of Lance. Um, I don't think when they
signed those they knew what the scope of

1135
01:30:09,840 --> 01:30:16,560
the questioning was with regard to the
letters that were being included in the

1136
01:30:14,159 --> 01:30:22,080
recision documentation.
Um, and so, you know, definitely

1137
01:30:19,760 --> 01:30:26,159
recognized literally all but I think two
of the names and two of the names were

1138
01:30:23,360 --> 01:30:28,960
entities that I recognized. So, um, you
know, I'm I'm glad that people are

1139
01:30:27,600 --> 01:30:34,000
speaking up and wanting to see the
project done. Um, but I also want to

1140
01:30:32,239 --> 01:30:37,840
make sure that they understand that, you
know, there's

1141
01:30:36,080 --> 01:30:41,679
especially for the city, there's a lot
of responsibility that goes into getting

1142
01:30:39,520 --> 01:30:46,560
grants for things that we do. The city
does an amazing job of tracking and

1143
01:30:44,560 --> 01:30:50,239
being able to show justification and
correspondence and receipts of

1144
01:30:48,560 --> 01:30:54,000
everything that they do. And I don't
know that the general public realizes

1145
01:30:52,080 --> 01:30:59,199
just how much work they have to do to
manage and administer these grants that

1146
01:30:55,760 --> 01:31:03,679
we receive. Um, so I think that's the
challenging part is that this is a

1147
01:31:00,880 --> 01:31:08,880
federal grant. It's using federal public
funds and there's a level of

1148
01:31:06,239 --> 01:31:13,840
responsibility. um to quote one of my
favorite movies with great power comes

1149
01:31:10,320 --> 01:31:18,400
great responsibility. So um you know I
think that um that is something where

1150
01:31:16,960 --> 01:31:21,120
you know even just right now there was
another communication that came through

1151
01:31:19,679 --> 01:31:25,040
while we're sitting here on the dis from
the CPU on this item from I believe

1152
01:31:23,440 --> 01:31:30,080
Lance I don't know what the content said
cuz I haven't opened it yet but um so um

1153
01:31:28,639 --> 01:31:34,800
I know that comments will continue to
flow in and we'll continue to receive

1154
01:31:31,920 --> 01:31:39,040
those um and that's fine. You can
definitely send your letters of support.

1155
01:31:36,560 --> 01:31:42,560
I think that's important um because I
think it is necessary and I think it is

1156
01:31:41,040 --> 01:31:46,719
a project that's worthwhile and I do
know also that Lance has put in a

1157
01:31:44,239 --> 01:31:51,440
significant amount of money um already
into this project of his own. And so,

1158
01:31:49,520 --> 01:31:56,000
you know, the the challenge I just have
is wanting to make sure that we we are

1159
01:31:54,400 --> 01:31:59,760
not the PUC. We're not the one
administering this grant. We

1160
01:31:57,280 --> 01:32:04,239
unfortunately don't have control over
what level of usage that money goes

1161
01:32:01,760 --> 01:32:09,679
towards. But the rules for that grant
were several pages long and very clear.

1162
01:32:07,040 --> 01:32:13,920
Um, in terms of getting, you know,
permission to make purchases, you have

1163
01:32:12,080 --> 01:32:17,520
to have actual support for
reimbursement. You have to do

1164
01:32:15,360 --> 01:32:23,679
pre-approval for larger purchases that
require specific review. Um, and so I

1165
01:32:21,360 --> 01:32:28,000
think that's the part that is um
something that is why we didn't take a

1166
01:32:25,679 --> 01:32:31,760
position. The CPU is managing that part
of the discussion. We're in support of

1167
01:32:30,080 --> 01:32:36,400
this project. We want this project to
happen. I'm hoping that it can be with

1168
01:32:33,760 --> 01:32:38,880
Lance and it can continue forward. Even
if it's not, I'm still in support of

1169
01:32:37,760 --> 01:32:43,920
this project.
>> Okay. Did we have somebody on Zoom

1170
01:32:42,159 --> 01:32:47,320
earlier? Sorry for being so word.
>> No, that's okay.

1171
01:32:47,920 --> 01:32:52,960
» They haven't raised their hands.
>> No.

1172
01:32:50,159 --> 01:32:57,679
» Okay. Any further discussion or comments
from anyone?

1173
01:32:55,199 --> 01:33:02,880
» I [clears throat]
if you recall, we did receive an email

1174
01:33:00,400 --> 01:33:08,960
from Mr. Wear
demanding that we take a stand one way

1175
01:33:05,600 --> 01:33:15,679
or another and today we get an email
from supporters don't do anything.

1176
01:33:12,080 --> 01:33:20,239
» So I want to know why it was you need to
take a stand and now it's don't do

1177
01:33:18,159 --> 01:33:22,639
anything let let the hearing Yeah.
>> Okay.

1178
01:33:20,719 --> 01:33:29,520
» Um
I am totally in favor of the program. I

1179
01:33:26,320 --> 01:33:34,080
think that is important, but they need
to work out their issues with the CPU.

