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Well, for can you hear me?

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I can hear you loud and hear. Okay, you were talking. I couldn't hear you. So I didn't know if it was. I was talking to myself on, I apologize.

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He does that sometimes.

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And for the record, it's now 630.

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Madam Mayor.

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Yes.

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I believe we have a forum. I think Cardinals is in the building next thing.

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Yeah. The apologies. I needed to finish the thought really quickly before I call the meeting to order.

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All right. So let me just stand quickly.

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Here we've got here.

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This is Councilman Amica. I see Vice Mayor Romero and I see that we're

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missing helpful women go she and Councilman Lidie is that correct? That's correct and also

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Council member go she informed us that she would not be able to attend tonight's meeting.

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Okay, all right good. So I'm going to request that while for you

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projected meeting agenda so that we're all in the same page.

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and then I'm going to call the meeting to order.

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All right. All right, so I'd like to call this meeting to order and let's begin with role call.

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Council member go shade and she noted that she would be absent today.

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Council member Moody.

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He's not arrived yet. Council member Abrika. Here. Council member, sorry, Vice Mayor of the Middle.

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President. And Mayor Wallace Jones. Yeah. Excellent. We do have work.

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I would like to entertain a motion to approve the agenda unless there are some recommendations for changes.

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Council, that's present.

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Is there a motion?

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It's so moved.

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Thank you, is there a second?

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It's been moved in properly seconded.

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All of those in favor, please respond with roll call.

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Yeah, and I'm going to ask for council member council member moody.

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If he's around.

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I yet council member Abrica.

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Vice Mayor Romero.

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And mayor Wallace Jones.

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We have adopted the calendar.

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We've adopted the agenda.

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Very good.

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Now, we have closed session tonight and we've got two items that are listed here for closed session.

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Before we break for closed session, I consider that a big participant community tonight.

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Can you call for anyone who has comments on the closed session items before we break?

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It looks like we, okay, we do have somebody that might want to speak on the closed session.

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That's a Susan Cordo Pussy.

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This is Susan.

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Yes, well.

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Can I speak?

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Yes, you can.

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Excellent.

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Good evening, city council members and staff.

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My name is Susan Cordo Pussy and I'm the executive director of free at last community recovery and rehabilitation services.

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I'm sorry to interrupt you, this is for items on closed sessions.

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We're going to have the public comment later.

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That's absolutely come back from closed session.

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No, no, it's my fall.

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I should have identified you earlier.

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Are there any community members,

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neighbors, residents, friends,

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stakeholders that have comments on the closed session

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items before we break for closed session?

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Hearing none, here's my guidance to our very vast community of participants.

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We typically engage in closed session for just about an hour.

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It is 7.635 now.

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We try to be backed by 730, assuming that we can get through all of the closed business items.

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My recommendation for all is that if you're planning to leave this meeting and come back in an hour

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that you plan to come back at 715

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and that would be to help solve for the case

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that we get done a little bit early

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and make sure that you have

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you catch all of the actual business meeting.

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So let's try to start coming back by 715

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and council for now, that's great for our closed session

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at the closed session business in that time.

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Thank you.

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All for the next presentation is everyone coming back. Will you put the agenda back up and let me know when quorum is arrived?

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Oh my goodness, so hot.

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It does appear we do have a quorum.

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I'd like to bring us back to order for regular council meeting and before we jump into the

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big agenda, I would like us to report out on the outcome of the closed session.

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Beaming Mayor and Council. In close session, the Council discussed two items. The discussed

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real property negotiations, 1950 day road, and it also discussed conference with legal

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council and suspended litigation. Council provided staff direction, but took no reportable

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action on both items. That concludes my report. Thank you. So we're progressing on to all of our

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participants tonight and we have many to public comment. And I want to make sure that we're clear on public comment about two things. The first is why should say three things. The first is we love to hear public comments. So if you've got it, please bring it forward. The two conditions are number one, it has to be topics not related to what's already on the agenda.

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If you are intending to talk about an item that has been agendized already, you can add those

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comments at the time that we discussed that topic. So that's the first. The second

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is generally the council and staff are not in a position to interact with what is said during public

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comment and the only few exceptions that we've ever made there that I have seen are cases where it's

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real emergency condition that requires some response right now. So if we're not interacting with what

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you're saying, I ask questions, making commitments, it's because we're taking it in and to the

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extent that it's necessary, we'll bring topics back where reconsideration in the future and

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or deliberate on them in close session if there's something to do that. With that, I'd like to

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public comment. And while Fred let us know if there is anyone who's raising their hand.

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Great. We do have a court scanner and citizen court of Pasi. We'll start with Susan since she

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was a first one to raise her hand initially.

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Good evening. Mayor, city council members and staff.

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My name is Susan Cordo-Pasi and I'm the executive director of free at last community recovery and

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We've been providing services for 27 years that use all of our community.

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Our mission is to rebuild the community from within,

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reclaiming addicts and giving people who have failed in the past,

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the chance to succeed in the future.

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Free it last provides community-based culturally-appropriate treatment,

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intervention and prevention services,

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designed to reduce the exceptionally high rates of substance abuse,

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and HIV infection and to break the cycle of addiction, green and reunite and rebuild families

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torn apart by intergenerational addiction, provide alternative to incarceration and foster

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economic self-sufficiency. Great last and Ravenswood Family Health Center share the same current

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administrative administration location for our nonprofits. Shortly, both of us will need to find

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locations for administrative offices for our organizations. I have asked to speak tonight during public

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comment to advocate for the importance of keeping building and construction costs reasonable.

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So that it will be affordable for nonprofits to provide our critical services

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or the East Palo Alto community. Thank you. I yield my time to questions.

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Okay, thank you very much. The next speaker we have is Court Skinner.

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just wanted to have a little good news tonight.

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Don't get to do that too often.

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But we're putting together a team in East Palo Alto.

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See if we can solve the digital divide,

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communication problem for, in particular,

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governments of the city school students,

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and other students who are stuck very slow in that speech.

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I think we can be using some very pity people and we already got about a half person and anybody who is interested in helping make this happen.

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I just want to give a shout out.

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I think we can, we can put this property cable so that everybody at some point, not too distant future, can be connected to the internet.

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And then you won't have to share your hot spot with your brothers and sisters and brothers and mothers.

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You'll have plenty of men with to go and do the thing that you need to do.

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Thank you.

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Thanks, or.

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Okay.

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Next speaker, Luis San Boana.

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Okay.

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Yes.

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Good evening Madam Mayor and City Council members.

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I'm Luis of water the CEO of Ravenswood Family Health Center.

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at 1885 Bay Road. We've been working with Johns Brotto to build a

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58,000 square foot East Palo Alto non-profit resource center at 25, 19

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pull this. We're in addition to our own administrative space in the

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facility, there will be 30,000 square feet of space rent free for other

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non-profits servicing residents of East Palo Alto. However, the sanitary

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district said it's going to cost a $6.6 million to connect our building to

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sewer system on Beirot a half a block away. Well, this is very disposed disproportionate in

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sensible. We won't be able to build the project if we had to pay this fee and this would

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deprive the residents of the city of this great opportunity as well as the non-profits.

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Analysis estimates that the cost of upgrade the sanitary system will be close to $45 million.

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the old clay pipe slated in the 1940s and the 1940s are leaking up to 44% into the land.

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It's threatening our drinking water as a sewage leaks into the water table. So this is a very

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essential upgrade and it can't be built all at once anyway. So sanitary districts typically float

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to 40-year bond and the completed business buildings, whether they're nonprofits or offices,

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will be able to provide the cash flow to pay those bonds back, but we can't do it if we don't

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build. So I hope that together, the Inter-Inter-Asian Sea Council can find and negotiate its

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solution with the Sanitary District to achieve their master plan and allow the development to take

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place so that we can pay for the capital improvements rather than the homeowners. Ravens would

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raise $48 million to build our building. It can be done. It takes faith and belief in the possibilities.

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Thank you. Thank you very much.

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And this point of anybody else would like to speak a public comment.

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Please use the raise hand function.

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And I just see Dave, he got me.

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Hello, good evening Madam Mayor city council and staff. My name is David he got me.

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And I an executive director of the East Paul to tennis and tutoring program.

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Also known as EPAT.

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that, EAPAT has been working in the community of East Paul,

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although for over 30 years.

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As Silicon Valley prospers, the cost of living

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has put a strain on all of us, individuals, families,

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businesses, and small non-profits

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are not immune to the struggles.

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EAPAT has been looking for office space

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for over three years, where simply outpriced out of the market.

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I want to speak in support of the subrato

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these fall out of nonprofit center. This center would allow non-profits to have access to

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the first class facilities that will allow us to be more effective and efficient. As someone

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who has to raise funds, I appreciate and I know that my donor base does as well that dollars

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we raise goes to direct services rather than overhead expenses. The non-profits which will be housed

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at the Center provide medical, dental, educational, and other critical support services that the

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community not only counts on, but desperately needs. The COVID pandemic has amplified the

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challenges many in the community have already been facing. I believe that the subratoet

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use of the nonprofit center will increase local nonprofits capacity, which allow us to better serve

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impact more in the community more effectively, intentionally and efficiently. I concur the other

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comments regarding finding a resolution to the added costs incurred on the water district.

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I thank you for allowing me to voice my support of this important, but most timely project.

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Thank you Dave.

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This time, if anybody else would like to speak, please use the raise hand function.

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Seeing none mayor.

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Awesome.

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And we can flip back to the agenda and bring everyone else along for the next agenda item.

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Thank you for our stakeholder comments from tonight.

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Presentation, tonight one is for Latino Latina

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That culture and history month and the others were built home of proclamation. So I think we should begin at the beginning.

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And I understand that Councilman Abrika will be receiving the proclamation tonight and that he will be sharing it with several community individuals.

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individuals and organizations that enact a cultural programming inside of the city of East Palo Alto, is that correct?

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Yes, sure.

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All right.

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Yes.

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That's correct.

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Okay, perfect.

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I just want to make sure that I am directing my comments to the right receiving entity as well as the broader community.

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So the first proclamation is whereas the cultural life of East Palo Alto is enriched by the

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diversity of the Latino community, with ancestral roots in many parts of the Southwest, Mexico,

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Central, and South America, and the Caribbean. And whereas during this nationally designated

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month, we recognize the contributions made by Latino, Latina individuals and organization

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to the nation, the state, and local communities, including to the city of East Palo Alto.

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And where is this month also serves as a time of study, reflection, and action on issues of

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turn to the Latin X and the overall community,

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be they in education, housing, healthcare,

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immigration, politics, economics, and voting.

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And whereas the rise of anti-Latina, anti-Mexican

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and anti-immigrant racism in the United States

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challenges not only the Latino-Latina community,

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but everyone, everyone, to resist and defend people against all forms of oppression.

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And whereas the COVID-19 pandemic, while exposing the vast structural inequalities in American

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society, continues to inflict disproportionate suffering and pain, to latino latinas and

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vulnerable communities. And whereas traditionally various organizations, including

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Komite Latino, the East Palo Alto Library, and the Senior Center, have sponsored activities.

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This year, the public in general is invited to partake in or initiate civic and cultural activities

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during this period and throughout the community and region as safety and limitations permit.

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And whereas the public in general is invited to partake of the various civic and cultural activities that will be and continue to take place during this period of celebration throughout the community in region, organized by the committee committee.

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Today, Latino, the East Palo Alto Library and Senior Centers and other organizations.

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Now, therefore, be it resolved that the city council as a city of East Palo Alto here

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by proclaims September 15th through October 15th as Latino, cultural, and history

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month and acknowledges the East Palo Alto Latino community for their participation and work

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to keep improving the city of East Palo Alto.

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This is signed by the Mayor of an expression from the entire council.

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And to the council,

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I would like to open the door for additional gestures

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that we have an expressions that we have

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in support of this amazingly culturally rich time

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to celebrate Latin culture in our city?

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Through the mayor, if I may say something?

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So actually, the first thing I want to say is

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there are some errors in the proclamation, which I think can be addressed

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of the country.

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And that would be fine.

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I think that there are some things that need to be changed from this version.

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But other than that, I do want to express the appreciation for the council and, you know, we do this throughout the year for different groups in the community.

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These are definitely very difficult times for all groups, but in particular we know that minority communities,

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particularly, you know, a lot of people in the Latino community who do work in some quote unquote essential jobs.

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And given other conditions, as well as, you know, African American community, I think ethnically other two groups that are suffering the most.

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And but at the same time, you know, at this time to celebrate and to recognize the hard work of people and look to the future as we get through this period.

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period. And so I know that, you know, it's more difficult to organize activities, but different groups. I think we'll still probably be able to do some things and as we find out that I think we'll let you know.

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Sounds very good. And thank you for the comments on the air as I do see them. I tried to read past them, but I think we for sure should fix them before we just reread this out.

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Any other comments from the council?

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Yeah, Madam Mayor, I'll go.

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So I certainly want to celebrate the Latino culture

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and history month here in East Palo Alto.

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It's interesting that we take this kind of highlight

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this month of activity, but like the African American

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culture of Pacific Island or culture, we are a community

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of culture.

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But I think it is appropriate to lift up the work in the efforts and participation of the Latino community here in East Palo Alto and their role is certainly significant to the day to day as well as the future of East Palo Alto.

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Certainly, it's a client and every aspect of who we are as a community ever since even before in corporation.

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So, Kudos to Councilmember Abrica, right, for your role in your leadership and your commitment to lifting up this

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of the Latino community and making sure that their voices heard and and and and provide

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the very clear and distinct role at the table of leadership. And so there's a lot more we can say

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it's unfortunate that because of COVID we don't have the opportunity to be festive and get out and

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and participate in this month-long endeavor, but congratulations, and we do partner and celebrate with you.

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Thank you.

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Tom, so.

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I'll jump in here.

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You know, I think our culture, our various cultures throughout East Palo Alto continue to thrive even during

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these trying times, I know, certainly, you know, families are still gathering and I've seen

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indeed many of those gatherings where people are using, you know, face masks and there

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are, you know, and there's some social distancing going on and I think that's that is indicative

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of, you know, how our community continues to kind of come together, certainly at least in family

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units, certainly culturally, when possible, I know for many Mexicans tomorrow is Mexican

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independence day, so I'm folks will be celebrating that.

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The Mexican soccer league has already started and I've already seen people kind of online

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talking about the soccer league, which is kind of another cultural piece, so certainly the

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various cultures throughout his puddle out of the black Pacific Islander, Latino, continue to

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I'm glad we did this proclamation, but certainly, I think for all cultures during this time in

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this part of what I wish everyone resilience and certainly we will come out of this and let us all

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celebrate this month. Latino culture, but we must indeed, remember to celebrate all of the

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comments here from the council side. The biggest thing for me is, as I read this

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proclamation and I think about our city, what I think about our friendships, what I

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think about our enduring relationships that are both understanding of our differences,

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but also I try I'm fit in our journey together, allies to each other always and individuals

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who collectively believe in the overall uplift of people of color. It's I think it is a

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a tremendous history that we have in the city and a tremendous gift the gift of friendship that

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we have. So as I, as I look on this proclamation, I look on it with tons of happiness, with tons of pride,

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with tons of belief that we're celebrating something that is good and super excited about what it means for everyone who is going to engage in celebration over the next month and looking forward to us continuing to lock arms and to be allies to each other as we move in this journey called life.

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So, thank you to our city staff for putting the population together.

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Thank you to Councilman Abrika for your enduring presence as a leader in the city.

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Thank you to Councilman Romero for being the slightly younger,

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just slightly though younger in body men.

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And thank you for your friendship and your reflection of leadership in the city.

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Do we have any comments that we need to hear from the public on this proclamation?

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I'm seeing none, but I'd like to remind the audience if you use the raise hand function.

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Thank you.

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Can Tom have the opportunity to speak?

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Do you see William Byron, Mr?

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Thank you very much.

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And I'm muted up here.

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You can hear me.

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Okay, wonderful.

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Well, thank you very much.

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Council member Romero for reminding us that tomorrow is the celebration of Mexican independence from Spain.

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There's a famous greetle that the priest ran the bell and called together his followers and began a campaign the last year for a number of years until in

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1821 as I recall

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Finally, independence was achieved from the Spanish Empire, and that was part of a move that

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swept through Latin America against the Spanish Empire, and has been as a symbol of liberation

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that has inspired people to this day.

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So this is very momentous that we're celebrating Latino, Latino months this year.

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And thank you for everyone, and we have to also remember that what is curing the nation at

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this time or the sacrifices to the work that Latinos and blacks are making for the

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most vulnerable segments of our population and other ones who are suffering the greatest

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about a sickness through COVID-19 and death, and we hope that we hope that in the near future this criminal activity of permitting two groups in particular to sacrifice for the whole nation will be addressed and not permitted to continue on.

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Thank you so very much to the Latino community for

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past sacrifices for this nation and need us to say sadly for the sacrifices that are being made

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for the whole nation today. Thank you very much.

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Thank you Mr. Let's hear.

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All right. I'm seeing anybody

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else that would like to speak these

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Mr. Wester, you might have to mute yourself this time.

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I'll group this preview to the beauty of the conversation.

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Okay.

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Hearing no additional comments, I'd like to move us on to the second and final

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proclamation for the evening, is that okay?

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Great.

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All right.

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Tonight we are also honoring Phil Fong.

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The community legal services agency in East Palo Alto and the proclamation reads, whereas the state of California is blessed to have Bill Hong, such an extraordinary leader in the field of effective legal services, effectively protecting, especially for, and historically exploited minorities, most notably Blacks, which he knows Native Americans and Asians, with a potential for similarly extraordinary national and possibly even international impact.

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And where I still found that she, the level of regional significance that had only been

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a contemplated, went down there a list of the Jackson and William Byron Webster with the

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unstinting support of the first East Palo Alto mayor at Barbara A. Mouton, as she

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rest in peace, as well as the other East Palo Alto residents such as Dwayne Bay, Luella and

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and as Parker, Mary Lucerano, founded the Community Legal Services in 2002, and whereas

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still hung achieved a level of regional significance, the founders could only contemplate

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in the early years of community legal services beginning in 2002, resulting in the renowned

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of community legal services extending throughout Northern California, to at least as far away

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as grass valley, as confirmed in the course of a conversation with the attorney,

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chairing the Regional Arts Commission serving grass valley in Nevada city and the nearby northern California communities.

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And where is the achievements of the home over the past eight years as the CEO of community legal services?

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Have I seated all possible expectations and provides transformative,

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transformative legal services to low-income Bay Area communities and communities of color in the areas of immigration, housing, and economic advancements.

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And whereas under Phil Hong's leadership, community legal services in East Palo also expanded its scope of work, and grew from 14 to 44 staff positions, mostly attorneys and open branch offices in San Francisco Berlin game rig with city,

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Menlo Park and Mountain View in three different counties San Francisco San Mateo and Santa Clara counties and increased the annual funding sixfold and whereas in recognition of field leadership and the excellence of its staff community legal services received the 2019 non profit of the year award from local assembly member Mark Burman and the advocacy work of community legal services under field leadership has been highlighted in national media

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including articles in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Financial Times.

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Now, therefore, be it resolved.

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That the city council and the city of East Palo Alto express

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our deepest gratitude for the eight years of service at Phil Huang,

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beginning in 2012, and including in September of 2020,

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not only to the community of East Palo Alto, but expanding directly

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and indirectly to much of the San Francisco Bay area through this leadership that has benefited

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the lives of most. If not more, then 60,000 Bay area residents who have benefited from the

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legal services provided, including hundreds of abused immigrant women and children who owe

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their very lives to the intervention of community legal services, as well as thousands of immigrants

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and low income renters and working people seeking just compensation for their service.

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This proclamation is signed on September 15, 2020 by myself and is reflective of the

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sentiments of the council and city staff. It's still fun here to receive these accolades.

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Yes, he is here. Fantastic.

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We see you. Hello. Now, I see in Zoom that you have your name spelled H-W-A-N-G in the

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Proclamation, I see H-U-A-N-G. Which one is the correct one? It would be H-W-A-N-G.

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So we need to make that modification and the proclamation.

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I want to give you an opportunity to accept, but before we do that,

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I want to make sure that council members have the opportunity to shower you with deep love and affection

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that you hear that and respond after hearing what council has to say to you.

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council members?

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Phil I'll I'll start I know you will be sorely missed I know you you have really grown

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CLS from its infancy and very much appreciate all the work that you've done locally and of course

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you know you've moved on to other cities and it have spread you know the ability to actually have folks

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be represented in various areas of the law, as well as I think worked on vital rent control

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and tenant advocacy work. And I know that's tough sometimes for organizations to do,

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and you were able to work with your board, and certainly an enthusiastic staff to not just do

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the lowering work, but also some of the organizing and some of the support of progressive organizing

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up and down the peninsula over to San Francisco and even Oakland so that work to me is near

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and dear to my heart clearly and that social justice work is something that I think you have

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helped kind of embed within the the center of CLS and you will be sorely missed and I hope

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that your replacement will indeed be able to meet at least half of your large shoes. Thank you.

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Thank you, councilman. Thank you, vice mayor. Council.

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Yeah, through the mayor. Yeah. Yes.

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I, her name is, case me right now, but the person who was the first, you know,

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director, I remember many people feeling that she had done really a great job in

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getting the organization started and moving things along. And, you know, then Phil came and

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I would just say watching the work over the years, you know, I don't think it would take anything away from her, and she, wherever she is, I think would recognize that Phil has done a tremendous job, exceptional job, and not only maintaining the work of CLS, but expanding it, and really focusing it so much on the needs of the communities, not only in Espao Alto,

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but throughout the peninsula and the Bay Area.

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And also I think Phil has been one of those persons

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that probably not a lot of people hear about.

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He just kind of low key.

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That's his work, tremendous work.

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And so, thank you very much for all of you

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done for our community and the best

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and whatever other endeavors are coming your way.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you, Councilman.

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Council.

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I feel I just can't remember moody.

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I just want to really celebrate your eight-year commitment to Escol Auto.

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You know, you actually came in during the time where not only did our community begin,

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Except in the fact that we had a law project here,

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but they really began trusting that the people within those walls

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were really advocates for their issues.

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And, you know, the CLS certainly has become a place of refuge

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for many of our local residents who had an opportunity

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to really kind of tell the story and to have their cries heard if you would.

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and your organization has been so responsive,

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so family-oriented, to so many over the last decade,

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that we, as a community, may get in some respects,

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just take, take you for granted.

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But I know personally and many know

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that you are a big part of the comfort,

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that many of the families we see when they come in those doors.

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I want to also celebrate the way that you navigate it,

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board of directors to be flexible and fluid with the issues facing East Palo Alto and being

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well in part with many of our nonprofit organizations to give them the legal and technical support

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that they need it for much of their goals and emissions as organizations. And to, you know,

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I mean, you typically stay under the radar, you know, you're not a name tag guy, but your work has certainly been appreciated and will continue to go before you. So that's the love to you in the future.

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I feel I will wrap by saying this.

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My parents focused a lot on what we do with our dash.

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What we do with the time in between point A and point B.

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I moved to the city in 2002,

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right as this organization was getting started.

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I was only elected in 2018 much later,

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But there have been an innumerable number of residents that even I have referred to CLS and they all come back with such tremendous accolades and recognition of support that they would likely not receive anywhere else with a level of care.

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that helps them know that they are respected as humans and as people.

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I admire that in your dash, you have accomplished so much and you still have a full head of air.

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And I am so excited that you chose to spend this period of time doing work on behalf of some of our most vulnerable residents, not only

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in the city of East Palo Alto, but throughout the Bay Area.

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Because you are still so young, what I fully expect is that you're going to create another tremendous dash someplace else doing something else.

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But I want you to know that we will always look on you as friend.

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We will always look on you as the leader among leaders, and I really love the abundant use of the word effective in your proclamation, because there are many words that we can use to describe people,

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right?

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our work and you have landed with such a great model of admiration by all of us that the only thing

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that we can do is say thank you. Thank you for your dash that was here. Thank you for your dash

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that was above and beyond for so many and best wishes in your next journey that you be as effective

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as you were in doing this work here. Thank you.

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Thank you so much.

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A man a few words.

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Oh, he's real.

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I mean, you're doing it.

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What they don't see is that 18 years ago,

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it was your neighbors, your friends, your colleagues,

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and he's parallel to start his organization.

445
01:58:06,090 --> 01:58:08,010
And so when you look at all the accomplishments

446
01:58:08,010 --> 01:58:09,690
the organization has done,

447
01:58:09,690 --> 01:58:16,750
It is really a tribute to those folks, 18 years ago, who built this organization, you know,

448
01:58:16,750 --> 01:58:21,470
I think about William Webster, Elizabeth Jackson, and some of the other names that have been

449
01:58:21,470 --> 01:58:27,690
mentioned. And so I was here for a brief period at that time, and I did my best to keep

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01:58:27,690 --> 01:58:33,130
your organization on track. I think of all the ways in which oftentimes these powerful

451
01:58:33,130 --> 01:58:39,130
residents and space bouts of community is underestimated. And people don't fully acknowledge

452
01:58:39,130 --> 01:58:44,670
the amazing contributions of that community. And certainly when we're in court, you know,

453
01:58:44,750 --> 01:58:48,170
oftentimes people are underestimating us and then they're estimating what we can accomplish.

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01:58:48,830 --> 01:58:57,270
And I'm just so grateful to have done what I could for those community members who started

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01:58:57,270 --> 01:59:02,490
this organization because in new the value of the work that we do for the friends,

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01:59:02,490 --> 01:59:07,270
their family. And I just want to put a plug for there's an amazing staff, a community

457
01:59:07,270 --> 01:59:11,190
legal service, some of whom you've seen, some of whom come to be city council meetings,

458
01:59:12,010 --> 01:59:16,510
some of you can count on other aspects of the work and I'm just so proud to have played my

459
01:59:16,510 --> 01:59:20,490
part and having them join this organization and doing the work that they're continuing to do.

460
01:59:20,770 --> 01:59:25,470
I'm so blessed that they'll be a part of the continuous and legacy. Thank you so much for

461
01:59:25,470 --> 01:59:26,690
really grateful for this foundation.

462
01:59:29,650 --> 01:59:33,470
Thank you. Are there any other community members that would like

463
01:59:33,470 --> 01:59:38,010
share expressions with film. Yes, we have two. We'll start with

464
01:59:38,010 --> 01:59:39,370
court scanner. Okay.

465
01:59:50,220 --> 01:59:54,460
But before film, it's three and perhaps four

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01:59:55,040 --> 01:59:59,940
other executive directors. I've probably been on that board now longer than

467
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:00,780
Anyone.

468
02:00:03,840 --> 02:00:16,060
And one of the things that I seriously appreciate is the displung, which really has almost always been the case of the community services.

469
02:00:17,200 --> 02:00:34,140
And I remember the process that we went through before we hired them, and the board members at the time, you know, interviewed a lot of people, and then filled, stopped.

470
02:00:34,720 --> 02:00:38,600
I'm not sure he knew that, but we certainly knew that.

471
02:00:39,220 --> 02:00:48,740
And I'm aiming for the first time brought in some real organization.

472
02:00:50,720 --> 02:00:52,640
It's some very good people.

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02:00:53,220 --> 02:00:55,140
Some of whom are still there and some of whom are not.

474
02:00:55,580 --> 02:00:57,500
But all of whom made contributions.

475
02:00:59,440 --> 02:01:03,580
And it's been a joy to work for community legal services.

476
02:01:03,580 --> 02:01:15,240
And I think it's sort of set the standard for non-profit organizations in East Palo Alto that we don't do well for your own more about.

477
02:01:15,860 --> 02:01:21,980
And I suspect that it will continue to do so for a long time to come.

478
02:01:22,760 --> 02:01:23,020
Thank you.

479
02:01:24,060 --> 02:01:27,340
I always appreciate the word in view. Thank you much.

480
02:01:29,960 --> 02:01:34,580
Okay, next speaker we have is William William Byer and Webster.

481
02:01:38,770 --> 02:01:51,790
There's city council members. I'm here in my condo with a list of the snacks and on 20 minutes after midnight on May 14th, 2002.

482
02:01:52,070 --> 02:02:06,770
Elizabeth called me in my office at Stanford University to inform me that the previous evening, the Board of Directors of the law project had voted to expand.

483
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We knew this as a crisis for the community because the community depended upon attorneys for the tenants who are protected by the rent stabilization program to be protected.

484
02:02:23,610 --> 02:02:43,950
So we went into action and rallied other people in the community together and were able to get community legal services that he's fell off the ground in 2002.

485
02:02:43,950 --> 02:02:52,290
I was, and then we went on to have the most amazing succession of executive directors

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beginning with Geraldine Steinberg, the continue with Judge Andy Cohen, the continuing

487
02:03:01,150 --> 02:03:11,450
with Candice Greenberg, and then eight years ago, Phil Fong, and this community has been

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02:03:11,450 --> 02:03:21,430
still blessed and hundreds of thousands of people have been protected and after I finish

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talking, I hope you'll give Elizabeth Jackson our founder to have two minutes to speak.

490
02:03:29,710 --> 02:03:31,330
My time is runoff.

491
02:03:31,610 --> 02:03:38,510
Feel onward and upward with one justice, just as you've represented the Bay Area, now you

492
02:03:38,510 --> 02:03:43,510
will be representing the entire state of California in your next job.

493
02:03:47,910 --> 02:03:50,190
And now we have to.

494
02:03:51,850 --> 02:03:52,750
Oh, sorry.

495
02:03:53,330 --> 02:03:54,290
I'm sorry.

496
02:03:54,590 --> 02:03:56,570
Again, I'm glad to.

497
02:03:56,950 --> 02:03:57,830
Mr. Webster.

498
02:03:58,090 --> 02:04:01,050
Are you passing the microphone to Mr. Elizabeth tonight?

499
02:04:05,290 --> 02:04:07,170
Good evening, council members.

500
02:04:07,170 --> 02:04:16,970
and Mayor of I'm Mayor Jones, I'm Elizabeth Jackson and I just want to say that I am the

501
02:04:16,970 --> 02:04:22,450
principal founder of Community Legal Service. I want to just give you a little just a very

502
02:04:22,450 --> 02:04:30,910
little history of this organization. It came from very little funds. I just want you to know

503
02:04:30,910 --> 02:04:33,310
that it had zero funds.

504
02:04:33,830 --> 02:04:40,190
I tried to get the law project to let the community reorganize it, but they refused to.

505
02:04:40,550 --> 02:04:43,290
So I use my own funds to do it.

506
02:04:43,290 --> 02:04:53,610
And I set up a fundraising committee where everybody had to do fundraising, including the board, the staff, and community members.

507
02:04:53,610 --> 02:05:04,490
So that's how we got our first city of the community helped me raise the first $25,000 to go forward.

508
02:05:04,910 --> 02:05:09,950
And when we got our $66,000, we opened up in three and a half months.

509
02:05:10,030 --> 02:05:14,770
I think that was good. What I tried to do is to make sure that we have a solid foundation.

510
02:05:15,310 --> 02:05:23,030
And what I want to say to Phil is that he has to feel all of those things that I put in those those bylaws with my lawyers.

511
02:05:23,030 --> 02:05:31,290
I have two lawyers, two fundraising people, but he has done that and some of the things and he has not changed it.

512
02:05:31,310 --> 02:05:36,990
So I was very impressed with you, feel for looking in those smiles and seeing those stable things that we wanted in there.

513
02:05:37,290 --> 02:05:42,310
And you have not changed it, your boys have not changed it. And I think that's why we're so stable.

514
02:05:42,750 --> 02:05:48,650
And you move forward with making chapters or branches, whatever you want to call them today.

515
02:05:48,650 --> 02:06:01,670
And I, my plan was to make sure that we spread this effort come from East Palo Alto and whatever we do, we spread it among their surrounding communities and you did that and I'm very impressed with that.

516
02:06:01,950 --> 02:06:11,170
And so I do want to thank you for all your hard work and for making lead services a very effective organization that has helped a lot of people.

517
02:06:11,170 --> 02:06:18,410
and I want to thank the City Council for honoring him and for knowing that this has come from

518
02:06:18,410 --> 02:06:24,250
East Palo Alto and the whole world know about this. I've had people to ask talk to me about it from

519
02:06:24,250 --> 02:06:31,070
France, so I think that we've done a great job in East Palo Alto and I think we're recognizing the

520
02:06:31,070 --> 02:06:38,170
persons that move us forward. It's great. Thank you very much. Amazing. Next speaker we have is

521
02:06:38,170 --> 02:06:38,790
Shana.

522
02:06:50,020 --> 02:06:56,980
Everyone, Malala, Tallahallah. I, Shana, Ukila, Long time resident East Palo Alto,

523
02:06:57,700 --> 02:07:04,970
representing the Anamathani Polynesian voices and the Ukila family wanted to send a special

524
02:07:06,620 --> 02:07:13,680
Manuia and blessings and positive and thank you, send off to Mr. Phil Huang for all that you've

525
02:07:13,680 --> 02:07:22,520
with the community, Mama D sends her many thanks and her love and says thank you for all

526
02:07:22,520 --> 02:07:29,700
of the wonderful energy, the positivity, the effectiveness, like Mama Regina said, and just

527
02:07:29,700 --> 02:07:35,380
helping empower families in our community now, the things that you're going to move forward.

528
02:07:36,040 --> 02:07:42,440
We just are very proud and I wanted to get the huge huge shout out to the board of

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02:07:42,440 --> 02:07:48,100
community legal services for all their wonderful work, the founders, Mama Elizabeth Jackson

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02:07:48,100 --> 02:07:52,820
and William Webster, I remember as a kid going to these like board meetings, like very,

531
02:07:53,120 --> 02:07:57,840
very young and just kind of just chiming in and seeing things happen, it's just wonderful

532
02:07:57,840 --> 02:08:02,840
that it's just, it's blossoming into this beautiful thing and of course it has and Phil thank

533
02:08:02,840 --> 02:08:08,440
you again. And then also wanted to give a huge shout out to the CLS family that's out there

534
02:08:08,440 --> 02:08:15,540
Katrina Jason, just everyone. Um, they've just been so, so fundamental to the growth and the safety

535
02:08:15,540 --> 02:08:21,280
empowerment to the families here. Latino African American Pacific Islander family. So God bless

536
02:08:21,280 --> 02:08:27,360
you all. Thank you again. Um, and go with God and God bless and um, love and thanks from the

537
02:08:27,360 --> 02:08:31,600
family and I'm a bunny. Thank you so much.

538
02:08:42,900 --> 02:08:44,620
We have an admin from

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02:08:44,620 --> 02:08:45,520
CLC.

