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Hello, Patrick, and everyone else. I will put myself back on mute and off video. I just wanted to say hello.

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Hi, Margaret.

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Hi, Margaret.

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Hey, Mayor Brica, how are you?

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Okay, how are you? So I'll, I'll get a little bit as soon as we get a quorum. We'll get started. Thank you.

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Yeah, it looks like Council Member Wallace-Jones and yourself are on. We're waiting for the rest of the council.

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Council Member Goshay.

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Is she in?

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Vice Mayor Goshay, yes.

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Okay.

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And so is Council Member Romero.

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All right, so 6.30, I'm going to go ahead and get started.

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So,

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good evening everyone.

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I want to open up the Eastpile Autocity Council regular meeting of today, April 5th, 2022.

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to. And when I start out by doing, welcome,

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Mayor Abrica here, Councilmember Wallace-Jones,

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Councilmember Lopez here, Councilmember Romero, President and Vice Mayor Gushay

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here. Okay,

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Okay, so welcome everyone. And before we continue, this is customary James I'll ask you to make a brief summary of the interpretation.

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So, if you would like to listen to the Spanish, any Spanish commentary during this meeting

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in English, you can use the interpretation feature at the bottom of your screen.

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If you click on the world icon or on the globe icon, you can listen to this meeting

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in English.

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If you want to hear this together in Spanish, please print the globe that is located

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under your screen and you can put it there to listen to the meeting in Spanish.

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Thank you.

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Okay, thank you.

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The next item, number two, is the approval of the agenda.

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We can entertain those unless there are any changes.

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I move approval.

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Okay.

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We can move and second it if we can have roll call.

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Mayor Abrica.

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Yes.

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Council Member Wallace-Jones.

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Yes.

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Council Member Lopez.

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Yes.

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Council Member Romero.

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Yes.

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And Vice Mayor Gushay.

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Yes.

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Motion carries.

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Motion carries.

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Our next item, number three, is the approval of consent calendar.

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And so I'll ask if there are any items that any council member wants to pull, or if there

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are any requests from the public to pull any item.

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And also, if there are any members of the public that wish to make a comment on anything on the consent calendar. So, I'll start with council to see if there are any requests to pull anything.

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Yeah, I'd like to pull 3.1, please be awarded Addison Avenue improvement projects.

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Okay, 3.1. And.

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Right.

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Okay,

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so are there any requests for any comments from the public?

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Yeah, it looks like we have one hand up in the audience.

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Okay, for the consent items.

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So first speaker here is Adrian.

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Good evening council members and staff and general public, I asked that consent calendar item number three be pulled on the first retiring policy.

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I have that standing question about one thing.

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Okay.

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So we'll pull 3.3 also.

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Thank you.

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Okay.

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So I think if I could have a motion.

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I'd like to make a motion that we approve the consent calendar.

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With as amended without item 3.1 and 3.3.

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I'll second.

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And we could have roll call.

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Yeah,

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roll call. Yes. Mayor Brica. Yes. Councilmember Wells-Jones. Yeah. Councilmember Lopez. Yes. Councilmember Romero. Yes. And Vice Mayor Loche. Yes. Motion carries.

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Okay, so then we'll go back to item 3.1, the Addison Avenue Improvement Project and.

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Please proceed.

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Oh, customer Romero, what was your just quickly, I do not see attachments. I couldn't find

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attachment three. And perhaps, you know, I really should have called staff before this meeting. I know I highlighted it here, but it was one of those things that got away from me. I wanted to understand a little better the design services and whether or not I think most importantly, I think the issue for me is, do you want to

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Do we have a construction manager on this site, on this project, or is it being handled

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in-house?

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I'm not quite sure.

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It looks like maybe the contract is for more design services, perhaps what we would call

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RFIs, request for information, modifications to design based on what was found in the

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field.

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But I am a little concerned about the project management construction management side.

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How can someone, and perhaps there was some of that in Attachment 3, and I just didn't

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see it.

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Yeah, absolutely.

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Yeah, thank you.

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Hamza Javed, City Engineers, so I can touch on that real quick.

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So the Attachment 3, which is the design services during construction, is a contract

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with the designer, the designer that actually designed the project.

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So what happens is when, you know, the designer designs a project, and you get

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into construction, there may be some design-related questions, and so you need to have a contract

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with the designer who actually worked on the preparation of the plans.

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And this project, particularly because there's pavement reconstruction, we need geotechnical

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services for any analysis that might be needed on site.

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And so the contract for that is specifically design services during construction.

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Regarding your question about construction management services, this project is going

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to be managed in-house by city staff. And we, with the support of the designer, we feel

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comfortable that we don't need an outside consultant to manage the day-to-day operations

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during construction.

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So, look, just as far as the CSG contract goes, is that a not-to-exceed or is that

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a fixed fee?

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That's a not-to-exceed amount.

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Right, so depending on either the conditions found in the field or, you know, other issues

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related to, I guess, request for further information from the contractor, they may not go to the

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full 110,000.

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That's correct.

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Absolutely.

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Yeah, it's really based off of, in the past, you know, we've noticed on a lot of

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these projects using Bay Road, for example.

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The design services contract, I think we use like 50% of it.

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It's usually, you know, for any additional design services unforeseen.

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And this project, particularly because there's pavement reconstruction, a lot of the 110,000 the majority of it is geotechnical services and site meetings and as bill preparation.

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So yeah, it's use the consultant as needed.

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Thank you.

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I'm ready to move the item unless the council members have other questions.

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If

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not, I move that we approve item 3.1, adopt the resolution authorizing the city manager

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to enter under construction contract, approve the contract amendment, number two, with CSG

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not to exceed $110,000, and actually that previous amount of that contract was 1.855908

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with a contingency of 371,181.

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Okay, I'm glad to see it's moving forward. Okay. Yes, it is. Thanks for reminding that

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that's.

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Where is Ms. Winston?

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There's a motion in second, and we have roll call. Sorry, who is

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the council member that seconded? I think I'm the vice mayor.

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Mayor Obrika. Yes.

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Council

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Yes, okay.

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Next one is number three, and that's the adoption of the first source hiring ordinance for city funded projects and properties and if you could allow.

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Be Rachel Horst.

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No, so agent, you just want to hear what the question is.

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Adrian had a question. Yeah, and then.

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Thank

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you. Good evening again council members and staff. I again still have this outstanding

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question and specifically it's related to section 5.11.030 the scope and goals. Section

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B number two where it references the all available jobs as were presented to the city's designated

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a job coordinator or coordinators at least 48 hours prior to hiring for any available

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position. I'm just wondering why it's such a short period of time, and whomever is playing

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that role of the job coordinator, that kind of makes their job harder, trying to source

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jobs for two days. So I just ask again that you reconsider that little short period

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of time, unless there's something that I'm missing. I didn't have time, like I

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state of last time to contact staff, but if someone could possibly educate me on why you

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think that that is a good turnaround time in order to source jobs. It just doesn't seem

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like an ample time for the person in that position, nor the people who may be looking

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for jobs. That's all. Thank you.

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Mary Brickus, I could address the question.

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Great. Hi, Amy Chen, Director of Community Academic Development. We largely modeled

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our ordinance after some other jurisdictions that had good examples. And of course we are very open

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to feedback on the 48-hour noticing. What we really want to have is set up a training program with

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our existing providers to figure out where we can really build the relationships with trades

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and with the other industries that we're trying to focus on the larger measurement each program on.

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So even with the 48-hour turnaround, we believe that that will actually give enough time for employers

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that are trying to staff up and hire very quickly without slowing down their process.

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And with those existing relationships that we hope to build, I think we can connect those job seekers

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and the employers that are looking for them within that timeframe. But we are open to

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any feedback from the council if that time should be altered at all or elongated. And

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we really appreciate the question from the audience.

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Okay. Well, I guess we'll reopen this question since this is the second reading, but any

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Any further questions from Council following this question or comments?

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I was just going to add, Mr. Mayor, if you don't mind, it is a very good point.

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So thank you, Adrienne, again, for always.

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One thing that we could do is take that under consideration.

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We're going to bring back the comprehensive set of guidelines in a couple months.

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More time is always better.

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So maybe what we could commit to now, if folks are agreeable to that.

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that is in the guidelines, we'll set up what the actual detailed process would be on the

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noticing.

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And I don't have the ordinance language in front of me, but if it says at least 48 hours,

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that could be better than, you know, because then we could take that and then the guidelines

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we could actually set up a longer timeline is one option.

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So what does the ordinance say exactly?

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Are you saying that maybe if it modified this, well, this is the second reading.

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So, Valerie could remind us any amendments to the existing second reading makes it.

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We have to then go back and have a first.

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Yeah, have a first reading again.

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So, if that may be the best thing then we'll just continue this and.

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Well, well, can we pull up the ordinance and see.

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Well, I was in what exactly say, and then if there's a proposed amendment, at least we know, but then we'll have to bring it back.

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Mr. Mayor, it seems like B applies to someone who is not in compliance.

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Yeah, and it does it does say at least so as was stated previously.

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Okay, so it does say that clarify that so I don't think you really need to make any changes.

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Right. Okay. Yeah, it seems that with the at least, then as I hear Patrick saying, you'll bring guidelines, et cetera, that would be more specific to potentially allow more.

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And, and Council Member Romero is correct. This is applies to where somebody who did not meet the goals to begin with.

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Right.

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Right. Okay.

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But to Patrick's point, though, is it possible within the guidelines to structure something

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that really, you know, asks or, yeah, asks our contractors or folks falling under this

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ordinance that, you know, those longer time periods are either preferred or should occur,

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whether it's a one-day, five-day, an extension of one-day, five-day, seven-days, I'm not sure.

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Again, I think, as Amy Chen said, because the Director of Community Development said,

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we're trying to fashion an ordinance that is not too onerous on the contractor,

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yet at the same time meets the goals of trying to get local folks hired. So I wonder if there's

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any flexibility within the guidelines to put a little more nuance to this.

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I wouldn't see any reason why there wouldn't be. Again, it's setting a minimum score of at

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least 48 hours. Yeah, so again, it sounds to me that this is fine, unless somebody really

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objects because the guidelines will then can bring back, you know, additional nuances

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like you're saying, as far as the time.

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So at least for tonight, we just need to know whether we want to vote on this and move

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it forward and then bring back the guidelines.

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Are there any other questions or comments?

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Through the chair, so what you're saying, if I understand correctly, we would approve

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this with the at least 48 hours but come back with the guidelines and we can expand upon it because

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I do agree when you look at 48 hours we want to remove any barriers that may be cause a problem

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for anyone who's looking for a job. So 48 hours does not seem sufficient but I agree we should

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bring it back and make sure we're going to follow up and follow up with it in the guidelines.

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Right. Yes. Okay. Yes, I think that's what we can do. Any other questions or comments?

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So, and if not, then I can entertain a motion to approve the second reading of this.

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I'll move approval.

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Second.

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Second reading of this ordinance, of the, of this first or second ordinance.

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I'll second.

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I don't want to.

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Yeah, I don't want to let the vice mayor go.

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And so we have a roll call.

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Yes.

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Council Member Wallace-Jones.

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Yes.

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Council Member Lopez.

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Yes.

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Council Member Romero.

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Yes.

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And Vice Mayor Gossier.

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Yes.

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Okay.

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I'm curious.

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Okay.

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We have no closed session items tonight, that's number four, and our next item then

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is number five, which is public comment.

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So, this is an opportunity for the public to, for any member of the public to address

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the council on any issue that is not on the agenda.

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And just understanding we cannot engage in any lengthy discussions and we'll try to

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stay within the two-minute limit.

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So, yeah, James, if you see any requests for that, if you can call their names.

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Yes. So, first speaker here is Gail Wilkerson.

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Good evening, council. Citizen number one is here.

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I'd like to address the mandatory meetings that the developers and whoever, builders have to have.

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It's become, I've heard people say that they weren't notified, but I became a victim of this.

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I found out when they sent out one of my neighbors to knock on doors, but she only knocked on the doors of people she liked.

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And I had to call the city and I was informed they sent me a flyer. And that's how I learned about the meeting.

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The one thing that really upset me was when they had people to speak.

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The person in front of me, she talked and talks for at least five, seven minutes.

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And I said, oh, good, we don't have a timer.

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And because I wanted to say a lot, because of the last time they built over there, it was all dusty and dirty.

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And it seemed like they didn't care.

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And neither did the management.

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So the lady talked, talked, talked, talked.

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And when it got to me, I got a timer.

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She didn't get a timer.

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And then after me, both these people,

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they did not live in East Palo Alto.

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They were talking, the Crescent Park Association president

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and one other lady wanted to know something about street

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and taxes and whatnot.

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It didn't even apply to East Palo Alto.

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And so that was very offensive. I don't know how the city enforces that, but that was insult.

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And I also asked him about their policy of no mom and pop businesses there. And he said he wasn't aware of that.

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It was several things that was very terrible. I think you ought to look into that, really.

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Thank you.

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Okay.

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That was our only speaker.

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Okay.

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All right.

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Well, thank you for the comments.

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Moving on to informational reports.

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The first one is a verbal update from our interim police chief, Jeff Lou.

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Good evening, council and east follow-up to community members.

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Last Wednesday, sexually violent predator Lamar Johnson moved into our community registered as a sex offender.

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moved into 903 Beach Street and is currently being supervised 24 hours a day by a security guard.

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I had a sergeant go out and make contact with the security guard and get to meet them a little bit.

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They're both former law enforcement, so they've had a little bit of additional training.

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But for the time being, he'll be monitored 24 hours a day.

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Security monitor or security cameras have been installed on the property according to the judge's orders.

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And the landscape has been cut way down to allow for visibility into the yard, as ordered by the judge.

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I still don't agree with the judge's order. And I still believe that especially violent predator in our community puts our community at risk.

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But the police department needs to respect the judge's core ruling. And so we're just going to work with that.

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We will continue working with our community, keep our lines of communication open.

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And additionally, we added a link to the Megan's Law website onto our Victims Resource

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Page on our PV website.

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So please visit that if you want to do any research on it, but just want to give you

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guys all an update on where we stand with LeBar Johnson, our sexual advisor.

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And, you know, if I may, I want to just add a few things to our report.

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I mean, as you're well aware, the city council had, you know, through the mayor had already sent the letter and opposition to this, to the judge.

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I know the police department had managed communications from the community, and I believe close to a thousand or more people in the community sent their opposition to the judge.

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Nevertheless, the judge went ahead and did the ruling.

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When I became mayor, I attempted several times, and I did at one point seek the assistance

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of Chief Jeff Lew, interim chief, to try to talk to the landlord.

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It's an absentee landlord, two investors, one lives in Texas, another one actually lives

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and Redwood City, you know, to try to persuade them that the right thing to do would be not

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to rent the house. They get $6,400. That is really taxpayers' money. This is coming

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from the state. And a similar case had happened in Emerald Hills, where one of the landlords

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lives. And, you know, people put pressure and eventually one of the landlord decided not to rent.

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Unfortunately, these investors refused to meet with me. Now, I wasn't offended, you know,

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because I'm the mayor.

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None of that. I wasn't going to communicate to them anything different that the community already has,

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but they refuse to meet. So, you know, we operate in a system that has these different levels of

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authority. I know 20 years ago, we actually went and protested in front of the house on

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Beach Street when a similar case happened.

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You know, what I have said publicly, and I'm just

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reporting that to you is that, rather than the protesting in the House, because I do intend

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to protest and I would encourage anyone to do so peacefully, I'm going to go and protest

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on April 15th in front of the courthouse. That's the day that we all have paid our taxes.

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This is taxpayer's money that is being used to subsidize absentee landlord that appears

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to have no conscience. And secondly, it's our taxpayers' money that are paying a judge who,

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in my opinion, really made a not only unfair unjust, but I believe it's a racist call because our

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community now is going to be more afraid. And I know that the chief and everyone is following up,

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making sure everything's secure, et cetera. But nevertheless, it's really the fear that

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and stills in the neighborhood. So, for me, you know, it's a symbolic protest, perhaps,

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but I'm going to be doing it as an individual, not officially representing the council, so there's

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no liability for the city. But I encourage those 1,000-plus people who sent letters to the judge

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to continue sending letters to the judge, continue sending letters to the judge,

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and send them to the landlords, too, because that is public information. Who owns the house?

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how much money they're getting. And it's really an insult for these landlords to take

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advantage of our community. I do support the idea of everyone having housing. And so, you

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know, this person can be placed somewhere else where further away from the community.

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In any way, so I want to thank, you know, Jeff and the police, I think they've done

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a great job in communicating to the community, expressing their opposition, as well as the

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district attorney. But, you know, judges, they have the final word up to a point. In

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this case, I hope that the judge will listen to it. Thank you.

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Any other questions or comments from council members on this issue?

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I just want to say to Commander Liu, thank you for the report.

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I understand you said that there are cameras there, but how often will our police department

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check in with the House to make sure the community is safe?

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What kind of communication has gone out to the residents on Beach Street so that they

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are aware that he's there, that they can be comfortable?

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So we don't have access to the cameras.

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They're there. We've been assured by Liberty Health Care of California that if something happens, then we can get their surveillance video.

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That's nothing more than verbal commitment through the court.

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If something had happened, then we have other avenues to get that video, and hopefully it's in operational order.

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Earlier this week, I sent out a social media update to the community, and I know a lot

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of members that live right across the street from that address have gotten it because I

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saw their comments on there, and I really appreciate the community's participation.

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But we pushed the word out.

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We've made frequent patrols of the area, but we got to find that balance right now.

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balance between harassment and just keeping a close eye, right?

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So I have my personal opinions, and personally, I feel like he's still at risk, but now he's

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a community member of ours, so we have to protect him as well as the community around

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him.

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So we got to find that fine balance.

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But, you know, we depend on our communication with our community, keep our alliance communication

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open and encourage anybody that has any information, please let us know so we can break together

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looking forward.

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Thank you.

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Any other questions or comments?

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And then we'll move on.

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To the chair, I just have one small question.

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Thank you, Chief Liu, for the report.

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You mentioned in your presentation that the security guards both have a background.

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Is there, they understand that right there's two security guards monitoring obviously it's around the clock but how many of them are out there on a given day, or excuse me, like for the rotations itself.

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I believe it's one at a time because there's two total.

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So, I believe that station and I just who breaks them on day six and seven I don't know yet. I'm to have my acting commander angel Sanchez check back in with them.

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And it gets a few more details, but it's voluntary, they'll give us what they want to give us.

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There are no obligations to give us all the information, but we'll keep the lines communication open and be able to check in with them and see how things are going.

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Okay.

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Anybody else?

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Okay, so if there's no other comments, we move on to the next report and that's the below market rate housing program administration.

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It's an update is forced.

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Good evening council members.

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I am joined this evening also by Dwayne Bay, the Executive Director of EPA Can Do.

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I am the Housing and Economic Development Manager.

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And we are presenting this evening a brief presentation on the city's below market rate housing program and program administration.

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For some very brief background, the city has a portfolio of below market rate units that

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resulted over the years from prior inclusionary housing programs and redevelopment agency programs

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such as home buyer, excuse me, down payment assistance loan.

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And following the dissolution of redevelopment agencies in 2011 and subsequent staffing cuts,

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There was no consistent monitoring of BMR units in the city. Prior to that, there was a full program. So the result of this is that typical transactions of BMR units like a refinance or resale or loan subordination, those would take a lot of staff time.

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And we're quite inefficient because there was no longer an established process or oversight of the program.

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So, in 2018, the city council directed city staff to release an RFP to identify a firm that could, an organization that could act as the city's BMR administrator.

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And through that RFP process, EPA can do as selected with their subcontractor Baja that stands for the Area Affordable Home Ownership Alliance.

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And this agreement included BMR administration in general, but also a lot of startup tasks

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that were required to build back a more robust BMR administration or BMR program.

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And that included, importantly, activities like reviewing all of the files that the

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City had on what were believed to be below market rate units. And these were paper files that were handed over to EPA can do for review.

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EPA can do hired a staff member to oversee this. And, and the review of each file included not just a completeness review but also a basic risk assessment that means to understand where

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who is living in the unit is the unit compliant with the resell restriction agreement that

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the city has for each of the BMR units and so on and so forth.

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These files were digitized and loaded onto a database called HomeKeeper.

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And also importantly, staff at EPA can do reached out to BMR homeowners to reestablish

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The relationship that the city had lost over the years to ensure that homeowners were aware of the BMR requirements.

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And then also to bring them back really into the annual, the rhythm of annual compliance monitoring.

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So, this is from the staff report, but this is the find, the chart that really shows the findings of PAKAN-DU's review over the last, well, in the first year of the MR administration.

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The numbers that are larger here are the ones to focus on, but the 108 is the total number of files that the city handed over to PAKAN-DU and said,

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look at these and figure out how many units there actually are.

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And then the, the other large number here is the, the number of properties that were strictly speaking BMR units in the city's portfolio that number 74.

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And then the number at the bottom is the, the number of files that are currently in the MR portfolio that number stands at 53. Now, let's walk through these numbers a bit.

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But starting at the top again, EPA can do found that some of these files were not actually

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for BMR home ownership units, which was the original intent to administer home ownership

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units.

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There were some rental BMRs in there, just a few.

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There were 27 files that were habitat for humanity units, which is not to say that

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they were not below market rate.

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It's just that the difference is that they are not in the city's BMR program.

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And again, what that means is that there is no buyer's occupancy visa restriction agreement

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recorded for that property.

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So it's not strictly under the city's enforcement authority, not to say that the city doesn't

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monitor it or count it as an affordable unit, but it is separate from the program.

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Then there were some just down payment assistance loans that were not associated with a below market rate unit. They were just the loans. As I mentioned, there was a program that the city run or the redevelopment agency run.

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And then there, there was unit one unit associated with volunteer effort to rehabilitate a home. So again, just a different model.

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Now, from the 74.

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There were 14 units that EPA can do found had a short term affordability restriction. So that was a five year term. And when that expired the units were no longer affordable the affordability restriction was no longer in effect.

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Then there were seven units that were lost to foreclosure over the years and then were sold in violation of the resell agreement, meaning that they were not sold at a below market rate price.

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There have been no units lost from the program since 2013, so this number is stable, rather.

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In addition to that thorough file review, EPA can do has several administration tasks

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that it has carried out over the last going on three years.

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And that includes three resales of BMR housing units and four refinances.

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And those resales resulted each time, because of a local preference lottery system, it resulted

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each time in an East Palo Alto resident being selected to purchase that unit at a below market rate price.

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And I believe, in at least two of the cases, and Dwayne can correct me, the household that moved out sold the unit, the below market rate unit, moved into a market rate unit.

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So there was a natural transition with the money they had saved from purchasing that below market rate unit and the equity that they built up and that took out from that sale.

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They were able to purchase a market rate home.

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Other tasks, smaller but also very important are things like title changes and minor modifications, and of course these consultations with homeowners.

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So we're in the third year of monitoring, which brings us to this slide about any compliance concerns.

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Now, this chart is showing all of the files, all the review, and in the third year of compliance monitoring, how many there are, where there is some issue that CPA can do is working out with the homeowner.

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It does not mean that the homeowner is necessarily in overt violation of the restriction of the

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Buyer's Accuracy Resource Restriction Agreement, it means that there's some issue to work through.

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Annually, the homeowner signs a notarized form saying that they occupy the unit,

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that they are not renting the unit out, that they're aware of the BMR requirements,

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and that they will continue to stay compliant with the restrictions.

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But in these cases, as you can see, there is one case where there was no repayment on a down payment assistance loan,

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a relatively small one that had a deferred payment period and what the homeowner did not begin paying back for the loan.

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There is one case of a potential, the owner doesn't live in the unit.

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And then there are the refinances where there was not city council or there was no city approval of the refinance lower risk versus higher risk is just that the household refinanced in the high risk case potentially for more than what the unit is actually.

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So staff and EPA can do our working through these cases, but there are very, very few where the city would actually have to come in and exercise its enforcement authority.

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So as for the future of BMI administration, this contract can be extended. And so we can look to 2023. And in terms of the programs growth, this of course depends on.

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new units through the inclusionary housing program, all of those units are restricted in perpetuity so they do require that oversight and really from the beginning working with and providing technical assistance to developers and property managers from the very start to ensure that these units stay in the program and stay in compliance.

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So I would hand it over to Dwayne if he has any closing words, and then otherwise we can take questions from.

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not really you you covered it I just I want to correct one small thing of the

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there are 33 habitat for humanity homes in East Palo Alto there happen to be 27

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of them happen to have files in our files they do have deed restrictions on the

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resale price and you know covenants against renting them out and that

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sort of thing. It's just that the city doesn't have any direct power to intervene. It doesn't

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have any monitoring, annual monitoring requirements.

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Other than that, questions?

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Okay. All right. Well, then, if we've concluded the staff report, I'll first open up for council

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members for any questions or comments, and then I'll go to the public and then

434
00:46:55,920 --> 00:47:01,380
come back to it. So any council member want to and

435
00:47:04,900 --> 00:47:07,340
again tonight is just a report update on what's

436
00:47:07,340 --> 00:47:14,540
been going on and and some issues but anybody? Yes, through the chair again,

437
00:47:14,860 --> 00:47:20,800
Rachel and Dwayne thank you for the report. It was good to see that we're at least following up

438
00:47:20,800 --> 00:47:25,120
or there is a process to follow up every year. Does that happen like at the beginning of the

439
00:47:25,120 --> 00:47:30,940
year and are there times when you have to go physically to an address if somebody doesn't

440
00:47:30,940 --> 00:47:31,660
reply?

441
00:47:35,540 --> 00:47:41,940
I'll take that Rachel. Yeah, we do it. We do it every year. We start the paper process

442
00:47:41,940 --> 00:47:49,560
in January and are doing a one-on-one follow-up. We just, we send out a form letter and then we

443
00:47:49,560 --> 00:47:55,680
have to do a fair amount of expediting. That happens typically around February.

444
00:47:57,940 --> 00:48:16,820
There is just a side note, but something we had to learn through a couple of cycles is that there are 14 units that were put into the program before 2004 that had an older agreement that doesn't actually explicitly say the city, you know, it doesn't

445
00:48:16,820 --> 00:48:22,720
require monitoring cooperation. And those homeowners in addition, none of them had been

446
00:48:22,720 --> 00:48:26,600
contacted recently. So some of them were a little, you know, I mean, we're asking for

447
00:48:26,600 --> 00:48:32,660
personal financial information, but 14 of them, you know, said, hey, you don't really have a right

448
00:48:32,660 --> 00:48:38,700
to do this. And so we just had to approach it more on a community relations basis. And

449
00:48:38,700 --> 00:48:44,180
there's really at this point only a couple of households that are difficult in that regard.

450
00:48:44,180 --> 00:48:52,060
But they seem to be in compliance, so it's not really turning out to be that much of a problem.

451
00:48:53,040 --> 00:48:59,100
Thank you. That is great. And then, Dwayne, maybe you can talk a little bit more about the refinancing process.

452
00:48:59,760 --> 00:49:05,920
Like, how would what, how would the city or your organization know that somebody's going through the refinancing process?

453
00:49:08,500 --> 00:49:13,740
Well, that's a very good question. The way that we're supposed to know is that we're

454
00:49:13,740 --> 00:49:18,200
supposed to remind them every year that they need to talk to us, and then they pick up

455
00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:19,380
the phone and they call us.

456
00:49:21,460 --> 00:49:26,680
Sometimes they don't, and so the next line of defense is

457
00:49:26,680 --> 00:49:34,840
that the title officer, there's deed restrictions, the recent agreement is recorded, we're

458
00:49:34,840 --> 00:49:39,860
supposed to receive a notice, the escrow officers supposed to notice, obviously some of them

459
00:49:39,860 --> 00:49:45,180
that have fallen through the cracks in the past, I mean, we don't know if there might

460
00:49:45,180 --> 00:49:50,120
not have been some reflies that have already cleared that we don't even know about.

461
00:49:50,360 --> 00:49:55,900
So we're trying to get into a early detection and education mode.

462
00:49:56,400 --> 00:50:01,940
The other thing that does happen, that how things sometimes come to our attention,

463
00:50:01,940 --> 00:50:08,620
And this is also getting better as we talk to people more is a BMR refinance is it's

464
00:50:08,620 --> 00:50:10,600
just frankly just a little more difficult.

465
00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:11,760
There's a little more paperwork.

466
00:50:12,240 --> 00:50:17,640
There's it's best to be working with a loan officer who's done a bunch of them.

467
00:50:17,680 --> 00:50:23,560
So when people come to us and say, you know, who might we work with who knows the program

468
00:50:23,560 --> 00:50:30,640
that sort of thing, we're able to give referrals to multiple, you know, banks

469
00:50:30,640 --> 00:50:32,700
Thanks for crediting unions that are familiar with the process.

470
00:50:34,220 --> 00:50:35,400
Now, this is good.

471
00:50:35,580 --> 00:50:36,660
Again, thank you for the report.

472
00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:38,100
The report, it's a long report.

473
00:50:38,340 --> 00:50:43,540
It's very, a lot of information in there about the down payment assistance, even how houses

474
00:50:43,540 --> 00:50:46,020
are supposed to be up kept when they're in a BMR.

475
00:50:46,200 --> 00:50:49,020
And I don't, that's a lot of work for anybody to do.

476
00:50:49,180 --> 00:50:51,880
So again, thank you for bringing the program current.

477
00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:55,880
I know we lost some units during some time, but you know, with you at the helmet

478
00:50:56,480 --> 00:50:59,520
and reviewing it, you know, hopefully that won't happen.

479
00:50:59,520 --> 00:51:00,420
So again, thank you.

480
00:51:02,530 --> 00:51:02,890
Thank you.

481
00:51:05,560 --> 00:51:10,160
Okay, anybody else questions, comments from

482
00:51:15,190 --> 00:51:15,650
the council?

483
00:51:17,110 --> 00:51:24,170
Sorry, a quick question on the two high risk or higher risk loans that are, I guess they're

484
00:51:24,170 --> 00:51:32,670
over leveraged. Is there a strategy to kind of reduce that risk or are they so highly levered

485
00:51:33,370 --> 00:51:45,110
above the actual restricted sale price that there's no salvation, what's the thought on

486
00:51:45,110 --> 00:51:45,310
those?