1180
01:33:32,239 --> 01:33:38,639
Um, but I think we need to send the
letter saying because if we don't send

1181
01:33:36,800 --> 01:33:45,920
that letter, they're going to look at it
like, oh, well, the the city doesn't

1182
01:33:41,040 --> 01:33:50,719
care, but we do. We totally support this
grant bringing fiber to the island,

1183
01:33:49,199 --> 01:33:56,159
» but
it needs to be done the right way. So,

1184
01:33:54,639 --> 01:33:58,719
» okay. So, if there's no further
comments,

1185
01:33:56,960 --> 01:34:03,199
» just real quickly, I I want to add I
meant to add this earlier that the

1186
01:34:00,480 --> 01:34:07,120
there's one issue in the in the draft
resolution where the the CPC in the

1187
01:34:05,600 --> 01:34:11,360
draft resolution, they talk about that
there are no direct safety

1188
01:34:08,400 --> 01:34:16,320
considerations or concerns. We address
that in the letter because I believe

1189
01:34:13,600 --> 01:34:21,199
there are uh where we sit. We talk about
that in the letter that uh because of

1190
01:34:18,880 --> 01:34:25,280
our geographical location reliable title
communications infrastructure is

1191
01:34:22,639 --> 01:34:31,920
essential to public safety public safety
emergency response healthcare education

1192
01:34:27,840 --> 01:34:35,360
government operations etc. So I what I
said we don't disagree you know they

1193
01:34:33,520 --> 01:34:38,639
don't address the needs that that is one
thing that I would disagree with because

1194
01:34:36,800 --> 01:34:43,760
of where we're at. So we do address that
in the letter and make that clear which

1195
01:34:40,560 --> 01:34:47,400
I think is important.
So, is there a motion?

1196
01:34:48,000 --> 01:34:55,920
» I'll make I'll make the motion to to
>> Let's see. What do we want?

1197
01:34:53,840 --> 01:35:01,120
» You know, he lost it, too. [cough]
>> Uh to We discussed the response to the

1198
01:34:59,600 --> 01:35:05,120
draft resolution on behalf of the city
of Avalon. If consensus exists, approved

1199
01:35:03,520 --> 01:35:10,159
letter to be submitted prior to filing
deadline September 3rd, 2026 at 5:00

1200
01:35:08,000 --> 01:35:13,840
p.m. So, I make that motion.
>> Moved and seconded.

1201
01:35:11,120 --> 01:35:18,080
» And there's no public comment. And if I
could just there's no public comment. I

1202
01:35:16,320 --> 01:35:22,159
hear a lot of clapping and so I don't
know if there's public comment on this.

1203
01:35:20,400 --> 01:35:25,199
» We're checking with Matt right now.
>> Yeah. He said nobody put their hand up.

1204
01:35:24,080 --> 01:35:27,920
» Nobody in the room.
>> Nobody Nobody has reacted online.

1205
01:35:27,600 --> 01:35:30,320
» No.
>> And no comment in that.

1206
01:35:29,280 --> 01:35:35,080
» Thank you.
>> No, thank you. Call for the vote.

1207
01:35:35,280 --> 01:35:43,120
» All eyes. Yep.
>> Uh final item number seven. the cities

1208
01:35:40,639 --> 01:35:47,920
in this uh capacity. Uh the following
general business, Avalon City Council is

1209
01:35:45,040 --> 01:35:54,800
acting as the housing authority. Uh 206
East Whitney retaining wall change order

1210
01:35:50,880 --> 01:36:00,239
number two and hopefully final.
>> Yes, final.

1211
01:35:57,120 --> 01:36:06,239
Um, this item considers authorizing a
second construction contract change

1212
01:36:02,480 --> 01:36:09,239
order and increasing the contract sum by
171,318

1213
01:36:09,280 --> 01:36:18,560
for a total not to exceed of $1.15853
million.

1214
01:36:15,679 --> 01:36:25,280
Okay, some background.
In developing uh a plan for a potential

1215
01:36:21,360 --> 01:36:29,120
second building at 206 East Whitley,
geotechnical engineers determined the

1216
01:36:27,199 --> 01:36:34,719
existing retaining walls at the
property's boundaries needed remediation

1217
01:36:32,080 --> 01:36:39,920
to extend their service life in case the
existing building or replacement in case

1218
01:36:37,679 --> 01:36:44,400
of a new building due to corrosion on
the existing tiebacks and age of the

1219
01:36:41,920 --> 01:36:50,639
concrete. There was, you know, some very
tall walls there, especially above the

1220
01:36:46,800 --> 01:36:55,280
Hermosa Hotel that had existing tiebacks
that were every four feet. They were

1221
01:36:52,800 --> 01:37:01,119
like number five rebar and they were
corroded. So the geotechnical engineers

1222
01:36:58,560 --> 01:37:06,960
at the time was afraid if one of those
went, the whole wall would go. So that

1223
01:37:03,920 --> 01:37:10,320
would not support that second building.
Um, in order to ensure the opportunity

