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here Council Member Von Wilpert

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Council Member Council

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PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

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Councilmember Campo Council

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Member Moreno Present Council

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Member Ella Rivera and Council

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PRESIDENT LaCava.

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Thank you Clerk I notice that

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Council member Whitburn has

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entered chamber so please mark

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him as present and we do in

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fact have a quorum.

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We will begin this morning with

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an invocation by Clark Fuentes

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followed with the land

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acknowledgment and the Pledge

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of Allegiance led by council

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member Campbell Grant.

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Those who hold office in this

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city the spirit of wisdom,

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charity and justice that with

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steadfast purpose they MAY

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faithfully serve in their

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offices to promote

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the well-being of all people we

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respect.

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We acknowledge that the county

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our nation are the original

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inhabitants of the land now

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known as San Diego.

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Despite enduring the horrors of

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genocide and colonization and

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to their ancestors who fought

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to protect their culture and

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land today they carry their

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legacy forward with their

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traditions continue to thrive

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in gratitude and respect.

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We stand with the truly ancient

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and connected to our past and

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committed to a thriving future

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I pledge allegiance to the flag

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of the United States of America

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and to the Republic for which

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it stands one nation under GOD,

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indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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Clark, please go over how

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the public can offer their

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testimony.

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>> Thank you, Council PRESIDENT

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I'll highlight the slide on

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the screen that reviews how

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the public can offer their

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public testimony today.

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If you are in person please

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complete a speaker slip looking

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at the entrance of chambers and

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bring it to the front of

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No in-person testimony will be

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taken once the Council begins

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Virtual testimony for better

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meeting management purposes

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each speaker will have one

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If you are in the virtual queue

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now's the time to raise your

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hand for closed session.

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Thank you Council PRESIDENT All

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right.

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Thank you With that please read

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the closed session items into

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the record conference with your

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counsel Existing litigation

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pursuant to California

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Government Code Section 5495

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6.91 is this one Dorset William

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Jane versus City of San Diego

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Siesta is Jacob Tresco versus

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City of San Diego c.

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S three is Rodney atl High

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versus City of San Diego.

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C.

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S for is livable San Diego

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versus City of San Diego.

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Conference with Property

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negotiator pursuant to

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California Government Code

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Section 54956.865 Property

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seven then market 55,000 square

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foot site located downtown San

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Diego between seventh sixth

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Avenue Market Street and Island

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Avenue.

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payment terms related to

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unsolicited offer for

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the potential redevelopment of

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the seventh and market site

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located on the block bounded by

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seventh sixth Market Island in

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downtown San Diego.

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Counsel Existing litigation

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pursuant to California

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6.90 166 Brianna Cooper versus

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City of San Diego Conference

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with Legal Counsel Anticipated

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litigation Initiation of

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litigation pursuant to

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Section 5495 6.94 is a seven

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number of cases one going to

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because there is nobody here in

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So I sorry at the five minute

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timer starting with Andrea

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Irving if you can please let me

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know which item or items you

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wish to speak to.

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the closed session litigations

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Which one?

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>> I'll take the last one you

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So I wish us all the best of

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luck in these litigations

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because you know we have and

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things are emerging obviously

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look at our harm reduction

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team, right?

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passing on our count but

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instead they're going to

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plastic surgery and hiding all

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that medication or whatever

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that was reversal drug under a

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tarp in Alpine under 123

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whether also included in

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the deal is information that

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was distributed about this

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thing is clear that we are not

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charging people for major

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narcotics.

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drugs for them.

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We're going to test their drugs

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to make sure they were safe to

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consume, safe to consume.

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backwards So GOD help us.

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I have no idea what these

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litigations actually are.

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we're in big trouble as a city

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and a county and all

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the malfeasance, all

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the corruption is shining and

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it's rearing its ugly head and

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it is horrifying.

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item or items you wish to speak

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It's an item about development

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issues for the seventh and

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the place, but there's a huge

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parking space on between

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seventh and eighth Avenues That

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of this large parking lot that

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it has a deep history of

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African-American heritage

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African-American history about

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it that I hope whatever

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development will be there in

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the future that will honor that

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building what we should be

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truly affordable housing is a

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Jason Yeah the cd three Number

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the law the First Amendment

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rights drives the litigation

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the spirit of the law must

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drive the outcome of both

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involved with fairness ingested

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Dear Public Take a look at

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qualified immunity Two words

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qualified immunity See as two,

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three and six cracks, trenches,

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potholes, skateboards,

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bicycles, motorcycles.

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The only way to get our arms

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the public needs to point them

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The public need to do their own

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safety advocates see be alert

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and aware and the city needs to

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do their best and we're all

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doing our best to hold them in

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the paper on floor for us for a

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I am glad we are reigning in

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secure at state levels.

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shape sustainable development

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that serves all the side 17

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The first two were very bumpy

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Dear Robert Green Company team

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put on top of your to do list

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for the seventh and market

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deals one people one San Diego

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and ditto for council Mayor and

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all involved in this price in

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payment terms thank you all for

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your consideration.

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Have a beautiful week and love

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you all.

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That concludes public comment

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on the closed session agenda.

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Thank you.

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City clerk We will now recess

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in the closed session and

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reconvene council today at 2

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I will now reconvene the City

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council meeting of Monday

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FEBRUARY 23rd, 2026.

