1 00:08:34,399 --> 00:08:36,560 All right. I'd like to call the uh city 2 00:08:36,560 --> 00:08:38,800 council in the Cam Sand district meeting 3 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,519 for May 14th to order. And I will ask 4 00:08:41,519 --> 00:08:44,320 our city clerk to please do a roll call. 5 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:46,640 Council member Martinez Bravo here. 6 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,200 Council member Santangelo here. Council 7 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,600 member Trembley here, Vice Mayor 8 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:55,160 Tennyson here, and Mayor Ki 9 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,600 here. All right, so we have a quorum. 10 00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:59,040 So, we're going to go into close 11 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:00,880 session, I believe, on three items. And 12 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:02,240 I'm going to have counselor, would you 13 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:03,839 please read the reasons why we're going 14 00:09:03,839 --> 00:09:05,839 to go into close session, please? Yes. 15 00:09:05,839 --> 00:09:07,440 Thank you, Mayor and Councel. We have a 16 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,519 few items on close session. We have two 17 00:09:09,519 --> 00:09:12,720 under anticipated litigation uh pursuant 18 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,030 to government code section 19 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:18,959 54956.9D4. We have labor negotiations 20 00:09:18,959 --> 00:09:21,800 pursuant to government code 21 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,320 54957.6. And we have two matters under 22 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:27,680 existing litigation uh which is the OPV 23 00:09:27,680 --> 00:09:30,000 coalition versus Fox Canyon Groundwater 24 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,600 Management Agency and VCC AMG versus 25 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,920 City and Costco. And if there's any 26 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:37,440 reportable action, I'll make that 27 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:40,160 report. Okay. Thank you. So with that, 28 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:41,760 uh we will go into close session and be 29 00:09:41,760 --> 01:41:36,390 back at 5 o'clock. 30 01:41:36,400 --> 01:41:39,840 All right. Um, I'd like to reconvene 31 01:41:39,840 --> 01:41:43,920 uh the city council meeting, please. And 32 01:41:43,920 --> 01:41:46,159 uh I'd like to do uh city clerk, would 33 01:41:46,159 --> 01:41:48,080 you like to do the roll call, please, 34 01:41:48,080 --> 01:41:49,760 for the city council in the Cameroon 35 01:41:49,760 --> 01:41:52,080 sanitary district, please? Yes. Um, 36 01:41:52,080 --> 01:41:54,400 Council Member Martinez Bravo here, 37 01:41:54,400 --> 01:41:57,119 Council Member Santangelo here, Council 38 01:41:57,119 --> 01:41:59,040 Member Trembbley here, Vice Mayor 39 01:41:59,040 --> 01:42:02,880 Tennyson here, and Mayor Kildy here. And 40 01:42:02,880 --> 01:42:04,639 uh, Mr. Trembly, would you lead us in 41 01:42:04,639 --> 01:42:06,480 the flag salute tonight, please? Yes. 42 01:42:06,480 --> 01:42:08,080 Would you please join me in the pledge 43 01:42:08,080 --> 01:42:11,270 of allegiance? 44 01:42:11,280 --> 01:42:14,080 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the 45 01:42:14,080 --> 01:42:16,719 United States of America and to the 46 01:42:16,719 --> 01:42:19,920 republic for which it stands. One nation 47 01:42:19,920 --> 01:42:23,199 under God, indivisible, with liberty and 48 01:42:23,199 --> 01:42:32,030 justice for 49 01:42:32,040 --> 01:42:35,679 all. Okay. Are there uh approval agenda? 50 01:42:35,679 --> 01:42:38,679 Are there any changes for the agenda as 51 01:42:38,679 --> 01:42:40,960 submitted? Okay. So, with that, we're 52 01:42:40,960 --> 01:42:43,159 going to get down uh to the 53 01:42:43,159 --> 01:42:45,040 presentations. And the first one, if 54 01:42:45,040 --> 01:42:47,840 you'll meet me over to my right here, is 55 01:42:47,840 --> 01:42:49,679 the older Americans month. We're going 56 01:42:49,679 --> 01:42:51,520 to start off with that. So, if you meet 57 01:42:51,520 --> 01:42:56,550 me over here, 58 01:42:56,560 --> 01:42:57,840 I don't think he wants us older 59 01:42:57,840 --> 01:43:01,189 Americans. 60 01:43:01,199 --> 01:43:04,880 I'm gonna leave this right here for you. 61 01:43:04,880 --> 01:43:17,189 I'm here for you. 62 01:43:17,199 --> 01:43:18,960 All right, everybody. Thank you all for 63 01:43:18,960 --> 01:43:20,800 being here. This is a proclamation 64 01:43:20,800 --> 01:43:22,480 signed by the mayor and all my fellow 65 01:43:22,480 --> 01:43:25,280 council members for the older Americans 66 01:43:25,280 --> 01:43:27,280 Month. And because I'm a member of the 67 01:43:27,280 --> 01:43:29,040 older Americans month too, I'm not going 68 01:43:29,040 --> 01:43:30,719 to read everything's on here, but I'm 69 01:43:30,719 --> 01:43:32,400 going to read just a little bit of it 70 01:43:32,400 --> 01:43:35,199 and then I'm going to turn it over. And 71 01:43:35,199 --> 01:43:37,280 um it says, "While older residents 72 01:43:37,280 --> 01:43:39,159 actively engaged in 73 01:43:39,159 --> 01:43:42,800 volunteering and mentorship and culture 74 01:43:42,800 --> 01:43:45,920 and civic participation generally share 75 01:43:45,920 --> 01:43:49,840 their skills and experience of wisdom. 76 01:43:49,840 --> 01:43:54,400 and our city here uh per capita has more 77 01:43:54,400 --> 01:43:57,280 senior volunteers than any other city in 78 01:43:57,280 --> 01:43:59,840 the county per capita. So, it's a credit 79 01:43:59,840 --> 01:44:03,199 to all of the seniors in our city that 80 01:44:03,199 --> 01:44:05,440 uh we're able to make that. And I um 81 01:44:05,440 --> 01:44:08,159 very proud to present this certificate 82 01:44:08,159 --> 01:44:10,080 uh from the mayor again to the older 83 01:44:10,080 --> 01:44:12,000 Americans month. And I'm going to ask 84 01:44:12,000 --> 01:44:13,600 each of you if you'd like to introduce 85 01:44:13,600 --> 01:44:15,520 yourselves and or make any comments at 86 01:44:15,520 --> 01:44:17,600 this particular time. 87 01:44:17,600 --> 01:44:21,199 Sit down. I will. 88 01:44:21,199 --> 01:44:22,960 Good afternoon. I'm Greg Ericson. I'm 89 01:44:22,960 --> 01:44:25,199 with the Council on Aging here in 90 01:44:25,199 --> 01:44:27,760 Camaro. It's a great opportunity for us 91 01:44:27,760 --> 01:44:30,239 to give back to the older adults in the 92 01:44:30,239 --> 01:44:32,400 community and we have a lot going on and 93 01:44:32,400 --> 01:44:34,239 we're thankful for this chance to be 94 01:44:34,239 --> 01:44:36,719 recognized. 95 01:44:36,719 --> 01:44:39,679 Good afternoon. Sandy Melton. Um I'm 96 01:44:39,679 --> 01:44:43,119 also on the Camo Council on Aging and my 97 01:44:43,119 --> 01:44:45,119 day job is I'm the director of the 98 01:44:45,119 --> 01:44:46,800 School of Nursing and Allied Health at 99 01:44:46,800 --> 01:44:49,920 Ventur College. 100 01:44:49,920 --> 01:44:52,560 Hello, this is uh 101 01:44:52,560 --> 01:44:54,960 Okay, I I'm Joanne Kennedy. I'm the vice 102 01:44:54,960 --> 01:44:57,440 chair for the Council on Aging, and I'm 103 01:44:57,440 --> 01:44:59,760 here to say thank you for all your 104 01:44:59,760 --> 01:45:02,880 support. As a matter of fact, I brought 105 01:45:02,880 --> 01:45:07,920 in my purse a list back and front of all 106 01:45:07,920 --> 01:45:10,639 the services and funding support seniors 107 01:45:10,639 --> 01:45:13,119 put on or supported by the city of 108 01:45:13,119 --> 01:45:16,000 Camaro. This is this is wonderful. So, I 109 01:45:16,000 --> 01:45:17,920 want you to we're here to say thank you 110 01:45:17,920 --> 01:45:20,400 very much for your support. We're 111 01:45:20,400 --> 01:45:22,159 delighted. And one thing I wanted to 112 01:45:22,159 --> 01:45:23,840 point out to you is this is the year 113 01:45:23,840 --> 01:45:26,880 that we're going to be publishing our 114 01:45:26,880 --> 01:45:28,719 bianual 115 01:45:28,719 --> 01:45:31,679 um senior resource book. And this is 116 01:45:31,679 --> 01:45:34,080 particularly important this year because 117 01:45:34,080 --> 01:45:36,639 the county one which is award-winning 118 01:45:36,639 --> 01:45:38,639 called live well for all the services 119 01:45:38,639 --> 01:45:41,600 for seniors will not be publishing. And 120 01:45:41,600 --> 01:45:44,080 so the senior so the Camaro Council on 121 01:45:44,080 --> 01:45:46,159 Aging is picking up the slack and 122 01:45:46,159 --> 01:45:49,199 hopefully it'll be a great information 123 01:45:49,199 --> 01:45:52,000 and referral and advocacy 124 01:45:52,000 --> 01:45:55,360 uh resource for our seniors. So thank 125 01:45:55,360 --> 01:45:58,480 you all the senior citizenry and to the 126 01:45:58,480 --> 01:46:01,119 c to the city council members for your 127 01:46:01,119 --> 01:46:03,920 support. 128 01:46:03,920 --> 01:46:05,440 Thank you everyone for being here. 129 01:46:05,440 --> 01:46:06,880 Before you leave, I'm going to ask if 130 01:46:06,880 --> 01:46:08,400 any of my colleagues want to make any 131 01:46:08,400 --> 01:46:10,639 comments. Uh, Vice Mayor Tennyson, 132 01:46:10,639 --> 01:46:12,480 please. 133 01:46:12,480 --> 01:46:14,639 First off, I want to know, Greg, how you 134 01:46:14,639 --> 01:46:16,920 qualify to be on a council for 135 01:46:16,920 --> 01:46:22,199 aging because you're not um aging. Uh, 136 01:46:22,199 --> 01:46:24,840 secondly, as my dear 137 01:46:24,840 --> 01:46:28,719 colleague Dr. Martina Martinez Bravo 138 01:46:28,719 --> 01:46:31,440 points out, I'm older than her dad. So 139 01:46:31,440 --> 01:46:33,760 I'm one of the people you represent and 140 01:46:33,760 --> 01:46:36,800 I really look forward to your resources 141 01:46:36,800 --> 01:46:39,199 that are come out for us old people so 142 01:46:39,199 --> 01:46:42,719 we can continue to mentor the young and 143 01:46:42,719 --> 01:46:45,040 less experienced people. So thank you 144 01:46:45,040 --> 01:46:47,920 for what you do for the city. 145 01:46:47,920 --> 01:46:50,560 Any other comments from Miss Santangelo, 146 01:46:50,560 --> 01:46:53,840 please? You thanked us for our support, 147 01:46:53,840 --> 01:46:56,480 but it's a pleasure to support programs 148 01:46:56,480 --> 01:46:58,719 like yours. So, thank you for all the 149 01:46:58,719 --> 01:47:02,400 work that you do and thank you to um um 150 01:47:02,400 --> 01:47:05,040 just for for all you do. Thank you. 151 01:47:05,040 --> 01:47:09,590 Thank you very 152 01:47:09,600 --> 01:47:12,880 Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um I just think 153 01:47:12,880 --> 01:47:14,880 when I look out on the audience and how 154 01:47:14,880 --> 01:47:17,440 many seniors are here tonight, I feel 155 01:47:17,440 --> 01:47:20,080 blessed that we live in this community 156 01:47:20,080 --> 01:47:22,320 with this level of senior participation. 157 01:47:22,320 --> 01:47:25,280 So, I want to thank all of the seniors 158 01:47:25,280 --> 01:47:27,440 here for everything that you do to make 159 01:47:27,440 --> 01:47:29,920 this such a great place to to live. 160 01:47:29,920 --> 01:47:34,960 Thank you. Thank you, Marta. 161 01:47:34,960 --> 01:47:37,360 One of the things that I think makes 162 01:47:37,360 --> 01:47:40,560 this community so great and wonderful is 163 01:47:40,560 --> 01:47:43,360 the diversity in our community and that 164 01:47:43,360 --> 01:47:46,800 extends beyond racial identity. Um, it's 165 01:47:46,800 --> 01:47:50,320 really about the different ages that 166 01:47:50,320 --> 01:47:53,840 make this community who we are. And I'm 167 01:47:53,840 --> 01:47:56,960 very, very thankful, as was said, for 168 01:47:56,960 --> 01:48:01,040 your commitment and your uh, wisdom and 169 01:48:01,040 --> 01:48:04,239 your lived experiences, which, you know, 170 01:48:04,239 --> 01:48:06,080 they're not there if you're not there. 171 01:48:06,080 --> 01:48:08,000 And so, I'm extremely thankful for 172 01:48:08,000 --> 01:48:10,400 everything that you do. And as I always 173 01:48:10,400 --> 01:48:13,000 say, the motto of our city is 174 01:48:13,000 --> 01:48:15,280 Lasad, which the people are the city. 175 01:48:15,280 --> 01:48:17,520 and you definitely represent that. Thank 176 01:48:17,520 --> 01:48:20,080 you. 177 01:48:20,080 --> 01:48:23,750 Thank you. 178 01:48:23,760 --> 01:48:25,840 Thank you very much. Thank you for being 179 01:48:25,840 --> 01:48:28,239 here. 180 01:48:28,239 --> 01:48:32,390 Got another picture here. 181 01:48:32,400 --> 01:48:38,470 We're a picture taking. 182 01:48:38,480 --> 01:48:39,840 Thank you everyone for being here. 183 01:48:39,840 --> 01:48:41,840 Really appreciate it. Thank you very 184 01:48:41,840 --> 01:48:50,790 much. 185 01:48:50,800 --> 01:48:53,440 All right. So, next we're gonna have the 186 01:48:53,440 --> 01:48:57,040 Adulo Camrio High School California 187 01:48:57,040 --> 01:48:59,520 State Wrestling Champion. We've never 188 01:48:59,520 --> 01:49:01,920 had that in our city. I'm going to ask 189 01:49:01,920 --> 01:49:04,560 Trinity if she'd like to come up here 190 01:49:04,560 --> 01:49:13,270 with me. Yay. 191 01:49:13,280 --> 01:49:15,280 Thank you so much. I'm going to ask if 192 01:49:15,280 --> 01:49:17,600 their parents would like to come up here 193 01:49:17,600 --> 01:49:20,239 or if a coach would like to come up here 194 01:49:20,239 --> 01:49:27,310 as well. Please feel 195 01:49:27,320 --> 01:49:30,239 welcome. All right. And I'm going to 196 01:49:30,239 --> 01:49:32,320 start off. This is certificate of 197 01:49:32,320 --> 01:49:35,280 recognition. Trinity. I've never been 198 01:49:35,280 --> 01:49:38,920 able to present this to a state 199 01:49:38,920 --> 01:49:42,320 champion. And my golly, look at her 200 01:49:42,320 --> 01:49:44,560 jacket. That is awesome. Trinity, can 201 01:49:44,560 --> 01:49:46,080 you turn around in the back? Look at 202 01:49:46,080 --> 01:49:50,080 that. Wow. That is really, really cool. 203 01:49:50,080 --> 01:49:51,400 Love 204 01:49:51,400 --> 01:49:54,960 it. So, uh, it's a historic achievement 205 01:49:54,960 --> 01:49:57,760 as I've said and, uh, you're the first 206 01:49:57,760 --> 01:50:00,080 time that Cam Rail's ever had a state 207 01:50:00,080 --> 01:50:02,719 champion and you've have a list of 208 01:50:02,719 --> 01:50:04,320 accolades. So, I'm going to ask could I 209 01:50:04,320 --> 01:50:06,320 ask the coach if you want to go through 210 01:50:06,320 --> 01:50:08,080 some of her accolades? They're very, 211 01:50:08,080 --> 01:50:11,350 very impressive. 212 01:50:11,360 --> 01:50:12,480 All right. Well, thank you guys for 213 01:50:12,480 --> 01:50:14,560 having us. Uh, on behalf of the Cameo 214 01:50:14,560 --> 01:50:16,000 Wrestling Program, we'd like to thank 215 01:50:16,000 --> 01:50:17,600 the city for taking time to recognize 216 01:50:17,600 --> 01:50:20,000 Trinity and her accomplishments. Um, I 217 01:50:20,000 --> 01:50:21,600 had to make myself a little cheat sheet 218 01:50:21,600 --> 01:50:24,000 just to remember everything she's done. 219 01:50:24,000 --> 01:50:26,159 So, first of all, she's been a four-year 220 01:50:26,159 --> 01:50:28,400 varsity wrestler for our program. On the 221 01:50:28,400 --> 01:50:31,239 mat, she's known as Tren Train of the 222 01:50:31,239 --> 01:50:35,199 Train. Her career record is 108 and 20. 223 01:50:35,199 --> 01:50:37,000 Most of her wins coming by first round 224 01:50:37,000 --> 01:50:39,960 pins. A fourtime Coastal Canyon League 225 01:50:39,960 --> 01:50:42,320 champion. She's also what's considered a 226 01:50:42,320 --> 01:50:44,960 triple crown winner for the year for 227 01:50:44,960 --> 01:50:47,280 2025, which was a CIF southern section 228 01:50:47,280 --> 01:50:49,440 championship, a CIF Southern Section 229 01:50:49,440 --> 01:50:52,440 Masters meet champion, and her CIF state 230 01:50:52,440 --> 01:50:54,800 championship. She's the first wrestler 231 01:50:54,800 --> 01:50:56,400 uh to become a state champion Boyer Girl 232 01:50:56,400 --> 01:50:58,719 in Camo history. also the first female 233 01:50:58,719 --> 01:51:00,000 state champion in the history of the 234 01:51:00,000 --> 01:51:02,320 Oxarn Union High School District. She's 235 01:51:02,320 --> 01:51:05,119 one of six state champions in the county 236 01:51:05,119 --> 01:51:07,119 and she'll be attending Cal Poly St. 237 01:51:07,119 --> 01:51:08,480 Louis Abyspo as a member of their track 238 01:51:08,480 --> 01:51:11,119 and field team. And as her coaches, we 239 01:51:11,119 --> 01:51:13,040 want to remind her that um her legacy is 240 01:51:13,040 --> 01:51:14,800 now cemented in the history of uh this 241 01:51:14,800 --> 01:51:16,719 program and the future wrestlers will 242 01:51:16,719 --> 01:51:21,709 look up to the path she's paved. 243 01:51:21,719 --> 01:51:24,000 Congratulations, Trinity. Would you like 244 01:51:24,000 --> 01:51:26,239 to would you like to say a few words? Uh 245 01:51:26,239 --> 01:51:28,080 sure. speak right into that microphone 246 01:51:28,080 --> 01:51:33,669 if you would. 247 01:51:33,679 --> 01:51:35,600 Um, I want to thank my parents for 248 01:51:35,600 --> 01:51:38,080 always supporting me and driving me far 249 01:51:38,080 --> 01:51:40,320 just to come and watch me compete. I 250 01:51:40,320 --> 01:51:42,159 want to thank coach Montio, coach 251 01:51:42,159 --> 01:51:45,199 Baragon, Coach Mc Victor, Coach Eric, 252 01:51:45,199 --> 01:51:47,199 Coach and Coach Sergio for always 253 01:51:47,199 --> 01:51:49,040 coaching me and believing in me for the 254 01:51:49,040 --> 01:51:51,080 past four 255 01:51:51,080 --> 01:51:54,880 years. Even when I was doubting myself, 256 01:51:54,880 --> 01:51:56,800 uh, Coach Sergio and Coach Baragon 257 01:51:56,800 --> 01:51:59,440 brought my spirits up and I went out and 258 01:51:59,440 --> 01:52:02,000 won my tournaments. And I also want to 259 01:52:02,000 --> 01:52:03,840 thank the mayor for holding this award 260 01:52:03,840 --> 01:52:05,840 and recognizing me for my achievements. 261 01:52:05,840 --> 01:52:08,239 Go Scorps. 262 01:52:08,239 --> 01:52:12,080 Thank you very much. Thank you, 263 01:52:12,080 --> 01:52:14,400 Trinity. I want to present this and I 264 01:52:14,400 --> 01:52:16,800 also want to thank personally and I know 265 01:52:16,800 --> 01:52:19,480 our council too. Uh for all your 266 01:52:19,480 --> 01:52:22,239 coaches, all your friends, all your 267 01:52:22,239 --> 01:52:24,480 family, it takes a whole bunch to be 268 01:52:24,480 --> 01:52:27,199 able to do this. Again, I've never I'm 269 01:52:27,199 --> 01:52:29,199 not aware of anybody in the city that's 270 01:52:29,199 --> 01:52:32,000 ever won a state championship. So, I 271 01:52:32,000 --> 01:52:34,080 want to present this to you, Trinity. I 272 01:52:34,080 --> 01:52:35,840 want to thank all of those that helped 273 01:52:35,840 --> 01:52:38,159 Trinity on her journey. That's very, 274 01:52:38,159 --> 01:52:40,159 very special. And thank you for being 275 01:52:40,159 --> 01:52:44,390 here. Thank you. 276 01:52:44,400 --> 01:53:06,709 Happy. 277 01:53:06,719 --> 01:53:10,570 Thanks for being here. 278 01:53:10,580 --> 01:53:20,709 [Applause] 279 01:53:20,719 --> 01:53:22,960 Okay, we have another certificate of 280 01:53:22,960 --> 01:53:25,280 recognition for Barbara Braetch. 281 01:53:25,280 --> 01:53:26,880 Barbara, do Barb, do you want to come on 282 01:53:26,880 --> 01:53:30,910 up here and meet me up here, 283 01:53:30,920 --> 01:53:32,380 please? 284 01:53:32,380 --> 01:53:35,080 [Applause] 285 01:53:35,080 --> 01:53:40,350 Congratulations. 286 01:53:40,360 --> 01:53:42,960 Anyone else want to join us up here? 287 01:53:42,960 --> 01:53:45,920 Yes. 288 01:53:45,920 --> 01:53:48,080 Yes, Sheriff. Good to see you. Good to 289 01:53:48,080 --> 01:53:50,679 see you. Good to see you. Good to see 290 01:53:50,679 --> 01:53:54,880 you. Okay, so we've got uh Barbuet here. 291 01:53:54,880 --> 01:53:57,280 And again, I'm not going to read all of 292 01:53:57,280 --> 01:53:59,280 this, but I want I want to read some of 293 01:53:59,280 --> 01:54:01,840 it. Uh the city council extends its 294 01:54:01,840 --> 01:54:04,080 heartfelt appreciation for extraordinary 295 01:54:04,080 --> 01:54:07,040 dedication and commitment to the Camrio 296 01:54:07,040 --> 01:54:09,520 community through the Camrio Citizens 297 01:54:09,520 --> 01:54:11,599 Patrol. And you have a lot of your 298 01:54:11,599 --> 01:54:14,960 colleagues uh with you as well. And uh 299 01:54:14,960 --> 01:54:20,080 she has donated over 10,000 hours. That 300 01:54:20,080 --> 01:54:22,960 is awesome. That is amazing. Thank you 301 01:54:22,960 --> 01:54:25,760 so much uh for doing this and more than 302 01:54:25,760 --> 01:54:29,520 21 years of service. That is special. 303 01:54:29,520 --> 01:54:31,840 The least we can do is to present this 304 01:54:31,840 --> 01:54:34,719 to you and we're so proud of you and a 305 01:54:34,719 --> 01:54:37,280 certificate of recognition for all of 306 01:54:37,280 --> 01:54:39,840 your hard work and dedication to the 307 01:54:39,840 --> 01:54:41,520 city of Camero. So I want to present 308 01:54:41,520 --> 01:54:43,920 this to you. I'd like to ask any 309 01:54:43,920 --> 01:54:46,080 comments. We could start with you. Would 310 01:54:46,080 --> 01:54:47,599 you like to make any comments at this 311 01:54:47,599 --> 01:54:49,840 point? 312 01:54:49,840 --> 01:54:52,159 Well, I just want to say that longevity 313 01:54:52,159 --> 01:54:54,480 has a great deal to do with this because 314 01:54:54,480 --> 01:54:57,199 um Commander Tennyson signed my very 315 01:54:57,199 --> 01:55:00,599 first 500 hour certificate and 316 01:55:00,599 --> 01:55:03,280 um Commander Tennyson just signed I'm 317 01:55:03,280 --> 01:55:07,280 sure my $10,000 I thousands yes 10,000 318 01:55:07,280 --> 01:55:11,760 hour certificate. So um I it it's a long 319 01:55:11,760 --> 01:55:13,480 you know it's just being around for a 320 01:55:13,480 --> 01:55:15,760 while. Anyway, I've really really 321 01:55:15,760 --> 01:55:18,320 enjoyed it. I'm very happy that uh thank 322 01:55:18,320 --> 01:55:20,960 you to the council for the recognition 323 01:55:20,960 --> 01:55:23,520 and um and thank you to the police 324 01:55:23,520 --> 01:55:26,239 department for just making uh us able to 325 01:55:26,239 --> 01:55:28,159 be volunteers because we really enjoy 326 01:55:28,159 --> 01:55:32,709 doing it. 327 01:55:32,719 --> 01:55:36,080 Anyone else? Um colleagues, uh would 328 01:55:36,080 --> 01:55:37,920 anybody like to make any comments? Yes. 329 01:55:37,920 --> 01:55:40,880 Vice Mayor Tennyson, please. Our council 330 01:55:40,880 --> 01:55:44,560 member Martinez. Martita. Sure. Um Barb, 331 01:55:44,560 --> 01:55:47,040 thank you so much for your many, many 332 01:55:47,040 --> 01:55:48,639 hours, thousands of hours of 333 01:55:48,639 --> 01:55:51,679 volunteerism to the city of Camaro. Um 334 01:55:51,679 --> 01:55:54,960 we are extremely grateful and we really 335 01:55:54,960 --> 01:55:57,520 show our values through our volunteer 336 01:55:57,520 --> 01:56:00,080 work and you are a part of that and you 337 01:56:00,080 --> 01:56:02,239 must be extremely proud. We're extremely 338 01:56:02,239 --> 01:56:04,639 proud and I know that you deserve a lot 339 01:56:04,639 --> 01:56:06,719 more than a certificate. I'd love to see 340 01:56:06,719 --> 01:56:09,360 you with a crown. You know, you just 341 01:56:09,360 --> 01:56:11,440 amazing. So, thank you so much for that, 342 01:56:11,440 --> 01:56:13,599 for all of your work. Thank you, Vice 343 01:56:13,599 --> 01:56:15,520 Mayor Tennyson. Do you have a comment? I 344 01:56:15,520 --> 01:56:17,440 do. I just want to thank you for your 345 01:56:17,440 --> 01:56:19,840 service. We have always relied upon 346 01:56:19,840 --> 01:56:21,760 volunteers, especially at the police 347 01:56:21,760 --> 01:56:23,920 department, but citywide with citizen 348 01:56:23,920 --> 01:56:26,159 patrol and dart. We had a special 349 01:56:26,159 --> 01:56:28,000 recognition with the Lions Club last 350 01:56:28,000 --> 01:56:31,040 night to honor both of those um 351 01:56:31,040 --> 01:56:32,199 volunteer 352 01:56:32,199 --> 01:56:34,880 organizations. And you didn't have to 353 01:56:34,880 --> 01:56:37,360 point out the 9500 hour differential 354 01:56:37,360 --> 01:56:39,360 before the first Commander Tennyson and 355 01:56:39,360 --> 01:56:41,840 the second, but that got pointed out 356 01:56:41,840 --> 01:56:45,520 last night as well. And I will just say 357 01:56:45,520 --> 01:56:47,920 we owe you an extreme debt of gratitude. 358 01:56:47,920 --> 01:56:50,119 And I'm glad that 359 01:56:50,119 --> 01:56:54,960 9,500 hours ago I didn't scare you away. 360 01:56:54,960 --> 01:56:56,719 Any other comments? Susan, would you 361 01:56:56,719 --> 01:56:58,800 like to make a comment? Barb, thank you 362 01:56:58,800 --> 01:57:02,560 so much for your service. Um um as was 363 01:57:02,560 --> 01:57:04,400 said before, the city doesn't work 364 01:57:04,400 --> 01:57:06,239 without volunteers and neither does the 365 01:57:06,239 --> 01:57:08,080 police department. So, thank you very 366 01:57:08,080 --> 01:57:12,400 much and um good luck to you. 367 01:57:12,400 --> 01:57:14,960 Mr. Trimley, we have a long-standing 368 01:57:14,960 --> 01:57:16,719 tradition on this council that if we 369 01:57:16,719 --> 01:57:18,320 agree wholeheartedly with what our 370 01:57:18,320 --> 01:57:20,239 colleagues have said, we simply say 371 01:57:20,239 --> 01:57:22,639 ditto. So, at the risk of being uncar 372 01:57:22,639 --> 01:57:25,119 uncharacteristically succinct for me, 373 01:57:25,119 --> 01:57:26,880 ditto. 374 01:57:26,880 --> 01:57:28,400 Thank you. I'm going to present this. 375 01:57:28,400 --> 01:57:46,520 We're going to get a picture here. 376 01:57:46,530 --> 01:58:06,470 [Applause] 377 01:58:06,480 --> 01:58:08,080 Thank you everybody. It's a special 378 01:58:08,080 --> 01:58:11,360 evening. Um we're very honored here 379 01:58:11,360 --> 01:58:14,880 tonight uh to have Sheriff Fryhoff with 380 01:58:14,880 --> 01:58:18,480 us uh today. our uh outstanding sheriff 381 01:58:18,480 --> 01:58:22,239 for the uh Ventura County and Camrio is 382 01:58:22,239 --> 01:58:24,719 we know is a contract city with the 383 01:58:24,719 --> 01:58:26,960 county. So sheriff like you to call you 384 01:58:26,960 --> 01:58:29,840 up and uh welcome and uh appreciate you 385 01:58:29,840 --> 01:58:31,119 making your comments and being here 386 01:58:31,119 --> 01:58:32,880 today and taking time out of your busy 387 01:58:32,880 --> 01:58:34,639 schedule. We appreciate that. Well, 388 01:58:34,639 --> 01:58:36,239 thank you very much mayor, vice mayor, 389 01:58:36,239 --> 01:58:38,960 council, and uh city staff and the Cameo 390 01:58:38,960 --> 01:58:40,960 community and certainly our volunteers 391 01:58:40,960 --> 01:58:42,719 from our our police department. I did 392 01:58:42,719 --> 01:58:44,560 get to stop by last night at the awards 393 01:58:44,560 --> 01:58:46,800 ceremony at the uh for the Lions Club 394 01:58:46,800 --> 01:58:49,280 for both our DART volunteer group as 395 01:58:49,280 --> 01:58:51,840 well as our policing volunteer group and 396 01:58:51,840 --> 01:58:53,760 volunteering and helping the police 397 01:58:53,760 --> 01:58:55,440 department out is really special and I 398 01:58:55,440 --> 01:58:56,800 had an opportunity to share earlier 399 01:58:56,800 --> 01:58:58,800 today at a panel discussion that both 400 01:58:58,800 --> 01:59:00,639 commander Tennyson and I were on that 401 01:59:00,639 --> 01:59:02,480 said you we're fully staffed as a count 402 01:59:02,480 --> 01:59:04,000 as a sheriff's office right now. Oh, 403 01:59:04,000 --> 01:59:06,639 congratulations. Unusual in policing 404 01:59:06,639 --> 01:59:08,239 this time, you know, is uh there's a lot 405 01:59:08,239 --> 01:59:09,599 of agencies that are are really 406 01:59:09,599 --> 01:59:11,440 struggling to hire. We don't have that 407 01:59:11,440 --> 01:59:13,119 problem. And that's because of the 408 01:59:13,119 --> 01:59:15,360 wonderful communities that we serve. Our 409 01:59:15,360 --> 01:59:17,280 communities are very pro public safety, 410 01:59:17,280 --> 01:59:19,360 pro law enforcement. And I would like to 411 01:59:19,360 --> 01:59:21,360 believe that's because the way our our 412 01:59:21,360 --> 01:59:24,639 people treat our communities garers that 413 01:59:24,639 --> 01:59:26,400 support. You know, we can't do our job 414 01:59:26,400 --> 01:59:28,400 without our community's help. And uh 415 01:59:28,400 --> 01:59:29,840 you're like you said, the the city is 416 01:59:29,840 --> 01:59:31,440 the people, right? That is your the 417 01:59:31,440 --> 01:59:33,280 motto. And that is true for this whole 418 01:59:33,280 --> 01:59:35,679 county. And I have passed that message 419 01:59:35,679 --> 01:59:37,760 on to all of our staff. We are not at 420 01:59:37,760 --> 01:59:39,920 war with the community we're serving. We 421 01:59:39,920 --> 01:59:42,320 are working together to focus on a very 422 01:59:42,320 --> 01:59:44,719 small number of people causing harm, 423 01:59:44,719 --> 01:59:46,960 many of whom don't come from our county. 424 01:59:46,960 --> 01:59:48,239 And that's the group that we're going to 425 01:59:48,239 --> 01:59:50,320 focus on and with intent try and keep 426 01:59:50,320 --> 01:59:53,040 our community safe. And so, um, I think 427 01:59:53,040 --> 01:59:55,199 volunteerism is a serves a couple of 428 01:59:55,199 --> 01:59:56,639 services. One, it provides us a great 429 01:59:56,639 --> 01:59:59,280 service for free. Um, but also provides 430 01:59:59,280 --> 02:00:02,239 an opportunity for our seniors who are 431 02:00:02,239 --> 02:00:03,520 looking for a second career. In 21 432 02:00:03,520 --> 02:00:04,800 years, Barb's been doing this. That's a 433 02:00:04,800 --> 02:00:05,760 second career that she's been 434 02:00:05,760 --> 02:00:08,320 volunteering for. That allows for our 435 02:00:08,320 --> 02:00:11,520 seniors to have meaning, belonging, and 436 02:00:11,520 --> 02:00:15,040 an opportunity to stay engaged, which is 437 02:00:15,040 --> 02:00:17,840 key to life. And if you able to are able 438 02:00:17,840 --> 02:00:20,400 to stay engaged and do meaningful work, 439 02:00:20,400 --> 02:00:21,599 you're going to live a very long life. 440 02:00:21,599 --> 02:00:22,880 That's why you say longevity. Well, the 441 02:00:22,880 --> 02:00:24,719 longevity is because you're keeping 442 02:00:24,719 --> 02:00:27,520 yourself busy. uh my my dad had injured 443 02:00:27,520 --> 02:00:29,520 himself, you know, earlier than he 444 02:00:29,520 --> 02:00:31,760 should have and he was laid up um and 445 02:00:31,760 --> 02:00:33,199 was not able to move around as much and 446 02:00:33,199 --> 02:00:35,040 unfortunately died much earlier than he 447 02:00:35,040 --> 02:00:37,119 should have. And I told my mom, I said, 448 02:00:37,119 --> 02:00:39,520 "Now, you have to keep moving. There's 449 02:00:39,520 --> 02:00:41,119 not a you to take care of you like you 450 02:00:41,119 --> 02:00:43,040 took care of dad. So, you've got to get 451 02:00:43,040 --> 02:00:44,960 out, walk the dog, and be engaged and be 452 02:00:44,960 --> 02:00:46,560 involved." And so, it's nice that the 453 02:00:46,560 --> 02:00:48,800 city has so many opportunities for our 454 02:00:48,800 --> 02:00:50,239 seniors to be engaged in and pick 455 02:00:50,239 --> 02:00:51,360 something they're really passionate 456 02:00:51,360 --> 02:00:54,080 about to have belonging. So, I just want 457 02:00:54,080 --> 02:00:55,119 to make a point of, you know, trying to 458 02:00:55,119 --> 02:00:56,639 come to our councils, uh, you know, once 459 02:00:56,639 --> 02:00:58,000 or twice a year to get out and just say 460 02:00:58,000 --> 02:00:59,280 hi and thank you. Thank you for allowing 461 02:00:59,280 --> 02:01:01,040 us to provide your police services here 462 02:01:01,040 --> 02:01:03,199 in the city of Camrio. I know Chief 463 02:01:03,199 --> 02:01:05,040 Tennyson is doing a fantastic job and 464 02:01:05,040 --> 02:01:06,239 I'm thrilled with all the work he's 465 02:01:06,239 --> 02:01:07,760 doing and taking great care of the 466 02:01:07,760 --> 02:01:09,760 community here in Camrio. Thank you. 467 02:01:09,760 --> 02:01:11,280 Thanks for being here, Sheriff. I was 468 02:01:11,280 --> 02:01:13,760 going to ask uh, thank you so much. Any 469 02:01:13,760 --> 02:01:15,840 council uh, have any comments or 470 02:01:15,840 --> 02:01:17,679 anything that it's not often we get the 471 02:01:17,679 --> 02:01:19,440 sheriff here, so is there any comments 472 02:01:19,440 --> 02:01:21,520 or anything you'd like to talk about? 473 02:01:21,520 --> 02:01:23,199 Uh, 474 02:01:23,199 --> 02:01:25,119 no. 475 02:01:25,119 --> 02:01:27,840 I've worked for him, too. 476 02:01:27,840 --> 02:01:30,880 Council member Sheriff Fryhoff, uh, 477 02:01:30,880 --> 02:01:33,760 thank you so much for the service that 478 02:01:33,760 --> 02:01:36,639 your entire department provides. We're 479 02:01:36,639 --> 02:01:39,599 extremely lucky to have the Ventura 480 02:01:39,599 --> 02:01:41,280 County Sheriff's here. We just 481 02:01:41,280 --> 02:01:43,679 celebrated law dinner um where we 482 02:01:43,679 --> 02:01:45,679 provide a little bit of of that 483 02:01:45,679 --> 02:01:48,400 celebration to honor such wonderful 484 02:01:48,400 --> 02:01:50,239 service that's being provided to our 485 02:01:50,239 --> 02:01:52,719 community and keeping it safe. Um and I 486 02:01:52,719 --> 02:01:54,800 know that doesn't happen by its own. It 487 02:01:54,800 --> 02:01:56,880 happens due to wonderful leadership. So 488 02:01:56,880 --> 02:01:59,840 I thank you. I also thank Chief Tennyson 489 02:01:59,840 --> 02:02:02,239 who has been absolutely amazing 490 02:02:02,239 --> 02:02:05,520 especially during these times. Um he 491 02:02:05,520 --> 02:02:08,080 just goes above and beyond to truly 492 02:02:08,080 --> 02:02:09,920 reach out to the community. And I'll 493 02:02:09,920 --> 02:02:13,440 give you one example. Uh two days ago as 494 02:02:13,440 --> 02:02:16,080 I was entering SUS Ranch, which is 495 02:02:16,080 --> 02:02:19,119 adjacent to Camrio, there were two teens 496 02:02:19,119 --> 02:02:21,480 that were coming out without bike 497 02:02:21,480 --> 02:02:24,800 helmets. And as a mom and you know, as a 498 02:02:24,800 --> 02:02:26,000 council member, I think the first thing 499 02:02:26,000 --> 02:02:27,520 is like, oh my goodness, these kids are 500 02:02:27,520 --> 02:02:30,000 going to get killed. Um, and so I 501 02:02:30,000 --> 02:02:31,760 immediately reached out to Chief 502 02:02:31,760 --> 02:02:34,960 Tennyson and he's already talked to um a 503 02:02:34,960 --> 02:02:37,199 nonprofit organization to see if we can 504 02:02:37,199 --> 02:02:40,080 get these helmets out to uh not only 505 02:02:40,080 --> 02:02:42,239 those kids but to the other children in 506 02:02:42,239 --> 02:02:44,560 that community. And that really shows 507 02:02:44,560 --> 02:02:47,920 how effective it is to have also a chief 508 02:02:47,920 --> 02:02:49,679 of police who is from this community, 509 02:02:49,679 --> 02:02:52,320 who is connected, and who is willing to 510 02:02:52,320 --> 02:02:54,639 just go above and beyond to make sure 511 02:02:54,639 --> 02:02:57,119 that not only people in Camaro are being 512 02:02:57,119 --> 02:02:59,520 helped, but also those who are our 513 02:02:59,520 --> 02:03:01,040 neighbors and are a part of our 514 02:03:01,040 --> 02:03:02,960 community as well. So, thank you very 515 02:03:02,960 --> 02:03:05,280 much, Chief Tennyson. 