1224
01:37:08,800 --> 01:37:15,360
for the highest and best use for the
property, staff proposed remediation the

1225
01:37:13,360 --> 01:37:20,639
existing retaining wall and the
additionally leveling and backfilling of

1226
01:37:18,000 --> 01:37:25,040
the adjacent area up above that would
widen and recapture areas of the

1227
01:37:23,199 --> 01:37:31,119
southern portion of East Whitley public
rightway at the 90 degree curve there as

1228
01:37:28,880 --> 01:37:34,560
it heads down to Whitley right in front
of the property. the elevation and

1229
01:37:33,280 --> 01:37:40,239
further frontage improvements of the
rideway would allow the on-site parking

1230
01:37:37,119 --> 01:37:44,800
of nine future housing site units. So,
it wouldn't be taking up um the public

1231
01:37:42,880 --> 01:37:51,760
rideway with that parking for that
housing. Um and then also provide three

1232
01:37:48,880 --> 01:37:58,639
additional public parking spots right
there adjacent to the side where Hermosa

1233
01:37:53,840 --> 01:38:03,840
Hotel was or is. And uh while this redu
uh while this widening would reduce one

1234
01:38:00,800 --> 01:38:07,199
informal unmaintained access to the back
of the Hermaso Hotel, there was a

1235
01:38:05,520 --> 01:38:11,280
driveway, a little driveway that went
back and it was in terrible shape, was

1236
01:38:09,440 --> 01:38:15,600
not maintained. It was a liability to
the city. So what we did, we ended up

1237
01:38:13,679 --> 01:38:20,000
raising everything and all of that
parking wouldn't be just for the Hermosa

1238
01:38:17,360 --> 01:38:24,239
Hotel and that private drive that
driveway which was in the public rideway

1239
01:38:22,159 --> 01:38:29,280
but would be available for all of those
residents in that corner there and in a

1240
01:38:27,040 --> 01:38:36,639
safe location. Okay. So that was really
the plan that we had.

1241
01:38:33,440 --> 01:38:40,880
Okay. So initially the project design
utilize an MSE wall. This is no

1242
01:38:38,719 --> 01:38:45,760
different than what we'll be using out
in the landfill. And so it's a MSC wall

1243
01:38:43,520 --> 01:38:51,360
is a mechanically stabilized earth wall.
And the way that we do those is we built

1244
01:38:49,119 --> 01:38:56,880
with blocks that interlock along the
face and we kind of batter those on a

1245
01:38:53,679 --> 01:39:02,000
slope. And then about every other one we
put a piece of geoteexile fabric that

1246
01:38:59,760 --> 01:39:06,480
goes back into the fill. Then we uh
compact the fill on top of that. And we

1247
01:39:04,080 --> 01:39:12,000
just keep on repeating that. So that you
know that geoteexo fabric locked into

1248
01:39:09,679 --> 01:39:16,639
that face of that wall is what holds and
retains that very simple system. We

1249
01:39:14,719 --> 01:39:22,800
thought it was a really good fit for
this project. Um, but once we got down

1250
01:39:20,719 --> 01:39:29,679
into the bottom of the excavation right
at the uh property line with Hermosa, we

1251
01:39:25,920 --> 01:39:33,679
found that we didn't have it started a
point where we'd have to be chasing it

1252
01:39:31,199 --> 01:39:37,440
down into the Hermosa property. So, we
went back into a more conventional

1253
01:39:35,920 --> 01:39:42,000
design.
Okay. So, Jordal Construction's been

1254
01:39:40,159 --> 01:39:45,199
working diligently on this project. We
did get stalled when we had to redesign.

1255
01:39:43,920 --> 01:39:50,560
So that's why you've seen a very
extended period of time, but we're

1256
01:39:47,440 --> 01:39:54,560
almost done. Um, however, working on the
lower extent of the westernly property

1257
01:39:52,080 --> 01:39:59,040
determining lower retaining wall like I
had said did not have the structural

1258
01:39:56,400 --> 01:40:06,000
support for the proposed MSE wall and so
that's why we moved to the other one. Um

1259
01:40:03,119 --> 01:40:10,239
the we did come in and ask for cont uh
contract change order one and it was my

1260
01:40:08,159 --> 01:40:17,280
understanding when I was negotiating
that that there was a cost savings with

1261
01:40:12,320 --> 01:40:23,440
Jord of 171 318 it was and that was not
really the case. It was that there was

1262
01:40:20,960 --> 01:40:29,840
whatever was remaining and this
additional uh initial uh change order

1263
01:40:26,719 --> 01:40:35,920
one cost. So before when I presented it,
I said there was a reduction on it and

1264
01:40:32,159 --> 01:40:40,639
it came down to $270,000
to the contract and really it was and

1265
01:40:38,400 --> 01:40:44,639
that was additive on top of what was
already existing in other contracts. So

1266
01:40:43,040 --> 01:40:49,280
there was some miscommunication between
the contractor and I and but the value

1267
01:40:47,679 --> 01:40:54,719
was needed to be able to complete the
project and I'll show you that here just

