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Welcome to everybody. Welcome here to

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the city council meeting today, Monday,

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July 13, 2026. I now call this meeting

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to order. Roll call, please.

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>> District 1, council member Casey,

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>> here.

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>> District two, council member Vieiraa

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>> here.

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>> District three, council member Oro

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>> here.

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>> District 4, Vice Mayor Martinez,

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>> present.

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>> Mayor Lopez

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>> here. Everyone, please stand for the

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invocation by Connor Lar Roza from

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Valley Grace Community Church, followed

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by the pledge of allegiance from the

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American Legion Post Commander, Pete

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Cement.

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Welcome.

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>> Good evening everybody. Please join me

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in a word of prayer.

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Almighty God, creator of the heavens and

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the earth. We thank you for another day

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on earth. Another day that you have

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raised the sun on us, given breath for

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our lungs and strength for our bodies.

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We thank you for your goodness in all

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these moments every day, the seen and

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the unseen moments of goodness. Lord, I

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pray for your blessing on the city. I

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pray for the families to be united and

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to love one another. For the safety of

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series and her citizens, as well as

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those who serve her and our police and

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our fire departments. Thank you for this

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council, this collection of individuals

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that you, God, have sovereignly placed

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here. I pray that they govern well. I

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pray that you would give them courage

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and strength. I pray that they would

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serve you and that they would serve the

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people of this city well. Thank you for

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their lives. Thank you for their

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families. Thank you for what they have

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dedicated themselves to. Thank you,

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Lord, for your faithfulness. Thank you

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for your mercies that are new every

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morning. I pray for the well-being and

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the redemption of all who live in series

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and call her home. It is in the name of

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Jesus Christ that I pray these things.

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Amen.

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Good evening everyone. Please remain

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standing.

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Place your right hand over your heart.

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Remove your covers and join me in the

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pledge of allegiance. I pledge

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allegiance to the flag of the United

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States of America and to the republic

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for which it stands, one nation under

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God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all. You may recover and be

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seated, please. Thank you.

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Pete. We'll now begin with a

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presentation from Stan RTA.

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Welcome.

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Hello. Good evening. Uh Siri City

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Council. I'm

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Adam Bar. I'm the chief executive

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officer for the Stannos Regional Transit Authority or ST standard. I have

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Angela Swanson here. Angel.

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>> Good evening. I'm Angela Swanson. from a

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senior transit analyst at Stan RTA and

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the project manager for this short range

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transit plan update.

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>> Um so tonight we're um providing an

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update to um our um transit routes and

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have a have a presentation up on the

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screen and sure

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» All right, here we go. Awesome. Um so

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the Sanier was formed about five years

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ago and start started operations and we

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made a few uh service changes at the

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beginning of our service um at beginning

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of the San RTA. Um we're at a point now

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where we're re-evaluating our routes uh

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due to a due to a couple things. One, we

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just need to take a fresh look at our

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routes, see where they're see they're

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see where they're working and see where

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they're not working and make some make

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some refinements. Um although we're also

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in a in a time right now where we are

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having to make some service cuts due to

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a funding reduction in our revenue. Um

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so because of that we're looking at our

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routes trying to find ways to make to to

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make them better but also trying to deal

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with this funding funding shortfall and

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how we can better craft our route. So

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tonight we're going to talk through um

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what the routes look like today and h

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and what we propose them to to look like

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in the future. Uh we do have next steps

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here. We're in this um public

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participation phase today where we're

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looking to the looking to you and

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looking to the public to provide us some

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comments on the proposed routes, what

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they what they look like, would they

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work for would they work for you or not?

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And that uh public feedback will help us

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refine our service changes, which we'll

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start to do in the late in the here in the late summer and come to a

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final resolution in the fall on what

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routes that we're going to change and

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how we're going to change it. And then

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we'll implement th those changes that we

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come to next [clears throat] year.

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So just a recap of the existing

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conditions. Uh again like I said our

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service formed in 2021 um and it was um

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[clears throat] uh formed uh between

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where JPA that that was formed in 2022

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and 2023. We did a big a big big

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planning effort where we looked at all

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the routes looked at all the former

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routes and how we could better align

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them. Um so in that in that process we

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ended up with 27 routes with four types

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of routes. So we have the frequent

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routes, local routes, the inner city

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routes which run obviously be between

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the city. Then we have express routes

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and inner county routes where we run

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over to the park station in Pleasanton,

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the A station in Leup and then um down

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here down to down to Turlock as well.

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So you can see this is a wrership trend

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since um tw since July of 2022. So we we start off low and there's ups and

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downs through throughout this time. But

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you can see there's an upward tra upward

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trajectory of of of these of our of our

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ridership, which is awesome to see. You

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know, more and more people are are are

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riding the bus or using the bus to get

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around to to medical to jobs to

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education and whatever they need to do.

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But it's been great great to see how the

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routes have really the route changes

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that we did back in 2022 and 20 2023 re

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really took hold and provided a better

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service for the communities that we

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serve. So we really get more people

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around to more places which is really

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the goal of what of what we wanted to

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do.

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So this uh this screen um shows uh the ridership distribution amongst all

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the all the bus stops that we have in

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the Modesto series area. So the so each

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dot is a bus stop and the larger the dot

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the more people use that bus stop. And

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so we this is one of the tools that the

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planners use to figure out where the

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wrership is at and how we could better

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you better run the routes to get more

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people on the bus. Obviously that does

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doesn't make a whole lot of sense to run

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routes on on roads that um have bus

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stops but no one's on the bus. So we

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want to focus the efforts and focus the

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resources on on on areas where more

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people

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ride the bus. Although we do need to

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balance that with our rural areas as

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well because there are some rural areas

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in our county that we serve that we

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don't want to cut off service to

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completely but we do want to provide

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some service but we need to need to

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balance that. So this is just one one of

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the tools that the planners use to um to that they use as they develop the

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proposed routes for what they want to

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do. Um if you if you look at some of the

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Billy big big big dots, those are really

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those those key um destination points

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and all the that are listed there on the

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screen from from MJC to the mall in

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Modesto to the Walmart here in series.

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Um route performance. This is a graph to

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show the different routes that we have

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and how many people ride the bus versus

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how many people um how many people are

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on are on the bus each hour. And so you

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can see that that we have some high high

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ridership routes are on the right hand

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side of the graph. Um middle routes are

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in the middle obviously and the ones

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that are down below in the lower left

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hand quadrant are the are the routes

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that don't do the best. There are rural

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routes or they have other other other

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limitations to to them. But it shows

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gives you some perspective on which

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routes do well and which routes don't.

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The ones that are circled in red are

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routes that serve that serve here here

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in series and go to different parts of

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town depending on the route. And so it's

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another tool that the planners used as

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they looked at the different routes.

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Which routes are doing well and which

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routes aren't.

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So as the planners continued with their

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process, they um did a lot of had a lot of other inputs that they

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used to develop their the the proposed

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route. So we'll start on the left hand

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side the existing conditions report

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which was showed the existing condition

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of the routes themselves. The routes as

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ex exist today. They did an analysis of each route and an analysis

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of the market as well. Moving on to the

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community input phase. We were out in

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the community back in December to get

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input from the writers on what's working

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well for them today, what's not and use

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that input to help craft the proposed

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routes that we'll talk about here just a

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moment. We had a survey back then as

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well which helps help help which help

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infor inform that. Uh we have some some

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financial um some financial realities

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that I talked a little bit about the

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beginning of the presentation. And we

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are seeing a decrease amount of revenue

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in our in our system which is making um

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us look at some route reductions due to

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that decrease in revenue. And then they

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also also talked to staff. Obviously we have a good a good um a good

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perception of the system and want to get

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our input as well on the best way that

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we saw that we could improve the routes.

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Our priorities were to preserve coverage in the area. That

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means that we want to stay in our

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service area, stay in it, stay stay in

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the county, and even if there's routes

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that don't serve, don't uh don't perform

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the best, but they still serve a a

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population that that needs to be served.

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So, we still want to maintain that coverage, but we still

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want to optimize the network, make sure

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that we're serving the best way we can,

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needing to balance the service versus

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coverage areas. Um so we're looking at

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connections as well connections on how

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we can better place connections or

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transit hubs throughout the system to

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better connect people to the different

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um looking at simplifying the routes

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making them easier to understand which

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is a key principle to make it easier to

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use as well and then improving the

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schedule reliability. Um also looking at

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service efficiency as well to prioritize

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the productive prioritize the productive

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services but still balance um the less

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effective services.

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With that with that I'm going to hand it

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over to Angela. She's going to talk

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through the proposed changes.

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>> And I can start off by saying we can all

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take a deep breath here in series. Your

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service is essentially going to remain

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unchanged under the plan and the

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proposals being brought forward. So we

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know that that that's very meaningful to

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you all especially because I remember

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being part of the team that came here

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when seriesir um terminated running

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operating CAT and entrusted it to Max

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and then allowed it to move forward to

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us as standard RTA. So we're happy that

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we are continuing in good faith to serve

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the community of series. So is it down?

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Oh, there we go. Okay. So we're looking

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at so one of the things that we're

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trying to do that's transformative in

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the long run and I'll focus on series is

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originally as max we ran everything

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coming out of hub and spoke coming in

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and out of Modesto downtown and the

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Modesto transit center. What we're

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finding though is that people don't

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always need to come from the outer areas

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of the the cities and the rural areas

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into downtown Modesto and then pulse

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back out again. We need hubs to move

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around more the way airlines are are

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designed we're distributing. So you're

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moving people around without having to

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go into the center. So a key place that

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we see still needing to have a satellite

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hub is to develop the series Walmart

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property more to be able to do more than

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what we have for our street level where

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we have the five routes that come in and

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out. Right now we're looking longterm to

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be able to do some sort of an off-site

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facility and to really develop that. But

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that we really with the new service

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plan, one way to cut hours and but not

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cut service is to do shorter routes that

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come to these other um satellite hubs

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and then moving people out from there.

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So that's one of the key changes we're

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making and continuing to keep it. And

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then here we're looking at the routes

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that affect you. West Modesto and series

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are kind of clustered together. The key

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routes you're looking at though are the

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29, the 42, the 47, and then the 10 that

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comes down that's are expressed between

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Modesto and um Turlock that now is

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coming into SE we propose to bring into

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series. We've also redesigned a little

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bit of how people are moving around in

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West Modesto. The one piece right here I

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can call your attention to where we the

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only service you are losing is the

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connectivity coming from West Modesto on

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the 47. It was on Hatch that connected

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over to the um into where the 20 and 21

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are. That was something that was

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requested that never um writership never

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materialized. So we had to let that

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segment go even though people like the

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idea of it. Otherwise, you remain it um

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as you are and keeping you intact.

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Again, everyone being able to get to the

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churches, to get to business down here,

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to get to series, Walmart, and the CSA

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and those services operated by the

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county. Then the 2019 is being

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reorganized a little bit. This is the

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primary connection between Modesto,

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Series, Keys, and Turlock. Keeping that

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connection going through the county

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going minor realignment, but keeping the

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service essentially unchanged.

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And then the east county the 61 comes

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directly from Houston to seriesir

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Walmart and then goes up to to the

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transit center midestto we are looking

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at some options um to because this is an

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underutilized service but Houston is

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loud and clear they still need to come

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to seriesiries they need to get to

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downtown so do we run maybe fewer hours

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do we run more express hours we're

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looking at some options but again that

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remains a service and then to a real

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quick summary We looked, as I talked

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about, simplifying it where sometimes

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it's being able to make the route

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shorter so it's more efficient so we

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aren't tying up as many buses, really

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making the system flow better. Um,

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really prioritizing frequency where we

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need it. We are asking people, the

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common theme underlying all this is

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we're asking people to walk a little bit

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further. Right now, our standard in the

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urbanized areas is about a quarter mile

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or about a five to seven minute walk.

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We're looking now at asking people to

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walk up to a third of the mile, but

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we're keeping their frequency up so that

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it's worth it to walk that little bit

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further to the bus, but that allows us

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to make the routes a little more

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streamlined. And then I will tell you

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the place to send everybody in your

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community to if they want to learn more

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or be more involved is connectthes.org.

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And this is a sample of what goes on. So

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right now you'll see on the website

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should start going

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I got impatient with it. What we have is

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the bar will start swiping from the

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right to the left.

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It's done it every other place but

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series.

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Oh okay.

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won't keep you on this, but anyway,

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where it will show the existing is

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overlaid over the proposed, so you can

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compare how the routes look in

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relationship to each other, going back

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and forth with this toolbar moving back

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and forth across. I apologize that that

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didn't work tonight. And then this is

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one more way of showing you how we're

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making those 15% cuts without

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compromising service. The navy blue

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lines show you the pro the proposed

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routes that we're doing. The red lines

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are where we've given up service. And

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what you can see is generally there's

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service happening within a third to a

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half mile of where that red line was.

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That there is still service available.

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You just have to walk a little further

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or do it a little differently to be able

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to make your connections. But no service

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is completely gone.

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And then another thing again where I

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referenced cout one of the key concerns

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your community had at that time was

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preserving paratransit service for the

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elderly and individuals with

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disabilities so they would still have

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the rides. This route shows in the pink

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is where the couple of areas where our

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transit network is a little smaller so

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they won't receive service. And if you

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look at it as you see the Modesto series

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area, we're really only talking about

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very rural areas and anyone who's

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currently served what we proposed to

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grandfather in to keep them in the

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service. So essentially all of the

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paratransit service and that within the

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city of series limits will remain

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unchanged.

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There is one change that we are

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proposing though that's a a no-brainer

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costsaver. We think is currently

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parransit operates 365 days a year but

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fixed rout is closed for six holidays.

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We're proposing to close for four out of

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six holidays, but to still operate

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paratransit on Christmas and

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Thanksgiving, so those individuals with

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limitations and mo for their mobility

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will still be able to be with friends

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and loved ones.

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And then next steps, I won't need to say

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anything except at the bottom

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connects.org. If any of the folks in

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this community of series have any

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questions or comments, they're more than

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welcome to please go to the website,

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learn more. There's ways you can leave

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questions asked for us to respond to.

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Come to our next board meeting in

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August. We'll be talking about it and

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then it'll go be going to our board in

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September. Again, connectbs.org.

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And then this is the note we love being

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able to close on. In other news, coming

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to series fall 2029, the new standard TA

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headquarters facility at the corner of

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Pro Landing and Service Roads across the

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street from the county service areas. We

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want to um give a huge shout out to your

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planning and community and um staff here

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at the city. You have been the most

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amazing partners to us. We are so

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looking forward to moving forward. This

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is the latest rendition of the um

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facility that will include our

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administrative operations headquarters

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and our fleet maintenance facility to

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house up to 200 buses. So, we thank you

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and look forward to joining you and I'll

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hand it back to Mr. Bur.

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And so with that, um, definitely thank

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you for the time. Thank you for for the

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time tonight and, um, happy to answer

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any questions you might have.

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>> Thank you very much. Council have any

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comments or questions?

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>> Thank you very much for the

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presentation. Appreciate that.

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Moving on to citizens communications.

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While the city council welcomes and

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encourages participation in the city

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council meetings, adopt the rules allow

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no more than five minutes. Resolution

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2007106 for expression of non-aggenda

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items. Matters under the jurisdiction of

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the city council and not on the posted

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agenda may be addressed by the general

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public. However, California law

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prohibits city council from taking any

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action on any matter which is not posted

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on the agenda unless it is determined to

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be an emergency by the city council.

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Citizens are entitled to address city

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council on any agenda item subject to

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the five-minute provision. Anyone

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wishing to address city council must

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adhere to the rules of decorum and the

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rules of decorum are posted outside the

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chambers doors. Are any of our

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representatives here today?

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Seeing none and we'll go ahead and start

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off with some in-person comments. And

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the first person I have here is I

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believe it's Gary Condit.

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Okay, sir. My apologies.

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Please state your name, please. That's

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probably why I thought it was Gary

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Condid. I just saw the last name.

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Welcome, sir. Please state your name.

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>> Good evening. My name is Burl Condid. I

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live at 3613

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Dormia Court and Series. Been here for

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60 years.

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The other a week ago, yesterday, I was

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having lunch at Amaritas

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and I came out and I noticed a flock

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camera in the parking lot.

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I hadn't seen it when I went in. Had I

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seen it, I wouldn't have went in. I

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would have left.

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I talked to the manager and I asked her,

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"Where did that thing come from?" And

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she said the city of Siri put it there.

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And so I got home, I called Mr. Casey

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and I asked him about it and he said he

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had find out. He called me back Monday,

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last Monday today, and um told me that

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the city didn't have anything to do with

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it.

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So, I'm kind of puzzled who put it

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there. Manager said they didn't do it.

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Mr. Casey says the city didn't do it.

541
00:20:27,120 --> 00:20:28,960
Now, I know what these flock cameras are

542
00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:32,559
all about and they're not good. And I

543
00:20:32,559 --> 00:20:35,200
don't I won't I told the manager I won't

544
00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,760
come back and I've been going to Lamaras

545
00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,400
for a lot of years. I won't go back as

546
00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:41,840
long as that camera is parked in front

547
00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,000
of their business. And I won't go to any

548
00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,159
business that has those cameras parked

549
00:20:46,159 --> 00:20:48,960
in front of me. I went up toies last

550
00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,400
week and has one. I told the lady there,

551
00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,240
I said, "I'm not coming back again until

552
00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:56,320
that camera's moved." City of Medesso

553
00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:58,559
put that one in. City of Medessa is in

554
00:20:58,559 --> 00:21:00,640
bed with flock. They got them all over

555
00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:02,320
the town. You can't go nowhere in

556
00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,360
Modesto without being recorded. These

557
00:21:05,360 --> 00:21:10,080
things take your license plate, your cell phone, any medical device that

558
00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:13,280
transmits anything to your doctor, your

559
00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,280
kids cell phones. They take track and

560
00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,360
they keep track of everything. This is

561
00:21:17,360 --> 00:21:19,760
all going to these data centers. It's a

562
00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:21,919
highly sophisticated surveillance system

563
00:21:21,919 --> 00:21:24,240
going in to control the people of this

564
00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:27,200
country. If you don't believe that, then

565
00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,520
feel sorry for you. But I hope the city

566
00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:31,120
of Series doesn't have anything to do

567
00:21:31,120 --> 00:21:34,000
with this flock people or these cameras.

568
00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,400
I understand the license plate readers

569
00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:39,520
are a cop for 31 years. That's all good.

570
00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:41,520
Cameras inside these businesses,

571
00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:43,200
security cameras, we have them at our

572
00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,919
church. They're not connected to They're

573
00:21:45,919 --> 00:21:48,240
connected to the internet because I can

574
00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,960
watch them at home, but they don't go

575
00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,520
anywhere. They don't go to the

576
00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,240
government or there some place, some it

577
00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:59,919
or AI place or whatever. I just want to

578
00:21:59,919 --> 00:22:01,760
I don't think the people of Siri want

579
00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:05,039
them here watching them 24 hours a day.

580
00:22:05,039 --> 00:22:07,120
It's our constitutional rights under the

581
00:22:07,120 --> 00:22:09,520
Fourth Amendment to live without this

582
00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,919
stuff. And I urge you not to have

583
00:22:11,919 --> 00:22:14,320
anything to do with it. Thank you.

584
00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,640
>> Thank you, Mr. Condit. The next person

585
00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:24,390
that I have is Linda Rhino,

586
00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:34,549
» former council woman Linda Rhino.

587
00:22:34,559 --> 00:22:37,039
Well, this is a different side for me to

588
00:22:37,039 --> 00:22:40,000
be speaking for from, but before the

589
00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,720
2627 budget was adopted by the city

590
00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,799
council, our parks were already showing

591
00:22:44,799 --> 00:22:47,840
signs of neglect. In fact, it was so bad

592
00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:49,919
that residents were posting on social

593
00:22:49,919 --> 00:22:52,559
media about the condition of the parks.

594
00:22:52,559 --> 00:22:55,600
Yet with 14 parks, five of which have

595
00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:58,799
restrooms totaling approximately

596
00:22:58,799 --> 00:23:01,039
148 acres, the city council still

597
00:23:01,039 --> 00:23:04,240
eliminated one full-time parks worker,

598
00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,880
now leaving four

599
00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,840
employees to maintain all those parks.

600
00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:11,600
Since the council eliminated the

601
00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:13,440
contract for the company that had been

602
00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:15,840
cleaning those five park restrooms, who

603
00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,080
will do that? One of those four

604
00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:21,600
remaining park workers. The city council

605
00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,240
also eliminated two part-time code

606
00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,320
enforcement officers who gathered up

607
00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,200
homeless leftovers in parks. Who will do

608
00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,240
that? The city council also cancelled

609
00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:34,480
the contract for security at the park

610
00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,840
which included locking park restrooms at

611
00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,720
night. Is that even being done by city

612
00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:42,799
staff? Because that's what I heard

613
00:23:42,799 --> 00:23:45,679
during the discussion on the budget cuts

614
00:23:45,679 --> 00:23:48,080
that other city staff would step up and

615
00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,960
take care of that. The city council also

616
00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,360
cancelled the contract for right-of-way

617
00:23:53,360 --> 00:23:54,960
landscaping.

618
00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:56,880
Were you thinking those four park

619
00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:58,799
workers could add that to their duties

620
00:23:58,799 --> 00:24:00,400
or did you want our right-of-way

621
00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,520
landscaping to look as bad as our city

622
00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:05,039
parks?

623
00:24:05,039 --> 00:24:07,600
Hopefully, the council will find a way

624
00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:09,919
to make cuts somewhere else and do a

625
00:24:09,919 --> 00:24:12,159
budget amendment to get the help our

626
00:24:12,159 --> 00:24:15,200
city parks desperately need and not let

627
00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,520
them continue to look like parks in

628
00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:20,640
third world countries unless that's the

629
00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,440
plan to get that 1 cent tax passed in

630
00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,600
November.

631
00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,440
>> Thank you very much, Councilwoman. I

632
00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:28,960
think it is appropriate for me to ask

633
00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:30,960
the city manager, I believe, that you

634
00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:32,240
could possibly answer some of her

635
00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,880
questions if that's okay.

636
00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:36,960
Yes. Good evening. Thank you, mayor and

637
00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:40,316
council members. [snorts]

638
00:24:40,316 --> 00:24:41,760
>> [clears throat]

639
00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,880
>> Uh it is true that one park full one

640
00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:46,960
full-time park maintenance worker was

641
00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:49,679
eliminated from this year's budget as

642
00:24:49,679 --> 00:24:53,039
well as the funding for the Bright View

643
00:24:53,039 --> 00:24:56,320
landscaping contract which included

644
00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:58,480
service at

645
00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:02,640
Smyrna Park and Riverluff along with

646
00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,520
several right-of-way landscaping duties

647
00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:07,600
throughout the city. And that work

648
00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:11,360
currently falls on city staff to do. The

649
00:25:11,360 --> 00:25:13,520
public works superintendent intends to

650
00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:17,200
put out a request for proposal very soon

651
00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,919
specifically for landscape and lighting

652
00:25:19,919 --> 00:25:24,159
district areas as well as uh CFD areas.

653
00:25:24,159 --> 00:25:26,720
But unless there is a budget amendment

654
00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,039
or some other additional funding

655
00:25:29,039 --> 00:25:31,760
recognized that those duties will

656
00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:35,760
continue to fall on city staff.

657
00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:38,400
And in fact, we have a meeting tomorrow

658
00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,919
at 8:00 in the morning uh to discuss the

659
00:25:41,919 --> 00:25:45,679
current condition of Smyrna Park along

660
00:25:45,679 --> 00:25:49,520
with OOA Park Independence Park so that

661
00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:53,279
we can develop a realistic staffing

662
00:25:53,279 --> 00:25:55,679
deployment plan with our limited staff

663
00:25:55,679 --> 00:25:58,159
that is available. Since we no longer

664
00:25:58,159 --> 00:26:00,640
have the maintenance agreements,

665
00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:04,000
we will be able to create and make

666
00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,880
available a schedule of activities so we

667
00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,600
can know when each park is planned to be

668
00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:12,400
served, how often it's going to be

669
00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:15,279
served, by how many staff members it

670
00:26:15,279 --> 00:26:17,600
will be served. So that way that will be

671
00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:19,200
a document that can be shared and

672
00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,200
everyone can be aware of what the

673
00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:23,360
expectation will be moving forward. That

674
00:26:23,360 --> 00:26:26,159
meeting is at 8:00 tomorrow morning.

675
00:26:26,159 --> 00:26:28,480
Thank you very much, city manager. Is

676
00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:29,600
there anybody else that would like to

677
00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:31,360
ask a question? Please step up to the

678
00:26:31,360 --> 00:26:46,549
podium, please.

679
00:26:46,559 --> 00:26:48,880
» Good evening, city council, city staff,

680
00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:50,080
community. I don't have a question, but

681
00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:52,960
I do have my report for the chamber.

682
00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,919
So, my name is Brandy Meyer, president

683
00:26:55,919 --> 00:26:57,200
and CEO of the series Chamber of

684
00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,200
Commerce. I just wanted to give some

685
00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:03,679
updates. Um, this past weekend, we had

686
00:27:03,679 --> 00:27:07,840
at the Modesto Roadsters baseball game a

687
00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,000
19 time

688
00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,799
boxing champion Damian Flores throughout

689
00:27:12,799 --> 00:27:15,279
the first pitch. He did an awesome job.

690
00:27:15,279 --> 00:27:16,640
So, if you guys see him, make sure you

691
00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:18,159
tell him congratulations. He did he got

692
00:27:18,159 --> 00:27:19,679
it right over the plate. So, he did

693
00:27:19,679 --> 00:27:21,039
great. And there's videos online if you

694
00:27:21,039 --> 00:27:22,799
want to see them.

695
00:27:22,799 --> 00:27:24,559
Um, second, I'd like to thank everybody

696
00:27:24,559 --> 00:27:26,000
who came to our grand opening for Little

697
00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:28,240
Papa. Uh, it was from when I heard

698
00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:30,559
standing room only, it was packed and I

699
00:27:30,559 --> 00:27:31,760
really felt the love and I really

700
00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:34,799
appreciate it. Um, we had a great time.

701
00:27:34,799 --> 00:27:36,880
I wasn't expecting that many people, but

702
00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:38,880
um, we got through it and we've been

703
00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,520
busy ever since. So, if I look exhausted

704
00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,360
and dirty and tired, I am exhausted,

705
00:27:43,360 --> 00:27:45,039
dirty, and tired, but it's a good thing.

706
00:27:45,039 --> 00:27:46,799
It's a good problem to have, so I'll

707
00:27:46,799 --> 00:27:48,960
take it. Um, I just want to remind

708
00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,440
everybody that on September 19th, we are

709
00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:52,720
trying to plan our one table one

710
00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:54,960
community. So, stay tuned for that. And

711
00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,120
on September 25th, we're doing our golf

712
00:27:57,120 --> 00:27:58,880
tournament. This is our third annual

713
00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:01,679
golf tournament starting at 8:00 at the

714
00:28:01,679 --> 00:28:05,120
uh River Oaks Golf and Event Center. And

715
00:28:05,120 --> 00:28:06,240
uh we'll bring some more details for

716
00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:07,840
that as well. We are looking for teams

717
00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:11,520
of four plus sponsor whole sponsors. And

718
00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,000
um once again, we're going to be

719
00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:15,840
providing all the funds raised will be

720
00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:17,039
going back into the community to

721
00:28:17,039 --> 00:28:19,520
nonprofits around the area. So, we want

722
00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:20,720
to make sure that we continue that

723
00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,120
tradition. Any questions? You know where

724
00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:26,000
to find me. Come see me. Thank you.

725
00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,080
>> Thank you very much, Brandy. Is there

726
00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:29,279
anybody else that like to make a

727
00:28:29,279 --> 00:28:36,109
comment?

728
00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:37,200
» [clears throat]

729
00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:40,720
>> Greetings, mayor, vice mayor, council,

730
00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:44,399
city staff. My name is Nason Sanchez and

731
00:28:44,399 --> 00:28:47,600
series is a city that I call home.

732
00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:50,960
Excuse me as I read this really quick. A

733
00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:54,000
definition of philanthropy.

734
00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:57,679
It is a derived word, Greek word of

735
00:28:57,679 --> 00:29:00,320
philos and anthropist.

736
00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:04,000
Philanthropy is an active effort to

737
00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:08,559
promote positive human welfare

738
00:29:08,559 --> 00:29:13,440
and improve the quality quality of life.

739
00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:17,200
The key concepts philanthropy

740
00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:19,760
acts are driven

741
00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:23,440
by the desire to help others without

742
00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:26,799
expecting immediate immediate personal

743
00:29:26,799 --> 00:29:30,399
or financial gain.

744
00:29:30,399 --> 00:29:33,520
It is of giving of time,

745
00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:35,120
talent,

746
00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:37,360
and treasure.

747
00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:39,200
The reason I bring up this word

748
00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:40,799
philanthropy

749
00:29:40,799 --> 00:29:43,840
here in the next couple of weeks, we all

750
00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:46,559
know what's going to be taking place not

751
00:29:46,559 --> 00:29:48,399
only here in our beautiful city of

752
00:29:48,399 --> 00:29:51,520
Series, but also in the neighboring

753
00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:55,679
towns and the towns nationwide.

754
00:29:55,679 --> 00:29:59,360
It is a day set aside. we all know as

755
00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:02,640
national night out.

756
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,840
This day is driven, this day is

757
00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:08,399
specifically focused to bring the

758
00:30:08,399 --> 00:30:12,399
community together and to recognize and

759
00:30:12,399 --> 00:30:14,640
to give proper recognition and

760
00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:16,159
appreciation

761
00:30:16,159 --> 00:30:21,039
to all of our 911 emergency services.

762
00:30:21,039 --> 00:30:24,880
But this day on National Night Out,

763
00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:27,200
there is going to be many neighborhoods.

764
00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,840
There's going to be many families, not

765
00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:32,240
only myself and my beautiful wife Sonia

766
00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:35,200
and my fellow neighbors on Saturn Court,

767
00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:38,399
but also citywide. We are going to be

768
00:30:38,399 --> 00:30:42,159
doing this what we call philanthropy.

769
00:30:42,159 --> 00:30:45,039
Nobody is asking us to do it. Nobody's

770
00:30:45,039 --> 00:30:47,520
saying here is a paycheck for you for

771
00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:50,559
your own personal gain to do it to spend

772
00:30:50,559 --> 00:30:52,799
on yourself.

773
00:30:52,799 --> 00:30:54,559
Surely there are individuals and

774
00:30:54,559 --> 00:30:57,120
businesses and directors and and other

775
00:30:57,120 --> 00:30:59,919
elected officials that are helping out

776
00:30:59,919 --> 00:31:02,960
to cover costs for it.

777
00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:06,240
But I sent an email the other day to

778
00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:09,840
reserve a time slot to have our our

779
00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:11,919
police department join us. And as I was

780
00:31:11,919 --> 00:31:14,640
reading this email, I came across a

781
00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:16,320
section where it said that there could

782
00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:18,240
be possible

783
00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:20,159
um fees

784
00:31:20,159 --> 00:31:23,360
to to pay.

785
00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:28,240
Now, to do this would damper it.

786
00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:30,080
What I'm asking for the council and the

787
00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:31,760
city staff or whoever is going to be the

788
00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:34,240
one to make the final decision on if

789
00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:36,080
there's going to be permit fees that are

790
00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:39,840
going to have to required to be paid

791
00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:42,320
on this day. If there is a day to wave a

792
00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:46,159
fee, let it be this day.

793
00:31:46,159 --> 00:31:49,440
Why to keep it alive? Keep what the

794
00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:51,679
community is doing, taking time out of

795
00:31:51,679 --> 00:31:54,559
their time, out of their own time to do

796
00:31:54,559 --> 00:31:56,399
this.

797
00:31:56,399 --> 00:31:58,240
It would be a good thing. It would be a

798
00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,320
positive thing to have the support and

799
00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:02,880
to know the backing for this. I've

800
00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:04,960
called various cities, our neighboring

801
00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:07,279
towns, and I've asked them. I didn't

802
00:32:07,279 --> 00:32:08,799
give them the details on what the

803
00:32:08,799 --> 00:32:10,559
question was or why I was even asking

804
00:32:10,559 --> 00:32:12,960
them to begin with, but I questioned

805
00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:16,320
them, are you guys going to require

806
00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:20,720
permits and pay permits? And they uh

807
00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,039
were a little bewildered when I asked

808
00:32:23,039 --> 00:32:25,279
them that question, confused in a way,

809
00:32:25,279 --> 00:32:27,039
like

810
00:32:27,039 --> 00:32:31,760
uh no, it it was almost uh one of them

811
00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:33,279
almost started laughing at that

812
00:32:33,279 --> 00:32:36,240
question. not necessarily to me but just

813
00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:38,640
a thought of that.

814
00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:43,440
So I ask again, keep in mind on this day

815
00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:45,760
whenever you do decide, please let it be

816
00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:48,240
so to wave the fees regardless of the

817
00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:50,480
size of the event that they are having.

818
00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:52,960
Nurture it, protect it what we are doing

819
00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,519
as a community. And I'm going to leave

820
00:32:55,519 --> 00:32:57,840
some flyers here to invite our elected

821
00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:02,000
officials and of course our chief and

822
00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:03,600
our fire department representative. We

823
00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:05,519
thank you time and time again for being

824
00:33:05,519 --> 00:33:08,720
involved in all aspects. Thank you.

825
00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:11,120
>> Thank you, Nason. City manager, I think

826
00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,440
that it's warrant that we answered that

827
00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:14,640
question about fees, but I don't think

828
00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:16,159
that we've ever given direction about

829
00:33:16,159 --> 00:33:18,720
fees. That correct?

830
00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,240
>> That's correct. The council has not

831
00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:21,840
given direction about fees, but I

832
00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:24,000
believe the chief has a plan. Chief, do

833
00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:27,039
you have anything to share?

834
00:33:27,039 --> 00:33:29,919
>> Yes. Thank you for that. Uh we do have a

835
00:33:29,919 --> 00:33:32,640
staff report coming to city council that

836
00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:34,240
we're going to ask that any fees

837
00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,880
associated with the uh uh conditional

838
00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,120
use permit are waved for that one night.

839
00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,440
If you have a registered National Night

840
00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:44,399
event with the police department, it

841
00:33:44,399 --> 00:33:47,279
goes against the whole uh premise of

842
00:33:47,279 --> 00:33:48,880
National Night Out, if we're charging

843
00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:50,960
the communities to hold these events,

844
00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:53,200
but I also think it's important that

845
00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:55,200
they don't hold events without the

846
00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,200
proper work where they're shutting down

847
00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:00,559
roadways uh where we could have issues

848
00:34:00,559 --> 00:34:02,399
um getting emergency vehicles in for

849
00:34:02,399 --> 00:34:04,799
emergencies and stuff. So, that that

850
00:34:04,799 --> 00:34:06,399
will be coming at the next council

851
00:34:06,399 --> 00:34:07,440
meeting.

852
00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:08,960
>> Thank you very much.

853
00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:11,040
Nason, I hope that helps answer your

854
00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:12,159
question, sir. I know that we talked

855
00:34:12,159 --> 00:34:15,679
about it at the concert in the park and this is your answer, but thank you

856
00:34:15,679 --> 00:34:16,639
very much for bringing that to our

857
00:34:16,639 --> 00:34:18,480
attention. Is there anybody else that

858
00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:22,550
would like to make a comment?

859
00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,240
Closing the public period. Is there any

860
00:34:24,240 --> 00:34:25,679
emails?

861
00:34:25,679 --> 00:34:27,200
>> We're no emails and there's no hands

862
00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:28,399
raised on Zoom.

863
00:34:28,399 --> 00:34:30,879
>> Okay, thank you very much. Now move on

864
00:34:30,879 --> 00:34:32,800
to

865
00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:34,720
there's actually can I ask the council

866
00:34:34,720 --> 00:34:39,359
if there is any conflicts of interest?

867
00:34:39,359 --> 00:34:41,440
Seeing none, moving on to appointments

868
00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:43,760
to boards and commissions. Measure H,

869
00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:45,359
Citizens Oversight Committee interviews

870
00:34:45,359 --> 00:34:48,240
and appointment. City clerk. Thank you,

871
00:34:48,240 --> 00:34:50,639
mayor and councel. Uh, our Measure H

872
00:34:50,639 --> 00:34:52,639
oversight or Measure H Citizens

873
00:34:52,639 --> 00:34:54,560
Oversight Committee currently has one

874
00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:58,320
vacancy. The term is July 1st, 2026

875
00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:00,640
through June 30th, 2029. So, it's a

876
00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:03,440
three-year term. The final filing date

877
00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:05,040
to submit an application for this

878
00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:07,359
vacancy was June 15th. We did receive

879
00:35:07,359 --> 00:35:10,320
two applications, Angela Huerta and John

880
00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:13,200
Fiad. Both applicants were notified via

881
00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:14,720
email and phone call of tonight's

882
00:35:14,720 --> 00:35:17,359
interviews and appointment. Um, a list

883
00:35:17,359 --> 00:35:18,880
of questions have been provided to the

884
00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:21,440
council to ask the applicants. I do see

885
00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:23,680
one of the applicants is on Zoom and I

886
00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:25,280
do believe another the other applicant

887
00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:27,359
is here in person. So, with that said,

888
00:35:27,359 --> 00:35:29,200
I'll turn it over to the council.

889
00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:30,400
>> Thank you very much. And we'll go ahead

890
00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:32,000
and open this up for public comment. Is

891
00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:33,359
there anyone in the chambers that would

892
00:35:33,359 --> 00:35:36,880
like to make a comment on this item?

893
00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:39,599
Seeing none, anybody on Zoom?

894
00:35:39,599 --> 00:35:40,800
>> There are no hands raised.

895
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:42,640
>> And we'll bring this item back to begin

896
00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:44,640
the interviews. And the first person

897
00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:48,079
that we will interview will be Angela.

898
00:35:48,079 --> 00:35:51,359
Please step up to the podium.

899
00:35:51,359 --> 00:35:54,240
>> Angela is actually um attending via Oh,

900
00:35:54,240 --> 00:35:57,119
>> no. She's right there.

901
00:35:57,119 --> 00:35:58,640
Thank you, Angela, very much for being

902
00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:00,400
here. And city council, everyone has

903
00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:02,400
questions right in front of them from 1

904
00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,640
to 5. And it is labeled with your name

905
00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:06,400
on it. And we'll begin with question

906
00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:11,109
number one.

907
00:36:11,119 --> 00:36:14,560
» What is the purpose and the goal of

908
00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:19,589
measure H? What do you think it is?

909
00:36:19,599 --> 00:36:21,599
» I believe the purpose is to collect a

910
00:36:21,599 --> 00:36:25,680
tax from the city uh taxpayers. Uh it's

911
00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:27,839
about a half cent tax. It's a

912
00:36:27,839 --> 00:36:31,359
transaction and use tax. Uh it's voter

913
00:36:31,359 --> 00:36:33,920
approved. Um, and this the goal is to

914
00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:36,640
help provide funding to improve critical

915
00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:41,280
um, public safety services to the police

916
00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:44,079
and fire departments to utilize, you

917
00:36:44,079 --> 00:36:46,800
know, equipment and tools

918
00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:56,870
to help keep us safe.

919
00:36:56,880 --> 00:36:59,040
» Go ahead.

920
00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:02,000
>> Thank you. Um, question two. Should you

921
00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:04,480
be chosen, what do you see your role

922
00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:07,520
being on the committee?

923
00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:09,839
>> Uh, as a committee member, my role would

924
00:37:09,839 --> 00:37:12,800
be um

925
00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:16,320
uh help uh

926
00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:19,359
oversight of the cost containment and

927
00:37:19,359 --> 00:37:25,359
public reporting um based on the um

928
00:37:25,359 --> 00:37:27,200
budgets that are being presented to us

929
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:35,589
from the departments.

930
00:37:35,599 --> 00:37:38,160
Thank you. Please tell us please tell us

931
00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:40,240
about yourself and what you feel best

932
00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:42,720
qualifies you to serve on the measure H

933
00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:47,510
citizens oversight committee.

934
00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:51,440
» I just completed three years terms as a

935
00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:53,839
measure H committee member in the city

936
00:37:53,839 --> 00:37:57,440
of series. I have lived here since 2010.

937
00:37:57,440 --> 00:37:59,920
Um, I've also served on the Centennial

938
00:37:59,920 --> 00:38:02,640
Committee hearing series. Um, I

939
00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:05,920
currently as a case manager for homeless

940
00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:08,240
individuals, uh, sometimes work

941
00:38:08,240 --> 00:38:12,640
alongside fire and police in the county.

942
00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:16,000
Um, and I was interested in being able

943
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,720
to be on such a good committee to help

944
00:38:18,720 --> 00:38:22,160
oversee the budget in the city for fire

945
00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:27,190
and safety.

946
00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:28,560
Thank you, Angela, for being present

947
00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:30,480
this evening. Uh, question number four

948
00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:32,560
is, as an advisory committee responsible

949
00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:34,320
to make recommendations to the council,

950
00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:35,920
the final decision-making process is

951
00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:38,160
held by the council. Please describe any

952
00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:40,320
experience you have in an advisory

953
00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:41,760
committee and how you will carry out

954
00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:44,079
your duties.

955
00:38:44,079 --> 00:38:48,240
>> Um, uh, I have served on various home

956
00:38:48,240 --> 00:38:51,040
homeless oversight committees, uh, in

957
00:38:51,040 --> 00:38:53,760
the county. Um I have served through

958
00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:56,800
measure H here in the city of seriesir.

959
00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:59,520
Um I am a executive director of a

960
00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:01,839
nonprofit here in Santa Los County where

961
00:39:01,839 --> 00:39:04,720
we do annual budget and reviews.

962
00:39:04,720 --> 00:39:11,680
Um

963
00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:14,320
uh have experience in safeguarding uh

964
00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:17,200
intent for tax money's use.

965
00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:18,960
um

966
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:22,160
and help identify any financial

967
00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:24,320
discrepancies

968
00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:27,119
um and address any community concerns or

969
00:39:27,119 --> 00:39:31,829
expenditures regarding the funds.

970
00:39:31,839 --> 00:39:34,800
» Thank you. Do you have any questions for

971
00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:36,720
us relating to the application to be a

972
00:39:36,720 --> 00:39:38,960
member of the Measure H oversight

973
00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:41,359
committee?

974
00:39:41,359 --> 00:39:43,119
>> You said related.

975
00:39:43,119 --> 00:39:45,040
>> Yes. Do you have any questions for us?

976
00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:47,680
>> I do have a question. Um, how can we

977
00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:49,920
incentivize the community to learn and

978
00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:52,640
participate in Measure H meetings?

979
00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:55,359
>> That's a great question. I think that

980
00:39:55,359 --> 00:39:58,640
would really fall on the city manager.

981
00:39:58,640 --> 00:39:59,680
>> Sir,

982
00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:02,720
>> yes. Thank you, good, mayor. Um, as a

983
00:40:02,720 --> 00:40:08,240
city, we are just now in the process of

984
00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:10,960
transitioning to a more formalized

985
00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:13,040
communication plan with the public to

986
00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:16,160
include social media, updating our

987
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:18,560
website, and really engaging with the

988
00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:21,520
community in an effort to get them

989
00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:25,440
engaged with us. So this effort through

990
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:28,880
social media, website update, word of

991
00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:32,240
mouth, and just community engagement is

992
00:40:32,240 --> 00:40:34,240
something that we will be focusing

993
00:40:34,240 --> 00:40:37,440
strongly on over the next month.

994
00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:39,520
>> Thank you. Thank you everyone for your

995
00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:39,920
time.

996
00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:42,640
>> Thank you very much.

997
00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:44,800
City clerk, you said John is in person

998
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:48,000
or is he on Zoom? John, you're here.

999
00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:51,920
Please step up to the podium, sir.

1000
00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:53,599
Evening council members. Thank you very

1001
00:40:53,599 --> 00:40:55,680
much for coming. Council member Casey,

1002
00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:58,400
go ahead, sir.

1003
00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:01,920
>> Sure. What is the purpose and goal of

1004
00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:03,359
measure H?

1005
00:41:03,359 --> 00:41:06,240
>> Measure H was voted on and approved back

1006
00:41:06,240 --> 00:41:08,079
in 2007

1007
00:41:08,079 --> 00:41:09,839
uh with the taxes the sale the

1008
00:41:09,839 --> 00:41:13,040
additional half percent sales tax to aid

1009
00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:18,790
police, fire, and emergency services.

1010
00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:20,880
» Thank you. Should you be chosen, what do

1011
00:41:20,880 --> 00:41:23,920
you see your role see your role being on

1012
00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:25,680
the committee?

1013
00:41:25,680 --> 00:41:27,680
>> I would like to think that with my 35

1014
00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:29,760
years of service at Mission Linen, I

1015
00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:32,880
managed my own successful route that I

1016
00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:35,040
understand profit and loss. I understand

1017
00:41:35,040 --> 00:41:37,760
about return on investment. Being a

1018
00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:40,240
member of that council, I would be in a

1019
00:41:40,240 --> 00:41:42,240
collective with other people where we be

1020
00:41:42,240 --> 00:41:44,720
passing ideas that would benefit the

1021
00:41:44,720 --> 00:41:51,030
citizens of Sir.

1022
00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:52,880
Thank you.

1023
00:41:52,880 --> 00:41:54,640
Please tell us about yourself and what

1024
00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:56,960
you feel best qualifies you to serve on

1025
00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:59,040
the Measure H Citizens Oversight

1026
00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:00,800
Committee.

1027
00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:03,920
>> I'm uh I'm retired now. Uh I like to

1028
00:42:03,920 --> 00:42:06,720
volunteer. I volunteer with the What

1029
00:42:06,720 --> 00:42:09,040
Would Jesus Do Ministries. I serve at

1030
00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:11,200
the shower shuttle there on Hatch Road

1031
00:42:11,200 --> 00:42:14,400
at the New Vision um church uh every

1032
00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:17,280
Thursday. I also serve and help out with

1033
00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:21,680
the 9 to99 project. Um I just uh I have

1034
00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:23,520
time that uh I would like to donate back

1035
00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:32,470
to my community.

1036
00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:33,520
» Thank you, John, for being here this

1037
00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:35,440
evening. I appreciate that, sir. As an

1038
00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,280
advisory committee responsible to make

1039
00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:39,040
recommendations to the council, the

1040
00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:40,800
final decision-making process is held by

1041
00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:42,400
the council. Please describe any

1042
00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:44,160
experience you have in an advisory

1043
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:45,839
committee and how you would carry out

1044
00:42:45,839 --> 00:42:47,839
your duties.

1045
00:42:47,839 --> 00:42:50,720
>> Well, as the member of the of the

1046
00:42:50,720 --> 00:42:52,480
council, what we would do is we would

1047
00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:54,800
have ideas and pass them around and

1048
00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:57,200
propose those to you. Also, we would

1049
00:42:57,200 --> 00:42:59,520
have to discuss what the advantage or

1050
00:42:59,520 --> 00:43:01,680
disadvantage would be of certain money

1051
00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:04,640
spent that the money was spent u

1052
00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:10,550
appropriately and not squandered.

1053
00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:12,079
Do you have any questions for us

1054
00:43:12,079 --> 00:43:13,839
relating the application to be a member

1055
00:43:13,839 --> 00:43:15,920
of the Measure H, Citizens Oversight

1056
00:43:15,920 --> 00:43:16,400
Committee?

1057
00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:17,760
>> No sir, I don't.

1058
00:43:17,760 --> 00:43:19,680
>> Okay. Thank you very much. I appreciate

1059
00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:25,750
your time.

1060
00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:27,200
» Okay. I bring this item back to the

1061
00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:29,280
council. Council members, any comments

1062
00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:35,510
and or questions and or a motion?

1063
00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:37,359
No comments.

1064
00:43:37,359 --> 00:43:38,880
Okay. Councilwoman,

1065
00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:41,040
>> thank you, Mayor. Well, first off, uh I

1066
00:43:41,040 --> 00:43:45,040
just want to thank um Angela and John

1067
00:43:45,040 --> 00:43:46,880
for being present here tonight. I know

1068
00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:49,119
that, you know, sometimes it can be a

1069
00:43:49,119 --> 00:43:50,400
little intimidating coming up in front

1070
00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:52,720
of the public to hold these interviews.

1071
00:43:52,720 --> 00:43:54,800
Um but I think it's important for the

1072
00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:57,599
public to hear. Um, based on the

1073
00:43:57,599 --> 00:43:59,760
interview tonight and reviewing the

1074
00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:01,520
application,

1075
00:44:01,520 --> 00:44:05,200
I would like to make a motion to um

1076
00:44:05,200 --> 00:44:09,040
appoint John Fad, I'm sorry if I said

1077
00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:10,960
the last name wrong, to the Measure H,

1078
00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:15,040
Citizens Oversight Committee.

1079
00:44:15,040 --> 00:44:18,400
>> I'll second that.

1080
00:44:18,400 --> 00:44:20,960
Get a roll call, please.

1081
00:44:20,960 --> 00:44:23,119
>> Council member Casey,

1082
00:44:23,119 --> 00:44:27,670
>> yes. Council member Vieira,

1083
00:44:27,680 --> 00:44:28,319
» no.

1084
00:44:28,319 --> 00:44:30,640
>> Council member Otto,

1085
00:44:30,640 --> 00:44:31,440
>> yes.

1086
00:44:31,440 --> 00:44:32,720
>> Vice Mayor Martinez,

1087
00:44:32,720 --> 00:44:33,520
>> hi.

1088
00:44:33,520 --> 00:44:34,560
>> Mayor Lopez,

1089
00:44:34,560 --> 00:44:35,359
>> no.

1090
00:44:35,359 --> 00:44:38,160
>> Motion carries 32.

1091
00:44:38,160 --> 00:44:39,680
>> Congratulations, John. You are now

1092
00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:47,750
appointed to the men's race committee.

1093
00:44:47,760 --> 00:44:51,200
We will now move into consent calendars.

1094
00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:52,640
All matters listed on the consent

1095
00:44:52,640 --> 00:44:53,760
calendar are considered routine in

1096
00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:55,280
nature and will be enacted by a single

1097
00:44:55,280 --> 00:44:57,359
motion unless otherwise requested by an

1098
00:44:57,359 --> 00:44:59,040
individual council member and public for

1099
00:44:59,040 --> 00:45:01,760
special consideration. Other otherwise

1100
00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:03,119
the recommendation of staff will be

1101
00:45:03,119 --> 00:45:05,839
acted and excuse me accepted. Did I skip

1102
00:45:05,839 --> 00:45:09,760
something? Did I skip something?

1103
00:45:09,760 --> 00:45:11,200
I'm sorry. Let me go ahead and drink my

1104
00:45:11,200 --> 00:45:12,720
energy drink. I think I'm a little

1105
00:45:12,720 --> 00:45:16,069
tired.

1106
00:45:16,079 --> 00:45:17,040
That [clears throat] was a windful.

1107
00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:19,280
Okay. Council design designating of the

1108
00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:20,960
voting delegates and alternate delegates

1109
00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:22,800
to represent the city of series at the

1110
00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:24,800
League of California Cities for 2026

1111
00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:27,440
annual conference. City clerk.

1112
00:45:27,440 --> 00:45:29,760
>> Thank you again, Council and Mayor. The

1113
00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:31,680
League of California Cities has their

1114
00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:33,680
annual conference this year, September

1115
00:45:33,680 --> 00:45:36,640
23rd through the 25th. We have two

1116
00:45:36,640 --> 00:45:38,160
council members that will be attending

1117
00:45:38,160 --> 00:45:40,560
the conference. The general assembly

1118
00:45:40,560 --> 00:45:43,040
meeting is a component to the annual

1119
00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:45,200
conference. Uh this is where members

1120
00:45:45,200 --> 00:45:47,359
consider to take action to establish

1121
00:45:47,359 --> 00:45:49,520
policies with the league. The general

1122
00:45:49,520 --> 00:45:51,760
assembly meeting is scheduled for Friday

1123
00:45:51,760 --> 00:45:53,680
the 25th of September. It's the last day

1124
00:45:53,680 --> 00:45:56,079
of the conference. In order to vote at

1125
00:45:56,079 --> 00:45:58,079
the general assembly meeting, the city

1126
00:45:58,079 --> 00:46:00,079
council must designate a primary voting

1127
00:46:00,079 --> 00:46:02,800
delegate delegate. Uh council may

1128
00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:04,640
appoint up to two alternate voting

1129
00:46:04,640 --> 00:46:07,040
delegates. And in order to be a voting

1130
00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:09,920
delegate, uh the they must be registered

1131
00:46:09,920 --> 00:46:12,640
to for the conference and they must be

1132
00:46:12,640 --> 00:46:14,880
present at the general assembly meeting

1133
00:46:14,880 --> 00:46:17,280
in order to cast their vote. Uh so with

1134
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:18,960
that said, I will turn that over to the

1135
00:46:18,960 --> 00:46:21,280
council for discussion.

1136
00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:23,040
>> City council, any comments? Could you

1137
00:46:23,040 --> 00:46:24,960
please tell the public who exactly is

1138
00:46:24,960 --> 00:46:26,880
the two council members who are going?

1139
00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:29,280
>> Yeah, so uh Mayor Lopez and Vice Mayor

1140
00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:30,640
Martinez will be attending the

1141
00:46:30,640 --> 00:46:32,319
conference at this time. Okay. Are any

1142
00:46:32,319 --> 00:46:33,520
other council members going to be

1143
00:46:33,520 --> 00:46:36,960
attending the conference at the moment?

1144
00:46:36,960 --> 00:46:38,960
I'm not sure yet um if I'm going to be

1145
00:46:38,960 --> 00:46:40,240
able to attend, but if I do, it's going

1146
00:46:40,240 --> 00:46:41,839
to be for my committee that I have

1147
00:46:41,839 --> 00:46:43,119
scheduled.

1148
00:46:43,119 --> 00:46:44,880
>> Any other council members have any

1149
00:46:44,880 --> 00:46:45,760
comments?

1150
00:46:45,760 --> 00:46:48,240
>> Um no, I am available if you do need

1151
00:46:48,240 --> 00:46:50,160
another alternative though. Alternate.

1152
00:46:50,160 --> 00:46:50,800
Sorry.

1153
00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:53,920
>> Okay, sounds good, Mr. Casey. Okay, now

1154
00:46:53,920 --> 00:46:56,079
you need consensus, correct? So,

1155
00:46:56,079 --> 00:46:56,560
>> yes,

1156
00:46:56,560 --> 00:46:58,400
>> me and Vice Mayor will be attending the

1157
00:46:58,400 --> 00:46:59,920
conference. I I can be the main

1158
00:46:59,920 --> 00:47:00,640
delegate.

1159
00:47:00,640 --> 00:47:02,079
>> Okay, you'll want to open up to public

1160
00:47:02,079 --> 00:47:02,640
comment, too.