540
02:08:49,840 --> 02:08:53,100
Good evening everyone. I think my name shows us that in

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02:08:53,100 --> 02:09:00,860
Cusper, but it's Maria Mata staff at Cusper and I think I'm showing up to this

542
02:09:00,860 --> 02:09:04,740
celebration or anything you know as a Latina immigrant who grew up in this

543
02:09:04,740 --> 02:09:09,120
community who eventually you know during Cusper as a as a staff as a

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02:09:09,120 --> 02:09:14,620
and is now left after Phil to guide the leadership of the

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02:09:14,620 --> 02:09:21,600
organization and I am showing up mostly to thank him for his grace, his

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02:09:21,600 --> 02:09:26,360
cumulative humility, for modeling that and I think for giving me as a member of

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02:09:26,360 --> 02:09:31,420
this community and opportunity to thrive and grow and at times drive this

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02:09:31,420 --> 02:09:36,580
organization to be more than just a legal services organization, but also a

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02:09:36,580 --> 02:09:47,920
for younger generations, expanding our internship opportunities for folks in the community and allowing me to take us into this different direction.

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02:09:48,940 --> 02:09:56,940
You will be deeply missed, but I am more and more accepting that, as you've said,

551
02:09:56,940 --> 02:10:06,920
you know changes good and looking forward to working for all that you have ahead of you at one

552
02:10:06,920 --> 02:10:08,440
justice. So thank you though.

553
02:10:13,320 --> 02:10:18,640
What's that? Thank you for that. And I'm not seeing any more speakers.

554
02:10:20,990 --> 02:10:27,710
So we hope that you feel loved, celebrated, appreciated, and sent off well. So your next journey,

555
02:10:27,710 --> 02:10:35,450
please continue to come back and be with us often and good luck in your next venture.

556
02:10:36,470 --> 02:10:38,350
Thank you so much. Thank you.

557
02:10:43,970 --> 02:10:45,170
Good luck in your new venture.

558
02:10:49,420 --> 02:10:53,920
These are parts are so hard. They bring out so many emotions and then we have to move into consent

559
02:10:53,920 --> 02:10:59,340
calendar. Then the last is 840. So we do have to move into consent calendar

560
02:11:00,040 --> 02:11:06,160
council before we move to accept the consent calendar. Is there anything that you want to pull?

561
02:11:09,040 --> 02:11:17,840
I would like to pull, um, I believe it's us five, about six point five.

562
02:11:18,220 --> 02:11:22,980
Six point five, they're one and red. Yes. Okay. Any others that we need to pull?

563
02:11:24,880 --> 02:11:27,200
I'll find Mayor Jones. Okay.

564
02:11:31,100 --> 02:11:33,440
Hearing no others. I'd like to entertain a motion to

565
02:11:33,440 --> 02:11:39,440
to accept the consent calendar items six, one through four.

566
02:11:39,460 --> 02:11:40,360
So moved.

567
02:11:40,480 --> 02:11:41,440
Thank you, Eric.

568
02:11:41,940 --> 02:11:42,580
Thank you.

569
02:11:42,700 --> 02:11:43,500
It's been moved in properly.

570
02:11:43,660 --> 02:11:45,000
Second, it all goes in favor.

571
02:11:45,500 --> 02:11:46,840
Please respond with roll call.

572
02:11:47,540 --> 02:11:51,020
Councilman Regulshay absent, council member of America.

573
02:11:52,360 --> 02:11:54,060
Yes, council member Moody.

574
02:11:55,000 --> 02:11:56,680
Yes, vice mayor of the middle.

575
02:11:58,000 --> 02:11:58,560
And my all assumes.

576
02:11:59,400 --> 02:12:00,000
Yes.

577
02:12:01,300 --> 02:12:01,580
Uh, doctor.

578
02:12:06,300 --> 02:12:31,560
It's not, well, maybe it is a slight concern. I just, I'm glad that we're getting this out and we were able to move it relatively quickly. I know there weren't a lot of constraints on the grant, which probably makes sense, but I do want to make sure that there might be a possibility or the responsibility that we can somehow coordinate this outreach with possibly the work that the census and you know,

579
02:12:32,060 --> 02:12:53,560
I know there are a lot of people that are going out doing door to door, and I had a couple of folks actually come to my door, and I did my census with two months ago, and I would really hope that we could figure out a way to concentrate this on those addresses, where we know people are not responded.

580
02:12:54,420 --> 02:13:05,700
So, if that's possible, I would love for our staff to contact both the county that's doing some similar work and possibly the census folks and say, hey, where's a list?

581
02:13:05,980 --> 02:13:07,480
We have people being want to go out.

582
02:13:08,240 --> 02:13:12,880
So, with that, I'm perfectly fine with supporting the resolution and moving forward.

583
02:13:13,040 --> 02:13:15,320
I'm glad to see there is a number of groups that came out.

584
02:13:15,320 --> 02:13:19,300
I'm also glad to see that not all the groups asked for the entire 7,500.

585
02:13:19,300 --> 02:13:25,900
a kind of gauge what they could do and I think that's that I certainly support that approach

586
02:13:25,900 --> 02:13:32,020
in that honesty and I hope that with these 32,000 dollars we can bring many more percentages

587
02:13:32,020 --> 02:13:38,360
of our percentage of who's actually completed the census. Thank you.

588
02:13:40,080 --> 02:13:46,300
Excellent. Wallford, I know that you and Councilman Moody, but I specifically calling on you because I

589
02:13:46,300 --> 02:13:53,020
know that in the day-to-day hustle and bustle that you're going to be more actively present

590
02:13:53,020 --> 02:14:00,160
in the lives of these organizations, I do know that we know by district inside of EPA,

591
02:14:01,400 --> 02:14:10,680
the percentage of census response, we don't know by household, which is it's a little bit harder,

592
02:14:10,680 --> 02:14:15,980
but we at least know where we've got 50% participation versus 70% participation.

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02:14:17,160 --> 02:14:24,780
So to the vice mayor's point, I think we'll be looking to you to help us overlay the insights that we have,

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02:14:25,520 --> 02:14:32,660
with the organizations that we're going to activate and really fire them in the direction of the areas of the city where we have least participation.

595
02:14:32,660 --> 02:14:39,980
So, Madam Mayor, that's me, and I am meeting with the census folks at the county of San

596
02:14:39,980 --> 02:14:44,480
Mateo. Mr. Fontez, you know what's the information? Please.

597
02:14:45,220 --> 02:14:50,780
I got this correct, Marine Mackenzie, Director Mackenzie. We'll be connecting with the Gonzalez

598
02:14:50,780 --> 02:14:59,980
from the county, the aftermath after the federal election of the many hundreds of the

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02:15:04,940 --> 02:15:14,920
So we are coordinating our efforts and thank you Vice Mayor for bringing us up directly with the county for census deserts here within the city.

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02:15:15,280 --> 02:15:24,260
And we'll coordinate specifically as you had suggested. So I'm glad you brought light to this situation and we'll be starting tomorrow.

601
02:15:24,260 --> 02:15:27,960
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for that.

602
02:15:28,200 --> 02:15:31,500
Excellent. Councilor Moody, do you have a reaction to that?

603
02:15:31,720 --> 02:15:39,980
Yeah, I would like to just add that, you know, part of the challenge is that to your point,

604
02:15:40,360 --> 02:15:46,420
there are certain areas within these follow-up where the response for household has been very,

605
02:15:46,420 --> 02:15:52,220
low. And so the idea that someone might not

606
02:15:52,220 --> 02:15:57,640
linger door two or three times because you are in a zone that has been very slow to

607
02:15:57,640 --> 02:16:06,160
respond very likely, right? One of the things that the enumerators and now this new team will

608
02:16:06,160 --> 02:16:14,260
be experiencing is a level of frustration from those who have completed their senses

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02:16:14,260 --> 02:16:23,720
and a timely manner, and also the idea that there's no one at home in those areas.

610
02:16:24,320 --> 02:16:29,680
So it's a really important opportunity for us to really flood those areas, because some areas

611
02:16:29,680 --> 02:16:34,680
and these folks out there are doing really, really well, and totally in alignment with what's

612
02:16:34,680 --> 02:16:39,720
happening on the county side. But then there's other areas that are just having their responsive.

613
02:16:39,720 --> 02:16:48,640
So there will be a lot of mixed emotions, especially as we send these groups out.

614
02:16:48,940 --> 02:16:54,200
And so with that to Ms. McKinsey, I really hope that there's ample amount of training,

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02:16:55,500 --> 02:17:04,200
especially around that idea of how to interact with 80 units, not just the front, the main household,

616
02:17:04,200 --> 02:17:10,600
but certainly understand our community and where households can, you know, home, you know,

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02:17:10,780 --> 02:17:16,400
family can be found. We need to uncover them and to identify them as well. And then also,

618
02:17:16,420 --> 02:17:22,780
to make sure that we, we're aware that we are working community. So this, the idea of a 95

619
02:17:23,520 --> 02:17:30,320
approach might not capture, right, or have the impact that we, that we need. So maybe there's a

620
02:17:30,320 --> 02:17:37,460
conversation around expanding our reach. Maybe it's a earlier start and a later conclusion, right?

621
02:17:37,460 --> 02:17:42,760
So we do really kind of be impactful and be a very intentional. We're trying to reach our target population.

622
02:17:45,860 --> 02:17:48,500
Thank you.

623
02:17:48,640 --> 02:17:48,920
Awesome.

624
02:17:50,080 --> 02:17:54,600
Council, have we said all that we have to say about line item number five.

625
02:17:57,470 --> 02:18:04,550
Madam Mayor, I'm ready to make a motion that we approve item 6.5 on the consent calendar.

626
02:18:04,770 --> 02:18:06,070
Thank you a second.

627
02:18:07,650 --> 02:18:08,810
I seconded.

628
02:18:08,810 --> 02:18:09,470
Thank you.

629
02:18:09,530 --> 02:18:14,170
It's been moved improperly seconded by Vice Mayor O'Marrow and Councilor Moody.

630
02:18:14,290 --> 02:18:17,290
All of those in favor, please respond with local call.

631
02:18:17,430 --> 02:18:19,390
Councilmember Goche, absent.

632
02:18:19,930 --> 02:18:20,810
Councilmember Barberita.

633
02:18:22,670 --> 02:18:23,710
Councilmember Moody.

634
02:18:24,290 --> 02:18:24,490
Yes.

635
02:18:25,190 --> 02:18:31,490
Vice Mayor of the middle. Yes, and Mayor Walshons. Yes, up to you, not in this.

636
02:18:32,330 --> 02:18:35,230
Thank you, Council members. Excellent.

637
02:18:37,110 --> 02:18:43,770
So I want to transition us on to staff and council reports, but I do also want, I don't want to

638
02:18:43,770 --> 02:18:48,330
eliminate anybody. Everyone's got to say what you got to say, but it is almost 9 o'clock.

639
02:18:48,330 --> 02:18:54,270
I just want us to be aware of the hour and if there's not something critical that we have to

640
02:18:54,270 --> 02:18:59,470
share, I will ask that you hold if you can. Talk about critical things that hold if you

641
02:18:59,470 --> 02:19:05,210
can so that we can transition on through a really robust remaining agenda. So let's start with

642
02:19:05,210 --> 02:19:10,290
staff reports. Are there any? Thank you, members of the council. I will not have a staff report. I have

643
02:19:10,290 --> 02:19:17,070
an informational report and the only director that has a small reminder is Amy Chen, please proceed.

644
02:19:18,890 --> 02:19:34,970
Hello Mayor City Council. Thank you for hearing staff report. I did want to note that we had an item originally noticed for this Council agenda. It was related to the inclusionary and loopy public hearing item.

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02:19:34,970 --> 02:19:47,870
We have decided as staff to recommend moving it to October 20th because it would better align with the review of the entire inclusionary implementation guidelines.

646
02:19:47,870 --> 02:19:55,150
because the in-loop fees are described in the methodology is described within those guidelines.

647
02:19:55,830 --> 02:19:59,030
We wanted to share that with Council at the later date.

648
02:19:59,730 --> 02:20:06,330
I did want to note though that the guidelines we will be sharing also with the public in the meantime.

649
02:20:07,210 --> 02:20:12,470
And so with that additional time we would appreciate deferring it to October 20.

650
02:20:15,120 --> 02:20:15,140
Thanks.

651
02:20:17,100 --> 02:20:17,820
Thank you.

652
02:20:17,820 --> 02:20:22,200
Council, is there any discussion about that?

653
02:20:22,480 --> 02:20:24,660
That sounds right to me.

654
02:20:25,200 --> 02:20:27,020
Thank you for that.

655
02:20:27,900 --> 02:20:29,000
Any other staff reports?

656
02:20:29,460 --> 02:20:30,160
I may.

657
02:20:31,120 --> 02:20:33,280
No, I have the information report when you're ready.

658
02:20:33,840 --> 02:20:34,200
Okay.

659
02:20:34,800 --> 02:20:36,720
All right, then I'm going to turn my attention to Council members.

660
02:20:36,940 --> 02:20:40,400
Council, do you have any critical updates that you need to make tonight in your reports?

661
02:20:40,400 --> 02:20:47,980
I've met a miracle first and respect to all the great work that we've been doing with the

662
02:20:47,980 --> 02:20:51,980
Ennega v. Mino committee and the Espa Lotho sanitary district.

663
02:20:52,480 --> 02:20:59,300
I would like to encourage you and the vice mayor to consider bringing before the council

664
02:20:59,300 --> 02:21:08,760
at the next earliest date, a update on our work with the committee as well as some strategic options

665
02:21:08,760 --> 02:21:16,020
that we need to just hear about and let's see what the council can learn about the relationship

666
02:21:16,020 --> 02:21:22,520
that we have with the Sanitary District. So I'd like to lift that up as an action for your agenda

667
02:21:22,520 --> 02:21:37,300
setting group. Also, too must do. I want to really celebrate this past weekend, baby basics of the

668
02:21:37,300 --> 02:21:44,140
to Espa Lato and Bellhaven and Ferrox residents here in the community.

669
02:21:44,980 --> 02:21:53,500
They gave every family that they came, an opportunity to get over $100 and free diapers

670
02:21:53,500 --> 02:21:56,820
clean, diapers for their sons and daughters.

671
02:21:57,340 --> 02:22:06,080
Kudos to Michelle Dar, Kudos to a public works department, and Kudos to the 30 plus volunteers

672
02:22:06,080 --> 02:22:08,540
and the board of directors, baby basics,

673
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for making this event possible.

674
02:22:12,120 --> 02:22:16,200
And really just to make sure that every child,

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their model is, every child deserves to have a clean diaper.

676
02:22:21,880 --> 02:22:26,020
And certainly that took place this past weekend.

677
02:22:26,400 --> 02:22:29,380
I will say one thing about baby based on the peninsula.

678
02:22:29,760 --> 02:22:32,540
It's a program for working families,

679
02:22:36,060 --> 02:22:36,060
right?

680
02:22:36,060 --> 02:22:41,720
from zero to two. So you learn more about it on their website. And then I want to lift up

681
02:22:42,780 --> 02:22:50,420
past the Paul Bains and we hope they started their work here and he's Palo Alto with

682
02:22:52,080 --> 02:22:59,340
the initiative around homelessness. We're going to talk a little bit about their

683
02:23:02,140 --> 02:23:13,280
their projects with the RVs, but now this small organization has expanded. Pastor Baines has

684
02:23:13,280 --> 02:23:18,760
the reach now is in Los Angeles County. They're doing great work in Santa Clara County.

685
02:23:18,920 --> 02:23:26,520
They're doing great work here in San Mateo County. And now San Francisco County has consulted

686
02:23:26,520 --> 02:23:36,180
with we hope to coordinate and run a hundred-bed shelter in the San Francisco area, and what's really

687
02:23:36,180 --> 02:23:41,400
exciting about that is that you went from a small visionary approach, which is church,

688
02:23:41,740 --> 02:23:47,760
now he's employing over 130 people, and the majority of those individuals come from the Ceats Palo Alto

689
02:23:47,760 --> 02:23:56,280
to me. So man, what a vision, right? It's really a place to win. Some air on

690
02:23:56,280 --> 02:24:00,000
there's wings and they're doing a great job. So I just want to lift him up. And I'll

691
02:24:00,000 --> 02:24:04,620
full go the other points I have in turn. Let's meet him. Okay.

692
02:24:04,800 --> 02:24:10,220
Thank you. I'm so happy. I'm moving over to my lab. Councilman, Abrica.

693
02:24:11,360 --> 02:24:17,420
Yeah, just one thing on top of everything else.

694
02:24:17,560 --> 02:24:27,060
We know these are election times, and I just want to remind all the candidates not to do

695
02:24:27,060 --> 02:24:34,640
what the Alexander and Rivera school board candidates did for two days that were,

696
02:24:39,160 --> 02:24:39,940
I don't

697
02:24:39,940 --> 02:24:49,700
violation of city ordinances and so, you know, I think our staff, if candidates don't know that,

698
02:24:49,800 --> 02:24:54,040
they should get a letter to remind them because maybe they didn't know, maybe they did,

699
02:24:54,200 --> 02:25:01,060
but it just looked really bad. I think people don't appreciate that sort of taking over the public space

700
02:25:01,060 --> 02:25:07,720
to publicize their campaign. So that's an observation. Thank you.

701
02:25:08,500 --> 02:25:11,800
Thank you for that, Councilman Ebrica, Vice Mayor

702
02:25:20,150 --> 02:25:21,370
Carlos.

703
02:25:27,200 --> 02:25:28,900
I'll tell you it returns. Go ahead, Mayor.

704
02:25:29,500 --> 02:25:33,100
Well, I'm just going to wrap up and say a couple of things.

705
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The first is for those who are aware of him.

706
02:25:38,180 --> 02:25:42,160
He's run for council a couple of times in the history of his life.

707
02:25:42,160 --> 02:25:43,160
And he's Palo Alto.

708
02:25:43,540 --> 02:25:46,740
Lewis Moore is in the hospital right now.

709
02:25:46,760 --> 02:25:48,980
And it's a way to having some surgery.

710
02:25:49,980 --> 02:25:53,760
So I encourage you to lift his family up.

711
02:25:53,960 --> 02:25:59,860
He's got children that have flown in from all over the place to help make sure that he is loved and supported at this time.

712
02:26:00,020 --> 02:26:06,660
And we'll hear that he would appreciate hearing from residents and from staff and others who know him and know him well.

713
02:26:06,820 --> 02:26:10,060
He would normally be at a meeting like this and he's in the hospital now.

714
02:26:10,120 --> 02:26:11,120
So that's the first.

715
02:26:11,460 --> 02:26:18,140
The second is I would like to extend Councilman Moody's comments on Pastor Baines.

716
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And say that he and I together did a panel with Ray Mueller, sponsored by Ray Mueller, and in conjunction with the cities of Ravenswood, the city of Mountain View, and also the city of Half Moon Bay, to talk about what work we are doing on behalf of the unhoused in our various and respective cities, and it was so good to stand out as a leader that is proactively solving problems and that is helping to influence the work that is happening across all of the people.

717
02:26:48,120 --> 02:26:54,340
of our neighboring cities. We were clearly acknowledged as an innovator in the space in one that other

718
02:26:54,340 --> 02:26:59,940
cities want to follow. In suit and in line with that there have been a number of RBC parking

719
02:26:59,940 --> 02:27:06,300
programs that have recently been approved, including one in the city of Palo Alto most recently,

720
02:27:06,420 --> 02:27:11,100
but certainly in the cities that we talked about as well. And the one thing that I want to call

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02:27:11,100 --> 02:27:18,880
for Pastor Baines is that he continued to push the envelope with all of us by sharing the

722
02:27:18,880 --> 02:27:24,340
tiny home development that he has created a model for in the city of East Paul also and that

723
02:27:24,340 --> 02:27:30,680
he is hoping to drive many, many more cities to follow suit down the path of ownership because we

724
02:27:30,680 --> 02:27:38,940
know that ownership is a path to permanence. So that was a great housing or summit rather on the

725
02:27:38,940 --> 02:27:46,140
of the work of public servants and community organizations and supporting the unhoused.

726
02:27:46,580 --> 02:27:51,100
And I do want to lift up the work specifically of Pastor Baines and more broadly of the

727
02:27:51,100 --> 02:27:56,540
worker project re-hope and making a lot of our plans to be actualized in the city of East Hau

728
02:27:56,540 --> 02:28:05,080
a lot. So that's the first thing. The second is to expect council and duties request that we bring

729
02:28:05,080 --> 02:28:14,100
what we're clarifying information on what has happened in intergovernmental discussions with the sanitary district,

730
02:28:14,100 --> 02:28:20,020
just so that we bring all council members, city staff and residents in line with what we know,

731
02:28:20,500 --> 02:28:29,080
and to help us to understand what actions that we can take as a city to continue to move the ball forward in

732
02:28:29,080 --> 02:28:36,960
in Clared Wine, our asks and our needs from the sanitary district. So that's a really important thing

733
02:28:36,960 --> 02:28:48,640
to offer as well. With that, I would like to silence myself and allow us to move into a really

734
02:28:48,640 --> 02:28:56,660
important and longer way to topic, which is our city COVID-19 response efforts. But before I do that,

735
02:28:56,660 --> 02:29:03,280
I do want to check one more time to see if I smear Romero has any comments that you would like to make

736
02:29:03,280 --> 02:29:06,080
because when I called to move for you weren't there.

737
02:29:07,160 --> 02:29:11,100
I'm sorry, actually, I texted you saying I was going to take a quick fast move break.

738
02:29:11,440 --> 02:29:16,060
So, I got it. And for the good of the order, I have nothing to add here.

739
02:29:16,200 --> 02:29:19,220
We should move on to more important issues. Thank you.

740
02:29:19,360 --> 02:29:22,200
I'm sorry to put you on the spot. No, no, no problem.

741
02:29:23,560 --> 02:29:33,360
All right, so Council, I would like to move us on then to our information report from our city manager on the City of COVID-19 response efforts.

742
02:29:34,280 --> 02:29:36,220
Thank you, Mayor members of the Council, respectfully.

743
02:29:37,300 --> 02:29:40,800
We're going to have 18 frames and I run to them promptly.

744
02:29:41,400 --> 02:29:45,680
I will address any concerns you may have for the last frames.

745
02:29:46,560 --> 02:29:50,960
Just want to remind everybody we have a coordinated response to COVID,

746
02:29:50,960 --> 02:29:53,500
and we have had so for months since the beginning.

747
02:29:54,140 --> 02:29:57,180
It's all began really on January 28th

748
02:29:57,180 --> 02:29:59,720
when the National Security Advisor advised our president.

749
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:10,580
He was traded with the most challenging national security crisis of his presidency. You all know the story.

750
02:30:10,940 --> 02:30:25,220
February was wasted, not much was done. There was no coordinated federal response for research, for testing, for PPEs, for precautions. That all happened.

751
02:30:25,220 --> 02:30:29,080
but we have our own coordinator's funds, thanks to this council.

752
02:30:29,460 --> 02:30:32,960
Thank you to the support of the council, the monetary support, and I will proceed.

753
02:30:33,360 --> 02:30:34,800
Let's go to the first frame.

754
02:30:37,270 --> 02:30:40,410
The reason we are affected disproportionately in some of you

755
02:30:40,410 --> 02:30:45,830
may have already seen this, but I'll run through this real quick, is that we suffer from higher

756
02:30:45,830 --> 02:30:51,390
coronavirus rates, which I will cover in subsequent frames, but there are typically three times

757
02:30:51,390 --> 02:30:57,830
the average of the San Mateo positivity rate, testing them healthcare. There's

758
02:30:57,830 --> 02:31:04,370
90% health care coverage, Connie White. It's a lot less here, and I'm even counting

759
02:31:05,810 --> 02:31:12,310
California State testing healthcare. There's a lot of help in those cases, but testing

760
02:31:12,310 --> 02:31:19,950
was very much lacking. The reason, most of our jobs in East Palo Alto are essential workers.

761
02:31:19,950 --> 02:31:49,930
They are essential workers. And we bear the burden of providing the essential worker workforce for the rest of the county. We're most affected by it. And it will become important in the social equity argument that I will cover subsequently social distancing. Again, the concrete housing older housing not as good ventilation. It is crowded, but it's a nature of housing in a community that only has two and a half square miles. And again, by number five, there's low rank.

762
02:31:49,950 --> 02:31:56,150
get affects your ability to eat healthy food, covered in food insecurity, which quickly

763
02:31:56,150 --> 02:32:00,550
they're one or two paychecks for waste from not making the rental payment and buying in

764
02:32:00,550 --> 02:32:10,410
the food covering number 7, housing 40% is of our housing is covered by, you know, rent control

765
02:32:10,410 --> 02:32:16,990
in the life, but that makes us vulnerable when a pandemic hits. We have very little open space for

766
02:32:16,990 --> 02:32:23,630
talking, biking, getting fresh air and given our demographic, we have a lot of pre-existing issues

767
02:32:23,630 --> 02:32:32,090
in health, obesity, diabetes, sickle, selenemia, you know I'll cover that shortly and again

768
02:32:32,090 --> 02:32:37,590
those are unique health issues and we have unique demographics where we have a large Hispanic

769
02:32:37,590 --> 02:32:43,110
Pacific Islander and lack of population where subject to a lot of health issues, let's go

770
02:32:43,110 --> 02:32:49,350
next frame. This is the overall containment plan. There are several subcategories which I will

771
02:32:49,350 --> 02:32:55,250
cover early and cover from wearing masks, social distancing, testing, contact tracing,

772
02:32:55,750 --> 02:33:01,530
media outreach and council support. Let's go to wearing masks first. We started a robust

773
02:33:01,530 --> 02:33:09,010
city like mask wearing program and policy and starting to enforce my way of education,

774
02:33:09,010 --> 02:33:13,070
by way of education, convincing people, doing a lot of media outreach.

775
02:33:13,370 --> 02:33:16,510
Let me give you some examples of what this covers. Let's go to the masks.

776
02:33:17,470 --> 02:33:23,210
Again, the cloth masks are good. They're made out of fabric, polyester, and they're typically

777
02:33:23,210 --> 02:33:28,210
good because they're reusable. Then there's a surgical mask, the light blue, which are a higher

778
02:33:28,210 --> 02:33:33,710
quality, but they're disposable. We have a lot of those and plan to engage the council shortly

779
02:33:33,710 --> 02:33:37,070
in buying a lot of those to give away and educate folks.

780
02:33:37,330 --> 02:33:41,530
The N95, those are surgical quality of the third one.

781
02:33:42,070 --> 02:33:45,690
And those are good, but more in a hospital setting,

782
02:33:45,910 --> 02:33:48,250
and they're typically single-use in hospitals,

783
02:33:48,310 --> 02:33:50,350
unless you've time to sanitize them properly.

784
02:33:50,830 --> 02:33:52,350
And that's not really good for kids

785
02:33:52,350 --> 02:33:53,970
or people with facial hair.

786
02:33:54,050 --> 02:33:56,570
Then there are masks with valves, the last one,

787
02:33:56,690 --> 02:33:58,970
which are really good for the smoke in relation

788
02:33:58,970 --> 02:34:00,610
that you're experiencing right now.

789
02:34:00,610 --> 02:34:06,310
But they're also good to protect against COVID, but since they allow you to release air,

790
02:34:06,670 --> 02:34:11,730
they protect you, but not necessarily the other person. So again, I bring that up.

791
02:34:11,750 --> 02:34:18,850
Let's go to the next right now. Social distancing, this is the big one. Social distancing is huge

792
02:34:18,850 --> 02:34:27,930
here because of the following frame. Let's go to the next frame. The science at the beginning of this pandemic

793
02:34:27,930 --> 02:34:35,430
was not as focused on social distancing in terms of the actual overall effect.

794
02:34:35,730 --> 02:34:40,470
They focused initially on six feet, stay six feet away from the next person and you're

795
02:34:40,470 --> 02:34:40,690
covered.

796
02:34:40,810 --> 02:34:45,830
As a month went by, they realized that the infected droplets coming out of a person's

797
02:34:45,830 --> 02:34:50,730
mouth would typically go out six feet in the droplets that was pretty much as far as they

798
02:34:50,730 --> 02:34:50,910
go.

799
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As a month went by, more and more articles came out from the medical community talking

800
02:34:55,390 --> 02:35:01,870
but aerosols, aerosolization of someone's my new particle

801
02:35:01,870 --> 02:35:08,590
droplets that come from sneezing, coughing, saying that you will recall the

802
02:35:08,590 --> 02:35:14,370
instances of a really great spread during choir practice in various

803
02:35:14,370 --> 02:35:17,790
churches, during practice for people in gyms,

804
02:35:18,010 --> 02:35:19,470
or exercising on a treadmill.

805
02:35:20,090 --> 02:35:23,450
They find that the aerosol can go up to 28 feet.

806
02:35:23,450 --> 02:35:31,450
Two things happen. Two things happen is it becomes really important in spreading the virus

807
02:35:31,450 --> 02:35:38,790
to realize that the aerosolization stays in the room for up to several hours. If a room

808
02:35:38,790 --> 02:35:46,590
is not well ventilated, not well ventilated away from sunlight and you're indoors. That is why

809
02:35:46,590 --> 02:35:53,430
we encourage folks to stay outdoors when possible any activity stay outdoors. That is one

810
02:35:53,430 --> 02:36:00,110
the reasons for social distancing that we close the public restrooms of parts. I get asked

811
02:36:00,110 --> 02:36:05,970
that question all the time. People are using the restrooms and let's say 30 people went

812
02:36:05,970 --> 02:36:12,350
into a restroom in one out. They let's say five or six were infected, which is not unheard of.

813
02:36:12,650 --> 02:36:23,410
Here they've left a lot of aerosol in there. A mother goes in next after 30 people, 20, 30 people

814
02:36:23,410 --> 02:36:32,530
get a high dose of COVID aerosols. If someone fleshes, it causes a further reaction that

815
02:36:32,530 --> 02:36:38,610
goes up to 6 to 8 feet of large aerosol spread. In that method, especially when

816
02:36:38,610 --> 02:36:42,970
the ventilation is not good. You go up to the playground structures which we had taped

817
02:36:42,970 --> 02:36:48,930
also, and it can spread from the surface. If the sun hits it, it can die after a couple

818
02:36:48,930 --> 02:36:55,030
hours. If it's not in the sun and people are still touching it, it can spread easily. So that's

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02:36:55,030 --> 02:37:03,910
surface contamination. We want to be very careful of either one and keep that practice. Now,

820
02:37:04,090 --> 02:37:09,910
what occurs is, while the parks are open, we close the bathroom, we close the, the place structures,

821
02:37:10,270 --> 02:37:17,230
we close cooling landing, summer programs, they are virtual, but we did have a summer program where

822
02:37:17,230 --> 02:37:22,310
was conditioning, as opposed to actual games. Folks ask, why don't they play basketball? Why

823
02:37:22,310 --> 02:37:27,630
don't play soccer? Well, they share a common ball, they get close to each other, they breathe,

824
02:37:27,950 --> 02:37:33,630
they cough, and that can easily spread. One of the other areas that we close was a senior set,

825
02:37:33,950 --> 02:37:40,070
but we guaranteed food delivery to the seniors to make sure that our most vulnerable population

826
02:37:40,070 --> 02:37:46,310
that has the highest degree of spreading contamination had food delivered at home. But if they

827
02:37:46,310 --> 02:37:51,250
gather the senior center, that could have been a super spreader event anytime they gather.

828
02:37:51,870 --> 02:37:58,490
We continue to support food distribution programs at YMCA, public works helps for that,

829
02:37:58,590 --> 02:38:04,890
and at other other places here at the library, we continue to support that all the key people

830
02:38:04,890 --> 02:38:11,430
from having to mix, go get food supplies. So if you don't have food supplies at home,

831
02:38:11,610 --> 02:38:15,930
you're going to mix with each other. So the whole premise of the city's action was the key

832
02:38:15,930 --> 02:38:21,110
people distance from each other. We've practiced at the retail center making sure that everyone

833
02:38:21,110 --> 02:38:28,050
had the COVID protocols for social distancing up at IKEA at the very stores and again that

834
02:38:28,050 --> 02:38:33,050
is now checked through the county. County Health Officers go look at their health when look

835
02:38:33,050 --> 02:38:39,770
for any deviations anyone not observing the protocols. Schools, again that's why they went

836
02:38:39,770 --> 02:38:44,030
for distance learning and we are now working with the schools. I'm working with the superintendent

837
02:38:44,030 --> 02:38:49,370
learning pods and I'll talk about that a little later. But again, all these

838
02:38:49,370 --> 02:38:54,190
COVID protocols are something that we observe and that are extremely important

839
02:38:54,190 --> 02:38:58,930
to us. I will use one of our departments, for example, as an example. Let's move

840
02:38:58,930 --> 02:39:06,310
it, James. Okay. Now, I'll use East Calo Alto Police Department as an example of

841
02:39:06,310 --> 02:39:11,070
how we use social distancing, but still carried out safety services. We modify the

842
02:39:11,070 --> 02:39:17,330
this model for PD, but PD offices were kept open. We were one of the few departments in the

843
02:39:17,330 --> 02:39:24,030
entire San Mateo County area that stayed open. You could go in, walk, but there was all the protocols,

844
02:39:25,150 --> 02:39:30,110
and there was the camera that would receive you. You could talk to someone that could actually come in

845
02:39:30,110 --> 02:39:36,130
to the take areas and you could get served there. Now, one of the things that we had to respond

846
02:39:36,130 --> 02:39:41,050
before example, in the middle of a pandemic was the fireworks driving everybody crazy. We could

847
02:39:41,050 --> 02:39:48,970
We have gone after the people firing the fireworks outside of their house, the buyers of it.

848
02:39:49,350 --> 02:39:55,170
They folks celebrating the Fourth of July and engaged the police officers up close within

849
02:39:55,170 --> 02:39:59,930
a close distance and maybe even arrested some parents or grandparents.

850
02:40:00,590 --> 02:40:01,510
We didn't want to do that.

851
02:40:01,670 --> 02:40:07,270
A spread of infection to the officers and among people was so great, we decided to concentrate

852
02:40:07,270 --> 02:40:08,230
on the sellers.

853
02:40:08,230 --> 02:40:14,570
the manufacturers, those that sold large amounts, and that way we would get rid of the supplier

854
02:40:14,570 --> 02:40:22,450
of fireworks, and we did so successfully to a great extent by maintaining the protocols

855
02:40:22,450 --> 02:40:24,710
of going after the large suppliers.

856
02:40:25,310 --> 02:40:30,010
Now, during the protests that we had here, we respect first amendment rights, absolutely.

857
02:40:30,650 --> 02:40:35,030
But several that took place took place at parks, we took a hands-off approach.

858
02:40:35,030 --> 02:40:45,750
We pulled back and made sure to educate folks and we had a lot of people on city staff that were very helpful in disseminating information, spread of infection.

859
02:40:46,210 --> 02:40:59,950
If you're going to have your protests, we support you in doing so and celebrating your first amendment rights, but wear masks, social distance, understand that we've closed the restrooms, and it's inconvenient to have to drive back to your home to use a restroom and come back.

860
02:40:59,950 --> 02:41:10,350
But we avoided any issues, social unrest, and arrests that took place in other communities that caused violence, but they'd also further describe a COVID.

861
02:41:10,830 --> 02:41:12,510
Let's keep moving, James.

862
02:41:13,550 --> 02:41:18,070
Again, talked about customer service, lobby door lock, screening, and social distancing.

863
02:41:18,890 --> 02:41:20,670
Let's go to the next category.

