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>>> good evening everyone and welcome

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to the

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regular session of the martinez city

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council.

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wednesday december 17th at

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7:02 p.m. Please join me for the pledge of

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allegiance.

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>>> I pledge allegiance to the flag

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of the united states of

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america and to the republic for which it

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stands one nation under god

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indivisible with liberty and justice for

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all.

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>>> I appreciate councilmember

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young took off his santa hat. Clerk,

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please call the

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roll.

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>> mayor brianne zorn. >>

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present.

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>> vice maryland satinder

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malhi will

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be on here shortly, attending virtually.

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next we have councilmember jay howard.

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present.

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>> councilmember greg young.

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>> present. >>

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councilmember debbie mckillop.

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present.

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>> welcome everyone. It

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is nice to have a full house at a

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council meeting. Some of you have

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seen very

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empty rooms. Thank you for coming

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out before the

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holidays for this important meeting

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tonight. We will start

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with presentations. Our first presentation

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this

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evening will be from the

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chamber of commerce.

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erin come on up.

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>> good evening everyone and thank

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you for being with us

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tonight. I want to thank the mayor

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and city council

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for having us out this evening. I

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want to thank

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the chamber staff, here for support

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as well

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as the board chair. So, we are here

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to

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talk about

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florence italian restaurant.

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elsa and her husband opened the

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restaurant and chose martinez four

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years ago

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to bring their great food here and

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to be a part of

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our wonderful downtown business community.

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every time that

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I step into the restaurant I

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am always struck by how

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happy elsa is to see every customer

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that comes

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in and the pride elsa and her husband

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have

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in the restaurant is very clear and

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it is really

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special. We greatly appreciate everything

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you do as

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part of your work and part of being

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in our community. With that being

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said, I

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would like to thank you and say that

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it is

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an honor to name you the chamber of

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commerce business of the month for the month of

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december.

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I also have something to read that was brought

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us by senator grayson's office. His

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representative

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wasn't able to attend. They have a

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certificate for you.

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a certificate of recognition

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presented to florence italian restaurant for

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the business of the month

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2025. I want to join with others in

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recognizing florence italian restaurant

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as the martinez business

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of the month. Your dedication to

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excellence and valued contributions

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enrich

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the quality and strength of our

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community. On behalf of the people

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of

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the 9th senate district,

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congratulations from senator tim grayson.

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I am

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going to pass the mic over to

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kayla with the assembly members office.

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thank you very much. As

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aaron said we are also here to

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present you with a certificate of

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recognition from

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the assembly member. I am proud to

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recognize florence italian restaurant

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as

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business of the month for december

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2025. By celebrating his

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fourth anniversary this establishment

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distinguished itself through commitment

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to

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quality, hospitality and community

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engagement.

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floor sense a valued gathering

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place for residents and visitors

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alike.

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the dedication, positive contributions

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to the

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vitality of the local economy and

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character

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of downtown martinez. Congratulations on the well

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deserved recognition.

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>> elsa

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is going to say a few words.

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>> hi. I'm nervous.

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sorry. Okay. Thank you

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all for your support. I am very proud

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of myself and my husband and

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my family.

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thank you.

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thank you so much

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elsa.

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>> that was the

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cutest speech ever. I suspected you were

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not going to say

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anything. I wanted to make sure I

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gave you

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a special shoutout. Elsa's daughter

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melissa is

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in fifth grade, the same age as my

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son.

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it is so much fun to support the businesses

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are run by folks that live in the

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community. Like so many businesses

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downtown they

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have a lovely park for

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outdoor seating. Every single parade,

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all of

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my friends and all of their

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children are at their park s

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every parade and elsa is a

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wonderful hostess every time we

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attend her restaurant.

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>> our next presentation is the 2025 annual tree program update.

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is that

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you, joe?

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going to present this since he has

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been a key and

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instrumental part of our tree program

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this year

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coordinating with pg&e on their

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right tree,

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right place program.

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leading the

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charge to get our first phase of the

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150 street planning done. We have

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with irrigation.

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>> thank you, joe. We will jump in to our

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presentation here in a second.

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for those of you that don't have

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a copy you can look at the monitors.

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that will suffice. So, beginning this

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annual tree program update that I

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am about to give.

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this is an update about the tree progress here

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in martinez.

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I want to remind that this

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is tree city usa here in martinez.

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we have a lot of

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landmarks and

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locations. This is not just a flak

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and an award.

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this is a recognition we receive as

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our

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commitment to trees

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grows.

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we are expecting 2025

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to be received

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early next year. Beginning off

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the tree city usa program has a few

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conditions. We fulfill them and meet

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them here in martinez as

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follows. By maintaining a tree board

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or department is

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what is required. We fulfill it by

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the franchise and public infrastructure

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and subcommittee.

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they met late last month, the end of

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november providing their final report

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council by today.

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having a community tree ordinance

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is required as well.

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we fulfilled that by the

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2023 update to our municipal code

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recognizing trees and puts forth rules

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and regulations.

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spending at

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least $2

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urban forestry.

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that puts us a little bit under

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75,000.

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celebrating arbor day. I am happy

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to say this

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year's

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2025 arbor day went offoff

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a hitch at hidden valley park. There

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are pictures

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in the presentation to show you what

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happened out there.

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16 tree removals for fallen trees that

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to be removed in the parks and

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open space. 11 were removed

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by our own city staff, and 5 were

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removed

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by contractors. Tree plantings have

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skyrocketed

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in martinez this year. For

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arbor day we planted 11 trees at

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hidden valley park. Working

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with pg&e right tree right place

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program, we planted 34 trees

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at hidden

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valley park. Please give a shoutout

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to our

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partners. We had local student volunteers

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help us

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with that. Thank you to the students

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of martinez.

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finally, majority

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of plantings

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of 2025 street trees. You will see

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our fine trees in the

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street medians

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right now.

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having them put in at the right

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time helps

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our trees establish well and get

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off to a

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good start.

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the budget

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allocated for the work is almost

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$193,000.

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well over the $75,000 we were shooting

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for.

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we are happy to devote the funds

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and the revoerss to the environment.

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to recap what we

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have done, planning

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to do additional work coming up in

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2 early next year. Then additionally

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we had council help and student help

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at arbor

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day at hidden valley park. You can

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see the pictures up there for people

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that helped us put

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in new trees at the park.

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we continuously partner with

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pg&e to complete some of the

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same activities we completed this

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year.

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the street tree median project where

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we successfully planted

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150 trees.

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great math on somebody's part.

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somebody put the numbers together

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and we were successful

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and on top with that project. We were

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happy

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to do so. Recommendations going in

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to 2026 is

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to continue our successful partnership

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that is an extraordinary

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partnership we have.

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phase

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2 projects, the beautifications of

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those medians and potentially expanding

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to

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other medians that

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are

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updates are going to be

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sent your

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way.

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then also we want to revisit

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the planting trees and removing certain

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trees from the downtown area. I am

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happy to say we are in the planning

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phase with the current contractor

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for that. We have plans for the next

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arbor day, april 18th, 2026 at pine

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meadow

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park. We are hoping to work with

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pg&e to plant

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additional trees

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in that area.

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if there are any questions, I

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am happy to answer any questions that

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you have about trees

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in martinez or the projects that we

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have.

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>> thanks, appreciate the presentation.

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any questions or

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comments.

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>> just

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a comment.

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I

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want to thank you

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for your enthusiasm.

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our crews spent 574

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hours working on tree projects. Some of

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that you

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were alluding to in

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your thing was

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taking down old trees,

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dead pines. They call those

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widowmakers, right.

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>> just a few quick comments. Thank you

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for all of the work this past year.

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I

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am excited for the phase 2 of the

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street

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tree projects. Phase one was 150 trees

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to get

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us going and phase two will be finishing

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out

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the remainder of the medians

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throughout towns. That will be really

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exciting.

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I wanted to

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make a quick shoutout. There is an

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organization, 100,000 trees. Their

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lead

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would love to partner more. He has partnered

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with us

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in the past.

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I would love to see that as

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well.

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>>

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absolutely.

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I think

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that is it. We are now moving in

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to public comment. Many of you have

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been here before.

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public comment is limited to three

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minutes per speaker for items that

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are not on

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the

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agenda.

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I received

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a handful of public comment speaker

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cards. I will

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call on

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them first.

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first

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up is noel birch.

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>>

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yes, please.

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>> hello.

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good evening. I thought that I would

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just

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come by.

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discuss the

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martinez library. I am the manager

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at the martinez

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library. I am happy to be here tonight

393
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and share during public comment a

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little bit about what

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is going on at your library

396
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and what is

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going on.

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00:23:17,431 --> 00:23:19,431
please hold.

399
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>> that

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was you.

401
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>> how do I do that. >> that was a great trick.

402
00:23:41,455 --> 00:23:43,455
>> that it

403
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was your ai.

404
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>> we had that problem

405
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before, but never

406
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like that.

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good evening mayor and members of

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the

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martinez city council. My

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name is noel birch.

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I am the manager at the martinez library

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and I am happy to

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be here with a big audience to share

414
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during

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public comment a little what is going

416
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on at the library

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and what is coming up.

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in october we hosted a

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program where community members came

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together to learn

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how to sew on buttons,

422
00:24:26,433 --> 00:24:28,433
fix tears.

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people

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were sitting together. Helping each

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other and feeling

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empowered to fix something they already

427
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owned.

428
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we offered a do it yourself

429
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wrapping paper program. 30

430
00:24:43,450 --> 00:24:44,451
participants designing their own wrapping

431
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paper using

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00:24:47,454 --> 00:24:49,456
repurposed materials. It was

433
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createful, joyful, sustainable and

434
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lovely

435
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to watch people come together, slow

436
00:24:53,460 --> 00:24:55,860
down and make something

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with their hands during a busy season.

438
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younger visitors, end of november

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00:25:02,436 --> 00:25:03,437
the puppet art theater company presented

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00:25:03,437 --> 00:25:05,437
hansel

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00:25:05,439 --> 00:25:07,439
and

442
00:25:08,442 --> 00:25:10,442
get grettle.

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00:25:11,445 --> 00:25:13,447
we continue to offer story time.

444
00:25:13,447 --> 00:25:14,448
a consistent welcoming space for families

445
00:25:14,448 --> 00:25:16,448
to

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00:25:17,451 --> 00:25:20,451
gather. Looking ahead we have

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special programs. Saturday we

448
00:25:23,457 --> 00:25:25,857
are hosting a winter

449
00:25:26,460 --> 00:25:28,460
solstice

450
00:25:29,429 --> 00:25:31,429
celebration. A I

451
00:25:32,432 --> 00:25:34,432
time for reflection,

452
00:25:35,435 --> 00:25:37,435
rest, recesting. --

453
00:25:38,438 --> 00:25:41,438
resetting. New year's eve we

454
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are welcoming brian scott magical

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00:25:42,442 --> 00:25:44,442
show

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00:25:44,444 --> 00:25:47,444
for kids and family. Tuesday,

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00:25:47,447 --> 00:25:48,448
january 13th we are bringing back

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a

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popular program from last year, clutter-

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free

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00:25:53,453 --> 00:25:55,453
in 2026.

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how to let

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go and get organized.

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00:26:02,429 --> 00:26:03,430
I wanted to take a moment to say the

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library

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00:26:05,432 --> 00:26:08,432
is so much more than

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00:26:08,435 --> 00:26:10,435
books.

468
00:26:11,438 --> 00:26:13,438
we

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00:26:14,441 --> 00:26:16,441
do our best

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00:26:17,444 --> 00:26:19,444
to

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meet people where they are in life.

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00:26:20,447 --> 00:26:22,447
the holidays can

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be joyful and magical but they can

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00:26:23,450 --> 00:26:25,450
be

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00:26:26,453 --> 00:26:28,853
complicated and overwhelming and

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00:26:29,456 --> 00:26:31,456
lonely too.

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00:26:32,459 --> 00:26:34,459
whether you

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00:26:35,462 --> 00:26:38,432
are looking for a warm

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00:26:38,432 --> 00:26:41,432
place to sit. Just wanting

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00:26:41,435 --> 00:26:43,437
to feel a little less alone, you are

481
00:26:43,437 --> 00:26:44,438
always welcome here. Thank you for

482
00:26:44,438 --> 00:26:46,438
listening. Thank

483
00:26:47,441 --> 00:26:49,441
you for supporting

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00:26:50,444 --> 00:26:51,445
the library.

485
00:26:51,445 --> 00:26:56,845
I hope to see everyone at the library soon.

486
00:27:05,459 --> 00:27:08,462
>> I am always impressed when you

487
00:27:08,462 --> 00:27:09,429
get exactly three minutes. I have

488
00:27:09,429 --> 00:27:11,429
two

489
00:27:11,431 --> 00:27:13,831
additional speaker cards, walter

490
00:27:14,434 --> 00:27:17,434
and ian. You wrote down

491
00:27:17,437 --> 00:27:18,438
the marina plan. I am going to call

492
00:27:18,438 --> 00:27:20,438
you

493
00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:22,442
when we get to the item later. Is

494
00:27:22,442 --> 00:27:23,443
there anyone else wanting to speak

495
00:27:23,443 --> 00:27:25,445
on something not on the

496
00:27:25,445 --> 00:27:30,245
later agenda right now? Todd, come right up.

497
00:27:32,452 --> 00:27:34,452
>>

498
00:27:35,455 --> 00:27:37,457
good evening. I am todd

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00:27:37,457 --> 00:27:38,458
lee from the campbell theater. I have

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00:27:38,458 --> 00:27:40,458
taken this time

501
00:27:41,461 --> 00:27:42,429
to point out --can you hear me now?

502
00:27:42,429 --> 00:27:43,430
I

503
00:27:43,430 --> 00:27:45,432
was here last night to do the park

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00:27:45,432 --> 00:27:46,433
and

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00:27:46,433 --> 00:27:48,435
rec commissions presentation that

506
00:27:48,435 --> 00:27:50,437
we have to show what is going

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00:27:50,437 --> 00:27:51,438
on. I only came here to point out

508
00:27:51,438 --> 00:27:53,438
I

509
00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:54,441
want the public to watch the archive

510
00:27:54,441 --> 00:27:55,442
of that.

511
00:27:55,442 --> 00:27:57,444
we are four months into our lease

512
00:27:57,444 --> 00:27:59,446
of two years and one

513
00:27:59,446 --> 00:28:00,447
of the programs that is ending is

514
00:28:00,447 --> 00:28:02,447
a childrens

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00:28:02,449 --> 00:28:03,450
program, the one I am holding up.

516
00:28:03,450 --> 00:28:05,450
run

517
00:28:06,453 --> 00:28:08,455
by pleasant hill park and rec

518
00:28:08,455 --> 00:28:10,457
and rotary club. Unfortunately the lady

519
00:28:10,457 --> 00:28:12,459
who ran it will be moving to paris

520
00:28:12,459 --> 00:28:14,459
in september. She

521
00:28:14,461 --> 00:28:18,610
is leaving. Jim, the police chief

522
00:28:18,432 --> 00:28:21,432
until 1998 for pleasant hill has

523
00:28:21,435 --> 00:28:23,835
aged out. He has

524
00:28:24,438 --> 00:28:26,438
relinquished that. The

525
00:28:27,441 --> 00:28:30,441
program ended on sunday. It

526
00:28:30,444 --> 00:28:33,447
is a near and dear thing to me.

527
00:28:33,447 --> 00:28:36,450
I worked with these kids. Most of

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00:28:36,450 --> 00:28:38,450
the

529
00:28:39,453 --> 00:28:42,456
kids we brought them back from

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00:28:42,456 --> 00:28:44,456
college classes. One

531
00:28:45,459 --> 00:28:48,459
of the people that came

532
00:28:48,462 --> 00:28:51,431
up went before everybody and she

533
00:28:51,431 --> 00:28:54,431
started there when she was 8

534
00:28:54,434 --> 00:28:56,434
years old.

535
00:28:56,436 --> 00:28:57,437
the theater program taught her how

536
00:28:57,437 --> 00:28:59,437
to do

537
00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:02,440
public

538
00:29:03,443 --> 00:29:06,443
speaking. She is going to

539
00:29:06,446 --> 00:29:08,446
be a

540
00:29:09,449 --> 00:29:11,449
corporate attorney.

541
00:29:11,451 --> 00:29:12,452
learning how to speak in front of

542
00:29:12,452 --> 00:29:14,452
an

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00:29:15,455 --> 00:29:17,855
audience meant so much.

544
00:29:23,430 --> 00:29:24,431
all of the money they brought in and

545
00:29:24,431 --> 00:29:26,433
we brought in for

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00:29:26,433 --> 00:29:27,434
the kids program and music mafia,

547
00:29:27,434 --> 00:29:29,834
all of which we

548
00:29:30,437 --> 00:29:32,437
do not see.

549
00:29:32,439 --> 00:29:33,440
they take it out to the programs and

550
00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:35,440
give it to

551
00:29:36,443 --> 00:29:38,443
their charities.

552
00:29:42,449 --> 00:29:44,449
I

553
00:29:44,451 --> 00:29:48,455
wanted for people to go back and watch

554
00:29:48,455 --> 00:29:50,455
that from the

555
00:29:51,458 --> 00:29:53,460
archive. It is not just

556
00:29:53,460 --> 00:29:54,461
stage play and comedy. It is a lot

557
00:29:54,461 --> 00:29:56,430
that the community

558
00:29:56,430 --> 00:29:57,431
does, and we bring things in from

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00:29:57,431 --> 00:29:59,431
outside. That is

560
00:30:00,434 --> 00:30:03,437
all that I had to say.

561
00:30:03,437 --> 00:30:05,437
thank you.

562
00:30:12,446 --> 00:30:14,446
any

563
00:30:15,449 --> 00:30:17,449
other

564
00:30:18,452 --> 00:30:20,852
comments in council chambers

565
00:30:21,455 --> 00:30:23,855
this evening? Joseph, come

566
00:30:24,458 --> 00:30:27,461
on up. I want to come here and I

567
00:30:27,461 --> 00:30:29,861
am super grateful about

568
00:30:30,430 --> 00:30:31,431
all of the trees and everything. Hopefully

569
00:30:31,431 --> 00:30:32,432
we

570
00:30:32,432 --> 00:30:33,433
can continue to put trees in martinez,

571
00:30:33,433 --> 00:30:35,433
because we

572
00:30:36,436 --> 00:30:39,436
have bigger problems. I only

573
00:30:39,439 --> 00:30:41,839
have 2 minutes and 45 seconds.

574
00:30:51,451 --> 00:30:54,451
I came up here to

575
00:30:54,454 --> 00:30:56,456
add vocate for the homeless. I

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00:30:56,456 --> 00:30:57,457
am not here to promote myself. Because

577
00:30:57,457 --> 00:30:58,458
of

578
00:30:58,458 --> 00:31:00,460
weather pattern, things are getting

579
00:31:00,460 --> 00:31:02,460
worse. It is

580
00:31:02,462 --> 00:31:03,430
getting colder when it should be warm

581
00:31:03,430 --> 00:31:05,830
in california. We are

582
00:31:06,433 --> 00:31:09,436
not going to get in to that today.

583
00:31:09,436 --> 00:31:11,436
today I want

584
00:31:12,439 --> 00:31:14,439
to

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00:31:14,441 --> 00:31:15,442
advocate for living space here for

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00:31:15,442 --> 00:31:17,442
the

587
00:31:17,444 --> 00:31:18,445
homeless. Nothing is getting better.

588
00:31:18,445 --> 00:31:20,445
I

589
00:31:21,448 --> 00:31:24,451
see them going one place and another

590
00:31:24,451 --> 00:31:26,453
and coming back. I

591
00:31:26,453 --> 00:31:27,454
wanted to add vocate for some type

592
00:31:27,454 --> 00:31:29,454
of center

593
00:31:29,456 --> 00:31:30,457
where they can live at nighttime and

594
00:31:30,457 --> 00:31:32,457
where they

595
00:31:33,460 --> 00:31:35,860
can go and have

596
00:31:36,430 --> 00:31:38,430
a place.

597
00:31:39,433 --> 00:31:41,833
people are living out

598
00:31:42,436 --> 00:31:45,439
on the streets. If you walk down the

599
00:31:45,439 --> 00:31:48,442
street, they try to do a

600
00:31:48,442 --> 00:31:50,842
good job. It is

601
00:31:51,445 --> 00:31:53,447
not working. There is

602
00:31:53,447 --> 00:31:54,448
feces on the ground and things that

603
00:31:54,448 --> 00:31:56,448
we need to

604
00:31:57,451 --> 00:31:59,451
take care of.

605
00:32:00,454 --> 00:32:02,454
sometimes they

606
00:32:02,456 --> 00:32:03,457
can't take care of themselves. Possibly

607
00:32:03,457 --> 00:32:05,457
one of

608
00:32:06,460 --> 00:32:08,460
the areas.

609
00:32:09,429 --> 00:32:12,432
we have a lot of empty spaces

610
00:32:12,432 --> 00:32:13,433
in martinez, but can it be for the

611
00:32:13,433 --> 00:32:15,433
homeless.

612
00:32:15,435 --> 00:32:18,438
you know, that is all I can think

613
00:32:18,438 --> 00:32:20,438
of here today,

614
00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:21,441
advocating for people that cannot

615
00:32:21,441 --> 00:32:23,441
advocate

616
00:32:24,444 --> 00:32:26,444
for themselves. Maybe

617
00:32:27,447 --> 00:32:30,450
we can get the people aa center

618
00:32:30,450 --> 00:32:32,450
where they can

619
00:32:33,453 --> 00:32:36,456
live. I am always calling the center

620
00:32:36,456 --> 00:32:39,459
and all I am hearing are

621
00:32:39,459 --> 00:32:42,459
there are no more beds.

622
00:32:42,462 --> 00:32:43,430
a lot of the homeless have livedlived

623
00:32:43,430 --> 00:32:44,431
here martinez

624
00:32:44,431 --> 00:32:45,432
before. If you were to sit down and

625
00:32:45,432 --> 00:32:47,432
listen to their

626
00:32:48,435 --> 00:32:50,437
stories, a lot of them have even lost

627
00:32:50,437 --> 00:32:51,438
homes here in the city of martinez.

628
00:32:51,438 --> 00:32:53,438
so they

629
00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:58,840
deserve a second chance. They deserve somewhere to live.

630
00:33:09,456 --> 00:33:11,456
>> any

631
00:33:12,459 --> 00:33:15,459
last comments? Anyone in the

632
00:33:15,462 --> 00:33:16,430
virtual audience that would like to provide

633
00:33:16,430 --> 00:33:18,430
public comment tonight?

634
00:33:33,447 --> 00:33:35,847
>> good evening mayor zorn

635
00:33:36,450 --> 00:33:38,450
andand councilmembers. This

636
00:33:39,453 --> 00:33:41,453
is jeanette kennedy.

637
00:33:42,456 --> 00:33:44,856
I am calling just

638
00:33:45,459 --> 00:33:49,429
to thank you all so much. Last week

639
00:33:49,429 --> 00:33:52,432
you voted to make a donation for

640
00:33:52,432 --> 00:33:53,433
the holiday season,

641
00:33:53,433 --> 00:33:55,435
and that was very much appreciated.

642
00:33:55,435 --> 00:33:57,435
it is $1,000.

643
00:33:58,438 --> 00:33:59,439
that will go towards hot and

644
00:33:59,439 --> 00:34:01,441
nutritious meals for those in martinez

645
00:34:01,441 --> 00:34:03,441
who may go

646
00:34:04,444 --> 00:34:06,444
without. And that

647
00:34:07,447 --> 00:34:09,447
actually equates to

648
00:34:10,450 --> 00:34:12,450
588 meals at $1.

649
00:34:12,452 --> 00:34:13,453
70, our average. I wanted to let you

650
00:34:13,453 --> 00:34:15,453
know you

651
00:34:15,455 --> 00:34:16,456
are doing wonderful things for many

652
00:34:16,456 --> 00:34:18,456
community members

653
00:34:18,458 --> 00:34:22,462
who may go without a hot nutritious

654
00:34:22,462 --> 00:34:24,431
meal. I

655
00:34:24,431 --> 00:34:25,432
want to call in and thank you very much

656
00:34:25,432 --> 00:34:27,432
for that donation.

657
00:34:28,435 --> 00:34:30,435
>> thanks jeanette.

658
00:34:34,441 --> 00:34:35,442
next we

659
00:34:35,442 --> 00:34:40,242
have steve. I will ask you to unmute.

660
00:34:46,453 --> 00:34:48,853
>> can you hear me?

661
00:34:49,456 --> 00:34:52,456
>> yes. >> hello city council, mayor

662
00:34:52,459 --> 00:34:53,460
and everyone. I am a town

663
00:34:53,460 --> 00:34:55,462
resident in martinez. I wanted to

664
00:34:55,462 --> 00:34:57,462
talk about

665
00:34:58,432 --> 00:35:00,432
parks here. Hidden

666
00:35:01,435 --> 00:35:04,438
lakes, from what I see is saturated.

667
00:35:04,438 --> 00:35:06,838
and I think that

668
00:35:07,441 --> 00:35:10,444
we need to have soccer field.

669
00:35:10,444 --> 00:35:12,446
I am a soccer player myself.

670
00:35:12,446 --> 00:35:15,449
you all remember a few months ago

671
00:35:15,449 --> 00:35:19,453
there was a little boy who made a

672
00:35:19,453 --> 00:35:22,456
request, the only one the city council --

673
00:35:22,456 --> 00:35:24,458
about the need for more soccer fields.

674
00:35:24,458 --> 00:35:25,459
hidden lakes fills up really quick

675
00:35:25,459 --> 00:35:27,459
on

676
00:35:27,461 --> 00:35:28,462
the weekends. Parking is difficult

677
00:35:28,462 --> 00:35:30,462
at

678
00:35:31,431 --> 00:35:33,431
times. I

679
00:35:34,434 --> 00:35:36,436
am hoping the city

680
00:35:36,436 --> 00:35:37,437
council can think of building another

681
00:35:37,437 --> 00:35:39,437
structure similar

682
00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:42,440
to hidden

683
00:35:43,443 --> 00:35:45,445
lakes where the kids can enjoy

684
00:35:45,445 --> 00:35:46,446
time playing sports they love and

685
00:35:46,446 --> 00:35:48,446
just to

686
00:35:48,448 --> 00:35:49,449
get them out of trouble. That is one

687
00:35:49,449 --> 00:35:51,449
issue I had.

688
00:35:52,452 --> 00:35:55,452
another one, just wanted to

689
00:35:55,455 --> 00:35:57,855
send a shoutout to

690
00:35:58,458 --> 00:36:00,458
the police department.

691
00:36:07,434 --> 00:36:08,435
we have very professional

692
00:36:08,435 --> 00:36:10,437
police officers. I had interaction

693
00:36:10,437 --> 00:36:12,437
with them. I

694
00:36:12,439 --> 00:36:16,443
wanted to say they are very patient.

695
00:36:16,443 --> 00:36:19,446
they listen. They are very quick to

696
00:36:19,446 --> 00:36:21,446
respond to calls.

697
00:36:22,449 --> 00:36:25,452
that is something that I wanted

698
00:36:25,452 --> 00:36:28,455
to put out there. Just encourage

699
00:36:28,455 --> 00:36:30,457
our chief of police for the job he

700
00:36:30,457 --> 00:36:31,458
is doing and the training they are

701
00:36:31,458 --> 00:36:33,458
receiving.

702
00:36:33,460 --> 00:36:34,461
I can only hope for better than that.

703
00:36:34,461 --> 00:36:38,610
it is really good. Thank you.

704
00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:48,840
all right. Councilmember molly,

705
00:36:49,443 --> 00:36:52,446
I see your face. Welcome to

706
00:36:52,446 --> 00:36:53,447
the meeting. Thank you vice mayor

707
00:36:53,447 --> 00:36:55,447
malhi.

708
00:36:55,449 --> 00:36:57,449
jay reminded me.

709
00:36:57,451 --> 00:36:58,452
where are you calling in from? I think

710
00:36:58,452 --> 00:37:00,452
it

711
00:37:01,455 --> 00:37:03,455
is interesting?

712
00:37:07,461 --> 00:37:10,430
>> abu dhabi, the capital city of

713
00:37:10,430 --> 00:37:11,431
the united arab emirates.

714
00:37:11,431 --> 00:37:12,432
>> the connection

715
00:37:12,432 --> 00:37:13,433
is

716
00:37:13,433 --> 00:37:15,435
great. Thank you. Excellent. Thank

717
00:37:15,435 --> 00:37:19,439
you for joining us. Thank you everyone for

718
00:37:19,439 --> 00:37:22,439
the comments. Let's move forward

719
00:37:22,442 --> 00:37:25,442
with the consent calendar, items 3

720
00:37:25,445 --> 00:37:28,448
through 8. Does council want to pull

721
00:37:28,448 --> 00:37:30,448
any items?

722
00:37:34,454 --> 00:37:36,456
no. I wanted to pull item

723
00:37:36,456 --> 00:37:37,457
--there are a lot of people in the

724
00:37:37,457 --> 00:37:39,457
room. I

725
00:37:40,460 --> 00:37:42,462
just have a couple of comments.

726
00:37:42,462 --> 00:37:43,430
I will provide them to the city manager

727
00:37:43,430 --> 00:37:45,430
after the

728
00:37:46,433 --> 00:37:48,833
fact. I will open

729
00:37:49,436 --> 00:37:52,439
up the consent calendar to the

730
00:37:52,439 --> 00:37:54,439
public for items

731
00:37:55,442 --> 00:37:57,442
3 through 8.

732
00:38:01,448 --> 00:38:03,448
how about the

733
00:38:04,451 --> 00:38:06,451
virtual audience.

734
00:38:10,457 --> 00:38:13,460
in that case I will bring it

735
00:38:13,460 --> 00:38:14,461
back to council. Just a really quick

736
00:38:14,461 --> 00:38:15,462
comment that

737
00:38:15,462 --> 00:38:16,430
I wanted to highlight the item number

738
00:38:16,430 --> 00:38:18,430
8,

739
00:38:18,432 --> 00:38:19,433
the temporary license agreement. We

740
00:38:19,433 --> 00:38:21,433
will

741
00:38:22,436 --> 00:38:25,436
be seeing folks from contra

742
00:38:25,439 --> 00:38:27,439
costa county.

743
00:38:28,442 --> 00:38:30,444
you should be seeing people in a

744
00:38:30,444 --> 00:38:31,445
shuttle going back and forth to the

745
00:38:31,445 --> 00:38:34,445
hospital. I think there will

746
00:38:34,448 --> 00:38:35,449
be a lot of people doing that and

747
00:38:35,449 --> 00:38:37,449
people

748
00:38:37,451 --> 00:38:39,851
start noticing once that

749
00:38:40,454 --> 00:38:41,455
goes live.

750
00:38:41,455 --> 00:38:43,455
>> anyone like to

751
00:38:43,457 --> 00:38:45,457
make a

752
00:38:46,460 --> 00:38:48,460
motion?

753
00:38:49,463 --> 00:38:52,432
>> make a motion to bring items 8

754
00:38:52,432 --> 00:38:53,433
to 3 on the consent calendar.

755
00:38:53,433 --> 00:38:55,433
>>

756
00:38:55,435 --> 00:38:56,436
second.

757
00:38:56,436 --> 00:38:57,437
>> vice malhi.

758
00:38:57,437 --> 00:38:58,438
>> aye. >> councilmember jay howard.

759
00:38:58,438 --> 00:39:00,438
>>

760
00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:01,441
yes.

761
00:39:01,441 --> 00:39:02,442
>> councilmember greg young.

762
00:39:02,442 --> 00:39:03,443
>>

763
00:39:03,443 --> 00:39:04,444
yes.

764
00:39:04,444 --> 00:39:05,445
>> councilmember debbie mckillop.

765
00:39:05,445 --> 00:39:07,445
>> aye. >>

766
00:39:07,447 --> 00:39:08,448
motion passes, all ayes.

767
00:39:08,448 --> 00:39:09,449
>> thank

768
00:39:09,449 --> 00:39:10,450
you so much.

769
00:39:10,450 --> 00:39:13,453
we have two general business items

770
00:39:13,453 --> 00:39:15,453
this evening.

771
00:39:22,462 --> 00:39:24,462
a

772
00:39:25,432 --> 00:39:27,432
adopt

773
00:39:28,435 --> 00:39:30,435
a resolution.

774
00:39:31,438 --> 00:39:34,438
in a form approved by

775
00:39:34,441 --> 00:39:35,442
the city attorney. City manager would

776
00:39:35,442 --> 00:39:37,442
like to

777
00:39:37,444 --> 00:39:38,445
start us off.

778
00:39:38,445 --> 00:39:40,445
>> yes.

779
00:39:40,447 --> 00:39:42,447
thank you, maryland.

780
00:39:43,450 --> 00:39:44,451
--mayor.

781
00:39:44,451 --> 00:39:45,452
>> back in july we were before

782
00:39:45,452 --> 00:39:46,453
the

783
00:39:46,453 --> 00:39:47,454
city council and the public with tucker

784
00:39:47,454 --> 00:39:49,454
sadler

785
00:39:49,456 --> 00:39:50,457
to receive a presentation and then

786
00:39:50,457 --> 00:39:52,457
ultimately direction

787
00:39:53,460 --> 00:39:54,461
from the city council

788
00:39:54,461 --> 00:39:56,430
to pursue an exclusive negotiating

789
00:39:56,430 --> 00:39:58,830
agreement with tucker sadler.

790
00:39:59,433 --> 00:40:01,435
what we learned in the

791
00:40:01,435 --> 00:40:02,436
subsequent months is that it takes a

792
00:40:02,436 --> 00:40:04,436
while

793
00:40:04,438 --> 00:40:07,438
to negotiate an exclusive negotiations

794
00:40:08,442 --> 00:40:10,442
agreement. We

795
00:40:11,445 --> 00:40:13,445
worked diligent

796
00:40:14,448 --> 00:40:16,448
ly ly to

797
00:40:17,451 --> 00:40:19,451
reach tonight's

798
00:40:20,454 --> 00:40:22,454
culmination.