1161
00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:03,760
>> Okay, sounds good. We'll go ahead and

1162
00:47:03,760 --> 00:47:04,960
open this up to the public or any

1163
00:47:04,960 --> 00:47:06,000
members of the public would like to make

1164
00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:08,960
a comment on this item.

1165
00:47:08,960 --> 00:47:13,040
Seeing none, bring this item back or

1166
00:47:13,040 --> 00:47:14,640
just consensus. You don't need a motion.

1167
00:47:14,640 --> 00:47:15,839
Correct.

1168
00:47:15,839 --> 00:47:17,520
>> Correct. Consensus is fine.

1169
00:47:17,520 --> 00:47:19,599
>> Okay, sounds good. Um, then it will be

1170
00:47:19,599 --> 00:47:22,480
me and Vice Mayor and then I know that

1171
00:47:22,480 --> 00:47:24,800
Councilwoman Serino will probably not

1172
00:47:24,800 --> 00:47:26,480
likely be there, but we can also have

1173
00:47:26,480 --> 00:47:27,760
you as a third just in case you change

1174
00:47:27,760 --> 00:47:30,160
your mind as a second alternate just in

1175
00:47:30,160 --> 00:47:33,119
case. That's fine. So, we'll need one

1176
00:47:33,119 --> 00:47:36,240
primary and up to two uh alternates. So,

1177
00:47:36,240 --> 00:47:38,560
Mayor Lopez will be primary and Vice

1178
00:47:38,560 --> 00:47:41,200
Mayor and Council Member Oro as

1179
00:47:41,200 --> 00:47:42,800
alternates.

1180
00:47:42,800 --> 00:47:47,839
>> Correct. Consensus.

1181
00:47:47,839 --> 00:47:51,520
Okay. Thank you very much.

1182
00:47:51,520 --> 00:47:55,119
Now, we can move on to consent calendar.

1183
00:47:55,119 --> 00:47:56,400
All matters listed on the consent

1184
00:47:56,400 --> 00:47:57,680
calendar considered routine in nature

1185
00:47:57,680 --> 00:47:59,119
and will be enacted by a single motion

1186
00:47:59,119 --> 00:48:00,800
unless otherwise requested by an

1187
00:48:00,800 --> 00:48:02,400
individual council member or public for

1188
00:48:02,400 --> 00:48:04,160
special consideration. Otherwise, the

1189
00:48:04,160 --> 00:48:06,079
recommendation of staff will be acted

1190
00:48:06,079 --> 00:48:08,480
upon by a roll call vote. Is there

1191
00:48:08,480 --> 00:48:09,680
anybody in the council that would like

1192
00:48:09,680 --> 00:48:11,760
to pull a consent item? I am pulling

1193
00:48:11,760 --> 00:48:14,480
item number nine.

1194
00:48:14,480 --> 00:48:19,030
And I see councilwoman.

1195
00:48:19,040 --> 00:48:21,280
Um, mayor, I'd like to pull item number

1196
00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:27,270
four and

1197
00:48:27,280 --> 00:48:28,640
» number. Yeah, you pulled number nine.

1198
00:48:28,640 --> 00:48:29,760
Thank you,

1199
00:48:29,760 --> 00:48:32,160
>> Councilwoman Beer.

1200
00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:34,800
Nine. Okay. Anybody else?

1201
00:48:34,800 --> 00:48:36,079
I take this out to the audience. And the

1202
00:48:36,079 --> 00:48:37,119
members of the audience would like to

1203
00:48:37,119 --> 00:48:43,910
pull an item on the consent calendar.

1204
00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:46,079
Hello. This is Galan Guzman, City of

1205
00:48:46,079 --> 00:48:48,480
Series. I'd like to pull number four. Uh

1206
00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:51,359
number six, seven and nine.

1207
00:48:51,359 --> 00:48:54,720
>> Six and seven, sir.

1208
00:48:54,720 --> 00:48:57,200
Okay, we already pulled nine, sir, but

1209
00:48:57,200 --> 00:48:59,200
thank you. Bring this item back to the

1210
00:48:59,200 --> 00:49:00,400
council for a motion.

1211
00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:02,400
>> Make a motion to approve items 1 through

1212
00:49:02,400 --> 00:49:05,280
3, 5, and 8 of the consent calendar.

1213
00:49:05,280 --> 00:49:06,079
>> Second that.

1214
00:49:06,079 --> 00:49:08,400
>> A roll call, please.

1215
00:49:08,400 --> 00:49:10,240
>> Council member Casey,

1216
00:49:10,240 --> 00:49:10,800
>> yes.

1217
00:49:10,800 --> 00:49:12,800
>> Council member Vieira,

1218
00:49:12,800 --> 00:49:13,280
>> yes.

1219
00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:14,880
>> Council member Otto,

1220
00:49:14,880 --> 00:49:15,440
>> yes.

1221
00:49:15,440 --> 00:49:16,720
>> Vice Mayor Martinez,

1222
00:49:16,720 --> 00:49:18,319
>> hi. Mayor Lopez.

1223
00:49:18,319 --> 00:49:18,720
>> Yes.

1224
00:49:18,720 --> 00:49:20,880
>> Motion carries 50.

1225
00:49:20,880 --> 00:49:22,559
>> Okay. We'll go ahead and go to item

1226
00:49:22,559 --> 00:49:25,680
number four, which was council member.

1227
00:49:25,680 --> 00:49:27,760
>> Thank you, Mayor. Uh, my first question

1228
00:49:27,760 --> 00:49:30,000
was, and I did email city staff earlier,

1229
00:49:30,000 --> 00:49:31,760
so I apologize that it was probably a

1230
00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:34,319
late question, but what is the valley

1231
00:49:34,319 --> 00:49:38,640
water contribution payment for?

1232
00:49:38,640 --> 00:49:40,720
>> Thank you, Council Member Terror. And we

1233
00:49:40,720 --> 00:49:43,760
did receive your email this afternoon. I

1234
00:49:43,760 --> 00:49:45,359
believe the public works superintendent

1235
00:49:45,359 --> 00:49:48,240
is prepared to answer that question.

1236
00:49:48,240 --> 00:49:49,520
>> Thank you for your question, council

1237
00:49:49,520 --> 00:49:52,000
member. Um, Valley Water Collaborative

1238
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:55,680
is um an agency, a multi-jurisdictional

1239
00:49:55,680 --> 00:49:58,960
agency that the city of Sir is part of.

1240
00:49:58,960 --> 00:50:01,839
um the city of Siri along with uh

1241
00:50:01,839 --> 00:50:05,440
agriculture, poultry, wastewater uh all

1242
00:50:05,440 --> 00:50:07,040
these different agencies have

1243
00:50:07,040 --> 00:50:08,960
contributed to the nitrate that's in the

1244
00:50:08,960 --> 00:50:11,440
ground based on all the years of of

1245
00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:13,440
running the way that you know they run.

1246
00:50:13,440 --> 00:50:15,200
So all these agencies have contributed

1247
00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:18,640
to this. The state required um every

1248
00:50:18,640 --> 00:50:22,079
agency to either create their own path

1249
00:50:22,079 --> 00:50:26,240
for mitigating these nitrate issues um

1250
00:50:26,240 --> 00:50:30,079
or the the wells that have been affected

1251
00:50:30,079 --> 00:50:34,480
by them um on their own and submit a

1252
00:50:34,480 --> 00:50:36,559
whole process and a whole um get that

1253
00:50:36,559 --> 00:50:38,480
approved by them. Or you could join in

1254
00:50:38,480 --> 00:50:42,079
with a larger agency. Um us along with a

1255
00:50:42,079 --> 00:50:44,640
lot of other um local cities including

1256
00:50:44,640 --> 00:50:48,800
uh Modesto and Salida um went with path

1257
00:50:48,800 --> 00:50:51,119
B which was joining an agency. We joined

1258
00:50:51,119 --> 00:50:53,520
Valley Water Collaborative. Um it's our

1259
00:50:53,520 --> 00:50:56,400
annual cont contribution. We're in the

1260
00:50:56,400 --> 00:50:58,880
Turlock subbasin. So sometime there was

1261
00:50:58,880 --> 00:51:00,160
a little bit of confusion when that came

1262
00:51:00,160 --> 00:51:02,079
out because it said Turlock on it. Um

1263
00:51:02,079 --> 00:51:04,400
there's two water basins. There's the

1264
00:51:04,400 --> 00:51:06,079
Modesa subbasin and the Turlock

1265
00:51:06,079 --> 00:51:08,319
subbasin. Um and we are part of the

1266
00:51:08,319 --> 00:51:10,480
Turlock subbasin. So that's what some of

1267
00:51:10,480 --> 00:51:12,880
the confusion comes from there. Um but

1268
00:51:12,880 --> 00:51:14,559
any other questions you have with that?

1269
00:51:14,559 --> 00:51:16,079
That's just our annual contribution to

1270
00:51:16,079 --> 00:51:19,440
keeping the for our portion of the

1271
00:51:19,440 --> 00:51:21,280
funding requirement.

1272
00:51:21,280 --> 00:51:24,079
>> Thank you Josh for that explanation. Uh

1273
00:51:24,079 --> 00:51:26,720
my second question is regarding the

1274
00:51:26,720 --> 00:51:30,319
bright view um payment that was made.

1275
00:51:30,319 --> 00:51:31,760
It's it's always interesting in

1276
00:51:31,760 --> 00:51:33,760
government because you know payments are

1277
00:51:33,760 --> 00:51:36,800
made sometimes to co contracts that

1278
00:51:36,800 --> 00:51:40,079
maybe work hasn't actually been done. So

1279
00:51:40,079 --> 00:51:42,559
uh my question is for a bright view

1280
00:51:42,559 --> 00:51:44,800
payment for the month of May is was

1281
00:51:44,800 --> 00:51:46,160
there somebody from the city that

1282
00:51:46,160 --> 00:51:48,800
actually verified the work? Um the

1283
00:51:48,800 --> 00:51:52,000
reason why I say that is because in my

1284
00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:54,319
district the city rightaways haven't

1285
00:51:54,319 --> 00:51:56,000
been maintained. Uh city manager is

1286
00:51:56,000 --> 00:51:57,440
aware of this. I've been bringing it up

1287
00:51:57,440 --> 00:52:00,240
for over well actually about a year now.

1288
00:52:00,240 --> 00:52:04,079
Um I noticed that right now the city

1289
00:52:04,079 --> 00:52:06,960
rightaways at least let's say for June

1290
00:52:06,960 --> 00:52:08,720
they did not complete the work at all. I

1291
00:52:08,720 --> 00:52:10,720
know SRNA hasn't been maintained like it

1292
00:52:10,720 --> 00:52:15,680
was supposed to. Um so my question is uh

1293
00:52:15,680 --> 00:52:17,520
who's verifying the work before these

1294
00:52:17,520 --> 00:52:20,000
payments are made?

1295
00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:22,559
>> Thank you council member.

1296
00:52:22,559 --> 00:52:26,160
I understand the concern and staff um

1297
00:52:26,160 --> 00:52:30,160
shares the disappointment with the

1298
00:52:30,160 --> 00:52:32,960
services that um were provided as a part

1299
00:52:32,960 --> 00:52:34,516
of that contract.

1300
00:52:34,516 --> 00:52:35,680
[clears throat and cough]

1301
00:52:35,680 --> 00:52:37,920
As you pointed out, this invoice was for

1302
00:52:37,920 --> 00:52:40,319
the month of May. And I appreciate you

1303
00:52:40,319 --> 00:52:42,319
asking the question by email because it

1304
00:52:42,319 --> 00:52:44,640
caused me to go back and look at the

1305
00:52:44,640 --> 00:52:46,559
agreement that was in place. The

1306
00:52:46,559 --> 00:52:48,480
agreement is now terminated and it was

1307
00:52:48,480 --> 00:52:50,240
not performance-based. It was strictly

1308
00:52:50,240 --> 00:52:52,640
budget- based. So, as a result of budget

1309
00:52:52,640 --> 00:52:55,440
reductions, we are no longer in uh a

1310
00:52:55,440 --> 00:52:58,160
maintenance agreement with Bright View.

1311
00:52:58,160 --> 00:53:00,000
But when we were in that maintenance

1312
00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:02,720
agreement in May, there are provisions

1313
00:53:02,720 --> 00:53:04,720
within that agreement that would allow

1314
00:53:04,720 --> 00:53:07,680
us to withhold payments. But there are

1315
00:53:07,680 --> 00:53:09,599
specific things that would have needed

1316
00:53:09,599 --> 00:53:11,839
to have been done in May which were not

1317
00:53:11,839 --> 00:53:14,960
done. things like documenting the actual

1318
00:53:14,960 --> 00:53:18,000
service that was not performed,

1319
00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:21,520
conducting routine and consistent spot

1320
00:53:21,520 --> 00:53:23,359
checks and documenting those spot

1321
00:53:23,359 --> 00:53:24,880
checks. So by you bringing up this

1322
00:53:24,880 --> 00:53:27,760
question, it pointed out a weakness or a

1323
00:53:27,760 --> 00:53:29,680
deficiency in the process. So moving

1324
00:53:29,680 --> 00:53:32,000
forward, we are going to implement with

1325
00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:33,680
all of our agreements that have this

1326
00:53:33,680 --> 00:53:35,359
type of language that allows for

1327
00:53:35,359 --> 00:53:37,680
withholding payments for non-service or

1328
00:53:37,680 --> 00:53:41,280
unsatisfactory service the inspections

1329
00:53:41,280 --> 00:53:42,720
that will be necessary, the

1330
00:53:42,720 --> 00:53:44,800
documentations that will be necessary.

1331
00:53:44,800 --> 00:53:46,640
It talks about photographs, it talks

1332
00:53:46,640 --> 00:53:50,480
about um formalized written

1333
00:53:50,480 --> 00:53:53,839
communication with the other party from

1334
00:53:53,839 --> 00:53:56,000
the city. So those things will be put

1335
00:53:56,000 --> 00:53:59,040
into place in the future. So, while I

1336
00:53:59,040 --> 00:54:02,000
would very much agree that it would um

1337
00:54:02,000 --> 00:54:04,400
it would be nice not to pay May and not

1338
00:54:04,400 --> 00:54:06,800
to pay June, I can tell you that the

1339
00:54:06,800 --> 00:54:08,960
steps were not taken that would allow me

1340
00:54:08,960 --> 00:54:10,800
to be comfortable with withholding those

1341
00:54:10,800 --> 00:54:12,880
payments at this time, even though I

1342
00:54:12,880 --> 00:54:15,280
agree all of the services were not

1343
00:54:15,280 --> 00:54:17,200
performed. I will be working with the

1344
00:54:17,200 --> 00:54:19,040
city attorney specifically for the month

1345
00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:21,200
of June to see if there's anything that

1346
00:54:21,200 --> 00:54:23,119
we have done as a staff during that

1347
00:54:23,119 --> 00:54:25,200
month that would allow us to withhold

1348
00:54:25,200 --> 00:54:27,839
payment for June. But for May, I don't

1349
00:54:27,839 --> 00:54:30,079
believe that's possible.

1350
00:54:30,079 --> 00:54:33,920
>> I think um you know, the the work speaks

1351
00:54:33,920 --> 00:54:37,200
for itself. The the lack of maintenance

1352
00:54:37,200 --> 00:54:39,599
and the weeds are you know growing tall.

1353
00:54:39,599 --> 00:54:42,000
You can tell those weren't you know they

1354
00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:43,280
didn't grow in one month or a couple

1355
00:54:43,280 --> 00:54:44,640
weeks. So I think that's something that

1356
00:54:44,640 --> 00:54:49,119
we should evaluate as well. Thank you.

1357
00:54:49,119 --> 00:54:50,319
>> We'll go ahead and open this up to the

1358
00:54:50,319 --> 00:54:51,440
public. Any members of the public would

1359
00:54:51,440 --> 00:54:53,359
like to comment on item number four?

1360
00:54:53,359 --> 00:54:57,910
Please step up to the podium.

1361
00:54:57,920 --> 00:55:00,319
Hello, City of Series Galang Guzman.

1362
00:55:00,319 --> 00:55:02,160
Well, Galang Guzman and I live in City

1363
00:55:02,160 --> 00:55:04,640
of Series. All right. So, the first

1364
00:55:04,640 --> 00:55:07,119
question is I see that a lot there's a

1365
00:55:07,119 --> 00:55:10,000
lot of like uh telephone service

1366
00:55:10,000 --> 00:55:12,160
providers. Uh could you provide some

1367
00:55:12,160 --> 00:55:15,920
clarification on why there is AT&T and

1368
00:55:15,920 --> 00:55:17,760
then also like Verizon and then

1369
00:55:17,760 --> 00:55:21,910
T-Mobile?

1370
00:55:21,920 --> 00:55:24,800
That's one. Secondly, uh there's how

1371
00:55:24,800 --> 00:55:27,200
much is how much does the grant writer

1372
00:55:27,200 --> 00:55:29,359
get paid? Because there's a fee here for

1373
00:55:29,359 --> 00:55:32,960
$7,000 specifically for Prop 64, which I

1374
00:55:32,960 --> 00:55:35,599
think um it's for law enforcement. And

1375
00:55:35,599 --> 00:55:38,960
then secondly, there's like another fee

1376
00:55:38,960 --> 00:55:41,599
uh I mean another payment

1377
00:55:41,599 --> 00:55:45,200
that was given to her. I'm like I don't

1378
00:55:45,200 --> 00:55:46,880
know. This one was pretty long, so bear

1379
00:55:46,880 --> 00:55:51,270
with me.

1380
00:55:51,280 --> 00:55:52,880
Um I don't know. you could go back in

1381
00:55:52,880 --> 00:55:55,040
and and look for it, but there's like uh

1382
00:55:55,040 --> 00:55:57,440
she's paid like three times. So, I just

1383
00:55:57,440 --> 00:55:58,880
have a question on like how she gets

1384
00:55:58,880 --> 00:56:01,200
paid and then if it's per like contract

1385
00:56:01,200 --> 00:56:03,359
or if it's per like grant that she

1386
00:56:03,359 --> 00:56:07,200
writes kind of thing. Uh thirdly,

1387
00:56:07,200 --> 00:56:09,359
uh the janitorial supplies. So, I've

1388
00:56:09,359 --> 00:56:12,079
been keeping track mentally of like uh

1389
00:56:12,079 --> 00:56:14,240
the uh how much is paid to for

1390
00:56:14,240 --> 00:56:18,720
janitorial supplies. Um, so usually it's

1391
00:56:18,720 --> 00:56:22,480
like 1,000 and if I'm not mistaken, this

1392
00:56:22,480 --> 00:56:25,520
uh community the the series community

1393
00:56:25,520 --> 00:56:28,000
center there's a contract in place uh

1394
00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:32,160
for like 75,000 uh which uh I think in

1395
00:56:32,160 --> 00:56:35,680
the contract it said that the um the

1396
00:56:35,680 --> 00:56:39,359
company was supposed to supply uh their

1397
00:56:39,359 --> 00:56:41,200
own like stuff. So I just have a

1398
00:56:41,200 --> 00:56:43,119
question about that and what what does

1399
00:56:43,119 --> 00:56:45,599
the jamtorial supplies actually uh

1400
00:56:45,599 --> 00:56:48,079
entail and if from like what I think

1401
00:56:48,079 --> 00:56:49,839
that there's a lack of transparency in

1402
00:56:49,839 --> 00:56:52,400
like the voucher list uh because it's

1403
00:56:52,400 --> 00:56:55,599
kind of hard to tell what uh department

1404
00:56:55,599 --> 00:56:57,680
like cost center is coming from you know

1405
00:56:57,680 --> 00:57:00,160
it's not really transparent to to say

1406
00:57:00,160 --> 00:57:02,960
like oh like Travis Hudson's uh uniform

1407
00:57:02,960 --> 00:57:05,839
allowance of like 7 or whatever it's

1408
00:57:05,839 --> 00:57:08,240
allowed it's coming from like the police

1409
00:57:08,240 --> 00:57:10,000
department budget you know what I mean?

1410
00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:12,000
So, uh I would just like a little bit

1411
00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:14,000
more of transparency in that regards

1412
00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:21,359
too. I know other uh other cities they actually have it a

1413
00:57:21,359 --> 00:57:23,520
little bit more organized. So, I mean

1414
00:57:23,520 --> 00:57:25,440
this is a lot and it could it's hard to

1415
00:57:25,440 --> 00:57:29,440
process. Um I know usually the agenda

1416
00:57:29,440 --> 00:57:32,640
packet itself is like hundreds of pages

1417
00:57:32,640 --> 00:57:34,640
and to the average person that takes a

1418
00:57:34,640 --> 00:57:38,559
lot of mental tax. Um, so also look into

1419
00:57:38,559 --> 00:57:40,720
that about condensing or providing like

1420
00:57:40,720 --> 00:57:42,160
a table of contents where there's a

1421
00:57:42,160 --> 00:57:45,280
hyperlink for each each thing cuz if you

1422
00:57:45,280 --> 00:57:48,799
spend a few quite some time then it kind

1423
00:57:48,799 --> 00:57:50,160
of like zones out and it brings you to

1424
00:57:50,160 --> 00:57:51,280
the beginning and then you lose your

1425
00:57:51,280 --> 00:57:56,079
place. So uh oh yeah also the PG&E uh it

1426
00:57:56,079 --> 00:57:58,720
says like there's multiple addresses.

1427
00:57:58,720 --> 00:58:00,559
There's one for Fort Street service and

1428
00:58:00,559 --> 00:58:03,119
then Fowler, but then at the very bottom

1429
00:58:03,119 --> 00:58:06,400
on page five of the voucher list,

1430
00:58:06,400 --> 00:58:08,319
there's like a services for various

1431
00:58:08,319 --> 00:58:11,599
locations and it's uh total amount is

1432
00:58:11,599 --> 00:58:13,280
1,962.

1433
00:58:13,280 --> 00:58:15,119
What are those various locations? Like

1434
00:58:15,119 --> 00:58:17,760
what other what specific addresses are

1435
00:58:17,760 --> 00:58:20,559
these? Um

1436
00:58:20,559 --> 00:58:22,640
uh let's see.

1437
00:58:22,640 --> 00:58:25,680
So Verizon it was like 2,2500

1438
00:58:25,680 --> 00:58:28,799
and then you have AT&T for like 438.

1439
00:58:28,799 --> 00:58:31,520
Then there's another T-Mobile one. Um

1440
00:58:31,520 --> 00:58:34,400
also how many oh yeah this one's

1441
00:58:34,400 --> 00:58:37,680
important. So the the settlement it's

1442
00:58:37,680 --> 00:58:39,920
listed here as 341 and I read the

1443
00:58:39,920 --> 00:58:43,119
minutes um which was like 325,000. So I

1444
00:58:43,119 --> 00:58:44,640
just would like some clarification on

1445
00:58:44,640 --> 00:58:46,720
that. And then uh I did ask for like

1446
00:58:46,720 --> 00:58:49,520
some public worker public I did submit a

1447
00:58:49,520 --> 00:58:51,680
public records request and the request

1448
00:58:51,680 --> 00:58:53,680
was a little bit incomplete or not to my

1449
00:58:53,680 --> 00:58:55,200
satisfaction.

1450
00:58:55,200 --> 00:58:59,520
Um it was very Yeah. So if if a

1451
00:58:59,520 --> 00:59:01,359
department is sued I I understand that

1452
00:59:01,359 --> 00:59:03,040
the insurance will you know give the

1453
00:59:03,040 --> 00:59:05,280
money or whatever. Um so but in the

1454
00:59:05,280 --> 00:59:08,079
future like does that money come from

1455
00:59:08,079 --> 00:59:10,319
like uh that budget from that

1456
00:59:10,319 --> 00:59:17,030
department? Because uh yeah it's Yeah.

1457
00:59:17,040 --> 00:59:19,599
And then for like the uniform allowance

1458
00:59:19,599 --> 00:59:22,640
of 646 for Travis Hudson. Uh this is the

1459
00:59:22,640 --> 00:59:24,960
first time that I see this um actually

1460
00:59:24,960 --> 00:59:28,880
listed but not listed for every specific

1461
00:59:28,880 --> 00:59:32,000
police officer. So why why was this

1462
00:59:32,000 --> 00:59:35,040
different? Um

1463
00:59:35,040 --> 00:59:37,280
next. Oh yeah, Alpine Protective

1464
00:59:37,280 --> 00:59:40,160
Solutions. I thought we had not I

1465
00:59:40,160 --> 00:59:42,240
thought that we were no longer being

1466
00:59:42,240 --> 00:59:44,000
provided services by this company but

1467
00:59:44,000 --> 00:59:47,839
here it's listed uh as um 4774

1468
00:59:47,839 --> 00:59:49,280
whereas like I think it was like

1469
00:59:49,280 --> 00:59:51,520
sometime last year uh I think it was

1470
00:59:51,520 --> 00:59:54,240
like removed from the agenda so yeah

1471
00:59:54,240 --> 00:59:59,680
what happened um the AT&T you know it's a lot it's like

1472
00:59:59,680 --> 01:00:02,640
>> 2069

1473
01:00:02,640 --> 01:00:04,240
your time is up I appreciate your time

1474
01:00:04,240 --> 01:00:05,440
we'll try to get that information over

1475
01:00:05,440 --> 01:00:09,349
to you sir thank

1476
01:00:09,359 --> 01:00:11,040
Anybody else have a comment on item

1477
01:00:11,040 --> 01:00:16,549
number four?

1478
01:00:16,559 --> 01:00:18,880
Anybody with their hands raised?

1479
01:00:18,880 --> 01:00:20,319
>> There are no hands raised on Zoom.

1480
01:00:20,319 --> 01:00:21,839
>> Bring this item back for a motion.

1481
01:00:21,839 --> 01:00:23,359
>> Make a motion to approve item four, the

1482
01:00:23,359 --> 01:00:25,200
consent calendar.

1483
01:00:25,200 --> 01:00:25,839
>> Second.

1484
01:00:25,839 --> 01:00:27,599
>> Roll call, please.

1485
01:00:27,599 --> 01:00:28,960
>> Council member Casey,

1486
01:00:28,960 --> 01:00:29,760
>> no.

1487
01:00:29,760 --> 01:00:31,599
>> Council member Vieiraa,

1488
01:00:31,599 --> 01:00:32,160
>> yes.

1489
01:00:32,160 --> 01:00:34,880
>> Vice Council member Otto,

1490
01:00:34,880 --> 01:00:36,720
>> yes. Vice Mayor Martinez.

1491
01:00:36,720 --> 01:00:37,119
>> I,

1492
01:00:37,119 --> 01:00:38,160
>> Mayor Lopez,

1493
01:00:38,160 --> 01:00:38,559
>> yes.

1494
01:00:38,559 --> 01:00:41,440
>> Motion carries 41.

1495
01:00:41,440 --> 01:00:44,559
>> Item number six.

1496
01:00:44,559 --> 01:00:53,510
>> Believe that was you, Guzman.

1497
01:00:53,520 --> 01:00:55,520
So interesting. Will I get a like

1498
01:00:55,520 --> 01:00:59,119
response to my questions?

1499
01:00:59,119 --> 01:01:00,480
Because it does mean no service to come

1500
01:01:00,480 --> 01:01:02,400
up here and talk to and preach to the

1501
01:01:02,400 --> 01:01:03,760
choir if you I'm not going to get any

1502
01:01:03,760 --> 01:01:07,839
answers. Okay, for number six, um, so

1503
01:01:07,839 --> 01:01:09,680
yeah, there was just a typo. It was just

1504
01:01:09,680 --> 01:01:11,680
more more so like a typo. And then why

1505
01:01:11,680 --> 01:01:14,240
are we selling land? Um, and not

1506
01:01:14,240 --> 01:01:16,319
maintaining it. I mean, what's the

1507
01:01:16,319 --> 01:01:20,799
purpose of uh of number six? And then uh

1508
01:01:20,799 --> 01:01:24,079
I hear it's exempt. And let's see. Let's

1509
01:01:24,079 --> 01:01:32,069
go back to number six.

1510
01:01:32,079 --> 01:01:41,270
So the typo is on

1511
01:01:41,280 --> 01:01:43,200
Let's see.

1512
01:01:43,200 --> 01:01:45,440
Uh oh. It would great if it would be

1513
01:01:45,440 --> 01:01:47,040
great if these had page numbers, you

1514
01:01:47,040 --> 01:02:15,190
know. Um,

1515
01:02:15,200 --> 01:02:21,910
don't lost it. Oh,

1516
01:02:21,920 --> 01:02:23,599
actually, no. The title was number nine.

1517
01:02:23,599 --> 01:02:29,030
Um,

1518
01:02:29,040 --> 01:02:31,280
yeah. So, I I guess I could just ask for

1519
01:02:31,280 --> 01:02:33,040
like a public records request of like

1520
01:02:33,040 --> 01:02:35,200
all the uh city property and then how

1521
01:02:35,200 --> 01:02:36,559
much has been sold over the years and

1522
01:02:36,559 --> 01:02:40,079
what for what price. So, never mind if I

1523
01:02:40,079 --> 01:02:41,680
digress. Thanks.

1524
01:02:41,680 --> 01:02:43,760
>> No problem. Anyone else would like to

1525
01:02:43,760 --> 01:02:48,470
make a comment on item number six?

1526
01:02:48,480 --> 01:02:51,200
Bring this item back for a motion.

1527
01:02:51,200 --> 01:02:52,799
>> Make a motion to approve item number six

1528
01:02:52,799 --> 01:02:55,920
of the consent calendar.

1529
01:02:55,920 --> 01:02:57,119
>> I'll second.

1530
01:02:57,119 --> 01:02:58,720
>> Roll call, please.

1531
01:02:58,720 --> 01:03:01,040
>> Council member Casey,

1532
01:03:01,040 --> 01:03:01,920
>> yes.

1533
01:03:01,920 --> 01:03:03,200
>> Council member Vieiraa,

1534
01:03:03,200 --> 01:03:03,680
>> yes.

1535
01:03:03,680 --> 01:03:05,440
>> Council member Otero,

1536
01:03:05,440 --> 01:03:05,920
>> yes.

1537
01:03:05,920 --> 01:03:07,680
>> Vice Mayor Martinez, I.

1538
01:03:07,680 --> 01:03:08,720
>> Mayor Lopez,

1539
01:03:08,720 --> 01:03:09,280
>> yes.

1540
01:03:09,280 --> 01:03:11,680
>> Motion carries 5-0. Item

1541
01:03:11,680 --> 01:03:13,119
>> number seven, Mr. Guzman, this was yours

1542
01:03:13,119 --> 01:03:20,390
as well, I believe.

1543
01:03:20,400 --> 01:03:24,160
Uh the typos is on the notice of public

1544
01:03:24,160 --> 01:03:27,920
uh public hearing, excuse me. Um it's

1545
01:03:27,920 --> 01:03:30,880
mid page right where the second uh pole

1546
01:03:30,880 --> 01:03:34,640
punch is. It says u the engineers report

1547
01:03:34,640 --> 01:03:37,280
blah blah blah. Um landscape and

1548
01:03:37,280 --> 01:03:41,039
lightning act of 1972. I think it should

1549
01:03:41,039 --> 01:03:44,480
read 87 if I'm not mistaken. And then

1550
01:03:44,480 --> 01:03:47,760
secondly, um, the company that was

1551
01:03:47,760 --> 01:03:50,720
contracted to do this assessment and

1552
01:03:50,720 --> 01:03:52,240
>> excuse me, I'm sorry for my

1553
01:03:52,240 --> 01:03:54,160
interruption. You're on item number

1554
01:03:54,160 --> 01:03:55,520
seven, correct, sir? Cuz that's the one

1555
01:03:55,520 --> 01:03:58,160
that you had pulled.

1556
01:03:58,160 --> 01:04:01,039
>> Oh. Uh, yeah, my bad. Okay, I'll sit

1557
01:04:01,039 --> 01:04:02,079
down for the next one.

1558
01:04:02,079 --> 01:04:04,240
>> Okay, no worries. Anyone else would like

1559
01:04:04,240 --> 01:04:09,990
to make a comment on item number seven?

1560
01:04:10,000 --> 01:04:12,720
He was referring to item number nine.

1561
01:04:12,720 --> 01:04:14,960
Yeah, he pulled seven.

1562
01:04:14,960 --> 01:04:17,280
Anybody else? Any back for council for a

1563
01:04:17,280 --> 01:04:19,920
motion for number seven?

1564
01:04:19,920 --> 01:04:21,280
>> Make a motion to approve item number

1565
01:04:21,280 --> 01:04:22,720
seven of the consent calendar.

1566
01:04:22,720 --> 01:04:23,440
>> Second.

1567
01:04:23,440 --> 01:04:25,039
>> And a roll call, please.

1568
01:04:25,039 --> 01:04:26,319
>> Council member Casey,

1569
01:04:26,319 --> 01:04:27,039
>> no.

1570
01:04:27,039 --> 01:04:28,240
>> Council member Vieiraa,

1571
01:04:28,240 --> 01:04:28,720
>> yes.

1572
01:04:28,720 --> 01:04:30,160
>> Council member Otto,

1573
01:04:30,160 --> 01:04:30,640
>> yes.

1574
01:04:30,640 --> 01:04:31,920
>> Vice Mayor Martinez,

1575
01:04:31,920 --> 01:04:32,319
>> I.

1576
01:04:32,319 --> 01:04:33,440
>> Mayor Lopez,

1577
01:04:33,440 --> 01:04:33,839
>> yes.

1578
01:04:33,839 --> 01:04:35,839
>> Motion carries 41.

1579
01:04:35,839 --> 01:04:38,960
>> So item number nine, [clears throat]

1580
01:04:38,960 --> 01:04:42,079
Mr. Bill Trans, could you please um do

1581
01:04:42,079 --> 01:04:43,359
the report on this item and then I'll

1582
01:04:43,359 --> 01:04:46,159
ask my questions if that's okay.

1583
01:04:46,159 --> 01:04:46,559
[clears throat]

1584
01:04:46,559 --> 01:04:48,160
>> Thank you, mayor, members of the

1585
01:04:48,160 --> 01:04:53,680
council. Uh so this is uh the uh

1586
01:04:53,680 --> 01:04:56,559
resolution to declare

1587
01:04:56,559 --> 01:05:00,319
um our intention to levy assessments uh

1588
01:05:00,319 --> 01:05:04,319
per the 1987 uh landscape and lighting

1589
01:05:04,319 --> 01:05:10,079
district act. Um so this uh

1590
01:05:10,079 --> 01:05:12,400
we this will also set the public hearing

1591
01:05:12,400 --> 01:05:16,240
for August 10th uh which will actually

1592
01:05:16,240 --> 01:05:21,039
levy the tax. Um and so really this goes

1593
01:05:21,039 --> 01:05:24,720
through it presents the report um on you

1594
01:05:24,720 --> 01:05:27,280
know for instance we the the total

1595
01:05:27,280 --> 01:05:31,270
budget is $659,397

1596
01:05:31,280 --> 01:05:37,029
and change. Um there are $527,597

1597
01:05:37,039 --> 01:05:40,240
in revenue that is projected for this uh

1598
01:05:40,240 --> 01:05:43,760
is about a 31

1599
01:05:43,760 --> 01:05:46,960
uh% increase in the assessment that will

1600
01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:49,680
go um and those those are all listed in

1601
01:05:49,680 --> 01:05:51,680
the report which parcels and how much

1602
01:05:51,680 --> 01:05:57,680
they um that they are getting. Um and so

1603
01:05:57,680 --> 01:06:00,480
there is a general fund supplement of

1604
01:06:00,480 --> 01:06:03,039
$131,799.

1605
01:06:03,039 --> 01:06:04,960
However, that supplement was not

1606
01:06:04,960 --> 01:06:08,079
approved in the budget. So that will be

1607
01:06:08,079 --> 01:06:11,280
something that will um will not be

1608
01:06:11,280 --> 01:06:13,119
fulfilled whether that's you know we

1609
01:06:13,119 --> 01:06:16,079
don't provide as many services for it um

1610
01:06:16,079 --> 01:06:18,319
for the landscape and lighting district

1611
01:06:18,319 --> 01:06:20,960
or you know however we kind of maneuver

1612
01:06:20,960 --> 01:06:24,000
around trying to uh make all the

1613
01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:26,720
services happen that that we can with

1614
01:06:26,720 --> 01:06:28,240
the funding that we are going to

1615
01:06:28,240 --> 01:06:30,400
receive. In general, there's about

1616
01:06:30,400 --> 01:06:32,000
$140,000

1617
01:06:32,000 --> 01:06:35,599
in lighting um that is that is paid for

1618
01:06:35,599 --> 01:06:37,520
lights in all the landscape and lighting

1619
01:06:37,520 --> 01:06:41,359
districts. Um there's about $250,000

1620
01:06:41,359 --> 01:06:43,920
in total staff. And then there's about

1621
01:06:43,920 --> 01:06:48,079
$90,000 in contracts. Um and now, mind

1622
01:06:48,079 --> 01:06:51,119
you, this is just for the LLDS. Um this

1623
01:06:51,119 --> 01:06:53,920
does not include the CFDs uh that that

1624
01:06:53,920 --> 01:06:56,160
will come to you at a separate council

1625
01:06:56,160 --> 01:06:59,359
meeting. Um, and so

1626
01:06:59,359 --> 01:07:01,839
if if we have questions regarding where

1627
01:07:01,839 --> 01:07:03,599
services are provided or we want to dig

1628
01:07:03,599 --> 01:07:06,880
a little deeper in the uh fiscal aspect

1629
01:07:06,880 --> 01:07:10,880
of it, uh, both Vanessa, the the finance

1630
01:07:10,880 --> 01:07:12,559
director, and the public works

1631
01:07:12,559 --> 01:07:14,240
superintendent, we've all talked about

1632
01:07:14,240 --> 01:07:17,280
this. Um, so we're happy to answer any

1633
01:07:17,280 --> 01:07:19,839
questions that you guys might have uh,

1634
01:07:19,839 --> 01:07:22,400
with regards to the LLDS.

1635
01:07:22,400 --> 01:07:23,839
>> Thank you very much, Mr. Beltran. I had

1636
01:07:23,839 --> 01:07:25,359
a concerned citizen reach out to me and

1637
01:07:25,359 --> 01:07:27,200
asked several questions and I've emailed

1638
01:07:27,200 --> 01:07:28,720
those questions to you and the city

1639
01:07:28,720 --> 01:07:30,559
manager. You already answered the first

1640
01:07:30,559 --> 01:07:31,920
question. The first question was how

1641
01:07:31,920 --> 01:07:34,000
much revenue was collected for this

1642
01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:35,520
fiscal year and you've already answered

1643
01:07:35,520 --> 01:07:37,520
that question. And the second question,

1644
01:07:37,520 --> 01:07:39,920
what specific services and areas are

1645
01:07:39,920 --> 01:07:42,160
funded by those assessment dollars? I

1646
01:07:42,160 --> 01:07:44,559
know you you kind of uh responded to

1647
01:07:44,559 --> 01:07:46,319
that, but if you can clarify, please.

1648
01:07:46,319 --> 01:07:49,680
>> So, uh there is a map. The map is not

1649
01:07:49,680 --> 01:07:52,799
100% clear. It's a color-coded map in

1650
01:07:52,799 --> 01:07:55,839
the actual report just with the PDFing

1651
01:07:55,839 --> 01:07:57,359
of it and those types of things. We do

1652
01:07:57,359 --> 01:07:59,680
have a more clear map um that that we

1653
01:07:59,680 --> 01:08:03,359
can send out. That's not a problem. Um I

1654
01:08:03,359 --> 01:08:06,720
can I can let Josh uh Casus go over any

1655
01:08:06,720 --> 01:08:09,520
specific geographic areas, but generally

1656
01:08:09,520 --> 01:08:12,880
speaking um there are it's taking care

1657
01:08:12,880 --> 01:08:15,760
of landscape in certain districts um

1658
01:08:15,760 --> 01:08:18,319
which are all listed in the report. Um

1659
01:08:18,319 --> 01:08:20,319
and it is taking care of the lighting

1660
01:08:20,319 --> 01:08:25,759
also within those districts uh that are listed in the report. Um and

1661
01:08:25,759 --> 01:08:28,799
Josh if you can give any details on the

1662
01:08:28,799 --> 01:08:31,679
geographic areas would be great.

1663
01:08:31,679 --> 01:08:34,159
>> Thank you Mike. Um [clears throat] so I

1664
01:08:34,159 --> 01:08:36,799
do have uh as part of our uh as part of

1665
01:08:36,799 --> 01:08:39,440
our work for creating a new request for

1666
01:08:39,440 --> 01:08:43,120
bid um from the from a new a new

1667
01:08:43,120 --> 01:08:45,440
landscaping contract.

1668
01:08:45,440 --> 01:08:49,279
Um, I have our current rideways, uh,

1669
01:08:49,279 --> 01:08:50,960
streets, all the medians, everything

1670
01:08:50,960 --> 01:08:53,520
that we have listed. Um, and then going

1671
01:08:53,520 --> 01:08:56,480
over the areas with, uh, Michael, uh,

1672
01:08:56,480 --> 01:08:58,480
from the C, the CFDs and the LD, but

1673
01:08:58,480 --> 01:08:59,520
specifically right now, speaking about

1674
01:08:59,520 --> 01:09:02,159
the LDS, uh, we're seeing which areas

1675
01:09:02,159 --> 01:09:04,080
from the current contract are already

1676
01:09:04,080 --> 01:09:07,600
covered in, um, in the previous contract

1677
01:09:07,600 --> 01:09:09,679
and then which areas we may have to

1678
01:09:09,679 --> 01:09:12,239
include in the new contract. So although

1679
01:09:12,239 --> 01:09:14,480
there may be some time, you know, in the

1680
01:09:14,480 --> 01:09:15,839
time that we're getting this contract

1681
01:09:15,839 --> 01:09:18,239
out that it's not being serviced by a

1682
01:09:18,239 --> 01:09:20,719
contractor, uh the result that we have

1683
01:09:20,719 --> 01:09:22,560
like like this uh city manager said,

1684
01:09:22,560 --> 01:09:25,120
it's fallen on staff. So at the moment,

1685
01:09:25,120 --> 01:09:27,040
we're trying to resolve these issues

1686
01:09:27,040 --> 01:09:28,239
when they come up and when they're

1687
01:09:28,239 --> 01:09:30,799
reported to us, uh we're having staff go

1688
01:09:30,799 --> 01:09:35,279
out just because we have not had the the

1689
01:09:35,279 --> 01:09:38,480
time to plan out the the exact um

1690
01:09:38,480 --> 01:09:40,799
staffing allocation for for these areas.

1691
01:09:40,799 --> 01:09:42,159
But that is something that we're we're

1692
01:09:42,159 --> 01:09:44,080
looking at right now.

1693
01:09:44,080 --> 01:09:46,152
>> Thank you very much Josh. So

1694
01:09:46,152 --> 01:09:47,040
[clears throat] one of the questions

1695
01:09:47,040 --> 01:09:49,040
that was asked of me was and I believe

1696
01:09:49,040 --> 01:09:51,440
that you sort of answered the question.

1697
01:09:51,440 --> 01:09:53,279
So Bright View were they responsible for

1698
01:09:53,279 --> 01:09:58,870
any of these areas?

1699
01:09:58,880 --> 01:10:03,360
Uh, I believe some from the from the report some of those areas are

1700
01:10:03,360 --> 01:10:06,719
on our are listed because I know um some

1701
01:10:06,719 --> 01:10:08,400
of the I think Eastgate was on there,

1702
01:10:08,400 --> 01:10:09,840
some of the Eastgate streets and some of

1703
01:10:09,840 --> 01:10:11,760
the the medians were on there, they are

1704
01:10:11,760 --> 01:10:14,560
on the the current um list, even if they

1705
01:10:14,560 --> 01:10:16,960
were not being serviced to the

1706
01:10:16,960 --> 01:10:20,159
satisfaction of, you know, us. Um,

1707
01:10:20,159 --> 01:10:22,560
Briiew was providing us with a weekly

1708
01:10:22,560 --> 01:10:24,239
report of the areas that they hit and we

1709
01:10:24,239 --> 01:10:25,920
would send somebody behind them and

1710
01:10:25,920 --> 01:10:27,600
respond, hey, this is not done, this is

1711
01:10:27,600 --> 01:10:30,239
not done. Um, so we've we've categorized

1712
01:10:30,239 --> 01:10:32,320
all that, but um, some of those areas

1713
01:10:32,320 --> 01:10:34,480
are in the previous contract and some

1714
01:10:34,480 --> 01:10:36,000
will have to be added to a new contract.

1715
01:10:36,000 --> 01:10:38,560
So our goal is to make sure that you

1716
01:10:38,560 --> 01:10:40,640
know with with in conjunction with

1717
01:10:40,640 --> 01:10:43,120
finance with um engineering to make sure

1718
01:10:43,120 --> 01:10:46,640
that all the money that is um allotted

1719
01:10:46,640 --> 01:10:48,400
for landscaping is being used for

1720
01:10:48,400 --> 01:10:49,760
landscaping. All the money that's

1721
01:10:49,760 --> 01:10:51,520
allotted for lighting is being used for

1722
01:10:51,520 --> 01:10:53,520
lighting. Um we want to make sure that

1723
01:10:53,520 --> 01:10:55,920
um and even if there's specific money,

1724
01:10:55,920 --> 01:10:58,560
which there is specific money uh

1725
01:10:58,560 --> 01:11:01,520
allotted to staffing versus allotted to

1726
01:11:01,520 --> 01:11:03,840
contractors. So, we're trying to get all

1727
01:11:03,840 --> 01:11:05,360
that separated right now and make sure

1728
01:11:05,360 --> 01:11:07,520
that we um the new contract that we put

1729
01:11:07,520 --> 01:11:09,760
forward is clear in those in those uh

1730
01:11:09,760 --> 01:11:10,560
sense.

1731
01:11:10,560 --> 01:11:12,000
>> Thank you, Josh. I know that the the

1732
01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:13,280
question was also answered about the

1733
01:11:13,280 --> 01:11:15,120
funding sources. You explained that.

1734
01:11:15,120 --> 01:11:16,640
Now, this is one particular question

1735
01:11:16,640 --> 01:11:19,040
that I think is is very warranted. How

1736
01:11:19,040 --> 01:11:20,640
does the city ensure the homeowners who

1737
01:11:20,640 --> 01:11:22,400
pay this assessment receive the direct

1738
01:11:22,400 --> 01:11:26,229
benefit of those funds?

1739
01:11:26,239 --> 01:11:29,679
So the the the citizens so we have a

1740
01:11:29,679 --> 01:11:31,920
separate fund for for one and we've had

1741
01:11:31,920 --> 01:11:34,800
it for a few years um that this money

1742
01:11:34,800 --> 01:11:37,040
goes into and that's where this money

1743
01:11:37,040 --> 01:11:40,320
comes out of. Um so we we do want to

1744
01:11:40,320 --> 01:11:43,199
make sure that we are um acting on the

1745
01:11:43,199 --> 01:11:46,239
behalf of citizens per the report. Um

1746
01:11:46,239 --> 01:11:49,199
you know and that that we are servicing

1747
01:11:49,199 --> 01:11:52,560
those areas with those specific funds.

1748
01:11:52,560 --> 01:11:55,840
Um they shouldn't be intertwined. Um, if

1749
01:11:55,840 --> 01:12:00,719
there's a general fund supplement that can be put in there also, but we do

1750
01:12:00,719 --> 01:12:02,560
keep this money in a separate fund so

1751
01:12:02,560 --> 01:12:04,640
that we know that we are spending money

1752
01:12:04,640 --> 01:12:06,239
per the landscape and lighting district

1753
01:12:06,239 --> 01:12:08,640
act within those district areas.

1754
01:12:08,640 --> 01:12:10,480
>> Thank you very much. Although most of

1755
01:12:10,480 --> 01:12:12,719
these questions, the answers were in the

1756
01:12:12,719 --> 01:12:15,120
agenda, I believe that it's very

1757
01:12:15,120 --> 01:12:17,120
important for the public to hear it from

1758
01:12:17,120 --> 01:12:19,199
your staff and your team of what you

1759
01:12:19,199 --> 01:12:20,640
guys are trying to do to make sure that

1760
01:12:20,640 --> 01:12:22,800
these citizens are getting exactly what

1761
01:12:22,800 --> 01:12:24,480
they're paying for. These are taxpayers

1762
01:12:24,480 --> 01:12:26,159
and I believe that you're going to

1763
01:12:26,159 --> 01:12:27,600
figure out a way and I do appreciate

1764
01:12:27,600 --> 01:12:29,199
that. Those are all my questions for

1765
01:12:29,199 --> 01:12:31,520
now. I believe I have Councilwoman Otto

1766
01:12:31,520 --> 01:12:38,630
has pressed her button.

1767
01:12:38,640 --> 01:12:40,000
» Go ahead.

1768
01:12:40,000 --> 01:12:42,880
>> Thank you, Mayor. Um, for engineer, I

1769
01:12:42,880 --> 01:12:44,800
just want to get clarification. You

1770
01:12:44,800 --> 01:12:47,440
mentioned there will be an increase from

1771
01:12:47,440 --> 01:12:50,239
last year.

1772
01:12:50,239 --> 01:12:53,360
>> Yes, that is correct. So when we do the

1773
01:12:53,360 --> 01:12:55,920
uh LLD assessments, uh they are

1774
01:12:55,920 --> 01:12:58,960
increased by the inflation rate um every

1775
01:12:58,960 --> 01:13:02,080
year. Um

1776
01:13:02,080 --> 01:13:05,440
council can forego that increase uh if

1777
01:13:05,440 --> 01:13:08,080
that is if that is the council's desire.

1778
01:13:08,080 --> 01:13:10,880
Um it's definitely not recommended

1779
01:13:10,880 --> 01:13:13,520
simply because it we need to keep pace

1780
01:13:13,520 --> 01:13:17,280
with contracts um you know increases on

1781
01:13:17,280 --> 01:13:19,280
those contracts, increases in staff

1782
01:13:19,280 --> 01:13:22,640
wages, increases in electricity. Um so

1783
01:13:22,640 --> 01:13:25,040
but it is something that is within the

1784
01:13:25,040 --> 01:13:28,560
act and we can increase by up to 5%. So

1785
01:13:28,560 --> 01:13:31,520
if inflation was actually at 6 or 7% we

1786
01:13:31,520 --> 01:13:34,400
still can only increase by 5%. Um, and

1787
01:13:34,400 --> 01:13:35,920
in this case, I believe it was about

1788
01:13:35,920 --> 01:13:38,640
3.121%

1789
01:13:38,640 --> 01:13:40,480
this year.

1790
01:13:40,480 --> 01:13:43,600
>> Thank you. Um, so I do understand the

1791
01:13:43,600 --> 01:13:46,159
need to, you know, levy and collect the

1792
01:13:46,159 --> 01:13:48,480
assessments. Um, it's something that's

1793
01:13:48,480 --> 01:13:54,239
been happening for years, but with the collection of the levies, we have to

1794
01:13:54,239 --> 01:13:55,679
ensure that our city is maintained

1795
01:13:55,679 --> 01:13:58,560
effectively and uh or efficiently. And

1796
01:13:58,560 --> 01:14:01,280
currently, I don't feel that that has

1797
01:14:01,280 --> 01:14:03,360
taken place. Um, I've had a lot of

1798
01:14:03,360 --> 01:14:05,120
concerns about, you know, the landscape

1799
01:14:05,120 --> 01:14:08,719
in general. Um, with current budget

1800
01:14:08,719 --> 01:14:10,640
concerns, I know, you know, the city's

1801
01:14:10,640 --> 01:14:12,880
looking to make sure that we keep up,

1802
01:14:12,880 --> 01:14:14,320
like you said, with the costs and all of

1803
01:14:14,320 --> 01:14:18,719
that, but for me, I think we need to

1804
01:14:18,719 --> 01:14:22,239
evaluate um the workload within the

1805
01:14:22,239 --> 01:14:26,080
department right now and uh figure out,

1806
01:14:26,080 --> 01:14:28,080
you know, accountability, oversight of

1807
01:14:28,080 --> 01:14:30,400
the tasks that are being done um before

1808
01:14:30,400 --> 01:14:34,400
we put it back on the residents to um to

1809
01:14:34,400 --> 01:14:36,880
increase, you know, the the fees on this

1810
01:14:36,880 --> 01:14:39,440
or the levies. Um I know last year the

1811
01:14:39,440 --> 01:14:42,159
contract for the landscape there was a

1812
01:14:42,159 --> 01:14:44,400
missing page. Things like that can't

1813
01:14:44,400 --> 01:14:46,080
happen especially when we're using

1814
01:14:46,080 --> 01:14:49,120
taxpayer dollars. So um with this I

1815
01:14:49,120 --> 01:14:53,840
can't support um an increase in this.

1816
01:14:53,840 --> 01:15:00,070
>> Thank you very much Councilwoman Vieier.

1817
01:15:00,080 --> 01:15:01,600
» Thank you. And I know I emailed you a

1818
01:15:01,600 --> 01:15:02,960
couple questions. I appreciate you

1819
01:15:02,960 --> 01:15:04,960
getting back to me on those questions.

1820
01:15:04,960 --> 01:15:07,600
Um, I guess one of the main concerns I

1821
01:15:07,600 --> 01:15:10,640
had, which you kind of addressed, was it

1822
01:15:10,640 --> 01:15:11,840
sounds like they're separate accounts,

1823
01:15:11,840 --> 01:15:13,600
so money from one district isn't being

1824
01:15:13,600 --> 01:15:15,520
used in a different district. And I

1825
01:15:15,520 --> 01:15:17,840
think that's one of the concerns we had.

1826
01:15:17,840 --> 01:15:21,280
And then the other concern was

1827
01:15:21,280 --> 01:15:23,120
during the budget discussions, it was

1828
01:15:23,120 --> 01:15:24,719
discussed that the medians people may

1829
01:15:24,719 --> 01:15:26,800
not just get them cut while or the

1830
01:15:26,800 --> 01:15:28,239
medians wouldn't be done. Well, our

1831
01:15:28,239 --> 01:15:29,679
district has there's three separate

1832
01:15:29,679 --> 01:15:32,640
funds specifically that I'm I contribute

1833
01:15:32,640 --> 01:15:36,159
to. And so my neighbors are asking me,

1834
01:15:36,159 --> 01:15:37,600
well, why am I contributing to something

1835
01:15:37,600 --> 01:15:39,840
that I'm not receiving? And so that was

1836
01:15:39,840 --> 01:15:42,000
my concern. Um, and then also, what are

1837
01:15:42,000 --> 01:15:45,440
our long-term plan when it comes to

1838
01:15:45,440 --> 01:15:47,120
addressing this since we don't have it

1839
01:15:47,120 --> 01:15:48,719
in the general fund? we don't have money

1840
01:15:48,719 --> 01:15:51,040
to make up the differences and the

1841
01:15:51,040 --> 01:15:52,640
market is softening as you know that

1842
01:15:52,640 --> 01:15:55,679
we're looking at a decline in sales tax

1843
01:15:55,679 --> 01:15:57,679
I guess is the best way of putting that.

