[0:02] Good afternoon, everyone. It is 5 PM. We're running 10 minutes late. It's April 25, 2017, and I'm calling to order the meeting of the two of the city council. Madam clerk, would you please call the roll.

[0:17] Council member, are you there? Council member Diaz? Council member Mackan?

[0:21] President, Council Member Padilla, Mayor Cassia Salas, President, Mr. Padilla, will you leave some pledge?

[0:29] Please stand and join me in the pledge of allegiance to our flag.

[0:34] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States, and to the Republic of which it stands.

[0:41] One nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

[0:48] Today, I'm going to ask you to remain standing for a moment of silence.

[0:53] This week is whole-cost remembrance week, and so I'd like to call for a moment of silence

[1:00] to honor all those that perished during that time and also for refugees that are suffering

[1:06] now.

[1:14] You may be seated.

[1:17] We have a lot of great presentations today, and the first one is a presentation by

[1:24] Ben Vallejo's Executive Director of the Living Coast Discovery Center regarding an update on the

[1:30] Living Coast Discovery Center and its 30th anniversary.

[1:36] Hi, my name is Ben Vallejo, and I'm the Executive Director of the Living Coast Discovery Center.

[1:43] Thank you Madam Mayor, Council members, City Manager, and I will say this to all of you

[1:48] to speak about the ribbon cuts to light. The ribbon cuts is just about to complete the

[1:52] current chain of the software that you've been in with the city and I would like to

[1:56] highlight a few of our catfish roots over the last three years.

[2:09] Our machine is inspired

[2:10] care and exploration of a ribbon earth by collecting people with coastal plants, animals and habitat.

[2:16] And this year the ribbon cuts is celebrating its 30th year of doing this mission. And it's been

[2:22] Seven years since the nonprofit has taken over the operations of the major center.

[2:29] I think we all know the difficulties of the living class in the major center has had over

[2:33] the last nine years, especially especially in the first three years of operations of the nonprofit.

[2:42] But in recent years, we have turned the corner and learned a solid path towards financial sustainability.

[2:47] For the past three years, the living class has operated in the black with revenues exceeding expenditures

[2:53] for three consecutive years. In the first twenty-six years of the

[2:58] urbanization assistance, the Nature Center had never operated on the

[3:02] press-side of the leather. We are seeing the slide that in recent years, we have

[3:06] suddenly increased gross revenues, all keeping expenses in line and maintaining a

[3:12] balance budget. In addition, our financials have been audited by independent

[3:16] auditor and in each of the past three years, the auditor gave the River Coast

[3:20] Governor Sennler, a clean, un-fedified grading, the highest rating possible.

[3:25] So, I'm proud to say that the living curves have had three successful years, and

[3:28] it has come operating with the city, with the city.

[3:32] So, how have we been able to do this?

[3:34] We've been able to be successful for many reasons.

[3:38] First, by providing a quality, a great experience for guests and families and students.

[3:44] Last year, we had over 70,000 guests visit the living curves.

[3:47] But 20% for last year, and general mission, sorry, and general mission is up 10% and we also have over 5,000 members.

[3:58] And our data show that approximately 75% of our guests come from outside of the zip code of true risk that.

[4:04] We are able to track these guests through the room close to the city by providing new and exciting hands-on exhibits and programs.

[4:13] Lastly, we probably completed the first capital campaign project in over 10 years of the enhanced

[4:19] children again.

[4:21] This exhibit is not almost three times larger, which allows the tourism to be more fit,

[4:25] feeling, and the pool.

[4:26] And it also feels like they're the graphics, and tripled elements, we're just to learn about

[4:31] the recent children that lived in Sunday, over there.

[4:34] This year we are featuring back to the recent exhibition exhibition, featuring some fan

[4:40] of the past, including the mass-house and the being of Grana. This exhibit encourages guests to escape the

[4:47] confines of the urban jungle and get back to nature. I hope everyone can come to see the visit and

[4:53] see this exhibition before it comes to the end on Labor Day. Another key element to our success is every

[4:59] need and updated and expanded focus on standard space and environmental education programs.

[5:06] Our esteemed focus programs are not only popular with students and teachers, but also resident

[5:11] graduates from the Federal Institutes of 30s programs, because of these sponsorships, many

[5:15] of these programs offer that low class or low class to which local students and school

[5:20] of VISTA and students throughout the entire San Diego region.

[5:24] Last year, across the 8,000 students from the Tour of the Social Elementary School District,

[5:29] a term that I close to education program and close to education and future programs.

[5:35] And for those who are unable to come to our site, we've got into local classrooms, libraries

[5:39] and community centers where we reached over 15 hundred students.

[5:43] In addition, over 35 hundred students participated in a week-round while-like day-camps

[5:48] and hundreds more in exciting overnight programs.

[5:54] Another key contributor to access when the past three years is at increased Femoisee efforts.

[5:59] We are annual founded very event, our consistent focus on corporate and foundation plants, and by strengthening relationships with community members and supporters, we have generated consistent donations to over 50% of the revenue generated over the last year.

[6:14] Some of the key elements include a focus on anger and membership, online giving opportunities, and third party events that have been affected by the ribbon curse, including a run on the rare out of front, a rare time industry mixer to benefit the ribbon curse.

[6:29] And we continue to see the world creative revenue generating opportunities that are in line with our mission.

[6:35] And with this new revenue generation, our economic impact to the local economy has been significant.

[6:41] For the last three years, four million dollars were contributed to the local economy and directed spaces such as salary and operation of expenditures.

[6:50] We currently declare over 35 paid quality staff in meaningful jobs.

[6:58] We have over 300 volunteers, spending their time and money into a VISTA.

[7:04] I mentioned earlier that approximately 75% of these guests come from outside

[7:08] to a VISTA, ZIP codes.

[7:10] Again, these guests are coming to a VISTA spending their time and money at local restaurant

[7:15] shops and at local businesses.

[7:18] And our relationships with local businesses, the community, school districts and other governmental

[7:25] agencies have never been stronger.

[7:27] From a true-visual elementary school district and rural childhood school programs and our

[7:31] site, to fish in our lives, to the planet San Diego, to cooperate with members such as

[7:36] rural networks and previously new T.C.R. space systems, to partnerships with the county,

[7:41] as C.G.A.D.E. Spats and other local businesses. We are also active members in South

[7:46] County, E.D.E.E.E.T.R.R.B., the Chamber of Commerce, O.V.R.P., Montenegro, San Diego, and the

[7:53] risk lives on. In addition, we're moving to Australia's support and purchase space and events

[7:58] throughout the city. One of these activities in the team at the Cleanup Program, sponsored

[8:03] and part by grant from the Tour of Australia Foundation, where we can play up throughout the city,

[8:08] including J-Shoot, Marina, Max, Field, you built this pack, and many of our locations in

[8:14] Tour of Bister.

[8:16] We regularly participate in local TV events, with add-with-out add-with-out add-with-out

[8:20] programs, such as hybrid-fest, style-out parade, Tour of Bister, Femran, over the IPD,

[8:27] one-and-ffest, and even the Faculty of Publicity Historic Heart.

[8:32] We also applied with the local, Clio Company Tour of Bister, Clio Act, to provide

[8:35] bad image or tours and staff sent me a bag, and the tour of this reserve, we note on that bad

[8:40] event corner that is the mirror kayaking. And the one next to it, she's there heading

[8:47] a snake at one of her outreach programs. So, he got petting a snake. Yes, so, yes, so if all

[8:57] of our programs, events and activities, living courses, increases efforts to promote our

[9:03] on site, live these segments, in senior interviews, annual reports, paid advertising, and of course social media.

[9:12] All of this helps to promote the RIMCUS and the City of Trilovista.

[9:16] As I mentioned earlier, the RIMCUS is celebrating its third with Anniversary.

[9:20] We'll be holding several events throughout the year, including a history of the Trilovista Nature Center,

[9:25] social media campaign where we invite guests to share online, their favorite moments and photos of the Trilovista Nature Center.

[9:32] but on the left corner, that's supervisor, Clarkson and Mayor Greg Cox, and there's some

[9:37] forensic classes that he's wearing.

[9:41] We also have a July 4th anniversary, the public events, with a close-for-life fundraising

[9:47] campaign, the 7th Annual Founder Bay fundraiser, this year we're honoring Supervisor

[9:52] Cox, a free community day in October, called Animals in the Bay Day, and finally, a special

[9:59] The 30th Anniversary cocktail event on October 21st, on Monday's headmates a difficult

[10:04] impact to the major center and the living coast over the last 30 years.

[10:08] I hope that we have found time for the year to enjoy these events and to celebrate 30

[10:13] wonderful living major center now the living coasts established center here in this great city.

[10:23] Lastly, I want to thank the City of Tourism for all of your continued support of the living

[10:28] coast.

[10:29] We can never be in this position without support from the city.

[10:32] Our business model relies on income support provided by the city and we would not be able to provide the experiences and the programs to the community if not for the generous support of the city.

[10:45] From the public works department, construction repair, pump cream, IT support, the utilities support, all of this has allowed us to be successful in recent years.

[10:55] Thank you.

[10:56] The U.N. Coast, however, still faces significant challenges in coming years from maintaining

[11:01] an aging building that's over 30 years old through placing an 11-year-old bus to increase

[11:06] staff time, staff in class, to the uncertainty and financial support for other agencies, corporations

[11:12] and foundation.

[11:14] Even with these challenges that we are with face, I look forward to the upcoming meeting

[11:18] year of the operating agreement with the city for the next three years, and to continue

[11:22] its success for the next 30 years.

[11:24] Thank you.

[11:25] Thank you so much. Thank you, Ben.

[11:32] Thank you for your excellent leadership and the Living Coast Discovery Center gets bigger and

[11:39] more exciting each year, more students enjoy it every year.

[11:43] And thank you to all your staff for the work that they do in the Discovery Center,

[11:49] but not only that they're outreach that they do in the community.

[11:52] The Board of Directors that it has been really really awesome and of course your hundreds of volunteers there

[11:58] It's really a beautiful place to visit if you haven't already. Thank you so much

[12:04] So with that I'm going to

[12:07] Yes, I'll go ahead

[12:09] Thank you madam mayor

[12:11] then I

[12:13] I wanted to offer my personal congratulations with the transformation that's been been made to the former

[12:20] to the Nature Center. You've done a spectacular job and to also thank you personally for the many hours of fun that I spent there with my grandson.

[12:32] So thank you.

[12:37] Thank you very much.

[12:38] And with that, we'll move on to item BN special orders of the day and that's a presentation of

[12:45] commission to promise neighborhoods and Mr. Council member Diaz will go down to the

[12:51] the podium and will the representatives of the leadership academy please come forward.

[12:59] President leadership academy.

[13:03] Great.

[13:03] We have a long agenda.

[13:07] Okay.

[13:08] So the proclamation reads was neighbor day created by the resident leadership academy graduates.

[13:15] sponsored by the South Bank Community Services supports the

[13:19] sea goals of creating a thriving, productive, healthy, and safe community.

[13:24] Whereas residents in the Castle Park and Harbyside communities

[13:27] at Chorvista are experiencing revitalization of their community,

[13:32] from an increased volunteerism at local schools, more community-based events,

[13:38] thriving community gardens, and an increase in civic engagement.

[13:42] Whereas the resident leaders engage in support community members in creating better health

[13:48] near neighborhoods by encouraging neighbors to reach out to one another.

[13:53] Whereas neighbor day is a one-day event to enrich the resident leaders.

[13:58] Encourage residents, businesses, or community groups to come out and connect with neighbors through random acts of kindness throughout the city of Cholvista.

[14:06] and whereas resident leaders in partnership with Healthy Cholvista and Community Organizations celebrate

[14:14] the special date of increased kindness and those around us to strengthen our bonds and our neighborhoods.

[14:22] Now therefore, I'm here to see a solid, supportive mayor of the City of Cholvista together with the City Council

[14:27] to hear by proclaim May 6, 2017 as Neighbor Day in Cholvista

[14:33] encourage all residents to continue to find ways to strengthen ties within their neighborhoods

[14:39] and overall, show us the community. Thank you very much for this great and innovative program.

[15:00] I understand you want to give a little speech. Yes. Yes, Madam Mayor. Good evening. My name is Jitme Lekisar.

[15:08] And I'm a resident of the community. And I'm a representative of all the residential academy.

[15:16] We as parents and members of the community have a vision. That is to achieve a peaceful and safe environment

[15:24] for the communities which we can enjoy a healthy and respectful coexistence.

[15:31] We can continue to foster values and work together to achieve goals.

[15:36] Together, we can build a community in constant development and transformation.

[15:42] We are empowering each other to stay informed.

[15:45] That is why we wanted to build the idea of motherhood day to our city and to understand.

[15:52] This year will be the first annual member of her day to be celebrated on Saturday, May 6th at Casa Park Elementary School.

[16:00] This year, then we begin with a party's breakfast.

[16:03] And then I continue to get to my younger members.

[16:06] There will also be free activities and give a vote for our children.

[16:10] You will also have a chance to create an art project

[16:13] and to share with one another in one or two of your members as well.

[16:18] The plan is to create two paper flowers and give them to a neighbor, you do not move very well.

[16:26] That neighbor will keep an extra flower and give the other flower to another neighbor as he does not move.

[16:35] Creating the sense of the safe and family community.

[16:39] Other ideas you can draw home on this day, you can join us.

[16:44] random kind of backmix, random act of kindness.

[16:50] For example, like to clear a small drift,

[16:55] also fresh flowers from your garden, creating a block party in your neighborhood, helping the day

[17:02] you to rush here so her car, you love that, right? And also, rather, you start, by not.

[17:08] And by your labor to eat, or maybe take a treat, or just not even the doors, and it will be so yourself.

[17:15] The point of having an event like this is so that the community can meet and socialize with the people who they live day by day.

[17:24] But not normally do not interact.

[17:28] We hope that we have a question to participate on this day with us, and so we ask you, why would you do for your labor on this day?

[17:38] Remember, everyday can be a everyday.

[18:00] Thank you very much.

[18:12] We can also implement our values.

[18:16] We are working together with our methods and our proposals.

[18:20] We can build a community that is constantly developing growth.

[18:25] But this is what we are trying to do.

[18:27] This is the first celebration of the day,

[18:29] but I hope it will be a great success in the history of the city.

[18:33] In fact, it is the first day of the year in the first case of the park.

[18:37] At the end of the year, we are all invited to come up with a surprise.

[18:40] I think that all of us, here in my company,

[18:44] to make a lot of sense in the discourse,

[18:46] we are also invited to this day,

[18:48] and we expect that we are in the first of many years

[18:50] to celebrate and that our community is together

[18:54] to participate in this day.

[18:55] Thank you.

[18:56] Thank you.

[19:02] Now we'll move on to a presentation

[19:04] of the quarterly employee recognition recipients.

[19:09] Mr. City Manager, do you want to hit this off?

[19:13] Courtney Chase will take the lead on this item for us.

[19:17] Good evening, I'm the main concern.

[19:20] Tonight we're doing an important bookborder, so this is the second-quarter of 2017.

[19:26] The employee recognition program is intended to imagine

[19:28] for a student who have made net standing petitions through a project

[19:32] for a brand action idea for service to the community

[19:36] when you're at one time over the course of time.

[19:39] This asked for all received 87 nominations and we wanted to recognize these employees tonight.

[19:46] First is Joe Aden.

[19:55] So, here's a little bit of what we received about Jay.

[19:58] Jay is described by his colleagues as a pleasure to work with and demonstrates extraordinary effort in this creativity to accomplish tasks.

[20:05] He strives to improve the efficiencies and improve processes.

[20:08] I was, because I always had both consistent with the vice-timer responses to questions and

[20:13] requests.

[20:14] She collaborates with controlling external test rules to ensure commitments and expectations

[20:19] in that.

[20:20] And I will add these during the age of 18 or late, so we're very excited for him.

[20:30] We're in the gentleman, sitting at the manager, at a mayor, council members, thank you for having

[20:40] me.

[20:40] greatly honored and best be here.

[20:52] I am not truly humbled to be here. I work with a

[20:57] great department.

[21:00] I want to actually dedicate and share this great

[21:05] recognition with my peers and about because they do a lot of things for me. If

[21:12] without them. I will not be standing here. The final part is our people, who cares about people.

[21:18] Without them, again, I will not be here. I work with a great team, don't believe this, Maggie.

[21:24] I'll see Chief here in Chief Manson. My dream leader, Justin Gibson. He is amazing.

[21:33] I work with him in team and I am truly honored to be recognized by him and I definitely want to show this to you.

[21:39] because I'm not 19, deserves it. Thank you.

[21:43] Thank you so much.

[21:52] All right, and next we're going to recognize Patricia Fernand.

[21:55] She's a principal landscape architect and development service.

[22:02] So Patricia was nominated for her outstanding design work.

[22:06] I'm two phases of the third avenue of downtown improvements,

[22:09] and she was the creative force behind the straight skate master plans.

[22:13] In addition, she's demonstrated excellent project management

[22:15] at the Laniac project in the cornerstone of the old-time range.

[22:18] Thank you.

[22:20] Well, thank you very much.

[22:22] What an honor to be here in front of you.

[22:24] Thank you for your manager.

[22:26] Members of the City Council.

[22:27] It's a true honor and thank you to the Employee Engagement Committee.

[22:31] I'll support the great work.

[22:34] But before I leave this podium, I would like to thank everybody here at the city.

[22:39] We all contributed greatly to creating a city that thrives.

[22:43] And that creates where we actually write our stories and shapes our lives.

[22:47] So, it's a true honor to be part of this team and I love working at the City of

[22:52] July Studies.

[22:53] This is my home.

[22:54] This is where I leave.

[22:54] This is where I shop.

[22:56] So, I wanted to be great.

[22:57] Thank you.

[22:58] Thank you.

[23:13] I was actually the perfect team because our next group we're going to recognize is actually

[23:17] our Employee Engagement Committee, which is a big group.

[23:22] I know they're here, so they can come down while I talk, I guess.

[23:33] So, our Employee Engagement Committee was actually formed in 2014 by sitting in

[23:37] your hub, and I responsible for a variety of things that happen in this city, so I just want

[23:42] to share a couple of the things they've done over the past year.

[23:45] So they work on leadership seminars and trainings for city employees, so through them we brought

[23:49] strength-finder training, team building, building relationships, time management, and two

[23:54] supervisor academies to the city and provided scholarships to employees to attend.

[23:59] They've created social events that include a very popular Halloween costume contest,

[24:04] We're HR.

[24:07] We're right.

[24:08] And also helped the public works with our current outside of Atlanta and one of the things

[24:14] they've done is actually redesigned this event.

[24:16] It used to be department nominated and held the now we have moved to an employee recognition

[24:21] event and employee sponsor for this event.

[24:24] So, move that to me.

[24:27] Thank you very much.

[24:28] I am the current chair.

[24:30] I'm going to step down on the Bomea Council Member City Manager at first.

[24:34] I would like to say thank you very much on behalf of the

[24:37] Implementation Committee.

[24:39] I don't think they are all here but it's a spectacular team, they are an amazing team.

[24:43] And everything I can do they do from the heart, they do it just for a smile, not expecting

[24:47] making a return, which is what makes me think this is so special that we are going to

[24:51] expect it at all.

[24:53] So we thank you and I think that I speak for all of us here.

[24:59] We really enjoy what you do, what we do, sorry, what you do as well.

[25:04] Thank you for the recognition and we would love to be here in Chalveston.

[25:09] Thank you.

[25:10] Thank you.

[25:12] Thank you.

[25:13] Thank you.

[25:39] Thank you.

[25:39] Thank you very much.

[25:47] What we'd like to do is this is the presentation of the Clean Champion Awards by the Chalveston Sustainability Commission.

[25:57] If you could please come up and the Mayor would like to participate with you as well.

[26:01] Thank you very much, everybody give them a round of applause.

[26:15] I saw you got right up, but everybody else is following you, huh?

[26:21] Go ahead, you're on.

[26:22] OK, thank you.

[26:26] Mayor, council, staff, and sitting, since it's a cheerleaster.

[26:30] Over here, the Sustainability Commission comprises seven commissioners.

[26:34] I'm glad we will share you the more out of Vice Chair and ask a winner, Carlos Hayme,

[26:41] whom caps, Ceci, and our teams today and our self-bound opponent, recognize his

[26:46] urbanizations or community members have a living or working in the city that demonstrates

[26:51] exceptional environmental ownership to its clean, championed world.

[26:56] The roadwings directly contribute to achieving cleaner, clean water, clean land within

[27:01] our community.

[27:02] nominations were submitted by the public and it seems to have been five categories listed.

[27:08] Resident, business, organization, youth, and city employees.

[27:14] And I am privileged today to present a few resident groups in the winner of the King Champion World for Resident.

[27:23] There could come on up, it's not a fake and murder below.

[27:36] And I want to let you all know what they did to win this award.

[27:41] Go ahead and scoot over a little box so we can hear you in the microphone.

[27:44] OK, great.

[27:45] So after receiving a home energy and water check-up from City staff,

[27:50] I pray that our residents can utilize Frank and Nada

[27:53] if in the various actions in their home

[27:55] to help children as to become more sustainable and clean.

[27:59] They ought to sell their panels to generate clean, renewable electricity

[28:03] And then we placed out our lights around these and other energy-efficient fixtures, and I also added a smart things that they could manage their heating and air conditioning very efficiently.

[28:17] And also, to combat the drought, they replaced their red and intense alarm when the drought tolerates plants.

[28:23] And they were most innovative with their turf removal.

[28:26] The I-Labachi Labore with fresh grants, your fist is to spend the game, the game can only be played on grass and you can see the picture right up there.

[28:35] Little Bouchy Balcour.

[28:37] So, Frank, are you pretty good at it?

[28:41] I bet your life is now.

[28:43] So, we could graduate then and let us present to you.

[28:46] Thank you.

[28:47] Thank you.

[28:52] Excuse me.

[29:04] Cancel.

[29:05] And then, you may need to sit down right here today.

[29:08] I'm here to present the Business Clean Champion Award to Mr. Harry Ogrin, who I've actually

[29:17] had the pleasure of working with on the climate adaptation, working with as well as I can

[29:22] in 2011.

[29:25] Harry's growing up in Chile this time is a graduate of Chile as to how he has been in

[29:29] respect for community, I can't think his back to his community in many ways.

[29:34] He's been a lower-volunteer and the reason of living close to slavery center since 2009

[29:43] And has long over 15 hundred hours of community service.

[29:48] Do you think it?

[29:51] Yes.

[29:51] His calls should be a living close and South Christ shown by his advocacy to be checked on natural resources.

[29:57] And by serving as the Vice President and a member on the board.

[30:00] The Saturday Stroke Society and Chilester Heritage Museum. As the owner of Chilester Carac, and the National Living Coast,

[30:09] Heritage is the importance of wetlands and works to protect local endangered species, including the light-footed rich ways.

[30:17] Well, rich way, rich way, rich way, rich way.

[30:20] In addition to a guided historical and ecological tools of South San Indigabri, here he donated his time and triacs for volunteers to collect trash along the shoreline.

[30:29] Here in the cleanup to team up the monitoring team, we're trying to be making the area safer for the danger of each specific green CTRLs, and other animals that cross any in the bay home.

[30:42] Through each patient, community cleanups and getting outdoors through kayaking, hay encourages guests to explore and protect the natural resources in chillin with the senior bay and beyond.

[30:53] As you have no choice to kayak, K provides tours, introducing kayak history and a book

[30:58] ecosystem that exists just below the surface of seeing the bigger bed.

[31:02] This allows families and students to have a opportunity to experience local wildlife first

[31:06] hand.

[31:07] To get on and choose this time in kayaks for clean ups and set 10 year day, we have our volunteers

[31:12] kayak along the shoreline collecting trash and debris.

[31:16] As the last one has the living coast to Discovery Center, he leads tours for students

[31:20] who are on the field trips, educating them, and the importance of wet land habitat conservation,

[31:26] encourages all visitors to land where about local species, how they identify them,

[31:31] and how to protect them, how they connect personally with every person in counties and

[31:35] towards how long the water and that delineate coast.

[31:45] Thank you much, Harry.

[31:48] Harry, would you like to say anything?

[31:53] I'm not ready to say anything about it.

[31:55] I'm not going to say thank you to everybody.

[31:58] Presenting this for all it.

[32:00] I do want to thank the little of him close to me

[32:02] because I've been inspired way throughout my...

[32:06] And my latter years in learning about wildlife, the habitat, how precious it is for all of us.

[32:17] And how important it is to stay on top of keeping it clean and healthy for the wildlife.

[32:24] I'm valuable to be able to come kayaking in any time until this kayak.

[32:27] I'm just looking at business fans, you know how I am.

[32:34] Thank you very much, Eric.

[32:41] Hi.

[32:43] Good evening, Council, Mayor, staff.

[32:45] My name is Ellen Capis, and I'm one of the commissioners, and I'm going to be recognizing the

[32:50] environmental leadership of the, in the organizational category for a non-profit

[32:55] civic group public agency or other organization.

[32:58] And I'm happy to present it to the Living Coast Discovery Center.

[33:06] What work then go?

[33:10] Other?

[33:10] Come on down, babe.

[33:12] So, as we had a little bit from Ben, the living post-discovery center is a non-profit

[33:17] sort of crime uniquely situated on our sweet water marsh, national wildlife refuge here,

[33:23] which is the home to many amazing animals and plants that call our coastal region home.

[33:28] And, as you heard also, they're celebrating their 30th year of spreading the message of

[33:34] wildlife conservation and environmental education, and our community is so enriched through

[33:40] their animal exhibits, camps, field trips, scout badge programs in over 90 ventures.

[33:46] And the Commission wanted to especially recognize them for the team-up to clean up program,

[33:52] which you also heard a little bit about.

[33:55] You know, this is a program where they organize monthly community cleanups with local resident volunteers.

[34:01] And in 2016, they had over 470 community volunteers at seven official cleanups within the South Bay.

[34:09] So congratulations to the Living Coast Discovery Center.

[34:20] Go ahead and take the picture and then you can say something.

[34:28] Well, thank you so much. I really appreciate this.

[34:30] Actually, I cannot do it without my amazing team of volunteers.

[34:33] Because this is my quality right here and without these guys all the two gentlemen that you will be honoring soon as it will be our evening

[34:41] We cannot complete all the cleanups that we've done. Just this year long. We did

[34:48] Seven-ish she had mentioned and now it's with all the way that we've had

[34:51] All the strong grains the watershed the pollutant had landed out in our Bayesian oceans and we're doing our part and the community is cut along to it

[35:00] It's just been amazing that they want to keep this whole environment, this whole ecosystem

[35:04] that community clean.

[35:05] So I just want to thank you guys for acknowledging us.

[35:07] Thank you guys.

[35:08] Thank you for all your things.

[35:25] Good afternoon.

[35:27] May you city council's death.

[35:29] I mean, it's Uglomerate.

[35:32] And the living coast, this country's center of high school, Berlin Bridge,

[35:36] have created a cloud in the school that teaches the kids about local advocates to clean

[35:44] up and in the educational facts. This high school volunteers, they're not only volunteers,

[35:53] they're leaders in the community, they participate in teaching children about conservation

[36:00] in recycling from natural crafts and in the end of the period of the work of the Marine

[36:09] Wife and the living coast type will test table in child and rape exhibits. The last

[36:16] span, weekends, educating youth about environmental around us and the many of which

[36:23] in community clean-ups after by the leading pro.

[36:30] When of the amazing roots at the leading course, the discovery center of the field,

[36:38] who has spread his dedication and passion for the leading course, to his fellow classmates

[36:44] in school, is very well.

[36:49] Well,

[37:02] let's go

[37:22] ahead and take a picture and then boys, if you'd like to say something, go ahead.

[37:28] Do we have any, okay, go ahead and tell us what you did.

[37:36] All right, so the value of having programs in our community sponsored by FACES such as

[37:48] the Wooden Coast Discovery Center is inevitable because educate our future generations is

[37:59] one of the most valuable things a city can do.

[38:03] I'd like to thank everyone in present here, especially like to mention King of the Fise, without her work organizing hundreds of volunteers and countless hours.

[38:19] We would not be here.

[38:22] Thank you for this honor.

[38:24] And here's her.

[38:33] I'd like to take the council once again and see you, of course, and that Limpos Scorer

[38:38] Center, they're fine.

[38:42] One thing I've seen when I started a club in Bones here, is that my time at the Center

[38:47] has sort of been with a chance at me, because my first time there, my friend recommended me

[38:52] to volunteer there.

[38:54] And I never even heard of a positive Limpos Scorer Center.

[38:57] But once I did and spent some time there, I fell in on the fit and I think that I tried this new thing and

[39:07] It somehow became a big part of my life.

[39:09] So when I start this club, I hope that two of my fellow peers that will have the same experience as me.

[39:15] That very willing to love nature as much and appreciate the beauty of it.

[39:20] Thank you.

[39:27] Mr. Chair, it's your time.

[39:31] Good evening, Madam Mayor, Councilor and staff.

[39:34] My name is Mark Valin.

[39:36] I'm this year's chair of the Sustainability Commission.

[39:39] And tonight, I have the honor of presenting the Clean Champion Award

[39:44] in the Employee Category to David Anton.

[39:53] David Anton is the Senior HVAC technician for the City of Churissa in the Public Works Department.

[40:00] So it's his job to make sure that the air we are breathing right now is clean, healthy and fresh.

[40:08] He is in charge of a lead certification project for City Hall, excuse me, City Hall.

[40:16] And I have had the pleasure of working with him directly, and I get to see firsthand the high quality and the attention to detail that he takes in everything that he does.

[40:27] I happen to know that in his spare time, in the evenings, he goes and teaches at San Diego City College and trains our young people in an intract technology.

[40:39] So it is my honor to present this award to David Anton.

[40:53] David, go ahead and get up to the mic and speak.

[40:56] Thank you.

[40:57] Thanks God.

[40:59] Good evening, Madam Mayor.

[41:01] Council members.

[41:03] Yes.

[41:03] staff. I'd like to see, I'm truly honored and received in this clean

[41:07] champion award and know that it's wonderful to be recognized for my efforts in energy

[41:12] conservation and sustainability. I just want to take this time to thank

[41:17] the Office of Sustainability and as well as the Sustainability Commission

[41:22] to understand this honor out to me. Again I also like to thank my clinical workers

[41:30] And public works, all the city staff, and especially with construction and pay division, for

[41:35] whether or for, because without them, this is a team effort, we all help each other out.

[41:42] I wouldn't succeed, none of us will succeed, so thank you very much, and again, it's truly an honor.

[41:53] The mayor is back, but I know that they wanted to do a group picture, so come on over and let's have a group picture.

[41:58] And congratulations to all of you for your awards.

[42:02] They were very well earned and deserved.

[42:05] And thank you for making the city of Chilivista

[42:07] more and more sustainable each and every day.