799
00:40:25,459 --> 00:40:29,590
this will mind an agreement between

800
00:40:29,463 --> 00:40:31,463
the parties.

801
00:40:32,432 --> 00:40:33,433
I wanted

802
00:40:33,433 --> 00:40:35,435
to acknowledge the project team that

803
00:40:35,435 --> 00:40:37,435
worked on this.

804
00:40:38,438 --> 00:40:41,438
it has been a collaborative

805
00:40:41,441 --> 00:40:43,841
effort. The assistant city

806
00:40:44,444 --> 00:40:46,446
manager. Community of economic

807
00:40:46,446 --> 00:40:48,846
development director, planning director,

808
00:40:50,450 --> 00:40:53,450
pio, my awesome assistant eve

809
00:40:53,453 --> 00:40:55,453
in the back.

810
00:40:59,459 --> 00:41:01,859
we have the city

811
00:41:02,462 --> 00:41:04,462
attorney and

812
00:41:05,432 --> 00:41:07,434
assistant city attorney. Matt

813
00:41:07,434 --> 00:41:11,438
is sitting across from me over here.

814
00:41:11,438 --> 00:41:12,439
behind me we have greg and diane

815
00:41:12,439 --> 00:41:14,441
from tucker sadler. You will hear

816
00:41:14,441 --> 00:41:16,443
from them in a little

817
00:41:16,443 --> 00:41:17,444
bit. With that I am happy to turn

818
00:41:17,444 --> 00:41:19,444
it over to

819
00:41:19,446 --> 00:41:20,447
lauren, our assistant city manager

820
00:41:20,447 --> 00:41:21,448
and

821
00:41:21,448 --> 00:41:25,648
she will get our presentation kicked off.

822
00:41:41,435 --> 00:41:44,435
>> good evening, members of the

823
00:41:44,438 --> 00:41:46,438
council and public.

824
00:41:47,441 --> 00:41:48,442
this

825
00:41:48,442 --> 00:41:50,444
was an important initiative the council

826
00:41:50,444 --> 00:41:53,444
took on. We like to

827
00:41:53,447 --> 00:41:55,447
make sure that

828
00:41:56,450 --> 00:41:58,450
all

829
00:41:59,453 --> 00:42:02,456
decisions align with our plan. I wanted

830
00:42:02,456 --> 00:42:05,459
to call it out. There were

831
00:42:05,459 --> 00:42:07,459
five goals.

832
00:42:08,462 --> 00:42:11,431
one of those is a vibrant

833
00:42:11,431 --> 00:42:13,431
and sustainable waterfront

834
00:42:14,434 --> 00:42:16,434
and marina.

835
00:42:23,443 --> 00:42:25,443
the strategies

836
00:42:26,446 --> 00:42:28,448
include prioritizing revenue, engaging

837
00:42:28,448 --> 00:42:29,449
the community about the fiscal reality

838
00:42:29,449 --> 00:42:31,449
of

839
00:42:32,452 --> 00:42:34,452
the marina.

840
00:42:34,454 --> 00:42:36,854
assessing the economic performance

841
00:42:38,458 --> 00:42:40,458
and addressing where

842
00:42:41,461 --> 00:42:43,461
next a

843
00:42:47,434 --> 00:42:49,434
vate partnership.

844
00:42:56,443 --> 00:42:58,443
why this

845
00:42:59,446 --> 00:43:02,446
matters? Even before we cemented

846
00:43:02,449 --> 00:43:05,449
the vision in our strategic

847
00:43:05,452 --> 00:43:06,453
plan, this has been a long-standing

848
00:43:06,453 --> 00:43:08,453
priority

849
00:43:08,455 --> 00:43:10,455
for many,

850
00:43:11,458 --> 00:43:13,458
many decades.

851
00:43:17,431 --> 00:43:18,432
frequent flooding in the area. All

852
00:43:18,432 --> 00:43:20,432
of

853
00:43:20,434 --> 00:43:21,435
this has caused safety issues. For

854
00:43:21,435 --> 00:43:23,435
most of us

855
00:43:23,437 --> 00:43:24,438
that have been out there this is very

856
00:43:24,438 --> 00:43:26,438
obvious

857
00:43:26,440 --> 00:43:27,441
to everyone. We know that

858
00:43:27,441 --> 00:43:31,410
routine dredging needs to occur, however

859
00:43:31,445 --> 00:43:32,446
the marina enterprise fund cannot

860
00:43:32,446 --> 00:43:34,446
shoulder this cost

861
00:43:34,448 --> 00:43:35,449
because it does not bring in enough

862
00:43:35,449 --> 00:43:37,449
revenue.

863
00:43:38,452 --> 00:43:41,452
we can't rely on the

864
00:43:41,455 --> 00:43:44,458
city general fund dollar for on

865
00:43:44,458 --> 00:43:45,459
going dredging. The path can no longer

866
00:43:45,459 --> 00:43:46,460
be

867
00:43:46,460 --> 00:43:47,461
a band-aid approach, and rather a

868
00:43:47,461 --> 00:43:49,461
full

869
00:43:49,463 --> 00:43:50,430
replacement is really needed. Most

870
00:43:50,430 --> 00:43:52,430
critically even in

871
00:43:53,433 --> 00:43:54,434
the current state to maintain the

872
00:43:54,434 --> 00:43:56,434
status

873
00:43:56,436 --> 00:43:59,439
quo, doing what we are doing

874
00:43:59,439 --> 00:44:01,839
today, it would requires

875
00:44:02,442 --> 00:44:04,842
ongoing subsidies from thethe

876
00:44:05,445 --> 00:44:08,448
fund. I will get in to the finances

877
00:44:08,448 --> 00:44:11,451
in a second. Prior to us meeting

878
00:44:11,451 --> 00:44:12,452
tucker sadler we found ourselves at

879
00:44:12,452 --> 00:44:13,453
a fork in

880
00:44:13,453 --> 00:44:14,454
the road. We knew that we have to do

881
00:44:14,454 --> 00:44:16,454
something different.

882
00:44:22,462 --> 00:44:24,862
so, harding financial challenges,

883
00:44:26,433 --> 00:44:27,434
the marina enterprise fund, for a long

884
00:44:27,434 --> 00:44:29,434
time now

885
00:44:29,436 --> 00:44:32,439
the costs at the marina have been

886
00:44:32,439 --> 00:44:35,439
more than what is being

887
00:44:35,442 --> 00:44:37,442
brought in.

888
00:44:41,448 --> 00:44:44,451
there is a lack of federal

889
00:44:44,451 --> 00:44:46,453
and state funding. Folks that have

890
00:44:46,453 --> 00:44:47,454
been following us might recall we

891
00:44:47,454 --> 00:44:49,454
did put a

892
00:44:50,457 --> 00:44:52,457
lot of

893
00:44:53,460 --> 00:44:55,460
effort

894
00:44:56,463 --> 00:44:57,431
into going after a substantial epa

895
00:44:57,431 --> 00:44:59,431
grant.

896
00:45:00,434 --> 00:45:02,436
once we had the changes hands

897
00:45:02,436 --> 00:45:03,437
at the federal level, that quickly

898
00:45:03,437 --> 00:45:05,437
dried

899
00:45:05,439 --> 00:45:09,390
up. Federal and state grants unreliable

900
00:45:09,443 --> 00:45:12,446
and a lot of the time one-

901
00:45:12,446 --> 00:45:14,446
time funding.

902
00:45:18,452 --> 00:45:21,452
since fiscal year 21-22, the

903
00:45:21,455 --> 00:45:22,456
city provided over $2 million

904
00:45:22,456 --> 00:45:24,458
in loans from the general fund to

905
00:45:24,458 --> 00:45:26,458
support

906
00:45:27,461 --> 00:45:29,461
the marina. We

907
00:45:30,430 --> 00:45:32,430
are projecting

908
00:45:33,433 --> 00:45:35,433
$650,000 a year.

909
00:45:39,439 --> 00:45:41,439
those who

910
00:45:42,442 --> 00:45:44,442
have followed

911
00:45:45,445 --> 00:45:47,447
the budget are aware in order

912
00:45:47,447 --> 00:45:48,448
to balance the budget we had to cut

913
00:45:48,448 --> 00:45:50,448
$3 million out

914
00:45:50,450 --> 00:45:51,451
of the city budget. There has been

915
00:45:51,451 --> 00:45:52,452
a significant

916
00:45:52,452 --> 00:45:54,454
impact. The more that we do continue

917
00:45:54,454 --> 00:45:55,455
to provide

918
00:45:55,455 --> 00:45:57,457
the subsidy, unfortunately what it

919
00:45:57,457 --> 00:45:59,457
is going

920
00:46:00,460 --> 00:46:01,461
to result in the future is

921
00:46:01,461 --> 00:46:03,430
impacting significantly core services.

922
00:46:03,430 --> 00:46:05,432
that is always a

923
00:46:05,432 --> 00:46:06,433
dangerous place to be. But we tried

924
00:46:06,433 --> 00:46:07,434
very hard

925
00:46:07,434 --> 00:46:09,436
to preserve being able to maintain

926
00:46:09,436 --> 00:46:12,436
all of the core services.

927
00:46:21,448 --> 00:46:23,448
>> I will

928
00:46:24,451 --> 00:46:26,451
start off with

929
00:46:27,454 --> 00:46:29,454
some background.

930
00:46:30,457 --> 00:46:33,457
back in middle to summer 2024,

931
00:46:33,460 --> 00:46:35,460
it marked a

932
00:46:36,463 --> 00:46:38,463
turning point.

933
00:46:39,433 --> 00:46:41,433
that was an

934
00:46:42,436 --> 00:46:44,436
effort that was

935
00:46:45,439 --> 00:46:46,440
needed to happen. It formally identified

936
00:46:46,440 --> 00:46:47,441
the

937
00:46:47,441 --> 00:46:50,441
need for public/private partnership

938
00:46:51,445 --> 00:46:53,447
to reinvest in our

939
00:46:53,447 --> 00:46:54,448
marina. Our long-standing partner

940
00:46:54,448 --> 00:46:56,448
ended

941
00:46:57,451 --> 00:46:59,451
their 20-year relationship

942
00:47:00,454 --> 00:47:02,454
with the city.

943
00:47:03,457 --> 00:47:06,460
it provided a challenge as we

944
00:47:06,460 --> 00:47:09,463
had to quickly learn how to run

945
00:47:09,463 --> 00:47:12,432
a marina and how we did not want to

946
00:47:12,432 --> 00:47:15,432
based on the size of

947
00:47:15,435 --> 00:47:17,435
our organization.

948
00:47:18,438 --> 00:47:19,439
it created the opportunity to search

949
00:47:19,439 --> 00:47:20,440
for

950
00:47:20,440 --> 00:47:21,441
a new marina operator and look at

951
00:47:21,441 --> 00:47:23,441
what opportunities

952
00:47:23,443 --> 00:47:24,444
that we have with the development

953
00:47:24,444 --> 00:47:26,444
partner because

954
00:47:26,446 --> 00:47:30,450
we have this document that was really

955
00:47:30,450 --> 00:47:32,450
the talking point.

956
00:47:42,462 --> 00:47:44,431
the city really set out and we

957
00:47:44,431 --> 00:47:45,432
were able to find a partner. They

958
00:47:45,432 --> 00:47:47,434
are great at being

959
00:47:47,434 --> 00:47:48,435
able to help us in the interim, but we

960
00:47:48,435 --> 00:47:50,435
really

961
00:47:50,437 --> 00:47:51,438
needed to find a longer term solution

962
00:47:51,438 --> 00:47:53,438
that needed

963
00:47:54,441 --> 00:47:56,443
to be explored. I am going to provide

964
00:47:56,443 --> 00:47:57,444
background on the trust land use plan

965
00:47:57,444 --> 00:47:59,444
and why

966
00:48:00,447 --> 00:48:02,447
it is

967
00:48:03,450 --> 00:48:05,450
important.

968
00:48:06,453 --> 00:48:08,453
senate bill, it

969
00:48:09,456 --> 00:48:11,458
tied land transfer to the city subject

970
00:48:11,458 --> 00:48:12,459
to public trust obligation requiring

971
00:48:12,459 --> 00:48:14,459
the city

972
00:48:15,462 --> 00:48:16,463
to prepare a trust land use plan and

973
00:48:16,463 --> 00:48:18,432
anyone

974
00:48:18,432 --> 00:48:21,435
that has tied trusted land needs to

975
00:48:21,435 --> 00:48:23,437
prepare these documents to

976
00:48:23,437 --> 00:48:24,438
outline how the organization envisions

977
00:48:24,438 --> 00:48:26,438
the marina

978
00:48:27,441 --> 00:48:28,442
being used to be in alignment with

979
00:48:28,442 --> 00:48:30,444
the public trust land requirements.

980
00:48:30,444 --> 00:48:33,444
it is our commitment to

981
00:48:33,447 --> 00:48:35,447
the state of

982
00:48:36,450 --> 00:48:38,450
california.

983
00:48:39,453 --> 00:48:41,453
the lands must

984
00:48:42,456 --> 00:48:44,856
serve all of the

985
00:48:45,459 --> 00:48:47,459
marina.

986
00:48:48,462 --> 00:48:50,862
there are a lot

987
00:48:51,431 --> 00:48:54,434
of visitor serving uses and other

988
00:48:54,434 --> 00:48:56,434
related

989
00:48:57,437 --> 00:48:59,437
amenities.

990
00:49:03,443 --> 00:49:05,443
this

991
00:49:06,446 --> 00:49:09,449
really shaped what is feasible and

992
00:49:09,449 --> 00:49:12,452
enforces the need for a careful

993
00:49:12,452 --> 00:49:14,452
structured partnership

994
00:49:15,455 --> 00:49:18,455
that aligns with public trust

995
00:49:18,458 --> 00:49:20,458
requirements and that

996
00:49:20,460 --> 00:49:21,461
private residential and non-trust

997
00:49:21,461 --> 00:49:23,461
house suggest

998
00:49:24,431 --> 00:49:26,431
prohibited under state

999
00:49:27,434 --> 00:49:29,434
law.

1000
00:49:33,440 --> 00:49:35,440
as part

1001
00:49:36,443 --> 00:49:38,443
of our

1002
00:49:39,446 --> 00:49:41,446
introduction, after the

1003
00:49:42,449 --> 00:49:44,449
departure, we were

1004
00:49:45,452 --> 00:49:47,452
actively pursuring

1005
00:49:47,454 --> 00:49:49,456
to try to find something to be consistent

1006
00:49:49,456 --> 00:49:51,456
with a trust

1007
00:49:52,459 --> 00:49:54,459
land use plan.

1008
00:49:58,432 --> 00:50:02,632
many declined to take over or to

1009
00:50:04,438 --> 00:50:05,439
rebuild. You know, the

1010
00:50:05,439 --> 00:50:07,441
limited stand alone revenue that we

1011
00:50:07,441 --> 00:50:09,441
take in.

1012
00:50:10,444 --> 00:50:12,446
safe harbor marina, who is

1013
00:50:12,446 --> 00:50:13,447
a very well-known marina expressed

1014
00:50:13,447 --> 00:50:15,447
interest

1015
00:50:16,450 --> 00:50:18,850
and came out with

1016
00:50:19,453 --> 00:50:20,454
due diligence

1017
00:50:20,454 --> 00:50:22,456
and realized having any long-term

1018
00:50:22,456 --> 00:50:24,456
success at the

1019
00:50:24,458 --> 00:50:25,459
marina would need an integrated land

1020
00:50:25,459 --> 00:50:27,459
side development

1021
00:50:27,461 --> 00:50:31,431
in it and it couldn't just be marina

1022
00:50:31,431 --> 00:50:32,432
operations. They were not land

1023
00:50:32,432 --> 00:50:34,434
side development. However they worked

1024
00:50:34,434 --> 00:50:36,434
in partnership

1025
00:50:36,436 --> 00:50:37,437
with other developers on other projects,

1026
00:50:37,437 --> 00:50:38,438
and that is

1027
00:50:38,438 --> 00:50:40,440
when they introduced to us tucker

1028
00:50:40,440 --> 00:50:42,440
sadler, a partner

1029
00:50:42,442 --> 00:50:43,443
they worked on with in a couple of

1030
00:50:43,443 --> 00:50:45,443
areas and wanted

1031
00:50:45,445 --> 00:50:46,446
us to have a conversation with them

1032
00:50:46,446 --> 00:50:48,446
as

1033
00:50:48,448 --> 00:50:49,449
a potential development partner. Because

1034
00:50:49,449 --> 00:50:51,449
they

1035
00:50:51,451 --> 00:50:52,452
have experience with complex waterfront

1036
00:50:52,452 --> 00:50:54,452
type projects. When

1037
00:50:55,455 --> 00:50:58,455
you think of a water

1038
00:50:58,458 --> 00:50:59,459
front project, there are so many

1039
00:50:59,459 --> 00:51:01,461
regulatory agencies and you have to have

1040
00:51:01,461 --> 00:51:03,463
that experience. It is

1041
00:51:03,463 --> 00:51:04,431
in the city's best interest to make

1042
00:51:04,431 --> 00:51:06,431
sure that we

1043
00:51:06,433 --> 00:51:10,437
are doing so with the partners that

1044
00:51:10,437 --> 00:51:12,437
have the strength.

1045
00:51:13,440 --> 00:51:16,443
tucker sadler came up and they evaluated

1046
00:51:16,443 --> 00:51:18,443
the marina and

1047
00:51:19,446 --> 00:51:21,446
expressed interest

1048
00:51:21,448 --> 00:51:22,449
and presented the initial concept

1049
00:51:22,449 --> 00:51:24,449
to

1050
00:51:25,452 --> 00:51:27,452
the

1051
00:51:28,455 --> 00:51:30,455
theory in july.

1052
00:51:34,461 --> 00:51:36,463
that is kind of where we are at.

1053
00:51:36,463 --> 00:51:38,432
these have occurred over the past

1054
00:51:38,432 --> 00:51:43,832
four months. I will turn that over to lauren.

1055
00:51:45,439 --> 00:51:46,440
>> so we have been busy in partnership

1056
00:51:46,440 --> 00:51:48,440
with

1057
00:51:49,443 --> 00:51:52,443
tucker sadler. We have had

1058
00:51:52,446 --> 00:51:53,447
early and ongoing engagement

1059
00:51:53,447 --> 00:51:55,449
with stakeholders for several months

1060
00:51:55,449 --> 00:51:57,449
now. These groups

1061
00:51:57,451 --> 00:51:58,452
include, but they are not limited

1062
00:51:58,452 --> 00:52:00,454
to at this time

1063
00:52:00,454 --> 00:52:01,455
scouts here in the audience, yacht

1064
00:52:01,455 --> 00:52:03,455
club,

1065
00:52:04,458 --> 00:52:07,458
eagle marine, contra costa county,

1066
00:52:07,461 --> 00:52:09,461
federal

1067
00:52:10,464 --> 00:52:12,464
and state elected

1068
00:52:13,433 --> 00:52:15,433
ed representatives.

1069
00:52:19,439 --> 00:52:21,439
chamber of commerce.

1070
00:52:22,442 --> 00:52:24,842
contra costa building trades

1071
00:52:25,445 --> 00:52:27,445
unite here.

1072
00:52:31,451 --> 00:52:33,851
many local sports leagues

1073
00:52:34,454 --> 00:52:37,457
and organizations. I know they are

1074
00:52:37,457 --> 00:52:39,457
following along with

1075
00:52:40,460 --> 00:52:42,460
the conversation too.

1076
00:52:43,463 --> 00:52:45,863
just to keep them

1077
00:52:46,433 --> 00:52:48,833
engaged and informed on

1078
00:52:49,436 --> 00:52:51,438
the process. Tucker sadler has

1079
00:52:51,438 --> 00:52:52,439
gotten to know these stakeholders

1080
00:52:52,439 --> 00:52:54,439
and reached

1081
00:52:55,442 --> 00:52:58,445
out to have conversations about the

1082
00:52:58,445 --> 00:53:00,447
project. Through the experience, and

1083
00:53:00,447 --> 00:53:04,470
tucker sadler engaging with all of

1084
00:53:04,451 --> 00:53:06,851
the stakeholders. It is

1085
00:53:07,454 --> 00:53:09,454
really helped gain

1086
00:53:10,457 --> 00:53:12,857
an understanding of martinez's

1087
00:53:13,460 --> 00:53:15,460
history and community.

1088
00:53:22,436 --> 00:53:25,439
we learned some fun facts about

1089
00:53:25,439 --> 00:53:27,439
joe dimaggio.

1090
00:53:28,442 --> 00:53:30,442
he spent a

1091
00:53:31,445 --> 00:53:34,448
lot of time engaging with businesses

1092
00:53:34,448 --> 00:53:35,449
and residents. That is a lot of the

1093
00:53:35,449 --> 00:53:37,449
stuff

1094
00:53:37,451 --> 00:53:38,452
people don't see. We have been working with him

1095
00:53:38,452 --> 00:53:40,452
to

1096
00:53:40,454 --> 00:53:42,454
engage to get

1097
00:53:43,457 --> 00:53:45,857
to know the community.

1098
00:53:46,460 --> 00:53:47,461
in addition, the city council and

1099
00:53:47,461 --> 00:53:49,463
members of staff went down to san

1100
00:53:49,463 --> 00:53:51,463
diego.

1101
00:53:52,432 --> 00:53:55,435
this was reported out by the

1102
00:53:55,435 --> 00:53:56,436
city manager in november. We went

1103
00:53:56,436 --> 00:53:58,436
down to

1104
00:53:58,438 --> 00:53:59,439
visit some of tucker sadler's projects

1105
00:53:59,439 --> 00:54:01,439
that

1106
00:54:01,441 --> 00:54:04,444
are comparable to what he is proposing

1107
00:54:04,444 --> 00:54:06,844
here. We got a

1108
00:54:07,447 --> 00:54:09,449
good understand ing of

1109
00:54:09,449 --> 00:54:10,450
tucker sadler explaining things how

1110
00:54:10,450 --> 00:54:12,450
they took things

1111
00:54:12,452 --> 00:54:13,453
start to finish and dealt with the

1112
00:54:13,453 --> 00:54:15,453
regulatory agencies

1113
00:54:16,456 --> 00:54:18,856
down there at the

1114
00:54:19,459 --> 00:54:21,459
waterfront.

1115
00:54:22,462 --> 00:54:24,462
members

1116
00:54:25,432 --> 00:54:28,435
of staff and the city council met

1117
00:54:28,435 --> 00:54:30,435
with tucker

1118
00:54:31,438 --> 00:54:33,438
sadler. Again, we

1119
00:54:34,441 --> 00:54:36,441
shared everything from

1120
00:54:37,444 --> 00:54:39,444
the

1121
00:54:40,447 --> 00:54:43,450
junior tow what we would like

1122
00:54:43,450 --> 00:54:45,450
to see in

1123
00:54:46,453 --> 00:54:48,453
the future.

1124
00:54:52,459 --> 00:54:54,459
staff conducted a

1125
00:54:55,462 --> 00:54:57,462
reference check.

1126
00:54:58,432 --> 00:55:00,432
we

1127
00:55:02,436 --> 00:55:04,836
called the government agency

1128
00:55:05,439 --> 00:55:07,441
s what we heard overall is

1129
00:55:07,441 --> 00:55:11,410
that tucker sadler brings a strong

1130
00:55:11,445 --> 00:55:13,445
design vision, creative

1131
00:55:14,448 --> 00:55:16,448
problem solving and

1132
00:55:17,451 --> 00:55:19,451
collaborative approach.

1133
00:55:23,457 --> 00:55:25,457
also we

1134
00:55:25,459 --> 00:55:29,590
have had as thethe manager mentioned,

1135
00:55:29,463 --> 00:55:31,463
four months

1136
00:55:32,432 --> 00:55:34,432
of negotiations.

1137
00:55:35,435 --> 00:55:37,835
we have had numerous

1138
00:55:38,438 --> 00:55:40,438
closed

1139
00:55:41,441 --> 00:55:42,442
sessions with the

1140
00:55:42,442 --> 00:55:46,420
developer, staff. We have been working

1141
00:55:47,447 --> 00:55:50,447
through the terms of the

1142
00:55:50,450 --> 00:55:52,450
negotiating agreement.

1143
00:55:53,453 --> 00:55:54,454
we feel like the

1144
00:55:54,454 --> 00:55:55,455
exclusive negotiating agreement is ready

1145
00:55:55,455 --> 00:55:58,455
for council consideration and adoption.

1146
00:56:08,435 --> 00:56:09,436
>> what is an ena? An

1147
00:56:09,436 --> 00:56:11,438
exclusive negotiating agreement to

1148
00:56:11,438 --> 00:56:13,438
negotiate for

1149
00:56:13,440 --> 00:56:14,441
a potential project. Commit to each

1150
00:56:14,441 --> 00:56:15,442
other

1151
00:56:15,442 --> 00:56:17,444
to negotiate only with each other

1152
00:56:17,444 --> 00:56:18,445
for the

1153
00:56:18,445 --> 00:56:20,447
site and for the potential project.

1154
00:56:20,447 --> 00:56:23,450
the goal and the outcome of the

1155
00:56:23,450 --> 00:56:25,452
ena is to affirm we are each

1156
00:56:25,452 --> 00:56:26,453
others potential partners and not

1157
00:56:26,453 --> 00:56:28,453
approval

1158
00:56:29,456 --> 00:56:31,456
of a project.

1159
00:56:31,458 --> 00:56:32,459
that would come later. The framework

1160
00:56:32,459 --> 00:56:34,459
has

1161
00:56:35,462 --> 00:56:37,431
a clear timeline and set

1162
00:56:37,431 --> 00:56:38,432
of requirements and states plainly

1163
00:56:38,432 --> 00:56:40,432
it

1164
00:56:40,434 --> 00:56:43,437
is not right for either party, either

1165
00:56:43,437 --> 00:56:44,438
party can end the negotiations but

1166
00:56:44,438 --> 00:56:46,438
the

1167
00:56:46,440 --> 00:56:47,441
developer is on the hook to pay for

1168
00:56:47,441 --> 00:56:49,441
the

1169
00:56:50,444 --> 00:56:52,444
cost if negotiations

1170
00:56:53,447 --> 00:56:55,447
terminate.

1171
00:56:56,450 --> 00:56:58,450
it has a 24-

1172
00:56:59,453 --> 00:57:01,453
month negotiating period.

1173
00:57:05,459 --> 00:57:07,459
we anticipate it

1174
00:57:08,462 --> 00:57:11,431
as the process finalizes towards

1175
00:57:11,431 --> 00:57:14,434
the proposed site plan and the details

1176
00:57:14,434 --> 00:57:16,434
of the project.

1177
00:57:16,436 --> 00:57:17,437
this is not aa anything will come

1178
00:57:17,437 --> 00:57:19,437
but it

1179
00:57:20,440 --> 00:57:22,840
is a promise to

1180
00:57:23,443 --> 00:57:25,443
negotiate.

1181
00:57:26,446 --> 00:57:29,446
the city will only consider

1182
00:57:29,449 --> 00:57:31,449
a fully financed

1183
00:57:32,452 --> 00:57:34,452
project.

1184
00:57:41,461 --> 00:57:43,861
the marina needs significant

1185
00:57:44,431 --> 00:57:46,831
upgrades and a new

1186
00:57:47,434 --> 00:57:49,434
sea wall. It

1187
00:57:50,437 --> 00:57:53,440
is not fully fleshed out because they

1188
00:57:53,440 --> 00:57:55,442
have not completed the public out

1189
00:57:55,442 --> 00:57:56,443
reach, and design, engineering, civil

1190
00:57:56,443 --> 00:57:57,444
and marine

1191
00:57:57,444 --> 00:57:59,446
engineering processes that will come.

1192
00:57:59,446 --> 00:58:01,446
but what it

1193
00:58:02,449 --> 00:58:04,849
does have is a

1194
00:58:05,452 --> 00:58:07,452
prelim inary

1195
00:58:08,455 --> 00:58:10,455
process description.

1196
00:58:11,458 --> 00:58:14,458
the land side, creating revenue

1197
00:58:14,461 --> 00:58:17,464
to cover and finance the infrastructure

1198
00:58:17,464 --> 00:58:19,433
and recreational aspects includes

1199
00:58:19,433 --> 00:58:20,434
community and open space uses, community

1200
00:58:20,434 --> 00:58:22,434
and

1201
00:58:22,436 --> 00:58:25,436
restaurants, hotels and event spaces

1202
00:58:26,440 --> 00:58:28,442
and parking and access

1203
00:58:28,442 --> 00:58:29,443
improvements. It also calls for the

1204
00:58:29,443 --> 00:58:31,443
waterside,

1205
00:58:32,446 --> 00:58:35,449
the marina side to include the significant

1206
00:58:35,449 --> 00:58:37,449
marina updates

1207
00:58:38,452 --> 00:58:40,852
and physical plan improvements,

1208
00:58:41,455 --> 00:58:43,855
seawall and breakwater and

1209
00:58:44,458 --> 00:58:46,458
non-motorized

1210
00:58:47,461 --> 00:58:50,464
access as well. Along with the potential

1211
00:58:50,464 --> 00:58:52,432
for ferry service if

1212
00:58:52,432 --> 00:58:56,436
we can work that out. Planning for

1213
00:58:56,436 --> 00:58:58,436
the marinas the

1214
00:58:59,439 --> 00:59:01,439
sea scouts, yacht

1215
00:59:02,442 --> 00:59:05,445
club and other users. That would be

1216
00:59:05,445 --> 00:59:06,446
tucker sadler and our selected marina

1217
00:59:06,446 --> 00:59:08,446
development

1218
00:59:08,448 --> 00:59:10,448
partner. The

1219
00:59:11,451 --> 00:59:13,451
ena

1220
00:59:14,454 --> 00:59:16,854
creates the frame work.

1221
00:59:20,460 --> 00:59:22,860
beyond what the minimums

1222
00:59:23,463 --> 00:59:25,463
are. Beyond

1223
00:59:26,433 --> 00:59:28,433
the

1224
00:59:29,436 --> 00:59:31,436
bare minimum.

1225
00:59:32,439 --> 00:59:35,439
it requires tucker sadler to

1226
00:59:35,442 --> 00:59:37,444
pay all of the costs.

1227
00:59:37,444 --> 00:59:38,445
engineering, financial, environmental

1228
00:59:38,445 --> 00:59:40,445
and

1229
00:59:41,448 --> 00:59:43,848
other key project studies

1230
00:59:44,451 --> 00:59:46,451
as we go.

1231
00:59:47,454 --> 00:59:50,457
it is an agreement to work

1232
00:59:50,457 --> 00:59:52,457
towards a potential

1233
00:59:53,460 --> 00:59:55,460
product.

1234
01:00:05,439 --> 01:00:07,439
next steps after

1235
01:00:07,441 --> 01:00:08,442
tonight we will proceed to the next phase.

1236
01:00:08,442 --> 01:00:10,442
we will

1237
01:00:12,446 --> 01:00:14,446
have a busy 2026

1238
01:00:15,449 --> 01:00:17,451
ahead of us. We will

1239
01:00:17,451 --> 01:00:20,451
kickoff a broader, larger process

1240
01:00:21,455 --> 01:00:23,455
as

1241
01:00:24,458 --> 01:00:26,458
stated.

1242
01:00:33,433 --> 01:00:35,433
we will also

1243
01:00:35,435 --> 01:00:38,435
start formal project planning and

1244
01:00:39,439 --> 01:00:41,439
environmental review.

1245
01:00:45,445 --> 01:00:47,445
we

1246
01:00:47,447 --> 01:00:50,447
will be negotiating a development

1247
01:00:51,451 --> 01:00:53,451
agreement for the

1248
01:00:54,454 --> 01:00:56,454
project.

1249
01:00:57,457 --> 01:00:59,457
a full

1250
01:01:00,460 --> 01:01:02,460
review will occur

1251
01:01:03,463 --> 01:01:04,431
key

1252
01:01:04,431 --> 01:01:06,433
waterfront issues that most folks

1253
01:01:06,433 --> 01:01:08,433
are

1254
01:01:08,435 --> 01:01:09,436
well aware of, including sea level

1255
01:01:09,436 --> 01:01:11,436
rise, traffic,

1256
01:01:11,438 --> 01:01:14,441
how to get into and out of the area

1257
01:01:14,441 --> 01:01:15,442
and biological resources. For tonight's

1258
01:01:15,442 --> 01:01:17,442
purpose

1259
01:01:17,444 --> 01:01:18,445
and for tonight's action there is

1260
01:01:18,445 --> 01:01:19,446
no

1261
01:01:19,446 --> 01:01:23,460
environmental impact for approving the ena.

1262
01:01:24,451 --> 01:01:26,451
regarding public out

1263
01:01:27,454 --> 01:01:30,457
reach, and we have said it many

1264
01:01:30,457 --> 01:01:33,457
times. We are committed to

1265
01:01:33,460 --> 01:01:35,460
robust public

1266
01:01:36,463 --> 01:01:38,463
out reach.

1267
01:01:45,439 --> 01:01:47,441
we already had a

1268
01:01:47,441 --> 01:01:48,442
lot on the calendar. Every pit stop

1269
01:01:48,442 --> 01:01:50,442
that we

1270
01:01:50,444 --> 01:01:51,445
make to celebrate the city's 150th

1271
01:01:51,445 --> 01:01:52,446
is an opportunity that

1272
01:01:52,446 --> 01:01:54,448
we see to engage the public on the

1273
01:01:54,448 --> 01:01:56,448
project.

1274
01:01:57,451 --> 01:01:59,851
we will provide periodic

1275
01:02:00,454 --> 01:02:03,454
updates on key aspects of

1276
01:02:03,457 --> 01:02:05,459
the project via social

1277
01:02:05,459 --> 01:02:07,859
media, website and e-newsletters.

1278
01:02:08,462 --> 01:02:09,463
as-needed we will make sure that the public

1279
01:02:09,463 --> 01:02:11,431
is

1280
01:02:11,431 --> 01:02:15,435
informed on the various processes that are

1281
01:02:15,435 --> 01:02:16,436
occurring and the milestones. We will

1282
01:02:16,436 --> 01:02:18,436
also

1283
01:02:18,438 --> 01:02:20,438
engage the parks

1284
01:02:20,440 --> 01:02:21,441
recreation, marina and art commission.