1844
01:15:57,679 --> 01:15:59,760
Um and then have we considered going to

1845
01:15:59,760 --> 01:16:01,760
solar or something that could reduce our

1846
01:16:01,760 --> 01:16:04,320
long-term electrical uses especially in

1847
01:16:04,320 --> 01:16:07,600
our parks and our median areas. Um and I

1848
01:16:07,600 --> 01:16:10,000
will leave it at that for now. Um I know

1849
01:16:10,000 --> 01:16:12,080
I emailed you a few more questions I

1850
01:16:12,080 --> 01:16:13,040
think that you guys were going to get

1851
01:16:13,040 --> 01:16:14,719
back to me on.

1852
01:16:14,719 --> 01:16:18,080
>> So thank you for your questions. Um to

1853
01:16:18,080 --> 01:16:22,640
address the the solar uh issue, um we

1854
01:16:22,640 --> 01:16:25,440
have looked at uh citywide solar. Um it

1855
01:16:25,440 --> 01:16:29,760
is a rather large investment uh to go

1856
01:16:29,760 --> 01:16:31,920
with any type of citywide solar that

1857
01:16:31,920 --> 01:16:34,239
would help reduce our costs at this

1858
01:16:34,239 --> 01:16:38,719
point. Um and so right now that is we we

1859
01:16:38,719 --> 01:16:41,360
have not brought that forward. Um I I

1860
01:16:41,360 --> 01:16:43,600
believe council did hear presentations

1861
01:16:43,600 --> 01:16:47,920
on it uh last year. Uh but at this point

1862
01:16:47,920 --> 01:16:50,239
in time I don't know I that's probably

1863
01:16:50,239 --> 01:16:53,120
not a feasible option for us to to do

1864
01:16:53,120 --> 01:16:54,960
that. One clarification I do want to

1865
01:16:54,960 --> 01:16:57,040
make is that the landscape and lighting

1866
01:16:57,040 --> 01:16:59,120
districts in the report it breaks out

1867
01:16:59,120 --> 01:17:02,080
how the money is is broken down into the

1868
01:17:02,080 --> 01:17:04,560
different districts. All the money is in

1869
01:17:04,560 --> 01:17:07,920
I believe fund 292 if I'm not mistaken.

1870
01:17:07,920 --> 01:17:11,120
Um, and I can let Vanessa, you know,

1871
01:17:11,120 --> 01:17:13,920
jump in there on on how it's allocated

1872
01:17:13,920 --> 01:17:16,000
throughout uh, and goes to each

1873
01:17:16,000 --> 01:17:18,400
district. Um, but that is something that

1874
01:17:18,400 --> 01:17:21,040
has to be tracked because

1875
01:17:21,040 --> 01:17:23,920
the the money that is given by a

1876
01:17:23,920 --> 01:17:26,080
district has to be used within that

1877
01:17:26,080 --> 01:17:28,320
district. And so that is something that,

1878
01:17:28,320 --> 01:17:31,600
um, that I can let Vanessa and Josh on

1879
01:17:31,600 --> 01:17:34,159
their allocation for contracts and stuff

1880
01:17:34,159 --> 01:17:38,630
uh, elaborate a little bit on that.

1881
01:17:38,640 --> 01:17:41,760
Okay. And then um

1882
01:17:41,760 --> 01:17:44,000
what is our long-term

1883
01:17:44,000 --> 01:17:46,000
strategy? I guess because right now it

1884
01:17:46,000 --> 01:17:47,760
sounds like it's I I right now I guess

1885
01:17:47,760 --> 01:17:49,920
the confusion is up until the RFP is

1886
01:17:49,920 --> 01:17:51,199
done, received, and the contract

1887
01:17:51,199 --> 01:17:54,159
presented to council. What is our goal

1888
01:17:54,159 --> 01:17:56,960
or what is our plan in place until that

1889
01:17:56,960 --> 01:17:58,640
process is completed, which I'm

1890
01:17:58,640 --> 01:18:00,159
estimating is probably going to be four

1891
01:18:00,159 --> 01:18:02,239
to 6 months. What are we doing in the

1892
01:18:02,239 --> 01:18:03,760
term? because again we're asking the

1893
01:18:03,760 --> 01:18:06,080
taxpayers to pay but it sounds like

1894
01:18:06,080 --> 01:18:08,080
there's nothing in place as of today. So

1895
01:18:08,080 --> 01:18:10,239
I want to make sure we have something

1896
01:18:10,239 --> 01:18:12,960
that we can tell especially the ones

1897
01:18:12,960 --> 01:18:14,719
here on the crowd and on Zoom or the

1898
01:18:14,719 --> 01:18:16,320
ones that have emailed and text and

1899
01:18:16,320 --> 01:18:18,480
called me I can say this is what our

1900
01:18:18,480 --> 01:18:20,960
plan is. Um especially long term

1901
01:18:20,960 --> 01:18:23,440
especially if we're asking for to try to

1902
01:18:23,440 --> 01:18:25,280
I know right now we're paying out more

1903
01:18:25,280 --> 01:18:27,360
than we're receiving. So I do understand

1904
01:18:27,360 --> 01:18:29,120
that we still we don't have the general

1905
01:18:29,120 --> 01:18:31,840
fund to absorb the differences and so I

1906
01:18:31,840 --> 01:18:33,280
just want to see what our plan is in

1907
01:18:33,280 --> 01:18:34,320
place.

1908
01:18:34,320 --> 01:18:37,199
>> Uh so thank you for your question. Um

1909
01:18:37,199 --> 01:18:39,679
and Mr. City Manager if if you could

1910
01:18:39,679 --> 01:18:42,880
correct me are is the meeting tomorrow

1911
01:18:42,880 --> 01:18:44,960
also about how we're going to provide

1912
01:18:44,960 --> 01:18:46,800
services in the landscape and lighting

1913
01:18:46,800 --> 01:18:48,800
districts.

1914
01:18:48,800 --> 01:18:52,159
It is it is the streets department, the

1915
01:18:52,159 --> 01:18:54,400
facilities department, and the parks

1916
01:18:54,400 --> 01:18:56,560
department all coming together to talk

1917
01:18:56,560 --> 01:19:00,080
about parks, ride ofways, landscape and

1918
01:19:00,080 --> 01:19:02,560
lighting districts, community facilities

1919
01:19:02,560 --> 01:19:04,880
districts, all of that tomorrow at 8 in

1920
01:19:04,880 --> 01:19:08,239
the morning. Yes. So, the long-term

1921
01:19:08,239 --> 01:19:10,960
plan, uh, Council Member Vieiraa, is to

1922
01:19:10,960 --> 01:19:13,440
engage with a third-party contractor for

1923
01:19:13,440 --> 01:19:15,360
landscaping services. That's the

1924
01:19:15,360 --> 01:19:17,600
long-term plan. The short-term plan

1925
01:19:17,600 --> 01:19:19,440
until we get that contract with the

1926
01:19:19,440 --> 01:19:22,000
third party is that staff will have be

1927
01:19:22,000 --> 01:19:24,480
responsible for maintaining these areas

1928
01:19:24,480 --> 01:19:28,719
until that uh third party contract is um

1929
01:19:28,719 --> 01:19:32,149
executed

1930
01:19:32,159 --> 01:19:35,360
» and is that even with the delay is that

1931
01:19:35,360 --> 01:19:37,199
going to affect the amount I just want

1932
01:19:37,199 --> 01:19:39,280
to make sure we're not overt taxing

1933
01:19:39,280 --> 01:19:40,640
especially if they're not getting the

1934
01:19:40,640 --> 01:19:41,920
services they're paying for and I guess

1935
01:19:41,920 --> 01:19:43,760
that's the biggest thing or concern that

1936
01:19:43,760 --> 01:19:46,159
I have right now. So, I mean, we we

1937
01:19:46,159 --> 01:19:48,159
obviously haven't sent out the the

1938
01:19:48,159 --> 01:19:51,199
request for proposals yet. Um, my guess

1939
01:19:51,199 --> 01:19:53,280
is the amount that is allocated for

1940
01:19:53,280 --> 01:19:57,440
contracts. Um, will not serve for the

1941
01:19:57,440 --> 01:19:59,280
entire contract. So, we will have to

1942
01:19:59,280 --> 01:20:01,679
look at how much is allocated to the

1943
01:20:01,679 --> 01:20:04,960
contracts uh within the LLDS and make

1944
01:20:04,960 --> 01:20:06,960
adjustments from there. But until we get

1945
01:20:06,960 --> 01:20:09,120
that final number, we won't have that

1946
01:20:09,120 --> 01:20:11,920
exact answer until until we have those

1947
01:20:11,920 --> 01:20:13,679
numbers so that we can figure out how

1948
01:20:13,679 --> 01:20:15,440
we're going to allocate. Is there

1949
01:20:15,440 --> 01:20:17,840
supplement needed by the city? Not

1950
01:20:17,840 --> 01:20:19,920
general fund supplement, just supplement

1951
01:20:19,920 --> 01:20:22,480
in staff that there is things that staff

1952
01:20:22,480 --> 01:20:25,120
may have to continue keeping up as

1953
01:20:25,120 --> 01:20:26,960
opposed to actually putting in a

1954
01:20:26,960 --> 01:20:28,400
contract because we don't have the

1955
01:20:28,400 --> 01:20:31,280
funding for that contract in full. Um,

1956
01:20:31,280 --> 01:20:33,120
so that's that's going to be something

1957
01:20:33,120 --> 01:20:35,199
as we receive those bids, we are going

1958
01:20:35,199 --> 01:20:39,600
to need to uh figure out how that works

1959
01:20:39,600 --> 01:20:41,760
in the end. Um, and that's something as

1960
01:20:41,760 --> 01:20:43,760
soon as we get those numbers, we will we

1961
01:20:43,760 --> 01:20:45,199
will look at.

1962
01:20:45,199 --> 01:20:47,600
>> Thank you.

1963
01:20:47,600 --> 01:20:52,149
>> Any other questions?

1964
01:20:52,159 --> 01:20:53,120
» Go ahead.

1965
01:20:53,120 --> 01:20:54,960
>> I just want clarification for this item.

1966
01:20:54,960 --> 01:20:57,120
We're not approving the levy right now.

1967
01:20:57,120 --> 01:21:00,719
We're just um declaring the intention.

1968
01:21:00,719 --> 01:21:02,400
You're going your your report we're

1969
01:21:02,400 --> 01:21:04,000
approving and then you'll bring it back

1970
01:21:04,000 --> 01:21:05,440
for a public hearing and that's when

1971
01:21:05,440 --> 01:21:10,000
we'll um either approve or deny the the

1972
01:21:10,000 --> 01:21:10,880
levy.

1973
01:21:10,880 --> 01:21:13,280
>> That is correct. This is declaring our

1974
01:21:13,280 --> 01:21:16,800
intention to levy the tax and this is

1975
01:21:16,800 --> 01:21:19,040
also approving the engineers report for

1976
01:21:19,040 --> 01:21:21,120
the landscape and lighting districts.

1977
01:21:21,120 --> 01:21:23,280
>> Thank you.

1978
01:21:23,280 --> 01:21:24,560
>> There are no questions. I'll go out to

1979
01:21:24,560 --> 01:21:25,760
the public. Any members of the public

1980
01:21:25,760 --> 01:21:26,880
would like to make a comment on this

1981
01:21:26,880 --> 01:21:29,679
item?

1982
01:21:29,679 --> 01:21:31,600
Step up to the podium.

1983
01:21:31,600 --> 01:21:34,239
>> Uh, Galan Guzman. All right. The first

1984
01:21:34,239 --> 01:21:38,719
one was the typo. Uh,

1985
01:21:38,719 --> 01:21:40,800
the city of series notice of public

1986
01:21:40,800 --> 01:21:43,520
hearing. Uh, midpage. It should read

1987
01:21:43,520 --> 01:21:49,360
1987. It reads 1972 currently. Um, then

1988
01:21:49,360 --> 01:21:51,679
I was looking at the contract or like

1989
01:21:51,679 --> 01:21:55,199
the publication that MBS put out and it

1990
01:21:55,199 --> 01:21:56,800
seems like they they gathered the

1991
01:21:56,800 --> 01:21:58,480
information from they use numbers from

1992
01:21:58,480 --> 01:22:01,120
March 2026, the CPI which is the

1993
01:22:01,120 --> 01:22:04,560
inflation um factor or rate whatever and

1994
01:22:04,560 --> 01:22:07,520
I checked online and then it seems like

1995
01:22:07,520 --> 01:22:10,239
back in March of 2026 that's the highest

1996
01:22:10,239 --> 01:22:13,120
it's been since 2005. So we're looking

1997
01:22:13,120 --> 01:22:15,120
at we're using data that's a little bit

1998
01:22:15,120 --> 01:22:17,120
outdated which doesn't reflect our

1999
01:22:17,120 --> 01:22:19,840
current like economy. Um if you take a

2000
01:22:19,840 --> 01:22:23,280
look here it says

2001
01:22:23,280 --> 01:22:27,360
um yeah so one I guess first question is

2002
01:22:27,360 --> 01:22:31,360
when was this uh MBS with this company

2003
01:22:31,360 --> 01:22:34,239
uh this contract approved and then when

2004
01:22:34,239 --> 01:22:36,560
did they start working on this and then

2005
01:22:36,560 --> 01:22:40,000
why did they select March 2026 numbers

2006
01:22:40,000 --> 01:22:43,280
instead of like let's say April or June

2007
01:22:43,280 --> 01:22:45,600
numbers um before putting it out in

2008
01:22:45,600 --> 01:22:48,400
August for uh the public hearing.

2009
01:22:48,400 --> 01:22:50,960
notice. Uh so that's one of the things.

2010
01:22:50,960 --> 01:22:53,920
And then secondly, um yeah, again, like

2011
01:22:53,920 --> 01:22:55,920
the services aren't there. You know, you

2012
01:22:55,920 --> 01:22:58,560
can't be just like increasing taxes when

2013
01:22:58,560 --> 01:23:00,880
we're the residents aren't receiving the

2014
01:23:00,880 --> 01:23:03,920
services. You know, there it passed last

2015
01:23:03,920 --> 01:23:05,920
year and then again, you know, the city

2016
01:23:05,920 --> 01:23:08,400
council is being asked to do this again,

2017
01:23:08,400 --> 01:23:10,480
but the services weren't there last year

2018
01:23:10,480 --> 01:23:12,239
nor the the year prior. So, it's just

2019
01:23:12,239 --> 01:23:14,159
it's kind of mindboggling that we keep

2020
01:23:14,159 --> 01:23:16,560
doing this and contracting out when I

2021
01:23:16,560 --> 01:23:18,400
think we should be investing in public

2022
01:23:18,400 --> 01:23:21,040
workers, you know, not removing them,

2023
01:23:21,040 --> 01:23:23,040
you know, we should be allocated more we

2024
01:23:23,040 --> 01:23:25,440
should be allocating more money to parks

2025
01:23:25,440 --> 01:23:28,400
and wreck, you know, uh to take care of

2026
01:23:28,400 --> 01:23:30,560
our city streets, our city parks, you

2027
01:23:30,560 --> 01:23:32,239
know, but instead we're contracting out

2028
01:23:32,239 --> 01:23:34,639
with like multiple landscaping companies

2029
01:23:34,639 --> 01:23:36,560
that are not providing the services that

2030
01:23:36,560 --> 01:23:39,840
we need and to our satisfaction. So, at

2031
01:23:39,840 --> 01:23:43,760
what point will this council decide to

2032
01:23:43,760 --> 01:23:47,760
invest in our workers instead? Because,

2033
01:23:47,760 --> 01:23:50,400
you know, before like I had, you know,

2034
01:23:50,400 --> 01:23:52,719
I'm just going to say that before, you

2035
01:23:52,719 --> 01:23:54,880
know, if you were like a city employee,

2036
01:23:54,880 --> 01:23:56,639
you got great benefits, you know, but

2037
01:23:56,639 --> 01:23:59,199
that also trickled down, you know, to

2038
01:23:59,199 --> 01:24:01,600
your family. It provided a safe um, you

2039
01:24:01,600 --> 01:24:03,199
know, income, you know, benefits for

2040
01:24:03,199 --> 01:24:05,120
your family. But now we're contracting

2041
01:24:05,120 --> 01:24:08,159
out, you know, and we're asking our park

2042
01:24:08,159 --> 01:24:11,679
crew to do more with less, you know, and

2043
01:24:11,679 --> 01:24:14,800
I the point is like if you contract out,

2044
01:24:14,800 --> 01:24:17,360
you lose that accountability aspect.

2045
01:24:17,360 --> 01:24:19,679
Like if you were to have city workers,

2046
01:24:19,679 --> 01:24:21,920
you have that immediate oversight. You

2047
01:24:21,920 --> 01:24:23,360
know, if someone's not doing their job,

2048
01:24:23,360 --> 01:24:26,159
okay, like we got to replace you. Like,

2049
01:24:26,159 --> 01:24:29,840
you know, go figure. But yeah, we're cancelling contracts and then

2050
01:24:29,840 --> 01:24:31,520
we're still losing the service and we're

2051
01:24:31,520 --> 01:24:34,719
asking taxpayers to to you know, you

2052
01:24:34,719 --> 01:24:38,159
know, increase $40, you know, um for the

2053
01:24:38,159 --> 01:24:41,120
next year or 122, you know, but yet like

2054
01:24:41,120 --> 01:24:43,199
the services aren't being given. So,

2055
01:24:43,199 --> 01:24:45,120
it's just it's just mindboggling to me

2056
01:24:45,120 --> 01:24:48,159
that this keeps happening and yeah, when

2057
01:24:48,159 --> 01:24:50,239
the services aren't there like obviously

2058
01:24:50,239 --> 01:24:52,000
public works like needs work and it

2059
01:24:52,000 --> 01:24:55,280
needs it now like not not tomorrow or I

2060
01:24:55,280 --> 01:24:57,760
mean it needs it now not like in a year

2061
01:24:57,760 --> 01:25:01,360
or two you know so uh that's one thing

2062
01:25:01,360 --> 01:25:04,800
um also I I submitted an application for

2063
01:25:04,800 --> 01:25:07,120
adopt a park and I was looking to

2064
01:25:07,120 --> 01:25:10,080
service the three parks where of where I

2065
01:25:10,080 --> 01:25:12,320
live which is district two you know and

2066
01:25:12,320 --> 01:25:14,000
I selected these parks because they're

2067
01:25:14,000 --> 01:25:16,320
in 5 minutes from my house, you know. I

2068
01:25:16,320 --> 01:25:18,480
have the resources and I have the time

2069
01:25:18,480 --> 01:25:21,280
and I'm willing to volunteer and give

2070
01:25:21,280 --> 01:25:23,840
back, you know, and I'm not seeking any

2071
01:25:23,840 --> 01:25:26,719
compensation or any recognition.

2072
01:25:26,719 --> 01:25:28,639
The application states that it'll go to

2073
01:25:28,639 --> 01:25:31,440
city council and then I'll be like like

2074
01:25:31,440 --> 01:25:33,120
uh recognized. I don't want that, you

2075
01:25:33,120 --> 01:25:34,880
know. I'm just here to donate my time

2076
01:25:34,880 --> 01:25:36,639
and give back to the community, you

2077
01:25:36,639 --> 01:25:39,840
know. And I had uh I talked to I talked

2078
01:25:39,840 --> 01:25:43,280
to Joey and they uh he said that I can't

2079
01:25:43,280 --> 01:25:45,520
uh use the riding lawnmower to service

2080
01:25:45,520 --> 01:25:48,159
the parks because it's a liability. You

2081
01:25:48,159 --> 01:25:49,920
know, right now, like I said, I have the

2082
01:25:49,920 --> 01:25:51,360
resources. I have the riding lawnmower.

2083
01:25:51,360 --> 01:25:53,120
I know how to use it. You know, I'm

2084
01:25:53,120 --> 01:25:54,880
willing to go out there at 6:00 a.m. 7

2085
01:25:54,880 --> 01:25:56,639
a.m. and take care of these parks, but

2086
01:25:56,639 --> 01:25:58,480
instead I'm being offered to pick up

2087
01:25:58,480 --> 01:26:00,639
garbage with uh you know, the garbage

2088
01:26:00,639 --> 01:26:03,360
holder and bags will be provided. I'm

2089
01:26:03,360 --> 01:26:04,960
looking to do a little bit more of that

2090
01:26:04,960 --> 01:26:07,120
more. I'm looking to do a little more

2091
01:26:07,120 --> 01:26:09,520
than that, you know. So, that was a

2092
01:26:09,520 --> 01:26:12,560
little bit upsetting to me. Um, yeah.

2093
01:26:12,560 --> 01:26:14,239
Again, like the we have contracts with

2094
01:26:14,239 --> 01:26:16,880
well, Elite Maintenance, West Coast

2095
01:26:16,880 --> 01:26:20,400
Arborist, Grover, Bride View, we had,

2096
01:26:20,400 --> 01:26:22,480
you know, it's just, uh, you know, why

2097
01:26:22,480 --> 01:26:25,360
not consolidate, you know, or like I

2098
01:26:25,360 --> 01:26:33,430
said, invest in people. So, yeah. Um,

2099
01:26:33,440 --> 01:26:39,910
yeah. Let's see.

2100
01:26:39,920 --> 01:26:44,159
Is that Jurassic Park? What is that?

2101
01:26:44,159 --> 01:26:44,639
>> Your time.

2102
01:26:44,639 --> 01:26:45,360
>> Yeah, that's it. Thanks.

2103
01:26:45,360 --> 01:26:47,520
>> Time is up. Thank you, sir. Very valid

2104
01:26:47,520 --> 01:26:48,880
points and thank you very much. I

2105
01:26:48,880 --> 01:26:50,880
appreciate that. Is there anybody else

2106
01:26:50,880 --> 01:26:52,159
in the public that would like to make a

2107
01:26:52,159 --> 01:26:55,350
comment?

2108
01:26:55,360 --> 01:26:57,040
» Hey, good evening. My name is Andres

2109
01:26:57,040 --> 01:26:58,960
Ree. I've been a member of this

2110
01:26:58,960 --> 01:27:03,520
community now for over 20 years and I

2111
01:27:03,520 --> 01:27:05,120
want to echo some some of the sentiments

2112
01:27:05,120 --> 01:27:08,719
that he he made. Um I live in the

2113
01:27:08,719 --> 01:27:10,480
Eastgate community. I've been there

2114
01:27:10,480 --> 01:27:14,400
since day one since it started and I've

2115
01:27:14,400 --> 01:27:18,639
seen it just go downhill. Uh, I agree

2116
01:27:18,639 --> 01:27:20,639
that we should take some of these funds

2117
01:27:20,639 --> 01:27:23,600
and if you guys have them allocated for

2118
01:27:23,600 --> 01:27:26,320
a certain pot, create a department that

2119
01:27:26,320 --> 01:27:29,679
can hire some people to work with that

2120
01:27:29,679 --> 01:27:32,639
pot. Because over the years, over the

2121
01:27:32,639 --> 01:27:34,719
last 20 years that I've been there,

2122
01:27:34,719 --> 01:27:36,719
we've probably got about half of the

2123
01:27:36,719 --> 01:27:38,320
foliage

2124
01:27:38,320 --> 01:27:40,960
that was there initially. I've seen

2125
01:27:40,960 --> 01:27:44,239
these workers with my own eyes uh doing

2126
01:27:44,239 --> 01:27:47,280
their job. Instead of nurturing the

2127
01:27:47,280 --> 01:27:49,120
plants and the foliage, they'd rather

2128
01:27:49,120 --> 01:27:51,120
weed whack them down to nothing so they

2129
01:27:51,120 --> 01:27:52,320
don't have to worry about it the next

2130
01:27:52,320 --> 01:27:54,960
time. So, there's lots of areas there

2131
01:27:54,960 --> 01:27:57,440
that are just barren.

2132
01:27:57,440 --> 01:27:59,520
There is water that runs to those areas,

2133
01:27:59,520 --> 01:28:02,719
but they're not watering anything. So, I

2134
01:28:02,719 --> 01:28:04,239
would just like you guys to take that

2135
01:28:04,239 --> 01:28:06,000
into consideration.

2136
01:28:06,000 --> 01:28:07,760
I do agree that there needs to be some

2137
01:28:07,760 --> 01:28:09,280
oversight

2138
01:28:09,280 --> 01:28:11,520
that when these guys go out there and do

2139
01:28:11,520 --> 01:28:13,520
their jobs, whoever it is, I really

2140
01:28:13,520 --> 01:28:15,360
implore you to not think about a third

2141
01:28:15,360 --> 01:28:17,199
party. Reinvest that money into somebody

2142
01:28:17,199 --> 01:28:19,280
that's willing to take pride in their

2143
01:28:19,280 --> 01:28:20,719
work because a lot of these workers may

2144
01:28:20,719 --> 01:28:23,520
not even live in our community. So, they

2145
01:28:23,520 --> 01:28:25,040
go in there, do their eight eight hours,

2146
01:28:25,040 --> 01:28:26,719
and they're out. They really don't care

2147
01:28:26,719 --> 01:28:29,280
what the job looks like. I want somebody

2148
01:28:29,280 --> 01:28:30,960
there that's actually going to care

2149
01:28:30,960 --> 01:28:33,600
about the community that we live in.

2150
01:28:33,600 --> 01:28:35,600
It's really gone downhill. I'm almost

2151
01:28:35,600 --> 01:28:38,159
embarrassed to say I live here and it's

2152
01:28:38,159 --> 01:28:41,360
really hard for me to say that. Like

2153
01:28:41,360 --> 01:28:43,520
I've had people that live in other areas

2154
01:28:43,520 --> 01:28:44,800
that are like, "Wow, it's really gone

2155
01:28:44,800 --> 01:28:48,080
downhill." It has. And I really think we

2156
01:28:48,080 --> 01:28:50,239
can make a change. I really think this

2157
01:28:50,239 --> 01:28:52,560
city could be great.

2158
01:28:52,560 --> 01:28:54,560
But at the same time, I have thought

2159
01:28:54,560 --> 01:28:56,480
about leaving. And like I said, I've

2160
01:28:56,480 --> 01:28:59,040
been here since 2002.

2161
01:28:59,040 --> 01:29:02,159
So I have invested in this a lot of

2162
01:29:02,159 --> 01:29:04,639
investment in this community. I'm an

2163
01:29:04,639 --> 01:29:07,760
educator. I worked for the for series

2164
01:29:07,760 --> 01:29:09,440
for a few years. I work in Modesto now,

2165
01:29:09,440 --> 01:29:11,760
Modesto City Schools. My children have

2166
01:29:11,760 --> 01:29:16,159
gone through elementary, junior high, school. They've graduated from

2167
01:29:16,159 --> 01:29:19,199
series schools and I really feel a part

2168
01:29:19,199 --> 01:29:21,440
of this community and I just really want

2169
01:29:21,440 --> 01:29:23,280
to see it make a change for the better.

2170
01:29:23,280 --> 01:29:25,440
Thank you.

2171
01:29:25,440 --> 01:29:27,840
>> Thank you very much. Anyone else would

2172
01:29:27,840 --> 01:29:31,350
like to make a comment?

2173
01:29:31,360 --> 01:29:34,320
Seeing none, anybody on Zoom.

2174
01:29:34,320 --> 01:29:36,400
>> There are no hands raised on Zoom.

2175
01:29:36,400 --> 01:29:38,159
>> Bring this item back for a motion.

2176
01:29:38,159 --> 01:29:40,000
>> Make a motion to approve item number

2177
01:29:40,000 --> 01:29:44,629
nine.

2178
01:29:44,639 --> 01:29:46,480
I'll second

2179
01:29:46,480 --> 01:29:48,080
a roll call, please.

2180
01:29:48,080 --> 01:29:49,520
>> Council member Casey,

2181
01:29:49,520 --> 01:29:50,239
>> yes.

2182
01:29:50,239 --> 01:29:51,520
>> Council member Vieiraa,

2183
01:29:51,520 --> 01:29:52,080
>> yes.

2184
01:29:52,080 --> 01:29:53,600
>> Council member Otto,

2185
01:29:53,600 --> 01:29:54,159
>> yes.

2186
01:29:54,159 --> 01:29:55,920
>> Vice Mayor Martinez. Hi.

2187
01:29:55,920 --> 01:29:56,960
>> Mayor Lopez,

2188
01:29:56,960 --> 01:30:04,390
>> yes. Motion carries 5-0.

2189
01:30:04,400 --> 01:30:07,360
» We'll now take a fiveminut recess. Thank

2190
01:30:07,360 --> 01:40:49,030
you everyone.

2191
01:40:49,040 --> 01:40:50,639
If everyone can please have a seat.

2192
01:40:50,639 --> 01:41:06,229
We're getting ready to start again.

2193
01:41:06,239 --> 01:41:07,520
Welcome back everyone. We're going to go

2194
01:41:07,520 --> 01:41:09,119
ahead and start off with new business.

2195
01:41:09,119 --> 01:41:11,440
Item number 10, ratifying the measure H

2196
01:41:11,440 --> 01:41:14,000
expenditure plan for fiscal year 2027

2197
01:41:14,000 --> 01:41:17,199
beginning July 1st, 2026 and ending June

2198
01:41:17,199 --> 01:41:22,790
30th, 2026.

2199
01:41:22,800 --> 01:41:25,040
» Thank you. Good evening, mayor, council

2200
01:41:25,040 --> 01:41:27,679
members. Tonight, tonight's step is

2201
01:41:27,679 --> 01:41:29,760
requesting approval of the resolution

2202
01:41:29,760 --> 01:41:33,119
ratifying the fiscal year 27 measure H

2203
01:41:33,119 --> 01:41:36,719
expenditure plan. Measure H is the

2204
01:41:36,719 --> 01:41:39,360
city's voter approved 1/2 cent public

2205
01:41:39,360 --> 01:41:41,920
sales tax that was approved back in

2206
01:41:41,920 --> 01:41:45,199
2007. By ordinance, this revenues may

2207
01:41:45,199 --> 01:41:48,320
only be used for allegible police, fire,

2208
01:41:48,320 --> 01:41:50,400
and emergency response services

2209
01:41:50,400 --> 01:41:52,719
identified in the measure H expenditure

2210
01:41:52,719 --> 01:41:54,639
plan.

2211
01:41:54,639 --> 01:41:57,280
Um, just a little bit of background. The

2212
01:41:57,280 --> 01:41:59,920
initial measure H expenditure plan was

2213
01:41:59,920 --> 01:42:02,159
adopted by the city council back in

2214
01:42:02,159 --> 01:42:06,239
April of 2008 as a 10-year expenditure

2215
01:42:06,239 --> 01:42:08,880
plan. And the expenditure plan was then

2216
01:42:08,880 --> 01:42:15,360
amended in 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2016 to

2217
01:42:15,360 --> 01:42:17,679
address evolving public safety needs,

2218
01:42:17,679 --> 01:42:20,239
including additional fire personnel,

2219
01:42:20,239 --> 01:42:23,280
narcotics, K9 [snorts] program, crime

2220
01:42:23,280 --> 01:42:26,080
analysis capabilities, and public safety

2221
01:42:26,080 --> 01:42:29,360
technology. In 2017, the council

2222
01:42:29,360 --> 01:42:31,440
approved the most recent expenditure

2223
01:42:31,440 --> 01:42:33,840
plan, which reorganized and updated the

2224
01:42:33,840 --> 01:42:37,280
plan's presentation and formatting.

2225
01:42:37,280 --> 01:42:40,719
The expenditure plan before you does not

2226
01:42:40,719 --> 01:42:43,119
authorize any new spending. It was

2227
01:42:43,119 --> 01:42:45,199
already reviewed and incorporated into

2228
01:42:45,199 --> 01:42:47,920
the fiscal year 27 budget adopted by the

2229
01:42:47,920 --> 01:42:50,719
city council on June 8. And as

2230
01:42:50,719 --> 01:42:52,960
presented, the expenditure expenditure

2231
01:42:52,960 --> 01:42:54,800
for plan continues to fund eligible

2232
01:42:54,800 --> 01:42:57,119
publica safety services consistent with

2233
01:42:57,119 --> 01:43:00,159
the measure H ordinance for fiscal year

2234
01:43:00,159 --> 01:43:03,520
27. Measure H is funding u measure H

2235
01:43:03,520 --> 01:43:06,080
funding supports 10 police officer

2236
01:43:06,080 --> 01:43:10,000
positions. Um roughly 21% of the fire

2237
01:43:10,000 --> 01:43:14,239
services contract and about 35% of the

2238
01:43:14,239 --> 01:43:17,360
agreement for Axon for the uh the body

2239
01:43:17,360 --> 01:43:18,960
cameras.

2240
01:43:18,960 --> 01:43:21,920
There is no additional funding or fiscal

2241
01:43:21,920 --> 01:43:24,080
impact beyond what has already been

2242
01:43:24,080 --> 01:43:27,040
approved in the fiscal year 27 budget.

2243
01:43:27,040 --> 01:43:29,920
Moving forward, this the measure H

2244
01:43:29,920 --> 01:43:31,920
expenditure plan will be incorporated

2245
01:43:31,920 --> 01:43:34,639
into the annual budget process to ensure

2246
01:43:34,639 --> 01:43:39,360
that the city um has ongoing compliance

2247
01:43:39,360 --> 01:43:41,760
with the measure H ordinance. And

2248
01:43:41,760 --> 01:43:44,560
tonight's action formally ratifies the

2249
01:43:44,560 --> 01:43:47,280
fiscal year 27 expenditure plan in

2250
01:43:47,280 --> 01:43:50,800
accordance with the city's ordinance for

2251
01:43:50,800 --> 01:43:54,880
the measure. Um staff is recommending

2252
01:43:54,880 --> 01:43:57,360
tonight that the city council adopt the

2253
01:43:57,360 --> 01:44:00,159
resolution ratifying the fiscal year

2254
01:44:00,159 --> 01:44:03,119
2027 measure H expenditure plan. And

2255
01:44:03,119 --> 01:44:05,119
with this action, it will bring us into

2256
01:44:05,119 --> 01:44:09,119
compliance with the measure H ordinance

2257
01:44:09,119 --> 01:44:11,920
um with the last item, the last

2258
01:44:11,920 --> 01:44:14,320
expenditure plan having been approved by

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01:44:14,320 --> 01:44:17,840
the council in 2017.

2260
01:44:17,840 --> 01:44:20,159
>> Thank you very much. We'll go ahead and

2261
01:44:20,159 --> 01:44:21,920
open this up to the public and then any

2262
01:44:21,920 --> 01:44:23,119
members of the public that would like to

2263
01:44:23,119 --> 01:44:27,270
make a comment on this item.

2264
01:44:27,280 --> 01:44:29,040
» Seeing none, any hands raised.

2265
01:44:29,040 --> 01:44:31,360
>> There are no hands raised on Zoom. And I

2266
01:44:31,360 --> 01:44:33,280
bring this item back to the council for

2267
01:44:33,280 --> 01:44:35,840
any comments, questions.

2268
01:44:35,840 --> 01:44:37,760
Councilwoman Otto.

2269
01:44:37,760 --> 01:44:40,560
>> Thank you, Mayor. Um,

2270
01:44:40,560 --> 01:44:42,239
so Measure H has been one of my

2271
01:44:42,239 --> 01:44:45,679
concerns. Um, and for me, you know, we

2272
01:44:45,679 --> 01:44:47,360
have a responsibility to be good

2273
01:44:47,360 --> 01:44:49,679
stewards of the taxpayer dollars. Uh,

2274
01:44:49,679 --> 01:44:52,719
Measure H belongs to every rep, every

2275
01:44:52,719 --> 01:44:54,800
resident that we represent, and it

2276
01:44:54,800 --> 01:44:57,600
affects our public safety.

2277
01:44:57,600 --> 01:44:59,520
I'm not sure why there hasn't been a

2278
01:44:59,520 --> 01:45:01,760
public safety expenditure plan um in the

2279
01:45:01,760 --> 01:45:04,000
past several years or why the city

2280
01:45:04,000 --> 01:45:05,679
hadn't been following what was stated in

2281
01:45:05,679 --> 01:45:07,920
the ordinance, but I do want to thank

2282
01:45:07,920 --> 01:45:10,639
our finance director and city manager um

2283
01:45:10,639 --> 01:45:12,639
who quickly took the time to address the

2284
01:45:12,639 --> 01:45:16,159
issue um our once I brought it to our

2285
01:45:16,159 --> 01:45:18,800
city manager, he uh he worked right away

2286
01:45:18,800 --> 01:45:20,400
with our finance director. So, I apprec

2287
01:45:20,400 --> 01:45:22,719
I appreciate that. Um, but we shouldn't

2288
01:45:22,719 --> 01:45:24,719
be out of compliance with our own city

2289
01:45:24,719 --> 01:45:27,119
ordinance and we certainly don't want to

2290
01:45:27,119 --> 01:45:29,360
be out of compliance with uh these

2291
01:45:29,360 --> 01:45:31,199
requirements that governor how that

2292
01:45:31,199 --> 01:45:32,880
govern how tax dollars are supposed to

2293
01:45:32,880 --> 01:45:35,520
be and spent. Um, the intent of these

2294
01:45:35,520 --> 01:45:37,760
public safety tax dollars was to

2295
01:45:37,760 --> 01:45:39,840
supplement existing public safety

2296
01:45:39,840 --> 01:45:42,159
funding. Um, it was supposed to provide

2297
01:45:42,159 --> 01:45:44,800
additional resource but never uh replace

2298
01:45:44,800 --> 01:45:48,239
the general fund um funding that was

2299
01:45:48,239 --> 01:45:51,679
given to public safety. So, for example,

2300
01:45:51,679 --> 01:45:54,320
through my research, um my understanding

2301
01:45:54,320 --> 01:45:56,560
is that's probably how the street crimes

2302
01:45:56,560 --> 01:45:59,840
unit at one point was uh maintained. So,

2303
01:45:59,840 --> 01:46:02,320
it makes me wonder, um if we would have

2304
01:46:02,320 --> 01:46:05,199
completed a forensic audit at the time

2305
01:46:05,199 --> 01:46:07,199
that a measure H committee member had

2306
01:46:07,199 --> 01:46:09,760
requested it, um would the issue have

2307
01:46:09,760 --> 01:46:12,639
been found months ago? But again, I'm

2308
01:46:12,639 --> 01:46:15,199
glad that we did find this and we're

2309
01:46:15,199 --> 01:46:17,360
correcting it. Uh we must continue to

2310
01:46:17,360 --> 01:46:19,119
evaluate our policies when it comes to

2311
01:46:19,119 --> 01:46:21,440
our finances. We need to closely review

2312
01:46:21,440 --> 01:46:24,239
how the funding is allocated

2313
01:46:24,239 --> 01:46:26,320
uh and ensure our taxpayer dollars are

2314
01:46:26,320 --> 01:46:28,960
spent as they're intended to um with the

2315
01:46:28,960 --> 01:46:30,639
accountability and transparency in

2316
01:46:30,639 --> 01:46:35,520
place. So with that, I know uh

2317
01:46:35,520 --> 01:46:38,159
finance director you did mention the

2318
01:46:38,159 --> 01:46:40,480
breakdown of positions and then the body

2319
01:46:40,480 --> 01:46:43,280
worn camera and then some fire. Is there

2320
01:46:43,280 --> 01:46:45,280
a way to I know it might have been too

2321
01:46:45,280 --> 01:46:47,600
late to put in the staff report um but

2322
01:46:47,600 --> 01:46:49,840
either in the minutes or maybe an

2323
01:46:49,840 --> 01:46:52,080
amendment to the staff report to add the

2324
01:46:52,080 --> 01:46:54,719
specific uh positions that are going to

2325
01:46:54,719 --> 01:46:56,400
be

2326
01:46:56,400 --> 01:47:03,590
uh used in this safety plan.

2327
01:47:03,600 --> 01:47:05,440
» I'll defer to the city clerk, but I

2328
01:47:05,440 --> 01:47:07,360
believe uh the comments from the finance

2329
01:47:07,360 --> 01:47:08,800
director as part of the report can be

2330
01:47:08,800 --> 01:47:11,600
included in the minutes.

2331
01:47:11,600 --> 01:47:12,880
>> I'm sorry. Can you repeat what you're

2332
01:47:12,880 --> 01:47:15,119
wanting uh amended or included?

2333
01:47:15,119 --> 01:47:17,280
>> So, what I would like is I know there is

2334
01:47:17,280 --> 01:47:19,840
a plan for the funding itself and she

2335
01:47:19,840 --> 01:47:23,760
went over the specific positions um the

2336
01:47:23,760 --> 01:47:25,600
body warn camera being covered by this

2337
01:47:25,600 --> 01:47:28,000
and some of the fire cost. I would like

2338
01:47:28,000 --> 01:47:30,159
that to be in place either in the

2339
01:47:30,159 --> 01:47:32,480
minutes or amended on the staff report.

2340
01:47:32,480 --> 01:47:34,320
So that way, you know, a year from now,

2341
01:47:34,320 --> 01:47:35,679
two years from now, we're able to go

2342
01:47:35,679 --> 01:47:38,159
back and say this is what we previously

2343
01:47:38,159 --> 01:47:40,800
allocated the funding to. I think in

2344
01:47:40,800 --> 01:47:42,400
that case it would be most appropriate

2345
01:47:42,400 --> 01:47:45,440
to um have that included in the minutes

2346
01:47:45,440 --> 01:47:48,320
as opposed to amending the staff report.

2347
01:47:48,320 --> 01:47:50,239
Um

2348
01:47:50,239 --> 01:47:52,080
I don't know if it's something that we

2349
01:47:52,080 --> 01:47:53,520
would need to have included as the

2350
01:47:53,520 --> 01:47:55,440
motion.

2351
01:47:55,440 --> 01:47:57,440
I think I think that would be a good

2352
01:47:57,440 --> 01:47:59,520
idea is to include as part of the motion

2353
01:47:59,520 --> 01:48:02,000
in adopting the resolution specific

2354
01:48:02,000 --> 01:48:04,719
language mentioned by the finance

2355
01:48:04,719 --> 01:48:06,320
director to be included as part of the

2356
01:48:06,320 --> 01:48:07,119
action.

2357
01:48:07,119 --> 01:48:09,600
>> Thank you. And then just to clarify, we

2358
01:48:09,600 --> 01:48:12,080
would um uh correct me if I'm wrong,

2359
01:48:12,080 --> 01:48:14,480
Nubia, we would amend the resolution to

2360
01:48:14,480 --> 01:48:16,080
include that language as well.

2361
01:48:16,080 --> 01:48:17,840
>> Yes,

2362
01:48:17,840 --> 01:48:20,159
>> that would be great. Thank you.

2363
01:48:20,159 --> 01:48:21,679
>> Anything else, Councilwoman?

2364
01:48:21,679 --> 01:48:22,960
>> No, thank you.

2365
01:48:22,960 --> 01:48:24,400
>> City manager, could you do me a favor

2366
01:48:24,400 --> 01:48:26,159
and please give a little bit of a

2367
01:48:26,159 --> 01:48:27,760
background on how this happened based on

2368
01:48:27,760 --> 01:48:29,280
this research and the conversation that

2369
01:48:29,280 --> 01:48:31,360
we had dating back to the previous

2370
01:48:31,360 --> 01:48:33,520
council?

2371
01:48:33,520 --> 01:48:35,679
>> Yes. Thank you, mayor.

2372
01:48:35,679 --> 01:48:37,600
So when I was researching this item, I

2373
01:48:37,600 --> 01:48:39,199
recognized that the ordinance calls for

2374
01:48:39,199 --> 01:48:43,840
an annual approved expenditure plan.

2375
01:48:43,840 --> 01:48:46,080
An expenditure plan, as uh the finance

2376
01:48:46,080 --> 01:48:48,080
director mentioned, was initially

2377
01:48:48,080 --> 01:48:51,119
adopted. It was a 10-year plan beginning

2378
01:48:51,119 --> 01:48:55,760
in 2008 and concluding in 2018. And over

2379
01:48:55,760 --> 01:48:58,480
the course of those 10 years, that plan

2380
01:48:58,480 --> 01:49:01,920
was amended, I believe, three times. But

2381
01:49:01,920 --> 01:49:04,159
even though it was amended three times,

2382
01:49:04,159 --> 01:49:08,159
the report concluded in 2018. In

2383
01:49:08,159 --> 01:49:10,400
subsequent years,

2384
01:49:10,400 --> 01:49:13,280
expenditure plans were not brought

2385
01:49:13,280 --> 01:49:16,080
before the council were not approved. So

2386
01:49:16,080 --> 01:49:17,840
when we recognized that this was a

2387
01:49:17,840 --> 01:49:20,000
deficiency, credit to the finance

2388
01:49:20,000 --> 01:49:22,719
director, she worked very hard to create

2389
01:49:22,719 --> 01:49:25,520
an expenditure plan.

2390
01:49:25,520 --> 01:49:29,679
While the measure H funds, even in those

2391
01:49:29,679 --> 01:49:32,000
years where a plan was not formally

2392
01:49:32,000 --> 01:49:34,480
adopted by the city council, while those

2393
01:49:34,480 --> 01:49:37,280
measure 8 funds were technically

2394
01:49:37,280 --> 01:49:39,600
approved as a as a part of the budget

2395
01:49:39,600 --> 01:49:42,400
adoption process because the measure H

2396
01:49:42,400 --> 01:49:44,960
money is included in the annual budget

2397
01:49:44,960 --> 01:49:46,960
that the city of council approves every

2398
01:49:46,960 --> 01:49:49,600
year, there is not a page in the budget

2399
01:49:49,600 --> 01:49:52,000
that you can flip to to see this is how

2400
01:49:52,000 --> 01:49:54,480
all of the measure H money is um

2401
01:49:54,480 --> 01:49:55,440
allocated.

2402
01:49:55,440 --> 01:49:57,600
It's spread throughout the fiscal year

2403
01:49:57,600 --> 01:49:59,760
budget throughout the general fund uh

2404
01:49:59,760 --> 01:50:01,600
budget.

2405
01:50:01,600 --> 01:50:02,960
Sorry, not throughout the general fund

2406
01:50:02,960 --> 01:50:04,639
budget because it's specific to measure

2407
01:50:04,639 --> 01:50:08,080
H. It's just spread throughout the

2408
01:50:08,080 --> 01:50:09,600
formalized

2409
01:50:09,600 --> 01:50:11,440
budget that's adopted. So what this

2410
01:50:11,440 --> 01:50:14,080
action is doing is in addition to it

2411
01:50:14,080 --> 01:50:16,560
being within the entire budget that is

2412
01:50:16,560 --> 01:50:18,960
approved by the city council, there is

2413
01:50:18,960 --> 01:50:22,400
actually a document that you can turn to say this is how we're spending

2414
01:50:22,400 --> 01:50:24,560
measure H money without having to know

2415
01:50:24,560 --> 01:50:27,119
where it is within the adopted budget

2416
01:50:27,119 --> 01:50:29,119
throughout all the different funds and

2417
01:50:29,119 --> 01:50:31,119
departments.

2418
01:50:31,119 --> 01:50:33,040
So I I do want to say thank you very

2419
01:50:33,040 --> 01:50:35,280
much Councilwoman Otto for bringing this

2420
01:50:35,280 --> 01:50:36,880
to the city manager's attention. He

2421
01:50:36,880 --> 01:50:39,679
explained to me how it all unfolded. And

2422
01:50:39,679 --> 01:50:42,719
my question is if we want to amend the

2423
01:50:42,719 --> 01:50:44,880
minutes, could we not just amend the

2424
01:50:44,880 --> 01:50:47,360
budget to place this item in that budget

2425
01:50:47,360 --> 01:50:49,520
as a separate page which your hope is

2426
01:50:49,520 --> 01:50:51,840
that in future budgets we'll provide

2427
01:50:51,840 --> 01:50:53,600
this expenditure plan in the budget as

2428
01:50:53,600 --> 01:50:58,229
it's supposed to be placed. Correct.

2429
01:50:58,239 --> 01:50:59,920
If I understand you correctly that is

2430
01:50:59,920 --> 01:51:02,719
correct. So in future years as part of

2431
01:51:02,719 --> 01:51:05,600
the budget adoption process and again

2432
01:51:05,600 --> 01:51:07,920
you have technically approved measure H

2433
01:51:07,920 --> 01:51:09,679
money as part of the budget adoption

2434
01:51:09,679 --> 01:51:12,960
process from 2018 through now. There

2435
01:51:12,960 --> 01:51:15,600
wasn't just called out in the budget a

2436
01:51:15,600 --> 01:51:18,239
specific this is the plan for how we use

2437
01:51:18,239 --> 01:51:20,239
that money. It was sprinkled throughout

2438
01:51:20,239 --> 01:51:21,760
all the different departments that are

2439
01:51:21,760 --> 01:51:25,840
affected by measure h moving forward as

2440
01:51:25,840 --> 01:51:28,080
part of the regular fiscy year budget

2441
01:51:28,080 --> 01:51:30,560
adoption process. what the finance

2442
01:51:30,560 --> 01:51:32,960
director is doing this meeting that will

2443
01:51:32,960 --> 01:51:34,560
be a part of the regular budget

2444
01:51:34,560 --> 01:51:37,679
adoption. So we won't have to have after

2445
01:51:37,679 --> 01:51:40,159
the budget is adopted this item come

2446
01:51:40,159 --> 01:51:42,000
forward. So it will be a part of the

2447
01:51:42,000 --> 01:51:44,239
formal budget adoption process moving

2448
01:51:44,239 --> 01:51:46,080
forward. Okay. Cuz I just want to get

2449
01:51:46,080 --> 01:51:48,719
clarification councilomano in regards to

2450
01:51:48,719 --> 01:51:50,800
the amendment of the minutes. You want

2451
01:51:50,800 --> 01:51:53,280
it to be specific. Now my question is

2452
01:51:53,280 --> 01:51:55,199
and I just want to make sure I'm I'm

2453
01:51:55,199 --> 01:51:57,760
supportive of it. is the amendment that

2454
01:51:57,760 --> 01:52:00,000
she's requesting. Are those specific

2455
01:52:00,000 --> 01:52:03,920
items already included in the budget

2456
01:52:03,920 --> 01:52:05,599
so that we don't have to necessarily do

2457
01:52:05,599 --> 01:52:08,320
it again? I just I'm just clarifying for

2458
01:52:08,320 --> 01:52:09,440
you.

2459
01:52:09,440 --> 01:52:11,040
>> Those items are included in the budget,

2460
01:52:11,040 --> 01:52:13,199
but they're not specified as an

2461
01:52:13,199 --> 01:52:17,520
expenditure plan. So, one way to I mean,

2462
01:52:17,520 --> 01:52:19,760
they're like city manager said, they're

2463
01:52:19,760 --> 01:52:21,760
sprinkle or stretch throughout the

2464
01:52:21,760 --> 01:52:24,239
different departments. That's how we

2465
01:52:24,239 --> 01:52:28,080
section the budget book in the city. So

2466
01:52:28,080 --> 01:52:32,000
there is partial monies um in the police

2467
01:52:32,000 --> 01:52:35,040
sworn and partial monies in in the fire

2468
01:52:35,040 --> 01:52:37,199
department. So there isn't one document

2469
01:52:37,199 --> 01:52:40,480
that it compiles all of the measure age

2470
01:52:40,480 --> 01:52:44,560
uh funding in in one one place. So this

2471
01:52:44,560 --> 01:52:46,960
would be that this would be the page or

2472
01:52:46,960 --> 01:52:49,119
the expenditure plan that will be

2473
01:52:49,119 --> 01:52:51,679
incorporated in our budget. Um, one

2474
01:52:51,679 --> 01:52:53,760
thing I know that we can amend the

2475
01:52:53,760 --> 01:52:56,800
minutes but but my expenditure plan here

2476
01:52:56,800 --> 01:53:00,239
it's a separate attachment so we can

2477
01:53:00,239 --> 01:53:03,199
also incorporate the language of what is

2478
01:53:03,199 --> 01:53:05,920
being funded on the attachment. I can

2479
01:53:05,920 --> 01:53:08,000
update the attachment if that is pos a

2480
01:53:08,000 --> 01:53:09,679
possibility.

2481
01:53:09,679 --> 01:53:11,199
>> Okay. I'm in support of what

2482
01:53:11,199 --> 01:53:13,040
councilwoman is saying, but I would also

2483
01:53:13,040 --> 01:53:15,760
if you can maybe come back to us at a

2484
01:53:15,760 --> 01:53:17,360
later city council meeting to clarify

2485
01:53:17,360 --> 01:53:20,560
that that has been done and that way in

2486
01:53:20,560 --> 01:53:22,880
the future folks can refer back to the

2487
01:53:22,880 --> 01:53:25,199
agenda and also refer back to the budget

2488
01:53:25,199 --> 01:53:26,480
that you have the expenditure plan

2489
01:53:26,480 --> 01:53:28,400
placed in it. Does that make sense? City

2490
01:53:28,400 --> 01:53:30,639
manager,

2491
01:53:30,639 --> 01:53:32,639
>> I just want to make sure I understand. I

2492
01:53:32,639 --> 01:53:35,679
believe what council member is asking in

2493
01:53:35,679 --> 01:53:37,440
addition to the document that's in front

2494
01:53:37,440 --> 01:53:39,520
of you today, the resolution approving

2495
01:53:39,520 --> 01:53:42,000
the expenditure plan, I believe she

2496
01:53:42,000 --> 01:53:43,599
wants

2497
01:53:43,599 --> 01:53:46,239
included in the motion to approve this

2498
01:53:46,239 --> 01:53:48,159
resolution

2499
01:53:48,159 --> 01:53:51,360
an additional item that clarifies that

2500
01:53:51,360 --> 01:53:54,639
the current year's expenditure plan is

2501
01:53:54,639 --> 01:53:58,639
paying for 10 police officers, 21% of

2502
01:53:58,639 --> 01:54:03,679
the fire agreement, and X% of the bodywn

2503
01:54:03,679 --> 01:54:05,840
cameras. Is that what you're requesting?

2504
01:54:05,840 --> 01:54:07,679
>> That's correct.

2505
01:54:07,679 --> 01:54:10,639
>> Thank you. And those funds are already

2506
01:54:10,639 --> 01:54:12,719
allocated. We don't need to amend any

2507
01:54:12,719 --> 01:54:14,800
previous meeting minutes. This will just

2508
01:54:14,800 --> 01:54:16,719
be included in that motion if that's the

2509
01:54:16,719 --> 01:54:18,480
will of the council. If that's the

2510
01:54:18,480 --> 01:54:20,080
easiest way to go about it, and I'm okay

2511
01:54:20,080 --> 01:54:21,840
with that.

2512
01:54:21,840 --> 01:54:23,599
>> Okay. Any other comments or questions

2513
01:54:23,599 --> 01:54:26,800
from the council?

2514
01:54:26,800 --> 01:54:30,560
>> Then we are looking for a motion.