[42:10] Thank you.

[42:49] Well, I'm to the next special orders of the day.

[42:52] I would like to make an announcement that item three

[42:55] on the consent calendar has been pulled.

[42:59] And item one has been pulled by staff.

[43:02] And item number eight has been pulled and requested that we continue that by staff to the meeting of May 9th.

[43:12] So just in case you were here for those items, we would not be hearing those items this evening.

[43:20] So with that, we moved to a very special remembrance.

[43:26] and this is about Holocaust Remembrance Week. From 1933 to 1945, there was a government sponsored

[43:35] and systematic persecution of Europe's Jews, and those considered to be politically, racially,

[43:42] or socially different. Holocaust Remembrance Week runs from the Sunday before Holocaust Remembrance Day,

[43:49] which this year was observed on Monday, the April 24th through the following Sunday.

[43:57] Remembering the Holocaust is important as it demonstrates what evil is capable of when left unchallenged.

[44:05] Such devastating event was not only the product of a strong man who came to power,

[44:11] but those who stood by contributing to the suffering of others.

[44:15] Tonight, removing the loss of the 6 million Jews and around 1.0 million non-Jewish Polish civilians, around 3 million Soviet prisoners of war, 312,000 Serbs civilians, and up to 250,000 people with disabilities, living in institutions, gypsies and homosexuals.

[44:41] We also honored those who are here tonight who survived and are living in our beautiful and diverse community.

[44:49] Let this day also serve as an appreciation for the brave soldiers who fought in World War II

[44:55] and in their mission liberated concentration camp.

[45:00] We also honoured the 418,500 Americans killed during World War II who fought defending our values.

[45:11] I believe there is a moral obligation for all of us to defend those who cannot defend themselves and act when confronted with justice.

[45:21] So, I would like to invite my city council members to go down to the podium and then I would

[45:28] like to ask the very honoured Holocaust survivors that are with us today, which include

[45:38] Ruthie Grills, Mayoth, Sacks,

[45:48] Lily Hetch,

[45:53] and Salomon Slosser.

[45:54] If you'll all come to the Dias and then I'll have the council members proceed there with your

[46:00] And

[46:22] the proper mission reads proclaiming the April 23rd to April 30th, 2017, as the

[46:30] other members' week in the city of Chilvista, whereas pursuant to an act of Congress,

[46:36] Public Law 96-388, in October 7th of 1980, the United States Holocaust Memorial Council

[46:45] designated the days of remembrance of the victims of Holocaust to be Sunday, April 23,

[46:51] through Monday, April 24, known as Yamhashosh, and whereas between 1933 and 1945,

[47:01] six million people were murdered, targeted for destruction, or a recrimination for racial,

[47:07] ethnic, or national reasons, and millions more including homosexuals, Jehovah witnesses,

[47:13] Soviet prisoners of wars, political dissidents, also suffered previous oppression and death under the Nazi tyranny.

[47:23] Whereas the history of the Holocaust provides the opportunity to reflect on the moral responsibilities of individuals, societies, governments, and their efforts to overcome prejudice through education and reflection.

[47:36] When we, the people of Chilvista, should always remember the terrible events of the Holocaust

[47:43] and remain vigilant against hatred, persecution, and tyranny.

[47:48] When we, the people of Chilvista should actively re-dedicate ourselves to the principles

[47:54] of individual freedom in a just society, to work to promote human dignity, and confront whatever

[48:01] hate and when ever hate occurs.

[48:04] Whereas the days of remembrance have been set aside for the people to remember the victims

[48:09] of the whole cast, as well as to reflect on the need for respect of all people, and whereas

[48:15] in honor of Yam Hashawah, the people of Chulvesti community recognize and honor Chulvesti

[48:22] residents, Ruth, Goldshinidova, Sachs, and we know her as Ruthie.

[48:31] Louis Hetch, and Solomon Schlosser, as Holocaust survivors and advocates for harmony and peace

[48:37] through education and guidance guidance to those around the world, and whereas Ruthie Sachs

[48:44] experience from a past shall be a constant reminder to our future that this will not be

[48:52] tolerated again. And the legacy of her story by her daughter, Sandra Sheller, tried to remember,

[48:59] never forget my morals. It is a contribution to the world touching each and every beating heart.

[49:06] Whereas Lilly Hetch is a Holocaust survivor and an advocate for harmony and peace in her experience

[49:12] should be a reminder of the terrible events of the Holocaust and guide us to remain vigilant against hatred, persecution, and tyranny.

[49:20] While Solomon Schlosser published a children's book in Spanish about his conversations with

[49:27] his daughter and granddaughter, where he could explain to his experience in an age-appropriate

[49:32] way about the need to collaborate to create a better world, a world where different religions,

[49:38] races, and cultures coexist harmoniously.

[49:42] Now, therefore, I, America, see as sawless the foe of mayor of the city of Chorvista, California,

[49:47] Together with the city council do here by proclaim April the 23rd through April the 30th as

[49:54] Do you remember it's week in memory of the victims of the whole cost and honor of the survivors as well as the rescuers and liberators

[50:42] You can see the baby of the group with this movie and she's 88

[50:51] Mr. Schlosser is 93, and then really is 94, so they're precious to us and we need to remember

[51:05] what happened to their generation. We need to always remember the injustices then, the injustices

[51:11] in the past, even before them, in the injustices that are occurring out in the many more

[51:16] countries in our world.

[51:56] We'll just want to say thank you so much.

[52:07] So we've been seeing here going to be at the chill of this library next Thursday, this Thursday,

[52:14] and they'll be discussing with these books.

[52:17] And then Mr. Schlaus, or I met him in 2008 in Sacramento,

[52:21] You know, the book that he wrote is absolutely precious, it's written from the perspective

[52:27] of a grandfather trying to explain to his grandchild, a very horrible thing that happened

[52:33] in a very tender and aid-appropriate way, and his family has donated several of those books

[52:40] to us and will be placing them in a natural-listed library.

[53:24] You have to stay for the rest of the meeting if you don't want to.

[53:31] I know my bomb goes to bed at 7.

[53:43] Okay, with that we will move on to

[53:52] a presentation by Luan Fulcizer.

[53:55] Madam Mayor, yes, there was a potential speaker that we gave us before.

[54:00] Oh, I'm just item.

[54:02] Oh, yes.

[54:03] Mario Saltzman, please come out.

[54:13] So, to very much more resistance, than there are parents, living, germination, they belong in their parents,

[54:27] 1915, 1880, and they live in their territory, and it's generally 1848, who are all the fortunate.

[54:34] It was a way, remember that

[54:44] when people approached, they survived, and we were actually

[54:50] simply in the spirit of remembrance, and as a family would say, they can't keep chosen

[54:59] if they were into darkness, even though it doesn't happen that way.

[55:05] If my father were alive today, he was a pretty good historian who was in the late, he said,

[55:12] when the father would tell you that he would be sad or very distilled by some parents that he saw in joint,

[55:21] and that he sees, but he would see today.

[55:25] And if I would pass to him,

[55:30] he would say,

[56:20] and the religious, the De Baekil, the precious,

[56:32] and the precious, the de Baekil.

[56:38] We have to listen to the world's rules, to the people, to the Mexicans."

[56:45] The first

[56:52] thing we're going to do is to establish the state of the universe, the light and the light of the facts,

[57:02] those who are celebrating the next, who are celebrating the next, who are celebrating the next, who are celebrating the next, who are celebrating the next.

[57:11] In essence, it's simple art, just life, life is important to life, create your own facts, and eventually people will believe it.

[57:28] If our family

[57:32] will be the Lord,

[57:36] they can't some criticism of it, it has to be the Lord.

[58:17] criticize a judge solely in the Pacific Islands, because that judge on the right took a position against all the Americans.

[58:33] I think if I relate also to the ballot, when he sees one party controlling the seats, the ballot, the presidency, the state houses a legislative country.

[58:47] If you would be bothered because in the rise, if you'd be prepared to pay the reality to control entirely of the government,

[58:59] because in a jeopardy, it might seek control of the government,

[59:05] and it's a system of escalation of socialism,

[59:07] because I'm a part of the nation, socialist party,

[59:15] then you need to wrap up.

[59:49] We all speak people and we turn to the old book, and we all turn to the old books, and we all turn to the old books.

[59:55] Thank you so much.

[59:58] You can take a very long time to speak.

[1:00:07] Now, we have a presentation by Luan Hulcicer, the Executive Director of Thursday's Avenue Village Association,

[1:00:15] regarding the success of partnerships and collaborations with the City of Chilvista.

[1:00:27] Good evening, we are Council staff and the public.

[1:00:32] Following the population that you just did, I can say that, hopefully I can put myself together

[1:00:41] from my presentations to being a touchy, and although third avenue village and city to

[1:00:47] a VISTA, we can't do anything about past suffering, we can do what we can do as helping

[1:00:54] with future, and together I'm here tonight to share with you how we've been partnering with

[1:01:00] the city and with the community in hoping to bring at least a small piece of our city

[1:01:06] for a place where there can be celebrations for families,

[1:01:10] refuge for families, a small little space,

[1:01:14] where we can embrace history as well as the future.

[1:01:17] So thank you for allowing me to come before you this evening.

[1:01:20] And I have a handout that I provided to you

[1:01:25] with that says we're working together for success.

[1:01:29] I feel I've been here five years now,

[1:01:31] this is the Executive Director for Third Avenue Village.

[1:01:34] And over that progression, you know, we had a few things to take care of at all the first and then meeting forward and starting the streetscape, we were able to progress towards a future which I feel we're embracing at this time.

[1:01:50] Just some highlights from the fiscal year, 1516, we had a successful P-bit renewal, which is very exciting for us, because that's another 10 years of being able to provide enhanced services to our property owners.

[1:02:03] And that's something that has to be passed by the proper dealers to vote to assess themselves.

[1:02:10] So that shows you their commitment to vote avenue into our historic district.

[1:02:15] Also with them a new plan and the management plan, there's a dedication of $17,000 to economic development

[1:02:24] And it does agree with a district marketing fund and of which we can support the city and the city's communication that can enable development department to partner again in that success.

[1:02:36] And then one thing also on the whole list initiatives, we've been able to work with two of this to please department on addressing that, working with them and their hot team as well as talk as being able to invest six hours or more per week.

[1:02:54] into a night-time petroleum and assisting our crocodiles

[1:02:57] that have utilized the trespass letters.

[1:03:00] So those are successful P-bed renewals,

[1:03:03] and the Mandarin Vance, which I think a lot of people

[1:03:06] think about us as events, driven, or maintenance,

[1:03:10] driven, are events during the fiscal year 1560

[1:03:13] attracted over 65,000 visitors to the district

[1:03:16] as well as to chew the vista, or holiday event,

[1:03:20] holding the village and being able to work in successful collaboration with Council Member Aguilar

[1:03:26] and the city staff, on having an adventure in the day that assist those 30,000 people

[1:03:33] that line the street for the annual Starlight Crayed, and then are in every mouse and

[1:03:39] ails event that we created last year.

[1:03:42] That came out of the investment of time, which is a community development development services

[1:03:47] when we are bringing in the fusion of the craft fair industry.

[1:03:52] We thought, we've got to get on top of this.

[1:03:54] We got to let us say the world.

[1:03:56] But at least Andy Agano about this confusion that's coming

[1:04:00] and the drive and the business that it will bring to us.

[1:04:04] Marketing on top of installed branding, you can't pay banners

[1:04:07] on the main intersections as well as in pedestrian walkways,

[1:04:12] which we haven't had for a long time.

[1:04:14] and CD-Beat predicted that third avenue to be the next 30th Street, and actually there was a

[1:04:20] follow-up article about them, so that gentleman still confirms that, so we are excited

[1:04:26] about that. We didn't pay for that advertisement, so. And then, um,

[1:04:32] telecreated an additional ad, which you see before you, the rise up ad, um, for helping to

[1:04:38] market that you can craft beer industry and to include that, and you'll see on that

[1:04:44] arm there is actually a tattoo on that arm that says Third Avenue Village, fortunately

[1:04:49] with temporary tattoo created by Blackwater tattoo on the street, so I thought it was perfect.

[1:04:56] Yes, I know.

[1:04:58] And then I'm not going to get you in trouble.

[1:05:04] And then on maintenance, our crew put in over 6,500 annual hours, maintain the district,

[1:05:12] hard state landscape, pulled 500,000 or 5,000 plus trash bates, and removed 250 plus

[1:05:19] graffiti tags from throughout the village in Germany within 48 hours.

[1:05:25] On the next page, you can just see and look at that later as far as our fiscal responsibility

[1:05:31] our fiscal transparency on how we allocated the funds last year and that we actually had a net

[1:05:41] income of $9,500. It's, I know that's not very much to the city, but it's great for us.

[1:05:50] On a mixed page, it's a quote from Henry Ford that I've kind of embraced this year,

[1:05:56] It's coming together as a beginning, keeping together as progress and working together as success.

[1:06:02] I think that this is kind of a statement for all of us in the community.

[1:06:07] The city of Chulavista, if I were to thank everyone, I'd be here like that Academy Award.

[1:06:14] Thank you, you know, and they're trying to pull you off the stage.

[1:06:17] Because there's not a department we don't touch that we don't work with.

[1:06:22] At City Hall, there are many, many qualified employees.

[1:06:26] We have City Hall support, we have Council support.

[1:06:30] The streets create master plan is already gone through two phases,

[1:06:34] economic development and development services department.

[1:06:37] It was three years ago, I think, when we approached and started talking with Scott Donahee

[1:06:43] about recruiting the craft gear industry.

[1:06:46] And I don't know, Gary, if you remember,

[1:06:49] On the initiative, one was Stone Brew in the RFP, they had for the city, it was like, yeah, this is a lot our partner, so we have some great partners, thanks to the staffs effort on that.

[1:07:01] They provided us with concierge services for our property owners for new and existing businesses that's been extremely helpful.

[1:07:07] The communications department collaborates with us on social media, on marketing and promotions.

[1:07:13] And again, Chulavista, PDE, public works, we all work together, you know, most of the time with

[1:07:21] miles on our face and are in our hearts, but we again, we wouldn't be able to do without

[1:07:28] the support of everyone at this city and the departments.

[1:07:31] The community is also interested in the success of third avenue in the city of Chulavista.

[1:07:36] They support us through our events, not only just in Chulavista, but throughout San Diego.

[1:07:42] When, I think, Mayor Solis, you can remember when we had the graph beer presentation at

[1:07:48] first Friday, and I think it was Tony Rassell said he works at Fall Brewing, and he sees

[1:07:54] a lot of IDs from Chula Vista, and then our goal was, like, we got to get those guys

[1:07:59] back.

[1:07:59] We got to get those people to stay, and that was a motivator back then to bring people back

[1:08:06] or back now into third avenue, but you'll list our community has totally embraced and infused

[1:08:13] the excitement of the breweries, the tasting rooms, the potential new restaurants, as well as

[1:08:19] the new public arts space, that the city is working on. They've increased our interaction on social

[1:08:25] media and now we're actually hosting events or having communications as bringing other organizations

[1:08:32] to throw it out in you like this Sunday we're going to have the first

[1:08:36] cyclovista and I wore my bicycle dress in support of on those

[1:08:44] collaborations they're very important for us our businesses can actually do what I

[1:08:49] call piggyback marketing they can actually work with those organizations they

[1:08:54] can stay open different hours we encourage them to like for this event to be

[1:08:58] been on Sunday. And then our top of Propheoners and business owners are really getting more support

[1:09:07] from them. They have been enhancing the need for embracing the need for change. It's been

[1:09:13] somewhat difficult for our established businesses that have been here for 30-plus years.

[1:09:18] But I'll tell you, I am so excited when Propheoners are calling me and saying,

[1:09:23] We end what's happening in the village, and of course my media reactions, I don't know, do you have something that you need help with?

[1:09:29] People are calling me, they want me to sell my property.

[1:09:33] So I, in the five years, having those calls in the last like 90 days or so, have been very encouraging as well as business owners wanting to improve and grow and saying,

[1:09:45] This isn't really going to be the time for us to search, and I'm like yes, and so they're embracing the change.

[1:09:53] They're obtaining guidance from economic development. Again, utilizing the trespass letter, I think you're all probably familiar with that.

[1:10:01] And then the long-term property owners are actually considering the sale of their properties to new investors that realize that we have to change to stay relevant in the community.

[1:10:14] So, to sum that up, working together for success follows in my path of the last five years,

[1:10:21] and Latava, and through the Board of Directors, the Streets Gate Master Plan originally

[1:10:25] started in June 2012, a huge investment from the city, and I, Gary, I had that check for you

[1:10:31] for our final payment to our contribution. I should say to space one, the new investors and craft

[1:10:37] Beer Infusion came in 2015 to 2016.

[1:10:41] Peabed renewal happened in 2016, so we know we're here

[1:10:45] for at least another 10 years.

[1:10:47] And then in the fall of 2017, we should be having new businesses,

[1:10:50] two new breweries, three tasting rooms, a coffee house,

[1:10:53] and a public art space.

[1:10:55] That's success.

[1:10:56] And thank you very much to the City Council,

[1:10:59] to City staff, to City Hall, and to our community

[1:11:03] for banding together holding those hands and working

[1:11:06] towards that goal. Thank you very much.

[1:11:13] Thank you, Louanne. And I can attest that downtown

[1:11:17] Third Avenue is really hopping. It's beautiful. The transformation is amazing. And Patricia

[1:11:23] Aguilar represents that area and she wants to say a few words. Thank you, Madam Mayor. So not only

[1:11:32] has Third Avenue village been transformed as a result of the Third Avenue streetscape project,

[1:11:39] But Tava, as an organization, has been totally transformed in the six years that I've been

[1:11:47] here in this seat, it's become a much more business-like professional proactive association.

[1:11:56] It's my pleasure to attend their monthly meetings and the engagement by the board is a pleasure

[1:12:04] to see, and I'm just thrilled as to what's happened to, to Tava and Third Avenue over the

[1:12:12] time that I've been here. And I also wanted to do a plug for Psychic Levista. I am so excited

[1:12:19] about that event. What we're going to be doing for those of you who are not familiar is closing

[1:12:23] Third Avenue to all cars, all vehicles. I think it's between the hours of 11 and 2, was that right?

[1:12:33] between 11 and 3.

[1:12:35] All right, for four hours, you'll be able to wander around the streets,

[1:12:39] ride your bike, hang out, not have to worry about cars.

[1:12:43] And I'm hoping that that cyclists that will be the first of many such people

[1:12:49] friendly close to cars, the events in our historic downtown village.

[1:12:56] Thank you, Louie.

[1:12:58] Thank you, Mr. McKen.

[1:13:01] Thank you very much, Louie and I want to appreciate

[1:13:04] your leadership, and the P-Bid I think was a very, very huge thing that people

[1:13:09] don't realize that was substantial. In every day I go down to Third Avenue, I think things

[1:13:16] get better and better at the signage, the community, the working together, the

[1:13:21] the ineffication, and growing up in Chulavista, I've started remember going to

[1:13:28] bellows and needing there, and third avenue is the heart of Chulavista, the history, the

[1:13:35] remembrance, all the great people, and it will continue to be a great star in our city.

[1:13:41] So thank you very much for your effort.

[1:13:43] Thank you very much.

[1:13:45] So speaking of Taven, somebody that was an outstanding leader there while she was president,

[1:13:51] we are going to bid a sad farewell to one of Chulavista's finest residents, Christine Moore,

[1:13:58] Christine, would you please approach the podium and let's, okay, so what I'd like to do is you know you've gotten a lot of outcolates.

[1:14:12] You've got a proclamation today naming Christine more day in the County of San Diego. Last week they give you one at the City of San Diego, but you know in

[1:14:22] service that we do things differently and we don't just want to give you a

[1:14:27] proclamation for a day. We actually want to give you the keys to the city and I'll

[1:14:33] tell you what this is. It's something that's very rarely done, but it just means

[1:14:38] that the door is open to our hometown girl. She moves away to Bicellia and that with

[1:14:45] this key Christine, you can come to tell us at any time you've just made some such

[1:14:50] tremendous contributions to our city over the years that you've lived here, whether it was

[1:14:55] professionally, whether it was serving on board.

[1:15:00] Cultural Arts Commission, chairing that Commission, being the chair of Tava and really being the catalyst to move Tava to a bigger level. I mean, you know, a more professional level and really getting the just the amazing way that you are a people connector and that you have made so many friends that are going to miss you terribly. I have your address.

[1:15:28] I know where you live in. I know where you live in, I know where you live in by Celia. It's

[1:15:32] very close to your ceremony when my ever places to visit. And so all of us on the City

[1:15:38] Council would like to step down and give you the key to the city. But first of all, when

[1:15:44] you're very good buddies, Steve Pidea wants to say something. Thank you. Thank you, madam.

[1:15:57] I think the symbolism involved with giving the key to the city to an amazing human being

[1:16:04] like you, Christine, it falls short still.

[1:16:07] For those of you who may not know, the keys to cities have been given out for centuries,

[1:16:13] a tradition that goes back to Europe.

[1:16:15] It's traditionally been reserved only for the most esteemed,

[1:16:20] The most honored members of the community who have far outpaste through their actions, their

[1:16:27] love and commitment to a given community.

[1:16:29] It's in my 25 years in public life, I think I've seen the city of the city of Cholovice

[1:16:34] to give it out once.

[1:16:37] And I'm really happy to be part of this presentation to you.

[1:16:42] Christine Moore is not just a professional acquaintance or a fellow person involved in government.

[1:16:48] But she's a dear personal friend, a close friend.

[1:16:55] Her children are like my children.

[1:16:58] I want to swim rain in the city with the camera ready to go.

[1:17:04] Our daughters grew up went to school together,

[1:17:06] some a very young age.

[1:17:10] She has nursed my daughter Ashley when she was sick,

[1:17:13] and I have nursed Celine when she was sick.

[1:17:19] What I love and respect about you Christine is that you bring a new meaning to the word commitment and to heart.

[1:17:27] Everything I have ever seen you do, and all the years I have known you, you have given every fiber of your being to.

[1:17:34] But what I'd like to speak to, just briefly, is not all your professional accomplishments.

[1:17:39] I mean, your resume is unbelievable, and it could take all data reader proclamation about all the boards you sit on.

[1:17:44] It's love some of that energy, but as a human being, I've shared with you and watched you be an incredible mom, be an incredible human being, deal with adversity of the worst kind, painful adversity, and come out on top.

[1:18:03] And I just want you to know that I'm more than proud to know you,

[1:18:08] a professional level, but most of all,

[1:18:12] I'm incredibly proud of you as my dear friend.

[1:18:15] And I'm going to miss you not being around to call me up,

[1:18:18] and you help me about something to do with AT&T.

[1:18:21] Which, yes, you do.

[1:18:24] But I just love you, and I respect you.

[1:18:26] You've made an impact in this community, and so congratulations, my friend.

[1:18:30] So very much, you're more than deserve this recognition.

[1:18:32] Thank you.

[1:18:33] Thank you.

[1:18:33] Thank you so much.

[1:18:34] Thank you.

[1:18:36] Thank you.

[1:19:29] And then I wasn't expected.

[1:19:39] I was just wondering how to set up.

[1:19:41] We chose to make sure that it's to our home.

[1:19:45] And I wanted a feeling that was good enough that we could have all of it in losing

[1:19:49] and letting it in.

[1:19:50] Great parks and safe streets and good schools.

[1:19:54] But I wanted to be small enough that it's like what's decided to put it.

[1:19:57] somebody recognized them in public and they didn't imagine my surprising that happens.

[1:20:03] Right, man.

[1:20:06] But you have to come to the end.

[1:20:10] You know, just tonight, all the comments we heard, all the things that were talked about in the presentation before then.

[1:20:16] That's what makes this pretty amazing.

[1:20:21] And the diversity and the welcome that we provide to everybody who chooses to make a community

[1:20:27] at home.

[1:20:29] I have worked with each of you on a lot of issues.

[1:20:32] And I have helped you celebrate for, you know, military service of yourselves or your spouses,

[1:20:39] and watching your kids grow up and celebrating graduations and trips and marriages.

[1:20:44] I have a finger, so I've been to go for a inventory.

[1:20:47] I'm getting a finger.

[1:20:48] I wasn't all the things that my brain's runway.

[1:20:53] We see more from here and my neighbors and my family here.

[1:20:56] And she looked at it, yeah, they're stiff at the way and I am...

[1:21:00] I'm so sorry to you.

[1:21:02] But I'm sorry.

[1:21:04] I'm sorry to you all.

[1:21:06] I'm sorry to you

[1:21:09] all.

[1:21:10] So I'm so sorry to you all.

[1:21:10] Mom and dad, bye to everyone.

[1:21:20] Bye.

[1:21:20] You have physical degrees like myatal activity.

[1:21:22] to do good things in the city.

[1:21:24] It doesn't have to be.

[1:21:26] Or that really cool stuff, like living codes,

[1:21:28] because they're not able to just association

[1:21:30] and traffic. We just sort of put all those things

[1:21:31] when you're talking about work, those groups are amazing.

[1:21:34] And they do such good work and are happy to work this time.

[1:21:37] All their efforts over the last couple of days.

[1:21:38] Okay, so thank you.

[1:21:40] Let us thank you for letting me back part of this

[1:21:43] and part of what experience we're in there,

[1:21:45] raising my family here,

[1:21:46] and it helps me to come back sooner rather than later.

[1:21:49] Thank you.

[1:22:13] Okay.

[1:22:14] night we're like extra have been proclamations. So we have Glenn Gurgons and he's going to

[1:22:23] he's a it's a proclamation to the city it's no it's not too Glenn it's not too Glenn but I'm going

[1:22:30] to let Glenn read the proclamation proclaiming Monday may first as Laude in the city of Chulvista.

[1:22:39] Thank you Madam Mayor. It's my pleasure to be here to celebrate with you the

[1:22:46] Proclamation of Loday. It's a very nice turnout for Loday. I think I'm doing better

[1:22:51] over here with that. I think this is the first year that Madam Mayor that I

[1:22:56] revertracted media attention. So I appreciate that as well that you guys are here

[1:23:00] to cover the Loday. I am truly honored to have with me today a co-sellabrint.

[1:23:09] I've got Carlos Farrellow with me today. Carlos is the assistant chief of the South Bay division of the district attorney's office.

[1:23:19] He's been at it for longer than his youthful appearance might suggest, but really does extraordinary work.

[1:23:25] He's risen up the ranks in the district attorney's office to be kind of seconded command down at South Bay.

[1:23:30] very important duty, he is also a tool Mr. Resident for many years.

[1:23:35] So, I happen to have Carlos here and he'll have a portion of the presentation

[1:23:38] a little later in.

[1:23:40] There, as you know by now, law days celebrated every May 1st.

[1:23:46] It's a national day of recognition that began with President Eisenhower in 1958.

[1:23:52] The general idea then, as it is now 57 years later, is to promote a better understanding

[1:23:59] of the law to remind people of the important world of the law plays in a democratic civilized

[1:24:05] society, and to encourage people to take action in favor of legal justice.

[1:24:12] Each year, a different law, day-fiend, is chosen.

[1:24:16] Past themes have included, you may recall, the importance of the court system, equality in

[1:24:22] Social Justice, voting rights, the magna carda, and last year's celebration of the 50th anniversary

[1:24:30] of the very important Miranda case.

[1:24:33] This year's law theme, and I know you're all very excited to hear it, is there some

[1:24:39] suspense in the room, is the 14th Amendment transforming American democracy.

[1:24:46] So since this talks about the Constitution, I was tempted to provide everyone something I've got some notoriety of it, a performance of the pre-under to the United States Constitution that I learned on perhaps the best Saturday morning kids show in history history walk.

[1:25:06] Unfortunately, that is taught by singing, and so I will spare you all my voices and quite

[1:25:13] what it used to be when I was a kid. It was very charming when I did it as a child. I

[1:25:17] will spare you that. But instead of that, I want to talk to you a little bit about the

[1:25:21] 4th month of amendment, it's an important role in American history. Most of you will probably

[1:25:26] very familiar with the first 10 amendments. These were proposed and then adopted in 1791 all

[1:25:33] together as a cluster and they became known as the Bill of Rights, and these established

[1:25:37] an embed, you know, in the fabric of our civil society, some really key principles, religious

[1:25:43] freedom, free speech, the right to bear arms, the prohibition on unlawful searches and seizures,

[1:25:51] due process, the right to affair trial and the preservation of states rights.

[1:25:57] And then things were quiet for a while.

[1:25:59] They seemed to work pretty well, but 75 years later, in the wake of the civil rule, there

[1:26:05] was another cluster of very, very important foundational amendments.

[1:26:10] And a lot of them responded to, of course, the condition of slavery and the abolishment

[1:26:14] of slavery.

[1:26:15] But they had much more broad application and universal benefit beyond that.

[1:26:21] The 13th Amendment, of course, on the abolished slavery.

[1:26:24] The 15th Amendment, a few years later, ratified in 1870,

[1:26:28] assured everyone, but with a target of the recently freed slaves

[1:26:33] blocks with the right to vote, in between that came

[1:26:37] the 14th Amendment.

[1:26:38] In the 14th Amendment, which was proposed in 1866,

[1:26:42] and ratified in 1868, was commonly known as the Civil Rights

[1:26:45] Amendment.

[1:26:46] There's a lot of kind of, there's some ranking parts of it

[1:26:49] that don't get focused on.

[1:26:50] But the really key part where the action is is in Section 1.

[1:26:54] In Section 1 provides that all persons that are born

[1:26:57] or naturalized in the United States are citizens

[1:27:00] of the United States, entitled to all the rights

[1:27:03] and privileges of citizenship.

[1:27:07] Again, the target of that was recently

[1:27:08] freight, freed black slaves in order to make sure

[1:27:11] that they have the rights and protections

[1:27:14] that everybody else did.

[1:27:15] Obviously, the practical reality of that

[1:27:17] I didn't come too much later and still is a struggle today.

[1:27:22] But the way I'm essence of it, I'm more

[1:27:25] an additional key part of it was that no state was allowed

[1:27:28] to make any laws that abridged the privileges

[1:27:31] and immunities of citizens.

[1:27:34] More where they allowed to deprive any person of life,

[1:27:36] liberty, or property without due process.

[1:27:39] Nor did I anyone equal protection of the laws.

[1:27:43] These rights advance the bill of rights.

[1:27:45] So further and apply the bill of rights to the states through a doctrine called the incorporation

[1:27:52] doctrine, a lot of the other provisions of the bill of rights got extended to the states

[1:27:55] as well.

[1:27:56] This was really crucial in order to make sure that, again, in the wake of the civil war, that

[1:28:02] not only was the federal government responsible and respectful of people rights, but that

[1:28:06] the states and local government were as well.

[1:28:09] 40th amendment has been key to almost every significant piece of civil rights legislation

[1:28:16] and to cases interpreting the constitution to protect people civil rights.

