1 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:38,400 Good afternoon. We're going to call the 2 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,159 study session for the city of Indo to 3 00:01:40,159 --> 00:01:41,840 order. Uh, can we have a roll call, 4 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,040 please? Council member Ortiz, present. 5 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,759 Council member 6 00:01:46,759 --> 00:01:50,560 Ferman. Council member um, Watron is 7 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,040 absent. Mayor Pro Tim Holmes present. 8 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:54,880 And Mayor Miller present. This time, if 9 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:56,159 you could all please rise, we'll do the 10 00:01:56,159 --> 00:01:57,680 pledge of allegiance. If Oscar, if you 11 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,320 could please lead, please lead us. 12 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,040 Place your right hand over your heart. I 13 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,439 pledge allegiance to the flag of the 14 00:02:05,439 --> 00:02:07,840 United States of America and to the 15 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,720 republic for which it stands, one nation 16 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,599 under God, indivisible, liberty and 17 00:02:13,599 --> 00:02:16,920 justice for all. Amen. Thank 18 00:02:16,920 --> 00:02:19,280 you. Number three is public comment. 19 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,680 Anybody wishing to speak on an item? Uh 20 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,000 is there anybody in the queue? Sabi, 21 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,680 anybody in the audience wishing to speak 22 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,160 at this time? Okay, with that we'll move 23 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,480 on to item number four now which is 24 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,879 discussion for the fiscal year 2526 25 00:02:32,879 --> 00:02:34,800 budget recap and discussion to include 26 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:36,480 India water authority in the city's 27 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,640 capital improvement plan. Miss Walla are 28 00:02:38,640 --> 00:02:41,200 you handling this for us? I might do 29 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,599 just a very brief intro because first of 30 00:02:43,599 --> 00:02:45,200 all the last meeting when she had a 31 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,599 budget present or a presentation she was 32 00:02:47,599 --> 00:02:49,760 wearing red and I had that in my mind 33 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:51,840 that we were in the red. She's wearing 34 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:53,200 green today. We're talking about money. 35 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,360 She probably did that intentionally, but 36 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,120 I wanted to take the time to not only 37 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,440 thank uh Ruby and her team, as I'm sure 38 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,360 the council always does, but a lot of 39 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,720 the work that goes behind the 40 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,680 uh that you see presented uh uh today. 41 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,760 Uh much like I indicated in a memo to 42 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,080 you, council, the um the budget is 43 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:13,680 pretty much the similar to previous 44 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,840 years. Uh you know, we're continuing to 45 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,920 to move things along. Uh we are seeing 46 00:03:17,920 --> 00:03:19,519 some flattening in revenues that Ruby 47 00:03:19,519 --> 00:03:22,239 will go through. Um and trying to 48 00:03:22,239 --> 00:03:24,800 address some of the needs operationally 49 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:26,319 and when we get into the capital 50 00:03:26,319 --> 00:03:28,239 projects, you'll see that we're just 51 00:03:28,239 --> 00:03:30,159 focusing on a couple of new projects 52 00:03:30,159 --> 00:03:32,280 that you've already identified and and 53 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,040 approved. Uh but we'll need to seek 54 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:36,560 additional appropriations. Monroe 55 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,159 Interchange, for example, the PD 56 00:03:38,159 --> 00:03:40,239 headquarters building. So again, just 57 00:03:40,239 --> 00:03:42,480 wanted to give a broad overview that the 58 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,319 budget is balanced. That's great news. 59 00:03:44,319 --> 00:03:46,319 But um there's certainly a lot of work 60 00:03:46,319 --> 00:03:48,400 that that went in to make uh make that 61 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,400 happen. So there is a PowerPoint 62 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,640 presentation and our finance director is 63 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:54,879 all ready to go. Okay. Please let the 64 00:03:54,879 --> 00:03:56,480 record reflect that council member 65 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,519 Gutron has joined us and Miss Walla, 66 00:03:59,519 --> 00:04:01,680 please. Yes. And thank you for all the 67 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:02,959 hard work in this and we know how 68 00:04:02,959 --> 00:04:04,640 important the budget is to us and how 69 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,480 much work it does to get it all to put 70 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:07,680 together when especially when you're 71 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,439 speaking millions of dollars of 72 00:04:09,439 --> 00:04:11,920 investment. Yes. much appreciated and I 73 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,280 echo that even to the staff here and the 74 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:16,959 department directors in sense of all the 75 00:04:16,959 --> 00:04:18,959 work that they put into it and then 76 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:21,040 helping me to get it consolidated and 77 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,440 doing the back and forth and review. So 78 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:25,759 their efforts as well um helped to get 79 00:04:25,759 --> 00:04:28,800 us here today. So for our presentation 80 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,560 today um you have been provided an 81 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,040 electronic copy of a document that um 82 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,720 Brian um gracefully sent out last week 83 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,880 um as a preview. There have been changes 84 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,280 of course um some different changes from 85 00:04:43,280 --> 00:04:45,600 what was presented to what we got what 86 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,080 got us here today this afternoon. So 87 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,160 we'll just kick off the presentation in 88 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,400 terms of what's in that workbook um what 89 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,320 you received and what's in the packet 90 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,320 today. You have the key budget 91 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,320 modifications. So we highlight in 92 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,639 summary of what the changes were amongst 93 00:05:00,639 --> 00:05:04,160 departments as well as providing some 94 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,240 context as to those that were big 95 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:08,320 changes or significant items and things 96 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:09,759 that we felt were important to highlight 97 00:05:09,759 --> 00:05:11,840 for the city council in their um review 98 00:05:11,840 --> 00:05:14,080 of the budget. So what you have is the 99 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:15,680 general fund budget. You'll have the 100 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,639 general fund budget summary um by budget 101 00:05:18,639 --> 00:05:20,320 unit. You'll have the general fund 102 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,600 revenue general fund budget unit detail. 103 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,759 The also included a special revenue 104 00:05:25,759 --> 00:05:28,479 funds in their detail as well. Capital 105 00:05:28,479 --> 00:05:31,360 projects funds, enterprise funds, the 106 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,199 internal service funds that we'll talk 107 00:05:33,199 --> 00:05:36,000 about as well um in general and of 108 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,639 course the India water authority. Um as 109 00:05:38,639 --> 00:05:40,320 you may recall last year it took a 110 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,160 little different shape when as I joined 111 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,400 uh team India and we kind of 112 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,240 consolidated efforts between the city 113 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:48,639 finance and IWA finance and that 114 00:05:48,639 --> 00:05:51,120 continues to progress. Um, so I'm I'm 115 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,600 happy to present on behalf of IWA as 116 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:58,240 well. So today's session, um, again, I 117 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,039 would appreciate any conversation, any 118 00:06:01,039 --> 00:06:03,600 questions along the way. Um, yes, I'd 119 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,199 love to go through the presentation, but 120 00:06:05,199 --> 00:06:06,800 anything that comes up, please feel free 121 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,840 to ask. ask if there's any 122 00:06:08,840 --> 00:06:11,680 clarification and highlight. Um again, 123 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,319 myself and Brian are available to answer 124 00:06:14,319 --> 00:06:15,919 questions as well as the staff as 125 00:06:15,919 --> 00:06:18,080 they're equipped to as as far as the 126 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,639 efforts that gone into their um programs 127 00:06:20,639 --> 00:06:23,120 or their divisions. So today we're going 128 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:26,160 to uh review the 2526 preliminary draft 129 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,880 budget in detail um highlighting 130 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:30,880 primarily general fund, India water 131 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:32,800 authority and the capital improvement 132 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:35,520 plan. Although I did um advise you also 133 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,000 have preview of the special revenue 134 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:39,680 funds and the internal service funds 135 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:41,840 which in the key modifications sheet 136 00:06:41,840 --> 00:06:43,919 that you have highlighted some changes 137 00:06:43,919 --> 00:06:46,960 in there as well. And then at the end of 138 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:48,639 this what we hope to is get some 139 00:06:48,639 --> 00:06:51,280 direction from city council. either you 140 00:06:51,280 --> 00:06:53,360 love what we've done and you want us to 141 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,319 move forward with adoption um and bring 142 00:06:56,319 --> 00:06:58,639 that back to you in June or are there 143 00:06:58,639 --> 00:07:00,560 things on your wish list or things you 144 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:02,240 want to see different or maybe you want 145 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:03,919 us to go back to the table and kind of 146 00:07:03,919 --> 00:07:06,560 evaluate our operations happy to do that 147 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,880 as well. Um but hopefully as we take you 148 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:10,880 through the presentation um you'll see 149 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:12,880 that um staff has been thoughtful in 150 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:17,440 their um application of their budgets. 151 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,319 So what went into the budget? Um a lot 152 00:07:20,319 --> 00:07:22,240 of the work again started in the finance 153 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,319 department. As far as what we start 154 00:07:24,319 --> 00:07:26,160 working with are what are the changes 155 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:28,680 that we know are impacting. We take into 156 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,520 consideration allou changes that we know 157 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,800 of any merits any cost um benefits that 158 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:36,720 we have coming down the pipeline. Those 159 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:40,000 known factors we do implement those. So, 160 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,039 anything that has to do with a um 161 00:07:43,039 --> 00:07:45,680 kelpers adjustments, u cafeteria 162 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,080 allowance adjustments, colas that we may 163 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,160 be anticipating or any other bargaining 164 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,120 unit that have a compensation or any 165 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,840 dollar value associated with that. That 166 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:57,919 goes in there as well. We also work 167 00:07:57,919 --> 00:08:00,160 actively on the revenue projections and 168 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:01,919 as we go through you'll see and we'll 169 00:08:01,919 --> 00:08:04,960 highlight the revenues as well. Um what 170 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:06,960 goes into that. Still trying to take a 171 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:09,280 conservative approach. Um but we will 172 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,520 highlight the as we did before at the 173 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,160 midyear was the what we're experiencing 174 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,000 with sales tax which then is 175 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,000 complemented by measure X dollars as 176 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,240 well which kind of drives that um 177 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:21,759 additional revenue stream that we need 178 00:08:21,759 --> 00:08:24,240 to fund capital and then debt service as 179 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,879 well as those types of commitments. 180 00:08:26,879 --> 00:08:28,560 There are a few one-time rollover 181 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,560 projects. So you'll see we have about 182 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,080 six million. You'll see that in the 183 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:35,200 detail as well of um projects that we 184 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,039 funded this year in the current year 185 00:08:37,039 --> 00:08:38,959 that we've recognized need to continue 186 00:08:38,959 --> 00:08:40,880 on into the next year. So, we've 187 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:42,399 captured that and it'll show as a 188 00:08:42,399 --> 00:08:44,159 beginning fund balance in there to 189 00:08:44,159 --> 00:08:46,399 balance out those expenditures still 190 00:08:46,399 --> 00:08:48,160 rolling into the new year, but we're 191 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:49,760 accounting for that fund balance coming 192 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,000 in as well. And at the end of this 193 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,959 you'll see the robust and uh aggressive 194 00:08:54,959 --> 00:08:58,399 capital plan um between city manager 195 00:08:58,399 --> 00:09:00,800 myself and public works working with the 196 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,560 team um really diving in getting what 197 00:09:04,560 --> 00:09:06,880 are the needs what do we have um I've 198 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,200 been impressed since I've been here at 199 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,440 what Indo is doing and all the great 200 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,200 things as well as I think everybody else 201 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,200 and the people that that I've talked to 202 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,680 that gravitate towards that. So, we've 203 00:09:17,680 --> 00:09:20,160 spent a lot of time on capital. So, 204 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,640 happy to um present that to you as well. 205 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:26,279 Um Brian will take the lead on that 206 00:09:26,279 --> 00:09:28,320 primarily. So, here we're going to talk 207 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,160 about revenues to give you an overview 208 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:31,880 of general fund 209 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,640 revenue and I'll switch to my notes. And 210 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,880 again, if there you have any questions 211 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,920 along the way, please feel free to ask. 212 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,800 Um so these are just by the category of 213 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,200 all the revenue sources that come 214 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,480 through the city. Um in your packet you 215 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,959 do have where the the line item these 216 00:09:50,959 --> 00:09:53,839 roll up too, right? So um the next slide 217 00:09:53,839 --> 00:09:56,240 will show the taxes broken down but each 218 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,399 category is rolled up by several 219 00:09:58,399 --> 00:10:00,480 different types of revenue sources that 220 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:03,519 we do have throughout the city. And so 221 00:10:03,519 --> 00:10:05,519 what we have here are some actuals just 222 00:10:05,519 --> 00:10:08,000 to provide some historical context as 223 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,760 well as what we experienced in 224 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:14,560 2324, what we projected into 2425. And 225 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:16,240 mind you, we didn't make any real 226 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:18,160 adjustments at mid year. So these are 227 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:19,920 budgeted what we thought we were going 228 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,000 into the year and then what we're 229 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:23,959 looking at in 230 00:10:23,959 --> 00:10:26,800 2526. Um so there, as you can see, 231 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,720 there's not a lot of changes amongst 232 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,360 them. Um, you'll see more changes more 233 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,079 in the tax arena in terms of where we 234 00:10:34,079 --> 00:10:36,480 made some of those adjustments as well 235 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,880 as charges for services because of the 236 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,279 experiencing we're seeing with um the 237 00:10:41,279 --> 00:10:43,680 city's applied fee schedule and all the 238 00:10:43,680 --> 00:10:46,160 activity that we have there. Any 239 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,160 questions on this slide before I move 240 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:54,630 forward? No. 241 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:56,560 So, I want to talk about general fund 242 00:10:56,560 --> 00:10:59,200 tax revenue. Um these are just the 243 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:02,240 specific categories that roll into um 244 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,040 the taxes, the line item that we saw on 245 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,360 the previous slide. Um and show where 246 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,160 our tax dollars are associated and how 247 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,279 we're the experience that we have. Um 248 00:11:13,279 --> 00:11:14,880 the biggest significant that might stand 249 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,200 to you is actual versus budget is the 250 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:20,320 toot. Um that's the one that that's you 251 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:23,600 know in 23 24 it increased um 252 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:25,600 significantly and then we kind of came 253 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,920 back down and we're just there taking a 254 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:30,079 conservative conservative approach and 255 00:11:30,079 --> 00:11:32,000 what went into that last year was the 256 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:33,760 fact that we weren't going to have power 257 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:40,670 trip come 258 00:11:40,680 --> 00:11:43,360 back you know again we don't know that's 259 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,079 the uncertainty um you know how it's 260 00:11:46,079 --> 00:11:47,760 going to perform that we don't have 261 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:49,200 that, you know, crystal ball to 262 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:52,079 determine that. Um, so we anticipate we 263 00:11:52,079 --> 00:11:54,480 probably will see an upswing above the 264 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,880 15 million, but we'll we'll continue to 265 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:58,640 see that, but trying to remain 266 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,519 conservative. Um, and that's why you see 267 00:12:01,519 --> 00:12:03,920 the 15.9 just trends just slightly 268 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,240 higher. The one that I want to call your 269 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,480 attention to is the sales tax. the one 270 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,519 that I just um we did come back if you 271 00:12:11,519 --> 00:12:13,440 recall during mid year we did update 272 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:16,639 that we were seeing a decline in um 273 00:12:16,639 --> 00:12:20,160 actual versus budgeted for 2425 274 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,720 um by about 400,000 on each right 275 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:24,800 because it's assumed dollar for dollar 276 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:26,720 although we know that measure X does a 277 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,440 little bit better um but during that 278 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,600 conversation at that quarterly report it 279 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:35,279 was discussed that they could see 2526 280 00:12:35,279 --> 00:12:38,240 coming back up so with that Being said, 281 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:39,839 we went with those projections. So, 282 00:12:39,839 --> 00:12:43,800 builtin is us going back up to the 8 18 283 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,800 18.5 18.2 scenario that we had estimated 284 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:48,560 and a little bit more to adjust for some 285 00:12:48,560 --> 00:12:51,360 growth. However, this morning we did 286 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,480 have we had our quarterly u sales tax 287 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,320 meeting and actually they just showing 288 00:12:56,320 --> 00:13:03,310 some slow progression at this 289 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:06,560 point in on that meeting. But there what 290 00:13:06,560 --> 00:13:08,079 we're looking And what they're basing it 291 00:13:08,079 --> 00:13:11,760 off is uh quarter 4 2024 which means we 292 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:13,600 have other things coming into play right 293 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:15,680 we have tillies we have sketchers we 294 00:13:15,680 --> 00:13:19,760 have you know wings stop um canes um in 295 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:21,279 and out and all those things and what we 296 00:13:21,279 --> 00:13:22,959 saw you know what the potential 297 00:13:22,959 --> 00:13:24,720 additional revenue growth that that will 298 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:27,440 be brings. So we anticipate that our 299 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:30,800 revenue projections are fairly uh 300 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:32,240 probably still a little on the higher 301 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,240 end but we think fairly well. So, we may 302 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:35,839 adjust those as we move forward to bring 303 00:13:35,839 --> 00:13:38,560 you the final final budget. Um, but just 304 00:13:38,560 --> 00:13:40,560 wanted to highlight those things. And 305 00:13:40,560 --> 00:13:43,040 what then articulates is this chart 306 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,040 here, right, that shows like how we had 307 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,440 significant growth and now we're just 308 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:50,160 kind of really flattening out um here 309 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,800 and with slow growth. And so, the hopes 310 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:54,639 is that we want to see something that 311 00:13:54,639 --> 00:13:58,000 balances that growth in revenues to 312 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,440 complement our growth in 313 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:03,199 operations. Any questions? Any 314 00:14:03,199 --> 00:14:05,760 questions? Taxes? 315 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:08,800 Thank you. 316 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,519 This slide is just um really small and 317 00:14:11,519 --> 00:14:13,360 so I I apologize to those that have to 318 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:14,959 read it. I know it's in the packet. Um 319 00:14:14,959 --> 00:14:16,399 but I just wanted to give you a summary 320 00:14:16,399 --> 00:14:18,560 of what goes into 321 00:14:18,560 --> 00:14:21,600 um the budget development and all the 322 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:23,440 departments categorized. And I know in 323 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:25,600 council's packet you have the full scale 324 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,680 report that shows each department and 325 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,639 the DV the variations and the changes. 326 00:14:30,639 --> 00:14:32,720 Um, but on the next slide, we'll 327 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:34,320 highlight the bottom portion of that. 328 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:35,920 We'll tell you where our resources are 329 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:38,880 going. 330 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:41,360 And if we could go back for a second, of 331 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:44,000 course. So, imagine you know, you see 332 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:45,440 the investment that we have in public 333 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,160 safety. We're almost at, you know, 70 334 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:51,040 million dollars and from the year before 335 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,760 obviously we're at 41. You know, fire 336 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:55,199 kind of hits me. It's a little bit more 337 00:14:55,199 --> 00:14:57,120 public safety, police, you know, we've 338 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:59,360 added on, but you know, we do have to 339 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,959 have a long term over the fire uh 340 00:15:02,959 --> 00:15:05,040 situation. We can't continue to take 341 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,040 million million4 dollar hits. We got to 342 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,040 come up with some creative ways to be 343 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:12,000 able to look at ways to either change 344 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,399 our service, partner with people, but a 345 00:15:14,399 --> 00:15:16,639 million four at a time. You can only put 346 00:15:16,639 --> 00:15:19,279 so many wing stops in. So, we actually 347 00:15:19,279 --> 00:15:20,800 need to have some kind of idea and 348 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:22,079 thoughts behind that or it's going to 349 00:15:22,079 --> 00:15:25,040 swamp the rest of our budget. So, right 350 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:26,560 now, we got to do something. But even 351 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:28,800 with public safety, it is a big issue 352 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:30,639 with our residents. One of the main 353 00:15:30,639 --> 00:15:32,959 things that we're, you know, tasked to 354 00:15:32,959 --> 00:15:35,199 do. But at the same time, you know, we 355 00:15:35,199 --> 00:15:36,880 have other services we need to provide. 356 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:38,639 So, if we could start looking at 357 00:15:38,639 --> 00:15:40,079 creative ways, we might even need to 358 00:15:40,079 --> 00:15:41,519 have a study session after this is done 359 00:15:41,519 --> 00:15:44,000 to figure out how to how to corral this 360 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,079 or work a way into it. Maybe it's a 361 00:15:46,079 --> 00:15:49,680 another uh some kind of fee for some 362 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:51,360 other people utilizing it, the new 363 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:53,120 houses. Is that going to help us? You 364 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:54,800 know, what's it going to be? It's a it's 365 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:56,160 a great point. And I just wanted to draw 366 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:57,839 attention as you look at this slide, you 367 00:15:57,839 --> 00:15:59,759 see it better on your screens, but an 368 00:15:59,759 --> 00:16:01,240 actual in 369 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,480 2021 of 370 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,639 14.8 and an estimated uh next year's 371 00:16:06,639 --> 00:16:08,360 budget of 372 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,279 23.3. And that's that's to your point, 373 00:16:11,279 --> 00:16:14,000 Mayor, that's insane. I mean, this these 374 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,480 are these are costs that are not 375 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:18,320 increasing the level of service, only 376 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,000 increasing the cost to our residents. 377 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,800 So, so yes, uh, and another good point, 378 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:24,399 uh, as you say, you know, it's we can't 379 00:16:24,399 --> 00:16:26,720 change it this coming fiscal year. Some 380 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:29,360 sort of evolution to a solution could 381 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:30,839 take a couple of years of 382 00:16:30,839 --> 00:16:34,399 implementation. So, um, why not start 383 00:16:34,399 --> 00:16:36,320 sooner than later? Yeah. And I think we 384 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:38,639 need to bring in Chief White and his 385 00:16:38,639 --> 00:16:40,399 team and look at it. I know the county 386 00:16:40,399 --> 00:16:42,079 has a, you know, way that they do 387 00:16:42,079 --> 00:16:44,320 things. Do we go I mean, don't want to 388 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,320 go over it all now, but it's telling and 389 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:47,920 and our residents should know. I mean, 390 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:50,399 we're investing almost $70 million in 391 00:16:50,399 --> 00:16:52,959 public safety for him. I mean, that is a 392 00:16:52,959 --> 00:16:55,519 massive amount of the the actual income 393 00:16:55,519 --> 00:16:58,560 that we bring in for for everything. So, 394 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,800 it's not for faint heart, but at the 395 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,160 same time, you know, we have to have a 396 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:03,600 safe city, but we also have to have a 397 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:05,039 clean city and we also have a lot of 398 00:17:05,039 --> 00:17:07,039 other services we need to provide that 399 00:17:07,039 --> 00:17:08,480 actually bring in some of this tax 400 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:10,160 dollars. So, absolutely something we got 401 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,640 to look at. Mr. 402 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,120 I just my comments to that and obviously 403 00:17:15,120 --> 00:17:17,280 I've expressed them to the to both the 404 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,919 city manager, assistant city manager and 405 00:17:19,919 --> 00:17:22,160 the chief regarding programs that we 406 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,799 need to look at. The city of Palm Desert 407 00:17:24,799 --> 00:17:26,559 Ranch and Raj Indian Wells have co 408 00:17:26,559 --> 00:17:27,760 communities with their ambulance 409 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,240 services and how that's been done. The 410 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:33,760 city we looked at it 15 years ago we 411 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:35,360 glanced at it and we never went back to 412 00:17:35,360 --> 00:17:37,600 it. It's we need to kind of look at 413 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:39,840 that. the the the community is really 414 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:41,520 challenged with the ambulance especially 415 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:44,000 with the big growth from our senior 416 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:45,400 community. They're counting on those 417 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,000 services and the way the services are 418 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:49,559 done. We need to look at a different 419 00:17:49,559 --> 00:17:53,280 model and the model's already there. Uh 420 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:54,559 those three communities have been 421 00:17:54,559 --> 00:17:56,000 together, they've been able to sustain 422 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,640 it. Um and it's been creative, but I 423 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:00,400 think we need to look at that. The other 424 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:01,679 thing, the fire department should be 425 00:18:01,679 --> 00:18:03,200 present. 426 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,280 We if I look at this correctly and based 427 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,480 on my mentor Mayor Miller as I've been 428 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:09,919 on the council and the other council 429 00:18:09,919 --> 00:18:12,640 members that have given input is that 430 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,600 I'm looking at this that at 26 27 we're 431 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,760 looking at almost 24 million at the rate 432 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:20,000 we're going. So, I think it's imperative 433 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,160 that we really take a breather, but the 434 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:24,480 fire department needs to be present. And 435 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,160 we also need a breakdown of what they 436 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:27,640 have 437 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,600 firefighters versus their paramedic 438 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:31,520 firefighters besides the county support 439 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,360 staff because that's another component 440 00:18:33,360 --> 00:18:35,440 and the administrative fees. We just 441 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:37,520 invested a lot in that fire department. 442 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:40,080 And it's not criticizing their efforts 443 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:42,400 of life saving, protecting property, and 444 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,960 transporting the ill and the injured is 445 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:46,880 not questioned. It's just it's a big 446 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,760 ticket item. And it's tough, but we're 447 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:51,440 going to have to talk about it. The 448 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:53,760 other thing, too, is we have just 449 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,880 gotten, for whatever it's worth, when we 450 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:58,320 got hit with the recession and those 451 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:00,240 very tough times, we're just getting 452 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:01,520 back to where we were at that level. 453 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,520 That's almost 17 years ago. It's taken 454 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,400 us 17 years to even see the light on 455 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,480 where we're going. And that's not just 456 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,280 the bodies, it's also the equipment. So, 457 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:12,559 that's something that we really need to 458 00:19:12,559 --> 00:19:14,799 look at it closely. And I agree with the 459 00:19:14,799 --> 00:19:16,799 mayor that of the public's trust in 460 00:19:16,799 --> 00:19:18,640 putting some of these measures, the lead 461 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,600 was public safety. 462 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,520 Anyone else? Thank you. I just it's such 463 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,760 a high ticket item. We did we need to 464 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:33,190 address it. Thank you. 465 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,559 So again, just to on this is the blown 466 00:19:36,559 --> 00:19:38,400 up version of what was on the bottom of 467 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,280 that um previous slide. So overall in 468 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,080 the general fund in summary um we're at 469 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,960 111 million in expenditures with um 470 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:51,280 105.9 million in revenue 471 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,480 um which is showing at a uh over budget 472 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:57,600 of 5.7 million. However, as I alluded to 473 00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:59,679 in the beginning of my presentation of 474 00:19:59,679 --> 00:20:03,200 those one-time um resources is basically 475 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:07,120 we identify here about 6.7 million in 476 00:20:07,120 --> 00:20:09,039 those resources 477 00:20:09,039 --> 00:20:11,679 um that will be uh available fund 478 00:20:11,679 --> 00:20:14,760 balance at at the end of um June 30, 479 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:17,600 2025. Therefore, coming into the new 480 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:19,960 year as available and then 481 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:22,880 reappropriated. Um so with that being 482 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:27,200 said um we're estimating then a net 483 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:29,880 surplus if you would call it at 1 484 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:31,760 million and then with that 485 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:33,520 recommendation similar to what we 486 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:35,600 recommended um the previous year is that 487 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,480 we would recommend uh city council give 488 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:40,799 direction of of reallocating half a 489 00:20:40,799 --> 00:20:42,880 million towards the economic uncertainty 490 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:46,080 to fund that debt um reserve fund. We 491 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:48,720 are at the threshold the 15% requirement 492 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:50,720 of revenues. We do exceed that 493 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,120 currently, but uh best practice is just 494 00:20:53,120 --> 00:20:54,880 to continue if we have that ability and 495 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,760 available resources to put um to uh 496 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,159 reappropriate that at this council's 497 00:21:00,159 --> 00:21:03,280 discretion. Um in addition to just 498 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,520 wanted to highlight we also made the 499 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:08,799 assumptions and included uh continuing 500 00:21:08,799 --> 00:21:11,360 the contribution similar to last year of 501 00:21:11,360 --> 00:21:14,480 including a $1 million pars contribution 502 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,200 that funds pens of pension for future p 503 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:18,799 for our current pension liability or 504 00:21:18,799 --> 00:21:21,520 future pension costs as well as an op 505 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:24,320 contribution to our server trust of 1.5 506 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:27,280 million and those have been um already 507 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,200 assumed and included in that 10und 508 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,000 million uh 11 million uh expenditure 509 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,880 budget there. And the 500,000 is the the 510 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:36,559 500,000 that's down below. It's not an 511 00:21:36,559 --> 00:21:39,600 extra 500,000. Correct. Correct. Okay. 512 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,400 Right. Thank you. 513 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,880 Questions? 514 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,360 Balanced. Close. Yeah, it's 515 00:21:48,360 --> 00:21:51,159 balanced. Worked really 516 00:21:51,159 --> 00:21:54,559 hard. So, the next um few slides are in 517 00:21:54,559 --> 00:21:56,400 summary, and I won't go through and read 518 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,480 them all, but it's basically to just 519 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:01,679 give you um you do have the 520 00:22:01,679 --> 00:22:03,919 within your packets. Um but these are 521 00:22:03,919 --> 00:22:08,080 just high level um again increases or 522 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:10,400 decreases to the general fund budget 523 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,799 categories. Um some will be higher, some 524 00:22:12,799 --> 00:22:15,520 will be lower of course. Um overall what 525 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:17,840 I alluded to and I'm happy to go through 526 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,400 um each of the slides or each of the 527 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:21,919 departments as well as if there's 528 00:22:21,919 --> 00:22:23,559 something you would like something 529 00:22:23,559 --> 00:22:26,159 specific to hear from the department 530 00:22:26,159 --> 00:22:34,149 specifically, they're available as well. 531 00:22:34,159 --> 00:22:37,440 changes, colas, um, uh, KLPERS 532 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,799 adjustments and and any ISF changes that 533 00:22:40,799 --> 00:22:43,000 would drive off of those kind of 534 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,280 expenditures. Um, so that's what you see 535 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,520 here. And this is a result as as when 536 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:49,200 you talk about ISFs, it's their 537 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:50,640 proportional share, right? It's the 538 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,159 weighted average and it just funnels 539 00:22:52,159 --> 00:22:55,039 through. So that's why there it varies. 540 00:22:55,039 --> 00:22:56,039 Um 541 00:22:56,039 --> 00:23:00,080 but so these have um so all these 542 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:01,840 departments don't have anything of great 543 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:03,840 significant to highlight other than 544 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:07,280 those those specific items. Um the same 545 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:11,470 goes through for these departments as 546 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:15,950 well. There's quite a 547 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:19,360 few. Um I did want to highlight PD 548 00:23:19,360 --> 00:23:20,799 because I know that that would stand out 549 00:23:20,799 --> 00:23:22,640 at you know 1.6 550 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:24,559 But that is it's just the proportional 551 00:23:24,559 --> 00:23:26,320 share and they're the most significant 552 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,600 and since we have our annual U payment 553 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,559 does increase. It's just how the the the 554 00:23:32,559 --> 00:23:36,000 breakdown goes on that one. Um but 555 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:37,760 before we move on on these that I 556 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,240 highlight um the other item I wanted to 557 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:43,520 add we we as a team went through an 558 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,159 exercise as far as evaluating all our 559 00:23:46,159 --> 00:23:48,159 expenditure budgets and and resources 560 00:23:48,159 --> 00:23:50,480 and they do a good job on the daily but 561 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:52,960 part of our um budget exercise this year 562 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:54,280 was 563 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:56,880 saying could you cut your budget and if 564 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,840 you can where um knowing all things 565 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:02,480 constant we're building we're growing we 566 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:05,799 have operational needs. Um, so some of 567 00:24:05,799 --> 00:24:08,960 those decreases that you see there can 568 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:10,559 be attributed to some of that that 569 00:24:10,559 --> 00:24:12,400 although they had some increases, they 570 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,799 also did some decreases or they 571 00:24:14,799 --> 00:24:17,279 restructured their their organization. 572 00:24:17,279 --> 00:24:19,919 And basically, we're trying to align. So 573 00:24:19,919 --> 00:24:21,360 what you have in your packets, you see 574 00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:24,400 the line item detail. And so our goal is 575 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,960 to get departments to have their budgets 576 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,039 really be in line with what their 577 00:24:29,039 --> 00:24:32,320 operations are. So, we just had some um 578 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:34,640 balancing adjustments we did within each 579 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:36,320 department 580 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:38,159 just to give some extra context as far 581 00:24:38,159 --> 00:24:40,559 as the development. If anybody has any 582 00:24:40,559 --> 00:24:43,039 questions as we go along, just please 583 00:24:43,039 --> 00:24:45,440 engaged. Oscar, I have one question. I 584 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,440 know in the past we talked about the new 585 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:49,520 sports park that's coming up and how 586 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,000 that could add expenses to our 587 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,559 landscaping and maintenance. Is any are 588 00:24:54,559 --> 00:24:56,400 any of those increases included in this 589 00:24:56,400 --> 00:25:00,480 budget? Yes. How much increase? Um 590 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,520 It's a little over 591 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:04,880 300,000. We've got increased water 592 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:06,640 costs. There'll be some electricity 593 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:08,799 cost. And then an the Excel agreement, I 594 00:25:08,799 --> 00:25:10,799 believe, is almost 25,000 a month 595 00:25:10,799 --> 00:25:13,840 estimated to maintain the the new sports 596 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,240 complex coming online this fall, 597 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:17,919 September. So, it won't be a full fiscal 598 00:25:17,919 --> 00:25:21,600 year, but maybe 10 of the 12 months. So, 599 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:23,440 that is included. That is part of that 600 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:25,679 increase you see embedded here. Okay. 601 00:25:25,679 --> 00:25:28,559 And with uh with that, you done Oscar? 