[1:04] >> can you hear

[1:07] me okay?

[1:17] >>

[1:18] yes.

[1:19] >> wonderful. All right. Welcome,

[1:19] everyone, to the regular meeting of the martinez

[1:20] city council. It is wednesday, may 1st,

[1:22] and it is 7:10 p.m. First order of

[1:23] business is

[1:24] the pledge of allegiance. Since you

[1:25] are closest, will you kick everyone

[1:26] off,

[1:28] please?

[1:29] >> I pledge allegiance to the flag

[1:29] of the united states of america

[1:30] and to the republic for which it stands

[1:32] one nation under god

[1:33] indivisible with liberty and justice for

[1:35] all.

[1:41] >> thank you. Clerk

[1:44] , can you please call the roll?

[1:47] >> [ roll being called ]

[2:02] >> all right. Next up, our presentations.

[2:03] our first presentation will be from

[2:05] contra costa

[2:06] county mosquito and vector control

[2:08] district.

[2:25] >> well, thank you so much for having

[2:26] me and

[2:27] inviting me tonight. I appreciate

[2:28] it. It's a wonderful opportunity to

[2:29] share about the

[2:32] contra costa

[2:34] mosquito and vector control district

[2:35] and the services we provide

[2:36] to the residents of martinez. I am

[2:37] presenting on behalf of our trustee

[2:38] to

[2:41] martinez, daniel pellegrini.

[2:45] so the district's mission statement

[2:47] is the contra

[2:50] costa

[2:55] mosquito and vector control district

[2:56] is a public health

[2:57] agency dedicated to protecting the

[2:57] community from mosquitoes and other

[2:58] vectors of disease. And county residents

[2:59] voted

[3:02] to create our district back in

[3:08] 1926 and

[3:09] we opened our doors in 1927. That

[3:10] means we are just three years away

[3:11] from

[3:14] our 100th anniversary. In 1993,

[3:17] contra costa county transferred its

[3:20] rat and mouse program and rabies risk

[3:21] reduction programs to the district

[3:23] .

[3:25] and that is when we changed our name to the

[3:26] contra costa

[3:29] mosquito and

[3:30] vector control district and that is the

[3:32] name that we still remain

[3:35] today. So the district

[3:38] services we provide. We provide

[3:40] public health services to reduce the

[3:41] risk of

[3:44] mosquitoes, rats and mice,

[3:47] skunks, --

[3:48] that is our rabies risk reduction

[3:50] program --

[3:53] ticks, ground messaging

[3:57] yellow jackets specifically, and education and

[3:59] inspection for honeybees. We are

[4:01] funded through property taxes and

[4:04] benefit assessments across contra

[4:05] costa

[4:08] county so we encourage martinez

[4:11] contra costa use us as we need , because

[4:14] there is no additional charge

[4:20] when we cannot to

[4:21] provide one of our public health services.

[4:23] we have as an independent special district

[4:25] --we are governed by our board of

[4:26] trustees.

[4:27] we have a total of 22 trustees that represent

[4:29] the 19 cities within contra costa

[4:32] county and then

[4:33] three of our trustees represent the

[4:35] county at large. Currently we

[4:37] have vacancies on our board of trustees

[4:38] for the

[4:41] cities of lafayette, san pablo ,

[4:44] and antioch .

[4:50] when it comes

[4:51] to the district's board of trustees,

[4:53] the job of a trustee is to represent the

[4:53] best

[4:54] interests of your community, ensure

[4:56] the delivery of essential

[4:58] local services and infrastructure,

[4:59] and faithfully serve the people

[5:02] --their good

[5:05] while upholding the law.

[5:12] and your martinez trustee, daniel

[5:13] pellegrini, has been a trustee since

[5:14] october

[5:17] of

[5:19] 1997. He is currently our secretary

[5:20] of the board and serves on

[5:21] the docket of audit and personnel committees.

[5:29] when it comes to

[5:30] the services that we have provided so

[5:32] far for the people of contra costa

[5:34] county this year , we have received

[5:37] 12 requests for mosquito service,

[5:38] 10 requests

[5:42] for mosquito fish service, two reports

[5:44] of neglected swimming pools

[5:47] , 12 requests

[5:50] for rat and mouse service, two for skunk.

[5:58] one for ticks I.d., one for honeybees, and

[5:59] one for ground nesting yellow jackets

[5:59] so

[6:02] far in 2024. And in addition

[6:07] to providing residential services, district

[6:08] employees also inspect

[6:11] and treat

[6:14] these areas as needed. Public waterways, pastors,

[6:15] parks, and other agricultural areas

[6:17] where mosquitoes and

[6:19] vectors of disease or harm can cause issues

[6:20] for neighboring residents.

[6:26] now, one of the ways that

[6:29] we provide

[6:31] public health protection as a vector

[6:32] control district --one of

[6:35] our tools is we survey areas that

[6:38] are difficult to inspect on foot or by

[6:38] off-road

[6:41] vehicles completely . It's

[6:42] by using unmanned aircraft systems

[6:47] , also known as uas, or

[6:49] commonly known as drones . The district

[6:50] has two drones

[6:53] that have allowed for more

[6:54] efficient inspection of large wetland

[6:56] and pasture areas

[6:59] in particular.

[7:02] the information gathered by the drone

[7:02] helps

[7:04] the district plan appropriate treatment of these areas

[7:05] more efficiently.

[7:11] and that is what I have for you today

[7:11] .

[7:14] does anyone have any questions?

[7:17] >> thank you so much for the presentation.

[7:22] I'm not sure if anyone has any questions,

[7:23] but I did want to convey

[7:25] my appreciation for your staff over

[7:26] the past year. We

[7:28] had quite a few issues with yellow jackets

[7:29] in our local

[7:31] parks. And I know that several parents

[7:36] submitted requests and I also

[7:37] know that mosquito vector control district

[7:39] worked hand in hand with

[7:40] city park and public works employees

[7:47] and address those issues really quickly.

[7:48] I just

[7:49] wanted to convey my appreciation to

[7:51] you and

[7:53] your staff.

[7:54] >> thank you very much. I

[7:54] will be

[7:55] sure to pass that along to our personnel

[7:57] who handle the

[7:58] inspections and treatment.

[7:58] >> anyone

[7:59] have any questions for her this evening?

[8:03] go ahead.

[8:03] >>

[8:06] go ahead, debbie.

[8:06] >> thank

[8:07] you for the presentation. Thank you

[8:12] , danny, for your service over

[8:14] the years. In 1997. Quite a run. Thank you.

[8:18] I just have a

[8:21] question about something that was stated

[8:25] at a previous update you gave. I think it

[8:27] was last year

[8:30] may be.

[8:32] there was an area of martinez that

[8:33] had an invasive

[8:34] species of mosquito. I think they were

[8:35] called ankle biters. They were a black and

[8:36] white

[8:37] striped mosquito. And there was some

[8:39] concern at that time because

[8:40] they had the potential of spreading

[8:42] diseases, which --kind of

[8:45] scary ones. Fever. Zika virus.

[8:50] yellow fever. Not that we see that too much

[8:51] here. But

[8:54] I was just wondering

[8:56] , how effective was the quarantining?

[8:57] are these eradicated

[8:58] in our community? I have seen recently

[8:59] they are seen down in southern california.

[9:00] I'm

[9:03] just wondering , do we still

[9:04] see them here in little areas or have

[9:06] they been eradicated and is there

[9:06] anything

[9:08] we should know about those nasty varmints?

[9:15] >> thank you so much for your

[9:16] question. It is a really good question

[9:18] and I do appreciate it.

[9:19] for martinez, it was 2022 that we

[9:21] did find

[9:22] some of these invasive mosquitoes.

[9:25] their common name is actually the

[9:27] yellow fever mosquito. Their

[9:30] scientific name

[9:33] --they do tend to

[9:35] stay low to the ground. They are very

[9:36] stealth like

[9:38] . When we did find them in 2022, we

[9:39] went door-to-door. We conducted

[9:42] trapping and did everything

[9:45] we could to try to

[9:48] mitigate that issue right then

[9:51] and there. In 2023, we continued our work

[9:54] but did not find

[9:55] any more evidence of those mosquitoes

[9:59] in martinez. We continue to conduct

[10:00] surveillance in

[10:02] that area . And we have not found

[10:03] any more

[10:06] in martinez.

[10:08] however, I can tell you they have

[10:09] been in southern california for more

[10:09] than

[10:12] 10 years. If you look at a map on

[10:12] the

[10:14] california department of public health, it

[10:15] has a map

[10:18] that shows they are virtually

[10:21] right up interstate 5

[10:24] right up to northern california. They

[10:27] are in sacramento county . They are

[10:30] around us. The bay area has

[10:33] not seen a lot of them

[10:36] at all

[10:39] knock on wood. But we do know that

[10:39] they

[10:41] are spreading. They are the reason we

[10:42] actually changed

[10:44] our messaging from just dumping out

[10:45] standing water

[10:48] to dump and scrub because

[10:51] these mosquitoes will a sticky

[10:54] individual eggs right above

[10:57] the waterline. So right now

[11:00] when the weather

[11:02] is getting warmer and we may be thinking

[11:03] about bringing out potted plants and things

[11:06] like that , you want to be very vigilant

[11:09] to make sure to dump out

[11:12] in

[11:13] the pan underneath the potted plants

[11:14] especially because they can be very

[11:15] nutrient filled

[11:17] with mosquitoes. Be sure to dump out

[11:18] that water and scrub

[11:21] those containers

[11:24] to make sure that you knock off

[11:25] any because this particular mosquito

[11:27] can have eggs that you put away your

[11:29] patio furniture and everything that

[11:30] may have

[11:32] some bags in it on them for the winter

[11:36] . They don't. The eggs can stay viable

[11:39] for six months or longer

[11:41] . Even when they're not in contact

[11:42] with water.

[11:45] so they are very serious mosquitoes as

[11:45] he

[11:48] said. They can transmit causative

[11:51] agents of

[11:52] chicken and yellow fever. We have

[11:54] seen local

[11:57] transmission in southern

[12:00] california now.

[12:01] so it is really important that all

[12:03] of us work together, dump out

[12:06] standing water and scrub those

[12:08] containers to knock off any potential eggs

[12:09] to reduce

[12:11] the risk. But thank you so much for

[12:12] your question.

[12:12] >> thank you for

[12:14] your answer. Hopefully people listening

[12:21] or people that listen to this at a later date

[12:22] will hear your message and hopefully

[12:24] keep it eradicated from our area.

[12:24] one

[12:27] other thing is

[12:33] , would bleach help? I know people

[12:33] put bleach

[12:35] in with the water. Without also be

[12:36] an effective way to kill the

[12:37] eggs?

[12:38] >> from what our entomologists

[12:39] tell us, they are ultimately the best

[12:39] thing

[12:41] to do -- just scrub them off to get

[12:42] rid

[12:45] of them. Any other way

[12:48] may help temporarily, but it's not

[12:48] going to

[12:51] help long-term.

[12:54] >> okay. Thank you so much. >> thank you.

[12:57] >> that was my question

[13:00] . And also

[13:03] to congratulate danny

[13:06] on his [ inaudible ] appreciate

[13:09] it.

[13:09] >> thank you. >>

[13:19] that

[13:20] covers my question as well. I was curious

[13:21] about swimming pools. What do you

[13:22] guys do when somebody calls in. I

[13:24] have a swimming pool.

[13:24] >> that is a

[13:25] great

[13:26] question. One of the first things

[13:28] we tell folks is

[13:31] ,

[13:32] folks can report a swimming pool they

[13:33] see from their upstairs and their

[13:34] neighbors' yard. If

[13:35] it looks green or they are experiencing

[13:37] mosquitoes. The first thing I do

[13:38] want to explain is we are bound to

[13:40] privacy. We cannot divulge

[13:44] to a neighbor who may have reported

[13:46] a pool what we did at the pool.

[13:47] we can only talk to the resident about

[13:49] what can be done.

[13:52] but there are

[13:53] things that can be done because one neglected

[13:54] swimming pool particularly we saw

[13:58] during the great recession

[14:01] --one

[14:02] neglected swimming pool can be an

[14:03] issue for an entire neighborhood because

[14:04] depending on

[14:06] how much stagnant water is there, they

[14:07] could actually have mosquitoes

[14:08] that will fly around the neighborhood

[14:10] and they can have

[14:22] many,

[14:23] many, many mosquitoes out of one neglected

[14:24] swimming pool. So the key things that we

[14:25] recommend --number

[14:26] one, regular maintenance on the swimming

[14:28] pool. If it is good enough to swim

[14:29] in, mosquitoes will not be there.

[14:30] if someone is unable to take care

[14:31] of

[14:32] their swimming pool, they can request

[14:33] mosquito fish service. That is a service

[14:37] we have . A part of our mosquito program

[14:38] where we will come out and take a

[14:40] look at the

[14:43] swimming pool.

[14:45] if there are no mosquitoes or young mosquitoes

[14:46] in the water,

[14:47] we can place mosquito eating fish

[14:49] in that pool. Those fish will eat up the

[14:50] young mosquitoes before they become

[14:52] adult mosquitoes.

[14:54] if there are adult mosquitoes coming

[14:55] out of the water,

[14:57] we have to use different ways to deal with

[14:58] that particular

[15:00] swimming pool. But the bottom line is

[15:04] we really encourage folks to maintain

[15:06] their swimming pools. If they are unable

[15:10] or no one lives at the property anymore

[15:12] and there is a swimming pool behind,

[15:13] then absolutely report it

[15:16] to us .

[15:17] but if you are not the resident, understand we

[15:19] are prohibited from

[15:22] sharing

[15:23] any information of what we did on

[15:25] the property to someone who does

[15:26] not live on that property.

[15:26] >> I like

[15:30] the sense of privacy. You are not

[15:31] out to get

[15:33] anybody. You are just there to take care of

[15:36] the problem.

[15:37] >> that's right. I will tell you

[15:37] in cases where there is

[15:38] a resident and we do talk with them,

[15:40] we are trying to get

[15:41] through to them to take care of their

[15:43] pool. If there is a resident

[15:45] and they are not responding to us,

[15:46] we will send them

[15:49] letters, ask them

[15:52] --

[15:53] all folks have to do if they have

[15:55] a swimming pool that has been reported

[15:58] to us as being neglected

[16:00] . But the resident knows it is in

[16:01] good working condition.

[16:02] all they have to do is use one of

[16:04] our letters that we have sent to

[16:05] them, take a selfie or have someone

[16:07] take a picture of them that shows

[16:08] the letter and the pool in the background,

[16:10] and they can send that to us.

[16:12] easy peasy. They are good to go. But when

[16:13] we don't hear

[16:16] from folks

[16:18] when it has been reported, we do try to follow

[16:19] up with them.

[16:21] >> thank you. >> thanks for your service.

[16:22] >>

[16:25] thank you as

[16:27] well for all of your dedicated service

[16:31] . The entire team over

[16:33] there. I just wanted to echo and extend

[16:34] my heartfelt gratitude to

[16:35] mr. Pellegrini for his many years

[16:37] of dedicated service.

[16:40] this is an agency that plays a critical

[16:40] role

[16:42] in our local public health in maintaining

[16:44] local public health and sometimes

[16:46] it gets overlooked by the general public

[16:46] ,

[16:47] but we really appreciate the presentation

[16:49] here outlining

[16:58] all the services that you all provide. So

[16:59] thank you very much.

[16:59] >> thank you

[17:00] for your kind words. Thank you so much.

[17:01] >> thank you

[17:03] so much for the presentation.

[17:03] >> thank

[17:04] you.

[17:04] >> all right. Next

[17:05] item is an update on staff. I understand

[17:07] assistant city manager

[17:10] --will

[17:12] you be giving this presentation today?

[17:19] >> sure. I will go ahead

[17:21] and jump on here. I'm going to go ahead

[17:22] and turn it over to our finance

[17:25] director, june.

[17:43] >> sorry. We do have one

[17:46] new staff. Her name is

[17:49] .

[17:51] she is county tech two. She started working

[17:52] with

[17:54] the city initially with robert half

[17:58] since last year. So she has been on

[17:58] board

[18:01] for a while.

[18:04] she right

[18:06] now serves at the front counter for

[18:07] the public. Thank you.

[18:07] >> thank you. >> next

[18:10] we will turn to chief white.

[18:13] >> thank you. Good

[18:16] evening, counsel , members of the

[18:17] public. Tonight I have the unique

[18:22] opportunity that our promotion is sitting in

[18:24] the back of the room. Captain patrick solomon

[18:28] . He was promoted today actually from the

[18:28] position of

[18:30] police lieutenant to police captain.

[18:34] he has served with the department for

[18:37] many years beginning back in april

[18:40] of 2005 .

[18:45] he has worked in many positions in

[18:46] the department, including being one

[18:46] of the

[18:48] s.w.a.t. Team commanders working in

[18:49] investigations and pre-much

[18:50] everything that goes on with the department

[18:58] he has been involved in one way or

[19:00] another. So we are very grateful that

[19:01] he has taken on this position. A

[19:02] lot of responsibility comes with it.

[19:04] but I know that he is going to do

[19:06] a great job and continue to serve

[19:07] the city of martinez for years to

[19:07] come.

[19:10] so congratulations, sal.

[19:13] >> [ applause ].

[19:16] >> wonderful. >> that concludes

[19:19] .

[19:20] >> wonderful. Thank you.

[19:22] all right.

[19:24] we were going to move into public comment. Before

[19:26] public comment starts, I want

[19:27] to give cause number molly an opportunity

[19:29] to welcome

[19:30] the members of the public here today.

[19:32] >> thank you very much

[19:35] , mayor zorn. I just wanted to

[19:36] take a quick moment of personal privilege

[19:37] here to help welcome and acknowledge

[19:41] my cousin

[19:44] , pinky, who is visiting us all

[19:47] the way from new delhi, india

[19:50] . Her first time

[19:51] to america. First time to martinez.

[19:52] so please join me in welcoming her

[19:53] here tonight.

[19:53] >>

[19:55] thank you.

[19:56] >> welcome to martinez.

[19:56] >> I

[19:59] would be remiss.

[20:02] thank

[20:03] you, vice mayor. I would also be remiss

[20:05] if I did not

[20:06] acknowledge my mother. Thank you, mom.

[20:10] >> great. Thank you. We're going to

[20:12] go ahead and open up public comment.

[20:14] city clerk, do you mind

[20:19] reviewing either the speaker cards

[20:20] or anyone else who

[20:21] might have their hand raised that

[20:22] is interested in speaking in council

[20:26] chambers ?

[20:27] >> we don't have any speaker

[20:29] cards. So I will open it up.

[20:38] >> it should already be on. >> I

[20:39] believe you're talking about joltin

[20:41] joe tonight. I just want

[20:44] to say that so many --

[20:47] >> kristin, I'm sorry.

[20:48] if you're going to make public comment on

[20:52] joltin joe, we will have to wait until

[20:53] that item.

[20:53] >>

[20:55] it is tangential. Okay. I will just

[20:56] go

[20:57] straight into the meat of this, which

[20:59] is that

[21:04] it is not just the famous people that

[21:07] are historic . Sometimes they are

[21:08] not historic at

[21:11] all. As you know,

[21:13] I put italian history on the national

[21:14] registry of historic

[21:17] places because the historic

[21:19] society and the county and most of the

[21:26] council got together and said there is

[21:26] nothing historic

[21:27] about down there. So somebody could

[21:29] get a lot of money for

[21:31] their property. And that was, like

[21:35] , genocide to me. And it just

[21:37] shook me up. So I pursued that even though

[21:38] we lost

[21:40] the lawsuit for some years and put the

[21:46] --just the history on the national

[21:47] register of historic

[21:48] places. Joe dimaggio is just one tree

[21:50] --one standout tree

[21:56] --in these trees that in 1940 could not

[21:58] even write the cities giving them

[21:59] the coast

[22:02] line to fish for one dollar.

[22:04] they are giving them because they

[22:05] contributed so much

[22:08] . And I think it is important. I

[22:11] don't, but everyone does

[22:14] --to see when we were so

[22:15] closely connected to the environment.

[22:17] and that goes for

[22:20] the italian fishermen

[22:23] . And as ai comes

[22:31] and were more separated and separated

[22:32] and separated from

[22:33] everything with other people telling

[22:34] us what to do and think and feel and

[22:35] taste. Only

[22:36] people who get put up on screens get

[22:38] to tell us what we should value.

[22:41] their history is even more important

[22:44] to us as human beings

[22:47] connected to our environment

[22:50] and connected to being alive. And

[22:52] I will say more when I'm allowed to when

[22:53] joltin joe comes

[22:56] up . Thanks.

[22:56] >>

[22:59] thank you. Anyone

[23:00] else in council chambers wish to make

[23:02] comment?

[23:05] I see no hands, so I'm going

[23:08] to move to

[23:13] zoom participants. If you would like to

[23:14] speak

[23:15] tonight on a non-agenda item, please

[23:17] use the rays hand featured now.

[23:25] I have no hands.

[23:26] >> okay. Great. Thank you, kristin,

[23:26] for the public

[23:27] comment. Thank you for coming back

[23:29] on the joltin joe agenda item later

[23:29] this evening.

[23:32] let's move forward with

[23:34] the consent calendar. The consent

[23:35] calendar is made up of items three

[23:38] through eight.

[23:43] does anyone on council wish to pull one

[23:44] of those for discussion?

[23:44] >>

[23:46] yes, madam mayor. I would like to ask

[23:47] that item number seven

[23:48] be pulled.

[23:49] >> okay. Anything else?

[23:53] okay. Seeing none, I'm going to open

[23:53] it up to

[23:55] public comment. Consent calendar items

[23:56] three through

[23:58] six and eight. Does anyone have comments

[23:59] on those

[24:02] five items?

[24:05] >>

[24:07] I see no hands in council chambers.

[24:08] moving to

[24:11] zoom

[24:13] participants. If you wish to make

[24:14] a comment on items

[24:17] three through eight except

[24:19] for number seven, please use the rays

[24:20] hand featured now.

[24:26] I have no hands.

[24:27] >> okay. All right. I will

[24:29] bring this back to council for

[24:30] any discussion or motion three through

[24:32] six

[24:35] .

[24:36] >> motion to approve items three through six and number

[24:38] eight.

[24:38] >> second.

[24:41] >> all right.

[24:43] thank you for your patience with me

[24:44] tonight. All of our

[24:47] boats need to be done by voice.

[24:47] >> yes.

[24:47] >> [

[24:50] roll being called ]

[25:02] >> motion passes. >> okay.

[25:05] councilmember

[25:08] 14

[25:11] malhi, what was your question?

[25:11] >>

[25:12] very quickly, just wanted to clarify

[25:14] a couple of items. With

[25:17] respect to

[25:22] the proposal in front of us today, as

[25:24] you may recall, we

[25:25] did have a previous discussion about

[25:26] sound mitigation efforts at the pickleball

[25:27] courts. I

[25:30] was just wondering if the

[25:33] selected bidder

[25:36] , if you will, had

[25:38] brought forward any additional information

[25:39] on

[25:41] that or any additional input to help

[25:44] minimize those sound impacts, which

[25:45] I know

[25:48] have been a concern

[25:50] by some of the local residents. Just

[25:51] wanted to see

[25:52] if there was any updates on that that

[25:54] you might be able to

[25:57] share tonight.

[25:57] >>

[25:59] no updates with the proposed contractor

[26:03] .

[26:06] communication with him

[26:08] is just confirming his bid that he

[26:09] was still interested in moving forward

[26:12] and preparing the

[26:16] contract documents pending tonight's

[26:18] award. He is working

[26:20] on preparing project submittals and

[26:21] schedules and so forth.

[26:24] the mitigation measures were incorporated

[26:27] into the design. It

[26:30] was part of the contract award.

[26:34] >> they did not raise any questions

[26:36] or concerns about that. They

[26:37] felt it was very doable and appropriate.

[26:38] >> correct. >> great. The second piece

[26:39] I wanted

[26:40] to confirm in the staff report it

[26:42] did note that there was

[26:45] a shortage between

[26:50] what we thought it was going to -- what we

[26:52] thought it was going to cost and what

[26:54] it came in above

[26:55] the original estimate. And to help

[26:57] make up for that

[26:58] shortfall, one of the proposals is

[27:00] to take $22,000

[27:03] roughly

[27:06] out of the pg&e mitigation

[27:08] funds, which if I understand correctly

[27:09] where

[27:11] to help with landscape restoration associated

[27:13] with the replacement of the tower

[27:15] . Is

[27:18] that right?

[27:18] >> correct.

[27:24] pg&e damaged

[27:25] some of the landscape. We knew we

[27:26] had this project moving forward rather

[27:27] than have them install

[27:30] the landscape

[27:32] previously and right in the middle

[27:33] of our work

[27:34] zone, we took the contribution for it

[27:36] and that work

[27:38] is incorporated into the contractor's work.

[27:42] so it is kind of

[27:45] --they paid us and we are

[27:46] paying the contractor for the impacts to

[27:48] the project

[27:53] .

[27:54] >> the only reason I bring that

[27:54] up as

[27:55] I know some residents had also expressed

[27:57] some concern to me about just wanting to

[27:59] make sure that we were able to kind

[28:00] of spruce that place

[28:02] back up to what it was originally.

