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On major donor financing, finding major donors, so they're going to join my executive committee to search for major donors.

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We're thrilled to have them. I got a confirmation today that Roger Penske is going to give us our car.

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He wants to do a picture photo op with me sometime in the next couple of weeks, and I'm

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meeting tomorrow with two gentlemen, Dana, Stinsmore, and Craig Cuffy, that's going

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to help us find major donors, but I'm thrilled that these two gentlemen have agreed to

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take some of the burden off me and help me out.

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Thank you. Oh, we need commissioner Van Killen back

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Okay, and just one that members of the audience if you're gonna continue conversations, could you do those in the lobby?

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That the commission can continue on with their meeting. Thank you, Chris.

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So I guess it's to me. Are we?

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Yeah, can we move your conversation into the lobby, please?

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Yeah, thank you

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No, you're not laughing off. He's supposed to be a parent

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I, yeah, wrong spoke with as interacting with me in Matt, and I'm a thing significant to

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add other than where we're on board.

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Good to hear.

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Mr. Green.

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So, we met as a group of stakeholders last week with for the review of the Backways Trails

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and parks. And there's a pretty good group of people there from supporting different groups in

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the community. And we had a good presentation and asked all the participants to put stickers like

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many stickers on different things that would be priorities.

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So that is actually going to be looked at and come to us next month, correct?

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That I mean.

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So, I imagine they will present somewhat our results of that.

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And I don't know if you want me to add that.

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So looking at that Friday and Saturday evening rose on all of our locations.

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So some of our locations actually presently pollutes is adding hours, particularly in that time slot.

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Talking about what you do when you come to the library.

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So at least 34% so a third of the respondents responded that they did come.

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And they were looking at programs that were attending story times, book clubs.

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And that is, you know, almost happy to hear

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I know what all the great stuff

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Sarah Lynn and her group is doing for you.

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So, you know, 50% are coming for programs for you.

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What about what you think about the library?

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they believe it has to be a safe place.

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It's a clean place.

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And you can find what you're looking for when you're there.

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So, let's just kind of some percentages

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of what's going on there.

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The website.

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So our digital resources and the virtual visits, you can actually do a ton of wonderful things.

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You can check out books virtually. You can download videos, but most people place of a gun hold.

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And you can certainly do that. You can search for library materials, and then of course find out what do you have to do.

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This is a special and regular meeting of the Morgan Hill City Council, and we are just returning from a closed session.

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So, we've already called the meeting to order and all that, I will ask our acting city attorney to announce the results of our closed session.

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Mr. Mayor, there were two closed sessions tonight and I have no reportable action.

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Thank you, Mr. Baum.

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Would you all please rise and join me in a moment of silent indication?

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Thank you. Please remain standing and join me in the pledge of allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to flag.

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you very much. We do have Mr. Gordon Sebert is with us, but he's with us on a telephone line. So I need to remind everybody to make sure you speak into the microphone and so that Mr. Sebert can hear us.

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We do have an opportunity at each of our meetings for one of our members to give a report on

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whatever they want to report on. They're outside activities or whatever, and it's my turn this evening,

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and I'd like to start by saying, I am having another copy with a mayor. It's going to be on December 10th.

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It'll be at the New Location of Booksmart, overop done Avenue on the East Side of town.

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And my guest will be more in Tobin, our communications and engagement manager.

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So invite you all 10 o'clock on Saturday, December 10th at Booksmart.

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The other thing I wanted to report on is I am on the board of something called Silicon Valley

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clean energy and it is a community choice energy is the ability to have the community

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purchase their energy not from PG&E although it's still furnished by PG&E there's no

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change to what happens at your house or anything like that but what we'll be

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doing is instituting this starting in about April of next year, we'll be offering it, and

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it will be the default. You can opt out of it and go back to PG&E if you'd like, but if you

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don't do anything, then you'll be a customer instead of PG&E of Silicon Valley clean energy.

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You'll get your bill from PG&E, you'll get the delivery from PG&E, but you will be buying the

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energy from Silicon Valley clean energy. And we are for the first three years. We're

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guaranteeing that if you go with Silicon Valley clean energy, you will save 1% over

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PG&E's rates. And then there is another option that you have and that's to opt up. If

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you don't, if you just take the normal offering, you'll get 50% of your energy will be from

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renewable sources. If you opt up and choose to pick a little bit extra, more than you

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would pay PG&E, then you can get 100% renewable energy. So that's coming. There's a

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little brochure of two-page thing about it. I put a stack of them over on where the

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agendas are. If you want to know more about it and we're looking forward to it. It's

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going smoothly, everything is falling into place very nicely. We have a staff that's

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growing by the week and the headquarters is open in Sunnyvale now. That

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opened last week and it's everything's right on schedule so it's going to be

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exciting when it comes about. With that I'll ask City Manager Mr. Steve

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If you have a report this evening, as you always do.

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Yes, I do Mr. Mayor.

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Good evening, Mayor.

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Members of the Council, members of the community and my teammates over here.

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I have a variety of updates, but to start with, this is the reason why the Council

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invested in the New Council chamber.

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We appreciate having many of you here today.

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Those of you that used to participate at Council meetings.

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You recall we were next door at a very much more small cramped space.

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So the Council invested in this space a couple of years back.

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So when we have large communities like tonight,

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It's much of our comfortable setting with improved technology, so thank you all for being here.

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I typically start my comments with a recognition of our team, our teammates, for living some of our core values,

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and tonight I'd like to recognize two of them for living our core value of teamwork.

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Recently the City Council invests in a brand new software that we're using for our development services.

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So when you pull a permit or our building, our developers are working with us.

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They use that software as well as with our fire services and business licenses.

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And Elizabeth Bassett and the Jeep collied,

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have been working together extensively

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behind the scenes of developing form.

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And I'm recognizing, because they're not just sitting there

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developing form but there's an excitement in it,

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and a passion for what they're doing to make sure we have better communication

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with our residents and development community,

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as well as a more efficient operation behind the scenes.

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So I just want to say thank you to the Jeep and Elizabeth

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for their continued efforts.

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I just want to share what the upcoming council meeting

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schedule is and so

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We have, obviously, our meeting tonight. We will have our next meeting on December 7, which is our regular meeting. We will then have a meeting, a special meeting on December 14th, at the December 14th meeting is when we will see the new council as a result of the elections that we just had last Tuesday.

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We will then be canceling the meeting on December 21st. We always cancel the first meeting in January and then the next meeting for us would be January 18th.

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So we will have meetings on December 7th, 14th in January 18th, of course, in all the next two months.

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Just for the council's sake as well as the community as you're wondering when the council will be meeting those are the three dates coming up.

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Another follow up on the election on December 7th, we plan to bring a report back to the city council,

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many of the proposition and measures.

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And one is to give you an update on what happened, but two, there are some areas that we may have to have policy discussion with the city council.

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So we want to give you a report on the 7th that's an update in the summary and then identify

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areas that we may come back with individual ports, reports where we're asking you on some

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policy discussions or decisions based on those approvals.

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An interesting note is that $32 billion worth of facility bonds were passed throughout the

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state and $23 billion of that was for school construction.

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So around the state is a variety of funds that are going into the schools and then the remaining

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was going into transit projects and other public facilities throughout the state, but an amazing

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number throughout the state, especially to support our education system.

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I want to continue to thank the community as we have done many times in the last couple

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years for being a county leader in water conservation.

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The numbers have come out for January through September this year, and morning health continues

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to be a leader not only in the region in the state, compared to 2013, we have considered 27%

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or use 27% less water during those months periods.

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So thank you for that.

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And just a friendly reminder that now that we're

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in the winter season, the only day that we allow watering

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is on Wednesdays.

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And so we ask you to make sure that irrigation is set up that way,

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as well as if you see your neighbors just

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play last them to abide by the Wednesday use.

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So we can continue our conservation efforts.

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We are recommending this as a housekeeping item

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there, recommending that item number 13, you considered before item 12, so reversals too,

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when you adopt the agenda. And then we have some supplements and fun, you supplements

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for item 7, 11, a couple for 11, and then presentations for 10, 11, 12, 13,

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and then our Yaku is here as well. And that concludes.

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Thank you, Mr. Rimer. Mr. Bomb, do you have an acting city attorney's report?

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Just very briefly. I want to introduce myself. I'm Gary Bomb. I'm just acting city attorney.

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want on a larkin is on vacation he'll be returning on Tuesday. Thank you. Thank you, Mr.

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Baum. Are there any other reports? Mr. Carr.

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We'll briefly, if I might, Mayor, tonight's going to be sort of a transportation night.

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So I just wanted to note, I know, the council, all got copies. The Valley Transportation Authority

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is going through a new strategic planning process and they have a draft strategic plan of

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I believe my colleagues have all seen and for the public it can be access to the VTA website

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and see sort of the ongoing future direction for the Valley Transportation Authority.

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They hope to take that to the board on December 8th for approval.

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So if someone, if you are interested in that before December 8th would be a good time to do that.

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And as well, I think it probably has been fairly well dispersed throughout our community that

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Paratransit services are changing in our county and there is a new service provider that

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happened rather quickly and down at the senior center I know that they have all the

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correct contact information, but really the customer service help line for VTA is now the

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line that you would want to call for any kind of paratransit needs or paratransit services.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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Thank you, Mr. Carr.

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One of the highlights of our evening is always when we have our Youth Action Council here to talk about an asset among the 41 developmental assets.

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In fact, they usually talk about two of them.

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And tonight, Lisa Fuente, Steve and Holly and Justin Hall are going to make the presentation. Come on up, guys.

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Give me a chance to have some of my first singing in nature.

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Oh, okay.

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Sorry. Good evening, Mayor Tate City Council members, City Manager and City Attorney.

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And my name is Stephen Hawley. I have been in Yack for this is my first year.

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Good evening. My name is Justin Hawng and this is my first year in Yack.

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Good evening. My name is Lisa Fuentes. This is my fourth year in Yack.

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And we are here to present the November developmental acid acid number 41 positive cultural identity.

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Young person feels proud of her or his cultural background.

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For those teens who would like to get to know and understand the background of heritage,

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make sure to ask your parents about stories from where they came from and for those parents

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who would like to get their children involved, make sure to bring them to community activities

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such as the Vietnamese moon festival or Vietnamese New Year and make sure they can get to know traditional games or your native language.

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how does, how do different cultural backgrounds apply to YACs?

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So, we, so, despite our cultural differences, we, the YAC organization, except very, very

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various teens to work together in order to make things happen and we despite our cultural

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differences.

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So we learn to work together different from our race.

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How this applies to Morgan Hill.

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Sharing and celebrating various cultures increases self-esteem and promotes cultural

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competence among young people.

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That diversity of Morgan has a benefit to our, as they're exposed to different cultures every single day.

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The complementary developmental asset for this month, this asset number 38, which is self-esteem,

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or a young person reports having a highest self-esteem increased confidence and face and who they are and what they want to accomplish.

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Okay, so now I'm going to talk to you about why it is important to have a positive self-esteem.

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So, having positive self-esteem, well,

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so having in order to have positive self-esteem,

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you need confidence in yourself in order to have positive self-esteem.

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So your foundation that you have as positive self-esteem is needed in order for you to have

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of authenticity as a person, so the specific characteristics that make up you as a person.

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And without positive cultural identity, you won't be able to have positive self-esteem,

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which will make you break down.

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Oh, wow.

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We would like to ask if one of you guys would like to share if you guys feel comfortable.

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When you were a child, were you proud of your cultural identity, why or why not, any?

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Somebody, jump in here.

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You can go.

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Go ahead, Mr. Gunstein.

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Okay, I mean, he's going to make me go first.

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My parents are from a different country.

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I'm first generation.

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They're from Jamaica.

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So that has, I think, allowed me to see things in a different perspective.

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So, I'm proud of that my parents are from another country, but I'm also proud that they

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saw fit to come here to the United States, where I was born and I was born in New York.

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And it helps to bring home, I think, more succinctly for me, that this country was based

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on immigrants.

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So, I think this having a cultural identity really plays into the fabric of what the United States is all about.

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And I appreciate you guys bringing this to our attention. Great presentation so far.

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Mr. Carr.

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Well, I would just say that my mom has done a significant amount of work in looking at our family tree and where the generations of our family have come from.

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We've been in the United States for many generations.

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But I think that that is, to me, it's interesting.

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But I think that's also helpful as well

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in understanding where our family.

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Assembly came from originally and how many generations have been here and where they have spread throughout the United States, and it's something that I share with my children as well, and hopefully they'll keep that kind of going as well.

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I'm going to send away and get my DNA looked at and all that and figured out.

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But what I've been told is on 15, 16th English and 16th Irish.

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And I love celebrating the Irish part of it.

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Well, we would like to ask, what do you do to celebrate your cultural heritage?

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Well, I wish I have a lot of pubs.

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And to make an independent day I believe it was August 7th.

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to make it was a colony of Great Britain until 1960, 1942.

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Well, I enjoyed doing the things that you all talked about at the beginning and celebrate

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in the cultural heritage and the diversity that is here in our community, whether it's

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my specific background or not, it's our communities and I think it's important to identify

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with that.

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Okay, now we would like to share something from our cultures, so I come from a Hispanic background and I'm a Catholic, so as a Catholic, we celebrate the Dia de la Vitaine on December 12, and so for my culture, I used to do dancing for my church, and we hand make our dresses and so I finished my dress first, so I got to make a wish and so I danced barefoot.

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as a sacrifice for one of my dreams to come true.

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And so that's kind of where I come from.

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I love to dance for the sweet and muddy end.

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So that's my culture background.

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Can you bring around here where we can see them a little bit?

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They're beautiful.

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They're really beautiful.

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Nice.

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Very beautiful.

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Yeah.

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All right, beautiful.

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How long are you taking to make that?

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Good job.

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Beautiful.

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A hard act to follow.

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So I'll just tell you, I don't have really anything as beautiful as that, but so I have

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something from the day of the dead, it's a, it's mostly, it's a common candy, so it's

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a new guy and all the men's, I know it's not really that beautiful, but it's good, yeah

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It is good.

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And my mom made this for you all to eat.

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So would you like one first?

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Of course.

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Justin.

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Well, he passes out candy.

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Oh, thank you.

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So we wear out yye.

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Something called out yye.

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It's mainly made out of silk, but this one's not made out of silk.

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We wear it on Vietnamese moon festival or Vietnamese New Year, or sometimes on

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So this is not iron but this was actually my mom was letting Jess. Oh wow. And she wore it

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in 1999 and then I came in their lives for years later.

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My mom has a lot of these for many like parties or festivals but this was one of her

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more special ones like I didn't even know it was hers until like two nights ago.

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Once you told me that she kept it, so yeah, that's mine.

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Very cool.

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Thank you.

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Great job, you guys.

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Is there any questions?

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I think you've covered it.

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Thank you.

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Thank you for having us and have a great rest of your night.

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Thank you, too.

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Great job, guys.

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Good job.

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Okay, it's time for public comment.

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Public comment is not opportunity for anybody in the audience to address the city council on items that are not.

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not on tonight's agenda. If they're on tonight's agenda, then we'll...

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Call you up, and that agenda item comes up. But if you have any comments, you turn in a speaker card, if you want to speak on items, not on the agenda. Do we have any speaker cards, Ms. Wilson?

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I don't have any speaker cards for public comment.

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Okay. And nobody's running up, so I'll close public comment, and we will go to adoption of the agenda.

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City Manager has requested that we put item 13 in front of item 12. If we can have a motion to approve the agenda that way.

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Some move. Okay. Motion to second all in favor say aye.

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All right.

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Opposed.

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Motion carries. I assume unanimously. I didn't hear.

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Gordon.

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All right.

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I, there we go, consent calendar.

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We have items on consent calendar that we think are fairly routine in nature and do not require

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discussion or anything, but anybody in the audience can pull an item off the consent calendar

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by turning in a speaker card and I'll ask the City Council members if they have items to

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remove.

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Mr. Constantin.

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Yes, I am seven, please.

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Number seven,

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and so I'll ask for approval of the consent calendar for all items except number seven

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Some of that means to be roll call vote

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All right, oh, because it call roll call vote because we're telephone telephone

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So we'll have a roll call vote

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Mayor T. I count some members car. I constant time. Seabird

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And now we go to item number seven, that's AB 1600 development impact P report for fiscal year 2015-16, Mr. Constantine, did you want to...

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Staff for some questions?

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Yes, please. I do have some questions, but perhaps the report may answer some of them. Thank you.

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Do you have there is the AB600 development impact fee report?

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I'm sorry we can introduce myself.

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My name is Dan Wing, finance director.

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Good evening, Mr. Mayor and Councillor members.

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This item is the required annual report of the development impact fee that the state requires

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to report to the Council and the public.

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The impact fees, however, collect the development impact fees.

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These in fact fees, requirements are we have to close the amount we collected and to

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close the collected and expansions for a year.

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And it required the city to make the resolution adopted for any funds that fees collected

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over five years old.

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There are three fees that we collected that have been over five years old and they are the

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strong training impact fee from 23 in the amount of 1.1 million.

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I'm sorry, 1.1 million from the traffic impact fee and over $800,000 or $840,000 from the

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Storn Drain Impact fee.

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Approximately 1.3.1 million from the traffic fees of 1.303.

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Those fees have been collected.

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There are funds in that fees that have been over 5 years old and required to cancel to make

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the findings for the purpose of those for the purpose for the return of those funds.

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Okay. So regards to, I'm going to hit each of the three. So in regards to the Stormdream

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Impact Fund, we have a surplus of 5.2 million dollars roughly, correct, according to the report.

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Our call report is right now. The fund thousand five point two, but only about $846,000,

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I'll go five years old.

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Okay, so $800,000 will be used for

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between the storm drainage system master plan

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and the August Creek flood protection?

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Is that correct?

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Yes, just a partial of it.

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Right now we have over 5.2 million allocated

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or designated for the master plan

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and upper Yaka's Creek flood protection project.

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So, is it identified what monies will go to the Yadis Creek flight protection plan?

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If I can take that question.

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Carl, be our key public works director.

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We're going to be spending quite a bit of money of the range impact funds on that related

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to the upper Yadis Creek project.

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Once that is in place, we have in our Kepler and Pove and Program to build improvements

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that are paid for out of the storm drain master plan, so it's a plan to build those improvements

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when...

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And do you have an idea of what they might, what those improvements may be?

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Oh, they'd be a connector pipes for, you know, once this, once the upper august flood, the PL-566 project is complete.

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We're going to need to now build those large storm drains that are going to connect to that so that we can drain the city into this large.

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Okay, all right, and then thank you for that and then regarding the traffic impact fee

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How much of the 4.5 million is over five years old?

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That's I didn't find it in report. We have one point one million from traffic impact fee

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That's it has been over five years old. Okay, and that's gonna go to the do it Avenue S curve and then the hail Avenue extension

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Okay, that's correct now

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From measure B and I'll call it the good measure B

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We're supposed to be getting, I believe, $23 or $24 million for the Hail Avenue Extension.

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Do we know exactly how much is going to cost for the Hail Avenue Extension?

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We won't be getting that amount of money.

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The estimated cost to complete Hail Avenue is $13.5 million.

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We are providing a match with the traffic impact fees of about 30% of that.

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So four and a half million or so will be that'll be that's what we'll use our traffic

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impact fees for the balance of the project will come from the transportation measure.

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Okay good I did not know that and then going back to or ending with the the fire impact

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fee the land where that we're talking about the the fire station being built we own that property

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correct that's correct so where is the estimated $3 million cost of the fire house and

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I understand why it would cost 3 million dollars to build a fire station for a land that we already own.

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Actually, the estimate, it is an engineer's estimate to build that facility.

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It's going to be more than just a building.

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There will be some supporting infrastructure with that.

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But the estimate is right now about $3 million to build that facility on top of the land we already own.

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Okay. I guess when we get closer to the actual build,

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Well, I understand that that seems a little exorbitant to me, but it's an estimate at this time

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But yeah, we'll come back to when the time comes. Engineers always overbuild stuff

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Okay, so that's that pretty much answers all my questions. I do appreciate that and with that

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Mr. Mayor then I will move approval of item number seven

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We have a second

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House

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But can we

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Have a question and I may be Mr. Seabert has one as well while the side of the

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Okay,

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Carl, on the, on the, on the, on the S curve, the D would have no

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S curve, the county had that on their agenda on Tuesday to accept or reject

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this, did, do you know, did they accept the, the bid on that?

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I, I believe they accept the bid.

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I know the bid's were very favorable.

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Very, very good.

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Yeah.

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So does that mean that they have a timeline now on it?

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It does, uh, I don't need you to quote me on it.

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I think they're going to move forward with the process of getting the contract executed and they're going to start work this year.

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Thank you.

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Mr. Sebert, do you have anything?

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No questions.

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The city manager have already answered.

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Okay.

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We have the motion in a second.

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Can we have a roll call vote?

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Mayor Tate.

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Council members.

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Car.

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Constantine.

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Seabird.

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Hi.

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Thank you.

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That completes our consent calendar and the item we took off the consent calendar.

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So we move now to item number 10 and that's the September 2016 financial and investment

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report.

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Mr. Wynn.

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Good evening again.

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Backwing.

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Finance Director.

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What you have in the package is the first-quality ending September 30 financial investment report.

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We present this report to the Council and the residents on the monthly as part of commitment to the

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CEO Council Hon.

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Court and priorities of maintaining fiscal responsibility and preserving and cultivating public trust.

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Weekly and important is our commitment to the Council of Expression of maintaining high level

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transparency and responsibility and being a responsible towards our public funds.

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Overall revenue received through the first quarter for all funds total 24.1 million

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or 22% of the budget.

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Expansors include conferences total 42.9 million or 32% of the budget.

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Let's visit each of the city's major funds and let's begin with John of Fund.

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Total John of Fund revenue received through the first quarter is 6.1 million, and it is about 16% higher than this time last year,

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was mainly due to the increase in South Tax collection and Transient Occupy Tax or TUT.

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The increase in South Tax collection is due to the end of the triple flip, as the state has begun to spurse the cities to full local share of 1% South Tax versus

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three quarters of one percent in prior years. The increase into U.T. is mainly due to the

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additional new hotel which went online some of this year. It's a Lakinta. The expansion

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shows including conferences total 12.7 million or 33 percent of budget.

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Recreation operation

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is a major part of the Jennifer Calagories. Revenue received through the first quarter are

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can slightly underbudget mainly due to the lower daily emission at the Aquaric Center.

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I'm attributable to the minor weather and lower rental income and fuel-closed participating

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in the CAMS program.

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As you can see in the chart of representation,

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the recreation program impact you turn on

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in the past 10 years, the program has been sufficient in the last five years, come from

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negative impact of over 1.5 million in O607.

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This is testament to your leadership and the hard work

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that our creation teammates.

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Community development fund.

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The revenue received through the first quarter is about 1.2 million

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or $108,000 less than prior year this time.

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As many due to the return of normal level of the

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common activity. The expenditures, including conferences total 1.7 million, the front is

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forecasted to remain structured in balance with how council actions and run out

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cast in 1819. The city working with the consultants has resumed our updated

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fee study and we're going to also with the updated fee schedule in the next few

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enterprise funds to include the sewer operation and water operation.

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The sewer operation revenue received due to date is 2.5 million

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about the same time from prior year.

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The expansioners, including compressors, also at about 2.5 million

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or 23% of the budget.

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As you can see in the chart, the fund is forecast remain

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at the sea council adopted fund balance of 25% throughout the next five years.

453
00:37:50,010 --> 00:37:57,250
What are operations, revenue received today is 3.2 million or about 33% of budget,

454
00:37:58,010 --> 00:38:04,310
expenditures, including conferences, total, 3.5 million or 32% of budget.

455
00:38:06,250 --> 00:38:11,590
The fund is forecasted to meet the Council of Duffet Fund balance of 25% with the next five years.

456
00:38:15,330 --> 00:38:22,270
Earlier this year, the Council member of CBERT asked that the staff repeatedly 20 year financial

457
00:38:22,270 --> 00:38:28,570
protection at that time, the council decided staff not invested in that effort.

458
00:38:29,450 --> 00:38:34,350
Council member of CBERT asked that we considered the item again, so the staff right now is seeking

459
00:38:34,350 --> 00:38:35,330
the council direction.

460
00:38:35,930 --> 00:38:42,170
Historically, we have repatriated five year protection as part of budget development, and those protection

461
00:38:42,170 --> 00:38:46,210
can be found in the budget special section analysis and budget

462
00:38:46,210 --> 00:38:49,910
document begin in place 346 through 348.

463
00:38:50,690 --> 00:38:53,170
And that concludes my presentation.

464
00:38:55,390 --> 00:38:56,610
Thank you. Any questions?

465
00:38:59,970 --> 00:39:00,830
Go ahead, Mr. Gunstein.

466
00:39:01,190 --> 00:39:01,670
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

467
00:39:01,950 --> 00:39:03,890
Regarding the 20-year financial projection.

468
00:39:05,370 --> 00:39:06,850
What would that entail?

469
00:39:08,650 --> 00:39:11,110
Well, there's pros and cons in the

470
00:39:11,110 --> 00:39:12,530
to introduce you for an answer protection.

471
00:39:12,650 --> 00:39:15,270
One entail is that we protect out the city,

472
00:39:16,150 --> 00:39:17,430
the resources, the city,

473
00:39:17,510 --> 00:39:19,510
the political lack in the next 20 years.

474
00:39:20,270 --> 00:39:23,230
The approach is that it gives you the council picture

475
00:39:23,230 --> 00:39:26,830
or help council prioritize your priorities.

476
00:39:27,390 --> 00:39:29,650
The current is because it's 20 years

477
00:39:29,650 --> 00:39:34,710
and so there could be more less visibility

478
00:39:35,870 --> 00:39:38,070
and council make some commitment

479
00:39:38,070 --> 00:39:40,390
that might future may not pan out.

480
00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:44,680
And the industry standard is fire forecast.

481
00:39:45,420 --> 00:39:45,680
Yeah.

482
00:39:47,460 --> 00:39:52,100
Based on best practices, we can recommend by the HFOA.

483
00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:54,940
This is the natural association for the local government.

484
00:39:55,700 --> 00:39:57,200
It's five years forecast.

485
00:39:59,160 --> 00:39:59,640
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

486
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:06,400
Thank you. If there's no other questions, we'll open it for public comment. Is there any speaker cards on this item?

487
00:40:06,940 --> 00:40:14,640
I don't have any speaker cards for this item. Okay, and nobody's running up, so we'll close public comment, and open it to council discussion or action.

488
00:40:17,510 --> 00:40:18,010
Mr. Mayor?

489
00:40:18,490 --> 00:40:19,630
Yeah. Please, Mr. Sever.

490
00:40:20,590 --> 00:40:28,490
Thank you very much. The reason I was suggesting that we've worked longer term, and I recognize that the accuracy,

491
00:40:29,530 --> 00:40:32,450
be less, of course, be less as you look out further.

492
00:40:33,050 --> 00:40:38,470
But there are certain items that we either know or have reasonable expectations

493
00:40:38,470 --> 00:40:44,410
are going to have significant impact, especially some of the items that are in the personnel

494
00:40:44,410 --> 00:40:50,890
costs in terms of retirement costs, especially if there are changes that are discount rate,

495
00:40:51,330 --> 00:40:55,390
and health insurance costs as we all know have been going up.

496
00:40:55,390 --> 00:41:03,550
And so to look at some of those costs over time and get an idea of what impacts they may

497
00:41:03,550 --> 00:41:10,550
have on our ability to use our discretionary funds, I thought would be a useful information

498
00:41:10,550 --> 00:41:11,970
for the council to consider.