602 00:25:28,559 --> 00:25:29,679 Oh, no. The other thing I was going to 603 00:25:29,679 --> 00:25:31,679 ask is I know there's um a change in 604 00:25:31,679 --> 00:25:34,240 contracts that's in our agenda packet 605 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:36,400 for later on today. Are those changes 606 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,159 reflected in this budget already? They 607 00:25:38,159 --> 00:25:40,400 are as well. Yes. And is that a savings 608 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:42,600 or It's about 609 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,840 $175,000 savings uh as well as an 610 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,080 additional facilities maintenance person 611 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,799 that's covered by that savings uh the 612 00:25:50,799 --> 00:25:52,159 additional savings. So, those are 613 00:25:52,159 --> 00:25:55,360 embedded as well. Um if I might just off 614 00:25:55,360 --> 00:25:56,880 those those good questions and something 615 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,960 that Ruby indicated. One of our tasks 616 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,760 too is to make sure that our line items 617 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,880 accurately reflect the expenditure 618 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:06,720 um put things in the right place. So 619 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:08,080 actually this slide right here might be 620 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:10,400 an example of that is we're just merely 621 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:12,320 moving it from one general fund 622 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:13,760 department to the other, but this is a 623 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,960 more appropriate to it. Um there are a 624 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,600 couple of those that went on. Um the 625 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:21,200 assistant city manager position used to 626 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:23,760 be mostly in finance. Now it's more in 627 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:25,279 the city manager budget. So you see the 628 00:26:25,279 --> 00:26:27,200 the city manager budget goes up but the 629 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,279 finance budget goes down. So you just 630 00:26:29,279 --> 00:26:30,559 see a little bit of that just trying to 631 00:26:30,559 --> 00:26:33,760 properly align where it's at. Um and I 632 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:34,720 don't know if you want to touch on this 633 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:36,400 Ruby but the fact that the 634 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,360 communications and marketing budget um 635 00:26:39,360 --> 00:26:42,640 wasn't necessarily the best place for uh 636 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:44,799 uh the community or the uh special 637 00:26:44,799 --> 00:26:47,840 events uh or vice versa. Right. So that 638 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:49,679 was kind of the budget development side 639 00:26:49,679 --> 00:26:51,520 and as we've restructured some of the 640 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:54,400 organizational responsibilities as well 641 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:56,640 um was highlighted that the special 642 00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:59,840 events budget you know was better suited 643 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:02,400 within um communications and marketing 644 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,000 just on the scale of the work that 645 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:05,760 they're doing. So basically trying to 646 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,320 fit it in where it best makes sense as 647 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:10,080 far as those that have oversight of 648 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,640 those functions. So this is exactly what 649 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,559 you see on this slide. Um the 650 00:27:14,559 --> 00:27:16,400 significant component is the increase 651 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:17,760 and decrease. They did have some 652 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:20,720 balancing acts between um line items, 653 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:22,640 but overall the most significant was 654 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,039 that 6 it was last year was 691. This 655 00:27:25,039 --> 00:27:27,039 year their budget 694. So that's why 656 00:27:27,039 --> 00:27:29,760 it's it's different. But 691 was what we 657 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:32,559 pulled out of that budget as the as what 658 00:27:32,559 --> 00:27:34,640 was sitting in community services. And 659 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:36,760 then that request came in at 660 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:40,039 694 into um communications and 661 00:27:40,039 --> 00:27:42,400 marketing. And I take it it's broken 662 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,559 down in some of the data in here 663 00:27:44,559 --> 00:27:46,559 actually what it's being spent on. Yes, 664 00:27:46,559 --> 00:27:49,120 it is. We can get to that when we can. 665 00:27:49,120 --> 00:27:50,240 You don't have to do it. I was just 666 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,080 curious if it was broken down completely 667 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:54,559 into its own separate category. Yes, it 668 00:27:54,559 --> 00:27:56,559 has its own line item and it's actually 669 00:27:56,559 --> 00:27:58,880 outlined as special events and it and it 670 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:01,679 has all the um events that it's will be 671 00:28:01,679 --> 00:28:04,720 funding. Perfect. And then go ahead, Mr. 672 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:06,919 Pet. No, I just getting back to the 673 00:28:06,919 --> 00:28:09,440 parks and the conditions that we've been 674 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,440 challenged with. We you see going out to 675 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:13,360 bid for parks again because of the 676 00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:15,279 maintenance issues or is it because 677 00:28:15,279 --> 00:28:16,799 staff doesn't have enough staff to 678 00:28:16,799 --> 00:28:20,080 maintain the parks? Well, we we contract 679 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:22,159 almost all of the maintenance and you're 680 00:28:22,159 --> 00:28:24,399 you're right. We we had a contract with 681 00:28:24,399 --> 00:28:26,720 Excel. We went out to an RFP and then we 682 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:28,240 switched to another company and now we 683 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:31,200 switched back to Excel. Uh your call on 684 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,120 when you'd like to direct us to do that. 685 00:28:33,120 --> 00:28:35,039 Too much back and forth probably isn't 686 00:28:35,039 --> 00:28:38,000 isn't helpful, but um something we can 687 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:39,360 evaluate and we talked about this the 688 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:42,159 other day. you yourself and the mayor, 689 00:28:42,159 --> 00:28:45,279 could we over time hire the staff that 690 00:28:45,279 --> 00:28:47,760 right now we pay Excel to do? It's an 691 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,600 evaluation that we've, you know, got to 692 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,840 to see whether it's more cost-effective, 693 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,159 greater quality, but right now we 694 00:28:54,159 --> 00:28:55,919 contract almost all of that maintenance 695 00:28:55,919 --> 00:28:58,880 to a private third party um including 696 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:00,880 what's proposed for the sports complex. 697 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:02,720 So, I know Tim and Jose do their best, 698 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:04,240 but if they don't have the staff to stay 699 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:05,600 on top of it because there's so much 700 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,760 going on, then what do we you know, it's 701 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:11,279 just we it's hard to maintain them. 702 00:29:11,279 --> 00:29:14,240 That's why Councilman Ortiz brought up 703 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:15,919 the good point with the sports party. 704 00:29:15,919 --> 00:29:17,760 It's another big animal that's part of 705 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:19,840 our family to be able to maintain them. 706 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:23,600 And if we can't do it, well, without 707 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:25,039 respect to Tim, he's trying to build 708 00:29:25,039 --> 00:29:27,679 bridges. He's got to be paved roads. 709 00:29:27,679 --> 00:29:30,080 Paved roads 710 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:32,720 and everybody in this team wears more 711 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:35,039 than one hat and I'm just concerned we 712 00:29:35,039 --> 00:29:38,640 just can't keep up. It's a great point 713 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:40,559 on two points. One is the mayor probably 714 00:29:40,559 --> 00:29:42,399 has been the the largest voice on if 715 00:29:42,399 --> 00:29:43,440 we're going to build it, we're going to 716 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:45,200 maintain it. So the question of we've 717 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:46,840 got this beautiful sports park that's 718 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:49,279 underway. The question is how do we best 719 00:29:49,279 --> 00:29:51,120 maintain it? Right now we utilize a 720 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:54,399 third party contractor. Um, if we need a 721 00:29:54,399 --> 00:29:56,240 little more, then we usually just add to 722 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:58,159 that contract. The point though that 723 00:29:58,159 --> 00:30:00,399 could be evaluated over time is should 724 00:30:00,399 --> 00:30:03,600 we bring on city staff, lower the third 725 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:05,600 party to do some of that maintenance. 726 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:07,480 It's something we've considered with 727 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:09,840 janitorial, something we've considered 728 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,159 uh in other areas as well. But right 729 00:30:12,159 --> 00:30:15,279 now, if if we need more maintenance, we 730 00:30:15,279 --> 00:30:16,880 just pay more to the contractor, which 731 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:18,640 is in the budget right now for the 732 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:20,480 sports complex. We've also added a 733 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:22,240 little bit for the additional medians 734 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:25,520 that we've we've landscaped. So, we've 735 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:26,799 built those. We need to make sure they 736 00:30:26,799 --> 00:30:29,200 keep looking nice. So, the number I 737 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:31,760 believe is another 60,000 a year to them 738 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:35,279 to make sure that those are maintained. 739 00:30:35,279 --> 00:30:39,279 Good. Mr. Yes, sir. 740 00:30:39,279 --> 00:30:42,080 Mr. Montgomery is the uh the lack of 741 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:44,240 maintenance. Not that they can't do it, 742 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:45,600 but if they're going to do the same job 743 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:47,760 that they do on Davis Field to the new 744 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:50,320 pole park, it's not adequate. So, do we 745 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:53,159 have a um 746 00:30:53,159 --> 00:30:55,760 new, you know, like template of work 747 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:57,279 they need to do because now we have 748 00:30:57,279 --> 00:30:58,960 soccer fields, different size soccer 749 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:00,559 fields, you know, do we move the things? 750 00:31:00,559 --> 00:31:02,960 Do we mow it? Different mowing. Do we 751 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:04,880 how often do the ball fields do how 752 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:06,880 often do they rake the DG? Is that all 753 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:08,720 in there? somebody making sure they do 754 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:10,080 it because if it ends up being like 755 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:11,679 Davis Field in the long run, we pay more 756 00:31:11,679 --> 00:31:13,840 money or or we or it just doesn't 757 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:16,240 happen. So, it's a brand new piece of 758 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:18,320 property that needs to be maintained 759 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:20,480 from the start like a like a good golf 760 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:22,640 course. You know, you put in the extra 761 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:24,480 you for the weed control. You put the 762 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:26,000 stuff in before it does it before it 763 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:27,440 gets to a point where it's out of 764 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:29,360 control. So, we can't treat it like all 765 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:30,640 the rest of them. We actually got to 766 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:31,760 treat it like it's brand new. The same 767 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:33,760 with our other landscape. You know, we 768 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:35,520 got to treat it differently so that it 769 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:37,519 doesn't get like other time will always 770 00:31:37,519 --> 00:31:39,519 kill things off. That's just natural. 771 00:31:39,519 --> 00:31:41,120 But when you start talking weeds and 772 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:42,960 stuff or you're not raking fields or 773 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,039 you're not, you know, they don't have to 774 00:31:45,039 --> 00:31:46,799 have a set time when they go and drag 775 00:31:46,799 --> 00:31:48,720 the infield like every Monday and 776 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:50,720 Friday. They need to really go out and 777 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:52,159 make sure that they have a checklist to 778 00:31:52,159 --> 00:31:53,279 what they're doing. And it's just not 779 00:31:53,279 --> 00:31:54,880 like Davis Field is mow it up and back 780 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:57,120 and forth and and until somebody says 781 00:31:57,120 --> 00:31:59,519 something, uh, you know, um, we're not 782 00:31:59,519 --> 00:32:00,720 going to do it. Kind of like the Gophers 783 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:02,240 and that and they're trying hard. I'm 784 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:04,000 not knocking them, but I'm just saying 785 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:07,039 we've invested millions into this thing 786 00:32:07,039 --> 00:32:08,799 to invest a little bit more to make sure 787 00:32:08,799 --> 00:32:10,720 it's maintained. It's probably a smart 788 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:12,960 investment on our on our part. You bet. 789 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:15,120 And I'm sure the team is is hearing that 790 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:17,840 uh hearing that loud and clear. Uh you 791 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:19,440 know, we do have an older facility. It's 792 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:21,039 a little harder to maintain. Davis 793 00:32:21,039 --> 00:32:23,440 Fields and then will be the new one. Um 794 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:24,720 but you make a great point. I think it 795 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:26,320 was President Reagan that said trust but 796 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:28,399 verify. So the agreements we have do 797 00:32:28,399 --> 00:32:30,399 specify how often it's supposed to mow, 798 00:32:30,399 --> 00:32:32,559 what's the trimming schedule. It's just 799 00:32:32,559 --> 00:32:34,159 that someone has to verify that they're 800 00:32:34,159 --> 00:32:36,159 doing that work and that is the task of 801 00:32:36,159 --> 00:32:37,760 the team and we'll get that done. And 802 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:39,120 then one other thing I want to go 803 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:41,279 backwards for a second on the budget and 804 00:32:41,279 --> 00:32:43,679 and we talked to reserve. We're at 15%. 805 00:32:43,679 --> 00:32:45,279 And now we're going over that. We might 806 00:32:45,279 --> 00:32:47,279 need to re-evaluate that and put it into 807 00:32:47,279 --> 00:32:49,200 different categories or up it to a 808 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:50,320 different amount so that people 809 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:52,559 understand what we're doing. it it's a 810 00:32:52,559 --> 00:32:54,559 rainy day fund for later on in case we 811 00:32:54,559 --> 00:32:56,960 do have a big downturn and I I don't 812 00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:58,480 want to get into the same situation when 813 00:32:58,480 --> 00:32:59,919 I first got on council where we were 814 00:32:59,919 --> 00:33:01,360 laying people off and cutting people's 815 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:03,600 10% salary. Last thing we want to do is 816 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:05,120 do that. But we also got to be smart 817 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:06,399 with our money because we got to balance 818 00:33:06,399 --> 00:33:08,799 our budget now. If we need to, maybe we 819 00:33:08,799 --> 00:33:11,279 do need to move it to 17% or put it in 820 00:33:11,279 --> 00:33:13,600 different categories so that we can give 821 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:15,360 that story to not only our union 822 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:17,360 partners but also the community is why 823 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:18,880 we're putting it aside and not spending 824 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:22,159 it now. So if it's at 15% we're over it. 825 00:33:22,159 --> 00:33:23,200 They can always come back and say, 826 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:25,679 "Well, you said 15%, you're at 17%. 827 00:33:25,679 --> 00:33:27,840 Why?" Well, because we have other things 828 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:29,120 we need to do or we're going to invest 829 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:31,279 it in cars or we're going to ne invest 830 00:33:31,279 --> 00:33:33,519 it in more work. So, we might want to 831 00:33:33,519 --> 00:33:35,519 look at that and reset our priorities so 832 00:33:35,519 --> 00:33:37,840 they know. Perhaps you're about to jump 833 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:40,159 in. When we bring back the for adoption 834 00:33:40,159 --> 00:33:42,159 in June, we want may want to bring that 835 00:33:42,159 --> 00:33:44,640 policy back as the mayor suggesting, let 836 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:46,399 the council look at it. What should our 837 00:33:46,399 --> 00:33:48,320 reserve be? I've been in cities where 838 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:50,480 it's been 20%, I've been at 25%. I've 839 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:52,640 been there where it's 10%. The 15 is 840 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,640 probably a common number, but we could 841 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:56,720 split the difference. Um, and it better 842 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:58,399 protects us. That's music to the ears of 843 00:33:58,399 --> 00:34:00,240 the team that you've hired to maintain 844 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,799 all of these things. Is there cushion 845 00:34:02,799 --> 00:34:07,039 when the economy slips and so wise, very 846 00:34:07,039 --> 00:34:08,720 smart. Well, and if we break it into 847 00:34:08,720 --> 00:34:10,320 cars, so when we do have to do it, we 848 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:11,520 don't take it out of the general fund. 849 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:13,200 We can take it out of this. If we have a 850 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:14,800 reserve for like vehicles and we need to 851 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,040 buy 400,000 and we put that money aside, 852 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:18,639 then we actually dip into the reserves 853 00:34:18,639 --> 00:34:20,960 to pay for those vehicles so it doesn't 854 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:22,639 stop our general fund and then we 855 00:34:22,639 --> 00:34:24,399 rebuild it back up for the next time we 856 00:34:24,399 --> 00:34:26,399 do it. But, you know, for strategically 857 00:34:26,399 --> 00:34:28,159 placed things, I think it's pertinent 858 00:34:28,159 --> 00:34:30,000 that we do it and then that way nobody 859 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:31,679 can really come back and say why is it 860 00:34:31,679 --> 00:34:32,800 there? Why are you putting more money 861 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:35,200 in? So well I think it's it's probably 862 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:37,839 wise to visit that as our policy is 15% 863 00:34:37,839 --> 00:34:41,040 of revenues operational revenues and 864 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:43,440 which at this point I mean at a time 865 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:45,399 when we're 866 00:34:45,399 --> 00:34:47,839 increasing aggressive because our 867 00:34:47,839 --> 00:34:49,440 revenues were growing and growing but 868 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:50,879 now that we're seeing that trend and 869 00:34:50,879 --> 00:34:53,119 we're flattening out it may be best to 870 00:34:53,119 --> 00:34:55,119 re-evaluate because we know our costs 871 00:34:55,119 --> 00:34:57,280 continue to go up so maybe flipping it 872 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:58,880 may be an option at looking at 873 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:01,119 expenditures for the for the long term. 874 00:35:01,119 --> 00:35:04,400 Okay thank you. You're welcome. And then 875 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:06,720 I just wanted to recap go back as far as 876 00:35:06,720 --> 00:35:08,640 if you wanted to see those breakdowns of 877 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:10,240 those events. No, as long as it's in 878 00:35:10,240 --> 00:35:11,200 there, we'll we'll look through them at 879 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:12,880 another time. I appreciate just want to 880 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:14,359 make sure. Okay, 881 00:35:14,359 --> 00:35:17,359 perfect. So, we're moving on to non-EP 882 00:35:17,359 --> 00:35:20,640 departmental and measure X. Um here 883 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:23,359 again, uh what we commit to the in the 884 00:35:23,359 --> 00:35:25,920 non-EP departmental fund. Um these are 885 00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:27,760 the things that run through that are the 886 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:29,280 significant items that run through as 887 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:31,760 far as other nonop um non-depart 888 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:33,680 specific expenditures that kind of 889 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:35,280 funneled through there but primarily we 890 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:38,079 have a debt service contribution that we 891 00:35:38,079 --> 00:35:41,200 um contribute uh from the general fund. 892 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:44,880 We do a small portion. We also have this 893 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:46,320 is where we talked about the OPED 894 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:49,599 contribution, the PARs contribution, um 895 00:35:49,599 --> 00:35:51,839 property acquisition funding as well as 896 00:35:51,839 --> 00:35:54,480 well as a LLD uh city contribution that 897 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:57,599 we provide of 210,000 898 00:35:57,599 --> 00:36:02,240 um measure X again being that we're um 899 00:36:02,240 --> 00:36:03,920 estimating a little bit on the higher 900 00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:06,000 end comparing of all the things that 901 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,720 learned new information today, but this 902 00:36:08,720 --> 00:36:11,119 is the breakdown is fully maximizing our 903 00:36:11,119 --> 00:36:13,040 ability of what we are receiving. 904 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:15,520 receiving for measure X at this time and 905 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:18,560 recommending as part of the budget. Um 5 906 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:20,480 million again the ongoing commitment for 907 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:23,839 streets and roads. We have the 2017 debt 908 00:36:23,839 --> 00:36:25,760 service that's a commitment of um 909 00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:28,320 obligated from measure X's at 1.2 910 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:31,119 million. We now have increased um debt 911 00:36:31,119 --> 00:36:33,359 service commitment for the 2022 lease 912 00:36:33,359 --> 00:36:37,520 revenue bonds of 6.7 million which also 913 00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:40,320 we're recommending is an additional 5 914 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:42,720 million of the 5 million we already 915 00:36:42,720 --> 00:36:45,520 committed um for a set aside fund for 916 00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:47,920 the PD admin building and you'll see 917 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:50,560 that as we walk through as well in the 918 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:52,800 uh capital improvement plan. But again, 919 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:54,720 setting aside these extra resources as 920 00:36:54,720 --> 00:36:56,720 we move forward for that. Again, a 921 00:36:56,720 --> 00:36:59,040 recommendation um staff recommendation 922 00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:01,440 for city council's consideration. And 923 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:03,720 then what remains of that is about 924 00:37:03,720 --> 00:37:07,359 781,000 that can be uh attributed to all 925 00:37:07,359 --> 00:37:09,760 existing uh what we believe for needed 926 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:13,280 for existing capital funding. Mr. Gron, 927 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:14,720 the only thing I have which I mentioned 928 00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:17,720 before and I know that you have tried 929 00:37:17,720 --> 00:37:20,560 diligently to get seaxs to look over our 930 00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:23,359 bonds. I know you have. I I I think 931 00:37:23,359 --> 00:37:25,200 you're better off doing a birthday party 932 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:27,720 at your house than try to get Cax 933 00:37:27,720 --> 00:37:30,720 together. And I just we have to have 934 00:37:30,720 --> 00:37:33,200 them do their job. I don't know. And I 935 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:35,040 know that from my understanding from the 936 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:37,040 last one that was canceled is we had 937 00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:40,520 another member resign. And so it's 938 00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:42,720 important the mayor mentioned it why 939 00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:44,560 they were developed and we need them to 940 00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:46,320 look at this and I would like them again 941 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:48,800 to look at this budget. Um I mentioned 942 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:51,280 it before when you a presentation for 943 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:53,599 the midyear review. Um I think it's 944 00:37:53,599 --> 00:37:56,800 important we do that. So we're actively 945 00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:59,839 trying to coordinate them. Um the the 946 00:37:59,839 --> 00:38:06,630 comm the commissioners 947 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:11,430 Yeah, please. Okay. 948 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:14,880 our planning budget uh increased 337,000 949 00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:16,560 in here was if I just wanted to draw 950 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:18,960 your attention back to we have this on 951 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:21,440 last couple years a 690,000 was 952 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:24,400 allocated and but that was a partial um 953 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:28,000 role of about 470 of that. So this is an 954 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,240 ongoing project which is also an item on 955 00:38:30,240 --> 00:38:32,720 your um agenda tonight for regular 956 00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:35,520 session. Um but this is what's also in 957 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:37,760 there as well as a addition of one 958 00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:41,119 associate planner um increasing the FTA 959 00:38:41,119 --> 00:38:44,920 account for the city public works um 960 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:47,640 90,000 overall but in there was a 961 00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:50,240 $300,000 increase to plan check services 962 00:38:50,240 --> 00:38:52,480 but we have um offset that by 963 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:55,839 anticipated salary savings as well um 964 00:38:55,839 --> 00:38:58,720 significantly due just to the uh 965 00:38:58,720 --> 00:39:02,560 inability to recruit staffing. 966 00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:03,680 Mr. 967 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:05,119 just had a question regarding the 968 00:39:05,119 --> 00:39:07,800 ability to recruit staff. Is it because 969 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:11,040 it's the opportunity of salary and 970 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:14,240 benefits? Are we at a place that we can 971 00:39:14,240 --> 00:39:15,760 because I know that I asked how we were 972 00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:17,520 doing with the engineering staff. They 973 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:19,280 needed help and I'm trying to 974 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:21,200 understand. I think you've done well in 975 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:22,720 every other department, but I know that 976 00:39:22,720 --> 00:39:25,520 they're behind. Um, probably Andrew or 977 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:27,440 Tim can speak to that. As far as I know 978 00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:29,280 that there have been recruitment efforts 979 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:31,520 as far as the caliber or the quality of 980 00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:34,160 the the pool that's available. I I would 981 00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:36,079 not be able to speak to that. Um, the 982 00:39:36,079 --> 00:39:39,359 the issue here is because we couldn't uh 983 00:39:39,359 --> 00:39:41,599 couldn't recruit the staff that we felt 984 00:39:41,599 --> 00:39:44,560 would be necessary, we're just hiring it 985 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:46,640 out to a a third party and that's the 986 00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:48,640 plan check services. So, by taking the 987 00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:50,160 money out of the engineering staffing 988 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:52,240 and put it into a contract, we're 989 00:39:52,240 --> 00:39:53,599 providing the services. It's just 990 00:39:53,599 --> 00:39:55,280 through a different method because we 991 00:39:55,280 --> 00:39:57,520 couldn't find the the staffing. It is 992 00:39:57,520 --> 00:39:59,119 tough to hire engineers to bring them 993 00:39:59,119 --> 00:40:02,079 out here. And I was surprised at one 994 00:40:02,079 --> 00:40:04,240 time it wasn't a challenge, but things 995 00:40:04,240 --> 00:40:06,320 have changed. But I'm looking at it from 996 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:08,400 the bigger picture. How's Tim's 997 00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:10,160 department moving these big projects if 998 00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:11,760 he doesn't have the people to do it? And 999 00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:13,839 it's with contract engineers and then 1000 00:40:13,839 --> 00:40:16,079 we're doing contract for everything 1001 00:40:16,079 --> 00:40:18,240 because we can't find it. Which goes 1002 00:40:18,240 --> 00:40:20,960 back to you contracting gardeners versus 1003 00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:22,960 what we're doing actually. Yeah. And we 1004 00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:24,320 may be able depends on the position. 1005 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:25,599 These planners you mentioned the 1006 00:40:25,599 --> 00:40:27,119 addition of planner. It's tough to find 1007 00:40:27,119 --> 00:40:28,720 planners. 1008 00:40:28,720 --> 00:40:30,960 So and this is good for the public to 1009 00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:32,640 know. That's what I'm saying that you're 1010 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:34,560 trying or if they're in college right 1011 00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:37,440 now go study planning or engineering. We 1012 00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:39,680 we need you. Or dispatching. I'm sorry 1013 00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:41,440 chief. There's some other code 1014 00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:43,119 enforcement. We We have other needs, 1015 00:40:43,119 --> 00:40:48,390 too. 1016 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:50,480 And there's um now we're at parks and 1017 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:51,920 parkways. I know we've talked about that 1018 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:54,000 a bit, but these are all the the um 1019 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:56,000 changes that they've submitted um and 1020 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:57,680 requested as part of their operational 1021 00:40:57,680 --> 00:41:00,000 budget um to accommodate a lot of the 1022 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:02,240 increases and operational needs that 1023 00:41:02,240 --> 00:41:05,359 have been addressed. Um if you want any 1024 00:41:05,359 --> 00:41:07,599 specifics on these, I mean you do see 1025 00:41:07,599 --> 00:41:10,000 here u most significant is the sports 1026 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:12,720 complex um and additional landscaping 1027 00:41:12,720 --> 00:41:16,599 needed throughout the city 1028 00:41:16,599 --> 00:41:19,200 there. Now I think uh we talked about it 1029 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:21,920 before city manager, but when we did we 1030 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:24,280 ever get an estimate on the 1031 00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:27,040 landscape maintenance through Desert 1032 00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:29,280 Wreck? I know they've been doing the 1033 00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:30,640 like bathroom maintenance and that 1034 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:32,560 stuff, but actual turf maintenance. 1035 00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:35,520 Yeah. Um, they actually like us, I'll 1036 00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:37,040 ask the team here in a second. They 1037 00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:38,720 contract with others. They do use a 1038 00:41:38,720 --> 00:41:41,040 different company. So, if we did use 1039 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:42,560 them, they would just contract with 1040 00:41:42,560 --> 00:41:44,240 somebody. But, did we get a number from 1041 00:41:44,240 --> 00:41:50,069 them? I forget. It was high. 1042 00:41:50,079 --> 00:41:51,920 So, for them to kind of oversee the 1043 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:53,359 contract, I think it was with Vintage, 1044 00:41:53,359 --> 00:41:55,040 which is another company, and it was 1045 00:41:55,040 --> 00:41:57,520 something like $200,000 to monitor that 1046 00:41:57,520 --> 00:41:59,680 for us. So, it was just cheaper to do it 1047 00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:02,720 ourselves. Okay. 1048 00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:04,960 Just a quick question. What is the 1049 00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:07,040 300,000 for fall protection and shade 1050 00:42:07,040 --> 00:42:10,150 structures? 1051 00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:12,079 We we have the team the team has done a 1052 00:42:12,079 --> 00:42:13,280 great job. I apologize for keep 1053 00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:14,240 answering the questions. I know the 1054 00:42:14,240 --> 00:42:16,880 time's limited. Um the fact that we're 1055 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:18,640 required by our insurer to make sure 1056 00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:20,640 that the surfaces are safe and our 1057 00:42:20,640 --> 00:42:22,480 playground systems. Also, we have 1058 00:42:22,480 --> 00:42:25,200 requirements that shade is provided. So 1059 00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:27,280 we have some of our facilities are not 1060 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:29,440 quite up to that standard and the team 1061 00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:31,280 is recognizing that and jumping in to 1062 00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:34,319 make those safer uh and shaded which is 1063 00:42:34,319 --> 00:42:36,160 also that foam padding and stuff to 1064 00:42:36,160 --> 00:42:37,440 maintain it and the shade like at 1065 00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:39,839 Bertech or Burr Park that's over the top 1066 00:42:39,839 --> 00:42:42,400 of the u jungle gym and that so it's not 1067 00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:44,160 so hot when the kids are on it. It's 1068 00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:46,319 keeping up with that. That's maintenance 1069 00:42:46,319 --> 00:42:48,160 exactly what it is. And that sun just 1070 00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:50,240 beats it down. It does. Just makes it 1071 00:42:50,240 --> 00:42:52,880 deteriorate. It just beats it down. 1072 00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:57,200 just breaks up whether it be the only 1073 00:42:57,200 --> 00:42:58,880 Yeah, absolutely. The only thing I was 1074 00:42:58,880 --> 00:43:01,319 going to add to council may Ortiz and 1075 00:43:01,319 --> 00:43:03,680 looking you bring up a good point, city 1076 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:06,560 manager, the vendors that they have with 1077 00:43:06,560 --> 00:43:08,880 Desert Recreation District is how 1078 00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:10,960 they're able to stay on top of them. 1079 00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:12,359 It's because they probably have the 1080 00:43:12,359 --> 00:43:15,440 staff. And when this that scenario did 1081 00:43:15,440 --> 00:43:17,119 come up of doing a bid, it was 1082 00:43:17,119 --> 00:43:19,520 everything and it was too expensive. And 1083 00:43:19,520 --> 00:43:22,800 my advice was, should we try one park 1084 00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:25,119 and see what they can do. Should it be 1085 00:43:25,119 --> 00:43:26,560 the sports park? Should it be South 1086 00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:29,760 Jackson Park? I mean, 1087 00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:31,599 uh, I think Councilman Miller and I were 1088 00:43:31,599 --> 00:43:33,839 in event in the city and they were 1089 00:43:33,839 --> 00:43:35,280 maintaining them. We said, "Why can't 1090 00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:37,119 the grass be green?" It was during the 1091 00:43:37,119 --> 00:43:39,920 water shortage. So, then council member 1092 00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:41,359 went back and he said, "I think we need 1093 00:43:41,359 --> 00:43:43,040 to give them more water regardless of 1094 00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:45,200 the water shortage." And it was green. 1095 00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:47,760 But it's because they have the time. Our 1096 00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:49,920 people again are tasked having a 1097 00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:51,920 designated person to do it. So, do we 1098 00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:54,079 take the risk in trying it, testing 1099 00:43:54,079 --> 00:43:56,000 them? The only challenge is we have they 1100 00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:57,440 have to come and give us updates on how 1101 00:43:57,440 --> 00:43:59,839 they're doing. Yeah. And unless the rest 1102 00:43:59,839 --> 00:44:02,480 of the council objects, we can ask for a 1103 00:44:02,480 --> 00:44:05,119 price from them for the turf, the the 1104 00:44:05,119 --> 00:44:06,880 maintenance of the sports complex 1105 00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:08,319 because we have not entered into that 1106 00:44:08,319 --> 00:44:10,079 expanded agreement with Excel yet. We 1107 00:44:10,079 --> 00:44:12,079 have the money in there, but of course, 1108 00:44:12,079 --> 00:44:13,760 it isn't ripe yet. It'll be August, 1109 00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:15,520 September. So, unless there's an 1110 00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:16,800 opposition, we could compare them. 1111 00:44:16,800 --> 00:44:20,079 Here's Excel's price and here is uh 1112 00:44:20,079 --> 00:44:22,880 DRD's price and we can try it uh and 1113 00:44:22,880 --> 00:44:25,040 compare them because we the price we 1114 00:44:25,040 --> 00:44:27,280 received Council Ortiz was about a year 1115 00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:28,800 and a half ago and it was for everything 1116 00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:31,520 other than the sports complex. 1117 00:44:31,520 --> 00:44:33,119 I I think there's always a benefit to 1118 00:44:33,119 --> 00:44:35,200 comparing um although I don't want staff 1119 00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:37,760 in an endless cycle of of of doing that. 1120 00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:39,680 But my concern is always and we'll take 1121 00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:41,920 a look at the numbers is by the time you 1122 00:44:41,920 --> 00:44:44,560 have DRD and their their fees and then 1123 00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:46,640 you have additional administrative fees. 1124 00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:50,000 I mean it stacks up to some to to to 1125 00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:51,920 something to a number that's that's 1126 00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:55,359 huge. um where perhaps we can look at uh 1127 00:44:55,359 --> 00:44:58,319 other opportunities for us to uh have 1128 00:44:58,319 --> 00:45:00,480 the kind of and level of staffing and 1129 00:45:00,480 --> 00:45:03,280 oversight that could allow an even an 1130 00:45:03,280 --> 00:45:05,440 even better job rather than two or three 1131 00:45:05,440 --> 00:45:07,520 levels of additional third party 1132 00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:09,920 administrative fees. I'm just looking at 1133 00:45:09,920 --> 00:45:11,839 the other cities that they're doing. I 1134 00:45:11,839 --> 00:45:13,680 can name five of them and they're I'm 1135 00:45:13,680 --> 00:45:15,040 sure they are and I'm sure there's a 1136 00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:17,160 cost for that as well. Well, 1137 00:45:17,160 --> 00:45:19,200 unfortunately, you and the business that 1138 00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:20,880 you do, sometimes you got to spend money 1139 00:45:20,880 --> 00:45:22,319 to make money. This say, we got to 1140 00:45:22,319 --> 00:45:24,319 invest in order to get quality. That's 1141 00:45:24,319 --> 00:45:26,240 the only thing. I completely agree. I 1142 00:45:26,240 --> 00:45:27,760 think there's just different avenues of 1143 00:45:27,760 --> 00:45:29,599 of looking at that that level of 1144 00:45:29,599 --> 00:45:32,079 comparison to see what we can do. We can 1145 00:45:32,079 --> 00:45:34,319 bring it bring it back. Uh, you know, we 1146 00:45:34,319 --> 00:45:36,599 would need somebody to monitor the DRD 1147 00:45:36,599 --> 00:45:39,200 contract and DRD is monitoring their 1148 00:45:39,200 --> 00:45:41,040 contract. I'm confident it would be a 1149 00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:42,319 little more expensive. The question is 1150 00:45:42,319 --> 00:45:44,400 quality. The point you're making, that's 1151 00:45:44,400 --> 00:45:47,040 what the residents are asking. And yeah, 1152 00:45:47,040 --> 00:45:48,960 and I think if we start on that one and 1153 00:45:48,960 --> 00:45:51,440 we make Excel have a different schedule 1154 00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:53,800 and and and 1155 00:45:53,800 --> 00:45:56,480 and program like preventive maintenance 1156 00:45:56,480 --> 00:45:57,839 on that thing, we could we could 1157 00:45:57,839 --> 00:45:59,280 probably accomplish the same thing. But 1158 00:45:59,280 --> 00:46:02,160 I'm I'm more happy to open to have DRD 1159 00:46:02,160 --> 00:46:04,160 look at it what it cost. One of the 1160 00:46:04,160 --> 00:46:06,880 questions I have now now is if we just 1161 00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:08,800 do the one park, is that going to hike 1162 00:46:08,800 --> 00:46:11,520 the price for the comparison because 1163 00:46:11,520 --> 00:46:13,359 they're only doing that one park or are 1164 00:46:13,359 --> 00:46:14,960 we going to get a good comparison? Good 1165 00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:16,480 point. I will ask that question. Another 1166 00:46:16,480 --> 00:46:18,319 thought is you just mentioned that it 1167 00:46:18,319 --> 00:46:21,119 it's fairly easy to maintain a brand new 1168 00:46:21,119 --> 00:46:23,040 facility. If we really want to challenge 1169 00:46:23,040 --> 00:46:26,160 them, it would be Davis fields. That 1170 00:46:26,160 --> 00:46:27,599 would be the real test. But we can ask 1171 00:46:27,599 --> 00:46:29,440 that question say, you know, well, 1172 00:46:29,440 --> 00:46:31,280 there's some economies of scale here if 1173 00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:32,800 it was more than just one. Maybe it 1174 00:46:32,800 --> 00:46:35,720 could be the sports park, Davis, and 1175 00:46:35,720 --> 00:46:39,280 Miles and check with those three or they 1176 00:46:39,280 --> 00:46:40,880 could give us a menu. They could give us 1177 00:46:40,880 --> 00:46:42,880 a menu pricing and if there's some 1178 00:46:42,880 --> 00:46:44,640 economies, I can guarantee they'll be 1179 00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:46,560 more than Excel. That's just Vintage 1180 00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:47,920 does good work. They're very expensive, 1181 00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:50,599 but they do very good work. I give them 1182 00:46:50,599 --> 00:46:53,200 high kudos for what they do. Should we 1183 00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:55,440 try to go straight to Vintage? Well, we 1184 00:46:55,440 --> 00:46:56,960 we'd have to go out and bid them. We'd 1185 00:46:56,960 --> 00:46:58,480 still have to bid. It'd still have to be 1186 00:46:58,480 --> 00:47:00,400 I think they did submit a bid and it was 1187 00:47:00,400 --> 00:47:02,640 it was high. So, I mean, I'm not against 1188 00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:04,400 that. I I just like I said, Excel I 1189 00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:05,920 think if you set their standards of what 1190 00:47:05,920 --> 00:47:07,280 you're looking at them to do and make 1191 00:47:07,280 --> 00:47:08,960 sure that you keep up on it. I mean, if 1192 00:47:08,960 --> 00:47:11,599 we have to spend $200,000 more for them 1193 00:47:11,599 --> 00:47:14,000 to oversee our contract, would it be 1194 00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:15,760 easier for us to hire our own person and 1195 00:47:15,760 --> 00:47:17,119 have them do nothing but parks 1196 00:47:17,119 --> 00:47:19,079 themselves and take the 1197 00:47:19,079 --> 00:47:21,599 otherundund,000 or 75,000 and put it 1198 00:47:21,599 --> 00:47:24,079 back in the parks? But it's good to bid. 1199 00:47:24,079 --> 00:47:26,160 I'm not against I'm just thinking we 1200 00:47:26,160 --> 00:47:27,520 need to look at our options right now 1201 00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:28,880 because we've been going back and forth 1202 00:47:28,880 --> 00:47:30,400 over the past couple of years and the 1203 00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:32,079 quality I mean it's gotten better, 1204 00:47:32,079 --> 00:47:33,160 right? 1205 00:47:33,160 --> 00:47:35,359 But some of the other cities where it 1206 00:47:35,359 --> 00:47:37,520 does Rex involved really on the 1207 00:47:37,520 --> 00:47:38,960 maintenance that you really got to 1208 00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:40,800 follow. It's all preventive. It's the 1209 00:47:40,800 --> 00:47:42,800 aeropine. It's the fertilization. It's 1210 00:47:42,800 --> 00:47:44,880 the weed control. It's it's really doing 1211 00:47:44,880 --> 00:47:46,240 exactly what it was because what always 1212 00:47:46,240 --> 00:47:47,839 happens like anything else, you look at 1213 00:47:47,839 --> 00:47:50,160 it and it looks great. So, oh, we'll 1214 00:47:50,160 --> 00:47:51,920 skip that application. Then all of a 1215 00:47:51,920 --> 00:47:53,520 sudden the weather changes or that and 1216 00:47:53,520 --> 00:47:55,119 the weeds come out or all of a sudden 1217 00:47:55,119 --> 00:47:56,720 there's the fertilizer doesn't work 1218 00:47:56,720 --> 00:47:58,720 because you didn't put it down right and 1219 00:47:58,720 --> 00:48:00,000 you throw out fertilizer and you're 1220 00:48:00,000 --> 00:48:01,040 trying to figure out why it didn't turn 1221 00:48:01,040 --> 00:48:02,240 green. Well, it's not going to absorb. 1222 00:48:02,240 --> 00:48:03,760 It's already gone dormant. So, it's 1223 00:48:03,760 --> 00:48:05,280 really making sure you follow the 1224 00:48:05,280 --> 00:48:06,960 preventive maintenance practices like 1225 00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:07,920 everything else. That's why you always 1226 00:48:07,920 --> 00:48:09,599 see golf courses so beautiful and green 1227 00:48:09,599 --> 00:48:11,359 and lush because no matter what happens, 1228 00:48:11,359 --> 00:48:12,960 they follow that schedule. Yeah, it's 1229 00:48:12,960 --> 00:48:15,040 it's a schedule. So, but yeah, we can 1230 00:48:15,040 --> 00:48:16,560 look at it. I mean, it's it's a big 1231 00:48:16,560 --> 00:48:18,240 investment that we have and that sports 1232 00:48:18,240 --> 00:48:20,800 park is going to be a hit with our 1233 00:48:20,800 --> 00:48:23,680 community once it opens up. It just is. 1234 00:48:23,680 --> 00:48:26,640 So, okay. So, good for that. All right. 1235 00:48:26,640 --> 00:48:29,760 Okay. Sorry, we got off on a tangent off 1236 00:48:29,760 --> 00:48:31,520 the That's what we're here for, right? I 1237 00:48:31,520 --> 00:48:37,190 mean, 1238 00:48:37,200 --> 00:48:39,880 So, these are the last two of of these 1239 00:48:39,880 --> 00:48:41,960 modifications. Again, highlighting the 1240 00:48:41,960 --> 00:48:46,480 PD. Obviously, you I highlight 281,000 1241 00:48:46,480 --> 00:48:49,040 versus the 1.6 million. Again, it was 1242 00:48:49,040 --> 00:48:50,480 alluded more to, but I wanted to 1243 00:48:50,480 --> 00:48:52,319 identify the body warn cameras and what 1244 00:48:52,319 --> 00:48:53,839 the onetime purchase and it actually 1245 00:48:53,839 --> 00:48:56,000 it's there's grant funding tied to this 1246 00:48:56,000 --> 00:48:58,000 um that they're purchasing. And then 1247 00:48:58,000 --> 00:48:59,599 again what we talked about is the fire 1248 00:48:59,599 --> 00:49:01,760 ambulance going up another million. 1249 00:49:01,760 --> 00:49:03,839 Again I I just wanted to remind you that 1250 00:49:03,839 --> 00:49:06,240 they do have a high estimate. John and I 1251 00:49:06,240 --> 00:49:07,920 had the privy of sitting in on a meeting 1252 00:49:07,920 --> 00:49:09,200 with them and trying to go through that 1253 00:49:09,200 --> 00:49:11,280 and we are trying to get more detail and 1254 00:49:11,280 --> 00:49:13,839 more information. Um but you know we do 1255 00:49:13,839 --> 00:49:16,559 budget not at the max end and they do 1256 00:49:16,559 --> 00:49:19,599 definitely um provide an estimate at the 1257 00:49:19,599 --> 00:49:21,839 higher end right fully burdened but also 1258 00:49:21,839 --> 00:49:23,599 at the higher end of what the potential 1259 00:49:23,599 --> 00:49:26,400 staff would be be at. But we do adjust 1260 00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:28,240 down. But even us adjusting down, we're 1261 00:49:28,240 --> 00:49:30,720 still facing a million dollar um impact 1262 00:49:30,720 --> 00:49:32,800 there. 1263 00:49:32,800 --> 00:49:35,079 Mayor, if I may interject, 1264 00:49:35,079 --> 00:49:37,359 um special assignment, he did let me 1265 00:49:37,359 --> 00:49:38,720 know that before the council meeting, 1266 00:49:38,720 --> 00:49:41,040 but he is um watching online and he's 1267 00:49:41,040 --> 00:49:42,960 taking notes and and texting me 1268 00:49:42,960 --> 00:49:45,280 information. So, I am sharing with him 1269 00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:46,720 the comments about possibly having a 1270 00:49:46,720 --> 00:49:48,960 study session after the budget's done to 1271 00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:50,160 explore some of these different options 1272 00:49:50,160 --> 00:49:52,000 for the firing ambulance contract. Yeah, 1273 00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:54,160 this is pertinent that we it's just a 1274 00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:56,559 million dollar every year. Like I said, 1275 00:49:56,559 --> 00:49:59,280 we can only put in so many wing stops. 1276 00:49:59,280 --> 00:50:01,359 So, you know, eventually it'll cut into 1277 00:50:01,359 --> 00:50:02,640 the service. I'd rather be ahead of the 1278 00:50:02,640 --> 00:50:04,160 curve than behind the curve. Yeah, he's 1279 00:50:04,160 --> 00:50:06,000 logged in. He's taking notes on that. 1280 00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:07,040 Tom, we appreciate it. Tell him. Thank 1281 00:50:07,040 --> 00:50:14,069 you. Definitely. 