[1:28:22] A lot of days is teaching, but it's also a challenge to the legal community to make sure

[1:28:30] that we are doing what we can to engage the community and promote the idea of civil

[1:28:35] society in the world of law and that. And I'd like to now invite Mr. Varella to the

[1:28:42] microphone to describe a little bit about the District Attorney's Office does in that

[1:28:46] department.

[1:28:48] Thank you, Glenn.

[1:28:49] Madam Mayor, City Council members, City Manager. Good afternoon. It's an honor to be here,

[1:28:55] especially with the people that have come up here and spoken today. I'm Holocaust survivors,

[1:29:00] people who've been amazing things as being a residential, a best that's really an honor to be here today.

[1:29:03] My name is Carlos Rara, I'm the Assistant Chief of the Deos Office here in Tulivista.

[1:29:09] We are, in essence, the community, the 35 loars out of the 300 that are at the Deos

[1:29:16] Office.

[1:29:17] We have some of the most talented loars in the county working to keep our city safe.

[1:29:23] We work hand in hand with the Tulivista Police Department.

[1:29:26] I know some of them are here today.

[1:29:28] I tell you what I've worked 20 years as a prosecutor.

[1:29:30] you have one of the finest police departments in the county,

[1:29:33] I'm working to keep the streets of Chile with us a safe.

[1:29:37] One of the things that we do is we will be

[1:29:38] prosecuting cases from San Pedro, to National City,

[1:29:42] from Coronado, to East Lake, and we have a thousands of cases a year.

[1:29:47] We are dedicated to the pursuit of justice,

[1:29:50] protection of the instant,

[1:29:52] pursuit of the truth, and the prevention of crime.

[1:29:56] The side of them are our day-to-day court duties,

[1:29:58] Thank you.

[1:30:00] In cases, we have a district attorney body to monitor who encourages us to get on the community and be part of the community.

[1:30:06] For me, it's easiest, especially since Chulabissa is my home. I've been a lifelong member of the South Bay community.

[1:30:13] One of the things that we do is, every week, we have prosecutors out in the community speaking and educating the public about various topics, whether it's human trafficking, elder abuse,

[1:30:23] I know Mayor Siles, I've spoken to you in some of the events with you talking about gain prevention.

[1:30:30] Talking about parents about how warning signs for kids that are getting involved in gangs and how to...

[1:30:35] Things just spot when you think your kid might be hanging out with a wrong crowd.

[1:30:40] Identity of you.

[1:30:41] Identity of you.

[1:30:41] Two world justice internet crimes.

[1:30:44] Child abuse.

[1:30:45] Just to countless member things that we are there both to get out and speak your group.

[1:30:48] So if any of you, anybody in the public, if you have a topic that you want to speak about,

[1:30:54] let us know.

[1:30:54] We have experts in the office for when you go out and speak to your groups.

[1:30:58] Other things we're doing here in the south-east specifically, we hope kids, high-square kids.

[1:31:07] There are no middle school kids as well.

[1:31:09] Just last week, we hope south-west high school, where we had students sit with judges and

[1:31:15] and talk about their jobs, and how they become lawyers, how they can become judges.

[1:31:21] Last year, we had a program called Open Doris Suggestus, where we trained at Montgomery High School students

[1:31:27] to present a case.

[1:31:29] Present the defense, present the prosecution, every Friday, and we're going to meet with the kids,

[1:31:33] teaching how to cross-examine a witness, how to present an opening argument.

[1:31:38] And the key thing with all this is to teach them that they can do whatever they want, if they keep going

[1:31:44] school. If the kid from San Jose do it, which is where I grew up, can go to UCSD, can go to

[1:31:52] law school and become a prosecutor for 20 years, well, they can be whatever they want.

[1:31:56] So that's the message that we want to send the kids if they keep going to school, they can

[1:31:59] be whatever they want. So thank you. And thank you for allowing me the opportunity to

[1:32:03] celebrate this very important event. Thank you. Thank you very much.

[1:32:07] Thank you for the reminder on the court on the 14th of men's and the due process clause.

[1:32:15] One of the things that's really troubling today is that there's such a big delay in getting

[1:32:20] civil and criminal matters heard in court.

[1:32:23] The saying is just a delayed is just a denied.

[1:32:29] So it's something that we really have to see that there's more judges appointed.

[1:32:36] So the cases could be heard in a more expeditious manner.

[1:32:41] Thank you.

[1:32:42] Thank you.

[1:32:42] One last comment.

[1:32:44] The city of Kerala.

[1:32:46] There is very active in sponsoring law day and law re-cactivities.

[1:32:50] And I wanted to give a little shout out to them.

[1:32:51] They were not able to be here this year.

[1:32:52] But they've been active in this program for years and years.

[1:32:58] And providing free legal resources to the community since 1891.

[1:33:02] They've got four branch offices in Vista, alcohol, downtown San Diego, and here in Chula Vista.

[1:33:10] You've heard a presentation in early 2016 from Library Director Betty Wazons about the partnership with the county law library.

[1:33:19] They're satellite office down here is now actually a key ask with two terminals situated right on our Civic Center Library.

[1:33:27] I went over there to check it out this morning.

[1:33:30] They've got really great links to a lot of useful legal resources for the community in order

[1:33:34] to familiarize themselves with the laws and potentially get assistance with legal issues

[1:33:38] that they have.

[1:33:40] Those key ask and those terminals are available to the public really during all of library hours,

[1:33:46] but they're in addition staffed by county law library personnel.

[1:33:51] Every second and fourth Monday of every month from 10 to 2 p.m.

[1:33:56] So they also have special programs there from time to time and in recognition of

[1:34:02] a law day in raw week.

[1:34:04] On May 2nd, Madam Mayor, they're going to actually have a bonus session of the legal

[1:34:08] resources fair from 10 to 2 p.m. I would be there as well myself from 10 to 12 p.m.

[1:34:15] to provide the assistance and answer questions that anyone might have.

[1:34:19] So that's all I've got this year, Madam Mayor, appreciate recognition of

[1:34:22] that day 2017 and frankly the real that this Council plays an encouraging civil society and

[1:34:29] and respect for the law in our fair city of China.

[1:34:31] Thank you so much.

[1:34:33] Thank you.

[1:34:36] With that we will move on to the consent calendar again item number one and item number three have

[1:34:42] been pulled and so the balance of the consent calendar is item number two and item number

[1:34:48] four.

[1:34:49] Motion to approve item number two and number four.

[1:34:51] Okay. Mr. McCown lives the consent calendar. Mr. Aguilar, second sit. Madam Clerk,

[1:34:57] which are pleased to read the heading.

[1:35:00] Item 1 has been pulled. Item 2, resolution of the City Council, reauthorizing children of the

[1:35:05] stimulus book code chapter 5.53 state video franchises. Item 3 has been pulled. Item 4,

[1:35:12] A resolution of the City Council, approving an amendment to the 2014-17 memorandum of

[1:35:20] standing between the City of Chilovista and local 2180 International Association of Firefighters

[1:35:26] AFLCIO. Item 4B resolution of the City Council amending employer paid member contributions

[1:35:34] for tier 1 employees and classifications represented by local 2180 International Association of

[1:35:41] Firefighters AFLCIO, effective March 15, 2019. Item 4C resolution of the City Council

[1:35:49] approving cessation of payment on employer side for optional benefits by Tier 1 employees

[1:35:55] and classifications represented by Local 2180 International Association of Firefighters AFL

[1:36:02] CIO as a result of termination of employer paid member contributions for set employees

[1:36:07] effective March 15, 2018. Item 4D Resolution of the City Council approving the revised

[1:36:15] This year, 2016-17 compensation schedule, effectively, for 2018-2017, as required by California

[1:36:23] Code of Regulation and State of Two, section 5, 7, and 0.5, end of this egg calendar.

[1:36:30] Please vote,

[1:36:35] consent calendar passes unanimously.

[1:36:39] We're going to move on to public comments.

[1:36:41] Now, under the action items, there was a request by staff to continue that item 8 until

[1:36:47] meeting of May the 9th, but there were three people that submitted requests to speak on number

[1:36:54] 8. Now that is not part of the agenda now. So if you still want to speak under that item,

[1:37:01] you can do so under public comments. So if you still want to speak on what was the item 8,

[1:37:08] The first speaker that I have is Kathleen Lipick.

[1:37:14] Welcome Kathleen.

[1:37:21] We have a petition in here on behalf of the Sandiagans for safe neighborhoods coalition of individuals throughout the county concerned with the associated harms that come from commercial and recreational marijuana activities.

[1:37:39] Thank you for your intention and consideration to remind you many codes to increase daily civil penalties,

[1:37:47] prohibit all commercial and recreational activities and add marijuana to your existing social host ordinances and other drugs.

[1:37:55] It is commendable for at least two significant reasons.

[1:38:00] Other cities have paved or capitulated to the pressure exerted by self-interest marijuana advocates.

[1:38:05] and to your action speaks volumes about your integrity and concern, for youth and communities.

[1:38:13] Thank you for appreciating that regulations are never the true goal of the marijuana industry,

[1:38:17] but the weaknesses they will exploit and then work to eliminate.

[1:38:21] Non-matter revenues can cover the criminal justice costs,

[1:38:25] loss productivity, health care costs, driving fatalities, academic failures,

[1:38:30] treatment and addiction costs, workplace injuries, environmental damage

[1:38:34] that narrowing the activities brain for your concern, for you, for families and communities,

[1:38:44] is as reliable and they are fortunate to benefit from your leadership.

[1:38:50] Thank you.

[1:38:50] Thank you very much.

[1:38:51] Next speaker is Joe Everstein.

[1:38:56] And then the next speaker is Mary Roach.

[1:39:02] Is Mary here?

[1:39:05] Okay.

[1:39:06] They'll have an opportunity when we hear it on the 9th.

[1:39:11] So with that, we will move on to the action items and I don't number 5.

[1:39:20] So I have number 5 is a report on a China rebate commission.

[1:39:24] Yes, I'm so sorry. I believe there may be one additional public speaker on 8.

[1:39:30] No, not on 8, but public comments.

[1:39:32] Oh,

[1:39:45] I'm not seeing it.

[1:39:51] Is there anyone else wanting to speak?

[1:39:53] Yeah, I'm just a guy who's raising me.

[1:39:54] Okay, and this is, I'm not on the agenda.

[1:39:56] Yes, that's right.

[1:39:58] Okay, please welcome.

[1:40:04] Oh, Robert Solomon.

[1:40:05] Oh, thank you.

[1:40:06] I didn't hear.

[1:40:08] It says number nine here.

[1:40:11] Well, there's two.

[1:40:12] There's two.

[1:40:14] There's two.

[1:40:14] Don't start to clap please.

[1:40:17] Okay.

[1:40:18] Okay.

[1:40:19] I'd like to tell you that it meant me to become...

[1:40:22] in American citizens that happened a long time ago, my life and daughter came here as immigrants

[1:40:28] and both from Asian countries, both from different countries.

[1:40:32] And I'd like to pass around, I'm very proud of these copies of their naturalization certificates,

[1:40:38] and I'm going to go to the city club, can you pass that on?

[1:40:46] No.

[1:40:54] I'd like to be maybe as a neighbor or a station found a batter, and my daughter was four years

[1:40:58] that time. And we went to read on the battle for at least one end as a citizen. As a

[1:41:05] new woman citizen, you're kind of taking it for granted. I was really taking back by the

[1:41:09] ceremonies. I was amazed. The governor of Nat and the Vatican order for the ceremony was

[1:41:14] three other people that took the oath for citizenship. The judge was very nice. It was just

[1:41:21] really great. And as I was taking the oath of citizenship from my infant daughter,

[1:41:30] I was looking at the gentleman next to me who was taking the oath, and he was crying, his tears coming down his eyes.

[1:41:38] And I was taken by this, and when we were done with the oath, I asked him, I said, how long have you been waiting to become a citizen?

[1:41:47] He said, well, I waited eight years to get an interview in the United States.

[1:41:51] This journey was from Czechoslovakia at that time, which does not exist anymore.

[1:41:57] And I waited five years to become a citizen.

[1:42:01] I said, you've waited 13 years to become a citizen.

[1:42:05] My daughter only had to wait a year because she isn't infinite.

[1:42:08] The fact that I was clear military had nothing to do with it.

[1:42:10] We didn't get any special considerations or it.

[1:42:14] The other certificates of my right, who has since passed,

[1:42:17] Unfortunately, I have to get back to Vietnam when she was growing in a couple of years later.

[1:42:23] But the ceremony, I really did find out what it was to become a source in this country.

[1:42:29] I think you're very much.

[1:42:30] Thank you so much.

[1:42:34] Okay, so we're going to have a really long evening.

[1:42:40] So

[1:42:43] we need to move on.

[1:42:44] So, the next action item is item number six consideration of amending chapter 2.56 of the Cholester Municipal Code.

[1:42:56] Do we have a separate point?

[1:42:58] Thank you, America, see a Salis No, we do not have a staff report. We're available for any questions.

[1:43:03] Okay, thank you very much. She's just an enemy. I skipped number five.

[1:43:07] I don't want to rush this on, okay?

[1:43:14] What we can do is just, since I know questions on this and this is an action item and it's merely a procedural item, I don't have any requests to speak on this item.

[1:43:25] So I'll take a motion for this action item and then I'll move back to item number five if that's okay.

[1:43:34] Okay.

[1:43:35] Mr. Mr.

[1:43:36] Do you want to, do you have a staff?

[1:43:39] Okay, there's no problem.

[1:43:40] I appreciate for the next item.

[1:43:42] Okay.

[1:43:42] Okay, great.

[1:43:45] Okay.

[1:43:45] We had a motion by Mr. Padilla.

[1:43:48] I'll take the second for you.

[1:43:50] So, motion by Mr. Padilla.

[1:43:52] And second by Mr. Aguilar.

[1:43:54] Madam Clerk would you read the heading.

[1:43:58] Item six, ordinance of the City of Children's Amendment in Chapter 2.56

[1:44:02] As a child of the Seminas for Code,

[1:44:03] purchasing system regarding contract limits and authorities associated with city procurement

[1:44:09] practices for treating.

[1:44:12] Please vote

[1:44:20] item six passes unanimously, and now we'll go back to item five boards and

[1:44:26] commission's report and now.

[1:44:30] Thank you, Madam Mary and John Ame and Assistant City Attorney, I staffed the Tribal

[1:44:34] Lead Commission for the city and they've been working hard individually and to support

[1:44:40] and have come up with a plan. Every port that was included in your agenda packet, I've got

[1:44:47] summarized as some of the recent work that they've done, some of the work that is in progress

[1:44:53] and other plan on and go forward bases. We have heard night the chairperson of the Commission

[1:44:58] I'm caring.

[1:45:00] As well as two of the commissioners, volume felt further, and Tom Donald, and we have a brief presentation

[1:45:06] to give to you.

[1:45:07] Thank you so much.

[1:45:08] Yes, and we understand it with very busy schedule and so we're letting down here.

[1:45:13] I have a presentation with Susan.

[1:45:15] There it is.

[1:45:16] Okay. First one, very pleased that they are taking the time to be able to talk to you here.

[1:45:22] To kind of give you a little status update on the commission because we don't come before you

[1:45:25] very often and with my subcommittee here and I don't know if we have any other members.

[1:45:29] but we've been working diligently on some things and we wanted to also give us kind of our status

[1:45:34] and to give an idea so that you can give us some feedback and some input, perhaps at a future time, but you'd like to do.

[1:45:40] The first thing I'd like to just say, as I always do is we look at what our purpose is, which I'm sure most of you know,

[1:45:45] but we try to keep it in mind that our job is to review the charter and make recommendations to both the Council and the City Manager.

[1:45:55] passed to give you a little update and I didn't talk fast that he helped so I have to

[1:46:00] use the slowdown. In the past, just to refresh your recollection a little bit, the things

[1:46:08] that we have done is in 2012, our permission was responsible for reviewing, seeking input from

[1:46:14] the public as well as researching and then drafting and recommending the changes for the

[1:46:24] to better all those changes, and we were also involved in selecting the District and Commission,

[1:46:29] the first one ever in the City of Tula Buster.

[1:46:32] More recently, in 2014, we updated the section of the charter dealing with contracting

[1:46:39] by public works in order to make it more modern up to date and to better suit the needs of staff

[1:46:45] that the way we've been given it.

[1:46:47] More recently, I'm just going to highlight some of the draft amendments that we have worked on,

[1:46:52] that we have not presented to you yet, we don't have an election coming up very quickly.

[1:46:57] So we have time, but these are some of the highlighted things that we have been working

[1:47:01] on, diligently as a commission.

[1:47:03] And for further detail, it's also, in, I believe, the document that's been given to you

[1:47:07] as a work plan, gives some more detail on it and staff can get more detail or we can do it

[1:47:12] at a future date.

[1:47:14] One of the draft amendments we worked on was a city attorney, the provision of the charter

[1:47:20] which is Section 503, we originally were concerned with making sure that we had a residency

[1:47:24] requirement in order to be in a line with other cities.

[1:47:28] We drafted that, brought it to Council, and then Council requested that we did a comprehensive

[1:47:33] review of the city attorney, which we did do.

[1:47:38] We first, we have drafted a completely comprehensive, which includes the residency requirement,

[1:47:44] which makes our charter and our office more consistent with the other elected city attorneys in the state of California.

[1:47:53] 10 out of 11 which do that.

[1:47:57] We also clarified it and updated some of the powers in the duty of the city attorney to make more sense.

[1:48:01] And we did this of course with input from the city attorney's office.

[1:48:05] We worked on the city attorney's salary. This is what council also wanted us to look at.

[1:48:09] We had drafted provision that gives some flexibility to the council in setting the city attorney

[1:48:14] salary in order to allow us to have the highest and most qualified individuals and the

[1:48:19] attorney's applied for the job and keep the job.

[1:48:22] We have worked on the term limits.

[1:48:25] We advise increasing term limits from two to three.

[1:48:28] This is because of the learning curve and such a job like that and the degree of knowledge

[1:48:33] that is necessary to be in the office and retained, we recommended that.

[1:48:37] We finally modified the world of the legislative council based on the advice of the City Attorney's Office to make it a little bit more efficient.

[1:48:46] Another draft amendment that we have worked on was the council member's eligibility in terms.

[1:48:51] We deleted some of the language things that we cleaned up basically because of district elections.

[1:48:56] We renamed the elections for clarification purposes from what was a general election planner from what was the general,

[1:49:03] So the general election to the primary and the November to the general just straightened out

[1:49:08] to make sense in the way that I wrote, we thought it appropriate not to allow right

[1:49:13] in candidates in the general election in November election unless for some unknown reason

[1:49:18] or bizarre reason there was only one candidate.

[1:49:21] We thought that was appropriate.

[1:49:23] We clarified the language we're going to call the one-year sit-out or when a council member

[1:49:28] or official is turned out, at what point that they can begin collecting funds in order to be

[1:49:34] fair with our candidates.

[1:49:38] And we did some clarification regarding the death of a candidate.

[1:49:41] We really cleaned up that section as well as made some suggestions. The next draft amendment

[1:49:45] that we have worked on is the further is council vacancies. We further defined what constitutes

[1:49:50] a vague vacancy made it a little bit more specific. We deleted the section on anticipated vacancies

[1:49:56] because that really won't matter once we revive the section on vacancies.

[1:50:03] We have revised the process and clarify for filling vacancies to make it really more efficient

[1:50:09] and to make more sense and logical.

[1:50:13] And we also provided a vote by mail option at the Council's discretion

[1:50:19] And as an option, instead of holding a special life election for vacancy, the council can opt to do a vote by mail, which saves a great deal of costs on doing a election.

[1:50:31] For our proposed future work, and this is where we'll need, we'd like your input at some time, but we'd like to know what we're looking at.

[1:50:37] We have looked at continuing what we call a summary of view of the charter beginning at the beginning and going straight through.

[1:50:43] in order to try and update it with language that

[1:50:46] clarification that need based on other

[1:50:48] trial amendments, just modernization.

[1:50:51] I'll also include input based on staff,

[1:50:54] going basically from the front to the back.

[1:50:56] And that's a long thing to do with our charter,

[1:50:57] because you can imagine it's really interesting reading.

[1:51:02] Other potential amendments,

[1:51:03] where you think amendments,

[1:51:04] but we think as a commission are implotent.

[1:51:06] For example, one of the recent items we've

[1:51:09] thought about discussing is whether or not there

[1:51:10] be a way for Council to perhaps suspend elected officials if they had been under felony

[1:51:17] indictment, and during the prosecution, while that was occurring before conviction,

[1:51:21] could that there be a provision to suspend that individual? That's another amendment

[1:51:26] we're possibly looking at. We are also looking for continuous, continuously working with

[1:51:32] the city staff, for their input of what they think needs to be revised. There's some

[1:51:36] detail I believe in our work plan of already suggestions that we've gotten so those are things

[1:51:41] we want to look towards. We want to increase our public outreach and education part of that is

[1:51:46] just coming right here tonight for any public that we see here we want more people to know

[1:51:51] about what the charter is what it does and so they can give us their input on what might be possible

[1:51:56] charter amendments both when we're looking at a charter amendment that we think is important

[1:52:00] or the council thinks is important when we're evaluating it which is what we did with district

[1:52:04] and we went more input from the public.

[1:52:08] We went from to know more about us.

[1:52:09] We don't get a lot of people at our meetings.

[1:52:11] So it would be nice to have some public input.

[1:52:13] So we're doing that both with city staff

[1:52:14] that's been very helpful.

[1:52:15] We're working with communications.

[1:52:17] We may hold meetings other places.

[1:52:19] We're going to hear from the public what they want to do.

[1:52:24] And so listening new amendments

[1:52:25] and then the city council direction.

[1:52:27] And that's not the last thing, but it's the last thing

[1:52:29] I'm going to say about it is that we want to have direction

[1:52:33] from you on our past amendments.

[1:52:35] But we haven't actually brought forward.

[1:52:37] We didn't get the opportunity on the city at 31 because of time factors.

[1:52:41] So at some point, bring them forward, get your input on how you'd like to have them.

[1:52:44] What other things you wanted to do, we responded to those.

[1:52:47] And then any potential future amendments, issues, priorities,

[1:52:51] by lines, that type of thing is what we'd like to have.

[1:52:54] So essentially, I just wanted to give you this update.

[1:52:56] Our next meeting is actually on May 10th.

[1:52:59] We generally will meet every month.

[1:53:00] I think it's the second Wednesday if we have something to work on.

[1:53:03] We're deciding ourselves what we want to work on and we really thought was important to get

[1:53:07] Council input so that we know what we're all on the same page.

[1:53:10] So it's some future time we do hope that we can get the input and we very much thank you

[1:53:13] for your time.

[1:53:14] I don't know if there's anything else.

[1:53:16] Thank you very much and I do have a suggestion.

[1:53:20] You have two goals here to increase public outreach and education and also to solicit the City Council

[1:53:28] direction and I thought that because of the technicality of the work that you do, that it

[1:53:34] might be a good idea for us to have a joint workshop with the Charter Review Commission

[1:53:41] and the City Council so that we can really delve into this together and then that usually

[1:53:47] is a really good opportunity for the public to weigh in as well.

[1:53:51] I think that I really like to see the workshop because we don't do you just this when you

[1:53:57] come up before us and we can dedicate a workshop, we can dedicate a good two hours to the discussion.

[1:54:04] And then just be more thoughtful about the direction that we give you.

[1:54:10] So that's the recommendation that I have.

[1:54:15] Ms. Aguilar.

[1:54:19] Thank you, Madam Mayor. First of all, I want to thank you for the presentation and thank you for the work that you do.

[1:54:25] It's so well-paid, you know, for the city, it's inspiring really, because I know Charter Review is very technical and requires a lot of studies, so thank you for that.

[1:54:39] You wanted input, I'd love the mayor's idea of doing a joint workshop.

[1:54:45] I think that would be very productive, but based on your proposed work plan and looking through

[1:54:52] what I just want to tell you what I think are sort of, if I were in your shoes, the thing,

[1:54:58] the first thing that I would tackle are under the draft amendments prepared, but not enacted

[1:55:06] on the shelf.

[1:55:08] To me the two most important items are the ones that deal with council member eligibility in terms and city council vacancies.

[1:55:19] I'm a big fan of voting by mail.

[1:55:23] It's much cheaper, more efficient and from everything I've read actually increases turnout as well.

[1:55:31] So that would be my input, but I love the idea of having a joint workshop.

[1:55:35] Thank you.

[1:55:36] Thank you very much. And you know, thank you for your report. You are very, very important

[1:55:41] commission to the City of Cholovice. Certainly, I think that your work is really, really difficult,

[1:55:47] and it really takes a special kind of person to be interested in the charter review commission.

[1:55:54] And I know that you're all thoughtful people, and you spend so much time on it.

[1:56:00] So I just want to thank you for your service. It's really awesome that you step up

[1:56:04] to the plate and work on this very technical and difficult commission.

[1:56:08] Mr. Diaz?

[1:56:11] Yeah, I agree with you, Mayor.

[1:56:12] I think we should have a workshop.

[1:56:14] I'd like to see if we can do that.

[1:56:16] Okay, so there's a consensus that we have a future,

[1:56:22] I don't work shop at some future date.

[1:56:25] So do we have to, we don't have to vote on it, do we?

[1:56:27] No matter where I think the consensus works for us,

[1:56:31] Joe, we'll get back with the commission project, they're really next meeting to start talking about how to develop

[1:56:39] the workshop agendas so that it's a really productive engagement and you can all dive in together to the work plan

[1:56:47] and looking forward to that. I want to echo your comments about the importance of the Tribal Review Commission

[1:56:54] and the really terrific and very thoughtful work

[1:56:58] that this particular group has put in,

[1:57:00] they've accomplished a lot,

[1:57:02] and they've been unflinching in their willingness

[1:57:05] to take on issues, both wonky technical issues

[1:57:10] and potentially political, provocative issues.

[1:57:13] That's the kind of group you need doing that work.

[1:57:16] And so I appreciate your interest in support for them.

[1:57:19] Thank you, Madam Mayor.

[1:57:19] Thank you very much.

[1:57:20] And I'm also doing the staff that a German has been our advisor and has been very responsive

[1:57:27] and done a lot of work and as well as Mr. Gorgons and everyone.

[1:57:31] So I have to really get thankful to run for a fitting out the wonkyness of everything that we're looking at.

[1:57:35] Okay, thank you very much.

[1:57:36] And thank you, Jill.

[1:57:38] Thank you so much for your work.

[1:57:40] Good work.

[1:57:43] It's a dark screen, thank you.

[1:57:46] Okay, let's see.

[1:57:48] Okay, the next item is item number seven and that's consideration of nominations of applicants to be interviewed by the Cultural Arts Commission.

[1:58:04] If I may, I was going to suggest that maybe we would go on to item 9 and then I would say that I'd be so open and I think that you're right.

[1:58:12] I think that, yeah, because people have been here for a long time, so you're absolutely right.

[1:58:17] We can consider this afterwards.

[1:58:19] Before we go on to item 9,

[1:58:24] I just wanted to make some comments that this is the result of a meeting that recommendation of a meeting that we had.

[1:58:35] I believe it's now three weeks ago where the city, there was a five-over vote by the city council to direct staff to come back with a resolution considering the seven points that we discussed.

[1:58:50] I have a number of speakers to speak on this item. There are actually 30 people that want to speak under item number nine.

[1:58:59] Many of you spoke during that first meeting, and many of you were very, very eloquent.

[1:59:07] I have these 30 people that want to speak on item number 9, and then we have item number 10,

[1:59:15] which we have another 15 people, and many of the people that are speaking under item number 9,

[1:59:21] also requesting to speak under item number 10.

[1:59:25] So with that in mind, what I would respectfully ask the speakers to do is to, you know, try to limit your comments.

[1:59:34] You are entitled for two five minutes, but because we have so many people and because we have really delved into this issue three weeks ago,

[1:59:46] to please try to keep your comments under three minutes and try to be as distinct as you can be.

[1:59:52] and try not to be repetitious of others, okay?

[1:59:59] Mr. City Attorney?

[2:00:00] Yes, Madam Mayor, brief presentation on the resolution in front of you which might benefit the speakers since a lot of them might not have seen the resolution.

[2:00:10] So what I was intending to do is to present the resolution and then as part of staff's referral, you also wanted a presentation from staff.

[2:00:18] I am number five, the implementation of a program to communicate city policies and connect the immigrant populations with immigrant services and city services and so.

[2:00:32] The staff members,

[2:00:34] Einstein Berger and chief Kennedy are here to provide that presentation to you.

[2:00:39] But first, Madam Mayor, as you indicated, this resolution was intended to implement year 7 point proposal which was approved by the Council for a referral to bring back at this meeting following extensive presentation and discussion of the federal state and local enforcement laws and immigration policies and practices.

[2:01:01] And we believe working with the City of Manager and the Chief of Police, we've done a good job of translating your wishes.

[2:01:09] And I'm going to go through that resolution now.

[2:01:11] The first four items, Mayor and Council, I really restatement of existing city council.

[2:01:18] I'm sorry, city policies and making them more official policies that have been in effect affirmed and declared by the City Council.

[2:01:25] The first item is consistent with the principles outlined in the Tourista Police Department.

[2:01:34] I see a type over there now that I'll call it the Mission Statement and Policy 428 of the Tourista Police Department,

[2:01:41] Policy Manual.

[2:01:42] It is now the official policy of the City of Tourista that all residents of the city regard us

[2:01:46] of their immigration status shall be entitled to equal enforcement of the law and equal service

[2:01:51] And that all shall be treated with fairness, respect, and dignity.

[2:01:55] I am number two, it is the official policy of the city that CDPD contacts and arrests shall not be based on race,

[2:02:03] ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, social economic, or immigration status.

[2:02:09] Number three, it is the official policy of the city that the CDPD shall not enforce immigration laws.

[2:02:15] Number four, it is the official policy of the city that is the responsibility of the federal government,

[2:02:19] to enforce immigration laws, and again, these are all just restatement of the existing reality

[2:02:24] of what the rules and responsibilities are of those respective law enforcement agencies.

[2:02:30] Then I am five city staff as authorized and directed to develop and implement a program

[2:02:34] to better communicate the official city policies set forth above to the public.

[2:02:39] And to better connect city residents in need with available immigration services and city services,

[2:02:45] I am number six, city staff is authorized and directed to join the welcoming America Network to demonstrate that the city values its immigrant and refugee residents and to help them to become a vital part of our economic and civic society and then I am seven city staff is authorized and directed to track and report back to the city council and federal and state legislation that impacts city interests and policies on immigration enforcement particularly

[2:03:12] local control of policing policies, protection of constitutional rights, and availability

[2:03:18] of funding, with an opportunity for the city council to actively support or oppose

[2:03:23] same.