499
00:41:12,890 --> 00:41:22,570
And that's the reason I suggested to a gross manner that we look 20 years out, not just five

500
00:41:22,570 --> 00:41:23,170
years out.

501
00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:26,660
Okay, thank you.

502
00:41:30,760 --> 00:41:40,060
Mr. Wright, I recommend one of something to report, but then I would recommend maintaining the five year forecast and not go to 20 years.

503
00:41:40,980 --> 00:41:42,740
We would be my direction to staff.

504
00:41:45,220 --> 00:41:46,920
That by no means is the motion as to my opinion.

505
00:41:51,270 --> 00:41:57,550
Yeah, I certainly don't want to make that some kind of exercise.

506
00:41:57,970 --> 00:42:01,650
It's really going to take a lot of labor a lot of time.

507
00:42:02,210 --> 00:42:07,410
If it can be done on the back of an envelope, kind of thing, I have no objection to doing it.

508
00:42:10,050 --> 00:42:14,910
But I know that we use the five-year forecast, and we update the five-year forecast,

509
00:42:15,530 --> 00:42:19,770
at least once during every year as well, to not just in the budget.

510
00:42:19,770 --> 00:42:21,350
Every budget cycle, that's correct.

511
00:42:22,110 --> 00:42:24,290
Every budget cycle is on one, every year.

512
00:42:26,830 --> 00:42:31,690
If you recall that when the counselor adopted the process of doing the two-year purchase cycle,

513
00:42:32,490 --> 00:42:37,350
the counselor wants your records to be revisited every mid-year cycle, so that's that we plan to do.

514
00:42:38,830 --> 00:42:39,570
There's still a review.

515
00:42:40,910 --> 00:42:47,230
And also gets updated if something drastic changes like the Perse rate or something like that.

516
00:42:47,230 --> 00:42:47,950
That's correct.

517
00:42:49,010 --> 00:42:51,590
As long as we have that.

518
00:42:52,850 --> 00:42:54,570
Do you have a preference Mr. Carr?

519
00:42:55,090 --> 00:42:58,590
Do you currently do any kind of projections beyond five years?

520
00:43:02,140 --> 00:43:05,820
There are some funds that we look at over five years horizon.

521
00:43:07,480 --> 00:43:12,300
I'm sorry, but some categories of special revenue funds.

522
00:43:13,020 --> 00:43:18,560
Like we've forecast in development activities in the next five years or certain property tax.

523
00:43:18,560 --> 00:43:26,860
or we gather the economic forecasts from other experts,

524
00:43:27,460 --> 00:43:28,520
naturally and locally,

525
00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:30,520
and we put that together,

526
00:43:30,860 --> 00:43:32,600
strive to make protection five years

527
00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:34,320
and look for the house possible.

528
00:43:35,120 --> 00:43:38,200
But then we provide that on the just incremental basis,

529
00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:41,840
not like three of the whole fund,

530
00:43:41,920 --> 00:43:45,040
or any particular fund or a special revenue fund.

531
00:43:45,040 --> 00:43:52,960
Okay, so I was trying to think is there is there another point in there 20 years seems like a lot of crystal ball work

532
00:43:52,960 --> 00:44:02,770
Is there a 10 year, but it sounds like you know really anything is still crystal ball work and we don't do much projections beyond five that it's

533
00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:08,840
You're taking it into account a lot of different things just to get to a five year projection that is correct

534
00:44:09,760 --> 00:44:14,400
I mean I I'd I'd love to see where we think things are going beyond five years

535
00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:18,300
but it seems like it's just not very credible

536
00:44:18,300 --> 00:44:22,320
what we would be seeing and I wouldn't want to lead us

537
00:44:22,320 --> 00:44:24,660
a stray or the public in what we would see.

538
00:44:24,900 --> 00:44:26,820
And even five years is kind of a crystal ball.

539
00:44:26,860 --> 00:44:28,140
And it's not that it's well.

540
00:44:28,640 --> 00:44:32,840
Yeah, I mean, I get Mr. Sebert's interest in that.

541
00:44:34,140 --> 00:44:38,360
And if there was some way of having some credible,

542
00:44:38,480 --> 00:44:41,740
really reliable information that took us beyond five years,

543
00:44:42,020 --> 00:44:43,460
yeah, I'd love to see that.

544
00:44:43,460 --> 00:44:46,520
but it doesn't sound like that's really there.

545
00:44:47,840 --> 00:44:52,860
Yeah, and I understand Mr. Sebert's reasoning for doing that, but I think that we have enough

546
00:44:52,860 --> 00:44:59,900
safeguards built in when we do the review with the forecast of five year forecast that would give us that information.

547
00:45:00,140 --> 00:45:09,100
That I think for casting over 20 years, being that it wouldn't be that reliable, be more like a benchmark, maybe.

548
00:45:09,300 --> 00:45:15,400
Yeah, versus really getting us firm data that we could actually act upon when we make our budget.

549
00:45:15,780 --> 00:45:22,620
I agree, the five year has served us very well, and I think we need to continue to rely on it.

550
00:45:22,900 --> 00:45:24,140
Mr. Sever, do you have anything else?

551
00:45:24,920 --> 00:45:26,740
Yes, Mr. Mayor, thank you.

552
00:45:27,160 --> 00:45:31,700
And I understand that the council's concerns and these also the use of staff resources.

553
00:45:32,360 --> 00:45:38,500
I would suggest that at the very least, for those items, we are projections of provided

554
00:45:38,500 --> 00:45:45,980
out from outside the city that those be included, perhaps, when the five years are looked at,

555
00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:53,740
just so you have longer range information, I'm specifically thinking of the cost contributions.

556
00:45:53,740 --> 00:46:01,160
It's my understanding that they do provide estimates if not on a specific basis to Morgan

557
00:46:01,160 --> 00:46:01,520
Hill.

558
00:46:02,020 --> 00:46:07,320
They do provide estimates for the system for a long time, but I think you can even get them

559
00:46:07,320 --> 00:46:08,260
for the city,

560
00:46:11,340 --> 00:46:15,220
whether the curve kind of dips down as we have done some excellent things

561
00:46:15,220 --> 00:46:22,520
in terms of incorporation without employee groups to mitigate the impact of increases, but

562
00:46:22,520 --> 00:46:32,320
would be useful to look at those items in themselves as part of the five year if that information

563
00:46:32,320 --> 00:46:37,300
is available through Poers for both health insurance and retirement costs.

564
00:46:37,800 --> 00:46:44,120
But just as a point of information, not to be calculated in terms of a long term for that.

565
00:46:46,580 --> 00:46:51,040
That makes sense. That's kind of what I was saying if something comes up with a change in

566
00:46:51,040 --> 00:46:56,140
Perse Rates or something like that then we take a look at the five year anyway and there's more information

567
00:46:56,140 --> 00:47:00,600
Beyond that we could use it. You just said it better. Yeah, you did much better.

568
00:47:02,520 --> 00:47:05,160
Okay, so can we have a motion to accept the

569
00:47:06,760 --> 00:47:16,560
And file the report and some of and keep it at five year for you. I think we can give it a

570
00:47:16,560 --> 00:47:19,880
I need a, yeah, we need a second and roll call.

571
00:47:20,420 --> 00:47:21,280
Mayor Tate.

572
00:47:21,820 --> 00:47:22,260
Council members.

573
00:47:22,680 --> 00:47:22,720
Car.

574
00:47:23,240 --> 00:47:23,560
Constantine.

575
00:47:23,940 --> 00:47:24,480
I see.

576
00:47:25,600 --> 00:47:26,060
Aye.

577
00:47:27,060 --> 00:47:27,920
Thank you.

578
00:47:28,340 --> 00:47:30,880
That completes item number 10.

579
00:47:31,460 --> 00:47:32,780
And we go to item number 11.

580
00:47:33,060 --> 00:47:36,780
Review of questions and issues for high-speed rail projects,

581
00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:37,900
coping, lecture.

582
00:47:39,920 --> 00:47:40,860
Ms. Ramirez.

583
00:47:41,880 --> 00:47:42,520
Good evening.

584
00:47:43,180 --> 00:47:44,000
Mayor and council.

585
00:47:44,860 --> 00:47:49,580
teammates and members of the public that are here or watching from home.

586
00:47:54,370 --> 00:47:54,890
We tonight

587
00:47:54,890 --> 00:48:01,270
before I get started I want to recognize that there is a number of teammates in the room

588
00:48:01,270 --> 00:48:07,810
with us in addition to all the residents that joined us as well as members from the high

589
00:48:07,810 --> 00:48:10,270
speed rail authorities that are here.

590
00:48:13,990 --> 00:48:16,170
And we should point out that there are seats available

591
00:48:16,170 --> 00:48:18,250
all over on the south side.

592
00:48:19,930 --> 00:48:20,770
Thank you.

593
00:48:21,790 --> 00:48:25,930
I have a very brief short presentation for you today.

594
00:48:26,710 --> 00:48:34,550
The purpose of the meeting is to receive additional public input from the community and

595
00:48:34,550 --> 00:48:42,470
to focus on the questions and issues that we are compelling for the high-speed rail project.

596
00:48:44,870 --> 00:48:45,550
And

597
00:48:47,730 --> 00:48:52,370
the intention of tonight's meeting is not to go into an extensive presentation.

598
00:48:53,070 --> 00:48:59,490
We have had a number of conversations before you in a study session format, in a council meeting

599
00:48:59,490 --> 00:49:05,090
format, and a number of community meetings and business meetings where we've talked in

600
00:49:05,090 --> 00:49:06,170
the links about the project.

601
00:49:06,170 --> 00:49:14,630
So that is not the purpose of tonight's meeting, but or to make any more recommendations

602
00:49:14,630 --> 00:49:20,370
or decisions on the alignments, but to simply gather all the questions that are pertinent

603
00:49:20,370 --> 00:49:21,270
to us.

604
00:49:22,030 --> 00:49:28,890
I would like to very briefly give a quick overview of the project, especially in talking

605
00:49:28,890 --> 00:49:34,930
to some of our community members that joined us at a very early meeting today.

606
00:49:34,930 --> 00:49:39,250
There are still a lot of questions in regards to the project.

607
00:49:40,270 --> 00:49:47,550
So the few comments that I want to remind ourselves of is that this is a state project.

608
00:49:47,710 --> 00:49:49,550
This is not a city project.

609
00:49:50,710 --> 00:49:54,310
This project is being designed program.

610
00:49:54,930 --> 00:49:59,730
Eventually, it will be constructed and operated by the California High Speed Rail.

611
00:50:01,000 --> 00:50:15,200
The project intends to have a rail system that runs from San Francisco to San Diego, eventually from Sacramento to Los Angeles, with trains to run approximately 200 miles per hour.

612
00:50:16,480 --> 00:50:27,080
The project coming through our community, the train essentially comes through the community, we don't have a station. There are stations in San Jose and in Gilroy.

613
00:50:27,080 --> 00:50:37,300
The project had identified early on, an alignment through Monterey, alongside the Union Pacific

614
00:50:37,300 --> 00:50:42,160
Railroad Tracks, another alignment along the one-to-one freeway.

615
00:50:42,760 --> 00:50:51,220
Most recently there's been two other alignments that have been added to the study, one that

616
00:50:51,220 --> 00:50:58,260
continues to be a long Monterey, and for the purpose of the map, this is Monterey right here.

617
00:50:59,160 --> 00:51:06,840
And just a quick clarification, when we reference the Monterey alignment, the idea is that

618
00:51:06,840 --> 00:51:15,240
the train goes immediately adjacent to the Union Pacific train tracks. As of right now, we do

619
00:51:15,240 --> 00:51:22,560
not know or think that the train will be sharing the train tracks with Union Pacific Railroad,

620
00:51:23,000 --> 00:51:31,360
but would be adjacent to the tracks, which essentially means that North of Cochrane,

621
00:51:31,860 --> 00:51:39,120
the road on Monterey Road shifts to the east, and then was it passes Cochrane, it continues

622
00:51:39,120 --> 00:51:48,300
to go along the track tracks. The, again, the Monterey alignments are two, one that is at grade,

623
00:51:49,240 --> 00:51:54,760
and by at grade, as we've talked in previous meetings, it's not flush on the street, but it's

624
00:51:54,760 --> 00:52:09,100
on a berm with a wall. That's one of the alternatives. The second one that got recently added is on a

625
00:52:09,100 --> 00:52:16,280
And along the freeway is an addition that is on the west side of 101.

626
00:52:16,680 --> 00:52:19,720
Previously there was the alignment, and I'll mark it here.

627
00:52:20,180 --> 00:52:22,960
So the previous alignment was along the east side of 101.

628
00:52:23,900 --> 00:52:31,360
The new, I think it's in some paper to reference as a bypass, goes up, but stays on the

629
00:52:31,360 --> 00:52:33,660
west side of 101 and comes down.

630
00:52:34,800 --> 00:52:39,340
So those are in essence the alignments that are being considered.

631
00:52:40,600 --> 00:52:48,420
We understand from high speed rail that they will be concluding their study and making

632
00:52:48,420 --> 00:52:55,200
a recommendation on the preferred alignment through Morgan Hill sometime in April of 2017.

633
00:52:55,200 --> 00:53:05,000
And what we want to do tonight is talk about the questions that we have put together

634
00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:10,920
that we want to compile in a letter and send to high-speed rail for their consideration

635
00:53:10,920 --> 00:53:16,280
as they're rounding up their study on the various assignments with the intent

636
00:53:16,280 --> 00:53:26,740
that regardless of what alignment, high-speed rail chooses or deems more viable, that it addresses

637
00:53:26,740 --> 00:53:31,500
all the issues and concerns that we have in this community, whether they are issues

638
00:53:31,500 --> 00:53:39,020
of safety, aesthetics, noise and how this structure is going to behave and if it's going

639
00:53:39,020 --> 00:53:45,400
provide space, recreational space under the structure, so and and so forth.

640
00:53:46,260 --> 00:53:50,700
So what you have before you is the set of questions that we have together.

641
00:53:51,280 --> 00:53:54,880
You also have a number of supplements that have been provided.

642
00:53:55,400 --> 00:54:00,920
As you know, we have tried to reach out to the community above and beyond what

643
00:54:00,920 --> 00:54:03,240
high-speed rail is doing on their meetings.

644
00:54:03,620 --> 00:54:05,360
We have held a number of meetings.

645
00:54:05,360 --> 00:54:13,620
we have created a website where we provide a platform for the community to go in and ask questions

646
00:54:13,620 --> 00:54:19,380
or provide comments. We are providing those comments to high speed rail on a weekly basis

647
00:54:19,380 --> 00:54:24,540
and what we have provided for you tonight as well is a lot of those comments and questions that

648
00:54:24,540 --> 00:54:32,040
are coming in and specifically questions that came in for the item tonight. So that will conclude my

649
00:54:32,040 --> 00:54:39,300
I think the intent for tonight's meeting is to allow the community to continue to engage with us.

650
00:54:39,680 --> 00:54:49,200
And I know that from our intent, we want to continue to make ourselves available alongside with our high-speed rail members that are here,

651
00:54:49,520 --> 00:54:56,920
and maybe continue to have more community meetings or coffees or activities where the community can engage.

652
00:54:57,600 --> 00:54:59,960
And as I finalized my comments, I know

653
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:06,560
So our acting city attorney has a couple of remarks to make before we go into comments or questions.

654
00:55:07,440 --> 00:55:12,940
Please, Mr. Ball. Mr. Mayor, members, the council, I know that the issue of possible,

655
00:55:13,120 --> 00:55:21,240
potential conflict of interest is a risen involving any council member who may live near any of these potential alignments.

656
00:55:21,240 --> 00:55:28,840
And I have provided the opinion myself and my understanding is as well the FPPC has that these

657
00:55:28,840 --> 00:55:33,880
council members in general do not have a conflict of interest because it's considered to be

658
00:55:33,880 --> 00:55:40,320
the same as the public generally the FPPC rules have an exception called public generally

659
00:55:40,320 --> 00:55:45,160
and that's when it affects a significant portion of the population it's no longer considered

660
00:55:45,160 --> 00:55:47,240
to be a conflict for that individual.

661
00:55:47,240 --> 00:56:06,640
That said, we have sent in a request from the FBBC for a formal opinion on a council member who lives very close to the tracks, but the current state, as we understand it, of the conflict law and interpretation is there would not be a conflict.

662
00:56:07,400 --> 00:56:12,080
In abundance of caution, I would recommend any council member who does live near the tracks

663
00:56:12,080 --> 00:56:16,840
not to discuss the alignment that is well within the discussion tonight.

664
00:56:17,640 --> 00:56:22,080
The parameters of the youth has laid out already indicates that we are really not here

665
00:56:22,080 --> 00:56:26,480
to decide the alignment, but to talk about just the general issues involving high speed

666
00:56:26,480 --> 00:56:26,960
rail.

667
00:56:27,600 --> 00:56:28,220
Thank you.

668
00:56:28,280 --> 00:56:28,960
Thank you, Mr. Ball.

669
00:56:29,140 --> 00:56:30,040
I do have a question.

670
00:56:30,380 --> 00:56:31,440
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

671
00:56:31,480 --> 00:56:32,080
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

672
00:56:32,220 --> 00:56:36,620
Regarding the conflict of interest, is the same rule apply, whereas if you will

673
00:56:36,620 --> 00:56:42,560
property within is it 500 feet or is it just what you say near so what exactly is that mean?

674
00:56:43,040 --> 00:56:50,440
Well I have previously applied a thousand feet because it's such it's it's it's because so many

675
00:56:50,440 --> 00:56:57,200
people are affected equally that it's really a public generally type exception but generally you may

676
00:56:57,200 --> 00:57:01,600
need to do individual analysis but if you're within a thousand feet of your alignment then you don't we

677
00:57:01,600 --> 00:57:02,720
shouldn't talk about the alignment.

678
00:57:03,060 --> 00:57:05,700
I would recommend not talking about the alignment.

679
00:57:06,400 --> 00:57:08,220
Until we have that final opinion.

680
00:57:08,620 --> 00:57:09,440
Thank you, thank you.

681
00:57:09,480 --> 00:57:10,000
Thank you.

682
00:57:10,460 --> 00:57:12,340
Good to get that straight now.

683
00:57:13,260 --> 00:57:16,840
OK, if there are no more questions, Mr. Carr.

684
00:57:17,120 --> 00:57:21,280
Just to clarify tonight, we're not talking about alignments.

685
00:57:21,320 --> 00:57:27,260
Tonight is about the scoping of what we want to ask of high-speed rail, the high-speed

686
00:57:27,260 --> 00:57:34,460
of authority to investigate, to go through their reports and analysis, and we want to hear

687
00:57:34,460 --> 00:57:36,400
from the community what their questions are.

688
00:57:36,620 --> 00:57:38,900
This is not a time when we're going to discuss routing.

689
00:57:39,800 --> 00:57:40,120
Absolutely.

690
00:57:40,600 --> 00:57:41,720
You are correct, Councillor member.

691
00:57:41,880 --> 00:57:49,940
We want to make sure that we capture all the questions that would be relevant for either

692
00:57:49,940 --> 00:58:07,160
One, or all of the alignments, questions that are applicable to all of the alignments, and our intent is to influence the project through asking this questions and making sure that they had a chance to review and

693
00:58:07,160 --> 00:58:09,440
to understand the implications of the project.

694
00:58:10,940 --> 00:58:14,120
So we certainly will take route specific questions,

695
00:58:15,300 --> 00:58:17,540
but we're not going to discuss or do anything,

696
00:58:18,060 --> 00:58:19,240
but turn them in.

697
00:58:19,260 --> 00:58:19,660
Correct.

698
00:58:21,640 --> 00:58:22,000
Okay.

699
00:58:22,900 --> 00:58:23,460
Anything else?

700
00:58:24,440 --> 00:58:26,520
Then I'll open it for public comment.

701
00:58:27,260 --> 00:58:29,120
Public comment will be taken.

702
00:58:29,420 --> 00:58:32,160
I don't know how many cards that we have.

703
00:58:33,260 --> 00:58:34,420
The important figure group.

704
00:58:34,420 --> 00:58:38,760
14 cards, so at three minutes of peace, we'll let that go.

705
00:58:38,980 --> 00:58:43,300
What I would ask though is, and this Wilson is going to call the name of the subsequent

706
00:58:43,300 --> 00:58:48,120
speaker, and that subsequent speaker should come up and stand behind the current speaker,

707
00:58:48,700 --> 00:58:53,620
so that he or she can start speaking right away, and we can get through this in a little

708
00:58:53,620 --> 00:58:55,500
bit more rapid fashion that way.

709
00:58:55,840 --> 00:59:00,300
And if you haven't turned in a card, but you think you want to speak in a card now, because

710
00:59:00,300 --> 00:59:05,160
she's only going to take them now and after we get started we won't take any more.

711
00:59:05,820 --> 00:59:07,560
So, there you go.

712
00:59:07,860 --> 00:59:08,500
Let's get started.

713
00:59:09,660 --> 00:59:13,300
The first speaker I have is Arthur Kalinsky will be followed by Sam Diaz.

714
00:59:14,320 --> 00:59:16,680
The speaker cards are on the table and the flowers are pinned.

715
00:59:22,950 --> 00:59:23,170
Hello.

716
00:59:26,960 --> 00:59:31,520
There's been little public outreach on the high speed rail and the public proposed routes through Morgan Hill.

717
00:59:32,020 --> 00:59:35,140
I've lived here 12 years and haven't heard of it until this September.

718
00:59:35,140 --> 00:59:40,680
This is the same experience, all my friends and neighbors in my neighborhood head had had.

719
00:59:41,020 --> 00:59:43,420
Projects like this need massive outreach efforts.

720
00:59:43,780 --> 00:59:47,500
There's no excuse for the lack of communication for such a disruptive project.

721
00:59:48,580 --> 00:59:52,560
I found out about the rail through a free newspaper on my driveway that I almost threw away.

722
00:59:53,140 --> 00:59:56,400
This isn't disposable information yet it's being treated as such.

723
00:59:57,600 --> 00:59:59,960
I live two houses away from one of the preferred routes.

724
01:00:00,660 --> 01:00:05,600
What's the formula for determining fair market value if property is destroyed for the rail?

725
01:00:06,420 --> 01:00:10,300
What data do you have to show what was paid for property destruction on other projects?

726
01:00:11,160 --> 01:00:14,900
What data do you have to show changes in property values near such projects?

727
01:00:15,260 --> 01:00:19,140
Somebody at the HSR Authority has this data, release it.

728
01:00:19,300 --> 01:00:21,980
Do I move? Play wait for the state to buy me out?

729
01:00:22,420 --> 01:00:28,840
I feel like I'm being held hostage in my house. Who wants to buy it with a 60 foot tall elevated train a few foot steps away?

730
01:00:29,560 --> 01:00:34,820
I just found out 19 homes are being planned for the empty lot near my house.

731
01:00:35,800 --> 01:00:38,360
This is one of the lots that the train is supposed to go through.

732
01:00:38,880 --> 01:00:41,500
Does it develop a note that might get destroyed in two years?

733
01:00:41,840 --> 01:00:44,180
Are they going to profit off the state buying the land?

734
01:00:44,720 --> 01:00:48,480
We've built directly on preferred route unless there's something we all don't know.

735
01:00:49,600 --> 01:00:53,220
There's currently a few hundred new homes planned in our hand, planned in our town.

736
01:00:53,680 --> 01:00:57,040
Is this to make up for the loss of property tax revenue from the destroyed homes?

737
01:00:57,040 --> 01:01:01,160
with any rail advocates by property tomorrow along the preferred route.

738
01:01:01,840 --> 01:01:04,240
Seminoz property from this rail, and it's not the homeowners.

739
01:01:05,200 --> 01:01:08,220
With downtown built up, there's a cost prohibitive measure for the rail.

740
01:01:09,040 --> 01:01:13,740
It's generally pushing for a West101 station, so they'll get seismic retrofits for the downtown.

741
01:01:14,600 --> 01:01:18,140
If charter school gets torn down, will you buy them another school?

742
01:01:19,200 --> 01:01:21,040
There's seven pages of comments today.

743
01:01:21,720 --> 01:01:25,480
Over 168 comments, almost all against the rail.

744
01:01:25,480 --> 01:01:27,720
My Spider-Sense is Tinkling.

745
01:01:28,560 --> 01:01:30,960
Giving me data on how this rail benefits Morgan Hall.

746
01:01:31,560 --> 01:01:33,980
Giving me data on how exactly my property is affected.

747
01:01:34,520 --> 01:01:36,260
Give us answers and help us fight the rail.

748
01:01:36,580 --> 01:01:38,340
The state needs to find another route.

749
01:01:38,560 --> 01:01:39,860
Thank you.

750
01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:40,480
Thank you.

751
01:01:46,300 --> 01:01:48,940
Not do a pause if you agree with the speaker.

752
01:01:49,300 --> 01:01:51,040
Just hold up your hand and wave it.

753
01:01:51,260 --> 01:01:53,280
That'll just make things go a little quicker.

754
01:01:53,640 --> 01:01:53,860
Please.

755
01:01:54,560 --> 01:01:55,400
Thank you.

756
01:01:55,440 --> 01:01:57,660
Sam Diaz will be followed by Susan Yasa.

757
01:01:59,420 --> 01:02:00,440
Hi, my name is Sam Diaz.

758
01:02:00,820 --> 01:02:04,780
Last summer, my wife and I bought a home, a long, long, long, long, growth drive, and a lot

759
01:02:04,780 --> 01:02:07,760
that's adjacent to the 101 freeway on the west side.

760
01:02:08,880 --> 01:02:12,360
The house itself was actually, to call it an iso or would be a compliment.

761
01:02:12,960 --> 01:02:18,220
It was a pit and, in a matter of a few months, we managed to drop about between $7,500,000

762
01:02:18,220 --> 01:02:22,300
into this house to restore our neighbors actually, drove by and thanked us for doing that and

763
01:02:22,300 --> 01:02:23,960
for restoring some of the beauty to the neighborhood.

764
01:02:24,460 --> 01:02:28,660
We saw the potential in this house, the floor plan, the lot size, and everything about it,

765
01:02:28,660 --> 01:02:33,200
most importantly, the neighborhood was in established neighborhood. People were friendly. They

766
01:02:33,200 --> 01:02:36,700
welcomed us. One woman even brought us a plate of cookies one night to thank us for

767
01:02:36,700 --> 01:02:41,740
be to find the neighborhood again. With that said, we did sign a disclosure. When we walked

768
01:02:41,740 --> 01:02:45,780
our house about a high-speed rail coming through Morton Hill, at that time there was no discussion

769
01:02:45,780 --> 01:02:49,360
about it going along the west side so they didn't seem to be any sort of risk that we would take

770
01:02:49,360 --> 01:02:54,580
and losing our home. With all that said, I may be the only person in the crowd tonight who is not

771
01:02:54,580 --> 01:02:58,740
opposed to high-speed rail. I understand the value and the benefit that it will bring to the

772
01:02:58,740 --> 01:03:04,220
state's economy and what it will do for the environment as well. So I remain in advocate of it.

773
01:03:04,260 --> 01:03:08,540
And if the state's high-speed rail authority decides that my living room, which I saw right there on

774
01:03:08,540 --> 01:03:13,960
the map there, the line will go through. My living room is to prefer route for that rail line,

775
01:03:14,160 --> 01:03:18,060
then I will go willingly. But I ask to do that only on one condition.

776
01:03:19,140 --> 01:03:22,880
I would ask that there would be assurance to the state as well as support of the city,

777
01:03:22,880 --> 01:03:27,320
that both alignments of the freeway, both the east side and the west side be studied equally.