1282 00:50:14,079 --> 00:50:17,280 You lost your mic. It looks like. Sorry 1283 00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:19,760 about that. Just a reiteration here on 1284 00:50:19,760 --> 00:50:22,240 measure X of what we've talked about the 1285 00:50:22,240 --> 00:50:25,079 breakdown just in just in 1286 00:50:25,079 --> 00:50:27,599 summary. And here's just our authorized 1287 00:50:27,599 --> 00:50:30,079 and amended positions. Overall um you 1288 00:50:30,079 --> 00:50:35,119 know for 2425 we started with 349. We've 1289 00:50:35,119 --> 00:50:39,040 had some changes and um the we've had a 1290 00:50:39,040 --> 00:50:41,599 decrease in one FTE 1291 00:50:41,599 --> 00:50:43,599 um and then increasing two in the 1292 00:50:43,599 --> 00:50:45,599 proposed budget which will bring us to 1293 00:50:45,599 --> 00:50:50,000 350 recommended FTEES um if approved um 1294 00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:53,680 with this budget cycle. Okay. 1295 00:50:53,680 --> 00:50:57,760 Um any questions regarding that? Open to 1296 00:50:57,760 --> 00:51:00,720 the council fire away depending on what 1297 00:51:00,720 --> 00:51:02,800 you guys want to talk about. So Okay. 1298 00:51:02,800 --> 00:51:05,200 Okay. So, we can Yep. We can't have any 1299 00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:06,800 more wing stops, but can we have more 1300 00:51:06,800 --> 00:51:09,760 In-N-Outs or handles ice cream or, you 1301 00:51:09,760 --> 00:51:11,520 know, there's got to be I'm not not 1302 00:51:11,520 --> 00:51:12,800 knocking wings stop. I'm just saying you 1303 00:51:12,800 --> 00:51:14,000 can only have so many fast food 1304 00:51:14,000 --> 00:51:16,640 restaurants opening up at a time that we 1305 00:51:16,640 --> 00:51:18,640 really need to kind of get some kind of 1306 00:51:18,640 --> 00:51:19,559 other 1307 00:51:19,559 --> 00:51:21,920 catchers to things like that are going 1308 00:51:21,920 --> 00:51:24,160 to are make a difference. Family stores, 1309 00:51:24,160 --> 00:51:28,319 clothing stores, shops, our mall. Mall. 1310 00:51:28,319 --> 00:51:31,270 The mall. 1311 00:51:31,280 --> 00:51:35,040 what goes in the mall. No, if I may. 1312 00:51:35,040 --> 00:51:36,960 Sure. Absolutely. Um I think the only 1313 00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:38,559 thing that again I'm on a concern 1314 00:51:38,559 --> 00:51:40,800 because the city manager put it a good 1315 00:51:40,800 --> 00:51:42,480 point. We've invested a lot in the 1316 00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:46,160 public safety. Um I know that I think 1317 00:51:46,160 --> 00:51:48,160 the last time I looked before I retired, 1318 00:51:48,160 --> 00:51:50,800 we were we're at e either 81 or 83. I 1319 00:51:50,800 --> 00:51:53,920 think we're at 81. And and I think when 1320 00:51:53,920 --> 00:51:57,119 the council, if I remember when we're do 1321 00:51:57,119 --> 00:52:00,240 doing fin presentations to our budget to 1322 00:52:00,240 --> 00:52:02,319 the bodies. We It was a goal that you 1323 00:52:02,319 --> 00:52:04,800 would have five every year. So, I think 1324 00:52:04,800 --> 00:52:06,480 you're at the fourth or fifth year of 1325 00:52:06,480 --> 00:52:09,920 having five every year um from staffing 1326 00:52:09,920 --> 00:52:13,440 invested into it. That's one. Second, uh 1327 00:52:13,440 --> 00:52:15,280 I know that Tim's team has tried 1328 00:52:15,280 --> 00:52:16,880 everything to get our mobile equipment 1329 00:52:16,880 --> 00:52:19,440 going. There's been all kinds of 1330 00:52:19,440 --> 00:52:22,319 downfalls, but the last we have vehicles 1331 00:52:22,319 --> 00:52:25,040 that are pushing 120,000 still. Even 1332 00:52:25,040 --> 00:52:26,640 though you put a good dent in it, it's 1333 00:52:26,640 --> 00:52:28,640 not as much as it was. But you're still 1334 00:52:28,640 --> 00:52:30,800 going to have about at least maybe a 1335 00:52:30,800 --> 00:52:34,960 half a dozen to eight that have 108. And 1336 00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:39,440 anything over 110, it's no longer safe. 1337 00:52:39,440 --> 00:52:41,440 It's it's costing more putting it on the 1338 00:52:41,440 --> 00:52:45,280 road. Um your our fleet supervisor has 1339 00:52:45,280 --> 00:52:48,559 been doing triage like a mash unit with 1340 00:52:48,559 --> 00:52:50,559 our vehicles, taking parts from other 1341 00:52:50,559 --> 00:52:53,440 cars, parts that not available. Um, and 1342 00:52:53,440 --> 00:52:55,359 some of those vehicles do not have to be 1343 00:52:55,359 --> 00:52:57,920 frontline police pursuit vehicles. They 1344 00:52:57,920 --> 00:53:00,480 can be support vehicles. Um, some of the 1345 00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:02,880 cars, even the unmarked, they can be 1346 00:53:02,880 --> 00:53:05,599 done locally. I know it because I dealt 1347 00:53:05,599 --> 00:53:08,240 with three or 400 units myself. So, I'm 1348 00:53:08,240 --> 00:53:10,319 thinking from experience, but we need to 1349 00:53:10,319 --> 00:53:13,119 do something. It's when it's three in 1350 00:53:13,119 --> 00:53:14,559 the morning and it's August and 1351 00:53:14,559 --> 00:53:16,800 nothing's working on you and everybody's 1352 00:53:16,800 --> 00:53:20,079 home, you depend on that vehicle. So, 1353 00:53:20,079 --> 00:53:21,839 and that goes for all the public safety 1354 00:53:21,839 --> 00:53:25,119 vehicles. That's my comments on that. Do 1355 00:53:25,119 --> 00:53:27,599 we have an update, Tim, on where the 1356 00:53:27,599 --> 00:53:30,319 vehicles are, the ones that are in doing 1357 00:53:30,319 --> 00:53:33,599 right now that we're working on? 1358 00:53:33,599 --> 00:53:35,760 If you could just And maybe Tim, as you 1359 00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:38,000 think of as you're walking up, uh I I 1360 00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:40,720 think the purch 25 PD vehicles we bought 1361 00:53:40,720 --> 00:53:43,079 in the last two years. You'll remind 22 1362 00:53:43,079 --> 00:53:46,000 23, but that took a big hit. Go ahead. 1363 00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:48,960 I'm sorry. Yeah, we we got uh we got the 1364 00:53:48,960 --> 00:53:52,880 majority of them almost delivered. Uh we 1365 00:53:52,880 --> 00:53:54,880 got probably a couple of them that we're 1366 00:53:54,880 --> 00:53:56,720 still working on them, but we've 1367 00:53:56,720 --> 00:53:59,119 replaced a lot of them, but we still 1368 00:53:59,119 --> 00:54:01,440 have a few more to go and we have a 1369 00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:03,680 little bit of of budget. Uh but with the 1370 00:54:03,680 --> 00:54:06,160 city manager, what he recommended that 1371 00:54:06,160 --> 00:54:09,359 we start from now saving because in 10 1372 00:54:09,359 --> 00:54:11,359 years from now, we'll probably need to 1373 00:54:11,359 --> 00:54:12,880 replace everything that we replace 1374 00:54:12,880 --> 00:54:14,720 today. So, we're trying to set aside 1375 00:54:14,720 --> 00:54:17,480 some money for the future for the 1376 00:54:17,480 --> 00:54:20,960 replacement as we continue to replace 1377 00:54:20,960 --> 00:54:24,800 the current fleet as the prices continue 1378 00:54:24,800 --> 00:54:27,520 to go up and availability of vehicles. 1379 00:54:27,520 --> 00:54:31,040 It's just a huge challenge and then you 1380 00:54:31,040 --> 00:54:32,720 know as soon as we deliver one 1381 00:54:32,720 --> 00:54:35,680 unfortunately we lose one for in an 1382 00:54:35,680 --> 00:54:37,200 accident or something like it gets 1383 00:54:37,200 --> 00:54:40,160 totaled and you know accidents happen. 1384 00:54:40,160 --> 00:54:41,559 So, so it's a 1385 00:54:41,559 --> 00:54:43,760 continual challenge, but we're working 1386 00:54:43,760 --> 00:54:45,680 on it. We're doing the best we can. The 1387 00:54:45,680 --> 00:54:48,160 vehicle crisis didn't help us any 1388 00:54:48,160 --> 00:54:49,520 because he had to get everything at 1389 00:54:49,520 --> 00:54:51,040 once. So, that means everything 1390 00:54:51,040 --> 00:54:53,359 literally ends at once. It's the same 1391 00:54:53,359 --> 00:54:55,200 thing with staffing. If you hire 20 1392 00:54:55,200 --> 00:54:56,559 people at one time, they're going to 1393 00:54:56,559 --> 00:54:59,520 retire within that time period. So, no, 1394 00:54:59,520 --> 00:55:01,760 I get it. But I'm just saying is that we 1395 00:55:01,760 --> 00:55:03,839 can't just stop. We have to kind of 1396 00:55:03,839 --> 00:55:06,000 figure it out. There's I know that there 1397 00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:08,079 was downsizing of vehicles. That doesn't 1398 00:55:08,079 --> 00:55:10,240 always work in the desert either. It's 1399 00:55:10,240 --> 00:55:13,359 it's a hazard. Some can can do it. I 1400 00:55:13,359 --> 00:55:14,800 know you've done a really good job in 1401 00:55:14,800 --> 00:55:16,400 public works. I mean, but that's your 1402 00:55:16,400 --> 00:55:19,599 baby and I can understand. I know the uh 1403 00:55:19,599 --> 00:55:21,200 the water department's done a really 1404 00:55:21,200 --> 00:55:24,160 good job, but both of them are essential 1405 00:55:24,160 --> 00:55:26,079 because we need them. I'm just saying 1406 00:55:26,079 --> 00:55:28,079 let's not I just didn't see what it was 1407 00:55:28,079 --> 00:55:30,400 in the budget for the public safety side 1408 00:55:30,400 --> 00:55:32,000 of it. But I I'm just bringing it out 1409 00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:33,920 that we need to look at. If we're just 1410 00:55:33,920 --> 00:55:35,760 five or six away from what we already 1411 00:55:35,760 --> 00:55:38,160 have, it's better than we were at 30. 1412 00:55:38,160 --> 00:55:39,440 That's I'm just saying there is a 1413 00:55:39,440 --> 00:55:40,880 replacement schedule. The point you're 1414 00:55:40,880 --> 00:55:43,960 making and my recollection Ruby is 1415 00:55:43,960 --> 00:55:48,400 $750,000 is in fleet now. What's needed 1416 00:55:48,400 --> 00:55:50,640 some public safety, some other city 1417 00:55:50,640 --> 00:55:52,400 vehicles. So that's what's proposed in 1418 00:55:52,400 --> 00:55:56,240 this year's 750 700 annually. Yes. Well, 1419 00:55:56,240 --> 00:55:58,000 this coming fiscal year. It's been 500 1420 00:55:58,000 --> 00:56:00,000 in the past, but we to Tim's point, we 1421 00:56:00,000 --> 00:56:02,000 need to set set aside a little more to 1422 00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:03,680 replace all these that are yet to be 1423 00:56:03,680 --> 00:56:05,599 done. So, we moved that up from 500 500 1424 00:56:05,599 --> 00:56:08,319 to 750. I did see the 750, but when it 1425 00:56:08,319 --> 00:56:10,559 was broken down, I didn't see those 1426 00:56:10,559 --> 00:56:12,960 other vehicles that were able to be. So, 1427 00:56:12,960 --> 00:56:15,599 and I I brought it to the mayor because 1428 00:56:15,599 --> 00:56:17,040 I wanted to be sure what we were talking 1429 00:56:17,040 --> 00:56:19,040 about. And we kind of did what you 1430 00:56:19,040 --> 00:56:21,839 figured maybe about another 400,000, 1431 00:56:21,839 --> 00:56:22,839 maybe 1432 00:56:22,839 --> 00:56:25,520 420,000 at least. That was a ballpark 1433 00:56:25,520 --> 00:56:26,960 because I wanted to be sure before I 1434 00:56:26,960 --> 00:56:29,599 said what I said today. I might I know 1435 00:56:29,599 --> 00:56:30,720 we're going to be running out of time, 1436 00:56:30,720 --> 00:56:33,599 but as Ruby went through the pluses and 1437 00:56:33,599 --> 00:56:35,200 the expenditures and revenues in the 1438 00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:37,680 general fund, there was about $500,000, 1439 00:56:37,680 --> 00:56:40,400 which isn't tons of cushion, but if you 1440 00:56:40,400 --> 00:56:42,720 chose and said, you know what, we could 1441 00:56:42,720 --> 00:56:44,680 make that u 1442 00:56:44,680 --> 00:56:47,079 $319,000. Let's put another 1443 00:56:47,079 --> 00:56:50,559 $200,000 into fleet vehicles. this is 1444 00:56:50,559 --> 00:56:51,839 the time to kind of give us that 1445 00:56:51,839 --> 00:56:53,839 direction and may not be a bad 1446 00:56:53,839 --> 00:56:56,960 investment in light of of of the needs. 1447 00:56:56,960 --> 00:56:59,680 In addition, Mr. City Manager, we did 1448 00:56:59,680 --> 00:57:02,400 not spend all of our 750 from this year. 1449 00:57:02,400 --> 00:57:04,000 We still owe some of the money for the 1450 00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:05,760 upfitting. So, we may have a little bit 1451 00:57:05,760 --> 00:57:07,839 of cushion from this current fiscal 1452 00:57:07,839 --> 00:57:10,400 year. We want to clean up whatever we 1453 00:57:10,400 --> 00:57:12,480 have remaining and then we will look at 1454 00:57:12,480 --> 00:57:15,119 it. But an additional $200,000 will 1455 00:57:15,119 --> 00:57:16,799 definitely go a long way. But even the 1456 00:57:16,799 --> 00:57:18,640 the manufacturers and the outfitters, 1457 00:57:18,640 --> 00:57:20,720 the people that outfit them, they've 1458 00:57:20,720 --> 00:57:23,200 been so behind. They're still the Tim's 1459 00:57:23,200 --> 00:57:24,720 been waiting. Francisco's been waiting 1460 00:57:24,720 --> 00:57:26,720 for those cars. Even when I retired, we 1461 00:57:26,720 --> 00:57:29,839 were still waiting. It did everything. 1462 00:57:29,839 --> 00:57:31,520 It took us almost two and a half years 1463 00:57:31,520 --> 00:57:33,839 to deliver the ones that we the 20 that 1464 00:57:33,839 --> 00:57:37,280 we bought a while back uh during co 1465 00:57:37,280 --> 00:57:39,119 right after. Yeah. Well, there's people 1466 00:57:39,119 --> 00:57:41,040 waiting for cars to be able to go in the 1467 00:57:41,040 --> 00:57:44,319 field. is Tim is Tim. Is any of those 1468 00:57:44,319 --> 00:57:46,400 pieces of equipment on that? Is it 1469 00:57:46,400 --> 00:57:48,720 equipment or it's just vehicles of the 1470 00:57:48,720 --> 00:57:50,240 750,000? 1471 00:57:50,240 --> 00:57:54,160 Uh, no. The the 750 You mean the one for 1472 00:57:54,160 --> 00:57:56,640 next year? Yeah. The 750 is vehicle 1473 00:57:56,640 --> 00:57:59,119 replacement. Vehicles only. Well, it 1474 00:57:59,119 --> 00:58:01,520 Well, the vehicle replacement usually 1475 00:58:01,520 --> 00:58:03,920 includes the upfitting cost. So, the 750 1476 00:58:03,920 --> 00:58:06,319 is all what we get, okay, for vehicles 1477 00:58:06,319 --> 00:58:09,359 and upfitting of each unit. So mind you, 1478 00:58:09,359 --> 00:58:12,000 each each one of the uh police units is 1479 00:58:12,000 --> 00:58:14,119 probably in the upward of $100,000 1480 00:58:14,119 --> 00:58:17,280 upfitted. So it's the 750 is not a lot 1481 00:58:17,280 --> 00:58:19,280 of Yeah. And and what are we looking at 1482 00:58:19,280 --> 00:58:20,720 in terms of any kind of equipment? Is 1483 00:58:20,720 --> 00:58:22,319 there any big equipment we're buying as 1484 00:58:22,319 --> 00:58:24,640 part of this budget too? We're not 1485 00:58:24,640 --> 00:58:27,599 planning on it. Not not this next fiscal 1486 00:58:27,599 --> 00:58:28,799 year. No. Because the only reason I say 1487 00:58:28,799 --> 00:58:31,200 that is if I look at it, I I would think 1488 00:58:31,200 --> 00:58:33,839 maybe measure X or E. You know what I'm 1489 00:58:33,839 --> 00:58:35,119 saying? And if we had to do a one time, 1490 00:58:35,119 --> 00:58:36,480 if we were buying a big piece of 1491 00:58:36,480 --> 00:58:37,760 equipment, we could take that off and 1492 00:58:37,760 --> 00:58:39,200 say it's 300, say it's a dump truck, 1493 00:58:39,200 --> 00:58:41,520 it's 350,000, we could pay it as a 1494 00:58:41,520 --> 00:58:43,280 onetime project, take that 350 and put 1495 00:58:43,280 --> 00:58:45,599 it into cars, you know, like a onetime 1496 00:58:45,599 --> 00:58:48,400 deal if we had to. So I just just 1497 00:58:48,400 --> 00:58:49,680 curious we had any big piece of 1498 00:58:49,680 --> 00:58:51,200 equipment that is going to last because, 1499 00:58:51,200 --> 00:58:52,400 you know, if we get a big skip loader or 1500 00:58:52,400 --> 00:58:55,200 a dump truck, they're a good 10, 15 year 1501 00:58:55,200 --> 00:58:56,559 vehicle. You know, we don't drive them 1502 00:58:56,559 --> 00:58:57,839 that much. They outlive the pickup 1503 00:58:57,839 --> 00:58:59,680 truck. Yeah, they out. So I that's all I 1504 00:58:59,680 --> 00:59:00,799 was just trying to bring. trying to be 1505 00:59:00,799 --> 00:59:03,680 creative without cutting our $500,000 1506 00:59:03,680 --> 00:59:05,040 down. We're already cutting it very, 1507 00:59:05,040 --> 00:59:06,480 very close. And we know we're going to 1508 00:59:06,480 --> 00:59:08,960 have some adjustments on taxes and that. 1509 00:59:08,960 --> 00:59:10,720 We will definitely be looking at 1510 00:59:10,720 --> 00:59:12,400 possibly a new street sweeper here 1511 00:59:12,400 --> 00:59:13,920 pretty soon, too. I mean, the street 1512 00:59:13,920 --> 00:59:16,160 sweeper is the one that takes a lot of 1513 00:59:16,160 --> 00:59:18,240 hit. The newer one that that we got has 1514 00:59:18,240 --> 00:59:20,960 been doing a great job, but I have three 1515 00:59:20,960 --> 00:59:23,280 other old ones that we're just limping 1516 00:59:23,280 --> 00:59:24,880 on these and eventually we're just going 1517 00:59:24,880 --> 00:59:26,079 to have to bite the bulletin and buy 1518 00:59:26,079 --> 00:59:28,000 another one. So, our team has a 1519 00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:29,839 replacement schedule. we could just send 1520 00:59:29,839 --> 00:59:31,200 that to you assuming that you 1521 00:59:31,200 --> 00:59:33,200 appropriate the 750. Here's what's on 1522 00:59:33,200 --> 00:59:34,720 the schedule to be replaced so you have 1523 00:59:34,720 --> 00:59:37,119 an FYI on it. So, and we're lucky we 1524 00:59:37,119 --> 00:59:39,200 have the replacement schedule because we 1525 00:59:39,200 --> 00:59:42,640 eliminated it one time and it killed us. 1526 00:59:42,640 --> 00:59:44,559 We went to leasing and it was horrible. 1527 00:59:44,559 --> 00:59:46,400 Yeah. But, you know, at the same time, 1528 00:59:46,400 --> 00:59:48,160 we're very blessed in ways that, you 1529 00:59:48,160 --> 00:59:50,079 know, we have a balanced budget and a 1530 00:59:50,079 --> 00:59:51,440 lot of people can't say that. I've been 1531 00:59:51,440 --> 00:59:54,400 here, this is 17 years now, and we've 1532 00:59:54,400 --> 00:59:55,839 had a lot of times where we've made 1533 00:59:55,839 --> 00:59:58,079 massive cuts and we didn't have the 1534 00:59:58,079 --> 01:00:00,000 staff and we didn't have the things. So, 1535 01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:02,319 this is really actually a good problem 1536 01:00:02,319 --> 01:00:04,480 to have is that we're we're looking at 1537 01:00:04,480 --> 01:00:06,079 advancing. We're putting money away in 1538 01:00:06,079 --> 01:00:09,200 our in our pars and other retirement 1539 01:00:09,200 --> 01:00:11,040 accounts. We're putting money in our in 1540 01:00:11,040 --> 01:00:13,119 our, you know, reserves. We're buying 1541 01:00:13,119 --> 01:00:14,400 equipment. We're doing other stuff. 1542 01:00:14,400 --> 01:00:16,000 We're fixing $5 million worth of 1543 01:00:16,000 --> 01:00:18,160 streets. A lot of very good positive 1544 01:00:18,160 --> 01:00:20,079 things. So my hats off to all the staff 1545 01:00:20,079 --> 01:00:22,559 and and our residents. So well said 1546 01:00:22,559 --> 01:00:26,000 maybe the CIP slides real quick. Not 1547 01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:28,240 sure if Yeah. Do you have a few? And 1548 01:00:28,240 --> 01:00:30,799 there is an ID IWA set, but we'll 1549 01:00:30,799 --> 01:00:32,160 probably do at the very end if you want 1550 01:00:32,160 --> 01:00:33,920 just because I think we'd like to get 1551 01:00:33,920 --> 01:00:35,680 your input or just maybe just to inform 1552 01:00:35,680 --> 01:00:37,520 me where it's at. This won't surprise 1553 01:00:37,520 --> 01:00:40,319 you. Uh and this is in your packet. So 1554 01:00:40,319 --> 01:00:43,280 the the green binder that um Ruby 1555 01:00:43,280 --> 01:00:45,839 prepared has a a pull out spread of 1556 01:00:45,839 --> 01:00:48,319 those projects. Almost all of those 1557 01:00:48,319 --> 01:00:50,480 there you already have approved. Yes, 1558 01:00:50,480 --> 01:00:52,480 that's it has orange on it. You've 1559 01:00:52,480 --> 01:00:53,839 already approved. And so if you see 1560 01:00:53,839 --> 01:00:56,720 money in there, it's not that we um are 1561 01:00:56,720 --> 01:00:59,280 asking for new money. Those that's just 1562 01:00:59,280 --> 01:01:02,480 rollover for projects that um have not 1563 01:01:02,480 --> 01:01:04,160 quite been completed and some of the the 1564 01:01:04,160 --> 01:01:05,760 purchases, some of the costs will will 1565 01:01:05,760 --> 01:01:07,520 take place next fiscal year. So really 1566 01:01:07,520 --> 01:01:10,559 all you see is an additional $8 million 1567 01:01:10,559 --> 01:01:13,359 for Monroe, right? and an additional 1568 01:01:13,359 --> 01:01:15,440 five million to complete the payo 1569 01:01:15,440 --> 01:01:18,720 portion of the uh headquarters building. 1570 01:01:18,720 --> 01:01:20,960 So where in the past with my predecessor 1571 01:01:20,960 --> 01:01:22,720 Mark Scott, we had the above the blind, 1572 01:01:22,720 --> 01:01:24,240 below the line, above the line, and even 1573 01:01:24,240 --> 01:01:25,839 my during my tenure, we had quite a bit 1574 01:01:25,839 --> 01:01:28,640 of projects to go back and forth on. Y 1575 01:01:28,640 --> 01:01:30,240 doesn't mean we can't do a lot of 1576 01:01:30,240 --> 01:01:32,079 shuffling, but we know that Monroe is 1577 01:01:32,079 --> 01:01:33,520 going to cost much more than we had 1578 01:01:33,520 --> 01:01:36,319 thought. Y um and that the PD building, 1579 01:01:36,319 --> 01:01:37,760 you've already approved, but we just 1580 01:01:37,760 --> 01:01:39,520 needed to make one more allocation to 1581 01:01:39,520 --> 01:01:42,480 meet the expectations. So, not much to 1582 01:01:42,480 --> 01:01:44,480 say on the CIP other than that, but 1583 01:01:44,480 --> 01:01:45,760 certainly as you review that, let us 1584 01:01:45,760 --> 01:01:47,040 know if you have any other questions. 1585 01:01:47,040 --> 01:01:48,079 And I'm sure there a couple other 1586 01:01:48,079 --> 01:01:51,359 slides. Um, well, the slides go through. 1587 01:01:51,359 --> 01:01:53,440 What's our current estimate on Monroe? 1588 01:01:53,440 --> 01:01:58,640 It's like 170 174. That's insanity. 1589 01:01:58,640 --> 01:02:00,640 No, the $40 million increase is 1590 01:02:00,640 --> 01:02:02,880 insanity. Well, we're at 117 last time, 1591 01:02:02,880 --> 01:02:06,160 right? Yeah. No, they they bid out a job 1592 01:02:06,160 --> 01:02:08,240 in TmAcula and increase it by But I'm 1593 01:02:08,240 --> 01:02:09,839 glad you asked that question because 1594 01:02:09,839 --> 01:02:12,000 this will be bid in about about a year 1595 01:02:12,000 --> 01:02:14,799 from now in the spring. Let's pray 1596 01:02:14,799 --> 01:02:17,119 literally that it comes in much cheaper 1597 01:02:17,119 --> 01:02:20,559 than this $40 million excess. If it does 1598 01:02:20,559 --> 01:02:22,400 and we don't need to move all that eight 1599 01:02:22,400 --> 01:02:24,640 over to Monroe, we can sit down at mid 1600 01:02:24,640 --> 01:02:26,400 year and say, "Hey, there are two or 1601 01:02:26,400 --> 01:02:28,079 three million you can allocate to some 1602 01:02:28,079 --> 01:02:29,680 other projects." Just right now, we 1603 01:02:29,680 --> 01:02:31,200 don't know until it's biz. How much do 1604 01:02:31,200 --> 01:02:35,040 we have saved so far? It's 26 million. 1605 01:02:35,040 --> 01:02:37,680 We have 26 with this 8 million. It will 1606 01:02:37,680 --> 01:02:41,440 be 26. Is that right? Yes. So the 40 1607 01:02:41,440 --> 01:02:43,920 million was a high prediction based on 1608 01:02:43,920 --> 01:02:46,000 what comes what Mayor Pro Tim said would 1609 01:02:46,000 --> 01:02:48,480 happen in Tmacula. That's the high. 1610 01:02:48,480 --> 01:02:50,720 We're going the high so we can track 1611 01:02:50,720 --> 01:02:53,040 down low. Let's hope it's less. And 1612 01:02:53,040 --> 01:02:54,720 Tmacula is a very difficult animal 1613 01:02:54,720 --> 01:02:56,319 because of that freeway is so busy and 1614 01:02:56,319 --> 01:02:57,440 everything else. I know the interchange 1615 01:02:57,440 --> 01:02:59,200 there. It's a difficult interchange to 1616 01:02:59,200 --> 01:03:00,559 close and do stuff and they're going to 1617 01:03:00,559 --> 01:03:02,079 do stuff at night. So hopefully ours 1618 01:03:02,079 --> 01:03:04,400 isn't, but that's insanity. 68 million 1619 01:03:04,400 --> 01:03:06,319 for Jefferson, which was a large lot 1620 01:03:06,319 --> 01:03:08,400 bigger project. I know it's a few years, 1621 01:03:08,400 --> 01:03:10,400 but not that much. That that's like 1622 01:03:10,400 --> 01:03:12,960 almost g that's gouging. So we hope 1623 01:03:12,960 --> 01:03:15,200 we're wrong and we hope it comes in much 1624 01:03:15,200 --> 01:03:17,760 much less. Um so let's go skin through 1625 01:03:17,760 --> 01:03:18,960 those just quickly. I know our time's 1626 01:03:18,960 --> 01:03:20,400 limited. These these are you can see 1627 01:03:20,400 --> 01:03:22,240 these. They're already approved 1628 01:03:22,240 --> 01:03:25,200 projects. You know, 44 bridge. Um the 1629 01:03:25,200 --> 01:03:27,119 next one, next one, next one. Maybe 1630 01:03:27,119 --> 01:03:29,599 there's one that has a summary. So the 1631 01:03:29,599 --> 01:03:31,599 streets are in there again. Uh the fiber 1632 01:03:31,599 --> 01:03:32,599 one is 1633 01:03:32,599 --> 01:03:36,160 a we received a grant for that the 8 8.7 1634 01:03:36,160 --> 01:03:38,400 million um but I wanted to draw 1635 01:03:38,400 --> 01:03:40,480 attention to just three things quickly. 1636 01:03:40,480 --> 01:03:45,039 The next one um take your time 1637 01:03:45,039 --> 01:03:48,000 maybe the next right there. Um you will 1638 01:03:48,000 --> 01:03:50,240 see that you've approved funding for 1639 01:03:50,240 --> 01:03:52,960 Miles Avenue skate park, John Noble's 1640 01:03:52,960 --> 01:03:55,920 Park and George Dog Park. You'll see 1641 01:03:55,920 --> 01:03:58,319 that in that spreadsheet. We have not 1642 01:03:58,319 --> 01:04:02,079 started those yet. And one reason is, 1643 01:04:02,079 --> 01:04:04,799 you know, where to exactly put those. We 1644 01:04:04,799 --> 01:04:07,359 have applied for the second phase of the 1645 01:04:07,359 --> 01:04:09,280 sports complex and we've gone through 1646 01:04:09,280 --> 01:04:11,400 the first step and received a positive 1647 01:04:11,400 --> 01:04:15,520 nod. Um, it's approximately $7.5 million 1648 01:04:15,520 --> 01:04:17,680 grant, but we have to match that with 1649 01:04:17,680 --> 01:04:20,960 7.5 million. So, here are a few projects 1650 01:04:20,960 --> 01:04:23,119 you can play with. there's a couple 1651 01:04:23,119 --> 01:04:25,520 million dollars there, but we're holding 1652 01:04:25,520 --> 01:04:27,359 back because we may need to come up with 1653 01:04:27,359 --> 01:04:28,960 seven and a half million to finish the 1654 01:04:28,960 --> 01:04:29,880 sports 1655 01:04:29,880 --> 01:04:33,839 complex or we don't do phase two. Um, so 1656 01:04:33,839 --> 01:04:35,359 I just want to let you know those are in 1657 01:04:35,359 --> 01:04:38,960 in the budget, but I put the word pause 1658 01:04:38,960 --> 01:04:40,480 just to let you know we've been kind of 1659 01:04:40,480 --> 01:04:42,319 pausing waiting to is this where you 1660 01:04:42,319 --> 01:04:45,839 want it to spend? Um, so something we 1661 01:04:45,839 --> 01:04:47,119 can discuss certainly at the June 1662 01:04:47,119 --> 01:04:48,559 meeting, you know, do you want those in 1663 01:04:48,559 --> 01:04:50,160 or out? Should we hold them in obeyance 1664 01:04:50,160 --> 01:04:52,000 until we know if if the sports complex 1665 01:04:52,000 --> 01:04:53,839 is coming up or not? Or should you want 1666 01:04:53,839 --> 01:04:55,359 us to go build them and we can go build 1667 01:04:55,359 --> 01:04:57,599 them? Okay. Uh John Nobles, for example, 1668 01:04:57,599 --> 01:04:59,119 is the developer. It's the parcel behind 1669 01:04:59,119 --> 01:05:01,520 the mall. The the ideal would be to wait 1670 01:05:01,520 --> 01:05:02,960 till there's a developer and work it 1671 01:05:02,960 --> 01:05:04,799 into their project. But if you like us 1672 01:05:04,799 --> 01:05:07,079 to go build it, we could just plop 1673 01:05:07,079 --> 01:05:10,559 a build around that park. So your your 1674 01:05:10,559 --> 01:05:13,039 direction, your call, 1675 01:05:13,039 --> 01:05:15,200 but I think that's it other than the IWA 1676 01:05:15,200 --> 01:05:16,359 portion. 1677 01:05:16,359 --> 01:05:19,200 Would you like to proceed with the IWA 1678 01:05:19,200 --> 01:05:20,799 or 1679 01:05:20,799 --> 01:05:28,390 Yes. Okay. I'll go back few slides. 1680 01:05:28,400 --> 01:05:29,839 They did a great job. So, it would take 1681 01:05:29,839 --> 01:05:32,960 a a lot of time, but Ray's here and 1682 01:05:32,960 --> 01:05:36,079 available to answer questions. 1683 01:05:36,079 --> 01:05:39,359 So for IWA for the 20 2526 um 1684 01:05:39,359 --> 01:05:42,000 recommended operating and capital budget 1685 01:05:42,000 --> 01:05:44,079 um we'll go over the proposed revenues 1686 01:05:44,079 --> 01:05:47,280 for 2526 um as you see there's a slight 1687 01:05:47,280 --> 01:05:50,400 decrease that's in here 28 24.8 8 1688 01:05:50,400 --> 01:05:52,119 million. And what's driving this is 1689 01:05:52,119 --> 01:05:54,559 basically as as you also have another 1690 01:05:54,559 --> 01:05:56,400 item later today on the regular business 1691 01:05:56,400 --> 01:05:58,799 is uh regarding the rate study um and 1692 01:05:58,799 --> 01:06:01,200 the rate hearing. And so we're actually 1693 01:06:01,200 --> 01:06:03,359 taking those estimates per that study as 1694 01:06:03,359 --> 01:06:05,359 far as what our current revenues and how 1695 01:06:05,359 --> 01:06:06,799 they've been projected out. So that's 1696 01:06:06,799 --> 01:06:09,359 why you see that that change in um 1697 01:06:09,359 --> 01:06:10,599 decline 1698 01:06:10,599 --> 01:06:13,200 there and it doesn't assume any in 1699 01:06:13,200 --> 01:06:14,920 potential increases at 1700 01:06:14,920 --> 01:06:17,520 all. And then as we discussed 1701 01:06:17,520 --> 01:06:20,480 operational same impact increased um exp 1702 01:06:20,480 --> 01:06:23,920 expenditures in terms of operations um 1703 01:06:23,920 --> 01:06:26,880 the IWA staff did an excellent job on 1704 01:06:26,880 --> 01:06:29,599 providing me all that contact. Um this 1705 01:06:29,599 --> 01:06:31,920 is just a breakdown overall of that they 1706 01:06:31,920 --> 01:06:35,359 have an expected $36.5 million in in 1707 01:06:35,359 --> 01:06:37,599 expenditures and a significant portion 1708 01:06:37,599 --> 01:06:40,640 of that is a transfer out of $10 million 1709 01:06:40,640 --> 01:06:43,359 to fund capital projects on um for 1710 01:06:43,359 --> 01:06:46,000 existing infrastructure. Um what you see 1711 01:06:46,000 --> 01:06:47,920 here is nothing is highlighted there as 1712 01:06:47,920 --> 01:06:51,760 far as a CIP for Chromium 6. Um and 1713 01:06:51,760 --> 01:06:54,000 again that's that ongoing conversation 1714 01:06:54,000 --> 01:06:56,000 at this point. The 1.3 million that was 1715 01:06:56,000 --> 01:06:58,240 allocated prior year was for the design 1716 01:06:58,240 --> 01:07:00,400 for that. And Ray, am I missing 1717 01:07:00,400 --> 01:07:03,119 anything? No. Okay. And so that in 1718 01:07:03,119 --> 01:07:06,079 summary is for uh IWA and in summary 1719 01:07:06,079 --> 01:07:07,920 this is how it breaks down in terms of 1720 01:07:07,920 --> 01:07:10,000 our operating revenues and we will have 1721 01:07:10,000 --> 01:07:14,960 a allocation of 11.7 million 11 11.7 1722 01:07:14,960 --> 01:07:18,240 million from um um unrestricted fund 1723 01:07:18,240 --> 01:07:20,160 balance uh to attribute to the 1724 01:07:20,160 --> 01:07:22,400 operations um including the capital 1725 01:07:22,400 --> 01:07:25,319 needs and the one-time needs of uh 1726 01:07:25,319 --> 01:07:30,160 IWA. And in a nutshell, that's IWA and 1727 01:07:30,160 --> 01:07:32,000 in terms of operations and these are 1728 01:07:32,000 --> 01:07:34,000 diff funds that they actually are um 1729 01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:36,720 planning to to use throughout the year. 1730 01:07:36,720 --> 01:07:38,559 Um and these are consistent with what 1731 01:07:38,559 --> 01:07:40,960 has been provided prior. These are 1732 01:07:40,960 --> 01:07:43,359 necess um in essence rollover projects 1733 01:07:43,359 --> 01:07:45,920 as well where we're giving a $200,000 1734 01:07:45,920 --> 01:07:48,799 annual contribution to ERA as well as 1735 01:07:48,799 --> 01:07:50,960 continuing the Avenue um and Madison 1736 01:07:50,960 --> 01:07:54,799 Street pipeline project at 3.8 million. 1737 01:07:54,799 --> 01:07:56,559 Other than that, that's all we have for 1738 01:07:56,559 --> 01:07:59,760 IWA. Happy to answer any questions. 1739 01:07:59,760 --> 01:08:02,079 Sure. Uh Ray, could you give us is is 1740 01:08:02,079 --> 01:08:03,680 there any big ticket items that are 1741 01:08:03,680 --> 01:08:06,319 coming in for that CIP uh budget that 1742 01:08:06,319 --> 01:08:11,829 you want us to keep in mind? 1743 01:08:11,839 --> 01:08:13,680 Yeah, the major ticket items are 1744 01:08:13,680 --> 01:08:15,280 consistent with public works. We're 1745 01:08:15,280 --> 01:08:17,839 contributing towards the 44th bridge. 1746 01:08:17,839 --> 01:08:19,120 So, we have a pipeline going through 1747 01:08:19,120 --> 01:08:21,839 there. Addition to that, as we spoke, we 1748 01:08:21,839 --> 01:08:23,359 have a regional project with Coachella 1749 01:08:23,359 --> 01:08:25,199 Valley Water District, which is an 1750 01:08:25,199 --> 01:08:28,960 additional 1 million plus in terms of uh 1751 01:08:28,960 --> 01:08:31,040 real uh relocating a pipeline. Oh, 1752 01:08:31,040 --> 01:08:32,880 that's right. Uh we have a Which project 1753 01:08:32,880 --> 01:08:34,960 is that? That's a uh the storm water 1754 01:08:34,960 --> 01:08:37,199 project uh located about 42nd in 1755 01:08:37,199 --> 01:08:39,040 Madison. Okay. Yeah. So, it's a regional 1756 01:08:39,040 --> 01:08:42,080 project where one of our pipes is is uh 1757 01:08:42,080 --> 01:08:44,480 has to be relocated to to make room for 1758 01:08:44,480 --> 01:08:46,719 that storm water which benefits India on 1759 01:08:46,719 --> 01:08:48,799 the north side when we have the excess 1760 01:08:48,799 --> 01:08:51,120 rains. Uh in addition to that, we just 1761 01:08:51,120 --> 01:08:53,520 awarded 1.5 million that'll be spent in 1762 01:08:53,520 --> 01:08:55,120 this fiscal year for retrofitting the 1763 01:08:55,120 --> 01:08:56,960 three wellhead treatment plants for 1764 01:08:56,960 --> 01:08:59,759 chromium 6 and that'll uh bring us into 1765 01:08:59,759 --> 01:09:01,520 compliance. We would have to shut down a 1766 01:09:01,520 --> 01:09:02,960 few wells until we get additional 1767 01:09:02,960 --> 01:09:05,520 funding, but the goal here is to comply 1768 01:09:05,520 --> 01:09:07,359 with existing. So those are the major 1769 01:09:07,359 --> 01:09:10,799 factors in our uh $10 million CIP 1.5 1770 01:09:10,799 --> 01:09:12,799 for retrofitting. What do you mean by 1771 01:09:12,799 --> 01:09:14,960 that? That means we have three existing 1772 01:09:14,960 --> 01:09:17,440 facilities that were built back in 2015 1773 01:09:17,440 --> 01:09:19,359 for wellhead treatment for chromium 6. 1774 01:09:19,359 --> 01:09:20,880 What we want to do is bring them back to 1775 01:09:20,880 --> 01:09:22,400 par. Meaning that we want to make sure 1776 01:09:22,400 --> 01:09:24,159 and replace any of the equipment on 1777 01:09:24,159 --> 01:09:26,400 there so that we can fully utilize them 1778 01:09:26,400 --> 01:09:28,400 rather than spending about 30 million to 1779 01:09:28,400 --> 01:09:30,319 replace them. We want to make the best 1780 01:09:30,319 --> 01:09:32,159 use of the existing life cycle of those 1781 01:09:32,159 --> 01:09:33,920 plants. In addition to that, we also 1782 01:09:33,920 --> 01:09:36,319 want to retrofit them or add components 1783 01:09:36,319 --> 01:09:39,920 that allows us to uh bring a vendor to 1784 01:09:39,920 --> 01:09:43,279 clean the vessels within the vessel and 1785 01:09:43,279 --> 01:09:45,679 not store hazardous waste on site. So, 1786 01:09:45,679 --> 01:09:49,279 it is a retrofit to utilize a vendor to 1787 01:09:49,279 --> 01:09:52,640 remove the hazardous waste while 1788 01:09:52,640 --> 01:09:55,120 regenerating our on-site uh ion exchange 1789 01:09:55,120 --> 01:09:57,920 resin. Uh again, for 1.5 million for all 1790 01:09:57,920 --> 01:09:59,679 three facilities. Got it. uh at the end 1791 01:09:59,679 --> 01:10:01,280 of the day what we're trying to do is uh 1792 01:10:01,280 --> 01:10:03,199 make the best use of the existing life 1793 01:10:03,199 --> 01:10:06,080 cycle of the investment made back in 1794 01:10:06,080 --> 01:10:08,960 2015. Okay. Thank you. Thank you very 1795 01:10:08,960 --> 01:10:12,159 much. Any other questions of the IWA or 1796 01:10:12,159 --> 01:10:15,360 CIP? No. Thank you. Yeah. Well, with 1797 01:10:15,360 --> 01:10:17,840 that concludes um our presentation and 1798 01:10:17,840 --> 01:10:20,239 and in terms of the study session. Um 1799 01:10:20,239 --> 01:10:21,920 other than that, we are just looking for 1800 01:10:21,920 --> 01:10:23,440 council direction on how you would like 1801 01:10:23,440 --> 01:10:26,000 us to proceed. if you would look for or 1802 01:10:26,000 --> 01:10:28,159 would like us to proceed as presented, 1803 01:10:28,159 --> 01:10:29,920 make adjustments and come back with the 1804 01:10:29,920 --> 01:10:31,920 recommended budget come the first 1805 01:10:31,920 --> 01:10:34,320 meeting in June at the leisure of the 1806 01:10:34,320 --> 01:10:37,590 council. 1807 01:10:37,600 --> 01:10:41,040 My is the comments that we gave to 1808 01:10:41,040 --> 01:10:42,960 incorporate and come back with with 1809 01:10:42,960 --> 01:10:45,040 answers with that everything that we 1810 01:10:45,040 --> 01:10:46,960 made comments on and you're talking 1811 01:10:46,960 --> 01:10:49,600 about with the car vehicles the parks 1812 01:10:49,600 --> 01:10:52,560 parks okay the stuff that we pointed out 1813 01:10:52,560 --> 01:10:54,239 I think we mentioned fire as well right 1814 01:10:54,239 --> 01:10:56,480 fire yeah that's going to be a longterm 1815 01:10:56,480 --> 01:10:59,040 discussion but I mean at least give us a 1816 01:10:59,040 --> 01:11:00,719 direction where that's the platform 1817 01:11:00,719 --> 01:11:03,679 we're working on you good with that me 1818 01:11:03,679 --> 01:11:06,320 yes you got what you need thank you 1819 01:11:06,320 --> 01:11:08,719 thank All right, with that we will 1820 01:11:08,719 --> 01:11:11,520 adjourn our study session at 4:10 and 1821 01:11:11,520 --> 01:11:13,520 move into close session. Can I have roll 1822 01:11:13,520 --> 01:11:16,239 call, please? Uh, for the record, all 1823 01:11:16,239 --> 01:11:18,400 council members are present except for 1824 01:11:18,400 --> 01:11:20,480 uh council member Weman Perman. Okay, 1825 01:11:20,480 --> 01:11:22,560 and at this time we'll do item number 1826 01:11:22,560 --> 01:11:23,840 two, which is public comment. Is there 1827 01:11:23,840 --> 01:11:25,199 anybody here wishing to speak or is 1828 01:11:25,199 --> 01:11:28,719 anybody in the queue? Sabdi. 1829 01:11:28,719 --> 01:11:30,480 Okay, with that we'll go on to item 1830 01:11:30,480 --> 01:11:31,920 number three now is adjourn to close 1831 01:11:31,920 --> 01:11:34,560 session to consider uh 3.1 which is 1832 01:11:34,560 --> 01:11:36,400 conference with legal council potential 1833 01:11:36,400 --> 01:11:38,679 litigation pursuant to government code 1834 01:11:38,679 --> 01:11:42,110 section 1835 01:11:42,120 --> 01:11:44,640 54956.9D and one case and please let the 1836 01:11:44,640 --> 01:11:46,640 record reflect that Councilman Wayman 1837 01:11:46,640 --> 01:11:49,280 Ferman has joined us for close session 1838 01:11:49,280 --> 01:11:50,880 and we'll adjourn to close session. 1839 01:11:50,880 --> 01:11:53,920 Thank you. He smells very nice. He does. 1840 01:11:53,920 --> 02:03:50,790 I wonder what I said. I didn't 1841 02:03:50,800 --> 02:03:53,760 ready something. 1842 02:03:53,760 --> 02:03:54,960 Good evening everyone. We're going to 1843 02:03:54,960 --> 02:03:56,639 call the regular session of the city 1844 02:03:56,639 --> 02:03:58,960 council meeting to order. If we could 1845 02:03:58,960 --> 02:04:01,040 have roll call, please. Council member 1846 02:04:01,040 --> 02:04:04,239 Gron present. Council member Ortiz 1847 02:04:04,239 --> 02:04:06,880 present. Council member Ferman present. 1848 02:04:06,880 --> 02:04:08,800 Mayor Prom Holmes present and Mayor 1849 02:04:08,800 --> 02:04:11,840 Miller present. This time if you could 1850 02:04:11,840 --> 02:04:14,000 all rise if you'd like with us. We have 1851 02:04:14,000 --> 02:04:16,239 a invocation by Pastor Tony Williams of 1852 02:04:16,239 --> 02:04:18,080 Love of Christ Community Church. And Mr. 1853 02:04:18,080 --> 02:04:20,480 Williams, if you could stay after you're 1854 02:04:20,480 --> 02:04:22,400 done. We have a very special lady that's 1855 02:04:22,400 --> 02:04:23,760 going to do the flag salute. We'd like 1856 02:04:23,760 --> 02:04:26,080 to talk to you. 1857 02:04:26,080 --> 02:04:27,920 Let's please uh bow our heads, close our 1858 02:04:27,920 --> 02:04:30,159 eyes. Father God, we just bless you. We 1859 02:04:30,159 --> 02:04:32,400 praise you. We thank you, Lord. We as 1860 02:04:32,400 --> 02:04:35,040 the city of India just are gracious, 1861 02:04:35,040 --> 02:04:37,040 Lord. We're we're grateful that you've 1862 02:04:37,040 --> 02:04:38,639 given us a fine city, that you've given 1863 02:04:38,639 --> 02:04:40,719 us a great community, and Lord, you've 1864 02:04:40,719 --> 02:04:42,480 given us uh governance and you've given 1865 02:04:42,480 --> 02:04:44,639 us stewardship. So, let everyone that 1866 02:04:44,639 --> 02:04:47,840 has decision-m ability be wise stewards. 1867 02:04:47,840 --> 02:04:50,320 Consult you for wisdom and guidance. And 1868 02:04:50,320 --> 02:04:52,239 Lord, let's not forget the least of us 1869 02:04:52,239 --> 02:04:54,880 because the least of us matter the most. 1870 02:04:54,880 --> 02:04:56,639 And as we endeavor to do your work, let 1871 02:04:56,639 --> 02:04:59,520 us do it with a smile. Let us do it with 1872 02:04:59,520 --> 02:05:01,599 integrity and let us do it with courage, 1873 02:05:01,599 --> 02:05:03,040 Lord, knowing that if we do something 1874 02:05:03,040 --> 02:05:05,920 for somebody else, it's done for us. So 1875 02:05:05,920 --> 02:05:07,599 Lord, please we turn this meeting over 1876 02:05:07,599 --> 02:05:10,080 to you and we just ask you to govern it 1877 02:05:10,080 --> 02:05:11,840 and do what you will. In the name of 1878 02:05:11,840 --> 02:05:14,239 Jesus, we pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you 1879 02:05:14,239 --> 02:05:16,639 all. Thank you, Pastor Williams. Now, we 1880 02:05:16,639 --> 02:05:18,800 have a special guest going to do our 1881 02:05:18,800 --> 02:05:21,040 flag salute. Uh Reagan Hunter from 1882 02:05:21,040 --> 02:05:23,440 Amelia Heheart Elementary School. Reagan 1883 02:05:23,440 --> 02:05:25,760 is a fifth grader at Amelia Heheart 1884 02:05:25,760 --> 02:05:27,599 Elementary School. She's an active 1885 02:05:27,599 --> 02:05:29,760 member of ASB, participates in theater, 1886 02:05:29,760 --> 02:05:32,239 and proudly earned the title of runner 1887 02:05:32,239 --> 02:05:35,119 up in a school spelling bee. In her free 1888 02:05:35,119 --> 02:05:36,639 time, Reagan loves hanging out with her 1889 02:05:36,639 --> 02:05:38,719 friends, singing along to Taylor Swift, 1890 02:05:38,719 --> 02:05:41,679 a Swifty, getting creative with crafts, 1891 02:05:41,679 --> 02:05:43,440 and playing soccer. During the summer, 1892 02:05:43,440 --> 02:05:45,199 she enjoys going to the lake with her 1893 02:05:45,199 --> 02:05:48,520 family where she has fun water skiing, 1894 02:05:48,520 --> 02:05:50,719 kneeboarding, and tubing with her 1895 02:05:50,719 --> 02:05:53,520 brothers. Side note, Steve Robbins was 1896 02:05:53,520 --> 02:05:55,119 her grandfather. and your father was 1897 02:05:55,119 --> 02:05:58,159 grandfather was a great man. Please, the 1898 02:05:58,159 --> 02:06:01,119 floor is yours. 1899 02:06:01,119 --> 02:06:03,679 Ready, begin. 1900 02:06:03,679 --> 02:06:06,000 Allegiance to the flag of the United 1901 02:06:06,000 --> 02:06:08,800 States of America and to the republic 1902 02:06:08,800 --> 02:06:11,599 for which it stands, one nation under 1903 02:06:11,599 --> 02:06:14,400 God, indivisible, with liberty and 1904 02:06:14,400 --> 02:06:17,480 justice for all. All right. Very 1905 02:06:17,480 --> 02:06:20,080 nice. We got a little swag bag for you. 1906 02:06:20,080 --> 02:06:23,199 Don't go. I want you to be the envy of 1907 02:06:23,199 --> 02:06:32,950 your school. 1908 02:06:32,960 --> 02:06:34,800 Did an amazing job here. Let's go out 1909 02:06:34,800 --> 02:06:36,239 front. We'll get a little picture real 1910 02:06:36,239 --> 02:06:38,239 quick and then Mr. Williams, when you're 1911 02:06:38,239 --> 02:07:06,069 done, can you come on up? 1912 02:07:06,079 --> 02:07:07,840 Oh, Mr. Williams, don't go away. And if 1913 02:07:07,840 --> 02:07:09,760 I can bring the the city council down, 1914 02:07:09,760 --> 02:07:12,679 we have a little presentation for 1915 02:07:12,679 --> 02:07:16,560 you. Come on. Youth Advisory Council. 1916 02:07:16,560 --> 02:07:19,360 For those of you that don't uh know Tony 1917 02:07:19,360 --> 02:07:20,880 Williams, uh you're going to hear a 1918 02:07:20,880 --> 02:07:22,239 little bit about him. Most of you 1919 02:07:22,239 --> 02:07:24,239 probably do. He's he's a great man. Not 1920 02:07:24,239 --> 02:07:27,440 only is he a good family man, loves his 1921 02:07:27,440 --> 02:07:29,440 his community, loves his church, he's 1922 02:07:29,440 --> 02:07:31,360 actually the lead pastor along with his 1923 02:07:31,360 --> 02:07:33,280 beautiful wife of Love of Christ 1924 02:07:33,280 --> 02:07:35,760 Community Church. But he also spent over 1925 02:07:35,760 --> 02:07:37,920 30 years working with the Boys and Girls 1926 02:07:37,920 --> 02:07:41,280 Club changing people's lives, changing 1927 02:07:41,280 --> 02:07:43,760 young people's lives to have a great 1928 02:07:43,760 --> 02:07:46,000 opportunity here in the city of India 1929 02:07:46,000 --> 02:07:48,119 and has worked many years and has 1930 02:07:48,119 --> 02:07:50,960 retired. But we are here to honor you 1931 02:07:50,960 --> 02:07:53,520 and we got a a proclamation here. And 1932 02:07:53,520 --> 02:07:54,800 I'm just going to read a few words 1933 02:07:54,800 --> 02:07:56,159 because you deserve it and we're going 1934 02:07:56,159 --> 02:07:57,599 to let you say a few words and bring up 1935 02:07:57,599 --> 02:07:59,520 any of your friends and family and 1936 02:07:59,520 --> 02:08:00,800 whatever you'd like to do because it's 1937 02:08:00,800 --> 02:08:03,199 your day. So, we're honoring Pastor Tony 1938 02:08:03,199 --> 02:08:06,000 Williams whereas uh Pastor Tony Williams 1939 02:08:06,000 --> 02:08:08,320 has dedicated his life to service, 1940 02:08:08,320 --> 02:08:10,560 mentorship, and leadership, positively 1941 02:08:10,560 --> 02:08:13,679 impacting the lives of countless youth 1942 02:08:13,679 --> 02:08:15,440 here in the Coachella Valley. And 1943 02:08:15,440 --> 02:08:17,360 whereas Tony Williams joined the Boys 1944 02:08:17,360 --> 02:08:21,040 and then the Boys and Boys Club in 1974 1945 02:08:21,040 --> 02:08:24,480 as the young age of seven, beginning a 1946 02:08:24,480 --> 02:08:26,480 lifelong affiliation with the Boys and 1947 02:08:26,480 --> 02:08:28,320 Girls Club of Coachella Valley that 1948 02:08:28,320 --> 02:08:30,719 spanned five decades until his 1949 02:08:30,719 --> 02:08:32,480 retirement as director of operations in 1950 02:08:32,480 --> 02:08:35,360 December 2024. And whereas a young boy 1951 02:08:35,360 --> 02:08:37,440 attending the India club, Tony found 1952 02:08:37,440 --> 02:08:39,840 guidance and support from dedicated 1953 02:08:39,840 --> 02:08:42,480 mentors such as Dave Eisens, Jim Ducat, 1954 02:08:42,480 --> 02:08:45,520 Danielle Gordon, and Grady Gordon who 1955 02:08:45,520 --> 02:08:48,040 installed in him the values of 1956 02:08:48,040 --> 02:08:51,360 perseverance, self-worth, and courage of 1957 02:08:51,360 --> 02:08:54,239 of dream big. And whereas with the 1958 02:08:54,239 --> 02:08:56,079 support of a scholarship from the 1959 02:08:56,079 --> 02:08:58,000 organization, Tony pursued higher 1960 02:08:58,000 --> 02:08:59,520 college education at College of the 1961 02:08:59,520 --> 02:09:02,159 Desert and later earned his division one 1962 02:09:02,159 --> 02:09:04,320 scholarship to Cal State University 1963 02:09:04,320 --> 02:09:06,239 Fullerton, demonstrating his commitment 1964 02:09:06,239 --> 02:09:08,920 to excellence both academically and 1965 02:09:08,920 --> 02:09:11,119 athletically. And whereas Tony Williams 1966 02:09:11,119 --> 02:09:12,800 further showcased his dedication and 1967 02:09:12,800 --> 02:09:14,800 talents as a professional athlete 1968 02:09:14,800 --> 02:09:17,360 playing a defensive back for Ottawa Ruff 1969 02:09:17,360 --> 02:09:20,079 Riders of the Canadian Football League. 1970 02:09:20,079 --> 02:09:23,679 Go Rough Riders. Tony further uh 1971 02:09:23,679 --> 02:09:26,239 showcased or excuse me uh whereas 1972 02:09:26,239 --> 02:09:28,000 following his athletic career Tony 1973 02:09:28,000 --> 02:09:29,599 returned to the Boys and Girls Club of 1974 02:09:29,599 --> 02:09:31,280 the Coachella Valley where he dedicated 1975 02:09:31,280 --> 02:09:33,840 over 30 years of employment steadily 1976 02:09:33,840 --> 02:09:35,440 rising through the ranks to serve as 1977 02:09:35,440 --> 02:09:37,920 director of operations for over a decade 1978 02:09:37,920 --> 02:09:40,000 ensuring that generations of youth 1979 02:09:40,000 --> 02:09:41,679 received the same mentorship and 1980 02:09:41,679 --> 02:09:43,599 guidance that he had shaped his own 1981 02:09:43,599 --> 02:09:45,360 life. And whereas beyond his 1982 02:09:45,360 --> 02:09:47,440 professional contribution, Tony Williams 1983 02:09:47,440 --> 02:09:50,159 also dedicating himself to spiritual and 1984 02:09:50,159 --> 02:09:52,239 community leadership, serving alongside 1985 02:09:52,239 --> 02:09:54,960 his wife Melissa, as pastors of Love of 1986 02:09:54,960 --> 02:09:57,280 Christ Community Church, continuing to 1987 02:09:57,280 --> 02:10:00,880 inspire and uplift those around him. Now 1988 02:10:00,880 --> 02:10:02,800 whereas be it resolved that I, Glenn 1989 02:10:02,800 --> 02:10:04,320 Miller, mayor of the city of Indo, along 1990 02:10:04,320 --> 02:10:06,239 with the great Indo city council, do 1991 02:10:06,239 --> 02:10:07,840 hereby recognize and honor Pastor 1992 02:10:07,840 --> 02:10:09,040 Williams for his outstanding 1993 02:10:09,040 --> 02:10:11,760 contributions to youth, families, and 1994 02:10:11,760 --> 02:10:13,360 the greater community of Indo and the 1995 02:10:13,360 --> 02:10:16,400 Coachella Valley and extend heartfelt 1996 02:10:16,400 --> 02:10:18,480 appreciation for your longtime service 1997 02:10:18,480 --> 02:10:22,079 and dedication here on the 7th of 2025, 1998 02:10:22,079 --> 02:10:29,750 Tony Williams Day. How you like that? 1999 02:10:29,760 --> 02:10:38,470 [Applause] 2000 02:10:38,480 --> 02:10:42,320 here. I mean, I have my Is this thing 2001 02:10:42,320 --> 02:10:44,320 on? 2002 02:10:44,320 --> 02:10:46,400 I usually just speak one way, but you 2003 02:10:46,400 --> 02:10:48,000 you made a mistake. Uh, mayor, you gave 2004 02:10:48,000 --> 02:10:49,960 a preacher the mic. 2005 02:10:49,960 --> 02:10:53,440 Um, I have my wife Melissa. She's pastor 2006 02:10:53,440 --> 02:10:54,960 of the church as well. We co-founded 2007 02:10:54,960 --> 02:10:59,669 Love of Christ Community Church. 2008 02:10:59,679 --> 02:11:02,960 We've been in ministry for now 30 years. 2009 02:11:02,960 --> 02:11:06,400 Um, started in 1996 and served under a 2010 02:11:06,400 --> 02:11:09,119 few pastors. Then we went out on our own 2011 02:11:09,119 --> 02:11:11,520 13 years ago. Uh, still preaching and 2012 02:11:11,520 --> 02:11:13,280 teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2013 02:11:13,280 --> 02:11:14,639 Man, I can't believe I got a Tony 2014 02:11:14,639 --> 02:11:16,360 Williams 2015 02:11:16,360 --> 02:11:19,560 day. Mayor said it, so it's got to be 2016 02:11:19,560 --> 02:11:21,840 true. I just came back from there with 2017 02:11:21,840 --> 02:11:24,599 my my granddaughter. 2018 02:11:24,599 --> 02:11:29,040 Um, I I'm just I'm honored. I'm I'm 2019 02:11:29,040 --> 02:11:32,320 really uh speechless in a way. Um, I was 2020 02:11:32,320 --> 02:11:34,719 telling my wife, I don't know if it's 2021 02:11:34,719 --> 02:11:37,360 even a big deal um because I have so 2022 02:11:37,360 --> 02:11:40,000 much more work to do. Um, I've been 2023 02:11:40,000 --> 02:11:41,760 blessed. I've been fortunate. I've had 2024 02:11:41,760 --> 02:11:44,079 great mentors, great guidance. I've had 2025 02:11:44,079 --> 02:11:46,320 great opportunities. I've been a fair 2026 02:11:46,320 --> 02:11:48,480 child. And I tell people I'm I'm Indo's 2027 02:11:48,480 --> 02:11:51,199 boy. I'm Indo's favorite son. And I mean 2028 02:11:51,199 --> 02:11:53,360 that with my whole heart. Uh, I've been 2029 02:11:53,360 --> 02:11:54,560 nothing but loved here. I've been 2030 02:11:54,560 --> 02:11:55,840 nothing but respected here. I've been 2031 02:11:55,840 --> 02:11:57,280 nothing but given opportunities since 2032 02:11:57,280 --> 02:11:59,599 the time I was very young here. And, uh, 2033 02:11:59,599 --> 02:12:00,960 I could never do enough in this 2034 02:12:00,960 --> 02:12:02,880 community to repay the people and the 2035 02:12:02,880 --> 02:12:04,880 legacy that's been before me. So, I'll 2036 02:12:04,880 --> 02:12:06,960 always endeavor to my very best. You 2037 02:12:06,960 --> 02:12:09,360 have, uh, a retired person from one 2038 02:12:09,360 --> 02:12:11,119 position, but, uh, we're about to do 2039 02:12:11,119 --> 02:12:13,760 some stuff uh, with the homeless, drug 2040 02:12:13,760 --> 02:12:15,280 addicted. We're about to do some stuff 2041 02:12:15,280 --> 02:12:16,960 with the mental health people. We're 2042 02:12:16,960 --> 02:12:18,400 about to do something to help people 2043 02:12:18,400 --> 02:12:20,079 start changing their lives in impactful 2044 02:12:20,079 --> 02:12:23,440 ways. I gave a teaching about ago and I 2045 02:12:23,440 --> 02:12:26,079 was teaching on um the different animals 2046 02:12:26,079 --> 02:12:28,320 and birds and things from the ground all 2047 02:12:28,320 --> 02:12:30,320 the way up and a lot of the different 2048 02:12:30,320 --> 02:12:32,719 animals and different insects. They do a 2049 02:12:32,719 --> 02:12:34,560 lot of things similar but every last one 2050 02:12:34,560 --> 02:12:36,960 of them does something unique. So it's 2051 02:12:36,960 --> 02:12:38,960 okay that we do something similar but we 2052 02:12:38,960 --> 02:12:40,560 always have to do something unique. So 2053 02:12:40,560 --> 02:12:42,800 the Lord has got blessed us with certain 2054 02:12:42,800 --> 02:12:44,239 skill sets, certain talents, certain 2055 02:12:44,239 --> 02:12:46,000 people in our church that we can do 2056 02:12:46,000 --> 02:12:47,280 things that are similar but at the same 2057 02:12:47,280 --> 02:12:48,800 time we can make an impact that's 2058 02:12:48,800 --> 02:12:50,560 unique. So, we're about to go to work in 2059 02:12:50,560 --> 02:12:52,719 a different level. I'm I'm glad I got 2060 02:12:52,719 --> 02:12:55,199 you all here with the uh with the with 2061 02:12:55,199 --> 02:12:57,280 the a city manager because I'm about to 2062 02:12:57,280 --> 02:12:59,040 start knocking on you guys' doors a 2063 02:12:59,040 --> 02:13:01,520 little bit. And uh I got Ben. I I raised 2064 02:13:01,520 --> 02:13:04,159 Ben, too. I raised Oscar. I raised Way. 2065 02:13:04,159 --> 02:13:06,639 I did. I raised these guys. And uh not 2066 02:13:06,639 --> 02:13:08,079 so much Ben. Ben and I are more like 2067 02:13:08,079 --> 02:13:09,199 Pierce, but I was a couple years older 2068 02:13:09,199 --> 02:13:13,470 than him. So, I raised him, too. 2069 02:13:13,480 --> 02:13:15,840 But the reason why I don't have his mind 2070 02:13:15,840 --> 02:13:19,360 is because of people like you. 2071 02:13:19,360 --> 02:13:20,880 But uh that being said, we're we're 2072 02:13:20,880 --> 02:13:23,840 we're we're going to go to work in a 2073 02:13:23,840 --> 02:13:27,360 more um more focused way, a more 2074 02:13:27,360 --> 02:13:29,840 in-depth way, a more way that we partner 2075 02:13:29,840 --> 02:13:32,480 more to help more and uh with the 2076 02:13:32,480 --> 02:13:34,000 balance of life that the Lord has given 2077 02:13:34,000 --> 02:13:36,400 me. I'm going to make some more changes 2078 02:13:36,400 --> 02:13:38,320 that that make an impact. I'm not going 2079 02:13:38,320 --> 02:13:40,239 to give people things. I'm going to go 2080 02:13:40,239 --> 02:13:42,560 listen to see what people need and help 2081 02:13:42,560 --> 02:13:44,639 them with the things that they need. and 2082 02:13:44,639 --> 02:13:45,599 uh we're going to need to partner 2083 02:13:45,599 --> 02:13:47,199 together because because we can't do it 2084 02:13:47,199 --> 02:13:50,040 all by ourselves. But do know this, I'm 2085 02:13:50,040 --> 02:13:53,760 grateful. I'm beyond, you know, words. I 2086 02:13:53,760 --> 02:13:56,719 I I I appreciate everything that the 2087 02:13:56,719 --> 02:13:59,040 city has done for me uh personally and 2088 02:13:59,040 --> 02:14:00,239 everything that you endeavor to do for 2089 02:14:00,239 --> 02:14:02,480 the people that we serve as our clients. 