[6:10] can not
[7:51] All right.
[7:51] >> Good morning everyone.
[7:52] We're going to get the council
[7:53] hearings started.
[7:55] We've got five council members
[7:59] here and ready So if you could
[8:00] take your seats and settle down
[8:01] or take your conversations
[8:05] outside of chambers we have All
[8:09] right.
[8:10] Let's get this public hearing
[8:10] underway.
[8:11] Good morning.
[8:14] I will now the call the city
[8:14] council meeting of Tuesday
[8:15] FEBRUARY 10th, 2026 to order.
[8:19] Clerk please call the roll.
[8:19] Thank you.
[8:20] Councilmember Campbell
[8:20] Councilmember Whitburn,
[8:24] COUNCILMAN Foster Council
[8:28] member Von Wilpert Council
[8:29] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee here
[8:32] Council Member Campo
[8:33] Councilmember Moreno Present
[8:37] Council member Ella Rivera and
[8:38] Council PRESIDENT LaCava
[8:39] present Also attending
[8:39] the meeting our Chief Deputy
[8:43] City Attorney Laura Easton,
[8:43] independent budget analyst
[8:44] Charles Mollica and myself your
[8:47] city clerk Diana Fuentes.
[8:48] Thank you.
[8:48] Council PRESIDENT All right.
[8:49] Thank you.
[8:50] City Clerk We will begin this
[8:51] morning with the land
[8:52] acknowledgment and the Pledge
[8:53] of Allegiance led by council
[8:57] member Moreno.
[8:57] Please stand.
[8:58] We respectfully acknowledge
[9:02] that the culmination are
[9:02] the original inhabitants of
[9:03] the Unceded land now known as
[9:06] San Diego.
[9:07] Despite enduring the horrors of
[9:08] genocide and colonization,
[9:11] the Kumia spirit remains
[9:11] unbroken.
[9:12] We honor the resilience of
[9:12] their ancestors who fought to
[9:16] protect their culture and land.
[9:17] Today they carry their legacy
[9:21] forward ensuring that
[9:22] the traditions continue to
[9:22] thrive in gratitude and
[9:25] strength.
[9:26] We stand with the coming nation
[9:27] connected to our past and
[9:30] committed to a thriving future
[9:31] .
[9:31] >> Please face the flag Put
[9:32] your hand over your heart and
[9:32] repeat after me.
[9:35] I pledge allegiance to the flag
[9:40] of the United States of America
[9:41] and to the Republic for which
[9:45] it stands One nation under GOD
[9:45] ,indivisible with liberty and
[9:49] justice for all.
[9:50] >> All right, Clark, please go
[9:54] over how the public can offer
[9:55] their testimony.
[9:56] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.
[9:56] How it was light on the screen
[9:59] that reviews how the public can
[9:59] offer their public testimony
[10:00] during today's meeting.
[10:00] Please note the time
[10:01] allocations for proclamations
[10:04] and consent items for meeting
[10:04] management purposes are one
[10:07] minute per item maximum of
[10:08] three minutes for three items
[10:08] or more.
[10:09] The order can be found on
[10:12] the agenda Summary found online
[10:13] or at the table in the back of
[10:13] the room.
[10:14] If you are in person please
[10:15] complete a speaker slip located
[10:17] at the entrance of chambers and
[10:18] bring it to the front of
[10:18] the room in the clear box.
[10:22] Council ambassadors are
[10:22] available near the entrance of
[10:23] chambers and can assist with
[10:27] questions and speakers Lips No
[10:27] further in-person testimony
[10:28] will be taken once the Council
[10:32] begins virtual testimony.
[10:33] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.
[10:33] All right.
[10:33] Thank you.
[10:34] We will now dispense with
[10:34] the approval of
[10:37] the proclamation items Clerk.
[10:38] >> The public comment period
[10:39] for the proclamation items is
[10:42] now open each speaker will have
[10:42] one minute per item per person.
[10:46] If you would like to speak on
[10:46] three or more items you will
[10:47] have a maximum of three
[10:47] minutes.
[10:48] The proclamation items being
[10:50] approved are items 30 through
[10:51] 33 and item 503.
[10:55] We do have quite a number of
[10:56] speakers so if I can please
[10:56] call your names you can come up
[10:57] to the yellow reserved seats in
[11:00] the front row of chambers in
[11:01] order to make sure you can make
[11:02] your way up to the speaker
[11:02] podium.
[11:05] Joshua Dunn Please come up to
[11:06] the microphone.
[11:10] After that we have Cecil
[11:11] Shelton, Chevelle, Newell Tate,
[11:15] Jonathan j.
[11:20] Shelby, Samuel Merrill, Jason
[11:20] Shaw, Charlotte Schaller.
[11:21] My apologies.
[11:25] Can DiCenzo if you can all
[11:25] please come up to the front
[11:25] row?
[11:28] Joshua you'll have a minute.
[11:32] >> Please proceed when ready.
[11:33] This right here is okay.
[11:34] Thank you for that.
[11:34] Good morning.
[11:37] Council PRESIDENT, council
[11:38] members and community members.
[11:39] My name is Joshua Dunn and I'm
[11:42] honored to speak today on
[11:43] behalf of County Supervisor
[11:43] Monica Montgomery.
[11:47] Step in support of this Black
[11:47] History Month proclamation
[11:51] taking moments to uplift and
[11:52] remember black history is vital
[11:53] in continuing the collective
[11:57] healing Some might say that
[11:58] there is no need to reflect and
[11:58] meditate on black history.
[12:01] Many of us know that when we
[12:02] stop remembering we
[12:02] historically repeat our
[12:03] offenses.
[12:07] This is why we must continue
[12:07] now and forever to speak about
[12:11] the travesty of slavery that
[12:11] racist foundations that some
[12:12] systems still stand on today
[12:15] and the need to continue to
[12:16] fight for equitable
[12:17] distribution and opportunity
[12:17] and gain.
[12:21] Let us today recommit ourselves
[12:22] to the unfinished work of
[12:22] justice.
[12:26] Let us do so with the armor of
[12:26] faith and open hands towards
[12:30] our many brothers and sisters
[12:31] black, white, Latino, Chicano,
[12:32] Asian, lgbtq plus persons with
[12:36] disabilities and all those who
[12:36] stand with freedom.
[12:37] >> Thank you for those remarks.
[12:44] Next is Cecil or Cecil.
[12:44] Good morning.
[12:45] Thank you for allowing me to
[12:46] speak this morning to all our
[12:49] council members especially MR.
[12:50] Foster for including us as we
[12:50] see constantly currently in
[12:54] this environment there's a
[12:54] constant attack on our
[12:55] communities.
[12:59] I just want to make sure that
[12:59] there are opportunities for our
[13:00] voices to continue to be heard.
[13:03] This is the inclusion part of
[13:04] the inclusion that's so
[13:07] important.
[13:08] And I've been here over 30
[13:08] years.
[13:09] I've first time I've been
[13:12] invited to come down here to
[13:12] speak on behalf of not only
[13:13] myself, my community but also
[13:17] Phi Beta Sigma fraternity Inc.
[13:18] As well as my source here as
[13:19] well too from Zeta.
[13:22] It's already incorporated.
[13:23] So as part of that Dino family
[13:23] I want to say thank you for
[13:24] the opportunity to come down
[13:27] here.
[13:27] Thank you for this proclamation
[13:28] and including us in this
[13:29] opportunity in San Diego.
[13:32] It's not many of us but there's
[13:33] enough of us.
[13:34] So I'm very thankful to be here
[13:36] And for this proclamation.
[13:36] >> Thank you.
[13:41] Thank you, Chevelle.
[13:42] >> Good morning Chevelle new
[13:42] multi district director of
[13:46] Senator Akilah Weber Pearson on
[13:47] the senator's behalf I'd like
[13:47] to thank you all for bringing
[13:51] this proclamation forward on
[13:52] the 100th anniversary of
[13:52] celebrating Black History
[13:52] Month.
[13:56] This month exists because for
[13:57] far too long the contributions,
[13:58] achievements and sacrifices of
[14:01] black Americans were ignored,
[14:01] erased or deliberately
[14:02] distorted.
[14:05] This month is not about
[14:06] separating history.
[14:07] It is about telling the full
[14:07] truth.
[14:10] Black history is American
[14:11] history and it is essential to
[14:15] understanding who we are as a
[14:16] nation and who we strive to be.
[14:19] Proclamations like this matter.
[14:20] It is not just about
[14:21] remembering the past.
[14:24] It is about shaping the future
[14:25] .
[14:25] They tell black children that
[14:26] their history is worthy of
[14:29] honor.
[14:30] So on behalf of Senator Webber
[14:30] Pearson, I want to thank
[14:34] Council member Henry Foster for
[14:35] reaching out to our office as
[14:35] well and for bringing this
[14:36] proclamation forward.
[14:39] And I encourage all San Diego
[14:40] kids to take this month to
[14:41] really reflect on what is
[14:41] happening.
[14:44] >> Thank you.
[14:44] >> Thank you, Jonathan.
[14:53] Jerry Shelby It's my here.
[14:54] >> Hi.
[14:54] Uh.
[14:55] On behalf San Diego Black Art
[14:58] Cultural District we like to
[14:59] think the city of San Diego and
[14:59] our partners are seeing us for
[15:03] creating space for black art
[15:03] artists.
[15:04] Culture and history are
[15:04] recognized and valued and
[15:07] affirmed.
[15:07] Black History Month is not only
[15:08] a time to honor where we come
[15:12] from but to recognize
[15:12] the living history being
[15:13] created right now.
[15:13] The Exhibit One Source
[15:17] mainstream's Pan-African Unity
[15:18] through Art reflects the truth
[15:18] that while African disparity is
[15:22] vast and diverse, we are
[15:23] connected by shared roots
[15:23] resilience and creative
[15:24] expression.
[15:26] Events like this matter because
[15:27] representation affirms
[15:28] belonging and belonging
[15:31] strength community strengthens
[15:31] community.
[15:32] These works preserve culture
[15:36] spark dialog and remind us that
[15:37] black history is not separate
[15:37] from civic life.
[15:41] It is foundational to it.
[15:42] As we reflect this month.
[15:42] We continue to support black
[15:45] artists on our collective story
[15:46] and commit to unity, equity and
[15:47] cultural preservation beyond
[15:50] FEBRUARY.
[15:51] >> Thank you so much for your
[15:51] time.
[15:52] Thank you.
[15:52] Our next speaker is Samuel
[15:53] Merrill.
[15:55] Samuel, you have you have time
[15:56] ceded to you If you can please
[15:57] raise your hands.
[16:00] Yolanda Kelley, please raise
[16:00] your hand.
[16:01] Thank you, Cheryl Cyprian.
[16:01] Thank you.
[16:04] And Sylvia Romero.
[16:05] Thank you.
[16:06] You will have four minutes.
[16:09] Please proceed.
[16:09] Thank you.
[16:10] Good morning, council members.
[16:14] My name is Samuel Merrill.
[16:15] I'm the vice chair of San Diego
[16:15] Bay Pack Foundation.
[16:18] And I'm also a board member of
[16:19] the city's Go Rebecca Players
[16:23] Association.
[16:24] As we recognize Black History
[16:25] Month, I want to take a moment
[16:28] to reflect on where is this
[16:29] hour of this observance matters
[16:30] especially here in the city of
[16:33] San Diego.
[16:34] Black history is deeply woven
[16:35] into the fabric of American
[16:38] history.
[16:38] It is foundational.
[16:39] It is a history marked by
[16:42] resilience service and a
[16:43] continued commitment to making
[16:47] our communities stronger even
[16:47] in the face of significant
[16:48] barriers.
[16:52] The progress we've made in
[16:53] civil rights, public service,
[16:57] education and community
[16:57] advocacy exist because people
[17:01] chose perseverance over despair
[17:02] and action over silence.
[17:06] Here in San Diego, black
[17:07] residents, leaders and city
[17:08] employees have played a vital
[17:11] role in shaping the city from
[17:12] serving our neighborhoods and
[17:16] youth to contributing to public
[17:17] safety, infrastructure, culture
[17:18] and civic engagement.
[17:21] Their impact is quiet but
[17:22] deeply meaningful.
[17:26] These contributions remind us
[17:27] that leadership and change
[17:27] often come through everyday
[17:35] service and dedication.
[17:36] >> Black History Month is also
[17:40] an opportunity for reflection.
[17:41] It encourages us to listen, to
[17:42] learn and to recommit ourselves
[17:45] to diversity, equity and
[17:45] inclusion.
[17:46] When we acknowledge lived
[17:46] experiences and honored
[17:50] contributions, we help create a
[17:51] city where people feel valued
[17:51] and that's dimensions that
[17:55] strengthens trust in our
[17:56] institutions and one another.
[18:00] As we move forward let us be
[18:01] more than a commemoration of
[18:01] the past.
[18:02] Let it be a reminder of our
[18:05] city's possibility to continue
[18:06] building a San Diego where
[18:06] opportunity is accessible.
[18:10] Voices are respected and
[18:10] contributions are recognized
[18:14] across our communities.
[18:15] Thank you for taking this time
[18:16] to honor Black History Month
[18:19] and for your continued service
[18:20] to the people of San Diego.
[18:23] And with a quote from James
[18:24] Baldwin History is not
[18:24] the past.
[18:28] It is the present.
[18:29] We carry our history with us.
[18:31] We are our history.
[18:34] >> Thank you.
[18:40] >> Thank you, Jason.
[18:41] >> I don't know if I'm supposed
[18:41] to be speaking for Charlotte or
[18:42] whoever you guys called but
[18:45] it's really that's why I've
[18:45] been called worse this morning,
[18:46] so it's fine.
[18:49] I just wanted to thank City
[18:50] Council.
[18:50] I'm Jason Shelley.
[18:51] I just wanted to say thank
[18:51] the City council for
[18:54] acknowledging Black History
[18:55] Month.
[18:55] I believe it's super important.
[18:56] I would be remiss if I didn't
[18:59] say DR. Carnegy Watson, a
[19:00] member of the Omega Sci fi
[19:01] Fraternity Inc. In which I am a
[19:04] new initiate of that fraternity
[19:04] is responsible for Black
[19:08] History Month, started off as
[19:09] History Week.
[19:09] I think it's important to
[19:10] remember the past They talk
[19:11] about if we don't remember our
[19:13] past we're doomed to repeat it.
[19:14] And I think it's also important
[19:15] to remember that on our fire
[19:18] department it wasn't until 1951
[19:19] that African-Americans and
[19:23] others were allowed to work
[19:27] outside of Station 19 of 36 in
[19:27] Ocean View.
[19:28] And so we're not talking about
[19:28] 2 or 300 years ago.
[19:31] We're talking about something
[19:32] very recent.
[19:33] The Jackie Robinson of our fire
[19:33] department is still alive today
[19:37] and he'll be honored multiple
[19:37] times this month.
[19:38] We've we've only had three
[19:40] African-American fire chiefs
[19:41] since 1889.
[19:41] It's not a slight on anything
[19:42] but I think it's important that
[19:45] we keep these things in
[19:46] the forefront of our minds so
[19:46] that we can continue to improve
[19:49] on the legacy that we're trying
[19:50] to create.
[19:50] >> GOD bless you.
[19:54] Thank you, Ken.
[19:55] Now if I can have the following
[19:56] people please come to the front
[19:56] row.
[19:59] Wesley Kendra Wesley Quite,
[19:59] quite.
[20:00] Kendra When has into one?
[20:04] Tracy When Laura Garza glasses
[20:09] and Natasha Salgado If you can
[20:10] all please come up to the front
[20:10] row Please proceed when ready.
[20:11] >> Thank you.
[20:14] Yes Good morning My name is Ken
[20:14] Descends.
[20:15] I'm the treasurer of San Diego
[20:18] County Engineering Council and
[20:19] I'm proud to say that we have
[20:20] been celebrating National
[20:24] Engineers Week in San Diego for
[20:24] 75 years and every year
[20:29] the city of San Diego and
[20:29] the county of San Diego have
[20:30] given us a proclamation for
[20:33] national engineers Week This
[20:36] year it's FEBRUARY 22nd to
[20:37] the 28th We celebrate with an
[20:42] awards banquet to recognize his
[20:42] companies and projects and
[20:46] people that further
[20:47] the engineering process in in
[20:47] San Diego.
[20:51] But we also have education
[20:52] programs for the for the youth
[20:56] in our our community also we
[20:56] have engineers day at the mall
[20:57] we have math counts.
[21:01] We are encouraging all
[21:01] engineering societies to
[21:06] participate in our engineers
[21:07] week and we want to thank you
[21:10] the City for honoring us this
[21:11] week FEBRUARY 28th to the 22nd
[21:11] To the 20 eighth.
[21:15] >> Thank you.
[21:15] Thank you, Wesley.
[21:20] Wesley, you have time ceded to
[21:21] you by Alexandra Honor
[21:21] Alexander.
[21:22] Thank you so much.
[21:22] You'll have two minutes.
[21:25] Please proceed.
[21:26] >> Good morning, Council
[21:26] members.
[21:27] I'm Wesley Clark.
[21:27] I'm the director of Business
[21:28] Quarter, Hansman said to
[21:30] the icc in District nine.
[21:31] With me is my daughter
[21:31] Winifred.
[21:34] I want to thank the city
[21:35] council for recognizing
[21:35] the Lunar New Year.
[21:39] My family is of Chinese descent
[21:40] but we came from Vietnam.
[21:41] My parents and my parents came
[21:44] here after the Vietnam War and
[21:45] my grandparents in the mid 80s
[21:46] opened a little shop in
[21:49] the Heights so that there today
[21:50] that little store helped
[21:51] provide an income for my family
[21:54] and help put food on the table
[21:55] for my aunts and uncles through
[21:55] college and basically help them
[21:58] live the American dream.
[21:59] Fun fact my grandparents
[21:59] landlord at the time was
[22:03] the Honorable Tom Hall who was
[22:04] the first Asian-American
[22:06] elected to a city council here
[22:07] in 1963.
[22:12] Today City Heights is home to
[22:12] many of our cities aapi
[22:17] residents and businesses and
[22:18] who also hosts the Lunar New
[22:18] Year.
[22:22] I want to wish all of you and
[22:23] the city Council a lucky,
[22:23] healthy and prosperous year.
[22:26] The horse.
[22:27] >> Thank you so much.
[22:28] Thank you.
[22:31] Kendra when Kendra you have
[22:32] time ceded to you by Silvia
[22:33] Ramirez if you can please raise
[22:33] your hand.
[22:36] Thank you.
[22:37] You'll have two minutes.
[22:37] Please proceed.
[22:38] Good morning.
[22:38] Honorable council members My
[22:41] name is Kendra Angling and I am
[22:41] the economic development
[22:42] coordinator at City Heights
[22:43] Community Development
[22:45] Corporation and MISS Vietnam
[22:46] San Diego of 2024.
[22:50] So my strongest childhood
[22:51] memories live in City Heights.
[22:52] Every Saturday my dad would
[22:56] wake my brother and me up and
[22:56] say to Carrie Gong load us into
[23:00] our Toyota van and drive us to
[23:01] City Heights.
[23:01] Our first stop was always
[23:05] eating fresh going our way of
[23:06] enemies Chinese fried snack and
[23:09] gesso which is Thai tea from a
[23:10] local Vietnamese restaurant.
[23:11] My teeth would turn slightly
[23:14] orange every time I would drink
[23:15] the Thai tea.
[23:15] And my dad would always make
[23:19] fun of me every time I smiled.
[23:20] For so many families city
[23:20] Heights and that or Lunar New
[23:24] Year are where our roots and
[23:25] traditions come together.
[23:25] Thank you.
[23:29] Honorable council members for
[23:30] supporting our community.
[23:30] Happy Lunar New Year, Hopper.
[23:33] Happy Lunar New Year And I
[23:38] thank you.
[23:46] Cutting to I seem to want Good
[23:47] morning members of the City
[23:51] council.
[23:52] My name is Jacinta Wong and I'm
[23:53] honored to be here as a board
[23:56] member for the Chinese
[23:57] Consolidated Benevolent
[23:57] Association of San Diego and
[24:01] the House of China as well as a
[24:02] proud member of the San Diego
[24:06] aapi Coalition.
[24:06] Thank you for recognizing
[24:07] the Lunar New Year a
[24:07] celebration observed by many
[24:11] communities here throughout our
[24:11] city.
[24:12] This year we welcomed the year
[24:12] of the fireworks which
[24:16] symbolizes strength, resilience
[24:16] and forward momentum qualities
[24:20] that I believe resonate deeply
[24:21] with many of our communities in
[24:21] this moment in time.
[24:26] The Lunar New Year is a time of
[24:26] renewal and reflection.
[24:27] Rooted in honoring family
[24:30] tradition and the promise of
[24:31] new beginnings, this
[24:32] recognition affirms the value
[24:35] of the cultural inclusion and
[24:36] the many communities that
[24:36] contribute to San Diego's
[24:40] strength and vitality.
[24:41] On behalf of the organizations
[24:42] I represent, we wish you and
[24:45] all San Diego and a year filled
[24:46] with health, prosperity and
[24:46] unity.
[24:47] We hope everyone will join us
[24:51] for the upcoming Balboa Park
[24:51] and downtown Chinese New Year
[24:52] fairs this month.
[24:53] >> Thank you for that
[25:00] concluding comment Tracy.
[25:00] >> Good morning City Council
[25:01] members.
[25:04] My name is Tracy Wang Honored
[25:05] to be here today on behalf of
[25:06] the office of Assemblymember
[25:06] DR. Darshana Patel.
[25:10] Thank you for this proclamation
[25:10] Recognizing the Lunar New Year.
[25:11] This year being the year of
[25:14] the horse the year I was born,
[25:15] the year of the horse
[25:16] symbolizes perseverance, high
[25:19] energy and good fortune values
[25:20] We hope that will guide and
[25:20] uplift our communities.
[25:25] Senior County Senior The city
[25:25] is incredibly diverse and that
[25:26] diversity is one of our
[25:26] greatest strengths.
[25:29] It is so important that we
[25:29] honor and celebrate the many
[25:30] cultures that make up our
[25:31] communities and continue to
[25:34] create welcoming spaces where
[25:34] families can spend meaningful
[25:35] time together.
[25:36] These moments of connection our
[25:39] traditions are passed down,
[25:40] relationships are strengthened
[25:40] and a sense of belonging is
[25:41] built.
[25:44] This proclamation allows our
[25:45] community to honor heritage and
[25:45] rich history history in a
[25:46] meaningful way.
[25:49] Happy New Year.
[25:50] >> Happy Black History Month
[25:50] and Jack McNamee.
[25:50] Thank you.
[25:53] Thank you.
[25:58] >> Laurin Curtis.
[25:58] >> Good morning.
[25:59] Honorable council members, city
[26:00] attorney and staff.
[26:03] My name is Lauren Bell, Sita
[26:03] Garces and I'm here with
[26:04] the San Diego Asian Pacific
[26:05] Islander Coalition representing
[26:08] over 50 plus Asian and Pacific
[26:08] Islander serving organizations
[26:12] across San Diego County to say
[26:12] happy Lunar New Year and Happy
[26:13] Black History Month.
[26:13] What a beautiful thing it is
[26:17] for our communities to come
[26:18] together to be able to share
[26:19] our histories, our cultures and
[26:22] traditions with each other.
[26:23] One of the best ways to do that
[26:23] is to come to our community
[26:24] events and celebrations.
[26:27] Let's support our
[26:28] organizations, our artists, our
[26:28] small businesses.
[26:31] I'm telling you we're
[26:32] celebrating for over a month
[26:33] and beyond So we welcome you to
[26:34] come to so many places across
[26:36] San Diego County.
[26:37] We had our very first convoy
[26:37] rising over the weekend a
[26:41] historic moment in the convoy
[26:41] district.
[26:42] That shows how powerful it is
[26:45] in these moments and times when
[26:46] we come together and celebrate
[26:46] each other.
[26:47] So with that and to share in
[26:50] that spirit I just want to
[26:50] share with our own Filipino
[26:51] language to add to that
[26:51] celebration.
[26:55] Mobile High Ang Lahat.
[26:56] >> Long live all of us and
[26:59] happy Lunar New Year.
[27:04] >> Natasha Salgado And you're
[27:05] speaking on items 32 and 30 so
[27:08] you'll have two minutes one
[27:08] minute per item.
[27:09] Please proceed.
[27:09] Perfect.
[27:10] Thank you.
[27:13] Good morning Council members.
[27:13] My name is Natasha Salgado and
[27:14] I serve as the Vice PRESIDENT
[27:15] Of Programs and Strategic
[27:18] Initiatives with City Heights
[27:18] Development Corporation.
[27:19] It is an honor to stand before
[27:22] you today representing a
[27:23] community that is both deeply
[27:24] diverse and profoundly
[27:24] connected.
[27:27] Our organization is proud to
[27:28] recognize both Black History
[27:28] Month and Lunar New Year two
[27:31] meaningful observances that
[27:32] reflect the cultural richness
[27:33] that defines our neighborhoods
[27:33] and strengthens strengthens
[27:36] the spirit of city heights.
[27:37] This Black History Month we
[27:37] honor the vibrant black culture
[27:41] that continues to shape our
[27:42] community through connection,
[27:42] cultural pride and lasting
[27:46] contributions of our black
[27:46] entrepreneurs, artists,
[27:47] advocates and leaders.
[27:50] Our black communities across
[27:50] the across the country not only
[27:51] enriches the cultural diversity
[27:52] in communities like City
[27:55] Heights but also drives
[27:56] innovation, expands economic
[27:56] opportunity and reinforces
[28:00] community and belonging that
[28:01] makes our neighborhoods so
[28:01] strong.
[28:02] As we welcome the Lunar New
[28:05] Year, we celebrate a time of
[28:05] renewal, resilience and hope
[28:06] while recognizing
[28:06] the Asian-American and Pacific
[28:10] Islander communities whose
[28:10] traditions small businesses and
[28:11] multigenerational leadership
[28:14] continue to shape the social
[28:14] and economic fabric of
[28:15] the community of city heights.
[28:19] Their legacy is reflected in
[28:20] the thriving corridors family
[28:20] owned enterprises and cultural
[28:21] traditions that bring vibrancy
[28:24] to our community.
[28:25] While these celebrations hold
[28:25] distinct histories, they share
[28:28] a common thread The power of
[28:29] culture preserves perseverance
[28:30] and collective belonging.
[28:33] Both serve as important
[28:34] reminders that the strength of
[28:35] city heights lies in the people
[28:37] who uplift one another and
[28:38] continue to contribute to a
[28:41] shared vision for the future.
[28:42] Thank you for your continued
[28:43] partnership in recognizing and
[28:46] celebrating the communities we
[28:47] are honored to serve and for
[28:48] your commitment to fostering
[28:51] neighborhoods where every
[28:52] culture is valued and every
[28:53] resident has the opportunity to
[28:53] thrive.
[28:56] Thank you.
[29:01] >> Tree limb And then if I can
[29:02] also have Greg Woods, Cassandra
[29:05] Wong and Ling Xu all come up to
[29:09] the front row.
[29:14] Please proceed already.
[29:14] >> Good morning.
[29:15] My name is Tre Lu.
[29:16] I'm a board director for
[29:16] the Vietnamese American Youth
[29:19] Alliance or Via.
[29:19] It's a mouthful.
[29:20] I know.
[29:21] Today I stand here with
[29:24] the support of the Vietnam San
[29:24] Diego Court and staff
[29:25] representing something very
[29:28] simple but yet very powerful.
[29:29] For 21 years
[29:30] the Vietnamese-American Youth
[29:30] Alliance has brought our
[29:33] community together through San
[29:34] Diego's largest that festival
[29:34] not just to celebrate culture
[29:38] but to pass it on, to share it
[29:39] and maybe to have some fun in
[29:43] our beer garden Doing so Vida
[29:44] has become a bridge a bridge
[29:48] between generations, between
[29:49] cultures, between where we come
[29:49] from and who we are beginning
[29:53] becoming.
[29:53] This proclamation recognizes
[29:54] the city's commitment to that
[29:57] culture and on behalf of via
[29:58] accept this proclamation with
[29:59] deep gratitude but also with
[30:02] responsible.
[30:03] And so with that in mind we
[30:04] invite you all to join our
[30:07] festival on FEBRUARY 20th 21st
[30:07] and 22nd at Liberty Station
[30:11] because your support gives us
[30:12] the bricks with which we use to
[30:14] build this bridge and build we
[30:18] shall.
[30:22] >> Thank you Greg Woods Hello.
[30:27] I'd like to thank the city
[30:27] Council and especially
[30:30] Councilmember Foster in
[30:31] the fourth District office for
[30:32] continued support of the Black
[30:32] History Month celebration.
[30:36] I remember when those a time
[30:37] when we did not do this but
[30:40] they've consistently over years
[30:41] have invited public employees
[30:42] and citizens to participate in
[30:45] this And this is something that
[30:46] we can't take for granted
[30:47] anymore When we look at like in
[30:47] Florida where public
[30:50] institution ins are prohibited
[30:51] from using words like black
[30:52] woman or dui in their public
[30:55] announcement at the risk of
[30:56] losing public funds, this is
[31:00] just important that to me and
[31:01] I'm sure all of us that you
[31:02] guys are still standing up
[31:06] strong and and toeing the line
[31:06] and recognizing Black History
[31:07] Month and the value of it.
[31:08] Thank you.
[31:08] Thank you.
[31:13] Cassandra I'd like to thank
[31:14] the members of City Council for
[31:18] recognizing the Lunar New Year.
[31:19] My name is Cassandra Wong and
[31:23] I'm the principal of Chinese
[31:23] School of San Diego.
[31:24] Today we gather as a community
[31:27] to honor one of the most one of
[31:28] the world's most cherished
[31:32] traditions the Lunar New Year.
[31:33] This year we welcome the year
[31:33] of the horse.
[31:34] In Chinese culture the horse is
[31:37] more than a symbol speed and
[31:37] strength.
[31:38] It represents perseverance,
[31:42] vitality and the courage to
[31:42] move forward no matter
[31:43] the obstacles.
[31:46] It is a time to celebrate our
[31:47] diversity, honor our cultural
[31:47] heritage and strengthen
[31:51] the bonds that make our
[31:52] communities vibrant and
[31:52] resilient.
[31:56] As we celebrate this special
[31:57] day, let us carry the spirit of
[31:57] the horse into our daily lives
[32:01] Moving forward with confidence
[32:02] lifting each other up and
[32:02] building a community where
[32:06] every person can thrive.
[32:09] As we celebrate our 100th
[32:09] anniversary this year,
[32:10] the Chinese School of San Diego
[32:14] wishes you and your loved ones
[32:15] a year filled with happiness,
[32:19] health and excluding Chai ling
[32:24] zoom Good morning Your Honor to
[32:29] be here.
[32:30] I'm a board chair with the San
[32:34] Diego Chinese School.
[32:35] We are a nonprofit organization
[32:38] founded in 1997 is now about
[32:42] over 100 700 students.
[32:43] So our mission is to provide
[32:46] nurturing and stimulating
[32:47] learning environment for
[32:51] students to acquire skills of
[32:51] comprehension, communication
[32:52] and reading and writing in
[32:56] Mandarin Chinese to instill
[32:56] the awareness of their Chinese
[33:01] heritage creating a programs to
[33:01] introduce Chinese characters to
[33:06] community and to promote mutual
[33:06] understanding between different
[33:10] ethnic groups.