516 02:03:05,280 --> 02:03:07,119 Thank you for sharing that, Marta. Thank 517 02:03:07,119 --> 02:03:10,159 you. You're welcome. Anyone else? Uh, 518 02:03:10,159 --> 02:03:11,840 Susan, 519 02:03:11,840 --> 02:03:13,040 thank you so much for being here 520 02:03:13,040 --> 02:03:15,040 tonight. It's really a pleasure for us 521 02:03:15,040 --> 02:03:17,199 to have you here. Um, I know you're a 522 02:03:17,199 --> 02:03:19,440 very busy man. Um, and thank you for 523 02:03:19,440 --> 02:03:21,440 what you said about volunteers. I think 524 02:03:21,440 --> 02:03:23,760 it's so important on both aspects that 525 02:03:23,760 --> 02:03:25,440 you mentioned, the service that they 526 02:03:25,440 --> 02:03:28,400 provide, but also in giving quality to 527 02:03:28,400 --> 02:03:30,800 their lives. Thank you for being here. 528 02:03:30,800 --> 02:03:32,280 Thank you very much, Council 529 02:03:32,280 --> 02:03:35,840 Member. Mr. Trimley, I desperately want 530 02:03:35,840 --> 02:03:37,880 to say 531 02:03:37,880 --> 02:03:40,400 ditto, but I need to add on to that and 532 02:03:40,400 --> 02:03:42,800 that is that I'm privileged, Sheriff 533 02:03:42,800 --> 02:03:46,000 Ryoff, to um uh in the district that I'm 534 02:03:46,000 --> 02:03:48,080 privileged to to be elected from, we 535 02:03:48,080 --> 02:03:49,360 have a number of folks who have just 536 02:03:49,360 --> 02:03:52,000 come recently to Ventura County to live. 537 02:03:52,000 --> 02:03:53,840 And one of the most consistent comments 538 02:03:53,840 --> 02:03:56,760 that I get is 539 02:03:56,760 --> 02:04:00,400 how wonderful it is to live in a 540 02:04:00,400 --> 02:04:03,520 community like this where the where law 541 02:04:03,520 --> 02:04:06,320 enforcement and the public are so 542 02:04:06,320 --> 02:04:08,159 supportive of one another and there is 543 02:04:08,159 --> 02:04:09,920 such a sense of community and that is 544 02:04:09,920 --> 02:04:12,080 directly attributable and I tell them 545 02:04:12,080 --> 02:04:14,320 this it's directly attributable to your 546 02:04:14,320 --> 02:04:15,920 leadership, Commander Tennyson's 547 02:04:15,920 --> 02:04:17,520 leadership, the leadership from the 548 02:04:17,520 --> 02:04:20,400 citizen patrol and dart and just how our 549 02:04:20,400 --> 02:04:22,239 community is structured. So, I want to 550 02:04:22,239 --> 02:04:24,159 thank you and they're very surprised 551 02:04:24,159 --> 02:04:26,800 when I say, you know, we've had we've 552 02:04:26,800 --> 02:04:29,520 have enjoyed our community has enjoyed 553 02:04:29,520 --> 02:04:31,840 wonderful law enforcement services since 554 02:04:31,840 --> 02:04:34,560 the city's incorporation in 1964 from 555 02:04:34,560 --> 02:04:37,520 the Ventura County Sheriff's Office and 556 02:04:37,520 --> 02:04:40,400 we are truly blessed. So, that was way 557 02:04:40,400 --> 02:04:42,560 more than a ditto. So, forgive me, but 558 02:04:42,560 --> 02:04:44,400 thank you and thanks for being here. No, 559 02:04:44,400 --> 02:04:46,320 thank you very much. I'll echo that and 560 02:04:46,320 --> 02:04:47,520 say, you know, I'm standing on the 561 02:04:47,520 --> 02:04:48,719 shoulders of a lot of other great 562 02:04:48,719 --> 02:04:50,639 leaders that have made sure that the 563 02:04:50,639 --> 02:04:52,320 sheriff's office here in Ventura County 564 02:04:52,320 --> 02:04:54,560 provides excellent service to our 565 02:04:54,560 --> 02:04:56,080 community. We are very a community 566 02:04:56,080 --> 02:04:58,080 forward organization. Uh we know we 567 02:04:58,080 --> 02:05:00,000 can't do this alone and we treat our 568 02:05:00,000 --> 02:05:02,960 community accordingly. 569 02:05:02,960 --> 02:05:05,040 Vice Mayor, I can't let everybody else 570 02:05:05,040 --> 02:05:06,960 talk without saying something, but 571 02:05:06,960 --> 02:05:10,639 Sheriff, I will not embarrass you. I 572 02:05:10,639 --> 02:05:15,440 will mer I probably could. I will say 573 02:05:15,440 --> 02:05:18,080 ditto uh I'm proud to have been a member 574 02:05:18,080 --> 02:05:21,679 of the family that you now lead. Um I'm 575 02:05:21,679 --> 02:05:23,520 proud of the service of the Camrio 576 02:05:23,520 --> 02:05:25,440 Police Department under the opaces of 577 02:05:25,440 --> 02:05:27,920 the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. I 578 02:05:27,920 --> 02:05:29,360 think Camrio is one of the most 579 02:05:29,360 --> 02:05:32,639 fortunate cities to have leadership that 580 02:05:32,639 --> 02:05:35,280 recognizes the need for local leaders in 581 02:05:35,280 --> 02:05:37,040 the community when they assign their 582 02:05:37,040 --> 02:05:38,800 captains and commanders to the police 583 02:05:38,800 --> 02:05:41,360 chief job in concert with the city 584 02:05:41,360 --> 02:05:43,360 manager and city council. So, thank you 585 02:05:43,360 --> 02:05:46,000 for what your agency does. Thank you for 586 02:05:46,000 --> 02:05:47,840 all of the wonderful people you assigned 587 02:05:47,840 --> 02:05:50,719 to the Camrio Police Department. 588 02:05:50,719 --> 02:05:54,000 Sheriff, just before you uh go, uh I 589 02:05:54,000 --> 02:05:56,719 want to also state that uh as a city and 590 02:05:56,719 --> 02:05:58,320 our residents, we're so proud that we 591 02:05:58,320 --> 02:06:00,400 still have the L day dinner. We're the 592 02:06:00,400 --> 02:06:02,360 only city in the county that does that. 593 02:06:02,360 --> 02:06:04,400 Unfortunately, we've been able to do 594 02:06:04,400 --> 02:06:07,360 that for 60 years. And my opening 595 02:06:07,360 --> 02:06:09,119 statement was I wanted everybody to know 596 02:06:09,119 --> 02:06:11,840 that I had not attended all 60 of them. 597 02:06:11,840 --> 02:06:14,000 I wanted to squelch that rumor real 598 02:06:14,000 --> 02:06:16,400 quick there, but it's our way of giving 599 02:06:16,400 --> 02:06:18,320 back to the deputies and the personnel 600 02:06:18,320 --> 02:06:21,520 at the Camero Police Department uh with 601 02:06:21,520 --> 02:06:24,719 our commander Tennyson uh Tennyson's uh 602 02:06:24,719 --> 02:06:27,199 here and we're very proud of them. We're 603 02:06:27,199 --> 02:06:29,040 proud of our leadership and your 604 02:06:29,040 --> 02:06:31,040 leadership as well and we're just so 605 02:06:31,040 --> 02:06:32,400 happy and honored that you're with us 606 02:06:32,400 --> 02:06:33,760 tonight. Thank you so much for being 607 02:06:33,760 --> 02:06:35,040 here. Oh, thank you all. I appreciate 608 02:06:35,040 --> 02:06:41,910 you all. Thank you. Thank you. 609 02:06:41,920 --> 02:06:43,520 All right, that gets us down to the 610 02:06:43,520 --> 02:06:45,599 general public comments. Uh, madame 611 02:06:45,599 --> 02:06:47,920 clerk, do we have any speakers on issues 612 02:06:47,920 --> 02:06:51,679 that are not on the agenda tonight? 613 02:06:51,679 --> 02:06:53,920 I do have two speakers under general 614 02:06:53,920 --> 02:06:55,440 public comments. I'm just going to give 615 02:06:55,440 --> 02:06:58,880 a little spiel for that. Um there I'm be 616 02:06:58,880 --> 02:07:00,719 calling your name and if you haven't 617 02:07:00,719 --> 02:07:02,639 already submitted your name for to talk 618 02:07:02,639 --> 02:07:04,159 on something under general public 619 02:07:04,159 --> 02:07:05,520 comments which is something that is not 620 02:07:05,520 --> 02:07:07,520 on the agenda you can work your way to 621 02:07:07,520 --> 02:07:09,840 the clerk desk to submit your name. Each 622 02:07:09,840 --> 02:07:11,760 speaker will have three minutes to 623 02:07:11,760 --> 02:07:14,079 speak. Your time is going to be visible 624 02:07:14,079 --> 02:07:16,159 on the screens behind me. You'll see one 625 02:07:16,159 --> 02:07:18,000 there, one there when they show you on 626 02:07:18,000 --> 02:07:21,360 the film. And we're just asked to um 627 02:07:21,360 --> 02:07:23,760 stick with the three minutes and also to 628 02:07:23,760 --> 02:07:25,520 ensure a respectful and inclusive 629 02:07:25,520 --> 02:07:26,960 environment. We ask that the audience 630 02:07:26,960 --> 02:07:28,800 members to refrain from clapping or 631 02:07:28,800 --> 02:07:31,000 other audible reactions during public 632 02:07:31,000 --> 02:07:33,599 comments. So when I come call your name, 633 02:07:33,599 --> 02:07:34,880 you're going to come up to the public 634 02:07:34,880 --> 02:07:36,560 podium right here and you're going to 635 02:07:36,560 --> 02:07:38,159 state your name and speak directly into 636 02:07:38,159 --> 02:07:40,960 the microphone. So I first person I have 637 02:07:40,960 --> 02:07:50,750 is Debbie Emanuel. 638 02:07:50,760 --> 02:07:53,920 Welcome Debbie. Hello. Thank you so much 639 02:07:53,920 --> 02:07:57,280 for giving me the 3 minutes time. Um the 640 02:07:57,280 --> 02:07:59,440 reason I'm here is because I have 641 02:07:59,440 --> 02:08:03,639 written to all of you. Um I have 642 02:08:03,639 --> 02:08:07,760 called maybe 30 40 times in regards to 643 02:08:07,760 --> 02:08:10,960 an issue behind our house. Um I did not 644 02:08:10,960 --> 02:08:15,360 receive um anything back. Um, but the 645 02:08:15,360 --> 02:08:18,079 issue is is that the city planted five 646 02:08:18,079 --> 02:08:22,400 trees behind our house and it drops uh 647 02:08:22,400 --> 02:08:25,800 yellow flowers, seeds, pods into our 648 02:08:25,800 --> 02:08:30,000 pool and we have to we're on our third 649 02:08:30,000 --> 02:08:33,440 our third um heating pump. Um we've had 650 02:08:33,440 --> 02:08:35,760 to replace everything several times in 651 02:08:35,760 --> 02:08:39,440 the last um handful of years. Um, and 652 02:08:39,440 --> 02:08:42,719 we've asked for help from the city as to 653 02:08:42,719 --> 02:08:45,679 what to do. Um, and although everybody 654 02:08:45,679 --> 02:08:48,320 is very supportive here, very kind, very 655 02:08:48,320 --> 02:08:51,119 nice, and they understand, um, and 656 02:08:51,119 --> 02:08:53,840 they're very sympathetic, uh, nobody's 657 02:08:53,840 --> 02:08:57,360 able to help us. So, our daily routine 658 02:08:57,360 --> 02:09:01,040 um is to go into the backyard and spend 659 02:09:01,040 --> 02:09:03,280 an hour or two cleaning up the city's 660 02:09:03,280 --> 02:09:06,320 mess. Um, every time it's windy, I would 661 02:09:06,320 --> 02:09:09,040 say, you know, months and months a year, 662 02:09:09,040 --> 02:09:11,440 you know, how windy it is here. And so I 663 02:09:11,440 --> 02:09:14,079 feel like my full-time job is cleaning 664 02:09:14,079 --> 02:09:18,320 up after the city. And um, we we did get 665 02:09:18,320 --> 02:09:20,639 our trees trimmed a few years ago and la 666 02:09:20,639 --> 02:09:23,520 this last summer I I called again 667 02:09:23,520 --> 02:09:26,719 several times. I wrote to everyone here 668 02:09:26,719 --> 02:09:29,360 and um they just said that it's not your 669 02:09:29,360 --> 02:09:32,719 year for trimming the trees and that you 670 02:09:32,719 --> 02:09:34,239 know there's nothing that they could do. 671 02:09:34,239 --> 02:09:38,159 And I just feel like after you know 672 02:09:38,159 --> 02:09:40,800 several years of having to clean up this 673 02:09:40,800 --> 02:09:43,199 mess on a daily basis and having to pay 674 02:09:43,199 --> 02:09:46,079 for the damage to our pool that it was 675 02:09:46,079 --> 02:09:48,639 time to come and see if somebody would 676 02:09:48,639 --> 02:09:52,800 be willing to help. Um, so I I I um 677 02:09:52,800 --> 02:09:54,800 implore you and ask you to please look 678 02:09:54,800 --> 02:09:56,400 at your emails. You'll see that I have 679 02:09:56,400 --> 02:09:58,719 emailed you. Um, you'll see that I have 680 02:09:58,719 --> 02:10:01,920 not received a response. Um, I think if 681 02:10:01,920 --> 02:10:03,760 you look back, you'll see how many times 682 02:10:03,760 --> 02:10:07,119 I've called. Uh, I did just put in a 683 02:10:07,119 --> 02:10:10,719 claim for our third heating pump. Um, my 684 02:10:10,719 --> 02:10:12,960 my my brother, my sister, and my parents 685 02:10:12,960 --> 02:10:14,880 have all put in pools the same time I 686 02:10:14,880 --> 02:10:17,280 did. They haven't replaced anything, and 687 02:10:17,280 --> 02:10:19,360 we just keep replacing. We've gone 688 02:10:19,360 --> 02:10:21,679 through three poolmen because they don't 689 02:10:21,679 --> 02:10:23,280 want to do our pool anymore because of 690 02:10:23,280 --> 02:10:25,440 of the damage that this does to our 691 02:10:25,440 --> 02:10:28,159 backyard. So, I'm I'm I'm asking for 692 02:10:28,159 --> 02:10:30,480 help. That's why I'm here. Thank you. 693 02:10:30,480 --> 02:10:32,480 Okay. All right. We have you. Thank you 694 02:10:32,480 --> 02:10:36,320 very much. Thank you. 695 02:10:36,320 --> 02:10:53,629 Next speaker is Jim Manuel. 696 02:10:53,639 --> 02:10:56,480 Mayor, Councilman, my name is Jim 697 02:10:56,480 --> 02:11:01,440 Emanuel. I live at 1774 Po Castile in 698 02:11:01,440 --> 02:11:05,520 Camaro 93010. And Debbie's my wife. I 699 02:11:05,520 --> 02:11:08,400 was coming out of Trader Joe's about 700 02:11:08,400 --> 02:11:10,719 five years ago. And I had a cart and 701 02:11:10,719 --> 02:11:13,599 there's a crosswalk there. And I looked 702 02:11:13,599 --> 02:11:15,520 up and there's a stop sign and a young 703 02:11:15,520 --> 02:11:17,520 girl was driving a car and texting and 704 02:11:17,520 --> 02:11:19,920 she ran through the stop sign and I hard 705 02:11:19,920 --> 02:11:21,920 to get out of the way and she t-boned me 706 02:11:21,920 --> 02:11:24,239 and as I you can see walking up here 707 02:11:24,239 --> 02:11:27,119 I've got a titanium rod in my hip. It 708 02:11:27,119 --> 02:11:29,280 fractured a femur in three places and 709 02:11:29,280 --> 02:11:30,960 I've got a screw about that long holding 710 02:11:30,960 --> 02:11:34,159 my hip together and I use that pool as 711 02:11:34,159 --> 02:11:35,239 part of 712 02:11:35,239 --> 02:11:40,079 my therapy and to allow me to keep 713 02:11:40,079 --> 02:11:43,119 working. And we spend so much time with 714 02:11:43,119 --> 02:11:44,960 these five trees. My next door neighbor 715 02:11:44,960 --> 02:11:47,440 is a well-known p pediatrician. He 716 02:11:47,440 --> 02:11:49,679 doesn't have those same type of file of 717 02:11:49,679 --> 02:11:51,840 trees that I do. My other neighbor on 718 02:11:51,840 --> 02:11:54,920 the other side is a Colombia Law 719 02:11:54,920 --> 02:11:57,840 School's attorney and she has different 720 02:11:57,840 --> 02:12:00,320 trees. But my and I'm the only one that 721 02:12:00,320 --> 02:12:02,639 has a pool and I'm the guy with the bad 722 02:12:02,639 --> 02:12:06,239 luck. It sheds and we spend hours a day 723 02:12:06,239 --> 02:12:08,480 with a blower. And as you can see, I 724 02:12:08,480 --> 02:12:09,599 can't get around with the blower. And 725 02:12:09,599 --> 02:12:12,239 that leaves it on my wife. We can't get 726 02:12:12,239 --> 02:12:15,280 the quiet useful benefit of that pool. 727 02:12:15,280 --> 02:12:17,679 And for the therapy that I need because 728 02:12:17,679 --> 02:12:19,520 they can't seem to do anything about 729 02:12:19,520 --> 02:12:22,199 those trees. It sounds like a simple 730 02:12:22,199 --> 02:12:25,360 problem. I volunteered one time. Let me 731 02:12:25,360 --> 02:12:27,520 put new trees in. Let me do whatever we 732 02:12:27,520 --> 02:12:30,239 can do. I am imploring you to really 733 02:12:30,239 --> 02:12:32,000 look at this and think about that. It's 734 02:12:32,000 --> 02:12:34,239 if it were you with the broken hip and 735 02:12:34,239 --> 02:12:36,560 broken femur, would you like the quiet 736 02:12:36,560 --> 02:12:38,800 use of your pool without having it 737 02:12:38,800 --> 02:12:41,360 continually break down repair costs go 738 02:12:41,360 --> 02:12:44,880 on and have pool men that have said, 739 02:12:44,880 --> 02:12:47,360 "No, you can't fire me. I quit. I don't 740 02:12:47,360 --> 02:12:49,440 want to clean your pool any longer. I 741 02:12:49,440 --> 02:12:51,119 need help." And and I implore you to 742 02:12:51,119 --> 02:12:52,880 think about doing that for us. We've 743 02:12:52,880 --> 02:12:54,960 asked several times, but it's reached 744 02:12:54,960 --> 02:12:58,239 the stage that we need to ask you look 745 02:12:58,239 --> 02:13:00,400 at your look at your correspondence with 746 02:13:00,400 --> 02:13:03,199 us. We've done this over and over and 747 02:13:03,199 --> 02:13:06,159 over and we're crying out for help. I 748 02:13:06,159 --> 02:13:07,840 want to thank you for maybe considering 749 02:13:07,840 --> 02:13:10,320 it and I think Camaro is a wonderful 750 02:13:10,320 --> 02:13:12,920 place to live. I've lived here since 751 02:13:12,920 --> 02:13:16,000 1982. Two of my children live here. We 752 02:13:16,000 --> 02:13:18,239 love this community. I think we can 753 02:13:18,239 --> 02:13:20,159 accomplish this goal for me if we'll 754 02:13:20,159 --> 02:13:23,040 just try. So, thank you very much. Thank 755 02:13:23,040 --> 02:13:25,599 you, Mr. Mayor. Yes, sir. Could I just 756 02:13:25,599 --> 02:13:27,840 ask for his address one more time? 757 02:13:27,840 --> 02:13:29,760 Excuse me. 758 02:13:29,760 --> 02:13:31,719 I'm not a good dancer 759 02:13:31,719 --> 02:13:33,400 anymore. 760 02:13:33,400 --> 02:13:37,920 1774 two words. Po p a s e o cast steel 761 02:13:37,920 --> 02:13:43,199 c a s t i l l e camaro 93010. It's just 762 02:13:43,199 --> 02:13:46,000 south of Locker Park. So, thank you very 763 02:13:46,000 --> 02:13:50,400 much. Thank you. And Mr. Mayor, yes. I 764 02:13:50,400 --> 02:13:51,840 know there's only so much we can say 765 02:13:51,840 --> 02:13:55,760 because of the Brown Act. Um, but I just 766 02:13:55,760 --> 02:13:57,920 want to make sure that staff can follow 767 02:13:57,920 --> 02:14:02,400 up with them um on this topic. Um, it's 768 02:14:02,400 --> 02:14:04,000 the first that I hear, so I'll double 769 02:14:04,000 --> 02:14:06,079 check my emails and my junk email, my 770 02:14:06,079 --> 02:14:08,480 other folder that it sometimes goes to. 771 02:14:08,480 --> 02:14:10,320 Um, but I really would appreciate if 772 02:14:10,320 --> 02:14:12,239 staff can follow up on that and then re 773 02:14:12,239 --> 02:14:18,709 report back to council as well. 774 02:14:18,719 --> 02:14:21,360 No more. Okay. Thank you all for your 775 02:14:21,360 --> 02:14:23,920 comments. 776 02:14:23,920 --> 02:14:26,480 Uh, we are going to get down to council 777 02:14:26,480 --> 02:14:29,040 staff and intergovernment reports and 778 02:14:29,040 --> 02:14:30,719 I'm going to ask who would like to start 779 02:14:30,719 --> 02:14:32,599 off tonight with us with 780 02:14:32,599 --> 02:14:35,440 that. Anybody who wants to jump in there 781 02:14:35,440 --> 02:14:36,960 really quick. Would you like me to start 782 02:14:36,960 --> 02:14:39,599 at the start? Martito, would you like to 783 02:14:39,599 --> 02:14:43,040 start? Thank you. Thank you. Uh, April 784 02:14:43,040 --> 02:14:45,119 19th, I attended the Collab annual 785 02:14:45,119 --> 02:14:48,079 spring fling event. April 24th and 25th, 786 02:14:48,079 --> 02:14:50,639 I attended the Cal City's city leader 787 02:14:50,639 --> 02:14:52,960 summit in Sacramento with council member 788 02:14:52,960 --> 02:14:55,119 Tennyson and staff member Alonzo 789 02:14:55,119 --> 02:14:58,159 Ramirez. We were out there lobbying with 790 02:14:58,159 --> 02:15:00,880 our legislators to try to get funds for 791 02:15:00,880 --> 02:15:03,520 our city. We have multiple uh capital 792 02:15:03,520 --> 02:15:05,679 improvement projects that need funding 793 02:15:05,679 --> 02:15:07,679 and we're we were out there doing that 794 02:15:07,679 --> 02:15:10,639 work. Um and we also had an opportunity 795 02:15:10,639 --> 02:15:13,840 to uh speak with our lobbyist in person. 796 02:15:13,840 --> 02:15:16,400 Uh, April 26th, I attended the Boys and 797 02:15:16,400 --> 02:15:19,679 Girls Club in uh, fundraiser here in 798 02:15:19,679 --> 02:15:22,880 Camrio. And April 28th, I attended the 799 02:15:22,880 --> 02:15:26,159 VCCF and Tur County Community Foundation 800 02:15:26,159 --> 02:15:29,520 speaker event with Jose Negrete, who was 801 02:15:29,520 --> 02:15:31,679 a young man or is a young man who was 802 02:15:31,679 --> 02:15:36,159 raised in Oxnard and La Colonia area and 803 02:15:36,159 --> 02:15:38,239 he is now uh, working for the United 804 02:15:38,239 --> 02:15:40,960 Nations, which is really exciting. Uh, 805 02:15:40,960 --> 02:15:43,199 April 28th, I attended the economic 806 02:15:43,199 --> 02:15:45,520 development and land use committee with 807 02:15:45,520 --> 02:15:48,480 council member Santangelo. And April 808 02:15:48,480 --> 02:15:50,800 30th, I attended the Chick-fil-A ribbon 809 02:15:50,800 --> 02:15:53,520 cutting ceremony with the entire council 810 02:15:53,520 --> 02:15:56,560 and uh staff was also there. And then, 811 02:15:56,560 --> 02:15:59,119 just so council is aware, I went back 812 02:15:59,119 --> 02:16:01,440 and provided a certificate on behalf of 813 02:16:01,440 --> 02:16:03,040 the entire council and they were very, 814 02:16:03,040 --> 02:16:06,000 very happy to receive that as well. 815 02:16:06,000 --> 02:16:08,480 April 30th, I attended the Williams 816 02:16:08,480 --> 02:16:11,760 Homes ribbon cutting uh ceremony. And 817 02:16:11,760 --> 02:16:14,800 May 6th, I attended the 9th annual Take 818 02:16:14,800 --> 02:16:17,440 Five and Read to Kids at Dos Camino. So, 819 02:16:17,440 --> 02:16:20,320 I was able to uh go and and read 820 02:16:20,320 --> 02:16:22,800 bilingual books to our little kiddos at 821 02:16:22,800 --> 02:16:25,560 those Camino's school, uh to the little 822 02:16:25,560 --> 02:16:28,639 preschoolers. May 6th, I attended the L 823 02:16:28,639 --> 02:16:31,040 day dinner celebrating our local uh 824 02:16:31,040 --> 02:16:34,399 Camrio Police Department. And May 8th, I 825 02:16:34,399 --> 02:16:36,960 attended the visit Camrio annual tourism 826 02:16:36,960 --> 02:16:41,519 lunchon um with staff and uh council 827 02:16:41,519 --> 02:16:43,040 member Tennyson and council member 828 02:16:43,040 --> 02:16:45,679 Santangelo were there. uh Vice Mayor 829 02:16:45,679 --> 02:16:48,559 Tennyson and I were honored to present 830 02:16:48,559 --> 02:16:51,519 two awards to two uh wonderful uh 831 02:16:51,519 --> 02:16:53,920 individuals to one to Elaine Kelly who 832 02:16:53,920 --> 02:16:56,800 is the director of the Camaro outlets 833 02:16:56,800 --> 02:16:59,519 and the other one was to Anthony Madern 834 02:16:59,519 --> 02:17:02,240 who is the general manager from Hampton 835 02:17:02,240 --> 02:17:03,639 in and 836 02:17:03,639 --> 02:17:06,960 suites and May 9th I also met with the 837 02:17:06,960 --> 02:17:09,359 executive director of the Santa Barbara 838 02:17:09,359 --> 02:17:12,800 Zoo uh Mr. Charles Hopper, he is working 839 02:17:12,800 --> 02:17:15,120 or the the organization is working on 840 02:17:15,120 --> 02:17:18,120 expanding their mission and focusing on 841 02:17:18,120 --> 02:17:21,120 sustainability and they have an upcoming 842 02:17:21,120 --> 02:17:24,000 uh partnership with Cal State University 843 02:17:24,000 --> 02:17:26,519 of Channel Islands which is really 844 02:17:26,519 --> 02:17:29,120 exciting. And May 9th, I was also 845 02:17:29,120 --> 02:17:31,519 honored to serve as the keynote speaker 846 02:17:31,519 --> 02:17:33,599 for the Latino graduation at Thousand 847 02:17:33,599 --> 02:17:35,280 Oaks High School. So I was honored to be 848 02:17:35,280 --> 02:17:37,920 invited to that. And May 12th, I 849 02:17:37,920 --> 02:17:41,359 attended the California uh CSUCI site 850 02:17:41,359 --> 02:17:44,719 authority uh financial audit entrance 851 02:17:44,719 --> 02:17:46,559 meeting. And that is all that I have to 852 02:17:46,559 --> 02:17:49,760 report. Thank you. You're welcome. To go 853 02:17:49,760 --> 02:17:52,479 U, Vice Mayor Tennyson, some of this 854 02:17:52,479 --> 02:17:55,439 will be repetitive. April 24th and 25th, 855 02:17:55,439 --> 02:17:57,760 I attended the Cal City's leader summit 856 02:17:57,760 --> 02:18:01,599 and legislative visits. On April 26, I 857 02:18:01,599 --> 02:18:04,000 stopped in here to the council chambers 858 02:18:04,000 --> 02:18:06,319 for the public meeting to discuss water 859 02:18:06,319 --> 02:18:08,240 and sewer rates. It was an open house 860 02:18:08,240 --> 02:18:10,960 for all interested residents. April 861 02:18:10,960 --> 02:18:13,439 30th, I got my free chicken sandwich at 862 02:18:13,439 --> 02:18:15,200 Chick-fil-A. Never thought I'd eat a 863 02:18:15,200 --> 02:18:17,200 chicken sandwich for breakfast, but now 864 02:18:17,200 --> 02:18:20,080 I'm open to chicken and waffles for 865 02:18:20,080 --> 02:18:24,000 breakfast after that. April 26th, I had 866 02:18:24,000 --> 02:18:25,439 the honor of attending the Boys and 867 02:18:25,439 --> 02:18:30,319 Girls Club annual Gayla. Um it it was a 868 02:18:30,319 --> 02:18:33,599 nautical theme. Um there were quite a 869 02:18:33,599 --> 02:18:36,800 few interesting costumes there and um 870 02:18:36,800 --> 02:18:40,319 the gayla provided a lot of resources 871 02:18:40,319 --> 02:18:42,399 for our local boys and girls club that 872 02:18:42,399 --> 02:18:46,080 supports well over 400 kids a day after 873 02:18:46,080 --> 02:18:48,080 school in that local facility at 874 02:18:48,080 --> 02:18:49,719 Ponderosa and 875 02:18:49,719 --> 02:18:54,000 Temple. On April 30th through May 2nd 876 02:18:54,000 --> 02:18:58,599 along with city staff member Alonzo 877 02:18:58,599 --> 02:19:02,559 Ramirez um who I kindly refer to as my 878 02:19:02,559 --> 02:19:04,479 babysitter appointed by the city 879 02:19:04,479 --> 02:19:07,120 manager. We attended the Southern 880 02:19:07,120 --> 02:19:10,160 California Association of Governments uh 881 02:19:10,160 --> 02:19:14,519 regional planning um organization 882 02:19:14,519 --> 02:19:17,160 for Santa no 883 02:19:17,160 --> 02:19:21,040 Ventura LA I believe portions of Orange 884 02:19:21,040 --> 02:19:23,200 County and San Bernardino County. It was 885 02:19:23,200 --> 02:19:25,120 an interesting 886 02:19:25,120 --> 02:19:29,399 um meeting conference. It was 887 02:19:29,399 --> 02:19:32,960 their 60th annual conference. I believe 888 02:19:32,960 --> 02:19:35,280 a lot of the focus for SCAg in the next 889 02:19:35,280 --> 02:19:37,719 three years is on 890 02:19:37,719 --> 02:19:40,639 transportation, especially because of 891 02:19:40,639 --> 02:19:43,040 the Olympics coming to Los Angeles in 892 02:19:43,040 --> 02:19:45,439 2028. and transportation isn't just 893 02:19:45,439 --> 02:19:47,920 focusing on LA venues, but venues 894 02:19:47,920 --> 02:19:50,720 outside of Los Angeles because we know 895 02:19:50,720 --> 02:19:52,640 that we're going to have visitors in our 896 02:19:52,640 --> 02:19:55,200 county and our city and they want to do 897 02:19:55,200 --> 02:19:56,960 things to make it efficient for the 898 02:19:56,960 --> 02:19:58,880 visitors to get to the various venues 899 02:19:58,880 --> 02:20:00,040 throughout the 900 02:20:00,040 --> 02:20:04,240 counties. On May 6th, I had the 901 02:20:04,240 --> 02:20:06,160 privilege of attending the annual law 902 02:20:06,160 --> 02:20:08,880 day dinner and as it been stated, Camrio 903 02:20:08,880 --> 02:20:10,640 is the only city in the county that does 904 02:20:10,640 --> 02:20:13,439 this. Um, they've done it for 60 years. 905 02:20:13,439 --> 02:20:16,080 They had one off year because of COVID. 906 02:20:16,080 --> 02:20:18,479 And I know from my past profession that 907 02:20:18,479 --> 02:20:20,240 the people at the Camrial Police 908 02:20:20,240 --> 02:20:22,560 Department appreciate the homage that 909 02:20:22,560 --> 02:20:25,359 the city pays for pays to them by 910 02:20:25,359 --> 02:20:27,240 hosting this event. They have a great 911 02:20:27,240 --> 02:20:30,640 time. Um it's an opportunity for them to 912 02:20:30,640 --> 02:20:32,240 get together with their significant 913 02:20:32,240 --> 02:20:34,560 others, their wives, their husbands, and 914 02:20:34,560 --> 02:20:37,200 have an evening of entertainment, a nice 915 02:20:37,200 --> 02:20:39,439 dinner, and dancing. 916 02:20:39,439 --> 02:20:42,040 Uh I also attended the annual tourism 917 02:20:42,040 --> 02:20:46,640 lunchon at Camrio Grove Park and the 918 02:20:46,640 --> 02:20:48,399 biggest takeaway I got from that out of 919 02:20:48,399 --> 02:20:53,160 our keynote speaker is make work suck 920 02:20:53,160 --> 02:20:56,720 less. So that was the big he was 921 02:20:56,720 --> 02:20:58,399 actually a very entertaining and 922 02:20:58,399 --> 02:21:00,560 informative speaker but that was his 923 02:21:00,560 --> 02:21:03,520 little punchline when he led off. Today 924 02:21:03,520 --> 02:21:05,760 I attended the West Ventura County 925 02:21:05,760 --> 02:21:08,000 Business Alliance lunch series and it 926 02:21:08,000 --> 02:21:10,399 was focused on law enforcement. Sheriff 927 02:21:10,399 --> 02:21:13,280 Jim Fryhoff was there. District Attorney 928 02:21:13,280 --> 02:21:16,240 Eric Nazareno was there. Oxnard Police 929 02:21:16,240 --> 02:21:18,800 Chief Jason Bonitas was there and our 930 02:21:18,800 --> 02:21:20,800 own police chief Commander Tennyson was 931 02:21:20,800 --> 02:21:22,680 there. And it was a very informative 932 02:21:22,680 --> 02:21:25,680 series touching on technology and law 933 02:21:25,680 --> 02:21:28,560 enforcement, community outreach, and the 934 02:21:28,560 --> 02:21:30,960 importance of creating those 935 02:21:30,960 --> 02:21:33,280 relationships in the community so that 936 02:21:33,280 --> 02:21:35,280 law enforcement could respond to needs. 937 02:21:35,280 --> 02:21:37,760 And as the sheriff said earlier, um 938 02:21:37,760 --> 02:21:39,439 we're focusing on a very small 939 02:21:39,439 --> 02:21:41,120 percentage of people that caused the 940 02:21:41,120 --> 02:21:42,800 problem for the residents and they're 941 02:21:42,800 --> 02:21:44,560 policing smarter than they did in the 942 02:21:44,560 --> 02:21:46,640 old days when I was with law 943 02:21:46,640 --> 02:21:49,359 enforcement. So I appreciate that. Thank 944 02:21:49,359 --> 02:21:54,720 you. Thank you. Mango would like to 945 02:21:54,720 --> 02:21:56,960 Okay. On April 28th, I attended the 946 02:21:56,960 --> 02:21:58,560 economic development and land use 947 02:21:58,560 --> 02:22:01,920 committee meeting. On April 29th, I 948 02:22:01,920 --> 02:22:04,120 attended the healthy Camaro ad hoc 949 02:22:04,120 --> 02:22:07,359 committee. On April 30th, I attended the 950 02:22:07,359 --> 02:22:09,520 Chick-fil-A grand opening and then that 951 02:22:09,520 --> 02:22:12,359 afternoon, the Williams Home Palra grand 952 02:22:12,359 --> 02:22:15,280 opening. On May 6, I attended the LD day 953 02:22:15,280 --> 02:22:17,439 dinner with my colleagues. 954 02:22:17,439 --> 02:22:20,319 On May 8th, I attended the visit Camrio 955 02:22:20,319 --> 02:22:22,479 Tourism luncheon and then that evening 956 02:22:22,479 --> 02:22:25,359 the Ventura County Airport Authority. On 957 02:22:25,359 --> 02:22:27,600 May 9th, I attended the Vans gas station 958 02:22:27,600 --> 02:22:30,960 ribbon cutting ceremony and um earlier 959 02:22:30,960 --> 02:22:33,600 today I too was at the West Ventura 960 02:22:33,600 --> 02:22:35,439 County Business Association statement 961 02:22:35,439 --> 02:22:39,280 lunch series with um our chief and 962 02:22:39,280 --> 02:22:42,240 Sheriff Fryhoff and the two others. It 963 02:22:42,240 --> 02:22:44,319 was a really nice lunch today. Thank 964 02:22:44,319 --> 02:22:45,920 you, 965 02:22:45,920 --> 02:22:47,840 Mr. Chambbley, we we have a lot of 966 02:22:47,840 --> 02:22:49,760 guests here. You may not realize that we 967 02:22:49,760 --> 02:22:51,520 are required to report on meetings that 968 02:22:51,520 --> 02:22:54,640 we attend on behalf of the city uh and 969 02:22:54,640 --> 02:22:56,399 um the regional boards that we're on. So 970 02:22:56,399 --> 02:22:58,160 that's why you're hearing this and so 971 02:22:58,160 --> 02:23:00,120 pardon me for being is going to sound 972 02:23:00,120 --> 02:23:02,960 repetitive. On April 25, I had a meeting 973 02:23:02,960 --> 02:23:04,560 of the Metroink board of directors in 974 02:23:04,560 --> 02:23:06,640 Los Angeles. On April 26th, the Boys and 975 02:23:06,640 --> 02:23:09,120 Girls Club dinner. On April 29th, 976 02:23:09,120 --> 02:23:11,200 healthy Camaro, which involves the city, 977 02:23:11,200 --> 02:23:12,560 Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park 978 02:23:12,560 --> 02:23:14,000 District, and the Camaro Healthcare 979 02:23:14,000 --> 02:23:16,080 District. on April 30, uh, the 980 02:23:16,080 --> 02:23:19,520 Chick-fil-A ribbon cutting. Um, also the 981 02:23:19,520 --> 02:23:21,040 needs assessment meeting with Pleasant 982 02:23:21,040 --> 02:23:22,479 Valley Recreation and Park District and 983 02:23:22,479 --> 02:23:25,280 the Williams Homes opening. On May one, 984 02:23:25,280 --> 02:23:27,520 I had an audit meeting uh with Metroink. 985 02:23:27,520 --> 02:23:30,319 On May two, I got to pinch it for my 986 02:23:30,319 --> 02:23:32,160 colleague uh, Council Member Santangelo 987 02:23:32,160 --> 02:23:34,160 for the Clean PL Clean Power Alliance 988 02:23:34,160 --> 02:23:35,520 board of directors, and I was privileged 989 02:23:35,520 --> 02:23:37,920 to sit in on that. On May two, uh, 990 02:23:37,920 --> 02:23:39,439 together with the city manager, I met 991 02:23:39,439 --> 02:23:41,760 with Senator Leone in Santa Barbara at 992 02:23:41,760 --> 02:23:45,920 her office. uh on May 3 uh attended the 993 02:23:45,920 --> 02:23:48,000 St. John's Hospitals dinner on May 6th 994 02:23:48,000 --> 02:23:50,399 the Law Day dinner. On May 8th uh 995 02:23:50,399 --> 02:23:52,960 Ventura County Airport Authority on May 996 02:23:52,960 --> 02:23:54,960 9th uh two meetings Fox Cany and 997 02:23:54,960 --> 02:23:56,720 Groundwater Management Agency board and 998 02:23:56,720 --> 02:23:58,319 the Ventura County Transportation 999 02:23:58,319 --> 02:24:00,880 Commission. And then finally today uh 1000 02:24:00,880 --> 02:24:02,319 the West Ventura County Business 1001 02:24:02,319 --> 02:24:04,960 Alliance uh lunch series. And that's it. 1002 02:24:04,960 --> 02:24:08,160 Thanks. Thank you very much. Um, I also 1003 02:24:08,160 --> 02:24:10,479 attended Water and Sewer Rates open 1004 02:24:10,479 --> 02:24:13,600 house on April 26th. Uh, the Boys and 1005 02:24:13,600 --> 02:24:16,479 Girls Club gala uh and auction. I 1006 02:24:16,479 --> 02:24:18,880 attended that as well. The Chick-fil-A 1007 02:24:18,880 --> 02:24:20,720 ribbon cutting, if you get a chance to 1008 02:24:20,720 --> 02:24:23,120 go there, please go there. It's great. 1009 02:24:23,120 --> 02:24:25,680 Uh, Williams Homes ribbon cutting, I 1010 02:24:25,680 --> 02:24:27,280 attended that as well. It's beautiful. 