[28:03] and

[28:04] so I just wanted to make sure that

[28:06] we are still on target

[28:07] and it will still look aesthetically pleasing

[28:09] when all is said and done.

[28:12] >> correct. >>

[28:13] okay. Great. That's it. Thank you

[28:14] so much.

[28:15] >> anyone else from the dais

[28:15] have

[28:18] any follow-up questions?

[28:21] all right. Seeing none,

[28:23] any questions or comments from the public

[28:27] on consent calendar item seven?

[28:30] >> we will start

[28:32] with chambers. Is anyone present who

[28:33] would

[28:36] like to wish to make a comment?

[28:39] I have no hands. I will turn to contra

[28:42] costa

[28:44] --zoom. Please use the rays hand feature

[28:47] if you would like to comment on item

[28:48] number seven.

[28:51] I have no hands.

[28:51] >>

[28:54] all right.

[28:57] council for a motion, please.

[28:57] >> I would like to make

[29:00] a motion to adopt a resolution of

[29:02] the city council of the city of martinez

[29:03] accepting the did of

[29:05] saboo, inc. As the lowest responsive

[29:06] and responsible

[29:08] bidder and authorizing the city manager

[29:09] to execute

[29:12] a contract and

[29:14] any change orders until the completion

[29:15] of the hidden valley park sports

[29:18] courts. Project

[29:20] c5407 in accordance with the approved

[29:21] plans and specifications

[29:24] in an amount not to exceed

[29:27] $1,620,000

[29:29] , which includes a 10% contingency

[29:33] of 147,460

[29:36] . And approve the transfer

[29:39] of 55,000 dollars

[29:44] of npdes funds. $22,020 of pg&e mitigation funds

[29:48] and 132,000 of

[29:49] park and recreation impact fee funds

[29:51] to project

[29:54] number

[29:57] c5047.

[29:57] >> second.

[30:00] >> councilmember jay

[30:03] howard.

[30:04] >> [ roll being called

[30:06] ]

[30:12] >> motion passes.

[30:15] >>

[30:16] excellent. Thanks, everyone. Moving

[30:18] on. Public

[30:24] hearing

[30:25] item number nine. Conduct a public hearing,

[30:27] waive the reading, and introduce the ordinance approving

[30:28] zoning map and zoning text amendment

[30:30] to amend the martinez municipal code

[30:33] . And I will turn this over. Who

[30:35] will be reading this item this evening?

[30:42] >> that would be me.

[30:43] associate planner dan gordon.

[30:43] >> hi,

[30:44] dan. Please proceed. I won't read

[30:45] the rest of

[30:47] the public hearing items . Please

[30:48] proceed with the presentation.

[30:50] >> thank you, mayor. Good evening,

[30:51] members of the city council.

[30:53] I'm associate planner dan gordon.

[30:54] I'm here tonight to present the proposed

[30:56] zoning text and zoning map amendments.

[30:59] it is another whopper, so I appreciate

[31:00] your patience

[31:08] and in the interest of brevity I will read

[31:09] the full recommendation at the

[31:10] end of my presentation. A lot of this

[31:12] you are seeing tonight should be familiar to

[31:12] you

[31:14] since we have had study sessions on

[31:15] it. Okay.

[31:18] so the primary goal of this ordinance

[31:18] is

[31:19] to come principally update the permitted

[31:21] and conditionally permitted

[31:23] uses in the code. But several other

[31:24] items have also been included

[31:26] in this ordinance and these include

[31:27] new and revised definitions to go

[31:30] with those uses

[31:33] . The inclusion of industrial zoning incentives,

[31:33] a new chapter on

[31:34] temporary use permits, which contains

[31:36] new regulations for food trucks

[31:39] , some changes to the regulations,

[31:42] rezoning of parcels and some other

[31:45] minor changes.

[31:51] so let's go over why these changes

[31:55] are necessary in the first

[31:59] place. There are four main reasons. The

[32:00] first is that the municipal code was

[32:01] last

[32:02] competently updated in 1975. So most

[32:04] of the uses listed are not

[32:07] just dated

[32:08] but downright archaic. I'm just going

[32:10] to list a few of the

[32:11] uses the code specifically identifies to illustrate

[32:12] this point. It does include messenger offices

[32:16] , shops, telephone exchanges,

[32:22] stores. Umbrella repair

[32:23] shops. Telegraph offices, and my own

[32:24] personal favorite, ice storage sheds.

[32:27] why this is problematic is because martinez

[32:29] has what is known as permissive zoning.

[32:33] that means that only the uses that are

[32:35] specifically listed in the code are

[32:37] allowed to operate within the city.

[32:42] so we have a situation now where the

[32:43] uses that were commonplace 50

[32:44] years ago are now restricting the businesses

[32:46] we can and cannot have in

[32:47] the city. The second main reason is

[32:49] the housing element.

[32:53] the housing element obligates the

[32:54] city to complete several programs

[32:55] by the end

[32:56] of this year. These programs are also

[32:57] reflected in the planning division's

[32:58] workplan that

[32:59] you reviewed. These revisions propose

[33:00] to accomplish the following four tasks

[33:01] from that workplan.

[33:02] task 28 updating accessory dwelling unit

[33:06] regulations. Task 36. Updating food

[33:07] truck regulations.

[33:09] establishing industrial zoning incentives.

[33:12] task 41. Updating the permitted and

[33:16] additionally permitted uses of

[33:17] code. The third reason is consistency

[33:19] and ease-of-use.

[33:20] there's a lot of overly complicated

[33:22] terminology, jargon, and

[33:23] phrasing to introduce more user-friendly language.

[33:25] last

[33:26] is the evolving needs of the community.

[33:33] this goes hand in hand with the archaic

[33:34] language problem since we want to

[33:36] make sure martinez is ready to take advantage of

[33:38] the new businesses and technologies.

[33:42] so let's dive into these proposed

[33:43] changes. The first

[33:44] is the update to the permitted uses.

[33:48] staff is proposing to move from a

[33:49] very long list of

[33:50] specific uses since we have now a

[33:52] category of based approaches that are

[33:55] more flexible.

[33:56] for instance, instead of having things like dry-cleaning

[33:58] and pet grooming

[34:01] listed individually, these

[34:02] would be grouped under the broader category

[34:03] of personal services. This provides

[34:04] more flexibility

[34:07] and helps code as it

[34:08] leaves open the potential for businesses

[34:10] that haven't been

[34:16] yet. One notable change to the

[34:18] permitted uses is the heavy industrial

[34:24] zoning district. The elimination of

[34:25] refining as a permitted use.

[34:26] however, this won't affect any active

[34:27] uses in the heavy industrial zoning district.

[34:30] pbf energy does not actually conduct

[34:31] any

[34:34] refining within city

[34:38] -- within the city limits. So their operations

[34:39] are limited to storage, which would

[34:40] continue to

[34:42] be a permitted use in the heavy industrial

[34:46] zoning district.

[34:51] definitions have also been included in

[34:52] this update. Primarily these relate

[34:52] to

[34:53] the new year's categories I mentioned

[34:55] being established

[34:56] and some definitions were revised

[34:57] for clarity or modernization of language.

[35:03] here is a list of all of the definitions.

[35:04] I'm not going to

[35:07] get into the mall. I will just

[35:08] call out some of these new categories.

[35:09] for example, categories for things

[35:10] like craftsmanship

[35:13] , financial institution,

[35:14] personal services, professional services,

[35:16] public entertainment venue, at wholesale establishment.

[35:19] next

[35:21] up is the new chapter on temporary

[35:22] use permits. Temporary

[35:25] use permits --you will be

[35:28] familiar from our study session.

[35:30] they don't run with the land. They

[35:31] are time-limited and

[35:35] processed at the administrative level.

[35:37] they make a lot of sense when you

[35:37] are permitting

[35:39] uses like christmas tree lights or

[35:40] uses that merit regular

[35:41] reinspection like construction staging.

[35:49] and why we are recommending temporary

[35:50] use permit chapter is twofold. First,

[35:52] it is just good practice since

[35:54] a lot of cities see temporary uses

[35:55] all the time. Second is that

[35:57] your special study session you endorsed using

[36:01] temporary use permit process to

[36:03] regulate food trucks throughout the city.

[36:08] and the city council also endorsed

[36:09] some of the regulations that would

[36:10] apply

[36:11] to food trucks that I will get into

[36:13] next. Specifically focusing on mobile vendors

[36:16] , a.k.a. Food trucks.

[36:18] I will just briefly touch on these.

[36:22] sorry. Let me just make

[36:25] sure. Yeah.

[36:27] specifically those food trucks that operate

[36:28] in the public

[36:29] right-of-way. Essentially the city

[36:30] cannot prohibit food trucks from operating

[36:31] in legal

[36:34] parking spaces

[36:42] . However, the city can impose what

[36:43] are known as time, place, and

[36:44] manner restrictions so long as those

[36:45] restrictions have a health and safety

[36:46] rationale. The city is

[36:49] proposing such restrictions.

[36:50] restricting hours of operation to

[36:52] 7:00 a.m. To 10:00 p.m. The requirement to

[36:52] provide a

[36:53] waste receptacle. Prohibition from operating

[36:57] is greater than 35 miles per hour

[36:58] for pedestrian safety.

[37:04] and if the food truck is parked in its

[37:05] space for longer than one hour, a

[37:07] requirement to be greater than 100

[37:07] feet to

[37:09] locate greater than 100 feet from other

[37:10] food

[37:12] trucks in a parking space and a requirement

[37:13] to be located within 200 feet of a readily

[37:16] available restroom facility.

[37:22] sorry.

[37:25] okay. The next change

[37:28] is setbacks and building

[37:30] separation requirements. This one

[37:31] should be familiar to you since it was

[37:34] included in the cloud

[37:37] --code cleanup package you

[37:39] endorsed last year. Moving the city

[37:40] from using a pump comp

[37:41] located equation to cockfighting setbacks

[37:43] and building separation requirements

[37:43] to a

[37:46] standardized easy to use table.

[37:49] and

[37:51] as I have mentioned, we have already

[37:52] done this for residential districts

[37:53] last year. So this would just bring

[37:55] consistency between all the cities

[37:55] and

[37:58] zoning districts. As part of the update

[38:01] to the new uses

[38:10] , staff is proposing to include a

[38:11] section on

[38:12] performance standards specifically for industrial

[38:12] and research development zoning districts.

[38:14] this just reflects the

[38:15] reality that the uses in these districts have

[38:16] the potential to pose greater impacts

[38:17] in

[38:18] neighboring products then uses in

[38:19] presidential --residential or commercial districts.

[38:27] things like noise, vibration, radioactivity, electrical

[38:28] disturbances, explosive materials,

[38:29] air pollution, heat, dust

[38:32] in particular manner

[38:34] --matter. Performance standards differ from

[38:38] required conditions

[38:44] , which is a required

[38:45] section of the code, because they

[38:45] include ongoing activities. Required

[38:47] conditions just regulate

[38:49] the condition of the property. Speaking of required conditions, in the

[38:50] commercial district

[38:52] chapter, there were multiple duplicative

[39:00] sections on required conditions. Staff

[39:01] is proposing to condense and simple

[39:02] by these into

[39:03] a new section on enclosure fencing

[39:05] and requirements. One new change

[39:08] being proposed

[39:09] as part of this is a requirement for

[39:11] anyone seeking a planning

[39:12] entitlement to activate the ground floor frontage

[39:14] of any tenant space

[39:16] in the central commercial zoning district by

[39:17] providing some

[39:20] sort of visual display as this

[39:21] will help create a vibrant feeling downtown.

[39:23] this requirement

[39:25] would apply to all commercial uses but

[39:27] nonretail uses like restaurants or

[39:29] nail salons

[39:34] would be able to satisfy this requirement

[39:35] by having fully transparent windows

[39:37] so you can see the activity going on.

[39:41] the city council

[39:43] also had a special session last month

[39:44] to discuss

[39:48] zoning incentives to incentivize high-value

[39:50] industrial development. And

[39:56] they endorsed several revisions.

[39:57] municipal code on that respect. These included a

[39:59] decrease in the minimum setbacks for

[40:00] the research and development and industrial districts

[40:04] to 10 feet for the front yard, zero feet

[40:05] for the rear

[40:07] and side yards, except when abutting

[40:08] a residential zoning district

[40:09] where greater setbacks would be required.

[40:13] also an increase in the permitted flooring area

[40:14] ratio from

[40:17] .4 to 2.0

[40:18] . A reduction in required front yard landscaping

[40:20] from 100% of the front yard

[40:21] to 15%. The establishment of a community

[40:23] benefit program

[40:26] for greater floor area ratio

[40:35] when

[40:36] a community benefit is provided. All

[40:37] of these revisions have been included

[40:38] in this effort with the

[40:39] exception of the changes to the floor

[40:40] area ratio and community benefit bonus

[40:41] program.

[40:42] those will have to be included in

[40:44] a later effort as they require a general

[40:44] plan.

[40:47] and just to quickly illustrate

[40:49] the point of how restrictive some

[40:50] of the

[40:51] current development standards are

[40:52] for the city's industrial zoning districts, I've

[40:53] got

[40:56] two little diagrams for you.

[41:04] the first is a parcel in the heavy

[41:05] industrial district. You can see it

[41:05] here on the

[41:06] screen in green. It is technically

[41:08] two parcels. Let's just say somebody wanted to

[41:10] develop it as one. You can see this is

[41:11] the existing parcel. In

[41:12] the next one is the amount of space

[41:14] they would actually be able to develop.

[41:14] they would

[41:15] be severely restrictive. Similarly,

[41:20] periods of parcel in the light industrial

[41:23] district on how road outlined here

[41:23] in green

[41:26] in the purple area.

[41:29] and this is the area that they would actually be

[41:29] able to

[41:31] develop. You will notice the current state of

[41:32] this parcel

[41:35] does not actually even comply with the

[41:37] existing requirements . Staff believe it

[41:38] makes sense

[41:42] especially in these instances because

[41:44] it is surrounded by other

[41:47] industrial uses. The new industrial uses

[41:47] they

[41:49] go into a parcel like this in light

[41:50] industrial zoning district have much

[41:50] fewer impacts

[41:52] on neighboring properties than the light

[41:53] industrial uses

[41:58] that were envisaged in the 1970s when

[41:59] this section of

[42:02] the code was introduced.

[42:11] and as staff reviewed

[42:13] all of the uses in the code, we also reviewed

[42:14] the zoning districts in the

[42:16] code and determined several of them could

[42:17] be eliminated. These include the thoroughfare commercial

[42:18] recreation, controlled industrial,

[42:19] and undesignated zoning districts.

[42:20] the thoroughfare commercial zoning

[42:21] district only applied to the commercial

[42:23] stretch of ambra avenue between

[42:26] the high school as

[42:28] well as three parcels on arnold drive

[42:32] . The only additional uses

[42:34] that this district allowed over the neighborhood

[42:35] commercial district

[42:36] where mortuaries, vehicle sales and

[42:38] repair, public entertainment like

[42:41] bowling

[42:42] alleys and veterinarians offices.

[42:44] so these uses are proposed to be included within the

[42:47] neighborhood commercial district for

[42:47] properties along

[42:50] specifically major thoroughfares and

[42:53] alhambra

[42:55] avenue is identified as a major thoroughfare.

[42:56] so it will allow all of

[42:59] those uses to be active uses.

[43:04] the commercial recreation zoning district

[43:05] only applied to four parcels near

[43:05] the

[43:08] intersection of

[43:11] mir road and

[43:12] central avenue. None of the parcels have

[43:14] an active use that could be considerably

[43:14] described

[43:17] as existing recreation.

[43:23] so these parcels are proposed to

[43:24] be rezoned to neighborhood commercial,

[43:26] which allows for both offices and theaters.

[43:28] the controlled industrial district

[43:29] is

[43:31] oriented to agricultural uses like horticulture

[43:32] .

[43:34] yet the only area zone controlled

[43:38] industrial is a collection of business parks

[43:40] and a storage facility off of the

[43:41] station road.

[43:45] the partials on arnold drive

[43:48] have

[43:49] mixed zoning with p.a. Professional administrative

[43:50] and are proposed to be rezoned from

[43:54] professional administrative

[43:56] and industrial to professional administrative/research and

[43:57] development

[43:58] allowing those business parks to continue

[44:00] their active uses.

[44:02] the storage facility currently zoned

[44:03] environmental

[44:06] conservation district

[44:08] is proposed to be rezoned in environmental

[44:09] conservation district/service commercial.

[44:25] the last zoning district proposed to

[44:26] be eliminated is the u undesignated

[44:28] zoning district. This was previously

[44:29] a holding zone for parcels, which the

[44:30] city annexes

[44:31] but does not simultaneously rezone. However,

[44:32] it has not been used for this purpose.

[44:33] to do so

[44:34] would not actually be good practice.

[44:35] and several parcels have retained

[44:37] the undesignated zoning designation

[44:39] for decades

[44:42] since annexation. So

[44:43] these parcels are proposed to be rezoned

[44:45] consistent with the

[44:48] general plan. And going forward, annexation and

[44:50] rezoning of annexed parcels will be

[44:53] conducted concurrently so there is

[44:54] no

[44:56] reason to have the zoning district anymore.

[45:00] additionally, several parcels with

[45:01] designations that were holdovers from the

[45:03] county and were

[45:05] not updated post annexation are proposed to

[45:07] be rezoned. These include all parcels

[45:09] zoned rb

[45:12] retail business, which will be

[45:14] rezoned neighborhood commercial. All

[45:15] parcels

[45:17] zoned multifamily m 29, which will

[45:18] be rezoned

[45:21] r1 .5 residential.

[45:23] and you can see here the existing zoning

[45:27] of these parcels

[45:29] . The parcels to be rezoned are outlined in

[45:30] red.

[45:33] and the next slide

[45:35] --I can pull these back up. Once the

[45:36] rezoning

[45:39] is complete.

[45:42] now onto adu.

[45:44] legislative session in california saw

[45:48] several laws passed that required

[45:50] us to update our adu relations. Requires

[45:51] the city to

[45:53] allow adus to be conveyed separately

[45:54] from

[45:56] the primary dwelling from a condominium plan.

[46:00] extends

[46:01] the prohibition of owner occupancy

[46:03] requirements until 2025.

[46:05] and 8013 32, which requires cities to

[46:06] adopt

[46:09] preapproved detached adu plans

[46:12] and adds a 30-day requirement for any

[46:14] adu application. Utilizing preapproved

[46:15] plans from

[46:17] many previously approved adu application.

[46:23] in addition, staff is proposing further

[46:24] revisions related

[46:27] to rooftop

[46:29] decks and balconies for adus. Previous

[46:30] inconsistency was

[46:31] identified for balconies and rooftop

[46:32] decks to be built closer to property

[46:33] lines

[46:34] than was originally intended. Staff is

[46:36] recommending requiring

[46:39] balconies attached to

[46:42] a tick to conform to setback requirements

[46:44] for the primary dwelling to minimize

[46:45] privacy impacts.

[46:54] and there are some other minor changes

[46:54] included

[46:55] in this effort. I will run through

[46:56] those really quickly. Continued removal of

[46:57] references --

[47:00] excuse me --

[47:01] references to the board of adjustments.

[47:03] as functions of that body have

[47:05] been assumed by the planning commission

[47:06] and zoning administrator.

[47:09] revisions to chapter 22.08

[47:13] district designations consistent with

[47:14] the elimination of several zoning

[47:15] districts. Updates

[47:16] to some of the purposes for the affected

[47:18] zoning districts to modernize them.

[47:20] simplification and clarification of

[47:21] use permit findings

[47:23] for bars for the ability for massage businesses

[47:30] applying for use permits to be brought

[47:30] before the zoning

[47:31] administrator instead of directly

[47:33] to the planning commission. And the

[47:33] addition for

[47:34] tables for setback height and other

[47:36] requirements for ease of use.

[47:41] lastly there was significant community

[47:42] outreach for this ordinance per the

[47:45] city council

[47:47] held two special study sessions on various

[47:48] components of

[47:49] this ordinance. Namely one on food

[47:51] trucks and temporary use and the

[47:52] other on industrial zoning incentives

[47:54] and uses. Staff held a community information

[47:57] meeting on food trucks

[48:00] , temporary use

[48:02] permits, and updating the uses. More than

[48:03] 700 active business license holders

[48:03] within the city

[48:06] were notified

[48:09] as were all property

[48:11] owners subject to rezoning and anyone who

[48:12] had filed a regular request for such

[48:12] notice. And

[48:14] there was also medication between city staff

[48:15] and the chamber of commerce. Martinez

[48:15] and

[48:18] company in the local restaurant.

[48:29] the planning commission considered the draft ordinance at

[48:30] its april 9th meeting. It

[48:31] has forwarded a unanimous recognition of

[48:32] approval to the city council. The

[48:33] only change the planning commission

[48:34] identified first further consideration by

[48:36] the council was to trucks to operate

[48:36] later than

[48:39] the proposed 10:00 p.m.

[48:42] closing time. However, they thought

[48:42] it could make sense

[48:44] to consider this in tandem with the

[48:45] noise ordinance, which will be considered

[48:45] next

[48:47] year. So the full recommendation tonight is

[48:48] to --bear with me

[48:54] --conduct a public hearing, waive the

[48:55] reading, and introduce the ordinance,

[48:57] approving a zoning map and text amendment

[48:57] to

[48:58] amend the municipal code by, one,

[49:00] come pensively updating

[49:03] the uses for commercial and research

[49:06] development and districts. Amending chapter

[49:09] four definitions to

[49:12] remove the

[49:15] individual numbers

[49:17] and I definitions consistent with updated

[49:18] uses. Amending chapters 22.14, confessional

[49:20] and administrative office assistance.

[49:24] industrial districts. By

[49:30] revising

[49:32] setback and standards to be consistent

[49:33] with other zoning districts. Four, amending

[49:34] chapters 22.15

[49:35] research and development districts.

[49:36] 22.18 industrial districts by modifying standards

[49:37] to incentivize industrial development

[49:40] and establish

[49:42] standards. Five, repealing chapters

[49:43] 22.30

[49:45] on designated districts. Six, adding 22.31

[49:48] , temporary use permits, to regulate

[49:52] temporary uses such as

[49:55] mobile vendors. Seven,

[49:56] revising section 22.36060 , parking

[49:58] industrial uses, to an reduce

[50:01] requirements. Accessory

[50:04] dwelling units

[50:07] to comply with state law and

[50:08] clarify existing regulations. Nine,

[50:10] revising chapter 22.08

[50:13] to be consistent with the

[50:14] elimination of thoroughfare commercial

[50:17] recreation controlled industrial and undesignated

[50:19] zoning districts.

[50:20] then, approving the zoning map amendment

[50:22] for 45 parcels

[50:24] zoned thoroughfare commercial and

[50:25] neighborhood commercial

[50:26] to neighborhood commercial for six

[50:28] parcels to neighborhood

[50:31] commercial. Commercial regulation

[50:32] to neighborhood commercial. For 11 parcels

[50:39] to r1 .5 residential. For 12 parcels,

[50:40] zoning professional

[50:43] and administrative

[50:50] industrial to professional and administrative

[50:51] research and development. For 14 parcels,

[50:52] zoned

[50:53] retail business to neighborhood commercial

[50:54] and for one parcel, zoned environmental

[50:55] conservation district controlled industrial

[50:55] to

[50:57] district service commercial. 11, improving

[50:58] a zoning map amendment

[51:01] to appropriate

[51:02] zoning designations consistent with

[51:04] the general plan. 12, other

[51:07] minor revisions. Thank you.

[51:16] in terms of next

[51:17] steps, if approved, this ordinance will

[51:19] go to a second reading of the mid-50s council

[51:20] meeting it would become effective

[51:22] on june 15th of this year. So I

[51:25] really appreciate

[51:26] your patience while I went through

[51:27] that lengthy presentation. Thank you

[51:28] very much for

[51:29] your attention. Welcome any questions

[51:30] you may have read

[51:30] >> thank you. I

[51:31] appreciate

[51:34] the report.

[51:37] I want to thank you

[51:38] for a couple of very specific things

[51:39] that I heard. One, I absolutely agree

[51:40] with you

[51:42] . I had to go on mute because I giggled

[51:44] out loud when you mentioned ice boxes,

[51:46] which is clearly decades behind schedule.

[51:52] so I very

[51:53] much appreciate the attention to detail

[51:54] to remove some of these outdated terms.

[51:55] I

[51:56] also want to acknowledge that several months ago

[51:57] we talked about massage parlors and

[51:58] one of the

[52:01] things I asked was

[52:04] to change that. We have not talked about it

[52:04] since. I

[52:05] did notice you changed that terminology

[52:06] everywhere to massage business. Thank

[52:07] you very much

[52:09] for doing that. I want to ask if you

[52:10] could provide a

[52:13] few minutes of clarification.

[52:16] you made a description about activating first-floor

[52:19] windows and

[52:20] businesses. Can you talk to that a

[52:22] little bit more?

[52:22] >> yeah.