[2:03:24] And I have an update after the presentation, Mayor, on one of the aspects of that that

[2:03:29] we're involved with.

[2:03:30] So that's what you're being asked to act on tonight, Madam Mayor, and might be appropriate

[2:03:38] it now to invite Ms. Steinberger and Kennedy to the podium to present on status of the program

[2:03:44] for our week.

[2:03:46] Good evening, Dan Council.

[2:03:47] Yes, we're here to give you a little update on what is item five here that we've been authorizing

[2:03:53] directed to develop a communications program.

[2:03:56] So since the meeting a few weeks ago, we've been collaborating on a number of efforts to develop

[2:04:00] this program and really start after tonight's action to put it in place.

[2:04:05] She, Kennedy, and her team have been very involved for years

[2:04:09] in internal external communication about these issues,

[2:04:13] but from a communication standpoint to the public.

[2:04:16] We will build on these efforts to ensure that we are providing information

[2:04:20] to our residents and the immigrant community in the manner

[2:04:23] and media that best meets their needs.

[2:04:26] For example, some residents and groups may prefer a community meeting

[2:04:29] where they can hear from the speaker and ask questions.

[2:04:32] others making it to view a web page and web information, and others may want to fly our brochures.

[2:04:38] So we'll take a look at all of those media and put those together for this outreach and communications effort.

[2:04:46] And we do believe it's important that residents in the community have a variety of options for accessing the information that we will

[2:05:02] With the groups that they've been meeting with to develop the communications program, entertain ideas, and input so that we can make sure that we are providing the information that the community needs from the city.

[2:05:16] As is referenced in the resolution, Police Department Policy 428 already has a lot of the language that again from the communication standpoint, we will address and provide to the in a public way in communications and outreach.

[2:05:30] And we are happy to take recommendations from the Council this evening.

[2:05:34] I'm going forward.

[2:05:36] We, of course, heard what the speakers presented a couple of weeks ago.

[2:05:40] And we'll listen to the suggestions tonight.

[2:05:42] Continue to reach out to nonprofits, social services, community groups.

[2:05:47] Many of the people who are here to then take input and feedback on what this

[2:05:52] Communications program should include.

[2:05:54] What it should look like and what it should provide to the immigrant community.

[2:05:57] And now we'll turn it over to Chief Kennedy for additional feedback.

[2:06:02] Thank you.

[2:06:03] Good evening.

[2:06:05] I'm very pleased to be able to come back with some information in regards to what we've been

[2:06:09] able to do at the police department.

[2:06:11] So I want to highlight some of the outreach efforts and share that we've been sharing our message

[2:06:16] and our concern has been that we want to get out in ease community concern.

[2:06:20] So I'm very pleased with some of the effort that we put into place.

[2:06:25] So first I wanted to say that our immigration policy has been shared across our entire

[2:06:28] department and it's posted on our police department web page as our our of our policies.

[2:06:35] So anyone from the community at any time can go to go to the police department web page

[2:06:39] and see what our policy state.

[2:06:41] I personally met with every division within our department and shared our immigration policy,

[2:06:46] the philosophy and discuss how our personnel should be involved in efforts to share our

[2:06:51] message into East community concerns.

[2:06:53] On March 8th of this year, during our actual whistle-placement leadership team meeting, which includes

[2:06:59] are of our smart and professional supervisors and managers within our department, everyone attended

[2:07:05] it and again, we had an opportunity to share our philosophy on immigration.

[2:07:09] I've also provided Anne with a prepared statement for me regarding an immigration policy that

[2:07:15] will be placed on the city of Trilvista webpage in regards to immigration resources and it will

[2:07:22] be provided in English and English Spanish. Tomorrow I will share this message again with my

[2:07:27] department by sending out an email to everyone. We constantly keep reinforcing the message

[2:07:33] and that we need to go out into the community and ensure what it is that we stand for.

[2:07:39] My command staff and I, so February, have been involved in more than 25 community meetings providing

[2:07:45] outreach regarding our immigration policy and addressing community concerns. These have been

[2:07:51] and civic organizations to some of our schools, churches, business groups, our community advisory

[2:07:57] committee that the Police Department has as well as the ACLU.

[2:08:03] I'd also like to talk about some of the future efforts as we stated the last time we met

[2:08:07] was April 4th, so we've been pretty busy in this last few weeks, but we're planning to work

[2:08:13] very closely with South Bay community services to reach out to many of the concerned community

[2:08:18] members. I'm pleased to announce that our first community firm will be tomorrow night, South

[2:08:25] Big Community Services, putting this on at Latterback Elementary School at 6 p.m. also

[2:08:30] in the collaboration with the ACLU, and we'll be a part of that. It'll be reaching out

[2:08:34] to many of the people in the promised neighborhood residents in our community. Our SOO program,

[2:08:41] a very successful program, is working also on strategies on the best way to reach out to

[2:08:46] of our schools. And they've been working diligently to come up with what is the best way to reach

[2:08:51] out to the community because oftentimes when we try to explain and share a message, we might

[2:08:58] be reaching out to them in a manner or method that's not comfortable to them. So we're really

[2:09:03] looking at what is the best way to share our message and reach as many people as possible.

[2:09:09] In an effort to seek community input, I'm working with our community advisory committee that

[2:09:13] Police Department has. One of the members is a very active in our community, is a

[2:09:19] room at Kassaris, and we're almost a longstanding member of our community advisory

[2:09:24] community. And I've asked for it to work with me to help formulate a plan where we can

[2:09:29] provide the right community outreach. And so I think it speaks volumes to have people

[2:09:34] from our community talk about what we do with the Police Department, as well as just having

[2:09:38] our police officers go out there and reach out to the community.

[2:09:42] I've also asked the community advisory committee to also review our policy for 28 and provide

[2:09:49] their feedback in their recommendations and as we move forward, they will help us be involved

[2:09:55] in a revision of that policy down the road.

[2:09:58] I think it's really important to have their input in that process.

[2:10:01] We're also discussing options on the best way to host and be involved in community firms

[2:10:06] and utilizing our community advisory committee to be a part of that process as well.

[2:10:12] And I just like to really remind everyone that the cheerless of these departments focus,

[2:10:18] as I stated many times before, is to focus on public safety and not immigration.

[2:10:23] And I think we're in the right steps moving forward.

[2:10:26] And I'm very pleased with the effort that I've been putting place.

[2:10:29] And I really want to hear feedback from the community tonight as well as the Council

[2:10:34] in regards to your recommendations and suggestions.

[2:10:37] We want to have a marketing campaign, but we want to have the right marketing campaign.

[2:10:41] So your input will be very important to us.

[2:10:43] Thank you.

[2:10:44] Thank you.

[2:10:45] Thank you very much.

[2:10:46] I have one more thing.

[2:10:47] We are prepared to launch a new web page that will include much of the information that

[2:10:53] sorry on the police department web page and other links that we have already, so that we can

[2:10:58] by May 1st, so we have this first step in getting information out there, and then form

[2:11:03] and resources where people can start connecting to the resources we want to provide. So I want to

[2:11:08] let you know that as well. Okay, thank you very much. Good report. So before we move on to the

[2:11:15] public speakers, do any of the council members have any questions or comments? With that, we'll

[2:11:23] Thank you, Mayor. Thank you for letting me come in. I would just say I know you had talked of and you had talked very talk about the

[2:11:35] Non-profit organizations and things. I think that's a great way to go. What I would also do is I would

[2:11:42] When we have brochures and go through those forms

[2:11:46] Many of these people that come to our country are interested in becoming legal

[2:11:53] citizens and be documented, and I would want to make sure that they have an avenue that

[2:11:59] they would be able to understand and get help on how they could become legal aliens,

[2:12:06] or they could become an actualized citizens, to the part of this moment that I've had,

[2:12:13] is when I've helped people become US citizens, and it's a great thing, and we want to make

[2:12:17] sure that we don't want people in the shadows anymore.

[2:12:20] or we want to allow them to give documented and become legal.

[2:12:25] Thank you.

[2:12:26] Thank you very much, Ms. Sacketlar.

[2:12:30] Thank you, Madam Mayor.

[2:12:31] Just very quickly, because I'm interested in the speakers.

[2:12:35] But I just want to provide a little bit of feedback.

[2:12:37] In addition to the groups that you name South Bay Community Services,

[2:12:42] ACLU schools, I wanted to recommend that you consult with ACE.

[2:12:49] people behind you with yellow shirts for it was in the ACE, they have very good contacts

[2:12:54] in the immigrant community and I think they could be very helpful in terms of designing

[2:13:00] and outreach program, so I wanted to suggest that you consult with them as well and also I wanted

[2:13:07] to say that for me it's more important that the emphasis be on sort of proactive outreach.

[2:13:17] I mean, putting stuff on the website is great, but that's kind of passive.

[2:13:22] You have to go to the website to get it.

[2:13:24] You have to know that it's there before you even go.

[2:13:27] So I think that sort of the other kinds of things that you were talking about proactive

[2:13:34] outreach through community forums, community meetings, schools.

[2:13:39] I also think it'd be great to have small cards that you could pass out, you know, that

[2:13:45] to summarize the policy and Spanish and English so that when you're at the schools,

[2:13:49] kids have stuff to take home to their parents.

[2:13:52] So I just wanted to make those comments, but I think you're headed in the right direction.

[2:13:55] Thank you.

[2:13:56] I appreciate that.

[2:13:56] I did want to mention that I had an opportunity to meet this.

[2:13:59] Some of the representatives and we have a, we're scheduling the meeting.

[2:14:03] We're working in that tomorrow, which is going to be great for us.

[2:14:06] And also a Thai language high school.

[2:14:08] We had an opportunity to speak with them in the mail as well.

[2:14:11] So there's been a number of different groups.

[2:14:13] but we're seeking their interests as well,

[2:14:15] so I encourage people to come to us just to call my office

[2:14:19] and we're trying to get in.

[2:14:20] Even if it's 10, 15 minutes, we're trying to meet with anyone

[2:14:23] who's interested in partnering with us.

[2:14:26] Thank you.

[2:14:27] Thank you very much.

[2:14:29] With that, we'll move on to our public speakers.

[2:14:31] And once again, we have three speakers on the item.

[2:14:35] And you all were so terrific three weeks ago

[2:14:38] respecting every speaker and not making comments and allowing them the opportunity to

[2:14:46] state their views whatever they were and I'm also going to ask you not to clap, not to make

[2:14:54] those kinds of demonstrations of

[2:15:00] That's not respectful to, to, you know, everybody that's wanting to speak. And so you guys were terrific the last time. So let's see if we can keep that, that a and good conduct, okay. So our first speaker and please try to limit yourself to three minutes. You do have five minutes, but try to limit it to three. Markling.

[2:15:24] Markling?

[2:15:24] I was number one to speak on nine. I gave it to the city clerk. I don't know why I can't.

[2:15:33] Okay, yes. Mr. Solomon. Thank you. Are you calling me? Yes. Okay, thank you.

[2:15:39] I don't want to get you upset. I'm not upset. I'm just getting tired of sitting around.

[2:15:46] We all are.

[2:15:49] Thank you.

[2:15:51] We were on back, I sent an email to all of your council members, and I got an answer back from Mr. Mike Diaz.

[2:15:59] I didn't request an answer that he sent one, and I thank you for responding, even though it wasn't a requirement too.

[2:16:05] And I'd like to quick read this.

[2:16:08] Reference to the City Council, leaving empty scratch.

[2:16:12] The mayor said she doesn't like the term sanctuary city.

[2:16:15] I don't believe her. I don't like it either.

[2:16:16] One of the interpretations of the world's sanctuary is immunity from punishment or the law.

[2:16:23] I believe the council is going to vote on whether to make sure the list of city a welcoming city.

[2:16:28] As far as I can find out, no one knows why the sanctuary or a welcoming city is,

[2:16:33] even the attorney general of the United States that he did not know.

[2:16:37] My concern is that you don't seem to know and understand the difference between an immigrant and an illegal alien.

[2:16:43] The Indian Green is a person in the United States leading legally with proper documents.

[2:16:50] A person who runs the United States illegally without any offending or fraudulent documents is an illegal alien.

[2:16:58] The United States Federal War so states is also a violation of the United States Federal War to aid in the bit or harbor an illegal alien.

[2:17:06] It is also in violation of United States Federal Law to not only employ an illegal alien.

[2:17:15] The Federal Law, so states which I have copies of here, anybody like to read.

[2:17:21] If the city wants to welcome legal immigrants and refugees, I think that's great.

[2:17:26] We need to help the people that are in that situation.

[2:17:31] However, if the Council's interpretation of wealthy and includes illegal aliens, it would

[2:17:37] be the biggest mistake of your lives.

[2:17:39] The problems associated with that decision would be money-in-minute.

[2:17:43] It would take three more pages of text to list the problems.

[2:17:47] If the city becomes a wealthy and city for illegal aliens, you will have problems you will

[2:17:53] believe.

[2:17:54] One last word, make sure you understand the word in legal.

[2:17:58] Before you vote, be careful what you vote for, you just might get it.

[2:18:03] And along those lines, I had two questions I'd like to ask you, now a man you might have

[2:18:09] to defer to Mr. Guggen who I've had a lot of meetings with over the years.

[2:18:21] We have a policy of services to the sees in the group community when you speak of the immigrant community.

[2:18:29] Are you speaking of legal immigrants or illegal aliens or both?

[2:18:35] We have a policy in the city of Chilivist and not to ask immigration status when we...

[2:18:40] You're not answering the question.

[2:18:43] What was the question?

[2:18:45] When you say immigrant, are you including illegal aliens as immigrants?

[2:18:53] Yes.

[2:18:54] They are not immigrants, under the eyes of Fragur Law.

[2:18:56] I'm not going to argue with you, sir.

[2:18:58] Women your own.

[2:19:00] You're in violation of a law.

[2:19:04] They, in the time is up.

[2:19:06] No, I, I, I, I, I won't you do.

[2:19:08] I've managed the people that spoke out.

[2:19:09] Yeah.

[2:19:10] Okay.

[2:19:11] That's your job to do.

[2:19:13] You're in charge of your supposed beefest possible.

[2:19:14] I'm running the meeting. Please do it. Please do it. Please sit down. Mark Lane.

[2:19:21] Lancet-grade question. Mark Lane.

[2:19:33] Thank you, Mayor. Council members.

[2:19:37] No, just don't, please. Just don't engage.

[2:19:41] Just kidding.

[2:19:45] Just briefly, my community of national city had the opportunity to do it. You guys have the opportunity to do it.

[2:19:51] But they weren't able to do it, the three men that controlled the council there were afraid to be on a list, afraid to draw attention to themselves, worried that they weren't going to get federal funding, and as Mr. Mendeble said, it's purely symbolic.

[2:20:13] Symbolism codified is worth a million dollars to the marginalized community.

[2:20:19] As we found out today, the Ninth Circuit Court said,

[2:20:22] they can't stop you from getting your money.

[2:20:26] So, we're there.

[2:20:30] And what I told them, I tell you,

[2:20:31] as a community that's as diverse as Chula Vista,

[2:20:35] with an immigrant population, legal, undocumented,

[2:20:40] people of color,

[2:20:42] Not only should you be on the list, you should be the top of the list, you should be the tip of the spear.

[2:20:51] In my later years, I decided to study law, which I'm doing right now.

[2:20:55] I'm more specifically an aggression law, and I'm working with an immigration lawyer right now.

[2:21:01] We have several clients in no time detention right now, women, no criminal records.

[2:21:07] that had some kind of interaction with the police department, here in San Diego County, and we turned over the eyes.

[2:21:14] Last Monday we got two of them, luckily out of attention, they've been in for three months, separated from their small children.

[2:21:22] These were two women, when was brought here when she was two, she's now 30, no criminal record works to US citizen daughters.

[2:21:30] We're almost brought here when she's eight, I've no thought either one of them, no criminal record.

[2:21:37] She's at 32, 3 US citizens, children,

[2:21:44] just because of some interaction with a police department,

[2:21:47] the women criminal, they ended up in ice custody.

[2:21:53] So it means a lot to the community that's affected by this.

[2:21:58] you guys vote yes make sure of us to walk in the city for everyone. Thank you. Thank you.

[2:22:05] Hey, Mickey Casparian followed by Andrea Beth Damsky.

[2:22:16] Good evening. Mickey Casparian and the president of the UFCW local then 35 in the same

[2:22:23] the Labour Council. First, I'd like to really compliment you, Mayor Salis, for your leadership.

[2:22:31] This is a bold move,

[2:22:34] and this is the second biggest city in the county. Obviously,

[2:22:37] he's had passed that in the county, but this is the second biggest city in the county.

[2:22:41] And for Council members in addition to that, for the year in Agola, and for your leadership on

[2:22:46] on SB554, and that was a big step for this city to take.

[2:22:54] Hopefully, we have a unanimous vote today, 5-0.

[2:22:57] Council members, McCann, and D.S. sometimes we don't know who's not politically, but this

[2:23:02] is not about politics, it's about people, it's about people that live in your community.

[2:23:08] And to be honest, using our criminals, using people who are hardworking, who live in this city,

[2:23:19] who work in this city, and deserve to be respected.

[2:23:22] And the Donald Trump is our president right now, and this craziness of integration.

[2:23:28] God knows what's going to happen.

[2:23:30] We're saying that we're not going to have an immigration reform at the national level.

[2:23:33] So, as we forget that we were all immigrants, where the we were quite frankly our ancestors

[2:23:40] as well, and we need to respect these people, they're not criminals, they're hardworking men

[2:23:50] in women.

[2:23:51] So, again, May Salas, I would just like to really just say thank you, thank you for your leadership,

[2:23:58] your hard work, making sure to list your reckoning city and taking the leadership for a city

[2:24:04] of this large number.

[2:24:05] We're going to be an example, five of the cities in San Diego County, but we'll be

[2:24:09] providing leadership for other cities in the state of California and in our nation.

[2:24:14] So I urge all of you to support this.

[2:24:16] Thank you very much.

[2:24:17] Thank you so much Andrea, followed by Erin Rossi.

[2:24:23] Thank you.

[2:24:25] Thank you.

[2:24:30] I've been a member of a resident of San Diego County for 20 years originally from New York,

[2:24:36] which private self is being the melting pot of America, and that is the brain storage I do

[2:24:43] the world and do this country as a place that should be welcoming to people from all places.

[2:24:51] I am, I am a Jewish person. It was really moving for me tonight to hear the Holocaust,

[2:24:56] commemoration, the recognition, moving also to hear about the 14th Amendment, and what

[2:25:04] that means relevant to today's issues regarding immigrants and citizens, and who thought

[2:25:10] a city council may be serving. I thank you for that. I am, as a Jewish person, as

[2:25:17] I'm in this country, as a lesbian, as a little different from some people around me, not having the status of being a recent immigrant, I'm afraid in today's times.

[2:25:27] I'm afraid for my life, I'm afraid for people who I identify with, I'm afraid for people who are like men, people who are different for men, people who are having fingers pointed out them today.

[2:25:38] So, I'm gonna buy a little bit from Sophie Tradition and sing a very short song, and I leave with those words.

[2:25:58] And

[2:26:13] that was beautiful.

[2:26:15] And Grassey followed by Kevin Hancock.

[2:26:19] Okay, so Mr. Hancock, get ready to get up to that.

[2:26:24] Could you be in council? My name is Aaron Sumer of Rossi and I am here on behalf of Alliance San Diego.

[2:26:31] Alliance San Diego is a community empowerment organization that focuses on making certain that those in our region are able to achieve their full potential.

[2:26:39] First of all, I wanted to really thank this council for your leadership and bringing forward a resolution.

[2:26:44] And for your commitment to making certain that our residents in Chile to start a welcome.

[2:26:50] And this is not the first occasion that we've come out to Council.

[2:26:55] We've been working with City Council for a number of years.

[2:26:57] And so we're grateful for the leadership that the City has taken in the policies that the city has put in place beforehand to make certain that people are welcome.

[2:27:08] Now, I think more than ever, it's important for us to make sure that we're reaffirming our commitment to the immigrant community.

[2:27:17] And I think it has been doing a number of new rights, infosessions into what it says

[2:27:23] as well as other cities.

[2:27:24] We've also done outreach to the American community heavy outreach since the end of December,

[2:27:31] And what we've noticed is that people are afraid.

[2:27:36] We're hearing more and more stories of people who are afraid to leave their houses, who

[2:27:41] are afraid to take their children to school.

[2:27:42] and were worried for their families, for themselves, for their neighbors, and everyone you can imagine.

[2:27:51] Speaking from my own personal experience, I was part of a running club actually in Belmida for a long time,

[2:27:56] and I have teammates who are afraid to actually come down here any more to run.

[2:28:03] Their afraid to leave their houses to even go for a run, because they're frightened of what might happen to them.

[2:28:09] they're afraid that they might be deported and separated from their families.

[2:28:14] So what you do today is critically important to make sure that you're sending a strong message

[2:28:18] to communities.

[2:28:20] 75 years ago, my grandparents were in turn during WWII, and this was able to happen because

[2:28:26] people were willing to stand up and support those who were in the community.

[2:28:32] Now, this city has a history of making certain that they are in supportive immigrants.

[2:28:38] And then we'll say what you did today is critically important, because we don't want to make them mistakes.

[2:28:44] The history has shown us.

[2:28:46] So here to ask you to support the resolution, and again, thank you for your leadership.

[2:28:50] Thank you very much, Kevin, followed by John Skofield.

[2:28:55] So, John, get ready to come up.

[2:28:58] Even mayor and council, my name is Cutton Hancock, I'm going to register the run hills and then resident for three years.

[2:29:10] Four years of the county of San Diego.

[2:29:16] I came here after spending time in the military,

[2:29:24] And I've been managing low-income property for the last three years and also doing construction.

[2:29:34] I can tell you the certainty that illegal integration marginalizes legal residents and legal people trying to get jobs.

[2:29:50] I take exception to welcoming illegal immigrants to

[2:30:00] Legal residents. And when a man robs or steels, robs a store, or steels a car, no one feels sorry when he's taken away and the law is imposed.

[2:30:19] This city isn't an island separate from federal law as this council wants to superimpose.

[2:30:26] When the police chief refers to immigrants,

[2:30:31] she admits illegal immigrants.

[2:30:35] I know with face certainty what welcome city means, welcome city, welcoming city means that everyone

[2:30:44] from the mayor or police chief down to the dogcatcher receiving a government paycheck is

[2:30:51] aiming and embedding rewarding illegal integration by omitting to federal crime, which is

[2:30:59] which rewrote corporate welfare and social welfare, racketeering to depreciate legal

[2:31:07] citizenships, which feeds off the hardworking legal residents who are in the true asset

[2:31:14] column of our city and nation.

[2:31:18] So do what is correct for the legal residents and uphold legal immigration, uphold legal

[2:31:26] immigration for your grandchildren and for their grandchildren.

[2:31:31] This is not about public safety, this is about big government and leftist racketeering.

[2:31:40] And it needs to be redefined as that and the people on this council need to quit super-imposing

[2:31:50] a sociopathic and psychopathic definition of what the law actually implies.

[2:31:57] I heard the city manager, I mean the city attorney talked about our laws, and that's what

[2:32:05] needs to be applied.

[2:32:06] Thank you very much.

[2:32:07] Thank you.

[2:32:10] Vivian Dunbar, oh, I'm sorry, go ahead, John, sorry about that.

[2:32:17] Actually I think it should say Jim, and that's the same.

[2:32:19] Jim is so feel.

[2:32:20] Okay, again.

[2:32:22] I'm different.

[2:32:23] I'm a city resident.

[2:32:25] And I wanted to support this resolution, because I think it's important to recognize that

[2:32:36] immigrants may be authorized or authorized, but they still should be subject to the

[2:32:42] laws of the country and the city, and just because your immigration status doesn't make

[2:32:51] guilty of other crimes, necessarily, or things like that. Looking at the resolution, I slipped

[2:32:59] at part five, which was to this discussion and all the hard work that they've done,

[2:33:05] and I saw this as the hard of the issue. This will be turning the success of this resolution

[2:33:11] they're not, and what I've seen there are big things we agree with, things we disagree with,

[2:33:17] But I would, in general, feel that this is a very good resolution, and some of the comments that

[2:33:24] Council member Aguera and the can made, I think those are important to try and get everyone's opinions

[2:33:30] and support and concepts for how this can be made to work for everyone. Thank you.

[2:33:37] Thank you very much, Ms. Gophil. Vivian Dunbar, followed by Becky Thillman.

[2:33:42] All

[2:33:46] right.

[2:33:47] I've been reading numbers at the City Council and the City staff.

[2:33:53] I respect the City Council on April 4th and on that night I will allow the Article 1 of

[2:33:58] the Declaration of Independence where it says all manner created equal and from a message

[2:34:05] on the statute of liberty.

[2:34:07] I do have some consideration to be given to remember the principles and the ideals that

[2:34:12] our nation was founded on.

[2:34:14] Tonight, I would like to talk about how the issue of immigration integration is perceived in America and here in our

[2:34:21] syllabus to community. There are communities in America where some residents have met a few Mexican, and perhaps there's only a very few.

[2:34:32] These people at all Americans are hearing messages from President Trump and Attorney Jeff Sessions,

[2:34:41] and the

[2:34:43] we're sending this rapists and murderers,

[2:34:46] and on a recent business of the board of the Gospels,

[2:34:48] Socialist declared we had to get rid of this step.

[2:34:52] That was pretty recently in last week,

[2:34:55] LePranza, San Diego, and his paper.

[2:34:57] Over here at California, we have a state code

[2:34:59] with millions of immigrants.

[2:35:01] So, I do some messages affecting the way we see

[2:35:04] at immigrants' neighbors.

[2:35:06] There's been these media telling destroyed

[2:35:08] the effects of Trump's deportation order

[2:35:10] in a fair and balanced way.

[2:35:13] This is nothing to be the case here in Singapore to this step.

[2:35:17] At the recent April 4th City Council meeting, 49 people gave passion,

[2:35:24] that special features, and they would be having a sanctuary city.

[2:35:27] Among these figures, the leaders of the community, including Padre Williams,

[2:35:31] the back defense service group, heads of local unions and school boards.

[2:35:36] And they also pass through that the importance of recognizing the rights

[2:35:40] and doing it in thousands of immigrants in our community.

[2:35:44] Despite the prominence of some of these speakers,

[2:35:47] none of them knows the period in our local news.

[2:35:50] More the content of the powerful moving speeches.

[2:35:54] Instead, for example, China has done a much to my shock

[2:35:57] of featured two speakers that were,

[2:36:00] I guess, to the best of becoming a sanctuary city.

[2:36:04] Now, at Friday's third events,

[2:36:06] Our Terry General Sessions was there, and the media seemed to highlight his speech about

[2:36:12] asking Peter's then activity.

[2:36:14] He used that as an example, you know, of why we should not have sanctuary status, and apparently

[2:36:21] the police chief up there, he has to do it about theory of said, it's have sessions, comments,

[2:36:26] and he's demanding some sort of explanation of the Department of Justice.

[2:36:30] He said that is not true, and apparently I think in 2-12, that's going to be to get some sort

[2:36:36] the world with a cooperating with immigration.

[2:36:39] This story was made to the A.P. wire services

[2:36:43] and if we put in newspapers all over America,

[2:36:47] a little town's in Kansas and Georgia,

[2:36:50] and Washington State, and we are really researched a lot.

[2:36:54] And I couldn't find the mention of this

[2:36:56] and then he said, rhythmers.

[2:36:58] Either I do think I must say, I think KLSU right mentioned it.

[2:37:02] What I'm going to do is, the other one is also Helen, who is a student by an anti-immigrant

[2:37:07] person who remarks on an isolated criminal incident.

[2:37:11] And the groups of immigrant rights advocates gathered at the board and were largely

[2:37:15] mad.

[2:37:16] By as repose her appearance, I look at the marriage repose her to remove the curriculum

[2:37:20] passionate voices, the leaders and members of our community.

[2:37:24] I'm also quickly like to take in that I found that just sessions on the people with

[2:37:29] I made a visit to the outtime ASA, I used to attention facility in the press was not allowed to be there.

[2:37:36] You know, even though certainly people would want to know what those people in the detention center had to say.

[2:37:42] How long have they been there? And one of the conditions they're living under.

[2:37:46] Anyway, if you have some field of these nurses, your signs that are in the room, the opposition would have no power.

[2:37:51] I believe our community's situation is like a cancer. Can't see us silent, but if it's more, it can be a deadly destroyer.

[2:37:59] And our community, I feel I've been destroyed from within because of Trump's immigration

[2:38:03] policies.

[2:38:04] People are afraid to repeat their crimes, they're afraid to read their driver's licenses.

[2:38:08] They're afraid to come over and shop a lot of people that would have been teachy of it.

[2:38:12] Well, I'm really going to come back and forth and shop, and they're like, we're doing so, families

[2:38:16] who live in the fear of being torn apart.

[2:38:19] Help crime are all you need to wrap up.

[2:38:23] Okay.

[2:38:23] So this is the story I chose as a community for within.

[2:38:25] Now is that the time for silence for middle-of-the-road policies, it's time for a community to join the community, for other communities, and stand strong and speak out of less with cancer.

[2:38:37] Thank you very much.

[2:38:38] No?

[2:38:39] No?

[2:38:41] Okay.

[2:38:42] Thank you.

[2:38:48] Thank you.

[2:38:51] My name is Becky.

[2:38:52] to each of the family. Hello Mayor Salis and Council members. I am a retired teacher of

[2:38:59] very years from the Chivalvest Elementary School District. I felt that each and everyone

[2:39:05] in my children, I taught Anna families that I came in contact with, had the need to feel

[2:39:10] that I had respected and loved for themselves as well as welcome to my classroom and my school.

[2:39:16] We are in a unique area. We are not only on a border, we are also on a coast.

[2:39:24] We are economic, social, and any other kinds of unrest in other parts of the world.

[2:39:31] We are one of the places that people integrate to.

[2:39:34] Many languages and cultures are represented here in our community.

[2:39:39] The two of us to elementary school district is the largest elementary school district in the state of California.

[2:39:45] I have at least when I was teaching, which was up to seven years ago, they had 46 to 47

[2:39:53] schools. I think maybe they might be up to 48, maybe now, maybe 49.

[2:39:58] What we learned is that the city, the city, the city, the city, the city being known, now,

[2:40:02] and in the future as a city that makes sure that all people are respected in regard to value.

[2:40:07] No matter what status, there's to this in its ship is in the moment.

[2:40:14] When impact could be made, if a program could be set up to identify community needs and priorities,

[2:40:22] then efforts could be coordinated for refugees and immigrants with both school district offices,

[2:40:29] and that's in both children's elementary school district, as well as sort water,

[2:40:33] because they're not unified, it's to different districts.