864
02:41:21,310 --> 02:41:24,210
Now, this is one of the big ones, testing.

865
02:41:24,210 --> 02:41:32,630
We are the only community in San Mateo County that has the barely testing program and

866
02:41:32,630 --> 02:41:35,570
also has the curative testing program.

867
02:41:36,030 --> 02:41:41,650
And that's thanks to the push that we got from the City Council led by the Mayor to

868
02:41:41,650 --> 02:41:48,590
make sure that barely a federally funded program, channel to the state, the logistics being

869
02:41:48,590 --> 02:41:52,230
done by San Mateo County, for the individual community being done here.

870
02:41:52,230 --> 02:41:56,590
we convince them through just for joling, political pressure, whatever.

871
02:41:56,910 --> 02:42:01,790
But we work hard, thanks to the Mayor and the Council, to make sure that Verily established

872
02:42:01,790 --> 02:42:03,430
pretty much all of them.

873
02:42:03,450 --> 02:42:09,970
So I'm a permanent testing location here in East Palo Alto to make it easier for folks to use it directly.

874
02:42:10,750 --> 02:42:15,410
And where the only community that not only has the Verily testing here on the regular basis,

875
02:42:15,630 --> 02:42:19,430
but that allows walk-ups, that allows walk-up testing.

876
02:42:19,430 --> 02:42:26,310
In other words, someone that can't navigate the reservation process of logging on at night,

877
02:42:26,430 --> 02:42:28,270
a lot in our community cannot do that.

878
02:42:28,490 --> 02:42:30,770
We made it easier for them to have walk-ups.

879
02:42:31,190 --> 02:42:37,230
Every time that barely came here supported by your city staff, we provided the meals, the logistics,

880
02:42:37,470 --> 02:42:42,470
and the location at the why they would also serve about another,

881
02:42:42,590 --> 02:42:45,370
typically, another hundred people that would come in, walk-ups.

882
02:42:45,370 --> 02:42:47,910
and they would have an abbreviated screening,

883
02:42:47,910 --> 02:42:49,070
they could do it quicker.

884
02:42:49,810 --> 02:42:56,950
Now, two day, EPA has tested 10,100 people,

885
02:42:56,970 --> 02:43:06,150
10,100 people, 6,858 are from East Palo Alto.

886
02:43:06,750 --> 02:43:09,310
And I was so many that out of the 10,100,

887
02:43:09,870 --> 02:43:11,590
you would find that probably a good amount

888
02:43:11,590 --> 02:43:13,130
came from Menlo Park also.

889
02:43:13,130 --> 02:43:21,650
We welcome our neighbors. We help each other out and of that amount of the 6,858 tests in EPA,

890
02:43:23,070 --> 02:43:32,610
157 were positive. That's scary. It's really scary. That's a positivity rate of 15.4 percent.

891
02:43:32,790 --> 02:43:43,110
15.4 percent. That's three times the positivity rate of San Mateo come. But because of the

892
02:43:43,110 --> 02:43:48,850
essential workers, congregate, crowded housing, and those conditions, that's one of the reasons

893
02:43:48,850 --> 02:43:54,830
that's higher and that's what caused us to have much stricter social distancing protocols

894
02:43:54,830 --> 02:44:00,970
that parks at protests and how our departments operate and that we hope to continue to get the

895
02:44:00,970 --> 02:44:06,430
council support in that. Now, as a month's go by and when I get to item number six, I'm going to

896
02:44:06,430 --> 02:44:12,610
cover next steps what I'm going to ask the council for as the next steps, as the next steps to make

897
02:44:12,610 --> 02:44:21,210
sure that we make this a success, and that's extremely important here. Now, as far as curative,

898
02:44:21,530 --> 02:44:30,870
curative is more of a oral test. The verily program was a nasal where they swirled the

899
02:44:30,870 --> 02:44:38,250
swabbing your nose initially. It was taking too long to get the test results. Sometimes up to a

900
02:44:38,250 --> 02:44:42,230
and it would make the contact tracing useless.

901
02:44:42,810 --> 02:44:47,470
I think in Councilman Romero's case, it was like two weeks or more, it's useless.

902
02:44:47,910 --> 02:44:48,610
There's complete useless.

903
02:44:49,270 --> 02:44:55,430
Now, what's going on was happening is finally after criticism from the state and cities,

904
02:44:56,010 --> 02:44:57,610
barely went ahead and bought a lap.

905
02:44:57,730 --> 02:44:59,970
A local lap, it made it fast for cure.

906
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:04,900
The Secretary was faster from the beginning, but it's a pilot program. And I'm proud to say that through

907
02:45:04,900 --> 02:45:12,000
the efforts of staff, and you have a core group, Marine McKenzie and a group of Michelle Darre,

908
02:45:12,600 --> 02:45:19,920
Maurice Azalea, you have this core group of seven-eight folks that work this continuously

909
02:45:19,920 --> 02:45:27,480
along with many volunteers. The reason this is so important is you have city employees that are risking

910
02:45:27,480 --> 02:45:34,980
their lives. They're risking their lives to provide this testing to be up close to folks, to

911
02:45:34,980 --> 02:45:40,080
test them, to facilitate things, and in the curative format, they have to get closer to people,

912
02:45:40,140 --> 02:45:47,500
because if someone comes in for curative tests at a targeted location, usually the check, they can

913
02:45:47,500 --> 02:45:52,980
just walk up, not being registered, and really be ready to go in about two to three minutes.

914
02:45:52,980 --> 02:45:58,820
The rarely format once they showed up even after making the reservation was more like 10

915
02:45:58,820 --> 02:46:04,180
15 minutes to get all the information together. Curious it was made as a pilot program

916
02:46:04,180 --> 02:46:09,560
in the began in East Palo Alto through the combined efforts of the county and the city

917
02:46:09,560 --> 02:46:16,320
to target locations in the city that are testing deserts. And as I mentioned before,

918
02:46:16,660 --> 02:46:22,900
how does the county pick the locations? They look at the addresses of folks that are hospitalized

919
02:46:22,900 --> 02:46:27,420
And after they find so many gotts at a certain longitudinal lattice and say,

920
02:46:27,700 --> 02:46:32,800
okay, a lot of folks are coming from this neighborhood, but we don't show people being tested

921
02:46:32,800 --> 02:46:40,140
from those addresses. It gave us that notice. Our team blows out to that location and does

922
02:46:40,140 --> 02:46:44,880
target a testing. Now, all one of the council mentioned, let's do it in the whole city,

923
02:46:45,840 --> 02:46:50,460
target a test that we could. It wouldn't be targeted a testing. And frankly, it would be

924
02:46:51,500 --> 02:46:58,180
of dollars to do that, because under that format, the county had provided the money for the test,

925
02:46:58,420 --> 02:47:05,700
the 150 for each one, $150. And I know, towards the end of this, I'll talk about how we can

926
02:47:05,700 --> 02:47:13,160
continue that program, but I'll get to it a little later. Here in city administration, there's a group

927
02:47:13,160 --> 02:47:24,000
about six people, six or seven of us who come in day while we promote coming in remotely and about 70% of the people that can't

928
02:47:24,640 --> 02:47:31,080
work from home. There's a group in admin that you come in date where we're here daily and

929
02:47:33,380 --> 02:47:40,140
without any exception. I'm included in that group. All of us have been quarantined and tested

930
02:47:40,140 --> 02:47:56,420
But we're constantly in contact with people and some of us have to stay in hotels and that runs up class, but someone you're close to someone and it's a risk but it's a risk.

931
02:47:57,020 --> 02:48:07,600
This group has voluntarily taken and again that the testing group engages and they do so gladly and I hope the citizens can appreciate that.

932
02:48:07,600 --> 02:48:13,220
all the while while we're doing this distancing and the partners like community economic development

933
02:48:13,220 --> 02:48:20,860
carry out their work and make sure that the Samaritan House does what they do in a lot of

934
02:48:20,860 --> 02:48:26,820
people or help stay in their locations that they rent, which is very important because if they're out

935
02:48:26,820 --> 02:48:32,160
on the street or in an RV, they risk further infection. So that's why our rental assistance program

936
02:48:32,160 --> 02:48:37,080
is extremely important. It's functioning well. All the information is on our website. So I want

937
02:48:37,080 --> 02:48:43,040
over that. The small business information is on our website. So I want to go over that also,

938
02:48:43,280 --> 02:48:52,100
but I will add that the mirror was instrumental in getting another million dollars from a

939
02:48:52,100 --> 02:48:59,220
contributor and who chooses to remain silent and because the average runner requests about $2000

940
02:48:59,220 --> 02:49:05,420
in rental assistance to get that current. That's a lot of rental assistance that we can provide.

941
02:49:05,420 --> 02:49:10,100
the information for rental assistance, small business assistance, is on our website.

942
02:49:10,460 --> 02:49:13,040
I, you, and cold enforcement, is still functioning.

943
02:49:13,340 --> 02:49:19,200
So while I use police, as an example, all the other functions in the city are carried out.

944
02:49:19,460 --> 02:49:26,860
But testing is extremely important because it wakes people up, you have it, and then you identify it,

945
02:49:26,960 --> 02:49:31,800
you identify the locations, and the curative format is more important than the very

946
02:49:31,800 --> 02:49:37,940
reformer because it adds one component. Not only does the exchange go to a targeted location,

947
02:49:38,780 --> 02:49:44,820
once we find the outbreak there, the county has committed to not only test but provide further

948
02:49:44,820 --> 02:49:51,700
information to that location, which is number one is health information. Health information

949
02:49:51,700 --> 02:49:58,540
in terms of health care, nutrition, feed yourself better. Again, a lot of advice on that, but the

950
02:49:58,540 --> 02:50:05,140
one is health program information. If you're not in Kaiser, Sutter or state program, whatever,

951
02:50:05,500 --> 02:50:10,960
they hook you up with one. So not only do they test you target the location, get you better health care

952
02:50:10,960 --> 02:50:17,460
information, but also make sure that you end up with a health plan and that becomes extremely important.

953
02:50:17,840 --> 02:50:20,740
Let's move on to the next frame.

954
02:50:22,940 --> 02:50:26,460
Okay, that's more or less that's been on our website. It tells you

955
02:50:26,460 --> 02:50:30,120
who should get tested, how they should get tested information.

956
02:50:30,760 --> 02:50:32,340
And then it gives you locations here.

957
02:50:32,580 --> 02:50:34,340
We've got locations coming up.

958
02:50:34,500 --> 02:50:37,600
But testing, the schedule is on our website right now.

959
02:50:37,840 --> 02:50:39,240
It runs all the way to December.

960
02:50:40,240 --> 02:50:43,100
So if you're curious, look at the testing availability,

961
02:50:43,420 --> 02:50:45,580
running all the way to December.

962
02:50:45,740 --> 02:50:47,660
If we test it over 10,000 people,

963
02:50:47,960 --> 02:50:50,400
including each hollow alto and the neighboring communities,

964
02:50:50,820 --> 02:50:53,500
please go, if you've been in contact with somebody,

965
02:50:53,920 --> 02:50:56,300
close to somebody, make sure you get

966
02:50:56,300 --> 02:51:06,520
But there's a lot of availability in both formats either under the barely or the curative format. Now of the figures that I read of of the folks that

967
02:51:07,100 --> 02:51:11,460
The six thousand eight fifty eight that were tested understand that it's not only

968
02:51:12,440 --> 02:51:25,560
Barely not only curative, but there's been testing going on at Stanford that includes a numbers from Stanford that includes San Mateo medical center and braveens with the lion's share is here at the YMCA and

969
02:51:26,300 --> 02:51:37,900
through security, which is a smaller number, but targeted locations at locations where people would not have been very likely to go get tested and they did because we pushed it and this council supported it.

970
02:51:38,180 --> 02:51:39,000
Next slide.

971
02:51:40,640 --> 02:51:41,580
Okay, contact tracing.

972
02:51:42,800 --> 02:51:44,000
This is extremely important.

973
02:51:44,320 --> 02:51:47,000
More so now and the next frame will show you what.

974
02:51:52,320 --> 02:51:52,880
Okay.

975
02:51:52,880 --> 02:51:58,440
the person who was within six feet, same household for 15 minutes or longer, family member,

976
02:51:58,940 --> 02:52:05,100
neighbor, friend, someone in the same college, then contact tracing. At the beginning of this whole

977
02:52:05,760 --> 02:52:12,680
situation, contact tracing was really far behind as I mentioned. Now the county has 117 contact

978
02:52:12,680 --> 02:52:18,340
tracing. You're typically getting to someone who tests positive, at least within three days.

979
02:52:18,340 --> 02:52:21,180
And we're going to try and keep it for two days.

980
02:52:21,580 --> 02:52:22,740
That's become extremely important.

981
02:52:22,860 --> 02:52:25,320
It's a multi-label crew, the county EOC.

982
02:52:25,740 --> 02:52:26,620
They're doing a good job.

983
02:52:26,780 --> 02:52:28,120
They're getting better and better.

984
02:52:28,560 --> 02:52:30,320
And as we're getting better and reporting,

985
02:52:30,500 --> 02:52:32,120
the test results, the barrel, the intuitive,

986
02:52:32,540 --> 02:52:35,140
they're getting better at doing the contact tracing.

987
02:52:35,720 --> 02:52:38,420
And within the shorter time period, it becomes effective.

988
02:52:39,220 --> 02:52:41,200
After they get the case patient,

989
02:52:42,020 --> 02:52:45,060
they start figuring out who he was in contact with,

990
02:52:45,280 --> 02:52:46,600
who he or she was in contact with.

991
02:52:46,600 --> 02:52:52,400
they isolate the quarantine, they make arrangements for those to isolate somewhere if they don't have food,

992
02:52:52,480 --> 02:52:58,600
make arrangements to get food to them and other health information to them. It becomes extremely

993
02:52:58,600 --> 02:53:03,840
important. I'm going to engage the council in the near future because I'm going to push

994
02:53:03,840 --> 02:53:09,920
for the county to dedicate of that contact tracing of specialized crew, a smaller crew,

995
02:53:09,920 --> 02:53:18,410
only for EPA because we have a unique, a unique demographic and it will be a social,

996
02:53:19,380 --> 02:53:26,940
social fairness argument that we're saying since we provide a greater degree of essential workers

997
02:53:26,940 --> 02:53:31,560
to the county and the surrounding community. Most of our workers can't sit here and work

998
02:53:31,560 --> 02:53:36,040
at home in a computer. They go to other communities. We have three times the infection rate,

999
02:53:36,040 --> 02:53:42,660
But yet they continue to go out there, work hard, work dating, and if we're doing that, we think we have a very strong

1000
02:53:44,120 --> 02:53:51,500
social equity and fairness argument saying, why don't you dedicate the crew for EPA? Why don't you pick up more

1001
02:53:51,500 --> 02:53:58,800
costs of the testing? And even if they don't pick up more costs of the testing through political pressure or any other

1002
02:53:58,800 --> 02:54:04,980
avenue this council will support me in getting, we should pick up some of the costs. So we're going to push that next

1003
02:54:07,720 --> 02:54:09,500
Thank you. Thank you.

1004
02:54:09,500 --> 02:54:12,840
Media Outreach, it's extremely important.

1005
02:54:13,460 --> 02:54:16,200
Part of that while we were, while we went dark,

1006
02:54:16,720 --> 02:54:19,420
you will recall that we have a whole new website.

1007
02:54:19,960 --> 02:54:23,100
Looking for any of all suggestions that you have,

1008
02:54:23,340 --> 02:54:25,360
but it's been much more effective.

1009
02:54:25,480 --> 02:54:28,540
The outreach is great. Let's go to the next frame.

1010
02:54:30,020 --> 02:54:31,240
The outreach began.

1011
02:54:31,440 --> 02:54:34,020
The new website is so much more easily,

1012
02:54:34,720 --> 02:54:39,560
accessible, small business assistance is there, renaissance is there, some

1013
02:54:39,560 --> 02:54:41,540
American house is there, little bit of objects,

1014
02:54:44,580 --> 02:54:46,200
public Wi-Fi, there's a team

1015
02:54:46,200 --> 02:54:51,820
with Walford working to provide Wi-Fi locations with superintendent, and I

1016
02:54:51,820 --> 02:54:58,140
have been meeting several locations talking about it, and the Wi-Fi spots, that's

1017
02:54:58,140 --> 02:55:03,080
a short term fix, Wi-Fi spots, along with the Chromebooks for the students, and

1018
02:55:03,080 --> 02:55:06,140
that kind of kind of activity we're going to do everything possible in our team

1019
02:55:06,140 --> 02:55:12,920
meeting weekly to figure that out. What is more important long term, there will be longer term,

1020
02:55:13,420 --> 02:55:17,980
but that will take that could be a year to several years, is that every time we have no construction

1021
02:55:17,980 --> 02:55:22,620
new development, they wrote in the light, we want to make sure that fiber optic lines are in there.

1022
02:55:22,960 --> 02:55:29,860
But for the moment, we're going to work with having Wi-Fi at various locations. We're also working

1023
02:55:29,860 --> 02:55:35,480
with the schools that are already working in child care formats. They have 24 students so far

1024
02:55:35,480 --> 02:55:43,160
under the 49er program and one other program to possibly work with them and having child care

1025
02:55:44,860 --> 02:55:51,620
for very young students at Cooley Landing and possibly one of our rooms at the YMCA. We're trying

1026
02:55:51,620 --> 02:55:57,320
to figure out I may come back to the council with that format. If we provide accessibility, there are

1027
02:55:57,320 --> 02:56:03,200
other agencies that would provide the operating cost. And that's one of the things we could do for

1028
02:56:03,200 --> 02:56:07,780
from the schools you will recall. We also work with the schools and with the

1029
02:56:07,780 --> 02:56:13,060
get-opolis internship programs and we continue to work with them on testing

1030
02:56:13,060 --> 02:56:17,700
having school staff and employees being told in advance whenever we have

1031
02:56:17,700 --> 02:56:21,640
testing and they pfailed themselves of that and doing so. So we're working

1032
02:56:21,640 --> 02:56:29,060
together with that. Awareness outreach next rain. Also the various mediums that

1033
02:56:29,060 --> 02:56:36,060
before we revised the website. Now we're really using these. It's a robust outreach from a weekly

1034
02:56:36,060 --> 02:56:41,560
newsletter that has everything you can think of. Please look at it weekly. It's got all the testing

1035
02:56:41,560 --> 02:56:48,580
sites for both rarely for both I, curative and everything else that we're doing. It's also in Facebook.

1036
02:56:49,040 --> 02:56:54,740
The audience is growing about 40% on Facebook. English Spanish multilingual. We're going to do it in

1037
02:56:54,740 --> 02:57:02,060
the other formats Twitter. We follow the increase 30% what's that popular in the Hispanic community,

1038
02:57:02,820 --> 02:57:09,560
and then video production, YouTube, those have been really good. Next frame. Okay, council

1039
02:57:09,560 --> 02:57:17,160
support, this is probably the most important item because as time goes by and this is the very

1040
02:57:17,160 --> 02:57:23,520
near future, I'm going to fold back to the council and the staff reports when I have a request for

1041
02:57:23,520 --> 02:57:28,480
or suggestion will have all the details and will have all the details and one of the things that

1042
02:57:28,480 --> 02:57:34,840
I'll be coming back at you for is to continue your support of the testing crew, the risk

1043
02:57:34,840 --> 02:57:39,420
of your life, and also for the backup of the duties because we can say, okay, there are

1044
02:57:39,420 --> 02:57:44,720
employees. You're already paying. It's not costing you anymore. It actually is because there's

1045
02:57:44,720 --> 02:57:48,900
other duties that they have. They're not tending to we may have the backup of some of their job

1046
02:57:48,900 --> 02:57:55,700
duties with far-time folks that come in, money's tight, money's tight, and some of it we may

1047
02:57:55,700 --> 02:58:00,600
have to go back again to the general fund and make judicious calls and how we use that money,

1048
02:58:00,840 --> 02:58:08,540
but it's important. We probably have to come back for more PPE costs and have a robust outreach

1049
02:58:09,480 --> 02:58:15,860
program, which will include also give away of masks, a certain locations for education. We

1050
02:58:15,860 --> 02:58:18,500
We've got someone with mask gatherings or not observing.

1051
02:58:19,040 --> 02:58:20,380
We don't want to start arresting people.

1052
02:58:20,660 --> 02:58:23,020
What we want to educate them, give a mask and how

1053
02:58:23,020 --> 02:58:25,920
I'm making sure that if someone was positive that they

1054
02:58:25,920 --> 02:58:29,820
got to get tested, that we continue the EOC format here

1055
02:58:29,820 --> 02:58:30,880
at the city hall.

1056
02:58:31,380 --> 02:58:32,760
We have the discontinue.

1057
02:58:33,180 --> 02:58:36,660
The meals for the group because we didn't want people going

1058
02:58:36,660 --> 02:58:38,060
to various restaurants at lunch.

1059
02:58:38,240 --> 02:58:39,060
So they were brought in.

1060
02:58:39,060 --> 02:58:40,180
We'd like to continue that.

1061
02:58:41,480 --> 02:58:43,760
But the federal money ended.

1062
02:58:43,760 --> 02:58:49,860
So, I may ask you for that until heroes at Cape Sam, depending on what happens at the federal level,

1063
02:58:50,240 --> 02:58:57,380
we're going to push the social justice arguments for testing, for a dedicated contact tracing

1064
02:58:57,380 --> 02:59:04,400
crew. I'm going to need your help on that, and we're also going to have, I know as time goes by,

1065
02:59:04,400 --> 02:59:09,780
you were going to get political pressure to open up parks, to open up bathrooms, place structures,

1066
02:59:09,780 --> 02:59:15,280
to have actual gains and all that. I'm going to ask the Council to support and say let's hold

1067
02:59:15,280 --> 02:59:20,940
off until the positivity rate goes down where three times people are dying people are getting

1068
02:59:20,940 --> 02:59:27,140
sick but we realize that it's not necessarily a pressure coming from this community. It does

1069
02:59:27,140 --> 02:59:33,460
at times but the fact that on the national level you have a president that pushes for that open up

1070
02:59:33,460 --> 02:59:39,680
the schools don't wear masks and it's politicized which should be health protocols that are simple.

1071
02:59:39,780 --> 02:59:46,400
And again, we're going to have new and not enhanced outreach program class for outreach,

1072
02:59:46,720 --> 02:59:48,260
banners, electrical billboards.

1073
02:59:49,040 --> 02:59:53,360
We'd like to include cert in outreach to businesses, for opportunities for businesses.

1074
02:59:53,860 --> 02:59:59,320
I don't want to use cert volunteers beyond a certain age and they would have some trepidation

1075
02:59:59,320 --> 02:59:59,960
in going up.

1076
03:00:00,000 --> 03:00:29,920
Reach to House for House, button phone banks, to outreach runners and business community. We'd like to connect, again, more videos, multilingual. And we'd like to stick to our core competencies, folks. The things that we do best while we're supporting the schools with, with preschool and another program. We realize that's not one of our core competencies and they're funded for that. But we will do everything to support them, to support distance learning for daycare.

1077
03:00:30,000 --> 03:00:35,000
long-term fiber optic for lighting and locations, but it's not something we can do ourselves

1078
03:00:35,000 --> 03:00:42,160
directly. Again, we also working with the council should support any revenue-generating

1079
03:00:43,220 --> 03:00:48,600
actions that we can in the next few months. I know there's going to be projects coming at us and we have to

1080
03:00:48,600 --> 03:00:54,520
look at them judiciously and consider them. But I'm going, I'm going, I'm going, let's ask each other.

1081
03:00:54,660 --> 03:00:59,640
Let's move these along because we're going to meet a money as this pandemic continues.

1082
03:01:00,000 --> 03:01:06,340
How long will it continue? I agree the thought it's going to be well into the spring, probably

1083
03:01:07,200 --> 03:01:13,640
May, June, July of next year is prediction and I share that the poly come up with a workable

1084
03:01:13,640 --> 03:01:19,740
cure by December, but you have mass distribution will not occur for another six months. Then you

1085
03:01:19,740 --> 03:01:26,120
have a discussion of who gets it first, social equity, arguments on the federal level have said

1086
03:01:26,120 --> 03:01:32,680
to the heart of the communities. And I agree with that. But on the international level,

1087
03:01:34,300 --> 03:01:40,180
this administration shows not to join fullback. Co-back is the organization of international

1088
03:01:40,180 --> 03:01:45,260
countries that said, let's work jointly, let's not compete with each other, and whoever comes

1089
03:01:45,260 --> 03:01:51,200
up with a cure share with each other, share manufacturing, share distribution, everything else,

1090
03:01:51,480 --> 03:01:56,060
where the only country that reviews the joint. And if someone else comes up with a cure and

1091
03:01:56,060 --> 03:02:02,500
country and and we're not we're late to get it that's because of of what we

1092
03:02:02,500 --> 03:02:07,980
caused. So that that is an issue. One of the things that may change the whole

1093
03:02:07,980 --> 03:02:15,340
format frankly is political if the administration changes and Congress flips

1094
03:02:15,340 --> 03:02:20,920
by and I mean the Senate flips by a couple of senators you may have an

1095
03:02:20,920 --> 03:02:27,800
enhanced a program on a federal level that is modeled after the hero's act, the Congress

1096
03:02:27,800 --> 03:02:33,660
of Pants, which is closer to the two to three billion, as opposed to the skinny 300 billion

1097
03:02:33,660 --> 03:02:37,360
that is being proposed right now, that both parties cannot agree upon.

1098
03:02:37,900 --> 03:02:41,900
So as far as I'm concerned, November, beginning of November, election day cannot come soon

1099
03:02:41,900 --> 03:02:42,320
enough.

1100
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We might as well know what direction the country is going, and that's going to affect

1101
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are small city in a big way because if it's positive, then cities below 100,000 will get 8

1102
03:02:56,560 --> 03:03:01,880
and we're lined up for it. Our demographic numbers show that we can do it because of essential

1103
03:03:01,880 --> 03:03:08,540
workers that's it. But I think one of the things we can do is the city is to continue

1104
03:03:08,540 --> 03:03:13,500
what I've outlined, testing the social distancing, the follow-up on contact tracing,

1105
03:03:13,500 --> 03:03:20,620
the education on health, the education on healthcare programs that you can avail yourself of.

1106
03:03:20,920 --> 03:03:29,800
And a reminder to each other, citizens of East Palo Alto, that we should take a key of pre-existing conditions and say,

1107
03:03:29,920 --> 03:03:34,660
we're essential workers and there's a lot of pre-existing conditions.

1108
03:03:34,860 --> 03:03:39,640
And while they talk about hypertension, asthma, allergies, bad air,

1109
03:03:39,640 --> 03:03:47,160
here, mold in older houses, ventilations, diabetes, and those, all the literature indicates

1110
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that the worst pre-existing condition that you can have is obesity, and that's 52 percent

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of adults are in that scale, and it shocks people because a lot of folks are saying, well,

1112
03:04:00,520 --> 03:04:07,740
I'll get my vaccine and I'm whole free, I'm home free. But Fauci says above 70 percent, I'll take

1113
03:04:07,740 --> 03:04:14,340
efficacy for a vaccine, I'll take 70%, which means it's not fully affected, but the ones that

1114
03:04:14,340 --> 03:04:20,480
would need it the most, someone who's not taking care of themselves, have the greatest risk

1115
03:04:20,480 --> 03:04:27,020
of the vaccine not working on them because the vaccine itself attaches to the walls of

1116
03:04:28,500 --> 03:04:35,500
vassals. And there's constant inflammation if you're beyond a certain weight, which exacerbates

1117
03:04:36,720 --> 03:04:47,080
So it's a reminder to ourselves to take care of each other, to avail yourselves of health programs, to get tested and to do all these other things.

1118
03:04:47,640 --> 03:04:49,960
Unfortunately, it's sometimes it seems like Armageddon.

1119
03:04:50,480 --> 03:04:55,000
I had the question the other day of folks saying, oh, the years back, the years back.

1120
03:04:55,260 --> 03:04:58,740
Jaime, you gotta remind everybody clothes or windows, put it all out there.

1121
03:04:58,740 --> 03:05:06,220
It's a double winning. You're closing your windows in a city with high transmission three times the rate

1122
03:05:06,220 --> 03:05:11,760
Some locations up to four or five times depending on the location of the city you close your windows

1123
03:05:11,760 --> 03:05:17,380
Someone has that you will surely spread it to someone else in the house and the and the or

1124
03:05:17,380 --> 03:05:25,680
If you open up the windows for ventilation now you get suit really bad smoke. That's harmful for your lungs and I was talking to the chief

1125
03:05:25,680 --> 03:05:31,540
I said, well, the police, you've said what you were doing, he says, well, either the way,

1126
03:05:31,920 --> 03:05:34,660
you know, it's like asking some of both of you in the right area, both in the left

1127
03:05:34,660 --> 03:05:35,100
line.

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What do you do?

1129
03:05:36,160 --> 03:05:40,800
I mean, and I'm just going to finish up.

1130
03:05:41,400 --> 03:05:42,600
I'm just about to finish up.

1131
03:05:42,880 --> 03:05:50,500
So what I'm saying is, as a city, with the council support, I think we are doing the right things.

1132
03:05:50,500 --> 03:05:57,380
We are doing the right things and it will continue to do so regardless of what the feds do

1133
03:05:57,380 --> 03:06:00,580
I think we're taking the right actions and the amount of testing

1134
03:06:01,180 --> 03:06:05,760
Reynolds systems and other assistance that we are providing would not have happened

1135
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Without this council support. So I thank you for that. I'll be coming back to you

1136
03:06:11,320 --> 03:06:16,540
In the very near future with these other things that we need to do we know many's precious

1137
03:06:16,540 --> 03:06:20,400
We know many's very precious, but the public needs to know

1138
03:06:20,500 --> 03:06:24,760
what the council has done. So far, one of you had a question. I'm sorry, please.

1139
03:06:26,220 --> 03:06:30,020
Yeah, I was just trying to find out how I made, I'm sorry, through that through the mayor. If you

1140
03:06:30,020 --> 03:06:37,940
were going to want any questions from us, I know we have a long agenda. And there, there may be some

1141
03:06:37,940 --> 03:06:42,360
feedback I want to give, but I don't know if it's appropriate to do it now. So maybe maybe this is

1142
03:06:42,360 --> 03:06:49,000
something that we give you at the next meeting. I don't know. I'll look at my humble suggestion if it's

1143
03:06:49,000 --> 03:06:55,160
really, really pressing question. Ask it. Otherwise, we will be coming back with further information.

1144
03:06:55,840 --> 03:07:02,940
I didn't want to make a super lengthy, it's already 935, but I think the council was all aware of this,

1145
03:07:02,940 --> 03:07:08,380
but we wanted the public to make sure that you were aware of this, and that we have a new website,

1146
03:07:08,780 --> 03:07:13,360
and it's really robust. All this information is going in there. Any suggestions,

1147
03:07:13,360 --> 03:07:18,560
produces a lot, please send them in, but we're making every effort and we want you to know

1148
03:07:18,560 --> 03:07:22,400
civil work, servants, or risk in themselves. If you have any really pressing questions,

1149
03:07:22,900 --> 03:07:27,880
I would address them at this time, but knowing it's 935, we wanted to give you an informational

1150
03:07:28,420 --> 03:07:33,060
summary of where we are, we were for the benefit of the public. I want to make sure that was done,

1151
03:07:33,280 --> 03:07:38,540
and I want to thank the public for its support and recognize the staff that's been working so hard.

1152
03:07:38,900 --> 03:07:41,320
Thank you, Mayor members of Council. Thank you.

1153
03:07:41,320 --> 03:07:49,320
Thank you. I can hold on. I do have two quick questions that I hear most consistently from residents.

1154
03:07:50,340 --> 03:08:01,880
One of them is about the extent to which we are not just distributing masks,

1155
03:08:11,260 --> 03:08:11,300
but

1156
03:08:11,300 --> 03:08:28,100
of places of business. And then the other is, we have a social gathering, a proclivity or an interest in having lots of social gatherings in the city of East Palo Alto.

1157
03:08:28,560 --> 03:08:39,540
And I've received a lot of questions about the stance that we're taking in being in the way

1158
03:08:39,540 --> 03:08:42,780
of some of those social gatherings to protect people from this out.

1159
03:08:42,860 --> 03:08:47,380
And I know these questions are hard because there's rights to gather,

1160
03:08:47,560 --> 03:08:51,080
there's rights to do all kinds of things that we have as citizens,

1161
03:08:52,220 --> 03:08:55,100
but kind of wedge between a rock and a hard place

1162
03:08:55,100 --> 03:08:58,920
and just wanting to know at the moment where the city stands is,

1163
03:08:59,120 --> 03:09:03,120
and also what additional support you need from the council

1164
03:09:03,120 --> 03:09:06,080
to help us be even more victorious in these two areas.

1165
03:09:06,080 --> 03:09:13,280
As far as mass, the first one is the, if not only is state law, it's county law, it's on ours.

1166
03:09:13,400 --> 03:09:16,140
Everybody should be wearing masks when they're out in public and they cannot,

1167
03:09:16,140 --> 03:09:18,400
socially, distance within the distance of six feet.

1168
03:09:19,000 --> 03:09:24,920
We have taken the approach that we're going to educate, convince, take a soft approach.

1169
03:09:25,260 --> 03:09:31,580
Therefore, I'm coming back and saying we're going to buy a lot more of the mass, the surgical mass,

1170
03:09:31,900 --> 03:09:33,500
and distribute them along with education.

1171
03:09:33,500 --> 03:09:41,300
it's going to possible. I have been avoiding using policemen to go person to person location

1172
03:09:41,300 --> 03:09:46,320
location to enforce matters. I've seen the mass ordinances that have been passed by

1173
03:09:47,720 --> 03:09:52,560
Malavu, thousands of nooks, barely hills and those it's centered mostly among wealthier

1174
03:09:52,560 --> 03:09:58,100
communities. They're they're doing that but when you're risking a smaller police force to

1175
03:09:58,100 --> 03:10:00,820
basically engage in your close distance.

1176
03:10:01,400 --> 03:10:02,880
When we covered the police protocols,

1177
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they used radios to convince someone

1178
03:10:05,820 --> 03:10:09,080
on a minor traffic, and rather than get off,

1179
03:10:09,160 --> 03:10:10,780
tell them, you did something wrong.

1180
03:10:11,320 --> 03:10:13,320
Maybe they get up, maybe they get a pass.

1181
03:10:13,580 --> 03:10:16,160
So not have to for going five, 10 miles

1182
03:10:16,160 --> 03:10:18,600
over the speed limit, say, slow down,

1183
03:10:18,660 --> 03:10:20,800
pull over, engage someone in conversation,

1184
03:10:21,280 --> 03:10:23,660
get a policeman sick, get a member of the public sick.

1185
03:10:24,160 --> 03:10:27,460
We've already had a couple of policemen spend a couple of weeks

1186
03:10:27,460 --> 03:10:29,440
and hotels to high cost.