778
01:03:27,860 --> 01:03:30,860
I understand that the state will only consider two alignments, one of them being

779
01:03:30,860 --> 01:03:35,780
that preferred route to the in Pacific Railroad corridor, and the other one be the 101 corridor,

780
01:03:36,140 --> 01:03:38,620
although it's not defined as whether it's the east side of the west side.

781
01:03:39,880 --> 01:03:44,080
What I would ask is that the state in public meetings and on the record

782
01:03:44,080 --> 01:03:49,540
referring to that as the better route and referring to it as being less expensive and less complex.

783
01:03:49,540 --> 01:03:53,600
And, until there's actually a study that's conducted on that, I understand that City Council

784
01:03:53,600 --> 01:03:58,120
has also made a recommendation that the route not go through downtown, and I can understand

785
01:03:58,120 --> 01:03:58,560
that as well.

786
01:03:58,740 --> 01:04:03,180
There's been a big investment in the downtown infrastructure, and, well, part of me feels

787
01:04:03,180 --> 01:04:06,920
that the City Council may have been a little bit premature and irresponsible by proving

788
01:04:06,920 --> 01:04:09,980
some of the development, knowing that the high-speed rail authority was talking about

789
01:04:09,980 --> 01:04:11,420
high-speed rail coming through the state.

790
01:04:11,820 --> 01:04:14,460
I can understand why they would not want it to go through downtown.

791
01:04:14,860 --> 01:04:17,900
I like downtown Morgan Hill myself, and I wouldn't want to see a train going through

792
01:04:17,900 --> 01:04:18,340
there either.

793
01:04:18,340 --> 01:04:33,060
But what I would ask is that the city no longer just punt to anywhere but downtown and be specific and be prepared to defend the decision when they talk about the east side versus the west side based on actual facts and data and not under assumptions of what may be easier or not.

794
01:04:33,880 --> 01:04:43,340
I could be one of the lucky ones in being forced to move and I do worry about my neighbors and very friendly people who would be facing depressed property values if they were forced to stay. Thank you.

795
01:04:43,940 --> 01:04:45,180
Thank you.

796
01:04:45,180 --> 01:04:53,980
Yeah, great followed by Roland Libran and we'll do after this speaker. We'll take a break because we've got to excuse the students

797
01:04:54,880 --> 01:04:59,960
Well, Maritade on the members of the council members of the community. My name is Hashem Eason

798
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:06,460
I'm a guest. I'm the second person to say I'm not 100% opposed to this train. But I did listen to the

799
01:05:06,460 --> 01:05:14,960
97 council member meeting in the comments by Mr. Miriz to Mr. and Mr. Proposy asking questions about the

800
01:05:14,960 --> 01:05:20,600
proposed alignments and we live for disclosure along the red path. Not in the red path directly

801
01:05:20,600 --> 01:05:25,760
be cited, our home is directly beside it. And you want to build a number of constant seeing, did

802
01:05:25,760 --> 01:05:30,020
ask about our neighborhood in that meeting and said it's obvious that the people in this

803
01:05:30,020 --> 01:05:33,380
neighborhood are going to see their property values decrease significantly. And what

804
01:05:33,380 --> 01:05:37,460
is the high speed we're going to do about that? The answer was some hand-waving about we

805
01:05:37,460 --> 01:05:42,800
try to minimize the impacts and basically we could sue if we wanted to. It might interest

806
01:05:42,800 --> 01:05:46,900
you to know that the official position of the high speed rail authority is although the

807
01:05:46,900 --> 01:05:50,660
authority does not anticipate that there will be a loss in value to properties not required

808
01:05:50,660 --> 01:05:54,780
for the projects. Almost the belief that they have suffered loss may fall acclaim with

809
01:05:54,780 --> 01:05:59,640
state of California, government claims victims board, that is ridiculous.

810
01:06:00,600 --> 01:06:04,820
All of us are here because we know whom ever's neighborhood this passes through is going

811
01:06:04,820 --> 01:06:10,780
to see significant damage to the equity that they've built in their home financially devastating

812
01:06:10,780 --> 01:06:11,420
damage.

813
01:06:12,220 --> 01:06:15,220
And we need to tell the high speed rail authority that this is not acceptable.

814
01:06:15,700 --> 01:06:21,440
It is not acceptable that Sarmar asked to offer so much to pay for this train when everyone

815
01:06:21,440 --> 01:06:24,160
in the community or the state for that matter benefits from it.

816
01:06:24,160 --> 01:06:29,540
that if it's as arguable, quite frankly, but some of us are being asked to be devastated, financially,

817
01:06:30,500 --> 01:06:34,740
not just to be the homes that aren't being bought, but are directly beside the path.

818
01:06:34,740 --> 01:06:40,320
It is ridiculous to say that we're not going to suffer financially destructive results because of

819
01:06:40,320 --> 01:06:45,400
this dream. And then it's grossly unfair and it needs to be stopped. And we as a city in the council need

820
01:06:45,400 --> 01:06:51,380
to speak up and say this will not stand in our community. Maybe it's okay somewhere else. I don't know about them,

821
01:06:51,380 --> 01:06:53,340
But in our community, this cannot stand.

822
01:06:54,620 --> 01:06:55,560
Thank you for your pardon.

823
01:06:57,040 --> 01:06:57,620
Be now.

824
01:07:00,850 --> 01:07:02,510
Let's do the hand thing, please.

825
01:07:02,770 --> 01:07:04,790
We're going to take a six-minute break.

826
01:13:39,340 --> 01:13:41,940
If we can talk our seats, let's start it again.

827
01:14:01,910 --> 01:14:06,010
Just roll some. Please read the next two names.

828
01:14:08,050 --> 01:14:09,170
Please read the next two names.

829
01:14:09,170 --> 01:14:13,630
The next speaker, I have as role in LeBron, followed by Joseph Korea.

830
01:14:30,660 --> 01:14:33,140
Even in May and Council, my name is Roland Cabran.

831
01:14:33,400 --> 01:14:37,480
I'll leave in a sign of the day, and you probably are wondering what I'm doing here.

832
01:14:38,520 --> 01:14:40,580
And the fact is, we have got the exact same problem.

833
01:14:40,700 --> 01:14:43,720
As you have, I'll leave in district 2, which is Santa Teresa area.

834
01:14:43,720 --> 01:14:49,740
and I would like to recognize Council Member Larry Carr, who was kind enough to let me

835
01:14:49,740 --> 01:14:52,720
sit down with him earlier this week and also Edith.

836
01:14:55,100 --> 01:14:59,480
But I believe I come from UK before I can hear.

837
01:14:59,540 --> 01:14:59,960
I'll leave near half.

838
01:15:01,160 --> 01:15:08,260
And we love it. I'm actually pretty close to the main high-speed line between London and Channel

839
01:15:08,260 --> 01:15:14,500
Channel. And the reason we love it is because it was well-designed. We can't hear the strings.

840
01:15:14,880 --> 01:15:19,580
We can't see them unless we want to go and see some early fast range blowing by and see what

841
01:15:19,580 --> 01:15:26,540
I said like. Okay? So that's what we do on a Sunday. We'll go for a nice drive or a bike ride and

842
01:15:28,820 --> 01:15:40,780
So, my house would be roughly halfway between cow train and highway 101, and the high speed line is on the other side of our runway 101.

843
01:15:41,320 --> 01:15:46,720
It's on the east side, and while you put it there, they are actually using the freeway for mitigation.

844
01:15:47,860 --> 01:15:51,500
They've actually put it right next to the freeway in a train in a train.

845
01:15:51,500 --> 01:15:56,600
is about 70 feet wide and you just count here it unless you actually go over there and you

846
01:15:56,600 --> 01:16:02,620
look them. All the other passages actually, you know, go over the line. But if I want to capture

847
01:16:02,620 --> 01:16:07,840
has to be trains there, some of them that do stop downtown. The proposal that you got here is

848
01:16:07,840 --> 01:16:12,300
not going to do any improvements to countering. It's actually improved us so we can get on these

849
01:16:12,300 --> 01:16:15,880
trains that will take me all the way up to London and actually eventually get on to the real

850
01:16:15,880 --> 01:16:17,740
It's a nice bit line, but last all the way up to London.

851
01:16:20,460 --> 01:16:25,700
So, the proposal, I'm trying to put forward to you here, we can do the exact same thing here.

852
01:16:26,580 --> 01:16:33,340
So, if you have a train that needs to stop in Giro, it would basically go between certain of the in-giro on the unit specific tracks.

853
01:16:33,440 --> 01:16:35,600
We use the same tracks as the freight and everything else.

854
01:16:36,220 --> 01:16:38,520
At speeds below 25 miles an hour.

855
01:16:39,080 --> 01:16:42,500
And then if you're an express train that's going to most, that's not stopping in Giro,

856
01:16:42,500 --> 01:16:46,780
Well, guess what? That train goes on the other side of one or one. So basically you've got two

857
01:16:46,780 --> 01:16:52,340
elements. You've got a classic alignment. The other one's a high speed line. But in closing here,

858
01:16:52,920 --> 01:16:57,540
I think what you have to do, instead of just trying to address the problem at the

859
01:16:57,540 --> 01:17:02,460
Morgan Hill level, you've really got to reach out to the cities if the side of you and get everybody

860
01:17:02,460 --> 01:17:06,420
to start collaborating, you know, on specific elements between

861
01:17:10,040 --> 01:17:15,020
And one thing I keep battling, and I've battled it again at the both devices, yesterday was

862
01:17:15,020 --> 01:17:15,900
a high speed authority.

863
01:17:16,520 --> 01:17:20,920
They are flat refusing to reopen the ER between San Jose and Giroi.

864
01:17:21,300 --> 01:17:22,040
That's unacceptable.

865
01:17:22,480 --> 01:17:23,740
There have made so many changes.

866
01:17:24,060 --> 01:17:25,540
They have to reopen that ER.

867
01:17:26,120 --> 01:17:30,260
They have got to restart with a scoping period, just like they did in a peninsula

868
01:17:30,260 --> 01:17:32,900
when the peninsula made it and take all the virus down.

869
01:17:32,960 --> 01:17:33,920
Thank you very much.

870
01:17:34,960 --> 01:17:35,220
Thank you.

871
01:17:35,220 --> 01:17:39,540
Speaker, I have is Justice Coriel, who will be followed by Ivonne Martinez.

872
01:17:42,330 --> 01:17:45,930
Joseph Coriel, I'm greatly in favor of high speed rail.

873
01:17:46,510 --> 01:17:49,250
Although there are some issues, you know, the alignment.

874
01:17:49,730 --> 01:17:53,470
I think it's good that it goes along the freeway because there's already

875
01:17:53,470 --> 01:17:55,770
like an easement there for the freeway.

876
01:17:56,350 --> 01:18:00,450
But I guess whatever alignment they choose, I think high speed rail is good

877
01:18:00,450 --> 01:18:04,010
for the environment because it'll decrease automobile usage.

878
01:18:04,010 --> 01:18:06,270
you know, more people use a train.

879
01:18:08,090 --> 01:18:10,030
So, and trains are energy for high speed wheel.

880
01:18:10,130 --> 01:18:13,570
I think it may be electric, if I am correct.

881
01:18:13,730 --> 01:18:16,430
But I think that's good for the environment.

882
01:18:16,730 --> 01:18:18,990
So, any train, any part of the landscape for the environment.

883
01:18:20,010 --> 01:18:23,370
So, I'm greatly in favor of the high speed wheel.

884
01:18:23,970 --> 01:18:28,450
And there are some problems with different alignments,

885
01:18:29,330 --> 01:18:31,630
but either whatever alignment they choose,

886
01:18:31,630 --> 01:18:46,310
It's still a great thing to have high-speed rail because it's one of the first major public transit projects in the state, so even I guess the benefit of high-speed rail outways the problems

887
01:18:46,310 --> 01:18:55,700
I really am in favor of high-speed rail. It should be a good project once it gets started, and I hope high-speed rail goes well

888
01:18:56,730 --> 01:18:58,740
Thank you. Thank you

889
01:18:59,880 --> 01:19:02,660
Yvonne Martinez will be followed by Dan Ernest.

890
01:19:04,950 --> 01:19:09,070
And if the next speaker can come up and stand behind, we can make a quicker transition.

891
01:19:09,610 --> 01:19:09,830
Thank you.

892
01:19:10,710 --> 01:19:13,910
My name is Yvonne Martinez and I love this community.

893
01:19:14,510 --> 01:19:15,190
I was raised here.

894
01:19:16,450 --> 01:19:19,990
My parents bought their home and full disclosure this would go right through.

895
01:19:20,270 --> 01:19:21,810
We'll write next to their home.

896
01:19:23,850 --> 01:19:24,870
I went to pay a wall.

897
01:19:25,210 --> 01:19:26,270
I went to live oak.

898
01:19:26,730 --> 01:19:29,230
I've seen this community change so many different ways.

899
01:19:29,230 --> 01:19:34,990
And I think that I haven't been able to come earlier, but I think that it's important that

900
01:19:34,990 --> 01:19:38,450
high-speed rail knows that there are people who have invested their whole lives here.

901
01:19:38,790 --> 01:19:41,130
So I realize there's people who've come for two years.

902
01:19:41,630 --> 01:19:42,310
They bought a lot.

903
01:19:42,490 --> 01:19:43,370
They built their home.

904
01:19:43,430 --> 01:19:44,950
They raised their Q4 girls.

905
01:19:45,210 --> 01:19:46,670
They raised some grandkids there.

906
01:19:46,670 --> 01:19:52,310
I brought my baby twins home there, and this is the kind of pain and investment that everybody

907
01:19:52,310 --> 01:19:53,650
is feeling now.

908
01:19:53,650 --> 01:19:59,970
Um, so, having said that, I also am an urban planner, and look,

909
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:05,980
Looking at this and seeing the impacts that this is going to have, the reason I tell you that is because

910
01:20:05,980 --> 01:20:10,180
I'm not against the transportation. I understand the importance of transportation. I think many

911
01:20:10,180 --> 01:20:15,220
of the residents here understand the importance of transportation. But what also is important is that

912
01:20:15,220 --> 01:20:22,160
there's a vibrant community that exists here. And we do have downtown. It doesn't make any sense to

913
01:20:22,160 --> 01:20:28,340
me. I moved downtown. I moved right next door to downtown. I can get to the railroad track in probably

914
01:20:28,340 --> 01:20:33,720
a minute flat. And I did that because when you go to downtown, you expect to have traffic,

915
01:20:34,380 --> 01:20:40,540
you expect to have density, you expect to have your fingertips at transportation. These are

916
01:20:40,540 --> 01:20:46,760
the things in planning that you expect to see. But when you've built custom homes or when you

917
01:20:46,760 --> 01:20:58,240
have large tracks, you don't expect those things to happen in those areas. And so I too, as one of

918
01:20:58,240 --> 01:21:06,260
or has said, we want this to come through, but we want it to be in a thoughtful, productive

919
01:21:06,260 --> 01:21:07,020
way.

920
01:21:07,780 --> 01:21:12,580
I think it doesn't seem like disenfranchising those people as a productive way.

921
01:21:12,960 --> 01:21:15,540
It seems like downtown might be a better option.

922
01:21:16,280 --> 01:21:20,300
Is it possible that one day there could be a stop in Morgan Hill on this train?

923
01:21:20,840 --> 01:21:23,940
We could say no, but we don't really know that.

924
01:21:24,600 --> 01:21:39,040
We never foresaw what would happen with the Caltering, and so, who knows, possibly, wouldn't we want that to be in downtown so that if people stopped, if it did happen one day, they could get some dinner, they could contribute to our tax dollars here in Morgan Hill.

925
01:21:40,980 --> 01:21:49,940
Would we would be able to pull money, pull money's on the train stop design, pull money's on the environmental impacts, pull money's on traffic signs, lighting?

926
01:21:50,720 --> 01:21:56,440
It seems like that would be a much less costly way to go with it overall impact.

927
01:21:56,620 --> 01:22:05,380
I mean, look at the library in San Jose with San Jose State and with the city and they've combined those money together, and that's an awesome public private partnership.

928
01:22:05,380 --> 01:22:08,760
But so that might be something that we could think about.

929
01:22:08,980 --> 01:22:11,500
Even if it doesn't stop here, we still need safety.

930
01:22:11,600 --> 01:22:12,520
We still need traffic.

931
01:22:12,660 --> 01:22:15,120
We still have impacts that are going to happen.

932
01:22:15,400 --> 01:22:17,660
We need to wrap up your time, Ms. Up.

933
01:22:17,820 --> 01:22:19,220
OK, thank you very much.

934
01:22:20,640 --> 01:22:23,260
Anyway, I think that we should look at the cost difference of that as well.

935
01:22:23,360 --> 01:22:28,680
We have the option of doing an aerial or doing an at-ground train if we're in downtown versus

936
01:22:28,680 --> 01:22:31,900
if we're looking out by the freeway, it counts to me if you be.

937
01:22:32,420 --> 01:22:34,040
Thank you very much for your time.

938
01:22:34,680 --> 01:22:37,040
Ann Ernest, will be followed by Delores Ramirez.

939
01:22:38,320 --> 01:22:39,100
Hi, I'm Ann Ernest.

940
01:22:39,120 --> 01:22:41,100
Mayor Tate, City Council members.

941
01:22:41,440 --> 01:22:43,140
Thank you for listening to us today.

942
01:22:43,320 --> 01:22:45,240
Thank you for taking our concerns and our questions.

943
01:22:46,280 --> 01:22:49,440
You're very clear that in this that you want questions.

944
01:22:50,260 --> 01:22:52,860
So I have a list of questions that I want to put forth.

945
01:22:53,640 --> 01:22:56,640
So first of all, are there any?

946
01:22:57,300 --> 01:22:58,420
Let me say this.

947
01:22:58,420 --> 01:23:04,460
Can we ask Cal Train, or sorry, if we can ask HSR to come up with an alternate route,

948
01:23:04,760 --> 01:23:08,580
that's not one of the plans that have been laid out in specifically what I'm thinking about,

949
01:23:08,740 --> 01:23:14,080
is there a way to tunnel under Morgan Hill? Is there some other route that can be done?

950
01:23:14,600 --> 01:23:24,280
How will my next question, will be how will HR, HSR maintain the peace and the tranquility that we have here in this beautiful city?

951
01:23:24,280 --> 01:23:28,220
No matter what the route is, how are we going to do that?

952
01:23:28,880 --> 01:23:36,480
How will CalTrain, how will HSR fairly compensate the homeowners who are affected, not

953
01:23:36,480 --> 01:23:42,240
just with the actual footprint of the plan, but those homes that are adjacent to the properties

954
01:23:42,240 --> 01:23:45,600
that are affected, our house would be one of those houses.

955
01:23:47,380 --> 01:23:51,860
We also ask that everything be done in the open and I'm not saying it hasn't been, I'm

956
01:23:51,860 --> 01:23:56,100
saying any interactions that we have over the high speed rail that it

957
01:23:56,100 --> 01:24:00,220
would be done in the open, be done in public, and be discussed for all

958
01:24:00,220 --> 01:24:02,900
those people who are impacted either directly or indirectly.

959
01:24:05,590 --> 01:24:06,390
Next question is,

960
01:24:06,650 --> 01:24:10,510
is how are the valuations for each of the routes being done and when will

961
01:24:10,510 --> 01:24:16,050
that information be made available to the public? How are business or how will

962
01:24:16,050 --> 01:24:18,190
businesses be valued over home properties?

963
01:24:21,330 --> 01:24:23,330
And then is there a way to delay the

964
01:24:23,330 --> 01:24:27,510
announcement of the route until the high speed rail can show that they have the funding needed

965
01:24:27,510 --> 01:24:28,970
to complete the route.

966
01:24:29,810 --> 01:24:34,790
Now, the words what I'm saying is, if the route is named, our homes will be affected immediately,

967
01:24:35,610 --> 01:24:37,710
we will have to disclose that if we sell our home.

968
01:24:38,270 --> 01:24:42,070
If there's never going to be money raised for this or if it's going to be a long, long time,

969
01:24:42,510 --> 01:24:44,490
why allow us to take that hit now.

970
01:24:47,840 --> 01:24:53,980
And then the next question is, what environmental studies are being done and what weather studies

971
01:24:53,980 --> 01:24:54,660
are being done?

972
01:24:54,660 --> 01:24:59,540
I've heard that they wanted to elevate the options as to elevate the rail through this area.

973
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:07,000
Where we are, I call it the wind tunnel. What effect does the wind have on the high-speed rail from an elevated perspective?

974
01:25:07,800 --> 01:25:15,240
And then what health studies have been done for those people who homes are again or not in the immediate path that may love adjacent to it,

975
01:25:15,300 --> 01:25:19,920
where their health may be affected. I have red online. Again, I acknowledge it's online.

976
01:25:20,220 --> 01:25:28,380
But I've read that there are some concerns that there may be increased cancer risk or other risk with people living next to high energy rails.

977
01:25:28,380 --> 01:25:30,140
Thank you.

978
01:25:30,340 --> 01:25:31,300
Thank you.

979
01:25:31,640 --> 01:25:33,680
Dolores Ramirez will be followed by Brian Sullivan.

980
01:25:36,720 --> 01:25:37,680
Good evening everybody.

981
01:25:38,160 --> 01:25:39,940
My name is Dolores Ramirez.

982
01:25:40,980 --> 01:25:48,440
And if the choice to go, the choice is going through west side 101,

983
01:25:48,880 --> 01:25:50,920
I will be heavily impacted.

984
01:25:51,780 --> 01:25:53,880
I will be forced to move.

985
01:25:53,880 --> 01:26:09,880
But all of these nice people have stated all my concerns directly to you, so that kind of leaves me at a loss, but I do need answers so that I could plan for my future.

986
01:26:10,760 --> 01:26:12,720
How do I get those answers?

987
01:26:13,840 --> 01:26:18,620
Will the send them, will age, will the,

988
01:26:18,620 --> 01:26:21,260
is people send them directly to us

989
01:26:21,260 --> 01:26:24,460
or will you meditate, have a meeting

990
01:26:24,460 --> 01:26:26,600
that addresses each of the concerns

991
01:26:26,600 --> 01:26:28,560
with appropriate answers?

992
01:26:31,390 --> 01:26:33,450
Are you asking me that question?

993
01:26:34,350 --> 01:26:34,990
Yeah, I am.

994
01:26:35,070 --> 01:26:37,170
I mean, how are we going to know what's the purpose

995
01:26:37,170 --> 01:26:39,150
of this hearing is to get the questions

996
01:26:39,150 --> 01:26:41,750
that we're going to ask to the hospital authority

997
01:26:41,750 --> 01:26:48,930
and then we will, in a very transparent way, a very open way, get the answers and get them

998
01:26:48,930 --> 01:26:49,830
back to you.

999
01:26:49,990 --> 01:26:52,730
We will have keep everything open as we go along.

1000
01:26:53,330 --> 01:26:55,830
Okay, and it'll be in a forum such as this.

1001
01:26:56,750 --> 01:26:57,110
Beautiful.

1002
01:26:57,910 --> 01:26:58,510
The other way.

1003
01:26:58,710 --> 01:27:03,910
I think any of us can plan, once we get these answers, then we can start with our planning.

1004
01:27:05,190 --> 01:27:06,150
Thank you so much.

1005
01:27:06,450 --> 01:27:07,450
Thank you.

1006
01:27:08,090 --> 01:27:10,630
Brian Sullivan will be followed by Kathy Sullivan?

1007
01:27:12,210 --> 01:27:15,410
Good evening, Maritate City Council members, members of the community and staff.

1008
01:27:15,910 --> 01:27:17,130
My name is Brian Sullivan.

1009
01:27:17,850 --> 01:27:20,550
I am the Chairman of the Board of the Charter School of Morgan Hill.

1010
01:27:21,370 --> 01:27:26,930
The only route that will not affect the charter school is the East 101 route.

1011
01:27:27,670 --> 01:27:35,190
Just about the route that will be on the West 101 will still affect the charter school.

1012
01:27:35,190 --> 01:27:37,550
So we're concerned, obviously, about that.

1013
01:27:37,870 --> 01:27:45,970
I think one of the things that the high-speed rail hasn't thoroughly looked into is actually building a tunnel.

1014
01:27:46,590 --> 01:27:48,250
You look at what's been done in Europe.

1015
01:27:49,350 --> 01:27:56,190
There's the high-speed rail that was built between England and France that goes through and underneath the water.

1016
01:27:56,710 --> 01:28:00,350
There's a 60-mile tunnel in Switzerland for high-speed rail.

1017
01:28:00,350 --> 01:28:07,270
60 miles. Huge. That's been done and has been operating for a number of years very successfully.

1018
01:28:08,050 --> 01:28:16,650
So I think we could look at that. But our concern, obviously, right now is with the routes that have been discussed and what's going to happen with those routes,

1019
01:28:16,650 --> 01:28:21,190
reference to the Charter School. We're very concerned. Thank you. Thank you.

1020
01:28:22,390 --> 01:28:24,370
Kathy Sullivan will be followed by John McCay.

1021
01:28:25,650 --> 01:28:31,110
Good evening. My name is Kathy Sullivan, and I'm here to thank both the Council and the

1022
01:28:31,110 --> 01:28:36,990
City staff for having the foresight and wisdom to engage the community and the decision

1023
01:28:36,990 --> 01:28:42,810
makers prior to when the choice of which the proposed roads routes will be determined.

1024
01:28:44,110 --> 01:28:51,590
This was definitely the way to go. We are very little fish against much larger interest

1025
01:28:51,590 --> 01:29:06,370
And so city staff seeking to have the decision makers the high speed authority here to learn more about our city and our concerns helps them make a more informed choice.

1026
01:29:06,970 --> 01:29:10,990
I'm glad the community is weighing in with its questions and concern.

1027
01:29:11,770 --> 01:29:17,710
As this is built out, there will be a pain on no matter what decision they choose.

1028
01:29:17,710 --> 01:29:22,570
And we'll see a lot of pain before we really see the benefits of this project.

1029
01:29:23,670 --> 01:29:31,750
I don't want to see this turn into a civil war between people in the city about which of the proposed routes are.

1030
01:29:32,270 --> 01:29:44,150
Rather, I think that we are taking this opportunity to present all areas which will be affected to have that be weighted so that we can have the least impact on the city.

1031
01:29:44,150 --> 01:29:51,330
As a member of the Morgan Hill Downtown Association, I am advocating for the city to continue

1032
01:29:51,330 --> 01:29:57,870
its goal for a strong and vibrant downtown, and she take this into consideration along

1033
01:29:57,870 --> 01:29:59,950
with our wonderful recreation areas.

1034
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:23,440
Which have really made Morgan Hill the desired place it is to live. I know you don't make the decision yourself. This city council. You're just the people who are charged with telling our story and advocating for us. I hope they're listening. They will listen, but I am grateful that they are here to hear us now. Thank you.

1035
01:30:23,440 --> 01:30:45,440
Oh, I'm sorry. One more thing. My question is how recreation areas and new downtown development will be affected and what will the sound walls will they divide our downtown into areas, because I think that it will definitely affect our being able to access parts of our town. So thank you.

1036
01:30:45,440 --> 01:30:47,700
Don McKay will be followed by Swani Edwards.

1037
01:30:49,520 --> 01:30:54,840
Hello Mayor, City Council members and other City teammates.

1038
01:30:56,240 --> 01:31:01,500
So I've got prepared letter from the Downtown Association, which I am going to start to read.

1039
01:31:02,640 --> 01:31:05,720
And it starts with the Morgan Hill Downtown Association Board Directors,

1040
01:31:05,780 --> 01:31:10,480
recognizes that the high speed rail passing through Morgan Hill will be one of the most important issues

1041
01:31:10,480 --> 01:31:12,140
facing our community in generations.

1042
01:31:12,140 --> 01:31:14,000
There is no escaping hardship.