1011 02:24:27,280 --> 02:24:28,800 If you get a chance to go down there and 1012 02:24:28,800 --> 02:24:31,600 see that facility, it's beautiful. Uh, 1013 02:24:31,600 --> 02:24:35,280 May 1st, I attended a VRSD meeting. And 1014 02:24:35,280 --> 02:24:38,000 uh on May 9th uh I attended the Bonds 1015 02:24:38,000 --> 02:24:40,800 Express gas station and grand opening 1016 02:24:40,800 --> 02:24:43,920 and ridding ribbon cutting. And uh I 1017 02:24:43,920 --> 02:24:45,359 want to thank my colleagues for pitch 1018 02:24:45,359 --> 02:24:47,200 hitting for me when I was unable to 1019 02:24:47,200 --> 02:24:50,319 attend uh the events. Uh we have a a 1020 02:24:50,319 --> 02:24:54,080 very uh busy council here that uh 1021 02:24:54,080 --> 02:24:55,760 supports each other and I just want all 1022 02:24:55,760 --> 02:24:58,280 of you to know that. I really appreciate 1023 02:24:58,280 --> 02:25:01,840 that. Okay. So with that uh that gets us 1024 02:25:01,840 --> 02:25:03,920 down the consent calendar. Madam clerk, 1025 02:25:03,920 --> 02:25:05,920 do we have any uh cards on consent 1026 02:25:05,920 --> 02:25:08,880 calendar? Yes, currently I have um five 1027 02:25:08,880 --> 02:25:10,720 individuals signed up. They want to 1028 02:25:10,720 --> 02:25:13,920 speak on consent item number O. And so 1029 02:25:13,920 --> 02:25:16,080 I'm going to be calling um your names. 1030 02:25:16,080 --> 02:25:17,439 When I call you, you're going to come up 1031 02:25:17,439 --> 02:25:19,120 to the public podium. You're going to 1032 02:25:19,120 --> 02:25:21,120 speak into the microphone. You'll have 1033 02:25:21,120 --> 02:25:23,200 three minutes. You'll notice your time 1034 02:25:23,200 --> 02:25:25,439 will be up on the screens here. I will 1035 02:25:25,439 --> 02:25:27,040 also call the person that'll be right 1036 02:25:27,040 --> 02:25:29,280 after you. So when I call the second 1037 02:25:29,280 --> 02:25:30,720 person, if you could come up in the 1038 02:25:30,720 --> 02:25:33,359 aisle and be ready to go. So our first 1039 02:25:33,359 --> 02:25:37,120 person is Ezra Kazab and then next one 1040 02:25:37,120 --> 02:25:38,760 will be Diana 1041 02:25:38,760 --> 02:25:47,910 Bradley. So if um Ezra could come up. 1042 02:25:47,920 --> 02:25:49,439 Thank you. I want to say thank you for 1043 02:25:49,439 --> 02:25:51,680 the volunteer. Thank you for city of 1044 02:25:51,680 --> 02:25:54,720 Camaro for wonderful city. I just want 1045 02:25:54,720 --> 02:25:57,359 to talk about the issue uh about the 1046 02:25:57,359 --> 02:25:59,280 mobile home. 1047 02:25:59,280 --> 02:26:02,359 Mal people come to live simple 1048 02:26:02,359 --> 02:26:05,359 life and they have people that raise 1049 02:26:05,359 --> 02:26:06,960 their hand they raise their hand they 1050 02:26:06,960 --> 02:26:11,280 raise their hand in a legal way but is a 1051 02:26:11,280 --> 02:26:13,560 lot of people have a lot of different 1052 02:26:13,560 --> 02:26:19,560 issue and it's very difficult to them to 1053 02:26:19,560 --> 02:26:23,640 pay the bill every month 1054 02:26:23,640 --> 02:26:28,080 so I know he do it legally but sometime 1055 02:26:28,080 --> 02:26:31,560 is humanity is better. People must help 1056 02:26:31,560 --> 02:26:34,399 people especially city of Camaro, 1057 02:26:34,399 --> 02:26:37,040 beautiful city. They cannot close their 1058 02:26:37,040 --> 02:26:40,640 eyes and say this is not my problem. 1059 02:26:40,640 --> 02:26:42,560 It's all of us problem because there's a 1060 02:26:42,560 --> 02:26:45,359 lot of people suffering every months to 1061 02:26:45,359 --> 02:26:49,280 pay the bill. And uh thank you very 1062 02:26:49,280 --> 02:26:52,389 much. 1063 02:26:52,399 --> 02:26:54,560 Okay. And after Diana Bradley will be 1064 02:26:54,560 --> 02:26:58,469 Julie Mohler. 1065 02:26:58,479 --> 02:27:02,000 Hello, council members. Um, over 100 1066 02:27:02,000 --> 02:27:04,160 California cities and counties have 1067 02:27:04,160 --> 02:27:07,640 enacted a form of mobile home rent 1068 02:27:07,640 --> 02:27:10,319 stabilization. This shows evidence of 1069 02:27:10,319 --> 02:27:13,640 the mobile home owner's unique need for 1070 02:27:13,640 --> 02:27:16,240 protection, which many local California 1071 02:27:16,240 --> 02:27:18,319 governments recognize. 1072 02:27:18,319 --> 02:27:21,520 Experience shows that in Camaro, a rent 1073 02:27:21,520 --> 02:27:24,120 ordinance is required if rents are to be 1074 02:27:24,120 --> 02:27:27,000 stabilized and homeowners, especially 1075 02:27:27,000 --> 02:27:29,720 seniors, protected from economic 1076 02:27:29,720 --> 02:27:32,520 eviction, which high rents can 1077 02:27:32,520 --> 02:27:35,920 cause. What is rent stabilization? The 1078 02:27:35,920 --> 02:27:39,200 rent stabilization ordinance controls 1079 02:27:39,200 --> 02:27:41,760 rents by a regulatory act of local 1080 02:27:41,760 --> 02:27:44,720 government. The US Supreme Court 1081 02:27:44,720 --> 02:27:46,479 affirmed that state and local 1082 02:27:46,479 --> 02:27:49,680 governments have broad power to regulate 1083 02:27:49,680 --> 02:27:52,399 housing conditions in general and the 1084 02:27:52,399 --> 02:27:55,640 landlord tenant relationship in 1085 02:27:55,640 --> 02:27:58,640 particular. When a land owner decides to 1086 02:27:58,640 --> 02:28:01,359 rent his land to tenants, the government 1087 02:28:01,359 --> 02:28:05,200 may place ceilings on the rents the land 1088 02:28:05,200 --> 02:28:06,520 owner can 1089 02:28:06,520 --> 02:28:09,439 charge. Why is rent stabilization needed 1090 02:28:09,439 --> 02:28:10,200 in 1091 02:28:10,200 --> 02:28:13,359 Camaro? In Cal Rio mobile home parks, a 1092 02:28:13,359 --> 02:28:16,160 monopoly exists due to the high cost of 1093 02:28:16,160 --> 02:28:19,200 moving homes and the absence of vacant 1094 02:28:19,200 --> 02:28:22,960 spaces in our area. When a rent increase 1095 02:28:22,960 --> 02:28:25,439 is sent to a homeowner, they are faced 1096 02:28:25,439 --> 02:28:28,439 with either one, paying the increase, 1097 02:28:28,439 --> 02:28:31,600 two, incurring a high cost to move the 1098 02:28:31,600 --> 02:28:35,280 home, or three, simply abandoning their 1099 02:28:35,280 --> 02:28:36,720 home. 1100 02:28:36,720 --> 02:28:38,720 There is a high cost for homeowners to 1101 02:28:38,720 --> 02:28:41,760 move the home, so this is rarely done. 1102 02:28:41,760 --> 02:28:44,640 The California mobile home residency law 1103 02:28:44,640 --> 02:28:47,359 states, quote, because of the high cost 1104 02:28:47,359 --> 02:28:49,680 of moving mobile homes, which averages 1105 02:28:49,680 --> 02:28:52,080 several thousands of dollars, plus 1106 02:28:52,080 --> 02:28:55,439 another 10,000 setup in a new space, the 1107 02:28:55,439 --> 02:28:57,120 requirements of installing a mobile 1108 02:28:57,120 --> 02:28:59,359 home, the cost of landscaping and lot 1109 02:28:59,359 --> 02:29:02,399 preparation. It is necessary that the 1110 02:29:02,399 --> 02:29:05,439 owners of mobiles be provided with 1111 02:29:05,439 --> 02:29:08,800 unique protection from actual or 1112 02:29:08,800 --> 02:29:10,359 constructive 1113 02:29:10,359 --> 02:29:13,040 eviction. Excessive rent increases in 1114 02:29:13,040 --> 02:29:15,240 the absence of regulation are not 1115 02:29:15,240 --> 02:29:17,560 theoretical. Many park owners have 1116 02:29:17,560 --> 02:29:21,399 increased space rents multiple times 1117 02:29:21,399 --> 02:29:24,080 yearly, resulting in mobile homes losing 1118 02:29:24,080 --> 02:29:26,280 much of their value becoming 1119 02:29:26,280 --> 02:29:28,479 unmarketable. An appraiser's rule of 1120 02:29:28,479 --> 02:29:30,720 thumb is that the value of a mobile home 1121 02:29:30,720 --> 02:29:32,600 decreases by 1122 02:29:32,600 --> 02:29:36,399 $10,000 for every $100 increase in the 1123 02:29:36,399 --> 02:29:37,319 monthly 1124 02:29:37,319 --> 02:29:41,240 rent. So if our homes are valued at 1125 02:29:41,240 --> 02:29:44,560 $150,000 and the rent increases $100 1126 02:29:44,560 --> 02:29:48,040 this year, the home is now worth 1127 02:29:48,040 --> 02:29:51,359 $140,000. This happens each year. So you 1128 02:29:51,359 --> 02:29:55,760 can see why we are so concerned. Today, 1129 02:29:55,760 --> 02:29:58,319 Camaro City Council gives park owners 1130 02:29:58,319 --> 02:30:01,280 free reign to charge any rent they 1131 02:30:01,280 --> 02:30:04,319 choose. The only exception would ask you 1132 02:30:04,319 --> 02:30:08,080 to please a local rent control ordinance 1133 02:30:08,080 --> 02:30:10,560 in the absence of a mobile home rent 1134 02:30:10,560 --> 02:30:13,600 stabilization ordinance experience shows 1135 02:30:13,600 --> 02:30:16,560 excessive rent please one more sentence. 1136 02:30:16,560 --> 02:30:18,880 Rent stabilization may not be a solution 1137 02:30:18,880 --> 02:30:21,520 for all homeowners problems, but it is a 1138 02:30:21,520 --> 02:30:24,479 consumer protection necessary to prevent 1139 02:30:24,479 --> 02:30:26,720 excessive rent increases and may be the 1140 02:30:26,720 --> 02:30:29,880 sole means of ensuring the survival of 1141 02:30:29,880 --> 02:30:32,840 Camaro's mobile home lifestyle for 1142 02:30:32,840 --> 02:30:34,960 seniors. Thank you very much. Thank you 1143 02:30:34,960 --> 02:30:37,760 for your comments. Okay, the next one is 1144 02:30:37,760 --> 02:30:39,760 Julie Moore and after Julie will be 1145 02:30:39,760 --> 02:30:42,319 Ricardo Hernandez. Um, I'm going to make 1146 02:30:42,319 --> 02:30:44,479 a comment. I want to be fair to 1147 02:30:44,479 --> 02:30:46,399 everybody. I'm going to stick to the 1148 02:30:46,399 --> 02:30:48,720 threeinut rule. It's really important to 1149 02:30:48,720 --> 02:30:50,560 hear what you're saying, but please, if 1150 02:30:50,560 --> 02:30:51,840 you could keep it to the three minutes, 1151 02:30:51,840 --> 02:30:53,600 that would be great. Proceed, please. 1152 02:30:53,600 --> 02:30:57,040 Thank you. Thank you for having us here. 1153 02:30:57,040 --> 02:30:59,840 We have a great representation of three 1154 02:30:59,840 --> 02:31:03,000 mobile home parks that all have the same 1155 02:31:03,000 --> 02:31:04,840 problem 1156 02:31:04,840 --> 02:31:07,920 of increasing unaffordability to 1157 02:31:07,920 --> 02:31:10,640 continue living there, including me. I'm 1158 02:31:10,640 --> 02:31:13,359 Julie Moore and I'm representing the 1159 02:31:13,359 --> 02:31:15,680 lamp lighter of Camaro. I've been there 1160 02:31:15,680 --> 02:31:19,520 for over 10 years. My rent has doubled 1161 02:31:19,520 --> 02:31:22,240 in the past 10 years. It's becoming more 1162 02:31:22,240 --> 02:31:26,640 and more difficult for me still working 1163 02:31:26,640 --> 02:31:29,680 to afford the rent space which increases 1164 02:31:29,680 --> 02:31:33,640 5 to 6% a year. 1165 02:31:33,640 --> 02:31:37,840 Our lamp lighter has is wonderful in the 1166 02:31:37,840 --> 02:31:40,399 sense that it it's a family park. It's 1167 02:31:40,399 --> 02:31:42,960 the only family park um one of the very 1168 02:31:42,960 --> 02:31:45,120 few in the county and we have many 1169 02:31:45,120 --> 02:31:47,560 disabled people living there for just 1170 02:31:47,560 --> 02:31:50,399 $1,200 a month is their income and 1171 02:31:50,399 --> 02:31:53,280 they're renting a bedroom and they will 1172 02:31:53,280 --> 02:31:56,479 be homeless people eventually if our if 1173 02:31:56,479 --> 02:31:59,920 they cannot continue to rent there and 1174 02:31:59,920 --> 02:32:02,640 their owners of their home have to 1175 02:32:02,640 --> 02:32:06,399 vacate or they have to be able to sell 1176 02:32:06,399 --> 02:32:08,319 their home because they can't afford to 1177 02:32:08,319 --> 02:32:11,120 live there. There was a survey done 1178 02:32:11,120 --> 02:32:14,800 approximately 5 years ago comparing all 1179 02:32:14,800 --> 02:32:18,760 of the mobile home parks in Ventura 1180 02:32:18,760 --> 02:32:23,399 County. We were the second highest 1181 02:32:23,399 --> 02:32:27,520 rent of all the mobile home parks in 1182 02:32:27,520 --> 02:32:29,200 Ventura County. We had the second 1183 02:32:29,200 --> 02:32:33,160 highest rent which shows that it's 1184 02:32:33,160 --> 02:32:35,160 becoming 1185 02:32:35,160 --> 02:32:37,840 increasingly more difficult for us to 1186 02:32:37,840 --> 02:32:41,359 afford rent. The other cities in the 1187 02:32:41,359 --> 02:32:43,920 other surrounding areas have rent 1188 02:32:43,920 --> 02:32:46,399 ordinance, have rent control and much 1189 02:32:46,399 --> 02:32:50,920 lower rent space, not Camaro. We are way 1190 02:32:50,920 --> 02:32:53,960 behind in being able to make it 1191 02:32:53,960 --> 02:32:57,359 affordable for the average person that's 1192 02:32:57,359 --> 02:32:59,920 lives and wants to continue living in 1193 02:32:59,920 --> 02:33:03,520 their mobile home here in Camaro. So we 1194 02:33:03,520 --> 02:33:05,840 are asking in fairness to the 1195 02:33:05,840 --> 02:33:09,040 middleclass people, the disabled people 1196 02:33:09,040 --> 02:33:12,840 and also the senior citizens. We want 1197 02:33:12,840 --> 02:33:15,840 fairness to have a study and have a 1198 02:33:15,840 --> 02:33:17,280 conclusion. There must be rent 1199 02:33:17,280 --> 02:33:21,120 ordinance. now in Camaro and there 1200 02:33:21,120 --> 02:33:24,359 should not be any more 1201 02:33:24,359 --> 02:33:26,640 procrastination done because we have 1202 02:33:26,640 --> 02:33:28,720 been up here for many years. This isn't 1203 02:33:28,720 --> 02:33:30,479 the first time we've been up here. We've 1204 02:33:30,479 --> 02:33:34,800 been up here for many times trying to 1205 02:33:34,800 --> 02:33:38,800 explain our situation and be able to 1206 02:33:38,800 --> 02:33:42,640 prove our situation in many ways. But we 1207 02:33:42,640 --> 02:33:46,000 need your help. We need your committee 1208 02:33:46,000 --> 02:33:49,760 to study the situation in depth to show 1209 02:33:49,760 --> 02:33:52,640 that what we are complaining about is 1210 02:33:52,640 --> 02:33:57,600 valid and what we need is rent ordinance 1211 02:33:57,600 --> 02:33:59,760 control as soon as possible just like 1212 02:33:59,760 --> 02:34:03,200 the other cities in Camaro. Uh we want 1213 02:34:03,200 --> 02:34:04,880 to be included just like the other 1214 02:34:04,880 --> 02:34:06,720 mobile homes. Could you wrap it up 1215 02:34:06,720 --> 02:34:08,560 please? Thank you. Please. Thank you 1216 02:34:08,560 --> 02:34:10,319 very much. I appreciate your comments. I 1217 02:34:10,319 --> 02:34:13,359 really do. Uh again, um I'd like 1218 02:34:13,359 --> 02:34:15,800 everybody to try to keep to the three 1219 02:34:15,800 --> 02:34:18,240 minutes. I'm trying to be fair to 1220 02:34:18,240 --> 02:34:21,520 everybody here. So again, I'm going to 1221 02:34:21,520 --> 02:34:23,399 make the announcement for the second 1222 02:34:23,399 --> 02:34:25,760 time. I don't want to go any further 1223 02:34:25,760 --> 02:34:27,600 than this, but if you would please keep 1224 02:34:27,600 --> 02:34:30,479 your comments to three minutes, it would 1225 02:34:30,479 --> 02:34:32,160 be appreciated. 1226 02:34:32,160 --> 02:34:33,520 Okay, Madam Cler, do we have anybody 1227 02:34:33,520 --> 02:34:35,760 else? Yes, we have Ricardo Hernandez. 1228 02:34:35,760 --> 02:34:37,600 And the last one after Ricardo is 1229 02:34:37,600 --> 02:34:47,110 Michelle Bourne. 1230 02:34:47,120 --> 02:34:49,439 Thank you for your time. Thank you. Um, 1231 02:34:49,439 --> 02:34:52,880 I'm a Vietnam vet and I'm taking a 1232 02:34:52,880 --> 02:34:56,000 caretaker for a person who is uh in the 1233 02:34:56,000 --> 02:34:59,439 hospital right now with a bad situation, 1234 02:34:59,439 --> 02:35:02,000 blood clots and and uh all kinds of 1235 02:35:02,000 --> 02:35:04,240 things that are happening to him. But 1236 02:35:04,240 --> 02:35:08,000 it's it's uh important that uh people 1237 02:35:08,000 --> 02:35:11,200 realize how much this cost is actually 1238 02:35:11,200 --> 02:35:14,160 uh affecting people. Our neighbors to 1239 02:35:14,160 --> 02:35:16,880 the left uh both of them have passed 1240 02:35:16,880 --> 02:35:19,200 away this last year. Another person 1241 02:35:19,200 --> 02:35:22,479 people are this is their last stop. This 1242 02:35:22,479 --> 02:35:25,120 is where they go to find a place that 1243 02:35:25,120 --> 02:35:27,600 they can feel safe in and be able to 1244 02:35:27,600 --> 02:35:29,680 afford to stay there. 1245 02:35:29,680 --> 02:35:32,319 uh it's costly but it's uh the least 1246 02:35:32,319 --> 02:35:34,880 expensive place to go to live. So we 1247 02:35:34,880 --> 02:35:37,520 only ask for a fairness for the people 1248 02:35:37,520 --> 02:35:40,080 who are staying there who live there who 1249 02:35:40,080 --> 02:35:44,880 cherish the place and uh but there 1250 02:35:44,880 --> 02:35:47,040 because it's the last stop for them. 1251 02:35:47,040 --> 02:35:48,880 Many of them don't have the funds to be 1252 02:35:48,880 --> 02:35:51,200 able to continue paying the rent 1253 02:35:51,200 --> 02:35:53,840 increases. I ask for your consideration. 1254 02:35:53,840 --> 02:35:58,080 Thank you. Thank you for your comments. 1255 02:35:58,080 --> 02:36:07,190 Anyone else? Madame clerk. 1256 02:36:07,200 --> 02:36:11,840 Michelle Bourne. Michelle. No. Is she 1257 02:36:11,840 --> 02:36:15,600 here? Looks like they're withdrawing. 1258 02:36:15,600 --> 02:36:18,560 All right. Is there anybody else uh that 1259 02:36:18,560 --> 02:36:20,560 want to come up and make a comment? 1260 02:36:20,560 --> 02:36:23,280 Please proceed if you would here. Again, 1261 02:36:23,280 --> 02:36:24,960 three minutes. If you could keep that to 1262 02:36:24,960 --> 02:36:26,399 three minutes, we'd appreciate it. Thank 1263 02:36:26,399 --> 02:36:28,560 you. My name is Karen Anselone and I 1264 02:36:28,560 --> 02:36:32,120 live in um Del Norte. 1265 02:36:32,120 --> 02:36:35,520 And four years ago when I came to 1266 02:36:35,520 --> 02:36:37,680 Camaro, 1267 02:36:37,680 --> 02:36:39,800 uh the rents were 1268 02:36:39,800 --> 02:36:43,800 $1,600 over the one on 1269 02:36:43,800 --> 02:36:46,359 Ventura. They weren't They're 1270 02:36:46,359 --> 02:36:51,040 $2,50 now. I I would have had to run 1271 02:36:51,040 --> 02:36:54,160 from there and lost. Um, one of the 1272 02:36:54,160 --> 02:36:57,520 gentlemen last time spoke about um, 1273 02:36:57,520 --> 02:37:00,560 equity pre predators and I think we have 1274 02:37:00,560 --> 02:37:03,120 that going on. I think they're trying to 1275 02:37:03,120 --> 02:37:05,080 steal equity from all these older 1276 02:37:05,080 --> 02:37:07,680 people. It broke my heart being here 1277 02:37:07,680 --> 02:37:10,040 last time. 1278 02:37:10,040 --> 02:37:13,359 These I have family that can help me. A 1279 02:37:13,359 --> 02:37:14,880 lot of these people don't have family 1280 02:37:14,880 --> 02:37:16,720 that can help them. This is their last 1281 02:37:16,720 --> 02:37:19,680 stop and we're making it horrible for 1282 02:37:19,680 --> 02:37:23,080 them. Can you imagine paying 1283 02:37:23,080 --> 02:37:25,080 $2,50 plus 1284 02:37:25,080 --> 02:37:29,200 utilities and then having to um maybe 1285 02:37:29,200 --> 02:37:31,359 have a mortgage on your home? These are 1286 02:37:31,359 --> 02:37:33,920 all people with 1,200 maybe. Well, 1287 02:37:33,920 --> 02:37:36,000 that's what I get from the, you know, 1288 02:37:36,000 --> 02:37:38,479 federal government for social security. 1289 02:37:38,479 --> 02:37:40,080 So, I still have to work and I have to 1290 02:37:40,080 --> 02:37:43,200 work three jobs. So, I'm just really 1291 02:37:43,200 --> 02:37:44,359 concerned 1292 02:37:44,359 --> 02:37:47,280 about what's happening here. This is an 1293 02:37:47,280 --> 02:37:49,280 aging community. It started out that 1294 02:37:49,280 --> 02:37:51,760 way. I I've lived my whole life here in 1295 02:37:51,760 --> 02:37:54,000 California and I always remember Camaro 1296 02:37:54,000 --> 02:37:56,479 was for people aging and it was always 1297 02:37:56,479 --> 02:37:58,399 affordable. This is not affordable 1298 02:37:58,399 --> 02:38:01,160 anymore and this is getting really 1299 02:38:01,160 --> 02:38:03,479 scary. And I 1300 02:38:03,479 --> 02:38:06,680 just we can't put old people out on the 1301 02:38:06,680 --> 02:38:10,160 street. We just can't do this. And I 1302 02:38:10,160 --> 02:38:12,080 drove by that park and there's all these 1303 02:38:12,080 --> 02:38:13,760 for sale signs and they're not going to 1304 02:38:13,760 --> 02:38:16,160 get sold. These people are going to lose 1305 02:38:16,160 --> 02:38:18,640 their equity. They're equity predators 1306 02:38:18,640 --> 02:38:20,399 that are coming in and buying these 1307 02:38:20,399 --> 02:38:22,479 properties and then they're not taking 1308 02:38:22,479 --> 02:38:24,800 care of them properly. And like last 1309 02:38:24,800 --> 02:38:26,399 time this one lady was saying, they 1310 02:38:26,399 --> 02:38:29,200 stopped at her house and did not do her 1311 02:38:29,200 --> 02:38:31,600 sewers which are falling apart in these 1312 02:38:31,600 --> 02:38:33,920 streets. And the electric is all in 1313 02:38:33,920 --> 02:38:36,960 just, you know, cords in the build, you 1314 02:38:36,960 --> 02:38:39,439 know, dug in in dirt and they're not 1315 02:38:39,439 --> 02:38:42,160 being taken care of. And you know, we're 1316 02:38:42,160 --> 02:38:43,280 supposed to take care of the properties 1317 02:38:43,280 --> 02:38:46,160 that we're renting and I do, but you 1318 02:38:46,160 --> 02:38:47,600 know, some of these people can't even, 1319 02:38:47,600 --> 02:38:49,840 you know, can't take care of it. And I 1320 02:38:49,840 --> 02:38:51,319 just think we have something really 1321 02:38:51,319 --> 02:38:55,359 morally, really morally responsible to 1322 02:38:55,359 --> 02:38:57,880 do for these 1323 02:38:57,880 --> 02:39:00,840 people. We have a job to do for 1324 02:39:00,840 --> 02:39:04,319 us and we got to protect these people. 1325 02:39:04,319 --> 02:39:06,720 It's not just I can still work, but some 1326 02:39:06,720 --> 02:39:08,160 of these people can't and we need to 1327 02:39:08,160 --> 02:39:11,840 protect them. Thank you. Thank you. 1328 02:39:11,840 --> 02:39:13,720 Are there anyone else? 1329 02:39:13,720 --> 02:39:18,439 Uh, yes, we have one gentleman. Please 1330 02:39:18,439 --> 02:39:20,720 proceed. And again, if you could keep it 1331 02:39:20,720 --> 02:39:22,560 to three minutes, it'd be appreciated. 1332 02:39:22,560 --> 02:39:26,000 Thank you. My name is Jerry Barnett. I 1333 02:39:26,000 --> 02:39:28,800 own a mobile home in Camo Mobile Home 1334 02:39:28,800 --> 02:39:33,479 Park. Um, and I just want to express my 1335 02:39:33,479 --> 02:39:35,920 appreciation to the council for having 1336 02:39:35,920 --> 02:39:38,920 it on the agenda to create the ad hoc 1337 02:39:38,920 --> 02:39:41,280 committee and for appointing Dr. 1338 02:39:41,280 --> 02:39:45,840 Martinez Bravo and Susan Santangelo. Um, 1339 02:39:45,840 --> 02:39:49,880 this will help support seniors such as 1340 02:39:49,880 --> 02:39:54,750 Shirley, one of the 1341 02:39:54,760 --> 02:39:58,240 Ventura sheriff's volunteers. She's also 1342 02:39:58,240 --> 02:40:00,720 a resident of that park. So, I want to 1343 02:40:00,720 --> 02:40:02,880 express my appreciation to you. Thank 1344 02:40:02,880 --> 02:40:05,000 you. Thank you for your 1345 02:40:05,000 --> 02:40:09,510 comments. Anyone else? 1346 02:40:09,520 --> 02:40:11,200 Would you like to come up to the podium, 1347 02:40:11,200 --> 02:40:21,590 please? 1348 02:40:21,600 --> 02:40:23,200 And again, if you could keep it to three 1349 02:40:23,200 --> 02:40:25,200 minutes, I'd appreciate it. Thank you. 1350 02:40:25,200 --> 02:40:28,319 Um, hi, my name is Marlo King. I live in 1351 02:40:28,319 --> 02:40:31,120 the Lamplighter Camaro, a mobile home 1352 02:40:31,120 --> 02:40:34,720 park and I'm here to represent my family 1353 02:40:34,720 --> 02:40:37,120 and just all the families that are 1354 02:40:37,120 --> 02:40:40,479 there. That is the only mobile home park 1355 02:40:40,479 --> 02:40:43,840 in Camaro in in the surrounding areas 1356 02:40:43,840 --> 02:40:46,800 that is familyowned. Um, the rest are 1357 02:40:46,800 --> 02:40:50,960 seniors and I I know that seniors need 1358 02:40:50,960 --> 02:40:54,560 help. Uh, families need help as well. 1359 02:40:54,560 --> 02:40:57,960 And um it just 1360 02:40:57,960 --> 02:41:01,640 basically a mobile home for us as as a 1361 02:41:01,640 --> 02:41:04,680 family. Um 1362 02:41:04,680 --> 02:41:11,160 represents you know uh stability and um 1363 02:41:11,160 --> 02:41:15,640 the the raises in in the rent are very 1364 02:41:15,640 --> 02:41:21,439 high. Um for us a mobile home was a step 1365 02:41:21,439 --> 02:41:25,160 into ownership which is great for any 1366 02:41:25,160 --> 02:41:29,359 individual. Um and just these rents have 1367 02:41:29,359 --> 02:41:32,720 made it really difficult for us to keep 1368 02:41:32,720 --> 02:41:36,280 the plan of maybe saving as a 1369 02:41:36,280 --> 02:41:41,120 family and being able to buy a home. But 1370 02:41:41,120 --> 02:41:44,960 um the races are just too much. And my 1371 02:41:44,960 --> 02:41:47,160 main concern is 1372 02:41:47,160 --> 02:41:50,560 that these companies uh we are regulated 1373 02:41:50,560 --> 02:41:53,840 as you know homeowners. We're regulated 1374 02:41:53,840 --> 02:41:57,680 by the city of Camaro, by the HC, just 1375 02:41:57,680 --> 02:42:00,000 by everyone. But who regulates these 1376 02:42:00,000 --> 02:42:02,640 companies? We need help from you guys. 1377 02:42:02,640 --> 02:42:04,960 Um I don't know the process or anything 1378 02:42:04,960 --> 02:42:07,280 like that, how everything works, but I 1379 02:42:07,280 --> 02:42:10,000 do hope and I 1380 02:42:10,000 --> 02:42:13,760 I ask you to represent the citizens here 1381 02:42:13,760 --> 02:42:15,720 in 1382 02:42:15,720 --> 02:42:19,200 Camaro, seniors mainly, but also 1383 02:42:19,200 --> 02:42:23,120 families who want to improve their lives 1384 02:42:23,120 --> 02:42:26,720 and sometimes, you know, work long hours 1385 02:42:26,720 --> 02:42:29,760 and have it's incredible to have seniors 1386 02:42:29,760 --> 02:42:32,439 work three jobs. It's it's 1387 02:42:32,439 --> 02:42:35,640 not u it's crazy, 1388 02:42:35,640 --> 02:42:37,960 but to 1389 02:42:37,960 --> 02:42:42,359 me being here in the United States is 1390 02:42:42,359 --> 02:42:46,479 uh I appreciate and I think the fact 1391 02:42:46,479 --> 02:42:49,600 that we're able to come here and be able 1392 02:42:49,600 --> 02:42:52,960 to ask you guys for for help. So just 1393 02:42:52,960 --> 02:42:55,200 wanted to say that and hope that you 1394 02:42:55,200 --> 02:42:58,000 guys guys can hear this part of the 1395 02:42:58,000 --> 02:43:00,960 community here in Camaro and thank you 1396 02:43:00,960 --> 02:43:04,200 very much. Thank you 1397 02:43:04,200 --> 02:43:07,600 comments. Anyone else uh here like to 1398 02:43:07,600 --> 02:43:10,190 make a 1399 02:43:10,200 --> 02:43:12,960 comment? All right. Uh any questions by 1400 02:43:12,960 --> 02:43:14,960 the council at this particular time? Any 1401 02:43:14,960 --> 02:43:16,800 council members have any questions? 1402 02:43:16,800 --> 02:43:19,200 Yeah. Uh Vice Mayor Tennyson, not a 1403 02:43:19,200 --> 02:43:21,200 question, just a quick statement. I 1404 02:43:21,200 --> 02:43:24,080 think that city staff and council Oh, 1405 02:43:24,080 --> 02:43:27,200 I'm sorry. Can I I'm sorry. Apologize. 1406 02:43:27,200 --> 02:43:29,680 Comment. Yes. My name is Could you move 1407 02:43:29,680 --> 02:43:31,520 that microphone down, please? This one? 1408 02:43:31,520 --> 02:43:32,720 Yeah, either one that you feel 1409 02:43:32,720 --> 02:43:34,479 comfortable 1410 02:43:34,479 --> 02:43:36,319 there. Yeah, that's good. Thank you. 1411 02:43:36,319 --> 02:43:39,359 Okay. Hi, my name is Blanca Masias and I 1412 02:43:39,359 --> 02:43:42,640 live in Lamplider Camaro as well. And 1413 02:43:42,640 --> 02:43:46,880 since uh December 2023, our life changed 1414 02:43:46,880 --> 02:43:51,319 because my son was diagnosed with 1415 02:43:51,319 --> 02:43:54,600 cancer and we've been struggled 1416 02:43:54,600 --> 02:43:58,200 since he's not able to work so 1417 02:43:58,200 --> 02:44:02,800 far and that the rent is increasing 1418 02:44:02,800 --> 02:44:06,080 every year and it's been very hard the 1419 02:44:06,080 --> 02:44:09,200 last two years for us. So hopefully you 1420 02:44:09,200 --> 02:44:12,800 can do something um about it to stop the 1421 02:44:12,800 --> 02:44:15,840 increasing for all of us. For all people 1422 02:44:15,840 --> 02:44:19,640 who lives there, the older 1423 02:44:19,640 --> 02:44:22,120 um our 1424 02:44:22,120 --> 02:44:25,160 families life 1425 02:44:25,160 --> 02:44:28,479 changes. Can you do something about it 1426 02:44:28,479 --> 02:44:30,040 for all of 1427 02:44:30,040 --> 02:44:33,040 us? Thank you. Thank you for your 1428 02:44:33,040 --> 02:44:36,240 comments. Thank you. Again, I'll ask uh 1429 02:44:36,240 --> 02:44:38,000 would anybody else like to make a 1430 02:44:38,000 --> 02:44:40,840 comment, public comment on 1431 02:44:40,840 --> 02:44:43,840 this? Anybody coming forward? Yes, 1432 02:44:43,840 --> 02:44:50,110 there's one, 1433 02:44:50,120 --> 02:44:52,640 please. If you'd state your name and if 1434 02:44:52,640 --> 02:44:54,160 you could keep it to three minutes, I'd 1435 02:44:54,160 --> 02:44:57,040 be appreciative. Thank you. Hi, my name 1436 02:44:57,040 --> 02:44:59,120 is Judy Estrada. I'm from the Lamp 1437 02:44:59,120 --> 02:45:01,840 Lighter Mobile Home Estates, too. my 1438 02:45:01,840 --> 02:45:05,520 home is paid off. You know, my it's my 1439 02:45:05,520 --> 02:45:08,800 home. I may have to leave it and move 1440 02:45:08,800 --> 02:45:10,399 because they keep raising our rent. They 1441 02:45:10,399 --> 02:45:13,200 say 5%. It's over $100 a month every 1442 02:45:13,200 --> 02:45:15,600 year that they're raising my rent. And 1443 02:45:15,600 --> 02:45:18,240 then you get these notices to fix these 1444 02:45:18,240 --> 02:45:21,040 things around your house. Um I can't 1445 02:45:21,040 --> 02:45:22,640 afford to fix the things around my 1446 02:45:22,640 --> 02:45:25,960 house. So you get these threatens of 1447 02:45:25,960 --> 02:45:28,560 evictions there. My house inside, it's a 1448 02:45:28,560 --> 02:45:31,040 73 year old house. It's falling apart 1449 02:45:31,040 --> 02:45:34,000 inside. I can't fix the inside because I 1450 02:45:34,000 --> 02:45:37,200 have to pay the rent. My son moved in 1451 02:45:37,200 --> 02:45:40,160 with me to help me pay the rent. For a 1452 02:45:40,160 --> 02:45:41,840 40-year-old son to have to live with his 1453 02:45:41,840 --> 02:45:43,800 mother again is, you know, 1454 02:45:43,800 --> 02:45:45,880 ridiculous. But, 1455 02:45:45,880 --> 02:45:50,160 um, this IPG, I hear it's IPG all over. 1456 02:45:50,160 --> 02:45:51,760 Something has to be done about this 1457 02:45:51,760 --> 02:45:53,920 corporation. I don't know how we do we 1458 02:45:53,920 --> 02:45:57,600 go about it. Um, I moved my kids here 30 1459 02:45:57,600 --> 02:46:00,560 years ago from Oxnard to to this mobile 1460 02:46:00,560 --> 02:46:03,279 home to keep them safe so they didn't 1461 02:46:03,279 --> 02:46:07,359 get shot because Camaro is a a really 1462 02:46:07,359 --> 02:46:09,200 nice place to live. It was a big 1463 02:46:09,200 --> 02:46:10,960 adjustment for us, but it's a really 1464 02:46:10,960 --> 02:46:13,760 nice place to live and I don't want to 1465 02:46:13,760 --> 02:46:16,880 have to move my my kid or my, you know, 1466 02:46:16,880 --> 02:46:18,640 and with them comes grandkids. Sometime 1467 02:46:18,640 --> 02:46:23,469 I don't want to have to move them away. 1468 02:46:23,479 --> 02:46:25,880 Um, I 1469 02:46:25,880 --> 02:46:28,800 just I really, you know, how can we deal 1470 02:46:28,800 --> 02:46:31,760 with this IPG? It's a corporation. They 1471 02:46:31,760 --> 02:46:34,479 used to raise my rent like it was uh 1472 02:46:34,479 --> 02:46:37,120 Deloplane, Mr. Deloplane who owned us. 1473 02:46:37,120 --> 02:46:39,040 They used to raise our rent four or five 1474 02:46:39,040 --> 02:46:41,680 dollars a month every year. Four or$5 1475 02:46:41,680 --> 02:46:43,800 dollars. These people want over 1476 02:46:43,800 --> 02:46:49,520 $100 for over 200 mobile homes. and they 1477 02:46:49,520 --> 02:46:51,520 have done nothing to increase the value 1478 02:46:51,520 --> 02:46:54,760 of my home or to make my life better. 1479 02:46:54,760 --> 02:46:58,479 You're we're always being kind of it's 1480 02:46:58,479 --> 02:47:00,040 like we have a 1481 02:47:00,040 --> 02:47:04,920 warden. Um and she's just following the 1482 02:47:04,920 --> 02:47:07,680 rules. I just I' I'd like, you know, 1483 02:47:07,680 --> 02:47:10,479 maybe the city can look into IPG because 1484 02:47:10,479 --> 02:47:14,560 apparently it's it's something. 1485 02:47:14,560 --> 02:47:17,120 Anyway, I may have to I my home is my 1486 02:47:17,120 --> 02:47:18,720 home, but I can't sell it because it's 1487 02:47:18,720 --> 02:47:20,960 falling apart. But I have may have to 1488 02:47:20,960 --> 02:47:22,720 move because I can't afford the space 1489 02:47:22,720 --> 02:47:24,560 rent. I may have to just walk away from 1490 02:47:24,560 --> 02:47:27,279 all my took a long time to pay for that 1491 02:47:27,279 --> 02:47:28,800 home. 1492 02:47:28,800 --> 02:47:31,880 Thank you very much. Thank you for your 1493 02:47:31,880 --> 02:47:34,160 comments. Anyone else like to make a 1494 02:47:34,160 --> 02:47:39,389 comment at this particular 1495 02:47:39,399 --> 02:47:42,080 point? Okay, I don't see anybody else 1496 02:47:42,080 --> 02:47:44,319 coming up. So, with that, I'll ask 1497 02:47:44,319 --> 02:47:46,000 council members any questions or 1498 02:47:46,000 --> 02:47:48,160 comments? Uh, Vice Mayor Tennyson, just 1499 02:47:48,160 --> 02:47:51,359 a quick comment. Um, I think that city 1500 02:47:51,359 --> 02:47:54,640 staff and council has shown that they 1501 02:47:54,640 --> 02:47:56,640 took your concerns from a few weeks ago 1502 02:47:56,640 --> 02:47:59,600 at the council meeting very seriously. 1503 02:47:59,600 --> 02:48:01,760 Hence, the appointment of the of the ad 1504 02:48:01,760 --> 02:48:04,160 hoc committee with um two council 1505 02:48:04,160 --> 02:48:06,960 members on it. And I'm sure city staff, 1506 02:48:06,960 --> 02:48:08,479 if you've reached out to them and 1507 02:48:08,479 --> 02:48:11,279 provided emails or addresses, will let 1508 02:48:11,279 --> 02:48:13,279 you know as this process goes forward. 1509 02:48:13,279 --> 02:48:15,680 So, we heard you. We hear you again 1510 02:48:15,680 --> 02:48:18,479 tonight and the ad hoc committee will 1511 02:48:18,479 --> 02:48:21,120 look into this and listen even further 1512 02:48:21,120 --> 02:48:23,040 to your concerns and maybe give you more 1513 02:48:23,040 --> 02:48:25,920 than three minutes. Who knows? Um, but 1514 02:48:25,920 --> 02:48:28,319 we heard you and staff heard you and 1515 02:48:28,319 --> 02:48:30,640 quickly um met with the mayor to 1516 02:48:30,640 --> 02:48:32,800 organize the ad hoc committee. Tonight's 1517 02:48:32,800 --> 02:48:35,439 action will be to formalize his 1518 02:48:35,439 --> 02:48:37,040 appointment of the two council members 1519 02:48:37,040 --> 02:48:40,160 to this ad hoc committee. 