2090 02:14:02,480 --> 02:14:05,880 And let's always serve the least of 2091 02:14:05,880 --> 02:14:08,239 them. I I would like to bring my wife up 2092 02:14:08,239 --> 02:14:09,570 though. 2093 02:14:09,570 --> 02:14:17,599 [Applause] 2094 02:14:17,599 --> 02:14:24,310 a few words on their behalf. 2095 02:14:24,320 --> 02:14:29,990 Yes. 2096 02:14:30,000 --> 02:14:32,079 Uh I I just want to say uh Pastor 2097 02:14:32,079 --> 02:14:34,079 Melissa, thank you for uh letting us 2098 02:14:34,079 --> 02:14:36,000 borrow him sometimes and uh thank you 2099 02:14:36,000 --> 02:14:38,239 for your work also because we know it 2100 02:14:38,239 --> 02:14:41,119 does take a team and and by the looks of 2101 02:14:41,119 --> 02:14:44,480 the folks here that is uh shows that it 2102 02:14:44,480 --> 02:14:46,639 also takes a village. So everything you 2103 02:14:46,639 --> 02:14:49,360 said we underscore, but specifically to 2104 02:14:49,360 --> 02:14:51,840 you pastor, thank you for your 2105 02:14:51,840 --> 02:14:54,000 commitment to the city. Thank you to 2106 02:14:54,000 --> 02:14:56,239 those folks, including myself, that you 2107 02:14:56,239 --> 02:14:58,320 had a hand in nurturing and bringing up, 2108 02:14:58,320 --> 02:15:00,239 not just bringing up, but still being 2109 02:15:00,239 --> 02:15:03,599 included in their lives today. And I I I 2110 02:15:03,599 --> 02:15:04,960 want to be short because I want to give 2111 02:15:04,960 --> 02:15:06,880 people time to speak, but I want to 2112 02:15:06,880 --> 02:15:09,920 share something that the pastor always 2113 02:15:09,920 --> 02:15:12,000 does with us when we go to our men's 2114 02:15:12,000 --> 02:15:14,400 group. Um, he leaves us with something 2115 02:15:14,400 --> 02:15:16,239 and and and you think about it all week 2116 02:15:16,239 --> 02:15:17,520 and then you think about the end of the 2117 02:15:17,520 --> 02:15:19,520 month to our next group. And one of 2118 02:15:19,520 --> 02:15:24,000 those things is is today is my best day, 2119 02:15:24,000 --> 02:15:26,800 right? Today is your best day. Today is 2120 02:15:26,800 --> 02:15:29,280 his best day and today is Tony Williams 2121 02:15:29,280 --> 02:15:31,599 day. And so that's great. 2122 02:15:31,599 --> 02:15:34,000 Congratulations on all your achievement 2123 02:15:34,000 --> 02:15:36,320 retirement from one endeavor, but the 2124 02:15:36,320 --> 02:15:37,920 work is still there and we have work to 2125 02:15:37,920 --> 02:15:39,840 do and you have a partner in all of us. 2126 02:15:39,840 --> 02:15:42,000 Thank you. 2127 02:15:42,000 --> 02:15:44,840 Excellent. Yes. I mean, first of 2128 02:15:44,840 --> 02:15:46,960 all, first of all, I look forward to 2129 02:15:46,960 --> 02:15:48,480 what you have coming down the pike. I'm 2130 02:15:48,480 --> 02:15:49,679 really looking forward to it. I came 2131 02:15:49,679 --> 02:15:51,760 here 20 years ago. I was introduced to 2132 02:15:51,760 --> 02:15:54,079 you and boy, the the difference you make 2133 02:15:54,079 --> 02:15:56,079 in people's lives. Thank you for 2134 02:15:56,079 --> 02:15:57,920 everything you've done for the kids and 2135 02:15:57,920 --> 02:16:00,560 the youth. You have saved some. You have 2136 02:16:00,560 --> 02:16:03,360 nurtured some. Um you have really taken 2137 02:16:03,360 --> 02:16:05,760 the taken this kids in in this community 2138 02:16:05,760 --> 02:16:08,079 and helped them build. And I appreciate 2139 02:16:08,079 --> 02:16:09,840 that. I'm sure they appreciate that. And 2140 02:16:09,840 --> 02:16:11,360 God bless you and everything that you 2141 02:16:11,360 --> 02:16:14,610 do. 2142 02:16:14,620 --> 02:16:17,199 [Applause] 2143 02:16:17,199 --> 02:16:20,320 Well, I I first met Pastor Williams as a 2144 02:16:20,320 --> 02:16:22,400 bronze father when I was playing on the 2145 02:16:22,400 --> 02:16:24,239 high school basketball team. And uh the 2146 02:16:24,239 --> 02:16:25,679 pastor would show up once in a while and 2147 02:16:25,679 --> 02:16:28,159 set us straight a little bit, but he 2148 02:16:28,159 --> 02:16:29,599 really gave us a really good example of 2149 02:16:29,599 --> 02:16:33,040 how to be um just respectful, have a 2150 02:16:33,040 --> 02:16:34,719 good vision for our community, how to be 2151 02:16:34,719 --> 02:16:36,719 community based in our decisions. So, 2152 02:16:36,719 --> 02:16:38,479 really appreciate all that guidance and 2153 02:16:38,479 --> 02:16:40,880 even today helping us with guidance as 2154 02:16:40,880 --> 02:16:42,719 adults. you're still there for us, 2155 02:16:42,719 --> 02:16:44,319 sharing your life with us, sharing your 2156 02:16:44,319 --> 02:16:47,200 wisdom with us, um just uh being able to 2157 02:16:47,200 --> 02:16:49,840 share all that wisdom that um we need at 2158 02:16:49,840 --> 02:16:51,679 this moment in these tough times. So, we 2159 02:16:51,679 --> 02:16:53,679 just really appreciate uh Pastor Melissa 2160 02:16:53,679 --> 02:16:56,319 as well as sharing your husband with us, 2161 02:16:56,319 --> 02:16:58,080 man, and also giving us your guidance 2162 02:16:58,080 --> 02:17:00,000 and uh both of you have done so much 2163 02:17:00,000 --> 02:17:02,240 work at the Boys and Girls Club and also 2164 02:17:02,240 --> 02:17:04,479 at at the church and you just continue 2165 02:17:04,479 --> 02:17:06,319 to give and you're a great example for 2166 02:17:06,319 --> 02:17:08,319 us um who are looking up to you and 2167 02:17:08,319 --> 02:17:09,439 watching all the great things that you 2168 02:17:09,439 --> 02:17:10,880 do in our community. So, just want to 2169 02:17:10,880 --> 02:17:12,080 say that I appreciate you and thank you 2170 02:17:12,080 --> 02:17:15,990 again. 2171 02:17:16,000 --> 02:17:18,080 I can't say any more than it's already 2172 02:17:18,080 --> 02:17:20,399 been said, but I can tell you one thing. 2173 02:17:20,399 --> 02:17:22,880 Your heart is there and your heart 2174 02:17:22,880 --> 02:17:25,040 doesn't leave you since the day we met. 2175 02:17:25,040 --> 02:17:26,880 You mentioned people like Grady Gordon. 2176 02:17:26,880 --> 02:17:29,200 You mentioned people like Jim Dat. Those 2177 02:17:29,200 --> 02:17:31,040 are people that I have respect. God 2178 02:17:31,040 --> 02:17:34,080 bless. But Jim Dott's still there. What 2179 02:17:34,080 --> 02:17:36,559 they put in you, put in all of us, put 2180 02:17:36,559 --> 02:17:38,800 in us. We're products of people that we 2181 02:17:38,800 --> 02:17:41,120 looked up to. and you're continuing that 2182 02:17:41,120 --> 02:17:43,439 cause. The other thing that you did is 2183 02:17:43,439 --> 02:17:45,120 me seeing you with this vision. Hey Ben, 2184 02:17:45,120 --> 02:17:46,639 I got to find a place to do church. I 2185 02:17:46,639 --> 02:17:48,399 got to find a place to do church. And I 2186 02:17:48,399 --> 02:17:49,679 always brag about that because you're so 2187 02:17:49,679 --> 02:17:51,439 determined. I would find you in places 2188 02:17:51,439 --> 02:17:53,840 throughout the city park vision what 2189 02:17:53,840 --> 02:17:55,760 that church would look like. So you went 2190 02:17:55,760 --> 02:17:57,280 to a part of a city that needed that 2191 02:17:57,280 --> 02:17:58,880 love. You went to a part of the city 2192 02:17:58,880 --> 02:18:01,040 that needed it was challenged. You've 2193 02:18:01,040 --> 02:18:02,080 completely changed that whole 2194 02:18:02,080 --> 02:18:04,240 neighborhood. You put life into that 2195 02:18:04,240 --> 02:18:06,559 church that is has done well. members of 2196 02:18:06,559 --> 02:18:09,280 your congregation all over the city, but 2197 02:18:09,280 --> 02:18:11,120 it's because of what your spiritual lead 2198 02:18:11,120 --> 02:18:13,040 is what's making a difference and you're 2199 02:18:13,040 --> 02:18:17,200 continuing that path. So, thank you. 2200 02:18:17,200 --> 02:18:18,800 Listen, none of this would be possible 2201 02:18:18,800 --> 02:18:22,000 without you. Uh, please say a few words. 2202 02:18:22,000 --> 02:18:25,359 Well, I would say thank you to making a 2203 02:18:25,359 --> 02:18:29,359 Tony Williams senior day. 2204 02:18:29,359 --> 02:18:31,040 Yes. 2205 02:18:31,040 --> 02:18:33,040 Put the senior in there. Yes, I did. 2206 02:18:33,040 --> 02:18:36,080 because Junior's right right behind 2207 02:18:36,080 --> 02:18:39,920 right there with vision. Um I would just 2208 02:18:39,920 --> 02:18:42,719 say that um I'm thankful and grateful to 2209 02:18:42,719 --> 02:18:45,519 be in this city. Um I know how much my 2210 02:18:45,519 --> 02:18:50,000 husband loves the city of India. And 2211 02:18:50,000 --> 02:18:52,080 when I say that he loves the city of 2212 02:18:52,080 --> 02:18:55,120 India, there are not too many things 2213 02:18:55,120 --> 02:18:58,240 that I'm able to do behind the scenes if 2214 02:18:58,240 --> 02:19:01,200 it does not include the city of India. 2215 02:19:01,200 --> 02:19:02,399 um because there was so many 2216 02:19:02,399 --> 02:19:04,639 opportunities for us to be able to be in 2217 02:19:04,639 --> 02:19:07,359 other cities, but he loves the city of 2218 02:19:07,359 --> 02:19:10,880 Indo. And so we want to, you know, um 2219 02:19:10,880 --> 02:19:13,280 put our stamp here and do what we need 2220 02:19:13,280 --> 02:19:16,319 to do for the city of Indo and u for the 2221 02:19:16,319 --> 02:19:19,359 people of India. And so um thank you for 2222 02:19:19,359 --> 02:19:21,519 this opportunity. And honey, I'm so 2223 02:19:21,519 --> 02:19:25,519 proud of you. So proud of you. 2224 02:19:25,519 --> 02:19:27,200 And and the city of India loves both of 2225 02:19:27,200 --> 02:19:29,240 you. So let's take a 2226 02:19:29,240 --> 02:19:31,599 picture. I just want to acknowledge our 2227 02:19:31,599 --> 02:19:34,080 church members if you can wave. You guys 2228 02:19:34,080 --> 02:19:36,120 can 2229 02:19:36,120 --> 02:19:39,120 wave and nothing nothing it might be my 2230 02:19:39,120 --> 02:19:40,880 day but nothing that I've done has been 2231 02:19:40,880 --> 02:19:44,280 by myself. So I want to acknowledge 2232 02:19:44,280 --> 02:19:49,270 that Eden it's my day. 2233 02:19:49,280 --> 02:19:50,800 She's saying give him the mic. Give him 2234 02:19:50,800 --> 02:20:06,850 the mic. 2235 02:20:06,860 --> 02:20:19,670 [Applause] 2236 02:20:19,680 --> 02:20:28,070 Yeah. Oh yeah, we got 2237 02:20:28,080 --> 02:20:31,120 the next presentations, right? So, next 2238 02:20:31,120 --> 02:20:34,560 we have uh our presentations of our new 2239 02:20:34,560 --> 02:20:37,840 new employees and the city manager so uh 2240 02:20:37,840 --> 02:20:39,760 thoughtfully told me that uh yeah, we 2241 02:20:39,760 --> 02:20:41,520 should all stay down here. So, save you 2242 02:20:41,520 --> 02:20:43,920 some exercise. Hey, it's my it's my 2243 02:20:43,920 --> 02:20:45,760 great honor to introduce the newest 2244 02:20:45,760 --> 02:20:49,280 members of our employee team. And as a 2245 02:20:49,280 --> 02:20:51,200 fellow Indo resident, I present them to 2246 02:20:51,200 --> 02:20:53,040 you. they're listening and specifically 2247 02:20:53,040 --> 02:20:55,120 to the mayor and city council as people 2248 02:20:55,120 --> 02:20:56,800 that are worthy of the positions they've 2249 02:20:56,800 --> 02:20:58,960 been assigned and people that are going 2250 02:20:58,960 --> 02:21:00,880 to make a difference uh for us here here 2251 02:21:00,880 --> 02:21:02,800 in India. So, as I call your name, 2252 02:21:02,800 --> 02:21:05,439 please come forward and uh we do have a 2253 02:21:05,439 --> 02:21:07,520 little swag bag for you. I know the 2254 02:21:07,520 --> 02:21:09,200 council will want to congratulate and 2255 02:21:09,200 --> 02:21:10,479 welcome you. And if you can stay up 2256 02:21:10,479 --> 02:21:13,439 here, we'll take a group photo. So, uh, 2257 02:21:13,439 --> 02:21:15,920 we we're bringing back because, uh, this 2258 02:21:15,920 --> 02:21:17,359 member of our team was here previously 2259 02:21:17,359 --> 02:21:18,960 and we brought him back as a principal 2260 02:21:18,960 --> 02:21:21,280 planner, uh, Gus Gomez. 2261 02:21:21,280 --> 02:21:28,720 [Applause] 2262 02:21:28,720 --> 02:21:30,800 The the chief's going to be our swag bag 2263 02:21:30,800 --> 02:21:34,389 man. 2264 02:21:34,399 --> 02:21:38,110 It's great to have Gus back with 2265 02:21:38,120 --> 02:21:41,520 us. Thanks. Hold tight right here. 2266 02:21:41,520 --> 02:21:44,479 Thank you, Chief. Um, as an accountant 2267 02:21:44,479 --> 02:21:47,690 in our finance team, uh, America 2268 02:21:47,690 --> 02:21:54,520 [Applause] 2269 02:21:54,520 --> 02:21:56,800 Fuentes. These team members are coming 2270 02:21:56,800 --> 02:21:59,280 with a lot of experience, dedication to 2271 02:21:59,280 --> 02:22:01,960 the public service. Thank 2272 02:22:01,960 --> 02:22:05,600 you. Um, in the city manager's office, 2273 02:22:05,600 --> 02:22:08,100 administrative assistant Jackie Sanchez. 2274 02:22:08,100 --> 02:22:13,760 [Applause] 2275 02:22:13,760 --> 02:22:15,359 She just skipped over you. She knows you 2276 02:22:15,359 --> 02:22:18,319 guys. 2277 02:22:18,319 --> 02:22:20,319 We're all family now at this point. 2278 02:22:20,319 --> 02:22:23,439 Raise your swag back. 2279 02:22:23,439 --> 02:22:25,610 Melissa Deler, dispatcher. 2280 02:22:25,610 --> 02:22:33,030 [Applause] 2281 02:22:33,040 --> 02:22:34,800 We've added some great members to our 2282 02:22:34,800 --> 02:22:39,349 dispatch team. Diane 2283 02:22:39,359 --> 02:22:43,200 Welcome again. Thank you. Um uh we have 2284 02:22:43,200 --> 02:22:44,880 a community program aid that wasn't able 2285 02:22:44,880 --> 02:22:46,319 to be with us this evening, Vanessa 2286 02:22:46,319 --> 02:22:48,479 Valencia. We certainly welcome her. We 2287 02:22:48,479 --> 02:22:51,040 have a uh an interesting and um 2288 02:22:51,040 --> 02:22:53,600 progressive program to bring people into 2289 02:22:53,600 --> 02:22:57,200 this the team that um are working their 2290 02:22:57,200 --> 02:23:00,000 way to a career. We call them fellows. 2291 02:23:00,000 --> 02:23:02,720 Some entities call them interns. So I'd 2292 02:23:02,720 --> 02:23:05,040 like to introduce our planning fellow, 2293 02:23:05,040 --> 02:23:06,940 Jose Tortois. 2294 02:23:06,940 --> 02:23:13,920 [Applause] 2295 02:23:13,920 --> 02:23:18,950 So, he's gonna greet them all. 2296 02:23:18,960 --> 02:23:23,040 He's a planner. He He planned it out. 2297 02:23:23,040 --> 02:23:25,200 Welcome again, Jose. Hold tight. The 2298 02:23:25,200 --> 02:23:28,200 chief's here. 2299 02:23:28,200 --> 02:23:31,920 Um, we Is Victoria here? No. But we have 2300 02:23:31,920 --> 02:23:35,359 Victoria Tariqz and Dea Lopez who are 2301 02:23:35,359 --> 02:23:37,760 also uh fellows that are working within 2302 02:23:37,760 --> 02:23:40,160 the uh city manager and the marketing 2303 02:23:40,160 --> 02:23:41,680 department. So we can welcome Victoria 2304 02:23:41,680 --> 02:23:45,120 and Dea at another time. We also have a 2305 02:23:45,120 --> 02:23:47,920 uh senior planner who is part-time but 2306 02:23:47,920 --> 02:23:49,920 retired from another place and he enjoys 2307 02:23:49,920 --> 02:23:52,240 the desert and we decided to put him to 2308 02:23:52,240 --> 02:23:54,080 work. Uh Scott Albbright, if you want to 2309 02:23:54,080 --> 02:23:56,770 come forward. 2310 02:23:56,770 --> 02:24:00,000 [Applause] 2311 02:24:00,000 --> 02:24:02,000 Scott's in addition to our planning team 2312 02:24:02,000 --> 02:24:03,920 brings a lot of experience. Not that the 2313 02:24:03,920 --> 02:24:06,880 gray hair shows that. 2314 02:24:06,880 --> 02:24:11,120 Sandy gray. Sandy gray. Desert gray. 2315 02:24:11,120 --> 02:24:13,760 Oh, that's right. Scott, welcome. We got 2316 02:24:13,760 --> 02:24:16,560 a little bag for you. So, again, I want 2317 02:24:16,560 --> 02:24:19,760 to want to commend uh these members of 2318 02:24:19,760 --> 02:24:22,000 the team for those that going to help 2319 02:24:22,000 --> 02:24:24,800 make India even better. Uh using our 2320 02:24:24,800 --> 02:24:27,280 tagline, uh they're ready to take uh 2321 02:24:27,280 --> 02:24:29,120 center stage. Great. All right. So, 2322 02:24:29,120 --> 02:24:30,080 mayor, I know you want to say a few 2323 02:24:30,080 --> 02:24:32,000 words. Uh, just quickly, welcome to the 2324 02:24:32,000 --> 02:24:34,399 Indial family. You know, we we love our 2325 02:24:34,399 --> 02:24:36,240 employees. They are the front line of 2326 02:24:36,240 --> 02:24:38,000 everything that makes the city great. 2327 02:24:38,000 --> 02:24:40,479 You are the first people that they see. 2328 02:24:40,479 --> 02:24:42,479 Council, we're here to help. So, 2329 02:24:42,479 --> 02:24:43,920 anything we can do to help, please let 2330 02:24:43,920 --> 02:24:45,280 us know. And for all the people out 2331 02:24:45,280 --> 02:24:47,600 there in Indo and are watching us, we 2332 02:24:47,600 --> 02:24:49,680 are always looking for good people that 2333 02:24:49,680 --> 02:24:52,080 want to come work for us. So keep an eye 2334 02:24:52,080 --> 02:24:55,600 out for uh our HR and and different 2335 02:24:55,600 --> 02:24:57,920 positions here and come volunteer for 2336 02:24:57,920 --> 02:25:00,000 commissions or try and be a part of it. 2337 02:25:00,000 --> 02:25:01,600 We want you to be a part of the city of 2338 02:25:01,600 --> 02:25:03,680 India. It's your city. We work for you. 2339 02:25:03,680 --> 02:25:05,120 God bless you and thank all of you for 2340 02:25:05,120 --> 02:25:06,560 coming. Let's take a picture. Big round 2341 02:25:06,560 --> 02:25:10,110 of 2342 02:25:10,120 --> 02:25:13,600 applause. Squeeze in here. So you'll be 2343 02:25:13,600 --> 02:25:32,630 better seen. 2344 02:25:32,640 --> 02:26:08,870 Give a warm welcome again. 2345 02:26:08,880 --> 02:26:10,200 Great 2346 02:26:10,200 --> 02:26:13,319 stuff. Thank you again, Mr. 2347 02:26:13,319 --> 02:26:16,160 Williams for attending. And with that, 2348 02:26:16,160 --> 02:26:17,920 we'll move on to item number six, which 2349 02:26:17,920 --> 02:26:20,359 is the uh youth advisory 2350 02:26:20,359 --> 02:26:23,439 council. Oh, let me let me do one thing 2351 02:26:23,439 --> 02:26:26,160 first. Uh do we have a report out of 2352 02:26:26,160 --> 02:26:30,710 close session? City attorney. 2353 02:26:30,720 --> 02:26:32,319 I don't know. It was not in close. There 2354 02:26:32,319 --> 02:26:33,600 was no reportable action. Then there was 2355 02:26:33,600 --> 02:26:34,960 no reportable action. Thank you very 2356 02:26:34,960 --> 02:26:36,399 much. With that, we'll move on to item 2357 02:26:36,399 --> 02:26:38,319 number six now, which is the youth 2358 02:26:38,319 --> 02:26:40,880 advisory council. 2359 02:26:40,880 --> 02:26:42,880 Good evening, city council members. My 2360 02:26:42,880 --> 02:26:45,280 name is Vianka and I am the current Yak 2361 02:26:45,280 --> 02:26:47,680 mayor. As we get closer to the end of 2362 02:26:47,680 --> 02:26:50,160 our year, we are trying to get in as 2363 02:26:50,160 --> 02:26:51,520 many events and volunteering 2364 02:26:51,520 --> 02:26:54,240 opportunities as possible. Since our 2365 02:26:54,240 --> 02:26:55,080 last 2366 02:26:55,080 --> 02:26:58,000 meeting, the youth council has has 2367 02:26:58,000 --> 02:27:00,479 attended several events. First, a couple 2368 02:27:00,479 --> 02:27:02,720 of our members attended Chella at center 2369 02:27:02,720 --> 02:27:04,960 stage. We were excited to see so much 2370 02:27:04,960 --> 02:27:07,040 activity going on downtown and the 2371 02:27:07,040 --> 02:27:08,960 amount of people there and we definitely 2372 02:27:08,960 --> 02:27:11,760 had a lot of fun enjoying the artists. 2373 02:27:11,760 --> 02:27:13,920 Next, Yak volunteered at the Arbor Day 2374 02:27:13,920 --> 02:27:15,680 event. We helped some of the council 2375 02:27:15,680 --> 02:27:17,520 members, community members, and public 2376 02:27:17,520 --> 02:27:19,680 works plant trees at the South Jackson 2377 02:27:19,680 --> 02:27:22,240 Park. We had a lot of fun learning about 2378 02:27:22,240 --> 02:27:24,080 trees and how to properly plant them so 2379 02:27:24,080 --> 02:27:26,720 that they grow healthily. Finally, we 2380 02:27:26,720 --> 02:27:28,240 would like to remind everyone that our 2381 02:27:28,240 --> 02:27:30,000 annual mental health hike will take 2382 02:27:30,000 --> 02:27:32,479 place on May 16th at the Badlands Trail 2383 02:27:32,479 --> 02:27:35,200 in India at 7 a.m. Thank you. And that 2384 02:27:35,200 --> 02:27:37,359 concludes my report. Thank you. And 2385 02:27:37,359 --> 02:27:38,640 would you like to stay or would you like 2386 02:27:38,640 --> 02:27:41,920 to be excused? Uh, I can stay. Okay. 2387 02:27:41,920 --> 02:27:44,000 Wonderful. Thank you. And uh, city 2388 02:27:44,000 --> 02:27:45,439 manager, if we could make sure we get 2389 02:27:45,439 --> 02:27:47,359 that hike maybe up on the website, maybe 2390 02:27:47,359 --> 02:27:50,080 get a a Facebook post out so people know 2391 02:27:50,080 --> 02:27:51,200 that it's available and the 2392 02:27:51,200 --> 02:27:52,399 opportunities are out there, that would 2393 02:27:52,399 --> 02:27:54,399 be great. And with that, we'll move on 2394 02:27:54,399 --> 02:27:56,240 to item number seven now, which is city 2395 02:27:56,240 --> 02:27:58,240 manage report and information. Thank 2396 02:27:58,240 --> 02:28:01,120 you, mayor. Um, this weekend on 2397 02:28:01,120 --> 02:28:03,120 Saturday, we have our Assada Fest. I 2398 02:28:03,120 --> 02:28:04,880 know we've well advertised the event. 2399 02:28:04,880 --> 02:28:06,880 There'll be great food, great fun, great 2400 02:28:06,880 --> 02:28:09,319 music from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. here 2401 02:28:09,319 --> 02:28:11,920 downtown. So, please uh join us this 2402 02:28:11,920 --> 02:28:14,160 Saturday. And as always, the food truck 2403 02:28:14,160 --> 02:28:17,120 Fridays um every Friday night here at 2404 02:28:17,120 --> 02:28:20,479 the Citrus or the Cactus Plaza. And uh 2405 02:28:20,479 --> 02:28:22,399 of course we have our farmers market 2406 02:28:22,399 --> 02:28:24,000 during the summer. That will be there 2407 02:28:24,000 --> 02:28:27,040 will be a hiatus but uh this will be um 2408 02:28:27,040 --> 02:28:30,000 the last uh uh farmers market until we 2409 02:28:30,000 --> 02:28:31,840 hit the summer uh recess. So with that, 2410 02:28:31,840 --> 02:28:34,479 mayor, that's my report. Thank you, Mr. 2411 02:28:34,479 --> 02:28:36,240 Montgomery. With that, we'll move on to 2412 02:28:36,240 --> 02:28:38,240 item number eight, which is a city count 2413 02:28:38,240 --> 02:28:39,840 uh council conflict of interest. Do we 2414 02:28:39,840 --> 02:28:41,359 have anybody that has a interest that 2415 02:28:41,359 --> 02:28:43,280 needs them to be addressed? I I do. I 2416 02:28:43,280 --> 02:28:45,680 just want to let everyone know that um I 2417 02:28:45,680 --> 02:28:49,040 I I'm conflicted on item 12.2 uh because 2418 02:28:49,040 --> 02:28:51,120 within 1,000 ft of my business. So, it 2419 02:28:51,120 --> 02:28:53,200 uh turns out to be a financial conflict. 2420 02:28:53,200 --> 02:28:55,359 So, I'll be recusing myself. Thank you 2421 02:28:55,359 --> 02:28:57,399 very 2422 02:28:57,399 --> 02:29:01,439 much, Mayor Prom. And 2423 02:29:01,439 --> 02:29:03,120 number nine now, which is city council 2424 02:29:03,120 --> 02:29:04,399 reports on meetings attended for 2425 02:29:04,399 --> 02:29:09,030 government code section 53232.3D. 2426 02:29:09,040 --> 02:29:11,760 Well, the two things that I'll just 2427 02:29:11,760 --> 02:29:14,640 bring up that I was able to do. So on 2428 02:29:14,640 --> 02:29:17,359 the first of this month, I had the 2429 02:29:17,359 --> 02:29:19,280 opportunity invited to the India High 2430 02:29:19,280 --> 02:29:22,160 School dance team spring concert. Um 2431 02:29:22,160 --> 02:29:25,280 very good team of about approximately 30 2432 02:29:25,280 --> 02:29:27,760 kids showed their talents on stage and 2433 02:29:27,760 --> 02:29:29,680 coordination, different presentations. 2434 02:29:29,680 --> 02:29:31,439 It was beautiful. It was well attended. 2435 02:29:31,439 --> 02:29:33,840 They must had about maybe about 300 2436 02:29:33,840 --> 02:29:35,840 attendees watched most of them obviously 2437 02:29:35,840 --> 02:29:37,760 their parents. But it was an excellent 2438 02:29:37,760 --> 02:29:40,080 evening and uh it was really rewarding 2439 02:29:40,080 --> 02:29:42,240 to see something different more than 2440 02:29:42,240 --> 02:29:44,560 what we see um to have how they 2441 02:29:44,560 --> 02:29:46,560 coordinate and do their presentations. 2442 02:29:46,560 --> 02:29:48,720 Um and they received some funding from 2443 02:29:48,720 --> 02:29:50,399 the community that helped them be able 2444 02:29:50,399 --> 02:29:51,840 to compete in certain areas that they 2445 02:29:51,840 --> 02:29:53,120 needed some assistance. It was kind of 2446 02:29:53,120 --> 02:29:55,520 nice to see all that. Um so we really 2447 02:29:55,520 --> 02:29:59,040 appreciated that. Um along with that, I 2448 02:29:59,040 --> 02:30:01,520 had the opportunity with the mayor pro 2449 02:30:01,520 --> 02:30:04,720 Tim to uh attend the Hispanic uh 2450 02:30:04,720 --> 02:30:07,359 American Chamber um their mixer here in 2451 02:30:07,359 --> 02:30:10,479 India at Char restaurant on India 2452 02:30:10,479 --> 02:30:12,800 Boulevard in Hoover. It was really nice. 2453 02:30:12,800 --> 02:30:14,800 Uh it's kind of haven't seen that in a 2454 02:30:14,800 --> 02:30:16,560 while. So, it's nice to see the momentum 2455 02:30:16,560 --> 02:30:19,120 and the small businesses predominantly 2456 02:30:19,120 --> 02:30:22,080 um representing obviously the Latin 2457 02:30:22,080 --> 02:30:24,080 communities of not just India but 2458 02:30:24,080 --> 02:30:26,560 throughout the valley cities and it was 2459 02:30:26,560 --> 02:30:28,080 a really nice event to see how 2460 02:30:28,080 --> 02:30:30,000 encouraged and the comments of seeing 2461 02:30:30,000 --> 02:30:31,840 the growth of our city and the 2462 02:30:31,840 --> 02:30:33,760 investments that the city's doing. Uh 2463 02:30:33,760 --> 02:30:35,760 they expressed that that there's a lot 2464 02:30:35,760 --> 02:30:38,399 of uh center staging going on in India. 2465 02:30:38,399 --> 02:30:40,880 So um but we were we were glad to attend 2466 02:30:40,880 --> 02:30:42,720 that and that is be my report at this 2467 02:30:42,720 --> 02:30:46,640 time. Thank you Mr. Kramis Ortiz. 2468 02:30:46,640 --> 02:30:48,479 Thank you mayor. Last week I attended 2469 02:30:48,479 --> 02:30:50,640 the opening of TOED's new farmworker 2470 02:30:50,640 --> 02:30:52,080 justice center where our farmworker 2471 02:30:52,080 --> 02:30:53,760 community can get help with legal 2472 02:30:53,760 --> 02:30:56,000 support and support getting whatever uh 2473 02:30:56,000 --> 02:30:58,960 resources they need. Uh they were also 2474 02:30:58,960 --> 02:31:01,200 able they are also able to support in 2475 02:31:01,200 --> 02:31:02,800 English, Spanish and some of the other 2476 02:31:02,800 --> 02:31:04,720 ind indigenous languages that our farm 2477 02:31:04,720 --> 02:31:06,720 worker populations uh speak here in the 2478 02:31:06,720 --> 02:31:07,840 region. And so I want to congratulate 2479 02:31:07,840 --> 02:31:09,600 Toadex workers and thank them for their 2480 02:31:09,600 --> 02:31:11,600 support for our farmworker community at 2481 02:31:11,600 --> 02:31:12,960 a time when people are going through a 2482 02:31:12,960 --> 02:31:15,840 lot of fear and family separation. Uh I 2483 02:31:15,840 --> 02:31:18,000 also attended the Chella event sponsored 2484 02:31:18,000 --> 02:31:20,399 by Golden Voice here in downtown. We had 2485 02:31:20,399 --> 02:31:21,760 a great turnout. So I want to thank our 2486 02:31:21,760 --> 02:31:23,680 staff uh for helping out with that 2487 02:31:23,680 --> 02:31:25,439 event. Also want to thank our staff for 2488 02:31:25,439 --> 02:31:27,120 the movies in the park which had a great 2489 02:31:27,120 --> 02:31:28,399 turnout as well. Even though it was a 2490 02:31:28,399 --> 02:31:30,160 little windy, our staff was out there 2491 02:31:30,160 --> 02:31:32,560 handing out free popcorn and free Indoor 2492 02:31:32,560 --> 02:31:35,040 branded lightsabers which the kids and 2493 02:31:35,040 --> 02:31:36,960 adults really like too. So, it's really 2494 02:31:36,960 --> 02:31:39,120 fun time out there. So, appreciate that. 2495 02:31:39,120 --> 02:31:40,880 Uh, last week I was also invited on a 2496 02:31:40,880 --> 02:31:42,800 call by Betty Ye. Uh, we talked to a 2497 02:31:42,800 --> 02:31:45,280 builder who was making fireproof homes 2498 02:31:45,280 --> 02:31:48,560 out of magnesium oxide panels, which was 2499 02:31:48,560 --> 02:31:50,160 pretty interesting. Magnesium oxide's 2500 02:31:50,160 --> 02:31:52,000 used a lot in China and Russia, but 2501 02:31:52,000 --> 02:31:53,680 there seems to be new resources coming 2502 02:31:53,680 --> 02:32:01,870 from Canada that they're using to 2503 02:32:01,880 --> 02:32:04,560 re California Association of Governments 2504 02:32:04,560 --> 02:32:06,640 conference in Palm Desert with council 2505 02:32:06,640 --> 02:32:08,399 member Ferman. Uh this conference brings 2506 02:32:08,399 --> 02:32:10,399 in elected officials and government 2507 02:32:10,399 --> 02:32:11,920 staff from all over the region and we're 2508 02:32:11,920 --> 02:32:14,399 able to share experiences and ideas with 2509 02:32:14,399 --> 02:32:16,319 each other to learn from each other's 2510 02:32:16,319 --> 02:32:19,040 cities. I got some good contacts uh from 2511 02:32:19,040 --> 02:32:21,359 some of those conversations for our 2512 02:32:21,359 --> 02:32:23,040 potential sustainable homes pilot 2513 02:32:23,040 --> 02:32:24,319 project that we discussed in our 2514 02:32:24,319 --> 02:32:26,640 strategic plan. And so a request that I 2515 02:32:26,640 --> 02:32:28,359 wanted to see if we can get from our 2516 02:32:28,359 --> 02:32:30,960 council. I'd like to see I know we have 2517 02:32:30,960 --> 02:32:32,880 a plot of land in front of the history 2518 02:32:32,880 --> 02:32:35,200 museum. It's about an acre. I'd like to 2519 02:32:35,200 --> 02:32:36,880 see if we could direct staff to start 2520 02:32:36,880 --> 02:32:38,479 looking for potential partners that 2521 02:32:38,479 --> 02:32:40,160 could help us build uh some of those 2522 02:32:40,160 --> 02:32:42,479 sustainable homes on that area. Uh and 2523 02:32:42,479 --> 02:32:43,840 and some of the things that I want to 2524 02:32:43,840 --> 02:32:46,960 see is um how we can build two of the 2525 02:32:46,960 --> 02:32:48,319 things that I'm looking at is adobe 2526 02:32:48,319 --> 02:32:50,319 construction but also strawhouse 2527 02:32:50,319 --> 02:32:52,960 construction. And these are both very 2528 02:32:52,960 --> 02:32:55,520 high high energy efficiency and they're 2529 02:32:55,520 --> 02:32:58,319 also very fire resistant. So I think you 2530 02:32:58,319 --> 02:32:59,760 know those studies that we can do here 2531 02:32:59,760 --> 02:33:02,399 in the desert can help us see uh for 2532 02:33:02,399 --> 02:33:04,160 look for better solutions for the future 2533 02:33:04,160 --> 02:33:06,399 in terms of energy efficiency but also 2534 02:33:06,399 --> 02:33:08,399 helping to rebuild some of these um 2535 02:33:08,399 --> 02:33:10,479 fireprone areas throughout the state of 2536 02:33:10,479 --> 02:33:12,160 California. So, I wanted to see if we 2537 02:33:12,160 --> 02:33:13,600 can get direction from staff to start 2538 02:33:13,600 --> 02:33:15,600 looking for potential partners on that 2539 02:33:15,600 --> 02:33:19,760 project. Thanks, Council. Yes. Yeah. Or 2540 02:33:19,760 --> 02:33:20,960 could look at it. Yeah, let's have a 2541 02:33:20,960 --> 02:33:22,640 look. Council member, would it be just 2542 02:33:22,640 --> 02:33:24,319 one type of house or would you have 2543 02:33:24,319 --> 02:33:27,120 staff look at multiple kinds of house 2544 02:33:27,120 --> 02:33:28,399 because there might be other ones out 2545 02:33:28,399 --> 02:33:30,240 there that they could bring to us to 2546 02:33:30,240 --> 02:33:32,160 look at. So, I think it it depends on 2547 02:33:32,160 --> 02:33:34,720 what our partners what we look at with 2548 02:33:34,720 --> 02:33:36,319 our partners because I'm not sure if one 2549 02:33:36,319 --> 02:33:37,840 of the technologies after a little bit 2550 02:33:37,840 --> 02:33:39,120 more research is going to stand out 2551 02:33:39,120 --> 02:33:40,960 above the other ones, right? But I think 2552 02:33:40,960 --> 02:33:43,040 it potentially could be multiple types 2553 02:33:43,040 --> 02:33:45,920 of construction also multiple sizes. I 2554 02:33:45,920 --> 02:33:47,359 know the side because one of the other 2555 02:33:47,359 --> 02:33:48,399 things that we want to look at is 2556 02:33:48,399 --> 02:33:50,399 financial feasibility of these things, 2557 02:33:50,399 --> 02:33:53,600 right? And so um looking at if different 2558 02:33:53,600 --> 02:33:55,359 sizes are going to be more energy 2559 02:33:55,359 --> 02:33:57,439 efficient or just a lot more expensive 2560 02:33:57,439 --> 02:34:00,080 or different things that um we can study 2561 02:34:00,080 --> 02:34:02,080 uh so we can have more information for 2562 02:34:02,080 --> 02:34:04,720 later uh that we can later use in in 2563 02:34:04,720 --> 02:34:06,640 similar projects. And and will you help 2564 02:34:06,640 --> 02:34:08,720 give guidance to staff on this 2565 02:34:08,720 --> 02:34:11,120 considering it's a yeah unique Yes. I've 2566 02:34:11,120 --> 02:34:13,120 I've shared a couple of um resources 2567 02:34:13,120 --> 02:34:14,560 already with our staff that we're 2568 02:34:14,560 --> 02:34:16,800 looking at together that have some um 2569 02:34:16,800 --> 02:34:18,319 good information that we can potentially 2570 02:34:18,319 --> 02:34:21,280 use for this region. Okay. 2571 02:34:21,280 --> 02:34:23,840 City managers acknowledges that waste 2572 02:34:23,840 --> 02:34:26,720 transfer station. Oh yeah. We also had a 2573 02:34:26,720 --> 02:34:28,080 meeting with the waste transfer station 2574 02:34:28,080 --> 02:34:30,800 where we approved uh the uh new fees 2575 02:34:30,800 --> 02:34:32,160 that are going to be coming in to keep 2576 02:34:32,160 --> 02:34:34,880 up with the new cons uh expansion of our 2577 02:34:34,880 --> 02:34:37,680 waste transfer station. And uh I'll 2578 02:34:37,680 --> 02:34:39,120 leave the rest to you. Thanks. Thank 2579 02:34:39,120 --> 02:34:41,120 you, 2580 02:34:41,120 --> 02:34:43,280 Mr. Ferman. 2581 02:34:43,280 --> 02:34:45,600 Thank you, Mayor. Uh good evening. Um 2582 02:34:45,600 --> 02:34:48,080 over the past few weeks, I had the honor 2583 02:34:48,080 --> 02:34:49,600 of attending a few ribbon cutings and 2584 02:34:49,600 --> 02:34:51,840 some community events. I might attempt 2585 02:34:51,840 --> 02:34:53,840 the ribbon cutting and open it for a 2586 02:34:53,840 --> 02:34:56,800 Babe Smokehouse Tavern at the C Canopy 2587 02:34:56,800 --> 02:34:59,840 here in India. Um, great new concept, 2588 02:34:59,840 --> 02:35:01,600 smaller than the other one, but a little 2589 02:35:01,600 --> 02:35:04,399 bit more precise. Has indooroutdoor 2590 02:35:04,399 --> 02:35:06,399 um, another great location surrounded by 2591 02:35:06,399 --> 02:35:08,800 other restaurants. So, um, welcome to 2592 02:35:08,800 --> 02:35:13,040 Indo uh, to Bapes. And so, um, we also 2593 02:35:13,040 --> 02:35:14,880 celebrated the grand opening of uh, 2594 02:35:14,880 --> 02:35:19,520 Wings at Avenue 42 in Monroe. um that's 2595 02:35:19,520 --> 02:35:21,920 bringing some more uh food options uh in 2596 02:35:21,920 --> 02:35:24,399 that area. As you know, we have a couple 2597 02:35:24,399 --> 02:35:26,960 uh few more popular uh restaurants 2598 02:35:26,960 --> 02:35:29,040 getting ready to open there soon, but uh 2599 02:35:29,040 --> 02:35:31,120 Wings beat them to the punch. So, uh 2600 02:35:31,120 --> 02:35:33,680 welcome to Wings. Also, um we also went 2601 02:35:33,680 --> 02:35:35,920 down the street of our council members 2602 02:35:35,920 --> 02:35:37,680 to ribbon cutting for uh the Desert 2603 02:35:37,680 --> 02:35:39,920 Luxury Pools uh which is located at 2604 02:35:39,920 --> 02:35:42,240 Showcase and that's another great 2605 02:35:42,240 --> 02:35:44,960 business coming to Hendio. So with these 2606 02:35:44,960 --> 02:35:46,640 businesses coming to our city, it just 2607 02:35:46,640 --> 02:35:48,720 shows the growth and and uh the 2608 02:35:48,720 --> 02:35:50,479 commitment to our cities. So it's great 2609 02:35:50,479 --> 02:35:52,560 and welcome to those those businesses 2610 02:35:52,560 --> 02:35:54,800 who are transforming our city. Um 2611 02:35:54,800 --> 02:35:57,040 additionally, I joined uh some of our 2612 02:35:57,040 --> 02:36:00,319 council along with the mayor for the um 2613 02:36:00,319 --> 02:36:01,920 opening of the Coachella Valley Rescue 2614 02:36:01,920 --> 02:36:04,479 Mission uh women and children's shelter. 2615 02:36:04,479 --> 02:36:08,000 Um another great uh important facility 2616 02:36:08,000 --> 02:36:09,760 that's going to offer some safe housing, 2617 02:36:09,760 --> 02:36:11,920 supportive services for women and 2618 02:36:11,920 --> 02:36:14,080 children in that area. And that's one of 2619 02:36:14,080 --> 02:36:16,720 the challenges that we have. Um it's not 2620 02:36:16,720 --> 02:36:19,040 only the housing or trans transformative 2621 02:36:19,040 --> 02:36:22,160 housing. It's it's also the wraparound 2622 02:36:22,160 --> 02:36:23,840 services that come with it with the 2623 02:36:23,840 --> 02:36:26,880 mothers and children. And um I also sit 2624 02:36:26,880 --> 02:36:28,560 on that board and there's a lot of great 2625 02:36:28,560 --> 02:36:30,800 work uh going on at the rescue mission 2626 02:36:30,800 --> 02:36:33,920 along with other uh entities. But um it 2627 02:36:33,920 --> 02:36:37,280 it was just special to see all the uh 2628 02:36:37,280 --> 02:36:39,200 folks in the community, a lot of 2629 02:36:39,200 --> 02:36:42,200 employees, a lot of nonprofits, a lot of 2630 02:36:42,200 --> 02:36:44,160 volunteers, and also the elected 2631 02:36:44,160 --> 02:36:45,760 officials come together and make this 2632 02:36:45,760 --> 02:36:48,399 happen. So um great work to the rescue 2633 02:36:48,399 --> 02:36:50,880 mission and all their their support. Um 2634 02:36:50,880 --> 02:36:53,439 I also along with the mayor and uh mayor 2635 02:36:53,439 --> 02:36:56,319 pro Tim and and u other folks attended 2636 02:36:56,319 --> 02:36:58,960 the Arbor Day uh tree planting ceremony 2637 02:36:58,960 --> 02:37:01,680 we did at South Jackson Park. Um another 2638 02:37:01,680 --> 02:37:03,280 important event. I know we we kind of 2639 02:37:03,280 --> 02:37:06,319 skip over Arbor Day sometimes, but um 2640 02:37:06,319 --> 02:37:08,000 you know I I remember when the city 2641 02:37:08,000 --> 02:37:10,160 manager first first came to India, he 2642 02:37:10,160 --> 02:37:12,319 brought something to my attention and 2643 02:37:12,319 --> 02:37:14,240 after I know after I speak on it, it 2644 02:37:14,240 --> 02:37:17,200 it's more prevalent now. Um if you guys 2645 02:37:17,200 --> 02:37:19,120 look across our city, something that's 2646 02:37:19,120 --> 02:37:22,000 very very important is our canopy. And 2647 02:37:22,000 --> 02:37:24,319 what some of us who don't speak the the 2648 02:37:24,319 --> 02:37:26,240 the the lingo, we're talking about our 2649 02:37:26,240 --> 02:37:28,319 tree canopy that covers our city, 2650 02:37:28,319 --> 02:37:30,720 specifically our palm trees, right? A 2651 02:37:30,720 --> 02:37:32,479 lot of our palm trees are leaning 2652 02:37:32,479 --> 02:37:34,880 because of the high winds. Um it's dry 2653 02:37:34,880 --> 02:37:37,439 here. Um we don't get a a lot of rain 2654 02:37:37,439 --> 02:37:39,600 and so uh that that's the issue 2655 02:37:39,600 --> 02:37:41,120 especially in places that are very 2656 02:37:41,120 --> 02:37:43,920 dense. But where it becomes an issue 2657 02:37:43,920 --> 02:37:46,080 with us is most of these trees are on 2658 02:37:46,080 --> 02:37:48,560 private property, right? So it it 2659 02:37:48,560 --> 02:37:51,280 becomes hard that uh how the city could 2660 02:37:51,280 --> 02:37:54,479 help uh replace some of those trees. So, 2661 02:37:54,479 --> 02:37:57,359 what I like to ask the city manager is 2662 02:37:57,359 --> 02:37:59,680 if we could look for any kind of funding 2663 02:37:59,680 --> 02:38:01,439 or grant programs or someone we could 2664 02:38:01,439 --> 02:38:04,000 partner with that um maybe in the next 2665 02:38:04,000 --> 02:38:06,399 five years or to the general plan we 2666 02:38:06,399 --> 02:38:08,240 could do something to start to address 2667 02:38:08,240 --> 02:38:11,280 our tree canopy because um you know 2668 02:38:11,280 --> 02:38:13,439 every now and then a tree goes down, 2669 02:38:13,439 --> 02:38:15,760 smashes into a house or an apartment and 2670 02:38:15,760 --> 02:38:17,280 it has happened. and I've responded to 2671 02:38:17,280 --> 02:38:19,760 some of those uh just to check on folks. 2672 02:38:19,760 --> 02:38:22,560 But now um you know if you look at our 2673 02:38:22,560 --> 02:38:24,319 trees a lot of the trees are leaning 2674 02:38:24,319 --> 02:38:26,319 because of the wind. So if we could look 2675 02:38:26,319 --> 02:38:29,160 for something like that um that would be 2676 02:38:29,160 --> 02:38:32,160 appreciated. I also attended uh the 2677 02:38:32,160 --> 02:38:34,479 Chella event, you know, another great 2678 02:38:34,479 --> 02:38:36,880 event, you know, um thank you to our 2679 02:38:36,880 --> 02:38:39,280 staff and appreciation little boys for 2680 02:38:39,280 --> 02:38:41,120 bringing that to our downtown area and 2681 02:38:41,120 --> 02:38:43,200 that's important because what what's 2682 02:38:43,200 --> 02:38:45,960 that doing is bringing these events 2683 02:38:45,960 --> 02:38:48,240 downtown and we're having something that 2684 02:38:48,240 --> 02:38:50,319 a lot of us didn't have here growing up, 2685 02:38:50,319 --> 02:38:51,920 you know, and it was special walking out 2686 02:38:51,920 --> 02:38:53,439 of this council meeting and going over 2687 02:38:53,439 --> 02:38:56,080 there and seeing almost 3,000 people, if 2688 02:38:56,080 --> 02:38:59,040 not more, enjoying a free concert, 2689 02:38:59,040 --> 02:39:01,359 enjoying some of the restaurants nearby 2690 02:39:01,359 --> 02:39:04,600 and I I I gaze our events off of two 2691 02:39:04,600 --> 02:39:08,240 things. One is if if I don't feel like 2692 02:39:08,240 --> 02:39:12,000 I'm in India and two if if I don't know 2693 02:39:12,000 --> 02:39:14,000 anybody there. If that those two things 2694 02:39:14,000 --> 02:39:16,160 happen, it's successful and I felt like 2695 02:39:16,160 --> 02:39:17,600 a old guy there. So, I hurry up and got 2696 02:39:17,600 --> 02:39:18,720 out of there. I got my little one. I 2697 02:39:18,720 --> 02:39:20,960 said, "Okay, it's time to go." But great 2698 02:39:20,960 --> 02:39:24,240 event. It was it was fantastic. And you 2699 02:39:24,240 --> 02:39:26,560 know, our center stage here, a lot of 2700 02:39:26,560 --> 02:39:28,399 great events. So, hats off to everyone 2701 02:39:28,399 --> 02:39:30,000 and I'm glad that we had that in our 2702 02:39:30,000 --> 02:39:34,319 city. And uh lastly, I I participated in 2703 02:39:34,319 --> 02:39:36,399 the SCAG regional conference that you 2704 02:39:36,399 --> 02:39:38,399 know uh Council Member Ortiz said. Um I 2705 02:39:38,399 --> 02:39:40,479 had the honor of presenting uh some 2706 02:39:40,479 --> 02:39:43,040 traffic safety initiatives that the city 2707 02:39:43,040 --> 02:39:47,520 is uh uh participating in and also um 2708 02:39:47,520 --> 02:39:49,680 our Coachella Valley. And some of the 2709 02:39:49,680 --> 02:39:52,640 things I highlighted were the CV link uh 2710 02:39:52,640 --> 02:39:55,920 CV Sync and um Indo Drive Safe 2711 02:39:55,920 --> 02:39:58,399 initiative which is headed by our police 2712 02:39:58,399 --> 02:40:01,359 department. Um you know kudos to the 2713 02:40:01,359 --> 02:40:03,600 police department for for uh heading 2714 02:40:03,600 --> 02:40:05,040 that program and working with our youth 2715 02:40:05,040 --> 02:40:07,600 with that because um we we received a 2716 02:40:07,600 --> 02:40:10,160 lot of questions about it. Um and folks 2717 02:40:10,160 --> 02:40:12,000 are you know inquiring how how do we get 2718 02:40:12,000 --> 02:40:13,840 that going? How how did you do that? How 2719 02:40:13,840 --> 02:40:16,080 did you work with the students? And so 2720 02:40:16,080 --> 02:40:18,240 um I had some stickers. gave out stakers 2721 02:40:18,240 --> 02:40:20,960 and so um thank you chief uh for working 2722 02:40:20,960 --> 02:40:23,520 with us for that and also improving 2723 02:40:23,520 --> 02:40:27,120 traffic flow, enhancing safety and uh 2724 02:40:27,120 --> 02:40:29,040 also how we deployed our license plate 2725 02:40:29,040 --> 02:40:30,960 readers and how they actually work. And 2726 02:40:30,960 --> 02:40:33,040 so I know a lot of times people they 2727 02:40:33,040 --> 02:40:34,720 wonder like what what are we doing about 2728 02:40:34,720 --> 02:40:36,880 traffic safety and and I just have to 2729 02:40:36,880 --> 02:40:39,040 tell you traffic safety is not just 2730 02:40:39,040 --> 02:40:41,120 about having a patrol officer out there 2731 02:40:41,120 --> 02:40:43,280 pulling people for tickets. It takes a 2732 02:40:43,280 --> 02:40:44,800 lot of different things in there. It 2733 02:40:44,800 --> 02:40:47,120 takes community initiatives. uh uh 2734 02:40:47,120 --> 02:40:48,960 speaking to your neighbors, uh speaking 2735 02:40:48,960 --> 02:40:52,800 to the youth. Um it it also takes 2736 02:40:52,800 --> 02:40:54,479 education. There's a lot of education 2737 02:40:54,479 --> 02:40:56,479 that goes into it. I know if I get in my 2738 02:40:56,479 --> 02:40:58,000 car without my seat belt, my little one, 2739 02:40:58,000 --> 02:40:59,200 she'll remind me, "Dad, put your seat 2740 02:40:59,200 --> 02:41:01,200 belt on." You know, so that's why we use 2741 02:41:01,200 --> 02:41:04,160 the kids for for these vices. And so, um 2742 02:41:04,160 --> 02:41:06,800 it's just a great tool and we and of 2743 02:41:06,800 --> 02:41:08,560 course we want to combat speeding and 2744 02:41:08,560 --> 02:41:10,319 distracted drivers because I believe 2745 02:41:10,319 --> 02:41:11,840 that those are our our biggest 2746 02:41:11,840 --> 02:41:13,520 challenges in the city, distracted 2747 02:41:13,520 --> 02:41:15,840 drivers and speeding. But there's things 2748 02:41:15,840 --> 02:41:17,600 that we're doing within the city and 2749 02:41:17,600 --> 02:41:19,359 also our transportation commission with 2750 02:41:19,359 --> 02:41:22,960 CVAC and RCTC to address that and also 2751 02:41:22,960 --> 02:41:25,120 the growth. you know, our city is 2752 02:41:25,120 --> 02:41:27,840 growing, but once we grow um there's 2753 02:41:27,840 --> 02:41:30,479 more cars and during this presentation, 2754 02:41:30,479 --> 02:41:34,720 I explained that um we are also uh uh 2755 02:41:34,720 --> 02:41:36,960 tasked with our arenaification 2756 02:41:36,960 --> 02:41:39,359 allocation numbers and that's our 2757 02:41:39,359 --> 02:41:41,920 regional housing needs that we have to 2758 02:41:41,920 --> 02:41:46,560 uh uh have this cycle and uh very uh big 2759 02:41:46,560 --> 02:41:50,479 number 7,800 approximately, right? But 2760 02:41:50,479 --> 02:41:53,920 if you take 7,800 homes and you put 1.5 2761 02:41:53,920 --> 02:41:56,160 cars into that home, it's a lot of cars 2762 02:41:56,160 --> 02:41:58,000 that could potentially be on the road. 2763 02:41:58,000 --> 02:42:00,479 So that's why uh we are encouraging 2764 02:42:00,479 --> 02:42:03,040 public transportation, shared vehicles, 2765 02:42:03,040 --> 02:42:06,880 uh bike lanes, uh uh CV link, motorized 2766 02:42:06,880 --> 02:42:09,040 uh uh small vehicles. So there's a lot 2767 02:42:09,040 --> 02:42:11,439 that goes into traffic, but it all is 2768 02:42:11,439 --> 02:42:13,280 for safety to get you from point A to 2769 02:42:13,280 --> 02:42:16,000 point B safely. And so, um, it was 2770 02:42:16,000 --> 02:42:18,160 great, uh, uh, doing that presentation. 2771 02:42:18,160 --> 02:42:20,560 And I have to thank our staff because a 2772 02:42:20,560 --> 02:42:21,920 lot of these things that I'm talking 2773 02:42:21,920 --> 02:42:24,960 about, staff is is doing the work behind 2774 02:42:24,960 --> 02:42:27,040 the scenes to help us get to where we 2775 02:42:27,040 --> 02:42:30,720 need to go. And I just have a couple 2776 02:42:30,720 --> 02:42:33,120 more requests. city manager. I know that 2777 02:42:33,120 --> 02:42:36,840 was longwinded, but um one is 2778 02:42:36,840 --> 02:42:39,920 um you know, we talk about our great 2779 02:42:39,920 --> 02:42:41,520 things that we're doing and we highlight 2780 02:42:41,520 --> 02:42:44,399 those things and we as we should, right? 2781 02:42:44,399 --> 02:42:46,160 But I I want the community and the 2782 02:42:46,160 --> 02:42:48,319 people to know we're still focusing on 2783 02:42:48,319 --> 02:42:50,319 the challenging things and those are not 2784 02:42:50,319 --> 02:42:52,240 things that we're going to brag about, 2785 02:42:52,240 --> 02:42:53,920 but it's also important that we bring it 2786 02:42:53,920 --> 02:42:56,399 to your attention that we still are 2787 02:42:56,399 --> 02:42:58,399 watching it. We're still working to fix 2788 02:42:58,399 --> 02:43:01,680 them. And one of those things is we we 2789 02:43:01,680 --> 02:43:04,319 still have a challenge on Highway 111 in 2790 02:43:04,319 --> 02:43:08,640 the road um with transates um on shelter 2791 02:43:08,640 --> 02:43:11,680 folks, people who have uh uh uh 2792 02:43:11,680 --> 02:43:15,840 substance abuse or mental issues. And so 2793 02:43:15,840 --> 02:43:18,240 as a council member, I I can't just 2794 02:43:18,240 --> 02:43:22,000 drive by and and look the other way. Um 2795 02:43:22,000 --> 02:43:23,680 over the weekend, I stopped and I had to 2796 02:43:23,680 --> 02:43:25,520 talk with some folks about some 2797 02:43:25,520 --> 02:43:27,760 activities that I I didn't approve of. 2798 02:43:27,760 --> 02:43:29,840 And you know, our our police officers 2799 02:43:29,840 --> 02:43:31,840 can only do so much. They're out there 2800 02:43:31,840 --> 02:43:34,240 once they leave, you know, uh folks come 2801 02:43:34,240 --> 02:43:35,359 back and they engage in these 2802 02:43:35,359 --> 02:43:37,200 activities. There's already been some 2803 02:43:37,200 --> 02:43:38,880 things that the city has done to try to 2804 02:43:38,880 --> 02:43:41,040 curb those activities. Um but I think we 2805 02:43:41,040 --> 02:43:44,399 we still need to do more. And um maybe 2806 02:43:44,399 --> 02:43:46,800 the chief can address this later on if 2807 02:43:46,800 --> 02:43:49,120 this is already in place. But we have 2808 02:43:49,120 --> 02:43:51,840 folks walking in traffic with signs 2809 02:43:51,840 --> 02:43:55,200 asking for for money um for for 2810 02:43:55,200 --> 02:43:58,160 homegoing services. I I don't know if 2811 02:43:58,160 --> 02:44:01,520 you know if that's true, but what what I 2812 02:44:01,520 --> 02:44:03,439 do know is dangerous being in the middle 2813 02:44:03,439 --> 02:44:06,160 of Monroe and Highway 111, especially 2814 02:44:06,160 --> 02:44:07,920 when we have a lot of vehicle versus 2815 02:44:07,920 --> 02:44:11,200 pedestrian fatalities, right? So, I I I 2816 02:44:11,200 --> 02:44:12,319 don't know if there's something we could 2817 02:44:12,319 --> 02:44:15,040 do about that. The other thing is I I 2818 02:44:15,040 --> 02:44:17,680 like to ask the city manager to look at 2819 02:44:17,680 --> 02:44:21,279 um a ordinance against uh what we call 2820 02:44:21,279 --> 02:44:25,439 oil burners or rose pipes um and to 2821 02:44:25,439 --> 02:44:29,680 speak uh English. Those are uh pipes 2822 02:44:29,680 --> 02:44:31,560 that are used to consume 2823 02:44:31,560 --> 02:44:33,920 methamphetamines. Um they're being sold 2824 02:44:33,920 --> 02:44:37,120 in in some of our smoke shops and I like 2825 02:44:37,120 --> 02:44:39,760 to look at some ordinances to get those 2826 02:44:39,760 --> 02:44:42,080 uh banned in our city. Um, I know San 2827 02:44:42,080 --> 02:44:43,680 Francisco has something similar. 2828 02:44:43,680 --> 02:44:45,160 Spokane, Washington has something 2829 02:44:45,160 --> 02:44:48,800 similar. And not to say that it's going 2830 02:44:48,800 --> 02:44:51,920 to stop it, but it will make it a little 2831 02:44:51,920 --> 02:44:54,319 tougher and it will show that we are 2832 02:44:54,319 --> 02:44:56,800 being assertive in curbing uh that those 2833 02:44:56,800 --> 02:44:59,680 activities in our city. And uh that will 2834 02:44:59,680 --> 02:45:00,960 complete my report. Thank you, Mr. 2835 02:45:00,960 --> 02:45:02,560 Mayor. 2836 02:45:02,560 --> 02:45:04,560 Yeah. Yeah, Mr. T. I just want to add 2837 02:45:04,560 --> 02:45:06,160 something to that because the the other 2838 02:45:06,160 --> 02:45:08,080 thing that I've seen at certain smoke 2839 02:45:08,080 --> 02:45:11,680 shops is the nitrous oxide that's being 2840 02:45:11,680 --> 02:45:13,279 sold at some of those facilities. And I 2841 02:45:13,279 --> 02:45:14,720 know, you know, people are buying them 2842 02:45:14,720 --> 02:45:17,040 there. It's for inhalation. And there's 2843 02:45:17,040 --> 02:45:18,240 a lot of our young folks that are 2844 02:45:18,240 --> 02:45:19,520 getting caught up into some of that. 2845 02:45:19,520 --> 02:45:21,040 I've seen it, you know, throughout LA 2846 02:45:21,040 --> 02:45:22,960 kind of spreading out. So, we could also 2847 02:45:22,960 --> 02:45:25,520 look at uh the sales of nitrous oxide in 2848 02:45:25,520 --> 02:45:27,760 smoke shops and see if there's anything 2849 02:45:27,760 --> 02:45:30,160 we can um put restrictions on in that 2850 02:45:30,160 --> 02:45:32,359 sense. 2851 02:45:32,359 --> 02:45:34,720 Mome look into that for us. You bet. 2852 02:45:34,720 --> 02:45:36,319 There's some great sample ordinances on 2853 02:45:36,319 --> 02:45:38,000 both those that we can bring forward. 