[52:25] city staff did some research

[52:28] with how other municipalities

[52:31] are trying to

[52:32] enliven their downtowns. One of the

[52:34] things we identified was

[52:35] that when a business goes through

[52:37] an entitlement

[52:42] --say they're looking for a conditional use

[52:43] permit. As part of that

[52:44] entitlement process requiring them

[52:46] to have some sort of activation of

[52:49] any ground-floor space within the downtown

[52:52] . So this could include anything from

[52:55] visual display of products to some

[52:57] sort of artwork or do something else that would

[52:58] engage pedestrians as they

[53:01] walk by to alert

[53:02] them to the fact there is an active

[53:04] business use there. This would only

[53:07] apply to retail uses

[53:10] as I

[53:11] mentioned. Uses like restaurants or

[53:13] nail salons. Having a fully transparent

[53:16] window where

[53:18] you could see into the business and see

[53:19] the activities going

[53:21] on there would qualify as activation for

[53:22] purposes of

[53:24] this requirement. But it is just good

[53:25] practice because we

[53:28] don't want

[53:29] empty windows downtown when we have

[53:30] an active business there. We want

[53:31] people to know

[53:34] that there is something going on .

[53:36] if somebody can kind of spy something

[53:37] if they are half a

[53:40] block away and they see

[53:42] something in the window that maybe draws

[53:43] them down further, it is good for

[53:44] business. It is good for the city.

[53:46] it is good for pedestrians.

[53:49] >> would that apply to existing businesses

[53:54] ? Or it is only if they are applying

[53:55] for permits through

[53:57] the city?

[53:58] >> it would only apply to

[53:58] businesses going through a new

[54:00] entitlement process.

[54:00] >> for example

[54:01] ,

[54:04] insurance companies or law firms.

[54:07] things like that. Because

[54:09] that is not considered retail, I don't

[54:10] think. How would that be

[54:12] impacted by this ?

[54:12] >> they would be

[54:13] subject to

[54:16] the requirement

[54:28] to have a fully transparent window. So

[54:30] people could see in --see office workers.

[54:31] that sort of thing.

[54:31] >> okay. Great.

[54:32] my only comment. I know we are still

[54:34] in the question and answer period.

[54:34] I'm not

[54:35] particularly supportive of the idea

[54:36] of extending mobile food vendors past

[54:37] 10:00 p.m. That is inconsistent

[54:39] with all the other rules that we have

[54:40] in place so I just want

[54:42] to put that out there now. I am in

[54:43] support of having that end at

[54:46] 10:00 p.m. Anyone have any other questions or anything

[54:46] specific they

[54:49] would like to ask?

[54:54] >> councilmember ross. You want to

[54:55] kick everybody off?

[54:55] >> sure.

[54:58] with all due respect

[55:04] , madame mayor --when you look at the

[55:04] noise

[55:06] ordinance next year, I think the food trucks

[55:07] should go past 10:00. But I said that

[55:09] before. But that is not for tonight. When

[55:10] you consider that a year

[55:13] from now, maybe the echo of

[55:16] my voice will be heard.

[55:19] anyway. Speaking of

[55:22] food trucks , on

[55:25] the regulations

[55:27] and changes that I saw in there, they

[55:28] refer to

[55:31] the requirements for a food truck

[55:34] parked in public parking stall.

[55:37] with these apply to somebody that

[55:40] has been parking a food truck on a

[55:43] private property downtown

[55:46] ?

[55:47] >> yeah. Different regulations

[55:49] would apply. They would have to go through

[55:54] the temporary use permit process.

[55:55] and regulations would be imposed at

[55:55] that stage by

[55:58] the zoning administrator.

[56:01] so it

[56:03] would depend --it would be a case-by-case situation.

[56:04] we would review it based on where

[56:06] they are proposing to locate and what

[56:07] type of offerings they are

[56:09] proposing to have. Those sorts of things.

[56:13] >> so a fixed location would require

[56:17] the hearing.

[56:20] >> correct. >>

[56:23] and an application to have --you

[56:26] can park anywhere.

[56:26] >> no.

[56:29] the tuv could be location limited.

[56:32] they would have to have the

[56:35] approval of the property owner

[56:38] , at which point we would

[56:39] review the application and approve them

[56:41] to locate

[56:45] in one specific location or to have

[56:47] food trucks located in that location. They

[56:48] could potentially swapout other food trucks.

[56:51] different food trucks coming in. We

[56:53] would allow them to be approved

[56:56] to have

[56:57] food trucks in a certain location but

[56:58] it wouldn't necessarily have to be

[56:59] the

[57:02] same food truck.

[57:02] >> and the ones

[57:03] [ inaudible ] public parking.

[57:03] >> if it was

[57:05] in public parking, they would

[57:06] be subject to public parking regulations.

[57:14] so they would

[57:15] have to if they are located longer than an

[57:17] hour, they would have to have access

[57:18] to a bathroom facility. If they are

[57:20] located less than an hour, we

[57:21] have very little leeway with what

[57:23] we can impose on them, but we

[57:24] would be able to wire inspections

[57:25] that they have all of their licenses

[57:26] from the fire department

[57:28] from public health as well as requirements to

[57:32] remit

[57:35] sales tax within the

[57:38] city limits. And

[57:41] what was the other requirement

[57:42] ? I'm blanking on the other one. But

[57:44] we are limited.

[57:44] >> okay.

[57:47] just briefly , tell me

[57:50] . If I have a food truck [ inaudible

[57:53] ] I've

[57:55] got two choices. Park in a public

[57:56] space, or

[57:59] I can park [ inaudible

[58:02] ] is each

[58:05] path equally

[58:11] --is there as much work for each path

[58:12] if you pick one or the other? Sounds like

[58:14] the private property might be a

[58:17] little more cumbersome.

[58:17] >> so we tried to

[58:20] keep it fair and

[58:21] we did not want to incentivize people parking

[58:23] in

[58:24] the public right-of-way since we know

[58:26] that the direction from the council

[58:31] was to really promote it on private property.

[58:35] so it does provide a

[58:37] lot more flexibility if you go through

[58:38] the temporary use permit process. Essentially

[58:41] you're going to

[58:43] have to move around a lot if you're

[58:44] parking in a public

[58:47] parking spot. The requirements

[58:50] to

[58:52] be within 200 feet of a readily available bathroom

[58:53] and more than 100

[58:56] feet from

[58:59] another food truck,

[59:00] we were hoping it would incentivize

[59:01] people to go for the temporary use permit

[59:02] process. And that

[59:05] also provides

[59:06] opportunities for the existing businesses

[59:07] in town to partner with food trucks

[59:08] to

[59:09] maybe offer something that they don't already

[59:10] offer and provide something interesting

[59:11] to the public that they

[59:14] would be

[59:16] --they would help feed the business and

[59:17] the food truck

[59:18] and not take away from existing businesses.

[59:20] >>

[59:23] I had some of the questions.

[59:26] but I would just save them

[59:29] for now. Thank you.

[59:32] >> that is a great report.

[59:35] that is

[59:37] a lot. You guys have been working

[59:38] your tails off on all

[59:40] of this. Okay. So I just wanted to

[59:41] follow-up with

[59:44] councilmember ross'

[59:47] thought train. If we

[59:48] are doing all of these food trucks, that's

[59:50] great. I like the diversity. Who

[59:52] keeps them honest?

[59:52] >> so, we keep

[59:53] them honest

[59:55] . The planning division would require

[59:59] proof that --well,

[1:00:02] let us split this up for it in terms of

[1:00:04] food trucks working in a public right-of-way

[1:00:05] we

[1:00:08] would inspect

[1:00:10] them for having a business license,

[1:00:11] having their fire certificate, public health certificate.

[1:00:13] in terms of the temporary use permit

[1:00:17] , we would work with the property owner to

[1:00:19] make sure that they are adhering to

[1:00:20] all of the regulations

[1:00:21] or requirements that were imposed

[1:00:23] through that temporary use

[1:00:26] permit process. In terms of the

[1:00:30] food trucks and making sure they are

[1:00:32] not staying for longer than an hour,

[1:00:32] we

[1:00:34] would not have to rely on the community

[1:00:35] and business community in

[1:00:38] terms of potential using our code

[1:00:41] enforcement staff to report if some

[1:00:44] of these

[1:00:47] are located longer

[1:00:49] than an hour and they are not within

[1:00:50] the distance of a restroom or too

[1:00:53] close to another food truck.

[1:00:53] >>

[1:00:56] kind of the honor

[1:00:58] system.

[1:00:59] >> it is a little bit the

[1:00:59] honor system.

[1:00:59] >> I would

[1:01:01] like to clarify. If they are going to

[1:01:02] be parking on public property as part

[1:01:02] of

[1:01:03] their temporary use permit application,

[1:01:05] they would be demonstrating how they

[1:01:05] plan

[1:01:07] to comply with those distance requirements

[1:01:08] that

[1:01:11] dan gordon just mentioned.

[1:01:14] they

[1:01:16] would indicate that as part of their application

[1:01:17] when we are evaluating the temporary

[1:01:20] use permit.

[1:01:22] saying that, as dan indicated, they

[1:01:23] could always potentially

[1:01:24] park somewhere differently than where

[1:01:25] they indicated they were going to

[1:01:26] be parking for longer than

[1:01:28] an hour in that instance. It would

[1:01:29] be reliant

[1:01:31] primarily on a code enforcement complaint

[1:01:32] basis as we

[1:01:35] do it.

[1:01:35] >> okay.

[1:01:39] that's great. So can I

[1:01:42] switch gears ? Very good.

[1:01:45] the adus

[1:01:46] setbacks are going to be the same

[1:01:48] as the main house

[1:01:54] . Is

[1:01:55] that what I heard you say?

[1:01:55] >> that

[1:01:57] is correct.

[1:01:57] >> can you

[1:01:58] talk about that a little bit? I thought

[1:01:59] we were trying to help these people

[1:02:01] get the adus in there. It sounds like

[1:02:03] that would be cumbersome.

[1:02:03] >> let

[1:02:04] me clarify. This would be for attached adus

[1:02:06] that have balconies, decks,

[1:02:08] or rooftop decks. We wanted to make

[1:02:09] sure that

[1:02:12] those specific elements

[1:02:15] would not be

[1:02:16] able to be closer to the property

[1:02:18] line than if you had built them

[1:02:21] on the primary residence since

[1:02:22] especially because it is an attached

[1:02:24] adu it is going to be

[1:02:28] part of that primary residence and

[1:02:29] this could potentially allow somebody

[1:02:30] to

[1:02:31] push that envelope a little bit. And

[1:02:33] we all know that with

[1:02:36] adus not everybody uses them

[1:02:38] as a special rental. A lot of people use

[1:02:39] them

[1:02:41] as parts of their primary residence

[1:02:42] . So we did

[1:02:43] not want to create some sort of loophole

[1:02:44] or workaround where people could then

[1:02:48] build a deck in a location

[1:02:54] that you would not be

[1:02:55] able to unless you declared it as

[1:02:57] an adu.

[1:02:57] >> I like that.

[1:02:58] that makes sense. I appreciate that

[1:02:59] and I really appreciate all the hard work

[1:03:00] you guys have done

[1:03:03] to bring

[1:03:04] the consistency between all of those

[1:03:06] zoning districts because I know it

[1:03:07] was before it was just all over the place.

[1:03:08] and I think this whole thing that

[1:03:09] you

[1:03:10] are working so hard on his part of

[1:03:12] that. Being consistent

[1:03:15] and bringing us up to date

[1:03:18] . I know nothing

[1:03:19] has been done on this. Or not much

[1:03:21] has been done since 1975. So I applaud you

[1:03:24] for all of that.

[1:03:35] >> all right. Thank you. I too just want

[1:03:36] to echo the

[1:03:37] comments here. I know what a herculean

[1:03:39] task this has been to try

[1:03:42] to clean up mountains of

[1:03:44] codes that just have not been touched. It

[1:03:45] is really

[1:03:47] important. And I know that I think

[1:03:48] all of us are

[1:03:51] eager to move this city forward

[1:03:53] and help it grow and flourish in a

[1:03:54] way that we

[1:03:57] all want. But we cannot do that

[1:03:59] if we don't have codes that work in

[1:04:00] the

[1:04:03] 21st century. Write? So this is a big

[1:04:06] , important step in helping do that.

[1:04:09] I just want to commend

[1:04:10] you at the staff level. Thank you

[1:04:12] so much for all the work you have

[1:04:14] put into this. Just a couple of questions

[1:04:15] I

[1:04:18] would ask

[1:04:24] on the food trucks. Real life scenario

[1:04:25] that has emerged over the past few

[1:04:27] years. No secret. I think you all are

[1:04:28] familiar with it. Food trucks that

[1:04:30] decide now moving forward that they roll

[1:04:31] up in one of our city parks. Parks

[1:04:33] that were for instance

[1:04:35] little league has a concession stand.

[1:04:39] talk to me in layman's terms. How

[1:04:40] does the new procedure that we have

[1:04:42] outlined here

[1:04:45] --

[1:04:46] how would it impact that scenario?

[1:04:48] I know that is a concern

[1:04:50] that we have heard from some of our

[1:04:51] --

[1:04:52] some of our folks over in the little

[1:04:54] league. And I think it is a valid

[1:04:56] concern. They are operating a snack shack.

[1:04:59] they rely on the sales of the concessions

[1:05:00] from that

[1:05:02] snack shack. You know. To truck rolls up.

[1:05:09] and obviously that is going to put

[1:05:09] a dent

[1:05:11] in their sails. So talk to me a little

[1:05:12] bit. I want

[1:05:14] to make sure they understand how this

[1:05:18] --what we have laid out here is

[1:05:21] going to help

[1:05:22] mitigate those concerns. Does that

[1:05:24] make sense?

[1:05:25] >> great question. Yes.

[1:05:29] that was definitely at the forefront of

[1:05:30] our minds

[1:05:31] when we were crafting this. The proposed

[1:05:32] regulatory framework would essentially

[1:05:33] require any food truck located

[1:05:36] on public property in a public park

[1:05:36] to get

[1:05:39] the approval of the city. And a temporary use

[1:05:48] permit. So if

[1:05:50] it is something that would be impacting the little

[1:05:51] league concession stand, obviously as

[1:05:51] the city we

[1:05:53] would not want to see that. We would

[1:05:54] not be approving a food

[1:05:55] truck to be able to locate within

[1:05:57] such distance of that concession stand.

[1:05:57] they would not

[1:06:00] just need

[1:06:03] approval of the city as the property

[1:06:03] owner,

[1:06:05] but they would also have to go through

[1:06:06] the temporary use permit

[1:06:07] process where we would employ other restrictions.

[1:06:09] let's say we did

[1:06:15] approve it

[1:06:17] for some reason. We would only approve it when

[1:06:18] that concession stand was not operating.

[1:06:18] >> so

[1:06:20] I appreciate that. That's really helpful

[1:06:21] to know. To piggyback on what councilmember

[1:06:23] just brought up with respect to enforcement.

[1:06:24] you just obviously referenced

[1:06:26] code enforcement and what have you.

[1:06:30] these situations sometimes arise outside

[1:06:35] of normal business hours. Let's say

[1:06:36] they arise on the weekend. Saturday

[1:06:38] you were down. The place is packed

[1:06:42] to the brim.

[1:06:44] you have a food truck that rose up

[1:06:45] that is already taking up valuable

[1:06:45] parking spaces.

[1:06:47] I get a call from somebody at little

[1:06:48] league councilmember. What are

[1:06:51] we doing about this?

[1:06:53] what can be done? Is this something they

[1:06:54] would call pd on

[1:06:57] and ask pd

[1:06:59] to enforce it and ask those folks

[1:07:00] to either show their documentation

[1:07:00] or

[1:07:03] have them remove ? How does

[1:07:06] that work

[1:07:08] ? I'm just trying to play through

[1:07:09] that because I can

[1:07:11] see that scenario arising and I want

[1:07:12] to know what

[1:07:14] we do in that situation.

[1:07:14] >> I believe

[1:07:16] that is the case as

[1:07:18] with most off-hours. Violation of

[1:07:20] municipal code. It would go to our

[1:07:22] wonderful colleagues.

[1:07:27] >> assuming they would be trained

[1:07:28] and well versed in

[1:07:31] the policies.

[1:07:31] >> what I

[1:07:32] would add to that is if we got complaints

[1:07:33] that opened over the weekend, if the

[1:07:35] complainant could identify what the

[1:07:37] food truck company was

[1:07:40] because usually there is

[1:07:41] fairly significant branding on the

[1:07:42] outside of the vehicles. So I suspect

[1:07:43] we

[1:07:44] would have a pretty easy way that we

[1:07:46] could follow-up

[1:07:50] during business hours as well. Maybe

[1:07:51] not immediately solve the issue at

[1:07:52] the time. We

[1:07:53] could take some action to prevent future

[1:07:55] problems that would

[1:07:56] occur.

[1:07:57] >> that is really helpful.

[1:07:57] I appreciate that candor because that

[1:08:01] is something

[1:08:04] . Like I said, I have heard it on

[1:08:05] more than one occasion. I just want

[1:08:06] to make sure that everybody is on

[1:08:08] the same page here and we understand

[1:08:10] that we are actually trying to be responsive

[1:08:10] to

[1:08:12] the concerns that have been brought

[1:08:13] forward. And that is

[1:08:14] a very real world scenario that has

[1:08:15] been brought to our attention. Again,

[1:08:19] thank you, both, for that. Kind

[1:08:22] of two general questions

[1:08:24] not on the food truck that I had was. Earlier

[1:08:28] this year I believe we had

[1:08:31] a presentation

[1:08:32] from some economic development consultants.

[1:08:34] they had given

[1:08:37] us a presentation in which they

[1:08:40] laid out

[1:08:43] some general observations

[1:08:45] and some recommendations and things

[1:08:46] to keep

[1:08:49] in mind . And I'm just kind

[1:08:51] of wondering if you can speak to how what

[1:08:52] is before us tonight

[1:08:55] more or less aligns with what

[1:08:58] they highlighted

[1:09:01] as part of their

[1:09:01] presentation.

[1:09:02] >> absolutely. A big

[1:09:04] part of that presentation

[1:09:08] from mr. Greenwood, the city's economic

[1:09:10] development consultant

[1:09:16] , was about these development standards

[1:09:17] in our heavy industrial and light industrial zoning

[1:09:18] districts and how much more restrictive

[1:09:19] hours are compared

[1:09:21] to neighboring municipalities . So

[1:09:22] this does cover quite a few

[1:09:25] of the recommendations that he brought to

[1:09:25] your

[1:09:28] attention, including

[1:09:31] the reduced setbacks,

[1:09:32] reduced landscaping requirements,

[1:09:33] greater height allowances as well as

[1:09:37] allowing for

[1:09:40] greater variety of types of uses to

[1:09:40] go into

[1:09:43] those districts. Things like

[1:09:46] data centers, renewable energy

[1:09:48] that were specifically mentioned in

[1:09:49] the code before so we

[1:09:52] could not actually permit them.

[1:09:54] so it covers quite a large chunk of

[1:09:55] the recommendations.

[1:10:00] >> what I would add to that as well

[1:10:01] is when staff was

[1:10:02] preparing these regulations, they

[1:10:04] were reviewed in draft form by the

[1:10:05] consultants as well to ensure that

[1:10:09] we adequately captured all of the recommendations.

[1:10:16] >> I'm really

[1:10:18] happy to hear that. Thank you. I just

[1:10:19] wanted to make sure we

[1:10:20] were all communicating with one another

[1:10:22] as we were going through because I think it

[1:10:24] is really important for me as we are

[1:10:25] modernizing the code. We have an eye

[1:10:26] toward the future. We need to have

[1:10:31] --we're

[1:10:33] trying to figure out how we can continue

[1:10:34] to grow and sustain and broaden our

[1:10:36] economic base so that we can bring

[1:10:37] additional sales tax dollars to

[1:10:38] help continue to provide the high

[1:10:40] level of service that our residents have

[1:10:43] come to rely upon

[1:10:46] . Certainly as we are kind of navigating

[1:10:49] through some --

[1:10:52] let's just say some less than ideal budget

[1:10:58] --upcoming budget. And we're making our

[1:10:58] way

[1:10:59] through, but it is really important we

[1:11:01] have an eye toward the future knowing

[1:11:01] that

[1:11:04] the one

[1:11:07] time dollars that the federal government has

[1:11:07] provided us

[1:11:09] have more or less been exhausted at this

[1:11:10] point so we really need to. The

[1:11:11] planning for tomorrow began really

[1:11:13] yesterday. We need

[1:11:16] to figure out how to

[1:11:17] take those steps to grow our economic

[1:11:19] base. And this is

[1:11:21] a really critical component to it.

[1:11:25] again, really appreciate that.

[1:11:27] last question I had going back to

[1:11:28] the presentation

[1:11:30] that the economic development consultants

[1:11:31] had

[1:11:34] presented to us . If I

[1:11:37] remember correctly --please correct me

[1:11:37] if I'm

[1:11:40] wrong. I believe

[1:11:43] they reference some potential surface

[1:11:45] county properties within the city limits.

[1:11:46] that

[1:11:49] could potentially

[1:11:52] be subject to a swap of some

[1:11:54] kind or a sale or exchange. Maybe

[1:11:58] I'm not understanding that correctly. But

[1:11:58] I am kind

[1:12:00] of thinking in terms of future uses.

[1:12:01] if that

[1:12:03] were ever to come to fruition, we would

[1:12:04] still have the ability to make

[1:12:07] modifications to accommodate that

[1:12:10] possibility

[1:12:13] . We are not set in

[1:12:15] stone just because we are doing this

[1:12:16] today. We still have some flexibility to respond

[1:12:17] to

[1:12:20] any new --a new

[1:12:21] project that may come forward .

[1:12:21] >>

[1:12:23] absolutely. This

[1:12:25] does not hamstring you in any way

[1:12:26] of considering

[1:12:30] changing it in the future or adding

[1:12:32] or removing uses

[1:12:33] . Changing the development standards.

[1:12:37] in response to a project. Not at all.

[1:12:38] >> okay.

[1:12:41] >>

[1:12:43] I think that is all I had. Thank you

[1:12:44] so much. Really

[1:12:47] appreciate it.

[1:12:49] >> hi, dan. Thank you so much for

[1:12:50] all the

[1:12:51] work that you have done. Most of my

[1:12:53] questions have been asked

[1:12:55] by my fellow councilmembers. So that

[1:12:56] is great.

[1:12:58] I did have a question about the frontage

[1:12:59] requirement

[1:13:02] that mayor

[1:13:03] brianne zorn had asked you about earlier.

[1:13:05] I'm still not sure I understand

[1:13:07] but I think I understand it. If a

[1:13:11] new business were to want to go

[1:13:12] into a building downtown and there were

[1:13:14] no windows

[1:13:17] in that storefront

[1:13:19] , there would be an obligation to create

[1:13:20] some

[1:13:23] sort of window or some sort of

[1:13:26] opportunity for people to

[1:13:28] be able to look in and see what actually is going

[1:13:29] on in their provided

[1:13:30] it is a certain type of business.

[1:13:32] so that would require some

[1:13:33] construction at the front of the door

[1:13:38] that would have a

[1:13:40] window in it or something along those lines. Is

[1:13:41] that what you are kind of

[1:13:42] getting at?

[1:13:43] >> you asking specifically

[1:13:44] if there are no windows.

[1:13:52] >> yes. >> there would be a couple

[1:13:53] different ways where

[1:13:54] they could comply with this requirement.

[1:13:55] it would not necessarily need to put

[1:13:56] a window in.

[1:13:58] we have a catch all at the end of

[1:13:59] that requirement where it says other

[1:14:00] pedestrian oriented visual display.

[1:14:02] that could be sums

[1:14:04] --some form of public art they put on

[1:14:05] the building. Even something

[1:14:08] like a mural.

[1:14:13] those could all satisfy the requirement.

[1:14:14] >> okay. Some of

[1:14:15] those are low cost as opposed to more

[1:14:17] expensive costs. I appreciate that.

[1:14:21] like I said, most of my questions

[1:14:23] have all been answered. I do want

[1:14:25] to say that I'm glad we have eliminated refining

[1:14:28] because I don't think we want to see

[1:14:29] anymore refining

[1:14:30] occurring in the city of martinez.

[1:14:34] so I super appreciate that being changed.

[1:14:37] and I don't really have any other

[1:14:38] questions. Just a comment

[1:14:41] about what

[1:14:44] satinder malhi mentioned

[1:14:45] about the hypothetical situation of

[1:14:47] a baseball game and a food truck rose

[1:14:50] up . The

[1:14:52] concern that I have and I'm sure you

[1:14:53] do too is that I don't think

[1:14:54] many people know or understand that they could

[1:14:56] call the police department and have

[1:14:56] a

[1:14:59] food truck

[1:15:01] --a conversation with the food truck

[1:15:02] about their presence

[1:15:03] there or not. People don't know to

[1:15:05] do that. But the food truck could

[1:15:05] impact the

[1:15:07] sales that the kids have at their

[1:15:08] little

[1:15:11] snack shack.

[1:15:13] so that is my concern. It has to be some

[1:15:14] sort of public awareness

[1:15:17] that if there was a truck that came up

[1:15:20] -- or mobile vendors

[1:15:23] . People know what

[1:15:25] they can do because I don't think

[1:15:26] people understand

[1:15:31] what they can do. The tools they have

[1:15:32] available to them. So that is

[1:15:35] just my concern. If there is

[1:15:36] these mobile vendors taking advantage

[1:15:37] of an opportunity, then no one understands

[1:15:41] that there may be rules

[1:15:42] and policies and ordinances. They

[1:15:44] are not thinking that.