1043
01:31:14,340 --> 01:31:16,760
This will create for those in the path of the high speed rail tracks.

1044
01:31:17,620 --> 01:31:21,580
Both homeowners and businesses, and it isn't destined to pass somewhere through our town.

1045
01:31:22,440 --> 01:31:24,360
As business owners and residents in Morgan Hill,

1046
01:31:24,720 --> 01:31:28,200
we feel as best for the entire committee and not just the district we serve.

1047
01:31:28,720 --> 01:31:31,920
So with that, I'm going to stop because the rest of it is all about alignment,

1048
01:31:32,820 --> 01:31:39,100
which, by the way, our board has endorsed the west of Highway 101 alignment,

1049
01:31:39,100 --> 01:31:42,900
which is actually the one that city staff.

1050
01:31:43,520 --> 01:31:47,160
Those of us in Morgan Hill actually created and proposed using nothing but the

1051
01:31:47,160 --> 01:31:49,560
finest ingredients to distill this plan.

1052
01:31:52,100 --> 01:31:56,060
So that's where we were going with alignment, but actually you didn't want to

1053
01:31:56,060 --> 01:31:56,720
hear that tonight.

1054
01:31:57,000 --> 01:32:01,840
So what I do want to say is that I think everybody here should and I think

1055
01:32:01,840 --> 01:32:07,540
many do recognize the fact that the high speed rail project and its impacts

1056
01:32:07,540 --> 01:32:15,000
and disruption are not something that would normally be allowed by the city council and by anybody

1057
01:32:15,000 --> 01:32:20,280
in the city staff. There's no policy or even a spirit within city hall that would allow

1058
01:32:20,280 --> 01:32:25,440
these kinds of impacts to happen in our community. So I think we all have to understand that.

1059
01:32:25,480 --> 01:32:30,380
I hope everybody does. Again, you guys, you know, where the messengers need to work together

1060
01:32:30,380 --> 01:32:36,820
as an entire community to make sure that we can get the best plan forward to get the best results

1061
01:32:37,640 --> 01:32:39,540
for what's best for everybody in the community.

1062
01:32:39,680 --> 01:32:43,140
Wherever that align may end up, we need to work together.

1063
01:32:43,440 --> 01:32:45,480
We need to be the best Morgan Hill that we can be.

1064
01:32:45,960 --> 01:32:48,980
And I've from seen the tone of the conversation to I have Sam,

1065
01:32:49,200 --> 01:32:51,460
I'm very impressed, I think everybody is really

1066
01:32:51,460 --> 01:32:53,840
really sticking with the community spirit.

1067
01:32:55,520 --> 01:32:58,690
So with that, I'm actually going to now ask my question.

1068
01:32:59,660 --> 01:33:02,060
There were so many good questions here that the only thing

1069
01:33:02,060 --> 01:33:07,320
that I'm left with is what happens in Morgan Hill,

1070
01:33:07,320 --> 01:33:13,740
If we get under construction, we've suffered disruption, we've gone through, you know,

1071
01:33:14,100 --> 01:33:15,420
relocations and all that.

1072
01:33:15,940 --> 01:33:18,860
What happens if the funding does not complete the project?

1073
01:33:19,840 --> 01:33:25,440
Are we going to have a wide elephant or are we going to have a long corridor of

1074
01:33:25,440 --> 01:33:26,240
disrupted land?

1075
01:33:26,280 --> 01:33:32,900
So I'd like to make sure that there is also an exit plan if it does not actually go to

1076
01:33:32,900 --> 01:33:33,340
completion.

1077
01:33:34,040 --> 01:33:34,980
Thank you.

1078
01:33:35,580 --> 01:33:35,980
Thank you.

1079
01:33:35,980 --> 01:33:39,300
20 onwards, will be followed by Linda Camperry?

1080
01:33:42,020 --> 01:33:44,480
Hall Mayor and City Council and staff.

1081
01:33:45,380 --> 01:33:46,560
I've been here before.

1082
01:33:46,940 --> 01:33:54,220
I've been at every high-speed rail meeting since this was a stupid idea in the governor's mind.

1083
01:33:54,980 --> 01:34:07,780
But now tonight, after the election, we've just suffered as a nation, I am sick and tired of men and their egos dictating public policy.

1084
01:34:07,780 --> 01:34:15,300
and huge, massively expensive decisions in our state, our country, and our communities.

1085
01:34:16,020 --> 01:34:23,100
This has always been a legacy project, something for the governor to be reminded by

1086
01:34:23,100 --> 01:34:23,620
in Ontario.

1087
01:34:24,820 --> 01:34:29,320
I will remember this the rest of my life, because I feel betrayed.

1088
01:34:31,200 --> 01:34:33,900
First of all, the funding isn't there.

1089
01:34:33,900 --> 01:34:42,020
There's none of the private businesses jumping on the bandwagon to do the private business funding that was promised.

1090
01:34:42,520 --> 01:34:46,500
There's no infrastructure in place to power this train.

1091
01:34:47,400 --> 01:34:53,820
And I don't see the state of California asking this thing to be built through Napa Valley.

1092
01:34:54,460 --> 01:34:59,960
But boy, we send it down to Morgan Hill. They roll over and let anything happen.

1093
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:08,960
Well, over my dead body, and I mean, the first thing that has to be changed, is this train has to run from

1094
01:35:08,960 --> 01:35:15,060
Senisei, if it's ever going to be built, to over the ultimate, or another route, if it's

1095
01:35:15,060 --> 01:35:21,400
toned through the mountainside, don't care. This valley at Senisei is this three miles wide. We

1096
01:35:21,400 --> 01:35:28,860
have built a wine country community. We have agriculture here. We're holding on tightly to the

1097
01:35:28,860 --> 01:35:34,920
last vestiges of the valley of the heart still light and they want to puke it up with a

1098
01:35:34,920 --> 01:35:41,300
high-speed rail train that has not addressed the benefits it's going to bring here but we have

1099
01:35:41,300 --> 01:35:48,500
a whole room full of people that know the hardships it will bring and for what? It's not going to

1100
01:35:48,500 --> 01:35:57,260
stop another car from going up one and one. We need to build the infrastructure to get to the train

1101
01:35:57,260 --> 01:36:00,380
First, measure B is going to take us a long way.

1102
01:36:00,820 --> 01:36:09,400
This is a premature legacy ego-driven project by a governor that has been an office far too long

1103
01:36:09,400 --> 01:36:15,640
and if you think the federal government in the next four years is going to help us with this

1104
01:36:15,640 --> 01:36:17,200
project, you're dead wrong.

1105
01:36:17,680 --> 01:36:18,500
Thank you.

1106
01:36:22,800 --> 01:36:23,340
For hand.

1107
01:36:23,340 --> 01:36:24,660
We'll be following the way.

1108
01:36:25,040 --> 01:36:25,180
We'll be following the way.

1109
01:36:25,180 --> 01:36:25,820
Go ahead.

1110
01:36:25,820 --> 01:36:38,680
Hi, my name is Linda Campbell-Ari and I appreciate you having this meeting and I've emailed you and you emailed me back. I appreciate that as well as Larry did as well.

1111
01:36:39,640 --> 01:36:44,000
I started a Facebook group Californians against high speed rail.

1112
01:36:44,000 --> 01:36:54,080
I really believe that this is not going to benefit this area and I think that the cities,

1113
01:36:54,760 --> 01:37:01,900
Morgan Hills, San Martín and Gilroy, as well as San Jose, need to be on board to actually

1114
01:37:01,900 --> 01:37:03,560
stop this high-speed rail.

1115
01:37:04,020 --> 01:37:07,000
It doesn't have the money, it's not going to benefit this area.

1116
01:37:07,000 --> 01:37:10,340
I've been to four high-speed rail meetings,

1117
01:37:11,080 --> 01:37:13,460
Gil Roy, San Jose, and Morgan Hill,

1118
01:37:14,720 --> 01:37:18,660
and each, there's the more research I do,

1119
01:37:18,960 --> 01:37:20,600
and the more meetings I go to,

1120
01:37:20,760 --> 01:37:23,980
the more corruption, the more lies I've seen.

1121
01:37:25,020 --> 01:37:28,860
They still say it's going to be two hours and 40 minutes,

1122
01:37:28,900 --> 01:37:31,600
that was the San Jose meeting, which is not true.

1123
01:37:31,940 --> 01:37:35,140
They need to slow down, whereas populated areas,

1124
01:37:35,760 --> 01:37:39,860
They keep saying that the budget won't let them go into a tunnel.

1125
01:37:40,400 --> 01:37:42,660
Let's do this right if we're going to do a high speed rail.

1126
01:37:42,680 --> 01:37:43,920
Let's do it right.

1127
01:37:44,760 --> 01:37:50,120
Either do the hyperloop instead of the 1964 technology

1128
01:37:51,400 --> 01:37:52,420
or something.

1129
01:37:53,180 --> 01:37:58,680
The more research I do on Governor Brown and the high speed rail authority,

1130
01:37:59,560 --> 01:38:02,520
the more I realize the corruption involved with this.

1131
01:38:02,520 --> 01:38:05,540
And you could see what the Proposition 53,

1132
01:38:06,100 --> 01:38:08,800
those commercials were out and out lies.

1133
01:38:08,920 --> 01:38:10,020
I don't know if you've seen them.

1134
01:38:10,200 --> 01:38:11,000
Did you basically see them?

1135
01:38:12,000 --> 01:38:13,420
They were out and out lies.

1136
01:38:14,180 --> 01:38:21,400
And he spent $15 million to basically lie to us.

1137
01:38:21,540 --> 01:38:25,520
So we wouldn't vote for the Proposition 53.

1138
01:38:25,860 --> 01:38:30,240
And I'm hoping that I don't know if it's going to take

1139
01:38:30,240 --> 01:38:59,360
legal action by the city or or something else. I mean, we have enough. The more people know about the high speed rail, the more they realize it's not going to benefit Morgan Hill and it's going to really

1140
01:38:59,360 --> 01:39:03,100
Board of, you know, the high speed rail board.

1141
01:39:03,480 --> 01:39:05,200
I'm more than happy to go with you.

1142
01:39:06,040 --> 01:39:07,080
So, thank you.

1143
01:39:08,160 --> 01:39:08,680
Thank you.

1144
01:39:09,000 --> 01:39:11,180
The next speaker is Connie Ludwig,

1145
01:39:11,300 --> 01:39:13,940
who will be followed by Mike Mark Gallardo.

1146
01:39:19,090 --> 01:39:19,410
Hi, gentlemen.

1147
01:39:19,550 --> 01:39:20,690
My name is Connie Ludwig,

1148
01:39:20,690 --> 01:39:22,770
and I'd like to commend those last two ladies.

1149
01:39:24,090 --> 01:39:26,010
I'm sorry, I can't just leave on that one.

1150
01:39:26,590 --> 01:39:27,630
I'm the same routine,

1151
01:39:27,650 --> 01:39:29,310
and I am missing the same routine,

1152
01:39:29,310 --> 01:39:31,170
planning advisory committee meeting this evening,

1153
01:39:31,390 --> 01:39:33,690
because I felt it was very important to come

1154
01:39:33,690 --> 01:39:36,190
address you regarding this issue.

1155
01:39:38,590 --> 01:39:41,570
I would like to ask Morgan Hill also include

1156
01:39:42,130 --> 01:39:46,770
Cemartine as far as being an advocate against this railroad. Heist Pete

1157
01:39:46,770 --> 01:39:53,150
Rail because I too have attended several meetings and I never get the same answer.

1158
01:39:53,990 --> 01:39:59,950
I say, well what would you propose? I said, well how about if you go to East

1159
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:29,600
And they keep coming up at different excuses why they can't do this, why they might do that. They change their stories. And so my understanding is they cannot tunnel because of their earthquakes. So I understand that. I just returned from Europe on Sunday. And so I did ride railroads. And I do see the tremendous clicking that is impacting the communities. Because people have to put their cars somewhere. So my question is, what are we going to do about that?

1160
01:40:30,920 --> 01:40:40,600
So there is not going to be any fair compensation for the loss of our homes, loss of our family heritage due to families that have lived in the same property for 100 years.

1161
01:40:41,680 --> 01:40:45,580
There's going to be, if we have to move, it's going to be tax consequences that we have to pay.

1162
01:40:46,540 --> 01:40:59,180
And so I too am hoping that you will make sure that they do have to do an EILR because there's so many ramifications that directly affect us.

1163
01:40:59,180 --> 01:41:03,920
How is this going to divide our community east to west, but it's just really going to

1164
01:41:03,920 --> 01:41:04,400
mess things up.

1165
01:41:04,640 --> 01:41:12,520
This is a beautiful valley, the noise impacts, the noise travels and so we have so many concerns

1166
01:41:12,520 --> 01:41:17,640
and we'll look to you to include some of our team in your decisions.

1167
01:41:18,180 --> 01:41:19,260
Thank you.

1168
01:41:19,400 --> 01:41:20,420
Thank you.

1169
01:41:20,720 --> 01:41:25,100
Thank you.

1170
01:41:25,100 --> 01:41:27,740
Canals and members on the local real estate agent,

1171
01:41:27,800 --> 01:41:29,940
so I'm here on behalf of some clients of mine

1172
01:41:29,940 --> 01:41:31,160
that live along the West corridor.

1173
01:41:32,200 --> 01:41:35,280
My concern is speaking with the staff in San Jose

1174
01:41:36,900 --> 01:41:40,660
that the half of the railway in San Jose's own

1175
01:41:40,660 --> 01:41:43,540
by Union Pacific and the other half is owned by Caltrane.

1176
01:41:43,720 --> 01:41:44,360
I was told.

1177
01:41:45,220 --> 01:41:48,200
And Caltrane says, yes, you can use our railway

1178
01:41:48,200 --> 01:41:49,980
and that's already being electrified.

1179
01:41:50,640 --> 01:41:52,360
I think already now.

1180
01:41:52,360 --> 01:42:00,400
But the other half, a U.P. they said that there's a 50% chance that they can use the railway in San Jose.

1181
01:42:01,040 --> 01:42:07,100
So I'm wondering why can't Morgan Hill use the railway in Morgan Hill if it's still owned by U.P.

1182
01:42:07,140 --> 01:42:09,360
Does San Jose have more cloud than Morgan Hill?

1183
01:42:10,840 --> 01:42:21,020
And my other, I really liked what one gentleman had to say that now we think that the budget for this is well beyond two times.

1184
01:42:21,020 --> 01:42:28,880
what it was initially stated in 2008 when we voted on it and can we do a feasibility study

1185
01:42:29,470 --> 01:42:35,340
look at property values along the lines and tell the people in California how much this

1186
01:42:35,340 --> 01:42:41,020
is really going to cost before we move forward? That's all I have. Thank you.

1187
01:42:42,180 --> 01:42:46,100
Okay, thank you very much. That's it. Close public comment.

1188
01:42:48,640 --> 01:42:50,500
We really don't do you want

1189
01:42:50,500 --> 01:42:56,340
to discuss something. Well, I, there were some things that I'd like to hear. Good. Yeah. Certainly.

1190
01:42:56,680 --> 01:43:04,040
I'll go ahead. Good. Well, first of all, I'd like to thank everyone. Thank you for listening

1191
01:43:04,040 --> 01:43:11,600
to the mayor's request and for everyone sort of handling this well. I would like to fold the

1192
01:43:11,600 --> 01:43:20,100
closure with City Attorney talked about in the beginning. I'm the council member that has a

1193
01:43:23,380 --> 01:43:32,320
and we have requested from the Fair Political Practices Commission a very specific opinion on whether I can participate and things.

1194
01:43:32,680 --> 01:43:44,420
So I want to first, I appreciate our staff putting this together in such a way that what we're talking about tonight are the issues and concerns that we as a community have and not about any specific routes.

1195
01:43:45,820 --> 01:43:50,560
Because without knowing that opinion from the FPC, I wouldn't be comfortable being up here tonight.

1196
01:43:51,400 --> 01:43:57,340
But being able to just talk about concerns and all of you have that I have that the rest of us have I think it's very appropriate for me to be here.

1197
01:43:57,760 --> 01:44:00,460
But I wanted to make sure that everyone understood that because I have been asked that.

1198
01:44:01,480 --> 01:44:10,960
A few weeks ago, maybe maybe as many as six weeks ago, Dan and Carla Ernst and his here tonight invited me to come to their home and meet with a couple of their neighbors about high-speed rail.

1199
01:44:10,960 --> 01:44:17,020
Turned out I think we had half of Morgan Hill in your house at night and we had a great two-hour discussion

1200
01:44:17,020 --> 01:44:21,940
I I know it was probably frustrating for a lot of people because my answer to most questions was I don't know

1201
01:44:22,400 --> 01:44:30,260
And that's why we're here tonight is to get all of those questions out so we can try to get answers to those questions

1202
01:44:30,940 --> 01:44:37,840
I've let the city staff know a lot of the issues that came out that night a lot of the discussion that we had that night

1203
01:44:37,840 --> 01:44:45,600
and I've seen them, those thoughts that I shared in the document that's presented tonight.

1204
01:44:45,800 --> 01:44:51,880
So thank you for that. A couple of items that I did want to make sure are included in any

1205
01:44:51,880 --> 01:44:58,500
thing that we send off. I want to make sure that we are officially saying on the record that

1206
01:44:58,500 --> 01:44:59,960
we do not want any of the—

1207
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:08,880
Options narrow down that we want all of the options through Morgan Hill to be available and to be thoroughly reviewed and investigated.

1208
01:45:09,620 --> 01:45:19,480
That includes all four that Mr. Maris talked about tonight and I'd like to hear more about the possibility of a tunnel or a trench option.

1209
01:45:19,880 --> 01:45:25,220
I don't know where that would be or anything like that, but I'd like that to be discussed a little bit more formally.

1210
01:45:26,880 --> 01:45:31,280
I think we should be, and you know, I know the mayor has brought this up at City School

1211
01:45:31,280 --> 01:45:35,480
liaison committee meetings, I think we are going to have to be advocates for our school district

1212
01:45:35,480 --> 01:45:38,280
as well, and I think that absolutely includes the charter school.

1213
01:45:38,980 --> 01:45:42,240
We know that most of these routes affect the charter school, and we need to make sure that

1214
01:45:42,240 --> 01:45:43,840
that is looked into.

1215
01:45:44,460 --> 01:45:50,000
It was suggested tonight that the environmental impact report for I believe the route between

1216
01:45:50,000 --> 01:45:55,120
Mercedes and San Jose that it is a document that the high-speed rail authority is not reopening.

1217
01:45:56,700 --> 01:45:59,680
I'm not sure what that means for what we're trying to accomplish.

1218
01:46:00,080 --> 01:46:04,960
I thought that there was going to be a specific environmental document that was done for this segment.

1219
01:46:06,680 --> 01:46:12,380
And if that's not the case then I think we ought to be asking about that and why.

1220
01:46:13,100 --> 01:46:17,840
We had lots of questions, lots of funding questions tonight, and I think that is addressed

1221
01:46:17,840 --> 01:46:24,140
in the staff presentation, and I want to make sure that we hear some things about that,

1222
01:46:25,040 --> 01:46:28,620
including things about compensation for loss of property values.

1223
01:46:29,500 --> 01:46:33,860
And then finally, I think we shouldn't, we don't have to have a decision about it tonight,

1224
01:46:34,040 --> 01:46:39,680
but I think we should be thinking internally about, and maybe we already do this, should potential

1225
01:46:39,680 --> 01:46:45,160
development proposals that are along any of these routes should we as a city be identifying

1226
01:46:45,160 --> 01:46:50,980
to those developers that these are possibilities and how are we letting people know about

1227
01:46:50,980 --> 01:46:51,680
that.

1228
01:46:52,280 --> 01:46:56,620
So that may be, again, not for discussion tonight, but you know, there's something we should

1229
01:46:56,620 --> 01:46:57,260
think about.

1230
01:46:57,540 --> 01:47:01,320
And then whatever we submit, formally to the high-speed rail authority, I'd like to make

1231
01:47:01,320 --> 01:47:07,000
sure that we copy that to both our state and our federal legislators as well, so that

1232
01:47:07,000 --> 01:47:10,780
are aware of Morgan Hills concerns, and so that we can be

1233
01:47:10,780 --> 01:47:14,020
using them as advocates on our behalf a little bit more.

1234
01:47:14,360 --> 01:47:16,940
I include federal in there because we know that this won't be built without

1235
01:47:16,940 --> 01:47:19,640
federal dollars, including, I think, what's being built today.

1236
01:47:21,060 --> 01:47:26,280
And one of the real important questions for me on funding is I'd like to

1237
01:47:26,280 --> 01:47:32,950
make sure we have a really good understanding of how the project will be built.

1238
01:47:33,370 --> 01:47:38,610
And what I mean by that is, is there a possibility that ground could be

1239
01:47:38,610 --> 01:47:41,790
could be broken on a segment between Gilroy and San Jose,

1240
01:47:42,470 --> 01:47:45,170
before Pacheco passes figured out.

1241
01:47:45,710 --> 01:47:49,470
I don't think that it should be built until it is segment

1242
01:47:49,470 --> 01:47:51,590
by segment, by segment, by segment.

1243
01:47:53,670 --> 01:47:56,690
And because Pacheco is a big question

1244
01:47:56,690 --> 01:47:58,750
in how it's going to come through Pacheco

1245
01:47:58,750 --> 01:48:01,530
and how that's going to be paid for and determined.

1246
01:48:02,030 --> 01:48:04,230
And so even before it gets to touching our community,

1247
01:48:04,230 --> 01:48:10,990
those kinds of things we should learn more about those before it actually begins to touch our

1248
01:48:10,990 --> 01:48:13,910
community. Thank you, mayor.

1249
01:48:16,170 --> 01:48:18,630
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I appreciate all the comments that were

1250
01:48:18,630 --> 01:48:25,790
made this evening and it brought up some questions for myself. One of the things I think we should

1251
01:48:25,790 --> 01:48:30,550
find out is that it's already being built. The highest we built on the construction as we speak.

1252
01:48:30,550 --> 01:48:35,850
So a lot of the concerns that are brought up in this room tonight, I'm sure high-speed rail has

1253
01:48:35,850 --> 01:48:36,950
already had to address.

1254
01:48:37,210 --> 01:48:43,450
So I would like to find out how they address some of the property value issues and some of

1255
01:48:43,450 --> 01:48:47,070
the questions that those communities have brought up because, again, I don't want to reinvent

1256
01:48:47,070 --> 01:48:47,550
the wheel.

1257
01:48:48,270 --> 01:48:52,890
And if those have already been dealt with, it will give us a better idea of what we can

1258
01:48:52,890 --> 01:49:01,590
expect once that reality comes to Morgan Hill, and as far as the EIR, I'm going by memory

1259
01:49:01,590 --> 01:49:07,670
was that when high-speed rail authority now is it down to two, then there we're going to do

1260
01:49:07,670 --> 01:49:15,550
an EIR based on that. If that's my recollection, and then it was brought about, you know,

1261
01:49:15,630 --> 01:49:22,130
tunneling and why can't we do that? Understand, Morgan Hill doesn't have the authority to

1262
01:49:22,130 --> 01:49:29,230
high-speed rail, what to do. That is the harsh reality of where we are right now.

1263
01:49:29,610 --> 01:49:39,670
Prop 1-8 was voted on in 2008. It was approved by Californians, California wide, and most

1264
01:49:39,670 --> 01:49:45,810
of California doesn't have to deal with what we're dealing with. So I just want to caution

1265
01:49:45,810 --> 01:49:52,130
And the members of the audience to understand that this is the very beginning of a process

1266
01:49:52,130 --> 01:49:56,370
that actually has been going on for I've been involved with it for six years.

1267
01:49:56,790 --> 01:49:59,970
When I was first elected, the high speed rail became...

1268
01:50:00,000 --> 01:50:09,560
A reality. In fact before, as I said, it was voted on 2008. I remember there was a presentation that was done by the

1269
01:50:09,560 --> 01:50:15,160
ice-beater rail authority to our council, but it was in the basically the conference room there. It was

1270
01:50:15,160 --> 01:50:20,180
very small. So, not as big as what we have now, but that's how long it's been going on.

1271
01:50:24,700 --> 01:50:26,620
So, I just

1272
01:50:26,620 --> 01:50:32,960
limit things that we as a city can do, but we are going to be doing this together.

1273
01:50:33,740 --> 01:50:35,260
And understand that this is very preliminary.

1274
01:50:35,800 --> 01:50:40,640
I understand that especially for the people that are going to be directly affected either one

1275
01:50:40,640 --> 01:50:41,680
of the alignments.

1276
01:50:42,680 --> 01:50:47,140
I understand that the fear of the unknown is very difficult to deal with.

1277
01:50:47,560 --> 01:50:53,660
But I just asked that we are learning this and we're doing this together and just understand

1278
01:50:53,660 --> 01:50:59,320
that we're going to work together to have these questions answered.

1279
01:51:00,000 --> 01:51:05,920
But I understand also that Morgan Hill cannot stop the high speed rail.

1280
01:51:06,680 --> 01:51:08,120
We don't have that power.

1281
01:51:09,760 --> 01:51:14,440
And my understanding is also that high speed rail is only going to tunnel where they have to.

1282
01:51:14,560 --> 01:51:17,400
They're not going to tunnel because it's going to, it's expensive.

1283
01:51:18,020 --> 01:51:23,400
So, I agree we should look at all aspects but what I've been told and what I've been told

1284
01:51:23,400 --> 01:51:28,900
over the six years that I've been involved with the high-speed rail authority is that

1285
01:51:28,900 --> 01:51:33,280
they'll only do what they can't, what they have to do.

1286
01:51:33,660 --> 01:51:35,780
Sam Martins are going to be telling them because of the airport.

1287
01:51:37,880 --> 01:51:42,500
So when you hear, when you hear that they're going to be telling, in Sam Martins, why don't

1288
01:51:42,500 --> 01:51:42,960
they do it in the market?

1289
01:51:43,180 --> 01:51:45,080
Well, the reason why they're telling is that they have to.

1290
01:51:45,080 --> 01:51:48,500
the FAA mandates that they have to tunnel.

1291
01:51:49,680 --> 01:51:53,600
So it worries me that the high-speed rail authority

1292
01:51:53,600 --> 01:51:55,300
will do only what they have to do.

1293
01:51:55,340 --> 01:51:56,920
But I also want to give them the benefit of the doubt.

1294
01:51:57,000 --> 01:51:58,920
I don't want to make them the bad guys, because like I said,

1295
01:51:59,580 --> 01:52:01,240
it was voted on in 2008.

1296
01:52:03,260 --> 01:52:06,080
Some of the very people in this room voted for it.

1297
01:52:07,180 --> 01:52:10,680
So understanding that we didn't know what was going to happen.

1298
01:52:11,680 --> 01:52:14,320
But now that we do, we are still really

1299
01:52:14,320 --> 01:52:18,480
in the very beginning stages and just understand that we are going to work through this together

1300
01:52:19,040 --> 01:52:27,400
and try and come up with an answer that is not going to be right for everybody, but we're

1301
01:52:27,400 --> 01:52:31,100
going to try and do what's best for Morgan Hill with the least ramifications.

1302
01:52:31,340 --> 01:52:38,240
I know that for some people in this room, that's not going to give you solace, but we will

1303
01:52:38,240 --> 01:52:43,600
try and work this up together and understand this is the first of many meetings that we're

1304
01:52:43,600 --> 01:52:47,920
not going to hold, but that are going to be done in the community, and then we are going

1305
01:52:47,920 --> 01:52:51,740
to be continually going through this process as it goes through. This is going to be years

1306
01:52:51,740 --> 01:52:52,280
in the making.

