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May 5th, 2026 meeting. When I wish everybody a happy new year, I hope everybody enjoyed. They're all in a season

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or begin tonight with an invocation from Mr. Lamar Henderson, and after that, we're

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tall, we'll lead us to the pledge of allegiance. We're able to please rise from your

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handers.

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That is pause for just a moment for prayer and reflection. If you can

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bow your head, please. Heavenly Father, as we gather at the beginning of this new year, we give

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thanks for the opportunity to serve, for the trust placed in this body, and for the community

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that looks to this council, for leadership, fairness, and vision.

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May we enter into 2026 with humility and wisdom, guided by integrity in our decisions,

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compassion in our deliberations, and encourage in addressing the challenges before us,

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help

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in ways that uplift the common good.

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May our work be marked by collaboration over division, understanding over assumption, and

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service over self-interest, and grant us clarity of purpose as we seek solutions that

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strengthen families, protect the vulnerable, and promote a thriving and inclusive community

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for all.

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As we move forward together, May our efforts reflect respect for one another and a shared commitment

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to progress, accountability, and hope.

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We ask these things in a mighty name of your son, Jesus Christ.

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To the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, on nation,

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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Thank you, Councilor Cal.

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Thank you, Zoe.

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Clamark.

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Okay, tonight, MD, roll call.

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Councilmember DePont.

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Town.

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Paris.

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Smith.

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Present.

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Jean.

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Here.

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Mayor Brotin Boyle.

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And Mayor Sorato.

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Marad Leitu.

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Remind the audience that if they wish to address the city council, they must submit a green

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request to speak for and locate it at the podium in the back of the chamber.

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Additionally, citizens can submit public comment to the city council electronically,

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no later than one PM on the day of the meeting.

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The comments received before the deadline will be set to the Council and will be part of the record and will be mentioned as part of the written petitions and communications portion of the agenda and it will also be posted on the city's website.

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Material may be e-mail to city clerk at city of mrsad.gov.

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And any correspondence received after one PM will be distributed to the city council and retained for the official record.

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Also for those audience members who wish to hear the council meeting translated and to Spanish or mom please let our interpreters know.

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In accordance with government code 54952.3, it is here by announced that the city council sits

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simultaneously or certainly as the public financing and economic development authority,

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parking authority, and or successor agency to the redevelopment agency.

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City Council members receive a monthly stipend of $500 by charter for sitting as a city council,

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and the mayor receives an additional $100 each month as part of the adopted budget

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and resolution 2024-78. The public financing and economic development authority, parking authority,

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and successor agency to the redevelopment agency receive no compensation.

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agenda item e report out of closed session.

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There is no report out of closed session.

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agenda item f written petitions and communications.

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Mayor of the clerk's office received an e-mail from Strong Towns

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Merced regarding public comment and e-mails from Curtis Thomas

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regarding agenda items each for an age 11.

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The e-mails are received by the one PM deadline.

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They were sent to council and post on the city's website.

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Any e-mails received after the one PM deadline will be sent to council.

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agenda item G public comments, members of the public who wish to speak on any matter not

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list on the agenda may speak during this portion of the meeting and will be a lot

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of three minutes.

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The mayor may propose a further limit to the time available for all speakers at the discretion

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of the city council in order to accommodate as many speakers as possible.

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State Lopper Hibbets is a city council from acting at this meeting on any matter raised during

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the public comment period.

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And any members of the public who wish to speak on a matter that is listed on the agenda will

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We call it upon the speed during the discussion of that item.

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And Mary currently have three of your requests to speak for.

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Okay, three minutes each, thank you, gentlemen.

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Okay, if I can get Tamar Cobb, Jennifer Flackman, and Mike Weber to the podium to my

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left, please.

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Ms. Cobb, we have an agenda item for the street closure.

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So, whichever way you want to, I know you're smart enough, you can handle it in whichever way

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you see best.

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I think if it pertains to the street closure, it has to be heard connection with that, but

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obviously talking about the event in general is different.

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I know you're going to handle that.

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We've been doing this this year for 10 years now.

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The reason why I'm here today.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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City Council members.

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City attorney.

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The reason why I'm here is to formally invite you all to the Martin Luther King.

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Unity, Martin, celebration.

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This will be my can't hear doing it, but this will be the 29th event.

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I want to say that when Martin Luther King was killed, I was in the sixth grade.

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So I am a member of Merced. I've been here for some time.

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I can remember when we were not allowed across the tracks by the railroad,

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Santa Fe Railroad.

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We have come a long way in Merced.

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My senior year in high school was brought with race riots, we've come a long way, and so I find

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a very important that we continue on this path of reuniting the community every year this year

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we are celebrating immeasurable because that's what Martin Luther King and his journey was immeasurable.

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we cannot measure his efforts and his visions.

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And that is why I'm up here today,

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and not to speak about the street.

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I know that's taking care of.

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Thank you, please department, as well.

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And that's why I wanted to do

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and I'd stick to seeing all of the air.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you, it's called.

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Thank you for all your great work every year on this.

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Thank you, sir.

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Next speaker.

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Good evening, Jennifer Plackman, Public Information Officer.

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So I'm here to remind and invite everyone to this Wednesday's last town hall meeting for maintenance districts assessment ballots.

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And that's at Golden Valley High School starts at six and then our city council community town hall starts this Thursday at Stephen Leonard Park Community Center starting at 530.

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And again, next Tuesday, January 13th, that Burbank Elementary, and then the last one is Wednesday, January 14th at El Capitown High School, and again, those start at 5.30.

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Thank you.

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Great.

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Thank you, Chair.

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I'm Mr. Webber.

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First, I'll say I'm used to being on that side of the table, not on this side of the table at Board meetings.

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Good evening, Mayor, council members, and staff.

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For the record, my name is Mike Weber on the superintendent of the Weaver Union School District.

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I want to start by saying thank you to council member Darren DuPont for coming out to meet with me in December.

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I'd also like to say thank you to city manager Scott McBride for being open and receptive to meetings and having discussions.

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Just about future growth in our district so I appreciate that from both of you.

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I'm here tonight simply to raise awareness about future growth and the future growth that's

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in our district and what it means to our schools.

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The weaver district fully welcomes and supports growth in the number said area and as someone

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who grew up in the number said area, I'm also excited about the growth.

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I've seen all the revitalization that's gone on recently, the things down town looking forward

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to what's going to happen in the future.

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It's all been great, and it's been a long time coming for the city, it's going to mean

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a lot of opportunities for a lot of people.

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Projects in our district, the University community, Mission 82, Tyler and Mission, and

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Gerard Campus Parkway will bring families and opportunities into our community, opportunities

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that we would agree or much needed.

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Collectively, though, those projects are currently somewhere in the planning or pre-planning

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stages in represent 4,500 new hopes,

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and that is if they actually build out.

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That doesn't include projects that are already under construction or future infill, small,

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medium-scale developments that are going on, or are not on the radar at this time.

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Perhaps the most important thing that I do want to point out this evening is a misconception

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that most people have, that is that developer fees finance new schools and they don't.

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Those fees often cover less than 25% of a natural school construction project.

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And that's only if the district has not already used much of that funding on portables

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to house students in the interim.

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When land is set aside, school districts often still have to pay for that land that was set aside for the schools.

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I'd also like to highlight that we've heard three schools are currently at 1,000 per school.

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Students at the average school in the county other than high schools run about 550 students, 580 students per campus.

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So obviously we're well above that.

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Even though our campuses are extremely far,

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the three minutes is up.

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We'll look forward to future conversations for sure.

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Please feel free to follow up with us offline

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and come to a future meeting and address us again.

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I will.

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I'll take you to second half.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Look forward to future conversations.

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Thank you.

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Anybody else?

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Mayor, we do have one more from Glen Camarta.

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Mr. Camarta.

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Alrighty, I will make this short and sweet.

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My name is Glen Camarta.

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I'm a photographer here in Merset, California and I want to show you guys the calendar

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that I've made about Merset.

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This is the fifth year that I've done it.

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If you would like to get one for yourself, contact me on Facebook, Glenn Commarter.

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You'll see them around town, I'm actually working on getting a couple brick and mortar

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places to carry them.

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Out of the net, support your local artists.

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Thank you for your time.

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Okay, thank you, sir.

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We have one more man.

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Thank you.

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Alrighty.

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Even Mayor Council, city of Merced, my name is Karthik Prasad, here on behalf of Congressman Adam Gray, and happy new year.

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I hope everyone's new year is as warm as cheerful as mine.

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It's been a very busy past two weeks and through all the crazy stuff happening in DC right now.

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Just wanted to go over some of our legislative priorities going forward.

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House is going to be in session pretty quickly.

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And past two weeks have been nothing but reaching out to folks and getting their thoughts on things.

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because we want to be sure that we're representing Merced in the folks of Merced in DC.

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Our biggest concern is working to lower health care costs as a lot of folks costs have

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gone up with this month beginning and in the new year and that's going to be our biggest

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biggest priority in DC alongside lowering grocery prices and lowering gas and energy prices.

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And just wanted to let folks know that if they have any issues with federal government, whether

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that be Social Security, IRS, the VA, any federal agency or any federal issues, don't

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to bring it to our attention, our office is at 602, West 23, just a couple blocks down, and

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they can give us a call at 209, 226, 6, 8, 8, 0, so.

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Anyone on the council or in the room knows anyone is at any issue with the federal government

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on has data send them our way.

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We want to be able to help them however we can and make sure we're doing a good job representing

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them in DC.

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Thank you.

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Sir.

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Thank you, sir.

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Appreciate you.

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Thank you, sir.

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Appreciate you.

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Thank you.

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And I'm a public comment and it takes us to agenda item age, can think calendar.

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Any members of the council wish to have any items on the consent agenda pull for separate consideration.

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Councillor Smith.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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You know, I think with the holiday and the schedule is being different than the usual work period.

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We kind of, my view over did the consent calendar and some items on here that I think they're separate discussions.

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And so I'd like to pull H5, H10, H11, and to say my colleague,

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Darren Jepont from Avenue, asked for it, H13.

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Here.

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So, five, 10, 11 and 13.

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11 and 13.

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Thank you.

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Anybody else?

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Okay.

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See, none of you had anything from the public?

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We don't have anything there.

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Or a discussion or a motion with respect to the balance.

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It's like we did sort of like first a count for Smith is that a new comment to your new comments

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Okay, hang on one sec so we have

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They we had a motion I think how's my new problems first Harris is first

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Okay, do pop first Harris second if we have a penny

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Motion to knock out the announcement.

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Just two comments. One, I appreciate staff's vigilance and suggesting this would jump from YouTube to Facebook to further disseminate our meetings.

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I would hope that if Facebook is still a viable option that even if it's not the channel of record that it's still continue.

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And then second, fully in support of the MLK Street Closer, you know, we've been having this conversation on other items about city sponsorship.

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And I just want to say that had this item that presented to us as a

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consponsorship opportunity, I would have supported that.

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Because it does carry some additional expenses to the city.

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So, can we just clarify it's transitioning from Facebook to YouTube?

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You said YouTube to Facebook.

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I could just want to make sure it's qualifying correctly.

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Thank you.

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I got that wrong.

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Jeff, on our Facebook, where there will still be a link or some sort of direction to the...

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Yeah.

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So for a period of time, we'll work with the PIO to make sure there's comments to redirect people from the Facebook stream to the YouTube stream

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and we'll also maintain the Facebook stream at least through this strategic planning session, so we don't lose anybody through the town hall periods.

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Okay. So we have a lot of viewers on Facebook, but obviously recognizing that YouTube is a better platform in a lot of ways, which is being able to redirect people.

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Yes.

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That's where we're going.

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We're going to.

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And then for the right here, it is.

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Are the videos still uploaded to granted case as well?

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Yes, we're still maintaining granted case.

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And you'll still also be on our KVTB platforms.

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Awesome.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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We have a motion in a second.

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We'll call for the question.

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You have a motion by Council Member Dupont in a second by Council Member Harris.

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The motion will include agenda item H3.

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The introduction of ordinance 2586.

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and ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, emitting section 15.32.080,

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state connection regulations, backflow control devices of the Merced Municipal Code,

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agenda item H6, the adoption of resolution S82026-01, a resolution of the successor agency to the redevelopment agency

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of the City of Merced, approving a recognized obligation payment schedule ropes 26-27, including a administrative budget for July 1,

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The

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Adoption of Resolution

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2026-0303

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Resolution of the City Council of the City of

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Merced California, a

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Proving a

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Amendment to joint

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Power's Agreement of the

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Central,

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Samuel King Valley Risk Management Authority,

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And Agenda Item H8,

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The Adoption of Resolution 2026-0202.

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The

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Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced California,

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And many of the salary range for the

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our two Pull Manager Recreation Coordinator, Recreation Leader, and Recreation Specialist, Mayor

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in Council, please cast your votes.

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Okay, and the motion passes unanimously.

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Mark takes to each five.

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This is a transfer of its triple land situated at 626 West Main Street Council We're Smith.

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Thank you.

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Good evening, Mr. Kutazam.

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Good evening.

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This is one of the two concerned items that I was asked about five members of the community.

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I don't have a whole lot to ask.

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other than, I understand this item is seeking approval to transition ownership of this strip

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on a M Street basically across from the hotel from the former redevelopment agency to the

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city.

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Is that right?

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Right.

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The staff report also, and it could just be the way it's written, but it seemed to convey to

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me that a decision has already been made to give that strip to an adjacent landowner.

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Is that the case?

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No.

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Okay.

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Can you clarify then?

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Yes.

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But we'll have to follow the proper protocols of the surplus, if it falls, surplus land acts.

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And Council will have an opportunity to weigh in on how that property is dispersed.

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What we're asking now is for the successor agency to transfer the property to the city of Mercedes.

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that the admiral report does state that there was an applicant who had interest in the property,

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but we would also have to follow the proper protocols to dispose of the property correctly.

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And that would go through the city and not the successor agency.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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that move to approve.

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Okay, is there a second?

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Thank you, Smith Harris.

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Any discussion or additional comments?

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Mr. Cardoso?

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Seeing none, gentlemen.

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I'll put it on.

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Motion like Council Member Smith.

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Any second by Council Member Harris?

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Mayor and Council.

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Please cast your votes.

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Okay.

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The motion passes unanimously.

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Okay.

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To each ten, again, Council Member Smith.

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This is a 112,000, I believe.

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a dollar grant from the Department of Justice to help combat under age drink.

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I fully support this item.

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I just want to point out that this requires five votes for approval.

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So I'm not sure it was properly situated on the consent agenda

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for the city attorney.

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Second.

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Five vote item.

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Additional discussion or questions?

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And is this discussion or a move to approve?

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Second.

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Thank you.

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I have a motion.

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I can't remember Smith.

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And a second by Councilmember Dupont.

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The motion will include the adoption of Resolution 2026-05.

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A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, to accept the grant

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funds in the amount of 112,000 and 26 dollars from the State of California Department

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of Justice Office of Attorney General Tobacco, Law Enforcement and Grant Program, and approving

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the memorandum of understanding.

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Mayor in Council, please cast your votes.

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Okay, the motion passes.

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The Council member, John Voting, no.

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H11.

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This is a proposed modification board for to a J walking ordinance.

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Councilor Smith.

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Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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So this is what I really want to get to.

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We pull off the red line.

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I've had.

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I've got folks in the community asking me what it is that we're proposing to do here.

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And so I know the public safety committee had a discussion about

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pedestrian crossings a few months back, but I want to give City Attorney Cornwall a chance

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to explain kind of what he's proposing here and if we if enacted what this change

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in the pedestrian crossing ordinance would do.

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Thank you sir.

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The Attorney Cornwall will do for the for the question mayor and council.

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In 2022 the state legislature basically decriminalized day walking.

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And they did it in a matter of where it controls law enforcement.

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They are not too issue j-walking citations with the exception of immediate danger.