1187
03:10:29,660 --> 03:10:34,700
The reason I want to do a boy having law enforcement engaged directly with the public more and

1188
03:10:34,700 --> 03:10:40,860
more is I'm going to have to make sure that we have a viable police force for the extent

1189
03:10:40,860 --> 03:10:43,620
of this pandemic, which could be up close to another year.

1190
03:10:44,280 --> 03:10:50,240
So if I start using them to enforce, I risk getting them sick, I risk getting a spread in the

1191
03:10:50,240 --> 03:10:50,880
police department.

1192
03:10:51,020 --> 03:10:55,400
That's not to say that we couldn't move in that format, getting a little more aggressive.

1193
03:10:55,400 --> 03:11:03,260
But first I have to come back and say they counsel. Are you interested in the body of progressive fines for doing that?

1194
03:11:03,420 --> 03:11:07,920
Given the political instability that have been occurring with the protests over the last few weeks

1195
03:11:07,920 --> 03:11:17,720
we wanted to avoid over the last few months. We wanted to avoid acts of violence and they were agon, political insurrection, political cleavage on the federal level.

1196
03:11:17,720 --> 03:11:21,780
we wanted to avoid, uh, uh, avoid getting people upset,

1197
03:11:22,380 --> 03:11:28,820
tamper squared up, so we've given more discretion to P.D. officers to take a softer approach,

1198
03:11:29,160 --> 03:11:33,420
which I think turned out the right approach of avoiding violence.

1199
03:11:33,520 --> 03:11:39,660
But that's not to say that if I come back, then to say, do you want to start enforcing them like other cities?

1200
03:11:39,920 --> 03:11:43,520
At stores, when we hear complaints, we do go talk to the store managers,

1201
03:11:44,120 --> 03:11:47,060
ask them to enforce it, follow the map, follow the plan posted

1202
03:11:47,060 --> 03:11:53,540
at the retail center and any other location where people call in, we do go check it out, but we

1203
03:11:53,540 --> 03:12:00,440
have to be very careful in doing that. We want to get a supply of masks and enhance our social distancing

1204
03:12:00,440 --> 03:12:05,580
messaging through all media and that's one of the things I'll be coming back at you for.

1205
03:12:06,220 --> 03:12:12,740
But again, the reason for trying to avoid using policemen is when you lose one for a few weeks to

1206
03:12:12,740 --> 03:12:28,600
and he's been tested and isolated. It cannot be easily replaced. That's specialized training that they get for crime, for robberies, rape, and all these other crimes. I don't want to lose them because they need too many stops.

1207
03:12:29,200 --> 03:12:39,840
And even during the fireworks a couple of them had to be isolated. Now as far as social gatherings, same format applies, we have people say we hear music coming from a house.

1208
03:12:39,840 --> 03:13:06,980
It's going, we'll respond, they'll go knocking the door and say, I cut it, but that may not give you a fourth amendment right to say let's go in the house to see how many people you have the privacy requirements for that to have reasonable suspicion that something is occurring what is it that a gathering of more than a certain amount of people is in that house the officer doesn't know so if he wants to go in, the guy said no, I only got ten people in it.

1209
03:13:06,980 --> 03:13:11,780
it's really hard to say. And if you suspect it, you have to have more than that,

1210
03:13:11,780 --> 03:13:15,240
some kind of probable cause, and they may just say, you know, what's, it's my family members.

1211
03:13:16,060 --> 03:13:21,980
It's my cohort. So it just members are, it's really hard to enforce, but we're going to

1212
03:13:21,980 --> 03:13:26,780
start doing that more and more. The churches have been very cooperative. They've been having

1213
03:13:26,780 --> 03:13:32,540
outdoor services, weddings, and the like, which becomes next to impossible with a lot of smoke.

1214
03:13:33,240 --> 03:13:37,580
There's been a couple that have engaged in that behavior, one in the residential setting.

1215
03:13:38,020 --> 03:13:38,620
We are in force.

1216
03:13:39,180 --> 03:13:39,720
We are in force.

1217
03:13:40,260 --> 03:13:46,040
So, masks, we're going to push it, social gatherings, we're still taking the light of

1218
03:13:46,040 --> 03:13:47,020
approach on that.

1219
03:13:47,100 --> 03:13:51,300
Let's say we need to serve someone or a clothing enforcement that really disturbs, we will

1220
03:13:51,300 --> 03:13:52,020
go out there.

1221
03:13:52,140 --> 03:13:52,880
Thank you, Mayor.

1222
03:13:54,300 --> 03:13:56,420
Mayor Jones, I have a present question.

1223
03:13:58,460 --> 03:14:01,780
I mean, first of all, I really appreciate your report.

1224
03:14:01,780 --> 03:14:14,940
I think it was very thorough, I wish it feels a little rushed because there's a lot of nuggets in there as relates to the quality of our help as a community.

1225
03:14:16,560 --> 03:14:27,140
And maybe I would encourage us to post your presentation on the website and get people an opportunity to review it at their own pace.

1226
03:14:27,140 --> 03:14:40,960
For me, the elephant in the room is the 1,057, that 15.4% who have been tested positive.

1227
03:14:43,160 --> 03:14:56,420
Would you say, what would you think they would say about the quality of care and support they have received once identified as a

1228
03:14:56,420 --> 03:14:59,980
someone that was impacted by the cop.

1229
03:15:00,000 --> 03:15:27,680
I mean, obviously, those 1,000, it doesn't mean that they're, you know, that they haven't recovered and that they haven't regained their quality of life, but is there a, I would like to hear you say that something to the effect of the quality of care that if received responsiveness, not only for the community and for the county, as it relates to so provided safe shelter.

1230
03:15:27,680 --> 03:15:48,040
And then just the other thing is, I'm really concerned that that number is that 15.4% could have a domino impact on our workforce community that is involved in neighboring communities.

1231
03:15:48,040 --> 03:15:58,840
That's in Palo Alto, Mountain View, Redwood City, that we might gain a stigma on deserving, that we are

1232
03:16:00,620 --> 03:16:05,320
a community that really needs to be tested in a different way than in other communities.

1233
03:16:06,440 --> 03:16:10,980
A little scrambled, but, you know, Mr. Fontester, you want me to answer that?

1234
03:16:10,980 --> 03:16:18,820
Well, let me start first, the presentation, again, the reason it was an informational presentation

1235
03:16:18,820 --> 03:16:25,010
it covers such a large subject area. It could have been eight or nine policy and action items.

1236
03:16:26,640 --> 03:16:31,040
And there will be a company, it will become them. So I'm coming back to you for individual.

1237
03:16:31,440 --> 03:16:34,620
I just wanted to give you the depth and breadth of what I'm coming back to.

1238
03:16:34,620 --> 03:16:40,140
You made that very clear. Thank you. And that's why it was a little rush today because we're already

1239
03:16:40,140 --> 03:16:43,560
getting 10 and we got some big items coming up and it was informational.

1240
03:16:44,340 --> 03:16:51,020
No, I'm just as scared of the $157 because you've got to $157 positive and what's

1241
03:16:51,020 --> 03:16:56,000
going to happen is at least half of them may not feel any symptoms.

1242
03:16:56,260 --> 03:16:59,920
They say, I feel a little uncomfortable, it doesn't positive, but no big deal.

1243
03:17:00,340 --> 03:17:06,900
And that is the, as much information that is out there on TV, radio, internet, whatever,

1244
03:17:06,900 --> 03:17:14,600
When people don't really feel bad they think I'm not okay and and when you tell them you may be asymptomatic

1245
03:17:14,600 --> 03:17:16,980
But you're still spreading it

1246
03:17:16,980 --> 03:17:22,260
What is the current is they get a mix of a competing political message

1247
03:17:23,520 --> 03:17:25,600
Out of national level

1248
03:17:25,600 --> 03:17:32,540
And and they choose to save it's like a frat kids there. We'll have a house. I tested positive. I'm still having a party. They don't feel bad

1249
03:17:32,540 --> 03:17:39,360
have the people will isolate, stay home, do the right thing, the other half wall. The problem

1250
03:17:39,360 --> 03:17:46,580
is they'll spread it to the vulnerable and they have the same thing, I know schools are

1251
03:17:46,580 --> 03:17:54,100
under great pressure to open. With 15.4 transmissibility here, there really shouldn't, but

1252
03:17:54,100 --> 03:17:58,860
that's not our decision. That's the school's decision. And kids, there's about a half

1253
03:17:58,860 --> 03:18:03,860
and kids of school age kid younger it's that have been infected nationwide. Here,

1254
03:18:04,160 --> 03:18:07,780
talking to the superintendent, she's come around under intense pressure to open.

1255
03:18:08,620 --> 03:18:13,560
But folks say, well, I'm working, he's working and the kids got to go someplace during the day.

1256
03:18:13,960 --> 03:18:17,940
The teachers will get it. The parents will get it. The grandparents will get it. So out of

1257
03:18:17,940 --> 03:18:23,020
those thousand fifty-seven, half of them may not feel symptoms. The others may be mild,

1258
03:18:23,020 --> 03:18:43,300
But there's going to be that percentage that are going to get really sick, and I can't say that I have the hospitalization rates, the severity, or the death rates, I don't have access to that info, probably not even Dr. Murrow has a good grasp of that.

1259
03:18:43,300 --> 03:18:50,800
The other thing about the health care that they're getting or the follow. I would say it's poor. I would complain about it because

1260
03:18:51,460 --> 03:18:54,160
the county and the state set up

1261
03:18:54,560 --> 03:18:59,000
the contact tracing system that was averaging a week two weeks

1262
03:18:59,520 --> 03:19:00,580
to even

1263
03:19:00,580 --> 03:19:09,360
call you back. So contact tracing is no good. Once it exceeds the third or fourth day. It's no good. They're getting better

1264
03:19:09,360 --> 03:19:14,900
But that's not one thing we can control, we can push and complain about and ask for a dedicated

1265
03:19:14,900 --> 03:19:20,340
contact tracing crew, so that someone here says a contact tracing crew called me.

1266
03:19:20,860 --> 03:19:25,900
We need to push with and you bring up a great issue that if we're providing the majority

1267
03:19:25,900 --> 03:19:31,920
of service workers to the surrounding communities, not only do we have a social justice argument

1268
03:19:31,920 --> 03:19:37,180
saying you should give us more help and I'm going to just counsel and doing so, but we should

1269
03:19:37,180 --> 03:19:41,260
also say, hey, if our workers are doing that, you want to make sure that they're healthy,

1270
03:19:42,140 --> 03:19:46,700
you want to make sure that healthy get good health education and get into a health care program

1271
03:19:46,700 --> 03:19:55,700
that follows up for them. That wasn't existed. The pandemic exposed existing disparities in health

1272
03:19:55,700 --> 03:20:03,540
care in income in housing. So when you said, so I would say poor, I would say response was poor,

1273
03:20:03,540 --> 03:20:26,340
But it's not us. It's regional, it's societal and I think with discounts on us, we're doing a good job in following up and things are changing quickly and hopefully after the election in November, we see the hope and the momentum that a new administration may bring to this community that needs it so badly.

1274
03:20:26,340 --> 03:20:30,540
I want to speak much longer. Did you end anything quick, Marie?

1275
03:20:31,040 --> 03:20:37,820
You said it all, but I do want to say that we complain greatly about no contact, you know,

1276
03:20:37,960 --> 03:20:42,840
tracers and the county of San Miguel appointed 150 of their staff,

1277
03:20:43,180 --> 03:20:46,860
who are not coming into work daily to become contract.

1278
03:20:47,300 --> 03:20:56,300
Hold some more. So it does work.

1279
03:20:56,300 --> 03:20:59,800
muscle of your position to help us fall.

1280
03:20:59,820 --> 03:21:00,540
That's right.

1281
03:21:01,120 --> 03:21:03,460
Yeah, I also think, and I just want to make

1282
03:21:03,460 --> 03:21:03,920
to click on.

1283
03:21:04,080 --> 03:21:09,020
I also think that you should consider your team

1284
03:21:09,020 --> 03:21:14,240
slowing down videotaping a 20-minute, right?

1285
03:21:16,440 --> 03:21:20,740
Topic, you know, you get on video for 20 minutes

1286
03:21:21,300 --> 03:21:22,840
on this subject, right?

1287
03:21:22,920 --> 03:21:24,780
To use your notes, use your information,

1288
03:21:24,780 --> 03:21:30,400
And just really kind of talk about the state of COVID for East Palo Alto, right?

1289
03:21:30,520 --> 03:21:38,460
So people who might not be on this Zoom tonight have the ability to capture that information.

1290
03:21:38,960 --> 03:21:44,520
And we can also use it as a talking point throughout our neighboring cities as to what the

1291
03:21:44,520 --> 03:21:47,660
impact of COVID is having on East Palo Alto.

1292
03:21:48,220 --> 03:21:54,520
I really think that there's a strong message here that not only can benefit our local

1293
03:21:54,520 --> 03:21:59,120
residents but certainly the surrounding communities. So I would hope that you consider doing something

1294
03:21:59,600 --> 03:22:03,940
absolutely, but if it's me for 20 minutes, I might as well get a young good looking Hispanic

1295
03:22:03,940 --> 03:22:10,420
doctor. Now you do our part. But other of that, thank you for your questions. Thank you for your questions.

1296
03:22:11,140 --> 03:22:15,120
And I know it's 10 to 10, but I wanted to make it quick. I wanted to make it a quarter of a

1297
03:22:15,120 --> 03:22:19,920
formative and a very moody. Thank you for the questions. Thank you.

1298
03:22:20,080 --> 03:22:21,480
Mayor? Awesome.

1299
03:22:21,480 --> 03:22:30,220
Okay. That was an information report. So I'd like to transition us on to.

1300
03:22:30,300 --> 03:22:31,320
Mayor. Yeah.

1301
03:22:31,400 --> 03:22:34,480
I can trust we did have a genius of Dario with our hand up.

1302
03:22:34,740 --> 03:22:35,080
That was great.

1303
03:22:35,420 --> 03:22:35,640
Thank you.

1304
03:22:37,020 --> 03:22:38,560
Love hearing from Gina.

1305
03:22:42,380 --> 03:22:44,100
Good evening, Madam Mayor.

1306
03:22:44,100 --> 03:22:46,160
I'm sorry for extending your meeting.

1307
03:22:46,440 --> 03:22:50,920
But I just want to add a little bit as well to some of the comments that's being

1308
03:22:53,140 --> 03:22:59,140
I just want to first extend my appreciation to the city of East Palo Alto around the testing.

1309
03:22:59,800 --> 03:23:05,160
I was in have been in close communication with Marie as well, and we worked out a schedule too,

1310
03:23:05,400 --> 03:23:11,280
so that we can get an update to be able to inform our ravens with the school district community.

1311
03:23:11,940 --> 03:23:16,000
We are going to need these members in order to determine how best to move forward,

1312
03:23:16,000 --> 03:23:21,900
it transitioning and phasing any any form of hybrid learning is at all possible.

1313
03:23:22,120 --> 03:23:26,600
I know the county is at a certain positive rate versus the city of East Palo Alto.

1314
03:23:27,800 --> 03:23:31,880
And we need a look to whether or not that really impacts eastern memo park.

1315
03:23:31,880 --> 03:23:35,980
And if we need to be doing something differently at Belly event.

1316
03:23:36,460 --> 03:23:39,940
So it does impact how we're going to move forward.

1317
03:23:40,140 --> 03:23:44,140
And so looking at that positive to video rate, I want to make sure that we

1318
03:23:44,940 --> 03:23:57,580
Keep our priorities around safety and health of our students, families and staff, but then also need to focus on how we continue to development of our students and the learning of our students.

1319
03:23:58,400 --> 03:24:11,140
So with that being said, there's not a certain pressure of opening up traditional school as we traditionally know it, but there is pressure around the need to support our families with child care and supervision.

1320
03:24:11,140 --> 03:24:25,060
Yeah, so we are partnering with three agencies that have been partners with the district and that is the boys and girls club who launched the Lonnie Hans yesterday and we'll be able to serve about

1321
03:24:25,060 --> 03:24:29,580
Oh, 70s, I'll get the exact numbers.

1322
03:24:29,840 --> 03:24:32,420
But with the 49ers Academy and East Palo Alto,

1323
03:24:32,960 --> 03:24:35,680
tutoring, tennis tutoring, opening up Thursday,

1324
03:24:36,280 --> 03:24:39,560
this week will be able to serve about 76 students.

1325
03:24:40,160 --> 03:24:43,700
Short term with all three agencies would probably

1326
03:24:43,700 --> 03:24:45,000
be around 140.

1327
03:24:46,160 --> 03:24:51,040
And then long term goal is to serve about 220 students.

1328
03:24:51,820 --> 03:24:54,700
That's about half of what

1329
03:24:54,700 --> 03:24:56,820
are then requested from our families,

1330
03:24:56,960 --> 03:24:59,200
which is a close to about 500 plus students

1331
03:24:59,200 --> 03:25:00,320
who would need supervision.

1332
03:25:01,140 --> 03:25:03,780
If there's a way that we can collaborate with the city

1333
03:25:03,780 --> 03:25:06,300
to create some form of childcare supervision

1334
03:25:07,070 --> 03:25:10,080
in addition to what we are providing the district level

1335
03:25:10,590 --> 03:25:11,940
that would be fantastic.

1336
03:25:13,180 --> 03:25:15,480
But we are definitely in agreement

1337
03:25:15,480 --> 03:25:18,080
that the positivity rate will impact

1338
03:25:18,080 --> 03:25:19,740
how we proceed and move forward.

1339
03:25:19,860 --> 03:25:22,920
So whatever we can do to share information

1340
03:25:22,920 --> 03:25:28,920
about how to mitigate and contain this virus. We're happy to do so. But again, thank you very much.

1341
03:25:29,620 --> 03:25:38,060
Gina, do you already have solutions for child care that have costs associated with them

1342
03:25:38,060 --> 03:25:44,500
that you can submit to the city or do you want us to brainstorm with you solutions as well?

1343
03:25:45,220 --> 03:25:52,700
I think more so brainstorm solutions. At this point, I don't have anything right now at the

1344
03:25:52,700 --> 03:26:02,280
You know, there might be other partners who will be interested in supporting us and we do have COVID funding and additional wave of education foundation funding.

1345
03:26:03,760 --> 03:26:14,740
But we do have a greater community, not just Ravenswood City School District school systems, but charter schools are tensly parents are asking if they can be involved in our learning hopes.

1346
03:26:16,120 --> 03:26:18,920
So, you know, there is a need, obviously.

1347
03:26:19,680 --> 03:26:46,960
Yeah, just to extend that and I know we have to transition but this is such an important topic, as it relates to the city, as you know, Gina, we have to take an orientation towards all of our students and our students and so the rough estimate is that we're solving for 6,000 children in the city, which is a substantial number.

1348
03:26:46,960 --> 03:26:50,640
And I know that we've got to find solutions fast.

1349
03:26:51,040 --> 03:26:53,460
So how would you like us to organize around that?

1350
03:26:53,700 --> 03:26:55,280
Are you looking for city staff?

1351
03:26:55,460 --> 03:26:57,140
Are you looking for council members?

1352
03:26:57,600 --> 03:27:00,840
How would you like us to combine our group,

1353
03:27:02,060 --> 03:27:03,980
our group, the intelligence and wisdom

1354
03:27:03,980 --> 03:27:06,400
to come up with solutions that matter and work?

1355
03:27:06,700 --> 03:27:09,320
You know, we do host a,

1356
03:27:09,500 --> 03:27:12,660
it will used to be a Colby opening school task force.

1357
03:27:12,740 --> 03:27:15,700
So if there could be staff from the city

1358
03:27:15,700 --> 03:27:19,900
who would potentially participate on that, I see her hand this summery.

1359
03:27:20,620 --> 03:27:24,800
That would be fantastic, so you can see where we're going and leading and seeing how that could

1360
03:27:24,800 --> 03:27:29,800
potentially apply to support other students in the city. And I will make sure to extend that invitation.

1361
03:27:30,680 --> 03:27:31,480
Also, kind of council.

1362
03:27:31,900 --> 03:27:36,420
That sounds very good. I also had received word from one or two board members

1363
03:27:37,080 --> 03:27:45,680
that they would like to engage in town hall or some sort of

1364
03:27:45,680 --> 03:27:46,060
Well,

1365
03:27:48,120 --> 03:28:01,740
so to the extent that we can get that off of the ground and get the electives involved so that we can draw on our constituencies and our bases and others to help us be really precise in our problem solving here.

1366
03:28:01,820 --> 03:28:03,320
I'd love to do that as well.

1367
03:28:03,480 --> 03:28:03,620
Great.

1368
03:28:03,740 --> 03:28:04,700
Thank you very much.

1369
03:28:18,480 --> 03:28:19,440
All right.

1370
03:28:19,440 --> 03:28:21,680
as agency.

1371
03:28:22,220 --> 03:28:23,260
Seeing none.

1372
03:28:28,330 --> 03:28:28,550
All right.

1373
03:28:28,730 --> 03:28:32,630
That closes the informational reports.

1374
03:28:34,110 --> 03:28:40,230
We have a pretty meeting set of topics here and given the two hours that we have left.

1375
03:28:41,370 --> 03:28:48,570
Let's just have some discussion quickly about time boxes on public hearing versus policy and action.

1376
03:28:50,290 --> 03:29:00,350
And also urgency of public hearings versus policy and action to our city managers, do you have a point of view on the five remaining topics on the agenda?

1377
03:29:00,850 --> 03:29:07,150
Yes, I do. I just test Patrick a couple of minutes back while I was talking. Patrick?

1378
03:29:10,260 --> 03:29:10,660
Yes.

1379
03:29:11,360 --> 03:29:12,920
I would try to identify what?

1380
03:29:12,920 --> 03:29:17,140
Yes. I identify a board of not hot buttons that we mentioned.

1381
03:29:20,080 --> 03:29:24,320
So public hearing number one, that's a carryover, so we should definitely dive into that.

1382
03:29:24,380 --> 03:29:26,400
Perk Kamala, that shouldn't be too lengthy.

1383
03:29:27,060 --> 03:29:29,600
Item number two is literally 30 seconds.

1384
03:29:31,540 --> 03:29:36,980
And then I think we must hear at least the item.

1385
03:29:37,800 --> 03:29:40,080
Sorry, I think, yeah, and then the other ones.

1386
03:29:40,540 --> 03:29:44,560
Number one, could be lengthy depending on questions, but the presentation is not very long.

1387
03:29:47,600 --> 03:29:56,260
So, yeah, so I guess what I would say is we should take it in order if there's one item that could go to the next meeting, if you like, measure HH.

1388
03:29:56,960 --> 03:29:59,220
All right.

1389
03:30:00,840 --> 03:30:16,760
With that feedback council, I would like to entertain a motion to defer policy and action item 11.3 to give us sufficient time over the next two hours to get through the other four agenda items.

1390
03:30:17,700 --> 03:30:25,020
Can we just see if we can get through all these items? I don't know how many questions people are going to have on

1391
03:30:25,860 --> 03:30:32,860
of the specific plan or the CIP, but we've put off the HH thing for a while and I would

1392
03:30:32,860 --> 03:30:38,140
like to at least have the discussion. So if in case this needs to come back to us with

1393
03:30:38,140 --> 03:30:43,020
some changes, so could we maybe not do that now and further on in the meeting see if we're

1394
03:30:43,020 --> 03:30:46,380
going to, if we will not be able to accommodate it?

1395
03:30:46,760 --> 03:30:51,400
Yeah, I'm perfectly happy with it. I am pretty firm given COVID and as I said, some of us

1396
03:30:51,400 --> 03:30:56,900
have to deal with children at home when we're working. I am pretty firm that midnight is our cut off.

1397
03:30:57,380 --> 03:31:02,620
So happy that I'm happy to journey this journey with you. My only concern would be for those who

1398
03:31:02,620 --> 03:31:09,380
stick it out with us if we don't actually cover the topic. It will be, you know, sort of a misuse of their

1399
03:31:09,380 --> 03:31:18,220
time. But I'm happy to draw the decision even later. And the mayor, let me offer the item 111,

1400
03:31:18,220 --> 03:31:20,900
the Ravens or Business District,

1401
03:31:23,780 --> 03:31:28,440
that seems like it's, well, Patrick, you tell me, I mean,

1402
03:31:28,540 --> 03:31:33,720
do you anticipate, that's going to be a lengthy presentation? Well, it seems like it should

1403
03:31:33,720 --> 03:31:40,800
have a lot of questions associated with it. Is that something that could potentially get

1404
03:31:40,800 --> 03:31:45,800
table or? Well, I mean, this is third time we've got the discussion with Council on this

1405
03:31:45,800 --> 03:31:47,480
and so assuming. Oh, okay.

1406
03:31:47,680 --> 03:32:00,040
Council direction, you know, it could be, but there's, we always welcome questions. So, and it is a meaty topic, obviously, but we had a study session and a follow up by them in June until this is the contracts for those.

1407
03:32:00,320 --> 03:32:03,100
Okay, so what about how do we live in two?

1408
03:32:05,140 --> 03:32:07,540
Well, that would defer to the city attorney on that one.

1409
03:32:10,940 --> 03:32:12,200
It's really short, actually.

1410
03:32:12,740 --> 03:32:13,660
That one seems short.

1411
03:32:14,120 --> 03:32:19,860
Yeah, the, you know, frankly on that item, council could very well say,

1412
03:32:20,580 --> 03:32:26,320
When you get to it, we'll just accept the report because it's frankly a presentation

1413
03:32:26,320 --> 03:32:30,740
in what's in the staff report and what we're essentially saying and I'll receive when we get

1414
03:32:30,740 --> 03:32:35,340
to that item is state law essentially preemps us for doing anything more than what we've already

1415
03:32:35,340 --> 03:32:35,620
done.

1416
03:32:35,960 --> 03:32:43,100
So I anticipate that I did put together a PowerPoint, but I put this on and I think we give the

1417
03:32:43,100 --> 03:32:44,540
report cover to the topic.

1418
03:32:45,600 --> 03:32:47,280
Okay. Okay.

1419
03:32:50,780 --> 03:32:59,280
Okay. Well, let's see if we can plow through it. I do think, I mean, if there's a way to table 113 to the next meeting.

1420
03:32:59,760 --> 03:33:15,980
Because for me personally, I think I'm going to have a few questions, but I would kind of defer if to the mayor if she wants to add that and just see where we are when we get close to midnight.

1421
03:33:16,460 --> 03:33:20,460
Yeah, I mean, as I said, I'm happy to honor the wishes of my

1422
03:33:22,440 --> 03:33:23,640
follow-up colleagues.

1423
03:33:25,880 --> 03:33:29,560
In making a late decision, if we can get through a great,

1424
03:33:30,060 --> 03:33:34,100
I just know that past midnight is not going to be working on.

1425
03:33:34,160 --> 03:33:36,400
You know, we always try to do that with our calendar planning.

1426
03:33:38,460 --> 03:33:39,780
This is a big agenda.

1427
03:33:40,300 --> 03:33:41,800
Let's try and see where we land.

1428
03:33:41,800 --> 03:33:44,400
I expect that that one is going to get a third item.

1429
03:33:45,160 --> 03:33:45,680
Okay.

1430
03:33:46,060 --> 03:33:47,760
Heart, does that Lisa's done?

1431
03:33:48,960 --> 03:33:49,880
I thought Lisa was on.

1432
03:33:50,020 --> 03:33:51,380
She's got a little baby dog.

1433
03:33:51,580 --> 03:33:53,340
I wonder if it doesn't bark that loud.

1434
03:33:55,660 --> 03:33:57,820
That's the Larry's tonight.

1435
03:33:58,440 --> 03:34:00,420
It was demanding to get into the room.

1436
03:34:00,700 --> 03:34:01,060
I'm sorry.

1437
03:34:01,400 --> 03:34:02,440
Let me take that.

1438
03:34:03,280 --> 03:34:04,740
How's everybody's got big dogs?

1439
03:34:07,600 --> 03:34:08,640
All right.

1440
03:34:08,760 --> 03:34:11,780
Let us move on to public hearing item 10.1.

1441
03:34:11,780 --> 03:34:17,840
And then the adoption of the 10 year capital improvement program at fiscal year 2020 21 capital budget.

1442
03:34:18,580 --> 03:34:23,440
In other mayors, this is come on for a lot of public ones, director council members, I know it's getting late.

1443
03:34:23,920 --> 03:34:31,900
I will rush through it and I have a good team that can present you in five minutes that you know just like catch up.

1444
03:34:31,900 --> 03:34:40,260
back on July, February, staff presented a very comprehensive presentation of the CIP, the

1445
03:34:40,260 --> 03:34:47,620
capital improvement program, and that meeting, the council had some questions, comments.

1446
03:34:48,440 --> 03:34:54,200
So we are here tonight to brief you and have a short presentation and as the council to

1447
03:34:54,200 --> 03:35:03,540
adoption of the city, capital improvement plan, as well as the 2020, 2021, capital budget.

1448
03:35:03,740 --> 03:35:08,900
That will turn to Amy to start the presentation and then we will take it from there. Amy?

1449
03:35:10,460 --> 03:35:14,760
Thank you, Kamal. Good evening, council. Thank you for having me back. Tonight,

1450
03:35:15,080 --> 03:35:20,460
we are bringing back the final 10-year capital improvement program in fiscal year 2021,

1451
03:35:20,460 --> 03:35:24,940
2021 capital budget. So as Council may remember,

1452
03:35:28,140 --> 03:35:30,660
we did, we did come for, we did come to Council

1453
03:35:30,660 --> 03:35:34,420
on July 3rd. It's sorry, my PowerPoint is not moving to the next slide. So I have to actually

1454
03:35:34,420 --> 03:35:39,980
click it. So we did come to Council with an information update on July 3rd, 2020 during special session.

1455
03:35:40,840 --> 03:35:45,240
We had a number of questions come out of that meeting. We are going to be very brief. We did

1456
03:35:45,240 --> 03:35:49,200
go into a little more detail during that meeting. I'm not going to go quite into this much detail,

1457
03:35:49,200 --> 03:35:53,940
But it sets on some of the questions that came out of that last meeting during special session.

1458
03:35:55,380 --> 03:36:01,220
We were asked to bring back a two year budget review. So again, the capital budget is now an annual capital budget.

1459
03:36:01,240 --> 03:36:12,500
It is aligned with the annual operating budget process, but we did include in the staff report as well as here in the presentation a two year review of this fiscal year and projections for the next fiscal year.

1460
03:36:12,500 --> 03:36:26,300
There was a question about the Scottfield stub, the information about that project, which is actually funded, is included in the fiscal year 2021 capital budget under item WD, which stands for water distribution zero for C.

1461
03:36:27,260 --> 03:36:32,020
There's also a question about 2.6 million dollar city funds that I believe is a match for grants.

1462
03:36:32,020 --> 03:36:59,280
It is still an identified as where those 21sts are coming in here in the 10 year capital improvement program, but as that grant commitment starts to firm up, we will come back to council with those funding sources identified, and then the final item that we were asked to include was a broadband connectivity project, this is, I believe so in the preliminary stages is actually led by the County of San Mateo and is both administratively and physically led by the County of San Mateo, so it's not actually a safe project.

1463
03:37:00,760 --> 03:37:03,820
and I will come all to speak more to that later in the presentation.

1464
03:37:05,400 --> 03:37:08,460
So to go back over the 10-year capital improvement program budget,

1465
03:37:08,820 --> 03:37:14,520
the total budget and the document for the 10-year span is a 317 million.

1466
03:37:15,540 --> 03:37:19,820
Allocated across the 10-year timeline listed in the budget is a $70 million budget.

1467
03:37:19,960 --> 03:37:23,720
I do want to point out that in the staff report that's actually a typo,

1468
03:37:23,720 --> 03:37:29,800
One could can do that is $7 million, but this $70 million allocated across the 10-year timeline

1469
03:37:29,800 --> 03:37:33,560
and then $247 million remaining in future projects.

1470
03:37:34,000 --> 03:37:38,960
As you can see here, those are allocated across seven project categories, streets and transportation,

1471
03:37:39,320 --> 03:37:46,120
community facilities, parks and open spaces, storm drain, water supply, water distribution, and special projects.

1472
03:37:46,680 --> 03:37:53,400
The three largest, over the entire 10-year span are streets and transportation, community facilities and parks and open spaces.

1473
03:37:55,000 --> 03:38:04,140
So for this fiscal year, the title of the site is fiscal year 2020, 2020, 2021, but it does include projections for both fiscal years.

1474
03:38:05,120 --> 03:38:14,900
And you can see here that the three largest in for fiscal year 2020, 2021 are streets and transportation, water distribution and special projects.

1475
03:38:15,240 --> 03:38:18,480
And then that lighter blue is actually projections for the next fiscal year.

1476
03:38:18,480 --> 03:38:24,380
So, for this fiscal year, we have a total budget of 19,622,000.

1477
03:38:24,760 --> 03:38:30,660
Approximately 9.5 of which is funded, while they're a mating 10.1 or so is unfunded,

1478
03:38:30,660 --> 03:38:36,440
although that is largely under two projects that have grant applications pending right now.

1479
03:38:36,800 --> 03:38:43,140
I do want to point out that lighter blue under special projects for the next fiscal year is mostly actually safer bay,

1480
03:38:43,140 --> 03:38:46,000
which is about an $18 million project

1481
03:38:46,000 --> 03:38:48,560
to the next capital, the next fiscal year, 20 to 21,

1482
03:38:48,760 --> 03:38:50,500
20, 22, so kind of completes those numbers.

1483
03:38:53,220 --> 03:38:55,080
All right, with that, I will just reiterate

1484
03:38:55,080 --> 03:38:57,340
that the total budget for this fiscal year

1485
03:38:57,340 --> 03:39:01,980
is 19,000, 120,000, again, 9.5, which is funded,

1486
03:39:02,180 --> 03:39:04,260
at some point one of which is unfunded.

1487
03:39:04,440 --> 03:39:07,600
But I will pass this over to city engineer, Hansa Javell,

1488
03:39:07,680 --> 03:39:09,980
who's going to go over the projects

1489
03:39:09,980 --> 03:39:11,340
and some brief detail.

1490
03:39:12,740 --> 03:39:24,680
Thank you, Amy, Madam Mayor. Members of City Council. We're not, for the sake of time, we're not going into detail on every project because we did discuss these projects in some level of detail at the last meeting.

1491
03:39:25,380 --> 03:39:35,340
But what I will say is that most of these projects that we have identified in 2021 and 2122 are aligned with City Council priorities.

1492
03:39:36,040 --> 03:39:42,120
And majority of the projects, streets and transportation, as well as water projects are funded.

1493
03:39:43,220 --> 03:39:47,580
There are a few projects that we have submitted grant applications for, and they're listed here on this sheet,

1494
03:39:48,040 --> 03:39:52,420
as on funded projects, and addition to the safer bait project that Amy just referred to.

1495
03:39:53,360 --> 03:40:01,200
So those are the projects that were focused on, and their majority of the projects are funded by either local, state, or federal funds.

1496
03:40:01,200 --> 03:40:03,060
next slide in.