1307
01:52:54,260 --> 01:52:54,980
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

1308
01:52:55,440 --> 01:52:57,100
Mr. Seber, do you have anything?

1309
01:52:59,080 --> 01:52:59,460
No.

1310
01:53:01,100 --> 01:53:09,120
Okay. I will, I'll make some comments. I really appreciate the input that we got tonight. I will

1311
01:53:09,120 --> 01:53:14,800
tell you, I really respect the fact that you're looking to us as your city council to

1312
01:53:14,800 --> 01:53:20,960
represent you. And so it's so frustrating that Mr. Constantin is absolutely correct. We have

1313
01:53:20,960 --> 01:53:28,460
not, we have no authority. But we, I think we have a good relationship with our high-speed rail

1314
01:53:28,460 --> 01:53:35,180
staff. And I think we can work together and just try to build as much influences we possibly can.

1315
01:53:35,720 --> 01:53:42,720
I had the same reaction that Mr. Card did on the IR and Mr. Constantin. I felt we were going to

1316
01:53:42,720 --> 01:53:49,540
another round of the I.R. We'd like to see it as Mr. Car pointed out on all four routes

1317
01:53:49,540 --> 01:53:55,300
or at least preliminary to get to the point where it gets more limited to that, because we

1318
01:53:55,300 --> 01:54:02,640
think they all have to be studied thoroughly. And the biggest question that I had, I didn't know

1319
01:54:02,640 --> 01:54:09,160
how to phrase the question, but I think again, Mr. Car kind of hit the nail on the head. My question

1320
01:54:09,160 --> 01:54:18,400
was how, where does funding have to be in order to put a shovel in the ground? And just think

1321
01:54:18,400 --> 01:54:24,340
we have to totally avoid putting a shovel in the ground if we don't know how to fund what's

1322
01:54:24,340 --> 01:54:28,400
being built. And he kind of hit the nail on the head saying, well, you know, if you don't

1323
01:54:28,400 --> 01:54:33,140
even know how to get to Bacheco pass, why are you, why are you digging here? And why would we

1324
01:54:33,140 --> 01:54:38,920
do that? So I think that's a kind of help me cement in my mind with that question is,

1325
01:54:38,920 --> 01:54:50,220
And we really need to get that understood that we're not doing things that are going to be a rail to nowhere, kind of thing.

1326
01:54:50,880 --> 01:54:51,580
So thank you.

1327
01:54:51,580 --> 01:54:53,260
Thank you for cooperating.

1328
01:54:53,520 --> 01:54:59,960
A little bit on the applause and standing behind each other and so forth that made it very streamlined and we appreciate it.

1329
01:55:00,540 --> 01:55:07,660
We appreciate that very much. And is there any final comments before we go forward?

1330
01:55:11,320 --> 01:55:13,100
Mr. Ramirez, did you get what you need?

1331
01:55:15,150 --> 01:55:27,790
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I did get what I need. I we collected the questions and we will work with high speed rail to try to provide answers to all the questions.

1332
01:55:27,790 --> 01:55:34,590
Um, reminding, uh, taking this opportunity to remind members of the audience here or at home.

1333
01:55:34,970 --> 01:55:40,370
If you have not had a chance to sign up on the city's website, please do so.

1334
01:55:40,910 --> 01:55:45,950
Not only your comments or questions are getting forwarded, but it is a way for us,

1335
01:55:46,270 --> 01:55:50,010
a city hall to manage the communication back to you.

1336
01:55:50,150 --> 01:55:54,850
So it is a way for us to inform you if we have received new information,

1337
01:55:54,850 --> 01:55:58,850
or we have answers to questions that we have just recently posted.

1338
01:55:59,830 --> 01:56:02,850
And if people don't know how to get to that page on the city's website,

1339
01:56:03,430 --> 01:56:06,850
if you just find the city of Morgan Hill's website

1340
01:56:06,850 --> 01:56:11,050
and in the little box type in high speed rail, you will take you there.

1341
01:56:12,470 --> 01:56:12,730
Thank you.

1342
01:56:13,190 --> 01:56:14,750
Okay. Thank you.

1343
01:56:15,330 --> 01:56:17,910
We move now at item number 12 on our agenda.

1344
01:56:20,480 --> 01:56:20,660
Yeah.

1345
01:56:22,080 --> 01:56:24,100
We're going to move 13 in front of 12.

1346
01:56:24,100 --> 01:56:32,180
We did that. You thank you, Mr. Constantine, preliminary plan review for a better field of MOS proposed and

1347
01:56:32,180 --> 01:56:38,440
industrial development. We'll give it a minute to kind of clear this out and then we'll go forward.

1348
01:57:06,300 --> 01:57:10,120
I'm going to go to the hotel.

1349
01:57:12,120 --> 01:57:15,000
I'm going to go to the hotel.

1350
01:57:15,660 --> 01:57:16,960
I'm going to go to the hotel.

1351
01:57:19,480 --> 01:57:20,100
I'm focused.

1352
01:57:21,860 --> 01:57:24,820
Hey Miss Polini, please go ahead.

1353
01:57:29,440 --> 01:57:37,560
We're going to resume now if we can have some quiet, go ahead.

1354
01:57:38,100 --> 01:57:39,260
Hey, good evening.

1355
01:57:40,240 --> 01:57:42,040
Dina Paulini, to me, development.

1356
01:57:43,000 --> 01:57:47,440
This is a preliminary plan review for the Better Field M West Project.

1357
01:57:47,500 --> 01:57:49,360
You're familiar with this.

1358
01:57:49,360 --> 01:57:57,220
So the applicant has requested some council comments on the preliminary plan review of the

1359
01:57:57,220 --> 01:57:59,380
industrial side of this project.

1360
01:58:00,700 --> 01:58:05,040
The Planning Commission has reviewed this, so this is the Council's opportunity to provide

1361
01:58:05,040 --> 01:58:08,560
some input on the project before they move forward with it.

1362
01:58:09,060 --> 01:58:12,800
So it's 39 acres in the Morgan Hill Ranch Business Park.

1363
01:58:13,660 --> 01:58:22,440
They are proposing approximately 550,000 square feet of buildings, 10 buildings, approximately

1364
01:58:22,440 --> 01:58:30,240
four acres of park improvements, one acre of greenway, potential 7.9 acres of passive recreation

1365
01:58:30,240 --> 01:58:36,140
that would be on the city's detention basin area and extension of a setter boulevard west

1366
01:58:36,140 --> 01:58:37,900
of a federal full of art.

1367
01:58:38,880 --> 01:58:42,020
So this is a bigger area of the development.

1368
01:58:42,860 --> 01:58:45,340
Here is the residential area.

1369
01:58:45,640 --> 01:58:48,660
And then these are the 10 buildings here.

1370
01:58:49,240 --> 01:58:51,660
And here is the development area.

1371
01:58:52,460 --> 01:58:54,580
I'm going to point out central park.

1372
01:58:55,000 --> 01:58:57,780
Here is one of the areas that we'll be discussing tonight.

1373
01:58:58,440 --> 01:59:01,640
Sutter greenway separates the commercial

1374
01:59:01,640 --> 01:59:02,840
from the residential.

1375
01:59:02,840 --> 01:59:09,520
that's one of the primary key areas of buffering the industrial from the residential.

1376
01:59:15,430 --> 01:59:21,570
So, some of the areas for discussion for Council tonight is the consistency with the

1377
01:59:21,570 --> 01:59:28,890
PUD interaction with the buffers with the residential, the loss of additional industrial land

1378
01:59:28,890 --> 01:59:36,890
with central park, the approval process for central park, the center connection and timing for public improvements

1379
01:59:40,090 --> 01:59:47,650
This is an opportunity for us to have a high-end office development, which we don't have at this point.

1380
01:59:48,290 --> 01:59:53,450
And some of the key design elements that we'll be looking at when this comes through the process

1381
01:59:53,450 --> 01:59:59,750
is the parking layout for the project, how it complies with architectural review guidelines for the PUD.

1382
02:00:00,080 --> 02:00:10,060
Enhancement of landscaping, emphasizing the design elements along Butterfield Boulevard, and compliance with a lot coverage for that area.

1383
02:00:10,440 --> 02:00:18,260
We just preliminary, we see that it may exceed that, but that's something we can look at when it comes through the official process.

1384
02:00:20,280 --> 02:00:26,440
When the Planning Commission looked at this project, they did support the park development.

1385
02:00:26,440 --> 02:00:32,180
They thought that it would really benefit both the residential and the industrial portion of the project.

1386
02:00:32,700 --> 02:00:39,640
They did recommend that it be built with either the first phase of the housing portion of the project or the industrial.

1387
02:00:39,900 --> 02:00:42,780
They really thought that it really needed to be built up front.

1388
02:00:44,120 --> 02:00:53,560
They also wanted the industrial to be shovel ready, which they thought needed to have the public infrastructure in, including wiring for the telecommunications.

1389
02:00:53,560 --> 02:01:00,820
and they expressed some concern that the industrial was dependent on the residential development site of the project.

1390
02:01:01,620 --> 02:01:05,380
They didn't really get into the design of the project itself.

1391
02:01:08,510 --> 02:01:12,770
So the entitlements that would be required for this project would be the development agreement,

1392
02:01:13,370 --> 02:01:20,130
as you call the council did ask us to work with them on the industrial development agreement which we have been doing.

1393
02:01:20,130 --> 02:01:27,470
They would need a subdivision map, site, and architectural review, and then either a conditional

1394
02:01:27,470 --> 02:01:32,570
use permit if the park was to remain private or general plan amendment if the park was

1395
02:01:32,570 --> 02:01:33,850
to become a public park.

1396
02:01:36,070 --> 02:01:42,530
So those are, that's the summary for the project and I know that the applicant does have

1397
02:01:42,530 --> 02:01:46,430
a presentation also tonight and be happy to answer any questions that you have.

1398
02:01:47,690 --> 02:01:48,330
Questions?

1399
02:01:52,790 --> 02:01:57,430
Gina, can you go back a slide or forward button?

1400
02:01:58,490 --> 02:01:58,650
What?

1401
02:01:59,250 --> 02:02:01,150
A second to last slide.

1402
02:02:02,490 --> 02:02:03,130
One more.

1403
02:02:04,690 --> 02:02:07,090
So second bullet recommended building parking phase.

1404
02:02:07,270 --> 02:02:09,070
One of housing or industrial development.

1405
02:02:10,830 --> 02:02:13,290
Is that what we typically do in housing developments?

1406
02:02:13,470 --> 02:02:17,650
I know where I live, the amenities I have been built with,

1407
02:02:17,650 --> 02:02:23,230
very last phase of where I live, but I live in perhaps a very different kind of development.

1408
02:02:23,970 --> 02:02:28,030
So is that what we would typically do that's to say in phase one of a housing development,

1409
02:02:28,070 --> 02:02:29,130
you have to put in the amenities?

1410
02:02:29,930 --> 02:02:34,690
Well, this is a little bit different because this park is actually part of the industrial.

1411
02:02:35,330 --> 02:02:37,770
So we don't require parks for industrial.

1412
02:02:38,430 --> 02:02:42,950
So that's part of the discussion tonight and this was part of the discussion that the

1413
02:02:42,950 --> 02:02:43,990
planning commission had.

1414
02:02:43,990 --> 02:02:52,050
So, through RDCS, the Central Park was actually taken out of the project because they needed

1415
02:02:52,050 --> 02:02:58,370
to have an actual agreement with the city in order to have the Central Park in obtained points.

1416
02:02:59,030 --> 02:03:02,610
So, the park is actually part of the industrial development.

1417
02:03:03,570 --> 02:03:04,550
So, it's a bit, I think.

1418
02:03:04,550 --> 02:03:05,010
I get that.

1419
02:03:05,410 --> 02:03:09,350
But, according to the slide, I'm looking at right now, the planning commission tied the

1420
02:03:09,350 --> 02:03:14,450
to the housing development. So they're fine-minded. What do we typically do with housing

1421
02:03:14,450 --> 02:03:19,110
developments when building amenities? Do we ask the amenities for built-in phase one or

1422
02:03:19,110 --> 02:03:23,750
in later phases? In later phases. Okay. Thank you. If I may, Mr. Mayor, go ahead.

1423
02:03:23,810 --> 02:03:30,350
To ductail on that question, and it says, or industrial development, you've said in your presentation

1424
02:03:31,590 --> 02:03:38,190
that the catalyst for a new development, industrial development, it really is the housing.

1425
02:03:38,930 --> 02:03:45,150
So, with that or, isn't that mean, doesn't it really mean that it could be after the first phase

1426
02:03:45,150 --> 02:03:49,930
and after the housing is done, because it says or industrial development or industrial development

1427
02:03:49,930 --> 02:03:52,270
means that we're putting up buildings?

1428
02:03:54,910 --> 02:03:56,090
They discuss that.

1429
02:03:56,290 --> 02:04:01,010
The park is going to benefit both sides of the project and industrial and the residential,

1430
02:04:02,110 --> 02:04:06,510
and so it's just something to negotiate with the developer as we're going through this development

1431
02:04:06,510 --> 02:04:11,350
agreement process well my point is and you may not be able to ask this question but going

1432
02:04:11,350 --> 02:04:18,750
to Mr. Cars question if if the really the the the the catalyst to have industrial

1433
02:04:18,750 --> 02:04:23,550
come is that there's the housing if you put a park you don't have the housing and you don't

1434
02:04:23,550 --> 02:04:28,670
have the industrial so you I mean it doesn't it to me just to make it makes much sense that

1435
02:04:28,670 --> 02:04:33,770
you have to put the housing or that the the part before you actually have anybody there that

1436
02:04:33,770 --> 02:04:38,170
can use it. That's really what this looks like to me.

1437
02:04:40,250 --> 02:04:45,670
Mr. Constantine, if I may jump in here again, you know, from here is the economic development

1438
02:04:45,670 --> 02:04:55,810
director. The plan and commission was reacting to the request of having a park that would

1439
02:04:55,810 --> 02:04:59,950
essentially translate into the addition.

1440
02:05:00,000 --> 02:05:10,200
Regional loss of 3, 4 acres of industrial land and converting that into a park. So, in the conversation

1441
02:05:10,200 --> 02:05:16,620
that the Planning Commission had and in responding to the comment made by the applicant that

1442
02:05:16,620 --> 02:05:23,200
the park would be a catalyst for development or an amenity to attract companies and make the

1443
02:05:23,200 --> 02:05:26,320
the industrial business part more attractive.

1444
02:05:27,040 --> 02:05:31,200
There was simply the suggestion and the request from the planning commission that

1445
02:05:31,200 --> 02:05:36,800
they want to see the part come in first with the first face of whether it's the residential

1446
02:05:36,800 --> 02:05:42,780
or the industrial development because it is being touted as an amenity that will

1447
02:05:42,780 --> 02:05:48,200
attract the companies. I understand that and I'm getting a little bit in discussion

1448
02:05:48,200 --> 02:05:55,620
I apologize, but to address what you've just said, I'd have never heard of a company going

1449
02:05:55,620 --> 02:05:59,600
anywhere to build a building because there was a nice park right next to it.

1450
02:06:01,400 --> 02:06:08,060
I don't know, I may be wrong, but it did that aspect of it just to me and Mr. Carbauded

1451
02:06:08,060 --> 02:06:14,040
up doesn't make any sense to me. But we'll go on. I don't think it's going to stop it.

1452
02:06:14,040 --> 02:06:15,520
Yeah, you are in discussions.

1453
02:06:15,540 --> 02:06:19,480
You have other questions.

1454
02:06:20,300 --> 02:06:20,880
Mr. Seaver.

1455
02:06:22,820 --> 02:06:22,980
Okay.

1456
02:06:23,420 --> 02:06:30,160
I think my colleagues have combed in on the T issue that I want, which is the nature of

1457
02:06:30,160 --> 02:06:32,540
that park and the last of industrial land.

1458
02:06:33,440 --> 02:06:33,720
Okay.

1459
02:06:34,140 --> 02:06:35,480
Well, that's later for discussion.

1460
02:06:36,440 --> 02:06:36,720
Absolutely.

1461
02:06:37,800 --> 02:06:39,640
Let me go ahead, Mr. Carl.

1462
02:06:39,780 --> 02:06:44,060
I have other questions that perhaps we want to clear the presentation from last and have a

1463
02:06:44,060 --> 02:06:45,580
we'll need to ask some questions.

1464
02:07:12,030 --> 02:07:13,590
First set up a fighting visual.

1465
02:07:15,310 --> 02:07:17,430
We're going to slow things down.

1466
02:08:00,900 --> 02:08:01,480
Good evening.

1467
02:08:01,480 --> 02:08:03,940
I'm Anthony Cataldo with Wormulcomarctex,

1468
02:08:04,320 --> 02:08:08,040
and I'll be making the presentation on behalf of DIVCO West,

1469
02:08:08,500 --> 02:08:10,500
along with Alma with populists.

1470
02:08:10,580 --> 02:08:14,880
First I'd like to thank staff for an excellent report on the project.

1471
02:08:15,480 --> 02:08:19,680
We've been working for the last year and a half with staff

1472
02:08:19,680 --> 02:08:22,880
and the community developing this.

1473
02:08:24,000 --> 02:08:29,500
Our site is located right here on the edge of Morgan Hill Business Park.

1474
02:08:31,080 --> 02:08:36,060
Through developing the site, initially we talked with the broker community to try to figure

1475
02:08:36,060 --> 02:08:41,260
out what the best need was for the site and we determined that there were three products

1476
02:08:41,900 --> 02:08:44,120
that could be used in Morgan Hill.

1477
02:08:44,120 --> 02:08:51,100
We have Study Area A, which is shown on the upper left-hand side, which is a smaller incubator

1478
02:08:51,100 --> 02:08:58,280
spaces or startup companies. Study Area B, which is a slightly larger user and Study Area

1479
02:08:58,280 --> 02:09:06,200
is C, down at the bottom of the site. One thing that makes this unique is we felt it was important

1480
02:09:06,200 --> 02:09:10,880
to have one thing we've been learning through developing and Silicon Valley a lot of the current

1481
02:09:10,880 --> 02:09:15,620
users are looking not only for a building, but something that has amenities that ties to the

1482
02:09:15,620 --> 02:09:17,580
landscaping and space around the building.

1483
02:09:18,240 --> 02:09:21,940
So pathways, walkways, something to do on their lunch break.

1484
02:09:22,340 --> 02:09:27,300
Being close to housing, so they have work life balance that can easily get back and forth.

1485
02:09:27,560 --> 02:09:32,180
So we felt that this park overall helped tie everything together.

1486
02:09:34,040 --> 02:09:39,740
Study area A ranges from the smaller building at 18,000 square feet to 30,000 square feet,

1487
02:09:39,740 --> 02:09:44,280
but each of the buildings are divisible, buildings four and five on the slider to

1488
02:09:44,280 --> 02:09:49,160
visible down to about 4,000 square feet spaces for your start-ups or your incubators.

1489
02:09:51,120 --> 02:09:56,840
Now this is the architecture for study area A and an alternate on the architecture for study area A.

1490
02:09:58,060 --> 02:09:59,960
Study area B is the slightly larger.

1491
02:10:00,000 --> 02:10:26,040
After building, we're picturing research and development and manufacturing care. These spaces range from 20,000 square feet to 86,000 square feet, and the goal is to get a variety of different user sizes. Each of these buildings can also be visible to two users to allow for more variety of space. We do have loading docs in the back, so you can bring product in and out for manufacturing purposes.

1492
02:10:27,760 --> 02:10:32,120
And here is the architecture for study area B, very similar.

1493
02:10:34,040 --> 02:10:40,700
And then study area C on it was determined that there's also a need for a larger product in there.

1494
02:10:40,880 --> 02:10:44,840
So we have a 200,000 square foot manufacturing industrial building.

1495
02:10:47,370 --> 02:10:53,170
And the architecture for study area C is a derivative of the other two.

1496
02:10:53,330 --> 02:10:54,410
And here's the building.

1497
02:10:56,230 --> 02:11:02,810
I'll now turn it over to Alma, who can talk about a lot of the landscaping and amenities throughout the park.

1498
02:11:03,950 --> 02:11:04,370
Thank you.

1499
02:11:05,410 --> 02:11:25,050
So in the, so genesis of this project, one of the main elements that we've been studying and trying to incorporate is the open space, not only as, you know, a park, but as actually as a network that really work for both sides, the residential and the industrial and even the community around the existing industrial park and the residents are nearby.

1500
02:11:25,050 --> 02:11:32,710
So, we have the central park as a main amenity as a proper park, a little bit more

1501
02:11:32,710 --> 02:11:37,410
than four acres, and then that connects seamlessly with what we call the Sutter Greenway,

1502
02:11:37,610 --> 02:11:42,950
which is a broad kind of green connection that has also some amenities in there, and it ties

1503
02:11:42,950 --> 02:11:51,130
into an enhanced sidewalk along Butterfield, and then even we studied by direction from

1504
02:11:51,130 --> 02:11:58,090
of the potential of even the city expanding in the future into a larger park in the current

1505
02:11:58,090 --> 02:12:03,230
basing that is south of our site. So to give you an idea what sort of the scale and the

1506
02:12:03,230 --> 02:12:08,710
tribal man is that we're talking about central park really links to two uses and it's also

1507
02:12:08,710 --> 02:12:16,250
provides almost like a gateway to this part of the city with access directly from all corners.

1508
02:12:16,250 --> 02:12:24,090
So, we have sports courts, we have playgrounds, we have a number of pathways types.

1509
02:12:24,770 --> 02:12:31,250
We have a multi-use sort of green area that can be used for informal gatherings or sports.

1510
02:12:32,870 --> 02:12:37,450
The interest or the benefit of having industrial next to this park is that doing weekends,

1511
02:12:37,590 --> 02:12:42,910
this park can actually transform a little bit into a different type of space given the change in users

1512
02:12:42,910 --> 02:12:47,910
and then you have residence right next door that really can activate that space daily.

1513
02:12:48,150 --> 02:12:52,810
So even the amenities that were located on the park really respond to that context.

1514
02:12:53,590 --> 02:12:56,010
This is a video of what we call the side of the wingway.

1515
02:12:56,010 --> 02:13:01,050
Again, it varies from upwards to about 52 almost 80 feet in some portions.

1516
02:13:01,250 --> 02:13:03,710
So you can see that you can have plenty of amenities there,

1517
02:13:03,970 --> 02:13:11,750
providing access to a lot of the industrial users as much as a residence that basically line this connector.

1518
02:13:11,750 --> 02:13:17,690
And then we have, we're proposing some ideas of programming that can be responsive to both

1519
02:13:17,690 --> 02:13:22,630
industry and the residential such as this food trucks and weekends or even during lunch

1520
02:13:22,630 --> 02:13:23,510
hour.

1521
02:13:23,790 --> 02:13:29,530
Again, the treatment of Butterfield avenue the response to the context on the residential

1522
02:13:29,530 --> 02:13:35,410
and how this Butterfield, the sort of greenway has direct access from residential to enter

1523
02:13:35,410 --> 02:13:40,110
the site and then connect directly through this greenway to the center park.

1524
02:13:40,110 --> 02:13:49,390
And then again, the idea that in the future, the CD could even expand this and create this additional open space.

1525
02:13:49,670 --> 02:13:51,270
We were studying here just for scale.

1526
02:13:51,570 --> 02:13:54,850
But this is more trails and potentially a dot-bar.

1527
02:13:54,950 --> 02:13:59,590
That can be part of these complex open spaces that are linked together.

1528
02:13:59,710 --> 02:14:05,330
Again, the main goal was trying to not only monetize the proposed users,

1529
02:14:05,330 --> 02:14:09,830
to really provide an network of open space that would tie with the city of

1530
02:14:09,830 --> 02:14:13,310
modern hill in many, many ways. Thank you.

1531
02:14:17,100 --> 02:14:18,460
Is that it? Okay.

1532
02:14:21,410 --> 02:14:25,350
Do we don't have any speaker cards on this side?

1533
02:14:25,370 --> 02:14:26,230
I have one speaker card.

1534
02:14:26,590 --> 02:14:29,930
I do have a question of the presentation.

1535
02:14:30,430 --> 02:14:33,010
Yeah, well, I'll ask the question now. Yeah. Okay, thank you.

1536
02:14:33,570 --> 02:14:37,770
In regards to the industrial buildings that you just went over,

1537
02:14:38,290 --> 02:14:40,190
those are just concepts of what it could look like.

1538
02:14:40,190 --> 02:14:43,890
You're not, those are not plans that you're going to be building those buildings correct.

1539
02:14:44,350 --> 02:14:44,370
Right.

1540
02:14:44,530 --> 02:14:47,110
Those are concepts for future.

1541
02:14:47,790 --> 02:14:50,930
I just want to make sure that people are confused by saying that those buildings are

1542
02:14:50,930 --> 02:14:57,530
going to be built when somebody could come in and especially in the area at one or

1543
02:14:57,530 --> 02:14:59,970
area, a build is one building there if they wanted to.

1544
02:15:00,820 --> 02:15:11,900
Right? The building size could vary depending on the user's most likely study area, it would be the smaller product, based on the size of the lot, then yes, you're correct. Okay, thank you.

1545
02:15:12,220 --> 02:15:13,000
Okay, and who's the speaker?

1546
02:15:13,340 --> 02:15:16,440
I actually do not have a speaker card any longer.

1547
02:15:17,060 --> 02:15:18,860
Okay, it was withdrawn. Okay.

1548
02:15:20,220 --> 02:15:22,100
Then we'll close public comment.

1549
02:15:23,800 --> 02:15:25,460
Yeah, and open it to council discussion.

1550
02:15:25,460 --> 02:15:26,100
I'm

1551
02:15:29,200 --> 02:15:30,260
not going to go out.

1552
02:15:30,500 --> 02:15:35,520
I think this is progressing nicely.

1553
02:15:36,080 --> 02:15:37,820
I like the the the the part aspect.

1554
02:15:38,040 --> 02:15:42,740
I think that we're finally coming to a point where

1555
02:15:42,740 --> 02:15:44,560
this project can actually go forward.

1556
02:15:45,080 --> 02:15:47,600
I think we've been at this for quite some time.

1557
02:15:48,480 --> 02:15:50,340
And I like the concepts.

1558
02:15:50,880 --> 02:15:53,320
Again, in the picture though, I think it would be better

1559
02:15:53,320 --> 02:15:58,540
and maybe less confusing for some of the people that aren't

1560
02:15:58,540 --> 02:16:05,100
Maybe not even put the buildings in the industrial part there and it's really focused on the residential aspect of it, which I think

1561
02:16:05,880 --> 02:16:14,640
Will help to not only help to eventually maybe get somebody to put or to build something on the industrial land, but also

1562
02:16:16,440 --> 02:16:18,460
will allow us to

1563
02:16:20,600 --> 02:16:26,240
Showcase this because I want it's going to I think it's going to give us what we really need in Morgan Hill, which is

1564
02:16:26,240 --> 02:16:26,760
apartments

1565
02:16:27,860 --> 02:16:32,300
The business leaders in this community have said that that's what they need to attract

1566
02:16:33,280 --> 02:16:40,280
people to work in their facilities and then hopefully that will help bring companies

1567
02:16:40,280 --> 02:16:44,840
to Morgan Hill to build because we do need our industrial space to be built out and not

1568
02:16:44,840 --> 02:16:46,880
to have empty lots.

1569
02:16:47,200 --> 02:16:50,320
Thank you, Mr. Carr.

1570
02:16:50,780 --> 02:16:51,760
Thank you.

1571
02:16:54,490 --> 02:16:58,370
One of the things that I've always been interested in this is making sure that once we

1572
02:16:58,370 --> 02:17:05,070
improve the residential that there is not an opportunity for there to be more residential

1573
02:17:05,070 --> 02:17:11,930
creep on this site. So by approving a development agreement for the industrial are we locking

1574
02:17:11,930 --> 02:17:13,570
in the industrial?