2515
01:54:30,560 --> 01:54:31,760
>> Um

2516
01:54:31,760 --> 01:54:34,960
I'll make a motion uh to approve item

2517
01:54:34,960 --> 01:54:37,280
number 10, ratifying the measure H

2518
01:54:37,280 --> 01:54:40,239
expenditure plan for fiscal year 2027

2519
01:54:40,239 --> 01:54:43,280
beginning July 1st, 2026 and ending June

2520
01:54:43,280 --> 01:54:45,440
30th, 2027

2521
01:54:45,440 --> 01:54:50,880
with the addition of a breakdown for the

2522
01:54:50,880 --> 01:54:56,239
10 police officer positions, 21% of fire

2523
01:54:56,239 --> 01:54:58,960
costs, and then a portion of the bodywn

2524
01:54:58,960 --> 01:55:02,000
camera axon program.

2525
01:55:02,000 --> 01:55:02,960
>> I'll second.

2526
01:55:02,960 --> 01:55:05,599
>> Get a roll call, please.

2527
01:55:05,599 --> 01:55:07,440
>> Council member Casey,

2528
01:55:07,440 --> 01:55:08,400
>> yes.

2529
01:55:08,400 --> 01:55:09,599
>> Council member Vieiraa,

2530
01:55:09,599 --> 01:55:10,320
>> yes.

2531
01:55:10,320 --> 01:55:11,920
>> Council member Otero,

2532
01:55:11,920 --> 01:55:12,320
>> yes.

2533
01:55:12,320 --> 01:55:14,000
>> Vice Mayor Martinez,

2534
01:55:14,000 --> 01:55:14,400
>> I.

2535
01:55:14,400 --> 01:55:15,440
>> Mayor Lopez,

2536
01:55:15,440 --> 01:55:15,920
>> yes.

2537
01:55:15,920 --> 01:55:17,599
>> Motion carries 5-0.

2538
01:55:17,599 --> 01:55:19,280
>> Thank you very much. Moving on to

2539
01:55:19,280 --> 01:55:21,280
discussion items. discussion regarding

2540
01:55:21,280 --> 01:55:22,960
the planning commission's request for

2541
01:55:22,960 --> 01:55:25,679
city council to adopt an interim urgency

2542
01:55:25,679 --> 01:55:28,159
ordinance establishing a temporary

2543
01:55:28,159 --> 01:55:30,320
excuse me morandum on a new gas station

2544
01:55:30,320 --> 01:55:32,719
and car wash facility within the city of

2545
01:55:32,719 --> 01:55:35,520
series.

2546
01:55:35,520 --> 01:55:37,199
Good evening, mayor and council. This

2547
01:55:37,199 --> 01:55:40,560
evening, um before you today, we are

2548
01:55:40,560 --> 01:55:43,199
asking for direction uh regarding

2549
01:55:43,199 --> 01:55:45,440
additional staff time and resources

2550
01:55:45,440 --> 01:55:48,880
should be uh committed toward evaluating

2551
01:55:48,880 --> 01:55:51,360
and pursuing a potential mortorium on

2552
01:55:51,360 --> 01:55:53,280
new gas stations and car washes within

2553
01:55:53,280 --> 01:55:55,840
the city. Um discussion has been

2554
01:55:55,840 --> 01:55:57,920
presented both in planning commission

2555
01:55:57,920 --> 01:56:01,520
and in hearing council and so therefore

2556
01:56:01,520 --> 01:56:03,520
staff is bringing the matter forward to

2557
01:56:03,520 --> 01:56:06,480
avoid any duplication efforts and asking

2558
01:56:06,480 --> 01:56:10,719
for direction for any future work if um

2559
01:56:10,719 --> 01:56:14,239
so desired by the council. Um the work

2560
01:56:14,239 --> 01:56:16,000
would include

2561
01:56:16,000 --> 01:56:19,360
under government code section 65858

2562
01:56:19,360 --> 01:56:23,040
for the findings of immediate threat to

2563
01:56:23,040 --> 01:56:26,000
public health and safety for a momentum

2564
01:56:26,000 --> 01:56:28,800
which would include significant research

2565
01:56:28,800 --> 01:56:32,480
findings evaluating existing land use

2566
01:56:32,480 --> 01:56:36,000
pertaining to the mtorium. Um so we are

2567
01:56:36,000 --> 01:56:39,280
asking for some direction depending on

2568
01:56:39,280 --> 01:56:41,199
the scope of analysis required will

2569
01:56:41,199 --> 01:56:43,520
require outside planning and legal

2570
01:56:43,520 --> 01:56:46,239
consultant services. So this evening

2571
01:56:46,239 --> 01:56:48,159
we're just asking for some guidance

2572
01:56:48,159 --> 01:56:49,679
either direct staff to continue

2573
01:56:49,679 --> 01:56:52,639
discussion with the planning commission

2574
01:56:52,639 --> 01:56:54,400
direct staff to prepare a future agenda

2575
01:56:54,400 --> 01:56:57,520
item evaluating the feasibility

2576
01:56:57,520 --> 01:57:01,520
um and looking at the um impact or take

2577
01:57:01,520 --> 01:57:03,280
no further action and allow existing

2578
01:57:03,280 --> 01:57:05,679
zoning regulations and development

2579
01:57:05,679 --> 01:57:09,280
review process to continue as is.

2580
01:57:09,280 --> 01:57:10,639
>> Thank you very much. I'll go ahead and

2581
01:57:10,639 --> 01:57:12,159
open this up to the public. Any members

2582
01:57:12,159 --> 01:57:13,360
of the public would like to make a

2583
01:57:13,360 --> 01:57:19,990
comment on this item?

2584
01:57:20,000 --> 01:57:23,520
» Uh Dave Pratt of Series, I want to know

2585
01:57:23,520 --> 01:57:26,719
at what point do you consider you have

2586
01:57:26,719 --> 01:57:29,920
too many car washes and too many gas

2587
01:57:29,920 --> 01:57:31,920
stations?

2588
01:57:31,920 --> 01:57:34,080
Well, in the middle of town, you allow

2589
01:57:34,080 --> 01:57:36,960
these super gas stations build next to a

2590
01:57:36,960 --> 01:57:39,920
mom and pop stations and many stores

2591
01:57:39,920 --> 01:57:42,159
been there for years

2592
01:57:42,159 --> 01:57:44,000
have to compete with these super

2593
01:57:44,000 --> 01:57:45,920
centers.

2594
01:57:45,920 --> 01:57:49,119
And you allow a gas station, bigger gas,

2595
01:57:49,119 --> 01:57:52,800
I mean car washes, uh when you got one

2596
01:57:52,800 --> 01:57:55,760
car wash in one corner, you got now you

2597
01:57:55,760 --> 01:57:58,080
got a another car wash on another

2598
01:57:58,080 --> 01:58:00,080
corner. Then all the a lot of these gas

2599
01:58:00,080 --> 01:58:03,360
stations have these drive-thru car

2600
01:58:03,360 --> 01:58:07,440
washes. At what point

2601
01:58:07,440 --> 01:58:10,080
you say you have enough? It's that same

2602
01:58:10,080 --> 01:58:14,960
thing with the with the food trucks.

2603
01:58:14,960 --> 01:58:17,040
Well, in the beginning you had had a

2604
01:58:17,040 --> 01:58:19,679
limit on that. Now all of a sudden there

2605
01:58:19,679 --> 01:58:23,920
was an explosion on food trucks.

2606
01:58:23,920 --> 01:58:25,599
You're going to have to decide, you

2607
01:58:25,599 --> 01:58:27,679
know, that

2608
01:58:27,679 --> 01:58:34,960
are we going to have gas stations and and car washes on every corner?

2609
01:58:34,960 --> 01:58:37,440
Is that the way it's going to be for

2610
01:58:37,440 --> 01:58:40,400
this small town?

2611
01:58:40,400 --> 01:58:43,040
I still call it town. You can call it

2612
01:58:43,040 --> 01:58:46,320
whatever you want to. I've lived here 74

2613
01:58:46,320 --> 01:58:50,080
years. I

2614
01:58:50,080 --> 01:58:52,800
grew up here

2615
01:58:52,800 --> 01:58:57,669
all of a sudden all of a sudden

2616
01:58:57,679 --> 01:59:01,350
can't

2617
01:59:01,360 --> 01:59:04,480
even the a lot of the restaurants and

2618
01:59:04,480 --> 01:59:06,159
stuff's got to compete with the food

2619
01:59:06,159 --> 01:59:10,070
trucks now.

2620
01:59:10,080 --> 01:59:15,040
Are you know I'm getting I'm getting uh ice

2621
01:59:15,040 --> 01:59:18,719
cream trucks and and and the they're

2622
01:59:18,719 --> 01:59:21,199
coming from other cities coming through.

2623
01:59:21,199 --> 01:59:23,280
Are you even getting taxes from those

2624
01:59:23,280 --> 01:59:26,560
stuff? I think on I think on the food

2625
01:59:26,560 --> 01:59:28,639
trucks I think every six months we ought

2626
01:59:28,639 --> 01:59:30,960
to have an audit on that and find out

2627
01:59:30,960 --> 01:59:33,760
are you actually collecting taxes on on

2628
01:59:33,760 --> 01:59:37,430
the food trucks.

2629
01:59:37,440 --> 01:59:38,960
I know that's getting off of hand

2630
01:59:38,960 --> 01:59:40,800
because we're talking about the gas

2631
01:59:40,800 --> 01:59:43,280
stations and the car washes and it's

2632
01:59:43,280 --> 01:59:46,560
just like just like they want and want

2633
01:59:46,560 --> 01:59:49,599
in the middle of town want to put a a a

2634
01:59:49,599 --> 01:59:54,000
super super electric chargers in in when

2635
01:59:54,000 --> 01:59:56,080
actually they need to be closer to the

2636
01:59:56,080 --> 01:59:59,199
freeways because every house

2637
01:59:59,199 --> 02:00:01,679
why do they want to go to a gas station

2638
02:00:01,679 --> 02:00:03,280
get their vehicle charged when

2639
02:00:03,280 --> 02:00:05,360
everybody's got chargers in their

2640
02:00:05,360 --> 02:00:08,470
houses.

2641
02:00:08,480 --> 02:00:10,239
That's another thing you got to realize

2642
02:00:10,239 --> 02:00:11,760
where you're actually putting these

2643
02:00:11,760 --> 02:00:13,360
things.

2644
02:00:13,360 --> 02:00:15,840
Really, you need to do a lot more than

2645
02:00:15,840 --> 02:00:19,679
just a temporary more for moratorum on

2646
02:00:19,679 --> 02:00:22,400
this on on these. I think we're already

2647
02:00:22,400 --> 02:00:27,510
overextended on some of these.

2648
02:00:27,520 --> 02:00:29,679
» Thank you very much. Next person,

2649
02:00:29,679 --> 02:00:38,629
please.

2650
02:00:38,639 --> 02:00:41,040
Uh Gullen Guzman again. I'm in support

2651
02:00:41,040 --> 02:00:44,400
of this discussion item. Uh I did attend

2652
02:00:44,400 --> 02:00:47,760
the planning commission meeting when the

2653
02:00:47,760 --> 02:00:52,239
uh six cycle housing element um

2654
02:00:52,239 --> 02:00:54,800
took meeting took place and one of the

2655
02:00:54,800 --> 02:00:58,800
questions that was asked to the economic

2656
02:00:58,800 --> 02:01:00,639
development

2657
02:01:00,639 --> 02:01:05,599
um Mr. Dragular Aar agira um was how

2658
02:01:05,599 --> 02:01:08,800
many gas stations are pending and he

2659
02:01:08,800 --> 02:01:11,119
stated four if I'm not mistaken and I

2660
02:01:11,119 --> 02:01:12,880
was like you've got to be kidding me

2661
02:01:12,880 --> 02:01:15,119
like that's too much like we already

2662
02:01:15,119 --> 02:01:17,360
have an excessive amount of gas stations

2663
02:01:17,360 --> 02:01:19,840
we do not need four more like so I'm

2664
02:01:19,840 --> 02:01:23,760
into support of this um moratorum of

2665
02:01:23,760 --> 02:01:26,560
limiting uh gas stations and car wash

2666
02:01:26,560 --> 02:01:29,840
facilities so like I went to the Mr. car

2667
02:01:29,840 --> 02:01:32,159
wash the new one and it scratched my

2668
02:01:32,159 --> 02:01:36,159
car. So, I'm going to hand wash it at

2669
02:01:36,159 --> 02:01:41,040
home. So, yeah. Um I'm in support of

2670
02:01:41,040 --> 02:01:43,040
this cuz it's ridiculous that the amount

2671
02:01:43,040 --> 02:01:46,719
of gas stations that we have. Thanks.

2672
02:01:46,719 --> 02:01:48,480
>> Thank you very much. Next person,

2673
02:01:48,480 --> 02:01:59,270
please.

2674
02:01:59,280 --> 02:02:01,520
Good evening, council members and

2675
02:02:01,520 --> 02:02:04,560
previous council members. John Warren,

2676
02:02:04,560 --> 02:02:06,880
city of Sirius.

2677
02:02:06,880 --> 02:02:08,560
Um,

2678
02:02:08,560 --> 02:02:11,920
I don't believe the planning commission

2679
02:02:11,920 --> 02:02:14,159
has voted

2680
02:02:14,159 --> 02:02:18,480
yes or no on this particular item to

2681
02:02:18,480 --> 02:02:21,199
bring it to the council for their

2682
02:02:21,199 --> 02:02:23,599
guidance and suggestions.

2683
02:02:23,599 --> 02:02:25,599
So, I think the cart's kind of in front

2684
02:02:25,599 --> 02:02:28,159
of the horse. There's a process that the

2685
02:02:28,159 --> 02:02:31,199
city has and that's not being used.

2686
02:02:31,199 --> 02:02:34,000
That's part of the problem with our way

2687
02:02:34,000 --> 02:02:37,119
of doing business. There's a proper

2688
02:02:37,119 --> 02:02:39,440
order of things and it never seems to be

2689
02:02:39,440 --> 02:02:41,280
followed.

2690
02:02:41,280 --> 02:02:43,360
Uh, [clears throat] in talking about the

2691
02:02:43,360 --> 02:02:45,679
planning commission, I don't think the

2692
02:02:45,679 --> 02:02:48,400
city really needs one.

2693
02:02:48,400 --> 02:02:51,119
they only have six or seven, possibly

2694
02:02:51,119 --> 02:02:54,560
eight meetings out of 24 during the

2695
02:02:54,560 --> 02:02:57,760
year. And so things should just come

2696
02:02:57,760 --> 02:03:00,400
directly to the council and be cited

2697
02:03:00,400 --> 02:03:03,679
upon uh at a regular council meeting. it

2698
02:03:03,679 --> 02:03:06,000
wouldn't take that much extra time to do

2699
02:03:06,000 --> 02:03:10,400
that and you eliminate a whole process

2700
02:03:10,400 --> 02:03:13,440
which includes funding and people making

2701
02:03:13,440 --> 02:03:15,520
applications and if they don't like the

2702
02:03:15,520 --> 02:03:17,360
decision of the planning commission they

2703
02:03:17,360 --> 02:03:19,520
bring it back to the council anyway and

2704
02:03:19,520 --> 02:03:21,360
it cost a lot of money for them to do

2705
02:03:21,360 --> 02:03:25,840
that. So consider when you're doing this

2706
02:03:25,840 --> 02:03:27,679
just eliminating the planning commission

2707
02:03:27,679 --> 02:03:30,239
altogether and having the city council

2708
02:03:30,239 --> 02:03:32,159
take care of business. Thank you very

2709
02:03:32,159 --> 02:03:33,599
much.

2710
02:03:33,599 --> 02:03:39,510
Thank you, Mr. Horn. Anyone else

2711
02:03:39,520 --> 02:03:42,719
» for a temporary moratorum on gas

2712
02:03:42,719 --> 02:03:45,360
stations, but leave it open for them to

2713
02:03:45,360 --> 02:03:48,320
add the electrical charges that the gas

2714
02:03:48,320 --> 02:03:50,400
stations that are here might need

2715
02:03:50,400 --> 02:03:51,679
because there's going to be more

2716
02:03:51,679 --> 02:03:55,679
electric cars with time. Thank you.

2717
02:03:55,679 --> 02:04:01,350
>> Thank you very much. Anyone else?

2718
02:04:01,360 --> 02:04:04,000
Seeing none, any hands raised.

2719
02:04:04,000 --> 02:04:05,760
>> There are no hands raised on Zoom.

2720
02:04:05,760 --> 02:04:07,199
>> I'll bring this item back for council

2721
02:04:07,199 --> 02:04:08,960
for discussion.

2722
02:04:08,960 --> 02:04:10,719
I had Vice Mayor Martinez press his

2723
02:04:10,719 --> 02:04:11,920
button. Go ahead, sir.

2724
02:04:11,920 --> 02:04:13,760
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh Julian, could

2725
02:04:13,760 --> 02:04:15,360
you answer that? Has this gone to

2726
02:04:15,360 --> 02:04:17,040
planning and and have they voted on it

2727
02:04:17,040 --> 02:04:19,520
to bring it to us? Can you answer Mr.

2728
02:04:19,520 --> 02:04:22,239
Warren's statement? So this evening that

2729
02:04:22,239 --> 02:04:24,480
is the discussion to have is if you're

2730
02:04:24,480 --> 02:04:26,639
going to approve staff time for the

2731
02:04:26,639 --> 02:04:29,199
research that needs to be done to bring

2732
02:04:29,199 --> 02:04:31,360
this back to planning commission in

2733
02:04:31,360 --> 02:04:33,840
order for us to bring it back as a staff

2734
02:04:33,840 --> 02:04:36,000
report. There is significant research

2735
02:04:36,000 --> 02:04:37,599
that needs to be done. And so we're here

2736
02:04:37,599 --> 02:04:40,719
to to ask the council if that if you

2737
02:04:40,719 --> 02:04:43,520
will your decision tonight will

2738
02:04:43,520 --> 02:04:47,119
determine if that gets moved forward for

2739
02:04:47,119 --> 02:04:49,440
a staff.

2740
02:04:49,440 --> 02:04:51,360
>> Thank you.

2741
02:04:51,360 --> 02:04:53,280
Councilwoman Otter,

2742
02:04:53,280 --> 02:04:55,360
>> thank you. Um, I did have the same

2743
02:04:55,360 --> 02:04:57,119
question was, you know, planning

2744
02:04:57,119 --> 02:04:58,719
commission, did they make the official

2745
02:04:58,719 --> 02:05:00,400
recommendation? Because when I watched

2746
02:05:00,400 --> 02:05:02,480
the planning commission meeting, uh, my

2747
02:05:02,480 --> 02:05:04,480
understanding is that a report would be

2748
02:05:04,480 --> 02:05:06,639
presented to the planning commission to

2749
02:05:06,639 --> 02:05:09,920
then further review um, what was stated,

2750
02:05:09,920 --> 02:05:12,239
you know, in the report and then they

2751
02:05:12,239 --> 02:05:14,800
would discuss if, um, that would move

2752
02:05:14,800 --> 02:05:17,679
forward to the city council. Um so I'm

2753
02:05:17,679 --> 02:05:20,000
just concerned why we would discuss this

2754
02:05:20,000 --> 02:05:22,719
today if planning commission hasn't I

2755
02:05:22,719 --> 02:05:25,280
guess made the official recommendation.

2756
02:05:25,280 --> 02:05:27,920
Um my understanding is based on this

2757
02:05:27,920 --> 02:05:32,239
series municipal code the 2.05.040

2758
02:05:32,239 --> 02:05:34,480
planning uh commission does have the

2759
02:05:34,480 --> 02:05:36,320
authority to make recommendations as

2760
02:05:36,320 --> 02:05:38,159
this. So I just want to make sure that

2761
02:05:38,159 --> 02:05:40,400
we're giving them the opportunity to do

2762
02:05:40,400 --> 02:05:44,480
that. Um but I do have a few questions.

2763
02:05:44,480 --> 02:05:46,639
Is there a state guidance for the number

2764
02:05:46,639 --> 02:05:48,880
of car washes and gas stations that are

2765
02:05:48,880 --> 02:05:51,280
sufficient for a city based on like a

2766
02:05:51,280 --> 02:05:55,430
population?

2767
02:05:55,440 --> 02:05:58,239
» So like a state matrix

2768
02:05:58,239 --> 02:06:03,750
there is not so for every I believe it's

2769
02:06:03,760 --> 02:06:07,599
10 4,000 10,000

2770
02:06:07,599 --> 02:06:23,830
um

2771
02:06:23,840 --> 02:06:25,360
So the state estimates that

2772
02:06:25,360 --> 02:06:28,159
approximately three to four gas stations

2773
02:06:28,159 --> 02:06:30,320
per 10,000

2774
02:06:30,320 --> 02:06:32,639
is a rough estimate is what I did a

2775
02:06:32,639 --> 02:06:36,400
brief research on. Um but without

2776
02:06:36,400 --> 02:06:38,719
getting too much time into it because it

2777
02:06:38,719 --> 02:06:40,880
does take a lot of time in order for us

2778
02:06:40,880 --> 02:06:42,400
to bring it because if we're looking at

2779
02:06:42,400 --> 02:06:45,599
a mtorium we have to find the findings

2780
02:06:45,599 --> 02:06:48,000
for the mtorium and to bring that in. So

2781
02:06:48,000 --> 02:06:50,800
tonight we're just discussing that if

2782
02:06:50,800 --> 02:06:53,040
council wants

2783
02:06:53,040 --> 02:06:56,400
for us to continue to do the research

2784
02:06:56,400 --> 02:06:58,960
and continue to bring it back then we

2785
02:06:58,960 --> 02:07:00,800
just need approval for staff time to do

2786
02:07:00,800 --> 02:07:05,199
it. Um and so the recommendation for to

2787
02:07:05,199 --> 02:07:07,520
go back to to the planning commission is

2788
02:07:07,520 --> 02:07:09,840
going to take staff time to bring back

2789
02:07:09,840 --> 02:07:11,360
the research to bring back all the

2790
02:07:11,360 --> 02:07:13,440
evaluations and stuff. And so tonight's

2791
02:07:13,440 --> 02:07:16,880
discussion is basically on a mon is on a

2792
02:07:16,880 --> 02:07:19,920
financial side of it to move forward

2793
02:07:19,920 --> 02:07:22,079
then we would need the blessing from the

2794
02:07:22,079 --> 02:07:25,520
council in order for us to do that.

2795
02:07:25,520 --> 02:07:28,079
>> Thank you. How many um car washes do we

2796
02:07:28,079 --> 02:07:29,840
currently have and how many gas stations

2797
02:07:29,840 --> 02:07:32,719
do we have?

2798
02:07:32,719 --> 02:07:35,760
Currently, we have eight car washes and

2799
02:07:35,760 --> 02:07:39,119
17 gas stations. The 17 gas stations,

2800
02:07:39,119 --> 02:07:42,639
majority of them are in locations that

2801
02:07:42,639 --> 02:07:44,400
are right off the freeway, both

2802
02:07:44,400 --> 02:07:46,400
northbound and southbound. Easy access

2803
02:07:46,400 --> 02:07:48,639
on, easy access off. That's where you

2804
02:07:48,639 --> 02:07:50,400
want your clusters of gas stations to

2805
02:07:50,400 --> 02:07:51,679
be.

2806
02:07:51,679 --> 02:07:54,000
>> Okay. So, I understand that it's going

2807
02:07:54,000 --> 02:07:55,360
to take staff time. I know there's

2808
02:07:55,360 --> 02:07:58,000
research involved. Um, I've done a

2809
02:07:58,000 --> 02:07:59,760
little bit of my own research. There are

2810
02:07:59,760 --> 02:08:01,440
cities throughout the state who have

2811
02:08:01,440 --> 02:08:04,320
done these moratoriums whether temporary

2812
02:08:04,320 --> 02:08:07,599
or permanent. Um and I feel like we

2813
02:08:07,599 --> 02:08:10,480
should reach out to those cities, look

2814
02:08:10,480 --> 02:08:13,040
at their staff reports. Um they might

2815
02:08:13,040 --> 02:08:16,079
have, you know, government code cited or

2816
02:08:16,079 --> 02:08:18,960
zoning code, whatever it is. Um that

2817
02:08:18,960 --> 02:08:22,320
might save staff some time. But for me,

2818
02:08:22,320 --> 02:08:24,239
I I don't know that I can discuss this

2819
02:08:24,239 --> 02:08:27,040
further without it having come from the

2820
02:08:27,040 --> 02:08:29,119
planning commission officially. So, I

2821
02:08:29,119 --> 02:08:30,560
would like to see go back to planning

2822
02:08:30,560 --> 02:08:32,239
commission, let them have some

2823
02:08:32,239 --> 02:08:34,480
discussions because ultimately right now

2824
02:08:34,480 --> 02:08:36,639
we don't know exactly what um what their

2825
02:08:36,639 --> 02:08:40,159
thoughts and ideas are either.

2826
02:08:40,159 --> 02:08:43,360
>> Thank you, council members.

2827
02:08:43,360 --> 02:08:48,069
Mr. Casey, go ahead.

2828
02:08:48,079 --> 02:08:51,599
» Follow up on Serena's, you know, uh I

2829
02:08:51,599 --> 02:08:55,599
think Loi I mean I'm saving money here.

2830
02:08:55,599 --> 02:08:59,840
Loi uh and and Mantika both have

2831
02:08:59,840 --> 02:09:01,840
proposed

2832
02:09:01,840 --> 02:09:03,760
the

2833
02:09:03,760 --> 02:09:06,239
no more gas stations. I'm not sure about

2834
02:09:06,239 --> 02:09:08,320
the car washes

2835
02:09:08,320 --> 02:09:11,520
and I'm not sure where that went, but

2836
02:09:11,520 --> 02:09:17,040
certainly as far as staff time. Uh

2837
02:09:17,040 --> 02:09:19,679
not that we should

2838
02:09:19,679 --> 02:09:22,400
do things that other cities do, but you

2839
02:09:22,400 --> 02:09:24,880
know, part of the city league meeting

2840
02:09:24,880 --> 02:09:27,199
that our council members are going to go

2841
02:09:27,199 --> 02:09:30,079
to, you know, you get you share ideas.

2842
02:09:30,079 --> 02:09:32,800
So, uh, it wouldn't, you know, I'm not

2843
02:09:32,800 --> 02:09:35,119
sure. I'm getting the impression from

2844
02:09:35,119 --> 02:09:37,440
you that it's going to cost a lot of

2845
02:09:37,440 --> 02:09:40,159
money and when we do this, it's going

2846
02:09:40,159 --> 02:09:43,599
to, you know, affect our budget. I'm

2847
02:09:43,599 --> 02:09:46,000
just suggesting that make a few phone

2848
02:09:46,000 --> 02:09:48,800
calls, find out what, you know, we don't

2849
02:09:48,800 --> 02:09:50,480
have to follow up on it. And I also

2850
02:09:50,480 --> 02:09:53,280
agree with Serena because I'm confused.

2851
02:09:53,280 --> 02:09:54,800
I thought the planning commission

2852
02:09:54,800 --> 02:09:59,520
already had voted 50 to bring this to

2853
02:09:59,520 --> 02:10:01,360
us.

2854
02:10:01,360 --> 02:10:04,079
Then we Thanks,

2855
02:10:04,079 --> 02:10:06,239
>> Councilwoman Vier.

2856
02:10:06,239 --> 02:10:08,719
>> Thank you. Um I do agree to should go to

2857
02:10:08,719 --> 02:10:11,040
planning first. Um and if we do, I would

2858
02:10:11,040 --> 02:10:12,719
think that we would want to limit staff

2859
02:10:12,719 --> 02:10:14,800
time because I know they are busy and

2860
02:10:14,800 --> 02:10:16,400
there's a lot of other things going on

2861
02:10:16,400 --> 02:10:18,480
right now and several businesses and and

2862
02:10:18,480 --> 02:10:21,119
even new developments that they're

2863
02:10:21,119 --> 02:10:22,880
currently working on. I know there's two

2864
02:10:22,880 --> 02:10:24,719
on Mitchell Road and I know we have the

2865
02:10:24,719 --> 02:10:26,800
G3. I don't know if they have a name yet

2866
02:10:26,800 --> 02:10:29,599
for that shopping center in my district

2867
02:10:29,599 --> 02:10:33,199
um as well as one um on Morgan and

2868
02:10:33,199 --> 02:10:34,800
Whitmore that's also looking at

2869
02:10:34,800 --> 02:10:38,159
expanding. So I guess my concern is just

2870
02:10:38,159 --> 02:10:40,239
looking at my district alone, not the

2871
02:10:40,239 --> 02:10:42,560
rest of the city. I only have one car

2872
02:10:42,560 --> 02:10:45,119
wash. There's always a line there. Um

2873
02:10:45,119 --> 02:10:46,960
we're looking at developing. We're

2874
02:10:46,960 --> 02:10:48,639
looking at addition adding additional

2875
02:10:48,639 --> 02:10:51,440
homes, apartments, and other stuff in my

2876
02:10:51,440 --> 02:10:53,599
district that's already in the process

2877
02:10:53,599 --> 02:10:55,840
or in development in a discussion. Um,

2878
02:10:55,840 --> 02:10:58,639
we also have, um, there is no gas

2879
02:10:58,639 --> 02:11:00,480
stations for the most part on the Crows

2880
02:11:00,480 --> 02:11:01,760
Landing aspect where these new

2881
02:11:01,760 --> 02:11:04,400
developments are going. And so those are

2882
02:11:04,400 --> 02:11:06,000
my concerns because then we're not

2883
02:11:06,000 --> 02:11:08,239
servicing my district, which is a

2884
02:11:08,239 --> 02:11:09,679
concern for me by putting these

2885
02:11:09,679 --> 02:11:11,760
limitations in while these developments

2886
02:11:11,760 --> 02:11:14,000
are in the process. And while Gallow is

2887
02:11:14,000 --> 02:11:16,320
working on adding this new shopping

2888
02:11:16,320 --> 02:11:19,840
center with two major anchor stores, I

2889
02:11:19,840 --> 02:11:21,440
want to make sure we're not limiting the

2890
02:11:21,440 --> 02:11:24,000
anchor stores in their ideas and their

2891
02:11:24,000 --> 02:11:25,920
visions of what they have for the

2892
02:11:25,920 --> 02:11:28,079
development there, especially on Crows

2893
02:11:28,079 --> 02:11:30,400
Landing and Whitmore, which is key, as

2894
02:11:30,400 --> 02:11:33,199
well as what Stan RTA had mentioned that

2895
02:11:33,199 --> 02:11:34,880
they want to do there as well. I want to

2896
02:11:34,880 --> 02:11:36,159
make sure they'll work cuz they're going

2897
02:11:36,159 --> 02:11:39,199
to need to do something with their buses

2898
02:11:39,199 --> 02:11:40,639
and I want to make sure that they have

2899
02:11:40,639 --> 02:11:42,400
the resources that they need so that way

2900
02:11:42,400 --> 02:11:44,400
they can be sustainable and successful

2901
02:11:44,400 --> 02:11:46,000
here in series. And I guess those are

2902
02:11:46,000 --> 02:11:48,159
going to be my concerns right now when

2903
02:11:48,159 --> 02:11:50,639
it comes to this. And then um gas tax

2904
02:11:50,639 --> 02:11:52,880
does play a significant amount which is

2905
02:11:52,880 --> 02:11:55,119
why I think we rely on gas stations when

2906
02:11:55,119 --> 02:11:57,840
it comes to our budget and um looking at

2907
02:11:57,840 --> 02:11:59,520
what this would affect our budget long

2908
02:11:59,520 --> 02:12:01,360
term especially with growth and our

2909
02:12:01,360 --> 02:12:03,040
dependence on the gas tax here in

2910
02:12:03,040 --> 02:12:04,880
series.

2911
02:12:04,880 --> 02:12:06,560
Thank you, Vice Mayor. Before I go to

2912
02:12:06,560 --> 02:12:08,400
you, I do have a couple comments. You

2913
02:12:08,400 --> 02:12:10,880
know, series cannot claim to be open for

2914
02:12:10,880 --> 02:12:12,480
business while you're telling a lawful

2915
02:12:12,480 --> 02:12:14,719
business we're open, but just not for

2916
02:12:14,719 --> 02:12:17,679
you. If a project complies with our

2917
02:12:17,679 --> 02:12:19,920
general plan, zoning code, safety

2918
02:12:19,920 --> 02:12:21,920
standards, and required findings, it

2919
02:12:21,920 --> 02:12:24,400
deserves a fair opportunity to compete.

2920
02:12:24,400 --> 02:12:26,480
These projects create jobs, construction

2921
02:12:26,480 --> 02:12:29,040
activity, property tax, growth, site

2922
02:12:29,040 --> 02:12:31,360
improvements, ongoing revenue for the

2923
02:12:31,360 --> 02:12:33,520
city of Siri. The Quick Quack project

2924
02:12:33,520 --> 02:12:36,000
alone represents more than 15 potential

2925
02:12:36,000 --> 02:12:38,079
jobs along with construction investments

2926
02:12:38,079 --> 02:12:40,239
and additional property tax revenue. The

2927
02:12:40,239 --> 02:12:42,400
Maverick is another example where

2928
02:12:42,400 --> 02:12:44,639
projecting annual sales could be up to

2929
02:12:44,639 --> 02:12:46,400
$600,000.

2930
02:12:46,400 --> 02:12:48,560
That revenue can help relieve pressure

2931
02:12:48,560 --> 02:12:51,280
on our city budget. This would not

2932
02:12:51,280 --> 02:12:53,040
create an economic diversity. It would

2933
02:12:53,040 --> 02:12:54,719
limit competition and give existing

2934
02:12:54,719 --> 02:12:56,639
businesses a government created

2935
02:12:56,639 --> 02:12:59,599
advantage. I am pro business and I will

2936
02:12:59,599 --> 02:13:01,360
not participate in creating a protected

2937
02:13:01,360 --> 02:13:04,000
market or a monopoly that benefits one

2938
02:13:04,000 --> 02:13:06,639
business or a select group. My direction

2939
02:13:06,639 --> 02:13:10,560
is not to take any further action.

2940
02:13:10,560 --> 02:13:12,560
Vice Mayor,

2941
02:13:12,560 --> 02:13:13,679
thank you, Mr. Mayor. I just have one

2942
02:13:13,679 --> 02:13:15,360
more question for Julian. Julian, how

2943
02:13:15,360 --> 02:13:16,960
many uh gas stations in the city

2944
02:13:16,960 --> 02:13:18,400
currently offer electrical charging

2945
02:13:18,400 --> 02:13:20,000
stations?

2946
02:13:20,000 --> 02:13:22,560
And then of the eight car washes you had

2947
02:13:22,560 --> 02:13:25,040
mentioned, how many are standalone, not

2948
02:13:25,040 --> 02:13:32,950
attached to gas stations?

2949
02:13:32,960 --> 02:13:38,629
So on electric

2950
02:13:38,639 --> 02:13:43,669
is

2951
02:13:43,679 --> 02:13:45,440
two

2952
02:13:45,440 --> 02:13:49,119
in the city. Um and then I'm sorry, what

2953
02:13:49,119 --> 02:13:50,719
was the next question? I apologize.

2954
02:13:50,719 --> 02:13:52,159
>> You had mentioned that there's eight car

2955
02:13:52,159 --> 02:13:53,520
washes currently in the city. How many

2956
02:13:53,520 --> 02:13:56,079
of those are standalone only car washes

2957
02:13:56,079 --> 02:13:58,800
like Quack and the quick car wash on

2958
02:13:58,800 --> 02:14:14,790
service.

2959
02:14:14,800 --> 02:14:16,800
» There's five.

2960
02:14:16,800 --> 02:14:19,760
Thank you,

2961
02:14:19,760 --> 02:14:21,920
>> council. We're looking for consensus.

2962
02:14:21,920 --> 02:14:24,000
Today is an opportunity for us to either

2963
02:14:24,000 --> 02:14:27,360
give direction for staff to work on this

2964
02:14:27,360 --> 02:14:31,440
or to pass on the idea. So, I will go

2965
02:14:31,440 --> 02:14:33,040
ahead and start from my left from

2966
02:14:33,040 --> 02:14:37,280
consensus. No, Vice Mayor, Councilwoman,

2967
02:14:37,280 --> 02:14:39,119
>> I would like to pass it back to the

2968
02:14:39,119 --> 02:14:41,040
planning commission and they're provided

2969
02:14:41,040 --> 02:14:42,480
with the report.

2970
02:14:42,480 --> 02:14:44,239
>> Okay, that's not what I'm asking, but I

2971
02:14:44,239 --> 02:14:46,400
understand what you're asking. Is it a

2972
02:14:46,400 --> 02:14:50,079
consensus? No or yes?

2973
02:14:50,079 --> 02:14:51,679
>> Yes.

2974
02:14:51,679 --> 02:14:54,320
That's no for me. Councilwoman Vera

2975
02:14:54,320 --> 02:14:55,760
>> mean no for me

2976
02:14:55,760 --> 02:14:58,719
>> and council member Casey. Yes, you got

2977
02:14:58,719 --> 02:15:00,639
the consensus.

2978
02:15:00,639 --> 02:15:03,840
>> Okay. Thank you very much.

2979
02:15:03,840 --> 02:15:09,669
Moving on to council member referrals.

2980
02:15:09,679 --> 02:15:16,310
We have one, two, three

2981
02:15:16,320 --> 02:15:18,719
roughly 13 referrals. So, please be

2982
02:15:18,719 --> 02:15:20,880
patient with us. And we're going to

2983
02:15:20,880 --> 02:15:23,840
start off with number 12.

2984
02:15:23,840 --> 02:15:26,800
And this one is creation of a citizens

2985
02:15:26,800 --> 02:15:28,800
financial oversight and audit committee.

2986
02:15:28,800 --> 02:15:30,560
And this was requested by council member

2987
02:15:30,560 --> 02:15:33,760
Otero on March 24th, 2026. And she will

2988
02:15:33,760 --> 02:15:36,000
now present the item.

2989
02:15:36,000 --> 02:15:39,119
>> Thank you, mayor. Um, so as you know, we

2990
02:15:39,119 --> 02:15:41,360
heard tonight with measure H committee,

2991
02:15:41,360 --> 02:15:44,159
um, we've had, uh, myself and council

2992
02:15:44,159 --> 02:15:46,639
member Casey ask for forensic audits.

2993
02:15:46,639 --> 02:15:50,400
Um, our city I think lacks in some of

2994
02:15:50,400 --> 02:15:52,239
the financial over oversight. There's a

2995
02:15:52,239 --> 02:15:53,679
lot of improvements that need to be made

2996
02:15:53,679 --> 02:15:56,960
and I think it's best that we allow the

2997
02:15:56,960 --> 02:15:59,440
citizens to get involved and I would

2998
02:15:59,440 --> 02:16:01,119
request that we create a financial

2999
02:16:01,119 --> 02:16:02,560
oversight and audit committee. We're

3000
02:16:02,560 --> 02:16:04,880
currently lacking in committees so it

3001
02:16:04,880 --> 02:16:06,560
doesn't give the citizens opportunities

3002
02:16:06,560 --> 02:16:08,719
to um participate in some of these

3003
02:16:08,719 --> 02:16:10,639
things. There may be ideas that they

3004
02:16:10,639 --> 02:16:13,280
have that the council may not have. So,

3005
02:16:13,280 --> 02:16:16,239
I would like to create this committee.

3006
02:16:16,239 --> 02:16:17,679
>> Thank you, council member. We'll open

3007
02:16:17,679 --> 02:16:19,119
this up to the public. Any members of

3008
02:16:19,119 --> 02:16:20,400
the public would like to make a comment

3009
02:16:20,400 --> 02:16:22,639
on this item.

3010
02:16:22,639 --> 02:16:25,280
>> Seeing none, hands raised.

3011
02:16:25,280 --> 02:16:26,960
>> There are no hands raised on Zoom.

3012
02:16:26,960 --> 02:16:28,560
>> And bring this item back for comments,

3013
02:16:28,560 --> 02:16:31,520
questions, or consensus?

3014
02:16:31,520 --> 02:16:33,519
No comments, consensus. You're okay with

3015
02:16:33,519 --> 02:16:37,439
it, Vice Mayor? I'm a no.

3016
02:16:37,439 --> 02:16:42,309
Rosinda. Okay, you got your consensus.

3017
02:16:42,319 --> 02:16:44,719
Item number 13,

3018
02:16:44,719 --> 02:16:47,040
installing K rails at the series

3019
02:16:47,040 --> 02:16:49,200
cemetery. This was requested by council

3020
02:16:49,200 --> 02:16:51,280
member Casey at the April 6, 2026

3021
02:16:51,280 --> 02:16:53,040
regular city council meeting. Council

3022
02:16:53,040 --> 02:16:56,790
member Casey.

3023
02:16:56,800 --> 02:17:02,479
» Yes, this U K rails is

3024
02:17:02,479 --> 02:17:08,880
the term that I use, but actually the the situation is simple. uh because

3025
02:17:08,880 --> 02:17:10,960
of the highways design that was approved

3026
02:17:10,960 --> 02:17:16,240
by CALR or the city occasionally and I

3027
02:17:16,240 --> 02:17:19,599
don't know how often but often enough uh

3028
02:17:19,599 --> 02:17:24,080
we have cars that come over the overpass

3029
02:17:24,080 --> 02:17:27,359
uh and then run into the fence and into

3030
02:17:27,359 --> 02:17:31,040
the cemetery. As the cemetery grows,

3031
02:17:31,040 --> 02:17:34,080
they're going to have

3032
02:17:34,080 --> 02:17:38,559
our loved ones right there. And so, uh,

3033
02:17:38,559 --> 02:17:41,920
I think that we we the city's obligated

3034
02:17:41,920 --> 02:17:46,240
to protect the

3035
02:17:46,240 --> 02:17:51,359
safety of the cemetery. [clears throat]

3036
02:17:51,359 --> 02:17:52,399
>> Pretty simple.

3037
02:17:52,399 --> 02:17:54,319
>> Thank you, Mr. Casey. Go out to the

3038
02:17:54,319 --> 02:17:55,599
public. Any members of the public would

3039
02:17:55,599 --> 02:17:56,880
like to make a comment or question on

3040
02:17:56,880 --> 02:18:00,230
this item?

3041
02:18:00,240 --> 02:18:06,150
» Who would pay for the the K rails?

3042
02:18:06,160 --> 02:18:08,399
Who would pay for the crib rails?

3043
02:18:08,399 --> 02:18:09,760
>> We'll get that answered for you in a

3044
02:18:09,760 --> 02:18:10,000
second.

3045
02:18:10,000 --> 02:18:12,800
>> In other words, are you asking the city

3046
02:18:12,800 --> 02:18:15,599
owns the cemetery, but the cemetery has

3047
02:18:15,599 --> 02:18:18,240
money? Would the cemetery be paying for

3048
02:18:18,240 --> 02:18:20,240
the K rails and you only given

3049
02:18:20,240 --> 02:18:23,200
permission or are you going to pay for

3050
02:18:23,200 --> 02:18:26,639
them being put in? the the situation is

3051
02:18:26,639 --> 02:18:28,399
that the the property that we're talking

3052
02:18:28,399 --> 02:18:32,240
about belongs to the city, not to the

3053
02:18:32,240 --> 02:18:34,240
>> the city cannot afford to keep doing all

3054
02:18:34,240 --> 02:18:36,399
these little things. If the cemetery has

3055
02:18:36,399 --> 02:18:38,240
the money and the cemetery is a

3056
02:18:38,240 --> 02:18:40,559
business, then the cemetery should take

3057
02:18:40,559 --> 02:18:42,800
care of it. That's my opinion. Thank

3058
02:18:42,800 --> 02:18:43,519
you.

3059
02:18:43,519 --> 02:18:47,439
>> Thank you. And and actually the the uh

3060
02:18:47,439 --> 02:18:49,840
recommendation was for the city and the

3061
02:18:49,840 --> 02:18:52,399
cemetery staff to get together to see if

3062
02:18:52,399 --> 02:18:55,280
they could resolve it. Thank you. Any

3063
02:18:55,280 --> 02:18:56,559
additional comments or questions from

3064
02:18:56,559 --> 02:19:01,750
the audience?

3065
02:19:01,760 --> 02:19:04,639
» John Warren, city of Siri.

3066
02:19:04,639 --> 02:19:08,629
Um,

3067
02:19:08,639 --> 02:19:10,880
the city of Modesto has a similar

3068
02:19:10,880 --> 02:19:14,240
problem along Scenic Drive where the

3069
02:19:14,240 --> 02:19:16,960
cemeteries are there, the brick wall,

3070
02:19:16,960 --> 02:19:19,200
and they quite often have to make

3071
02:19:19,200 --> 02:19:22,240
repairs because of some errant driver

3072
02:19:22,240 --> 02:19:24,240
going down the street.

3073
02:19:24,240 --> 02:19:26,479
The city of series can't control the

3074
02:19:26,479 --> 02:19:28,240
motoring public out there as they come

3075
02:19:28,240 --> 02:19:30,800
over the overpass and come down the

3076
02:19:30,800 --> 02:19:33,120
highway. Accidents are going to happen.

3077
02:19:33,120 --> 02:19:36,160
They're called accidents. Um, very

3078
02:19:36,160 --> 02:19:38,479
seldom I don't think someone will

3079
02:19:38,479 --> 02:19:41,200
intentionally run into the fence at the

3080
02:19:41,200 --> 02:19:43,120
Siri cemetery.

3081
02:19:43,120 --> 02:19:46,719
Um, if the cemetery association feels

3082
02:19:46,719 --> 02:19:49,040
they need some sort of protection along

3083
02:19:49,040 --> 02:19:51,920
the ride ofway between the sidewalk and

3084
02:19:51,920 --> 02:19:54,399
the fence line, they need to install

3085
02:19:54,399 --> 02:19:56,240
that themselves.

3086
02:19:56,240 --> 02:19:58,240
That's my feeling. I don't think it's

3087
02:19:58,240 --> 02:20:02,880
the city's obligation to try to

3088
02:20:02,880 --> 02:20:04,479
determine whether someone's going to

3089
02:20:04,479 --> 02:20:06,800
have an accident there or not and try to

3090
02:20:06,800 --> 02:20:09,120
prevent it with a K rail so they won't

3091
02:20:09,120 --> 02:20:11,600
run into that property. Hay rails are

3092
02:20:11,600 --> 02:20:13,439
going to need to be maintained. Pretty

3093
02:20:13,439 --> 02:20:14,560
soon you're going to have homeless

3094
02:20:14,560 --> 02:20:16,720
people sleeping behind them, people

3095
02:20:16,720 --> 02:20:18,479
riding all over the front of them with

3096
02:20:18,479 --> 02:20:21,520
spray paint. So, there's things to

3097
02:20:21,520 --> 02:20:24,000
consider when when that happens. If you

3098
02:20:24,000 --> 02:20:26,479
put a wall down through there, a sound

3099
02:20:26,479 --> 02:20:29,600
wall of sorts to protect the cemetery,

3100
02:20:29,600 --> 02:20:32,000
which the cemetery should do themselves,

3101
02:20:32,000 --> 02:20:33,520
they're going to have to maintain the

3102
02:20:33,520 --> 02:20:35,040
writing on it because people are going

3103
02:20:35,040 --> 02:20:37,359
to come along with spray paint and and

3104
02:20:37,359 --> 02:20:39,840
do their graffiti thing. So, those are

3105
02:20:39,840 --> 02:20:42,080
things to consider. I don't think the

3106
02:20:42,080 --> 02:20:45,439
city has an obligation to provide um

3107
02:20:45,439 --> 02:20:47,920
traffic safety for the cemetery. Thank

3108
02:20:47,920 --> 02:20:48,800
you.

3109
02:20:48,800 --> 02:20:50,720
>> Thank you, Mr. Warren. Anybody else has

3110
02:20:50,720 --> 02:20:53,439
a comment or question?

3111
02:20:53,439 --> 02:20:54,720
>> Mr. Mayor?

3112
02:20:54,720 --> 02:20:55,439
>> Yes.

3113
02:20:55,439 --> 02:20:57,680
>> Just uh for council's awareness, I know

3114
02:20:57,680 --> 02:20:59,920
that this referral item was requested by

3115
02:20:59,920 --> 02:21:02,960
council member Casey back on April 6th

3116
02:21:02,960 --> 02:21:05,439
of this year.

3117
02:21:05,439 --> 02:21:07,840
About a month ago,

3118
02:21:07,840 --> 02:21:10,319
uh the police chief, economic

3119
02:21:10,319 --> 02:21:13,120
development director, the city engineer,

3120
02:21:13,120 --> 02:21:15,760
and myself went out and met with board

3121
02:21:15,760 --> 02:21:18,960
members of the uh cemetery district

3122
02:21:18,960 --> 02:21:21,280
along with, I believe it was the general

3123
02:21:21,280 --> 02:21:24,960
manager, and we discussed a recent event

3124
02:21:24,960 --> 02:21:27,680
that had occurred out there where I

3125
02:21:27,680 --> 02:21:29,840
believe a a vehicle went through the

3126
02:21:29,840 --> 02:21:32,880
fence that sparked uh this conversation.

3127
02:21:32,880 --> 02:21:34,560
Uh the police chief was very good about

3128
02:21:34,560 --> 02:21:36,240
giving some suggestions about what they

3129
02:21:36,240 --> 02:21:38,880
can do on their own property. Um the

3130
02:21:38,880 --> 02:21:40,640
engineer talked about right-of-way

3131
02:21:40,640 --> 02:21:42,240
access and some different things that

3132
02:21:42,240 --> 02:21:45,439
they can do. Um so while there is an

3133
02:21:45,439 --> 02:21:47,600
opportunity for the city to do something

3134
02:21:47,600 --> 02:21:50,720
on the city property, my impression is

3135
02:21:50,720 --> 02:21:53,439
that the cemetery uh board of directors

3136
02:21:53,439 --> 02:21:54,960
that were represented there along with

3137
02:21:54,960 --> 02:21:57,520
the general manager were satisfied with

3138
02:21:57,520 --> 02:21:59,760
the recommendations made by staff on

3139
02:21:59,760 --> 02:22:01,760
what they can do on their own property.

3140
02:22:01,760 --> 02:22:03,680
And this is not to sway the decision one

3141
02:22:03,680 --> 02:22:05,439
way or the other. It's just to make the

3142
02:22:05,439 --> 02:22:07,920
council aware that four of your top

3143
02:22:07,920 --> 02:22:10,319
staff members did meet with the cemetery

3144
02:22:10,319 --> 02:22:12,240
uh staff about a month ago regarding

3145
02:22:12,240 --> 02:22:14,880
this issue.

3146
02:22:14,880 --> 02:22:16,640
Thank you very much. If there's no

3147
02:22:16,640 --> 02:22:17,920
additional comments, I'll bring this

3148
02:22:17,920 --> 02:22:20,240
item back for the council. Additional

3149
02:22:20,240 --> 02:22:23,040
comments or questions? I do see every

3150
02:22:23,040 --> 02:22:24,560
button was pressed. I believe

3151
02:22:24,560 --> 02:22:25,920
Councilwoman Vieira, your button was

3152
02:22:25,920 --> 02:22:28,880
pressed first. Go ahead. Thank you um

3153
02:22:28,880 --> 02:22:31,600
mayor and thank you city manager because

3154
02:22:31,600 --> 02:22:32,800
I was going to ask because I remember

3155
02:22:32,800 --> 02:22:34,240
having this discussion with you when

3156
02:22:34,240 --> 02:22:37,120
that occurred. Um again I would like to

3157
02:22:37,120 --> 02:22:38,560
concur with several of the other

3158
02:22:38,560 --> 02:22:39,920
residents that have already spoke

3159
02:22:39,920 --> 02:22:41,920
regarding the budget. I don't think we

3160
02:22:41,920 --> 02:22:44,080
have a budget to be paying for it and I

3161
02:22:44,080 --> 02:22:46,479
think with the recommendations you made

3162
02:22:46,479 --> 02:22:48,319
um from what I had heard the feedback I

3163
02:22:48,319 --> 02:22:49,680
heard back from the board members is

3164
02:22:49,680 --> 02:22:51,200
that they were satisfied with the

3165
02:22:51,200 --> 02:22:52,560
discussion and the steps that were

3166
02:22:52,560 --> 02:22:55,120
taken. I guess my only concern are are

3167
02:22:55,120 --> 02:22:57,359
the steps being taken so we can recoup

3168
02:22:57,359 --> 02:23:00,399
the costs or are they recouping the cost

3169
02:23:00,399 --> 02:23:02,560
from the drivers that are damaging the

3170
02:23:02,560 --> 02:23:03,840
fence because ultimately it's the

3171
02:23:03,840 --> 02:23:07,439
drivers that are damaging the fence and

3172
02:23:07,439 --> 02:23:09,200
I think at this point in time I'm

3173
02:23:09,200 --> 02:23:11,120
satisfied with the meeting that occurred

3174
02:23:11,120 --> 02:23:12,720
and the board members seem to be happy

3175
02:23:12,720 --> 02:23:14,560
that had talked to me. Again, not all of

3176
02:23:14,560 --> 02:23:16,720
them. I only talked to a few. Um and so

3177
02:23:16,720 --> 02:23:18,960
I'm happy with what the discussion that

3178
02:23:18,960 --> 02:23:20,479
occurred and [snorts] the steps that you

3179
02:23:20,479 --> 02:23:22,800
laid out moving forward.

3180
02:23:22,800 --> 02:23:25,840
Thank you, uh, Vice Mayor.

3181
02:23:25,840 --> 02:23:29,680
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, my issue with this is it just goes back to what

3182
02:23:29,680 --> 02:23:31,280
I've kind of been harping on is is how

3183
02:23:31,280 --> 02:23:33,280
quickly things are are expedited.

3184
02:23:33,280 --> 02:23:36,240
There's 11 is it 11 council member

3185
02:23:36,240 --> 02:23:38,160
referrals on here tonight. Uh, Mr.

3186
02:23:38,160 --> 02:23:40,319
Casey's referral was 98 days ago, almost

3187
02:23:40,319 --> 02:23:42,240
100 days ago. A month ago, you're

3188
02:23:42,240 --> 02:23:43,760
telling me that you already went ahead

3189
02:23:43,760 --> 02:23:46,319
and did Mr. Casey's referral. And now,

3190
02:23:46,319 --> 02:23:47,920
why are we discussing this if you guys

3191
02:23:47,920 --> 02:23:49,760
already went ahead and did it? That's my

3192
02:23:49,760 --> 02:23:51,359
problem. We we make a referral and then

3193
02:23:51,359 --> 02:23:53,040
we sit around and we wait months for

3194
02:23:53,040 --> 02:23:54,720
them to come to us. So we've got 11

3195
02:23:54,720 --> 02:23:57,120
here, two before Mr. Casey's or one

3196
02:23:57,120 --> 02:24:00,080
before Mr. Casey's was further along. So

3197
02:24:00,080 --> 02:24:01,760
uh beforehand I would have said yes, I

3198
02:24:01,760 --> 02:24:02,960
would like to sit down and see what the

3199
02:24:02,960 --> 02:24:04,160
discussion would look like since that

3200
02:24:04,160 --> 02:24:07,200
was Mr. Casey's initial request, but

3201
02:24:07,200 --> 02:24:08,560
seeing as how you guys have already done

3202
02:24:08,560 --> 02:24:10,560
it, uh I would be a no for this as it

3203
02:24:10,560 --> 02:24:11,680
doesn't seem like it would be necessary

3204
02:24:11,680 --> 02:24:14,240
now.