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So, there is a narrow lane for the city to have Jaywalking on the books because it is a subject that is that we want to get out to the community to warn on potential dangers of that activity.

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So this ordinance

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does not restate the state legislature because we can't because of pre-imption of jurisdiction,

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but what it does do is allow for law enforcement to cite if there is imminent danger of a collision

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with a moving vehicle or other device moving exclusively by human power and not attempt a roadway

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crossing under such conditions, which is the language coming from the state.

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So this ordinance just addresses the remaining exception from the state's action in 2022.

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So on the J-walking side, the legislature has left up in the ability for us to

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legislate requiring people to cross in crosswalks.

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Is that right?

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If there is, if there's a crosswalk available,

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are we talking about?

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But sighting, we cannot sight unless there is anything.

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So that's B1.

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Well, A1 says a no pedestrian self-cross the roadway at any place except in a crosswalk.

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Am I misreading it?

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No, you're not. I guess I'm jumping to the, that's okay, enforcement part of the ordinance, but yes.

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So pedestrian may not cross a roadway except in a cross crosswalk, when a crosswalk is available.

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But then law enforcement doesn't have the ability to cite even if a person is in crossing in a crosswalk.

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Okay. So then what's the benefit of having the ordinance on the books then?

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Because the ordinance is a way for the city to speak to its public, we can do educational activities from this ordinance.

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We can remind law enforcement that in the case of imminent danger they can act.

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There's other means, this assignment came from fatalities that had occurred in the city

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from Jaywalking, so the task or the challenge was issued, what can the city do?

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To help the public understand that there's still undertaking a potentially dangerous activity.

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So that's what this is.

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I'm sorry.

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Oh, sorry.

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But an officer could tell somebody.

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He says, no pedestrian shall cross the road.

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A place except in a crosswalk.

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An officer could tell somebody, look, you can do this.

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You can start.

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You have to stop and go back.

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This is discovered in the vehicle code.

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No, the, um, go ahead.

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The enforcement part of

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it.

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With all,

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yes.

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I mean, I get your point about bringing this to the forefront.

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And the public can be correct, but it's not, it's not empowering law enforcement to do anything

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that they're already not empowered to do.

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Correct.

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The Freedom to Walk Act that came out in 23, basically said officers can stop somebody

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for walking outside the crosswalk, but there's no enforcement.

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There's no ticket enforcement for what, when I was on patrol, we were called Jaywalking,

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right?

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We would issue Jaywalking tickets, this was pedestrian out of crosswalk.

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Now in order to issue such citation, you have to prove that the pedestrian's actions to go into the roadway caused an imminent safety hazard to either the driver or the pedestrian.

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So that's where your enforcement comes from. Now crosswalks.

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The idea we've got it. I just take that out of your brain. That doesn't exist anymore. It's whether or not an individual is walked into a street that's caused an imminent safety hazard is the issue now.

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Does that make sense?

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So,

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it's a very narrow opportunity to regulate in

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this.

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Councillor Smith, let's see if we have a more Councillor.

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No.

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And so, thank you.

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Okay, Councillor Smith.

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Well, just to jump back in.

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So, I agree with the city attorney as a chance for us to message about this issue, but also on

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the civil side, if either the driver or the pedestrian is not acting in accordance with

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statute and something that happens, that could be basically per se evidence of negligence

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by one part of the other and maybe over time that would create a deterrent as well, even

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if law enforcement is not involved. I do want to segue that the proposed red line also

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does another change to our ordinance, what's that city attorney?

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This is actually about

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that's more about.

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You're talking about this.

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Why are we no longer legislating that you can't lock or stand in the road?

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because that is on the state level and we could not simply mirror the state statute because of a

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California Supreme Court case that determined when the city mirrors the state that is a pre-imption

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of jurisdiction.

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And so long, long way of saying whether we think it's a good idea or a bad idea.

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The decisions been made for us. Correct. And that

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those regulations are on the state level.

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We're just taking it out of the city's local ordinance.

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Okay. Now, I got some constituent questions. It seemed to think that we had sort of a furiously

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Okay. Now, I got some constituent questions. They seemed to think that we had sort of a furiously

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taken this step, and I thought it was important that the community here for me. So, I appreciate

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taken this step, and I thought it was important that the community here for me. So, I appreciate

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your thoughts and discussion.

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your thoughts and discussion.

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Yes, we're sure.

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Yes, we're sure.

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Just with regards to A2, the exact language on no pedestrian shelf cross, the roadway, any

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Just with regards to A2, the exact language on low pedestrian shelf cross, the roadway, any

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place except in a crosswalk. So I understand what our city attorney is saying in terms of

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place except in a crosswalk.

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So I understand what our city attorney is saying

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in terms of like sitting on message.

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like sitting on message. Now I guess my question is, because it's in the ordinance rather

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Now, I guess my question is,

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because it's in the ordinance rather than in the resolution

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than in the resolution or sorts, wouldn't a resolution make more sense to sit on a city's

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or sorts, wouldn't a resolution make more sense

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to sit out a city's message rather than in ordinance

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message rather than in ordinance in which we typically have enforcement power?

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in which we typically have enforcement power?

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Well, no, because there is, there is that one exception out there where we can enforce and we wouldn't be able to do it through the resolution.

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Well, no, because there is, there is that one exception

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out there where we can enforce, and we wouldn't be able to do it through the resolution.

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The eminent danger is still available to law enforcement.

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The eminent danger is still available, it's law enforcement.

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Does that mean that if somebody crosses at a crosswalk, and there is an eminent danger, does

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Does that mean that if somebody crosses out a crosswalk and there is an eminent danger? Does that mean that they,

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that mean that they, did apply it here as well?

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applies here as well, because as someone does not cross at a crosswalk, but

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Yeah, as someone does not cross at a crosswalk, but Chen first is the street, and there's

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10 versus the street, and there's imminent danger, law enforcement can step in for

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imminent danger, law enforcement can step in for the person safety as well as the vehicle,

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the person safety as well as the vehicle, whatever it is, imminent danger that's posed.

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whatever it was, imminent danger that's posed.

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That exception is left is available to the city.

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That exception is left, is available to the city.

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Okay. Thank you.

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Thank you.

481
00:31:57,920 --> 00:31:58,860
We can, I'm sorry.

482
00:31:58,480 --> 00:31:59,700
I'm sorry, I don't want to.

483
00:31:59,060 --> 00:31:59,740
I don't want to.

484
00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:00,460
Excuse you.

485
00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:00,980
I'm sure you.

486
00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:00,980
I'm sure you.

487
00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:02,620
No, I understand that.

488
00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:02,640
No, I understand that.

489
00:32:03,220 --> 00:32:04,800
So I guess where I was going was that.

490
00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:04,800
So I guess where I was going was that.

491
00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:06,600
If they cross at a crosswalk,

492
00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:06,540
If they cross at it, crosswalk.

493
00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,580
and there was an imminent danger,

494
00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:10,580
And there was an imminent danger.

495
00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:12,340
In that instance.

496
00:32:11,500 --> 00:32:12,200
in that instance,

497
00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:17,900
does this orness still apply as well?

498
00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:17,920
Does this ordinance still apply as well?

499
00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:25,300
If they cross at a crosswalk there

500
00:32:22,300 --> 00:32:24,280
If they cross at a crosswalk,

501
00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:26,000
they're

502
00:32:27,580 --> 00:32:48,550
within there, I mean, then you go by the where they should they have walked or not walked, the reasonableness of their crossing I guess would be an issue if they're within the crosswalk if that's your question.

503
00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:29,340
within there.

504
00:32:31,030 --> 00:32:46,870
I mean, then you go by the, should they have walked or not walked, the reasonableness that they're crossing, I guess would be an issue if they're within the crosswalk.

505
00:32:46,950 --> 00:32:48,390
If that's your question.

506
00:32:48,550 --> 00:32:52,810
If I can jump in, it comes down to the pedestrian's actions.

507
00:32:49,110 --> 00:32:52,850
If I can jump in, it comes down to the pedestrian's actions.

508
00:32:52,810 --> 00:32:57,750
So if the pedestrian's actions cause a safety hazard to the flow of traffic.

509
00:32:52,850 --> 00:32:57,690
of the pedestrian's actions causing a safety hazard to the flow of traffic.

510
00:32:58,490 --> 00:33:01,050
So we look at a crosswalk, you can look at no crosswalk.

511
00:32:58,490 --> 00:33:01,070
So we look at a crosswalk, you can look at no crosswalk.

512
00:33:01,270 --> 00:33:06,670
If you're talking about entering an intersection, crosswalk or no, there's a duty to make sure

513
00:33:01,270 --> 00:33:06,690
If you're talking about entering an intersection, crosswalk or no, there's a duty to make sure

514
00:33:06,670 --> 00:33:11,570
that it's safe to enter for a pedestrian, right, because in most of the cases I've ever

515
00:33:06,690 --> 00:33:09,070
that it's safe to enter for a pedestrian, right?

516
00:33:09,910 --> 00:33:13,990
Because in most of the cases, I've ever seen the cars going to win versus a pedestrian.

517
00:33:11,570 --> 00:33:13,990
seen the car is going to win versus a pedestrian.

518
00:33:14,530 --> 00:33:20,250
So, if you have somebody that darts into traffic at an intersection that has even across walk

519
00:33:15,210 --> 00:33:20,290
So if you have somebody that darts into traffic at an intersection that has even a crosswalk

520
00:33:20,250 --> 00:33:26,270
at a 35 mile an hour speed, you know, a normal traffic flow, the person does not have a response

521
00:33:20,290 --> 00:33:26,270
a 35 mile an hour speed, you know, a normal traffic flow, the person does not have a response

522
00:33:26,270 --> 00:33:30,570
time to react in time to avoid that. So there's a duty on behalf of a pedestrian, even

523
00:33:26,270 --> 00:33:28,310
time to react in time to avoid that.

524
00:33:28,390 --> 00:33:32,490
So, there's a duty on behalf of a pedestrian, even at a crosswalk to make sure that it's safe

525
00:33:30,570 --> 00:33:35,670
at a crosswalk to make sure that it's safe to cross, right, and not create a traffic hazard.

526
00:33:32,490 --> 00:33:39,250
across, right, and not create a traffic hazard if you're, you know, there's 100 scenarios

527
00:33:37,330 --> 00:33:41,830
If you're, you know, there's 100 scenarios, burning all dark, not properly lit, writing one of

528
00:33:39,250 --> 00:33:41,250
was wearing all dark, not properly lit,

529
00:33:41,390 --> 00:33:42,830
writing one of these electric scooters

530
00:33:41,830 --> 00:33:46,790
these electric scooters or on a bicycle where somebody just can't react in time, the pedestrian

531
00:33:42,830 --> 00:33:46,070
or on a bicycle where somebody just can't react in time.

532
00:33:46,330 --> 00:33:47,610
The pedestrian would be at fault,

533
00:33:46,790 --> 00:33:51,030
would be at fault even at that. The crosswalk doesn't automatically just give a pedestrian,

534
00:33:47,650 --> 00:33:49,650
even at that, the crosswalk doesn't automatically

535
00:33:49,650 --> 00:33:53,730
just give a pedestrian the freedom to go out in a traffic.

536
00:33:52,150 --> 00:33:56,090
the freedom to go out into traffic. You know what I'm saying? They're still as an obligation to

537
00:33:54,110 --> 00:33:54,710
You know what I'm saying?

538
00:33:54,830 --> 00:33:57,050
There's still as an obligation to make sure it's safe to do

539
00:33:56,090 --> 00:33:58,650
make sure it's safe to do so without causing a safety hazard.

540
00:33:57,050 --> 00:33:58,730
so without causing a safety hazard.

541
00:34:00,970 --> 00:34:02,910
And, you know, I always think of the families

542
00:34:00,990 --> 00:34:02,590
And you know, I always think of the

543
00:34:02,590 --> 00:34:07,590
families that are just driving home from work that somebody darts out into traffic and they have to

544
00:34:02,910 --> 00:34:04,750
that are just driving home from work.

545
00:34:05,590 --> 00:34:07,070
That somebody darts out into traffic

546
00:34:07,070 --> 00:34:08,890
and they have to live with that for the rest of their lives.

547
00:34:07,590 --> 00:34:11,490
live with that for the rest of their lives. That always bothers me because they're following the rules of

548
00:34:08,890 --> 00:34:11,850
that always bothers me because they're following the rules of the road.

549
00:34:11,490 --> 00:34:22,530
So, what we're just trying to do is align our municipal code with what the state says we can do to make sure that we're mirroring each other so that they're kind of on the same page.

550
00:34:12,930 --> 00:34:22,470
So what we're just trying to do is align our municipal code with what the state says we can do to make sure that we're mirroring each other so that they're kind of on the same page.

551
00:34:23,530 --> 00:34:34,230
So when we do an investigation in some of these, we're just adhering to what the laws and our internal policies and our city policies kind of mirror what the state laws telling us we can't do.

552
00:34:23,670 --> 00:34:34,250
So, when we do an investigation in some of these, we're just adhering to what the laws and our internal policies and our city policies kind of mirror what the state laws telling us we can't do.

553
00:34:34,250 --> 00:34:38,370
So in the resolution, we don't know about that.

554
00:34:35,390 --> 00:34:38,370
And the resolution would not allow that.

555
00:34:39,210 --> 00:34:41,250
Well, I guess I was kind of getting to where

556
00:34:39,210 --> 00:34:41,250
Well, I guess I was kind of getting to where

557
00:34:41,250 --> 00:34:42,850
Chiqui mentioned that just ignore

558
00:34:41,250 --> 00:34:44,790
Chiqui mentioned that just ignore the idea of crosswalks here.

559
00:34:42,850 --> 00:34:44,790
tidy up crosswalks here.

560
00:34:45,170 --> 00:34:47,410
And so I don't fully understand why we have

561
00:34:45,190 --> 00:34:47,810
And so I don't fully understand why we have the language

562
00:34:47,410 --> 00:34:51,590
the language restricting or restricting crossing

563
00:34:48,730 --> 00:34:53,090
restricting or restricting crossing roadway to your crosswalk

564
00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:54,410
roadway to our crosswalk when we're applying

565
00:34:53,090 --> 00:34:55,250
when we're applying a cross the board.

566
00:34:54,410 --> 00:34:55,250
an across the board.

567
00:34:55,270 --> 00:34:57,730
Regardless of there is, or there isn't a crosswalk.

568
00:34:55,270 --> 00:34:57,850
Regardless of there is or there isn't a crosswalk.

569
00:35:05,350 --> 00:35:05,370
Yeah.

570
00:35:06,670 --> 00:35:07,510
Say over time.

571
00:35:06,850 --> 00:35:07,530
Say over time.

572
00:35:07,530 --> 00:35:13,730
So earlier when she's that film mentioned that they think of it as without any sort of crosswalk, right?

573
00:35:07,970 --> 00:35:10,590
So earlier when Chiqui stand film mentioned that,

574
00:35:10,590 --> 00:35:13,730
didn't think of it as without any sort of crosswalk, right?

575
00:35:13,930 --> 00:35:17,250
And so they would apply either way regardless of,

576
00:35:13,990 --> 00:35:18,970
And so they would apply either way regardless of as long as somebody's

577
00:35:17,250 --> 00:35:20,530
as long as somebody is crossing a roadway

578
00:35:18,970 --> 00:35:25,790
Block crossing a roadway and causing an immediate danger. It was still they was still stopped that person, right?

579
00:35:20,530 --> 00:35:22,350
and causing an immediate danger,

580
00:35:23,110 --> 00:35:25,810
it was still, they was still stopped that person, right?

581
00:35:26,310 --> 00:35:32,970
Now what I'm seeing here is that if we have this language that restricts pedestrians to the crosswalk

582
00:35:26,570 --> 00:35:29,450
Now, what I'm saying here is that if we have this language

583
00:35:29,450 --> 00:35:32,690
that restricts pedestrians to the crosswalk,

584
00:35:32,970 --> 00:35:39,030
Why does that matter when we're applying it across the board regardless of if there is or there isn't to be crosswalk

585
00:35:33,430 --> 00:35:35,690
why does that matter when we're applying it across the board

586
00:35:35,690 --> 00:35:38,710
regardless of if there is or there is into a crosswalk?