487
00:51:47,870 --> 00:51:52,870
Well, the thought is to sit down and talk to them, and we're sort of carrot and stick,

488
00:51:53,450 --> 00:51:59,190
where the next letter that they received will mention to them what should be obvious

489
00:51:59,190 --> 00:52:03,070
to them by now, because we've pointed them to the agreement that they're going to

490
00:52:03,070 --> 00:52:06,950
to be hearing from the city and that they could potentially get a notice of default

491
00:52:06,950 --> 00:52:08,530
and be forced to sell the home.

492
00:52:08,850 --> 00:52:10,490
We haven't played that card yet.

493
00:52:11,190 --> 00:52:19,450
As far as sort of how far over, both of those homes are well below current market value.

494
00:52:19,890 --> 00:52:25,430
So it's not, I mean, because the market keeps going up, it's just that the ones

495
00:52:25,430 --> 00:52:32,390
that are lower risk essentially were overfinanced, but some years back, and just the formula,

496
00:52:32,390 --> 00:52:39,210
formula, the resale formula that allows, you know, for appreciation, but just not at market

497
00:52:39,210 --> 00:52:48,110
rate has caused the resale value to, you know, just to go up enough that it covers what they

498
00:52:48,110 --> 00:52:53,490
shouldn't have done in the first place. The other two are, they're not outrageous,

499
00:52:53,690 --> 00:53:03,870
but there's one that's up in the $100,000 range. And, you know, so we're just going

500
00:53:03,870 --> 00:53:17,810
to work that problem but no we don't have any, you know, we've discussed a number of strategies but we're going to cross that bridge when we get there and we're consulting closely with city staff on that.

501
00:53:18,710 --> 00:53:19,590
Thank you.

502
00:53:23,640 --> 00:53:25,200
Anybody, anybody else.

503
00:53:28,200 --> 00:53:32,220
Before I go to the public and then can come back.

504
00:53:33,900 --> 00:53:39,320
Well, let me see. James, are there any requests from the public to speak on this item?

505
00:53:42,120 --> 00:53:47,960
Actually, yes, there's one speaker here, Mr. Stuart Highland.

506
00:53:55,400 --> 00:54:07,380
Good evening, Mayor, City Council. I would just like to say from this report that it speaks really highly to the competence and professionalism of our homegrown EPA can do.

507
00:54:07,380 --> 00:54:25,920
And its ability to really be not necessarily a broker, but a good player, a good faith player in the work that we're trying to do around creating more affordable home options for residents of East Palo Alto.

508
00:54:25,920 --> 00:54:30,680
So in light of what we've been going through with the OPA discussion, I would just like

509
00:54:30,680 --> 00:54:38,300
to say, confidence should be restored for most folks about the ability of East Palo Alto

510
00:54:38,300 --> 00:54:43,020
nonprofits to manage well for the benefit of our residents.

511
00:54:43,420 --> 00:54:43,800
Thank you.

512
00:54:49,320 --> 00:54:49,720
Okay.

513
00:54:50,480 --> 00:54:50,900
Thank you.

514
00:54:51,180 --> 00:54:52,080
Those are only speakers?

515
00:54:52,760 --> 00:54:52,940
Yeah.

516
00:54:53,740 --> 00:54:56,080
So I did have a couple of questions.

517
00:54:59,130 --> 00:55:07,530
Yeah, and page 32 where it says that the EPA can do and the city staff are currently coordinating next step for these 11.

518
00:55:08,070 --> 00:55:20,130
I mean, I assume you have already identified what kind of steps to take or, you know, I'll tell you just kind of a couple of questions I have is from people that I've heard over the years.

519
00:55:20,990 --> 00:55:25,110
It's unfortunate, but I think there are some people who probably have violated.

520
00:55:26,530 --> 00:55:32,190
maybe knowingly maybe not knowingly and because the BMR after all it is an

521
00:55:32,190 --> 00:55:38,350
opportunity for somebody to own a house and others who don't feel they feel like

522
00:55:38,350 --> 00:55:43,510
wait somebody's cheating on this and the city just lets it go and it's not fair

523
00:55:43,510 --> 00:55:48,650
and it sort of erodes the trust I mean definitely I think this is the first time

524
00:55:48,650 --> 00:55:53,870
we had such a complete report but I mean I just want to so I'm just

525
00:55:53,870 --> 00:55:57,670
assuming that you guys are already, and I think Duane, you mentioned there's already steps

526
00:55:57,670 --> 00:56:01,630
you're taking to approach each case, as it is, making sure.

527
00:56:05,100 --> 00:56:06,520
Yeah, so, I mean, I assume

528
00:56:06,520 --> 00:56:12,620
that that's already in progress, right? You're not just kind of letting them go, right?

529
00:56:15,120 --> 00:56:17,580
Yeah, absolutely. Rachel, go ahead.

530
00:56:19,380 --> 00:56:23,140
I was just going to say, yeah, we are definitely not letting them go.

531
00:56:23,140 --> 00:56:28,960
We have, I get briefed quite often on the specific cases.

532
00:56:29,720 --> 00:56:40,200
The 11 are not equally, how to say, urgent or they're not exactly the same nature.

533
00:56:40,700 --> 00:56:50,760
So they're really only maybe one or two where there's a real concern where, as I said, the city would have to step in and issue a notice of default.

534
00:56:50,760 --> 00:57:10,600
We haven't even reached that point. So, yes, we're definitely, we're not just letting them sit, but we have discussed how EPA can do working with the homeowner is the preferable line of action before we, the city gets involved

535
00:57:10,600 --> 00:57:18,100
doing that you can be more specific. Yeah okay no so I understand and yeah I think it it was

536
00:57:18,100 --> 00:57:24,520
definitely a good investment for the city to contract out and have this work done so my other

537
00:57:24,520 --> 00:57:31,500
question was on the and I forget how where we came from but I assume it's general fund

538
00:57:32,260 --> 00:57:37,800
city's general fund money that is paying for this in other words the contract that went to

539
00:57:38,780 --> 00:57:40,340
Is that general fund money?

540
00:57:40,960 --> 00:57:42,500
It's not entirely general fund.

541
00:57:42,740 --> 00:57:46,160
The contract was actually, the funding sources were split.

542
00:57:46,500 --> 00:57:52,560
So partially it was funded by general fund, but also by, I believe it was the Anlu fund.

543
00:57:52,920 --> 00:57:54,300
Is it 2019?

544
00:57:54,780 --> 00:57:56,800
I never get the fund numbers correct.

545
00:57:57,520 --> 00:58:00,540
So it's not all, it's not all general fund.

546
00:58:00,800 --> 00:58:02,660
There's a special revenue in there as well.

547
00:58:03,960 --> 00:58:16,100
because so I guess one of my concerns is just that that it it does seem that oh no there

548
00:58:16,100 --> 00:58:28,240
was it kind of a related one was that I think part of this was part of the contract was to

549
00:58:28,240 --> 00:58:40,820
You know, between the staff and EPA can do sort of work on, and there was a line here, I can't find it, but like, like, what is the best way to administer a program like this, right?

550
00:58:41,700 --> 00:58:56,580
Because I think that was something that clearly after redevelopment, and even before, but there's really no administration of it, it just kind of fell thoroughly through the cracks unless there was some huge problem that the city council

551
00:58:56,580 --> 00:59:03,860
became aware of, but is that part of the discussion that, you know, from now on or in the future,

552
00:59:05,060 --> 00:59:09,820
how are we going to administer this and how are we going to pay for it? Because there is,

553
00:59:10,180 --> 00:59:15,880
I think there was also a little comment there about the fact that, you know, none of the

554
00:59:15,880 --> 00:59:21,880
homeowners are helping to pay for this, which to me seems like they should contribute something

555
00:59:21,880 --> 00:59:24,200
because they did get a huge benefit.

556
00:59:26,660 --> 00:59:33,800
And I assume that it was probably not written in the regulations or in the contract and all of that.

557
00:59:34,100 --> 00:59:40,020
So, anyway, I'd be interested in some work in that area that may already be going on.

558
00:59:40,200 --> 00:59:47,380
It's probably something the city attorney's office could look at so that if there's any potential revisions later on,

559
00:59:47,380 --> 00:59:58,780
Or did any new ones come in that, you know, because I think it did really did hurt us. I remember asking one of the city manager some years ago, like, you know, I keep getting all these questions.

560
00:59:58,960 --> 00:59:59,280
So why do you.

561
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:04,680
And basically, you know, very honestly, they told me, well, we really don't have the capacity to be

562
01:00:04,680 --> 01:00:13,720
doing this, tracking this, right? So, okay, you know, it's not a good answer for the public to say,

563
01:00:13,800 --> 01:00:19,280
we don't know what's going on, but I think now we're in a very good position and there's a great

564
01:00:19,280 --> 01:00:27,800
report. So that's one area I'm interested in how if for the future or even the current regulations,

565
01:00:27,800 --> 01:00:31,820
if there are any ones that could be modified or something. One is on the cost, because I

566
01:00:31,820 --> 01:00:37,600
think it would be fair, at least to consider that each homeowner contributes some amount

567
01:00:37,600 --> 01:00:45,020
or something that covers the cost of helping out and stuff. But any thoughts on that?

568
01:00:45,900 --> 01:00:52,580
Yes. And now I'm, I apologize, now I'm with, I understand what you were referring

569
01:00:52,580 --> 01:00:52,780
to.

570
01:00:52,780 --> 01:01:09,620
Yeah, well, I'm kind of jumping around but yeah, but, but this is actually a very important point perhaps was I did not emphasize it in the presentation but I think that the, the initial, the impetus for this contract was clear and the funding sources

571
01:01:09,620 --> 01:01:21,660
probably reflected the fact that there was no, you know, it was kind of dormant for a time there wasn't there weren't a lot of funds flowing into the program to be you know, not all of our funding sources are not flexible that we can use them

572
01:01:21,660 --> 01:01:22,900
for things like BMR administration.

573
01:01:23,340 --> 01:01:27,440
So I would say the startup costs associated with this contract

574
01:01:27,440 --> 01:01:29,600
and because a lot of it really was startup, again,

575
01:01:29,820 --> 01:01:35,780
to build up this program, that will come to an end.

576
01:01:35,880 --> 01:01:37,860
And then there is a question about the sustainability

577
01:01:38,660 --> 01:01:40,360
of a BMR program.

578
01:01:40,400 --> 01:01:42,700
As we have inclusionary units coming online, you know,

579
01:01:42,760 --> 01:01:45,280
how are we going to be able to continue to monitor those?

580
01:01:45,660 --> 01:01:47,380
We can't do what we did before, right?

581
01:01:47,500 --> 01:01:50,620
It's definitely a different type of, yeah.

582
01:01:52,220 --> 01:01:56,400
It's different, perhaps even a different role that the BMR administrator would play.

583
01:01:56,840 --> 01:02:03,680
So for one, we do have an inclusionary program now where we will have in-loop fees coming in.

584
01:02:03,980 --> 01:02:06,820
So there is that source.

585
01:02:07,300 --> 01:02:15,400
But it is true also that we do not currently the model is not to charge homeowners or, you know,

586
01:02:15,400 --> 01:02:22,000
indirectly collect those funds for BMR administration that does exist in some BMR programs.

587
01:02:22,600 --> 01:02:25,800
And there are other models for BMR administration.

588
01:02:26,160 --> 01:02:32,080
So that is definitely a conversation that we will have in the future.

589
01:02:32,320 --> 01:02:37,000
But I think it would separate from these initial three years where there was really

590
01:02:37,000 --> 01:02:40,300
so much setup involved getting the wheels turning on this.

591
01:02:40,300 --> 01:02:53,180
Also, Dwayne, I would invite you to comment because we have a lot of experience in this area and we have talked about the nature of a BMR program as more units come online.

592
01:02:56,930 --> 01:03:00,070
Specifically to the fees specifically

593
01:03:05,740 --> 01:03:06,880
to the fees.

594
01:03:08,860 --> 01:03:14,760
There is a range of practice. Rachel's right. Most of the programs don't charge.

595
01:03:16,760 --> 01:03:33,940
The, you know, we did a study about 10 years ago at the county of the, at the time there were 11 programs, I think, in existence, and they all had slightly different funding sources using some of the in lieu fees was was one that was popular.

596
01:03:35,000 --> 01:03:40,820
Another was if you have a program where there's quite a bit of turnover, you can charge, you

597
01:03:40,820 --> 01:03:45,560
know, something as part of the resale process that can help with admin a little bit.

598
01:03:46,160 --> 01:03:52,520
Our program, I think probably because as programs go, people haven't owned the homes

599
01:03:52,520 --> 01:03:53,220
that long.

600
01:03:53,400 --> 01:04:00,580
There isn't very fast turnover, but it's something that we should look at.

601
01:04:01,600 --> 01:04:16,300
If I may also just, it's not something that jumped out of the staff report, but I want to give a quick shout out to our two partners in this process, and I think it does impinge on this.

602
01:04:17,240 --> 01:04:27,140
The city staff actually has a real depth of experience in this several, you know, no place to put it in the staff report but I'll say it quite publicly.

603
01:04:27,140 --> 01:04:30,560
There's actually years of experience in the existing city staff.

604
01:04:30,940 --> 01:04:38,660
We right now, even though we're outsourcing dysfunction, so city staff can can concentrate on some other areas.

605
01:04:39,640 --> 01:04:46,680
The city staff ability to oversee the program is really the highest it's ever been historically.

606
01:04:46,680 --> 01:04:50,740
The other thing is that we do partner with a regional administrator.

607
01:04:51,300 --> 01:04:56,200
There are about three of them that together have almost all of, almost all of the cities

608
01:04:56,200 --> 01:05:02,580
who don't do this in-house contract with one of the three, you know, regional operators.

609
01:05:03,040 --> 01:05:08,300
And they're able to bring some expertise and economies of scale to the administration.

610
01:05:09,020 --> 01:05:13,540
So it wouldn't, because it's that concentrated and we all know each other in the business,

611
01:05:13,540 --> 01:05:19,040
it actually wouldn't be that hard to do a little study of how, you know, what the funding sources

612
01:05:19,040 --> 01:05:23,880
of different cities. Two thirds of the cities in the Bay Area have some form of inclusion

613
01:05:23,880 --> 01:05:30,540
or housing, so it's, there's a good range of practice there to look at. Okay. And then my last

614
01:05:30,540 --> 01:05:37,420
just little reminder is when there's a lottery of the people who obviously sort of qualified to

615
01:05:37,420 --> 01:05:44,040
be in the lottery, and so it's been successful getting EPA residents. But in this whole world

616
01:05:44,040 --> 01:05:50,980
of BMRs and lotteries, people can apply even if they don't live in the city. Is that correct?

617
01:05:51,320 --> 01:05:59,780
So it's really open to anyone anywhere. And I mean, the opposite is true. EPA residents

618
01:05:59,780 --> 01:06:06,340
could win the lottery somewhere else, that, and okay, all right, but that's, that's good

619
01:06:06,340 --> 01:06:14,800
that is benefiting a lot of local residents, so that's good. Okay, any other comments or

620
01:06:14,800 --> 01:06:20,060
questions? Otherwise, we'll just accept the report and then we'll continue to work on this.

621
01:06:20,180 --> 01:06:23,960
And thank you very much, everyone, Stephanie, that all the partners,

622
01:06:23,960 --> 01:06:24,900
like this air reminder.

623
01:06:27,500 --> 01:06:33,540
Okay. All right, well, let's then move on to our next staff report,

624
01:06:33,900 --> 01:06:41,000
difference report. This deals with the water rate. I know every so often the San Francisco

625
01:06:41,000 --> 01:06:47,140
Public Utility Commission, they do their wholesale water rate increases and

626
01:06:48,340 --> 01:06:55,200
It's something that nobody likes, but that ends up being passed down to everybody.

627
01:06:55,540 --> 01:06:58,580
But, Jaime, who will help us with that?

628
01:06:58,780 --> 01:07:00,960
You're right, Mayor. Nobody likes this.

629
01:07:01,100 --> 01:07:04,140
But the news, Greg Henry, go ahead and present it, please.

630
01:07:06,480 --> 01:07:11,200
The Mayor has essentially said the hold of the report.

631
01:07:11,480 --> 01:07:15,980
There's a rate change pending from SFPUC.

632
01:07:15,980 --> 01:07:22,780
and unfortunately that that has to be passed down to customers to cover the cost of the water so

633
01:07:24,060 --> 01:07:28,380
just to just to start the report I thought I would go through some terms because we're

634
01:07:28,380 --> 01:07:33,520
going to be throwing around some acronyms and stuff so first SFPUC that stands for the San

635
01:07:33,520 --> 01:07:38,840
Francisco Public Utilities Commission that's who we get who the city water utility gets its

636
01:07:38,840 --> 01:07:44,300
water from the wholesale rate is the rate that the city pays for that water is currently

637
01:07:44,300 --> 01:07:56,940
$4.10 a CCF or 100 cubic feet, which is, you know, like if you take a football field

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and it's like a two inches deep, it's hard to imagine how that volume of water.

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And then the retail rate is the rate that's charged by the city to customers and it's

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currently at $7.66 a CCF. And the reason for that difference is that there's additional

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01:08:20,440 --> 01:08:24,640
cost that the city water utility has to pay, other than just the cost of water, it has

642
01:08:24,640 --> 01:08:33,880
to pay FIOLIA, who provides the operational elements. And then it has to provide maintenance

643
01:08:33,880 --> 01:08:40,340
costs and other financial elements, so that's why there's a difference between those two

644
01:08:40,340 --> 01:08:40,780
rates.

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So SFPUC has indicated, has notified the city that it plans on increasing the wholesale rate.

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The plan currently is to go to $4.75 a CCF in fiscal year 2223, so those new rates

647
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would potentially are planned to be effective July 1st of this year, which would be a 64-cent

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01:09:06,620 --> 01:09:15,560
increase per CCF, well, which is an increase of 15.9 percent. And they've already informed

649
01:09:15,560 --> 01:09:22,280
us that they're planning on another increase for the next fiscal year of $5.28 a CCF,

650
01:09:22,420 --> 01:09:28,620
which is a 63-cent. But the increase as a percentage would be lower because they

651
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would have already increased the water rates. This is a chart to show sort of

652
01:09:36,540 --> 01:09:44,340
like over time what SFPUC rates have done and you can see that since 16-17

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01:09:44,340 --> 01:09:48,180
there hasn't been an increase in the wholesale water rates. That's a pretty

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01:09:48,180 --> 01:09:52,740
long time to go without any increases. Normally you try and do smaller

655
01:09:52,740 --> 01:09:58,540
increases every year but so that's not such a shock but this year we're

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01:09:58,540 --> 01:10:02,400
getting sort of like all the catch-up on all the previous years.

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So the city

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responds what's the impact going to be for city water customers. The city

659
01:10:12,480 --> 01:10:16,560
should increase the retail rate, right? If we don't increase the retail rate

660
01:10:16,560 --> 01:10:21,900
then we have to subsidize the water utility with general fund money, which

661
01:10:21,900 --> 01:10:28,740
is a non-optimal use generally of general fund money. Generally the rate

662
01:10:28,740 --> 01:10:42,260
increases to customers require the Proposition 218 process. In fact, every other time that SFPUC has increased the water rates, the city has gone through a Prop 218 process to update its resulting rates.

663
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But there is an allowance for something called pass-through costs.

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So a pass-through provision, it allows you to increase costs which are outside the city's control, so that's typically the cost of water, but with other, it could be the cost of energy, it could be any incoming input that the city doesn't control, that it has to pay for.

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You're allowed to put that cost as an element of a pass-through cost.

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And then you have to identify what that element is when you do your regular Proposition 218.

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When you do your regular Proposition 218, you have to identify the pass-through calculation.

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And then, should that cost be increased, then your retail rate can be increased

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01:11:30,380 --> 01:11:35,420
through a simple resolution instead of the full Proposition 218 process.

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If you do do it that way, you have to notify all the customers via a mailed notification, so all the customers would be notified through the mailer that their rate would be going up beyond the scheduled increase.

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01:11:55,640 --> 01:12:05,260
So what we did back when we set the rates last time, when we set the regular 218 process is we set the rates.

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For regular scheduled increases beginning in July 2019 and then annually every July 1st through July 2023, and we added this pass through provision which said for every 1 cent increase over the $4.10, the pass through provision allows for a 1.2 cent increase in the retail rate.

673
01:12:29,880 --> 01:12:35,820
So we have all of the elements that we need for a pass through provision and cost.

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01:12:36,700 --> 01:12:50,360
And so we're proposing that we would in so generally, we, we've been notified by SFPC that they're planning on intending to increase their rates but they haven't formalized that yet.

675
01:12:50,360 --> 01:12:56,440
And in fact, it could be a little bit different than what they've notified us of.

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01:12:56,700 --> 01:13:05,020
And I think we got an email on Monday that they were maybe going to increase it even more than, you know, they ended up deciding not to.

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01:13:05,180 --> 01:13:13,720
But there was language as recent as last Monday that the increase was going to be more than what they were telling us.

678
01:13:13,720 --> 01:13:22,820
So we're waiting until May until they finalize when they're going to, what the increase is actually going to be for fiscal year 2223.

679
01:13:23,320 --> 01:13:35,300
When we have the final approved number, we'll be coming back to Council to ask for the pass-through provision to modify the rates.

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01:13:35,300 --> 01:13:40,640
at this time, you can see just, so it will, if scheduled,

681
01:13:40,800 --> 01:13:42,880
it looks like it'll go to about $8.55.

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01:13:43,760 --> 01:13:48,900
That includes an increase of $0.10, which was already scheduled to the rate.

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01:13:49,100 --> 01:13:52,700
So it's both the regular scheduled rate increase on July 1st,

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01:13:52,700 --> 01:13:56,760
plus this pass through provisions, both things would be occurring at the same time.

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01:13:58,920 --> 01:14:00,700
So that's what we've got.

686
01:14:01,480 --> 01:14:02,900
I'm here to answer any questions.

687
01:14:05,410 --> 01:14:12,390
Yes, let me ask council members if there are any questions or comments on the, and we'll,

688
01:14:13,110 --> 01:14:18,570
something will be coming back to us, but at this point just quick information, yes,

689
01:14:20,850 --> 01:14:21,350
anybody.

690
01:14:23,110 --> 01:14:23,670
Okay.

691
01:14:25,770 --> 01:14:31,910
Are there any requests from the public, James, that you can see on this item, the water?

692
01:14:35,550 --> 01:14:36,650
I'm seeing none, Mayor.

693
01:14:37,190 --> 01:14:37,630
Okay.

694
01:14:40,710 --> 01:14:46,370
Thank you for the report and I'm there because I think this is also a good time while we're

695
01:14:46,370 --> 01:14:50,650
talking about pass-through rates to remind everyone that we're still in a drought and

696
01:14:50,650 --> 01:14:52,430
that is going to be a huge issue.

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01:14:52,910 --> 01:14:57,310
But to reinforce that there's a drought, we should be conserving water anyway, but

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01:14:57,310 --> 01:14:58,870
be mindful of that at this time.

699
01:14:58,870 --> 01:14:59,350
Yeah.

700
01:15:00,560 --> 01:15:01,780
Yes, that's right.

701
01:15:03,240 --> 01:15:04,480
Through the chair.

702
01:15:05,360 --> 01:15:06,580
Yes, go ahead.

703
01:15:07,340 --> 01:15:17,660
My, maybe it's part question, part concern, but we've obviously expressed many times that

704
01:15:17,660 --> 01:15:26,480
we have a number of residents in East Palo Alto that are well below the AMI.

705
01:15:26,480 --> 01:15:34,900
And it's also time when food is more expensive, gas is more expensive, obviously water is now

706
01:15:34,900 --> 01:15:42,900
becoming more expensive as well. I wonder if it might be possible for us to explore some

707
01:15:42,900 --> 01:15:49,320
subsidies or credits or something to help enable our residents to get over this hum

708
01:15:49,320 --> 01:15:57,740
as they get upward pressure on costs across the board and I don't know if the Water District

709
01:15:57,740 --> 01:16:06,940
or the San Francisco Public Utilities and Public Water has talked about this that feels

710
01:16:06,940 --> 01:16:12,340
like something that we might need to or consider pursuing just to make sure that no one falls

711
01:16:12,340 --> 01:16:13,000
to the cracks.

712
01:16:13,000 --> 01:16:31,200
I would only add to that that the way that water rates are designed by state law in California should a program like that be considered by the council, it would have to come from the general fund.

713
01:16:31,400 --> 01:16:36,180
We can't use the water rates themselves to subsidize some customers from other customers.

714
01:16:36,180 --> 01:16:45,260
but certainly that is something that quite a few other cities or just water districts

715
01:16:45,260 --> 01:16:48,680
have considered or engaged in.

716
01:16:50,720 --> 01:16:51,260
Thank you.

717
01:16:52,340 --> 01:16:52,620
Okay.

718
01:16:53,820 --> 01:16:54,600
Okay.

719
01:16:55,120 --> 01:17:02,340
If there are no other questions or comments, then thank you for the report again and

720
01:17:02,340 --> 01:17:03,620
the information.

721
01:17:04,340 --> 01:17:11,920
So, the next item is special presentations and another water-related topic, but more

722
01:17:11,920 --> 01:17:18,800
on the flooding side. And this is an update on the San Francisco Cree joint powers authority

723
01:17:18,800 --> 01:17:29,380
projects. And I know the executive director of our JPA, Margaret Bruce, I think, is giving

724
01:17:29,380 --> 01:17:35,580
In that, James, if anybody from our staff is also involved, or Jaime, I was going to

725
01:17:35,580 --> 01:17:38,020
say, if anybody else from our staff is involved.

726
01:17:38,040 --> 01:17:42,460
Hamza, will you be introducing Margaret Bruce? She is in attendance. Please.

727
01:17:44,340 --> 01:17:47,400
Yes, we'll go ahead and pass it on to Margaret. Yes, she's here to give us an update.

728
01:17:50,130 --> 01:17:53,490
Okay. Good evening, everyone. Members of the council and honourable mail.

729
01:17:55,350 --> 01:17:58,950
It's great to see you this evening and great to be with you. Thank you so much

730
01:17:58,950 --> 01:18:05,330
for allowing us to do a quick update on the two projects that are of interest to East Palo Alto.

731
01:18:05,950 --> 01:18:09,190
I'm going to share my screen now and just go through a few slides.

732
01:18:20,540 --> 01:18:25,060
Can everyone see my screen and are you seeing the presentation view?

733
01:18:27,440 --> 01:18:28,460
Yes, I think.

734
01:18:29,100 --> 01:18:29,640
Okay.

735
01:18:30,400 --> 01:18:38,220
So, very quickly, this is we're going to talk about these two general areas on this opening slide highlighted in blue.

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01:18:38,220 --> 01:18:41,800
The blue line on the top is where we'll start.

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01:18:42,040 --> 01:18:45,240
We're going to start from the shoreline and work our way uphill.

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01:18:46,240 --> 01:18:53,700
So the Safer Bay program is an acronym for the strategy to advance flood protection,

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01:18:54,020 --> 01:18:59,040
ecosystems, and recreation along the San Francisco Bay shoreline.

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01:18:59,680 --> 01:19:05,500
The entire Safer Bay project extends from the northern border of Menlo Park to the

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01:19:05,500 --> 01:19:11,580
the southern border of East Palo Alto where it meets the San Francisco Creek Project at the south.

742
01:19:12,260 --> 01:19:23,600
It actually, on this map, on the little blue line, it really should extend further up Highway 84 to encompass the PG&E substation, but that little part is off this map.

743
01:19:24,820 --> 01:19:39,700
So the reason for, and the goals for the program are to provide nature-based protection wherever possible. Sometimes you will hear this expressed as both gray and green infrastructure.

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01:19:40,720 --> 01:19:43,560
It's to protect properties and critical infrastructure.

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01:19:43,560 --> 01:19:56,560
There are roads and businesses, schools and substations and thousands of residents who live in the tidal floodplain.

746
01:19:58,100 --> 01:20:05,240
And as sea level rises, as you can see in this kind of alarming map, there are many, many critical places,

747
01:20:05,240 --> 01:20:10,040
as residents, as businesses, others that are going to be impacted directly by sea level

748
01:20:10,040 --> 01:20:15,060
rise and by emergent groundwater that is going to come along with that phenomenon.

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01:20:15,980 --> 01:20:22,240
What we want to do is protect these critical elements of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park

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01:20:22,870 --> 01:20:28,880
and at the same time enhance the natural ecosystems that we are able to enhance

751
01:20:28,880 --> 01:20:36,660
and restore, which will also provide us flood protection in there by enhancing their restoring

752
01:20:36,660 --> 01:20:43,320
their natural functions. And by making them restored and connected to our existing recreation

753
01:20:43,320 --> 01:20:49,660
infrastructure, we can increase recreational opportunities. So, this is something that

754
01:20:49,660 --> 01:20:55,540
goes back actually many years. There was a beginning feasibility study back in 2012.

755
01:20:55,540 --> 01:21:09,780
There was a more recent one done in 2016, although we are using the, there's a reference to the estimated costs for the project that go back to 2016.

756
01:21:10,460 --> 01:21:14,460
But so much time has elapsed since that feasibility study.

757
01:21:15,200 --> 01:21:21,780
Those numbers are probably no longer good to stand on. It's going to cost more than the 2016 numbers.

758
01:21:21,780 --> 01:21:27,340
Anyway, just to catch everybody up to where we were and where we are.

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01:21:27,960 --> 01:21:37,820
Back in 2018, there was a Cal OES FEMA grant application for a hazard mitigation grant program grant.

760
01:21:38,520 --> 01:21:39,760
Those are through FEMA.

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01:21:40,940 --> 01:21:44,260
They administer the money through Cal OES.

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01:21:44,260 --> 01:21:53,440
Cal OES at the state level gets the large sums of money from the federal government and passes through and administrates that funding.

763
01:21:54,320 --> 01:22:06,060
The HMGP grant has, we understand, for East Palo Alto completed its environmental and historical review process with FEMA, which took a while.

764
01:22:06,060 --> 01:22:17,540
And at some point soon, we understand, and I quote marks around the word soon because I have no idea how long soon is in FEMA world.