[33:11] I would like to appreciate
[33:15] the office of the Council
[33:16] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Kelly to
[33:20] invite me here to ring the Year
[33:24] of the Horse was a proclamation
[33:25] of the City Hall.
[33:25] >> Thank you.
[33:26] Thank you.
[33:29] That does conclude public
[33:30] comment here in council
[33:31] chambers going to those
[33:34] participating remotely I have
[33:35] started the five minute timer
[33:35] starting with Blair Beckman If
[33:38] you can please unmute and let
[33:39] me know which item or items you
[33:43] wish to speak to All of
[33:44] the items You'll have three
[33:44] minutes.
[33:48] Please proceed.
[33:48] Thank you.
[33:49] i won't need three minutes.
[33:50] I'll just need one minute.
[33:53] Thank you or really good public
[33:53] comment today.
[33:54] It was just nice to listen and
[33:57] learn and everybody public
[33:58] comment was really interesting
[34:02] for myself today.
[34:03] Thank you for your proclamation
[34:07] items today and everybody who's
[34:08] attended the meeting this
[34:09] morning and it was nice to be
[34:12] around.
[34:13] I need it right now in my life
[34:16] and I think we all do and a
[34:17] good affirmation of what we can
[34:18] be doing in San Diego.
[34:18] >> Thank you.
[34:21] Thank you.
[34:22] That concludes public comment
[34:26] on the proclamations.
[34:26] All right.
[34:27] Thank you, city Clerk And thank
[34:28] you to everyone that took
[34:28] the time to come down and
[34:29] speak.
[34:31] We'll turn it over to my
[34:32] council colleagues for
[34:32] questions, comments and
[34:35] entertain a motion and we'll
[34:36] start out with council member
[34:36] Henry Foster.
[34:40] The third Thank you Council
[34:44] PRESIDENT.
[34:45] I'd like to provide comments
[34:48] briefly on items 3031 and 32
[34:52] First starting with item 30
[34:53] Black History Month, I want to
[34:54] first sincerely thank my
[34:57] colleagues Council PRESIDENT
[34:58] Pro Tem Lee Councilmember Isla
[35:02] Rivera Councilmember Moreno and
[35:03] Mayor Todd Gloria for bringing
[35:04] this proclamation forward with
[35:07] me today I speak with deep
[35:08] pride and a full heart to
[35:09] present this Black History
[35:12] Month proclamation And this
[35:13] year is especially meaningful
[35:17] because we are making marking
[35:18] 100 years of Black History
[35:18] Month 100 years of
[35:19] intentionally telling
[35:23] the stories that were too often
[35:23] left out, overlooked or erased
[35:27] Black history Month began in
[35:28] 1926 as History Week created
[35:32] by DR. Carter g.
[35:33] Woodson to ensure that black
[35:33] contributions to this country
[35:36] were recognized and remembered.
[35:37] And today that mission and
[35:37] purpose is still relevant
[35:41] because black history is
[35:42] American history.
[35:46] >> It is a history of not only
[35:47] resilience but also one where
[35:48] we celebrate the brilliance
[35:51] leadership, creativity and
[35:52] innovation In San Diego Black
[35:56] history lives in our
[35:56] neighborhoods, our families,
[35:57] our churches, our small
[36:01] businesses and our culture.
[36:01] Black history lives strongly in
[36:02] District four and across
[36:06] Southeast of San Diego in
[36:07] the various neighborhoods I
[36:10] celebrate this month proudly
[36:11] and unapologetically, I had
[36:12] the pleasure of visiting
[36:16] Bayview Baptist Church and they
[36:17] have a very what I call
[36:20] significant Black History Month
[36:24] agenda And First Sunday I just
[36:25] have to say and I'll paraphrase
[36:29] my good friend Pastor Brooks he
[36:30] said This month we get to
[36:34] celebrate, celebrate blackness
[36:35] and everything is black, black,
[36:39] black and more black.
[36:44] And so there you go right.
[36:48] >> So with that I would like to
[36:49] see a couple of my minutes so
[36:50] we can share a short video from
[36:54] DR. Lee Shay Sharp Collins
[36:54] Assembly member for California
[36:55] 79th District and member of
[36:59] Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
[36:59] Incorporated and that will be
[37:00] followed by Diamond Brandon for
[37:04] his spoken word presentation As
[37:04] we continue to honor Black
[37:13] history and excellence, I hi I
[37:19] am Assembly member DR. Laiss\
[37:24] Sharpe Collins and I am here to
[37:26] support the resolution that's
[37:26] coming before the City Council
[37:31] in honor of Black History Month
[37:36] 2026 marks 100 years of a
[37:39] acknowledging the rich history
[37:44] and culture and also
[37:45] the resilience of black people
[37:47] within this country the history
[37:52] of black people across
[37:55] the United States is something
[37:56] that folks are trying to erase
[37:57] and don't want to teach
[37:58] The true story about
[37:59] the overall struggle and how
[38:00] blacks have gotten to this
[38:01] country.
[38:02] I want you to know that being a
[38:03] person of color, being a black
[38:08] African-American is something
[38:08] that so many of us are
[38:11] extremely proud of.
[38:12] >> Everything that we've done
[38:12] in this country should continue
[38:13] to be celebrated, to continue
[38:14] to be elevated and also
[38:14] acknowledged.
[38:15] The work that we have done has
[38:16] continued to provide
[38:17] the overall support for
[38:17] diversity, equity, inclusion
[38:18] and access.
[38:18] Black history is everybody's
[38:19] history and as I've always told
[38:20] people for as long as I am
[38:20] black I am historic.
[38:24] I am a part of history.
[38:25] So as long as you are black you
[38:27] were also historic.
[38:32] So I'll remember who you are,
[38:33] where you've come from, how you
[38:34] have contributed to today's
[38:35] society When no one understand
[38:35] that you stand on the shoulders
[38:39] of so many so many people who
[38:43] have come before you and there
[38:43] will be others that will stand
[38:43] on your shoulders right after
[38:43] you.
[38:44] So this resolution that is
[38:48] coming forth today is something
[38:48] that is truly needed especially
[38:52] in the trying time when you
[38:53] have the administration that's
[38:56] doing everything it can to
[38:57] continue to acknowledge black
[38:58] history, the history that is
[39:02] true just and right the history
[39:11] of blacks in this country And
[39:33] it's a wonderful one.
[39:34] >> And I can also project I'm
[39:37] very loud I know My apologies.
[39:38] >> No, it was it was muted over
[39:38] here.
[39:39] Try it again.
[39:41] Try it again.
[39:46] >> Okay.
[39:46] Hello?
[39:47] That was my mistake.
[39:47] I have no worries.
[39:51] Happy Black History Month.
[39:51] Wonderful.
[39:56] So I am going to share a little
[39:57] spoken word If you like what
[39:57] you hear you can snap.
[40:01] I know they like quiet chambers
[40:05] to wave your hands but I hope
[40:06] that whoever this message is
[40:07] for that it reaches you and it
[40:11] carries you to whatever journey
[40:11] you are on and empowers you to
[40:15] live in your purpose.
[40:19] We began what a week seven
[40:19] small days to hold a
[40:22] civilization's worth of
[40:23] brilliance seven polite boxes
[40:24] to check off before returning
[40:27] to business as usual.
[40:28] But our history has never fit
[40:32] inside of margins, never felt
[40:33] the clocks or waited to be
[40:33] approved.
[40:37] >> Black history was not born
[40:37] small.
[40:42] It was forged hammered out in
[40:43] survival carry forward by
[40:46] people fighting to breathe
[40:46] despite the world's hands
[40:47] around their throats holding
[40:51] hostage their air.
[40:52] I come from a lineage that
[40:56] turned chains into language
[40:57] that built Saro into song and
[40:57] stitched prayers into
[41:01] blueprints and called it
[41:02] freedom across from Harriet who
[41:06] trusted the sky more than
[41:07] the law and turned the North
[41:10] Star into a roadmap for escape
[41:11] from Sojourner who stood in
[41:12] the face of denial and made
[41:16] truth their worst nightmare
[41:16] from Ida who sharpened her pin
[41:20] into shake piercing through
[41:21] America's lies With everywhere
[41:25] written she restored our faith
[41:25] .
[41:26] I come from the brilliance of
[41:30] W.E.B. The Fire of Malcolm
[41:30] the moral thunder of Martin,
[41:34] the worn hands of Ella who
[41:35] taught me that movement survive
[41:39] when power is realized and
[41:40] individuals not idolized in one
[41:44] eye a scene from Fannie Lou's
[41:45] where your body and unbreakable
[41:49] will from Septimus classrooms
[41:50] where reading became rebellion
[41:50] and balance became our
[41:54] breakthrough.
[41:54] I come from ancestors who built
[41:58] universities from dust families
[41:59] fracture and futures from faith
[42:04] alone And even now I am still
[42:04] building.
[42:08] >> I am the artist who will use
[42:09] their words to give home to
[42:10] truth whose voice will bellow
[42:14] in activism when silence is
[42:14] the safer thing to do and when
[42:18] I am in doubt Mina piano
[42:19] thunders in my chest Baldwin
[42:23] dares me to see myself clearly
[42:28] and Toni reminds me our story
[42:29] is not decoration it is
[42:29] doctrine.
[42:33] I am the air to stolen genius
[42:34] the architect behind traffic
[42:38] lights blood banks, surgical
[42:39] tools and modern medicine
[42:39] The brilliance that built this
[42:44] world while being told we did
[42:46] not belong in it.
[42:56] I am the athlete who refused to
[43:10] perform quietly who turned
[44:11] fields into battlegrounds of
[44:12] coaches who bit me, eased race
[44:13] fist and reminded the world
[44:14] that black bodies are not
[44:14] props.
[44:15] We are prophecy.
[44:16] I am Lee's defiance and
[44:17] Serena's dominance.
[44:18] I turn arenas into alters
[44:18] performance into resistance
[44:19] that bars into mountains and I
[44:24] will take another black body.
[44:24] Excellent.
[44:25] And that's the climate I am
[44:25] the student who sat down so
[44:25] others could stand tall
[44:25] The child who marched before
[44:25] knowing the cost The young one
[44:26] who refuses inheritance steeped
[44:26] in injustice and chooses
[44:26] instead to rewrite the rules.
[44:26] I am the organizer
[44:26] the caregiver, the mutual aid
[44:27] When systems collapse under
[44:27] their own neglect the one
[44:27] knocking on doors long after
[44:27] hope fails Then because
[44:27] the work my people begin still
[44:28] has work to do.
[44:28] Black history is not behind me
[44:28] It is the breath in my lungs,
[44:28] the drums in my steps,
[44:28] the prayers in my elders mouths
[44:28] dreams and my children's hands
[44:29] 100 years after it was named
[44:29] and I am still naming myself
[44:29] still defining freedom still
[44:29] daring to believe that some day
[44:29] this country will become
[44:30] everything it pretends to be.
[44:30] And I'm not asking for
[44:30] permission.
[44:30] I'm reclaiming what was always
[44:30] mine.
[44:31] I am excellence without apology
[44:31] resistance shaped by love I am
[44:31] imagination sharpened by
[44:33] purpose.
[44:34] I am the descendant of people
[44:38] who survived the unimaginable
[44:38] and still chose to build, to
[44:42] love, to lead.
[44:43] So let this be more than
[44:47] remembrance Let it be reckoning
[44:48] Let it be return Let it be
[44:52] responsibility Because black
[44:53] history is not a chapter It is
[44:56] a living force And inevitable
[45:01] truth And I and we are all
[45:02] the reclamation.
[45:02] >> Thank you.
[45:30] Yes I'm Thank you for that
[45:35] diamond Um, just quickly before
[45:35] I move on, I just want to do
[45:39] some quick acknowledgments.
[45:39] I'd like to acknowledge our
[45:44] very own queen mother, Kathleen
[45:45] Harmon for being here with us
[45:49] today to talk about her journey
[45:50] and her fight.
[45:54] >> It is truly endless.
[45:57] I also like to thank all of
[45:58] the divine nine that came to to
[46:02] speak and to represent.
[46:03] We'd like to thank our assembly
[46:06] member, our Senator, our
[46:07] supervisor and I know Secretary
[46:12] of State is here with us today.
[46:13] I'd also like to thank Chief
[46:16] Logan for being here.
[46:17] I see we have the executive
[46:21] director from the San Diego
[46:21] Urban League.
[46:22] And lastly I just want to
[46:26] acknowledge someone that I see
[46:26] in the room my good brother
[46:30] Herman Collins.
[46:31] If you would please stand so we
[46:34] could acknowledge your presence
[46:35] .
[46:36] For those that don't know
[46:40] Herman Collins had
[46:41] the privilege to serve in
[46:44] the District four office as
[46:45] the chief of staff to
[46:45] the legendary George Stevens.
[46:49] Thank you for coming out and
[46:49] thank you for everything that
[46:50] you continue to do for our
[46:53] community.
[46:54] So again, just thank you so
[46:55] much and I'll leave you with
[46:58] this.
[46:59] As it was said, we've had three
[47:00] black fire chiefs in the city
[47:03] of San Diego since its
[47:04] inception.
[47:07] We have not had not one black
[47:08] chief of police and I'm not
[47:12] going to rest until we make
[47:16] sure that that happens.
[47:17] >> So with that I will move on
[47:18] to National Engineers Week.
[47:21] Thank you for sharing.
[47:26] Uh, I also want to comment on
[47:27] National Engineers Week Council
[47:27] PRESIDENT Thank you for
[47:30] bringing forward this
[47:31] proclamation Recognizing
[47:32] National Engineers Week
[47:32] engineers play a foundational
[47:35] role in advancing innovation,
[47:36] solving complex challenges and
[47:39] applying science and technology
[47:40] in ways that improve daily
[47:40] life.
[47:41] Their work often happens behind
[47:45] the scenes but the impact is
[47:45] lasting and shapes systems and
[47:46] opportunities across
[47:46] generations.
[47:49] And I would be remiss if I did
[47:50] not take a moment to especially
[47:51] especially during Black History
[47:54] Month to bring recognition to
[47:55] acknowledge the National
[47:56] Society of Black Engineers.
[47:59] Nesbit has been instrumental in
[48:00] supporting black engineers and
[48:00] scientists, helping create
[48:01] pathways, mentorship and
[48:05] community in fields where
[48:05] representation has been has not
[48:09] been equitable during Black
[48:10] History Month it's important we
[48:10] recognize and uplift
[48:14] organizations like Nesby that
[48:15] both honor the legacy of black
[48:15] engineers in stem but also
[48:19] actively invest in the next
[48:20] generation.
[48:22] Lastly, I'd like to speak on
[48:23] item 32 as we recognize
[48:24] the year of the Horse.
[48:24] I would like to thank Council
[48:28] PRESIDENT Joe Carver, Council
[48:32] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Ken Lee and
[48:32] Council member Shawn Ella
[48:32] Rivera for recognizing
[48:33] the importance of this
[48:33] celebration.
[48:37] The lunar year is a is a deeply
[48:48] meaningful tradition for
[48:51] millions of people across many
[48:52] cultures and communities
[48:53] reflecting the traditions,
[48:54] histories and values that so
[48:59] many families carry with them
[49:04] across district four in
[49:04] communities throughout San
[49:09] Diego.
[49:11] Many families welcome the Lunar
[49:11] New Year as a time of
[49:12] reflection, tradition and
[49:12] connection.
[49:14] I appreciate the opportunity to
[49:17] recognize and honor cultures
[49:17] and histories that continue to
[49:18] shape our shared community.
[49:18] >> And with that I will move
[49:19] the proclamations.
[49:19] All right.
[49:20] Thank you, Council member
[49:20] foster So we have a motion by
[49:21] the council member to move
[49:21] the proclamation item so we'll
[49:22] go next to Council PRESIDENT
[49:22] Pro Tem Lee then Council
[49:22] PRESIDENT And I'll go ahead and
[49:23] second the proclamations agenda
[49:24] and I'm going to focus on
[49:24] speaking to items 30 and 32.
[49:25] First off I'm honored to join
[49:25] my colleagues council members
[49:26] foster Moreno and Isla Rivera
[49:26] as well as Mayor Gloria in
[49:27] proclaiming this FEBRUARY as
[49:30] Black History Month in our
[49:31] city.
[49:31] Thank you to Councilmember
[49:32] Foster for sharing
[49:34] the background of black History
[49:35] Month which has now been
[49:36] commemorated for over 100 years
[49:40] and through the founding of
[49:40] the Association for the Study
[49:41] of African-American Life and
[49:41] History.
[49:45] DR. Woodson and fellow scholars
[49:46] worked to correct the exclusion
[49:46] and misrepresentation of
[49:49] African-American contributions
[49:50] and the broader American
[49:50] narrative.
[49:51] And as Councilmember Foster
[49:54] declared, Black history is
[49:55] American history.
[49:55] Each FEBRUARY Black History
[49:59] Month gives us the opportunity
[50:00] to uplift and reflect on
[50:00] the history, culture,
[50:04] sacrifices and immeasurable
[50:04] contributions of black
[50:05] Americans through art
[50:06] throughout our nation's history
[50:09] and here in our own communities
[50:09] .
[50:10] Well, it's been 100 years.
[50:11] I think we find ourselves in a
[50:14] moment when the foundations of
[50:14] our country's history are being
[50:15] intentionally erased or hidden,
[50:18] vulnerable and marginalized
[50:19] communities continue to face
[50:20] injustice and the values of
[50:24] diversity, equity and inclusion
[50:24] are constantly being
[50:25] challenged.
[50:25] We must acknowledge that
[50:29] the work continues and
[50:29] therefore our commitment to
[50:30] equity, justice and
[50:31] the preservation of historical
[50:34] truth requires ongoing effort.
[50:35] I think as many have shared in
[50:38] the audience and we'll share up
[50:39] here on this dais Black History
[50:40] Month is both a celebration of
[50:43] achievement but also a reminder
[50:44] of the continuing struggles for
[50:45] freedom, dignity and equality.
[50:48] And as the city it allows us to
[50:49] reaffirm our shared
[50:50] responsibility when it comes to
[50:53] protecting truth, democracy and
[50:54] inclusive storytelling.
[50:55] So to all those celebrating
[50:58] happy black history Month on
[50:59] item 32, I want to thank
[51:03] Council PRESIDENT LaCava and
[51:04] council members Isla Rivera and
[51:04] Councilmember Foster for
[51:07] joining me in proclaiming
[51:08] FEBRUARY 17th 26 through
[51:12] FEBRUARY 5th, 2027 as the year
[51:12] of the horse in the city of San
[51:13] Diego.
[51:16] Next Tuesday the moon will be
[51:17] going through its new moon
[51:18] phase and bringing with it a
[51:21] new year for more than 2
[51:22] billion people around the world
[51:23] including Chinese, Vietnamese,
[51:26] Korean, Japanese and other
[51:27] Asian and Asian-American
[51:27] communities.
[51:31] As someone of Chinese American
[51:32] descent but whose parents were
[51:32] born in Vietnam and in Burma
[51:36] this is certainly a holiday
[51:36] that has been celebrated by my
[51:37] family and many others
[51:40] throughout our region.
[51:41] And for many of those families
[51:42] it's one of the most important
[51:45] holidays.
[51:46] It's a time to gather, to
[51:47] reunite, to celebrate and
[51:47] welcome what is hopefully a
[51:50] prosperous new year in San
[51:51] Diego.
[51:51] Lunar New Year has been
[51:55] celebrated for over a century
[51:55] dating back to the 19th century
[51:56] and the formation of
[51:56] the region's first Asian
[51:59] Asian-American communities.
[52:00] If you follow the Chinese
[52:00] zodiac, this new year is
[52:04] represented by a fire horse
[52:04] bringing bold action, growth
[52:05] and forward momentum.
[52:09] People born in horse years are
[52:10] believed to be hardworking,
[52:10] warm hearted and independent.
[52:14] A shout out to our chief of
[52:15] policy in the district office
[52:15] Anjali Hoyos, who certainly
[52:18] shares these characteristics.
[52:19] While 2025 was the year of
[52:20] the Wood Snake which
[52:23] represented a time to reflect
[52:24] to shed what didn't serve us
[52:25] and to strategize the year
[52:28] the fire horse is associated
[52:29] with passion, ambition and
[52:33] social shifts encouraging
[52:34] decisive action while also
[52:34] reminding us to remain grounded
[52:35] as impulsiveness can be a
[52:38] challenge.
[52:39] Although this year is beginning
[52:40] with continued unrest and
[52:40] instability within our
[52:44] communities and abroad,
[52:44] the year of the horse reminds
[52:45] us that even in turbulent times
[52:48] opportunities for evolution,
[52:49] progress and positive change
[52:49] remain.
[52:52] I want to thank all
[52:53] the organizations who work year
[52:54] round to recognize and uplift
[52:57] the Asian-American native
[52:58] Hawaiian and Pacific Islander
[52:58] community.
[52:59] This past Sunday the convoy
[53:03] area which I have the honor to
[53:03] represent hosted its first ever
[53:04] convoy rising Lunar New Year
[53:08] celebration And my family and I
[53:09] had the opportunity to attend.
[53:10] I want to take a moment to
[53:12] thank our Arts and Culture
[53:13] Commissioner Dennis Dizzy Dawn
[53:14] and the Joan Foundation, Lauren
[53:16] Garcia of Social artistry She's
[53:17] here today and the entire Up to
[53:21] you cafe team for their
[53:22] collective effort to present a
[53:26] beautiful community moment with
[53:26] some of the best line dancing
[53:27] presentations that we've ever
[53:31] seen in the San Diego region.
[53:32] We also have a number of
[53:33] organizations that are here in
[53:33] attendance today.
[53:35] You heard from some of them
[53:36] during public comment so I
[53:37] won't name all of them but many
[53:38] of them are hosting Lunar New
[53:40] Year celebrations throughout
[53:41] this month and throughout
[53:42] the city and they range from
[53:42] downtown to City Heights from
[53:46] Liberty Station to Pebble Park
[53:47] and many more.
[53:48] And so to those who MAY not
[53:51] have had an opportunity to
[53:51] celebrate this holiday, I would
[53:52] encourage you to support these
[53:55] local events.
[53:56] Bring red envelopes or they'll
[53:56] provide you some at them.
[53:59] Just bring some cash and you
[54:00] get to feed some lucky lions in
[54:01] the hopes that it will bring
[54:02] you and your family a happy,
[54:05] healthy and prosperous year
[54:05] ahead.
[54:06] With that I will wish everyone
[54:06] a happy lunar New Year.
[54:10] Took Monomoy Senior in quite a
[54:11] stunning pile up.
[54:13] Thank you.
[54:14] >> All right.
[54:14] Thank you.
[54:18] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem.
[54:19] >> So we have a motion by
[54:20] Councilmember Foster and a
[54:20] second by council PRESIDENT Pro
[54:23] Tem Lee to move approval of
[54:24] the proclamation items will go
[54:24] next to council member Moreno.
[54:27] Thank you.
[54:28] I have comments on item number
[54:31] 30 and 33.
[54:32] Item number 30 is recognizing
[54:36] Black history month in the city
[54:37] of San Diego.
[54:38] I want to thank council members
[54:41] Foster Lee Yellow Rivera and
[54:42] Mayor Gloria for joining onto
[54:42] this proclamation and
[54:46] presenting the black History
[54:46] Month Proclamation.
[54:47] This month we honor
[54:51] the leadership and cultural
[54:51] impact of black communities
[54:52] that are often achieved in
[54:55] the face of adversity.
[54:56] The story of our nation cannot
[55:00] be told without acknowledging
[55:01] the central role black
[55:01] Americans have played in
[55:05] shaping our economy,
[55:06] strengthening democracy,
[55:07] governance and most importantly
[55:11] advancing civil rights for all.
[55:11] Their legacy continues to
[55:15] inspire programs and unity in
[55:16] our communities And I I'm very
[55:20] happy that we are celebrating
[55:20] this day today.
[55:24] Moving on to item 33 is so
[55:25] local, so locally I I'm honored
[55:25] to stand before you to
[55:29] recognize and celebrate a truly
[55:30] special establishment that has
[55:30] helped shape the city of San
[55:34] Diego's creative culture and
[55:34] environmental future.
[55:39] And that's so so local.
[55:39] >> Founded in 2013 in the heart
[55:43] of Barrio Logan Community So
[55:44] Loca is a sustainable fashion
[55:48] studio that embodies innovation
[55:49] ,care and community.
[55:49] It's a woman minority owned
[55:54] business proudly led by
[55:54] co-founder Gloria Rodriguez
[55:59] both in ski who's here in
[55:59] the in the audience with us and
[56:03] Manny Brzezinski whose vision
[56:03] and leadership have made a
[56:04] lasting impact here in San
[56:08] Diego and beyond.
[56:09] For the past 13 years so Loca
[56:10] has been a force in San Diego
[56:12] sustainable fashion movement
[56:13] through hands on education in
[56:18] sewing mending upcycled and
[56:18] conscious consumption.
[56:19] They have transformed the way
[56:23] thousands of San Diego think
[56:24] about their clothing over
[56:24] the years.
[56:28] So Loca has educated more than
[56:28] 2500 students diverting
[56:32] thousands of pounds of textile
[56:33] from local landfills,
[56:33] revitalizing traditional
[56:37] textile art and creating a
[56:42] replicable replicable model for
[56:42] sustainable fashion education
[56:43] that has gained national
[56:43] recognition.
[56:47] So local also built meaningful
[56:48] partnerships with schools,
[56:52] libraries, non-profits and
[56:53] community organizations
[56:53] throughout our state city
[56:56] fostering economic opportunity
[56:57] ,creative entrepreneurship and
[57:01] accessible sustainability
[57:02] education particularly for
[57:03] historically underserved
[57:06] communities.
[57:07] Beyond all of this, so Loca is
[57:08] an integral part of Barrio
[57:11] Logan's culture and creative
[57:12] essence.
[57:12] They contribute They contribute
[57:16] to the neighborhood's identity
[57:17] as a center of art, innovation
[57:18] and environmental leadership
[57:21] And they do so with heart
[57:22] purpose and deep community
[57:22] roots.
[57:27] So FEBRUARY 13th marks So
[57:30] Locker's 30th anniversary 13
[57:31] years of celebrating love for
[57:31] our planet, our community and
[57:35] the value of caring for
[57:35] the items we already own.
[57:39] It's my honor to proclaim
[57:40] FEBRUARY 13th, 2026 as a local
[57:44] day in the city of San Diego.
[57:45] And congratulations to
[57:45] the whole team.
[57:46] And thank you for your
[57:49] incredible work here in
[57:50] the city of San Diego.
[57:50] Moving right along to the year
[57:54] of the horse, I want to say
[57:54] happy Lunar New Year.
[57:58] I surely will be wearing my red
[57:59] on Tuesday making sure that
[58:03] the year of the horse is a good
[58:04] one and and that and happy
[58:07] national Engineers Week.
[58:08] And just congratulations to all
[58:12] the proclamation recipients
[58:13] today.
[58:13] That concludes my comments.
[58:14] Thank you.
[58:14] All right.
[58:15] Thank you council member.
[58:15] And we'll go next to
[58:18] Councilmember Eli Rivera.
[58:18] >> All right.
[58:19] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.
[58:22] Let me start by thanking
[58:23] everyone who's here today to
[58:27] recognize and be recognized.
[58:28] I I'll start with Black History
[58:28] Month.
[58:32] Thank you, Councilmember Foster
[58:33] for including for allowing us
[58:37] to join you in proclaiming
[58:38] every 2026 to be Black History
[58:38] Month.
[58:42] It was it's already been so
[58:43] well said Why this is so
[58:46] important.
[58:47] So I did want to just add a
[58:51] couple things.
[58:52] I always like to look at
[58:53] the way that the Association
[58:53] for the Study of
[58:56] African-American Life and
[58:57] History talks about this month
[58:57] and what it means in
[59:01] the particular moment that
[59:01] we're in.
[59:02] And I think there were some
[59:05] words in on their website that
[59:06] I'm really spoke to me and it's
[59:10] the final paragraph which says
[59:11] to understand the modern world
[59:12] especially in nations where
[59:12] black people as form a
[59:15] significant population, one
[59:15] must grapple with the impact
[59:16] that the public observances
[59:19] have had on the past and
[59:19] the present.
[59:20] This year when we are
[59:21] commemorating the 250th
[59:21] anniversary of the United
[59:24] States Independence, it is
[59:25] important to tell not only an
[59:26] inclusive history but an
[59:26] accurate one.
[59:30] We have never had more need to
[59:31] examine the role of Black
[59:31] History Month and when than we
[59:35] do when forces weary of
[59:35] democracy seek to legislate and
[59:39] seek to use legislative means
[59:40] and book bans to excise black
[59:40] history from America's schools
[59:44] and public culture.
[59:44] Black history value is not its
[59:45] contribution to mainstream
[59:46] historical narratives but its
[59:49] residents in the lives of black
[59:49] people.
[59:53] Thank you for bringing up who
[59:54] you brought up today.
[59:55] COUNCILMAN Foster, thank you
[59:55] for the role you are playing in
[59:58] black history in this city.
[59:59] Thank you to all the elected
[1:00:03] officials who participated in
[1:00:03] it.
[1:00:04] I think obvious but also worth
[1:00:08] noting that our state
[1:00:08] legislators, our county
[1:00:09] supervisor and secretary of
[1:00:09] state black women who are
[1:00:12] demonstrating black excellence
[1:00:13] on a daily basis in incredibly
[1:00:18] important roles of leadership.
[1:00:18] And then Diamond, thank you for
[1:00:19] the very powerful words that
[1:00:21] were shared.
[1:00:22] >> I will just say that in
[1:00:27] the moment that we are in it is
[1:00:32] incredibly important for me at
[1:00:32] least to draw inspiration from
[1:00:33] people from people who have
[1:00:36] overcome great adversity
[1:00:37] adversity.
[1:00:37] And there was a line in
[1:00:42] Diamond's poem I think she said
[1:00:42] of people who survived
[1:00:45] the unimaginable unimaginable
[1:00:46] and chose to build and to love.
[1:00:51] And if that lesson that that is
[1:00:52] possible in all moments no
[1:00:56] matter how terrible it MAY seem
[1:00:57] that that lesson is not
[1:00:57] important right now that I
[1:01:01] don't know when it would be.
[1:01:01] So again, thank you for
[1:01:02] allowing me to join you in this
[1:01:05] proclamation and I hope this
[1:01:10] month is as joyous and
[1:01:11] impactful as as it is it should
[1:01:11] be.
[1:01:15] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee
[1:01:16] Thank you for joining allowing
[1:01:20] me to join in recognizing year
[1:01:20] of the Horse.
[1:01:22] It's one of I love I love my
[1:01:25] district and I love City
[1:01:26] Heights being in my district
[1:01:27] And one of the reasons I love
[1:01:30] that is the way that we come
[1:01:30] together as diverse communities
[1:01:31] and recognize different
[1:01:35] celebration and folks who maybe
[1:01:39] ever been exposed to certain
[1:01:40] celebrations and um and growing
[1:01:45] up kind of just seeing through
[1:01:49] the divides and recognizing
[1:01:49] that joy is joy and
[1:01:50] appreciating when another
[1:01:53] people are finding a moment to
[1:01:54] celebrate their history, their
[1:01:58] heritage and that will play out
[1:02:03] over the next um over the next
[1:02:04] several weeks in our community
[1:02:08] and across the city And I very
[1:02:08] much appreciate that and I
[1:02:09] appreciate every time I have an
[1:02:12] opportunity to be invited in to
[1:02:13] those spaces and be part of
[1:02:13] the celebration.