587
00:35:38,710 --> 00:35:39,310
In

588
00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:42,780
in my wrong

589
00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:48,060
my wrong room, we're real quick, my colleague, Captain Dabney just reminded me some crosswalks

590
00:35:42,780 --> 00:35:45,600
We're real quick my colleague Captain Dabney just reminded me

591
00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:54,000
Some crosswalks are light control crosswalks as well that we still take into account and there's one right outside my office

592
00:35:48,060 --> 00:35:53,060
are light control crosswalks as well that we still take into account and there's one right

593
00:35:53,060 --> 00:35:56,860
outside my office and I apologize for not even remembering it that you push the button the

594
00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:59,240
And I apologize for not even remembering it that you push the button the lights go on. That's a light control crosswalk

595
00:35:56,860 --> 00:36:02,280
lights go on, that's a light control crosswalk that tells all drivers the pedestrian now has

596
00:35:59,240 --> 00:36:02,980
That tells all drivers the pedestrian now has the right away

597
00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:07,240
the right away so those are control crosswalks and I completely forgot about them so I apologize

598
00:36:02,980 --> 00:36:05,380
So, those are control crosswalk tonight.

599
00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:06,620
I completely forgot about them.

600
00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:08,000
So, I apologize for that too.

601
00:36:07,240 --> 00:36:12,680
for that too. So if we eliminate that whole idea that that controlled crosswalk idea would go

602
00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:13,580
So, if we eliminate that whole idea that that control crosswalk idea would go out the window with it.

603
00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:16,820
out the window with it. So many of our crosswalks, especially around schools, are light controlled

604
00:36:13,580 --> 00:36:19,740
So, many of our crosswalks, especially around schools, are light controlled crosswalks painted crosswalks with the flashers in them,

605
00:36:16,820 --> 00:36:22,420
crosswalks, painted crosswalks with the flasher's in them, which definitely alerts drivers

606
00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:24,520
which definitely alerts drivers that the pedestrian is crossing, right?

607
00:36:22,420 --> 00:36:27,860
that the pedestrian is crossing, right? I think we all know a common sense tells us that's a different

608
00:36:24,780 --> 00:36:30,960
That's, I think we all know a common sense tells us that's a different type of a controlled crosswalk than just a standard painted crosswalk.

609
00:36:27,860 --> 00:36:32,220
type of a controlled crosswalk than just a standard painted crosswalk. So I apologize for leaving

610
00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:32,760
So I apologize for leaving those out.

611
00:36:32,220 --> 00:36:38,440
So, because we have two different kinds, I think, just for simplicity, we leave that in there,

612
00:36:33,940 --> 00:36:35,520
So because we have two different kinds,

613
00:36:35,700 --> 00:36:38,440
I think just for simplicity, we leave that in there

614
00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:41,140
because we do have control, we have many controlled light

615
00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:43,040
because we do have control, we have many controlled light control crosswalks still on this down.

616
00:36:41,140 --> 00:36:43,100
controlled crosswalks still on this down.

617
00:36:45,340 --> 00:36:47,200
And I apologize for forgetting those.

618
00:36:45,340 --> 00:36:47,240
And I apologize for forgetting those.

619
00:36:47,660 --> 00:36:47,860
Okay.

620
00:36:47,860 --> 00:36:49,080
Okay, okay, you forget.

621
00:36:48,260 --> 00:36:48,780
Okay, you forget.

622
00:36:49,420 --> 00:36:50,780
Because we're joining anything else.

623
00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:50,740
Because we're joining anything else.

624
00:36:50,940 --> 00:36:52,180
No, I don't think so.

625
00:36:50,940 --> 00:36:52,180
No, I don't think so.

626
00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:56,720
I think my understanding of the Hornets was simply that we're updating it.

627
00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:55,520
I think my understanding of the ordinance was simply

628
00:36:55,520 --> 00:36:56,720
that we're updating it.

629
00:36:57,340 --> 00:37:02,100
And essentially at the end of the day, an officer can't really stop somebody if they crossed

630
00:36:57,340 --> 00:36:58,760
And essentially at the end of the day,

631
00:36:58,900 --> 00:37:01,620
an officer can't really stop somebody if they crossed

632
00:37:01,620 --> 00:37:08,500
made them prove in the middle of a row of way without a crosswalk. As long as there's no immediate danger.

633
00:37:02,100 --> 00:37:08,500
made them prove in the middle of a row of way without a crosswalk, as long as there's no immediate danger.

634
00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:12,320
In the stop, you just can't decide.

635
00:37:10,500 --> 00:37:12,380
In the stop, you just can't decide.

636
00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:18,320
I thought AB 2147 said stop in there.

637
00:37:14,100 --> 00:37:18,300
I thought AB 2147 said stop in their

638
00:37:21,750 --> 00:37:23,070
languages, no enforcement.

639
00:37:21,790 --> 00:37:23,070
The language is no enforcement.

640
00:37:29,420 --> 00:37:31,560
Yeah, I thought it's a sight that I could be wrong.

641
00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:31,560
Yeah, I thought it's a sight that I could be wrong.

642
00:37:37,790 --> 00:37:39,330
It is not.

643
00:37:37,790 --> 00:37:39,390
It is not.

644
00:37:39,710 --> 00:37:40,630
Can I stop?

645
00:37:39,850 --> 00:37:40,730
Can I stop?

646
00:37:45,270 --> 00:37:52,070
It may also further discussion, or a motion, Councilor Smith.

647
00:37:45,890 --> 00:37:50,390
Anybody else further discussion or emotion?

648
00:37:51,310 --> 00:38:00,170
Councilor Smith, so I think after all that, to me it's still a positive, if narrow, step

649
00:37:54,730 --> 00:38:01,010
So I think after all that, to me, it's still a positive, if narrow, step in the right direction.

650
00:38:00,170 --> 00:38:05,770
in the right direction and we can road test this idea, no pun intended for some amount

651
00:38:02,070 --> 00:38:06,990
And we can road test this idea, no pun intended for some amount of time and come back and revisit.

652
00:38:05,770 --> 00:38:09,110
of time and come back and revisit, so I'll stand and support.

653
00:38:08,150 --> 00:38:09,090
So I'll stand and support.

654
00:38:10,910 --> 00:38:15,290
You know, I agree as well, I think, you know, we, one of the things we hear about most

655
00:38:11,570 --> 00:38:16,110
Do I agree as well, I think, you know, one of the things we hear about most up here is traffic

656
00:38:15,290 --> 00:38:20,550
up here is traffic safety, you know, driving is the single most dangerous thing that all

657
00:38:16,570 --> 00:38:21,490
safety, you know, driving is the single most dangerous thing that all of us do every single

658
00:38:20,550 --> 00:38:25,670
of us do every single day to come and bump both drivers and pedestrians that act in a very

659
00:38:21,490 --> 00:38:21,830
today.

660
00:38:22,730 --> 00:38:27,210
It's incumbent on both drivers and pedestrians that act in a very responsible manner and

661
00:38:25,670 --> 00:38:30,510
responsible manner and you have simply put we have, you know, to many people who don't.

662
00:38:27,210 --> 00:38:32,130
simply put, we have, you know, to many people who don't, and I think, you know, recently

663
00:38:30,750 --> 00:38:38,950
And I think, you know, recently, especially there's been a lot of, I think this, I don't

664
00:38:32,130 --> 00:38:35,990
especially, there's been a lot of, I think this, I don't know, I think, unfortunately,

665
00:38:36,230 --> 00:38:40,830
this law has kind of had an unintended consequence of the state law of emboldening some

666
00:38:38,950 --> 00:38:41,110
the state law of emboldening some of it,

667
00:38:40,830 --> 00:38:42,910
for pedestrians to act in a irresponsible manner.

668
00:38:41,110 --> 00:38:42,890
but that's where he's lacking in irresponsible manner.

669
00:38:43,030 --> 00:38:47,090
I think just my own personal observations, and I think, you just see a lot of people going

670
00:38:43,170 --> 00:38:44,450
I think just my own personal observations,

671
00:38:44,830 --> 00:38:46,730
and I think you just see a lot of people

672
00:38:46,730 --> 00:38:48,770
going out of the middle of major streets

673
00:38:47,090 --> 00:38:52,870
of the middle of major streets and creating a big hazard, primarily for themselves, but it

674
00:38:49,570 --> 00:38:51,310
and you're creating a big hazard,

675
00:38:51,430 --> 00:38:52,350
primarily for themselves,

676
00:38:52,650 --> 00:38:54,810
but it also for drivers as well.

677
00:38:52,870 --> 00:38:54,810
also for drivers as well.

678
00:38:57,130 --> 00:39:00,210
All right, is there any further discussion or emotion?

679
00:38:57,210 --> 00:38:57,450
All right.

680
00:38:57,710 --> 00:38:59,770
Is there any further discussion or a motion?

681
00:39:00,250 --> 00:39:00,730
Question.

682
00:39:00,830 --> 00:39:01,270
Second.

683
00:39:01,050 --> 00:39:01,270
Second.

684
00:39:06,710 --> 00:39:06,890
Yeah.

685
00:39:06,850 --> 00:39:08,050
Yeah, I have a motion.

686
00:39:07,290 --> 00:39:08,050
I have a motion.

687
00:39:08,190 --> 00:39:09,470
I can't remember Harris in a second.

688
00:39:08,230 --> 00:39:09,490
I can't remember Harris in a second.

689
00:39:09,610 --> 00:39:10,650
I can't remember DuPont.

690
00:39:09,650 --> 00:39:10,650
I can't remember DuPont.

691
00:39:10,790 --> 00:39:12,430
The emotional include the introduction

692
00:39:10,830 --> 00:39:16,830
The motion will include the introduction of ordinance 2587 in ordinance of the city council of the city of

693
00:39:12,430 --> 00:39:17,710
of ordinance 2587 and ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced California,

694
00:39:16,830 --> 00:39:17,730
of California.

695
00:39:18,250 --> 00:39:23,690
a minning chapter 10.24 of the Merced Municipal Code to prohibit pedestrian crossings outside

696
00:39:18,430 --> 00:39:23,690
Emaning chapter 10.24 of the Marseille Municipal Code to prohibit pedestrian crossings outside

697
00:39:23,690 --> 00:39:28,250
of crosswalks and repeal the prohibition on standing in road imprisonment.

698
00:39:23,690 --> 00:39:29,250
of crosswalks and repeal the prohibition on standing in red rays. Mayor and Council, please

699
00:39:28,410 --> 00:39:29,730
Mayor in council please cash interest.

700
00:39:29,250 --> 00:39:30,150
catch your vote.

701
00:39:33,300 --> 00:39:34,920
Okay and the motion passes unanimously.

702
00:39:33,380 --> 00:39:34,820
Okay, and the motion passes unanimously.

703
00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:36,720
Right.

704
00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:40,660
Right, thank you, Jennifer. On age 13, this is the

705
00:39:36,720 --> 00:39:37,100
Thank you.

706
00:39:37,580 --> 00:39:38,660
On h 13.

707
00:39:38,980 --> 00:39:41,840
This is the billsation item.

708
00:39:40,660 --> 00:39:42,080
Bill station item.

709
00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:42,640
Mayor.

710
00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:44,220
Mayor, if I may, I need to recuse myself

711
00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:48,100
If I may I need to re-q this myself from this item as MCOE standpoint of my firm.

712
00:39:44,220 --> 00:39:48,080
from this item as MCOE is a client of my firm.

713
00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:50,560
Okay.

714
00:39:50,300 --> 00:39:52,140
We'll allow Councilor DuPont to step off.

715
00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:53,980
We'll allow Councillor Dupont to step off, Councilloror Smith, this was your request to have

716
00:39:52,200 --> 00:39:54,840
Councilor Smith, this was your request to have it pulled separately.

717
00:39:53,980 --> 00:39:54,860
it pulled separately.

718
00:39:56,380 --> 00:39:59,820
Discussion questions or, well, we'll get them out of there too.

719
00:39:56,380 --> 00:39:59,820
Discussion questions or get them into their two.

720
00:39:59,980 --> 00:40:00,680
Four is your answer.

721
00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:02,420
Four is yours, sir.

722
00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:03,120
Thank you.

723
00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:03,120
Thank you.

724
00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:03,800
No, that was it.

725
00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:03,800
No, that was it.

726
00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:07,400
I was just being a good colleague and giving Council Member Deponta to answer our cues myself.

727
00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:06,740
I was just being a good colleague and giving Councilor DuPont a chance to

728
00:40:06,740 --> 00:40:07,520
recuse myself.

729
00:40:11,720 --> 00:40:14,100
Questions, comments, discussion?

730
00:40:11,720 --> 00:40:14,100
Questions, comments, discussion?

731
00:40:14,980 --> 00:40:15,160
Motion.

732
00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:15,200
Motion.

733
00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:16,080
Second.

734
00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:16,120
Second.

735
00:40:18,450 --> 00:40:18,670
Okay.

736
00:40:18,470 --> 00:40:18,670
Okay.

737
00:40:18,770 --> 00:40:21,870
I have a motion by Council Member Harris and a second by Council Member Smith.

738
00:40:18,770 --> 00:40:21,890
We have a motion by Council Member Harris and a second by Council Member Smith.

739
00:40:21,870 --> 00:40:29,730
The motion will include the adoption of Resolution 2026-04, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced California,

740
00:40:22,390 --> 00:40:27,770
The motion will include the adoption of Resolution 2026-04, a Resolution of the City

741
00:40:27,770 --> 00:40:31,770
Council of the City of Merceded California, approving the sale of the Merced Federal

742
00:40:30,110 --> 00:40:38,330
approving the sale of the Merced Federal Building located at 415 West 18th Street, Merced California, Mayor and Council, please catch your votes.

743
00:40:31,770 --> 00:40:37,430
Building located at 415 West 18th Street, Merced California, Mayor and Council, please

744
00:40:37,430 --> 00:40:38,270
catch your votes.

745
00:40:40,810 --> 00:40:43,970
Okay, and the motion passes with Councilmember DuPont, we're using himself.

746
00:40:40,810 --> 00:40:40,870
Okay.

747
00:40:40,950 --> 00:40:43,790
The motion passes with Council Member DuPont, we're accusing himself.

748
00:40:44,390 --> 00:40:45,490
Thank you.

749
00:40:44,750 --> 00:40:45,020
Thank you.

750
00:40:45,590 --> 00:40:46,080
Thank you.

751
00:40:45,590 --> 00:40:45,930
Thank you.

752
00:40:45,930 --> 00:40:47,470
for answering all those questions.

753
00:40:46,080 --> 00:40:47,460
for answering all of those questions.

754
00:40:47,830 --> 00:40:48,470
We'd like

755
00:40:57,060 --> 00:41:02,320
I'd like Councilor DuPont back in and we'll take up the agenda item I would want.

756
00:40:57,170 --> 00:41:02,290
Councilor Dupont back in and we'll take up the agenda item I would want.

757
00:41:02,670 --> 00:41:03,810
Okay, agenda item I, business.

758
00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:03,780
Okay, agenda item I, business.

759
00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:08,660
I want Councilmember Smith's request to discuss Council policy C8 regarding Council

760
00:41:04,330 --> 00:41:09,030
I want Councilmember Smith's request to discuss Council policy C8 regarding Council of

761
00:41:09,670 --> 00:41:10,230
Subcommittees.

762
00:41:09,720 --> 00:41:10,240
subcommittees.

763
00:41:11,390 --> 00:41:12,770
Let's go for Smith.

764
00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:12,860
Let's go for Smith.

765
00:41:13,570 --> 00:41:14,210
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

766
00:41:13,660 --> 00:41:14,220
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

767
00:41:14,590 --> 00:41:16,910
You know, when I woke up today, I didn't mean to talk so much about our meeting.