[1:15:47] so that is sort of where

[1:15:49] I'm going with this. Maybe we can

[1:15:50] also do some outreach so people know

[1:15:50] in

[1:15:51] those certain areas that they have

[1:15:53] an opportunity to reach out to

[1:15:56] try to make their

[1:15:58] case known so that maybe the truck

[1:16:02] can no longer reside there.

[1:16:02] >> we can

[1:16:03] definitely work on doing some public

[1:16:05] outreach if these regulations become

[1:16:10] effective june 15th. We would want

[1:16:11] to do some outreach to the

[1:16:12] community just to raise awareness.

[1:16:17] >> that is all

[1:16:19] I have. Thank you so much. This has

[1:16:20] been, like, a huge task.

[1:16:22] in looking at the agenda here. This

[1:16:23] item takes up the entire page. So

[1:16:26] if that goes into showing how

[1:16:28] much time and effort went into this

[1:16:32] ,

[1:16:33] it is commendable. So thank you, all,

[1:16:35] for all the work you have done in putting

[1:16:37] up with us and everybody else that

[1:16:38] has been asking for changes.

[1:16:41] thank you.

[1:16:42] >> thanks, everyone. Before I

[1:16:43] opened it up to public comment, any

[1:16:44] last comments from

[1:16:47] the council?

[1:16:48] yeah. Councilmember ross.

[1:16:48] >> back

[1:16:50] to the food truck

[1:16:53] scenario again.

[1:16:56] just wanted to make a

[1:16:57] comment. I know that we are separating

[1:16:59] food trucks .

[1:17:01] one strategy down the road may be

[1:17:02] to allow them to collate and

[1:17:05] be together

[1:17:08] in order to

[1:17:09] have a bathroom facility nearby. I

[1:17:10] think the bathroom question is going

[1:17:11] to be the

[1:17:14] sticking point here. Open the door

[1:17:14] to

[1:17:17] it. But we release a trapdoor because

[1:17:19] we have no public restrooms downtown.

[1:17:23] so how they meet that requirement

[1:17:26] -- I still don't see how that --maybe

[1:17:26] they

[1:17:29] will. But

[1:17:31] one of the questions about the little

[1:17:32] league scenario

[1:17:35] . What if the little

[1:17:38] league themselves decided to partner with

[1:17:38] a

[1:17:41] food truck and instead of having

[1:17:44] to man the

[1:17:47] hotdog stand , lease

[1:17:50] the opportunity.

[1:17:56] is that something the city would get involved

[1:17:58] with?

[1:17:59] >> yeah. Great question. The city

[1:17:59] would get involved with that since

[1:17:59] presumably they would be

[1:18:02] locating the

[1:18:03] truck on city property. They would

[1:18:05] need the approval of the city and

[1:18:06] they would need to go through the

[1:18:08] temporary use permit process and get

[1:18:08] a temporary

[1:18:10] use permit to do that. That is absolutely

[1:18:11] something that could be accommodated

[1:18:14] by this framework.

[1:18:14] >> any

[1:18:16] other entity . To say the sportsman

[1:18:17] club had an

[1:18:20] event. Danny does his

[1:18:23] own cooking. Doesn't need a food truck

[1:18:26] down there. Say some group

[1:18:29] had a building . They are on

[1:18:32] private property.

[1:18:34] they invite a food truck to come on. They are

[1:18:35] not necessarily --they invited

[1:18:38] a food truck for

[1:18:40] private property as opposed to public property

[1:18:42] . With the

[1:18:45] have to go through the same

[1:18:47] process?

[1:18:48] >> yes. Anytime a food truck

[1:18:48] wanted to

[1:18:51] locate on

[1:18:52] private property, they would require

[1:18:52] a temporary use permit. Even for a

[1:18:54] one-time event. Yeah.

[1:18:57] it is

[1:19:00] a low fee. $450 fee

[1:19:02] . So we wanted to make sure that it

[1:19:03] was not

[1:19:04] prohibitive so if somebody wanted

[1:19:06] to do a one-day event or

[1:19:08] two-day event, it would not discourage them

[1:19:10] too much from having that food truck.

[1:19:12] but because it would

[1:19:14] have to go through a staff process

[1:19:15] and cost

[1:19:18] staff time,

[1:19:21] we did need to impose a

[1:19:23] fee.

[1:19:24] >> $450 for one day. >> that

[1:19:24] is

[1:19:26] correct. Yeah. If they were doing it

[1:19:27] for one

[1:19:30] day, I would encourage them to get the

[1:19:31] temporary use permit for the year. And

[1:19:33] then they could have other times where they

[1:19:36] have that event again.

[1:19:37] but yes. Even for one day.

[1:19:37] >> are

[1:19:39] there any chances

[1:19:42] exclusions or exemptions for charitable organizations

[1:19:45] if it was

[1:19:50] a fundraiser for a charitable organization?

[1:19:50] >>

[1:19:51] I would defer to the

[1:19:52] planning manager on that question.

[1:19:54] >>

[1:19:55] so if you're wanting to make exceptions

[1:19:56] for application fees, that would be

[1:19:57] something that would

[1:19:58] need to be codified as part of the

[1:20:00] fee schedule.

[1:20:03] at this point in time, it

[1:20:05] would be based on the adoptive fee

[1:20:06] schedule.

[1:20:06] >> we can do

[1:20:09] that later. We could revise the

[1:20:12] fee schedule

[1:20:14] .

[1:20:15] >> it could be done at a later date.

[1:20:15] yes.

[1:20:17] >> sorry to interrupt. Just to clarify

[1:20:24] , dan,

[1:20:26] to repeat back what you said, the $450 is

[1:20:27] for a temporary use permit

[1:20:28] that does apply to the entire year.

[1:20:30] if they want to

[1:20:33] come back

[1:20:35] two days in the next calendar year,

[1:20:36] it

[1:20:37] is the same cost. If they want to

[1:20:39] come back 100 days, which we allow in

[1:20:40] this provision, it is still the same cost.

[1:20:42] >> yes, mayor. That

[1:20:45] is correct. Renewal fee

[1:20:48] and $225

[1:20:49] if we renew for a subsequent year.

[1:20:49] >>

[1:20:51] so if

[1:20:54] --a way to get around that is if there was

[1:20:56] [ inaudible ] with a charitable organization

[1:20:57] , they

[1:20:58] could use that same permit continually

[1:21:02] . A different organization could use

[1:21:03] the same truck

[1:21:08] over the year.

[1:21:09] >> yes. Absolutely. >>

[1:21:09] last question. If we have a

[1:21:12] food truck

[1:21:14] that does research and development on

[1:21:15] a deck on an

[1:21:18] adu.

[1:21:21] we will pass on that.

[1:21:30] >> okay. I'm going to open this up

[1:21:31] to public comment. Thank you so much

[1:21:32] for all of the answers, dan. Anyone

[1:21:33] in council chambers that

[1:21:35] has any comments or questions on all

[1:21:36] of the items that were presented

[1:21:37] this evening?

[1:21:38] >> if you would like

[1:21:39] to make a comment, show of hand.

[1:21:41] I have no one here in chambers. I

[1:21:42] will move to

[1:21:45] zoom. If you would like to make

[1:21:48] public comment on item number

[1:21:49] nine, please use the rays had featured now.

[1:21:54] I have no hands.

[1:21:57] oh. Sorry.

[1:21:59] the last minute. All right. I will

[1:22:00] ask you to unmute.

[1:22:12] jb,

[1:22:15] are you there?

[1:22:21] all right. Let's move on. I have

[1:22:24] no hands.

[1:22:25] >> all right. Thank you

[1:22:26] so much. I'm going to bring this back to

[1:22:27] council for any last

[1:22:30] comments

[1:22:33] or to make a motion if you choose.

[1:22:33] >>

[1:22:35] I have one last question.

[1:22:35] >> sure. >>

[1:22:39] so if I was

[1:22:41] having a private party at my home and I

[1:22:42] wanted to have a mobile

[1:22:43] vendor come onto my personal property

[1:22:45] onto my driveway for my guests

[1:22:48] to have tacos or something, is that same

[1:22:51] temporary

[1:22:53] use permit required?

[1:22:53] >> yes, it is.

[1:22:54] >> okay. Just wanted to check.

[1:22:59] okay. Thanks.

[1:23:00] >> I have a very easy

[1:23:00] question because I

[1:23:01] know this is the answer. But we have in fact

[1:23:03] been in thorough consultation with

[1:23:05] the chamber with downtown martinez

[1:23:08] on this and they are good . Write?

[1:23:09] >> yes.

[1:23:12] I just wanted to confirm on

[1:23:15] the record that we have kept them

[1:23:18] in the loop every step of the way.

[1:23:24] that is all I needed.

[1:23:24] >> to

[1:23:25] your point, I would recommend if you're

[1:23:27] having a party and you want a food

[1:23:27] truck,

[1:23:29] you can park it legally outside of

[1:23:30] your house

[1:23:36] and you don't have

[1:23:38] to get a temporary use permit if it

[1:23:39] is an illegal parking spot.

[1:23:41] >> for less than an hour. >> less

[1:23:42] than an hour. Then the have to move.

[1:23:44] >> wait. So you are saying vice mayor wants

[1:23:45] to have a party. The truck

[1:23:47] parks in a legal space for one hour.

[1:23:48] they have to move

[1:23:51] at least one legal parking

[1:23:54] space away and now they

[1:23:56] have another hour.

[1:23:56] >> that's correct.

[1:24:00] >> to clarify,

[1:24:02] you would still need to have that

[1:24:03] --the food truck would still

[1:24:04] need a business license. They would

[1:24:06] still need all of the other regulatory

[1:24:06] permits such

[1:24:07] as environmental health and all of

[1:24:09] those items.

[1:24:13] >> they don't have

[1:24:14] to pony up the 450 if they are in a

[1:24:16] legal parking

[1:24:17] space. The state has prevented us

[1:24:19] from allowing that.

[1:24:22] >> that's right. >>

[1:24:25] to follow up, sorry

[1:24:28] to keep talking about this item.

[1:24:31] right now

[1:24:32] -- I'm going to go ahead and make

[1:24:33] reference to one food truck that I

[1:24:37] know of. They come to our school

[1:24:38] every day on wednesdays for an hour

[1:24:40] or so.

[1:24:44] shaved ice. I see them all over the

[1:24:46] city. They do

[1:24:48] a great job. They get back to ptas

[1:24:49] and local nonprofits and

[1:24:50] things. So our existing food trucks

[1:24:52] that are

[1:24:55] operating in the city .

[1:24:56] have they had to get this temporary

[1:24:58] use permit?

[1:25:01] and will

[1:25:09] -- as long as they are less than an

[1:25:10] hour, doesn't really

[1:25:11] matter, but there has kind of been

[1:25:12] an incentive for some of the local

[1:25:13] businesses

[1:25:14] that might want to be called for parties to go

[1:25:16] ahead and get the temporary use permit

[1:25:17] because that really gives them a lot

[1:25:18] more flexibility throughout the year.

[1:25:19] >>

[1:25:20] yeah. That's right. It does give them

[1:25:21] a lot more flexibility. And if they

[1:25:22] are located

[1:25:23] on school property, they would not

[1:25:25] need a temporary use permit

[1:25:27] if they are in a parking space. They

[1:25:28] would not.

[1:25:33] >> they are currently in a parking

[1:25:34] space. I was just

[1:25:35] thinking about it because I think the

[1:25:37] reason this conversation started with respect

[1:25:37] to food

[1:25:38] trucks was actually in the downtown

[1:25:39] we had a food trucks operating elsewhere

[1:25:40] in

[1:25:41] the city and now the supplies are

[1:25:43] basically citywide. I appreciate

[1:25:46] councilmember

[1:25:52] malhi

[1:25:53] bringing up some of these questions about

[1:25:55] our parks and little league and things like

[1:25:56] that because the driver for this original

[1:25:58] discussion really was not

[1:26:03] our parks and food trucks coming to

[1:26:04] the parks. It was really more

[1:26:05] of the downtown corridor. Thank you

[1:26:06] for that clarification. I think there

[1:26:08] will probably be a little bit of growing

[1:26:10] pains over the next couple of months and

[1:26:10] maybe

[1:26:12] a year as people get used to what the

[1:26:13] new nuance of the rules

[1:26:14] and how they impact existing businesses

[1:26:16] in the city.

[1:26:19] go ahead. Councilmember

[1:26:22] ross.

[1:26:22] >> madame mayor,

[1:26:25] I would ask the indulgence to

[1:26:28] -- we are talking about speaking

[1:26:29] with the chamber and hopefully the

[1:26:31] restaurant community was talked to.

[1:26:31] the speaker that

[1:26:34] was online --the

[1:26:36] public comment her online did not connect

[1:26:37] .

[1:26:38] I'm presuming that was jb, one of

[1:26:40] the local restaurant

[1:26:46] s. I would implore if we could perhaps

[1:26:48] --is he still?

[1:26:49] >> if he is listening

[1:26:49] and would like

[1:26:52] to attempt to make a comment ,

[1:26:55] just raise the hand and I will

[1:26:58] [ inaudible ]

[1:27:04] >> he says he has raised his

[1:27:06] hand.

[1:27:07] >> he did. He just needs to unmute

[1:27:07] himself now.

[1:27:16] he is still muted.

[1:27:19] now he has lowered

[1:27:22] his hand and he is still muted.

[1:27:27] I think we will have to move on at

[1:27:28] this time.

[1:27:34] >> okay. Thank you. >> I think it

[1:27:34] is

[1:27:36] fair since many of us know him it is

[1:27:37] worthwhile for us

[1:27:38] to reach out and see if he has any

[1:27:39] additional comments on that. Really

[1:27:40] quickly, one

[1:27:43] thought about

[1:27:46] other events

[1:27:47] such as national night out and various

[1:27:49] things like that. How would

[1:27:52] these types of rules impact

[1:27:55] those gatherings of mobile

[1:27:58] food vendors?

[1:28:01] >> they would require

[1:28:04] a temporary use permit if

[1:28:06] the event takes place in a public park

[1:28:07] or during a

[1:28:10] street closure .

[1:28:13] again, there are ways to get around

[1:28:16] that if we locate them

[1:28:18] in illegal parking spot and move them

[1:28:19] every hour. Otherwise

[1:28:21] they would still require the $450

[1:28:22] temporary

[1:28:25] use permit.

[1:28:25] >> okay. Thank

[1:28:28] you. All right. Council,

[1:28:31] any

[1:28:34] final questions or comments or emotion, please.

[1:28:40] >> I would be happy to make the motion.

[1:28:46] but I

[1:28:47] would have to get my reading glasses.

[1:28:49] >> can you make that contact with city attorney

[1:28:49] and

[1:28:51] ask her how much of that you need

[1:28:52] to read aloud?

[1:28:52] >> it will be

[1:28:54] sufficient to say, move the staff

[1:28:55] recommendation. That is why dan read

[1:28:55] the whole

[1:28:57] thing into the record for you.

[1:28:57] >>

[1:28:58] that is what I kind

[1:29:01] of figured .

[1:29:01] >> thank

[1:29:03] you.

[1:29:04] >> I would like to move the staff

[1:29:04] recommendation on number nine.

[1:29:07] >> second. >>

[1:29:10] all right. Please vote per the

[1:29:13] clerk's prompts.

[1:29:13] >> [

[1:29:16] roll being called ]

[1:29:25] >>

[1:29:28] motion passes.

[1:29:31] all ayes.

[1:29:31] >> all right.

[1:29:33] before we move to the next item, I

[1:29:35] wanted to check with staff. I

[1:29:39] understand there are some folks in

[1:29:40] the audience that are here to provide comment

[1:29:43] on item number 12. I was just wondering

[1:29:46] --assistant city manager, is there anyone

[1:29:48] in the audience here to talk about

[1:29:50] item 11? If

[1:29:53] not, can I swap those two items?

[1:29:54] >> I would certainly be okay with

[1:29:56] it if it is

[1:29:57] okay with the city manager.

[1:29:57] >> I'm

[1:29:59] so sorry.

[1:30:02] I just completely jumped ahead.

[1:30:05] I apologize.

[1:30:08] >> that is fine. >> okay.

[1:30:10] I think I would like to pull 12 up

[1:30:11] before 10 and

[1:30:12] 11. I think 10 and 11 will be items

[1:30:14] that might be discussing

[1:30:17] a

[1:30:18] little bit longer. So I'm going to

[1:30:19] go ahead and jump ahead. Our next

[1:30:20] item

[1:30:23] on the

[1:30:26] agenda is item 12.

[1:30:27] receiver portable discussion and provide

[1:30:28] direction to staff regarding terms and

[1:30:29] conditions under which the

[1:30:32] city can transfer the joltin joe

[1:30:33] to the joe dimaggio hometown hero

[1:30:35] project.

[1:30:35] >> thank you

[1:30:37] . I will be presenting this item tonight.

[1:30:40] the joltin joe as you know is a beautiful

[1:30:41] 22-foot

[1:30:43] sportsman boat . That was given to

[1:30:44] joe dimaggio

[1:30:47] in 1949

[1:30:50] by his fans in new york city.

[1:30:53] the vessel was

[1:30:54] donated eventually to the city of

[1:30:56] martinez in 1994 , which was

[1:30:57] also the year of a restoration project

[1:30:59] that took place for the boat.

[1:31:05] as many of us

[1:31:06] are familiar with some of its history

[1:31:07] in 2010, several community groups

[1:31:09] came together to work together on

[1:31:10] another restoration of the boat, which took

[1:31:13] several years . Several hands. This a

[1:31:14] lot

[1:31:17] of fundraising

[1:31:19] . Since that --that was completed

[1:31:20] about 2015.

[1:31:23] since that

[1:31:28] restoration, the joltin' joe has since

[1:31:29] been displayed at community

[1:31:30] events. In fact we have a format the

[1:31:32] city for people to

[1:31:33] fill out if they are interested in

[1:31:35] having the boat

[1:31:40] displayed. More intimately it has

[1:31:41] been brought out during

[1:31:42] our fourth of july parade, which the

[1:31:44] city council has had the pleasure of writing

[1:31:44] in

[1:31:46] as one of our city floats. It has

[1:31:47] really been a prized

[1:31:53] asset to the

[1:31:54] city and community. We have heard

[1:31:55] nothing over the years but really

[1:31:56] positive things about the experience

[1:31:57] and excitement that the community

[1:31:58] gets when they have an opportunity

[1:31:59] to see

[1:32:02] the boat and also get a chance to

[1:32:05] get up close with it at community events.

[1:32:08] over the years, however,

[1:32:17] the lack of good-quality storage

[1:32:18] options has been a problem for us.

[1:32:20] we do have it stored in a city

[1:32:21] facility that is closer to the waterfront.

[1:32:22] it is not really climate controlled.

[1:32:23] so that has been an

[1:32:25] ongoing concern that we have. We also lost

[1:32:29] staff expertise on the

[1:32:31] boat. We used to have a team of people

[1:32:34] that were very passionate about the boat

[1:32:35] who have since left

[1:32:38] . So the most common feedback I

[1:32:40] hear from our new generation public works

[1:32:43] workforce is that they are not in

[1:32:45] the boat business. They don't have

[1:32:47] that understanding.

[1:32:50] also funding. So we don't

[1:32:53] have a city budget

[1:32:55] right now to actually preserve and

[1:32:56] maintain the boat. I would just

[1:32:59] also add that at

[1:33:02] present when community groups

[1:33:05] do ask to bring it up for display at

[1:33:06] community events, typically we pay

[1:33:08] overtime costs.

[1:33:11] so this is anywhere from

[1:33:14] on

[1:33:17] average 5 to 8 hours we ring a public

[1:33:17] works person

[1:33:20] and they have to stay with

[1:33:23] the boat the whole time and

[1:33:25] bring it back in. So there is a city

[1:33:26] cost to kind of providing

[1:33:29] this benefit to the public. I will

[1:33:32] say that the

[1:33:35] city proactively last year

[1:33:37] after we were seeing some of these

[1:33:38] challenges occur

[1:33:41] --we did

[1:33:42] have an assessment or appraisal done

[1:33:44] through our city

[1:33:47] insurance. So the

[1:33:50] most recent number is

[1:33:53] that the boat is valued at just

[1:33:56] over $246,000. During the march 20th

[1:33:59] city council meeting , a

[1:34:02] few of you expressed

[1:34:11] interest in transferring the joltin'

[1:34:12] joe to the joe dimaggio hometown hero

[1:34:13] project. This is a nonprofit organization

[1:34:14] established in 2014 to

[1:34:16] preserve the legacy of joe dimaggio in

[1:34:17] this community.

[1:34:18] subsequently, about a week or two

[1:34:19] later, the organization submitted

[1:34:20] a letter

[1:34:22] of interest to the city, which was

[1:34:23] attached to the

[1:34:25] staff report expressing their interests

[1:34:29] to seek a transfer of the

[1:34:32] boat so they can again take it, preserve

[1:34:32] it, display

[1:34:35] it, and really

[1:34:38] maintain it as a prized asset of the

[1:34:38] community. The

[1:34:41] benefits that staff

[1:34:47] sees to a potential

[1:34:48] transfer is, number one, it supports

[1:34:49] the restoration and preservation of the

[1:34:50] boat that staff just cannot

[1:34:53] do today.

[1:34:56] the organization would be in better position

[1:34:59] to fund raise than the city would.

[1:34:59] so they

[1:35:02] can get those outside funds to support

[1:35:02] those

[1:35:04] efforts. It would save on insurance costs

[1:35:05] because it is

[1:35:08] a city asset. And potentially

[1:35:11] the nonprofit would

[1:35:13] be able to explore new opportunities to

[1:35:14] display the boat

[1:35:16] for new partnerships that can be formed

[1:35:17] where

[1:35:20] other new audiences could

[1:35:23] enjoy the boat as well.

[1:35:26] so what we are

[1:35:28] asking the council tonight is just

[1:35:29] your direction on

[1:35:32] before we start exploring further

[1:35:35] in agreement and

[1:35:37] terms and conditions regarding this transfer

[1:35:44] and an agreement with the hometown

[1:35:45] hero project.

[1:35:46] we're looking for your feedback tonight

[1:35:48] on whether this is something

[1:35:51] you would want

[1:35:52] us to go further on. If so, the city

[1:35:54] attorney would be assisting us

[1:35:55] in putting together terms that would

[1:35:57] include purpose and transfer

[1:36:00] , public

[1:36:01] displays. So at minimum, what would we

[1:36:02] expect the nonprofit organization

[1:36:03] to do

[1:36:05] in terms of making the boat available

[1:36:06] to the community

[1:36:09] ?

[1:36:12] if the organization

[1:36:13] was not able to meet the terms and

[1:36:15] conditions of the agreement,

[1:36:18] what would

[1:36:20] b then the protocol for the city taking

[1:36:21] the

[1:36:22] boat back into our own ownership?

[1:36:24] and then also insurance

[1:36:27] for the

[1:36:33] organization among many other.

[1:36:34] I will pause and ask the city attorney, are

[1:36:36] there any

[1:36:37] other elements that would be useful

[1:36:38] for the council tonight regarding

[1:36:39] terms and conditions?

[1:36:39] >>

[1:36:42] I think you actually covered it.

[1:36:44] those are the main terms. The chief

[1:36:45] among them are some

[1:36:48] direction because it is a

[1:36:51] valuable asset . And

[1:36:54] we are --

[1:36:56] the proposal might include transferring it

[1:37:00] as is

[1:37:03] with

[1:37:04] no compensation but with many conditions, chief

[1:37:05] among which would be the requirement

[1:37:09] to have some ongoing display

[1:37:12] so that the community

[1:37:14] could enjoy the historic asset . So

[1:37:15] that would

[1:37:17] be an important thing. And lauren

[1:37:18] did

[1:37:20] mention that. Of course a right of

[1:37:21] reverter clause

[1:37:24] in case for

[1:37:26] some reason the nonprofit overtime

[1:37:27] couldn't

[1:37:29] comply with the terms or disbanded

[1:37:32] or something the asset would come

[1:37:33] back to

[1:37:36] the city

[1:37:38] and there would be an enforcement mechanism

[1:37:39] at

[1:37:41] the cost of the nonprofit if we had

[1:37:42] to go

[1:37:45] to court

[1:37:50] to enforce that right of reverter clause.

[1:37:51] >> in closing, what I

[1:37:53] will add before I turn it back over

[1:37:54] to you is that

[1:37:55] we do have bob hear from the hometown

[1:37:57] hero project. So if you would like

[1:37:57] for

[1:37:59] him to offer any public comment, he

[1:38:00] is available. And

[1:38:03] I will turn it over to you.

[1:38:06] >> great. Thank you so much.

[1:38:09] I will absolutely invite him

[1:38:12] to speak during public

[1:38:14] comment, but let's go ahead and start

[1:38:15] with council comments.

[1:38:17] does anyone have any questions for staff

[1:38:18] or any items

[1:38:21] that were discussed?

[1:38:24] I see a couple leaning forward.

[1:38:27] >> hi. Good evening.

[1:38:29] I just want to speak on this matter.

[1:38:33] full disclosure.