1497
03:40:05,940 --> 03:40:33,420
So per council member of Rika's request at the last July 30th meeting, we have here a slide for the 21 slash 22 capital projects as well. And as we can see here we have a budget about 27 million or so and about half a little less than half is funded. And these projects. Again, our line with city council priorities, not going to go through them in detail.

1498
03:40:33,720 --> 03:40:41,400
but they are streets and transportation, water projects, as well as some part projects, irrigation projects,

1499
03:40:41,760 --> 03:40:47,460
and then the majority of the unfunded projects are the safer bay and the JPA San Francisco

1500
03:40:47,460 --> 03:40:52,500
Creek's third protection project. With that, I'll pass it back to Amy.

1501
03:40:54,120 --> 03:40:58,660
Thanks, dear Hansa. As a reminder, the recommendation that we were putting forth today is

1502
03:40:58,660 --> 03:41:02,340
to adopt a resolution adopting this 10-year capital improvement program

1503
03:41:02,340 --> 03:41:06,680
and the fiscal year 2020, 2021 capital budget.

1504
03:41:07,320 --> 03:41:09,060
With that, in the interest of time,

1505
03:41:09,300 --> 03:41:11,820
I will open it up to questions and comments.

1506
03:41:13,620 --> 03:41:17,880
Thank you so much to Kamal, from Zann Amy.

1507
03:41:19,760 --> 03:41:22,040
For bringing this back

1508
03:41:22,040 --> 03:41:25,340
for council discussion and consideration council,

1509
03:41:26,800 --> 03:41:29,080
questions for this team.

1510
03:41:37,090 --> 03:41:41,170
This silence mean we're perfectly aligned and we're willing to accept.

1511
03:41:42,090 --> 03:41:46,870
No, I have questions, but I'm waiting for other council members to present their questions first.

1512
03:41:47,050 --> 03:41:49,610
And I'm also trying to find this presentation.

1513
03:41:49,810 --> 03:41:53,710
I think it was emailed to me, but I found all the other ones, but I'm looking for this one.

1514
03:41:53,890 --> 03:41:55,410
So please, if other people have questions.

1515
03:41:58,390 --> 03:42:04,250
So the only, there are probably many, many more that I could generate.

1516
03:42:04,250 --> 03:42:33,450
But the biggest one that I have relates to my interest in considering the road's infrastructure investments aligned with broadband infrastructure investments and I and I do want to make sure that if by accepting this we still have a plan to circle back and show what potential opportunities we have to.

1517
03:42:34,730 --> 03:42:42,150
lay conduit in cases where we are doing major roadwork, that helps us move forward both agenda

1518
03:42:42,150 --> 03:42:48,250
simultaneously, not appreciating. It's not an improved sort of initiative yet by the council.

1519
03:42:48,450 --> 03:42:54,770
I just want to make sure that they're spaced to add that additional overlay if and when we get to that point.

1520
03:42:58,220 --> 03:43:04,000
My demo, I just really can give you an update on this. We are working with the county and we're going

1521
03:43:04,000 --> 03:43:08,680
have a presentation in October, but just to let you know, for example,

1522
03:43:08,880 --> 03:43:13,440
Beirut, when we underground the utilities, we include the

1523
03:43:13,440 --> 03:43:19,080
lectoo empty conduits for future, you know, I guess to host

1524
03:43:19,080 --> 03:43:24,560
future, a fiber optic lines. We stole, uh,

1525
03:43:25,260 --> 03:43:29,060
when university Avenue, all the way from one one down to cityhold,

1526
03:43:29,300 --> 03:43:33,020
we have fiber optic that was part of the smart corridor from the

1527
03:43:33,020 --> 03:43:34,920
and we can use it for our purposes.

1528
03:43:35,720 --> 03:43:40,960
So, definitely, but that's a long strategic plan.

1529
03:43:41,380 --> 03:43:43,240
And we're going to focus on the collectors.

1530
03:43:43,880 --> 03:43:48,060
Not every state can, you know, need to be, you know, to have that facility.

1531
03:43:48,880 --> 03:43:51,180
But we will come back to you with a plan.

1532
03:43:51,460 --> 03:43:52,200
Thank you.

1533
03:43:54,450 --> 03:43:54,790
Council.

1534
03:43:57,120 --> 03:43:58,160
To the chair.

1535
03:43:58,700 --> 03:43:59,040
Yes.

1536
03:44:00,080 --> 03:44:01,520
Thanks for the presentation.

1537
03:44:01,520 --> 03:44:11,020
And one of the comments you made in regards to kind of pushing back some projects, giving

1538
03:44:11,020 --> 03:44:21,120
all the financial constraints and COVID, you know, one to three years, could you quickly

1539
03:44:21,940 --> 03:44:27,020
review those, which ones you see that can be pushed back in time?

1540
03:44:27,020 --> 03:44:28,460
I know that.

1541
03:44:31,430 --> 03:44:36,710
Well, our focus is water, water and water just to summarize this. Yeah, the

1542
03:44:36,710 --> 03:44:43,250
straight, the straight projects we have to do them because we have SB fund, SB1 funds that we

1543
03:44:43,250 --> 03:44:49,050
have to utilize. And of course, you know, still we have to focus and spend some investment on our

1544
03:44:49,050 --> 03:44:55,730
straight infrastructure. As far as like the water, of course, the distribution, this council

1545
03:44:56,330 --> 03:44:59,970
Thanks for your support, we had a plan, you'll print for what?

1546
03:45:00,000 --> 03:45:10,080
What are safety, what are supply and then we are moving like four or five plastic concurrently and they are in time and they're going to be completed before the end of 2021.

1547
03:45:11,420 --> 03:45:21,140
So, these are essential safety, public safety items, which is going to give us the ability to approve some of these projects that are in the pipeline.

1548
03:45:21,140 --> 03:45:41,900
The safer bay is the major undertaking and that's the largest project that's going to be happening in the history of the city and it's needed to protect our city from the sea level rise and you know, and remove the entire city from flood, you know, from FEMA flood zone.

1549
03:45:41,900 --> 03:45:49,780
So that's really essential. The absolute improvement we have the JBA, see, oh, she's going to come

1550
03:45:49,780 --> 03:45:57,140
and update discounts on the progress of all these blood protection projects. So so many things

1551
03:45:57,140 --> 03:46:01,280
happening, but you know to summarize our focus is what are what are and what are I guess.

1552
03:46:02,000 --> 03:46:09,960
Yeah, well that's a very simple way to put it. Now I tend to agree that that is the priority.

1553
03:46:11,380 --> 03:46:13,740
Anyway, that's the only question I have for now.

1554
03:46:14,040 --> 03:46:14,760
Thank you.

1555
03:46:15,040 --> 03:46:16,000
Thank you.

1556
03:46:17,240 --> 03:46:18,040
Yeah, come on.

1557
03:46:18,520 --> 03:46:19,420
It's Councilmember Modi.

1558
03:46:19,960 --> 03:46:30,840
As we later, Bay Road, are we still looking for additional funding to expand the

1559
03:46:32,220 --> 03:46:34,420
road all the way up to Coolie landing?

1560
03:46:34,600 --> 03:46:37,240
I know at one point there was some talk about the county,

1561
03:46:37,240 --> 03:46:44,920
maybe any and up some money to communicate, to help us there, or are we for right now, are we

1562
03:46:44,920 --> 03:46:47,800
done with the Bay Road improvements?

1563
03:46:48,960 --> 03:46:55,340
Bay Road is another construction. It's fully funded. We are, I just then noticed to the group,

1564
03:46:55,960 --> 03:47:02,120
we are installing all the infrastructure, that's how we start working from the bottom up. So,

1565
03:47:02,120 --> 03:47:05,320
Sorry for any inconvenience, Madam Mayor, I guess,

1566
03:47:05,700 --> 03:47:07,620
and the rest of the city residents,

1567
03:47:08,080 --> 03:47:12,000
but construction come with some side effects,

1568
03:47:12,620 --> 03:47:14,860
inconvenience and interruption to people's trips

1569
03:47:14,860 --> 03:47:15,760
and so on.

1570
03:47:16,200 --> 03:47:16,980
So we are working.

1571
03:47:17,240 --> 03:47:18,580
The project is fully funded.

1572
03:47:18,620 --> 03:47:20,060
We don't need additional money.

1573
03:47:20,520 --> 03:47:22,800
And it's gonna be going all the way to Cooley landing.

1574
03:47:22,900 --> 03:47:25,600
And I'm hoping within maybe eight months

1575
03:47:25,600 --> 03:47:27,560
to have live on Cati ceremony,

1576
03:47:27,780 --> 03:47:30,580
to open railroad with a beautiful, you know, improvements.

1577
03:47:30,580 --> 03:47:34,400
That's going to be low infrastructure and the surface.

1578
03:47:35,400 --> 03:47:36,080
Perfect, perfect.

1579
03:47:37,040 --> 03:47:47,580
On the other side of the city, on the west side, I know there was some discussion about creating water ties into the power up to systems.

1580
03:47:47,960 --> 03:47:55,820
So we can increase our water availability to the university circle complex.

1581
03:47:56,560 --> 03:48:04,820
is that still priority or is that a working progress or how do you define that?

1582
03:48:06,020 --> 03:48:11,420
It's a priority. In fact, today I spent one hour with the Public Works Director from Palo Alto.

1583
03:48:12,200 --> 03:48:18,860
And I asked him to, you know, help us move this forward because the utility department, they are in charge of this.

1584
03:48:18,860 --> 03:48:25,560
and initially they will come the idea. Now they are asking that we upgrade the existing line. There's

1585
03:48:25,560 --> 03:48:31,920
six inch cast iron pipe that comes over the bridge, I mean on the side of the bridge,

1586
03:48:32,180 --> 03:48:38,560
they say University Avenue, a bridge over the creek and which feeds to, you know,

1587
03:48:38,720 --> 03:48:43,980
use to connect to that, what are main on woodland Avenue, just across from the hotel and the

1588
03:48:43,980 --> 03:48:48,620
university circle. Right. So now they're going to move it. I think it's going to be happening

1589
03:48:48,620 --> 03:48:55,660
within I would say the memo. We are working on a memo. You know, of course. So we got identified

1590
03:48:55,660 --> 03:49:01,260
how this how the enterprise going to be was and we are coming to the council with approval. So

1591
03:49:01,260 --> 03:49:09,480
it's moving. It's a priority and it's needed. Okay, perfect. Just so another note on the public

1592
03:49:09,480 --> 03:49:17,360
outside. While the parts are closed, if you would, it hasn't been, and it

1593
03:49:17,360 --> 03:49:24,200
thought me and given towards kind of looking at our, our recycle plan and our

1594
03:49:24,200 --> 03:49:28,280
our trash collecting plans for the parts. I've always

1595
03:49:28,280 --> 03:49:31,880
contended that the containers that we have out here right now are just

1596
03:49:31,880 --> 03:49:38,560
really outdated, and they really don't give people the opportunity to really

1597
03:49:38,560 --> 03:49:47,380
realize that the full trash, trash unit, you know, given between the trash that

1598
03:49:47,380 --> 03:49:51,840
occurs at Martin Luther King Bell screen and Jack Ferrell, have we had any

1599
03:49:51,840 --> 03:49:55,260
conversations or thoughts about trying some new?

1600
03:49:57,120 --> 03:50:03,460
Well, we were hoping to complete a part masser plan and identify so we can be dealing

1601
03:50:03,460 --> 03:50:08,960
with this in a systematic way away and have a certain standard throughout the city

1602
03:50:08,960 --> 03:50:15,440
box, but I'll get back to you on this, I guess, you know, after we, you know, to see or ask

1603
03:50:15,440 --> 03:50:22,480
you to assist the existing, I guess, a trash, you know, a safety call is to see if they need

1604
03:50:22,480 --> 03:50:27,620
be upgraded, then we can do that without waiting for our capital improvement project. It's a good

1605
03:50:27,620 --> 03:50:33,640
maintenance. I appreciate it. Yeah, not so include cooling landing in that as well. And then my last

1606
03:50:33,640 --> 03:50:42,300
question, are we the safe routes to the school program? Are we about to sunset that relationship

1607
03:50:43,480 --> 03:50:52,960
and are there any other potential relationships that we could join Ravenswood in as relates

1608
03:50:52,960 --> 03:51:02,300
to building up our streets and our sidewalks and our city lights? Are there any, yeah, so let me

1609
03:51:02,300 --> 03:51:08,780
structure. Yeah, the safer out of school program now is under different umbrella. It's called

1610
03:51:08,780 --> 03:51:15,380
ATP, a third to transportation programs. And Hamza, you know, called us to Hamza, he submit an

1611
03:51:15,380 --> 03:51:22,040
application for the University Avenue over crossing. Just to take the deadline was today. We are

1612
03:51:22,040 --> 03:51:28,460
asking, I think, about $9 million of federal grant for that program, that's second four, I believe.

1613
03:51:28,960 --> 03:51:35,900
So, yeah, that's, that's now with all these staff out to school, other programs is under the ATP.

1614
03:51:36,320 --> 03:51:42,000
Anything that's not really to, you know, motors, you know, you know, improvement or sleeping moments.

1615
03:51:42,380 --> 03:51:45,020
bicycle, pedestrian, you know, cycling.

1616
03:51:45,960 --> 03:51:46,980
That's what it rails.

1617
03:51:47,560 --> 03:51:50,940
So we wish, you know, you know, we get on with that.

1618
03:51:51,520 --> 03:51:52,280
Is that on the left?

1619
03:51:52,280 --> 03:51:53,700
If he was involved in the department.

1620
03:51:55,140 --> 03:51:56,380
No, it's end of public works.

1621
03:51:56,380 --> 03:51:58,360
Let's still under your umbrella.

1622
03:51:59,380 --> 03:51:59,900
Yes.

1623
03:51:59,900 --> 03:52:05,380
We get the first second and we can do the bridge, the POC that you see at Clark and the, you know, new

1624
03:52:05,380 --> 03:52:05,780
will.

1625
03:52:06,120 --> 03:52:10,380
And now we are trying to get the same grant for University of Tennessee.

1626
03:52:11,240 --> 03:52:20,320
Are you looking at doing any additional improvements on the, on the overpass ramp?

1627
03:52:20,740 --> 03:52:24,620
I know, you know, we've, what about six months, eight months in,

1628
03:52:24,620 --> 03:52:38,600
But have we learned any things about lighting in over there or rails or access for our residents that could allow for us to do something improvements over there?

1629
03:52:40,670 --> 03:52:45,470
Well, we're going to come back to you very soon with an update on that project.

1630
03:52:45,470 --> 03:52:53,330
we are at the design. We're going to have one final community meeting so we can get the project ready

1631
03:52:53,330 --> 03:53:00,230
and so we can set it easier and get funds for it. If we are not successful with the ATP grant.

1632
03:53:00,710 --> 03:53:03,170
No, I was going to put it over past that we have right now.

1633
03:53:03,270 --> 03:53:07,570
What is the existing one? I was going to have to have the

1634
03:53:07,570 --> 03:53:13,750
what we have like on the existing POC. Right, but we are also talking about

1635
03:53:13,750 --> 03:53:20,290
some additional lights, some additional lights, some additional possible cameras, security cameras,

1636
03:53:20,730 --> 03:53:21,370
Christ and so.

1637
03:53:23,490 --> 03:53:29,850
Here we have, we are trying to get, you know, some contractor to be on this, we were not

1638
03:53:29,850 --> 03:53:36,310
successful, we had one bid and it was really, really expensive. So we are trying to figure out a way

1639
03:53:36,310 --> 03:53:41,670
if we can advertise it after we do the actual design of what we need to do it. We need cameras

1640
03:53:41,670 --> 03:53:48,510
on both sides. Now we have a portable, the city manager, you know, he ordered this portable one,

1641
03:53:48,990 --> 03:53:54,390
but, you know, we need to have a more permanent kind of like monitoring system and we'll

1642
03:53:54,390 --> 03:53:59,490
come back to you with, I guess, a project that's going to be identified. We still have some money left

1643
03:53:59,490 --> 03:54:06,590
from the POC. We have maybe 400,000 dollars remaining from, you know, left over from that project.

1644
03:54:06,590 --> 03:54:12,710
So, we couldn't be with some of that money to add, you know, cameras on both side of the bridge.

1645
03:54:13,230 --> 03:54:13,250
Okay.

1646
03:54:13,710 --> 03:54:20,590
Last thing I would say, come on, once again, I just really appreciate the public works department, your staff, your team.

1647
03:54:21,490 --> 03:54:27,670
On how they, they just, you can every day just kind of give our city a good look.

1648
03:54:28,050 --> 03:54:34,050
And I just, you know, I know we're still struggling in some areas of light and illegal dumping and trash.

1649
03:54:34,050 --> 03:54:41,650
But just overall, we all appreciate the work that they do, right?

1650
03:54:41,670 --> 03:54:46,590
To keep our city looking well and so we can feel well about our city.

1651
03:54:46,750 --> 03:54:48,130
Thank you.

1652
03:54:49,620 --> 03:54:50,860
Thank you.

1653
03:54:51,720 --> 03:54:52,340
Vice Mayor.

1654
03:54:52,740 --> 03:54:53,140
Yes.

1655
03:54:54,180 --> 03:55:01,240
So just as a preface to this conversation, when I want to thank City Manager and certainly

1656
03:55:01,240 --> 03:55:04,540
a welfare for building a better website.

1657
03:55:05,420 --> 03:55:07,840
But I still think there are, we have a problem.

1658
03:55:08,500 --> 03:55:13,460
And the problem is that these PowerPoint presentations

1659
03:55:13,460 --> 03:55:17,000
are indeed, or they should be in the public realm,

1660
03:55:17,120 --> 03:55:18,320
and people should be able to see them.

1661
03:55:18,420 --> 03:55:19,980
And we need to figure out a way,

1662
03:55:20,200 --> 03:55:22,000
because all of the other regional organizations

1663
03:55:22,000 --> 03:55:24,720
that I sit on and some of the county or any organizations,

1664
03:55:25,660 --> 03:55:30,420
they put up their presentations right before the meeting,

1665
03:55:30,420 --> 03:55:35,240
or even days before the meeting and we need to be able to load those onto our website so that

1666
03:55:35,240 --> 03:55:41,020
one council members can find them and the public can. I want to thank James for, you know,

1667
03:55:41,120 --> 03:55:44,880
always being able to when I need to in the middle of a meeting send me a presentation,

1668
03:55:45,360 --> 03:55:49,740
but these presentations should be available to everybody including the council members online.

1669
03:55:51,000 --> 03:56:00,400
So, Jaime, I hope you can figure out how to make that work because it is, it isn't

1670
03:56:00,400 --> 03:56:06,640
the last questions once you've gone through the deck. So quickly, on the first page, I think

1671
03:56:06,640 --> 03:56:12,640
of the proposed tenure capital improvement program, there's a $2.6 million city funds follow-up

1672
03:56:12,640 --> 03:56:20,180
item. Can somebody explain quickly what exactly that is? Is that that we are putting money back

1673
03:56:20,180 --> 03:56:25,800
in? Anyway, I don't know who Amy, could you let me know what that item is?

1674
03:56:28,010 --> 03:56:41,490
Sorry, I'm pulling up the document right now you're looking at page number one page number one of your of your deck or actually it's I see I'm sorry that slide deck. Yes, so there was a question about a 2.6 million dollar

1675
03:56:42,430 --> 03:56:57,210
City match. I think that was going to come in for the economic development administration grant if I'm correct and we don't have clarification of what the funding sources that that are going to come from our but the city's committing it we just have to return the council with what the what funding sources that's going to be pulled from.

1676
03:56:57,210 --> 03:57:10,550
Okay, so this is, this 2.6 million would be only expanded if we received the EDA grant for those two water infrastructure programs.

1677
03:57:11,650 --> 03:57:21,470
Right, okay. That's, thank you. I just wanted to understand that. And then I think the last question, at least on the presentation. Let me see if I can.

1678
03:57:22,050 --> 03:57:24,110
It's the last recommendation.

1679
03:57:24,810 --> 03:57:30,030
It's a problem with not having this earlier.

1680
03:57:33,530 --> 03:57:33,770
All right.

1681
03:57:34,090 --> 03:57:37,110
I'm not finding the slide that I wanted.

1682
03:57:37,730 --> 03:57:40,470
So I think I'll just move on to my other questions.

1683
03:57:40,870 --> 03:57:41,350
Unfortunately.

1684
03:57:43,090 --> 03:57:43,230
All right.

1685
03:57:43,490 --> 03:57:44,930
I'll deal with that later.

1686
03:57:45,790 --> 03:57:52,730
Just quickly in the staff report and

1687
03:57:52,730 --> 03:58:00,750
There is a, see, on page 46 at the bottom, there's a statement that says that the public

1688
03:58:00,750 --> 03:58:06,030
public works also is placed at temporary hiring freeze at 1.25, vacant positions in the

1689
03:58:06,030 --> 03:58:06,790
engineering division.

1690
03:58:07,390 --> 03:58:10,290
I think this is fundamentally in the state, and I think that we should talk about it as

1691
03:58:10,290 --> 03:58:10,710
counsel.

1692
03:58:11,610 --> 03:58:17,930
The opportunity to plan for these projects and potentially have shovel ready projects for

1693
03:58:17,930 --> 03:58:22,710
either the next administration or possibly even this administration, if it gets

1694
03:58:22,710 --> 03:58:27,870
we're elected, which I hope not, but even if it does, I think that we'll probably be some type

1695
03:58:27,870 --> 03:58:32,950
of stimulus bill that moves out. Maybe a lot smaller, but it'll happen. I think it is

1696
03:58:32,950 --> 03:58:38,450
penny-wise and pound foolish to keep these positions vacant when we could really be preparing

1697
03:58:38,450 --> 03:58:44,850
a bunch of projects to become shovel-ready. So whether we can have that discussion later or not,

1698
03:58:44,910 --> 03:58:51,350
I think I would like to have that discussion later, Jaime, because I think it really is important

1699
03:58:51,350 --> 03:58:56,450
to fill these positions, because otherwise we're going to have folks in public works who are going

1700
03:58:56,450 --> 03:59:01,750
to be completely strapped or on the engineering side, and we're not going to be able to move

1701
03:59:01,750 --> 03:59:10,450
these projects, at least through PS&E, all the planning documents that are needed for it to get

1702
03:59:10,450 --> 03:59:16,970
these things funded. I hope you can take note of that and maybe come back and talk to us about

1703
03:59:16,970 --> 03:59:21,290
the possibility of figuring out how we fill those.

1704
03:59:22,070 --> 03:59:23,170
Glad that you saw Vice Mayor.

1705
03:59:23,650 --> 03:59:26,810
A question on the one year cycle.

1706
03:59:27,470 --> 03:59:29,970
So we were doing biennial budgets.

1707
03:59:30,170 --> 03:59:32,490
We broke the biennial budget cycle.

1708
03:59:32,570 --> 03:59:36,030
I guess this year primarily because of the COVID issue.

1709
03:59:37,410 --> 03:59:42,270
If we go back to biennial budgets, then I assume we leave this one year cycle.

1710
03:59:42,510 --> 03:59:43,430
Or is that not the case?

1711
03:59:45,290 --> 03:59:48,290
Perhaps Brenda can speak more to this than she's been here longer.

1712
03:59:48,590 --> 03:59:53,150
But my understanding is that the biennial cycle used to be an alignment with the biennial operating budget cycle.

1713
03:59:53,750 --> 03:59:59,970
And since that has since changed to an annual operating budget, this is an attempt to align the capital budget with the option.

1714
04:00:00,000 --> 04:00:05,540
So, this change would be just a fact of moving forward with the intention.

1715
04:00:08,140 --> 04:00:11,240
Effective moving forward, now that we're doing one year budgets again.

1716
04:00:12,120 --> 04:00:20,100
Okay. So, we could revert back then to a two year cycle of approving the capital budget.

1717
04:00:21,620 --> 04:00:22,360
Yeah, absolutely.

1718
04:00:23,040 --> 04:00:23,160
Okay.

1719
04:00:23,760 --> 04:00:25,680
All right. I just want to make sure.

1720
04:00:27,020 --> 04:00:31,200
I'm not one who does a lot of kudos, but I just want to say that.

1721
04:00:31,200 --> 04:00:38,500
If you look at all the projects on page 45 that you listed that we've completed, I think that's probably in the last 10 years.

1722
04:00:38,720 --> 04:00:43,040
That's about 45 to $50 million in projects. That is a lot of work.

1723
04:00:43,700 --> 04:00:52,880
And I want to tip my hat to come all in his folks and the public works people as well as all the other staff and staff who was no longer here.

1724
04:00:52,880 --> 04:00:56,400
because really that when when you look at how much those projects

1725
04:00:56,960 --> 04:00:59,660
across and how significant they've been to the community,

1726
04:01:00,460 --> 04:01:04,440
they are really massive. So that's off. I know we're looking at 70 million

1727
04:01:04,440 --> 04:01:08,580
for the next 10 years, but that is a lot of work that was done.

1728
04:01:09,140 --> 04:01:12,120
So I'm really appreciative of that.

1729
04:01:12,740 --> 04:01:16,860
Let's see. I'm going to quickly, through my notes here.

1730
04:01:17,840 --> 04:01:21,120
You touched on the safe routes to school, issue, thank you,

1731
04:01:22,080 --> 04:01:33,300
because I remember moody to, oh, someone explained to me why the measured W funds in local taxes.

1732
04:01:34,780 --> 04:01:43,540
You know, which is the one quarter cent tax transportation tax that we are collecting that goes to the TA,

1733
04:01:44,220 --> 04:01:48,420
and then gets distributed partially to communities. Why is that a blank number?

1734
04:01:48,420 --> 04:01:50,660
because we've been collecting it now for two years.

1735
04:01:51,280 --> 04:01:53,820
So I don't see any money under the measure

1736
04:01:53,820 --> 04:01:55,940
that you find why not.

1737
04:01:56,080 --> 04:01:57,100
Does anyone know?

1738
04:01:58,580 --> 04:02:01,460
Well, this was passed about a year and a half ago,

1739
04:02:02,180 --> 04:02:03,820
Vice Mayor, or no.

1740
04:02:04,380 --> 04:02:06,560
And maybe I'm not sure if Brenda has any number.

1741
04:02:06,940 --> 04:02:11,480
I know the estimate was about not even $100,000.

1742
04:02:11,780 --> 04:02:14,120
It's a lot of auto portion of that measure of W.

1743
04:02:15,040 --> 04:02:20,420
So, it meant for ingestion, reduction, kind of like projects.

1744
04:02:21,200 --> 04:02:29,460
And I can't check on it and get you maybe the senior memo of what we have to did after I talked to Brenda and the county.

1745
04:02:30,280 --> 04:02:31,900
I don't have a balance.

1746
04:02:32,560 --> 04:02:37,980
Yeah, I think that's a revision that should be made.

1747
04:02:37,980 --> 04:02:45,720
It's actually more than $100,000, and it actually has to be used for because of our

1748
04:02:46,660 --> 04:02:52,420
pavement improvement index. It's so low. Well, it's not so low, but it's lower than what they

1749
04:02:52,420 --> 04:02:57,360
would like. It actually has to be used for roadway work. So, I mean, I would love to see that number

1750
04:02:57,360 --> 04:03:00,780
in here because they are distributing it. They've been collecting for two years.

1751
04:03:05,540 --> 04:03:06,020
So,

1752
04:03:06,020 --> 04:03:11,920
that they're collecting and mission W. So anyway, I think in order to complete this, it would be helpful to get it in there.

1753
04:03:14,260 --> 04:03:17,140
Uh, uh, the Vice Mayor, can I just ask a clarifying question?

1754
04:03:17,140 --> 04:03:19,200
Are you speaking about this fiscal year?

1755
04:03:19,400 --> 04:03:21,800
Specifically or across the entire tenure program?

1756
04:03:22,880 --> 04:03:27,980
Well, in particular, I mean, this, this bill, the tenure program would be fine.

1757
04:03:28,100 --> 04:03:31,880
But also this year, I believe we should be collecting some of that.

1758
04:03:31,880 --> 04:03:46,160
Now, come on, you might be right, that our portion for this year may only be $100,000 because it may only be a partial payment. I'm not, I'm not quite sure, but I know we are collecting. And it's, you know, I think it's actually close to $200,000, but maybe I'm well.

1759
04:03:46,480 --> 04:03:55,960
Yes, and I, and to that point, actually, I will say that starting fiscal year 2021 2022, we are projecting that we're going to start using that for annual sidewalk repair.

1760
04:03:55,960 --> 04:04:08,960
I believe that we staggered that both because of the note that Break and Made earlier about trying to stagger out some of the projects because of capacity issues, but also to to what that funds stack up a little bit.

1761
04:04:10,820 --> 04:04:32,420
So getting directly into the CIP itself and the projects, I'm trying to understand, where is the water main projects for university, the university coolly water main project, which I think is, well, it's apparently not in the CIP.

1762
04:04:33,060 --> 04:04:45,460
Well, maybe it's in the CIP but we haven't identified funding. One of the questions I have is since it's I believe there for this year, but unfunded and correct me if I'm wrong.

1763
04:04:47,360 --> 04:04:56,520
If we don't get the EDA grant money, it sounds like from Patrick's discussions with our lobbyists in Washington.

1764
04:04:57,060 --> 04:05:01,460
It's looking better, it's not confirmed, but it's looking better that we might get it.

1765
04:05:01,500 --> 04:05:08,520
But if we don't get it, I know this council has said that we would like to figure out how I move forward with this, even if we don't get the money.

1766
04:05:09,080 --> 04:05:12,520
So how might we actually be able to move that forward?

1767
04:05:12,780 --> 04:05:20,820
And actually it's already on page 64 or 84 of the packet, where it's identified as $6 million,

1768
04:05:21,980 --> 04:05:25,160
But I believe there is no funding

1769
04:05:25,160 --> 04:05:26,820
identifying for it, correct?

1770
04:05:28,480 --> 04:05:28,960
Correct.

1771
04:05:29,380 --> 04:05:29,500
That is.

1772
04:05:29,600 --> 04:05:30,440
Yeah, that's correct.

1773
04:05:30,780 --> 04:05:32,220
Yeah, that project is listed as

1774
04:05:32,220 --> 04:05:34,860
W slash O 4 B.

1775
04:05:35,340 --> 04:05:36,860
I'm funded in the amount of six million

1776
04:05:36,860 --> 04:05:37,400
dollars.

1777
04:05:38,260 --> 04:05:40,980
So, so, what, what do we do?

1778
04:05:41,220 --> 04:05:42,500
If we hear back,

1779
04:05:42,600 --> 04:05:44,420
I'm crossing my fingers that we're going to hear back

1780
04:05:44,420 --> 04:05:45,140
before December,

1781
04:05:45,980 --> 04:05:47,200
that we actually got some of it

1782
04:05:47,200 --> 04:05:47,880
or part of it,

1783
04:05:48,000 --> 04:05:49,240
maybe it didn't give us the few money,

1784
04:05:49,240 --> 04:05:55,280
they give us the university money. But if we don't get the university money, then I think what is the

1785
04:05:55,280 --> 04:05:58,880
process to move this forward? Because I know Councillors had this discussion in the past that we

1786
04:05:58,880 --> 04:06:05,320
really do want to move that university cooling project forward. So what would then be the process

1787
04:06:05,320 --> 04:06:12,200
to move it forward if it's not included, if it's not funded by that particular source?

1788
04:06:13,880 --> 04:06:22,200
Vice Mayor, there's an opportunity for Cal OS slash FEMA grant. I'm working with Jackie Spears

1789
04:06:22,200 --> 04:06:30,280
Office about the grant. There are some money with FEMA, taking into consideration the files that's

1790
04:06:30,280 --> 04:06:37,640
having in California and given the city challenge when comes to fire flow requirements. I think we have a good opportunity,

1791
04:06:37,640 --> 04:06:44,580
you know, just to apply for a grant for over all the, you know, what I mean, upgrade in

1792
04:06:44,580 --> 04:06:50,240
the city, and we can use that many if we are successful as a priority for that project for

1793
04:06:50,240 --> 04:06:57,540
that transmission one. So I will I will keep you and the city manager informed about the progress

1794
04:06:57,540 --> 04:07:03,900
that I'm working with the Jackie Spears office and they are in support of the city apply for this

1795
04:07:03,900 --> 04:07:08,080
That's something I'm going to spend some time on next week.

1796
04:07:09,900 --> 04:07:15,880
So I guess a segue to this is this whole discussion about water supply, which you actually

1797
04:07:15,880 --> 04:07:18,540
have on page 33 of this document.

1798
04:07:20,220 --> 04:07:22,960
And so we have a cap, right?

1799
04:07:23,040 --> 04:07:28,520
We have a letter from the state that talks about deficiencies in our water system and how

1800
04:07:28,520 --> 04:07:29,440
we need to fix those.

1801
04:07:29,440 --> 04:07:39,600
I believe Council needs to have that letter brought back to us and we need to figure out where we are in terms of meeting the state's goals.

1802
04:07:39,960 --> 04:07:47,400
And I think also staff needs to have a conversation with the state to say, how are we doing given that we're not meeting particularly the storage issue.

1803
04:07:47,760 --> 04:07:57,820
But the reason I bring this up and the reason I bring up the $6 million investment is because there's a very good possibility given the way

1804
04:07:58,760 --> 04:08:09,880
The light tree project is moving forward that we might be able to capitalize on light trees need to actually put in tanks.

1805
04:08:10,620 --> 04:08:19,560
And instead of using that tank money, that money to put in tanks, they might be able to subsidize potentially the in exchange for not putting in the tanks.

1806
04:08:19,560 --> 04:08:24,500
If we get the pipeline in, subsidize that somehow.

1807
04:08:25,640 --> 04:08:34,160
So I don't want to lose the opportunity of maybe having this synergy between the city and that particular project.

1808
04:08:34,500 --> 04:08:39,500
And if we wait too long for other funding sources, we're going to lose that opportunity.

1809
04:08:39,740 --> 04:08:41,780
We will not have this developed by 20.

1810
04:08:41,820 --> 04:08:44,100
I believe it's April of 2022.

1811
04:08:44,660 --> 04:08:47,940
Maybe it's May, Patrick may know that that date better than I do.

1812
04:08:47,940 --> 04:08:52,160
So I just think it's something for us to really keep in mind that we don't want to keep pushing

1813
04:08:52,160 --> 04:08:58,000
off. I think that particular project. Too long, if we don't get these these funding sources,

1814
04:08:58,020 --> 04:09:01,860
and I don't know how long it would take for the FEMA funding source to come there.

1815
04:09:02,400 --> 04:09:08,760
Um, American, I just ask you a question. Is this, um, is it a line of questioning that's going to

1816
04:09:08,760 --> 04:09:16,100
lead us to answers tonight or what is it? Well, it, it, it is certainly along, along this line

1817
04:09:16,100 --> 04:09:22,600
a long this issue of, so it is unfunded, this project will not go forward if it doesn't

1818
04:09:22,600 --> 04:09:30,340
get funded, but on the theme aside, but we could program our capital improvement money for

1819
04:09:30,340 --> 04:09:37,120
this project if we wanted to, what I'm asking is, so if we don't get funded by the EDA process,

1820
04:09:37,560 --> 04:09:42,780
then how do we program in this capital budget, the money to do that project within the next

1821
04:09:42,780 --> 04:09:43,220
year?