765
01:22:18,140 --> 01:22:30,320
But we all should, East Palo Alto should be hearing about the completion of that and the release of funding for the Phase 1 of this HMGP grant.

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01:22:33,730 --> 01:22:42,050
Back in 2018, it's important to remember that the city of East Palo Alto was inspired to

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01:22:42,050 --> 01:22:50,570
and stepped up to the plate for a city match of $5.5 million to the $17.2 million HMGP

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01:22:50,570 --> 01:22:50,830
grant.

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01:22:51,030 --> 01:22:55,230
So it's a very significant grant that will be coming our way, again, in phases.

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01:22:55,230 --> 01:22:56,470
And

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01:22:58,580 --> 01:23:06,540
to let you know kind of where we are with everything, this is a really quick refresher.

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01:23:07,260 --> 01:23:18,480
If you can see, and you probably can't see my cursor, but working from the lower right-hand corner of the map, working up through the various colorful reaches,

773
01:23:19,240 --> 01:23:33,440
We will be releasing a notice of preparation that will encompass all of these reaches in a programmatic EIR, which means just a very high-level all-encompassing environmental impact review.

774
01:23:34,240 --> 01:23:43,360
And that same document will be a project-level EIR for the Phase 1 work in East Palo Alto and around the PG&E substation.

775
01:23:43,620 --> 01:23:46,040
And I'll get to that in just a moment.

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01:23:47,220 --> 01:23:55,720
So, the notice of preparation or an NOP is particularly important because it's our opportunity

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01:23:55,720 --> 01:24:03,600
to reach out to local organizations, agencies, residents, businesses, non-governmental organizations

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01:24:03,600 --> 01:24:10,920
and other interested individuals and ensure that we have good local coordination and

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01:24:10,920 --> 01:24:15,100
and that all stakeholders have an opportunity to provide their input.

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01:24:16,520 --> 01:24:24,100
We are in the process of the environmental review going to be looking at the hydrodynamic

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01:24:24,100 --> 01:24:25,300
effects of levees.

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01:24:25,920 --> 01:24:31,460
What that means is that some places a levee is going to be helpful for restoring marsh

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01:24:31,460 --> 01:24:31,940
areas.

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01:24:32,800 --> 01:24:39,660
In particular, the two green blobs at the middle top of your screen there are the

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01:24:39,660 --> 01:24:45,820
ponds that are going to be restored as part of phase one. That restoration work is going

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01:24:45,820 --> 01:24:54,060
to enable us to do what's called a self-mitigating project. Those restored ponds will protect

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01:24:54,540 --> 01:25:01,420
the 84 corridor in the West Dunbarton approach, the PG&E substation, and the northern part

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01:25:01,420 --> 01:25:07,440
of East Palo Alto. They will also allow us to continue through the rest of the reaches

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01:25:07,440 --> 01:25:15,060
because that will have already mitigated the impacts we might cause in the process of providing flood protection elsewhere.

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01:25:17,180 --> 01:25:25,280
It's important to recognize that East Palo Alto and Milmo Park shorelines are kind of like one side of a bathtub.

791
01:25:26,100 --> 01:25:41,260
And the work that we're going to do with flood protection on our west side of the bay will have tidal and other hydrodynamic effects on the other side of the bay and even farther north.

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01:25:41,260 --> 01:25:57,560
So as we do our levy and seawall and ecotone levy planning, we have to be aware of and sensitive to the fact that what we do here is going to have repercussions elsewhere.

793
01:25:57,820 --> 01:26:05,540
And we want to be very careful about not externalizing, you know, their costs but our benefits.

794
01:26:05,540 --> 01:26:12,140
So you have to make sure that we strike a good balance in this complicated project.

795
01:26:14,170 --> 01:26:17,390
So we have a draft community engagement plan.

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01:26:17,690 --> 01:26:23,730
It is available on our website and we're happy to distribute the draft to anyone who is interested.

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01:26:24,270 --> 01:26:30,170
We want to make sure that we reach as many members of the community, agencies,

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01:26:30,170 --> 01:26:38,710
non-governmental organizations, environmental groups, businesses, everybody who may have

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01:26:38,710 --> 01:26:46,870
an interest in how this project will affect, benefit, or may impact their lives.

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01:26:48,130 --> 01:26:53,010
To help with that, we are partnering with Climate Resilient Communities and Newestercasa.

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01:26:53,450 --> 01:26:55,670
We are forming an advisory board.

802
01:26:55,670 --> 01:27:01,810
We will be doing our work in the outreach context in multiple languages.

803
01:27:02,530 --> 01:27:10,710
And of course we want to have the outcome of this be an engaged community that understands the benefits of this project to them.

804
01:27:11,550 --> 01:27:15,690
We benefit from the wisdom of the community in our design of the project.

805
01:27:15,690 --> 01:27:25,830
And we result in a community that is protected, an ecosystem that is restored, and there's a sense of pride and ownership in the outcome.

806
01:27:26,930 --> 01:27:37,130
So our draft engagement plan is open for public comment, and if anyone would care to review that and offer us their comment, we are very happy to receive that.

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01:27:37,130 --> 01:27:38,090
So

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01:27:40,650 --> 01:27:48,170
there are, again, these are just a couple of visuals of where we are with our funded work.

809
01:27:48,870 --> 01:27:53,250
The areas in yellow are the phase one part that is funded.

810
01:27:54,030 --> 01:28:02,790
The site B levy around the PG&E substation in the bottom picture is what I was explaining will help us begin the restoration work.

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01:28:02,790 --> 01:28:12,330
And the site A Levy on the southern reaches will protect the residential areas between Bay Road and the San Francisco Creek.

812
01:28:13,130 --> 01:28:24,570
The entire Safer Bay project won't be complete until all of the reaches are complete and Caltrans does the Highway 84 upgrades that are necessary.

813
01:28:24,570 --> 01:28:32,230
However, every single individual piece that we work on does have independent utility and benefits.

814
01:28:34,530 --> 01:28:43,490
We have, again, we have funding for this work and we have preliminary funding for the upcoming environmental work.

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01:28:44,050 --> 01:28:52,150
We, of course, are always looking for additional grants and some additional support for the environmental work.

816
01:28:52,150 --> 01:28:59,230
It's important to note that last February, there was an announcement of a California

817
01:28:59,230 --> 01:29:09,890
program to support local governments who had provided local match for HMGP grants and step

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01:29:09,890 --> 01:29:14,430
in and have the state provide the local match rather than the local government.

819
01:29:15,770 --> 01:29:28,350
I think East Palo Alto submitted a request for that support from the state, and we should hear within six months or so the outcome of that application.

820
01:29:31,940 --> 01:29:40,760
And just a really quick recap, the cost estimate from 2016, we have 17.2 pending notification.

821
01:29:40,760 --> 01:29:45,200
We have about $150,000 from a DWR grant.

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01:29:45,560 --> 01:29:48,820
We are making every penny count.

823
01:29:49,700 --> 01:29:59,780
And we have a tentative award of $1 million from the San Francisco Bay Regional Authority to be confirmed at their meeting on June 24th.

824
01:30:02,290 --> 01:30:13,930
And just real quick, this is the area of the Menlo Park Brick Grant that doesn't touch on East Palo Alto, but its completion will help protect East Palo Alto.

825
01:30:16,090 --> 01:30:29,330
And our schedule that's important for you to know about, we are going to release the notice of preparation for the environmental impact report during Earth Week of April 22.

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01:30:29,330 --> 01:30:38,930
We have scheduled the two public meetings, May 11th and May 19th. These will be by Zoom. There will be Spanish language interpretation.

827
01:30:39,690 --> 01:30:53,770
And we will present the notice of preparation, the alternatives that we are looking at and provide a very similar presentation to what we're providing you this evening about the overall project in more depth.

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01:30:53,770 --> 01:31:05,530
The idea is to do environmental design and documentation through 2024 and should all of the stars aligned begin construction in 2025.

829
01:31:06,670 --> 01:31:11,910
And that's my update on safer and I'll transition now to working our way uphill.

830
01:31:11,910 --> 01:31:19,350
As you know, we are also involved in providing protection against flooding from the San Francisco

831
01:31:19,350 --> 01:31:27,230
Dough Creek. It has burst its banks a number of times. Back in 1998, it flooded and was

832
01:31:27,230 --> 01:31:32,770
the catalyst for the creation of the Joint Powers Authority. The area that you see highlighted

833
01:31:32,770 --> 01:31:39,750
in yellow is the REACH 1 or downstream project that was completed in 2019. We're now working

834
01:31:39,750 --> 01:31:41,210
on the pink segment.

835
01:31:42,970 --> 01:31:47,910
The reason we're doing that is what you see highlighted in blue and red.

836
01:31:48,530 --> 01:31:54,970
The area in red on this flood map is the area that's now protected because of the Reach

837
01:31:54,970 --> 01:31:55,750
One project.

838
01:31:56,250 --> 01:32:02,310
The areas in blue indicate what is vulnerable to flooding from the creek bursting its

839
01:32:02,310 --> 01:32:10,590
banks because of either the two bridges, one at Pope Chaucer and one at Newell, who back up the

840
01:32:10,590 --> 01:32:16,050
water in the creek during high water or in areas where there are constrictions in the creek channel

841
01:32:16,050 --> 01:32:22,130
and it needs to be widened. So our beach two project, area in pink again from that other

842
01:32:22,130 --> 01:32:29,110
slide, we're working on replacing two bridges, one of them being done by Palo Alto, the other

843
01:32:29,110 --> 01:32:32,890
by us and widening the creek channel in four or five places.

844
01:32:34,810 --> 01:32:36,370
And this is what that looks like.

845
01:32:36,610 --> 01:32:42,470
There's the two bridges, Pope Chaucer, kind of at the far left, the Newell Bridge, right

846
01:32:42,470 --> 01:32:46,630
in the middle, and then the other areas are where we're looking at widening the channel.

847
01:32:50,810 --> 01:32:56,970
So we are just about ready to submit our permit applications to the regulatory agencies

848
01:32:57,670 --> 01:33:03,830
Because we work from downstream upstream, the first thing that needs to happen is the Newell Bridge.

849
01:33:04,990 --> 01:33:09,530
The year after that, we can do the channel widening work and Pope Chaucer.

850
01:33:09,830 --> 01:33:21,110
And the year following that, there is some top-of-bank work that needs to be done to reinforce some existing structures that are probably aging out of their useful life.

851
01:33:21,110 --> 01:33:22,270
Our

852
01:33:25,210 --> 01:33:29,130
project must estimate for the reach to project is $50 million.

853
01:33:30,190 --> 01:33:34,890
We have approximately $38 million of that identified.

854
01:33:35,410 --> 01:33:40,770
However, there are still some unknowns in the project costs and in grant funding.

855
01:33:41,030 --> 01:33:51,350
And so depending on how things play out, we could be looking at as little of a funding gap as $5 million to as much as $25 million.

856
01:33:51,350 --> 01:33:57,170
And I think for planning purposes, I'm asking folks to look at 12 million as the approximate

857
01:33:58,210 --> 01:34:01,290
amount to be shared by the JPA members.

858
01:34:04,720 --> 01:34:08,040
And that's all I have for my update at this point.

859
01:34:09,160 --> 01:34:11,140
I hope you have questions.

860
01:34:11,500 --> 01:34:12,000
I'm happy to.

861
01:34:12,240 --> 01:34:17,480
Yeah, so let's, yeah, thank you for the report on both areas.

862
01:34:17,480 --> 01:34:26,060
Yes. So, yeah, any questions from council members or comments? And then I can, I'll see if there are any public also comments.

863
01:34:26,560 --> 01:34:30,640
Anybody want to ask any clarifying questions? Go ahead.

864
01:34:31,740 --> 01:34:39,260
Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Marvin, for the report. Really informative. I certainly learned quite a bit through it. I'm sure the public did as well.

865
01:34:39,260 --> 01:34:55,580
So, I just have a tiny sort of question you mentioned there's obviously two threats or two biggest issues of sea level rise. A lot of people know about that in the community but I think the groundwater is another issue that people might you know I think it would be who of us to just kind of a refresher

866
01:34:55,580 --> 01:35:00,000
could you speak a little bit about the scale of that of an issue and what you know obviously.

867
01:35:01,080 --> 01:35:02,960
Yeah, just what we're doing to tackle it.

868
01:35:02,960 --> 01:35:19,500
So let me preface my comment by saying the scale of the issue is unknown. So it is more of, it's a more important question to answer than we have information to answer right now.

869
01:35:19,500 --> 01:35:32,080
We know that it's going to happen because that's the nature of what happens near rising seas where there's flat ground. It's happening right now in Alameda. It's happening right now in Oakland.

870
01:35:33,320 --> 01:35:42,040
We would need to do more geotechnical investigations to understand the scope of the problem. We just know that it's going to be a problem.

871
01:35:42,040 --> 01:35:46,960
So that's going to be sort of part of the scoping of our notice of preparation.

872
01:35:47,660 --> 01:35:50,380
How much of this are we going to need to examine?

873
01:35:50,880 --> 01:35:53,600
What are the appropriate strategies to address it?

874
01:35:54,640 --> 01:35:56,400
We just – what's that?

875
01:35:56,500 --> 01:36:01,380
There's the known, known – this is the known, unknown category.

876
01:36:03,520 --> 01:36:07,360
So super important question and one that we think about a lot.

877
01:36:07,800 --> 01:36:08,740
I'm glad I asked it.

878
01:36:08,820 --> 01:36:09,460
Thank you so much.

879
01:36:09,660 --> 01:36:10,180
I look forward to –

880
01:36:10,180 --> 01:36:10,980
Thank you for your question.

881
01:36:10,980 --> 01:36:12,100
Thank you.

882
01:36:13,380 --> 01:36:14,280
Anybody else?

883
01:36:14,460 --> 01:36:15,440
Any other questions?

884
01:36:17,800 --> 01:36:18,560
You're the chair.

885
01:36:18,800 --> 01:36:19,000
I can.

886
01:36:20,300 --> 01:36:21,520
I have a few questions for Margaret.

887
01:36:21,580 --> 01:36:26,300
Margaret, thank you for the report as you're where I sit on or maybe where I sit on the

888
01:36:26,300 --> 01:36:31,400
one shoreline board and wondering will you come to the one shoreline to have this conversation

889
01:36:31,400 --> 01:36:32,000
as well?

890
01:36:32,320 --> 01:36:37,020
And is there just an organic partnership with our organization as well to make sure

891
01:36:37,020 --> 01:36:39,140
that these areas are covered?

892
01:36:39,260 --> 01:36:40,960
Because we're responsible for all of this.

893
01:36:40,960 --> 01:36:48,220
for both areas. Yes, yes, yes. Len and I speak frequently. There is more than an organic partnership

894
01:36:48,220 --> 01:36:57,680
there. This is in, really, it's in lens patch. This is really in one shoreline's patch. And I

895
01:36:57,680 --> 01:37:03,640
inherited this from Len's early good work. This was something that was his brainchild,

896
01:37:03,640 --> 01:37:11,520
East Palo Alto and Menlo Park's brainchild, and until one shoreline is in a position to

897
01:37:12,080 --> 01:37:17,320
assume the mantle of this project, we will keep moving it forward with all due haste

898
01:37:17,320 --> 01:37:17,740
and focus.

899
01:37:18,680 --> 01:37:25,620
When one shoreline says, okay, I can catch the baby, happy to hand this over.

900
01:37:26,320 --> 01:37:32,420
Meanwhile, Len and I speak about at least once a month, and some of the things we

901
01:37:32,420 --> 01:37:40,220
discuss our funding opportunities, making sure that our standards are aligned.

902
01:37:40,600 --> 01:37:45,800
So if there are updates to the state's guidance, we're both following it the same way or interpreting

903
01:37:45,800 --> 01:37:46,680
it the same way.

904
01:37:47,080 --> 01:37:54,040
If there are city ordinance standards, for example, whether or not a city should have

905
01:37:54,040 --> 01:38:02,020
have the same building code, if you will, standard for how C-level rise should be taken

906
01:38:02,020 --> 01:38:08,360
into account, you know, where to the extent that the JPA has a voice on those matters,

907
01:38:08,620 --> 01:38:09,640
we are in concert.

908
01:38:11,040 --> 01:38:12,920
So I appreciate that so much.

909
01:38:13,780 --> 01:38:17,620
One of my other questions had to do with the widening of the channel on the REH2.

910
01:38:18,160 --> 01:38:23,380
Now, and I know I think there have been some changes to the formula when it comes

911
01:38:23,380 --> 01:38:29,660
to widening the channels? Should we be concerned at all of water that may be coming down or

912
01:38:29,660 --> 01:38:35,460
debris that's coming down after the channel has been widened and reached one? Will that

913
01:38:35,460 --> 01:38:39,720
have an impact at all on reach? Reach two, will that have an impact on reach one?

914
01:38:47,000 --> 01:38:53,680
It should not have an impact on reach one for a couple of reasons. The capacity in

915
01:38:53,680 --> 01:39:00,900
reach one is so generous that it would, if debris from upstream made it through all of

916
01:39:00,900 --> 01:39:07,540
the widened places into reach one, it would only be actually an environmental benefit.

917
01:39:08,100 --> 01:39:16,820
Large woody debris provides habitat for migrating fish, for waterfowl, for estuarine species.

918
01:39:18,120 --> 01:39:21,080
So it would not be a problem.

919
01:39:21,080 --> 01:39:26,120
If it were still a confined and narrow place, it would be an issue, but it's not going to be an issue.

920
01:39:27,000 --> 01:39:36,900
I want to caveat that with, we are concerned about the health of the upper watershed way outside of the areas we're working in.

921
01:39:37,540 --> 01:39:39,980
We are living in a hotter and drier world.

922
01:39:41,240 --> 01:39:44,460
Wildfires are a question of not if but when.

923
01:39:44,460 --> 01:39:56,020
And we frankly have no idea how a wildfire in the upper watershed would impact water quality, debris flows, sediment transport. We just don't know.

924
01:39:56,820 --> 01:40:08,280
So we hope to learn more about that someday, maybe hopefully not with real experience, but it is an issue that could impact the entire watershed.

925
01:40:09,260 --> 01:40:24,540
Thank you. And finally, my question on the levies and that work, are the developers whose land would be protected as well at the table talking about the resources and what's needed to protect their land when we think about the sea level rise?

926
01:40:24,820 --> 01:40:34,680
Yes, they sure are. We are involved with the Ravenswood Business District and with the individual developers and speak with them regularly. They are aware of the emerging plans.

927
01:40:34,680 --> 01:40:57,640
We are mutually aware of the likely benefits to their properties. There are some negotiations to be had about where the placement of the levee is with relation to their plan development, their property line, the BC-DC 100-foot setback, et cetera.

928
01:40:57,640 --> 01:41:03,960
In some places, we have a generous amount of space. In other places, there is very little space.

929
01:41:04,800 --> 01:41:09,260
So our plans and designs will have to be adapted.

930
01:41:11,420 --> 01:41:18,340
Margaret, thank you so much for your presentation and for all the work that you're doing to keep us protected. We appreciate it.

931
01:41:18,340 --> 01:41:24,780
So, Margaret, I was going to just, and Vice Mayor, I was going to add a couple of footnotes

932
01:41:24,780 --> 01:41:32,780
on the questions you asked. One, on the water and the debris moving down into reach one.

933
01:41:33,520 --> 01:41:41,480
Just a reminder that when, if you remember, Caltrans simultaneously when we were working

934
01:41:41,480 --> 01:41:52,380
on Reach One rebuilt the bridge on 101 and included a basically widened underneath the bridge

935
01:41:53,080 --> 01:42:00,920
to allow for much more water to come down. And of course the, you know, the channel,

936
01:42:01,220 --> 01:42:07,740
the creek was widened on Reach One to be able to take that water. So, and Margaret, I don't

937
01:42:07,740 --> 01:42:14,800
I don't remember right now. I think that section is currently closed because it's not really needed.

938
01:42:14,920 --> 01:42:21,880
Even with that rate, even with that fourth war closed, the capacity is still very generous.

939
01:42:22,040 --> 01:42:34,660
Yes, so there is plenty of room. In other words, I think that we did sort of anticipate that, and just to be sure, so we were able to coordinate with Caltrans for that.

940
01:42:34,660 --> 01:42:38,720
So that's just sitting there to be open in case it was needed more.

941
01:42:39,440 --> 01:42:44,840
And then the other thing I did want to say, yeah, definitely I think Margaret and Len communicate regularly.

942
01:42:45,320 --> 01:42:54,100
And a few months ago, so the JPA board did ask, and we do have David, Supervisor David Pine,

943
01:42:54,300 --> 01:42:58,960
who sets on, you know, the JPA board in the one short line.

944
01:42:58,960 --> 01:43:07,080
And so, there was a joint report by Margaret and Len on sort of the current situation with

945
01:43:07,080 --> 01:43:09,560
Safer Bay in terms of jurisdictions, et cetera.

946
01:43:10,240 --> 01:43:14,000
And so, I think, as Margaret said, for the time being, the JPA is really taking the

947
01:43:14,000 --> 01:43:19,440
lead, but at some point, there'll be some transition potentially and stuff.

948
01:43:19,580 --> 01:43:22,600
But I think the communication is pretty good so far.

949
01:43:23,000 --> 01:43:24,360
So, that's good.

950
01:43:24,660 --> 01:43:24,880
Anyway.

951
01:43:24,880 --> 01:43:30,040
Anyway, so any other questions from council members on anything that was presented?

952
01:43:31,460 --> 01:43:36,540
Yeah, just quickly. Well, I have a question about the supplemental EIR and the potential

953
01:43:36,540 --> 01:43:42,880
to need one. Clearly, we've done the EIR already for this next reach, I believe, and

954
01:43:42,880 --> 01:43:53,120
my concern is the supplemental may slow this down. Do you have any sense of how much

955
01:43:53,120 --> 01:43:59,280
possible to commence the project if the items studied under the supplemental EIR are outside

956
01:43:59,280 --> 01:44:02,580
of the creek, outside of the creek causeway itself.

957
01:44:03,340 --> 01:44:09,980
And then my last point is not a question, but it's more a statement that of the $12

958
01:44:09,980 --> 01:44:15,220
million you cite that at this point the four jurisdictions or five jurisdictions

959
01:44:15,220 --> 01:44:20,600
should be thinking about, and I think certainly both the mayor and the vice mayor are

960
01:44:20,600 --> 01:44:25,760
aware of is that an equitable distribution of how that gets paid is important. And when

961
01:44:25,760 --> 01:44:32,140
I talk about equity, I don't mean we're splitting it five ways. That's not me, obviously. The

962
01:44:32,140 --> 01:44:37,360
amount of money that the city put in on the first reach should be understood and respected

963
01:44:37,360 --> 01:44:43,960
and seen and balanced with future contributions. So I just, I'm sure the mayor will make

964
01:44:43,960 --> 01:44:50,300
that abundantly clear during those discussions, but I just want to remind folks and the

965
01:44:50,300 --> 01:44:56,720
the JPA that certainly, when working with LEN, we were quite aware of that issue of up-fronting

966
01:44:56,720 --> 01:44:59,640
some of those costs on reach one, clearly not necessarily.

967
01:45:07,340 --> 01:45:18,580
So, I think that's going to be an important step that we'll take here in the next few months.

968
01:45:19,880 --> 01:45:26,340
And to your question about the supplemental EIR, it is going to be necessary, but I don't

969
01:45:26,340 --> 01:45:29,980
think it's going to slow the project down, because we can do things that are going to

970
01:45:29,980 --> 01:45:36,820
in parallel and not in sequence. We can be working on the bridges and the channel widening

971
01:45:36,820 --> 01:45:44,240
at the same time that we are doing the supplemental EIR and working forward, working toward doing the top of bank work.

972
01:45:45,180 --> 01:45:52,520
So it's, I think it's just going to sort of be folded into the pace of the rest of the project.

973
01:45:52,520 --> 01:46:03,580
If we tried to do this, like, do it at the same time as the rest of the work, I think we would be challenged.

974
01:46:03,860 --> 01:46:10,680
I think the top of bank work is potentially significant enough that it would not fit within the existing EIR,

975
01:46:11,420 --> 01:46:15,620
and I would not want that to be challenged. That would delay us further.

976
01:46:18,760 --> 01:46:25,740
Okay, I have another question that I'll probably ask you offline because I don't want to open up a particular one discussion right now.

977
01:46:25,840 --> 01:46:31,480
Okay, I would be delighted to have a caller conversation with you and we could go through this in more detail.

978
01:46:32,020 --> 01:46:46,660
Yeah, yeah, and any, you know, obviously anybody feel free to call Margaret anytime on any issues that so I guess I'll add another footnote since I am representing the city and the JPA on the question of the financing and the, you know,

979
01:46:46,660 --> 01:46:51,760
distribution, if you will, among the five entities. I think just like we did last time,

980
01:46:53,120 --> 01:46:58,540
the board at some point, we will agendize so that the board has an opportunity to come up with

981
01:46:58,540 --> 01:47:04,920
some formula, in other words, some kind of formula that will then be applied and negotiated with

982
01:47:04,920 --> 01:47:10,040
each jurisdiction. But that is what we went through last time. I anticipate it will be a

983
01:47:10,040 --> 01:47:20,840
very open and frank discussion, like we did last time, because there is a certain sensitivity.

984
01:47:21,660 --> 01:47:27,320
Not only our city that is the smallest and less resource, but even the two counties,

985
01:47:27,480 --> 01:47:33,620
if you remember the Santa Clara County and San Mateo County, are really very differently

986
01:47:33,620 --> 01:47:35,280
positioned when it comes to funding.

987
01:47:35,280 --> 01:47:39,420
So, but anyway, I just want to add that at some point there will be opportunities for

988
01:47:39,940 --> 01:47:46,580
all member agencies to jump in and help us to develop some formula that can then Margaret

989
01:47:46,580 --> 01:47:48,920
can take and start working on it with each jurisdiction.

990
01:47:49,560 --> 01:47:50,440
So, thank you.

991
01:47:51,220 --> 01:47:53,320
Okay, any other questions or comments?

992
01:47:56,580 --> 01:48:01,260
And again, yeah, feel free to call Margaret, you know, for anything that comes to mind

993
01:48:01,260 --> 01:48:02,380
if it didn't today.

994
01:48:02,380 --> 01:48:12,860
Let me see if there are any members of the public who are wishing to ask a question or make a comment on this. James, do you see anyone requesting this?

995
01:48:17,240 --> 01:48:21,220
Yes, I see two members of the public.

996
01:48:21,520 --> 01:48:21,880
Okay.

997
01:48:23,480 --> 01:48:27,520
Starting with Danny and Gail Wilkerson.

998
01:48:33,420 --> 01:48:35,740
Danny, if you can please unmute yourself.

999
01:48:41,900 --> 01:48:44,400
I think we can move on to Gail Wilkerson.

1000
01:48:45,280 --> 01:48:46,000
Okay.

1001
01:48:47,380 --> 01:48:48,720
Good evening again.

1002
01:48:49,840 --> 01:48:51,760
I just have a question and curiosity.

1003
01:48:53,080 --> 01:49:02,500
I attended the public works meeting and they were talking about the water back there weeks and running me.

1004
01:49:03,120 --> 01:49:07,920
Of course, Mark dynam brings it up all the time because he lives back there.

1005
01:49:07,920 --> 01:49:16,220
And it's curious. It's been flooding back there. I don't know if this is mentioned. I heard Lisa say some about levees.

1006
01:49:16,640 --> 01:49:24,520
But it's been flooding back there forever. I mean, ever since it's been here. That's why I was working yards back there.

1007
01:49:25,120 --> 01:49:32,360
Oh, how come those people haven't been satisfied? They pay taxes too. I know they did the garden part over there.

1008
01:49:32,360 --> 01:49:34,740
Are they peace milling this out?

1009
01:49:35,080 --> 01:49:37,380
How come they just can't do it all at one time?

1010
01:49:38,780 --> 01:49:42,180
I remember having to pick my kids up on running me

1011
01:49:42,180 --> 01:49:45,540
at that school from daycare and it was flooding.

1012
01:49:46,220 --> 01:49:48,120
And we could hardly get back there.

1013
01:49:48,200 --> 01:49:50,800
Some of us had to park and then walk up to the school

1014
01:49:50,800 --> 01:49:52,540
to retrieve our kids.

1015
01:49:53,020 --> 01:49:55,460
So it's all that in the plan.

1016
01:49:55,980 --> 01:49:59,360
Those people pay taxes, they should be satisfied.

1017
01:49:59,360 --> 01:50:05,920
It should not be any flooding back there at all at this point.

1018
01:50:06,680 --> 01:50:11,740
The only thing that one of the men told me is that, oh, we don't have enough money.

1019
01:50:12,280 --> 01:50:14,440
I mean, 100 years, you don't have enough money.

1020
01:50:15,440 --> 01:50:17,120
That just doesn't make any sense.

1021
01:50:17,220 --> 01:50:18,660
It does not compete with me.

1022
01:50:18,880 --> 01:50:21,560
And if I live back there, I started writing.

1023
01:50:22,220 --> 01:50:22,940
Thank you.

1024
01:50:28,560 --> 01:50:29,220
Thank you.

1025
01:50:29,420 --> 01:50:30,400
That was our only speaker.

1026
01:50:30,900 --> 01:50:31,200
Okay.

1027
01:50:31,780 --> 01:50:32,340
All right.

1028
01:50:33,320 --> 01:50:38,720
Okay. Well, if there's no other comments, questions from the council, I want to thank

1029
01:50:38,720 --> 01:50:46,720
Margaret very much for all your comments and presentations and stuff. All right. Thank you.

1030
01:50:47,400 --> 01:50:48,480
My pleasure. Thank you.

1031
01:50:49,560 --> 01:50:55,700
Okay. Moving on to our next item. Actually, the section is policy and action. We don't have

1032
01:50:55,700 --> 01:51:01,220
any public hearings. So we'll start out with number one, and that's the Interim City

1033
01:51:01,220 --> 01:51:02,540
Manager Employment Agreement.

1034
01:51:05,980 --> 01:51:07,460
And I think—

1035
01:51:08,080 --> 01:51:08,800
Thank you, Mayor.

1036
01:51:08,940 --> 01:51:11,160
I'm going to turn it over to Valerie Armento, who is a buddy.