1268
01:40:51,600 --> 01:41:01,679
to just to see that for your own eyes
that we are receiving that value and you

1269
01:40:57,360 --> 01:41:07,280
see really the extent of this.
Okay. So, this is we're at the very

1270
01:41:04,159 --> 01:41:13,040
bottom of the of the wall and there's a
uh rebar footing that's double rebar and

1271
01:41:11,199 --> 01:41:19,840
so you can see the guy's walking on that
that's 24 in thick and it's rebar every

1272
01:41:16,159 --> 01:41:25,840
8 in and a double matte slab and it's 10
feet wide and that's so that this can

1273
01:41:22,320 --> 01:41:30,320
support um the fill because of a tall
wall but it also can fill what we look

1274
01:41:28,320 --> 01:41:35,040
at in engineering as the searchcharge
load for a building also So to be able

1275
01:41:32,800 --> 01:41:40,880
to put that pressure on that wall. So
that's why it has to be something that

1276
01:41:37,280 --> 01:41:44,480
is almost like a bunker.
Okay. You can see it closer in there.

1277
01:41:42,719 --> 01:41:49,760
You can see the significant amount of
work. You can also see to the right

1278
01:41:47,040 --> 01:41:53,520
there that there's the homosa. There's a
wall down there where we don't want to

1279
01:41:51,520 --> 01:41:58,159
depend on that wall, that little
retaining wall that was backed by that

1280
01:41:55,520 --> 01:42:03,679
road. We want to be able to build this
wall and have it stand on its own. You

1281
01:42:00,560 --> 01:42:08,080
also can see behind the worker there,
there's another trench that's down there

1282
01:42:06,000 --> 01:42:12,960
below that and that's another two foot
deep and that's called a key and that

1283
01:42:10,320 --> 01:42:19,199
keeps the whole thing from sliding. So
this thing is like a tea and with this

1284
01:42:16,320 --> 01:42:24,560
rebar mat that's two foot thick of
concrete and it's locked into the

1285
01:42:21,119 --> 01:42:29,440
hillside. So it's it's has a very
significant safety factor here. We can

1286
01:42:26,800 --> 01:42:35,520
depend on this to to do its job for
decades to come.

1287
01:42:33,040 --> 01:42:41,440
This is after we get that foundation
poured. We have a block wall that starts

1288
01:42:37,600 --> 01:42:46,719
the bottom of it. You can see
um excuse me, I got wrong way. Here is

1289
01:42:44,800 --> 01:42:51,199
the footing. It's poured and ready to
receive the block wall.

1290
01:42:49,199 --> 01:42:58,480
Now, we put the block wall in to start
it. And then um really what also

1291
01:42:55,119 --> 01:43:05,280
supports this is there was tiebacks that
were drilled into the rock back with

1292
01:43:02,080 --> 01:43:10,639
number nine uh rebar. So inch and an
eighth. It was drilled back in and put

1293
01:43:07,920 --> 01:43:16,080
10 foot back into the rock and then came
back into this wall. And you'll see how

1294
01:43:13,119 --> 01:43:19,840
that's done right here. Uh there still
that

1295
01:43:17,679 --> 01:43:25,600
um this is the waterproofing before we
back filled. Here's the cages that hold

1296
01:43:22,800 --> 01:43:32,960
that tieback and that's placed on top of
that um that block wall. And now it

1297
01:43:29,840 --> 01:43:39,360
becomes reinforced concrete. And so
that's called a grade beam. You can see

1298
01:43:35,920 --> 01:43:42,080
here that those cages are now placed and
soon you're going to see the tiebacks

1299
01:43:40,800 --> 01:43:45,920
connected to them because they're
they're short. They're short little

1300
01:43:43,679 --> 01:43:49,840
stubs in the hillside and then we extend
them.

1301
01:43:47,840 --> 01:43:53,560
Okay, you can see the tiebacks now
coming out an angle.

1302
01:43:54,000 --> 01:44:03,280
You can see that the walls ra the
reinforced concrete portion with a a

1303
01:44:00,480 --> 01:44:08,800
significant amount of steel. Here we're
pumping the concrete.

1304
01:44:06,480 --> 01:44:14,480
Here is finished product of the tieback
wall with a concrete wall con to the con

1305
01:44:12,159 --> 01:44:20,560
the tiebacks going into the concrete
wall which was built on top of the uh

1306
01:44:17,600 --> 01:44:28,480
block wall.
Here we back filled it and it will has

1307
01:44:24,320 --> 01:44:32,960
holes for a fence up top.
Here you can see this upper wall. That's

1308
01:44:30,480 --> 01:44:37,679
where the parking and that extension in
the rideway. That's what I The wall down

1309
01:44:35,360 --> 01:44:42,000
below we call wall A. The one that we're
working on almost finished is wall B.

1310
01:44:40,480 --> 01:44:46,400
The one that goes 90 degrees
approximately to that.