[1:38:36] I am an honorary member of the

[1:38:38] joe dimaggio hometown hero project

[1:38:39] .

[1:38:42] I actually worked with attorney

[1:38:43] to create the 501(c)(3) paperwork

[1:38:45] and

[1:38:48] bylaws for the organization.

[1:38:51] so

[1:38:53] just want to let you know I have some

[1:38:54] affiliation, although it is honorary

[1:38:54] with

[1:38:56] that organization. So with that said

[1:39:00] ,

[1:39:02] I just want to say that this boat

[1:39:03] is more than just a boat. It

[1:39:05] means something very deeply to me. This

[1:39:06] boat is part of

[1:39:08] my family. Joe dimaggio is my cousin.

[1:39:09] I have many cousins here

[1:39:12] . And this boat was under the care of my

[1:39:12] grandfather,

[1:39:14] my uncle, and my great uncle, mike

[1:39:18] dimaggio

[1:39:21] . So I really

[1:39:23] do care about what happens to this boat.

[1:39:24] it is a very

[1:39:27] special treasure to me and

[1:39:30] to my entire family

[1:39:36] . And I don't want to go without saying

[1:39:36] that

[1:39:38] this boat would not be what it is

[1:39:39] today if it wasn't for the hard work and

[1:39:41] dedication of so many people that

[1:39:42] came together from

[1:39:44] the sons of italy, from the martinez

[1:39:45] carpenters union .

[1:39:48] so many people worked for years

[1:39:54] on this boat. Weekends. Blood, sweat,

[1:39:56] and tears. A lot of these names I

[1:39:57] feel like people

[1:40:00] should know who worked on this boat.

[1:40:03] this

[1:40:05] boat did not just appear one day and

[1:40:06] we just had a boat. After

[1:40:09] it was

[1:40:11] donated to the city years ago, it

[1:40:12] was outside in the elements and

[1:40:15] completely decrepit. The work to

[1:40:18] restore this boat --

[1:40:21] truly phenomenal. Bob

[1:40:23] can talk to the amount of time that

[1:40:24] people spent on this boat.

[1:40:30] we

[1:40:31] have others including don curtis,

[1:40:33] who was the restoration expert who helped

[1:40:35] derive this project forward. And all

[1:40:36] the fundraising

[1:40:39] that happened.

[1:40:40] rick was another key component. There

[1:40:42] are so many names. I don't want to

[1:40:45] read them , but I just want

[1:40:47] to make sure it is clear to everyone

[1:40:48] how important this boat is not

[1:40:50] only to me and my family but to the

[1:40:51] city. So with

[1:40:54] that said , I do believe that

[1:40:57] there should be

[1:40:59] some organization that can take pair

[1:41:03] -- care

[1:41:06] and make sure the boat is showcased.

[1:41:08] people should see this boat. It is

[1:41:09] beautiful. So I do feel that there

[1:41:13] is another

[1:41:14] --the joe dimaggio hometown hero project

[1:41:16] is a good organization to care

[1:41:19] and preserve this boat.

[1:41:21] however, I would not support this without

[1:41:25] the clause that was mentioned

[1:41:27] earlier called the right of reverter clause

[1:41:28] because of

[1:41:29] this organization were to ever be

[1:41:34] dissolved, disbanded,

[1:41:35] or for some reason has no funding

[1:41:37] or just collapsed in some

[1:41:38] way, that boat should never go into

[1:41:39] the hands of a single individual.

[1:41:43] that boat longs

[1:41:44] to the citizens and residents of this

[1:41:46] city and I feel that boat

[1:41:47] should come back to the city and be

[1:41:49] under our care.

[1:41:52] so the only

[1:41:53] way I would support that is to make

[1:41:55] sure that would never happen.

[1:41:56] that this boat would never be in the

[1:41:58] hands of one individual.

[1:42:01] so that is my opinion

[1:42:04] . I will let my

[1:42:07] other colleagues

[1:42:09] take the microphone.

[1:42:09] >> thank you

[1:42:10] for the

[1:42:11] wonderful report. I just want to piggyback on

[1:42:13] what madame vice mayor

[1:42:16] just said . This boat means so much to

[1:42:17] this community. I remember working

[1:42:19] with don curtis

[1:42:22] , who taught me so much

[1:42:25] about restoring boats . And he

[1:42:28] would tease us all the time

[1:42:32] . Working harder. I thought you were

[1:42:34] a carpenter. I am a boat

[1:42:35] builder. We had so much fun down there.

[1:42:37] the camaraderie.

[1:42:38] regard ridge driving us so hard to

[1:42:40] get this

[1:42:43] done.

[1:42:45] the city and the mayor has promised me that

[1:42:46] it

[1:42:49] will be saved and restored. So I feel

[1:42:52] it is incumbent upon us to

[1:42:53] get it to somebody that is going to

[1:42:55] take care

[1:42:57] of it. My daughter and I would spend

[1:42:58] our saturdays

[1:43:00] down there just trying to help out

[1:43:07] . And so I too feel

[1:43:08] very connected to this boat. It is

[1:43:10] a part of our community. And I'm

[1:43:11] very interested in hearing how bob

[1:43:13] and the hometown hero people are

[1:43:14] going to display it because I think

[1:43:16] that is the biggest

[1:43:18] thing. To see it down there in the warehouse

[1:43:19] basically

[1:43:22] rotting away

[1:43:25] is just devastating . And I

[1:43:27] know we are not in the boat building business.

[1:43:30] so all the things that lauren was

[1:43:31] talking about. It is so important

[1:43:34] that we get this boat

[1:43:37] to somebody . We're

[1:43:40] talking about what I said when I brought

[1:43:43] this up. Heavy hitters.

[1:43:46] these are bob cellini

[1:43:49] and scott

[1:43:52] --steve perry. These

[1:43:55] people are

[1:43:58] dedicated to the city. I

[1:44:00] really want to put this in the hands of

[1:44:01] people that have time, money,

[1:44:02] and inclination and expertise to take

[1:44:04] care of it.

[1:44:10] I do want to hear

[1:44:11] about how they're going to display

[1:44:13] it. We have already had conversations

[1:44:13] about getting

[1:44:14] it to the giants and getting it out

[1:44:16] there. So I know they

[1:44:17] are making these plans and I cannot wait

[1:44:19] to hear

[1:44:22] the report.

[1:44:22] >> thank you.

[1:44:25] >> councilmember

[1:44:30] ross, do you have any questions or comments?

[1:44:30] >>

[1:44:31] no. It

[1:44:33] has been a labor of love . I cannot add

[1:44:34] any more to

[1:44:36] it. It deserves a better home than

[1:44:37] it has now. I

[1:44:40] wholeheartedly endorse

[1:44:43] support.

[1:44:45] >> thank you. Council member malhi.

[1:44:46] >>

[1:44:49] yes. So I too just want to

[1:44:52] echo the comments here. I support what

[1:45:00] councilwoman mckillop says. I think

[1:45:01] it's only appropriate that we make sure

[1:45:03] we do have a clause in there that

[1:45:04] just says years from now for

[1:45:05] whatever reason the circumstances

[1:45:07] change --which hopefully they won't, but

[1:45:16] in the event that they do, we will

[1:45:16] ensure it does

[1:45:18] not go into the hands of a private individual.

[1:45:19] that it does revert back to

[1:45:22] the control of the city. Up to a future council

[1:45:22] to decide how

[1:45:24] best to handle that at that point. But

[1:45:25] I would really love to hear from

[1:45:28] mr. Cellini . I may

[1:45:30] have additional questions after that.

[1:45:34] >> thank you

[1:45:35] very much for everyone's comments.

[1:45:37] thank you for

[1:45:40] the reminder

[1:45:46] , vice mayor mckillop, about

[1:45:47] your concern. I think that is something

[1:45:49] that I had heard a couple times and

[1:45:49] I would like

[1:45:52] to reiterate in the hands of a single person.

[1:45:52] I think the

[1:45:55] part of that that

[1:45:57] resonated with me is less of the person that

[1:45:58] is holding it and more that

[1:46:00] there would be one person that would profit

[1:46:03] from the acquisition or sale of said

[1:46:04] boat. So from

[1:46:07] my perspective it is almost

[1:46:13] less who

[1:46:14] has it and more that someone sold

[1:46:16] it. So from my perspective, giving it

[1:46:16] to the hometown

[1:46:18] hero project is a way to ensure that

[1:46:19] loving hands continue to

[1:46:20] maintain it. We can hopefully see

[1:46:22] that it gets to a home where

[1:46:25] there is an environment where

[1:46:28] the

[1:46:29] temperature is controlled. More of

[1:46:32] a museum appropriate

[1:46:33] space rather than where it is likely

[1:46:35] being held

[1:46:37] right now as an interim measure. I

[1:46:38] thank you

[1:46:41] very much for that reminder.

[1:46:42] since today we are not taking action

[1:46:43] and were just providing guidance, I

[1:46:46] think it seems pretty unanimous from

[1:46:47] all of the

[1:46:48] council that that is their interest.

[1:46:50] so with

[1:46:52] that said, I would like to open this up

[1:46:53] to public comment. Clerk, can you

[1:46:55] let me know. Are there any speaker

[1:46:56] cards

[1:46:58] or anyone queued up to speak?

[1:46:58] >> I

[1:47:00] have no speaker cards. We have one

[1:47:05] --

[1:47:08] >> [ inaudible ]

[1:47:11] >> okay.

[1:47:16] >> hold on, kristin. I cannot hear

[1:47:17] you.

[1:47:18] make sure you are at the microphone.

[1:47:19] >> this is actually tangential to this.

[1:47:26] when

[1:47:27] the joltin' joe was brought out of storage,

[1:47:29] it was at the time

[1:47:32] when this whole thing was

[1:47:35] going on.

[1:47:37] and lorraine and her friend wrote an

[1:47:38] article that

[1:47:39] lorraine I discovered it in storage.

[1:47:41] people came many times

[1:47:44] asking, where is it? Let's get

[1:47:47] it out.

[1:47:52] but you were not in the business of taking

[1:47:53] care of boats,

[1:47:54] but you are in the business of acknowledging

[1:47:56] your history in your general and specific

[1:47:59] plans. And I just want to say

[1:48:01] fame is not necessarily historic significance

[1:48:02] . Ignorant

[1:48:05] --historic

[1:48:07] significance are things that represent

[1:48:08] the broad

[1:48:11] important occurrences that happen

[1:48:14] to humanity in a local level

[1:48:17] or a larger level. And

[1:48:18] joe dimaggio is just the standout

[1:48:20] tree

[1:48:22] in these italians that came here and

[1:48:23] fished

[1:48:26] and did all of that.

[1:48:32] and I believe that boat was taken out

[1:48:34] to get the italian I off of what the

[1:48:35] historic society at the

[1:48:38] time, the county, and the city

[1:48:39] would say there is nothing historic about

[1:48:41] that neighborhood

[1:48:47] . So

[1:48:48] you get two for one. You get the boat

[1:48:50] and the history in the national

[1:48:51] register. Great for you. But don't

[1:48:53] forget you are in the business.

[1:48:54] registering the true history of this

[1:48:55] town and not just famous people and

[1:48:58] respecting that. There is a reason

[1:48:59] ,

[1:49:02] malhi

[1:49:04] --satinder malhi. There is a reason

[1:49:05] why the state

[1:49:06] office of historic preservation in every

[1:49:08] single state.

[1:49:13] and we're not just living in the past. We

[1:49:14] live in a

[1:49:17] continuum. Okay? These human beings

[1:49:17] affected the built

[1:49:18] environment and they affect the way

[1:49:20] we live now. And we

[1:49:23] need to remember what is supposed

[1:49:26] to be remembered. This really had

[1:49:29] nothing to do

[1:49:34] about the boat. Except that, wow. You

[1:49:35] are in the business of this town's history. Thank you.

[1:49:58] and thank you mayor and council for considering

[1:49:59] our request

[1:50:00] for the transfer of guardianship, that is

[1:50:02] how I want to state it. When I

[1:50:03] was employed with the city and this

[1:50:05] first came out we were mutually

[1:50:07] in this together. With the hope that

[1:50:11] someday it would end of

[1:50:16] in a museum, things change, I understand

[1:50:17] that. I think

[1:50:20] the direction we are going now

[1:50:23] and the availability that was offered

[1:50:26] to us, we have a

[1:50:28] opportunity to expand what the boat

[1:50:35] means to martinez. Every time I have

[1:50:36] taken it out to different events,

[1:50:38] it brings a array of questions from

[1:50:41] people all over the country.

[1:50:44] I cannot agree more with

[1:50:47] lawrence report, I

[1:50:50] agree with the city attorney.

[1:50:53] this is not a possession we are looking at.

[1:50:56] I

[1:50:59] made a obligation

[1:51:02] to paulo,

[1:51:05] I asked her

[1:51:07] when we first conceived of this opportunity to

[1:51:08] transfer so we can better promote

[1:51:11] and maintain and display it. One thing

[1:51:14] she said to me and I will

[1:51:17] always honor that,

[1:51:20] is that she does not wanted to fall

[1:51:20] back in

[1:51:23] the condition it was in when it was

[1:51:23] exposed.

[1:51:26] I do agree

[1:51:29] that the city should have first right

[1:51:32] of refusal but hopefully by that

[1:51:34] time there may be a permanent place

[1:51:35] to house

[1:51:37] the boat. Our mission is a nonprofit

[1:51:38] has not changed. We

[1:51:41] have four goals,

[1:51:46] they were promoting the italian fishing

[1:51:47] community. My

[1:51:48] grandfather was a part of it, his

[1:51:50] name is on the plaque. Honoring

[1:51:53] my father who is a immigrant,

[1:51:55] taught me baseball, I met joe dimaggio

[1:51:59] when I was eight years old.

[1:52:11] in the future this

[1:52:14] boat means what we can bring

[1:52:17] to the next generation. Educating

[1:52:19] them about the game, sportsmanship, and

[1:52:22] the dedication to stay committed.

[1:52:26] that being said,

[1:52:28] if you have any other questions for

[1:52:29] me I would love to

[1:52:32] answer them.

[1:52:35] >>

[1:52:38] let's see, if it is okay,

[1:52:41] let's

[1:52:43] see if there is any other public comment

[1:52:44] and then we will go back to counsel

[1:52:47] for questions.

[1:52:50] anybody else in council chambers who

[1:52:50] would

[1:52:53] like to speak?

[1:52:56] >>

[1:52:59] I see no hands, I will moved to zoom,

[1:52:59] if you

[1:53:02] would like to make

[1:53:04] a public comment, please use the ray's

[1:53:05] hand feature now.

[1:53:08] I have no hands.

[1:53:08] >>

[1:53:11] let's kick it this back to

[1:53:16] the councilmember. You can ask your

[1:53:17] questions now.

[1:53:17] >>

[1:53:19] assistant city manager, you mentioned

[1:53:23] the value of the boat, you said it

[1:53:23] was

[1:53:26] just under a quarter million.

[1:53:29] I would

[1:53:32] venture

[1:53:35] to ensure something

[1:53:37] like that, I do not know what the

[1:53:39] cost is on that, I

[1:53:40] do not know the state of your financials,

[1:53:43] is that something you guys have the

[1:53:45] wherewithal to cover?

[1:53:45] >>

[1:53:48] let me give you a quick

[1:53:51] rundown on current financials,

[1:53:54] right now our current

[1:53:56] assets is just under 30,000 and we have

[1:54:02] a little more than 11,000 in merchandise we

[1:54:03] use for

[1:54:05] fundraising. We have decent fundraisers

[1:54:09] but again with guardianship

[1:54:12] of the boat, we would have

[1:54:15] broader opportunities and

[1:54:18] we have future events

[1:54:24] we can take

[1:54:25] advantage of. As far as ensuring the

[1:54:27] boat, I know when we

[1:54:30] requested insurance,

[1:54:32] a one-day event was $350. A one-day event

[1:54:36] was more costly than

[1:54:37] blanket coverage, there are specialty

[1:54:39] insurance with

[1:54:42] the ability to ensure

[1:54:45] classic boats and cars , vintage things.

[1:54:51] we do not

[1:54:53] have that but I believe with our continuous fundraising,

[1:54:54] and

[1:54:55] the councilmember notes we have yearly fundraisers,

[1:54:59] also with the transfer of guardianship,

[1:55:03] it enables us to bring in

[1:55:07] your corporate sponsors. That is part

[1:55:09] of our responsibility, to maintain that because

[1:55:11] we will have to show that proof each and

[1:55:13] every year, I am sure that is part

[1:55:15] of the agreement.

[1:55:17] it is no different than what you do with

[1:55:21] main street and the chamber.

[1:55:24] there is accountability.

[1:55:24] >>

[1:55:27] was there anything in

[1:55:28] the presentation that concerned you

[1:55:30] as far as the stipulations

[1:55:32] that are being talked about here as

[1:55:33] part of

[1:55:36] a transfer?

[1:55:36] >>

[1:55:39] note there is not,

[1:55:42] my only concern is that,

[1:55:45] when it is transferred

[1:55:48] and I transport it to a event,

[1:55:50] making sure that the city is not liable

[1:55:53] for anything that may possibly happen

[1:55:54] so

[1:55:57] how we separate those two

[1:56:00] entities,

[1:56:02] that would be a legal question I cannot

[1:56:03] answer but that would

[1:56:04] be my concern so that the city is

[1:56:06] in no way liable.

[1:56:11] >> I have nothing further to add other

[1:56:12] than to reiterate

[1:56:15] what I said earlier. I appreciate

[1:56:16] what the mayor said as well, I think

[1:56:18] it is a valid point.

[1:56:21] hopefully back gives

[1:56:24] some clarity

[1:56:27] to you

[1:56:32] madam assistant city manager in terms of

[1:56:33] where I am coming from

[1:56:35] on this. I value the rich history,

[1:56:36] those of us that had

[1:56:39] the good fortune

[1:56:41] of growing up here, we know well how special

[1:56:45] mister dimaggio is

[1:56:48] and was and certainly the family

[1:56:51] and his rich legacy and

[1:56:54] we want to see that

[1:56:57] continue to endure and sustain

[1:57:01] for future generations to come. I

[1:57:02] really appreciate the partnership

[1:57:03] here and hopefully I

[1:57:05] think we can get this done in short

[1:57:06] order.

[1:57:06] >>

[1:57:11] bob, can you talk about your plans

[1:57:12] for displaying the boat?

[1:57:12] >> we

[1:57:14] were given a gracious offer from bills

[1:57:17] hardware to display it in the a's

[1:57:21] truck box

[1:57:23] where the original ace hardware was.

[1:57:24] it will allow

[1:57:27] the public to view it six days

[1:57:30] a week. It is under

[1:57:35] better constant conditions, it is

[1:57:36] secure, it is

[1:57:39] locked and I have accessibility for in

[1:57:39] and

[1:57:41] out privileges but I want to be specific, I

[1:57:42] do not want

[1:57:44] to take the boat out every weekend.

[1:57:48] the boat is

[1:57:50] between the agreement with the city

[1:57:51] events, as president,

[1:57:54] my

[1:58:00] requirement is it needs to be displayed for

[1:58:00] special occasions

[1:58:01] and circumstances that will give it

[1:58:03] the biggest benefit bringing

[1:58:06] it back to the city of martinez

[1:58:09] and its citizens, that is

[1:58:12] what it is tied to.

[1:58:21] >> bob

[1:58:24] , I want to

[1:58:27] thank you and commend you for all

[1:58:30] of your

[1:58:32] efforts, your heart and soul is in

[1:58:33] this boat,

[1:58:36] I truly believe that, I trust that

[1:58:36] you

[1:58:39] and the dimaggio

[1:58:42] hometown hero

[1:58:45] project will be great guardians

[1:58:47] of this boat. It kills me to know it has

[1:58:48] been sitting in the

[1:58:49] kenny building in the heat for all

[1:58:51] of these years after restoration

[1:58:54] and

[1:59:00] it is successful at the amateur boat

[1:59:02] shows, it is something that should be

[1:59:03] showcased, it is something people

[1:59:03] should

[1:59:05] see and understand. The fact that

[1:59:06] you will take

[1:59:11] the boat into the broader community

[1:59:12] and educate people and teach them

[1:59:12] about the history of

[1:59:15] martinez, and

[1:59:20] joe dimaggio, baseball, how it became

[1:59:21] his boat, all of the

[1:59:23] history. That warms my heart to know that.

[1:59:24] so I

[1:59:27] am grateful that

[1:59:30] the organization has stood up and offered

[1:59:33] to do this enormous task. It is

[1:59:36] a lot. I am thankful to bill

[1:59:39] and ace hardware for

[1:59:42] their contribution to house

[1:59:44] it in a environment that is conducive

[1:59:45] to saving the wood and

[1:59:48] making sure it is not

[1:59:51] adversely impacted

[1:59:53] from all of the temperature variations

[1:59:54] and things like that. We want it

[1:59:57] to be water where the

[2:00:03] and not sink. We need to keep the

[2:00:04] boat in the best condition possible

[2:00:06] so that is great. I want to also shout

[2:00:06] out

[2:00:09] retired councilmember delaney

[2:00:12] and

[2:00:13] her efforts over the years to promote

[2:00:15] this organization and all she

[2:00:17] did to lead the organization forward

[2:00:21] so I do appreciate all that she

[2:00:24] has done and she was there for many years

[2:00:27] and I believe even now she is there.

[2:00:30] a key stakeholder in this organization.

[2:00:33] that is it.

[2:00:36] thank you.

[2:00:36] >>

[2:00:39] thank you all for the comments and

[2:00:41] I appreciate staff moving forward

[2:00:43] on this. Assistant

[2:00:45] city manager, do you need additional instruction

[2:00:52] or is it clear the

[2:00:52] direction by counsel this evening?

[2:00:53] >> it is clear, thank you. >> thank

[2:00:55] you so much.

[2:00:57] in that case we will move on to the

[2:01:01] next item.

[2:01:01] >> I can

[2:01:04] propose,

[2:01:06] it is not a clock and we can use a

[2:01:07] short break.

[2:01:07] >>

[2:01:10] all right.

[2:01:19] normally

[2:01:20] I do not take breaks until 10:00 but

[2:01:22] I am happy to give a

[2:01:25] quick one. We can come back at

[2:01:27] 915 and we will start then.

[2:01:27] >> thank you.

[2:06:04] >>

[2:06:07] it is 9:15 pm, if everybody can take

[2:06:10] their seats. If

[2:06:13] you can hear me.

[2:07:49] >>

[2:07:52] if I can please have

[2:07:54] city councilmembers returned to the dais.

[2:08:37] >> it

[2:08:38] is hard to take a five-minute break,

[2:08:40] I know. Thank you.

[2:08:40] >>

[2:08:43] please note the microphones

[2:08:46] are hot so mind your words.

[2:08:52] >>

[2:08:56] all

[2:08:57] right, we are going to move forward

[2:08:59] ,

[2:09:00] actually, we will take the general

[2:09:02] business

[2:09:05] items backwards. We will move

[2:09:08] forward on item 11.

[2:09:11] a motion directing staff to

[2:09:12] coordinate with community partners

[2:09:16] --federal environmental and justice

[2:09:17] community change

[2:09:20] grant. Will this

[2:09:22] be led by the city manager tonight?

[2:09:22] >>

[2:09:32] they will, I will be efficient

[2:09:33] on this one. For a number of reasons,

[2:09:35] one of which is the fact that

[2:09:37] it hurts to speak. I am sorry I am not

[2:09:40] there in person but I am seriously

[2:09:41] under the weather now so

[2:09:42] apologies for not being there. If

[2:09:44] we can please advance josh

[2:09:47] burnham, david

[2:09:50] marquez and bert --

[2:09:53] as well. I want to mention

[2:09:54] before I go into a brief introduction

[2:09:56] on the

[2:09:59] item, josh has a

[2:10:02] hard stop at 9:30 pm. I appreciate you

[2:10:05] moving this item up so we can

[2:10:08] address it and have josh have the

[2:10:10] opportunity to speak. Very briefly,

[2:10:14] bringing this forward tonight to the city

[2:10:16] council and public because this grant

[2:10:20] opportunity for

[2:10:22] the environmental and justice community

[2:10:26] change

[2:10:27] grant is both a significant undertaking in

[2:10:29] front of us

[2:10:32] but also a very

[2:10:33] significant opportunity. It provides

[2:10:35] up to 20 million

[2:10:38] and importantly it does

[2:10:39] not require any match whatsoever.

[2:10:42] so that is a remarkable opportunity

[2:10:47] in the

[2:10:48] staff's evaluation in the last couple

[2:10:50] of months. We determined

[2:10:51] it is definitely worth going for.

[2:10:55] if you remember back in october 2020

[2:10:56] when

[2:10:59] we came before the council to address

[2:11:01] serious concerns at the fishing pier, we

[2:11:04] saw it the council's approval to move forward

[2:11:11] on the city's timeline

[2:11:12] for a prop 68 grant which took six

[2:11:14] months and allowed us to position ourselves

[2:11:17] well for a future

[2:11:25] earmark for the fishing pier even

[2:11:26] though we did

[2:11:28] not get the prop 68 grant. In terms of

[2:11:29] this grant, you will

[2:11:30] note in the staff report it does have

[2:11:31] several requirements but it does afford

[2:11:32] us

[2:11:33] a potential opportunity to build on

[2:11:34] what we had already done on the master

[2:11:37] plan which was recently adopted and also

[2:11:40] the anchor qa is doing for the city

[2:11:43] on the seawall and breakwater redesign

[2:11:44] and repair.