1037
01:51:11,880 --> 01:51:13,720
I might have to note that Patrick is ready.

1038
01:51:13,860 --> 01:51:18,080
We need you to support this item so he can keep the ship afloat when I transition.

1039
01:51:18,340 --> 01:51:19,060
Please proceed, Valerie.

1040
01:51:19,620 --> 01:51:20,060
So, Valerie.

1041
01:51:20,240 --> 01:51:20,360
Yes.

1042
01:51:20,660 --> 01:51:20,840
Yes.

1043
01:51:21,720 --> 01:51:22,180
Good evening.

1044
01:51:22,560 --> 01:51:29,880
So, the council has decided to appoint Patrick Heisinger as the interim city

1045
01:51:29,880 --> 01:51:35,900
the manager commencing basically 5pm on April 30th.

1046
01:51:36,340 --> 01:51:44,060
The agreement in the packet unfortunately was not completely accurate with regard to the compensation.

1047
01:51:45,580 --> 01:52:08,060
So I want to clarify that the agreement provides for an annualized salary of $222,500 and total compensation, including pay, health coverage, pension contributions, and leave and allowances of approximately $280,000,

1048
01:52:08,060 --> 01:52:19,660
which is less than the current city manager is earning, but more than Mr. Heijinger is earning as the assistant city manager.

1049
01:52:21,860 --> 01:52:35,960
And basically, with the exception of the specific salary, the benefits that he's receiving are essentially the same benefits that he has been receiving as a management level employee.

1050
01:52:35,960 --> 01:53:00,320
He also has a right of return to his assistant city manager position if an appointment is made to the city manager position that he can retain his assistant city manager position when this interim period ends for at least six months.

1051
01:53:03,620 --> 01:53:15,500
Okay, yeah, there any questions and thank you for that update and, you know, definitely want to thank you and Greg Larson for at the direction of the council to work with

1052
01:53:16,400 --> 01:53:23,820
Well, the city manager and Patrick to come up with a contract that stayed within the limits

1053
01:53:23,820 --> 01:53:26,160
of the council but direction.

1054
01:53:26,700 --> 01:53:27,980
Any questions or comments?

1055
01:53:28,720 --> 01:53:35,680
And this is obviously a public document that we'll need to approve by resolution.

1056
01:53:36,000 --> 01:53:38,660
But any questions or comments by any council member?

1057
01:53:42,900 --> 01:53:48,340
And do we have any requests from the public that you see, James?

1058
01:53:51,200 --> 01:53:52,020
Seeing none, Mayor.

1059
01:53:52,840 --> 01:53:53,140
Okay.

1060
01:53:54,540 --> 01:53:54,860
Okay.

1061
01:53:55,020 --> 01:53:56,560
I'm ready to make a motion if you.

1062
01:53:56,800 --> 01:53:57,460
Okay, yeah.

1063
01:53:57,680 --> 01:53:59,180
So I was going to ask for that.

1064
01:53:59,280 --> 01:54:01,100
So if you want to make a motion and then we can.

1065
01:54:01,120 --> 01:54:06,560
And again, thanks to staff for correcting the incongruities in the staff in the staff report.

1066
01:54:06,740 --> 01:54:07,440
Appreciate that.

1067
01:54:07,440 --> 01:54:12,760
So with that, I would move to adopt a resolution to appointing Patrick Heisinger as the interim

1068
01:54:12,760 --> 01:54:16,740
city manager and approving the interim city manager employment agreement.

1069
01:54:17,600 --> 01:54:18,240
Second.

1070
01:54:18,820 --> 01:54:21,360
Okay, it's been moved and seconded, if we can have roll call.

1071
01:54:22,740 --> 01:54:23,620
Mayor Abrika.

1072
01:54:24,420 --> 01:54:24,700
Yes.

1073
01:54:25,480 --> 01:54:26,600
Council Member Wallace-Jones.

1074
01:54:27,320 --> 01:54:27,600
Yes.

1075
01:54:28,240 --> 01:54:29,080
Council Member Lopez.

1076
01:54:29,740 --> 01:54:30,320
Yes.

1077
01:54:30,840 --> 01:54:32,020
Council Member Romero.

1078
01:54:32,580 --> 01:54:32,900
Yes.

1079
01:54:33,640 --> 01:54:34,660
And Vice Mayor Gurshey.

1080
01:54:35,040 --> 01:54:35,500
Yes.

1081
01:54:35,500 --> 01:54:36,640
Motion carries.

1082
01:54:39,800 --> 01:54:47,880
Moving on to item number 2, under policy and action, is the 2223 City Council priority.

1083
01:54:48,400 --> 01:54:55,260
So this is a document coming back to us with more details from our retreat, which has been

1084
01:54:55,260 --> 01:55:03,920
you know, a while now, but I think Jaime and Greg, I think you guys are going to—

1085
01:55:03,920 --> 01:55:07,800
Patrick and Greg will tag team this one. Let's launch, guys.

1086
01:55:08,500 --> 01:55:10,230
Yeah, so just let us know what—

1087
01:55:11,720 --> 01:55:14,760
Yeah, actually, Greg, just hop on in. Thank you.

1088
01:55:14,800 --> 01:55:15,000
Go ahead.

1089
01:55:15,420 --> 01:55:21,860
Great. Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor, members of the council, Mr. Manager and Mr. Interim

1090
01:55:21,860 --> 01:55:27,440
City Manager. Thank you for the time and thank you for the attention you gave to

1091
01:55:27,440 --> 01:55:33,460
the City Council's priorities last January. For the third year in a row, I've had the honor of

1092
01:55:33,460 --> 01:55:38,880
serving you in this capacity, but the first time reporting back to you on this evening.

1093
01:55:39,840 --> 01:55:46,160
What you have before you in the packet is my staff report from that workshop

1094
01:55:46,160 --> 01:55:50,160
that details what the council discussed.

1095
01:55:50,440 --> 01:55:54,560
That begins on your agenda packet on page 116,

1096
01:55:55,120 --> 01:55:57,480
and that's a full workshop report that goes

1097
01:55:57,480 --> 01:56:00,300
through every agenda item that you discussed.

1098
01:56:00,960 --> 01:56:02,940
I do want to apologize in that,

1099
01:56:03,160 --> 01:56:08,580
my not being aware of the city's naming nomenclature for your staff reports.

1100
01:56:09,020 --> 01:56:11,860
We have two exhibit A's before you tonight.

1101
01:56:12,240 --> 01:56:15,560
We have exhibit A that's attached to the staff report,

1102
01:56:15,560 --> 01:56:21,480
report, which is the first draft of the staff work plan that staff usually brings back to

1103
01:56:21,480 --> 01:56:27,580
you by June of each year, and the draft that's in attached to the actual council agenda staff

1104
01:56:27,580 --> 01:56:34,800
report is the draft work plan that includes both the prior work plan items as well as

1105
01:56:34,800 --> 01:56:40,760
the new ones just put in kind of a very base level that pending your action and

1106
01:56:40,760 --> 01:56:42,060
changes you make tonight.

1107
01:56:42,060 --> 01:56:45,600
Staff will complete that matrix and bring it

1108
01:56:45,600 --> 01:56:47,940
back as part of the budget adoption process.

1109
01:56:48,500 --> 01:56:50,160
Actually, that's a staff work plan.

1110
01:56:50,700 --> 01:56:52,500
That's how they plan to fulfill

1111
01:56:52,500 --> 01:56:56,260
your direction with the priorities and goals.

1112
01:56:57,000 --> 01:56:59,500
That's the second exhibit A,

1113
01:57:00,100 --> 01:57:03,100
which is to my workshop retreat report.

1114
01:57:03,740 --> 01:57:08,280
If I could ask Mr. Collins to put up on the screen,

1115
01:57:08,460 --> 01:57:11,480
the PowerPoint, I believe it was also sent to

1116
01:57:11,480 --> 01:57:14,840
each council member as an attachment.

1117
01:57:15,440 --> 01:57:19,980
It's just a simple representation of what we heard,

1118
01:57:20,080 --> 01:57:21,400
both your staff and myself,

1119
01:57:21,680 --> 01:57:25,280
from the council retreat on January 8th

1120
01:57:25,280 --> 01:57:27,900
as your direction on the priorities,

1121
01:57:28,240 --> 01:57:31,660
seven priority areas and 24 goals.

1122
01:57:35,380 --> 01:57:35,680
Yes.

1123
01:57:35,980 --> 01:57:36,820
Jumping in.

1124
01:57:37,300 --> 01:57:37,740
Bring it up.

1125
01:57:38,480 --> 01:57:38,920
Thank you.

1126
01:57:42,790 --> 01:57:44,390
And for those who are following along

1127
01:57:44,390 --> 01:57:53,490
on the agenda packet. It's page 132 of the Council agenda packet on the cumulative numbering.

1128
01:57:56,070 --> 01:58:03,690
So, this is the, let's go on. Here are the seven priority areas, if you could step back.

1129
01:58:04,390 --> 01:58:09,850
And these, the main changes from last year is the ordering of the priority areas,

1130
01:58:10,110 --> 01:58:14,910
in terms of the preparation for the Council going into your January retreat.

1131
01:58:14,910 --> 01:58:22,850
I received input from each of you on the relative presentations of these priority areas.

1132
01:58:23,230 --> 01:58:31,010
Plus, during the course of the retreat in January, we did some slight language changes to get them all in a consistent format.

1133
01:58:31,450 --> 01:58:34,050
Having a verb is the first word, for example.

1134
01:58:34,050 --> 01:58:40,050
since over the years they have morphed into differential language and we tried

1135
01:58:40,050 --> 01:58:44,970
to standardize all that for the purposes of this adoption tonight.

1136
01:58:45,590 --> 01:58:49,890
Other than that, the only other significant change from last year is

1137
01:58:49,890 --> 01:58:56,730
that in the midst of the COVID crisis, you established COVID as an eighth priority area.

1138
01:58:57,130 --> 01:59:00,230
But as the manager has said, we're moving to an endemic.

1139
01:59:00,230 --> 01:59:03,810
so you've now, you know, for your direction in January,

1140
01:59:04,390 --> 01:59:08,470
move the separate COVID priority area as part

1141
01:59:08,470 --> 01:59:12,070
of number three, promoting public health and safety.

1142
01:59:12,670 --> 01:59:15,350
And those were really the two substantive changes,

1143
01:59:15,810 --> 01:59:19,270
three substantive changes to your priority area statements,

1144
01:59:19,750 --> 01:59:23,450
the ordering of them, moving to language consistency

1145
01:59:23,930 --> 01:59:27,890
and moving COVID under public health and safety.

1146
01:59:28,790 --> 01:59:34,770
What I'd like to do, Mr. Mayor, with your permission is walk through each of these seven

1147
01:59:34,770 --> 01:59:41,570
priority areas and pull up on the screen how I and your staff captured the direction from

1148
01:59:41,570 --> 01:59:46,570
the council's discussion at the workshop and if the council members have any changes

1149
01:59:47,210 --> 01:59:53,310
to either the language of the priority in the blue bar or to any of the goals underneath,

1150
01:59:53,810 --> 01:59:59,430
Change, if you could move forward, that would be great to any of the alpha items underneath.

1151
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:06,880
Then we'll just reflect that in your action tonight when the motion is made to adopt the priorities

1152
02:00:06,880 --> 02:00:14,760
and goals. So here's the first priority, promote housing, economic and workforce development with the

1153
02:00:14,760 --> 02:00:22,900
five goals that we heard the council articulate as being the top priorities for the next two years

1154
02:00:22,900 --> 02:00:28,280
and trying to reflect that back to you the language the council used during the course

1155
02:00:28,280 --> 02:00:35,340
of their discussion. And this was the consensus direction of council. So, Mr. Mayor, I'll

1156
02:00:35,340 --> 02:00:38,040
turn it to you to see if there's any changes to this language.

1157
02:00:41,120 --> 02:00:49,760
Yes. I think, you know, as you present each one, council members, you can jump in or always

1158
02:00:49,760 --> 02:00:57,320
come back at the end after we go through them too. So, I don't hear anyone jumping

1159
02:00:57,320 --> 02:01:00,400
in right now so I think maybe we continue and then we can always come back.

1160
02:01:00,900 --> 02:01:06,420
Great. Let's move to number two, which is implement the comprehensive transportation

1161
02:01:06,420 --> 02:01:14,020
and mobility plan. The council had three goals under this. The council strongly wanted the

1162
02:01:14,020 --> 02:01:21,200
construction to begin on the university overpass by December 2022 of this year and then to

1163
02:01:21,200 --> 02:01:26,740
pursue funding strategies for public infrastructure, particularly related to streets,

1164
02:01:26,740 --> 02:01:32,220
but more broadly as well and to finally move ahead with the parking and enforcement program

1165
02:01:32,220 --> 02:01:36,880
with the appointment of an ongoing chief in the not too distant future.

1166
02:01:42,870 --> 02:01:44,610
Number three was to promote

1167
02:01:44,610 --> 02:01:50,410
public health and safety, continue the city's strong response to COVID. This is where that's

1168
02:01:50,410 --> 02:01:56,130
been moved for the council direction in January. Next was to resolve the sanitation

1169
02:01:56,130 --> 02:02:11,510
District and Corporation matter. However, the district and the city choose to resolve that and a continuing goal of enhancing flood protection for residents businesses and property owners as just discussed in your informational item.

1170
02:02:13,980 --> 02:02:16,180
The chair had a small question.

1171
02:02:19,100 --> 02:02:29,620
So, Greg, would that mean then since a, the COVID one has been sort of put in the back seat with the resolution of the Sanctuary district beyond the be the new a as it were then.

1172
02:02:31,100 --> 02:02:45,960
No, actually, a was inserted here. I mean, the council could clearly move the strong response to COVID lower if you wished, but COVID used to be one of the priority areas in the blue bar.

1173
02:02:45,960 --> 02:02:50,460
and now we've moved it here in the public health and safety realm.

1174
02:02:50,740 --> 02:02:51,760
Gotcha. Thank you.

1175
02:02:52,020 --> 02:02:52,440
The goal.

1176
02:02:57,010 --> 02:03:04,310
Number four, the priority of financial health has been broadened to be financial

1177
02:03:04,310 --> 02:03:10,410
and organizational health. And council clearly wanted to focus on staff morale, retention,

1178
02:03:10,790 --> 02:03:16,910
recruitment and succession planning given the number of executive recruitments and transitions

1179
02:03:16,910 --> 02:03:24,710
that are underway. The council recognized from staff comment that the enterprise resource planning

1180
02:03:25,310 --> 02:03:31,350
system that's been in development is now moving into implementation and that will be heavily

1181
02:03:31,350 --> 02:03:37,630
work intensive throughout the city organization. And the council reflected that by elevating that

1182
02:03:37,630 --> 02:03:43,010
goal. And then you did want to keep a continuing focus on fiscal resiliency

1183
02:03:43,010 --> 02:03:49,550
in recognizing that 10-year financial forecast may be more realistic in these periods of uncertainty

1184
02:03:50,130 --> 02:03:53,570
than the prior 25-year financial forecast.

1185
02:03:58,010 --> 02:04:02,810
Number five, continuing priority of improving the city's water infrastructure.

1186
02:04:03,370 --> 02:04:09,730
A very specific council focus on prioritizing the university 12-inch water main.

1187
02:04:09,910 --> 02:04:12,250
I don't believe that's a 12-foot water main.

1188
02:04:12,410 --> 02:04:13,370
That was my typo.

1189
02:04:13,690 --> 02:04:14,810
I apologize for that.

1190
02:04:16,030 --> 02:04:22,370
finalize the viola lease negotiations, complete the design of the next key water infrastructure

1191
02:04:22,370 --> 02:04:28,450
projects, and then to update the water master and management plans. Most of those were

1192
02:04:28,450 --> 02:04:32,050
carried forward from your prior prioritization.

1193
02:04:35,740 --> 02:04:37,800
Develop and implement a facilities master

1194
02:04:37,800 --> 02:04:44,080
plan that's received considerable discussion at the council retreat and an elevation

1195
02:04:44,080 --> 02:04:50,160
exploration of the Tank Lidge site for a future or temporary police headquarters recognizing

1196
02:04:50,160 --> 02:04:56,840
the immediacy of the issues there to continue working and to more directly engage in discussions

1197
02:04:56,840 --> 02:05:02,800
with the county regarding both the university and Beach Street properties and then to support

1198
02:05:02,800 --> 02:05:06,660
the continued progress by the library district for a new library.

1199
02:05:09,760 --> 02:05:13,780
Lastly, enhance community services and parks.

1200
02:05:14,580 --> 02:05:17,800
Now that the master plan, the parks master plan is all

1201
02:05:17,800 --> 02:05:22,420
that formerly adopted to move to implementation with completion

1202
02:05:22,420 --> 02:05:26,620
of the design of the MLK Junior and Bell Street Park projects.

1203
02:05:27,460 --> 02:05:32,860
This is a relocation of an item that had previously been adopted by council.

1204
02:05:33,060 --> 02:05:38,620
That was up under the workforce and economic development, but it's directly engaged

1205
02:05:38,620 --> 02:05:45,860
with community partners to improve educational resources and outcomes and this includes looking

1206
02:05:45,860 --> 02:05:49,200
at facility consolidation and shared use.

1207
02:05:49,840 --> 02:05:55,880
And then one that's been an issue for two years is to pursue enhanced youth and multi-generational

1208
02:05:55,880 --> 02:06:00,860
engagement in perspectives in municipal decision making.

1209
02:06:01,560 --> 02:06:07,900
That concludes your staff and my perception of what the council directed at the January

1210
02:06:08,820 --> 02:06:12,240
And it's presented to you for your review and action.

1211
02:06:14,130 --> 02:06:15,450
Okay, well, thank you.

1212
02:06:15,710 --> 02:06:31,570
And let me ask again, council members, if anything stood out any questions, then I'll ask the comments from the public and then come back and I guess we are the,

1213
02:06:34,500 --> 02:06:35,280
hold on a second.

1214
02:06:36,340 --> 02:06:39,500
Yeah, so we are kind of formally adopting them now.

1215
02:06:39,760 --> 02:06:45,440
We had given direction and you kind of have strength formalized them more and brought them

1216
02:06:45,440 --> 02:06:46,120
back to us.

1217
02:06:46,480 --> 02:06:46,580
Yes.

1218
02:06:46,760 --> 02:06:46,960
Okay.

1219
02:06:47,720 --> 02:06:51,540
So, any other questions or comments, clarifications?

1220
02:06:53,860 --> 02:06:55,600
Yeah, Mr. Mayor, if I may.

1221
02:06:56,000 --> 02:06:56,200
Yes.

1222
02:06:57,260 --> 02:06:57,460
Go ahead.

1223
02:06:57,520 --> 02:07:03,460
I didn't, I was looking at one and three and there was a comment from the public

1224
02:07:03,460 --> 02:07:13,080
that I think some of us agreed with during this session that talked about the issues,

1225
02:07:13,380 --> 02:07:18,940
the ravages of COVID, particularly on tenants and housing tenants.

1226
02:07:19,300 --> 02:07:25,920
And I was trying to figure out, it looks like this continue the city's strong response,

1227
02:07:26,020 --> 02:07:29,980
which is 8-3A for COVID impacts and community needs.

1228
02:07:29,980 --> 02:07:36,840
And that concern that I think was voiced by a few of us, I assume, could fall under that.

1229
02:07:36,980 --> 02:07:44,600
I mean, given one, the lack of support at this point from the state for folks who are

1230
02:07:44,600 --> 02:07:49,000
potentially being evicted, as well as funding not being there, it seems to me that I'm

1231
02:07:49,000 --> 02:07:52,680
just trying to figure out whether that was something that would potentially be

1232
02:07:52,680 --> 02:07:54,500
housed under the Housing Economic Workforce.

1233
02:07:54,500 --> 02:08:00,060
but it sounds like that interest could fall under 3A,

1234
02:08:02,840 --> 02:08:05,500
correct? Because that is an impact

1235
02:08:05,940 --> 02:08:11,160
in a specific community that was brought up at that session.

1236
02:08:13,820 --> 02:08:20,340
Yeah, I would say so. I think for us, COVID is kind of one of those catchalls where, you know,

1237
02:08:20,400 --> 02:08:23,680
we're going to have to be nimble and things are going to happen. If there's another outbreak

1238
02:08:23,680 --> 02:08:28,660
or another variant. We're going to have to be ready and nimble. So I would say from

1239
02:08:28,660 --> 02:08:33,360
SAS perspective, we think it would be all-encompassing in that item. But to your point,

1240
02:08:33,460 --> 02:08:34,500
it could be in other areas as well.

1241
02:08:36,460 --> 02:08:40,680
Yeah. I mean, I'm not saying it has to be called out. I just want to remind us that

1242
02:08:40,680 --> 02:08:50,180
it was an issue that surfaced. And certainly, you know, particularly the rental displacement

1243
02:08:50,180 --> 02:08:57,540
issue is something that's still with us given the changing winds of both funding, you know,

1244
02:08:57,540 --> 02:09:02,460
the loss of the ERAP program and even some of the eviction changes that have occurred at the state.

1245
02:09:02,780 --> 02:09:06,200
So, COVID impacts. Thanks.

1246
02:09:06,920 --> 02:09:09,220
Any other questions or comments?

1247
02:09:10,480 --> 02:09:15,020
Here, and following up on Councilmember Romero's comments,

1248
02:09:15,020 --> 02:09:21,980
Do we understand what the extension of the eviction moratorium that the Lieutenant Governor

1249
02:09:21,980 --> 02:09:28,500
signed means, and how do we follow up, or what is our role in following up and making

1250
02:09:28,500 --> 02:09:30,380
sure that residents are receiving money?

1251
02:09:30,540 --> 02:09:34,060
I just don't even understand that there are some people who have put in applications

1252
02:09:34,060 --> 02:09:36,340
for that money, and they still haven't received it.

1253
02:09:37,020 --> 02:09:41,540
I know these are our priorities, but that is, that money is still essential and important

1254
02:09:41,540 --> 02:09:42,800
to our residents as well.

1255
02:09:42,800 --> 02:09:43,860
Yeah,

1256
02:09:48,390 --> 02:09:51,450
we definitely have the background.

1257
02:09:51,650 --> 02:09:54,390
We can provide an informational memorandum.

1258
02:09:54,530 --> 02:10:00,310
It's our understanding that the action that was taken really only helps those that submitted applications.

1259
02:10:01,250 --> 02:10:03,570
You know, and that's kind of the bummer part of this.

1260
02:10:03,670 --> 02:10:08,810
So if people do have an application in and it was pending, they will be served.

1261
02:10:09,670 --> 02:10:11,310
The application will be reviewed.

1262
02:10:11,310 --> 02:10:15,630
If anybody did not submit, as my understanding, they are not eligible, and they could essentially

1263
02:10:15,630 --> 02:10:19,550
be the eviction process could start effective April 1, as my understanding.

1264
02:10:23,620 --> 02:10:23,920
Thank you.

1265
02:10:24,440 --> 02:10:24,820
Okay.

1266
02:10:25,540 --> 02:10:28,400
Any other questions, comments?

1267
02:10:31,420 --> 02:10:36,180
If not, let me see if there are any members of the public who wish to speak on this,

1268
02:10:36,280 --> 02:10:39,420
and then I'll come back before we approve this.

1269
02:10:40,700 --> 02:10:41,660
Seeing none, Mayor.

1270
02:10:42,180 --> 02:10:42,640
Okay.

1271
02:10:42,640 --> 02:10:47,880
Mr. Mayor, let's make a quick comment about the report that we just went over.

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Greg and

1273
02:10:50,680 --> 02:11:00,200
I think the City Manager and the City Manager, I commend you for refining these reports every

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02:11:00,200 --> 02:11:05,440
year so that really this was probably the clearest report that I've seen of the progression

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02:11:05,440 --> 02:11:13,880
of our previous priorities than some sort of synthesis during that meeting that you captured

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and ultimately turned into the priorities for this year.

1277
02:11:17,980 --> 02:11:25,660
I think this is a very readable document and clearly shows how we got to these new priorities.

1278
02:11:25,980 --> 02:11:34,120
So, I commend you, Greg, for this new format and staff for helping think through what they heard

1279
02:11:34,120 --> 02:11:38,420
and how you actually put this down. I think this is a great guiding document for this next year.

1280
02:11:40,610 --> 02:11:48,570
Okay. Any other questions or comments? If not, I'll entertain a motion to approve this.

1281
02:11:49,150 --> 02:11:55,750
Well, I would like to make a motion that we adopt a resolution approving the 2022-2023 city

1282
02:11:55,750 --> 02:12:01,590
council priorities. I can't. Okay. We move and second it if we can have roll call.

1283
02:12:01,590 --> 02:12:02,650
Mayor

1284
02:12:05,560 --> 02:12:14,580
Abrica? Yes. Councilmember Wallace-Jones? Yes. Councilmember Lopez? Yes. Councilmember

1285
02:12:14,580 --> 02:12:24,700
Romero? Yes. And vice mayor Goshe? Yes. Motion carries. Okay, our next item is potential ballot

1286
02:12:24,700 --> 02:12:32,240
measure for affordable housing revenue. And I do want to preface by saying I think there was a

1287
02:12:32,900 --> 02:12:41,960
definitely an honest technology mistake in not providing us the latest information,

1288
02:12:41,960 --> 02:12:49,220
but it was a report that was previously presented. And so, but I thought it was important to just leave it

1289
02:12:49,220 --> 02:12:56,220
on and hear from the staff, since we're not making a decision tonight, to say at least to continue the discussion

1290
02:12:56,220 --> 02:13:03,360
information and then see where we want to go. So, I think, you know, maybe you could explain that a

1291
02:13:03,360 --> 02:13:10,080
little more, Patrick, you know, in terms of what was being presented tonight.

1292
02:13:11,260 --> 02:13:15,380
Yeah, and we had a pre-meeting on this, so Amy, I'm going to turn it over to you. Thank you.

1293
02:13:17,080 --> 02:13:23,480
Sir, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Like you said, there was a mistake that was made where we

1294
02:13:23,480 --> 02:13:31,880
reposted the March 15th report and so I'm sorry for that mistake we did send the

1295
02:13:31,880 --> 02:13:36,980
revised or the corrected report to the city council prior to the start of the

1296
02:13:36,980 --> 02:13:41,900
meeting and the presentation that you'll see before you is basically

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02:13:41,900 --> 02:13:47,840
continuation of what council asked us to return to today in order to make the

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02:13:47,840 --> 02:13:52,320
timeline for the ballot measure posting we thought it would be prudent to

1299
02:13:52,320 --> 02:13:58,580
still give today's presentation and discuss what staff have been researching in terms of

1300
02:13:58,580 --> 02:14:06,560
potential ballot measure language. And then that way, we could return for full guidance from the

1301
02:14:06,560 --> 02:14:13,000
City Council on May 3rd, still then meeting our timeline necessary to post toward the ballot

1302
02:14:13,000 --> 02:14:20,460
measure. And Amy, I just want to accept that I also did ask James to upload it to,

1303
02:14:20,460 --> 02:14:29,020
you know, the packet, the public packet on the website. So the public also does have access to this information.

1304
02:14:31,360 --> 02:14:41,520
Great. Thank you, Mr. Mayor, for helping with that correction. So with that, I will pass the microphone to Karen Camacho and Rachel Horst to proceed with the presentations. Thanks again.

1305
02:14:41,520 --> 02:14:58,320
Thank you so much, Amy. Good evening, City Council. My name is Karen Camacho. I'm the housing project manager. And tonight, like Amy mentioned, we're continuing the conversation on a potential ballot measure for affordable housing revenue.

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02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:07,620
Here's the agenda for tonight's discussion. I'll provide background and recap of the March 15th

1307
02:15:07,620 --> 02:15:14,700
discussion where council first discuss this, make staff recommendations, and then talk about next steps.

1308
02:15:16,900 --> 02:15:24,080
So on March 15th, city council reviewed the 2022 David Rosen and Associates report on potential

1309
02:15:24,080 --> 02:15:44,640
resources to support affordable housing activities. And the three potential revenue sources that were included in the report were, one, a new parcel tax, two, a modified transient occupancy tax, which I'll refer to as a modified TOT, and three, a modified grocery

1310
02:15:44,640 --> 02:15:53,180
gross receipts tax or modified GRT. And council discussed modified gross receipts tax as being

1311
02:15:53,180 --> 02:15:55,180
the best option to move forward with.

1312
02:15:57,210 --> 02:16:00,390
The purpose of tonight is to seek further council

1313
02:16:00,390 --> 02:16:06,610
direction on this potential revenue source, to seek council direction to draft the resolutions

1314
02:16:06,610 --> 02:16:12,110
and ballot measure, and return to city council before the end of May for consideration.

1315
02:16:12,110 --> 02:16:16,370
And that's when City Council vote would be required.

1316
02:16:16,890 --> 02:16:23,890
And to outline the requisites City Council actions to place the tax on the November 22 election.

1317
02:16:26,190 --> 02:16:31,950
Here's a brief recap of what was discussed at the March 15th meeting.

1318
02:16:34,030 --> 02:16:39,970
Council, in particular, wanted to move forward with the modified grocery seeds tax.

1319
02:16:39,970 --> 02:16:51,670
And tonight, I do want to note that staff is presenting a modified gross receipts tax that would increase the gross receipts tax to 2.5%.

1320
02:16:51,670 --> 02:17:00,930
I removed the tenure delay. And the slight difference from the March 15 meeting is applied to all rental properties.

1321
02:17:00,930 --> 02:17:05,390
So include one to four unit rental properties.

1322
02:17:06,110 --> 02:17:20,630
And further legal analysis by the interim city attorney and outside council found that applying a modified GRT only to parcels owned by non-East volatile residents may not be legally tenable.

1323
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So that's why we changed the modification to all rental properties.

1324
02:17:25,870 --> 02:17:27,070
And

1325
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based on the discussion from City Council on March 15th, staff is not recommending to move forward with the parcel tax option.

1326
02:17:38,580 --> 02:17:45,260
And based on the March 15th discussion, staff is not recommending to look further into the modified to option.

1327
02:17:46,260 --> 02:17:56,000
I do want to add new information. And if you look at the middle center of this chart, you'll see that the actual total revenue in to T.