1285
01:02:21,441 --> 01:02:23,441
that

1286
01:02:24,444 --> 01:02:27,447
is what we refer to as

1287
01:02:27,447 --> 01:02:29,447
prmac

1288
01:02:29,449 --> 01:02:32,452
c and the planning commission. That

1289
01:02:32,452 --> 01:02:33,453
will be in the early to the late spring

1290
01:02:33,453 --> 01:02:35,453
and

1291
01:02:35,455 --> 01:02:38,458
presentations will be made to civic and

1292
01:02:38,458 --> 01:02:39,459
community groups and in fact myself

1293
01:02:39,459 --> 01:02:41,461
and a lot of the

1294
01:02:41,461 --> 01:02:42,462
members of the project team have been

1295
01:02:42,462 --> 01:02:44,462
in

1296
01:02:45,432 --> 01:02:47,432
touch scheduling those

1297
01:02:47,434 --> 01:02:48,435
presentations. So we already have

1298
01:02:48,435 --> 01:02:50,435
a lot on

1299
01:02:51,438 --> 01:02:53,838
the calendar for early

1300
01:02:54,441 --> 01:02:56,441
next year.

1301
01:02:57,444 --> 01:02:59,446
before I turn it over to

1302
01:02:59,446 --> 01:03:02,449
tucker sadler, I want to cover the

1303
01:03:02,449 --> 01:03:03,450
fiscal impact. There is significant

1304
01:03:03,450 --> 01:03:05,450
fiscal

1305
01:03:05,452 --> 01:03:06,453
impact to the future of the project.

1306
01:03:06,453 --> 01:03:08,453
first of all

1307
01:03:09,456 --> 01:03:11,856
for here and now,

1308
01:03:12,459 --> 01:03:14,459
tucker sadler

1309
01:03:15,462 --> 01:03:18,432
will --this is written into the ena

1310
01:03:18,432 --> 01:03:20,434
as the assistant city attorney

1311
01:03:20,434 --> 01:03:21,435
mentioned. A full feasibility analysis

1312
01:03:21,435 --> 01:03:23,435
will occur.

1313
01:03:24,438 --> 01:03:27,441
there is a lot to be learned

1314
01:03:27,441 --> 01:03:30,444
on the potential for revenue to the

1315
01:03:30,444 --> 01:03:32,444
city and

1316
01:03:33,447 --> 01:03:35,447
also

1317
01:03:36,450 --> 01:03:38,850
costs for the project.

1318
01:03:39,453 --> 01:03:40,454
potential benefits include eliminating

1319
01:03:40,454 --> 01:03:42,454
the

1320
01:03:42,456 --> 01:03:44,856
general fund subsidy. The $650,000

1321
01:03:45,459 --> 01:03:48,462
I spoke about earlier would no

1322
01:03:48,462 --> 01:03:51,431
longer be born on the city and full

1323
01:03:51,431 --> 01:03:54,431
marina reinstruction funded by the

1324
01:03:54,434 --> 01:03:56,834
developer. Future fund revenues.

1325
01:03:57,437 --> 01:04:00,437
that is always something we

1326
01:04:00,440 --> 01:04:02,440
are at

1327
01:04:03,443 --> 01:04:05,843
a point to find.

1328
01:04:06,446 --> 01:04:09,449
transit occupancy tax, and that comes

1329
01:04:09,449 --> 01:04:10,450
from people staying in hotels, interest

1330
01:04:10,450 --> 01:04:12,450
tax and

1331
01:04:12,452 --> 01:04:13,453
lease payments. There are a lot of brand-

1332
01:04:13,453 --> 01:04:15,453
new revenue

1333
01:04:15,455 --> 01:04:18,458
streams that would be created from a

1334
01:04:18,458 --> 01:04:21,458
project down the line. Overall,

1335
01:04:21,461 --> 01:04:23,861
the project supports long-term

1336
01:04:24,464 --> 01:04:25,432
economic vitality in martinez and

1337
01:04:25,432 --> 01:04:27,432
including in

1338
01:04:27,434 --> 01:04:30,437
the downtown there are a lot of opportunities for

1339
01:04:30,437 --> 01:04:32,437
cross collaboration and

1340
01:04:33,440 --> 01:04:35,440
cross pollination

1341
01:04:36,443 --> 01:04:38,445
from people visiting both and

1342
01:04:38,445 --> 01:04:39,446
shopping, dining and spending time

1343
01:04:39,446 --> 01:04:41,446
in both areas.

1344
01:04:42,449 --> 01:04:44,849
I will turn it

1345
01:04:45,452 --> 01:04:47,452
over to our

1346
01:05:00,434 --> 01:05:02,434
tucker sadler team.

1347
01:05:12,446 --> 01:05:13,447
again, for working as hard as you have to

1348
01:05:13,447 --> 01:05:15,447
get

1349
01:05:16,450 --> 01:05:18,450
to this

1350
01:05:19,453 --> 01:05:21,453
night tonight.

1351
01:05:21,455 --> 01:05:22,456
thank you for the community members

1352
01:05:22,456 --> 01:05:24,456
out

1353
01:05:24,458 --> 01:05:25,459
here showing up up support or not

1354
01:05:25,459 --> 01:05:26,460
in

1355
01:05:26,460 --> 01:05:28,462
support of what we are doing. I want

1356
01:05:28,462 --> 01:05:29,463
to thank

1357
01:05:29,463 --> 01:05:31,431
you for being here. It is important

1358
01:05:31,431 --> 01:05:32,432
that

1359
01:05:32,432 --> 01:05:34,434
all of us are working together. This

1360
01:05:34,434 --> 01:05:36,434
will be

1361
01:05:36,436 --> 01:05:40,360
a part of the martinez community.

1362
01:05:40,440 --> 01:05:42,442
we want it to be

1363
01:05:42,442 --> 01:05:43,443
something we are all proud of. I want

1364
01:05:43,443 --> 01:05:45,443
to

1365
01:05:45,445 --> 01:05:49,449
thank you all. I want to wish everybody

1366
01:05:49,449 --> 01:05:51,449
a happy

1367
01:05:52,452 --> 01:05:54,452
holiday season.

1368
01:05:55,455 --> 01:05:58,458
I want to start with a couple of slides.

1369
01:05:58,458 --> 01:06:01,461
I wanted to start with the

1370
01:06:01,461 --> 01:06:03,461
reason why

1371
01:06:04,464 --> 01:06:06,464
martinez

1372
01:06:10,437 --> 01:06:12,439
. If you think of

1373
01:06:12,439 --> 01:06:13,440
joe dimaggio, the marina is home plate.

1374
01:06:13,440 --> 01:06:15,440
it

1375
01:06:16,443 --> 01:06:18,443
is right there

1376
01:06:19,446 --> 01:06:21,446
catching all

1377
01:06:22,449 --> 01:06:25,452
of pitches being thrown at it.

1378
01:06:25,452 --> 01:06:28,455
it is easy for this to be the

1379
01:06:28,455 --> 01:06:30,457
hub where we can get a new transit

1380
01:06:30,457 --> 01:06:31,458
center in here and get the ferry to

1381
01:06:31,458 --> 01:06:32,459
come back. We had

1382
01:06:32,459 --> 01:06:34,461
a ferry in this location. Now it is

1383
01:06:34,461 --> 01:06:37,464
time to bring it back. It

1384
01:06:37,464 --> 01:06:40,434
is time to bring that back and

1385
01:06:40,434 --> 01:06:43,437
to make this be a new

1386
01:06:43,437 --> 01:06:45,437
transit hub for

1387
01:06:46,440 --> 01:06:48,440
martinez. It is

1388
01:06:49,443 --> 01:06:51,445
important to note that we are

1389
01:06:51,445 --> 01:06:52,446
nestled betweenbetween nature preserves

1390
01:06:52,446 --> 01:06:54,446
and the

1391
01:06:55,449 --> 01:06:57,449
ball fields, the

1392
01:06:58,452 --> 01:07:00,452
bochi ball,

1393
01:07:01,455 --> 01:07:04,458
the sports complex, and the direct

1394
01:07:04,458 --> 01:07:06,458
tie to downtown.

1395
01:07:10,464 --> 01:07:13,433
it is not supposed to be stand

1396
01:07:13,433 --> 01:07:15,435
alone. It is supposed to be

1397
01:07:15,435 --> 01:07:16,436
something bringing the community together

1398
01:07:16,436 --> 01:07:17,437
and

1399
01:07:17,437 --> 01:07:19,439
supports each other and supports downtown

1400
01:07:19,439 --> 01:07:22,442
and supports the ball field and

1401
01:07:22,442 --> 01:07:24,442
the events around

1402
01:07:25,445 --> 01:07:27,445
here and event

1403
01:07:28,448 --> 01:07:31,451
s that are now going to be

1404
01:07:31,451 --> 01:07:33,453
a generator of taxes

1405
01:07:33,453 --> 01:07:34,454
and money and for the community to allow

1406
01:07:34,454 --> 01:07:36,454
us to continue

1407
01:07:37,457 --> 01:07:39,457
to improve.

1408
01:07:45,432 --> 01:07:49,436
this is the conceptual plan that we

1409
01:07:49,436 --> 01:07:51,436
came up with.

1410
01:07:52,439 --> 01:07:54,439
we have

1411
01:07:55,442 --> 01:07:57,842
been working with safe

1412
01:07:58,445 --> 01:08:00,445
harbor.

1413
01:08:01,448 --> 01:08:03,450
to create a place

1414
01:08:03,450 --> 01:08:04,451
that everyone wants to come and to

1415
01:08:04,451 --> 01:08:06,451
be a part

1416
01:08:07,454 --> 01:08:08,455
of. That is what we were focusing

1417
01:08:08,455 --> 01:08:10,455
on.

1418
01:08:10,457 --> 01:08:11,458
we will be working with safe

1419
01:08:11,458 --> 01:08:13,460
harbor to analyze everything that

1420
01:08:13,460 --> 01:08:15,460
needs

1421
01:08:16,463 --> 01:08:18,463
to be done.

1422
01:08:19,433 --> 01:08:21,433
coming up with

1423
01:08:22,436 --> 01:08:24,436
a phasing

1424
01:08:25,439 --> 01:08:28,442
plan. The goal with what we

1425
01:08:28,442 --> 01:08:31,445
are tryingtrying to do is that we

1426
01:08:31,445 --> 01:08:32,446
are creating a board walk, an environment

1427
01:08:32,446 --> 01:08:33,447
along

1428
01:08:33,447 --> 01:08:34,448
the waterfront that is vibrant and

1429
01:08:34,448 --> 01:08:36,448
has

1430
01:08:36,450 --> 01:08:40,500
uses that people can interact with

1431
01:08:40,454 --> 01:08:42,454
and that tie

1432
01:08:43,457 --> 01:08:45,457
the

1433
01:08:46,460 --> 01:08:48,860
bike paths and nature

1434
01:08:49,463 --> 01:08:51,465
preserves and the park. You go on a

1435
01:08:51,465 --> 01:08:52,432
boardwalk through a development and

1436
01:08:52,432 --> 01:08:54,434
back the other side

1437
01:08:54,434 --> 01:08:55,435
and back into the nature preserve.

1438
01:08:55,435 --> 01:08:58,435
we want to be a

1439
01:08:58,438 --> 01:09:00,438
partner in that

1440
01:09:01,441 --> 01:09:03,443
aspect. We want to be a partner with

1441
01:09:03,443 --> 01:09:04,444
those uses that are already out there.

1442
01:09:04,444 --> 01:09:06,444
the sea

1443
01:09:07,447 --> 01:09:08,448
scouts need a new home. They need

1444
01:09:08,448 --> 01:09:10,448
a

1445
01:09:10,450 --> 01:09:12,452
place that they can

1446
01:09:12,452 --> 01:09:13,453
continue to develop and become the

1447
01:09:13,453 --> 01:09:15,453
number one place

1448
01:09:16,456 --> 01:09:18,856
in the u.s.

1449
01:09:25,432 --> 01:09:26,433
we want to house international

1450
01:09:26,433 --> 01:09:28,435
and national activities out here and

1451
01:09:28,435 --> 01:09:30,435
I think thisthis

1452
01:09:31,438 --> 01:09:33,838
a perfect opportunity to

1453
01:09:34,441 --> 01:09:36,441
do that.

1454
01:09:37,444 --> 01:09:40,447
we want to think of things

1455
01:09:40,447 --> 01:09:42,447
in terms

1456
01:09:43,450 --> 01:09:45,450
of entertainment.

1457
01:09:52,459 --> 01:09:54,459
have the

1458
01:09:54,461 --> 01:09:55,462
mayor's dress out here for the state

1459
01:09:55,462 --> 01:09:57,462
of the

1460
01:09:58,432 --> 01:09:59,433
city address at the waterfront. We

1461
01:09:59,433 --> 01:10:01,433
also

1462
01:10:01,435 --> 01:10:04,435
want to look at an

1463
01:10:04,438 --> 01:10:06,838
opportunity to host different

1464
01:10:07,441 --> 01:10:10,441
things out here that bring

1465
01:10:10,444 --> 01:10:12,444
people here.

1466
01:10:13,447 --> 01:10:14,448
one of the goals is to bring people

1467
01:10:14,448 --> 01:10:16,448
to the water

1468
01:10:16,450 --> 01:10:18,450
and give them

1469
01:10:19,453 --> 01:10:21,455
a reason to come out here

1470
01:10:21,455 --> 01:10:22,456
and experience martinez. When they come

1471
01:10:22,456 --> 01:10:24,458
to the water, they

1472
01:10:24,458 --> 01:10:25,459
are going to come downtown. The more

1473
01:10:25,459 --> 01:10:27,459
we can get

1474
01:10:28,462 --> 01:10:29,463
them toolinger and stay, the more

1475
01:10:29,463 --> 01:10:31,463
the charm of

1476
01:10:31,465 --> 01:10:33,865
the community is going

1477
01:10:35,435 --> 01:10:37,435
to come forward.

1478
01:10:38,438 --> 01:10:40,838
we are excited about

1479
01:10:41,441 --> 01:10:43,841
the opportunity. We are

1480
01:10:44,444 --> 01:10:46,444
excited about tonight.

1481
01:10:47,447 --> 01:10:49,447
we look

1482
01:10:50,450 --> 01:10:52,450
forward to the

1483
01:10:53,453 --> 01:10:55,453
next step.

1484
01:10:56,456 --> 01:10:58,458
and then into the plan that

1485
01:10:58,458 --> 01:11:01,461
is something the community has bought

1486
01:11:01,461 --> 01:11:02,462
in on and has given us insight on

1487
01:11:02,462 --> 01:11:03,463
and

1488
01:11:03,463 --> 01:11:08,263
becomes something we are all very proud of.

1489
01:11:11,438 --> 01:11:13,438
quick aerial shot

1490
01:11:13,440 --> 01:11:14,441
from the water. Over the ball fields.

1491
01:11:14,441 --> 01:11:16,441
the

1492
01:11:17,444 --> 01:11:19,444
preserve. The

1493
01:11:20,447 --> 01:11:22,447
park.

1494
01:11:23,450 --> 01:11:26,453
how we are going to improve and

1495
01:11:26,453 --> 01:11:29,456
build off it. Congratulations on your

1496
01:11:29,456 --> 01:11:32,456
successful redo of the fishing

1497
01:11:32,459 --> 01:11:34,459
pier.

1498
01:11:35,462 --> 01:11:38,432
wonderful job. You guys deserve

1499
01:11:38,432 --> 01:11:40,432
it.

1500
01:11:41,435 --> 01:11:43,435
fantastic.

1501
01:11:44,438 --> 01:11:46,440
what a great job was done on that

1502
01:11:46,440 --> 01:11:47,441
fishing pier. You should be proud of

1503
01:11:47,441 --> 01:11:49,441
that.

1504
01:11:50,444 --> 01:11:53,447
that is something we want to use

1505
01:11:53,447 --> 01:11:56,447
to propel us forward into

1506
01:11:56,450 --> 01:11:58,450
the future.

1507
01:12:02,456 --> 01:12:03,457
>> I will just recognize

1508
01:12:03,457 --> 01:12:05,459
our recommendation before we turn

1509
01:12:05,459 --> 01:12:06,460
it over

1510
01:12:06,460 --> 01:12:08,462
for questions and discussion. The

1511
01:12:08,462 --> 01:12:09,463
recommendation is to

1512
01:12:09,463 --> 01:12:11,465
adopt a resolution authorizing the

1513
01:12:11,465 --> 01:12:13,433
mayor to

1514
01:12:13,433 --> 01:12:14,434
enter into an exclusive negotiating

1515
01:12:14,434 --> 01:12:16,434
agreement between

1516
01:12:16,436 --> 01:12:19,439
the city and tucker sadler architects

1517
01:12:19,439 --> 01:12:22,442
in a form approved by the city attorney

1518
01:12:22,442 --> 01:12:23,443
for revitalization of the martinez

1519
01:12:23,443 --> 01:12:25,443
waterfront

1520
01:12:25,445 --> 01:12:27,447
and marina. Back over to you, mayor.

1521
01:12:27,447 --> 01:12:29,449
>> thank you for the presentation.

1522
01:12:29,449 --> 01:12:31,451
all of the information was helpful

1523
01:12:31,451 --> 01:12:32,452
and I felt like it brought everybody

1524
01:12:32,452 --> 01:12:34,452
up to

1525
01:12:34,454 --> 01:12:35,455
speed who had not been attending all

1526
01:12:35,455 --> 01:12:37,455
of

1527
01:12:38,458 --> 01:12:40,460
the meetings like we have.

1528
01:12:40,460 --> 01:12:41,461
we will start with questions from

1529
01:12:41,461 --> 01:12:43,461
the council.

1530
01:12:44,464 --> 01:12:47,434
then we are going to open it up

1531
01:12:47,434 --> 01:12:49,434
to public comment.

1532
01:12:50,437 --> 01:12:53,440
I will bring it back to council

1533
01:12:53,440 --> 01:12:56,440
for their comments. Any larger

1534
01:12:56,443 --> 01:12:57,444
conversations we can keep would be

1535
01:12:57,444 --> 01:12:58,445
great.

1536
01:12:58,445 --> 01:12:59,446
that way we have an opportunity to

1537
01:12:59,446 --> 01:13:01,846
hear from everybody in

1538
01:13:02,449 --> 01:13:04,451
the public. I will

1539
01:13:04,451 --> 01:13:05,452
not be reducing public comment down

1540
01:13:05,452 --> 01:13:07,454
from three minutes so

1541
01:13:07,454 --> 01:13:08,455
you don't have to cut your prepared speeches

1542
01:13:08,455 --> 01:13:10,455
if you

1543
01:13:11,458 --> 01:13:13,460
have any. Council, any questions for

1544
01:13:13,460 --> 01:13:14,461
staff or tucker sadler they would like

1545
01:13:14,461 --> 01:13:17,461
to kick us off with?

1546
01:13:29,443 --> 01:13:32,446
vice mayor malhi, any questions before opening

1547
01:13:32,446 --> 01:13:34,446
it up to

1548
01:13:35,449 --> 01:13:36,450
public comment?

1549
01:13:36,450 --> 01:13:38,450
>> yes.

1550
01:13:38,452 --> 01:13:41,455
I would be happy to defer to members

1551
01:13:41,455 --> 01:13:43,455
of the probable

1552
01:13:44,458 --> 01:13:45,459
and preserve my questions and comments

1553
01:13:45,459 --> 01:13:46,460
for after.

1554
01:13:46,460 --> 01:13:47,461
>>

1555
01:13:47,461 --> 01:13:49,463
okay. I will say a few things. I wanted

1556
01:13:49,463 --> 01:13:50,464
to highlight a few items that were

1557
01:13:50,464 --> 01:13:52,464
brought

1558
01:13:53,433 --> 01:13:54,434
up by staff that I wanted to make

1559
01:13:54,434 --> 01:13:56,434
suresure

1560
01:13:56,436 --> 01:13:58,436
everybody heard.

1561
01:14:02,442 --> 01:14:04,442
can you share

1562
01:14:05,445 --> 01:14:08,445
the figure while we are

1563
01:14:08,448 --> 01:14:10,448
talking.

1564
01:14:14,454 --> 01:14:16,454
to

1565
01:14:16,456 --> 01:14:17,457
make everyone sure of what we are

1566
01:14:17,457 --> 01:14:19,457
talking about.

1567
01:14:20,460 --> 01:14:22,462
the trust land use process. We

1568
01:14:22,462 --> 01:14:23,463
were talking about a bigger area.

1569
01:14:23,463 --> 01:14:25,432
the figure that you see

1570
01:14:25,432 --> 01:14:26,433
in the staff report and up on the

1571
01:14:26,433 --> 01:14:28,833
screen here in a

1572
01:14:29,436 --> 01:14:31,436
couple of minutes.

1573
01:14:32,439 --> 01:14:34,439
not that one?

1574
01:14:35,442 --> 01:14:37,842
not that one. It

1575
01:14:38,445 --> 01:14:39,446
is in the staff report. In the ena

1576
01:14:39,446 --> 01:14:41,446
or

1577
01:14:41,448 --> 01:14:43,448
the staff report.

1578
01:14:50,457 --> 01:14:52,857
to me it was

1579
01:14:53,460 --> 01:14:55,460
a big deal

1580
01:14:56,463 --> 01:14:58,463
and

1581
01:14:59,433 --> 01:15:00,434
kat is able to share that we will

1582
01:15:00,434 --> 01:15:02,434
come back

1583
01:15:02,436 --> 01:15:04,438
to it. I wanted to thank staff for

1584
01:15:04,438 --> 01:15:05,439
compiling the information about what

1585
01:15:05,439 --> 01:15:08,439
is and is not allowed

1586
01:15:08,442 --> 01:15:10,442
on state

1587
01:15:11,445 --> 01:15:13,445
lands.

1588
01:15:14,448 --> 01:15:15,449
I know I have received questions from

1589
01:15:15,449 --> 01:15:17,449
the

1590
01:15:17,451 --> 01:15:19,453
public wanting to clarify those items.

1591
01:15:19,453 --> 01:15:20,454
thank you. Thank you so much. This

1592
01:15:20,454 --> 01:15:22,454
figure here that

1593
01:15:23,457 --> 01:15:24,458
is being shared as a reminder, the

1594
01:15:24,458 --> 01:15:26,458
blue outline

1595
01:15:26,460 --> 01:15:27,461
was part of our trust land use plan

1596
01:15:27,461 --> 01:15:29,461
including all

1597
01:15:29,463 --> 01:15:30,464
of the area that the city has control

1598
01:15:30,464 --> 01:15:31,465
over,

1599
01:15:31,465 --> 01:15:33,433
but the pink line represents what

1600
01:15:33,433 --> 01:15:35,435
we are talking about

1601
01:15:35,435 --> 01:15:36,436
tonight. Anything that gets discussed

1602
01:15:36,436 --> 01:15:38,436
as part of

1603
01:15:38,438 --> 01:15:39,439
the ena tonight or anything leading

1604
01:15:39,439 --> 01:15:40,440
up to

1605
01:15:40,440 --> 01:15:42,442
a potential development agreement

1606
01:15:42,442 --> 01:15:45,445
is only referring to the space

1607
01:15:45,445 --> 01:15:47,445
within the

1608
01:15:48,448 --> 01:15:50,448
pink line.

1609
01:15:51,451 --> 01:15:53,451
ena

1610
01:15:53,453 --> 01:15:55,455
is the negotiating agreement. The

1611
01:15:55,455 --> 01:15:57,457
developing agreement where we talk

1612
01:15:57,457 --> 01:16:00,460
about what is go to happen

1613
01:16:00,460 --> 01:16:02,860
as part of the

1614
01:16:03,463 --> 01:16:05,432
development comes next.

1615
01:16:05,432 --> 01:16:06,433
everyone said it in the presentation.

1616
01:16:06,433 --> 01:16:08,433
I

1617
01:16:09,436 --> 01:16:11,436
wanted to just

1618
01:16:12,439 --> 01:16:14,441
highlight that. If there are any comments

1619
01:16:14,441 --> 01:16:15,442
from the public, which I know there

1620
01:16:15,442 --> 01:16:17,442
are at least

1621
01:16:17,444 --> 01:16:18,445
a handful. We will start with the

1622
01:16:18,445 --> 01:16:19,446
speaker

1623
01:16:19,446 --> 01:16:21,448
comments. Once I have gone through the

1624
01:16:21,448 --> 01:16:22,449
speaker cards if

1625
01:16:22,449 --> 01:16:24,451
there is anybody else raise your hand.

1626
01:16:24,451 --> 01:16:26,451
like

1627
01:16:27,454 --> 01:16:28,455
I mentioned, I will not be cutting

1628
01:16:28,455 --> 01:16:30,457
comments down from the three minutes.

1629
01:16:30,457 --> 01:16:32,459
if you don't need to use up

1630
01:16:32,459 --> 01:16:33,460
the three minutes, make your comments

1631
01:16:33,460 --> 01:16:34,461
brief and give

1632
01:16:34,461 --> 01:16:36,463
your time to the next person in line.

1633
01:16:36,463 --> 01:16:37,464
with that,

1634
01:16:37,464 --> 01:16:43,464
as promised, walter would you like to kick us off?

1635
01:16:54,448 --> 01:16:56,448
>> hi everyone.

1636
01:16:58,452 --> 01:17:00,454
my name is walt er er with

1637
01:17:00,454 --> 01:17:02,454
the sea scouts.

1638
01:17:03,457 --> 01:17:06,460
I want to make what we do a

1639
01:17:06,460 --> 01:17:09,460
bit more known. I am

1640
01:17:09,463 --> 01:17:11,463
14 years old.

1641
01:17:12,432 --> 01:17:14,432
I joined

1642
01:17:14,434 --> 01:17:15,435
five years ago when I was 10 years

1643
01:17:15,435 --> 01:17:16,436
old. It

1644
01:17:16,436 --> 01:17:18,438
has given me so much over the years.

1645
01:17:18,438 --> 01:17:20,440
thanks to the program

1646
01:17:20,440 --> 01:17:21,441
I have so many great friends and I

1647
01:17:21,441 --> 01:17:23,441
have

1648
01:17:23,443 --> 01:17:24,444
met countless wonderful people I never

1649
01:17:24,444 --> 01:17:26,444
would have

1650
01:17:26,446 --> 01:17:27,447
met without the program. I have a

1651
01:17:27,447 --> 01:17:29,447
goal for my

1652
01:17:30,450 --> 01:17:32,452
future career that I am

1653
01:17:32,452 --> 01:17:35,455
passionate about. Sea scouting is a

1654
01:17:35,455 --> 01:17:36,456
truly amazing thing. The sea scout

1655
01:17:36,456 --> 01:17:38,456
ship

1656
01:17:38,458 --> 01:17:39,459
albatross has been in the martinez

1657
01:17:39,459 --> 01:17:41,459
arena for

1658
01:17:41,461 --> 01:17:42,462
93 years and has grown thousands of

1659
01:17:42,462 --> 01:17:44,462
kids

1660
01:17:44,464 --> 01:17:47,434
into capable sailors overs it life.

1661
01:17:47,434 --> 01:17:48,435
the program as a whole is unfortunately

1662
01:17:48,435 --> 01:17:50,835
not as well known

1663
01:17:51,438 --> 01:17:54,441
as it should be and many people haven't heard

1664
01:17:54,441 --> 01:17:56,441
of it.

1665
01:18:00,447 --> 01:18:01,448
we would not be

1666
01:18:01,448 --> 01:18:03,450
here without the help and support

1667
01:18:03,450 --> 01:18:06,450
of a lot of great

1668
01:18:06,453 --> 01:18:08,453
organizations in martinez.

1669
01:18:12,459 --> 01:18:14,859
it has gotten kids

1670
01:18:15,462 --> 01:18:18,462
interested in boats, tugs, the

1671
01:18:18,465 --> 01:18:20,434
navy, and many more parts of

1672
01:18:20,434 --> 01:18:21,435
the maritime industry and teaching

1673
01:18:21,435 --> 01:18:22,436
leadership

1674
01:18:22,436 --> 01:18:26,360
and life skills. Thank you everyone.

1675
01:18:33,447 --> 01:18:35,447
>> next, ian.

1676
01:18:48,462 --> 01:18:51,465
>> my name is ian. I am

1677
01:18:51,465 --> 01:18:54,434
here to offer my support for the

1678
01:18:54,434 --> 01:18:56,434
new marina plan.

1679
01:18:57,437 --> 01:18:59,437
the

1680
01:18:59,439 --> 01:19:00,440
marina and waterfront has been a memorable

1681
01:19:00,440 --> 01:19:02,440
place for

1682
01:19:03,443 --> 01:19:05,443
our

1683
01:19:06,446 --> 01:19:08,446
family.

1684
01:19:09,449 --> 01:19:12,452
my son has been a sea

1685
01:19:12,452 --> 01:19:15,455
scout for five years and now is

1686
01:19:15,455 --> 01:19:17,455
a bowsman for

1687
01:19:18,458 --> 01:19:20,460
the albatross, an important youth

1688
01:19:20,460 --> 01:19:21,461
program for the community for years.

1689
01:19:21,461 --> 01:19:23,861
the program is pivotal

1690
01:19:24,464 --> 01:19:26,433
in the young man that he is becoming.

1691
01:19:26,433 --> 01:19:27,434
it has given him opportunities to

1692
01:19:27,434 --> 01:19:29,434
learn skills,

1693
01:19:30,437 --> 01:19:33,440
see places and meet people I could

1694
01:19:33,440 --> 01:19:36,443
never imagined when I was his

1695
01:19:36,443 --> 01:19:39,446
age. He has an idea where

1696
01:19:39,446 --> 01:19:42,449
he wants to go when he

1697
01:19:42,449 --> 01:19:44,449
grows up.

1698
01:19:45,452 --> 01:19:48,455
the sea scout program turns kids into

1699
01:19:48,455 --> 01:19:50,455
capable, disciplined young

1700
01:19:50,457 --> 01:19:51,458
adults ready for the challenges life

1701
01:19:51,458 --> 01:19:53,858
and any career will

1702
01:19:54,461 --> 01:19:56,461
throw at them.

1703
01:20:06,440 --> 01:20:09,440
their annual sea fare in

1704
01:20:09,443 --> 01:20:11,843
march brings over 100 scouts

1705
01:20:12,446 --> 01:20:15,449
from all over california and even

1706
01:20:15,449 --> 01:20:17,449
hawaii.

1707
01:20:18,452 --> 01:20:20,452
if we

1708
01:20:21,455 --> 01:20:24,458
were to lose the base or have it

1709
01:20:24,458 --> 01:20:26,458
shrunk, that would

1710
01:20:27,461 --> 01:20:29,861
remove an environment event

1711
01:20:30,464 --> 01:20:32,464
from

1712
01:20:33,433 --> 01:20:34,434
the season and end a 40-year tradition in martinez.

1713
01:20:34,434 --> 01:20:36,434
thanks.

1714
01:20:42,442 --> 01:20:44,442
>> next, leon marshall.

1715
01:20:48,448 --> 01:20:51,451
>> I will be brief. My name is leon

1716
01:20:51,451 --> 01:20:55,510
marshall. I am a representative from

1717
01:20:55,455 --> 01:20:57,455
the ibw local 302.

1718
01:20:57,457 --> 01:21:01,461
I would like to thank the city of

1719
01:21:01,461 --> 01:21:03,861
martinez for including provision

1720
01:21:04,464 --> 01:21:07,434
5f allowing plas in the

1721
01:21:07,434 --> 01:21:08,435
ena. Secondly, as a

1722
01:21:08,435 --> 01:21:10,437
lifelong citizen of the count issy I

1723
01:21:10,437 --> 01:21:12,437
am excited

1724
01:21:12,439 --> 01:21:16,390
about the possibility of a project

1725
01:21:16,443 --> 01:21:18,843
creating jobs for the

1726
01:21:19,446 --> 01:21:21,446
locals.

1727
01:21:25,452 --> 01:21:26,453
lastly, we are looking

1728
01:21:26,453 --> 01:21:28,455
forward to partnering with the city

1729
01:21:28,455 --> 01:21:30,455
and tucker sadler

1730
01:21:31,458 --> 01:21:33,858
to get the project

1731
01:21:34,461 --> 01:21:36,461
underway.

1732
01:21:37,464 --> 01:21:39,433
thank

1733
01:21:39,433 --> 01:21:40,434
you and happy holidays.

1734
01:21:40,434 --> 01:21:41,435
>> this is

1735
01:21:41,435 --> 01:21:43,435
want

1736
01:21:43,437 --> 01:21:45,437
most supportive public

1737
01:21:45,439 --> 01:21:50,239
comment. Mike hammock. Clapping before he comes up.

1738
01:21:58,452 --> 01:22:00,852
>> good evening and happy

1739
01:22:01,455 --> 01:22:02,456
holidays toto everyone. I am

1740
01:22:02,456 --> 01:22:04,458
basically here to say thank you to

1741
01:22:04,458 --> 01:22:06,460
those that participated in the

1742
01:22:06,460 --> 01:22:07,461
tour on november 13th down at the

1743
01:22:07,461 --> 01:22:09,461
sea scout base.

1744
01:22:10,464 --> 01:22:12,464
it

1745
01:22:13,433 --> 01:22:15,435
gave us the opportunity to

1746
01:22:15,435 --> 01:22:16,436
walk through and show you what it

1747
01:22:16,436 --> 01:22:18,436
gives

1748
01:22:18,438 --> 01:22:19,439
to the youth and what they give in

1749
01:22:19,439 --> 01:22:21,439
return.

1750
01:22:22,442 --> 01:22:24,442
thank you.

1751
01:22:25,445 --> 01:22:27,447
young lady, you are inspiring.

1752
01:22:27,447 --> 01:22:28,448
walter walked away and said she knows

1753
01:22:28,448 --> 01:22:30,448
what

1754
01:22:30,450 --> 01:22:34,454
she is talking about. Thank you, sir.