2854 02:45:38,000 --> 02:45:39,800 Okay. Thank you, Mr. Ferman. Anything 2855 02:45:39,800 --> 02:45:43,120 else, Mayor Pro Tim? Thank you. Uh, you 2856 02:45:43,120 --> 02:45:44,800 know, one thing that makes me so proud 2857 02:45:44,800 --> 02:45:47,120 to be a council member is how involved 2858 02:45:47,120 --> 02:45:49,359 each of us as council members are. It 2859 02:45:49,359 --> 02:45:50,880 makes me feel very, very proud to be on 2860 02:45:50,880 --> 02:45:52,880 this team and and as we go through, 2861 02:45:52,880 --> 02:45:53,920 you're going to find that most of us 2862 02:45:53,920 --> 02:45:55,680 have attended the same things just 2863 02:45:55,680 --> 02:45:57,760 because we are so proud of our city and 2864 02:45:57,760 --> 02:46:00,000 we are such a cohesive group. So, let me 2865 02:46:00,000 --> 02:46:01,600 just dive in and I know you've heard 2866 02:46:01,600 --> 02:46:03,040 some of this before, but you get to hear 2867 02:46:03,040 --> 02:46:06,319 it again. cello. What an outstanding 2868 02:46:06,319 --> 02:46:08,800 concert that was and and what really uh 2869 02:46:08,800 --> 02:46:10,479 many of you know how excited I've been 2870 02:46:10,479 --> 02:46:12,319 about downtown over the years and to see 2871 02:46:12,319 --> 02:46:15,040 I took pictures yes of the concert but I 2872 02:46:15,040 --> 02:46:19,000 took pictures of a packed sidewalk 2873 02:46:19,000 --> 02:46:21,200 there on the sidewalk in every 2874 02:46:21,200 --> 02:46:22,960 direction. It was just great to see 2875 02:46:22,960 --> 02:46:25,359 there was an open market there selling 2876 02:46:25,359 --> 02:46:27,600 everything from jeans to jewelry and 2877 02:46:27,600 --> 02:46:29,680 everything and and vintage. So that was 2878 02:46:29,680 --> 02:46:32,160 really really wonderful to see. um you 2879 02:46:32,160 --> 02:46:33,680 know it's it's great to bring our 2880 02:46:33,680 --> 02:46:36,800 community back into into India and 2881 02:46:36,800 --> 02:46:38,560 clearly it's very exciting they're very 2882 02:46:38,560 --> 02:46:41,120 excited because they attend these events 2883 02:46:41,120 --> 02:46:43,439 um the movie at the Star Wars movie on 2884 02:46:43,439 --> 02:46:45,840 Sunday Star Wars fan had to see the 2885 02:46:45,840 --> 02:46:48,479 movie but what I observed were all the 2886 02:46:48,479 --> 02:46:51,200 families on blankets even though it was 2887 02:46:51,200 --> 02:46:54,160 teeth chattering cold um nobody really 2888 02:46:54,160 --> 02:46:57,040 moved uh they were all under blankets u 2889 02:46:57,040 --> 02:46:59,840 great kids families moms dads and then 2890 02:46:59,840 --> 02:47:01,600 when the movie was over. What was 2891 02:47:01,600 --> 02:47:03,760 particularly telling to me is that 2892 02:47:03,760 --> 02:47:06,240 people didn't just leave. Uh they were 2893 02:47:06,240 --> 02:47:07,760 playing with the sabers. They were 2894 02:47:07,760 --> 02:47:09,200 hanging out. They were talking. They 2895 02:47:09,200 --> 02:47:11,680 were laughing. Again, a testament to the 2896 02:47:11,680 --> 02:47:14,000 community. Thank you staff very, very 2897 02:47:14,000 --> 02:47:17,359 much um for your focus on doing things 2898 02:47:17,359 --> 02:47:19,200 that bring the community together, 2899 02:47:19,200 --> 02:47:21,359 particularly at Center Stage. Uh let's 2900 02:47:21,359 --> 02:47:23,760 see, also attended Babes Ribbon Cutting. 2901 02:47:23,760 --> 02:47:26,399 It's just a terrific addition um to our 2902 02:47:26,399 --> 02:47:27,840 community. It's, you know, it's 2903 02:47:27,840 --> 02:47:29,600 unfortunate that they opened, you know, 2904 02:47:29,600 --> 02:47:31,680 during summer season, but I'm sure all 2905 02:47:31,680 --> 02:47:33,439 of us will be out there supporting Babes 2906 02:47:33,439 --> 02:47:35,520 and all the other restaurants that we 2907 02:47:35,520 --> 02:47:37,920 have in our city. Arbor Day has always 2908 02:47:37,920 --> 02:47:39,200 been something near and dear to my 2909 02:47:39,200 --> 02:47:41,520 heart. So, I got to participate in that 2910 02:47:41,520 --> 02:47:43,439 as well. Our trees are very, very 2911 02:47:43,439 --> 02:47:45,040 important. Um, not just from a 2912 02:47:45,040 --> 02:47:47,120 beautifification perspective, uh, but 2913 02:47:47,120 --> 02:47:49,120 for the health benefits as well. There 2914 02:47:49,120 --> 02:47:52,319 was a period of time um you know when we 2915 02:47:52,319 --> 02:47:54,240 had issues with water where many of our 2916 02:47:54,240 --> 02:47:56,960 trees uh had to be removed and to see 2917 02:47:56,960 --> 02:47:59,200 them replaced replenished and to add 2918 02:47:59,200 --> 02:48:01,600 trees to our uh community I think is 2919 02:48:01,600 --> 02:48:03,600 just really tremendous again health 2920 02:48:03,600 --> 02:48:05,279 benefits and it really beautifies the 2921 02:48:05,279 --> 02:48:06,960 city and let's face it we live in the 2922 02:48:06,960 --> 02:48:08,960 desert so shade is an important 2923 02:48:08,960 --> 02:48:11,760 component there. uh the the Coachella 2924 02:48:11,760 --> 02:48:13,279 Valley Rescue Mission. It was so great 2925 02:48:13,279 --> 02:48:15,279 to see everybody there. But was 2926 02:48:15,279 --> 02:48:17,920 spectacular um is just the amount of 2927 02:48:17,920 --> 02:48:19,439 support and the people that gave and 2928 02:48:19,439 --> 02:48:22,880 contributed. 60 beds in that facility um 2929 02:48:22,880 --> 02:48:25,200 for mothers and their children. And if 2930 02:48:25,200 --> 02:48:26,640 you see the rooms, they're just 2931 02:48:26,640 --> 02:48:29,120 beautifully outfitted and and the 2932 02:48:29,120 --> 02:48:30,880 services in the kitchen, in the living 2933 02:48:30,880 --> 02:48:33,359 room. Um, and it's just so conducive to 2934 02:48:33,359 --> 02:48:36,160 to helping uh families, mothers, and 2935 02:48:36,160 --> 02:48:37,920 their their children really build a 2936 02:48:37,920 --> 02:48:40,319 relationship, get the the the tools that 2937 02:48:40,319 --> 02:48:43,560 they need, the education, the support um 2938 02:48:43,560 --> 02:48:46,640 to lives together and move forward. What 2939 02:48:46,640 --> 02:48:48,479 an amazing organization the rescue 2940 02:48:48,479 --> 02:48:51,040 mission is. So great to have this uh 60 2941 02:48:51,040 --> 02:48:54,640 bed facility in our city. Let's see. Uh, 2942 02:48:54,640 --> 02:48:56,800 as uh, Council Member Gutron meant, the 2943 02:48:56,800 --> 02:48:58,720 uh, mentioned, the Hispanic Chamber of 2944 02:48:58,720 --> 02:49:00,560 Commerce is just really a great 2945 02:49:00,560 --> 02:49:02,800 organization. So nice to see our Latino 2946 02:49:02,800 --> 02:49:05,359 businesses um, just getting together and 2947 02:49:05,359 --> 02:49:07,840 and really trying to market themselves 2948 02:49:07,840 --> 02:49:09,840 uh, within our city. So something great 2949 02:49:09,840 --> 02:49:13,240 to support and be a part of. Uh, let's 2950 02:49:13,240 --> 02:49:15,680 see. I'm a member, as many of you know, 2951 02:49:15,680 --> 02:49:17,760 the Women's Club of India. Today was 2952 02:49:17,760 --> 02:49:19,760 their lunchon. I think one of the last 2953 02:49:19,760 --> 02:49:21,840 lunchons of the season. As you know, 2954 02:49:21,840 --> 02:49:23,680 they're very philanthropic. They do a 2955 02:49:23,680 --> 02:49:25,760 lot of things, a lot tremendous, many, 2956 02:49:25,760 --> 02:49:28,080 many thousands of hours of volunteer 2957 02:49:28,080 --> 02:49:30,800 work. We have an annual uh fundraiser 2958 02:49:30,800 --> 02:49:33,399 event this year. It uh raised 2959 02:49:33,399 --> 02:49:36,160 $60,000. Um almost all of that went to 2960 02:49:36,160 --> 02:49:38,319 scholarships and those scholarships go 2961 02:49:38,319 --> 02:49:41,600 to um Indo High School, Shadow Hills 2962 02:49:41,600 --> 02:49:44,160 High School, um Amastad High School are 2963 02:49:44,160 --> 02:49:47,120 local high school graduating kids. they 2964 02:49:47,120 --> 02:49:49,680 submit um and there's a a part of that 2965 02:49:49,680 --> 02:49:52,319 organization that reviews them and um 2966 02:49:52,319 --> 02:49:54,720 and many of those and those certificates 2967 02:49:54,720 --> 02:49:57,359 or those dollars by the way will be 2968 02:49:57,359 --> 02:49:59,040 handed out on May 31st. We're going to 2969 02:49:59,040 --> 02:50:00,960 have a lunchon um for everyone that 2970 02:50:00,960 --> 02:50:02,720 received those scholarships. And then 2971 02:50:02,720 --> 02:50:06,640 there are uh $25,000 of that um to some 2972 02:50:06,640 --> 02:50:09,040 of the local nonprofits like the Rescue 2973 02:50:09,040 --> 02:50:11,359 Mission, like the Cancer Society, uh 2974 02:50:11,359 --> 02:50:15,760 like Read with Me. Um and so a an 2975 02:50:15,760 --> 02:50:18,160 organization that really focuses on 2976 02:50:18,160 --> 02:50:20,479 their community on serving others. Proud 2977 02:50:20,479 --> 02:50:22,880 to be a part of that. Very excited that 2978 02:50:22,880 --> 02:50:24,720 um the fundraiser netted enough dollars 2979 02:50:24,720 --> 02:50:26,560 for us to be able to support so many 2980 02:50:26,560 --> 02:50:28,319 kids and give them scholarships. Thank 2981 02:50:28,319 --> 02:50:30,720 you, Mayor. That ends my my report. 2982 02:50:30,720 --> 02:50:32,319 Thank you, Mayor Portim. Before I get 2983 02:50:32,319 --> 02:50:33,920 started, I I want to thank staff and 2984 02:50:33,920 --> 02:50:36,560 everyone. You know, we just had 125,000 2985 02:50:36,560 --> 02:50:38,640 people in our in our city all weekend 2986 02:50:38,640 --> 02:50:41,439 long. And you know, people come in to be 2987 02:50:41,439 --> 02:50:43,520 entertained, but that doesn't mean our 2988 02:50:43,520 --> 02:50:45,520 staff and all our public safety and 2989 02:50:45,520 --> 02:50:47,200 everyone else is all working. You know, 2990 02:50:47,200 --> 02:50:49,680 it's 125,000 people, but there's also 2991 02:50:49,680 --> 02:50:52,240 10,000 people in there supporting them 2992 02:50:52,240 --> 02:50:54,080 that are working daily uh while the 2993 02:50:54,080 --> 02:50:57,359 concert's going on. And it's a 400 plus 2994 02:50:57,359 --> 02:50:59,279 million dollar economic boom to the 2995 02:50:59,279 --> 02:51:01,359 Coachella Valley and and to the city of 2996 02:51:01,359 --> 02:51:04,080 India as a whole. that we continue to 2997 02:51:04,080 --> 02:51:05,920 get the international recognition of 2998 02:51:05,920 --> 02:51:08,399 having the world's largest concerts uh 2999 02:51:08,399 --> 02:51:11,920 and most acclaimed concerts. Lady Gaga, 3000 02:51:11,920 --> 02:51:14,080 Post Balone, you know, Ed Sheeran, I 3001 02:51:14,080 --> 02:51:15,279 mean, we can go on and on with people 3002 02:51:15,279 --> 02:51:17,279 that you you always talk about. And so, 3003 02:51:17,279 --> 02:51:18,880 my hats off to everyone for being able 3004 02:51:18,880 --> 02:51:20,160 to do it. And Golden Boys who had a 3005 02:51:20,160 --> 02:51:21,760 hiccup at the first day and then 3006 02:51:21,760 --> 02:51:23,760 adjusted, you know, just like you would. 3007 02:51:23,760 --> 02:51:26,479 And you think about it, 125,000 in one 3008 02:51:26,479 --> 02:51:27,920 square mile. the same amount of people 3009 02:51:27,920 --> 02:51:29,760 that live in the city of Indo and our 3010 02:51:29,760 --> 02:51:31,680 little surrounding area around it set in 3011 02:51:31,680 --> 02:51:34,080 one little small area. So, uh my hats 3012 02:51:34,080 --> 02:51:35,439 off to everyone that did that and all 3013 02:51:35,439 --> 02:51:37,120 the supporting agencies that help us 3014 02:51:37,120 --> 02:51:38,399 because the city of Indo can't do it 3015 02:51:38,399 --> 02:51:40,080 alone. We have the the sheriff 3016 02:51:40,080 --> 02:51:42,479 department, DEA, everyone is out here 3017 02:51:42,479 --> 02:51:43,920 working to make sure it happens in all 3018 02:51:43,920 --> 02:51:45,359 the other cities. So, thank you very 3019 02:51:45,359 --> 02:51:48,720 much for that. Um on uh my committees at 3020 02:51:48,720 --> 02:51:50,880 the waste transfer station as uh council 3021 02:51:50,880 --> 02:51:53,279 member Ortiz said uh our waste transfer 3022 02:51:53,279 --> 02:51:55,359 station is a joint powers agreement for 3023 02:51:55,359 --> 02:51:57,439 our trash to be able to take it and 3024 02:51:57,439 --> 02:51:59,520 recycle it and utilize it. We are 3025 02:51:59,520 --> 02:52:02,080 building a new facility further down to 3026 02:52:02,080 --> 02:52:04,080 be able to take the the amount of trash 3027 02:52:04,080 --> 02:52:05,520 that is now being developed because of 3028 02:52:05,520 --> 02:52:07,439 the city's growth both here and in 3029 02:52:07,439 --> 02:52:09,439 Coachella. And all that trash is being 3030 02:52:09,439 --> 02:52:11,840 taken down to either be recycled or is 3031 02:52:11,840 --> 02:52:13,520 actually going to the dump in the Sultan 3032 02:52:13,520 --> 02:52:15,680 Sea towards the Salt Sea area, not being 3033 02:52:15,680 --> 02:52:18,720 taken here to the city uh dumps that are 3034 02:52:18,720 --> 02:52:20,160 on the other side here in Riverside 3035 02:52:20,160 --> 02:52:22,640 County. So, our hats off to everybody 3036 02:52:22,640 --> 02:52:24,319 working on that. It is a great 3037 02:52:24,319 --> 02:52:26,160 opportunity for us to be able to utilize 3038 02:52:26,160 --> 02:52:28,800 a lot of that for recycling and be able 3039 02:52:28,800 --> 02:52:30,560 to do it in an efficient manner. So, 3040 02:52:30,560 --> 02:52:32,720 we're building a larger facility. As 3041 02:52:32,720 --> 02:52:34,560 everyone said, we have a lot of ribbon 3042 02:52:34,560 --> 02:52:36,399 cutings. Our staff and everyone around 3043 02:52:36,399 --> 02:52:38,240 works hard tirelessly. You heard all the 3044 02:52:38,240 --> 02:52:40,560 ones coming, more coming in the next 3045 02:52:40,560 --> 02:52:41,760 couple weeks. You're going to see the 3046 02:52:41,760 --> 02:52:44,880 In-N-Out Burger. You're going to see uh 3047 02:52:44,880 --> 02:52:47,359 raising canes and others come forward. 3048 02:52:47,359 --> 02:52:48,960 So, you're just going to continue to see 3049 02:52:48,960 --> 02:52:51,200 the city of India grow. And we 3050 02:52:51,200 --> 02:52:53,359 appreciate the uh investment in our 3051 02:52:53,359 --> 02:52:55,200 city. And with that, you'll see a lot 3052 02:52:55,200 --> 02:52:57,760 more come as as we develop and the city 3053 02:52:57,760 --> 02:52:59,520 becomes more and more popular, we will 3054 02:52:59,520 --> 02:53:01,359 have more and more restaurants and more 3055 02:53:01,359 --> 02:53:03,200 and more businesses come. Exactly what 3056 02:53:03,200 --> 02:53:05,760 we need. Uh I was very fortunate to be a 3057 02:53:05,760 --> 02:53:07,600 part of leadership Coachella Valley. I 3058 02:53:07,600 --> 02:53:10,720 spoke on with other uh mayors to the 3059 02:53:10,720 --> 02:53:12,080 class. If you don't know what leadership 3060 02:53:12,080 --> 02:53:13,600 Coachella Valley, it's a group run by 3061 02:53:13,600 --> 02:53:15,200 the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce 3062 02:53:15,200 --> 02:53:17,200 with all the other chamber of commerces 3063 02:53:17,200 --> 02:53:19,279 and it tells you about the Coachella 3064 02:53:19,279 --> 02:53:22,640 Valley. It really is a telltale of what 3065 02:53:22,640 --> 02:53:25,200 makes this valley run from government to 3066 02:53:25,200 --> 02:53:27,399 the Coachella Valley Water District, 3067 02:53:27,399 --> 02:53:30,399 IID, the hospitals to the judges. And I 3068 02:53:30,399 --> 02:53:32,240 was there with Mayor Linda Evans, uh, 3069 02:53:32,240 --> 02:53:34,399 Mayor Scott Madison, Desert Hot Springs, 3070 02:53:34,399 --> 02:53:37,600 and Mayor Jan Hornik of, uh, Palm Desert 3071 02:53:37,600 --> 02:53:39,439 talking about, uh, local government 3072 02:53:39,439 --> 02:53:41,520 along with other individuals from other 3073 02:53:41,520 --> 02:53:42,960 governments. So, very fortunate. They 3074 02:53:42,960 --> 02:53:44,479 are taking applications. So, if you'd 3075 02:53:44,479 --> 02:53:45,840 like to join leadership Coachella 3076 02:53:45,840 --> 02:53:47,680 Valley, please look it up. Uh, you will 3077 02:53:47,680 --> 02:53:49,840 be excited. I' I've been here for over 3078 02:53:49,840 --> 02:53:51,760 40 years, and there was things I didn't 3079 02:53:51,760 --> 02:53:53,760 even recognize and know, and it was an 3080 02:53:53,760 --> 02:53:55,359 opportunity for me to meet some great 3081 02:53:55,359 --> 02:53:57,439 people. So, it's a great opportunity for 3082 02:53:57,439 --> 02:53:59,520 all of you if you'd like to join. And 3083 02:53:59,520 --> 02:54:02,960 then also uh supervisor Bmanuel Pres had 3084 02:54:02,960 --> 02:54:04,640 his state of the fourth district. I was 3085 02:54:04,640 --> 02:54:05,920 able to go to that with a few of the 3086 02:54:05,920 --> 02:54:07,920 other council members hear about what's 3087 02:54:07,920 --> 02:54:09,359 going on throughout the whole fourth 3088 02:54:09,359 --> 02:54:11,120 district from Ble all the way down to 3089 02:54:11,120 --> 02:54:13,040 the Banning Bulmont area and what's 3090 02:54:13,040 --> 02:54:14,880 going on. Very exciting what's happening 3091 02:54:14,880 --> 02:54:16,960 here as a region. The city of Indo 3092 02:54:16,960 --> 02:54:19,120 prospers by having the other cities be 3093 02:54:19,120 --> 02:54:21,200 uh as strong as they can be. So when we 3094 02:54:21,200 --> 02:54:23,920 get the arena in and thousand palms palm 3095 02:54:23,920 --> 02:54:25,520 desert area it helps the city of India 3096 02:54:25,520 --> 02:54:27,279 because like I've always said the city 3097 02:54:27,279 --> 02:54:29,439 of Indo not everybody works and lives in 3098 02:54:29,439 --> 02:54:31,439 the city of India. So the more the other 3099 02:54:31,439 --> 02:54:33,600 cities are the more beneficial this this 3100 02:54:33,600 --> 02:54:35,520 whole Coachella Valley is. So very 3101 02:54:35,520 --> 02:54:38,240 excited about that and then uh want to 3102 02:54:38,240 --> 02:54:40,560 thank the staff for Chella we great 3103 02:54:40,560 --> 02:54:42,479 opportunity that center stage is being 3104 02:54:42,479 --> 02:54:44,960 done with things to it that we exactly 3105 02:54:44,960 --> 02:54:48,080 want to do. You have the movies in the 3106 02:54:48,080 --> 02:54:50,000 park. You have the concerts. You have 3107 02:54:50,000 --> 02:54:52,160 events there. Exactly what that was 3108 02:54:52,160 --> 02:54:54,160 visioned to be doing for our community 3109 02:54:54,160 --> 02:54:56,720 is being done. And our staff is a lead 3110 02:54:56,720 --> 02:54:58,319 part of that. So, thank you to everybody 3111 02:54:58,319 --> 02:55:00,160 that's helping out with that food truck 3112 02:55:00,160 --> 02:55:03,040 Fridays. We have the farmers market, but 3113 02:55:03,040 --> 02:55:04,560 we also have, you know, second 3114 02:55:04,560 --> 02:55:06,240 Saturdays. We have music. So, come on 3115 02:55:06,240 --> 02:55:08,080 out, enjoy your your community and meet 3116 02:55:08,080 --> 02:55:10,880 some great people. So, with that, I will 3117 02:55:10,880 --> 02:55:13,279 get off the soap box and I will move on 3118 02:55:13,279 --> 02:55:15,840 to the consent calendar. We have items 3119 02:55:15,840 --> 02:55:18,160 101 through 10:15. Does anybody want to 3120 02:55:18,160 --> 02:55:20,080 pull anything or do we have a motion? 3121 02:55:20,080 --> 02:55:23,120 Uh, I'd like to pull 1012 and 1213. 3122 02:55:23,120 --> 02:55:24,960 Okay. Why don't we go Why don't we go on 3123 02:55:24,960 --> 02:55:26,240 those first, then we'll approve the 3124 02:55:26,240 --> 02:55:27,760 whole thing at one time? Sounds good. Go 3125 02:55:27,760 --> 02:55:30,160 ahead. Anybody else? 3126 02:55:30,160 --> 02:55:31,680 Okay, cool. Please. Yes. I just wanted 3127 02:55:31,680 --> 02:55:33,600 to clarify because I think last time um 3128 02:55:33,600 --> 02:55:35,200 we had some residents concerned about 3129 02:55:35,200 --> 02:55:38,720 the changes in the park maintenance and 3130 02:55:38,720 --> 02:55:41,680 so I wanted to see if we can get uh 3131 02:55:41,680 --> 02:55:43,439 staff to present you know what are the 3132 02:55:43,439 --> 02:55:45,680 changes that are being proposed and for 3133 02:55:45,680 --> 02:55:46,960 what reasons those changes are 3134 02:55:46,960 --> 02:55:48,560 happening. Perfect. The assistant city 3135 02:55:48,560 --> 02:55:50,720 manager has been leading this very uh 3136 02:55:50,720 --> 02:55:52,560 important cause so I'll I'll turn some 3137 02:55:52,560 --> 02:55:55,200 time to him. Mr. Nicks, thank you mayor 3138 02:55:55,200 --> 02:55:57,600 and council members. Uh yeah, the uh 3139 02:55:57,600 --> 02:55:59,279 city staff, our public works department, 3140 02:55:59,279 --> 02:56:01,520 we engaged with uh Desert Recreation 3141 02:56:01,520 --> 02:56:05,680 District in October of 2023 to uh do two 3142 02:56:05,680 --> 02:56:08,000 things. Work as a park ambassador. So 3143 02:56:08,000 --> 02:56:10,479 visit the parks, check on any issues, 3144 02:56:10,479 --> 02:56:12,399 and if there's any um issues that maybe 3145 02:56:12,399 --> 02:56:14,160 need to be escalated to our police 3146 02:56:14,160 --> 02:56:16,160 department, act as that ambassador, also 3147 02:56:16,160 --> 02:56:17,600 provide information to folks in the 3148 02:56:17,600 --> 02:56:19,439 parks, then also to help with some 3149 02:56:19,439 --> 02:56:21,040 janitorial services for our park 3150 02:56:21,040 --> 02:56:23,279 restrooms. So that's been going on for a 3151 02:56:23,279 --> 02:56:25,840 little over a year and a half. We um 3152 02:56:25,840 --> 02:56:28,000 myself and Tim Wel, our public works 3153 02:56:28,000 --> 02:56:30,000 director, uh met with um Desert 3154 02:56:30,000 --> 02:56:31,680 Recreation District a few times. We do 3155 02:56:31,680 --> 02:56:33,680 quarterly meetings with them on updates 3156 02:56:33,680 --> 02:56:36,560 and u we kind of evaluated that cost 3157 02:56:36,560 --> 02:56:38,399 versus using some of our current 3158 02:56:38,399 --> 02:56:41,040 contract service providers. So we um um 3159 02:56:41,040 --> 02:56:43,680 evaluated it versus using Dynamic who 3160 02:56:43,680 --> 02:56:45,600 provides our janitorial services in all 3161 02:56:45,600 --> 02:56:47,680 of our facilities and then also using 3162 02:56:47,680 --> 02:56:50,000 Cerna who provides security services in 3163 02:56:50,000 --> 02:56:51,920 our downtown area quite successfully 3164 02:56:51,920 --> 02:56:53,120 especially with all these events that 3165 02:56:53,120 --> 02:56:55,439 were mentioned um by the city council. 3166 02:56:55,439 --> 02:56:57,600 So we asked those two contract providers 3167 02:56:57,600 --> 02:56:59,520 Cerna and Dynamic if they could also 3168 02:56:59,520 --> 02:57:02,720 provide us quotes and um and for doing 3169 02:57:02,720 --> 02:57:05,359 that similar services. So Cerna doing 3170 02:57:05,359 --> 02:57:06,960 that park ambassador program doing the 3171 02:57:06,960 --> 02:57:08,800 outreach very similar to how they're 3172 02:57:08,800 --> 02:57:10,479 doing those services in the downtown 3173 02:57:10,479 --> 02:57:12,000 area and at the center stage and at 3174 02:57:12,000 --> 02:57:14,160 miles park and then also dynamic 3175 02:57:14,160 --> 02:57:15,840 providing those custodial services which 3176 02:57:15,840 --> 02:57:18,080 they specialize in at our park restrooms 3177 02:57:18,080 --> 02:57:20,080 and cleaning those areas. So when we got 3178 02:57:20,080 --> 02:57:22,880 those u bids from those providers and 3179 02:57:22,880 --> 02:57:25,200 compared it to the current costs at uh 3180 02:57:25,200 --> 02:57:27,520 DRD is we see a significant amount of 3181 02:57:27,520 --> 02:57:30,399 savings. It's around $171,000 3182 02:57:30,399 --> 02:57:33,279 uh per year on an ongoing basis. So uh 3183 02:57:33,279 --> 02:57:35,439 we talked to Desert Recreation uh 3184 02:57:35,439 --> 02:57:37,520 district about this. Um they they are 3185 02:57:37,520 --> 02:57:39,120 still a very good partner with the city 3186 02:57:39,120 --> 02:57:40,279 of 3187 02:57:40,279 --> 02:57:43,200 India these services. We were already 3188 02:57:43,200 --> 02:57:44,960 contracting with them for programmatic 3189 02:57:44,960 --> 02:57:47,439 aspects of uh programming the parks and 3190 02:57:47,439 --> 02:57:49,120 working with the leagues. So we 3191 02:57:49,120 --> 02:57:50,880 anticipate to continue with that great 3192 02:57:50,880 --> 02:57:53,200 partnership. We're also talking to their 3193 02:57:53,200 --> 02:57:55,200 general manager about, you know, other 3194 02:57:55,200 --> 02:57:56,880 opportunities like a park master plan, 3195 02:57:56,880 --> 02:57:58,319 looking at other developments and 3196 02:57:58,319 --> 02:58:00,880 community and partnering with those same 3197 02:58:00,880 --> 02:58:02,640 uh scheduling reservation services for 3198 02:58:02,640 --> 02:58:04,880 our new big sports park that will be uh 3199 02:58:04,880 --> 02:58:06,720 open later this year. So, we're going to 3200 02:58:06,720 --> 02:58:08,160 continue that great partnership with 3201 02:58:08,160 --> 02:58:10,399 DRD, but for these specialized services 3202 02:58:10,399 --> 02:58:13,040 of park ambassador and um janitorial 3203 02:58:13,040 --> 02:58:14,720 services, looking to our current service 3204 02:58:14,720 --> 02:58:16,479 providers and making that switch. That 3205 02:58:16,479 --> 02:58:18,000 that is the recommendation before the 3206 02:58:18,000 --> 02:58:20,240 city council and Tim Waso or myself are 3207 02:58:20,240 --> 02:58:22,640 available for any questions. And city 3208 02:58:22,640 --> 02:58:23,840 manager, you mentioned there was going 3209 02:58:23,840 --> 02:58:25,680 to be an additional staff member 3210 02:58:25,680 --> 02:58:29,439 provided. Is that Yes. Are we using that 3211 02:58:29,439 --> 02:58:31,920 170,000 to hire that new person or No, 3212 02:58:31,920 --> 02:58:33,359 we've actually been able to work that 3213 02:58:33,359 --> 02:58:35,200 into the overall cost. What happened is 3214 02:58:35,200 --> 02:58:38,160 when we decided to contract with DRD a 3215 02:58:38,160 --> 02:58:39,520 little over 18 months ago, is that what 3216 02:58:39,520 --> 02:58:40,560 it was? 3217 02:58:40,560 --> 02:58:43,920 um we didn't fill a position, a staff 3218 02:58:43,920 --> 02:58:45,520 position, because we moved some of that 3219 02:58:45,520 --> 02:58:47,439 money over to help pay. We knew it was 3220 02:58:47,439 --> 02:58:48,720 going to be expensive, but it was worth 3221 02:58:48,720 --> 02:58:50,880 a try. Now we'll be able to put that 3222 02:58:50,880 --> 02:58:52,720 position back in. Plus, there's a 3223 02:58:52,720 --> 02:58:54,200 savings of about 3224 02:58:54,200 --> 02:58:57,840 $170,000. So, overall, um it's just a 3225 02:58:57,840 --> 02:58:59,600 more cost-effective way of doing it, 3226 02:58:59,600 --> 02:59:01,439 continuing with DRD on some services, 3227 02:59:01,439 --> 02:59:03,680 but on others, the proposal is a 3228 02:59:03,680 --> 02:59:06,080 different approach. Okay. Thank you. 3229 02:59:06,080 --> 02:59:08,560 Next is another one, Mr. Satis. No, that 3230 02:59:08,560 --> 02:59:10,319 was both of those. Okay. Those are both 3231 02:59:10,319 --> 02:59:12,319 uh on one was maintenance, the other one 3232 02:59:12,319 --> 02:59:14,160 was the park. Your questions are 3233 02:59:14,160 --> 02:59:16,880 answered. Yeah. Okay. Mr. Katron, I just 3234 02:59:16,880 --> 02:59:19,040 I had two things. So, one, I know we 3235 02:59:19,040 --> 02:59:20,399 talked about it during the agenda 3236 02:59:20,399 --> 02:59:25,760 review, but to assure the all the sports 3237 02:59:25,760 --> 02:59:27,520 organizations, the soccer and the 3238 02:59:27,520 --> 02:59:30,960 baseball and so forth. Were they who is 3239 02:59:30,960 --> 02:59:33,359 going to continue to coordinate those 3240 02:59:33,359 --> 02:59:35,439 activities and events? because that was 3241 02:59:35,439 --> 02:59:37,000 a big ticket item as far as 3242 02:59:37,000 --> 02:59:39,439 communication maintenance issues because 3243 02:59:39,439 --> 02:59:41,359 the residents, you know, we figure out 3244 02:59:41,359 --> 02:59:42,800 like with the soccer team, there's about 3245 02:59:42,800 --> 02:59:46,160 3,300 people. That's,00 of the kids that 3246 02:59:46,160 --> 02:59:47,840 are there. So, we don't have to 3247 02:59:47,840 --> 02:59:49,840 replicate what happened the last time. 3248 02:59:49,840 --> 02:59:52,000 So, we just need to assure who would be 3249 02:59:52,000 --> 02:59:54,960 managing facilitating those schedulings 3250 02:59:54,960 --> 02:59:58,000 working with the our staff because staff 3251 02:59:58,000 --> 02:59:59,840 wants to maintain them. And I think 3252 02:59:59,840 --> 03:00:02,040 there was comments when we made a site 3253 03:00:02,040 --> 03:00:04,880 visit you mentioned that the need to be 3254 03:00:04,880 --> 03:00:07,520 treated earlier so it doesn't coincide 3255 03:00:07,520 --> 03:00:11,279 with their league schedules. So 3256 03:00:11,279 --> 03:00:13,279 yeah, that overseating schedule seems to 3257 03:00:13,279 --> 03:00:16,560 always be a struggle. Um, so how we 3258 03:00:16,560 --> 03:00:18,800 managed it before we tried this 3259 03:00:18,800 --> 03:00:21,840 temporary uh experiment with them. They 3260 03:00:21,840 --> 03:00:24,240 were managing the parks uh with regard 3261 03:00:24,240 --> 03:00:26,399 to the programs as the assistant city 3262 03:00:26,399 --> 03:00:28,000 manager indicated and we would 3263 03:00:28,000 --> 03:00:29,680 coordinate with them but they receive 3264 03:00:29,680 --> 03:00:32,080 all the fees paid for the for the park. 3265 03:00:32,080 --> 03:00:33,840 So they don't continue to do that. So, 3266 03:00:33,840 --> 03:00:35,520 we kind of just go back to about 18 3267 03:00:35,520 --> 03:00:38,000 months ago of how we did it. Uh, it 3268 03:00:38,000 --> 03:00:39,760 doesn't change what DRD's been doing and 3269 03:00:39,760 --> 03:00:41,920 that coordination you speak to. We we 3270 03:00:41,920 --> 03:00:43,760 don't interface with those leagues. It's 3271 03:00:43,760 --> 03:00:46,479 DRD. But who would be that who would 3272 03:00:46,479 --> 03:00:49,040 continue to do the interfacing for those 3273 03:00:49,040 --> 03:00:52,319 schedulings? Uh, it's DRD. 3274 03:00:52,319 --> 03:00:55,439 Yeah, they they handle they the leagues 3275 03:00:55,439 --> 03:00:57,600 coordinate directly with DRD and DRD 3276 03:00:57,600 --> 03:01:00,080 programs. whatever the practices are, 3277 03:01:00,080 --> 03:01:02,720 the leagues are, uh they do notify us 3278 03:01:02,720 --> 03:01:04,319 from a maintenance standpoint. That's we 3279 03:01:04,319 --> 03:01:05,680 indicating, okay, here are the times 3280 03:01:05,680 --> 03:01:07,600 we're going to be on the field. So, this 3281 03:01:07,600 --> 03:01:09,040 is when the irrigation schedule should 3282 03:01:09,040 --> 03:01:11,200 take place. This is the overseating. We 3283 03:01:11,200 --> 03:01:13,279 do coordinate those with our uh 3284 03:01:13,279 --> 03:01:14,800 landscape contractor. So, I think we 3285 03:01:14,800 --> 03:01:17,520 need to make sure because it didn't work 3286 03:01:17,520 --> 03:01:20,160 the last time something failed. I don't 3287 03:01:20,160 --> 03:01:21,600 know what it would be, but something 3288 03:01:21,600 --> 03:01:23,200 fails. I think it's in the best interest 3289 03:01:23,200 --> 03:01:26,160 for us to make sure that we assure that 3290 03:01:26,160 --> 03:01:27,840 communication is whether we have 3291 03:01:27,840 --> 03:01:30,399 meetings with all those organizations 3292 03:01:30,399 --> 03:01:32,240 um and do that. That way there's no 3293 03:01:32,240 --> 03:01:34,399 misunderstanding about what was going 3294 03:01:34,399 --> 03:01:37,120 on. Absolutely. The second thing is the 3295 03:01:37,120 --> 03:01:40,000 notification of termination of service. 3296 03:01:40,000 --> 03:01:42,880 I contacted the mayor last night is how 3297 03:01:42,880 --> 03:01:45,160 it was delivered. So we have that 3298 03:01:45,160 --> 03:01:48,319 misunderstanding and what the contract 3299 03:01:48,319 --> 03:01:50,319 dictates on how that notification was 3300 03:01:50,319 --> 03:01:52,560 done. 3301 03:01:52,560 --> 03:01:54,720 So 3302 03:01:54,720 --> 03:01:56,880 yes, uh within the existing contract, we 3303 03:01:56,880 --> 03:01:59,040 had to provide a certain number of days. 3304 03:01:59,040 --> 03:02:02,479 So while these research and RFPs were 3305 03:02:02,479 --> 03:02:04,160 being sent out to make sure that we knew 3306 03:02:04,160 --> 03:02:06,479 what the prices were, we notified them. 3307 03:02:06,479 --> 03:02:09,200 That was the intent until we presented 3308 03:02:09,200 --> 03:02:10,319 this to you tonight. It wouldn't be 3309 03:02:10,319 --> 03:02:11,840 final, but that was the intent. We 3310 03:02:11,840 --> 03:02:13,600 provided the proper notice pursuant to 3311 03:02:13,600 --> 03:02:15,439 the agreement. And that's because of the 3312 03:02:15,439 --> 03:02:17,520 comments that the members of the 3313 03:02:17,520 --> 03:02:19,600 community came from the last meeting 3314 03:02:19,600 --> 03:02:21,600 that they said, "Hey," and and you 3315 03:02:21,600 --> 03:02:22,720 mentioned, "Hey, it's a mis 3316 03:02:22,720 --> 03:02:24,560 misunderstanding. The facts aren't what 3317 03:02:24,560 --> 03:02:27,359 you have." So, obviously with so much 3318 03:02:27,359 --> 03:02:29,920 investment we're doing, we don't need to 3319 03:02:29,920 --> 03:02:31,840 have that for them. We just have to make 3320 03:02:31,840 --> 03:02:33,279 sure that we do our best to that 3321 03:02:33,279 --> 03:02:34,800 communication's clear. I'm just 3322 03:02:34,800 --> 03:02:37,040 mentioning it. Sure. 3323 03:02:37,040 --> 03:02:39,040 Anything else, Mr. Tom? No, that's it. 3324 03:02:39,040 --> 03:02:40,960 So, any other comments, questions? Like, 3325 03:02:40,960 --> 03:02:42,399 somebody like to make a motion? I just I 3326 03:02:42,399 --> 03:02:46,000 I um just want to assure the public that 3327 03:02:46,000 --> 03:02:47,680 much isn't changing. There's going to be 3328 03:02:47,680 --> 03:02:51,040 security at the parks and park program 3329 03:02:51,040 --> 03:02:52,960 is still going without a hitch. It's 3330 03:02:52,960 --> 03:02:55,040 just going to be changing hands. That's 3331 03:02:55,040 --> 03:02:58,399 what this is. Yep. Going back to what it 3332 03:02:58,399 --> 03:03:00,319 was, Cern and also the other 3333 03:03:00,319 --> 03:03:02,080 organization that cleans our restrooms. 3334 03:03:02,080 --> 03:03:03,439 So, do we have anybody like to make a 3335 03:03:03,439 --> 03:03:05,840 motion? I will I will make a motion. Are 3336 03:03:05,840 --> 03:03:07,279 we just doing that one or we consent 3337 03:03:07,279 --> 03:03:09,200 calendar 101 through 10:15? Uh consent 3338 03:03:09,200 --> 03:03:10,720 calendar. I'll make a motion. Yes. I'll 3339 03:03:10,720 --> 03:03:12,720 second that. First by council member 3340 03:03:12,720 --> 03:03:15,120 Ferman, second by mayor pro Tim Holmes. 3341 03:03:15,120 --> 03:03:19,030 Please vote. 3342 03:03:19,040 --> 03:03:21,200 Passes unanimously. 50. With that, we'll 3343 03:03:21,200 --> 03:03:22,560 move on to the administrative items 3344 03:03:22,560 --> 03:03:24,800 which is 111. It's consideration of 3345 03:03:24,800 --> 03:03:27,120 membership in and approval of agreement 3346 03:03:27,120 --> 03:03:29,120 for the Coachella Valley Power Agency 3347 03:03:29,120 --> 03:03:31,760 Joint Powers Authority regarding 3348 03:03:31,760 --> 03:03:33,279 electrical power in the Eastern 3349 03:03:33,279 --> 03:03:34,960 Coachella Valley. Mr. Montgomery, are 3350 03:03:34,960 --> 03:03:36,479 you handling this for us, sir? Uh yes, 3351 03:03:36,479 --> 03:03:38,000 but there'll be many that might want to 3352 03:03:38,000 --> 03:03:39,680 chime in and answer any questions that 3353 03:03:39,680 --> 03:03:41,760 you might have. Uh the city council is 3354 03:03:41,760 --> 03:03:43,680 well aware of what a joint powers 3355 03:03:43,680 --> 03:03:45,279 authority is. But perhaps for the 3356 03:03:45,279 --> 03:03:47,200 benefit of the public and those 3357 03:03:47,200 --> 03:03:48,920 listening in, when a group of public 3358 03:03:48,920 --> 03:03:51,840 entities see a common issue to address 3359 03:03:51,840 --> 03:03:53,560 and know that it has some regional 3360 03:03:53,560 --> 03:03:55,520 components, they tend to get together 3361 03:03:55,520 --> 03:03:57,760 and form a joint powers authority kind 3362 03:03:57,760 --> 03:04:00,399 of a separate entity to coordinate uh 3363 03:04:00,399 --> 03:04:02,720 and cooperate towards some solutions. So 3364 03:04:02,720 --> 03:04:05,520 that is what's being proposed here. very 3365 03:04:05,520 --> 03:04:07,279 similar to what the city of India and 3366 03:04:07,279 --> 03:04:09,760 IID did a couple of years ago in forming 3367 03:04:09,760 --> 03:04:12,399 the Indo electric finance authority 3368 03:04:12,399 --> 03:04:13,840 knowing that there were some electrical 3369 03:04:13,840 --> 03:04:15,520 infrastructure needs that needed to be 3370 03:04:15,520 --> 03:04:18,640 addressed. IIAD is the service provider 3371 03:04:18,640 --> 03:04:21,359 the city anxious and eager to get these 3372 03:04:21,359 --> 03:04:23,200 uh infrastructure issues addressed. We 3373 03:04:23,200 --> 03:04:25,399 formed a JPA which is the 3374 03:04:25,399 --> 03:04:28,000 IEFA. Um, and I only mention that 3375 03:04:28,000 --> 03:04:32,000 because it is an example of what's being 3376 03:04:32,000 --> 03:04:34,359 proposed here, but on a more regional 3377 03:04:34,359 --> 03:04:36,960 basis. So yesterday the board of 3378 03:04:36,960 --> 03:04:38,800 supervisors approved this very agreement 3379 03:04:38,800 --> 03:04:41,279 that is before you this this evening and 3380 03:04:41,279 --> 03:04:42,960 the city of Lita just two or three weeks 3381 03:04:42,960 --> 03:04:45,920 ago did the same. This proposal was 3382 03:04:45,920 --> 03:04:48,319 vetted by the Coachella Valley Energy 3383 03:04:48,319 --> 03:04:50,080 Commission which both the mayor prom and 3384 03:04:50,080 --> 03:04:53,200 and council member Ferman sat on after 3385 03:04:53,200 --> 03:04:55,680 two years, three years of evaluation. 3386 03:04:55,680 --> 03:04:56,920 You've got this 3387 03:04:56,920 --> 03:04:59,279 impending termination of the IID 3388 03:04:59,279 --> 03:05:01,600 agreement with CVWD. You've got the 3389 03:05:01,600 --> 03:05:04,000 issues of this infrastructure. Uh 3390 03:05:04,000 --> 03:05:05,840 there's a lack of governance. As we all 3391 03:05:05,840 --> 03:05:08,160 know, the IAD board is elected by 3392 03:05:08,160 --> 03:05:10,000 Imperial County residents, not by 3393 03:05:10,000 --> 03:05:12,479 Coachella Valley residents. So what is 3394 03:05:12,479 --> 03:05:14,399 presented to you this evening is a 3395 03:05:14,399 --> 03:05:17,200 proposal to form a JPA to address the 3396 03:05:17,200 --> 03:05:19,399 issues related to governance electrical 3397 03:05:19,399 --> 03:05:22,240 infrastructure and policies and and the 3398 03:05:22,240 --> 03:05:23,920 directions of how we would want those 3399 03:05:23,920 --> 03:05:25,920 services to be provided. IAD would 3400 03:05:25,920 --> 03:05:28,000 continue to serve and provide those 3401 03:05:28,000 --> 03:05:30,560 services but this JPA would provide some 3402 03:05:30,560 --> 03:05:34,000 regional governance uh over that. And uh 3403 03:05:34,000 --> 03:05:35,680 we have with us this evening Emanuel 3404 03:05:35,680 --> 03:05:38,000 Martinez uh from CAG who's also been 3405 03:05:38,000 --> 03:05:39,840 helping to coordinate and facilitate 3406 03:05:39,840 --> 03:05:41,840 this effort. So, it's pretty 3407 03:05:41,840 --> 03:05:43,920 self-explanatory in the document in the 3408 03:05:43,920 --> 03:05:46,000 staff report of what this would do, but 3409 03:05:46,000 --> 03:05:48,080 the summary just quickly, we know 3410 03:05:48,080 --> 03:05:50,319 there's an issue and a problem. A group 3411 03:05:50,319 --> 03:05:51,840 of entities are getting together, 3412 03:05:51,840 --> 03:05:53,840 forming an entity to help address those 3413 03:05:53,840 --> 03:05:57,200 issues. This will not, if approved, this 3414 03:05:57,200 --> 03:05:59,600 uh will not replace the Indo Electric 3415 03:05:59,600 --> 03:06:01,840 Finance Authority. That has to continue 3416 03:06:01,840 --> 03:06:03,920 for the life of the of the assets that 3417 03:06:03,920 --> 03:06:07,120 we're purchasing. So, that smaller uh 3418 03:06:07,120 --> 03:06:10,160 more focused JPA would continue. this 3419 03:06:10,160 --> 03:06:12,960 more regional focus would be what's uh 3420 03:06:12,960 --> 03:06:14,800 presented to you this evening. So happy 3421 03:06:14,800 --> 03:06:16,080 mayor or council to answer any 3422 03:06:16,080 --> 03:06:18,720 questions. Again, Emanuel's here. Uh 3423 03:06:18,720 --> 03:06:20,399 certainly council member uh Ferman and 3424 03:06:20,399 --> 03:06:22,880 the mayor prom knowledge on this matter 3425 03:06:22,880 --> 03:06:24,319 as well should you have some questions. 3426 03:06:24,319 --> 03:06:26,399 And I see we have ID in the back. Oh, 3427 03:06:26,399 --> 03:06:28,399 are they hiding too? Yeah. Oh. Oh, 3428 03:06:28,399 --> 03:06:30,960 that's San Antonio's here. Our our India 3429 03:06:30,960 --> 03:06:33,680 resident. 3430 03:06:33,680 --> 03:06:37,120 Yes. Yes. Sorry. Yes. Uh comments, 3431 03:06:37,120 --> 03:06:39,359 questions, Mr. Furman, you're you're 3432 03:06:39,359 --> 03:06:41,600 most engaged in this. What's what's your 3433 03:06:41,600 --> 03:06:44,160 thoughts? Um I you know I I sit on this 3434 03:06:44,160 --> 03:06:47,920 uh commission and um you know I I I got 3435 03:06:47,920 --> 03:06:50,000 to give a lot of credit to our city 3436 03:06:50,000 --> 03:06:54,800 manager um IID uh CAG um the mayor pro 3437 03:06:54,800 --> 03:06:57,439 Tim and the folks who uh been working on 3438 03:06:57,439 --> 03:06:59,760 this effort for the last few years. um 3439 03:06:59,760 --> 03:07:01,760 the city of India, you know, we we made 3440 03:07:01,760 --> 03:07:04,319 some history forming that that JPA with 3441 03:07:04,319 --> 03:07:06,560 IID and strengthening our relationship 3442 03:07:06,560 --> 03:07:09,920 with with IID and in coming up with, you 3443 03:07:09,920 --> 03:07:13,920 know, this concept of uh funding our 3444 03:07:13,920 --> 03:07:17,359 infrastructure in our city and um the 3445 03:07:17,359 --> 03:07:18,880 city council didn't fund it, our 3446 03:07:18,880 --> 03:07:21,840 residents fund it. And so we appreciate 3447 03:07:21,840 --> 03:07:25,279 you all trusting us as stewards of of 3448 03:07:25,279 --> 03:07:27,920 these dollars. Um and we're putting them 3449 03:07:27,920 --> 03:07:31,680 to good use with energizing your city um 3450 03:07:31,680 --> 03:07:34,800 your schools, your places of business 3451 03:07:34,800 --> 03:07:38,080 and um our homes because we know in this 3452 03:07:38,080 --> 03:07:41,200 climate um without a reliable source of 3453 03:07:41,200 --> 03:07:43,760 energy um we'll have a lot of 3454 03:07:43,760 --> 03:07:46,240 challenging issues with the heat. Um we 3455 03:07:46,240 --> 03:07:49,200 have a a big senior uh population. We 3456 03:07:49,200 --> 03:07:52,479 have a lot of uh children and so it's 3457 03:07:52,479 --> 03:07:54,560 very important that we have a 3458 03:07:54,560 --> 03:07:57,479 infrastructure that um could fit the 3459 03:07:57,479 --> 03:08:00,479 capacity of what we're trying to do in 3460 03:08:00,479 --> 03:08:03,200 here and our improve our quality of life 3461 03:08:03,200 --> 03:08:06,160 and also support what we already have 3462 03:08:06,160 --> 03:08:08,880 and continue to rebuild what we already 3463 03:08:08,880 --> 03:08:13,680 have. Um we gone on circles about how we 3464 03:08:13,680 --> 03:08:16,640 got here. Um now it's about solutions 3465 03:08:16,640 --> 03:08:19,520 and how we can move forward and um the 3466 03:08:19,520 --> 03:08:21,920 city has took the initiative to do that 3467 03:08:21,920 --> 03:08:24,880 with the JPA and quite frankly what 3468 03:08:24,880 --> 03:08:27,840 we're looking at now is the other cities 3469 03:08:27,840 --> 03:08:31,200 the county um um tribal nations are 3470 03:08:31,200 --> 03:08:33,040 looking at the blueprint of what Indo 3471 03:08:33,040 --> 03:08:36,479 has done and said um that's a good idea 3472 03:08:36,479 --> 03:08:38,880 I think we should do that now I say that 3473 03:08:38,880 --> 03:08:41,120 uh somberly but what I mean is we looked 3474 03:08:41,120 --> 03:08:45,920 at other uh uh ways of doing is uh MUD 3475 03:08:45,920 --> 03:08:48,720 um just different uh uh structures 3476 03:08:48,720 --> 03:08:50,960 throughout the state and we figured that 3477 03:08:50,960 --> 03:08:53,840 what Indo has agreed upon was the way 3478 03:08:53,840 --> 03:08:56,479 that our region should go and like the 3479 03:08:56,479 --> 03:08:58,560 mayor mentioned earlier if the other 3480 03:08:58,560 --> 03:09:00,880 cities win India wins and if India wins 3481 03:09:00,880 --> 03:09:02,640 the other cities wins well this is on 3482 03:09:02,640 --> 03:09:06,120 broader scope uh of the service area of 3483 03:09:06,120 --> 03:09:11,359 IID um if this passes we're winning and 3484 03:09:11,359 --> 03:09:13,439 um IID is going to be a component of 3485 03:09:13,439 --> 03:09:15,920 this JPA, right? So, it's not like we're 3486 03:09:15,920 --> 03:09:17,680 not going to have any more that that 3487 03:09:17,680 --> 03:09:18,960 we're not going to have governance. We 3488 03:09:18,960 --> 03:09:20,560 will have some some sort of governance 3489 03:09:20,560 --> 03:09:22,319 and decision- making of where your 3490 03:09:22,319 --> 03:09:25,439 dollars are going. So, um you know, I I 3491 03:09:25,439 --> 03:09:26,720 will leave that there because it's still 3492 03:09:26,720 --> 03:09:28,000 a lot more that we could talk about 3493 03:09:28,000 --> 03:09:29,920 there, but like the city manager 3494 03:09:29,920 --> 03:09:31,760 mentioned, the goal is that we all come 3495 03:09:31,760 --> 03:09:33,920 together and figure out how we're going 3496 03:09:33,920 --> 03:09:36,960 to move uh forward with our future 3497 03:09:36,960 --> 03:09:39,359 energizing our um eastern Coachella 3498 03:09:39,359 --> 03:09:40,640 Valley and the service providers of 3499 03:09:40,640 --> 03:09:42,960 Impro. So that will complete my 3500 03:09:42,960 --> 03:09:45,279 comments. Mr. Chair, anyone else? Mayor 3501 03:09:45,279 --> 03:09:47,760 Patel, just a a quick comment to to 3502 03:09:47,760 --> 03:09:50,240 follow up or additionally to council 3503 03:09:50,240 --> 03:09:52,479 member um Ferman. This has been 3504 03:09:52,479 --> 03:09:53,760 something we've been working on for a 3505 03:09:53,760 --> 03:09:55,359 very long time. The future of our 3506 03:09:55,359 --> 03:09:58,800 valley, the future of our city as well 3507 03:09:58,800 --> 03:10:00,399 within the Coachella Valley is so 3508 03:10:00,399 --> 03:10:02,479 important and electrical infrastructure 3509 03:10:02,479 --> 03:10:07,040 is pivotal. Um really the JPA that Indo 3510 03:10:07,040 --> 03:10:09,040 put together became the model where 3511 03:10:09,040 --> 03:10:10,240 there was a tremendous amount of 3512 03:10:10,240 --> 03:10:12,640 analysis and research uh and work with 3513 03:10:12,640 --> 03:10:15,040 with the other cities and other entities 3514 03:10:15,040 --> 03:10:16,640 and at the end of the day after a few 3515 03:10:16,640 --> 03:10:18,319 years of all this research it was really 3516 03:10:18,319 --> 03:10:21,040 determined that that our model of a JPA 3517 03:10:21,040 --> 03:10:23,840 is what would benefit the community 3518 03:10:23,840 --> 03:10:26,800 India and the communities beyond um in 3519 03:10:26,800 --> 03:10:28,720 the best possible fashion. And so that 3520 03:10:28,720 --> 03:10:30,880 was what we moved on and that is 3521 03:10:30,880 --> 03:10:32,800 direction this is taking. So I'm very 3522 03:10:32,800 --> 03:10:34,560 happy to see this on the agenda. Thank 3523 03:10:34,560 --> 03:10:38,000 you, Mr. Ortiz. Mr. Bonan, anything? I 3524 03:10:38,000 --> 03:10:39,520 do have one person wants to speak later. 3525 03:10:39,520 --> 03:10:41,600 So say what you have to. We can always 3526 03:10:41,600 --> 03:10:43,840 keep going back. You need to go ahead. 3527 03:10:43,840 --> 03:10:45,520 No, I was just going to say thanks to 3528 03:10:45,520 --> 03:10:47,800 Councilman Layman for a good media 3529 03:10:47,800 --> 03:10:50,399 presentation. Okay. It generated people 3530 03:10:50,399 --> 03:10:53,279 to ask questions, positive questions. 3531 03:10:53,279 --> 03:10:55,840 Obviously, uh, working with you 3532 03:10:55,840 --> 03:10:57,359 mentioned the tribes and the two and 3533 03:10:57,359 --> 03:10:59,359 twos. They're very interested in what 3534 03:10:59,359 --> 03:11:03,040 India's doing. So, um, there's a lot of 3535 03:11:03,040 --> 03:11:05,040 opportunity with the groundwork. At 3536 03:11:05,040 --> 03:11:06,560 least we're doing our best to secure 3537 03:11:06,560 --> 03:11:09,760 what our future would look like. 3538 03:11:09,760 --> 03:11:11,600 Before you want, I want to add something 3539 03:11:11,600 --> 03:11:15,279 that I skipped over. Um, city manager 3540 03:11:15,279 --> 03:11:18,560 mentioned it. Um, it's that this is the 3541 03:11:18,560 --> 03:11:20,640 agreement that we're going to join, 3542 03:11:20,640 --> 03:11:23,200 right? There's still uh implementation 3543 03:11:23,200 --> 03:11:24,640 phase and things that we need to work 3544 03:11:24,640 --> 03:11:26,960 on. So, that's why our financing 3545 03:11:26,960 --> 03:11:29,520 authority will stay intact, right? So 3546 03:11:29,520 --> 03:11:31,120 it's important that we recognize this 3547 03:11:31,120 --> 03:11:33,600 too. Yes, if this passes we're green, 3548 03:11:33,600 --> 03:11:35,359 but there's still more work to be done. 3549 03:11:35,359 --> 03:11:38,200 So um we'll be coming back with with 3550 03:11:38,200 --> 03:11:41,359 more s and I think that's what my 3551 03:11:41,359 --> 03:11:43,680 question was on in the future. When are 3552 03:11:43,680 --> 03:11:45,760 we going to see more details on what 3553 03:11:45,760 --> 03:11:48,080 what will we actually be able to dictate 3554 03:11:48,080 --> 03:11:50,720 on our own as that JPA compared to what 3555 03:11:50,720 --> 03:11:53,760 we see now? It's a great question and it 3556 03:11:53,760 --> 03:11:55,920 really will be up to the board. Uh so as 3557 03:11:55,920 --> 03:11:58,000 stated in in the bylaws or in the 3558 03:11:58,000 --> 03:12:00,720 agreement rather a an entity will be 3559 03:12:00,720 --> 03:12:02,640 formed and a representative will be 3560 03:12:02,640 --> 03:12:05,439 selected amongst uh the council here to 3561 03:12:05,439 --> 03:12:07,680 discuss that very issue. What are our 3562 03:12:07,680 --> 03:12:09,359 concerns relating to governance? What 3563 03:12:09,359 --> 03:12:11,640 are our concerns uh relating to 3564 03:12:11,640 --> 03:12:13,760 infrastructure then at that point as a 3565 03:12:13,760 --> 03:12:16,000 board you would be working we would be 3566 03:12:16,000 --> 03:12:18,520 working with IID to then address those 3567 03:12:18,520 --> 03:12:21,200 issues. And so it's really up to what 3568 03:12:21,200 --> 03:12:22,399 the board feels like the highest 3569 03:12:22,399 --> 03:12:25,279 priority. For example, rate setting. If 3570 03:12:25,279 --> 03:12:27,040 we feel like rate setting ought to be a 3571 03:12:27,040 --> 03:12:29,040 local issue, not an Imperial County 3572 03:12:29,040 --> 03:12:31,359 issue, uh this board would then 3573 03:12:31,359 --> 03:12:33,279 determine that, set the rates, and 3574 03:12:33,279 --> 03:12:35,439 contract with IIAD to collect that fee, 3575 03:12:35,439 --> 03:12:36,960 which is very similar to what we did in 3576 03:12:36,960 --> 03:12:39,359 our our arrangement. other policies 3577 03:12:39,359 --> 03:12:41,040 related to development like what should 3578 03:12:41,040 --> 03:12:43,200 development pay, what should the entity 3579 03:12:43,200 --> 03:12:46,000 pay. If this JPA determined that it was 3580 03:12:46,000 --> 03:12:48,399 in the best interest to change that 3581 03:12:48,399 --> 03:12:51,000 policy, we would then coordinate with 3582 03:12:51,000 --> 03:12:53,439 IID saying this is what this Coachella 3583 03:12:53,439 --> 03:12:55,520 Valley wants and coordinate with them to 3584 03:12:55,520 --> 03:12:57,439 make that sure that's implemented. There 3585 03:12:57,439 --> 03:12:59,200 may be a cost to that. There may be 3586 03:12:59,200 --> 03:13:01,359 other adjustments and IID would guide us 3587 03:13:01,359 --> 03:13:03,680 on that but it would be dictated from 3588 03:13:03,680 --> 03:13:06,560 this JPA board. Okay, that helps. And 3589 03:13:06,560 --> 03:13:09,040 then uh for I know one of the issues 3590 03:13:09,040 --> 03:13:11,120 we've had in the past is is solar 3591 03:13:11,120 --> 03:13:13,200 payback for solar energy. Is that 3592 03:13:13,200 --> 03:13:15,359 something that would be it's a perfect 3593 03:13:15,359 --> 03:13:17,200 example because the board may want to 3594 03:13:17,200 --> 03:13:19,680 use the C the JPA board may want to have 3595 03:13:19,680 --> 03:13:21,720 different policies than what currently 3596 03:13:21,720 --> 03:13:24,640 exists and one reason that solar has 3597 03:13:24,640 --> 03:13:26,240 been so difficult as you are well aware 3598 03:13:26,240 --> 03:13:29,040 is IAD's rates have been so low. 3599 03:13:29,040 --> 03:13:30,560 uh they're working on their own rate 3600 03:13:30,560 --> 03:13:33,040 case study and and with the evolution of 3601 03:13:33,040 --> 03:13:35,560 things it's going to make solar more 3602 03:13:35,560 --> 03:13:38,000 viable making it more important that 3603 03:13:38,000 --> 03:13:40,640 policies are in place to incentivize and 3604 03:13:40,640 --> 03:13:43,120 encourage solar uh that's not may not be 3605 03:13:43,120 --> 03:13:44,640 something that the ID board is 3606 03:13:44,640 --> 03:13:46,880 interested in but this JPA may be and 3607 03:13:46,880 --> 03:13:49,040 can therefore dictate those policies. 3608 03:13:49,040 --> 03:13:51,840 Thank you. So Mr. manager. Let me let me 3609 03:13:51,840 --> 03:13:53,520 ask you. So CVAG would be the 3610 03:13:53,520 --> 03:13:56,080 administrator as I read this, right? And 3611 03:13:56,080 --> 03:13:59,200 I would be a partner with us in this as 3612 03:13:59,200 --> 03:14:02,800 a member or and CBWD. Is that how I read 3613 03:14:02,800 --> 03:14:04,640 this? I Yeah, I would probably explain 3614 03:14:04,640 --> 03:14:07,120 it. CVAG would be the coordinator kind 3615 03:14:07,120 --> 03:14:09,040 of like our other Exactly. They kind of 3616 03:14:09,040 --> 03:14:10,800 bring us together and help kind of 3617 03:14:10,800 --> 03:14:12,880 monitor it, but the decisions would not 3618 03:14:12,880 --> 03:14:15,120 be made by CEAG. They'd be made by the 3619 03:14:15,120 --> 03:14:17,760 members of the entity. Important to note 3620 03:14:17,760 --> 03:14:20,479 too that the document indicates that 3621 03:14:20,479 --> 03:14:22,160 there would be weighted votes. So should 3622 03:14:22,160 --> 03:14:24,239 there be a controversy 3623 03:14:24,239 --> 03:14:27,359 um the smaller entities uh would not 3624 03:14:27,359 --> 03:14:28,880 have the same vote as the larger entity 3625 03:14:28,880 --> 03:14:30,720 and the India is the largest entity 3626 03:14:30,720 --> 03:14:34,040 within the users. Um but once the board 3627 03:14:34,040 --> 03:14:36,560 acts it is true that the board would 3628 03:14:36,560 --> 03:14:38,960 then have to coordinate with IID and say 3629 03:14:38,960 --> 03:14:40,800 this is what you told us that you would 3630 03:14:40,800 --> 03:14:43,920 support this entity ID and we've come up 3631 03:14:43,920 --> 03:14:46,720 with these ideas and policies IID we 3632 03:14:46,720 --> 03:14:48,560 want to enter into agreement with you to 3633 03:14:48,560 --> 03:14:51,040 make sure they're implemented and the 3634 03:14:51,040 --> 03:14:52,640 cooperation that the council member 3635 03:14:52,640 --> 03:14:54,399 Ferman indicated I think that we started 3636 03:14:54,399 --> 03:14:58,160 with our JPA is right uh IAD the board 3637 03:14:58,160 --> 03:15:01,680 the staff is anxious to have this 3638 03:15:01,680 --> 03:15:03,680 adopted and anxious to have this 3639 03:15:03,680 --> 03:15:06,000 cooperative arrangement. They understand 3640 03:15:06,000 --> 03:15:08,239 and recognize that there are different 3641 03:15:08,239 --> 03:15:09,760 interests in the Coachella Valley 3642 03:15:09,760 --> 03:15:13,439 compared to Imperial uh county. So yes, 3643 03:15:13,439 --> 03:15:15,439 it's possible that some things that the 3644 03:15:15,439 --> 03:15:18,080 JPA board wants, ID would say it's going 3645 03:15:18,080 --> 03:15:19,439 to be difficult or we're going to have 3646 03:15:19,439 --> 03:15:21,200 to do this and there'll be some 3647 03:15:21,200 --> 03:15:23,520 negotiation and hard work to be done, 3648 03:15:23,520 --> 03:15:26,000 but at least the decisions be be made 3649 03:15:26,000 --> 03:15:27,600 here. 3650 03:15:27,600 --> 03:15:30,720 And an example might be uh the city 3651 03:15:30,720 --> 03:15:33,399 contracts with Calire and the county for 3652 03:15:33,399 --> 03:15:36,080 fire. Um we dictate the level of 3653 03:15:36,080 --> 03:15:37,760 service. We dictate how much we're going 3654 03:15:37,760 --> 03:15:40,640 to pay. They provide the service. So 3655 03:15:40,640 --> 03:15:42,319 this JPA board would dictate the 3656 03:15:42,319 --> 03:15:43,840 policies, dictate what we're going to 3657 03:15:43,840 --> 03:15:46,160 pay. IID would provide the service. 