1328
02:17:56,000 --> 02:18:08,060
tax for fiscal year 2021 to 2022 was 750,000, a little bit more than what was first budgeted by finance.

1329
02:18:09,120 --> 02:18:16,080
And if we were to calculate the potential revenue in TOT based on this estimate, it would be 125,000.

1330
02:18:16,880 --> 02:18:24,140
So not much of a difference from the conservative estimate that we had presented at the previous meeting.

1331
02:18:24,140 --> 02:18:30,420
And finance's mid-year analysis finds that the current trends indicate a positive adjustment

1332
02:18:30,420 --> 02:18:38,300
of $200,000 with high uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, not knowing if the hotel

1333
02:18:38,300 --> 02:18:38,860
will recover.

1334
02:18:39,740 --> 02:18:45,920
And the TOT collection remains suppressed at approximately 69% below pre-COVID levels.

1335
02:18:46,540 --> 02:18:53,600
And if we were to try to estimate potential revenue, assuming COVID-19 pandemic recovery,

1336
02:18:53,600 --> 02:19:02,080
we could potentially see $479,000 in revenue specifically to housing.

1337
02:19:03,700 --> 02:19:09,840
And finally, the modified gross receipts tax is what staff is recommending tonight based

1338
02:19:09,840 --> 02:19:12,740
on the March 15th discussion by city council.

1339
02:19:13,380 --> 02:19:18,600
And the specific modified gross receipts tax that we're presenting tonight is one,

1340
02:19:19,040 --> 02:19:22,440
again, increasing the tax by 1%.

1341
02:19:22,440 --> 02:19:34,820
So to 2.5% to applying to all rental properties, including those that are one to four unit rental properties and three eliminate the tenure delay.

1342
02:19:35,180 --> 02:19:42,200
And tonight council may provide additional direction or modifications regarding those specifics outlined above.

1343
02:19:42,200 --> 02:19:55,640
And in terms of the potential annual revenue increase, of course it would be more than the 1.15 million that was previously projected based on the additional applicability.

1344
02:19:59,660 --> 02:20:05,860
Another point of discussion for tonight is to look further into the potential uses of the measure.

1345
02:20:05,860 --> 02:20:15,100
On March 15th, Council indicated wanting to move forward with a general tax, which would only require a 50% plus one vote.

1346
02:20:15,720 --> 02:20:26,260
And to provide advisory language that would allow potential uses for affordable housing, different types of affordable housing activities.

1347
02:20:26,260 --> 02:20:39,220
And tonight, staff recommends using the Measure O language, which is, quote, funding programs to increase affordable housing and protect local residents from displacement and from homelessness.

1348
02:20:40,140 --> 02:20:54,820
And council may choose additional advisory language, such as tenant housing rent support, for example, or housing production or affordable housing preservation that is more advisory language and not too specific.

1349
02:20:54,820 --> 02:21:00,720
And this language will be on both the ballot measure question and the municipal code.

1350
02:21:05,250 --> 02:21:15,430
The third final point is that staff is recommending that City Council identify two members to help with the ballot argument drafting.

1351
02:21:16,170 --> 02:21:25,570
And this argument in favor can be signed by up to five individuals of the members of the community, including one or two members of City Council.

1352
02:21:27,230 --> 02:21:34,290
And here's a recap of what I just covered in terms of what direction we're seeking from City Council.

1353
02:21:34,870 --> 02:21:43,890
One is to confirm direction not to pursue a parcel tax, to confirm direction on not to pursue a modified TOT,

1354
02:21:44,550 --> 02:21:51,070
to confirm pursuing a modified gross receipts tax that increases the gross receipts to 2.5%,

1355
02:21:51,070 --> 02:21:55,110
applies to all rental properties and eliminates the 10-year delay.

1356
02:21:56,230 --> 02:22:00,470
We also are seeking input on the ballot measure uses language.

1357
02:22:00,890 --> 02:22:04,210
We're asking Council to select two subcommittee members.

1358
02:22:04,950 --> 02:22:11,830
And finally, we're asking Council to direct staff to return in May with the proposed ballot measure and resolutions.

1359
02:22:12,650 --> 02:22:18,350
And if we're directed, staff may return on May 3rd,

1360
02:22:18,350 --> 02:22:27,170
where council would vote to put the measure on the ballot and this would require a three-fifths vote

1361
02:22:28,050 --> 02:22:35,130
and to adopt a resolution calling the election in November 2022, a resolution consolidating

1362
02:22:35,130 --> 02:22:40,910
the municipal election with a statewide election and a resolution submitting the ballot measure

1363
02:22:40,910 --> 02:22:47,550
to the electorate. That concludes the presentation and we can now take your questions.

1364
02:22:50,850 --> 02:22:58,770
Okay, open up for council members for any questions or clarifications, comments on the

1365
02:22:58,770 --> 02:23:06,290
report. And thank you for the report. Anybody want to get started? Any part?

1366
02:23:07,890 --> 02:23:16,990
I mean, I'll start. I think you've captured, I think, the intent of what council wanted.

1367
02:23:16,990 --> 02:23:26,210
I mean, going all the way back, actually, to, I guess, it was three priority-setting documents

1368
02:23:26,990 --> 02:23:34,310
ago. We've obviously kept this priority in our documents throughout the last three years.

1369
02:23:34,970 --> 02:23:40,150
At the same time, I think we've also reaffirmed it in this year's priority very clearly,

1370
02:23:41,670 --> 02:23:49,870
funding source. And in addition, I think our housing element as well as our housing action

1371
02:23:49,870 --> 02:23:56,430
plan I think also kind of point to the need to come up with something like this. So I

1372
02:23:56,430 --> 02:24:06,330
think you've, we've hit on kind of the most appropriate form to do this. And I would

1373
02:24:06,330 --> 02:24:13,370
I would agree also with your recommendation that we keep the measure O language of funding

1374
02:24:13,370 --> 02:24:17,270
programs to increase affordable housing, protect local residents from displacement and homelessness.

1375
02:24:18,090 --> 02:24:27,150
I think it's broad enough yet narrows it to the issues around housing that I think are

1376
02:24:27,150 --> 02:24:33,490
front and center in this community as well as are connected directly to where the taxes

1377
02:24:33,490 --> 02:24:37,770
are actually coming from, which is a housing activity.

1378
02:24:39,070 --> 02:24:44,250
So I would certainly support what is before us

1379
02:24:44,250 --> 02:24:50,510
and would look forward to seeing some more final document

1380
02:24:50,510 --> 02:24:54,230
come before us at the next meeting.

1381
02:24:56,310 --> 02:24:59,750
Okay, anybody else any questions or comments?

1382
02:25:00,850 --> 02:25:03,130
Then I'll go to the public and come back

1383
02:25:03,130 --> 02:25:10,060
if there's any additional council questions, comments. Anybody else have a

1384
02:25:12,460 --> 02:25:13,920
comment at this

1385
02:25:13,920 --> 02:25:14,940
time or questions?

1386
02:25:17,340 --> 02:25:23,340
Let me check then for the public. Go ahead.

1387
02:25:23,940 --> 02:25:30,460
This is a small question, Mayor. This is a small question. I know Karen, you mentioned

1388
02:25:30,460 --> 02:25:36,980
that. Thank you for the report, by the way, that excluding it to just non-EPA residents

1389
02:25:36,980 --> 02:25:45,160
for the modified growth sheets taxes like legally tenuous, I was hoping maybe Valor is somebody on the line and could just kind of brief us on as to why that's the case.

1390
02:25:45,980 --> 02:25:46,620
Sure.

1391
02:25:48,000 --> 02:25:56,260
The main problem are the principles of equal protection and interstate commerce.

1392
02:25:57,740 --> 02:26:07,140
So, there are cases that hold that you really can't treat people in these types of situations

1393
02:26:07,140 --> 02:26:07,740
differently.

1394
02:26:08,480 --> 02:26:20,440
So, that's why we're suggesting that there not be an attempt to separate the East Palo Alto

1395
02:26:20,440 --> 02:26:22,740
owners from the non-East Palo Alto owners.

1396
02:26:24,100 --> 02:26:26,160
Thank you, Sheriff.

1397
02:26:26,700 --> 02:26:26,900
Okay.

1398
02:26:27,900 --> 02:26:30,400
Yeah, any other questions or comments?

1399
02:26:33,500 --> 02:26:36,260
I do have one comment.

1400
02:26:37,280 --> 02:26:47,580
Given that this is a, I believe, a modification of the gross receipts tax that was passed several years ago.

1401
02:26:47,580 --> 02:26:56,040
So, I am assuming that with the exception of these elements that we are inserting or changing,

1402
02:26:57,020 --> 02:27:04,440
all of the other provisions of measure O in that ordinance would essentially be in place

1403
02:27:05,040 --> 02:27:08,340
should we move forward with this ordinance.

1404
02:27:09,000 --> 02:27:11,820
I think that that sounds like a theme tent.

1405
02:27:12,500 --> 02:27:14,940
You are correct, Council Member Romero.

1406
02:27:14,940 --> 02:27:19,580
There would not be changes to the other provisions of the ordinance, obviously.

1407
02:27:20,220 --> 02:27:34,080
We have to look very carefully at how we put the language in to make the changes that the council would like to go forward with, but it's not the attention to change any other of the aspects of it.

1408
02:27:34,080 --> 02:27:40,300
So, you know, we'll look at all of that very carefully, and we can provide something that

1409
02:27:40,300 --> 02:27:46,180
shows what has actually been changed versus what is the current language, if that would

1410
02:27:46,180 --> 02:27:46,600
be helpful.

1411
02:27:47,460 --> 02:27:47,940
Thank you.

1412
02:27:52,500 --> 02:27:58,080
Yeah, you know, on that point, I think it would be good to review everything.

1413
02:27:58,400 --> 02:28:04,840
I'm just thinking of some maybe 20 years ago with a rent law where, when it went

1414
02:28:04,840 --> 02:28:13,500
And then back to the voters with some amendments, it offered an opportunity to clarify some

1415
02:28:13,500 --> 02:28:19,620
ambiguities that there were, to potentially clean something up.

1416
02:28:20,240 --> 02:28:26,340
And it seems like it's working fine, but I think it would be worth to just review that

1417
02:28:26,340 --> 02:28:30,200
if there's anything that might need to be included other than this.

1418
02:28:30,660 --> 02:28:30,900
Sure.

1419
02:28:31,460 --> 02:28:32,660
We'll certainly look at that.

1420
02:28:32,900 --> 02:28:33,120
Yeah.

1421
02:28:33,120 --> 02:28:37,200
Yeah, you know, so I do remember that process to okay, but.

1422
02:28:38,920 --> 02:28:48,560
So, let me see if anybody from the public is asking to speak on this and we'll come back and bring some closer to this. James anybody from the public.

1423
02:28:50,930 --> 02:28:52,770
Yes, there are.

1424
02:28:53,130 --> 02:28:54,970
There's a one speaker Gail Wilkerson.

1425
02:28:54,970 --> 02:28:55,990
Okay.

1426
02:28:59,290 --> 02:29:00,270
I asked me again.

1427
02:29:01,910 --> 02:29:13,510
I was reading today Palo Alto online. They seem to be toggling back and forth with the same thing is that despite business objects and Palo Alto advances new tax.

1428
02:29:14,750 --> 02:29:25,430
They are saying that they're going to raise taxes on the big businesses, not the small businesses. They don't want to put them in any more trouble because of the pandemic.

1429
02:29:25,430 --> 02:29:38,350
They're coming out of pancake, but they figure and some other people say, since they're making money off the city and bringing all this traffic into our city that they should be the ones taxed.

1430
02:29:38,850 --> 02:29:50,370
And I didn't too much listen to, you know, the five things that Karen Camacho was saying, regarding because it didn't make any sense to me to tax small people.

1431
02:29:50,370 --> 02:29:58,510
So, when we are on a gold mine and the developers and construction workers, they have real estate agents.

1432
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:08,420
That should be paying more taxes in our city in East Palo Alto, and not anybody else. Now,

1433
02:30:08,440 --> 02:30:17,200
there's landlords who need to be taxed, but according to their income, because they will raise

1434
02:30:18,140 --> 02:30:25,940
their rent, they're not under rent control board. So, if they're subject to raising their rent,

1435
02:30:25,940 --> 02:30:32,940
say over $2,000, they should pay taxes on that because we're a gold mine. We have liquid gold

1436
02:30:32,940 --> 02:30:40,580
in that land and we should be aware of that and probably stop, you know, hate to say this.

1437
02:30:40,940 --> 02:30:44,900
But they think we're stuck on stupid. They come in here and they tell us anything

1438
02:30:44,900 --> 02:30:52,520
and they think we're going to accept it. So that's my feeling about it. Tax the big businesses

1439
02:30:53,180 --> 02:30:54,980
totally. Thank you.

1440
02:30:58,040 --> 02:30:59,760
Thank you. And that was our only speaker.

1441
02:31:02,520 --> 02:31:06,680
So I had another question or just clarification.

1442
02:31:07,900 --> 02:31:22,320
I think between the city attorney and staff on the, what the role of the subcommittee is, and if that's something that we have to decide tonight or can that wait till the next meeting or

1443
02:31:23,180 --> 02:31:26,280
That that does not have to be decided tonight.

1444
02:31:27,640 --> 02:31:32,260
It's just an option actually it's not something that the council even has to do.

1445
02:31:33,960 --> 02:31:46,280
And just generally in the past I know we've, we've had it several times that I remember but so the role of this committee just to help draft something that the city attorney ultimately.

1446
02:31:49,100 --> 02:31:54,440
Well, as I remember, the attorney writes a neutral one, and then the subcommittee writes

1447
02:31:54,440 --> 02:31:55,300
one for the council.

1448
02:31:55,820 --> 02:32:02,140
So the, yes, so there's, the city attorney writes an impartial analysis, which is neutral

1449
02:32:02,140 --> 02:32:08,480
and just applies to explain what the item is for all members of the public who will

1450
02:32:08,480 --> 02:32:09,240
be voting on it.

1451
02:32:12,080 --> 02:32:19,080
You're allowed to have an argument for the measure and an argument against the measure.

1452
02:32:19,580 --> 02:32:28,700
And the council does not have to write an argument for the measure, but it's common when it's a measure that's put on by the council.

1453
02:32:28,700 --> 02:32:29,180
Right.

1454
02:32:29,480 --> 02:32:38,060
You have a subcommittee of council members be the ones who sign an argument that reflects

1455
02:32:38,060 --> 02:32:39,480
the council's intention.

1456
02:32:40,080 --> 02:32:46,520
You're allowed to have a maximum of five people sign the argument and typically you want

1457
02:32:46,520 --> 02:32:52,180
to draw from different elements of the community to show more widespread support.

1458
02:32:52,860 --> 02:32:53,080
Right.

1459
02:32:53,620 --> 02:32:53,920
Okay.

1460
02:32:53,920 --> 02:32:59,900
Okay. And so that's something that, like I said, I think we could appoint that committee

1461
02:32:59,900 --> 02:33:04,960
next meeting if, or you can check with us if we want to do that.

1462
02:33:05,320 --> 02:33:05,760
Correct.

1463
02:33:06,400 --> 02:33:07,340
Yeah, okay.

1464
02:33:10,240 --> 02:33:18,020
Yeah, any other questions or comments on any part? And then I think we're just

1465
02:33:18,020 --> 02:33:28,000
given direction to actually come back with a draft language that would go to the voters?

1466
02:33:28,560 --> 02:33:32,720
So, what would be the next step? Again, maybe if that was my other question, just procedurally.

1467
02:33:33,260 --> 02:33:35,760
We give direction tonight to come back with.

1468
02:33:37,360 --> 02:33:45,140
So, we will come back with the actual language that would be changed in the code,

1469
02:33:45,140 --> 02:33:57,760
because that needs to be available for voters to review, and we will come back with the question that would be placed on the ballot, which has various limitations imposed by law.

1470
02:33:58,720 --> 02:33:59,480
Right. Okay.

1471
02:34:00,280 --> 02:34:02,560
And then in terms of time limit and just reviewing.

1472
02:34:03,980 --> 02:34:13,120
We definitely do have plenty of time, right in terms of when it has to be submitted to the county clerk if that's the direction to council.

1473
02:34:16,320 --> 02:34:19,260
I mean, there's a reasonable amount of time left to do that.

1474
02:34:20,060 --> 02:34:20,580
Yes.

1475
02:34:20,900 --> 02:34:29,620
And as you may recall from the March 15th meeting, we – all of the measure resolution, the argument

1476
02:34:29,620 --> 02:34:33,400
partial analysis must be submitted by August the latest.

1477
02:34:33,660 --> 02:34:39,060
And I know that Council Member Gautier expressed interest in doing it before August because

1478
02:34:39,060 --> 02:34:41,500
that's when Council has recessed.

1479
02:34:42,360 --> 02:34:43,160
Yeah, right.

1480
02:34:43,160 --> 02:34:56,220
So, yeah, we definitely don't want to do it during recess, but if we absolutely had to, we could have a special meeting, but just as a safety measure, but yeah. Okay, so we're okay on time, it seems that following this.

1481
02:34:57,640 --> 02:34:59,600
Yeah, any other questions or comments?

1482
02:34:59,600 --> 02:35:09,940
I have just one small question. Give me if it's just a misread. So is this potential ballot going to be for a 50% plus or is it two-thirds majority?

1483
02:35:12,380 --> 02:35:22,060
It seems based on the March 15th meeting, Council directed staff to move forward with the general text, which only requires a 50% plus one vote.

1484
02:35:22,600 --> 02:35:27,640
Gotcha. Gotcha. Okay. Thank you. I just wanted to clarification because I saw a note on the report itself that mentioned the.

1485
02:35:27,640 --> 02:35:40,780
Yeah, thank you. Yeah, so that's probably something we would just want to confirm. I think council is interested in that the 50% plus one. So yeah, I think that's okay.

1486
02:35:43,620 --> 02:35:50,560
Well, if there—don't hear any other comments or questions, it seems that then—well,

1487
02:35:51,480 --> 02:35:57,860
as our city attorney mentioned, subsequent meeting will have the actual language and

1488
02:35:57,860 --> 02:36:07,200
that's when we really then will have to make the decision and it will require a three-fifths

1489
02:36:07,200 --> 02:36:07,640
vote.

1490
02:36:07,800 --> 02:36:08,280
Is that correct?

1491
02:36:09,260 --> 02:36:09,780
Yes.

1492
02:36:09,780 --> 02:36:10,620
That is correct.

1493
02:36:11,400 --> 02:36:13,920
So, four council members would have to approve.

1494
02:36:15,140 --> 02:36:15,460
Okay.

1495
02:36:17,080 --> 02:36:17,520
Okay.

1496
02:36:19,200 --> 02:36:23,280
So, I believe then we don't need to vote.

1497
02:36:23,460 --> 02:36:28,220
We just, I think council is okay with bringing this back, bringing the language back for further,

1498
02:36:28,900 --> 02:36:31,200
I mean, for a vote standpoint.

1499
02:36:31,880 --> 02:36:32,280
Mr. Mayor.

1500
02:36:32,820 --> 02:36:33,020
Yeah.

1501
02:36:33,300 --> 02:36:36,720
I'm sorry, you're probably going to go to the public, but I don't know if there is anybody in the public.

1502
02:36:37,040 --> 02:36:38,040
No, I did.

1503
02:36:38,040 --> 02:36:39,280
I think I did ask for that.

1504
02:36:39,480 --> 02:36:39,680
Oh, you did?

1505
02:36:39,900 --> 02:36:41,380
Oh, for some reason, I thought I saw a handle.

1506
02:36:41,580 --> 02:36:42,000
Oh, forgive me.

1507
02:36:42,040 --> 02:36:45,560
No, we did have somebody actually speak and then.

1508
02:36:45,820 --> 02:36:46,800
Okay, you're right.

1509
02:36:46,900 --> 02:36:47,220
I'm sorry.

1510
02:36:47,600 --> 02:36:47,780
Forgive me.

1511
02:36:48,940 --> 02:36:53,100
I think at this point then we would, I think we've given direction.

1512
02:36:53,440 --> 02:36:56,500
My opinion, I think we're fine with continuing with this.

1513
02:36:56,940 --> 02:36:57,260
Okay.

1514
02:36:57,880 --> 02:36:58,280
All right.

1515
02:36:58,840 --> 02:36:59,360
Thank you.

1516
02:36:59,980 --> 02:37:00,500
Thank you.

1517
02:37:02,040 --> 02:37:02,840
Next items.

1518
02:37:03,140 --> 02:37:05,520
We actually have a couple items related to the.

1519
02:37:06,960 --> 02:37:14,500
efforts by the city, you know, to address the unhoused population in the city, as well

1520
02:37:14,500 --> 02:37:21,640
as, you know, reopening Bell Street, basically. So I just want to preface this by saying I

1521
02:37:21,640 --> 02:37:28,960
think the vice mayor and I did have a chance to hold a meeting with our supervisor, Warren,

1522
02:37:28,960 --> 02:37:44,300
and also someone from the staff level to definitely coordinate our efforts and make sure that either

1523
02:37:44,300 --> 02:37:50,420
through the county or some alternative form that everyone at Bell Street Park would be

1524
02:37:50,420 --> 02:37:57,240
offered housing and hopefully then house everyone. But we also wanted to set a date by which

1525
02:37:57,240 --> 02:38:01,160
we really would have accomplished that. I think the council was very firm on that

1526
02:38:01,750 --> 02:38:08,020
to do both in a way that worked well for our community. I think the next two items are going

1527
02:38:08,020 --> 02:38:15,520
to help us with that process. I want to thank our staff for connecting well with the county

1528
02:38:15,520 --> 02:38:23,660
and pursuing this. The first item is the strategy for providing housing for the unhoused,

1529
02:38:23,660 --> 02:38:43,090
currently residing at Bell Street Park. And so I think I may ask for a brief introduction here. That

1530
02:38:43,090 --> 02:38:50,850
might overlap a little bit on the two items. And then Rachel will get into her item. But as the

1531
02:38:50,850 --> 02:38:56,110
council is aware we've been having a discussion around the city's unhoused population since

1532
02:38:56,110 --> 02:39:03,550
last June essentially and what really caused the discussion was the the influx of folks residing at

1533
02:39:03,550 --> 02:39:09,090
Bell Street Park but also you know the increase in the number of folks also residing in RVs

1534
02:39:09,090 --> 02:39:14,490
and some other smaller encampments throughout the city. So the council today has taken a number

1535
02:39:14,490 --> 02:39:20,050
of actions specifically around Bell Street Park staff has also been doing more outreach to

1536
02:39:20,050 --> 02:39:25,090
members of the living in the RVs and has actually started doing several cleanups.

1537
02:39:25,270 --> 02:39:26,190
I don't want to say sweeps.

1538
02:39:26,250 --> 02:39:31,830
We're not forcing people out yet, but I really want to thank Public Works staff for cleaning

1539
02:39:31,830 --> 02:39:37,510
up the very problematic RV at the end of Beach Street a few times, and the Public

1540
02:39:37,510 --> 02:39:42,290
Works staff recently did another cleanup at the creek near the Woodland Park Apartments

1541
02:39:42,290 --> 02:39:42,690
as well.

1542
02:39:43,790 --> 02:39:49,690
So where there's areas where we have a, you know, an impact to health and safety or to

1543
02:39:49,690 --> 02:39:51,990
the environment, we have to step in pretty quickly.

1544
02:39:52,150 --> 02:39:57,610
So we've been kind of leveling up these, these, to interventions over time.

1545
02:39:58,150 --> 02:40:01,890
As the mayor noted, the vice mayor and the mayor have been very involved in this.

1546
02:40:01,970 --> 02:40:03,710
I really thank you both for your time.

1547
02:40:03,770 --> 02:40:06,690
It really helps those meetings and the county as well has been great.

1548
02:40:07,090 --> 02:40:10,370
It's taken some while to get some traction, not with the county, but with everybody

1549
02:40:10,370 --> 02:40:14,690
everybody needing county assistance. It's really taken us to kind of think through this

1550
02:40:14,690 --> 02:40:19,010
and get to the point of what we're going to propose tonight. Again, and the county is

1551
02:40:19,010 --> 02:40:23,090
really the big backer of this, because they are the ones with the assistance and the subsidies.

1552
02:40:23,090 --> 02:40:28,310
So we really appreciate their effort. So with that, I'm going to move forward to

1553
02:40:28,310 --> 02:40:33,250
James. If you don't mind going to the next slide. This is a very short presentation.

1554
02:40:33,670 --> 02:40:37,970
So with regard to Bellshere, I talk about the successes. Obviously, I fully understand

1555
02:40:37,970 --> 02:40:40,130
But there's been a lot of successes.

1556
02:40:40,910 --> 02:40:47,270
And I put in the staff report that because the city did not sweep sweep the encampment right away. This is what's been achieved.

1557
02:40:47,690 --> 02:41:04,090
Every individual at the park is now registered with the county's coordinated entry system. So for those who don't know the single point of entry is really becoming the the the most common approach the customary approach to serving homeless folks where single point of entry get in the system the county assesses them.

1558
02:41:04,090 --> 02:41:08,450
And if you don't build a relationship with the homeless residents or the unhoused,

1559
02:41:08,590 --> 02:41:10,530
it's really difficult to get people in the system.

1560
02:41:10,850 --> 02:41:14,690
So back in June when they started, it took several visits to the park

1561
02:41:14,690 --> 02:41:18,890
to get people comfortable and, you know, the partners of the outreach.

1562
02:41:19,110 --> 02:41:22,450
But at the end of the day, everybody there is now in the system, which is great.

1563
02:41:22,930 --> 02:41:25,830
And because of those efforts, eight individuals have achieved housing.

1564
02:41:26,090 --> 02:41:29,430
So again, it's, you know, I know there's still an encampment out there,

1565
02:41:29,450 --> 02:41:32,850
but that is actually very successful from an encampment point of view.

1566
02:41:33,330 --> 02:41:41,690
So again, I just wanted to let folks know the community has had a lot of empathy, you know, people are out there, you know, there's been events out there to help help people out there.

1567
02:41:41,990 --> 02:41:54,630
But we have also realized that we definitely as summer's coming we need to get the park, you know, open so as the mayor noted we've been working with the county and we've been waiting for one pivotal point and the one pivotal point is asking the county a really specific

1568
02:41:54,630 --> 02:42:00,410
have a question. If we were to move forward with clearing Bell Street Park, can we offer

1569
02:42:00,410 --> 02:42:03,970
housing to every individual there? And they finally said, yes, we think we can cobble

1570
02:42:03,970 --> 02:42:09,790
together the sources. So, James, next slide, please. As we head into this approach, really

1571
02:42:09,790 --> 02:42:13,730
what we're talking about is helping the residents, the unhoused at Bell Street Park.

1572
02:42:14,130 --> 02:42:19,790
And really what the plan is, if the council approves this tonight, we have a meeting

1573
02:42:19,790 --> 02:42:23,170
already scheduled tomorrow at the county where we will go into implementation mode.

1574
02:42:23,170 --> 02:42:34,350
And what implementation mode is between April 6th and May 23rd, the goals to try to house every single homeless individual living at Bell Street Park with assistance from the county.

1575
02:42:35,250 --> 02:42:41,430
Now, the county says, hey, that's great. We can provide the the subsidies or we can help find people beds here here or there.

1576
02:42:41,810 --> 02:42:45,330
But the city really needs to be the lead organization. So yes, we are committing to that.

1577
02:42:45,950 --> 02:42:54,870
There are several partners, not just the county that would be involved in this, but the county has several outreach, I would say contracted outreach entities that would be a part of this.

1578
02:42:55,150 --> 02:43:09,570
But just folks know from a local perspective this project we hope will be at the table really assisting. So Pastor Bain and his team will be there as well and try to help whether it's get people into their shelter or try to get people into another living situation.

1579
02:43:10,070 --> 02:43:17,490
Again, the key date is May 23rd. Ideally, every person would be housed and moved by May 23rd.

1580
02:43:17,970 --> 02:43:27,210
But if that is not the case, the city would be there on that day to really clean up the last bit of, you know, if there's debris or whatnot at that point.

1581
02:43:28,130 --> 02:43:37,270
The city, we would be on the hook to store any personal property, so if any of the unhoused at Bell Street Park say, yes, I'm ready to go, but I have all this personal property, we will have to store that property.

1582
02:43:37,270 --> 02:43:44,930
So, we're going to have to figure it out that might be at the court yard, we'll have to figure out somewhere with only, you know, 18 to 20 folks there we think we can definitely do that.

1583
02:43:45,110 --> 02:43:54,950
We're really encouraging people to make that decision is that real property or is that when I say real is that personal property or is that you know stuff that could be discarded.

1584
02:43:55,770 --> 02:44:02,950
When folks are moving into housing the less items they have it is easier to get people house so we will be on the hook for that.

1585
02:44:03,510 --> 02:44:16,070
And like I said, we'll be meeting with a multi, not just multi-jurisdictional, but multi various entities tomorrow to really, you know, lay out the specific plan about the removal.

1586
02:44:16,950 --> 02:44:27,530
Do you need law enforcement on the day, you know, what type of outreach, what type of marketing, but the goal really is that by the end of this week, if the council approves this strategy, we will begin the outreach process.

1587
02:44:27,530 --> 02:44:35,450
We will actually put notices at the park that effective May 23rd, the intent is to kind of, you know, is to clean the park.

1588
02:44:35,670 --> 02:44:38,210
So, like I said, there's going to be a lot more details.

1589
02:44:38,430 --> 02:44:40,930
We can definitely come back before May 23rd.

1590
02:44:40,990 --> 02:44:43,250
We can issue an information report if folks want more details.

1591
02:44:44,510 --> 02:44:45,850
But let me see, James, next slide.

1592
02:44:45,990 --> 02:44:47,010
I think that's it.

1593
02:44:47,130 --> 02:44:52,130
So anyway, in the nutshell, between the 6th and May 23rd, we want to house every individual.

1594
02:44:52,290 --> 02:44:57,010
The county is ready with subsidies, and we're ready to rock and roll to make that happen.

1595
02:44:57,010 --> 02:44:59,150
So with that, I'll turn it back to the mayor.

1596
02:44:59,470 --> 02:44:59,650
Thank you.