1822
04:09:43,220 --> 04:09:45,280
I see what you're saying.

1823
04:09:47,080 --> 04:09:47,720
Okay.

1824
04:09:48,440 --> 04:09:48,900
Right.

1825
04:09:49,080 --> 04:09:49,980
Excuse me.

1826
04:09:50,300 --> 04:09:50,820
Vice Mayor.

1827
04:09:50,980 --> 04:09:51,340
Hi.

1828
04:09:51,980 --> 04:09:52,300
Hi.

1829
04:09:52,920 --> 04:09:53,520
I'm here.

1830
04:09:53,720 --> 04:09:53,920
Listening.

1831
04:09:55,180 --> 04:09:55,320
We.

1832
04:09:56,480 --> 04:09:58,820
Maybe touched on this in the in the past.

1833
04:09:58,820 --> 04:10:02,880
And the reason we didn't cite one exact fund.

1834
04:10:03,460 --> 04:10:07,160
To match the 80 grads even the 2.6.

1835
04:10:07,420 --> 04:10:07,640
Yeah.

1836
04:10:07,640 --> 04:10:19,720
Yes, you know, if we just take the scenario that we don't and it's speaking only at the initial six million because that would be a big bite for us, if we solve if we end up self funding that.

1837
04:10:21,820 --> 04:10:35,360
But my, my, my thought was was I will sit down with public works and we will, I will really understand, you know, critical priority of all the other projects right now that are being tagged.

1838
04:10:35,360 --> 04:10:41,780
with funding in the water funds and understanding where we are with the cat.

1839
04:10:42,720 --> 04:10:46,400
Look at that in relation to the water funds money that we have,

1840
04:10:46,880 --> 04:10:52,680
and then what we also will do is probably come through the capital funds,

1841
04:10:53,340 --> 04:10:58,000
and reprioritize some of the funds that have been set aside some of them five years ago,

1842
04:10:58,000 --> 04:11:09,140
that we haven't used and should come again loose and then also shake loose, you know, some general fund reserve because of how critical the fire flow.

1843
04:11:10,440 --> 04:11:10,600
Okay.

1844
04:11:11,160 --> 04:11:13,260
That's that's what I wanted to hear.

1845
04:11:13,580 --> 04:11:13,900
Yes.

1846
04:11:14,300 --> 04:11:19,440
I think I'll just I'll end by asking the question about the cap.

1847
04:11:19,680 --> 04:11:26,180
The June I have talked about in the cap is this efficiency lighting from the state on our water distribution system.

1848
04:11:27,080 --> 04:11:31,940
I mean, I, I don't know when we're going to have that discussion with the state to see how we're doing.

1849
04:11:32,320 --> 04:11:36,700
But the state may come back to us and say, you know what you really need to do X, Y, as you do it this year.

1850
04:11:37,200 --> 04:11:43,040
And if, if that happens, then I think we may have to revisit a capital project or something.

1851
04:11:43,420 --> 04:11:47,980
Correct? Because, you know, we're all worried that the state has not heard from us, of course, there's hope there.

1852
04:11:48,500 --> 04:11:56,160
Right? And that they could come back or come down on us because we have not, you know, done what they have requested.

1853
04:11:56,160 --> 04:11:59,940
it has to do. We did do glory well, but there's some other issues that we still need to get.

1854
04:12:00,280 --> 04:12:05,700
So I do hope that that will come back to us soon. And that may indeed inform a modification

1855
04:12:06,600 --> 04:12:10,440
on the CIP this year. I don't know, it's been a while.

1856
04:12:11,900 --> 04:12:18,840
Do I need to ask you to ask me if I would like to clarify this? The cap just to clarify this.

1857
04:12:19,060 --> 04:12:21,900
We had a discussion with the state last week.

1858
04:12:21,900 --> 04:12:31,820
So I want to clarify this, the cap was meant for how to public safety of the water quality, not the quantity or the flow.

1859
04:12:32,240 --> 04:12:37,600
The water system in the city, it meets the minimum flow that's required when it comes to fire flow.

1860
04:12:38,240 --> 04:12:46,540
However, the cap was because there was an accidental discharge into the HHC system and came to our city.

1861
04:12:46,540 --> 04:12:52,660
They want us to have water tanks so we can isolate our system and stop the water from coming to the city.

1862
04:12:52,900 --> 04:12:57,460
It did in case of accidents, accident and this job and you know incidents.

1863
04:12:58,160 --> 04:13:02,800
So we can have you know what are supplying the city to sustain us for at least one or two days.

1864
04:13:03,360 --> 04:13:11,160
So if it came from water quality and health concern, not over water or fire flow concerns.

1865
04:13:11,160 --> 04:13:15,800
And I will share with the council just on update, I'm working with the state.

1866
04:13:16,100 --> 04:13:21,300
We are providing them with our capital improvement plan and the projects we are working on,

1867
04:13:22,000 --> 04:13:26,580
and they are aware of what's going on in the city. We have a lot of opportunities for what

1868
04:13:26,580 --> 04:13:30,760
our storage tanks, I will share it with you with this mature enough to come to the council and say,

1869
04:13:31,020 --> 04:13:37,060
this is an opportunity, last part not was so and so, and make things happen. So stay tuned.

1870
04:13:37,060 --> 04:13:40,720
Yeah, I would love to hear how that conversation will stay.

1871
04:13:41,140 --> 04:13:43,160
Thank you. I'm Adam here. I'm done.

1872
04:13:43,400 --> 04:13:45,720
Work. Thank you.

1873
04:13:47,380 --> 04:13:48,420
Yeah, through the chair.

1874
04:13:49,340 --> 04:13:49,860
Okay.

1875
04:13:51,580 --> 04:13:53,400
Yeah, just follow me up on that.

1876
04:13:53,960 --> 04:13:58,620
And also on what Kamal said at the beginning.

1877
04:14:00,660 --> 04:14:02,120
Water, water, water.

1878
04:14:02,120 --> 04:14:22,060
I think that before too much time goes by, perhaps in one of the quarterly reports, I think we do need to focus our attention on water because, you know, it's a little like the pandemic.

1879
04:14:22,060 --> 04:14:37,620
We're concerned about economics, and I think when the city developed a strategy to get extra water, you know, we were thinking, well, we need to develop the city more, we don't have water, so we need water for that.

1880
04:14:37,620 --> 04:14:59,980
The other thing about water is the safety and health of the community, and I think that it's to me one of the top priorities, and so we do need to address, well, first of all, I think we just need to focus on that, and see, centralized.

1881
04:15:00,000 --> 04:15:20,340
That's all the information, financial information, technical information, political information, so that we develop a strategy around water to protect the community, because we've been, you know, dealing with it, I think, very doing well, but it's still kind of all in pieces.

1882
04:15:20,340 --> 04:15:40,160
And so within the capital improvement project I think I think water is just for me is at the top of the list so that the community knows what we're dealing with and has come out has been saying I think that letting everybody know that can help us will be important.

1883
04:15:40,800 --> 04:15:52,700
So that's the way I look at it. We're not dealing with an ACE infrastructure with safety health issues flooding and it's got to become one of the top priorities.

1884
04:15:53,540 --> 04:15:58,160
At least to have some good discussion on it with all the relevant information. Thank you.

1885
04:16:05,170 --> 04:16:06,290
Thank you.

1886
04:16:06,290 --> 04:16:17,210
First of all, to acknowledge the Councilman's suggestions, we'll find an opportunity to come back together and specifically look at water as you have expressed.

1887
04:16:18,250 --> 04:16:25,790
For tonight, we have a recommendation to adopt the resolution and excuse me, adopting the senior capital improvement program.

1888
04:16:26,510 --> 04:16:30,850
Are we ready to entertain that recommendation.

1889
04:16:30,850 --> 04:16:33,710
My name may have we need to have a public hearing.

1890
04:16:33,970 --> 04:16:35,990
Oh, thank you for reminding me.

1891
04:16:36,230 --> 04:16:36,390
It's late.

1892
04:16:37,090 --> 04:16:39,630
I don't need a panel, but I just jumped in.

1893
04:16:40,490 --> 04:16:40,970
Absolutely.

1894
04:16:41,730 --> 04:16:44,470
Let's entertain a motion to open for public hearing.

1895
04:16:47,170 --> 04:16:47,650
Hello.

1896
04:16:47,950 --> 04:16:48,830
Thank you.

1897
04:16:50,090 --> 04:16:51,310
Is this in our second?

1898
04:16:51,510 --> 04:16:51,990
Second.

1899
04:16:52,470 --> 04:16:52,970
Thank you.

1900
04:16:53,070 --> 04:16:53,770
It's moved in properly.

1901
04:16:53,890 --> 04:16:54,330
Seconded.

1902
04:16:54,350 --> 04:16:55,130
All of those in favor.

1903
04:16:55,190 --> 04:16:57,090
Please respond by roll call.

1904
04:16:57,090 --> 04:16:59,930
Council member will she absent.

1905
04:17:00,810 --> 04:17:02,410
Council member of Rica.

1906
04:17:03,050 --> 04:17:03,110
Yes.

1907
04:17:03,850 --> 04:17:04,750
Council member Moody.

1908
04:17:05,430 --> 04:17:05,510
Yes.

1909
04:17:06,130 --> 04:17:06,530
Vice Mayor Romero.

1910
04:17:07,030 --> 04:17:07,230
Yes.

1911
04:17:09,090 --> 04:17:10,050
Mayor Wilson's.

1912
04:17:10,290 --> 04:17:10,770
Yes.

1913
04:17:12,750 --> 04:17:12,890
Okay.

1914
04:17:12,890 --> 04:17:14,410
You know, this public hearing open.

1915
04:17:17,950 --> 04:17:22,150
And at this point, if we have any members of the public, they would like to speak.

1916
04:17:22,750 --> 04:17:24,910
Please use the raise hand function.

1917
04:17:25,950 --> 04:17:27,170
We'll go to a few seconds.

1918
04:17:30,920 --> 04:17:32,880
see none mayor.

1919
04:17:35,540 --> 04:17:39,340
Where are all of our stakeholders? Did they go ahead and get in the bed?

1920
04:17:41,820 --> 04:17:44,020
They get so much from bed.

1921
04:17:46,740 --> 04:17:50,980
All right, if there's no, if there's no public comment or public hearing

1922
04:17:52,800 --> 04:17:58,900
let's entertain a motion to close the public hearing. I move that we close public hearing some of

1923
04:17:58,900 --> 04:18:00,760
Thank you, sir. Second.

1924
04:18:03,040 --> 04:18:08,260
Thank you. It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor. Please respond by roll call.

1925
04:18:08,820 --> 04:18:09,960
I'm so member. Go.

1926
04:18:10,420 --> 04:18:10,940
Action.

1927
04:18:11,780 --> 04:18:12,520
Council member.

1928
04:18:13,320 --> 04:18:13,840
Yes.

1929
04:18:14,820 --> 04:18:15,680
Council member.

1930
04:18:16,500 --> 04:18:17,020
Yes.

1931
04:18:17,820 --> 04:18:18,020
I'm.

1932
04:18:18,800 --> 04:18:19,320
Yes.

1933
04:18:21,440 --> 04:18:22,760
You know, I'm.

1934
04:18:22,840 --> 04:18:23,380
I'm ready.

1935
04:18:24,680 --> 04:18:27,340
I like to make a motion if you're so ready.

1936
04:18:27,340 --> 04:18:39,340
I'm ready to adopt a resolution to adopt being the 10 year capital improvement plan and fiscal year 2020 2021 capital budget.

1937
04:18:41,870 --> 04:18:43,290
Thank you, is there a second.

1938
04:18:44,310 --> 04:18:45,270
I seconded.

1939
04:18:45,270 --> 04:18:49,590
Thank you. It's been moved in properly seconded. All of those in favor, please respond with roll call.

1940
04:18:49,590 --> 04:18:58,190
Council member Gochey, Council member Rabrika, yes. Council member Moody, yes.

1941
04:18:58,970 --> 04:19:00,590
Vice Mayor Romero, yes.

1942
04:19:01,530 --> 04:19:02,690
And mayor Wilson's.

1943
04:19:04,290 --> 04:19:04,690
All right.

1944
04:19:04,930 --> 04:19:06,570
Paschinenens, Dr. Edens.

1945
04:19:07,710 --> 04:19:08,890
That's so it.

1946
04:19:09,330 --> 04:19:12,350
We're making great time, not really, but okay, it's good.

1947
04:19:12,610 --> 04:19:13,410
This is good.

1948
04:19:14,330 --> 04:19:18,870
Let's move on to public hearing item number 10.

1949
04:19:18,870 --> 04:19:25,090
that to affordable housing impact fee for non-residential development, urgency resolution.

1950
04:19:28,690 --> 04:19:29,810
Through the Mayan.

1951
04:19:31,800 --> 04:19:35,540
Yeah, Rachel and I continue to bump in each other on this item.

1952
04:19:35,540 --> 04:19:38,240
I'm going to turn it over to Rachel Horst who's going to make some nice presentation.

1953
04:19:38,420 --> 04:19:38,900
Thank you, Rachel.

1954
04:19:40,960 --> 04:19:41,320
Thank you.

1955
04:19:41,800 --> 04:19:42,480
Sorry about that.

1956
04:19:43,480 --> 04:19:50,380
I will make this extremely short and use the visual that the city attorney is so helpful.

1957
04:19:50,380 --> 04:20:01,900
last time just to anchor us. Hopefully you can see the arrows. So this is, this item is for the Affordable

1958
04:20:01,900 --> 04:20:09,060
Housing Impact C for non residential development. The City Council first took action on this item on

1959
04:20:09,060 --> 04:20:20,120
October on August 4 and adopted an urgency resolution adopting a C of $11.41 per square. But

1960
04:20:20,380 --> 04:20:37,880
That urgency resolution is in effect for 30 days, that action was taken at a social meeting, moving forward in the year to September 1st, the urgency resolution was renewed and so extended for 30 days.

1961
04:20:38,340 --> 04:20:44,500
And at that meeting, this is the Council also adopted the regular resolution, which is not take effect for 60 days.

1962
04:20:44,500 --> 04:20:57,400
Hence, I am here before you again this evening to recommend that you renew the urgency ordinance, the third arrow taking us towards the finish line of November 1st.

1963
04:20:57,960 --> 04:21:00,300
So this will then renew the ordinance.

1964
04:21:01,180 --> 04:21:14,020
We'll do the rest of the reason for a minute, just about 30 days, and that will take us through to November 1st, upon the state, the permanent regular resolution will take effect.

1965
04:21:14,860 --> 04:21:25,120
So that is the action that we're recommending this evening, and that summarizes what absolutely recommend you take on before the housing effect.

1966
04:21:25,120 --> 04:21:29,580
and we will not return to you with this item until we adjust the fee.

1967
04:21:33,880 --> 04:21:34,380
Okay.

1968
04:21:36,580 --> 04:21:37,900
Council, any questions?

1969
04:21:41,310 --> 04:21:42,370
I have none, ma'am.

1970
04:21:44,170 --> 04:21:44,270
Okay.

1971
04:21:47,110 --> 04:21:49,110
I'm fine too, so.

1972
04:21:49,250 --> 04:21:49,550
Whoo!

1973
04:21:49,950 --> 04:21:50,470
All right.

1974
04:21:51,390 --> 04:21:53,990
So, uh, is that clapping for you too?

1975
04:21:54,110 --> 04:21:55,150
I know, I want to clap too.

1976
04:21:55,650 --> 04:21:55,870
All right.

1977
04:21:55,870 --> 04:21:56,900
So, hearing no questions.

1978
04:21:57,370 --> 04:21:58,490
No, I dropped my papers.

1979
04:21:58,810 --> 04:21:59,470
That's tough.

1980
04:22:01,390 --> 04:22:07,990
We've been asked to adopt an urgency resolution renewing the urgency resolution number 1117 that's 20.

1981
04:22:11,050 --> 04:22:13,610
Would you like a motion? Yes, I would.

1982
04:22:14,110 --> 04:22:16,750
One moment again, I think we have to open the public hearing.

1983
04:22:16,770 --> 04:22:18,450
Thank you. Oh, my God.

1984
04:22:18,970 --> 04:22:20,070
Is this a public.

1985
04:22:20,070 --> 04:22:20,550
Oh, you're right.

1986
04:22:20,750 --> 04:22:20,990
It is.

1987
04:22:21,390 --> 04:22:21,650
Public.

1988
04:22:23,090 --> 04:22:24,050
I apologize.

1989
04:22:24,430 --> 04:22:27,010
Yeah, I I move that we have in the public hearing.

1990
04:22:27,250 --> 04:22:27,610
Thank you.

1991
04:22:27,690 --> 04:22:28,390
Is there a second.

1992
04:22:29,610 --> 04:22:30,570
Thank you.

1993
04:22:30,570 --> 04:22:34,850
in a second. I will go to favor please one with roll call.

1994
04:22:34,850 --> 04:22:39,930
Councilmember Dolce absent. Councilmember Abrija?

1995
04:22:41,030 --> 04:22:43,070
Yes. Councilmember Woody? Yes.

1996
04:22:44,470 --> 04:22:46,090
Vice-member Madame. Yes.

1997
04:22:47,030 --> 04:22:48,510
Mayor Wallace Jones. Yes.

1998
04:22:49,270 --> 04:22:54,030
And do we have any public comments? Please use the raise hand option.

1999
04:22:56,090 --> 04:22:58,630
And seeing none but we'll give it a few seconds.

2000
04:22:58,630 --> 04:22:59,630
Yeah,

2001
04:23:05,050 --> 04:23:08,530
I think everyone else wants to sleep, too.

2002
04:23:08,810 --> 04:23:09,410
I'm kidding.

2003
04:23:09,750 --> 04:23:11,150
No, we're still with you.

2004
04:23:11,170 --> 04:23:12,030
No way, okay.

2005
04:23:12,890 --> 04:23:13,310
All right.

2006
04:23:13,310 --> 04:23:13,950
We're going strong.

2007
04:23:15,490 --> 04:23:15,750
All right.

2008
04:23:16,370 --> 04:23:19,130
Let's entertain a motion to close the public hearing.

2009
04:23:20,350 --> 04:23:21,510
So I'm moved.

2010
04:23:21,670 --> 04:23:22,670
We closed public hearing.

2011
04:23:22,730 --> 04:23:23,410
Thank you, sir.

2012
04:23:24,170 --> 04:23:24,570
Second.

2013
04:23:25,210 --> 04:23:26,170
It's been moved in properly.

2014
04:23:26,310 --> 04:23:26,850
Second it.

2015
04:23:26,850 --> 04:23:27,690
All of those in favor.

2016
04:23:27,970 --> 04:23:29,710
Please respond with roll call.

2017
04:23:33,390 --> 04:23:34,840
Council member Abrica.

2018
04:23:37,730 --> 04:23:38,950
Council member Woodie.

2019
04:23:40,470 --> 04:23:41,030
Vice Mayor of the Middle.

2020
04:23:42,810 --> 04:23:43,630
Mayor Woodie.

2021
04:23:43,650 --> 04:23:44,090
Yes.

2022
04:23:44,770 --> 04:23:45,670
All right.

2023
04:23:45,790 --> 04:23:47,670
The unanimous close.

2024
04:23:48,810 --> 04:23:52,590
Madam Mayor, I'd like to make a motion that we adopt the urgency resolution

2025
04:23:52,590 --> 04:24:07,470
removing urgency resolution number one one one seven desk 20 setting and adopting the affordable housing impact fees as set forth and exhibit A of the urgency resolution contained in the staff report.

2026
04:24:07,650 --> 04:24:09,710
Thank you. Is there a second.

2027
04:24:10,790 --> 04:24:11,970
Thank you.

2028
04:24:11,970 --> 04:24:17,930
Thank you. It's been moved in properly second it all of those in favor. Please respond. I will call.

2029
04:24:17,930 --> 04:24:22,790
Council member, council member Gochey, absent, council member Woody.

2030
04:24:25,130 --> 04:24:26,370
Council member Africa.

2031
04:24:28,550 --> 04:24:29,610
Vice-mariner Metham.

2032
04:24:30,270 --> 04:24:30,290
Yes.

2033
04:24:30,990 --> 04:24:31,410
And my welcome.

2034
04:24:32,190 --> 04:24:32,570
Yes.

2035
04:24:33,250 --> 04:24:34,030
It's up to the unanimous.

2036
04:24:37,140 --> 04:24:37,420
Awesome.

2037
04:24:39,160 --> 04:24:39,360
All right.

2038
04:24:39,620 --> 04:24:42,780
That takes us through both of our public hearing items.

2039
04:24:43,020 --> 04:24:44,660
It's a let's attend 54.

2040
04:24:45,920 --> 04:24:49,500
Let's do our best to try to get through the next.

2041
04:24:49,500 --> 04:24:55,400
At least the next two items, let's see where we land, beginning with 11.1, the Ravens

2042
04:24:55,400 --> 04:24:57,420
Wood Business District Specific Plan.

2043
04:24:58,840 --> 04:25:01,360
Now, Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt.

2044
04:25:01,720 --> 04:25:04,440
I just want to do a public acknowledgement.

2045
04:25:04,440 --> 04:25:07,480
I need to excuse myself from this discussion.

2046
04:25:09,320 --> 04:25:13,240
And because I have a accomplice as an employer,

2047
04:25:14,000 --> 04:25:17,900
who's being considered for a project in that zone.

2048
04:25:19,780 --> 04:25:25,640
Thank you for that council committee. Are you planning to return for the topics that follow or is this it for you for the night.

2049
04:25:28,430 --> 04:25:30,390
I don't know that option.

2050
04:25:32,130 --> 04:25:33,250
I don't know.

2051
04:25:36,610 --> 04:25:37,370
I will.

2052
04:25:38,130 --> 04:25:41,110
I will certainly return.

2053
04:25:41,630 --> 04:25:41,930
Okay.

2054
04:25:42,190 --> 04:25:45,530
Will text you if we finish this topic or midnight.

2055
04:25:45,810 --> 04:25:48,370
Otherwise we'll be dealing with them on another night.

2056
04:25:48,370 --> 04:25:49,210
It's 12 o'clock.

2057
04:25:49,510 --> 04:25:50,370
I am done.

2058
04:25:50,370 --> 04:25:53,510
All right, very good.

2059
04:25:53,870 --> 04:25:55,430
Let's keep it moving having a good night.

2060
04:25:55,670 --> 04:25:57,310
We'll hopefully talk to you soon.

2061
04:25:57,310 --> 04:25:58,630
Thank you.

2062
04:26:00,290 --> 04:26:01,330
All right.

2063
04:26:01,690 --> 04:26:03,070
Patrick, I think our Assistant City Manager.

2064
04:26:03,370 --> 04:26:05,150
I'll take the lead on on this item.

2065
04:26:05,150 --> 04:26:10,690
I'd also like to acknowledge that the two organizations that we are recommending

2066
04:26:10,690 --> 04:26:13,670
Council approve contracts with are also here tonight.

2067
04:26:14,350 --> 04:26:20,350
That's Matt Ramey and Associates, as well as the air naked from the

2068
04:26:20,350 --> 04:26:26,950
this. We can go through that. I also like to acknowledge my staff, Amy Chen, some others that are

2069
04:26:26,950 --> 04:26:31,350
on here too, in case other questions come up. Next slide, James.

2070
04:26:36,680 --> 04:26:38,400
All right, so this is like I said

2071
04:26:38,400 --> 04:26:43,380
earlier tonight. This is a follow up item to two different times that we've connected with the

2072
04:26:43,380 --> 04:26:50,540
city council on the RBD. I'm going back to the study session in February of 2020. Really what we did at

2073
04:26:50,540 --> 04:26:56,780
time as we inform the city council that although the we have a specific plan for the RPD we currently

2074
04:26:56,780 --> 04:27:02,260
have development applications roughly about 5 million square feet that far exceeds the plan and so

2075
04:27:02,260 --> 04:27:07,960
we ask the council for some feedback and February we returned on June 2nd with a proposed approach

2076
04:27:07,960 --> 04:27:14,540
really what that proposed approach was was to do some more analysis and bring in an organization

2077
04:27:14,540 --> 04:27:22,080
not roaming group to look at the RBD, not necessarily to adopt a new plan but to do the analysis

2078
04:27:22,080 --> 04:27:28,860
to save the city council down the road wants to look at, you know, provide a more capacity

2079
04:27:28,860 --> 04:27:37,180
in the RBD plan. We also brought forth the concept of having one single entity be the project manager

2080
04:27:37,180 --> 04:27:41,220
for all projects that go through that through the RBD so that we have some continuity. As you heard

2081
04:27:41,220 --> 04:27:45,760
tonight. There's a lot of public infrastructure. There's work with the sanitary district. There's

2082
04:27:45,760 --> 04:27:50,820
work with neighboring property owners. And so we said, let's bring one firm on with very unique

2083
04:27:50,820 --> 04:27:56,960
capabilities to take on large complex projects in the city council. Give us the green light to come

2084
04:27:56,960 --> 04:28:01,160
back tonight. So really what we're going to do tonight is to briefly go over what's going to be in

2085
04:28:01,160 --> 04:28:05,340
those agreements and then seek the council's feedback on that. Next slide, please.

2086
04:28:07,020 --> 04:28:12,280
There's a typo here. This contract would be in the amount of 500,000. I apologize, but I'm just going to do that.

2087
04:28:13,060 --> 04:28:17,340
Yeah, I'm going to do the, the one with the good city company first is good up.

2088
04:28:18,240 --> 04:28:23,880
Yeah, just because it's more straightforward. Really the contract with the good city company, like I said is for project management services.

2089
04:28:24,000 --> 04:28:28,280
This is 100% paid for by developers to a reimbursement agreement.

2090
04:28:28,380 --> 04:28:30,760
I would do several of our agreements currently.

2091
04:28:30,760 --> 04:28:36,840
I just want to clarify that the good city company would report directly to city staff so although developers pay from their services

2092
04:28:36,840 --> 04:28:44,560
They really report to us and help us facilitate the public process and that contract will be in the amount of $500,000.

2093
04:28:45,240 --> 04:28:46,220
Next slide please.

2094
04:28:48,200 --> 04:29:00,640
Getting into the more detail and this is where council might have some questions for Matt Raimi in his group is a lot of this other agreement is what we're calling the analysis in the environmental piece.

2095
04:29:00,640 --> 04:29:30,320
was from direction from the city council. So as we detailed in the staff report, there is about six or seven key areas that the council wanted to look at around public benefits, transportation, community outreach, they want to understand the fiscal benefits of, you know, perhaps increasing the capacity and the, and the RBD also urban design. So what this chart is really depicting, I should say, also on June 2nd.

2096
04:29:30,880 --> 04:29:37,480
The city council is very clear to staff that there are certain things that the city should be paying for a front really tied to the analysis.

2097
04:29:38,120 --> 04:29:46,800
Reason being is the developers have a lot of items that they're going to be paying for which is more of the environmental things like that but at this point the city really wanted to own that.

2098
04:29:47,000 --> 04:29:51,560
We're going to actually pony up some funding and we'll talk about how we'll potentially recapture that down the road.

2099
04:29:52,060 --> 04:29:55,840
And so when you see the two columns on these different areas is.

2100
04:29:55,840 --> 04:29:59,960
they're city cost and developer cost and so when you sum up all the

2101
04:30:00,880 --> 04:30:29,980
I'm going back here right now. I just want to make sure it's about 1.3 million. And that's broken up about 500,000 from the city and the rest paid for by developers. And so the staff important lays out which, what's the detail analysis in each section. A lot of community outreach is also a lot of, you know, environmental review, things like that. You will see a note in the staff report about the loop road. There was a lot of communication with, you know, stakeholders and RBD through this

2102
04:30:29,980 --> 04:30:38,720
process. We just want folks to know we're absolutely going to study the loop road. I think the loop road is going to have challenges down the road doesn't mean that can't be insurmountable.

2103
04:30:39,300 --> 04:30:58,840
But what we don't want to do is not study the environmental part of the loop road now and then get an RBD plan approved and then have to study it later. I think it just be more efficient up right now. So at the staff reports a little confusing about is the loop road included or not. I just want to be clear for the record that we are recommending that the 237,000 extra dollars.

2104
04:30:58,840 --> 04:31:04,940
be included in there. Next slide, please. And then you could, sorry, James, you can jump ahead one more.

2105
04:31:06,700 --> 04:31:12,320
We have the timeline in the, it's a very ambitious timeline, you know, with things with complicated

2106
04:31:12,880 --> 04:31:17,660
development review projects and environmental things can, you know, take longer. I will say that a lot

2107
04:31:17,660 --> 04:31:23,560
of environmental work has already gone on in the RBD. And so, um, Matt Raymond Associates are

2108
04:31:23,560 --> 04:31:34,700
Partnering with consultants that know East Palo Dual, David Powers, there's one of them, and so perhaps that could actually shorten some of this timeline, but again, I don't think the staff's main concern is to do this quick.

2109
04:31:34,860 --> 04:31:41,580
We want to do this right to make sure we bring back some fruitful recommendations to the city council to consider down the road.

2110
04:31:41,880 --> 04:31:45,840
And you can see the timeline is in the staff report. Next slide, please.

2111
04:31:47,090 --> 04:31:53,870
In addition to all the contracts, there are some cost share considerations as the staff

2112
04:31:53,870 --> 04:31:54,550
report notes.

2113
04:31:54,970 --> 04:31:58,390
And I just mentioned that the city is picking up some of this costs and you know, upwards

2114
04:31:58,390 --> 04:31:59,490
of $500,000.

2115
04:31:59,850 --> 04:32:01,410
So that's a lot for our little city.

2116
04:32:02,130 --> 04:32:07,230
We are making a recommendation that if the city council does increase the capacity and the

2117
04:32:07,230 --> 04:32:11,850
RBD, then the city should recapture those funds as well.

2118
04:32:12,030 --> 04:32:15,970
And so what we're essentially going to do is we put together a methodology that would basically

2119
04:32:15,970 --> 04:32:21,370
say, you know, we have a math an example in there, it's totally speculative just that around numbers,

2120
04:32:22,050 --> 04:32:26,890
but, you know, if the if the RBD caps were increased, you would take the projects where footage

2121
04:32:26,890 --> 04:32:31,390
that was approved against that increase, and then we would ask the developer to reimburse us as a

2122
04:32:31,390 --> 04:32:37,810
condition of that project's approval for anything that the city were to spend in this. In addition,

2123
04:32:37,930 --> 04:32:43,590
you can see in the third point is a lot of times projects are approved, and they might not move forward.

2124
04:32:43,590 --> 04:32:47,690
And what we're saying is regardless of a project moves forward or not, if the city

2125
04:32:47,690 --> 04:32:52,490
incurred costs and that project was approved, then the city wants to recapture those funds

2126
04:32:52,490 --> 04:32:57,290
within 10 days of the project's approval. So that's very different than waiting for, you know,

2127
04:32:57,290 --> 04:33:03,010
if they were to pull permits and so I know that's very aggressive, but again, $500,000 is a lot of

2128
04:33:03,010 --> 04:33:07,290
funding for the city, a lot of it in this general fund reserves. So we want to make sure that

2129
04:33:08,350 --> 04:33:13,150
if projects are approved, then there are repaying the city. Now it's likely that not all of that

2130
04:33:13,150 --> 04:33:15,190
every $1,000 would be repaid,

2131
04:33:15,330 --> 04:33:17,430
but the goal would be to get a large chunk of that.

2132
04:33:17,450 --> 04:33:18,170
Next slide, please.

2133
04:33:19,550 --> 04:33:21,130
So really, the recommendations are,

2134
04:33:21,150 --> 04:33:22,330
the enter into two agreements,

2135
04:33:22,910 --> 04:33:24,890
one with the good city company, pretty straightforward.

2136
04:33:25,890 --> 04:33:27,770
And then two is with Rami and Associates

2137
04:33:27,770 --> 04:33:30,010
for the analysis and the environmental review services

2138
04:33:30,010 --> 04:33:34,430
and the amount of 1.326829 million.

2139
04:33:34,910 --> 04:33:36,110
Like I said, specifically,

2140
04:33:36,350 --> 04:33:37,710
we are recommending that we include

2141
04:33:37,710 --> 04:33:39,770
the supplemental EIR of the Loop Road

2142
04:33:39,770 --> 04:33:42,970
and then require the developer repayment obligations

2143
04:33:42,970 --> 04:33:49,790
as outlined in the staff report and that's right just went over. And with that, we are available for any questions. Thank you.

2144
04:33:49,790 --> 04:33:55,460
Thank you for that report. Council any questions?

2145
04:34:01,070 --> 04:34:01,850
Through the chair.

2146
04:34:04,710 --> 04:34:10,510
So actually, it's, it's an observation, but also, I guess a question.

2147
04:34:10,890 --> 04:34:17,630
And the period where the, what is being called refined, you know, kind of refined analysis.

2148
04:34:18,350 --> 04:34:33,030
So, that's kind of bringing us up to date, bringing all the data, all the information, sort of up to date, right, kind of having the best information sources to it.

2149
04:34:33,030 --> 04:35:02,080
And so one thing that I feel would be useful is to, for the consultants to do some discussion in the report, and it probably doesn't involve a lot of research, is more of a conceptual framework in discussing,

2150
04:35:03,180 --> 04:35:12,080
Something that used to be used more before I know that at the inception of the city, we talked about

2151
04:35:13,760 --> 04:35:15,900
community economic development.

2152
04:35:17,080 --> 04:35:19,700
And we used to talk about community policing.

2153
04:35:20,980 --> 04:35:30,920
I think it took us a long time to finally implement and maybe even better understand what the concept of community policing meant.

2154
04:35:30,920 --> 04:35:39,100
And I think that has, you know, it's been a good thing, I think, and the community instead of just like policing.

2155
04:35:39,880 --> 04:35:41,220
And because that's always,

2156
04:35:43,660 --> 04:35:53,200
so anyway, what I noticed in this kind of second round of major development that I think the city is going to be going through.

2157
04:35:55,360 --> 04:36:02,340
in, you know, the assumptions that we make in economic development. So, just like we say

2158
04:36:02,340 --> 04:36:09,360
policing, or we say economic development, there's already embedded in certain concepts

2159
04:36:09,360 --> 04:36:16,700
of what that means. And so, I think up to now, the whole area of economic development,

2160
04:36:16,700 --> 04:36:23,820
the city has been mostly just sort of the traditional one where, you know, developers come

2161
04:36:23,820 --> 04:36:30,720
and they want to develop the economy and then we try to extract benefits which are good,

2162
04:36:30,720 --> 04:36:36,300
you know, community benefits. But I think this time around and perhaps because of all the

2163
04:36:36,300 --> 04:36:41,840
things that are going on, I think it's a good time to re-examine even our own assumptions as a city.

2164
04:36:41,840 --> 04:36:51,260
And so I'd be interested in some discussion that the consultants could provide, you know,

2165
04:36:51,280 --> 04:36:54,760
several other several approaches to economic development.