[1:02:17] Um and then last but not least
[1:02:18] I just can't help but kind of
[1:02:22] reflect on um the power of
[1:02:26] Black History Month and
[1:02:27] the recognition of Year of
[1:02:28] the Horse in this moment in
[1:02:32] time again when the history of
[1:02:32] this nation's diversity is
[1:02:36] attempted to be erased when
[1:02:41] the idea itself that we cannot
[1:02:42] celebrate one another, we
[1:02:42] cannot celebrate our
[1:02:46] backgrounds, our histories, our
[1:02:51] heritage um when that is being
[1:02:52] attempted to be imposed upon us
[1:02:55] and that and the ideas that
[1:02:55] celebrating those things and
[1:02:56] recognizing our history is
[1:02:56] un-American.
[1:03:01] I very much appreciate that we
[1:03:01] are using this space and these
[1:03:05] chambers to show the exact
[1:03:06] opposite that the exact
[1:03:06] opposite is true.
[1:03:07] So thank you again to my
[1:03:10] colleagues for the recognition
[1:03:11] of of everything that we are
[1:03:15] celebrating today And thank you
[1:03:15] to everyone in the community
[1:03:16] for being here and being part
[1:03:16] of this.
[1:03:17] Thank you.
[1:03:20] Council PRESIDENT All right.
[1:03:20] Thank you.
[1:03:21] Council member Ella Rivera
[1:03:21] talking about perseverance and
[1:03:24] overcoming challenges.
[1:03:25] >> Welcome to Chambers
[1:03:25] Councilmember Yvonne Wolpert
[1:03:29] Thank you very much.
[1:03:30] Council PRESIDENT Thank you to
[1:03:30] my colleagues.
[1:03:31] I apologize for being late.
[1:03:34] You MAY have heard there was an
[1:03:35] overturned trailer and a police
[1:03:36] stand off on the 15 Freeway So
[1:03:38] I have been in there for about
[1:03:38] two hours.
[1:03:39] We are here.
[1:03:40] The freeway is still shut down
[1:03:43] so please avoid 15 if you can
[1:03:43] but everyone is safe.
[1:03:47] So thank you everybody for
[1:03:48] the wonderful proclamations as
[1:03:49] usual with item 30.
[1:03:52] Thank you for my colleagues in
[1:03:53] bringing forth Black History
[1:03:53] Month.
[1:03:54] It's an incredible month that
[1:03:57] we have to continue to
[1:03:58] recognize given that
[1:03:59] the federal administration is
[1:03:59] trying to take our history
[1:04:00] down.
[1:04:03] Black history is American
[1:04:03] history and the contributions
[1:04:04] of African-Americans have
[1:04:04] helped shape the social
[1:04:07] cultural and civic fabric of
[1:04:08] our country and city.
[1:04:08] I could not have said it better
[1:04:09] than Diamond.
[1:04:11] Your poem was absolutely
[1:04:12] beautiful And here in San
[1:04:13] Diego, black leaders advocate
[1:04:17] educators and families continue
[1:04:18] to strengthen our communities
[1:04:18] and inspire future generations.
[1:04:22] I am proud to say all my
[1:04:22] colleagues in recognizing
[1:04:23] FEBRUARY's Black History Month
[1:04:24] and honoring the lasting impact
[1:04:26] of African-Americans San Diego
[1:04:27] and beyond And many of us who
[1:04:28] celebrated this Saturday
[1:04:30] morning for the women of Color
[1:04:31] War Breakfast I saw MS..
[1:04:32] Harman there and many other
[1:04:32] leaders.
[1:04:33] It was a beautiful occasion And
[1:04:35] i look forward to celebrating
[1:04:36] every year.
[1:04:37] And item 30 happy national
[1:04:40] Engineers Week engineers are
[1:04:41] our problem solvers Return our
[1:04:45] ideas into reality Designing
[1:04:46] the bridges we cross the water
[1:04:46] systems we rely on the clean
[1:04:47] energy we're building and
[1:04:48] the technologies that keep our
[1:04:50] communities safe and connected.
[1:04:51] City Engineers Your work
[1:04:51] touches every part of our daily
[1:04:55] lives often behind the scenes
[1:04:55] And this week we celebrate all
[1:04:56] of you who use your creativity
[1:05:00] precision and public spirited
[1:05:00] innovation to build a stronger,
[1:05:01] more resilient future for all
[1:05:01] of us.
[1:05:04] So I'm wondering if there's
[1:05:05] the city engineers with us
[1:05:05] today can we please get around
[1:05:13] robots?
[1:05:14] >> Thank you.
[1:05:15] And item 32 year the horse
[1:05:18] happy lunar New Year.
[1:05:19] Thank you to my colleagues for
[1:05:20] bringing this proclamation
[1:05:21] forward as well as we welcome
[1:05:23] the year of the Horse we
[1:05:24] celebrate a symbol of strength,
[1:05:24] resilience and forward
[1:05:25] momentum.
[1:05:28] Wishing everyone a year filled
[1:05:28] with good health, prosperity
[1:05:29] and new opportunities.
[1:05:30] I'm looking forward to
[1:05:33] celebrating this year as I have
[1:05:34] last year as well and hopefully
[1:05:35] I'll get the feed Lucky Dragons
[1:05:37] with a council who are looking
[1:05:38] again.
[1:05:38] It was a great of great event.
[1:05:39] Finally an item 31.
[1:05:42] Chief McFarland, I'm very, very
[1:05:43] honored to be celebrating your
[1:05:44] retirement today although very
[1:05:47] sad to see you're leaving
[1:05:47] the city today.
[1:05:48] It is my honor to recognize
[1:05:52] Chief Charles Checkbook Farland
[1:05:52] for a remarkable career
[1:05:53] dedicated to protecting
[1:05:56] the people of San Diego.
[1:05:57] For more than four decades he
[1:06:00] has served as a helicopter
[1:06:01] pilot and the other 40 years in
[1:06:01] the fire service Chief
[1:06:02] McFarland has demonstrated
[1:06:06] extraordinary leadership,
[1:06:06] professionalism and commitment
[1:06:07] to public safety Since joining
[1:06:08] the San Diego Fire Rescue
[1:06:11] Department, he has helped lead
[1:06:12] one of the nation's premier
[1:06:12] municipal fire aviation
[1:06:15] programs strengthening our
[1:06:16] ability to respond quickly and
[1:06:17] effectively to wildfires,
[1:06:20] emergency and rescue
[1:06:20] operations.
[1:06:21] His focus on safety, advanced
[1:06:21] training, operational
[1:06:25] excellence has not only
[1:06:25] protected our residents but has
[1:06:28] also supported the firefighters
[1:06:29] and first responders who rely
[1:06:30] on these critical resources.
[1:06:33] Chief McFarlane's expertise is
[1:06:34] recognized nationwide and his
[1:06:35] work has helped shape
[1:06:35] the future of public safety.
[1:06:38] Aviation far beyond our city.
[1:06:42] As you MAY recall in 2003 we
[1:06:43] experienced one of the worst
[1:06:43] wildfires in California history
[1:06:47] and we lost over 500 homes
[1:06:48] because we did not have
[1:06:48] the aerial apparatus that we
[1:06:49] have today.
[1:06:52] And so thank you very much.
[1:06:53] Achievement haaland As we saw
[1:06:56] last year in JANUARY when we
[1:06:56] had five fires and we used
[1:06:59] aerial apparatus on every
[1:07:00] single one it's a huge game
[1:07:00] changer for our city and it's
[1:07:04] one of Chief McFarlane's last
[1:07:04] services to our city.
[1:07:05] He did fly all the way to
[1:07:09] Virginia and flew back with our
[1:07:10] latest helicopter all the way
[1:07:10] across the country.
[1:07:14] So we appreciate you very much
[1:07:14] ,sir.
[1:07:15] I would love to invite you to
[1:07:16] come up and invite Deputy Chief
[1:07:16] o'Donnell to come up and say a
[1:07:28] few words.
[1:07:28] >> Council PRESIDENT Lacob and
[1:07:29] City Council members and
[1:07:32] council member Vaughn Wolpert
[1:07:33] Thank you very much for
[1:07:34] the recommendation recognition.
[1:07:37] It's been a true honor.
[1:07:38] I'm humbled to be here today
[1:07:39] and I want to thank the my
[1:07:42] colleagues that are in
[1:07:42] the audience.
[1:07:43] Fire Chief Logan and his
[1:07:44] command staff and all the men
[1:07:47] and women of our operations and
[1:07:47] all the fire department.
[1:07:48] It's it's been an honor beyond
[1:07:51] belief to serve the city.
[1:07:52] And I want to thank all
[1:07:53] the other departments I got to
[1:07:53] work with to make all this
[1:07:56] happen.
[1:07:57] And the support I had from
[1:07:57] the four fire chiefs they kind
[1:08:01] of gave me free rein to do a
[1:08:01] lot of things.
[1:08:02] So sourcing helicopters and
[1:08:06] doing a lot of things to save
[1:08:06] the city money.
[1:08:07] So it's been a true honor and I
[1:08:08] need to say thank you to my
[1:08:10] wife Cindy, who I've been
[1:08:10] married to since I was 18 years
[1:08:11] old.
[1:08:11] Without her support I never
[1:08:12] could have done this.
[1:08:17] So thank you very much.
[1:08:22] I'm not going to look at you.
[1:08:23] >> So just to add on to the to
[1:08:24] the proclamation the great job
[1:08:27] that lays out Chuck's career.
[1:08:28] I wanted to I'm sorry.
[1:08:28] i'm Steve Long, deputy chief of
[1:08:29] special operations.
[1:08:32] So I'm the chief for Chuck
[1:08:32] McFarland.
[1:08:33] But I've always said Chuck
[1:08:33] doesn't really have chiefs or
[1:08:36] bosses.
[1:08:37] He has collaborators And so
[1:08:38] that's what I've been for
[1:08:38] the past couple of years.
[1:08:42] Chuck has been the foundation
[1:08:43] of our air operations program.
[1:08:46] He has innovated this program
[1:08:47] and on a selfish point for this
[1:08:47] patch and for this city we have
[1:08:51] the Premier air operations
[1:08:51] firefighting element in
[1:08:52] the nation and that's due to
[1:08:56] him on a local level.
[1:08:56] Chuck has always been the guy
[1:08:57] for Cal Fire for us forestry
[1:09:02] for local law enforcement.
[1:09:02] Chuck is the aviation guy that
[1:09:05] everybody calls on a state
[1:09:06] level.
[1:09:07] He's run committees for fire
[1:09:07] scope.
[1:09:11] He's part of Cal Chiefs which
[1:09:11] has been instrumental
[1:09:12] throughout the state on a
[1:09:12] national level.
[1:09:16] He's worked with the ifc,
[1:09:17] the Forest Service to implement
[1:09:17] their their air to air
[1:09:21] operations programs And on an
[1:09:22] international level I've
[1:09:22] actually been with Chuck when
[1:09:26] he was propositioned by other
[1:09:27] companies to come and teach
[1:09:27] aerial firefighting in France
[1:09:31] and in Greece.
[1:09:31] Who gets that?
[1:09:32] Who gets that opportunity?
[1:09:33] So on that level I just wanted
[1:09:36] to say Chuck, thank you for
[1:09:37] your service to the city.
[1:09:38] Thank you for everything you've
[1:09:38] done for us.
[1:09:40] We are the premier organization
[1:09:41] because of you.
[1:09:41] Chuck retires on FEBRUARY.
[1:09:44] Friday, FEBRUARY 13th which we
[1:09:45] know Chuck was probably bland
[1:09:45] but he is amazing.
[1:09:49] He will be missed.
[1:09:49] But the one thing about Chuck
[1:09:50] that we've all seen is when
[1:09:54] it's when you need them he's
[1:09:54] there.
[1:09:55] It's sometimes at some point in
[1:09:56] the conversation when something
[1:09:58] is trying to be figured out
[1:09:59] especially in the fire
[1:10:00] department or in special
[1:10:00] operations a lot of times it
[1:10:03] ends up with as anybody called
[1:10:03] Chuck.
[1:10:04] >> So thank you, sir.
[1:10:04] Thank you.
[1:10:12] Thank you.
[1:10:13] Thank you very much And thank
[1:10:13] you.
[1:10:14] And Chief Logan, I know you're
[1:10:17] here as well.
[1:10:17] Is there anything else you'd
[1:10:18] like to add or We haven't
[1:10:18] covered?
[1:10:19] We haven't covered.
[1:10:19] Okay.
[1:10:20] All right.
[1:10:22] Thank you very much for all of
[1:10:22] your work.
[1:10:23] I appreciate you so much and
[1:10:24] thank you Council PRESIDENT For
[1:10:27] the time and I'm glad to be
[1:10:27] here.
[1:10:28] >> Glad you make it.
[1:10:32] All right, everybody.
[1:10:33] All my colleagues have spoken
[1:10:34] so I had a few words to kind of
[1:10:36] begin to wrap this up.
[1:10:37] All thank you to my colleagues
[1:10:41] for bringing these various
[1:10:41] proclamations and the eloquence
[1:10:42] of your words as well as those
[1:10:46] who spoke today on a variety of
[1:10:46] the proclamations.
[1:10:47] You know, this is such a unique
[1:10:51] opportunity in chambers to
[1:10:52] really recognize a number of
[1:10:52] organizations events, cultural,
[1:10:56] individual who are retiring in
[1:10:57] a very, very special way.
[1:11:00] And I'm so honored that we
[1:11:01] continue that proud tradition
[1:11:01] here at council.
[1:11:06] I'll speak to a couple of items
[1:11:06] No surprise 31 National
[1:11:10] Engineers Week It's certainly
[1:11:11] one of my favorite
[1:11:11] proclamations of the year as we
[1:11:15] recognize week of FEBRUARY 22nd
[1:11:16] through 28th is National
[1:11:17] Engineers Week in the city of
[1:11:17] San Diego highlighting those
[1:11:20] who have work impacts every
[1:11:21] part of our daily lives
[1:11:22] The transformative work done by
[1:11:25] engineers across the city and
[1:11:26] the country continues to shape
[1:11:27] safer and more resilient
[1:11:30] communities for generations to
[1:11:30] come.
[1:11:31] Engineers develop systems and
[1:11:34] solutions from the roads we
[1:11:35] drive on to the invisible
[1:11:36] infrastructure that supports
[1:11:39] our city Without the dedication
[1:11:40] and precision of an engineer
[1:11:41] none of it would be possible.
[1:11:44] Your hard work and expertise
[1:11:45] keeps everyone safe and able to
[1:11:46] rely on the systems that serve
[1:11:46] us all.
[1:11:49] To all the City of San Diego
[1:11:50] engineers and those who are
[1:11:51] joining us in chambers today
[1:11:53] from various city departments
[1:11:54] from one engineer to another
[1:11:58] thank you for your service And
[1:11:59] I also want to welcome Chief
[1:12:03] Community Service Services
[1:12:03] officer and city engineer
[1:12:04] Ronnie Amen.
[1:12:04] And engineering and Capital
[1:12:09] projects Director Lee Sutton to
[1:12:17] make their remarks Rania
[1:12:22] Goodman good morning.
[1:12:23] Good morning.
[1:12:23] Council PRESIDENT And members
[1:12:24] of the City Council.
[1:12:25] Thank you council Presidents
[1:12:27] for bringing forward this
[1:12:28] proclamation, recognizing
[1:12:32] National Engineers Week.
[1:12:32] On behalf of our entire
[1:12:33] engineering team as the city
[1:12:37] engineer we truly appreciate
[1:12:37] the acknowledgment of this
[1:12:38] important work being done
[1:12:42] across our city.
[1:12:42] Engineering is more than
[1:12:43] technical expertise in my
[1:12:47] humble opinion It's a public
[1:12:48] service from designing and
[1:12:52] maintaining road infrastructure
[1:12:52] hours to delivering major
[1:12:53] capital improvement projects.
[1:12:57] Our engineers work every day to
[1:12:58] ensure public safety resiliency
[1:13:01] and long term sustainable Lee.
[1:13:02] I'm proud of the dedicated
[1:13:03] professionals who serve
[1:13:07] the communities with
[1:13:07] innovation, integrity and
[1:13:08] accountability.
[1:13:12] Thank you for your continuous
[1:13:12] support of our infrastructure
[1:13:13] investments and for recognizing
[1:13:17] the engineer who helped keep
[1:13:18] our cities strong and moving
[1:13:18] forward.
[1:13:18] Thank you.
[1:13:22] Council PRESIDENT.
[1:13:23] >> All right.
[1:13:23] Thank you, Lee.
[1:13:24] Lee Oh yeah.
[1:13:27] Life is good.
[1:13:28] >> And I'll close those remarks
[1:13:28] speaking to those in high
[1:13:32] school or even entering
[1:13:32] college.
[1:13:33] I'm very proud of engineering
[1:13:37] as an incredibly important
[1:13:37] career path No matter who you
[1:13:38] are, no matter what your
[1:13:41] background are.
[1:13:42] It is a way to serve the public
[1:13:43] and provide community service
[1:13:46] and have an excellent job.
[1:13:47] So I would hope that people
[1:13:50] that are not discouraged by
[1:13:51] some of the rhetoric that we
[1:13:52] hear.
[1:13:55] We need engineers in every
[1:13:56] aspect of engineering to
[1:13:56] continue the good work that our
[1:14:00] predecessors did that our
[1:14:01] current engineers are doing
[1:14:01] every day.
[1:14:05] And come up and sign up for
[1:14:05] the city of San Diego.
[1:14:06] >> We're a great place to work.
[1:14:10] So with that let me move on to
[1:14:10] 32 year of the horse.
[1:14:11] I join my colleagues in
[1:14:15] celebrating the year of
[1:14:16] the Horse in the city of San
[1:14:16] Diego.
[1:14:17] Lunar New Year holds deep
[1:14:19] significance bringing together
[1:14:20] friends and family in
[1:14:20] celebration of reflection and
[1:14:21] renewal marking the beginning
[1:14:24] of a new year 2025 as you
[1:14:24] heard, was the year of the Fire
[1:14:28] Horse which symbolizes
[1:14:28] confidence, amplifying honest
[1:14:29] intentions and engagement being
[1:14:33] born in the year of the Horse
[1:14:33] myself.
[1:14:34] I hope to bring forward these
[1:14:38] expectations with me into
[1:14:38] the Lunar New Year and I wish
[1:14:39] you all happy Lunar New Year
[1:14:43] filled with happiness,
[1:14:43] prosperity and good health.
[1:14:47] And I'll close with item 30
[1:14:47] Black History Month.
[1:14:52] My colleagues were so eloquent
[1:14:52] as well as the public so I'll
[1:14:56] offer this thought in this time
[1:14:57] that we are facing for those
[1:14:57] who purport to be national
[1:15:01] leaders in these conversations
[1:15:01] that are running so scared
[1:15:06] about our history that seek to
[1:15:06] ignore it, to seek not to learn
[1:15:10] from it, that seek to embrace
[1:15:11] it does not make us a great
[1:15:11] country.
[1:15:15] We are a great country when we
[1:15:15] acknowledge that the bad in
[1:15:16] the case of the bad experiences
[1:15:20] of the past that we learn from
[1:15:21] them, that we acknowledge them,
[1:15:22] that we say them out loud every
[1:15:25] day so that we can move
[1:15:25] forward.
[1:15:26] And we do that also by
[1:15:26] celebrating the very good
[1:15:30] moments of who we are as a
[1:15:30] country.
[1:15:31] So to those who want to be a
[1:15:35] community leaders, let's
[1:15:35] embrace who we are as a country
[1:15:36] acknowledge, learn and continue
[1:15:39] to move forward.
[1:15:40] Every American from the past
[1:15:43] who are living today and
[1:15:44] the next generations deserve no
[1:15:44] less.
[1:15:49] >> So with that I will close
[1:15:49] our shout out to the Chief
[1:15:53] McFarland for your service over
[1:15:54] the years.
[1:15:55] >> With that we have a motion
[1:15:58] by Councilmember Foster and a
[1:15:58] second by Council PRESIDENT Pro
[1:15:59] Tem Lee to move
[1:16:00] the proclamation clerk Please
[1:16:04] call the roll I'm sorry
[1:16:05] the voting system Please cast
[1:16:13] your vote That passes
[1:16:13] unanimously 6 to 0 with
[1:16:14] Councilmember Campo,
[1:16:14] Councilmember Whitburn and
[1:16:17] Councilmember Campbell absent.
[1:16:18] >> Thank you, Council
[1:16:18] PRESIDENT.
[1:16:19] Okay, we're not done with
[1:16:19] proclamations.
[1:16:22] We're going to pause for some
[1:16:22] photos and we're going to start
[1:16:23] with item 30.
[1:17:49] Black History Month
[1:17:50] .
[1:19:09] Anything for a second
[1:20:24] and then
[1:22:16] and and and and
[1:22:51] and
[1:23:24] and
[1:25:25] and
[1:26:55] and and and
[1:28:21] and
[1:30:58] and and and
[1:33:05] and and so there was.
[1:33:06] All right, we're going to wait
[1:33:09] for that one council member to
[1:33:10] return before we get on with
[1:33:15] the rest of the morning and
[1:33:25] then our two council members
[1:33:28] Thank.
[1:33:40] Yeah well all right we'll get
[1:33:41] on with the rest of the council
[1:33:45] agenda for the morning session
[1:33:45] before we proceed with
[1:33:49] the approval of the consent
[1:33:50] agenda we will first return
[1:33:53] item 5o1 and item 60.
[1:33:58] Back to staff per their request
[1:33:58] .
[1:33:59] So are there any requests to
[1:34:03] pull any other item by council
[1:34:03] colleagues not seen any
[1:34:04] request?
[1:34:07] Clerk Please proceed with
[1:34:08] public comment on the consent
[1:34:08] agenda.
[1:34:09] >> Thank you.
[1:34:12] Council PRESIDENT Park Krueger
[1:34:13] If you can please come forward.
[1:34:15] >> You're speaking on item s
[1:34:16] 500.
[1:34:20] I see him coming up to the door
[1:34:21] .
[1:34:33] Paul Krueger There we go.
[1:34:34] >> And just to note as you
[1:34:35] speak up it's one minute per
[1:34:37] item per person.
[1:34:38] If you would like to speak on
[1:34:39] three or more items you'll have
[1:34:40] a maximum of three minutes.
[1:34:40] The consent agenda includes
[1:34:45] items 1050 58 103 110 sw 505
[1:34:46] four with as I one and 60
[1:34:47] returned to staff Please
[1:34:50] proceed on writing with just
[1:34:50] one minute.
[1:34:51] All I can say is that I'm
[1:34:55] extremely disappointed This is
[1:34:56] the first time we're learning
[1:34:56] about this settlement from
[1:35:01] the Council This is an issue of
[1:35:01] extremely important public
[1:35:02] discussion.
[1:35:05] Like a Wilson this is a $10
[1:35:06] million settlement for alleged
[1:35:10] wrongdoing by a police officer
[1:35:15] who provided these perpetrators
[1:35:15] with large paddles to beat
[1:35:16] these children and a fire
[1:35:20] department volunteer who
[1:35:20] allegedly didn't report
[1:35:25] witnessed child abuse.
[1:35:26] These these first of all these
[1:35:29] settlements It's been two
[1:35:29] months since we made this
[1:35:30] settlement and closed session.
[1:35:34] The city attorney for some
[1:35:35] reason must think I'm I'm an
[1:35:39] opponent's counsel refuses to
[1:35:40] explain why you didn't report
[1:35:43] out this settlement And most
[1:35:44] importantly two of you voted
[1:35:45] against this settlement.
[1:35:49] COUNCILWOMAN Moreno and
[1:35:49] COUNCILWOMAN Campbell.
[1:35:53] Please all of the explain to
[1:35:54] the public why you voted
[1:35:55] the way you did.
[1:35:55] >> Thank you.
[1:35:56] Thank you for that concluding
[1:35:58] comment There are no other
[1:35:59] public speakers hearing council
[1:35:59] chambers going to those
[1:36:03] participating remotely starting
[1:36:03] with Michael Schmidt.
[1:36:04] Michael, did you want to speak
[1:36:07] on the consent agenda or on non
[1:36:12] agenda public comment?
[1:36:14] Michael Schmidt I cannot unmute
[1:36:20] for you There should be a pop
[1:36:25] up that came up I will have to
[1:36:25] move on to the next speaker
[1:36:29] Blair Beekman If you can please
[1:36:30] unmute and let me know which
[1:36:31] item or items you wish to speak
[1:36:34] to.
[1:36:34] My pleasure.
[1:36:35] Beekman I'd like to speak to
[1:36:43] items 5254 and 102 items one,
[1:36:43] two, three and 124 and one
[1:36:44] away.
[1:36:44] >> Thank you.
[1:36:45] Please proceed.
[1:36:47] You'll have three minutes.
[1:36:47] Okay.
[1:36:47] Thank you.
[1:36:52] Where Beekman To first speak to
[1:36:59] items 108 and 103 Um 108 is a
[1:37:02] new commissioner for uh
[1:37:03] the Commissioner for
[1:37:04] the Convention Center.
[1:37:08] Um, that's exactly right.
[1:37:09] >> I'm sorry if I got the title
[1:37:09] there.
[1:37:13] Uh uh for the director.
[1:37:13] Yeah.
[1:37:17] We're really trying hard to
[1:37:18] work on convention center
[1:37:18] issues.
[1:37:22] Uh, fix it Repairs.
[1:37:23] There's a whole bunch of work
[1:37:24] that can be done.
[1:37:24] A holistic approach, I hope.
[1:37:28] Take accountability is a part
[1:37:28] of that process.
[1:37:29] I've always been saying if you
[1:37:32] are good tech accountability to
[1:37:33] visitors and they understand
[1:37:37] that I think that's building
[1:37:38] the best friend San Diego we're
[1:37:38] trying to look for and it's
[1:37:42] important work tech
[1:37:43] accountability Good luck in
[1:37:43] making an open and clear
[1:37:47] process of community
[1:37:47] participation for all of us
[1:37:52] That builds community harmony
[1:37:53] and friendships to go on to
[1:37:57] items 103 item about uh uh
[1:38:02] commission funds uh fund a
[1:38:02] commission that works on
[1:38:06] funding issues.
[1:38:07] Thank you for that commission
[1:38:07] and their reporting.
[1:38:08] It sounds like an interesting
[1:38:12] commission that reports on city
[1:38:12] funds and their practices.
[1:38:13] Thank you.
[1:38:17] That always bring that to
[1:38:17] council.
[1:38:18] I hope we can bring more
[1:38:18] commission reports to council
[1:38:19] in the future.
[1:38:22] Thank you.
[1:38:23] Item one of four is Police
[1:38:23] Association Lateral and
[1:38:27] Recruitment Incentive programs.
[1:38:28] My goodness gracious Have you
[1:38:31] guys been learning that with
[1:38:32] all the we've been bringing
[1:38:32] down violent crime a lot in
[1:38:36] local communities least deaths
[1:38:41] of of of citizens people of
[1:38:41] the cities is actually rising
[1:38:45] since George Floyd's incident
[1:38:46] Are you guys clear on that So
[1:38:50] these lateral recruitment moves
[1:38:51] although helpful we have to be
[1:38:51] very mindful of it and I hope
[1:38:55] we're having good safeguards in
[1:38:56] place for the process that we
[1:38:56] can't just hire anyone.
[1:39:00] We have to really mind and note
[1:39:01] what we're hiring and what that
[1:39:05] process is about.
[1:39:06] Um we have to be mindful of Our
[1:39:10] police are working at this
[1:39:10] time.
[1:39:11] I know that can be separate
[1:39:12] from my good luck that we we
[1:39:15] are prepared best practices
[1:39:16] that we are headed in a time of
[1:39:16] war.
[1:39:20] We really have to practice
[1:39:20] peace.
[1:39:21] Good luck in those efforts.
[1:39:22] And finally about pure water
[1:39:25] issues I as important as it is
[1:39:26] that we're working towards, you
[1:39:30] know, community participation
[1:39:31] on the future of water board
[1:39:34] issues, the council has to be
[1:39:35] more clear how much pure water
[1:39:36] is adding to water rate
[1:39:39] increases overall.
[1:39:40] And just to be clear and
[1:39:41] accountable on that subject, it
[1:39:42] isn't a gotcha moment.
[1:39:45] It's offering best practices
[1:39:45] for ourselves that we're
[1:39:46] building the pure water system.
[1:39:50] Well so good luck that you're
[1:39:50] open and accountable your time
[1:39:54] and concluded 8700 if you can
[1:39:57] please unmute after that is
[1:39:58] 7499 and then 1384 and 700 if
[1:39:59] you can please let me know
[1:40:03] which item or items you wish to
[1:40:03] speak to.
[1:40:04] >> Yes, thank you.
[1:40:11] 5256 and 101 in 1 or 2 please.
[1:40:12] >> You'll have three minutes.
[1:40:16] Please proceed.
[1:40:16] Thank you so much.
[1:40:17] Heads up.
[1:40:18] First of all I MAY There's a
[1:40:21] chance I'll get a knock on
[1:40:21] the door for maintenance in my
[1:40:25] apartment and I MAY have to
[1:40:26] just You write out when I'm
[1:40:26] speaking.
[1:40:30] So it just a chance it might
[1:40:30] happen.
[1:40:34] Okay, So on 5253 these are all
[1:40:39] pure water and I guess to pure
[1:40:44] water I'm on board finally I
[1:40:44] think about a year and a half
[1:40:49] ago and I'm really, really
[1:40:49] excited about the historic
[1:40:54] project that this is is looking
[1:40:54] forward to fruition on it.
[1:40:58] It is And I looked at the aoc
[1:41:02] report and there is some and
[1:41:03] underrepresentation especially
[1:41:06] I think on the company on
[1:41:07] number 50 and I will see this
[1:41:12] again later I have a concern
[1:41:12] regarding the San Diego County
[1:41:13] Water Authority and their
[1:41:17] system quality and
[1:41:17] the collaboration and
[1:41:22] relationship between all parts
[1:41:23] of that Now on 54 the Point
[1:41:27] Loma wastewater treatment plant
[1:41:31] and permits and so forth.
[1:41:35] Wow This is just so crucial And
[1:41:36] I'm following it pretty
[1:41:36] closely.
[1:41:41] The history of it and where
[1:41:42] we're headed And it looks like
[1:41:45] at the end of 26 here there
[1:41:46] will be a deadline that that we
[1:41:50] will have to meet on that
[1:41:55] the permit issue.
[1:41:55] So it's probably more
[1:41:56] complicated than that but I'm
[1:42:00] just holding my breath on that
[1:42:00] and actually saying a prayer.
[1:42:03] So yes, I'm 55 for the East
[1:42:04] parking but I did want to say
[1:42:08] that this is the contract in
[1:42:09] the eoc.
[1:42:09] There's under-representation
[1:42:10] there.
[1:42:13] I know somebody that worked at
[1:42:14] East Parking for years and he
[1:42:18] really felt comfortable there
[1:42:23] and spoke well of it on Yes to
[1:42:28] 56 which is Highland Software,
[1:42:28] a city clerk.
[1:42:29] I didn't have a chance to
[1:42:33] really get into the backup
[1:42:33] well.