1520 02:48:40,160 --> 02:48:41,800 Any other comments 1521 02:48:41,800 --> 02:48:45,680 or Martito? Thank you, mayor. Uh first 1522 02:48:45,680 --> 02:48:48,080 of all, thank you to every single one of 1523 02:48:48,080 --> 02:48:51,920 you who are here and who shared just a 1524 02:48:51,920 --> 02:48:54,640 very uh brief part of your life in these 1525 02:48:54,640 --> 02:48:56,399 three minutes and truly for bringing 1526 02:48:56,399 --> 02:48:58,560 yourself and bringing your vulnerability 1527 02:48:58,560 --> 02:49:02,760 as well. I really appreciated that. 1528 02:49:02,760 --> 02:49:05,920 um ditto to what council member or vice 1529 02:49:05,920 --> 02:49:09,120 mayor Tennyson said. Um I think I 1530 02:49:09,120 --> 02:49:11,120 consider myself a very empathic person 1531 02:49:11,120 --> 02:49:14,479 and also data driven. So I think it is 1532 02:49:14,479 --> 02:49:17,439 uh very important that we continue to 1533 02:49:17,439 --> 02:49:20,080 study this issue and bring it forward to 1534 02:49:20,080 --> 02:49:22,800 our ad hoc committee. Um I did receive 1535 02:49:22,800 --> 02:49:25,520 an email before the ad hoc committee was 1536 02:49:25,520 --> 02:49:28,479 formed. I am aware that city staff met 1537 02:49:28,479 --> 02:49:31,520 with I think about 80 folks or so. So, 1538 02:49:31,520 --> 02:49:34,399 thank you so much to to city staff for 1539 02:49:34,399 --> 02:49:39,040 doing that and um I I didn't know who I 1540 02:49:39,040 --> 02:49:40,720 could so because of the Brown Act, I 1541 02:49:40,720 --> 02:49:42,240 always say I don't want to go to council 1542 02:49:42,240 --> 02:49:44,800 jail. So, I wanted to make sure who I 1543 02:49:44,800 --> 02:49:47,279 can speak with uh about this issue since 1544 02:49:47,279 --> 02:49:48,640 it's going to be council member 1545 02:49:48,640 --> 02:49:51,120 Santangelo and I uh on the ad hoc 1546 02:49:51,120 --> 02:49:53,279 committee. Um now, I can say that yes, 1547 02:49:53,279 --> 02:49:55,520 I'm happy to meet with you all. I think 1548 02:49:55,520 --> 02:49:57,279 that was a request that came in before 1549 02:49:57,279 --> 02:49:59,120 and I'm happy to follow up on those 1550 02:49:59,120 --> 02:50:01,680 emails that came through. Um, but other 1551 02:50:01,680 --> 02:50:04,800 than that, um, I mean, I'm fine with 1552 02:50:04,800 --> 02:50:08,080 moving, uh, item O forward along with, 1553 02:50:08,080 --> 02:50:10,240 uh, other items on the agenda. I don't 1554 02:50:10,240 --> 02:50:14,240 know if it's time for that as well. 1555 02:50:14,240 --> 02:50:17,590 Okay, 1556 02:50:17,600 --> 02:50:19,880 there's a motion and there is a 1557 02:50:19,880 --> 02:50:22,720 second. Do a roll call, please. Council 1558 02:50:22,720 --> 02:50:25,120 member Martinez Bravo. Yes. Council 1559 02:50:25,120 --> 02:50:27,359 member Santangelo. Yes. Council member 1560 02:50:27,359 --> 02:50:30,000 Trembley. Yes. Vice Mayor Tennyson. Yes. 1561 02:50:30,000 --> 02:50:32,479 And Mayor Kildy. Yes. Thank you all for 1562 02:50:32,479 --> 02:50:34,160 your comments. 1563 02:50:34,160 --> 02:50:36,800 Okay, that's going to get us down to the 1564 02:50:36,800 --> 02:50:40,560 if uh if you may. Um that's going to get 1565 02:50:40,560 --> 02:50:43,279 us down to the public hearing and it's 1566 02:50:43,279 --> 02:50:45,920 item T and U. It's going to be the water 1567 02:50:45,920 --> 02:50:48,800 and sewer rates. And I'm going to ask uh 1568 02:50:48,800 --> 02:50:51,600 Marky Rebe our finance director and 1569 02:50:51,600 --> 02:50:55,520 Kevin Costik. He's from Rafelis, our 1570 02:50:55,520 --> 02:50:58,560 consultant, uh, to say if they'd like to 1571 02:50:58,560 --> 02:51:06,309 start us off tonight, please. 1572 02:51:06,319 --> 02:51:07,680 Thank you, mayor, members of the city 1573 02:51:07,680 --> 02:51:10,000 council, members of the sanitary board. 1574 02:51:10,000 --> 02:51:12,319 Tonight is the culmination of a rate 1575 02:51:12,319 --> 02:51:14,800 setting process that is a joint effort 1576 02:51:14,800 --> 02:51:16,640 between the finance department, the 1577 02:51:16,640 --> 02:51:18,240 public works department, the city 1578 02:51:18,240 --> 02:51:20,640 manager department, and the city's rate 1579 02:51:20,640 --> 02:51:23,680 consultants, Rafalis Financial, and it 1580 02:51:23,680 --> 02:51:26,200 is a process that began in summer of 1581 02:51:26,200 --> 02:51:28,720 2024. So before opening the public 1582 02:51:28,720 --> 02:51:30,120 hearing tonight, there will be a joint 1583 02:51:30,120 --> 02:51:32,479 presentation starting with Kevin Costik 1584 02:51:32,479 --> 02:51:35,279 from Ref Talis, followed by Pam Townsen, 1585 02:51:35,279 --> 02:51:36,720 the assistant finance director for the 1586 02:51:36,720 --> 02:51:39,840 city. So I'll now turn it over to Kevin 1587 02:51:39,840 --> 02:51:42,960 Costik from Rafelis Financial. 1588 02:51:42,960 --> 02:51:44,560 Thank you Mark. Uh good evening Mayor 1589 02:51:44,560 --> 02:51:46,800 Kildy, council staff and members of the 1590 02:51:46,800 --> 02:51:48,240 public. My name is Kevin Costik from 1591 02:51:48,240 --> 02:51:50,000 Raft Telus. Kevin, if you could raise 1592 02:51:50,000 --> 02:51:51,680 that microphone just a bit. Thank you so 1593 02:51:51,680 --> 02:51:55,600 much. Might have to. Thank you. 1594 02:51:55,600 --> 02:51:57,920 So we'll start with uh our rate study 1595 02:51:57,920 --> 02:52:00,000 timeline. We kicked this off with staff 1596 02:52:00,000 --> 02:52:02,960 last fall uh in updating all of our 1597 02:52:02,960 --> 02:52:06,080 financial analysis in in the fall. We 1598 02:52:06,080 --> 02:52:08,399 held five meetings with the utilities 1599 02:52:08,399 --> 02:52:10,000 committee uh through the fall and the 1600 02:52:10,000 --> 02:52:11,920 winter. We had three city council 1601 02:52:11,920 --> 02:52:14,800 meetings through February and March. We 1602 02:52:14,800 --> 02:52:17,520 also held two public open houses with 1603 02:52:17,520 --> 02:52:20,160 the community in April. And tonight is 1604 02:52:20,160 --> 02:52:21,399 our public 1605 02:52:21,399 --> 02:52:24,240 hearing. Rate study process is governed 1606 02:52:24,240 --> 02:52:26,640 in California primarily by proposition 1607 02:52:26,640 --> 02:52:29,200 218 which sets certain requirements uh 1608 02:52:29,200 --> 02:52:31,200 for setting rates including water and 1609 02:52:31,200 --> 02:52:34,000 sewer utility rates. Primarily rates 1610 02:52:34,000 --> 02:52:35,920 can't exceed the cost of providing 1611 02:52:35,920 --> 02:52:38,560 service. So the the utility has to 1612 02:52:38,560 --> 02:52:40,560 extend service for simply the cost of 1613 02:52:40,560 --> 02:52:43,200 providing that monies cannot be used for 1614 02:52:43,200 --> 02:52:45,399 any other purpose for which it was 1615 02:52:45,399 --> 02:52:48,080 recovered. So we have to keep uh 1616 02:52:48,080 --> 02:52:50,080 revenues within the utility funds. They 1617 02:52:50,080 --> 02:52:52,880 can't be spent elsewhere in the city. 1618 02:52:52,880 --> 02:52:54,880 And lastly, customers cannot be required 1619 02:52:54,880 --> 02:52:56,479 to pay the cost for another group. So we 1620 02:52:56,479 --> 02:52:58,880 can't have cross uh customer class 1621 02:52:58,880 --> 02:53:01,200 subsidies so that one set of customers 1622 02:53:01,200 --> 02:53:03,479 can pay less and another 1623 02:53:03,479 --> 02:53:06,880 more. Uh additionally with prop 218 a 1624 02:53:06,880 --> 02:53:08,960 bit of history here it was passed by 1625 02:53:08,960 --> 02:53:12,640 voters in 1996. In 2006 the state 1626 02:53:12,640 --> 02:53:14,720 supreme court held that utility rates 1627 02:53:14,720 --> 02:53:16,240 are subject to the requirements of Prop 1628 02:53:16,240 --> 02:53:18,160 218. Those that were mentioned on the 1629 02:53:18,160 --> 02:53:20,240 prior slide. In addition to those 1630 02:53:20,240 --> 02:53:22,319 substantive requirements, there are also 1631 02:53:22,319 --> 02:53:24,720 procedural requirements which uh require 1632 02:53:24,720 --> 02:53:26,880 that we notice all of our affected 1633 02:53:26,880 --> 02:53:28,800 parcels. So, customers of the water 1634 02:53:28,800 --> 02:53:30,960 utility in the sanitation district have 1635 02:53:30,960 --> 02:53:34,080 to be notified, made aware of the 1636 02:53:34,080 --> 02:53:36,960 changes to utility rates. Uh those were 1637 02:53:36,960 --> 02:53:39,359 mailed to customers on March 28th in 1638 02:53:39,359 --> 02:53:41,439 advance of this public hearing. and 1639 02:53:41,439 --> 02:53:43,359 rates are subject to a majority protest 1640 02:53:43,359 --> 02:53:45,439 which means if a majority of connections 1641 02:53:45,439 --> 02:53:48,160 to the water or sewer systems uh protest 1642 02:53:48,160 --> 02:53:51,040 the rates council or the CSD board could 1643 02:53:51,040 --> 02:53:53,680 not implement those changes. So let's 1644 02:53:53,680 --> 02:53:56,040 talk about what makes up uh 1645 02:53:56,040 --> 02:54:00,000 rates. We have uh revenues and expenses. 1646 02:54:00,000 --> 02:54:03,279 So revenues are largely from utility 1647 02:54:03,279 --> 02:54:05,680 rates from user charges. There's very 1648 02:54:05,680 --> 02:54:07,439 little non- rate revenue. So all of the 1649 02:54:07,439 --> 02:54:08,880 revenues that come into the utilities 1650 02:54:08,880 --> 02:54:10,800 are derived from the charges that 1651 02:54:10,800 --> 02:54:14,000 customers pay. On the expense side, uh 1652 02:54:14,000 --> 02:54:16,080 we start with cash that's available. So 1653 02:54:16,080 --> 02:54:17,840 those are think of your checking in your 1654 02:54:17,840 --> 02:54:19,520 savings account and the cash on hand to 1655 02:54:19,520 --> 02:54:22,800 be able to meet the city, excuse me, pay 1656 02:54:22,800 --> 02:54:25,279 its own bills uh to execute capital 1657 02:54:25,279 --> 02:54:28,160 projects uh to respond to emergencies. 1658 02:54:28,160 --> 02:54:30,000 We have operational expenses, so 1659 02:54:30,000 --> 02:54:32,319 operating and maintaining the water 1660 02:54:32,319 --> 02:54:35,040 systems, producing water, treating waste 1661 02:54:35,040 --> 02:54:36,399 water. And then we have capital 1662 02:54:36,399 --> 02:54:38,000 expenditures. So we have a series of 1663 02:54:38,000 --> 02:54:40,560 capital projects and programs over a 1664 02:54:40,560 --> 02:54:42,640 long-term horizon that need to be funded 1665 02:54:42,640 --> 02:54:44,960 over time. The difference between those 1666 02:54:44,960 --> 02:54:48,000 revenues and expenses are differences in 1667 02:54:48,000 --> 02:54:49,800 uh proposed 1668 02:54:49,800 --> 02:54:52,560 rates. So diving a little bit deeper 1669 02:54:52,560 --> 02:54:54,800 into the cost factors affecting the 1670 02:54:54,800 --> 02:54:57,359 water utility, we have dwindling cash on 1671 02:54:57,359 --> 02:54:59,600 hand, and that's largely because we have 1672 02:54:59,600 --> 02:55:02,560 pressures on both revenues and expenses. 1673 02:55:02,560 --> 02:55:04,640 We have reduced water demands over the 1674 02:55:04,640 --> 02:55:06,960 last several years. We expend we 1675 02:55:06,960 --> 02:55:09,920 experienced dry conditions in 2021 and 1676 02:55:09,920 --> 02:55:12,880 2022. We had a record uh wet year in 1677 02:55:12,880 --> 02:55:16,439 2023. Again, an above average winter in 1678 02:55:16,439 --> 02:55:19,120 2024 where in wet years demand is 1679 02:55:19,120 --> 02:55:22,439 actually depressed or lower than in dry 1680 02:55:22,439 --> 02:55:24,960 years. So we have reduced revenues. We 1681 02:55:24,960 --> 02:55:27,120 also have rising operational costs. 1682 02:55:27,120 --> 02:55:29,760 Those include purchasing water, uh 1683 02:55:29,760 --> 02:55:32,560 producing water, the cost of electricity 1684 02:55:32,560 --> 02:55:35,120 and pumping uh to produce water and move 1685 02:55:35,120 --> 02:55:36,200 it through the 1686 02:55:36,200 --> 02:55:39,120 systems, chemical costs and personnel 1687 02:55:39,120 --> 02:55:40,880 costs. So all of those operational costs 1688 02:55:40,880 --> 02:55:43,279 are rising. Uh utilities are not immune 1689 02:55:43,279 --> 02:55:45,520 to the effects of inflation just like 1690 02:55:45,520 --> 02:55:47,240 our own household 1691 02:55:47,240 --> 02:55:49,279 budgets. And lastly, as I mentioned, we 1692 02:55:49,279 --> 02:55:51,439 have a series of capital projects uh 1693 02:55:51,439 --> 02:55:53,439 that the city has planned. We're going 1694 02:55:53,439 --> 02:55:55,359 to go into a bit of detail in this next 1695 02:55:55,359 --> 02:55:57,520 slide and how the capital projects 1696 02:55:57,520 --> 02:55:59,920 actually translate into cost savings on 1697 02:55:59,920 --> 02:56:02,640 the operation side over time. So what 1698 02:56:02,640 --> 02:56:04,479 this chart is showing is purchase water 1699 02:56:04,479 --> 02:56:08,319 from uh the city's water purveyor Kaius 1700 02:56:08,319 --> 02:56:10,279 municipal water district. So 1701 02:56:10,279 --> 02:56:12,399 historically the purchases have been on 1702 02:56:12,399 --> 02:56:15,040 the order of 4 to 5,000 acre feet per 1703 02:56:15,040 --> 02:56:17,120 year and that's declined and that's 1704 02:56:17,120 --> 02:56:18,720 declined because the dalter has come 1705 02:56:18,720 --> 02:56:21,439 online. So the Dalter produces 1706 02:56:21,439 --> 02:56:24,000 additional local water to provide to the 1707 02:56:24,000 --> 02:56:26,800 city of Camrio service area. Now it's 1708 02:56:26,800 --> 02:56:29,200 stabilized at more the 2,000 acre foot 1709 02:56:29,200 --> 02:56:31,520 per year mark, but additional capital 1710 02:56:31,520 --> 02:56:33,279 projects in the future are going to 1711 02:56:33,279 --> 02:56:35,680 reduce the reliance on Kaiagus or 1712 02:56:35,680 --> 02:56:37,920 imported water in the future. Primarily 1713 02:56:37,920 --> 02:56:40,080 the charter of pump station which will 1714 02:56:40,080 --> 02:56:42,479 allow more local water to be served in 1715 02:56:42,479 --> 02:56:44,960 more locations of the service area. Uh 1716 02:56:44,960 --> 02:56:47,359 well E which is a new groundwater well. 1717 02:56:47,359 --> 02:56:50,319 And then after 2031, well F, an 1718 02:56:50,319 --> 02:56:52,640 additional new well. So again, these 1719 02:56:52,640 --> 02:56:54,880 investments need to be made now in order 1720 02:56:54,880 --> 02:56:56,640 to translate into cost savings in the 1721 02:56:56,640 --> 02:56:59,800 future and additional local 1722 02:56:59,800 --> 02:57:03,040 supply for CSD on the sewer side. Uh 1723 02:57:03,040 --> 02:57:04,720 similarly, we have rising operational 1724 02:57:04,720 --> 02:57:07,040 costs. Uh no different than the water 1725 02:57:07,040 --> 02:57:09,200 side of the house. uh again not immune 1726 02:57:09,200 --> 02:57:12,640 to the uh to inflation on all on all 1727 02:57:12,640 --> 02:57:13,399 cost 1728 02:57:13,399 --> 02:57:16,479 centers but largely it's driven by uh 1729 02:57:16,479 --> 02:57:18,160 anticipated capital investments and 1730 02:57:18,160 --> 02:57:20,479 really generational investments as it 1731 02:57:20,479 --> 02:57:23,359 relates to the water reclamation plant. 1732 02:57:23,359 --> 02:57:24,800 So if we think about the rock water 1733 02:57:24,800 --> 02:57:26,319 reclamation plant it was originally 1734 02:57:26,319 --> 02:57:29,680 constructed from n in 1957. It's been 1735 02:57:29,680 --> 02:57:32,920 expanded over the years. Uh first in 1736 02:57:32,920 --> 02:57:36,399 1962, then in 1978, again in '92, and 1737 02:57:36,399 --> 02:57:37,399 lastly in 1738 02:57:37,399 --> 02:57:40,560 2005. So it was last expanded uh or 1739 02:57:40,560 --> 02:57:44,359 improved in 2005, but the bones date to 1740 02:57:44,359 --> 02:57:49,520 1957, something like 65 years ago. 1741 02:57:49,520 --> 02:57:53,279 And those bones are showing signs of age 1742 02:57:53,279 --> 02:57:54,760 and 1743 02:57:54,760 --> 02:57:56,520 degradation, 1744 02:57:56,520 --> 02:57:59,600 corrosion, and the need for upgrades and 1745 02:57:59,600 --> 02:58:04,790 replacements. 1746 02:58:04,800 --> 02:58:07,279 So, not only do we have uh requirements 1747 02:58:07,279 --> 02:58:10,279 there in improving the reclamation plant 1748 02:58:10,279 --> 02:58:12,800 facilities, uh we also have flood 1749 02:58:12,800 --> 02:58:16,319 concerns, periodic flooding events near 1750 02:58:16,319 --> 02:58:18,240 or at the water reclamation plant that 1751 02:58:18,240 --> 02:58:20,880 need to be addressed. And uh some of the 1752 02:58:20,880 --> 02:58:22,479 capital projects in relation to those 1753 02:58:22,479 --> 02:58:24,399 plant upgrades address these flood 1754 02:58:24,399 --> 02:58:32,469 requirements. 1755 02:58:32,479 --> 02:58:34,479 So when we turn to proposed rates, we're 1756 02:58:34,479 --> 02:58:36,720 going to look at uh a combined bill. So 1757 02:58:36,720 --> 02:58:38,720 the rates are not shown. The rates are 1758 02:58:38,720 --> 02:58:40,479 in the rate study report. They're also 1759 02:58:40,479 --> 02:58:42,800 in the ordinance and the resolution that 1760 02:58:42,800 --> 02:58:45,000 accompanies the public hearing 1761 02:58:45,000 --> 02:58:47,120 tonight. When we think about a typical 1762 02:58:47,120 --> 02:58:48,399 customer, we're talking about a single 1763 02:58:48,399 --> 02:58:51,439 family residential uh user, a 3/4 inch 1764 02:58:51,439 --> 02:58:54,399 water connection using approximately 12 1765 02:58:54,399 --> 02:58:56,960 units billing units of water per month. 1766 02:58:56,960 --> 02:58:59,760 The bill currently is $136. Under the 1767 02:58:59,760 --> 02:59:01,359 proposed rates tonight, that bill would 1768 02:59:01,359 --> 02:59:05,439 increase to $163, roughly $27 increase 1769 02:59:05,439 --> 02:59:07,479 uh on a monthly 1770 02:59:07,479 --> 02:59:09,840 basis. That would put us uh in the 1771 02:59:09,840 --> 02:59:11,200 middle of the road among peers in 1772 02:59:11,200 --> 02:59:13,279 Ventura County. What's called out at the 1773 02:59:13,279 --> 02:59:15,920 bottom here highlighted uh are agencies, 1774 02:59:15,920 --> 02:59:18,319 neighboring agencies that are in the 1775 02:59:18,319 --> 02:59:20,399 process of conducting their own water 1776 02:59:20,399 --> 02:59:23,040 wastewater or both water and wastewater 1777 02:59:23,040 --> 02:59:25,840 rate studies. that includes city of 1778 02:59:25,840 --> 02:59:29,279 Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, Ventura, Seami 1779 02:59:29,279 --> 02:59:35,030 Valley, and Los Virgin's water district. 1780 02:59:35,040 --> 02:59:37,840 Thanks, Kevin. Uh, I wanted to take a 1781 02:59:37,840 --> 02:59:39,920 quick minute to talk about some of the 1782 02:59:39,920 --> 02:59:42,240 public outreach that the city staff and 1783 02:59:42,240 --> 02:59:44,560 also our consultant have engaged in uh 1784 02:59:44,560 --> 02:59:47,439 over the last few months. So, we've had 1785 02:59:47,439 --> 02:59:50,160 a multi-touchpoint engagement plan uh 1786 02:59:50,160 --> 02:59:53,279 where we had in-person engagement. Uh we 1787 02:59:53,279 --> 02:59:54,960 talked earlier about the twoformational 1788 02:59:54,960 --> 02:59:56,399 open houses and I'll touch on that in 1789 02:59:56,399 --> 02:59:58,399 just a minute. We've also had five 1790 02:59:58,399 --> 03:00:00,640 utility committee meetings. We've had 1791 03:00:00,640 --> 03:00:03,279 four um city council meetings or a 1792 03:00:03,279 --> 03:00:04,800 hearing. We had the three city council 1793 03:00:04,800 --> 03:00:07,439 meetings and then today's hearing. We 1794 03:00:07,439 --> 03:00:09,439 also had some print media. So we sent 1795 03:00:09,439 --> 03:00:11,359 out save the date postcards alerting 1796 03:00:11,359 --> 03:00:13,359 everybody to ourformational open houses 1797 03:00:13,359 --> 03:00:15,040 and also letting them know that the Prop 1798 03:00:15,040 --> 03:00:16,960 218 notices were coming. Those were sent 1799 03:00:16,960 --> 03:00:19,359 out to all parcels. Uh we also sent out 1800 03:00:19,359 --> 03:00:21,760 the Prop 218 notices in both English and 1801 03:00:21,760 --> 03:00:24,160 Spanish. Uh we sent out utility bill 1802 03:00:24,160 --> 03:00:26,600 messages. We had news releases and an 1803 03:00:26,600 --> 03:00:28,960 op-ed. We also engaged in some 1804 03:00:28,960 --> 03:00:31,200 electronic media. We built a dedicated 1805 03:00:31,200 --> 03:00:33,279 web page that had uh frequently asked 1806 03:00:33,279 --> 03:00:35,040 questions. We built a couple of 1807 03:00:35,040 --> 03:00:37,120 explainer videos in both English and 1808 03:00:37,120 --> 03:00:39,279 Spanish. We had the city scene 1809 03:00:39,279 --> 03:00:41,520 newsletter and the city e-news and a 1810 03:00:41,520 --> 03:00:44,960 couple posts on social media. 1811 03:00:44,960 --> 03:00:46,399 I want to talk really quickly about 1812 03:00:46,399 --> 03:00:48,640 theformational open houses. Uh we had 1813 03:00:48,640 --> 03:00:50,640 two of those. Uh one at the Camaro 1814 03:00:50,640 --> 03:00:52,399 Library and one here in council 1815 03:00:52,399 --> 03:00:54,399 chambers. Uh that was April 8th and 1816 03:00:54,399 --> 03:00:57,040 April 26th. Uh they were well attended. 1817 03:00:57,040 --> 03:00:58,800 It was an open discussion. There was a 1818 03:00:58,800 --> 03:01:01,840 lot of Q&A. Um and a lot of folks came 1819 03:01:01,840 --> 03:01:03,479 out to to 1820 03:01:03,479 --> 03:01:06,240 chat. And now I want to switch gears and 1821 03:01:06,240 --> 03:01:09,120 talk about uh Proposition 218 and also 1822 03:01:09,120 --> 03:01:11,520 AB2257. 1823 03:01:11,520 --> 03:01:14,640 So AB2257 uh is relatively new. It 1824 03:01:14,640 --> 03:01:18,240 became effective uh January 1st of 2025. 1825 03:01:18,240 --> 03:01:20,080 It added a couple sections to the 1826 03:01:20,080 --> 03:01:22,880 government code. Um but most 1827 03:01:22,880 --> 03:01:24,800 importantly, it allows property owners 1828 03:01:24,800 --> 03:01:27,279 to submit written substantive objections 1829 03:01:27,279 --> 03:01:30,240 to the proposed water or sewer rates and 1830 03:01:30,240 --> 03:01:33,200 it requires local agencies to provide uh 1831 03:01:33,200 --> 03:01:35,200 written responses to all of those timely 1832 03:01:35,200 --> 03:01:37,920 objections. Uh all objections and the 1833 03:01:37,920 --> 03:01:39,680 city's responses have been made part of 1834 03:01:39,680 --> 03:01:41,359 the record and they're attached to this 1835 03:01:41,359 --> 03:01:42,600 agenda 1836 03:01:42,600 --> 03:01:45,439 item. And the tally for that uh the 1837 03:01:45,439 --> 03:01:48,240 deadline was Monday uh May 12th at 5:00 1838 03:01:48,240 --> 03:01:50,720 p.m. And the city had received two 1839 03:01:50,720 --> 03:01:52,960 written objections for sewer, one 1840 03:01:52,960 --> 03:01:55,200 written objection for water, and no 1841 03:01:55,200 --> 03:01:58,120 written objections for 1842 03:01:58,120 --> 03:02:01,600 airport. And now I'll 1843 03:02:01,600 --> 03:02:03,520 And now I'll switch gears and talk about 1844 03:02:03,520 --> 03:02:05,760 the Proposition 218 tally. So, this is 1845 03:02:05,760 --> 03:02:08,080 where we're talking about protests. So, 1846 03:02:08,080 --> 03:02:10,560 folks who have written in to express 1847 03:02:10,560 --> 03:02:14,080 concern or to protest the response or 1848 03:02:14,080 --> 03:02:16,800 protest the rates. Um, this was as of 1849 03:02:16,800 --> 03:02:20,800 3:30 today, May 14. Um, we will continue 1850 03:02:20,800 --> 03:02:22,319 to update this throughout the public 1851 03:02:22,319 --> 03:02:25,200 hearing as um to to give you the most 1852 03:02:25,200 --> 03:02:27,680 up-to-date number. Um but as of 3:30 we 1853 03:02:27,680 --> 03:02:31,640 had received 211 validated protests for 1854 03:02:31,640 --> 03:02:34,040 water, 186 1855 03:02:34,040 --> 03:02:38,479 sorry 211 validated protests for sewer, 1856 03:02:38,479 --> 03:02:41,880 186 protests for water and zero for the 1857 03:02:41,880 --> 03:02:44,240 airport. But we also want to talk pretty 1858 03:02:44,240 --> 03:02:46,960 quickly about some other submitts that 1859 03:02:46,960 --> 03:02:49,600 were not validated. Uh so we also 1860 03:02:49,600 --> 03:02:53,120 received 71 invalid responses for water, 1861 03:02:53,120 --> 03:02:56,800 oh my gosh, for sewer and 70 for water. 1862 03:02:56,800 --> 03:02:59,200 Uh and there are a couple of reasons why 1863 03:02:59,200 --> 03:03:01,120 uh some a submitt might have not been 1864 03:03:01,120 --> 03:03:03,840 considered a valid protest. Um those 1865 03:03:03,840 --> 03:03:05,760 reasons include the address is not in 1866 03:03:05,760 --> 03:03:07,920 the service area. So somebody may have 1867 03:03:07,920 --> 03:03:09,600 written in and they actually live in the 1868 03:03:09,600 --> 03:03:12,240 Pleasant Valley District or they live uh 1869 03:03:12,240 --> 03:03:14,560 in Cam Rosa, but either way, they are 1870 03:03:14,560 --> 03:03:16,720 not actually serviced by our water or 1871 03:03:16,720 --> 03:03:19,319 sewer. uh or they did not provide an 1872 03:03:19,319 --> 03:03:23,040 address or they submitted duplicate uh 1873 03:03:23,040 --> 03:03:25,840 submitts for the same uh parcel. So if 1874 03:03:25,840 --> 03:03:28,000 two folks living in the same home, if 1875 03:03:28,000 --> 03:03:29,680 one person submitted a protest, we 1876 03:03:29,680 --> 03:03:32,560 counted the first but not the second. Uh 1877 03:03:32,560 --> 03:03:34,080 we did want to just include it here for 1878 03:03:34,080 --> 03:03:36,000 transparency because we recognize that 1879 03:03:36,000 --> 03:03:38,240 this is a um this is a big increase 1880 03:03:38,240 --> 03:03:39,840 we're talking about a lot and we wanted 1881 03:03:39,840 --> 03:03:41,760 to make sure that council understands 1882 03:03:41,760 --> 03:03:43,359 all of the feedback that we've received 1883 03:03:43,359 --> 03:03:46,240 from the community. 1884 03:03:46,240 --> 03:03:48,399 So here's a list of our total parcels. 1885 03:03:48,399 --> 03:03:51,439 Um on the sewer side we have 15,02 1886 03:03:51,439 --> 03:03:54,920 parcels. On the water side we have 1887 03:03:54,920 --> 03:03:59,120 13,669 and we have 105 in airport. So 1888 03:03:59,120 --> 03:04:01,359 the protest percent down at the bottom 1889 03:04:01,359 --> 03:04:04,080 indicates the validated protests over 1890 03:04:04,080 --> 03:04:07,040 the number of parcels. Um it would that 1891 03:04:07,040 --> 03:04:09,359 number would have to be over 50% in 1892 03:04:09,359 --> 03:04:11,760 order for a majority protest to exist in 1893 03:04:11,760 --> 03:04:14,720 which the protested the proposed rates 1894 03:04:14,720 --> 03:04:16,560 would not be able to be approved based 1895 03:04:16,560 --> 03:04:19,710 on the limits of Prop 1896 03:04:19,720 --> 03:04:22,080 218. And with that, I'm going to send it 1897 03:04:22,080 --> 03:04:23,520 over to the mayor to open the public 1898 03:04:23,520 --> 03:04:25,520 hearing. 1899 03:04:25,520 --> 03:04:30,080 Okay. Thank you for uh that report. Um 1900 03:04:30,080 --> 03:04:32,640 little housekeeping before we uh go any 1901 03:04:32,640 --> 03:04:35,760 further here. uh in order to facilitate 1902 03:04:35,760 --> 03:04:38,640 uh this discussion uh this joint he 1903 03:04:38,640 --> 03:04:42,080 hearing of the city council board um it 1904 03:04:42,080 --> 03:04:44,960 may be advantageous uh for uh the 1905 03:04:44,960 --> 03:04:49,279 council to uh acknowledge uh the mayor 1906 03:04:49,279 --> 03:04:51,600 to serve as both uh chair for the 1907 03:04:51,600 --> 03:04:55,600 council and the board. So if that uh is 1908 03:04:55,600 --> 03:04:57,920 agreeable I will need a motion to agree 1909 03:04:57,920 --> 03:05:01,359 to that and a second. Second. There is a 1910 03:05:01,359 --> 03:05:02,960 motion and a second. Any further 1911 03:05:02,960 --> 03:05:06,160 discussion? No. Roll call vote, please. 1912 03:05:06,160 --> 03:05:08,240 Council member Martinez Bravo, yes. 1913 03:05:08,240 --> 03:05:10,479 Council member Santangelo, yes. Council 1914 03:05:10,479 --> 03:05:12,240 member Trembley, yes. Vice Mayor 1915 03:05:12,240 --> 03:05:15,680 Tennyson, yes. Mayor Ky, yes. And and if 1916 03:05:15,680 --> 03:05:17,120 I could just state for the record that 1917 03:05:17,120 --> 03:05:19,200 was actually the the sanitary district 1918 03:05:19,200 --> 03:05:22,120 that was acquiescing. 1919 03:05:22,120 --> 03:05:24,640 Correct. Uh, okay. So, with that, are 1920 03:05:24,640 --> 03:05:26,479 there any questions of staff at this 1921 03:05:26,479 --> 03:05:28,880 particular point? Any questions before 1922 03:05:28,880 --> 03:05:30,560 we get to the opening the public 1923 03:05:30,560 --> 03:05:33,840 hearing? Do you have any hearing? None. 1924 03:05:33,840 --> 03:05:36,399 Uh hearing none. So, we're going to open 1925 03:05:36,399 --> 03:05:38,800 the public hearing. It's a for the city 1926 03:05:38,800 --> 03:05:40,160 council. I'm going to open the public 1927 03:05:40,160 --> 03:05:43,040 hearing for the proposed citywide water 1928 03:05:43,040 --> 03:05:45,880 rates and airport water 1929 03:05:45,880 --> 03:05:48,720 rates. I'm going to open that and I'm 1930 03:05:48,720 --> 03:05:51,600 going to open up the sanitary district 1931 03:05:51,600 --> 03:05:53,920 uh public hearing for the proposed sewer 1932 03:05:53,920 --> 03:05:56,880 rates. So, both of those are officially 1933 03:05:56,880 --> 03:06:00,000 opened. I do have a comment if we uh can 1934 03:06:00,000 --> 03:06:02,640 start uh at this point some housekeeping 1935 03:06:02,640 --> 03:06:05,680 and some procedural. Uh we now we will 1936 03:06:05,680 --> 03:06:08,560 now receive comments from interested 1937 03:06:08,560 --> 03:06:11,680 persons on the proposed water rates, the 1938 03:06:11,680 --> 03:06:15,439 airport water rates or the sewer rates. 1939 03:06:15,439 --> 03:06:18,640 Please note a verbal comment is not an 1940 03:06:18,640 --> 03:06:21,680 official protest. If you have a written 1941 03:06:21,680 --> 03:06:25,359 po protest to submit, please hand it to 1942 03:06:25,359 --> 03:06:28,399 the city clerk staff at the desk off to 1943 03:06:28,399 --> 03:06:31,439 my left. Each speaker will have three 1944 03:06:31,439 --> 03:06:35,319 minutes to speak as noted on the screens 1945 03:06:35,319 --> 03:06:39,319 above. Then we'll move to the next 1946 03:06:39,319 --> 03:06:41,920 person. Now, I'm going to hold everybody 1947 03:06:41,920 --> 03:06:44,560 to three minutes. Uh I want to be fair 1948 03:06:44,560 --> 03:06:46,960 to everybody. Uh there are times here 1949 03:06:46,960 --> 03:06:48,800 when you agree with what's being said, 1950 03:06:48,800 --> 03:06:50,399 they kind of raise their hands and they 1951 03:06:50,399 --> 03:06:53,600 can do this or you can remain silent, 1952 03:06:53,600 --> 03:06:56,160 whatever you uh are comfortable doing. 1953 03:06:56,160 --> 03:06:57,920 But uh I'd appreciate it if you keep 1954 03:06:57,920 --> 03:07:02,080 your comments to 3 minutes. And uh to uh 1955 03:07:02,080 --> 03:07:04,920 ensure a respective and an inclusive 1956 03:07:04,920 --> 03:07:07,760 environment and we're going to ask uh 1957 03:07:07,760 --> 03:07:09,600 the residents please if you would 1958 03:07:09,600 --> 03:07:13,279 refrain from any verbal or clapping. I 1959 03:07:13,279 --> 03:07:16,240 want to be fair to both sides uh of this 1960 03:07:16,240 --> 03:07:19,439 uh issue. So with that, madame clerk, uh 1961 03:07:19,439 --> 03:07:21,600 are there any uh requests to speak on 1962 03:07:21,600 --> 03:07:24,399 this particular matter? Yes, I currently 1963 03:07:24,399 --> 03:07:26,240 have seven people who have signed up to 1964 03:07:26,240 --> 03:07:28,160 speak. I'm going to call the first 1965 03:07:28,160 --> 03:07:29,840 person and I'm going to name who will be 1966 03:07:29,840 --> 03:07:31,439 the next person. So we ask that you be 1967 03:07:31,439 --> 03:07:33,840 ready to come up. So the first person to 1968 03:07:33,840 --> 03:07:35,920 speak is Denise. I'm gonna try to 1969 03:07:35,920 --> 03:07:37,960 pronounce this 1970 03:07:37,960 --> 03:07:40,319 herbar. Okay. And then after you will be 1971 03:07:40,319 --> 03:07:43,240 Al Siden 1972 03:07:43,240 --> 03:07:48,309 Citizens. So come on up. 1973 03:07:48,319 --> 03:07:50,479 Sorry for the outburst earlier. Thank 1974 03:07:50,479 --> 03:07:53,760 you. Um but I'm 1975 03:07:53,760 --> 03:07:55,359 along with microphone close that'd be 1976 03:07:55,359 --> 03:07:56,800 great. Sorry. If you can move that 1977 03:07:56,800 --> 03:07:58,640 microphone close that'd be great. Thank 1978 03:07:58,640 --> 03:08:02,840 you. Um my name is Denise Reebar. I am a 1979 03:08:02,840 --> 03:08:05,600 retired school teacher. Um, I'm 1980 03:08:05,600 --> 03:08:08,960 medically retired on a limited income. 1981 03:08:08,960 --> 03:08:12,399 My income is raised by Calsters at the 1982 03:08:12,399 --> 03:08:16,640 amount of $80 per year. Um, it was said 1983 03:08:16,640 --> 03:08:19,920 earlier today that it's older Americans 1984 03:08:19,920 --> 03:08:21,760 month. You had all of these people here 1985 03:08:21,760 --> 03:08:26,240 from the mobile home parks who are very 1986 03:08:26,240 --> 03:08:27,800 concerned about their 1987 03:08:27,800 --> 03:08:30,000 rent. What's going to happen when the 1988 03:08:30,000 --> 03:08:31,560 sewer 1989 03:08:31,560 --> 03:08:33,840 hits? What's going to happen then? and 1990 03:08:33,840 --> 03:08:35,920 they were going to have to pay that. My 1991 03:08:35,920 --> 03:08:37,080 sewer 1992 03:08:37,080 --> 03:08:41,200 bill was, I believe, $52 a month and 1993 03:08:41,200 --> 03:08:44,479 then now it's up to 74 and then it's 1994 03:08:44,479 --> 03:08:47,640 going be going to be going up to 1995 03:08:47,640 --> 03:08:50,399 135, you know, and according to your 1996 03:08:50,399 --> 03:08:52,359 information, it's 1997 03:08:52,359 --> 03:08:54,880 81%. I don't know anybody who gets an 1998 03:08:54,880 --> 03:08:58,399 81% raise over three years. I I most 1999 03:08:58,399 --> 03:09:00,960 definitely don't. And you can look at 2000 03:09:00,960 --> 03:09:02,960 the people here and the people that were 2001 03:09:02,960 --> 03:09:05,160 here 2002 03:09:05,160 --> 03:09:08,640 before. We're just normal people, you 2003 03:09:08,640 --> 03:09:11,840 know, and it it's really unfair. It's 2004 03:09:11,840 --> 03:09:14,080 really unfair to the average person. For 2005 03:09:14,080 --> 03:09:17,200 somebody who's making $500,000 a month 2006 03:09:17,200 --> 03:09:20,640 or a year, I'm sorry. It's nothing to 2007 03:09:20,640 --> 03:09:24,160 them, but when my raise is $80 a year, 2008 03:09:24,160 --> 03:09:28,800 it's something to me. Um, and if this 2009 03:09:28,800 --> 03:09:30,760 plant really needs to be 2010 03:09:30,760 --> 03:09:33,000 built, why are you doing this in 2011 03:09:33,000 --> 03:09:36,120 perpetuity? Why not put out an 2012 03:09:36,120 --> 03:09:38,240 assessment? You know, if the plant's 2013 03:09:38,240 --> 03:09:40,000 going to cost X number of dollars, put 2014 03:09:40,000 --> 03:09:42,560 out an assessment for however long it's 2015 03:09:42,560 --> 03:09:45,120 going to take to pay it off. Why don't 2016 03:09:45,120 --> 03:09:47,439 you do that instead of penalizing 2017 03:09:47,439 --> 03:09:51,080 everybody from now till the end of 2018 03:09:51,080 --> 03:09:54,560 forever? You know, I mean, I don't know 2019 03:09:54,560 --> 03:09:55,840 what to say. And I mean, and you say 2020 03:09:55,840 --> 03:09:57,000 this plan 2021 03:09:57,000 --> 03:10:02,399 has been here since 1957 and Prop 218 2022 03:10:02,399 --> 03:10:04,960 came into effect in 1996 or it was voted 2023 03:10:04,960 --> 03:10:06,200 on in 2024 03:10:06,200 --> 03:10:09,200 1996. What happened between 1957 and 2025 03:10:09,200 --> 03:10:13,469 1996? Why weren't any repairs 2026 03:10:13,479 --> 03:10:16,399 done? I mean, that's that's my question. 2027 03:10:16,399 --> 03:10:19,439 And it almost feels like if you look at 2028 03:10:19,439 --> 03:10:21,040 Next Door, you look at Facebook, you're 2029 03:10:21,040 --> 03:10:23,680 going to get a lot of objections. But 2030 03:10:23,680 --> 03:10:25,720 people feel like this is a done 2031 03:10:25,720 --> 03:10:28,080 deal and they've had this crammed down 2032 03:10:28,080 --> 03:10:31,319 their throats and it's really not 2033 03:10:31,319 --> 03:10:33,840 fair. And you know it's another thing 2034 03:10:33,840 --> 03:10:35,840 you have to remember to is the people 2035 03:10:35,840 --> 03:10:38,080 that aren't here what's going to happen 2036 03:10:38,080 --> 03:10:40,000 when they get the bill they're going to 2037 03:10:40,000 --> 03:10:41,920 vote. 2038 03:10:41,920 --> 03:10:47,510 Thank you. Thank you for your comments. 2039 03:10:47,520 --> 03:10:49,560 Okay. Al Sudin 2040 03:10:49,560 --> 03:10:51,319 Sidens. 