1597
02:45:02,060 --> 02:45:10,420
Okay, so any questions or comments on this first item of kind of specific plan for this.

1598
02:45:12,140 --> 02:45:14,640
Sure. I have a couple of questions. Yes. Go ahead.

1599
02:45:15,080 --> 02:45:26,120
Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Patrick, for the report. It's great to see that we're making headway into offering these folks a place to stay. That's really an opening up the park for the community in summer.

1600
02:45:26,120 --> 02:45:31,580
a great timing. I just wanted to ask in terms of I know you said the county sort of finally allowed

1601
02:45:31,580 --> 02:45:37,940
or is open to having working it out was what was the issue before just a capacity it's just

1602
02:45:37,940 --> 02:45:42,580
they weren't able to find venues and places for these folks or was it COVID related like they

1603
02:45:42,580 --> 02:45:47,760
were still trying to keep it safe until they moved them in. Yeah well there's always more

1604
02:45:47,760 --> 02:45:55,060
demand than there are slots available you know and you know one thing that's great about

1605
02:45:55,060 --> 02:45:58,780
the county of San Mateo. I think I think Rachel, I don't want to steal all your thunder, Rachel, but

1606
02:45:58,780 --> 02:46:04,300
you know the county has declared that they helped to solve homelessness in San Mateo County by the

1607
02:46:04,300 --> 02:46:09,720
end of 2022. You know they're building a big navigation center in Redwood City that you know

1608
02:46:09,720 --> 02:46:14,820
if that navigation center were here now we'd be able to move people into that navigation

1609
02:46:14,820 --> 02:46:18,500
center pretty quickly. So the county has definitely stepped up. So I think what's

1610
02:46:18,500 --> 02:46:22,960
happened is there's been more units come online. So more apartments have been built

1611
02:46:22,960 --> 02:46:29,020
but also more interim uses have been, I don't want to say acquired, but they've gotten access to

1612
02:46:29,020 --> 02:46:32,920
that. I do think they've invested a lot of ARPA money. So although COVID was,

1613
02:46:34,260 --> 02:46:39,140
so they have been able to get more hotel leases, things like that. So I think they have increased

1614
02:46:39,140 --> 02:46:44,340
their capacity. And I do think a lot of people that they were serving initially have graduated

1615
02:46:44,340 --> 02:46:51,380
on to more independent housing. So the benefit to us is there's openings. Let's take advantage

1616
02:46:52,100 --> 02:46:56,820
Because if not, there's a line of folks that will definitely take those slots if we don't.

1617
02:46:57,380 --> 02:47:00,820
So we're chomping at the bed to kind of get in there and help those people as quickly as possible.

1618
02:47:01,660 --> 02:47:17,140
Great. Thank you. And then just one small quick question in terms of being on the hook, would there be particular funding sources that the city would draw from to reimburse people or is it just all staff time that is the fiscal impact and so forth of this initiative?

1619
02:47:18,000 --> 02:47:30,600
Yeah, it's a really good question. I mean, when we look at our costs, it would probably be more the day of, you know, we're not on the hook for any of the most expensive, which would be the subsidies or the outreach workers at the county is already paying.

1620
02:47:30,940 --> 02:47:40,180
So, you know, I do think we'll probably have some costs for some debris removal but, you know, we already have a lot of those costs already budgeted in like I talked about earlier there's been a few clean up so we're not anticipating.

1621
02:47:40,760 --> 02:47:41,940
I'll say it this way.

1622
02:47:42,040 --> 02:47:43,900
We think that we have appropriate budget authority

1623
02:47:43,900 --> 02:47:44,760
with our current budget.

1624
02:47:45,300 --> 02:47:47,100
As we go through these next,

1625
02:47:47,260 --> 02:47:49,080
we're gonna be meeting weekly with the county

1626
02:47:49,080 --> 02:47:50,920
and the rest up to the May 23rd date.

1627
02:47:51,400 --> 02:47:53,540
If we see something, we cheer you on somewhere,

1628
02:47:53,640 --> 02:47:55,000
I go, we should go to council for that.

1629
02:47:55,100 --> 02:47:55,900
We'll definitely do that.

1630
02:47:55,940 --> 02:47:57,240
But right now we think that are,

1631
02:47:57,700 --> 02:47:59,100
it's like you said, council member,

1632
02:47:59,460 --> 02:48:01,960
it's more of the staff time to kind of coordinate

1633
02:48:01,960 --> 02:48:05,440
and to be the face of it and from there.

1634
02:48:05,520 --> 02:48:06,820
But if not, we'll definitely come back

1635
02:48:06,820 --> 02:48:08,420
and seek authority for that.

1636
02:48:08,420 --> 02:48:09,900
Thank you so much.

1637
02:48:12,470 --> 02:48:18,110
Any other comments, questions, and then I'll go to the public.

1638
02:48:21,360 --> 02:48:21,880
Let's see.

1639
02:48:24,050 --> 02:48:31,330
Not hearing any right away. Let me see if any members of the public. James, would you check to see anyone?

1640
02:48:31,970 --> 02:48:34,630
Yes, there's one speaker, Gail Wilkerson.

1641
02:48:35,510 --> 02:48:35,790
Okay.

1642
02:48:35,790 --> 02:48:36,610
citizen

1643
02:48:39,110 --> 02:48:47,170
number one here. Oh, Gail. Again, I just had a question because last time you

1644
02:48:47,170 --> 02:48:54,130
guys discussed this, you'd say something like if one left, two more would come. So how are

1645
02:48:54,130 --> 02:49:01,630
you going to stop those people from coming? I mean, right out there on the off ramp and

1646
02:49:01,630 --> 02:49:07,210
Donahoe, there's a little colony forming. I don't know if you noticed them. What's

1647
02:49:07,210 --> 02:49:13,510
to stop them from walking across down the whole past the Chevron station and into the park knowing

1648
02:49:13,510 --> 02:49:22,770
their vacancies there and a friend of mine who wanted to put on an activity at that park she's

1649
02:49:22,770 --> 02:49:31,690
kind of afraid because of what they call bad elements might happen you know but I'm glad to

1650
02:49:31,690 --> 02:49:38,190
you guys look like you did a lot of work and I appreciate it and those people should be in houses

1651
02:49:38,190 --> 02:49:46,970
somewhere but I'm worried about people coming back and maybe some other kind of bad element

1652
02:49:46,970 --> 02:49:57,210
will show up so that's that's what a lot of us fear just not just me at least six more people I

1653
02:49:57,210 --> 02:50:05,710
talk to. That's all. Thank you. Thank you. Anybody else you see from the public? I've

1654
02:50:05,710 --> 02:50:10,170
seen them here. Okay. All right, let me see if there are any other questions or comments.

1655
02:50:10,350 --> 02:50:17,550
Otherwise, I don't think there's a resolution or anything. I think you just want to, yeah,

1656
02:50:17,570 --> 02:50:23,970
we just want to give direction to continue with this plan, including that date. And yes,

1657
02:50:25,860 --> 02:50:28,560
So, any other questions there?

1658
02:50:29,080 --> 02:50:33,520
I don't have any questions. I just want to say thank you to Patrick and to the staff and to the county.

1659
02:50:34,780 --> 02:50:45,580
We know that our parks are important to us and the residents that are there right now need a place to be some glad that we've partnered with the county and these opportunities for housing has approached.

1660
02:50:46,100 --> 02:50:53,400
But at the same time, summer has come right around the corner and our youth need to be able to access the park, especially with the YMCA.

1661
02:50:53,400 --> 02:51:05,320
So glad to see that we are getting here hoping it will be a smooth transition and in addition to project we hope we know that we have onyx village that does a lot of great work with the homeless in the park.

1662
02:51:05,640 --> 02:51:11,860
They had a day of love on one Sunday where they had job training vendors clothing food.

1663
02:51:12,400 --> 02:51:17,180
A vogue services is out talking to the homeless as well, so I would like to make sure that

1664
02:51:17,180 --> 02:51:23,180
where we can link them in, let's make sure that they're included in the conversation

1665
02:51:23,180 --> 02:51:26,980
as well, because I think they're out there every day taking food to the homeless as

1666
02:51:26,980 --> 02:51:27,180
well.

1667
02:51:28,020 --> 02:51:28,840
So, thank you.

1668
02:51:29,240 --> 02:51:29,280
Great.

1669
02:51:29,660 --> 02:51:29,720
Yeah.

1670
02:51:30,840 --> 02:51:33,460
So, I think one,

1671
02:51:35,960 --> 02:51:41,300
several people mentioned this in one of the meetings that, you know,

1672
02:51:41,300 --> 02:51:47,900
On the one hand, it is the city's, I mean, the county has the resources, they have responsibility

1673
02:51:47,900 --> 02:51:52,000
for the homeless in a certain way, but it really comes down to every city having its

1674
02:51:52,000 --> 02:51:52,560
own plan.

1675
02:51:52,700 --> 02:51:58,320
So whenever saying, well, you got to take the lead, they weren't, you know, telling

1676
02:51:58,320 --> 02:52:02,960
us only us, any city who wants to do something, they're going to do that.

1677
02:52:02,980 --> 02:52:10,200
So I think just to clarify that, so it is a joint project, but we're, you know,

1678
02:52:10,200 --> 02:52:16,860
were the lead agency, you might say, in this. The other thing that was very positive, I think,

1679
02:52:16,920 --> 02:52:23,380
was that by doing this, it does send a common message to all the people who are on-house.

1680
02:52:23,800 --> 02:52:30,120
In other words, we're sitting May 23rd. That is when all of you will have a place.

1681
02:52:30,880 --> 02:52:38,340
And so, please, you know, be ready to be someplace. And I think that whatever

1682
02:52:38,340 --> 02:52:43,760
organization is going by helping in any way that at some point needs to reinforce that message,

1683
02:52:43,760 --> 02:52:50,600
because then people will understand. And it's not going to definitely be a sweep, like Patrick said,

1684
02:52:50,680 --> 02:52:55,120
because in other places that is what's happened. People get frustrated and whatever and they do

1685
02:52:55,620 --> 02:53:00,960
that, which is not a very good way to do that. So, anyway, hoping that between now and then

1686
02:53:00,960 --> 02:53:06,780
we'll begin to send that message to people that there is help, more help coming, but we

1687
02:53:06,780 --> 02:53:12,020
need the park for the entire community including them they want to come and use it but not to

1688
02:53:12,020 --> 02:53:16,960
live there so yeah thank you right but there's I think you have direction from the council

1689
02:53:16,960 --> 02:53:22,840
and then we'll go to the next one which is another one that does have a little more

1690
02:53:25,560 --> 02:53:31,080
well a different area of work that the city can do to be ready for this.

1691
02:53:32,180 --> 02:53:35,960
Yeah and I'm going to turn it over to Rachel here in a minute but I kind of want to preface

1692
02:53:35,960 --> 02:53:42,660
with, so we have this plan now for Bell Street Park specifically, but in this economy and

1693
02:53:42,660 --> 02:53:46,900
in this market, there's going to be, as Ms. Wilkerson stated, there's going to be other

1694
02:53:46,900 --> 02:53:52,520
people that that are on house. And so what we're trying to do is really try to look

1695
02:53:52,520 --> 02:53:56,100
at our code and see how we can, you know, provide some flexibility for entities that

1696
02:53:56,100 --> 02:54:00,660
might want to help out with the next, you know, influx that the city might see.

1697
02:54:01,680 --> 02:54:04,500
It's really hard to do it when you're trying to address like everybody has Bell

1698
02:54:04,500 --> 02:54:08,600
Park in mind. Our hope is that before any of these things that we discussed tonight are

1699
02:54:08,600 --> 02:54:12,920
in play, everybody at Bell Street Park hopefully will be housed. What we want to do is really

1700
02:54:12,920 --> 02:54:18,220
set it forward to try to make sure that we're nimble for the next person, or God forbid

1701
02:54:18,220 --> 02:54:21,180
if there were a fire and so we need to be housed immediately, something like that.

1702
02:54:21,460 --> 02:54:25,280
So I might turn over to Rachel, but this is more of like a kind of not a long-term

1703
02:54:25,280 --> 02:54:30,800
but more like an intermittent term or mid-range term that would probably be to help people

1704
02:54:30,800 --> 02:54:33,380
out more in the future. So I just kind of want to practice with that. So Rachel,

1705
02:54:33,380 --> 02:54:33,540
Rachel.

1706
02:54:33,720 --> 02:54:34,480
Take it from her.

1707
02:54:34,600 --> 02:54:34,840
Thank you.

1708
02:54:35,900 --> 02:54:37,240
Thank you, Patrick.

1709
02:54:38,300 --> 02:54:38,700
Okay.

1710
02:54:39,800 --> 02:54:40,700
Next presentation.

1711
02:54:42,780 --> 02:54:45,580
Rachel Horst, again, Housing and Economic Filming Manager.

1712
02:54:46,760 --> 02:54:55,040
This presentation, yeah, it really is, I put an agenda here, but it really is designed

1713
02:54:55,040 --> 02:55:01,140
to pick up where Patrick left off with the presentation on Bell Street, but the focus

1714
02:55:01,140 --> 02:55:09,880
of this presentation is to follow up on what we discussed at the February 1st meeting and the

1715
02:55:09,880 --> 02:55:17,760
direction we received from City Council to find ways to, as Patrick said, facilitate temporary

1716
02:55:17,760 --> 02:55:24,580
housing solutions, interim housing solutions, because even with the county increasing its

1717
02:55:24,580 --> 02:55:31,540
capacity, even with more money flowing in, there is always going to be more demand for

1718
02:55:31,540 --> 02:55:36,560
housing and providing it now and providing it in the community to people who become or

1719
02:55:36,560 --> 02:55:41,820
experience homelessness in East Palo Alto is a vital part of this strategy.

1720
02:55:42,000 --> 02:55:48,120
So it's really just another part of the same overall housing strategy.

1721
02:55:50,260 --> 02:55:58,080
So just as a quick background from the last meeting where we discussed unhoused residents,

1722
02:55:58,280 --> 02:56:06,160
both in RVs and in encampments, staff took this direction and has been implementing it

1723
02:56:06,160 --> 02:56:12,140
particularly for RVs. Patrick already referenced the work that Public Works has been doing.

1724
02:56:12,140 --> 02:56:18,920
They have been out there and taking stock of the number of RVs that are in the public

1725
02:56:18,920 --> 02:56:19,680
right of way.

1726
02:56:19,860 --> 02:56:22,620
I believe the count today is 20.

1727
02:56:23,400 --> 02:56:31,500
And they are informing owners of the city's regulations and working out a time to collect

1728
02:56:31,500 --> 02:56:36,720
traffic debris if necessary, as Patrick mentioned, this happened recently.

1729
02:56:36,720 --> 02:56:40,660
it wasn't an encampment, it was a cleanup of the creek.

1730
02:56:41,660 --> 02:56:49,040
But these cleanup operations are very important and that continued communication with RV dwellers

1731
02:56:49,040 --> 02:56:50,500
is also very important.

1732
02:56:50,800 --> 02:56:52,980
So staff is continuing to do that.

1733
02:56:53,500 --> 02:56:58,880
The third bullet point there, we will follow up on the extension of the RV State Parking

1734
02:56:58,880 --> 02:56:59,220
Program.

1735
02:56:59,880 --> 02:57:01,500
That's for the next council meeting.

1736
02:57:01,500 --> 02:57:26,460
The other half of the discussion on February 1st was on encampments in the city and staff received direction to continue maintaining the basically maintaining Bell Street Park as it is while we developed a plan to that Patrick just presented on and also, excuse me,

1737
02:57:26,460 --> 02:57:39,000
And also engaging the county in conversations about how to address homelessness citywide. Finally, what I'm going to go over now is options for temporary housing to immediately address the need.

1738
02:57:39,740 --> 02:57:47,280
And, and to really handle the high volume of individuals experiencing homelessness at any given time in the fall.

1739
02:57:47,280 --> 02:57:57,180
So staff recommendation really revolved around an existing part of our development code.

1740
02:57:57,340 --> 02:58:04,320
So what staff did is we went back and we put our heads together between planning and housing and building,

1741
02:58:04,520 --> 02:58:06,660
and we also looked at what other cities are doing.

1742
02:58:07,300 --> 02:58:12,880
And we said what is available to us, what tools already exist,

1743
02:58:12,880 --> 02:58:23,260
what is needed to enable temporary housing to very quickly materialize on sites throughout

1744
02:58:23,260 --> 02:58:23,820
the city.

1745
02:58:24,040 --> 02:58:31,240
If there is an interested party, and by that I mean if there is an interested faith community

1746
02:58:31,990 --> 02:58:36,580
that wants to do a temporary shelter program, we have many examples of that throughout

1747
02:58:36,580 --> 02:58:43,240
the Bay Area of rotating shelter programs between faith communities working with a service provider.

1748
02:58:43,620 --> 02:58:50,620
If we have a piece of land, a parcel that is currently vacant but has a development proposal,

1749
02:58:51,000 --> 02:58:56,500
that will be vacant for at least a year or some period of time before construction starts,

1750
02:58:56,660 --> 02:59:02,140
and that property owner is interested in using that land to temporarily provide housing.

1751
02:59:02,140 --> 02:59:07,320
Or if there is a private landowner who or another again,

1752
02:59:07,420 --> 02:59:10,360
a congregation that is interested in providing overnight parking,

1753
02:59:11,820 --> 02:59:14,800
maybe similarly to the RV Safe Parking Program,

1754
02:59:15,440 --> 02:59:20,380
any of these organizations or entities can come forward and propose

1755
02:59:21,280 --> 02:59:26,640
one of these three categories, one of these three activities.

1756
02:59:27,080 --> 02:59:31,420
But today, if they were to do that, and we most certainly invite them to do that,

1757
02:59:31,420 --> 02:59:47,320
But if they were to do that today, there is no program, there is no, it's not very easy to navigate the city's development code or the city's building code to really understand how the permitting process works.

1758
02:59:48,200 --> 02:59:55,420
So staff recommendations revolve around the temporary use permit process and streamlining that process.

1759
02:59:55,420 --> 02:59:59,800
to that end we have these three again these are the same

1760
03:00:00,000 --> 03:00:07,080
There are three activity areas in this chart, and all this chart tries to show is that there

1761
03:00:07,080 --> 03:00:14,700
is a review process for a temporary use permit, which is a permit provided at the, so this is

1762
03:00:14,700 --> 03:00:21,260
a planning permit for a temporary use of a parcel. It can be applied on any parcel citywide,

1763
03:00:21,680 --> 03:00:29,320
but the temporary use has to be compatible with the site and the site's existing zoning

1764
03:00:29,320 --> 03:00:38,080
and with the surrounding uses, and it can't be counter to the ultimate use of the site, the existing zoning of the site.

1765
03:00:38,420 --> 03:00:45,580
The maximum length of time that a temporary use permit can be in place is for one year. So it is, again, a very temporary.

1766
03:00:45,580 --> 03:00:51,920
It can be approved at a planning director hearing, so there is some review involved.

1767
03:00:52,700 --> 03:01:02,260
And the findings have to be that that temporary use is again in line somehow with the with the parcel zoning and with whatever surrounds that parcel.

1768
03:01:02,740 --> 03:01:12,680
And then in most cases there's also a building permit required, not in the case of providing parking overnight parking programs of course because there's no structure placed on the property.

1769
03:01:12,680 --> 03:01:16,600
But there are always site standards and conditions that will apply.

1770
03:01:16,880 --> 03:01:19,840
We have the example of the RBC parking program.

1771
03:01:21,060 --> 03:01:29,740
That's a program that's been in place for three years now, where there is an operator project we hope and there it happens to be on a city owned site.

1772
03:01:30,380 --> 03:01:39,960
But there are requirements that are standards that are set forth in the agreement with project we hope these are things that are listed here like what is the maximum number of vehicles.

1773
03:01:39,960 --> 03:01:41,940
What is the spacing of those vehicles?

1774
03:01:42,200 --> 03:01:43,920
Is there a management plan for the site?

1775
03:01:44,620 --> 03:01:51,460
What are the, you know, is there access to facilities and things of that nature?

1776
03:01:51,600 --> 03:01:56,700
Very basic but important standards for a site even if there's going to be just parking.

1777
03:01:57,240 --> 03:02:01,200
If there is an existing structure that could be used as a shelter,

1778
03:02:01,440 --> 03:02:06,740
perhaps it's a portion of maybe the community center at a local church or the sanctuary.

1779
03:02:06,740 --> 03:02:25,100
any area that can be used as a temporary shelter. We would also apply standards to that site that prioritized life safety, of course, and, you know, minimizing fire danger and any basic standards that we would apply to any housing or shelter structure.

1780
03:02:25,840 --> 03:02:36,140
And then of course, if there are temporary structures that can be placed on the property, so these are like manufacturing housing or the modular units that don't have a permanent foundation.

1781
03:02:36,500 --> 03:02:51,220
Those two would have site standards and conditions that we would apply as as a city and then of course and then the fires included there because as a very important agency in all of these temporary use permit review processes.

1782
03:02:51,220 --> 03:02:56,860
because of course fire safety is key in each of these scenarios.

1783
03:02:58,060 --> 03:03:06,800
So what the staff have really coalesced around is this concept of a master TEP process where

1784
03:03:06,800 --> 03:03:16,220
we would create basically a universal application for any, again, any interested parties to fill

1785
03:03:16,220 --> 03:03:25,300
Check the boxes depending on the type of use that they would like to propose would fall in one of these categories. These are the standards that you have to meet.

1786
03:03:25,480 --> 03:03:36,940
This is what as an applicant you have to demonstrate in order to get that approval. This is an inspection that will occur and so on and so forth so that all of that information is consolidated.

1787
03:03:36,940 --> 03:03:51,300
And it is transparent and available to the applicant because we do not expect that applicants are going to come forward with, you know, with a whole team of a whole development team of architects engineers, so on and so forth.

1788
03:03:51,620 --> 03:03:56,220
These are, you know, we're specifically designing this for ease of use.

1789
03:03:56,220 --> 03:04:08,520
and for those in the community who really want to step up and provide safe but temporary housing for residents who are experiencing or unhoused at the moment.

1790
03:04:10,740 --> 03:04:26,920
So the other, having trouble advancing my slides, the other very important aspect of providing housing as immediately as possible and making sure that we can get

1791
03:04:26,920 --> 03:04:32,840
individuals who are currently living outside into temporary and permanent

1792
03:04:32,840 --> 03:04:37,500
housing is, as Patrick was also discussing with regards to Bell Street Park,

1793
03:04:37,760 --> 03:04:43,600
the need for beautification, cleanup, and activation of public sites. And this is

1794
03:04:43,600 --> 03:04:49,180
an ongoing need. This is not going to be just related to Bell Street Park or one

1795
03:04:49,180 --> 03:04:53,860
particular instance. This is an ongoing need in all cities. And so staff

1796
03:04:53,860 --> 03:05:08,260
has done some research and we did have a chance to connect with the downtown streets team, which is an organization that operates all over actually now throughout California and Central Valley and Sacramento and the area, Palo Alto.

1797
03:05:08,260 --> 03:05:26,860
So, and the model of, of, of downtown streets is to engage unhoused residents so in any particular cities on East Palo Alto, there will be outreach and recruitment of unhoused individuals to join downtown streets team.

1798
03:05:27,120 --> 03:05:36,180
And what that means is for four hours a day on weekdays, going out and doing cleanup at designated sites in the city.

1799
03:05:36,180 --> 03:05:47,380
And then having weekly team meetings and, importantly, meetings with not only other team members, but with case managers and getting connected and on a path to housing.

1800
03:05:47,640 --> 03:05:52,020
So it's very consistent engagement and consistent activities.

1801
03:05:52,560 --> 03:06:02,520
And at the same time, because downtown streets team works with public works and maintenance staff. There is a concerted cleanup effort in areas where it's most needed in the city.

1802
03:06:03,340 --> 03:06:11,240
Now this does of course come with a cost and staff has held initial conversations with other agencies to attempt a cost share.

1803
03:06:11,800 --> 03:06:15,120
We did get an initial estimate of 390,000 for one year.

1804
03:06:15,680 --> 03:06:25,460
That is a very preliminary estimate and it has to do with, you know, how much downtown streets team expects how many staff they would need and how basically how big of a program it would be.

1805
03:06:26,580 --> 03:06:44,120
But staff has already begun those conversations with the Peninsula regional base district and San Francisco to create JPA and the county. And so we're really looking into how do we spread those costs because this would be of a benefit to all of these entities, of course.

1806
03:06:44,420 --> 03:06:51,360
And ultimately is still achieving the end of getting individuals into permanent housing.

1807
03:06:51,360 --> 03:06:58,060
So that's why I recommend this evening are to direct staff to return with this temporary,

1808
03:06:58,360 --> 03:07:05,680
excuse me, master temporary use permit, master TUP application, the application itself to

1809
03:07:06,070 --> 03:07:09,420
allow for temporary housing for unhoused individuals in the city.

1810
03:07:09,820 --> 03:07:14,660
And then also to provide staff with direction on whether to pursue a contract with downtown

1811
03:07:14,660 --> 03:07:20,420
streets team to support unhoused residents and also to assist with cleanup efforts.

1812
03:07:20,420 --> 03:07:31,120
And if city council so wishes to look further into downtown streets team, perhaps you have them do a presentation. I know they would be very willing to do that.

1813
03:07:32,420 --> 03:07:44,340
And so next steps are just picking up where Patrick left off. Of course, we continue to meet and collaborate with the county on a variety of levels at the county manager level and also monthly meetings with staff.

1814
03:07:44,980 --> 03:07:50,420
If so directed, we will begin drafting the application and template documents for the master TUP.

1815
03:07:51,120 --> 03:07:59,100
And we can return with a refined cost estimate for downtown streets team or any additional information or draft agreement for consideration.

1816
03:08:00,860 --> 03:08:01,900
And that is it.

1817
03:08:02,500 --> 03:08:03,620
Take any questions.

1818
03:08:04,980 --> 03:08:12,780
Yeah, any comments and questions? And so there are two kind of two items within this item,

1819
03:08:13,020 --> 03:08:23,620
I think. One is definitely the regulatory part of amending or the temporary use permit of some

1820
03:08:23,620 --> 03:08:36,220
sort, making it easier. And then second, this idea of contracting out with the downtown street

1821
03:08:36,740 --> 03:08:41,080
team. But any question on either one of those from council members?

1822
03:08:43,060 --> 03:08:44,440
Or both, I'm sure.

1823
03:08:46,630 --> 03:08:48,650
Anybody want to jump in? Just go ahead.

1824
03:08:48,890 --> 03:08:51,810
I think it's starting to stay. Rachel, thank you for the report.

1825
03:08:51,810 --> 03:08:57,550
I do remember some years ago Bill Somerville offered to help us with downtown street teams

1826
03:08:57,550 --> 03:09:03,130
and as a council we considered it and I don't know why we did it move forward, so it might

1827
03:09:03,130 --> 03:09:07,750
be worth it to reach out to the philanthropic interest foundations to see if they would

1828
03:09:07,750 --> 03:09:11,890
be still willing to help fund the downtown street teams here in the city.

1829
03:09:13,550 --> 03:09:18,610
So that would be my one recommendation, but I think it's a good idea to work with

1830
03:09:18,610 --> 03:09:19,290
that organization.

1831
03:09:21,710 --> 03:09:24,430
Any other questions, comments?

1832
03:09:28,640 --> 03:09:31,000
Rachel, Mr. Mayor, if I may.

1833
03:09:31,300 --> 03:09:31,400
Here.

1834
03:09:31,940 --> 03:09:38,600
Rachel, I have a question and a partial concern about the TUP process that your master TUP

1835
03:09:38,600 --> 03:09:39,900
process you're putting together.

1836
03:09:40,940 --> 03:09:45,140
Apparently it will be subject to an environmental review.

1837
03:09:46,120 --> 03:09:46,760
Is that correct?

1838
03:09:46,760 --> 03:10:05,680
So, is that just the master TUP process in general or it's every project that goes through this master TUP process would have to have some sort of environmental review and that would that be an MND, you know, what are we talking about?

1839
03:10:06,500 --> 03:10:12,600
I mean, how complicated does the environmental review actually make this particular beast?

1840
03:10:12,600 --> 03:10:31,620
We did state in the staff report that we expect, I mean, when we will speak in blanket terms, because this could be applied to any parcel in the city makes it difficult, but we did state that we expect that it would be categorically exempt from CQA.

1841
03:10:33,180 --> 03:10:42,140
So, we are not expecting extended or or several need for environmental reviewer.

1842
03:10:43,400 --> 03:10:46,600
That is definitely not because that certainly would slow down the process.

1843
03:10:48,280 --> 03:10:50,780
So you think it's a cat X then.

1844
03:10:52,100 --> 03:10:57,960
We say yes, yes, of course, I again, we should check that with legal but it

1845
03:11:00,230 --> 03:11:06,870
certainly invite Mallory to add to that but yes we did we did as a team when we were discussing this.

1846
03:11:07,850 --> 03:11:10,250
And based on our experience with the TUP process.

1847
03:11:10,870 --> 03:11:17,110
And we're reasonably sure that it is, you know, but depending upon the direction from council, we'll look at it again.

1848
03:11:18,390 --> 03:11:22,050
Right and I know I am reminded it's an emergency order.

1849
03:11:22,610 --> 03:11:30,730
It would be kind of under emergency shelter crisis, I guess, declaration so perhaps that helps.

1850
03:11:32,690 --> 03:11:54,150
Thanks. And I think my other, so I will comment on the streets team piece. I, for the downtown streets team. I mean, they've had some challenges. We know that both operationally and, you know, staffing, I'd be interested in finding out more about how the program

1851
03:11:54,150 --> 03:12:00,550
and actually potentially even having the street, the downtown streets team folks present to us.

1852
03:12:00,710 --> 03:12:05,250
I think we need to do a lot more due diligence before we just jump into the downtown streets team.

1853
03:12:05,650 --> 03:12:16,250
But I'm open to hearing kind of how they operate and how they might be able to address this pressing issue we have in EPA.

1854
03:12:16,250 --> 03:12:17,390
Okay.

1855
03:12:19,420 --> 03:12:23,380
Anybody else from the council? Questions or comments?

1856
03:12:26,920 --> 03:12:37,170
And I'll ask if any members of the public, and then we'll come back. James, anybody you see wishing to speak?