1575
02:17:19,360 --> 02:17:28,480
I'll take that. I'll take that. The real intent of the industrial development agreement

1576
02:17:28,480 --> 02:17:42,140
It's to lock in the benefits that the developer is seeking from the city, the benefits that the city is seeking out of this development,

1577
02:17:44,260 --> 02:17:52,540
including memorabilizing the entitlements that they have worked to achieve for a period of time.

1578
02:17:52,540 --> 02:18:07,660
The ultimately changing any additional industrial space into residential will come back to you through a general planned amendment if that is something that happens in the future.

1579
02:18:08,820 --> 02:18:13,240
And outside of the industrial VA that could happen.

1580
02:18:13,240 --> 02:18:13,740
Okay,

1581
02:18:17,140 --> 02:18:25,620
um, the Southern Boulevard extension, um, is that a requirement for, is that an RDCS committed requirement?

1582
02:18:27,240 --> 02:18:33,560
It, it's actually a requirement, it would be a requirement as part of the conditions of approval for this project.

1583
02:18:33,720 --> 02:18:39,100
And we do have Scott, clear here to answer any questions on the setter extension.

1584
02:18:40,120 --> 02:18:48,240
Are you referring to council member? Are you referring to the street or the, yes, the would,

1585
02:18:48,240 --> 02:18:52,900
would the street be built as a requirement? It would be built as part of the residential

1586
02:18:53,760 --> 02:19:00,660
and am part of the industrial, but only a segment of it would be built as part of the residential.

1587
02:19:00,660 --> 02:19:12,080
So, the residential project here has access through here and access through here.

1588
02:19:12,540 --> 02:19:19,120
This street is what we needed for the residential component of the project regardless of what

1589
02:19:19,120 --> 02:19:21,560
happens to the industrial segment.

1590
02:19:21,980 --> 02:19:28,520
So we believe that at a minimum what seems to be three quarters of that industrial street will

1591
02:19:28,520 --> 02:19:31,900
be required as part of the residential development?

1592
02:19:34,600 --> 02:19:40,940
So the timing of that will be a commitment made when they get entitlements for the resident.

1593
02:19:41,040 --> 02:19:47,920
For the residential, so what we expect with the first phase, that portion of the setter

1594
02:19:47,920 --> 02:19:52,140
extension will not be built because they are a build of the front half of the development.

1595
02:19:52,820 --> 02:19:57,600
And so that will not happen at the beginning and it will happen towards one of their second

1596
02:19:57,600 --> 02:19:59,320
phases, second or third phases.

1597
02:20:01,460 --> 02:20:01,960
Okay.

1598
02:20:05,860 --> 02:20:15,150
And again, with central part, just so that I understand the park issue here, the park is really part of the industrial site.

1599
02:20:15,740 --> 02:20:24,280
So it is not part of their RDCS commitments or their RDCS application and we'll actually have to do a general plan change for that.

1600
02:20:24,280 --> 02:20:31,760
Correct, it is actually part of the industrial and it's to be determined on whether a general

1601
02:20:31,760 --> 02:20:34,660
planet amendment would be required or a conditional use permit.

1602
02:20:34,980 --> 02:20:39,900
It's whether it's a private park or a public park and what that process is.

1603
02:20:41,400 --> 02:20:45,920
I think I've heard from the developer that it's their interest for it to be a public park,

1604
02:20:46,200 --> 02:20:48,500
in which case we would have to do a general plan change.

1605
02:20:48,500 --> 02:20:52,960
We would also want, we have a process for that.

1606
02:20:53,040 --> 02:20:57,640
We would have to bring it to the Parks and Recreation Commission, come back to the

1607
02:20:57,640 --> 02:21:02,820
Plan of Commission, and then come back to you for you to accept the land dedication.

1608
02:21:03,580 --> 02:21:10,540
So it's just a matter of process for us to identify that and we are aware of the interest

1609
02:21:10,540 --> 02:21:11,640
to make that a public park.

1610
02:21:11,640 --> 02:21:41,320
We didn't make this common in the remarks but I think it is important to say that, yes, we have been at the table for quite a while working on this project, but we think we have made progress the layout that you currently have is something that we have worked on collectively, the residential component on its own has also improved to the point that the developer has scored well.

1611
02:21:41,320 --> 02:21:47,380
through that process. It's difficult because we are combining a number of, we're combining

1612
02:21:47,380 --> 02:21:52,860
two different, we are intertwining two different projects and conversations that are really

1613
02:21:52,860 --> 02:22:00,980
intended to be separate. The conversation for tonight is simply at a high level conceptually

1614
02:22:00,980 --> 02:22:08,600
does the City Council support this layout that is currently been developed, including changing some

1615
02:22:08,600 --> 02:22:10,680
the Industrial Land to create this book?

1616
02:22:11,680 --> 02:22:14,740
OK, so thank you, that's a good way of framing.

1617
02:22:14,780 --> 02:22:18,000
I think what we need to try to accomplish tonight,

1618
02:22:19,280 --> 02:22:22,040
and I want to thank both parties who are having what I think

1619
02:22:22,040 --> 02:22:24,520
has turned into a quite a good conversation

1620
02:22:24,520 --> 02:22:27,760
and turning out to be quite a good project.

1621
02:22:29,780 --> 02:22:31,520
You're right, these are two very distinct

1622
02:22:31,520 --> 02:22:34,520
different processes that the council asked you

1623
02:22:34,520 --> 02:22:37,020
to intertwine, so I appreciate everyone's cooperation

1624
02:22:37,020 --> 02:22:42,520
in trying to do that. And that's the exciting thing about the project for me that we're really

1625
02:22:42,520 --> 02:22:50,020
building as Councilmember Constantine said, these live work spaces and these places that actually

1626
02:22:50,020 --> 02:22:56,260
hopefully will work quite well together. I think trying to provide some comment or direction for

1627
02:22:56,260 --> 02:23:01,300
you tonight if that's what we're trying to do. I think the site plan is coming along quite well.

1628
02:23:01,300 --> 02:23:06,680
Well, the question is about the park, yes, I like the park.

1629
02:23:06,900 --> 02:23:13,220
I think the park adds a great amenity and a great buffer between the industrial and the

1630
02:23:13,220 --> 02:23:13,620
residential.

1631
02:23:14,640 --> 02:23:20,380
I'd like to make sure that the park is open to the public, whether that means it's a public

1632
02:23:20,380 --> 02:23:22,140
park or a private park.

1633
02:23:22,500 --> 02:23:26,700
The details can get worked out, but it needs to be open to the public, so the entire business

1634
02:23:26,700 --> 02:23:32,240
park on both sides of Butterfield can enjoy that, the residential can enjoy it and quite frankly

1635
02:23:32,240 --> 02:23:34,940
the rest of the community should be able to enjoy it as well.

1636
02:23:36,180 --> 02:23:42,340
I think when I say that, we're going to have to think about where when my son and his friends

1637
02:23:42,340 --> 02:23:46,400
go play soccer, where they're going to park, because they shouldn't be parking in the drive

1638
02:23:46,400 --> 02:23:48,020
ways of the residence a lot, obviously.

1639
02:23:48,620 --> 02:23:49,500
So we're going to have to think about that.

1640
02:23:49,580 --> 02:23:53,420
If it's truly a public park open to the public, we need to make sure it has access.

1641
02:23:54,980 --> 02:24:01,740
I think we, I realize that the park is different because it's in the industrial side of this and we're going to have to do some things with that.

1642
02:24:01,840 --> 02:24:09,260
But I think we should be considering it like an amenity for the housing like we would consider any housing project and that it shouldn't be.

1643
02:24:09,260 --> 02:24:12,000
It shouldn't necessarily be required to be done up front.

1644
02:24:12,180 --> 02:24:19,640
I mean, there's a very practical reasons why it shouldn't be both for a funding standpoint and as well.

1645
02:24:19,640 --> 02:24:27,020
I would imagine space like that is going to be needed for construction and sort of the way that they lay out their project.

1646
02:24:27,880 --> 02:24:32,100
So we should think about it in terms of the way that we think about any housing project.

1647
02:24:33,420 --> 02:24:39,720
And I'm okay if we want to ask the Parks and Rec Commission about amenities and things like that apart that size.

1648
02:24:40,300 --> 02:24:46,240
It's, you know, we don't get to do that every day in Morgan Hill, so asking the commission for some thoughts on that would be great.

1649
02:24:47,080 --> 02:24:59,820
The road, if I heard you correctly, is tied to RDCS commitments and there is a certain amount of the road that will be done at a certain point as entitlements.

1650
02:25:00,000 --> 02:25:04,480
I, through the entitlement process, will be committed to, I think that's appropriate.

1651
02:25:06,300 --> 02:25:12,160
I would like us to move forward with the industrial development agreement and figure out how to

1652
02:25:12,160 --> 02:25:18,480
start putting that, actually putting that development agreement together and locking some of these things in place.

1653
02:25:19,560 --> 02:25:29,380
I realized that a future council's could make other general plan changes, but my point in improving the general plan change

1654
02:25:29,380 --> 02:25:33,600
it allows for this residential was that we would do these together and do our best job to

1655
02:25:33,600 --> 02:25:37,540
lock in the industrial that is there today so that it won't be changed in the future.

1656
02:25:40,660 --> 02:25:45,180
And I love on this drawing that Levy Park, I realize there's a lot of work to be done

1657
02:25:45,180 --> 02:25:49,920
to actually figure out how to get that done and that I hope we're all interested in trying

1658
02:25:49,920 --> 02:25:54,520
to do that as well because I think that is a great improvement as well.

1659
02:25:55,560 --> 02:25:55,920
Thank you, Mayor.

1660
02:25:56,600 --> 02:25:57,260
Thank you, staff.

1661
02:25:57,980 --> 02:25:59,060
Mr. Seamer?

1662
02:26:00,200 --> 02:26:01,480
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

1663
02:26:03,120 --> 02:26:09,800
I perhaps have a different perspective than Council Member Clarke, but that makes it interesting to be Council.

1664
02:26:11,160 --> 02:26:13,140
I'm quite concerned things

1665
02:26:15,600 --> 02:26:20,900
one, the reduction of industrial land while I think it's a great idea.

1666
02:26:20,900 --> 02:26:27,760
I mean, a buffer that's smaller than that that doesn't take three or four acres, but maybe

1667
02:26:27,760 --> 02:26:28,300
it takes,

1668
02:26:30,440 --> 02:26:35,780
it comes out, I wouldn't mind it coming out of the residential side, not the

1669
02:26:35,780 --> 02:26:41,380
industrial side, I think we are too easily led to reduce the amount of industrial land, and

1670
02:26:41,380 --> 02:26:45,860
that's going to provide jobs and revenue for the city in the future.

1671
02:26:46,480 --> 02:26:51,020
And second, I was quite concerned by staff comment that said, well, maybe in the future,

1672
02:26:51,020 --> 02:26:57,820
you know they might come back and seek to further reduce that. I would caution us to not put that

1673
02:26:57,820 --> 02:27:04,560
statement out there. I think you know very firm statement that says no we're not going to

1674
02:27:04,560 --> 02:27:10,580
consider it at all. Would be much more in keeping with what the city's long term needs are.

1675
02:27:16,270 --> 02:27:24,750
Okay I'll make some comments. I, uh, nobody's commented on it yet, but I thought our instructions were

1676
02:27:24,750 --> 02:27:29,330
that the industrial was pre-eminent that we wanted that.

1677
02:27:29,530 --> 02:27:31,810
And now we're hearing that the industrial

1678
02:27:31,810 --> 02:27:33,650
is dependent on the residential.

1679
02:27:34,650 --> 02:27:36,290
And that very much concerns me.

1680
02:27:36,390 --> 02:27:39,610
How do you very much concerns me?

1681
02:27:40,670 --> 02:27:42,270
Why are we turning it around?

1682
02:27:43,330 --> 02:27:46,310
Why is what we really want to get?

1683
02:27:47,010 --> 02:27:49,850
What we allowed the residential to be there

1684
02:27:49,850 --> 02:27:51,930
for is so that we can get the industrial.

1685
02:27:53,470 --> 02:28:00,930
That's the, you know, now we're putting the cart before the horse if you ask me so I'm very concerned about that.

1686
02:28:01,630 --> 02:28:16,890
I've listened to the presentations and to my colleagues and, and, you know, I had the same kind of reservation at first blush that Mr. Sebert did in terms of losing that much industrial land to the park.

1687
02:28:16,890 --> 02:28:21,330
But I'm hearing that it really can be an amenity

1688
02:28:21,330 --> 02:28:25,410
that I'll help both sides flourish and work.

1689
02:28:26,570 --> 02:28:28,350
And Mr. Carbrod, up the concern about parking,

1690
02:28:28,390 --> 02:28:32,650
which was something that I noticed as well for the park

1691
02:28:32,650 --> 02:28:33,570
and stuff like that.

1692
02:28:33,570 --> 02:28:35,510
But I think those things can be worked out.

1693
02:28:36,250 --> 02:28:39,110
But I don't quite understand why now we're

1694
02:28:39,110 --> 02:28:42,390
saying the industrial depends on the residential.

1695
02:28:42,830 --> 02:28:44,630
We need industrial now.

1696
02:28:44,630 --> 02:28:54,870
You know, we need to be able to accommodate anybody that wants to come forward if we need to build the road all the way and all those kind of things we should be getting that done.

1697
02:28:55,730 --> 02:29:00,230
The only reason that we approved the residential was to get the industrial.

1698
02:29:01,610 --> 02:29:03,030
So that's my priority.

1699
02:29:07,380 --> 02:29:11,260
I don't know where we go from here. Let's see what our actions are.

1700
02:29:17,970 --> 02:29:18,950
Provided comments.

1701
02:29:18,950 --> 02:29:26,750
Yeah, so today's to provide comments on the industrial development, the applicant is going

1702
02:29:26,750 --> 02:29:33,270
and the applicant is going through the RDCS, so that's separate with the residential right now.

1703
02:29:33,610 --> 02:29:45,370
We're working with the applicant on the bullet points for the development agreement, so that provides us with some direction to continue to work to move forward on the development agreement.

1704
02:29:45,370 --> 02:29:51,470
And so, right now, we're just asking to provide some comments on the preliminary plan review,

1705
02:29:51,990 --> 02:29:53,450
what you have before you today.

1706
02:29:53,590 --> 02:29:59,970
We wanted to really hone in on the park, whether it if you would accept it.

1707
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:14,660
Taking some of that industrial land and use it for park purposes. And whether the use of it could be public or if it would be private. So we know what the process would be down the road.

1708
02:30:16,000 --> 02:30:22,140
So we're hearing these comments taking them down and then we know where to move from this point.

1709
02:30:22,140 --> 02:30:26,060
I didn't mean to agree with Mr. Carr on the public use of the park.

1710
02:30:30,000 --> 02:30:36,900
That kind of confusing me because I was under the assumption that the city asked them to make the park bigger.

1711
02:30:38,300 --> 02:30:46,140
So, now you're asking us to say whether or not we want to take more industrial or...

1712
02:30:47,440 --> 02:30:52,120
I'm really not sure what exactly you're asking, but I'm kind of confused because I know when I...

1713
02:30:52,120 --> 02:30:57,540
the first iteration of this plan, it was only like an acre park, and then having met

1714
02:30:57,540 --> 02:31:03,420
with the developer, they stated that the city has asked them to make the park bigger.

1715
02:31:04,060 --> 02:31:11,020
So now you're asking us to give you direction on the park, and I thought that was already

1716
02:31:11,020 --> 02:31:11,440
done.

1717
02:31:11,940 --> 02:31:16,360
So I'm confused as to what you're asking us to do if you want us to make the park smaller,

1718
02:31:16,460 --> 02:31:17,400
do you want to make it bigger?

1719
02:31:17,740 --> 02:31:19,800
Are you asking us if that park is perfect?

1720
02:31:22,720 --> 02:31:29,040
Council member, if I may I like to address that. And this is this is a useful conversation

1721
02:31:29,040 --> 02:31:35,240
for staff, particularly those of us that are working on the Industrial DA. And if I may

1722
02:31:35,240 --> 02:31:45,800
just very briefly take a step back and cover how we got here to begin with, at least

1723
02:31:45,800 --> 02:31:53,720
my perspective on the project, as I've been engaged with it, when the developer came in

1724
02:31:53,720 --> 02:32:01,500
and requested that the City Council consider changing approximately 20 acres of industrial

1725
02:32:01,500 --> 02:32:10,060
land to residential. The developer at that time made a number of assertions in regards

1726
02:32:10,060 --> 02:32:17,200
to the benefits that they would provide for the entirety of the business park.

1727
02:32:18,420 --> 02:32:24,440
In previous meetings we have referred to a letter that they provided the council, which we

1728
02:32:24,440 --> 02:32:29,900
have used as the foundation for the negotiations that we have had on the Industrial DA.

1729
02:32:30,460 --> 02:32:36,420
Some of the key elements of those commitments that were made to the community in exchange

1730
02:32:36,420 --> 02:32:45,860
for the consideration of the general plan, amendment included, providing the letter says up to

1731
02:32:45,860 --> 02:32:54,800
five acre park and building out the infrastructure, securing the entitlements for the industrial,

1732
02:32:55,440 --> 02:33:01,060
making the park business ready. So again, now we're going into the bucket of the industrial

1733
02:33:01,060 --> 02:33:06,000
DA, which was not necessarily the intention, but I think it's relevant to understanding how we

1734
02:33:06,000 --> 02:33:15,300
got here. So has city staff been requesting a five-acre park? Yes, to the extent that we

1735
02:33:15,300 --> 02:33:20,560
were trying to implement the direction that was given to us on the Industrial DA, which

1736
02:33:20,560 --> 02:33:29,560
is we're supposed to get a five-acre park. To that end, we have even offered considering

1737
02:33:29,560 --> 02:33:36,360
repurposing a portion of the detention fund that could create enough space to accommodate that

1738
02:33:36,360 --> 02:33:40,040
five acre park and we've been in conversations with the developer on that.

1739
02:33:41,640 --> 02:33:47,140
So, we are trying to implement the direction that was given to us for the negotiations of the

1740
02:33:47,140 --> 02:33:56,780
industrial DA, trying to tie in this park amenity, the straight improvements, the timing of

1741
02:33:56,780 --> 02:34:03,740
entitlements. And those are the basic deal points of the Industrial DA. We have arrived to this

1742
02:34:03,740 --> 02:34:09,860
place that essentially brings almost a five-acre park potentially if they use the detention

1743
02:34:09,860 --> 02:34:15,680
pond they can definitely get to the five acres. And I think that this is a really good piece to

1744
02:34:15,680 --> 02:34:21,720
start is to simply understand if conceptually the layout of the Industrial Residential and

1745
02:34:21,720 --> 02:34:24,820
communities work for this community.

1746
02:34:25,060 --> 02:34:29,580
But the detention pond isn't in, they don't have that acre, that's city.

1747
02:34:29,720 --> 02:34:30,100
Correct.

1748
02:34:30,440 --> 02:34:33,700
So they can't, they can't use that for part of the five acres, correct?

1749
02:34:36,150 --> 02:34:40,250
Well, that is part of the conversation that we have been exploring.

1750
02:34:40,710 --> 02:34:47,510
In trying to assist achieving what we thought were the goals in the direction from council,

1751
02:34:48,030 --> 02:34:51,830
which is create a master plan community that has all those amenities.

1752
02:34:51,830 --> 02:34:59,890
So at this point we don't even know if the detention could even be used because it still needs to provide for

1753
02:35:00,000 --> 02:35:07,480
The water detention for the entire industrial park. So that is still remains a question. But we have

1754
02:35:07,480 --> 02:35:10,760
you still as part of the internal conversations with the developer.

1755
02:35:12,000 --> 02:35:17,960
Okay, thank you very much for the clarification. I just think we've been talking way too much about a park. When it comes to this project.

1756
02:35:18,440 --> 02:35:26,560
I mean, I'm not being facetious. I mean, we've struggled over whether or not we were going to even have apartments in this area, whether or not we're going to take over industrial.

1757
02:35:26,560 --> 02:35:34,520
I think our energy should be used on making sure that the infrastructure is put in place so that

1758
02:35:34,520 --> 02:35:44,180
and the entitlements, so that the land's fully entitled so that it becomes more attractive for a company to come in and say,

1759
02:35:44,340 --> 02:35:50,140
oh, you know what all the time it's already done, all the infrastructure is put in, I think I want to build a building here as I said earlier

1760
02:35:50,140 --> 02:35:53,380
I don't think a company is going to come here because it's a nice part across the street

1761
02:35:54,120 --> 02:36:01,160
Because of the cost of what it's going to cost to actually build a building for their needs.

1762
02:36:01,500 --> 02:36:09,780
It's going to be difficult as we've all heard that we have anywhere between 10 to 20 years of industrial land.

1763
02:36:10,760 --> 02:36:14,500
That is going to remain vacant for that time and it's foreseeable future because of that fact.

1764
02:36:15,020 --> 02:36:21,460
So I thought that our main emphasis for the housing and going with what the Mayor talked about was that

1765
02:36:22,000 --> 02:36:26,780
We're going to build a housing and then have all the entitlements done so that it'd be more

1766
02:36:26,780 --> 02:36:33,080
attractive so that the remaining industrial would be purchased and then buildings would be

1767
02:36:33,080 --> 02:36:33,440
built.

1768
02:36:34,380 --> 02:36:41,000
And so I'm thinking that that's the same goal and again, I just think we're talking way too much

1769
02:36:41,000 --> 02:36:44,740
about a park and how big it's going to be and where it's going to be instead of really

1770
02:36:44,740 --> 02:36:50,700
worrying about what we started off this project for in the beginning, which was to have

1771
02:36:50,700 --> 02:36:55,700
something that will entice companies to build on the industrial lot.

1772
02:36:56,720 --> 02:36:58,000
That's my two cents.

1773
02:37:01,160 --> 02:37:05,440
We have a request from the applicant to reopen the public hearing.

1774
02:37:05,960 --> 02:37:07,840
Would you consider that?

1775
02:37:08,080 --> 02:37:10,480
So, okay, come on up.

1776
02:37:13,260 --> 02:37:16,520
Good evening, carry Williams with Divco West.

1777
02:37:17,560 --> 02:37:20,200
So just a few, I've been sort of taking notes here

1778
02:37:20,200 --> 02:37:24,040
during the conversation, just a few notes of clarification.

1779
02:37:25,060 --> 02:37:25,720
First of all,

1780
02:37:27,920 --> 02:37:32,760
the location of the park actually portions of it are within the residential

1781
02:37:32,760 --> 02:37:39,400
area, the 19 and a half acres that was rezoned to residential, and it's not, you can't

1782
02:37:39,400 --> 02:37:45,200
see from this site plan where the zoning line is, but a portion actually of the park is

1783
02:37:45,200 --> 02:37:49,600
in the residential and a portion of it is in the industrials.

1784
02:37:49,600 --> 02:37:51,360
to our larger portion in the industrial.

1785
02:37:52,760 --> 02:37:59,900
With respect to how we got to hear.

1786
02:38:00,780 --> 02:38:06,380
So when we entered into discussions with the city regarding the change

1787
02:38:06,380 --> 02:38:08,400
from residential, I mean, to residential,

1788
02:38:10,360 --> 02:38:13,880
we heard loud and clear what Mr. Council Member Car was saying,

1789
02:38:14,280 --> 02:38:18,000
which was that a priority for the city was to prevent

1790
02:38:18,000 --> 02:38:24,900
residential creep from occurring, and so what we said was that we would be one way that we could

1791
02:38:24,900 --> 02:38:32,300
provide assurances to the community and to the council that our intent was not to come back six months later and

1792
02:38:32,300 --> 02:38:39,180
reason another X number of acres, but was to enter into a long-term development agreement that would lock in the

1793
02:38:39,180 --> 02:38:47,440
industrial uses for the life of that DA. Our expectation is that it'll be a 10 year DA with up to 10 years

1794
02:38:47,440 --> 02:38:48,500
worth of extensions.

1795
02:38:52,760 --> 02:39:00,020
Additionally, what we said was that we were going to take steps to start processing entitlements

1796
02:39:00,020 --> 02:39:05,440
for the industrial concurrently with the residential that we would undergo both planning

1797
02:39:05,440 --> 02:39:06,800
processes concurrently.

1798
02:39:07,340 --> 02:39:13,340
What we're actually in right now is the planning process and the entitlement process for

1799
02:39:13,340 --> 02:39:14,000
the industrial.

1800
02:39:14,000 --> 02:39:20,600
And we already have PD zoning on the property so we don't need a zoning amendment.

1801
02:39:21,740 --> 02:39:26,440
What we need is, we do need to address some of the lotlines on the property.

1802
02:39:27,640 --> 02:39:33,100
We're proposing a realignment of the existing or the proposed location of the road.

1803
02:39:36,080 --> 02:39:42,520
And then in addition, we need to do the development agreement because that was our commitment

1804
02:39:42,520 --> 02:39:48,060
to do that. In order to move the development agreement forward, we need to have a stable project

1805
02:39:48,060 --> 02:39:53,580
description. There's a SQL requirement for development agreement in order to do that analysis.

1806
02:39:53,600 --> 02:39:59,860
You have to have a project description. So we submitted this preliminary review plan, which we submitted.

1807
02:40:00,000 --> 02:40:10,000
I don't know, six months ago or nine months ago to the city and the city reviewed it, provided comments back to us. We took it to the planning commission, they provided comments back to us.

1808
02:40:10,300 --> 02:40:26,080
We're here before you tonight to provide comments back to us. If you say we love the plan, we think it's great, then we come away and we say, okay, now we can start the sequel work as we have a project description on the DA. We get feedback from you tonight on the DA terms.

1809
02:40:26,080 --> 02:40:31,240
In addition, we can start processing some lot-line adjustments that we want to do in

1810
02:40:31,240 --> 02:40:32,640
initiating subdivision map.

1811
02:40:34,200 --> 02:40:40,160
So the industrial for Mr. Mayor is not contingent upon the residential.

1812
02:40:40,240 --> 02:40:42,660
We're moving full throttle on the industrial.

1813
02:40:42,820 --> 02:40:46,740
These are the steps we need to take to make it business ready and we are actively

1814
02:40:46,740 --> 02:40:48,140
marketing it now.

1815
02:40:48,680 --> 02:40:53,800
However, until we get through this process and we have a solid site plan.

1816
02:40:53,800 --> 02:40:59,740
We know where the road's going to go exactly, and we know if there's going to be a park there.

1817
02:41:00,300 --> 02:41:04,880
Once we know that, then we can adjust the lot lines around it and we can begin to create

1818
02:41:04,880 --> 02:41:05,960
business ready lots.

1819
02:41:08,480 --> 02:41:11,840
Oh, and on the detention base and last thing on the detention base, and we've been extensive

1820
02:41:12,500 --> 02:41:17,380
research, or hydrologist, has been working with city staff for many, many months, probably

1821
02:41:17,380 --> 02:41:23,200
here, on the detention base, and although the hydrologist isn't here tonight, we do have

1822
02:41:23,200 --> 02:41:27,340
our civil engineer here who can answer any questions as well as Scott Creer who we've been

1823
02:41:27,340 --> 02:41:32,720
working closely with and we have determined that a significant part of the part could be made

1824
02:41:32,720 --> 02:41:38,100
available for a public open space and for trails so that has been officially determined.

1825
02:41:39,300 --> 02:41:39,500
Thank you.

1826
02:41:39,560 --> 02:41:40,240
Thank you.

1827
02:41:43,330 --> 02:41:44,250
Anything to add?