1311
01:44:44,400 --> 01:44:51,040
Here we're working on wall B. Now you
can see we're in the back around the

1312
01:44:48,080 --> 01:44:54,480
Hermosa Hotel. And that taller wall,
this whole area here, this taller,

1313
01:44:53,040 --> 01:45:00,000
that's going to be up at the level of
the road. And that's so that parking can

1314
01:44:57,360 --> 01:45:04,159
pull in. And then when the housing is
built, it actually can have decks uh

1315
01:45:02,560 --> 01:45:08,800
second story decks overhanging the
parking. So you're not losing that space

1316
01:45:06,800 --> 01:45:12,800
for square footage there. You know, it's
just tucked in nicely. Would have a

1317
01:45:10,719 --> 01:45:17,360
walkway there, have all the parking in
front for all the units there and it

1318
01:45:15,280 --> 01:45:22,159
would be outside. So one of the other
benefits in the public rideway here is

1319
01:45:20,080 --> 01:45:28,400
now we've moved that parking which was
on the road off the road. Now we have a

1320
01:45:25,600 --> 01:45:32,159
delivery zone. We have emergency access
zone right in front of this property.

1321
01:45:30,560 --> 01:45:37,440
And it's always been problematic when
you try to turn that corner and somebody

1322
01:45:34,480 --> 01:45:42,480
has to deliver or whatever there, you
know, or the emergency services going

1323
01:45:39,440 --> 01:45:47,679
down uh the stairs that they'll have
someplace to be in that where the

1324
01:45:44,719 --> 01:45:54,159
parking was now and be right there. So
the full road will be open to pass all

1325
01:45:49,679 --> 01:45:59,360
that. Okay. So um improvements to the
safety of the road and additional

1326
01:45:56,239 --> 01:46:04,960
parking for those area for the residents
in that area.

1327
01:46:02,239 --> 01:46:10,080
Okay. So what I wanted to show you that
for is the value. You know that you're

1328
01:46:07,600 --> 01:46:14,480
saying are really if we're issuing a
change order of this size are we really

1329
01:46:12,320 --> 01:46:18,480
truly getting the value? We think we
are. Okay. And that's why we're

1330
01:46:15,920 --> 01:46:23,440
presenting this to you. We think that uh
Jordall Construction has given us a fair

1331
01:46:20,320 --> 01:46:27,040
price and has diligently done the work.
Uh we just want to be able to close out

1332
01:46:25,520 --> 01:46:33,199
and complete the project. So that's
what's in front of you. Any questions?

1333
01:46:29,520 --> 01:46:38,080
» I just kind of have overall questions.
So

1334
01:46:35,119 --> 01:46:41,920
do we know for sure that another five
units are actually going to be put on

1335
01:46:39,440 --> 01:46:48,400
that property?
Um, I don't I can't say we know for sure

1336
01:46:45,520 --> 01:46:51,760
that our our goal is to maximize the
value of it. Okay?

1337
01:46:49,600 --> 01:46:56,480
» Because then I'm thinking we've already
got four units there. So basically the

1338
01:46:53,760 --> 01:47:02,560
four units are paid for. This is a
million dollar. So that's about $110,000

1339
01:47:00,719 --> 01:47:07,920
we would put into those nine units,
right? I mean split that million dollars

1340
01:47:04,960 --> 01:47:16,239
over the nine units. and then we build a
five units for whatever and now we're

1341
01:47:11,520 --> 01:47:21,520
guaranteed we're going to get housing
cuz because I also so this isn't so much

1342
01:47:19,199 --> 01:47:26,800
a question for you I guess as as with
the city manager. So we paid for that

1343
01:47:24,320 --> 01:47:29,679
with lowinccome money or whatever,
right?

1344
01:47:27,280 --> 01:47:34,800
» So there's really if we do a swap
there's really no money change. How do

1345
01:47:32,560 --> 01:47:39,840
we put that money back into what would
be low income if we're building

1346
01:47:36,880 --> 01:47:44,639
workforce housing? How how does that
>> Well, those are two different things of

1347
01:47:42,320 --> 01:47:47,520
what we're trying to do back here,
right?

1348
01:47:44,880 --> 01:47:51,760
» Sorry. On Tmont. Okay. That that's not
using uh we're not proposing to do that

1349
01:47:50,159 --> 01:47:54,560
project with housing money. That's why
we're pursu pursuing other funding with

1350
01:47:53,679 --> 01:47:59,440
that.
>> Um so 206 East Whitley, as you know, was

1351
01:47:57,440 --> 01:48:04,159
purchased with housing funds. So those
that property and th that housing would

1352
01:48:01,920 --> 01:48:08,400
have to be designated for what those
funds were designated. If we go a

1353
01:48:06,400 --> 01:48:13,360
different direction with that property,
whatever proportionate share, say $3

1354
01:48:11,440 --> 01:48:18,560
million of value goes into another
project and that's 25% of the new

1355
01:48:16,239 --> 01:48:23,840
project and 25% of the new project's
housing would have to be low income. So

1356
01:48:21,920 --> 01:48:29,760
we would keep track of that. But right
now the goal was to maximize that 206

1357
01:48:27,199 --> 01:48:33,840
site for the most housing we could get
up there.