2166
04:36:55,580 --> 04:36:56,540
What are they?

2167
04:36:57,520 --> 04:37:07,100
And so I think this one where we include the community in it, just like we did early on,

2168
04:37:07,100 --> 04:37:10,540
because I think that the direction of the city has always been,

2169
04:37:10,940 --> 04:37:13,000
we want to develop the local economy.

2170
04:37:13,100 --> 04:37:15,260
That's one reason why we become a city.

2171
04:37:15,680 --> 04:37:17,940
We want to make sure that it really serves the needs

2172
04:37:17,940 --> 04:37:21,180
of the community, understanding that, of course,

2173
04:37:21,500 --> 04:37:26,520
businesses are in business, and they have to do their business.

2174
04:37:27,320 --> 04:37:29,600
But so I think we need some of that.

2175
04:37:29,720 --> 04:37:33,480
Instead of always leaving it just some embedded assumption

2176
04:37:33,480 --> 04:37:41,240
that later we discuss on the edges of it. So I don't have a response to that if some of that could

2177
04:37:41,240 --> 04:37:50,100
be done because throughout the whole task there's places where it talks about doing this and doing

2178
04:37:50,100 --> 04:37:56,540
that and also talking about community benefits, which I think is good. But I think upfront,

2179
04:37:56,540 --> 04:38:09,780
There should be some conceptual, even if you will, theoretical discussion of what does the economy mean, especially these days.

2180
04:38:09,960 --> 04:38:16,900
I think it allows for that. People are thrown out. Our whole system is really shaken up.

2181
04:38:16,900 --> 04:38:30,220
And I think we need to take, anyway, I would be interested in some of that being included explicitly and not implicitly.

2182
04:38:34,410 --> 04:38:39,550
Is that something that you think could be included in some way?

2183
04:38:39,550 --> 04:38:48,150
Yeah, can I let me just if I could jump into the yeah, I think you're absolutely right on and glad you brought that up.

2184
04:38:48,850 --> 04:39:02,070
We have strategic economics is a firm who does a lot of community economic development work as part of our team and we think that that part of our work is really not just looking at the total amount of development that can be built.

2185
04:39:02,070 --> 04:39:09,570
but also tying it back to what are the broad benefits for the community and the broad vision for the community and the existing

2186
04:39:09,570 --> 04:39:14,350
specific plan really lays out that some of those community benefits are about

2187
04:39:14,970 --> 04:39:18,790
economic development and economic advancement for the residents of the city.

2188
04:39:19,170 --> 04:39:23,090
And so I think we can bring that into the discussion just as part of our scope and detail.

2189
04:39:23,190 --> 04:39:25,450
That a little bit further as we move forward.

2190
04:39:27,090 --> 04:39:31,950
Yeah, and again, you know, I'm not up on all the terms, but I know that

2191
04:39:32,530 --> 04:39:41,970
community economic development. I don't know if it goes by different names now or been something or or what, but you know, that's kind of the idea. I guess that's yeah.

2192
04:39:42,550 --> 04:39:48,130
Yeah, I believe it's it really is part of our scope, but I think we can sort of name it as that and don't deeper into in process.

2193
04:39:48,770 --> 04:39:50,030
Right. Thank you.

2194
04:39:50,030 --> 04:39:51,190
Thank you.

2195
04:39:53,900 --> 04:39:56,040
Awesome. I appreciate that. That's added for you.

2196
04:39:56,340 --> 04:39:59,160
Yes, for now. That's one question. Thank you.

2197
04:39:59,160 --> 04:40:00,620
Thank you, Vice Mayor.

2198
04:40:01,760 --> 04:40:02,780
Yes. Thank you.

2199
04:40:02,780 --> 04:40:03,560
So,

2200
04:40:05,680 --> 04:40:15,210
since we started discussing reopening or reviewing, I should say, the specific plan,

2201
04:40:15,370 --> 04:40:20,390
I've always approached this with a fair amount of trepidation.

2202
04:40:21,670 --> 04:40:25,890
I mean, clearly, this was a plan that the community worked on for a while that,

2203
04:40:25,890 --> 04:40:31,110
I mean, had some specific goals around job creation, local job creation.

2204
04:40:31,950 --> 04:40:38,990
And then there was that smaller housing piece that's about 900 units that people wanted to see affordable housing in.

2205
04:40:39,270 --> 04:40:45,190
And then there were some community service or serving type activities that were also wanted there.

2206
04:40:45,950 --> 04:40:54,770
And so I approached this with some preparation because of the fact that if you look at the chart, it was included in the report staff.

2207
04:40:54,770 --> 04:41:05,630
You know, there's some 4 million in change of square feet that people are interested, or developers are interested in developing.

2208
04:41:06,710 --> 04:41:16,030
And that's a, that's a really strong interest on the, from the developer community that I do not in any way want to drive this plan.

2209
04:41:16,930 --> 04:41:24,130
This is a plan that we are reviewing and potentially making changes to because the city

2210
04:41:24,130 --> 04:41:31,470
of East Padawanto and the community itself feels that this is in the best interest in the community,

2211
04:41:31,890 --> 04:41:36,190
not in the best interest of no offense to any of the developers out there.

2212
04:41:37,890 --> 04:41:44,330
But, you know, any of those folks, they should not be driving this and it's one of the reasons that we tried to create this firewall

2213
04:41:44,330 --> 04:41:47,650
in terms of who pays for what, a couple of questions on that later.

2214
04:41:48,990 --> 04:41:53,830
So I just want to make sure that we're doing that and, you know, kind of sprinkled

2215
04:41:53,830 --> 04:42:02,650
throughout the report, this is a segue to my next concern, is there is this discussion

2216
04:42:02,650 --> 04:42:10,450
and this interest of having all of these, the project sponsors kind of move forward, maintain

2217
04:42:10,450 --> 04:42:17,530
their momentum, we say. When we know for a fact right now that the project sponsors probably

2218
04:42:17,530 --> 04:42:23,090
couldn't build what they wanted to build because we haven't studied it. It's beyond the initial

2219
04:42:23,090 --> 04:42:32,070
program EIR and there's just no space there based on something there's no space. We don't have

2220
04:42:32,070 --> 04:42:38,310
the capacity given the environmental documents that we have approved previously. So I think it should

2221
04:42:38,310 --> 04:42:42,590
You made very clear, and I know the city attorneys here, and I hope we can do this.

2222
04:42:43,090 --> 04:42:52,730
But when we sign these reimbursement agreements with these developers, if we can, there

2223
04:42:52,730 --> 04:43:00,370
should be a clause in there that says we're not committing to approving your projects through

2224
04:43:00,370 --> 04:43:08,850
through this process of reviewing and let's say modifying slightly updating the specific

2225
04:43:08,850 --> 04:43:14,970
plant because I do not want developers to think that they're entitled to anything through

2226
04:43:14,970 --> 04:43:15,650
this process.

2227
04:43:16,630 --> 04:43:23,070
Now, Patrick, Matt, you might feel differently, but I think that up front, if we don't have

2228
04:43:23,070 --> 04:43:26,210
that communication, I have even greater trepidation.

2229
04:43:26,210 --> 04:43:31,830
So, and he thoughts from YouTube guys, because that is like a pivotal issue for me.

2230
04:43:32,170 --> 04:43:39,630
That, no issue from my side. The developer's knowledge, this is a hundred percent risk at their time.

2231
04:43:41,070 --> 04:43:50,450
And, and we, um, I, uh, close right, I agree with you and we've been very clear in our communication with the developer group that

2232
04:43:51,170 --> 04:43:56,510
that even if they're projects, if they're starting to move forward and do doing design work that

2233
04:43:56,510 --> 04:44:01,250
they still have to abide by everything that is in the plan and that may require them to go back and

2234
04:44:01,250 --> 04:44:08,270
redo work, then they have done. So we've been clear with that, that the city is driving the process,

2235
04:44:08,470 --> 04:44:13,670
there may not be the past city they may not agree to the benefits they may not agree to the approach,

2236
04:44:14,110 --> 04:44:19,190
but it's the city's process. And I'm glad that Aaron is on this call too,

2237
04:44:19,190 --> 04:44:24,770
because he's obviously going to be handling the developments

2238
04:44:24,770 --> 04:44:27,030
or his firm is going to be handling the development.

2239
04:44:27,550 --> 04:44:30,230
And I want Aaron to also understand that.

2240
04:44:30,230 --> 04:44:31,170
And I think he gets it.

2241
04:44:31,170 --> 04:44:33,170
I think that he certainly in the previous cities

2242
04:44:33,170 --> 04:44:35,630
in which he's worked and been assistant city manager

2243
04:44:35,630 --> 04:44:37,090
and playing director.

2244
04:44:37,230 --> 04:44:41,890
I think he has been pretty straightforward with developers.

2245
04:44:42,210 --> 04:44:45,270
But they should understand that this is not a process.

2246
04:44:45,770 --> 04:44:47,910
They necessarily can end up providing them

2247
04:44:47,910 --> 04:44:51,250
enough in with enough development capacity to build what they want to build.

2248
04:44:54,390 --> 04:44:59,970
So the issue of community of community benefits is another issue.

2249
04:45:00,000 --> 04:45:15,120
That I think is critical to a successful rework or redo, I shouldn't say redo, but revision of this plan, when we originally

2250
04:45:15,120 --> 04:45:20,260
envisioned this way back when I think we started in 2009,

2251
04:45:23,920 --> 04:45:31,320
we were in a recession and we actually

2252
04:45:31,320 --> 04:45:37,020
of money that was available from a fiscal analysis perspective didn't allow us to get a lot

2253
04:45:37,020 --> 04:45:41,460
of community benefits other than the jobs which were critically important and that's why we set

2254
04:45:41,460 --> 04:45:49,760
up the development scheme that we had and now that the economy has improved and you know now that

2255
04:45:49,760 --> 04:45:55,620
there's this tremendous demand now that folks are potentially asking for more development envelope

2256
04:45:55,620 --> 04:46:24,850
It is really critical for the community to engage in a robust discussion and in a capacious discussion about community benefits, what are they, and how do we triangulate to funding them, are they hard wired in some way, is it a beauty contest, but it's a beauty contest that's based on, you know, A, B, C, and D,

2257
04:46:24,850 --> 04:46:32,510
the community benefits and there's the percentage of each I don't know. But I really think that

2258
04:46:32,510 --> 04:46:39,570
you, our consultants, Matt, really need to think about that. You obviously have it in your

2259
04:46:39,570 --> 04:46:47,010
work plan. I don't know if it's early enough and often enough in those sections that we can continue

2260
04:46:47,010 --> 04:46:56,010
to kind of initially review, investigate, you know, try to kind of hone down where we're going

2261
04:46:56,010 --> 04:47:03,470
on this potentially present different options of hard wiring or, you know, actually obtaining

2262
04:47:03,470 --> 04:47:10,890
those community benefits, but I think that's vitally critical and, again, I think a couple

2263
04:47:10,890 --> 04:47:15,450
of places seems like a community benefits piece, discussion is being left a little bit toward

2264
04:47:15,450 --> 04:47:23,750
the end, let's see us front loaded more and have that be a pretty significant community discussion.

2265
04:47:24,670 --> 04:47:29,110
Any thoughts about that, both of you, Patrick and Matt?

2266
04:47:32,200 --> 04:47:36,580
Yeah, I mean, I think we will do what the council desires.

2267
04:47:36,760 --> 04:47:41,220
So hypothetically, if we were to get approval, it takes a couple of weeks to get the contracts

2268
04:47:41,220 --> 04:47:42,040
up and running.

2269
04:47:42,180 --> 04:47:46,340
We're going to have a, we would do a kickoff meeting and then Matt, we should talk about when

2270
04:47:46,340 --> 04:47:48,100
what it makes sense to start.

2271
04:47:48,340 --> 04:47:50,000
Very similar to the Woodland process,

2272
04:47:50,140 --> 04:47:50,800
as we said, Council,

2273
04:47:50,960 --> 04:47:52,900
we think we need like three or four study sessions.

2274
04:47:53,100 --> 04:47:56,740
We might do the same for the RBD item that says,

2275
04:47:56,860 --> 04:47:59,020
we think we might need three or four study sessions

2276
04:47:59,020 --> 04:48:02,180
and let's figure out what those study sessions are

2277
04:48:02,180 --> 04:48:04,840
and when we can start planning them,

2278
04:48:04,840 --> 04:48:06,640
heading into next calendar year.

2279
04:48:07,100 --> 04:48:09,560
But if I'm, you know, Matt, I'd be interested in here

2280
04:48:09,560 --> 04:48:12,180
and you're about the timing of one to start kicking

2281
04:48:12,180 --> 04:48:12,960
out the community benefit.

2282
04:48:13,200 --> 04:48:14,880
I'm sure some analysis has to be done

2283
04:48:14,880 --> 04:48:19,800
There's a certain level of analysis that would probably be done first, but I don't know if you have any thoughts.

2284
04:48:20,920 --> 04:48:21,680
It's iterative.

2285
04:48:22,020 --> 04:48:32,400
I think one of the things that you notice, Council Member Romero is the engagement community engagement being moved to collapsing all of the engagement in one task at the end.

2286
04:48:32,600 --> 04:48:36,860
That was not meant to signify that that's when the engagement is happening.

2287
04:48:36,860 --> 04:48:53,640
It's just it was just for simplicity in the chart that Patrick showed. We have engagement throughout and I think that that conversation with the community about what are the community benefits. You know here's how they were laid out and identified in the distant plan and now what are they look like now and what are the additional benefits.

2288
04:48:53,860 --> 04:48:56,260
I think what happened really early on in our engagements.

2289
04:48:56,260 --> 04:49:01,260
And so we're defining what those are and that they can then move throughout our analysis

2290
04:49:01,260 --> 04:49:09,280
to allow us to dive deeper into how we achieve those through the development projects that may be coming forward.

2291
04:49:09,760 --> 04:49:16,660
So I think what we can also do is we can certainly come back to you all as an item

2292
04:49:16,660 --> 04:49:21,780
and present the schedule and how we're going to do this so that you can see it and give us recommendations as well.

2293
04:49:21,780 --> 04:49:26,620
And I think for any of the developers and now there are some developers that are on the line.

2294
04:49:27,340 --> 04:49:43,160
I mean, I think it's going to be vitally important if the community wants to increase the development envelope or move around the uses or the type of projects that get approved out there.

2295
04:49:43,160 --> 04:49:52,240
There's going to have to be a very direct connection to how does a community benefit from this additional development.

2296
04:49:52,620 --> 04:50:02,160
And so I'm hoping that the developers understand that this is this is not a process of solely increasing the development envelope without kind of

2297
04:50:03,840 --> 04:50:20,800
a significant community benefits that were short, with the exception of the jobs piece in some of the housing, they were left out of the last community of the last specific area plan because of where the economy was.

2298
04:50:20,800 --> 04:50:32,220
Let's see, and I think almost the film is actually I have two more little pink flags here.

2299
04:50:32,760 --> 04:50:42,250
Oh, so we're going to be studying direct displacements, indirect displacement, and induced displacement.

2300
04:50:42,250 --> 04:51:00,050
So I know it is important, I think, for certain, certainly, ETV, EPA, they talked to us a lot about this about trying to understand what are the impacts that new developments have on creating pressures to actually move people out of the community.

2301
04:51:00,050 --> 04:51:10,790
And so that induced displacement and do kind of housing demand that then puts pressure on housing.

2302
04:51:11,130 --> 04:51:12,970
I think it's something that needs to be studied.

2303
04:51:13,150 --> 04:51:19,770
You all are talking about doing both direct and indirect displacement analysis, which is great.

2304
04:51:20,450 --> 04:51:27,050
But are we also talking about looking at potential induced displacement that is created by,

2305
04:51:27,050 --> 04:51:32,330
You know, adding another, you know, million, two million, whatever it is that we're adding.

2306
04:51:36,400 --> 04:51:36,960
Sorry, Matt.

2307
04:51:38,020 --> 04:51:38,220
Sorry.

2308
04:51:39,440 --> 04:51:41,040
I'm not sure I can answer that one directly.

2309
04:51:41,260 --> 04:51:43,600
We may need to actually get back to you in a follow.

2310
04:51:44,260 --> 04:51:47,020
Strategic economics is doing the analysis.

2311
04:51:47,360 --> 04:51:48,160
And I don't apologize.

2312
04:51:48,300 --> 04:51:49,340
I don't have their scope memorized.

2313
04:51:50,000 --> 04:51:51,240
So, so we can check on that.

2314
04:51:51,280 --> 04:51:55,140
I believe that is what we are talking about within direct displacement.

2315
04:51:55,440 --> 04:51:58,220
It is what is the impact on the community when

2316
04:51:58,220 --> 04:52:02,460
two, three, four million square feet is added to the area.

2317
04:52:02,700 --> 04:52:05,620
What overall would impact is that can have beyond just sort of you.

2318
04:52:06,080 --> 04:52:08,740
So I think that's what they're addressing,

2319
04:52:08,740 --> 04:52:11,820
but I would just want to confirm that and get that.

2320
04:52:12,980 --> 04:52:17,460
And then, so I will say that I think your timeline is really aggressive.

2321
04:52:19,360 --> 04:52:23,480
I would actually, I would have liked to have seen, you know,

2322
04:52:23,600 --> 04:52:25,740
another three four months added to this thing,

2323
04:52:25,740 --> 04:52:33,840
I just, I don't know if we can keep to it and we just creating expectations among people that we're going to get this done.

2324
04:52:34,780 --> 04:52:38,940
But, I mean, I could easily see this thing, you know, being pushed out another six months, right?

2325
04:52:38,960 --> 04:52:45,240
I mean, just there, there are all these little pieces that we need to align, but I guess it is what it is.

2326
04:52:45,420 --> 04:52:48,720
And if I had, if we had more time, I want to move this forward.

2327
04:52:49,240 --> 04:52:53,740
I asked to like, hey, can we spread this out a little more to make sure that we have enough room for the community.

2328
04:52:54,700 --> 04:53:02,300
inputs and for, yes, you need to certainly talk to developers and you're, I suppose you're going to be doing some focus groups with those people will see.

2329
04:53:03,540 --> 04:53:07,580
So, but, and then my last point is the money piece.

2330
04:53:07,760 --> 04:53:11,440
I think this is more related to staff.

2331
04:53:12,980 --> 04:53:18,240
Page 213, which actually has a summary of all the costs.

2332
04:53:19,460 --> 04:53:33,320
The task one, two, three, and four, I think are costs that really are related to stuff that the city should be doing, and that, you know, we should not be relying on need development for funding.

2333
04:53:34,240 --> 04:53:41,880
And within those four tasks, which are initiation draft of development concepts and analysis refine concepts and the amendment development.

2334
04:53:42,780 --> 04:53:49,360
Those are borne by the city, but there's about another $110,000 on the developer side that they're paying for.

2335
04:53:49,600 --> 04:53:54,880
And I want to know why are those costs even there? Why aren't we just paying for those?

2336
04:53:55,360 --> 04:53:57,020
And then yeah, we will build them out.

2337
04:53:57,760 --> 04:54:03,820
You know, if and when there's future development, I just want to keep this thing as clean as possible.

2338
04:54:04,200 --> 04:54:08,080
There are no accusations of, you know, if these guys are paying the play.

2339
04:54:08,080 --> 04:54:15,080
And I know both you and Matt, I mean, you know, I know the work you guys have done previously and I've worked with you Matt plenty of plenty of times.

2340
04:54:15,620 --> 04:54:20,320
And I know that that's not what you guys would do, but the appearance is my concern.

2341
04:54:21,440 --> 04:54:24,340
I'll all start in the Matt can help because Matt really helped.

2342
04:54:25,940 --> 04:54:31,260
We took the council direction very seriously, but as folks know, there's so much overlap.

2343
04:54:31,600 --> 04:54:37,580
You know, so what really what Matt and his team really helped us do is look at almost each activity and really try to

2344
04:54:37,580 --> 04:54:45,960
So, you know, I do think there are probably areas that would make sense to shift over, but, you know, I just want folks to know that.

2345
04:54:45,960 --> 04:54:48,600
Again, environmental runs throughout this, this document.

2346
04:54:48,840 --> 04:54:51,640
We think we got a pretty good idea of what should be shifted.

2347
04:54:52,640 --> 04:54:57,980
But if you want to elaborate a little bit more on that, just kind of worse specifically, we drew the line would be helpful.

2348
04:54:59,280 --> 04:55:03,000
And the line includes a very wide swath of gray area.

2349
04:55:03,000 --> 04:55:32,820
I'm just to be clear that what we really tried to do was to have the city paid for the cost that are related to the displacement analysis, the community benefits, the urban design and the policy development, you know anything related to policy and then what we had what we put over on the developer side is analysis that could feed into the environmental impact report.

2350
04:55:33,000 --> 04:55:40,080
And so that's why it's not, and that's why it's not exactly like all of the stuff is in the all of the past

2351
04:55:40,080 --> 04:55:47,920
or the developer or in the environmental impact report, because we're doing analysis on infrastructure and transportation, very early on,

2352
04:55:48,900 --> 04:55:56,520
that are going to build up to the EIR and so that it has two, three and four, there's analysis that really feeds into that.

2353
04:55:56,540 --> 04:55:58,940
That was our logic behind it and so.

2354
04:55:58,940 --> 04:56:07,960
It's associated with the EIR rather than just larger, it's not revisiting at least, you know.

2355
04:56:08,140 --> 04:56:09,660
That's right, review. Yes.

2356
04:56:09,960 --> 04:56:15,100
So that's the way we thought about it was that if it was related to kind of more detailed

2357
04:56:15,100 --> 04:56:21,040
hardcore analysis of running a traffic model or running an infrastructure model that that was actually

2358
04:56:21,040 --> 04:56:27,140
over on the developer side but that the policy decisions related to that and what we do with it.

2359
04:56:27,140 --> 04:56:34,580
and the community benefits, that was all on the sea side. So that was the thick gray line we put

2360
04:56:34,580 --> 04:56:40,060
in the middle. Yeah. And so that was, again, that was our thinking and that was our logic one

2361
04:56:40,060 --> 04:56:48,660
could certainly argue with many different ways, but that was how we set it up. Yeah, and it may be

2362
04:56:48,660 --> 04:56:53,440
in here and I haven't seen it. I think it would be helpful for me and it's probably isn't

2363
04:56:53,440 --> 04:56:59,560
previous pages, I think it would just be helpful for me to understand what those costs or what

2364
04:56:59,560 --> 04:57:08,580
those costs are and what they're paying. I guess if there's a huge red flag later, I guess I could

2365
04:57:08,580 --> 04:57:16,080
bring it back. I appreciate that explanation. That makes sense if there's associated with the environmental

2366
04:57:17,120 --> 04:57:24,400
I just wanted, you know, I wish I had exactly what those things were, but, okay, thank you.

2367
04:57:25,890 --> 04:57:26,110
Thank you.

2368
04:57:26,110 --> 04:57:26,530
Thank you.

2369
04:57:27,130 --> 04:57:28,970
For your patience.

2370
04:57:30,470 --> 04:57:44,390
So I only have three asks and tonight's specific item is about supporting some third parties to assist with analysis, et cetera.

2371
04:57:44,390 --> 04:57:54,390
I have an interest in seeing or understanding when the overall plan will be coming back

2372
04:57:54,390 --> 04:58:03,550
to the council for us to do a more detailed review of the timelines and activities that need

2373
04:58:03,550 --> 04:58:16,290
happen from now until our in-date. And I'm also specifically interested in Amy confirming that we're

2374
04:58:16,290 --> 04:58:27,790
going to try to utilize our new engagement process in working with the Sanitary District specifically

2375
04:58:27,790 --> 04:58:33,930
on this project. We've got an opportunity I think to really model what good looks like and I want

2376
04:58:33,930 --> 04:58:38,950
make sure that we are doing that here. Can you comment on that, Amy?

2377
04:58:40,670 --> 04:58:43,630
Yes, of course. Thank you for the question, Madam Mayor.

2378
04:58:45,330 --> 04:58:56,110
As the presentation that we're referring to at the Intergovernmental Committee with the Sanitary District, we presented a flow chart of what the planning processes currently are,

2379
04:58:56,110 --> 04:59:06,750
which includes a pre-app application process where we engage all of our interested stakeholders in agency partners, including the sanitary district.

2380
04:59:07,850 --> 04:59:21,290
And so many of the projects that actually are in the Ravenswood business district that will be coordinated with Aaron Aiken and his team are at different phases in that flow chart.

2381
04:59:21,290 --> 04:59:48,330
And so we will be transitioning those projects under Erin's project management, making sure that we double back if we need to to open up any development review committees or any meetings that may have been missed if the senator district wasn't involved originally and that will be a great transition for Erin and his project management team.

2382
04:59:48,330 --> 04:59:52,810
to also be reintroduced to those project details.

2383
04:59:53,590 --> 04:59:58,010
So we certainly can follow back on that planning flow chart,

2384
04:59:58,170 --> 04:59:59,970
and I will coordinate with Erin's team off.

2385
05:00:01,650 --> 05:00:14,410
And then to the point about reviewing a more detailed schedule, Patrick, do you have a sense of when we might be ready to do that?

2386
05:00:15,190 --> 05:00:25,650
Yeah, I think it'd be a really good idea, as I mentioned, we should probably look for a study session, probably early in the new year, like I said, we'll go through the contract.

2387
05:00:25,650 --> 05:00:55,630
There'll be some initial analysis, the dust will settle a little bit, you know, so we can look, I know we've already presched, oh, no, we have not presched, sorry, I'm on a fiscal year mind, you finally got me over on the fiscal year mind, not the calendar year, but when the council adopts their new calendar will pre-ass that the presched will study such and I think the first one of the year we should, we should look to where we're at and then, you know, a couple weeks before we'll check what the agenda setting committee and say, yeah, we're ready to go by.

2388
05:00:55,650 --> 05:01:00,650
think it would make sense probably in the next three to four months to bring some clarity around this.

2389
05:01:01,070 --> 05:01:05,670
And it also be a good time. I mean, all pretty much all these development applications are in now.

2390
05:01:06,370 --> 05:01:10,490
So be a good time to give another update, just kind of what we're dealing with and, you know,

2391
05:01:10,490 --> 05:01:16,330
really embark on that. So that would be my recommendation. Great. That sounds great to me. And

2392
05:01:16,330 --> 05:01:23,910
I make sure to include in the transitional material to the next mayor. I do

2393
05:01:25,650 --> 05:01:33,570
I appreciate that the hours getting late, so I can wait until January for more detailed review of the plan.

2394
05:01:33,590 --> 05:01:42,930
I think that we have to open it up for any comment from the public, and then we can move forward with any decisions that need to be made tonight.

2395
05:01:43,370 --> 05:01:43,990
If any.

2396
05:01:50,740 --> 05:01:53,320
We do have a comment from Alice Kaufman.

2397
05:01:57,100 --> 05:01:57,420
Yes.

2398
05:01:57,640 --> 05:01:58,880
Hi, can you hear me?

2399
05:01:59,300 --> 05:01:59,600
Yes.

2400
05:02:00,440 --> 05:02:00,780
Perfect.

2401
05:02:00,780 --> 05:02:02,940
Good evening, Mayor and Council members.

2402
05:02:03,260 --> 05:02:04,280
My name's Alice Kaufman.

2403
05:02:04,480 --> 05:02:09,560
I'm the legislative advocacy director for Greenfoot Hills, which is an environmental nonprofit.

2404
05:02:09,880 --> 05:02:14,520
Working to protect open-space, farm-led and natural resources in San Matean, Santa Clara County.

2405
05:02:15,300 --> 05:02:17,580
And I did some little letter on late yesterday afternoon.

2406
05:02:17,720 --> 05:02:19,860
I hope you all had a chance to review it.

2407
05:02:20,140 --> 05:02:23,020
But basically, our concerns revolve around three issues.

2408
05:02:23,100 --> 05:02:27,440
The importance of community outreach, the need to prepare for sea level rise,

2409
05:02:27,440 --> 05:02:34,060
And the protection of an equitable access to the valence and the open space along the bay.

2410
05:02:35,000 --> 05:02:42,300
I really appreciate Vice Mayor Amarrow's comments about the not wanting to charge ahead

2411
05:02:42,300 --> 05:02:49,280
and saying that this is already going to be the formal development that is potentially going to be considered.

2412
05:02:50,400 --> 05:03:03,100
But it is important to emphasize that if it was ultimately approved, the full amount of office space, the developers were requesting, which is 4 million square feet, that's going to more than triple the amount of office space, currently allowed in this specific plan.

2413
05:03:04,420 --> 05:03:10,640
This is a development that this huge would have the potential to completely reshape the future growth of these poll and also in a fundamental way.

2414
05:03:10,640 --> 05:03:16,760
I would just like to make comparison with the Stanford gut project that was considered by Santa Clara County last year.

2415
05:03:17,040 --> 05:03:21,340
That was only 2.3 million square feet of academic slash office development.

2416
05:03:22,900 --> 05:03:29,800
And this is linked with the other cities in the County of San Mateo to go to the Board of Supervisors in Santa Clara County and say,

2417
05:03:29,920 --> 05:03:32,680
there needs to be full mitigation as a condition of approval.

2418
05:03:33,240 --> 05:03:35,180
So I think that's a good plan to follow.

2419
05:03:35,180 --> 05:03:41,960
and East Palo Alto should require the same full mitigation for any development with the

2420
05:03:41,960 --> 05:03:48,160
Ravenswood Business District specific plan, with regard to traffic housing, open space, et cetera.

2421
05:03:48,960 --> 05:03:53,760
And I particularly want to mention steal a rise. This is going to be a big issue.

2422
05:03:54,180 --> 05:03:58,760
And I know that there's funding that's needed to do it, developers who want to build

2423
05:03:58,760 --> 05:04:08,380
in need to be kicking in to that to contribute to that climate change is here already it's a big issue.

2424
05:04:09,260 --> 05:04:12,980
So thanks for the opportunity to make fun of us.

2425
05:04:13,360 --> 05:04:14,140
Thank you, Alice.

2426
05:04:20,560 --> 05:04:21,660
In the other comments.

2427
05:04:23,120 --> 05:04:25,520
Do not see anybody in this list with a handle.

2428
05:04:28,830 --> 05:04:29,430
Okay.

2429
05:04:32,440 --> 05:04:36,160
So we have an ask to adopt.

2430
05:04:36,160 --> 05:04:41,040
I did make, I did have one last comment to make.

2431
05:04:41,500 --> 05:04:42,780
I'm sorry, go ahead.

2432
05:04:45,140 --> 05:04:48,920
So I think this is going to be a very intense process.

2433
05:04:49,060 --> 05:04:51,200
I think we all know that.

2434
05:04:54,180 --> 05:04:58,620
The previous development of the specific plan was pretty intense.

2435
05:04:58,880 --> 05:05:00,880
And it was doing the time of redevelopment.

2436
05:05:00,880 --> 05:05:08,300
So one thing I would suggest also, and this is not necessarily the consultants' job, but it's more

2437
05:05:08,300 --> 05:05:18,180
the city, is to keep track of any policy issues that come up as soon as they come up.

2438
05:05:18,400 --> 05:05:25,120
Like does the city need to address some policy direction? And also I think the city attorney's

2439
05:05:25,120 --> 05:05:33,620
office needs to be involved from the very beginning and looking at any and all legal issues

2440
05:05:33,620 --> 05:05:41,100
that could come up that are coming up. I just remember that doing that other process, we had

2441
05:05:41,100 --> 05:05:47,060
both the city attorney's office and the redevelopment attorneys, you know, and so they were

2442
05:05:47,060 --> 05:05:53,560
both sort of helping the city to navigate through that process. So anyway, I would just, I think

2443
05:05:53,560 --> 05:05:56,020
that just keep in track of policy issues,

2444
05:05:56,940 --> 05:05:59,540
that either at some point they all need to be addressed

2445
05:05:59,540 --> 05:06:04,620
or maybe some need the attention sooner rather than later.

2446
05:06:04,940 --> 05:06:06,980
You know, we don't want to find ourselves in a situation,

2447
05:06:07,180 --> 05:06:09,260
in addition to the whole amendment process.

2448
05:06:09,400 --> 05:06:10,980
I'm just talking about, you know,

2449
05:06:11,040 --> 05:06:12,960
we find ourselves at the end of the process

2450
05:06:12,960 --> 05:06:15,180
and we don't have some policy in place

2451
05:06:15,180 --> 05:06:17,160
that maybe already came up.

2452
05:06:17,500 --> 05:06:18,740
So that's just a suggestion.

2453
05:06:19,440 --> 05:06:20,280
Thank you.

2454
05:06:20,560 --> 05:06:21,060
Thank you.

2455
05:06:21,060 --> 05:06:21,900
Okay,

2456
05:06:25,490 --> 05:06:29,950
going back to the ask, the ask was to adopt a resolution authorizing the city manager

2457
05:06:29,950 --> 05:06:34,550
to enter into contract. Is there a motion that we can entertain?

2458
05:06:38,020 --> 05:06:44,600
Yeah, I'd make the motion. I just want to make sure that within that motion or at least the city manager

2459
05:06:44,600 --> 05:06:51,680
captured and council feels the same way would approve a motion in which the city manager, the city attorney

2460
05:06:51,680 --> 05:06:55,400
excuse me, would clearly specify in whatever contracts.

2461
05:06:57,440 --> 05:07:03,300
We have with the potential developers out there,

2462
05:07:03,340 --> 05:07:10,060
that there is no guarantee that after going through this process, any of those projects will

2463
05:07:10,060 --> 05:07:17,580
get approved. I just want that to be very clear. I hope people would feel, my fellow council members

2464
05:07:17,580 --> 05:07:26,480
would feel like wise and that we could also direct city attorney to make sure that that

2465
05:07:26,480 --> 05:07:32,020
language is somehow placed in whatever documentation will need to occur in order to pay

2466
05:07:32,020 --> 05:07:36,700
for some of the environmental review costs.

2467
05:07:37,100 --> 05:07:41,200
Can you restate what you hope council line on?

2468
05:07:41,200 --> 05:08:07,420
The issue that we would affirmatively state have our city attorney affirmatively state in any of the contracts reimbursement contracts related to this specific plan environmental review work with the developers that they are not guaranteed approval of any of their projects by engaging in these reimbursement units.

2469
05:08:08,400 --> 05:08:11,420
Yes, I can be aligned with that.

2470
05:08:12,360 --> 05:08:18,180
Yes, I'm definitely in support of that and that's why I was making my previous comments.

2471
05:08:18,380 --> 05:08:24,140
I think in addition to that, I think the office of the city attorney needs to be included.

2472
05:08:24,940 --> 05:08:28,680
I'm sure already is, but more so perhaps.

2473
05:08:29,660 --> 05:08:30,800
Do the mayor?

2474
05:08:30,800 --> 05:08:31,340
Yes.

2475
05:08:31,340 --> 05:08:38,400
I'm both those questions that sounds like there's consensus on both.

2476
05:08:38,640 --> 05:08:42,020
We can certainly include language in the applicable agreements.