[2:40:37] And then setting up some sort of human services offices and valves in this, you know, you get

[2:40:44] involved and then work together. Children are students need to feel comfortable and squirrel

[2:40:51] to be able to learn. Education teaching and a lot of learning is the most important community

[2:40:57] that can be given to any individual group of people. Yes, I may have taught children that can

[2:41:03] across the border, but I would rather educate someone and do it lovingly than not educate

[2:41:09] and be someone in the dark.

[2:41:11] I was reminded just last week by someone, one of my friends, that Trump had said at one

[2:41:17] point that we can't keep taking care of everyone else in the world.

[2:41:21] But I told that friend, well, we gave guns and weapons to the Middle East for years.

[2:41:27] We'll happen to get back, I don't want to have to go back and remind you of the details of 9-11,

[2:41:35] where we gave references literally to these all those years.

[2:41:40] Educate or weaponize.

[2:41:43] I would be able to educate when I looked at that person that person really had a sick look on their face,

[2:41:50] and looked really concerned.

[2:41:52] I support the resolution under consideration in the night,

[2:41:55] And I have made some suggestions for communication with these wonderful people that have chosen

[2:42:02] and are choosing to come to the USA.

[2:42:05] A lot of these people have been terrorized in their own countries.

[2:42:08] Can't we show them as much compassion as possible as they make it choose to make their homes

[2:42:15] here in our country?

[2:42:17] Thank you very much.

[2:42:19] I have one last quote,

[2:42:21] because so little to teach a child to love and so much to teach a child to hate.

[2:42:29] Thank you so much.

[2:42:31] Patty Hoffman and Bertha Gutierrez and Margaret Baker.

[2:42:35] Quickly, quickly.

[2:42:37] Good evening.

[2:42:39] I'm here this evening to encourage you to support and protect our neighbors and friends who are

[2:42:45] at the present time being fearful and uncertain of their positions in our city. Having taught

[2:42:54] which others is his course for almost 30 years, I recognize, building where I see it and

[2:42:59] I, we did not tolerate it on the playgrounds, I don't feel that we should tolerate in

[2:43:06] our cities in our state. The current attack by the federal government discreet group

[2:43:11] and the first of these like ours who value the history and diversity of our community

[2:43:18] to do their bidding, although with whole fuss, is in my opinion a brilliant technique.

[2:43:27] Having lived in a truly distant land, terror life, I can't agree that we have ever been, or are now,

[2:43:34] a world's own, which is what I understand the Attorney General described our broader communities as.

[2:43:40] The last time I asked our statistics about sure the VISTA, we were the seven safest city of our

[2:43:47] size in the nation.

[2:43:50] I feel we will see unfairness and the business increase in our justice system if we give

[2:43:57] in to the demands at the present time.

[2:44:00] And yet when those who feel, I left the end who feels this way, as you can see from the

[2:44:05] of cities and even our state that is training in this direction.

[2:44:10] Also, I will just leave the name to stand the Federal Judging Room in California issued

[2:44:15] a preliminary injunction against the administration's

[2:44:19] objection to stop trying to cut the aid by.

[2:44:24] So, we call on you to resist the bullying contract,

[2:44:28] previously, to defend the rights of the U.S.

[2:44:30] university, but the rest you join in the Royal Queen of America network learning is to support SB 54,

[2:44:40] finalizing the actions to join in the American way.

[2:44:46] The Santa Clara, as I've been to school in the challenge of executive order 1376.

[2:44:51] You should really put it just for the way that you will list the wealthiest people of our nation's degrees

[2:44:57] and thanks.

[2:45:00] And based on our most strict values of fairness and justice, for all.

[2:45:05] Thank you so much.

[2:45:07] Birth to the dearest.

[2:45:12] Good afternoon, everyone.

[2:45:13] Both of you have this here.

[2:45:15] Him and rights, grassroots human rights activists.

[2:45:19] Tonight, I want to share some stories that have affected me,

[2:45:23] personally for the rest of my life.

[2:45:26] I want to tell everyone about how a deportation of my eldest brother

[2:45:30] who was like a father to me, has left a home in my heart forever, because, once deported,

[2:45:38] financially, I could not just take a separate quest to build a physical season, and visit

[2:45:44] within my wanted to. When I needed to talk to him and ask people advice, when I needed a hug and

[2:45:54] isolation, because on this came home, who dared, my three brothers, and two sisters, that

[2:46:01] had passed away. My brother, the ribbons, my walk. He was my pillar, and every since I was

[2:46:10] a little girl, I was his baby sister. My brother, the ribbons, he had came here to the United

[2:46:17] States when he was only five years old. My long after my father, the prophet, the eldest

[2:46:23] to the United States during the Bracetal Program. At the age of 69, my brother was pulled over

[2:46:31] and arrested during the anti-immigration law at 1670. After spending one year on a privatized

[2:46:38] prison, he was decoded at the age of 70.

[2:46:45] Shortly thereafter, my brother died in Wattis, Mexico.

[2:46:49] away from all of his family, his neighbors, in his loved ones. His demise displayed our family.

[2:46:58] My family suffered immensely from the days he was taken away from his family.

[2:47:03] Her family should ever have to suffer the separation in last seven loved ones, because the race is lost.

[2:47:10] Because this isn't about our burden, this is about racism.

[2:47:15] Today I will also speak about Raul and the Distanien Plotters.

[2:47:20] A father and his nine-year-old daughter who were murdered in their own home in Arivaka, Arizona.

[2:47:27] The members of a militia group have mad, short for a minute men, American defense.

[2:47:33] who patrol the Arizona Mexican border.

[2:47:37] In this case, both father and daughter were American citizens.

[2:47:44] The murder of Breshenia Flores was basically motivated by this militia group.

[2:47:49] Today I speak for them, and for Gina Gonzalez,

[2:47:53] right from mother of the woman Breshenia Flores, who witnessed and survived the attack of two very most precious loved ones.

[2:48:01] who were never ever feel safe anywhere again.

[2:48:07] Arizona became a hub for minute-men groups because it was so easy.

[2:48:13] In fact, state leaders not only tolerated but even encouraged border vigilantes.

[2:48:20] There are just two families of over 2 million who were destroyed because of anti-ingrid loss.

[2:48:26] My 70-year-old brother was a loving, kind-hearted son who never hurt anyone.

[2:48:32] How did his deportation make America safe?

[2:48:36] Now you will be staying afloatist and American citizen died in her own home begging for her life.

[2:48:44] That will also stay with me for the rest of my life.

[2:48:48] I urge you to stand behind what the welcome city status for Chula Vista because there

[2:48:57] is no pay piece for living in fear.

[2:49:01] Living in fear is not living.

[2:49:03] Thank you.

[2:49:04] Thank you.

[2:49:05] Thank you.

[2:49:06] Thank you.

[2:49:08] go feel please get ready speak Margaret. Margaret. Oh you're not. You don't want to speak.

[2:49:15] I do. Okay. And please again if we can keep our comments under five minutes under three minutes,

[2:49:22] thank you. Thank you. Indeed, I will say I'll leave. On behalf of staff day, people power,

[2:49:30] I support the resolution of the consideration tonight. They can support it that the city

[2:49:36] It's policies regarding immigration and enforcement and its relationship with the federal government.

[2:49:41] The community needs reassurance that all residents will experience equal and first move the law

[2:49:47] and equal service regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or socioeconomic or immigration status.

[2:49:57] And certainly, all of a sudden it should be treated with fairness and dignity.

[2:50:01] We certainly do not win any of our local resources to be used to enforce integration laws,

[2:50:05] which is a federal responsibility.

[2:50:09] And these policies need to be integrated into every aspect of our city government.

[2:50:15] We've got to point five of the list that's been provided in the resolution.

[2:50:19] We urge the council members and see staff to take an active role in efforts to communicate

[2:50:26] about the reasons for and the importance of these official city policies.

[2:50:31] The city needs your positive voices to be heard about welcoming and inclusiveness and

[2:50:37] equal treatment.

[2:50:39] I urge you to use all the methods at your disposal to get the right out to the daily

[2:50:44] public, not just our own communities.

[2:50:47] We need you to promote these principles in the newsletter's web pages speaking engagements

[2:50:53] in the nearest state of the city address next week.

[2:50:56] We need you to seek out opportunities for educational firms and churches, schools and other public gatherings.

[2:51:02] We need to see you and your positive representations in the news media.

[2:51:09] Our Facebook, Twitter, and standing proudly as a welcoming city.

[2:51:14] I call him Ruder Broadcast the message that true of the state is safe and true of the state is welcoming.

[2:51:22] The resolution we are waiting on tonight is a good step forward, which is also admit that we still face challenges.

[2:51:29] But South Bay people power in every community groups we present here tonight are here tonight with you, with each other, and with other jurisdictions in a broader effort to build safe

[2:51:40] and hate free environments for all in the books and refugees are welcomed and treated equally. Thank you very much.

[2:51:46] Thank you so much. Carolyn Schofield, Beather O'Reos and Lisa Guestas.

[2:51:51] Get ready.

[2:51:53] Good evening, honourable Mayor City Council members and city staff. My name is Carolyn Schofield.

[2:51:59] I live in Chula Vista and I am a part of the Courage Campaign. I host a community meeting.

[2:52:08] I would like to speak, and we actually would appreciate being able to give input, especially on number five of the resolution involving communication with the city council and the city of Chulivista.

[2:52:26] But I'm here just to make a general statement, this resolution is an important roadmap for the city of Chulivista for years to come.

[2:52:34] We can use the policies and the programs affirmed and created by this resolution to focus on

[2:52:41] and stand up for our shared values, tolerance, social justice, and our community.

[2:52:48] This resolution can guide us moving forward to unite and take actions to make life better

[2:52:54] for all our residents.

[2:52:56] We will be able to use the strengths from our diversity and enlist community members to support

[2:53:01] each other.

[2:53:02] Most importantly, this resolution can lead us to ensure the health and well-being for those in our community who cannot speak up for themselves.

[2:53:13] Thank you so much.

[2:53:14] Thank you.

[2:53:15] Pedro, please.

[2:53:19] And then I'm going to be calling up Roberto after Lisa.

[2:53:22] So Roberto, I'll come back.

[2:53:25] The reason I have a mirror and customer number cities that my name is Beber Riis, I'm

[2:53:30] the director of the American Friends Service Community, which is a human rights organization

[2:53:34] that has been working on human rights issues and border issues for 40 years in St.

[2:53:39] York County.

[2:53:40] Also, I remember the St. York Public Rights Consortium, which is a coalition of over 40

[2:53:45] organizations working on independent refugee issues in St. York County.

[2:53:50] And I think not only I am a 13 year resident of the city of Turbista living in District 4.

[2:53:57] I want to thank you for bringing forward the resolution which I support.

[2:54:01] I think the represents a commitment from the city of Turbista and its electric officials

[2:54:05] to upload the basic principles that all people should be treated with dignity and with respect.

[2:54:10] I do have some concerns, however, earlier today that Chief of Police commented to the media

[2:54:18] sources that she was not in favour of SB-54, which concerns me because in that

[2:54:23] represents disconnect from the resolution, the exposure of the resolution, as well as

[2:54:30] general public and resident of Trulvista commenting about what they would like to see in terms

[2:54:36] of a statement that reflects those values that are called the basic principles of

[2:54:40] And I think that also is a responsibility in passing this resolution as a step forward, a step that represents

[2:54:48] opposing those basic values.

[2:54:51] For one, because the situation this has taken tens of thousands of dollars from federal government

[2:54:57] through Operation Steering Parking, which is reimbursement for building enforcement operations

[2:55:03] or operations that involves the sort of collaboration with federal immigration agents.

[2:55:09] So, we've got to do want to say that given that there have been statements from the left

[2:55:16] of officials from the South County that are despicable, statements that reflect its

[2:55:23] line of phobic sentiments that are representative of what I believe to be a general pilot

[2:55:29] representative in the South Bay. I think this resolution, as I said previously, is a step

[2:55:34] in the red direction and I urge you to support it.

[2:55:38] Thank you.

[2:55:38] Thank you so much, Lisa Questis.

[2:55:43] Roberto, get ready to speak.

[2:55:45] Good evening, mayor and council members.

[2:55:47] My name is Lisa Questis.

[2:55:49] I am a product of immigrants.

[2:55:51] I have been a resident of Tula Vistas since 2001.

[2:55:55] I am the CEO of Gaza Familiar, an organization

[2:55:58] who has served the South Bay region in Sanicio for 45 years.

[2:56:03] We are a organization that people can come to to receive assistance in immigration forms assistance.

[2:56:13] We host a lot of lawyer rights workshops, and we provide a lot of valuable services to the community.

[2:56:21] And we are working together with Sunday or Alliance and other immigration attorneys to make sure we're providing the best services to residents and immigrants.

[2:56:28] And I want to say that this resolution and the mayor and council members is reflective of a very diverse community.

[2:56:39] Therefore, you have the responsibility to make a statement in a time where we have to remember that a lot has happened since the 60s.

[2:56:50] Mayor Salis and this council is an example of that and recently I heard that a lot is worth a speak and she said we have to be careful not to despair

[2:57:01] But we do have to act and

[2:57:04] You have to act responsibly in a tiny

[2:57:06] Adversary like today and so I thank you for bringing this resolution forward, but it's not

[2:57:13] The only thing that has to continue to happen. This is a big step, but it should be among many more

[2:57:20] to ensure to invest in all the people that you have honored today that are like-minded

[2:57:26] that we need to be inclusive and build and community in building equitable prosperity means

[2:57:33] we have to send a welcoming and inclusive and diverse message that is supportive of all

[2:57:39] to the citizens. Thank you. Thank you so much, Roberto. I'll go dot

[2:57:43] followed by Anthony Ortiz and heard him at Garland.

[2:57:48] Good evening, I'm Mayor and City Council.

[2:57:50] Last time I was here, I was here on behalf of, as a Board Member of

[2:57:54] Southern College.

[2:57:55] But today I'm here on behalf of the ACLU of San Diego and in

[2:57:57] Perok counties.

[2:57:58] And so I'm sure to start off by saying that we commend the

[2:58:00] Chilness of Mayor and City Council for listening and responding to

[2:58:03] concerns and fears raised by a constituent by your constituents regarding

[2:58:07] the city's policies on immigration enforcement.

[2:58:10] We are happy to see this resolution before the council for a vote.

[2:58:12] and encourage you to give it your unanimous support.

[2:58:16] Adopting the resolution when Shivis City has a sample policy to protect our immigrant communities,

[2:58:21] a policy consistent with the children's supposed to provide admission statement,

[2:58:24] and policy 428 and CBPD policy manual.

[2:58:28] In voting to adopt this resolution, you have a line on your side.

[2:58:32] Earlier today, a US district court judge issued a nationwide preliminary injection

[2:58:36] blocking implementing President Trump's executive order to deny federal funds

[2:58:40] to so-called sanctuary jurisdictions.

[2:58:43] This resolution together with current policies,

[2:58:45] reinforced, children, VISTAs, commitment to reproduction

[2:58:48] and new classes for our city residents.

[2:58:51] This will ensure our immigrant communities

[2:58:52] will protect it and respect it.

[2:58:54] It will foster greater trust and cooperation

[2:58:56] between CVPD and immigrant communities

[2:58:59] growing the potential for crime,

[2:59:01] improving public safety, and conserving public resources.

[2:59:04] It will make sure that VISTA and rural justice

[2:59:06] and inclusive place for our residents.

[2:59:08] So again, I'm behalf of the ACLU of San Diego and Pro Counties.

[2:59:13] Thank you, Anthony Ortiz.

[2:59:19] Good evening, Council members.

[2:59:22] It's great to be here.

[2:59:24] My name is Anthony Ortiz, and I'm an organizer with Ace.

[2:59:28] I really appreciate the Council's willingness to take up this issue and allowing me to

[2:59:33] opportunity to speak on it.

[2:59:35] I'd just like to start by showing a quick story with you all.

[2:59:38] So when I was growing up, my mom used to tell me about how my uncle, her brother, was brutally

[2:59:46] gunned down and murdered by an American citizen.

[2:59:51] Naturally, this meant that my family was always suspicious of American citizens, including

[2:59:57] ourselves.

[3:00:00] We felt safe with my undocumented family members. Now, if the council has not yet determined that I'm being

[3:00:08] facetious, then allow me to spell it out for you. I'm being facetious. And I'm doing so to illustrate

[3:00:15] how ridiculous this kind of argument against making sure the list of welcoming city sounds to me.

[3:00:22] Also, I wanted to take this opportunity to explain to at least one person on the council. The difference

[3:00:29] between anecdotal evidence and data.

[3:00:33] You see, anecdotal evidence is based solely

[3:00:36] on the implement collection of personal testimonies,

[3:00:40] individual cases, which cannot be verified

[3:00:42] by the scientific method to validate the argument being made.

[3:00:47] When this type of argument is used,

[3:00:49] there is a large chance that is unreliable

[3:00:52] in otherwise non-representative of typical cases.

[3:00:57] As a result, when the endoaks, even when the endoaks are accurate, these types of arguments

[3:01:05] are classified as in-frontal fantasies, which means that the contents of the arguments

[3:01:11] premise fails to support its conclusion. In other words, it's not a sound argument.

[3:01:18] Data, on the other hand, is reliable information created you controlled verifiable case studies.

[3:01:27] So we hear the argument that undocumented immigrants or murderers, drug dealers, rapist, criminals,

[3:01:35] as legitimate reason not to make sure a list of a welcoming city need less question that

[3:01:41] person's ability to interpret information accurately.

[3:01:45] Because there has been consistently proven that communities with large numbers of

[3:01:50] immigrants and undocumented people living in them have less crime than communities

[3:01:54] where the residents are mostly American citizens.

[3:01:58] There is literally a mountain of data that proves this,

[3:02:02] because it's an issue that's been studied since the 1930s.

[3:02:06] When Americans thought that immigrants from Central and Southern Europe

[3:02:09] were more prone to be criminals.

[3:02:12] It wasn't the case then, and it's not the case now.

[3:02:15] It's the same reason that just because my uncle was murdered by American citizens,

[3:02:20] I don't assume that all Americans, including everyone in this room,

[3:02:25] all of you sitting in the council, are all some murderers.

[3:02:29] That would be erogical.

[3:02:32] So please, I'm urging you to base your decisions and sound arguments that hold up to the scrutiny

[3:02:38] of the scientific method.

[3:02:40] Do they require research because you're all elected officials who are interested to make

[3:02:44] the best decisions on behalf of your constituents, so I urge you all to support the welcoming

[3:02:49] city resolution and thank you. Thank you Mr. Farland followed by Lilliana

[3:02:55] Robless and followed by Paul Martinez Montes. Please write ready to speak. Okay.

[3:03:02] Good evening. I actually wasn't planning on speaking. Oh, don't.

[3:03:08] I will say this. I do a majority to know for the welcoming cities. Thank you so much.

[3:03:17] I was just choosing you, okay?

[3:03:20] Okay.

[3:03:22] Liliana Robless.

[3:03:26] So, Lilie was also not speaking, she was just submitting her

[3:03:29] cardin support of the resolution.

[3:03:31] What was that?

[3:03:32] Lilie, Liliana Robless.

[3:03:35] So, good evening.

[3:03:36] We are here again.

[3:03:38] I'm Palala Magdinev Montez, I'm a director at In San Diego.

[3:03:42] First, I want to thank you.

[3:03:43] to the University of Canada, Councilwoman Pada Gillard, and my Councilman, Steve Padega, for your leadership in moving us, beginning to move us forward today and in past meetings.

[3:03:59] I thank you for standing in against unconstitutional executive orders, and to thank you for signing

[3:04:07] on to the Amicus brief and to be added on to the Santa Clara versus Donald Trump brief

[3:04:15] to fight for, or to sign on to support the fight against taking or removing federal funding from

[3:04:25] century jurisdictions. As my council member mentioned, at one of the last meetings, this

[3:04:33] is very important because true of this and its policies are very much like one of

[3:04:40] And just today, as Roberto mentioned, we, not we, but there was a total of apologize, said on an earlier hearing that our practices were very much of those who declared themselves a century's jurisdictions.

[3:05:04] And today, as you join and welcome into the welcoming city network and formalized your practice

[3:05:10] as policy, you are sending a loud message to the residents of this great city, and to the nation

[3:05:16] to not govern by fear, but rather govern based on what is right and the just thing to do.

[3:05:22] And I urge you not to stop here and continue to advance our immigrant communities.

[3:05:27] As of now, as an example, as of now, only registered voters are able to be part of commissions in the city,

[3:05:34] excluding even permanent residents.

[3:05:36] Expanding and making changes to the city charter, to include and engage non-citizens in the city process,

[3:05:43] could be a way to expand and really become a worker in the city.

[3:05:47] So I urge you to consider those types of things to move us forward.

[3:05:53] Thank you so much.

[3:05:54] As my younger sister, who is here, and I think that's why I'm nervous today, has to travel

[3:06:02] every single day from Bijuana to go to school, my parents were deported in 2013,

[3:06:10] and no one will understand the hardships, the pain that our families have to face when a parent

[3:06:20] or a family member has been deported. It's not fair. To them, it's not fair. To those who stay behind

[3:06:27] And it's not fair for the community so they belong in two stusters through the pain and the suffering.

[3:06:36] So again, thank you very much and there's much more work that we need to do.

[3:06:40] But I'm happy to be here to meet that happen with you all.

[3:06:44] Thank you very much.

[3:06:45] So that I don't make any more mistakes.

[3:06:47] I pulled out the speaker slips or the slips that people indicated that they did not want to speak.

[3:06:53] So, we have B-clowers that's in opposition of the resolution, we have Kirin Madagay, who is in support of the opposition, I mean, of the resolution, and then we have Judy Walsh Jackson, who is in support of the resolution.

[3:07:08] I'll move on to the Guadalu, Montanio, Jorge, Alexis Del Castillo, and Jason Prater.

[3:07:18] Please hurry,

[3:07:23] hurry.

[3:07:24] Jason, get up quickly.

[3:07:26] Okay.

[3:07:27] Okay.

[3:07:28] Whoever's ready to go.

[3:07:30] Jason, come on.

[3:07:32] All right.

[3:07:36] Excuse me.

[3:07:37] Excuse me.

[3:07:38] Thank you very much.

[3:07:39] Thank you.

[3:07:40] Thank you.

[3:07:41] Thank you.

[3:07:43] for the resolution for the city of Tula-Bister to unite the Santa Clara County and the

[3:07:48] and the cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles and joining the welcoming American network.

[3:07:53] Having spent a good deal of time in the welcoming America website yesterday in the smirning

[3:07:56] that came across these words that helped to describe their mission and I believe we should

[3:08:01] join them.

[3:08:02] Here's what these words say.

[3:08:04] In the 21st century, the strongest communities would be the ones where all people

[3:08:08] can take part in economic, civic and social life.

[3:08:11] These places, the cities and urbanizations were joined a welcoming American network, show

[3:08:17] it as possible to build my fear and even tolerance for a bright future for all.

[3:08:22] Just as food of soil is needed for a seed to grow, welcoming communities faster, culture

[3:08:27] and policy environment that makes it possible for newcomers of all backgrounds to feel valued

[3:08:32] and to fully participate alongside their neighbors in the social civic and economic

[3:08:37] fabric of their adopted hometowns.

[3:08:39] Now, like many people, I had been deeply saddened and shaking to the core by recent events

[3:08:44] in a racist history.

[3:08:46] And just a few years ago in 2008, on a clear of being reading, and I stood with friends

[3:08:50] in the rest of Los Angeles, celebrating not only the election of the Great Land of the

[3:08:54] highest office in the country, but we were also celebrating with that election link for our

[3:08:59] country.

[3:09:00] With that even lit for women and women of our races, we ridges backgrounds, creeds, orientations,

[3:09:07] nationalities, for minorities like me who just 20 years ago, would never have imagined

[3:09:11] that we witnessed on that night in 2008.

[3:09:15] That we still had far to go.

[3:09:16] Our country had made a huge stride in progress before, and then, to witness the progress

[3:09:21] of our country, as continued in making the past two to four years.

[3:09:25] Now, to have all of this continuing down, that all of this threatened on November 8th of 2016,

[3:09:29] It is very hard and severe time for many of us who call us as proud Californians in front of Americans.

[3:09:37] A doctor in this resolution today, becoming a rock in this city is a powerful step.

[3:09:42] Our city needs to be taken ready in our nation and a federal government that never reach a livista.

[3:09:47] Where always be a city open to every kind of citizen, every color, every race, every religion, every creed, every orientation,

[3:09:55] whether you are documented or undocumented, we welcome you here.

[3:09:59] Not only do we welcome you here, we fairly accept the fully embraced you here.

[3:10:04] You are a part of the fabric and the DNA of what makes Chima Vista great.

[3:10:10] The council members and city leaders, let's not stop there.

[3:10:13] Let's make sure our policing efforts continue to target actually a regret activity not in

[3:10:18] the racist status.

[3:10:19] We've talked about that this evening.

[3:10:21] Let's make sure our incredible police department continues to police our community.

[3:10:24] not with the mission of the first and federal immigration law, but the simple care for our citizens.

[3:10:30] Let our jail staff does not make the immigration status.

[3:10:33] At least you gave arrest procedures more importantly.

[3:10:36] I asked that our city leadership looking to instigating the World Commission to provide oversight

[3:10:41] in this area of two of this to further becoming a welcoming city.

[3:10:45] That our policies and our programs reflect the willingness and openness towards

[3:10:49] towards welcoming and integrating immigrants, refugees, and all peoples of the tumouristic community.

[3:10:56] Now, if I can just say something more personal, I love the city.

[3:10:59] In a relatively short time that we've been here, not family and I have felt fully embraced

[3:11:04] and fully empowered by tumouristic and by the staff of the community.

[3:11:07] I like the same acceptance, empowerment, and embracing it for everyone.

[3:11:11] I urge you to send a strong message and adapt this resolution tonight.

[3:11:15] Thanks very much.

[3:11:16] Thank you.

[3:11:16] Because of Muntanyu and Jorge, Alexis Silca, Steve,

[3:11:23] get ready to speak otherwise I'm going to pass you over okay?

[3:11:27] Hello, my name is Ivacada Muntanyu and I'm a resident of the Otail Ranch community.

[3:11:31] I would like to talk about why the board should vote in favor of action item nine.

[3:11:36] Let's add in deals with immigration and just a step towards

[3:11:40] Do I need undocumented immigrant rights protecting undocumented immigrants needs to better protection for every American?

[3:11:51] For example, if an immigrant gets attacked or back away with this private type of criminal and does not put it in fear of being deported, then that encourages and makes it possible for that criminal to get away with whatever and crime they committed.

[3:12:11] The early arguments that are airtight in relation to airtight is in phobic and the effects

[3:12:20] air has just as bad or worse than the disgusting aviologists behind them.

[3:12:28] Many of the people that are trying to have the same opportunities as you may have to go through life,

[3:12:39] collecting hurdles to simply stand on the same ground as us, even if they do make it very

[3:12:47] face to risk a game, send back to whatever it is that they are ready for everything.

[3:12:53] But not before being exploited as they were in many independent attention centers, I've

[3:12:59] heard of the hybrid prison industry where conditions and sensitivities have been so bad that

[3:13:06] people have died from them.

[3:13:07] So, this country where everything is about making a profit, you could be a sentencing sender to death just because they were blind on the side of the continent.

[3:13:19] When could I read that?

[3:13:21] It's not out of it, but they were blinder, but when they are here and you send them back to die, you are committed to making it.

[3:13:30] Thank you so much.

[3:13:32] Last time I'm calling Jorge Alexis Delgustio. Okay, here he is.

[3:13:41] What did you mean? She came to say, I'm not sure now that we're done.

[3:13:45] And I don't know if it is that my mom came here to the United States. She was very passionate

[3:13:49] and I'm facing many others because I was sure she was going to make me call my grandfathers

[3:13:53] going to the United States, but I'm just not even being born here.

[3:13:56] He dealt with so much economic discrimination and institutional racism, but he had to go back.

[3:14:01] He did not allow to grow a square and he was not able to secure a life without the

[3:14:05] expert.

[3:14:06] Since he did the birth, my grandpa Shrever trying to get her a green card to get her a

[3:14:10] green card to get her a chrome quest builder and she didn't get it until she was 15

[3:14:14] years old.

[3:14:15] Imagine that a type of person whose parents was already here since they was 15 years

[3:14:18] to secure a green card.

[3:14:20] Most of them don't have time to wait.

[3:14:21] It's in their own personal interest and their families to get a quest of boys

[3:14:25] group of staffer because a lot of them are economic refugees or free values.

[3:14:29] Now, there is an amount of what happens, you cannot stop the world of the people to fight for their survival.

[3:14:34] It's human nature from document and this is completely illegal because they are on the last nature itself.

[3:14:40] So, anybody's like another, they are very affectionate than others because of their class status.

[3:14:44] But to those who have absolutely no education or no matter what happens to happen with their legalization classes, there is literally no way they are able to kind of cross this very legally.

[3:14:52] This system you have is not only a racist system, but it's a classic system itself.

[3:14:56] Now, there's a couple of things that I don't judge or send you to me.

[3:15:00] One thing that they said is that it's in the constitution, where we should have had the river immigrants because it's in the constitution, when you remind you that the constitution is inherently racist.

[3:15:10] Like back in the day, they believed that black people were subhumor and they should be slaves. These were the founding fathers of the United States. Then we'll have to work with the constitution says,

[3:15:20] Graphic where you believe, where you know an ethical values are, because if the family

[3:15:25] values are not right, they run, that's when the maintenance needs to know, and the other

[3:15:29] aspects here are these three jobs that you can read, and we're undocumented immigrants

[3:15:34] still jobs.

[3:15:35] Like, if they sell your job, they deserve that job, they might qualify in you, and you should

[3:15:40] have that job because they're going to do a better job in here.

[3:15:43] And so, for that, some people around that community, and if they don't have a choice, I

[3:15:48] a friend and I've been saying food, but he was better than he got a month later he came

[3:15:52] to the United States. He was raised here, he's 27 years old right now. I'm not Mexican

[3:15:57] in years and I'm in the American citizen. He doesn't even know Spanish. What happens if

[3:16:01] he gets deported? He doesn't know how to live over there. We're condemning him to a life

[3:16:05] that he has no idea what to do in. Imagine, like can you say from his footsteps right now?

[3:16:12] You're an undocumented immigrant here in the United States.

[3:16:15] People don't like you.

[3:16:16] If you tell people you undocumented immigrant,

[3:16:19] they're going to try to kick you out of the country.

[3:16:21] You can't go to law enforcement for help.

[3:16:23] You can't go to the hospital to get help either.

[3:16:27] You're always on a constant struggle.

[3:16:29] And you know what I wanted is that that's something

[3:16:30] that the Nazis did during World War II.

[3:16:33] And not only did they do that, but they successfully were able to labor people

[3:16:37] as illegal.

[3:16:38] They said that you should not be placed on this earth.