768
00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:16,960
When I woke up today, I didn't mean to talk so much about our meeting.

769
00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:31,420
So to reset the stage, to regular meetings ago, I presented a PowerPoint to Council for a proposal for a more formal committee structure.

770
00:41:18,330 --> 00:41:24,610
So to reset the stage at our two regular meetings ago, I presented a

771
00:41:24,610 --> 00:41:31,450
The PowerPoint to Council for a proposal for a more formal committee structure.

772
00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:36,020
Don't necessarily need to go through the PowerPoint again.

773
00:41:32,490 --> 00:41:35,990
Don't necessarily need to go through the PowerPoint again.

774
00:41:36,140 --> 00:41:41,300
I wanted you guys to have it, so you could see sort of what we had talked about and what there was unanimous support for.

775
00:41:36,150 --> 00:41:39,430
I wanted you guys to have it, so you could see sort of what we had talked about and what

776
00:41:39,430 --> 00:41:41,250
there was unanimous support for.

777
00:41:41,300 --> 00:41:46,980
Essentially, I had pointed out that we were, I think, unintentionally having meetings that

778
00:41:41,450 --> 00:41:46,710
Essentially, I had pointed out that we were, I think, unintentionally having meetings

779
00:41:46,710 --> 00:41:50,930
outside of the public view that we're varying towards the line, if not beyond

780
00:41:46,980 --> 00:41:51,380
set of the public view that were varying towards the line, if not beyond, occasionally,

781
00:41:50,930 --> 00:41:57,450
occasionally from informational into seeking and giving direction, and I also pointed out that

782
00:41:51,540 --> 00:41:58,560
from informational and to seeking and giving direction, and I also pointed out that our charter

783
00:41:57,450 --> 00:42:02,470
our charter distributes executive and legislative power up here throughout the seven of

784
00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:03,260
distributes executive and legislative power up here throughout the seven of us, and so it

785
00:42:02,470 --> 00:42:07,050
us, and so it would be appropriate to maintain this more nimble committee structure

786
00:42:03,260 --> 00:42:08,180
would be appropriate to maintain this more nimble committee structure by decilling away the

787
00:42:07,050 --> 00:42:11,170
about D. So in a way that comports with the Brown Act and also allows the people who

788
00:42:08,180 --> 00:42:13,400
reports for the Brown Act, and also allows the people who sit up here at the chance to build

789
00:42:11,170 --> 00:42:17,150
sit up here at the chance to build subject matter expertise and get a chance to weigh on a

790
00:42:13,400 --> 00:42:18,300
subject matter expertise and get a chance to weigh on a different subject matter area.

791
00:42:17,150 --> 00:42:23,090
and Senate matter areas. So I sat down, I put a pen to paper on a proposed council policy

792
00:42:19,160 --> 00:42:25,380
So I sat down, I put Penn to paper on a proposed council policy C8, which is the council

793
00:42:23,830 --> 00:42:29,770
C8, which is a council that gave me the green light to do. And I hope that I came back

794
00:42:25,380 --> 00:42:27,580
had given me the green light to do.

795
00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:34,360
And I hope that I came back with a draft that basically reflects the conversations that

796
00:42:29,770 --> 00:42:35,310
with a draft that basically reflects the conversations that we talked about.

797
00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:35,260
talk about.

798
00:42:37,560 --> 00:42:42,520
There's a purpose that drives with the presentation that I made. There are separate

799
00:42:37,570 --> 00:42:38,630
There's a purpose

800
00:42:38,630 --> 00:42:44,190
that drives with the presentation that I made. There are separate structures for standing

801
00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:48,200
structures for standing committees at ad hoc committees. I can talk about those differences

802
00:42:44,190 --> 00:42:49,490
committees at ad hoc committees. I can talk about those differences again if you guys like.

803
00:42:48,200 --> 00:42:55,020
again if you guys like. Appointments would be made by the full Council and also as discussed

804
00:42:50,130 --> 00:42:56,070
I'm appointments would be made by the full council and also as discussed embedding some

805
00:42:55,020 --> 00:43:00,600
embedding some of our regional and joint powers authority appointments into the subcommittee.

806
00:42:56,070 --> 00:43:01,890
of our regional and joint powers authority appointments into the subcommittee. Membership,

807
00:43:01,380 --> 00:43:05,580
Membership, the ID and being there, if we're building subject matter expertise in certain

808
00:43:01,950 --> 00:43:06,310
the ID and being there, if we're building subject matter expertise in certain content areas,

809
00:43:05,580 --> 00:43:11,460
content areas, it makes sense to say, have our representative to the regional waste water

810
00:43:06,330 --> 00:43:12,590
it makes sense to say have our representative to the regional wastewater authority be somebody

811
00:43:11,460 --> 00:43:14,980
authority be somebody who's on the public works committee.

812
00:43:12,590 --> 00:43:14,990
on the public works committee.

813
00:43:16,250 --> 00:43:20,550
So, I will just kind of pause there as an overview and I'm happy to take any feedback or questions

814
00:43:16,460 --> 00:43:20,580
So, I will just kind of pause there as an overview and I'm happy to take any feedback or questions

815
00:43:20,550 --> 00:43:22,210
that you all have.

816
00:43:20,580 --> 00:43:21,980
that you all have.

817
00:43:22,840 --> 00:43:26,520
Questions for Councilor Smith, Jennifer, do we have anything from the public on this side?

818
00:43:23,310 --> 00:43:24,450
Questions for councilmember Smith?

819
00:43:24,610 --> 00:43:26,610
Jennifer, do we have anything from the public on this side?

820
00:43:27,650 --> 00:43:28,690
We don't have anything there.

821
00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:28,680
We don't have anything there.

822
00:43:28,680 --> 00:43:31,240
Okay, questions for councilmember Smith or any comments.

823
00:43:28,810 --> 00:43:28,970
Okay.

824
00:43:29,090 --> 00:43:31,110
Questions for councilmember Smith or any comments?

825
00:43:35,340 --> 00:43:36,140
Okay, councilmember DuPont.

826
00:43:35,510 --> 00:43:36,130
Councillor Dupont.

827
00:43:37,620 --> 00:43:38,020
Thank you, Mayor.

828
00:43:37,630 --> 00:43:38,050
Thank you, Mayor.

829
00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:41,640
Thank you, councilmember Smith, for bringing this forward.

830
00:43:38,530 --> 00:43:38,850
Thank you.

831
00:43:38,950 --> 00:43:41,610
Councilmember Smith for bringing this forward.

832
00:43:42,620 --> 00:43:46,680
I just want to kind of talk about what our current structure is

833
00:43:42,790 --> 00:43:46,190
I just want to kind of talk about what our current structure is.

834
00:43:46,190 --> 00:43:58,050
and with this change, what council members, roles, and responsibilities, how they may change in this transition.

835
00:43:46,680 --> 00:43:52,760
and what this change, what councilmembers, roles,

836
00:43:53,080 --> 00:43:57,960
and responsibilities, how they may change in this transition.

837
00:43:59,540 --> 00:44:04,720
So, the question is, how do I think this could change our roles and responsibilities?

838
00:43:59,970 --> 00:44:04,790
So the question is, how do I think this could change our roles and responsibilities?

839
00:44:05,670 --> 00:44:09,790
Correct. I don't know that it changes our role. I think it potentially expands our responsibilities.

840
00:44:06,400 --> 00:44:07,700
I don't know that it changes our role.

841
00:44:07,820 --> 00:44:09,780
I think it potentially expands our responsibilities.

842
00:44:12,010 --> 00:44:17,370
Number one, the meeting's being public, it's now going to be a part of the public record

843
00:44:12,540 --> 00:44:15,020
Number one, the meeting's being public.

844
00:44:15,220 --> 00:44:17,400
It's now going to be a part of the public record.

845
00:44:17,370 --> 00:44:22,090
of public discourse, is something our community can comment on by decisions I thought

846
00:44:17,720 --> 00:44:21,680
Public discourse is something our community can comment on by decisions

847
00:44:21,680 --> 00:44:27,480
I thought process, so that sort of elevates the importance of the committee, the committee,

848
00:44:22,090 --> 00:44:28,030
process, so that sort of elevates the importance of the committee, the committee meetings.

849
00:44:29,020 --> 00:44:35,060
But also I'm proposing that we appoint no more than three council members per committee,

850
00:44:29,030 --> 00:44:35,030
But also I'm proposing that we appoint no more than three council members per committee,

851
00:44:35,030 --> 00:44:37,910
that appointment with last for the entire council term.

852
00:44:35,300 --> 00:44:37,740
that appointment would last for the entire council term.

853
00:44:38,690 --> 00:44:41,470
Right now we're redoing our appointments every year.

854
00:44:38,700 --> 00:44:41,400
Right now, we're redoing our appointments every year.

855
00:44:42,120 --> 00:44:45,820
So for two years, somebody gets a chance to be on, let's just say, the public safety committee.

856
00:44:42,150 --> 00:44:44,330
So for two years, somebody gets a chance to be on,

857
00:44:44,330 --> 00:44:45,810
let's just say, the public safety committee.

858
00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:51,360
They're going to get a chance to learn from our chiefs and learn about these issues and kind of

859
00:44:46,030 --> 00:44:49,290
They're going to get a chance to learn from our chiefs

860
00:44:49,290 --> 00:44:51,590
and learn about these issues and kind of builds

861
00:44:51,360 --> 00:44:56,480
and subject matter expertise that expertise would translate to the full-diast discussions.

862
00:44:51,590 --> 00:44:53,070
and subject matter expertise.

863
00:44:57,720 --> 00:44:59,980
Also, I'm proposing that each...

864
00:45:00,080 --> 00:45:10,200
Committee have the ability to appoint its own chair and vice chair. So those are additional leadership positions within the council that are supporting it to our presiding officer of the mayor.

865
00:45:10,580 --> 00:45:20,140
And so, again, that's going to build not just prestige amongst the council, but also some responsibility and some obligation to do good job at the committee level.

866
00:45:20,700 --> 00:45:27,280
In terms of operation, you know, again, I think it's imperative that I heard you guys agree with me two meetings ago that we find a structure.

867
00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:31,160
we can continue committee meetings that are compliant with the Brown Act.

868
00:45:32,340 --> 00:45:35,300
But also I think there's a positive benefit for our staff.

869
00:45:36,320 --> 00:45:39,760
We can set a regular committee structure meeting for the year.

870
00:45:40,060 --> 00:45:41,860
Staff is going to know when those meetings are.

871
00:45:42,440 --> 00:45:45,340
And so they'll know that at certain points in time,

872
00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:47,980
they're going to have to be ready to give an informational update

873
00:45:47,980 --> 00:45:50,480
to brief certain members of the committee

874
00:45:50,480 --> 00:45:52,400
ahead of brief in the full council.

875
00:45:53,060 --> 00:45:55,780
But also as issues come up, if they want to road test an idea,

876
00:45:55,780 --> 00:46:00,660
And if they want, if they want feedback from the committee, that committee meetings are already on the counter.

877
00:46:01,540 --> 00:46:08,080
The city manager does not have to decide, oh geez, I have to set a meeting and then try to schedule something and everybody knows what we're driving at.

878
00:46:08,260 --> 00:46:13,960
And if we get to the regular meeting date, there's no items for discussion, the committee meeting can be canceled.

879
00:46:14,660 --> 00:46:23,340
But if we really want to capture this idea that committees are a nimble, more focused element of the council that is better able to deal with issues in real time,

880
00:46:23,340 --> 00:46:26,300
I think the structure allows us to do that.

881
00:46:28,480 --> 00:46:36,360
One of the other things currently, how our commissioner structure, no authority has really

882
00:46:36,360 --> 00:46:40,780
been given to the subcommittees to make policy decisions.

883
00:46:42,500 --> 00:46:47,700
Usually policy decision comes to the full council for discussion and approval, would this

884
00:46:47,700 --> 00:46:56,620
change that process or that thought of having it come the full council in the sense of a policy decision.

885
00:46:58,300 --> 00:47:04,620
The way this is structured is to more formally sort of do in a way what we've been doing now,

886
00:47:04,820 --> 00:47:08,080
with the committee's act and advisory capacity.

887
00:47:09,580 --> 00:47:15,400
I envision items being delegated to committees in two ways one by majority of the full council.

888
00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:21,440
or by the city manager and the committee chair, but I think you're right, you know, we would

889
00:47:21,440 --> 00:47:25,460
want to road test this for a while, but this is a potential structure where the future

890
00:47:25,460 --> 00:47:30,480
or even now, if Council wanted to delegate decision making authority to the people on the committee

891
00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:35,380
they could do so. And there may be instances where we want to do that, right? We know we know

892
00:47:35,380 --> 00:47:40,540
a deadline is coming up, and we know there's intensively watched issues that have to happen in real

893
00:47:40,540 --> 00:47:43,200
time, you know, like the high speed rail authority committee.

894
00:47:43,580 --> 00:47:49,380
We don't have any decision-making power, but I don't know how the full council could engage

895
00:47:49,380 --> 00:47:53,620
in those meetings and those negotiations, the mayor protest and the mayor and I have.

896
00:47:54,280 --> 00:48:00,560
So this does create that kind of a structure where decision-making authority could in the future

897
00:48:00,560 --> 00:48:01,420
be delegated.

898
00:48:02,320 --> 00:48:06,360
And there are other cities, pure cities, you know, like Baker's Field, Modesta Sacramento,

899
00:48:06,440 --> 00:48:07,340
that do do that.

900
00:48:10,020 --> 00:48:10,740
Thank you.

901
00:48:10,740 --> 00:48:13,740
You're welcome. Thank you.

902
00:48:14,460 --> 00:48:14,960
Good evening, Bill.

903
00:48:22,590 --> 00:48:24,050
Sorry, man.

904
00:48:24,190 --> 00:48:24,890
You know, yeah, a couple of things.

905
00:48:25,010 --> 00:48:28,150
I think that odd committees are, I think this,

906
00:48:28,590 --> 00:48:30,050
that odd committees are very important.

907
00:48:30,330 --> 00:48:33,730
And it's this obviously memorializes that in the states that at the beginning as well.

908
00:48:34,270 --> 00:48:36,910
You know, it gives, for the reasons stated in here,

909
00:48:37,430 --> 00:48:40,370
you know, the ad hoc committees play a really essential role.

910
00:48:40,670 --> 00:48:41,950
I think this is good.

911
00:48:42,110 --> 00:48:45,350
And at it, it, you know, channels, then puts them in the right spot.

912
00:48:45,350 --> 00:48:51,420
You know, at a time having sort of a council at time kind of before we had a lot of committees, I think it was a lot.

913
00:48:52,330 --> 00:48:57,290
I think it's a big advantage to have that, how committees won because it, again, for the reason to say it in here, it builds expertise.

914
00:48:57,690 --> 00:48:59,690
But also, too, it drives work.

915
00:49:00,090 --> 00:49:06,290
I mean, I can recall in a lot of council members would express frustration because they'd say, we should do that.

916
00:49:06,730 --> 00:49:10,130
And then nothing, you know, then it kind of, nothing would sort of happen.

917
00:49:10,590 --> 00:49:16,170
So it really allows the council to drive council's agenda and have council involved in a good way.

918
00:49:16,290 --> 00:49:21,130
Which I think at the end of the day is more democratic because we're elected to a responsible resistance.

919
00:49:22,590 --> 00:49:27,830
You know, standing committees I think certainly could be a good thing or potentially I would like to kind of figure it out.

920
00:49:27,970 --> 00:49:33,650
See if it's too much or if it's, you know, how does it, it's got to be calibrated to the workload.

921
00:49:34,770 --> 00:49:40,650
But one little concern is that the city manager has the ability to write now to say, oh,

922
00:49:40,650 --> 00:49:46,030
I got something coming up, and I'm going to call this committee or that committee and

923
00:49:46,030 --> 00:49:46,590
bring them in.