1755
01:22:34,454 --> 01:22:37,457
I took the time to talk to the

1756
01:22:37,457 --> 01:22:39,457
muellers.

1757
01:22:52,439 --> 01:22:59,639
on behalf of the sea scouts, we thank you for your support.

1758
01:23:13,460 --> 01:23:15,460
happy holidays.

1759
01:23:16,463 --> 01:23:18,463
>> john manner.

1760
01:23:28,442 --> 01:23:31,445
I am the program director for the

1761
01:23:31,445 --> 01:23:33,445
stockton sea

1762
01:23:34,448 --> 01:23:36,448
scouts.

1763
01:23:37,451 --> 01:23:39,851
we are up to 36

1764
01:23:40,454 --> 01:23:43,457
kids now. One thing I don't have

1765
01:23:43,457 --> 01:23:45,457
is a base.

1766
01:23:49,463 --> 01:23:52,432
prior to my time in stockton, I was

1767
01:23:52,432 --> 01:23:54,432
the chief mate

1768
01:23:55,435 --> 01:23:57,435
in martinez.

1769
01:23:58,438 --> 01:24:00,440
now I am fighting to save the base.

1770
01:24:00,440 --> 01:24:01,441
whether you decide to get in with

1771
01:24:01,441 --> 01:24:03,441
the negotiations or

1772
01:24:04,444 --> 01:24:07,447
not, as I see it right now we are

1773
01:24:07,447 --> 01:24:09,449
on some bad foundations for us

1774
01:24:09,449 --> 01:24:12,449
moving forward. Whether that time

1775
01:24:13,453 --> 01:24:15,453
is now to

1776
01:24:15,455 --> 01:24:16,456
better understand and get verbiage

1777
01:24:16,456 --> 01:24:17,457
and some

1778
01:24:17,457 --> 01:24:19,459
type of proof of where we are going, that

1779
01:24:19,459 --> 01:24:21,459
would be great.

1780
01:24:22,462 --> 01:24:24,464
whether that is later on after

1781
01:24:24,464 --> 01:24:25,465
you guys have made the choice to enter

1782
01:24:25,465 --> 01:24:27,465
that agreement,

1783
01:24:28,435 --> 01:24:30,435
we understand that

1784
01:24:31,438 --> 01:24:33,438
too. Right

1785
01:24:34,441 --> 01:24:36,841
now, you know, this

1786
01:24:37,444 --> 01:24:39,446
is the member of martinez.

1787
01:24:39,446 --> 01:24:40,447
I am kind of running stockton, but

1788
01:24:40,447 --> 01:24:42,447
it looks like

1789
01:24:42,449 --> 01:24:43,450
we are losinglosing something right now.

1790
01:24:43,450 --> 01:24:45,850
look to you if

1791
01:24:46,453 --> 01:24:47,454
you believe in what we are doing for

1792
01:24:47,454 --> 01:24:49,454
the

1793
01:24:49,456 --> 01:24:51,456
youth.

1794
01:24:52,459 --> 01:24:54,461
actually, the maritime industry is

1795
01:24:54,461 --> 01:24:58,610
growing as far as mariners needed.

1796
01:24:58,465 --> 01:25:01,435
that is more truthful than

1797
01:25:01,435 --> 01:25:04,438
ever. My own sponsor will pay

1798
01:25:04,438 --> 01:25:06,838
first-year tuition to any

1799
01:25:07,441 --> 01:25:09,443
kid in my program wanting to go to

1800
01:25:09,443 --> 01:25:10,444
the maritime academy. I would like

1801
01:25:10,444 --> 01:25:12,446
a city and developer

1802
01:25:12,446 --> 01:25:13,447
to match what my sponsor is willing

1803
01:25:13,447 --> 01:25:15,447
to bring

1804
01:25:16,450 --> 01:25:18,850
to the table. Thank

1805
01:25:19,453 --> 01:25:21,453
you.

1806
01:25:25,459 --> 01:25:27,459
>> sam lovelace.

1807
01:25:31,465 --> 01:25:33,465
>> hi. I

1808
01:25:34,434 --> 01:25:37,434
wanted to start this evening

1809
01:25:37,437 --> 01:25:39,437
with gratitude.

1810
01:25:40,440 --> 01:25:42,442
I wanted to thank you for your

1811
01:25:42,442 --> 01:25:44,444
time and partnership and thank you

1812
01:25:44,444 --> 01:25:46,444
if for showing

1813
01:25:47,447 --> 01:25:49,447
up and having

1814
01:25:50,450 --> 01:25:53,450
interest in our ogram and

1815
01:25:53,453 --> 01:25:55,453
what we do.

1816
01:25:56,456 --> 01:25:58,856
for those in the

1817
01:25:59,459 --> 01:26:02,462
room that are a sea scout

1818
01:26:02,462 --> 01:26:04,862
or are affected by

1819
01:26:05,465 --> 01:26:07,465
sea scouts.

1820
01:26:14,441 --> 01:26:17,444
this is a wonderful group of

1821
01:26:17,444 --> 01:26:18,445
kids. I am really

1822
01:26:18,445 --> 01:26:20,447
proud of the kids and who they are.

1823
01:26:20,447 --> 01:26:22,449
you know, we are

1824
01:26:22,449 --> 01:26:23,450
here to showcase how important that

1825
01:26:23,450 --> 01:26:25,450
we are

1826
01:26:25,452 --> 01:26:26,453
and how important that we are to the

1827
01:26:26,453 --> 01:26:28,453
community. You

1828
01:26:28,455 --> 01:26:29,456
know, we are a community. A lot of

1829
01:26:29,456 --> 01:26:30,457
the

1830
01:26:30,457 --> 01:26:32,459
people here tonight came from other

1831
01:26:32,459 --> 01:26:34,459
areas of sea

1832
01:26:35,462 --> 01:26:38,462
scouting. They are not just

1833
01:26:38,465 --> 01:26:40,465
in martinez.

1834
01:26:41,435 --> 01:26:42,436
they are a big bay

1835
01:26:42,436 --> 01:26:44,438
community and global community as

1836
01:26:44,438 --> 01:26:46,440
well. Thank you to all of

1837
01:26:46,440 --> 01:26:47,441
the kids and the adult volunteers

1838
01:26:47,441 --> 01:26:49,441
for being here

1839
01:26:50,444 --> 01:26:52,446
tonight. I know you

1840
01:26:52,446 --> 01:26:53,447
would rather be home doing your homework,

1841
01:26:53,447 --> 01:26:55,447
but they are

1842
01:26:55,449 --> 01:26:56,450
here showing up and showing you how

1843
01:26:56,450 --> 01:26:58,450
much

1844
01:26:58,452 --> 01:26:59,453
we care about what we do here. You

1845
01:26:59,453 --> 01:27:01,453
will hear from

1846
01:27:02,456 --> 01:27:04,458
a lot of us tonight. We are, you know,

1847
01:27:04,458 --> 01:27:08,580
we are equally excited about this

1848
01:27:08,462 --> 01:27:09,463
marina revitalization plan, but we

1849
01:27:09,463 --> 01:27:10,464
are

1850
01:27:10,464 --> 01:27:11,465
scared about what it means. Change

1851
01:27:11,465 --> 01:27:13,465
is not

1852
01:27:14,434 --> 01:27:16,434
always a bad

1853
01:27:17,437 --> 01:27:19,437
thing.

1854
01:27:25,445 --> 01:27:29,449
we are here to support a plan and

1855
01:27:29,449 --> 01:27:32,449
we want to be supported

1856
01:27:32,452 --> 01:27:34,452
as well.

1857
01:27:34,454 --> 01:27:35,455
thank you for being here and listening

1858
01:27:35,455 --> 01:27:36,456
to us and

1859
01:27:36,456 --> 01:27:38,458
thank you for my kids who make it all

1860
01:27:38,458 --> 01:27:40,858
worth it. Thank you.

1861
01:27:50,437 --> 01:27:52,437
>> I don't

1862
01:27:52,439 --> 01:27:53,440
see any other sea scout names. I want

1863
01:27:53,440 --> 01:27:55,440
it to

1864
01:27:55,442 --> 01:27:56,443
be clear that the sea scouts are called

1865
01:27:56,443 --> 01:27:58,843
out by name in

1866
01:27:59,446 --> 01:28:01,446
the

1867
01:28:02,449 --> 01:28:04,449
ena.

1868
01:28:05,452 --> 01:28:07,452
there are so

1869
01:28:08,455 --> 01:28:10,457
many comments. Before you

1870
01:28:10,457 --> 01:28:14,461
do public comment, check how the ena

1871
01:28:14,461 --> 01:28:16,461
is worded.

1872
01:28:29,443 --> 01:28:31,443
>> I

1873
01:28:31,445 --> 01:28:34,448
do serve as commissioner on the arts

1874
01:28:34,448 --> 01:28:35,449
commission. My kids enjoyed youth

1875
01:28:35,449 --> 01:28:37,449
sports at

1876
01:28:38,452 --> 01:28:40,452
facilities adjacent

1877
01:28:41,455 --> 01:28:43,855
to the project area

1878
01:28:44,458 --> 01:28:46,858
called out. Particularly the

1879
01:28:47,461 --> 01:28:50,461
waterfront soccer fields. This is

1880
01:28:50,464 --> 01:28:52,466
not just an improvement but opportunity

1881
01:28:52,466 --> 01:28:53,433
to transform the waterfront to reflect

1882
01:28:53,433 --> 01:28:55,433
the pride

1883
01:28:55,435 --> 01:28:56,436
and the potential of martinez. It

1884
01:28:56,436 --> 01:28:58,436
will

1885
01:28:59,439 --> 01:29:02,442
create a vibrant space where residents

1886
01:29:02,442 --> 01:29:04,444
and visitors can explore, relax

1887
01:29:04,444 --> 01:29:08,448
and connect over great food and drink.

1888
01:29:08,448 --> 01:29:10,450
the benefits go beyond

1889
01:29:10,450 --> 01:29:11,451
recreation. It will attract youth

1890
01:29:11,451 --> 01:29:13,451
sports

1891
01:29:13,453 --> 01:29:14,454
tournaments bringing teams and families

1892
01:29:14,454 --> 01:29:16,454
from across

1893
01:29:17,457 --> 01:29:19,457
the region.

1894
01:29:29,436 --> 01:29:31,436
now

1895
01:29:31,438 --> 01:29:32,439
they have a reason to stay, dine and

1896
01:29:32,439 --> 01:29:34,439
explore

1897
01:29:35,442 --> 01:29:37,442
our great city.

1898
01:29:44,451 --> 01:29:45,452
just go down to the waterfront. There

1899
01:29:45,452 --> 01:29:47,452
are

1900
01:29:47,454 --> 01:29:49,454
great options

1901
01:29:50,457 --> 01:29:52,457
down here.

1902
01:29:53,460 --> 01:29:55,460
it

1903
01:29:56,463 --> 01:29:59,433
is an investment in community

1904
01:29:59,433 --> 01:30:02,433
vitality and the city. I

1905
01:30:02,436 --> 01:30:04,436
encourage the council

1906
01:30:05,439 --> 01:30:08,439
and mayor to adopt the

1907
01:30:08,442 --> 01:30:10,442
ena.

1908
01:30:17,451 --> 01:30:19,451
kirsten

1909
01:30:20,454 --> 01:30:22,454
olson.

1910
01:30:29,463 --> 01:30:31,463
sonia.

1911
01:30:38,438 --> 01:30:40,438
>>

1912
01:30:41,441 --> 01:30:43,441
hello. I

1913
01:30:44,444 --> 01:30:46,444
am

1914
01:30:47,447 --> 01:30:49,447
with unite

1915
01:30:50,450 --> 01:30:52,450
local 2.

1916
01:30:53,453 --> 01:30:55,453
housekeepers to bartenders,

1917
01:30:56,456 --> 01:30:58,456
cooks, front

1918
01:30:59,459 --> 01:31:01,459
desk agents.

1919
01:31:08,435 --> 01:31:10,437
we are newer to martinez. I really

1920
01:31:10,437 --> 01:31:13,437
appreciate all of the conversations

1921
01:31:14,441 --> 01:31:17,444
that I have had with people.

1922
01:31:17,444 --> 01:31:20,447
you know, this is a project that could

1923
01:31:20,447 --> 01:31:22,847
bring a lot of

1924
01:31:23,450 --> 01:31:25,450
hospitality

1925
01:31:26,453 --> 01:31:27,454
jobs to martinez. They can be part

1926
01:31:27,454 --> 01:31:29,454
of

1927
01:31:29,456 --> 01:31:31,456
a thriving

1928
01:31:33,460 --> 01:31:35,460
local

1929
01:31:36,463 --> 01:31:38,863
economy. We support you

1930
01:31:39,466 --> 01:31:41,466
heading to the

1931
01:31:42,436 --> 01:31:44,438
next step and seeing

1932
01:31:44,438 --> 01:31:45,439
how this project continues to take

1933
01:31:45,439 --> 01:31:47,439
shape.

1934
01:31:47,441 --> 01:31:48,442
thank you.

1935
01:31:48,442 --> 01:31:50,444
>> that is the end of my

1936
01:31:50,444 --> 01:31:53,447
speaker cards. By show of hands who

1937
01:31:53,447 --> 01:31:54,448
else would like to speak? We are going

1938
01:31:54,448 --> 01:31:55,449
to go

1939
01:31:55,449 --> 01:31:57,451
left to right and we are going to

1940
01:31:57,451 --> 01:31:59,451
start with

1941
01:32:00,454 --> 01:32:03,454
you. With the vest. Yeah.

1942
01:32:06,460 --> 01:32:08,460
>> my name

1943
01:32:09,463 --> 01:32:11,863
is chris, a senior

1944
01:32:12,466 --> 01:32:13,433
organizer with the local

1945
01:32:13,433 --> 01:32:15,435
carpenters union representing roughly

1946
01:32:15,435 --> 01:32:17,435
4,000

1947
01:32:18,438 --> 01:32:20,440
members. I would like to thank and

1948
01:32:20,440 --> 01:32:21,441
recognize greg and diane with tucker

1949
01:32:21,441 --> 01:32:23,441
sadler

1950
01:32:24,444 --> 01:32:26,446
for their leadership and foresight

1951
01:32:26,446 --> 01:32:27,447
with the martinez waterfront project.

1952
01:32:27,447 --> 01:32:29,447
their

1953
01:32:30,450 --> 01:32:32,850
willingness to think of

1954
01:32:33,453 --> 01:32:35,455
blue collar men andand

1955
01:32:35,455 --> 01:32:36,456
reflects a strong commitment to fair

1956
01:32:36,456 --> 01:32:38,456
labor and

1957
01:32:38,458 --> 01:32:42,580
show what is possible when developers

1958
01:32:42,462 --> 01:32:44,462
and organized labor

1959
01:32:45,465 --> 01:32:47,865
work together. I wanted

1960
01:32:48,435 --> 01:32:50,435
to voice our

1961
01:32:50,437 --> 01:32:54,370
strong support. This project is an

1962
01:32:54,441 --> 01:32:56,441
investment in martinez.

1963
01:32:57,444 --> 01:32:59,444
good,

1964
01:33:00,447 --> 01:33:02,449
local, middle class jobs. These

1965
01:33:02,449 --> 01:33:03,450
are workers completing projects safely

1966
01:33:03,450 --> 01:33:05,450
and on

1967
01:33:06,453 --> 01:33:09,456
time. Our members take pride in

1968
01:33:09,456 --> 01:33:12,456
building spaces that last for

1969
01:33:12,459 --> 01:33:14,459
generations.

1970
01:33:15,462 --> 01:33:17,462
I urge

1971
01:33:18,465 --> 01:33:21,435
you to support the ena. Thank

1972
01:33:21,435 --> 01:33:23,435
you guys.

1973
01:33:30,444 --> 01:33:32,444
>>

1974
01:33:33,447 --> 01:33:35,847
good evening mayor, council.

1975
01:33:36,450 --> 01:33:38,452
sheet metals local 104. I am on the

1976
01:33:38,452 --> 01:33:39,453
executive board for the contra costa

1977
01:33:39,453 --> 01:33:41,453
construction

1978
01:33:41,455 --> 01:33:42,456
and trades council and central labor

1979
01:33:42,456 --> 01:33:44,456
council.

1980
01:33:45,459 --> 01:33:47,459
I wanted to

1981
01:33:48,462 --> 01:33:50,862
thank the council and

1982
01:33:51,465 --> 01:33:53,433
tucker sadler

1983
01:33:53,433 --> 01:33:56,433
for recognizing the importance of

1984
01:33:57,437 --> 01:33:59,437
skilled labor.

1985
01:34:03,443 --> 01:34:05,443
you hear skilled

1986
01:34:06,446 --> 01:34:08,446
labor a lot.

1987
01:34:08,448 --> 01:34:09,449
70,000 registered apprentices in the

1988
01:34:09,449 --> 01:34:11,451
state of california are

1989
01:34:11,451 --> 01:34:12,452
in the building and construction trades.

1990
01:34:12,452 --> 01:34:14,452
90%

1991
01:34:15,455 --> 01:34:17,455
of those 70,000 are

1992
01:34:18,458 --> 01:34:20,458
union apprentices.

1993
01:34:23,463 --> 01:34:27,663
thank you and we support this ena.

1994
01:34:36,443 --> 01:34:38,443
>>

1995
01:34:39,446 --> 01:34:42,446
good evening mayor and councilmembers.

1996
01:34:42,449 --> 01:34:44,849
I am assistant business

1997
01:34:45,452 --> 01:34:47,452
manager representing over

1998
01:34:48,455 --> 01:34:51,455
1,300 electrical workers here in contra

1999
01:34:51,458 --> 01:34:53,458
costa county.

2000
01:34:53,460 --> 01:34:57,464
we definitely love being here. I will

2001
01:34:57,464 --> 01:34:59,464
keep it short.

2002
01:35:03,437 --> 01:35:05,439
thank you for the every time

2003
01:35:05,439 --> 01:35:08,442
you put in and we are looking forward

2004
01:35:08,442 --> 01:35:12,446
to making this the best project that

2005
01:35:12,446 --> 01:35:14,446
it can be.

2006
01:35:18,452 --> 01:35:20,452
>> there was one

2007
01:35:21,455 --> 01:35:24,455
other raised hand. Anyone else?

2008
01:35:24,458 --> 01:35:26,458
come on up.

2009
01:35:30,464 --> 01:35:32,464
>>

2010
01:35:33,433 --> 01:35:35,433
joe summers. We

2011
01:35:36,436 --> 01:35:38,436
represent 89 unions and 85,000

2012
01:35:39,439 --> 01:35:41,439
working families.

2013
01:35:42,442 --> 01:35:44,842
I wanted to recognize

2014
01:35:45,445 --> 01:35:47,845
the project for what

2015
01:35:48,448 --> 01:35:50,448
it is

2016
01:35:51,451 --> 01:35:54,454
you know, it needs to be

2017
01:35:54,454 --> 01:35:57,457
done right. What I have seen and the

2018
01:35:57,457 --> 01:35:59,457
discussion council has

2019
01:36:00,460 --> 01:36:02,860
had and my interactions

2020
01:36:03,463 --> 01:36:06,433
with council. There is a commitment

2021
01:36:06,433 --> 01:36:08,433
to make sure

2022
01:36:09,436 --> 01:36:12,439
that this is revitalizing and a

2023
01:36:12,439 --> 01:36:14,439
community

2024
01:36:15,442 --> 01:36:17,842
partnership and there are

2025
01:36:18,445 --> 01:36:20,445
good jobs.

2026
01:36:21,448 --> 01:36:23,448
we

2027
01:36:24,451 --> 01:36:26,451
have

2028
01:36:27,454 --> 01:36:29,454
a middle

2029
01:36:33,460 --> 01:36:35,460
class that

2030
01:36:36,463 --> 01:36:38,863
continues to thrive and

2031
01:36:39,466 --> 01:36:41,435
see where this city needs to be and

2032
01:36:41,435 --> 01:36:42,436
how it can be a huge opportunity if

2033
01:36:42,436 --> 01:36:44,436
we do it

2034
01:36:45,439 --> 01:36:48,439
right. Thank you so much.

2035
01:36:57,451 --> 01:37:00,454
>> my name is kevin bacon and I am

2036
01:37:00,454 --> 01:37:01,455
a resident here in martinez. Sports

2037
01:37:01,455 --> 01:37:03,455
man club

2038
01:37:03,457 --> 01:37:06,460
board director, and a member of

2039
01:37:06,460 --> 01:37:09,463
the martinez yacht club both located

2040
01:37:09,463 --> 01:37:10,464
in the marina park. I am proud to

2041
01:37:10,464 --> 01:37:12,464
say I

2042
01:37:12,466 --> 01:37:15,435
am the winner of the

2043
01:37:15,435 --> 01:37:17,435
martinez cup.

2044
01:37:24,444 --> 01:37:25,445
if you didn't know the martinez is

2045
01:37:25,445 --> 01:37:27,445
the birthplace

2046
01:37:28,448 --> 01:37:30,848
of the martini. The

2047
01:37:31,451 --> 01:37:33,851
iconic drink of winston

2048
01:37:34,454 --> 01:37:36,454
churchill and

2049
01:37:37,457 --> 01:37:39,457
007. This is

2050
01:37:40,460 --> 01:37:42,860
a city of martinez

2051
01:37:43,463 --> 01:37:45,463
harbor bond.

2052
01:37:46,466 --> 01:37:48,466
the value is

2053
01:37:49,436 --> 01:37:51,436
$500.

2054
01:37:58,445 --> 01:38:00,845
it is quite a

2055
01:38:01,448 --> 01:38:03,448
big investment.

2056
01:38:04,451 --> 01:38:06,451
the

2057
01:38:07,454 --> 01:38:09,854
public had faith in

2058
01:38:10,457 --> 01:38:12,457
major improvements, I

2059
01:38:13,460 --> 01:38:15,460
did also.

2060
01:38:16,463 --> 01:38:19,466
this is the best location in

2061
01:38:19,466 --> 01:38:20,434
the county. The

2062
01:38:20,434 --> 01:38:22,436
only marina and commercial enterprise

2063
01:38:22,436 --> 01:38:24,436
in

2064
01:38:25,439 --> 01:38:27,439
the county.

2065
01:38:37,451 --> 01:38:40,454
it definitely is going to be a popular

2066
01:38:40,454 --> 01:38:41,455
destination.

2067
01:38:41,455 --> 01:38:42,456
>>

2068
01:38:42,456 --> 01:38:43,457
thank you.

2069
01:38:43,457 --> 01:38:44,458
>> all right. Yeah. All the

2070
01:38:44,458 --> 01:38:46,458
way

2071
01:38:46,460 --> 01:38:48,460
in the back.

2072
01:38:58,438 --> 01:39:00,438
sea

2073
01:39:01,441 --> 01:39:03,441
scouts, you're awesome.

2074
01:39:07,447 --> 01:39:10,450
I am just me. I like to think

2075
01:39:10,450 --> 01:39:11,451
I represent the little person, nothing

2076
01:39:11,451 --> 01:39:12,452
to 13

2077
01:39:12,452 --> 01:39:13,453
that like to come down and fly the

2078
01:39:13,453 --> 01:39:15,453
kites at

2079
01:39:16,456 --> 01:39:19,456
the marina. People say kites.

2080
01:39:19,459 --> 01:39:22,462
they are for kids. That is not true.

2081
01:39:22,462 --> 01:39:24,862
fbi am going back

2082
01:39:25,465 --> 01:39:27,865
to colombia for a

2083
01:39:28,435 --> 01:39:30,435
kite festival.

2084
01:39:31,438 --> 01:39:33,438
kites are

2085
01:39:34,441 --> 01:39:36,441
international.

2086
01:39:37,444 --> 01:39:39,444
the city across

2087
01:39:40,447 --> 01:39:42,449
the pay last july asked me to

2088
01:39:42,449 --> 01:39:43,450
be their headline for their first-

2089
01:39:43,450 --> 01:39:45,450
ever

2090
01:39:46,453 --> 01:39:48,453
kite festival, 10:00 in

2091
01:39:49,456 --> 01:39:52,459
the morning until 4:00 in the afternoon.

2092
01:39:52,459 --> 01:39:55,462
I had made a lot of

2093
01:39:55,462 --> 01:39:56,463
kites. The

2094
01:39:56,463 --> 01:39:58,465
advertisement came down to a free

2095
01:39:58,465 --> 01:40:00,434
event and get a free

2096
01:40:00,434 --> 01:40:01,435
kite and meet the kite man of martinez.

2097
01:40:01,435 --> 01:40:03,435
there

2098
01:40:04,438 --> 01:40:06,838
was over 1,000 kites in

2099
01:40:07,441 --> 01:40:08,442
the sky. You look up saying there are

2100
01:40:08,442 --> 01:40:10,442
a

2101
01:40:10,444 --> 01:40:12,444
thousand smiles. Please

2102
01:40:12,446 --> 01:40:13,447
don't forget the little people at

2103
01:40:13,447 --> 01:40:15,447
the

2104
01:40:16,450 --> 01:40:18,450
marina. Please. Thank

2105
01:40:19,453 --> 01:40:20,454
you madam mayor.

2106
01:40:20,454 --> 01:40:22,454
>> thank you.

2107
01:40:31,465 --> 01:40:33,865
kayla. Come on up.

2108
01:40:40,440 --> 01:40:42,440
>> the assembly

2109
01:40:43,443 --> 01:40:44,444
member strongly supports

2110
01:40:44,444 --> 01:40:46,446
the proposed exclusive negotiation

2111
01:40:46,446 --> 01:40:49,446
agreement between the city of

2112
01:40:49,449 --> 01:40:51,451
martinez and tucker sadler for the

2113
01:40:51,451 --> 01:40:52,452
revitalization of the martinez waterfront

2114
01:40:52,452 --> 01:40:54,452
and marina.

2115
01:40:54,454 --> 01:40:55,455
for decades the community shared a

2116
01:40:55,455 --> 01:40:57,455
vision of a

2117
01:40:58,458 --> 01:41:00,460
safe and vibrant waterfront

2118
01:41:00,460 --> 01:41:01,461
reflecting martinez's identity and

2119
01:41:01,461 --> 01:41:03,461
serves the public

2120
01:41:03,463 --> 01:41:04,464
interest and is articulated in the

2121
01:41:04,464 --> 01:41:06,464
city's

2122
01:41:07,434 --> 01:41:09,436
strategic plan and the waterfront

2123
01:41:09,436 --> 01:41:10,437
marina trust use plan, and tonight's

2124
01:41:10,437 --> 01:41:12,437
action is an

2125
01:41:12,439 --> 01:41:13,440
important step towards responsibly

2126
01:41:13,440 --> 01:41:15,440
advancing it.

2127
01:41:16,443 --> 01:41:18,445
the assembly member recognizes

2128
01:41:18,445 --> 01:41:19,446
the serious challenges facing the

2129
01:41:19,446 --> 01:41:21,446
marina today.

2130
01:41:22,449 --> 01:41:23,450
the infrastructure exceeded the useful

2131
01:41:23,450 --> 01:41:25,450
life

2132
01:41:25,452 --> 01:41:27,454
and years of deferred

2133
01:41:27,454 --> 01:41:28,455
maintenance making the current situation

2134
01:41:28,455 --> 01:41:30,455
financially and

2135
01:41:30,457 --> 01:41:31,458
operationally unsustainable. Continuing

2136
01:41:31,458 --> 01:41:33,458
the status

2137
01:41:34,461 --> 01:41:37,464
quo places strain on the city's general

2138
01:41:37,464 --> 01:41:40,434
fund and diverts resources from

2139
01:41:40,434 --> 01:41:41,435
essential services. Tucker sadler

2140
01:41:41,435 --> 01:41:42,436
has

2141
01:41:42,436 --> 01:41:43,437
a proven track record of working with

2142
01:41:43,437 --> 01:41:45,437
the community

2143
01:41:45,439 --> 01:41:46,440
to develop topnotch waterfronts that

2144
01:41:46,440 --> 01:41:48,440
all can be

2145
01:41:48,442 --> 01:41:49,443
proud of and has been impressed with

2146
01:41:49,443 --> 01:41:51,443
the out reach

2147
01:41:51,445 --> 01:41:52,446
and engagement with the office this

2148
01:41:52,446 --> 01:41:54,846
early in the process.

2149
01:41:55,449 --> 01:41:58,452
the assembly member supports the safeguards

2150
01:41:58,452 --> 01:41:59,453
in the agreement and has full confidence

2151
01:41:59,453 --> 01:42:01,453
in

2152
01:42:01,455 --> 01:42:02,456
tucker sadler as a solid negotiating

2153
01:42:02,456 --> 01:42:04,456
partner.

2154
01:42:04,458 --> 01:42:07,461
if successful the project could create

2155
01:42:07,461 --> 01:42:10,464
a wonderful new access and recreation

2156
01:42:10,464 --> 01:42:13,464
amenities for residents. Attract visitors

2157
01:42:13,467 --> 01:42:16,436
and businesses to a marquee destination

2158
01:42:16,436 --> 01:42:17,437
and eliminate the ongoing subsidy

2159
01:42:17,437 --> 01:42:19,437
and

2160
01:42:19,439 --> 01:42:22,439
shift infrastructure costs away from

2161
01:42:22,442 --> 01:42:23,443
the city and generate new revenues.

2162
01:42:23,443 --> 01:42:25,443
for

2163
01:42:26,446 --> 01:42:28,446
all of

2164
01:42:29,449 --> 01:42:31,449
these reasons

2165
01:42:31,451 --> 01:42:34,454
the assembly member urges the council

2166
01:42:34,454 --> 01:42:35,455
to move this process forward. Thank

2167
01:42:35,455 --> 01:42:36,456
you

2168
01:42:36,456 --> 01:42:38,458
for your commitment and to the future of martinez.

2169
01:42:38,458 --> 01:42:40,458
thank you.

2170
01:42:47,434 --> 01:42:49,436
>> similar to kite man, I am

2171
01:42:49,436 --> 01:42:50,437
representing me and my kids. I am

2172
01:42:50,437 --> 01:42:52,437
also

2173
01:42:52,439 --> 01:42:53,440
here to share that I do believe and

2174
01:42:53,440 --> 01:42:55,440
hope that

2175
01:42:56,443 --> 01:42:58,843
tucker sadler will incorporate

2176
01:42:59,446 --> 01:43:01,448
our needs. I used to live in

2177
01:43:01,448 --> 01:43:02,449
washington, d.c. That was where the

2178
01:43:02,449 --> 01:43:04,449
waterfront

2179
01:43:04,451 --> 01:43:05,452
they developed there. Of course before

2180
01:43:05,452 --> 01:43:07,452
it was

2181
01:43:07,454 --> 01:43:08,455
developed all of the locals were worried

2182
01:43:08,455 --> 01:43:10,455
and concerned.

2183
01:43:10,457 --> 01:43:14,461
I remember when we would go with the

2184
01:43:14,461 --> 01:43:16,461
kids. There

2185
01:43:16,463 --> 01:43:17,464
was so much open and free space. There

2186
01:43:17,464 --> 01:43:19,464
were stairs

2187
01:43:20,434 --> 01:43:23,437
for kids to run up and down.

2188
01:43:23,437 --> 01:43:25,439
there was a gazebo

2189
01:43:25,439 --> 01:43:28,442
area. There was so much I was surprised.

2190
01:43:28,442 --> 01:43:29,443
because in this day and age we are

2191
01:43:29,443 --> 01:43:31,443
used

2192
01:43:32,446 --> 01:43:34,448
to businesses being in our face.

2193
01:43:34,448 --> 01:43:35,449
this is about economic development.

2194
01:43:35,449 --> 01:43:37,449
the

2195
01:43:38,452 --> 01:43:40,452
businesses will thrive.

2196
01:43:47,461 --> 01:43:48,462
free family fun and

2197
01:43:48,462 --> 01:43:50,464
multigenerational. We can go on hikes,

2198
01:43:50,464 --> 01:43:51,465
but kids

2199
01:43:51,465 --> 01:43:53,467
in strollers or grandparents visiting

2200
01:43:53,467 --> 01:43:55,435
can't. I remember

2201
01:43:55,435 --> 01:43:56,436
in washington, d.c. , there were so

2202
01:43:56,436 --> 01:43:58,436
many

2203
01:43:58,438 --> 01:44:00,438
multigenerational families walking

2204
01:44:01,441 --> 01:44:02,442
around. They were there just to walk

2205
01:44:02,442 --> 01:44:04,442
around the water.

2206
01:44:05,445 --> 01:44:08,448
I believe it because I have seen

2207
01:44:08,448 --> 01:44:11,451
their development make more of a

2208
01:44:11,451 --> 01:44:14,451
community than being more of

2209
01:44:14,454 --> 01:44:15,455
a

2210
01:44:15,455 --> 01:44:17,457
development. Another quick thing.

2211
01:44:17,457 --> 01:44:19,459
just growing up in san diego as

2212
01:44:19,459 --> 01:44:22,462
well. I have been fortunate to lived

2213
01:44:22,462 --> 01:44:23,463
in many places, but I love martinez

2214
01:44:23,463 --> 01:44:25,463
the

2215
01:44:26,466 --> 01:44:28,435
most. We used to go to see port village.

2216
01:44:28,435 --> 01:44:29,436
it became a regular part of the routine.

2217
01:44:29,436 --> 01:44:31,436
we

2218
01:44:31,438 --> 01:44:32,439
went to see it and walked around.

2219
01:44:32,439 --> 01:44:34,439
other

2220
01:44:34,441 --> 01:44:35,442
people can come and spend money, but

2221
01:44:35,442 --> 01:44:36,443
we

2222
01:44:36,443 --> 01:44:40,643
can come and not spend money here.

2223
01:44:49,456 --> 01:44:54,856
I will come back to you at the end.

2224
01:44:56,463 --> 01:44:58,463
>> my name is

2225
01:44:59,466 --> 01:45:00,434
mike higgins, a lifelong resident

2226
01:45:00,434 --> 01:45:02,434
of martinez.