[2:11:47] all of these

[2:11:48] things coming together with components

[2:11:50] that are already addressed

[2:11:53] in the waterfront master plan

[2:11:54] such as a education and event center

[2:11:56] envisioned at the waterfront

[2:11:59] and numerous other aspects,

[2:12:02] make us potentially eligible for

[2:12:05] a grant that I would say a year ago

[2:12:07] did not make us a good candidate for.

[2:12:11] I want to bring this forward

[2:12:14] to you tonight for your consideration. I

[2:12:14] have

[2:12:16] a motion to definitely move forward

[2:12:17] on this opportunity.

[2:12:20] those

[2:12:23] that advanced, they include josh burnham,

[2:12:23] the consultant

[2:12:26] with anchor

[2:12:28] qa working on the design of the seawall

[2:12:29] with a short footprint

[2:12:31] and also the breakwater repair and

[2:12:35] --is the proposed

[2:12:37] community benefit organization partner.

[2:12:41] the city needs to have a cbo

[2:12:44] and we worked many

[2:12:46] years with new leaf and the potential

[2:12:47] they bring

[2:12:50] as far as eco-literacy opportunities

[2:12:50] at

[2:12:52] the waterfront along with several

[2:12:53] other

[2:12:56] potential partners some

[2:12:57] of which we already had the opportunity

[2:12:59] to reach out to.

[2:13:02] such as the environmental science department

[2:13:04] at the college, they can play a role

[2:13:05] in this

[2:13:08] for education and work for us opportunity.

[2:13:20] it is more than just asking for funding to fix

[2:13:20] the seawall

[2:13:22] and breakwater, we know it is 12 1/2

[2:13:23] million. We

[2:13:25] need to be very ambitious on this grant

[2:13:31] and go for a lot of things to make

[2:13:32] it more viable, attractive

[2:13:35] and competitive.

[2:13:44] just like all

[2:13:45] federal grants, it is a competitive process.

[2:13:47] first I want to turn it over to josh,

[2:13:47] he has

[2:13:49] a hard stop at 9:30 pm and he can

[2:13:50] speak a little bit to some of

[2:13:52] the work we are proposing at the waterfront

[2:13:53] and the work he has done already

[2:13:55] and what that may mean for the restoration,

[2:13:56] a new look

[2:13:59] at the waterfront they should be attractive

[2:14:02] to the epa. Josh can walk

[2:14:05] us through that.

[2:14:11] >> thank you everybody. I came straight

[2:14:13] from little league, sorry I am not

[2:14:14] there. I think mike teed

[2:14:17] it up well.

[2:14:20] the way these committee action grants

[2:14:23] are broad, they are competitive but

[2:14:23] they do

[2:14:26] before the opportunity for substantial

[2:14:28] funding without a match which is a

[2:14:31] valuable thing and the best way to

[2:14:32] think about the grant is it

[2:14:35] brings together

[2:14:38] --in order to

[2:14:41] be successful it requires us to ring

[2:14:44] together multiple elements of the

[2:14:47] waterfront master plan, not just

[2:14:49] the infrastructure, to meet the test

[2:14:50] of the grant it forces us

[2:14:52] to look at community and if it's,

[2:14:53] it causes us

[2:14:56] to want to move

[2:14:59] forward with something I have been

[2:14:59] passionate about

[2:15:01] for a while which is restoring the

[2:15:02] ponds and reconnecting them to

[2:15:05] the bay.

[2:15:08] in terms of

[2:15:09] habitat restoration, carbon see restoration,

[2:15:11] treatment runoff and providing

[2:15:13] climate resiliency to the marina and

[2:15:15] waterfront by creating a

[2:15:19] buffers zone for storm surges and

[2:15:20] other things so adding in that singular

[2:15:22] element of restoring the ponds to

[2:15:23] their natural state provides a lot of

[2:15:26] the benefits the grant is targeted

[2:15:27] at

[2:15:28] and I know alan will speak and I have not

[2:15:30] met her yet but

[2:15:33] obviously once we

[2:15:34] do that we have the opportunity for

[2:15:36] community education

[2:15:38] , interpretation, wildlife viewing

[2:15:39] and things that

[2:15:40] bring a benefit to the community as

[2:15:42] well once we have restored

[2:15:43] the ponds. Obviously there are other

[2:15:48] community benefits that

[2:15:49] can be reached. The way to think about

[2:15:51] it is, approaching this

[2:15:54] grant is more than just

[2:15:57] the seawall and

[2:15:58] docks. It really is a opportunity

[2:15:59] to advance several elements of the

[2:16:02] waterfront land, maybe not the most commercial

[2:16:06] uses but wants to focus on

[2:16:09] habitat, climate ,

[2:16:12] community --

[2:16:14] when you think about it from a holistic's perspective,

[2:16:18] restoring the

[2:16:19] pawn system, reconnecting to the bay,

[2:16:22] redoing the storm flows in the area,

[2:16:24] repairing the seawall and all

[2:16:27] of the

[2:16:32] advantages to the community that can

[2:16:33] be gained, I feel like

[2:16:34] we have a good chance, obviously there

[2:16:35] are no guarantees in a competitive

[2:16:36] grant

[2:16:37] space but we definitely feel like it

[2:16:39] is worth a try. I will stop

[2:16:42] there.

[2:16:42] >> thank you

[2:16:44] josh. Alan, you can say a few words.

[2:16:48] >> thank you.

[2:16:51] I am the executive

[2:16:54] director, we

[2:16:55] have been providing hands-on science, nature

[2:16:57] , appreciation and

[2:17:00] literacy education

[2:17:01] in martinez and through the county.

[2:17:06] we appreciate

[2:17:13] the long-standing relationship with the city

[2:17:15] of martinez and I think this is

[2:17:16] a exciting opportunity for martinez.

[2:17:17] we are committed to work with city

[2:17:18] staff in applying for the

[2:17:19] grant opportunity and working together

[2:17:21] to implement a education

[2:17:24] and learning event center that can

[2:17:25] provide opportunities for education

[2:17:27] and ecology and stewardship.

[2:17:30] nature appreciation and other

[2:17:33] topics josh touched on.

[2:17:35] as well as potential career pathways

[2:17:39] to revitalize the martinez waterfront.

[2:17:42] we are happy to be

[2:17:45] a part of it.

[2:17:45] >> one

[2:17:48] little-known

[2:17:49] fact not everybody would know is that

[2:17:51] over a decade ago,

[2:17:54] ellen, myself, and

[2:17:55] the rest of her team at new leaf and

[2:17:57] our management analyst

[2:18:00] gary rivers who was a intern at

[2:18:03] the time, all worked together on a competitive

[2:18:06] power cycle grant application

[2:18:08] which was almost 100 thousand and

[2:18:09] we got it.

[2:18:12] so we

[2:18:14] definitely have a good relationship working

[2:18:15] on the grant.

[2:18:18] bringing a lot of education and

[2:18:20] information to the youth of martinez.

[2:18:21] lastly

[2:18:23] we have david marquez, you met him

[2:18:27] before

[2:18:28] from california consulting, he worked

[2:18:30] on a prior grant application we did for

[2:18:39] urban greening which we did not get

[2:18:40] but recently he worked on this particular

[2:18:42] grant for another agency.

[2:18:45] brooke was on the

[2:18:47] call earlier and had to drop off but we

[2:18:48] have been working with him

[2:18:49] on initial discussions on what the

[2:18:51] grant would look like and

[2:18:55] provided a lot of information, our

[2:18:57] analyst steve

[2:19:00] in the audience tonight has been coordinating

[2:19:01] all of this effort and getting everything

[2:19:03] set up

[2:19:06] so we can start with ernest so david if

[2:19:08] you would like to say a couple of

[2:19:09] words about the grant and how

[2:19:12] you foresee us moving forward.

[2:19:15] you are muted.

[2:19:21] >> I always do that, I am sorry.

[2:19:24] quick note, I told

[2:19:26] brooke to go to bed, she lives in

[2:19:27] new york

[2:19:30] , she has three young boys.

[2:19:36] I told her when it

[2:19:38] hit midnight, go and I can do this

[2:19:41] but she will be the principal working on

[2:19:42] this but I will

[2:19:44] be working with her. We have worked

[2:19:45] on this grant before, one

[2:19:50] that was applied for in la county.

[2:19:51] a different level

[2:19:54] of capacity.

[2:19:57] this grant is due in november but there

[2:19:57] is a reason

[2:19:59] why it is a november date, it does

[2:20:00] require a lot of

[2:20:03] work, a lot of investment in time, like

[2:20:03] all

[2:20:05] grants it will be competitive. What

[2:20:06] I do want

[2:20:09] to say is we went to the vetting process

[2:20:12] to see and evaluate if we

[2:20:14] can be competitive with this grant.

[2:20:15] I know we have

[2:20:18] had several discussions over several

[2:20:18] meetings at

[2:20:21] length looking into the six

[2:20:23] requirements there and if we can meet

[2:20:24] them so

[2:20:27] I do believe

[2:20:30] that it is not about eligibility.

[2:20:33] it is

[2:20:36] about need.

[2:20:39] there are many cities in california

[2:20:41] that are eligible and need this. We

[2:20:42] can take a look

[2:20:45] at the requirements and see

[2:20:48] which activities we can engage in

[2:20:51] that would demonstrate we are ready

[2:20:56] and I am happy about the partnership.

[2:21:06] I am trying to be objective but the

[2:21:06] project

[2:21:09] is really fascinating and

[2:21:15] from my perspective I believe the epa

[2:21:15] would like to

[2:21:17] look at it. A lot of times with grants

[2:21:18] they are a sickly

[2:21:21] case studies, you get funded and they

[2:21:21] want to

[2:21:23] know how you do it and they want to evaluate

[2:21:24] and report. It is

[2:21:26] a investment in learning and like

[2:21:27] I said,

[2:21:30] a case study

[2:21:33] so when the grant comes out next year they

[2:21:36] look at its impact

[2:21:39] on the community and with regards

[2:21:42] to the impact on the community we

[2:21:42] are

[2:21:45] looking at a sustainable change

[2:21:48] that

[2:21:52] is why the grant requires many

[2:21:54] parts in motion but it is almost like

[2:21:58] a generational

[2:22:01] grant in terms of impact

[2:22:02] so I am glad to be working with the city

[2:22:04] of martinez on it.

[2:22:04] >>

[2:22:05] thank you david, two other things

[2:22:07] you will note in

[2:22:08] the staff report, there is the community

[2:22:10] engagement piece

[2:22:12] and we already reached out to our

[2:22:16] friends at swi a group who did a

[2:22:18] great job on the waterfront master plan,

[2:22:25] dan, steve and I will have

[2:22:26] a call with them tomorrow. They are interested

[2:22:27] in continuing to work with us and

[2:22:28] help us

[2:22:29] with some of the community engagement aspect

[2:22:33] to move forward on this with the council's

[2:22:36] direction so I want to put that out there.

[2:22:39] I think that pretty much covers it.

[2:22:45] we are happy to get any initial feedback

[2:22:46] from council or the public

[2:22:47] on this. Steve is in the audience, if

[2:22:49] I missed anything that needs

[2:22:52] to be covered, please speak up

[2:22:55] steve.

[2:22:57] >> thank you so much for that recitation.

[2:23:01] I know we have been talking as

[2:23:03] a council at every council meeting

[2:23:04] on

[2:23:06] how we will move forward and flip

[2:23:07] the switch

[2:23:10] on implementing

[2:23:12] the trust land use plan and I think

[2:23:13] this is a

[2:23:16] great opportunity for a

[2:23:19] large ticket grant that may

[2:23:22] make a

[2:23:24] huge splash at the marina. Thank you

[2:23:30] to everybody on the call that put some

[2:23:31] of the due

[2:23:32] diligence and that is needed for such

[2:23:33] a large grant and I am very much aligned

[2:23:34] with

[2:23:37] your thinking.

[2:23:40] city manager and all of the

[2:23:43] staff that helped work on this,

[2:23:45] I will provide guidance tonight and I'm

[2:23:46] sure my

[2:23:47] counsel as well, I think this is a

[2:23:49] great thing for us to

[2:23:51] work on. To echo what david said earlier,

[2:23:52] the peen

[2:23:55] april and november,

[2:23:57] it is not a lot of time but I think

[2:23:58] it is

[2:24:03] worthwhile. I dropped off for a second,

[2:24:04] I do not

[2:24:05] know if you mentioned this, as everybody

[2:24:07] remembers, we did put a ton

[2:24:08] of effort into the prop 68 grant we

[2:24:10] did not get

[2:24:13] and we are

[2:24:16] easily able to

[2:24:18] resubmit that for something else and

[2:24:19] we were

[2:24:20] able to get that. Even if we do not

[2:24:22] get the grant

[2:24:25] it is a worthwhile investment for all

[2:24:28] of us because the waterfront is

[2:24:31] so important. I

[2:24:34] did want to acknowledge come in a

[2:24:37] separate report

[2:24:39] we make reference to collaborating

[2:24:40] entities, I know there

[2:24:41] is a handful of other entities in

[2:24:43] martinez that will absolutely be

[2:24:46] aligned

[2:24:47] with reduction of greenhouse gases and

[2:24:49] pollution and all of that so I want

[2:24:52] to make sure

[2:24:53] we do not forget about healthy martinez,

[2:24:55] all of the work they did

[2:24:56] this last year, the absolutely aligned

[2:24:57] with the intention of this grant.

[2:25:01] --creek has been doing

[2:25:04] tons of work, another group

[2:25:07] that has worked on this grant. I hope

[2:25:10] you are able to maintain

[2:25:12] those relationships.

[2:25:12] >> have you talked

[2:25:21] to them already?

[2:25:22] >> no, but they are on

[2:25:22] the radar. Again we

[2:25:23] are running against the clock a little

[2:25:25] bit. Obviously we wanted to do our

[2:25:27] initial assessment and have a dialogue

[2:25:28] with california consulting might

[2:25:31] have dialogue with josh and

[2:25:33] see how those components may align and

[2:25:37] have a dialogue with new leaf, to

[2:25:40] give them time to evaluate. You are

[2:25:43] spot on, those are

[2:25:45] organizations we have in mind and

[2:25:46] there are others as well

[2:25:49] we intend to reach out

[2:25:52] to. Some exciting aspects of this

[2:25:52] in

[2:25:54] terms of the partnerships that we

[2:25:55] can create.

[2:25:58] you said it very well, it is a

[2:26:01] big project but it

[2:26:07] can

[2:26:08] really move the needle at the waterfront

[2:26:10] and open us up to exciting new possibilities

[2:26:11] that honestly we all know we need

[2:26:13] down there.

[2:26:14] >> sent we are being recorded, do

[2:26:16] not forget cd and --parks, they

[2:26:19] would be

[2:26:24] good folks to have on the team. A

[2:26:25] question for josh,

[2:26:26] part of the waterfront master plan

[2:26:27] discussion was about converting sediment

[2:26:30] water ponds and reintroducing them to

[2:26:31] title

[2:26:32] flows but the expectation was that

[2:26:34] it would

[2:26:37] be part of mitigation for the development we planned

[2:26:37] to

[2:26:40] do as part of the design

[2:26:42] so we originally discussed this, remember the vice

[2:26:43] mayor even asked, why are

[2:26:46] we not restoring the title

[2:26:49] marsh first and the answer is we are

[2:26:53] waiting because there is mitigation and

[2:26:55] we want to go side-by-side, so I am

[2:26:56] only partially concerned because it feels

[2:26:58] like this grant will warrant what

[2:27:01] this mitigation

[2:27:06] ultimately wants to be and we are

[2:27:07] trying to use the same project twice.

[2:27:07] can you

[2:27:09] speak to that a little bit?

[2:27:09] >> obviously

[2:27:10] the grant is a opportunity we

[2:27:13] may not want to pass up

[2:27:15] even if it slightly adjusts our strategy

[2:27:16] there but I

[2:27:19] do not know if they

[2:27:21] are mutually exclusive. We have had success

[2:27:22] in the past talking to agencies and

[2:27:25] saying we will

[2:27:27] advance something for habitat but

[2:27:28] take note of the fact we are doing

[2:27:28] this

[2:27:31] so when we come back

[2:27:34] --I cannot tell you in particular

[2:27:34] for sure exactly how

[2:27:37] the math will work out but I do think

[2:27:37] if we

[2:27:40] successfully pivot

[2:27:43] to the grant I do not think it eliminates the

[2:27:43] possibility of getting

[2:27:47] mitigation credit

[2:27:49] at least on some level. It is a conversation

[2:27:50] we have

[2:27:51] to have with the agencies. As long

[2:27:52] as it is in a reasonable timeframe.

[2:27:53] we need

[2:27:54] to brief the waterfront plan to the agencies

[2:27:56] so when

[2:27:59] we get

[2:28:07] to some of these things that may require hardening,

[2:28:08] I want you to remember we did this because

[2:28:10] for us this is all part of one plan.

[2:28:11] I cannot

[2:28:12] exactly how the dialogue will go but

[2:28:13] we have had success with that and

[2:28:14] other

[2:28:17] places in the past. To get

[2:28:23] 10-20

[2:28:24] million of free money to advance the plan

[2:28:26] is difficult to overlook. I do

[2:28:27] not think we would give up on the mitigation

[2:28:29] piece and we would have some reasonable

[2:28:30] negotiation with the agencies about

[2:28:31] some banking of credit for the project.

[2:28:32] >>

[2:28:35] just one comment mike, regarding

[2:28:38] the staff report, it makes

[2:28:39] reference to the prefab building.

[2:28:41] I just

[2:28:44] want to voice my slight concern

[2:28:47] about that,

[2:28:50] I am excited about the idea of a environmental

[2:28:51] learning center and event center at

[2:28:53] the waterfront and I do not want us

[2:28:56] to

[2:28:59] make the first building a prefab

[2:29:02] amma what I am picturing is

[2:29:03] probably not what you are picturing.

[2:29:05] I do not want to

[2:29:08] settle for something

[2:29:09] too small if it is our first foray

[2:29:11] into making physical improvements. No

[2:29:14] response

[2:29:16] required I just want to acknowledge

[2:29:17] my concern.

[2:29:20] I am going

[2:29:26] --I am looking at the rest

[2:29:27] of the council, anybody with any questions? How

[2:29:29] about we start with

[2:29:32] jay and go from there.

[2:29:32] >> that

[2:29:35] is wonderful,

[2:29:37] I want to thank ellen, david and josh

[2:29:38] for

[2:29:39] the collaboration. This is right up

[2:29:41] our alley.

[2:29:44] anything that will turn those

[2:29:47] wetlands,

[2:29:51] the dredge ponds into wetlands, I

[2:29:53] am excited to get any

[2:29:56] kind of funding out there. Is it

[2:29:59] a 20 million grant

[2:30:02] or can it be anywhere between 10

[2:30:05] and 20?

[2:30:08] >>

[2:30:10] it can be anywhere between 10 and 20.

[2:30:11] >>

[2:30:14] okay, I

[2:30:16] get that it is a competitive bid process.

[2:30:20] I want to know, who owns

[2:30:23] the dredge ponds now?

[2:30:26] do you know mike?

[2:30:29] >>

[2:30:35] they are part

[2:30:36] of the granted trust lands so that is

[2:30:38] under the city's purview but we work

[2:30:38] with

[2:30:40] state lands on what we do with the

[2:30:41] waterfront and they are

[2:30:43] excited about this as well by the way.

[2:30:46] I already sent our intention on this

[2:30:47] so this

[2:30:50] is a opportunity they would

[2:30:52] definitely support.

[2:30:53] >> I am very excited

[2:30:53] about this,

[2:30:57] especially the community strength plan

[2:30:59] part of it. That is all I have, I

[2:30:59] am

[2:31:01] definitely for all of this. Go ahead.

[2:31:02] >>

[2:31:05] thank you josh

[2:31:08] david and ellen. Bring

[2:31:11] those to the table, as

[2:31:14] david said

[2:31:17] , this may be a

[2:31:20] case study

[2:31:23] that would be interesting. We have

[2:31:23] a impacted

[2:31:25] community. We have a geographic location

[2:31:29] with

[2:31:32] the confluence of fresh and salt water.

[2:31:35] all of these factors that the environmental

[2:31:38] community and

[2:31:45] --historical factors, the indians

[2:31:46] thought this was the center of the

[2:31:47] universe because of the

[2:31:49] east and west migration of the fish and

[2:31:50] north-south migration of the birds,

[2:31:50] I do

[2:31:52] not know if that will give us extra

[2:31:53] points but I do know we have

[2:31:56] a lot of

[2:31:59] aspects,

[2:32:00] including indigenous ones going for

[2:32:02] us in this and we have the right people

[2:32:04] to suss all of that out and connect

[2:32:05] the dots.

[2:32:08] you have the heart

[2:32:11] and soul

[2:32:13] we also have to thank you for the

[2:32:14] work and anything we

[2:32:16] can help you with, we have everybody's support.

[2:32:25] >> I would also like to extend my thanks to

[2:32:26] everyone here.

[2:32:28] it is no secret I have been pounding

[2:32:29] the pavement

[2:32:38] since I have been on the dais for

[2:32:38] the need

[2:32:40] for us to be more aggressive when it

[2:32:41] comes to seeking out

[2:32:42] state and federal dollars to help

[2:32:43] us with any number of projects throughout

[2:32:44] the city.

[2:32:49] this is chief among them and this

[2:32:50] is exactly what I

[2:32:52] have had in mind so let's do this

[2:32:53] team. I am pumped. This would

[2:32:56] be huge for us.

[2:32:59] if we were able to get this. As

[2:33:02] the mayor pointed out, even if we

[2:33:04] do not, it sets us up for success

[2:33:05] later on

[2:33:07] down the road. Basically what we have

[2:33:08] seen. I am going in

[2:33:11] with the mentality that we will

[2:33:12] get this so whatever you need from

[2:33:14] us, let us know.

[2:33:16] a couple of comments and observations.

[2:33:20] as part of

[2:33:22] the community engagement piece a couple of

[2:33:23] thoughts come to mind. Or tina's is one

[2:33:25] of the rare cities where we are a

[2:33:26] city of

[2:33:29] 7000 residents, we have two

[2:33:30] congressional representatives and

[2:33:32] I think it is

[2:33:35] important we engage with both members

[2:33:37] of congress and have them go to bat

[2:33:38] for us.

[2:33:41] I do not know if any letters of support are

[2:33:43] required but we should definitely

[2:33:44] be engaging

[2:33:47] with both of our

[2:33:51] congressional members,

[2:33:54] be engaged with their staff

[2:33:57] in the early stages.

[2:34:00] keep them in the loop. I think

[2:34:03] they can be a valuable asset for

[2:34:06] us. I think it is important

[2:34:12] that for all

[2:34:15] of the recreational environment

[2:34:17] benefits there is economic development

[2:34:25] associated as well and we need to

[2:34:27] keep that in mind as

[2:34:29] well. The other thought is part of the community

[2:34:30] engagement

[2:34:31] piece, one thing I would note here,

[2:34:36] because it is talking

[2:34:42] about making sure

[2:34:45] that we are working with

[2:34:46] a collaborative governance structure

[2:34:53] and engaging a wide variety of community

[2:34:54] stakeholders as part

[2:34:55] of the process. One untapped resource

[2:34:57] that I feel like we have not

[2:34:59] done a good enough job at his engaging

[2:35:00] the

[2:35:03] folks at

[2:35:04] the california maritime academy. I

[2:35:06] know the sea scouts have

[2:35:07] a relationship with them but I feel like

[2:35:09] there is something more

[2:35:11] that can be done on that front. There

[2:35:13] are seven maritime academies in the u.s.

[2:35:15] ,

[2:35:18] degree awarding academies.

[2:35:21] there is only one

[2:35:23] on the west coast of the u.s. Which

[2:35:24] just so happens to

[2:35:26] be located 15 minutes away from us

[2:35:30] , across the bay.

[2:35:36] so we need to tap into that.

[2:35:39] I think it would behoove us to

[2:35:42] figure out how we can

[2:35:45] further solidify or make some

[2:35:48] inroads on the partnership.

[2:35:51] I have had some

[2:35:54] conversations

[2:35:56] in the past with the folks at the

[2:35:57] maritime academy to my previous

[2:36:00] day job and I think it would be

[2:36:03] beneficial for us to loop them in and

[2:36:08] see how we can maybe include them

[2:36:09] as part

[2:36:11] of this process. I think that will make

[2:36:15] our application all the more

[2:36:16] stronger so that is all. Thank you.

[2:36:21] >>

[2:36:23] I like everything I have heard. Thank

[2:36:24] you to

[2:36:27] everyone. Steve, mike,

[2:36:30] josh, dave, ellen, thank you

[2:36:35] to my colleagues for all of the suggestions,

[2:36:36] we will

[2:36:37] not solve it tonight but I will keep

[2:36:39] this short

[2:36:40] and sweet, I love the relationships

[2:36:42] we are building to make this

[2:36:44] grant happen. It is truly a opportunity.