924
00:49:46,590 --> 00:49:51,730
So typically we have stuff up here and that how committees get involved because the council

925
00:49:51,730 --> 00:49:57,650
will say, you know, we need to do this and the council directs it, but two also sometimes

926
00:49:57,650 --> 00:50:02,170
I think Mr. McBride makes good use of some of the committees as well to say, I need to

927
00:50:02,170 --> 00:50:02,910
work on some stuff.

928
00:50:02,910 --> 00:50:08,470
So just having a way to, so he has that ability of one to get us involved and helps,

929
00:50:08,470 --> 00:50:10,210
I think helps all of us do a better job.

930
00:50:10,710 --> 00:50:16,230
And then a couple of little tiny things, he's a little nitpicky, but the public safety

931
00:50:16,230 --> 00:50:24,870
committee here under G1, it says Council's Representative to the COC, Shelby, and remember

932
00:50:24,870 --> 00:50:27,870
the Public Safety Committee, unless otherwise, directly by Council.

933
00:50:28,110 --> 00:50:29,230
We're not, some cities don't.

934
00:50:29,230 --> 00:50:32,030
We have, currently, I serve as a representative,

935
00:50:32,110 --> 00:50:33,290
a serve as the chair on that.

936
00:50:35,610 --> 00:50:39,630
They, the board nominates its own folks,

937
00:50:39,790 --> 00:50:42,370
but the city nominates representatives.

938
00:50:42,810 --> 00:50:44,070
So it's the structures, a little complicated.

939
00:50:44,250 --> 00:50:45,650
General membership and the board,

940
00:50:46,090 --> 00:50:50,110
but the COC has its own kind of policy

941
00:50:50,110 --> 00:50:52,510
for nominating, accepting board members.

942
00:50:52,610 --> 00:50:54,170
But I don't think that's just one little thing.

943
00:50:55,490 --> 00:51:09,190
Then we're set integrated and then under public works, the we're set integrated regional water management authority. Again, that's I serve on that and then does anybody serve on the same walking valley air pollution control board.

944
00:51:09,210 --> 00:51:12,930
I don't think we always. Yeah, we don't always have somebody on that.

945
00:51:12,970 --> 00:51:19,470
There's an appointment committee that one of us gets called down for an annual basis and I think there's a rotating.

946
00:51:19,990 --> 00:51:25,410
It's you, the city membership, okay, and I've been on the water management authority in the past, okay?

947
00:51:25,810 --> 00:51:30,310
But yeah, I think, no, I take your point that we can refine exactly what it is that we're talking about here.

948
00:51:30,650 --> 00:51:34,290
I think you say, I mean, unless otherwise directed by council, like is you a good out right there.

949
00:51:34,650 --> 00:51:37,610
And then under three,

950
00:51:37,610 --> 00:51:39,830
The left-goer says we're representative of the

951
00:51:39,830 --> 00:51:41,890
Reset County Local Agency Formation Commission.

952
00:51:42,810 --> 00:51:45,150
We don't always have a left-go spot.

953
00:51:46,030 --> 00:51:48,430
So we'll have, I think, there's a gap sometimes

954
00:51:48,430 --> 00:51:49,990
where there's a Reset, but again, it says

955
00:51:49,990 --> 00:51:51,430
unless otherwise directed by council.

956
00:51:53,870 --> 00:51:55,890
Does anybody serve on left-goer right now?

957
00:51:56,650 --> 00:51:58,770
I think Darren's on tap if it comes out.

958
00:51:58,950 --> 00:51:59,870
Do you have the alternate right now?

959
00:52:03,570 --> 00:52:08,150
The same Reset is not up for the position right now.

960
00:52:08,150 --> 00:52:16,410
Yeah, since we don't have a seat at the table, we're not on the cycle yet, so, but if we do, I am the one, that's the one.

961
00:52:17,090 --> 00:52:26,750
Okay. Yeah, last year, two year alter a period in four years, you serve, and that's, and then it varies depending on which cities, there's a spot for each city.

962
00:52:26,890 --> 00:52:28,910
It'll say it's Merced to her in Los Banners turn.

963
00:52:29,590 --> 00:52:29,990
Okay.

964
00:52:32,380 --> 00:52:39,180
So I appreciate the feedback. A couple of points. One, I completely agree. I think the ad hoc committee serve a different

965
00:52:39,720 --> 00:52:45,760
if not sometimes parallel. I would hope that over time that a lot of the work that we

966
00:52:45,760 --> 00:52:50,580
delegate to the at-ock committees would go to a standing committee. Just to reduce the number

967
00:52:50,580 --> 00:52:53,880
of committees we got filling around, reduce staff time, try to gain these efficiencies.

968
00:52:54,980 --> 00:53:00,520
In terms of the city manager's ability to effectively use committees, I think it's section 3-EG.

969
00:53:02,600 --> 00:53:07,560
There's the pathway for the C manager to direct work to a standing committee.

970
00:53:07,560 --> 00:53:09,700
I mean, I would think considered when the Brown Act

971
00:53:09,700 --> 00:53:11,860
of those a real time exigency, we could just call

972
00:53:11,860 --> 00:53:14,320
a special session of the standard committee.

973
00:53:18,800 --> 00:53:18,920
All right.

974
00:53:19,020 --> 00:53:20,280
This would provide your thoughts.

975
00:53:20,860 --> 00:53:25,700
I think my observations use these committees very effectively,

976
00:53:27,100 --> 00:53:28,760
or you have been done sort of in the past.

977
00:53:30,020 --> 00:53:32,720
Do you have any thoughts, I think?

978
00:53:34,240 --> 00:53:35,100
I'm just following the dialogue.

979
00:53:35,620 --> 00:53:36,900
I think it's all very productive,

980
00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:38,640
but I don't think conversations with many of you

981
00:53:38,640 --> 00:53:39,800
leading up to tonight, I think.

982
00:53:39,800 --> 00:53:43,720
This is a good effort going forward.

983
00:53:44,560 --> 00:53:47,060
I guess the one question I have thinking about it

984
00:53:47,060 --> 00:53:52,220
some more tonight is the four-year term that does

985
00:53:52,220 --> 00:53:53,460
lock you in for a long time.

986
00:53:53,580 --> 00:53:55,080
I don't know if you might want to consider.

987
00:53:55,680 --> 00:53:56,780
This is not my area.

988
00:53:57,000 --> 00:53:58,220
This is really you for consideration.

989
00:53:59,380 --> 00:54:02,080
But maybe reconsidering after every election, maybe

990
00:54:02,080 --> 00:54:03,240
making it two-year term.

991
00:54:03,400 --> 00:54:05,900
So you've got a little more frequency.

992
00:54:06,480 --> 00:54:08,540
But that's really a counsel decision.

993
00:54:08,540 --> 00:54:14,080
nothing staff. I think, as proposed, we can work with this and we got the flexibility for

994
00:54:14,080 --> 00:54:19,360
special meetings. I think this gives us a lot of ways we can do a lot of good work together.

995
00:54:20,480 --> 00:54:24,420
So, on that point, I appreciate bringing that up City Manager Pride. So, you pointed out an

996
00:54:24,420 --> 00:54:29,400
ambiguity that we're going to fix in my mind council term means the two years that the current

997
00:54:29,400 --> 00:54:34,600
body sits and this goes to a suggestion that council member Harris made the last time. I don't want to

998
00:54:34,600 --> 00:54:40,900
in the weeds on appointment and composition, but so the idea would be that whoever gets sworn

999
00:54:40,900 --> 00:54:45,880
in is sworn in with this council as a two-year run and then folks would sit in the committee

1000
00:54:45,880 --> 00:54:48,820
seats for those two years that would turn over after the next election.

1001
00:54:49,140 --> 00:54:50,120
However, it turns over.

1002
00:54:51,820 --> 00:54:55,200
So, I think that makes a lot of sense to turn it over every two years because the council

1003
00:54:55,200 --> 00:54:58,500
composition changes and you know there might be a need there either.

1004
00:54:58,920 --> 00:55:04,480
So, I think we can make council term a defined term in the definition section as a two-year

1005
00:55:06,200 --> 00:55:08,700
So I appreciate that point.

1006
00:55:09,540 --> 00:55:10,420
So do you turn Cornwell?

1007
00:55:16,180 --> 00:55:20,860
I wanted to just get a suggestion out there.

1008
00:55:21,180 --> 00:55:23,780
And that is for the ad hoc committees.

1009
00:55:26,840 --> 00:55:32,480
Would the body consider having this policy without

1010
00:55:35,040 --> 00:55:37,980
naming the ad hoc committees

1011
00:55:37,980 --> 00:55:49,790
And have a, in restate the ad hoc committees through resolution where it's clear that they are ad hoc.

1012
00:55:53,820 --> 00:56:05,440
The definition and the authority, the meeting dates are all in a resolution for the committees that the body wants to go forward.

1013
00:56:05,440 --> 00:56:19,120
And the policy is the framework for whatever committee at all committees that the board wants to use.

1014
00:56:19,960 --> 00:56:20,920
So I guess two things.

1015
00:56:21,260 --> 00:56:26,240
One, I think I don't know if you're saying this, but I've work to have at all committees.

1016
00:56:26,460 --> 00:56:30,660
I'd like to have those committees reflected in this guidance here.

1017
00:56:30,780 --> 00:56:33,600
But to your point, talk about next steps.

1018
00:56:33,600 --> 00:56:39,500
Assuming we're all still on board with your thoughts and changes the next step and my mind is the word specifically

1019
00:56:39,500 --> 00:56:41,460
Review to tighten up the draft

1020
00:56:42,220 --> 00:56:48,600
And come back the next time with the potential first reading, but also as you said

1021
00:56:48,600 --> 00:56:56,320
A resolution to reaffirm that the currently existing ad hoc committees and how long they're going to keep running

1022
00:56:56,320 --> 00:57:01,880
I think I had had that even in the timeline slide or the presentation from a couple meetings go

1023
00:57:04,150 --> 00:57:09,230
I don't know if that address all your points, but, okay, that's for sure.

1024
00:57:10,710 --> 00:57:16,570
Well, one, I had the same question with regards to Councilor Turner, but I think Councilor

1025
00:57:16,570 --> 00:57:18,830
Meriss Smith, if you clarify that.

1026
00:57:19,510 --> 00:57:24,510
The other question I had was with regards to the agenda for the standing meeting or standing

1027
00:57:24,510 --> 00:57:25,250
committees.

1028
00:57:26,330 --> 00:57:32,310
I wasn't too sure how that process worked, or we're adding in a section that has add to

1029
00:57:32,310 --> 00:57:39,350
agenda on to those agenda as well, where approvals happen, or these just verbal approvals.

1030
00:57:41,170 --> 00:57:49,770
Now, so this goes to staff resources in why the city manager rightly asked a slow implementation.

1031
00:57:50,250 --> 00:57:57,550
I mean, I think that the committees are noticed that agenda is emitted just like our meetings and just like any of our

1032
00:58:00,690 --> 00:58:10,190
I mean, what regards to this section for such an eight or eight in a paragraph two, whereas

1033
00:58:10,190 --> 00:58:14,970
says with approval of the city manager or standing committee chair without council referral.

1034
00:58:16,470 --> 00:58:19,330
And this is what regards to adding an item to the agenda.

1035
00:58:19,810 --> 00:58:20,110
Yeah, I see.

1036
00:58:20,850 --> 00:58:26,630
I will assure if this was just done during those meetings during the standing meetings or the approval

1037
00:58:26,630 --> 00:58:29,710
from the chair happening outside meetings.

1038
00:58:31,890 --> 00:58:36,090
So we can iron out the process in my mind, and this is probably where the problem is

1039
00:58:36,090 --> 00:58:42,290
it has to be on the page, but it'd be like akin to the future agenda item here in a meeting

1040
00:58:42,970 --> 00:58:48,950
that the chair would have to chair as a vice-chair would have to refer a meeting to a future

1041
00:58:48,950 --> 00:58:54,850
consideration of the committee, and that would be a part of the agenda packet for the public

1042
00:58:54,850 --> 00:58:58,610
to see how that item got to the next committee meeting.

1043
00:59:02,690 --> 00:59:06,270
Okay, I mean, if it follows what we are currently doing, I think that makes sense.

1044
00:59:06,930 --> 00:59:11,030
But as it is, I wasn't completely sure how that process worked.

1045
00:59:11,710 --> 00:59:13,090
I can take another swing at that.

1046
00:59:13,710 --> 00:59:18,500
I do think that the city manager should have the ability to request and paneling

1047
00:59:18,950 --> 00:59:22,370
or a standard committee meeting or put things on the agenda without

1048
00:59:23,270 --> 00:59:24,730
re-asking everybody again.

1049
00:59:25,030 --> 00:59:26,390
Just like happens now.

1050
00:59:43,510 --> 00:59:45,330
Thank you, Mayor.

1051
00:59:46,470 --> 00:59:48,090
I guess to that section.

1052
00:59:51,550 --> 00:59:56,670
How does council policy C1 play into effect?

1053
00:59:56,810 --> 00:59:59,970
I know it's how we conductors.

1054
01:00:02,820 --> 01:00:11,500
So we would be creating a different process for the standing committees.

1055
01:00:11,500 --> 01:00:17,840
It was different from the standpoint of C1 deals with the operation of the folk council,

1056
01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:19,580
the committee.

1057
01:00:21,860 --> 01:00:27,220
You know, I'd be up into amongst the three people on a committee, two of them have to agree

1058
01:00:28,300 --> 01:00:30,360
to move an item forward to the next agenda.

1059
01:00:31,120 --> 01:00:36,300
And I'm not saying that needs to be the case, but and I'm okay with the city manager

1060
01:00:36,300 --> 01:00:42,380
bring obviously something that they're he's more tuned to the issues here in this

1061
01:00:42,380 --> 01:00:50,080
city so I think it would be open to discussion if on a standing committee if we

1062
01:00:50,080 --> 01:00:54,300
have two members that want to bring something to the committee or if it's just

1063
01:00:54,300 --> 01:00:56,220
going to be a single member.

1064
01:00:59,880 --> 01:01:04,860
I think there's less risk and inefficiency given that

1065
01:01:04,860 --> 01:01:07,400
There's a lot more going on up here, right?

1066
01:01:08,900 --> 01:01:13,300
But I mean, I'm open to others than you just like here.

1067
01:01:14,240 --> 01:01:16,660
I guess everything is sort of informational and visor anyway.

1068
01:01:18,040 --> 01:01:20,820
But if you guys are more comfortable with getting two votes

1069
01:01:20,820 --> 01:01:23,880
amongst the three, to put something on a future agenda,

1070
01:01:23,880 --> 01:01:24,940
I'm open to

1071
01:01:38,260 --> 01:01:38,320
it.

1072
01:01:38,360 --> 01:01:40,340
Customs are strong, the floor is yours as soon as customer

1073
01:01:40,340 --> 01:01:40,940
to do points,

1074
01:01:43,320 --> 01:01:43,320
duh.

1075
01:01:43,520 --> 01:01:46,240
Yeah, I mean, just fine back to the point,

1076
01:01:46,240 --> 01:01:49,160
Councilman, we're at DuPamade at the very beginning.

1077
01:01:50,220 --> 01:01:55,220
As all of these are not committees with authority to make decisions, and their advisory,

1078
01:01:55,460 --> 01:02:00,920
I don't see it as an issue, but if they are, and then that's a bigger issue there.

1079
01:02:04,630 --> 01:02:05,310
Yeah, they're all advisory.

1080
01:02:05,410 --> 01:02:11,790
I mean, it's sort of the same role that so committees currently serve, which is the

1081
01:02:11,790 --> 01:02:16,690
The only difference would be a little more formal and meetings noticed as some of the

1082
01:02:16,690 --> 01:02:17,070
genders.