1358
01:48:30,639 --> 01:48:37,600
» So do we have any idea? Okay. We bought
it for 28 23 or whenever way back in the

1359
01:48:36,800 --> 01:48:40,480
day.
>> 2008.

1360
01:48:39,199 --> 01:48:44,880
» That was a long time ago.
>> Was it about 2008 when

1361
01:48:42,320 --> 01:48:52,480
» Okay. So we So that was about 2.8 we
spent or 2.3 million or something. So,

1362
01:48:49,199 --> 01:48:57,040
what is the value of that property,
especially with all of the because the

1363
01:48:54,960 --> 01:48:59,040
improvements that that million dollars
really is worth more than a million

1364
01:48:58,560 --> 01:49:02,159
dollars?
>> Yeah, we we have a we have an appraisal

1365
01:49:00,719 --> 01:49:04,639
of that property and we can make that
available to council.

1366
01:49:02,880 --> 01:49:05,920
» I'm just going to curious.
>> Okay.

1367
01:49:04,880 --> 01:49:10,400
» We can get that to you.
>> Okay.

1368
01:49:08,480 --> 01:49:14,320
» But my comment on it is like we've had
this property since 2008

1369
01:49:13,360 --> 01:49:19,119
and
>> we still really haven't built anything

1370
01:49:16,239 --> 01:49:20,719
on it. So it would be nice to do
something. So

1371
01:49:20,239 --> 01:49:24,639
» yep.
>> Oh, I know.

1372
01:49:21,840 --> 01:49:27,119
» My comment is why does it take so long
to get

1373
01:49:25,040 --> 01:49:33,440
» get these projects? You write diligently
a couple times and that means to go

1374
01:49:29,840 --> 01:49:37,199
fast, get it done three years and we're
still pouring cement and getting change

1375
01:49:35,760 --> 01:49:43,440
orders.
So like I expressed I think a previous

1376
01:49:40,239 --> 01:49:50,480
council meeting, we have limited
resources with our contractors and we

1377
01:49:46,159 --> 01:49:55,280
try to keep as much as possible when uh
we do bid these that these are local

1378
01:49:53,199 --> 01:50:04,480
resources actually bidding it, but they
go out to a public bid and sometimes

1379
01:49:59,679 --> 01:50:10,320
it's on this one it was actually um the
uh because of the extra engineering that

1380
01:50:08,080 --> 01:50:14,560
kind of stalled things and then it got
everything kind of out of the flow of,

1381
01:50:13,119 --> 01:50:18,239
you know, the contractor that was
working with the personnel on there and

1382
01:50:16,400 --> 01:50:23,119
then we brought them over to Five
Corners and having those limited

1383
01:50:20,320 --> 01:50:28,320
resources kind of got it the flow going.
Could have happened better. Um, we're

1384
01:50:25,360 --> 01:50:33,679
almost at the very end of it now. Um,
there is a very good value to this site.

1385
01:50:31,040 --> 01:50:39,760
I mean, it has new utilities that we put
in, has new frontage improvements, it

1386
01:50:36,960 --> 01:50:44,719
has the ability, you know, to support
the nine units there. So, for the

1387
01:50:42,080 --> 01:50:50,800
community, I mean, this there's very few
properties that could do what this

1388
01:50:46,719 --> 01:50:56,880
property could do in this community.
>> When's Five Corner going to be done?

1389
01:50:53,280 --> 01:51:02,159
» So, we're uh I I plan on giving council
an update on this next meeting. Okay.

1390
01:50:59,360 --> 01:51:07,040
And so you'll see a fuel a full slide
deck. But the short answer that I can

1391
01:51:05,119 --> 01:51:11,199
offer today is that we're planning on
paving in October. When you see paving

1392
01:51:09,679 --> 01:51:14,080
going out there, we're getting near
completion. Okay.

1393
01:51:12,480 --> 01:51:17,600
» I'm just getting worried. We got so many
capital improvement projects. Every time

1394
01:51:16,159 --> 01:51:22,679
you turn around, you're moving over
here, you're moving over there.

1395
01:51:18,880 --> 01:51:22,679
Nothing's getting done.

1396
01:51:23,600 --> 01:51:29,920
» For sure. Yeah.
>> Yeah. We can give, you know, very

1397
01:51:27,760 --> 01:51:32,800
detailed reports on where we're at on
each one of them.

1398
01:51:30,800 --> 01:51:36,159
» I'd love to see that. Every report, how
much you've spent, that'd be great. I'd

1399
01:51:35,040 --> 01:51:40,960
love to see that.
>> Okay. We can work on that. Okay. We'd

1400
01:51:38,719 --> 01:51:46,239
love to do that. Um, we do have other
items still kind of pending here. We

1401
01:51:42,480 --> 01:51:50,960
haven't voted on that, have we?
I'll make a motion to authorize city

1402
01:51:48,080 --> 01:51:55,119
manager or his design to execute the
second amendment to the construction

1403
01:51:52,560 --> 01:51:59,199
contract between the city of Avalon and
Georgeall Construction Inc.