1828
02:41:44,430 --> 02:41:44,750
Mr. Car.

1829
02:41:45,290 --> 02:41:47,410
We didn't talk at all about a lot of line adjustments.

1830
02:41:48,010 --> 02:41:50,590
Is there, did this women just talked about them?

1831
02:41:50,710 --> 02:41:53,130
Are there any issues that we see with a lot of line adjustments?

1832
02:41:55,570 --> 02:41:55,650
Yes.

1833
02:41:56,050 --> 02:41:56,230
Okay.

1834
02:42:00,100 --> 02:42:01,880
Okay, I think we're done.

1835
02:42:02,340 --> 02:42:09,100
So if I might just finish my, I think to sort of meet the vision that you have of these things moving together,

1836
02:42:09,480 --> 02:42:12,720
we should move forward with the development agreement on the industrial side.

1837
02:42:13,140 --> 02:42:15,760
And I think I agree with Mr. Seabirds.

1838
02:42:16,120 --> 02:42:20,800
I would like to see some language in there that talks about this development agreement.

1839
02:42:21,340 --> 02:42:24,920
Cannot allow for more residential at the loss of industrial.

1840
02:42:28,580 --> 02:42:29,320
Thank you.

1841
02:42:29,700 --> 02:42:31,280
That's a good thing to add.

1842
02:42:33,320 --> 02:42:35,560
Just comes out of his mouth.

1843
02:42:35,780 --> 02:42:36,040
It's magic.

1844
02:42:36,280 --> 02:42:36,960
This is there.

1845
02:42:37,240 --> 02:42:38,300
It's just there.

1846
02:42:39,020 --> 02:42:39,180
Okay.

1847
02:42:39,340 --> 02:42:40,140
Thank you.

1848
02:42:40,700 --> 02:42:42,300
We'll move right along.

1849
02:42:42,900 --> 02:42:44,180
In fact, we'll go backwards.

1850
02:42:44,600 --> 02:42:45,860
We're so flexible.

1851
02:42:46,780 --> 02:42:48,370
Agreement to negotiate exclusively

1852
02:42:48,840 --> 02:42:51,000
with Brookfield residential properties

1853
02:42:51,000 --> 02:42:53,340
for the development of a portion of

1854
02:42:53,340 --> 02:42:55,720
depostry and the community and cultural

1855
02:42:55,720 --> 02:42:57,200
center site.

1856
02:42:57,540 --> 02:42:59,140
This is Ms. Wemers' lucky day.

1857
02:42:59,140 --> 02:43:01,640
for Mirrors is still on the line.

1858
02:43:03,920 --> 02:43:06,060
Good evening, once again.

1859
02:43:07,620 --> 02:43:12,980
This particular item, I get to smile a little more, not that I'm not super excited about

1860
02:43:12,980 --> 02:43:29,040
the previous item, favorite development team, but this one is a tricky one that I'm just

1861
02:43:29,040 --> 02:43:46,180
This is an agreement to negotiate exclusively with Brookfield residential for a project that would use three separate properties, including using part of the depost street, part of the community center parking lot and the Hail Lumber site.

1862
02:43:47,490 --> 02:43:55,750
Taking us step back, this is something that we use as a foundation of the conversations

1863
02:43:55,750 --> 02:43:56,950
for tonight.

1864
02:43:58,110 --> 02:44:04,830
The general plan, the previous one and the new one, they just got approved, including our

1865
02:44:04,830 --> 02:44:13,070
specific plan and our circulation element, all talk about realigning depostrid to connect

1866
02:44:13,070 --> 02:44:13,710
to church.

1867
02:44:13,710 --> 02:44:20,390
It specifically says that we are going to do that by going through the community center parking lot.

1868
02:44:21,210 --> 02:44:23,170
So it's been part of our guiding documents.

1869
02:44:24,310 --> 02:44:25,550
And with that in mind,

1870
02:44:27,650 --> 02:44:34,570
we have, whenever we have had an opportunity to meet with developers that are interested in our community,

1871
02:44:34,570 --> 02:44:41,290
We talk about this opportunity and just for reference here, this is the Hail Lumber site.

1872
02:44:42,230 --> 02:44:46,590
This is Deepo Street that currently dead ends right here.

1873
02:44:48,270 --> 02:44:53,850
Our guiding documents suggest that Deepo Street should connect over here to church.

1874
02:44:54,490 --> 02:44:59,970
Again, bisecting and going through our community center parking.

1875
02:45:01,420 --> 02:45:17,820
So, we have had an opportunity to converse and bring forward an idea to a number of residential developers, which is if you could look at the hilllumber site as a development opportunity.

1876
02:45:19,160 --> 02:45:29,460
And if we look at realigning depot, could there be a development project that essentially provides enough land that might make the project feasible and

1877
02:45:29,460 --> 02:45:40,680
interesting for you. And we have engaged with several housing developers, some of them

1878
02:45:40,680 --> 02:45:47,860
that have actually engaged in conversations with the property owner. But not until now,

1879
02:45:48,320 --> 02:45:54,960
have we found a developer that actually has invested enough time and energy that would

1880
02:45:54,960 --> 02:45:58,200
us bringing this project to you tonight.

1881
02:45:59,900 --> 02:46:04,440
So, the idea is that we use the Hill Lumber side, the Deep-O Street,

1882
02:46:05,520 --> 02:46:09,280
and the CCC, the Community Center parking lot to create a development opportunity.

1883
02:46:10,040 --> 02:46:11,920
A little bit about Brookfield residential.

1884
02:46:12,880 --> 02:46:20,020
It is a pretty well-established company that has been around since 1956,

1885
02:46:20,020 --> 02:46:29,380
the Ex-58. They are the fifth largest residential company in North America. They do a lot

1886
02:46:29,380 --> 02:46:34,400
of high-end residential, single-family homes, but this is where we get a little bit lucky.

1887
02:46:34,880 --> 02:46:42,520
They do have a focus and a mandate to do infill urban development near transit stations,

1888
02:46:43,060 --> 02:46:47,760
and this would be considered an infill development, and we do have a transit station.

1889
02:46:50,200 --> 02:46:50,580
So we

1890
02:46:50,580 --> 02:46:56,900
We have been working with Brookfield Residential in exploring what could the development look like.

1891
02:46:58,300 --> 02:47:06,000
We brought their team of engineers and architects and we brought our engineers and planners to a room

1892
02:47:06,000 --> 02:47:13,420
and spent quite a bit of time exploring what could this development look like, what would the layout be.

1893
02:47:13,420 --> 02:47:22,360
And after looking at a couple of options, this is the concept plan that resonated the most with our teammates.

1894
02:47:23,640 --> 02:47:34,960
The idea would be that this development would provide for the realignment of Deepostrid would have to replace all of the parking at the Community Center.

1895
02:47:36,140 --> 02:47:42,700
And what you see in yellow would be the residential portion of the project, which currently

1896
02:47:42,700 --> 02:47:50,500
the developer anticipates or it conceptually has identified as 56 or so town homes.

1897
02:47:54,720 --> 02:48:02,760
The project provides a number of opportunities including creating a better circulation plan

1898
02:48:02,760 --> 02:48:08,180
for the downtown implementing our general plan and downtown specific plan.

1899
02:48:09,440 --> 02:48:15,200
The realignment of Depot Street would be beneficial for the future development as we envision

1900
02:48:15,200 --> 02:48:16,400
in our community.

1901
02:48:17,440 --> 02:48:23,360
But I think that one of the most exciting things, especially for me on this project, is that it

1902
02:48:23,360 --> 02:48:32,300
would allow us to move out of the downtown and industrial use that in previous times would only

1903
02:48:32,300 --> 02:48:40,320
done with a redevelopment agency assistance. This community has previously done. Otherwise, I

1904
02:48:41,360 --> 02:48:49,880
don't know how a project like that could really happen. So moving out the lumber yard, which

1905
02:48:49,880 --> 02:48:55,740
as a business, we appreciate and we're grateful that they're here. But if bringing a residential

1906
02:48:55,740 --> 02:49:03,520
project could yield this opportunity of realigning the post-street, moving out on industrial

1907
02:49:03,520 --> 02:49:08,800
use, and creating more housing that will support the existing businesses, as well as the new

1908
02:49:08,800 --> 02:49:14,360
retail shops that are coming. And we think this project would implement the vision that we

1909
02:49:14,360 --> 02:49:20,420
have developed for our downtown to make it the most walkable bike-friendly urban, family-oriented,

1910
02:49:20,420 --> 02:49:24,160
and transit-oriented neighborhood in the city of Morgan Hill.

1911
02:49:25,740 --> 02:49:35,760
So before you, we have the direction to direct the city manager to negotiate an agreement,

1912
02:49:36,580 --> 02:49:50,400
an exclusive agreement with Brookfield Residential, to explore if we can figure out the

1913
02:49:50,400 --> 02:49:58,880
that we currently have at the Community Center that would explore the potential relocation of the lumber yard and that would provide housing.

1914
02:50:00,660 --> 02:50:09,140
We have the understanding with a developer that this would be a very short period for negotiations.

1915
02:50:10,420 --> 02:50:28,720
We have enough knowledge today, and I think it's important to say, we have enough understanding to know that the number yard by itself, because of the setback restrictions by Union Pacific, as well as our own design guidelines for noise mitigation.

1916
02:50:28,720 --> 02:50:36,860
This particular segment of depot, which is different than the other end of depot, because the trains are on a berm.

1917
02:50:37,340 --> 02:50:47,320
The tracks are on the on a berm would have a setback of about 50 feet, making the development potential of this site really unlikely.

1918
02:50:47,320 --> 02:50:54,300
So it would mean that we would not see the redevelopment of the Hill Lumber side on its own.

1919
02:50:54,660 --> 02:51:03,220
We also know that there is a financial gap right now, so we still have some work to do.

1920
02:51:03,600 --> 02:51:11,420
And we know that it is likely that the city would have to finance the re-enlightment of depostreied on its entirety,

1921
02:51:11,420 --> 02:51:18,300
which, again, part of our work ahead is to develop a financing plan for that.

1922
02:51:19,640 --> 02:51:27,360
So with that, I just would like to say that Joe Weira, with Brookfield Residential, is here

1923
02:51:27,360 --> 02:51:34,760
to address the council and to answer any questions, as well as Mr. Bob Hammond, one of the

1924
02:51:34,760 --> 02:51:39,740
representing the ownership of the hell-lumber yard site.

1925
02:51:40,800 --> 02:51:42,100
And that concludes my presentation.

1926
02:51:43,200 --> 02:51:44,640
Thank you. Are there questions?

1927
02:51:46,040 --> 02:51:46,720
Just a car.

1928
02:51:47,840 --> 02:51:50,200
Peter Thun your project scope.

1929
02:51:50,420 --> 02:51:53,760
The second bullet point replaces all of the CCC parking spaces.

1930
02:51:53,980 --> 02:51:56,560
You mean all of the existing parking spaces?

1931
02:51:57,340 --> 02:52:03,560
Correct. One of the big parameters that we thought would be important is to make sure that we

1932
02:52:03,560 --> 02:52:07,860
placed all of the parking within the community center.

1933
02:52:08,500 --> 02:52:16,280
So the only way that that would happen is if it is with building a parking deck in the portion

1934
02:52:16,280 --> 02:52:22,600
the remaining portion of the community center and the question is can we fit all those parking spaces

1935
02:52:23,240 --> 02:52:30,220
and what the project still be financially viable for the developer in exchange for what I think

1936
02:52:30,220 --> 02:52:34,800
It's 1.2 acres of remaining development land for the developer.

1937
02:52:34,920 --> 02:52:35,220
Okay.

1938
02:52:35,400 --> 02:52:37,440
Thank you.

1939
02:52:37,740 --> 02:52:39,900
But thank you, Mr. Mayor.

1940
02:52:40,700 --> 02:52:46,500
Regarding the parking, the report says that there's 244 spaces currently.

1941
02:52:46,860 --> 02:52:47,220
Is that correct?

1942
02:52:48,120 --> 02:52:49,280
I think that is correct.

1943
02:52:49,420 --> 02:52:53,560
The report says there's 240 plus I think 16 on the street.

1944
02:52:54,520 --> 02:52:54,540
Right.

1945
02:52:54,880 --> 02:52:58,700
So the remaining now, doing the math at this,

1946
02:52:58,700 --> 02:53:02,720
I don't know if you have that in your presentation, but in the report, it shows the two

1947
02:53:02,720 --> 02:53:14,440
level parking garage with plus or minus 145 spaces plus the well the spaces that are in

1948
02:53:14,440 --> 02:53:22,060
the parking lot, so that doesn't add it to 240 and then with the spaces parking would be on

1949
02:53:22,060 --> 02:53:22,560
the street.

1950
02:53:23,340 --> 02:53:28,680
So I had a question basically asking if we could add a third level, because that

1951
02:53:28,680 --> 02:53:33,840
would give us another maybe 72 spaces, which would bring us up to about 237, closer to the

1952
02:53:33,840 --> 02:53:38,480
240, and then we wouldn't have to burden on the neighborhood with streets.

1953
02:53:38,840 --> 02:53:43,420
But I hear you saying that all the parking that we currently have is going to be in the

1954
02:53:43,420 --> 02:53:44,200
CSC spot.

1955
02:53:44,360 --> 02:53:45,380
So did I misread that?

1956
02:53:45,460 --> 02:53:46,480
Or is that?

1957
02:53:46,620 --> 02:53:48,640
Thank you for your question, Council Member.

1958
02:53:48,900 --> 02:53:54,160
I see the developer has approached the bench to make sure that I don't misrepresent what

1959
02:53:54,160 --> 02:54:01,940
is willing and not willing or able to do, but before he addresses the council, I want to say

1960
02:54:01,940 --> 02:54:09,160
that right now, for example, this concept plan that we currently have provides parking on

1961
02:54:09,160 --> 02:54:15,800
here on a parking deck, provides some parking that is more accessible outside of a parking

1962
02:54:15,800 --> 02:54:22,740
garage, some diagonal parking to make it a little bit friendlier for folks using say the preschool

1963
02:54:22,740 --> 02:54:29,220
or what have you. It also provides on-street parking right here that it currently would be closer

1964
02:54:29,220 --> 02:54:33,740
to the community center than the current on-street parking on depostrate at the other end.

1965
02:54:34,180 --> 02:54:41,580
And it also finishes providing the rest of the parking on this section of the hill lumber site

1966
02:54:41,580 --> 02:54:48,460
that is we refer to as a panhandle. We still need to figure out this issue of the parking

1967
02:54:48,460 --> 02:54:50,020
and we're not done.

1968
02:54:51,440 --> 02:54:53,140
The intention and our direction

1969
02:54:53,140 --> 02:54:55,460
are request of the developer

1970
02:54:55,460 --> 02:54:59,480
is that he tries to accommodate all of the parking.

1971
02:55:00,000 --> 02:55:06,020
In this section, it's much as possible. That's the intention that's our request. We don't know if it is feasible.

1972
02:55:07,100 --> 02:55:15,200
There is, again, in addition to solving for the parking and the location of the parking, there's still a financial gap that exists

1973
02:55:15,840 --> 02:55:23,180
between the developer for the project. And again, we're going to be solving for that over the next 60 days.

1974
02:55:23,180 --> 02:55:29,820
And, Joe, would you like to address the council if it's okay with the council or should we wait for any other questions?

1975
02:55:29,820 --> 02:55:34,540
It sounds like his presentation will have to be parking answered there.

1976
02:55:35,120 --> 02:55:35,800
So, come on up.

1977
02:55:35,800 --> 02:55:37,480
Better let him talk because he's anxious.

1978
02:55:39,720 --> 02:55:42,240
Good evening Mr. Mayor members of the council. Mr. City Manager.

1979
02:55:43,080 --> 02:55:46,740
My name is Joe Gwer. I'm director for planning at Brookfield Residential Bay Area.

1980
02:55:47,400 --> 02:55:52,800
I would never be anxious to stop Mr. Marish from speaking in any occasion.

1981
02:55:53,500 --> 02:55:54,560
I learned that years ago.

1982
02:55:55,420 --> 02:55:59,740
The one thing I did want to say just to start off this evening is sort of no matter where

1983
02:55:59,740 --> 02:56:01,780
this goes tonight or going forward.

1984
02:56:02,500 --> 02:56:06,160
I really wanted to commend you on the staff that you've got in Morgan Hill.

1985
02:56:06,260 --> 02:56:10,400
I work for the City of San Jose for a long time. I work for a lot with a lot of cities in the area.

1986
02:56:11,220 --> 02:56:15,900
Your staff have been quite honestly incredible from the standpoint of

1987
02:56:15,900 --> 02:56:19,340
bringing everybody into a room together, and maybe that needs to be in the conversation

1988
02:56:19,340 --> 02:56:23,740
and was in the room, folks will really open to try to work out to try to figure out

1989
02:56:23,740 --> 02:56:26,640
relatively complex development transaction.

1990
02:56:28,260 --> 02:56:32,620
A couple of points I did want to make, and I will get specifically to the issue of the

1991
02:56:32,620 --> 02:56:35,580
parking and what we think we can do at this point.

1992
02:56:36,140 --> 02:56:40,840
The concept plan that you have in front of you is probably two generations ago.

1993
02:56:41,420 --> 02:56:45,140
We've been through about six iterations of site plans trying to figure this out.

1994
02:56:45,140 --> 02:56:49,760
We did start just with the Hail Lombo property and attempting to figure out what was that

1995
02:56:49,760 --> 02:56:55,260
developable by itself and has Mr. Mirrors pointed out. There are some setback issues. It's relatively

1996
02:56:55,260 --> 02:57:02,900
narrow-side. So there was some discussion about including the realignment of depot in the excess

1997
02:57:02,900 --> 02:57:07,940
land that would come with the realignment of depot. It was very clear to us that the parking needed

1998
02:57:07,940 --> 02:57:13,740
to be replaced. Park is getting used. You've got a very active community center that needs to be replaced.

1999
02:57:14,360 --> 02:57:23,560
In the multiple generations that we've gone through, we do fit more on the community center side of Deepo Street than what you see on this exhibit.

2000
02:57:23,740 --> 02:57:38,940
It doesn't quite get to the 240. I think about 20 to 30 may need to be on the other side of Deepo, but the overall majority, north of 200, we can get into the footprint that exists today of the parking lot.

2001
02:57:38,940 --> 02:57:46,800
It is for the community center, but it does, you know, the suggestion of a third deck for the parking

2002
02:57:46,800 --> 02:57:47,400
structure.

2003
02:57:47,760 --> 02:57:51,840
The rally is, it gets more expensive than more decks you put on the parking structure.

2004
02:57:52,480 --> 02:57:57,880
And as was pointed out, there already is a gap to try to make this steel work from the standpoint

2005
02:57:57,880 --> 02:58:00,720
of the realignment of depot and replacing the parking.

2006
02:58:01,160 --> 02:58:06,440
So we're trying to squeeze not only the physical reality of the number of parking stalls, but also

2007
02:58:06,440 --> 02:58:11,440
economic reality, but it is something that from the standpoint of what we've been able to get

2008
02:58:11,440 --> 02:58:17,160
to today and some preliminary conversations with staff about the city potentially participating

2009
02:58:18,060 --> 02:58:23,320
in the order of magnitude of the cost of depot that we do think we can make it work financially.

2010
02:58:24,800 --> 02:58:31,380
The statement was made about us being a single family home developer. We are that. We are also

2011
02:58:31,380 --> 02:58:35,580
to do quite a bit of multi-family housing in the barrier.

2012
02:58:35,700 --> 02:58:42,120
We've got projects from Gilroy to Ronald Park to Dixon to Dublin to Fremont to Hayward.

2013
02:58:42,460 --> 02:58:47,580
We have a 2000-unit project in Dublin right at the BART station in Dublin that has a significant

2014
02:58:47,580 --> 02:58:54,400
amount of high-density urban info within a quarter mile of the Dublin BART platform.

2015
02:58:54,720 --> 02:58:59,360
We do have a very clear directive to continue to increase our portfolio.

2016
02:58:59,360 --> 02:59:03,880
So we are one of the largest home developers in North America.

2017
02:59:04,180 --> 02:59:05,600
We're actually a Canadian-based company.

2018
02:59:06,320 --> 02:59:11,700
The Bay Area Division is located in Danville, I live in San Jose, and I'm the director

2019
02:59:11,700 --> 02:59:12,300
of former planning.

2020
02:59:12,340 --> 02:59:16,460
I would be the one who would be bringing it through the process from the standpoint of both

2021
02:59:16,460 --> 02:59:20,860
negotiating with the city on the CCC property as well as the entitlements.

2022
02:59:21,540 --> 02:59:26,740
But really, we're just here today sort of echo, staff recommendation, request your support.

2023
02:59:26,740 --> 02:59:30,480
As was mentioned, the owners of the Hill Wumber property are here.

2024
02:59:30,880 --> 02:59:33,400
We are in contract to purchase their property.

2025
02:59:33,620 --> 02:59:35,140
They are supportive of what we've been doing.

2026
02:59:35,360 --> 02:59:40,260
They know what we've been working on with City staff as far as the additional city property

2027
02:59:40,260 --> 02:59:40,840
as well.

2028
02:59:41,240 --> 02:59:45,360
But I'm really just here this evening if you had any additional questions beyond the parking

2029
02:59:45,360 --> 02:59:45,920
questions.

2030
02:59:46,780 --> 02:59:49,640
Well, I do want to thank you for your comments on our staff.

2031
02:59:49,800 --> 02:59:51,600
We do agree that they are incredible.

2032
02:59:54,230 --> 02:59:59,830
I have a question of regard in the street, because of the proximity to the, the, the, the,

2033
03:00:00,000 --> 03:00:08,880
Daycare, you're going to be like kids right there. Is there any barrier? I know that you're looking

2034
03:00:08,880 --> 03:00:14,340
at street parking there. So I can't imagine there'd be too much of a barrier between that street

2035
03:00:14,340 --> 03:00:20,920
and the CCC. But that is going to now be a thoroughfare now. That's going to be pretty close

2036
03:00:20,920 --> 03:00:24,960
to where we have kids being dropped off. So I was wanting if there's going to be anything that was

2037
03:00:24,960 --> 03:00:29,400
going to be. I don't think that we've got to the point yet of getting the

2038
03:00:29,400 --> 03:00:30,280
that level of specifics.

2039
03:00:30,500 --> 03:00:33,820
And one of the things that we've talked a lot about that staff are very much an agreement

2040
03:00:33,820 --> 03:00:39,980
with is that anytime you take a straight, straight, and make it curved, it helps with traffic

2041
03:00:39,980 --> 03:00:44,300
calming because people just slow down because they can't sort of see a straight shot.

2042
03:00:44,660 --> 03:00:49,740
And even though you're connecting deeper with church which may alter some volumes, it will

2043
03:00:49,740 --> 03:00:50,760
be slower traffic.

2044
03:00:51,380 --> 03:00:57,280
We have worked already and was put out there's the roadway, the internal sort of driveway

2045
03:00:57,280 --> 03:01:02,480
circulation that will also be separated the community center from the new

2046
03:01:02,480 --> 03:01:06,060
depost street. That's the kind of stuff that we clearly will get in. At this

2047
03:01:06,060 --> 03:01:09,580
point we're just looking at right away as and how wide it has to be to fit two

2048
03:01:09,580 --> 03:01:12,920
lanes of traffic and parking. But I think that's, you know, one of the things we

2049
03:01:12,920 --> 03:01:16,800
definitely have to pay attention to to make sure that we have maximum pedestrian

2050
03:01:16,800 --> 03:01:22,900
safety in that area. Thank you. Go ahead, Mr. Car.

2051
03:01:26,180 --> 03:01:43,900
I'm excited about this idea as well, realizing it's a conceptual plan, we're not talking details, but as we think about an exclusive negotiating agreement and deal points on there, I'd like us to consider a conversation about the railroad crossing right there.

2052
03:01:44,800 --> 03:01:51,000
If we move forward with this now all four corners of the railroad tracks and done will be

2053
03:01:51,000 --> 03:01:56,720
residential and how can this deal and how can Brookfield help us with turning that into

2054
03:01:56,720 --> 03:02:02,280
a quiet zone into a quiet railroad crossing that hopefully will help us see if that is really

2055
03:02:02,280 --> 03:02:04,920
the right thing to do for our community and other crossings.

2056
03:02:05,660 --> 03:02:09,780
So I would like us to explore that a little bit and maybe with the size of your company

2057
03:02:09,780 --> 03:02:13,680
you guys have some ideas about how to do that since you've done a lot of transitoring to

2058
03:02:13,680 --> 03:02:19,360
development. And then as well just to make sure that we keep in mind that this new

2059
03:02:20,280 --> 03:02:26,520
depot and done connection will continue to be the entryway into our community and cultural center

2060
03:02:26,520 --> 03:02:33,500
and should be recognized as such. Again, knowing we're not in any kind of details yet,

2061
03:02:33,740 --> 03:02:37,640
but it does need to be recognized that that's still going to be the entryway into our community

2062
03:02:37,640 --> 03:02:42,040
cultural center and not just, you know, another intersection in town.

2063
03:02:42,340 --> 03:02:42,500
Sure.

2064
03:02:43,260 --> 03:02:44,220
Thank you.

2065
03:02:45,880 --> 03:02:46,020
All right.

2066
03:02:46,120 --> 03:02:52,020
I guess the one question I'd ask is, um, is he set up a whole bunch of hurdles

2067
03:02:52,020 --> 03:02:55,460
you've got to get over as 60 days enough time to do it?

2068
03:02:57,580 --> 03:02:58,600
I like the confidence.

2069
03:02:58,640 --> 03:02:59,280
Yeah, I know.

2070
03:02:59,640 --> 03:03:00,180
It's quick.

2071
03:03:03,160 --> 03:03:03,700
Your holidays.

2072
03:03:04,000 --> 03:03:04,600
There you know.

2073
03:03:06,140 --> 03:03:06,560
I understand.

2074
03:03:10,020 --> 03:03:10,980
Thank you.

2075
03:03:11,960 --> 03:03:14,860
Our action is to authorize your cards.

2076
03:03:15,620 --> 03:03:16,560
Oh, we have speaker cards.

2077
03:03:17,380 --> 03:03:17,740
Go ahead.

2078
03:03:18,640 --> 03:03:20,300
The first speaker I have is Bob Benavento.

2079
03:03:21,280 --> 03:03:22,800
You will be followed by Eric Wallace.

2080
03:03:28,780 --> 03:03:29,000
Good to see you.

2081
03:03:29,240 --> 03:03:29,540
Mr. Mayor.

2082
03:03:30,020 --> 03:03:30,500
Members of the council.

2083
03:03:31,100 --> 03:03:31,480
Mr. Manager.

2084
03:03:32,160 --> 03:03:32,580
Mr. Attorney.

2085
03:03:32,960 --> 03:03:33,900
My name is Bob Benavento.

2086
03:03:34,000 --> 03:03:35,680
I am a longtime resident of Morgan Hill.

2087
03:03:36,420 --> 03:03:39,300
And I would never be a person to try and deflate

2088
03:03:40,200 --> 03:03:48,820
It's a great idea, I don't have a problem with it at all, but I'm speaking to you this evening as a member of the Board of Directors of the Mushroom Artigraph.

2089
03:03:50,000 --> 03:04:01,360
And as some of you know, in some of you have worked, that is a big draw for our community and we bring in about 60 to 80,000 people on a good weekend over the Memorial Day holiday.

2090
03:04:03,420 --> 03:04:08,380
Besides ourselves, we had the Friday Night Music Series, which brings a lot of people down

2091
03:04:08,380 --> 03:04:08,740
town.

2092
03:04:09,060 --> 03:04:12,540
My concern is the loss of that parking space.