1083
01:02:18,390 --> 01:02:27,730
But yet, certainly no, they can advise the city manager with his authority, and they can

1084
01:02:27,730 --> 01:02:31,990
make recommendations to the Councillor to advise the council, but you have certainly no authority

1085
01:02:31,990 --> 01:02:32,370
of them.

1086
01:02:32,650 --> 01:02:33,390
Councillor Dupont.

1087
01:02:35,150 --> 01:02:40,070
Yeah, so what I think Council Member Shawlong is getting at is at the very beginning of the

1088
01:02:40,070 --> 01:02:48,350
question was maybe in the future of movement towards having some form of public policy decision

1089
01:02:48,350 --> 01:02:55,350
making and a standing committee correct me if I'm wrong and it's so that I think having

1090
01:02:55,350 --> 01:03:03,450
two votes to put something on a standing committee would be appropriate based on that authority

1091
01:03:03,450 --> 01:03:06,910
to make public policy decisions on behalf of the council.

1092
01:03:06,910 --> 01:03:15,050
I don't know if we're there yet, we may still be in the advisory role and trying to help

1093
01:03:15,050 --> 01:03:24,010
Council come to decisions and recommendations, but I think if we go to a full, you have the

1094
01:03:24,010 --> 01:03:30,230
authority on behalf of the Council, standing committee, make policy decisions, then to maybe appropriate.

1095
01:03:32,780 --> 01:03:34,720
So I take the point that both of you are making.

1096
01:03:34,720 --> 01:03:41,080
I think the way to fix that is to put a little bit more meat on this bone here in 3-H.

1097
01:03:41,680 --> 01:03:47,680
If the full council is delegating to the subcommittee policy making decision, that's the end of the story.

1098
01:03:48,260 --> 01:03:52,040
Right? The seven people appear a majority invoided to do that.

1099
01:03:52,680 --> 01:03:57,180
What we're talking about is the process of putting an item directly on the agenda.

1100
01:03:57,260 --> 01:04:00,720
Well, the city manager only has informational advisory power anyway.

1101
01:04:00,720 --> 01:04:06,800
So, then I think you're probably right, the committee chair or the committee memberships,

1102
01:04:06,880 --> 01:04:11,180
you'll only be able to place items that are advisory or informational only.

1103
01:04:11,580 --> 01:04:14,400
So, there's no risk of it being any kind of decision making authority.

1104
01:04:16,040 --> 01:04:17,240
I think we can do that.

1105
01:04:27,760 --> 01:04:28,680
Anybody else?

1106
01:04:32,100 --> 01:04:32,420
Thank you.

1107
01:04:32,540 --> 01:04:33,480
Councillor Smith, next step.

1108
01:04:33,760 --> 01:04:37,520
Should we talk about further work working with the city attorney and bringing it back?

1109
01:04:38,300 --> 01:04:45,100
Yeah, I'd have respect for my schedule and city attorney, Cornwall's schedule will work to come back in 30 days.

1110
01:04:45,260 --> 01:04:50,520
So I guess the first meeting in February, although I'll give the city attorney a chance to say no way.

1111
01:04:52,800 --> 01:04:54,700
You guys are, all right.

1112
01:04:54,920 --> 01:04:55,740
No big mediation's right.

1113
01:05:00,040 --> 01:05:00,920
All right.

1114
01:05:01,120 --> 01:05:01,640
All right. Thank you, everybody.

1115
01:05:02,020 --> 01:05:02,940
I appreciate it.

1116
01:05:07,480 --> 01:05:09,080
One council policy to another.

1117
01:05:09,080 --> 01:05:13,820
agenda item item item item item item item item adoption of a resolution

1118
01:05:14,500 --> 01:05:18,240
approving the revision of the city council policy for distribution of city

1119
01:05:18,240 --> 01:05:21,840
awards and other forms of recognition from the city council.

1120
01:05:21,840 --> 01:05:25,080
Can we have a presentation on this?

1121
01:05:27,060 --> 01:05:27,620
Mr. Brett.

1122
01:05:28,020 --> 01:05:28,900
Mayor, I'll do my best.

1123
01:05:29,700 --> 01:05:33,700
I know we worked on this some time with some feedback from one of the

1124
01:05:33,700 --> 01:05:34,160
committees.

1125
01:05:34,160 --> 01:05:38,440
made some revisions, I know it's here tonight for your consideration.

1126
01:05:39,560 --> 01:05:45,640
I think probably the biggest change here was just the discussion we had tried to keep the meetings moving quicker.

1127
01:05:46,740 --> 01:05:51,140
There was a lot of discussion about trying to limit the number of awards,

1128
01:05:51,880 --> 01:05:53,480
the recognition provided during the meeting.

1129
01:05:54,540 --> 01:06:00,200
And so I think, at least from my opinion, the biggest change is limiting those to two permitting.

1130
01:06:00,200 --> 01:06:07,440
I think the rest is really minor changes unless someone correct me if I'm forgetting something but I think that's

1131
01:06:07,440 --> 01:06:11,460
part of the biggest change that's proposed in this tonight through your consideration.

1132
01:06:11,740 --> 01:06:12,500
Yeah, agreed.

1133
01:06:12,640 --> 01:06:18,260
There's discussion from the full council to have a different way to streamline the meetings and address

1134
01:06:18,260 --> 01:06:25,100
the ceremonial items that end and see managers that the biggest change here is to limit those to two permitting

1135
01:06:25,820 --> 01:06:33,200
And then, all the other change is very, I guess, just logistical and who to notify and charge

1136
01:06:33,200 --> 01:06:33,460
you what?

1137
01:06:33,460 --> 01:06:34,220
Councillor Dupal.

1138
01:06:35,860 --> 01:06:36,640
Thank you, Mayor.

1139
01:06:37,280 --> 01:06:45,960
Most on ethics and governance subcommittee in discussing this, one just language change, instead

1140
01:06:45,960 --> 01:06:53,640
of a should, it should be a shall, so that we do limit it to, instead of being a suggestion,

1141
01:06:53,640 --> 01:07:06,940
on 7A, but yeah, I think this allows for better flow of our council meetings and without

1142
01:07:06,940 --> 01:07:10,900
taking away that ability to be recognized within a council meeting as well.

1143
01:07:11,500 --> 01:07:12,500
Councillor Harris.

1144
01:07:14,080 --> 01:07:20,140
Thank you, Mayor, just wanted to reinforce that the special meeting we had where we had four

1145
01:07:20,140 --> 01:07:28,080
different groups come up for recognition was very successful and was very well received by

1146
01:07:28,080 --> 01:07:33,700
the community and there was no time issues involved. We had lots of time to recognize

1147
01:07:33,700 --> 01:07:42,300
the mostly kids who were involved in the awards. Didn't detract from a regular council agenda.

1148
01:07:44,140 --> 01:07:49,800
And I thought it was going to go well and it went even better than I thought fully support

1149
01:07:49,800 --> 01:07:59,800
that type of action wherever we can to combine those rewards into a non-council meeting meeting.

1150
01:08:04,180 --> 01:08:04,500
No great.

1151
01:08:04,620 --> 01:08:06,720
I mean, it allows for whoever can show up and show up.

1152
01:08:06,720 --> 01:08:08,660
And everybody's extremely busy with their schedules.

1153
01:08:09,340 --> 01:08:12,200
And then too, which if you have a, you know, just to bring people to the council,

1154
01:08:12,220 --> 01:08:17,920
it allows you to have, you know, a little more celebratory tone than having to go from,

1155
01:08:17,920 --> 01:08:21,220
you know, having to switch tones from that to a council meeting where it's more

1156
01:08:25,410 --> 01:08:31,590
I'm sorry again that I had to travel for depositions, but you guys were celebrating our sports teams.

1157
01:08:31,990 --> 01:08:33,310
I thought it was a great idea.

1158
01:08:33,750 --> 01:08:35,230
Kind of along those lines too.

1159
01:08:36,470 --> 01:08:41,230
I mean, the 2010s I seen to recall that ceremony items were brought up actually before the meeting.

1160
01:08:41,530 --> 01:08:43,490
It's maybe that's another venue.

1161
01:08:43,870 --> 01:08:46,970
I appreciate the subcommittees work on this.

1162
01:08:47,150 --> 01:08:48,270
I stand at support.

1163
01:08:48,650 --> 01:08:53,210
I would second council member do ponds call for making that a mandatory maximum of two

1164
01:08:53,210 --> 01:09:02,270
I did have a question, I think it's just a Mantix House as written, but my reading of the policy is that

1165
01:09:02,270 --> 01:09:09,310
any council member can request the city's attention to printing certificates for recognition. Is that right?

1166
01:09:14,160 --> 01:09:16,780
Yeah, it's a map. Anybody else wants to answer that?

1167
01:09:16,960 --> 01:09:24,580
Yeah, anybody, can you go through the city manager's office? So if you receive a request, you then you ask the city manager to the city clerk.

1168
01:09:25,900 --> 01:09:32,800
So then, this is just a drafting point, but on the very last page, whether there's specifications

1169
01:09:32,800 --> 01:09:37,740
for how the proclamation should be formatted for printing, I think it should then just say

1170
01:09:37,740 --> 01:09:39,520
with room remaining for signature.

1171
01:09:44,180 --> 01:09:47,440
Do you want us to take out the level of the point, tool point?

1172
01:09:49,000 --> 01:09:54,480
It says with room remaining for the mayor's signature, and I'm just saying if certificates are

1173
01:09:54,480 --> 01:10:02,920
Obviously that's the default for the full council, but if other people on the council can request a certificate just to just stay for a second turn.

1174
01:10:03,860 --> 01:10:03,880
Yeah.

1175
01:10:04,020 --> 01:10:05,180
Or may or council in your city?

1176
01:10:07,160 --> 01:10:08,280
But that's fine too.

1177
01:10:08,880 --> 01:10:09,080
It's specific.

1178
01:10:16,580 --> 01:10:17,020
Sounds reasonable.

1179
01:10:17,680 --> 01:10:18,820
Anybody else?

1180
01:10:20,140 --> 01:10:20,460
Sounds reasonable.

1181
01:10:20,460 --> 01:10:20,480
Sounds reasonable?

1182
01:10:21,640 --> 01:10:24,340
Claire, clarification on just the proc.

1183
01:10:24,480 --> 01:10:25,420
The procedure portion.

1184
01:10:25,960 --> 01:10:29,780
So I'm assuming it's the first come first serve for those two that are approved.

1185
01:10:30,860 --> 01:10:37,980
I think we sort of informally done that the last it seems like it's maybe it's

1186
01:10:37,980 --> 01:10:39,940
I don't know if it's been a potential or not, but it's kind of worked out that

1187
01:10:39,940 --> 01:10:45,900
way the last few months, but since city manager says the agenda, but yeah since

1188
01:10:45,900 --> 01:10:49,600
first come for service, those dates will fill up and I know when I've received

1189
01:10:49,600 --> 01:10:53,520
some lately I've asked, you know, is that date available, which dates available?

1190
01:10:54,060 --> 01:10:56,100
So yeah, first come for a service for sure.

1191
01:10:56,100 --> 01:10:58,580
Okay, and then two council members, Ms. Point,

1192
01:11:01,580 --> 01:11:05,280
individual council members are able to still request

1193
01:11:05,280 --> 01:11:11,220
certificates of recognition and the contact information up above here doesn't apply to

1194
01:11:11,220 --> 01:11:12,980
these. Is that how this works?

1195
01:11:15,830 --> 01:11:20,190
Where it talks about specific contacts, who to contact and so forth,

1196
01:11:21,130 --> 01:11:27,170
those are not items that pertain to council members. What do you mean? Because there's this

1197
01:11:27,170 --> 01:11:32,770
The following information shall be including your request, contact persons first and last name, phone number, email address.

1198
01:11:33,990 --> 01:11:34,710
That can be part of it.

1199
01:11:34,950 --> 01:11:38,150
This portion here, if a council member is making their request.

1200
01:11:38,390 --> 01:11:40,170
Are we providing these as well?

1201
01:11:40,890 --> 01:11:41,390
I think you can.

1202
01:11:41,590 --> 01:11:44,170
It's as sure, so as any,

1203
01:11:45,790 --> 01:11:48,310
legally, the difference between shall and should is a big difference.

1204
01:11:49,490 --> 01:11:51,490
That's was mentioned earlier.

1205
01:11:55,670 --> 01:12:04,790
But if, yeah, if you're just getting it, like often I'll get one and if you're going to get it and go hand it out of the bed or you're going to go hand it out to somebody, then it's certainly not necessary.

1206
01:12:05,210 --> 01:12:09,510
I just just see information that a bunch of Jennifer jump in, but it's information that they need to do their job.

1207
01:12:09,870 --> 01:12:19,110
Yeah, so it's usually information if someone requested and they're just going to come pick it up, like we'll need someone's contact information to let them know that it's ready for pick-up.

1208
01:12:19,110 --> 01:12:23,230
So it's been for that instance, but if you guys are going to come pick it up and deliver

1209
01:12:23,230 --> 01:12:27,470
it, then we won't need the person's contact information, but we will need if it's like

1210
01:12:27,470 --> 01:12:31,050
a certificate of recognition, like what it's for, and a little bit of information that

1211
01:12:31,050 --> 01:12:33,710
we can piece it together in names and things like that.

1212
01:12:34,010 --> 01:12:38,750
I will say, though, it is very helpful if we can get these pretty ahead of time because they

1213
01:12:38,750 --> 01:12:42,810
are kind of time consuming, putting them together in that way, we make sure that nothing's

1214
01:12:42,810 --> 01:12:43,110
incorrect.

1215
01:12:43,270 --> 01:12:46,290
We have to redo them, or if there's a missed spelling, so it kind of gives us a little

1216
01:12:46,290 --> 01:12:49,590
more time to make sure that we can get them done in a timely manner.

1217
01:12:51,870 --> 01:12:52,010
OK.

1218
01:12:52,230 --> 01:12:53,890
I think that sounds good, no?

1219
01:12:54,390 --> 01:12:57,470
I'm just not sure if it matters if we need to write that in here or not.

1220
01:12:57,610 --> 01:13:00,390
What regards to how Council handles it individually?

1221
01:13:01,270 --> 01:13:04,410
Or if it's just public facing side?

1222
01:13:08,980 --> 01:13:09,100
All right.

1223
01:13:09,100 --> 01:13:10,340
Digital thoughts comments.

1224
01:13:11,700 --> 01:13:12,140
It's an important thing.

1225
01:13:12,140 --> 01:13:16,080
I think these things, the recognition should mean a lot to our community, and I think this

1226
01:13:16,080 --> 01:13:18,300
strikes a good balance between that.

1227
01:13:19,960 --> 01:13:23,360
and also of Sri Lanka, our council meetings as well.

1228
01:13:23,800 --> 01:13:26,560
But these certifications and recommendations certainly meet a lot

1229
01:13:26,560 --> 01:13:27,440
to a lot of people.

1230
01:13:28,700 --> 01:13:29,500
Good way to get to go.

1231
01:13:30,160 --> 01:13:31,680
All right, anybody else?

1232
01:13:33,430 --> 01:13:33,890
Can you see none?

1233
01:13:34,210 --> 01:13:35,090
Jennifer, what?

1234
01:13:35,510 --> 01:13:36,530
The motion or direction?

1235
01:13:37,150 --> 01:13:37,270
Motion.

1236
01:13:38,910 --> 01:13:39,630
Public comment?

1237
01:13:40,130 --> 01:13:40,150
Okay.

1238
01:13:40,410 --> 01:13:41,330
Oh yes, right.

1239
01:13:42,390 --> 01:13:43,210
Any public comments?

1240
01:13:43,510 --> 01:13:44,310
I would go ahead and see the green.

1241
01:13:44,430 --> 01:13:47,110
We have not received any public comments for this item.

1242
01:13:48,210 --> 01:13:51,030
And Councillor Harris, is that a lot of us regret it?

1243
01:13:51,210 --> 01:13:51,970
Step in real quick.

1244
01:13:52,330 --> 01:13:55,650
Yeah, I just want to confirm with the amendments that we were requesting.