1857
03:12:38,530 --> 03:12:44,030
Yeah, so it looks like there's one speaker Donita Churchill, followed by Gil Wilkerson.

1858
03:12:44,550 --> 03:12:44,970
Okay.

1859
03:12:46,530 --> 03:13:04,610
Yes, hello. My name is Denita Churchill. I've been a resident for 20 years. Also, I would like to thank council. I would also ask that you reach out to perhaps some of our neighbors that are living across the street on Bay Road and University.

1860
03:13:04,610 --> 03:13:13,270
city. He's been living in a tent for over five years on Bay Road. Also we still have the trailers

1861
03:13:13,270 --> 03:13:22,570
that are down by the end of Cooley Landing. We also have tents that are now building up over

1862
03:13:23,040 --> 03:13:29,630
at Cooley Landing. So I would also ask that you reach out to those areas as well. Thank you.

1863
03:13:30,950 --> 03:13:35,210
And also, can you reach out to San Francisco as far as the outreach?

1864
03:13:35,770 --> 03:13:45,210
They have a department with Ivy Street in San Francisco that does outreach for drug use

1865
03:13:45,210 --> 03:13:46,550
and homelessness.

1866
03:13:47,230 --> 03:13:47,750
Thank you.

1867
03:13:49,810 --> 03:13:50,770
Thank you.

1868
03:13:51,130 --> 03:13:52,410
Next speaker, Gail Wilkerson.

1869
03:13:55,730 --> 03:13:56,050
Yes.

1870
03:13:56,270 --> 03:13:59,170
I just want to say, citizen number one here.

1871
03:14:00,230 --> 03:14:10,070
Back in 1972, I bought my first house for $16,000 and there was a lot of choices there.

1872
03:14:10,810 --> 03:14:17,370
You could drive down any street in East Palo Alto where you would find 10, 15 houses vacant.

1873
03:14:18,290 --> 03:14:19,550
That's called Blight.

1874
03:14:19,550 --> 03:14:42,950
And I'm wondering, and a lot of the, I want to say is a lot of housing was bought by people who open their houses out to veterans for pregnant teens, the foster care, run the gamut of it.

1875
03:14:43,330 --> 03:14:46,430
That's what our city had to do and they paid taxes.

1876
03:14:47,450 --> 03:14:53,990
I'm saying all I have to say is where are you going to find housing for these people?

1877
03:14:54,270 --> 03:14:59,890
It must be going to be outside this Palo Alto because if you don't, those people who have

1878
03:15:00,780 --> 03:15:13,340
They're up for scrutiny, like the guy on Beach Street. They're going to find out things and they're going to add to it and everything and cause a lot of problems.

1879
03:15:13,580 --> 03:15:30,260
I mean, have you considered all of that also? I think everyone is entitled to housing, but you got to do it the right way and expect, well, want the best, but look at the worst, too.

1880
03:15:30,260 --> 03:15:34,520
because there's always going to be a problem that's happening.

1881
03:15:34,780 --> 03:15:40,440
I wish you success and thank you for all your reports and everything. Thank you.

1882
03:15:44,910 --> 03:15:46,570
Thank you. And those are our last speaker.

1883
03:15:57,980 --> 03:15:59,660
Mr. Brick, I believe you're on mute.

1884
03:16:01,360 --> 03:16:01,840
Apologize.

1885
03:16:02,420 --> 03:16:02,780
No worries.

1886
03:16:03,300 --> 03:16:10,860
No, I was asking if any other questions or comments, and then just reminding us that we

1887
03:16:10,860 --> 03:16:12,700
do have to re-

1888
03:30:00,000 --> 03:30:04,800
Mr. Adrian Biggs has designed the last two projects in-house, so this essentially means

1889
03:30:04,800 --> 03:30:09,400
that all of the funds that we receive are spent on construction and implementation of the project,

1890
03:30:09,680 --> 03:30:14,520
and so we are using all the funds as the best we can to make improvements for the community.

1891
03:30:15,880 --> 03:30:19,840
I'm going to pass it over to Adrian, Mr. Adrian Biggs now. He's going to talk a little bit

1892
03:30:19,840 --> 03:30:25,640
about the different types of treatments for pavement and also what we've accomplished

1893
03:30:25,640 --> 03:30:28,720
published over the last few years and a little bit about the upcoming project.

1894
03:30:29,240 --> 03:30:29,660
So, Adrian.

1895
03:30:30,440 --> 03:30:31,220
Thank you, Hamza.

1896
03:30:32,160 --> 03:30:34,200
Mr. Mayor, members of the City Council.

1897
03:30:34,720 --> 03:30:38,640
Hamza, do you mind if I share screen to take control, or would you like to just click

1898
03:30:38,640 --> 03:30:39,160
when I say next?

1899
03:30:41,390 --> 03:30:41,590
Okay.

1900
03:30:41,990 --> 03:30:42,670
I'll take care of it.

1901
03:30:42,890 --> 03:30:43,250
Sounds good.

1902
03:30:43,730 --> 03:30:47,410
So, we'll do a quick background on some of the, a little bit of a technical background.

1903
03:30:47,550 --> 03:30:51,270
I'll keep it very brief just to give you an idea of what we say when we refer

1904
03:30:51,270 --> 03:30:52,170
to different treatment types.

1905
03:30:52,910 --> 03:30:54,610
The first treatment type is a slurry seal.

1906
03:30:55,210 --> 03:31:05,490
This is simply basically a manicure for the roadway. We come in, give it a nice surface coat to close up any cracks to smooth the surface and to really tighten it down.

1907
03:31:05,930 --> 03:31:11,670
And so as you can see in the picture on the right, the before is on the right side where you see some crack seal from where cracks are formed.

1908
03:31:12,050 --> 03:31:21,550
And on the left side is where the slurry seals applied and provides a really nice uniform black surface that also seals in the cracks and prevents any degradation.

1909
03:31:21,550 --> 03:31:24,750
This also is well improved skid resistance.

1910
03:31:25,310 --> 03:31:28,390
So during storms and during rain events, it can help with driving.

1911
03:31:29,130 --> 03:31:29,610
Next, please.

1912
03:31:29,750 --> 03:31:35,570
The big one that a lot of people look for is this what we call mill and fill.

1913
03:31:36,310 --> 03:31:38,430
Basically, it's also called grind and overlay.

1914
03:31:39,050 --> 03:31:42,990
I used Fordham here as a prime example since we'll be doing this on the upcoming project.

1915
03:31:43,390 --> 03:31:47,090
But as you can see, there's a lot of cracking and there's a lot of different road surfaces.

1916
03:31:47,090 --> 03:31:55,490
So in this case this road has reached that point where it cannot just be given a surface coat to repair it. It actually has to be dug out as you can see in the image on the right.

1917
03:31:56,070 --> 03:32:05,210
And then a new inch or a new new generally two to three inch layer of asphalt is overlaid onto the surface giving it a brand new road surface.

1918
03:32:05,870 --> 03:32:10,130
So it acts nearly as it did the day it was was first constructed.

1919
03:32:11,870 --> 03:32:20,530
The final type is road reconstruction. So this, this is a bit of a bigger challenge than managing the overall network health.

1920
03:32:21,290 --> 03:32:31,250
The reason for this is because generally it costs more. And the reason it costs more is because there's a lot of additional work that is needed to make sure that it doesn't quickly return back to its previous condition.

1921
03:32:31,250 --> 03:32:40,390
And Humson had mentioned earlier that when water gets into the soil underneath the roadway that it can cause expansion it cause cracking and it can cause other issues.

1922
03:32:41,010 --> 03:32:57,590
And this is what causes rose to degrade more quickly than the original curve predicts. And so, when we do these projects we make sure to not only repair the base layer, create a brand new, what we call subgrade at a new asphalt surface but we also need to improve any of the drainage

1923
03:32:57,590 --> 03:33:04,990
issues that are there, adding drainage systems, adding curb and gutter to help a flow to make sure that none of that water gets back and underneath the roadway.

1924
03:33:05,550 --> 03:33:11,910
And so, generally, because of this due to their cost, these roads are only fixed when there's additional funding that becomes available.

1925
03:33:12,770 --> 03:33:24,330
On average, these are what, as in what I mentioned before, these are the $10 cost compared to the one or the six. These are the very expensive fixes even a short stretch of road can be incredibly expensive.

1926
03:33:24,870 --> 03:33:34,070
Next, please. I've added some images here just to show you how this would kind of happen. We just use running meat as a prime example of a road that does need reconstruction as of now.

1927
03:33:35,190 --> 03:33:39,550
You can see on the left hand side the entire roadway is basically falling apart and nearly doesn't exist.

1928
03:33:40,190 --> 03:33:47,410
And this is due to drainage issues. And so generally, we'll include drainage and new subgrade compaction as you can see in the image on the lower right.

1929
03:33:48,130 --> 03:34:00,390
And so what we do when it comes to Rosa potentially require reconstruction, we'll send out a team with our from our geotechnical consultants to do in a geotechnical investigation to kind of determine where the underlying conditions well how high is the water table.

1930
03:34:01,130 --> 03:34:05,990
Is the soil still compacted is it not and they'll give us a recommendation on how we fix that.

1931
03:34:06,410 --> 03:34:14,470
And Addison Avenue as hundreds that is a prime example of this where we've incorporated all of these solutions to all of the underlying solution underlying conditions.

1932
03:34:14,470 --> 03:34:29,970
Next, please. Some examples of previous projects just to show how we've done these kind of multimodal these universal improvements. We did a millenfill here on Polgus Avenue, give it a brand new road surface we added storm drain improvements to help with the flow as you can see on the left hand side and the after

1933
03:34:29,970 --> 03:34:43,890
image. We've also had in pedestrian improvements we we fixed some sidewalk and we also add curb ramps to the corners. Finally added bike facilities on Polgus and bike lanes in this case which have actually helped to open up the sidewalks and people are parking a little bit

1934
03:34:43,890 --> 03:34:48,030
further out so the sidewalks are not as blocked as much as they previously have been. Next please.

1935
03:34:49,350 --> 03:35:03,950
O'Connor Street is a prime example of what we call slurry seal, where the road surface is not in terrible condition but it does need a coat to make sure it does not get for it doesn't degrade further and so we gave it a nice slurry seal coat and added new bike facility and striping improvements here as you can see with the green

1936
03:35:04,530 --> 03:35:05,110
Next, please.

1937
03:35:06,350 --> 03:35:13,950
Merrill Street is what we would call a digout location and pedestrian improvement. So here we actually closed a gap in our pedestrian network.

1938
03:35:14,490 --> 03:35:22,530
We added curb gutter and sidewalk, as well as doing what we call digouts where we actually repair the soil subgrade, add in a new layer of AC in a small area.

1939
03:35:22,690 --> 03:35:28,290
These are very much so like patch repairs. And the final product is a very uniform surface. Next, please.

1940
03:35:29,630 --> 03:35:35,970
Finally, running meat street. This is one where we included all both soaring drain and huge amounts of pedestrian improvements who closed a large gap here.

1941
03:35:36,790 --> 03:35:42,230
Put a brand new road surface in and then also added bike lanes and bike bike arrows to this location.

1942
03:35:44,310 --> 03:35:49,910
Moving on to the project coming up here this next summer that's here tonight for your approval and recommendation for bids.

1943
03:35:50,630 --> 03:36:05,490
You can see a map on the left that will show what are the dark gray ones will be the roads that will be completely giving new surfaces to the light gray will be the ones that will be giving a nice slurry seal treatment to and the greens dashed line will be new bike lanes that will be adding and this

1944
03:36:05,490 --> 03:36:10,170
total is about seven, nearly eight miles of bike lanes will be adding in this in the project this year.

1945
03:36:10,830 --> 03:36:18,250
The two lists here 2021 and 2022 on the right hand side are coming from our pavement management plan that we presented and it was approved by council.

1946
03:36:18,950 --> 03:36:22,530
This just list out what streets from what sections and what treatment type.

1947
03:36:22,910 --> 03:36:27,410
So I won't be going through all of those but we have a very expansive project this year.

1948
03:36:28,870 --> 03:36:38,750
So, additional work going into this year's project will be adding speed homes that were previously approved by the City Council at various locations in the city will be doing ball bouts as approved under the mobility study.

1949
03:36:39,110 --> 03:36:43,890
This will be an alternative bid we are seeking funds for this but we we have intention to to complete this.

1950
03:36:44,870 --> 03:36:55,010
There will be adding curb ramps at various locations that have been requested by residents who have new or have mobility issues will also be doing improved striping throughout the city.

1951
03:36:55,010 --> 03:37:06,230
bike lane and striping in accordance with the bike master plan. That's the seven miles, seven to eight miles of bike lanes will also be improving a few pedestrian crossings at various locations throughout the city.

1952
03:37:06,970 --> 03:37:07,410
Next please.

1953
03:37:08,330 --> 03:37:18,290
The project budget. This is the current breakdown. You can see here it has the source the cost and the use will primarily be using measure a measure m gas tax measure w and ASIC.

1954
03:37:18,910 --> 03:37:22,950
ASIC is a grant that we received through the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities

1955
03:37:22,950 --> 03:37:29,510
grant through HDD. That was a couple of years ago now. Gas taxes are annual revenue for roadway

1956
03:37:29,510 --> 03:37:33,590
improvements, and we'll be combining Measure A, Measure M, and Measure W to do additional

1957
03:37:33,590 --> 03:37:38,250
pedestrian and roadway improvements as well. Coming out to a project total of approximately

1958
03:37:38,250 --> 03:37:39,590
$3.8 million.

1959
03:37:42,460 --> 03:37:43,160
Thank you.

1960
03:37:47,120 --> 03:37:49,080
Happy to answer any questions from the council.

1961
03:37:49,800 --> 03:38:04,500
Yeah, so if you've concluded, thank you for the report. And yeah, let's see if questions, comments from council members at this point, and I'll just jump in on anything.

1962
03:38:09,560 --> 03:38:19,920
Thank you so much, Adrian, for the report. It's really great. You know, a lot of the community members always say, when is this, you're going to get fixed. And how about this? So it's great to see it all listed out.

1963
03:38:20,300 --> 03:38:33,840
I guess my first question would be how regular do these improvements have to be, you know, is it every five or seven, you know, it's obviously through the weather, inclement weather that affects it. But generally speaking, how often these improvements have to be made.

1964
03:38:36,260 --> 03:38:42,840
I also remember, Lopez, so the improvements, as long as we're keeping the PCI at a level,

1965
03:38:43,160 --> 03:38:46,880
and that means doing projects at a minimum of every two years.

1966
03:38:48,680 --> 03:38:50,820
You know, we don't want to miss out on a project.

1967
03:38:51,020 --> 03:38:54,220
When we design these projects, they take about six to eight months to design.

1968
03:38:55,000 --> 03:38:57,720
And then, you know, of course, you have to go through the implementation.

1969
03:38:57,940 --> 03:39:03,780
A lot of times it makes sense in order to get better bids to just combine as

1970
03:39:03,780 --> 03:39:08,560
much as we can into one large project because then you'll get better bits. And so that's

1971
03:39:08,560 --> 03:39:16,300
what we've done this year is we've combined the 2021 and 2022 project into one large project

1972
03:39:16,300 --> 03:39:22,580
and we're hoping to do a lot more with the money that we have. So, yes, at a minimum

1973
03:39:22,580 --> 03:39:25,880
you want to keep preserving the streets every two years at a minimum.

1974
03:39:28,620 --> 03:39:32,760
Hamza, if I may add just with the different treatment types, on most roads you want

1975
03:39:32,760 --> 03:39:39,200
also have habitual maintenance. So a slurry seal can last anywhere between five to seven years,

1976
03:39:39,460 --> 03:39:43,500
depending on how quickly it degrades. So we then reanalyze that using the PTAP

1977
03:39:43,500 --> 03:39:48,680
county program to have an inspection done. So then that's just revalidated how often those

1978
03:39:48,680 --> 03:39:49,400
need to be redone.

1979
03:39:53,860 --> 03:39:57,680
Thank you. Because one of the concerns, I guess, the concerns or questions

1980
03:39:57,680 --> 03:40:01,320
I had is, you know, and I saw the slide of the different measures, different funding

1981
03:40:01,320 --> 03:40:04,620
stores pulled together. But, you know, when you're dealing with products like these,

1982
03:40:04,620 --> 03:40:15,560
It comes easily in the millions. So I think, you know, I think the council, I would encourage the council and us find opportunity to see if we can have a systemic or sustainable source of funding for these projects.

1983
03:40:16,340 --> 03:40:29,340
That's something that the city sees you set 83 lanes a mile. So I know we're doing a ballot measure, but I think it's something that we should strongly consider in the near future to really boost up and improve the streets in our community.

1984
03:40:30,200 --> 03:40:45,540
Yeah. Thank you, Council Member Lupa. So, right now, the only sustainable funding source we have is to SB1, which has been coming in, you know, fortunately for the last few years, I'd say, three to five years, I think we've consistently had money coming in through the SB1 program.

1985
03:40:45,540 --> 03:40:52,740
And that has allowed us to sustain and continue this program, because before that, there was,

1986
03:40:52,740 --> 03:40:57,660
like, I think three or four years of no activity on our pavements, and that significantly impacted

1987
03:40:58,330 --> 03:40:59,160
the PCI.

1988
03:41:00,140 --> 03:41:05,860
So, yeah, we want to continue that, and we're fortunate and we're hopeful that the SB1 funding will continue.

1989
03:41:09,140 --> 03:41:11,900
Any other questions or comments?

1990
03:41:16,260 --> 03:41:22,660
I mean, look, measure A, measure W, and the gas tax are consistent, they come in every

1991
03:41:22,660 --> 03:41:23,240
single year.

1992
03:41:23,820 --> 03:41:23,840
Right?

1993
03:41:24,300 --> 03:41:30,180
You know, we're paying for A, we're paying for W, the gas tax we all pay for, even though

1994
03:41:30,180 --> 03:41:32,820
some folks would like to stick a holiday on it, which doesn't make any sense.

1995
03:41:33,320 --> 03:41:37,640
But where are you reflecting the SB1 money?

1996
03:41:37,640 --> 03:41:52,080
Is that what you're considering? Yeah, where's your SB1 money in this, in this, you know, sources and uses that you have on page 207, or we're not using SB1 right now for this project?

1997
03:41:52,100 --> 03:41:57,060
It is part of the gas tax. So SB1, in this case, the 1.1 million.

1998
03:41:57,660 --> 03:41:58,600
So it's augmented.

1999
03:41:58,600 --> 03:42:00,260
Is the gas tax. Yes.

2000
03:42:00,860 --> 03:42:01,240
Right.

2001
03:42:01,360 --> 03:42:04,660
Yeah, so the measure A, the measure M, the measure W.

2002
03:42:05,300 --> 03:42:18,640
these funds, not all of them can be used towards pavement rehabilitation. Some of them can and some of them can't. Some of them can be used only for pedestrian related activities as well as bike activities.

2003
03:42:19,000 --> 03:42:27,620
So what we have to do is we have to utilize gas tax and the, you know, Measure M, for example, can be used towards pavement but not for sidewalks.

2004
03:42:27,620 --> 03:42:32,680
So we have to, you know, we have to carefully, you know, when we do the bid schedules, carefully

2005
03:42:32,680 --> 03:42:35,620
see how we're funding each activity.

2006
03:42:40,680 --> 03:42:40,980
Okay.

2007
03:42:41,140 --> 03:42:41,300
Yeah.

2008
03:42:41,380 --> 03:42:41,620
Thanks.

2009
03:42:42,020 --> 03:42:47,640
So, but what, let me ask, what is our normal, without SB1 money, right?

2010
03:42:47,920 --> 03:42:52,400
What would our normal take of gas tax be per year?

2011
03:42:52,700 --> 03:42:55,840
I mean, it's somewhere in the $500,000 to $600,000, isn't it?

2012
03:42:56,340 --> 03:42:56,760
Yeah.

2013
03:42:56,900 --> 03:42:58,560
I believe it's $550,000.

2014
03:42:59,120 --> 03:42:59,280
Yeah.

2015
03:42:59,280 --> 03:42:59,980
So,

2016
03:43:03,980 --> 03:43:09,960
but, but this is this is a two year allocation that that correct. Yes, that's correct.

2017
03:43:12,920 --> 03:43:16,260
Yes, we've combined 2021 and 2022.

2018
03:43:18,220 --> 03:43:23,460
Just basically the funding from both, both projects, and we've combined it into one.

2019
03:43:24,020 --> 03:43:33,440
And then and then they're also you know of course, we have some ASIC money $775,000 of ASIC funds from the light project. Yeah.

2020
03:43:33,440 --> 03:43:39,280
Correct. And those can and those can only be used towards bike lane and sidewalk improvements.

2021
03:43:39,660 --> 03:43:39,760
Right.

2022
03:43:41,180 --> 03:43:41,240
Correct.

2023
03:43:44,940 --> 03:43:45,500
Thank you.

2024
03:43:46,100 --> 03:43:49,500
Okay. Any other, any other questions or comments?

2025
03:43:56,650 --> 03:43:59,690
Let me check if any members of the public

2026
03:43:59,690 --> 03:44:05,470
and then we can come back and James, anybody requesting to speak?

2027
03:44:06,130 --> 03:44:10,350
Yes, it looks like there's two speakers, Adrian and Gail Wilkerson.

2028
03:44:10,350 --> 03:44:10,950
Good

2029
03:44:16,870 --> 03:44:21,690
evening again and good evening to Hamza and Adrienne.

2030
03:44:22,990 --> 03:44:29,210
I spoke at your public works and transportation committee commission meetings specifically

2031
03:44:29,210 --> 03:44:32,170
about the restriping of streets that you have repaired.

2032
03:44:32,990 --> 03:44:35,970
And I'd like to know, I mean, I know you can't have a discussion with me right now,

2033
03:44:36,010 --> 03:44:40,670
but I would like to know how you're determining what streets you're going to be restriping.

2034
03:44:41,450 --> 03:44:45,470
I understand that probably some streets in the community have been downgraded from

2035
03:44:45,470 --> 03:44:51,810
avenues to streets but as I stated during those meetings I attended there's a problem with

2036
03:44:51,810 --> 03:44:59,170
double parking we have very narrow streets too and I think having some sort of striping would at

2037
03:44:59,170 --> 03:44:59,970
least let people

2038
03:45:00,000 --> 03:45:03,360
People know which side of the street they should remain on.

2039
03:45:03,740 --> 03:45:08,080
And for those people who consistently double park, which is a public safety hazard for people

2040
03:45:08,080 --> 03:45:12,500
trying to get out of their driveways or drive down the streets, right, especially if they're

2041
03:45:12,500 --> 03:45:18,540
on intersections, like right on the corner, perhaps a striping would serve as some sort

2042
03:45:18,540 --> 03:45:23,700
of deterrent, you know, when you park, double park and get out and you're standing on

2043
03:45:23,700 --> 03:45:28,080
that similar divide, you'll know, hmm, maybe I shouldn't take up a whole lane of traffic.

2044
03:45:28,080 --> 03:45:36,560
I know we're not enforcing traffic stuff, but perhaps this could be like a start of that

2045
03:45:37,120 --> 03:45:40,840
mobility thing we've been working on for the last three years.

2046
03:45:41,300 --> 03:45:47,360
Something simple, stripe the streets, and hopefully that will remind people to stay

2047
03:45:47,360 --> 03:45:49,460
on their side of that line.

2048
03:45:49,980 --> 03:45:50,400
That's all.

2049
03:45:51,200 --> 03:45:51,620
Thank you.

2050
03:45:52,480 --> 03:45:53,300
Thank you.

2051
03:45:53,660 --> 03:45:55,180
Next speaker, Gail Wilkerson.

2052
03:45:57,810 --> 03:45:58,690
Good evening again.

2053
03:45:59,630 --> 03:46:08,590
I have a comment and a question. You said that Addison is a problem. You got into the

2054
03:46:08,590 --> 03:46:16,370
root a while why it's like that. Do you understand why it's like that? I mean, you said you'd

2055
03:46:16,370 --> 03:46:24,590
have to dig down and some of the stuff you said. But Addison, it's 2190 Addison is the

2056
03:46:24,590 --> 03:46:33,370
place where Palo Alto Mutual is. They have water coming in. And that might be part of the problem.

2057
03:46:33,870 --> 03:46:42,050
And I'm also wondering if you did any research for the future, when some people say, oh, that's not

2058
03:46:42,050 --> 03:46:50,690
how I bothered with that. But the Francisco Creek used to go down Palo Verde. And if you go dark and dry,

2059
03:46:50,690 --> 03:46:59,370
You'll see this kind of up and down and around there waterways don't like to be, you know, that's a school with mother nature.

2060
03:47:00,250 --> 03:47:07,810
I was wondering if you looked into that because the water you said the water table, it might be, I mean, come in at this.

2061
03:47:08,010 --> 03:47:11,570
Most people in that area, they drink spring water.

2062
03:47:13,490 --> 03:47:19,370
lucky them, nice spring water. Some say it's brown and they complain a lot, but I

2063
03:47:19,370 --> 03:47:23,830
was just want to make that comment because that's probably why Addison is

2064
03:47:23,830 --> 03:47:29,030
the way it is, that mutual water company that may be leaking and the

2065
03:47:29,030 --> 03:47:34,250
Francisco Creek used to go down towards there to Palo Verde all the way to

2066
03:47:35,970 --> 03:47:43,030
I've been here a long time. So, a little bit of something, something. Thank you.

2067
03:47:44,970 --> 03:47:45,910
Have a good day.

2068
03:47:46,570 --> 03:47:49,130
Thank you. Those are last speaker.

2069
03:47:49,870 --> 03:47:50,330
Okay.

2070
03:47:51,210 --> 03:48:00,990
Thanks. So, yes, in this case, we do need to approve some kind of plan. There is a plan proposed.

2071
03:48:00,990 --> 03:48:14,910
We need to approve that by resolution to finish up the work and keep looking for additional funds. I guess the more we do that. But any other questions or comments from council members on any part of the report?

2072
03:48:17,750 --> 03:48:23,170
I guess I had one small question, Mary, and it's very quickly, but if folks wanted to

2073
03:48:24,930 --> 03:48:30,230
comment or provide insight on, particularly on the speed bumps issue, if they want particular

2074
03:48:30,230 --> 03:48:34,350
speed bumps that they want to flag, I know that there's some, a lot of racing going down on

2075
03:48:34,350 --> 03:48:38,090
certain streets in the community. And so if there's something, is there like a place or

2076
03:48:38,090 --> 03:48:46,870
or designated site or web page, the public can submit to the Public Works Department for their consideration.

2077
03:48:47,970 --> 03:48:58,050
Yes, we have a process for speedhumps installation, and they can reach out directly to our engineering email address engineering at cityofpa.org.

2078
03:48:58,810 --> 03:49:04,830
And yeah, for any speedhump request, there's a process and they have to follow the, there's a petition process.

2079
03:49:04,830 --> 03:49:13,610
They have to file a petition, get signatures, get it over to the city, then we schedule something with the Public Works and Transportation Commission for review and approval.

2080
03:49:14,230 --> 03:49:17,370
And if it is approved, then it goes to city council for final approval.

2081
03:49:21,720 --> 03:49:24,560
Okay, any other questions or comments.

2082
03:49:25,780 --> 03:49:27,500
I'll make a motion if you're ready.

2083
03:49:29,340 --> 03:49:30,920
Yes, go ahead.

2084
03:49:31,140 --> 03:49:39,860
I move that we adopt a resolution approving the plans, specifications and estimates for the annual street resurfacing project for 2022.

2085
03:49:40,620 --> 03:49:41,220
Okay.

2086
03:49:41,660 --> 03:49:42,820
Okay, be moved in.

2087
03:49:43,480 --> 03:49:45,680
Second, if we can have roll call, please.

2088
03:49:46,360 --> 03:49:46,900
Mara Brica.

2089
03:49:47,540 --> 03:49:47,880
Yes.

2090
03:49:48,820 --> 03:49:50,120
Council Member Wallace Jones.

2091
03:49:54,780 --> 03:49:55,720
Council Member Wallace Jones.

2092
03:49:56,240 --> 03:49:56,560
Thank you.

2093
03:49:57,520 --> 03:49:58,660
Council Member Lopez.

2094
03:49:58,660 --> 03:50:05,960
us. Yes. Council member Romero. Yes, and I just just a clarification that also authorizes

2095
03:50:05,960 --> 03:50:12,000
the city. The motion would authorize city manager to advertising solicit this for the construction

2096
03:50:17,320 --> 03:50:18,720
Motion carries.

2097
03:50:19,440 --> 03:50:19,680
Okay.

2098
03:50:20,480 --> 03:50:28,640
The almost, well, second to the last item, we have tonight is number seven, developer payment

2099
03:50:28,640 --> 03:50:38,090
obligations connected to the RBD-specific plan, so it's an update on the current situation.

2100
03:50:39,110 --> 03:50:39,750
Yes.

2101
03:50:40,330 --> 03:50:41,370
Hello, Mr. Mayor.

2102
03:50:41,370 --> 03:50:46,050
My name is Amy Chan. I'm the Director of Community and Economic Development and I'll be presenting

2103
03:50:46,050 --> 03:50:52,590
on this item. Our goal for this evening is to affirm previous council direction that

2104
03:50:52,590 --> 03:50:58,350
the developer reimbursement equation that we've set up for the Ravenswood Business

2105
03:50:58,350 --> 03:51:04,350
District specific plan update is still what the city council wants us to move forward

2106
03:51:04,350 --> 03:51:10,530
with. Next slide. I'll give a quick overview of how we got here and then I'll go

2107
03:51:10,530 --> 03:51:16,790
right into the setup and the equation so that we can discuss it with council. Next slide.