[3:16:41] That's the same thing as people are doing.

[3:16:43] So much. Thank you.

[3:16:45] Maggie Vincent followed by Ivan Bennett Chante.

[3:16:53] Maggie Vincent

[3:16:57] is Maggie here.

[3:17:06] Hi, good evening.

[3:17:08] She'll have this a city council.

[3:17:11] And I'll have a public back here.

[3:17:13] Anyway, first of all, I just went open up with I was here on the 4th of April.

[3:17:19] I was able to speak then and I think God that I was able to.

[3:17:23] Bottom line, my heart goes out to the people that are illegal and I do need to reiterate what

[3:17:32] I did last time that they need to do everything within their power right now to come forward

[3:17:38] and get legal.

[3:17:40] But then to continue in an illegal status is just putting a lot of hardship on a lot of people

[3:17:47] which I believe should not even be taking place.

[3:17:52] My family came here in the 1930s.

[3:17:56] My dad came here first to be the best-setter program.

[3:18:01] And he had to stand for my mother when he was able to get her legally to come here as well.

[3:18:09] It took many years, but they waited.

[3:18:12] And I do understand that these people are being impatient and that they want to be here.

[3:18:16] Yesterday, or today, you know, the bottom line,

[3:18:23] they need to abide by the laws of the land.

[3:18:26] Donald Trump is our president, whether they like it or not.

[3:18:31] I never voted for our 2008 president.

[3:18:34] I've never voted for him, because I don't stand for what he stood for.

[3:18:40] He got America down, and he didn't do anything for America to make it great again.

[3:18:47] The current administration is making America great again.

[3:18:54] The people that were killed

[3:19:00] by their own president, Assad, killing his own people.

[3:19:05] The way that he was doing it with chemical weaponry is wrong.

[3:19:10] And Trump took a stand against that and I stand with him on that issue.

[3:19:18] It's about time that we have a real man in the White House that is doing right by America.

[3:19:26] And our constitution is not racist.

[3:19:30] Our constitution is a very good constitution.

[3:19:33] That's why everybody wants to come here.

[3:19:38] I would ask America to wake up and smell the coffee.

[3:19:43] Okay, if people are coming here to assimilate and love America and love Americans, and abide by the laws that are already in place, and come here legally, that's wonderful, that's great, but if they're coming here to harm America, to change our laws, and to try to make our laws like those of the Middle East,

[3:20:11] Then they have another thing coming because I stand against that.

[3:20:16] I'm not a racist. Stop it, please.

[3:20:20] Thank you, Mary, for doing that.

[3:20:23] I have every right to speak.

[3:20:26] There are a lot of organized groups here.

[3:20:33] And I would urge them to listen to ACLJ, which is American Center for Law and Justice with Jay secular and Jordan secular.

[3:20:43] I would also urge them to listen to direct TV Channel 347, which is one American news network.

[3:20:55] Also to listen to Fox News 360, because it is a good news organization.

[3:21:04] If welcoming America moves, you're saying that it is one and the same with sanctuary city, I am opposed to that.

[3:21:15] But I do agree that the people that need that are illegals, I really do believe that they need to in some way expedite their legalization.

[3:21:28] But these people need to get it in order and get their paperwork together and get it together, and that way they make it easier under children and grandchildren.

[3:21:44] I do believe in law and order, and I believe that is what Trump is doing right now.

[3:21:49] He is simply enforcing the laws that have always been in place.

[3:21:55] The last eight years, especially, they were there.

[3:21:57] They just were not being enforced by the Obama administration.

[3:22:03] People are bashing Trump and saying such horrible things about the man.

[3:22:10] His son in law is a Jewish immigrant.

[3:22:17] Thank you, your time is up.

[3:22:19] Thank you.

[3:22:20] Okay, I've been penetrating, followed by Leah Chavadiya, and our last speaker is Joshua Montes.

[3:22:44] Thank you.

[3:22:46] policies, about immigration, the communities are really afraid.

[3:22:55] I'm a huge organizer, I'm part of, I'm not buying a Filipino youth social justice organization.

[3:23:01] And I'm also part of Filipino migrant center in the volunteer program.

[3:23:05] The headquarters is in Long Beach, but they serve the overall selling California community

[3:23:10] for low-income Filipinos, on which he is a wachestept human trafficking and immigration.

[3:23:20] And since the election received a spike in clause, because people are living in fear.

[3:23:28] They are being terrible from their families.

[3:23:32] They live in fear from being profiled.

[3:23:36] They are even afraid of traveling and they are not afraid of being the normal day of life.

[3:23:44] This kind of interference in refugees, though, is really just a scapegoat tactic.

[3:23:51] It's a scapegoat tactic to divide inhibition refugees from the rest of the masses of American people here in this country.

[3:24:01] It's a distraction, this racism, this Islamophobia, this xenophobia, it's a distraction, keeping

[3:24:10] the people divided, it's preventing them from united together and solving their actual problems,

[3:24:16] their actual problems created by the wealthiest by percentage of this country, and I was

[3:24:21] political and economic at times that they create, and I just find it curious and funny that

[3:24:30] Saudi so-called patriots out here like to talk about legality. I respect them all, but the very best parts of this country

[3:24:39] is where people start for righteousness and saw that in certain laws were unjust. The very start of this country was a little act,

[3:24:48] an anti-chlorinal or a little act against the oppressor.

[3:24:52] It was civil rights in the 1960s and 70s, people fled of the streets, but it's still

[3:24:57] of this obedience.

[3:24:59] They broke the law because they believed what was right and what was standing on the right

[3:25:04] side of history, which is why I encourage you all to stand on the right side of history

[3:25:10] and to support this resolution.

[3:25:14] Thank you very much.

[3:25:16] three, three, four, three.

[3:25:18] Chauva dea.

[3:25:21] Good evening today.

[3:25:22] Council members and Mayor Mary-Celice.

[3:25:25] Thank you for letting me speak tonight.

[3:25:26] And I will be quick because I know it well.

[3:25:29] I have been here for a long time.

[3:25:31] But I'm hearing behalf of STIRC, the San Diego immigrant rights,

[3:25:34] consortium, its a membership organization of over 43 members of organizations in San Diego community,

[3:25:41] including in troll of this, that are supporting immigrants and refugee rights in San Diego.

[3:25:47] And also the liberal advisory board, or on the advisory board for San Diego and the Great

[3:25:52] Rights Consortium, as an immigration attorney and as the legal consultant for the board.

[3:26:00] As an immigration attorney, I can assure everyone here that the immigration laws in this country are

[3:26:06] very complex. I'm not going to bully you with how complex they are because we would be here

[3:26:13] But there are many people here tonight who have said that people should get legal.

[3:26:18] I just want to say that that's not always a possibility.

[3:26:22] Even when somebody has the ability to become legal, they cannot get legal even if they are eligible for those legal rights.

[3:26:32] Second, this resolution is very important.

[3:26:36] It supports the community members and activists, so that they will feel safe in their own community to report crimes, to report against those people in this country who break the laws.

[3:26:50] Okay, so these individuals, they may be undocumented, they may be documented, but many of them are afraid, even if they are documented or undocumented to come out in the community.

[3:27:02] I have claims of my own, I have many who have come to my office in the last few months,

[3:27:08] crying, afraid to go outside of their home, afraid to go to the grocery store.

[3:27:12] I afraid to take their U.S. to send children to school.

[3:27:15] So this resolution helps to encourage those individuals to feel safe in their community so that they can report crimes.

[3:27:21] They can report those who are begging the laws, so that they can come forward and take care of their fellow community members.

[3:27:28] So I'm fully pleased. I support this resolution and I believe that you should as well. Thank you. Thank you so much.

[3:27:37] Judge Ramondis and there was an additional person, sorry about that Jose Rodriguez.

[3:27:46] Hi ladies, try to be quick.

[3:27:48] Okay, and Jose, get ready to speak.

[3:27:50] Madam Nancy, you can see my amazing city staff. I just want to thank you for the opportunity to speak.

[3:27:55] and support the local and city audience for our city. My name is Joshua Memphis, and I've been

[3:28:00] a touristic resident since the day of November, a little more than 30 years ago. My government

[3:28:05] set up here in my six children and a loving facet children. My parents decided that this is the

[3:28:11] first and last year as their family, and then they filed a cracker life just about a house in the

[3:28:16] district that I am very proud to say where I voted for customer of PDR. I am simply the

[3:28:21] in the city resolution. Although I will be in the midst of I do not say that I do not see a difference

[3:28:26] between the welcoming and sanctuary. I have been sidesteping in the executive order,

[3:28:31] other men in office who does not seem to understand the checks and balances in this country,

[3:28:36] and I have a work in the executive order and I have seen self-hitting that has since I have hit a

[3:28:41] world rock chess this morning. Should be told, how many of those are the last 100 days,

[3:28:46] I can stand here and say I do not believe this administration will see a difference between welcoming

[3:28:51] and sanctuary. So if there's a target where if there's going to be a target on our city

[3:28:55] or something, I'd say it is already there, and it's going to be there. So we got to

[3:29:00] look for more sanctuary. If it wraps up the deck and it wraps up the deck, and it wraps up

[3:29:05] the deck. I'm going to put it on my favorite news from the morning, these crack, crack, crack.

[3:29:10] The night of that, in case you want to win it. Now we just hit the majority of the

[3:29:14] out-gen history, as a council, I go over the cloud and encourage you to move forward

[3:29:18] throughout the year for five in his administration.

[3:29:22] And you just have to understand that,

[3:29:22] I mean, it's a little difficult for you

[3:29:24] to judge and see the office of the cousin at the United States.

[3:29:27] For whatever reasons you might have,

[3:29:29] but they'll be found in groups.

[3:29:31] And understand the fear of insights, questions about public safety,

[3:29:35] questions about everything you need to take care of the city's debt.

[3:29:38] Which apparently won't be resolved within my lifetime.

[3:29:42] Job and school programs for industry.

[3:29:44] We'll understand the city that fear.

[3:29:46] That's it, you chose not the absence of fear, it is just the decision that there is something greater than fear

[3:29:53] And I stand here today because I never decision that this thing in the people who cry the same thing

[3:30:00] So act with courage and again to hear this city, we're out behind you with a great respect with each step for you taking become a welcoming city. Thank you.

[3:30:09] Thank you very much. And our very last speaker on this item, my promise, was said by Regus.

[3:30:18] Good afternoon Mayor council. Thank you so much for taking the time. So we can express our concerns and opinions on this matter.

[3:30:28] I said before each day, I represented SDRP, the Sending Organizing Project, we are a faith-based

[3:30:35] non-demonation and very inclusive non-profit organization of rapid county.

[3:30:42] And it's an honor to privilege to organize the churches with people of faith.

[3:30:47] And as such, we are after reminded to look back on our faith and make decisions that affect everyday people, such as this one.

[3:30:55] I think tells us that in a week or a verse, Matthew 232, it says,

[3:31:01] when they had gone an angel of the Lord up here to Joseph in a dream,

[3:31:05] get up, he said, take the child, there is another and a state to eat it.

[3:31:10] Stay there until I tell you, the Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.

[3:31:18] Where we be reminded that Jesus Christ herself, I learned, was a refugee.

[3:31:24] Somebody who was escaping his homeland in order to find refuge and guided by God himself,

[3:31:30] an angel appeared to Joseph, asking him to move quickly for safety.

[3:31:36] Many of us that are immigrants, this is our story.

[3:31:40] This is our life.

[3:31:41] I may suffocate to this country when I was three years old,

[3:31:44] back here by my parents, my two younger brothers and myself were undocumented until recently.

[3:31:50] I was a high school student, undocumented, and not sure whether I was going to go to school.

[3:31:55] Because at that time, undocumented students were not able to pay for full tuition.

[3:32:01] Like to all the brothers, eventually got their paper were done,

[3:32:05] and a future being members to go to society.

[3:32:07] Both of which have their homes, both of which pay their taxes,

[3:32:11] have their children, children for each other.

[3:32:13] Attendees and your state university as I did.

[3:32:16] So, I was standing here to tell you that these stories are very common.

[3:32:23] And it was completely much to this society and half throughout the course of its history.

[3:32:28] And so, we agree, especially those of you who play yourselves, people of faith.

[3:32:35] So, we really pray and reflect upon the decision you're about to make.

[3:32:38] Thank you so much.

[3:32:39] Thank you so much.

[3:32:41] That was our very last speaker.

[3:32:46] And again, this resolution was brought forward with the unanimous vote of the City Council.

[3:32:54] The recommendations for this seven point resolution were brought forward on a 50 vote.

[3:33:02] And today, you know, it's been a really moving day.

[3:33:05] We recognize our three Holocaust survivors that live in this city of Chilivista.

[3:33:11] We heard from the Mr. Salzman, the story of his father in the persecution that he endured.

[3:33:22] He mentioned also briefly the story of the St. Louis ship, which sailed from Germany in 1939.

[3:33:30] tried to set sail or set foot in Cuba, was rejected, then made their way to Florida, where

[3:33:39] they were there, but was also rejected there, because at the time America, like today,

[3:33:50] was under this cloud where there was a nationalist kind of isolation, is kind of feeling,

[3:33:57] a lot of that had to do with getting out of the depression when there were many people out of

[3:34:03] work and so at that time during that history there were actually thousands of legally born

[3:34:11] American citizens who happened to be of Mexican descent that were deported to Mexico even though

[3:34:19] they were born here. And so,

[3:34:24] I think that, you know, the city of Chulvista has to make

[3:34:28] a stand. You know, we can't make the mistakes of the past. Our nation was founded on religious

[3:34:35] and political refugees, refugees, to create the first democratic republic. And we must

[3:34:41] remember that. And we must not turn our back to those who come to us to escape the horse

[3:34:46] war. My own family came here to escape the horse of war. They came here at the turn of the

[3:34:54] century and just like the last speaker that we heard, our family advanced because we worked

[3:35:02] hard as many immigrant families do and provide so many benefits to these United States. And

[3:35:09] they're the workforce of the United States. And so, you know, a lot of this is driven by fear,

[3:35:15] you know, fear of others, fear of immigrants that led to a lot of injustices.

[3:35:24] So, it's a fear of immigrants is the reason that I strongly feel that the action

[3:35:29] to date, that we take today, joining the welcoming American Network, and that framing

[3:35:34] our current policies on immigration enforcement, sends a message that,

[3:35:39] Service there will not turn you away if you are an immigrant or you are refugee.

[3:35:44] That will acknowledge our moral responsibility to stand up for our newest neighbors in time

[3:35:51] of skateboarding, fair and increased incidences of hate.

[3:35:56] As stated on the American Welcoming American website, and I so moved that we approved this

[3:36:02] resolution.

[3:36:05] Seconded by Mr. Aguilar, Mr. D.S.

[3:36:15] You know what, I'm going to go ahead and make a comment.

[3:36:18] Okay, Mr. Padilla.

[3:36:21] Thank you, Madam Mayor.

[3:36:23] This for me again appreciate the patience of everyone who testified.

[3:36:27] There's an eloquent testimony tonight.

[3:36:31] And thank you for your patience and for your involvement.

[3:36:34] I'm very proud to represent you in honor to do so.

[3:36:37] and we have an amazing community for the most part we behave ourselves, even when it's

[3:36:41] contentious.

[3:36:43] So this was a wishing that a mayor, as I said last month, really to me is not just an

[3:36:49] affirmation of a solid policy that we have had in place for quite some time, actually.

[3:36:55] That basically says, look, our city government and our police department value all of

[3:37:02] residents here, regardless of immigration status, it is not our world to enforce federal

[3:37:09] immigration law. We are going to knowingly restrict the areas in which we cooperate

[3:37:15] with that enforcement because that is not our role as a matter of fact there's

[3:37:20] ample data and thank you again to one of our speakers that very clearly and

[3:37:26] And overwhelmingly demonstrates that communities and cities that encourage diversity,

[3:37:37] respect individuals, regardless of their status, are actually safer.

[3:37:42] They promote better interaction between the community and the police department,

[3:37:46] and all organs of local government.

[3:37:49] And those are facts, as I said last month, not alternative facts.

[3:37:53] They're real facts and data.

[3:37:55] This resolution will not just restate a good policy but more importantly, restate our values as a community.

[3:38:03] Who we are and where we are matters and how we describe ourselves matters when it comes to demonstrating to the broader community what our values are.

[3:38:14] We are a proud community of immigrants, we are a proud diverse community.

[3:38:21] We happen, oh, by the way, to be smack dab in the middle of the Binational Region,

[3:38:25] an important region economically, socially and politically.

[3:38:31] So this resolution isn't doing anything except restating who we are,

[3:38:36] and what we desire to be.

[3:38:38] And the fact that we are prepared to defend a good policy,

[3:38:41] as I said before that I am not going to be prepared to go backwards on.

[3:38:47] I would just reiterate that I appreciate the testimony that we are in an atmosphere of the school bully.

[3:38:56] We have bullies at all levels now, internationally and internationally and regionally.

[3:39:01] And there's only one way to deal with bullies.

[3:39:04] And that is you stand up and you speak loudly about who you are and what you are.

[3:39:08] and you stand your ground. We have the right policy we always have. It's one that reflects our values.

[3:39:16] It's one that I will personally work to defend. Whatever it takes.

[3:39:22] And so, Madam Mayor, I was proud at the last month's meeting that we actually got a five-wheel vote on this.

[3:39:27] I'm hoping we'll have it again. I think it's absolutely the right thing to do and I'm proud to

[3:39:33] Thank you Mr. Rikke.

[3:39:36] Mr. Pat?

[3:39:37] Mr. Pat?

[3:39:38] Mr. Rikke's.

[3:39:38] But you pushed your button first.

[3:39:41] Oh, she did.

[3:39:41] Oh, she did?

[3:39:42] Okay, Pat.

[3:39:43] I'm the Sivilak.

[3:39:43] Sorry about that.

[3:39:45] No, I also.

[3:39:49] Thank you, Madame Mayor.

[3:39:51] And Mr. Derby, you may.

[3:39:54] First of all, I want to thank all of you who came out to speak tonight.

[3:40:00] You know, I say this almost every week at these meetings, but I just can't get over what an incredible amazing city this is.

[3:40:15] And I want to take all of you, whether you hear it support the resolution or an opposition of the resolution.

[3:40:20] Thank you for coming out and expressing your points of view.

[3:40:24] I also received lots of phone calls and emails on this too and I respect everyone who commented on it in either way.

[3:40:37] I want to thank you, Madam Mayor, for bringing this 7-point resolution in front of us.

[3:40:44] I think that, as Council member Padilla mentioned,

[3:40:52] as community leaders in this binational

[3:40:57] area, it's incumbent on us to take a position on this issue, because it's a critical

[3:41:05] issue for members, for members of our community.

[3:41:11] For me that there are two major issues in front of us, one of them is a moral issue.

[3:41:24] I don't know what the first spoken words of homo sapiens were.

[3:41:36] You know, but it was probably us guys in cave one are better than those guys over there in cave number two, you know.

[3:41:51] In human history we have a history of defining certain people as the other, not quite human, not quite the same as the same as us.

[3:42:08] The slaves, at one point, were in the constitution, or, I don't know, in some official document called...

[3:42:18] was a furthus or the furthus of a person.

[3:42:23] How was it?

[3:42:23] I was three years.

[3:42:24] Fear-fist.

[3:42:25] It's a furthus of a person that we're really not nice humanUS, you know.

[3:42:29] Because we're not human, we can sell the children of slaves.

[3:42:34] We can separate families, we can separate mothers and fathers, you know, if it was just

[3:42:43] more or more wrong.

[3:42:45] We just gave a proper nation in response to the Holocaust victims, we're calling April 23rd

[3:42:56] and 24th days of remembrance.

[3:42:59] What we're remembering, it is what I remember, is that there was a time when people

[3:43:08] have Jewish ancestry, we're not really considered human.

[3:43:12] It's okay if we're round them all up and put them in concentration camps.

[3:43:17] And some will pick up families.

[3:43:19] The strong young man will send to the work camps.

[3:43:22] The weak and the older that is able.

[3:43:25] We'll just gas them.

[3:43:26] The children, you know, will see, because they're not really us, they're other, they're different.

[3:43:35] And now I see it going on around the realm again, you know,

[3:43:43] people who happen to live on this side of a political, a political drawn line,

[3:43:53] But those are good people, those are citizens, everyone here, they're cool.

[3:43:58] But if you haven't had been born on the other side of a politically drawn line and you came

[3:44:05] across that line, you're not really the same.

[3:44:11] We can break up your families, we can support parents and keep the kids here and because you're

[3:44:18] We, you're not really human, you're not really quite the same as us.

[3:44:25] So it affends me and that's one of the reasons that I am supporting and was very pleased

[3:44:34] to second the mayor's motion in support of this resolution.

[3:44:38] The other reason is really just a practical reason of public safety.

[3:44:50] The journalist is one of the safest cities of our size in the nation.

[3:44:55] And one of the reasons we are such a safe.

[3:45:00] Besides the fact that we have an incredible set of men and women in our police department, it is the fact that we have very strong community policing policies.

[3:45:13] We work really hard to build positive relationships with our community, and that keeps us safe.

[3:45:23] If a person out there who, who, who, who, who, who, who this is a crime is the victim of a crime is afraid to call the police, because either gay or somebody in their household is, doesn't have the right paperwork.

[3:45:39] That is going to affect our ability to keep children as a safe place to live, and, and that is not, not okay with me.

[3:45:47] So, again, thank all of you for coming out tonight.

[3:45:53] I, you know, I'm pleased to support this resolution,

[3:45:56] and I do want to emphasize point number five in the resolution,

[3:46:02] which is that it's critical to maintain our status as a safe city,

[3:46:07] that we, this great policy, community policing policy that we have.

[3:46:16] about what we do, about immigration violations, it's critical that we communicate that

[3:46:24] policy to the immigrant community so that they don't have that fear of calling the

[3:46:30] police when a crime has been committed. So I'm really looking forward, I think it was

[3:46:45] to communicate that policy or becoming bad

[3:46:47] to the council on those 16th, is that correct?

[3:46:51] That's great.

[3:46:52] I'll really be looking forward to that.

[3:46:53] And because I think it's a critical next step.

[3:46:57] So thank you so much, Madame.

[3:46:58] Thank you so much.

[3:46:59] And thank you for your beautiful comments.

[3:47:02] Mr. McKinn.

[3:47:04] Thank you, Madam Mayor.

[3:47:05] I want to thank everybody here.

[3:47:08] I've been to other council meetings in other cities.

[3:47:11] And I think we are the best behave city by far, and I can do this now that I have the opportunity.

[3:47:20] So give yourself a plant round of applause.

[3:47:27] Okay.

[3:47:30] Now no more, I'll get in trouble with the mayor.

[3:47:33] But Gaseous Bordeaux de Roquille.

[3:47:37] This resolution essentially affromes what the police have done in our policing policies has been.

[3:47:46] We have a great police chief, we have a great police officer corps, I've been on several

[3:47:55] right alongs and it's amazing what these individuals do to keep the peace and they

[3:48:02] do in a tremendous great job.

[3:48:06] When we've had this discussion before, we know again we are in a sage race city and I would

[3:48:12] you that even the federal government wouldn't think we are a sanctuary city.

[3:48:17] And if you do read the resolution here, it essentially says that the tool VISTA Police Department

[3:48:26] does not, does participate in task force that include law enforcement agencies at the federal

[3:48:33] level, such as drug trafficking, such as human trafficking, which is a major major issue,

[3:48:41] And I think when you look at human trafficking, your immigrants are one of the most sought

[3:48:49] after components of that.

[3:48:52] And we need to, if you want to protect immigrants, we need to get rid of human trafficking.

[3:48:59] It talks about the Organized Frick Crime, fugitive apprehension, weapons and currency violations.

[3:49:11] So, again, we are making sure that we are keeping all our neighbors and all our citizens safe and we are not breaking any relationships with our federal law enforcement.

[3:49:29] And it was interesting because after April 4th, I know everybody was very passionate on both sides.

[3:49:35] But I had several individuals called me who work in the Border Patrol and worked in for the Federal Law Enforcement, and actually Patea may know some of them, and we grew up with them, and they live in our community, and they were very, very concerned because they felt that they were doing some very good things to protect citizens,

[3:50:03] non-citizens, from human trafficking,

[3:50:07] drugs might want you in other things like that.

[3:50:10] So again, we need to make sure that we keep our relationships with federal law enforcement

[3:50:16] to be able to decrease human trafficking and drug trafficking.

[3:50:21] So with that, again, I want to thank everybody for being here.

[3:50:25] I think we had a very, very good productive night tonight and if nobody else has, well, I think

[3:50:33] Mike's going to speak.

[3:50:35] Thank you.

[3:50:37] I decided to say a couple of comments.

[3:50:40] I'm not going to talk about why I believe, you know, my positions.

[3:50:46] I think those were discussed in the eight or fourth meeting on both sides.

[3:50:53] And we have a very diverse city council.

[3:50:57] And I think Council Member Aguilar, beaming to the punch I wanted to make the motion to adopt this resolution.

[3:51:07] But I think the important thing here today is that this is probably the most controversial issue that this council has been on.

[3:51:14] And we all have our own opinions here, very, very diverse council.

[3:51:18] And I think when I ran one of the things that I wanted to do in this council is being a consensus builder,

[3:51:23] that doesn't happen with one person happens with a group of people. I'm not happy with the entire

[3:51:30] the entire issues I said in the previous council meeting but but I think the reason I'm going to

[3:51:38] go in a vote in the frame it is because I think and I did a lot of work in Sacramento and we

[3:51:52] We really want to build a consensus building city council where we understand other different issues, but we're able to work together.

[3:52:02] I'm sure that there's people on this council that would want to take it further one way in this council members.

[3:52:07] I'm not to take it further the other way, but I think we're doing here is we're working together and I think the American people are tired of government being so divisive.

[3:52:17] And so with that, I will vote for this resolution, knowing that there was a given take here and I think with the end of the day we have a really good resolution that I think addresses the concerns of everybody in the community.

[3:52:34] Thank you, Mayor.

[3:52:35] So you know once again, I have to state that I'm really proud of the people of Chilivista and their acceptance of their neighbors.

[3:52:47] They're caring for their neighbors, and I'm really proud of this

[3:52:51] Childish-to-City Council as well, really proud of them.

[3:52:55] I think that we confronted this discussion with, I would say we had minimal opposition from the community,

[3:53:07] because I think that there's a clear understanding of, you know, the need to embrace our neighbors

[3:53:16] and to value them for what they are and not for what their scapegoated or demagogued

[3:53:23] on top radio or some of the other media that six to paint our immigrant community as less

[3:53:34] than less than honorable. So I'm just really proud of the City Council. I'm so happy that we're

[3:53:40] to be able to take this vote. And it sounds like it's going to be any unanimous vote.

[3:53:46] And our city attorney has one last comment before we take the vote. Yes, thank you, Madam Mayor.

[3:53:51] And I apologize. I didn't mean to have the last comment. I intended to have this as part of my

[3:53:56] presentation. As we described to you in our presentation back on April 4th,

[3:54:05] it was my belief in my office as belief that the city's current policy is complied with federal and

[3:54:10] law. And I just wanted to make clear for the record that this has an affirmation of our

[3:54:16] current policies. There's no statement or a policy in this resolution that's intended

[3:54:21] to cause us to be a violation of federal or state law. And as we go about implementing

[3:54:26] this resolution, my advice would be that we remain in compliance with federal and state

[3:54:31] law. For some point, we get out of compliance with that. I'll be back to advise you and we'll

[3:54:36] proceed accordingly. Thank you Madam Mayor. Okay, thank you very much. With that we have a

[3:54:42] I made the motion to accept the resolution. It was seconded by Council Member. I get

[3:54:48] Madam Clerk, would you please read the heading.

[3:54:51] Madam Mayor's resolution of the City Council of Heming City policies regarding immigration

[3:54:55] enforcement, approving a program for better communication of city policies and services

[3:55:01] to the city's immigrant community, joining the welcoming American network and directing staff

[3:55:06] to track and provide the city council with opportunities to actively support or pose

[3:55:12] laws to advance city interests and policies on immigration enforcement.

[3:55:18] Please vote.

[3:55:25] Resolution passes.

[3:55:26] Now you can vote.

[3:55:31] Thank you very much.

[3:55:34] Thank

[3:55:36] you.

[3:55:38] Thank you so much.

[3:55:40] Thank you.

[3:55:43] Okay, so we still have a few items.

[3:55:47] I hope they're quick.

[3:55:49] We have the city managers report on the status of the agreement between the city of

[3:55:55] district. Thank you Madam Mayor, at your last meeting, you brought up the wanting to have a report

[3:56:04] on the status of a group of agreements between Otai Water District and the city. Back in 1995,

[3:56:11] the city entered into a water service agreement with the Otai Water District for 20 year period.

[3:56:21] for a 20 year period and that was requested by the water district because they were putting

[3:56:27] in a tremendous amount of capital investment into the water storage system and they wanted

[3:56:33] to be sure that they would be able to recoup the costs of those capital investments.

[3:56:38] That agreement expired in 2015.

[3:56:41] We no longer have an agreement with OOTI Water District for water service provision and frankly

[3:56:48] I think it's staff's position that we don't need to have an extension of an agreement

[3:56:54] or just staying with a status quo.

[3:56:56] Okay, thank you very much.

[3:56:57] Were there any questions about the report or the agreement that has now expired?

[3:57:05] Okay, and I don't think that it's necessary that we delve into it any longer.

[3:57:10] Thank you, and Madam Merit, just one other thing.

[3:57:13] At your last meeting, you also had asked that we return to your first meeting in May with

[3:57:23] a item on Senate Bill 54.

[3:57:27] I would ask if we could have the consensus of Council to move that back to May 16 and we'd

[3:57:34] bring both that discussion as well as the outreach program to you on that evening.

[3:57:40] I'm in the agreement with that, do I see the consensus of the council to bring that back

[3:57:44] on May 16th?

[3:57:46] What do you think?

[3:57:47] Yeah.

[3:57:48] Okay, so do I need to take a vote on this, Mr. City Attorney, or is it consensus fine?

[3:57:53] No matter what, I think consensus is fine.

[3:57:56] All right.

[3:57:59] So, with that, we'll go on to, let's see.

[3:58:04] So last time we had a limit, I had to speak her on 10 or do you want to just forget it.

[3:58:13] Okay, he doesn't want to speak on 10 anymore.

[3:58:16] Okay, so, during the last meeting, I referred to staff the question whether or not we could take possible action regarding

[3:58:24] Hector Gistellum of the Otai Water District, including consideration of potentially calling for

[3:58:30] his resignation from the Otai Water District, and to formally request that the Board to remove

[3:58:37] him as a representative of the city's successor agent to that redevelopment agency oversight board.