2093
03:04:12,960 --> 03:04:18,000
In fact, I had noted it myself, and I thank Councilman Constantine for bringing it forward,

2094
03:04:18,480 --> 03:04:21,400
because I, too, noted that a hundred and forty-five spaces in that garage and two hundred

2095
03:04:21,400 --> 03:04:22,560
and forty spaces in the lot.

2096
03:04:22,740 --> 03:04:23,920
So this is some more problematic.

2097
03:04:24,900 --> 03:04:29,840
But the thing I ask of you this evening is to please consider us as these plans go forward.

2098
03:04:31,640 --> 03:04:37,740
The change of the geography of this area will impact the festival and we will need to work

2099
03:04:37,740 --> 03:04:41,520
with the city to be able to accommodate future festivals or we could be out of business

2100
03:04:41,520 --> 03:04:42,640
in a couple of years.

2101
03:04:43,100 --> 03:04:46,140
So that is the problem that would, that's what I would like to address with you.

2102
03:04:46,240 --> 03:04:47,500
So thank you very much for your time.

2103
03:04:48,140 --> 03:04:49,220
Thank you.

2104
03:04:49,960 --> 03:04:52,460
Eric Wallace will be followed by Nancy Reynolds.

2105
03:04:55,890 --> 03:04:59,390
May your council members, thank you for letting me take a moment to share with you.

2106
03:04:59,390 --> 03:04:59,970
I just-

2107
03:05:01,740 --> 03:05:29,980
I just wanted to encourage you to go forward with this negotiation. I'm not sure what will come of it. But frankly, it looks like it has the chance of being a very good idea for the downtown. I don't know. I can't remember how long we've been talking about the alignment of the depot and church street and all it would along with that. And I'm really happy to see what he did in the staff members have done to put a lot of effort into this.

2108
03:05:30,000 --> 03:05:37,860
So, I just want to encourage you to see if we can make this work and make it a winner for both the citizens and the city of Morgan Hill.

2109
03:05:38,000 --> 03:05:39,440
So, thanks for your time.

2110
03:05:42,220 --> 03:05:42,900
I'm happy to have you inside.

2111
03:05:45,140 --> 03:05:45,940
Ms. Reynolds.

2112
03:05:46,360 --> 03:05:48,740
Hello, Mayor Tate City Council and City staff.

2113
03:05:49,420 --> 03:05:57,800
I too am really in support of this as a soon to be former business owner of a retail business downtown.

2114
03:05:58,120 --> 03:06:01,740
I know how desperately we need residential downtown.

2115
03:06:01,740 --> 03:06:04,800
So please let them explore this.

2116
03:06:05,140 --> 03:06:06,540
And I love the design.

2117
03:06:06,740 --> 03:06:10,940
I think the through way with the street connecting

2118
03:06:10,940 --> 03:06:13,380
to the other side of Dunn makes a lot of sense as well,

2119
03:06:13,540 --> 03:06:14,380
just as a resident.

2120
03:06:15,260 --> 03:06:17,660
But, yeah, I'd like to see more residential downtown.

2121
03:06:17,920 --> 03:06:19,220
Thank you.

2122
03:06:20,080 --> 03:06:20,900
Thank you.

2123
03:06:22,620 --> 03:06:23,580
What's my guess?

2124
03:06:23,940 --> 03:06:25,780
That's it.

2125
03:06:25,780 --> 03:06:26,800
That's it.

2126
03:06:27,040 --> 03:06:30,380
OK, we'll close public comment or an open-it discussion

2127
03:06:30,380 --> 03:06:37,380
the action that we're being asked to take is to authorize city manager to do that.

2128
03:06:39,180 --> 03:06:40,900
Mr. Mayor.

2129
03:06:43,030 --> 03:06:44,610
Mr. Speaker.

2130
03:06:45,370 --> 03:06:47,090
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

2131
03:06:48,130 --> 03:06:53,650
I think the concept and design I think is a great idea.

2132
03:06:54,610 --> 03:06:58,600
I've been looking at it 27 years.

2133
03:07:00,340 --> 03:07:01,840
I see something moving forward.

2134
03:07:01,840 --> 03:07:09,040
I think as Mr. Gray pointed out, the project would not be economical without the city's

2135
03:07:09,040 --> 03:07:11,200
participation and willingness to

2136
03:07:13,220 --> 03:07:16,280
vacating depostrete as it is and having it re-aligned.

2137
03:07:16,900 --> 03:07:23,100
We have said in mind, I believe that it would be appropriate for the city not to share,

2138
03:07:23,760 --> 03:07:31,740
or not to shoulder all of the costs of the re-alignment, but rather since I'm sure the developers

2139
03:07:31,740 --> 03:07:37,520
was taking this project on in the expectation of making a profit, it would be, I think, appropriate

2140
03:07:37,520 --> 03:07:43,100
that they share some of that profit and pay for a significant portion of the realignment

2141
03:07:43,100 --> 03:07:47,820
of DFO street rather than the city having to have all of that cost on it.

2142
03:07:50,610 --> 03:07:50,830
Okay.

2143
03:07:50,990 --> 03:07:51,810
Thank you.

2144
03:07:55,090 --> 03:07:55,730
Mr. Conestine.

2145
03:07:56,230 --> 03:07:57,150
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

2146
03:07:57,310 --> 03:08:02,990
I would like to echo Mr. Guerrero's comments when I was reading this in my mind's eye,

2147
03:08:03,030 --> 03:08:06,110
when I was reading the staff report in my mind's eye, I was trying to visualize what this

2148
03:08:06,110 --> 03:08:10,590
going to look like. And I just couldn't picture it because I just had the depostry

2149
03:08:10,590 --> 03:08:14,770
of how it currently looks in my head. And then when I got to the page with the map or with

2150
03:08:14,770 --> 03:08:21,510
the concept plan, I was just like, wow, that, I mean, to have that vision to come up with

2151
03:08:21,510 --> 03:08:28,710
that idea, I just want to commend staff on coming up with that. And this fix to really put

2152
03:08:28,710 --> 03:08:35,390
forth a plan that had no way of being able to put residential on it and then coming up with

2153
03:08:35,390 --> 03:08:41,750
idea that has a possibility of having residential on it. I just want to commence that for putting

2154
03:08:41,750 --> 03:08:48,590
this forward and getting all the parties together to hopefully have this plan come to fruition

2155
03:08:48,590 --> 03:08:53,850
because I think it would be fantastic. I did not think about some of the events though that

2156
03:08:53,850 --> 03:08:59,690
we have downtown in the Mushroom Art and the Parking. Again, I know this isn't preliminary,

2157
03:08:59,690 --> 03:09:06,260
but I just kind of zoned in on that and then also even though yes it's a curve street and

2158
03:09:06,750 --> 03:09:11,850
It's going to slow traffic down currently. We have a parking lot right next to where we have kids dropping up and

2159
03:09:11,850 --> 03:09:21,640
The speeds are much much slower in a parking lot than they would be on a street. So I just want also want to make sure that we are cognizant of the fact that

2160
03:09:22,570 --> 03:09:26,660
we're moving a street closer to where children are

2161
03:09:28,900 --> 03:09:33,700
And that, again, we also take into account of what we're going to be doing with some of

2162
03:09:33,700 --> 03:09:37,200
our downtown festivals that we rely upon for tourism.

2163
03:09:37,780 --> 03:09:41,760
But other than that, I think this is a great concept and I really want this thing to go

2164
03:09:41,760 --> 03:09:42,000
forward.

2165
03:09:42,440 --> 03:09:43,660
And I think it'll work.

2166
03:09:45,240 --> 03:09:45,660
Thank you, Senator.

2167
03:09:45,880 --> 03:09:46,240
Okay.

2168
03:09:47,080 --> 03:09:47,880
Anything else?

2169
03:09:47,880 --> 03:09:54,840
I would move to accept staff's recommendation and give authority to the City Manager to

2170
03:09:55,940 --> 03:09:59,960
exclusively negotiate with real-field residential properties for the development of this

2171
03:10:02,260 --> 03:10:08,280
Second, I was going to give Mr. Seward. Okay. We have a motion in a second. Can we have a roll call?

2172
03:10:08,900 --> 03:10:11,340
Mayor Tate. Aye. Council members, car.

2173
03:10:11,840 --> 03:10:12,640
Constantine. Aye.

2174
03:10:12,920 --> 03:10:13,020
Aye.

2175
03:10:14,120 --> 03:10:14,240
Aye.

2176
03:10:15,900 --> 03:10:22,400
And that concludes item number 12, which makes us able to skip right over to item.

2177
03:10:22,400 --> 03:10:23,020
Mr. Seward.

2178
03:10:23,860 --> 03:10:24,940
You want a quick recess?

2179
03:10:25,160 --> 03:10:25,800
I don't but you.

2180
03:10:26,100 --> 03:10:27,660
We need a quick recess.

2181
03:10:28,220 --> 03:10:29,500
We must have a quick recess.

2182
03:10:29,500 --> 03:10:32,680
We are going to take a four and a half minute break.

2183
03:10:32,680 --> 03:10:33,960
We're going to take a four and a half minute break.

2184
03:10:38,720 --> 03:10:39,300
We're going to record.

2185
03:10:40,440 --> 03:10:41,460
It's 10 minutes after.

2186
03:17:11,410 --> 03:17:21,990
A assignment of a drone, cow home, loans as credited for certain eaten housing, crest, avenue, housing, LLC, outstanding housing loan payments.

2187
03:17:36,550 --> 03:17:51,830
This is the one last outstanding matter to resolve, back in November of 2015, staff accepted

2188
03:17:51,830 --> 03:17:59,530
checks to link in the amount of about 300,000. We applied that 300,000 towards the overall

2189
03:17:59,530 --> 03:18:05,510
self-county housing settlement as partial satisfaction for their total obligations to the city.

2190
03:18:06,590 --> 03:18:11,850
We've since learned that the 300,000 payment we received was actually issued from the

2191
03:18:11,850 --> 03:18:18,770
Crest Avenue Housing Partnership Funds, which is a separate and distinct entity that was

2192
03:18:18,770 --> 03:18:23,950
under the control of South County housing, but is now under the control of Eden Housing.

2193
03:18:25,570 --> 03:18:31,230
Naturally, Eden, as the new owner, is responsible for the crest avenue housing loan that they have

2194
03:18:31,230 --> 03:18:38,370
with the city. They Eden also intended for that 300,000 payment to be provided to the city.

2195
03:18:38,490 --> 03:18:44,990
However, the distinct differences they assumed it would be applied to the crest loan that they're now

2196
03:18:44,990 --> 03:18:50,910
responsible for. So somehow there was something lost in translation between South County Housing

2197
03:18:50,910 --> 03:18:57,970
and Eden Housing but we do believe we've come to a solution. The council is being asked to adopt

2198
03:18:57,970 --> 03:19:06,190
a resolution accepting 11 Madron Cal Home mortgage notes from South County Housing to satisfy

2199
03:19:07,170 --> 03:19:13,750
Eden's crest housing loan obligation as a residual receipt payment just for this one year.

2200
03:19:15,190 --> 03:19:31,550
So in essence, the request is to accept the 11 notes valued at 357,000 and treat it as payment just this one time towards the $300,000 obligation of Eden for the Crestalone.

2201
03:19:33,170 --> 03:19:40,650
This achieves a few things. It prevents us from having to reopen the South County housing settlement that we completed months ago.

2202
03:19:41,290 --> 03:19:47,850
The city would keep that original 300,000, or it's actually 295,404.

2203
03:19:48,610 --> 03:19:55,830
So we would keep that money. The city would increase its loan portfolio value by 357,000.

2204
03:19:55,830 --> 03:19:59,650
And that concludes my report, the staff report.

2205
03:20:00,000 --> 03:20:04,440
Displains how we arrived to this point, but we are happy to answer any questions.

2206
03:20:05,540 --> 03:20:06,220
Any questions?

2207
03:20:11,440 --> 03:20:18,040
I guess there are no questions. So I will open it to public comment. No cards?

2208
03:20:18,200 --> 03:20:19,600
I have no cards, sir.

2209
03:20:20,080 --> 03:20:23,120
And we'll close public comment and open it to council discussion.

2210
03:20:28,110 --> 03:20:30,070
Would you like to entertain a motion?

2211
03:20:33,780 --> 03:20:38,580
I'd move to resolution. I'd adopt the resolution as directing staff to authorize the same engine,

2212
03:20:38,580 --> 03:20:40,900
take necessary action in this matter.

2213
03:20:41,040 --> 03:20:41,180
Second.

2214
03:20:41,560 --> 03:20:42,900
We have a motion in second.

2215
03:20:44,200 --> 03:20:44,800
All in favor.

2216
03:20:45,300 --> 03:20:45,800
No.

2217
03:20:46,300 --> 03:20:47,000
We'll roll call.

2218
03:20:47,160 --> 03:20:48,020
Again, please.

2219
03:20:48,320 --> 03:20:48,720
May I take?

2220
03:20:48,840 --> 03:20:49,140
Aye.

2221
03:20:49,360 --> 03:20:49,880
Council members.

2222
03:20:50,320 --> 03:20:50,460
Aye.

2223
03:20:50,860 --> 03:20:51,260
Constantine.

2224
03:20:51,620 --> 03:20:51,800
Aye.

2225
03:20:52,080 --> 03:20:52,320
Aye.

2226
03:20:54,700 --> 03:20:56,720
And one more item on our agenda.

2227
03:20:58,120 --> 03:20:59,240
With a much shorter title.

2228
03:20:59,460 --> 03:21:01,360
Housing authority loan for giveness.

2229
03:21:01,640 --> 03:21:03,680
San Pedro Gardens, self-help homes.

2230
03:21:03,920 --> 03:21:04,620
I've been shorter.

2231
03:21:04,880 --> 03:21:05,340
I've been shorter.

2232
03:21:07,160 --> 03:21:11,260
Okay, so this report involves two housing matters.

2233
03:21:11,880 --> 03:21:19,700
The city council is being asked first to forgive the housing authority 400, 425,000 dollars

2234
03:21:19,700 --> 03:21:25,580
plus interest, so about 500,000 dollars for a loan made to them back in 1991.

2235
03:21:26,880 --> 03:21:32,180
This loan was to acquire the Sam Pedro Gardens site in affordable home ownership and rental

2236
03:21:32,180 --> 03:21:39,160
project in exchange for accepting seven-sam Pedro homeowners notes. The

2237
03:21:39,160 --> 03:21:44,900
principal value of these notes is 167,000 plus another 1.4 million in

2238
03:21:44,900 --> 03:21:50,540
interest. So about 1.6 million. So before that sounds like a good deal I'll

2239
03:21:50,540 --> 03:21:54,840
explain the second part. The second thing the council is being asked to

2240
03:21:54,840 --> 03:22:00,620
approve is to allow staff if we accept that assignment of the seven notes to

2241
03:22:00,620 --> 03:22:07,000
modify them and mirror them after our cities notes, which allows the homeowners to have no

2242
03:22:07,000 --> 03:22:12,060
balloon payment at the end of their 30-year mortgage term. The way they're currently structured,

2243
03:22:12,640 --> 03:22:17,680
they have 10% compounding interest so they have these huge payments after the end of their 30-year

2244
03:22:17,680 --> 03:22:22,980
term. So the goal is to obtain these notes from the housing authority to restructure them and

2245
03:22:22,980 --> 03:22:29,120
relieve the homeowners who are low income below 80% AMI. Then you payment due at the end of their 30-year

2246
03:22:31,640 --> 03:22:41,180
In an effort to correct this and ensure the intent of the affordable housing program and mission is met, staff is recommending that the city council do three things.

2247
03:22:42,440 --> 03:22:45,960
Adopt the resolution accepting the assignment of the seven notes.

2248
03:22:47,160 --> 03:22:57,880
Two upon receiving those notes allowing staff to modify and city manager to execute those notes so that there's no payment to do at the end of their mortgage term.

2249
03:22:57,880 --> 03:23:04,940
And then the third recommendation is not included in the resolution or staff report because I apologize my forgot to add it.

2250
03:23:05,700 --> 03:23:12,140
But that all of this should be subject to any ground lease being removed from any of the homeowners properties.

2251
03:23:12,800 --> 03:23:18,620
So because it was mixed with a rental and ownership, we just want to make sure that there's no ground lease on the ownership units.

2252
03:23:20,620 --> 03:23:20,740
Okay.

2253
03:23:22,120 --> 03:23:26,420
That also concludes my presentation and happy to answer any questions.

2254
03:23:26,420 --> 03:23:29,140
Are there any questions?

2255
03:23:29,800 --> 03:23:31,040
Yes, I did have a question.

2256
03:23:31,560 --> 03:23:33,580
Have a head guard, Walid Gonzalez, the scoto,

2257
03:23:34,320 --> 03:23:37,820
and asked why these notes were structured differently?

2258
03:23:39,940 --> 03:23:41,740
No, I did not ask her that.

2259
03:23:42,100 --> 03:23:42,660
Did you, Leslie?

2260
03:23:43,980 --> 03:23:45,880
No, this is Leslie Little, Gordon.

2261
03:23:46,420 --> 03:23:47,520
Excuse me, Council Member Sever.

2262
03:23:48,980 --> 03:23:52,660
These were notes that were structured by the housing authority,

2263
03:23:52,880 --> 03:23:54,580
not by the city of Morgan Hill.

2264
03:23:54,580 --> 03:24:00,440
I think authority of Santa Clara County, our involvement in this project historically was making

2265
03:24:00,440 --> 03:24:06,840
the loan and creating some kind of an arrangement where the project land was purchased

2266
03:24:06,840 --> 03:24:11,400
with a loan from the redevelopment agency and then the housing authority was responsible

2267
03:24:11,400 --> 03:24:17,500
for both the rental and the home ownership, sweat equity portion of the project.

2268
03:24:17,500 --> 03:24:24,840
There's also a park area, a common area park area, which the housing authority will maintain

2269
03:24:24,840 --> 03:24:25,840
ownership of.

2270
03:24:25,980 --> 03:24:30,280
The city didn't, we did not want to suggest to you that you take over the ownership

2271
03:24:30,280 --> 03:24:31,220
of that park.

2272
03:24:32,960 --> 03:24:37,980
So since I've been here, which is almost six years now, this has been one of those projects

2273
03:24:37,980 --> 03:24:42,540
where we haven't been able to figure out exactly how these got structured.

2274
03:24:43,160 --> 03:24:49,540
Ms. Garcia also, I think, put in the staff report that there are a couple of other layers of financing here.

2275
03:24:50,060 --> 03:24:57,340
It's not just the county's loans, but there's a couple of, like, down payment assistance, smaller loans in here.

2276
03:24:58,320 --> 03:24:59,980
And not uncommon that we lay.

2277
03:25:00,000 --> 03:25:08,020
Mayer financing for affordable housing, but it's certainly unusual that the majority of the loan is not fully

2278
03:25:08,020 --> 03:25:17,720
amortized, so at the end of 25 or 30 years, there's no balloon payment. So we've been working with housing authority

2279
03:25:17,720 --> 03:25:24,540
for some time to see if they wouldn't restructure these. And because their portfolio is vastly different

2280
03:25:24,540 --> 03:25:27,380
and there are other pressures on them.

2281
03:25:27,480 --> 03:25:28,820
They didn't think that they would ever

2282
03:25:28,820 --> 03:25:30,000
restructure those loans.

2283
03:25:31,840 --> 03:25:35,740
So it ended up being this solution where we take these loans on,

2284
03:25:35,740 --> 03:25:38,600
and then we take a look at trying to restructure them.

2285
03:25:38,760 --> 03:25:40,880
So they look more like our typical portfolio,

2286
03:25:41,200 --> 03:25:42,520
which we think is far more equitable.

2287
03:25:46,560 --> 03:25:47,880
OK, thank you.

2288
03:25:48,880 --> 03:25:50,620
Anything else, Mr. Seabird?

2289
03:25:52,040 --> 03:25:53,080
No, so.

2290
03:25:53,360 --> 03:25:53,880
OK.

2291
03:25:55,160 --> 03:25:57,960
So the new loans will be fully amortized?

2292
03:25:58,960 --> 03:26:03,640
We would just pick them up and mirror them and just restructure the repayment terms.

2293
03:26:03,820 --> 03:26:10,040
So we will give them credit for all the years of payment and we will just try and conceptually

2294
03:26:10,040 --> 03:26:17,300
pick up the remaining term that is left on them and restructure that portion.

2295
03:26:18,000 --> 03:26:21,620
The value of the homes is you would run those numbers.

2296
03:26:21,620 --> 03:26:27,680
about 140, their market value was 140 to 150,000 at the time that they purchased.

2297
03:26:28,060 --> 03:26:28,540
Oh, at the time that they purchased.

2298
03:26:28,540 --> 03:26:29,660
At the time that they purchased.

2299
03:26:30,000 --> 03:26:33,720
The average notes are around 130.

2300
03:26:35,040 --> 03:26:37,560
There's about four or five, 140.

2301
03:26:39,040 --> 03:26:42,700
And they do have affordability restrictions on them for 30 years too.

2302
03:26:43,160 --> 03:26:48,980
So at the time of their affordability restrictions are retired at 30 years,

2303
03:26:48,980 --> 03:26:57,660
the loan will be fully amortized. We have some cases where if you have the compounded interest

2304
03:26:58,520 --> 03:27:05,460
accrued, somebody would have to make payments anywhere from $350 to $600 to the city after

2305
03:27:05,460 --> 03:27:13,900
living in a payment on that house for 30 years. I've never really seen anything quite like it.

2306
03:27:13,900 --> 03:27:20,740
So we have some wonderful families who work very hard to be in these houses and so there

2307
03:27:20,740 --> 03:27:25,960
were it's been troubling and we would structure it in a way that it's forgiven with

2308
03:27:25,960 --> 03:27:30,240
every year that they occupy the unit so it's incentive for them to stay in the unit.

2309
03:27:30,620 --> 03:27:34,240
So it's not all forgiven at once it's forgiven at the end of the 30 years.

2310
03:27:36,760 --> 03:27:40,200
Do we have anybody that wishes to address the council on this item?

2311
03:27:41,320 --> 03:27:46,820
Seeing no one, I will close public comment and entertain a motion or further discussion.

2312
03:27:48,320 --> 03:27:48,700
Mr. Costa.

2313
03:27:49,240 --> 03:27:53,620
I just want to commend staff for finding a solution for these families.

2314
03:27:53,900 --> 03:27:59,460
I think this is one of the reasons why people say such nice things about our staff.

2315
03:28:00,100 --> 03:28:10,180
It's because of things like this that we try and find solutions for problems that are not

2316
03:28:11,660 --> 03:28:21,580
I live in this community and again, I just commend you guys for doing such a great job in doing this and finding a solution and making this work.

2317
03:28:22,100 --> 03:28:32,300
And with that, I would like to make a motion to Dr. Resolution adding the third bullet point that you had mentioned that I don't know if that was such a full ground relief.

2318
03:28:33,500 --> 03:28:43,700
So I would adopt the resolution directing the authorization of City Manager to do all three of those recommendations from staff.

2319
03:28:44,100 --> 03:28:48,060
Second. Motion in a second. Would you please read the role?

2320
03:28:48,220 --> 03:28:48,840
Mayor Tate.

2321
03:28:50,000 --> 03:28:50,940
Council members far.

2322
03:28:51,700 --> 03:28:51,980
Constantine.

2323
03:28:52,280 --> 03:28:52,440
Hi.

2324
03:28:55,120 --> 03:28:56,640
Almost done Gordon.

2325
03:28:56,820 --> 03:28:58,300
Okay Gordon, we're almost there.

2326
03:28:58,300 --> 03:29:02,780
And I know what time it is back there, I think you did it myself.

2327
03:29:04,120 --> 03:29:08,700
Is there any council initiated future agenda items?

2328
03:29:09,460 --> 03:29:09,660
Mr. Scott?

2329
03:29:09,760 --> 03:29:10,780
Yes, Mr. Mayor.

2330
03:29:11,280 --> 03:29:14,120
Oh, Mr. Sebert, go ahead and then we'll get Mr. Scott.

2331
03:29:14,480 --> 03:29:23,500
Well, having had the discussion with you, Mr. Mayor, regarding that position, I said,

2332
03:29:23,500 --> 03:29:28,500
have probably the meeting of the 14th, although I know it's going to be actually ceremonial.

2333
03:29:29,380 --> 03:29:35,380
You might want to initiate the discussion on how to replace me, because if it was going

2334
03:29:35,380 --> 03:29:39,900
to be through application process, you would allow for people to start thinking about that

2335
03:29:39,900 --> 03:29:45,140
as they gather for the holidays and talk to their friends and relatives about the relative

2336
03:29:45,140 --> 03:29:46,820
narrative doing so.

2337
03:29:47,800 --> 03:29:54,180
Well, our kind of tentative plan from an agendas standpoint was to accept your resignation

2338
03:29:54,180 --> 03:29:59,860
on at the meeting of the seventh in person, and then...

2339
03:30:00,530 --> 03:30:12,850
At the future agenda item, part of that meeting, we could then schedule for the 14th to have the discussion on the method we would select to replace you.

2340
03:30:12,850 --> 03:30:15,230
but that looks well, as well.

2341
03:30:16,170 --> 03:30:16,190
Great.

2342
03:30:18,170 --> 03:30:19,910
Then we'll go with that.

2343
03:30:20,810 --> 03:30:21,230
Mr. Costa.

2344
03:30:21,850 --> 03:30:22,610
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

2345
03:30:22,730 --> 03:30:27,270
I would like to place on a future-generate agenda item,

2346
03:30:27,410 --> 03:30:31,590
an ordinance that makes receiving a certificate of occupancy

2347
03:30:31,590 --> 03:30:37,810
from the city contingent on making sure that all workers

2348
03:30:37,810 --> 03:30:42,190
in the construction project are paid in accordance with state law.

2349
03:30:42,190 --> 03:30:49,490
There is an issue of wage theft going on in California.

2350
03:30:50,410 --> 03:30:56,650
It's not necessarily by a purposeful omission could be accidental.

2351
03:30:57,330 --> 03:31:05,150
But this is one way that we as a city can make sure that people who work in our city are paid their full wages.

2352
03:31:06,210 --> 03:31:06,710
Okay.

2353
03:31:06,710 --> 03:31:11,730
I just know you have material for this and I give good Mr. Scott.

2354
03:31:13,250 --> 03:31:19,870
In our ongoing discussion with the county and the open space authority about developments

2355
03:31:19,870 --> 03:31:29,190
in county areas, I think it's time that we have a discussion about how we want to move forward

2356
03:31:29,190 --> 03:31:35,990
with that and how we might want to put some parameters on what the county is doing.

2357
03:31:37,110 --> 03:31:46,050
Tuesday at the county's Board of Supervisors meeting, they had another item, I don't know what the result of it was was, but to do another lots of blitz and to do allow more housing development.

2358
03:31:46,830 --> 03:31:52,210
Just outside the city limits of Morgan Hill and open spaces, right off of Hill Road.

2359
03:31:53,130 --> 03:32:03,450
And so we continue to go on while they continue to tell us to wait for their process that we're never they come before us, they cannot define what their process is or their timeline.

2360
03:32:03,450 --> 03:32:11,490
And it may be time that we formally request the Board of Supervisors put a moratorium on development in unincorporated areas around Morton Hill

2361
03:32:13,970 --> 03:32:14,570
Yes

2362
03:32:16,270 --> 03:32:16,870
Yeah,

2363
03:32:19,200 --> 03:32:23,040
I agree. Okay, he's got that anything else

2364
03:32:24,060 --> 03:32:30,040
Thank you all for sticking with this. Wow. They're still here. Okay, with that all I'll just