2227
01:45:02,436 --> 01:45:03,437
I am protective of our town. I know

2228
01:45:03,437 --> 01:45:05,437
we need

2229
01:45:05,439 --> 01:45:07,441
a shot in the arm in the marina.

2230
01:45:07,441 --> 01:45:08,442
looking at the initial renderings,

2231
01:45:08,442 --> 01:45:10,444
it is too much for

2232
01:45:10,444 --> 01:45:11,445
our town to scale. It needs to be

2233
01:45:11,445 --> 01:45:13,445
scaled down.

2234
01:45:13,447 --> 01:45:14,448
we have one way in and out of the

2235
01:45:14,448 --> 01:45:16,448
marina.

2236
01:45:16,450 --> 01:45:17,451
I am sure all of you have been stuck

2237
01:45:17,451 --> 01:45:19,451
when there is

2238
01:45:20,454 --> 01:45:23,457
a train. Then you are going to

2239
01:45:23,457 --> 01:45:26,457
impact families coming from all

2240
01:45:26,460 --> 01:45:28,460
over the state.

2241
01:45:38,438 --> 01:45:40,438
they are

2242
01:45:41,441 --> 01:45:43,441
not always the

2243
01:45:44,444 --> 01:45:46,444
brightest people.

2244
01:45:47,447 --> 01:45:49,447
they wanted to

2245
01:45:50,450 --> 01:45:53,450
have graffiti on the outside.

2246
01:45:53,453 --> 01:45:55,853
looking at the additional

2247
01:45:56,456 --> 01:45:59,456
renderings. It may belong in

2248
01:45:59,459 --> 01:46:00,460
fremont but they didn't take into

2249
01:46:00,460 --> 01:46:02,460
consideration

2250
01:46:02,462 --> 01:46:04,862
the historic value of

2251
01:46:05,465 --> 01:46:08,435
the house. It does not fit in our

2252
01:46:08,435 --> 01:46:09,436
town. The amphitheater, we already

2253
01:46:09,436 --> 01:46:11,436
have one.

2254
01:46:11,438 --> 01:46:13,838
what are we doing

2255
01:46:14,441 --> 01:46:16,441
with that.

2256
01:46:23,450 --> 01:46:24,451
I would like to see a skate parkpark

2257
01:46:24,451 --> 01:46:26,451
expansion. It

2258
01:46:26,453 --> 01:46:29,456
is outdated and not conducive to learning.

2259
01:46:29,456 --> 01:46:30,457
I would like to see it being a part of the fold.

2260
01:46:30,457 --> 01:46:32,457
thank you.

2261
01:46:44,438 --> 01:46:46,440
>> hello. My name is jesse.

2262
01:46:46,440 --> 01:46:47,441
I am a sea scout. I want to address

2263
01:46:47,441 --> 01:46:49,441
you as a

2264
01:46:49,443 --> 01:46:53,447
citizen and not a sea scout. Back

2265
01:46:53,447 --> 01:46:55,447
in

2266
01:46:56,450 --> 01:46:58,450
2018 the

2267
01:46:59,453 --> 01:47:01,453
nimitz group --

2268
01:47:02,456 --> 01:47:03,457
they promised to bring in residents

2269
01:47:03,457 --> 01:47:05,457
and

2270
01:47:05,459 --> 01:47:06,460
visitors to the city. That hasn't

2271
01:47:06,460 --> 01:47:08,460
happened. They are

2272
01:47:08,462 --> 01:47:10,462
citing

2273
01:47:11,465 --> 01:47:13,865
the costs of the

2274
01:47:14,434 --> 01:47:16,834
development was greater than

2275
01:47:17,437 --> 01:47:19,437
it was worth.

2276
01:47:23,443 --> 01:47:26,443
do not prioritize a big

2277
01:47:26,446 --> 01:47:28,446
hotelhotel

2278
01:47:29,449 --> 01:47:31,449
revenue. Thank you.

2279
01:47:44,464 --> 01:47:46,464
>> I

2280
01:47:48,435 --> 01:47:51,438
wanted to say what sea scouts

2281
01:47:51,438 --> 01:47:53,438
means to me.

2282
01:47:54,441 --> 01:47:56,441
>> it has been

2283
01:47:57,444 --> 01:47:59,444
a

2284
01:48:02,449 --> 01:48:03,450
gateway. I found a program that challenged

2285
01:48:03,450 --> 01:48:05,450
me, trusted

2286
01:48:05,452 --> 01:48:06,453
me and helped me to grow in ways I

2287
01:48:06,453 --> 01:48:08,453
couldn't imagine.

2288
01:48:08,455 --> 01:48:09,456
it taught me more than navigation

2289
01:48:09,456 --> 01:48:10,457
and

2290
01:48:10,457 --> 01:48:12,459
safety. It taught me responsibility, and

2291
01:48:12,459 --> 01:48:14,459
I learned that

2292
01:48:15,462 --> 01:48:16,463
others rely on me and that

2293
01:48:16,463 --> 01:48:18,863
preparation matters and confidence

2294
01:48:20,467 --> 01:48:21,435
comes with experience. Each challenge

2295
01:48:21,435 --> 01:48:23,435
pushed

2296
01:48:24,438 --> 01:48:27,441
me to step up. Over time I

2297
01:48:27,441 --> 01:48:30,441
became capable, focused and more

2298
01:48:30,444 --> 01:48:32,444
self assured.

2299
01:48:33,447 --> 01:48:35,847
the community made the

2300
01:48:36,450 --> 01:48:38,450
difference. The

2301
01:48:38,452 --> 01:48:39,453
fellow sea scouts believed in me and

2302
01:48:39,453 --> 01:48:41,453
held me

2303
01:48:42,456 --> 01:48:44,456
to a higher

2304
01:48:44,458 --> 01:48:47,458
standard. I found encouragement and

2305
01:48:48,462 --> 01:48:50,462
things that were

2306
01:48:51,465 --> 01:48:53,465
difficult

2307
01:48:54,434 --> 01:48:55,435
and pride

2308
01:48:55,435 --> 01:48:57,437
in accomplishing myself. More than

2309
01:48:57,437 --> 01:48:59,437
that it helped

2310
01:48:59,439 --> 01:49:00,440
me to shape my values, work ethics

2311
01:49:00,440 --> 01:49:02,440
and

2312
01:49:03,443 --> 01:49:05,443
sense of

2313
01:49:06,446 --> 01:49:08,446
responsibility.

2314
01:49:09,449 --> 01:49:12,452
it helped me to shape the person that I

2315
01:49:12,452 --> 01:49:14,452
am today.

2316
01:49:15,455 --> 01:49:17,455
thank you.

2317
01:49:29,436 --> 01:49:32,436
>> hello. This comment is related

2318
01:49:32,439 --> 01:49:35,439
to the various recreational spaces

2319
01:49:35,442 --> 01:49:36,443
being considered in the presentation.

2320
01:49:36,443 --> 01:49:38,445
my name is alex

2321
01:49:38,445 --> 01:49:39,446
johnson. I am a parent of two young

2322
01:49:39,446 --> 01:49:41,446
children

2323
01:49:42,449 --> 01:49:45,452
who play soccer here. Many of our

2324
01:49:45,452 --> 01:49:48,452
fields available are in poor

2325
01:49:48,455 --> 01:49:51,458
condition and some are unsafe. I witnessed

2326
01:49:51,458 --> 01:49:53,460
games that were cancelled and

2327
01:49:53,460 --> 01:49:54,461
children injured due to field conditions

2328
01:49:54,461 --> 01:49:56,461
caused by

2329
01:49:57,464 --> 01:49:59,464
lack of maintenance.

2330
01:50:06,440 --> 01:50:08,440
we

2331
01:50:08,442 --> 01:50:09,443
want to take that same pride in our

2332
01:50:09,443 --> 01:50:11,443
fields

2333
01:50:12,446 --> 01:50:14,846
and here in the

2334
01:50:15,449 --> 01:50:17,449
city of martinez.

2335
01:50:18,452 --> 01:50:21,455
our children serve a safe and

2336
01:50:21,455 --> 01:50:23,855
quality place to play

2337
01:50:24,458 --> 01:50:26,458
and grow.

2338
01:50:27,461 --> 01:50:29,461
I strongly support

2339
01:50:30,464 --> 01:50:32,466
this meaningful investment. I

2340
01:50:32,466 --> 01:50:33,467
want to ensure the ongoing maintenance

2341
01:50:33,467 --> 01:50:35,467
and

2342
01:50:36,436 --> 01:50:38,436
upkeep is

2343
01:50:39,439 --> 01:50:41,439
included.

2344
01:50:45,445 --> 01:50:47,445
thank you for

2345
01:50:48,448 --> 01:50:50,448
your time

2346
01:50:51,451 --> 01:50:53,451
and consideration.

2347
01:50:57,457 --> 01:50:59,457
>>

2348
01:51:00,460 --> 01:51:03,460
first off, I want to

2349
01:51:03,463 --> 01:51:06,466
thank everyone. One thing that I

2350
01:51:06,466 --> 01:51:08,466
know is that

2351
01:51:09,436 --> 01:51:10,437
the downtown marina area, it means

2352
01:51:10,437 --> 01:51:12,437
a

2353
01:51:12,439 --> 01:51:14,439
lot to us.

2354
01:51:15,442 --> 01:51:17,842
I encourage everybody to

2355
01:51:18,445 --> 01:51:20,845
come to the city

2356
01:51:21,448 --> 01:51:23,848
council meetings if you

2357
01:51:24,451 --> 01:51:26,453
are interested in the marina. We have

2358
01:51:26,453 --> 01:51:27,454
an amazing shifting culture. It is

2359
01:51:27,454 --> 01:51:29,454
a turning

2360
01:51:29,456 --> 01:51:30,457
point for the city right now. But

2361
01:51:30,457 --> 01:51:32,457
what I

2362
01:51:33,460 --> 01:51:35,462
wanted to encourage everybody is to

2363
01:51:35,462 --> 01:51:36,463
consider the wildlife, right. Like

2364
01:51:36,463 --> 01:51:38,863
a lot of us

2365
01:51:39,466 --> 01:51:42,436
go out to the marina

2366
01:51:42,436 --> 01:51:43,437
literally just to watch these beautiful

2367
01:51:43,437 --> 01:51:45,437
animals

2368
01:51:45,439 --> 01:51:47,439
do their thing.

2369
01:51:50,444 --> 01:51:51,445
it is important that we preserve it.

2370
01:51:51,445 --> 01:51:53,445
I am

2371
01:51:53,447 --> 01:51:54,448
for financial gain, yet I am more for

2372
01:51:54,448 --> 01:51:56,448
the people of

2373
01:51:57,451 --> 01:52:00,451
martinez and what they want

2374
01:52:00,454 --> 01:52:02,454
and value.

2375
01:52:06,460 --> 01:52:09,460
I have seen people come

2376
01:52:09,463 --> 01:52:12,466
and I have seen people go. But

2377
01:52:12,466 --> 01:52:15,435
the marina space means a lot.

2378
01:52:15,435 --> 01:52:16,436
people go there just to get a breath

2379
01:52:16,436 --> 01:52:18,436
of fresh

2380
01:52:18,438 --> 01:52:21,441
air, to think and just sit by the

2381
01:52:21,441 --> 01:52:22,442
water and touch the sand, right. I

2382
01:52:22,442 --> 01:52:23,443
am for

2383
01:52:23,443 --> 01:52:24,444
development down there. It needs to

2384
01:52:24,444 --> 01:52:26,444
be developed.

2385
01:52:27,447 --> 01:52:30,450
I am sure each and every one of

2386
01:52:30,450 --> 01:52:33,453
us tripped off of a pothole and almost broke

2387
01:52:33,453 --> 01:52:35,853
our ankles. We need

2388
01:52:36,456 --> 01:52:38,456
newness down there.

2389
01:52:42,462 --> 01:52:44,462
not ignoring the

2390
01:52:45,465 --> 01:52:47,465
people of

2391
01:52:48,435 --> 01:52:50,435
martinez.

2392
01:52:51,438 --> 01:52:53,438
my question is

2393
01:52:54,441 --> 01:52:56,441
how

2394
01:52:57,444 --> 01:52:59,844
are the hotels doing

2395
01:53:00,447 --> 01:53:02,447
now?

2396
01:53:06,453 --> 01:53:08,453
55 seconds.

2397
01:53:09,456 --> 01:53:11,856
I got more. So

2398
01:53:12,459 --> 01:53:13,460
the amphitheater. I know we have an

2399
01:53:13,460 --> 01:53:15,460
amphitheater.

2400
01:53:15,462 --> 01:53:16,463
my mom rants and raves, the wind is

2401
01:53:16,463 --> 01:53:18,463
too

2402
01:53:19,466 --> 01:53:20,467
crazy. This and that. We

2403
01:53:20,467 --> 01:53:22,436
had an active amphitheater. We have

2404
01:53:22,436 --> 01:53:24,436
not taken advantage

2405
01:53:24,438 --> 01:53:25,439
of it. By putting a bigger amphitheater,

2406
01:53:25,439 --> 01:53:27,439
how

2407
01:53:27,441 --> 01:53:28,442
are we going to draw the people in

2408
01:53:28,442 --> 01:53:30,442
if we

2409
01:53:30,444 --> 01:53:33,447
can't even draw in small bands and what

2410
01:53:33,447 --> 01:53:34,448
not and use the amphitheater that

2411
01:53:34,448 --> 01:53:36,448
we

2412
01:53:36,450 --> 01:53:37,451
have. We do have things down there.

2413
01:53:37,451 --> 01:53:39,451
yes, it

2414
01:53:40,454 --> 01:53:42,456
is broken, but we need to

2415
01:53:42,456 --> 01:53:43,457
consider how we can generate income

2416
01:53:43,457 --> 01:53:44,458
in the process while

2417
01:53:44,458 --> 01:53:46,460
they are developing around the people

2418
01:53:46,460 --> 01:53:48,460
of the city

2419
01:53:48,462 --> 01:53:49,463
of martinez. I am looking forward

2420
01:53:49,463 --> 01:53:51,463
to

2421
01:53:51,465 --> 01:53:52,466
hear what the actual people of the

2422
01:53:52,466 --> 01:53:54,434
city of martinez.

2423
01:53:54,434 --> 01:53:57,437
it is up to you guys to shape the

2424
01:53:57,437 --> 01:53:58,438
waterfront, especially generational

2425
01:53:58,438 --> 01:54:00,438
individuals.

2426
01:54:00,440 --> 01:54:04,444
tony, I value everything that I do.

2427
01:54:04,444 --> 01:54:07,444
I know, negative five seconds.

2428
01:54:07,447 --> 01:54:10,447
city scouts, they deserve this.

2429
01:54:10,450 --> 01:54:12,450
the sea scouts,

2430
01:54:13,453 --> 01:54:15,853
the boy scouts and

2431
01:54:16,456 --> 01:54:19,456
girl scouts. They change lives.

2432
01:54:28,435 --> 01:54:30,435
anyone else

2433
01:54:30,437 --> 01:54:37,637
want to make a comment? No. We will go back to tim.

2434
01:54:40,447 --> 01:54:43,447
>> good evening. I am the

2435
01:54:43,450 --> 01:54:45,450
executive director of

2436
01:54:46,453 --> 01:54:48,453
the

2437
01:54:49,456 --> 01:54:51,456
contra costa

2438
01:54:52,459 --> 01:54:54,459
trade council.

2439
01:54:58,465 --> 01:55:01,435
we are happy to see

2440
01:55:01,435 --> 01:55:03,435
the labor

2441
01:55:04,438 --> 01:55:06,438
provisions.

2442
01:55:10,444 --> 01:55:12,844
I love the comments

2443
01:55:13,447 --> 01:55:15,847
that we heard. One

2444
01:55:16,450 --> 01:55:17,451
thing that we appreciate is the

2445
01:55:17,451 --> 01:55:19,453
robust and thethe engagement that

2446
01:55:19,453 --> 01:55:21,453
is going

2447
01:55:22,456 --> 01:55:24,456
to take place.

2448
01:55:28,462 --> 01:55:31,462
I know the council, staff,

2449
01:55:31,465 --> 01:55:34,434
the developer and the community

2450
01:55:34,434 --> 01:55:36,434
will be having.

2451
01:55:46,446 --> 01:55:48,446
you know, also

2452
01:55:49,449 --> 01:55:51,849
providing revenue to provide

2453
01:55:52,452 --> 01:55:54,454
to parks and other

2454
01:55:54,454 --> 01:55:55,455
services. I wanted to urge the council

2455
01:55:55,455 --> 01:55:57,855
to to start with

2456
01:55:58,458 --> 01:55:59,459
the ena so the discussions with begin

2457
01:55:59,459 --> 01:56:00,460
and

2458
01:56:00,460 --> 01:56:01,461
all of the viewpoints can be heard,

2459
01:56:01,461 --> 01:56:03,461
and we look

2460
01:56:03,463 --> 01:56:04,464
forward getting to work on the project

2461
01:56:04,464 --> 01:56:06,864
once it moves forward.

2462
01:56:07,467 --> 01:56:09,867
thank you very much.

2463
01:56:13,440 --> 01:56:15,442
>> all right. We have covered everyone who

2464
01:56:15,442 --> 01:56:16,443
told me they wanted to speak. Anyone

2465
01:56:16,443 --> 01:56:18,443
else,

2466
01:56:19,446 --> 01:56:20,447
last call for council chambers? All right.

2467
01:56:20,447 --> 01:56:22,447
we

2468
01:56:22,449 --> 01:56:25,449
will go to the virtual

2469
01:56:25,452 --> 01:56:27,452
audience.

2470
01:56:43,437 --> 01:56:45,837
I don't have any

2471
01:56:46,440 --> 01:56:48,440
hands.

2472
01:56:52,446 --> 01:56:55,446
vice mayor malhi, would you

2473
01:56:55,449 --> 01:56:57,449
like to start?

2474
01:56:58,452 --> 01:57:01,452
>> yes, and thank you very

2475
01:57:01,455 --> 01:57:03,455
much madam mayor

2476
01:57:04,458 --> 01:57:06,458
and staff.

2477
01:57:12,466 --> 01:57:16,436
a couple of things or questions that

2478
01:57:16,436 --> 01:57:18,836
I had. Then just

2479
01:57:19,439 --> 01:57:21,439
a general comment.

2480
01:57:25,445 --> 01:57:26,446
in the staff report, and I think this

2481
01:57:26,446 --> 01:57:28,446
is

2482
01:57:28,448 --> 01:57:30,448
worth

2483
01:57:31,451 --> 01:57:33,451
reiterating here.

2484
01:57:40,460 --> 01:57:43,463
it is my understanding that no no

2485
01:57:43,463 --> 01:57:44,464
city funds will be used as part of

2486
01:57:44,464 --> 01:57:46,464
the next

2487
01:57:46,466 --> 01:57:49,436
phase. I wanted to confirm that

2488
01:57:49,436 --> 01:57:51,436
with

2489
01:57:52,439 --> 01:57:54,439
staff. The developer

2490
01:57:55,442 --> 01:57:56,443
is going to be responsible for fronting

2491
01:57:56,443 --> 01:57:58,443
the

2492
01:57:58,445 --> 01:58:01,448
cost along with staff time and

2493
01:58:01,448 --> 01:58:03,448
other related

2494
01:58:04,451 --> 01:58:06,451
costs.

2495
01:58:10,457 --> 01:58:12,457
is that

2496
01:58:13,460 --> 01:58:14,461
correct?

2497
01:58:14,461 --> 01:58:16,461
>> yes.

2498
01:58:16,463 --> 01:58:18,463
that is correct.

2499
01:58:22,436 --> 01:58:24,436
in

2500
01:58:25,439 --> 01:58:27,839
the lead up to

2501
01:58:28,442 --> 01:58:30,442
tonight's meeting, I

2502
01:58:31,445 --> 01:58:33,445
have heard concern

2503
01:58:34,448 --> 01:58:36,448
s

2504
01:58:37,451 --> 01:58:39,851
s about a perception.

2505
01:58:43,457 --> 01:58:45,457
that it is

2506
01:58:45,459 --> 01:58:46,460
essentially a no bid contract with

2507
01:58:46,460 --> 01:58:48,460
a single

2508
01:58:49,463 --> 01:58:52,466
developer. Why hasn't the city engaged

2509
01:58:52,466 --> 01:58:54,466
other perspective

2510
01:58:55,435 --> 01:58:57,435
developers.

2511
01:58:58,438 --> 01:59:00,838
I know it was

2512
01:59:08,448 --> 01:59:10,448
. It

2513
01:59:10,450 --> 01:59:14,500
is my understanding that there was

2514
01:59:14,454 --> 01:59:17,457
a call that was put out.

2515
01:59:17,457 --> 01:59:19,457
folks were invited.

2516
01:59:20,460 --> 01:59:22,460
conversations were held.

2517
01:59:23,463 --> 01:59:25,463
there

2518
01:59:26,466 --> 01:59:28,866
was no interest other

2519
01:59:29,436 --> 01:59:31,436
than the one

2520
01:59:32,439 --> 01:59:34,439
expressedexpressed by

2521
01:59:35,442 --> 01:59:37,442
tucker sadler. Can

2522
01:59:38,445 --> 01:59:40,445
staff speak to

2523
01:59:41,448 --> 01:59:43,448
that and what

2524
01:59:44,451 --> 01:59:45,452
other partners.

2525
01:59:45,452 --> 01:59:47,454
>> I can touch on

2526
01:59:47,454 --> 01:59:49,854
that briefly. When we

2527
01:59:50,457 --> 01:59:52,857
were proceeding with conversations

2528
01:59:53,460 --> 01:59:55,460
we developed a

2529
01:59:55,462 --> 01:59:56,463
list of the marina operators and with

2530
01:59:56,463 --> 01:59:57,464
the

2531
01:59:57,464 --> 01:59:59,466
understanding of knowing that our

2532
01:59:59,466 --> 02:00:01,466
infrastructure was

2533
02:00:02,436 --> 02:00:04,438
30 years past the life cycle. We

2534
02:00:04,438 --> 02:00:05,439
also wanted to learn more from them

2535
02:00:05,439 --> 02:00:08,439
as to what the next

2536
02:00:08,442 --> 02:00:10,442
steps would

2537
02:00:11,445 --> 02:00:13,445
be.

2538
02:00:14,448 --> 02:00:16,448
part of

2539
02:00:16,450 --> 02:00:19,450
the conversations were helping us

2540
02:00:20,454 --> 02:00:22,454
through the phase.

2541
02:00:23,457 --> 02:00:26,457
many of them said that

2542
02:00:26,460 --> 02:00:28,460
is great.

2543
02:00:31,465 --> 02:00:32,466
if you want to do development, we

2544
02:00:32,466 --> 02:00:34,466
can

2545
02:00:35,435 --> 02:00:37,435
have conversations.

2546
02:00:38,438 --> 02:00:39,439
all the

2547
02:00:39,439 --> 02:00:42,439
conversations led to not available

2548
02:00:44,444 --> 02:00:46,444
at this time.

2549
02:00:50,450 --> 02:00:52,450
that is not

2550
02:00:52,452 --> 02:00:53,453
something we have the funding to move

2551
02:00:53,453 --> 02:00:55,453
forward with.

2552
02:00:56,456 --> 02:00:58,456
when we

2553
02:00:59,459 --> 02:01:01,459
move forward with

2554
02:01:02,462 --> 02:01:04,462
safe harbor and

2555
02:01:04,464 --> 02:01:07,464
they recommended a conversation with

2556
02:01:08,435 --> 02:01:10,435
tucker sadler.

2557
02:01:17,444 --> 02:01:20,447
many of them were about ways that

2558
02:01:20,447 --> 02:01:22,447
we

2559
02:01:22,449 --> 02:01:26,453
can move forward that does not put

2560
02:01:26,453 --> 02:01:28,453
the citycity risk

2561
02:01:29,456 --> 02:01:31,456
nascarly.

2562
02:01:35,462 --> 02:01:37,462
for when you

2563
02:01:38,465 --> 02:01:41,435
do competitive bids or as

2564
02:01:41,435 --> 02:01:43,835
you meet with multiple

2565
02:01:44,438 --> 02:01:47,438
developers. That satisfies that requirement.

2566
02:01:47,441 --> 02:01:49,441
>> purchasing policy 300.

2567
02:01:50,444 --> 02:01:52,444
you are correct.

2568
02:01:53,447 --> 02:01:55,447
the process that

2569
02:01:56,450 --> 02:01:59,453
was used in the spirit and

2570
02:01:59,453 --> 02:02:01,453
the procedures set

2571
02:02:01,455 --> 02:02:02,456
forth in this policy.

2572
02:02:02,456 --> 02:02:03,457
>> this is all

2573
02:02:03,457 --> 02:02:05,457
new to

2574
02:02:05,459 --> 02:02:08,462
us and me as well. It is waterside

2575
02:02:08,462 --> 02:02:09,463
development. As we learn more about

2576
02:02:09,463 --> 02:02:11,463
waterside

2577
02:02:11,465 --> 02:02:14,468
and the complexity and trust lands and

2578
02:02:14,468 --> 02:02:15,435
what is required, there are so

2579
02:02:15,435 --> 02:02:17,437
many regulatory agencies involved

2580
02:02:17,437 --> 02:02:20,440
as part of the process. We will

2581
02:02:20,440 --> 02:02:23,440
be going through a lotlot

2582
02:02:23,443 --> 02:02:25,843
updating the plan, going

2583
02:02:26,446 --> 02:02:28,446
through state

2584
02:02:29,449 --> 02:02:31,449
lands

2585
02:02:32,452 --> 02:02:34,452
there are

2586
02:02:35,455 --> 02:02:37,455
a lot of

2587
02:02:38,458 --> 02:02:40,458
different heavies

2588
02:02:41,461 --> 02:02:43,461
to manage.

2589
02:02:44,464 --> 02:02:46,864
we need to bring

2590
02:02:47,467 --> 02:02:50,437
in partners that understand how

2591
02:02:50,437 --> 02:02:52,437
to navigate that.

2592
02:02:55,442 --> 02:02:56,443
the council and staff really believed

2593
02:02:56,443 --> 02:02:58,843
that the partner is

2594
02:02:59,446 --> 02:03:02,449
one that will help us with

2595
02:03:02,449 --> 02:03:04,449
the process.

2596
02:03:05,452 --> 02:03:07,452
that

2597
02:03:08,455 --> 02:03:09,456
is the part that has gotten others

2598
02:03:09,456 --> 02:03:11,456
in

2599
02:03:11,458 --> 02:03:13,458
trouble for

2600
02:03:14,461 --> 02:03:16,461
it.

2601
02:03:17,464 --> 02:03:19,864
like everyone has mentioned

2602
02:03:20,467 --> 02:03:23,437
tonight. This is phase one. We

2603
02:03:23,437 --> 02:03:26,440
will start to bring forward the information

2604
02:03:26,440 --> 02:03:29,443
for us to determine the viability

2605
02:03:29,443 --> 02:03:32,443
moving forward the next 18 to 24

2606
02:03:32,446 --> 02:03:33,447
months. I hope that answers your questions.

2607
02:03:33,447 --> 02:03:35,447
>>

2608
02:03:35,449 --> 02:03:37,451
yes, thank you so much. I

2609
02:03:37,451 --> 02:03:39,453
really appreciate that very thorough

2610
02:03:39,453 --> 02:03:41,453
response, and

2611
02:03:42,456 --> 02:03:44,458
I hope that will belay some of

2612
02:03:44,458 --> 02:03:45,459
the concerns that I have heard out

2613
02:03:45,459 --> 02:03:47,459
there by

2614
02:03:47,461 --> 02:03:48,462
some in our community, although perhaps

2615
02:03:48,462 --> 02:03:50,462
not all.

2616
02:03:50,464 --> 02:03:51,465
I think that is very helpful in terms

2617
02:03:51,465 --> 02:03:53,465
of providing

2618
02:03:54,468 --> 02:03:55,435
that context. This didn't just

2619
02:03:55,435 --> 02:03:57,437
materialize out of thin air. That

2620
02:03:57,437 --> 02:03:59,437
there was

2621
02:04:00,440 --> 02:04:02,442
in fact a really robust sort

2622
02:04:02,442 --> 02:04:05,442
of engagement with multiple perspective

2623
02:04:05,445 --> 02:04:06,446
partners, and I appreciate you providing

2624
02:04:06,446 --> 02:04:08,446
some

2625
02:04:09,449 --> 02:04:11,451
insight in terms the

2626
02:04:11,451 --> 02:04:12,452
tenor of the earlier conversations.

2627
02:04:12,452 --> 02:04:14,452
thank

2628
02:04:14,454 --> 02:04:15,455
you very much for that. Speaking of

2629
02:04:15,455 --> 02:04:16,456
studies, I mean

2630
02:04:16,456 --> 02:04:18,458
that I think one of the things that I

2631
02:04:18,458 --> 02:04:20,458
am going to

2632
02:04:21,461 --> 02:04:23,461
be looking very

2633
02:04:24,464 --> 02:04:26,466
closely at is the economic

2634
02:04:26,466 --> 02:04:27,467
feasibility study that will come out of the

2635
02:04:27,467 --> 02:04:28,435
process. I

2636
02:04:28,435 --> 02:04:30,437
think that it is very important to

2637
02:04:30,437 --> 02:04:32,437
be

2638
02:04:33,440 --> 02:04:35,442
able to have concrete data

2639
02:04:35,442 --> 02:04:36,443
that can speak to the financial viability

2640
02:04:36,443 --> 02:04:37,444
of

2641
02:04:37,444 --> 02:04:39,446
some of the commercial aspects that

2642
02:04:39,446 --> 02:04:41,846
are proposed here before

2643
02:04:42,449 --> 02:04:45,452
us. And I know that will come about

2644
02:04:45,452 --> 02:04:47,852
as part of the

2645
02:04:48,455 --> 02:04:50,455
ena period.

2646
02:04:57,464 --> 02:04:59,464
I will be

2647
02:05:00,467 --> 02:05:02,467
looking closely about

2648
02:05:03,437 --> 02:05:05,437
the viability

2649
02:05:06,440 --> 02:05:08,440
of an overcrossing,

2650
02:05:09,443 --> 02:05:11,443
if you will.

2651
02:05:15,449 --> 02:05:17,449
we have this

2652
02:05:18,452 --> 02:05:20,452
proposal.

2653
02:05:27,461 --> 02:05:29,463
that is going to be

2654
02:05:29,463 --> 02:05:33,630
something that will be really key

2655
02:05:33,467 --> 02:05:35,467
for me.

2656
02:05:39,439 --> 02:05:41,439
I appreciate

2657
02:05:41,441 --> 02:05:42,442
the comments that were expressed by

2658
02:05:42,442 --> 02:05:44,442
the

2659
02:05:45,445 --> 02:05:47,445
sea scouts.

2660
02:05:54,454 --> 02:05:57,457
rest assured that, you know, we

2661
02:05:57,457 --> 02:05:59,457
hear the

2662
02:06:00,460 --> 02:06:02,460
comments

2663
02:06:02,462 --> 02:06:03,463
expressed tonight. I neil confident

2664
02:06:03,463 --> 02:06:05,463
that we can

2665
02:06:06,466 --> 02:06:08,466
reach a

2666
02:06:09,436 --> 02:06:11,436
mutual ly

2667
02:06:12,439 --> 02:06:14,439
satisfactory

2668
02:06:15,442 --> 02:06:17,442
agreement. We recognize

2669
02:06:18,445 --> 02:06:20,445
how crucial the

2670
02:06:21,448 --> 02:06:23,448
program is.

2671
02:06:24,451 --> 02:06:26,851
the wonderful opportunities that

2672
02:06:27,454 --> 02:06:29,456
it provides to the youth in the

2673
02:06:29,456 --> 02:06:30,457
community. I wanted to shoutout the

2674
02:06:30,457 --> 02:06:32,457
labor

2675
02:06:32,459 --> 02:06:33,460
provisions. That is something very

2676
02:06:33,460 --> 02:06:35,860
important to me and

2677
02:06:36,463 --> 02:06:39,463
making sure that we have

2678
02:06:39,466 --> 02:06:42,436
pla in place as well as our

2679
02:06:42,436 --> 02:06:44,436
hospitality workers

2680
02:06:45,439 --> 02:06:48,439
as well. I do feel

2681
02:06:48,442 --> 02:06:51,442
like there is an opportunity

2682
02:06:51,445 --> 02:06:53,845
to bring much needed

2683
02:06:54,448 --> 02:06:57,451
development to the part front. And

2684
02:06:57,451 --> 02:06:58,452
also the fact that, you know, this

2685
02:06:58,452 --> 02:07:00,452
has got

2686
02:07:00,454 --> 02:07:01,455
the potential to bring a lot of really

2687
02:07:01,455 --> 02:07:03,455
great

2688
02:07:03,457 --> 02:07:05,459
union jobs into our community.

2689
02:07:05,459 --> 02:07:06,460
I definitely appreciate that. That

2690
02:07:06,460 --> 02:07:08,460
said,

2691
02:07:09,463 --> 02:07:12,466
I think it is important this is

2692
02:07:12,466 --> 02:07:14,866
not the be all

2693
02:07:15,435 --> 02:07:17,435
end all.

2694
02:07:29,449 --> 02:07:30,450
we have committed to that. We are

2695
02:07:30,450 --> 02:07:32,450
going to

2696
02:07:33,453 --> 02:07:35,853
stick to that. We

2697
02:07:36,456 --> 02:07:38,856
want to hear from

2698
02:07:39,459 --> 02:07:40,460
the community. I definitely appreciated

2699
02:07:40,460 --> 02:07:42,460
the

2700
02:07:42,462 --> 02:07:45,465
mayor's comment at the outset of

2701
02:07:45,465 --> 02:07:47,465
tonight's meeting.

2702
02:07:48,435 --> 02:07:50,435
helping to frame

2703
02:07:51,438 --> 02:07:53,438
the

2704
02:07:54,441 --> 02:07:56,441
discussion.

2705
02:07:57,444 --> 02:08:00,444
some of the conversations that

2706
02:08:00,447 --> 02:08:02,447
I have had.