[1:42:34] But the one thing that really
[1:42:38] doesn't work for me in our
[1:42:43] system is the public comment.
[1:42:43] I just cannot work with that at
[1:42:47] all on any computer and I think
[1:42:48] that's because how you say that
[1:42:52] related and the other thing I
[1:42:52] have concern with and it
[1:42:53] doesn't really I think relate
[1:42:57] to you the city tv and getting
[1:42:58] into the archives and doing
[1:43:02] the replay on yes to 100
[1:43:02] the contract on the hydrogen
[1:43:06] sulfide odor control every time
[1:43:10] I see a cost of ten figures it
[1:43:11] just catches my breath
[1:43:15] Chemicals chemicals, chemicals
[1:43:16] We can't live with them and we
[1:43:17] have to be careful because they
[1:43:20] can really hurt us.
[1:43:21] So using less chemicals can be
[1:43:25] cost effective yet never at
[1:43:25] the cost.
[1:43:26] >> My apologies Your time has
[1:43:30] concluded and for public
[1:43:30] comments you can also just
[1:43:33] email them to City Clerk at San
[1:43:34] diego.Gov If you're having
[1:43:34] problems with the web form 7499
[1:43:43] if you can please unmute Bob
[1:43:48] because this guy here like to
[1:43:49] speak on items 5556 and 103
[1:43:55] minutes please proceed.
[1:43:56] Item 56 Highland Software.
[1:43:57] Last night a friend and I
[1:43:59] watched the 2004 film version
[1:43:59] of Manchurian Candidate
[1:44:00] starring Denzel Washington and
[1:44:03] Meryl Streep.
[1:44:04] The atrocities in that version
[1:44:04] resulted from a business
[1:44:08] referred to as Manchurian
[1:44:08] Global which operated in
[1:44:09] concert with elements of
[1:44:13] the United States government.
[1:44:13] I mention this because I
[1:44:14] continue to see the city using
[1:44:17] relationships with private
[1:44:18] businesses to subvert citizens
[1:44:18] rights.
[1:44:19] We saw that with the red light
[1:44:23] cameras run by a private
[1:44:23] business back during
[1:44:24] the Sanders administration.
[1:44:25] Fortunately that particular
[1:44:28] practice was stopped by Mayor
[1:44:28] Filner.
[1:44:29] But similar examples exist to
[1:44:29] this day.
[1:44:33] For years now citizens had to
[1:44:34] go to the website at Highland
[1:44:37] cloud.Com in order to access
[1:44:38] the agendas for this meeting.
[1:44:39] Since my recent comments on
[1:44:41] this I do now see that this
[1:44:42] current city council agendas on
[1:44:43] the city clerk's website so
[1:44:47] thank you to City Clerk Fuentes
[1:44:47] for fixing that.
[1:44:48] But all of the previous agendas
[1:44:49] and public comments continue to
[1:44:52] be provided only via Highland
[1:44:52] cloud.Com.
[1:44:53] I'm not opposed to an outside
[1:44:57] business being hired to perform
[1:44:57] services for the city but those
[1:44:58] services should services should
[1:45:02] not require citizens to
[1:45:03] interact with or do business
[1:45:03] with those outside businesses.
[1:45:06] Item 55 is parking.
[1:45:07] As I mentioned in a previous
[1:45:11] comment, the parking business
[1:45:12] has had an unfortunate history
[1:45:12] of not accepting cash payments
[1:45:13] for parking in our city parking
[1:45:16] structure.
[1:45:16] Fortunately Darnell from ace
[1:45:17] Management has made provisions
[1:45:21] to accept cash and I do thank
[1:45:22] him for that.
[1:45:22] But that provision needs to be
[1:45:26] specified in this contract to
[1:45:27] protect any citizens rights to
[1:45:30] operate independently of any
[1:45:31] private financial institution
[1:45:32] or credit card business.
[1:45:35] I want to hear from this
[1:45:36] council whether that provision
[1:45:37] is in this item or not.
[1:45:40] Finally, it's an insult that
[1:45:41] you limiting citizens to one
[1:45:42] minute per item when you spent
[1:45:42] most of this morning on your
[1:45:45] own P.R. Photo opportunities.
[1:45:46] >> Shame on this council.
[1:45:50] Thank you.
[1:45:50] Next is phone number ending in
[1:45:51] 1384.
[1:45:58] If you can please unmute 1384.
[1:45:59] >> Thank you.
[1:46:03] Ernie Castro La Hoya Senior
[1:46:04] resident Please review all
[1:46:04] the items.
[1:46:04] >> Okay.
[1:46:05] Please proceed.
[1:46:08] You'll have three minutes.
[1:46:08] Yeah.
[1:46:13] Ernie Casco, a senior resident
[1:46:13] pilot concerning all the items
[1:46:17] in poor city Council decisions
[1:46:18] including Torrey Pines Board
[1:46:19] report It is FEBRUARY 10th.
[1:46:23] Your lease holder is currently
[1:46:23] blocking me out of the airport
[1:46:24] completely under threat of
[1:46:28] violence forcing residents to
[1:46:28] finally legal contract to use
[1:46:29] Torrey Pines Motor Park.
[1:46:32] It is well documented.
[1:46:33] The complaint is on your desk
[1:46:37] and it needs to stop today.
[1:46:37] Your leaseholder claims to be
[1:46:38] doing his job that nobody
[1:46:39] complained or stopped them.
[1:46:41] What is your job?
[1:46:42] Todd Gloria and Joe LaCava to
[1:46:43] protect our constitutional
[1:46:46] recreational rights and
[1:46:47] freedoms.
[1:46:47] It's time to stop the war and
[1:46:51] control over Torrey Pines
[1:46:52] Glider for Cash Cow Purse Your
[1:46:53] leaseholders access pass and
[1:46:57] waiver conflicts of residents
[1:46:57] and free pilots Constitutional
[1:47:01] recreational rights and
[1:47:01] freedoms.
[1:47:02] Fighting over employment,
[1:47:03] money, power, profit and
[1:47:06] control of the glider port.
[1:47:07] This needs to end.
[1:47:11] I reported serious allegations
[1:47:12] directly to your office and San
[1:47:12] Diego police most recently
[1:47:16] the city Council real estate
[1:47:17] assets department while under
[1:47:17] threat of violence.
[1:47:21] I have been paying your
[1:47:21] leaseholder that refuses to
[1:47:22] provide a copy of the Access
[1:47:26] Pass and waiver in question.
[1:47:27] The truth is also coming out at
[1:47:31] University Community Planning
[1:47:31] Group.
[1:47:32] Where are the police reports
[1:47:32] for the victims who have been
[1:47:33] damaged?
[1:47:36] Why haven't you taken action
[1:47:37] when you have a proven legal
[1:47:37] solution on your desk?
[1:47:41] It's time to stop the crime.
[1:47:41] Revise the permanent
[1:47:45] reinstatement of the Torrey
[1:47:46] Pines Advisory Board and
[1:47:46] implement the proposed San
[1:47:50] Diego Recreational waiver as a
[1:47:51] proven solution to the dispute.
[1:47:55] I challenge City Council to
[1:47:55] come up with a better legal
[1:47:59] solution that's proven and
[1:47:59] ready to go.
[1:48:00] It's a win for City council
[1:48:00] liability.
[1:48:04] It restores our recreational
[1:48:05] rights and freedoms for years
[1:48:05] to come.
[1:48:08] It's the best decision that
[1:48:08] the City Council could make.
[1:48:13] >> Thank you.
[1:48:13] Thank you.
[1:48:14] That does conclude public
[1:48:15] comment but I would like to
[1:48:15] note for the record
[1:48:18] the potential appointments and
[1:48:19] reappointment that are on
[1:48:20] the agenda this morning.
[1:48:20] I don't want to wait as a
[1:48:21] potential appointment of Carlos
[1:48:23] Gortat to the San Diego
[1:48:23] Convention Center Corporation
[1:48:24] Inc Board of Directors.
[1:48:26] Item 109 is a potential
[1:48:27] reappointment of Joseph Anthony
[1:48:28] Bustamante and Nicole Hower to
[1:48:32] the Citizen's Equal Opportunity
[1:48:33] Commission and item as 504 is a
[1:48:33] potential appointment of Lydia
[1:48:36] Bartell to the San Diego
[1:48:37] Convention Center Corporation
[1:48:38] Board of Directors.
[1:48:38] Thank you Council PRESIDENT.
[1:48:41] All right.
[1:48:41] Thank you.
[1:48:42] With that we'll turn it over to
[1:48:43] my council colleagues Questions
[1:48:46] Comments Entertain a motion and
[1:48:46] we'll start with council member
[1:48:47] Von Wolpert.
[1:48:50] >> Thank you very much And I
[1:48:51] wanted to say thank you to
[1:48:52] everyone who's being appointed
[1:48:52] today to serve on our boards
[1:48:53] and commissions.
[1:48:55] Thank you Carlos for your
[1:48:56] continued service on
[1:48:56] the Convention Center board.
[1:49:00] I do hope that you will join
[1:49:01] the call to leverage the new
[1:49:04] funding we have with Measure c
[1:49:05] to maybe have a long term bond
[1:49:06] or something that we can
[1:49:09] actually, you know, provide
[1:49:10] long term relief for
[1:49:11] the infrastructure of
[1:49:11] the convention center.
[1:49:12] But thank you for your service.
[1:49:14] It's very exciting.
[1:49:18] And also on item 100, I'm very
[1:49:19] excited to be able to point out
[1:49:22] something that very rarely
[1:49:23] happens up here on this dais is
[1:49:24] that we are approving a
[1:49:28] contract with substantial cost
[1:49:28] savings from the previous
[1:49:29] contract.
[1:49:33] This is for our water system to
[1:49:33] make sure that we can have
[1:49:34] drinkable and clean water in
[1:49:37] this new contract estimated at
[1:49:38] about 27% cost savings to
[1:49:41] the city per gallon for
[1:49:42] hydrogen peroxide and 17% per
[1:49:47] dry ton cost savings for
[1:49:47] ferrous chloride.
[1:49:48] And so that is just huge news.
[1:49:49] I know that the party has been
[1:49:52] working on this for a while To
[1:49:52] reduce cost is something we
[1:49:53] never see and everyone say
[1:49:56] thank you very much for this
[1:49:57] great work on it and let us
[1:49:58] know how we can continue to
[1:50:01] leverage it in bulk buying any
[1:50:02] whatever you did to do this.
[1:50:02] Thank you.
[1:50:03] So congratulations on this
[1:50:06] great work and I will move
[1:50:07] the consent agenda.
[1:50:07] >> All right.
[1:50:07] Thank you.
[1:50:08] Council member Von Wolpert We
[1:50:11] have a motion to move
[1:50:11] the consent agenda which does
[1:50:12] not include item 60 or 5 or
[1:50:12] one.
[1:50:15] We'll go next to council member
[1:50:15] Foster Yes, thank you.
[1:50:20] >> Council PRESIDENT I will
[1:50:25] second the consent agenda but
[1:50:25] just a couple of comments.
[1:50:29] I am one of four I know we
[1:50:33] talked about this cota in
[1:50:34] regards to recruitment
[1:50:34] retention.
[1:50:38] This does directly speak to
[1:50:39] the concerns that continue to
[1:50:39] come from this council
[1:50:43] regarding overtime But also I
[1:50:44] just want to make sure that we
[1:50:48] are doing everything we can to
[1:50:49] budget appropriately you know
[1:50:50] having things come in after
[1:50:53] the fact.
[1:50:54] As we know processes have
[1:50:57] started in place I this year
[1:50:58] only as good as the information
[1:50:59] that we get at the time as we
[1:51:00] are going through
[1:51:00] the development process.
[1:51:03] So just just want to reiterate
[1:51:03] the importance of making sure
[1:51:04] we're getting accurate
[1:51:08] information and and folks are
[1:51:08] projecting accordingly.
[1:51:13] I'm also in regards to item
[1:51:17] s500 you know this item
[1:51:18] authorizes a $10 million
[1:51:22] settlement and just following
[1:51:23] the recent 30 million
[1:51:24] settlement regarding Noah
[1:51:27] Wilson together these cases
[1:51:27] represent 40 million in
[1:51:31] liability in the short time
[1:51:36] frame $40 million in a matter
[1:51:36] of weeks.
[1:51:37] Not only does this represent a
[1:51:38] growing financial risk to
[1:51:41] the city but also highlights
[1:51:42] the need for reform and a
[1:51:42] culture change within our San
[1:51:48] Diego Police Department today
[1:51:52] the City of San Diego since
[1:51:56] 2017 has spent roughly $100
[1:51:56] million in San Diego Police
[1:51:57] Department litigation and
[1:52:01] settlements.
[1:52:02] And that's very concerning as a
[1:52:06] liability fund is supported by
[1:52:10] the general fund And with that
[1:52:11] code if I can have a commitment
[1:52:15] from the mayor's office, I
[1:52:16] would formally request that
[1:52:20] risk And Senegal pd docket an
[1:52:21] item at the budget and
[1:52:25] government or Budget and
[1:52:26] Government Efficiency committee
[1:52:30] to bring an item to have a
[1:52:31] public conversation about these
[1:52:34] settlements going back to 2017
[1:52:34] and also would like to know
[1:52:35] what steps we are putting in
[1:52:39] place to mitigate these types
[1:52:43] of litigations and misconducts
[1:52:43] .
[1:52:44] Can I have that commitment from
[1:52:45] the mayor's office?
[1:52:45] Yes.
[1:52:46] Councilmember will likely also
[1:52:48] work with city attorney's
[1:52:49] office to make sure what we're
[1:52:50] discussing is allowed under to
[1:52:53] close session matters.
[1:52:54] But yes you have the commitment
[1:52:55] to docket something a budget
[1:52:56] with risk and Seneca Police
[1:52:58] Department Thank you.
[1:52:58] I appreciate that And that
[1:53:03] concludes my comments and I can
[1:53:04] take that as a second.
[1:53:04] Yes.
[1:53:04] All right.
[1:53:06] So we have a motion by
[1:53:07] Councilmember Von Wolpert and
[1:53:08] second by Councilmember Foster
[1:53:08] to move the consent items which
[1:53:11] again do not include item 60 or
[1:53:11] 501.
[1:53:12] We'll go next to Councilmember
[1:53:16] Eli Rivera.
[1:53:16] Thank you.
[1:53:17] Council PRESIDENT.
[1:53:19] I'll start with item 100
[1:53:20] Actually I appreciate
[1:53:21] Councilmember Von Wilpert
[1:53:24] bringing this up a couple of
[1:53:25] years ago I believe we had a
[1:53:26] contract come to us for
[1:53:33] chemicals used for water and
[1:53:34] there was a conversation at
[1:53:38] that time about the way in
[1:53:39] which it seemed as though
[1:53:43] the pandemic and the war in
[1:53:44] Ukraine were continuously being
[1:53:48] used as excuses by companies
[1:53:48] that we depend on to in my
[1:53:49] opinion gouge the city for for
[1:53:53] essential items.
[1:53:54] It is not a choice as to
[1:53:57] whether or not we treat our
[1:53:58] water or our wastewater And it
[1:54:02] seemed very much like the city
[1:54:03] was being taken advantage of.
[1:54:06] I've actually pointed to these
[1:54:07] chemicals as examples of some
[1:54:12] of the costs that the city has
[1:54:12] seen significant increases in
[1:54:13] in conversations with committee
[1:54:17] members in explaining why
[1:54:22] the budget has grown in some of
[1:54:22] the ways that it has.
[1:54:23] There's other reasons as well
[1:54:23] for sure.
[1:54:26] But this was an example of a
[1:54:27] thing that we needed to pay for
[1:54:28] that had significantly increase
[1:54:31] in cost And I share
[1:54:31] Councilmember Rommel
[1:54:35] appreciation that we've dug in
[1:54:36] and worked harder to negotiate
[1:54:41] a better price for San Diegans
[1:54:41] .
[1:54:42] So I just want to express my
[1:54:42] appreciation for that.
[1:54:46] I want to say congratulations
[1:54:47] to MR. Cota for your
[1:54:48] reappointment, the convention
[1:54:51] Center Corporation Board of
[1:54:51] Directors.
[1:54:55] Obviously you bring a a wealth
[1:54:55] of experience.
[1:54:56] That's not my way of calling
[1:55:00] you old.
[1:55:01] That's just my way of
[1:55:01] recognizing that you've seen
[1:55:05] some things and you've been at
[1:55:05] the convention Center for some
[1:55:06] very important changes,
[1:55:10] especially as it relates to how
[1:55:10] the workers at the convention
[1:55:13] center are treated and ensuring
[1:55:14] that they're treated with
[1:55:15] the dignity that they deserve
[1:55:18] and receive the pay that they
[1:55:19] deserve as well.
[1:55:20] So thank you for that work.
[1:55:24] I will now pivot to to item 500
[1:55:28] as well.
[1:55:29] >> I will start by saying that
[1:55:33] I don't think there is a single
[1:55:37] thing that I have heard as a
[1:55:38] council member that has been
[1:55:42] more horrifying and
[1:55:42] disappointing to me as a leader
[1:55:43] in this as a person who is
[1:55:47] charged with a responsibility
[1:55:48] of leadership in this city,
[1:55:49] then the details of this
[1:55:52] lawsuit I believe that our most
[1:55:56] sacred duty is to protect our
[1:55:57] young ones and the city,
[1:55:58] the county, the rock church and
[1:56:01] the community as a whole failed
[1:56:02] in that duty and we failed.
[1:56:02] Arabella McCormick and her
[1:56:06] young sisters.
[1:56:07] I'm going to read some of
[1:56:08] the detailed details of
[1:56:08] the reporting because I think
[1:56:11] it's extremely important that
[1:56:12] we do not run from these
[1:56:12] details as horrifying as they
[1:56:16] are.
[1:56:17] And this is from kpbs aids
[1:56:20] reporting Arabella was reported
[1:56:21] just 40 pounds when sheriff's
[1:56:25] deputies arrived at
[1:56:26] the family's Spring Valley home
[1:56:26] in AUGUST 2020 to a report of a
[1:56:30] child in distress.
[1:56:30] McCormick, just 11 years old at
[1:56:31] the time, died shortly after
[1:56:35] from heart failure.
[1:56:35] Her young her sisters both
[1:56:36] appeared younger than their
[1:56:40] ages due to underdevelopment
[1:56:40] they suffered from re re
[1:56:44] feeding syndrome a phenomenon
[1:56:45] identified following World War
[1:56:49] two when prisoners of war were
[1:56:49] provided with food after a
[1:56:50] prolonged period of starvation
[1:56:51] and subsequently died from
[1:56:54] cardiac failure they had to be
[1:56:59] nourished gradually they were
[1:57:00] hospitalized and receive
[1:57:00] treatment that saved their
[1:57:00] lives.
[1:57:03] >> Thank GOD.
[1:57:04] >> In addition to her role at
[1:57:05] the Rock Church, the girl's
[1:57:08] adoptive mother Latisha
[1:57:09] McCormick also volunteered as a
[1:57:09] crisis intervention specialist
[1:57:13] for the San Diego Police
[1:57:13] Department.
[1:57:14] >> But Couric's parents
[1:57:14] the girl's adoptive
[1:57:18] grandparents Stanley and Adela
[1:57:19] Tom also volunteered with
[1:57:23] the Department to add to
[1:57:23] the horror.
[1:57:24] The legal complaint alleges
[1:57:27] that McCormick worked alongside
[1:57:28] a San Diego police officer who
[1:57:29] visited the family's home and
[1:57:32] witnessed the parents
[1:57:33] prohibiting the girls from
[1:57:33] eating food And when they did
[1:57:34] force them to chew their food
[1:57:37] very slowly.
[1:57:38] That officer was alleged to
[1:57:39] have given her friend paddles
[1:57:44] to be used on the young girls
[1:57:45] and set up apart again.
[1:57:46] That officer was alleged to
[1:57:47] have given her friend paddles
[1:57:52] to be used on the young girls.
[1:57:57] >> There are no words or amount
[1:57:58] of money that can make amends
[1:57:59] for the way Arabella and her
[1:57:59] sisters were failed.
[1:58:03] I support the settlement
[1:58:03] because it is what
[1:58:04] the representatives of
[1:58:04] the surviving victims believe
[1:58:08] because the representatives of
[1:58:08] the surviving victims believe
[1:58:09] the money paid by the city will
[1:58:10] help ensure the girls have
[1:58:13] the security they need to heal
[1:58:13] from the hardship from
[1:58:14] the abuse and loss of their
[1:58:17] eldest sister.
[1:58:17] My sincere hope is
[1:58:18] the settlement and
[1:58:21] the settlements of the other
[1:58:22] institutions involved will help
[1:58:23] provide the surviving victims
[1:58:23] the resources necessary to
[1:58:26] overcome what has been
[1:58:27] inflicted upon them.
[1:58:31] And I am so, so sorry that
[1:58:32] nobody came to their aid
[1:58:36] earlier.
[1:58:37] >> It is also important for us
[1:58:38] as a city and for all San Diego
[1:58:42] to ask what is being done to
[1:58:42] prevent anything like this from
[1:58:43] ever happening again?
[1:58:46] So cota just and this is
[1:58:47] rhetorical right now but I do
[1:58:51] mean this.
[1:58:52] What steps are the mayor and
[1:58:52] the chief taking to ensure
[1:58:56] the culture and practices of sd
[1:58:57] pd prioritize the protection of
[1:58:57] children?
[1:58:58] Before the unwritten rules of
[1:59:01] protecting their own.
[1:59:02] And finally in a moment when
[1:59:06] the city is roiled in a
[1:59:07] conversation of the way
[1:59:11] resources are allocated, we
[1:59:11] must acknowledge that this $10
[1:59:12] million settlement plus
[1:59:13] the settlement with the family
[1:59:15] of Keno Wilson puts the city at
[1:59:16] over $40 million paid out on
[1:59:20] settlements in just the last
[1:59:21] couple of months triggered by
[1:59:25] the acts and failures to act by
[1:59:26] the San Diego Police Department
[1:59:30] which resulted in the deaths of
[1:59:35] two minors babies.
[1:59:35] >> Things must change.
[1:59:36] They must change because our
[1:59:40] sacred duty to our young ones
[1:59:41] demand that they change.
[1:59:41] They must change because
[1:59:42] the values of justice and
[1:59:45] safety demand it and things
[1:59:46] must change because we
[1:59:47] literally cannot afford for
[1:59:49] them not to.
[1:59:50] So thank you, Councilmember
[1:59:54] Foster for your comments and
[1:59:55] making the request that you
[1:59:55] did.
[1:59:55] I think that's an incredibly
[1:59:59] important conversation And when
[2:00:00] it comes to the financial
[2:00:04] stewardship of the city and
[2:00:04] cota, I do very much hope that
[2:00:08] the council and the public will
[2:00:09] have an opportunity to hear
[2:00:13] the ways in which again we can
[2:00:18] know that action is being taken
[2:00:19] to do everything in our power
[2:00:23] to ensure that something like
[2:00:24] this never happens again.
[2:00:25] And I say that with
[2:00:25] the humility of knowing that we
[2:00:28] cannot control for the acts of
[2:00:29] all people and people do
[2:00:33] terrible, terrible things.
[2:00:34] But what I also know is it is
[2:00:39] completely not okay for people
[2:00:43] wearing the badges of this
[2:00:44] city, the seal of this city to
[2:00:47] fail children in the way that
[2:00:48] these children were failed.
[2:00:48] >> Thank you.
[2:00:53] Council PRESIDENT.
[2:00:53] >> All right.
[2:00:54] Thank you.
[2:00:54] Councilmember Eli Rivera.
[2:00:57] We'll go back to Councilmember
[2:00:58] Yvonne Wolpert And thank you
[2:00:59] council PRESIDENT For the time
[2:01:02] And I usually don't speak on
[2:01:03] pending litigation because as a
[2:01:03] former deputy city attorney I
[2:01:07] understand the need to let
[2:01:07] the city attorney's office
[2:01:08] speak for this.
[2:01:12] But I do want to in this case
[2:01:12] talk about the settlement with
[2:01:16] our Abella surviving younger
[2:01:17] sisters.
[2:01:17] The entire city county, Rock
[2:01:21] Creek Church even a charter
[2:01:22] school failed these little
[2:01:22] girls.
[2:01:23] There were charter school
[2:01:27] teachers in her home twice a
[2:01:31] week every week for five years
[2:01:32] who didn't report this abuse.
[2:01:35] The county investigators from
[2:01:36] cps who were charged with
[2:01:36] protecting her didn't report
[2:01:39] this abuse.
[2:01:40] And one of the San Diego police
[2:01:41] officers who's named in this
[2:01:49] lawsuit contributed to this.
[2:01:50] >> As I told my colleagues in
[2:01:50] closed session, I have used all
[2:01:51] the political pressure I have
[2:01:54] to make sure that this officer
[2:01:55] no longer has a badge or a gun.
[2:01:56] I understand she has due
[2:02:00] process rights and they are
[2:02:00] going through her.
[2:02:01] But every single week I have
[2:02:01] called on the police department
[2:02:04] to get her off the force every
[2:02:05] week with her due process
[2:02:05] rights.
[2:02:06] I'm not trying to get ahead of
[2:02:08] that.
[2:02:09] She's no longer being able to
[2:02:10] use her badge or her gun is my
[2:02:13] understanding And they're going
[2:02:14] through the process now to
[2:02:15] complete their investigation.
[2:02:18] But I do have a request going
[2:02:22] forward in cases such as this
[2:02:23] which are completely egregious,
[2:02:24] which are not life and death
[2:02:24] decisions in the middle of
[2:02:27] the night when one emergency
[2:02:28] this was a long term case of
[2:02:28] abuse.
[2:02:32] I think it is incumbent upon
[2:02:33] the police department to act
[2:02:33] quicker.
[2:02:36] They do not need to wait for a
[2:02:37] civil case or a criminal case
[2:02:41] to come down to do their own
[2:02:42] internal investigation into
[2:02:46] conduct this egregious.
[2:02:47] This officer could have had her
[2:02:50] badge and gun removed years ago
[2:02:50] .
[2:02:51] >> So I'm hoping that
[2:02:52] the police department going
[2:02:55] forward will take actions
[2:02:56] sooner when conduct like this
[2:02:56] emerges.
[2:03:00] Understanding Poobah
[2:03:01] understanding everyone's due
[2:03:02] process rights that is fine.
[2:03:02] But we do need to protect
[2:03:05] the public.
[2:03:06] The county will also be
[2:03:07] settling this lawsuit.
[2:03:10] Rock Creek Church will also be
[2:03:11] set in a lawsuit.
[2:03:11] The charter school will be
[2:03:12] settling this lawsuit and these
[2:03:18] poor young girls who survived.
[2:03:19] The money they're getting is
[2:03:19] never going to fix this.
[2:03:23] But a holistic society failed
[2:03:24] These little girls and I will
[2:03:25] continue to use every part of
[2:03:28] the pressure I can to make sure
[2:03:29] that we do better going
[2:03:29] forward.
[2:03:29] So thank you.
[2:03:30] All right.
[2:03:33] Thank you Council member
[2:03:33] Wolpert.
[2:03:34] We'll go back to council member
[2:03:34] Ella Rivera, the Council
[2:03:37] PRESIDENT.
[2:03:38] >> I just wanted to say thank
[2:03:39] you council rebuttal for those
[2:03:42] comments and the request that
[2:03:43] you just made and
[2:03:46] the commitment that you've made
[2:03:51] because that part I think is is
[2:03:56] it's really really bothered me
[2:03:56] that idea that someone could
[2:04:00] could keep the uniform on And I
[2:04:01] don't know how to look folks in
[2:04:02] the face in the community and
[2:04:05] say that they can trust us and
[2:04:09] trust officers if it is
[2:04:10] the belief and understanding of
[2:04:15] the community that this sort of
[2:04:15] thing can happen and and you
[2:04:19] get to keep your badge.
[2:04:20] So I think it's incredibly
[2:04:24] important and I appreciate your
[2:04:25] comments and your commitment to
[2:04:25] stay on this.
[2:04:29] That's all.
[2:04:30] >> Council PRESIDENT All right.
[2:04:30] Thank you.
[2:04:34] Council member Ella Rivera Not
[2:04:34] see anybody else in the lights?
[2:04:35] I will thank Council member
[2:04:38] Foster Council member Eli
[2:04:39] Rivera and Council member
[2:04:40] Wolpert for their comments on
[2:04:44] this horrific item and save my
[2:04:44] comments that the member of
[2:04:48] the public was asking for a
[2:04:53] different time and place I will
[2:04:54] Some of the items that were
[2:04:58] mentioned by the public during
[2:04:58] public comment on the consent
[2:05:03] items one individual questions
[2:05:03] that have been asked They have
[2:05:04] been answered.
[2:05:07] I know you don't like those
[2:05:11] answers but your recreational
[2:05:12] waiver that you've introduced
[2:05:13] over and over again has been
[2:05:16] thoroughly vetted and rejected
[2:05:17] by the city.
[2:05:18] I know you don't agree with
[2:05:21] that but I feel like we have
[2:05:22] done our job for the good work
[2:05:26] for the good folks at pd.
[2:05:27] I think you've done a very good
[2:05:27] job of not only bringing these
[2:05:31] multiple items on consent
[2:05:31] really on the verge of
[2:05:35] completion of the biggest
[2:05:36] infrastructure project the city
[2:05:40] is ever going to do and I never
[2:05:41] thought coming into office how
[2:05:41] many times I would have to
[2:05:42] remind people why we're doing
[2:05:45] pure water.
[2:05:46] But thank you for that good
[2:05:46] work.
[2:05:47] We're still under the Council's
[2:05:50] authorized action so we're
[2:05:51] under budget on that and I
[2:05:55] think pd has done its job in
[2:05:56] terms of disclosing how pure
[2:05:57] water affects our our water
[2:06:02] rates.
[2:06:03] You need you need to listen in
[2:06:07] when we have those unpleasant
[2:06:07] conversations and raising water
[2:06:08] rates.
[2:06:08] But I think there's been a lot
[2:06:12] of disclosure.
[2:06:12] I'll conclude on an upbeat note
[2:06:13] or hopefully upbeat I don't
[2:06:16] want all three which is
[2:06:17] updating Council policy 000
[2:06:20] dash 26 City funds Commission
[2:06:21] reports.
[2:06:21] I want to thank the Treasurer
[2:06:22] Parks and Recreation
[2:06:23] the library department for
[2:06:26] working with my office to bring
[2:06:27] this Council policy up to date
[2:06:27] and provide the additional
[2:06:31] information to the public on
[2:06:32] the use of these funds and
[2:06:32] endowments.
[2:06:36] And with that we have a motion
[2:06:36] by Councilmember Van Wilpert
[2:06:37] and a second by COUNCILMAN
[2:06:38] Foster to move the consent
[2:06:41] items which do not include
[2:06:41] again item 16 s501.
[2:06:44] Clerk Please call the roll I'm
[2:06:45] sorry the voting system Please
[2:06:57] cast your vote and get it now
[2:06:58] that passes unanimously 620
[2:06:58] with Councilmember Campo,
[2:06:59] Councilmember Whitburn and
[2:07:02] Councilmember Campbell absent.
[2:07:03] Thank you.
[2:07:03] All right.
[2:07:04] We've had a very busy moment.
[2:07:07] Morning.
[2:07:08] But we still have a few things
[2:07:08] to do.