2041 03:10:51,319 --> 03:10:54,240 Al not here. Okay, we'll move on to 2042 03:10:54,240 --> 03:10:56,680 Claire. Claire 2043 03:10:56,680 --> 03:11:00,279 Sidens. No. Okay. How about Ken 2044 03:11:00,279 --> 03:11:02,960 Hansen? And after Ken Hansen will be 2045 03:11:02,960 --> 03:11:09,790 Jeff 2046 03:11:09,800 --> 03:11:12,240 Nettleton. Could move that up. Can that 2047 03:11:12,240 --> 03:11:15,040 be helpful? Thank you. 2048 03:11:15,040 --> 03:11:18,200 Thanks for hearing our input. 2049 03:11:18,200 --> 03:11:21,600 Uh I'm surprised that we don't have 2050 03:11:21,600 --> 03:11:23,240 pitchforce and 2051 03:11:23,240 --> 03:11:27,120 stuff. Uh but people get busy and 2052 03:11:27,120 --> 03:11:31,439 they're sometimes complacent and uh that 2053 03:11:31,439 --> 03:11:34,319 may be happening here. I hope you don't 2054 03:11:34,319 --> 03:11:36,640 interpret the numbers as being, oh well, 2055 03:11:36,640 --> 03:11:41,279 we're we're fine with it. Uh this four 2056 03:11:41,279 --> 03:11:42,880 years out, this is a pretty high 2057 03:11:42,880 --> 03:11:45,080 percentage. 2058 03:11:45,080 --> 03:11:49,080 Uh I believe it should be structured 2059 03:11:49,080 --> 03:11:52,279 differently. Now I'll read what I 2060 03:11:52,279 --> 03:11:55,840 composed. Uh I believe the generational 2061 03:11:55,840 --> 03:11:58,319 capital investment should be financed by 2062 03:11:58,319 --> 03:12:00,920 bonds repaid through property 2063 03:12:00,920 --> 03:12:03,520 taxes which is a traditional way of 2064 03:12:03,520 --> 03:12:05,920 accept and an accepted way to finance 2065 03:12:05,920 --> 03:12:07,720 long-term capital 2066 03:12:07,720 --> 03:12:10,479 investments. Using bonds via property 2067 03:12:10,479 --> 03:12:15,520 taxes also avoids unnecessary inflation 2068 03:12:15,520 --> 03:12:17,319 of the rate 2069 03:12:17,319 --> 03:12:19,840 structure. Property tax assessments 2070 03:12:19,840 --> 03:12:21,000 could be 2071 03:12:21,000 --> 03:12:24,319 separated into fixed fees per house and 2072 03:12:24,319 --> 03:12:26,560 also assessments based on the value of 2073 03:12:26,560 --> 03:12:29,359 the house depending on what is seen as 2074 03:12:29,359 --> 03:12:36,630 the fair way to allocate the cost. 2075 03:12:36,640 --> 03:12:38,640 Capital investments should be financed 2076 03:12:38,640 --> 03:12:42,000 by bonds without the return on 2077 03:12:42,000 --> 03:12:44,800 investment margin that's normally 2078 03:12:44,800 --> 03:12:46,520 provided for 2079 03:12:46,520 --> 03:12:49,760 utilities. Only operational costs should 2080 03:12:49,760 --> 03:12:53,439 be burdened by the ROI margin in the 2081 03:12:53,439 --> 03:12:56,160 water and sewer rates. 2082 03:12:56,160 --> 03:12:59,760 Only costs of project supervision by 2083 03:12:59,760 --> 03:13:01,080 utility 2084 03:13:01,080 --> 03:13:04,760 personnel would are reasonable to be 2085 03:13:04,760 --> 03:13:08,960 burdened in the ROI margin, not the 2086 03:13:08,960 --> 03:13:12,479 amounts paid to contractors to actually 2087 03:13:12,479 --> 03:13:15,399 build the the 2088 03:13:15,399 --> 03:13:18,319 project. That concludes my input. Thanks 2089 03:13:18,319 --> 03:13:20,560 for listening. Thank you for your 2090 03:13:20,560 --> 03:13:23,359 comments. 2091 03:13:23,359 --> 03:13:25,680 Okay, now it's Ken. I'm sorry, Jeff 2092 03:13:25,680 --> 03:13:27,359 Nettleton. And after Jeff Nettleton will 2093 03:13:27,359 --> 03:13:31,110 be Patricia Griffin. 2094 03:13:31,120 --> 03:13:32,800 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. How 2095 03:13:32,800 --> 03:13:36,000 are you today? Good. I'm here because 2096 03:13:36,000 --> 03:13:38,359 I've lived in Camrio since 2097 03:13:38,359 --> 03:13:40,800 1994 and the water rates and the sewer 2098 03:13:40,800 --> 03:13:43,600 rates have gone up exponentially since 2099 03:13:43,600 --> 03:13:46,080 that time. And I understand that the 2100 03:13:46,080 --> 03:13:48,640 city is growing and but we shouldn't be 2101 03:13:48,640 --> 03:13:51,520 penalized because of conservation of 2102 03:13:51,520 --> 03:13:55,120 water. Now, I know that the city has a 2103 03:13:55,120 --> 03:13:57,439 big plan coming up to have Costco coming 2104 03:13:57,439 --> 03:14:00,279 in. At least that's what the the plan is 2105 03:14:00,279 --> 03:14:02,760 overall. That sales tax that's going to 2106 03:14:02,760 --> 03:14:07,760 be generated from Costco's sale and gas 2107 03:14:07,760 --> 03:14:09,840 is going to be more than that the city 2108 03:14:09,840 --> 03:14:12,399 needs. And they could subsidize that to 2109 03:14:12,399 --> 03:14:15,600 pay for these projects such as the 2110 03:14:15,600 --> 03:14:18,000 reclamation plant, the sewer plant, and 2111 03:14:18,000 --> 03:14:20,319 for the water rates and for all the the 2112 03:14:20,319 --> 03:14:23,279 wells that need to be dug. 2113 03:14:23,279 --> 03:14:25,439 Why are we putting it on the back of 2114 03:14:25,439 --> 03:14:28,920 people that can't afford it 2115 03:14:28,920 --> 03:14:33,120 or or can't or in this case they they 2116 03:14:33,120 --> 03:14:34,720 didn't look forward to those kind of 2117 03:14:34,720 --> 03:14:36,960 rates over the three and four years that 2118 03:14:36,960 --> 03:14:42,950 are projected out which are substantial. 2119 03:14:42,960 --> 03:14:44,960 Now, it was brought up that the protests 2120 03:14:44,960 --> 03:14:47,760 or turnin, but council members did 2121 03:14:47,760 --> 03:14:50,800 attend these, you know, question open 2122 03:14:50,800 --> 03:14:53,760 question and answer open houses. And at 2123 03:14:53,760 --> 03:14:55,600 those open houses, how many people came 2124 03:14:55,600 --> 03:14:57,680 up and said, "Yes, I'm in favor of all 2125 03:14:57,680 --> 03:15:00,920 these hikes." I'll bet you didn't get 2126 03:15:00,920 --> 03:15:05,590 one. Not one. 2127 03:15:05,600 --> 03:15:08,910 And with all that in 2128 03:15:08,920 --> 03:15:12,520 mind, wouldn't it be a great idea to 2129 03:15:12,520 --> 03:15:15,040 utilize the sales tax monies that you 2130 03:15:15,040 --> 03:15:18,640 get from even the outlet mall or some of 2131 03:15:18,640 --> 03:15:21,040 these new businesses are coming in 2132 03:15:21,040 --> 03:15:22,600 instead of raising the 2133 03:15:22,600 --> 03:15:25,600 hikes of water and sewer for the 2134 03:15:25,600 --> 03:15:27,800 constituents in the 2135 03:15:27,800 --> 03:15:30,399 city. Just an idea. Thank you for your 2136 03:15:30,399 --> 03:15:34,630 time. Thank you. 2137 03:15:34,640 --> 03:15:36,960 Okay, now it's Patricia Griffin and 2138 03:15:36,960 --> 03:15:39,359 after Patricia will be Matt Flood and 2139 03:15:39,359 --> 03:15:46,750 that's all that's signed up at this 2140 03:15:46,760 --> 03:15:49,560 time. I have to bend it way 2141 03:15:49,560 --> 03:15:51,760 down. Thank you for having me. First, 2142 03:15:51,760 --> 03:15:53,359 let me say simply because you didn't get 2143 03:15:53,359 --> 03:15:55,359 a lot of protests and there's not a lot 2144 03:15:55,359 --> 03:15:57,359 of people here, don't take that as a 2145 03:15:57,359 --> 03:15:59,040 positive and that everybody's excited 2146 03:15:59,040 --> 03:16:01,760 about this. take that as simply a 2147 03:16:01,760 --> 03:16:04,160 resignation on most people's part that 2148 03:16:04,160 --> 03:16:06,319 they simply feel like they have no power 2149 03:16:06,319 --> 03:16:09,520 to change things. So, let me say, I 2150 03:16:09,520 --> 03:16:11,439 realize that when you planned this, you 2151 03:16:11,439 --> 03:16:14,160 had no idea that come time to ask for 2152 03:16:14,160 --> 03:16:16,560 these rate increases that it was going 2153 03:16:16,560 --> 03:16:20,080 to be an economic disaster and chaos in 2154 03:16:20,080 --> 03:16:22,319 our country. I understand you did not 2155 03:16:22,319 --> 03:16:24,479 know that, but it's a reality that 2156 03:16:24,479 --> 03:16:26,239 that's what's here and what's facing 2157 03:16:26,239 --> 03:16:29,040 people. You heard heartbreaking stories 2158 03:16:29,040 --> 03:16:31,040 from the people from the mobile home 2159 03:16:31,040 --> 03:16:34,160 parks. Imagine them land lease 2160 03:16:34,160 --> 03:16:37,279 increasing and now water and sewer rates 2161 03:16:37,279 --> 03:16:40,160 increasing. It's one thing on top of 2162 03:16:40,160 --> 03:16:42,160 another for them. And what I notice is 2163 03:16:42,160 --> 03:16:44,960 you talk a lot about this year and the 2164 03:16:44,960 --> 03:16:48,399 increase. Yes, 24% is how much you're 2165 03:16:48,399 --> 03:16:50,640 going to be going up for this first 2166 03:16:50,640 --> 03:16:52,960 time, but you're not talking about the 2167 03:16:52,960 --> 03:16:57,279 next increase in 2026, which is 18%. And 2168 03:16:57,279 --> 03:17:03,680 then 27 it's 12% and in 28 it's 4% and 2169 03:17:03,680 --> 03:17:06,479 that's for water. Add that all together 2170 03:17:06,479 --> 03:17:09,560 in four years you're getting a 2171 03:17:09,560 --> 03:17:13,359 70% increase in your water rates. And 2172 03:17:13,359 --> 03:17:16,239 likewise for sewer that is by my 2173 03:17:16,239 --> 03:17:18,600 calculation an 2174 03:17:18,600 --> 03:17:22,319 81% increase in the sewer rates. So you 2175 03:17:22,319 --> 03:17:26,160 give the typical bill which uh was at 2176 03:17:26,160 --> 03:17:28,760 this time about 2177 03:17:28,760 --> 03:17:32,239 $13625. In four years that typical bill 2178 03:17:32,239 --> 03:17:37,110 goes to $2407. 2179 03:17:37,120 --> 03:17:39,279 So, no one in this room, including all 2180 03:17:39,279 --> 03:17:42,080 of you, none of us will be getting a 70 2181 03:17:42,080 --> 03:17:45,359 or an 80% increase in our salaries, 2182 03:17:45,359 --> 03:17:47,680 retirements, or whatever benefits you 2183 03:17:47,680 --> 03:17:52,000 have. Everything is going up. So, I have 2184 03:17:52,000 --> 03:17:54,720 a few thoughts and suggestions. I heard 2185 03:17:54,720 --> 03:17:58,160 someone else talking about bonds. So 2186 03:17:58,160 --> 03:18:01,520 rather than frontloading these increases 2187 03:18:01,520 --> 03:18:04,600 this year with all that's going on 2188 03:18:04,600 --> 03:18:07,200 economically, possibly consider 2189 03:18:07,200 --> 03:18:10,239 restructuring the percentages over the 2190 03:18:10,239 --> 03:18:13,200 next four years so that this year is not 2191 03:18:13,200 --> 03:18:14,359 so 2192 03:18:14,359 --> 03:18:18,560 impactful. Uh possibly also I did a well 2193 03:18:18,560 --> 03:18:20,080 actually I did a Google search. I 2194 03:18:20,080 --> 03:18:22,080 thought how else could this be paid for? 2195 03:18:22,080 --> 03:18:23,920 And the gentleman that spoke of bonds, 2196 03:18:23,920 --> 03:18:25,439 that was certainly one thing. And I know 2197 03:18:25,439 --> 03:18:28,160 I talked to someone at an open house and 2198 03:18:28,160 --> 03:18:30,479 their problem was with who gets the 2199 03:18:30,479 --> 03:18:32,720 service and who doesn't. I think AI can 2200 03:18:32,720 --> 03:18:35,920 fix that. I also saw online like state 2201 03:18:35,920 --> 03:18:38,319 revolving funds, community development 2202 03:18:38,319 --> 03:18:41,120 block grants, water infrastructure 2203 03:18:41,120 --> 03:18:43,840 financing and innovation act. If there's 2204 03:18:43,840 --> 03:18:46,080 a green portion to the project seems to 2205 03:18:46,080 --> 03:18:48,800 be other sources, clean water state 2206 03:18:48,800 --> 03:18:51,359 revolving loan fund. And I'm asking the 2207 03:18:51,359 --> 03:18:54,800 council to table this today, take a look 2208 03:18:54,800 --> 03:18:56,600 at restructuring the 2209 03:18:56,600 --> 03:18:58,720 percentages, take a look at other 2210 03:18:58,720 --> 03:19:01,439 sources of funding. Thank you so much. 2211 03:19:01,439 --> 03:19:03,040 Thank you for your comments. Appreciate 2212 03:19:03,040 --> 03:19:05,200 it. 2213 03:19:05,200 --> 03:19:08,160 Anyone else? Okay, Matt Flood. And 2214 03:19:08,160 --> 03:19:12,950 that's all I have. 2215 03:19:12,960 --> 03:19:15,040 Uh, council, I appreciate your time to 2216 03:19:15,040 --> 03:19:17,600 kind of speak on this issue. Uh, I'm a 2217 03:19:17,600 --> 03:19:21,040 retired Navy veteran. Um, I ended up 2218 03:19:21,040 --> 03:19:23,680 here on accident in 2006 because I was 2219 03:19:23,680 --> 03:19:26,000 fortunate to marry a woman uh in Hawaii 2220 03:19:26,000 --> 03:19:28,239 while stationed there um and asked where 2221 03:19:28,239 --> 03:19:30,560 Point Magu was on the list of orders to 2222 03:19:30,560 --> 03:19:32,160 choose from and she jumped off her couch 2223 03:19:32,160 --> 03:19:33,520 and said, "Choose them or this will be 2224 03:19:33,520 --> 03:19:35,760 the shortest marriage you exist in." Uh, 2225 03:19:35,760 --> 03:19:37,680 it turns out she attended at Moore Park 2226 03:19:37,680 --> 03:19:40,080 and also at Calp Poly Slow and loves the 2227 03:19:40,080 --> 03:19:42,479 area. Uh, and now we have raised three 2228 03:19:42,479 --> 03:19:44,319 boys here and as I've retired from the 2229 03:19:44,319 --> 03:19:46,160 Navy, there was no way we were leaving 2230 03:19:46,160 --> 03:19:49,520 here. Um, but that concerns me that we 2231 03:19:49,520 --> 03:19:51,680 have minimal protests and I will tell 2232 03:19:51,680 --> 03:19:54,720 you that I'm a polygrad. Um, I'm I feel 2233 03:19:54,720 --> 03:19:56,479 I'm engaged with the community and I got 2234 03:19:56,479 --> 03:19:59,520 word of this on just a sample flyer that 2235 03:19:59,520 --> 03:20:01,840 ended up not getting tossed in the junk 2236 03:20:01,840 --> 03:20:06,239 mail um on accident. Um, so if I'm 2237 03:20:06,239 --> 03:20:08,640 engaged and I'm just barely getting a 2238 03:20:08,640 --> 03:20:10,800 glance of it, I do appreciate the graph 2239 03:20:10,800 --> 03:20:12,479 that showed all the attempts to reach 2240 03:20:12,479 --> 03:20:14,000 out. I'm not saying that the attempts 2241 03:20:14,000 --> 03:20:15,279 haven't been made. I'm not even saying 2242 03:20:15,279 --> 03:20:17,920 I'm against a rate increase. Um I know 2243 03:20:17,920 --> 03:20:20,640 that might shock some folks. Um you 2244 03:20:20,640 --> 03:20:23,040 know, but marginal. These are insane 2245 03:20:23,040 --> 03:20:24,560 increases. We're talking about plans 2246 03:20:24,560 --> 03:20:25,840 that are 10 years down the road and 2247 03:20:25,840 --> 03:20:27,279 we're going to do the increases within 2248 03:20:27,279 --> 03:20:29,279 four years. Why that can't be stretched 2249 03:20:29,279 --> 03:20:32,720 out further? Um I didn't see any um 2250 03:20:32,720 --> 03:20:36,080 literature to address that. Um bonds 2251 03:20:36,080 --> 03:20:38,560 were mentioned, of course. Um oh, sorry. 2252 03:20:38,560 --> 03:20:40,319 I did make to me a point that the first 2253 03:20:40,319 --> 03:20:42,160 speaker said that she's a normal person. 2254 03:20:42,160 --> 03:20:44,319 I will say that as an educator, I beg to 2255 03:20:44,319 --> 03:20:46,160 differ. Uh, she is more than that. Thank 2256 03:20:46,160 --> 03:20:51,279 you. Um, sorry. Um, but I I wish the 2257 03:20:51,279 --> 03:20:53,160 other folks here earlier had stayed 2258 03:20:53,160 --> 03:20:56,000 because we gave out awards and 2259 03:20:56,000 --> 03:20:58,479 certificates to recognize the aging in 2260 03:20:58,479 --> 03:21:00,640 this community and my mother lives with 2261 03:21:00,640 --> 03:21:04,160 me and she's on a fixed income. Um, but 2262 03:21:04,160 --> 03:21:06,080 luckily she lives with me and we work 2263 03:21:06,080 --> 03:21:08,640 and we are employed and we are able to 2264 03:21:08,640 --> 03:21:11,279 maybe take this on possibly. Um, but 2265 03:21:11,279 --> 03:21:13,160 those people in those communities are 2266 03:21:13,160 --> 03:21:16,319 fixed. Um, and I assure you that their 2267 03:21:16,319 --> 03:21:18,880 checks are not going to go up 81% over 2268 03:21:18,880 --> 03:21:22,000 the next four years. Um, as rent 2269 03:21:22,000 --> 03:21:25,120 increases, as everything increases. Um, 2270 03:21:25,120 --> 03:21:26,960 I just think this plan is so 2271 03:21:26,960 --> 03:21:28,720 shortsighted. I saw some of the 2272 03:21:28,720 --> 03:21:30,560 pictures. I'm in aviation maintenance. 2273 03:21:30,560 --> 03:21:33,680 We work on P3 aircrafts from the 1970s 2274 03:21:33,680 --> 03:21:36,080 and I have not seen corrosion on those 2275 03:21:36,080 --> 03:21:38,000 airframes that I see in those pictures 2276 03:21:38,000 --> 03:21:39,680 right there. So, I would beg to differ 2277 03:21:39,680 --> 03:21:41,760 and ask who's doing your maintenance. 2278 03:21:41,760 --> 03:21:43,359 Um, that could be another question that 2279 03:21:43,359 --> 03:21:45,880 needs to be addressed cuz that was 2280 03:21:45,880 --> 03:21:48,319 pathetic. Um, and that people are 2281 03:21:48,319 --> 03:21:50,720 drinking um from those systems. So, I 2282 03:21:50,720 --> 03:21:53,040 agree that upgrades and these equipments 2283 03:21:53,040 --> 03:21:56,479 are needed. Um, but it feels like 2284 03:21:56,479 --> 03:21:58,319 something else was done and now it's 2285 03:21:58,319 --> 03:21:59,840 being put on the back of the people who 2286 03:21:59,840 --> 03:22:02,080 are here now to fix it, which again, 2287 03:22:02,080 --> 03:22:03,840 there isn't a solution. I just don't 2288 03:22:03,840 --> 03:22:07,200 know of a 4-year 81% uh over the top of 2289 03:22:07,200 --> 03:22:09,760 things increase is the ultimate answer. 2290 03:22:09,760 --> 03:22:11,479 I thank you for your my 2291 03:22:11,479 --> 03:22:13,920 view. And if you keep your comments to 2292 03:22:13,920 --> 03:22:15,520 three minutes again, I appreciate it. 2293 03:22:15,520 --> 03:22:17,279 Thank you. Yeah, I'll be short. My name 2294 03:22:17,279 --> 03:22:20,200 is Doug Boyce, uh 10ear resident of the 2295 03:22:20,200 --> 03:22:24,800 city. Uh 25 year water sewer contractor, 2296 03:22:24,800 --> 03:22:28,160 um registered civil engineer. 2297 03:22:28,160 --> 03:22:33,760 uh this is uh not acceptable to have uh 2298 03:22:33,760 --> 03:22:37,680 rate increases roughly 10 times the uh 2299 03:22:37,680 --> 03:22:40,319 rate higher than the rate of inflation. 2300 03:22:40,319 --> 03:22:42,399 Um you have to figure out a different 2301 03:22:42,399 --> 03:22:44,560 way to do this to structure it like Ken 2302 03:22:44,560 --> 03:22:47,760 Hansen said consider bonds or some other 2303 03:22:47,760 --> 03:22:50,560 method of doing this. uh people on on 2304 03:22:50,560 --> 03:22:53,120 fixed income, really anybody in the 2305 03:22:53,120 --> 03:22:56,640 city. This is this is incredibly uh high 2306 03:22:56,640 --> 03:22:59,479 rates and I would ask you to seriously 2307 03:22:59,479 --> 03:23:03,359 reconsider your methods of u structuring 2308 03:23:03,359 --> 03:23:05,880 the payments for this. Thank you. Thank 2309 03:23:05,880 --> 03:23:08,560 you. You know what else? Yeah. Again, 2310 03:23:08,560 --> 03:23:09,920 three minutes if you would appreciate 2311 03:23:09,920 --> 03:23:11,600 it. Thank you. Sure thing. My name is 2312 03:23:11,600 --> 03:23:14,880 Thomas Matsumura and uh about 20 years 2313 03:23:14,880 --> 03:23:17,920 ago, I moved to Camaro and I've grown to 2314 03:23:17,920 --> 03:23:20,239 love this place. This is unbelievable. A 2315 03:23:20,239 --> 03:23:22,640 beautiful city, a safe place to live, 2316 03:23:22,640 --> 03:23:25,920 lots of community activities and events. 2317 03:23:25,920 --> 03:23:28,080 And I know it's probably because of what 2318 03:23:28,080 --> 03:23:29,680 you guys have done. So, first I just 2319 03:23:29,680 --> 03:23:31,040 want to say thank you for what you guys 2320 03:23:31,040 --> 03:23:33,200 are doing. I really appreciate living in 2321 03:23:33,200 --> 03:23:37,760 this wonderful place. Um um but one 2322 03:23:37,760 --> 03:23:39,920 thing I do not like is the cost of 2323 03:23:39,920 --> 03:23:43,120 living in in this area. California, you 2324 03:23:43,120 --> 03:23:44,040 know, 2325 03:23:44,040 --> 03:23:46,800 Camaro is is so great, but there's 2326 03:23:46,800 --> 03:23:48,479 costs, you know, and as you've heard 2327 03:23:48,479 --> 03:23:51,200 tonight and as you well know that there 2328 03:23:51,200 --> 03:23:54,960 are a lot of people in Camaro that are 2329 03:23:54,960 --> 03:23:58,720 struggling to pay their bills. And I 2330 03:23:58,720 --> 03:24:01,760 just wanted to add my voice to uh what 2331 03:24:01,760 --> 03:24:03,760 these other folks have said tonight. I 2332 03:24:03,760 --> 03:24:05,800 would I would like to say 2333 03:24:05,800 --> 03:24:08,800 ditto. This is good stuff that you guys 2334 03:24:08,800 --> 03:24:11,520 were sharing. Um, all I want to say is 2335 03:24:11,520 --> 03:24:15,760 that um it's hard to pay our bills and 2336 03:24:15,760 --> 03:24:19,200 um these in this proposed increases seem 2337 03:24:19,200 --> 03:24:24,239 really in the ridiculous range. And um I 2338 03:24:24,239 --> 03:24:26,319 just want to ask you, would you consider 2339 03:24:26,319 --> 03:24:28,640 what these guys were saying? consider, 2340 03:24:28,640 --> 03:24:31,680 you know, bonds or sales tax or or 2341 03:24:31,680 --> 03:24:34,160 whatever creative uh means or spreading 2342 03:24:34,160 --> 03:24:37,200 out the payments over time um to make it 2343 03:24:37,200 --> 03:24:39,680 easier for the residents here like me 2344 03:24:39,680 --> 03:24:43,439 who are just just trying to make make a 2345 03:24:43,439 --> 03:24:46,479 way through through through each month, 2346 03:24:46,479 --> 03:24:48,479 you know. So, I just want to say thank 2347 03:24:48,479 --> 03:24:50,399 you for the good work you do and please 2348 03:24:50,399 --> 03:24:52,319 consider what these guys were saying. 2349 03:24:52,319 --> 03:24:54,840 Thank you. Thank you for your 2350 03:24:54,840 --> 03:24:57,920 comments. Anyone else? Uh yes. 2351 03:24:57,920 --> 03:25:00,080 Please proceed. Be state your name. 2352 03:25:00,080 --> 03:25:02,080 Appreciate it. And three minutes if you 2353 03:25:02,080 --> 03:25:04,399 would, please. Thank you. Yes, your 2354 03:25:04,399 --> 03:25:07,200 honor. Um, I'm Phyllis Anderson. I've 2355 03:25:07,200 --> 03:25:09,960 lived in Camaria since 2356 03:25:09,960 --> 03:25:15,200 1962. Um, I live in Oldtown. I'm on a a 2357 03:25:15,200 --> 03:25:20,080 fixed income. And I too feel like 2358 03:25:20,080 --> 03:25:23,200 um this is kind of out of the blue and I 2359 03:25:23,200 --> 03:25:25,200 you've done a beautiful job of keeping 2360 03:25:25,200 --> 03:25:28,880 us informed of sending out the hearings, 2361 03:25:28,880 --> 03:25:31,880 but it seems like yeah, it's a done 2362 03:25:31,880 --> 03:25:36,319 deal. And if you just please reook at 2363 03:25:36,319 --> 03:25:40,560 the taxing structure. I know that the 2364 03:25:40,560 --> 03:25:44,080 sewers is bad. I know all of that, but 2365 03:25:44,080 --> 03:25:46,880 there just seems to have to be we have 2366 03:25:46,880 --> 03:25:50,239 to think of a different way of of paying 2367 03:25:50,239 --> 03:25:53,520 for this besides on our backs. Thank 2368 03:25:53,520 --> 03:25:57,920 you. Thank you. 2369 03:25:57,920 --> 03:26:01,590 Yep. Please proceed. 2370 03:26:01,600 --> 03:26:03,120 If you would state your name, I'd 2371 03:26:03,120 --> 03:26:04,880 appreciate in three minutes if you would 2372 03:26:04,880 --> 03:26:06,800 be appreciative. Thank you. Thank you, 2373 03:26:06,800 --> 03:26:08,239 Randy Gilbert. And thank you, council 2374 03:26:08,239 --> 03:26:11,359 members. Um, first of all, I think uh I 2375 03:26:11,359 --> 03:26:12,640 appreciate the little time and effort 2376 03:26:12,640 --> 03:26:14,319 that you guys put into this project and 2377 03:26:14,319 --> 03:26:15,760 the mailers. I'm only here because of 2378 03:26:15,760 --> 03:26:18,160 that mailer. Um, but I will say that 2379 03:26:18,160 --> 03:26:21,120 mailer was extremely misleading. Um, and 2380 03:26:21,120 --> 03:26:23,600 it was misleading here too in your uh 2381 03:26:23,600 --> 03:26:26,399 presentation as you only gave the raise 2382 03:26:26,399 --> 03:26:28,560 for this year. You guys are failing to 2383 03:26:28,560 --> 03:26:31,439 give uh or make upfront what most of 2384 03:26:31,439 --> 03:26:33,120 these people are saying is how large 2385 03:26:33,120 --> 03:26:36,000 that raise is over the four years. Uh it 2386 03:26:36,000 --> 03:26:37,680 and it is I don't know if it's 2387 03:26:37,680 --> 03:26:39,600 coincidental that we're doing this on a 2388 03:26:39,600 --> 03:26:41,840 day that we're also uh acknowledging 2389 03:26:41,840 --> 03:26:43,520 most of our seniors. So we're 2390 03:26:43,520 --> 03:26:44,960 acknowledging seniors and telling that 2391 03:26:44,960 --> 03:26:46,720 we care about them, but we're allowing 2392 03:26:46,720 --> 03:26:48,479 this company to tell us that we want to 2393 03:26:48,479 --> 03:26:51,760 raise rates over four years up to 81%. 2394 03:26:51,760 --> 03:26:54,080 Um that that's pretty uh misleading in 2395 03:26:54,080 --> 03:26:57,120 my opinion. Um this is the only company 2396 03:26:57,120 --> 03:27:00,000 that I know that if you use too much of 2397 03:27:00,000 --> 03:27:02,000 their product, they charge you to they 2398 03:27:02,000 --> 03:27:03,840 charge you a fee. If you don't use 2399 03:27:03,840 --> 03:27:05,760 enough of their product, they charge you 2400 03:27:05,760 --> 03:27:09,120 a fee. It's not our job to figure out 2401 03:27:09,120 --> 03:27:12,800 more cost-effective ways for you guys to 2402 03:27:12,800 --> 03:27:16,399 find out how to store water. That's your 2403 03:27:16,399 --> 03:27:18,720 job. If this was a private company, if 2404 03:27:18,720 --> 03:27:20,800 we could get a request for proposal for 2405 03:27:20,800 --> 03:27:23,439 a new water company to come in, I bet 2406 03:27:23,439 --> 03:27:26,000 you they would find better ways to store 2407 03:27:26,000 --> 03:27:28,160 water at a cheaper rate. 2408 03:27:28,160 --> 03:27:31,040 It's not our job as the consumer to tell 2409 03:27:31,040 --> 03:27:33,840 you a cost-effective way to to store 2410 03:27:33,840 --> 03:27:35,439 water. The way that we tell you that 2411 03:27:35,439 --> 03:27:37,279 you're not doing a good job is we go to 2412 03:27:37,279 --> 03:27:39,600 a new company. We don't have that option 2413 03:27:39,600 --> 03:27:42,080 here. So, we leave that to the five uh 2414 03:27:42,080 --> 03:27:44,160 council members to be our voice to say, 2415 03:27:44,160 --> 03:27:47,120 "Hey, this is not going well. You've had 2416 03:27:47,120 --> 03:27:48,800 a sewage facility that's been around 2417 03:27:48,800 --> 03:27:51,359 since the ' 50s. It's not our problem 2418 03:27:51,359 --> 03:27:53,840 that you didn't save enough money to fix 2419 03:27:53,840 --> 03:27:56,000 that sewage facility. Now you want to 2420 03:27:56,000 --> 03:27:57,840 put it on our backs for the next four 2421 03:27:57,840 --> 03:28:00,399 years and that increase. Um I wish this 2422 03:28:00,399 --> 03:28:01,760 was a question and answer. I'm sorry 2423 03:28:01,760 --> 03:28:03,359 that I missed those question and answers 2424 03:28:03,359 --> 03:28:04,560 because that would give you guys the 2425 03:28:04,560 --> 03:28:06,720 opportunity to tell me what I don't know 2426 03:28:06,720 --> 03:28:08,960 which I know there is a lot of it but 2427 03:28:08,960 --> 03:28:11,520 it's not that. Um I will say I don't 2428 03:28:11,520 --> 03:28:13,920 know how this gets voted on if uh the 2429 03:28:13,920 --> 03:28:15,600 five of you council members are the 2430 03:28:15,600 --> 03:28:17,920 people that inevitably decide if this 2431 03:28:17,920 --> 03:28:21,120 happens or not. Um, but if it is that 2432 03:28:21,120 --> 03:28:23,359 you guys decide if this happens, I do 2433 03:28:23,359 --> 03:28:25,840 have a little bit of a rub and I think 2434 03:28:25,840 --> 03:28:28,000 that I don't know which council members 2435 03:28:28,000 --> 03:28:30,160 actually your constituents are affected 2436 03:28:30,160 --> 03:28:32,239 by this raise. I don't know if all of 2437 03:28:32,239 --> 03:28:34,479 your constituents are or just a couple 2438 03:28:34,479 --> 03:28:37,359 of you, but for those of you like one of 2439 03:28:37,359 --> 03:28:39,600 the previous speakers said that are 2440 03:28:39,600 --> 03:28:41,920 affected by it, we have some recourse as 2441 03:28:41,920 --> 03:28:44,000 your constituents and that we can vote 2442 03:28:44,000 --> 03:28:46,239 you out. For those that aren't, your 2443 03:28:46,239 --> 03:28:48,319 constituents aren't affected. um we 2444 03:28:48,319 --> 03:28:50,479 don't have any recourse there. Uh we 2445 03:28:50,479 --> 03:28:52,560 can't say, "Hey, you voted for this and 2446 03:28:52,560 --> 03:28:55,040 now uh we would like to vote someone out 2447 03:28:55,040 --> 03:28:57,600 because we don't have that option." Um 2448 03:28:57,600 --> 03:28:58,800 and I think that there should be 2449 03:28:58,800 --> 03:29:00,960 something looked at and potentially like 2450 03:29:00,960 --> 03:29:03,040 your voice or your vote shouldn't count 2451 03:29:03,040 --> 03:29:04,720 as much as the people that are actually 2452 03:29:04,720 --> 03:29:06,800 affected by their constituents. Thank 2453 03:29:06,800 --> 03:29:15,110 you. 2454 03:29:15,120 --> 03:29:19,359 Keep it three minutes. Thank you. 2455 03:29:19,359 --> 03:29:21,279 Hi, good evening. Uh, this is Cheryl 2456 03:29:21,279 --> 03:29:23,840 Johnson. I never expected to come 2457 03:29:23,840 --> 03:29:27,120 forward. Um, I had submitted a letter 2458 03:29:27,120 --> 03:29:29,520 earlier today from my husband and I that 2459 03:29:29,520 --> 03:29:32,239 we thought maybe all of us would um that 2460 03:29:32,239 --> 03:29:34,239 you would get to read our letters, not 2461 03:29:34,239 --> 03:29:36,720 just see how many voted for this because 2462 03:29:36,720 --> 03:29:38,960 I put some personal information in there 2463 03:29:38,960 --> 03:29:40,239 and if you didn't get a chance to read 2464 03:29:40,239 --> 03:29:43,239 it, I really hope you do. 2465 03:29:43,239 --> 03:29:47,600 Um, I'm blessed. Um, I've been in your 2466 03:29:47,600 --> 03:29:49,359 steps. I've worked in government for 2467 03:29:49,359 --> 03:29:51,399 many years. Um, without a on 2468 03:29:51,399 --> 03:29:53,680 disability. And so, it's with gratitude 2469 03:29:53,680 --> 03:29:55,359 that I'm here because I know the hard 2470 03:29:55,359 --> 03:29:57,960 work you did. And, 2471 03:29:57,960 --> 03:30:01,760 um, I appreciated in just several months 2472 03:30:01,760 --> 03:30:04,560 receiving the information regarding um, 2473 03:30:04,560 --> 03:30:06,399 the water, wastewater primarily is what 2474 03:30:06,399 --> 03:30:09,359 we looked at. Um, and went to the first 2475 03:30:09,359 --> 03:30:11,040 meeting you had. I was one of the ones 2476 03:30:11,040 --> 03:30:13,120 that spoke there um said something 2477 03:30:13,120 --> 03:30:14,880 similar to some other people here that 2478 03:30:14,880 --> 03:30:16,960 said it where I brought up the 2479 03:30:16,960 --> 03:30:18,640 PowerPoint and saying what's going to 2480 03:30:18,640 --> 03:30:20,800 happen not just this first year but you 2481 03:30:20,800 --> 03:30:23,520 know do give us the expenditure part. 2482 03:30:23,520 --> 03:30:24,800 Well, we went ahead and kind of 2483 03:30:24,800 --> 03:30:26,399 calculated it and I think people have 2484 03:30:26,399 --> 03:30:29,439 been very um candid here. Um I went 2485 03:30:29,439 --> 03:30:32,560 around to our neighborhood um just 2486 03:30:32,560 --> 03:30:34,880 within this past day to bring up 2487 03:30:34,880 --> 03:30:36,479 tonight's meeting because we know this 2488 03:30:36,479 --> 03:30:39,439 is critical of our city council to vote. 2489 03:30:39,439 --> 03:30:41,600 Um, in the letter what we asked was that 2490 03:30:41,600 --> 03:30:44,319 you please postpone the proposed 2491 03:30:44,319 --> 03:30:46,239 increase until some more discussions, 2492 03:30:46,239 --> 03:30:48,720 some more meetings because honestly when 2493 03:30:48,720 --> 03:30:50,399 I went to that first meeting and on my 2494 03:30:50,399 --> 03:30:53,520 disability I can do only so much. Um, 2495 03:30:53,520 --> 03:30:55,600 when I went around to the neighborhood 2496 03:30:55,600 --> 03:30:58,399 many of them said we didn't know about 2497 03:30:58,399 --> 03:30:59,800 this 2498 03:30:59,800 --> 03:31:03,760 tonight. Um, they didn't look at their 2499 03:31:03,760 --> 03:31:05,600 mail. There's a lot out there and 2500 03:31:05,600 --> 03:31:07,359 there's a lot of older people that are 2501 03:31:07,359 --> 03:31:10,000 there. But they said there ought to be 2502 03:31:10,000 --> 03:31:12,399 some more to discuss. And that's why I 2503 03:31:12,399 --> 03:31:14,319 said the meetings that you had last 2504 03:31:14,319 --> 03:31:16,720 month were excellent. It's like why 2505 03:31:16,720 --> 03:31:18,000 couldn't they have been extended 2506 03:31:18,000 --> 03:31:21,120 instead? It's this whole format here is 2507 03:31:21,120 --> 03:31:23,359 it's going right into everything. So we 2508 03:31:23,359 --> 03:31:25,359 see that lower percentage amount of how 2509 03:31:25,359 --> 03:31:29,520 many of us voted. We want solutions. Um 2510 03:31:29,520 --> 03:31:31,920 I was with gratitude that I um heard 2511 03:31:31,920 --> 03:31:34,479 some people offer options last month and 2512 03:31:34,479 --> 03:31:39,520 I really think um that as much as Yes. 2513 03:31:39,520 --> 03:31:41,439 And there were some really good 2514 03:31:41,439 --> 03:31:43,359 explanation of like the wastewater 2515 03:31:43,359 --> 03:31:45,840 issues that are going on um and what 2516 03:31:45,840 --> 03:31:47,840 needs to be done. Can there please be 2517 03:31:47,840 --> 03:31:49,520 more discussions and have more meetings 2518 03:31:49,520 --> 03:31:52,720 and more brainstorming not just within 2519 03:31:52,720 --> 03:31:54,319 your organization and the people who've 2520 03:31:54,319 --> 03:31:56,160 been you know showing all the details 2521 03:31:56,160 --> 03:31:59,359 but include public more and and um 2522 03:31:59,359 --> 03:32:01,760 because that's what we're here for. 2523 03:32:01,760 --> 03:32:03,520 we're all here in this together. And it 2524 03:32:03,520 --> 03:32:05,920 it was gratitude, too, that some of your 2525 03:32:05,920 --> 03:32:07,920 own members had even said at that first 2526 03:32:07,920 --> 03:32:10,880 meeting, you know, I'm also impacted by 2527 03:32:10,880 --> 03:32:12,960 what's going to happen if we go through, 2528 03:32:12,960 --> 03:32:15,359 you know, and have these. And yet, what 2529 03:32:15,359 --> 03:32:17,200 are the solutions? Is there anything 2530 03:32:17,200 --> 03:32:20,560 else? And so, um, I just Sorry if I'm 2531 03:32:20,560 --> 03:32:22,399 running out of time. I am, but I thank 2532 03:32:22,399 --> 03:32:24,399 you for listening. Um, there's just real 2533 03:32:24,399 --> 03:32:26,760 concerns. Thank you. Thank you for your 2534 03:32:26,760 --> 03:32:29,680 comments. Anyone else? Yeah, please 2535 03:32:29,680 --> 03:32:34,229 proceed up, please. 2536 03:32:34,239 --> 03:32:36,720 That's okay. Sir, I think you already 2537 03:32:36,720 --> 03:32:40,479 spoke, did you not? I did. Comment about 2538 03:32:40,479 --> 03:32:44,000 Well, it may I'm going to ask Excuse me. 2539 03:32:44,000 --> 03:32:49,870 There's some protocol. Apologies. 2540 03:32:49,880 --> 03:32:52,239 Okay. Are there anyone else that would 2541 03:32:52,239 --> 03:32:56,429 like to make comment? Yes. 2542 03:32:56,439 --> 03:32:59,550 Okay. 2543 03:32:59,560 --> 03:33:01,680 Again, if you could keep it to three 2544 03:33:01,680 --> 03:33:03,200 minutes, I'd appreciate it. Thank you. 2545 03:33:03,200 --> 03:33:05,600 Yeah. My name is Nancy Jelica and I live 2546 03:33:05,600 --> 03:33:08,880 I've been here since 1994 and I concur 2547 03:33:08,880 --> 03:33:12,319 with all these people. It is this is the 2548 03:33:12,319 --> 03:33:14,160 first one I've been to because I saw 2549 03:33:14,160 --> 03:33:16,399 that I went, you've got to be kidding 2550 03:33:16,399 --> 03:33:19,359 me. Now, you look at the the homes that 2551 03:33:19,359 --> 03:33:20,880 there's not a home under a million 2552 03:33:20,880 --> 03:33:23,279 dollars in this with the property taxes 2553 03:33:23,279 --> 03:33:25,840 and everything. It is always the same 2554 03:33:25,840 --> 03:33:28,000 answer with that with the bureaucrats. 