3205
02:24:14,240 --> 02:24:15,920
>> Councilwoman,

3206
02:24:15,920 --> 02:24:18,560
>> thank you, Mayor. Um,

3207
02:24:18,560 --> 02:24:21,760
I know this is, you know, part of the

3208
02:24:21,760 --> 02:24:24,960
cemetery's responsibility, but I'm just

3209
02:24:24,960 --> 02:24:27,120
curious if there is any potential

3210
02:24:27,120 --> 02:24:30,160
liability on the city side. Um, that

3211
02:24:30,160 --> 02:24:32,560
overpass, I I don't know how many years

3212
02:24:32,560 --> 02:24:34,000
that, you know, it's been a long time

3213
02:24:34,000 --> 02:24:35,840
since it was redone, right, and it was

3214
02:24:35,840 --> 02:24:38,479
widened. Um, is there a possibility that

3215
02:24:38,479 --> 02:24:40,399
something with the design at one point

3216
02:24:40,399 --> 02:24:44,399
is, you know, part of this issue? And I

3217
02:24:44,399 --> 02:24:45,760
know people are going to speed, there's

3218
02:24:45,760 --> 02:24:47,920
going to be accidents, but um that's

3219
02:24:47,920 --> 02:24:49,359
what I think about when it comes to

3220
02:24:49,359 --> 02:24:51,680
liability for the city. I would be

3221
02:24:51,680 --> 02:24:53,600
interested in still getting a staff

3222
02:24:53,600 --> 02:24:56,080
report um to cover like some of the

3223
02:24:56,080 --> 02:24:57,439
things that the city manager just

3224
02:24:57,439 --> 02:24:59,520
discussed and what was um what occurred

3225
02:24:59,520 --> 02:25:00,720
in the meeting that they had at the

3226
02:25:00,720 --> 02:25:03,040
cemetery. I think it's great to, you

3227
02:25:03,040 --> 02:25:04,640
know, they did that beforehand so we

3228
02:25:04,640 --> 02:25:07,920
have an idea. Um, but I do support uh

3229
02:25:07,920 --> 02:25:10,399
council member Casey's referral because

3230
02:25:10,399 --> 02:25:13,600
we should look at all options even if we

3231
02:25:13,600 --> 02:25:17,040
don't move forward with it. Thank you.

3232
02:25:17,040 --> 02:25:19,280
>> Okay. So, city manager, I do appreciate

3233
02:25:19,280 --> 02:25:22,399
you going out and communicating with

3234
02:25:22,399 --> 02:25:26,960
this the the board. Uh but I would say

3235
02:25:26,960 --> 02:25:28,399
that I think that it's still warrant

3236
02:25:28,399 --> 02:25:30,160
that we at least get some information

3237
02:25:30,160 --> 02:25:33,359
back even if uh the council may not move

3238
02:25:33,359 --> 02:25:35,600
forward with funding from our side but

3239
02:25:35,600 --> 02:25:38,000
at least understand what you guys spoke

3240
02:25:38,000 --> 02:25:41,280
about what the plan is and if there is

3241
02:25:41,280 --> 02:25:44,080
liability uh city attorney what that

3242
02:25:44,080 --> 02:25:46,080
would look like. I think that's that's

3243
02:25:46,080 --> 02:25:48,640
fair to ask and then we can take action.

3244
02:25:48,640 --> 02:25:51,840
I mean today is is more about consensus

3245
02:25:51,840 --> 02:25:53,840
but at least that's I'm supportive of

3246
02:25:53,840 --> 02:25:56,000
that. Mr. Casey, would that satisfy your

3247
02:25:56,000 --> 02:25:57,600
request, sir?

3248
02:25:57,600 --> 02:26:01,200
>> Sure. And you know, this is this is no

3249
02:26:01,200 --> 02:26:04,319
fault of the staff or the council that's

3250
02:26:04,319 --> 02:26:07,840
sitting here, but uh my understanding

3251
02:26:07,840 --> 02:26:10,319
is that the the board and the the

3252
02:26:10,319 --> 02:26:14,720
cemeteries come before the city uh and

3253
02:26:14,720 --> 02:26:16,240
ask if there's [clears throat] anything

3254
02:26:16,240 --> 02:26:21,280
we can do. And like other issues,

3255
02:26:21,280 --> 02:26:23,760
uh they never got an answer. they no one

3256
02:26:23,760 --> 02:26:27,520
took the time to talk to them. So, uh

3257
02:26:27,520 --> 02:26:32,319
I'm pleased that the uh city manager and

3258
02:26:32,319 --> 02:26:36,399
staff was able to get together and kind

3259
02:26:36,399 --> 02:26:40,880
of agree with council vice mayor rather

3260
02:26:40,880 --> 02:26:45,359
vice mayor Daniel Martinez that maybe we

3261
02:26:45,359 --> 02:26:46,640
should have pulled this because it's

3262
02:26:46,640 --> 02:26:48,080
already in the work and that was the

3263
02:26:48,080 --> 02:26:52,479
point of it. Uh but again, the reason it

3264
02:26:52,479 --> 02:26:55,520
was even brought up is because

3265
02:26:55,520 --> 02:26:59,359
they they I I secondhand information I

3266
02:26:59,359 --> 02:27:03,680
was told that uh they came before the

3267
02:27:03,680 --> 02:27:06,160
city tried to get a hold of somebody to

3268
02:27:06,160 --> 02:27:08,640
see if they could we could work together

3269
02:27:08,640 --> 02:27:10,240
and they never neighbor got an answer

3270
02:27:10,240 --> 02:27:14,000
back and so they asked me to do this and

3271
02:27:14,000 --> 02:27:17,760
um I did it. [clears throat] Thank you.

3272
02:27:17,760 --> 02:27:19,200
>> Sounds good, Mr. Casey,

3273
02:27:19,200 --> 02:27:22,479
>> one more clarification, Mr. Mayor. Um,

3274
02:27:22,479 --> 02:27:24,960
so this was a pending referral item

3275
02:27:24,960 --> 02:27:27,520
specifically for K rails and until we

3276
02:27:27,520 --> 02:27:29,439
got to this referral item at the council

3277
02:27:29,439 --> 02:27:32,000
meeting, there was a request by the

3278
02:27:32,000 --> 02:27:35,439
cemetery staff to meet with city staff.

3279
02:27:35,439 --> 02:27:37,680
So the discussion between city staff and

3280
02:27:37,680 --> 02:27:40,319
the cemetery staff was not part of this

3281
02:27:40,319 --> 02:27:42,160
referral. It wasn't specifically for

3282
02:27:42,160 --> 02:27:45,040
krolls. It was the city staff responding

3283
02:27:45,040 --> 02:27:48,160
to the cemetery staff's request for what

3284
02:27:48,160 --> 02:27:50,880
can they do? Can they do can they put

3285
02:27:50,880 --> 02:27:53,840
krails on their property? Can they grow

3286
02:27:53,840 --> 02:27:56,399
specific type of trees that if it does

3287
02:27:56,399 --> 02:27:58,240
crash into the fence, it hits the tree

3288
02:27:58,240 --> 02:28:01,760
instead of the the railing. So while the

3289
02:28:01,760 --> 02:28:06,319
meeting was at the request of the the

3290
02:28:06,319 --> 02:28:09,840
cemetery staff separate from is the city

3291
02:28:09,840 --> 02:28:12,560
going to put kilos here. So just to

3292
02:28:12,560 --> 02:28:14,399
clarify that that's why that meeting

3293
02:28:14,399 --> 02:28:15,760
happened.

3294
02:28:15,760 --> 02:28:17,040
>> Thank you. I'll go ahead and do a

3295
02:28:17,040 --> 02:28:18,720
consensus from left to right. Vice

3296
02:28:18,720 --> 02:28:21,840
Mayor. No. Councilwoman. Yes. Yes. For

3297
02:28:21,840 --> 02:28:26,399
me. No for Ros Linda and Mr. Casey. Yes.

3298
02:28:26,399 --> 02:28:29,359
Okay. Thank you very much. Moving on to

3299
02:28:29,359 --> 02:28:31,920
item number 14. This is a joint city

3300
02:28:31,920 --> 02:28:33,359
council and planning commission meeting.

3301
02:28:33,359 --> 02:28:35,040
This is requested by Vice Mayor Martinez

3302
02:28:35,040 --> 02:28:38,319
on April 13, 2026. Vice Mayor.

3303
02:28:38,319 --> 02:28:39,520
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I know we've had

3304
02:28:39,520 --> 02:28:41,680
them in the past. Uh before they weren't

3305
02:28:41,680 --> 02:28:44,000
referrals, they were just held. Uh but I

3306
02:28:44,000 --> 02:28:45,120
was told this time around by the city

3307
02:28:45,120 --> 02:28:46,880
manager need to be a referral from a

3308
02:28:46,880 --> 02:28:48,160
council member. So that's what this is

3309
02:28:48,160 --> 02:28:50,080
just requesting us to sit down and have

3310
02:28:50,080 --> 02:28:52,479
our joint meeting.

3311
02:28:52,479 --> 02:28:54,319
>> Thank you very much. Can the me any

3312
02:28:54,319 --> 02:28:58,000
comments from the audience?

3313
02:28:58,000 --> 02:29:01,040
Seeing none, nobody online. I bring this

3314
02:29:01,040 --> 02:29:02,720
item back for comments, questions, or

3315
02:29:02,720 --> 02:29:04,800
consensus.

3316
02:29:04,800 --> 02:29:06,479
I'll go ahead and do consensus left

3317
02:29:06,479 --> 02:29:10,960
right. Vice Mayor. Yes. Yes. for me.

3318
02:29:10,960 --> 02:29:12,880
Okay, you got your consensus, city

3319
02:29:12,880 --> 02:29:18,070
clerk.

3320
02:29:18,080 --> 02:29:19,760
Moving on to item number 15. This is

3321
02:29:19,760 --> 02:29:21,760
amending the s excuse me, amending the

3322
02:29:21,760 --> 02:29:23,600
series municipal code to eliminate city

3323
02:29:23,600 --> 02:29:25,600
council healthcare benefits and reduce

3324
02:29:25,600 --> 02:29:28,080
the city's council stipen by 50%. And

3325
02:29:28,080 --> 02:29:29,439
this was requested by council member

3326
02:29:29,439 --> 02:29:32,479
Otter on the May 11, 2026 regular city

3327
02:29:32,479 --> 02:29:34,560
council meeting.

3328
02:29:34,560 --> 02:29:36,560
>> Thank you, mayor. Um, I've mentioned

3329
02:29:36,560 --> 02:29:38,399
this a few times and the council is

3330
02:29:38,399 --> 02:29:42,160
aware of my suggestion. Um, but I do

3331
02:29:42,160 --> 02:29:44,960
want to put this on the record uh that

3332
02:29:44,960 --> 02:29:47,760
we that I'm requesting to amend the

3333
02:29:47,760 --> 02:29:50,080
municipal code to eliminate the city

3334
02:29:50,080 --> 02:29:52,800
council's healthcare benefits um

3335
02:29:52,800 --> 02:29:54,960
currently because of the budget crisis

3336
02:29:54,960 --> 02:29:57,680
that we are in. Uh that's not to say,

3337
02:29:57,680 --> 02:29:59,359
you know, later on in the future a

3338
02:29:59,359 --> 02:30:01,680
council could come back and re-evaluate

3339
02:30:01,680 --> 02:30:04,720
it. I also would recommend that we do

3340
02:30:04,720 --> 02:30:08,080
our part as well in in this budget in

3341
02:30:08,080 --> 02:30:10,640
these budget cuts and cut the stipen in

3342
02:30:10,640 --> 02:30:13,040
half for the council members.

3343
02:30:13,040 --> 02:30:14,479
>> Thank you very much, council member. Any

3344
02:30:14,479 --> 02:30:15,600
members of the public would like to make

3345
02:30:15,600 --> 02:30:27,830
a comment on this item?

3346
02:30:27,840 --> 02:30:32,000
» Welcome to Reynolds from series

3347
02:30:32,000 --> 02:30:36,240
I strongly agree with this and I think

3348
02:30:36,240 --> 02:30:39,760
it should have been done prior to right

3349
02:30:39,760 --> 02:30:41,840
now. It should have been discussed and

3350
02:30:41,840 --> 02:30:44,160
handled when we were doing the budget

3351
02:30:44,160 --> 02:30:48,880
cuts, but I think this is an excellent

3352
02:30:48,880 --> 02:30:51,520
recommendation.

3353
02:30:51,520 --> 02:30:52,880
>> Thank you very much. Is there anyone

3354
02:30:52,880 --> 02:30:54,720
else?

3355
02:30:54,720 --> 02:30:57,040
Seeing none, anybody on Zoom?

3356
02:30:57,040 --> 02:30:58,880
>> There are no hands raised on Zoom. bring

3357
02:30:58,880 --> 02:31:00,800
this item back for comments, questions,

3358
02:31:00,800 --> 02:31:03,040
or consensus.

3359
02:31:03,040 --> 02:31:04,479
from left to right, Vice

3360
02:31:04,479 --> 02:31:08,160
Mayor. No. Councilwoman. Yes. No for me.

3361
02:31:08,160 --> 02:31:09,760
Oh, I'm sorry. My apologies. I did not

3362
02:31:09,760 --> 02:31:11,840
see your your button. Let's hold that

3363
02:31:11,840 --> 02:31:13,359
thought for a second. Council member

3364
02:31:13,359 --> 02:31:14,080
Vieira,

3365
02:31:14,080 --> 02:31:17,680
>> sorry, a little fast. Um

3366
02:31:17,680 --> 02:31:20,160
although just looking at past history,

3367
02:31:20,160 --> 02:31:22,160
this has been we haven't adjusted the

3368
02:31:22,160 --> 02:31:23,760
pay or the benefits in years. I saw

3369
02:31:23,760 --> 02:31:25,840
prior council members and mayors have

3370
02:31:25,840 --> 02:31:28,319
used this. I think um cutting the pay

3371
02:31:28,319 --> 02:31:30,479
actually hurts not the current council

3372
02:31:30,479 --> 02:31:32,080
members but future generations and

3373
02:31:32,080 --> 02:31:34,000
future leaders those that are looking at

3374
02:31:34,000 --> 02:31:36,160
coming to council working mothers I know

3375
02:31:36,160 --> 02:31:37,840
there was one that was considering

3376
02:31:37,840 --> 02:31:38,960
running but she's like what about

3377
02:31:38,960 --> 02:31:40,800
daycare? What about you how do I take

3378
02:31:40,800 --> 02:31:43,120
care of single mothers um young

3379
02:31:43,120 --> 02:31:45,520
professionals and even um different

3380
02:31:45,520 --> 02:31:47,040
people that are considering running

3381
02:31:47,040 --> 02:31:49,920
because again there's a lot of cost. My

3382
02:31:49,920 --> 02:31:51,840
um my contribution is not just coming to

3383
02:31:51,840 --> 02:31:54,000
the council meetings. I work with our

3384
02:31:54,000 --> 02:31:56,560
city staff. I know all of them have met

3385
02:31:56,560 --> 02:31:59,359
with a lot of us here on the dis almost

3386
02:31:59,359 --> 02:32:01,439
daily. I think they some of us see me

3387
02:32:01,439 --> 02:32:03,359
daily or multiple times including I know

3388
02:32:03,359 --> 02:32:05,040
the mayor and Martinez I know we're in

3389
02:32:05,040 --> 02:32:07,120
almost daily. Um the cost of doing

3390
02:32:07,120 --> 02:32:09,439
business because again we're going to

3391
02:32:09,439 --> 02:32:10,560
these dinners and handing out

3392
02:32:10,560 --> 02:32:12,319
certificates. We're not getting in there

3393
02:32:12,319 --> 02:32:14,479
free. We're not eating the meals. We're

3394
02:32:14,479 --> 02:32:16,160
usually handing out certificates while

3395
02:32:16,160 --> 02:32:18,000
everyone else is eating and having

3396
02:32:18,000 --> 02:32:20,640
dinner. Um we're also I sending welcome

3397
02:32:20,640 --> 02:32:22,319
letters to new residents that bought the

3398
02:32:22,319 --> 02:32:24,640
homes in my district. those stamps came

3399
02:32:24,640 --> 02:32:26,240
out of my pocket. That was part of my

3400
02:32:26,240 --> 02:32:28,319
contribution back to the community. I'm

3401
02:32:28,319 --> 02:32:30,479
engaging with businesses. Um I'm

3402
02:32:30,479 --> 02:32:32,160
engaging working a lot with Julian,

3403
02:32:32,160 --> 02:32:33,680
what's open, what's available, what can

3404
02:32:33,680 --> 02:32:35,840
I promote so I can bring businesses in

3405
02:32:35,840 --> 02:32:37,920
because that's key. We need diversity.

3406
02:32:37,920 --> 02:32:40,640
We need to engage in businesses so they

3407
02:32:40,640 --> 02:32:42,319
want to come to series. But that takes

3408
02:32:42,319 --> 02:32:44,080
time. That takes money. That takes

3409
02:32:44,080 --> 02:32:45,680
strategy. And that's not money that I

3410
02:32:45,680 --> 02:32:47,200
get reimbursed from the city. That comes

3411
02:32:47,200 --> 02:32:49,439
directly out of my pocket. Um I also

3412
02:32:49,439 --> 02:32:51,760
look at state law. um heavily lean on

3413
02:32:51,760 --> 02:32:54,319
California's SP 329. It's a state

3414
02:32:54,319 --> 02:32:56,720
legislator bill that actually changed

3415
02:32:56,720 --> 02:32:58,560
the caps and then that because our pay

3416
02:32:58,560 --> 02:33:00,240
cap hasn't been adjusted since I believe

3417
02:33:00,240 --> 02:33:02,720
it was 1984. We're still making the same

3418
02:33:02,720 --> 02:33:05,359
stipen that they were making in 1984 and

3419
02:33:05,359 --> 02:33:07,920
$500 there in 1984 significantly

3420
02:33:07,920 --> 02:33:10,479
different than what $500 is today and

3421
02:33:10,479 --> 02:33:12,640
how far that goes when it comes to a lot

3422
02:33:12,640 --> 02:33:15,200
of what we contribute not counting um

3423
02:33:15,200 --> 02:33:17,840
inflation and representation. A lot of

3424
02:33:17,840 --> 02:33:20,560
my district live in multi-generational

3425
02:33:20,560 --> 02:33:22,080
households. So there's three or four

3426
02:33:22,080 --> 02:33:23,840
generations living in one household

3427
02:33:23,840 --> 02:33:25,600
because they can't afford to live in a

3428
02:33:25,600 --> 02:33:28,160
large home or have multiple large

3429
02:33:28,160 --> 02:33:30,560
bedrooms individually to themselves. So

3430
02:33:30,560 --> 02:33:32,640
when I look at what the state was doing

3431
02:33:32,640 --> 02:33:34,479
when they passed this law, I think it's

3432
02:33:34,479 --> 02:33:36,960
important that uh we make sure that it's

3433
02:33:36,960 --> 02:33:38,319
set up so that way those single moms

3434
02:33:38,319 --> 02:33:40,080
that do have to pay for daycare, those

3435
02:33:40,080 --> 02:33:43,120
that need um other reasons and the re

3436
02:33:43,120 --> 02:33:44,960
still want to contribute to Siri still

3437
02:33:44,960 --> 02:33:47,120
have that opportunity. and that is why

3438
02:33:47,120 --> 02:33:50,000
I'm not supportive of it at this time.

3439
02:33:50,000 --> 02:33:52,160
>> Okay. So, we got your consensus. Council

3440
02:33:52,160 --> 02:33:53,280
member Casey, did you have a couple

3441
02:33:53,280 --> 02:33:56,790
comments, sir?

3442
02:33:56,800 --> 02:33:58,720
» Thank you.

3443
02:33:58,720 --> 02:34:02,240
know, um

3444
02:34:02,240 --> 02:34:04,640
those of us who are responsible for the

3445
02:34:04,640 --> 02:34:09,680
situation that we're in, um

3446
02:34:09,680 --> 02:34:12,000
we we should be the first ones to take

3447
02:34:12,000 --> 02:34:17,200
the hit. So, I uh think that you think

3448
02:34:17,200 --> 02:34:20,319
about this in the budget cut. We did

3449
02:34:20,319 --> 02:34:23,920
away with uh the Christmas tree thing,

3450
02:34:23,920 --> 02:34:26,479
the Easter thing, the Halloween thing,

3451
02:34:26,479 --> 02:34:30,230
the swimming thing.

3452
02:34:30,240 --> 02:34:33,439
So, we're we didn't do such a good job.

3453
02:34:33,439 --> 02:34:38,479
Uh, and if you ran for this office

3454
02:34:38,479 --> 02:34:42,000
because of the the benefits,

3455
02:34:42,000 --> 02:34:45,359
um, maybe you should rethink it. We

3456
02:34:45,359 --> 02:34:48,000
should be running and serving the people

3457
02:34:48,000 --> 02:34:51,200
for their benefit, not for our benefit.

3458
02:34:51,200 --> 02:34:54,880
So that's the way I feel. Thank you very

3459
02:34:54,880 --> 02:34:56,560
much.

3460
02:34:56,560 --> 02:34:57,920
>> Thank you, council member. Did you get

3461
02:34:57,920 --> 02:34:59,680
the consensus from all? Thank you very

3462
02:34:59,680 --> 02:35:01,600
much.

3463
02:35:01,600 --> 02:35:06,309
Item number 16.

3464
02:35:06,319 --> 02:35:08,640
This one is evaluating strategies of

3465
02:35:08,640 --> 02:35:11,040
amending the zoning code to diversify

3466
02:35:11,040 --> 02:35:13,680
business types. This was requested by

3467
02:35:13,680 --> 02:35:16,960
council member Otero at the May 11, 2026

3468
02:35:16,960 --> 02:35:20,560
regular city council meeting.

3469
02:35:20,560 --> 02:35:23,040
>> Thank you, mayor. Um,

3470
02:35:23,040 --> 02:35:28,000
when it comes to the speed limits on the streets that are listed on this

3471
02:35:28,000 --> 02:35:30,560
agenda here, Eastgate Booth, um, I did

3472
02:35:30,560 --> 02:35:33,359
mention Moffett Road to the

3473
02:35:33,359 --> 02:35:36,160
>> I think Oh, you know, number 16.

3474
02:35:36,160 --> 02:35:38,319
>> Oh, I'm sorry. I'm ahead here. Um,

3475
02:35:38,319 --> 02:35:40,640
backing up to evaluate strategies of

3476
02:35:40,640 --> 02:35:42,720
amending the zoning code. Um, so tonight

3477
02:35:42,720 --> 02:35:44,240
we talked about, you know, potential

3478
02:35:44,240 --> 02:35:47,120
temporary moratorum on uh the gas

3479
02:35:47,120 --> 02:35:49,760
stations and car washes. Um, there's got

3480
02:35:49,760 --> 02:35:52,800
to be a better way to

3481
02:35:52,800 --> 02:35:54,560
diversify. Like it says the business

3482
02:35:54,560 --> 02:35:56,160
types that we have here. There's got to

3483
02:35:56,160 --> 02:35:57,920
be a way to bring in some different

3484
02:35:57,920 --> 02:36:01,760
types of businesses. Um, I feel other

3485
02:36:01,760 --> 02:36:05,200
cities do it and uh that's why I brought

3486
02:36:05,200 --> 02:36:07,040
this referral forward because I'd like

3487
02:36:07,040 --> 02:36:09,920
to see us amend the zoning code. Um,

3488
02:36:09,920 --> 02:36:11,600
we're going to be growing with more

3489
02:36:11,600 --> 02:36:14,000
housing and all of that, but I don't

3490
02:36:14,000 --> 02:36:15,760
want I want people to come here and stay

3491
02:36:15,760 --> 02:36:17,120
here. I don't want them to leave. I

3492
02:36:17,120 --> 02:36:20,319
don't want businesses to leave. So, um I

3493
02:36:20,319 --> 02:36:23,120
would like us to, you know, have an

3494
02:36:23,120 --> 02:36:27,359
option to amend the current zoning code.

3495
02:36:27,359 --> 02:36:28,880
>> Thank you very much. Open this up to the

3496
02:36:28,880 --> 02:36:30,240
public. Any members of the public would

3497
02:36:30,240 --> 02:36:35,990
like to make a comment on this item.

3498
02:36:36,000 --> 02:36:38,000
I just want to say that was quite a

3499
02:36:38,000 --> 02:36:40,720
speech that the mayor give about the gas

3500
02:36:40,720 --> 02:36:43,200
stations, about the diversity, and not

3501
02:36:43,200 --> 02:36:45,200
telling anybody we couldn't have another

3502
02:36:45,200 --> 02:36:48,479
gas station. Where were you when you

3503
02:36:48,479 --> 02:36:54,630
budded into the Guatemala chicken deal?

3504
02:36:54,640 --> 02:36:56,560
» Thank you very much for your comment.

3505
02:36:56,560 --> 02:36:58,560
Anybody else have any additional

3506
02:36:58,560 --> 02:37:01,120
comments?

3507
02:37:01,120 --> 02:37:02,720
Seeing none, bring this item back to

3508
02:37:02,720 --> 02:37:05,359
council. Anything on Zoom?

3509
02:37:05,359 --> 02:37:06,800
>> There. No hands raised on Zoom.

3510
02:37:06,800 --> 02:37:08,479
>> All right. Thank you very much. Looking

3511
02:37:08,479 --> 02:37:11,840
for cons. Ros Linda, you're quick.

3512
02:37:11,840 --> 02:37:13,520
Councilwoman Vieira.

3513
02:37:13,520 --> 02:37:15,200
>> All right. I I don't exactly know what

3514
02:37:15,200 --> 02:37:18,080
you want to change. Um, now when it

3515
02:37:18,080 --> 02:37:19,600
comes to diversifi, I guess it comes

3516
02:37:19,600 --> 02:37:21,920
down to Julian. Are you still attending

3517
02:37:21,920 --> 02:37:24,479
the ICSC conferences which is where you

3518
02:37:24,479 --> 02:37:26,800
connect with the businesses to try to

3519
02:37:26,800 --> 02:37:28,399
convince them that series is where they

3520
02:37:28,399 --> 02:37:32,160
want to build and live and reside and be

3521
02:37:32,160 --> 02:37:34,240
okay and that's still part of the budget

3522
02:37:34,240 --> 02:37:35,439
cuz I think that's going to be the

3523
02:37:35,439 --> 02:37:37,520
biggest key is having you connect with

3524
02:37:37,520 --> 02:37:39,760
those businesses and trying to get them

3525
02:37:39,760 --> 02:37:41,120
in here and sitting down and having

3526
02:37:41,120 --> 02:37:43,280
those continued meetings is I know I've

3527
02:37:43,280 --> 02:37:45,040
been on a few of them not all of them.

3528
02:37:45,040 --> 02:37:46,880
Um but I think that's key and making

3529
02:37:46,880 --> 02:37:48,000
sure that you still have those

3530
02:37:48,000 --> 02:37:50,000
opportunities. um and if that's going to

3531
02:37:50,000 --> 02:37:52,399
be part of the strategy.

3532
02:37:52,399 --> 02:37:55,040
>> That is correct. And we do have several

3533
02:37:55,040 --> 02:37:56,800
items in the pipeline. I just can't

3534
02:37:56,800 --> 02:37:59,200
share at this meeting, but we do have a

3535
02:37:59,200 --> 02:38:02,080
lot coming through. Um and so if there

3536
02:38:02,080 --> 02:38:05,280
is a point where the zoning is does not

3537
02:38:05,280 --> 02:38:08,080
match, then that is the discussion that

3538
02:38:08,080 --> 02:38:10,880
we have with those businesses for an

3539
02:38:10,880 --> 02:38:13,920
amendment um that they're if they're

3540
02:38:13,920 --> 02:38:15,760
willing to do that, then that is an

3541
02:38:15,760 --> 02:38:18,640
option for them to do. Now, do we have a

3542
02:38:18,640 --> 02:38:20,240
lot of businesses that are requesting

3543
02:38:20,240 --> 02:38:22,080
amendments or for the most part they're

3544
02:38:22,080 --> 02:38:23,680
going directly kind of where it's

3545
02:38:23,680 --> 02:38:24,800
already zoned for commercial?

3546
02:38:24,800 --> 02:38:26,080
>> For the most part, they're going to

3547
02:38:26,080 --> 02:38:28,240
where they are permitted by right for

3548
02:38:28,240 --> 02:38:30,000
the zoning. That's what they look for

3549
02:38:30,000 --> 02:38:32,800
first and foremost in those areas. And

3550
02:38:32,800 --> 02:38:35,359
so, um, a lot of them have reached out

3551
02:38:35,359 --> 02:38:37,040
because they do their due diligence. And

3552
02:38:37,040 --> 02:38:38,880
so, when they usually knock on our door,

3553
02:38:38,880 --> 02:38:40,880
it's because they've done their homework

3554
02:38:40,880 --> 02:38:43,040
and we've engaged with them over a

3555
02:38:43,040 --> 02:38:45,200
period of time.

3556
02:38:45,200 --> 02:38:47,680
And you're not specifically telling

3557
02:38:47,680 --> 02:38:49,439
anyone no don't come to seriesiries.

3558
02:38:49,439 --> 02:38:49,840
Correct.

3559
02:38:49,840 --> 02:38:51,600
>> I would never tell anyone no not to come

3560
02:38:51,600 --> 02:38:52,240
to series.

3561
02:38:52,240 --> 02:38:54,160
>> Okay. And you are scheduled. I just want

3562
02:38:54,160 --> 02:38:56,560
to make sure with the budget exped ICSC

3563
02:38:56,560 --> 02:38:58,160
in Monterey. Yes, that is correct.

3564
02:38:58,160 --> 02:38:59,760
>> Okay. That answers my question. Thank

3565
02:38:59,760 --> 02:39:01,280
you,

3566
02:39:01,280 --> 02:39:02,399
>> Vice Mayor.

3567
02:39:02,399 --> 02:39:03,520
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Julian, it sounds

3568
02:39:03,520 --> 02:39:04,399
like you already answered. I just wanted

3569
02:39:04,399 --> 02:39:06,560
to have you reiterate. We already do uh

3570
02:39:06,560 --> 02:39:08,000
the process of going and networking,

3571
02:39:08,000 --> 02:39:09,840
finding businesses, and when you have

3572
02:39:09,840 --> 02:39:11,040
somebody that applies for a location

3573
02:39:11,040 --> 02:39:12,479
that doesn't fit where they should be,

3574
02:39:12,479 --> 02:39:14,080
you work with them to move or find

3575
02:39:14,080 --> 02:39:15,200
different site maps that they could

3576
02:39:15,200 --> 02:39:16,479
possibly apply to. Correct.

3577
02:39:16,479 --> 02:39:18,479
>> Yes, that is correct. So, we do pre

3578
02:39:18,479 --> 02:39:20,560
pre-development meetings with them. So,

3579
02:39:20,560 --> 02:39:21,920
they'll give us a site plan, a

3580
02:39:21,920 --> 02:39:23,280
description of what they want, the

3581
02:39:23,280 --> 02:39:25,920
zoning area, the location. We verify

3582
02:39:25,920 --> 02:39:27,760
everything and then if it is not a

3583
02:39:27,760 --> 02:39:29,760
permitted by right, we'll look to see if

3584
02:39:29,760 --> 02:39:31,120
there's a conditional use permit that

3585
02:39:31,120 --> 02:39:33,280
can be done. If not, then we ask then

3586
02:39:33,280 --> 02:39:35,680
we'll go into possible general plan

3587
02:39:35,680 --> 02:39:37,680
amendment or zoning amendment for them.

3588
02:39:37,680 --> 02:39:37,920
Yeah.

3589
02:39:37,920 --> 02:39:39,040
>> Awesome. Thank you. So, it sounds like

3590
02:39:39,040 --> 02:39:40,560
essentially you're already doing what

3591
02:39:40,560 --> 02:39:41,520
referral is requesting.

3592
02:39:41,520 --> 02:39:41,840
>> Yes.

3593
02:39:41,840 --> 02:39:42,720
>> Thank you, sir.

3594
02:39:42,720 --> 02:39:45,280
>> And Julian, could you name an instance

3595
02:39:45,280 --> 02:39:47,760
recently where you brought a business

3596
02:39:47,760 --> 02:39:49,920
owner to the planning commission and

3597
02:39:49,920 --> 02:39:52,000
gave them a conditional use permit and

3598
02:39:52,000 --> 02:39:53,760
they were allowed to continue to run

3599
02:39:53,760 --> 02:39:55,280
their business.

3600
02:39:55,280 --> 02:39:58,240
So, we have the um in our industrial

3601
02:39:58,240 --> 02:40:01,840
park area, we have a

3602
02:40:01,840 --> 02:40:04,640
jiu-jitsu, I believe, um organization

3603
02:40:04,640 --> 02:40:07,359
that it is not permitted by right. Um

3604
02:40:07,359 --> 02:40:09,280
they needed a conditional use permit to

3605
02:40:09,280 --> 02:40:11,439
establish the business there. So, we

3606
02:40:11,439 --> 02:40:14,240
made sure that they provided all the

3607
02:40:14,240 --> 02:40:16,080
information, documentation, site plan

3608
02:40:16,080 --> 02:40:18,160
that they needed so that we can present

3609
02:40:18,160 --> 02:40:19,760
that to planning commission to get it

3610
02:40:19,760 --> 02:40:22,399
approved. Um parking was one of the

3611
02:40:22,399 --> 02:40:23,760
things that we had discussed back and

3612
02:40:23,760 --> 02:40:28,560
forth. So they adjusted their times and made it so that So yes, so we will

3613
02:40:28,560 --> 02:40:29,840
work with them and we'll do our due

3614
02:40:29,840 --> 02:40:32,319
diligence to try to bring the business

3615
02:40:32,319 --> 02:40:34,720
to the location that they're at. We are

3616
02:40:34,720 --> 02:40:36,319
also working on another one that's

3617
02:40:36,319 --> 02:40:38,880
coming that is not permitted by right um

3618
02:40:38,880 --> 02:40:40,880
but that needs a conditional use permit

3619
02:40:40,880 --> 02:40:43,200
and so those are the options. So when

3620
02:40:43,200 --> 02:40:45,920
they come through um we will have those

3621
02:40:45,920 --> 02:40:47,439
discussions with them and give them the

3622
02:40:47,439 --> 02:40:49,600
options that are available.

3623
02:40:49,600 --> 02:40:50,800
>> Thank you very much Julian. Do

3624
02:40:50,800 --> 02:40:52,560
appreciate that. Any additional comments

3625
02:40:52,560 --> 02:40:54,160
or questions?

3626
02:40:54,160 --> 02:40:57,280
We get consensus, please, vice mayor,

3627
02:40:57,280 --> 02:41:00,479
councilwoman. No for me.

3628
02:41:00,479 --> 02:41:03,359
>> No.

3629
02:41:03,359 --> 02:41:04,479
>> Vice Mayor, can I get what your

3630
02:41:04,479 --> 02:41:05,840
consensus was?

3631
02:41:05,840 --> 02:41:09,040
>> No. So, no. Uh, for Vice Mayor, mayor,

3632
02:41:09,040 --> 02:41:12,319
and Rosalinda, Council Member Vieiraa.

3633
02:41:12,319 --> 02:41:17,110
>> Thank you.

3634
02:41:17,120 --> 02:41:20,240
Item number 17, form a budget committee

3635
02:41:20,240 --> 02:41:22,479
with a member from each council district

3636
02:41:22,479 --> 02:41:24,720
requested by council member Casey on the

3637
02:41:24,720 --> 02:41:26,960
May 11, 2026 regular city council

3638
02:41:26,960 --> 02:41:30,469
meeting.

3639
02:41:30,479 --> 02:41:33,920
» Yes. You know, I since I've been on the

3640
02:41:33,920 --> 02:41:38,240
council, we have uh

3641
02:41:38,240 --> 02:41:40,319
this year was probably one of the better

3642
02:41:40,319 --> 02:41:43,680
years, but typically we we as council

3643
02:41:43,680 --> 02:41:47,680
people, at least this council person, uh

3644
02:41:47,680 --> 02:41:52,720
get information about the budget,

3645
02:41:52,720 --> 02:41:56,240
the last meeting in May, if we have one,

3646
02:41:56,240 --> 02:41:58,640
and then we have,

3647
02:41:58,640 --> 02:42:00,880
you know, a meet first meeting in June.

3648
02:42:00,880 --> 02:42:02,479
soon

3649
02:42:02,479 --> 02:42:04,640
we're going to decide on an 800page

3650
02:42:04,640 --> 02:42:09,520
thing. I think that um we should form

3651
02:42:09,520 --> 02:42:13,359
this committee. It should be partially

3652
02:42:13,359 --> 02:42:15,600
from the community.

3653
02:42:15,600 --> 02:42:19,040
uh how how we select those members

3654
02:42:19,040 --> 02:42:21,840
I don't I'm not certain but uh we need

3655
02:42:21,840 --> 02:42:26,000
to get started on our 200

3656
02:42:26,000 --> 02:42:28,080
26

3657
02:42:28,080 --> 02:42:30,080
27

3658
02:42:30,080 --> 02:42:35,680
uh 2728 I guess uh budget sooner than

3659
02:42:35,680 --> 02:42:39,040
not and I I think it's important to have

3660
02:42:39,040 --> 02:42:41,520
input on that. Thank you.

3661
02:42:41,520 --> 02:42:43,200
>> Thank you Mr. Casey. We'll open this up

3662
02:42:43,200 --> 02:42:44,960
to the public. Any members of the public

3663
02:42:44,960 --> 02:42:46,160
would like to make a comment on this

3664
02:42:46,160 --> 02:42:48,800
item.

3665
02:42:48,800 --> 02:42:54,389
Yes.

3666
02:42:54,399 --> 02:42:56,880
Galan Guzman for the record. Uh so yeah,

3667
02:42:56,880 --> 02:42:59,760
I'm in support of this. Uh this

3668
02:42:59,760 --> 02:43:02,399
uh I'm in support of this. Uh yeah, the

3669
02:43:02,399 --> 02:43:04,880
city of series does a poor job of

3670
02:43:04,880 --> 02:43:07,280
engaging uh its citizens in like

3671
02:43:07,280 --> 02:43:10,720
day-to-day uh daily activities. Um but

3672
02:43:10,720 --> 02:43:13,280
the budget it's like one of the main

3673
02:43:13,280 --> 02:43:15,840
vital documents to a city in including

3674
02:43:15,840 --> 02:43:21,280
the strategic plan. Um so how do you

3675
02:43:21,280 --> 02:43:25,040
like I think it does also a poor um

3676
02:43:25,040 --> 02:43:27,520
assessment of community needs you know

3677
02:43:27,520 --> 02:43:29,520
from one district to another the the

3678
02:43:29,520 --> 02:43:31,520
needs of the community are slightly

3679
02:43:31,520 --> 02:43:34,800
different. So including a member of each

3680
02:43:34,800 --> 02:43:38,160
district um I think is vital. Uh there's

3681
02:43:38,160 --> 02:43:40,720
other cities that

3682
02:43:40,720 --> 02:43:45,200
um actually engage more um more of their

3683
02:43:45,200 --> 02:43:48,000
residents in the budget uh you know

3684
02:43:48,000 --> 02:43:50,399
process. The city is series. Yeah, it's

3685
02:43:50,399 --> 02:43:52,960
bad. Like if I'd give you guys a grade,

3686
02:43:52,960 --> 02:43:57,359
I'd do like D. Like it's not passing. Um

3687
02:43:57,359 --> 02:44:00,560
so yeah uh like I do agree with council

3688
02:44:00,560 --> 02:44:02,720
member Casey and saying that you know

3689
02:44:02,720 --> 02:44:06,800
for fiscal year 20 um you know 26 27

3690
02:44:06,800 --> 02:44:09,120
budget it was a little bit better but

3691
02:44:09,120 --> 02:44:12,240
only holding like one or two meetings a

3692
02:44:12,240 --> 02:44:15,920
year um as far as like community and

3693
02:44:15,920 --> 02:44:19,600
public engagement is not sufficient like

3694
02:44:19,600 --> 02:44:22,479
and then only holding like these budget

3695
02:44:22,479 --> 02:44:25,279
like workshops at a certain time you

3696
02:44:25,279 --> 02:44:27,600
know It doesn't work with everyone, you

3697
02:44:27,600 --> 02:44:28,880
know, everyone works a different

3698
02:44:28,880 --> 02:44:31,680
schedule. Uh, you know, and creating

3699
02:44:31,680 --> 02:44:34,000
this budget committee, it would allow

3700
02:44:34,000 --> 02:44:36,640
more public feedback and then actually

3701
02:44:36,640 --> 02:44:39,359
going door todoor perhaps like to get

3702
02:44:39,359 --> 02:44:40,960
like, hey, like what do you think this

3703
02:44:40,960 --> 02:44:44,080
district needs, you know? Um, so just

3704
02:44:44,080 --> 02:44:46,399
stuff like that. Like obviously I live

3705
02:44:46,399 --> 02:44:48,319
in district 2 and like the landscaping

3706
02:44:48,319 --> 02:44:50,720
is really bad. You got plots of along

3707
02:44:50,720 --> 02:44:52,960
like St. Clara Morgan, you know, you got

3708
02:44:52,960 --> 02:44:56,800
a tree a a dead tree, you know, like if

3709
02:44:56,800 --> 02:44:58,960
perhaps like allocating more money to

3710
02:44:58,960 --> 02:45:00,880
actually beautify series would be

3711
02:45:00,880 --> 02:45:03,120
beneficial and like it's an eyesore

3712
02:45:03,120 --> 02:45:05,040
right now and it's been an eyesore for a

3713
02:45:05,040 --> 02:45:06,960
long time, you know, this didn't happen

3714
02:45:06,960 --> 02:45:09,120
overnight, you know, and the whole like

3715
02:45:09,120 --> 02:45:10,960
financial audit that wasn't done for

3716
02:45:10,960 --> 02:45:14,479
fiscal year 24 to uh 25, you know, it's

3717
02:45:14,479 --> 02:45:16,479
like a year later or two years later,

3718
02:45:16,479 --> 02:45:18,479
you know what I mean? like this if this

3719
02:45:18,479 --> 02:45:20,000
was implemented it would be it would

3720
02:45:20,000 --> 02:45:22,800
have been caught on time you know uh

3721
02:45:22,800 --> 02:45:25,200
budget like turnaround time is average 6

3722
02:45:25,200 --> 02:45:27,920
years I mean 6 months after the end of

3723
02:45:27,920 --> 02:45:31,439
the fiscal year here we are in July we

3724
02:45:31,439 --> 02:45:33,040
don't have it completed yet you know

3725
02:45:33,040 --> 02:45:34,640
it's already it should have already been

3726
02:45:34,640 --> 02:45:37,840
back you know and like for fiscal year

3727
02:45:37,840 --> 02:45:40,720
uh 25 to 26 it we should already have

3728
02:45:40,720 --> 02:45:42,720
submitted it so we're like behind the

3729
02:45:42,720 --> 02:45:46,240
ball you know and it's your guys's um

3730
02:45:46,240 --> 02:45:48,000
you guys are the checks and balances and

3731
02:45:48,000 --> 02:45:49,520
you guys are I feel like it's you guys

3732
02:45:49,520 --> 02:45:52,479
are doing like a great job. So honestly

3733
02:45:52,479 --> 02:45:55,840
I think this is very needed.

3734
02:45:55,840 --> 02:45:57,359
Thank you very much. Anyone else would

3735
02:45:57,359 --> 02:46:04,150
like to make a comment?

3736
02:46:04,160 --> 02:46:06,800
John Warren, City of Series.

3737
02:46:06,800 --> 02:46:12,309
Um,

3738
02:46:12,319 --> 02:46:15,520
forming a budget committee with a member

3739
02:46:15,520 --> 02:46:18,479
from each district.

3740
02:46:18,479 --> 02:46:22,479
um would be an ideal thing

3741
02:46:22,479 --> 02:46:27,520
um for our members of the uh community

3742
02:46:27,520 --> 02:46:30,080
to become involved in and looking at

3743
02:46:30,080 --> 02:46:32,640
what the budget process actually takes

3744
02:46:32,640 --> 02:46:38,319
place um starting in January or December

3745
02:46:38,319 --> 02:46:43,040
u coming up for the next budget year. So

3746
02:46:43,040 --> 02:46:45,200
each department's budget could be

3747
02:46:45,200 --> 02:46:48,399
analyzed and discussed and gone over

3748
02:46:48,399 --> 02:46:50,720
with your with your budget committee and

3749
02:46:50,720 --> 02:46:52,960
then a report back to the to the city

3750
02:46:52,960 --> 02:46:57,279
council or in addition to the

3751
02:46:57,279 --> 02:47:01,520
uh five members of the community. Um,

3752
02:47:01,520 --> 02:47:03,439
there should be someone from the city

3753
02:47:03,439 --> 02:47:05,680
council sitting on that committee as

3754
02:47:05,680 --> 02:47:07,760
well who's familiar with the budget

3755
02:47:07,760 --> 02:47:10,640
process and maybe somebody from staff

3756
02:47:10,640 --> 02:47:13,840
that could sit in occasionally as the

3757
02:47:13,840 --> 02:47:16,399
meetings progress

3758
02:47:16,399 --> 02:47:18,960
through the process. one or two meetings

3759
02:47:18,960 --> 02:47:22,720
probably not enough um because it will

3760
02:47:22,720 --> 02:47:25,279
take a while to go through line by line

3761
02:47:25,279 --> 02:47:28,000
each department's budget and ask

3762
02:47:28,000 --> 02:47:30,399
questions about what this expenditure is

3763
02:47:30,399 --> 02:47:33,840
for and why this expenditure is there.

3764
02:47:33,840 --> 02:47:37,279
And by doing that um all the things that

3765
02:47:37,279 --> 02:47:38,960
you talked about during the regular

3766
02:47:38,960 --> 02:47:40,916
budget process

3767
02:47:40,916 --> 02:47:40,960
>> [snorts]

3768
02:47:40,960 --> 02:47:44,880
>> um will be brought forward and the uh

3769
02:47:44,880 --> 02:47:47,279
public will understand how that goes.

3770
02:47:47,279 --> 02:47:50,479
Um, I know some of this the city manager

3771
02:47:50,479 --> 02:47:54,560
does these things um privately or in

3772
02:47:54,560 --> 02:47:57,200
meetings with each group as a budget

3773
02:47:57,200 --> 02:47:58,880
year goes along and are preparing for

3774
02:47:58,880 --> 02:48:01,600
the next budget, but citizens don't have

3775
02:48:01,600 --> 02:48:04,000
any opportunity to see what's going on

3776
02:48:04,000 --> 02:48:06,800
here. So maybe it's something they could

3777
02:48:06,800 --> 02:48:09,279
do together or be involved with

3778
02:48:09,279 --> 02:48:11,040
simultaneously.

3779
02:48:11,040 --> 02:48:13,200
And so I think this is a good thing to

3780
02:48:13,200 --> 02:48:15,520
consider and I hope you do so. Thank

3781
02:48:15,520 --> 02:48:17,200
you.

3782
02:48:17,200 --> 02:48:21,429
very much. Anyone else?

3783
02:48:21,439 --> 02:48:23,200
Bring this item back to council for

3784
02:48:23,200 --> 02:48:27,750
comments, questions. Councilwomano,

3785
02:48:27,760 --> 02:48:30,080
um I just want to get clarification from

3786
02:48:30,080 --> 02:48:32,479
council member Casey.

3787
02:48:32,479 --> 02:48:34,319
Is your request for a budget committee

3788
02:48:34,319 --> 02:48:37,600
only during the budget season during

3789
02:48:37,600 --> 02:48:39,200
those couple months or could we

3790
02:48:39,200 --> 02:48:41,840
incorporate this into the forensic I'm

3791
02:48:41,840 --> 02:48:43,520
sorry, the financial oversight audit

3792
02:48:43,520 --> 02:48:45,520
committee? Maybe we can call it a budget

3793
02:48:45,520 --> 02:48:48,240
oversight and audit committee. I do. Um,

3794
02:48:48,240 --> 02:48:50,160
and additionally, I do like the idea of

3795
02:48:50,160 --> 02:48:52,000
having one representative from each

3796
02:48:52,000 --> 02:48:54,319
district.

3797
02:48:54,319 --> 02:48:56,399
>> Yeah,

3798
02:48:56,399 --> 02:48:57,840
it's a good question. And for

3799
02:48:57,840 --> 02:48:59,600
clarification, it would be an ongoing

3800
02:48:59,600 --> 02:49:04,000
thing. We're scheduled to have a review

3801
02:49:04,000 --> 02:49:06,319
this September of where we are with the

3802
02:49:06,319 --> 02:49:09,920
budget. So, that committee would be part

3803
02:49:09,920 --> 02:49:14,960
of that review prior to

3804
02:49:14,960 --> 02:49:17,600
coming out to the public.

3805
02:49:17,600 --> 02:49:20,560
Somehow we need to work on that. Yeah,

3806
02:49:20,560 --> 02:49:22,240
thank you for the clarification.

3807
02:49:22,240 --> 02:49:25,920
>> You're welcome. And um so

3808
02:49:25,920 --> 02:49:28,640
just for uh confirmation, could city

3809
02:49:28,640 --> 02:49:30,880
staff combine your referral and my

3810
02:49:30,880 --> 02:49:34,399
referral to bring back a staff report on

3811
02:49:34,399 --> 02:49:37,200
what this committee would look like?

3812
02:49:37,200 --> 02:49:38,319
>> Yes. Thank you.

3813
02:49:38,319 --> 02:49:44,150
>> Thank you.

3814
02:49:44,160 --> 02:49:45,600
Mr. Mayor, can I just make one

3815
02:49:45,600 --> 02:49:49,920
clarification real quick? The um

3816
02:49:49,920 --> 02:49:52,479
the quarterly audit that we have

3817
02:49:52,479 --> 02:49:54,880
committed to do the first one will be

3818
02:49:54,880 --> 02:49:56,960
for the month of July, August and

3819
02:49:56,960 --> 02:49:59,359
September. But that report will not be

3820
02:49:59,359 --> 02:50:01,200
made in September. We have to get

3821
02:50:01,200 --> 02:50:03,600
through the month, reconcile the books.

3822
02:50:03,600 --> 02:50:06,160
So that first report will be in October,

3823
02:50:06,160 --> 02:50:08,160
but it will be for the months of July,

3824
02:50:08,160 --> 02:50:12,720
August, and September. Councilwoman

3825
02:50:12,720 --> 02:50:15,200
Vier,

3826
02:50:15,200 --> 02:50:17,359
>> thank you. Um I think my question was

3827
02:50:17,359 --> 02:50:19,120
pretty well answered by um Council

3828
02:50:19,120 --> 02:50:21,120
Member Otto because it sound like it was

3829
02:50:21,120 --> 02:50:23,760
similar. Um and it just sounds like the

3830
02:50:23,760 --> 02:50:25,920
only difference was since it's a

3831
02:50:25,920 --> 02:50:27,600
financial one, it was incorporating the

3832
02:50:27,600 --> 02:50:30,000
budget and one from each district which

3833
02:50:30,000 --> 02:50:32,240
I think are if you were okay with those

3834
02:50:32,240 --> 02:50:33,520
reasonable adjustments to your

3835
02:50:33,520 --> 02:50:35,600
recommendation, I would be supportive of

3836
02:50:35,600 --> 02:50:36,960
that. But I don't think we necessarily

3837
02:50:36,960 --> 02:50:39,279
need two groups overseeing the same

3838
02:50:39,279 --> 02:50:40,880
thing unless it leads to that and then

3839
02:50:40,880 --> 02:50:42,960
maybe we make that change at that point

3840
02:50:42,960 --> 02:50:45,439
once we get the foundations of whatever

3841
02:50:45,439 --> 02:50:47,439
we're doing here together. But if you're

3842
02:50:47,439 --> 02:50:48,720
supportive of that, I'm supportive of

3843
02:50:48,720 --> 02:50:53,478
that as well.

3844
02:50:53,488 --> 02:50:54,160
» [clears throat and cough]

3845
02:50:54,160 --> 02:50:56,399
>> City Manager, you know, in in regards to

3846
02:50:56,399 --> 02:50:58,720
the quarterly review, you know, if this

3847
02:50:58,720 --> 02:51:00,720
committee were to if you guys were to

3848
02:51:00,720 --> 02:51:02,160
bring a staff report back, you would

3849
02:51:02,160 --> 02:51:05,520
give us in detail exactly what this

3850
02:51:05,520 --> 02:51:08,560
committee is out to do. They're going to

3851
02:51:08,560 --> 02:51:10,960
be an advisory committee. They would be

3852
02:51:10,960 --> 02:51:12,880
provided with the quarterly reviews.

3853
02:51:12,880 --> 02:51:15,279
They they would provide that oversight

3854
02:51:15,279 --> 02:51:18,080
throughout the entire year. And then

3855
02:51:18,080 --> 02:51:20,960
what I was wanted to clarify is that

3856
02:51:20,960 --> 02:51:23,520
before that advisory committee received

3857
02:51:23,520 --> 02:51:25,439
the final budget which would be the

3858
02:51:25,439 --> 02:51:28,319
budget that that we would present next f

3859
02:51:28,319 --> 02:51:31,359
fiscal year that budget in particular

3860
02:51:31,359 --> 02:51:32,800
would would have to go through the

3861
02:51:32,800 --> 02:51:34,319
process of the city manager and all the

3862
02:51:34,319 --> 02:51:36,319
departments before it was given to the

3863
02:51:36,319 --> 02:51:38,960
advisory committee. Correct. Not the

3864
02:51:38,960 --> 02:51:41,200
other way around.

3865
02:51:41,200 --> 02:51:43,120
>> That is correct. My recommendation is

3866
02:51:43,120 --> 02:51:47,120
staff have the discussion first,

3867
02:51:47,120 --> 02:51:48,880
decide amongst ourselves what

3868
02:51:48,880 --> 02:51:50,640
recommendations we want to make. We

3869
02:51:50,640 --> 02:51:52,640
would then present that to this budget

3870
02:51:52,640 --> 02:51:54,640
oversight committee, make sure that

3871
02:51:54,640 --> 02:51:56,880
they're fully on board, see if they have

3872
02:51:56,880 --> 02:51:58,640
any additional recommendations that

3873
02:51:58,640 --> 02:52:00,800
perhaps we have not considered, but

3874
02:52:00,800 --> 02:52:02,399
ultimately anything would still come

3875
02:52:02,399 --> 02:52:04,640
back to the city council for final

3876
02:52:04,640 --> 02:52:05,680
approval.