[2:07:09] So are there any comments from
[2:07:12] the mayor's office City council
[2:07:12] members, city attorney,
[2:07:13] independent budget analyst or
[2:07:16] city clerk?
[2:07:17] >> City clerk?
[2:07:17] My apologies.
[2:07:21] I'll be quick But I did just
[2:07:21] want to make an announcement
[2:07:22] that our upcoming community
[2:07:23] listening session part of
[2:07:26] the city clerk's ongoing part
[2:07:26] of my efforts, part of my
[2:07:27] ongoing efforts to connect with
[2:07:30] residents and gather feedback
[2:07:31] through our public engagement
[2:07:31] survey.
[2:07:32] Please join us on Thursday,
[2:07:35] FEBRUARY 19th, 2026 at 5:30
[2:07:36] P.M. At the Terrace and
[2:07:36] Recreation Center.
[2:07:40] This session will be held
[2:07:44] in-person and on zoom at San
[2:07:44] diego.Gov/listening listening
[2:07:45] visit San Diego slash city
[2:07:46] clerk to take the survey and
[2:07:48] stay informed.
[2:07:49] Together we can strengthen
[2:07:50] communication, expand access
[2:07:50] and help shape the future of
[2:07:53] our city.
[2:07:53] With that being said, any of
[2:07:54] our appointees that came in
[2:07:58] today please go to the rear of
[2:07:58] the chambers and a member of my
[2:08:02] staff will be there to complete
[2:08:03] your oath of office before you
[2:08:03] leave for today.
[2:08:04] Thank you and congratulations.
[2:08:07] All right.
[2:08:08] Thank you, City Clerk.
[2:08:08] I'll make a comment as well.
[2:08:12] One of one that the public and
[2:08:16] my colleagues will hear often.
[2:08:20] Last year Sacramento passed
[2:08:21] Senate Bill 707 which made a
[2:08:21] number of amendments to
[2:08:24] the Brown Act.
[2:08:25] They fall essentially into two
[2:08:29] buckets one bucket It required
[2:08:32] compliance by JANUARY 1st of
[2:08:33] 2026 And I want to thank
[2:08:33] the city clerk and the office
[2:08:34] of the City Clerk for taking
[2:08:37] care of those items.
[2:08:38] So we're in compliance with
[2:08:38] that.
[2:08:39] There is a second bucket that
[2:08:42] required compliance by JULY
[2:08:43] 1st, 2026.
[2:08:47] It speaks to not only
[2:08:48] the languages in which
[2:08:51] the agenda has to be published
[2:08:52] but it also talks about how we
[2:08:53] compare public comment from
[2:08:56] those who are in person versus
[2:08:57] those that are participating
[2:08:57] remotely.
[2:09:01] And while I think the city
[2:09:02] clerk has done a remarkable job
[2:09:02] of trying to balance how we
[2:09:05] take that public comment and
[2:09:06] doing what I think is an
[2:09:10] excellent job.
[2:09:10] Sb 707 says Yeah, we're going
[2:09:15] to change that and has set a
[2:09:15] much different bar that we have
[2:09:19] to now comply with.
[2:09:20] We will have the first
[2:09:20] conversation about what that
[2:09:25] means to us as a city of city
[2:09:25] council operations in chambers
[2:09:29] at the Rules Committee on
[2:09:30] FEBRUARY 18th That will only be
[2:09:30] an informational item to
[2:09:34] introduce what the sb seven
[2:09:39] seven means and some initial
[2:09:39] ideas looking for public
[2:09:40] feedback and of course feedback
[2:09:43] from the committee members.
[2:09:44] But ultimately we will have to
[2:09:45] adopt changes to the role of
[2:09:49] council prior to JULY 1st in
[2:09:52] order to be compliant with sb
[2:09:53] 707 and how it amended
[2:09:53] the Brown Act.
[2:09:57] See no one else in the lights.
[2:09:58] We will now take up the morning
[2:09:59] discussion agenda.
[2:10:01] Clerk Please introduce item as
[2:10:02] five vote to Thank you Council
[2:10:05] PRESIDENT Items 502 is
[2:10:06] the request for an extension of
[2:10:08] the construction contract
[2:10:09] number of k 21 1961 db three
[2:10:13] with Bartek Pipeline
[2:10:13] incorporated for
[2:10:14] the construction of the Sewer
[2:10:17] and Water Group 812 Replacement
[2:10:17] project.
[2:10:21] Six votes are required pursuant
[2:10:21] to Charter section 99.
[2:10:22] If you'd like to speak on this
[2:10:23] item please be sure to submit
[2:10:25] your speaker slip to the front
[2:10:26] of the room in the clear box or
[2:10:27] for participating remotely.
[2:10:28] Now is the time to raise your
[2:10:30] hand by pressing Star nine or
[2:10:31] the raise your hand icon.
[2:10:32] >> Thank you, Council
[2:10:32] PRESIDENT.
[2:10:32] All right.
[2:10:35] Thank you.
[2:10:35] Given the hour I don't want to
[2:10:36] make the assumption.
[2:10:37] Is Council interested in a
[2:10:39] presentation and are you
[2:10:40] interested in waiving
[2:10:44] the presentation?
[2:10:44] >> I'm happy to waive
[2:10:45] the presentation.
[2:10:48] Okay.
[2:10:49] Thank you.
[2:10:49] Remain there for any questions
[2:10:50] or comments.
[2:10:50] Actually, why don't you
[2:10:52] introduce yourselves or
[2:10:57] the record just so we know what
[2:10:57] happened?
[2:11:01] I can do the cut.
[2:11:02] >> I'm Catherine Dunker,
[2:11:03] assistant deputy director with
[2:11:06] Engineering Capital Projects
[2:11:07] Department.
[2:11:08] Here with me is Danny Girardi,
[2:11:12] also assistant deputy director
[2:11:12] with Engineering and Capital
[2:11:16] Department in the Construction
[2:11:17] branch.
[2:11:17] >> All right.
[2:11:18] Well thank you for the good
[2:11:21] work to bring this item forward
[2:11:22] and being available for any
[2:11:23] questions But Clerk please
[2:11:23] proceed with public comment.
[2:11:26] >> There is no public comment
[2:11:27] here in council chambers going
[2:11:31] to those participating remotely
[2:11:31] .
[2:11:32] Michael Schmidt Would you like
[2:11:36] to speak on this item?
[2:11:41] >> I'm I'm want to speak for
[2:11:41] the non agenda so I we'll come
[2:11:42] back to you guys.
[2:11:42] I'm sorry.
[2:11:43] No worries.
[2:11:44] Blair Big Ben, if you can
[2:11:49] please unmute.
[2:11:49] >> Hi.
[2:11:50] Blair Brickman, thank you for
[2:11:50] this item.
[2:11:53] Thank you for the efforts of
[2:11:54] sewer infrastructure work It's
[2:11:54] always really important
[2:11:59] especially at this time in our
[2:11:59] lives in San Diego.
[2:12:00] >> Thank you.
[2:12:00] Thank you for the words of
[2:12:03] counsel of Chair LaCava
[2:12:08] PRESIDENT LaCava stating that
[2:12:08] the broad conversations you
[2:12:12] have had on pure water issues
[2:12:13] are Comment more on the subject
[2:12:13] later.
[2:12:14] Thank you for his words on
[2:12:17] the subject also thank you.
[2:12:18] >> Okay.
[2:12:18] Thank you so much.
[2:12:19] That does conclude the public
[2:12:23] comment on this item.
[2:12:23] All right.
[2:12:24] Thank you.
[2:12:24] City clerk will turn it over to
[2:12:25] council members to catch
[2:12:27] comments entertain a motion and
[2:12:28] I'll move the staff
[2:12:29] recommendation to get things
[2:12:29] started.
[2:12:32] Can I get a second?
[2:12:33] Council member Eli Rivera not
[2:12:36] seen anyone else on Council
[2:12:41] member Foster Thank you.
[2:12:45] Council PRESIDENT.
[2:12:50] Just a quick question I guess
[2:12:51] when we talk about the delays,
[2:12:54] can you help me to understand
[2:12:55] the reason behind the delays a
[2:13:00] little Oh more And we normally
[2:13:04] come in way earlier before your
[2:13:05] contract expires as part of our
[2:13:09] effort to abandon sea remains
[2:13:10] in the canyon, private
[2:13:14] properties behind the houses We
[2:13:15] have to investigate to make
[2:13:19] sure there is no active lateral
[2:13:20] connected to the main that we
[2:13:23] are abandoning behind
[2:13:24] the houses.
[2:13:25] Recently the contractor
[2:13:29] observed water in the manhole
[2:13:33] which means that there could be
[2:13:34] still active laterals connected
[2:13:35] to the main that we are
[2:13:38] abandoning.
[2:13:39] So we had to request for a
[2:13:40] direct docket and I would like
[2:13:43] to thank Council member LaCava
[2:13:43] for approving this.
[2:13:47] This extension is primarily to
[2:13:52] give us pd and City staff to
[2:13:53] investigate to ensure
[2:13:54] additional serve active service
[2:13:57] laterals.
[2:13:58] If there is then if there is an
[2:13:59] active service ladder we need
[2:14:02] to investigate prepared
[2:14:03] the design for that realignment
[2:14:04] of sewer lateral that we call
[2:14:08] we plum basically you know
[2:14:08] installing a new sewer lateral
[2:14:13] connect to the properties as
[2:14:13] the sewer system and we
[2:14:18] connecting that that lateral to
[2:14:18] the new main in the street.
[2:14:19] So that requires also
[2:14:23] coordinating the work with
[2:14:24] the property owner We had to
[2:14:28] prepare the design and process
[2:14:29] a we agreement to ensure that
[2:14:29] we're installing the lateral
[2:14:33] power plan and also to make
[2:14:34] sure that the owner understands
[2:14:37] that the lateral will be turned
[2:14:38] over for them for future
[2:14:38] maintenance.
[2:14:42] Thank you And thank you for
[2:14:43] that.
[2:14:43] I guess my follow up question
[2:14:44] would be how is it that we do
[2:14:46] not understand our current
[2:14:51] conditions on site And we we do
[2:14:52] have a televising report and it
[2:14:56] was part of our presentation we
[2:14:57] have today the Bison report.
[2:15:01] We do have as builds but
[2:15:01] unfortunately this active this
[2:15:06] laterals are not shown, they're
[2:15:06] not documented.
[2:15:07] We have asked builds for
[2:15:10] the existing water existing
[2:15:11] sewer sewer main behind
[2:15:12] the properties and each lateral
[2:15:15] for each home has been
[2:15:16] accounted.
[2:15:20] >> However there could be some
[2:15:21] We're just assuming that there
[2:15:21] could be lateral connections
[2:15:25] that we're not submitted for
[2:15:25] review and approval and we
[2:15:26] wanted to make sure those are
[2:15:30] addressed and property to be
[2:15:31] connected to the sewer mean so
[2:15:35] we can complete the project,
[2:15:36] abandon the sewer main and you
[2:15:40] know we we have the director
[2:15:41] from field can you help me to
[2:15:45] understand is it's my
[2:15:45] understanding that yes we
[2:15:49] always as we as we monitor our
[2:15:50] projects that close out we do
[2:15:54] have as builds which should be
[2:15:54] accurate And also it's my
[2:15:55] understanding before we as we
[2:15:59] are doing installation of
[2:16:00] piping that there is an
[2:16:04] inspection process before pipes
[2:16:05] are per se covered And in just
[2:16:09] as we talk about overall
[2:16:09] process because so can you help
[2:16:10] me to understand how we do not
[2:16:13] have accurate information
[2:16:14] regarding our current
[2:16:14] conditions?
[2:16:18] Thank you COUNCILMAN Foster
[2:16:19] This is Myrna Dayton, assistant
[2:16:19] director for Engineering
[2:16:23] Capital Projects And this is
[2:16:24] one of these unusual cases
[2:16:28] there have been a lot of
[2:16:28] unforeseen laterals that have
[2:16:32] we're not talking entered
[2:16:33] The laterals unfortunately are
[2:16:37] not usually televised and we
[2:16:38] actually have laterals attached
[2:16:39] to laterals So we're not
[2:16:43] allowed to abandon.
[2:16:43] So we had to do some extra
[2:16:44] testing that required dui's per
[2:16:48] homes and we still have one
[2:16:49] more lateral that we're not
[2:16:52] sure where it's coming from.
[2:16:52] So hence we need the extension
[2:16:56] to be able to wrap it up.
[2:16:57] All right.
[2:16:57] Understood.
[2:16:58] Sounds like there's just some
[2:16:59] more work that needs to be done
[2:17:01] as we are.
[2:17:03] I'll put this under q aq c
[2:17:06] category as we are conducting
[2:17:07] or completing our projects and
[2:17:10] making sure we have accurate
[2:17:11] information right because it
[2:17:11] makes me want to think we
[2:17:12] shouldn't have released
[2:17:15] retention or done certain
[2:17:16] things if we are not getting
[2:17:16] the appropriate documentation
[2:17:17] on the back end.
[2:17:20] So All right.
[2:17:21] Thank you.
[2:17:21] That concludes my question.
[2:17:22] All right.
[2:17:22] Thank you, sir.
[2:17:25] Not see anyone else in light?
[2:17:26] We have a motion by myself and
[2:17:27] the second by council member
[2:17:27] Eli Rivera to move the staff
[2:17:30] recommendation.
[2:17:31] >> The clerk Please excuse me.
[2:17:31] Please call the roll.
[2:17:32] I'm sorry The process And
[2:17:46] please cast your vote.
[2:17:47] >> Council member Yellow River
[2:17:48] I'm not sure if your system's
[2:17:48] working or not.
[2:17:51] Thank you.
[2:17:55] >> That does pass unanimously
[2:17:56] 620 with Councilmember Campo,
[2:17:56] Councilmember Wilburn and
[2:18:00] Council member Campbell.
[2:18:00] >> Absent.
[2:18:01] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.
[2:18:01] All right.
[2:18:02] Thank you.
[2:18:05] So in terms of meeting
[2:18:06] management, I want to do a time
[2:18:06] check.
[2:18:07] There's only six of us here.
[2:18:07] Yeah.
[2:18:09] So it's six of us here.
[2:18:10] We need five for quorum.
[2:18:11] As you know, I want to do a
[2:18:14] time check.
[2:18:14] It's 1215.
[2:18:15] There are people in
[2:18:16] the audience that are patiently
[2:18:19] waiting for non agenda public
[2:18:20] comment.
[2:18:20] I definitely want to get to
[2:18:21] them.
[2:18:24] Do we want to kick remote till
[2:18:24] at the end of this afternoon
[2:18:28] session because you have other
[2:18:29] obligations thinking we would
[2:18:29] be wrapped up at noon right
[2:18:33] okay so we'll take up non
[2:18:33] agenda public comment for those
[2:18:37] of you that have been patiently
[2:18:38] waiting in chambers and for
[2:18:39] those who want to offer non
[2:18:42] agenda public comment remotely
[2:18:43] we will do it at the end of
[2:18:47] the afternoon session.
[2:18:48] I hope that does not cause any
[2:18:48] inconvenience.
[2:18:52] So with that the council
[2:18:52] members respect and appreciate
[2:18:53] the public's input.
[2:18:53] Our fully committed to
[2:18:54] protecting every participant's
[2:18:57] free speech rights at council
[2:18:57] and committee meetings.
[2:19:01] Clerk Please proceed with
[2:19:02] public comment for those that
[2:19:02] are in chambers right now.
[2:19:05] Thank you.
[2:19:05] Pearl 2.7 on general public
[2:19:06] comment is an opportunity for
[2:19:07] members of the public to
[2:19:09] comment on items that are not
[2:19:10] on the agenda but within
[2:19:11] the subject matter jurisdiction
[2:19:11] of the City Council.
[2:19:14] Each speaker will have two
[2:19:14] minutes.
[2:19:15] The following speakers are
[2:19:19] Sandy If you can please come up
[2:19:20] to the podium after that is
[2:19:21] Paul Krueger and then Jason
[2:19:24] Moore if you can please come up
[2:19:25] to the yellow reserved seats at
[2:19:26] the front.
[2:19:28] Sandy you'll have two minutes.
[2:19:31] >> Please proceed.
[2:19:36] >> All right.
[2:19:36] Hello again.
[2:19:40] This will be my fifth and final
[2:19:43] two minute presentation and a
[2:19:44] total of ten minutes regarding
[2:19:48] unconstitutional allocated
[2:19:49] express activity areas for
[2:19:53] artist which violate our First
[2:19:53] Amendment free speech rights.
[2:19:57] I hope I'm not spinning my
[2:19:58] wheels here deluding myself
[2:20:02] that what I do here can
[2:20:02] possibly make a difference but
[2:20:03] to not make a choice is still a
[2:20:03] choice.
[2:20:07] So I choose to commit to at
[2:20:12] least try and again I am gladly
[2:20:12] to make myself available for
[2:20:17] any constructive input identity
[2:20:17] We all express ourselves and
[2:20:18] identify as someone sometimes
[2:20:22] that identity comes from our
[2:20:26] job passion or our beliefs but
[2:20:26] we are all human as artists We
[2:20:31] are entertainers, painters,
[2:20:32] jugglers, musicians, magicians,
[2:20:36] escape artist human statues and
[2:20:37] bubble artists all of which are
[2:20:37] covered under the First
[2:20:40] Amendment For us to express
[2:20:41] public parks, squares and other
[2:20:45] public areas are meant to be
[2:20:45] enjoyed by everyone.
[2:20:46] This includes the right to
[2:20:47] express our freedom of speech
[2:20:50] and First Amendment following a
[2:20:51] common rule of not hurting
[2:20:55] ourselves, the equipment or
[2:20:55] anyone else.
[2:20:59] San Diego should take pride in
[2:21:00] and its local talent songs have
[2:21:04] been written about buskers
[2:21:05] The Rubberband Man by
[2:21:09] The Spinners Chicago Saturday
[2:21:10] in the Park which I will now
[2:21:11] finish with a little ditty I
[2:21:12] hope you don't mind my out of
[2:21:14] tune goes like this slow motion
[2:21:19] ride or flies the colors of
[2:21:24] the day He a brown man still
[2:21:28] can tell stories his own way
[2:21:33] Listen children all is not lost
[2:21:36] All is not lost Oh no no Thank
[2:21:39] you.
[2:21:49] Thank you Paul Kruger.
[2:21:54] >> Oh, thank you.
[2:21:55] I'd like to thank the three
[2:21:55] council members for comments
[2:21:59] about the supplement And again
[2:22:00] I so respect you COUNCILWOMAN
[2:22:04] Moreno, but I wish we could
[2:22:05] hear from you on this.
[2:22:05] I'm here to talk again about
[2:22:09] parking and about my
[2:22:14] disappointment with a lack of
[2:22:14] action of those of you who
[2:22:19] oppose paid parking in assuring
[2:22:19] that the public has a forum to
[2:22:23] speak out.
[2:22:24] It appears to me that based on
[2:22:25] the compromise that the mayor
[2:22:28] made with the council president
[2:22:29] and Councilmember Rivera that
[2:22:33] this issue is dead as far as
[2:22:34] this council goes unless one of
[2:22:37] you is who opposes it is
[2:22:38] willing to bring it up again
[2:22:39] And now any action rests with
[2:22:42] is a political somewhat
[2:22:43] political situation with
[2:22:51] Richard Bailey and Shane Harris
[2:22:51] .
[2:22:56] And I want to say that it's
[2:22:57] important for us to call out
[2:23:01] misstatements when they occur
[2:23:02] And I have spoken several times
[2:23:05] about the mayor's misstatements
[2:23:10] that this money is somehow a
[2:23:11] dedicated stream of funding for
[2:23:12] improvements in Balboa Park And
[2:23:15] I know COUNCILWOMAN Von Wilpert
[2:23:16] you referred to that and I
[2:23:20] believe you were completely
[2:23:20] misled And the mayor did it
[2:23:24] again yesterday when he said
[2:23:25] this program provides a
[2:23:26] dedicated funding stream for
[2:23:27] above ballpark operations and
[2:23:32] maintenance something that
[2:23:33] we've lacked for decades.
[2:23:37] Let's all be very clear when we
[2:23:38] talk about that this money goes
[2:23:42] to the general fund that it's
[2:23:42] destination.
[2:23:46] This money does pay for
[2:23:47] the line items related to
[2:23:48] the park but it's fungible.
[2:23:51] Somebody taught me that word.
[2:23:52] It's fungible money.
[2:23:56] It goes to every general fund
[2:23:56] payment.
[2:23:57] We should not forget that
[2:23:57] comment.
[2:24:01] Thank you Jason Moore Good
[2:24:01] afternoon.
[2:24:05] >> Council PRESIDENT LaCava And
[2:24:06] Council members.
[2:24:06] I just wanted to briefly note
[2:24:07] that this morning I submitted a
[2:24:11] ballot proposal to City Clerk
[2:24:14] pointis under City policy
[2:24:15] 000-21.
[2:24:16] From what I understand it'll be
[2:24:19] sent to the rules Committee
[2:24:20] consultant and then sent to
[2:24:24] the appropriate rules committee
[2:24:25] body which based on a
[2:24:25] CliffsNotes version of it It's
[2:24:29] a 3.75% to four and one quarter
[2:24:34] percent surcharge on ride share
[2:24:35] rides originating within
[2:24:35] the city limits.
[2:24:38] So I believe it will go to
[2:24:39] the Active Transportation
[2:24:40] Infrastructure Committee which
[2:24:40] is headed by Councilmember
[2:24:44] Whitman and then also joined by
[2:24:45] Councilmember Foster the third
[2:24:48] with Von Wilpert and Lee.
[2:24:49] I just wanted to note that
[2:24:50] because I'm sure you get a lot
[2:24:50] of submissions in your inbox
[2:24:53] and I wanted to make sure that
[2:24:54] there was at least myself here
[2:24:57] to say that I did send it in.
[2:24:58] I also I did submit that in a
[2:25:02] slightly alternative nexus cost
[2:25:03] based recovery format to
[2:25:04] the mayor's office a couple of
[2:25:04] Fridays ago which turned out to
[2:25:08] be quite the Friday from what I
[2:25:08] understand.
[2:25:09] I think it will be much easier
[2:25:12] to pass on a general NOVEMBER
[2:25:13] ballot because it will require
[2:25:16] a simple majority as opposed to
[2:25:17] a two thirds majority And I
[2:25:18] also believe that legal
[2:25:21] challenges would be substantial
[2:25:22] too arguing that simple ride
[2:25:22] share rides are somehow
[2:25:27] producing a cost for the city
[2:25:31] whereas people then just going
[2:25:32] to the grocery store and doing
[2:25:32] normal things then would also
[2:25:33] supposedly be incurring costs
[2:25:36] to the city.
[2:25:37] So I just wanted to let you
[2:25:38] know that I did submit that and
[2:25:39] I appreciate the time to be
[2:25:41] able to tell you that.
[2:25:42] So have a wonderful day.
[2:25:42] Thank you.
[2:25:46] That does conclude non agenda
[2:25:46] public comment for today's
[2:25:47] meeting in person.
[2:25:48] >> All right thank you City
[2:25:51] clerk As I mentioned a few
[2:25:52] moments ago we will defer
[2:25:55] remote non agenda public
[2:25:56] comment until the end of this
[2:26:00] afternoon's session and with
[2:26:01] that we are now adjourned for
[2:26:05] the noon recess and reconvene
[2:26:06] in open session at 2 P.M. Or
[2:26:07] shortly thereafter.
[2:26:24] Clerk Please call the roll.
[2:26:25] >> Thank you.
[2:26:25] Council PRESIDENT Council
[2:26:29] member Campbell Council Member
[2:26:30] Whitburn here.
[2:26:33] Councilmember Foster Beer
[2:26:38] Council Member Van Wilbur
[2:26:39] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee
[2:26:43] Council Member Campo Member
[2:26:44] Moreno Council Member Shawn
[2:26:48] Ella Rivera and Council
[2:26:49] PRESIDENT LaCava present Also
[2:26:50] during the meeting our Sin City
[2:26:53] Attorney Leslie Fitzgerald
[2:26:53] Independent Budget Analyst
[2:26:54] Charles Mollica Council Affairs
[2:26:57] Advisor in the Mayor's office
[2:26:58] Curtis Iser and myself for City
[2:26:58] Clerk Diana Fuentes Thank you.
[2:26:59] Council PRESIDENT All right.
[2:27:02] Thank you City Clerk.
[2:27:03] Quorum is now present.
[2:27:03] Before we start today's meeting
[2:27:07] I want to remind everyone about
[2:27:08] the city's practices and
[2:27:08] procedures for public comment
[2:27:09] at city council meetings
[2:27:12] The city welcomes public
[2:27:13] participation at our City
[2:27:13] Council meeting speakers MAY
[2:27:17] address the Council during
[2:27:17] public comment and also in
[2:27:18] connection with a specific item
[2:27:21] of business on the agenda.
[2:27:22] However, the city must make
[2:27:23] sure that no one person or
[2:27:25] group of people disrupt
[2:27:26] the meeting in a way that
[2:27:27] prohibits other speakers from
[2:27:27] expressing their ideas and
[2:27:30] opinions.
[2:27:31] Excessive yelling and screaming
[2:27:32] or speaking beyond once a lot
[2:27:33] of times are examples of
[2:27:35] behavior that disrupt
[2:27:36] the meeting.
[2:27:36] So to make sure that everyone
[2:27:37] here has an opportunity to
[2:27:40] address the council I will look
[2:27:41] an individual or individuals if
[2:27:42] I think their conduct becomes
[2:27:45] disruptive.
[2:27:46] If the disruption continues I
[2:27:46] will rule the individual out of
[2:27:49] order and issue a warning If
[2:27:50] disruption continues further I
[2:27:51] will declare a recess so we can
[2:27:51] restore order.
[2:27:54] At that point I will direct
[2:27:55] the individual to leave
[2:27:56] chambers if the individual
[2:27:59] refuses to leave, police will
[2:28:00] escort the individual out of
[2:28:00] the building.
[2:28:01] If we have to repeat this
[2:28:04] process of warning and
[2:28:05] recessing in meeting all
[2:28:05] members of the public will be
[2:28:06] excused from the Council
[2:28:08] chamber credentialed media will
[2:28:09] be allowed to remain.
[2:28:10] Once again we have these
[2:28:10] practices and procedures to
[2:28:14] protect the rights of other
[2:28:14] speakers who wish to address
[2:28:15] the Council and to allow
[2:28:18] the Council to conduct
[2:28:23] the public's business to
[2:28:23] the city.
[2:28:24] It doesn't have a particular
[2:28:27] requirement to do so.
[2:28:27] >> 331.
[2:28:29] Okay.
[2:28:35] So first as a reminder we are
[2:28:35] trailing virtual or remote non
[2:28:39] agenda public comment from this
[2:28:40] morning session.
[2:28:41] We will be hearing virtual non
[2:28:44] agenda public comment at
[2:28:45] the end of this afternoon
[2:28:45] session.
[2:28:49] We're going to make a slight
[2:28:49] change in the order of
[2:28:54] the items and we are going to
[2:28:55] start with item 331 because as
[2:28:58] you see we only have five
[2:28:59] council members on the dais and
[2:29:03] so we're going to defer
[2:29:04] the items that require six
[2:29:08] votes until a six council
[2:29:08] member shows up or at least six
[2:29:09] council members show up.
[2:29:15] So if staff four item 331
[2:29:16] The fiscal 2025 annual
[2:29:17] Comprehensive Financial Report
[2:29:21] effectually known as Act four
[2:29:21] could kick off
[2:29:22] the conversation.
[2:29:26] And with that I step on your
[2:29:26] toes.
[2:29:27] City Clerk Please introduce
[2:29:27] item 331.
[2:29:30] You did a beautiful job
[2:29:31] introducing it Council
[2:29:31] PRESIDENT.
[2:29:33] I know 331 is the fiscal year
[2:29:34] 2025 Annual Comprehensive
[2:29:35] Financial Report the cfr.
[2:29:39] If you'd like to speak to this
[2:29:40] item please be sure to submit a
[2:29:40] speaker slip here in council
[2:29:41] chambers to the front of
[2:29:44] the room in the clear box.
[2:29:44] Or if you're participating
[2:29:45] remotely starting nine or
[2:29:46] the raise your hand icon please
[2:29:48] press it at this time.
[2:29:49] >> Yeah I like to be a matter
[2:29:50] of right here.
[2:29:53] I like my staff will speak with
[2:29:53] you over there.
[2:29:54] >> Thank you.
[2:29:54] Yeah.
[2:29:55] All right.
[2:29:58] Staff, please introduce
[2:29:59] yourselves for the record and
[2:29:59] let us know how much time you
[2:30:00] need for the presentation And
[2:30:02] thank you for taking it out of
[2:30:03] order.
[2:30:03] Of course.
[2:30:04] My name is Jeff Keel and
[2:30:04] the chief accountant in
[2:30:07] the Department of Finance.
[2:30:07] I'm here with William Wiseman,
[2:30:08] a financial operations manager.
[2:30:12] Also here is Kathy Ly,
[2:30:13] the partner with Crowe llp And
[2:30:16] we need about 1010 to 12
[2:30:16] minutes for the presentation.
[2:30:17] All right, Begin when you're
[2:30:17] ready.
[2:30:17] Okay.
[2:30:21] We are here to present
[2:30:21] the fiscal year 2025 Annual
[2:30:22] Comprehensive Financial Report.
[2:30:26] The Act for the faa is prepared
[2:30:30] based on accounting standards
[2:30:31] established by a Governmental
[2:30:32] Accounting Standards Board for
[2:30:35] all state and local government
[2:30:36] entities are required to follow
[2:30:36] these standards for consistency
[2:30:37] and comparability to other
[2:30:40] governments.
[2:30:41] The main users of this document
[2:30:41] are investors and rating
[2:30:42] agencies.
[2:30:45] This document helps the city in
[2:30:46] issuing bonds, commercial paper
[2:30:49] and other financing mechanisms
[2:30:50] .
[2:30:50] Rating agencies develop credit
[2:30:51] ratings based on information in
[2:30:55] the act for and the document
[2:30:56] also provides a starting point
[2:30:56] for the book.
[2:30:59] I'm sorry to interrupt you.
[2:31:00] >> Can you keep your voice down
[2:31:01] so we can't break the law here?
[2:31:02] They prevent me from being up
[2:31:07] to come up here.
[2:31:08] >> Turn this up and you can
[2:31:08] speak on the item.
[2:31:09] So I'm sorry to interrupt.
[2:31:09] Please continue.
[2:31:12] Yeah.
[2:31:13] And the document also provides
[2:31:13] a starting point for the budget
[2:31:14] development process.
[2:31:17] The actor is very different
[2:31:18] from the budget monitoring
[2:31:18] reports.
[2:31:21] These are the financial
[2:31:21] statements as of JUNE 30th,
[2:31:22] 2025.
[2:31:22] It is a backward looking
[2:31:25] document that provides a
[2:31:26] snapshot of the city's finances
[2:31:27] as well as critical disclosures
[2:31:30] that supplement those numbers.
[2:31:30] Management is responsible for
[2:31:31] the monitoring and internal
[2:31:32] controls over financial
[2:31:32] reporting.
[2:31:35] The city has put into place
[2:31:35] many controls to reduce
[2:31:36] the risk over financial
[2:31:39] reporting such as multiple
[2:31:40] reviews based on materiality,
[2:31:41] checklists, department
[2:31:44] directors certification as well
[2:31:45] as certification from
[2:31:45] the Disclosure Practices
[2:31:46] Working Group dpw.