[3:58:45] So now I understand that the Otai Water Board actually took action last week in censoring

[3:58:51] Mr. Guestalum, and they notified the city that Mr. Guestalum was removed as a representative

[3:58:56] of the Ota Water District, of the redevelopment agency oversight board, and so no action

[3:59:03] needs to be taken on that portion of the request.

[3:59:08] However, I do want to hear from staff on the request on the possible action to consider the

[3:59:15] of the calling for Mr. Guestelms for resignation. Is there anything to say about that Mr.

[3:59:23] City Attorney?

[3:59:24] Yes, Madam Mayor. I'm sorry. I thought you were going on to item B.

[3:59:28] The Ota Water District Board is an independent special district of the state of California.

[3:59:35] Their members are elected by a vote of people within their districts.

[3:59:39] And we found no direct authority of the City Council to order a removal of Mr. Guestalum.

[3:59:49] It would certainly be within the City Council's prerogative if they wanted to adopt a resolution,

[3:59:56] requesting that of Mr. Guestalum.

[4:00:00] But it would have no legal way of authority given our relationship and their status as an independent special district.

[4:00:14] Let's see. Okay. So, yes. Okay. We do have one speaker on the side.

[4:00:20] And that was Mr. James Eliah. He's gone.

[4:00:25] I didn't speak on the second part.

[4:00:29] I don't know.

[4:00:30] I don't know.

[4:00:32] Yeah.

[4:00:32] Just a few more speakers.

[4:00:35] Okay.

[4:00:35] What's happening now?

[4:00:39] Yes.

[4:00:40] Okay.

[4:00:40] Sorry.

[4:00:41] I do have a number of speakers.

[4:00:44] So we've gone on for a really long time.

[4:00:47] We heard testimony from a lot of people last week

[4:00:50] in regards to Mr. Gaston.

[4:00:52] And what I'm going to ask you to do is just make it quick.

[4:00:55] There's no need to repeat everything that was said last week, okay. So with that, Mr. Mark Lane,

[4:01:06] please make it brief.

[4:01:14] First of all, I wanted to thank Mr. McKin. First statement last time.

[4:01:19] And for the conversation we had afterwards, I appreciate it, you words, and any of your sentiments.

[4:01:25] I had some other things to say, but yesterday I had a lift ride home, and it turned into a very packed,

[4:01:30] refried and I met a Facebook post about it. I think it very well demonstrates what hateful

[4:01:37] rhetoric and hateful words from elected officials do, so I want to read that post to you guys.

[4:01:45] I took a lift home that tonight. The driver's name was Bader. I asked him where he was

[4:01:50] front, and he said, Lebanon. He then said, you want to know if I'm Muslim or so? I said,

[4:01:55] no, why would I want to know that? He said, everyone asked me that. The right I just

[4:02:00] was an old white man, I picked him up in La Jolla, he asked me where I was from, and then he asked

[4:02:05] to follow his Muslim. When I said yes, he started cursing me, calling me so many names, the

[4:02:10] effort, the whole right, consulting me and consulting me as long my family, he made me cry. I

[4:02:17] thought you must hate this long, too, and you asked me that. I asked him, why didn't you just

[4:02:21] kick him out of the car? He said, because that would have made him right, I apologize to

[4:02:27] and thinking for his business, that is his own. I wanted him to have a positive experience

[4:02:32] with a Muslim. I was blown away, his eyes were rottering while he was talking to me. I

[4:02:37] apologize to him for that man's behavior. I told him how impressive his behavior, his attitude

[4:02:42] were because I would have just tossed him out. We talked about a lot of things. When I got

[4:02:47] out of the car, he shook my hand and said, thank you for not hating me. I told him he

[4:02:52] on hateable. His parents are both doctors. He's working on his master's in economics and

[4:02:57] working on his ammunition. And already he has management job at the Abel Dweyer World

[4:03:02] Company. Yet he humbled himself before that racist bigot. The damage of our president

[4:03:08] and his followers are doing to the people is horrible. What an impressive young man. If

[4:03:14] you ever get this lift driver hooking up. I think that very, very well demonstrates what

[4:03:19] for rhetoric coming from elected officials can do. And just one more quick thing, I see that

[4:03:26] Hector is here. Hector is an opportunity to take some personal accountability,

[4:03:35] personal responsibility. Stand up, man, the mayor, and apologize for the rules, because

[4:03:41] you haven't done that yet. And that's what's got to sort of get. Your apologies are not

[4:03:45] for real. Please address the council.

[4:03:51] I will move from the stand up right now, then resign

[4:03:53] position and take accountability for his hateful words.

[4:03:59] Vecat Taylor?

[4:04:02] Vecat Taylor?

[4:04:04] She's in support of it.

[4:04:06] Oh, okay.

[4:04:08] So Edgar Hoppeda.

[4:04:17] Not in there, city council.

[4:04:20] My name's Edgar Hoppeda.

[4:04:21] I've been a resident of San Diego County for the 27 years.

[4:04:24] It's my first year in Chela Vista.

[4:04:27] I'm actually a city council member in the county district.

[4:04:30] I mean, I was in the election, so I don't know if I'd go through that.

[4:04:35] But I just moved from a little bit of a mess.

[4:04:39] So I moved here because of the diversity and the respect of this community.

[4:04:45] That's why I moved back to Charleston, that's San Diego.

[4:04:48] I'm the son of the military.

[4:04:52] So even families from the military have sacrifices.

[4:04:54] So my dad sacrificed 3, 7 years in his life to defend this country, to defend the Constitution, and my mom served in the federal government for about 25 years.

[4:05:06] So we sacrificed 7 years in this country.

[4:05:10] Now, I'm American Muslim, I'm happy to be Filipino, and I was at the Altaian World Board meetings, both of them.

[4:05:19] I was there at the city council meeting when things were going off.

[4:05:22] But what I could say is this is that we've been having a discussion with all of the people from the Holocaust.

[4:05:30] Also, I went to an activity yesterday, collaborating with the 100 second anniversary of the genocide of the Arabians.

[4:05:40] So all of this happened because people are being humanized.

[4:05:45] Well, whoever the late deal with Holocaust Studies wrote a massive book on the Holocaust said,

[4:05:50] well, the first step that the Nazi Germans did was call them in heat called the Jews in

[4:05:56] healing and other, and then they started passing the laws, then after passing the laws, they started

[4:06:02] killing and exterminating them.

[4:06:04] Now, I was there at both meetings, Hector, Gistella, did not apologize, in fact he went back

[4:06:13] the audience and said, I want she to condemn what extremists do, thinking that we support

[4:06:19] what extremists do. I have a five-year-old that's in the Cholester School of

[4:06:24] District, she's in a Spanish-Motion Program, she's Filipino, but she now speaks English and

[4:06:31] Spanish at the first grade level, and she's in grade K. And she's a female, and she's a Filipino

[4:06:43] a large district, think sure in human. And he says, oh, no, I'm not just

[4:06:47] condemning the extremists. There's no qualified remarks, and you could

[4:06:51] look at all his posts before he value me. You can look at all his posts that

[4:06:57] show that he attacked misrails in general. He attacked women. He said,

[4:07:01] women should belong in the kitchen where women marched for their rights.

[4:07:05] He attacked immigrants. Now, I know from the city attorney said nothing could be

[4:07:10] legally to get him off, but at least you could do this symbolic thing. A symbolic thing

[4:07:15] that you've been doing all this time. I spent all those three hours here at this meeting

[4:07:21] just for this point. That you can support his resignation. Say, Hector, we can't legally

[4:07:30] get you out of office, but loose as a city council, we're standing up to bigotry, we're standing

[4:07:36] up against hatred because they want to be called an other inhuman and I'm ready for

[4:07:43] Hector to apologize.

[4:07:44] I have a general book on Islamophobia and he said, you know it, I have tell a little

[4:07:48] books to read.

[4:07:49] I can't read this right now.

[4:07:50] Well, you know it?

[4:07:50] All this pressure on your Hector.

[4:07:52] You should read this book on the copy of the list.

[4:07:55] So I urge a lot of you, especially my council member, council member McCann, who's in my district,

[4:08:01] because elections are coming up.

[4:08:02] And I don't know when, but I'm going to come to that.

[4:08:04] But I'm urging the city council to vote in the past to introduce a resolution calling for the

[4:08:12] resignation of Hector Gostellan.

[4:08:14] And I also want to thank quickly thank Oltai Waterboard District Mitchell Thompson, who stood up

[4:08:21] for leadership on the Oltai Waterboard, he's my representative on the board and said we're

[4:08:27] standing up against this and he led the charge to censure him.

[4:08:30] Thank you.

[4:08:31] Thank you.

[4:08:33] James, Alaya, please make your comments brief everyone.

[4:08:40] You've been casting members, Madam Meer. You guys are looking well.

[4:08:44] I think we all know I've been here several times and I've already expressed how

[4:08:49] I feel about Hector and what he said, luckily, I've been able to express it to Hector

[4:08:54] at the Little Ty Water Board as well.

[4:08:56] And I got admit I've got so caught up in this that I myself had taken the focus

[4:09:01] off the people who really was insulted, and it has never my intention to hurt anybody.

[4:09:10] That was the sorry excuse of an apology that was supposed to be given after calling Muslims

[4:09:15] like, after the long ago, sub-even scum and animals.

[4:09:20] So rather dive back into that, I think I'd rather just use my time to apologize other groups

[4:09:25] that he's talked to since he refuses to, to the women who marched at the women's march

[4:09:31] when he was posting means saying, well, if you're marching today, you didn't have double

[4:09:37] choice tomorrow, I apologize. Please don't let that be a reflection of our elected officials.

[4:09:44] To the Muslims in the community that felt like they were called sub-human scum,

[4:09:49] and that they were animals, I greatly apologize. Please don't let that be a reflection of our

[4:09:55] officials.

[4:09:58] To the LGBTQ community who felt insulted when he posted, when Chelsea Manning was pardoned

[4:10:04] that the only reason why Chelsea Manning was pardoned was not because of service, was

[4:10:08] because Chelsea Manning was a transgender service member, I apologize, please don't let

[4:10:13] that be a reflection of our elected officials.

[4:10:16] And finally, to the service members in uniform who fall under any category, that he has

[4:10:22] and he hasn't salted before. I'm so sorry that he did that to you. Please don't let that be a reflection of our America

[4:10:31] And what's funny was before we had the meeting today somebody told me that Hecta was on Twitter talking about how we were trying to bully him

[4:10:39] So when we turn I want to say Hecta, it is never my intention to bully anybody

[4:10:47] Thank you

[4:10:47] Mohamed Abala

[4:10:53] Abdullah.

[4:10:55] Abdullah.

[4:10:56] Good morning.

[4:10:57] Hi.

[4:10:57] Good evening.

[4:10:58] Madam Mayor, Council Member.

[4:11:00] Thank you for being along.

[4:11:01] Thank you.

[4:11:02] I'm humbled to be here.

[4:11:03] I'm honored to be here.

[4:11:06] The most of all I'm really happy to be here to speak.

[4:11:08] I'm the after myself and the after the Muslim community in San Diego.

[4:11:12] And as well as in the entire country.

[4:11:15] And I'm really actually glad that Hector Dessalam is here because I wanted to

[4:11:19] to confront him and address these issues with him face-to-face, but he seems to be in

[4:11:26] that island.

[4:11:28] But a son of phobia and discrimination towards the Muslims in this country have been

[4:11:32] in the rise in the U.S. since 9-11, and that is a fact.

[4:11:36] Many Muslims living in the U.S. have experienced racism and discrimination in various

[4:11:40] forms due to the spread and manifestation of Islamophobia.

[4:11:44] So, I will result of recent events that I've put us on a mission in the start of the

[4:11:49] media that has been increasing fear towards Muslims and the Muslim community.

[4:11:54] Often these fears are perpetuated by skewed media coverage and the type of rhetoric that

[4:12:00] has been used by Trump and other racist Islamophobes like Hector Dostellum.

[4:12:05] Although the US is not a country that engages in outward religious discrimination and

[4:12:09] execution, it is still evident that the latest persecution occurs here in the U.S. towards

[4:12:14] Muslims in the firm of the Stamphobia, Zemaphobia, and racism.

[4:12:21] Trump and many other people have used their political platform to call in the band of

[4:12:25] armed Muslims from entering this country. His political campaign platform has targeted Muslims

[4:12:30] which has undoubtedly contributed to the rise of hate crimes in the Stamphobia within

[4:12:34] this country.

[4:12:35] I have seen tweets from Patrick, I am calling my community my Muslim brothers and sisters

[4:12:40] subhuman scum.

[4:12:42] We confronted and asked about that, he was simply exercising his freedom of speech.

[4:12:48] However, he first realized that when exercising his freedom of speech, he needs to be

[4:12:52] cognizant of the words that he is saying, the hate that he was speaking, and the people he

[4:12:57] was offending and affecting, to be with his dignity in words.

[4:13:01] because we're doing a speech for hateful, and he really should have a real place in a position

[4:13:06] when we were at a board, or any other advisory board for the city of Tula Vista, or, honestly,

[4:13:11] any other public office. He does not represent the people of his community. If he uses his platform

[4:13:16] to call Mr. Motors and rapists, he does not belong in public office. Many Muslims in this country

[4:13:21] are really encountering racism in this community, like I said. And I want to let you all know that we will not be complacent

[4:13:26] and silent any longer. Hector may believe that his words can be justified by simply stating

[4:13:32] that he's practicing his freedom of speech. We all have freedom of speech in this country,

[4:13:36] and that's the great thing about this country. However, his speech is inflammatory, and it's hate,

[4:13:40] it's hateful. And he is mistaken if he believes that he will verify my religion in my

[4:13:46] community and get away with it. He's mistaken if he believes that he can insult and degrade

[4:13:50] or any other communities of color and then we will sit back and allow that to happen.

[4:13:55] As a community, we refuse to be defined by the misconception in the student beliefs that Hector has about our religion.

[4:14:02] The rhetoric that is used by Hector makes Muslims makes me go out every single day and fear for my life.

[4:14:09] We don't feel safe.

[4:14:11] So, respected by the ancestors of the city council today, you had the opportunity to make a difference.

[4:14:15] You have to understand when you're saying the issues that Muslim Americans experience is key to solving

[4:14:21] these issues surrounding Islamophobia and addressing the hate rhetoric that is currently used to depict Muslims in the society.

[4:14:28] Most importantly, you had the opportunity to show racist, like, and bigots like Hector, his words, and his hate speech have workplace in public office,

[4:14:36] especially representing the people.

[4:14:38] I am sure that you and I that go in many young kids living in our communities that need to be taught how to be tolerant,

[4:14:42] how to roll them, how to respect others and each other, especially those who are different

[4:14:48] than they are.

[4:14:50] But by removing Hector from the advisory board and calling for his resignation, we're making

[4:14:53] a difference and showing that showing the youth in our communities that you are true allies.

[4:14:58] So we hope that you...

[4:15:00] How would an active voters, activists, advocates, taxpayers, and protected members of this society, that we refuse to be bullied, shameed, and silence by people like Hector.

[4:15:11] We are taking a stand and we will keep going into these easier removed or recalled.

[4:15:16] Thank you.

[4:15:17] Thank you.

[4:15:18] Fias, no, no, lobby.

[4:15:32] Hello, Madam Mayor City Council, my name is Fias, no lobby.

[4:15:36] I'm going to make this really quick. I was spending a long day.

[4:15:39] As a matter of fact, I had to give a lecture at 7 o'clock and I was able to, at SDSU.

[4:15:44] So I drove to SDSU, gave my lecture, and drove back, and I was still making public comment on what I meant.

[4:15:50] So it worked out just fine for me.

[4:15:53] So I'm going to make this really quick.

[4:15:55] I grew wholeheartedly with every single individual that spoke before me, especially at Grappita.

[4:16:01] I just came from Sacramento yesterday, and yesterday was a commemoration of what happened to the

[4:16:09] The other way, Edgar mentioned, in that, before concentration camps, and entering camps,

[4:16:18] what happens to these minority groups is they are de-humanized.

[4:16:23] Once you de-humanize someone, and they are seen as others, then policies will be created

[4:16:29] to be able to push these people to the side and infringe on their civil rights.

[4:16:33] That's all I want to say.

[4:16:35] We talked about these tweets and other different things.

[4:16:38] You already have that.

[4:16:40] There's kinds of members that have tweets also.

[4:16:44] Last week, when I read the last Otamesa Otamesa Otamesa, Otai Watterbird meeting happened,

[4:16:50] I talked about a tweet that had to send out about the Women's March.

[4:16:56] Their tourist would be doubled when they get back home about these feminists.

[4:17:00] And I want to make sure that this is not just a Muslim issue, it's a women's issue, it's an issue of the LGBTQIA community and we want to make sure that we stand up against these things and I would really recommend the Board, the City Council to vote, to vote, to not censure him, but call for his resignation.

[4:17:22] And also, the agenda item of human relations commission, I do work at the Islamic Senate

[4:17:31] East Lake and the Imam there, so I would really like it that a Muslim would be on that human

[4:17:37] relations commission to be able to give any advice on the Muslim community and be able

[4:17:43] to acquire any misconceptions, misconceptions people have about Islam.

[4:17:47] Thank you so much. Andrea Beth Damisky followed by Kathy Koppos Hardy and Margaret Baker and get up here quick so we don't delay.

[4:17:57] Thank you. My name is Andrea Beth Damisky and I'm also calling for the removal of the resignation.

[4:18:05] the kapot of Hector Guestella from the Utah Water Board. As a change person, as a

[4:18:13] one in the as a gay person lacking in the world, with this kind of administration we

[4:18:18] have and they increase in divisive and hateful rhetoric. I think like I am walking with

[4:18:23] three targets on my back. I can't imagine how my Muslim brothers and sisters feel.

[4:18:33] I can't

[4:18:35] That hate is that it spreads like a wildfire, and in the ecosystem we live in, we know

[4:18:41] that wildfires look like, you know, how quickly they spread, we know how vicious they

[4:18:46] are, we know how consuming they are, we can't afford this in our community, it's an appropriate

[4:18:51] to have an elected official or a community leader in a position and to be able to use this

[4:18:58] position on authority to spread hate and lies about other people.

[4:19:02] I don't want this person to be a well-model for community, for children, or to set the

[4:19:08] tone for how things go in government in Southern California.

[4:19:14] I don't live in this community per se, but Lemase is not that far away and wildfires

[4:19:19] do spread quickly.

[4:19:20] Thank you, Felice.

[4:19:20] Thank you.

[4:19:21] Kathy?

[4:19:26] Thank you again for the opportunity to speak tonight, and I am Kathy Kappa's hearty, and

[4:19:31] And here to ask for you to clap for the resignation of Hector Gastonland, from the O.T.

[4:19:37] Water Board.

[4:19:39] Hatespeach is very dangerous, and Hector Gastonland's use of hateful tweets that gets

[4:19:45] Muslims is reprehensible, and certainly doesn't represent the values that our community

[4:19:50] stands for.

[4:19:52] As a student of history, it's a well-known fact that genocide is often accompanied by

[4:19:57] widespread hate speech.

[4:19:59] The Jews were called rats in German by the Nazis before the Holocaust.

[4:20:04] Titsies were called cockroaches before the horrendous 1994 World War II genocide.

[4:20:10] Hector Gastron has referred to Muslims as subhuman manstros, rapist and murderers.

[4:20:17] Earlier this evening, you did great thing, and presented a proclamation in recognition

[4:20:22] of this week in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust.

[4:20:26] This is certainly a historical event that all of us must remember and dedicate ourselves to never

[4:20:33] allowing to happen again.

[4:20:36] Science backs up the idea that speech can cause deeper wounds at both a societal and a personal

[4:20:43] level.

[4:20:44] It leads to a dehumanizing effect which lessons are empathy for others.

[4:20:49] This is not the kind of community that residents of Chilivista envisioned for themselves.

[4:20:55] As a 36 year teaching veteran, I taught my students about the Holocaust and took them

[4:21:01] on many field trips in the museum of Thailand and Saint Los Angeles.

[4:21:05] While teaching these units, I always discussed the poem by Nemoor, with them.

[4:21:11] His poem dates a file name.

[4:21:14] First, I came for the Socialist, and I did not speak out, because I was not a socialist.

[4:21:20] Then they came for the trade unionist, and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist.

[4:21:27] Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew.

[4:21:33] Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.

[4:21:38] As a community who need to speak for those being vilified by Hector Dastronman,

[4:21:43] We do not need to be complicit in allowing this hatred towards a Muslim's to continue.

[4:21:49] Please stand up for the community, you represent, and call for Hector Gaston as removal from the Ota Ratter board.

[4:21:57] And we move him from the oversight board as well, which I just found out tonight, you know, longer as a part of.

[4:22:02] So thank you for listening.

[4:22:03] Thank you so much.

[4:22:04] I'm just going to mention that what I had Patrick McFarland is staying here is called

[4:22:13] support for the call for the recognition of Hector Guston but he does not wish to speak.

[4:22:20] And so then Margaret Baker followed by Maggie Vincent and Marie Elaine.

[4:22:27] Good evening, thank you again for this time, as I said before, my name is Leiber Baker, and I'm a

[4:22:33] child of a star as a teacher's kid, who was brought up to value diversity and to appreciate

[4:22:39] the importance of civic leadership. My father would have to, when he would have joined me

[4:22:44] once a day, so that's why I had to come up. I would have just put in my sleep too, but I

[4:22:48] had to speak for what I'd been raised to do. He, like I, wasn't a gifted speaker, but he taught

[4:22:56] For example, it was a thoughtful and fair-minded minister and an active civic leader in the

[4:23:03] communities of Shaftly, William Park, Los Angeles, and Carlos Bedcuffin.

[4:23:10] In 1930, William Lincoln was still seminary, he traveled with hundreds of young adults representing

[4:23:15] many faith traditions from all over the world to a peace conference in Amsterdam.

[4:23:21] And was inspired by the people coming together for good at a time when hateful speech was moving people between dating and torches behavior.

[4:23:32] It was only waking for him and he realized the importance of speaking out whenever he saw a bigotry and injustice in his community.

[4:23:41] So I'm here tonight because of my father.

[4:23:42] And I deeply concerned by heptricist studies, blatant racism, sexist, and Islamophobic statements.

[4:23:49] His continued defiance was challenged by community members to apologize, and or resign, and devise,

[4:23:56] public respect, confidence, trusting all of our public agencies.

[4:24:00] He recently was quoted as saying,

[4:24:02] I've always had a voice, and when people elected me, they gave me a megaphone.

[4:24:08] In the last week, I attended the U.S. High-Watter District Board meeting when they passed an extraordinary resolution that the Board of Directors

[4:24:15] claimed necessary to censure Mr. Giselle's public behavior as we work with the hands of the U.S., being tolerable.

[4:24:24] Despite this unusual censure by guys who work with him was closely, hectic astounding,

[4:24:30] As shown in the reading moves, we're even understanding of the hand class by his behaviors.

[4:24:36] I think this continued presence in the public office intolerable.

[4:24:40] And so, I urge our city council to take the strongest measures possible to remove Mr.

[4:24:46] the Senate from all leadership rules to the recent official statement of St.

[4:24:51] St. Timer to the three-page resolution passed by the O.T.

[4:24:54] a Wall of District Board and call for his immediate resignation.

[4:24:58] We need to take away his microphone to prevent his hate speech

[4:25:02] and his feet or the text to justify his statements

[4:25:05] from having any further public phone.

[4:25:08] Furthermore, I call each council member to speak out clearly

[4:25:12] in a statement to the media to explain the reasons

[4:25:15] why you're taking these steps.

[4:25:17] So there's no one for confusion.

[4:25:21] There is no room in the staff building for hate speech.

[4:25:25] I feel this matter should not be treated as business as usual.

[4:25:28] It's not enough to simply record your votes in the minutes of the meeting.

[4:25:33] Finally, I urge you as our civic leaders to take steps to address the root causes of bigotry and intolerance.

[4:25:40] by holy assays of public forms and in your food and in service trainings for all city staff,

[4:25:50] commissions, bread members to demonstrate a real commitment to the part of the city of Cholabistate,

[4:25:54] to build greater understanding and skills to promote accessibility and respect.

[4:26:00] Thank you very much, Maggie Vincent.

[4:26:06] I'm going to ask people to praise, move up so that we're not wasting time with people walking up.

[4:26:12] a rail line, get ready to speak,

[4:26:16] and Maria, Maya funny.

[4:26:20] Good evening, Chilivista Council and people.

[4:26:25] I just want to say that I do not necessarily agree with the wording that Hector used.

[4:26:38] I actually disagree with what he said and what he stated.

[4:26:42] However, this is America, the same freedom of speech that all these people that spoke before me had to speak,

[4:26:53] had to have the same freedom of speech, like it or not.

[4:26:58] The reason that these people are here to begin with is because this is America and America is based on freedom.

[4:27:06] We have freedoms that other countries do not have.

[4:27:11] Again, I'll ask you guys a 30 council members and people that were put there by the people you're here for the people and by the people, right?

[4:27:22] You were very living for a reason. Slowly but surely, Christians and other people are being silenced.

[4:27:31] The

[4:27:35] group care supports a terrorist organization, which is the Muslim brotherhood.

[4:27:46] I do not hate Muslims at all.

[4:27:51] They fear loving American people and they love and run a family to the last year and with it.

[4:27:59] If they're trying to install their laws and their practices on Americans and against that,

[4:28:11] then our college is here, Berkeley College, and Culture, which is a well-known speaker,

[4:28:19] that's not allowed to speak. Twice they told her she could not speak.

[4:28:25] Her rights to speak, she has the freedom of speech just like everyone else in this room.

[4:28:34] yet she was not allowed to speak. In our colleges, this is what is being instigated by people

[4:28:42] with our teachers and other people that are teaching our children and grandchildren. There

[4:28:48] are this feeling, in their way, it's hatred. In their speaking against their own country and their

[4:28:54] own values and what America was founded on. America was founded on Christian principles.

[4:29:03] And it is a Christian America.

[4:29:08] Our last administration would not admit that,

[4:29:12] but that's what it was found it on.

[4:29:15] We were found it on Christian principles.

[4:29:20] Also, this is McDonald.

[4:29:21] There's another one writer, speaker.

[4:29:25] She was not allowed to speak at a different college.

[4:29:27] I don't know which college that was, but it wasn't perfectly.

[4:29:31] But she was also shouted down, not allowed to speak.

[4:29:37] We'll now have the students of Berkeley that are the publicans that did want

[4:29:42] and culture to speak, are now singing Berkeley College.

[4:29:48] I would just urge people to wake up and realize what's taking place here.

[4:29:54] Christians in Iraq and Iran in a little Eastern

[4:30:00] And beheaded and killed for what they believe. I believe that it's totally wrong. We need a loved one another.

[4:30:10] This is true. But the Christians over in those countries that are Christians trying to speak and have the freedom of being a Christian are not allowed to do so.

[4:30:21] Why is that?

[4:30:23] Why is that that there be in shadowdown that there be in beheaded that there be in killed for their beliefs?

[4:30:33] I urge you, as Americans, to enforce your laws, yes, this is true, but think about your children and grandchildren

[4:30:41] and what they're going to face with what you're allowing to take place in this city.

[4:30:46] This city has been a wonderful city to me all the years that I've lived here and my parents

[4:30:52] that came here in the 1930s as legal immigrants, okay?

[4:30:59] But the chillivist of that stands here before you today, and I urge you to think about this,

[4:31:05] is not going to be the same chillivist of tomorrow that it is today with what you're allowing

[4:31:10] to take place here.

[4:31:12] Thank you very much.

[4:31:14] really lame, followed by Maria Fani,

[4:31:20] Maya Fani.

[4:31:24] Hi, hello everyone.

[4:31:26] I'm just going to speak straight from the heart and let you know that,

[4:31:30] but we're going to understand Jesus Christ said,

[4:31:33] treat one another as you would want to be treated.

[4:31:37] Jesus Christ is came from the God of Abraham.

[4:31:44] Ishmael is Ishmael is from Mohanid.

[4:31:49] Jesus, God Almighty Jehovah is not the same God as Allah.

[4:31:55] Allah is the God of Micah.

[4:32:00] Our God, our government was founded on Judeo-Christian beliefs.

[4:32:07] And the God, Allah, is not the God of the Bible that our country was found with

[4:32:13] it on.

[4:32:14] The Constitution of America was founded that every man and woman is equal, yes, we are all

[4:32:22] equal.

[4:32:23] But, sadly, there has never been peace in the Middle East because of the way they live

[4:32:31] over there, the way they believe it.

[4:32:33] And right now, I'm there to stop us under their law, you wouldn't be seeing that seat right now, because you are a woman.

[4:32:42] Now, I know that all Muslims do not believe in this way. I understand that.

[4:32:46] And I'm not saying that all Muslims believe in this way.

[4:32:50] But our laws are being infiltrated, and I do believe that the trodden horse is here in the United States.

[4:32:59] And they're going to use our own laws against us.

[4:33:03] I am asking you, please.

[4:33:08] As America as we know it, and we do want to keep America

[4:33:12] a free country with freedom of religion, freedom of speech,

[4:33:17] freedom for days, freedom for everybody.

[4:33:21] Open up your eyes, get educated.

[4:33:24] On what is the truth behind the song?

[4:33:28] The Trojan horse is here in the United States and they are infiltrating every part of our government.

[4:33:35] And if we don't wake up and smell the coffee, they are going to come in slowly, but surely.

[4:33:42] How? Because for some reason, they are allowed to have more than one wives than we do.

[4:33:47] I must say no, I must say no, I know you're going to be saying no.

[4:33:51] I'm just saying that there are laws against a lot of stuff that get it happening here and there in a dear boy Michigan and you ask yourself, how is that possible that female genuine relationships happening to little girls?

[4:34:09] Here in the United States, you get it up, look it up, I am not lying to you, it's happening.

[4:34:13] Little slowly but surely it's sneaking in and if you don't think that it doesn't take

[4:34:20] us to get up here and speak against that knowing that the Muslim brotherhood care is a

[4:34:27] terrorist group and please open up your eyes and do not let the trodden horse come in and

[4:34:34] get integrated into our government because I know not my children living underneath

[4:34:42] Thank you very much.

[4:34:44] Thank you.

[4:34:46] Hold here.

[4:34:46] Alex Stoke.

[4:34:56] Just ignore it the Nazis said.

[4:34:58] First half.

[4:34:59] And calling OK.

[4:35:00] So there's not many things that is expected.

[4:35:04] And it's a classification.

[4:35:06] We're actually aware of the believing.

[4:35:08] And just a couple things.

[4:35:10] I begin saying.

[4:35:12] First off.

[4:35:12] What they try to convince you to do right now.

[4:35:14] They try to convince you that they're religion is superior.

[4:35:17] But when we come up here, then I explain to you why they are saying that their regions better and

[4:35:26] his Russian vote than any other group or Russian protect Muslims in general.