3877
02:52:05,680 --> 02:52:08,000
>> Okay. First to the staff, then to the

3878
02:52:08,000 --> 02:52:10,960
committee, then to the council. So that

3879
02:52:10,960 --> 02:52:12,399
so this would be established. You would

3880
02:52:12,399 --> 02:52:14,560
bring this item back if we got consensus

3881
02:52:14,560 --> 02:52:17,680
and outline what those jobs and tasks

3882
02:52:17,680 --> 02:52:20,319
will be for this committee. Correct.

3883
02:52:20,319 --> 02:52:22,319
>> Correct. And the appointment process

3884
02:52:22,319 --> 02:52:24,160
much like your other committees. There

3885
02:52:24,160 --> 02:52:26,560
would be established expectations for

3886
02:52:26,560 --> 02:52:28,240
committee members. There would be a

3887
02:52:28,240 --> 02:52:31,279
selection process. There would be a term

3888
02:52:31,279 --> 02:52:32,960
and all of that would be brought back in

3889
02:52:32,960 --> 02:52:34,800
a staff report before the committee is

3890
02:52:34,800 --> 02:52:35,680
established.

3891
02:52:35,680 --> 02:52:38,640
>> Okay. I like that idea. I'm on board

3892
02:52:38,640 --> 02:52:40,640
with this. Any additional comments or

3893
02:52:40,640 --> 02:52:43,279
questions,

3894
02:52:43,279 --> 02:52:45,120
Vice Mayor?

3895
02:52:45,120 --> 02:52:46,479
Apologize, Mr. Mayor. I thought I pushed

3896
02:52:46,479 --> 02:52:48,479
my button. No, I'm just going to agree

3897
02:52:48,479 --> 02:52:50,240
with uh pretty much everything everyone

3898
02:52:50,240 --> 02:52:52,720
else has stated that uh item what is

3899
02:52:52,720 --> 02:52:55,359
this 17 sounds a lot like item 12. So,

3900
02:52:55,359 --> 02:52:57,600
combining them ultimately makes sense.

3901
02:52:57,600 --> 02:53:00,080
Having each individual uh council person

3902
02:53:00,080 --> 02:53:01,439
make a recommendation as to who they'd

3903
02:53:01,439 --> 02:53:03,040
like to have their representative be,

3904
02:53:03,040 --> 02:53:04,399
but still have that go through the

3905
02:53:04,399 --> 02:53:06,880
process of council approval. uh making

3906
02:53:06,880 --> 02:53:08,560
guidelines for expectations, meeting

3907
02:53:08,560 --> 02:53:10,479
attendance, and how to replace those

3908
02:53:10,479 --> 02:53:12,880
people should they uh no longer attend

3909
02:53:12,880 --> 02:53:14,319
or move out of the district or longer

3910
02:53:14,319 --> 02:53:16,000
live in the area. Uh so I definitely

3911
02:53:16,000 --> 02:53:17,920
support combining those like uh council

3912
02:53:17,920 --> 02:53:19,920
members and Vieira discussed and I

3913
02:53:19,920 --> 02:53:21,840
support it.

3914
02:53:21,840 --> 02:53:23,680
>> Could we possibly bring those both those

3915
02:53:23,680 --> 02:53:25,120
staff reports back even if they're

3916
02:53:25,120 --> 02:53:26,880
separate or the same and then we decide

3917
02:53:26,880 --> 02:53:28,880
and we would have to motion at that time

3918
02:53:28,880 --> 02:53:31,760
when this report is brought back so that

3919
02:53:31,760 --> 02:53:34,160
way to avoid any confusion. And just to

3920
02:53:34,160 --> 02:53:36,160
clarify, you're asking each council

3921
02:53:36,160 --> 02:53:38,880
member to pick a individual from their

3922
02:53:38,880 --> 02:53:40,319
district and the mayor would be in the

3923
02:53:40,319 --> 02:53:42,960
city at large.

3924
02:53:42,960 --> 02:53:45,439
>> What I would recommend is we take item

3925
02:53:45,439 --> 02:53:49,760
12 and item 17 if it's approved by you.

3926
02:53:49,760 --> 02:53:52,000
We will bring one staff report back to

3927
02:53:52,000 --> 02:53:55,040
the city council that incorporates both

3928
02:53:55,040 --> 02:53:58,479
referral item 12 and referral item 17

3929
02:53:58,479 --> 02:54:00,640
into one action that the council would

3930
02:54:00,640 --> 02:54:03,200
take to establish the committee. the

3931
02:54:03,200 --> 02:54:05,200
fact that one member from each district

3932
02:54:05,200 --> 02:54:07,439
will serve on the committee as well as a

3933
02:54:07,439 --> 02:54:10,080
fifth member that's chosen by the mayor.

3934
02:54:10,080 --> 02:54:12,160
>> Yeah, sounds good. And then obviously

3935
02:54:12,160 --> 02:54:13,600
when you bring that item back, you'll

3936
02:54:13,600 --> 02:54:15,200
also ask us how we want to do the

3937
02:54:15,200 --> 02:54:17,120
interview process, whether we want to do

3938
02:54:17,120 --> 02:54:19,600
it in person or have we done it in the

3939
02:54:19,600 --> 02:54:22,160
past. It looks like we're starting to do

3940
02:54:22,160 --> 02:54:23,840
that, which is fine with me. That is

3941
02:54:23,840 --> 02:54:26,960
correct. Okay, thank you. You're okay.

3942
02:54:26,960 --> 02:54:28,800
>> Okay, sounds good. I'll go ahead and ask

3943
02:54:28,800 --> 02:54:32,160
for consensus from left to right.

3944
02:54:32,160 --> 02:54:35,830
Yes.

3945
02:54:35,840 --> 02:54:37,439
Okay, Mr. Casey, I didn't see you, but

3946
02:54:37,439 --> 02:54:39,359
you probably said yes, right? Okay,

3947
02:54:39,359 --> 02:54:42,080
thank you. Moving on to item number 18.

3948
02:54:42,080 --> 02:54:44,479
This is the reduce the speed limits by 5

3949
02:54:44,479 --> 02:54:47,040
miles per hour, and this is requested by

3950
02:54:47,040 --> 02:54:52,790
council member on May 13, 2026.

3951
02:54:52,800 --> 02:54:55,439
» Thank you, Mayor. Um, I was so eager to

3952
02:54:55,439 --> 02:54:58,080
get to this one earlier. So, the speed

3953
02:54:58,080 --> 02:55:01,439
limits survey came back. Um there's

3954
02:55:01,439 --> 02:55:03,600
speed limits that have been set or

3955
02:55:03,600 --> 02:55:06,000
actually will remain the same, but there

3956
02:55:06,000 --> 02:55:08,319
are streets that I want to lower the

3957
02:55:08,319 --> 02:55:12,000
speed by 5 mph. My main uh goal is to

3958
02:55:12,000 --> 02:55:15,040
lower the speed on Eastgate and Booth.

3959
02:55:15,040 --> 02:55:18,319
Um and then I did incorporate Moffett

3960
02:55:18,319 --> 02:55:20,960
Road. Um I've talked to staff a little

3961
02:55:20,960 --> 02:55:23,680
bit about Moffett Road and we're going

3962
02:55:23,680 --> 02:55:25,680
to look at the options. Um but

3963
02:55:25,680 --> 02:55:27,439
specifically Eastgate and Booth do need

3964
02:55:27,439 --> 02:55:29,520
to be done. Um, I've also done some

3965
02:55:29,520 --> 02:55:32,960
research myself and I feel that there

3966
02:55:32,960 --> 02:55:35,359
are ways for the city to allow these

3967
02:55:35,359 --> 02:55:39,200
speed adjustments um, especially maybe

3968
02:55:39,200 --> 02:55:41,840
at by our parks citywide. And I did send

3969
02:55:41,840 --> 02:55:44,080
that information over to um, the city

3970
02:55:44,080 --> 02:55:45,840
manager

3971
02:55:45,840 --> 02:55:48,800
to I think yesterday or today um, in an

3972
02:55:48,800 --> 02:55:51,359
email, but I I'd like to see this move

3973
02:55:51,359 --> 02:55:54,000
forward and um, get those speeds uh,

3974
02:55:54,000 --> 02:55:56,800
reduced. I don't know what the uh I know

3975
02:55:56,800 --> 02:55:58,160
this probably not the time, but

3976
02:55:58,160 --> 02:56:00,960
hopefully the police department um is

3977
02:56:00,960 --> 02:56:02,240
also supportive of this. They're the

3978
02:56:02,240 --> 02:56:04,160
ones that along with fire have to

3979
02:56:04,160 --> 02:56:06,000
respond to some of these calls or some

3980
02:56:06,000 --> 02:56:07,520
of these um give these speeding

3981
02:56:07,520 --> 02:56:09,120
citations.

3982
02:56:09,120 --> 02:56:12,000
So that is my referral for number 18.

3983
02:56:12,000 --> 02:56:13,840
>> Thank you. Going now to the public. Any

3984
02:56:13,840 --> 02:56:14,960
members of the public would like to make

3985
02:56:14,960 --> 02:56:25,750
a comment on this item?

3986
02:56:25,760 --> 02:56:28,000
they predecessors.

3987
02:56:28,000 --> 02:56:29,520
Yeah,

3988
02:56:29,520 --> 02:56:32,880
it's tough getting old. Uh I'm glad at

3989
02:56:32,880 --> 02:56:34,479
least you're not raising the speed

3990
02:56:34,479 --> 02:56:36,800
limits. All All these are main thorough

3991
02:56:36,800 --> 02:56:40,160
affairs through those neighborhoods.

3992
02:56:40,160 --> 02:56:42,479
And no matter what what speed you set

3993
02:56:42,479 --> 02:56:44,080
them at, you're still going to get the

3994
02:56:44,080 --> 02:56:47,359
speeders going through these.

3995
02:56:47,359 --> 02:56:50,319
Uh when I'm going going through, I see

3996
02:56:50,319 --> 02:56:53,200
most of them drive at a it it may be

3997
02:56:53,200 --> 02:56:56,560
above a speed limit, but they're not

3998
02:56:56,560 --> 02:56:58,240
actually

3999
02:56:58,240 --> 02:57:01,040
speeding speeding.

4000
02:57:01,040 --> 02:57:04,640
And I know when I got a lot of cars

4001
02:57:04,640 --> 02:57:08,319
parked along the park or the schools, I

4002
02:57:08,319 --> 02:57:10,800
probably even drive even slower because

4003
02:57:10,800 --> 02:57:13,840
I worry about something jumping out

4004
02:57:13,840 --> 02:57:16,800
between the cars.

4005
02:57:16,800 --> 02:57:20,070
Uh

4006
02:57:20,080 --> 02:57:23,520
yeah. Yeah. So

4007
02:57:23,520 --> 02:57:26,640
I'm okay with uh what the speed limit is

4008
02:57:26,640 --> 02:57:29,760
now or lowering it five speed five 5

4009
02:57:29,760 --> 02:57:33,040
miles an hour. Thank you.

4010
02:57:33,040 --> 02:57:34,479
>> Thank you very much. Anybody else would

4011
02:57:34,479 --> 02:57:41,750
like to make a comment?

4012
02:57:41,760 --> 02:57:45,920
» John Warren, city of Series. I want to

4013
02:57:45,920 --> 02:57:48,000
say that this is a good idea. I would

4014
02:57:48,000 --> 02:57:50,640
support [snorts] this. I think the city

4015
02:57:50,640 --> 02:57:54,080
engineer has some leeway in lowering the

4016
02:57:54,080 --> 02:57:56,399
speed limits by 5 miles an hour or

4017
02:57:56,399 --> 02:58:00,720
raising them in in some instances um

4018
02:58:00,720 --> 02:58:03,439
based upon the 85th percentile and the

4019
02:58:03,439 --> 02:58:06,000
traffic surveys and so forth and so on.

4020
02:58:06,000 --> 02:58:09,520
But I think all these um especially

4021
02:58:09,520 --> 02:58:12,240
Moffer Road which I am on more than I am

4022
02:58:12,240 --> 02:58:16,160
on the Eastgate side where um council

4023
02:58:16,160 --> 02:58:19,840
person is. But um yes, I would be in

4024
02:58:19,840 --> 02:58:23,439
favor that the traffic uh

4025
02:58:23,439 --> 02:58:26,720
speed limits be reduced by 5 miles an

4026
02:58:26,720 --> 02:58:29,359
hour and that should take care of the

4027
02:58:29,359 --> 02:58:32,240
problem. Mike,

4028
02:58:32,240 --> 02:58:33,840
>> thank you. Thank you. Next person,

4029
02:58:33,840 --> 02:58:36,870
please.

4030
02:58:36,880 --> 02:58:38,479
Okay, think about what it's going to

4031
02:58:38,479 --> 02:58:42,000
cost to change all those signs. Again,

4032
02:58:42,000 --> 02:58:44,479
money. You just keep nickel and dime us

4033
02:58:44,479 --> 02:58:47,600
to death. If you have to change all the

4034
02:58:47,600 --> 02:58:49,760
signs on all those streets, in all those

4035
02:58:49,760 --> 02:58:53,520
areas by five miles,

4036
02:58:53,520 --> 02:58:55,760
it's just going to cost more money.

4037
02:58:55,760 --> 02:58:58,319
Please stop and consider how you're

4038
02:58:58,319 --> 02:59:02,469
spending our money.

4039
02:59:02,479 --> 02:59:06,230
» Thank you very much. Next person.

4040
02:59:06,240 --> 02:59:08,000
Anybody on Zoom?

4041
02:59:08,000 --> 02:59:09,840
>> There are no hands raised on Zoom.

4042
02:59:09,840 --> 02:59:11,279
>> Bring this item back for comments and

4043
02:59:11,279 --> 02:59:20,230
questions. Councilwoman Vieira.

4044
02:59:20,240 --> 02:59:23,120
» Okay. Um, again, I don't know if speed

4045
02:59:23,120 --> 02:59:25,600
limits necessarily change behavior. At

4046
02:59:25,600 --> 02:59:27,120
least that's what I'm kind of hearing

4047
02:59:27,120 --> 02:59:29,439
from the police department is even

4048
02:59:29,439 --> 02:59:30,880
changing it doesn't necessarily mean

4049
02:59:30,880 --> 02:59:33,120
someone's going to drive slower. My

4050
02:59:33,120 --> 02:59:35,680
concerns, one is I thought this

4051
02:59:35,680 --> 02:59:37,760
something was going to be allowed for

4052
02:59:37,760 --> 02:59:39,600
all of us because I had specifically I

4053
02:59:39,600 --> 02:59:41,840
had already emailed and asked about the

4054
02:59:41,840 --> 02:59:44,720
streets in my district and I see I was

4055
02:59:44,720 --> 02:59:45,760
told that that was going to be

4056
02:59:45,760 --> 02:59:47,520
incorporated cuz I was but then I was

4057
02:59:47,520 --> 02:59:49,840
also told if I was to bring dis the

4058
02:59:49,840 --> 02:59:51,439
streets in front of the schools in my

4059
02:59:51,439 --> 02:59:52,720
district that there was going to be a

4060
02:59:52,720 --> 02:59:55,120
cost. So, I'm just kind of curious on

4061
02:59:55,120 --> 02:59:57,760
what the costs are, why other council

4062
02:59:57,760 --> 02:59:59,600
members were not given the same

4063
02:59:59,600 --> 03:00:01,760
opportunity because I did email I did

4064
03:00:01,760 --> 03:00:05,920
ask um immediately why I wasn't part of

4065
03:00:05,920 --> 03:00:07,760
this because I had asked as well cuz I

4066
03:00:07,760 --> 03:00:08,960
want to know what the cost. I believe

4067
03:00:08,960 --> 03:00:11,200
Martinez had also brought it forward. If

4068
03:00:11,200 --> 03:00:13,200
we all had asked for three streets, what

4069
03:00:13,200 --> 03:00:15,760
are the costs? And I'm hearing now if

4070
03:00:15,760 --> 03:00:17,840
anyone else asks, there are costs

4071
03:00:17,840 --> 03:00:20,240
involved. And so I think that is key for

4072
03:00:20,240 --> 03:00:22,640
me before I consider making this cuz

4073
03:00:22,640 --> 03:00:24,240
unless we can find a way the police can

4074
03:00:24,240 --> 03:00:27,200
enforce the changing speed limits. Um I

4075
03:00:27,200 --> 03:00:28,319
don't know if it's going to change

4076
03:00:28,319 --> 03:00:30,640
behavior and I think each district

4077
03:00:30,640 --> 03:00:32,479
should be given the same opportunity as

4078
03:00:32,479 --> 03:00:34,399
well as discover how we're going to pay

4079
03:00:34,399 --> 03:00:36,720
for this cuz that's also key. And I

4080
03:00:36,720 --> 03:00:38,319
believe at the council meeting when this

4081
03:00:38,319 --> 03:00:39,840
was discussed I was told it was about

4082
03:00:39,840 --> 03:00:43,040
$1,700 a sign. And when you look at four

4083
03:00:43,040 --> 03:00:44,880
what three signs each street right here

4084
03:00:44,880 --> 03:00:47,200
we're already at four signs. And if each

4085
03:00:47,200 --> 03:00:48,399
one of us each have three

4086
03:00:48,399 --> 03:00:50,479
recommendations, we're talking about a

4087
03:00:50,479 --> 03:00:51,920
significant amount of money. And so

4088
03:00:51,920 --> 03:00:53,680
that's my biggest concern right now. And

4089
03:00:53,680 --> 03:00:56,560
I think that needs to be I'm not in

4090
03:00:56,560 --> 03:00:58,160
favor at this point in time based on how

4091
03:00:58,160 --> 03:01:01,520
it's being presented.

4092
03:01:01,520 --> 03:01:03,279
>> Vice Mayor,

4093
03:01:03,279 --> 03:01:04,960
>> thank you, Mr. Mayor. I kind of agree

4094
03:01:04,960 --> 03:01:06,399
with what council member VR is saying.

4095
03:01:06,399 --> 03:01:07,760
We can lower speed limits, but that

4096
03:01:07,760 --> 03:01:09,920
doesn't necessarily stop bad drivers

4097
03:01:09,920 --> 03:01:12,160
from driving dangerously. Uh I am

4098
03:01:12,160 --> 03:01:14,000
concerned that this only seems to you

4099
03:01:14,000 --> 03:01:17,040
know impact u one area of the city when

4100
03:01:17,040 --> 03:01:18,960
there are other areas that have you know

4101
03:01:18,960 --> 03:01:21,520
like my item coming up around Smeirna

4102
03:01:21,520 --> 03:01:22,880
Park has streets that have speed limits

4103
03:01:22,880 --> 03:01:24,800
that could be reduced to potentially

4104
03:01:24,800 --> 03:01:27,920
reduce accidents. Um so just that alone

4105
03:01:27,920 --> 03:01:29,040
with the fact that yes there would be

4106
03:01:29,040 --> 03:01:30,800
signs that would need to be ordered. Uh

4107
03:01:30,800 --> 03:01:32,000
there would be crews that need to

4108
03:01:32,000 --> 03:01:36,479
replace them uh would be a no for this.

4109
03:01:36,479 --> 03:01:39,120
>> Thank you. You know, I I would like to

4110
03:01:39,120 --> 03:01:41,840
see if Bill TR could give us a little

4111
03:01:41,840 --> 03:01:43,600
backstory. I know that you you actually

4112
03:01:43,600 --> 03:01:45,920
brought us a report and gave us

4113
03:01:45,920 --> 03:01:48,479
statistics on whether or not we decided

4114
03:01:48,479 --> 03:01:51,200
to move forward with lowering um speed

4115
03:01:51,200 --> 03:01:53,439
limits in certain areas. Could you

4116
03:01:53,439 --> 03:01:56,479
please rephrase or just explain to us

4117
03:01:56,479 --> 03:01:58,720
again with that process and what it took

4118
03:01:58,720 --> 03:02:00,479
to get to the the findings that you

4119
03:02:00,479 --> 03:02:01,439
found?

4120
03:02:01,439 --> 03:02:04,640
>> So, we uh Thank you, mayor. We we we did

4121
03:02:04,640 --> 03:02:06,880
come with an engineering and traffic

4122
03:02:06,880 --> 03:02:10,240
survey um that that set the speed

4123
03:02:10,240 --> 03:02:11,840
limits. It did not raise any speed

4124
03:02:11,840 --> 03:02:15,040
limits at the time. Um I think it's

4125
03:02:15,040 --> 03:02:18,080
important to note that if we if we want

4126
03:02:18,080 --> 03:02:20,319
to look at different roads, we can do

4127
03:02:20,319 --> 03:02:25,279
that. Um the the big thing is is that I

4128
03:02:25,279 --> 03:02:28,800
will look at a cost. I'm not going to

4129
03:02:28,800 --> 03:02:31,200
move forward without as a matter of fact

4130
03:02:31,200 --> 03:02:34,160
if there is a cost that has to come back

4131
03:02:34,160 --> 03:02:36,160
to council because that contract is

4132
03:02:36,160 --> 03:02:38,960
already over the $25,000 which means I

4133
03:02:38,960 --> 03:02:41,040
need to come back for an amendment in

4134
03:02:41,040 --> 03:02:44,319
order to have that contract amended for

4135
03:02:44,319 --> 03:02:47,040
an additional amount. Uh as far as the

4136
03:02:47,040 --> 03:02:50,960
signs, uh yes, I've I've said it's about

4137
03:02:50,960 --> 03:02:54,240
$1,500 to $2,000 per sign that we need

4138
03:02:54,240 --> 03:02:56,800
to change. Um there could be some

4139
03:02:56,800 --> 03:03:00,000
savings as we move signs around if you

4140
03:03:00,000 --> 03:03:02,640
know if there's one road that's coming

4141
03:03:02,640 --> 03:03:04,720
down to 35 and we're taking signs off of

4142
03:03:04,720 --> 03:03:06,880
a 35 because it's lowering to 30 and we

4143
03:03:06,880 --> 03:03:09,359
can use those signs. We haven't we

4144
03:03:09,359 --> 03:03:11,920
haven't done a deep dive on all of that.

4145
03:03:11,920 --> 03:03:13,359
I think it's important to know which

4146
03:03:13,359 --> 03:03:16,800
roads everybody would want. Uh secondly,

4147
03:03:16,800 --> 03:03:19,840
I think there's another portion to this.

4148
03:03:19,840 --> 03:03:24,640
Um you know, we look at AB43. The AB43

4149
03:03:24,640 --> 03:03:26,640
is actually what they consider a safety

4150
03:03:26,640 --> 03:03:29,040
corridor bill um that was passed by the

4151
03:03:29,040 --> 03:03:32,160
state legislature. It includes parks, uh

4152
03:03:32,160 --> 03:03:34,160
schools where children are present,

4153
03:03:34,160 --> 03:03:37,439
those types of things um that allow for

4154
03:03:37,439 --> 03:03:40,720
us to lower speed limits by 5 m an hour

4155
03:03:40,720 --> 03:03:43,439
due to it being considered a safety

4156
03:03:43,439 --> 03:03:46,479
corridor. The second item is actually AB

4157
03:03:46,479 --> 03:03:51,120
382. AB382 will become a mandate in 2031

4158
03:03:51,120 --> 03:03:53,120
and that will mandate the state has

4159
03:03:53,120 --> 03:03:56,399
mandated that by 2031 all school zones

4160
03:03:56,399 --> 03:04:00,240
will need to be down to 20 m an hour. Um

4161
03:04:00,240 --> 03:04:01,920
there is a provision in there to bring

4162
03:04:01,920 --> 03:04:05,120
them down to 15 m an hour. Um but we

4163
03:04:05,120 --> 03:04:06,960
would need to look more into that

4164
03:04:06,960 --> 03:04:09,439
provision if we wanted to bring those

4165
03:04:09,439 --> 03:04:13,279
speed limits down to 15 m an hour. So

4166
03:04:13,279 --> 03:04:15,359
there there there's actually a multitude

4167
03:04:15,359 --> 03:04:19,520
of things that we could look at um as as

4168
03:04:19,520 --> 03:04:21,520
we move through this process if that is

4169
03:04:21,520 --> 03:04:24,640
the council's desire. Um but there are

4170
03:04:24,640 --> 03:04:28,560
provisions uh to lower speed limits by 5

4171
03:04:28,560 --> 03:04:31,359
miles an hour. Um and then it will be

4172
03:04:31,359 --> 03:04:35,279
mandated in 2031 that all school speed

4173
03:04:35,279 --> 03:04:37,920
limits come down to at least 20 m an

4174
03:04:37,920 --> 03:04:41,120
hour. So that that's really what it is

4175
03:04:41,120 --> 03:04:43,200
in a whole. Um, and if it's the

4176
03:04:43,200 --> 03:04:44,880
council's desire for me to bring that

4177
03:04:44,880 --> 03:04:48,080
back, I can uh bring a staff report

4178
03:04:48,080 --> 03:04:51,760
back. Um, I would like to be in contact

4179
03:04:51,760 --> 03:04:53,680
with each one of you to know which roads

4180
03:04:53,680 --> 03:04:55,840
you guys would like me to look at in in

4181
03:04:55,840 --> 03:04:58,640
your districts or within the city. Um,

4182
03:04:58,640 --> 03:05:00,880
and and go from there if that is the

4183
03:05:00,880 --> 03:05:03,040
desire of the council.

4184
03:05:03,040 --> 03:05:05,200
>> Thank you, Milair and Vice Mayor.

4185
03:05:05,200 --> 03:05:06,240
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I just had a

4186
03:05:06,240 --> 03:05:07,359
question, sir. So you you had an

4187
03:05:07,359 --> 03:05:09,040
engineering report brought back where

4188
03:05:09,040 --> 03:05:10,080
you know they went through the process

4189
03:05:10,080 --> 03:05:11,359
of reviewing our roads and they said

4190
03:05:11,359 --> 03:05:13,279
everything was fine but now you're

4191
03:05:13,279 --> 03:05:14,640
telling us if we have specific streets

4192
03:05:14,640 --> 03:05:16,160
that we're concerned about then to give

4193
03:05:16,160 --> 03:05:18,319
you that list why have the initial

4194
03:05:18,319 --> 03:05:19,680
engineering report in the first place

4195
03:05:19,680 --> 03:05:20,880
then?

4196
03:05:20,880 --> 03:05:23,760
>> So the initial engineering report uh

4197
03:05:23,760 --> 03:05:26,319
from an engineering traffic study

4198
03:05:26,319 --> 03:05:29,120
standpoint actually only looks at the

4199
03:05:29,120 --> 03:05:32,800
85th percentile in general. So they go

4200
03:05:32,800 --> 03:05:35,760
um there was a lot of uh public comments

4201
03:05:35,760 --> 03:05:37,520
for instance on social media about the

4202
03:05:37,520 --> 03:05:41,040
cameras that were up around town. Um and

4203
03:05:41,040 --> 03:05:42,800
they're they're recording speeds of

4204
03:05:42,800 --> 03:05:45,760
vehicles that are going by um for the

4205
03:05:45,760 --> 03:05:49,439
purpose of the study. And so in general

4206
03:05:49,439 --> 03:05:51,920
when they do an an engineering traffic

4207
03:05:51,920 --> 03:05:54,560
survey like this they look at the 85th

4208
03:05:54,560 --> 03:05:57,760
percentile. Then there are certain uh

4209
03:05:57,760 --> 03:06:00,960
parameters. The engineers also know that

4210
03:06:00,960 --> 03:06:04,160
changing speed limits takes money. Um it

4211
03:06:04,160 --> 03:06:06,479
takes crew money, it takes sign money.

4212
03:06:06,479 --> 03:06:08,000
There's there's just money that is

4213
03:06:08,000 --> 03:06:10,640
involved when they start to do that. So

4214
03:06:10,640 --> 03:06:14,080
generally speaking, uh if that there is

4215
03:06:14,080 --> 03:06:17,279
an ability to uh keep speed limits the

4216
03:06:17,279 --> 03:06:19,279
same, that's what they that's what they

4217
03:06:19,279 --> 03:06:21,439
try to do because they know the cost

4218
03:06:21,439 --> 03:06:24,000
burden that that it puts on a city. Some

4219
03:06:24,000 --> 03:06:27,439
of those may already be under uh maybe

4220
03:06:27,439 --> 03:06:31,200
the the percentile on um one of the

4221
03:06:31,200 --> 03:06:34,000
roads was showed the 85th percentile was

4222
03:06:34,000 --> 03:06:36,560
at 40 m an hour but the speed limit was

4223
03:06:36,560 --> 03:06:40,319
35 m an hour. They will use engineering

4224
03:06:40,319 --> 03:06:42,080
judgment at that point in time to

4225
03:06:42,080 --> 03:06:43,520
determine hey can [clears throat] I

4226
03:06:43,520 --> 03:06:48,399
apply AB43 to this as a safety corridor

4227
03:06:48,399 --> 03:06:51,040
to keep that speed limit at 35 m an

4228
03:06:51,040 --> 03:06:53,600
hour. So all of those judgments are made

4229
03:06:53,600 --> 03:06:56,880
while we go through this. Um and and the

4230
03:06:56,880 --> 03:07:00,319
engineers, they don't want to one create

4231
03:07:00,319 --> 03:07:02,399
a cost burden for the city because it

4232
03:07:02,399 --> 03:07:05,279
does get expensive. Uh and two, if they

4233
03:07:05,279 --> 03:07:07,279
can keep speed limits the same, then

4234
03:07:07,279 --> 03:07:11,600
that's what they will try to do under most circumstances. Sometimes

4235
03:07:11,600 --> 03:07:13,840
that's not possible and speed limits do

4236
03:07:13,840 --> 03:07:16,560
go up. And that's why I I kind of

4237
03:07:16,560 --> 03:07:18,560
praised the public when when we

4238
03:07:18,560 --> 03:07:20,960
presented this report that for the most

4239
03:07:20,960 --> 03:07:23,760
part, everybody was good in driving. Um,

4240
03:07:23,760 --> 03:07:25,600
and we were able to keep all of the

4241
03:07:25,600 --> 03:07:28,080
speed limits within the city the the

4242
03:07:28,080 --> 03:07:29,920
same as they were.

4243
03:07:29,920 --> 03:07:31,279
>> Thank you. And with that engineer's

4244
03:07:31,279 --> 03:07:33,120
report, it would make us or it would

4245
03:07:33,120 --> 03:07:34,560
take away the liability. Nubia, if

4246
03:07:34,560 --> 03:07:36,080
there's an accident, we had an

4247
03:07:36,080 --> 03:07:39,439
engineering report done that showed that that street had a safe speed limit

4248
03:07:39,439 --> 03:07:40,399
that there was nothing we could have

4249
03:07:40,399 --> 03:07:42,000
done because ultimately it comes back to

4250
03:07:42,000 --> 03:07:44,000
the driver and their negligence. I

4251
03:07:44,000 --> 03:07:44,960
wouldn't say that it completely

4252
03:07:44,960 --> 03:07:46,960
bulletproofs. Obviously, you want to be

4253
03:07:46,960 --> 03:07:48,720
able to document everything that the

4254
03:07:48,720 --> 03:07:50,560
city can do and steps to take to make it

4255
03:07:50,560 --> 03:07:52,800
safe, but there's a lot of factors that

4256
03:07:52,800 --> 03:07:55,359
would go into ultimate liability, but

4257
03:07:55,359 --> 03:07:59,040
from uh documenting the the the steps

4258
03:07:59,040 --> 03:08:01,040
and the procedures that would got to

4259
03:08:01,040 --> 03:08:01,760
start there.

4260
03:08:01,760 --> 03:08:03,279
>> Thank you. And Mike, you said that the

4261
03:08:03,279 --> 03:08:04,640
school zones are going to be eventually

4262
03:08:04,640 --> 03:08:06,479
reduced down to 15 m hour. Would that be

4263
03:08:06,479 --> 03:08:09,520
a a safe school? I know a few years ago,

4264
03:08:09,520 --> 03:08:12,240
Lieutenant Godfrey uh with worked with

4265
03:08:12,240 --> 03:08:14,000
the school district to do safe paths to

4266
03:08:14,000 --> 03:08:15,200
school. Would that be something that

4267
03:08:15,200 --> 03:08:16,560
goes through the school district in the

4268
03:08:16,560 --> 03:08:17,920
city or would that be something that

4269
03:08:17,920 --> 03:08:19,279
only we would handle?

4270
03:08:19,279 --> 03:08:21,680
>> So, uh the assembly bill actually

4271
03:08:21,680 --> 03:08:23,760
mandates that cities lower the speed

4272
03:08:23,760 --> 03:08:26,720
limit at in a school zone to 20 m an

4273
03:08:26,720 --> 03:08:30,640
hour um starting in 2031. uh that cost

4274
03:08:30,640 --> 03:08:32,880
will be burdened by the city to to

4275
03:08:32,880 --> 03:08:35,439
reduce those or really to change those

4276
03:08:35,439 --> 03:08:42,240
uh signs uh in school zones uh for for that provision within the law.

4277
03:08:42,240 --> 03:08:44,080
>> Thank you, sir.

4278
03:08:44,080 --> 03:08:46,479
>> Councilwoman Otero.

4279
03:08:46,479 --> 03:08:49,680
Okay, Councilwoman Vieira.

4280
03:08:49,680 --> 03:08:52,560
>> Um I think for me it sounds like we are

4281
03:08:52,560 --> 03:08:54,640
going to be red removing most of these

4282
03:08:54,640 --> 03:08:56,960
signs anyways under this new assembly

4283
03:08:56,960 --> 03:08:58,800
bill. I don't remember which one you

4284
03:08:58,800 --> 03:09:02,080
said it was. Um 382. So I think it's

4285
03:09:02,080 --> 03:09:04,720
just a matter of working through those

4286
03:09:04,720 --> 03:09:06,640
and working on financially because I

4287
03:09:06,640 --> 03:09:09,120
don't think I'm okay at 1,500 to 2,000

4288
03:09:09,120 --> 03:09:12,880
per sign for three streets that could

4289
03:09:12,880 --> 03:09:15,680
potentially be $6 to $10,000 per street.

4290
03:09:15,680 --> 03:09:17,920
And I don't think I'm have it in the

4291
03:09:17,920 --> 03:09:20,479
budget currently. And if it's legally

4292
03:09:20,479 --> 03:09:22,479
required under the current requirements

4293
03:09:22,479 --> 03:09:24,080
under your engineering report, it's

4294
03:09:24,080 --> 03:09:26,319
required by the traffic engineer. Um I

4295
03:09:26,319 --> 03:09:27,600
think that's where we're at. and then we

4296
03:09:27,600 --> 03:09:29,439
should save the money or start figuring

4297
03:09:29,439 --> 03:09:31,760
out how we're going to allocate the new

4298
03:09:31,760 --> 03:09:33,279
requirements because ultimately it's

4299
03:09:33,279 --> 03:09:36,720
going to be reduced down by 2031 to 20

4300
03:09:36,720 --> 03:09:40,160
anyways in most of these areas.

4301
03:09:40,160 --> 03:09:42,560
>> Just just for a point of clarification,

4302
03:09:42,560 --> 03:09:45,840
council member, um we we are not

4303
03:09:45,840 --> 03:09:47,760
mandated to do it at this point in time.

4304
03:09:47,760 --> 03:09:50,800
That mandate does not happen until 2031.

4305
03:09:50,800 --> 03:09:52,720
It would be a council decision if they

4306
03:09:52,720 --> 03:09:55,600
would uh prefer to implement that at an

4307
03:09:55,600 --> 03:09:57,840
earlier date. whether that be this year,

4308
03:09:57,840 --> 03:10:01,200
next year, or any year up to 2031. Um,

4309
03:10:01,200 --> 03:10:03,279
that can be done, but it will be

4310
03:10:03,279 --> 03:10:10,950
mandated in 2031. So,

4311
03:10:10,960 --> 03:10:13,520
any additional comments? Okay. If

4312
03:10:13,520 --> 03:10:14,800
there's no additional comments or

4313
03:10:14,800 --> 03:10:17,359
questions, I'm looking for consensus.

4314
03:10:17,359 --> 03:10:20,080
Vice Mayor, no. Councilwoman,

4315
03:10:20,080 --> 03:10:25,269
no for me.

4316
03:10:25,279 --> 03:10:28,080
Mr. Casey says yes.

4317
03:10:28,080 --> 03:10:30,880
Thank you. Item number 19. This is a

4318
03:10:30,880 --> 03:10:35,760
report on watering days and increases to three watering days per week. This

4319
03:10:35,760 --> 03:10:38,160
was requested by Vice Mayor Martinez on

4320
03:10:38,160 --> 03:10:41,680
June 22nd, 2026.

4321
03:10:41,680 --> 03:10:43,120
>> Uh thank you, Mr. Mayor. Yeah, I'd like

4322
03:10:43,120 --> 03:10:45,600
the uh request as just reviewing what it

4323
03:10:45,600 --> 03:10:47,120
would look like to change it from two to

4324
03:10:47,120 --> 03:10:49,840
three watering days.

4325
03:10:49,840 --> 03:10:52,479
>> Okay. Going now to the public. Any

4326
03:10:52,479 --> 03:10:53,600
members of the public would like to make

4327
03:10:53,600 --> 03:11:02,230
a comment on this item?

4328
03:11:02,240 --> 03:11:05,840
uh day predator series. Uh I already

4329
03:11:05,840 --> 03:11:08,319
noticed there's a lot lot of people are

4330
03:11:08,319 --> 03:11:11,840
already doing more than two days a week

4331
03:11:11,840 --> 03:11:14,800
if not more than three. Uh but there's

4332
03:11:14,800 --> 03:11:17,359
also I see a quite a few I that's

4333
03:11:17,359 --> 03:11:19,040
surprising they don't complain about

4334
03:11:19,040 --> 03:11:21,760
their water bills. I see when they're

4335
03:11:21,760 --> 03:11:24,240
their front and most of the water is

4336
03:11:24,240 --> 03:11:27,120
going down the gutter.

4337
03:11:27,120 --> 03:11:29,359
And so

4338
03:11:29,359 --> 03:11:32,880
basically I think at least once in a

4339
03:11:32,880 --> 03:11:34,800
while I check my sprinklers to see if

4340
03:11:34,800 --> 03:11:36,640
they're working halfway decent.

4341
03:11:36,640 --> 03:11:39,520
Sometimes they're not. And people ought

4342
03:11:39,520 --> 03:11:41,439
to get out there and look at what theirs

4343
03:11:41,439 --> 03:11:44,319
are doing too that see where most their

4344
03:11:44,319 --> 03:11:48,790
water's going.

4345
03:11:48,800 --> 03:11:50,080
» Thank you. Anyone else would like to

4346
03:11:50,080 --> 03:11:55,349
make a comment?

4347
03:11:55,359 --> 03:11:58,880
» John Warren, city of series. Um, each

4348
03:11:58,880 --> 03:12:02,160
month each residents allowed a certain

4349
03:12:02,160 --> 03:12:05,760
number of gallons of water. Uh, in the

4350
03:12:05,760 --> 03:12:09,200
spring, the summer, the fall, it

4351
03:12:09,200 --> 03:12:11,920
changes. Sometimes it's 27,000 gallons a

4352
03:12:11,920 --> 03:12:15,040
month as a maximum per residence and

4353
03:12:15,040 --> 03:12:18,319
then u it changes down to 12,000 gallons

4354
03:12:18,319 --> 03:12:20,720
per month. So if a person watches that,

4355
03:12:20,720 --> 03:12:22,720
it doesn't make a darn bit of difference

4356
03:12:22,720 --> 03:12:25,359
whether they're wearing five days a week

4357
03:12:25,359 --> 03:12:28,560
or three days a week or two days a week

4358
03:12:28,560 --> 03:12:30,960
as long as they don't go over their

4359
03:12:30,960 --> 03:12:33,520
usage allowed. And that's what I think

4360
03:12:33,520 --> 03:12:35,279
our water reports and things are based

4361
03:12:35,279 --> 03:12:38,560
on is that allowed usage. Now, if a

4362
03:12:38,560 --> 03:12:40,240
person doesn't monitor their usage,

4363
03:12:40,240 --> 03:12:42,319
there's a problem there. I know at one

4364
03:12:42,319 --> 03:12:43,840
time I talked to Jeremy and there was

4365
03:12:43,840 --> 03:12:46,479
people in this community using 75,000

4366
03:12:46,479 --> 03:12:47,920
gallons of water a month in the

4367
03:12:47,920 --> 03:12:50,479
wintertime. It just ran out the door and

4368
03:12:50,479 --> 03:12:52,720
down the street and they had a constant

4369
03:12:52,720 --> 03:12:54,399
battle with those particular property

4370
03:12:54,399 --> 03:12:56,000
owners,

4371
03:12:56,000 --> 03:12:58,000
issuing them notices and fines and

4372
03:12:58,000 --> 03:12:59,680
things like that. But I think for the

4373
03:12:59,680 --> 03:13:02,720
normal person and I use my own usage. My

4374
03:13:02,720 --> 03:13:06,160
usage last month was 17,000 gallons and

4375
03:13:06,160 --> 03:13:07,840
we're getting into the warmer months and

4376
03:13:07,840 --> 03:13:10,000
I haven't changed my sprinkler times at

4377
03:13:10,000 --> 03:13:13,600
all. So anyway, I I' I've never used

4378
03:13:13,600 --> 03:13:17,279
over the amount that's allowed and so

4379
03:13:17,279 --> 03:13:19,840
whether I wither water two days a week

4380
03:13:19,840 --> 03:13:21,920
or four days a week, I'm going to still

4381
03:13:21,920 --> 03:13:24,240
use the same amount of water. I think

4382
03:13:24,240 --> 03:13:27,600
that needs to be considered. Thank you.

4383
03:13:27,600 --> 03:13:31,439
>> Thank you very much. Anybody else?

4384
03:13:31,439 --> 03:13:33,520
Seeing none, anybody on Zoom?

4385
03:13:33,520 --> 03:13:35,439
>> There are no hands raised on Zoom.

4386
03:13:35,439 --> 03:13:36,720
>> Bring this item back for comments,

4387
03:13:36,720 --> 03:13:40,389
questions, or consensus.

4388
03:13:40,399 --> 03:13:43,040
Vice Mayor.

4389
03:13:43,040 --> 03:13:46,710
Yes, for me.

4390
03:13:46,720 --> 03:13:49,040
» Question. How long ago, Joshua, did you

4391
03:13:49,040 --> 03:13:50,640
present this to council? Because I

4392
03:13:50,640 --> 03:13:52,800
thought we just discussed this and we

4393
03:13:52,800 --> 03:13:55,279
were going to exceed the water usage if

4394
03:13:55,279 --> 03:13:58,319
we went to 3 days. Um it was in

4395
03:13:58,319 --> 03:14:01,120
November. Um I believe November because

4396
03:14:01,120 --> 03:14:08,399
um Sam was still on board. Um

4397
03:14:08,399 --> 03:14:11,840
we w we would exceed the the water use

4398
03:14:11,840 --> 03:14:14,800
efficiency

4399
03:14:14,800 --> 03:14:18,640
objective if uh every resident were to

4400
03:14:18,640 --> 03:14:22,399
um use all three days. Um just based on

4401
03:14:22,399 --> 03:14:25,200
the quick calculations that we did. Um

4402
03:14:25,200 --> 03:14:31,200
but just uh objectively speaking um I

4403
03:14:31,200 --> 03:14:33,120
think there is some wiggle room. I I

4404
03:14:33,120 --> 03:14:35,920
know I believe uh at the last when this

4405
03:14:35,920 --> 03:14:37,439
was brought up I there was also talk

4406
03:14:37,439 --> 03:14:40,000
about having it 3 days for the summer

4407
03:14:40,000 --> 03:14:42,239
versus you know or having it change

4408
03:14:42,239 --> 03:14:43,680
during the season having 3 days for the

4409
03:14:43,680 --> 03:14:46,239
summer versus the the winter. So I think

4410
03:14:46,239 --> 03:14:47,920
um we could provide some more

4411
03:14:47,920 --> 03:14:49,760
information if that's what the council

4412
03:14:49,760 --> 03:14:52,800
wants. Um, I know

4413
03:14:52,800 --> 03:14:56,800
we have difficulty sometimes, uh, the water department has difficulty

4414
03:14:56,800 --> 03:15:00,880
sometimes, um, using some water and

4415
03:15:00,880 --> 03:15:02,720
water is being stored that, you know,

4416
03:15:02,720 --> 03:15:04,720
we're not able to take our our full

4417
03:15:04,720 --> 03:15:07,200
aotment from SRWA at some times. There's

4418
03:15:07,200 --> 03:15:09,279
we have wells that are not running at

4419
03:15:09,279 --> 03:15:12,189
sometimes. So, there is some um,

4420
03:15:12,189 --> 03:15:13,840
[clears throat] use for for having the

4421
03:15:13,840 --> 03:15:16,160
water being used um, without going over

4422
03:15:16,160 --> 03:15:18,000
the water use efficiency that's set by

4423
03:15:18,000 --> 03:15:19,680
the state.

4424
03:15:19,680 --> 03:15:22,560
So with this again that we're just

4425
03:15:22,560 --> 03:15:25,200
moving a consensus to research. If we

4426
03:15:25,200 --> 03:15:26,640
approve this, we're looking at

4427
03:15:26,640 --> 03:15:28,880
difficulties accessing water because we

4428
03:15:28,880 --> 03:15:30,640
have limited water accessibility

4429
03:15:30,640 --> 03:15:32,160
currently is what it sounds like you're

4430
03:15:32,160 --> 03:15:35,439
telling me. Um as well as we have the

4431
03:15:35,439 --> 03:15:37,920
possibility of exceeding our state

4432
03:15:37,920 --> 03:15:41,200
required limitations, which those two

4433
03:15:41,200 --> 03:15:43,439
alone make me concerned in moving

4434
03:15:43,439 --> 03:15:45,760
forward. Although I like the idea, I

4435
03:15:45,760 --> 03:15:49,600
don't necessarily feel jeopardizing our

4436
03:15:49,600 --> 03:15:52,720
standing with the state water board and

4437
03:15:52,720 --> 03:15:55,600
the inability to

4438
03:15:55,600 --> 03:15:58,160
access water as well as drain our wells

4439
03:15:58,160 --> 03:16:00,239
further down and getting more

4440
03:16:00,239 --> 03:16:02,319
contaminants into it and sand which I'm

4441
03:16:02,319 --> 03:16:04,319
hearing a lot about. Um I don't think

4442
03:16:04,319 --> 03:16:06,319
I'm comfortable with that. So it I I

4443
03:16:06,319 --> 03:16:08,000
guess without more information it's

4444
03:16:08,000 --> 03:16:09,680
really hard to make a full

4445
03:16:09,680 --> 03:16:10,080
>> okay

4446
03:16:10,080 --> 03:16:11,200
>> form decision. Just point of

4447
03:16:11,200 --> 03:16:13,439
clarification,

4448
03:16:13,439 --> 03:16:16,160
the we've had difficulty getting all of

4449
03:16:16,160 --> 03:16:18,160
the water that we have allotted to us

4450
03:16:18,160 --> 03:16:20,000
from SRWA

4451
03:16:20,000 --> 03:16:22,000
from our our surface water. Sometimes

4452
03:16:22,000 --> 03:16:24,319
we're having difficulty getting it out

4453
03:16:24,319 --> 03:16:26,640
into the system because it's not being

4454
03:16:26,640 --> 03:16:30,560
used. So, we're having to ask SRWA to uh

4455
03:16:30,560 --> 03:16:32,880
decrease our water intake then uh

4456
03:16:32,880 --> 03:16:36,560
compared to what we've ordered. Um so

4457
03:16:36,560 --> 03:16:38,800
there's you know some

4458
03:16:38,800 --> 03:16:40,800
the case could be made that in some

4459
03:16:40,800 --> 03:16:42,479
cases we are not getting the full

4460
03:16:42,479 --> 03:16:44,399
benefit of

4461
03:16:44,399 --> 03:16:47,680
that water that's allotted to us. Um

4462
03:16:47,680 --> 03:16:48,960
that's just at different times. You know

4463
03:16:48,960 --> 03:16:50,880
in the winter we've had difficulty you

4464
03:16:50,880 --> 03:16:52,560
know turning over our reservoirs and

4465
03:16:52,560 --> 03:16:54,479
making sure that the water is being used

4466
03:16:54,479 --> 03:16:56,960
at some times. Um but it is a balance

4467
03:16:56,960 --> 03:16:58,479
because we have to compare that with

4468
03:16:58,479 --> 03:17:00,080
making sure that we stay under our water

4469
03:17:00,080 --> 03:17:02,880
use objective. Um we changed on our

4470
03:17:02,880 --> 03:17:05,680
monthly report. We changed uh the way

4471
03:17:05,680 --> 03:17:07,920
that we were reporting. Um so this

4472
03:17:07,920 --> 03:17:09,680
public works uh monthly report that goes

4473
03:17:09,680 --> 03:17:11,680
to the council every every council um

4474
03:17:11,680 --> 03:17:13,359
meeting.

4475
03:17:13,359 --> 03:17:15,840
U it does show our current usage in

4476
03:17:15,840 --> 03:17:17,600
comparison with our water use objective

4477
03:17:17,600 --> 03:17:19,359
from the previous year. So we can kind

4478
03:17:19,359 --> 03:17:21,760
of see where we're at um as we go. And

4479
03:17:21,760 --> 03:17:25,040
it it is a live document so we can you

4480
03:17:25,040 --> 03:17:27,680
know make changes as we see fit. But uh

4481
03:17:27,680 --> 03:17:30,239
the the initial recommendation was not

4482
03:17:30,239 --> 03:17:35,040
to go to 3 days because um we were near

4483
03:17:35,040 --> 03:17:37,040
the the water use objective. We still

4484
03:17:37,040 --> 03:17:39,840
had a couple million gallons of of

4485
03:17:39,840 --> 03:17:43,840
leeway. Um but I I don't remember the exact number off the top of my head

4486
03:17:43,840 --> 03:17:45,040
from when we gave that report in

4487
03:17:45,040 --> 03:17:47,359
November.

4488
03:17:47,359 --> 03:17:49,680
>> Okay. I'm okay with moving forward with

4489
03:17:49,680 --> 03:17:51,439
the idea during the summer as long as

4490
03:17:51,439 --> 03:17:53,600
we're not moving o or exceeding our

4491
03:17:53,600 --> 03:17:55,520
state requirements. I think that's my

4492
03:17:55,520 --> 03:17:57,760
biggest concern is I don't want to get

4493
03:17:57,760 --> 03:18:00,160
fined or disciplined or any kind of

4494
03:18:00,160 --> 03:18:02,000
penalties coming from the state. So if

4495
03:18:02,000 --> 03:18:04,640
it comes to that point, I'm not

4496
03:18:04,640 --> 03:18:06,800
wanting to move forward with this idea

4497
03:18:06,800 --> 03:18:09,279
if it does put us or jeopardize us with

4498
03:18:09,279 --> 03:18:11,040
the state. So that's kind of where I'm

4499
03:18:11,040 --> 03:18:12,479
at. I don't know how you want to judge

4500
03:18:12,479 --> 03:18:14,399
that because I don't understand

4501
03:18:14,399 --> 03:18:16,239
>> staff can move forward with with you

4502
03:18:16,239 --> 03:18:20,399
know looking at um th those changes just

4503
03:18:20,399 --> 03:18:22,239
based off percentages increase by

4504
03:18:22,239 --> 03:18:23,840
percentages during month the the

4505
03:18:23,840 --> 03:18:26,319
summertime or do a comparison for the

4506
03:18:26,319 --> 03:18:28,000
whole year. Uh I believe when the

4507
03:18:28,000 --> 03:18:29,520
initial report came out it was kind of

4508
03:18:29,520 --> 03:18:32,560
just like hey if if everybody did this

4509
03:18:32,560 --> 03:18:34,720
you know let's multiply

4510
03:18:34,720 --> 03:18:37,600
uh this you know two days by making it 3

4511
03:18:37,600 --> 03:18:40,319
days and that projection put us above

4512
03:18:40,319 --> 03:18:42,880
the the water use objective but um yeah

4513
03:18:42,880 --> 03:18:45,439
we can we can come with a more detailed

4514
03:18:45,439 --> 03:18:46,399
report.

4515
03:18:46,399 --> 03:18:48,080
>> I'm interested in seeing that report.

4516
03:18:48,080 --> 03:18:49,279
Thank you.

4517
03:18:49,279 --> 03:18:51,040
>> Yeah that would be very beneficial for

4518
03:18:51,040 --> 03:18:53,200
us to move forward. Council member

4519
03:18:53,200 --> 03:18:58,150
Casey. Go ahead sir.

4520
03:18:58,160 --> 03:19:00,960
To go back to Mr. Warren's point, does

4521
03:19:00,960 --> 03:19:04,319
it really matter if we do two days, 3

4522
03:19:04,319 --> 03:19:06,800
days, 4 days, 5 days? Because we're only

4523
03:19:06,800 --> 03:19:09,760
allotted so many gallons anyway. We're

4524
03:19:09,760 --> 03:19:12,640
not we're not it's not asking

4525
03:19:12,640 --> 03:19:14,800
we're not asking for more gallons. We're

4526
03:19:14,800 --> 03:19:17,840
just asking for the opportunity to water

4527
03:19:17,840 --> 03:19:21,439
our grass and flowers without being

4528
03:19:21,439 --> 03:19:23,920
fine, whether it's three days or four

4529
03:19:23,920 --> 03:19:25,040
days. Yes,

4530
03:19:25,040 --> 03:19:26,800
>> it doesn't matter really. We only are

4531
03:19:26,800 --> 03:19:29,279
allotted so many gallons and then of

4532
03:19:29,279 --> 03:19:32,479
course this is here this is no part of

4533
03:19:32,479 --> 03:19:34,560
that but what the heck are we going to

4534
03:19:34,560 --> 03:19:37,200
do when we build all these other houses

4535
03:19:37,200 --> 03:19:38,800
where we're going to get the water you

4536
03:19:38,800 --> 03:19:39,279
know?

4537
03:19:39,279 --> 03:19:41,359
>> Yeah. Oh, thank you for your for your

4538
03:19:41,359 --> 03:19:41,760
question.

4539
03:19:41,760 --> 03:19:44,000
>> But isn't I mean isn't I mean the the

4540
03:19:44,000 --> 03:19:45,840
simple qu I mean this is a simple

4541
03:19:45,840 --> 03:19:49,520
question. So if we approve

4542
03:19:49,520 --> 03:19:52,080
to go forward to study the three days a

4543
03:19:52,080 --> 03:19:55,680
week, we're only allowed it so many

4544
03:19:55,680 --> 03:19:59,359
gallons anyway and we're not asking to

4545
03:19:59,359 --> 03:20:01,200
increase that a lotment.