[2:31:49] The actor is made up of three
[2:31:49] sections.
[2:31:50] The first section is
[2:31:51] the introductory section which
[2:31:54] includes the letter of
[2:31:54] transmittal.
[2:31:54] The Yellow Team.
[2:31:55] The other team provides details
[2:31:56] about the city.
[2:31:59] Major accomplishments and
[2:31:59] economic trends that have
[2:32:00] happened within the fiscal
[2:32:00] year.
[2:32:04] This section also includes a
[2:32:05] certificate of achievement for
[2:32:05] excellence in financial
[2:32:06] reporting for fy 24.
[2:32:09] Making this the 11th
[2:32:09] consecutive year for the city
[2:32:10] has received this honor.
[2:32:13] Our department has submitted
[2:32:14] the fy 25 offer to give away
[2:32:17] for consideration of this award
[2:32:18] .
[2:32:18] Next is this financial section
[2:32:19] which includes the city's
[2:32:23] external auditors opinion.
[2:32:24] The management discussion and
[2:32:24] analysis or mdna financial
[2:32:28] statements and no disclosures.
[2:32:29] The and details material
[2:32:33] variances within the government
[2:32:33] wide statements.
[2:32:34] The third section is
[2:32:34] the statistical section which
[2:32:38] provides data to help users
[2:32:38] assess the city's economic
[2:32:39] condition.
[2:32:39] The data includes financial
[2:32:43] trends revenue and debt
[2:32:44] capacity, demographic
[2:32:44] statistics and economic
[2:32:48] information.
[2:32:49] >> The city had two new Gadsby
[2:32:53] standards that were implemented
[2:32:53] for fy 25.
[2:32:54] The first one our major
[2:32:54] implementation for this year
[2:32:58] was Gadsby Statement number 121
[2:32:58] for compensated absences.
[2:32:59] This was a change in how we
[2:33:02] value our compensated absences
[2:33:03] balances.
[2:33:03] There's no change in
[2:33:04] the disclosure just how
[2:33:07] the liability balance is
[2:33:08] calculated Prior to
[2:33:08] implementation our compensated
[2:33:12] absences was comprised of
[2:33:12] annual leave and compensatory
[2:33:13] time off.
[2:33:13] Under the new standard we also
[2:33:16] pick up annual leave department
[2:33:17] discretionary leave, parental
[2:33:18] leave and earned sick leave as
[2:33:21] well as defined contribution
[2:33:21] pensions associated with these
[2:33:22] with these amounts.
[2:33:26] This helps kind of capture
[2:33:26] the total liability to to
[2:33:27] the employee and standardize
[2:33:31] reporting between entities.
[2:33:31] This was a statement that was
[2:33:32] implemented retrospectively
[2:33:35] which required a restatement at
[2:33:36] the beginning of the fiscal
[2:33:36] year.
[2:33:39] So that restatement was 18.1
[2:33:42] million in governmental funds
[2:33:43] and 4.5 million for business
[2:33:43] type funds respectively.
[2:33:46] And that can be seen in note 22
[2:33:51] of the act for the second
[2:33:51] statement implemented this year
[2:33:52] was Gadsby statement number 1
[2:33:53] or 2 for certain risk
[2:33:56] disclosures a Gadsby number 1
[2:33:57] or 2 requires disclosure of
[2:33:57] certain risks that could impair
[2:34:01] the city's ability to borrow to
[2:34:02] provide services or meet
[2:34:02] financial obligations.
[2:34:06] These are going concern types
[2:34:06] of risks typically where you
[2:34:10] have concentration of risk in a
[2:34:11] primary employee or something
[2:34:12] that would materially impact
[2:34:15] the city's ability to receive
[2:34:15] resources to provide government
[2:34:16] services.
[2:34:20] So this is did not have an
[2:34:21] impact on financial reporting
[2:34:22] this year but is something that
[2:34:22] we'll need to continue to
[2:34:25] evaluate it through throughout
[2:34:26] the course of the year as facts
[2:34:27] and circumstances become known
[2:34:30] as well as during our expert
[2:34:31] prep process.
[2:34:35] >> So to give some general
[2:34:35] major fund highlights
[2:34:39] the consolidated general Fund
[2:34:39] ended the year with a balance
[2:34:40] of 414.6 million That includes
[2:34:44] emergency reserves of 107.6
[2:34:45] million and stability reserves
[2:34:45] of 99.5 million.
[2:34:49] The water and sewer funds were
[2:34:50] were pretty stable.
[2:34:50] The water fund ended with a
[2:34:54] total net position of 2.3
[2:34:55] billion which represented a
[2:34:57] decrease of less than 1%
[2:34:58] compared to 2.24.
[2:35:01] The sewer fund ended with a net
[2:35:02] position of 2.8 billion which
[2:35:03] represents an increase of about
[2:35:08] 1% over f y 24.
[2:35:09] Our external external auditor
[2:35:12] Crowe completed their audit on
[2:35:13] DECEMBER 17th and found no
[2:35:14] significant deficiencies and no
[2:35:15] material weaknesses in internal
[2:35:17] controls.
[2:35:18] It was a clean audit opinion.
[2:35:19] That concludes our presentation
[2:35:22] and we will pass it over to
[2:35:23] Cathy Ley, a partner with Crowe
[2:35:23] for their part of
[2:35:27] the presentation.
[2:35:36] >> I Pelley got the money too
[2:35:40] but I've got a replay there.
[2:35:41] >> All right.
[2:35:41] Again, if you could announce
[2:35:45] your names for the record.
[2:35:50] >> Good afternoon again.
[2:35:51] For the record my name is Cathy
[2:35:51] Lai and I'm the lead audit
[2:35:52] partner from Crowe on the City
[2:35:55] of San Diego Audit.
[2:35:56] Pleasure to be with you here
[2:35:56] today.
[2:35:57] I've also had Joseph Ajayi.
[2:35:59] He's our lead senior manager on
[2:36:00] the audit to accompany me for
[2:36:01] today's presentation.
[2:36:04] I've got a brief presentation
[2:36:04] established here for you to do
[2:36:05] today.
[2:36:05] >> First I'll cover the audit
[2:36:09] objectives to remind
[2:36:09] the Council what we were
[2:36:10] engaged to perform for
[2:36:10] the city.
[2:36:11] Second, I'll cover the audit
[2:36:14] results and then third I'll
[2:36:15] wrap up with the required
[2:36:15] communications.
[2:36:18] So first up with respect to our
[2:36:19] engagement objectives, Crowe
[2:36:19] was hired by the city to
[2:36:23] express an opinion on whether
[2:36:23] or not those financial
[2:36:24] statements for the city as a
[2:36:25] whole are fairly stated in
[2:36:28] accordance with generally
[2:36:28] accepted accounting principles.
[2:36:29] We conducted our audit as
[2:36:32] auditors in accordance with
[2:36:33] generally accepted auditing
[2:36:34] standards as well as government
[2:36:34] auditing standards.
[2:36:38] Those are our responsibilities
[2:36:38] that also report important to
[2:36:39] note managements
[2:36:42] responsibilities.
[2:36:43] Management is responsible for
[2:36:43] the fair presentation of
[2:36:44] the financial statements in
[2:36:47] accordance with generally
[2:36:47] accepted accounting principles.
[2:36:48] They're also responsible for
[2:36:49] the internal controls over
[2:36:51] financial reporting as well.
[2:36:52] Moving on to our audit results
[2:36:57] I'm pleased to report that we
[2:36:57] have issued an unmodified
[2:36:58] opinion.
[2:36:58] Essentially our opinion states
[2:37:01] that the financial statements
[2:37:02] are fairly stated in accordance
[2:37:03] with generally accepted
[2:37:04] accounting principles And so if
[2:37:07] that statement is unmodified
[2:37:07] it's actually excellent news.
[2:37:08] It's the highest level of
[2:37:11] assurance.
[2:37:12] I'll go ahead and move on to
[2:37:13] our required communications.
[2:37:16] Our auditing standards required
[2:37:16] to cover certain areas with
[2:37:17] those charged with governance
[2:37:18] And the first one is in
[2:37:20] relation to significant
[2:37:21] accounting policies.
[2:37:21] We have reviewed those policies
[2:37:25] and disclosed in footnote one
[2:37:26] of the financial statements and
[2:37:27] believe them to be neutral,
[2:37:27] clear and consistent with prior
[2:37:30] year and have no report on that
[2:37:31] matter.
[2:37:34] Second is management's judgment
[2:37:35] and accounting estimates.
[2:37:35] Certainly every set of
[2:37:36] financial statements include
[2:37:37] estimates.
[2:37:39] A great example of that would
[2:37:40] be your postretirement health
[2:37:41] care benefits or your pension
[2:37:44] liabilities Management utilizes
[2:37:45] actuaries to come up with
[2:37:45] estimates which is very common
[2:37:49] in this area.
[2:37:49] We have reviewed the estimates
[2:37:50] and we have no comment in that
[2:37:50] area.
[2:37:54] On the next slide here and well
[2:37:55] had already alluded to this
[2:37:59] the city is required to look at
[2:38:00] new accounting standards that
[2:38:00] are issued by the Governmental
[2:38:03] Accounting Standards Board
[2:38:04] every year And this year they
[2:38:07] issued two standards Gadsby 1a1
[2:38:07] and 1 or 2 related to
[2:38:08] compensated absences and
[2:38:09] certain risk disclosures.
[2:38:12] We've reviewed management's
[2:38:13] implementation of those
[2:38:16] standards and believed them to
[2:38:17] be in accordance with generally
[2:38:18] accepted accounting principles.
[2:38:21] On the next slide here except
[2:38:22] with with respect to
[2:38:22] the implementation of the new
[2:38:26] accounting standard, we did not
[2:38:27] note any material corrected or
[2:38:28] uncorrected misstatements to
[2:38:31] bring to your attention today.
[2:38:32] And then last but not least, we
[2:38:33] did not note any of these items
[2:38:36] that are listed here on
[2:38:36] the slide.
[2:38:37] In fact it was quite
[2:38:37] the opposite.
[2:38:38] Manager was very cooperative
[2:38:38] throughout our audit and we
[2:38:41] certainly appreciate their
[2:38:42] cooperation during that time.
[2:38:42] And then last but not least i
[2:38:46] did want to confirm that Crow
[2:38:47] is independent of the city of
[2:38:47] San Diego which is obviously
[2:38:48] very important to our role as
[2:38:51] your independent auditors.
[2:38:51] Without I'm happy to address
[2:38:52] any questions you might have.
[2:38:56] All right.
[2:38:56] Thank you for both
[2:38:57] presentations.
[2:38:57] We appreciate the good work
[2:39:00] that you do and
[2:39:01] the independence and with what
[2:39:01] you do it.
[2:39:02] So Clark, please proceed with
[2:39:03] public comment.
[2:39:06] Tangela if you can please come
[2:39:09] up to the podium for item 331.
[2:39:10] You will have to speak on
[2:39:10] the other one too, right?
[2:39:11] Yes.
[2:39:14] You'll get to speak on each
[2:39:14] item.
[2:39:15] >> Good morning everybody.
[2:39:15] I just want to commend the city
[2:39:18] of people under GOD as
[2:39:19] the church of the head of
[2:39:19] the of the nation.
[2:39:20] I just want to say hello,
[2:39:20] everybody.
[2:39:23] Thank you.
[2:39:24] Good to see you.
[2:39:25] Hopefully we can get everything
[2:39:25] back in order on this
[2:39:26] information right here.
[2:39:29] Always do Was faithful, always
[2:39:29] do was righteous always do what
[2:39:33] continues to produce love.
[2:39:33] Okay.
[2:39:34] Whatever is going on in
[2:39:35] the financial situation is
[2:39:38] forgiven through GOD They've
[2:39:42] they've held GOD's funds
[2:39:43] captive so they starving
[2:39:44] the people having been able to
[2:39:44] give me the opportunity to
[2:39:47] assist and assist the people
[2:39:48] like I need to I'll be speaking
[2:39:48] on about the matter here
[2:39:52] shortly but I'm here today to
[2:39:56] take my city my seat in this as
[2:39:56] the head of GOD's church and to
[2:39:57] continue to do good things for
[2:40:01] the city of San Diego and to be
[2:40:02] honest about all my financial
[2:40:02] and all of my ways under GOD I
[2:40:05] shall be faithful under
[2:40:06] the faithful act of receiving
[2:40:11] things through great faith.
[2:40:11] I have done what I have done
[2:40:12] because GOD led me through that
[2:40:13] way not to get over on
[2:40:15] the people but to capture
[2:40:16] the people who are in high
[2:40:20] seats demanding treacherous
[2:40:21] ways on my people to make funds
[2:40:21] off of them.
[2:40:22] I have proof of it.
[2:40:25] I've been very honest.
[2:40:26] I'm honest in my ways.
[2:40:27] I've turned it over and
[2:40:28] hopefully by that honesty I can
[2:40:30] remain who I am as a trustee of
[2:40:31] the city of the of the nation
[2:40:34] of of the nation of the United
[2:40:35] States of America.
[2:40:39] I am your servant not the one
[2:40:39] above your And I'm just want to
[2:40:40] let you all know that I'm here
[2:40:44] to be let that be known today
[2:40:45] If your analyze your if you're
[2:40:49] analyzing your funds correctly
[2:40:49] then GOD knows always be
[2:40:53] faithful.
[2:40:54] >> Thank you.
[2:40:54] That concludes public comment
[2:40:55] here in council chambers going
[2:40:58] to those participating remotely
[2:40:58] We currently have two speakers
[2:40:59] in the queue Blair Beckman If
[2:41:03] you can please unmute Blair
[2:41:08] Beckman.
[2:41:08] There you go.
[2:41:09] Hi.
[2:41:09] Yeah, All right.
[2:41:10] Take a minute there.
[2:41:10] All right.
[2:41:13] Perfect man.
[2:41:14] Thanks a lot for this item.
[2:41:17] You better the more I am
[2:41:18] yesterday talking about it.
[2:41:22] You still have to continue to
[2:41:23] work on They have to be out
[2:41:24] ready to go by mid APRIL I
[2:41:27] think Um yeah.
[2:41:28] And so I talked yesterday in
[2:41:29] the importance of looking for
[2:41:33] career solutions for coming
[2:41:37] back can use and this is kind
[2:41:38] of put a perspective on that I
[2:41:41] think I was talking about open
[2:41:42] who only has a deficit and debt
[2:41:46] larger than San Diego in
[2:41:46] the state of California of
[2:41:47] local city so you guys are
[2:41:51] pretty similar and in your
[2:41:51] budget situations at this time
[2:41:55] Oakland made it a really
[2:41:56] important point to still be
[2:41:57] able to fund it Social services
[2:42:01] that was pretty high on
[2:42:02] the list of how they had to be
[2:42:02] working on on working on their
[2:42:03] budget issues.
[2:42:06] So much so that they were
[2:42:06] willing to take a cut in their
[2:42:07] credit rating.
[2:42:10] You know And so I've been
[2:42:11] asking yourselves what can be
[2:42:11] creative answers?
[2:42:15] Well can we can we work towards
[2:42:16] the more creative answer to
[2:42:20] that this time in San Diego
[2:42:20] That's what Oakland did And
[2:42:21] that's how I mean that's
[2:42:25] the kind of tough decisions I
[2:42:26] don't hope we have to be that
[2:42:29] drastic but it is about
[2:42:30] creative solutions.
[2:42:34] It does have to be some tough
[2:42:34] decisions that have to be made
[2:42:35] And then I feel we can put
[2:42:39] things off for a few years.
[2:42:40] We don't have to say everything
[2:42:41] has to be done in a year
[2:42:44] deficit wise We can we can pass
[2:42:48] it out over time And I think
[2:42:49] those are important factors to
[2:42:50] consider with this sort of item
[2:42:53] losing a credit rating is hard
[2:42:54] but maybe can that be a
[2:42:58] creative answer to work towards
[2:42:58] solutions for very difficult
[2:43:03] questions at this time And
[2:43:04] learning how to get that is
[2:43:08] important and being honest like
[2:43:09] that with the parking here you
[2:43:09] got to be honest with
[2:43:13] the public how your time is
[2:43:13] going.
[2:43:14] We thank you.
[2:43:17] Thank you Zoom user and then
[2:43:17] 74997 room user if we can
[2:43:22] please unmute or I is so Henry
[2:43:22] a GOD is going to forgive a
[2:43:26] sore but the trust train is
[2:43:27] rolling into town with the vice
[2:43:30] PRESIDENT Looking for fraud
[2:43:31] they compared the California
[2:43:35] fraud make in the Somali guys
[2:43:36] in Minnesota look like a
[2:43:36] kindergarten class.
[2:43:41] There's rapid fraud all the way
[2:43:41] through the systems.
[2:43:45] The NGOs in San Diego stop
[2:43:46] paying them money, Open up
[2:43:47] the books they need to see
[2:43:50] their books.
[2:43:54] 111,000 people fraudulently
[2:43:55] made up stories but the pe
[2:43:56] loans and other loans their
[2:44:00] food stamp illegal aliens
[2:44:02] paying those guys money So
[2:44:07] the Trump train is rolled out
[2:44:08] with with the vice PRESIDENT.
[2:44:09] He's looking for all these
[2:44:12] different fraudulent monies and
[2:44:17] GOD forgive us but the jail
[2:44:17] they're not GOD's jails.
[2:44:18] They're the feds.
[2:44:23] So all you guys that got your
[2:44:23] name on these programs check
[2:44:27] the list of the guys that
[2:44:27] they're abiding already.
[2:44:28] They got the names of all these
[2:44:31] people that had fake businesses
[2:44:32] and collected all the money and
[2:44:36] they're coming after they're
[2:44:37] probably already still working
[2:44:41] for NGOs that are working in
[2:44:41] San Diego.
[2:44:42] You know, once they get
[2:44:43] the Money Pit they got
[2:44:47] different angles.
[2:44:47] Even the Somali guys in San
[2:44:51] Diego are definitely suspects.
[2:44:52] Those guys are tribal.
[2:44:53] They figure out one guy knows
[2:44:56] there's the million bucks.
[2:44:57] It's all through out our books,
[2:44:57] man.
[2:44:58] No wonder we're in debt trying
[2:45:01] to you know, because you're
[2:45:01] giving away the money left and
[2:45:02] right.
[2:45:06] So anyway, let's see what else.
[2:45:06] Okay.
[2:45:10] J.D. Vance I'd call them up and
[2:45:11] get the books out and let them
[2:45:14] see the books without having to
[2:45:14] subpoena them.
[2:45:15] It makes you look a little more
[2:45:16] honest.
[2:45:20] Yeah.
[2:45:20] So thanks for taking my call.
[2:45:21] Thank you.
[2:45:23] Second warning.
[2:45:24] >> Okay.
[2:45:25] 7499 If you can please unmute
[2:45:32] after that 1384 7499 Bob
[2:45:36] because you ski here every time
[2:45:37] I hear about budget issues I am
[2:45:38] reminded that the Torrey Pines
[2:45:42] glider port business was
[2:45:46] documented as bringing in $1.4
[2:45:46] million every year over a
[2:45:47] decade ago.
[2:45:51] That's how long ago that they
[2:45:54] were documented as bringing in
[2:45:55] $1.4 million That was in I
[2:45:59] think 2010 and you can imagine
[2:46:00] with inflation it's a lot more
[2:46:01] than that Now that was on a
[2:46:04] freely piece of our city land
[2:46:05] free lease.
[2:46:09] Now the city turned around and
[2:46:10] decided to charge them some
[2:46:10] pittance.
[2:46:13] I think it's something like
[2:46:14] $3,000 a year now but they're
[2:46:18] still bringing in that much
[2:46:19] money and probably more with no
[2:46:22] oversight.
[2:46:23] And yet Joe LaCava refuses to
[2:46:27] reactivate the free Torrey
[2:46:28] Pines City Park Advisory Board
[2:46:32] which would help the city
[2:46:33] understand what's going on at
[2:46:33] that glider port and oversee
[2:46:34] the operations at that glider
[2:46:37] port.
[2:46:38] So what is Joe LaCava trying to
[2:46:42] hide in his district that he
[2:46:46] refuses to allow any citizen
[2:46:47] oversight through something
[2:46:47] like the Torrey Pines City Park
[2:46:48] Advisory Board?
[2:46:51] It's it's an obvious question
[2:46:56] and a lot of people are
[2:46:57] starting to wonder about it.
[2:47:00] Thanks for your time and 1384
[2:47:05] if you can please unmute 1384.
[2:47:06] >> There you go.
[2:47:09] Ernie Casco Senior resident
[2:47:10] pilot at Torrey Pines Glider
[2:47:14] part former assistant flight
[2:47:15] director Torrey Pines Glider
[2:47:15] Part complaint is on your desk.
[2:47:20] Allow and this crime to
[2:47:20] continue is a violation of your
[2:47:21] oath of office and automatic
[2:47:25] forfeiture of your chair.
[2:47:25] However, we have a proven
[2:47:26] solution known as the San Diego
[2:47:30] Recreation No waiver that would
[2:47:30] end the dispute.
[2:47:31] This would effectively split
[2:47:35] the town of school operation
[2:47:35] from public recreational free
[2:47:36] flight.
[2:47:36] The way we would stop
[2:47:40] the illegal mandatory access
[2:47:40] pass a waiver in question Your
[2:47:44] city leaseholder would pay for
[2:47:45] their own insurance that is
[2:47:48] required by law and pays our
[2:47:49] oversight as needed for public
[2:47:49] safety.
[2:47:54] If you're retracting or
[2:47:54] rejecting the San Diego
[2:47:55] recreational waiver, it's time
[2:47:59] for transparency to stop
[2:47:59] the corruption within your own
[2:48:00] within your own administration.
[2:48:03] I should not be forced to sign
[2:48:04] a waiver when city liabilities
[2:48:05] are already covered by
[2:48:08] California recreation laws.
[2:48:09] The proposed San Diego
[2:48:13] recreational waiver only serves
[2:48:13] as a second certificate
[2:48:17] ensuring city liabilities are
[2:48:18] are not or you're not liable.
[2:48:22] Which includes pilot rating
[2:48:23] skills needed to fly safely
[2:48:27] which is recognized globally.
[2:48:28] It's time to stop the crime by
[2:48:29] revising the permanent
[2:48:33] reinstatement of Torrey Pines
[2:48:33] Advisory Board and
[2:48:37] implementation of the proposed
[2:48:38] San Diego recreational waiver
[2:48:39] as a proven solution that ends
[2:48:43] the dispute.
[2:48:43] I challenged City Council to
[2:48:44] come up with a better legal
[2:48:48] solution that secures city
[2:48:48] liability, restores
[2:48:49] recreational freedom and
[2:48:52] addresses victims and witnesses
[2:48:53] who have been damaged and
[2:48:54] assaulted by within a timely
[2:48:54] fashion.
[2:48:58] It's a win for city council
[2:48:58] liabilities restores our
[2:48:59] recreational rights and
[2:49:02] freedoms for years to come.
[2:49:03] If you're going to want me to
[2:49:07] walk away you get at least
[2:49:08] address the victim and
[2:49:08] witnesses who have been
[2:49:11] assaulted and damaged.
[2:49:12] >> Thank you.
[2:49:13] That concludes public comment
[2:49:13] on this item.
[2:49:16] All right.
[2:49:17] Thank you, City clerk.
[2:49:17] We'll turn it over to council
[2:49:18] members questions, comments
[2:49:19] entertain a motion and we'll
[2:49:21] start with the chair of
[2:49:22] the audit committee.
[2:49:22] >> Councilmember Moreno thank
[2:49:23] you and thank you for
[2:49:26] the presentation At the JANUARY
[2:49:27] 21st Audit Committee meeting I
[2:49:31] asked a series of questions
[2:49:32] directed to the independent
[2:49:35] auditor cro and also city
[2:49:35] staff.
[2:49:36] I don't want to re ask all
[2:49:37] those questions so I'll
[2:49:40] reference that committee.
[2:49:45] But part of what I did bring up
[2:49:46] was the city of San Diego San
[2:49:46] Diego accurately depositing
[2:49:50] revenue into correct accounts
[2:49:51] and how that impacts our
[2:49:55] internal control if it impacts
[2:49:56] internal control failures.
[2:50:00] It was answered there.
[2:50:00] I was happy with the answer but
[2:50:05] I also want to take
[2:50:06] the opportunity to thank our
[2:50:09] financial management.
[2:50:10] I think staff continues to do a
[2:50:11] great job at producing the act
[2:50:14] for each year and I greatly
[2:50:15] appreciate the commitment you
[2:50:19] guys have to ensuring this
[2:50:19] document is is complete and
[2:50:20] accurately reflects
[2:50:23] the financial conditions of
[2:50:24] the city and that Thank you
[2:50:24] also to cro.
[2:50:25] I think we had a robust
[2:50:29] conversation in the committee.
[2:50:29] Please reference it.
[2:50:30] But with that I would like to
[2:50:34] move to receive and file
[2:50:34] the report.
[2:50:35] >> Thank you.
[2:50:35] All right.
[2:50:35] Thank you.
[2:50:39] Council member Moreno So we do
[2:50:39] have a motion.
[2:50:40] We'll go next to Council member
[2:50:40] whitburn Thank you.
[2:50:44] Council PRESIDENT I'm happy to
[2:50:44] second and Councilmember
[2:50:45] Moreno's motion and I just want
[2:50:48] to congratulate the finance
[2:50:53] team on the award received for
[2:50:54] the last fiscal year the year
[2:50:57] that ended JUNE 30th 2020 for
[2:50:57] for the Certificate of
[2:51:01] Achievement for Excellence in
[2:51:02] financial reporting awarded by
[2:51:03] the Government Finance Officers
[2:51:06] Association, the City has
[2:51:07] received that award for a
[2:51:07] number of years consecutively
[2:51:11] now which speaks highly of your
[2:51:12] team And I just want to
[2:51:15] congratulate that.
[2:51:16] Thank you.
[2:51:16] Council PRESIDENT All right.
[2:51:17] Thank you Council Member So we
[2:51:21] have a motion by Councilmember
[2:51:21] Moreno and the second by
[2:51:22] Council member Whitburn to
[2:51:25] receive and file the first
[2:51:26] the 2025 annual Comprehensive
[2:51:27] Financial Report.
[2:51:31] Since this topic comes up, how
[2:51:32] many years of clean audits and
[2:51:35] clean act first have we had Now
[2:51:36] it has been a number of years.
[2:51:36] I don't know exactly but it's
[2:51:40] been it's been at least 5 or 6.
[2:51:40] Okay.
[2:51:41] Thank you very much.
[2:51:45] It's good to be reminded.
[2:51:45] Okay with that.
[2:51:46] Oh, Councilmember Yvonne
[2:51:49] Wolpert sorry.
[2:51:50] Thank you.
[2:51:50] I just want to thank
[2:51:51] the auditor for being here as
[2:51:54] well to also independently
[2:51:55] state that we are getting clean
[2:51:56] audits from Europe from cro And
[2:52:00] I want to thank our Department
[2:52:00] of Finance for the excellent
[2:52:01] work in doing all of this.
[2:52:04] It's a very hard budget to
[2:52:05] balance and to see and so thank
[2:52:06] you for your work and thank you
[2:52:07] also for the clean audit and
[2:52:09] thank you to the audit
[2:52:09] committee for thoroughly
[2:52:10] reviewing this before I got to
[2:52:10] council.
[2:52:11] But I appreciate everyone's
[2:52:14] work.
[2:52:14] All right.
[2:52:15] See no one else in the lights
[2:52:19] We do have a motion by
[2:52:20] COUNCILMAN Moreno Second hand
[2:52:20] smoke turned to receive and
[2:52:23] file the 2025 for.
[2:52:26] >> Please call the roll clerk
[2:52:27] as the voting system.
[2:52:31] >> Please cast your vote That
[2:52:35] passes unanimously 7 to 0 with
[2:52:36] Councilmember Campo and
[2:52:36] Councilmember Campbell absent.
[2:52:40] Thank you Council PRESIDENT All
[2:52:40] right.
[2:52:41] Thank you City clerk with that.
[2:52:42] So we'll go back to the regular
[2:52:44] order.
[2:52:45] >> clerk Please introduce item
[2:52:45] 330.
[2:52:48] Item 330 is a state revolving
[2:52:49] fund loan to the city of San
[2:52:49] Diego sewer system for
[2:52:53] the Alvarado Trunk Sewer Phase
[2:52:57] four Project package a six
[2:52:57] votes are required pursuant to
[2:52:58] count two Charter Section 99 If
[2:52:59] you are here in Council
[2:53:02] chambers and wish to speak to
[2:53:02] this item please submit a
[2:53:03] speaker slip to the front of
[2:53:04] the room in the clear box of
[2:53:07] your participating remotely
[2:53:07] Star nine or the raise your
[2:53:08] hand icon Thank you.
[2:53:12] All right staff I see As you're
[2:53:13] settling in please introduce
[2:53:14] yourselves for the record and
[2:53:16] let us know how much time you
[2:53:17] need for your presentation.
[2:53:18] Hello Council PRESIDENT Council
[2:53:19] members Thank you for having us
[2:53:19] today.
[2:53:21] My name is Kevin Warner.
[2:53:22] I'm a financing coordinator
[2:53:23] with the Department of Finance.
[2:53:26] To my right I have Jose
[2:53:26] Pantalone.
[2:53:27] She's the assistant director of
[2:53:27] Department of Finance.
[2:53:31] Also on the phone we have Adam
[2:53:31] Jones who is the public
[2:53:35] utilities department finance
[2:53:36] deputy director.
[2:53:36] He's on the Zoom.
[2:53:40] We need about seven minutes for
[2:53:40] our presentation.
[2:53:41] All right.
[2:53:41] When you're ready.
[2:53:41] Thank you.
[2:53:44] This presentation is for
[2:53:44] the state revolving fund loan
[2:53:45] to the City of San Diego sewer
[2:53:48] system for the Alvarado Trunks
[2:53:53] to face for a project package a
[2:53:54] for a little bit of background,
[2:53:54] the Clean Water State Revolving
[2:53:59] Fund or srf as it's commonly
[2:54:00] known, offers low cost loans to
[2:54:01] help local agencies affordably
[2:54:03] construct wastewater projects
[2:54:04] throughout the state.
[2:54:04] This program is administered by
[2:54:08] the State Water Resources
[2:54:09] Control Board.
[2:54:09] The program offers low interest
[2:54:13] rate options for loans and
[2:54:14] favorable repayment terms.
[2:54:15] The city regularly submits
[2:54:17] applications for a standalone
[2:54:18] projects that meets eligibility
[2:54:18] requirements.
[2:54:22] The state has recently limited
[2:54:23] loans to $50 million per
[2:54:28] project for the Alvarado Trunk
[2:54:29] Sewer Phase four package.
[2:54:29] The project will increase sewer
[2:54:32] capacity by replacing outdated
[2:54:33] trunk sewer infrastructure.
[2:54:37] The city can receive a srf loan
[2:54:37] up to $50 million.
[2:54:38] Now full disclosure we have not
[2:54:39] gone out to bid yet for this
[2:54:42] particular project so we are
[2:54:43] asking for the full amount of
[2:54:45] the srf loan for $50 million.