2555 03:33:28,000 --> 03:33:30,560 That's why we have this what we're going 2556 03:33:30,560 --> 03:33:34,080 through in this country. It is the only 2557 03:33:34,080 --> 03:33:37,479 solution is give me more 2558 03:33:37,479 --> 03:33:39,920 money. People they're they're at the end 2559 03:33:39,920 --> 03:33:41,840 of their ropes, I tell you. Anyway, I 2560 03:33:41,840 --> 03:33:43,920 appreciate you listening and thank you 2561 03:33:43,920 --> 03:33:45,640 for everything. Thank you for your 2562 03:33:45,640 --> 03:33:48,399 comments. Anyone else? Sir, would you 2563 03:33:48,399 --> 03:33:50,640 like to come up please? Again, if you 2564 03:33:50,640 --> 03:33:52,160 could state your name, I'd appreciate in 2565 03:33:52,160 --> 03:33:56,160 three minutes if you would please. Sir, 2566 03:33:56,160 --> 03:33:58,479 my name is my name is John Greenwood. I 2567 03:33:58,479 --> 03:34:01,040 hate public speaking, but um I was 2568 03:34:01,040 --> 03:34:02,479 watching those numbers up there on the 2569 03:34:02,479 --> 03:34:03,920 board and the only thing those numbers 2570 03:34:03,920 --> 03:34:06,160 show is that your information gathering 2571 03:34:06,160 --> 03:34:09,520 process is just completely BS. Um back 2572 03:34:09,520 --> 03:34:12,239 in 21 when um Kip Turner was trying to 2573 03:34:12,239 --> 03:34:14,479 bring a um commercial airport into this 2574 03:34:14,479 --> 03:34:16,880 town, myself and other people stood here 2575 03:34:16,880 --> 03:34:19,920 and spoke to you and you agreed to take 2576 03:34:19,920 --> 03:34:21,840 a survey and see how the public really 2577 03:34:21,840 --> 03:34:25,040 felt. That survey was fairly minimal. I 2578 03:34:25,040 --> 03:34:26,640 think the numbers I heard were like 40 2579 03:34:26,640 --> 03:34:28,200 50 2580 03:34:28,200 --> 03:34:31,720 $60,000. Um, and it because of that 2581 03:34:31,720 --> 03:34:34,520 survey, this community is far better off 2582 03:34:34,520 --> 03:34:37,920 today. Now, those 1 point something% 2583 03:34:37,920 --> 03:34:40,479 really does anybody believe that? Nobody 2584 03:34:40,479 --> 03:34:42,200 can believe those numbers are 2585 03:34:42,200 --> 03:34:45,040 useful. You can find out better. You can 2586 03:34:45,040 --> 03:34:46,720 use a better process to really find out 2587 03:34:46,720 --> 03:34:49,359 what the public thinks. Excuse me. Like 2588 03:34:49,359 --> 03:34:51,200 I said, I hate public speaking. It's 2589 03:34:51,200 --> 03:34:52,520 okay. But 2590 03:34:52,520 --> 03:34:55,040 um it it's up to you, but you can do 2591 03:34:55,040 --> 03:34:56,800 that. It's a minor expense compared to 2592 03:34:56,800 --> 03:34:58,080 what it's going to take from people in 2593 03:34:58,080 --> 03:35:00,000 this community, and I think it would be 2594 03:35:00,000 --> 03:35:02,239 worth doing. Thank you. Thank you for 2595 03:35:02,239 --> 03:35:04,439 your 2596 03:35:04,439 --> 03:35:06,960 comments. Anyone else like to talk about 2597 03:35:06,960 --> 03:35:09,200 the water rates, airport rates, or sewer 2598 03:35:09,200 --> 03:35:11,120 rates? Do I see anybody else coming up 2599 03:35:11,120 --> 03:35:16,680 here? Going once, going twice? Anyone 2600 03:35:16,680 --> 03:35:21,040 else? Okay. So with that uh we'll start 2601 03:35:21,040 --> 03:35:23,840 um with our council deliberation. Are 2602 03:35:23,840 --> 03:35:26,000 there any questions that anybody has of 2603 03:35:26,000 --> 03:35:29,040 staff at this particular point? Have any 2604 03:35:29,040 --> 03:35:31,920 questions? 2605 03:35:31,920 --> 03:35:34,080 Would you like to close the public 2606 03:35:34,080 --> 03:35:37,840 hearing? I will you or I will later on. 2607 03:35:37,840 --> 03:35:42,160 Yes. But that's an important question. 2608 03:35:42,160 --> 03:35:44,279 So, any questions 2609 03:35:44,279 --> 03:35:47,120 that Vice Mayor Tennyson and we will 2610 03:35:47,120 --> 03:35:49,120 have another opportunity for questions 2611 03:35:49,120 --> 03:35:51,840 and deliberations as well. Go ahead. I 2612 03:35:51,840 --> 03:35:53,200 have several questions, but I'm going to 2613 03:35:53,200 --> 03:35:55,920 limit it to three real quick. Three 2614 03:35:55,920 --> 03:35:58,479 questions that will hopefully answer 2615 03:35:58,479 --> 03:36:00,640 some of the uh suggestions brought up 2616 03:36:00,640 --> 03:36:02,439 during the public comment 2617 03:36:02,439 --> 03:36:06,359 section. Um, sales tax revenue, Mr. 2618 03:36:06,359 --> 03:36:09,680 Yuri, is a general fund revenue. Do we 2619 03:36:09,680 --> 03:36:11,760 spend general fund me money on 2620 03:36:11,760 --> 03:36:14,560 enterprise funds or special districts? 2621 03:36:14,560 --> 03:36:16,640 Uh no, that is correct. Sales tax money 2622 03:36:16,640 --> 03:36:18,479 is a general revenue as well as property 2623 03:36:18,479 --> 03:36:21,040 tax that goes primarily towards uh law 2624 03:36:21,040 --> 03:36:22,800 enforcement services and other general 2625 03:36:22,800 --> 03:36:25,120 city services that benefit the entire 2626 03:36:25,120 --> 03:36:27,279 community. 2627 03:36:27,279 --> 03:36:30,479 Number two, um it was brought up that we 2628 03:36:30,479 --> 03:36:33,760 have a property tax assessment to pay 2629 03:36:33,760 --> 03:36:36,800 for these capital projects. Is that 2630 03:36:36,800 --> 03:36:42,630 possible? And what would that entail? 2631 03:36:42,640 --> 03:36:45,040 That would entail I believe it is 2632 03:36:45,040 --> 03:36:48,399 possible that would entail a vote um a 2633 03:36:48,399 --> 03:36:50,960 ballot measure. Uh I believe the 2634 03:36:50,960 --> 03:36:52,880 Metropolitan Water has something similar 2635 03:36:52,880 --> 03:36:55,359 in place. It is something that we 2636 03:36:55,359 --> 03:36:58,880 explored but at this time would not uh 2637 03:36:58,880 --> 03:37:00,960 look to use that as a method. There were 2638 03:37:00,960 --> 03:37:02,520 also other methods that were explored. 2639 03:37:02,520 --> 03:37:06,319 Bonding was uh examined and is built 2640 03:37:06,319 --> 03:37:09,600 into this water rate study. bonds in u 2641 03:37:09,600 --> 03:37:11,920 future years have been plugged in, but 2642 03:37:11,920 --> 03:37:13,399 the rate 2643 03:37:13,399 --> 03:37:18,239 revenues proposed tonight are deemed 2644 03:37:18,239 --> 03:37:20,319 sufficient enough to repay those bonds 2645 03:37:20,319 --> 03:37:23,200 in future years. And would a property 2646 03:37:23,200 --> 03:37:25,760 tax assess assessment take more than a 2647 03:37:25,760 --> 03:37:29,439 50% plus one vote? 2648 03:37:29,439 --> 03:37:31,920 Yes. Or do it would what percentage of a 2649 03:37:31,920 --> 03:37:34,000 vote would we have to have to pass a 2650 03:37:34,000 --> 03:37:35,920 property tax? I I believe that's a 2651 03:37:35,920 --> 03:37:39,269 twothirds vote. 2652 03:37:39,279 --> 03:37:42,160 for special tax it would be 2/3. 2653 03:37:42,160 --> 03:37:44,200 And the final question 2654 03:37:44,200 --> 03:37:46,960 is people have brought up bonding but 2655 03:37:46,960 --> 03:37:49,520 bonding agencies have a requirement on 2656 03:37:49,520 --> 03:37:52,960 revenue coming into a agency in order to 2657 03:37:52,960 --> 03:37:55,040 qualify for the bonding and what is that 2658 03:37:55,040 --> 03:37:57,439 requirement percentage-wise? That is 2659 03:37:57,439 --> 03:37:59,279 correct. The bonding requirements 2660 03:37:59,279 --> 03:38:02,000 typical bonding requirements are 120 to 2661 03:38:02,000 --> 03:38:05,359 125% coverage. Meaning that the revenues 2662 03:38:05,359 --> 03:38:07,319 generated by the 2663 03:38:07,319 --> 03:38:11,000 system must exceed the expenditures 2664 03:38:11,000 --> 03:38:13,760 by 125%. 2665 03:38:13,760 --> 03:38:15,560 So revenue coming 2666 03:38:15,560 --> 03:38:20,239 in the revenue coming in has to be 25% 2667 03:38:20,239 --> 03:38:23,439 more than the cost to the system. 2668 03:38:23,439 --> 03:38:26,239 Correct. Not 125%. I'm sorry. Yes. 2669 03:38:26,239 --> 03:38:29,200 Correct. 25% more. And um that 2670 03:38:29,200 --> 03:38:31,279 stipulation also applies to other 2671 03:38:31,279 --> 03:38:32,960 funding sources such as what was 2672 03:38:32,960 --> 03:38:35,040 mentioned the the state revolving fund 2673 03:38:35,040 --> 03:38:36,880 loans 2674 03:38:36,880 --> 03:38:39,680 and WIFIA and WIFIA is another loan 2675 03:38:39,680 --> 03:38:43,040 program that does have sometimes more 2676 03:38:43,040 --> 03:38:45,640 stringent requirements on the 2677 03:38:45,640 --> 03:38:50,239 revenue generation um component. 2678 03:38:50,239 --> 03:38:52,399 That's all my questions for right now. 2679 03:38:52,399 --> 03:38:54,239 Okay. Anybody else have any other 2680 03:38:54,239 --> 03:38:56,239 questions at this particular point? 2681 03:38:56,239 --> 03:39:00,880 Martito. Uh, thank you. So, there were 2682 03:39:00,880 --> 03:39:02,640 several comments that were made and I'll 2683 03:39:02,640 --> 03:39:05,359 ask some questions for a clarification 2684 03:39:05,359 --> 03:39:06,880 because it sounds like what I've heard 2685 03:39:06,880 --> 03:39:09,920 has been different, but the sanitary 2686 03:39:09,920 --> 03:39:14,080 plant was built in 1957 before the city 2687 03:39:14,080 --> 03:39:18,160 was even a city. Um, we became uh 2688 03:39:18,160 --> 03:39:22,640 established in 1964. Um the comment that 2689 03:39:22,640 --> 03:39:24,640 was made was that there have never been 2690 03:39:24,640 --> 03:39:27,200 any repairs done to the plant and my 2691 03:39:27,200 --> 03:39:29,439 understanding is throughout the years 2692 03:39:29,439 --> 03:39:32,720 there have been several repairs. Can uh 2693 03:39:32,720 --> 03:39:39,590 staff speak to that? 2694 03:39:39,600 --> 03:39:42,479 Yes. Uh I can speak to that. Um Kevin, 2695 03:39:42,479 --> 03:39:44,319 if you can bring up that slide showing 2696 03:39:44,319 --> 03:39:51,269 the phased uh improvements over time. 2697 03:39:51,279 --> 03:39:52,479 It might have been one of the earlier 2698 03:39:52,479 --> 03:39:54,200 slides. It's just a good 2699 03:39:54,200 --> 03:39:56,640 visual. So, uh, as I was mentioned 2700 03:39:56,640 --> 03:39:58,640 earlier, the, um, original construction 2701 03:39:58,640 --> 03:40:00,520 was 2702 03:40:00,520 --> 03:40:03,520 1957. As the regulations change over 2703 03:40:03,520 --> 03:40:06,720 time for water quality and also the a 2704 03:40:06,720 --> 03:40:08,880 demand in the amount of uh, sewage going 2705 03:40:08,880 --> 03:40:10,720 to the plant, there's a need for 2706 03:40:10,720 --> 03:40:13,200 different uh, infrastructure upgrades. 2707 03:40:13,200 --> 03:40:15,439 Um, as part of that things things are 2708 03:40:15,439 --> 03:40:18,160 maintained. Um and you can see the 2709 03:40:18,160 --> 03:40:20,720 series of different upgrades over time. 2710 03:40:20,720 --> 03:40:23,600 Uh the main issue here is um the various 2711 03:40:23,600 --> 03:40:27,120 concrete structures have a defined life 2712 03:40:27,120 --> 03:40:29,439 and a lot of them suffer from a specific 2713 03:40:29,439 --> 03:40:32,040 condition that makes them difficult to 2714 03:40:32,040 --> 03:40:35,479 rehabilitate. Um and so 2715 03:40:35,479 --> 03:40:39,359 um the system is being maintained. Um 2716 03:40:39,359 --> 03:40:41,120 there is corrosion. It is a wastewater 2717 03:40:41,120 --> 03:40:42,239 treatment plant. It's something that's 2718 03:40:42,239 --> 03:40:44,720 constantly battled. um it's just getting 2719 03:40:44,720 --> 03:40:47,920 to a point where these major systems um 2720 03:40:47,920 --> 03:40:50,560 need an overhaul for uh remaining useful 2721 03:40:50,560 --> 03:40:53,120 life situations or or conditions and 2722 03:40:53,120 --> 03:40:58,389 also regulatory conditions. 2723 03:40:58,399 --> 03:41:01,399 Thank you. Uh there was also a comment 2724 03:41:01,399 --> 03:41:04,319 that rates have been significantly 2725 03:41:04,319 --> 03:41:07,520 increased over the uh over several 2726 03:41:07,520 --> 03:41:10,319 years. My understanding is there has 2727 03:41:10,319 --> 03:41:12,319 been pretty minimal increases and I 2728 03:41:12,319 --> 03:41:16,120 wanted to ask staff to speak to that as 2729 03:41:16,120 --> 03:41:18,800 well. Uh to give a little bit of 2730 03:41:18,800 --> 03:41:20,800 perspective, the last time there was a 2731 03:41:20,800 --> 03:41:23,600 rate process such as this, it was for a 2732 03:41:23,600 --> 03:41:26,399 two-year cycle. And that was for 2023 2733 03:41:26,399 --> 03:41:29,600 and 2024. And the rate increases at that 2734 03:41:29,600 --> 03:41:32,200 time were 9% on the water side each year 2735 03:41:32,200 --> 03:41:35,920 and 12% on the sewer side each year. The 2736 03:41:35,920 --> 03:41:38,160 five years prior to that, the average 2737 03:41:38,160 --> 03:41:40,560 rate increases per year for water were 2738 03:41:40,560 --> 03:41:46,389 about 1.2% and on the sewer side 1.8%. 2739 03:41:46,399 --> 03:41:49,920 Okay. Thank you. And I know while this 2740 03:41:49,920 --> 03:41:53,359 may seem to the community that we're 2741 03:41:53,359 --> 03:41:56,640 just having this discussion now, um my 2742 03:41:56,640 --> 03:42:00,720 understanding is through our committee, 2743 03:42:00,720 --> 03:42:02,800 our committee has met multiple times. Do 2744 03:42:02,800 --> 03:42:05,520 we know how many times? Um I think right 2745 03:42:05,520 --> 03:42:08,479 now it's council member uh Trembley and 2746 03:42:08,479 --> 03:42:10,239 council member Santalo. You're on this 2747 03:42:10,239 --> 03:42:12,960 committee that has attended to this. Uh 2748 03:42:12,960 --> 03:42:13,720 no 2749 03:42:13,720 --> 03:42:17,359 utilities. Okay. So but we have had a a 2750 03:42:17,359 --> 03:42:18,800 utilities committee that has been 2751 03:42:18,800 --> 03:42:20,319 attending to this. Do we know about how 2752 03:42:20,319 --> 03:42:23,359 many meetings have been had? At least 2753 03:42:23,359 --> 03:42:25,520 five. We've been this year almost two 2754 03:42:25,520 --> 03:42:29,600 years. Okay. If I if I may add it was 2755 03:42:29,600 --> 03:42:32,160 five meetings this year for this 2756 03:42:32,160 --> 03:42:35,040 specific study. two years ago, we met, I 2757 03:42:35,040 --> 03:42:36,880 believe, seven or eight times as part of 2758 03:42:36,880 --> 03:42:39,680 that study. And as it relates to the 2759 03:42:39,680 --> 03:42:41,120 water reclamation plan and kind of 2760 03:42:41,120 --> 03:42:43,520 embedding that in past studies, um that 2761 03:42:43,520 --> 03:42:45,120 would have been three studies ago as 2762 03:42:45,120 --> 03:42:47,279 well, roughly in 2021 where we would 2763 03:42:47,279 --> 03:42:49,439 have met another four or five times. 2764 03:42:49,439 --> 03:42:52,160 Okay. Thank you. And then there was also 2765 03:42:52,160 --> 03:42:55,760 and I think uh Vice Mayor Tennyson, you 2766 03:42:55,760 --> 03:42:57,520 attended to this question, but it's 2767 03:42:57,520 --> 03:43:00,880 regarding bonds. Um if our finance 2768 03:43:00,880 --> 03:43:03,120 director can you talked about how this 2769 03:43:03,120 --> 03:43:05,279 is already embedded and part of the 2770 03:43:05,279 --> 03:43:09,790 plan. Can you speak to that a little bit 2771 03:43:09,800 --> 03:43:13,359 more? Yes. Uh the bond component is part 2772 03:43:13,359 --> 03:43:15,680 of the financing structure to pay for 2773 03:43:15,680 --> 03:43:17,160 some of these large capital 2774 03:43:17,160 --> 03:43:20,960 improvements. The bonding requirement I 2775 03:43:20,960 --> 03:43:24,000 mentioned is a revenue coverage ratio. 2776 03:43:24,000 --> 03:43:27,040 And in order to position the both the 2777 03:43:27,040 --> 03:43:29,279 city and the sanitary district in such a 2778 03:43:29,279 --> 03:43:31,600 way to be able to issue bonds, we have 2779 03:43:31,600 --> 03:43:33,760 to correct the the revenue streams to 2780 03:43:33,760 --> 03:43:35,840 cover the expenditures in order to meet 2781 03:43:35,840 --> 03:43:37,279 those covenants that are going to be 2782 03:43:37,279 --> 03:43:39,520 required by bonds before we can go out 2783 03:43:39,520 --> 03:43:42,880 and try to sell bonds on the market. 2784 03:43:42,880 --> 03:43:47,510 Okay. Thank you so much. 2785 03:43:47,520 --> 03:43:49,840 I have no further questions. Any other 2786 03:43:49,840 --> 03:43:54,160 questions at this particular time? 2787 03:43:54,160 --> 03:43:56,560 Okay. So, there's some legal stuff that 2788 03:43:56,560 --> 03:43:59,120 I've got to do here. And based on the 2789 03:43:59,120 --> 03:44:01,040 written objections and responses 2790 03:44:01,040 --> 03:44:03,680 proposed by staff, is there any need to 2791 03:44:03,680 --> 03:44:06,399 make any clarifications or reductions to 2792 03:44:06,399 --> 03:44:10,760 the proposed water rates? Anybody have 2793 03:44:10,760 --> 03:44:12,600 any? 2794 03:44:12,600 --> 03:44:15,199 No. Okay. So based on the written 2795 03:44:15,199 --> 03:44:17,120 objections and the responses presented 2796 03:44:17,120 --> 03:44:19,439 by staff, is there a need to make any 2797 03:44:19,439 --> 03:44:21,520 clarifications or reduction on the 2798 03:44:21,520 --> 03:44:24,920 proposed airport water 2799 03:44:24,920 --> 03:44:26,840 rates? How 2800 03:44:26,840 --> 03:44:29,279 many? Okay. So based on the written 2801 03:44:29,279 --> 03:44:31,439 objections and the responses presented 2802 03:44:31,439 --> 03:44:34,000 by staff, is there need to make any 2803 03:44:34,000 --> 03:44:36,160 clarifications or reductions on the 2804 03:44:36,160 --> 03:44:39,710 proposed sewer 2805 03:44:39,720 --> 03:44:43,199 rates? No. Okay. So, I'm going to move 2806 03:44:43,199 --> 03:44:46,000 on to the last call to the written 2807 03:44:46,000 --> 03:44:48,160 protest. Is there anybody here that 2808 03:44:48,160 --> 03:44:51,040 wants to submit a written protest? And 2809 03:44:51,040 --> 03:44:53,439 if there is, you can present that to the 2810 03:44:53,439 --> 03:44:55,040 city clerk at this particular time. And 2811 03:44:55,040 --> 03:44:56,640 mayor, I think that the council's 2812 03:44:56,640 --> 03:44:59,359 looking the What is your question, Tony? 2813 03:44:59,359 --> 03:45:01,359 Uh, you're concerned. I'm just not 2814 03:45:01,359 --> 03:45:03,199 understanding our I'm not understanding 2815 03:45:03,199 --> 03:45:04,640 the procedure here. Are we dealing with 2816 03:45:04,640 --> 03:45:08,960 water first and then sewer? Um, was it 2817 03:45:08,960 --> 03:45:10,640 add serot? Are we dealing with item T 2818 03:45:10,640 --> 03:45:12,239 and then item U? That's the my question 2819 03:45:12,239 --> 03:45:14,319 to the chair. Well, we took all public 2820 03:45:14,319 --> 03:45:16,319 comments together for both and we've 2821 03:45:16,319 --> 03:45:18,800 combined the public hearings. So, now 2822 03:45:18,800 --> 03:45:21,520 we're uh the question is based on 2823 03:45:21,520 --> 03:45:24,160 information that you've received and in 2824 03:45:24,160 --> 03:45:25,600 the staff reports, is there anything 2825 03:45:25,600 --> 03:45:27,600 that you've heard that uh would change 2826 03:45:27,600 --> 03:45:30,000 your recommendation as the as the board 2827 03:45:30,000 --> 03:45:33,600 and as the council? And if not, uh then 2828 03:45:33,600 --> 03:45:36,479 go down each of those rates. That's what 2829 03:45:36,479 --> 03:45:39,199 the mayor's doing. Um and if not then 2830 03:45:39,199 --> 03:45:40,720 there will be one more additional call 2831 03:45:40,720 --> 03:45:43,760 for protests and then there can be uh 2832 03:45:43,760 --> 03:45:46,479 additional discussion time. Thank you. 2833 03:45:46,479 --> 03:45:49,120 Okay. So with that I'm going to make 2834 03:45:49,120 --> 03:45:51,120 another announcement. Any protests that 2835 03:45:51,120 --> 03:45:53,199 want to be submitted if there is please 2836 03:45:53,199 --> 03:45:56,120 submit it to the city 2837 03:45:56,120 --> 03:45:58,359 clerk. 2838 03:45:58,359 --> 03:46:01,520 Okay. Okay. So with that uh the public 2839 03:46:01,520 --> 03:46:04,160 hearing to consider the water rates, the 2840 03:46:04,160 --> 03:46:06,479 airport rates and the sewer rates will 2841 03:46:06,479 --> 03:46:09,199 now be closed. Uh no further written 2842 03:46:09,199 --> 03:46:12,479 protests will be accepted and staff is 2843 03:46:12,479 --> 03:46:14,960 now going to finalize the count of the 2844 03:46:14,960 --> 03:46:17,840 protest and this is the time while staff 2845 03:46:17,840 --> 03:46:20,239 is conducting a final count. Is there 2846 03:46:20,239 --> 03:46:22,399 any further discussion or comments by 2847 03:46:22,399 --> 03:46:24,560 city council? Would anybody like to 2848 03:46:24,560 --> 03:46:27,520 start off with any more comments or 2849 03:46:27,520 --> 03:46:31,040 questions at this point? 2850 03:46:31,040 --> 03:46:33,199 This is your opportunity to deliberate 2851 03:46:33,199 --> 03:46:36,479 or or make further comments. Yes, 2852 03:46:36,479 --> 03:46:38,080 this is the time. Would anybody like to 2853 03:46:38,080 --> 03:46:42,239 start us off? I'm looking for Oh, Mr. 2854 03:46:42,239 --> 03:46:44,399 Trembling. Thanks, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. 2855 03:46:44,399 --> 03:46:47,279 So, I I want to focus my comments on the 2856 03:46:47,279 --> 03:46:51,520 wastewater rates. Um I'm not ignoring 2857 03:46:51,520 --> 03:46:53,439 the water rate side, but the the 2858 03:46:53,439 --> 03:46:56,160 wastewater rates I know are the the 2859 03:46:56,160 --> 03:46:58,640 higher ones. And I I want to hire 2860 03:46:58,640 --> 03:47:01,520 proposed ones. I I want to thank you to 2861 03:47:01,520 --> 03:47:04,920 everyone who spoke. I want to 2862 03:47:04,920 --> 03:47:07,439 acknowledge the issues that you've 2863 03:47:07,439 --> 03:47:09,600 raised, acknowledge the concerns that 2864 03:47:09,600 --> 03:47:11,279 you've raised. 2865 03:47:11,279 --> 03:47:14,239 I've received several emails from 2866 03:47:14,239 --> 03:47:16,399 residents 2867 03:47:16,399 --> 03:47:20,800 uh asserting that the fees are excessive 2868 03:47:20,800 --> 03:47:23,120 and a number of you have spoken this 2869 03:47:23,120 --> 03:47:26,160 evening uh quite eloquently uh as to 2870 03:47:26,160 --> 03:47:29,840 that. Um, among other things, 2871 03:47:29,840 --> 03:47:33,239 um, the some of the emails that I've 2872 03:47:33,239 --> 03:47:35,840 received are very thoughtful and they 2873 03:47:35,840 --> 03:47:38,720 suggest that we go back to the drawing 2874 03:47:38,720 --> 03:47:40,880 board and and and work to find credible 2875 03:47:40,880 --> 03:47:42,880 alternatives. So, I want to speak to 2876 03:47:42,880 --> 03:47:46,239 that for for just a minute. Um, I 2877 03:47:46,239 --> 03:47:48,520 acknowledge that the increases are 2878 03:47:48,520 --> 03:47:50,960 steep. I acknowledge that they are 2879 03:47:50,960 --> 03:47:54,560 painful. I don't like approving fee 2880 03:47:54,560 --> 03:47:57,160 increases as a general 2881 03:47:57,160 --> 03:48:01,720 rule. That said, there's a necessity 2882 03:48:01,720 --> 03:48:04,840 here and it's also there is a 2883 03:48:04,840 --> 03:48:08,080 responsibility to put the city in an 2884 03:48:08,080 --> 03:48:10,720 appropriate fiscal position and 2885 03:48:10,720 --> 03:48:13,359 appropriate environmental position from 2886 03:48:13,359 --> 03:48:15,040 an infrastructure standpoint. Remember, 2887 03:48:15,040 --> 03:48:17,840 I'm focusing on wastewater principally. 2888 03:48:17,840 --> 03:48:20,239 You can extrapolate these comments also 2889 03:48:20,239 --> 03:48:23,000 to to water, but I'm focusing on 2890 03:48:23,000 --> 03:48:25,600 wastewater. Many of you may not realize, 2891 03:48:25,600 --> 03:48:28,479 but the process began several years ago 2892 03:48:28,479 --> 03:48:29,800 with a very 2893 03:48:29,800 --> 03:48:33,359 detailed a very detailed wastewater 2894 03:48:33,359 --> 03:48:37,199 master plan where there was a detailed 2895 03:48:37,199 --> 03:48:40,520 condition detailed uh assessment of 2896 03:48:40,520 --> 03:48:44,520 conditions uh at the plant uh and its 2897 03:48:44,520 --> 03:48:47,520 components. And that plant, you recall, 2898 03:48:47,520 --> 03:48:50,920 is nearly 70 years 2899 03:48:50,920 --> 03:48:56,880 old. We have spent hours and hours and 2900 03:48:56,880 --> 03:48:58,960 meeting after meeting specifically on 2901 03:48:58,960 --> 03:49:00,640 the utilities committee. I'll speak only 2902 03:49:00,640 --> 03:49:02,720 for myself. Mr. Ky has also been on that 2903 03:49:02,720 --> 03:49:05,359 committee analyzing what needs to be 2904 03:49:05,359 --> 03:49:07,680 done. 2905 03:49:07,680 --> 03:49:09,760 Number one, I think our outreach, I 2906 03:49:09,760 --> 03:49:11,840 think our staff's outreach and our 2907 03:49:11,840 --> 03:49:13,920 consultants outreach to the public has 2908 03:49:13,920 --> 03:49:16,600 been excellent 2909 03:49:16,600 --> 03:49:20,080 here. You saw a slide detailing all of 2910 03:49:20,080 --> 03:49:22,319 the different forms of outreach uh that 2911 03:49:22,319 --> 03:49:25,399 we have had uh to the 2912 03:49:25,399 --> 03:49:28,319 public. So, let me just dwell on two 2913 03:49:28,319 --> 03:49:32,439 things. Number one, from a project 2914 03:49:32,439 --> 03:49:36,080 standpoint, here's the bottom line. 2915 03:49:36,080 --> 03:49:38,960 The wastewater treatment plant is a 2916 03:49:38,960 --> 03:49:42,800 deteriorated asset and it's rapidly 2917 03:49:42,800 --> 03:49:46,479 reaching the end of its useful life. 2918 03:49:46,479 --> 03:49:50,399 In fact, one could argue that over the 2919 03:49:50,399 --> 03:49:53,960 course of the last 10, perhaps 15 2920 03:49:53,960 --> 03:49:58,120 years, the city has and city staff have 2921 03:49:58,120 --> 03:50:00,880 squeezed for the benefit of residents, 2922 03:50:00,880 --> 03:50:02,319 including those in this room and those 2923 03:50:02,319 --> 03:50:04,800 who aren't here tonight, uh, for the 2924 03:50:04,800 --> 03:50:06,319 benefit of it residents from both a 2925 03:50:06,319 --> 03:50:08,479 rates and an operational standpoint, all 2926 03:50:08,479 --> 03:50:10,760 of the plants useful 2927 03:50:10,760 --> 03:50:16,080 life. Our city staff in my view has done 2928 03:50:16,080 --> 03:50:19,680 a terrific job maintaining and operating 2929 03:50:19,680 --> 03:50:22,640 this plant and I give them great kudos 2930 03:50:22,640 --> 03:50:24,479 and I speak from personal experience 2931 03:50:24,479 --> 03:50:25,920 having been an attorney representing 2932 03:50:25,920 --> 03:50:27,800 sanitary districts for almost four 2933 03:50:27,800 --> 03:50:30,319 decades and having been involved in many 2934 03:50:30,319 --> 03:50:32,319 treatment plant construction 2935 03:50:32,319 --> 03:50:34,560 construction of plants and financing of 2936 03:50:34,560 --> 03:50:36,720 plants. I think our staff has done an 2937 03:50:36,720 --> 03:50:38,319 excellent job and I can't thank them 2938 03:50:38,319 --> 03:50:42,120 enough and I know some of them are here 2939 03:50:42,120 --> 03:50:45,560 tonight. The only fair 2940 03:50:45,560 --> 03:50:48,560 conclusion for this project relative to 2941 03:50:48,560 --> 03:50:51,239 the wastewater treatment plant 2942 03:50:51,239 --> 03:50:54,960 is there is no alternative. 2943 03:50:54,960 --> 03:50:57,920 There is no alternative to either a 2944 03:50:57,920 --> 03:51:00,720 replacing the plant in totto with a 2945 03:51:00,720 --> 03:51:04,239 brand new plant or a complete 2946 03:51:04,239 --> 03:51:07,359 rehabilitation of the existing plant. 2947 03:51:07,359 --> 03:51:08,760 Those are the two 2948 03:51:08,760 --> 03:51:12,000 alternatives. The do nothing alternative 2949 03:51:12,000 --> 03:51:15,040 is not an alternative. 2950 03:51:15,040 --> 03:51:16,720 I want you to know that we are 2951 03:51:16,720 --> 03:51:18,600 evaluating very 2952 03:51:18,600 --> 03:51:21,880 closely those two 2953 03:51:21,880 --> 03:51:25,199 options and which option would be better 2954 03:51:25,199 --> 03:51:27,279 and among those factors that we're 2955 03:51:27,279 --> 03:51:30,760 looking at are the cost behind each 2956 03:51:30,760 --> 03:51:34,040 approach and what operations would 2957 03:51:34,040 --> 03:51:36,680 result. And 2958 03:51:36,680 --> 03:51:39,840 so we also are in a situation with the 2959 03:51:39,840 --> 03:51:42,720 existing wastewater treatment plant that 2960 03:51:42,720 --> 03:51:45,359 we have a flood issue and we have to pay 2961 03:51:45,359 --> 03:51:48,120 attention to that potential flooding 2962 03:51:48,120 --> 03:51:50,160 issue. It's not something that's 2963 03:51:50,160 --> 03:51:52,720 optional for us. It's something that we 2964 03:51:52,720 --> 03:51:54,520 have to 2965 03:51:54,520 --> 03:51:58,760 do either way. Either way, it's an 2966 03:51:58,760 --> 03:52:01,920 extraordinarily expensive project. It's 2967 03:52:01,920 --> 03:52:03,520 going to be the most expensive public 2968 03:52:03,520 --> 03:52:07,550 works project in this city's 2969 03:52:07,560 --> 03:52:10,199 history. So that's it from a project 2970 03:52:10,199 --> 03:52:13,279 standpoint. From a rates standpoint, 2971 03:52:13,279 --> 03:52:16,319 here's the bottom line. Financing this 2972 03:52:16,319 --> 03:52:20,080 project is going to be a real challenge. 2973 03:52:20,080 --> 03:52:23,680 And so what a public entity like this 2974 03:52:23,680 --> 03:52:26,160 city faces or what a sanitary district 2975 03:52:26,160 --> 03:52:28,479 faces when you have a project of this 2976 03:52:28,479 --> 03:52:31,439 scope and of this magnitude is you have 2977 03:52:31,439 --> 03:52:35,040 to draw from several buckets in order to 2978 03:52:35,040 --> 03:52:38,479 or sources of funds and that includes 2979 03:52:38,479 --> 03:52:41,359 rates, it includes loans, it includes 2980 03:52:41,359 --> 03:52:43,160 bonds, it includes 2981 03:52:43,160 --> 03:52:45,840 grants in order to bring this project to 2982 03:52:45,840 --> 03:52:47,920 fruition. And the timing of this project 2983 03:52:47,920 --> 03:52:50,560 is by the end of this decade. There were 2984 03:52:50,560 --> 03:52:53,199 some really good points made about bonds 2985 03:52:53,199 --> 03:52:54,439 and 2986 03:52:54,439 --> 03:52:57,760 assessments and I understand those but 2987 03:52:57,760 --> 03:53:01,439 there also as a component of this has to 2988 03:53:01,439 --> 03:53:04,520 be a rates component as an underlying 2989 03:53:04,520 --> 03:53:08,319 component. Why? Because when the city 2990 03:53:08,319 --> 03:53:09,920 ultimately I suspect what's going to 2991 03:53:09,920 --> 03:53:12,399 happen is is the city is going to borrow 2992 03:53:12,399 --> 03:53:16,000 a very large amount of this projected 2993 03:53:16,000 --> 03:53:18,160 capital cost which I think was what uh 2994 03:53:18,160 --> 03:53:22,319 what about $135 million in 2022 2995 03:53:22,319 --> 03:53:25,000 $135 million just for the 2996 03:53:25,000 --> 03:53:26,960 plant. The city's going to have to 2997 03:53:26,960 --> 03:53:29,439 borrow a lot of those funds. So how do 2998 03:53:29,439 --> 03:53:32,319 you borrow? Well a bond is borrowing. an 2999 03:53:32,319 --> 03:53:35,120 assessment is borrowing and whenever and 3000 03:53:35,120 --> 03:53:36,720 whiff and the wiffia funds on the 3001 03:53:36,720 --> 03:53:38,840 federal level borrowing. So whenever an 3002 03:53:38,840 --> 03:53:40,600 underwriter 3003 03:53:40,600 --> 03:53:44,640 looks at how the borrowing how the 3004 03:53:44,640 --> 03:53:47,520 borrower is going to repay the funds 3005 03:53:47,520 --> 03:53:50,239 they do it just like anybody else just 3006 03:53:50,239 --> 03:53:52,000 like any other situation dealing with an 3007 03:53:52,000 --> 03:53:54,160 auto loan or a home loan or elsewhere. 3008 03:53:54,160 --> 03:53:56,479 What are the revenues that are going to 3009 03:53:56,479 --> 03:53:59,680 be in place to support it? 3010 03:53:59,680 --> 03:54:01,680 Well, the revenues that we're talking 3011 03:54:01,680 --> 03:54:04,160 about tonight just in this setting are 3012 03:54:04,160 --> 03:54:08,000 the rates which I acknowledge are high. 3013 03:54:08,000 --> 03:54:11,120 It doesn't I I don't like raising them, 3014 03:54:11,120 --> 03:54:13,760 but I ask but on the other hand, we have 3015 03:54:13,760 --> 03:54:16,880 a responsibility to do what is the 3016 03:54:16,880 --> 03:54:21,479 appropriate thing to do from the city's 3017 03:54:21,479 --> 03:54:23,720 standpoint. Our 3018 03:54:23,720 --> 03:54:26,800 rates, here's the other bottom line. Our 3019 03:54:26,800 --> 03:54:30,239 rates have to be commensurate. They have 3020 03:54:30,239 --> 03:54:32,560 to be commensurate with the project's 3021 03:54:32,560 --> 03:54:35,359 financial burden or the repayment in the 3022 03:54:35,359 --> 03:54:38,160 eyes of underwriters and otherwise all 3023 03:54:38,160 --> 03:54:39,760 those who are going to be evaluating our 3024 03:54:39,760 --> 03:54:41,800 project in the next couple of years. 3025 03:54:41,800 --> 03:54:44,359 Otherwise, otherwise if we don't do 3026 03:54:44,359 --> 03:54:46,880 that, then our rateayers in this 3027 03:54:46,880 --> 03:54:49,120 enterprise district, including many of 3028 03:54:49,120 --> 03:54:51,800 you in this room, would have to pay even 3029 03:54:51,800 --> 03:54:55,239 more. I know that sounds 3030 03:54:55,239 --> 03:54:57,520 counterintuitive. But, for example, if 3031 03:54:57,520 --> 03:54:59,680 I'm an underwriter and I'm and I'm 3032 03:54:59,680 --> 03:55:02,479 saying to myself, gosh, the rates here 3033 03:55:02,479 --> 03:55:04,960 aren't enough to support an interest 3034 03:55:04,960 --> 03:55:08,160 rate of X. I think we need to charge an 3035 03:55:08,160 --> 03:55:12,399 interest rate of a higher rate of Y. 3036 03:55:12,399 --> 03:55:15,600 So, you want to and rates again are just 3037 03:55:15,600 --> 03:55:19,239 a component of this project. So, 3038 03:55:19,239 --> 03:55:22,160 um I don't like to approve the 3039 03:55:22,160 --> 03:55:24,040 increases, but I think it's the 3040 03:55:24,040 --> 03:55:27,199 responsible thing to do. Thank you, Mr. 3041 03:55:27,199 --> 03:55:29,840 Mayor. Thank you for your comments. 3042 03:55:29,840 --> 03:55:31,560 Anyone 3043 03:55:31,560 --> 03:55:35,750 else? Susan. 