[2:36:48] I write several grants

[2:36:50] a year in my day job and if I was

[2:36:51] a

[2:36:54] grant manager I would hand

[2:36:55] the city of martinez 20-tonight because

[2:36:57] I think we will get

[2:37:00] this one so I fully support it. Thank

[2:37:03] you for all of your work that

[2:37:06] you will be doing in the future.

[2:37:06] >> I

[2:37:09] love the enthusiasm.

[2:37:09] >>

[2:37:12] one additional item, counselor, thank

[2:37:14] you for reminding me. We discussed

[2:37:15] partnering with

[2:37:18] the confederated villages

[2:37:21] for the next

[2:37:24] iteration of planning for the

[2:37:25] waterfront and I think this is a great

[2:37:27] opportunity to partner with them

[2:37:30] more formally

[2:37:33] so has any outreach been done

[2:37:35] for the purposes of this grant to

[2:37:36] that group?

[2:37:41] >> not yet, we have just been doing

[2:37:42] evaluation and research.

[2:37:45] it is potentially more than the confederated villages

[2:37:51] that we have been working with to a

[2:37:51] great extent

[2:37:53] but there may be some other potential importantly

[2:37:57] it will boil down to what we

[2:38:00] can offer

[2:38:03] that has value from this and we have

[2:38:05] ideas and we need to flesh that out

[2:38:06] first. Those are some of the questions

[2:38:08] we want to work through and then do

[2:38:09] the outreach.

[2:38:14] I note there is potential opportunities

[2:38:15] down there for them that

[2:38:17] hopefully they would be interested

[2:38:18] in pursuing.

[2:38:21] that is

[2:38:23] in the near future we will be sharing

[2:38:24] that

[2:38:26] sort of outreach.

[2:38:26] >> I appreciate

[2:38:27] that very much. I

[2:38:30] know after the

[2:38:31] previous park naming discussions there

[2:38:33] was a lot of interest in

[2:38:36] partnering with tribes on

[2:38:39] naming future

[2:38:41] components of the waterfront so I

[2:38:42] appreciate you

[2:38:44] considering this and I want to ensure

[2:38:45] this is one

[2:38:48] of the players in this grant

[2:38:56] application. I will open it to public

[2:38:57] comment. Is there

[2:38:58] anybody in council chambers that would

[2:39:00] like to speak on this item?

[2:39:00] >> please raise

[2:39:03] your hand. I have no one.

[2:39:09] I will move to zoom, please use the

[2:39:09] raise hand

[2:39:11] feature if you would like to make

[2:39:12] a comment on this item. We

[2:39:15] do have one hand. I will ask you to unmute.

[2:39:18] >>

[2:39:21] hello, local citizen

[2:39:24] on the parks

[2:39:26] and rec commission, I would urge everyone

[2:39:30] who is on this meeting to

[2:39:33] go down and walk around the ponds

[2:39:36] to get a feel for it. Walk around

[2:39:39] the horse ring and the refinery,

[2:39:41] it is really beautiful this time of

[2:39:42] year and it is

[2:39:45] getting dry as we speak.

[2:39:48] the nicest time is december

[2:39:51] through now. It helps

[2:39:54] to get a visceral feeling of

[2:39:57] the view and the water and what could

[2:39:57] be

[2:40:00] done there. That

[2:40:03] is it really. This

[2:40:05] is all going in the right direction

[2:40:09] and I am looking forward to seeing

[2:40:10] where it

[2:40:13] goes. Thank you.

[2:40:13] >> thank you.

[2:40:16] >> I have no further

[2:40:19] hands.

[2:40:19] >> all right,

[2:40:21] let me bring this back to counsel.

[2:40:25] what was the action?

[2:40:31] we

[2:40:32] want a motion to direct you to coordinate this?

[2:40:34] and that

[2:40:36] case bring it to counsel for any final

[2:40:37] comments

[2:40:40] or motions.

[2:40:45] >> I would like to make a motion directing

[2:40:46] staff to coordinate with the

[2:40:47] community partners, develop necessary

[2:40:48] capital budgets and write and submit

[2:40:49] a

[2:40:52] federal environmental

[2:41:00] community change grant of up to 20

[2:41:01] million focused on transforming and

[2:41:01] vitalizing

[2:41:02] the martinez waterfront and marina.

[2:41:04] >> second.

[2:41:07] >> councilmember

[2:41:08] jay.

[2:41:09] >> yes. >> councilmember ross.

[2:41:10] >> yes. >>

[2:41:13] councilmember.

[2:41:13] >> yes.

[2:41:16] >> vice mayor.

[2:41:19] >> yes. >> mayor. >>

[2:41:22] yes.

[2:41:22] >> the motion

[2:41:25] passes.

[2:41:25] >>

[2:41:27] thank you to everyone for speaking

[2:41:28] on

[2:41:30] this item this evening.

[2:41:30] >> thank you.

[2:41:34] >> good night david,

[2:41:35] ellen and josh. Moving backwards to

[2:41:39] 10, adopt a resolution of approving

[2:41:41] a loan of 50,000 from the general

[2:41:43] fund to the marina

[2:41:46] enterprise fund. Will you be

[2:41:50] presenting this as well?

[2:41:50] >> yes it

[2:41:52] will still be me. If we can

[2:41:54] please advance jim hayes and betsy.

[2:41:58] I appreciate their patience.

[2:42:04] if you recall a couple of weeks ago

[2:42:04] we

[2:42:07] had this discussion regarding

[2:42:09] the supplemental funding for the marina. It

[2:42:11] was a healthy discussion, one of the things

[2:42:13] that came out of the

[2:42:14] discussion was the apparent need to

[2:42:16] make changes at

[2:42:19] what is

[2:42:20] currently called the marina bait store,

[2:42:22] it has been identified

[2:42:25] as the biggest source of

[2:42:32] operating losses and contravening to

[2:42:33] the ongoing deficit in marina operations

[2:42:34] and unfortunately, jim hayes,

[2:42:35] the chief operating officer was unavailable

[2:42:37] to attend that last meeting and the

[2:42:40] counsel indicated

[2:42:42] they wanted to continue the item and

[2:42:43] have a chance to hear

[2:42:44] from jim. Jim is here tonight virtually

[2:42:46] as well as

[2:42:49] betsy, the hardware master

[2:42:51] done at the marina. Unfortunately

[2:42:52] on the

[2:42:54] city side, community economic development

[2:42:59] jill who has been working on this item

[2:43:01] with me for the last

[2:43:04] couple of months now, she is not yet

[2:43:07] back from her trip so

[2:43:10] she will be part of the ongoing work we

[2:43:13] will continue to do. I know from catching

[2:43:16] up with

[2:43:19] jim since he returned he does have

[2:43:20] updates regarding some of the changes

[2:43:21] that have already been made at the

[2:43:22] bait store and

[2:43:25] some of the plans for potential

[2:43:28] next steps as we evaluate ways to improve

[2:43:28] operations

[2:43:29] down there. I will also mention, I

[2:43:31] got late information from betsy,

[2:43:34] last

[2:43:35] weekend when we had glorious weather,

[2:43:37] we had a really good

[2:43:40] three day weekend at the bait store

[2:43:41] and that is two weekends in a row

[2:43:43] and I say that knowing

[2:43:45] full well there is a solid chance

[2:43:46] of rain this

[2:43:49] coming saturday but what

[2:43:50] can you do? There is a correlation

[2:43:52] between good weather and

[2:43:54] better operations at the bait store

[2:43:55] even with

[2:43:56] the unfortunate circumstance of the

[2:43:58] fishing pier

[2:44:01] obviously still closed as we

[2:44:03] work toward the restoration project so

[2:44:04] anyway

[2:44:07] if we can

[2:44:09] promote jim and betsy said they are

[2:44:10] available

[2:44:13] to speak. They are, great.

[2:44:18] that is it for the introduction to

[2:44:19] the item.

[2:44:22] >> thank you mike, I

[2:44:25] appreciate it. We

[2:44:26] appreciate your consideration for

[2:44:27] additional funding for marine operations.

[2:44:31] as you heard,

[2:44:37] last week from our cfo we are struggling

[2:44:39] at the bait store but we are currently working

[2:44:40] to improve that.

[2:44:43] we are getting a lot of help

[2:44:44] from the city, jill especially, she

[2:44:45] has been a amazing job providing us

[2:44:46] with ideas on how

[2:44:49] we can promote the bait

[2:44:51] store. Mike is always a big help and

[2:44:52] we appreciate that. We already started

[2:44:52] on

[2:44:55] some of the items

[2:44:58] that do not cost a lot of money

[2:45:01] that we can take advantage of right now

[2:45:01] and a

[2:45:03] lot of it has to do with the physical plant of

[2:45:04] the bait

[2:45:07] store and how it looks. We are removing

[2:45:07] some

[2:45:10] unnecessary signs

[2:45:13] . We are repairing the deck outside. Replacing

[2:45:16] exterior window frames and

[2:45:18] taking care of some of the landscaping

[2:45:19] that is

[2:45:22] there now. After that

[2:45:27] we are moving on to some items that

[2:45:28] will have a cost.

[2:45:31] so we are gathering the

[2:45:33] costs now, considering the fact we

[2:45:34] will be doing some

[2:45:40] rebranding we will

[2:45:41] need new signage, we are looking at

[2:45:42] furniture and umbrellas for outside

[2:45:43] on the deck. Hopefully bring

[2:45:45] color and activity there. Additional activity

[2:45:48] usually promotes more activity so

[2:45:49] maybe we can bring other

[2:45:51] people in. We are looking at expanding

[2:45:55] the offerings to

[2:46:01] not just bait and tackle. We have not done

[2:46:03] that much before but looking at maybe

[2:46:04] providing a place where people can

[2:46:04] go

[2:46:07] for lunch. Come down for coffee or

[2:46:07] things

[2:46:10] like that. So we are working

[2:46:13] on those items now. Once we get some

[2:46:13] pricing

[2:46:16] we can present it to

[2:46:22] mike and jill and see if they can

[2:46:22] give us a

[2:46:24] idea if they would like to move forward

[2:46:25] or not. We are also working with

[2:46:27] social media. We already started some

[2:46:28] social media campaigns. One that

[2:46:30] has been working out good is what

[2:46:31] we call a blast.

[2:46:34] it is

[2:46:38] pretty important

[2:46:40] that bait is available for fishermen so

[2:46:44] being able to promote that

[2:46:46] before the weekend has been helpful,

[2:46:47] letting them

[2:46:50] know what will be available

[2:46:52] and so far that is working out great.

[2:46:56] right

[2:46:57] now as mike said, the weather has

[2:46:59] helped us.

[2:47:01] one of the reasons we are in this

[2:47:02] situation

[2:47:05] now is because the last year

[2:47:06] is probably the worst weather we have

[2:47:08] had in 100 years and it

[2:47:09] has been difficult. The beginning

[2:47:11] of this year has not

[2:47:14] been better.

[2:47:15] we started to have good weather the

[2:47:17] last couple of

[2:47:18] weeks and it has shown in the performance.

[2:47:20] we are looking forward to

[2:47:23] making it work

[2:47:28] and we are working on these improvements

[2:47:29] and we

[2:47:30] are pretty sure it will work out.

[2:47:35] >> thank you.

[2:47:38] did anybody else want to

[2:47:41] speak?

[2:47:41] >> that is

[2:47:44] probably it.

[2:47:47] >>

[2:47:50] thank you.

[2:47:53] thank you for the

[2:47:55] verbal reports, I know we had a in depth

[2:47:56] discussion last time

[2:48:01] so I appreciate you being here this

[2:48:02] evening to answer our questions.

[2:48:05] would any of the counsel like

[2:48:08] to ask any of their burning questions

[2:48:11] this evening?

[2:48:13] >> sure I have a couple of questions.

[2:48:17] I appreciate your

[2:48:19] report jim and I am excited about getting

[2:48:23] that

[2:48:26] bait shop going. It

[2:48:27] is such a ideal location, you get

[2:48:29] a lot of people

[2:48:31] down there, you get some sandwiches

[2:48:32] going and

[2:48:33] I think there is a lot of potential.

[2:48:35] a couple of coats of paint, I

[2:48:36] think that will definitely make a

[2:48:43] difference. In talking to your financial guy

[2:48:44] last meeting, he

[2:48:47] was talking

[2:48:49] about the slips in the dock were pretty

[2:48:55] financially secure, would you agree?

[2:48:56] >> I would. >>

[2:48:58] that is great, the biggest thing is

[2:48:59] the bait shop

[2:49:02] where we are struggling

[2:49:04] financially to stay afloat, right?

[2:49:05] >>

[2:49:08] that is correct.

[2:49:08] >>

[2:49:14] if we

[2:49:17] did not keep the bait's door open,

[2:49:23] are you saying we would not have

[2:49:26] to pony up the 50 k?

[2:49:26] >> it is

[2:49:31] too late now because we are already behind. We

[2:49:32] will need

[2:49:34] funds regardless but yes, if the date

[2:49:35] store is closed

[2:49:37] the marina could survive on its own.

[2:49:37] >>

[2:49:40] now you are saying the marina is coming

[2:49:41] back,

[2:49:43] we have good weather and we are moving

[2:49:44] in the

[2:49:45] right direction.

[2:49:45] >> yes, honestly

[2:49:47] the biggest issue there

[2:49:50] was the weather, I was not kidding

[2:49:53] when I said last year

[2:49:55] is the worst weather we have had in

[2:49:56] a lot of years

[2:49:58] and if the weather is bad nobody goes fishing.

[2:50:02] that put us in a jam from

[2:50:05] last year.

[2:50:07] the beginning of this year has not

[2:50:08] been better

[2:50:10] so if the weather continues to get

[2:50:13] better, the date store will do better and

[2:50:22] as you know right now we are only

[2:50:23] open three days a week. If the

[2:50:26] weather improves, we can open it seven

[2:50:28] days a week and things will improve.

[2:50:29] >> I would like to take

[2:50:31] a tour of the marina to see the slips

[2:50:32] and the maintenance

[2:50:34] and the kind of work you guys do.

[2:50:35] I am

[2:50:38] sure you have your hands full.

[2:50:41] it is not

[2:50:42] a brand-new set up by any means but

[2:50:44] if you would like to

[2:50:49] give us a tour, if any other counsel

[2:50:50] would like to go I would love

[2:50:52] to go down and take a look. I understand

[2:50:53] that this is

[2:50:55] our baby. The buck stops with us.

[2:51:02] I would love to see things get

[2:51:04] turned around, I would love to see

[2:51:05] you guys cranking

[2:51:07] out a profit as I know you would.

[2:51:11] I will leave the rest of the

[2:51:14] questions to my colleagues.

[2:51:17] >> councilmember ross?

[2:51:20] >> I

[2:51:23] am in favor of this , I do

[2:51:25] not want to see the bait shop closed, I

[2:51:26] understand

[2:51:31] the issues that have occurred, the

[2:51:32] fishing pier and

[2:51:35] the weather so I will be

[2:51:38] voting for it. That is all

[2:51:40] I can say. I will cough if I talk further.

[2:51:44] >> counsel member

[2:51:47] molly, any questions?

[2:51:50] >> good evening

[2:51:52] jim, thank you for being here tonight.

[2:51:53] I

[2:51:56] was pleased to hear your short

[2:51:59] presentation

[2:52:02] on the changes

[2:52:05] you are implementing and you

[2:52:07] will continue to implement to try to

[2:52:13] rebrand the bait store into something

[2:52:14] more than it is and use

[2:52:17] social media and all of the opportunities

[2:52:19] available through the city to do more

[2:52:20] with the bait shop

[2:52:22] than what it has been historically.

[2:52:23] I know

[2:52:29] we met at the waterfront and marina

[2:52:29] subcommittee and

[2:52:31] we discussed these items in the past and

[2:52:32] I have been a proponent of having

[2:52:32] you

[2:52:35] find ways you can bring people down

[2:52:35] to

[2:52:38] the marina through the bait store

[2:52:38] and the

[2:52:41] name of the bait store can be

[2:52:46] changed to something else. You want

[2:52:47] to make sure people

[2:52:49] know that is a place where they can

[2:52:50] go and get something besides bait.

[2:52:50] they

[2:52:53] can get

[2:52:56] beverages, food, other things

[2:52:58] so I was hoping to hear we will take

[2:52:59] full advantage,

[2:53:02] you have a wonderful

[2:53:04] location down there and there is people

[2:53:05] to go down there all the time and

[2:53:08] I note the weather has been poor but I

[2:53:09] am hoping we

[2:53:10] will see better weather in the months

[2:53:12] to come and

[2:53:13] we can have this little treasure of

[2:53:15] a place blossom and

[2:53:17] have more people know about it. So

[2:53:18] I

[2:53:21] know earlier tonight we

[2:53:23] talked about mobile food vendors and

[2:53:27] trying to think outside of

[2:53:29] the box. If you had a mobile food

[2:53:30] vendor down there paying the

[2:53:33] fee and had a

[2:53:34] beer garden you could have a different

[2:53:36] food truck every evening and

[2:53:39] probably do

[2:53:40] really well so continue to think outside

[2:53:42] the box and continue to

[2:53:45] try to find ways to draw

[2:53:48] business into the

[2:53:51] bait store.

[2:53:52] I wanted to be called something else.

[2:53:54] I hate to say bait

[2:53:57] store.

[2:53:58] >> joe came up with

[2:54:00] great ideas

[2:54:01] on different names so that is definitely

[2:54:03] something that

[2:54:04] will happen. We do not want to generalize

[2:54:06] it so much that it

[2:54:09] is just a bait store so we

[2:54:11] will definitely rebrand to make it

[2:54:15] sound like it is more than

[2:54:18] just bait and tackle.

[2:54:20] >> I appreciate that, I think it will go

[2:54:21] a long way to

[2:54:22] draw people in. Continue your efforts,

[2:54:24] much appreciated.

[2:54:30] >> councilmember molly, any

[2:54:33] questions?

[2:54:34] >> no questions, just

[2:54:36] supportive of these newfound efforts

[2:54:39] to hopefully turn this

[2:54:41] ship around. I look forward to seeing progress.

[2:54:45] that is it.

[2:54:45] >>

[2:54:48] I have one question, maybe this is

[2:54:51] for you. One of the concerns I had

[2:54:52] at the last council meeting was with

[2:54:57] respect

[2:55:03] to

[2:55:05] writing a blank check to make up for some

[2:55:06] of the losses

[2:55:07] that occurred without clear investments

[2:55:11] to make changes, some of the things

[2:55:15] you listed sounded great. I am

[2:55:16] excited about the idea of more color

[2:55:18] and more products for sale.

[2:55:21] the resolution and

[2:55:24] the way

[2:55:27] it is worded

[2:55:29] , does not say, here is some funding

[2:55:32] so we can have all of these things

[2:55:36] that need to get done.

[2:55:39] how do we know

[2:55:42] the improvements you

[2:55:43] are mentioning during the meetings

[2:55:44] will actually get implemented? There does

[2:55:45] not appear

[2:55:48] to be

[2:55:49] a connection between the funding and

[2:55:51] the actions. Who will take

[2:55:52] the responsibility of investing in signage

[2:55:54] and inventory which

[2:55:56] costs more money up front? Can you

[2:56:00] talk to that a little bit?

[2:56:03] that can be jim or mike.

[2:56:03] >> I will

[2:56:06] give it a shot. At

[2:56:09] this point,

[2:56:11] the money we are asking for is for

[2:56:12] the operations of the marina.

[2:56:15] just to keep it going. We are not

[2:56:18] asking for

[2:56:20] any money for improvements right now.

[2:56:24] this is just the reserve

[2:56:26] we would keep so we can operate the

[2:56:27] marina. If there are any

[2:56:30] other major expenses, we

[2:56:31] would ask for that. We would come

[2:56:33] up with a plan

[2:56:39] on what those items would be, we

[2:56:41] would give you costs and prioritize what

[2:56:42] we think are

[2:56:45] the things that should be done.

[2:56:47] that is where I think we are. Mike

[2:56:51] can add to that.

[2:56:51] >> yes,

[2:56:57] I think we need to get more granular on

[2:56:59] some of those things and what they cost.

[2:57:03] requested, and the cfo

[2:57:06] presented, his

[2:57:09] estimation,

[2:57:12] kind of a status quo, not

[2:57:13] anticipating major changes, he thought

[2:57:15] it would last 6-9 months

[2:57:17] of operations, honestly we are trying

[2:57:21] to evaluate ways where money can be invested

[2:57:24] that would help long-term so you

[2:57:27] would be

[2:57:29] putting good money into the arena

[2:57:30] that would have more they impact.

[2:57:30] the things

[2:57:32] we are talking about, some of which

[2:57:35] that do not cost any money that have

[2:57:36] artie been

[2:57:38] accomplished, other things will cost money.

[2:57:42] in the past, I will give you a example,

[2:57:45] omar came to the city with

[2:57:48] a request to paint

[2:57:52] the hardware masters building and

[2:57:54] it ended up being just shy of 10,000.

[2:57:54] they built

[2:57:57] up a significant enough reserve,

[2:57:58] they were just asking we sanctioned

[2:58:00] that but did not

[2:58:03] ask

[2:58:04] for the city to provide the money

[2:58:06] because they already had it in the

[2:58:06] reserve. They do

[2:58:08] not have a reserve anymore, they have a

[2:58:09] fund balance of

[2:58:12] 1100. If they dip

[2:58:15] below that like I said last

[2:58:17] time, with everything in terms of

[2:58:18] operating expenses that are

[2:58:21] not covered through

[2:58:23] the income generated by the marina will

[2:58:24] fall back on the city with

[2:58:28] the exception of

[2:58:30] the management fee and all of the

[2:58:31] other third-party

[2:58:33] bills they have to pay and the obligations

[2:58:36] they have outlined in the staff report.

[2:58:39] so I think in working with jim and

[2:58:46] looking over the

[2:58:47] cost of some of these things. I do

[2:58:49] not necessarily agree

[2:58:50] with everything. If there is a nominal $3000

[2:58:53] paint job for the bait store or whatever it

[2:58:55] will be called,

[2:59:01] that amount with the 50,000, I

[2:59:02] would argue, with the city's approval we can use the

[2:59:03] money we have to make that change.

[2:59:07] because we all feel that

[2:59:09] more investment into the bait store

[2:59:12] and rebranding can bring about some change.

[2:59:16] the only thing that is

[2:59:19] diluting the 50,000 so we

[2:59:22] need to to come to a

[2:59:23] situation hopefully this summer where

[2:59:25] the bottom line

[2:59:28] at the end of the month is a

[2:59:31] operating profit. Omar, as you saw from

[2:59:34] the ledger that is now a

[2:59:37] attachment in the staff report,

[2:59:46] there were significant operating profits

[2:59:47] and a healthy reserve and money that

[2:59:48] went back to the city as revenue to support

[2:59:49] the

[2:59:50] marina and obviously that is not the case

[2:59:52] anymore. So we do need to give

[2:59:53] it a couple of months, make some changes

[2:59:55] and see what we can accomplish with

[2:59:57] the changes. I know we do have on the

[3:00:01] books, I think it is june 10 or

[3:00:03] 12th, there is already a waterfront

[3:00:06] marina subcommittee on the books.

[3:00:10] that is a perfect time

[3:00:13] to come back with a report

[3:00:15] to the subcommittee. Reporting back

[3:00:16] to

[3:00:19] the council on changes

[3:00:22] being made. Have those

[3:00:24] changes been made? Again, some of

[3:00:25] the changes

[3:00:28] that have been done

[3:00:31] ,

[3:00:37] jim may have

[3:00:38] a update today but that had not all

[3:00:40] been done as of the time we wrote the

[3:00:42] report last week. So those are things

[3:00:43] that will save money

[3:00:46] actually. We are also looking at ways

[3:00:49] to make more money in the marina

[3:00:52] retail operation

[3:00:55] to not call it the bait store

[3:00:58] anymore.

[3:00:58] >>

[3:01:01] a subcommittee meeting

[3:01:02] maybe a good time for a tour of the

[3:01:04] marina. Maybe we can

[3:01:07] list that

[3:01:08] is a open house or something like

[3:01:10] we have done in

[3:01:13] the past.

[3:01:13] >>

[3:01:15] if the yacht club has space we can

[3:01:16] host the meeting down there. Something

[3:01:19] like that.

[3:01:19] >>

[3:01:22] let's see. I will open

[3:01:25] this up to public comments.

[3:01:28] we will

[3:01:31] come back to last

[3:01:33] comments from counsel. Anybody in

[3:01:34] the chambers?

[3:01:34] >>

[3:01:38] there are still attendees, anybody

[3:01:40] here that wishes to make a comment?

[3:01:43] I have no interested parties.

[3:01:46] I will move to zoom. If you

[3:01:48] would like to make a comment please

[3:01:49] use the raise

[3:01:52] hand feature.

[3:01:55] I have no hands.

[3:01:55] >>

[3:02:00] bringing it back to counsel then,

[3:02:01] I want to convey

[3:02:04] my total support in investing

[3:02:07] in the

[3:02:08] retail establishment at the marina.

[3:02:10] I support

[3:02:14] city investment were actions to invest

[3:02:16] in all of this and

[3:02:19] city involvement.