1245
01:13:58,910 --> 01:14:04,470
Yeah, that was adding, it says mayor or councilmember signature and shall so the shed on

1246
01:14:04,470 --> 01:14:07,110
and I think it was, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,

1247
01:14:07,110 --> 01:14:07,470
seven and two.

1248
01:14:08,330 --> 01:14:09,030
Those two amendments?

1249
01:14:09,810 --> 01:14:14,650
And then I can clarify the council versus public facing when it comes to the contact information.

1250
01:14:15,570 --> 01:14:20,030
And the key more to it is, it should, it should means, you know, it don't have to do it.

1251
01:14:20,470 --> 01:14:25,270
So if you certainly have, I'll get a lot of them where the Jennifer said, people will come and pick them up.

1252
01:14:25,490 --> 01:14:26,870
So if that's the case, you need that information.

1253
01:14:27,070 --> 01:14:30,890
But other ones will get bring them out to the community at that point.

1254
01:14:31,250 --> 01:14:32,250
Yeah, that's not necessary.

1255
01:14:32,870 --> 01:14:33,370
That point.

1256
01:14:34,010 --> 01:14:34,310
All right.

1257
01:14:35,150 --> 01:14:36,890
Was there a second?

1258
01:14:37,850 --> 01:14:40,030
Just to clarify, Mike, is adopting those?

1259
01:14:41,090 --> 01:14:42,270
Yeah, there's three to those.

1260
01:14:42,510 --> 01:14:47,370
Okay, so the motion is as recommended, but with proposed modifications,

1261
01:14:47,370 --> 01:14:50,050
which the should for shallowing, which the council would do,

1262
01:14:50,190 --> 01:14:54,230
what I mentioned, adding council mayor, and council member.

1263
01:14:54,410 --> 01:14:56,230
And then we'll just visit our third floor.

1264
01:14:56,490 --> 01:14:57,290
I think I'll say it.

1265
01:14:57,690 --> 01:14:57,910
Okay.

1266
01:14:58,650 --> 01:14:59,170
Say it.

1267
01:15:00,850 --> 01:15:21,730
Okay, I have a motion by Councilmember Harris. Today's second by Councilmember DuPont. The motion will include the adoption of resolution 2026-01, a resolution of the city council, the city of Merced California, adopting city council policy, C2, distribution of city awards and other forms of recognition from the city council. Mayor in council, please catch your votes.

1268
01:15:23,570 --> 01:15:25,490
Okay, the motion passes unanimously.

1269
01:15:26,530 --> 01:15:26,690
Okay.

1270
01:15:26,690 --> 01:15:27,350
Thank you, Jennifer.

1271
01:15:28,390 --> 01:15:29,790
On two, I three.

1272
01:15:29,830 --> 01:15:30,510
Pageant item.

1273
01:15:30,730 --> 01:15:32,730
I three request to add item to future agenda.

1274
01:15:33,130 --> 01:15:35,390
Okay, so I'm going to write Councillor Dupont anything for future agenda.

1275
01:15:35,730 --> 01:15:36,350
Nothing tonight, Mayor.

1276
01:15:36,490 --> 01:15:36,990
Councillor Gill.

1277
01:15:37,670 --> 01:15:37,750
Nothing.

1278
01:15:38,310 --> 01:15:38,450
Councillor Harris.

1279
01:15:39,450 --> 01:15:40,490
Yes, Mayor.

1280
01:15:41,930 --> 01:15:49,710
I get a lot of questions and discussions from constituents for two standout all the time.

1281
01:15:54,010 --> 01:16:12,290
So, I'd like to take the less important one, roads, and I'd like to put that on the agenda for a discussion on a comprehensive roadway project assessment and schedule.

1282
01:16:12,290 --> 01:16:18,750
So I know that the Capital Improvement Program exists.

1283
01:16:19,810 --> 01:16:26,750
It is in completed tests as far as all the roads we have and it's often hard to understand

1284
01:16:26,750 --> 01:16:28,310
for the general public.

1285
01:16:29,210 --> 01:16:34,750
What I envision is a master list of roads in our community that have the present condition,

1286
01:16:34,750 --> 01:16:44,190
The level of remediation necessary is a simple, simple covering or is it required a full

1287
01:16:44,190 --> 01:16:52,730
depth renovation and the estimated cost without wanting to burden staff on that and I

1288
01:16:52,730 --> 01:16:58,270
would propose and would like to discuss the option of having a citizen involvement in

1289
01:16:58,270 --> 01:17:12,550
where they can go through, and hopefully, objectively, come up with this list, because if you leave it to us, well, we're likely to say my roots in my district are much worse.

1290
01:17:12,550 --> 01:17:20,170
And the fact is that there's roads in another district that are worse than roads in my district.

1291
01:17:20,170 --> 01:17:22,710
I want to see those repaired first.

1292
01:17:23,510 --> 01:17:30,550
So to allow the citizens to be involved in that process, I think,

1293
01:17:32,030 --> 01:17:40,630
save staff time, create a level of involvement that's kind of like buying into it.

1294
01:17:41,230 --> 01:17:47,870
And it's something I would envision a committee doing maybe every five years or so to go back and look at it.

1295
01:17:48,050 --> 01:17:53,550
It's kind of a process that's not a one-off out and something that needs to be done continuously.

1296
01:17:54,570 --> 01:18:00,470
So we always know where our needs are and what are estimated costs are.

1297
01:18:01,210 --> 01:18:05,870
It's not enough to say, well that's just too expensive we can't do it.

1298
01:18:05,870 --> 01:18:13,390
Because if we don't have the money now, then we've got to make a multi-year plan to budget for those roads.

1299
01:18:14,990 --> 01:18:31,810
As I understand it from discussions I've had with staff, we don't have any plans to do any type of road repair on anything less than a collector road.

1300
01:18:31,810 --> 01:18:40,890
So the world's going through most of the streets, most of the residential areas are not in a plan for repair.

1301
01:18:41,790 --> 01:18:49,130
And I think we need to address that and that's what I'm asking for to be added to a future agenda, non-urgent.

1302
01:18:54,730 --> 01:19:00,570
Thoughts a couple of us are our city engineer as soon as you started talking looked down and started writing

1303
01:19:00,570 --> 01:19:02,810
Seriously I

1304
01:19:02,810 --> 01:19:06,330
would just a couple I got asked you for your input in a second, but it

1305
01:19:06,330 --> 01:19:14,530
Big topic potentially for strategic planning one and then two I think there's a lot of information already that

1306
01:19:15,130 --> 01:19:18,410
That in particular city engineer would have about you the current

1307
01:19:20,350 --> 01:19:22,910
plans for certain roads and other things as well.

1308
01:19:23,110 --> 01:19:26,670
I mean, the basketball zipper, the grinder,

1309
01:19:26,870 --> 01:19:28,190
how we're using that, for example,

1310
01:19:28,390 --> 01:19:31,730
it's been done in front of Hoover and some other spots as well,

1311
01:19:32,090 --> 01:19:34,190
pop-rolling in tens of thousands of bottles every year

1312
01:19:34,190 --> 01:19:36,390
filled, those kind of things on the small streets.

1313
01:19:36,610 --> 01:19:38,190
But Darryl, are you real quick, just?

1314
01:19:40,910 --> 01:19:41,690
Thank you, Mayor.

1315
01:19:43,170 --> 01:19:48,050
There is an, as standard PCI report that's done in Cag

1316
01:19:48,050 --> 01:19:50,030
is sponsoring that through the county right now,

1317
01:19:50,030 --> 01:20:03,090
or we didn't get that underway and it will basically define every street in the city of what level of repair and need that it's in with a cost and actually gives this strategy and how to tackle that to save the most streets for the least amount of money.

1318
01:20:03,330 --> 01:20:07,370
So that report is coming. I just don't know the data when it will be delivered yet.

1319
01:20:10,520 --> 01:20:20,440
So within the next six months it's supposed to be already underway. So I would expect within the next six to 12 months we should have that report. Hopefully sooner.

1320
01:20:21,020 --> 01:20:27,120
So, at the outside year, I don't know that we do have a report now.

1321
01:20:27,300 --> 01:20:27,960
It's a bit dated.

1322
01:20:28,280 --> 01:20:33,180
And some of those residential streets which you discuss are in that report that we could

1323
01:20:33,180 --> 01:20:34,920
look at and maybe review that with yourself.

1324
01:20:35,300 --> 01:20:37,020
Yeah, I guess all that report was updated.

1325
01:20:38,260 --> 01:20:41,720
If I'm 2018, maybe you're 2019, then I believe that's correct.

1326
01:20:43,140 --> 01:20:45,010
So, we are overdue, yes, all the peace here.

1327
01:20:45,980 --> 01:20:46,640
Come through to part.

1328
01:20:52,460 --> 01:20:58,060
We are wanting to put this, I'm assuming on an action item because there's going to be staff time

1329
01:20:59,180 --> 01:21:01,620
involved in a sense of making a

1330
01:21:02,280 --> 01:21:02,860
determination

1331
01:21:02,860 --> 01:21:06,200
priority of

1332
01:21:06,200 --> 01:21:08,200
Roads, is that correct?

1333
01:21:10,900 --> 01:21:18,840
I think the first step is to get that list made, and I'm trying to do that with a little staff involved in this possible, by

1334
01:21:18,840 --> 01:21:21,200
recruiting from the community to

1335
01:21:23,600 --> 01:21:30,940
take on that burden of doing the inventory of roads and the condition that they're in.

1336
01:21:31,540 --> 01:21:36,940
So we want the community to determine status and condition of our roads.

1337
01:21:37,980 --> 01:21:45,200
I'm no engineer. I have no idea what road is better than the next other than just saying

1338
01:21:46,820 --> 01:21:50,800
subjectively, because I don't know that that road is better than the other.

1339
01:21:51,460 --> 01:21:53,380
So I think that's...

1340
01:21:53,380 --> 01:21:54,720
I think it's very much objective.

1341
01:21:55,400 --> 01:22:00,780
I think when I'm driving down the road, and you know, I have to move into the center

1342
01:22:00,780 --> 01:22:05,480
or move off to the side to avoid brooding my suspension.

1343
01:22:06,580 --> 01:22:10,020
I can make a checkbox and say, that's a bad road.

1344
01:22:11,240 --> 01:22:19,940
Well, what's the definition of bad versus worse versus terrible versus the worst road in town?

1345
01:22:20,040 --> 01:22:23,320
Because we can disagree on the key all day long, right?

1346
01:22:23,560 --> 01:22:24,740
Which we did.

1347
01:22:24,840 --> 01:22:25,060
Right?

1348
01:22:25,600 --> 01:22:29,960
We didn't think it some, you know, and I think mission may be the worst.

1349
01:22:30,680 --> 01:22:32,100
But that's not.

1350
01:22:32,900 --> 01:22:37,280
There's no engineering or professionalism

1351
01:22:37,280 --> 01:22:50,260
And in a determination of a road status based on even my opinion, without any engineer or professional information on it.

1352
01:22:50,460 --> 01:22:53,960
I mean, that's what it's going to be hard for me to.

1353
01:22:54,300 --> 01:22:57,000
Let me ask you to find that there's value.

1354
01:22:57,220 --> 01:22:59,900
Do you think it's necessary to have that list?

1355
01:23:02,550 --> 01:23:06,470
I think if we do an expansive list of all the roads,

1356
01:23:06,470 --> 01:23:13,850
I think we can spend more time on focusing on the larger road systems that need to be fixed within the city.

1357
01:23:14,670 --> 01:23:27,350
So I think it's a comparative cost of spending time on a large list of roads that the public is going to determine which road is good,

1358
01:23:27,350 --> 01:23:31,730
which world is bad versus an engineering's decision

1359
01:23:31,730 --> 01:23:38,750
of we need to fix these major arterials within our city.

1360
01:23:39,450 --> 01:23:41,750
I'm going to choose the latter every single day.

1361
01:23:45,730 --> 01:23:51,230
And then the neighborhood roads basically never get fixed

1362
01:23:51,710 --> 01:23:54,710
because we'll never have the money to do it unless

1363
01:23:55,490 --> 01:24:00,870
unless we can figure out what the cost of fixing them is and going out or either getting

1364
01:24:00,870 --> 01:24:07,870
a bond or grants or something, but without that information in hand without the knowledge

1365
01:24:07,870 --> 01:24:15,190
to say, this is what it would cost us. We'll never get any resources to fix them.

1366
01:24:15,310 --> 01:24:18,070
We don't even have the funding to fix mission right now.

1367
01:24:18,070 --> 01:24:24,440
Right. So fixing a residential road like the road that's in front of my house.

1368
01:24:26,710 --> 01:24:32,170
I don't have a plan on fixing that with city money until we are fixing our

1369
01:24:32,170 --> 01:24:39,110
materials that are heavily used every single day by more than just the community members that

1370
01:24:39,110 --> 01:24:46,050
live next to me. So we barely, we don't have the funding to fix larger materials currently.

1371
01:24:46,050 --> 01:24:54,170
So, I think, I think it's a cart before the horse discussion of we need to focus on our

1372
01:24:54,170 --> 01:25:03,190
priorities of large arterial roads and find funding for those sources and focus our staff

1373
01:25:03,190 --> 01:25:12,490
time on that and public time on those. And I, I, I, I, I, I can't. I mean, you almost

1374
01:25:12,490 --> 01:25:20,170
don't need an engineer to tell us that we need to work on our interior roads. You know, you

1375
01:25:20,170 --> 01:25:24,810
know, you know, we do, you know, we do. Yeah. That was the council policy, the council direction

1376
01:25:24,810 --> 01:25:29,360
given years ago too. We did with back in 2018. We are, I believe it's 2018. It could be

1377
01:25:29,360 --> 01:25:44,320
But the last time we did, the big piece gave every row in town gets a great piece of the pavement commission and their pavement condition index, everyone gets a PCI score, and then we use that to prioritize.

1378
01:25:44,900 --> 01:25:53,540
But obviously the resources are much smaller than the need one, but the council back then gave direction to prioritize the major arterials.

1379
01:25:53,540 --> 01:25:55,040
I think you see that.

1380
01:25:55,320 --> 01:25:57,100
But the smaller streets too and the smaller streets certainly

1381
01:25:57,100 --> 01:25:59,320
the pop-holeing, we're not going to get a full-death

1382
01:25:59,320 --> 01:26:01,740
reclamation, but you pop-holeing.

1383
01:26:01,740 --> 01:26:04,260
I think that the asphalt zipper holds some promises

1384
01:26:04,260 --> 01:26:05,580
well too for some of the projects.

1385
01:26:05,840 --> 01:26:06,680
It's done already.

1386
01:26:07,000 --> 01:26:08,980
We have overlays, small passion like that

1387
01:26:08,980 --> 01:26:10,680
can certainly be done and gets done.

1388
01:26:11,480 --> 01:26:13,540
That's an excellent point, because those roads

1389
01:26:13,540 --> 01:26:15,260
probably don't need a full-death reclamation.

1390
01:26:15,700 --> 01:26:16,340
We can't pay for that.

1391
01:26:16,400 --> 01:26:16,860
It's too expensive.

1392
01:26:17,440 --> 01:26:19,540
You know, they are expensive, but most of you

1393
01:26:19,540 --> 01:26:22,580
are going to find those on the more heavily travel roads.

1394
01:26:22,580 --> 01:26:26,540
But there's still be able to determine on those other roads

1395
01:26:26,540 --> 01:26:28,140
or what they need.

1396
01:26:28,320 --> 01:26:29,880
Do they need just an overlay?

1397
01:26:31,880 --> 01:26:33,980
You know, and how much does that cost?

1398
01:26:35,160 --> 01:26:35,180
Yep.

1399
01:26:35,540 --> 01:26:41,640
I think the best approach would be,

1400
01:26:42,740 --> 01:26:44,040
and I'm sure we open a better ideas.