1404
01:51:56,880 --> 01:52:05,560
Incorporating change order number two
and increasing the contra

1405
01:52:01,032 --> 01:52:05,560
[clears throat] contract sum by $171,318

1406
01:52:05,760 --> 01:52:11,080
for a total not to exceed an amount of
1,158,573

1407
01:52:11,520 --> 01:52:19,520
uh to amend the fiscal year 2627 budget
by allocating an additional 100,000 to

1408
01:52:18,159 --> 01:52:23,199
the capital improvement project.
>> How do I speak?

1409
01:52:20,320 --> 01:52:27,119
» Uh 205015.
>> Do you want to speak on this item, Mary?

1410
01:52:25,920 --> 01:52:31,159
» Fun. Yes.
>> Excuse me.

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01:52:28,159 --> 01:52:31,159
» 325-6547.

1412
01:52:32,159 --> 01:52:39,199
» Okay. Before before we have the motion
voted on, we have a p member of the

1413
01:52:37,679 --> 01:52:43,440
public that would like to speak on this
item.

1414
01:52:40,159 --> 01:52:50,080
» Oh. Oh, excellent. Okay.
>> Hi, Mary Shikling 139 Whitley. Um, I

1415
01:52:47,920 --> 01:52:55,040
know this is a new system and and it was
uh brought about by the Brown Act, but

1416
01:52:52,560 --> 01:53:00,800
just to let you know there's a glitches,
but I did have a question regarding um

1417
01:52:58,000 --> 01:53:05,599
Bob's last statement. What does he mean
by there's um very few properties on

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01:53:03,840 --> 01:53:10,400
this island that can do what this one
can do? What do you mean by that?

1419
01:53:08,320 --> 01:53:16,560
» He's coming to the podium.
>> Okay.

1420
01:53:13,199 --> 01:53:22,239
So when we as you develop a property, I
mean, you're looking to have it ready to

1421
01:53:19,280 --> 01:53:28,320
go. The are the utilities there? Yes, we
put in brand new solar. We put in uh we

1422
01:53:25,760 --> 01:53:36,320
upgraded the portable water connection.
Um we've uh addressed the gas lines

1423
01:53:32,960 --> 01:53:42,880
there. We addressed the electric. uh we
have taken what what it was a

1424
01:53:39,199 --> 01:53:48,480
substandard retaining wall and now made
it have the ability to support an

1425
01:53:46,080 --> 01:53:52,800
additional building. So all of that was
calculated in the loads. So like when I

1426
01:53:51,040 --> 01:54:00,639
say a search charge that it could
support a building. So there's not many

1427
01:53:57,599 --> 01:54:06,400
available uh pieces of property that
could do that could add up to nine units

1428
01:54:04,000 --> 01:54:09,040
and have provide nine units
>> and that have all

1429
01:54:07,440 --> 01:54:12,400
» okay that have all the utilities and all
the infrastructure and all the parking.

1430
01:54:10,480 --> 01:54:16,960
So all of those things that planning
commission would that would be asking

1431
01:54:13,920 --> 01:54:22,159
and looking for to be addressed we've
already uh taken that on and addressed

1432
01:54:19,360 --> 01:54:31,280
that as we uh put together the project.
>> Okay. Okay, I got you there. Um, but the

1433
01:54:27,119 --> 01:54:36,239
a couple of council meetings ago when
you said that we were we don't have the

1434
01:54:33,920 --> 01:54:44,960
funding for the quote unquote civic
center housing behind the um the complex

1435
01:54:40,639 --> 01:54:49,280
there. Um, and this one is costing way
more than the civic center housing. And

1436
01:54:47,440 --> 01:54:56,719
I know that Dave, you just said that
we're not using housing funds because

1437
01:54:53,280 --> 01:55:05,199
Um the this project was first purchased
with housing funds, but and 25% of it

1438
01:55:01,440 --> 01:55:11,199
has to be low income. So why can't 25%
of the civic center, which would provide

1439
01:55:08,560 --> 01:55:16,960
way more housing than this property
would and get that project going, you

1440
01:55:15,679 --> 01:55:20,440
know, because this one's been sitting
there since 2008.

1441
01:55:20,480 --> 01:55:29,280
Uh I I would just say that I said we are
using housing funds for the 206 East

1442
01:55:26,639 --> 01:55:34,480
Whitley project. We we did not
anticipate using housing funds for the

1443
01:55:32,719 --> 01:55:38,239
uh the civic center housing directly
behind city hall because we didn't want

1444
01:55:36,560 --> 01:55:41,599
to encumber that property with the
restrictions that the housing funds

1445
01:55:39,599 --> 01:55:45,760
have. If we can do that, one of the
options obviously would be, you know, if

1446
01:55:44,000 --> 01:55:49,280
we make the determination from a funding
standpoint and we have additional

1447
01:55:47,040 --> 01:55:53,599
housing funds, we could do that. we
could we could include that those 26

1448
01:55:51,360 --> 01:55:57,599
units and proportionally have six or
eight or four of them, however that

1449
01:55:55,440 --> 01:56:02,080
works out designated for that. That is
an option. Um we're we're trying to

1450
01:56:00,239 --> 01:56:06,159
explore and see where we go with, you
know, Congressman Garcia's earmark, you

1451
01:56:04,159 --> 01:56:09,599
know, if that comes to fruition of where
we're at, if we can build that project

1452
01:56:07,840 --> 01:56:14,000
without it. So that's that's what we're
evaluating on the civic center side.