4546
03:20:01,200 --> 03:20:04,160
>> We're just saying now now don't worry

4547
03:20:04,160 --> 03:20:06,479
about it if you want to work water your

4548
03:20:06,479 --> 03:20:08,239
grass on Sunday.

4549
03:20:08,239 --> 03:20:10,000
>> Yeah, I I understand. Uh thank you for

4550
03:20:10,000 --> 03:20:11,680
your question. So the reason that it

4551
03:20:11,680 --> 03:20:13,279
matters is because when drought

4552
03:20:13,279 --> 03:20:15,200
conditions come there are steps that are

4553
03:20:15,200 --> 03:20:18,160
mandated by the state. So you know the

4554
03:20:18,160 --> 03:20:20,239
reason that we initially the city you

4555
03:20:20,239 --> 03:20:22,399
know years back went to two days was

4556
03:20:22,399 --> 03:20:24,319
because a mandate was put out by the

4557
03:20:24,319 --> 03:20:26,640
state. There was a um an order by the

4558
03:20:26,640 --> 03:20:29,600
governor to uh follow certain uh drought

4559
03:20:29,600 --> 03:20:31,120
restrictions and part of those

4560
03:20:31,120 --> 03:20:33,600
restrictions was decreasing your

4561
03:20:33,600 --> 03:20:37,439
watering days by one day. So if if

4562
03:20:37,439 --> 03:20:38,640
something like that were to come out

4563
03:20:38,640 --> 03:20:41,840
again and we're at 2 days, we may have

4564
03:20:41,840 --> 03:20:43,520
to go down to one day or we may be

4565
03:20:43,520 --> 03:20:45,439
considered for that. So it's just there

4566
03:20:45,439 --> 03:20:47,040
are things I understand that we all do

4567
03:20:47,040 --> 03:20:48,800
have allotted amounts and as long you

4568
03:20:48,800 --> 03:20:50,080
know there's people that go over the

4569
03:20:50,080 --> 03:20:52,319
allotted amount with two days, right? So

4570
03:20:52,319 --> 03:20:59,680
it we we uh address those cases with our fines and our fee structure. But um

4571
03:20:59,680 --> 03:21:02,479
having the watering days uh increase

4572
03:21:02,479 --> 03:21:06,239
back to three is or or whatever we

4573
03:21:06,239 --> 03:21:08,880
increase it to it it does matter because

4574
03:21:08,880 --> 03:21:10,960
when drought restrictions happen we have

4575
03:21:10,960 --> 03:21:14,000
to take certain steps. Um yeah and then

4576
03:21:14,000 --> 03:21:17,279
what was there was a second question.

4577
03:21:17,279 --> 03:21:19,439
Oh, when we when we build new homes, uh,

4578
03:21:19,439 --> 03:21:21,600
a lot of those developments come with

4579
03:21:21,600 --> 03:21:24,880
installing or drilling new wells or um

4580
03:21:24,880 --> 03:21:31,110
building new reservoirs. So,

4581
03:21:31,120 --> 03:21:33,120
» all right. So, I think we already we've

4582
03:21:33,120 --> 03:21:36,479
gone through the consensus, right?

4583
03:21:36,479 --> 03:21:39,359
>> I think I have four yeses.

4584
03:21:39,359 --> 03:21:41,520
>> Mr. Casey, Mr.

4585
03:21:41,520 --> 03:21:43,520
>> He said yes.

4586
03:21:43,520 --> 03:21:45,359
>> So, we have five yeses.

4587
03:21:45,359 --> 03:21:47,600
>> Mr. Mr. Casey, are you Yes. Yeah, we're

4588
03:21:47,600 --> 03:21:49,359
good. Thank you for the questions, Mr.

4589
03:21:49,359 --> 03:21:52,399
Casey. Moving on to item number 20,

4590
03:21:52,399 --> 03:21:54,000
which is safety around Suburban Park.

4591
03:21:54,000 --> 03:21:55,279
This was requested by Vice Mayor

4592
03:21:55,279 --> 03:21:56,800
Martinez.

4593
03:21:56,800 --> 03:21:58,000
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. We had some

4594
03:21:58,000 --> 03:21:59,760
citizens in here uh what meeting was

4595
03:21:59,760 --> 03:22:02,160
this? June 22nd, so just just last

4596
03:22:02,160 --> 03:22:04,800
month. Uh describing how unsafe it is to

4597
03:22:04,800 --> 03:22:06,640
walk across the street, uh especially

4598
03:22:06,640 --> 03:22:08,560
when there's heavy baseball tournaments.

4599
03:22:08,560 --> 03:22:10,880
Um and we do have two schools there at

4600
03:22:10,880 --> 03:22:12,479
Samra Park, right? It's sandwiched in

4601
03:22:12,479 --> 03:22:14,399
between two. So, I would like to see

4602
03:22:14,399 --> 03:22:18,319
about maybe um updating the crosswalks,

4603
03:22:18,319 --> 03:22:20,000
adding lights, maybe putting a safety

4604
03:22:20,000 --> 03:22:21,840
signal that when someone is crossing, it

4605
03:22:21,840 --> 03:22:23,760
alerts drivers that are coming uh just

4606
03:22:23,760 --> 03:22:25,279
to improve the safety around the park,

4607
03:22:25,279 --> 03:22:27,359
especially since it's such a heavily

4608
03:22:27,359 --> 03:22:28,640
used park. It hasn't been very well

4609
03:22:28,640 --> 03:22:30,720
maintained of recent, but it is still a

4610
03:22:30,720 --> 03:22:32,720
used park. I'd like to see about getting

4611
03:22:32,720 --> 03:22:34,960
those paths a little safer.

4612
03:22:34,960 --> 03:22:35,760
>> Thank [clears throat] you very much. Is

4613
03:22:35,760 --> 03:22:36,880
there any members of the public would

4614
03:22:36,880 --> 03:22:46,950
like to make a comment on this item?

4615
03:22:46,960 --> 03:22:50,720
Thank you. Um, there's also a criminal

4616
03:22:50,720 --> 03:22:54,000
element that needs to be addressed with

4617
03:22:54,000 --> 03:22:56,880
some of our park systems. Most recently,

4618
03:22:56,880 --> 03:23:00,000
a family member of mine

4619
03:23:00,000 --> 03:23:03,359
was uh relieved of her cell phone and

4620
03:23:03,359 --> 03:23:06,479
driver's license and wallet and stuff at

4621
03:23:06,479 --> 03:23:10,080
the at the park during broad daylight. I

4622
03:23:10,080 --> 03:23:12,720
don't know if it was

4623
03:23:12,720 --> 03:23:15,439
all that person's fault, but the young

4624
03:23:15,439 --> 03:23:17,120
man that came over and talked to her

4625
03:23:17,120 --> 03:23:19,920
that did know who she was was very

4626
03:23:19,920 --> 03:23:24,000
interested in u in her belongings and uh

4627
03:23:24,000 --> 03:23:26,399
when she got home she didn't have them.

4628
03:23:26,399 --> 03:23:28,319
So there there's an element there of

4629
03:23:28,319 --> 03:23:31,120
safety too in broad daylight uh on a

4630
03:23:31,120 --> 03:23:34,399
Sunday afternoon at some park. And also

4631
03:23:34,399 --> 03:23:38,319
I think on Facebook today um the party

4632
03:23:38,319 --> 03:23:42,239
at that pavilion that

4633
03:23:42,239 --> 03:23:46,080
she was sitting by left about 1,000

4634
03:23:46,080 --> 03:23:48,560
pounds of trash. I mean the pictures

4635
03:23:48,560 --> 03:23:51,840
that u the ladies that were working in

4636
03:23:51,840 --> 03:23:54,399
the rose garden and weeding and stuff

4637
03:23:54,399 --> 03:23:56,720
because city staff wasn't able to do

4638
03:23:56,720 --> 03:24:00,319
that um took some pictures and posted

4639
03:24:00,319 --> 03:24:03,279
them and it was just terrible. I

4640
03:24:03,279 --> 03:24:05,680
remember Mike Klein did the same thing

4641
03:24:05,680 --> 03:24:10,080
years ago after a Sunday event at the at

4642
03:24:10,080 --> 03:24:12,319
Samra Park and it was just terrible. I

4643
03:24:12,319 --> 03:24:15,439
mean, there's trash everywhere and and

4644
03:24:15,439 --> 03:24:17,359
people would even put it in the trash

4645
03:24:17,359 --> 03:24:19,120
cans and then the trash cans were

4646
03:24:19,120 --> 03:24:21,439
overfilled in some cases and they just

4647
03:24:21,439 --> 03:24:23,120
throw it on the ground rather than take

4648
03:24:23,120 --> 03:24:25,200
it away with them. And that should be a

4649
03:24:25,200 --> 03:24:27,840
requirement I think when these people

4650
03:24:27,840 --> 03:24:31,760
rent or sign up to use a facility there.

4651
03:24:31,760 --> 03:24:34,560
If they leave it in shabby case, they

4652
03:24:34,560 --> 03:24:37,279
should be build for the cleanup. I mean,

4653
03:24:37,279 --> 03:24:40,080
we should be, you know, collecting uh

4654
03:24:40,080 --> 03:24:42,720
from them or have a deposit big enough

4655
03:24:42,720 --> 03:24:45,200
that they will take it away or we just

4656
03:24:45,200 --> 03:24:48,080
won't return the posit. We keep the the

4657
03:24:48,080 --> 03:24:49,760
pictures and show them say, "Hey, this

4658
03:24:49,760 --> 03:24:52,479
is how you left it and so uh we're going

4659
03:24:52,479 --> 03:24:54,720
to have to pay someone to clean it up."

4660
03:24:54,720 --> 03:24:56,399
That's what we should do. Thank you very

4661
03:24:56,399 --> 03:24:57,600
much.

4662
03:24:57,600 --> 03:24:58,800
>> Thank you very much. Is there anybody

4663
03:24:58,800 --> 03:25:05,349
else?

4664
03:25:05,359 --> 03:25:08,960
The trash at Suburba Park is it it's a

4665
03:25:08,960 --> 03:25:12,239
difficult thing. A woman posted a whole

4666
03:25:12,239 --> 03:25:14,560
bunch of pictures of the trash

4667
03:25:14,560 --> 03:25:17,040
everywhere. People were having parties

4668
03:25:17,040 --> 03:25:19,600
and leaving the trash in bags and they

4669
03:25:19,600 --> 03:25:22,319
were attaching the bags to the garbage

4670
03:25:22,319 --> 03:25:24,880
disposal things. But the garbage

4671
03:25:24,880 --> 03:25:27,120
disposal things you have there are real

4672
03:25:27,120 --> 03:25:28,800
pretty and they have these cute little

4673
03:25:28,800 --> 03:25:30,800
tops on them and it's hard to put the

4674
03:25:30,800 --> 03:25:33,680
trash in. If you just go back to plain

4675
03:25:33,680 --> 03:25:36,479
oldfashioned garbage cans, I think you'd

4676
03:25:36,479 --> 03:25:38,800
have a lot better luck. And then keep

4677
03:25:38,800 --> 03:25:41,520
the homeless out of the garbage. That's

4678
03:25:41,520 --> 03:25:43,760
the two things, the wrong garbage cans

4679
03:25:43,760 --> 03:25:48,630
and the homeless. That's your problems.

4680
03:25:48,640 --> 03:25:53,110
» Thank you. Is there anybody else?

4681
03:25:53,120 --> 03:25:55,600
Seeing none. Anyone on Zoom?

4682
03:25:55,600 --> 03:25:57,200
>> There are no hands raised on Zoom.

4683
03:25:57,200 --> 03:26:00,640
>> Bringing this item back for consensus.

4684
03:26:00,640 --> 03:26:02,560
Vice Mayor.

4685
03:26:02,560 --> 03:26:04,239
Councilwoman.

4686
03:26:04,239 --> 03:26:07,910
Yes. For me,

4687
03:26:07,920 --> 03:26:12,319
I if I may, uh, Mayor, I to address uh,

4688
03:26:12,319 --> 03:26:15,359
Councilman Martinez's uh, issue with

4689
03:26:15,359 --> 03:26:18,640
safety around around Smeirna Park um, on

4690
03:26:18,640 --> 03:26:21,200
the roadways. We actually do have two

4691
03:26:21,200 --> 03:26:24,399
projects. One is an ATP, an active

4692
03:26:24,399 --> 03:26:27,120
transportation project. Um the other one

4693
03:26:27,120 --> 03:26:31,359
is uh a CMAC or HSIP project. Both

4694
03:26:31,359 --> 03:26:32,880
grant-f funded projects that are

4695
03:26:32,880 --> 03:26:36,000
actually going to be um repainting

4696
03:26:36,000 --> 03:26:38,239
crosswalks, those types of things.

4697
03:26:38,239 --> 03:26:41,359
Putting in uh a couple of speed tables.

4698
03:26:41,359 --> 03:26:44,319
So those things are in progress. Uh they

4699
03:26:44,319 --> 03:26:47,040
are they are currently being designed uh

4700
03:26:47,040 --> 03:26:50,239
right now. Um, and so I I just wanted to

4701
03:26:50,239 --> 03:26:52,239
at least let the council know that there

4702
03:26:52,239 --> 03:26:54,640
is a project, a couple of projects that

4703
03:26:54,640 --> 03:26:57,520
are going on on Moffett. One that both

4704
03:26:57,520 --> 03:27:00,000
that will include some safety aspect of

4705
03:27:00,000 --> 03:27:03,279
at least the Moffett portion of uh,

4706
03:27:03,279 --> 03:27:06,239
Smeirna Park, but obviously there there

4707
03:27:06,239 --> 03:27:08,160
are other portions to that that are not

4708
03:27:08,160 --> 03:27:10,479
included in those projects. Um, and we'd

4709
03:27:10,479 --> 03:27:12,319
be happy to address those also. But I

4710
03:27:12,319 --> 03:27:13,600
did want to let the council know that

4711
03:27:13,600 --> 03:27:15,920
there are uh two projects currently on

4712
03:27:15,920 --> 03:27:17,920
Moffett that'll address some safety

4713
03:27:17,920 --> 03:27:20,560
aspects uh with regard to the roadway at

4714
03:27:20,560 --> 03:27:22,560
that point.

4715
03:27:22,560 --> 03:27:24,399
>> Council member Vier, do you did you have

4716
03:27:24,399 --> 03:27:26,319
a additional comment?

4717
03:27:26,319 --> 03:27:29,200
>> Did you want to go first?

4718
03:27:29,200 --> 03:27:30,800
>> That was part of my question was I

4719
03:27:30,800 --> 03:27:32,319
thought there was something in the works

4720
03:27:32,319 --> 03:27:34,640
already and I didn't know if police were

4721
03:27:34,640 --> 03:27:36,239
also looking at the safe routes. I don't

4722
03:27:36,239 --> 03:27:37,439
know if that was you were police that

4723
03:27:37,439 --> 03:27:39,520
did the one um on Morgan Road and then

4724
03:27:39,520 --> 03:27:41,920
you also have the one that's on Hackett

4725
03:27:41,920 --> 03:27:43,439
and Central that you're currently

4726
03:27:43,439 --> 03:27:44,640
working on as well and bringing

4727
03:27:44,640 --> 03:27:46,800
sidewalks into my district. Um but

4728
03:27:46,800 --> 03:27:48,479
that's all grant funded because that was

4729
03:27:48,479 --> 03:27:51,120
going to be my concern is the cost um in

4730
03:27:51,120 --> 03:27:52,399
doing these upgrades. What are we

4731
03:27:52,399 --> 03:27:54,800
looking? And then I thought we also had

4732
03:27:54,800 --> 03:27:56,720
cameras at that location that the police

4733
03:27:56,720 --> 03:28:00,479
or dispatch monitor because um I don't

4734
03:28:00,479 --> 03:28:02,640
know if that is maybe another aspect

4735
03:28:02,640 --> 03:28:05,040
that could reduce some of the criminal

4736
03:28:05,040 --> 03:28:07,359
aspects that were being discussed and

4737
03:28:07,359 --> 03:28:09,760
maybe that might be another alternative

4738
03:28:09,760 --> 03:28:11,840
um because ultimately safety is going to

4739
03:28:11,840 --> 03:28:14,960
come down to police and the really

4740
03:28:14,960 --> 03:28:16,880
regardless of what we do I I think

4741
03:28:16,880 --> 03:28:17,840
ultimately it's going to come down to

4742
03:28:17,840 --> 03:28:19,760
the police department.

4743
03:28:19,760 --> 03:28:22,399
>> So there are cameras uh at Smyrna Park.

4744
03:28:22,399 --> 03:28:24,960
However, in the area that uh this

4745
03:28:24,960 --> 03:28:26,960
occurred, there was no uh camera

4746
03:28:26,960 --> 03:28:30,229
coverage.

4747
03:28:30,239 --> 03:28:32,720
Thank you, Max.

4748
03:28:32,720 --> 03:28:34,160
>> No, thank you. Uh Council Member Vier

4749
03:28:34,160 --> 03:28:35,600
asked about the grants.

4750
03:28:35,600 --> 03:28:38,479
>> Okay. Thank you. Let's go ahead. I know

4751
03:28:38,479 --> 03:28:39,920
that we were in the middle of consensus,

4752
03:28:39,920 --> 03:28:42,479
right? It's okay. I believe I had made

4753
03:28:42,479 --> 03:28:44,479
my consensus correct. So, are we going

4754
03:28:44,479 --> 03:28:45,359
to council?

4755
03:28:45,359 --> 03:28:47,520
>> I want to wait until I see what Belran

4756
03:28:47,520 --> 03:28:48,880
has coming forward. I'm not interested

4757
03:28:48,880 --> 03:28:50,560
in using general fund money and stuff

4758
03:28:50,560 --> 03:28:52,000
that we could possibly use with grant

4759
03:28:52,000 --> 03:28:53,760
money.

4760
03:28:53,760 --> 03:28:56,880
>> I take that as a no. Um, council member

4761
03:28:56,880 --> 03:28:58,479
Casey.

4762
03:28:58,479 --> 03:28:59,439
>> Yes.

4763
03:28:59,439 --> 03:29:02,560
>> Thank you. Appreciate that. Moving on to

4764
03:29:02,560 --> 03:29:04,560
item number 21. This is a review of the

4765
03:29:04,560 --> 03:29:09,120
2021 CARES Act audit and RAD funding

4766
03:29:09,120 --> 03:29:11,120
requested by council member Otero on the

4767
03:29:11,120 --> 03:29:14,720
22nd of June 2026.

4768
03:29:14,720 --> 03:29:16,800
>> Thank you, mayor. Um so during the

4769
03:29:16,800 --> 03:29:19,279
budget process I had mentioned some

4770
03:29:19,279 --> 03:29:21,840
concerns that I had with the car's act

4771
03:29:21,840 --> 03:29:24,640
funding and through my research um there

4772
03:29:24,640 --> 03:29:26,399
was also some rad funding that the city

4773
03:29:26,399 --> 03:29:28,399
had received. Um there was like a

4774
03:29:28,399 --> 03:29:31,040
partnership with businesses during co.

4775
03:29:31,040 --> 03:29:33,520
So for me I want to ensure that the

4776
03:29:33,520 --> 03:29:36,800
funding during that time was reflected

4777
03:29:36,800 --> 03:29:38,880
uh correctly in our budget and our staff

4778
03:29:38,880 --> 03:29:41,680
reports. Um I know that the single year

4779
03:29:41,680 --> 03:29:44,479
audit for 2021 was not completed timely.

4780
03:29:44,479 --> 03:29:48,000
was completed in um 2023 and at that

4781
03:29:48,000 --> 03:29:52,160
time there wasn't a audit done. It was

4782
03:29:52,160 --> 03:29:55,120
stated in a letter that um basically the

4783
03:29:55,120 --> 03:29:57,840
city would be exempt from it. Um but

4784
03:29:57,840 --> 03:30:00,319
it's important to note that the city was

4785
03:30:00,319 --> 03:30:02,560
a recip a subreient of the CARES

4786
03:30:02,560 --> 03:30:04,800
funding. It came from the county and I

4787
03:30:04,800 --> 03:30:06,880
believe it there's some that came from

4788
03:30:06,880 --> 03:30:09,760
um the state or federal government. So

4789
03:30:09,760 --> 03:30:11,359
there is some reporting that I believe

4790
03:30:11,359 --> 03:30:12,800
should have been done because during

4791
03:30:12,800 --> 03:30:15,279
that year um the car's act funding had

4792
03:30:15,279 --> 03:30:18,640
to be spent by a certain time frame and

4793
03:30:18,640 --> 03:30:20,720
the funding was over our expenditures

4794
03:30:20,720 --> 03:30:23,920
were over 250,000 or 750,000.

4795
03:30:23,920 --> 03:30:26,239
So I would like to go back um and

4796
03:30:26,239 --> 03:30:29,120
evaluate that. I don't want us to run

4797
03:30:29,120 --> 03:30:31,600
into an issue where we get called out by

4798
03:30:31,600 --> 03:30:34,319
the state, you know, after they do their

4799
03:30:34,319 --> 03:30:35,760
own audit and we were supposed to do

4800
03:30:35,760 --> 03:30:38,399
one. Um, when it comes to the RAD

4801
03:30:38,399 --> 03:30:40,960
funding, same thing. Um, that funding

4802
03:30:40,960 --> 03:30:42,800
source was through the car's act. There

4803
03:30:42,800 --> 03:30:44,640
was also some RAD funding that came from

4804
03:30:44,640 --> 03:30:47,439
ARPA. Um, so I'd like to just, you know,

4805
03:30:47,439 --> 03:30:49,359
track that funding and ensure that all

4806
03:30:49,359 --> 03:30:50,960
of it has been documented correctly

4807
03:30:50,960 --> 03:30:52,319
because I would hate for us to be

4808
03:30:52,319 --> 03:30:54,720
audited um by the state or federal

4809
03:30:54,720 --> 03:30:56,560
government.

4810
03:30:56,560 --> 03:30:57,760
>> Thank you. Is there any members of the

4811
03:30:57,760 --> 03:30:58,960
public that would like to make a comment

4812
03:30:58,960 --> 03:31:00,800
on this item?

4813
03:31:00,800 --> 03:31:08,229
Please step up to the podium.

4814
03:31:08,239 --> 03:31:11,760
uh city of series wellman city of series

4815
03:31:11,760 --> 03:31:14,160
for the record. So, I just want to take

4816
03:31:14,160 --> 03:31:16,239
uh take the time to thank uh

4817
03:31:16,239 --> 03:31:19,600
Councilwoman Otto for uh listening first

4818
03:31:19,600 --> 03:31:23,279
of all uh when I spoke at I don't know

4819
03:31:23,279 --> 03:31:25,040
was it the last city council meeting or

4820
03:31:25,040 --> 03:31:27,120
one of the meetings um where I noticed

4821
03:31:27,120 --> 03:31:28,960
that discrepancy

4822
03:31:28,960 --> 03:31:31,120
uh yeah so according to like the

4823
03:31:31,120 --> 03:31:33,840
financial documents online uh the city

4824
03:31:33,840 --> 03:31:35,520
received in revenue from grants and

4825
03:31:35,520 --> 03:31:42,550
contributions 16,51,734,000

4826
03:31:42,560 --> 03:31:44,720
And of that like it's listed under the

4827
03:31:44,720 --> 03:31:48,479
capital as um right up below it it's

4828
03:31:48,479 --> 03:31:53,990
capital money is 2,485,927.

4829
03:31:54,000 --> 03:31:56,640
So that definitely serve s surpasses the

4830
03:31:56,640 --> 03:31:58,800
750,000

4831
03:31:58,800 --> 03:32:02,080
uh exemption um you know limit that the

4832
03:32:02,080 --> 03:32:05,760
like if a city spends 750,000 in federal

4833
03:32:05,760 --> 03:32:07,840
government by law or like they're

4834
03:32:07,840 --> 03:32:11,439
supposed to do a uh single-year audit

4835
03:32:11,439 --> 03:32:13,520
which wasn't done you know and it's just

4836
03:32:13,520 --> 03:32:16,479
it doesn't make sense because three out

4837
03:32:16,479 --> 03:32:20,479
of the five oh wait one wait one two

4838
03:32:20,479 --> 03:32:22,479
most of the city council sitting on the

4839
03:32:22,479 --> 03:32:25,040
dis right now

4840
03:32:25,040 --> 03:32:28,319
had the obligation to do this and and

4841
03:32:28,319 --> 03:32:30,720
catch this and this was not caught on

4842
03:32:30,720 --> 03:32:33,120
time. So you guys are the like I said

4843
03:32:33,120 --> 03:32:34,720
you guys are the check and balances and

4844
03:32:34,720 --> 03:32:36,560
when stuff like this falls through the

4845
03:32:36,560 --> 03:32:39,600
crack it's not acceptable.

4846
03:32:39,600 --> 03:32:41,359
Okay.

4847
03:32:41,359 --> 03:32:44,160
Um, so yeah, that this yeah, I do

4848
03:32:44,160 --> 03:32:46,160
support this because you guys should

4849
03:32:46,160 --> 03:32:48,880
have been doing this a long time ago and

4850
03:32:48,880 --> 03:32:52,239
this was missed and so I did do a public

4851
03:32:52,239 --> 03:32:55,200
records request and one of it was

4852
03:32:55,200 --> 03:32:58,160
several, you know, and um some of it

4853
03:32:58,160 --> 03:33:00,720
still has to get back to me by July

4854
03:33:00,720 --> 03:33:02,239
20th, you know, and I don't like

4855
03:33:02,239 --> 03:33:06,880
waiting. Um so but number I the request

4856
03:33:06,880 --> 03:33:09,760
number 11 as out of the 12 was a list of

4857
03:33:09,760 --> 03:33:13,680
ARPA funds and CB uh CBDG

4858
03:33:13,680 --> 03:33:16,479
uh funds received by the city of series

4859
03:33:16,479 --> 03:33:19,279
um from fiscal year ending 2018 to

4860
03:33:19,279 --> 03:33:22,399
present day 2026. Please include list of

4861
03:33:22,399 --> 03:33:24,319
contract bid awardies as well as

4862
03:33:24,319 --> 03:33:26,399
contracts made with the city of series

4863
03:33:26,399 --> 03:33:28,560
for such funds and if city departments

4864
03:33:28,560 --> 03:33:31,840
receive such funds an item itemized list

4865
03:33:31,840 --> 03:33:34,960
of expedentials for each monies uh used

4866
03:33:34,960 --> 03:33:36,960
by departments for each fiscal year from

4867
03:33:36,960 --> 03:33:41,279
2018 to 2026. Now, we've discussed the

4868
03:33:41,279 --> 03:33:43,600
uh forensic financial audit, which I

4869
03:33:43,600 --> 03:33:45,520
don't understand why you wouldn't you

4870
03:33:45,520 --> 03:33:48,720
would vote no to do it because obviously

4871
03:33:48,720 --> 03:33:51,120
uh something's off, you know, and if you

4872
03:33:51,120 --> 03:33:53,760
guys are not going to listen, this will

4873
03:33:53,760 --> 03:33:55,680
go to the civil grand jury for them to

4874
03:33:55,680 --> 03:33:58,000
investigate because this government is

4875
03:33:58,000 --> 03:34:01,040
inefficient, okay? And there's stuff is

4876
03:34:01,040 --> 03:34:02,880
falling through the cracks, you know,

4877
03:34:02,880 --> 03:34:04,479
there's a high turnover rate, you know,

4878
03:34:04,479 --> 03:34:06,960
and that's not accidental.

4879
03:34:06,960 --> 03:34:09,840
And I think we're we're we're the public

4880
03:34:09,840 --> 03:34:11,359
is left in the dark and that's not

4881
03:34:11,359 --> 03:34:13,120
acceptable. You know, you guys work for

4882
03:34:13,120 --> 03:34:17,120
us and if if citizens present concerns,

4883
03:34:17,120 --> 03:34:18,560
serious concerns, you guys should

4884
03:34:18,560 --> 03:34:20,960
listen.

4885
03:34:20,960 --> 03:34:23,520
And I'm talking to you, Rosalinda

4886
03:34:23,520 --> 03:34:26,160
Vera. Okay? Because I've sat with you

4887
03:34:26,160 --> 03:34:28,800
and you've dismissed these concerns and

4888
03:34:28,800 --> 03:34:31,359
have failed to address them. I spoke

4889
03:34:31,359 --> 03:34:34,560
with you and I had questions about

4890
03:34:34,560 --> 03:34:38,399
measure L the quarterly reports

4891
03:34:38,399 --> 03:34:40,720
and you were dismissive did miss

4892
03:34:40,720 --> 03:34:43,200
dismissed my concerns. So I had I now

4893
03:34:43,200 --> 03:34:44,800
approached council member Otero who

4894
03:34:44,800 --> 03:34:46,560
actually takes the time to listen to my

4895
03:34:46,560 --> 03:34:48,880
concerns and actually address them.

4896
03:34:48,880 --> 03:34:51,200
Okay. for measure measure L quart

4897
03:34:51,200 --> 03:34:52,880
quarterly audits. There's actually a

4898
03:34:52,880 --> 03:34:55,359
civil grand jury report from Stanco that

4899
03:34:55,359 --> 03:34:59,520
says the these need to be done and

4900
03:34:59,520 --> 03:35:02,000
county government, you know, it slipped

4901
03:35:02,000 --> 03:35:03,359
through the cracks and the reports where

4902
03:35:03,359 --> 03:35:05,760
they needed to be done and here I am in

4903
03:35:05,760 --> 03:35:08,880
2026 and it's still missing. So yeah,

4904
03:35:08,880 --> 03:35:10,720
this government is inefficient and it's

4905
03:35:10,720 --> 03:35:13,279
not okay.

4906
03:35:13,279 --> 03:35:15,600
So yeah, do your job please.

4907
03:35:15,600 --> 03:35:17,600
>> Suzman, real quick, sir. Uh, do you

4908
03:35:17,600 --> 03:35:18,960
receive the document that I provided to

4909
03:35:18,960 --> 03:35:21,439
you on measure L?

4910
03:35:21,439 --> 03:35:25,279
>> Yes, sir. But yeah, it's not still, you

4911
03:35:25,279 --> 03:35:26,640
know, there's a lot missing.

4912
03:35:26,640 --> 03:35:28,160
>> I'm sorry. Your time is up, but I just

4913
03:35:28,160 --> 03:35:29,920
wanted to make sure if there's anything

4914
03:35:29,920 --> 03:35:31,200
else that you need, just please reach

4915
03:35:31,200 --> 03:35:32,080
out to me.

4916
03:35:32,080 --> 03:35:33,920
>> I'm willing to help as as other council

4917
03:35:33,920 --> 03:35:34,880
members can help you. I'm willing

4918
03:35:34,880 --> 03:35:36,640
>> Yeah, I already had requested Measure L,

4919
03:35:36,640 --> 03:35:38,560
like public records request before you

4920
03:35:38,560 --> 03:35:40,399
gave me that packet. So, I appreciate

4921
03:35:40,399 --> 03:35:40,880
you.

4922
03:35:40,880 --> 03:35:44,399
>> No problem. Thank you very much.

4923
03:35:44,399 --> 03:35:45,760
>> Is there anybody else that would like to

4924
03:35:45,760 --> 03:35:48,080
make a comment?

4925
03:35:48,080 --> 03:35:51,990
bringing this item back.

4926
03:35:52,000 --> 03:35:54,239
» Consensus. Yes.

4927
03:35:54,239 --> 03:35:57,520
>> Okay. I'm It's a no for me.

4928
03:35:57,520 --> 03:36:01,040
>> It's a yes for me.

4929
03:36:01,040 --> 03:36:02,479
>> Get your direction.

4930
03:36:02,479 --> 03:36:04,399
>> Clarification. Council member Otto. Was

4931
03:36:04,399 --> 03:36:07,200
that a yes or a no for you? Yes. And

4932
03:36:07,200 --> 03:36:09,520
just and and also just for the record, I

4933
03:36:09,520 --> 03:36:11,439
believe the city manager, you're kind of

4934
03:36:11,439 --> 03:36:13,600
hidden there for a second, but you you

4935
03:36:13,600 --> 03:36:15,680
there is a RAD funding document that was

4936
03:36:15,680 --> 03:36:19,680
provided to the city council, correct?

4937
03:36:19,680 --> 03:36:21,920
>> I believe the city recently received a

4938
03:36:21,920 --> 03:36:24,239
report of RAD funding for the most

4939
03:36:24,239 --> 03:36:25,439
recent year. Yes.

4940
03:36:25,439 --> 03:36:26,720
>> Okay. I was just wondering just make

4941
03:36:26,720 --> 03:36:28,800
sure the public knew that. Okay. Thank

4942
03:36:28,800 --> 03:36:32,239
you. Moving on to item number 22, which

4943
03:36:32,239 --> 03:36:38,469
is the last item.

4944
03:36:38,479 --> 03:36:40,160
locate the resolution on general fund

4945
03:36:40,160 --> 03:36:41,439
reserves percentage. And this was

4946
03:36:41,439 --> 03:36:44,000
requested by myself. The reason why I

4947
03:36:44,000 --> 03:36:45,600
made this request is I am requesting

4948
03:36:45,600 --> 03:36:47,279
that the city council consider adopting

4949
03:36:47,279 --> 03:36:49,680
a formal resolution establishing a

4950
03:36:49,680 --> 03:36:52,319
general fund reserve policy. The reason

4951
03:36:52,319 --> 03:36:54,399
for this referral is simple. If the city

4952
03:36:54,399 --> 03:36:56,160
of Sirius is going to reference a

4953
03:36:56,160 --> 03:36:59,040
reserve percentage, whether it's 18%,

4954
03:36:59,040 --> 03:37:01,359
20%, or another number, it should be

4955
03:37:01,359 --> 03:37:03,359
clearly adopted by the council through a

4956
03:37:03,359 --> 03:37:06,239
formal resolution. This gives the city a

4957
03:37:06,239 --> 03:37:09,040
clear policy, removes confusion, and

4958
03:37:09,040 --> 03:37:11,359
makes sure future budget decisions are

4959
03:37:11,359 --> 03:37:13,680
based on adopted council direction, not

4960
03:37:13,680 --> 03:37:15,040
just past discussions or

4961
03:37:15,040 --> 03:37:16,720
recommendations.

4962
03:37:16,720 --> 03:37:18,720
as a formal reserve policy would also

4963
03:37:18,720 --> 03:37:20,000
straighten the city's financial

4964
03:37:20,000 --> 03:37:21,840
stability. It would help protect

4965
03:37:21,840 --> 03:37:23,600
essential services, public safety,

4966
03:37:23,600 --> 03:37:25,200
staffing, and emergency response during

4967
03:37:25,200 --> 03:37:27,520
economic downturns, disasters, or

4968
03:37:27,520 --> 03:37:30,080
unexpected revenue losses. As a part of

4969
03:37:30,080 --> 03:37:31,600
this referral, I would like the staff to

4970
03:37:31,600 --> 03:37:33,760
bring back options for a target reserve

4971
03:37:33,760 --> 03:37:36,160
level, including whether the city should

4972
03:37:36,160 --> 03:37:38,239
remain at 18%.

4973
03:37:38,239 --> 03:37:40,720
Or towards 20%. Now, I would also like

4974
03:37:40,720 --> 03:37:43,439
to see a 5-year roadmap to excuse me, a

4975
03:37:43,439 --> 03:37:46,560
road map to gradually rebuild reserves

4976
03:37:46,560 --> 03:37:48,960
and a clear rules for when the city may

4977
03:37:48,960 --> 03:37:50,560
temporarily fall below the adopted

4978
03:37:50,560 --> 03:37:52,640
percentage along with the plan to

4979
03:37:52,640 --> 03:37:54,880
restore those funds. The goal is

4980
03:37:54,880 --> 03:37:57,120
accountability, transparency, and a

4981
03:37:57,120 --> 03:37:58,800
long-term financial discipline for the

4982
03:37:58,800 --> 03:38:01,439
city of Series.

4983
03:38:01,439 --> 03:38:03,279
Is there any members of the public that

4984
03:38:03,279 --> 03:38:04,479
would like to make a comment on this

4985
03:38:04,479 --> 03:38:10,950
item?

4986
03:38:10,960 --> 03:38:14,800
a pride of series at one time series was

4987
03:38:14,800 --> 03:38:17,439
in black and actually the council raised

4988
03:38:17,439 --> 03:38:20,960
the percentage and basically you're not

4989
03:38:20,960 --> 03:38:24,880
supposed to just keep robbing that that

4990
03:38:24,880 --> 03:38:29,200
the problem is brown and co came along

4991
03:38:29,200 --> 03:38:33,279
and all the cities are are hurting

4992
03:38:33,279 --> 03:38:35,439
and everybody all everybody's been

4993
03:38:35,439 --> 03:38:37,680
trying trying to get back at back

4994
03:38:37,680 --> 03:38:39,760
towards the black and it has been

4995
03:38:39,760 --> 03:38:41,920
difficult.

4996
03:38:41,920 --> 03:38:44,000
Everything's getting more expensive.

4997
03:38:44,000 --> 03:38:45,840
People just don't have the funds to go

4998
03:38:45,840 --> 03:38:49,279
to the restaurants and stuff stuff

4999
03:38:49,279 --> 03:38:52,720
to, you know,

5000
03:38:52,720 --> 03:38:54,319
basically that's where a lot of the

5001
03:38:54,319 --> 03:39:02,630
money comes from. The Siri uh for your funds

5002
03:39:02,640 --> 03:39:06,309
you rely

5003
03:39:06,319 --> 03:39:10,720
you keep putting in stuff

5004
03:39:10,720 --> 03:39:13,520
that doesn't really get a high turnover.

5005
03:39:13,520 --> 03:39:16,720
I don't believe that. All these these

5006
03:39:16,720 --> 03:39:18,560
food trucks and stuff that you want to

5007
03:39:18,560 --> 03:39:20,720
bring in here,

5008
03:39:20,720 --> 03:39:23,200
I don't I doubt if you can even prove

5009
03:39:23,200 --> 03:39:25,520
that you're even getting getting a tax

5010
03:39:25,520 --> 03:39:29,910
off of those things.

5011
03:39:29,920 --> 03:39:32,880
I remember Alonszo's.

5012
03:39:32,880 --> 03:39:34,960
There was a time that restaurant was

5013
03:39:34,960 --> 03:39:38,640
full of people all the time.

5014
03:39:38,640 --> 03:39:41,680
Then all the all these drive-thrus came

5015
03:39:41,680 --> 03:39:47,590
in and took the business away and and

5016
03:39:47,600 --> 03:39:50,239
now

5017
03:39:50,239 --> 03:39:54,469
people getting away from the

5018
03:39:54,479 --> 03:39:57,279
prices are getting so expensive.

5019
03:39:57,279 --> 03:39:59,600
business are coming up with ways to do

5020
03:39:59,600 --> 03:40:03,910
without without employees.

5021
03:40:03,920 --> 03:40:06,800
Just because an employee can get now $20

5022
03:40:06,800 --> 03:40:11,200
an hour uh flip hamburgers hamburgers

5023
03:40:11,200 --> 03:40:12,640
doesn't mean he's going to be able to

5024
03:40:12,640 --> 03:40:14,800
they're coming up with machines to do

5025
03:40:14,800 --> 03:40:17,359
that.

5026
03:40:17,359 --> 03:40:20,560
AI they're getting computers to do do

5027
03:40:20,560 --> 03:40:23,439
take your order stuff. Most of the time

5028
03:40:23,439 --> 03:40:26,319
they got little iPads at the tables and

5029
03:40:26,319 --> 03:40:29,680
stuff to take it from the when people

5030
03:40:29,680 --> 03:40:32,080
aren't working.

5031
03:40:32,080 --> 03:40:39,190
The cities aren't going to get money.

5032
03:40:39,200 --> 03:40:40,399
Thank you. Is there anybody else that

5033
03:40:40,399 --> 03:40:43,990
would like to make comment?

5034
03:40:44,000 --> 03:40:45,680
» Okay, I bring this item back for council

5035
03:40:45,680 --> 03:40:47,040
for comments questions. Council member

5036
03:40:47,040 --> 03:40:48,560
Otoro.

5037
03:40:48,560 --> 03:40:51,439
>> Thank you, mayor. Um I'm obviously not

5038
03:40:51,439 --> 03:40:54,080
the finance director and I'm sure she'll

5039
03:40:54,080 --> 03:40:56,720
um she'll do a great job of finding some

5040
03:40:56,720 --> 03:40:59,200
resolution for us. But it looks like

5041
03:40:59,200 --> 03:41:06,080
historically um the reserve percentage was at 25%

5042
03:41:06,080 --> 03:41:08,640
possibly that was prior to 2010 and then

5043
03:41:08,640 --> 03:41:12,000
in 2014 it dropped to 20%. In June of

5044
03:41:12,000 --> 03:41:15,600
2015 um during a council study it had

5045
03:41:15,600 --> 03:41:18,800
dropped to 18%. So, it's obviously

5046
03:41:18,800 --> 03:41:21,120
reduced. Um, and I know I've I think

5047
03:41:21,120 --> 03:41:22,880
I've heard um our finance director

5048
03:41:22,880 --> 03:41:24,880
mention the government finance officer

5049
03:41:24,880 --> 03:41:27,600
association. They give a recommendation

5050
03:41:27,600 --> 03:41:30,399
as well when it comes to these um

5051
03:41:30,399 --> 03:41:32,640
reserve percentages. So, I think it's

5052
03:41:32,640 --> 03:41:34,319
important to evaluate what their

5053
03:41:34,319 --> 03:41:37,200
recommendation is. Um and it looks like

5054
03:41:37,200 --> 03:41:40,160
in 2014 2015 15 is when the city might

5055
03:41:40,160 --> 03:41:42,560
have possibly set the policy in the

5056
03:41:42,560 --> 03:41:44,160
budget discussion and study sessions

5057
03:41:44,160 --> 03:41:45,760
during that time. So [clears throat]

5058
03:41:45,760 --> 03:41:47,840
I would recommend that we look at um

5059
03:41:47,840 --> 03:41:50,640
what that association recommends. Um

5060
03:41:50,640 --> 03:41:53,359
it's important that we kind of have that

5061
03:41:53,359 --> 03:41:56,800
guidance of um you know along with other

5062
03:41:56,800 --> 03:41:59,040
cities in the state. I would be careful

5063
03:41:59,040 --> 03:42:03,279
with creating a set percentage because

5064
03:42:03,279 --> 03:42:05,680
obviously budgets fluctuate. So we don't

5065
03:42:05,680 --> 03:42:07,600
want to say you know it's going to

5066
03:42:07,600 --> 03:42:10,319
remain at 25% and we run into an issue

5067
03:42:10,319 --> 03:42:13,439
where now it has to be lowered. Um those

5068
03:42:13,439 --> 03:42:16,239
are my thoughts behind this uh referral.

5069
03:42:16,239 --> 03:42:16,720
Thank you.

5070
03:42:16,720 --> 03:42:18,800
>> I think you have a a point on we have to

5071
03:42:18,800 --> 03:42:20,640
use a reference. I know I spoke to the

5072
03:42:20,640 --> 03:42:22,640
city manager and you had also did some

5073
03:42:22,640 --> 03:42:25,439
research and you had found that the

5074
03:42:25,439 --> 03:42:27,200
during the budget discussions they had

5075
03:42:27,200 --> 03:42:29,200
referenced 18% but there was never a

5076
03:42:29,200 --> 03:42:31,760
formal resolution. Correct.

5077
03:42:31,760 --> 03:42:34,080
>> Yes. Thank you mayor. Uh in the limited

5078
03:42:34,080 --> 03:42:35,680
search that we've done so far, we've

5079
03:42:35,680 --> 03:42:38,479
been unable to find an actual formal uh

5080
03:42:38,479 --> 03:42:40,800
council adopted resolution or other

5081
03:42:40,800 --> 03:42:44,399
document establishing a set percentage

5082
03:42:44,399 --> 03:42:47,520
or number of reserve. We did find in a

5083
03:42:47,520 --> 03:42:50,880
staff report, I believe it was in 2018,

5084
03:42:50,880 --> 03:42:54,479
a reference to an 18%, but nothing

5085
03:42:54,479 --> 03:42:56,479
formally adopted by council that we can

5086
03:42:56,479 --> 03:42:58,720
find because as long as I've been here,

5087
03:42:58,720 --> 03:43:00,720
the number has always been 18%, but

5088
03:43:00,720 --> 03:43:02,640
nobody could ever figure out whether

5089
03:43:02,640 --> 03:43:04,399
that was a resolution or if that was

5090
03:43:04,399 --> 03:43:06,560
just the recommendation. I think that if

5091
03:43:06,560 --> 03:43:08,399
we establish that recommendation but

5092
03:43:08,399 --> 03:43:11,600
also provide a plan to bring our

5093
03:43:11,600 --> 03:43:14,560
reserves back to 18% whatever number we

5094
03:43:14,560 --> 03:43:16,239
choose I think that it would be

5095
03:43:16,239 --> 03:43:17,840
beneficial. I think that Serena you're

5096
03:43:17,840 --> 03:43:19,439
absolutely right. We do we do need to

5097
03:43:19,439 --> 03:43:21,199
use a reference and if there's guidance

5098
03:43:21,199 --> 03:43:23,040
and that that would really be great to

5099
03:43:23,040 --> 03:43:25,840
use during this process. Councilwoman

5100
03:43:25,840 --> 03:43:27,199
Vera

5101
03:43:27,199 --> 03:43:29,840
>> thank you. Um I do think we need to have

5102
03:43:29,840 --> 03:43:32,239
an established percentage at least a

5103
03:43:32,239 --> 03:43:34,800
bare minimum and in the event there is a

5104
03:43:34,800 --> 03:43:38,000
town and we also need a plan to get to

5105
03:43:38,000 --> 03:43:40,960
if whether it's 18 or 20 or whatever is

5106
03:43:40,960 --> 03:43:43,279
recommended I do like the recommendation

5107
03:43:43,279 --> 03:43:45,439
based on what a lot of cities our size

5108
03:43:45,439 --> 03:43:48,000
are doing um with our similar

5109
03:43:48,000 --> 03:43:50,080
demographics and income levels and stuff

5110
03:43:50,080 --> 03:43:51,920
cuz I definitely don't want to use you

5111
03:43:51,920 --> 03:43:53,760
know a city down in the you know

5112
03:43:53,760 --> 03:43:55,680
beachfront property down in LA cuz

5113
03:43:55,680 --> 03:43:57,359
they're not very similar to where our

5114
03:43:57,359 --> 03:43:59,520
demographics are, but I would like to

5115
03:43:59,520 --> 03:44:02,800
have a a set number or percentage and

5116
03:44:02,800 --> 03:44:04,560
then when the budget is discussed in the

5117
03:44:04,560 --> 03:44:06,800
event that there is a a reason that they

5118
03:44:06,800 --> 03:44:08,479
have to go into it, maybe they add that

5119
03:44:08,479 --> 03:44:10,160
resolution to the budget and saying,

5120
03:44:10,160 --> 03:44:11,920
"Hey, you know what? We have to have,

5121
03:44:11,920 --> 03:44:14,560
you know, x amount, but because of this

5122
03:44:14,560 --> 03:44:16,560
situation, this one year, we're going to

5123
03:44:16,560 --> 03:44:19,199
do a motion or resolution to change it

5124
03:44:19,199 --> 03:44:21,520
down to, you know, a number a little bit

5125
03:44:21,520 --> 03:44:23,520
less." Um, but I do think we need to

5126
03:44:23,520 --> 03:44:25,120
have a set number. So there's no

5127
03:44:25,120 --> 03:44:27,520
questions whatsoever going forward on

5128
03:44:27,520 --> 03:44:29,920
what the minimum is that we need to have

5129
03:44:29,920 --> 03:44:31,520
and I would like to see what the numbers

5130
03:44:31,520 --> 03:44:34,000
are for similar cities of sim similar

5131
03:44:34,000 --> 03:44:38,080
demographics. So yes, it is yes for me.

5132
03:44:38,080 --> 03:44:39,600
>> Any additional comments before I get

5133
03:44:39,600 --> 03:44:41,439
consensus?

5134
03:44:41,439 --> 03:44:44,640
Vice Mayor? Yes, Councilwoman. Yes for

5135
03:44:44,640 --> 03:44:46,319
me.

5136
03:44:46,319 --> 03:44:51,120
Okay, sounds good. Moving on to reports.

5137
03:44:51,120 --> 03:44:53,680
I don't have a report, but Vice Mayor,

5138
03:44:53,680 --> 03:44:54,960
can you take over for a quick second?

5139
03:44:54,960 --> 03:44:56,720
I'm going to go use the restroom. Moving

5140
03:44:56,720 --> 03:44:58,880
on to city council reports. Vice Mayor,

5141
03:44:58,880 --> 03:44:59,920
>> Absolutely. Yes. I'll start and then

5142
03:44:59,920 --> 03:45:00,880
I'll move along.

5143
03:45:00,880 --> 03:45:03,040
>> Was that

5144
03:45:03,040 --> 03:45:05,279
Oh, you Okay, just take it back. Um,

5145
03:45:05,279 --> 03:45:07,279
Vice Mayor, can you please take over for

5146
03:45:07,279 --> 03:45:08,800
additional referrals? I'm sorry that I

5147
03:45:08,800 --> 03:45:10,000
skipped over that, Serena, but I'll be

5148
03:45:10,000 --> 03:45:10,319
right back.

5149
03:45:10,319 --> 03:45:12,239
>> Sorry. Thank you. I just um Vice Mayor,

5150
03:45:12,239 --> 03:45:13,760
if you don't mind, I just want to make a

5151
03:45:13,760 --> 03:45:15,040
comment. Um,

5152
03:45:15,040 --> 03:45:16,960
>> the referral list has seemed to stack up

5153
03:45:16,960 --> 03:45:19,040
and it sounds like city manager, you

5154
03:45:19,040 --> 03:45:20,160
kind of brought all the referrals

5155
03:45:20,160 --> 03:45:22,399
tonight. Are we now caught up with uh

5156
03:45:22,399 --> 03:45:25,120
our referral list?

5157
03:45:25,120 --> 03:45:26,640
>> So, if you recall, thank you for the

5158
03:45:26,640 --> 03:45:28,720
question. If you recall at the last city

5159
03:45:28,720 --> 03:45:30,960
council meeting, we brought about an

5160
03:45:30,960 --> 03:45:33,680
equal number of referrals uh to that

5161
03:45:33,680 --> 03:45:37,040
council meeting with these 11 referrals

5162
03:45:37,040 --> 03:45:40,960
today. Um and those approximately 11

5163
03:45:40,960 --> 03:45:44,319
last uh meeting, we are caught up.

5164
03:45:44,319 --> 03:45:47,040
However, I received five additional

5165
03:45:47,040 --> 03:45:51,279
referrals in person today. So, as of

5166
03:45:51,279 --> 03:45:53,040
right now, there are five pending

5167
03:45:53,040 --> 03:45:55,279
referrals that I just received today.

5168
03:45:55,279 --> 03:45:57,520
>> Okay. I think as a council, we need to

5169
03:45:57,520 --> 03:45:59,760
evaluate this referral process. I mean,

5170
03:45:59,760 --> 03:46:01,760
I'll admit this uh going through all

5171
03:46:01,760 --> 03:46:03,359
these referrals was pretty painful

5172
03:46:03,359 --> 03:46:05,199
tonight. In my opinion, it's taken a

5173
03:46:05,199 --> 03:46:07,520
long time. Um I don't know if there's a

5174
03:46:07,520 --> 03:46:09,600
way where if we make a referral up here,

5175
03:46:09,600 --> 03:46:11,199
maybe we just get consensus at that

5176
03:46:11,199 --> 03:46:13,760
point. And then now your staff can

5177
03:46:13,760 --> 03:46:16,080
decide if uh you know, or we can decide

5178
03:46:16,080 --> 03:46:17,359
if a staff report is going to be

5179
03:46:17,359 --> 03:46:20,960
presented. Um again I haven't researched

5180
03:46:20,960 --> 03:46:23,920
much from other local cities but it's

5181
03:46:23,920 --> 03:46:26,479
something uh worth exploring. So

5182
03:46:26,479 --> 03:46:28,399
unfortunately yes I would like to make a

5183
03:46:28,399 --> 03:46:30,399
referral to evaluate our referral

5184
03:46:30,399 --> 03:46:33,120
process. Thank you.

5185
03:46:33,120 --> 03:46:34,960
>> Thank you. Now we'll be moving forward

5186
03:46:34,960 --> 03:46:37,520
to council member reports.

5187
03:46:37,520 --> 03:46:40,399
>> Just just a quick point on on that item.

5188
03:46:40,399 --> 03:46:43,040
Um we'll be bringing that referral back

5189
03:46:43,040 --> 03:46:45,040
um at a later meeting. Just a quick

5190
03:46:45,040 --> 03:46:48,479
note, we can't have the council make

5191
03:46:48,479 --> 03:46:51,520
referrals from the dis and not have it

5192
03:46:51,520 --> 03:46:53,760
agendaized and ask for consensus at that

5193
03:46:53,760 --> 03:46:56,000
meeting because it's brown act issue. So

5194
03:46:56,000 --> 03:46:57,359
that's that's why we have this

5195
03:46:57,359 --> 03:47:00,640
multi-step process and we have generally

5196
03:47:00,640 --> 03:47:03,279
advised uh council members that if you

5197
03:47:03,279 --> 03:47:06,160
have a referral item, get it to staff or

5198
03:47:06,160 --> 03:47:08,160
the city manager ahead of the agenda

5199
03:47:08,160 --> 03:47:10,239
posting so that it can actually make its

5200
03:47:10,239 --> 03:47:12,239
way on the agenda. So that way if it is

5201
03:47:12,239 --> 03:47:14,560
on the agenda we can take consensus and

5202
03:47:14,560 --> 03:47:17,439
save a step um as opposed to just taking

5203
03:47:17,439 --> 03:47:19,359
it from the dis. But that's just maybe

5204
03:47:19,359 --> 03:47:21,760
one thing to consider as part of the

5205
03:47:21,760 --> 03:47:23,439
referral evaluation process.

5206
03:47:23,439 --> 03:47:25,359
>> Thank you. Uh with that being said then

5207
03:47:25,359 --> 03:47:27,359
I think we'll just scratch that for now

5208
03:47:27,359 --> 03:47:29,840
and um I'll just do some more research.

5209
03:47:29,840 --> 03:47:31,600
Thank you.

5210
03:47:31,600 --> 03:47:34,160
>> So the mayor had no reports. I have two.

5211
03:47:34,160 --> 03:47:36,640
Um, I'll let Council Member Vieier speak

5212
03:47:36,640 --> 03:47:38,160
more on the last concert in the park

5213
03:47:38,160 --> 03:47:40,080
tomorrow, but I did want to mention uh

5214
03:47:40,080 --> 03:47:42,160
for that event that the firefighters

5215
03:47:42,160 --> 03:47:43,120
will be out there tomorrow night.