1401
01:26:44,500 --> 01:26:46,580
Is one council where Harris getting with,

1402
01:26:47,300 --> 01:26:50,460
with our city engineer Mr. Jordan discussing things

1403
01:26:50,460 --> 01:26:54,120
to them and then we can talk about this strategic planning.

1404
01:26:54,260 --> 01:26:55,220
She's coming up at the end of the month,

1405
01:26:55,340 --> 01:26:56,560
so that's pretty quick too.

1406
01:26:56,620 --> 01:26:58,380
You can talk about certainly a good topic,

1407
01:26:58,700 --> 01:26:59,500
that a couple of us met.

1408
01:27:02,170 --> 01:27:05,110
I think it's faster than a faster than a next council meet.

1409
01:27:05,690 --> 01:27:07,710
You're found, like, faster than a 30 day council meet.

1410
01:27:08,070 --> 01:27:09,450
Thank you.

1411
01:27:09,570 --> 01:27:11,390
Turn it back to City of Janeiro, Jordan.

1412
01:27:11,850 --> 01:27:17,410
You mentioned MCAG is essentially doing an inventory

1413
01:27:17,410 --> 01:27:18,910
of every road in the city of Merced,

1414
01:27:18,970 --> 01:27:20,930
or the county of Merced, maybe give us more background

1415
01:27:20,930 --> 01:27:26,690
what it is that they're studying. That is that is correct. It's the county but each of us

1416
01:27:26,690 --> 01:27:31,150
those streets within the city will also be studied and included in that report. We'll have a specific

1417
01:27:31,150 --> 01:27:38,850
report for all of our interior streets and it'll be defined by the PCI, the condition index of each of them,

1418
01:27:38,910 --> 01:27:43,290
what the recommended remedy is, what the cost would be for those remedies and we can bring that

1419
01:27:43,290 --> 01:27:49,970
information back to this body and you can say we've got X amount of dollars and a huge need

1420
01:27:49,970 --> 01:27:55,710
What do you want to spend that money and what type of streets is your preference, so do you know how much does study cost?

1421
01:27:56,830 --> 01:28:00,050
I don't know if I'd like to be glad to get that back to you

1422
01:28:00,050 --> 01:28:06,030
More than 10,000. Oh, yeah more than 100,000 probably less than 100,000 for our city more than 50

1423
01:28:07,130 --> 01:28:14,850
Right around 50 50 to 75 oh, yes, okay, I mean, I think it's I think Councilor Harris raises the right point

1424
01:28:15,770 --> 01:28:19,570
which is streets that are less than arterial,

1425
01:28:19,590 --> 01:28:21,430
sometimes don't get the attention they deserve.

1426
01:28:21,610 --> 01:28:23,950
I mean, drive on 19th Street downtown,

1427
01:28:24,170 --> 01:28:26,590
it's a different experience in 18th Street or Main Street, right?

1428
01:28:28,170 --> 01:28:30,390
But, you know, I think we want good information

1429
01:28:30,390 --> 01:28:33,490
for this is making, I think engineering staff is better

1430
01:28:33,490 --> 01:28:35,910
situated to give us that information

1431
01:28:35,910 --> 01:28:36,670
than the public.

1432
01:28:36,710 --> 01:28:39,970
We've all been in situations where you ask the public

1433
01:28:39,970 --> 01:28:41,970
and you get a skewed answer sometimes.

1434
01:28:42,170 --> 01:28:44,250
I think that's Mr. Depont's point.

1435
01:28:44,250 --> 01:28:49,830
I think it's more appropriate to ask the adjourning department what information they have and come back

1436
01:28:49,830 --> 01:28:55,710
on a reasonable timeline during our strategic planning process about what information can they give us now.

1437
01:28:57,110 --> 01:29:00,990
And if there's a $50,000 report that's going to give us the gold standard answer to the council

1438
01:29:00,990 --> 01:29:06,630
from right here, it's looking forward. We have to wait a year. Well, at least we're on the path to doing that and we're

1439
01:29:06,630 --> 01:29:10,750
going to do our best to make good budget priorities in the coming year and we're going to be at a better position in

1440
01:29:12,010 --> 01:29:17,390
There's also a discussion about potentially going to the public for a measure, which if we

1441
01:29:17,390 --> 01:29:19,650
don't have to make a decision on what that's about right now either.

1442
01:29:19,950 --> 01:29:25,170
So I think we would be prudent to do a good job and move this direction and not take

1443
01:29:25,170 --> 01:29:30,870
too much time or money I'm getting together with the report that probably will not ultimately

1444
01:29:30,870 --> 01:29:33,110
be what we're based decisions on.

1445
01:29:34,550 --> 01:29:38,690
What's the journey in the city's part of the SIM card study?

1446
01:29:39,290 --> 01:29:44,230
Tummy again, does it go to all the roads or does it all the roads, yes that's correct.

1447
01:29:44,470 --> 01:29:45,430
The road roads included?

1448
01:29:45,650 --> 01:29:46,870
The neighborhood as well.

1449
01:29:47,190 --> 01:29:47,690
Thank you.

1450
01:29:50,610 --> 01:29:51,270
Right, Christopher Joel.

1451
01:29:53,360 --> 01:29:57,100
I think it's a great idea to have a master list of all the roads.

1452
01:29:57,440 --> 01:29:59,980
Their status cost for preparing so forth.

1453
01:30:04,600 --> 01:30:10,720
I know some Mike, I know it's slightly different than what you're thinking, but would it be possible to get a report on this first?

1454
01:30:11,160 --> 01:30:22,180
Right? In terms of what happened in 2018. So this way, when we go into ours to teach our town halls, we kind of see if some of these wealth have been neglected since 2018.

1455
01:30:23,640 --> 01:30:27,920
And maybe that should be the first step is to see what the paths have.

1456
01:30:28,580 --> 01:30:33,440
And then when the new report comes out from its CHE, we could have another report on that,

1457
01:30:33,660 --> 01:30:38,960
and we could actually compare what happened, and then go from there into the next steps.

1458
01:30:39,960 --> 01:30:42,060
But I do think it's important to have community input.

1459
01:30:42,760 --> 01:30:48,140
Yes, it's great to have an engineer evaluate the real status in their conditions and see what's

1460
01:30:48,140 --> 01:30:53,220
on, but it's also important to have community input of, hey, these are the actual roads we drive

1461
01:30:53,220 --> 01:30:58,940
every day and here's our experiences with these roads. So I think it's good to have both sides

1462
01:30:58,940 --> 01:31:05,900
of it. And I think I wasn't clear about the community involvement, I'm not saying that they

1463
01:31:05,900 --> 01:31:10,820
create a list-and-all list that says these are priorities and think they create a list that says,

1464
01:31:10,860 --> 01:31:17,040
look at these roads. We think these are roads that need attention and they can get more

1465
01:31:17,040 --> 01:31:21,620
or in-depth evaluation by professionals?

1466
01:31:25,120 --> 01:31:31,820
Dear, would you able to either bring the strategic planning and or make it available beforehand

1467
01:31:31,820 --> 01:31:38,320
of the past document that has all the PCI grades for all the streets in the city?

1468
01:31:38,400 --> 01:31:41,780
Yeah, Mayor, we'll be able to put that information together for you.

1469
01:31:45,140 --> 01:31:45,960
Yes, Mr. Brock.

1470
01:31:47,700 --> 01:31:53,040
Look, I don't disagree everything that we hear at all the meetings talks about stress or

1471
01:31:53,040 --> 01:31:54,400
roads, such a high priority.

1472
01:31:55,720 --> 01:31:59,420
But there's a couple of things we can do too, and I'm willing to kind of take feedback from

1473
01:31:59,420 --> 01:32:03,260
the council about how you want to handle it if you want to do that at a meeting, if you want

1474
01:32:03,260 --> 01:32:05,740
to handle it, maybe through your strategic planning.

1475
01:32:07,120 --> 01:32:09,780
But we do have resources for roads every year, right?

1476
01:32:09,780 --> 01:32:10,480
We have a toolkit.

1477
01:32:10,620 --> 01:32:11,340
We've got funding.

1478
01:32:11,340 --> 01:32:17,100
we used for roads, we've done a lot of work through our ad hoc subcommittee about talking

1479
01:32:17,100 --> 01:32:23,760
about projects, we're kind of hitting a nice reset now, we're done with our projects,

1480
01:32:24,500 --> 01:32:28,440
down on this team, we're working on new projects, so maybe it's a good time to bring back

1481
01:32:28,440 --> 01:32:33,040
something for you to consider, you know, maybe where you want to focus your road projects

1482
01:32:33,040 --> 01:32:38,760
going forward. We've got a list of ones we've had on a list for a while, one of them

1483
01:32:38,760 --> 01:32:39,220
forward.

1484
01:32:41,280 --> 01:32:47,560
So I think with the toolkit resources you've got, the piece that I talked about, there

1485
01:32:47,560 --> 01:32:52,400
are pieces there that you should be aware of and how you want to prioritize those resources

1486
01:32:52,400 --> 01:32:56,780
and to the comments I'm hearing, you get to make some decisions, you definitely need to

1487
01:32:56,780 --> 01:33:02,080
get feedback from public about how you want to use your live-in to resources. I think that

1488
01:33:02,080 --> 01:33:05,840
all makes sense to me. The question is, do you want to talk about it at a meeting or

1489
01:33:05,840 --> 01:33:07,920
you don't want to do it through your strategic planning.

1490
01:33:11,960 --> 01:33:14,840
A couple of days long, is that a new one or is that,

1491
01:33:16,900 --> 01:33:18,600
because we're here respect to you, sir.

1492
01:33:19,440 --> 01:33:24,080
I think every, I think the big point is everybody agrees to do that on the, that roads

1493
01:33:24,080 --> 01:33:28,840
their huge priority and we agree to do that we need to do better, but yeah, just the process

1494
01:33:28,840 --> 01:33:29,400
is getting there.

1495
01:33:31,180 --> 01:33:35,620
Yeah, I mean, I'm not comfortable going to the冠軍 since you were saying we're not doing

1496
01:33:35,620 --> 01:33:36,700
anything but our terminals.

1497
01:33:37,920 --> 01:33:38,040
Yeah.

1498
01:33:38,040 --> 01:33:43,260
If you live on a collector road, if you live on the residential road, you have a lock.

1499
01:33:44,160 --> 01:33:45,220
I don't think it's true.

1500
01:33:47,980 --> 01:33:51,660
I'm worth it's done on residential streets.

1501
01:33:52,720 --> 01:33:54,520
We do have a list of residential streets.

1502
01:33:54,640 --> 01:33:56,020
They're just not at the top of the list right now.

1503
01:33:56,180 --> 01:33:56,500
That's correct.

1504
01:34:01,270 --> 01:34:10,060
So, through strategic planning, is it more beneficial to have a small,

1505
01:34:10,060 --> 01:34:26,560
that hot group of the council come up with what we think is a structured plan, I think it's worth a meeting of an ad hoc subcommittee to do that,

1506
01:34:29,160 --> 01:34:31,740
but the strategic planning is in L.

1507
01:34:32,480 --> 01:34:33,360
January 31.

1508
01:34:35,580 --> 01:34:38,400
Let's look at that first and see where that leaves us.

1509
01:34:46,680 --> 01:34:51,500
I mean, let's not look at residential roads, I mean, I would point to public works and public

1510
01:34:51,500 --> 01:34:55,860
works would say, no, we work on residential roads.

1511
01:34:56,520 --> 01:35:01,520
So I think it's the priority and I think that's why it's better suited on goals and priorities

1512
01:35:02,120 --> 01:35:03,500
because we have this discussion.

1513
01:35:03,700 --> 01:35:08,360
I mean, Mayor Pro Tem has been talking about college drive since before I was on council.

1514
01:35:09,020 --> 01:35:12,220
So like that's where we deserve the term in our priorities.

1515
01:35:12,220 --> 01:35:22,890
So I think circumventing the way in which we decide our priorities on roads, as well as we're

1516
01:35:22,890 --> 01:35:26,210
going to have a free report come out from M.Cag.

1517
01:35:27,890 --> 01:35:31,230
I think it goes from priorities, question is better suited.

1518
01:35:34,750 --> 01:35:37,450
The draft is faster, but within a month to 20, 60,

1519
01:35:39,930 --> 01:35:40,670
anything else?

1520
01:35:41,110 --> 01:35:47,010
Yeah, I mean, we're going to be dependent on that M.Cag report that if you're saying a year,

1521
01:35:47,610 --> 01:35:49,070
Could easily be longer,

1522
01:35:52,940 --> 01:35:58,640
but it certainly has all the elements I brought up and that's encouraging.

1523
01:35:59,420 --> 01:36:00,760
Yeah, thank you for listening to you.

1524
01:36:01,000 --> 01:36:03,060
It's got to work.

1525
01:36:05,700 --> 01:36:05,860
All right.

1526
01:36:06,080 --> 01:36:06,780
Anything else?

1527
01:36:06,980 --> 01:36:14,320
So that's my resolution is just to go through the strategic planning and see where we are from there.

1528
01:36:14,620 --> 01:36:15,820
Yeah, I think I've built a discussion there.

1529
01:36:15,940 --> 01:36:17,380
One and you already got the report going.

1530
01:36:22,320 --> 01:36:23,340
That's what we're just missing.

1531
01:36:25,460 --> 01:36:26,680
Nothing for me.

1532
01:36:27,400 --> 01:36:28,800
Councilor Tau, you want to discuss?

1533
01:36:29,940 --> 01:36:30,120
Nothing.

1534
01:36:30,320 --> 01:36:31,040
Nothing from me, either?

1535
01:36:32,080 --> 01:36:33,120
On the council comments?

1536
01:36:33,540 --> 01:36:34,140
Change an item.

1537
01:36:34,840 --> 01:36:36,200
A four city council comments?

1538
01:36:36,440 --> 01:36:38,740
I've heard of my left Councilor Tau, any comments?

1539
01:36:39,160 --> 01:36:39,420
No comment.

1540
01:36:40,440 --> 01:36:41,160
Councilor Smith.

1541
01:36:42,580 --> 01:36:43,260
Welcome back, everybody.

1542
01:36:43,420 --> 01:36:45,160
I hope you had a great new year.

1543
01:36:45,680 --> 01:36:46,320
Councilor Harris.

1544
01:36:46,560 --> 01:36:47,120
Welcome back, everybody.

1545
01:36:47,200 --> 01:36:47,620
I hope you had a great new year.

1546
01:36:47,620 --> 01:36:48,280
Councilor Harris.

1547
01:36:49,800 --> 01:36:50,980
We were too pumped.

1548
01:36:51,680 --> 01:36:53,520
Happy New Year to everyone.

1549
01:36:53,980 --> 01:36:56,120
We do have town halls.

1550
01:36:56,120 --> 01:37:04,940
coming up. We also have Town Hall for the maintenance district. Goon Valley on Wednesday.

1551
01:37:05,800 --> 01:37:10,280
So please come out and express your concerns about roads.

1552
01:37:12,000 --> 01:37:15,900
Well, they're at a great holiday season. Merry Christmas happy new year to everybody.

1553
01:37:16,380 --> 01:37:20,980
I think the city had a really nice 25. Thank you. There's so many everybody on the council.

1554
01:37:21,740 --> 01:37:29,680
So many other people in this room here as well for all of our work in 25, moving the city forward and looking forward to a great 26 as well.

1555
01:37:29,680 --> 01:37:31,200
Okay, did you invite him, Jay adjourned?

1556
01:37:32,160 --> 01:37:33,260
Dr. Motion adjourned.

1557
01:37:33,580 --> 01:37:33,840
Motion adjourned.

1558
01:37:33,900 --> 01:37:34,000
Second.

1559
01:37:34,920 --> 01:37:40,200
Okay, I have a motion by Council Member Harris and a second by Council Member D. Pont, Mary and Council, please cast your votes.

1560
01:37:43,740 --> 01:37:44,880
And the motion passes unanimously.