2707
02:08:03,450 --> 02:08:05,850
I think that there

2708
02:08:06,453 --> 02:08:09,453
is a perception there that

2709
02:08:09,456 --> 02:08:11,456
the marina,

2710
02:08:12,459 --> 02:08:13,460
their understanding of the marina

2711
02:08:13,460 --> 02:08:15,460
is very

2712
02:08:15,462 --> 02:08:17,462
different than proposed

2713
02:08:20,467 --> 02:08:21,468
in what is before us here tonight.

2714
02:08:21,468 --> 02:08:23,468
we are

2715
02:08:24,438 --> 02:08:26,440
talking about an area that is

2716
02:08:26,440 --> 02:08:27,441
adjacent to the waterfront and it

2717
02:08:27,441 --> 02:08:29,441
does not

2718
02:08:29,443 --> 02:08:30,444
impact the part that is there by the

2719
02:08:30,444 --> 02:08:32,444
east

2720
02:08:33,447 --> 02:08:35,447
bay regional park

2721
02:08:36,450 --> 02:08:38,450
district for instance.

2722
02:08:42,456 --> 02:08:45,459
I think that is very important

2723
02:08:45,459 --> 02:08:48,459
for us to emphasize here.

2724
02:08:48,462 --> 02:08:52,466
those are the questions and the comments

2725
02:08:52,466 --> 02:08:54,466
that I had.

2726
02:08:58,438 --> 02:09:00,438
my vote

2727
02:09:01,441 --> 02:09:04,441
tonight will be to move

2728
02:09:04,444 --> 02:09:07,447
forward with the adoption of the

2729
02:09:07,447 --> 02:09:09,447
ena.

2730
02:09:10,450 --> 02:09:12,452
>> I have one question I would

2731
02:09:12,452 --> 02:09:15,455
love for tucker sadler to speak to.

2732
02:09:15,455 --> 02:09:19,550
I appreciated the comment about things

2733
02:09:19,459 --> 02:09:21,859
he heard the community

2734
02:09:22,462 --> 02:09:24,862
speak to. One comment

2735
02:09:25,465 --> 02:09:28,435
we have heard is the development

2736
02:09:28,435 --> 02:09:30,435
pulling people from

2737
02:09:31,438 --> 02:09:34,438
the downtown. Can you speak

2738
02:09:34,441 --> 02:09:36,441
about how the

2739
02:09:37,444 --> 02:09:39,844
downtown and any development

2740
02:09:40,447 --> 02:09:42,447
might workwork together.

2741
02:09:43,450 --> 02:09:45,450
>>

2742
02:09:46,453 --> 02:09:47,454
the uses at the

2743
02:09:47,454 --> 02:09:49,456
waterfront are not the same as the

2744
02:09:49,456 --> 02:09:51,458
uses that are downtown. They

2745
02:09:51,458 --> 02:09:52,459
are complementary. Will there be restaurants

2746
02:09:52,459 --> 02:09:53,460
down there?

2747
02:09:53,460 --> 02:09:55,462
sure there will. There are restaurants in

2748
02:09:55,462 --> 02:09:57,462
downtown as well.

2749
02:09:58,465 --> 02:10:01,465
but when you look at

2750
02:10:01,468 --> 02:10:03,437
aa restaurant, you can't design

2751
02:10:03,437 --> 02:10:04,438
a restaurant to house everyone that

2752
02:10:04,438 --> 02:10:06,438
will

2753
02:10:07,441 --> 02:10:09,841
be down at the

2754
02:10:10,444 --> 02:10:12,444
waterfront. They are

2755
02:10:12,446 --> 02:10:13,447
logically going to go to downtown.

2756
02:10:13,447 --> 02:10:14,448
they will

2757
02:10:14,448 --> 02:10:16,450
frequent the restaurants in downtown

2758
02:10:16,450 --> 02:10:17,451
as well. That is

2759
02:10:17,451 --> 02:10:19,453
how we play off of each other. If

2760
02:10:19,453 --> 02:10:21,455
the restaurants in downtown is full

2761
02:10:21,455 --> 02:10:22,456
because there is a festival downtown,

2762
02:10:22,456 --> 02:10:24,456
they

2763
02:10:25,459 --> 02:10:28,462
are going to the waterfront and

2764
02:10:28,462 --> 02:10:30,462
frequent those restaurants.

2765
02:10:31,465 --> 02:10:34,465
the things make this be

2766
02:10:35,435 --> 02:10:37,437
synergistic between the waterfront

2767
02:10:37,437 --> 02:10:39,439
and downtown. We are going to

2768
02:10:39,439 --> 02:10:40,440
be looking at trying to provide a

2769
02:10:40,440 --> 02:10:42,440
shuttle that

2770
02:10:43,443 --> 02:10:45,843
will take you from

2771
02:10:46,446 --> 02:10:48,846
downtown to the waterfront

2772
02:10:49,449 --> 02:10:51,449
and vice versa.

2773
02:10:55,455 --> 02:10:57,457
having a festival that

2774
02:10:57,457 --> 02:10:58,458
celebrates both. You are going back

2775
02:10:58,458 --> 02:11:00,858
and forth. We are

2776
02:11:01,461 --> 02:11:03,461
here to

2777
02:11:04,464 --> 02:11:06,464
complement downtown.

2778
02:11:13,440 --> 02:11:15,442
>> hello everybody. This is for real.

2779
02:11:15,442 --> 02:11:16,443
everyone should be excited, because I

2780
02:11:16,443 --> 02:11:18,443
am.

2781
02:11:19,446 --> 02:11:21,846
I loved to hear

2782
02:11:22,449 --> 02:11:24,449
everyone's concerns.

2783
02:11:25,452 --> 02:11:27,452
this

2784
02:11:28,455 --> 02:11:31,458
is scary. This is a new

2785
02:11:31,458 --> 02:11:34,458
journey. We haven't been on

2786
02:11:34,461 --> 02:11:36,461
this journey before.

2787
02:11:37,464 --> 02:11:39,464
I want

2788
02:11:39,466 --> 02:11:40,467
to tell everyone we are in this together.

2789
02:11:40,467 --> 02:11:42,436
we

2790
02:11:42,436 --> 02:11:43,437
have heard a lot from the public tonight.

2791
02:11:43,437 --> 02:11:45,437
there are

2792
02:11:46,440 --> 02:11:48,442
going to be a ton more public

2793
02:11:48,442 --> 02:11:49,443
output or public comment opportunities.

2794
02:11:49,443 --> 02:11:51,443
we

2795
02:11:52,446 --> 02:11:55,449
are going to seek all of the

2796
02:11:55,449 --> 02:11:57,449
concerns.

2797
02:11:58,452 --> 02:12:01,452
we don't even know all

2798
02:12:01,455 --> 02:12:04,458
of the questions that this has. I

2799
02:12:04,458 --> 02:12:07,461
am going to vote for this

2800
02:12:07,461 --> 02:12:09,461
ena.

2801
02:12:10,464 --> 02:12:13,467
we need the help of the community.

2802
02:12:13,467 --> 02:12:14,468
we want to know what it is you are

2803
02:12:14,468 --> 02:12:15,435
concerned about and

2804
02:12:15,435 --> 02:12:16,436
what you want in there and what things

2805
02:12:16,436 --> 02:12:18,436
we have

2806
02:12:18,438 --> 02:12:22,380
not considered. Tucker sadler is here

2807
02:12:22,442 --> 02:12:24,442
with their vision.

2808
02:12:28,448 --> 02:12:30,448
there are

2809
02:12:30,450 --> 02:12:31,451
key elements in the division that

2810
02:12:31,451 --> 02:12:33,851
are important to make

2811
02:12:34,454 --> 02:12:36,854
sure the project is

2812
02:12:37,457 --> 02:12:39,457
successful.

2813
02:12:40,460 --> 02:12:43,463
you need to have drivers to pull

2814
02:12:43,463 --> 02:12:46,466
in some revenue and balance out

2815
02:12:46,466 --> 02:12:47,467
the amount of improvements that are

2816
02:12:47,467 --> 02:12:49,436
going

2817
02:12:49,436 --> 02:12:52,436
on down there. Think about

2818
02:12:52,439 --> 02:12:53,440
the amount of money that is coming

2819
02:12:53,440 --> 02:12:55,440
in to the

2820
02:12:55,442 --> 02:12:56,443
community to develop the asset. Probably

2821
02:12:56,443 --> 02:12:58,443
close to

2822
02:12:58,445 --> 02:12:59,446
a billion dollars. That is a lot of

2823
02:12:59,446 --> 02:13:00,447
infrastructure

2824
02:13:00,447 --> 02:13:01,448
and money coming into the community

2825
02:13:01,448 --> 02:13:03,848
and coming in to

2826
02:13:04,451 --> 02:13:05,452
martinez. There is a lot that we can

2827
02:13:05,452 --> 02:13:06,453
do

2828
02:13:06,453 --> 02:13:07,454
shaping the amount of funding and

2829
02:13:07,454 --> 02:13:10,457
the support that we are going to

2830
02:13:10,457 --> 02:13:12,457
get. As

2831
02:13:13,460 --> 02:13:14,461
satinder shared earlier, we are not

2832
02:13:14,461 --> 02:13:16,461
spending

2833
02:13:17,464 --> 02:13:19,464
any of

2834
02:13:19,466 --> 02:13:20,467
the community ey on this project.

2835
02:13:20,467 --> 02:13:22,436
martinez is

2836
02:13:22,436 --> 02:13:24,438
not funding it. It is funded by a

2837
02:13:24,438 --> 02:13:26,440
public/private partnership, and the

2838
02:13:26,440 --> 02:13:27,441
expense

2839
02:13:27,441 --> 02:13:29,443
of this is not going to be something

2840
02:13:29,443 --> 02:13:31,445
martinez will need to

2841
02:13:31,445 --> 02:13:32,446
worry about going bankrupt or losing the

2842
02:13:32,446 --> 02:13:33,447
general fund.

2843
02:13:33,447 --> 02:13:35,449
this is not funded through martinez.

2844
02:13:35,449 --> 02:13:37,449
been that. That

2845
02:13:38,452 --> 02:13:41,452
is a huge opportunity for

2846
02:13:41,455 --> 02:13:43,455
our community to

2847
02:13:43,457 --> 02:13:44,458
be the beneficiary of something like

2848
02:13:44,458 --> 02:13:46,458
this.

2849
02:13:46,460 --> 02:13:47,461
I want to stress that this is something together.

2850
02:13:47,461 --> 02:13:49,461
we don't have

2851
02:13:49,463 --> 02:13:52,466
all of the answers. There have been

2852
02:13:52,466 --> 02:13:53,467
concerns from the public and from

2853
02:13:53,467 --> 02:13:54,468
myself about

2854
02:13:54,468 --> 02:13:56,436
traffic and traffic circulation. We

2855
02:13:56,436 --> 02:13:58,436
know that we

2856
02:13:58,438 --> 02:13:59,439
have a train track down there. We

2857
02:13:59,439 --> 02:14:01,439
know we need

2858
02:14:01,441 --> 02:14:02,442
to get people over the train tracks

2859
02:14:02,442 --> 02:14:04,442
safely

2860
02:14:05,445 --> 02:14:08,448
to be able to attend events or,

2861
02:14:08,448 --> 02:14:10,448
you know,

2862
02:14:10,450 --> 02:14:14,500
boat parades in the future. Other

2863
02:14:14,454 --> 02:14:16,454
waurpt activities.

2864
02:14:23,463 --> 02:14:25,465
that is one of the biggest concerns

2865
02:14:25,465 --> 02:14:26,466
that I have about the project, making

2866
02:14:26,466 --> 02:14:28,466
sure we

2867
02:14:28,468 --> 02:14:29,436
get people across the tracks safely.

2868
02:14:29,436 --> 02:14:30,437
moving

2869
02:14:30,437 --> 02:14:32,439
people, and also for public safety,

2870
02:14:32,439 --> 02:14:33,440
and making sure we get

2871
02:14:33,440 --> 02:14:35,442
the fire department, the police department

2872
02:14:35,442 --> 02:14:37,444
there, you know, those

2873
02:14:37,444 --> 02:14:38,445
types of things. We need to really look

2874
02:14:38,445 --> 02:14:39,446
at that.

2875
02:14:39,446 --> 02:14:41,448
I know a lot of people have heard about

2876
02:14:41,448 --> 02:14:42,449
this over the years. That

2877
02:14:42,449 --> 02:14:44,451
is something that we need to work

2878
02:14:44,451 --> 02:14:46,851
on. That is something

2879
02:14:47,454 --> 02:14:48,455
that I think is one

2880
02:14:48,455 --> 02:14:52,655
of the biggest challenges to the project.

2881
02:14:59,466 --> 02:15:01,468
the other thing I have heard,

2882
02:15:01,468 --> 02:15:02,436
the possibility of having hotels down

2883
02:15:02,436 --> 02:15:04,436
there.

2884
02:15:05,439 --> 02:15:07,839
maybe that wasn't something

2885
02:15:08,442 --> 02:15:10,442
in the trust

2886
02:15:11,445 --> 02:15:13,445
land use

2887
02:15:17,451 --> 02:15:19,451
approved activities.

2888
02:15:23,457 --> 02:15:24,458
we can see we are

2889
02:15:24,458 --> 02:15:26,460
abided by the rules and the laws.

2890
02:15:26,460 --> 02:15:29,460
it is all on the

2891
02:15:29,463 --> 02:15:32,466
up and up. The benefit of having those

2892
02:15:32,466 --> 02:15:35,469
amenities down there is that we have

2893
02:15:35,469 --> 02:15:38,438
people coming in from all

2894
02:15:38,438 --> 02:15:40,438
over that enjoy

2895
02:15:41,441 --> 02:15:43,443
the recreation. We have the refinery

2896
02:15:43,443 --> 02:15:44,444
nearby. We have people across the

2897
02:15:44,444 --> 02:15:46,446
count and he country

2898
02:15:46,446 --> 02:15:47,447
that work on the projects. We have

2899
02:15:47,447 --> 02:15:49,447
a lot of

2900
02:15:49,449 --> 02:15:50,450
labor that needs to have a place to

2901
02:15:50,450 --> 02:15:52,850
stay so they can

2902
02:15:53,453 --> 02:15:55,853
do the work. There

2903
02:15:56,456 --> 02:15:58,458
is a lot to --there is

2904
02:15:58,458 --> 02:16:02,462
a lot of support for that amenity.

2905
02:16:02,462 --> 02:16:03,463
I am in full support of that, but

2906
02:16:03,463 --> 02:16:04,464
within

2907
02:16:04,464 --> 02:16:05,465
the proper framework and size that is appropriate for

2908
02:16:05,465 --> 02:16:07,465
our community.

2909
02:16:11,438 --> 02:16:13,440
I am sure I will have more to

2910
02:16:13,440 --> 02:16:14,441
say. I want to thank everyone for

2911
02:16:14,441 --> 02:16:16,441
being here tonight

2912
02:16:17,444 --> 02:16:19,844
and thank the city

2913
02:16:20,447 --> 02:16:22,847
staff, city attorneys, tuckered

2914
02:16:23,450 --> 02:16:26,453
tucker sadler. Wanting to bring something

2915
02:16:26,453 --> 02:16:28,453
to

2916
02:16:29,456 --> 02:16:31,456
improve ourour community.

2917
02:16:32,459 --> 02:16:35,459
that marina has been down

2918
02:16:35,462 --> 02:16:37,462
there since 1962.

2919
02:16:41,468 --> 02:16:44,438
it is time to be the beautiful

2920
02:16:44,438 --> 02:16:47,441
marina it once was. I think

2921
02:16:47,441 --> 02:16:50,441
our community deserves that. I

2922
02:16:50,444 --> 02:16:52,844
want to have a

2923
02:16:53,447 --> 02:16:55,447
ferry here too.

2924
02:17:14,468 --> 02:17:16,436
>> I

2925
02:17:16,436 --> 02:17:17,437
wanted to thank everybody for being

2926
02:17:17,437 --> 02:17:19,437
here. I am

2927
02:17:20,440 --> 02:17:23,443
very excited about this. This is

2928
02:17:23,443 --> 02:17:24,444
unbelievable. You know, we are so

2929
02:17:24,444 --> 02:17:26,444
concerned. What

2930
02:17:26,446 --> 02:17:29,446
are we going to do

2931
02:17:29,449 --> 02:17:31,449
with the marina.

2932
02:17:31,451 --> 02:17:32,452
I want to thank greg and diane for

2933
02:17:32,452 --> 02:17:34,452
showing up in

2934
02:17:35,455 --> 02:17:37,455
the right moment

2935
02:17:38,458 --> 02:17:40,460
for us. We have

2936
02:17:40,460 --> 02:17:44,464
taught about this being a union job

2937
02:17:44,464 --> 02:17:46,464
from day one.

2938
02:17:47,467 --> 02:17:49,867
standing up, having a

2939
02:17:50,437 --> 02:17:52,437
union language there.

2940
02:17:53,440 --> 02:17:55,442
I do want to read something for the

2941
02:17:55,442 --> 02:17:56,443
sea scouts to make sure that they

2942
02:17:56,443 --> 02:17:58,443
understand that they

2943
02:17:59,446 --> 02:18:01,846
are very important in

2944
02:18:02,449 --> 02:18:04,449
this process.

2945
02:18:05,452 --> 02:18:08,452
they have been from the

2946
02:18:08,455 --> 02:18:10,455
get-go. Didn't

2947
02:18:11,458 --> 02:18:12,459
they come down and tour. I know they

2948
02:18:12,459 --> 02:18:13,460
are

2949
02:18:13,460 --> 02:18:14,461
very excited about the sea scouts

2950
02:18:14,461 --> 02:18:16,461
as we

2951
02:18:17,464 --> 02:18:20,467
are. Right in the staff report, really

2952
02:18:20,467 --> 02:18:23,437
quick, I wanted to propose

2953
02:18:23,437 --> 02:18:24,438
a waterside description. The bullet points are

2954
02:18:24,438 --> 02:18:26,438
clear.

2955
02:18:26,440 --> 02:18:29,443
the staff did a great job

2956
02:18:29,443 --> 02:18:31,443
on this.

2957
02:18:36,450 --> 02:18:38,450
right at the

2958
02:18:39,453 --> 02:18:42,453
very top of the page,

2959
02:18:42,456 --> 02:18:44,456
club

2960
02:18:48,462 --> 02:18:50,462
and community facilities.

2961
02:18:51,465 --> 02:18:54,468
you guys are so important to

2962
02:18:54,468 --> 02:18:56,436
the city. I was

2963
02:18:56,436 --> 02:18:57,437
younger and I would drive by the sea

2964
02:18:57,437 --> 02:18:59,437
scout base.

2965
02:18:59,439 --> 02:19:02,442
what is a sea scout. You invited me

2966
02:19:02,442 --> 02:19:03,443
to one of your gatherings and I came

2967
02:19:03,443 --> 02:19:05,443
down there

2968
02:19:05,445 --> 02:19:06,446
and fell in love with you guys and

2969
02:19:06,446 --> 02:19:08,446
the things

2970
02:19:09,449 --> 02:19:11,849
you do for the

2971
02:19:12,452 --> 02:19:14,452
people involved.

2972
02:19:18,458 --> 02:19:21,461
I saw what this program does

2973
02:19:21,461 --> 02:19:24,461
for the youth. They jumped

2974
02:19:24,464 --> 02:19:26,864
on the chance. They

2975
02:19:27,467 --> 02:19:30,437
asked if they can drive the

2976
02:19:30,437 --> 02:19:32,437
bar pilot boat.

2977
02:19:33,440 --> 02:19:35,440
they jumped in.

2978
02:19:39,446 --> 02:19:41,846
he turns around. The

2979
02:19:42,449 --> 02:19:45,452
kids were asking can he spin

2980
02:19:45,452 --> 02:19:47,452
a donut. He

2981
02:19:48,455 --> 02:19:51,455
says hang on. I want

2982
02:19:51,458 --> 02:19:52,459
you to know how vibrant.

2983
02:19:52,459 --> 02:19:54,461
I am appreciative that you brought

2984
02:19:54,461 --> 02:19:56,461
everybody. It is

2985
02:19:57,464 --> 02:19:59,466
very exciting. You know, I

2986
02:19:59,466 --> 02:20:02,436
would like the staff, much like the

2987
02:20:02,436 --> 02:20:05,439
vice mayor was talking about, I would like

2988
02:20:05,439 --> 02:20:06,440
to hear you reaffirm what you talked

2989
02:20:06,440 --> 02:20:08,440
about in

2990
02:20:08,442 --> 02:20:09,443
your staff report, right. That the status

2991
02:20:09,443 --> 02:20:11,443
quo at

2992
02:20:12,446 --> 02:20:14,846
the marina is financially

2993
02:20:15,449 --> 02:20:17,449
unsustainable.

2994
02:20:18,452 --> 02:20:20,452
>> yes, it is.

2995
02:20:20,454 --> 02:20:21,455
each year it is eating more and more

2996
02:20:21,455 --> 02:20:23,455
into our

2997
02:20:24,458 --> 02:20:27,461
general fund and our ability to

2998
02:20:27,461 --> 02:20:29,461
sustain basic core

2999
02:20:30,464 --> 02:20:32,464
services.

3000
02:20:36,436 --> 02:20:38,436
to

3001
02:20:38,438 --> 02:20:42,442
do nothing could cost us as much as

3002
02:20:42,442 --> 02:20:44,442
$20 million. I

3003
02:20:45,445 --> 02:20:48,448
am sorry, but it is in bad

3004
02:20:48,448 --> 02:20:50,450
shape. The first time that our building

3005
02:20:50,450 --> 02:20:51,451
inspector goes into the bait shop what

3006
02:20:51,451 --> 02:20:53,451
happens? It

3007
02:20:54,454 --> 02:20:56,456
is condemned, right. Now it is in

3008
02:20:56,456 --> 02:20:57,457
three dumpsters, you know, on the

3009
02:20:57,457 --> 02:20:59,457
way

3010
02:21:00,460 --> 02:21:02,460
to the dump.

3011
02:21:06,466 --> 02:21:09,436
they are night and shining

3012
02:21:09,436 --> 02:21:11,436
armors.

3013
02:21:12,439 --> 02:21:15,439
I can't wait to do

3014
02:21:15,442 --> 02:21:17,842
it with a union

3015
02:21:18,445 --> 02:21:21,445
outfit. I want everyone to

3016
02:21:21,448 --> 02:21:23,448
be involved.

3017
02:21:24,451 --> 02:21:25,452
some is something they

3018
02:21:25,452 --> 02:21:27,454
were talking about from day one as

3019
02:21:27,454 --> 02:21:29,454
well, the need

3020
02:21:30,457 --> 02:21:32,457
for public

3021
02:21:33,460 --> 02:21:35,860
outreach, right. They want

3022
02:21:36,463 --> 02:21:37,464
to know what we want and what it looks

3023
02:21:37,464 --> 02:21:39,466
like and what everybody has to say.

3024
02:21:39,466 --> 02:21:41,866
I am telling you

3025
02:21:42,469 --> 02:21:45,439
what I saw in san diego was oh, my

3026
02:21:45,439 --> 02:21:46,440
god. It is so beautiful. If you ever have

3027
02:21:46,440 --> 02:21:48,440
been to san

3028
02:21:48,442 --> 02:21:51,442
diego, you know what their

3029
02:21:51,445 --> 02:21:53,445
marinas look like.

3030
02:21:57,451 --> 02:21:59,453
I had a hard

3031
02:21:59,453 --> 02:22:00,454
time believing our marina could be

3032
02:22:00,454 --> 02:22:01,455
as

3033
02:22:01,455 --> 02:22:03,457
amazing as san diego and long beach

3034
02:22:03,457 --> 02:22:05,457
and

3035
02:22:06,460 --> 02:22:08,460
places like that.

3036
02:22:18,438 --> 02:22:20,438
I started

3037
02:22:21,441 --> 02:22:23,443
to believe and get excited. I

3038
02:22:23,443 --> 02:22:24,444
think you know what is going to happen

3039
02:22:24,444 --> 02:22:26,444
up here.

3040
02:22:26,446 --> 02:22:27,447
we are so excited about the program.

3041
02:22:27,447 --> 02:22:29,449
I can't wait to

3042
02:22:29,449 --> 02:22:30,450
see all of the hard work that we need

3043
02:22:30,450 --> 02:22:32,450
to

3044
02:22:33,453 --> 02:22:35,853
do over the next 24

3045
02:22:36,456 --> 02:22:38,456
months.

3046
02:22:39,459 --> 02:22:41,459
I will

3047
02:22:42,462 --> 02:22:46,620
be voting to approve. Thank you.

3048
02:22:54,441 --> 02:22:56,441
>> I echo

3049
02:22:57,444 --> 02:22:59,444
all of the

3050
02:22:59,446 --> 02:23:00,447
comments made by previous councilmembers.

3051
02:23:00,447 --> 02:23:02,447
I

3052
02:23:03,450 --> 02:23:05,450
was at

3053
02:23:06,453 --> 02:23:08,453
a leadership thing

3054
02:23:12,459 --> 02:23:14,459
I came out

3055
02:23:15,462 --> 02:23:17,862
as a 7. A 7 is

3056
02:23:18,465 --> 02:23:20,865
an enthusiastic visionary. So

3057
02:23:21,468 --> 02:23:23,468
this project right

3058
02:23:24,438 --> 02:23:26,438
here

3059
02:23:27,441 --> 02:23:29,441
is feeding that

3060
02:23:29,443 --> 02:23:30,444
enthusiastic visionary. This is and

3061
02:23:30,444 --> 02:23:32,444
it will be

3062
02:23:36,450 --> 02:23:38,450
transformational. We have

3063
02:23:38,452 --> 02:23:39,453
talked about some of the comments

3064
02:23:39,453 --> 02:23:41,453
or the complaints

3065
02:23:42,456 --> 02:23:44,456
that we hear.

3066
02:23:45,459 --> 02:23:47,459
what

3067
02:23:47,461 --> 02:23:48,462
I have heard is that it would be nice

3068
02:23:48,462 --> 02:23:50,462
to have more

3069
02:23:51,465 --> 02:23:53,465
options in martinez.

3070
02:23:54,468 --> 02:23:56,468
we have been

3071
02:23:57,437 --> 02:23:59,437
losing

3072
02:24:00,440 --> 02:24:02,440
revenue to pleasant

3073
02:24:03,443 --> 02:24:05,443
hill and

3074
02:24:06,446 --> 02:24:08,846
concord and walnut creek

3075
02:24:09,449 --> 02:24:10,450
for years because we don't and haven't

3076
02:24:10,450 --> 02:24:12,450
had

3077
02:24:13,453 --> 02:24:15,453
a lot of

3078
02:24:16,456 --> 02:24:17,457
options. Families

3079
02:24:17,457 --> 02:24:19,459
and folks coming in to the community

3080
02:24:19,459 --> 02:24:21,459
want

3081
02:24:22,462 --> 02:24:24,462
to stay here.

3082
02:24:34,441 --> 02:24:36,841
all the other cities,

3083
02:24:37,444 --> 02:24:40,447
you know what they don't have?

3084
02:24:40,447 --> 02:24:42,447
a marina.

3085
02:24:43,450 --> 02:24:45,450
this is

3086
02:24:46,453 --> 02:24:48,453
a wonderful opportunity.

3087
02:24:52,459 --> 02:24:54,461
if you are in sales, we get

3088
02:24:54,461 --> 02:24:58,465
it figured out and it creates a stickiness

3089
02:24:58,465 --> 02:25:00,465
for our

3090
02:25:01,468 --> 02:25:03,468
residents.

3091
02:25:04,438 --> 02:25:07,441
they don't have to go all of the

3092
02:25:07,441 --> 02:25:09,441
other

3093
02:25:10,444 --> 02:25:12,444
places. For

3094
02:25:12,446 --> 02:25:13,447
folks going up to napa and get off

3095
02:25:13,447 --> 02:25:15,447
of

3096
02:25:16,450 --> 02:25:18,450
the highway.

3097
02:25:22,456 --> 02:25:25,459
maybe there will be so much going

3098
02:25:25,459 --> 02:25:27,461
on they will forget to go to napa.

3099
02:25:27,461 --> 02:25:31,610
we have local wineries. This ain't

3100
02:25:31,465 --> 02:25:33,465
difficult for me.

3101
02:25:34,468 --> 02:25:36,468
I can see

3102
02:25:37,437 --> 02:25:39,837
the vision. I appreciate

3103
02:25:40,440 --> 02:25:42,440
greg and

3104
02:25:43,443 --> 02:25:46,443
diane for being the ones

3105
02:25:46,446 --> 02:25:48,448
that are going to hopefully help

3106
02:25:48,448 --> 02:25:49,449
us realize the vision. I appreciate

3107
02:25:49,449 --> 02:25:51,449
staff and

3108
02:25:51,451 --> 02:25:52,452
all their due diligence and everybody in

3109
02:25:52,452 --> 02:25:54,452
this process has

3110
02:25:55,455 --> 02:25:57,455
been responsive.

3111
02:25:58,458 --> 02:26:00,458
nobody

3112
02:26:01,461 --> 02:26:04,464
is entering into this in a

3113
02:26:04,464 --> 02:26:07,467
vacuum. Nobody is entering into this

3114
02:26:07,467 --> 02:26:09,436
in a vacuum with blinders on. As my

3115
02:26:09,436 --> 02:26:10,437
fellow councilmembers have mentioned.

3116
02:26:10,437 --> 02:26:12,437
in

3117
02:26:13,440 --> 02:26:16,443
the proposed agreement it is a

3118
02:26:16,443 --> 02:26:18,445
sea scouts facility. In the

3119
02:26:18,445 --> 02:26:19,446
proposed agreement there is discussion

3120
02:26:19,446 --> 02:26:21,446
about an

3121
02:26:21,448 --> 02:26:22,449
alternative access because we know

3122
02:26:22,449 --> 02:26:24,449
for this to

3123
02:26:25,452 --> 02:26:27,452
work people need

3124
02:26:28,455 --> 02:26:30,455
to comfortably get

3125
02:26:31,458 --> 02:26:33,460
in and out of. We are

3126
02:26:33,460 --> 02:26:34,461
not entering into this blindly. But

3127
02:26:34,461 --> 02:26:36,461
I can see

3128
02:26:37,464 --> 02:26:39,466
it. We can all see it. That is why

3129
02:26:39,466 --> 02:26:40,467
there is excitement here. Because

3130
02:26:40,467 --> 02:26:42,467
this

3131
02:26:43,437 --> 02:26:45,437
is the first

3132
02:26:46,440 --> 02:26:48,840
time --the first time

3133
02:26:49,443 --> 02:26:51,843
that this thing can

3134
02:26:52,446 --> 02:26:54,446
and will happen.

3135
02:26:55,449 --> 02:26:57,449
let me also

3136
02:26:58,452 --> 02:27:01,455
remind you all that we have

3137
02:27:01,455 --> 02:27:04,455
a fiduciary and a fiscal

3138
02:27:04,458 --> 02:27:06,458
responsibility of managing

3139
02:27:07,461 --> 02:27:09,461
a city.

3140
02:27:10,464 --> 02:27:13,467
right now we are pumping a

3141
02:27:13,467 --> 02:27:14,468
half million dollars,

3142
02:27:14,468 --> 02:27:16,436
lending, to something that is not beneficial

3143
02:27:16,436 --> 02:27:18,436
to you all.

3144
02:27:25,445 --> 02:27:27,445
if

3145
02:27:28,448 --> 02:27:31,448
we don't do anything wewe

3146
02:27:31,451 --> 02:27:33,451
not being

3147
02:27:34,454 --> 02:27:36,454
fiscally responsible. It

3148
02:27:37,457 --> 02:27:40,460
could be good city financial matters and

3149
02:27:40,460 --> 02:27:42,460
be stewards,

3150
02:27:43,463 --> 02:27:45,863
be stewards of the

3151
02:27:46,466 --> 02:27:48,466
city.

3152
02:27:52,439 --> 02:27:55,439
lived up here long enough.

3153
02:27:55,442 --> 02:27:58,445
saw all of the opposition to pleasant

3154
02:27:58,445 --> 02:28:01,445
hill when they did not

3155
02:28:01,448 --> 02:28:03,448
have a downtown.

3156
02:28:04,451 --> 02:28:06,851
I remember when old

3157
02:28:07,454 --> 02:28:10,457
walnut creek was afraid of what was

3158
02:28:10,457 --> 02:28:13,460
going on on the other side

3159
02:28:13,460 --> 02:28:16,463
of mount diablo. What did that do?

3160
02:28:16,463 --> 02:28:18,463
created

3161
02:28:19,466 --> 02:28:21,866
foot traffic. This is

3162
02:28:22,469 --> 02:28:24,438
about creating foot traffic. It will

3163
02:28:24,438 --> 02:28:25,439
have a ripple effect to downtown.

3164
02:28:25,439 --> 02:28:27,441
if we create foot

3165
02:28:27,441 --> 02:28:28,442
traffic it will have a ripple effect

3166
02:28:28,442 --> 02:28:30,442
up to highway

3167
02:28:31,445 --> 02:28:34,448
4. The folks going down to the waterfront

3168
02:28:34,448 --> 02:28:35,449
to a homewoods suite, now they are

3169
02:28:35,449 --> 02:28:37,449
going to

3170
02:28:37,451 --> 02:28:39,451
stop at

3171
02:28:40,454 --> 02:28:43,457
the lucky's and shop and spend money

3172
02:28:43,457 --> 02:28:46,457
before going down to the

3173
02:28:46,460 --> 02:28:48,460
waterfront.

3174
02:28:49,463 --> 02:28:53,630
we find out where is the

3175
02:28:53,467 --> 02:28:55,467
local grocery

3176
02:28:56,436 --> 02:28:58,436
store.

3177
02:29:02,442 --> 02:29:05,442
this is real economics, not

3178
02:29:05,445 --> 02:29:07,445
about financial profit

3179
02:29:07,447 --> 02:29:08,448
but preventing us from saying the

3180
02:29:08,448 --> 02:29:10,448
city is

3181
02:29:11,451 --> 02:29:13,451
in bankruptcy.