2477
05:08:42,220 --> 05:08:46,920
In fact, there's a recital section and we typically do include language that's similar to that.

2478
05:08:47,640 --> 05:08:52,160
And our office will be involved and very likely outside council will be involved at some point,

2479
05:08:52,300 --> 05:08:57,140
just supporting the project and the council discussions on the topic.

2480
05:08:59,020 --> 05:08:59,320
Great.

2481
05:08:59,320 --> 05:09:06,780
Thank you. So with that, I will make the motions one to adopt the resolution that authorizes

2482
05:09:06,780 --> 05:09:12,360
the City Management to enter into a contract with Raymond Associates to also enter into

2483
05:09:12,360 --> 05:09:17,880
a contract with a good city. Would you like to have the amount of Raymond Associates for

2484
05:09:17,880 --> 05:09:26,600
1,326,829 dollars to provide analysis and community engagement for the RBD's amendment to

2485
05:09:26,600 --> 05:09:33,180
are the specific plan, and then also to enter into a contract with good state company in the amount

2486
05:09:33,180 --> 05:09:39,100
not to exceed a $500,000 to provide project management and coordination for the development proposals

2487
05:09:39,100 --> 05:09:45,240
within the Ravens Red Business District specific plan. And number three to wave the formal bid

2488
05:09:45,240 --> 05:09:53,560
procedures pursuant to the east puddle out of the municipal code section 2.84.070 to enter into contracts

2489
05:09:53,560 --> 05:09:56,860
with Raymond Associates and Good City Company.

2490
05:09:58,130 --> 05:09:59,450
That was a map full.

2491
05:09:59,530 --> 05:10:00,210
There's a second.

2492
05:10:01,370 --> 05:10:01,970
Thank you.

2493
05:10:02,110 --> 05:10:03,010
It's been moved in properly.

2494
05:10:03,750 --> 05:10:04,230
Seconded.

2495
05:10:04,370 --> 05:10:05,370
All of those in favor.

2496
05:10:05,950 --> 05:10:07,530
Please read on my role call.

2497
05:10:07,550 --> 05:10:08,950
Remember there's only three of us.

2498
05:10:09,050 --> 05:10:09,810
So we need to be unanimous.

2499
05:10:10,930 --> 05:10:12,030
Well council member goes.

2500
05:10:12,250 --> 05:10:14,190
She is actually council member.

2501
05:10:14,290 --> 05:10:15,810
Moody recused.

2502
05:10:16,650 --> 05:10:17,690
Council member Berberica.

2503
05:10:18,650 --> 05:10:18,710
Yes.

2504
05:10:20,730 --> 05:10:21,210
Yes.

2505
05:10:23,470 --> 05:10:23,730
Yes.

2506
05:10:25,010 --> 05:10:25,250
Okay.

2507
05:10:25,750 --> 05:10:30,230
It is 1140.

2508
05:10:30,830 --> 05:10:32,210
I know what you're going to say.

2509
05:10:34,190 --> 05:10:37,530
I feel like we're only able to get through at least two of these topics.

2510
05:10:37,990 --> 05:10:43,190
So I do, for those who are waiting for HH, I do want to let them go ahead and get to sleep.

2511
05:10:43,190 --> 05:10:51,190
by entertaining a motion that we defer item 11.3 to our next available council meeting.

2512
05:10:56,960 --> 05:10:58,660
Yeah, I think.

2513
05:10:58,740 --> 05:11:00,360
Do we have time?

2514
05:11:01,220 --> 05:11:03,720
We just stop one minute before midnight.

2515
05:11:04,220 --> 05:11:05,800
Did we agree to that or?

2516
05:11:08,760 --> 05:11:09,140
I'm sorry.

2517
05:11:10,000 --> 05:11:14,460
Oh, I was saying that if we stop right before midnight, we could get through both.

2518
05:11:15,500 --> 05:11:16,580
I think.

2519
05:11:17,120 --> 05:11:17,580
Yeah.

2520
05:11:17,580 --> 05:11:33,740
We don't know how important the moratorium I think is the city attorney explained is really, you know, just what the state is telling us that we can do and that's I don't know what that when I'm not comfortable with is that the other topic is going to be contained inside of a 15 minute window.

2521
05:11:35,260 --> 05:11:47,360
And as I said we all have different conditions, but in my case, I've got kids to have to start school at seven in the morning and I need to have no no I would definitely not advocating past midnight I just thought I had heard you say we we could go to midnight, but

2522
05:11:47,580 --> 05:11:54,140
definitely not beyond that. Yeah, or I'm fine either way, you know.

2523
05:11:54,260 --> 05:12:01,200
Well, could I just suggest I think the mayor's right we probably don't have time to get through

2524
05:12:01,200 --> 05:12:06,580
HH particularly since council member Moody said that he also has some questions as do I.

2525
05:12:06,780 --> 05:12:14,200
All in our time, but I mean we could just quickly deal with with the one with that the other issue

2526
05:12:14,200 --> 05:12:18,960
which we haven't dealt with, which is that we're basically preempted by the state from

2527
05:12:18,960 --> 05:12:21,300
do anything on the eviction stuff.

2528
05:12:21,380 --> 05:12:23,920
I mean, could we just receive that discussion?

2529
05:12:24,800 --> 05:12:25,360
That one.

2530
05:12:25,380 --> 05:12:26,500
That one we can do.

2531
05:12:31,940 --> 05:12:33,180
That item is mine.

2532
05:12:33,300 --> 05:12:37,440
So I'm going to go ahead and share the screen and light of how little time we have.

2533
05:12:37,540 --> 05:12:41,500
I'll just point out a few of the more important slides and then just open it up to questions.

2534
05:12:41,760 --> 05:12:44,040
I'm going to go ahead and try to share my screen here.

2535
05:12:44,040 --> 05:12:48,240
Madam Mayor MacMask is just is Councilmember Moody back in?

2536
05:12:49,140 --> 05:12:52,500
He has not come back yet. I did text him. Okay, great. Thank you.

2537
05:12:52,760 --> 05:12:56,500
I'm saying if you're going to come back now, would be the time, but I haven't seen him yet.

2538
05:12:57,440 --> 05:12:59,100
He pulled a fast one on.

2539
05:13:04,360 --> 05:13:05,940
Should I go ahead and get started then?

2540
05:13:06,160 --> 05:13:11,640
Yeah, sorry to interrupt. No, I'm going to make sure it's okay to get going here.

2541
05:13:13,430 --> 05:13:20,410
Okay, so for this evening, we're going to discuss our own residential eviction moratorium

2542
05:13:20,410 --> 05:13:26,530
the status, particularly in might of AB 308, which is a state legislation that was

2543
05:13:26,530 --> 05:13:33,190
adopted that as some council members are pointed out, it's effectively preamps our local authority

2544
05:13:33,190 --> 05:13:36,150
going forward on regulating in this field.

2545
05:13:36,150 --> 05:13:44,450
Now, in terms of background council requested, essentially two sets of information, and staff

2546
05:13:44,450 --> 05:13:49,730
was endeavoring to receive direction on those points, and then potentially develop legislation.

2547
05:13:50,090 --> 05:13:55,510
And the first was whether the city wanted to extend the repayment period in our local

2548
05:13:55,510 --> 05:14:02,010
eviction moratorium from 160 to 180 days to a full-year period.

2549
05:14:02,010 --> 05:14:15,410
And the council also asked whether we did adopt an amendment that would prohibit a landlord from using the unlawful detainor process as the method for covalent action of non payment of rent caused by covalent 19.

2550
05:14:16,050 --> 05:14:21,590
And instead require landlords to recover it through a consumer debt action, which is essentially just civil lawsuit.

2551
05:14:23,800 --> 05:14:31,720
Since the publication of our report, the state legislature did pass and the governor did sign

2552
05:14:31,720 --> 05:14:37,380
California Assembly Bill 388, and generally the purposes of state in the statute, but it's

2553
05:14:37,380 --> 05:14:43,180
basically to prevent what they would call it, the statute says is a forceful, massive, social,

2554
05:14:43,280 --> 05:14:49,300
and public health harm by preventing unpaid rent debt from serving as a cause of action for

2555
05:14:49,300 --> 05:14:58,800
fiction or foreclosure dream during this COVID crisis in the past of starting in March and

2556
05:14:58,800 --> 05:14:59,980
through next year at least.

2557
05:15:01,340 --> 05:15:30,520
The collection of legislation preempts local authority, basically preempts local legislation regarding residential evictions adopted between August 19, 2020, and January 1st, 2021. So it was retroactive because it was signed at the end of August, but it was retroactive to August 19. And the local preemption extends through January 31. Now, our local legislation was adopted before August 19. So it is effective in certain senses.

2558
05:15:30,520 --> 05:15:46,740
But it is preempted largely in other senses, and we cannot change it at this point to either increase the repayment period or to require landlords to pursue debts through consumer debt actions.

2559
05:15:47,180 --> 05:15:50,140
Now I'll explain that some of that is actually taken care of in the state legislation.

2560
05:15:50,600 --> 05:15:55,580
We just can't along or adopt an amendment to our own local version to effectuate those purposes.

2561
05:15:57,140 --> 05:16:02,020
Now, in terms of tenant protections, the state legislation extends the state-eviction moratorium

2562
05:16:02,020 --> 05:16:03,960
to generate 31st 2021,

2563
05:16:06,020 --> 05:16:09,300
and it prohibits a landlord from evicting a resident for non-payment

2564
05:16:09,300 --> 05:16:15,300
of rent that came due between March 1st of this year, through August 31st, if the resident

2565
05:16:15,300 --> 05:16:20,400
provides the landlord with the declaration of code devices, that's consistent with our local

2566
05:16:20,400 --> 05:16:25,580
residential rent moratorium. If they were to have done that, they would have a tenant

2567
05:16:25,580 --> 05:16:28,660
would have benefited from local protections.

2568
05:16:30,800 --> 05:16:33,620
What the state law does is it provides an additional

2569
05:16:33,620 --> 05:16:41,380
period of time and a methodology for repayment. It now says, based upon a B-38, 3080, something

2570
05:16:41,380 --> 05:16:46,620
which landlords are prohibited from affecting residents for non-payment of rent that came

2571
05:16:46,620 --> 05:16:53,100
do between September 1st and January 31st of next year, if the resident does two things,

2572
05:16:53,700 --> 05:16:58,380
if the resident provides a landlord with a COVID negative financial impact declaration,

2573
05:16:58,800 --> 05:17:03,660
similar declaration where they state they can't make a payment due to COVID financial losses.

2574
05:17:04,680 --> 05:17:11,860
And also, though, pay by January 31st, pay 25% of the rent that was due between September

2575
05:17:11,860 --> 05:17:19,940
2020 and January 31st, 2021, that were missed because of COVID-related reasons. So it does

2576
05:17:20,860 --> 05:17:25,940
require more than what our local legislation would have required. In this circumstance,

2577
05:17:26,640 --> 05:17:34,880
the state is now requiring tenants to pay a portion of rents that would be due in order to

2578
05:17:34,880 --> 05:17:38,580
it themselves from the eviction of the state-eviction moratorium.

2579
05:17:41,510 --> 05:17:45,070
In addition, there are more details

2580
05:17:45,070 --> 05:17:50,230
in terms of the types of noticing and the information that is required to be provided in those notices

2581
05:17:50,230 --> 05:17:57,690
and without getting into a large, and to a lot of detail here, what my office is going to do is work

2582
05:17:57,690 --> 05:18:04,730
with the REST stabilization program to put together an FAQ that explains AB3080 on our website,

2583
05:18:04,730 --> 05:18:09,630
so that way the details are fleshed out for the public book landlords and tenants.

2584
05:18:15,430 --> 05:18:19,770
And those are the major portions. Essentially, we can't legislate in this field anymore.

2585
05:18:20,370 --> 05:18:25,710
AB 3088 controls and city staff is going to work on providing additional information on the city's

2586
05:18:25,710 --> 05:18:30,350
website to notify landlords and tenants of these new rules.

2587
05:18:32,470 --> 05:18:33,890
And that concludes my report on

2588
05:18:33,890 --> 05:18:40,330
available for any questions. So no more need to entertain anything with this back to

2589
05:18:43,530 --> 05:18:46,310
transfer any debt to consumer debt?

2590
05:18:47,250 --> 05:18:49,550
That's a great question. I did go also over that fact.

2591
05:18:49,770 --> 05:18:55,490
The state legislation does actually allow landlords starting next year to pursue

2592
05:18:56,630 --> 05:18:59,930
unpaid rent through a consumer debt action.

2593
05:18:59,990 --> 05:19:05,190
In fact, there are a lot of small claims action, which is a unique feature now because in the past

2594
05:19:05,190 --> 05:19:10,470
you were capped out a certain amount. You could only pursue a small amount in small claims

2595
05:19:10,470 --> 05:19:19,770
quarter. That's been put aside and now Lamars can pursue those deaths. Beginning sometime next year after the state addiction moratorium is open.

2596
05:19:19,950 --> 05:19:33,370
Does this also mean that if a tenant is unable to pay debts per suit in this way that it becomes a mark on their credit.

2597
05:19:35,430 --> 05:19:39,650
It simply allows two things.

2598
05:19:39,690 --> 05:19:45,790
It simply allows the landlord to pursue that debt in small claims,

2599
05:19:45,850 --> 05:19:48,690
and it does mean that it can result in a court judgment

2600
05:19:48,690 --> 05:19:51,870
that the debt is owed, and that it can be collected.

2601
05:19:53,530 --> 05:19:56,390
So, in terms of whether it would show up on a credit report,

2602
05:19:56,650 --> 05:19:59,670
there are some rules that apply for a muffled detainers.

2603
05:19:59,770 --> 05:20:02,670
I don't think that those extend to civil actions,

2604
05:20:02,670 --> 05:20:10,510
so there might be some repercussions there, but frankly, that level of detail in terms of

2605
05:20:10,510 --> 05:20:13,430
whether we're going on the current report. I'm just not certain to do it in the

2606
05:20:13,430 --> 05:20:15,810
newness of the legislation. I think it's possible, though.

2607
05:20:16,130 --> 05:20:22,050
Understood. Can you, as you are laying out the explanation for this to

2608
05:20:22,050 --> 05:20:30,330
residents, make sure that that part is really clear. I've been pretty vocal about this one that

2609
05:20:30,330 --> 05:20:39,350
The last thing that someone who is unable to pay their rent needs is to be action with bad credit marks as well.

2610
05:20:39,790 --> 05:20:50,330
And I just want to make sure that we can see our way clear to say, no, they won't be affected or to alert them that it's a possible affect.

2611
05:20:50,590 --> 05:20:59,650
And then, of course, we would need to do some lobbying and some other things to make sure that our residents are fully protected in this.

2612
05:20:59,650 --> 05:21:07,210
decision making process. Absolutely. I think that the FAQ or the informational guy that we're going to

2613
05:21:07,210 --> 05:21:12,510
put out as a community pivotal particularly because there is a lot of nuance in the new legislation

2614
05:21:12,510 --> 05:21:18,790
about how what the state requires at certain points and when the protections are. So,

2615
05:21:18,830 --> 05:21:22,990
understood. Thank you. How much questions for our city attorney?

2616
05:21:25,660 --> 05:21:27,420
I have one. Hello.

2617
05:21:27,420 --> 05:21:32,320
are you? I've probably had a good break, Laws now.

2618
05:21:35,600 --> 05:21:41,480
So Rafael, two things. The COVID-19 that the financial

2619
05:21:41,480 --> 05:21:51,980
statement that's required for the attendance to provide the landlord is zero. Is zero way that

2620
05:21:51,980 --> 05:22:03,580
the city could potentially or the rent of RSO could provide a template for residents that would be

2621
05:22:03,580 --> 05:22:11,640
a very acceptable form for the landlords because one of the things that I'm experiencing

2622
05:22:11,640 --> 05:22:20,280
and there's a lot of people coming seeking resources that are at job training and support around

2623
05:22:20,280 --> 05:22:27,060
how to, you know, put together a letter for landlords. Is that there's something that we might be able to do to

2624
05:22:27,060 --> 05:22:33,180
just kind of help in that area? My understanding is that the rent stabilization program

2625
05:22:33,180 --> 05:22:43,820
had put together some templates. Yeah. And when our law was effective, some of that's going to change

2626
05:22:43,820 --> 05:22:49,720
going forward. I understand that in the state legislation itself there's actually language that

2627
05:22:49,720 --> 05:22:54,600
is set forth within the statute that landowners must provide to tenants when they're issuing

2628
05:22:55,140 --> 05:22:58,980
three day notices and the 15 day notices that are indicated in this statute.

2629
05:23:00,200 --> 05:23:04,640
So it's a point we'll take and I'll follow up with program staff to make sure that we can provide

2630
05:23:04,640 --> 05:23:11,740
resources about those notices, but I think largely going forward, it's basically going to be

2631
05:23:11,740 --> 05:23:13,780
language that's pulled from the statute itself.

2632
05:23:13,780 --> 05:23:22,120
Okay. That's great. And also I just want to acknowledge talking to the people of

2633
05:23:22,120 --> 05:23:32,880
at Whitlin and they said that their experiencing a very large number of their

2634
05:23:32,880 --> 05:23:38,940
tenants, well over 60% of their tenants, are in compliance, are making their

2635
05:23:38,940 --> 05:23:45,360
obligations on their rents, so, you know, so Kudos to those tenants who are just trying to

2636
05:23:45,360 --> 05:23:54,820
who are able to pull things together, and that there is a sense of awareness of those tenants who might be struggling

2637
05:23:56,160 --> 05:24:08,920
with their obligations. So I think that's more for the community to know that at the

2638
05:24:08,920 --> 05:24:13,360
well during this time, because that can be a tremendous

2639
05:24:13,660 --> 05:24:15,580
stressful effort.

2640
05:24:16,220 --> 05:24:22,400
And the other thing I would like to say is, if there's a way that

2641
05:24:22,400 --> 05:24:31,220
landlords can notify us of vacancies or abandonments of units,

2642
05:24:32,880 --> 05:24:38,000
as soon as possible, because what I'm seeing is that some of those

2643
05:24:38,000 --> 05:24:43,040
abandoned units are furniture and other items are landing on our streets.

2644
05:24:43,200 --> 05:24:43,880
Yeah.

2645
05:24:44,700 --> 05:24:52,920
Yeah, you know, and if we can get some level of heads up, we might be able to either support

2646
05:24:52,920 --> 05:25:00,180
that tenant with a reasonable collection or get them some resources or at least have

2647
05:25:00,180 --> 05:25:04,840
our public works department prepared to pick up some items.

2648
05:25:06,680 --> 05:25:33,900
Yeah, I remember as an extension of that now passed the torch, my understanding from woodland and at the moment they are collecting 93% of their rents of this time last year, they are collecting 97% of rents and that the differential was low six figures that they're not collecting at this time so their exposure there is very small where I'm expecting us to probably have a somewhat bigger problem potentially is in the houses.

2649
05:25:34,840 --> 05:25:50,800
And on the other side where we don't have a consolidated way of looking at payments and and perhaps that's where a lot of people are giving up hope and as you said dumping their houses.

2650
05:25:51,080 --> 05:26:04,520
So that that's the area where I think we really need to pay attention to the impact on our residents because it feels like we've got potentially some polls and gaps there that that we're missing.

2651
05:26:04,520 --> 05:26:06,860
in our process of supporting our residents?

2652
05:26:07,260 --> 05:26:07,380
Yeah.

2653
05:26:07,740 --> 05:26:08,180
And I agree.

2654
05:26:08,580 --> 05:26:08,940
I agree.

2655
05:26:09,620 --> 05:26:14,400
One thing that I did want to point out, and it's probably not speaking, besides

2656
05:26:14,400 --> 05:26:19,840
our scope of today's presentation, but the county does have resources available now through, you

2657
05:26:19,840 --> 05:26:26,300
know, federal funding and state funding that I understand that the rent and state administration

2658
05:26:26,300 --> 05:26:31,880
program and housing are putting together a formation that we will have to share with the council

2659
05:26:31,880 --> 05:26:32,480
in the future.

2660
05:26:32,480 --> 05:26:40,120
that way local residents both land or homeowners and residents know that the tenants can go to the

2661
05:26:40,120 --> 05:26:45,520
county and seek those resources out. Great. And they can also go to the Mayor's in house and draw

2662
05:26:45,520 --> 05:26:55,600
down those funds too. That's right. That's right. All right. Councilman Abriko or Vice Mayor any comments

2663
05:26:55,600 --> 05:26:57,020
here questions?

2664
05:27:00,700 --> 05:27:05,720
No, I think that was a good update. I think that the city through this period has done

2665
05:27:07,660 --> 05:27:13,420
you know well in terms of trying to protect the tenant population. I'm glad that the state

2666
05:27:14,020 --> 05:27:21,660
did what it did and we'll have to just keep track of things and ways that we can keep supporting the

2667
05:27:22,920 --> 05:27:27,580
the tenant families and, you know, also some of those small landlords that appear

2668
05:27:27,580 --> 05:27:31,140
maybe now there could be more resources for them, too.

2669
05:27:31,400 --> 05:27:32,620
First floor.

2670
05:27:32,880 --> 05:27:33,680
Nice mayor.

2671
05:27:34,060 --> 05:27:34,380
Yeah.

2672
05:27:34,500 --> 05:27:42,020
I have some specific questions that are legal in nature and I'm trying to understand how this

2673
05:27:42,020 --> 05:27:42,520
is going to work.

2674
05:27:42,760 --> 05:27:47,680
So, our ordinance allowed a six months payment period.

2675
05:27:47,680 --> 05:27:53,780
I see in your staff report, thank you, it was pretty complete, that the payment period

2676
05:27:53,780 --> 05:27:59,600
goes beyond the March payment period of AB 388, I think.

2677
05:27:59,940 --> 05:28:06,760
And it takes folks to the end of, actually, the end of August, September 1, 2021, correct?

2678
05:28:08,000 --> 05:28:08,940
That's correct.

2679
05:28:09,320 --> 05:28:12,700
This is we did 180 days, it's six months here, correct.

2680
05:28:12,700 --> 05:28:18,020
right now the county and the county is said that there are ordinance applies to the entire

2681
05:28:18,020 --> 05:28:27,540
county did not the county move their numbers to a year before the August it's it's a mid-August

2682
05:28:27,540 --> 05:28:34,740
date that the year was the deadline right so so there's preemption that occurred after that so

2683
05:28:34,740 --> 05:28:42,480
So do we know if the counties, because I believe they moved to a year, and if they did

2684
05:28:42,480 --> 05:28:47,260
move to a year, could we avail ourselves of that one-year repayment?

2685
05:28:49,100 --> 05:28:50,820
That's a very good question.

2686
05:28:51,940 --> 05:28:57,100
It is a year, and it would require, I think, who local legislation, I think we would have

2687
05:28:57,100 --> 05:29:02,580
to amend our ordinance to remove the provision and avail ourselves of the only ordinance.

2688
05:29:03,080 --> 05:29:05,240
It's something that I think is worthy of exploring.

2689
05:29:05,240 --> 05:29:15,440
Yeah, if you would look into that. Yeah, yeah, because that that might buy us by our tenants and additional six months on the payments. Okay, thank you.

2690
05:29:18,820 --> 05:29:19,560
I'm done.

2691
05:29:20,140 --> 05:29:27,820
All right. It is 1158. I am let's see if we've got any community comments on this topic.

2692
05:29:33,170 --> 05:29:34,450
We do have.

2693
05:29:34,890 --> 05:29:35,890
Well, by and Webster.

2694
05:29:36,890 --> 05:29:41,370
And through the mayor, if we do, I recommend that we entertain a motion to extend the meeting.

2695
05:29:43,570 --> 05:29:49,570
The motion that we have done in meeting to 12, 10, but vote 1.

2696
05:29:49,870 --> 05:29:50,370
Thank you.

2697
05:29:50,550 --> 05:29:51,270
The day of second.

2698
05:29:51,910 --> 05:29:52,890
Take it as 12, Jan.

2699
05:29:53,970 --> 05:29:54,610
All right.

2700
05:29:54,930 --> 05:29:56,330
It's been written in seconded.

2701
05:29:56,350 --> 05:29:57,170
All of those in favor.

2702
05:29:57,270 --> 05:29:58,990
Please respond with roll call quickly.

2703
05:29:59,850 --> 05:29:59,970
So.

2704
05:30:00,000 --> 05:30:06,740
Council member go shade, abstain, council member, everybody go. Yes? Council member Woody? Yes. Yes. Yes.

2705
05:30:06,740 --> 05:30:09,760
May I welcome? Yes. May I welcome? Yes.

2706
05:30:10,520 --> 05:30:12,640
It's still 11.59. So it counts.

2707
05:30:14,900 --> 05:30:16,440
There we go.

2708
05:30:18,640 --> 05:30:21,620
So is it just, is it just Mr. Where are there others?

2709
05:30:21,620 --> 05:30:24,720
This is Mr. Officer at this point.

2710
05:30:28,230 --> 05:30:28,590
Hello.

2711
05:30:29,170 --> 05:30:30,270
Thank you very much.

2712
05:30:33,010 --> 05:30:35,250
Mayor and members of the City Council.

2713
05:30:35,630 --> 05:30:46,750
I just want to see this provision that after January 31st renters who have been in default.

2714
05:30:46,750 --> 05:30:55,410
Some of the able to come up with 25% of what has been in the Rears is lunacy.

2715
05:30:55,670 --> 05:30:59,670
This has no relationship to reality.

2716
05:30:59,970 --> 05:31:07,090
If people haven't been able to pay their rent during the preceding months, the idea that

2717
05:31:07,090 --> 05:31:16,650
they would be able to suddenly come up with 25% that doesn't make any sense, but hopefully

2718
05:31:16,650 --> 05:31:26,030
the state legislature can be persuaded to revisit that provision because I think that could be very

2719
05:31:26,030 --> 05:31:33,230
threatening to many of our tenant residents. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Webster.

2720
05:31:38,010 --> 05:31:43,470
Any other comments from the public? Do not see anybody with their end up?

2721
05:31:50,940 --> 05:31:54,140
We have a recommendation to accept the report,

2722
05:31:57,340 --> 05:32:10,040
and I think we've all got hands up when we embrace that there are certain things that must be true and thank you to our city attorney for making making that very clear.

2723
05:32:10,680 --> 05:32:37,760
When, before we accept the report, do you think that we'll be able to come back with, it's actually not, for me, it's not conditioned upon the updates that you make to the website, but I would love to understand really quickly the consumer debt impacts if there are any, because that when I really worry about and also to our city staff.

2724
05:32:37,760 --> 05:32:53,920
What is the best way that we can get a handle on the tenants that are in the homes on the other side of the 101, because I just don't I feel like we don't have a good understanding about what's happening to our tenants who are renting homes.

2725
05:32:54,760 --> 05:32:59,520
Is there any way for us to get our arms around that and understand the disposition of our residents.

2726
05:33:00,360 --> 05:33:12,620
And we'll endeavor to follow up with program and housing staff both on that issue and then of course on the resource issue that I mentioned before and then we can come back to council.

2727
05:33:13,700 --> 05:33:13,800
Okay.

2728
05:33:14,400 --> 05:33:14,700
Okay.

2729
05:33:15,100 --> 05:33:15,620
Council.

2730
05:33:16,640 --> 05:33:17,380
Is there a move?

2731
05:33:18,220 --> 05:33:18,260
I have.

2732
05:33:18,260 --> 05:33:18,520
Go ahead.

2733
05:33:18,620 --> 05:33:18,840
Yeah.

2734
05:33:18,880 --> 05:33:19,880
I just have one.

2735
05:33:20,700 --> 05:33:22,520
So does the.

2736
05:33:22,520 --> 05:33:46,480
Does the rent off the rent board office, do they actually have a FYI booklet pamphlet for local residents around the moratorium issues around the COVID issues where resources are is very pamphlet or any materials available?

2737
05:33:48,370 --> 05:33:52,410
I understand these that they did put together materials.

2738
05:33:53,650 --> 05:33:57,430
I can't speak to Victor.

2739
05:33:58,010 --> 05:33:59,250
Victor, are you still off?

2740
05:33:59,570 --> 05:34:00,210
Victor, for me.

2741
05:34:01,090 --> 05:34:02,870
No, let Victor rest.

2742
05:34:03,350 --> 05:34:04,830
What can we check this?

2743
05:34:06,830 --> 05:34:07,370
Victor.

2744
05:34:07,970 --> 05:34:09,330
Yes, I am.

2745
05:34:09,730 --> 05:34:09,790
Okay.

2746
05:34:11,250 --> 05:34:18,290
Because the program has a dedicated page for anything that is related

2747
05:34:18,290 --> 05:34:25,810
to COVID-19, including the notices that work created for landlords and tenants.

2748
05:34:27,810 --> 05:34:38,510
As the CDA-20 was mentioned before, we would have now to design if that is the direction that we want to go.

2749
05:34:38,510 --> 05:35:06,250
design a base on the language of these new state legislation, design a notice that landlords could use and to provide what is now required 15 day notice to tenants and also design a notice for tenants to respond to that notice if they are not in position to pay the rent at this time.

2750
05:35:06,250 --> 05:35:36,230
Right. Yeah. I think anything that we can do to inform our tenants, our residents, because a lot of the fear is really based on the unknown and the uncertainty about what the rooms are and what the expectations are. So, and are you talking about, you know,

2751
05:35:36,230 --> 05:35:43,430
Maybe we could talk more about how to direct people to our website to get those bad information

2752
05:35:43,430 --> 05:35:53,590
or what I really like to see as pamphlets, posters, things posted in common places, as

2753
05:35:53,590 --> 05:36:00,210
Starbucks, at the laundry mats, at places of gathering, so people can link themselves

2754
05:36:00,210 --> 05:36:06,830
into our website to get further information, especially in light of the information that's coming

2755
05:36:06,830 --> 05:36:13,730
out of the county. Sometimes it might sound a little confusing for a person. It might sound

2756
05:36:13,730 --> 05:36:19,150
like there's actually two different directions, directives being given, one from the city, one

2757
05:36:19,150 --> 05:36:19,710
from the county.

2758
05:36:24,040 --> 05:36:29,720
Okay. Thank you, Mayor. Okay. Okay. And while bread are you taking us to where we

2759
05:36:29,720 --> 05:36:38,600
guidance that's posted? Yes. Yes I am so if you go over to the front page you go to

2760
05:36:38,600 --> 05:36:44,780
the department so you've got a rent stabilization you can see on the left hand side there's

2761
05:36:44,780 --> 05:36:53,300
a lot of navigation buttons that'll take you to different locations so what one example I think

2762
05:36:53,300 --> 05:36:56,140
but you're going to bring up maybe this is a tenant forms.

2763
05:36:58,000 --> 05:37:01,700
So everything is on there on the website if you want to navigate through it.

2764
05:37:01,900 --> 05:37:02,240
All right.

2765
05:37:02,480 --> 05:37:05,300
And is this where the city attorney will plan to be putting

2766
05:37:06,380 --> 05:37:09,300
some of the clarifications on legislation here?

2767
05:37:10,280 --> 05:37:11,440
That's where it would likely go.

2768
05:37:12,740 --> 05:37:20,300
And can I flip the bit on this side and and and and and just it in in espanyol if I need to.

2769
05:37:20,860 --> 05:37:22,100
Yes, you can.

2770
05:37:22,100 --> 05:37:25,580
So you would just go, like, say, I have an order set up.

2771
05:37:25,740 --> 05:37:27,760
It says I right pick up on a part of this.

2772
05:37:29,000 --> 05:37:31,480
And then, yeah, there they are.

2773
05:37:31,760 --> 05:37:32,940
Very good. Perfect.

2774
05:37:33,240 --> 05:37:36,180
Sounds like the technology is behind this.

2775
05:37:36,760 --> 05:37:37,300
All right.

2776
05:37:38,400 --> 05:37:41,060
So that covers that covers.

2777
05:37:41,260 --> 05:37:44,460
I think any outstanding questions that we have.

2778
05:37:44,480 --> 05:37:47,260
We've got an action item to do a little bit of investigation.

2779
05:37:47,600 --> 05:37:49,620
Come back to the council just to inform.

2780
05:37:49,620 --> 05:37:52,300
but please make the necessary pose.

2781
05:37:52,640 --> 05:37:56,160
Council, is there any unreadiness before we accept the report from tonight?

2782
05:37:57,720 --> 05:37:58,800
I have moved.

2783
05:37:58,960 --> 05:37:59,600
All right.

2784
05:38:00,140 --> 05:38:02,280
Vice Mayor and Councilman Abrika?

2785
05:38:03,260 --> 05:38:04,100
No, I have no.

2786
05:38:04,300 --> 05:38:04,620
Okay.

2787
05:38:04,920 --> 05:38:08,920
To the city attorney, do we need to accept this formally with emotion?

2788
05:38:09,580 --> 05:38:12,380
Or do we just need to show alignment?

2789
05:38:13,260 --> 05:38:15,740
I think it's sufficient to align it.

2790
05:38:15,740 --> 05:38:16,440
There's no action.

2791
05:38:16,440 --> 05:38:20,220
tonight is really just accepting the report. No motions. No formal motion is there.

2792
05:38:20,380 --> 05:38:25,400
This is the most excellent. All right. So we're looking here from you with follow up insights

2793
05:38:25,400 --> 05:38:31,760
for the last topic that we could not fit in tonight. I think we'll discuss as a agenda setting committee

2794
05:38:31,760 --> 05:38:36,560
once our first opportunity to bring it back and we'll try to bring it back with haste because we

2795
05:38:36,560 --> 05:38:41,440
know that there's a lot of energy around what are we doing with age age. So I think we need to

2796
05:38:41,440 --> 05:38:42,720
four or five, so.

2797
05:38:43,660 --> 05:38:45,780
You need to mark five. I'm so excited.

2798
05:38:47,380 --> 05:38:47,960
All right.

2799
05:38:48,240 --> 05:38:50,760
To our council members who's stuck in out with us in

2800
05:38:50,760 --> 05:38:54,000
total 1208 to our city staff who has been working so hard,

2801
05:38:54,180 --> 05:38:55,340
who always worked so hard.

2802
05:38:55,960 --> 05:38:57,420
And I didn't call it out tonight,

2803
05:38:57,980 --> 05:38:58,760
but even some of you,

2804
05:38:58,880 --> 05:39:00,400
I've called it 1112 at night,

2805
05:39:00,520 --> 05:39:01,900
and you pick up the phone and you answer.

2806
05:39:02,160 --> 05:39:03,900
I text you and you text back.

2807
05:39:03,960 --> 05:39:07,240
Thank you for being the extraordinary city staff that you are.

2808
05:39:07,300 --> 05:39:09,720
To our state holders that stayed on with us until

2809
05:39:09,720 --> 05:39:15,960
the better and all 21. Thank you for your service, for your engagement and for your

2810
05:39:15,960 --> 05:39:23,920
continuing to be in dialogue with us. We will see you again in two weeks at the same

2811
05:39:23,920 --> 05:39:27,580
time in the same place. This meeting is adjourned.