[3:02:21] I am still not completely convinced

[3:02:27] about the transfer of funds, like

[3:02:28] I said I am interested

[3:02:31] in making

[3:02:33] investments I am just concerned about the

[3:02:34] transfer but

[3:02:37] I will open

[3:02:38] this up to the rest of my colleagues to

[3:02:40] see how they feel about

[3:02:43] this item.

[3:02:43] >>

[3:02:45] I would like to make a motion on the

[3:02:49] human, fish interactive nutrition center

[3:02:52] resolution. We will not call

[3:02:55] it a bait shop.

[3:02:58] making a

[3:03:01] motion to approve a resolution of

[3:03:02] the city council of approving a loan

[3:03:04] of 50 thousand from the

[3:03:07] general fund to the marine

[3:03:10] enterprise fund and then a payment to

[3:03:13] the marina for general

[3:03:16] expenses needed to sustain operations at

[3:03:22] the retail establishment at

[3:03:25] the marina. Do I have

[3:03:27] a second?

[3:03:28] >> I will second. >> councilmember

[3:03:28] .

[3:03:31] >> yes. >> councilmember.

[3:03:34] >> yes.

[3:03:37] >> councilmember

[3:03:40] >> yes. >> vice

[3:03:43] mayor

[3:03:44] >> yes. >> mayor.

[3:03:46] >>

[3:03:49] no.

[3:03:49] >> motion

[3:03:52] passes 4-1.

[3:03:58] thank you for the

[3:03:59] conversation and mike we can discuss

[3:04:01] more about a war or something down

[3:04:01] at

[3:04:04] the marina per the suggestion.

[3:04:09] >> absolutely. >> thank you jim for

[3:04:10] joining the conversation.

[3:04:13] >> sure. >> I think

[3:04:16] that is the last item.

[3:04:19] that is it. I put us out

[3:04:22] of order

[3:04:23] so I have to double check. The next

[3:04:32] item

[3:04:33] is from the chief of police.

[3:04:33] >> I

[3:04:34] have three brief updates, the first

[3:04:35] one, the local hazard mitigation plan

[3:04:38] was presented

[3:04:50] with those cities being in

[3:04:51] annex and it was submitted to the

[3:04:52] state and the state rejected it, they wanted

[3:04:53] a

[3:04:54] additional public comment opportunity

[3:04:54] so we are pushing that information

[3:04:56] out and on the screen

[3:04:57] it will show a qr code so you will

[3:04:59] see this flyer up at a

[3:05:00] lot of different places including

[3:05:01] digital signage in front of city hall,

[3:05:02] it is a

[3:05:03] opportunity for residents to add comments

[3:05:07] regarding the hazard mitigation plan.

[3:05:09] it is a short window that they reopened

[3:05:10] through the end of this month and then

[3:05:11] it

[3:05:12] close again. If you follow the link they

[3:05:14] have the survey in a multitude

[3:05:16] of different languages. The second,

[3:05:20] when --

[3:05:22] last presented there were to counsel

[3:05:23] questions,

[3:05:26] one regarding the reentry team

[3:05:30] that works out of the jail, they did

[3:05:32] get funding for three years

[3:05:33] beginning july 1, 2024, they would

[3:05:35] do different services related

[3:05:38] to folks being released from the jail,

[3:05:41] they will be

[3:05:44] at

[3:05:47] the jail and it will be

[3:05:51] providing services to all reentry

[3:05:53] to the population. There was a

[3:05:54] question about funding that was handed out,

[3:05:56] they are unable to determine how

[3:05:59] much but

[3:06:02] they wanted

[3:06:03] you to know they offer up to 5000

[3:06:05] per individual and all recent exits

[3:06:05] were

[3:06:06] referred to the program. They indicated

[3:06:08] in the future they can provide updates

[3:06:10] from successes from the program but they

[3:06:11] do not

[3:06:12] have the dollar amount. The last one,

[3:06:14] you asked

[3:06:17] for direction regarding

[3:06:22] the pedestrian bridge over the railroad and

[3:06:23] we talked about coming back with

[3:06:25] a ordinance, instead of coming back

[3:06:26] with a ordinance on the 15th

[3:06:27] we will come back with more significant

[3:06:29] details and that

[3:06:32] has to do with timing for publication

[3:06:32] as

[3:06:35] well as the fact that the

[3:06:37] supreme court is deliberating on a case

[3:06:38] that can

[3:06:40] impact that ordinance so we are trying

[3:06:42] to follow it and time it appropriately.

[3:06:44] that concludes my

[3:06:47] remarks, tanks.

[3:06:47] >> thank you

[3:06:50] so much. Next item is updates from

[3:06:53] the city

[3:06:56] manager. Any updates for us?

[3:06:56] >> thankfully no.

[3:06:59] >> is there anything

[3:07:02] about the pbf

[3:07:03] energy refinery update from steve

[3:07:07] this evening beyond what is listed

[3:07:08] in the staff

[3:07:11] report?

[3:07:11] >> no.

[3:07:14] I know this safety and culture assessment

[3:07:17] is going to be

[3:07:19] coming out very soon if not already.

[3:07:23] we will be on the lookout for that.

[3:07:26] I know that will be a topic of

[3:07:29] great interest for counsel in the community.

[3:07:35] that is going to be very soon

[3:07:37] if not already something that will be

[3:07:38] available for

[3:07:41] review and comment.

[3:07:44] >> I hope we can get them

[3:07:46] on the agenda to come and report on

[3:07:47] that. Rather

[3:07:50] than as generally making comments,

[3:07:50] it

[3:07:52] would be nice to have face time with

[3:07:53] those folks.

[3:07:56] great, thank you so much.

[3:07:59] moving on, there is

[3:08:01] no appointments to commission or subcommittee report,

[3:08:03] the only thing left is comments from

[3:08:05] city council. I

[3:08:08] started with

[3:08:10] councilmember howard for every comment

[3:08:11] so let's start with the

[3:08:14] vice mayor.

[3:08:14] >>

[3:08:23] --

[3:08:24] >> debbie I will have you adjourn

[3:08:28] the meeting tonight so if you have any

[3:08:29] additional counsel comments.

[3:08:31] >> just real quick a number of us

[3:08:32] were at golden hills

[3:08:34] park saturday to celebrate arbor day.

[3:08:38] I want to

[3:08:41] thank the

[3:08:43] parks and rec department, the public works department

[3:08:44] and all of the citizens that

[3:08:46] showed up and everybody from the city that

[3:08:47] helped. Lauren

[3:08:49] was there and so many people were there.

[3:08:53] eve was there. Her children

[3:08:56] were there as participants and

[3:08:59] they did some poetry reading.

[3:09:02] it

[3:09:04] was a amazing event. I am sure my colleagues

[3:09:05] will comment and

[3:09:07] we planted 10 trees in the park and

[3:09:08] I want to shout out

[3:09:11] to white, the director of 100 thousand

[3:09:11] trees for

[3:09:14] humanity who

[3:09:16] donated 100 seedlings and he was there

[3:09:17] helping us

[3:09:19] plant the trees along with arborists

[3:09:20] and

[3:09:23] to others. It was a

[3:09:26] great event. It was fun, it was a

[3:09:28] beautiful day and we helped humanity

[3:09:29] by planting trees

[3:09:32] that will be there long after we are

[3:09:35] all gone. With

[3:09:38] that I will pass it on.

[3:09:41] >> thank you very much mayor.

[3:09:44] I

[3:09:46] also want to acknowledge and thank

[3:09:47] all of

[3:09:50] the volunteers, the city staff

[3:09:53] and community members who turned out

[3:09:56] for all

[3:09:59] of the events we have had in the past

[3:10:02] 10 days or so, we had

[3:10:05] the john

[3:10:08] mayer earth day birthday

[3:10:09] celebration which was a resounding

[3:10:12] success. I was excited to see so

[3:10:14] many people turn up for our arbor

[3:10:15] day

[3:10:18] weekend park beautification

[3:10:20] that took place not only in golden

[3:10:21] hills

[3:10:24] but also we had

[3:10:26] part two the following day at hidden

[3:10:29] lakes park where we had nearly 2 dozen

[3:10:30] volunteers

[3:10:33] show up to help

[3:10:36] remove a excess

[3:10:39] of 70 pounds of trash in

[3:10:40] and around hidden lakes park and the

[3:10:42] surrounding open space.

[3:10:45] it

[3:10:48] is quite a lot.

[3:10:51] a

[3:10:52] certain councilmember may or may not

[3:10:53] have fallen into the lake briefly

[3:10:54] to

[3:10:56] retrieve some trash but let it be said

[3:11:01] that said councilmember does not go

[3:11:03] above and beyond the

[3:11:06] call of duty.

[3:11:11] thankfully only up to my knees. Again

[3:11:12] I

[3:11:15] do want to thank everyone

[3:11:17] who helped with all of those events.

[3:11:21] it is great

[3:11:23] to see the community engagement we got

[3:11:27] and I really appreciated that.

[3:11:30] on a more serious

[3:11:31] note I just want to bring forward

[3:11:33] and I think this

[3:11:36] may be something

[3:11:39] we talk about at

[3:11:40] a future council meeting but it is

[3:11:42] no secret that some of our residents

[3:11:45] are having challenges

[3:11:48] with getting their property

[3:11:51] insurance renewed because

[3:11:54] of the challenges with

[3:11:55] the insurance market being what it

[3:11:57] is. I actually

[3:12:00] talked to 2-3 residents over the weekend that

[3:12:03] came up to me and expressed

[3:12:06] that concern . Obviously

[3:12:09] that is something that is

[3:12:12] being discussed in sacramento

[3:12:14] right now, I know the state lawmakers

[3:12:18] are hopefully working on a solution

[3:12:21] to help alleviate the issue but just

[3:12:24] food for thought, one of

[3:12:26] the reasons why folks are getting denied

[3:12:29] is because of issues surrounding fire

[3:12:33] hazards or perceived

[3:12:36] fire hazards, you have excess

[3:12:38] weeds were trees around your home and

[3:12:42] it may not be right in your

[3:12:44] backyard, it may be in the surrounding

[3:12:45] area and some of

[3:12:48] those areas are areas that could potentially be

[3:12:51] in the city and that got

[3:12:54] me thinking, I know we have a good

[3:12:58] partnership, we sent out a newsletter

[3:12:59] today highlighting the partnership

[3:13:00] we have with

[3:13:03] con fire, helping to

[3:13:06] clean out

[3:13:10] areas with excess weeds but it is

[3:13:12] a good reminder that

[3:13:14] we really --to the extent we have some

[3:13:15] things that

[3:13:16] are under our control to help alleviate

[3:13:21] that issue. We should try.

[3:13:24] I know we are doing it but

[3:13:26] I want to be a short the residence

[3:13:33] that came up to me over the

[3:13:34] weekend at these events that I would

[3:13:36] bring this issue up to all of you.

[3:13:39] to our staff and

[3:13:42] just note that is a concern we hear

[3:13:45] and I think it warrants further attention.

[3:13:48] with that

[3:13:51] I will pass it on.

[3:13:51] >>

[3:13:56] mike can we get that on a upcoming agenda?

[3:13:57] we talked about in

[3:14:00] the past.

[3:14:03] I thought it

[3:14:05] may be on the agenda in the next couple of

[3:14:06] months,

[3:14:09] can you speak to that at all?

[3:14:09] >>

[3:14:11] yes there was a significant delay in

[3:14:12] the local

[3:14:15] resource area maps which are the ones

[3:14:15] we

[3:14:18] have to adopt. Their process

[3:14:20] with that from recent conversations

[3:14:23] we had with the fire chief and staff and

[3:14:24] that

[3:14:27] is a calfire thing, not

[3:14:30] a local con

[3:14:31] fire thing, that process was delayed because

[3:14:33] they had a significant issue

[3:14:36] getting the state

[3:14:38] resource areas adopted, they finally

[3:14:39] did that so we

[3:14:42] will pick that up and find

[3:14:45] out where that is in the

[3:14:48] process because --we learned this

[3:14:51] a couple of years ago, those maps,

[3:14:53] that needs to be part of a public process

[3:14:59] for all of the affected area residents

[3:15:00] to participate in.

[3:15:03] these are not town halls

[3:15:06] held specifically at each jurisdiction.

[3:15:09] there is education

[3:15:12] and information

[3:15:14] but really it is a county board of

[3:15:15] supervisors engagement.

[3:15:18] when the official public comment period

[3:15:21] will be.

[3:15:24] to the extent that we can get ahead

[3:15:24] of it and

[3:15:25] provide additional information on

[3:15:27] that. Also regarding the insurance issue.

[3:15:30] I

[3:15:32] think we may have more insight into that.

[3:15:35] it is something that is not unique

[3:15:39] to martinez by any stretch,

[3:15:41] a lot of our neighbors in places like

[3:15:42] lafayette

[3:15:43] have struggled with this issue as

[3:15:45] well, with lack

[3:15:48] of homeowner

[3:15:51] insurance policy renewals.

[3:15:54] so I do not want

[3:15:57] to commit to the next couple of meetings,

[3:16:00] I would like to have a

[3:16:03] subsequent talk on this and if there

[3:16:06] is a opportunity to invite some of our

[3:16:10] partners in fire

[3:16:11] that may be able to give insight in this,

[3:16:13] I would like to engage them.

[3:16:16] this process

[3:16:17] with the maps, it has been delayed more

[3:16:19] than they thought.

[3:16:22] even through the state resource

[3:16:26] map adoption, it just happened in

[3:16:28] the last couple of months.

[3:16:28] >>

[3:16:29] I just wanted councilmember molly

[3:16:32] to know I obviously assumed it would

[3:16:34] be on the calendar by now,

[3:16:37] so at least, if we do get

[3:16:40] these types of questions

[3:16:41] again in the future, we can say it

[3:16:43] is on our

[3:16:44] radar and we will address it at some point.

[3:16:52] months is probably the

[3:16:53] more appropriate way to word it.

[3:16:53] >> that would

[3:16:55] be the target.

[3:16:55] >>

[3:16:58] add

[3:17:01] to it, councilmember molly,

[3:17:04] the citizens and what they

[3:17:05] can do, I know in past years I believe

[3:17:07] it is the contra

[3:17:09] costa county fire protection district

[3:17:10] had

[3:17:12] grants that they would give out to neighbors

[3:17:16] if they came together in the community,

[3:17:18] they could get money to help mitigate

[3:17:19] some

[3:17:22] of the vegetation needs like

[3:17:24] dead trees and things like that because

[3:17:28] they are costly to remove

[3:17:29] and there were community grants they were

[3:17:31] using to help citizens

[3:17:36] reduce fire hazards within their yards

[3:17:37] but they had to

[3:17:40] come together as a partnership

[3:17:43] to use the funds

[3:17:45] so that maybe something that may be

[3:17:46] available again this

[3:17:49] year because

[3:17:52] I am sure people would want to take advantage

[3:17:53] of that especially if they have costly

[3:17:54] removals like trees and shrubs and

[3:17:55] things

[3:17:58] like that.

[3:17:58] >>

[3:18:01] thank you, councilmember ross.

[3:18:03] >> did somebody say plant trees? Yes.

[3:18:07] interesting how we can

[3:18:10] go from one to another,

[3:18:13] maybe plant trees in

[3:18:14] a smarter way but on the insurance

[3:18:16] thing, it is not just vegetation.

[3:18:19] gregory gardens it is a

[3:18:22] area where policies are being

[3:18:23] canceled. You would not necessarily

[3:18:25] think of the area

[3:18:28] as a forested area.

[3:18:31] the different companies have

[3:18:34] different algorithms.

[3:18:36] sometimes it is not necessarily the vegetation

[3:18:37] around

[3:18:40] a certain home, it is

[3:18:43] if they have 4-5

[3:18:46] million dollar homes in a row,

[3:18:49] they will take out

[3:18:51] two of them to mitigate the risk.

[3:18:52] so it is

[3:18:54] not all about trees and vegetation,

[3:18:55] there are homes in martinez that are

[3:18:58] threatened to be canceled

[3:19:00] that do not have a tree for blocks

[3:19:01] around them.

[3:19:07] there

[3:19:09] is no leaf that can fall on the property

[3:19:10] that are getting canceled, so

[3:19:13] the algorithms are designed

[3:19:16] in ways that

[3:19:19] are not just vegetation. It

[3:19:22] affects sales, you cannot

[3:19:25] purchase

[3:19:26] a home without getting insurance or get

[3:19:28] a mortgage without insurance. One of

[3:19:28] the

[3:19:30] things I learned a year ago is that

[3:19:37] this

[3:19:40] will get fixed in 25

[3:19:42] or 26 and most of it will be legislatively

[3:19:43] driven because

[3:19:46] california has regulations and requirements other

[3:19:46] states

[3:19:49] do not have, it has

[3:19:51] nothing to do with wildfire risk,

[3:19:52] it has everything to do

[3:19:54] with reserves, requirements, accounting procedures

[3:19:57] that the insurance companies do not

[3:19:58] like. Just

[3:20:01] like when prop 206 got past

[3:20:04] years ago,

[3:20:07] we had a previous insurance

[3:20:09] crisis, it was more financially and

[3:20:10] politically driven

[3:20:13] ,

[3:20:16] they are

[3:20:19] trying to get california to

[3:20:25] conform, pull out and cause

[3:20:27] mayhem and then we will go back in

[3:20:28] and charge a higher price and everything

[3:20:28] will

[3:20:30] be good. So it is not exactly what

[3:20:31] it seems, they are using

[3:20:33] the wildfire risk as a cover to get

[3:20:34] what they want legislatively and to

[3:20:37] get them to bend their way and relax regulations.

[3:20:40] it does not

[3:20:43] mean they will come back at the same

[3:20:43] price, that is

[3:20:46] my two cents. Maybe

[3:20:49] the former mayor can comment, give

[3:20:49] us

[3:20:51] a insight. It is really troubling

[3:20:52] and it

[3:20:54] is a big problem for our community

[3:20:55] that we do not

[3:20:58] talk about enough. I do

[3:20:59] want to acknowledge that arbor day

[3:21:01] was great.

[3:21:04] the memorial for

[3:21:07] officer tarantino was good.

[3:21:10] a good attendance there.

[3:21:13] also today

[3:21:16] , on a future agenda I want to

[3:21:19] put the community monitoring

[3:21:22] upgrades system

[3:21:25] that the --will be putting in

[3:21:28] place for communities like ours,

[3:21:31] a new program they will put in place,

[3:21:31] I would like to

[3:21:33] get that on the agenda and today we passed

[3:21:37] , we did not pass it, we are

[3:21:39] moving forward on a community benefits

[3:21:40] package that will help

[3:21:43] communities in regions

[3:21:46] that are affected by toxic

[3:21:49] incidents and polluters that are fined

[3:21:52] by the air district and we are coming up

[3:21:55] with a schedule

[3:21:57] as to how the massive fines can be

[3:21:58] returned to the communities that

[3:22:01] were affected. Chevron

[3:22:04] will be paying a $22 million fine

[3:22:08] enrichment, that

[3:22:11] will be the forefront.

[3:22:12] if you look at what martinez is going

[3:22:14] to get

[3:22:17] ,

[3:22:20] mrc

[3:22:21] fines and all of those issues are down

[3:22:23] the road so we

[3:22:26] do not know what

[3:22:28] will be incurred there. What will happen

[3:22:32] is the air district will have a

[3:22:35] process in place. We will

[3:22:38] have community input as

[3:22:41] to how the dollars can be spent

[3:22:44] .

[3:22:47] hopefully we will have

[3:22:50] much more detail

[3:22:53] on that. I did not cough once

[3:22:56] during that.

[3:22:59] >> I want to

[3:23:05] follow up on arbor day. Debbie

[3:23:09] leading the planting charge, I am

[3:23:11] impressed that we got

[3:23:17] 10 trees planted and that was a

[3:23:18] lot of fun. I want to remind everybody

[3:23:19] we are doing a evacuation drill and

[3:23:20] maybe we

[3:23:23] can get --to speak to it

[3:23:25] before hand. It is june 22 and it is

[3:23:29] east, up in the hills

[3:23:32] above greenstreet or my place.

[3:23:35] so

[3:23:37] everybody is going to evacuate down

[3:23:38] to city

[3:23:41] hall so down front here

[3:23:44] and there will be red cross,

[3:23:47] con fire, genesis and other

[3:23:50] evacuation personnel. It will be

[3:23:52] nice to have them come speak to that

[3:23:56] so we can all be prepared. That is it.

[3:23:59] thank you.

[3:23:59] >>

[3:24:01] chief right, will we get a update

[3:24:02] on the

[3:24:05] june 22

[3:24:08] event

[3:24:10] before then as a counsel?

[3:24:10] >> we can

[3:24:11] if you like.

[3:24:13] >> if you could, that would be great.

[3:24:14] even if it is

[3:24:17] as simple as

[3:24:20] during one of

[3:24:21] your reports but that would be helpful

[3:24:23] for all of the counsel to be aware

[3:24:23] of

[3:24:25] the details.

[3:24:26] >> no problem. >> thank

[3:24:26] you. My only comment

[3:24:28] is with regards to coordination with

[3:24:29] the tribes.

[3:24:31] christian henderson brought it up

[3:24:32] at the beginning

[3:24:34] and the came up a couple of times

[3:24:35] throughout the

[3:24:38] meeting and I appreciate, if we could

[3:24:41] on a upcoming agenda, add

[3:24:44] reporting on some of

[3:24:45] the coordination that is happening with

[3:24:46] local tribes. If it becomes part of

[3:24:47] the update

[3:24:50] as part of the epa grant

[3:24:53] that is great and if not if we can

[3:24:53] have

[3:24:56] a standalone update

[3:24:58] even if it is just the city manager

[3:24:59] portion of the agenda, that

[3:25:02] would be appreciated.

[3:25:02] >> will do.

[3:25:05] hopefully

[3:25:10] --doing the public engagement for

[3:25:11] the grants.

[3:25:14] >> thank you. That is it

[3:25:19] for tonight, instead of me adjourning I will

[3:25:20] hand the gavel

[3:25:22] to vice mayor and let her adjourn

[3:25:23] the meeting tonight.

[3:25:23] >>

[3:25:26] thank you

[3:25:29] mayor and to my colleagues for allowing

[3:25:31] me to close to nights meeting in memory

[3:25:32] of my

[3:25:35] mother jerry .

[3:25:38] my mother lost her battle

[3:25:41] with alzheimer's on june 14

[3:25:44] 2023 at the age of 81.

[3:25:49] today is may day, a special day I shared

[3:25:50] with

[3:25:51] my mom. Today we celebrated a long-standing

[3:25:55] tradition of giving flowers to each other

[3:25:59] and to the ones we loved.

[3:26:02] so

[3:26:04] tonight I am carrying on her tradition

[3:26:05] by sharing her favorite flower with

[3:26:05] all

[3:26:07] of you and that is why I have this flower

[3:26:08] on the dais.

[3:26:11] my mother appreciated

[3:26:13] the beauty of a single red rose nestled

[3:26:14] in white

[3:26:17] b's breath adorned with

[3:26:20] cleopatra fern.

[3:26:22] my mother loved the music of johnny

[3:26:23] mathis, she loved to sing

[3:26:26] and dance.

[3:26:28] she loved to cook and kept a immaculate

[3:26:29] house. She loved movies

[3:26:32] and the academy awards. She loved

[3:26:35] vanilla ice cream.

[3:26:38] root beer floats, juju beans, red

[3:26:41] hats, white cadillacs and

[3:26:44] trips to hawaii. She was a

[3:26:47] bulldog, class of 1960.

[3:26:50] a bank teller, a businesswoman, a

[3:26:50] wife and

[3:26:53] a fourth generation

[3:26:56] citizen of martinez.

[3:26:59] my mother was married to richard

[3:27:02] for 59 years. Raised

[3:27:05] three children and fulfilled her dream

[3:27:08] to live in the valley. My mother

[3:27:11] embodied elegance, walked

[3:27:14] this earth with grace and charm. She

[3:27:17] loved and cherished her family and

[3:27:17] I know

[3:27:20] she will always and forever love

[3:27:23] me unconditionally.

[3:27:26] my mother was born on may

[3:27:29] 12, 1942. This year I will

[3:27:32] celebrate her birthday

[3:27:36] on mother's day.

[3:27:39] before I close

[3:27:42] to nights meeting I want

[3:27:44] to share a short poem by david hawkins.

[3:27:54] the poem is titled, she

[3:27:57] is gone.

[3:28:00] you can shed

[3:28:02] tears that she is gone or you can smile

[3:28:06] because she

[3:28:09] has lived.

[3:28:11] you can close your eyes and pray that

[3:28:12] she will

[3:28:13] come back or you can open your eyes and

[3:28:18] see all that she has left.

[3:28:21] your heart can be empty

[3:28:24] because you cannot see her

[3:28:26] or you can be filled with love that

[3:28:30] you shared.

[3:28:33] you can turn your

[3:28:35] back on tomorrow and live in yesterday

[3:28:37] or you can be happy for tomorrow because

[3:28:39] of yesterday.

[3:28:42] you can remember her

[3:28:45] and only that she is gone or

[3:28:48] you can cherish her memory and

[3:28:51] let it live on.

[3:28:54] you can cry and close

[3:28:57] your mind, be empty and turn

[3:29:00] your back or you

[3:29:02] can do what she would want, smile, open

[3:29:06] your eyes, love, and

[3:29:09] go on.

[3:29:12] thank you.

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