3658 03:15:46,160 --> 03:15:48,160 They're much like a contractor. Excel, 3659 03:15:48,160 --> 03:15:50,000 our our landscape contractors may be a 3660 03:15:50,000 --> 03:15:51,760 better example. We tell them what we 3661 03:15:51,760 --> 03:15:54,560 want them to do. They do give us a price 3662 03:15:54,560 --> 03:15:56,399 and we may not always like the price but 3663 03:15:56,399 --> 03:15:57,760 at least we would control those 3664 03:15:57,760 --> 03:15:59,439 decisions. And can we get out whenever 3665 03:15:59,439 --> 03:16:02,239 we want? Yes, there are some provisions. 3666 03:16:02,239 --> 03:16:04,160 Uh the one exception would be if we 3667 03:16:04,160 --> 03:16:06,720 enter into any debt as this new entity. 3668 03:16:06,720 --> 03:16:09,040 Okay, there are some restrictions for 3669 03:16:09,040 --> 03:16:11,279 exiting at that scenario. There are also 3670 03:16:11,279 --> 03:16:14,000 provisions in the agreement for entry. 3671 03:16:14,000 --> 03:16:15,920 So should the tribes want to enter, the 3672 03:16:15,920 --> 03:16:17,680 city of Coachella want to enter, the 3673 03:16:17,680 --> 03:16:19,279 cove communities want to enter, there 3674 03:16:19,279 --> 03:16:21,120 are provisions for them to do so. Yeah. 3675 03:16:21,120 --> 03:16:24,479 My my concern is and I'm not as vested 3676 03:16:24,479 --> 03:16:26,720 in as as the mayor prom and and and 3677 03:16:26,720 --> 03:16:29,040 council Ferman is that we put a lot of 3678 03:16:29,040 --> 03:16:30,720 effort into this and a lot of money way 3679 03:16:30,720 --> 03:16:32,960 ahead of everyone else. We we asked our 3680 03:16:32,960 --> 03:16:35,840 residents to invest in us when everybody 3681 03:16:35,840 --> 03:16:37,359 else wasn't so sure. They weren't sure 3682 03:16:37,359 --> 03:16:38,960 if IID was going to stay. They weren't 3683 03:16:38,960 --> 03:16:40,880 sure where the power is. And the only 3684 03:16:40,880 --> 03:16:42,160 way that the city of India could 3685 03:16:42,160 --> 03:16:44,479 continue to grow was to go into a joint 3686 03:16:44,479 --> 03:16:45,760 powers authority with them. That's the 3687 03:16:45,760 --> 03:16:47,359 only way we could do it is because they 3688 03:16:47,359 --> 03:16:49,760 control the power. so that we could 3689 03:16:49,760 --> 03:16:50,760 build our 3690 03:16:50,760 --> 03:16:54,399 substations. So, as long as it benefits 3691 03:16:54,399 --> 03:16:56,319 India and if we do it and we have a geo 3692 03:16:56,319 --> 03:16:58,560 fence around our substations because I 3693 03:16:58,560 --> 03:17:00,319 don't want to be grabbing part of this 3694 03:17:00,319 --> 03:17:02,080 thing and I'm not against helping other 3695 03:17:02,080 --> 03:17:04,319 cities because it is regional, but I 3696 03:17:04,319 --> 03:17:05,359 don't want to make sure that our 3697 03:17:05,359 --> 03:17:06,960 substations are powering everybody 3698 03:17:06,960 --> 03:17:08,560 else's who didn't put into it unless 3699 03:17:08,560 --> 03:17:10,239 they're either paying us for the power 3700 03:17:10,239 --> 03:17:12,880 or we agree to do it because when it 3701 03:17:12,880 --> 03:17:15,120 comes time to turn on like a new 3702 03:17:15,120 --> 03:17:18,399 hospital or the mall or the 4,000 homes 3703 03:17:18,399 --> 03:17:20,399 we have going in or the apartments, I 3704 03:17:20,399 --> 03:17:22,239 want to make sure our power is coming on 3705 03:17:22,239 --> 03:17:24,239 and I don't get something from IID 3706 03:17:24,239 --> 03:17:27,359 saying h you guys owe us another $8,000 3707 03:17:27,359 --> 03:17:29,000 or 20,000 or 3708 03:17:29,000 --> 03:17:31,520 $100,000 because we're investing in 3709 03:17:31,520 --> 03:17:33,200 this. We are the ones that are making 3710 03:17:33,200 --> 03:17:34,880 the investment. We're the ones that did 3711 03:17:34,880 --> 03:17:36,720 the leap of faith with our residents and 3712 03:17:36,720 --> 03:17:38,640 I want to make sure we get that credit, 3713 03:17:38,640 --> 03:17:40,479 but I don't want to get stuck. I I I do 3714 03:17:40,479 --> 03:17:42,479 agree with the regional approach, but 3715 03:17:42,479 --> 03:17:44,319 we've got so much more skin in the game 3716 03:17:44,319 --> 03:17:46,880 than anybody else. And so I just want to 3717 03:17:46,880 --> 03:17:49,120 make sure that if we do this that it's 3718 03:17:49,120 --> 03:17:51,200 it's noted that you know we're we're 3719 03:17:51,200 --> 03:17:52,720 doing the right thing because we're 3720 03:17:52,720 --> 03:17:55,200 jumping in even though we have our own 3721 03:17:55,200 --> 03:17:57,359 we still are now a larger group and even 3722 03:17:57,359 --> 03:17:59,120 though it's weighted we have to worry 3723 03:17:59,120 --> 03:18:01,800 about the ideas and thoughts of IID 3724 03:18:01,800 --> 03:18:06,120 CBWD city of Lita the county who 3725 03:18:06,120 --> 03:18:09,120 all needs and obligations and so you 3726 03:18:09,120 --> 03:18:11,040 know it's just a little jumping into 3727 03:18:11,040 --> 03:18:12,960 some of these things. It's like public 3728 03:18:12,960 --> 03:18:16,120 safety, you know, you watch the the cost 3729 03:18:16,120 --> 03:18:18,720 rise. Uh, and we're stuck in that 3730 03:18:18,720 --> 03:18:20,479 agreement. And I want to make sure that 3731 03:18:20,479 --> 03:18:22,399 we don't after we've invested this much 3732 03:18:22,399 --> 03:18:24,319 money get stuck in something that's not 3733 03:18:24,319 --> 03:18:26,239 in the best interest overall of the city 3734 03:18:26,239 --> 03:18:27,760 of India because our only obligation 3735 03:18:27,760 --> 03:18:29,600 really is to the city of India and then 3736 03:18:29,600 --> 03:18:31,840 the region as a whole. Yeah, very well 3737 03:18:31,840 --> 03:18:33,439 said. I'm glad that was on the public 3738 03:18:33,439 --> 03:18:34,720 record because it's important for 3739 03:18:34,720 --> 03:18:36,160 whomever you appoint to be on this 3740 03:18:36,160 --> 03:18:38,239 board, assuming this is adopted, keep 3741 03:18:38,239 --> 03:18:40,160 that in mind and keep your eye on that 3742 03:18:40,160 --> 03:18:42,399 that ball. But you use the word skin in 3743 03:18:42,399 --> 03:18:44,399 the game which I think is so critical 3744 03:18:44,399 --> 03:18:47,600 that this regional approach approach now 3745 03:18:47,600 --> 03:18:49,840 calls on the city of Linta who who's 3746 03:18:49,840 --> 03:18:52,880 joined and the county to put skin in the 3747 03:18:52,880 --> 03:18:55,120 game. Okay, these electrons don't really 3748 03:18:55,120 --> 03:18:57,680 know city limit lines and so it is a 3749 03:18:57,680 --> 03:19:00,080 little bit hard to geoence completely. 3750 03:19:00,080 --> 03:19:01,680 The four substations that we're building 3751 03:19:01,680 --> 03:19:03,479 through the IFA were selected 3752 03:19:03,479 --> 03:19:05,680 specifically because they're more core 3753 03:19:05,680 --> 03:19:07,840 central to our city, a little easier to 3754 03:19:07,840 --> 03:19:10,720 protect. But the next ones we build and 3755 03:19:10,720 --> 03:19:14,000 as we move on they they will overlap and 3756 03:19:14,000 --> 03:19:16,080 so why not we why not do it regionally 3757 03:19:16,080 --> 03:19:18,239 so everyone does what we do and all 3758 03:19:18,239 --> 03:19:20,160 residents the city of Lita residents 3759 03:19:20,160 --> 03:19:21,680 need to pay just like the city of India 3760 03:19:21,680 --> 03:19:23,279 residents are paying which I think is 3761 03:19:23,279 --> 03:19:25,200 part of your point. Yeah, and I agree. 3762 03:19:25,200 --> 03:19:27,120 And the difference is unlike with us 3763 03:19:27,120 --> 03:19:28,960 though too is that these are three or 3764 03:19:28,960 --> 03:19:31,040 four years out. The problem is is 3765 03:19:31,040 --> 03:19:32,560 there's no way anybody can tell me that 3766 03:19:32,560 --> 03:19:34,560 because we have new four substations put 3767 03:19:34,560 --> 03:19:35,920 in. We'll have them before anybody else 3768 03:19:35,920 --> 03:19:37,760 because we've already 3769 03:19:37,760 --> 03:19:39,359 that they're not going to see that as 3770 03:19:39,359 --> 03:19:40,960 power that they're able to utilize for 3771 03:19:40,960 --> 03:19:42,880 other areas near us too. So, I want to 3772 03:19:42,880 --> 03:19:44,239 make sure that when we're doing it that 3773 03:19:44,239 --> 03:19:46,000 we're getting our due and if we're 3774 03:19:46,000 --> 03:19:48,160 giving electricity to the county or 3775 03:19:48,160 --> 03:19:51,279 whoever that we get paid back into our 3776 03:19:51,279 --> 03:19:53,200 account so that our residents get their 3777 03:19:53,200 --> 03:19:55,279 their due back into it. Just want to 3778 03:19:55,279 --> 03:19:56,640 make sure it's fair on the way around 3779 03:19:56,640 --> 03:19:59,920 until we all get on equal footing. And 3780 03:19:59,920 --> 03:20:01,439 this is the goal is to get on equal 3781 03:20:01,439 --> 03:20:02,720 footing, but in the meantime, we are 3782 03:20:02,720 --> 03:20:05,760 not. Um, one thing that I has agreed to 3783 03:20:05,760 --> 03:20:08,080 since the cit the cities the citizens of 3784 03:20:08,080 --> 03:20:10,080 India and the city's formulating and 3785 03:20:10,080 --> 03:20:12,640 coordinating these new substations, it 3786 03:20:12,640 --> 03:20:14,479 will be the city of Indo that determines 3787 03:20:14,479 --> 03:20:16,880 how to allocate that that new capacity. 3788 03:20:16,880 --> 03:20:18,640 And they've been sending people with uh 3789 03:20:18,640 --> 03:20:21,359 to us already. So when a developer lands 3790 03:20:21,359 --> 03:20:22,800 at IAD, they're saying you'll want to 3791 03:20:22,800 --> 03:20:24,000 talk to the city of Indo. They're 3792 03:20:24,000 --> 03:20:25,760 building some capacity. You'll want to 3793 03:20:25,760 --> 03:20:27,840 coordinate with them. So I think we're 3794 03:20:27,840 --> 03:20:30,000 on the right track to your to your point 3795 03:20:30,000 --> 03:20:31,840 and and our things if we decide one of 3796 03:20:31,840 --> 03:20:33,520 the council members it it doesn't matter 3797 03:20:33,520 --> 03:20:35,520 to me who it ends up being. So we would 3798 03:20:35,520 --> 03:20:37,439 decide that later or we would decide 3799 03:20:37,439 --> 03:20:39,120 that tonight assuming that there are at 3800 03:20:39,120 --> 03:20:41,279 least three that join. So once you join 3801 03:20:41,279 --> 03:20:42,720 then there would be a subsequent meeting 3802 03:20:42,720 --> 03:20:44,319 where you would want to appoint somebody 3803 03:20:44,319 --> 03:20:46,239 to then begin the the activities of the 3804 03:20:46,239 --> 03:20:48,479 JPA much like council member Ortiz and 3805 03:20:48,479 --> 03:20:52,000 yourself mayor or on the waste uh JPA be 3806 03:20:52,000 --> 03:20:53,439 a similar arrangement whomever you'd 3807 03:20:53,439 --> 03:20:56,080 like to select and we would have Ry Tjo 3808 03:20:56,080 --> 03:20:58,960 as our lays on on the city side of it to 3809 03:20:58,960 --> 03:21:01,439 make sure that we uh are taken care of. 3810 03:21:01,439 --> 03:21:04,880 Yeah. Staff on on each entity 3811 03:21:04,880 --> 03:21:07,279 power and water guy. He said it's power 3812 03:21:07,279 --> 03:21:09,439 and water mix. They do. Yeah. I I feel 3813 03:21:09,439 --> 03:21:10,720 comfortable with a good council member 3814 03:21:10,720 --> 03:21:13,279 on which could be any of the four. I I 3815 03:21:13,279 --> 03:21:16,479 exclude myself from this deal. Uh one of 3816 03:21:16,479 --> 03:21:17,680 you are going to end up having to take 3817 03:21:17,680 --> 03:21:19,439 this if we agree to go and Ray. As long 3818 03:21:19,439 --> 03:21:21,359 as you're willing to help us, I'm I'm 3819 03:21:21,359 --> 03:21:23,439 comfortable with it. The can't have a 3820 03:21:23,439 --> 03:21:26,080 piece of you, Ray. Yeah. So, anyone 3821 03:21:26,080 --> 03:21:28,479 else? We do have Mr. Anderson who would 3822 03:21:28,479 --> 03:21:30,080 like to speak and then we can have some 3823 03:21:30,080 --> 03:21:31,600 more round table. Mr. Anderson, would 3824 03:21:31,600 --> 03:21:34,800 you like to come up? 3825 03:21:34,800 --> 03:21:36,640 It's been a while, Mr. Anderson. Yes. 3826 03:21:36,640 --> 03:21:38,160 Thank you. Everything's changed. I see 3827 03:21:38,160 --> 03:21:41,760 the city attorney. Uh I see she's got a 3828 03:21:41,760 --> 03:21:43,359 job again. No, I'm kidding. I'm only 3829 03:21:43,359 --> 03:21:46,319 kidding. Uh uh again, my name is Brad 3830 03:21:46,319 --> 03:21:47,840 Anderson. I currently in the city of 3831 03:21:47,840 --> 03:21:50,000 Answer the once great city of Anarrage. 3832 03:21:50,000 --> 03:21:54,880 U I wanted to speak on items 11.1. Um I 3833 03:21:54,880 --> 03:21:57,200 I did submit written comments. Hopefully 3834 03:21:57,200 --> 03:21:59,840 you got them. Uh and I would encourage 3835 03:21:59,840 --> 03:22:01,600 anybody that's really interested in that 3836 03:22:01,600 --> 03:22:03,279 to look at that. I was at the board of 3837 03:22:03,279 --> 03:22:04,720 supervisors yesterday. I submitted 3838 03:22:04,720 --> 03:22:06,399 written comments for that, too. and I've 3839 03:22:06,399 --> 03:22:09,120 been actively involved in the Catilla 3840 03:22:09,120 --> 03:22:12,239 Valley Energy Commission um since the 3841 03:22:12,239 --> 03:22:14,479 beginning. Uh so I'm kind of wellware 3842 03:22:14,479 --> 03:22:16,560 well informed to what's going on. I'm 3843 03:22:16,560 --> 03:22:19,120 not a not I'm not I'm absolutely opposed 3844 03:22:19,120 --> 03:22:21,520 to this. Um has written everything about 3845 03:22:21,520 --> 03:22:24,479 it. Um and uh not to give the city a 3846 03:22:24,479 --> 03:22:26,000 hard time. The mayor brought up some 3847 03:22:26,000 --> 03:22:28,000 very good points that there's going to 3848 03:22:28,000 --> 03:22:30,399 be a lot of conflict in this type of 3849 03:22:30,399 --> 03:22:32,399 organization. I'll see if the city 3850 03:22:32,399 --> 03:22:35,080 doesn't join my calculations that this 3851 03:22:35,080 --> 03:22:37,800 this 3852 03:22:37,800 --> 03:22:41,120 valley is that public authority power 3853 03:22:41,120 --> 03:22:44,800 authority I just abbreviated uh won't 3854 03:22:44,800 --> 03:22:46,479 exist we'll continue that's my 3855 03:22:46,479 --> 03:22:49,359 calculations I might be wrong on that um 3856 03:22:49,359 --> 03:22:53,600 the biggest uh I had I had issues uh 3857 03:22:53,600 --> 03:22:56,520 when the city uh did 3858 03:22:56,520 --> 03:23:00,560 the is that what it is authority uh 3859 03:23:00,560 --> 03:23:02,319 because I missed that meeting. I did 3860 03:23:02,319 --> 03:23:04,960 review it later, but I felt that the 3861 03:23:04,960 --> 03:23:07,600 city residents, the people in the city 3862 03:23:07,600 --> 03:23:09,600 didn't know about it. I mean that the 3863 03:23:09,600 --> 03:23:12,720 purpose of that like council member said 3864 03:23:12,720 --> 03:23:14,640 was to really it's a financing 3865 03:23:14,640 --> 03:23:16,160 authority. So it's collecting search 3866 03:23:16,160 --> 03:23:18,319 charges. IID is involved and they're 3867 03:23:18,319 --> 03:23:20,640 doing that to everybody. And my point of 3868 03:23:20,640 --> 03:23:22,800 that is everybody that has a home or a 3869 03:23:22,800 --> 03:23:25,920 business in the city already paid their 3870 03:23:25,920 --> 03:23:27,279 fair share. I'm going to put it like 3871 03:23:27,279 --> 03:23:29,680 that. As far as infrastructure costs, 3872 03:23:29,680 --> 03:23:31,479 it's not up to them 3873 03:23:31,479 --> 03:23:34,080 to fund a developer that comes into 3874 03:23:34,080 --> 03:23:35,680 town. Yes, the city wants to grow. 3875 03:23:35,680 --> 03:23:37,600 That's great. I'm not here to dictate 3876 03:23:37,600 --> 03:23:39,840 any anything, but I'm just concerned 3877 03:23:39,840 --> 03:23:41,160 that 3878 03:23:41,160 --> 03:23:44,479 people were were not aware of that at 3879 03:23:44,479 --> 03:23:46,880 the time. I may be wrong now because he 3880 03:23:46,880 --> 03:23:48,960 said it's it's been over a year, maybe 3881 03:23:48,960 --> 03:23:53,279 two years. U and this whole organization 3882 03:23:53,279 --> 03:23:55,600 now, if it's if it continues, and it 3883 03:23:55,600 --> 03:23:58,239 will. I have no doubt about it. Uh it's 3884 03:23:58,239 --> 03:24:00,880 going to be a taxing mechanism and and I 3885 03:24:00,880 --> 03:24:02,399 can guarantee you everybody's fees are 3886 03:24:02,399 --> 03:24:05,040 going to go up. Uh and it's going to be 3887 03:24:05,040 --> 03:24:07,200 a lot of conflict in that organization. 3888 03:24:07,200 --> 03:24:09,520 The three cities, well, the Riverside 3889 03:24:09,520 --> 03:24:12,800 County, Indo, and Lita will be running 3890 03:24:12,800 --> 03:24:14,960 the show. They will be dictating what's 3891 03:24:14,960 --> 03:24:18,319 going on. And so anyway, uh my 3892 03:24:18,319 --> 03:24:20,479 information is out there. Please, uh 3893 03:24:20,479 --> 03:24:22,479 please look me up. I'm in the book. uh 3894 03:24:22,479 --> 03:24:24,800 and I can give you my spiel in a more 3895 03:24:24,800 --> 03:24:26,479 complete way than I can in three minutes 3896 03:24:26,479 --> 03:24:28,160 or two minutes and that's all I have. 3897 03:24:28,160 --> 03:24:29,600 Thank you. Thank you Mr. Anderson for 3898 03:24:29,600 --> 03:24:31,520 your comments. 3899 03:24:31,520 --> 03:24:33,080 Anyone else wish to speak on this 3900 03:24:33,080 --> 03:24:41,070 subject? Okay. 3901 03:24:41,080 --> 03:24:46,239 [Laughter] 3902 03:24:46,239 --> 03:24:48,160 So where are you going to sleep? Hey 3903 03:24:48,160 --> 03:24:49,520 when you get your day you just you got 3904 03:24:49,520 --> 03:24:51,439 to use it. And this is on this is on 3905 03:24:51,439 --> 03:24:54,560 item 111 sir. Yes sir. Yeah. Okay. Um 3906 03:24:54,560 --> 03:24:56,920 what you guys are just talking about 3907 03:24:56,920 --> 03:25:03,359 um I um personally for my stance 3908 03:25:03,359 --> 03:25:06,319 um like to say politics local. what 3909 03:25:06,319 --> 03:25:08,239 matters and what what what matters to me 3910 03:25:08,239 --> 03:25:11,040 is this that 3911 03:25:11,040 --> 03:25:13,359 um right now I have a an ADU that I'm 3912 03:25:13,359 --> 03:25:15,840 building in the back of my house um you 3913 03:25:15,840 --> 03:25:19,560 know for my one of my kids and 3914 03:25:19,560 --> 03:25:23,520 uh my issue is that I have a company now 3915 03:25:23,520 --> 03:25:25,399 who could put 3916 03:25:25,399 --> 03:25:29,720 solar on that for me free of 3917 03:25:29,720 --> 03:25:34,160 charge really free no money but I have a 3918 03:25:34,160 --> 03:25:36,080 church member now who has their whole 3919 03:25:36,080 --> 03:25:38,399 solar system built out right now who 3920 03:25:38,399 --> 03:25:41,439 cannot get their power turned on. So, 3921 03:25:41,439 --> 03:25:42,720 they're going to be forced to sell a 3922 03:25:42,720 --> 03:25:44,520 home because they can't 3923 03:25:44,520 --> 03:25:47,279 afford not to pay to pay the solar 3924 03:25:47,279 --> 03:25:50,120 company and to still pay electricity 3925 03:25:50,120 --> 03:25:53,359 bills because IID for whatever reason 3926 03:25:53,359 --> 03:25:55,479 will not turn their power on to their 3927 03:25:55,479 --> 03:25:58,479 solar. So, for me, it's like I 3928 03:25:58,479 --> 03:26:00,479 understand that the rates are lower. I'm 3929 03:26:00,479 --> 03:26:03,520 I'm grateful for that. However, there to 3930 03:26:03,520 --> 03:26:07,680 to mitigate the the The lack of power 3931 03:26:07,680 --> 03:26:09,760 let people have their own infrastructure 3932 03:26:09,760 --> 03:26:12,960 of power. We use solar. It lessens the 3933 03:26:12,960 --> 03:26:15,680 strain on on on the grids which makes 3934 03:26:15,680 --> 03:26:18,000 more sense. Less of a carbon footprint, 3935 03:26:18,000 --> 03:26:20,160 the whole thing. So, there needs to be 3936 03:26:20,160 --> 03:26:22,080 some type of power that we can wield if 3937 03:26:22,080 --> 03:26:23,800 we're going to go into these types of 3938 03:26:23,800 --> 03:26:26,239 situations that can make things make 3939 03:26:26,239 --> 03:26:29,200 sense for the common folk. Don't just 3940 03:26:29,200 --> 03:26:30,960 make me pay more taxes, which I don't 3941 03:26:30,960 --> 03:26:33,040 mind. I'll always pay my fair share. I 3942 03:26:33,040 --> 03:26:36,640 love my city, but make it make sense. 3943 03:26:36,640 --> 03:26:38,720 There's low-inccome people who could get 3944 03:26:38,720 --> 03:26:40,800 solar. There's people have uh less 3945 03:26:40,800 --> 03:26:43,439 income than I do that can get solar. 3946 03:26:43,439 --> 03:26:46,750 There's a company that'll do it for 3947 03:26:46,760 --> 03:26:50,200 free. Free is 3948 03:26:50,200 --> 03:26:53,120 good, right? So, we need to my my point 3949 03:26:53,120 --> 03:26:55,279 is we need to have some power. We don't 3950 03:26:55,279 --> 03:26:58,560 just need to have a a a seat. We need to 3951 03:26:58,560 --> 03:27:00,319 have some real power that that that goes 3952 03:27:00,319 --> 03:27:01,680 and advocates for the things that are 3953 03:27:01,680 --> 03:27:03,520 important to us. For me in my house 3954 03:27:03,520 --> 03:27:05,200 right now, if we could get the solar put 3955 03:27:05,200 --> 03:27:06,800 on, it would make a whole lot of sense 3956 03:27:06,800 --> 03:27:08,800 and it make me help help me save some 3957 03:27:08,800 --> 03:27:11,920 money. So, I would just say whoever vote 3958 03:27:11,920 --> 03:27:14,960 for it, whoever would really take take 3959 03:27:14,960 --> 03:27:16,800 stock of what the city wants, not just 3960 03:27:16,800 --> 03:27:18,479 what maybe the council might think is 3961 03:27:18,479 --> 03:27:20,479 best, but I'm a resident. I'm speaking 3962 03:27:20,479 --> 03:27:22,800 in real time. So, I thank you for 3963 03:27:22,800 --> 03:27:25,120 allowing me to use time for on my day. 3964 03:27:25,120 --> 03:27:26,960 Thank you, Mr. Williams. 3965 03:27:26,960 --> 03:27:30,399 Hope I made sense. Okay. So, uh, 3966 03:27:30,399 --> 03:27:33,359 comments, thoughts among council. I I 3967 03:27:33,359 --> 03:27:35,760 just just to follow up. I'm I'm not 3968 03:27:35,760 --> 03:27:38,319 responding. I just want to follow up is 3969 03:27:38,319 --> 03:27:40,960 um the comments make perfect sense and 3970 03:27:40,960 --> 03:27:43,120 that's that's why uh we have this in 3971 03:27:43,120 --> 03:27:46,160 front of us. U prior to this where we 3972 03:27:46,160 --> 03:27:48,800 stand right now, we're we're kind of in 3973 03:27:48,800 --> 03:27:51,680 an advisory role, right? And what this 3974 03:27:51,680 --> 03:27:54,880 would do um ID is not only the power 3975 03:27:54,880 --> 03:27:57,040 provider but they become a partner and 3976 03:27:57,040 --> 03:28:00,000 so we could kind of work with them what 3977 03:28:00,000 --> 03:28:02,399 are are what's going to happen in our 3978 03:28:02,399 --> 03:28:04,640 region and that's why it's it's hard for 3979 03:28:04,640 --> 03:28:07,920 them to decipher the interests of 3980 03:28:07,920 --> 03:28:09,680 Imperial County and Riverside County 3981 03:28:09,680 --> 03:28:12,160 Service Area. So that's why we're doing 3982 03:28:12,160 --> 03:28:15,279 this and so we will have as the term was 3983 03:28:15,279 --> 03:28:17,600 used earlier more skin in the game when 3984 03:28:17,600 --> 03:28:21,760 we uh sit on a deas with 3985 03:28:21,760 --> 03:28:23,840 if this shall pass. So, I wanted to say 3986 03:28:23,840 --> 03:28:26,399 that and as always when we talk about 3987 03:28:26,399 --> 03:28:28,479 energy and power in our city for the 3988 03:28:28,479 --> 03:28:31,840 folks who um are on fixed income and who 3989 03:28:31,840 --> 03:28:34,000 have challenges with their income, there 3990 03:28:34,000 --> 03:28:38,800 is also a rate um um assistance program 3991 03:28:38,800 --> 03:28:42,560 with IID and it's online. Um IID is 3992 03:28:42,560 --> 03:28:44,399 happy to work with people and while 3993 03:28:44,399 --> 03:28:46,319 we're happy personally I've done it work 3994 03:28:46,319 --> 03:28:48,880 with folks to um have those challenges 3995 03:28:48,880 --> 03:28:51,279 if they assistance with their their 3996 03:28:51,279 --> 03:28:53,600 energy. There are programs that will 3997 03:28:53,600 --> 03:28:55,439 help you. And if there's no further 3998 03:28:55,439 --> 03:28:58,720 mayor, um I'll make a motion to approve. 3999 03:28:58,720 --> 03:29:00,720 Anybody else have any questions? No, we 4000 03:29:00,720 --> 03:29:01,920 have a we have a first. We have a 4001 03:29:01,920 --> 03:29:03,840 second. I'll second that. We have a 4002 03:29:03,840 --> 03:29:06,160 first by Councilman Ferman, second by 4003 03:29:06,160 --> 03:29:08,760 Tim Holmes. Please 4004 03:29:08,760 --> 03:29:11,960 vote. Pass 4005 03:29:11,960 --> 03:29:15,840 unanimously. Antonio Emanuel, you heard 4006 03:29:15,840 --> 03:29:17,239 our comments. 4007 03:29:17,239 --> 03:29:19,520 Please help. 4008 03:29:19,520 --> 03:29:21,439 Thank you. With that, we'll move on to 4009 03:29:21,439 --> 03:29:23,840 item 1112 now, which is the presentation 4010 03:29:23,840 --> 03:29:26,720 on the East India employment corridor 4011 03:29:26,720 --> 03:29:28,960 annexation study and provide input to 4012 03:29:28,960 --> 03:29:31,000 staff regarding phase one of the 4013 03:29:31,000 --> 03:29:32,760 project. Mr. 4014 03:29:32,760 --> 03:29:34,920 Halister 4015 03:29:34,920 --> 03:29:37,359 Halverson, mayor, mayor prom, members of 4016 03:29:37,359 --> 03:29:38,960 the council, Brian Halverson, director 4017 03:29:38,960 --> 03:29:41,200 of community development. I just want to 4018 03:29:41,200 --> 03:29:43,520 quickly introduce uh this item before 4019 03:29:43,520 --> 03:29:46,239 our consultant due uh Rachel Lynn will 4020 03:29:46,239 --> 03:29:49,040 come up and do the presentation. Um, 4021 03:29:49,040 --> 03:29:51,520 back in uh 2019, the city council 4022 03:29:51,520 --> 03:29:53,200 amended the general plan to show 4023 03:29:53,200 --> 03:29:54,800 different areas of the city where we 4024 03:29:54,800 --> 03:29:57,760 would uh grow. Uh, in the case of 4025 03:29:57,760 --> 03:29:59,840 tonight, there's an area on the far 4026 03:29:59,840 --> 03:30:01,439 northeast part of town called the 4027 03:30:01,439 --> 03:30:04,479 eastern Spear. Um, myself and the 4028 03:30:04,479 --> 03:30:06,160 assistant city manager have been working 4029 03:30:06,160 --> 03:30:08,960 with Due Deck to study that area and to 4030 03:30:08,960 --> 03:30:11,840 see opportunities uh to potentially 4031 03:30:11,840 --> 03:30:14,560 annex uh land in that area with the 4032 03:30:14,560 --> 03:30:17,359 focus on industrial jobs. We're trying 4033 03:30:17,359 --> 03:30:20,000 to balance housing and jobs. Um and so 4034 03:30:20,000 --> 03:30:23,359 this area would u help the city to try 4035 03:30:23,359 --> 03:30:26,479 to balance that um discrepancy that we 4036 03:30:26,479 --> 03:30:27,600 have. We're doing pretty good with 4037 03:30:27,600 --> 03:30:28,960 housing. We're building some housing, 4038 03:30:28,960 --> 03:30:31,359 but we need uh more jobs. And so this 4039 03:30:31,359 --> 03:30:32,560 area that we're going to present 4040 03:30:32,560 --> 03:30:34,880 tonight, this is phase one of a phase 4041 03:30:34,880 --> 03:30:39,040 two project. Um you saw earlier um on 4042 03:30:39,040 --> 03:30:41,279 your agenda this item regarding this 4043 03:30:41,279 --> 03:30:44,080 annexation study. funding um hopefully 4044 03:30:44,080 --> 03:30:46,080 will be set aside also to do phase two, 4045 03:30:46,080 --> 03:30:48,399 but we're also looking for input. So, I 4046 03:30:48,399 --> 03:30:50,319 want to go ahead and bring uh Rachel 4047 03:30:50,319 --> 03:30:53,359 Lynn up uh to do the presentation. And 4048 03:30:53,359 --> 03:30:56,319 um Brian, if I could real quick, how 4049 03:30:56,319 --> 03:30:58,080 does this go in with our general plan 4050 03:30:58,080 --> 03:30:59,200 that we changed and we put the 4051 03:30:59,200 --> 03:31:02,000 enterprise or the zones in for different 4052 03:31:02,000 --> 03:31:04,239 uh development and that is this 4053 03:31:04,239 --> 03:31:05,840 coordinate with it or does this help 4054 03:31:05,840 --> 03:31:08,640 change it or does this just put an 4055 03:31:08,640 --> 03:31:10,800 overlay on top of some of the areas? 4056 03:31:10,800 --> 03:31:13,600 That's a good question. So, it's within 4057 03:31:13,600 --> 03:31:15,200 our sphere of influence. So, it's an 4058 03:31:15,200 --> 03:31:17,200 area that we're planning to grow. It's 4059 03:31:17,200 --> 03:31:19,120 just not within our city limits, right? 4060 03:31:19,120 --> 03:31:20,560 So, it's already on the general plan 4061 03:31:20,560 --> 03:31:23,520 land use map. Okay. Um but we haven't 4062 03:31:23,520 --> 03:31:25,439 annexed it obviously. So, it's in the 4063 03:31:25,439 --> 03:31:28,399 county. So, that area is is already been 4064 03:31:28,399 --> 03:31:30,080 earmarked for an area that we want to 4065 03:31:30,080 --> 03:31:32,960 grow. Okay. Um and it's uh we'll be 4066 03:31:32,960 --> 03:31:34,880 presenting it um just east of Dylan 4067 03:31:34,880 --> 03:31:36,080 Road. So, we'll go ahead and put some 4068 03:31:36,080 --> 03:31:38,080 maps up and show you what our findings 4069 03:31:38,080 --> 03:31:41,760 of phase one. Thank you. Welcome. Thank 4070 03:31:41,760 --> 03:31:44,120 you so much. Thank you, Brian, for that 4071 03:31:44,120 --> 03:31:46,960 introduction. Good evening, mayor, mayor 4072 03:31:46,960 --> 03:31:49,520 prom, uh, members of the council. My 4073 03:31:49,520 --> 03:31:52,479 name is Rachel Lint, and I am a senior 4074 03:31:52,479 --> 03:31:55,840 planner um, at Dudek and I'm also this 4075 03:31:55,840 --> 03:31:58,560 um, project manager on this project. Um, 4076 03:31:58,560 --> 03:32:01,279 I am joined um, this evening um, by my 4077 03:32:01,279 --> 03:32:03,439 colleague Rachel Stullia. She's the 4078 03:32:03,439 --> 03:32:05,439 environmental lead for the effort and 4079 03:32:05,439 --> 03:32:08,640 also um, a project director with the SQA 4080 03:32:08,640 --> 03:32:12,399 NEPA group at Duda. We have a fantastic 4081 03:32:12,399 --> 03:32:14,479 consultant team that has been part of 4082 03:32:14,479 --> 03:32:16,479 this effort that you see on the screen 4083 03:32:16,479 --> 03:32:19,279 here. Um with Dudek being the prime 4084 03:32:19,279 --> 03:32:21,760 consultant and um proform adviserss 4085 03:32:21,760 --> 03:32:25,040 leading the uh market analysis uh CV 4086 03:32:25,040 --> 03:32:27,040 strategies and so happy to have Beatric 4087 03:32:27,040 --> 03:32:29,120 here this evening assisting with the 4088 03:32:29,120 --> 03:32:31,359 outreach and engagement and lastly 4089 03:32:31,359 --> 03:32:33,760 intersecting metrics um focusing on the 4090 03:32:33,760 --> 03:32:36,640 transportation component. 4091 03:32:36,640 --> 03:32:38,640 So, um, as Brian mentioned, uh, the 4092 03:32:38,640 --> 03:32:40,880 purpose of tonight's presentation is 4093 03:32:40,880 --> 03:32:43,359 three-fold. Uh, to share a summary of 4094 03:32:43,359 --> 03:32:45,760 work to date and to update city council 4095 03:32:45,760 --> 03:32:48,720 on findings. Uh, to receive feedback on 4096 03:32:48,720 --> 03:32:50,319 some of the constraints that we have 4097 03:32:50,319 --> 03:32:52,560 found through our desktop work and to 4098 03:32:52,560 --> 03:32:54,640 discuss priorities for the project as we 4099 03:32:54,640 --> 03:33:00,910 move forward. And lastly, to share next 4100 03:33:00,920 --> 03:33:04,000 steps. We have five parts of the agenda. 4101 03:33:04,000 --> 03:33:05,760 And I'll just note um the presentation 4102 03:33:05,760 --> 03:33:07,600 I'm going to go through tonight was uh 4103 03:33:07,600 --> 03:33:10,640 attached as the staff report and um I'm 4104 03:33:10,640 --> 03:33:12,239 going to be giving kind of a truncated 4105 03:33:12,239 --> 03:33:13,760 presentation in the interest of going 4106 03:33:13,760 --> 03:33:15,760 through the slides and having uh what we 4107 03:33:15,760 --> 03:33:18,000 hope is a good discussion. So we we'll 4108 03:33:18,000 --> 03:33:20,080 go over um project overview very 4109 03:33:20,080 --> 03:33:21,920 briefly, talk about our desktop 4110 03:33:21,920 --> 03:33:24,080 opportunities and constraints analysis. 4111 03:33:24,080 --> 03:33:25,840 Uh present a little bit about our market 4112 03:33:25,840 --> 03:33:27,439 demand and economic development 4113 03:33:27,439 --> 03:33:29,520 strategy. um go over some of the 4114 03:33:29,520 --> 03:33:31,439 priorities for the conceptual planning 4115 03:33:31,439 --> 03:33:34,319 scenarios and then um wrap up with next 4116 03:33:34,319 --> 03:33:39,790 steps prior to uh 4117 03:33:39,800 --> 03:33:42,359 discussion. 4118 03:33:42,359 --> 03:33:45,520 Sorry. Here we go. Okay. So, let's dive 4119 03:33:45,520 --> 03:33:48,319 into a brief overview of the project. Uh 4120 03:33:48,319 --> 03:33:49,920 so as Brian mentioned, June of last 4121 03:33:49,920 --> 03:33:52,160 year, the city committed to exploring 4122 03:33:52,160 --> 03:33:54,720 3,300 acres in what's referred to as the 4123 03:33:54,720 --> 03:33:57,279 east eastern sphere of influence for 4124 03:33:57,279 --> 03:34:00,399 potentially um uh employment generating 4125 03:34:00,399 --> 03:34:02,720 uh development. You can see the the map 4126 03:34:02,720 --> 03:34:04,239 on the right hand side of the screen is 4127 03:34:04,239 --> 03:34:06,560 the area that we are focusing on for 4128 03:34:06,560 --> 03:34:09,600 this project. Um, as Brian mentioned, 4129 03:34:09,600 --> 03:34:11,920 it's part of the um sphere of influence 4130 03:34:11,920 --> 03:34:14,399 established by the general plan and so 4131 03:34:14,399 --> 03:34:16,720 it's currently outside of uh the 4132 03:34:16,720 --> 03:34:19,359 municipal limits uh within Riverside 4133 03:34:19,359 --> 03:34:21,600 County. And it's important to note also 4134 03:34:21,600 --> 03:34:24,720 that the area is uh primarily um open 4135 03:34:24,720 --> 03:34:27,439 space with some uh commercial use and 4136 03:34:27,439 --> 03:34:29,279 resource extraction, but largely kind of 4137 03:34:29,279 --> 03:34:32,800 vacant open space. And then a few um key 4138 03:34:32,800 --> 03:34:35,200 statistics to kind of paint the picture 4139 03:34:35,200 --> 03:34:36,640 around the purpose and need for this 4140 03:34:36,640 --> 03:34:40,560 project. So first um about 1.6% 6% of 4141 03:34:40,560 --> 03:34:43,439 city uh parcels are zoned for industrial 4142 03:34:43,439 --> 03:34:46,080 use in the city of India and so this is 4143 03:34:46,080 --> 03:34:48,840 um going to limit growth with regards to 4144 03:34:48,840 --> 03:34:56,110 manufacturing 4145 03:34:56,120 --> 03:34:59,920 lightly 84% of India residents are 4146 03:34:59,920 --> 03:35:01,840 employed outside of the city so they 4147 03:35:01,840 --> 03:35:03,680 leave the city for work and this is 4148 03:35:03,680 --> 03:35:06,800 based on 2021 data and so with such a 4149 03:35:06,800 --> 03:35:08,800 large number of employees leaving the 4150 03:35:08,800 --> 03:35:11,120 area. Um, this can cause obviously a lot 4151 03:35:11,120 --> 03:35:13,520 of um economic issues, uh, loss of 4152 03:35:13,520 --> 03:35:15,439 talent, loss of tax revenue that can 4153 03:35:15,439 --> 03:35:17,680 strain public services, infrastructure 4154 03:35:17,680 --> 03:35:19,520 maintenance, um, congestion. I know that 4155 03:35:19,520 --> 03:35:22,160 was brought up tonight as well. Uh, and 4156 03:35:22,160 --> 03:35:25,200 then when looking at um, Indio as as it 4157 03:35:25,200 --> 03:35:27,040 compares to the county of Riverside, 4158 03:35:27,040 --> 03:35:29,279 there's a few key statistics to share 4159 03:35:29,279 --> 03:35:33,279 around um, job makeup. So first um when 4160 03:35:33,279 --> 03:35:35,359 looking at India compared to the county, 4161 03:35:35,359 --> 03:35:37,200 India has a lower percentage of 4162 03:35:37,200 --> 03:35:40,399 industrial and commercial flex jobs um 4163 03:35:40,399 --> 03:35:42,720 transversely uh India has a higher 4164 03:35:42,720 --> 03:35:44,560 percentage of service jobs and so 4165 03:35:44,560 --> 03:35:47,200 there's sort of that mismatch there and 4166 03:35:47,200 --> 03:35:49,880 um an opportunity for more workforce 4167 03:35:49,880 --> 03:35:55,110 diversification and development. 4168 03:35:55,120 --> 03:35:57,279 So thinking about the long-term vision 4169 03:35:57,279 --> 03:35:59,680 for this area and this is very much a 4170 03:35:59,680 --> 03:36:02,800 long-term planning project. Um we have 4171 03:36:02,800 --> 03:36:04,479 understood that the project vision is 4172 03:36:04,479 --> 03:36:06,640 really to expand industrial development 4173 03:36:06,640 --> 03:36:08,720 opportunities in Indo given the low 4174 03:36:08,720 --> 03:36:11,200 percentage of industrial land to support 4175 03:36:11,200 --> 03:36:13,760 job creation, diversification, enhance 4176 03:36:13,760 --> 03:36:15,359 services and promote investment within 4177 03:36:15,359 --> 03:36:18,880 the city. Um as Brian mentioned the work 4178 03:36:18,880 --> 03:36:20,880 is divided into two phases. So tonight 4179 03:36:20,880 --> 03:36:23,200 I'll be um giving a snapshot of our 4180 03:36:23,200 --> 03:36:24,960 phase one work which is the constraints 4181 03:36:24,960 --> 03:36:27,040 opportunities and conceptual planning. 4182 03:36:27,040 --> 03:36:29,840 Phase two would um would be if if the 4183 03:36:29,840 --> 03:36:31,920 city would like to move forward uh would 4184 03:36:31,920 --> 03:36:34,720 be the um LAFCO reorganization request 4185 03:36:34,720 --> 03:36:36,880 which is an application. It's a very 4186 03:36:36,880 --> 03:36:38,720 robust application that requires a lot 4187 03:36:38,720 --> 03:36:41,120 of analysis um and that would be part of 4188 03:36:41,120 --> 03:36:46,150 phase two. 4189 03:36:46,160 --> 03:36:48,800 So taking a look at um the work that 4190 03:36:48,800 --> 03:36:50,960 we've been doing within the the context 4191 03:36:50,960 --> 03:36:53,120 of our phases. You can see on the the 4192 03:36:53,120 --> 03:36:55,279 screen here we have u three phases of 4193 03:36:55,279 --> 03:36:57,520 work um generally data gathering, 4194 03:36:57,520 --> 03:36:59,760 desktop opportunities and constraints uh 4195 03:36:59,760 --> 03:37:01,840 market and economic development strategy 4196 03:37:01,840 --> 03:37:03,680 and conceptual scenarios and final 4197 03:37:03,680 --> 03:37:06,800 report. This um diagram here just sort 4198 03:37:06,800 --> 03:37:09,279 of highlights very at a high level that 4199 03:37:09,279 --> 03:37:11,520 throughout the process we've um made 4200 03:37:11,520 --> 03:37:13,920 sure to have touch points with 4201 03:37:13,920 --> 03:37:15,600 interested parties. So we've met with 4202 03:37:15,600 --> 03:37:18,479 LAFCO, we've done um some informal 4203 03:37:18,479 --> 03:37:21,760 tribal coordination. We've met with um a 4204 03:37:21,760 --> 03:37:23,200 variety of service and utility 4205 03:37:23,200 --> 03:37:25,359 providers. We have a technical advisory 4206 03:37:25,359 --> 03:37:27,200 committee. Uh we're meeting here tonight 4207 03:37:27,200 --> 03:37:28,640 for for council meeting. You can see 4208 03:37:28,640 --> 03:37:31,279 there is a star. Um and so all this to 4209 03:37:31,279 --> 03:37:34,080 say um that we've been um very diligent 4210 03:37:34,080 --> 03:37:36,080 about um speaking with various 4211 03:37:36,080 --> 03:37:38,479 perspectives and um interested parties 4212 03:37:38,479 --> 03:37:43,710 to influence the 4213 03:37:43,720 --> 03:37:47,120 project. Okay. So now I'm going to um 4214 03:37:47,120 --> 03:37:48,960 walk us through a highle summary of the 4215 03:37:48,960 --> 03:37:50,560 desktop opportunities and constraints 4216 03:37:50,560 --> 03:37:53,359 work. 4217 03:37:53,359 --> 03:37:55,840 Uh the dude team developed seven topical 4218 03:37:55,840 --> 03:37:58,160 reports um related to the opportunities 4219 03:37:58,160 --> 03:38:00,080 and constraints work that you see on the 4220 03:38:00,080 --> 03:38:01,920 screen here to analyze the project area 4221 03:38:01,920 --> 03:38:04,000 and the extent to which constraints may 4222 03:38:04,000 --> 03:38:06,399 impact development. And we also 4223 03:38:06,399 --> 03:38:08,080 conducted robust interested party 4224 03:38:08,080 --> 03:38:09,840 outreach as I mentioned with various 4225 03:38:09,840 --> 03:38:11,760 entities. I just want to give you a 4226 03:38:11,760 --> 03:38:13,760 sense um of all the different groups 4227 03:38:13,760 --> 03:38:15,439 that we spoke to on the right hand side 4228 03:38:15,439 --> 03:38:18,000 of the screen um including our technical 4229 03:38:18,000 --> 03:38:20,239 advisory committee uh which is made up 4230 03:38:20,239 --> 03:38:22,399 of various city of India departments 4231 03:38:22,399 --> 03:38:24,720 including planning engineering economic 4232 03:38:24,720 --> 03:38:27,359 development police fire India water 4233 03:38:27,359 --> 03:38:31,630 authority and the city manager's 4234 03:38:31,640 --> 03:38:34,560 office. So in terms of our um our 4235 03:38:34,560 --> 03:38:36,399 process we went through a three-step 4236 03:38:36,399 --> 03:38:39,120 process um in terms of the opportunities 4237 03:38:39,120 --> 03:38:40,720 and constraints work. So, first we 4238 03:38:40,720 --> 03:38:42,479 mapped all of our constraints by 4239 03:38:42,479 --> 03:38:45,120 technical topic to illustrate key 4240 03:38:45,120 --> 03:38:46,960 constraints for development for the 4241 03:38:46,960 --> 03:38:49,439 overall project and specific locations 4242 03:38:49,439 --> 03:38:52,800 within that 3,300 acres. Next, we joined 4243 03:38:52,800 --> 03:38:54,960 all constraints and approximated the 4244 03:38:54,960 --> 03:38:58,000 level of constraint. This step helped us 4245 03:38:58,000 --> 03:38:59,920 to communicate the level of constraint 4246 03:38:59,920 --> 03:39:02,239 and risk for development and to identify 4247 03:39:02,239 --> 03:39:04,000 potential opportunity areas for the 4248 03:39:04,000 --> 03:39:09,760 project. And then lastly, we joined um 4249 03:39:09,760 --> 03:39:11,200 uh constraints and opportunities that 4250 03:39:11,200 --> 03:39:15,229 were not geographically 4251 03:39:15,239 --> 03:39:17,520 focused. And this slide shows the 4252 03:39:17,520 --> 03:39:20,080 outcome of our process. Um in the 4253 03:39:20,080 --> 03:39:21,840 presentation that you received in the 4254 03:39:21,840 --> 03:39:24,000 staff report and went through each um 4255 03:39:24,000 --> 03:39:26,399 topic area, but in the interest of time, 4256 03:39:26,399 --> 03:39:28,880 I want to just share this summary. So 4257 03:39:28,880 --> 03:39:32,880 this slide um shows um uh portions of 4258 03:39:32,880 --> 03:39:35,120 the project area that are shaded in 4259 03:39:35,120 --> 03:39:37,040 different colors. And so you can see 4260 03:39:37,040 --> 03:39:41,000 those that are red are high um high 4261 03:39:41,000 --> 03:39:43,760 constraints um while those that are 4262 03:39:43,760 --> 03:39:46,080 green are high opportunity which really 4263 03:39:46,080 --> 03:39:48,239 just indicate that there's um 4264 03:39:48,239 --> 03:39:50,560 opportunities to sort of lower the cost 4265 03:39:50,560 --> 03:39:53,760 or for there to be streamlined um steps 4266 03:39:53,760 --> 03:39:56,160 that can be taken for um for 4267 03:39:56,160 --> 03:39:58,319 development. But what you can see here 4268 03:39:58,319 --> 03:40:01,120 is that um over half of the project area 4269 03:40:01,120 --> 03:40:04,800 is um either low or high constraint. And 4270 03:40:04,800 --> 03:40:06,960 so I think that's important to note. Uh 4271 03:40:06,960 --> 03:40:09,439 the area that you see um outlined in 4272 03:40:09,439 --> 03:40:11,279 red, the the polygon sort of in the 4273 03:40:11,279 --> 03:40:14,160 center of the 3,300 acres um between 4274 03:40:14,160 --> 03:40:16,239 40th Avenue and Fargo Canyon Road has 4275 03:40:16,239 --> 03:40:18,000 the lowest level of constraints. And 4276 03:40:18,000 --> 03:40:21,359 this approximately equals um 700 acres. 4277 03:40:21,359 --> 03:40:23,840 So, of that 3,300 acres, we found that 4278 03:40:23,840 --> 03:40:26,720 700 has sort of the the lowest level of 4279 03:40:26,720 --> 03:40:29,279 constraint for development. Sorry, uh, 4280 03:40:29,279 --> 03:40:31,520 quick question. Yes. In these areas, is 4281 03:40:31,520 --> 03:40:33,680 there any difference between which areas 4282 03:40:33,680 --> 03:40:36,800 are constrained by power versus water? 4283 03:40:36,800 --> 03:40:40,800 Yes. So, great question because um, some 4284 03:40:40,800 --> 03:40:44,560 of the Sorry, this seems okay. Some of 4285 03:40:44,560 --> 03:40:47,520 the topics were not geographic meaning 4286 03:40:47,520 --> 03:40:51,040 power, water service, wastewater and gas 4287 03:40:51,040 --> 03:40:54,640 are constraints for constraints um or 4288 03:40:54,640 --> 03:40:56,800 opportunities for the project as as a 4289 03:40:56,800 --> 03:40:58,960 whole. So it didn't relate to the 4290 03:40:58,960 --> 03:41:00,640 northern part being any different than 4291 03:41:00,640 --> 03:41:02,880 the southern part. And so we created 4292 03:41:02,880 --> 03:41:05,040 this um the this graph that you see on 4293 03:41:05,040 --> 03:41:07,439 the screen to help conceptualize those 4294 03:41:07,439 --> 03:41:10,479 topics that relate to the project are as 4295 03:41:10,479 --> 03:41:12,880 a whole. So we had a great discussion 4296 03:41:12,880 --> 03:41:14,800 right before this about the constraints 4297 03:41:14,800 --> 03:41:16,560 as it relates to power. So I think we're 4298 03:41:16,560 --> 03:41:19,279 all um we have a good understanding of 4299 03:41:19,279 --> 03:41:21,600 um issues related to power. I do want to 4300 03:41:21,600 --> 03:41:23,880 say that um because of the 4301 03:41:23,880 --> 03:41:26,640 EEFA that is actually an opportunity 4302 03:41:26,640 --> 03:41:28,399 because that mechanism already exists 4303 03:41:28,399 --> 03:41:31,200 but as it relates to connecting to 4304 03:41:31,200 --> 03:41:34,720 existing substations um it's definitely 4305 03:41:34,720 --> 03:41:38,640 a very costly endeavor. Um with regards 4306 03:41:38,640 --> 03:41:41,120 to water service um new water 4307 03:41:41,120 --> 03:41:42,960 distribution infrastructure to serve the 4308 03:41:42,960 --> 03:41:45,840 project area um would also be high from 4309 03:41:45,840 --> 03:41:48,399 a cost perspective due to also the 4310 03:41:48,399 --> 03:41:51,200 distance in connecting to existing water 4311 03:41:51,200 --> 03:41:53,359 infrastructure. So that's why we place p 4312 03:41:53,359 --> 03:41:56,080 power and water on that high constraint. 4313 03:41:56,080 --> 03:41:58,880 Wastewater has a similar situation in 4314 03:41:58,880 --> 03:42:02,239 that um the uh connection points to 4315 03:42:02,239 --> 03:42:05,120 existing facilities is far. However, 4316 03:42:05,120 --> 03:42:08,399 there is um a workaround through um uh 4317 03:42:08,399 --> 03:42:11,200 investigating on-site treatment. So, 4318 03:42:11,200 --> 03:42:13,040 that's something that could be uh 4319 03:42:13,040 --> 03:42:15,200 mitigable and developed through through 4320 03:42:15,200 --> 03:42:17,760 the project. And the reason I ask as 4321 03:42:17,760 --> 03:42:19,520 well is because I think with with power, 4322 03:42:19,520 --> 03:42:20,960 you know, there's new technologies where 4323 03:42:20,960 --> 03:42:22,800 there's micro grid possibilities and 4324 03:42:22,800 --> 03:42:24,560 stuff where we might be able to figure 4325 03:42:24,560 --> 03:42:27,120 out some ways to do battery storage and 4326 03:42:27,120 --> 03:42:29,040 uh generators or solar, that kind of 4327 03:42:29,040 --> 03:42:30,880 stuff. Whereas with water, you know, I 4328 03:42:30,880 --> 03:42:32,800 know that's you have to get the lines 4329 03:42:32,800 --> 03:42:34,800 there. Yeah. No, absolutely. No, that's 4330 03:42:34,800 --> 03:42:36,880 a really good point. And and power could 4331 03:42:36,880 --> 03:42:39,279 be something that we can um sort of 4332 03:42:39,279 --> 03:42:41,680 design our way out of um as opposed to 4333 03:42:41,680 --> 03:42:43,200 water service and connecting 4334 03:42:43,200 --> 03:42:49,550 infrastructure, hard 4335 03:42:49,560 --> 03:42:52,239 infrastructure. Okay. Um the next 4336 03:42:52,239 --> 03:42:54,479 section highlights um key findings from 4337 03:42:54,479 --> 03:42:56,000 the market demand and economic 4338 03:42:56,000 --> 03:42:58,990 development strategy 4339 03:42:59,000 --> 03:43:01,960 work. 4340 03:43:01,960 --> 03:43:04,800 Our subconsultant pro for adviserss 4341 03:43:04,800 --> 03:43:08,120 completed a market analysis that um uh 4342 03:43:08,120 --> 03:43:10,560 developed market us for the project 4343 03:43:10,560 --> 03:43:12,640 looking at um a few key factors. So 4344 03:43:12,640 --> 03:43:15,120 employment trends looking at uh regional 4345 03:43:15,120 --> 03:43:17,600 versus local also looking at specific 4346 03:43:17,600 --> 03:43:20,560 industries and growth projections um as 4347 03:43:20,560 --> 03:43:22,800 well as trends. They also looked at 4348 03:43:22,800 --> 03:43:25,120 commercial real estate. They were market 4349 03:43:25,120 --> 03:43:27,120 specific in that they looked at India. 4350 03:43:27,120 --> 03:43:28,800 They looked at Coachella Valley and the 4351 03:43:28,800 --> 03:43:30,720 Inland Empire and they looked at 4352 03:43:30,720 --> 03:43:32,479 specific uses since we're just focused 4353 03:43:32,479 --> 03:43:35,279 on industrial and office. And then they 4354 03:43:35,279 --> 03:43:36,640 looked at planned and proposed 4355 03:43:36,640 --> 03:43:38,720 development within India to get a sense 4356 03:43:38,720 --> 03:43:40,600 for the commercial real estate 4357 03:43:40,600 --> 03:43:43,520 environment. And lastly, um they were 4358 03:43:43,520 --> 03:43:47,120 able to develop an employment um project 4359 03:43:47,120 --> 03:43:49,040 demand for employment serving uses. And 4360 03:43:49,040 --> 03:43:52,640 this was um influenced by qualitative 4361 03:43:52,640 --> 03:43:54,640 input input from stakeholder interviews. 4362 03:43:54,640 --> 03:43:55,920 And so we were able to speak with 4363 03:43:55,920 --> 03:43:57,359 developers and the real estate community 4364 03:43:57,359 --> 03:44:01,550 to help influence the preliminary 4365 03:44:01,560 --> 03:44:03,840 demand. What they found from the market 4366 03:44:03,840 --> 03:44:05,520 analysis that is that the site's 4367 03:44:05,520 --> 03:44:08,080 location within the Coto Valley suggests 4368 03:44:08,080 --> 03:44:10,319 that a mixeduse business park could be 4369 03:44:10,319 --> 03:44:13,520 targeted in the long term. And in terms 4370 03:44:13,520 --> 03:44:15,439 of demand, um they looked at the 4371 03:44:15,439 --> 03:44:17,600 long-term job projections and historic 4372 03:44:17,600 --> 03:44:20,399 capture of office space over a 20-year 4373 03:44:20,399 --> 03:44:22,080 horizon. They found that there's demand 4374 03:44:22,080 --> 03:44:26,840 for 20 to 35 acres of office as well as 4375 03:44:26,840 --> 03:44:30,359 215 to 640 acres of light 4376 03:44:30,359 --> 03:44:32,399 industrial. The bubbles on the right 4377 03:44:32,399 --> 03:44:34,239 hand side of the screen show the pre 4378 03:44:34,239 --> 03:44:35,760 preliminary land use development 4379 03:44:35,760 --> 03:44:39,279 strategy which shows that 40 uh 430 4380 03:44:39,279 --> 03:44:40,920 acres would be devoted to light 4381 03:44:40,920 --> 03:44:43,760 industrial 70 acres to infrastructure to 4382 03:44:43,760 --> 03:44:46,399 serve the development. 60 acres of open 4383 03:44:46,399 --> 03:44:49,600 space to create a campuslike setting. 35 4384 03:44:49,600 --> 03:44:57,150 acres of office and five acres of 4385 03:44:57,160 --> 03:44:59,680 retail. This la last section of the 4386 03:44:59,680 --> 03:45:01,359 presentation highlights priorities for 4387 03:45:01,359 --> 03:45:03,439 the project to influence the conceptual 4388 03:45:03,439 --> 03:45:06,349 planning 4389 03:45:06,359 --> 03:45:08,399 scenarios. This slide that you see on 4390 03:45:08,399 --> 03:45:10,160 the screen um highlights what we've 4391 03:45:10,160 --> 03:45:11,680 heard from the city so far in this 4392 03:45:11,680 --> 03:45:14,319 process um as themes and priorities for 4393 03:45:14,319 --> 03:45:16,399 the project. Uh, and we're certainly 4394 03:45:16,399 --> 03:45:18,479 interested in hearing um your 4395 03:45:18,479 --> 03:45:20,479 perspective tonight and see if there's 4396 03:45:20,479 --> 03:45:22,000 anything else that you want to add and 4397 03:45:22,000 --> 03:45:23,600 I'll just briefly go over them. Um, 4398 03:45:23,600 --> 03:45:25,760 importance of revenue generation, 4399 03:45:25,760 --> 03:45:28,399 focusing on job growth, increasing 4400 03:45:28,399 --> 03:45:31,120 industrial uh, manufacturing presence, 4401 03:45:31,120 --> 03:45:33,279 diversifying employment tax base, 4402 03:45:33,279 --> 03:45:35,040 compliance with the multiple species 4403 03:45:35,040 --> 03:45:37,359 habitat plan, uh, importance of 4404 03:45:37,359 --> 03:45:40,000 prioritizing safety and habitat, uh, 4405 03:45:40,000 --> 03:45:41,840 minimizing exposure to environmental 4406 03:45:41,840 --> 03:45:44,640 hazards such as fault lines. Um and then 4407 03:45:44,640 --> 03:45:47,199 the use of flood planes as parks, 4408 03:45:47,199 --> 03:45:58,790 trails, and other recreation uses. 4409 03:45:58,800 --> 03:46:00,560 And to reiterate, um we're in the 4410 03:46:00,560 --> 03:46:03,359 process of the conceptual uh scenarios 4411 03:46:03,359 --> 03:46:05,600 and and final report phases. You can see 4412 03:46:05,600 --> 03:46:08,960 the the star there in May 2025. And we 4413 03:46:08,960 --> 03:46:10,960 have several additional outreach touch 4414 03:46:10,960 --> 03:46:13,520 touch points upcoming including uh 4415 03:46:13,520 --> 03:46:15,199 meeting with utility and service 4416 03:46:15,199 --> 03:46:17,920 providers um and the technical advisory 4417 03:46:17,920 --> 03:46:19,920 committee for a second time to influence 4418 03:46:19,920 --> 03:46:22,640 the conceptual scenarios. Uh we will 4419 03:46:22,640 --> 03:46:25,120 return to council in July to present the 4420 03:46:25,120 --> 03:46:27,279 findings from the conceptual scenarios 4421 03:46:27,279 --> 03:46:29,520 phase and the final report for the 4422 03:46:29,520 --> 03:46:33,750 project. 4423 03:46:33,760 --> 03:46:37,680 And with that, um, we can, um, end the 4424 03:46:37,680 --> 03:46:39,760 the presentation and open it up for 4425 03:46:39,760 --> 03:46:44,550 discussion. Council, 4426 03:46:44,560 --> 03:46:47,279 uh, for light industrial, are there some 4427 03:46:47,279 --> 03:46:49,040 examples you can share with us of other 4428 03:46:49,040 --> 03:46:51,359 light industrial um, businesses that 4429 03:46:51,359 --> 03:46:53,840 have been coming to the to the region? 