2108
03:51:18,410 --> 03:51:23,670
So as you know, the city council, city staff and consultants have been working on the specific

2109
03:51:23,670 --> 03:51:30,890
plan updates since the beginning of the pandemic. There was a great deal of interest around the

2110
03:51:30,890 --> 03:51:37,330
Ravenswood business district area. And so as you can see on the calendar here, a series of

2111
03:51:37,330 --> 03:51:44,890
of requests for proposals and setting up with the City Council contracts to elect and hire

2112
03:51:45,470 --> 03:51:51,030
consultants, RAEMI and associates to help us with this specific plan update. Despite

2113
03:51:51,030 --> 03:51:56,230
the pandemic, City staff and the consultants have been in full swing, getting the specific

2114
03:51:56,230 --> 03:52:04,290
plan going. As I will describe here in a few slides, there are two parts to the update

2115
03:52:04,290 --> 03:52:12,170
and how we phased it. But overall, even during this significant time, while resources are

2116
03:52:12,170 --> 03:52:19,330
very important, we wanted to make sure that it was clear that we didn't want to wait until

2117
03:52:19,330 --> 03:52:26,970
the pandemic slowed down or that development interest further increased. We wanted to

2118
03:52:26,970 --> 03:52:33,270
prepare our city for the Ravenswood Business District specific plan update.

2119
03:52:33,970 --> 03:52:41,270
And so the team has been hard at work setting up City Council study sessions, hosting office

2120
03:52:41,270 --> 03:52:45,010
hours, community meetings, stakeholder roundtable discussions.

2121
03:52:45,570 --> 03:52:52,910
So you'll be hearing more from us more this spring and summer as we launch into further

2122
03:52:52,910 --> 03:52:55,490
engagement off this calendar.

2123
03:52:55,490 --> 03:52:57,110
Next slide.

2124
03:52:59,740 --> 03:53:06,780
So the two phases of the RBD update are really broken into an initial step that

2125
03:53:06,780 --> 03:53:13,520
the Remain Associates team started off with, which was scoping the specific plan update,

2126
03:53:14,020 --> 03:53:22,880
gathering data, and really launching into our public engagement in 2021. The city committed

2127
03:53:22,880 --> 03:53:29,780
to fronting all of those initial costs. And, of course, I'll talk about this here in a moment,

2128
03:53:29,960 --> 03:53:36,160
but our hope is to recover all the costs related to the specific plan update eventually.

2129
03:53:36,980 --> 03:53:42,920
But the second part of the specific plan update, the environmental analysis phase,

2130
03:53:43,440 --> 03:53:49,160
is really where we wanted to concentrate on the developer reimbursement equation this evening,

2131
03:53:49,160 --> 03:53:56,700
because there has been some concerns from some of the developers about how it's broken up.

2132
03:53:57,640 --> 03:54:03,520
But just again, to summarize here, that second phase is really focused around the development

2133
03:54:03,520 --> 03:54:12,060
of an environmental impact report, which would serve the specific plan update specifically.

2134
03:54:12,060 --> 03:54:22,840
And then the developers that have specific development project applications in could stem off of that EIR.

2135
03:54:23,800 --> 03:54:31,880
So essentially that's why we propose having the three developers evenly split the cost.

2136
03:54:32,360 --> 03:54:38,820
And then because the square footage of the specific plan update is yet to be determined,

2137
03:54:38,820 --> 03:54:46,680
that they would just evenly split that cost, as they all will evenly benefit from the EIR,

2138
03:54:47,300 --> 03:54:48,940
from the specific plan update.

2139
03:54:49,920 --> 03:54:50,780
Next slide.

2140
03:54:53,790 --> 03:55:00,530
And so, the initial Raymian Associates contract was set up according to those two phases,

2141
03:55:01,210 --> 03:55:06,530
the initial analysis, the community engagement and the data, and then the environmental

2142
03:55:06,530 --> 03:55:07,050
review.

2143
03:55:07,050 --> 03:55:15,690
We show here the responsible parties, so the city is fronting the initial cost, the 490,000.

2144
03:55:16,960 --> 03:55:27,510
And there was a addition to the city's portion on January 18th, 2022, just a couple months ago.

2145
03:55:27,510 --> 03:55:36,150
So City Council did approve an amendment to the Ramian Associates contract, so that 490,000

2146
03:55:36,150 --> 03:55:40,330
has been increased with an addition of about 500,000.

2147
03:55:40,530 --> 03:55:46,390
So we're close to the city being in at a fronted cost of about a million dollars.

2148
03:55:47,410 --> 03:55:53,770
And then the environmental review was divided up evenly, one-third, one-third, one-third

2149
03:55:53,770 --> 03:55:59,910
among three developers, the Emerson Collective, Harvest Properties and Sandhill.

2150
03:56:00,590 --> 03:56:05,450
So the way we've set this up as one-third each is really because the square footage

2151
03:56:05,450 --> 03:56:08,850
of their development applications are speculative.

2152
03:56:09,430 --> 03:56:15,650
They could change from now until the specific plan is updated and even after the specific

2153
03:56:15,650 --> 03:56:16,750
plan is approved.

2154
03:56:17,310 --> 03:56:23,510
So with the developers that are indicating their square footage on their development application

2155
03:56:23,510 --> 03:56:30,550
Now, it does not necessarily mean those are the project sizes that will be approved, as

2156
03:56:30,550 --> 03:56:36,250
well as the overall square footage increase of the specific plan update.

2157
03:56:37,110 --> 03:56:37,970
Next slide.

2158
03:56:40,410 --> 03:56:46,850
And so the city's initial reimbursement for that million dollars that I was referring

2159
03:56:46,850 --> 03:56:54,610
to earlier, the 490 plus the 500,000 amendment, this would be a reimbursement process that

2160
03:56:54,610 --> 03:57:00,210
would come in later. So we've already taken care of the environmental phase split up into

2161
03:57:00,210 --> 03:57:06,910
one-third each. When the specific plan is finally approved, we want to go back and try

2162
03:57:06,910 --> 03:57:15,030
to recoup some of that city's initial investment. So using this just as some round number sake

2163
03:57:15,030 --> 03:57:21,790
to show on an illustrative example, this was the same illustrative example that we showed

2164
03:57:21,790 --> 03:57:28,830
back in September 15, 2020. So, just for consistency, we are showing it here again.

2165
03:57:29,650 --> 03:57:36,170
But essentially, if additional capacity of the specific plan was added at 1.5 million square feet,

2166
03:57:36,790 --> 03:57:43,710
we take the size of a potential project and we essentially figure out what is that pro rata,

2167
03:57:44,050 --> 03:57:51,230
that portion that that development is benefiting from. We then, of course, take into account

2168
03:57:51,790 --> 03:57:59,850
There would be an administrative fee applied, and so overall that project obligation would

2169
03:57:59,850 --> 03:58:05,750
actually come out to about 124,000, which isn't the total coverage.

2170
03:58:05,970 --> 03:58:09,990
It would be including the other developers that also get approved.

2171
03:58:10,510 --> 03:58:15,150
So there could be more developers that come to the table during this time while the

2172
03:58:15,150 --> 03:58:18,370
specific plan update is getting looked at.

2173
03:58:18,370 --> 03:58:25,890
And so we also want to make sure that the three developers understand that with the approval of

2174
03:58:25,890 --> 03:58:31,210
the specific plan update, they are not guaranteed that their projects are going to be entitled with

2175
03:58:31,210 --> 03:58:37,210
it. They are going to need to go through their design review process and entitlement process

2176
03:58:37,210 --> 03:58:43,950
separately. And again, like I mentioned, can stem off of the specific plan EIR process to their

2177
03:58:43,950 --> 03:58:52,370
benefit. So that's why their initial investment of one-third each we think is a fair split.

2178
03:58:53,170 --> 03:59:00,090
And so the intent of the entire repayment process of both phases of the specific plan update

2179
03:59:00,090 --> 03:59:06,590
is really so that the city can recover all these costs. The city wouldn't be initiating this

2180
03:59:06,590 --> 03:59:12,710
unless there was development interest in the RBD area and thus we think it's really important

2181
03:59:12,710 --> 03:59:19,070
that the developers have some skin in the game with their initial one-third investment among the

2182
03:59:19,070 --> 03:59:26,030
three large developers. And then going back to the first days, the initial city investment

2183
03:59:26,860 --> 03:59:35,170
with this example equation on the screen would pay the city back on a pro-rata basis according

2184
03:59:35,170 --> 03:59:38,070
to their square footage. Next slide.

2185
03:59:40,650 --> 03:59:43,310
And so the recommendation is just to affirm previous

2186
03:59:43,310 --> 03:59:50,750
council direction of that equal share one-third among the three large developers in the RBD area.

2187
03:59:51,690 --> 03:59:59,770
And then to direct staff to only process projects or keep working with developers that have their

2188
03:59:59,770 --> 03:59:59,970
...

2189
04:00:01,860 --> 04:00:23,180
We have one developer that is not in full payment of their installment that is due. We have stopped processing that project until further notice. We would like to make sure that council is supportive of that direction. I will break here for any questions.

2190
04:00:26,940 --> 04:00:35,560
So, any questions from council members on any of those specific points, and then we can go to the public?

2191
04:00:42,250 --> 04:00:57,020
Through the chair, Amy Mayoli question is, what is driving the real need to reaffirm that this is the right direction?

2192
04:00:57,020 --> 04:01:07,480
Is there an underlying concern that we're missing that we need to know? I would just

2193
04:01:07,480 --> 04:01:15,800
love that clarity. Yes, of course. There is one developer that hasn't paid. We had two

2194
04:01:15,800 --> 04:01:20,280
installments that we've requested so far. One last fall, when we were at the height of all

2195
04:01:20,280 --> 04:01:26,000
of our study sessions, and one most recently to kick off the next phase of the Raymond

2196
04:01:27,100 --> 04:01:34,420
One developer has not paid that second installment, the other two have, and the one developer that

2197
04:01:34,420 --> 04:01:40,340
hasn't paid the installment feels that the one third share is not fair according to the size

2198
04:01:40,340 --> 04:01:49,460
and type of their project. So it's really a matter of going back to the original council

2199
04:01:49,460 --> 04:01:55,640
direction. Staff does recognise that our developer reimbursement agreements, especially at the

2200
04:01:55,640 --> 04:02:00,780
template that we worked off of may have not made that clear so we thought that we would take

2201
04:02:00,780 --> 04:02:06,120
this opportunity not only to clarify that in the public record but then can take that

2202
04:02:06,120 --> 04:02:12,700
back if we need to amend or clarify anything with the contract process as well.

2203
04:02:26,820 --> 04:02:27,380
Evoy

2204
04:02:27,380 --> 04:02:33,720
n mé'r pryddiwydau, rydyn ni'n rydyn ni'n adåaio i ddweud yn sgwlad gan trefn o bobl o'r sgwlad.

2205
04:02:35,100 --> 04:02:44,440
Maen nhw'n cwestiynau ychydig lawer o'r pryddiwydau gwyliaith o'r ystafell a'r pryddiwydau,

2206
04:02:44,440 --> 04:02:48,940
ac mae'n gweithio i'r pryddiwydau. Mae'n credu bod yma datblyg ac mae'n cydnabb ychydig ar gyfer.

2207
04:02:49,600 --> 04:02:55,920
Mae'n cydnabb ychydig yn hallod i mi ar yw gwylio adlechio'n llyfodol fel ddymogolau.

2208
04:02:55,920 --> 04:03:04,120
would propose eventually or something. Is that right because the rationale to then say, well, then everybody

2209
04:03:04,120 --> 04:03:10,880
sin there, so everybody pays the same. Right. The three development applications that we have,

2210
04:03:11,640 --> 04:03:16,740
you know, that not only did they vary in type, but the developers are still designing their

2211
04:03:16,740 --> 04:03:23,440
projects, considering mixed use, considering housing. And so the overall way that the

2212
04:03:23,440 --> 04:03:29,120
fwyfydd o'r trof yn mryddoedd, yn ni'n dweud bod y byddai yn dynomionadau ni'n dynomionadau,

2213
04:03:29,340 --> 04:03:34,100
yn dynomionadau yn oeddysgol o'r trof yn dynomionadau pan dippoedd ar hyn o adolyth Cymru.

2214
04:03:34,400 --> 04:03:44,460
Ond dylaiwn ni'n rai meddwl ifyffyr i'n sgwraeth, felly mae'r adroddau ystafell yn ddwell â'r

2215
04:03:44,460 --> 04:03:53,420
cyfeirialeb hyn, maen nhw'n tref ygwrth yw mwylo ar y botl yn cyfredigad o'r trof yn ddweud o'r

2216
04:03:53,420 --> 04:04:00,580
O'r cyfnod, ddodd yn ddweud. A'n gyfnod i'r cyfnod, ddweud y cyfnod yn ddiddordeb yn gwneud i'r gyfnod,

2217
04:04:00,920 --> 04:04:08,520
a ddiddordeb yn ddiddordeb. James, ddiddor y ddweud o'r cyfnod o'r cyfnod ar yr iddyn nhw?

2218
04:04:09,100 --> 04:04:13,040
Mae'n ddiddor, ddiddor, ddiddor, Gail Wilkerson a Adrian Byrn.

2219
04:04:15,460 --> 04:04:24,740
Yn gyfnod i'r cyfnod, ddiddor i'r cyfnod yma, ddiddor i'r cyfnod, ddiddor i'r cyfnod,

2220
04:04:31,060 --> 04:04:41,640
Does one entrepreneur he doesn't want to pay because now he's saying it's not fair that he just pays one-third.

2221
04:04:42,340 --> 04:04:45,600
Now, that doesn't make any sense.

2222
04:04:46,700 --> 04:04:54,720
The only thing I can do is reach back in my training and say, his, he's, he's not going to pay a full price,

2223
04:04:56,680 --> 04:04:59,340
That's all I have to say for you.OR

2224
04:05:05,830 --> 04:05:07,010
Thank you next speaker. Adrian?

2225
04:05:10,000 --> 04:05:14,640
Ydyn ni, un gweithio y bwynt eisiau llawer i siŵr y byddwch e � graduates Address Publicly.

2226
04:05:14,660 --> 04:05:16,060
Ydyn ni, un gweithio y bwyr o gwirio y lyw ymlaen.

2227
04:05:18,610 --> 04:05:21,500
Pen ddigwydd hynny.

2228
04:05:28,850 --> 04:05:38,450
Professor Peann teaches from the

2229
04:05:38,450 --> 04:05:38,490
future.

2230
04:05:38,490 --> 04:05:46,270
councillor. I'm not sure if people received it, but it does indicate that it's intended to be public

2231
04:05:46,270 --> 04:05:53,110
comments, so I think you need to at least mention that and acknowledge receipt of the document.

2232
04:05:57,220 --> 04:06:00,260
Mr Bricka, believe your...

2233
04:06:00,920 --> 04:06:05,840
All right. When I'm asking for public comment, thank you for adding that,

2234
04:06:05,840 --> 04:06:09,260
Rwy'n credu ddod yr unrhyw i.

2235
04:06:09,980 --> 04:06:16,440
Rydyn ni'n mynd i'n mynd i'n cydweddor i James.

2236
04:06:20,620 --> 04:06:35,820
Yn hyfrifio'r cyffredin, y cyfleu cyfleu, y Cymru, yr ydych chi'n yrhyw hwn, y cyfleu cyffredin,

2237
04:07:05,820 --> 04:07:26,660
If there is a comment and it came in the form of an email, then I just want to make sure that we make that comment. I mean, I'm not being legalistic. I'm just saying the same as somebody doing it right now. Obviously, they're not in the audience to make that comment, but they send it and writing.

2238
04:07:28,600 --> 04:07:30,620
More than a number by residents?

2239
04:07:32,160 --> 04:07:33,540
On just that's what I was going to value.

2240
04:07:34,120 --> 04:07:40,500
If it's okay to just include it as a reference that we did receive that comment,

2241
04:07:40,760 --> 04:07:43,540
I just don't want to—

2242
04:07:43,540 --> 04:07:43,800
It

2243
04:07:49,880 --> 04:07:52,740
wasn't clear to me if council members

2244
04:07:52,740 --> 04:07:55,260
had all seen the comment.

2245
04:07:55,620 --> 04:07:56,820
I have not seen it.

2246
04:07:56,920 --> 04:08:01,140
I've just been super busy the last few hours before the mid.

2247
04:08:01,220 --> 04:08:02,180
So, I did not see it.

2248
04:08:02,180 --> 04:08:03,760
I didn't know.

2249
04:08:04,580 --> 04:08:05,560
Thanks for telling me.

2250
04:08:05,640 --> 04:08:10,120
That's why I'm asking that either it be read into the record or at least by reference,

2251
04:08:11,120 --> 04:08:14,580
then say that there was an additional comment submitted.

2252
04:08:20,240 --> 04:08:22,820
If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have known.

2253
04:08:23,000 --> 04:08:25,160
I'm just being careful with the publication.

2254
04:08:25,180 --> 04:08:27,080
No, I understand that.

2255
04:08:27,420 --> 04:08:31,720
But I think the council needs to consider the comment.

2256
04:08:32,820 --> 04:08:35,500
If you haven't had a chance to read it,

2257
04:08:36,540 --> 04:08:42,120
You haven't had a chance to consider it, then, yes, someone should at least read the comments.

2258
04:08:42,480 --> 04:08:44,420
Because you need to know what was said.

2259
04:08:44,740 --> 04:08:49,080
Exactly. That's what I'm asking. Either you or James or somebody could do as a favour.

2260
04:08:50,280 --> 04:08:50,980
I can read it.

2261
04:08:51,420 --> 04:08:55,260
I want to hear it. So either way, James, do you want to go ahead and read it?

2262
04:08:56,080 --> 04:08:57,440
Yeah, yeah. I can read it.

2263
04:08:57,460 --> 04:09:01,220
Thank you. That way, that will know what the comment is. Thank you.

2264
04:09:01,220 --> 04:09:08,620
Ychydig i celfiadwyr Ymgei, waith i'r cofnidol yourtyfyrwyr yn cael rhoi gyda Llywodraeth i Gymru?

2265
04:09:08,760 --> 04:09:27,340
Mae'n dweud iaeth cyfleidwyr ac yn Gweinidol fel dweud sydd yn cyfledog sydd yn cyfledog cyfryddeidol sydd yn cyfledog cyfryddaeth ymgylchedd Cymru i gyd-aeth droswng llai sgadolol yma,

2266
04:09:27,340 --> 04:09:31,900
We appreciate council's input and direction on this matter.

2267
04:09:32,500 --> 04:09:42,420
It is not accurate to say that the City Council has clearly directed that three developers pay equal one-third shares for the environmental review process.

2268
04:09:43,140 --> 04:09:51,980
We have reviewed and re-reviewed council's past analyses and discussions and have also discussed the issue at length with staff.

2269
04:09:51,980 --> 04:10:07,700
staff have confirmed that we would pay our proportionate share and we have a signed agreement with you confirming the city's commitment that each developer paid a proportionate fair share C attached.

2270
04:10:08,720 --> 04:10:14,780
If you now decide to require an equal one-third share, we will follow that direction.

2271
04:10:14,780 --> 04:10:21,600
ond y ceisio bynnag에is ei ffordd mewn gweld yn gwaith o'r ffordd ar gwellyddur infol i'w partyn...

2272
04:10:21,600 --> 04:10:22,600
...lawn i'r Ysgrifennu RbD.

2273
04:10:23,980 --> 04:10:30,900
Felly mae'r ysgrifennu'r ffordd neu'r wneud y ffordd yn cael ei gwas i'r ffordd byw..

2274
04:10:30,900 --> 04:10:34,460
...ol atb innocenti gyda'r Ysgrifennu.

2275
04:10:34,820 --> 04:10:37,760
Rwy'n rhoi'n rhoi'n rhaid i'r proses ffyrlus cyfion...

2276
04:10:37,760 --> 04:10:43,380
...es y yng nghyffordd yma yn y rhai'r ffordd yn rhaid i'r perffordd mewn...

2277
04:10:43,380 --> 04:10:52,060
Yn y gall That is a part ifadau hyn sy'n cymiannol iddyntio i'r perio os y�orotio'r gyrfaenydd,究odd

2278
04:10:52,060 --> 04:10:56,880
hynny'n amlataeth ymarfer â 13% felly mae'r pieroedd plenerau yma. Yn g

2279
04:10:56,880 --> 04:11:00,600
светiaf, mae'r pethau a chynghwys i ddweud cymaenydd wedi amdant. Mae'n

2280
04:11:00,600 --> 04:11:04,220
gwaith i'r ddweud amgofio cyfryddiant, ac mae'n credu chynghwynt yma ar gweithio ddweud

2281
04:11:04,220 --> 04:11:09,520
cyfrifoedd cyflosadau a gwrs, wrth gwrs, yn yr ysgol yng Nghaerr.

2282
04:11:09,520 --> 04:11:11,480
Thank you for your consideration, Corey.

2283
04:11:12,240 --> 04:11:19,360
Okay. Well, thank you for reading that. All right. So, there were no more public comments

2284
04:11:19,360 --> 04:11:23,200
and back to the council for any questions. Otherwise,

2285
04:11:26,580 --> 04:11:35,340
you're just asking us to affirm previous direction. Would we need a motion on this

2286
04:11:37,220 --> 04:11:40,520
o ran hwn o'r syniadau o'r ddweud o'r drosiwn yn ddenigol?

2287
04:11:40,520 --> 04:11:43,050
Mae angen i gael aglais cyfnodd maen nhw'n dod aglawn.

2288
04:11:45,760 --> 04:11:51,660
Mae'n cyfrifetaghwad o'r etymol yn y ddweud amser.

2289
04:11:51,660 --> 04:11:54,400
Mae'n gweithio, onid, ond ydych yn ddweud y cael yr ymgynghwyng iawn.

2290
04:11:54,400 --> 04:11:57,660
Mae'n ddweud i'r gael y cyfrifethaf sy'n gyffredinol sy'n cael yr wych ar deilio dan

2291
04:11:57,660 --> 04:12:03,210
mae'n symud i'r cyfrifethaf a'i gael iawn i'r rhai ar gyfer Ierbaid.

2292
04:12:03,210 --> 04:12:12,390
ond y cyfnodd o'r cyfnod, a wefnodd y cyfnodd yn credu i'n mynd i'r cyfnodd i'r cwpacio unrhywf sydd wedi'i'n cyrfu'r yr Arvedigon.

2293
04:12:12,390 --> 04:12:21,870
A dame, ydych chi'n cyfnodd o'r cyfnodd i'r cyflwyg a'r projegu, y gallwn gweld yn ymgyrchafol,

2294
04:12:21,870 --> 04:12:32,530
Because they not only require planning commission city council approval on entitlements, they also require a change to a long range planning document.

2295
04:12:33,170 --> 04:12:43,130
And the speculative nature of that, and I agree with Amy, just doesn't make sense in this case to do a pro-Rata share.

2296
04:12:44,710 --> 04:13:03,250
I understand that, yes, this particular project, the biotech project has 13% of the total project proposed, but they may wind up with only 6%, because we may chop the thing down the 200,000 square feet.

2297
04:13:03,670 --> 04:13:04,130
Then what?

2298
04:13:04,750 --> 04:13:06,230
Then are they going to ask for their money back?

2299
04:13:06,510 --> 04:13:06,890
It's ridiculous.

2300
04:13:08,490 --> 04:13:17,950
Rwy'n cy ferf stove ni think that the approach that the city is taking or that staff is taking is the most logical one given the fact that we have these convergence of two processes.

2301
04:13:18,450 --> 04:13:24,850
One that entitlement process that really is quasi entitlement because they don't have the ability to actually do it.

2302
04:13:25,190 --> 04:13:33,250
Cos we haven't created a specific plan large enough and specific plan process is kind of running co challenge.

2303
04:13:34,230 --> 04:13:44,270
I think it makes a lot of sense to reaffirm this approach that staff has made, and if the developer doesn't want to play, the developer can just leave.

2304
04:13:47,030 --> 04:14:04,930
I would affirm the direction in a motion that the three developers seeking an amendment to the RBD specific plan, pay an equal share of one third of the associated costs related to the environmental review process, in addition to a pro-wrestling.

2305
04:14:48,670 --> 04:14:56,530
The last item is the COVID-19, a regular COVID-19 vaccination update.

2306
04:14:56,950 --> 04:14:57,490
ddechrau'r ddechrau'r ddechrau.

2307
04:15:00,300 --> 04:15:03,580
Thank you. James, would you mind popping it up?

2308
04:15:22,210 --> 04:15:25,150
Sorry, my computer's being...

2309
04:15:25,810 --> 04:15:26,630
No problem.

2310
04:15:26,930 --> 04:15:27,350
Being slow.

2311
04:15:40,160 --> 04:15:43,640
I can start, don't worry about it. James, you keep trying.

2312
04:15:44,420 --> 04:15:44,960
Yeah.

2313
04:15:45,820 --> 04:15:55,700
Yeah, so in the packet and on our agenda as well, we have the same structure we talked about the previous week and then what's upcoming. So last week was a pretty successful week.

2314
04:15:56,460 --> 04:16:14,220
You know, we had 43 individual doses given out at the county clinics and on the west side combination, and then another 46 at the Ravenswood Health Clinic, so a total of what is that, 89 single doses, which is good.

2315
04:16:14,580 --> 04:16:18,240
You know, I'm still seeing larger numbers than many of our neighboring cities.

2316
04:16:19,460 --> 04:16:25,120
As far as what's available this week, we're still on the same through April 30th.

2317
04:16:25,340 --> 04:16:32,040
I have pretty much a set schedule now, which is Tuesday, Thursday at the YMCA, and then

2318
04:16:32,040 --> 04:16:36,700
Saturday, the Westside Clinic, and then Saturday as well at the Ravenswood Family Health Clinic,

2319
04:16:36,800 --> 04:16:40,460
and we'll say Westside, I mean, at the 45 Newell Road at the Woodland Park Apartments.

2320
04:16:41,520 --> 04:16:46,820
That schedule is, like I said, it's going to be locked in there through April 30th,

2321
04:16:46,820 --> 04:16:52,200
with the exception of the Saturday before Easter, the Ravenswood Family Health Clinic will not

2322
04:16:52,200 --> 04:16:53,720
be having a clinic.

2323
04:16:55,620 --> 04:16:59,900
Once we get into May, the schedule will likely change again, but we'll keep folks updated

2324
04:16:59,900 --> 04:17:01,700
on that at the next meeting.

2325
04:17:02,740 --> 04:17:05,220
As far as testing, oh, there you are, Jim, thanks.

2326
04:17:05,420 --> 04:17:06,780
Do you mind shifting down to testing?

2327
04:17:07,800 --> 04:17:09,860
As far as testing, same schedule.

2328
04:17:10,520 --> 04:17:14,200
We are going to be doing an internal review to kind of see, you know, what are the

2329
04:17:14,200 --> 04:17:21,760
numbers of tests being given out? Do we still need to be providing as robust testing opportunities?

2330
04:17:22,340 --> 04:17:25,960
Maybe we do, so we're not saying now that we're ready to start cancelling any of those,

2331
04:17:26,060 --> 04:17:29,980
but we just definitely want to see what the numbers are at. Tests are readily available

2332
04:17:29,980 --> 04:17:34,220
at stores and whatnot now, and the school district is still providing a lot of tests

2333
04:17:34,220 --> 04:17:39,660
to their kiddos, which is great. So, again, just trying to see how to deploy our assets.

2334
04:17:40,280 --> 04:17:46,000
I did want to give folks heads up that at the next council meeting, we will have the

2335
04:17:46,000 --> 04:17:50,060
city manager's budget message and in that budget message, we will start to try to lay

2336
04:17:50,060 --> 04:17:54,600
out what we think the city's role in the COVID response will be next fiscal year.

2337
04:17:55,400 --> 04:17:58,540
So we're talking about the county and other partners to see what's going to be going.

2338
04:17:58,680 --> 04:18:03,560
A lot of folks are anticipating that by the end of June, most jurisdictions will

2339
04:18:03,560 --> 04:18:07,820
probably be out of the, you know, the direct COVID support.

2340
04:18:07,820 --> 04:18:10,720
We'll have to see how that, but we're going to start, we'll start looking at that from

2341
04:18:10,720 --> 04:18:11,540
a budget perspective.

2342
04:18:11,640 --> 04:18:15,100
So I just want to give the council a heads up about that.

2343
04:18:16,660 --> 04:18:19,960
I'm trying to see, I think that's it.

2344
04:18:20,080 --> 04:18:24,300
I don't really have anything else to, anyway, other than that, I'll turn it back over

2345
04:18:24,300 --> 04:18:24,960
to the mayor.

2346
04:18:25,580 --> 04:18:25,740
Thank you.

2347
04:18:26,000 --> 04:18:33,640
Yeah, any questions, comments, or any additional information anybody has when I share?

2348
04:18:35,640 --> 04:18:51,690
if not and okay going good keep chugging along okay well that concludes the first part is the

2349
04:18:51,690 --> 04:18:58,970
biggest part and now we can have council reports or announcements if anybody wants to jump in feel

2350
04:18:58,970 --> 04:19:08,550
free to report anything despite the chair I just wanted to wish all the Christians in attendance

2351
04:19:08,550 --> 04:19:14,330
and then the community happy coming upcoming Easter and as well to the Muslims and happy Ramadan and

2352
04:19:14,330 --> 04:19:19,590
hopefully maybe the council can consider proclamation at the next meeting and we have a small but

2353
04:19:19,590 --> 04:19:23,210
but emerging Muslim community in the in the city and so I want to definitely

2354
04:19:23,210 --> 04:19:28,270
see if we can really honor that and to everyone who's not you know celebrating hopefully it's

2355
04:19:28,270 --> 04:19:32,410
time of reflection and meditation and fellowship. So that's it. Thank you, Mayor.

2356
04:19:33,270 --> 04:19:37,790
Thank you. Anybody else? Any reports or announcements?

2357
04:19:39,730 --> 04:19:45,630
I have a brief on just saying that I haven't settled on a specific day, but I'm looking at

2358
04:19:46,550 --> 04:19:53,970
end of April or first week in May to do a mayoral report to the city. So I'll be

2359
04:19:56,390 --> 04:20:00,710
asking staff for a little bit of work, not too much, primarily just to set that up and

2360
04:20:00,710 --> 04:20:01,610
then I'll do the rest.

2361
04:20:03,730 --> 04:20:11,110
And I think we'll stand adjourned at this point, so everybody have a good evening and

2362
04:20:11,110 --> 04:20:12,110
we'll catch up.

2363
04:20:13,050 --> 04:20:13,550
Thank you.

2364
04:20:13,550 --> 04:20:14,350
Thank you.