[4:35:32] They are trying to expose you why they shouldn't be protected and understand what that means.

[4:35:37] They don't want them to protect them.

[4:35:38] They don't want them to have equal rights.

[4:35:40] That's a fantasy, that's a fantasy, that's a fantasy, that's a fantasy, that's a fantasy, that's a fantasy, that's a fantasy,

[4:35:46] I'm Catholic, and I understand the ways that this structure is categorized.

[4:35:52] I understand the way I'm privileged, I understand, I can grow out, and I get attacked, and I don't have to wear that stuff.

[4:35:58] They do, you know, and when they walk around, like, I have to grow around, and I have to make sure that my friends are safe.

[4:36:06] They ask them to escort them to places, to class, to their car.

[4:36:11] I shouldn't have to be doing that so to begin with, because people like them, they come around

[4:36:15] and they tell you that they're bad people, they're feders, they don't belong in this country.

[4:36:20] They have some conspiracy theory.

[4:36:23] Like, let's look at facts.

[4:36:24] Like, the real people who are at that here is United States.

[4:36:29] And I said, you know, United States, I mean that it's not fair, but they say,

[4:36:32] that guy is people live in the United States course

[4:36:34] so the country is in the United States.

[4:36:36] Then they're not written in his silver D.S.

[4:36:38] He's in a piece.

[4:36:39] Like, that's me very times he doesn't know where the people

[4:36:41] are.

[4:36:41] They keep millions of people in the Middle East.

[4:36:44] Like, how do you justify that?

[4:36:46] How do you justify the mass murder?

[4:36:48] How do you say that the criminal will happen to us

[4:36:49] as I was using this guy when you're still bombing it?

[4:36:52] You're still bombing them.

[4:36:53] Like, understand that.

[4:36:54] They were saying we should kill them in a different way.

[4:36:57] Like, are you kidding me?

[4:36:58] Like, that's basically the right thing.

[4:37:00] They're saying they should be different way,

[4:37:01] a different method of murder. I'm saying like, there shouldn't be the case itself. And when it comes to

[4:37:06] hectic, help these bescripts when this people that endorses their ideology and that they leave,

[4:37:11] he did well when he made this coming themselves. And he not wants to be able to apologize. If you

[4:37:16] like the work that his coming said, or at least what I said, he categorized our Muslims that have

[4:37:21] said he didn't. He doesn't think that they have equal rights as everyone else. You know, you shouldn't

[4:37:27] allow this person to stay in power. You should do everything you can to get him out of there. He doesn't

[4:37:31] people. He doesn't present you. You shouldn't call him a brother.

[4:37:38] Okay, thank you. Thank you very much. I called Myrafani several times as she here. Okay, thank you.

[4:37:54] Thank

[4:37:58] you, I'd like to actually just ask you a quick question.

[4:38:03] I have someone very supposed to represent our community.

[4:38:06] You can speak into the mic over here.

[4:38:10] So, someone who is supposed to represent our community, you have neglected your position,

[4:38:15] advocating for violence against Muslims.

[4:38:17] This is not for the night and for Nazi ideology.

[4:38:20] Journalizing of people based after the faith that they fall under it, you clearly do not understand

[4:38:25] but it means to be human and therefore I'm fed to represent a community made of human

[4:38:30] moral agents.

[4:38:32] Living love, you have excluded yourself from the matter may be by failing to navigate

[4:38:37] the matter.

[4:38:38] We close that the citizens who elected you, asked if you were a relation called as a

[4:38:48] brain.

[4:38:49] This is a neurological statement because if you are supposed to represent our interests

[4:38:56] and we wish our interests as your resolution, then I respectfully ask you to do your job

[4:39:02] and design.

[4:39:03] Thank you.

[4:39:04] Thank you. Mr. Castellan followed by Wendy Patterson and a last speaker of Caesar Fernandez.

[4:39:13] And the mayor, council, say attorney, staff, and citizens.

[4:39:24] I came here because I was just fed up with all this building and one side of this, a blank story.

[4:39:30] It's this folks that I'm hate and they're portraying one-sided story and one-sided story on it.

[4:39:40] In the last year we were said, and he spoke out.

[4:39:46] I spoke out, fed up with a horrible atrocities that are happening in the Middle East.

[4:39:52] I was both specific and grant I was condemning, I was condemning, I was condemning, I was

[4:39:59] in Sweden, they became the mass, they were the rape capital of the world.

[4:40:05] And they said in his book, I spoke up, I spoke up for the women that are not treated

[4:40:11] this thing this many.

[4:40:13] If I remember this rape, heard testimony in the Middle East, can't just have testimony.

[4:40:20] Who speaks out against that? It's not care. It's not for Mr. Miller.

[4:40:26] Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller. Mr. Miller.

[4:40:29] Who speaks out about the power failure?

[4:40:32] When Wokeh are on kidnapped the kids, the younger us, and right thing.

[4:40:37] Who speaks out?

[4:40:40] It's moved me.

[4:40:42] And I was speaking out as an American.

[4:40:45] As it is guaranteed by the most difficult situation.

[4:40:49] When I'm here, precedent-trumped, say, make America grow again, but makes America grow again,

[4:40:57] as, and again, and again, it's not just our constitution, but it starts with the declarations

[4:41:03] within the peninspirators, all of us who may equal. All of us are the same. I've offered multiple,

[4:41:12] multiple apologies.

[4:41:17] And I never once paid everyone 1.6 billion people with the same brush.

[4:41:24] I spoke out because I couldn't take it anymore. You know, and maybe let me say never forget.

[4:41:31] You know, I don't forget, it's on my heart, when I see, when it all sounds, when I read

[4:41:40] my team-breaking in-women, it's on my heart, when I see homosexuals being trained from the

[4:41:48] roof and certain messaging countries.

[4:41:51] In seven countries, in the Middle East, it is punished by capital capital murder, capital

[4:42:01] punishment in the international lesbian, gay and bisexual federation, which is comprised

[4:42:12] of 12,200 member organizations, they mention that in seven of these countries, the capital

[4:42:20] that punishment for being homosexual. That's a punishment. So I wonder can someone

[4:42:31] believe in condemning me publicly in a loudspeaker can you throw people like

[4:42:36] you? We get through another roof because they choose to let another person

[4:42:42] of the same sex.

[4:42:48] I see here, Mayor Salas, and Councilwoman, Councilwoman Nagler.

[4:42:58] Last week, I met the first Persian women ever elected, not in America, in the history

[4:43:06] of humanity, and we were friends.

[4:43:10] I don't hate people, I don't hate these people that come here and speak and hold their things about me.

[4:43:18] But I do have, I don't know what else to call, this mirror is, about bad people.

[4:43:26] That treatment, like second hand services, that stand them today, stand them to bad,

[4:43:36] because they cheat and they can't defend themselves because their argument is only half.

[4:43:45] When they're raped, when they're misrared, you know, what else do we call people?

[4:43:52] and I, the that do that to run in pedophilia,

[4:43:59] general manipulation, you know, if you can come up with something that

[4:44:04] better symbolizing the better symbolizes that behavior.

[4:44:10] I would like to know.

[4:44:11] In my heart, I can call that anything other than supping the behavior.

[4:44:16] I stand behind that. That's why I haven't deleted any of my tweets. I have been

[4:44:22] based on specific and where I can then and I don't condemn everybody and run and not

[4:44:28] sometimes world will be for me to be condemned, for speaking out for people that none

[4:44:36] have voices and none alone will have their heads attached to their bodies. I can't

[4:44:43] people for the horrible things. And then for it to be mentioned about the genocide that the

[4:44:56] in the fire.

[4:44:57] Committed against Chris.

[4:45:01] It's just to slap in the face. When we sign that we'll try to be with Iran, and if we weren't able to say that to America and that to Israel, after honoring someone who was in a concentration camp, it feels like it's an upside down world, and I respect what you do. It is super difficult getting elected, and I respect the level you've been low enough.

[4:45:30] different opinions. I don't even know what the other thing you say. You will want to do

[4:45:36] whatever thing I said, but I don't pull my punches when I feel and I see such injustice

[4:45:42] and the ones that are seen in this injustice, the most are other Muslim people in the Middle

[4:45:48] East. Thank you and God bless. Thank you very much. We have Wendy Patterson or Patterson.

[4:46:02] I'm going to look hide when the others think I'm a little fled by what we just heard.

[4:46:10] And then if we recognize this formula is matching, so we're meeting from the divisible group of 600 members.

[4:46:18] And we all believe in the previous conversations that we've heard about equality,

[4:46:26] and Muslim rights, women's rights.

[4:46:29] I don't feel, I'm Jewish, that is not your church, you dare just question that is.

[4:46:40] And this country was not founded, it's freedom of religion as well.

[4:46:44] We were founded, people were fleeing persecution for their religion.

[4:46:49] I know how you will feel, you all have shown great dignity tonight.

[4:46:54] And he just showed his colors completely.

[4:46:57] And after that meeting last week, what most upset me that I came back to again is that he posted,

[4:47:05] I'm not being in my supporters to that atmosphere.

[4:47:08] I don't want to expose my supporters to the abuse from care and other radicals.

[4:47:13] Care is leading a fighting against me and pressure that the board members dissensionally.

[4:47:18] I want that I am only blessed and who will to catch him.

[4:47:23] To count with your support, I want that care, silence or burden me.

[4:47:27] Don't listen to care.

[4:47:28] Again, his family, somebody who doesn't listen to care,

[4:47:31] and majority of you know to people behind you.

[4:47:33] My friends in Sharia have no place in United States.

[4:47:37] He's festering hate.

[4:47:39] Because he has a right to a voice. He could say anything he wants,

[4:47:42] but not in the public official.

[4:47:45] I think you guys know what you have to do.

[4:47:48] At least make the recommendation, even if you can't act like fire in here.

[4:47:52] This is what caused the Holocaust and persecution throughout people through the ages.

[4:47:58] Thank you.

[4:47:59] Thank you.

[4:48:00] And our very last speaker is Caesar from Fernandez.

[4:48:04] Thank you.

[4:48:05] Caesar from Fernandez.

[4:48:06] Caesar from Fernandez.

[4:48:07] Caesar from Fernandez.

[4:48:10] Caesar from Fernandez.

[4:48:12] Caesar from Fernandez.

[4:48:14] It's been a fun moment when you get to listen to it a man who is set up and said for

[4:48:19] things being himself as he did to him and a hero.

[4:48:24] So I just want to remind the council that it's not just this moment, there's been a history

[4:48:28] of this rash online behavior and he's talked this way about several seconds of society,

[4:48:34] starting on the way back when he ran for school board, then city council.

[4:48:38] But I think he forgot that those attempts, they're here the idea that he found his spot

[4:48:42] on the Router Board. And I really, I'm here because we all believe that our elected officials

[4:48:49] should be held to the highest standard of service. Okay, we should do fostering a community

[4:48:53] of inclusion and a collaboration and we shouldn't be dealing with this kind of divisive and

[4:49:01] hateful language. Okay, so please do the right thing and call for his resignation. And if there

[4:49:15] Thank you.

[4:49:16] That was the end of our speakers, Mr. Vidya.

[4:49:21] Thanks for everyone's patience and, you know,

[4:49:28] it kind of blows my mind that the city council

[4:49:32] of the second largest city in the county of San Diego, which is the second largest county

[4:49:39] in the biggest state in the United States.

[4:49:41] is here at 10 o'clock at night, having to hear a lot of pain.

[4:49:48] I felt a lot of difficulties, and to consider having to adopt a resolution calling upon

[4:49:55] an elected official in another agency within our city's boundaries to step down

[4:50:03] simply because

[4:50:05] He cannot say, I was wrong, I am sorry, that was not my intention, but I acknowledged that I

[4:50:15] did hurt you.

[4:50:16] And I acknowledged what I said by conflating your people's behavior with their actual identity

[4:50:23] was wrong.

[4:50:24] And how can we take an opportunity to turn what is a very unfortunate developing and continuously

[4:50:32] still developing division in this community because of this situation into a moment that

[4:50:39] could really show grace and dignity and healing and forgiveness.

[4:50:45] After I appreciate your heartfelt testimony and I really have to say as a human being,

[4:50:52] I bear no personal ill-willed towards you at all.

[4:50:55] I respect that you have strong opinions in this matter.

[4:50:59] I respect that you are in pain too, that you are feeling a lot of negative negativity from

[4:51:04] the community, and it took a lot of guts to come and express you are perspective.

[4:51:10] But I have to say respectfully that I think you're missing the point.

[4:51:18] You know, I think all of us find a point, the activities of ignorant intolerant, hateful

[4:51:24] people, no matter who they are, no matter where they are, no matter from what country or

[4:51:30] culture, or language, or religious tradition, or system of beliefs.

[4:51:35] Indeed, in this country, the Ku Klux Klann, who

[4:51:41] brought white crucifixes in flame on the prairies of the South,

[4:51:46] and lynched and murdered and hung people of color up until modern

[4:51:51] history, did not do so because they were Christians.

[4:51:57] They did so because they were ignorant bigots.

[4:52:00] People who are misguided in other parts of the world and invoke Islam, or Allah, or any other religious tradition in the name of violence and intolerance,

[4:52:12] it's not because they're Muslim or because they're Christian or because that is an affront to I think most people in the world who are people of faith.

[4:52:21] And I'm one of them.

[4:52:26] Hector, I think you're conflating people's behavior

[4:52:30] with who they are based on their religious identity

[4:52:33] or tradition or beliefs.

[4:52:35] And the reason so much of our community are hurt

[4:52:38] and offended is because you have done that.

[4:52:43] I've been an elected official too.

[4:52:46] I've had my good times in my bad times.

[4:52:48] In my personal life, I have known in this community

[4:52:50] where I spent my whole life and 20 years trying to serve it.

[4:52:54] I have been on a receiving end of hate and bigotry.

[4:52:58] I know what it's like to be a little boy growing up in Chulavista and called a wetback by grown men.

[4:53:05] I know what it's like to sit as the mayor of Chulavista and have two hours of public testimony,

[4:53:09] personally attacking and condemning me for being a gay person and how dear I tell the world that as a sitting mayor.

[4:53:17] And I know what it's like to sit in awkward silence,

[4:53:20] One none of my colleagues,

[4:53:22] bother to grab a microphone and speak out, so I had to speak for myself.

[4:53:28] I know what it's like to suffer violence.

[4:53:32] I know what it's like to face down hatred in bigotry.

[4:53:37] I know what it's like as an elected official to make mistakes.

[4:53:41] I know what it's like to have to humble yourself to your community and say, I was wrong. I screwed up. I made a mistake.

[4:53:48] Let me tell you what I learned from that mistake.

[4:53:51] I know the humility of being defeated at the polls.

[4:53:55] Both because of bigotry, and perhaps because of mistakes.

[4:54:01] I spent the last decade of my adult life trying to redeem that,

[4:54:05] grow and get back in office, which is the passion of my life.

[4:54:09] And I've been blessed to be given an opportunity to serve again.

[4:54:14] I don't think you're an evil guy, I don't think you're a bad guy.

[4:54:17] I think you're missing the point, you're not here in your constituents.

[4:54:20] The City Council of the second largest city in the county is sitting here at 10 o'clock at

[4:54:24] night, having to consider this resolution and I don't like being in that position because

[4:54:29] you could have simply taken the high road and said, I was wrong, I'm sorry.

[4:54:36] I think with respect the mistake that you make is when you conflate the actions you seek to

[4:54:42] condemn, which I join you in condemning.

[4:54:45] And somehow relate that to an entire class of people in their faith or their identity.

[4:54:52] And that's the danger, and it has always been the danger of what hate and bigotry is.

[4:54:57] And words matter,

[4:55:01] in Germany, after the first great war in the early 30s, as this crazy

[4:55:05] little Nazi national socialist party started to have rallies in the town square, and the middle

[4:55:10] class of Germany at the time who started to suffer under harsh economic conditions.

[4:55:15] They kind of set ignore those guys that kind of nuts.

[4:55:18] You know, their words don't really matter.

[4:55:20] They're just that crazy Nazi party over there.

[4:55:22] I mean, they'll never really be a problem.

[4:55:27] And those words impacted a whole society

[4:55:31] and led an entire government to willingly hand power

[4:55:36] to out off Hitler, because of words.

[4:55:42] Words matter.

[4:55:44] All of us have a first amendment right to expression,

[4:55:46] But we have responsibilities when we're an elective office that go with it.

[4:55:51] This is not a matter of what legal authority we may not have.

[4:55:55] God bless Glenn Guggen's, he always does a good job advising us about our legal position.

[4:55:59] It's absolutely right.

[4:56:00] We have no legal authority over the Otail Water Board,

[4:56:04] but we should as hell have moral authority.

[4:56:07] And we have a voice too.

[4:56:10] And I have a first amendment voice too.

[4:56:15] And I don't like being in this position because it should never have gotten this far, but now that we are here, the choice for me, is do I speak out?

[4:56:28] Do I say something?

[4:56:31] There's a member of this community and there's an elected official representing it, or do I just keep my mouth shut and say stay out of it, it's a lot easier.

[4:56:38] So, a lot easier personally and politically just do not do anything,

[4:56:44] but that's not the right thing to do.

[4:56:48] I'm upset that I'm in this position, but I am going to speak out.

[4:56:52] And so, I'm out of mirror with regret, but with resolve, I'm going to offer the resolution.

[4:56:59] Mr. Reckon.

[4:57:05] Thank you, Madam Mayor.

[4:57:06] I just wanted to say that a lot of people still hear, but I'm very, very proud of this council,

[4:57:13] Because one of the things that we did tonight, if you look at resolution number nine, and if you look at the item number two on a resolution number nine, we have reaffirmed our commitment to not discriminate against someone based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic or immigration status.

[4:57:43] I served in Mosul, Iraq.

[4:57:48] It was incredibly difficult situation. We were there,

[4:57:57] seemed like everybody hated everybody. And he had the shears, fighting with the

[4:58:02] Sunnis, fighting with the Kurds, fighting with the Caldeans, and it was amazing.

[4:58:12] The

[4:58:13] great thing, the glimmer of hope that I had, I was able to make relationships

[4:58:17] and friendships with student Muslims, with sheer Muslims, with Kurds, with Caldians.

[4:58:28] And we worked every day to be able to make that city a better place.

[4:58:35] I still pray every night to my friends, Majid and Basil.

[4:58:41] I've lost contact with them and I pray every night that what's going on in Mosul Iraq, that they're okay, they're safe, and they're family safe.

[4:58:54] And someday I will find out what happened and I hope they are okay.

[4:58:59] I think we need to, again, be a country where we do not look at the differences and say that makes us different.

[4:59:13] We need to be able to accept people's differences.

[4:59:16] And when you look at the entire world, we can't just paint a broad brush on everybody.

[4:59:23] You look at what's happening in Syria, there's a lot of bad things.

[4:59:27] But the country next to it, Jordan, cannot do it the second, as a Muslim,

[4:59:34] yet he is one of the best allies for the United States.

[4:59:39] And he's not a bad person.

[4:59:42] When you look at the over 1 billion Muslims in the entire world, there's so many differences of culture and the way they do.

[4:59:52] So I just want you to know that we need to continue to work together, listen to each other, and...

[5:00:00] To give each other the opportunity to do better and find ways where we share and can work together. Thank you.

[5:00:12] Thank you very much.

[5:00:17] I would be supporting your motion to adopt the resolution.

[5:00:22] But having said that, what I would like to really say is that I hope that everybody who

[5:00:30] ratchets down the rhetoric on both sides and that, you know, Mr. Gustave has errors in judgment.

[5:00:41] And I think that, you know, there's, you know, mistakes in the way that he perceives people.

[5:00:49] it's wrong the way that he perceives people, but I also would like to remind the other community

[5:00:55] too that we don't do any better and they'll find somebody. We don't do any better in doing

[5:01:02] that. And that we have to come to a moment of peace here and resolution on this matter and

[5:01:12] you know, the name calling has to stop, you know, the terrible things that have been said,

[5:01:17] You know, and some of it wanted, but the name calling has to stop on both sides.

[5:01:25] We have to, we have to move beyond that and we have to heal.

[5:01:29] And so I think that, you know, the, the offense to so many groups by, by tweets or comments

[5:01:40] that Mr. Gistellon has had in the past and maybe he's continuing to do that, I think that

[5:01:46] The hurt is, is wanted, you know, I think that it's, it's something that we have to recognize

[5:01:52] that people take great offense to.

[5:01:56] But we also have to not retaliate in a way that you're attacking someone, but maybe in the

[5:02:03] way that you're trying to educate them.

[5:02:06] And I think that we do a lot better when we try to educate and be open to others on both sides

[5:02:14] of the issue.

[5:02:15] But he isn't elected official, and he does have a bully pulpit, and when you're an elected official,

[5:02:23] the words that you say are reflective of the constituents that you represent.

[5:02:28] And so that's where I think Mr. Castellum, you know, crossed the line.

[5:02:33] And so I will be supporting you in your request.

[5:02:37] Council member Padilla, but I just want to get this matter resolved and I want the community

[5:02:44] move forward.

[5:02:45] We did so much tonight about being a welcoming community and we have to embrace people that

[5:02:54] are offensive to us and try to work with them and determine them around, but to continue

[5:03:00] this ongoing discussion in a very destructive manner on both sides, I think doesn't do any

[5:03:11] of us any good.

[5:03:13] Ms. Aguilar.

[5:03:19] Thank you, Madam Mayor.

[5:03:21] Mr. Agustella, I want to thank you for coming here tonight to a lot of courage to do that

[5:03:26] in the face of what was on the agenda.

[5:03:29] Like you, I find the actions of fences that you described that have been carried out in the name of Islam, to be reprehensible.

[5:03:56] I also find that the violence that's going on in El Salvador is reprehensible.

[5:04:14] The problem is in my view that when you attribute reprehensible actions to a whole community

[5:04:27] or a group of people, that's also reprehensible.

[5:04:35] And so I,

[5:04:43] I fairly accept and recognize that you have the right to the preem of speech

[5:04:51] to speak your mind, but that also means accepting the consequences of doing that.

[5:04:59] I also have a right to speak my mind and I find the actions that you describe as

[5:05:11] reprehensible, but they're done by individuals.

[5:05:14] They're not done by a community, a building people, they're not done by care.

[5:05:21] And so exercising my right to freedom of speech, I also want to support council member Padilla's

[5:05:39] suggestion that we direct staff to draw up a resolution calling for your resignation from

[5:05:50] the O.T. Waterboard District. Thank you, Madam Mayor.

[5:05:56] Mr. Thief.

[5:06:02] There's a couple. I will go just two different ways. Number one, I believe that I was a

[5:06:08] firefighter for 30 years and I believe that there are certain groups that need to be held

[5:06:11] higher standard. Please, fire, politicians, clergy, doctors, etc.

[5:06:20] And so sometimes

[5:06:22] we have to watch what we say in the public and we do have a, you know, right

[5:06:29] to free speech, but we do need to be careful. I agree. I think I understood his

[5:06:38] apology, I know he said he wasn't doing broad brush and I can accept that, but I think

[5:06:47] the reason I'm not going to vote for this is because I don't know that we need to become

[5:06:55] the police in the county because we have stacks.

[5:07:00] I create a lot of people talking about things that I thought I was offended about how they

[5:07:04] talk about other people in our government, in our communities.

[5:07:10] And so it goes both ways, and so do we want to take that role, becoming the police in

[5:07:17] this county?

[5:07:18] And I don't think we want to go down that.

[5:07:21] Now if there's an annoying that we do want to hold people to a higher level of accountability,

[5:07:30] If he is on one of our commissions, certainly I would say, well, okay, maybe we don't want

[5:07:38] on a commission representing the city to all of this stuff, but to go out there and

[5:07:42] start policing other politicians from other agencies, I just don't think we need to go

[5:07:49] down that road.

[5:07:56] Did you, you were spoken?

[5:08:01] Madam Mayor?

[5:08:02] Yes.

[5:08:02] This item is actually set up for you potentially to take action tonight.

[5:08:06] Yes.

[5:08:07] Most directly to do that would be,

[5:08:10] that the City Clerk would prepare a minutes resolution based on the motion,

[5:08:14] which the City Clerk and I understand to be based on the testimony presented.

[5:08:18] The motion would be for the City Council to call for the resignation of

[5:08:21] of history of gospel from the Otywater District Board.

[5:08:25] But that's an accurate reflection of the motion

[5:08:27] that could be implemented after a vote

[5:08:31] from the Council by a minutes resolution from the city.

[5:08:33] It's said it was a make-up of the motion.

[5:08:36] So is that?

[5:08:36] Well, for a discussion, I'd be agreeable,

[5:08:38] but unless I misread my agenda,

[5:08:40] I think there is a resolution before us tonight,

[5:08:42] is that not correct or no?

[5:08:45] Not a written resolution.

[5:08:46] It's just in the, I've been effect paraphrased

[5:08:49] the heading of the of the item, but it's not there was no former resolution.

[5:08:54] Oh, is that good for draft?

[5:08:56] So the form would be a minutes resolution.

[5:08:58] If you wanted a formal resolution with elements, I think that we would need to discuss.

[5:09:04] We would need to come back with that.

[5:09:05] Mr. City Attorney, I think if you'd agree, I think it would accomplish the same thing.

[5:09:09] In that the city, by minute order, basically, would express its public reiterated sentiments

[5:09:16] and call for Mr. Guestel on the step down.

[5:09:20] That's I think that's consistent with what I.

[5:09:22] And so as a measure of motion I would agree to that.

[5:09:25] All right.

[5:09:26] And then I was the second I and I agree with that.

[5:09:34] So call for the vote.

[5:09:42] Okay.

[5:09:43] It passes with Mr. Diaz.

[5:09:46] Right now.

[5:09:48] So there's one other.

[5:09:50] There's a couple of orders of business.

[5:09:51] Okay. So there's a section being on on this report.

[5:10:00] I know, let's see. I love the 11.

[5:10:04] That's 11 being.

[5:10:05] Okay, sorry, it's getting late.

[5:10:08] Madam Mayor, it's 11b to regarding the organization.

[5:10:12] Okay, so, but before I go into that, what I'd like to do is I would like to

[5:10:18] call the Council's attention to item number seven, where we're supposed to examine

[5:10:24] the applicant's for cultural arts commission, I would respectfully ask that we continue this

[5:10:31] until at least May the 9th. And one of the reasons being is I understand that there's

[5:10:37] going to be a position opening for the Civil Service Commission, so I think it's more efficient

[5:10:42] if we consider those two vacancies at that time. So we'll continue this until May the 9th.

[5:10:53] Okay? So, we won't have to discuss that. So, you know, we took some of the actions tonight,

[5:10:59] but, and one of the referrals that I made was to have staff return with the updated

[5:11:05] ordinance regulating the Human Relations Commission for their purpose and intent. So, the

[5:11:12] old ordinance is very outdated, and as an example of that, it does not include things like color,

[5:11:19] a street gender sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, and other descriptions of

[5:11:27] other protected classes. So there's other sections there that are no longer

[5:11:33] applicable to the city of Chilivista. So I believe that we can update the

[5:11:39] ordinance and bring back to the council something much better to consider. And I

[5:11:45] need the consensus of the council in order to direct staff to do so.

[5:11:51] I agree.

[5:11:52] Okay.

[5:11:53] Okay.

[5:11:54] So we have the consensus.

[5:11:56] And thank you very much.

[5:11:57] So with that, we will move on to council member comments.

[5:12:01] And I'll start with Mr. Deez.

[5:12:04] Okay.

[5:12:04] Mr. McKam.

[5:12:06] Thank you, Madam Mayor.

[5:12:07] Wow.

[5:12:09] We have what a motivated group.

[5:12:12] Usually when it's council conference everybody scones out so I'm gonna I'm gonna finish quick before you guys were in a way

[5:12:19] First I wanted to thank the mayor

[5:12:22] Having the Holocaust survivors here. I think it was very very important to do that

[5:12:30] I'm not gonna explain all the reasons why but I think there's so many reasons why I know we need to get home

[5:12:37] I also want to wish everybody a happy Easter and a happy Passover

[5:12:41] And I did attend the Filipino American Military Officers Association Lunch, and it was a great lunch, it was great to see so many people who've been able to be successful and do well in the military.

[5:13:00] And the 11 17th Annual Day of the Child Fair, that was my wife used to be on the Child Care Commission.

[5:13:08] And she was one of the ones that helped really make that go.

[5:13:11] So that was an incredible event.

[5:13:13] I hope most people were able to attend.

[5:13:16] And if you didn't, I would encourage you to do it next year.

[5:13:20] And we also have the one big, big event.

[5:13:24] And this is going to be on the east side.

[5:13:26] We have some great great events. I know the old tide parade. I was very honored to be on the committee with

[5:13:34] Mrs. Aguilar. I thought that was a great event. We have the lemon festival. We have Harbourfest and those are all great events

[5:13:42] But we don't necessarily have an event on the east side and but now we do this will be the first annual lake fest

[5:13:50] So if everybody can mark their calendar, it's going to be Saturday, May 6th from noon to 5pm.

[5:13:57] We're going to have children and family events.

[5:14:00] We're going to have a whole bunch of craft beer, so if you're into beer tasting, we're beer drinking.

[5:14:07] Just to can't drink and drive, please come over.

[5:14:10] And we have some very cool bands on written law, Spun Monkey, and the Montel Jordan's.

[5:14:18] So I think it will be a great event and for everybody involved and I would encourage everybody to be out there because this will be the first animal

[5:14:28] So when this gets bigger and bigger and bigger you can always say I was there for the first time that happened.

[5:14:34] So thank you.

[5:14:35] Thank you very much Mr. Vidya.

[5:14:38] None tonight in the interest of time at a mirror.

[5:14:40] Okay, Mr. Aguilar.

[5:14:43] Nothing tonight, Madam Mayor.

[5:14:44] Okay, thank you very much.

[5:14:46] Just to, on Mr. City Attorney.

[5:14:53] Madam Mayor, no comments,

[5:14:54] but we do have a close session tonight.

[5:14:57] The conference with legal counsel regarding existing.

[5:15:00] We've got three cases listed, but we're only going to go in on the Hess case in the Garcia case tonight.

[5:15:09] Okay, thank you very much. And with that, after we adjourned from the close session, then we will adjourn to a special meeting of the City Council, the Planning Commission and the Growth Management Oversight Commission,

[5:15:25] workshop on April the 27th at 6 p.m. in the council chambers and then to the mayor

[5:15:32] state of the city address on May the 2nd at 6 p.m. in these council chambers. So I hope

[5:15:39] you can come to the mayor state of the city address. It's always nice, our council members

[5:15:45] recognize community leaders and we always have a nice reception afterwards. So with that, I wish

[5:15:52] a good night. Thank you very much for all the participation of our residents and thank you

[5:15:58] to the Council for working so hard tonight. We are cheering for each other.

Council Meetings Archive 2006 – May 18, 2021

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