3182
02:29:17,457 --> 02:29:19,457
we are excited

3183
02:29:20,460 --> 02:29:22,462
but we are pumped. Reminder,

3184
02:29:22,462 --> 02:29:26,620
this is still the beginning stages,

3185
02:29:26,466 --> 02:29:28,466
a due

3186
02:29:29,469 --> 02:29:31,438
diligence process.

3187
02:29:31,438 --> 02:29:32,439
the messages, still in the process

3188
02:29:32,439 --> 02:29:33,440
and

3189
02:29:33,440 --> 02:29:35,442
the other most important message is

3190
02:29:35,442 --> 02:29:36,443
that we will

3191
02:29:36,443 --> 02:29:38,445
continue to have community engagement.

3192
02:29:38,445 --> 02:29:40,445
we

3193
02:29:40,447 --> 02:29:42,449
want to hear from all of you as we

3194
02:29:42,449 --> 02:29:44,451
continue to go through this process.

3195
02:29:44,451 --> 02:29:46,451
thank you all

3196
02:29:47,454 --> 02:29:49,454
for being here.

3197
02:29:50,457 --> 02:29:52,457
if you

3198
02:29:52,459 --> 02:29:53,460
ain't excited I will keep doing what I

3199
02:29:53,460 --> 02:29:55,460
need to do

3200
02:29:55,462 --> 02:29:56,463
and sell and talk and engage with

3201
02:29:56,463 --> 02:29:58,465
you so that you will

3202
02:29:58,465 --> 02:29:59,466
be excited. Thank you all for being

3203
02:29:59,466 --> 02:30:00,467
here and participating

3204
02:30:00,467 --> 02:30:01,468
with us this evening.

3205
02:30:01,468 --> 02:30:04,468
>> I will clap for that.

3206
02:30:08,442 --> 02:30:11,445
>> I hate having to be the

3207
02:30:11,445 --> 02:30:14,445
person to speak after greg.

3208
02:30:14,448 --> 02:30:16,448
I did have

3209
02:30:16,450 --> 02:30:17,451
a couple of comments that I wanted

3210
02:30:17,451 --> 02:30:19,453
to make. Thank you

3211
02:30:19,453 --> 02:30:20,454
for making the comment about the bait

3212
02:30:20,454 --> 02:30:22,454
shop

3213
02:30:23,457 --> 02:30:26,460
and having a code enforcement issue.

3214
02:30:26,460 --> 02:30:28,462
we had members of the public mention

3215
02:30:28,462 --> 02:30:29,463
the amphitheater. The reason it is

3216
02:30:29,463 --> 02:30:31,463
not being used

3217
02:30:32,466 --> 02:30:33,467
is that it has similar issues to the

3218
02:30:33,467 --> 02:30:34,468
bait

3219
02:30:34,468 --> 02:30:35,469
shop. Nobody wants to rent it and

3220
02:30:35,469 --> 02:30:37,469
the

3221
02:30:38,438 --> 02:30:41,441
city can't because of health and

3222
02:30:41,441 --> 02:30:43,441
safety issues.

3223
02:30:44,444 --> 02:30:46,444
we

3224
02:30:47,447 --> 02:30:49,447
don't have an

3225
02:30:50,450 --> 02:30:52,450
amphitheater.

3226
02:30:53,453 --> 02:30:56,456
what I wanted to speak about is our

3227
02:30:56,456 --> 02:30:57,457
trip to view some of the tucker sadler

3228
02:30:57,457 --> 02:30:59,457
properties.

3229
02:30:59,459 --> 02:31:02,462
so, a while ago, you know,

3230
02:31:02,462 --> 02:31:03,463
as all of the staff said, all of the

3231
02:31:03,463 --> 02:31:05,463
council

3232
02:31:05,465 --> 02:31:07,467
had an opportunity to have

3233
02:31:07,467 --> 02:31:08,468
meetings with staff several times over

3234
02:31:08,468 --> 02:31:10,437
the past couple

3235
02:31:10,437 --> 02:31:11,438
of months. And when this project first

3236
02:31:11,438 --> 02:31:12,439
came

3237
02:31:12,439 --> 02:31:14,441
forward, it was very important to

3238
02:31:14,441 --> 02:31:16,841
me that we made

3239
02:31:17,444 --> 02:31:19,844
a public and transparent

3240
02:31:20,447 --> 02:31:23,447
process. There was a lot

3241
02:31:23,450 --> 02:31:26,453
of comments about just like the general

3242
02:31:26,453 --> 02:31:28,853
ascetic of the project.

3243
02:31:29,456 --> 02:31:32,459
I heard what people said. It

3244
02:31:32,459 --> 02:31:34,461
concerned me. I had

3245
02:31:34,461 --> 02:31:35,462
mentioned to staff. I asked the question

3246
02:31:35,462 --> 02:31:37,464
of all of the

3247
02:31:37,464 --> 02:31:38,465
council who is the most hesitant on

3248
02:31:38,465 --> 02:31:40,465
the project.

3249
02:31:40,467 --> 02:31:41,468
everyone in the meeting got quiet.

3250
02:31:41,468 --> 02:31:43,468
is it me.

3251
02:31:44,438 --> 02:31:46,440
am I the most hesitant.

3252
02:31:46,440 --> 02:31:47,441
I am like okay. When I am on board,

3253
02:31:47,441 --> 02:31:49,441
we are good

3254
02:31:50,444 --> 02:31:53,447
to go. So, when we all went down to our

3255
02:31:53,447 --> 02:31:54,448
california league of city conference

3256
02:31:54,448 --> 02:31:56,448
in

3257
02:31:56,450 --> 02:31:58,452
october. We go once a year. We

3258
02:31:58,452 --> 02:31:59,453
realized how close we were to tucker

3259
02:31:59,453 --> 02:32:01,453
sadler projects

3260
02:32:01,455 --> 02:32:02,456
and said can we see some of these

3261
02:32:02,456 --> 02:32:04,456
things. I wanted

3262
02:32:04,458 --> 02:32:05,459
to understand what the projects look

3263
02:32:05,459 --> 02:32:07,459
like.

3264
02:32:07,461 --> 02:32:08,462
a conceptual design people disagree

3265
02:32:08,462 --> 02:32:10,462
with is not

3266
02:32:10,464 --> 02:32:11,465
the same thing as seeing something

3267
02:32:11,465 --> 02:32:13,865
on the ground. We

3268
02:32:14,468 --> 02:32:16,470
got to see several different

3269
02:32:16,470 --> 02:32:17,437
properties. I was very impressed by all of

3270
02:32:17,437 --> 02:32:19,437
the properties.

3271
02:32:20,440 --> 02:32:22,440
it

3272
02:32:23,443 --> 02:32:25,443
really made it

3273
02:32:26,446 --> 02:32:28,446
clear

3274
02:32:29,449 --> 02:32:31,451
that the group is able to implement

3275
02:32:31,451 --> 02:32:32,452
projects that are right sized for

3276
02:32:32,452 --> 02:32:35,455
the landscape they are in. One of

3277
02:32:35,455 --> 02:32:38,458
the sites we went to was an

3278
02:32:38,458 --> 02:32:39,459
rv park. I am sure you are

3279
02:32:39,459 --> 02:32:41,461
picturing something. Throw that out.

3280
02:32:41,461 --> 02:32:43,463
it was an amazing space with

3281
02:32:43,463 --> 02:32:47,467
a meeting area and pool and space

3282
02:32:47,467 --> 02:32:50,437
for events. It had small little sort

3283
02:32:50,437 --> 02:32:51,438
of temporary looking cabin spaces,

3284
02:32:51,438 --> 02:32:52,439
and a

3285
02:32:52,439 --> 02:32:53,440
lot of places for people to come and

3286
02:32:53,440 --> 02:32:55,840
to camp in the

3287
02:32:56,443 --> 02:32:59,443
rvs. It was right along

3288
02:32:59,446 --> 02:33:01,448
a tidal marsh. Tucker sadler

3289
02:33:01,448 --> 02:33:02,449
has experience with engaging tidal

3290
02:33:02,449 --> 02:33:04,449
marsh space with

3291
02:33:05,452 --> 02:33:06,453
a development. Tucker sadler has experience

3292
02:33:06,453 --> 02:33:08,453
making

3293
02:33:08,455 --> 02:33:09,456
a building that the aesthetic were

3294
02:33:09,456 --> 02:33:11,456
so beautiful

3295
02:33:11,458 --> 02:33:12,459
you could pick the whole thing up

3296
02:33:12,459 --> 02:33:14,459
and plop

3297
02:33:14,461 --> 02:33:17,464
it in the marina. Yeah. Everyone

3298
02:33:17,464 --> 02:33:19,466
in martinez would love this. We

3299
02:33:19,466 --> 02:33:20,467
had an opportunity to visit a restaurant

3300
02:33:20,467 --> 02:33:22,469
that was built out

3301
02:33:22,469 --> 02:33:23,437
over the water. I am like martinez

3302
02:33:23,437 --> 02:33:25,437
needs this.

3303
02:33:26,440 --> 02:33:29,443
a hotel that it was down in one of

3304
02:33:29,443 --> 02:33:32,443
the boutique hotels that was

3305
02:33:33,447 --> 02:33:35,847
in downtown san diego.

3306
02:33:36,450 --> 02:33:37,451
gas lamp

3307
02:33:37,451 --> 02:33:39,453
district. It absolutely was the kind

3308
02:33:39,453 --> 02:33:40,454
of thing that I think

3309
02:33:40,454 --> 02:33:42,456
people in martinez would like. And

3310
02:33:42,456 --> 02:33:44,456
then lastly,

3311
02:33:44,458 --> 02:33:48,580
I was actually really enjoyed visiting

3312
02:33:48,462 --> 02:33:51,462
the amphitheater they had had

3313
02:33:51,465 --> 02:33:53,465
participated in building.

3314
02:33:58,305 --> 02:34:00,274
he spoke to

3315
02:34:00,274 --> 02:34:01,275
the nerdy components that he thought

3316
02:34:01,275 --> 02:34:03,275
through for martinez.

3317
02:34:03,277 --> 02:34:04,278
they get it, and I think they are

3318
02:34:04,278 --> 02:34:06,278
the right partners

3319
02:34:06,280 --> 02:34:09,283
to move forward with. They are interested

3320
02:34:09,283 --> 02:34:10,284
in investing in martinez, and I absolutely

3321
02:34:10,284 --> 02:34:12,284
think they are

3322
02:34:13,287 --> 02:34:15,289
the right partners to move forward on the

3323
02:34:15,289 --> 02:34:16,290
project. I want everyone to know that

3324
02:34:16,290 --> 02:34:18,290
we have

3325
02:34:18,292 --> 02:34:19,293
been doing our due diligence up until

3326
02:34:19,293 --> 02:34:21,293
this point.

3327
02:34:21,295 --> 02:34:22,296
when you are in negotiations, you

3328
02:34:22,296 --> 02:34:24,296
can't have

3329
02:34:24,298 --> 02:34:25,299
public meetings, but with this signing

3330
02:34:25,299 --> 02:34:27,299
this

3331
02:34:28,302 --> 02:34:30,304
ena or it is me. I get to sign it.

3332
02:34:30,304 --> 02:34:33,273
with you approving me to sign the

3333
02:34:33,273 --> 02:34:34,274
ena we can move forward on public

3334
02:34:34,274 --> 02:34:36,274
meetings

3335
02:34:37,277 --> 02:34:39,279
and can now provide feedback on

3336
02:34:39,279 --> 02:34:40,280
the conceptual vision that we all

3337
02:34:40,280 --> 02:34:41,281
got back

3338
02:34:41,281 --> 02:34:43,283
in july and can start working through

3339
02:34:43,283 --> 02:34:45,283
the process,

3340
02:34:45,285 --> 02:34:46,286
and we can start taking the next stage

3341
02:34:46,286 --> 02:34:48,286
and

3342
02:34:49,289 --> 02:34:52,292
sending it out to the resource agencies

3343
02:34:52,292 --> 02:34:54,292
to improve environmental

3344
02:34:55,295 --> 02:34:57,295
feedback on.

3345
02:35:01,301 --> 02:35:03,301
with that I

3346
02:35:03,303 --> 02:35:04,304
don't have any other questions, I

3347
02:35:04,304 --> 02:35:06,704
only look to my

3348
02:35:07,274 --> 02:35:09,274
colleagues for

3349
02:35:10,277 --> 02:35:12,279
final comments or if you

3350
02:35:12,279 --> 02:35:13,280
are interested in making a motion

3351
02:35:13,280 --> 02:35:15,280
I

3352
02:35:15,282 --> 02:35:16,283
invite you to do so.

3353
02:35:16,283 --> 02:35:17,284
>> I would like

3354
02:35:17,284 --> 02:35:18,285
to make a motion

3355
02:35:18,285 --> 02:35:19,286
to adopt a resolution authorizing

3356
02:35:19,286 --> 02:35:21,286
the mayor

3357
02:35:22,289 --> 02:35:23,290
to enter into an exclusive

3358
02:35:23,290 --> 02:35:25,292
negotiating agreement between the

3359
02:35:25,292 --> 02:35:27,292
city and tucker

3360
02:35:27,294 --> 02:35:28,295
sadler architects in a form approved

3361
02:35:28,295 --> 02:35:30,295
by the

3362
02:35:30,297 --> 02:35:31,298
city attorney for the revitalization

3363
02:35:31,298 --> 02:35:33,298
of the

3364
02:35:33,300 --> 02:35:34,301
martinez waterfront and marina.

3365
02:35:34,301 --> 02:35:35,302
>>

3366
02:35:35,302 --> 02:35:37,302
I will second

3367
02:35:37,304 --> 02:35:38,305
that gladly.

3368
02:35:38,305 --> 02:35:39,306
>>

3369
02:35:39,306 --> 02:35:40,274
roll call vote please.

3370
02:35:40,274 --> 02:35:41,275
>> mayor zorn.

3371
02:35:41,275 --> 02:35:43,275
>>

3372
02:35:43,277 --> 02:35:44,278
aye.

3373
02:35:44,278 --> 02:35:46,278
>> vice

3374
02:35:46,280 --> 02:35:47,281
mayor satinder malhi.

3375
02:35:47,281 --> 02:35:48,282
>> aye. >> councilmember jay

3376
02:35:48,282 --> 02:35:49,283
howard.

3377
02:35:49,283 --> 02:35:51,285
>> aye. >> councilmember greg young.

3378
02:35:51,285 --> 02:35:52,286
>> aye. >> councilmember debbie mckillop.

3379
02:35:52,286 --> 02:35:54,286
>> aye. >> motion passes.

3380
02:35:55,289 --> 02:35:57,289
all ayes.

3381
02:36:13,273 --> 02:36:15,275
>> thank you everyone for participating

3382
02:36:15,275 --> 02:36:16,276
this evening. Our meeting is not over.

3383
02:36:16,276 --> 02:36:18,276
if you

3384
02:36:19,279 --> 02:36:20,280
are go to leave, I will give everyone a

3385
02:36:20,280 --> 02:36:21,281
minute

3386
02:36:21,281 --> 02:36:22,282
if you are not interested in staying

3387
02:36:22,282 --> 02:36:25,282
for our salary schedule discussion.

3388
02:37:46,300 --> 02:37:47,301
we are going to take a five

3389
02:37:47,301 --> 02:37:50,901
minute break and will regroup at 9:40.

3390
02:44:24,298 --> 02:44:26,698
>>> all right. Can everyone

3391
02:44:27,301 --> 02:44:28,302
take their seats. Only one more item

3392
02:44:28,302 --> 02:44:29,303
and

3393
02:44:29,303 --> 02:44:33,503
everyone can wrap up for the evening.

3394
02:44:48,288 --> 02:44:50,290
all right. There are two of us.

3395
02:44:50,290 --> 02:44:56,890
I just need debbie and jay and we can get going.

3396
02:44:57,297 --> 02:44:59,697
can I start if

3397
02:45:00,300 --> 02:45:02,302
they are in the room? I think

3398
02:45:02,302 --> 02:45:03,303
they are here. All right. We are going

3399
02:45:03,303 --> 02:45:05,303
to go

3400
02:45:06,306 --> 02:45:09,276
ahead and get going. All right.

3401
02:45:09,276 --> 02:45:12,279
not listening. I don't have a gavel.

3402
02:45:12,279 --> 02:45:15,282
I am going to go ahead and get

3403
02:45:15,282 --> 02:45:17,682
started. General business item

3404
02:45:18,285 --> 02:45:20,285
number 10,

3405
02:45:21,288 --> 02:45:23,288
adopt a

3406
02:45:23,290 --> 02:45:24,291
resolution approving a salary schedule

3407
02:45:24,291 --> 02:45:26,291
for

3408
02:45:27,294 --> 02:45:29,294
2025-26

3409
02:45:30,297 --> 02:45:31,298
effective january 1, 2026. Mike will

3410
02:45:31,298 --> 02:45:33,298
you

3411
02:45:33,300 --> 02:45:34,301
be leading this item?

3412
02:45:34,301 --> 02:45:36,301
>> before I

3413
02:45:36,303 --> 02:45:37,304
turn it over to lauren, the item is

3414
02:45:37,304 --> 02:45:39,304
all encompassing

3415
02:45:39,306 --> 02:45:42,276
of all of the different labor agreements

3416
02:45:42,276 --> 02:45:44,276
and

3417
02:45:45,279 --> 02:45:47,679
salary adjustments done. The

3418
02:45:48,282 --> 02:45:50,284
mpoa agreement was ratified

3419
02:45:50,284 --> 02:45:51,285
unanimously by the council. Lauren

3420
02:45:51,285 --> 02:45:53,285
will go through

3421
02:45:54,288 --> 02:45:57,288
an overview of the item

3422
02:45:57,291 --> 02:46:00,294
and will do required read outs

3423
02:46:00,294 --> 02:46:03,294
of compensation for executive staff

3424
02:46:03,297 --> 02:46:06,297
including myself and the chief

3425
02:46:06,300 --> 02:46:07,301
of police. I can turn it over to lauren

3426
02:46:07,301 --> 02:46:09,301
and

3427
02:46:09,303 --> 02:46:12,303
she will walk us through

3428
02:46:12,306 --> 02:46:13,307
the item.

3429
02:46:13,307 --> 02:46:15,275
>> thank you. This

3430
02:46:15,275 --> 02:46:17,275
will be brief.

3431
02:46:21,281 --> 02:46:23,281
just

3432
02:46:24,284 --> 02:46:25,285
as mike mentioned, required by law

3433
02:46:25,285 --> 02:46:27,287
I need to do

3434
02:46:27,287 --> 02:46:29,287
a read

3435
02:46:30,290 --> 02:46:32,292
out. I am going to go through

3436
02:46:32,292 --> 02:46:33,293
this and note a correction that we

3437
02:46:33,293 --> 02:46:35,693
needed to make on

3438
02:46:36,296 --> 02:46:38,696
the salary schedule tonight

3439
02:46:39,299 --> 02:46:41,299
with your recommendation.

3440
02:46:42,302 --> 02:46:45,302
a recommendation to adopt a

3441
02:46:45,305 --> 02:46:47,274
resolution approving a publicly

3442
02:46:47,274 --> 02:46:48,275
available salary schedule for fiscal

3443
02:46:48,275 --> 02:46:50,275
year 25-

3444
02:46:51,278 --> 02:46:53,280
26 effective january 1, 26. The action

3445
02:46:53,280 --> 02:46:55,282
is required to encower compliance

3446
02:46:55,282 --> 02:46:57,282
with the public

3447
02:46:57,284 --> 02:46:58,285
employee's retirement law. The public

3448
02:46:58,285 --> 02:47:00,285
employees

3449
02:47:00,287 --> 02:47:03,290
pension reform act of 2013 and title

3450
02:47:03,290 --> 02:47:06,293
ii of the california code of regulations.

3451
02:47:06,293 --> 02:47:09,293
state regulations require the city

3452
02:47:09,296 --> 02:47:10,297
council to formally adopt a salary

3453
02:47:10,297 --> 02:47:12,297
schedule that

3454
02:47:13,300 --> 02:47:15,300
is publicly

3455
02:47:16,303 --> 02:47:19,303
available and clearly identifies all

3456
02:47:19,306 --> 02:47:21,706
employee classifications, pay ranges,

3457
02:47:22,276 --> 02:47:24,276
time bases and

3458
02:47:25,279 --> 02:47:26,280
effective dates. The

3459
02:47:26,280 --> 02:47:28,282
attached consolidated salary schedule

3460
02:47:28,282 --> 02:47:29,283
reflects

3461
02:47:29,283 --> 02:47:31,285
compensation actions previously approved by

3462
02:47:31,285 --> 02:47:33,285
the city council.

3463
02:47:34,288 --> 02:47:36,288
prior

3464
02:47:36,290 --> 02:47:37,291
council actions include on june 25th

3465
02:47:37,291 --> 02:47:39,291
the

3466
02:47:40,294 --> 02:47:42,294
city council approved

3467
02:47:43,297 --> 02:47:45,297
resolution 25080 approving the

3468
02:47:45,299 --> 02:47:46,300
25-26 operating budget authorizing

3469
02:47:46,300 --> 02:47:48,300
a

3470
02:47:48,302 --> 02:47:49,303
2. 5 wage increase for employees covered

3471
02:47:49,303 --> 02:47:50,304
by

3472
02:47:50,304 --> 02:47:52,306
the management compensation plan,

3473
02:47:52,306 --> 02:47:54,274
and as mike

3474
02:47:54,274 --> 02:47:55,275
mentioned earlier, the city manager,

3475
02:47:55,275 --> 02:47:57,275
and

3476
02:47:58,278 --> 02:48:01,281
the police chief based on their

3477
02:48:01,281 --> 02:48:03,281
contracts.

3478
02:48:07,287 --> 02:48:09,687
anything applies to the

3479
02:48:10,290 --> 02:48:13,290
mcp applies to their contract.

3480
02:48:13,293 --> 02:48:15,693
under government code section

3481
02:48:16,296 --> 02:48:18,298
549c3, prior to taking final

3482
02:48:18,298 --> 02:48:19,299
action on any executive compensation,

3483
02:48:19,299 --> 02:48:21,299
the

3484
02:48:21,301 --> 02:48:22,302
council is required to report a summary

3485
02:48:22,302 --> 02:48:24,302
of

3486
02:48:24,304 --> 02:48:25,305
the proposed adjustments. The following

3487
02:48:25,305 --> 02:48:26,306
executive

3488
02:48:26,306 --> 02:48:28,275
positions will see an increase in

3489
02:48:28,275 --> 02:48:30,275
their salaries if

3490
02:48:31,278 --> 02:48:33,278
approved by

3491
02:48:34,281 --> 02:48:37,281
council. I will list them

3492
02:48:37,284 --> 02:48:40,287
out one by one. Assistant city

3493
02:48:40,287 --> 02:48:42,287
manager. Current maximum

3494
02:48:46,293 --> 02:48:48,293
21,51.76. New

3495
02:48:49,296 --> 02:48:51,296
maximum,

3496
02:48:52,299 --> 02:48:54,299
$21,578.06. Chief of

3497
02:48:55,302 --> 02:48:57,302
police, current maximum

3498
02:48:58,305 --> 02:49:00,305
$22,514.57.

3499
02:49:01,275 --> 02:49:03,275
new maximum

3500
02:49:04,278 --> 02:49:06,278
$23,077.43.

3501
02:49:07,281 --> 02:49:09,681
I am sorry. A

3502
02:49:10,284 --> 02:49:12,284
small type here.

3503
02:49:13,287 --> 02:49:15,687
city engineer, current maximum,

3504
02:49:16,290 --> 02:49:18,290
$21,051.76.

3505
02:49:19,293 --> 02:49:21,293
new maximum,

3506
02:49:25,299 --> 02:49:27,299
$21,578.06.

3507
02:49:28,302 --> 02:49:30,702
city manager, current maximum

3508
02:49:34,274 --> 02:49:36,274
$22,964.86.

3509
02:49:37,277 --> 02:49:39,277
new maximum

3510
02:49:43,283 --> 02:49:45,283
23,598.

3511
02:49:52,292 --> 02:49:54,292
economic

3512
02:49:55,295 --> 02:49:57,295
development

3513
02:49:58,298 --> 02:50:01,298
director. Director of public works.

3514
02:50:01,301 --> 02:50:03,301
current maximum,

3515
02:50:04,304 --> 02:50:06,304
$21,051.76.

3516
02:50:07,274 --> 02:50:09,274
new maximum

3517
02:50:12,279 --> 02:50:13,280
$21,578. 06, and then finally finance

3518
02:50:13,280 --> 02:50:15,280
director.

3519
02:50:16,283 --> 02:50:18,283
current maximum

3520
02:50:19,286 --> 02:50:21,286
$21,051. 76,

3521
02:50:22,289 --> 02:50:24,289
new maximum $21,578.06.

3522
02:50:33,300 --> 02:50:34,301
additionally in the approved salary

3523
02:50:34,301 --> 02:50:36,301
schedule on

3524
02:50:37,304 --> 02:50:39,704
july 30, 2025 the city council

3525
02:50:40,274 --> 02:50:41,275
approved 1475 setting

3526
02:50:41,275 --> 02:50:43,275
councilmembers monthly compensation

3527
02:50:43,277 --> 02:50:45,277
at $832.

3528
02:50:46,280 --> 02:50:49,283
that is reflected in the salary schedule.

3529
02:50:49,283 --> 02:50:51,285
on december 17, 2025 the city

3530
02:50:51,285 --> 02:50:52,286
council approved a successor between

3531
02:50:52,286 --> 02:50:54,686
the city of martinez

3532
02:50:55,289 --> 02:50:58,289
and the martinez police officers

3533
02:50:58,292 --> 02:51:00,292
association authorizing a

3534
02:51:01,295 --> 02:51:03,295
5. 54% salary

3535
02:51:03,297 --> 02:51:04,298
equity adjustment effective january

3536
02:51:04,298 --> 02:51:06,298
21st,

3537
02:51:07,301 --> 02:51:09,303
2026. All of the financial terms and

3538
02:51:09,303 --> 02:51:11,703
conditions were previously approved

3539
02:51:12,306 --> 02:51:13,307
by the city council through separate

3540
02:51:13,307 --> 02:51:15,307
actions. I

3541
02:51:16,276 --> 02:51:17,277
wanted to take note of the corrections.

3542
02:51:17,277 --> 02:51:19,277
we have

3543
02:51:19,279 --> 02:51:22,282
corrected, and I have a couple of

3544
02:51:22,282 --> 02:51:24,284
copies here. We corrected and updated

3545
02:51:24,284 --> 02:51:25,285
the salary schedule to include the

3546
02:51:25,285 --> 02:51:28,285
city manager and chief of

3547
02:51:28,288 --> 02:51:29,289
police which was an accidental omission

3548
02:51:29,289 --> 02:51:30,290
in what

3549
02:51:30,290 --> 02:51:31,291
was published.

3550
02:51:31,291 --> 02:51:32,292
>> can you say that

3551
02:51:32,292 --> 02:51:33,293
one more time.

3552
02:51:33,293 --> 02:51:34,294
everything that you said, we were

3553
02:51:34,294 --> 02:51:36,294
following along and

3554
02:51:36,296 --> 02:51:37,297
matched. Can you clarify the chief

3555
02:51:37,297 --> 02:51:39,299
of police and city

3556
02:51:39,299 --> 02:51:40,300
manager. What was the difference between

3557
02:51:40,300 --> 02:51:42,700
what was published and

3558
02:51:43,303 --> 02:51:44,304
what was read?

3559
02:51:44,304 --> 02:51:45,305
>> what was published,

3560
02:51:45,305 --> 02:51:46,306
the city

3561
02:51:46,306 --> 02:51:49,276
manager and the police chief,

3562
02:51:49,276 --> 02:51:51,276
their salaries, 2. 5%

3563
02:51:52,279 --> 02:51:54,279
cola wasn't

3564
02:51:55,282 --> 02:51:57,284
included on the document. It is our

3565
02:51:57,284 --> 02:51:58,285
omission. We caught it before the

3566
02:51:58,285 --> 02:52:00,285
meeting.

3567
02:52:01,288 --> 02:52:03,290
hr updated the salary schedule. Pending

3568
02:52:03,290 --> 02:52:07,294
your approval it will be included in the salary schedule.

3569
02:52:07,294 --> 02:52:09,294
>> can I

3570
02:52:10,297 --> 02:52:13,300
just clarify a few things? Greg leaned

3571
02:52:13,300 --> 02:52:14,301
over to clarify. I wanted to make

3572
02:52:14,301 --> 02:52:16,301
sure that we

3573
02:52:16,303 --> 02:52:17,304
are actually saying this into the

3574
02:52:17,304 --> 02:52:19,304
microphone. So,

3575
02:52:19,306 --> 02:52:20,307
the way that the attachment, the salary

3576
02:52:20,307 --> 02:52:22,276
schedule

3577
02:52:22,276 --> 02:52:23,277
currently reads. It has steps 1, 2,

3578
02:52:23,277 --> 02:52:25,277
3,

3579
02:52:25,279 --> 02:52:26,280
4, 5. All of the management team that

3580
02:52:26,280 --> 02:52:28,280
you

3581
02:52:28,282 --> 02:52:29,283
head does not have a step 2, 3, 4.

3582
02:52:29,283 --> 02:52:30,284
it

3583
02:52:30,284 --> 02:52:32,286
sort of reads that the raise is going

3584
02:52:32,286 --> 02:52:33,287
from step

3585
02:52:33,287 --> 02:52:35,289
1, current, to step 5. That is your

3586
02:52:35,289 --> 02:52:37,689
raise. That is not

3587
02:52:38,292 --> 02:52:41,292
what is happening. There is

3588
02:52:41,295 --> 02:52:43,297
not currently a current step 5,

3589
02:52:43,297 --> 02:52:44,298
and a new step 5. So, in case the

3590
02:52:44,298 --> 02:52:46,298
public

3591
02:52:46,300 --> 02:52:47,301
is listening and is confused as to

3592
02:52:47,301 --> 02:52:49,301
what they

3593
02:52:50,304 --> 02:52:52,304
are seeing. It

3594
02:52:53,307 --> 02:52:54,274
is what percentage increase?

3595
02:52:54,274 --> 02:52:55,275
>>

3596
02:52:55,275 --> 02:52:56,276
2. 5%, and then again, just based

3597
02:52:56,276 --> 02:52:58,276
on

3598
02:52:59,279 --> 02:53:02,282
what I read off isis we

3599
02:53:02,282 --> 02:53:04,282
are required

3600
02:53:05,285 --> 02:53:07,285
to

3601
02:53:08,288 --> 02:53:09,289
speak to the maximum and the new

3602
02:53:09,289 --> 02:53:11,291
maximum. Whether that is where they

3603
02:53:11,291 --> 02:53:13,293
are at or not in the salary

3604
02:53:13,293 --> 02:53:14,294
range. That is what we are required

3605
02:53:14,294 --> 02:53:16,694
to do by law.

3606
02:53:17,297 --> 02:53:19,297
>> so, step

3607
02:53:19,299 --> 02:53:20,300
1 is the least experienced in the

3608
02:53:20,300 --> 02:53:23,300
job tight and he will

3609
02:53:23,303 --> 02:53:24,304
step 5 is the most experienced.

3610
02:53:24,304 --> 02:53:26,306
at a certain point you are going to

3611
02:53:26,306 --> 02:53:28,275
get a promotion

3612
02:53:28,275 --> 02:53:31,278
to the step 55 and can't ever earn

3613
02:53:31,278 --> 02:53:33,280
anymore money. At the time the cola

3614
02:53:33,280 --> 02:53:35,282
applies, if the person reached the

3615
02:53:35,282 --> 02:53:37,282
step 5 level,

3616
02:53:37,284 --> 02:53:38,285
for those of us who are not in city

3617
02:53:38,285 --> 02:53:40,285
government

3618
02:53:41,288 --> 02:53:43,290
as our day jobs. If you are promoted

3619
02:53:43,290 --> 02:53:44,291
to that amount you can't make any

3620
02:53:44,291 --> 02:53:46,291
more

3621
02:53:47,294 --> 02:53:48,295
money.

3622
02:53:48,295 --> 02:53:49,296
>> he received a

3623
02:53:49,296 --> 02:53:50,297
chief's commonidation for his response

3624
02:53:50,297 --> 02:53:52,297
to

3625
02:53:53,300 --> 02:53:55,700
a major wild lands

3626
02:53:56,303 --> 02:53:58,303
fire back

3627
02:53:59,306 --> 02:54:01,306
in --

3628
02:55:38,305 --> 02:55:39,306
>> an

3629
02:55:39,306 --> 02:55:41,275
incredible cap stone to the year.

3630
02:55:41,275 --> 02:55:44,275
we are certainly finishing on

3631
02:55:44,278 --> 02:55:46,280
a high note. There is so much to do

3632
02:55:46,280 --> 02:55:47,281
next year. But so much enthusiasm

3633
02:55:47,281 --> 02:55:49,281
and excitement

3634
02:55:50,284 --> 02:55:53,287
on the staff side to be able to

3635
02:55:53,287 --> 02:55:55,287
work with the

3636
02:55:56,290 --> 02:55:57,291
council

3637
02:55:57,291 --> 02:55:59,293
and with our partners on what could

3638
02:55:59,293 --> 02:56:00,294
be a

3639
02:56:00,294 --> 02:56:02,296
transformational project for martinez.

3640
02:56:02,296 --> 02:56:04,696
beyond that, so many

3641
02:56:05,299 --> 02:56:07,301
other cool things are going on.

3642
02:56:07,301 --> 02:56:08,302
the strategic plan. We are really

3643
02:56:08,302 --> 02:56:09,303
excited to work on that with the council and

3644
02:56:09,303 --> 02:56:11,303
implement.

3645
02:56:13,307 --> 02:56:14,274
the parks master plan. Just so many

3646
02:56:14,274 --> 02:56:17,274
other things that are going

3647
02:56:17,277 --> 02:56:19,279
to be in the works as we celebrate

3648
02:56:19,279 --> 02:56:20,280
the 150th anniversary of martinez.