3044 03:55:35,760 --> 03:55:37,279 So, I have something planned that I 3045 03:55:37,279 --> 03:55:40,319 wrote, but um I'd like to to thank 3046 03:55:40,319 --> 03:55:43,279 Council Member Trembley for a very well 3047 03:55:43,279 --> 03:55:45,340 articulated 3048 03:55:45,340 --> 03:55:46,760 [Music] 3049 03:55:46,760 --> 03:55:48,760 um 3050 03:55:48,760 --> 03:55:52,399 speech. Um he really did go over a lot 3051 03:55:52,399 --> 03:55:54,560 of the things that that you as a public 3052 03:55:54,560 --> 03:55:56,640 have brought up and I appreciate him 3053 03:55:56,640 --> 03:55:59,760 explaining that. Um I want to thank all 3054 03:55:59,760 --> 03:56:01,600 of you for coming forward and speaking 3055 03:56:01,600 --> 03:56:04,319 to us. Um, I actually was surprised 3056 03:56:04,319 --> 03:56:07,359 there weren't more protests. So, um, I 3057 03:56:07,359 --> 03:56:09,720 know people are busy and sometimes 3058 03:56:09,720 --> 03:56:12,239 don't aren't able to register their 3059 03:56:12,239 --> 03:56:16,479 protests. Um, so, um, I know these rates 3060 03:56:16,479 --> 03:56:19,920 are high. Um, I have to pay them as 3061 03:56:19,920 --> 03:56:23,160 well. I don't make a lot of money. I'm a 3062 03:56:23,160 --> 03:56:27,439 renter. Um, and so I feel these hikes 3063 03:56:27,439 --> 03:56:29,760 just like you do. 3064 03:56:29,760 --> 03:56:32,680 Um, and I hate this part of my 3065 03:56:32,680 --> 03:56:35,279 job. I went to the open house. I've 3066 03:56:35,279 --> 03:56:37,479 listened to you all 3067 03:56:37,479 --> 03:56:39,840 tonight. I haven't met a single person 3068 03:56:39,840 --> 03:56:43,399 that wants these rake rate 3069 03:56:43,399 --> 03:56:46,160 hikes. I feel powerless in a way, too, 3070 03:56:46,160 --> 03:56:48,560 because these are right hikes that I 3071 03:56:48,560 --> 03:56:51,840 believe must be incurred. Um, these are 3072 03:56:51,840 --> 03:56:53,840 things that, as Council Member Trembley 3073 03:56:53,840 --> 03:56:56,560 said, we really don't have a choice. Um, 3074 03:56:56,560 --> 03:56:58,960 I'm not going to go into the weeds as as 3075 03:56:58,960 --> 03:57:00,239 much as he did, and I'm not going to 3076 03:57:00,239 --> 03:57:02,399 repeat all of the things that he said, 3077 03:57:02,399 --> 03:57:05,120 but I really look at this as a as we 3078 03:57:05,120 --> 03:57:08,399 really don't have a choice. Um, we need 3079 03:57:08,399 --> 03:57:10,160 to be able to flush our toilets. We need 3080 03:57:10,160 --> 03:57:12,080 to be able to have drinking water. We 3081 03:57:12,080 --> 03:57:13,359 need to be able to do all of these 3082 03:57:13,359 --> 03:57:14,880 things and we need to be able to pay for 3083 03:57:14,880 --> 03:57:17,920 it. And we do have a very, very, very, 3084 03:57:17,920 --> 03:57:20,560 extremely expensive capital improvement 3085 03:57:20,560 --> 03:57:22,319 project coming up with the sewer 3086 03:57:22,319 --> 03:57:24,520 treatment plant. 3087 03:57:24,520 --> 03:57:27,120 So, I know people are struggling and I 3088 03:57:27,120 --> 03:57:29,760 know these are really hard times. Um, 3089 03:57:29,760 --> 03:57:32,720 but I I don't feel that I would be doing 3090 03:57:32,720 --> 03:57:35,040 my job correctly if I didn't vote for 3091 03:57:35,040 --> 03:57:37,720 these rate hikes. And I know that sounds 3092 03:57:37,720 --> 03:57:40,800 counterintuitive to intuitive. Um, but I 3093 03:57:40,800 --> 03:57:43,720 really take I take 3094 03:57:43,720 --> 03:57:46,080 you the reason I'm saying this is 3095 03:57:46,080 --> 03:57:47,680 because you said you can speak with your 3096 03:57:47,680 --> 03:57:52,399 votes and I you absolutely can. Um, I 3097 03:57:52,399 --> 03:57:55,199 think I'm doing the best job for the 3098 03:57:55,199 --> 03:57:57,439 community by voting in favor of these 3099 03:57:57,439 --> 03:58:00,800 rate hikes. I truly do. I know that they 3100 03:58:00,800 --> 03:58:02,319 are going to be hurtful on a lot of 3101 03:58:02,319 --> 03:58:04,000 families, but I really do that believe 3102 03:58:04,000 --> 03:58:06,800 that this is the right thing to do. 3103 03:58:06,800 --> 03:58:09,760 That's all I have. Thank you. Anyone 3104 03:58:09,760 --> 03:58:13,680 else? Vice Mayor Tenderson, 3105 03:58:13,680 --> 03:58:17,199 I find it deplorable that I'm going to 3106 03:58:17,199 --> 03:58:20,160 have to vote to increase any kind of fee 3107 03:58:20,160 --> 03:58:23,040 to any resident in the city of Camrio. 3108 03:58:23,040 --> 03:58:26,399 Um, as council member Santangelo said, I 3109 03:58:26,399 --> 03:58:29,279 have to pay the same rates that each and 3110 03:58:29,279 --> 03:58:32,560 every one of you do. Um, I don't like 3111 03:58:32,560 --> 03:58:35,520 it. Uh, I also understand that I could 3112 03:58:35,520 --> 03:58:39,040 vote no and that would be a cowardly 3113 03:58:39,040 --> 03:58:41,359 action on my part just because someone 3114 03:58:41,359 --> 03:58:43,399 said, "Remember, we get to vote you 3115 03:58:43,399 --> 03:58:47,520 out." I guarantee you, anybody sitting 3116 03:58:47,520 --> 03:58:50,640 up here that's met with staff, heard 3117 03:58:50,640 --> 03:58:52,960 these presentations over and over and 3118 03:58:52,960 --> 03:58:56,640 over again would make the same decision. 3119 03:58:56,640 --> 03:58:59,920 These are increases that are absolutely 3120 03:58:59,920 --> 03:59:04,479 necessary. Um, I know that I took it for 3121 03:59:04,479 --> 03:59:08,000 granted for a long time that I just hit 3122 03:59:08,000 --> 03:59:10,160 that little lever on the commode and 3123 03:59:10,160 --> 03:59:12,640 everything was rosy and cheerful in my 3124 03:59:12,640 --> 03:59:15,439 house. I go out and turn on the kitchen 3125 03:59:15,439 --> 03:59:18,479 tap water and water flows. It's even 3126 03:59:18,479 --> 03:59:20,319 better now with the dalter with the 3127 03:59:20,319 --> 03:59:23,120 blending of wellwater and the dissalter 3128 03:59:23,120 --> 03:59:25,520 water. I took that all for granted and I 3129 03:59:25,520 --> 03:59:27,920 sat in council meetings for five years 3130 03:59:27,920 --> 03:59:31,120 as Camrio's police commander. I never 3131 03:59:31,120 --> 03:59:33,840 once paid attention to public works. I 3132 03:59:33,840 --> 03:59:36,319 didn't care about the sanitation plant. 3133 03:59:36,319 --> 03:59:38,399 I didn't care about how water was 3134 03:59:38,399 --> 03:59:40,239 distributed to the rest of the city. My 3135 03:59:40,239 --> 03:59:42,680 concern was law enforcement and public 3136 03:59:42,680 --> 03:59:45,520 safety. This two years and 5 months I've 3137 03:59:45,520 --> 03:59:48,399 been on council have been a major eye 3138 03:59:48,399 --> 03:59:51,600 openener. I now am very engaged 3139 03:59:51,600 --> 03:59:53,439 especially on the water side of things 3140 03:59:53,439 --> 03:59:57,040 and on um the sanitation side of things 3141 03:59:57,040 --> 03:59:58,560 with meetings we attend and 3142 03:59:58,560 --> 04:00:01,040 organizations we belong to. In fact, 3143 04:00:01,040 --> 04:00:03,040 Mayor Trim or uh council member 3144 04:00:03,040 --> 04:00:05,520 Trembley, former mayor and I attended an 3145 04:00:05,520 --> 04:00:08,399 aqua aqua conference I think last year 3146 04:00:08,399 --> 04:00:12,479 in Monterey. There is not a single water 3147 04:00:12,479 --> 04:00:14,640 agency in the state of California, 3148 04:00:14,640 --> 04:00:18,040 whether it's a municipal, a 3149 04:00:18,040 --> 04:00:20,960 publiclyowned, a mutual, that isn't 3150 04:00:20,960 --> 04:00:22,960 going through the same rate studies 3151 04:00:22,960 --> 04:00:24,800 we're going through now. And there isn't 3152 04:00:24,800 --> 04:00:27,760 a single one of them that is not going 3153 04:00:27,760 --> 04:00:30,080 to be raising rates to pay for the 3154 04:00:30,080 --> 04:00:33,439 infrastructure. The staff report that I 3155 04:00:33,439 --> 04:00:36,000 went through with the fine tooth comb 3156 04:00:36,000 --> 04:00:38,720 shows that every year we have a 5% 3157 04:00:38,720 --> 04:00:41,479 increase in inflationary factor in 3158 04:00:41,479 --> 04:00:43,840 electric and we're trying to minimize 3159 04:00:43,840 --> 04:00:47,279 that by getting a greener footprint. The 3160 04:00:47,279 --> 04:00:50,560 cost the annual CPI is going up 3% a 3161 04:00:50,560 --> 04:00:53,520 year. So, right off the top, we have 8% 3162 04:00:53,520 --> 04:00:55,600 more necessary than we're already 3163 04:00:55,600 --> 04:00:58,399 bringing in in order to maintain both 3164 04:00:58,399 --> 04:01:02,160 water and water reclamation. Um, staff 3165 04:01:02,160 --> 04:01:05,600 costs go up, materials, chemicals go up, 3166 04:01:05,600 --> 04:01:08,319 and we are under constraints from state 3167 04:01:08,319 --> 04:01:10,479 regulations on drinking water and 3168 04:01:10,479 --> 04:01:12,880 wastewater. We're under constraints from 3169 04:01:12,880 --> 04:01:15,120 federal regulations on drinking water, 3170 04:01:15,120 --> 04:01:18,160 on waste water. And we have to meet 3171 04:01:18,160 --> 04:01:19,680 these. We have to be compliant with 3172 04:01:19,680 --> 04:01:22,800 them. And I guarantee no. I I came up 3173 04:01:22,800 --> 04:01:24,800 with a solution and the city manager is 3174 04:01:24,800 --> 04:01:26,319 going to throw something at me. I said 3175 04:01:26,319 --> 04:01:28,560 simple. Let's shut down the water 3176 04:01:28,560 --> 04:01:30,880 production one or two days a week and 3177 04:01:30,880 --> 04:01:33,040 furlow all the city employees. That's 3178 04:01:33,040 --> 04:01:34,479 not reasonable, but that would save 3179 04:01:34,479 --> 04:01:36,080 money, wouldn't it? You just wouldn't 3180 04:01:36,080 --> 04:01:37,920 have water. Let's do the same thing on 3181 04:01:37,920 --> 04:01:39,840 the wastewater side. Shut it down for 3182 04:01:39,840 --> 04:01:42,160 two days a week and furlow all the 3183 04:01:42,160 --> 04:01:44,319 employees and we'll save the money. But 3184 04:01:44,319 --> 04:01:46,239 none of us wants to not be able to flush 3185 04:01:46,239 --> 04:01:48,560 our toilets or run our dishwasher or our 3186 04:01:48,560 --> 04:01:51,760 wash machines at home. So the only path 3187 04:01:51,760 --> 04:01:54,080 we have in order to maintain these 3188 04:01:54,080 --> 04:01:56,479 services for the people that use the 3189 04:01:56,479 --> 04:02:00,880 services is these fee increases and I 3190 04:02:00,880 --> 04:02:02,960 will hold my nose but I will vote in 3191 04:02:02,960 --> 04:02:06,389 favor of them. 3192 04:02:06,399 --> 04:02:10,640 Pass member. Thank you. So there is a 3193 04:02:10,640 --> 04:02:12,359 saying in 3194 04:02:12,359 --> 04:02:16,429 Spanish and it 3195 04:02:16,439 --> 04:02:21,040 is which is we're between the sword and 3196 04:02:21,040 --> 04:02:25,439 the wall. Um it is going to be painful 3197 04:02:25,439 --> 04:02:27,239 regardless where you 3198 04:02:27,239 --> 04:02:33,040 move. I first wanted to thank staff for 3199 04:02:33,040 --> 04:02:36,720 the many many hours that went into 3200 04:02:36,720 --> 04:02:38,800 analyzing this. 3201 04:02:38,800 --> 04:02:42,560 um also to our analyst as well to our 3202 04:02:42,560 --> 04:02:45,359 committee. I know I was on the utilities 3203 04:02:45,359 --> 04:02:48,239 committee and I we briefly passed over 3204 04:02:48,239 --> 04:02:49,920 this but I know that this has been 3205 04:02:49,920 --> 04:02:52,560 studied extensively and there has been a 3206 04:02:52,560 --> 04:02:54,960 lot of questions that have been brought 3207 04:02:54,960 --> 04:02:57,279 up many of those that were brought up 3208 04:02:57,279 --> 04:02:59,600 here you know like what alternatives do 3209 04:02:59,600 --> 04:03:03,199 we have? Um, in the beginning of the 3210 04:03:03,199 --> 04:03:06,160 council meeting, we talked about our the 3211 04:03:06,160 --> 04:03:08,160 different meetings we were at. And one 3212 04:03:08,160 --> 04:03:11,920 of those that vice mayor and and myself 3213 04:03:11,920 --> 04:03:14,160 that we were at was in Sacramento trying 3214 04:03:14,160 --> 04:03:16,319 to lobby for different capital 3215 04:03:16,319 --> 04:03:19,279 improvement projects. And one of those 3216 04:03:19,279 --> 04:03:22,960 was to attend to this the most expensive 3217 04:03:22,960 --> 04:03:24,640 capital improvement project in the 3218 04:03:24,640 --> 04:03:28,239 history of the city of Camaro. Um, so do 3219 04:03:28,239 --> 04:03:32,239 know that while you may leave this room 3220 04:03:32,239 --> 04:03:34,319 probably not very happy with the 3221 04:03:34,319 --> 04:03:37,040 decision that will happen, we are doing 3222 04:03:37,040 --> 04:03:39,120 the best that we can to look at 3223 04:03:39,120 --> 04:03:42,160 different options of funding. And a 3224 04:03:42,160 --> 04:03:44,160 question that I always have is what 3225 04:03:44,160 --> 04:03:45,920 grants are available, who can we talk 3226 04:03:45,920 --> 04:03:48,000 to? I'm also in the nonprofit sector, so 3227 04:03:48,000 --> 04:03:49,439 I know what it's like to almost work 3228 04:03:49,439 --> 04:03:52,640 with nothing and to try to gain some 3229 04:03:52,640 --> 04:03:56,720 access. Um just recently I bumped into 3230 04:03:56,720 --> 04:04:01,279 um Julia uh not Julia uh Jackie Irwin 3231 04:04:01,279 --> 04:04:03,760 and again it's like okay you know are 3232 04:04:03,760 --> 04:04:07,199 there any opportunities uh for funding 3233 04:04:07,199 --> 04:04:09,920 so do know that we are doing the best 3234 04:04:09,920 --> 04:04:13,920 that we can um and I also feel the same 3235 04:04:13,920 --> 04:04:16,800 way that I mean if you were to ask me 3236 04:04:16,800 --> 04:04:18,720 and I were to be sitting in your shoes I 3237 04:04:18,720 --> 04:04:20,560 don't think anybody would want to vote 3238 04:04:20,560 --> 04:04:23,760 for an increase in rates like We're 3239 04:04:23,760 --> 04:04:25,520 already going through such a difficult 3240 04:04:25,520 --> 04:04:29,120 time in our community. Um, housing is a 3241 04:04:29,120 --> 04:04:31,920 crisis in Ventura County. I hear what 3242 04:04:31,920 --> 04:04:35,439 you're saying. I was born I was raised 3243 04:04:35,439 --> 04:04:39,160 in a very uh low in a low-income 3244 04:04:39,160 --> 04:04:42,800 housing. Um, and so I I get some of 3245 04:04:42,800 --> 04:04:45,199 those struggles from a personal level. I 3246 04:04:45,199 --> 04:04:47,279 have my parents and family members who 3247 04:04:47,279 --> 04:04:50,279 are also low-income and and any 3248 04:04:50,279 --> 04:04:53,199 significant increase, any type of uh 3249 04:04:53,199 --> 04:04:55,960 increase really impacts them 3250 04:04:55,960 --> 04:04:58,439 significantly. And that being 3251 04:04:58,439 --> 04:05:01,239 said, it's so important to be 3252 04:05:01,239 --> 04:05:03,840 responsible. When people ask me why I 3253 04:05:03,840 --> 04:05:06,080 wanted to run for city council, I never 3254 04:05:06,080 --> 04:05:08,160 thought this the wastewater plant was 3255 04:05:08,160 --> 04:05:09,199 something that I was going to have 3256 04:05:09,199 --> 04:05:11,920 nightmares about. Um, whenever there is 3257 04:05:11,920 --> 04:05:13,520 an earthquake, it's the first thing that 3258 04:05:13,520 --> 04:05:15,279 I think about now. I mean, in addition 3259 04:05:15,279 --> 04:05:17,040 to my kids, right? It's like, okay, is 3260 04:05:17,040 --> 04:05:20,800 the plant okay? Um, and I think 3261 04:05:20,800 --> 04:05:23,880 everybody who sits on this council truly 3262 04:05:23,880 --> 04:05:26,880 cares about the people and truly cares 3263 04:05:26,880 --> 04:05:29,880 about sustaining a 3264 04:05:29,880 --> 04:05:34,160 city and there are regulations that also 3265 04:05:34,160 --> 04:05:35,319 have to be 3266 04:05:35,319 --> 04:05:37,960 met. So with 3267 04:05:37,960 --> 04:05:41,880 that, I think I unfortunately 3268 04:05:41,880 --> 04:05:46,000 also am going to support the the rate 3269 04:05:46,000 --> 04:05:48,640 increases as well as I think it's not 3270 04:05:48,640 --> 04:05:51,520 what I want to do, but I think it is the 3271 04:05:51,520 --> 04:05:54,080 responsible thing to do. And having said 3272 04:05:54,080 --> 04:05:56,080 that, I think we will continue to push 3273 04:05:56,080 --> 04:05:58,720 to look at what other funding sources 3274 04:05:58,720 --> 04:06:01,600 there are and continue to be moving 3275 04:06:01,600 --> 04:06:03,600 forward. 3276 04:06:03,600 --> 04:06:06,080 Thank you for your comments. Okay, the 3277 04:06:06,080 --> 04:06:08,880 last a lot of already said what I was 3278 04:06:08,880 --> 04:06:10,920 going to say, but 3279 04:06:10,920 --> 04:06:14,239 um nobody wants to raise a rate. I've 3280 04:06:14,239 --> 04:06:16,720 been up here for a while. Nobody wants 3281 04:06:16,720 --> 04:06:19,760 to raise a rate, but I can assure the 3282 04:06:19,760 --> 04:06:23,840 public that we have looked at almost all 3283 04:06:23,840 --> 04:06:26,479 of our options here. You never can say 3284 04:06:26,479 --> 04:06:29,760 100% of anything, but we have had 3285 04:06:29,760 --> 04:06:32,640 several meetings for several months and 3286 04:06:32,640 --> 04:06:37,439 several years on this. Our uh sand plant 3287 04:06:37,439 --> 04:06:40,000 is aging. It was built in the 50s. We've 3288 04:06:40,000 --> 04:06:43,840 had some updates on it, but it's time. 3289 04:06:43,840 --> 04:06:45,600 We're either going to have to rehab that 3290 04:06:45,600 --> 04:06:47,120 or we're going to have to build a new 3291 04:06:47,120 --> 04:06:50,960 one. and the number in the millions has 3292 04:06:50,960 --> 04:06:53,199 been throwing around, but we really 3293 04:06:53,199 --> 04:06:56,479 don't know exactly how much that's going 3294 04:06:56,479 --> 04:06:59,520 to be, but I can tell you by far and 3295 04:06:59,520 --> 04:07:02,319 away it'll be the most expensive project 3296 04:07:02,319 --> 04:07:07,120 that the city will have. However, it 3297 04:07:07,120 --> 04:07:10,000 goes back to the 50s and with any luck, 3298 04:07:10,000 --> 04:07:13,359 it'll last us decades here. What you 3299 04:07:13,359 --> 04:07:15,600 don't want to do is get a violation on 3300 04:07:15,600 --> 04:07:17,680 that. What you don't want to do is not 3301 04:07:17,680 --> 04:07:20,239 have safe water. What you don't want to 3302 04:07:20,239 --> 04:07:22,399 do is when people either flush their 3303 04:07:22,399 --> 04:07:25,520 toilets or turn their spout for water on 3304 04:07:25,520 --> 04:07:27,840 to not have that work. That's what you 3305 04:07:27,840 --> 04:07:30,479 don't want to do. So, we've got to do 3306 04:07:30,479 --> 04:07:33,199 the best we can uh with this. I'll be 3307 04:07:33,199 --> 04:07:36,319 paying the rates, too. I've got family 3308 04:07:36,319 --> 04:07:38,399 members. I've been on fixed incomes 3309 04:07:38,399 --> 04:07:41,120 before in my life, too. I understand 3310 04:07:41,120 --> 04:07:44,160 that uh that uh scenario here. And 3311 04:07:44,160 --> 04:07:47,279 believe me, I know it's overused, but we 3312 04:07:47,279 --> 04:07:50,880 up here feel your pain. We This is a 3313 04:07:50,880 --> 04:07:53,040 last resort that we had. We We really 3314 04:07:53,040 --> 04:07:55,199 really tried to do the best we could do 3315 04:07:55,199 --> 04:07:57,840 to flatten out the rate increase. I 3316 04:07:57,840 --> 04:08:00,080 think it's important too to look at our 3317 04:08:00,080 --> 04:08:03,279 other sister cities around. We're still 3318 04:08:03,279 --> 04:08:05,199 going to be even with the raise in the 3319 04:08:05,199 --> 04:08:06,640 middle. And that's what we've always 3320 04:08:06,640 --> 04:08:09,040 tried to do for decades on the council 3321 04:08:09,040 --> 04:08:11,040 to somewhere be in the middle with our 3322 04:08:11,040 --> 04:08:14,080 rates here. And that still allows us to 3323 04:08:14,080 --> 04:08:17,680 do that with grants and other funding. 3324 04:08:17,680 --> 04:08:19,680 Our staff and our council work 3325 04:08:19,680 --> 04:08:22,319 tirelessly to try to find other sources 3326 04:08:22,319 --> 04:08:25,359 of funding with that. Believe me, we've 3327 04:08:25,359 --> 04:08:27,199 got a whole wing there that's looking 3328 04:08:27,199 --> 04:08:30,160 for that on a daily basis. So, it's a 3329 04:08:30,160 --> 04:08:32,960 tough decision. It's not a popular 3330 04:08:32,960 --> 04:08:35,040 decision, but I do think it's a 3331 04:08:35,040 --> 04:08:38,399 responsible decision to make tonight. 3332 04:08:38,399 --> 04:08:40,080 So with that staff, do you want to 3333 04:08:40,080 --> 04:08:44,720 report on the uh the counts for the uh 3334 04:08:44,720 --> 04:08:47,760 numbers of the written protest? Sure. Uh 3335 04:08:47,760 --> 04:08:49,600 the count is being made to determine if 3336 04:08:49,600 --> 04:08:51,359 there's a majority protest against the 3337 04:08:51,359 --> 04:08:53,600 proposed rates for each rate counted 3338 04:08:53,600 --> 04:08:55,199 separately. There's a majority protest 3339 04:08:55,199 --> 04:08:57,040 if the number of written protests 3340 04:08:57,040 --> 04:08:59,279 exceeds 50% of the total number of 3341 04:08:59,279 --> 04:09:01,600 parcels served. Um there have been have 3342 04:09:01,600 --> 04:09:03,439 there been any additional uh written 3343 04:09:03,439 --> 04:09:07,120 letters? No. Uh well then with that the 3344 04:09:07,120 --> 04:09:09,319 city serves 3345 04:09:09,319 --> 04:09:12,160 13,669 parcels. The majority protest 3346 04:09:12,160 --> 04:09:13,560 would require 3347 04:09:13,560 --> 04:09:16,080 6,835 protest votes and the city 3348 04:09:16,080 --> 04:09:19,760 received 200 written protests for water. 3349 04:09:19,760 --> 04:09:22,479 For airport water rates, the city serves 3350 04:09:22,479 --> 04:09:25,680 105 parcels. A majority protest would 3351 04:09:25,680 --> 04:09:28,000 require 53 protest votes and the city 3352 04:09:28,000 --> 04:09:30,800 received zero written protests. Sewer 3353 04:09:30,800 --> 04:09:32,960 rates. For the sewer rates, the district 3354 04:09:32,960 --> 04:09:36,319 serves 15,02 parcels. A majority protest 3355 04:09:36,319 --> 04:09:37,800 would require 3356 04:09:37,800 --> 04:09:40,560 7,52 protest votes, and the district 3357 04:09:40,560 --> 04:09:43,920 received 223 written protests. There's 3358 04:09:43,920 --> 04:09:46,399 no majority protest for the water rates, 3359 04:09:46,399 --> 04:09:48,560 airport water rates, or sewer rates, and 3360 04:09:48,560 --> 04:09:50,399 staff recommends the city council and 3361 04:09:50,399 --> 04:09:52,560 the board move to consider action on the 3362 04:09:52,560 --> 04:09:55,199 proposed rates. 3363 04:09:55,199 --> 04:09:56,880 Okay. So, with that, I don't know if 3364 04:09:56,880 --> 04:09:59,040 there's any questions that council have. 3365 04:09:59,040 --> 04:10:00,239 No, I'm ready to make a motion, Mr. 3366 04:10:00,239 --> 04:10:02,000 Mayor. Uh we'll do them separately if 3367 04:10:02,000 --> 04:10:03,120 you would please. All right. With 3368 04:10:03,120 --> 04:10:05,279 respect to item T, I move uh staff 3369 04:10:05,279 --> 04:10:07,120 staff's recommendations with respect to 3370 04:10:07,120 --> 04:10:10,080 the water service rates. I can second. 3371 04:10:10,080 --> 04:10:12,239 There's a motion in a second. Please do 3372 04:10:12,239 --> 04:10:14,880 a roll call vote, please. Council member 3373 04:10:14,880 --> 04:10:17,120 Martinez Bravo, yes. Council member 3374 04:10:17,120 --> 04:10:19,040 Santangelo, yes. Council member 3375 04:10:19,040 --> 04:10:22,000 Trembley, yes. Vice Mayor Tennyson, yes. 3376 04:10:22,000 --> 04:10:24,960 And Mayor Kildy, yes. Next will be the 3377 04:10:24,960 --> 04:10:26,720 airport rate. I'll make a motion with 3378 04:10:26,720 --> 04:10:29,040 respect to item Oh, is there a separate 3379 04:10:29,040 --> 04:10:31,120 motion on the airport rate? Yes. I'll 3380 04:10:31,120 --> 04:10:32,640 move staff recommendation on the airport 3381 04:10:32,640 --> 04:10:35,920 rate. I can second. There's a motion in 3382 04:10:35,920 --> 04:10:37,680 a second. Please do a roll call vote, 3383 04:10:37,680 --> 04:10:40,080 please. Council Martinez Bravo, yes. 3384 04:10:40,080 --> 04:10:42,080 Council member Santangelo, yes. Council 3385 04:10:42,080 --> 04:10:43,920 member Trembley, yes. Vice Mayor 3386 04:10:43,920 --> 04:10:47,439 Tennyson, yes. Mayor Kildy, yes. And the 3387 04:10:47,439 --> 04:10:49,279 next would be the sewer rates. Mr. 3388 04:10:49,279 --> 04:10:51,120 Mayor, I'll make a motion to adopt staff 3389 04:10:51,120 --> 04:10:53,199 recommendation with respect to item U on 3390 04:10:53,199 --> 04:10:55,520 the sewer service rates. 3391 04:10:55,520 --> 04:10:58,239 Second. There's a motion in a second. Is 3392 04:10:58,239 --> 04:10:59,840 there any further discussion? Please do 3393 04:10:59,840 --> 04:11:03,279 a roll call vote. Director Kildy, 3394 04:11:03,279 --> 04:11:05,359 yes. Director Martinez Bravo, yes. 3395 04:11:05,359 --> 04:11:07,840 Director Santangelo, yes. Secretary 3396 04:11:07,840 --> 04:11:11,199 Tennyson, yes. And Chair Trimbley, yes. 3397 04:11:11,199 --> 04:11:13,040 Okay. Thank you for this. We've been 3398 04:11:13,040 --> 04:11:15,199 going at it for quite a while. The chair 3399 04:11:15,199 --> 04:11:16,880 uh mayor is going to call a 20minut 3400 04:11:16,880 --> 04:11:18,880 recess and we'll be back with the final 3401 04:11:18,880 --> 04:30:13,349 items on the agenda. 3402 04:30:13,359 --> 04:30:15,359 All right, I'd like to reconvene the 3403 04:30:15,359 --> 04:30:18,960 city council meeting. Item five is uh B 3404 04:30:18,960 --> 04:30:21,920 was Camrio Tourism Marketing District 3405 04:30:21,920 --> 04:30:24,239 annual report. Mr. Winkler, are you here 3406 04:30:24,239 --> 04:30:25,520 tonight? Would you like to start off 3407 04:30:25,520 --> 04:30:27,359 with the report, please? Yeah, thank 3408 04:30:27,359 --> 04:30:29,439 you. Good evening, Mayor. And is here as 3409 04:30:29,439 --> 04:30:31,760 well? Thank you. 3410 04:30:31,760 --> 04:30:33,680 Good evening, mayor uh and members of 3411 04:30:33,680 --> 04:30:35,760 the city council. It's my pleasure to 3412 04:30:35,760 --> 04:30:37,840 introduce Juliana Garcia, executive 3413 04:30:37,840 --> 04:30:40,120 director of Camrio Hotel and Tourism 3414 04:30:40,120 --> 04:30:42,560 Association. Uh Miss Garcia is here this 3415 04:30:42,560 --> 04:30:44,080 evening to present an overview of the 3416 04:30:44,080 --> 04:30:45,720 fiscal year 3417 04:30:45,720 --> 04:30:48,399 202425 annual report for the Camrio 3418 04:30:48,399 --> 04:30:50,399 Tourism Marketing District, which 3419 04:30:50,399 --> 04:30:52,399 includes a proposed reallocation of 3420 04:30:52,399 --> 04:30:55,520 funding among the BA budget categories. 3421 04:30:55,520 --> 04:30:57,600 The reallocation was approved by the 3422 04:30:57,600 --> 04:31:00,239 CHTA board and now requires approval by 3423 04:31:00,239 --> 04:31:02,880 the city council. Miss Garcia will also 3424 04:31:02,880 --> 04:31:04,800 highlight the association's achievements 3425 04:31:04,800 --> 04:31:06,960 over the past year and preview upcoming 3426 04:31:06,960 --> 04:31:08,399 activities aimed at further 3427 04:31:08,399 --> 04:31:10,560 strengthening Camrio's position as a 3428 04:31:10,560 --> 04:31:12,960 regional tourism destination. Please 3429 04:31:12,960 --> 04:31:15,840 join me in welcoming Miss Yoliana 3430 04:31:15,840 --> 04:31:18,479 Garcia. 3431 04:31:18,479 --> 04:31:20,640 Thank you, George. Good evening, 3432 04:31:20,640 --> 04:31:22,960 honorable Mayor Kildy, members of city 3433 04:31:22,960 --> 04:31:25,600 council, and city staff. Uh thank you 3434 04:31:25,600 --> 04:31:27,120 for the opportunity to speak with you 3435 04:31:27,120 --> 04:31:29,359 tonight on behalf of the Camrio Hotel 3436 04:31:29,359 --> 04:31:31,760 and Tourism Association publicly were 3437 04:31:31,760 --> 04:31:34,399 known as Visit Camaro. Uh I'd like to 3438 04:31:34,399 --> 04:31:36,319 take a moment to provide uh some 3439 04:31:36,319 --> 04:31:38,800 additional context on the staff report. 3440 04:31:38,800 --> 04:31:41,199 Um, each year we approach our budget 3441 04:31:41,199 --> 04:31:43,760 planning with a thoughtful strategy, 3442 04:31:43,760 --> 04:31:45,680 ensuring that every dollar we invest 3443 04:31:45,680 --> 04:31:48,080 helps strengthen Camereo's mission and 3444 04:31:48,080 --> 04:31:50,880 position as a welcoming destination. Uh, 3445 04:31:50,880 --> 04:31:53,120 for this fiscal year, we are proposing a 3446 04:31:53,120 --> 04:31:55,760 strategic reallocation of resources uh 3447 04:31:55,760 --> 04:31:58,399 to more accurately categorize expenses 3448 04:31:58,399 --> 04:32:00,479 in line with how these programs function 3449 04:32:00,479 --> 04:32:03,040 within our marketing strategy. As 3450 04:32:03,040 --> 04:32:04,960 outlined in the report, you'll notice an 3451 04:32:04,960 --> 04:32:08,000 8% reallocation. 1% is being shifted 3452 04:32:08,000 --> 04:32:09,920 from local marketing to administration 3453 04:32:09,920 --> 04:32:12,479 to provide a most a modest operational 3454 04:32:12,479 --> 04:32:15,040 cushion which brings administration um 3455 04:32:15,040 --> 04:32:19,279 from 22% to 23% and uh 7% of that is 3456 04:32:19,279 --> 04:32:21,040 being reallocated to the marketing and 3457 04:32:21,040 --> 04:32:23,520 sales category to support our expanded 3458 04:32:23,520 --> 04:32:25,359 uh sales and digital efforts. So that 3459 04:32:25,359 --> 04:32:28,640 brings us from 55 to 62 uh local 3460 04:32:28,640 --> 04:32:31,120 marketing at 14 and then our city 3461 04:32:31,120 --> 04:32:34,159 collection cost at 1%. Um, I want to 3462 04:32:34,159 --> 04:32:36,319 emphasize that we are not eliminating 3463 04:32:36,319 --> 04:32:39,040 any existing programs or services. What 3464 04:32:39,040 --> 04:32:41,359 we're doing is ensuring uh that certain 3465 04:32:41,359 --> 04:32:43,520 expenses are more accurately reflected 3466 04:32:43,520 --> 04:32:46,399 in the correct budget categories. Over 3467 04:32:46,399 --> 04:32:49,840 time, as pro programs evolve, some cost 3468 04:32:49,840 --> 04:32:51,520 particularly related to staffing and 3469 04:32:51,520 --> 04:32:53,520 sales support have been grouped under 3470 04:32:53,520 --> 04:32:56,080 broader categories like local marketing. 3471 04:32:56,080 --> 04:32:58,000 Uh this adjustment simply moves those 3472 04:32:58,000 --> 04:32:59,600 funds into the categories where they 3473 04:32:59,600 --> 04:33:01,680 truly belong such as administration and 3474 04:33:01,680 --> 04:33:04,799 marketing and sales. Uh this adjustment 3475 04:33:04,799 --> 04:33:06,320 allows us to enhance our digital 3476 04:33:06,320 --> 04:33:08,719 outreach and support more targeted sales 3477 04:33:08,719 --> 04:33:10,400 initiatives efforts that are 3478 04:33:10,400 --> 04:33:12,320 increasingly essential to remain 3479 04:33:12,320 --> 04:33:14,520 competitive and engage the modern 3480 04:33:14,520 --> 04:33:17,039 traveler. This realignment is fully 3481 04:33:17,039 --> 04:33:18,480 compliant with the Camrio tourism 3482 04:33:18,480 --> 04:33:21,039 marketing district plan. uh the city and 3483 04:33:21,039 --> 04:33:23,920 the CHTA board are authorized to adjust 3484 04:33:23,920 --> 04:33:26,879 budget category allocations uh by up to 3485 04:33:26,879 --> 04:33:29,119 15% as long as the marketing and sales 3486 04:33:29,119 --> 04:33:32,080 category remains at or above 55% of the 3487 04:33:32,080 --> 04:33:36,320 total annual budget. Um on in addition 3488 04:33:36,320 --> 04:33:38,561 uh Visit Cameo has two exciting updates 3489 04:33:38,561 --> 04:33:42,561 on the horizon. First, our 2025 2026 3490 04:33:42,561 --> 04:33:44,959 visitors guide is set to launch in late 3491 04:33:44,959 --> 04:33:46,959 June with the print distribution of 3492 04:33:46,959 --> 04:33:49,840 35,000 copies. Uh these guides will be 3493 04:33:49,840 --> 04:33:50,959 available throughout the state at 3494 04:33:50,959 --> 04:33:53,199 official California welcome centers, 3495 04:33:53,199 --> 04:33:56,080 regional airports, local hotels, and 3496 04:33:56,080 --> 04:33:58,000 businesses. And they'll also be shared 3497 04:33:58,000 --> 04:33:59,561 through online leans and direct 3498 04:33:59,561 --> 04:34:02,400 requests. Uh secondly, on the content 3499 04:34:02,400 --> 04:34:04,240 development front, we're in the early 3500 04:34:04,240 --> 04:34:06,240 stages of producing a new video series 3501 04:34:06,240 --> 04:34:08,240 that will spotlight local families, 3502 04:34:08,240 --> 04:34:10,719 their deep ties to Camaro and their and 3503 04:34:10,719 --> 04:34:13,119 the businesses they operate. This series 3504 04:34:13,119 --> 04:34:15,359 will serve as a heartfelt tribute to the 3505 04:34:15,359 --> 04:34:17,439 people and stories that make our city so 3506 04:34:17,439 --> 04:34:19,199 special. 3507 04:34:19,199 --> 04:34:21,439 To close, I'd like to share our annual 3508 04:34:21,439 --> 04:34:23,840 our 2024 annual report video, which 3509 04:34:23,840 --> 04:34:25,439 highlights the accomplishments of the 3510 04:34:25,439 --> 04:34:27,520 past year and offers a glimpse into the 3511 04:34:27,520 --> 04:34:29,359 direction we're heading. Um, but before 3512 04:34:29,359 --> 04:34:31,199 we play the video, I just I do want to 3513 04:34:31,199 --> 04:34:33,199 recognize our hotels for doing a 3514 04:34:33,199 --> 04:34:35,359 fantastic job, specifically when it 3515 04:34:35,359 --> 04:34:38,320 comes to occupancy. We have uh the 3516 04:34:38,320 --> 04:34:40,879 highest occupancy rate in the county. 3517 04:34:40,879 --> 04:34:42,320 Um, and you'll see some of those details 3518 04:34:42,320 --> 04:34:44,879 in the video. So, uh big big uh 3519 04:34:44,879 --> 04:34:47,520 accomplishment for the hotels. Um, thank 3520 04:34:47,520 --> 04:34:49,199 you again for your continued support and 3521 04:34:49,199 --> 04:34:50,879 for championing Camrio's growth as a 3522 04:34:50,879 --> 04:35:01,380 vibrant, welcoming 3523 04:35:01,390 --> 04:35:05,000 [Music] 3524 04:35:05,000 --> 04:35:07,680 destination. Welcome to the Visit Camrio 3525 04:35:07,680 --> 04:35:10,719 2024 annual report. This year, we're 3526 04:35:10,719 --> 04:35:12,400 excited to share the incredible impact 3527 04:35:12,400 --> 04:35:14,480 of tourism on our community and 3528 04:35:14,480 --> 04:35:15,760 celebrate the achievements and 3529 04:35:15,760 --> 04:35:17,879 milestones we've reached over the past 3530 04:35:17,879 --> 04:35:20,240 year. Our mission as the official 3531 04:35:20,240 --> 04:35:22,719 destination marketing organization is to 3532 04:35:22,719 --> 04:35:24,799 promote and enhance tourism while 3533 04:35:24,799 --> 04:35:27,039 supporting our hospitality industry, 3534 04:35:27,039 --> 04:35:29,840 local businesses, and partners. And in 3535 04:35:29,840 --> 04:35:32,639 2024, our combined efforts along with 3536 04:35:32,639 --> 04:35:35,119 the incredible experiences Camrio has to 3537 04:35:35,119 --> 04:35:37,520 offer led to an outstanding year for our 3538 04:35:37,520 --> 04:35:41,119 visitor economy. In 2023, Cameo 3539 04:35:41,119 --> 04:35:43,520 experienced more than 3 million visits 3540 04:35:43,520 --> 04:35:44,920 with more than 3541 04:35:44,920 --> 04:35:47,480 316,000 visitors choosing to stay 3542 04:35:47,480 --> 04:35:50,080 overnight. These travelers contributed a 3543 04:35:50,080 --> 04:35:54,240 total of 179.2 million in visitor 3544 04:35:54,240 --> 04:35:56,760 spending, directly benefiting our local 3545 04:35:56,760 --> 04:35:59,439 economy. Travel generated tax revenue 3546 04:35:59,439 --> 04:36:03,359 reached 15.5 million, 6.9 of which 3547 04:36:03,359 --> 04:36:06,561 supported local taxes, while 8.6 million 3548 04:36:06,561 --> 04:36:09,279 contributed to state taxes. In addition, 3549 04:36:09,279 --> 04:36:12,039 the tourism industry sustained 3550 04:36:12,039 --> 04:36:15,279 1,613 local jobs, underscoring its 3551 04:36:15,279 --> 04:36:17,719 significant impact on our workforce and 3552 04:36:17,719 --> 04:36:20,959 economy. In 2024, Camereo's lodging 3553 04:36:20,959 --> 04:36:23,359 sector saw a strong performance. Our 3554 04:36:23,359 --> 04:36:26,240 hotels achieved an impressive 78.8 3555 04:36:26,240 --> 04:36:28,480 occupancy rate with an average daily 3556 04:36:28,480 --> 04:36:29,320 rate of 3557 04:36:29,320 --> 04:36:32,439 $142 and revenue per available room at 3558 04:36:32,439 --> 04:36:35,039 $112. In addition to these strong 3559 04:36:35,039 --> 04:36:37,920 numbers, Camrio's hospitality landscape 3560 04:36:37,920 --> 04:36:40,240 is growing. The Mian Plaza and 3561 04:36:40,240 --> 04:36:42,480 Conference Center of Camrio is an 3562 04:36:42,480 --> 04:36:45,039 exciting 14 acre development introducing 3563 04:36:45,039 --> 04:36:48,080 two new Hilton properties. The first, 3564 04:36:48,080 --> 04:36:50,639 home to suites by Hilton Camaro, is 3565 04:36:50,639 --> 04:36:53,840 nearing completion and will offer 122 3566 04:36:53,840 --> 04:36:56,480 all suite rooms designed for both short 3567 04:36:56,480 --> 04:36:59,520 and long-term stays. The second, the 3568 04:36:59,520 --> 04:37:03,279 full service 155 room embassy suites 3569 04:37:03,279 --> 04:37:06,320 will be connected to a 17,500 square f 3570 04:37:06,320 --> 04:37:08,639 foot conference center, providing a 3571 04:37:08,639 --> 04:37:10,760 premier venue for meetings and 3572 04:37:10,760 --> 04:37:13,600 events. Across the way, the Hampton Inn 3573 04:37:13,600 --> 04:37:16,240 and Suites Camrio recently completed a 3574 04:37:16,240 --> 04:37:18,240 series of upgrades to enhance the guest 3575 04:37:18,240 --> 04:37:20,400 experience. These improvements include 3576 04:37:20,400 --> 04:37:22,719 refreshed furnishings, an updated 3577 04:37:22,719 --> 04:37:24,080 fitness center with new workout 3578 04:37:24,080 --> 04:37:26,480 equipment, and a newly refinished pool 3579 04:37:26,480 --> 04:37:29,119 deck and jacuzzi. Completing the recent 3580 04:37:29,119 --> 04:37:32,080 upgrades, Sinessa Select Camaro has 3581 04:37:32,080 --> 04:37:34,400 recently enhanced guest comfort with 3582 04:37:34,400 --> 04:37:36,639 brand new mattresses and upgraded every 3583 04:37:36,639 --> 04:37:38,039 room with new 3584 04:37:38,039 --> 04:37:41,279 TVs. Strategic advertising continues to 3585 04:37:41,279 --> 04:37:43,920 play a crucial role in driving tourism. 