4430 03:46:53,840 --> 03:46:56,720 Yeah. So, I think that um some of the um 4431 03:46:56,720 --> 03:46:58,960 mix of uh uses when we're talking about 4432 03:46:58,960 --> 03:47:02,000 light industrial could be um logistics, 4433 03:47:02,000 --> 03:47:05,040 it could be warehousing. Um uh it's 4434 03:47:05,040 --> 03:47:08,080 definitely a changing market. Um some of 4435 03:47:08,080 --> 03:47:10,880 the um additional uses we're looking at 4436 03:47:10,880 --> 03:47:13,439 are commercial flex, which might mean a 4437 03:47:13,439 --> 03:47:15,840 little bit of production um but could 4438 03:47:15,840 --> 03:47:18,319 also have a sort of office portion of it 4439 03:47:18,319 --> 03:47:20,880 that is more sort of like public facing. 4440 03:47:20,880 --> 03:47:23,840 And so it's um looking at uh basically 4441 03:47:23,840 --> 03:47:26,960 those those three categories in terms of 4442 03:47:26,960 --> 03:47:29,680 um the the trends within Coachella 4443 03:47:29,680 --> 03:47:32,000 Valley. 4444 03:47:32,000 --> 03:47:33,920 I think in that sense I would just want 4445 03:47:33,920 --> 03:47:36,640 our council to consider um when we bring 4446 03:47:36,640 --> 03:47:38,239 in those businesses are those going to 4447 03:47:38,239 --> 03:47:40,239 be job creating businesses or is it 4448 03:47:40,239 --> 03:47:41,920 going to be a lot of automation because 4449 03:47:41,920 --> 03:47:43,600 those are going to be different impacts 4450 03:47:43,600 --> 03:47:46,920 on our community there. 4451 03:47:46,920 --> 03:47:50,560 Anyone else? Can I ask? Go ahead, Mr. 4452 03:47:50,560 --> 03:47:52,880 Good. 4453 03:47:52,880 --> 03:47:56,080 I was just looking what we experienced 4454 03:47:56,080 --> 03:47:59,040 when we annexed the west side of it. 4455 03:47:59,040 --> 03:48:02,080 From the public safety side, we need to 4456 03:48:02,080 --> 03:48:04,160 take in the effect that it's being more 4457 03:48:04,160 --> 03:48:08,040 open land. Uh the mayor pro 4458 03:48:08,040 --> 03:48:11,040 Tim's there. It's an educational thing. 4459 03:48:11,040 --> 03:48:12,880 It's nothing. I think from what we 4460 03:48:12,880 --> 03:48:14,720 learned from the last time, there's just 4461 03:48:14,720 --> 03:48:16,479 a couple of things we need to do for the 4462 03:48:16,479 --> 03:48:18,640 interest of the public because those 4463 03:48:18,640 --> 03:48:20,720 areas have been used for all kinds of 4464 03:48:20,720 --> 03:48:23,359 rec recreational outdoor activities. 4465 03:48:23,359 --> 03:48:26,880 Fargo Canyon Road is a principal avenue 4466 03:48:26,880 --> 03:48:29,439 of going further east. So, it brings a 4467 03:48:29,439 --> 03:48:31,040 lot of travel activities for that type 4468 03:48:31,040 --> 03:48:33,439 of activity. It would be limited to 4469 03:48:33,439 --> 03:48:35,199 doing that in the future if we annex 4470 03:48:35,199 --> 03:48:37,760 based on our current municipal codes, 4471 03:48:37,760 --> 03:48:40,560 illegal dumping, off-roading, sport 4472 03:48:40,560 --> 03:48:42,000 shooting, whatever you might call. And 4473 03:48:42,000 --> 03:48:44,199 Burdue Canyon Road is the next one 4474 03:48:44,199 --> 03:48:47,439 further north, which puts it back in the 4475 03:48:47,439 --> 03:48:49,600 county where it should be. But those are 4476 03:48:49,600 --> 03:48:51,880 things that we definitely will have an 4477 03:48:51,880 --> 03:48:56,479 educational from the public safety side. 4478 03:48:56,479 --> 03:48:57,760 So when you're looking at this, there's 4479 03:48:57,760 --> 03:48:59,279 3,300 acres. We're talking about 4480 03:48:59,279 --> 03:49:01,680 developing 600 of them basically. The 4481 03:49:01,680 --> 03:49:03,680 other ones are challenged by other 4482 03:49:03,680 --> 03:49:06,000 issues. Is it challenged anything 4483 03:49:06,000 --> 03:49:08,720 geographically wise where can't be 4484 03:49:08,720 --> 03:49:12,479 utilized because it's uneven mountain 4485 03:49:12,479 --> 03:49:15,120 range? What's the other, you know, 2,700 4486 03:49:15,120 --> 03:49:17,920 acres? Is it still available for use 4487 03:49:17,920 --> 03:49:20,160 with certain grading or is this just the 4488 03:49:20,160 --> 03:49:23,199 most prevalent area that we can focus on 4489 03:49:23,199 --> 03:49:25,680 right now? Uh, yeah, that's a great 4490 03:49:25,680 --> 03:49:28,080 question. So, um I can flip through a 4491 03:49:28,080 --> 03:49:30,720 couple of the other um environmental 4492 03:49:30,720 --> 03:49:32,479 constraints because it's it's quite a 4493 03:49:32,479 --> 03:49:37,199 few. Um just get through you know I mean 4494 03:49:37,199 --> 03:49:38,960 the city of India when we had the 4495 03:49:38,960 --> 03:49:40,640 opportunity to go all the way to to 4496 03:49:40,640 --> 03:49:42,960 Washington Street and we didn't take it 4497 03:49:42,960 --> 03:49:45,120 because it just wasn't at that time in 4498 03:49:45,120 --> 03:49:46,479 the purview. They didn't feel it was 4499 03:49:46,479 --> 03:49:48,080 very important and obviously we've seen 4500 03:49:48,080 --> 03:49:50,560 how it grows. So I think anytime we can 4501 03:49:50,560 --> 03:49:52,800 build bring in land to be able to 4502 03:49:52,800 --> 03:49:55,439 redevelop it to bring in jobs, 4503 03:49:55,439 --> 03:49:56,960 infrastructure, and other stuff that's 4504 03:49:56,960 --> 03:49:58,800 going to make the city more viable, but 4505 03:49:58,800 --> 03:50:01,840 we also got to marginize it by what it's 4506 03:50:01,840 --> 03:50:03,439 going to cost us now to maintain it 4507 03:50:03,439 --> 03:50:04,640 because now we are going to do the 4508 03:50:04,640 --> 03:50:06,560 dumping. We do have the other stuff. We 4509 03:50:06,560 --> 03:50:09,120 do have things that go in there. Uh the 4510 03:50:09,120 --> 03:50:12,399 part of on the top of uh Sun City uh by 4511 03:50:12,399 --> 03:50:14,640 Sun City Shadow Hills and City uh Sun 4512 03:50:14,640 --> 03:50:16,479 City Palm Desert. We took that area. 4513 03:50:16,479 --> 03:50:17,840 They didn't even have the roads paved. 4514 03:50:17,840 --> 03:50:19,760 we paid to have the roads done and 4515 03:50:19,760 --> 03:50:21,600 everything else. So there's 4516 03:50:21,600 --> 03:50:22,960 opportunities there, but there's also 4517 03:50:22,960 --> 03:50:24,399 costs and what's that going to cost us 4518 03:50:24,399 --> 03:50:26,080 in the short term to be able to maintain 4519 03:50:26,080 --> 03:50:29,040 that too. So, so if we can look at other 4520 03:50:29,040 --> 03:50:30,960 areas of restraint in that because we 4521 03:50:30,960 --> 03:50:32,720 will have to have our police department 4522 03:50:32,720 --> 03:50:34,319 and we will eventually have to put water 4523 03:50:34,319 --> 03:50:37,199 and power and other stuff in. So go 4524 03:50:37,199 --> 03:50:39,279 ahead. I'd like to see what the rest of 4525 03:50:39,279 --> 03:50:40,880 it is. I I'm going to agree with you. 4526 03:50:40,880 --> 03:50:43,279 you know, the potential impacts of um 4527 03:50:43,279 --> 03:50:45,600 from a public safety perspective as you 4528 03:50:45,600 --> 03:50:48,399 mentioned um in terms of cost. I mean, 4529 03:50:48,399 --> 03:50:50,399 there's bound to be a lot of potential 4530 03:50:50,399 --> 03:50:52,560 impacts because there's only essentially 4531 03:50:52,560 --> 03:50:55,439 700 acres at this in the near term that 4532 03:50:55,439 --> 03:50:58,720 we can utilize effectively, you know. 4533 03:50:58,720 --> 03:51:00,399 So, I I would appreciate seeing that 4534 03:51:00,399 --> 03:51:02,399 analysis. Earthquake and flood zones 4535 03:51:02,399 --> 03:51:04,720 never good two signs. 4536 03:51:04,720 --> 03:51:07,520 You start off bad 4537 03:51:07,520 --> 03:51:10,000 there. I do want to highlight. So, 4538 03:51:10,000 --> 03:51:12,399 there's a couple different um topics 4539 03:51:12,399 --> 03:51:14,000 that you brought up that I think are are 4540 03:51:14,000 --> 03:51:15,359 really important, but I'll I'll just go 4541 03:51:15,359 --> 03:51:17,279 over the environmental constraints at 4542 03:51:17,279 --> 03:51:19,279 first um just to kind of paint a 4543 03:51:19,279 --> 03:51:21,680 picture. So, um what you see can see in 4544 03:51:21,680 --> 03:51:24,399 um Teal is um part of a special flood 4545 03:51:24,399 --> 03:51:27,680 hazard area which is not um not like a 4546 03:51:27,680 --> 03:51:29,920 FE FEMA flood hazard area. So it's not 4547 03:51:29,920 --> 03:51:31,359 as serious as that, but it is something 4548 03:51:31,359 --> 03:51:34,560 that requires um additional hydro 4549 03:51:34,560 --> 03:51:36,560 modeling and studying to really look at 4550 03:51:36,560 --> 03:51:39,680 over um the years and um through 4551 03:51:39,680 --> 03:51:42,600 different flooding events like 10year um 4552 03:51:42,600 --> 03:51:45,680 100redyear what really happens in that 4553 03:51:45,680 --> 03:51:49,120 land as it as it relates to to flooding. 4554 03:51:49,120 --> 03:51:50,479 And so that'll help us sort of 4555 03:51:50,479 --> 03:51:52,319 understand um the extent to which 4556 03:51:52,319 --> 03:51:54,560 flooding may impact development. But 4557 03:51:54,560 --> 03:51:56,720 certainly for our awareness knowing that 4558 03:51:56,720 --> 03:52:00,319 the northern half is in the um flood 4559 03:52:00,319 --> 03:52:02,160 hazard area, it's something that we're 4560 03:52:02,160 --> 03:52:05,279 trying to avoid as a initial step. And 4561 03:52:05,279 --> 03:52:07,840 then second um you can see kind of going 4562 03:52:07,840 --> 03:52:12,399 diagonally these are fault zones and um 4563 03:52:12,399 --> 03:52:14,319 it is best practice to not develop 4564 03:52:14,319 --> 03:52:17,359 within the fault areas. You I'm probably 4565 03:52:17,359 --> 03:52:19,520 stating the obvious there but there are 4566 03:52:19,520 --> 03:52:22,160 um buffers that you can design so that 4567 03:52:22,160 --> 03:52:25,040 you are you know away from them, but you 4568 03:52:25,040 --> 03:52:28,640 certainly don't want to have any um you 4569 03:52:28,640 --> 03:52:31,279 know, housing or anything related to uh 4570 03:52:31,279 --> 03:52:33,439 housing people um in those areas. So, 4571 03:52:33,439 --> 03:52:35,680 you can see as as these two areas kind 4572 03:52:35,680 --> 03:52:38,239 of um consume the the north and the 4573 03:52:38,239 --> 03:52:40,080 south, it starts to sort of narrow us 4574 03:52:40,080 --> 03:52:42,880 down. And so, this is I think one of the 4575 03:52:42,880 --> 03:52:45,439 most um poignant slides to just sort of 4576 03:52:45,439 --> 03:52:47,600 show from an environmental perspective. 4577 03:52:47,600 --> 03:52:50,479 Um there's uh other ones to highlight, 4578 03:52:50,479 --> 03:52:53,600 but I think maybe this one is um 4579 03:52:53,600 --> 03:52:55,920 probably the one to to focus on. And I 4580 03:52:55,920 --> 03:52:57,840 will note that um the the market 4581 03:52:57,840 --> 03:53:00,640 analysis showed that from a historic 4582 03:53:00,640 --> 03:53:03,680 standpoint and a um projected standpoint 4583 03:53:03,680 --> 03:53:06,800 that there's demand for 600 acres. And 4584 03:53:06,800 --> 03:53:09,520 so I think that's worth noting that um 4585 03:53:09,520 --> 03:53:11,279 when thinking about creating a 4586 03:53:11,279 --> 03:53:14,399 development that would um not be vacant, 4587 03:53:14,399 --> 03:53:16,880 that would actually have um you know 4588 03:53:16,880 --> 03:53:19,279 development come and uh business owners 4589 03:53:19,279 --> 03:53:21,840 come to to the site. We want to make 4590 03:53:21,840 --> 03:53:25,120 sure that um within the long term um 4591 03:53:25,120 --> 03:53:26,880 we're we're sitting within that market 4592 03:53:26,880 --> 03:53:29,359 demand. But the good thing is um that's 4593 03:53:29,359 --> 03:53:31,120 you know that's based on historic and 4594 03:53:31,120 --> 03:53:32,960 projected and so things can change in 4595 03:53:32,960 --> 03:53:34,880 the market and if the city really 4596 03:53:34,880 --> 03:53:38,560 creates um a priority to focus on 4597 03:53:38,560 --> 03:53:40,880 eastern India that um that dial may 4598 03:53:40,880 --> 03:53:43,040 change and so that's really just um take 4599 03:53:43,040 --> 03:53:45,199 it with a grain of salt. Uh but I think 4600 03:53:45,199 --> 03:53:47,760 the cost benefit analysis that you were 4601 03:53:47,760 --> 03:53:50,720 mentioning uh mayor about uh the cost of 4602 03:53:50,720 --> 03:53:52,640 services and maintenance and then how 4603 03:53:52,640 --> 03:53:55,840 much you would get in terms of um per 4604 03:53:55,840 --> 03:53:57,439 you know tax revenue. So, I think that's 4605 03:53:57,439 --> 03:53:59,680 a really important uh equation to think 4606 03:53:59,680 --> 03:54:02,479 about because that can also help to um 4607 03:54:02,479 --> 03:54:05,600 center in on the amount of acreage that 4608 03:54:05,600 --> 03:54:08,000 could help to have that costbenefit 4609 03:54:08,000 --> 03:54:11,040 analysis come out in the positive. Okay. 4610 03:54:11,040 --> 03:54:12,960 Thank you. 4611 03:54:12,960 --> 03:54:14,399 Yes, absolutely. First of all, thank you 4612 03:54:14,399 --> 03:54:17,040 for your presentation. Um I you know, 4613 03:54:17,040 --> 03:54:18,560 I'm interested in looking at some cost 4614 03:54:18,560 --> 03:54:21,040 analysis in the the the near and the 4615 03:54:21,040 --> 03:54:23,920 future, but um you know, I think that 4616 03:54:23,920 --> 03:54:26,000 the mayor hit it on the head. He said 4617 03:54:26,000 --> 03:54:27,760 that you know, we we had a loss 4618 03:54:27,760 --> 03:54:30,160 opportunity by expanding to Washington 4619 03:54:30,160 --> 03:54:32,720 and u when we have opportunity to get a 4620 03:54:32,720 --> 03:54:35,600 land that's cost effective um it's it's 4621 03:54:35,600 --> 03:54:38,800 a good u idea to look at it right and a 4622 03:54:38,800 --> 03:54:41,359 lot of these scenarios and and questions 4623 03:54:41,359 --> 03:54:43,760 that we have u will be sorted out and 4624 03:54:43,760 --> 03:54:46,399 looked at during the lab process as well 4625 03:54:46,399 --> 03:54:48,479 so I think just having the opportunity 4626 03:54:48,479 --> 03:54:50,800 to look at it I think that works in our 4627 03:54:50,800 --> 03:54:53,120 best interest um this is something that 4628 03:54:53,120 --> 03:54:55,920 if this does pass wouldn't be next 4629 03:54:55,920 --> 03:54:58,720 It's it will be but what it will do 4630 03:54:58,720 --> 03:55:01,199 it'll give us opportunity right and 4631 03:55:01,199 --> 03:55:03,120 without looking at it we don't have that 4632 03:55:03,120 --> 03:55:06,800 opportunity it sits as it is and um we 4633 03:55:06,800 --> 03:55:09,520 may not be here but um our city is 4634 03:55:09,520 --> 03:55:11,680 growing and eventually it will be built 4635 03:55:11,680 --> 03:55:14,160 out and that's something that Indo has 4636 03:55:14,160 --> 03:55:15,920 that a lot of other cities don't have 4637 03:55:15,920 --> 03:55:18,000 they don't have room to grow right and 4638 03:55:18,000 --> 03:55:20,880 yes it'll be some dollars to expand uh 4639 03:55:20,880 --> 03:55:23,840 uh um utilities out there but we still 4640 03:55:23,840 --> 03:55:26,080 have opportunity other cities don't. So, 4641 03:55:26,080 --> 03:55:28,239 it's I think it's a great opportunity to 4642 03:55:28,239 --> 03:55:29,680 look at it and thank you for bringing 4643 03:55:29,680 --> 03:55:32,800 it. We're all good. Mr. Halverson, do 4644 03:55:32,800 --> 03:55:34,880 you need anything else from us? No, I 4645 03:55:34,880 --> 03:55:37,359 just I just want to reemphasize that 4646 03:55:37,359 --> 03:55:39,680 we'll be back in July, bring some final 4647 03:55:39,680 --> 03:55:41,279 reports to you and then of course that 4648 03:55:41,279 --> 03:55:43,359 cost benefit analysis you brought up. 4649 03:55:43,359 --> 03:55:45,600 Very good point. But I'm what I'm 4650 03:55:45,600 --> 03:55:47,040 hearing is that you do want to move 4651 03:55:47,040 --> 03:55:49,120 forward at least go to another meeting 4652 03:55:49,120 --> 03:55:52,000 in July to get those final results 4653 03:55:52,000 --> 03:55:54,479 results and talk a little more about 4654 03:55:54,479 --> 03:55:56,640 what phase two would encompass and how 4655 03:55:56,640 --> 03:55:58,239 to move forward on phase two. Is that 4656 03:55:58,239 --> 03:55:59,760 kind of what I'm hearing? Yep. Okay. 4657 03:55:59,760 --> 03:56:02,479 Thank you. Thank you. All right. With 4658 03:56:02,479 --> 03:56:04,720 that, we'll move on to 12.1. Do we need 4659 03:56:04,720 --> 03:56:06,000 a break or do we want power through 4660 03:56:06,000 --> 03:56:08,319 this? Let's go ahead and move power. 4661 03:56:08,319 --> 03:56:11,359 Let's go. Okay. Move on to public 4662 03:56:11,359 --> 03:56:13,680 hearing. Number 12.1 is approval of the 4663 03:56:13,680 --> 03:56:16,880 annual action plan for 2025 2026 for the 4664 03:56:16,880 --> 03:56:19,600 program year 2025 community development 4665 03:56:19,600 --> 03:56:21,760 block grant allocated an anticipated 4666 03:56:21,760 --> 03:56:24,680 amount of five $750,000 4667 03:56:24,680 --> 03:56:28,279 and1 reprogram of unspent prior year 4668 03:56:28,279 --> 03:56:30,800 CDBG funds and authorize the finance 4669 03:56:30,800 --> 03:56:32,640 director to make any necessary budget 4670 03:56:32,640 --> 03:56:34,560 adjustments for receipt and utilization 4671 03:56:34,560 --> 03:56:37,680 of the fiscal year 2025 allocation an 4672 03:56:37,680 --> 03:56:41,359 unspent prior year for CDBG funds. Mr. 4673 03:56:41,359 --> 03:56:43,680 Raza, you handling this for us, sir? I 4674 03:56:43,680 --> 03:56:46,080 am, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. That is a uh 4675 03:56:46,080 --> 03:56:47,760 mouthful. Yeah, it was mouthful. I was 4676 03:56:47,760 --> 03:56:49,920 thinking the same thing. 4677 03:56:49,920 --> 03:56:51,760 Uh good evening, honorable mayor, Mayor 4678 03:56:51,760 --> 03:56:55,680 Pro Tam, city council members. So, uh 4679 03:56:55,680 --> 03:56:58,880 just a moment. There we go. This 4680 03:56:58,880 --> 03:57:01,199 evening, I am in fact presenting on the 4681 03:57:01,199 --> 03:57:04,640 annual action plan uh for approval to 4682 03:57:04,640 --> 03:57:06,479 the Department of Housing Urban 4683 03:57:06,479 --> 03:57:09,120 Development. 4684 03:57:09,120 --> 03:57:12,560 So, a quick uh recap of the program. The 4685 03:57:12,560 --> 03:57:14,800 community development block grant is a 4686 03:57:14,800 --> 03:57:16,880 federally funded program. The city of 4687 03:57:16,880 --> 03:57:19,840 India receives a direct allocation as an 4688 03:57:19,840 --> 03:57:22,880 entitlement community. And so with these 4689 03:57:22,880 --> 03:57:26,000 funds provided by HUD, the city is able 4690 03:57:26,000 --> 03:57:28,880 to address one or all national 4691 03:57:28,880 --> 03:57:31,439 objectives. Uh the priorities are 4692 03:57:31,439 --> 03:57:33,319 benefits to low and moderate income 4693 03:57:33,319 --> 03:57:36,319 persons, aid to the prevention and or 4694 03:57:36,319 --> 03:57:39,520 elimination of slum and blight or 4695 03:57:39,520 --> 03:57:42,319 meeting an urgent need. And so with that 4696 03:57:42,319 --> 03:57:45,040 in mind, the funds are typically used to 4697 03:57:45,040 --> 03:57:47,040 address public services, public 4698 03:57:47,040 --> 03:57:51,710 infrastructure or in uh 4699 03:57:51,720 --> 03:57:54,160 facilities. Quick couple uh HUD 4700 03:57:54,160 --> 03:57:58,160 guidelines. Uh part of this program is 4701 03:57:58,160 --> 03:58:00,239 required a consolidated plan which we 4702 03:58:00,239 --> 03:58:03,199 came before city council in 2024 for the 4703 03:58:03,199 --> 03:58:05,920 2024 through 2029 4704 03:58:05,920 --> 03:58:09,359 uh fiscal years. Within that five-year 4705 03:58:09,359 --> 03:58:11,840 plan, every year we are required to 4706 03:58:11,840 --> 03:58:14,160 renew uh based off our goals and 4707 03:58:14,160 --> 03:58:16,800 objectives. And so this evening we are 4708 03:58:16,800 --> 03:58:19,040 entering the second year of our 4709 03:58:19,040 --> 03:58:21,760 consolidated plan. There are per 4710 03:58:21,760 --> 03:58:23,439 requirements. There is a 30-day public 4711 03:58:23,439 --> 03:58:25,840 review uh that began April 4th through 4712 03:58:25,840 --> 03:58:29,359 May 5th. The draft was um provided on 4713 03:58:29,359 --> 03:58:32,239 our city website. And if you recall, I 4714 03:58:32,239 --> 03:58:35,120 was here in April presenting on the 4715 03:58:35,120 --> 03:58:37,199 annual action plan for solicitation and 4716 03:58:37,199 --> 03:58:39,680 feedback both from the city council as 4717 03:58:39,680 --> 03:58:42,239 well as the community. So this evening, 4718 03:58:42,239 --> 03:58:44,640 I'm here for approval of the annual 4719 03:58:44,640 --> 03:58:47,040 action plan. staff has provided a 4720 03:58:47,040 --> 03:58:49,439 recommendation of how to utilize the 4721 03:58:49,439 --> 03:58:51,439 current fiscal year funds which is in 4722 03:58:51,439 --> 03:58:54,720 your staff report as well as exhibit B I 4723 03:58:54,720 --> 03:58:56,720 believe and on the presentation. So I 4724 03:58:56,720 --> 03:58:59,199 apologize for those in the audience. It 4725 03:58:59,199 --> 03:59:02,040 is a little uh difficult to read from 4726 03:59:02,040 --> 03:59:05,720 afar. Staff is recommending the proposed 4727 03:59:05,720 --> 03:59:08,479 allocation uh anticipated allocation I 4728 03:59:08,479 --> 03:59:09,880 should add of 4729 03:59:09,880 --> 03:59:14,950 $750,000 and $750,01 4730 03:59:14,960 --> 03:59:17,600 and distributed accordingly. There is a 4731 03:59:17,600 --> 03:59:19,600 component of public services, a 4732 03:59:19,600 --> 03:59:21,760 component of public facilities, 4733 03:59:21,760 --> 03:59:24,319 infrastructure, and then the remaining 4734 03:59:24,319 --> 03:59:28,439 cap of administration. And so with the 4735 03:59:28,439 --> 03:59:31,040 $750,000 of the anticipated allocation, 4736 03:59:31,040 --> 03:59:34,160 there is a breakdown of the potential 4737 03:59:34,160 --> 03:59:35,840 public service agencies who would 4738 03:59:35,840 --> 03:59:38,319 benefit from the funds as well as the 4739 03:59:38,319 --> 03:59:40,880 amounts and a very brief description of 4740 03:59:40,880 --> 03:59:44,720 the deliverables for those services. 4741 03:59:44,720 --> 03:59:47,760 The larger percentage of the allocation 4742 03:59:47,760 --> 03:59:50,399 is for public facilities improvements. 4743 03:59:50,399 --> 03:59:52,840 In this case, the Indo Sports 4744 03:59:52,840 --> 03:59:55,199 Park. Uh there is again an 4745 03:59:55,199 --> 03:59:58,279 administration component not to exceed 4746 03:59:58,279 --> 04:00:00,960 20% bring in your total annual program 4747 04:00:00,960 --> 04:00:03,120 of $750,000 4748 04:00:03,120 --> 04:00:06,399 $750 and1. 4749 04:00:06,399 --> 04:00:08,960 Uh I will note there are some additional 4750 04:00:08,960 --> 04:00:12,920 unspent funds in the rough ballpark of 4751 04:00:12,920 --> 04:00:16,239 480,000. Uh staff is also requesting uh 4752 04:00:16,239 --> 04:00:18,239 by the city council to use those funds 4753 04:00:18,239 --> 04:00:21,359 to reprogram into the current uh public 4754 04:00:21,359 --> 04:00:23,800 facilities project assuming it is 4755 04:00:23,800 --> 04:00:26,880 approved and bring oh which will bring a 4756 04:00:26,880 --> 04:00:28,880 grand total for this current fiscal year 4757 04:00:28,880 --> 04:00:31,359 of a little over a little over 1.2 4758 04:00:31,359 --> 04:00:34,640 million. So that is again the uh 4759 04:00:34,640 --> 04:00:41,710 proposed activities 4760 04:00:41,720 --> 04:00:44,479 and request the approval on behalf of 4761 04:00:44,479 --> 04:00:47,359 the city for the annual action plan 4762 04:00:47,359 --> 04:00:52,720 fiscal year 2025 through 2026 to be uh 4763 04:00:52,720 --> 04:00:55,279 submitted to HUD as well as 4764 04:00:55,279 --> 04:00:58,080 reprogramming of any unspent funds from 4765 04:00:58,080 --> 04:01:00,720 previous years and authorization of the 4766 04:01:00,720 --> 04:01:03,120 finance director to make any necessary 4767 04:01:03,120 --> 04:01:05,040 budget adjustments for receipt and 4768 04:01:05,040 --> 04:01:07,120 utilization. I will note this is an 4769 04:01:07,120 --> 04:01:10,080 anticipated amount subject to change. I 4770 04:01:10,080 --> 04:01:11,840 believe we should receive our exact 4771 04:01:11,840 --> 04:01:13,359 allocation towards the end of this 4772 04:01:13,359 --> 04:01:17,680 month. That concludes my presentation. 4773 04:01:17,680 --> 04:01:18,880 I'd like to say something. Thank you for 4774 04:01:18,880 --> 04:01:20,720 your presentation, Mr. Mayor. If I can, 4775 04:01:20,720 --> 04:01:22,720 I need to recuse myself for this item. 4776 04:01:22,720 --> 04:01:24,239 Um, some of this funding is going to be 4777 04:01:24,239 --> 04:01:25,920 used for emergency and transitional 4778 04:01:25,920 --> 04:01:27,680 housing for Coachella Valley Rescue 4779 04:01:27,680 --> 04:01:29,840 Mission, and I sit on that board. So, 4780 04:01:29,840 --> 04:01:31,439 there's potential conflict for that. So, 4781 04:01:31,439 --> 04:01:33,199 I'll step out. Okay. Thank you. We'll 4782 04:01:33,199 --> 04:01:38,309 wait for you to leave. 4783 04:01:38,319 --> 04:01:45,429 It's on the page. 4784 04:01:45,439 --> 04:01:47,439 Third item from the top of the top to 4785 04:01:47,439 --> 04:01:49,840 the left. 4786 04:01:49,840 --> 04:01:53,710 Yeah, it's right here. 4787 04:01:53,720 --> 04:02:05,590 But if he feels comfortable. 4788 04:02:05,600 --> 04:02:07,560 All right, 4789 04:02:07,560 --> 04:02:10,319 Mr. This is a public com uh public 4790 04:02:10,319 --> 04:02:12,640 public hearing, so we'll open up. But do 4791 04:02:12,640 --> 04:02:14,080 you have something to say, Mr. I was 4792 04:02:14,080 --> 04:02:15,920 just curious is what the future holds 4793 04:02:15,920 --> 04:02:17,840 for the same type of funding amounts 4794 04:02:17,840 --> 04:02:20,880 besides where we're at right now. 4795 04:02:20,880 --> 04:02:23,199 In terms of this program, I am 4796 04:02:23,199 --> 04:02:25,120 optimistic. 4797 04:02:25,120 --> 04:02:28,640 uh but I can't predict uh what next year 4798 04:02:28,640 --> 04:02:30,479 will look like or the future years. 4799 04:02:30,479 --> 04:02:36,389 Okay, 4800 04:02:36,399 --> 04:02:39,359 I know sometimes u I get confused. I 4801 04:02:39,359 --> 04:02:40,560 know there's two different pots of money 4802 04:02:40,560 --> 04:02:43,279 that we send uh over to the rescue 4803 04:02:43,279 --> 04:02:46,160 mission and Martha's Village. Is there 4804 04:02:46,160 --> 04:02:48,239 other funding that we're allocating to 4805 04:02:48,239 --> 04:02:50,800 the rescue mission? That isn't the 4806 04:02:50,800 --> 04:02:53,359 proposal this year. uh it was to focus 4807 04:02:53,359 --> 04:02:56,399 on CBDG. Um at your direction, we could 4808 04:02:56,399 --> 04:02:58,880 certainly do so. If you recall, and 4809 04:02:58,880 --> 04:03:00,319 maybe it was mentioned, but the fact 4810 04:03:00,319 --> 04:03:02,479 that some of these fundings are so small 4811 04:03:02,479 --> 04:03:04,160 that there's a lot of paperwork to do 4812 04:03:04,160 --> 04:03:06,399 for such a small amount. So, the request 4813 04:03:06,399 --> 04:03:08,720 was can we just kind of give it all one 4814 04:03:08,720 --> 04:03:10,960 year to one group and then the next year 4815 04:03:10,960 --> 04:03:13,600 to the next group? It's just so much 4816 04:03:13,600 --> 04:03:15,920 paperwork. Um the other money you speak 4817 04:03:15,920 --> 04:03:17,760 to doesn't have the same strings and 4818 04:03:17,760 --> 04:03:19,920 paperwork that this one has. Which one? 4819 04:03:19,920 --> 04:03:21,680 The if it's a general fund contribution. 4820 04:03:21,680 --> 04:03:23,520 So during the pandemic, as you recall 4821 04:03:23,520 --> 04:03:25,840 and are mentioning, we provided, I 4822 04:03:25,840 --> 04:03:28,479 believe it was a $100,000 to each of 4823 04:03:28,479 --> 04:03:30,000 those during the pandemic to kind of 4824 04:03:30,000 --> 04:03:33,120 help them through. Um, but I don't 4825 04:03:33,120 --> 04:03:34,800 believe that's something that we have 4826 04:03:34,800 --> 04:03:36,479 suggested or recommended to continue, 4827 04:03:36,479 --> 04:03:37,840 but that's certainly up to you guys if 4828 04:03:37,840 --> 04:03:40,720 you'd like. I know with the I believe 4829 04:03:40,720 --> 04:03:43,040 with the rescue mission, I don't know, 4830 04:03:43,040 --> 04:03:44,800 are we alternating with those at the 4831 04:03:44,800 --> 04:03:46,080 moment? Is that what you're saying? Or 4832 04:03:46,080 --> 04:03:47,359 remind me, David, where we're at on 4833 04:03:47,359 --> 04:03:50,880 that. I will note that uh the rescue 4834 04:03:50,880 --> 04:03:52,479 mission which is Coachella Valley rescue 4835 04:03:52,479 --> 04:03:53,760 mission which you're referring to did 4836 04:03:53,760 --> 04:03:57,199 not apply this year. So I will note that 4837 04:03:57,199 --> 04:04:00,080 uh last year fine food bank did receive 4838 04:04:00,080 --> 04:04:03,040 CDBG funds a larger portion. Um this 4839 04:04:03,040 --> 04:04:05,520 year Martha's applied and Martha's 4840 04:04:05,520 --> 04:04:09,040 received a larger portion. 4841 04:04:09,040 --> 04:04:10,560 The only thing that I know that there's 4842 04:04:10,560 --> 04:04:12,560 really good partnerships that Palm 4843 04:04:12,560 --> 04:04:14,160 Springs has done with Martha's Village 4844 04:04:14,160 --> 04:04:16,479 dealing with the homeless besides CV 4845 04:04:16,479 --> 04:04:18,640 rescue mission and our quality of life 4846 04:04:18,640 --> 04:04:21,040 team has those partnership with both 4847 04:04:21,040 --> 04:04:22,359 even 4848 04:04:22,359 --> 04:04:24,560 ABC. So I don't know what other 4849 04:04:24,560 --> 04:04:28,880 opportunities where um CVRM has their 4850 04:04:28,880 --> 04:04:31,359 max. Does Martha's Village have anything 4851 04:04:31,359 --> 04:04:34,399 else to help us with the homeless? 4852 04:04:34,399 --> 04:04:37,040 So just something to think about. 4853 04:04:37,040 --> 04:04:38,239 Thank you. So you're talking about the 4854 04:04:38,239 --> 04:04:39,840 programs. Yeah. Because if they're 4855 04:04:39,840 --> 04:04:42,479 tapped out on what they're doing because 4856 04:04:42,479 --> 04:04:45,359 what we're doing is we want that here to 4857 04:04:45,359 --> 04:04:47,920 serve us here, not serve the valley. And 4858 04:04:47,920 --> 04:04:51,199 so they assure that bed. So if CBRM is 4859 04:04:51,199 --> 04:04:52,680 over here where they're at, I'm 4860 04:04:52,680 --> 04:04:55,120 assuming, then where is Martha's Village 4861 04:04:55,120 --> 04:04:56,399 at? If they're going to help us to 4862 04:04:56,399 --> 04:04:59,040 offset Indo only because that's what 4863 04:04:59,040 --> 04:05:01,920 they're doing in Palm Springs. Yeah. And 4864 04:05:01,920 --> 04:05:03,199 I think that, you know, we did talk 4865 04:05:03,199 --> 04:05:04,399 about I think last time we gave it 4866 04:05:04,399 --> 04:05:06,319 somehow with a general fund to up 4867 04:05:06,319 --> 04:05:07,760 everything to make sure that we did it. 4868 04:05:07,760 --> 04:05:09,680 We gave them barely, you know, funds 4869 04:05:09,680 --> 04:05:12,160 from our general fund. But like on this, 4870 04:05:12,160 --> 04:05:13,920 you know, the difference is is you said 4871 04:05:13,920 --> 04:05:15,680 that the the grants a lot of paperwork, 4872 04:05:15,680 --> 04:05:17,760 but there's one for $10,000. Are they 4873 04:05:17,760 --> 04:05:19,840 willing to do the actual work for the 10 4874 04:05:19,840 --> 04:05:23,359 grand? I mean, it's Yeah, remind me the 4875 04:05:23,359 --> 04:05:25,439 10 if you have that list. But yes, I can 4876 04:05:25,439 --> 04:05:26,800 speak on that. Uh you're referring to 4877 04:05:26,800 --> 04:05:28,720 say Family Justice Center. That was 4878 04:05:28,720 --> 04:05:31,120 their requested amount. Okay. So, and 4879 04:05:31,120 --> 04:05:32,239 they know the paperwork and everything 4880 04:05:32,239 --> 04:05:33,680 that goes with it and everything. 4881 04:05:33,680 --> 04:05:35,840 Probably $9,000 of paperwork for the 4882 04:05:35,840 --> 04:05:37,439 10,000. 4883 04:05:37,439 --> 04:05:39,359 You know, the thing that always amazes 4884 04:05:39,359 --> 04:05:41,760 me about the CBDG funding is that you 4885 04:05:41,760 --> 04:05:44,560 give 15% to charity and 20% nothing 4886 04:05:44,560 --> 04:05:46,479 personal, but 20% to the city to 4887 04:05:46,479 --> 04:05:48,080 administer it. It doesn't make any sense 4888 04:05:48,080 --> 04:05:49,359 to me. The money should be going out to 4889 04:05:49,359 --> 04:05:50,880 the community. Yes, we need to have a 4890 04:05:50,880 --> 04:05:52,560 fair thing, but they should open that 4891 04:05:52,560 --> 04:05:54,160 up. So, if we want to give some of that 4892 04:05:54,160 --> 04:05:57,680 funding to nonprofits more, we could. It 4893 04:05:57,680 --> 04:05:59,840 should be related should be Yeah. Let's 4894 04:05:59,840 --> 04:06:02,000 say the city's 20% but the 80% we should 4895 04:06:02,000 --> 04:06:03,600 be able to move it back and forth as we 4896 04:06:03,600 --> 04:06:05,680 want for projects to be able to do it 4897 04:06:05,680 --> 04:06:07,120 because a lot of these projects might 4898 04:06:07,120 --> 04:06:09,760 not be funding for like the sports park 4899 04:06:09,760 --> 04:06:12,640 which will help us but there might be a 4900 04:06:12,640 --> 04:06:14,720 need for like fine food bank which had 4901 04:06:14,720 --> 04:06:16,399 the big issue when we had the pandemic 4902 04:06:16,399 --> 04:06:17,840 and other stuff. Yes, there is some 4903 04:06:17,840 --> 04:06:19,600 funding sometimes but it should be more 4904 04:06:19,600 --> 04:06:21,439 open to be able to be utilized. It just 4905 04:06:21,439 --> 04:06:25,040 seems like that funding is very limited. 4906 04:06:25,040 --> 04:06:27,279 So, uh, honorable mayor, I will note 4907 04:06:27,279 --> 04:06:30,640 that the public service cap has come up, 4908 04:06:30,640 --> 04:06:34,080 um, on a national level. Uh, we are not 4909 04:06:34,080 --> 04:06:36,080 unique. That has come up multiple times. 4910 04:06:36,080 --> 04:06:38,399 Yeah, I know. So, well, we appreciate 4911 04:06:38,399 --> 04:06:41,199 that. So, let's open the public hearing. 4912 04:06:41,199 --> 04:06:43,040 Uh, would anybody like to speak on this 4913 04:06:43,040 --> 04:06:44,640 subject? Is there anybody that asks to 4914 04:06:44,640 --> 04:06:47,600 speak on the subject? Anybody here? With 4915 04:06:47,600 --> 04:06:50,560 that, we will close the public hearing. 4916 04:06:50,560 --> 04:06:53,840 And what's the pleasure of the council? 4917 04:06:53,840 --> 04:06:55,760 Any comments, questions? Anybody like to 4918 04:06:55,760 --> 04:06:58,479 make a motion? I'll so move the motion. 4919 04:06:58,479 --> 04:07:00,239 I'll second. 4920 04:07:00,239 --> 04:07:01,680 Do we have to read the motion? Are we 4921 04:07:01,680 --> 04:07:03,920 good? Okay. So, we have first by council 4922 04:07:03,920 --> 04:07:05,439 member Gatron, a second by council 4923 04:07:05,439 --> 04:07:13,389 member Ortiz. Please 4924 04:07:13,399 --> 04:07:17,040 vote. Passing nicely 4. Thank you very 4925 04:07:17,040 --> 04:07:19,359 much. We can bring in Mr. Ferman and 4926 04:07:19,359 --> 04:07:22,080 we'll move on to item 12.2. I know that 4927 04:07:22,080 --> 04:07:24,720 council or mayor Tim Holmes has to 4928 04:07:24,720 --> 04:07:27,040 recuse herself on it because her 4929 04:07:27,040 --> 04:07:31,120 business is within 500 ft of this uh new 4930 04:07:31,120 --> 04:07:32,600 business possible 4931 04:07:32,600 --> 04:07:37,870 bu license business 4932 04:07:37,880 --> 04:07:42,120 license trade one council member for the 4933 04:07:42,120 --> 04:07:45,600 next. So uh 12.2 two is now the approval 4934 04:07:45,600 --> 04:07:48,319 for a certificate certificate of public 4935 04:07:48,319 --> 04:07:50,800 convenience or necessity case file 4936 04:07:50,800 --> 04:07:54,910 number 4937 04:07:54,920 --> 04:07:59,760 PL-PCN-25-6 for a type 20 off uh sale uh 4938 04:07:59,760 --> 04:08:01,760 alcohol license issued by the California 4939 04:08:01,760 --> 04:08:03,720 Department of Alcohol Beverage Control 4940 04:08:03,720 --> 04:08:07,199 ABC for PS bottle shop a proposed 4941 04:08:07,199 --> 04:08:09,120 convenience market located within the 4942 04:08:09,120 --> 04:08:12,560 place at 45151 Oasis Street India 4943 04:08:12,560 --> 04:08:15,840 California 921 one. Mr. Halperson, you 4944 04:08:15,840 --> 04:08:17,520 handling this, sir? Yes, mayor and 4945 04:08:17,520 --> 04:08:20,640 members of the council. Um, there's this 4946 04:08:20,640 --> 04:08:22,560 rumor going around that the name should 4947 04:08:22,560 --> 04:08:24,479 change instead of PS, which is Palm 4948 04:08:24,479 --> 04:08:26,199 Springs. Yeah, I 4949 04:08:26,199 --> 04:08:28,800 was um but yes, I would like to present 4950 04:08:28,800 --> 04:08:31,520 this item on uh the PS bottle shop for 4951 04:08:31,520 --> 04:08:33,880 public convenience or 4952 04:08:33,880 --> 04:08:36,399 necessity. So, the applicant is Chris 4953 04:08:36,399 --> 04:08:38,720 White, as you can see, for uh the sale 4954 04:08:38,720 --> 04:08:42,960 of beer and wine um at 451 51 Oasis 4955 04:08:42,960 --> 04:08:44,399 Street. So you saw the first slide 4956 04:08:44,399 --> 04:08:45,920 showed the location that's going to be 4957 04:08:45,920 --> 04:08:48,640 called the place. Um there is an undue 4958 04:08:48,640 --> 04:08:51,600 concentration of licenses. Um there's 4959 04:08:51,600 --> 04:08:55,920 seven actually. Um the concentration um 4960 04:08:55,920 --> 04:08:57,520 they can't go over two. So that's why 4961 04:08:57,520 --> 04:08:58,880 we're here this evening is they're over 4962 04:08:58,880 --> 04:09:00,640 the concentration. There isn't a 4963 04:09:00,640 --> 04:09:03,319 concentration of crime but of course 4964 04:09:03,319 --> 04:09:05,520 licenses. Uh this shows just real 4965 04:09:05,520 --> 04:09:08,239 quickly a visual of where those licenses 4966 04:09:08,239 --> 04:09:11,279 are. You can see the the star is the new 4967 04:09:11,279 --> 04:09:13,279 location, the proposed location for a 4968 04:09:13,279 --> 04:09:17,080 new ABC license for offsale um beer and 4969 04:09:17,080 --> 04:09:20,399 wine. So, as I mentioned, maximum two. 4970 04:09:20,399 --> 04:09:22,040 There's seven that are 4971 04:09:22,040 --> 04:09:24,399 existing. So, we've done our our 4972 04:09:24,399 --> 04:09:27,199 research um and make sure that it's 4973 04:09:27,199 --> 04:09:29,439 compliant with the development code as 4974 04:09:29,439 --> 04:09:31,439 well as the general plan and the 4975 04:09:31,439 --> 04:09:33,040 downtown specific plans. This is in the 4976 04:09:33,040 --> 04:09:35,680 heart of of downtown. And I also just 4977 04:09:35,680 --> 04:09:37,840 wanted to mention a couple things as 4978 04:09:37,840 --> 04:09:41,720 well. Um, under development code 4979 04:09:41,720 --> 04:09:44,000 6.0408 under certificate of public 4980 04:09:44,000 --> 04:09:45,920 convenience or necessity, it also talks 4981 04:09:45,920 --> 04:09:48,319 about the review criteria. Not just the 4982 04:09:48,319 --> 04:09:50,479 general plan, but it also talks about 4983 04:09:50,479 --> 04:09:52,640 the uses compatible with the nature, 4984 04:09:52,640 --> 04:09:54,239 condition, and character of the adjacent 4985 04:09:54,239 --> 04:09:57,120 land uses, which it is. It also talks 4986 04:09:57,120 --> 04:10:00,080 about uh no adverse effect on adjacent 4987 04:10:00,080 --> 04:10:03,920 land uses uh which it would not. Um, and 4988 04:10:03,920 --> 04:10:06,800 then lastly is whether or not the 4989 04:10:06,800 --> 04:10:09,960 proposed use would result in 4990 04:10:09,960 --> 04:10:13,279 excess proximity. Um, going back to that 4991 04:10:13,279 --> 04:10:15,640 map, I just wanted to show this real 4992 04:10:15,640 --> 04:10:17,600 quickly. You know, most of the other 4993 04:10:17,600 --> 04:10:20,000 ones are kind of away from the proposed 4994 04:10:20,000 --> 04:10:23,120 one on Oasis Street. So, it meets that 4995 04:10:23,120 --> 04:10:26,160 criteria as well for the council. So, 4996 04:10:26,160 --> 04:10:28,800 um, we are recommending approval of the 4997 04:10:28,800 --> 04:10:30,399 certificate of public convenience or 4998 04:10:30,399 --> 04:10:32,160 necessity for this particular business. 4999 04:10:32,160 --> 04:10:34,800 the PS bottle shop. Um, and that does 5000 04:10:34,800 --> 04:10:37,359 conclude a very short presentation and 5001 04:10:37,359 --> 04:10:38,640 I'm available for questions. Thank you. 5002 04:10:38,640 --> 04:10:41,359 Any questions? This is a public hearing. 5003 04:10:41,359 --> 04:10:43,520 Okay. With that, we open a public 5004 04:10:43,520 --> 04:10:45,279 hearing. Is there anyone in wishes to 5005 04:10:45,279 --> 04:10:48,000 speak on this subject? Is the applicant 5006 04:10:48,000 --> 04:10:50,319 here? Yes, sir. Can you come up and 5007 04:10:50,319 --> 04:10:53,439 state your name for us? Uh, yes. Hi. Uh, 5008 04:10:53,439 --> 04:10:54,479 thank you for taking this in 5009 04:10:54,479 --> 04:10:56,319 consideration. My name is Chris White. I 5010 04:10:56,319 --> 04:10:58,160 am one of the four owners of PS Bottle 5011 04:10:58,160 --> 04:10:59,920 Shop. We're located in Palm Springs, as 5012 04:10:59,920 --> 04:11:02,319 was mentioned. Uh we have two locations 5013 04:11:02,319 --> 04:11:04,560 there. Uh we are a queer, black, and 5014 04:11:04,560 --> 04:11:07,120 womenowned business. Uh we are not just 5015 04:11:07,120 --> 04:11:08,720 a wine shop and beer shop. We're not 5016 04:11:08,720 --> 04:11:10,239 just a convenient mark convenience 5017 04:11:10,239 --> 04:11:12,720 market. Uh we focus on selling products 5018 04:11:12,720 --> 04:11:14,239 that are made by women, people of color, 5019 04:11:14,239 --> 04:11:16,640 and LGBTQ plus identified entrepreneurs, 5020 04:11:16,640 --> 04:11:20,239 makers, uh producers. Uh over 80 85% of 5021 04:11:20,239 --> 04:11:22,640 our products come from those types of 5022 04:11:22,640 --> 04:11:25,760 producers and owners uh entrepreneurs. 5023 04:11:25,760 --> 04:11:28,720 uh when we were invited uh to join the 5024 04:11:28,720 --> 04:11:31,120 place uh we were very excited about the 5025 04:11:31,120 --> 04:11:33,760 opportunity to uh be part of a 5026 04:11:33,760 --> 04:11:35,840 collective and so we're actually 5027 04:11:35,840 --> 04:11:38,640 licensing 500 square feet of a 15,000 5028 04:11:38,640 --> 04:11:42,160 foot uh space um and when we were 5029 04:11:42,160 --> 04:11:43,680 invited to be part of this collective we 5030 04:11:43,680 --> 04:11:46,319 were excited to be part of uh a number 5031 04:11:46,319 --> 04:11:49,279 of incredible entrepreneurs makers and 5032 04:11:49,279 --> 04:11:52,080 artists from across Coachella Valley um 5033 04:11:52,080 --> 04:11:54,319 and also we feel like our concept and 5034 04:11:54,319 --> 04:11:56,080 our philosophy and our mission as a 5035 04:11:56,080 --> 04:11:59,840 business to lift up and uh promote and 5036 04:11:59,840 --> 04:12:01,439 sell products that you don't see in a 5037 04:12:01,439 --> 04:12:03,199 mainstream market uh would be a great 5038 04:12:03,199 --> 04:12:05,279 addition to uh downtown India and that's 5039 04:12:05,279 --> 04:12:06,399 all I wanted to say and thank you so 5040 04:12:06,399 --> 04:12:08,640 much. Thank you sir for coming. Is there 5041 04:12:08,640 --> 04:12:10,800 anyone else that would uh like to speak 5042 04:12:10,800 --> 04:12:14,080 on this item? Anyone in the queue? Okay, 5043 04:12:14,080 --> 04:12:16,080 with that we will close the public 5044 04:12:16,080 --> 04:12:17,760 hearing. What's the uh pleasure of the 5045 04:12:17,760 --> 04:12:19,720 council? Any 5046 04:12:19,720 --> 04:12:21,439 conversation? 5047 04:12:21,439 --> 04:12:23,680 I'll make a motion to approve the 5048 04:12:23,680 --> 04:12:25,520 certificate of public convenience 5049 04:12:25,520 --> 04:12:28,600 necessity case file plan 5050 04:12:28,600 --> 04:12:31,279 PCN25006. I'll second. All those in 5051 04:12:31,279 --> 04:12:36,110 favor, please vote or 5052 04:12:36,120 --> 04:12:39,199 vote. Pass unity 4. Thank you, sir. 5053 04:12:39,199 --> 04:12:41,359 Welcome to the city of India. And we can 5054 04:12:41,359 --> 04:13:04,309 call in Mayor Pro Tim from outback. 5055 04:13:04,319 --> 04:13:07,359 Move on to item number 12.3 which is the 5056 04:13:07,359 --> 04:13:09,720 acceptance of fiscal year 2024 Edward 5057 04:13:09,720 --> 04:13:13,279 Burn Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 5058 04:13:13,279 --> 04:13:15,880 JAG in the amount of 5059 04:13:15,880 --> 04:13:18,239 27,592 to purchase public safety 5060 04:13:18,239 --> 04:13:20,239 supplies and other services and approval 5061 04:13:20,239 --> 04:13:23,439 of the JAG grant interlocal agreement 5062 04:13:23,439 --> 04:13:25,279 and budget adjustments. Chief Toy, you 5063 04:13:25,279 --> 04:13:27,120 handling this for us, sir? Yes, I am, 5064 04:13:27,120 --> 04:13:29,680 mayor. Good good evening. Good evening, 5065 04:13:29,680 --> 04:13:31,359 Mayor Pro Tim and members of the 5066 04:13:31,359 --> 04:13:35,040 council. This grant uh enables us to uh 5067 04:13:35,040 --> 04:13:36,960 purchase uh a number of things. It's an 5068 04:13:36,960 --> 04:13:40,080 annual grant that we uh seek out to uh 5069 04:13:40,080 --> 04:13:43,439 to acquire. Um we utilize it to buy 5070 04:13:43,439 --> 04:13:47,199 small equipment such as a true narc uh 5071 04:13:47,199 --> 04:13:50,960 electronic uh narcotics detection uh 5072 04:13:50,960 --> 04:13:53,680 equipment. It provides additional safety 5073 04:13:53,680 --> 04:13:56,560 for our personnel and it allows us to 5074 04:13:56,560 --> 04:14:00,479 identify fentanyl, cocaine and other uh 5075 04:14:00,479 --> 04:14:04,080 costic um narcotics in a safe manner. 5076 04:14:04,080 --> 04:14:06,640 Also, we utilize the remainder of the uh 5077 04:14:06,640 --> 04:14:10,600 grant to uh to do um provide officer 5078 04:14:10,600 --> 04:14:13,040 wellness counseling services to our 5079 04:14:13,040 --> 04:14:15,760 members. So, the staff tonight is uh 5080 04:14:15,760 --> 04:14:19,760 seeking approval of this JAG grant uh 5081 04:14:19,760 --> 04:14:23,199 for these for these items. 5082 04:14:23,199 --> 04:14:25,439 All right. Any questions of the chief? 5083 04:14:25,439 --> 04:14:28,000 Mr. Gatron? No, just like to make a 5084 04:14:28,000 --> 04:14:29,840 motion. We got to do public hearing. No, 5085 04:14:29,840 --> 04:14:33,120 I mean, sorry. Yep. So, with that, we 5086 04:14:33,120 --> 04:14:34,800 will open the public hearing. Anybody 5087 04:14:34,800 --> 04:14:37,439 like to talk about this grant or 5088 04:14:37,439 --> 04:14:38,640 anything else? Thank you, Chief, for 5089 04:14:38,640 --> 04:14:40,239 bringing this to us. Anybody in the 5090 04:14:40,239 --> 04:14:42,800 queue subject? Thank you. With that, we 5091 04:14:42,800 --> 04:14:44,239 will close the public hearing. What's 5092 04:14:44,239 --> 04:14:46,479 the pleasure of the council? Just like 5093 04:14:46,479 --> 04:14:48,960 to make a motion. Okay. 5094 04:14:48,960 --> 04:14:53,279 To basically uh to accept this uh the 5095 04:14:53,279 --> 04:14:55,359 Edward Bean Memorial Justice Assistance 5096 04:14:55,359 --> 04:14:58,120 Grant, the JAG in the amount of 5097 04:14:58,120 --> 04:15:00,640 27592 to purchase public safety supplies 5098 04:15:00,640 --> 04:15:02,159 and other services and approval by the 5099 04:15:02,159 --> 04:15:03,760 Jag Grant. Okay. We got a first by 5100 04:15:03,760 --> 04:15:06,080 council member Petron. We have a second. 5101 04:15:06,080 --> 04:15:08,000 Second by council member Ferman. Please 5102 04:15:08,000 --> 04:15:12,309 vote. 5103 04:15:12,319 --> 04:15:14,479 passes unanimously. 5-0. With that, 5104 04:15:14,479 --> 04:15:16,800 we'll move on to item number 12.4, which 5105 04:15:16,800 --> 04:15:18,800 is public hearing to consider adoption 5106 04:15:18,800 --> 04:15:22,479 of resolution number 10489 of the city 5107 04:15:22,479 --> 04:15:23,840 council, the city of India, and the 5108 04:15:23,840 --> 04:15:26,080 India water authority board approving 5109 04:15:26,080 --> 04:15:27,840 the water rate adjustments and the 5110 04:15:27,840 --> 04:15:31,040 amounts as provided in exhibit A to the 5111 04:15:31,040 --> 04:15:33,359 resolution and declaring that no 5112 04:15:33,359 --> 04:15:35,600 majority protests exist. Mr. Tjo, are 5113 04:15:35,600 --> 04:15:36,960 you handling this for us, sir? Welcome. 5114 04:15:36,960 --> 04:15:39,199 Uh I am and I'm collaborating with our 5115 04:15:39,199 --> 04:15:41,040 city attorney as well, Ray Tjo, general 5116 04:15:41,040 --> 04:15:44,000 manager of India water authority and at 5117 04:15:44,000 --> 04:15:46,000 this time it's more procedural. So we'll 5118 04:15:46,000 --> 04:15:49,439 go ahead and have our city attorney uh 5119 04:15:49,439 --> 04:15:50,960 go over the staff report and the 5120 04:15:50,960 --> 04:15:52,960 processes. I am standing by for any 5121 04:15:52,960 --> 04:15:54,399 technical questions. So is our 5122 04:15:54,399 --> 04:15:56,800 consultant in the room. So Okay. Thank 5123 04:15:56,800 --> 04:15:58,560 you so much, Mr. Mayor. Members of the 5124 04:15:58,560 --> 04:16:00,080 city council, the item that you have 5125 04:16:00,080 --> 04:16:02,560 before you uh this evening, we this is a 5126 04:16:02,560 --> 04:16:05,279 public hearing and the resolution would 5127 04:16:05,279 --> 04:16:07,439 be to um approve the water rates that 5128 04:16:07,439 --> 04:16:09,199 are actually low in the resolution and 5129 04:16:09,199 --> 04:16:11,680 declare that there's no majority protest 5130 04:16:11,680 --> 04:16:13,920 and it's very procedural. Um we've been 5131 04:16:13,920 --> 04:16:16,159 going through the process of uh coming 5132 04:16:16,159 --> 04:16:18,640 to the council a few times specifically 5133 04:16:18,640 --> 04:16:21,840 related to the rates. Um in particular 5134 04:16:21,840 --> 04:16:24,720 on March 19th, city adopted a resolution 5135 04:16:24,720 --> 04:16:27,199 to of intent to actually go through this 5136 04:16:27,199 --> 04:16:29,439 process, the Proposition 218 process. 5137 04:16:29,439 --> 04:16:33,120 And at that time, uh we went ahead and 5138 04:16:33,120 --> 04:16:34,560 um established the hearing for this 5139 04:16:34,560 --> 04:16:37,439 evening. With that, uh notices were sent 5140 04:16:37,439 --> 04:16:40,159 out to property owners and um and 5141 04:16:40,159 --> 04:16:42,520 customers. There were 5142 04:16:42,520 --> 04:16:46,159 28,853 notices. Um they were sent out in 5143 04:16:46,159 --> 04:16:48,080 full compliance with Proposition 218, 5144 04:16:48,080 --> 04:16:50,080 both in English and Spanish. And then 5145 04:16:50,080 --> 04:16:52,399 after that on April 15th, staff had a 5146 04:16:52,399 --> 04:16:55,600 community meeting um to further uh talk 5147 04:16:55,600 --> 04:16:57,520 about rates if anybody did have any 5148 04:16:57,520 --> 04:16:59,600 questions with respect to that. And then 5149 04:16:59,600 --> 04:17:02,880 further notice uh was um published in 5150 04:17:02,880 --> 04:17:05,359 the newspaper on April 23rd and May 6 5151 04:17:05,359 --> 04:17:06,720 specifically with respect to this 5152 04:17:06,720 --> 04:17:09,359 hearing. And so this hearing really is 5153 04:17:09,359 --> 04:17:11,920 uh to see if there's any further uh 5154 04:17:11,920 --> 04:17:15,159 protests. To date, we have received two 5155 04:17:15,159 --> 04:17:17,600 protests. So, um, as far as I could 5156 04:17:17,600 --> 04:17:18,960 tell, there would be no majority 5157 04:17:18,960 --> 04:17:22,439 protest. We would need over half of the 5158 04:17:22,439 --> 04:17:25,840 28,853, uh, to protest for this not to 5159 04:17:25,840 --> 04:17:28,880 move forward. Um, I would, uh, Miss 5160 04:17:28,880 --> 04:17:30,319 Sanchez could go ahead and kind of 5161 04:17:30,319 --> 04:17:31,920 attest to that. She's going to need to 5162 04:17:31,920 --> 04:17:34,000 do that. It is in the resolution. Um, 5163 04:17:34,000 --> 04:17:35,520 but as far as I understand, we've only 5164 04:17:35,520 --> 04:17:37,920 had two. We will see tonight also if 5165 04:17:37,920 --> 04:17:40,159 there's anybody in the audience or if we 5166 04:17:40,159 --> 04:17:42,960 do receive any further protests. And 5167 04:17:42,960 --> 04:17:46,159 with that, um, if the council does, uh, 5168 04:17:46,159 --> 04:17:47,439 declare that there's no majority 5169 04:17:47,439 --> 04:17:49,520 protest, the new rates, uh, would take 5170 04:17:49,520 --> 04:17:52,000 effect, I believe, on July 1st. And with 5171 04:17:52,000 --> 04:17:54,479 that, I'm available for any questions. 5172 04:17:54,479 --> 04:17:56,080 Any questions, city attorney, before we 5173 04:17:56,080 --> 04:17:58,560 open the public hearing and mayor, just 5174 04:17:58,560 --> 04:18:00,239 for the record, I would like to confirm 5175 04:18:00,239 --> 04:18:02,640 that we did receive only two letters of 5176 04:18:02,640 --> 04:18:06,399 protest. Thank you, Sabi. U Mr. Ortiz, 5177 04:18:06,399 --> 04:18:08,159 just a quick question. How was the 5178 04:18:08,159 --> 04:18:11,120 participation at the community meeting? 5179 04:18:11,120 --> 04:18:14,880 Uh we only had staff present of which uh 5180 04:18:14,880 --> 04:18:16,159 four of the staff members were 5181 04:18:16,159 --> 04:18:19,439 residents. Uh we didn't receive any uh 5182 04:18:19,439 --> 04:18:21,840 participation from the public. I also 5183 04:18:21,840 --> 04:18:24,399 placed my city cell phone on the 5184 04:18:24,399 --> 04:18:27,720 notices, all 28,000 of them. Oh wow. And 5185 04:18:27,720 --> 04:18:30,800 received received uh five calls and the 5186 04:18:30,800 --> 04:18:34,159 calls were directed to how staff or how 5187 04:18:34,159 --> 04:18:36,720 the residents could participate in turf 5188 04:18:36,720 --> 04:18:39,600 removal programs. And so that's the 5189 04:18:39,600 --> 04:18:41,920 quantity of of folks that were involved 5190 04:18:41,920 --> 04:18:45,120 in this process. Uh I think it's due to 5191 04:18:45,120 --> 04:18:47,680 the communications that was sent out and 5192 04:18:47,680 --> 04:18:49,520 the clarity that that was presented by 5193 04:18:49,520 --> 04:18:52,080 by the team. While I got you here, how 5194 04:18:52,080 --> 04:18:55,359 much money is turf removal program. 5195 04:18:55,359 --> 04:18:58,000 So well over well depending on what the 5196 04:18:58,000 --> 04:19:01,120 federal side is. We did receive $800,000 5197 04:19:01,120 --> 04:19:03,760 on the federal side. A 50% match that's 5198 04:19:03,760 --> 04:19:06,800 on hold. Uh but to date we do have 5199 04:19:06,800 --> 04:19:08,880 200,000 for disadvantaged communities 5200 04:19:08,880 --> 04:19:12,159 that we've exhausted and we are probably 5201 04:19:12,159 --> 04:19:14,960 first in line for an additional 300,000 5202 04:19:14,960 --> 04:19:16,479 specifically for disadvantaged 5203 04:19:16,479 --> 04:19:19,239 communities uh for turf removal. So 5204 04:19:19,239 --> 04:19:22,319 300,000 is available for disadvantaged 5205 04:19:22,319 --> 04:19:23,840 communities. In addition to that we have 5206 04:19:23,840 --> 04:19:26,359 another 5207 04:19:26,359 --> 04:19:28,960 300,000 come first serve on turfable. 5208 04:19:28,960 --> 04:19:30,880 Okay. And we started with like 900,000 5209 04:19:30,880 --> 04:19:32,800 right maybe a year or two ago. That is 5210 04:19:32,800 --> 04:19:35,439 correct. So, we do have uh again the 800 5211 04:19:35,439 --> 04:19:37,600 pending uh pending the current 5212 04:19:37,600 --> 04:19:38,880 administration because that's fedally 5213 04:19:38,880 --> 04:19:40,800 funded, but that's new funding, right? 5214 04:19:40,800 --> 04:19:42,560 Correct. Okay. Yes. Thank you. And Ray, 5215 04:19:42,560 --> 04:19:44,800 what is the uh dollar amount up to you 5216 04:19:44,800 --> 04:19:47,600 could do for individuals and businesses? 5217 04:19:47,600 --> 04:19:49,840 Yeah. So, for just turf removal without 5218 04:19:49,840 --> 04:19:52,560 any trees is $2 per square foot, but uh 5219 04:19:52,560 --> 04:19:55,120 IWA also introduced a new program new 5220 04:19:55,120 --> 04:19:56,720 new to the valley which is introducing 5221 04:19:56,720 --> 04:19:58,880 an additional dollar total of $3 per 5222 04:19:58,880 --> 04:20:02,159 square foot if you plant a tree. And we 5223 04:20:02,159 --> 04:20:04,000 have a list in the portfolio of trees 5224 04:20:04,000 --> 04:20:06,800 that are natural or desert friendly and 5225 04:20:06,800 --> 04:20:09,199 desert native. And if you do plant a 5226 04:20:09,199 --> 04:20:11,279 tree again supporting the canopy 5227 04:20:11,279 --> 04:20:14,040 efforts, it's $3 per square foot. Thank 5228 04:20:14,040 --> 04:20:16,640 you. Thank you very much. Anyone any 5229 04:20:16,640 --> 04:20:18,720 other questions? Okay, with that we will 5230 04:20:18,720 --> 04:20:20,159 open up the public hearing. Is there 5231 04:20:20,159 --> 04:20:22,840 anyone here that wishes to speak on the 5232 04:20:22,840 --> 04:20:25,040 subject? Sab, do we have anybody in the 5233 04:20:25,040 --> 04:20:28,000 queue? None, mayor. Okay, then we will 5234 04:20:28,000 --> 04:20:29,680 close the public hearing. And what do 5235 04:20:29,680 --> 04:20:31,199 you need from us? just the approval or 5236 04:20:31,199 --> 04:20:32,800 do we need to have anything else read in 5237 04:20:32,800 --> 04:20:34,479 the record? 