[2:54:50] The this project has been
[2:54:51] included in the intended use
[2:54:55] plan and the construction loan
[2:54:56] is estimated to start at
[2:54:59] the end of fiscal year 2026 or
[2:54:59] at the beginning of fiscal year
[2:55:00] 2027 and is estimated to be
[2:55:03] completed by the end of fiscal
[2:55:04] year 2029.
[2:55:04] The current interest rate for
[2:55:09] these srf loans is 2.2% that
[2:55:09] the rate that rate is set by
[2:55:13] the state water Board based on
[2:55:14] a benchmark of 50% of
[2:55:14] the interest rate on
[2:55:15] California's average general
[2:55:18] obligation rate obtained by
[2:55:19] the state Treasurer.
[2:55:20] The loan will have a senior
[2:55:23] Lean position.
[2:55:24] Principal repayment begins
[2:55:25] after construction is done and
[2:55:27] we will have a 30 year
[2:55:28] repayment term.
[2:55:31] We estimate the cost for a $50
[2:55:32] million loan to be $2.3 million
[2:55:32] annually.
[2:55:33] I would like to note though
[2:55:36] that interest rate and debt
[2:55:37] service is subject to change
[2:55:37] based on when the loan is
[2:55:40] finalized.
[2:55:41] The existing loan and bond
[2:55:42] obligations of the sewer system
[2:55:44] require the sewer system to
[2:55:45] meet certain additional debt
[2:55:46] affordability tests when
[2:55:46] entering into a new debt
[2:55:50] obligation under
[2:55:50] the anticipated language in
[2:55:51] the loan agreement.
[2:55:54] The sewer system will be
[2:55:55] required to maintain a senior
[2:55:56] debt service coverage ratio of
[2:55:59] 1.2 times outstanding maximum
[2:56:00] annual debt service an
[2:56:01] aggregate debt service coverage
[2:56:04] ratio of 1.1 times outstanding
[2:56:04] maximum and annual debt
[2:56:05] service.
[2:56:08] The loan is supported by
[2:56:13] currently approved rates.
[2:56:13] So for a proposed action we are
[2:56:14] asking for the authorization
[2:56:18] for the mayor to implement
[2:56:18] the srf Loan.
[2:56:19] Authorize the city to pledge
[2:56:22] net revenues for this from
[2:56:23] the Sewer Revenue Fund for this
[2:56:24] loan and authorize the cfo to
[2:56:27] create a new fund and
[2:56:28] appropriate an expense for this
[2:56:28] particular project.
[2:56:31] And with that that concludes
[2:56:32] our presentation.
[2:56:32] >> We're open for any
[2:56:33] questions.
[2:56:33] All right.
[2:56:34] Thank you for the work.
[2:56:34] Bring us forward in
[2:56:36] the presentation And with that
[2:56:37] please proceed with public
[2:56:37] comment.
[2:56:38] >> Tangela if you can please
[2:56:41] come forward.
[2:56:47] >> Oh yeah we'll go in front of
[2:56:47] my.
[2:56:48] >> This is very necessary for
[2:56:51] the Fluor companies to have
[2:56:52] what they need so they can
[2:56:52] continue to keep it clean for
[2:56:56] everybody here in San Diego.
[2:56:56] Main focus is water, food,
[2:56:57] housing those things.
[2:57:01] So maybe you don't think they
[2:57:05] need so much but anything that
[2:57:06] has to do with waterfront um
[2:57:07] until I figure out what's going
[2:57:10] on and retract it all and give
[2:57:14] it to the people freely.
[2:57:15] >> Kind of like that concludes
[2:57:16] public comment here in council
[2:57:16] chambers Glad those
[2:57:19] participating remotely.
[2:57:20] >> Blair Beckman If you can
[2:57:24] please unmute.
[2:57:24] All right.
[2:57:25] Yeah.
[2:57:27] Hi there.
[2:57:32] We can hear me.
[2:57:33] Thank you for this item.
[2:57:33] Thank you.
[2:57:37] That how can relate to a pure
[2:57:38] water issue.
[2:57:39] I bet you had a lot of pure
[2:57:42] water items lately and you had
[2:57:43] Environment Committee to really
[2:57:44] review how the pure water
[2:57:47] program is doing.
[2:57:48] Review the late JANUARY
[2:57:49] Environment Committee meeting
[2:57:52] on pure water issues that seems
[2:57:57] to relate to really good luck
[2:57:58] how you can address this issue
[2:58:01] and to be talking to Tijuana
[2:58:02] about pure water issues versus
[2:58:06] decolonization for their future
[2:58:06] as well.
[2:58:11] >> Thank you.
[2:58:11] Thank you.
[2:58:11] My apologies.
[2:58:12] That concludes with a comment.
[2:58:13] All right.
[2:58:13] Thank you.
[2:58:16] City Clerk.
[2:58:16] I'll turn it over to my council
[2:58:17] colleagues Questions, comments
[2:58:21] Entertain a motion and not see
[2:58:21] anybody under the lights.
[2:58:22] I'll make the motion to move
[2:58:25] with the staff recommendation.
[2:58:26] Just a couple of questions.
[2:58:27] This will be fully ensconced in
[2:58:30] the sewer and water rates and
[2:58:31] pd Right.
[2:58:31] This does not affect
[2:58:32] the general fund.
[2:58:35] Is that correct?
[2:58:39] Yes, that is correct.
[2:58:40] >> This would be just authority
[2:58:40] pledge.
[2:58:41] Okay.
[2:58:41] And I think we recently got a
[2:58:44] five year projection and this
[2:58:45] was anticipated in that
[2:58:45] projection.
[2:58:49] So it is correct And these are
[2:58:49] the thank you for pursuing this
[2:58:54] at significantly below what
[2:58:54] the private market interest
[2:58:55] rates would be for that.
[2:58:59] So thank you for the good work
[2:58:59] That's very much appreciated.
[2:59:03] So again I'll move
[2:59:04] the recommendation.
[2:59:04] >> We'll go to Councilmember
[2:59:08] Von Walbert.
[2:59:08] Thank you very much for
[2:59:09] the work and the presentation.
[2:59:12] I do have one question since
[2:59:12] the project has not yet been
[2:59:16] bid so don't we usually vote on
[2:59:17] these after we have an awardee
[2:59:21] a construction awardee
[2:59:21] Councilmember This this
[2:59:22] authorization is for the loan
[2:59:26] agreement So the state requires
[2:59:26] us to have this ordinance
[2:59:30] approved in order to enter into
[2:59:31] the loan agreement And it's
[2:59:35] ideal of the contract has been
[2:59:39] awarded exactly in conjunction
[2:59:40] with the loan.
[2:59:40] But typically what happens is
[2:59:41] we in this scenario we would
[2:59:45] likely execute this loan by
[2:59:46] the end of this fiscal year if
[2:59:50] any amount needs to be adjusted
[2:59:50] for the loan.
[2:59:51] We have that ability to do it
[2:59:54] with the state after we
[2:59:55] received the bids on
[2:59:55] the contract and if any changes
[2:59:56] need to be made we have that
[3:00:00] ability to do that.
[3:00:00] But yes, as Kevin noted
[3:00:04] the loan is maxed out at 50
[3:00:05] million at this point and
[3:00:09] understood So then once
[3:00:09] the loan is executed we have
[3:00:10] the money and we go out to bid.
[3:00:11] Will we then have a chance to
[3:00:14] vote on the actual award of
[3:00:15] the contract and know who
[3:00:16] the contractor is and all of
[3:00:18] that?
[3:00:19] I think we have Adam Jones here
[3:00:22] to answer the questions on that
[3:00:23] .
[3:00:23] >> Thank you.
[3:00:24] Councilmember Adam Jones,
[3:00:25] Deputy director of Finance for
[3:00:28] Public Utilities is correct
[3:00:29] that if the contract I believe
[3:00:32] is over $30 million it will
[3:00:33] need to come back to city
[3:00:33] council.
[3:00:34] I do know that there has been
[3:00:36] some streamlining measures that
[3:00:37] have happened since then but I
[3:00:38] believe the threshold is $30
[3:00:38] million.
[3:00:41] So in the event the amount is
[3:00:45] above $30 million it will come
[3:00:45] back to council for approval
[3:00:46] before we enter into
[3:00:50] the construction contract.
[3:00:50] >> Okay.
[3:00:51] And this is not part of pure
[3:00:51] water, correct?
[3:00:52] That is correct.
[3:00:54] Okay.
[3:00:55] Then it is a lower threshold so
[3:00:56] it will go back to council.
[3:00:56] Okay.
[3:00:56] All right.
[3:00:57] Thank you.
[3:00:59] I will do the second Second
[3:00:59] Yes, please.
[3:01:00] >> Thank you.
[3:01:03] Councilmember Von Wilpert.
[3:01:03] And you won't pull the money
[3:01:04] until you actually advance
[3:01:08] the design and get ready to go
[3:01:08] out to bid, right?
[3:01:09] That is correct.
[3:01:09] Okay.
[3:01:13] I all right.
[3:01:14] So and see no one else in
[3:01:14] the light We have a motion by
[3:01:15] myself and the second by
[3:01:16] Councilmember Yvonne Wolpert to
[3:01:17] move the staff recommendation
[3:01:18] Please call the roll After
[3:01:19] the voting system please cast
[3:01:28] your vote That passes
[3:01:29] unanimously 7 to 0 with
[3:01:29] Councilmember Kemp You and
[3:01:30] Councilmember Campbell absent.
[3:01:30] Thank you.
[3:01:33] Council PRESIDENT.
[3:01:34] All right.
[3:01:34] Again, thank you for the good
[3:01:35] work with that clerk Please
[3:01:38] introduce item 5 or 5 items 5
[3:01:39] or 5 is a second Amendment to
[3:01:40] the as needed landscape
[3:01:43] architectural Services
[3:01:43] agreement with Schmitt Design
[3:01:46] Group Inc Contract number
[3:01:47] h1667146 votes are required
[3:01:52] pursuant to California to
[3:01:52] Charter section 99 I really
[3:01:56] want to say California today If
[3:01:57] you're here please submit your
[3:01:58] speakers up to the front of
[3:01:58] the room in the clear box or if
[3:02:01] you're participating online
[3:02:02] now's the time to raise your
[3:02:02] hand.
[3:02:03] Star nine of the raise your
[3:02:04] hand icon Thank you Council
[3:02:06] PRESIDENT All right, As you
[3:02:06] settle in, please introduce
[3:02:07] yourselves for the record and
[3:02:08] let us know how much time you
[3:02:10] need.
[3:02:11] We'll need about ten minutes.
[3:02:11] All right.
[3:02:11] Okay.
[3:02:15] Hello.
[3:02:16] >> Good afternoon.
[3:02:17] My name is Perry to Amazon with
[3:02:17] the Engineering and Capital
[3:02:20] Projects Department.
[3:02:21] I'm here with project officer
[3:02:22] to Darren Genova, also with Ian
[3:02:24] C.P.
[3:02:25] We are coming to you to request
[3:02:26] approval of a Second Amendment
[3:02:29] to the as needed agreement with
[3:02:30] Schmidt Design Group for
[3:02:31] the Buyer Park Development
[3:02:34] project.
[3:02:39] Oh yes.
[3:02:40] >> Here's a summary of our
[3:02:40] requested actions with approval
[3:02:44] the as needed agreement would
[3:02:44] be extended by three years and
[3:02:48] would add $300,000 capacity
[3:02:51] 263,221 Of that 300,000 would
[3:02:52] be allocated to Schmidt Design
[3:02:53] which would provide for
[3:02:56] services during construction
[3:02:57] such as reviewing our revise
[3:02:58] construction submittals
[3:03:00] monitoring progress and
[3:03:05] providing as built plans.
[3:03:06] >> The location is in San
[3:03:10] Ysidro and the scope includes a
[3:03:11] play area for kids a skate park
[3:03:15] picnic areas, shade structures
[3:03:16] ,a dog park, bathroom security
[3:03:19] lighting, walking trails,
[3:03:20] onsite parking and 14 acres of
[3:03:24] habitat restoration.
[3:03:25] So here's I'd like to just give
[3:03:26] a brief history of the project
[3:03:29] the scope I just described was
[3:03:30] for the entire buyer park
[3:03:30] development.
[3:03:34] When we completed 90% design
[3:03:34] the project was split into two
[3:03:39] phases due to available free of
[3:03:39] funding.
[3:03:40] We progressed with phase one
[3:03:43] while pursuing funding for
[3:03:43] phase two.
[3:03:44] We started construction on
[3:03:47] phase one and we plan to finish
[3:03:47] up this summer.
[3:03:48] >> Knock on wood we have since
[3:03:51] secured additional funding and
[3:03:52] we were given the go ahead for
[3:03:52] phase two.
[3:03:56] If this action is approved we
[3:03:56] will finish up phase two design
[3:03:57] and hopefully put it out to bid
[3:04:00] late this year so we can start
[3:04:01] construction the following
[3:04:05] spring.
[3:04:06] So here is a summary of
[3:04:06] the Design services schedule a
[3:04:10] task for this as needed
[3:04:11] agreement was issued to submit
[3:04:12] design in 2017 for the buyer
[3:04:15] Park General Development Plan.
[3:04:18] In MARCH of 2022 we executed
[3:04:19] the First Amendment to extend
[3:04:22] the contract until MARCH of
[3:04:23] 2026 to move forward with
[3:04:23] the construction of Phase one.
[3:04:27] After splitting the project
[3:04:28] into two phases we will begin
[3:04:30] construction on phase two after
[3:04:31] the completion of Phase one.
[3:04:32] >> As for funding we are
[3:04:35] working with the Parks and Rec
[3:04:36] Recreation Department to be
[3:04:39] fully funded by JULY 1st.
[3:04:40] And now I'll turn it over to
[3:04:43] Darren Genova to talk about
[3:04:44] amendment number two and
[3:04:44] the progress.
[3:04:45] The good news on that we've
[3:04:50] made on phase one.
[3:04:51] >> Good afternoon.
[3:04:52] Darren Genova Project Officer
[3:04:55] to Engineering and Capital
[3:04:55] Projects.
[3:04:56] >> So why are we here?
[3:05:00] The contract with Schmidt
[3:05:01] Design Group expires in MARCH
[3:05:04] and we still have about 3 to 4
[3:05:04] months remaining of
[3:05:05] construction of phase one.
[3:05:09] So we need the ongoing support
[3:05:09] for that subsequently as we are
[3:05:13] wrapping up on work on phase
[3:05:14] one we are getting ready to
[3:05:18] move forward on phase two.
[3:05:18] And so we do need
[3:05:19] the consultant to be on board
[3:05:22] in order to finalize those
[3:05:23] plans for phase to complete
[3:05:24] permitting for that and get
[3:05:25] them ready to advertise for
[3:05:30] construction of phase two.
[3:05:31] >> So what has been completed?
[3:05:35] We want to highlight some of
[3:05:36] the progress that's already
[3:05:36] been made on phase one.
[3:05:37] You can see the image on
[3:05:40] the left shows the undeveloped
[3:05:41] site prior to construction.
[3:05:41] On the right you can see
[3:05:45] the large promenade that
[3:05:46] bisects the play areas Two
[3:05:50] large playground spur separated
[3:05:51] for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12.
[3:05:55] One of the really great
[3:05:56] features on the right side you
[3:05:59] can kind of see it peeking out
[3:06:00] of the photo is a fairly large
[3:06:00] rock climbing wall.
[3:06:01] It's going to be a really
[3:06:03] interesting, really unique
[3:06:03] feature in one of our
[3:06:08] playgrounds.
[3:06:08] >> There's also two picnic
[3:06:09] areas with shade structures You
[3:06:10] can see in the background there
[3:06:13] of the image.
[3:06:14] Those are providing picnic
[3:06:17] opportunities for families near
[3:06:18] the playground and also in
[3:06:19] phase two get constructed.
[3:06:22] You could see the in
[3:06:22] the background with the green
[3:06:23] erosion fencing That is where
[3:06:27] the ball fields will be
[3:06:28] constructed in phase two.
[3:06:28] Also in phase one already
[3:06:32] completed our Ampitheater
[3:06:32] seating walls that kind of
[3:06:33] match the strata of the geology
[3:06:36] out there as well as 80% of
[3:06:41] the walkways.
[3:06:42] >> Here's some more images of
[3:06:44] what's been completed so far in
[3:06:45] phase one.
[3:06:46] We also have a campfire ring on
[3:06:50] the image on the left You can
[3:06:50] see off of that meandering
[3:06:51] walkway a little area meant to
[3:06:55] emulate sort of an informal
[3:06:56] area for school groups or Boy
[3:06:59] Scouts Girl Scouts to get
[3:07:00] together and appreciate nature.
[3:07:04] There's lighted basketball
[3:07:04] courts you can see on the left
[3:07:05] hand image in the background.
[3:07:09] We've also completed 80% of
[3:07:09] the utility work and
[3:07:10] the irrigation is set to be
[3:07:14] completed in MARCH which will
[3:07:15] be a big milestone to get us
[3:07:15] plants in the ground and get
[3:07:19] ready to construction up on
[3:07:19] phase one.
[3:07:23] So what's remaining planting
[3:07:24] completion of the public art
[3:07:25] furnishings and energizing
[3:07:28] utilities?
[3:07:33] >> >> Finally, one more image
[3:07:33] we would share of the skate
[3:07:33] park.
[3:07:34] I don't know if I mentioned
[3:07:36] that the skate park is also one
[3:07:37] of the big amenities getting
[3:07:38] constructed in phase one large
[3:07:41] really cool skate park at
[3:07:42] the top of the hill with that
[3:07:42] central promenade and staircase
[3:07:48] leading up to it.
[3:07:53] >> For the eoc requirements
[3:07:54] the original contract again was
[3:07:54] $3 million.
[3:07:57] We are requesting $300,000 to
[3:08:01] finish out the plans for phase
[3:08:02] two and complete the services
[3:08:02] of phase two.
[3:08:06] The contract had a goal of 20%
[3:08:10] current slb participation was
[3:08:11] at 10% although we should note
[3:08:12] that the prime consultant
[3:08:16] Schmidt design was an slb when
[3:08:16] the contract was signed
[3:08:17] originally in 2017.
[3:08:20] And with that that brings their
[3:08:21] percentages quite a bit higher.
[3:08:25] They lost that certification in
[3:08:26] 2023 but up until then their
[3:08:26] parties participation was much
[3:08:29] higher.
[3:08:34] >> So to summarize again
[3:08:35] the actions we are requesting
[3:08:35] is the Second Amendment to
[3:08:39] the as needed agreement with
[3:08:40] Schmidt Design Group to extend
[3:08:41] the contract an additional
[3:08:44] three years to get us through
[3:08:45] phase two completion of phase
[3:08:46] two of by Year Park as well as
[3:08:53] authorizing $263,221 to be used
[3:08:54] for those services as well as a
[3:08:55] little bit extra capacity for
[3:09:03] future needs approval of these
[3:09:03] actions will allow us to
[3:09:04] complete construction support
[3:09:05] for phase one as mentioned and
[3:09:08] also final design permitting
[3:09:08] construction support on phase
[3:09:09] two.
[3:09:11] Phase one is set to be
[3:09:12] completed this summer and phase
[3:09:13] two with approval of this
[3:09:16] amendment would proceed to
[3:09:17] final permitting and
[3:09:17] advertisement of
[3:09:20] the construction contract
[3:09:20] within 2020 six.
[3:09:21] >> Phase two is expected to
[3:09:25] take approximately 24 months to
[3:09:25] complete from award of
[3:09:29] the construction contract.
[3:09:30] >> And that concludes our
[3:09:30] presentation.
[3:09:34] Thank you.
[3:09:34] All right.
[3:09:35] Thank you for the good work and
[3:09:36] the presentation.
[3:09:36] Clerk Please proceed with
[3:09:38] public comment.
[3:09:39] >> Tangela if you can please
[3:09:43] come up to the microphone.
[3:09:48] >> I'm here to speak on
[3:09:48] anything that I do not and have
[3:09:53] not been given information
[3:09:53] about.
[3:09:54] I've been held in for
[3:09:54] the people who I've been
[3:09:58] dealing with has had all
[3:09:59] the information about what I am
[3:09:59] to do, what I how am I supposed
[3:10:00] to do it?
[3:10:00] And I've held that information
[3:10:01] for me.
[3:10:03] So they're putting in defaults
[3:10:04] on my end because they never
[3:10:04] gave me the responsibility bank
[3:10:05] never gave me
[3:10:08] the responsibility of what is
[3:10:09] bad they are supposed to be
[3:10:09] doing as a trustee and he did
[3:10:12] not tell me about these certain
[3:10:13] things that I was supposed to
[3:10:14] be doing because he was holding
[3:10:17] the trustee account knowing
[3:10:17] that I didn't know exactly what
[3:10:22] to do And so I just want to
[3:10:23] like I say he's ratifying
[3:10:23] the Second Amendment.
[3:10:26] You know, I want to extend
[3:10:27] the contract with us Bank and I
[3:10:28] want to come into First
[3:10:28] Amendment under GOD with great
[3:10:32] faith and recover and also
[3:10:32] redeem my account that they
[3:10:36] just try to cut off again.
[3:10:37] And I want to speak about that
[3:10:41] on on here because I have
[3:10:41] the U.S. Bank Trust an
[3:10:42] investment account under GOD
[3:10:46] and they just tried to defuze
[3:10:46] it this morning because they
[3:10:47] had to bank loads of trucks
[3:10:48] dropped off with money this
[3:10:50] morning because I struck stock
[3:10:51] market two days ago on my
[3:10:55] account and I got 5050 50,000
[3:10:59] on 126 plus on the other and a
[3:10:59] 6000 on the 6000 plus on
[3:11:03] the other.
[3:11:03] I will always turn in my
[3:11:04] financial information.
[3:11:05] I've turned in my financial
[3:11:05] information.
[3:11:08] I've been scammed by about four
[3:11:08] banks Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank
[3:11:12] Green Dot, National Bankers
[3:11:13] Association mba.
[3:11:17] I've been scammed by Navy
[3:11:17] Federal All of them did a scam.
[3:11:22] They all took me as a deposit
[3:11:23] knowing that they were going to
[3:11:23] file the fdic and commit a
[3:11:27] fraud and take the take
[3:11:28] the government GOD's money so
[3:11:32] that I couldn't assist in a
[3:11:32] abate of the people that needed
[3:11:33] to help the most which is
[3:11:37] the poor And like I said as I
[3:11:37] am disabled under accommodation
[3:11:41] this shall be changed under
[3:11:42] the 504f rules or that I did
[3:11:43] not add up to it but I'm
[3:11:43] recovering my account and I'm
[3:11:46] here to do what today under GOD
[3:11:47] and all things go.
[3:11:48] >> Thank you for that Including
[3:11:51] our work I of the five minute
[3:11:52] time we're going to those
[3:11:52] participating remotely Blair
[3:11:54] Beekman If you can please
[3:11:59] unmute I thank you.
[3:12:02] Blair Beekman Thanks a lot for
[3:12:02] this item.
[3:12:07] >> Um I guess this is part of
[3:12:08] the park system idea is that
[3:12:12] Councilperson Marie has been
[3:12:13] trying to do that That needs
[3:12:17] help I guess would be the lead
[3:12:17] .
[3:12:18] I suppose there'd be a park or
[3:12:22] two more that she wants put
[3:12:22] into place and inspire Park
[3:12:23] would be the lead example I
[3:12:27] would imagine so Good luck.
[3:12:28] This is going well and I know I
[3:12:31] can be a bit anecdotal in my
[3:12:32] words but I try to make
[3:12:32] connections between different
[3:12:36] items that can be related and
[3:12:36] that's my word.
[3:12:39] Your previous items for this
[3:12:44] particular item I in the past
[3:12:45] few years you know starting
[3:12:49] with Memorial Park you had a
[3:12:50] new way to talk about Memorial
[3:12:51] Park lighting issues that you
[3:12:54] started talking about.
[3:12:55] You know you have to deal with
[3:12:56] the lighting issues of the park
[3:13:00] and then you turned it into
[3:13:00] sports lighting issues and that
[3:13:01] became a subject of
[3:13:05] conversation that to me almost
[3:13:06] became something of a dog
[3:13:06] whistle when you couldn't talk
[3:13:10] exactly about the surveillance
[3:13:10] tech involved with sports
[3:13:11] lighting but you were trying to
[3:13:14] allude very quietly and
[3:13:15] politely and it was a bit
[3:13:19] uncomfortable and I felt that
[3:13:20] was taking over
[3:13:20] the conversation.
[3:13:21] I don't know if that could have
[3:13:24] been my own mistake On how to
[3:13:25] better understand the item how
[3:13:26] you were talking, how you were
[3:13:29] trying to address it but you
[3:13:30] are talking about sports field
[3:13:31] lighting for other parks too
[3:13:34] and in your memo or the pilot
[3:13:38] park you say working on page
[3:13:39] two you're working on security,
[3:13:40] lighting and sports lighting
[3:13:43] multipurpose turf fields, a
[3:13:44] whole bunch of other items.
[3:13:44] Thank you.
[3:13:47] That you say security lighting
[3:13:48] If we just clear with each
[3:13:49] other that we're having
[3:13:49] conversations about our park
[3:13:53] use and the future of security
[3:13:53] lighting that's taking place,
[3:13:57] you know, and that you're
[3:13:58] building back the conversation
[3:13:59] and that the goal of life at
[3:14:02] this time in our local
[3:14:03] community.
[3:14:03] >> Thank you Zoom user if you
[3:14:07] can please unmute.
[3:14:08] That's why I took my license
[3:14:11] back in.
[3:14:12] Hello Good good good.
[3:14:16] Good afternoon.
[3:14:17] >> Can you hear me okay?
[3:14:18] Yes we can hear you have two
[3:14:18] minutes.
[3:14:19] Please proceed with your
[3:14:21] comments.
[3:14:21] >> Okay.
[3:14:22] Excellent.
[3:14:23] Well I timed it so it should be
[3:14:23] perfect.
[3:14:23] Okay.
[3:14:26] Thank you for having me And
[3:14:26] have a heart this Valentine's
[3:14:27] Day I have a poem I would like
[3:14:30] to read to all of the city
[3:14:31] council We're talking about non
[3:14:32] agenda public comment that time
[3:14:35] has not come.
[3:14:36] When that comes you can raise
[3:14:36] your hand.
[3:14:37] It will be after the conclusion
[3:14:40] of this item that concludes
[3:14:40] public comment on this item
[3:14:41] Council PRESIDENT Thank you.
[3:14:41] All right.
[3:14:42] Thank you.
[3:14:45] City Clerk We'll turn it over
[3:14:45] to the council members
[3:14:46] questions, comments and and
[3:14:49] entertain a motion Turn first
[3:14:50] to Council member Moreno Thank
[3:14:54] you for the presentation.
[3:14:55] >> I remember that Bear Park
[3:14:59] was promised to San Ysidro
[3:15:00] residents more than 30 years
[3:15:00] ago.
[3:15:01] So for decades the community
[3:15:05] waited simply for this project
[3:15:05] to break ground.
[3:15:09] Today we're no longer talking
[3:15:09] about promises.
[3:15:10] We're actually talking about a
[3:15:14] park that is near completion
[3:15:14] And that is amazing.
[3:15:19] I just I want to just pause and
[3:15:19] and let that sink in.
[3:15:25] We've had now a total of four
[3:15:25] parks that have been fully
[3:15:29] funded in District eight.
[3:15:33] This was an open lot where
[3:15:34] residents were promised a park
[3:15:36] many moons ago that was never
[3:15:41] delivered to them And that's
[3:15:42] not even talking about
[3:15:42] the parks that we've
[3:15:43] refurbished which is a whole
[3:15:47] nother positive note on what's
[3:15:51] happening in the park system
[3:15:52] particularly for District eight
[3:15:56] as was mentioned, phase one of
[3:16:00] Beier Park is approximately 80%
[3:16:00] complete with full construction
[3:16:01] scheduled to be completed this
[3:16:04] summer.
[3:16:05] Community, as I'm sure you guys
[3:16:09] know is is very eager and would
[3:16:10] love to have a celebration a
[3:16:10] community celebration to
[3:16:14] commemorate that achievement.
[3:16:15] Major amenities such as
[3:16:19] the Skate park play areas,
[3:16:20] picnic shelters and basketball
[3:16:24] courts are already
[3:16:25] substantially completed And I
[3:16:29] will say that the stronger
[3:16:30] lobbying I've ever received was
[3:16:30] from the skater kids of San
[3:16:35] Ysidro or Cesar Solis Park
[3:16:35] which is my local park where I
[3:16:39] take my daughter is always just
[3:16:40] completely packed and I know of
[3:16:44] people that come from other
[3:16:45] parts of District eight just to
[3:16:45] go skate there.
[3:16:49] So this skating facility is
[3:16:49] absolutely going to be very
[3:16:54] well received.
[3:16:54] You didn't show The View but
[3:16:58] The View is just spectacular.
[3:16:59] I don't think there's another
[3:17:00] maybe Keep Sessions is a close
[3:17:03] but that view is going to be
[3:17:04] amazing And I would be remiss
[3:17:07] if I didn't think Casa Familia
[3:17:08] are our local nonprofit there
[3:17:09] in San Ysidro who has been
[3:17:12] steadfast to get this park to
[3:17:13] come to fruition And also I
[3:17:18] often am very critical of
[3:17:18] the mayor's office and of
[3:17:23] the mayor and this is one of
[3:17:23] the things that I commend him
[3:17:27] on him and I very much align
[3:17:28] when it comes to parks while in
[3:17:29] the mayor's office is doing a
[3:17:32] fantastic job I keep on pushing
[3:17:33] certain audit showed that we
[3:17:37] need to push more and I think
[3:17:38] this is an example of of how we
[3:17:38] need to continue to push more
[3:17:42] in residents need to continue
[3:17:42] to ask us for more especially
[3:17:46] when it comes to the Prop 68
[3:17:47] funding which this park will
[3:17:51] receive.
[3:17:51] So this contract amendment is
[3:17:52] critical to maintaining
[3:17:55] momentum by extending
[3:17:56] the contract and increasing
[3:17:57] capacity the city's going to be
[3:18:00] able to advertise via park face
[3:18:01] to this summer with
[3:18:04] construction anticipated to be
[3:18:05] completed in the summer of
[3:18:05] 2028.
[3:18:06] I think I've said enough.
[3:18:09] I'm just overjoyed that this
[3:18:14] park is going to just actually
[3:18:15] happen which I'm very excited
[3:18:15] about.
[3:18:19] So I'm very proud to move this
[3:18:20] item forward and take another
[3:18:21] step towards fully delivering
[3:18:24] by our park for the San Isidro
[3:18:24] community.
[3:18:25] So that was a motion council
[3:18:29] PRESIDENT And that concludes my
[3:18:29] comments.
[3:18:30] >> Thank you.
[3:18:30] All right.
[3:18:30] Thank you.
[3:18:31] So we do have a motion by
[3:18:32] COUNCILMAN Moreno to move
[3:18:34] the staff recommendation and I
[3:18:34] think Councilmember Foster had
[3:18:38] his finger up first.
[3:18:39] So we'll give the second to
[3:18:43] Councilmember Foster and not
[3:18:44] see anybody else on the line.
[3:18:50] >> We sir we have most of my
[3:18:51] Councilmember Moreno second by
[3:18:52] Councilmember Foster to move
[3:18:52] the staff recommendation.
[3:18:58] Please call the roll clerk.