5216
03:47:43,120 --> 03:47:44,960
They'll be barbecuing uh and they wanted

5217
03:47:44,960 --> 03:47:46,239
to let you guys know and let the public

5218
03:47:46,239 --> 03:47:48,319
know that they'll be selling uh chips,

5219
03:47:48,319 --> 03:47:50,560
sodas, and hamburgers for $5 a person.

5220
03:47:50,560 --> 03:47:52,319
And uh if you want to stop by and

5221
03:47:52,319 --> 03:47:55,840
support them, my second is is about uh

5222
03:47:55,840 --> 03:47:58,720
the Facebook group that recently had to

5223
03:47:58,720 --> 03:48:00,640
go about and clean the rose garden

5224
03:48:00,640 --> 03:48:02,720
themselves. um like council member Rhyno

5225
03:48:02,720 --> 03:48:03,920
and others that were here this evening

5226
03:48:03,920 --> 03:48:06,000
had mentioned uh they took it upon

5227
03:48:06,000 --> 03:48:10,160
themselves uh to come out and to clean the rose garden and to get it back

5228
03:48:10,160 --> 03:48:12,720
to a more suitable uh than what it had

5229
03:48:12,720 --> 03:48:14,960
been. Um I know that we had just

5230
03:48:14,960 --> 03:48:17,199
recently cut our contracts for our park

5231
03:48:17,199 --> 03:48:18,560
maintenance, but like we've heard all

5232
03:48:18,560 --> 03:48:20,560
evening, I think council member would

5233
03:48:20,560 --> 03:48:21,920
mention it, the the weeds and the

5234
03:48:21,920 --> 03:48:24,479
growth, it's not just a few weeks old. A

5235
03:48:24,479 --> 03:48:26,399
lot of parks have months worth of

5236
03:48:26,399 --> 03:48:29,439
neglect. Um, and so, you know, we need

5237
03:48:29,439 --> 03:48:31,680
to do better as as council, as leaders,

5238
03:48:31,680 --> 03:48:33,439
as department heads, especially with us

5239
03:48:33,439 --> 03:48:34,720
being under staff now and not having

5240
03:48:34,720 --> 03:48:36,319
contracts to to find a way to get these

5241
03:48:36,319 --> 03:48:38,160
parks cleaned, uh, and to take that

5242
03:48:38,160 --> 03:48:39,680
responsibility away from the citizens

5243
03:48:39,680 --> 03:48:41,040
since those parks are our job to

5244
03:48:41,040 --> 03:48:48,870
maintain.

5245
03:48:48,880 --> 03:48:52,550
» Councilwoman,

5246
03:48:52,560 --> 03:48:55,600
» thank you. Um, thank you, Martinez, for

5247
03:48:55,600 --> 03:48:57,760
bringing that up. Um, I have spoke with

5248
03:48:57,760 --> 03:49:00,080
Joey a few times now about the adopt a

5249
03:49:00,080 --> 03:49:01,840
park. Um, he's promised that he's going

5250
03:49:01,840 --> 03:49:04,640
to make it much easier so we can go out

5251
03:49:04,640 --> 03:49:07,120
there and just get it done so it's not

5252
03:49:07,120 --> 03:49:09,760
just a group that's going out there. We

5253
03:49:09,760 --> 03:49:12,000
can do it just as ourselves. You and I

5254
03:49:12,000 --> 03:49:13,520
can go out there tomorrow and do what we

5255
03:49:13,520 --> 03:49:15,840
need to do. Um, as well as local

5256
03:49:15,840 --> 03:49:17,680
businesses and not have to submit the

5257
03:49:17,680 --> 03:49:19,120
paperwork and permission slips and all

5258
03:49:19,120 --> 03:49:20,479
these other things that are required in

5259
03:49:20,479 --> 03:49:23,120
the current process. So, we've had these

5260
03:49:23,120 --> 03:49:25,520
discussions. Um, you're putting him on

5261
03:49:25,520 --> 03:49:28,399
the spot right now. So, I'm sorry, Joey.

5262
03:49:28,399 --> 03:49:30,479
Um, there's also a few other things. Um,

5263
03:49:30,479 --> 03:49:32,880
this, um, last week we started

5264
03:49:32,880 --> 03:49:35,120
discussing the point in time count. It

5265
03:49:35,120 --> 03:49:37,520
was reviewed. It is public now. Um,

5266
03:49:37,520 --> 03:49:39,199
series didn't have significant changes.

5267
03:49:39,199 --> 03:49:41,920
There were 15 that were identified,

5268
03:49:41,920 --> 03:49:44,399
although I'm positive, and I can check

5269
03:49:44,399 --> 03:49:46,160
with the code enforcement. I think

5270
03:49:46,160 --> 03:49:47,760
there's more than 15 homeless in the

5271
03:49:47,760 --> 03:49:50,000
town. But at least on the night of the

5272
03:49:50,000 --> 03:49:51,600
day that we did the point in time count,

5273
03:49:51,600 --> 03:49:52,800
that was what was found by the

5274
03:49:52,800 --> 03:49:55,920
volunteers. Um, again, we still provide

5275
03:49:55,920 --> 03:49:57,439
services that's done through the care

5276
03:49:57,439 --> 03:49:59,359
program. They're handling the resources

5277
03:49:59,359 --> 03:50:01,120
calls. Are are they still going through

5278
03:50:01,120 --> 03:50:03,199
code enforcement chief or can they call

5279
03:50:03,199 --> 03:50:05,520
care directly?

5280
03:50:05,520 --> 03:50:07,040
>> Uh, as far as I know, it's still going

5281
03:50:07,040 --> 03:50:08,080
through code enforcement.

5282
03:50:08,080 --> 03:50:09,439
>> Perfect. So, you can call code

5283
03:50:09,439 --> 03:50:11,920
enforcement to make those referrals um

5284
03:50:11,920 --> 03:50:13,439
regarding those that are unhouse that

5285
03:50:13,439 --> 03:50:15,520
need resources. Um, majority of the

5286
03:50:15,520 --> 03:50:17,600
barriers from the point in town time

5287
03:50:17,600 --> 03:50:19,600
count appeared to be transportation,

5288
03:50:19,600 --> 03:50:22,479
unsure where to go or not qualifying for

5289
03:50:22,479 --> 03:50:25,199
services. Um, Chief, were you going to

5290
03:50:25,199 --> 03:50:27,439
touch on the national night out?

5291
03:50:27,439 --> 03:50:28,960
Awesome. So, I won't touch that one

5292
03:50:28,960 --> 03:50:30,800
then. Um, I am trying to coordinate

5293
03:50:30,800 --> 03:50:32,640
something in my district and I'll let

5294
03:50:32,640 --> 03:50:36,000
him go into details on that. And then,

5295
03:50:36,000 --> 03:50:37,840
um, concerts in the park. The final

5296
03:50:37,840 --> 03:50:39,680
concert is tomorrow. Leavonne will be

5297
03:50:39,680 --> 03:50:42,560
presenting. She is always a blast. Um,

5298
03:50:42,560 --> 03:50:44,080
so I look forward to having her here.

5299
03:50:44,080 --> 03:50:46,080
She's another series local. So I love

5300
03:50:46,080 --> 03:50:48,720
seeing these wonderful, strong, amazing

5301
03:50:48,720 --> 03:50:51,600
women here closing out our series.

5302
03:50:51,600 --> 03:50:53,920
Please come. Come early. I know we had a

5303
03:50:53,920 --> 03:50:56,800
group this time. We had up to 500 people

5304
03:50:56,800 --> 03:50:58,960
at the concerts. So come early. It's

5305
03:50:58,960 --> 03:51:00,720
great to see the community involvement

5306
03:51:00,720 --> 03:51:04,160
in this. Um, and that is all I have.

5307
03:51:04,160 --> 03:51:06,160
I'll let Chief go into the National

5308
03:51:06,160 --> 03:51:08,080
Night Out aspect of what we're doing.

5309
03:51:08,080 --> 03:51:10,239
Councilwoman, I know this might be a

5310
03:51:10,239 --> 03:51:11,199
little bit different than what we

5311
03:51:11,199 --> 03:51:13,840
normally do as far as the council um

5312
03:51:13,840 --> 03:51:16,399
reports, but you mentioned the bid count

5313
03:51:16,399 --> 03:51:18,560
and um my question and I was with you

5314
03:51:18,560 --> 03:51:20,319
that day when we're out there doing the

5315
03:51:20,319 --> 03:51:22,800
count. The the 15 that you the number

5316
03:51:22,800 --> 03:51:24,880
that you got 15 that was from the day

5317
03:51:24,880 --> 03:51:26,800
that we counted. That's what was was

5318
03:51:26,800 --> 03:51:28,239
given to Joey.

5319
03:51:28,239 --> 03:51:30,319
>> No, the 15 from the point in time. Yes,

5320
03:51:30,319 --> 03:51:32,560
that was what was handed to Joey and

5321
03:51:32,560 --> 03:51:34,319
that went into the annual report that

5322
03:51:34,319 --> 03:51:36,319
was submitted to Hut. The only the

5323
03:51:36,319 --> 03:51:37,680
reason why I bring that up is because

5324
03:51:37,680 --> 03:51:39,680
the pit count came out and the county

5325
03:51:39,680 --> 03:51:42,239
put out documents but didn't reference

5326
03:51:42,239 --> 03:51:44,880
any of the nine cities and didn't give

5327
03:51:44,880 --> 03:51:46,960
us an example of what the counts were

5328
03:51:46,960 --> 03:51:48,960
for the nine cities. And I know this is

5329
03:51:48,960 --> 03:51:51,439
a concern. If if you have that, that

5330
03:51:51,439 --> 03:51:52,640
would be great. The reason why I asked

5331
03:51:52,640 --> 03:51:58,880
that is because I I think that this is a great um information for the cities to

5332
03:51:58,880 --> 03:52:00,720
have. There's some cities that go out

5333
03:52:00,720 --> 03:52:02,080
for grants and if we don't have that

5334
03:52:02,080 --> 03:52:04,080
data then they won't be able to go out

5335
03:52:04,080 --> 03:52:06,399
for those specific grants. So if you do

5336
03:52:06,399 --> 03:52:08,080
have that specific number, I was going

5337
03:52:08,080 --> 03:52:09,920
to email the county. I was going to

5338
03:52:09,920 --> 03:52:12,080
email email our supervisor, but if you

5339
03:52:12,080 --> 03:52:13,760
have that information offline, we'll get

5340
03:52:13,760 --> 03:52:16,000
it. But I just wanted to bring that up.

5341
03:52:16,000 --> 03:52:20,309
Mr. Casey, is there anything else?

5342
03:52:20,319 --> 03:52:21,680
Councilwoman, do you think you have it?

5343
03:52:21,680 --> 03:52:29,269
If not offline.

5344
03:52:29,279 --> 03:52:32,880
Oh, you're right. Sister series had 15.

5345
03:52:32,880 --> 03:52:35,120
I think in last year we had 20

5346
03:52:35,120 --> 03:52:36,960
something. Okay. Thank you. I'll please

5347
03:52:36,960 --> 03:52:39,680
forward that to me to my email. Uh with

5348
03:52:39,680 --> 03:52:41,359
that being said, city manager, any

5349
03:52:41,359 --> 03:52:42,720
reports?

5350
03:52:42,720 --> 03:52:44,640
>> I have no report. Thank you.

5351
03:52:44,640 --> 03:52:47,520
>> Okay. City attorney.

5352
03:52:47,520 --> 03:52:49,600
Okay. And now we'll start off with our

5353
03:52:49,600 --> 03:52:50,800
departments and we'll start off with the

5354
03:52:50,800 --> 03:52:53,199
chief of police. I'm going to apologize

5355
03:52:53,199 --> 03:52:54,560
up front. I know this is a late meeting

5356
03:52:54,560 --> 03:52:56,479
and I have more reports than I have all

5357
03:52:56,479 --> 03:53:00,160
year. So, I'll get started. Um, I'm

5358
03:53:00,160 --> 03:53:01,600
going to touch on the tobacco

5359
03:53:01,600 --> 03:53:03,520
enforcement update. I'd like to thank

5360
03:53:03,520 --> 03:53:05,760
the mayor and the council for your guys'

5361
03:53:05,760 --> 03:53:08,399
support on this. Since April of 2025,

5362
03:53:08,399 --> 03:53:10,000
the series Police Department has worked

5363
03:53:10,000 --> 03:53:11,600
closely with the California Department

5364
03:53:11,600 --> 03:53:14,800
of Tax and Fee Administration uh to

5365
03:53:14,800 --> 03:53:16,640
regulate the possession and sale of

5366
03:53:16,640 --> 03:53:18,399
illegal tobacco products within the city

5367
03:53:18,399 --> 03:53:21,359
of Series. In October of 2025, the city

5368
03:53:21,359 --> 03:53:22,960
council approved a local ordinance

5369
03:53:22,960 --> 03:53:24,720
restricting the sale of certain tobacco

5370
03:53:24,720 --> 03:53:26,960
products within the city. Since the

5371
03:53:26,960 --> 03:53:28,720
start of enforcement operations, the

5372
03:53:28,720 --> 03:53:30,640
police department has conducted 84

5373
03:53:30,640 --> 03:53:33,920
retail inspections, issued 29 citations,

5374
03:53:33,920 --> 03:53:35,600
completed eight undercover purchase

5375
03:53:35,600 --> 03:53:38,720
attempts, resulting in four violation of

5376
03:53:38,720 --> 03:53:40,800
flavored tobacos, and during one

5377
03:53:40,800 --> 03:53:42,960
inspection, some illegal weapons, brass

5378
03:53:42,960 --> 03:53:45,279
knuckles were found. In addition to two

5379
03:53:45,279 --> 03:53:48,160
smoke shops uh also received 30-day

5380
03:53:48,160 --> 03:53:51,760
suspensions for repeated violations and

5381
03:53:51,760 --> 03:53:54,000
of just late we have revoke the business

5382
03:53:54,000 --> 03:53:56,160
license of one of the businesses because

5383
03:53:56,160 --> 03:54:00,640
they continue to um uh get violations

5384
03:54:00,640 --> 03:54:03,120
which result in the permanent closure of

5385
03:54:03,120 --> 03:54:05,920
the business. When uh enforcement

5386
03:54:05,920 --> 03:54:08,319
efforts began there were 12 smoke shops

5387
03:54:08,319 --> 03:54:10,399
operating within the city of series.

5388
03:54:10,399 --> 03:54:12,560
Today there is only six remaining. Five

5389
03:54:12,560 --> 03:54:15,920
voluntary um voluntarily shut down and

5390
03:54:15,920 --> 03:54:18,160
one was closed uh due to the repeated

5391
03:54:18,160 --> 03:54:20,560
violations. Uh there has been a

5392
03:54:20,560 --> 03:54:23,040
significant push from the marijuana in

5393
03:54:23,040 --> 03:54:25,359
industry to regulate smoke shops. To

5394
03:54:25,359 --> 03:54:27,439
date, however, we have not located any

5395
03:54:27,439 --> 03:54:30,160
marijuana in those smoke shops uh during

5396
03:54:30,160 --> 03:54:34,640
any of our inspections. Um overall uh

5397
03:54:34,640 --> 03:54:37,680
the success is measured by what the

5398
03:54:37,680 --> 03:54:39,760
school district told us is that is

5399
03:54:39,760 --> 03:54:42,560
they're seeing in the schools a lower

5400
03:54:42,560 --> 03:54:44,399
number of vapes meaning that the

5401
03:54:44,399 --> 03:54:46,880
children are not getting access uh to

5402
03:54:46,880 --> 03:54:50,479
this these tobacco products and I truly

5403
03:54:50,479 --> 03:54:52,000
believe the ordinance has a lot to do

5404
03:54:52,000 --> 03:54:54,160
with that. Any comments or questions

5405
03:54:54,160 --> 03:54:56,399
before I move on?

5406
03:54:56,399 --> 03:54:58,239
You said the school district had let us

5407
03:54:58,239 --> 03:55:00,239
know that vaping has gone down in the

5408
03:55:00,239 --> 03:55:02,319
schools and and that's been their

5409
03:55:02,319 --> 03:55:04,720
thinking that ordinance. You know, I I

5410
03:55:04,720 --> 03:55:06,160
think that this has been a long time

5411
03:55:06,160 --> 03:55:08,479
coming. I know that with the tobacco

5412
03:55:08,479 --> 03:55:10,160
grant and with the enforcement and all

5413
03:55:10,160 --> 03:55:11,680
the great work that code enforcement law

5414
03:55:11,680 --> 03:55:13,279
enforcement has done in our community,

5415
03:55:13,279 --> 03:55:14,560
at the end of the day, we want to be

5416
03:55:14,560 --> 03:55:15,840
supportive of businesses. But if

5417
03:55:15,840 --> 03:55:17,040
businesses are not doing what they're

5418
03:55:17,040 --> 03:55:18,960
supposed to be doing, such as selling

5419
03:55:18,960 --> 03:55:20,880
illegal products, I think that, you

5420
03:55:20,880 --> 03:55:22,239
know, they need to be held accountable.

5421
03:55:22,239 --> 03:55:24,640
And I I'm glad that you guys did. On top

5422
03:55:24,640 --> 03:55:25,920
of that, I know that there's been some

5423
03:55:25,920 --> 03:55:28,080
reference to you said that you did not

5424
03:55:28,080 --> 03:55:29,520
find any marijuana in any of the

5425
03:55:29,520 --> 03:55:31,680
lookings during your inspection, but it

5426
03:55:31,680 --> 03:55:35,040
was brought to our attention by other um

5427
03:55:35,040 --> 03:55:37,520
I would say undercover uh operations,

5428
03:55:37,520 --> 03:55:39,760
but the problem is that it needs to be

5429
03:55:39,760 --> 03:55:41,520
found during the time of your

5430
03:55:41,520 --> 03:55:43,040
inspection. Correct.

5431
03:55:43,040 --> 03:55:44,560
>> Correct. Okay. So, I just want to make

5432
03:55:44,560 --> 03:55:46,560
that clear. I I do want to praise you,

5433
03:55:46,560 --> 03:55:48,000
Chief. At the end of the day, this city

5434
03:55:48,000 --> 03:55:50,640
council and our policy is supportive of

5435
03:55:50,640 --> 03:55:53,199
this ordinance, but is you as a chief

5436
03:55:53,199 --> 03:55:55,439
and the leader by you implementing this

5437
03:55:55,439 --> 03:55:58,080
and your officers on the ground finding

5438
03:55:58,080 --> 03:55:59,840
these things and protecting our children

5439
03:55:59,840 --> 03:56:02,319
is what the utmost importance and I take

5440
03:56:02,319 --> 03:56:04,160
that personally. I do want to say thank

5441
03:56:04,160 --> 03:56:06,160
you and please let everybody else know

5442
03:56:06,160 --> 03:56:08,239
that I thank them as well.

5443
03:56:08,239 --> 03:56:11,520
>> Thank you. And uh we do have the tobacco

5444
03:56:11,520 --> 03:56:14,239
grant and we are going to uh renew that

5445
03:56:14,239 --> 03:56:16,239
and I have to pass all that credit down

5446
03:56:16,239 --> 03:56:18,479
to Lieutenant Greel and Sergeant Blount.

5447
03:56:18,479 --> 03:56:19,840
actually wrote the

5448
03:56:19,840 --> 03:56:21,199
grant. Didn't go through the grant

5449
03:56:21,199 --> 03:56:23,199
writers. Uh they're doing an amazing

5450
03:56:23,199 --> 03:56:24,960
job.

5451
03:56:24,960 --> 03:56:28,640
Um 4th of July report. So this is from

5452
03:56:28,640 --> 03:56:31,359
July 2nd to the 5th. Uh these are the

5453
03:56:31,359 --> 03:56:34,160
statistics. We had uh 12 uniform

5454
03:56:34,160 --> 03:56:36,160
officers working on the 4th. uh three

5455
03:56:36,160 --> 03:56:38,960
911 dispatchers, a drone operator, extra

5456
03:56:38,960 --> 03:56:40,479
records clerk, and a community service

5457
03:56:40,479 --> 03:56:44,800
officer. Um our stats for uh those days,

5458
03:56:44,800 --> 03:56:47,520
we had 16 DUI arrests, 20 fireworks

5459
03:56:47,520 --> 03:56:51,520
citations, 74 fireworks related calls,

5460
03:56:51,520 --> 03:56:55,040
28 uh submissions on the nail map, and

5461
03:56:55,040 --> 03:56:59,840
40 um calls came in on the 538 loud.

5462
03:56:59,840 --> 03:57:02,239
Overall, the oper operation was very

5463
03:57:02,239 --> 03:57:04,560
successful. The combination of uh the

5464
03:57:04,560 --> 03:57:06,960
proactive enforcement, increased uh

5465
03:57:06,960 --> 03:57:09,199
staffing, drone operations, uh community

5466
03:57:09,199 --> 03:57:11,120
reporting tools allowed officers to

5467
03:57:11,120 --> 03:57:12,800
quickly identify and respond to

5468
03:57:12,800 --> 03:57:16,000
violations while maintaining um proper

5469
03:57:16,000 --> 03:57:18,640
staffing on the streets. The 3rd, which

5470
03:57:18,640 --> 03:57:21,680
is Friday, was not as active as I

5471
03:57:21,680 --> 03:57:23,120
thought it was going to be. and the 4th

5472
03:57:23,120 --> 03:57:25,600
of July. Although the fireworks were the

5473
03:57:25,600 --> 03:57:28,880
same uh in the amount uh no critical

5474
03:57:28,880 --> 03:57:30,960
incidents on the police end in series

5475
03:57:30,960 --> 03:57:35,279
which um was really good. Any questions

5476
03:57:35,279 --> 03:57:37,040
on that?

5477
03:57:37,040 --> 03:57:38,960
>> Council member Otero.

5478
03:57:38,960 --> 03:57:41,600
>> Thanks, Mayor. Um Chief, did you have

5479
03:57:41,600 --> 03:57:45,120
any repeat offenders this year?

5480
03:57:45,120 --> 03:57:46,880
>> I don't know yet. We're still kind of

5481
03:57:46,880 --> 03:57:48,080
sorting through some of that.

5482
03:57:48,080 --> 03:57:50,160
>> Thank you. Um, just thank you to your

5483
03:57:50,160 --> 03:57:52,319
team again for all the enforcement for

5484
03:57:52,319 --> 03:57:54,560
the 4th of July and then the continued

5485
03:57:54,560 --> 03:57:56,960
enforcement on these smoke shops. I

5486
03:57:56,960 --> 03:57:58,000
appreciate it.

5487
03:57:58,000 --> 03:58:00,640
>> Thank you, Councilwoman Leo.

5488
03:58:00,640 --> 03:58:02,000
>> I think that's pretty much what I wanted

5489
03:58:02,000 --> 03:58:03,279
to say. I know I was able to talk to

5490
03:58:03,279 --> 03:58:04,800
Sergeant when he was in here and thank

5491
03:58:04,800 --> 03:58:07,279
him and his staff, but I do want to I

5492
03:58:07,279 --> 03:58:09,760
appreciate especially I know we hear a

5493
03:58:09,760 --> 03:58:14,239
lot of DUIs right now in 16. Um, I I saw

5494
03:58:14,239 --> 03:58:16,720
the report when it came through and that

5495
03:58:16,720 --> 03:58:18,479
takes a lot of time and a lot of work on

5496
03:58:18,479 --> 03:58:20,080
top of all the other fireworks and

5497
03:58:20,080 --> 03:58:21,680
everything you did and you're able to do

5498
03:58:21,680 --> 03:58:23,920
this with 12 uniformed officers and I

5499
03:58:23,920 --> 03:58:25,520
appreciate their work cuz it sound like

5500
03:58:25,520 --> 03:58:29,439
they were going one call after another and um I appreciate their

5501
03:58:29,439 --> 03:58:31,040
hard work and coming in and getting all

5502
03:58:31,040 --> 03:58:33,600
of that done and keeping with Siri safe

5503
03:58:33,600 --> 03:58:35,120
without any critical. I know last year

5504
03:58:35,120 --> 03:58:38,239
we had a few responses and a few fire I

5505
03:58:38,239 --> 03:58:40,319
think there was one major fire or kind

5506
03:58:40,319 --> 03:58:43,120
of had a fire of a bush in my district.

5507
03:58:43,120 --> 03:58:45,600
Um but we were sound like it was out

5508
03:58:45,600 --> 03:58:47,680
pretty quickly and so I appreciate them

5509
03:58:47,680 --> 03:58:48,880
responding and all the work that

5510
03:58:48,880 --> 03:58:50,720
everyone put in that night. Thank you.

5511
03:58:50,720 --> 03:58:53,279
Or the whole weekend rather.

5512
03:58:53,279 --> 03:58:55,279
>> Thank you. Uh next one's quick. It's uh

5513
03:58:55,279 --> 03:58:57,680
we had some questions about golf carts

5514
03:58:57,680 --> 03:58:59,520
being used. I have some clarification

5515
03:58:59,520 --> 03:59:02,000
for that. Uh you can't use golf carts uh

5516
03:59:02,000 --> 03:59:03,600
within the city of series unless you're

5517
03:59:03,600 --> 03:59:05,439
a mile within a golf course and it has

5518
03:59:05,439 --> 03:59:08,160
to be approved by an ordinance. Uh now

5519
03:59:08,160 --> 03:59:09,760
low-speed vehicles on the other hand,

5520
03:59:09,760 --> 03:59:11,920
which look like golf carts, they have to

5521
03:59:11,920 --> 03:59:14,960
have all the proper equipment uh that uh

5522
03:59:14,960 --> 03:59:16,560
makes them a motor vehicle. They have to

5523
03:59:16,560 --> 03:59:18,000
be registered. They have to be insured.

5524
03:59:18,000 --> 03:59:20,000
You have to be a licensed driver. They

5525
03:59:20,000 --> 03:59:22,160
can only operate on streets that are 35

5526
03:59:22,160 --> 03:59:26,399
mph. That does not take a ordinance or a

5527
03:59:26,399 --> 03:59:29,120
resolution. it's within their rights if

5528
03:59:29,120 --> 03:59:31,040
they want to register them as a

5529
03:59:31,040 --> 03:59:33,760
low-speed vehicle. And that's I I talked

5530
03:59:33,760 --> 03:59:35,920
to our cso today. That is what they do

5531
03:59:35,920 --> 03:59:39,199
in Houston. Um there's really no more

5532
03:59:39,199 --> 03:59:40,880
debate on that. If somebody wants to get

5533
03:59:40,880 --> 03:59:43,840
a low-speed vehicle, then um they're

5534
03:59:43,840 --> 03:59:45,840
more than welcome to do that. Any

5535
03:59:45,840 --> 03:59:49,040
questions on that one?

5536
03:59:49,040 --> 03:59:51,680
Lazy Wheels update. It looks like Lazy

5537
03:59:51,680 --> 03:59:53,359
Wheels was hit with a hurricane. I

5538
03:59:53,359 --> 03:59:54,800
understand that it's going to get worse

5539
03:59:54,800 --> 03:59:56,080
before it gets better. And that's

5540
03:59:56,080 --> 03:59:58,239
exactly what happened. I am happy to

5541
03:59:58,239 --> 04:00:02,319
report though that um they have almost

5542
04:00:02,319 --> 04:00:04,160
completely gone through every trailer.

5543
04:00:04,160 --> 04:00:06,239
They were dismantling it. Um although it

5544
04:00:06,239 --> 04:00:07,600
was slow, they had to take all the

5545
04:00:07,600 --> 04:00:09,920
recyclable materials out. They should

5546
04:00:09,920 --> 04:00:11,680
have heavy equipment on site by

5547
04:00:11,680 --> 04:00:13,439
Wednesday.

5548
04:00:13,439 --> 04:00:14,800
Don't hold your breath, but that's what

5549
04:00:14,800 --> 04:00:16,560
we were told. They did have a delay for

5550
04:00:16,560 --> 04:00:19,439
a couple weeks. Um I am happy that they

5551
04:00:19,439 --> 04:00:21,439
are moving on it. They are doing work on

5552
04:00:21,439 --> 04:00:25,840
it. Um but hopefully uh Wednesday we'll

5553
04:00:25,840 --> 04:00:27,520
have some heavy equipment to start

5554
04:00:27,520 --> 04:00:30,160
cleaning up some of that mess.

5555
04:00:30,160 --> 04:00:32,960
Uh last one is National Night Out. So

5556
04:00:32,960 --> 04:00:34,800
National Night Out is coming up August

5557
04:00:34,800 --> 04:00:38,720
4th. Um we are changing it up this year

5558
04:00:38,720 --> 04:00:40,640
after last year. I told the staff I

5559
04:00:40,640 --> 04:00:42,160
wanted to go back to the original plan

5560
04:00:42,160 --> 04:00:43,520
of getting out in the neighborhoods.

5561
04:00:43,520 --> 04:00:45,520
That's what National Night is all about

5562
04:00:45,520 --> 04:00:47,600
is connecting with the communities. I

5563
04:00:47,600 --> 04:00:49,600
think it's very important. We haven't

5564
04:00:49,600 --> 04:00:51,120
done it in a long time. there's going to

5565
04:00:51,120 --> 04:00:54,960
be some hiccups and I'm all for any any

5566
04:00:54,960 --> 04:00:57,040
uh input that the council or the public

5567
04:00:57,040 --> 04:00:59,520
has before definitely afterwards if

5568
04:00:59,520 --> 04:01:01,279
anybody has input on how we could do it

5569
04:01:01,279 --> 04:01:02,960
better. I do feel like we were a little

5570
04:01:02,960 --> 04:01:05,359
bit late getting this information out

5571
04:01:05,359 --> 04:01:07,439
especially that we're changing things

5572
04:01:07,439 --> 04:01:10,479
but anyone that wants to hold an event u

5573
04:01:10,479 --> 04:01:12,399
please contact either Sergeant Blount or

5574
04:01:12,399 --> 04:01:14,960
Lieutenant Godfrey and we will get you

5575
04:01:14,960 --> 04:01:17,439
signed up. Uh

5576
04:01:17,439 --> 04:01:20,399
my goal is to get us back out in the

5577
04:01:20,399 --> 04:01:22,080
communities and getting the communities

5578
04:01:22,080 --> 04:01:24,880
together in their areas of town uh which

5579
04:01:24,880 --> 04:01:28,560
it was intended for. Um but I I think

5580
04:01:28,560 --> 04:01:30,560
there might be a a few hiccups, but

5581
04:01:30,560 --> 04:01:31,920
we'll get through it and definitely next

5582
04:01:31,920 --> 04:01:35,040
year's is going to be uh even better.

5583
04:01:35,040 --> 04:01:39,840
Last thing I'll leave you with um for um

5584
04:01:39,840 --> 04:01:41,760
maybe some interaction with the

5585
04:01:41,760 --> 04:01:44,160
community. I've dedicated an hour of my

5586
04:01:44,160 --> 04:01:47,279
time uh every week on Tuesday from 8:00

5587
04:01:47,279 --> 04:01:49,600
to 9:00 to have coffee with the chief.

5588
04:01:49,600 --> 04:01:52,000
It is limited space, but anyone that has

5589
04:01:52,000 --> 04:01:54,160
any questions whatsoever about anything

5590
04:01:54,160 --> 04:01:56,000
that we do at the police department,

5591
04:01:56,000 --> 04:01:57,840
whether it be budget or enforcement or

5592
04:01:57,840 --> 04:02:00,160
you want to just complain for an hour,

5593
04:02:00,160 --> 04:02:01,920
um please feel free to contact my

5594
04:02:01,920 --> 04:02:04,399
executive assistant, uh Marcy Peterson.

5595
04:02:04,399 --> 04:02:06,160
Email her, let her know. It'd be helpful

5596
04:02:06,160 --> 04:02:07,359
if you tell me what you want to talk

5597
04:02:07,359 --> 04:02:09,520
about so I can be prepared. If you just

5598
04:02:09,520 --> 04:02:11,120
want to come have coffee and talk about

5599
04:02:11,120 --> 04:02:13,359
the weather, that's fine, too. Um, but

5600
04:02:13,359 --> 04:02:15,439
any citizen in series is welcome to do

5601
04:02:15,439 --> 04:02:18,000
that. Um, and I will provide the coffee

5602
04:02:18,000 --> 04:02:21,359
and sorry for the long report.

5603
04:02:21,359 --> 04:02:27,030
>> That's great. Thank you. Anyone else?

5604
04:02:27,040 --> 04:02:29,760
» That don't worry. Um, thank you, Mayor

5605
04:02:29,760 --> 04:02:33,359
Council. Um, so I I want to give a a

5606
04:02:33,359 --> 04:02:36,080
quick shout out to our water department.

5607
04:02:36,080 --> 04:02:38,960
Um last night we were all out there, a

5608
04:02:38,960 --> 04:02:40,399
couple of us from the engineering

5609
04:02:40,399 --> 04:02:42,399
department and a few from the water

5610
04:02:42,399 --> 04:02:44,319
department trying to figure out the

5611
04:02:44,319 --> 04:02:48,479
shutdown on uh Richland Avenue. Uh it

5612
04:02:48,479 --> 04:02:50,720
did take us essentially we started

5613
04:02:50,720 --> 04:02:54,399
turning valves about 9:30. Um and I

5614
04:02:54,399 --> 04:02:56,720
think most of us left somewhere around

5615
04:02:56,720 --> 04:03:01,279
3:45 4:00 uh this morning. Uh it was a

5616
04:03:01,279 --> 04:03:03,040
fun night if you want to put it that

5617
04:03:03,040 --> 04:03:06,800
way, but we did manage to um figure out

5618
04:03:06,800 --> 04:03:08,800
what we needed to do for the shutdown,

5619
04:03:08,800 --> 04:03:10,720
which we've been trying to figure out.

5620
04:03:10,720 --> 04:03:13,279
Um we actually found two valves that

5621
04:03:13,279 --> 04:03:16,560
were uh bad. And so we will be replacing

5622
04:03:16,560 --> 04:03:19,120
those with the with the Hatch Road main

5623
04:03:19,120 --> 04:03:21,439
project, so that way we can do uh

5624
04:03:21,439 --> 04:03:24,960
shutdowns on the main as as needed. Um

5625
04:03:24,960 --> 04:03:27,600
so that it all went well. uh water was

5626
04:03:27,600 --> 04:03:32,800
back on by about 4:00 4:30 um you know

5627
04:03:32,800 --> 04:03:35,359
to to everybody. So that was that was a

5628
04:03:35,359 --> 04:03:38,640
good thing also. Um another thing uh

5629
04:03:38,640 --> 04:03:41,120
back in September of last year you guys

5630
04:03:41,120 --> 04:03:43,359
authorized the engineering department to

5631
04:03:43,359 --> 04:03:47,680
file grants uh and and apply for grants.

5632
04:03:47,680 --> 04:03:52,640
Uh we applied for uh 23

5633
04:03:52,640 --> 04:03:55,600
million I believe in grants. Um, we

5634
04:03:55,600 --> 04:03:59,439
ended up getting 18.5 million. Um, we

5635
04:03:59,439 --> 04:04:01,680
the only the only city that got more

5636
04:04:01,680 --> 04:04:03,680
grant funding than us was the city of

5637
04:04:03,680 --> 04:04:06,880
Modesto. Um, and that was only by three

5638
04:04:06,880 --> 04:04:08,479
points. Had we gotten three more points

5639
04:04:08,479 --> 04:04:10,239
on our Hatch Road project, we would have

5640
04:04:10,239 --> 04:04:12,479
been the uh we would have gotten the

5641
04:04:12,479 --> 04:04:14,560
most grant money out of any jurisdiction

5642
04:04:14,560 --> 04:04:17,439
in the county. So, just a quick recap on

5643
04:04:17,439 --> 04:04:19,920
that. We got $5 million for the design

5644
04:04:19,920 --> 04:04:22,399
on service and Mitchell interchange. We

5645
04:04:22,399 --> 04:04:24,720
got $5 million for the construction of

5646
04:04:24,720 --> 04:04:28,000
Crows Landing from Whitmore to uh

5647
04:04:28,000 --> 04:04:30,800
service. We got $2 million for the

5648
04:04:30,800 --> 04:04:33,359
Hearnden and Eastgate bike lane project.

5649
04:04:33,359 --> 04:04:35,680
We got $2 million for the Walnut Avenue

5650
04:04:35,680 --> 04:04:38,640
sidewalks project. Got $2 million for

5651
04:04:38,640 --> 04:04:41,359
Mororrow Village phase 4 and $2 million

5652
04:04:41,359 --> 04:04:44,080
for Mororrow Village phase 5. And we did

5653
04:04:44,080 --> 04:04:47,199
end up getting 420,000

5654
04:04:47,199 --> 04:04:50,560
uh for the Hatch Road design uh to widen

5655
04:04:50,560 --> 04:04:53,439
Hatch Road from essentially Mitchell all

5656
04:04:53,439 --> 04:04:56,800
the way out to Faith Home. So um all of

5657
04:04:56,800 --> 04:04:58,960
those grants were written by staff

5658
04:04:58,960 --> 04:05:00,960
within the engineering department. It is

5659
04:05:00,960 --> 04:05:04,239
a huge undertaking for us to do that.

5660
04:05:04,239 --> 04:05:08,080
Um, and you could tell by, you know,

5661
04:05:08,080 --> 04:05:10,560
getting most of our projects funded that

5662
04:05:10,560 --> 04:05:13,840
the staff did an absolute amazing job,

5663
04:05:13,840 --> 04:05:16,880
uh, getting these grants in, um, and

5664
04:05:16,880 --> 04:05:19,680
eventually being awarded all of this

5665
04:05:19,680 --> 04:05:23,359
money. Um, so, lots of construction to

5666
04:05:23,359 --> 04:05:25,680
come. Uh, and we will, uh, keep plugging

5667
04:05:25,680 --> 04:05:27,199
away, but thank you.

5668
04:05:27,199 --> 04:05:28,800
>> I have a quick question for you, sir.

5669
04:05:28,800 --> 04:05:30,720
You say we received $5 million for the

5670
04:05:30,720 --> 04:05:32,800
design of the service road interchange.

5671
04:05:32,800 --> 04:05:35,600
>> Yes, sir. So, how how far along are we

5672
04:05:35,600 --> 04:05:37,040
with the design? I know that you had

5673
04:05:37,040 --> 04:05:39,199
mentioned in a staff report that went to

5674
04:05:39,199 --> 04:05:41,359
the city manager that went to us in

5675
04:05:41,359 --> 04:05:43,359
reference to that we are 80% complete,

5676
04:05:43,359 --> 04:05:44,880
but you also mentioned something about

5677
04:05:44,880 --> 04:05:47,439
CALR reviewing some of our documents.

5678
04:05:47,439 --> 04:05:49,439
Can you please expand on that?

5679
04:05:49,439 --> 04:05:52,239
>> So, we're we're about 80% complete on

5680
04:05:52,239 --> 04:05:55,199
the crow's landing design um for the

5681
04:05:55,199 --> 04:05:58,000
roadway and lift station on service in

5682
04:05:58,000 --> 04:06:01,359
Mitchell. Um we are still we've we've

5683
04:06:01,359 --> 04:06:03,600
gotten a lot of approvals from from

5684
04:06:03,600 --> 04:06:06,880
CALR. Um the biggest one that taking the

5685
04:06:06,880 --> 04:06:09,359
longest time is the revised traffic

5686
04:06:09,359 --> 04:06:12,399
study that we have to do uh for the

5687
04:06:12,399 --> 04:06:14,640
on-ramps, off-ramps, bridges, all of

5688
04:06:14,640 --> 04:06:18,080
that area right there. Um so we we're

5689
04:06:18,080 --> 04:06:21,120
not as far along on service in Mitchell.

5690
04:06:21,120 --> 04:06:24,080
However, this will greatly help us in

5691
04:06:24,080 --> 04:06:26,000
reducing the amount of funding that we

5692
04:06:26,000 --> 04:06:28,080
have to use because obviously we get to

5693
04:06:28,080 --> 04:06:30,000
use an additional $5 million of grant

5694
04:06:30,000 --> 04:06:32,239
funding instead of using our own Measure

5695
04:06:32,239 --> 04:06:36,319
L money for uh for that design. So, it

5696
04:06:36,319 --> 04:06:38,560
is progressing well. We're happy with

5697
04:06:38,560 --> 04:06:40,160
what that with the decisions that

5698
04:06:40,160 --> 04:06:43,439
Calrans has made thus far on uh some

5699
04:06:43,439 --> 04:06:46,000
revalidation of reports, but uh the

5700
04:06:46,000 --> 04:06:48,319
overall project is is progressing and

5701
04:06:48,319 --> 04:06:50,880
progressing well. Now I think I know the

5702
04:06:50,880 --> 04:06:52,880
answer to this next question. What would

5703
04:06:52,880 --> 04:06:54,319
it take to make that project move

5704
04:06:54,319 --> 04:06:56,720
faster?

5705
04:06:56,720 --> 04:07:00,560
Um I I think that our consultant is

5706
04:07:00,560 --> 04:07:04,560
pushing as hard as possible. Um you know

5707
04:07:04,560 --> 04:07:08,399
once we get into CALR, you know, they

5708
04:07:08,399 --> 04:07:10,399
have their review periods, those types

5709
04:07:10,399 --> 04:07:14,000
of things. Um and we we work very well

5710
04:07:14,000 --> 04:07:16,720
with CALR. Our project manager at the

5711
04:07:16,720 --> 04:07:19,600
state level has been great to work with.

5712
04:07:19,600 --> 04:07:21,520
um anytime they've we've requested

5713
04:07:21,520 --> 04:07:28,239
meetings, they are on top of it. Um so I can't say I mean it is the state. It

5714
04:07:28,239 --> 04:07:31,199
does move slower than than I would like.

5715
04:07:31,199 --> 04:07:34,000
Um but I they they've been pretty

5716
04:07:34,000 --> 04:07:36,880
efficient for for us here in the city.

5717
04:07:36,880 --> 04:07:38,640
>> Okay. I'm going to refrain from giving

5718
04:07:38,640 --> 04:07:40,399
any type of direction city manager, but

5719
04:07:40,399 --> 04:07:42,720
as you can tell, that's something I'm

5720
04:07:42,720 --> 04:07:49,189
interested in seeing. Um, next report.

5721
04:07:49,199 --> 04:07:52,160
» Um, good evening, mayor and council

5722
04:07:52,160 --> 04:07:54,479
members. Um, on Tuesday of last week,

5723
04:07:54,479 --> 04:07:56,399
the city manager sent an email to you

5724
04:07:56,399 --> 04:07:58,319
guys regarding a letter that went out to

5725
04:07:58,319 --> 04:08:00,640
the public. Um, I just wanted to touch

5726
04:08:00,640 --> 04:08:02,080
base on that letter, give a little bit

5727
04:08:02,080 --> 04:08:04,399
of information, and uh, provide an

5728
04:08:04,399 --> 04:08:05,680
opportunity for any questions if you

5729
04:08:05,680 --> 04:08:10,560
have them. Um he uh our city manager

5730
04:08:10,560 --> 04:08:13,040
outlined very well the the main topics

5731
04:08:13,040 --> 04:08:14,399
of the letter, but I just wanted to

5732
04:08:14,399 --> 04:08:16,080
clarify for any of the residents because

5733
04:08:16,080 --> 04:08:18,080
I'm still getting calls right now about

5734
04:08:18,080 --> 04:08:21,279
um the letter. Uh basically

5735
04:08:21,279 --> 04:08:23,359
uh the 2024

5736
04:08:23,359 --> 04:08:27,920
um guideline from the EPA was to uh get

5737
04:08:27,920 --> 04:08:30,080
a service line inventory. So they want

5738
04:08:30,080 --> 04:08:33,199
us to verify the the material of the of

5739
04:08:33,199 --> 04:08:36,080
the pipe that is not only going from the

5740
04:08:36,080 --> 04:08:38,239
city main to the meter but from the

5741
04:08:38,239 --> 04:08:40,319
meter to the home of every resident in

5742
04:08:40,319 --> 04:08:43,680
the city. Um the reason it's a 2024

5743
04:08:43,680 --> 04:08:46,080
regulation but we did it in 2026 is

5744
04:08:46,080 --> 04:08:47,920
because we were not previously required

5745
04:08:47,920 --> 04:08:49,359
to do it because we were under the

5746
04:08:49,359 --> 04:08:54,239
50,000 um mark. And then in 2025,

5747
04:08:54,239 --> 04:08:57,840
the the uh the DWR decided that since we

5748
04:08:57,840 --> 04:09:00,000
were so close to 50,000 population, they

5749
04:09:00,000 --> 04:09:01,120
were going to start considering us

5750
04:09:01,120 --> 04:09:03,359
50,000 population and we had to meet all

5751
04:09:03,359 --> 04:09:05,120
those requirements. So we had to do it

5752
04:09:05,120 --> 04:09:10,239
in a relatively short amount of time. We did an initial inventory with um 120

5753
04:09:10,239 --> 04:09:16,880
water um who used uh county data to use

5754
04:09:16,880 --> 04:09:19,920
the the building date of a lot of the

5755
04:09:19,920 --> 04:09:22,399
homes um and any other information that

5756
04:09:22,399 --> 04:09:24,479
they can pull from from various sources

5757
04:09:24,479 --> 04:09:28,160
to use uh to eliminate some homes from

5758
04:09:28,160 --> 04:09:30,640
being uh part of the the survey that has

5759
04:09:30,640 --> 04:09:33,120
to be verified. But it did leave us with

5760
04:09:33,120 --> 04:09:36,160
about I believe uh roughly about 5,000

5761
04:09:36,160 --> 04:09:39,040
homes that are unverified. So um our

5762
04:09:39,040 --> 04:09:42,160
staff did in 2025

5763
04:09:42,160 --> 04:09:45,680
and 2026 go through um a few hundred

5764
04:09:45,680 --> 04:09:47,760
homes and verify the the service lines

5765
04:09:47,760 --> 04:09:50,160
manually. They went out, they opened up

5766
04:09:50,160 --> 04:09:53,120
the the boxes, they checked both sides.

5767
04:09:53,120 --> 04:09:56,720
Um so staff did that but until we get

5768
04:09:56,720 --> 04:10:00,080
all the other 5,000 or systematically um

5769
04:10:00,080 --> 04:10:02,479
eliminate some of those homes which you

5770
04:10:02,479 --> 04:10:04,720
know uh starting the process of doing

5771
04:10:04,720 --> 04:10:06,640
now if we can look at developments that

5772
04:10:06,640 --> 04:10:08,239
were put in after a certain year we can

5773
04:10:08,239 --> 04:10:09,520
eliminate all those developments. So

5774
04:10:09,520 --> 04:10:12,319
there's a lot of ways that we can um uh

5775
04:10:12,319 --> 04:10:14,560
continue to update that inventory until

5776
04:10:14,560 --> 04:10:16,399
we get that inventory complete for the

5777
04:10:16,399 --> 04:10:18,880
entire city. Um this letter will go out

5778
04:10:18,880 --> 04:10:21,920
annually. Um, as the city manager stated

5779
04:10:21,920 --> 04:10:24,720
in his uh letter, we haven't violated

5780
04:10:24,720 --> 04:10:27,680
any lead or copper sampling. We we don't

5781
04:10:27,680 --> 04:10:29,760
have we're in compliance with the EPA

5782
04:10:29,760 --> 04:10:31,120
for all of our sampling, all of our

5783
04:10:31,120 --> 04:10:33,439
water constituents. Um, we're in

5784
04:10:33,439 --> 04:10:35,279
compliance with uh all the state

5785
04:10:35,279 --> 04:10:38,399
regulated um sampling. It has nothing to

5786
04:10:38,399 --> 04:10:40,640
do with whether there's uh lead or

5787
04:10:40,640 --> 04:10:43,840
copper in your in the residents um

5788
04:10:43,840 --> 04:10:46,080
water. Uh we do sampling for that and

5789
04:10:46,080 --> 04:10:47,920
we've stayed up to date with that um in

5790
04:10:47,920 --> 04:10:49,760
the past years. So, this is really just

5791
04:10:49,760 --> 04:10:53,520
about physically verifying the type of

5792
04:10:53,520 --> 04:10:56,000
um pipe that is going from their meter

5793
04:10:56,000 --> 04:10:58,560
to their home. Um, and that's going to

5794
04:10:58,560 --> 04:11:00,640
be an ongoing work that goes on for, you

5795
04:11:00,640 --> 04:11:02,960
know, probably the the next few years.

5796
04:11:02,960 --> 04:11:05,680
Um, and we're going to continue to to

5797
04:11:05,680 --> 04:11:07,199
eliminate, you know, whatever sections

5798
04:11:07,199 --> 04:11:09,040
we can using different data that we can

5799
04:11:09,040 --> 04:11:11,279
pull in. Um, yeah. Again, so I just

5800
04:11:11,279 --> 04:11:13,439
wanted to touch on uh letting people

5801
04:11:13,439 --> 04:11:15,359
know that the water's safe to drink.

5802
04:11:15,359 --> 04:11:17,760
There's no there's no kind of um notice

5803
04:11:17,760 --> 04:11:19,120
or anything. I mean, there's no kind of

5804
04:11:19,120 --> 04:11:22,880
a a regulation on that. And um I was

5805
04:11:22,880 --> 04:11:24,160
getting a lot of calls with people just

5806
04:11:24,160 --> 04:11:26,239
concerned about the the letter and that

5807
04:11:26,239 --> 04:11:28,560
it was hard to for them to read and

5808
04:11:28,560 --> 04:11:31,439
understand. Um we can't change this.

5809
04:11:31,439 --> 04:11:33,760
is an EPA template. All we're able

5810
04:11:33,760 --> 04:11:36,239
to change is our city name and our

5811
04:11:36,239 --> 04:11:39,279
specific um data. So what our specific

5812
04:11:39,279 --> 04:11:42,479
results are on our sampling um you know

5813
04:11:42,479 --> 04:11:44,479
and and any specific information to the

5814
04:11:44,479 --> 04:11:46,160
city of series other than that it has to

5815
04:11:46,160 --> 04:11:48,800
say stay the same as what they um they

5816
04:11:48,800 --> 04:11:50,880
provide us with. So I just wanted to

5817
04:11:50,880 --> 04:11:52,880
give you guys that information and any

5818
04:11:52,880 --> 04:11:54,080
of the public that are wondering which

5819
04:11:54,080 --> 04:11:55,840
I'm I'm still returning calls right now

5820
04:11:55,840 --> 04:11:58,160
and just you know uh letting everybody

5821
04:11:58,160 --> 04:12:00,640
know that uh what the what the exact

5822
04:12:00,640 --> 04:12:02,960
issue is. The the next steps for us is

5823
04:12:02,960 --> 04:12:05,760
going to be um sending out a survey

5824
04:12:05,760 --> 04:12:08,080
after getting that approved by um city

5825
04:12:08,080 --> 04:12:09,680
manager, sending out a survey that

5826
04:12:09,680 --> 04:12:11,760
people can if they do know their own,

5827
04:12:11,760 --> 04:12:14,239
they can just let us know what the what

5828
04:12:14,239 --> 04:12:17,040
the service line material is. Um or if

5829
04:12:17,040 --> 04:12:18,239
they know that, you know, it's been

5830
04:12:18,239 --> 04:12:20,080
replaced that they can let us know in

5831
04:12:20,080 --> 04:12:22,800
that in that area. And then uh we have

5832
04:12:22,800 --> 04:12:25,040
different options as far as using staff.

5833
04:12:25,040 --> 04:12:28,399
Um, we have uh, yeah, we have different

5834
04:12:28,399 --> 04:12:30,479
options for for finishing out the the

5835
04:12:30,479 --> 04:12:32,640
rest of the inventory. So, I just wanted

5836
04:12:32,640 --> 04:12:34,720
to make that clear to you guys. Thank

5837
04:12:34,720 --> 04:12:38,640
you very much. Mr. Chavez.

5838
04:12:38,640 --> 04:12:41,199
Okay. Thank you very much. And with that

5839
04:12:41,199 --> 04:12:42,720
being said, we will now go into close

5840
04:12:42,720 --> 04:12:44,239
session for conference regarding public

5841
04:12:44,239 --> 04:12:45,600
employee appointment, California

5842
04:12:45,600 --> 04:12:48,399
government code 549571.

5843
04:12:48,399 --> 04:12:50,319
Title is city manager a conference with

5844
04:12:50,319 --> 04:12:52,479
legal counsel for existing litigation

5845
04:12:52,479 --> 04:12:55,920
California government code 54956.9

5846
04:12:55,920 --> 04:12:59,359
name of case is Ashley

5847
04:12:59,359 --> 04:13:01,520
uh Renuo

5848
04:13:01,520 --> 04:13:03,279
city of seriesir versus city of

5849
04:13:03,279 --> 04:13:06,080
seriesiral superior court case number

5850
04:13:06,080 --> 04:13:07,680
CV25

5851
04:13:07,680 --> 04:13:10,000
009856

5852
04:13:10,000 --> 04:13:11,760
and lastly a conference with legal

5853
04:13:11,760 --> 04:13:13,680
council for anticipated litigation

5854
04:13:13,680 --> 04:13:17,840
California government code 54956.9D2

5855
04:13:17,840 --> 04:13:20,880
two for a one potential case. Is there

5856
04:13:20,880 --> 04:13:22,399
anyone in the public like to make a

5857
04:13:22,399 --> 04:13:24,720
comment on the close session items? And

5858
04:13:24,720 --> 04:13:26,399
seeing none, and we'll come back after

5859
04:13:26,399 --> 04:13:28,880
close session and I will report out.

5860
04:13:28,880 --> 04:13:30,560
Thank you very much everyone and have a

5861
04:13:30,560 --> 05:42:46,548
good evening and God bless.

5862
05:42:46,558 --> 05:42:49,920
Welcome back everyone. By a 401

5863
05:42:49,920 --> 05:42:52,080
abstension vote, the city council has

5864
05:42:52,080 --> 05:42:54,000
approved a settlement agreement with the

5865
05:42:54,000 --> 05:42:55,600
petitioners in the matter and has

5866
05:42:55,600 --> 05:42:57,280
authorized the city manager to execute

5867
05:42:57,280 --> 05:42:59,520
the agreement. Pursuant to the terms of

5868
05:42:59,520 --> 05:43:01,200
the agreement, the petitioners will

5869
05:43:01,200 --> 05:43:02,718
dismiss the case against the city of

5870
05:43:02,718 --> 05:43:05,440
city city of seriesir and will refund

5871
05:43:05,440 --> 05:43:08,080
petitioner their cup application. Each

5872
05:43:08,080 --> 05:43:10,480
party shall incur its own attorney fees.

5873
05:43:10,480 --> 05:43:12,080
The agreement shall be final upon

5874
05:43:12,080 --> 05:43:14,638
execution of the parties. On the other

5875
05:43:14,638 --> 05:43:16,240
two items, direction has been provided

5876
05:43:16,240 --> 05:43:20,320
to staff. Thank you.