5238 04:20:34,479 --> 04:20:36,600 So what it would be is a approval of the 5239 04:20:36,600 --> 04:20:39,279 resolution and that is all that's left. 5240 04:20:39,279 --> 04:20:41,439 Okay. Any other questions, comments 5241 04:20:41,439 --> 04:20:43,359 among us? Okay. Somebody like to make a 5242 04:20:43,359 --> 04:20:44,880 motion. I'll motion to approve the 5243 04:20:44,880 --> 04:20:47,120 resolution. Okay. We have a second. 5244 04:20:47,120 --> 04:20:49,359 Second. Okay. We have first by Council 5245 04:20:49,359 --> 04:20:50,640 Member Ortiz. Second by Council Member 5246 04:20:50,640 --> 04:20:56,149 Ferman. Please vote. 5247 04:20:56,159 --> 04:20:59,359 Passes in. 5248 04:20:59,359 --> 04:21:00,239 Yep. 5249 04:21:00,239 --> 04:21:04,550 for 5250 04:21:04,560 --> 04:21:08,399 passing nasty 5-0. We got the rookie. 5251 04:21:08,399 --> 04:21:10,239 So with that, we'll move on to item 5252 04:21:10,239 --> 04:21:12,239 number 12.5, our last public hearing 5253 04:21:12,239 --> 04:21:14,319 item for the evening. It's apply a 5254 04:21:14,319 --> 04:21:17,040 compliance with new legal obligations re 5255 04:21:17,040 --> 04:21:19,359 public hearing on city vacancies and 5256 04:21:19,359 --> 04:21:20,960 recruitment and retention efforts 5257 04:21:20,960 --> 04:21:23,120 assembly bill 2561 government code 5258 04:21:23,120 --> 04:21:24,680 section 5259 04:21:24,680 --> 04:21:26,640 3502.3. Andrew, are you handling this 5260 04:21:26,640 --> 04:21:28,720 for us, sir? I am, sir. Good, good 5261 04:21:28,720 --> 04:21:30,640 evening, Mr. Mayor, council members, 5262 04:21:30,640 --> 04:21:32,560 Andrewan Surriion, director of human 5263 04:21:32,560 --> 04:21:35,040 resources and risk management. It's my 5264 04:21:35,040 --> 04:21:37,680 pleasure to uh provide a status update 5265 04:21:37,680 --> 04:21:40,159 on vacancies and recruitment and 5266 04:21:40,159 --> 04:21:42,800 retention efforts uh that the city has 5267 04:21:42,800 --> 04:21:45,520 conducted in 2425. This is in compliance 5268 04:21:45,520 --> 04:21:49,080 with a new bill called 5269 04:21:49,080 --> 04:21:51,840 AB2561. Um quick review of the agenda. 5270 04:21:51,840 --> 04:21:52,960 I'm going to skip that because I know 5271 04:21:52,960 --> 04:21:54,720 it's getting late, but I I couldn't go 5272 04:21:54,720 --> 04:21:57,199 any further in the slide deck without 5273 04:21:57,199 --> 04:21:58,960 emphasizing and expressing my 5274 04:21:58,960 --> 04:22:01,359 appreciation for my colleagues. Um, the 5275 04:22:01,359 --> 04:22:03,359 HR department's mission is extremely 5276 04:22:03,359 --> 04:22:04,880 clear and it's something we take very 5277 04:22:04,880 --> 04:22:07,359 seriously. It's very simple. We're our 5278 04:22:07,359 --> 04:22:09,120 goal and purpose in life is to attract 5279 04:22:09,120 --> 04:22:11,439 and retain people who are eager to 5280 04:22:11,439 --> 04:22:13,920 improve the lives of our community. Um, 5281 04:22:13,920 --> 04:22:15,920 we can't do that alone though. But I 5282 04:22:15,920 --> 04:22:17,600 need to give a special thanks to my HR 5283 04:22:17,600 --> 04:22:20,399 team. Um, the other recruitment team 5284 04:22:20,399 --> 04:22:22,960 over in IPD for all of their intensive 5285 04:22:22,960 --> 04:22:24,800 recruitment efforts, department leaders 5286 04:22:24,800 --> 04:22:27,680 for taking staffing and and talent uh 5287 04:22:27,680 --> 04:22:29,920 search and retention seriously, the city 5288 04:22:29,920 --> 04:22:33,040 manager for his support. He is a uh he 5289 04:22:33,040 --> 04:22:34,479 is a true leader when it comes to 5290 04:22:34,479 --> 04:22:36,479 finding talent and retaining talent. 5291 04:22:36,479 --> 04:22:39,279 city council for giving us uh policies 5292 04:22:39,279 --> 04:22:41,359 and support through the negotiation 5293 04:22:41,359 --> 04:22:44,239 processes and the workforce itself has 5294 04:22:44,239 --> 04:22:46,239 transformed over the years and they are 5295 04:22:46,239 --> 04:22:47,600 some of our best recruiters because 5296 04:22:47,600 --> 04:22:48,960 they're out there marketing and 5297 04:22:48,960 --> 04:22:51,199 promoting the city and attracting talent 5298 04:22:51,199 --> 04:22:52,880 to our city. 5299 04:22:52,880 --> 04:22:54,120 Um 5300 04:22:54,120 --> 04:22:57,840 AB2526 was effective January 1, 2025. 5301 04:22:57,840 --> 04:22:59,319 And it basically requires all 5302 04:22:59,319 --> 04:23:02,000 municipalities to report their vacancies 5303 04:23:02,000 --> 04:23:05,040 before they adopt a budget. If there are 5304 04:23:05,040 --> 04:23:06,960 vacancies within a bargaining unit that 5305 04:23:06,960 --> 04:23:09,760 are over 20% or more, it triggers some 5306 04:23:09,760 --> 04:23:12,239 additional reporting. Um fortunately, we 5307 04:23:12,239 --> 04:23:14,960 haven't triggered the 20% uh at the 5308 04:23:14,960 --> 04:23:16,439 point of pulling the 5309 04:23:16,439 --> 04:23:18,800 data. A brief background on our 5310 04:23:18,800 --> 04:23:21,439 workforce and how it kind of looks. Um 5311 04:23:21,439 --> 04:23:24,960 the authorized FTE says 313 and uh uh 5312 04:23:24,960 --> 04:23:26,319 Miss Walla probably is going to say 5313 04:23:26,319 --> 04:23:28,080 Andrew that number is wrong. I included 5314 04:23:28,080 --> 04:23:30,239 interns and fellows in my number Miss 5315 04:23:30,239 --> 04:23:32,319 Walla but because it's an activity and 5316 04:23:32,319 --> 04:23:34,960 they are people we attract and try to uh 5317 04:23:34,960 --> 04:23:37,520 bring to the bring to the city. Um I 5318 04:23:37,520 --> 04:23:39,040 want to point your attention to the 5319 04:23:39,040 --> 04:23:41,359 generations at work because when I first 5320 04:23:41,359 --> 04:23:44,479 arrived here that generational 5321 04:23:44,479 --> 04:23:46,960 distribution was much different. We've 5322 04:23:46,960 --> 04:23:49,680 seen a massive changeover in the age of 5323 04:23:49,680 --> 04:23:52,640 our workforce which is causing us to 5324 04:23:52,640 --> 04:23:55,040 change the way we lead, change the way 5325 04:23:55,040 --> 04:23:57,600 we train, consider different ways of 5326 04:23:57,600 --> 04:23:59,680 compensating and providing benefits for 5327 04:23:59,680 --> 04:24:01,760 staff because this emerging gener 5328 04:24:01,760 --> 04:24:04,640 generation of Gen Zers want different 5329 04:24:04,640 --> 04:24:06,720 things and actually need different 5330 04:24:06,720 --> 04:24:08,720 things. So we are learning that we have 5331 04:24:08,720 --> 04:24:10,640 to provide some almost some at times 5332 04:24:10,640 --> 04:24:12,239 different levels of training that we 5333 04:24:12,239 --> 04:24:14,319 never had to provide to different age 5334 04:24:14,319 --> 04:24:16,000 cohorts. 5335 04:24:16,000 --> 04:24:18,880 uh vacancies by unit. The left column is 5336 04:24:18,880 --> 04:24:20,399 the bargaining units that we have at the 5337 04:24:20,399 --> 04:24:21,920 city. I'm sure you're all familiar with 5338 04:24:21,920 --> 04:24:25,279 them. The authorized FTEES to the right 5339 04:24:25,279 --> 04:24:28,080 in the green column. And then as of 5340 04:24:28,080 --> 04:24:31,760 pulling this data on March 12th, 2025, 5341 04:24:31,760 --> 04:24:35,040 um those were our vacancies. The column 5342 04:24:35,040 --> 04:24:37,840 columns in yellow are the vacancies by 5343 04:24:37,840 --> 04:24:40,239 bargaining unit. The ones in orange are 5344 04:24:40,239 --> 04:24:42,000 the vacancies that were actively 5345 04:24:42,000 --> 04:24:44,080 recruiting for. So you see a little bit 5346 04:24:44,080 --> 04:24:46,880 of a differentiation there. Um if you 5347 04:24:46,880 --> 04:24:49,760 look at Indo City Employees Association, 5348 04:24:49,760 --> 04:24:52,479 it shows that we have eight vacancies. 5349 04:24:52,479 --> 04:24:56,880 Um uh eight vacancies. Um Water has zero 5350 04:24:56,880 --> 04:24:58,880 vacancies, but we're we're actively 5351 04:24:58,880 --> 04:25:03,279 recruiting um for three. Um the one at 5352 04:25:03,279 --> 04:25:04,960 position is the assistant chief, which 5353 04:25:04,960 --> 04:25:07,680 we're currently recruiting for. So if 5354 04:25:07,680 --> 04:25:09,920 you'll notice the percentages, um 5355 04:25:09,920 --> 04:25:12,880 nothing has hit the 20% threshold. The 5356 04:25:12,880 --> 04:25:14,720 Service Employees International Union 5357 04:25:14,720 --> 04:25:17,520 came close. They have a 19% 5358 04:25:17,520 --> 04:25:20,239 um vacancy rate right now and that's 5359 04:25:20,239 --> 04:25:23,040 primarily our engineers and I believe uh 5360 04:25:23,040 --> 04:25:24,960 um council member Gutron referenced that 5361 04:25:24,960 --> 04:25:26,880 earlier this evening. That has been a 5362 04:25:26,880 --> 04:25:28,560 where's Tim? That has been a very 5363 04:25:28,560 --> 04:25:30,560 difficult occupational area along with 5364 04:25:30,560 --> 04:25:33,279 planners to recruit and fill. Um I think 5365 04:25:33,279 --> 04:25:35,199 we did a recruitment pretty aggressive 5366 04:25:35,199 --> 04:25:37,439 recruitment this year for engineers and 5367 04:25:37,439 --> 04:25:40,720 it didn't pan out. Um we did experiment 5368 04:25:40,720 --> 04:25:43,279 with something in IWA for engineers last 5369 04:25:43,279 --> 04:25:45,399 year. We did an internship program for 5370 04:25:45,399 --> 04:25:48,560 engineers. It worked out so well that um 5371 04:25:48,560 --> 04:25:51,520 Mr. Tjo decided to hire the candidate 5372 04:25:51,520 --> 04:25:53,199 and that now we have a junior engineer 5373 04:25:53,199 --> 04:25:55,199 in water. And so we're going to look at 5374 04:25:55,199 --> 04:25:56,880 creating some unique pipelines to get 5375 04:25:56,880 --> 04:25:58,560 some of these hard to fill hard to fill 5376 04:25:58,560 --> 04:26:01,040 positions filled. 5377 04:26:01,040 --> 04:26:03,199 Uh number of recruitments. So you can 5378 04:26:03,199 --> 04:26:05,439 Andrew quick when you go back you said 5379 04:26:05,439 --> 04:26:07,920 the service employees inter union uh 5380 04:26:07,920 --> 04:26:10,960 there's the vacancies in engineering but 5381 04:26:10,960 --> 04:26:13,040 here it shows full-time vacancies with 5382 04:26:13,040 --> 04:26:15,680 active recruitments and we show a zero 5383 04:26:15,680 --> 04:26:16,960 correct we're not recruiting for them 5384 04:26:16,960 --> 04:26:20,880 right now we we tried uh for about 3 4 5385 04:26:20,880 --> 04:26:22,880 months we had them all doing a 5386 04:26:22,880 --> 04:26:24,399 full-blown search through all the 5387 04:26:24,399 --> 04:26:26,520 publications using a variety of 5388 04:26:26,520 --> 04:26:29,520 resources we we just had a very weak 5389 04:26:29,520 --> 04:26:31,920 talent pool and they weren't the caliber 5390 04:26:31,920 --> 04:26:33,439 of candidates. We felt like we're going 5391 04:26:33,439 --> 04:26:34,880 to meet the needs of the city. So, we 5392 04:26:34,880 --> 04:26:36,560 closed those searches down, but those 5393 04:26:36,560 --> 04:26:38,960 are still vacancies that we have and 5394 04:26:38,960 --> 04:26:40,640 we're contracting out that work or some 5395 04:26:40,640 --> 04:26:42,000 of that work is being contracted down. 5396 04:26:42,000 --> 04:26:43,120 Isn't that correct? Isn't that correct, 5397 04:26:43,120 --> 04:26:44,640 Tim? 5398 04:26:44,640 --> 04:26:47,520 Yeah. Okay. Thanks. Good question. No. 5399 04:26:47,520 --> 04:26:49,920 Recruitments over the years, you can see 5400 04:26:49,920 --> 04:26:52,960 uh this starting in 1617 all the way to 5401 04:26:52,960 --> 04:26:56,399 the current year. You can notice in 2122 5402 04:26:56,399 --> 04:26:59,600 we see we saw an ex significant spike in 5403 04:26:59,600 --> 04:27:01,760 recruitment activities. a variety of 5404 04:27:01,760 --> 04:27:04,239 reasons. We were coming out of COVID, so 5405 04:27:04,239 --> 04:27:06,399 there was an increase in staffing needs. 5406 04:27:06,399 --> 04:27:08,800 We had turnover. We had a new city 5407 04:27:08,800 --> 04:27:12,239 manager setting a new vision um applying 5408 04:27:12,239 --> 04:27:14,560 new expectations and there was some 5409 04:27:14,560 --> 04:27:17,279 natural attrition, but we also had a lot 5410 04:27:17,279 --> 04:27:19,680 of vacancies when I arrived here that we 5411 04:27:19,680 --> 04:27:21,680 weren't recruiting for. And department 5412 04:27:21,680 --> 04:27:22,960 heads came to me and said, "Look, 5413 04:27:22,960 --> 04:27:26,159 Andrew, we need help." And so my team 5414 04:27:26,159 --> 04:27:27,840 pulled together. We work collaboratively 5415 04:27:27,840 --> 04:27:30,000 with the department heads and we've been 5416 04:27:30,000 --> 04:27:32,080 going full steam ahead in recruitment 5417 04:27:32,080 --> 04:27:34,319 efforts. Chief and his team have doing 5418 04:27:34,319 --> 04:27:35,760 been doing a magnificent jobs 5419 04:27:35,760 --> 04:27:37,359 particularly in police officer 5420 04:27:37,359 --> 04:27:39,600 recruitment and dispatch recruitment. So 5421 04:27:39,600 --> 04:27:42,640 we're busy and we've added no staff. So 5422 04:27:42,640 --> 04:27:44,880 I'm very proud of my HR team. They are 5423 04:27:44,880 --> 04:27:46,399 very passionate about finding good 5424 04:27:46,399 --> 04:27:53,429 people. But let me 5425 04:27:53,439 --> 04:27:55,279 um we work very effectively and 5426 04:27:55,279 --> 04:27:57,840 efficiently. The average day number of 5427 04:27:57,840 --> 04:27:59,439 working days it takes to fill a position 5428 04:27:59,439 --> 04:28:02,399 in the city of India was 24 days. That 5429 04:28:02,399 --> 04:28:04,000 doesn't include IPD. We're going to talk 5430 04:28:04,000 --> 04:28:06,640 about IPD in another slide, but 24 5431 04:28:06,640 --> 04:28:08,960 working days to fill a position in a 5432 04:28:08,960 --> 04:28:11,760 public sector position uh uh employer is 5433 04:28:11,760 --> 04:28:15,359 is a a herculean achievement. Um and 5434 04:28:15,359 --> 04:28:17,120 that's because we have department heads 5435 04:28:17,120 --> 04:28:20,159 who take staffing very seriously. And 5436 04:28:20,159 --> 04:28:21,600 when we find someone, we get them in 5437 04:28:21,600 --> 04:28:22,840 here and we vet them 5438 04:28:22,840 --> 04:28:24,359 quickly. 5439 04:28:24,359 --> 04:28:28,399 Any questions on this slide? Nope. Okay. 5440 04:28:28,399 --> 04:28:30,880 Uh, recruitment investments. Um, we take 5441 04:28:30,880 --> 04:28:32,960 a very multi-prong approach to finding 5442 04:28:32,960 --> 04:28:34,720 talent. And I've tried to make a little 5443 04:28:34,720 --> 04:28:36,239 graphic there. I'm not very artistic, so 5444 04:28:36,239 --> 04:28:38,560 that's the best I could do. But we use a 5445 04:28:38,560 --> 04:28:40,880 multi-prong approach from employee 5446 04:28:40,880 --> 04:28:44,000 referrals to job boards, the internet, 5447 04:28:44,000 --> 04:28:45,920 uh, social media, word of mouth, 5448 04:28:45,920 --> 04:28:48,159 professional organization. But an area 5449 04:28:48,159 --> 04:28:50,319 that we've really tapped into is this 5450 04:28:50,319 --> 04:28:54,560 intern and fellows um strategy. We pilot 5451 04:28:54,560 --> 04:28:56,560 tested it a couple years and now we're 5452 04:28:56,560 --> 04:28:59,199 getting six to 10 interns coming into 5453 04:28:59,199 --> 04:29:01,760 our organization. And guess what? They 5454 04:29:01,760 --> 04:29:04,319 may not be employed right away after an 5455 04:29:04,319 --> 04:29:06,159 intern, but they have a positive 5456 04:29:06,159 --> 04:29:08,560 experience when they work with us as in 5457 04:29:08,560 --> 04:29:10,960 an intern or fellow capacity. They tell 5458 04:29:10,960 --> 04:29:12,560 others and sometimes they in fact come 5459 04:29:12,560 --> 04:29:14,239 back when we hire them. In fact, I think 5460 04:29:14,239 --> 04:29:15,600 we have about three or four that we've 5461 04:29:15,600 --> 04:29:17,840 hired in the last three years. So, those 5462 04:29:17,840 --> 04:29:20,399 are major successes and we are receiving 5463 04:29:20,399 --> 04:29:21,920 calls from other agencies in the 5464 04:29:21,920 --> 04:29:24,239 Coachella Valley to copy our program. 5465 04:29:24,239 --> 04:29:25,439 And if you don't mind, I don't want to 5466 04:29:25,439 --> 04:29:27,680 share how we're doing it. 5467 04:29:27,680 --> 04:29:30,560 Can you go back one slide? Yes. Um, when 5468 04:29:30,560 --> 04:29:32,800 you have the number for the 54 5469 04:29:32,800 --> 04:29:36,080 recruitments, is that people who were 5470 04:29:36,080 --> 04:29:38,560 like applied or No, that's actual 5471 04:29:38,560 --> 04:29:40,479 searches that we've started. So, let's 5472 04:29:40,479 --> 04:29:42,960 say um Ruby has an opening for a 5473 04:29:42,960 --> 04:29:44,560 financial analyst. You don't have one, 5474 04:29:44,560 --> 04:29:46,399 Ruby, but let's say you did. She would 5475 04:29:46,399 --> 04:29:48,399 submit a request to start a search. My 5476 04:29:48,399 --> 04:29:50,319 team would start a search that counts as 5477 04:29:50,319 --> 04:29:52,399 one recruitment. Gotcha. Yeah. There 5478 04:29:52,399 --> 04:29:53,920 might be multiple positions in that 5479 04:29:53,920 --> 04:29:58,229 recruitment, though. Okay. 5480 04:29:58,239 --> 04:30:00,159 Applications. Here's another great sign 5481 04:30:00,159 --> 04:30:02,640 that we've done something right here in 5482 04:30:02,640 --> 04:30:05,800 in the city of India with regard to our 5483 04:30:05,800 --> 04:30:09,040 reputation out there in the in the labor 5484 04:30:09,040 --> 04:30:11,600 market. Look at the applications that we 5485 04:30:11,600 --> 04:30:14,239 received in 2223. We were receiving 5486 04:30:14,239 --> 04:30:17,680 about 2,300 applications a year. Now 5487 04:30:17,680 --> 04:30:20,479 we're up to 3,100 in a year. 5488 04:30:20,479 --> 04:30:22,720 Recruitment's all about the same area. 5489 04:30:22,720 --> 04:30:24,080 That's because more people are 5490 04:30:24,080 --> 04:30:25,760 interested. And what makes this number 5491 04:30:25,760 --> 04:30:28,800 even more remarkable is unemployment in 5492 04:30:28,800 --> 04:30:31,840 this area is under 5%. You see, you 5493 04:30:31,840 --> 04:30:33,680 should see a slope downward. When 5494 04:30:33,680 --> 04:30:35,920 unemployment's that low, application 5495 04:30:35,920 --> 04:30:38,439 should be lower. We're seeing the 5496 04:30:38,439 --> 04:30:41,279 reverse. That's because people see what 5497 04:30:41,279 --> 04:30:43,840 we're doing. They see the change. They 5498 04:30:43,840 --> 04:30:46,159 see the transformation. They hear good 5499 04:30:46,159 --> 04:30:48,399 things about what it's like to work in 5500 04:30:48,399 --> 04:30:50,319 this new culture that we have. So, 5501 04:30:50,319 --> 04:30:51,920 people want to join the team. I hear 5502 04:30:51,920 --> 04:30:53,359 about it all the time. I play pickle 5503 04:30:53,359 --> 04:30:54,880 ball throughout this valley and I wear 5504 04:30:54,880 --> 04:30:56,880 an Indo hat when I play and people are 5505 04:30:56,880 --> 04:30:58,560 always asking me what is going on in 5506 04:30:58,560 --> 04:31:01,479 India and uh we're doing something 5507 04:31:01,479 --> 04:31:04,239 right. Um going back to the police 5508 04:31:04,239 --> 04:31:06,960 officer search I think it's good for um 5509 04:31:06,960 --> 04:31:08,960 the public and maybe some of my 5510 04:31:08,960 --> 04:31:10,720 colleagues to realize and I know chief 5511 04:31:10,720 --> 04:31:11,720 you know 5512 04:31:11,720 --> 04:31:14,880 this like the back of your hand but it 5513 04:31:14,880 --> 04:31:17,600 is a m and Mr. patrol certainly knows it 5514 04:31:17,600 --> 04:31:21,680 is a significant investment that the 5515 04:31:21,680 --> 04:31:25,680 city makes to find and employ and put a 5516 04:31:25,680 --> 04:31:28,640 police officer on the streets. It just 5517 04:31:28,640 --> 04:31:30,399 takes five to six months from the point 5518 04:31:30,399 --> 04:31:32,080 we screen their application to get them 5519 04:31:32,080 --> 04:31:34,399 in the academy. And by the time we 5520 04:31:34,399 --> 04:31:36,720 screen their do the do the paper 5521 04:31:36,720 --> 04:31:38,640 screening by the time they actually are 5522 04:31:38,640 --> 04:31:40,159 released to go on their own on the 5523 04:31:40,159 --> 04:31:44,990 street it could be 18 months 5524 04:31:45,000 --> 04:31:47,199 approximately investment a lot of 5525 04:31:47,199 --> 04:31:50,000 hurdles and a lot of people candidates 5526 04:31:50,000 --> 04:31:52,000 through the process fall out at various 5527 04:31:52,000 --> 04:31:53,920 stages. Chief if you want to chime in at 5528 04:31:53,920 --> 04:31:55,520 all if I've missed anything important 5529 04:31:55,520 --> 04:31:58,560 please do. Okay good. Um but I thought 5530 04:31:58,560 --> 04:31:59,880 it was important that everyone 5531 04:31:59,880 --> 04:32:03,040 understand it it's not just a difficult 5532 04:32:03,040 --> 04:32:05,840 job it's difficult to select people 5533 04:32:05,840 --> 04:32:08,439 through the processes we 5534 04:32:08,439 --> 04:32:11,359 have obstacles recruiting um these 5535 04:32:11,359 --> 04:32:14,479 aren't necessarily uh gerine just to the 5536 04:32:14,479 --> 04:32:16,640 city of India but this is this these are 5537 04:32:16,640 --> 04:32:18,159 some of the common obstacles pay and 5538 04:32:18,159 --> 04:32:20,080 benefits but pay doesn't keep people 5539 04:32:20,080 --> 04:32:22,960 culture keeps people and we're keeping 5540 04:32:22,960 --> 04:32:24,880 quality people because of the culture 5541 04:32:24,880 --> 04:32:27,120 we've created here we've created a 5542 04:32:27,120 --> 04:32:28,640 culture where people know they're cared 5543 04:32:28,640 --> 04:32:30,640 about. They know the mission of the 5544 04:32:30,640 --> 04:32:32,239 organization. They know they're going to 5545 04:32:32,239 --> 04:32:34,720 get a good competitive pay. They know 5546 04:32:34,720 --> 04:32:36,560 they can develop and work on a variety 5547 04:32:36,560 --> 04:32:38,159 of projects that they won't be able to 5548 04:32:38,159 --> 04:32:42,560 do in maybe larger agencies. Um so these 5549 04:32:42,560 --> 04:32:44,960 are some of the obstacles um that most 5550 04:32:44,960 --> 04:32:48,479 organizations experience. Um and we're 5551 04:32:48,479 --> 04:32:50,319 trying to address some of these when 5552 04:32:50,319 --> 04:32:52,560 they they approach us. There are some 5553 04:32:52,560 --> 04:32:55,279 obstacles like higher ed's not producing 5554 04:32:55,279 --> 04:32:57,080 enough planners or 5555 04:32:57,080 --> 04:32:59,359 engineers. We can't really control that, 5556 04:32:59,359 --> 04:33:01,279 but maybe someday we'll get a program 5557 04:33:01,279 --> 04:33:02,800 together where we build our own planners 5558 04:33:02,800 --> 04:33:04,719 and we build our own engineers. Maybe 5559 04:33:04,719 --> 04:33:07,680 that'll be our solution. Retention over 5560 04:33:07,680 --> 04:33:09,920 the uh last uh couple years has been 5561 04:33:09,920 --> 04:33:12,080 great. The national average for 5562 04:33:12,080 --> 04:33:14,080 voluntary turnover, and just so everyone 5563 04:33:14,080 --> 04:33:16,639 understands, voluntary turnover are 5564 04:33:16,639 --> 04:33:20,680 voluntary resignations or retirements. 5565 04:33:20,680 --> 04:33:24,320 Involuntary turnover is when people 5566 04:33:24,320 --> 04:33:26,000 leave the organization for po per 5567 04:33:26,000 --> 04:33:28,879 performance related reasons. Okay. Uh 5568 04:33:28,879 --> 04:33:30,719 the national average for voluntary 5569 04:33:30,719 --> 04:33:33,600 turnover right now is 13.5. We're well 5570 04:33:33,600 --> 04:33:36,480 below that mark. Last year we were 10.4. 5571 04:33:36,480 --> 04:33:38,719 This year we're about 10.37. We'll 5572 04:33:38,719 --> 04:33:40,959 probably get to 10.5 when the fiscal 5573 04:33:40,959 --> 04:33:44,000 year is over. Um, total turnover is a 5574 04:33:44,000 --> 04:33:46,480 combination of voluntary and involuntary 5575 04:33:46,480 --> 04:33:49,920 turnover is 15% last year, 13% this 5576 04:33:49,920 --> 04:33:53,279 year. The red flag is if you hit 20% in 5577 04:33:53,279 --> 04:33:55,439 total turnover in a in a year. And if 5578 04:33:55,439 --> 04:33:57,119 you do that for a couple years, then 5579 04:33:57,119 --> 04:33:59,840 you've got a problem. Okay, right now 5580 04:33:59,840 --> 04:34:01,639 we're in a really good spot with our 5581 04:34:01,639 --> 04:34:03,760 retention. Every organization has 5582 04:34:03,760 --> 04:34:06,561 turnover, by the way. But the unknown 5583 04:34:06,561 --> 04:34:08,561 fact is if you don't have turnover that 5584 04:34:08,561 --> 04:34:10,000 means you're not holding high enough 5585 04:34:10,000 --> 04:34:13,150 expectations for your 5586 04:34:13,160 --> 04:34:16,320 staff retention investments. Um we've 5587 04:34:16,320 --> 04:34:18,160 done a lot of improvements in pay and 5588 04:34:18,160 --> 04:34:20,240 benefits with your support as a city 5589 04:34:20,240 --> 04:34:22,240 council through the negotiations. We've 5590 04:34:22,240 --> 04:34:23,520 worked great with some of the labor 5591 04:34:23,520 --> 04:34:25,279 organizations. They're not here with the 5592 04:34:25,279 --> 04:34:27,279 labor organizations with studying our 5593 04:34:27,279 --> 04:34:29,840 salaries across job classifications and 5594 04:34:29,840 --> 04:34:32,561 making market. I'm going to come to the 5595 04:34:32,561 --> 04:34:34,160 employee survey part, but this is 5596 04:34:34,160 --> 04:34:36,799 something that that this this city does 5597 04:34:36,799 --> 04:34:38,400 that I don't know many cities do. They 5598 04:34:38,400 --> 04:34:40,400 we we survey our employees and I'm going 5599 04:34:40,400 --> 04:34:43,359 to give you some results of that. Um we 5600 04:34:43,359 --> 04:34:45,279 do a lot of appreciation events. I've 5601 04:34:45,279 --> 04:34:47,600 never seen uh I've been never been to an 5602 04:34:47,600 --> 04:34:49,279 employer who does as many recognition 5603 04:34:49,279 --> 04:34:51,039 and appreciation events and I think our 5604 04:34:51,039 --> 04:34:53,359 employees uh really appreciate those. 5605 04:34:53,359 --> 04:34:55,279 One program that we started was Future 5606 04:34:55,279 --> 04:34:58,561 Leaders of India. This is a in-house 5607 04:34:58,561 --> 04:35:01,439 training program that we designed um and 5608 04:35:01,439 --> 04:35:02,959 it's for our emerging and aspiring 5609 04:35:02,959 --> 04:35:04,240 leaders because we're trying to build 5610 04:35:04,240 --> 04:35:06,119 the leaders of the city of 5611 04:35:06,119 --> 04:35:09,279 Ind. We're not just hoping leaders will 5612 04:35:09,279 --> 04:35:10,719 come to us. We're trying to build them 5613 04:35:10,719 --> 04:35:12,320 in house and I think there's a a few 5614 04:35:12,320 --> 04:35:13,920 that have been been involved with the 5615 04:35:13,920 --> 04:35:16,080 program and Mr. Treyo and Miss Walla are 5616 04:35:16,080 --> 04:35:18,400 are presenters in it as long as well as 5617 04:35:18,400 --> 04:35:19,920 me. 5618 04:35:19,920 --> 04:35:22,320 Um, one another unique thing that I've 5619 04:35:22,320 --> 04:35:24,080 never seen happen, but our city manager 5620 04:35:24,080 --> 04:35:26,199 meets with every single new 5621 04:35:26,199 --> 04:35:28,879 hire. Every single one. They learn what 5622 04:35:28,879 --> 04:35:30,799 GSD is. They learn what the three Ps 5623 04:35:30,799 --> 04:35:32,879 are, and they understand that we're here 5624 04:35:32,879 --> 04:35:35,199 to serve, period. Um, I've never seen 5625 04:35:35,199 --> 04:35:36,920 that 5626 04:35:36,920 --> 04:35:39,439 before. Now, this is something that I'm 5627 04:35:39,439 --> 04:35:42,719 very proud of. We, uh, we partnered with 5628 04:35:42,719 --> 04:35:44,480 the Gallup company, an international 5629 04:35:44,480 --> 04:35:46,000 company I'm sure most of you familiar 5630 04:35:46,000 --> 04:35:47,760 with. They do a lot of employee surveys 5631 04:35:47,760 --> 04:35:50,561 for Fortune 500 companies and we 5632 04:35:50,561 --> 04:35:52,959 partnered with them in 2022 because when 5633 04:35:52,959 --> 04:35:55,039 I first got here, one of the things I 5634 04:35:55,039 --> 04:35:57,600 kept hearing was, "Andrew, morale's low. 5635 04:35:57,600 --> 04:36:00,160 Morale's low. Morale's low. People 5636 04:36:00,160 --> 04:36:01,799 aren't happy. No one 5637 04:36:01,799 --> 04:36:04,639 smiles." Um, and but there was no data 5638 04:36:04,639 --> 04:36:07,439 to support that. It was just a feeling. 5639 04:36:07,439 --> 04:36:10,320 And so we put in some improvements and 5640 04:36:10,320 --> 04:36:12,240 practices and we've done training and it 5641 04:36:12,240 --> 04:36:14,719 changed expectations, but we needed to 5642 04:36:14,719 --> 04:36:19,039 get data to demonstrate where we are now 5643 04:36:19,039 --> 04:36:21,439 and where we need to go. So we surveyed 5644 04:36:21,439 --> 04:36:22,680 all of our 5645 04:36:22,680 --> 04:36:25,199 nonIPD employees because IPD was doing 5646 04:36:25,199 --> 04:36:28,080 their own um study at the time, own 5647 04:36:28,080 --> 04:36:32,799 survey at the time. And um we used the 5648 04:36:32,799 --> 04:36:34,799 Gallup instrument which has been used 5649 04:36:34,799 --> 04:36:37,240 over 30 million times 5650 04:36:37,240 --> 04:36:39,920 nationwide and we got some results 5651 04:36:39,920 --> 04:36:42,719 across every department. We had an 5652 04:36:42,719 --> 04:36:45,119 exceptional participation rate. 70% of 5653 04:36:45,119 --> 04:36:46,959 our employees participated in the 5654 04:36:46,959 --> 04:36:50,000 survey. Gallup took all the data didn't 5655 04:36:50,000 --> 04:36:52,080 share one person's identity with any 5656 04:36:52,080 --> 04:36:54,080 city official. They just gave us the 5657 04:36:54,080 --> 04:36:56,480 aggregate reports and we gave those 5658 04:36:56,480 --> 04:36:58,719 reports to every department head. And we 5659 04:36:58,719 --> 04:37:00,160 told every department head to put 5660 04:37:00,160 --> 04:37:02,639 together a team, pick two areas you want 5661 04:37:02,639 --> 04:37:05,320 to improve, put some strategies in 5662 04:37:05,320 --> 04:37:08,359 place, and work towards improving 5663 04:37:08,359 --> 04:37:10,879 it. When we got the results, we were 5664 04:37:10,879 --> 04:37:14,279 58th in the 58th percentile in the 5665 04:37:14,279 --> 04:37:17,119 nation. That didn't make Mr. Montgomery 5666 04:37:17,119 --> 04:37:19,600 really happy, but I was okay with that 5667 04:37:19,600 --> 04:37:22,561 because I knew we could only go up. 58th 5668 04:37:22,561 --> 04:37:24,400 percentile in the nation on the Gallup 5669 04:37:24,400 --> 04:37:26,480 study wasn't anything to be proud of. 5670 04:37:26,480 --> 04:37:29,400 But after our department heads took that 5671 04:37:29,400 --> 04:37:32,480 data, put real changes in place to make 5672 04:37:32,480 --> 04:37:34,561 people feel like they cared, felt like 5673 04:37:34,561 --> 04:37:36,719 they've had a voice, felt like they 5674 04:37:36,719 --> 04:37:38,480 could, they were getting good feedback, 5675 04:37:38,480 --> 04:37:39,840 felt like they were growing and 5676 04:37:39,840 --> 04:37:43,039 developing. We redid the survey in 2024 5677 04:37:43,039 --> 04:37:45,039 and now the city of India, I'm proud to 5678 04:37:45,039 --> 04:37:47,279 say, is in the 71st percentile in the 5679 04:37:47,279 --> 04:37:49,920 nation. And that's because of all of our 5680 04:37:49,920 --> 04:37:51,840 good leaders and managers and 5681 04:37:51,840 --> 04:37:54,561 supervisors taking this data seriously 5682 04:37:54,561 --> 04:37:56,879 and wanting to make change. And that's 5683 04:37:56,879 --> 04:37:59,080 how you change culture, things like 5684 04:37:59,080 --> 04:38:01,920 that. Um that that concludes this 5685 04:38:01,920 --> 04:38:03,600 report. It's a receiving file, isn't 5686 04:38:03,600 --> 04:38:06,719 that right, uh Sabi? But I'm happy to 5687 04:38:06,719 --> 04:38:10,320 field any questions or comments. Yep. 5688 04:38:10,320 --> 04:38:11,760 Well, it's a public hearing, so I do 5689 04:38:11,760 --> 04:38:13,039 have to open up public hearing for 5690 04:38:13,039 --> 04:38:14,719 anybody, but we will get some comments 5691 04:38:14,719 --> 04:38:17,119 for you in a second. Okay. So, with 5692 04:38:17,119 --> 04:38:18,561 that, I'll open up the public hearing. 5693 04:38:18,561 --> 04:38:20,000 Is there anyone that wishes to speak on 5694 04:38:20,000 --> 04:38:21,160 this 5695 04:38:21,160 --> 04:38:23,680 subject? With that, I will close the 5696 04:38:23,680 --> 04:38:25,439 public hearing. 5697 04:38:25,439 --> 04:38:26,719 Andrew, would you come on up? Do you 5698 04:38:26,719 --> 04:38:28,320 have any questions of Andrew? Anything 5699 04:38:28,320 --> 04:38:32,000 you'd like to say? I mean, 5700 04:38:32,000 --> 04:38:34,000 go ahead. 5701 04:38:34,000 --> 04:38:36,799 It's is impressive. When we sat down, we 5702 04:38:36,799 --> 04:38:38,799 have Chief Washburn, he and I sat down 5703 04:38:38,799 --> 04:38:41,279 with Jeremy, we had Andreas there 5704 04:38:41,279 --> 04:38:43,480 because we wanted to look at a different 5705 04:38:43,480 --> 04:38:47,039 approach looking at what youth coming 5706 04:38:47,039 --> 04:38:49,119 up, young adults coming up. We were 5707 04:38:49,119 --> 04:38:51,920 going to hit all the colleges and we did 5708 04:38:51,920 --> 04:38:54,080 really good especially for the police 5709 04:38:54,080 --> 04:38:56,000 department. But I think we can also use 5710 04:38:56,000 --> 04:38:57,760 that same concept that you encourage 5711 04:38:57,760 --> 04:39:00,240 from your experience in education is to 5712 04:39:00,240 --> 04:39:03,039 getting those locals back home. So 5713 04:39:03,039 --> 04:39:05,439 they're going out for school, they're 5714 04:39:05,439 --> 04:39:07,600 achieving their undergrads, masters, but 5715 04:39:07,600 --> 04:39:09,520 they're coming back home or some of them 5716 04:39:09,520 --> 04:39:11,359 ended up establishing a relationship. 5717 04:39:11,359 --> 04:39:13,520 That's been really successful. The 5718 04:39:13,520 --> 04:39:15,520 retention rate, that's what worries me 5719 04:39:15,520 --> 04:39:18,799 because a lot of things have been slow 5720 04:39:18,799 --> 04:39:21,600 and we did lose. I mean, dispatch was a 5721 04:39:21,600 --> 04:39:24,799 big challenge uh no more than what six, 5722 04:39:24,799 --> 04:39:27,199 seven months ago. the chief's been able 5723 04:39:27,199 --> 04:39:32,400 to recruit that thanks to Sergeant um uh 5724 04:39:32,400 --> 04:39:35,520 Rick Cerna and Andreas that was 5725 04:39:35,520 --> 04:39:38,240 assisting him. Now that teams is going 5726 04:39:38,240 --> 04:39:40,240 to be changing. Those are the things we 5727 04:39:40,240 --> 04:39:41,760 have to mentor other teams to continue 5728 04:39:41,760 --> 04:39:44,878 that drive. Um the other thing that I've 5729 04:39:44,878 --> 04:39:46,878 seen is it's also to know those that are 5730 04:39:46,878 --> 04:39:49,120 going on to bigger and better things is 5731 04:39:49,120 --> 04:39:51,360 having those exit interviews. I know 5732 04:39:51,360 --> 04:39:53,200 that the exit interviews is a form with 5733 04:39:53,200 --> 04:39:55,600 an HR person, but I think the director 5734 04:39:55,600 --> 04:39:57,760 needs to hear if they're leaving on good 5735 04:39:57,760 --> 04:40:00,400 terms. Directors need to hear from them 5736 04:40:00,400 --> 04:40:02,840 to gauge where what their relationships 5737 04:40:02,840 --> 04:40:05,680 are. What concerns me is you look base 5738 04:40:05,680 --> 04:40:09,200 everything on ER evaluation, but it's 5739 04:40:09,200 --> 04:40:11,840 that human connection they need to do. 5740 04:40:11,840 --> 04:40:13,600 Somebody's leaving in bad terms as you 5741 04:40:13,600 --> 04:40:15,680 mentioned not meeting probationary per 5742 04:40:15,680 --> 04:40:18,000 issues, challenges with work. That's 5743 04:40:18,000 --> 04:40:20,000 that's the environment. But I think it's 5744 04:40:20,000 --> 04:40:22,160 a very important value when they're 5745 04:40:22,160 --> 04:40:23,600 moving on because maybe they're going to 5746 04:40:23,600 --> 04:40:24,718 be a director or they're going to be a 5747 04:40:24,718 --> 04:40:26,320 supervisor somewhere. They say, "Hey, 5748 04:40:26,320 --> 04:40:28,000 what would you change? What can we do?" 5749 04:40:28,000 --> 04:40:29,440 Is hearing those comments. I think those 5750 04:40:29,440 --> 04:40:31,400 are important. The last thing 5751 04:40:31,400 --> 04:40:34,480 is this law was brought in because 5752 04:40:34,480 --> 04:40:37,040 unions felt that spots were not being 5753 04:40:37,040 --> 04:40:38,400 filled. They were deliberately being 5754 04:40:38,400 --> 04:40:40,638 held back. It is what it is. The law 5755 04:40:40,638 --> 04:40:42,878 passed. We have to comply. What concerns 5756 04:40:42,878 --> 04:40:45,360 me is we're getting data from this past 5757 04:40:45,360 --> 04:40:47,600 year and be able to compute what we're 5758 04:40:47,600 --> 04:40:49,440 actually at at the time that we adopt 5759 04:40:49,440 --> 04:40:51,920 the budget. Those figures are important 5760 04:40:51,920 --> 04:40:54,240 because you're doing so much good work 5761 04:40:54,240 --> 04:40:55,360 that we're going to reflect what 5762 04:40:55,360 --> 04:40:57,360 happened. It's kind of like crime stats. 5763 04:40:57,360 --> 04:40:59,040 People look at crime stats, by the time 5764 04:40:59,040 --> 04:41:00,798 we get them nationally, they're already 5765 04:41:00,798 --> 04:41:03,638 10 months old. Doesn't do anybody any 5766 04:41:03,638 --> 04:41:06,560 good. the actual statistics. I think we 5767 04:41:06,560 --> 04:41:08,000 need to look at taking the initiative 5768 04:41:08,000 --> 04:41:10,798 and just updating it because all we're 5769 04:41:10,798 --> 04:41:11,920 going to do is what we did in the past, 5770 04:41:11,920 --> 04:41:13,080 but it's not going to show what we've 5771 04:41:13,080 --> 04:41:15,440 accomplished. So, I know that's what it 5772 04:41:15,440 --> 04:41:16,798 says and I know there's going to be a 5773 04:41:16,798 --> 04:41:20,160 process, but I think every the hard work 5774 04:41:20,160 --> 04:41:23,600 that the team has done, I think needs we 5775 04:41:23,600 --> 04:41:26,400 that's pretty good bragging rights. So, 5776 04:41:26,400 --> 04:41:28,240 thank you, Council Member Katron. As far 5777 04:41:28,240 --> 04:41:29,840 as real time data, that's something I'm 5778 04:41:29,840 --> 04:41:33,200 tracking now. Yeah. Pro Tim, I just 5779 04:41:33,200 --> 04:41:34,240 wanted to thank you for the 5780 04:41:34,240 --> 04:41:35,760 presentation. It was just really an 5781 04:41:35,760 --> 04:41:37,680 outstanding presentation. Um 5782 04:41:37,680 --> 04:41:39,520 particularly, you know, I've noticed 5783 04:41:39,520 --> 04:41:42,240 over the last gosh, quite a few several 5784 04:41:42,240 --> 04:41:44,718 years even um the change the change in 5785 04:41:44,718 --> 04:41:47,200 morale, the change in in productivity, 5786 04:41:47,200 --> 04:41:48,958 um the change in energy there at city 5787 04:41:48,958 --> 04:41:50,638 hall. So, there's a lot of good things 5788 04:41:50,638 --> 04:41:53,520 at city hall and to see it um in in a 5789 04:41:53,520 --> 04:41:55,440 statistical format really underscores 5790 04:41:55,440 --> 04:41:57,360 that and I appreciate the presentation. 5791 04:41:57,360 --> 04:41:59,440 Thank you. And just two quick questions 5792 04:41:59,440 --> 04:42:01,360 for me on the recruitments. Like you 5793 04:42:01,360 --> 04:42:02,958 said, you're not actively going out 5794 04:42:02,958 --> 04:42:04,560 because you didn't get the participation 5795 04:42:04,560 --> 04:42:06,320 or the the candidates you thought you 5796 04:42:06,320 --> 04:42:08,560 did. When do you decide to go back out 5797 04:42:08,560 --> 04:42:10,160 from that to be able to do it? Because 5798 04:42:10,160 --> 04:42:11,680 that's where the unions or the other 5799 04:42:11,680 --> 04:42:13,440 individuals that are our partners would 5800 04:42:13,440 --> 04:42:15,760 say, you know, yeah, you got a fill of 5801 04:42:15,760 --> 04:42:17,680 need, but if you're not even recruiting, 5802 04:42:17,680 --> 04:42:19,120 when are you going to recruit to bring 5803 04:42:19,120 --> 04:42:20,798 these people in? Yeah, there that's 5804 04:42:20,798 --> 04:42:22,718 there's a lot of nuance in that. I can't 5805 04:42:22,718 --> 04:42:25,600 give you a specific uh indicator that 5806 04:42:25,600 --> 04:42:27,360 goes off, but for engineers, for 5807 04:42:27,360 --> 04:42:29,680 example, a good time to start recruiting 5808 04:42:29,680 --> 04:42:33,760 is after um winter break because those 5809 04:42:33,760 --> 04:42:36,000 graduates, for example, out of college, 5810 04:42:36,000 --> 04:42:37,920 they're starting to look for jobs. Then 5811 04:42:37,920 --> 04:42:40,878 right now to search for engineers is 5812 04:42:40,878 --> 04:42:43,040 that that's been picked over. Not a lot 5813 04:42:43,040 --> 04:42:44,400 of people want to come to India or the 5814 04:42:44,400 --> 04:42:46,240 desert. That's right. July. That's 5815 04:42:46,240 --> 04:42:48,160 right. Now, there's other recruitment. 5816 04:42:48,160 --> 04:42:49,520 There's That's right. There's other 5817 04:42:49,520 --> 04:42:50,958 recruitments. We just keep open 5818 04:42:50,958 --> 04:42:54,080 continuously. dispatch, code, police 5819 04:42:54,080 --> 04:42:55,840 officer, we keep those continuously 5820 04:42:55,840 --> 04:42:57,440 open. And if you had to look at 5821 04:42:57,440 --> 04:42:59,040 something that we're not doing now, and 5822 04:42:59,040 --> 04:43:00,480 I'm talking about benefit wise, because 5823 04:43:00,480 --> 04:43:02,160 it's a it really isn't about pay, it is 5824 04:43:02,160 --> 04:43:04,400 about culture. It pay is a part very 5825 04:43:04,400 --> 04:43:07,280 much so like amenities, you know, when I 5826 04:43:07,280 --> 04:43:08,480 look at something, I would think 5827 04:43:08,480 --> 04:43:10,878 something like daycare, you know, how 5828 04:43:10,878 --> 04:43:13,120 does the city help with that? maybe at 5829 04:43:13,120 --> 04:43:15,680 our teen center or something where we 5830 04:43:15,680 --> 04:43:17,760 partner with Cood or some one of these 5831 04:43:17,760 --> 04:43:19,280 organizations where or you know we have 5832 04:43:19,280 --> 04:43:21,200 the art center here where we bring that 5833 04:43:21,200 --> 04:43:23,120 in and some of our partners or somebody 5834 04:43:23,120 --> 04:43:24,560 we work with or work with College of the 5835 04:43:24,560 --> 04:43:26,200 Desert students that are doing it 5836 04:43:26,200 --> 04:43:29,680 because it's so needed in this area. But 5837 04:43:29,680 --> 04:43:31,680 if we could get some of these workers to 5838 04:43:31,680 --> 04:43:33,040 bring their children here, know that 5839 04:43:33,040 --> 04:43:34,320 they're taken care of, they can come 5840 04:43:34,320 --> 04:43:37,400 out, go back out from work, 5841 04:43:37,400 --> 04:43:40,480 not a little ways and go, it it's 5842 04:43:40,480 --> 04:43:41,920 something I think that we we need to 5843 04:43:41,920 --> 04:43:43,040 kind of look at to see if there's 5844 04:43:43,040 --> 04:43:44,560 something out there that we can do that 5845 04:43:44,560 --> 04:43:47,040 puts us above everybody else. All right. 5846 04:43:47,040 --> 04:43:49,360 So, this is a brainstorming session 5847 04:43:49,360 --> 04:43:51,840 right now, right? No bad answer I'm 5848 04:43:51,840 --> 04:43:53,920 going to give you, right? I hope not. 5849 04:43:53,920 --> 04:43:56,400 child care and some type of subsidized 5850 04:43:56,400 --> 04:44:00,080 for housing would be two differentiators 5851 04:44:00,080 --> 04:44:01,680 if we could put something together like 5852 04:44:01,680 --> 04:44:04,868 that. 5853 04:44:04,878 --> 04:44:06,480 Furman, first of all, thank you for your 5854 04:44:06,480 --> 04:44:09,440 your presentation. Um, good like you 5855 04:44:09,440 --> 04:44:11,520 said, we need that and this is good. 5856 04:44:11,520 --> 04:44:14,080 But, um, you know, if you walk through 5857 04:44:14,080 --> 04:44:15,920 city hall, you know, you you could feel 5858 04:44:15,920 --> 04:44:18,240 that there has been a change. So, I I 5859 04:44:18,240 --> 04:44:20,160 appreciate those efforts. I appreciate 5860 04:44:20,160 --> 04:44:22,560 the the Gallup uh study because a lot 5861 04:44:22,560 --> 04:44:24,400 it's it's anonymous, right? So, you 5862 04:44:24,400 --> 04:44:26,320 know, nobody knows and it doesn't go 5863 04:44:26,320 --> 04:44:28,080 through your hands. So, I I appreciate 5864 04:44:28,080 --> 04:44:30,400 that as well. Um I I wanted to talk 5865 04:44:30,400 --> 04:44:32,400 about some of the subsidies. You know, 5866 04:44:32,400 --> 04:44:36,000 we we have uh opportunity possibly to 5867 04:44:36,000 --> 04:44:37,520 partner with Call to the Desert with 5868 04:44:37,520 --> 04:44:40,560 their child care uh um program here. I 5869 04:44:40,560 --> 04:44:42,560 know that as we grow as a city, as we 5870 04:44:42,560 --> 04:44:45,040 grow as a city hall, um those challenges 5871 04:44:45,040 --> 04:44:47,200 are going to be more prevalent. and some 5872 04:44:47,200 --> 04:44:49,440 afford affordability thing too as well. 5873 04:44:49,440 --> 04:44:52,480 Proximity as well. So, um there's 5874 04:44:52,480 --> 04:44:54,080 opportunity there. The mayor just spoke 5875 04:44:54,080 --> 04:44:56,080 on it before I got to it. So, I think 5876 04:44:56,080 --> 04:44:58,000 that's something that that we could look 5877 04:44:58,000 --> 04:45:00,320 at. But, um I also wanted to speak at 5878 04:45:00,320 --> 04:45:03,120 the efforts of the police department. Um 5879 04:45:03,120 --> 04:45:04,878 um folks always say, "Hire more police. 5880 04:45:04,878 --> 04:45:06,878 Hire more police." Well, if there were a 5881 04:45:06,878 --> 04:45:09,120 bigger pool to hire from, every police 5882 04:45:09,120 --> 04:45:10,878 department would be hiring because 5883 04:45:10,878 --> 04:45:12,878 across the board is it's hard to hire 5884 04:45:12,878 --> 04:45:14,400 police officers, especially right now 5885 04:45:14,400 --> 04:45:15,920 there's a big turnover with retirements 5886 04:45:15,920 --> 04:45:18,958 and things like that. And so, but um I 5887 04:45:18,958 --> 04:45:21,840 I've witnessed the the process. I I've 5888 04:45:21,840 --> 04:45:24,638 been to the teen center when uh uh when 5889 04:45:24,638 --> 04:45:27,600 Jeremy was still here and I I watched, 5890 04:45:27,600 --> 04:45:28,958 you know, how they went through some of 5891 04:45:28,958 --> 04:45:31,200 the testing and I believe it was, you 5892 04:45:31,200 --> 04:45:32,878 know, part of, you know, during the the 5893 04:45:32,878 --> 04:45:34,240 pandemic when we had some challenges 5894 04:45:34,240 --> 04:45:36,280 there, they were able to to make some 5895 04:45:36,280 --> 04:45:39,440 modifications and testing. So, um you 5896 04:45:39,440 --> 04:45:40,718 know, just to put it out there, our 5897 04:45:40,718 --> 04:45:43,040 police department is always actively 5898 04:45:43,040 --> 04:45:45,600 hiring and looking for folks and local 5899 04:45:45,600 --> 04:45:48,240 officers. And that takes me to my next 5900 04:45:48,240 --> 04:45:51,120 um you know, statement that I really 5901 04:45:51,120 --> 04:45:53,440 like is the future leaders you spoke 5902 04:45:53,440 --> 04:45:55,760 about of growing people and nurturing 5903 04:45:55,760 --> 04:45:58,560 them inhouse, right? And there's more, I 5904 04:45:58,560 --> 04:46:02,160 believe, pride and and more um you know 5905 04:46:02,160 --> 04:46:04,160 commitment when you have that folks who 5906 04:46:04,160 --> 04:46:06,320 are in-house and they want to grow into 5907 04:46:06,320 --> 04:46:07,840 different positions or learn different 5908 04:46:07,840 --> 04:46:09,680 positions. And so right now with our 5909 04:46:09,680 --> 04:46:11,360 growth, we have a perfect opportunity 5910 04:46:11,360 --> 04:46:13,760 for interns or folks to come in and 5911 04:46:13,760 --> 04:46:15,760 learn from the folks that we have in 5912 04:46:15,760 --> 04:46:18,320 this room. So, um, I'm very pleased with 5913 04:46:18,320 --> 04:46:20,718 what I see and, uh, our trajectory keeps 5914 04:46:20,718 --> 04:46:22,638 going up and so that's that's a good 5915 04:46:22,638 --> 04:46:25,120 thing. Thank you. Thank you, Andrew. 5916 04:46:25,120 --> 04:46:28,400 Thank you. Detailed. 5917 04:46:28,400 --> 04:46:31,520 With that, uh, we'll move on to our 5918 04:46:31,520 --> 04:46:33,360 public comments and this is time for 5919 04:46:33,360 --> 04:46:35,040 people to speak on something that's not 5920 04:46:35,040 --> 04:46:37,440 on an agenda. Uh, we have one, uh, 5921 04:46:37,440 --> 04:46:40,840 person, Mr. Zoodio. Come on up. 5922 04:46:40,840 --> 04:46:43,040 Mike, if anybody else would like to 5923 04:46:43,040 --> 04:46:44,400 speak, please fill out a form and bring 5924 04:46:44,400 --> 04:46:46,320 it up to the city clerk. 5925 04:46:46,320 --> 04:46:50,400 Okay. Been a long meeting here. 5926 04:46:50,400 --> 04:46:51,840 Well, you know what? You're always at 5927 04:46:51,840 --> 04:46:53,440 the end. You can always come later. 5928 04:46:53,440 --> 04:46:55,200 Yeah, that's exactly what I was 5929 04:46:55,200 --> 04:46:56,958 thinking. 5930 04:46:56,958 --> 04:47:01,590 You're a taller. 5931 04:47:01,600 --> 04:47:06,760 Uh, good evening, uh, mayor, uh, council 5932 04:47:06,760 --> 04:47:10,400 members, Mr. Montgomery, Chief, and the 5933 04:47:10,400 --> 04:47:13,280 audience. Um, let me start off by 5934 04:47:13,280 --> 04:47:15,600 saying, uh, I want to thank whoever took 5935 04:47:15,600 --> 04:47:17,440 care of the issue and in reference to 5936 04:47:17,440 --> 04:47:19,280 the debris that was over at the, uh, 5937 04:47:19,280 --> 04:47:22,480 armory, the piles of trash and so on so 5938 04:47:22,480 --> 04:47:24,320 forth. That's been pretty well cleaned 5939 04:47:24,320 --> 04:47:27,440 up. I did notice that there I don't know 5940 04:47:27,440 --> 04:47:29,440 who it is, but they're still dumping 5941 04:47:29,440 --> 04:47:31,040 today. There was something dumped there. 5942 04:47:31,040 --> 04:47:34,520 There was piles of rubbish. 5943 04:47:34,520 --> 04:47:36,440 Um, one thing 5944 04:47:36,440 --> 04:47:39,200 that I mean you were talking about just 5945 04:47:39,200 --> 04:47:43,000 just recently in reference to uh 5946 04:47:43,000 --> 04:47:46,360 hiring. Um, I want to see if 5947 04:47:46,360 --> 04:47:49,560 maybe it's possible to 5948 04:47:49,560 --> 04:47:53,320 hire two city employees with a pickup 5949 04:47:53,320 --> 04:47:56,080 truck. Um, just going around the city, 5950 04:47:56,080 --> 04:47:58,480 keeping the city clean, the the curb and 5951 04:47:58,480 --> 04:48:00,798 gutters, the grass that's growing in 5952 04:48:00,798 --> 04:48:05,040 between the sidewalks. uh just the signs 5953 04:48:05,040 --> 04:48:06,718 that are left on the poles, the yard 5954 04:48:06,718 --> 04:48:09,040 sale signs, they're everywhere. They're 5955 04:48:09,040 --> 04:48:12,320 they're just it's ridiculous. But I 5956 04:48:12,320 --> 04:48:15,160 don't know if it's uh feasible to hire 5957 04:48:15,160 --> 04:48:17,440 somebody back in the day, but I don't 5958 04:48:17,440 --> 04:48:18,840 know what it's like 5959 04:48:18,840 --> 04:48:23,680 now. Um the other thing is uh DG for uh 5960 04:48:23,680 --> 04:48:28,920 baseball fields. Our fields have not had 5961 04:48:28,920 --> 04:48:39,708 uh DG replacement which is the bin 5962 04:48:39,718 --> 04:48:44,200 field 20 years 25 years since I last uh 5963 04:48:44,200 --> 04:48:47,280 coached and it's very slippery out there 5964 04:48:47,280 --> 04:48:49,440 for those kids. It's a lot of low sand 5965 04:48:49,440 --> 04:48:51,840 that's mixed in there. It's really it's 5966 04:48:51,840 --> 04:48:54,638 in pretty bad shape. all all the 5967 04:48:54,638 --> 04:48:56,638 baseball fields, Davis Field, uh the 5968 04:48:56,638 --> 04:48:58,520 fields over at Jackson 5969 04:48:58,520 --> 04:49:01,240 Park, they're they're pretty bad 5970 04:49:01,240 --> 04:49:03,000 shape. 5971 04:49:03,000 --> 04:49:09,270 Um let's see. 5972 04:49:09,280 --> 04:49:11,080 It's your 5973 04:49:11,080 --> 04:49:14,400 wife. Uh 5974 04:49:14,400 --> 04:49:16,520 uh I know that 5975 04:49:16,520 --> 04:49:19,360 um you probably have in front of you the 5976 04:49:19,360 --> 04:49:23,680 uh petition that I have uh going out uh 5977 04:49:23,680 --> 04:49:29,080 that myself u family members uh local 5978 04:49:29,080 --> 04:49:32,040 businesses and uh just people in 5979 04:49:32,040 --> 04:49:35,440 general. Um, and it talks about the uh 5980 04:49:35,440 --> 04:49:37,400 signage that's over 5981 04:49:37,400 --> 04:49:41,200 in the the North Indial area, but it's 5982 04:49:41,200 --> 04:49:44,798 left our area, our original North India 5983 04:49:44,798 --> 04:49:47,080 area 5984 04:49:47,080 --> 04:49:51,680 out to recognize the old North India as 5985 04:49:51,680 --> 04:49:54,400 who we are, which is North India, the 5986 04:49:54,400 --> 04:49:57,040 original North India. Um, we've been 5987 04:49:57,040 --> 04:50:01,360 left out. Um, not and I want to stress 5988 04:50:01,360 --> 04:50:04,000 that I'm not trying to take away the 5989 04:50:04,000 --> 04:50:08,400 name North India from the residential 5990 04:50:08,400 --> 04:50:11,040 area on the other side of the I 10 on 5991 04:50:11,040 --> 04:50:13,360 the north side of I 10. I'm not trying 5992 04:50:13,360 --> 04:50:17,680 to take that away. So, I just want our 5993 04:50:17,680 --> 04:50:21,718 our community to be 5994 04:50:21,718 --> 04:50:23,920 recognized. I mean, if if there's 5995 04:50:23,920 --> 04:50:25,520 they're going to be recognized, why 5996 04:50:25,520 --> 04:50:30,160 can't we? That's all. So, uh, with that, 5997 04:50:30,160 --> 04:50:33,280 I just want to say thank you for such a 5998 04:50:33,280 --> 04:50:36,400 long meeting. You're welcome. Man, I'mma 5999 04:50:36,400 --> 04:50:39,680 tell you for everything you learned. I 6000 04:50:39,680 --> 04:50:41,200 think I'm watching TV. I think I'm going 6001 04:50:41,200 --> 04:50:43,360 to take you up on that. 6002 04:50:43,360 --> 04:50:47,360 I'll come. I'll I'll watch 6003 04:50:47,360 --> 04:50:50,240 when it's time for public comment. Thank 6004 04:50:50,240 --> 04:50:52,878 you. Thank you, Mr. Montgomery. Can you 6005 04:50:52,878 --> 04:50:54,240 check into those ball fields just to 6006 04:50:54,240 --> 04:50:55,600 make sure they're they're safe? I mean, 6007 04:50:55,600 --> 04:50:57,520 I could see it blow sand. Just look at 6008 04:50:57,520 --> 04:51:02,160 the infield DG. Yeah. Okay. Exactly. And 6009 04:51:02,160 --> 04:51:05,520 maybe we can call it old north. 6010 04:51:05,520 --> 04:51:09,040 Sure. Just a little thing on there. So 6011 04:51:09,040 --> 04:51:11,120 if you look at it, you can see the 6012 04:51:11,120 --> 04:51:13,520 petition. So with that, is there anyone 6013 04:51:13,520 --> 04:51:16,320 else wishing to speak? Okay. We're we 6014 04:51:16,320 --> 04:51:18,958 are going to adjourn the meeting at at 6015 04:51:18,958 --> 04:51:22,160 uh 7:50, but also we have the Assada 6016 04:51:22,160 --> 04:51:24,160 Festival this Saturday. Please come. And 6017 04:51:24,160 --> 04:51:26,000 you're also going to see a bunch of 6018 04:51:26,000 --> 04:51:28,718 opportunities for our birthday. They're 6019 04:51:28,718 --> 04:51:31,200 going to come some events. Our birthday, 6020 04:51:31,200 --> 04:51:33,760 our 95th uh anniversary for the city of 6021 04:51:33,760 --> 04:51:37,680 Indo is on May 16th. So we'll see you at 6022 04:51:37,680 --> 04:51:40,080 the Sada Festival this weekend in in 6023 04:51:40,080 --> 04:51:43,510 downtown India. 6024 04:51:43,520 --> 04:51:46,240 Fire yourself.