[3:18:58] I'm sorry The voting system
[3:18:59] Please cast your vote And that
[3:19:03] passes unanimously 7 to 0 with
[3:19:03] Councilmember you and
[3:19:04] Councilmember Campbell absent.
[3:19:05] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.
[3:19:08] All right.
[3:19:08] Thank you.
[3:19:09] And I think I've seen staff
[3:19:09] with bigger smiles on their
[3:19:11] face And this afternoon well
[3:19:11] deserved.
[3:19:16] Well done.
[3:19:17] >> All right.
[3:19:17] As a reminder we took public
[3:19:18] non agenda public comment in
[3:19:22] person this morning so now we
[3:19:23] will go to virtual non agenda
[3:19:26] public comment They said I
[3:19:27] would be able to do it I just
[3:19:28] want to be that's what they
[3:19:29] made me turn it in earlier
[3:19:31] report because they lied to me
[3:19:32] and said it was no action this
[3:19:33] morning which is a violation of
[3:19:36] my rights to be able to do
[3:19:37] today this morning that I would
[3:19:37] be able to do it.
[3:19:38] That's why I went back there
[3:19:40] and put it on there.
[3:19:41] But I have to put in this
[3:19:42] motion under GOD so that I can
[3:19:43] do what I have to do and go
[3:19:45] home.
[3:19:46] Okay.
[3:19:46] We took in-person knowledge,
[3:19:50] knowledge and public comment
[3:19:51] and speak to them very nicely.
[3:19:51] Okay sir I understand
[3:19:55] downstairs would not let me
[3:19:56] come in here to stop me from
[3:19:56] being able to free myself Right
[3:20:00] now we're putting in my
[3:20:00] preamble and I have a right to
[3:20:01] put in my solvent solvent
[3:20:04] solvent.
[3:20:05] Can you come right here And you
[3:20:06] can not stop me from being able
[3:20:09] to do it?
[3:20:10] Yes I can, sir.
[3:20:11] I'm saying you're breaking
[3:20:11] the law.
[3:20:12] I'm not breaking the law, sir.
[3:20:14] I'm not going to have this
[3:20:15] conversation spoken with them
[3:20:15] to go and say it now.
[3:20:16] >> So what are you talking
[3:20:18] about?
[3:20:19] Why would you come over here
[3:20:20] and come right here and tell me
[3:20:20] that's what I would be doing?
[3:20:24] You don't remember that We can
[3:20:24] take some stuff and you could
[3:20:25] definitely call in virtually to
[3:20:26] knowledge in a public comment
[3:20:28] Or we can take your comments
[3:20:29] that are written down and we
[3:20:30] can distribute to the council
[3:20:33] That is all that we can do,
[3:20:34] sir, because it wouldn't be
[3:20:34] fair to everybody else.
[3:20:35] I will need to continue
[3:20:37] breaking the law.
[3:20:38] >> We can have you call in
[3:20:42] virtually This is only virtual
[3:20:42] or remote.
[3:20:43] >> I don't know right here.
[3:20:47] I know I'm asking for an
[3:20:48] accommodation under disability
[3:20:48] that I have to be here in
[3:20:51] person under the ada.
[3:20:52] I'm asking what the final form
[3:20:53] because it's not causing any
[3:20:56] hardship to anyone that you
[3:20:56] change your policies under
[3:20:57] the United States.
[3:21:00] 88 I'm asking you to allow me
[3:21:01] to do it because online is not
[3:21:06] appropriate for me because I'm
[3:21:06] just able to do it on in person
[3:21:10] And if you fail okay stop.
[3:21:11] Make your trip.
[3:21:11] Okay stop.
[3:21:12] Make your two minute comment
[3:21:13] and let us get on with the rest
[3:21:15] of the meeting.
[3:21:16] >> This is your third warning
[3:21:17] and you're not warning me.
[3:21:17] I'm just being honest.
[3:21:18] I'm being good today.
[3:21:20] Okay?
[3:21:21] You know I'm in here putting in
[3:21:21] an amendment right now.
[3:21:22] This is what it is.
[3:21:25] I'm going to play it for you
[3:21:25] one second.
[3:21:26] Just one minute because you
[3:21:26] didn't tell me I was going to
[3:21:29] get ready So I put mine on and
[3:21:30] I'll be here because I have to
[3:21:31] check my phone because I was
[3:21:34] trying to burn out my battery.
[3:21:34] >> I'm here putting it right
[3:21:35] here.
[3:21:35] My name is Tangela Bonner In
[3:21:38] the name of Jesus I deny myself
[3:21:39] and come here in the name of
[3:21:40] Jesus and under the Church of
[3:21:43] God is the Holy See one and
[3:21:46] the owner of Tantalus be one
[3:21:47] one at Icloud.Com and the owner
[3:21:51] of Tangela A.K.A Orange Juice
[3:21:52] and the Son of GOD Tangela So
[3:21:54] here I am I will be putting in
[3:21:59] this motion to the Congress of
[3:22:00] the United States the PRESIDENT
[3:22:01] Of the United States, to
[3:22:06] the nation and to the people as
[3:22:11] the head of GOD's church I
[3:22:12] minister to the people
[3:22:12] California Government Code
[3:22:21] Section 54950 and enacting this
[3:22:22] chapter the legislator finds
[3:22:22] and declares that the public
[3:22:26] commissions, boards and
[3:22:27] councils and the other public
[3:22:31] agencies in this state exist
[3:22:32] only to aid in the conduct of
[3:22:35] the people's business.
[3:22:36] It is the intent of the law
[3:22:40] that their actions be taken
[3:22:41] openly and that their
[3:22:41] deliberations be conducted
[3:22:45] openly And GOD is not a
[3:22:46] business to the people of this
[3:22:46] state.
[3:22:49] Do not yield their sovereignty
[3:22:54] to agencies which serve them.
[3:22:55] The people in delegating
[3:22:56] authority do not give their
[3:23:00] public servants the right to
[3:23:04] decide what is good for
[3:23:05] the people to know and what is
[3:23:06] good for the people to not know
[3:23:09] Have a right to know all
[3:23:10] the information insist on
[3:23:11] remaining in form so that they
[3:23:14] MAY retain control over
[3:23:14] the instrument that they have
[3:23:15] created For this chapter shall
[3:23:18] be known as the rules and Brown
[3:23:19] Act.
[3:23:23] We understand the power to do
[3:23:24] everything in a state without
[3:23:25] accountability to make laws to
[3:23:29] execute and to apply them to
[3:23:29] impose and collect taxes and
[3:23:34] levy contributions to make war
[3:23:38] or peace to form treaties a
[3:23:39] later time has included what we
[3:23:43] are now going to knowledge in a
[3:23:43] public comment virtual starting
[3:23:44] of the five minute time we're
[3:23:47] hearing in council chambers we
[3:23:48] currently have ten speakers in
[3:23:49] the queue starting with Becky
[3:23:49] Rapp.
[3:23:53] If you can please unmute Becky
[3:23:53] Rapp.
[3:23:53] Good afternoon.
[3:23:57] My name Are you leaving
[3:23:58] the room and I'm here Are you
[3:24:01] leaving Becky If you can wait
[3:24:01] one second.
[3:24:05] Yes it does not make okay
[3:24:06] gentlemen, take them out and I
[3:24:24] will leave So Becky, please
[3:24:24] proceed.
[3:24:28] >> Okay.
[3:24:29] Thank you.
[3:24:29] Good afternoon.
[3:24:30] My name's Becky Rapp and I'm
[3:24:30] here to talk about
[3:24:33] the marijuana tax revenue and
[3:24:33] accountability.
[3:24:34] San Diego has raised marijuana
[3:24:38] taxes yet the city continues to
[3:24:39] shortfall in projected revenues
[3:24:39] and faces ongoing budget
[3:24:43] deficits before asking
[3:24:44] residents or other sectors to
[3:24:44] pay more.
[3:24:47] The public deserves a clear
[3:24:48] answer to a basic question Are
[3:24:49] we actually collecting
[3:24:52] the taxes already owed?
[3:24:53] Marijuana remains largely a
[3:24:57] cash based industry fee that
[3:24:57] relies heavily on
[3:24:58] self-reporting.
[3:24:58] That creates real challenges
[3:25:02] for transparency and
[3:25:03] enforcement.
[3:25:03] How does the city verify that
[3:25:04] all sales are being reported
[3:25:07] accurately And if businesses
[3:25:08] are not paying what they owe
[3:25:09] are penalties and back taxes
[3:25:12] being fully collected and
[3:25:12] counted towards the budget?
[3:25:17] When an industry is cash heavy
[3:25:17] and oversaturated it becomes
[3:25:18] far too easy to sell out
[3:25:21] the front door and the back
[3:25:21] door.
[3:25:22] The city should also take an
[3:25:23] honest look at whether
[3:25:25] the marijuana market in San
[3:25:26] Diego is over licensed and
[3:25:27] oversaturated which strains
[3:25:31] enforcement resources and
[3:25:31] undermines revenue.
[3:25:32] San Diego cannot rely on a cash
[3:25:36] only self-reporting industry to
[3:25:37] help balance its budget without
[3:25:37] oversight and that means
[3:25:41] regular public audits,
[3:25:42] transparent reporting on unpaid
[3:25:42] taxes and penalties
[3:25:46] demonstrating to the public
[3:25:47] that marijuana taxes are being
[3:25:50] fully collected, enforced and
[3:25:51] accounted for.
[3:25:51] >> Thank you.
[3:25:52] Next is Terry and Scully If you
[3:25:56] can please unmute.
[3:25:57] After Terry and Blair and then
[3:26:00] Madison please proceed.
[3:26:01] >> Hello.
[3:26:01] Good afternoon.
[3:26:02] My name is Terry and Scully.
[3:26:02] I'm a planning group member, a
[3:26:05] parent and a community
[3:26:06] volunteer with school programs
[3:26:07] that serve youth especially
[3:26:10] those in need.
[3:26:11] Since we've completed the first
[3:26:12] semester of the school year
[3:26:15] already and we have begun
[3:26:16] the second semester, we have a
[3:26:16] good understanding of our needs
[3:26:17] of our young people.
[3:26:20] We recognize as the indications
[3:26:21] of mental health struggles of
[3:26:22] our students and hopefully
[3:26:25] the most severe form of mental
[3:26:25] health struggles student
[3:26:29] suicide ideation, personal
[3:26:30] mental health resources have
[3:26:34] been written more robustly into
[3:26:35] the school district's budget
[3:26:38] budgets These days it will take
[3:26:39] these dedicated resources and
[3:26:40] commitment from everyone at
[3:26:43] school and in the community
[3:26:44] including the decisions made at
[3:26:45] the city council level.
[3:26:49] Now more than ever we need
[3:26:49] the City Council to make a
[3:26:50] commitment to youth.
[3:26:54] We need enforcement of our laws
[3:26:54] against tobacco stores, vape
[3:26:55] shops and marijuana
[3:26:55] storefronts.
[3:26:59] Who's selling flavored products
[3:26:59] which is against your laws and
[3:27:04] the state's students need clear
[3:27:04] messages from all levels of
[3:27:05] city government regarding how
[3:27:08] to best handle problems that
[3:27:09] are not short term solutions.
[3:27:13] An example of such a message?
[3:27:17] Drugs are never the answer not
[3:27:17] alcohol, not tobacco, not
[3:27:22] vaping, not marijuana or abuse
[3:27:23] of prescription drugs.
[3:27:23] This would show your commitment
[3:27:27] to prevention and to our youth.
[3:27:28] Perhaps an example of this
[3:27:32] commitment would be the removal
[3:27:33] of marijuana billboards around
[3:27:33] the city.
[3:27:37] Thank you for hearing my
[3:27:37] concerns this afternoon.
[3:27:38] >> Thank you.
[3:27:38] Next is Blair Beckerman.
[3:27:42] If you can please unmute after
[3:27:42] that Madison and Michael
[3:27:43] Schmidt.
[3:27:43] >> blair Okay.
[3:27:46] Thank you.
[3:27:47] Beekman.
[3:27:47] Thanks for the meeting today.
[3:27:51] Thank you for the patience you
[3:27:52] had with the public.
[3:27:52] Speaker I felt he actually
[3:27:56] asked in very legal terms and
[3:27:57] you guys responded nicely and
[3:28:01] really patiently.
[3:28:02] Thank you for that.
[3:28:03] I hope that he was escorted out
[3:28:06] today that he can be it can be
[3:28:06] safe for him to leave and he
[3:28:10] can be okay.
[3:28:11] He has the skills to practice
[3:28:16] the process here and I hope we
[3:28:16] can.
[3:28:17] It takes a lot of effort to how
[3:28:18] how to practice it and good
[3:28:21] luck that he can be willing to
[3:28:21] want to work within our
[3:28:25] practices and that way we all
[3:28:26] can be open to trying to work
[3:28:26] together.
[3:28:30] It takes effort and time to
[3:28:30] thank Council PRESIDENT LaCava
[3:28:34] for his patience with myself
[3:28:35] that I am a little broad and
[3:28:35] anecdotal.
[3:28:39] He does ask for specifics and I
[3:28:40] try to offer those specifics
[3:28:44] and it's nice to go back and
[3:28:45] forth figuring out that middle
[3:28:45] ground between us.
[3:28:49] >> Thank you And our continued
[3:28:49] efforts to find that.
[3:28:50] I wanted to comment that Paul
[3:28:54] Krueger offered some really
[3:28:55] important public comment
[3:28:55] earlier today at the light
[3:28:56] session.
[3:28:59] I in person session that really
[3:29:00] impressed me that he said
[3:29:04] parking is simply going to
[3:29:05] the general fund issues that
[3:29:05] he's been saying that for
[3:29:08] months now We have to be really
[3:29:09] honest and clear how government
[3:29:10] asks the community about our
[3:29:13] issues.
[3:29:14] I think the same things are
[3:29:15] take accountability.
[3:29:18] You know it's a practice we
[3:29:19] have We're at a time and a
[3:29:20] place to practice that more
[3:29:24] easily and clearly and more
[3:29:24] trusting and to not fear it.
[3:29:28] And so good luck.
[3:29:28] We do that together.
[3:29:29] It's really important to hear
[3:29:33] good information between each
[3:29:33] other and to have good back.
[3:29:37] That's how you do public safety
[3:29:38] .
[3:29:38] That's how you build best
[3:29:42] practices and how to community
[3:29:42] Good luck.
[3:29:43] We really are working towards
[3:29:47] those efforts and thanks for
[3:29:47] everyone's efforts today.
[3:29:48] >> Thank you.
[3:29:52] Thank you.
[3:29:52] Next is Madison if you can
[3:29:55] please unmute after that is
[3:29:56] Zoom user and then 30 Suri.
[3:29:57] >> All right thank you for
[3:30:01] the opportunity to speak today.
[3:30:01] I'm a mother of young children
[3:30:02] and like many parents when I
[3:30:06] buckle my kids into the car I
[3:30:06] assume that the road around us
[3:30:09] is reasonably safe But
[3:30:10] the science on cannabis
[3:30:11] impaired driving tells us that
[3:30:14] assumption is becoming harder
[3:30:14] to make.
[3:30:15] A major review published just
[3:30:16] this month in the journal
[3:30:19] Current Addiction Reports
[3:30:19] examined the most recent
[3:30:20] research on how cannabis
[3:30:24] affects driving.
[3:30:24] The findings were clear and
[3:30:25] consistent cannabis products
[3:30:29] containing thc impair driving
[3:30:29] performance.
[3:30:33] This isn't speculation or
[3:30:34] outdated data It's based on
[3:30:35] controlled experimental studies
[3:30:38] conducted over the last five
[3:30:38] years.
[3:30:39] The review found that
[3:30:43] impairment occurs quickly most
[3:30:44] strongly within the first hour
[3:30:47] after use and can last 4 to 5
[3:30:48] hours after inhalation During
[3:30:51] that time drivers show reduced
[3:30:52] reaction time impaired
[3:30:57] attention and poorer lane
[3:30:57] control skills that are
[3:31:01] critical to preventing crashes
[3:31:02] Even more concerning
[3:31:02] participants in these studies
[3:31:06] often felt ready and willing to
[3:31:07] drive shortly after using
[3:31:07] cannabis despite objective
[3:31:11] evidence that their driving
[3:31:11] ability was impaired.
[3:31:12] In other words, people don't
[3:31:16] reliably perceive when they are
[3:31:16] unsafe to drive the risks
[3:31:20] increase further when cannabis
[3:31:21] is combined with alcohol.
[3:31:22] The review found additive
[3:31:25] effects meaning the impairment
[3:31:26] is worse than either substance
[3:31:26] alone.
[3:31:30] This combination significantly
[3:31:31] amplifies danger on the road as
[3:31:35] access to high potency cannabis
[3:31:36] products expands.
[3:31:37] Our policies must keep pace
[3:31:40] with the science protecting
[3:31:41] public safety especially
[3:31:44] children, pedestrians and other
[3:31:45] drivers requires a system to
[3:31:49] measure impairment levels from
[3:31:49] cannabis use which
[3:31:50] unfortunately doesn't exist
[3:31:50] yet.
[3:31:54] This could be something you
[3:31:55] could look into for our road
[3:31:55] safety.
[3:31:55] Thank you.
[3:31:56] Thank you.
[3:32:00] Zoom user if you can please
[3:32:00] unmute.
[3:32:01] After that there 24 and then
[3:32:03] Judy Strain.
[3:32:04] >> All right.
[3:32:04] Hello everyone.
[3:32:05] I hope I can lighten the mood.
[3:32:08] That was a lot.
[3:32:09] I'm not here to cause any
[3:32:10] problems and I really just hope
[3:32:13] I can make your day better.
[3:32:14] My name is Eve and I would like
[3:32:15] to read you a poem that we
[3:32:15] wrote.
[3:32:18] Have a heart this Valentine's
[3:32:19] Day.
[3:32:23] Roses are red, violets are blue
[3:32:23] .
[3:32:24] We are San Diego And just like
[3:32:24] you.
[3:32:25] We are seniors, disabled
[3:32:29] families with kids just trying
[3:32:29] to get by.
[3:32:30] Moved into our rv's when
[3:32:32] the rents got too high.
[3:32:33] We are drowning in tickets We
[3:32:34] can't afford to pay or pay
[3:32:38] the gas to drive to barracks
[3:32:38] each day.
[3:32:39] You knock at three and give us
[3:32:42] a fright.
[3:32:43] We want just want respect not
[3:32:43] to be ticketed at night.
[3:32:48] Please don't take our RVs and
[3:32:48] put us in the streets.
[3:32:51] Please don't take our food.
[3:32:52] We too need to eat.
[3:32:53] We are San Diegans just like
[3:32:56] you.
[3:32:57] It's no crime to be poor for
[3:32:58] our children's futures.
[3:33:01] Have some compassion.
[3:33:02] We implore We ask you to listen
[3:33:02] and treat us true.
[3:33:06] What if this happened to your
[3:33:07] family?
[3:33:07] Could you put your foot in
[3:33:11] the other's shoe?
[3:33:11] I just would like to tell you
[3:33:12] our demands.
[3:33:16] We would like no ticketing for
[3:33:16] nighttime parking If designated
[3:33:20] lots are unreasonable or
[3:33:20] inaccessible for an individual
[3:33:24] rv resident Number two no
[3:33:25] excessive fines for parking
[3:33:25] citations.
[3:33:29] We can't afford to pay.
[3:33:29] Number three no more poverty
[3:33:30] toes of our vehicle homes.
[3:33:34] Number four nothing about us
[3:33:34] without us.
[3:33:37] Number five It really would be
[3:33:38] great if we could have a seat
[3:33:41] at the table to delegate.
[3:33:42] You know I'm in the trenches
[3:33:43] every day living in my little
[3:33:46] travel trailer and I've lived
[3:33:47] outside.
[3:33:47] I've eaten out of trash cans.
[3:33:51] I slept on the streets under
[3:33:51] stairwells and I came back from
[3:33:52] all of that.
[3:33:53] And now I'm being ticketed and
[3:33:56] criminal for living in my
[3:33:57] little 13 foot scamp.
[3:34:00] All I want to do is see my
[3:34:01] daughter and be with her.
[3:34:02] That's all I want to do.
[3:34:02] Thank you for your time.
[3:34:06] We also made you homemade
[3:34:06] valentines so thank you and I
[3:34:10] hope you enjoy them.
[3:34:11] Thank you.
[3:34:11] 1384 If you can please unmute
[3:34:12] after that duty string and then
[3:34:17] zoom user Hi.
[3:34:18] >> Ernie Casco Senior Lawyer
[3:34:20] Resident Pilot Torrey Pines
[3:34:26] Airport plant is well
[3:34:26] documented.
[3:34:30] We had a pretty good flow in
[3:34:30] San Diego recreational waiver
[3:34:31] that would end the dispute.
[3:34:35] If you're rejecting the San
[3:34:36] Diego recreational waiver Joe
[3:34:36] LaCava it's time for
[3:34:40] transparency to stop
[3:34:41] the corruption within your own
[3:34:41] administration.
[3:34:45] Your leaseholder is caught.
[3:34:46] It is illegal to turn our
[3:34:46] freedom into a privilege for a
[3:34:50] license and a fee under any
[3:34:50] terms, circumstances or
[3:34:51] conditions.
[3:34:54] I should not be forced to side
[3:34:55] a leaseholder waiver when your
[3:34:59] city liability is already
[3:34:59] covered by California
[3:35:00] recreational laws.
[3:35:04] The proposed San Diego
[3:35:04] recreational waiver only serves
[3:35:05] as a second certificate
[3:35:09] ensuring the city is not held
[3:35:14] liable which includes a pilot
[3:35:15] tree rating skill needed to fly
[3:35:19] safely which is recognized
[3:35:19] globally.
[3:35:20] The San Diego recreational
[3:35:23] waiver stops the city
[3:35:24] leaseholder internal corruption
[3:35:28] by revising the permanent
[3:35:29] reinstatement of the Torrey
[3:35:33] Pines Glider Port Advisory
[3:35:34] Board as a proven solution that
[3:35:38] is needed for oversight and
[3:35:38] public safety.
[3:35:39] That ends the dispute.
[3:35:43] The San Diego recreational
[3:35:43] waiver secures city
[3:35:44] liabilities, restores
[3:35:48] recreational freedom and
[3:35:48] addresses the victim and
[3:35:49] witnesses who have been damaged
[3:35:53] and assaulted within a timely
[3:35:53] fashion.
[3:35:54] It's a win for city liability
[3:35:57] Restores our recreational
[3:35:58] rights and freedoms for years
[3:35:58] to come.
[3:36:02] And then at least the best
[3:36:03] vision the city council and you
[3:36:07] can make Joe LaCava If you want
[3:36:08] me to walk away while you
[3:36:11] blatantly rob America City
[3:36:12] Council is still liable and
[3:36:13] needs to address the victim.
[3:36:17] And witnesses who have been
[3:36:17] damaged and assaulted.
[3:36:21] >> Thank you.
[3:36:22] >> Next is Judy Strang if you
[3:36:23] can please unmute.
[3:36:26] There is also six speakers in
[3:36:27] the queue when the five minute
[3:36:28] timer concluded there's four at
[3:36:28] this time.
[3:36:31] No additional speakers will be
[3:36:31] taken.
[3:36:34] Judy Strang Then zoom user then
[3:36:34] 7499.
[3:36:35] >> Yes, hello.
[3:36:39] Good afternoon San Diego City
[3:36:39] Council.
[3:36:40] Thank you for your kindness to
[3:36:44] those of us who are speaking to
[3:36:44] you today.
[3:36:45] It didn't go unrecognized by
[3:36:45] me.
[3:36:49] I wanted to add to
[3:36:50] the proclamations that FEBRUARY
[3:36:54] is American heart month and
[3:36:55] that the county yesterday just
[3:36:59] proclaimed their Love Your
[3:36:59] Heart campaign something
[3:37:00] they've done for the last 15
[3:37:03] years and they tried to make
[3:37:04] available blood pressure and
[3:37:07] pressure measuring machines to
[3:37:08] people especially those in
[3:37:09] particular need.
[3:37:13] They point out that heart
[3:37:13] disease remains the leading
[3:37:14] cause of death in the United
[3:37:18] States and in Mexico and
[3:37:18] the second leading cause of
[3:37:19] death here in San Diego County.
[3:37:23] And the numbers of people
[3:37:23] involved here in San Diego
[3:37:27] County help with heart disease
[3:37:28] has risen over the last year.
[3:37:32] They point out that unfortunate
[3:37:33] this greatest burden of heart
[3:37:37] disease is carried by our black
[3:37:38] residents.
[3:37:42] And it's important to remember
[3:37:43] that one of the very important
[3:37:47] conditions of conditions that
[3:37:51] causes heart disease is smoking
[3:37:52] and vaping.
[3:37:53] American Heart put out in their
[3:37:57] journal yesterday this
[3:37:57] information Smoking and vaping
[3:37:58] cannabis poses significant risk
[3:38:02] to cardiovascular their health
[3:38:02] with studies showing that
[3:38:03] chronic use reduces blood
[3:38:07] vessel function to a level
[3:38:08] comparable to tobacco smoking
[3:38:12] cannabis insulation regardless
[3:38:12] of the method is associated
[3:38:13] with increased heart rate blood
[3:38:17] pressure artery stiffness.
[3:38:18] They firmly share this
[3:38:21] information regarding the value
[3:38:22] of good help heart health.
[3:38:26] This map Thank you zoom user if
[3:38:31] you can please on mute and then
[3:38:32] 7499 and our last speaker is
[3:38:32] Christine.
[3:38:36] >> Thanks for taking my call
[3:38:36] Henry here.
[3:38:37] That was a touching poem by
[3:38:38] that homeless lady Man that was
[3:38:40] very cool.
[3:38:41] Yeah.
[3:38:41] Think of public safety and
[3:38:42] parks.
[3:38:45] I wonder if you guys could
[3:38:46] install dog drinking fountains
[3:38:46] and all the new drinking
[3:38:50] fountains you have Because a
[3:38:51] lot of the parks now are
[3:38:51] the older parks The dogs drink
[3:38:56] out of the human drinking
[3:38:56] fountains.
[3:38:57] They get up there and start
[3:39:00] Licking Island and stuff and
[3:39:00] everybody has dogs.
[3:39:01] The county has those dog
[3:39:05] drinking fountains down below
[3:39:05] the water goes in them, push
[3:39:06] the button and the dogs can
[3:39:10] drink out of there.
[3:39:11] That'd be kind of a good thing
[3:39:11] to Future Park Maybe the buyer
[3:39:15] park can get some of those dog
[3:39:15] drinking parks.
[3:39:20] And also I wonder, you know,
[3:39:20] Mission Bay Park was made by
[3:39:23] guys after World War Two.
[3:39:24] We diverted the San Diego River
[3:39:28] and made a big channel and made
[3:39:28] a huge park.
[3:39:29] It's all man made.
[3:39:32] How about if we take
[3:39:33] the Tijuana Open sewer and make
[3:39:37] that the sand You see, dro Bay
[3:39:42] Park will slip a big canal
[3:39:43] right into the ocean and
[3:39:47] emulate Mission Bay Park right
[3:39:47] .
[3:39:48] And sand you see draw down
[3:39:48] there.
[3:39:48] It'll be great.
[3:39:51] We give a lot of the land to
[3:39:52] those guys that live in San
[3:39:52] Isidro.
[3:39:53] They'll work it.
[3:39:56] They'll dredge it out because
[3:39:57] it's a mess, man All the sand
[3:39:58] in there we use for concrete
[3:40:01] we're looking for gold down
[3:40:02] there and we'll name the will
[3:40:06] name the thing in the middle
[3:40:06] instead of Fiesta Island.
[3:40:07] Hopefully they'll name it
[3:40:11] Island name for a cultural
[3:40:11] thing instead of the island.
[3:40:15] It'll be Islands.
[3:40:16] Well, it's sand and they can do
[3:40:20] dirt bikes and it would be
[3:40:21] beautiful down there.
[3:40:22] The real estate would go like
[3:40:25] crazy, you know that would be a
[3:40:26] jewel 30 years from that better
[3:40:29] part.
[3:40:30] We could do that in three years
[3:40:31] if you really got it together
[3:40:34] and did it anyway.
[3:40:35] Have a good day but goodbye.
[3:40:35] Thank you.
[3:40:38] 7499 If you can please unmute
[3:40:39] and then our final speaker will
[3:40:41] be Christine.
[3:40:42] 7499.
[3:40:51] My apologies Bob Kozinski here
[3:40:52] During this morning session MR.
[3:40:56] Casco again asked about
[3:40:56] the implementation of a waiver
[3:40:57] at the Torrey Pines Glider port
[3:41:01] and Joe LaCava replied
[3:41:01] something to the effect that
[3:41:02] the city rejected that waiver.
[3:41:06] Wow.
[3:41:07] When did that happen?
[3:41:07] Joe LaCava Was there a city
[3:41:08] council meeting about
[3:41:11] the glider part waiver that I
[3:41:11] missed and exactly who rejected
[3:41:12] that waiver?
[3:41:16] Joe LaCava Did this council
[3:41:16] hold some kind of a backdoor
[3:41:17] meeting or communication in
[3:41:21] violation of the Brown Act?
[3:41:21] Is there a shadow government
[3:41:22] making these decisions behind
[3:41:25] our backs?
[3:41:26] Let the record show that
[3:41:27] the County of Los Angeles has
[3:41:30] been using a hang gliding
[3:41:31] waiver at Dockweiler State
[3:41:31] Beach since 2017.
[3:41:35] That will be a decade next
[3:41:35] year.
[3:41:36] In fact both MR. Casco and
[3:41:37] myself have flown under those
[3:41:40] dockweiler waivers and we've
[3:41:41] both written our proposed
[3:41:42] Torrey Pines waivers patterned
[3:41:45] exactly after that highly
[3:41:46] successful dockweiler waiver.
[3:41:46] The Dockweiler waiver was
[3:41:50] approved by the Los Angeles
[3:41:51] County Legal Department back in
[3:41:51] 2017 and our proposed Torrey
[3:41:55] Pines waivers are almost word
[3:41:56] for word identical to it.
[3:42:00] But somehow Joe LaCava
[3:42:00] announces today that
[3:42:01] the proposed Torrey Pines
[3:42:05] waivers have been quote unquote
[3:42:05] good.
[3:42:06] How did that happen?
[3:42:09] Joel LaCava Where is the record
[3:42:10] of this city council rejecting
[3:42:14] a Torrey Pines waiver and which
[3:42:14] council members voted for or
[3:42:15] against that waiver?
[3:42:19] Joe LaCava You, Joe LaCava know
[3:42:20] the answers to those questions.
[3:42:24] You know that there is no
[3:42:24] record of such a rejection
[3:42:25] because it never happened.
[3:42:29] Instead you Joe LaCava has just
[3:42:29] pocket vetoed that proposed
[3:42:30] waiver because it's not aligned
[3:42:34] with your own agenda to keep a
[3:42:37] private business in 100%
[3:42:38] control of our public city
[3:42:38] park.
[3:42:42] Are you the Manchurian
[3:42:43] Candidate in San Diego?
[3:42:47] Joe LaCava.
[3:42:52] Your comments And that
[3:42:52] concludes an agenda Public
[3:42:56] comment for this meeting.
[3:42:57] >> Thank you.
[3:42:58] We will now adjourn Council to
[3:42:58] the next regularly scheduled
[3:43:01] council meeting on Monday