1453
01:56:12,239 --> 01:56:18,639
» Okay. Well, we just we have an
excruciating need for housing and the

1454
01:56:16,480 --> 01:56:24,239
whole time that the four years that I
was there, I was under the impression

1455
01:56:20,320 --> 01:56:31,400
that we had um funds secured for the
civic center project and I don't know

1456
01:56:27,119 --> 01:56:31,400
where the funds went.

1457
01:56:31,599 --> 01:56:38,880
» Well, they didn't go anywhere. We still
have funds left over because of the 44

1458
01:56:36,239 --> 01:56:42,800
unit. If we can acquire land for our
secondary phase of housing, we would

1459
01:56:41,040 --> 01:56:48,000
like to use those housing funds in the
larger unit. So, we do still have I

1460
01:56:46,080 --> 01:56:53,920
believe three three and a half million
in housing funds left.

1461
01:56:51,119 --> 01:56:59,760
» Yeah, it was and I think some of the
issue with the housing was is we are

1462
01:56:56,639 --> 01:57:04,400
building a lot of big projects. Uh like
council member Lopez said, we have a lot

1463
01:57:01,760 --> 01:57:09,679
of projects. We have a lot of uh cash
flow going out. We want to get to the

1464
01:57:07,119 --> 01:57:16,400
point where uh we've got the mole
underway. Once we get u a definite value

1465
01:57:13,920 --> 01:57:19,440
on on a project as big as the mole,
which is coming up, I mean within the

1466
01:57:18,080 --> 01:57:24,320
next six months, we're going to know
exactly what that construction value is.

1467
01:57:21,679 --> 01:57:30,239
We're working on it right now. Then, you
know, then we can have a better sense of

1468
01:57:26,719 --> 01:57:35,560
of the cash flow that would be needed uh
to build this uh uh the housing

1469
01:57:32,560 --> 01:57:35,560
projects.

1470
01:57:35,599 --> 01:57:44,119
Okay, thank you for your time.
>> We also have another public speaker.

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01:57:44,960 --> 01:57:50,560
» Go ahead, Susanna.
>> Hi, my name is Susanna Gutierrez 139

1472
01:57:49,040 --> 01:57:55,119
Whitley.
Um, I just wanted to follow up on what

1473
01:57:53,440 --> 01:58:00,639
you guys were discussing. I appreciate
you mentioning the remaining balance of

1474
01:57:56,639 --> 01:58:03,520
the affordable housing fund. Um it so
from my understanding it looks like

1475
01:58:01,840 --> 01:58:08,480
we've spent a little over a million
dollars and we have three million left

1476
01:58:06,080 --> 01:58:11,840
for the 2060 Whitley property and I was
just curious if there was a cost

1477
01:58:10,080 --> 01:58:15,920
estimate for renovating the existing
structure and if there is an estimated

1478
01:58:14,400 --> 01:58:21,520
start date for renovating those
buildings or if that's still um if

1479
01:58:19,040 --> 01:58:25,199
that's pending conversation or pending
you know completion of the site

1480
01:58:23,119 --> 01:58:29,599
improvement.
Yeah, I would say the restoration

1481
01:58:27,360 --> 01:58:31,920
existing is still pending.
>> Yes.

1482
01:58:31,440 --> 01:58:36,320
» We don't.
>> Okay. Thank you.

1483
01:58:34,800 --> 01:58:38,560
» Are you saying restoration of the four
units?

1484
01:58:37,199 --> 01:58:41,119
» Yeah. The existing building.
>> Existing.

1485
01:58:39,199 --> 01:58:46,480
» Yeah. And additional when we entered
into this, we had the plans for the

1486
01:58:44,159 --> 01:58:50,880
renovation of the existing building and
then we had a tenative plan that we

1487
01:58:49,360 --> 01:58:55,599
would have brought to planning
commission for an additional five units.

1488
01:58:57,840 --> 01:59:03,360
Okay.
Continue.

1489
01:59:02,480 --> 01:59:07,440
» Have a motion. Right.
>> I can make the motion. Yeah.

1490
01:59:05,440 --> 01:59:10,920
» So, I'll second.
>> Second call.

1491
01:59:15,280 --> 01:59:20,760
» Uh, four eyes, one no. Council member
Lopez.

1492
01:59:21,360 --> 01:59:29,080
» All right. No further. Thank you for
>> anything meeting agenda.

1493
01:59:29,440 --> 01:59:32,440
That's