3586 04:37:43,920 --> 04:37:46,879 In 2024, we expanded our highly 3587 04:37:46,879 --> 04:37:49,279 successful always in season campaign, 3588 04:37:49,279 --> 04:37:51,680 which featured dedicated sub campaigns 3589 04:37:51,680 --> 04:37:54,160 focusing on weddings, midweek travel, 3590 04:37:54,160 --> 04:37:56,320 and our visitors guide. Our visitors 3591 04:37:56,320 --> 04:37:58,561 guide remained a valuable resource for 3592 04:37:58,561 --> 04:38:01,760 travelers with 35,000 copies distributed 3593 04:38:01,760 --> 04:38:03,760 across welcome centers, regional 3594 04:38:03,760 --> 04:38:06,639 airports, local businesses, hotels, and 3595 04:38:06,639 --> 04:38:08,639 direct mailers. All of these paid 3596 04:38:08,639 --> 04:38:11,680 efforts combined led to an outstanding 3597 04:38:11,680 --> 04:38:15,240 30.8 8 million impressions and 3598 04:38:15,240 --> 04:38:17,840 255,000 clicks to our website, further 3599 04:38:17,840 --> 04:38:20,000 strengthening Camerio's position as a 3600 04:38:20,000 --> 04:38:21,320 must- vvisit 3601 04:38:21,320 --> 04:38:23,920 destination. Our own media efforts were 3602 04:38:23,920 --> 04:38:26,240 key in driving engagement, storytelling, 3603 04:38:26,240 --> 04:38:28,959 and brand awareness. In 2024, we saw 3604 04:38:28,959 --> 04:38:33,119 over 412,000 website visits, launched 25 3605 04:38:33,119 --> 04:38:35,600 new blog post, and grew our newsletter 3606 04:38:35,600 --> 04:38:37,639 audience to more than 15,000 3607 04:38:37,639 --> 04:38:39,760 subscribers, continually keeping our 3608 04:38:39,760 --> 04:38:41,561 visitors informed and 3609 04:38:41,561 --> 04:38:44,400 inspired. Across social media, our 3610 04:38:44,400 --> 04:38:47,439 content generated an impressive 17.2 3611 04:38:47,439 --> 04:38:49,920 million impressions. Through engaging 3612 04:38:49,920 --> 04:38:52,639 visuals, compelling storytelling, and 3613 04:38:52,639 --> 04:38:55,279 interactive campaigns, we fostered a 3614 04:38:55,279 --> 04:38:57,680 strong digital community. Our strategic 3615 04:38:57,680 --> 04:39:00,000 use of video content, influencer 3616 04:39:00,000 --> 04:39:02,400 marketing, and real-time engagement 3617 04:39:02,400 --> 04:39:04,400 helped amplify our message in the 3618 04:39:04,400 --> 04:39:05,561 digital 3619 04:39:05,561 --> 04:39:08,080 landscape. Our partnerships with Visit 3620 04:39:08,080 --> 04:39:10,400 California, the Central Coast Tourism 3621 04:39:10,400 --> 04:39:13,199 Council, and Ventura County Coast played 3622 04:39:13,199 --> 04:39:15,719 a pivotal role in amplifying Camrio's 3623 04:39:15,719 --> 04:39:18,240 message. In partnership with Ventura 3624 04:39:18,240 --> 04:39:20,799 County Coast, our team attended over a 3625 04:39:20,799 --> 04:39:23,279 dozen trade shows and industry events. 3626 04:39:23,279 --> 04:39:25,359 Additionally, we engaged directly with 3627 04:39:25,359 --> 04:39:27,359 meeting planners to showcase our hotel 3628 04:39:27,359 --> 04:39:30,160 properties and event venues. These 3629 04:39:30,160 --> 04:39:32,000 efforts significantly increased 3630 04:39:32,000 --> 04:39:34,480 awareness of both Camrio and the greater 3631 04:39:34,480 --> 04:39:37,039 region, further solidifying our presence 3632 04:39:37,039 --> 04:39:39,560 as a visitor and event 3633 04:39:39,560 --> 04:39:42,400 destination. 2024 marked the completion 3634 04:39:42,400 --> 04:39:44,400 of a few key initiatives that will leave 3635 04:39:44,400 --> 04:39:47,440 a lasting impact. Visi adopted its first 3636 04:39:47,440 --> 04:39:49,840 ever strategic plan, a three-year road 3637 04:39:49,840 --> 04:39:52,000 map laying the foundation for long-term 3638 04:39:52,000 --> 04:39:54,400 growth. We also released our newest 3639 04:39:54,400 --> 04:39:57,120 destination video showcasing Camrio's 3640 04:39:57,120 --> 04:39:59,480 vibrant landscapes, attractions, and 3641 04:39:59,480 --> 04:40:02,240 people. In partnership with the Cameo 3642 04:40:02,240 --> 04:40:04,958 Premium Outlets, we unveiled a brand new 3643 04:40:04,958 --> 04:40:07,840 mural titled Canvas of Camaro, 3644 04:40:07,840 --> 04:40:09,600 celebrating the city's history, 3645 04:40:09,600 --> 04:40:13,200 community spirit, and iconic landmarks. 3646 04:40:13,200 --> 04:40:14,840 And through countless community 3647 04:40:14,840 --> 04:40:16,878 partnerships, we strengthen our 3648 04:40:16,878 --> 04:40:18,680 connections with local businesses, 3649 04:40:18,680 --> 04:40:21,200 organizations, and residents because 3650 04:40:21,200 --> 04:40:23,760 tourism is truly a community effort. 3651 04:40:23,760 --> 04:40:26,080 Visit Camaro recognizes the importance 3652 04:40:26,080 --> 04:40:27,760 of being engaged with our local 3653 04:40:27,760 --> 04:40:30,160 community, and we make it a priority to 3654 04:40:30,160 --> 04:40:31,680 support through sponsorship, 3655 04:40:31,680 --> 04:40:34,878 participation, and collaboration. 2024 3656 04:40:34,878 --> 04:40:37,280 was a monumental year, and we look 3657 04:40:37,280 --> 04:40:39,360 forward to continuing that upward trend 3658 04:40:39,360 --> 04:40:41,200 in 2025. 3659 04:40:41,200 --> 04:40:43,280 Thank you to our incredible tourism 3660 04:40:43,280 --> 04:40:45,760 partners, local businesses, and the 3661 04:40:45,760 --> 04:40:47,480 support of the community for making 3662 04:40:47,480 --> 04:40:55,270 Camaro a great place to visit. 3663 04:40:55,280 --> 04:40:57,040 All right. Thanks, Miss Garcia, for that 3664 04:40:57,040 --> 04:40:58,638 presentation and for your continued 3665 04:40:58,638 --> 04:41:00,798 leadership um promoting Camry as a 3666 04:41:00,798 --> 04:41:03,280 destination. Um, at this time I would 3667 04:41:03,280 --> 04:41:04,958 like to respectfully request that city 3668 04:41:04,958 --> 04:41:07,280 council consider the recommended action 3669 04:41:07,280 --> 04:41:09,520 in the staff report which is to approve 3670 04:41:09,520 --> 04:41:11,958 the fiscal year 3671 04:41:11,958 --> 04:41:14,718 202425 Cameo Tourism Marketing District 3672 04:41:14,718 --> 04:41:16,560 annual report which includes the 3673 04:41:16,560 --> 04:41:18,480 proposed budget reallocation as 3674 04:41:18,480 --> 04:41:20,638 submitted by the Camrio Hotel Tourism 3675 04:41:20,638 --> 04:41:24,628 Association. 3676 04:41:24,638 --> 04:41:27,360 Are there any uh comments or questions 3677 04:41:27,360 --> 04:41:29,200 of staff at this particular point? 3678 04:41:29,200 --> 04:41:32,240 Martito. Uh, no questions other than 3679 04:41:32,240 --> 04:41:34,400 thank you so much, Juliana, to you and 3680 04:41:34,400 --> 04:41:36,958 to Bailey. You are just everywhere. 3681 04:41:36,958 --> 04:41:40,080 Everywhere I go, I see you guys and 3682 04:41:40,080 --> 04:41:42,000 you're just doing such an amazing job 3683 04:41:42,000 --> 04:41:45,040 and we see the data to represent uh the 3684 04:41:45,040 --> 04:41:47,760 the great job that you're doing. Um, I'm 3685 04:41:47,760 --> 04:41:50,798 very supportive of what you do and the 3686 04:41:50,798 --> 04:41:53,200 impact that it brings to our local 3687 04:41:53,200 --> 04:41:55,920 economy and thank you to previous 3688 04:41:55,920 --> 04:41:58,638 council members for this direction. Um, 3689 04:41:58,638 --> 04:42:00,480 I think that this is the right way to go 3690 04:42:00,480 --> 04:42:03,600 and I'm happy to move the approval of 3691 04:42:03,600 --> 04:42:07,280 the uh staff's recommendation. 3692 04:42:07,280 --> 04:42:09,120 Any other I'll second. Okay, there's a 3693 04:42:09,120 --> 04:42:10,560 motion and a second. Is there any 3694 04:42:10,560 --> 04:42:12,400 further discussion or comments at this 3695 04:42:12,400 --> 04:42:13,840 particular point? Mr. Trembley, would 3696 04:42:13,840 --> 04:42:14,958 you like to Yeah, I just wanted to 3697 04:42:14,958 --> 04:42:17,920 compliment you, Juliana, and um and 3698 04:42:17,920 --> 04:42:20,240 Bailey, I you know, first of all, the 3699 04:42:20,240 --> 04:42:22,160 the proposed reallocation to me makes 3700 04:42:22,160 --> 04:42:26,320 makes sense. Um, but I think like u uh 3701 04:42:26,320 --> 04:42:28,878 like my colleague said uh we see you all 3702 04:42:28,878 --> 04:42:31,200 over uh the place and your presence is 3703 04:42:31,200 --> 04:42:32,798 well felt and and we really appreciate 3704 04:42:32,798 --> 04:42:34,638 all the work that you do. So, thank you 3705 04:42:34,638 --> 04:42:36,638 so much. So, I think I I'm sensing a 3706 04:42:36,638 --> 04:42:38,000 positive vote and you should consider 3707 04:42:38,000 --> 04:42:39,680 that just a reaffirmation of everything 3708 04:42:39,680 --> 04:42:42,638 that you're doing. We appreciate it. Any 3709 04:42:42,638 --> 04:42:44,240 other questions or comments at this 3710 04:42:44,240 --> 04:42:46,160 particular? Juliana and George, thank 3711 04:42:46,160 --> 04:42:48,400 you for all your work. Um, so we do have 3712 04:42:48,400 --> 04:42:50,240 a motion. There's a second. Would you 3713 04:42:50,240 --> 04:42:52,080 please do a roll call vote, please? 3714 04:42:52,080 --> 04:42:54,160 Council member Martinez Bravo, yes. 3715 04:42:54,160 --> 04:42:56,240 Council member Santangelo, yes. Council 3716 04:42:56,240 --> 04:42:58,000 member Trembley, yes. Vice Mayor 3717 04:42:58,000 --> 04:43:01,200 Tennyson, yes. And Mayor Kildee, yes. 3718 04:43:01,200 --> 04:43:03,360 Okay, that gets us down to item W is the 3719 04:43:03,360 --> 04:43:04,878 transit operation and maintenance 3720 04:43:04,878 --> 04:43:06,480 service agreement. Do we have a staff 3721 04:43:06,480 --> 04:43:07,920 report in it? Sean, are you going to 3722 04:43:07,920 --> 04:43:09,760 take that one? Is he here? Yes, John, 3723 04:43:09,760 --> 04:43:12,638 there you are. Thank you. Good evening, 3724 04:43:12,638 --> 04:43:14,718 Mayor Kildy and council members. As part 3725 04:43:14,718 --> 04:43:16,560 of as part of this agenda items 3726 04:43:16,560 --> 04:43:18,320 presentation, staff is including a 3727 04:43:18,320 --> 04:43:20,718 transit service update. The last update 3728 04:43:20,718 --> 04:43:23,160 was provided October 23rd, 3729 04:43:23,160 --> 04:43:25,680 2024. In tonight's brief report, we'll 3730 04:43:25,680 --> 04:43:27,280 cover the following topics: our 3731 04:43:27,280 --> 04:43:30,080 ridership, the RideCo app, RTW 3732 04:43:30,080 --> 04:43:33,120 management, transit fleet updates, and 3733 04:43:33,120 --> 04:43:35,280 tonight's agenda item request concerning 3734 04:43:35,280 --> 04:43:38,680 increases in vehicle revenue 3735 04:43:38,680 --> 04:43:40,798 hours. I'll begin by discussing 3736 04:43:40,798 --> 04:43:43,040 ridership for the current fiscal year. 3737 04:43:43,040 --> 04:43:45,920 Our overall ridership for both or for 3738 04:43:45,920 --> 04:43:48,160 bus and dialeride service has increased 3739 04:43:48,160 --> 04:43:50,240 by 18% year-to- date compared to the 3740 04:43:50,240 --> 04:43:53,280 same period in fiscal year 232 24. Our 3741 04:43:53,280 --> 04:43:56,160 fixed route services have a combined 15% 3742 04:43:56,160 --> 04:43:58,240 increase with a 16% increase for the 3743 04:43:58,240 --> 04:44:01,360 trolley ser trolley service and 12% for 3744 04:44:01,360 --> 04:44:03,920 fixed route. Our dialeride service has 3745 04:44:03,920 --> 04:44:06,798 seen an increase of 20%. Breaking down 3746 04:44:06,798 --> 04:44:09,360 this ridership, we have a 53% increase 3747 04:44:09,360 --> 04:44:12,878 in of our local senior and ADA services. 3748 04:44:12,878 --> 04:44:16,240 Our general dialer ride is up 16%. The 3749 04:44:16,240 --> 04:44:18,320 college ride program, which is part of 3750 04:44:18,320 --> 04:44:20,240 the general dialeride program, has 3751 04:44:20,240 --> 04:44:21,878 increased over 3752 04:44:21,878 --> 04:44:25,040 a,000%. 69% of those trips are to and 3753 04:44:25,040 --> 04:44:28,718 from CSUCI with the remaining 31% using 3754 04:44:28,718 --> 04:44:30,840 the dialeride program for trips here in 3755 04:44:30,840 --> 04:44:34,240 town. And our intercity de has decreased 3756 04:44:34,240 --> 04:44:36,878 by 3%. 3757 04:44:36,878 --> 04:44:38,480 During our last presentation, we 3758 04:44:38,480 --> 04:44:40,240 highlighted the deployment of the city's 3759 04:44:40,240 --> 04:44:44,360 new dialeride dispatching software 3760 04:44:44,360 --> 04:44:48,760 program. Oops, sorry, it's repeating 3761 04:44:48,760 --> 04:44:51,840 it. Okay, there we go. Um, during our 3762 04:44:51,840 --> 04:44:53,120 last presentation, we highlighted the 3763 04:44:53,120 --> 04:44:54,958 deployment of the city's new dialeride 3764 04:44:54,958 --> 04:44:56,958 dispatching software program, Rideco, 3765 04:44:56,958 --> 04:45:00,160 which went live on August 4th, 2024. 3766 04:45:00,160 --> 04:45:02,240 Uh we're continuing to maintain high 3767 04:45:02,240 --> 04:45:05,760 on-time performance with 96% on time for 3768 04:45:05,760 --> 04:45:09,520 pickups and 97% on time for drop offs. 3769 04:45:09,520 --> 04:45:12,000 Our ride ratings also remain high 3770 04:45:12,000 --> 04:45:14,680 averaging 4.8 out of five 3771 04:45:14,680 --> 04:45:17,958 stars. Same day service uh has 3772 04:45:17,958 --> 04:45:20,718 increasing. In August we had 12% of 3773 04:45:20,718 --> 04:45:23,200 trips were scheduled on the same day. In 3774 04:45:23,200 --> 04:45:26,240 March uh we were up to 28% of trips 3775 04:45:26,240 --> 04:45:29,600 scheduled the same day. Before Rideco, 3776 04:45:29,600 --> 04:45:31,680 100% of the trips had to be scheduled 3777 04:45:31,680 --> 04:45:34,160 using our reservation phone line. During 3778 04:45:34,160 --> 04:45:35,638 the first month of the software 3779 04:45:35,638 --> 04:45:38,320 implementation, 14% of trips were 3780 04:45:38,320 --> 04:45:41,680 scheduled via the app or website. And in 3781 04:45:41,680 --> 04:45:44,480 March, we were at 50% of trips scheduled 3782 04:45:44,480 --> 04:45:46,718 basically self-scheduled by using the 3783 04:45:46,718 --> 04:45:49,840 app or the the website. 3784 04:45:49,840 --> 04:45:51,440 and our we're continuing to see 3785 04:45:51,440 --> 04:45:54,798 improvements in our no-shows with 6% of 3786 04:45:54,798 --> 04:45:56,320 all scheduled trips resulting in a 3787 04:45:56,320 --> 04:46:00,270 no-show compared to last year's 3788 04:46:00,280 --> 04:46:03,120 11%. Some updates of the city's new 3789 04:46:03,120 --> 04:46:06,000 contractor RTW management. Uh Earl 3790 04:46:06,000 --> 04:46:08,080 Hawkins has become our permanent general 3791 04:46:08,080 --> 04:46:11,200 manager of effective November. Uh Mr. 3792 04:46:11,200 --> 04:46:13,440 Hawkins transferred from another RTW 3793 04:46:13,440 --> 04:46:15,680 contract in the east coast. He and his 3794 04:46:15,680 --> 04:46:18,798 family have moved here to Camaro. 3795 04:46:18,798 --> 04:46:20,798 We've had five road calls, which are 3796 04:46:20,798 --> 04:46:22,798 instances where a vehicle has required 3797 04:46:22,798 --> 04:46:24,958 service while in the field from July 3798 04:46:24,958 --> 04:46:27,920 2024 through March 2025. So, fewer than 3799 04:46:27,920 --> 04:46:29,840 one a month. Um, so we're doing good 3800 04:46:29,840 --> 04:46:30,680 there 3801 04:46:30,680 --> 04:46:34,560 statistically. Um, when RTW assumed the 3802 04:46:34,560 --> 04:46:36,718 city's contract in July, we they had 3803 04:46:36,718 --> 04:46:39,200 hired nine of the previous contractors 3804 04:46:39,200 --> 04:46:42,320 drivers and five dispatchers. 3805 04:46:42,320 --> 04:46:44,958 Uh currently they have hired or they now 3806 04:46:44,958 --> 04:46:47,440 have a total of 19 drivers, five of 3807 04:46:47,440 --> 04:46:49,878 which are from still from the original 3808 04:46:49,878 --> 04:46:53,440 contract and all five dispatchers remain 3809 04:46:53,440 --> 04:46:55,868 with 3810 04:46:55,878 --> 04:46:58,080 RTW and maintenance of the city's 3811 04:46:58,080 --> 04:46:59,760 transit vehicles have continued to be 3812 04:46:59,760 --> 04:47:01,680 performed on schedule and all vehicles 3813 04:47:01,680 --> 04:47:04,400 are in good operating order. Speaking of 3814 04:47:04,400 --> 04:47:06,718 the city's fleet, in April, we received 3815 04:47:06,718 --> 04:47:09,040 a new cutaway uh pictured here, which 3816 04:47:09,040 --> 04:47:11,600 will begin service any day now. And we 3817 04:47:11,600 --> 04:47:13,840 have again three transit vans that are 3818 04:47:13,840 --> 04:47:16,600 expected to be delivered by December of 3819 04:47:16,600 --> 04:47:19,280 2025. Upon receipt of the three transit 3820 04:47:19,280 --> 04:47:21,280 vans, we will have achieved the vehicle 3821 04:47:21,280 --> 04:47:23,520 replacement right sizing plan as 3822 04:47:23,520 --> 04:47:25,120 proposed and approved by the city 3823 04:47:25,120 --> 04:47:28,240 council in 2023. 3824 04:47:28,240 --> 04:47:30,400 um as part of the zero emission bus 3825 04:47:30,400 --> 04:47:32,480 plan. The next planned vehicle 3826 04:47:32,480 --> 04:47:35,280 replacement will be in 2027 as we start 3827 04:47:35,280 --> 04:47:36,878 to convert the city's internal 3828 04:47:36,878 --> 04:47:40,360 combustible engine vehicles to zero 3829 04:47:40,360 --> 04:47:42,798 emission. So earlier I highlighted the 3830 04:47:42,798 --> 04:47:45,840 city's 20% increase in dialeride 3831 04:47:45,840 --> 04:47:47,600 passengers which has generated an 3832 04:47:47,600 --> 04:47:50,200 overall projected increase of revenue 3833 04:47:50,200 --> 04:47:53,520 hours. The RTW's current contract 3834 04:47:53,520 --> 04:47:57,200 estimated 21,000 revenue hours for 2425. 3835 04:47:57,200 --> 04:48:00,840 However, we're now projecting 3836 04:48:00,840 --> 04:48:04,240 27,546. Uh, this is a 31% increase. 3837 04:48:04,240 --> 04:48:06,320 Although, I'll note by the end of fiscal 3838 04:48:06,320 --> 04:48:08,638 year 2324, 3839 04:48:08,638 --> 04:48:11,320 uh, we were already at 3840 04:48:11,320 --> 04:48:14,400 21,934 hours, uh, which would make the 3841 04:48:14,400 --> 04:48:18,868 projected revenue increase 25.6%. 3842 04:48:18,878 --> 04:48:21,520 The agreement with RTW has a total not 3843 04:48:21,520 --> 04:48:25,310 to exceed amount of 3844 04:48:25,320 --> 04:48:28,400 11,866,219 for four years of service and 3845 04:48:28,400 --> 04:48:30,878 includes the fixed monthly rate, the 3846 04:48:30,878 --> 04:48:33,840 revenue hour rate for service, fuel and 3847 04:48:33,840 --> 04:48:36,000 vehicle parts for maintenance. It did 3848 04:48:36,000 --> 04:48:37,638 not include a 3849 04:48:37,638 --> 04:48:40,160 contingency. Staff is proposing to add a 3850 04:48:40,160 --> 04:48:43,680 contingency of $1.1 million or 9% of the 3851 04:48:43,680 --> 04:48:47,040 contract value. The contingency would be 3852 04:48:47,040 --> 04:48:48,878 utilized later during the term of the 3853 04:48:48,878 --> 04:48:51,680 contract if if it becomes necessary due 3854 04:48:51,680 --> 04:48:55,120 to the increase in revenue hours. 3855 04:48:55,120 --> 04:48:57,280 So staff's recommendations are to find 3856 04:48:57,280 --> 04:49:00,000 the contingency of 1.1 million for the 3857 04:49:00,000 --> 04:49:01,760 agreement for transit operations and 3858 04:49:01,760 --> 04:49:03,760 maintenance services exempt from review 3859 04:49:03,760 --> 04:49:05,280 under the California Environmental 3860 04:49:05,280 --> 04:49:09,400 Quality Act pursuant to section 3861 04:49:09,400 --> 04:49:12,000 15061B3 and authorize the city manager 3862 04:49:12,000 --> 04:49:14,080 to exceed or to execute future 3863 04:49:14,080 --> 04:49:15,760 amendments up to the authorized 3864 04:49:15,760 --> 04:49:18,560 contingency amount of 1.1 million for 3865 04:49:18,560 --> 04:49:20,760 agreement number 3866 04:49:20,760 --> 04:49:23,760 2024-28 with RTW Management Incorporated 3867 04:49:23,760 --> 04:49:25,520 for transit operations and maintenance 3868 04:49:25,520 --> 04:49:27,920 services for the 4-year term for an 3869 04:49:27,920 --> 04:49:33,150 amount not to exceed 3870 04:49:33,160 --> 04:49:35,440 $12,966,219. Uh, this concludes my 3871 04:49:35,440 --> 04:49:36,958 presentation. I'm happy to answer any 3872 04:49:36,958 --> 04:49:38,638 questions that city council may have. 3873 04:49:38,638 --> 04:49:42,550 Thank you. 3874 04:49:42,560 --> 04:49:44,000 Any questions at this time? Yeah, 3875 04:49:44,000 --> 04:49:45,920 Martito, thank you. I do have a 3876 04:49:45,920 --> 04:49:48,160 question. The there was a pretty 3877 04:49:48,160 --> 04:49:50,560 significant increase with students from 3878 04:49:50,560 --> 04:49:52,080 CSUCI. 3879 04:49:52,080 --> 04:49:55,958 Yes. Uh do we know what prompted that? 3880 04:49:55,958 --> 04:49:58,400 Um you like I go back to the slide but 3881 04:49:58,400 --> 04:50:02,000 it is a little over a thousand. Um we 3882 04:50:02,000 --> 04:50:04,240 don't have a direct answer. One of my 3883 04:50:04,240 --> 04:50:07,760 suspicions is that with the utilization 3884 04:50:07,760 --> 04:50:10,958 of the app, we've essentially provided 3885 04:50:10,958 --> 04:50:16,320 an easier and perhaps more um uh 3886 04:50:16,320 --> 04:50:18,560 something that basically the the college 3887 04:50:18,560 --> 04:50:21,200 students are more apt to use versus 3888 04:50:21,200 --> 04:50:24,480 before they would have required to call 3889 04:50:24,480 --> 04:50:27,520 the day before to schedule their trip. 3890 04:50:27,520 --> 04:50:29,440 Now they have the ability of one they 3891 04:50:29,440 --> 04:50:30,958 can schedule their trip with the click 3892 04:50:30,958 --> 04:50:33,440 of a phone and they're finding that it 3893 04:50:33,440 --> 04:50:36,718 is easier um to perhaps get same day 3894 04:50:36,718 --> 04:50:39,120 service um because now we have with this 3895 04:50:39,120 --> 04:50:41,760 this app uh we're now more efficiently 3896 04:50:41,760 --> 04:50:44,638 and basically instantaneously able to 3897 04:50:44,638 --> 04:50:47,760 make changes to the schedule and so 3898 04:50:47,760 --> 04:50:49,840 someone's more likely to be able to find 3899 04:50:49,840 --> 04:50:51,920 and get a trip that they that they want 3900 04:50:51,920 --> 04:50:53,600 to receive that day. So more spur-of 3901 04:50:53,600 --> 04:50:55,360 the- moment trips are being able to be 3902 04:50:55,360 --> 04:50:58,320 generated. Got it. That makes sense. 3903 04:50:58,320 --> 04:51:01,120 Technology and accessibility correct to 3904 04:51:01,120 --> 04:51:04,400 youth. Thank you. Any other questions 3905 04:51:04,400 --> 04:51:07,600 from anybody? 3906 04:51:07,600 --> 04:51:10,080 No. Any public uh make any comments at 3907 04:51:10,080 --> 04:51:14,430 this time? 3908 04:51:14,440 --> 04:51:17,520 Okay. What's the will of the council? 3909 04:51:17,520 --> 04:51:20,000 Move the staff recommend. 3910 04:51:20,000 --> 04:51:21,600 There's a motion in a second. Any 3911 04:51:21,600 --> 04:51:24,480 further discussion? Voice will. Voice 3912 04:51:24,480 --> 04:51:26,958 vote, please. Council member Martinez 3913 04:51:26,958 --> 04:51:29,600 Bravo, yes. Council member Santangelo, 3914 04:51:29,600 --> 04:51:32,080 yes. Council member Trembley, yes. Vice 3915 04:51:32,080 --> 04:51:35,638 Mayor Tennyson, yes. And Mayor Kild, 3916 04:51:35,638 --> 04:51:40,000 yes. Okay, councelor, are there any um 3917 04:51:40,000 --> 04:51:41,760 close session reports or anything we 3918 04:51:41,760 --> 04:51:43,440 need to make public at all at this time? 3919 04:51:43,440 --> 04:51:45,520 Um, we did go into close session. We did 3920 04:51:45,520 --> 04:51:48,718 discuss um all of the matters except for 3921 04:51:48,718 --> 04:51:50,718 one anticipated litigation matter. There 3922 04:51:50,718 --> 04:51:52,560 was no reportable action taken in close 3923 04:51:52,560 --> 04:51:55,480 session. I don't know if we're going 3924 04:51:55,480 --> 04:51:58,480 to reconvene that last item, what the 3925 04:51:58,480 --> 04:52:00,560 council wants to do or if we can we can 3926 04:52:00,560 --> 04:52:02,958 also continue that. 3927 04:52:02,958 --> 04:52:05,280 Well, let's uh ask the council. Would 3928 04:52:05,280 --> 04:52:08,080 you like to continue the last uh item 3929 04:52:08,080 --> 04:52:10,080 tonight or would you like to wait to for 3930 04:52:10,080 --> 04:52:12,040 a future 3931 04:52:12,040 --> 04:52:15,040 meeting? I'm able to do whatever the 3932 04:52:15,040 --> 04:52:16,958 majority wants to do here. Future 3933 04:52:16,958 --> 04:52:19,040 meeting. Okay. 3934 04:52:19,040 --> 04:52:21,520 Okay. All right. So, we will tonight. 3935 04:52:21,520 --> 04:52:23,680 But that's okay. 3936 04:52:23,680 --> 04:52:26,160 Okay. So, we'll do that at a future 3937 04:52:26,160 --> 04:52:28,560 meeting. Um, we're going to adjourn 3938 04:52:28,560 --> 04:52:31,040 today in the memory of Daniel Shenwald. 3939 04:52:31,040 --> 04:52:32,638 I'm going to ask Vice Mayor Tennyson if 3940 04:52:32,638 --> 04:52:34,560 he can make some comments of the life 3941 04:52:34,560 --> 04:52:38,638 and times of Daniel Shenwald. 3942 04:52:38,638 --> 04:52:41,280 I would be happy to. I think we have a 3943 04:52:41,280 --> 04:52:44,718 picture of Daniel that really captures 3944 04:52:44,718 --> 04:52:47,480 his personality. 3945 04:52:47,480 --> 04:52:49,878 Um, on April 3946 04:52:49,878 --> 04:52:52,958 24th, I got a text message and then a 3947 04:52:52,958 --> 04:52:55,040 phone call confirming 3948 04:52:55,040 --> 04:52:56,718 uh fairly early in the morning. I was 3949 04:52:56,718 --> 04:52:59,760 out of town that we had unexpectedly 3950 04:52:59,760 --> 04:53:03,080 lost Daniel Shonewald at 71 years of 3951 04:53:03,080 --> 04:53:06,958 age. Daniel was a I'll say a quiet 3952 04:53:06,958 --> 04:53:10,878 person, only quiet unless he was able to 3953 04:53:10,878 --> 04:53:13,040 talk to you oneon-one or at a Rotary 3954 04:53:13,040 --> 04:53:16,080 meeting or at a YMC board meeting. But 3955 04:53:16,080 --> 04:53:18,760 he was quiet because he did so much 3956 04:53:18,760 --> 04:53:21,920 wonderful, thoughtful, and philanthropic 3957 04:53:21,920 --> 04:53:24,320 things in our community. But he never 3958 04:53:24,320 --> 04:53:27,638 did it for attention or 3959 04:53:27,638 --> 04:53:30,320 acclamation. He was an innovator, a 3960 04:53:30,320 --> 04:53:32,560 philanthropist, and a storyteller who 3961 04:53:32,560 --> 04:53:35,680 lived life to the fullest. He built a 3962 04:53:35,680 --> 04:53:37,600 company called Advanced Motion Control, 3963 04:53:37,600 --> 04:53:40,718 a local manufacturing company that over 3964 04:53:40,718 --> 04:53:42,638 time has shipped over three million 3965 04:53:42,638 --> 04:53:45,760 servo systems worldwide. But he was far 3966 04:53:45,760 --> 04:53:47,120 more than a brilliant entre 3967 04:53:47,120 --> 04:53:48,958 entrepreneur. He was a passionate 3968 04:53:48,958 --> 04:53:51,680 motorcyclist and I know several people 3969 04:53:51,680 --> 04:53:53,840 on the dis have seen some of his 3970 04:53:53,840 --> 04:53:55,840 motorcycle collection at advanced 3971 04:53:55,840 --> 04:53:59,200 motorcycle controls. He was a community 3972 04:53:59,200 --> 04:54:01,200 leader, a man with an unforgettable 3973 04:54:01,200 --> 04:54:03,760 laugh and an even more unforgettable 3974 04:54:03,760 --> 04:54:05,040 heart. 3975 04:54:05,040 --> 04:54:07,120 I remember these commercials from back 3976 04:54:07,120 --> 04:54:09,320 in the early 2000s with the bearded 3977 04:54:09,320 --> 04:54:12,160 gentleman that was advertising for 3978 04:54:12,160 --> 04:54:14,480 dosekis or something and said I don't 3979 04:54:14,480 --> 04:54:16,320 drink beer but when I do I drink 3980 04:54:16,320 --> 04:54:18,160 doseekis or whatever it was and they 3981 04:54:18,160 --> 04:54:19,680 called him the most interesting man in 3982 04:54:19,680 --> 04:54:21,600 the world. I met the real most 3983 04:54:21,600 --> 04:54:23,280 interesting man in the world back in 3984 04:54:23,280 --> 04:54:27,160 1996 and it was Daniel. He was born in 3985 04:54:27,160 --> 04:54:29,600 Venezuela. He lived a global life from 3986 04:54:29,600 --> 04:54:32,320 the very start. He lived in Libya, 3987 04:54:32,320 --> 04:54:35,680 Singapore, Italy, and Switzerland before 3988 04:54:35,680 --> 04:54:37,520 settling down in the foreign country of 3989 04:54:37,520 --> 04:54:40,878 Texas. I mean in Texas. Um he graduated 3990 04:54:40,878 --> 04:54:42,560 from high school Richardson High School 3991 04:54:42,560 --> 04:54:46,680 in 1972 and North Texas State in 3992 04:54:46,680 --> 04:54:50,320 1982. His early life travels shaped his 3993 04:54:50,320 --> 04:54:53,360 mind filled with wisdom, curiosity, and 3994 04:54:53,360 --> 04:54:56,240 a deep compassion for other people. 3995 04:54:56,240 --> 04:54:59,440 He and a partner um founded Advanced 3996 04:54:59,440 --> 04:55:01,240 Motion Control in 3997 04:55:01,240 --> 04:55:04,480 1987. His motto at the time was, "I 3998 04:55:04,480 --> 04:55:06,080 didn't want to be the biggest, I just 3999 04:55:06,080 --> 04:55:08,638 wanted to be the best." The drive and 4000 04:55:08,638 --> 04:55:10,638 his signature humor helped define a 4001 04:55:10,638 --> 04:55:13,160 company that remains an industry leader 4002 04:55:13,160 --> 04:55:15,840 today. He was a devoted husband to 4003 04:55:15,840 --> 04:55:18,638 Felicia, Felicia, and I will not try and 4004 04:55:18,638 --> 04:55:21,920 say Felicia's last name. and he has two 4005 04:55:21,920 --> 04:55:24,878 wonderful children, Tillia, his 4006 04:55:24,878 --> 04:55:27,600 daughter, and Tristan, his son. He had 4007 04:55:27,600 --> 04:55:30,320 six grandchildren, and many extended 4008 04:55:30,320 --> 04:55:33,120 family members. He and Felicia were very 4009 04:55:33,120 --> 04:55:35,080 involved in supporting the 4010 04:55:35,080 --> 04:55:38,798 YMCA, the Boys and Girls Club of Camaro, 4011 04:55:38,798 --> 04:55:41,680 the Sunrise Rotary Club, the Kids Dream 4012 04:55:41,680 --> 04:55:44,480 Museum, and many, many more. One of the 4013 04:55:44,480 --> 04:55:46,320 first times I met Daniel was at a 4014 04:55:46,320 --> 04:55:48,958 typicop event in Camaro at Wood Ranch 4015 04:55:48,958 --> 04:55:50,040 back in 4016 04:55:50,040 --> 04:55:52,280 about 4017 04:55:52,280 --> 04:55:55,240 989 and he and his wife and his son 4018 04:55:55,240 --> 04:55:58,160 Tristan had a meal for three. And to 4019 04:55:58,160 --> 04:55:59,680 tell you how times have changed, the 4020 04:55:59,680 --> 04:56:03,240 bill was $38 for three people at Wood 4021 04:56:03,240 --> 04:56:05,680 Ranch. One of the servers called me over 4022 04:56:05,680 --> 04:56:07,280 and said, "This gentleman wants to give 4023 04:56:07,280 --> 04:56:09,878 you his check." 4024 04:56:09,878 --> 04:56:14,120 Daniel wrote a check out for 4025 04:56:14,120 --> 04:56:18,400 $2,538, the largest single tip that 4026 04:56:18,400 --> 04:56:20,718 Special Olympics of Ventura County had 4027 04:56:20,718 --> 04:56:23,680 gotten in just about forever. And that's 4028 04:56:23,680 --> 04:56:25,760 just the way Daniel was. He wanted to 4029 04:56:25,760 --> 04:56:28,638 help people that were less successful or 4030 04:56:28,638 --> 04:56:32,480 less um able than he was. He had a 4031 04:56:32,480 --> 04:56:34,080 motorcycle. He's famed for his 4032 04:56:34,080 --> 04:56:36,240 motorcycle collection and he had 4033 04:56:36,240 --> 04:56:38,760 hundreds of motorcycles. 4034 04:56:38,760 --> 04:56:41,840 Um, the oldest one that I'm aware of was 4035 04:56:41,840 --> 04:56:44,480 probably about a probably a 1903 4036 04:56:44,480 --> 04:56:46,480 Harley-Davidson and that's the year they 4037 04:56:46,480 --> 04:56:49,160 were founded in 4038 04:56:49,160 --> 04:56:52,280 1903. He had a 20,000 square foot 4039 04:56:52,280 --> 04:56:55,600 showroom in his business at Advanced 4040 04:56:55,600 --> 04:56:58,400 Motion Control filled with rare Dicatis, 4041 04:56:58,400 --> 04:57:00,798 Triumphs, and more. And it was a 4042 04:57:00,798 --> 04:57:03,200 reflection of his love for the road. 4043 04:57:03,200 --> 04:57:05,040 "These bikes get ridden," he proudly 4044 04:57:05,040 --> 04:57:07,680 towed the Camrio Acorn. And when he 4045 04:57:07,680 --> 04:57:09,520 wasn't riding, he was handing over the 4046 04:57:09,520 --> 04:57:12,400 keys to friends because to Daniel, joy 4047 04:57:12,400 --> 04:57:14,878 was meant to be shared. He handed over 4048 04:57:14,878 --> 04:57:18,000 the keys to me once in 2000. But he 4049 04:57:18,000 --> 04:57:20,160 failed to tell me that a Norton 4050 04:57:20,160 --> 04:57:22,958 motorcycle, a British motorcycle, was 4051 04:57:22,958 --> 04:57:25,280 the exact opposite of an American 4052 04:57:25,280 --> 04:57:27,520 motorcycle. The brakes and the clutch 4053 04:57:27,520 --> 04:57:30,520 are on opposite sides. So I ran the red 4054 04:57:30,520 --> 04:57:33,760 light at daily drive and Carman Drive 4055 04:57:33,760 --> 04:57:37,520 and almost got t-boned. I never rode a 4056 04:57:37,520 --> 04:57:40,240 bike of his again. I got my own. Those 4057 04:57:40,240 --> 04:57:42,600 who know Daniel remember his legendary 4058 04:57:42,600 --> 04:57:46,638 stories and they were legendary. Um his 4059 04:57:46,638 --> 04:57:49,040 laugh out loud shaggy dog tales that he 4060 04:57:49,040 --> 04:57:50,958 always told. He had a way of making 4061 04:57:50,958 --> 04:57:52,798 everyone around him feel like the most 4062 04:57:52,798 --> 04:57:54,638 important person in the rule in the in 4063 04:57:54,638 --> 04:57:58,080 the room. Daniel's impact on Cameo and 4064 04:57:58,080 --> 04:58:00,878 beyond is immeasurable. His life was a 4065 04:58:00,878 --> 04:58:03,760 story of generosity, adventure, and 4066 04:58:03,760 --> 04:58:07,200 grace. His memory will live on to 4067 04:58:07,200 --> 04:58:10,560 everybody that he touched in his life. 4068 04:58:10,560 --> 04:58:12,718 There will be a memorial service for 4069 04:58:12,718 --> 04:58:15,520 Daniel later this summer, but in lie of 4070 04:58:15,520 --> 04:58:17,520 flowers, the family is asking for 4071 04:58:17,520 --> 04:58:19,440 donations to be made to the Daniel 4072 04:58:19,440 --> 04:58:22,400 Shonwald Memorial Fund at the Camrio 4073 04:58:22,400 --> 04:58:25,798 Sunrise Rotary Foundation. Uh Daniel, 4074 04:58:25,798 --> 04:58:28,638 Godspeed and enjoy the ride, my friend, 4075 04:58:28,638 --> 04:58:30,160 because I know you're riding a 4076 04:58:30,160 --> 04:58:33,440 motorcycle somewhere. Thank you. 4077 04:58:33,440 --> 04:58:35,840 Thank you. Very very well said. So with 4078 04:58:35,840 --> 04:58:37,680 that we will adjourn in the memory of 4079 04:58:37,680 --> 04:58:41,160 Daniel Shaenwald.