3649
02:56:20,280 --> 02:56:22,282
thank you very much to the

3650
02:56:22,282 --> 02:56:23,283
staff for all of their hard work.

3651
02:56:23,283 --> 02:56:25,283
the people

3652
02:56:26,286 --> 02:56:28,286
here are really

3653
02:56:29,289 --> 02:56:30,290
dedicated and qualified. They love

3654
02:56:30,290 --> 02:56:32,290
martinez.

3655
02:56:32,292 --> 02:56:34,292
you

3656
02:56:34,294 --> 02:56:35,295
know, they are definitely earning

3657
02:56:35,295 --> 02:56:37,295
their pay which

3658
02:56:37,297 --> 02:56:38,298
they ratified. They like to be here.

3659
02:56:38,298 --> 02:56:40,298
you

3660
02:56:41,301 --> 02:56:42,302
know, we are able to retain a large

3661
02:56:42,302 --> 02:56:44,302
number of

3662
02:56:44,304 --> 02:56:45,305
the people. That is great. I also wanted

3663
02:56:45,305 --> 02:56:47,274
to thank

3664
02:56:47,274 --> 02:56:48,275
the council for their leadership and

3665
02:56:48,275 --> 02:56:50,275
their

3666
02:56:50,277 --> 02:56:51,278
partnership. It takes a team to make

3667
02:56:51,278 --> 02:56:52,279
the

3668
02:56:52,279 --> 02:56:53,280
village as great as it can be. Thanks

3669
02:56:53,280 --> 02:56:55,280
again to you

3670
02:56:55,282 --> 02:56:56,283
guys as well. We look forward to next year.

3671
02:56:56,283 --> 02:56:59,286
that is all that I have.

3672
02:56:59,286 --> 02:57:01,286
>> all right.

3673
02:57:02,289 --> 02:57:05,289
let's see. Appointments to commissions

3674
02:57:05,292 --> 02:57:06,293
and agencies. We do have one item

3675
02:57:06,293 --> 02:57:08,293
on that.

3676
02:57:08,295 --> 02:57:10,295
we were made

3677
02:57:11,298 --> 02:57:13,300
aware a few meeting or two ago

3678
02:57:13,300 --> 02:57:17,304
that due to some of the new folks

3679
02:57:17,304 --> 02:57:19,304
that came in

3680
02:57:19,306 --> 02:57:20,307
and existing people and appointments

3681
02:57:20,307 --> 02:57:22,276
to

3682
02:57:22,276 --> 02:57:23,277
advisory bodies that we were inconsistent.

3683
02:57:23,277 --> 02:57:25,277
I coordinated

3684
02:57:26,280 --> 02:57:29,283
with everyone. We rearranged a handful

3685
02:57:29,283 --> 02:57:32,283
to make it more e

3686
02:57:32,286 --> 02:57:34,686
equitable. Jay howard will

3687
02:57:35,289 --> 02:57:38,289
now be on the economic

3688
02:57:38,292 --> 02:57:40,292
development subcommittee.

3689
02:57:44,298 --> 02:57:45,299
outside agencies, the only changes

3690
02:57:45,299 --> 02:57:47,299
were

3691
02:57:48,302 --> 02:57:51,302
to revise the number two

3692
02:57:51,305 --> 02:57:53,307
or alternate for innovate 680.

3693
02:57:53,307 --> 02:57:54,274
jay will be the alternate. For league

3694
02:57:54,274 --> 02:57:56,274
of

3695
02:57:57,277 --> 02:57:59,279
cities, satinder will be

3696
02:57:59,279 --> 02:58:00,280
my alternate. Those were the only

3697
02:58:00,280 --> 02:58:02,280
changes made

3698
02:58:02,282 --> 02:58:06,286
and hopefully that will make it more

3699
02:58:06,286 --> 02:58:08,286
equitable going in

3700
02:58:09,289 --> 02:58:11,289
to 2026.

3701
02:58:15,295 --> 02:58:18,295
>> tom, any public comments on

3702
02:58:18,298 --> 02:58:20,298
this item?

3703
02:58:24,304 --> 02:58:25,305
he said he is very

3704
02:58:25,305 --> 02:58:27,307
happy with the recommendation. In

3705
02:58:27,307 --> 02:58:29,307
the

3706
02:58:30,277 --> 02:58:32,277
virtual audience?

3707
02:58:36,283 --> 02:58:38,283
I have

3708
02:58:39,286 --> 02:58:41,286
no hands.

3709
02:58:42,289 --> 02:58:45,289
>> back to council for a

3710
02:58:45,292 --> 02:58:47,292
motion, please.

3711
02:58:48,295 --> 02:58:50,295
>>

3712
02:58:50,297 --> 02:58:54,301
I would like to make a motion to pass

3713
02:58:54,301 --> 02:58:55,302
the resolution approving

3714
02:58:55,302 --> 02:58:57,304
the revised appointments of the city councilmembers.

3715
02:58:57,304 --> 02:58:59,304
>> second.

3716
02:59:00,307 --> 02:59:02,307
>> roll

3717
02:59:03,277 --> 02:59:05,277
call vote please.

3718
02:59:06,280 --> 02:59:08,280
>> mayor zorn. >> yes.

3719
02:59:09,283 --> 02:59:11,285
>> vice mayor malhi. >> aye. >>

3720
02:59:11,285 --> 02:59:12,286
councilmember howard.

3721
02:59:12,286 --> 02:59:13,287
>> yes. >> councilmember

3722
02:59:13,287 --> 02:59:14,288
young.

3723
02:59:14,288 --> 02:59:15,289
>>

3724
02:59:15,289 --> 02:59:16,290
yes.

3725
02:59:16,290 --> 02:59:17,291
>> councilmember mckillop. >>

3726
02:59:17,291 --> 02:59:18,292
aye.

3727
02:59:18,292 --> 02:59:20,292
>> motion passes, all

3728
02:59:20,294 --> 02:59:23,894
ayes. Next up subcommittee and outside

3729
02:59:24,298 --> 02:59:25,299
agency reports. Anyone attend any

3730
02:59:25,299 --> 02:59:27,301
outside committees they would like

3731
02:59:27,301 --> 02:59:29,701
to report out on

3732
02:59:30,304 --> 02:59:32,304
this evening?

3733
02:59:33,307 --> 02:59:35,307
I don't have

3734
02:59:36,276 --> 02:59:38,276
any updates myself.

3735
02:59:42,282 --> 02:59:45,282
>> I will be the vice

3736
02:59:45,285 --> 02:59:46,286
chair beginning in 2026.

3737
02:59:46,286 --> 02:59:48,286
>>

3738
02:59:48,288 --> 02:59:50,288
that

3739
02:59:51,291 --> 02:59:54,294
is great. Let's move on to council

3740
02:59:54,294 --> 02:59:57,294
comments. Debbie. Do you want

3741
02:59:57,297 --> 02:59:59,297
to go first?

3742
03:00:00,300 --> 03:00:02,300
>>

3743
03:00:03,303 --> 03:00:05,305
so, tonight super exciting. We

3744
03:00:05,305 --> 03:00:06,306
had an opportunity to votevote on

3745
03:00:06,306 --> 03:00:08,275
something

3746
03:00:08,275 --> 03:00:09,276
that is the most transformational

3747
03:00:09,276 --> 03:00:11,276
project that

3748
03:00:11,278 --> 03:00:14,878
martinez has seen in over 60 years

3749
03:00:15,282 --> 03:00:16,283
and clearly the

3750
03:00:16,283 --> 03:00:18,285
biggest project I have been a part

3751
03:00:18,285 --> 03:00:20,685
of in my career.

3752
03:00:21,288 --> 03:00:23,290
as a councilmember I am really excited

3753
03:00:23,290 --> 03:00:24,291
about the opportunity for the future

3754
03:00:24,291 --> 03:00:26,291
that the

3755
03:00:26,293 --> 03:00:29,296
project brings to martinez and the

3756
03:00:29,296 --> 03:00:30,297
greater community. I am super excited

3757
03:00:30,297 --> 03:00:32,297
to see how

3758
03:00:32,299 --> 03:00:33,300
it will all work out. It will take

3759
03:00:33,300 --> 03:00:35,700
a few years but

3760
03:00:36,303 --> 03:00:39,306
we are going to get there. I wanted

3761
03:00:39,306 --> 03:00:41,306
to let everyone

3762
03:00:42,276 --> 03:00:44,676
know about an opportunity

3763
03:00:48,282 --> 03:00:50,282
to

3764
03:00:51,285 --> 03:00:54,285
volunteer on friday to stuff

3765
03:00:54,288 --> 03:00:57,291
stockings. There is an event you can

3766
03:00:57,291 --> 03:01:00,291
go to her office in

3767
03:01:00,294 --> 03:01:02,294
concord at 6:00 to 8:00

3768
03:01:03,297 --> 03:01:06,300
on december 19th, a friday to

3769
03:01:06,300 --> 03:01:08,302
stuff stockings for children. So

3770
03:01:08,302 --> 03:01:09,303
that will be given out the following

3771
03:01:09,303 --> 03:01:11,303
day. It is

3772
03:01:12,306 --> 03:01:13,307
a great, fun event. I have been doing

3773
03:01:13,307 --> 03:01:14,274
it

3774
03:01:14,274 --> 03:01:15,275
with my children for many years. They have

3775
03:01:15,275 --> 03:01:17,275
all of the

3776
03:01:18,278 --> 03:01:20,278
things you need.

3777
03:01:27,287 --> 03:01:29,289
this is something they really cherish.

3778
03:01:29,289 --> 03:01:30,290
it is really important for children

3779
03:01:30,290 --> 03:01:32,690
to have something for

3780
03:01:33,293 --> 03:01:34,294
the holidays. That brings me to speaking

3781
03:01:34,294 --> 03:01:36,294
about

3782
03:01:36,296 --> 03:01:38,296
the holidays.

3783
03:01:39,299 --> 03:01:42,302
I wanted to express my sadness

3784
03:01:42,302 --> 03:01:45,305
and sorrows for the tragedy that

3785
03:01:45,305 --> 03:01:47,305
happened in australian.

3786
03:01:48,275 --> 03:01:50,275
these things happen

3787
03:01:51,278 --> 03:01:52,279
too often, too many times. My heart goes

3788
03:01:52,279 --> 03:01:53,280
out

3789
03:01:53,280 --> 03:01:54,281
to all of the families affected in

3790
03:01:54,281 --> 03:01:56,281
the shooting

3791
03:01:57,284 --> 03:02:00,284
and all of the other

3792
03:02:00,287 --> 03:02:02,289
shootings. In a time

3793
03:02:02,289 --> 03:02:05,289
we should be celebrating families

3794
03:02:06,293 --> 03:02:08,293
and

3795
03:02:09,296 --> 03:02:11,296
friends, not everyone

3796
03:02:15,302 --> 03:02:17,302
--

3797
03:02:18,305 --> 03:02:20,305
merry

3798
03:02:20,307 --> 03:02:25,107
christmas, happy chanukkah, happy new year to everyone.

3799
03:02:33,287 --> 03:02:35,287
>> I echo

3800
03:02:35,289 --> 03:02:36,290
councilmember mckillop's initial comment

3801
03:02:36,290 --> 03:02:38,290
tonight.

3802
03:02:39,293 --> 03:02:41,293
transformational.

3803
03:02:45,299 --> 03:02:47,299
just so happy

3804
03:02:47,301 --> 03:02:48,302
and proud. I have been on council

3805
03:02:48,302 --> 03:02:50,302
a

3806
03:02:50,304 --> 03:02:51,305
year to be associated with all of

3807
03:02:51,305 --> 03:02:53,305
my

3808
03:02:54,308 --> 03:02:56,308
fellow councilmember

3809
03:02:57,277 --> 03:02:59,277
s as well

3810
03:03:00,280 --> 03:03:02,280
as

3811
03:03:02,282 --> 03:03:03,283
the staff. This was huge. You could

3812
03:03:03,283 --> 03:03:06,286
feel the excitement up here on

3813
03:03:06,286 --> 03:03:09,289
the deus. I am even more excited

3814
03:03:09,289 --> 03:03:10,290
about what is now to come in 2026.

3815
03:03:10,290 --> 03:03:12,292
it will be a

3816
03:03:12,292 --> 03:03:13,293
lot of work. It will be a heavy lift

3817
03:03:13,293 --> 03:03:15,293
for all

3818
03:03:15,295 --> 03:03:19,299
of us, but we have got something here.

3819
03:03:19,299 --> 03:03:21,299
I appreciate

3820
03:03:22,302 --> 03:03:24,302
everyone's leadership.

3821
03:03:31,278 --> 03:03:33,278
>> great

3822
03:03:34,281 --> 03:03:36,281
job last weekend.

3823
03:03:36,283 --> 03:03:37,284
I hate that I wasn't there. We were

3824
03:03:37,284 --> 03:03:39,284
down

3825
03:03:40,287 --> 03:03:42,289
in southern california. La salle

3826
03:03:42,289 --> 03:03:45,889
played in the state championship against

3827
03:03:46,293 --> 03:03:48,693
santa margarita. They were

3828
03:03:49,296 --> 03:03:51,296
unsuccessful. We

3829
03:03:52,299 --> 03:03:54,299
lost. Had

3830
03:03:54,301 --> 03:03:55,302
the banquet tonight but I hate that I wasn't here

3831
03:03:55,302 --> 03:03:57,302
with

3832
03:03:58,305 --> 03:04:00,305
all of you.

3833
03:04:01,275 --> 03:04:03,277
yeah. The last piece,

3834
03:04:03,277 --> 03:04:04,278
just with the things that have happened

3835
03:04:04,278 --> 03:04:06,278
this

3836
03:04:07,281 --> 03:04:10,281
week, it just is a

3837
03:04:10,284 --> 03:04:12,284
reminder of

3838
03:04:13,287 --> 03:04:15,287
just so much

3839
03:04:16,290 --> 03:04:18,290
negative

3840
03:04:19,293 --> 03:04:21,293
stuff happening.

3841
03:04:22,296 --> 03:04:24,298
we have to keep the faith and

3842
03:04:24,298 --> 03:04:28,302
do the work we do and make impact

3843
03:04:28,302 --> 03:04:30,302
where we can.

3844
03:04:30,304 --> 03:04:31,305
lastly, I will be at the event on

3845
03:04:31,305 --> 03:04:32,306
saturday, the

3846
03:04:32,306 --> 03:04:34,308
actual toy drive. I have been asked

3847
03:04:34,308 --> 03:04:36,308
to

3848
03:04:37,277 --> 03:04:39,277
be santa.

3849
03:04:46,286 --> 03:04:48,288
I will have on

3850
03:04:48,288 --> 03:04:52,292
a santa suit and be handing out the

3851
03:04:52,292 --> 03:04:54,292
toys. I

3852
03:04:55,295 --> 03:04:57,695
would --I can't believe

3853
03:04:58,298 --> 03:05:01,298
we are eight days away

3854
03:05:01,301 --> 03:05:03,301
from christmas.

3855
03:05:03,303 --> 03:05:04,304
take rest and down time. Spend time with

3856
03:05:04,304 --> 03:05:06,304
family and

3857
03:05:07,307 --> 03:05:09,307
loved ones.

3858
03:05:10,277 --> 03:05:13,280
we will do it all again in

3859
03:05:13,280 --> 03:05:14,281
2026.

3860
03:05:14,281 --> 03:05:15,282
>>

3861
03:05:15,282 --> 03:05:19,286
I wanted to wish everyone a merry christmas.

3862
03:05:19,286 --> 03:05:21,286
I wanted to

3863
03:05:21,288 --> 03:05:22,289
remind everyone bella's spa grand

3864
03:05:22,289 --> 03:05:24,289
opening is

3865
03:05:25,292 --> 03:05:26,293
5:30 for the ribbon cutting

3866
03:05:26,293 --> 03:05:27,294
at 512 center avenue.

3867
03:05:27,294 --> 03:05:28,295
>> thank you.

3868
03:05:28,295 --> 03:05:30,295
>> that is it.

3869
03:05:31,298 --> 03:05:33,298
thank you.

3870
03:05:37,304 --> 03:05:39,704
>> >>> thank you very much.

3871
03:05:40,307 --> 03:05:41,275
I wanted to wish everyone a happy

3872
03:05:41,275 --> 03:05:43,275
holidays

3873
03:05:43,277 --> 03:05:46,277
here from the other side

3874
03:05:46,280 --> 03:05:47,281
of the world.

3875
03:05:47,281 --> 03:05:49,283
>> what time is it there?

3876
03:05:49,283 --> 03:05:51,283
>> we are 12 hours

3877
03:05:52,286 --> 03:05:54,686
ahead, pacific time. Nine

3878
03:05:55,289 --> 03:05:57,289
minutes past

3879
03:05:58,292 --> 03:06:00,292
10:00 a.m.

3880
03:06:07,301 --> 03:06:08,302
>> I just wanted to

3881
03:06:08,302 --> 03:06:10,304
touchtouch something that sentiments

3882
03:06:10,304 --> 03:06:12,304
that were

3883
03:06:13,307 --> 03:06:15,307
expressed by

3884
03:06:16,276 --> 03:06:18,276
councilmember mckillop.

3885
03:06:19,279 --> 03:06:21,281
this should be a joyful

3886
03:06:21,281 --> 03:06:22,282
time of the year but for some it is

3887
03:06:22,282 --> 03:06:24,282
not because

3888
03:06:25,285 --> 03:06:27,285
of the

3889
03:06:27,287 --> 03:06:30,287
continued epidemic of gun violence

3890
03:06:30,290 --> 03:06:33,290
that has plagued communities near

3891
03:06:34,294 --> 03:06:36,294
and far.

3892
03:06:37,297 --> 03:06:39,297
our friends in

3893
03:06:40,300 --> 03:06:43,303
the jewish community are reeling from

3894
03:06:43,303 --> 03:06:46,306
a tragic event which may have taken

3895
03:06:46,306 --> 03:06:48,306
place in sydney

3896
03:06:49,276 --> 03:06:51,676
impacting communities jewish and

3897
03:06:52,279 --> 03:06:54,279
non-jewish.

3898
03:06:55,282 --> 03:06:58,285
I think it is important we

3899
03:06:58,285 --> 03:07:01,288
reject hatred in all of its forms and

3900
03:07:01,288 --> 03:07:03,288
anti-semitism.

3901
03:07:04,291 --> 03:07:06,291
I wanted to

3902
03:07:07,294 --> 03:07:09,294
give a

3903
03:07:10,297 --> 03:07:12,697
shoutout. Loving life during

3904
03:07:13,300 --> 03:07:15,300
this

3905
03:07:16,303 --> 03:07:18,303
holiday season.

3906
03:07:19,306 --> 03:07:20,307
I also want to express my thanks for

3907
03:07:20,307 --> 03:07:22,276
all of the

3908
03:07:22,276 --> 03:07:24,276
hard work

3909
03:07:25,279 --> 03:07:28,279
that our excellent city staffstaff

3910
03:07:28,282 --> 03:07:30,284
in to get us through another year

3911
03:07:30,284 --> 03:07:31,285
and more importantly to get us through

3912
03:07:31,285 --> 03:07:33,285
the

3913
03:07:34,288 --> 03:07:36,288
first phase

3914
03:07:37,291 --> 03:07:40,291
of the effort down at

3915
03:07:40,294 --> 03:07:42,294
the waterfront.

3916
03:07:46,300 --> 03:07:48,302
what we have done is a

3917
03:07:48,302 --> 03:07:49,303
significant milestone. It wouldn't have

3918
03:07:49,303 --> 03:07:51,303
been possible but

3919
03:07:52,306 --> 03:07:54,306
for their effort.

3920
03:07:55,275 --> 03:07:58,275
mike, lauren, jill, the entire

3921
03:07:58,278 --> 03:08:00,278
team, thank you.

3922
03:08:01,281 --> 03:08:03,283
we very much appreciate all of the

3923
03:08:03,283 --> 03:08:04,284
efforts that you have undertaken to

3924
03:08:04,284 --> 03:08:06,284
get

3925
03:08:07,287 --> 03:08:09,287
us to this

3926
03:08:10,290 --> 03:08:11,291
point. We understand there is a lot

3927
03:08:11,291 --> 03:08:13,293
more work ahead in

3928
03:08:13,293 --> 03:08:15,293
2026 and continuing to

3929
03:08:15,295 --> 03:08:17,297
work together as a team, you know,

3930
03:08:17,297 --> 03:08:19,297
we will continue

3931
03:08:20,300 --> 03:08:22,300
to move our

3932
03:08:22,302 --> 03:08:23,303
community forward. I am really excited

3933
03:08:23,303 --> 03:08:25,303
to be

3934
03:08:26,306 --> 03:08:28,275
able to hit 2026 with the

3935
03:08:28,275 --> 03:08:29,276
ground running. I look forward to

3936
03:08:29,276 --> 03:08:31,276
seeing

3937
03:08:32,279 --> 03:08:35,282
you all in the new year. Thank

3938
03:08:35,282 --> 03:08:37,682
you all very much.

3939
03:08:38,285 --> 03:08:40,685
>> I have a couple

3940
03:08:41,288 --> 03:08:43,288
of comments.

3941
03:08:44,291 --> 03:08:46,691
I had two requests.

3942
03:08:47,294 --> 03:08:49,296
I wanted a show of nods. We have

3943
03:08:49,296 --> 03:08:50,297
been talking about emerging issues

3944
03:08:50,297 --> 03:08:52,297
as a

3945
03:08:53,300 --> 03:08:56,303
check-in point as part of the

3946
03:08:56,303 --> 03:08:58,303
strategic plan.

3947
03:09:02,276 --> 03:09:04,278
I really would like us to roll

3948
03:09:04,278 --> 03:09:05,279
that out sooner than what we will be

3949
03:09:05,279 --> 03:09:07,279
able

3950
03:09:08,282 --> 03:09:10,282
to do.

3951
03:09:17,291 --> 03:09:19,291
would

3952
03:09:20,294 --> 03:09:22,294
you

3953
03:09:23,297 --> 03:09:25,299
be menable to an

3954
03:09:25,299 --> 03:09:26,300
emerging section that would allow to

3955
03:09:26,300 --> 03:09:28,300
us bring

3956
03:09:28,302 --> 03:09:29,303
up issues that might be important

3957
03:09:29,303 --> 03:09:31,303
for staff to

3958
03:09:32,306 --> 03:09:34,308
work on that is maybe a little bit --

3959
03:09:34,308 --> 03:09:37,908
has more gravitas than our comments

3960
03:09:38,278 --> 03:09:40,280
and updates? I wanted us to have something

3961
03:09:40,280 --> 03:09:41,281
where we could track the important

3962
03:09:41,281 --> 03:09:42,282
topics. Does

3963
03:09:42,282 --> 03:09:44,284
everyone feel comfortable with me

3964
03:09:44,284 --> 03:09:47,284
working with staff to get

3965
03:09:47,287 --> 03:09:48,288
that moving?

3966
03:09:48,288 --> 03:09:50,288
>> yes. >> yeah.

3967
03:09:50,290 --> 03:09:52,290
>> yes.

3968
03:09:56,296 --> 03:09:57,297
>> that is a

3969
03:09:57,297 --> 03:09:59,299
protocol where we have risk and issues

3970
03:09:59,299 --> 03:10:01,299
and

3971
03:10:02,302 --> 03:10:04,302
stuff on

3972
03:10:05,305 --> 03:10:06,306
the rorise horizon.

3973
03:10:06,306 --> 03:10:08,275
>> I am very

3974
03:10:08,275 --> 03:10:10,275
supportive of that.

3975
03:10:11,278 --> 03:10:13,278
are

3976
03:10:14,281 --> 03:10:16,283
you envisioning that to be like a

3977
03:10:16,283 --> 03:10:17,284
future agenda item?

3978
03:10:17,284 --> 03:10:19,284
>> sort of along

3979
03:10:20,287 --> 03:10:22,287
those lines.

3980
03:10:29,296 --> 03:10:31,298
>> I think that would be great.

3981
03:10:31,298 --> 03:10:32,299
thank you.

3982
03:10:32,299 --> 03:10:33,300
>> lauren, did you want

3983
03:10:33,300 --> 03:10:35,302
to speak to it

3984
03:10:35,302 --> 03:10:36,303
at all?

3985
03:10:36,303 --> 03:10:37,304
>> when we adopted the

3986
03:10:37,304 --> 03:10:38,305
strategic plan in september, we talked

3987
03:10:38,305 --> 03:10:40,705
about how we have

3988
03:10:41,308 --> 03:10:43,277
a

3989
03:10:43,277 --> 03:10:44,278
great focused plan but issues might

3990
03:10:44,278 --> 03:10:46,278
pop up.

3991
03:10:46,280 --> 03:10:47,281
we didn't want to veer from the strategic

3992
03:10:47,281 --> 03:10:49,281
plan,

3993
03:10:49,283 --> 03:10:50,284
but we wanted to acknowledge issues

3994
03:10:50,284 --> 03:10:52,284
come up and

3995
03:10:53,287 --> 03:10:55,287
they emerge.

3996
03:10:56,290 --> 03:10:59,290
I wanted to root it

3997
03:10:59,293 --> 03:11:01,293
in that.

3998
03:11:02,296 --> 03:11:04,696
whether we talk about

3999
03:11:05,299 --> 03:11:07,299
them today

4000
03:11:08,302 --> 03:11:09,303
or tomorrow.

4001
03:11:09,303 --> 03:11:11,303
>> I did not

4002
03:11:11,305 --> 03:11:14,305
want it to get lost

4003
03:11:14,308 --> 03:11:16,308
in the ad

4004
03:11:17,277 --> 03:11:19,277
hoc

4005
03:11:19,279 --> 03:11:20,280
subcommittee. I will work with staff

4006
03:11:20,280 --> 03:11:22,280
and if we

4007
03:11:23,283 --> 03:11:26,286
need to come back to vote on something we can

4008
03:11:26,286 --> 03:11:28,286
absolutely do that.

4009
03:11:29,289 --> 03:11:31,289
the other comment

4010
03:11:32,292 --> 03:11:34,292
I wanted to

4011
03:11:35,295 --> 03:11:37,295
make is that

4012
03:11:38,298 --> 03:11:41,301
I am interested we send an

4013
03:11:41,301 --> 03:11:43,701
item to the divers

4014
03:11:44,304 --> 03:11:45,305
ity and cultural commission. I would

4015
03:11:45,305 --> 03:11:46,306
like

4016
03:11:46,306 --> 03:11:47,307
the council to task them with one

4017
03:11:47,307 --> 03:11:50,277
of the many things they will be

4018
03:11:50,277 --> 03:11:52,277
doing in the

4019
03:11:52,279 --> 03:11:53,280
upcoming year. Evaluate and discuss

4020
03:11:53,280 --> 03:11:55,280
which

4021
03:11:56,283 --> 03:11:59,286
types of cultural events and holidays

4022
03:11:59,286 --> 03:12:02,289
the city could be able to wish our public.

4023
03:12:02,289 --> 03:12:05,289
we always sort of steered

4024
03:12:05,292 --> 03:12:08,292
away from specific religious holidays.

4025
03:12:08,295 --> 03:12:11,298
I would love for them to talk

4026
03:12:11,298 --> 03:12:13,298
about that.

4027
03:12:17,304 --> 03:12:20,307
you can nod and give direction

4028
03:12:20,307 --> 03:12:22,276
to staff to deliver

4029
03:12:22,276 --> 03:12:23,277
that message.

4030
03:12:23,277 --> 03:12:24,278
>> oench council comfortable

4031
03:12:24,278 --> 03:12:25,279
with that message

4032
03:12:25,279 --> 03:12:26,280
and comfortable with me working with

4033
03:12:26,280 --> 03:12:29,280
staff to get it on

4034
03:12:29,283 --> 03:12:31,285
an upcoming agenda from the commission?

4035
03:12:31,285 --> 03:12:32,286
anyone have questions? Everyone good?

4036
03:12:32,286 --> 03:12:34,286
great. In that

4037
03:12:34,288 --> 03:12:35,289
case I would like to work probably

4038
03:12:35,289 --> 03:12:37,289
with lauren and

4039
03:12:38,292 --> 03:12:39,293
eve. I know they are the point of

4040
03:12:39,293 --> 03:12:40,294
contacts for

4041
03:12:40,294 --> 03:12:41,295
that commission to get that on the

4042
03:12:41,295 --> 03:12:43,295
upcoming agenda.

4043
03:12:43,297 --> 03:12:44,298
thank you. Thank you to my colleagues for

4044
03:12:44,298 --> 03:12:46,298
some of the

4045
03:12:46,300 --> 03:12:47,301
words about some of the things that have

4046
03:12:47,301 --> 03:12:49,301
been happening in

4047
03:12:50,304 --> 03:12:52,304
our world today.

4048
03:12:53,307 --> 03:12:56,276
I will double down on positivity

4049
03:12:56,276 --> 03:12:57,277
and community in my comments. I want

4050
03:12:57,277 --> 03:12:58,278
to thank everyone

4051
03:12:58,278 --> 03:12:59,279
for coming out to the boat parade

4052
03:12:59,279 --> 03:13:01,281
on friday. We had

4053
03:13:01,281 --> 03:13:02,282
an amazing number of people turning

4054
03:13:02,282 --> 03:13:04,282
out, hundreds

4055
03:13:04,284 --> 03:13:05,285
and hundreds more than we expected.

4056
03:13:05,285 --> 03:13:07,285
the

4057
03:13:08,288 --> 03:13:09,289
junior high band raised money by getting

4058
03:13:09,289 --> 03:13:11,289
donations for

4059
03:13:11,291 --> 03:13:14,291
hot chocolate and raised over $650

4060
03:13:14,294 --> 03:13:15,295
that will help them do some of their performances

4061
03:13:15,295 --> 03:13:17,295
later

4062
03:13:17,297 --> 03:13:19,297
in the year.

4063
03:13:20,300 --> 03:13:22,300
we know

4064
03:13:23,303 --> 03:13:26,306
people loved the fishing pier. I

4065
03:13:26,306 --> 03:13:27,307
thought that it was such a great kickoff

4066
03:13:27,307 --> 03:13:29,276
to the

4067
03:13:29,276 --> 03:13:32,276
discussion. We are doing the

4068
03:13:32,279 --> 03:13:34,279
right thing.

4069
03:13:35,282 --> 03:13:37,284
it was great. We will incorporate

4070
03:13:37,284 --> 03:13:38,285
traffic control. We will find out

4071
03:13:38,285 --> 03:13:40,685
hundreds of people want

4072
03:13:41,288 --> 03:13:44,288
to come to this. Probably

4073
03:13:44,291 --> 03:13:47,291
food trucks. This was a

4074
03:13:48,295 --> 03:13:49,296
great first run.

4075
03:13:49,296 --> 03:13:51,298
the best announcement, and I think

4076
03:13:51,298 --> 03:13:53,298
that I texted

4077
03:13:54,301 --> 03:13:56,303
jill that evening. There is a

4078
03:13:56,303 --> 03:13:57,304
new kayak launchlaunch has been installed

4079
03:13:57,304 --> 03:13:59,304
at

4080
03:14:00,307 --> 03:14:02,307
the boat launch.

4081
03:14:05,279 --> 03:14:06,280
rave reviews. Every person was like

4082
03:14:06,280 --> 03:14:08,280
this

4083
03:14:08,282 --> 03:14:09,283
is amazing. It is really exciting.

4084
03:14:09,283 --> 03:14:11,285
we have been talking

4085
03:14:11,285 --> 03:14:12,286
about this for a long time and we

4086
03:14:12,286 --> 03:14:14,286
finally

4087
03:14:15,289 --> 03:14:17,289
got something

4088
03:14:17,291 --> 03:14:18,292
installed. Thank you for that.

4089
03:14:18,292 --> 03:14:19,293
>>

4090
03:14:19,293 --> 03:14:20,294
I will add

4091
03:14:20,294 --> 03:14:21,295
I got a similar comment from jamie.

4092
03:14:21,295 --> 03:14:22,296
you

4093
03:14:22,296 --> 03:14:24,298
can't believe they were using it.

4094
03:14:24,298 --> 03:14:26,698
that was so great

4095
03:14:27,301 --> 03:14:28,302
to hear.

4096
03:14:28,302 --> 03:14:30,302
>> awesome. >> yeah.

4097
03:14:30,304 --> 03:14:33,904
again, happy han cow to all

4098
03:14:35,275 --> 03:14:36,276
--chanukkah to all of the people that

4099
03:14:36,276 --> 03:14:38,276
celebrate.

4100
03:14:42,282 --> 03:14:44,282
the enorah lighting

4101
03:14:44,284 --> 03:14:45,285
party, and brooks and craft will be

4102
03:14:45,285 --> 03:14:46,286
having a

4103
03:14:46,286 --> 03:14:48,288
party afterwards and merry christmas

4104
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to all of those that celebrate

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christmas. I want to give a shoutout

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to my day

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job co-workers. I work for

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an environmental engineering company.

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there are six employees

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who live here in martinez.

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we raised body $1500 for

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the bay area crisis nursery. I went

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out and bought

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all of the presents with a couple

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of my co-

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workers and we will be delivering

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those tomorrow to

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our five-person family. Shoutout to

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everyone in martinez that

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participated in that. Happy holidays

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to everyone

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as we go in to the new year. I wanted

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to remind everyone that because of

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the way that our

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meetings are normally scheduled we

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will not be having

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a meeting on the first wednesday in

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january. It is too close

4129
03:15:33,300 --> 03:15:34,301
to the holidays. Our only meeting

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03:15:34,301 --> 03:15:36,301
in

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03:15:36,303 --> 03:15:38,305
january will be on january 21st. At

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this point we are getting an entire

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month off.

4134
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if anyone asks make them know we

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will not be meeting in early january.

4136
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all right. Thank you

4137
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for listening to all of my comments.

4138
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I would

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like to close the meeting

4140
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in honor of

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sergeant vasilio.

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this meeting is adjourned. Happy holidays.

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>> recording stopped.