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Clerk Please call the roll.

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Would you like to make your

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Councilmember Lerer We did hear

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you here in council chambers if

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you'd like to say your

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statement for the record.

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>> Yeah, I'm notifying

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the council that I will be

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attending the meeting today

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remotely due to just cause

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related to child care.

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So it's about act and

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disclosing that there are no

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individuals 18 years of age or

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older present in the room with

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me and I will update this

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disclosure a change during

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the course of the meeting And

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for the record I do need to

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call council PRESIDENT To cover

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PRESIDENT Also taking

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the meeting or is this the city

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attorney Leslie Fitzgerald

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Independent budget Analyst

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Charles Monaco Council Affairs

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Affairs Advisor in the mayor's

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office got advisor and myself

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for City Clerk Diana Fuentes

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Thank you.

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Council PRESIDENT All right

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thank you.

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Without a quorum is now present

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We'll start off if are there

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any comments from the mayor's

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office to the council members

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or the attorney and the budget

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analyst or the city clerk not

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seeing any.

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I'll move right along.

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So before the clerk goes over

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the public how the public can

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offer their public testimony

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just a notice to the public.

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We do have we had a morning

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session.

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We're having an afternoon

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session and we're going to have

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an evening session starting at

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6:00.

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We will be taking public non

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agenda public comment after

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this afternoon session.

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We're not going to make you sit

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through the 6:00 session for

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that.

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So again at the end of this

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afternoon's session we will

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take public knowledge into

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public comment whether you're

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in person or remote after we

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take that agenda public comment

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the council will then recess

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and reconvene at 6 P.M. For our

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evening meeting That will take

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public input on the development

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of the fiscal year 2027 budget.

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So again non agenda public

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comment will be taken at

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the end of our current session

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the afternoon session and then

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we'll reconvene at 6 P.M. So

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with that clerk please proceed

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with how public can offer their

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testimony.

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>> Thank you.

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Council PRESIDENT I'll

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highlight the slide on

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the screen that review to

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the public and offer the public

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testimony during this

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afternoon's meeting.

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The order can be found on

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the agenda Summary found online

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or at the table in the back of

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the room.

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If you are in person please

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complete the speaker Slip

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looking at the entrance of

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chambers and bring it to

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the front of the room and place

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it in the clear box Council

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ambassadors are available in

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the entrance of chambers and

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can assist with questions and

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speakers Lips no further

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in-person testimony will be

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taken once the council begins

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Virtual testimony.

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Thank you, Council PRESIDENT

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All right.

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Thank you.

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And with that please introduce

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item 200 item 200 as the fiscal

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year 2026 mid-year budget

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monitoring report.

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If you'd like to speak to this

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item, now's the time to raise

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your hand by pressing Star nine

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or the raise your hand icon or

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if you are participating here

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in person please be sure to

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submit your speakers up to

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the front of the room in

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the clear box for better

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reading management.

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Thank you.

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Council PRESIDENT All right.

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Thank you.

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And as our good folks from

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the Department of Finance

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settle in, please identify

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yourself for the record and let

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us know how much time you need.

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>> Good afternoon, Council

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PRESIDENT Lacob and council

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members.

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I'm Ben Battaglia, director of

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finance and with me is Chris

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Purcell, Financial Operations

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Manager.

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We're here today to present

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the fiscal year 2026 mid-year

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budget monitoring report.

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>> And we'll need about 12

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minutes for our presentation.

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All right.

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When you're ready.

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This is the second budget

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monitoring report for

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the fiscal year in DECEMBER we

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presented the first quarter

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budget monitoring report to

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the city council.

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And this was based on only

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three months of financial

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activity.

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It also had a limited focus

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primarily on Major General fund

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revenues as well as over time

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projections for the police and

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fire rescue departments.

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The mid-year budget monitoring

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report was developed in

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coordination with departments

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based on five months of

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financial activity.

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It includes a full analysis of

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projected revenue and

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expenditures for all general

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fund departments as well as

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several non general funds.

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Since the release of the report

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there have been a few recent

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positive developments and we

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will discuss those with you

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today.

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The development of this report

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was a team effort.

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I'd like to thank all

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departments for their valuable

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contributions.

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We've requested departments to

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attend today to assist with any

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questions you might have.

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I'll now turn it over to Chris

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to walk through the specifics

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at a high level.

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>> The report projected general

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fund expenditures to exceed

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revenues resulting in a bottom

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line deficit of 16.8 million.

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This comprised the projected

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13.6 million decrease in

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revenues and a slight 3.2

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million increase in

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expenditures.

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The decline in revenues was

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within both the major general

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fund revenue category and

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departmental revenues.

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While the increase in

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expenditures is primarily due

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to personnel expenditures since

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the release of the report we

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have received additional

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information that has a positive

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impact on the bottom line.

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These include the anticipated

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receipt of 8 million insurance

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proceeds related to flooding of

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the old Central Library

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provides that these unique

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franchise fees will have a

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positive $6 million impact on

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the general fund and additional

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sales tax distribution which

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increases our projection by 2.6

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million.

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These positive updates are

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slightly offset by the decline

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in transit occupancy tax of

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approximately 2,050,000 and

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the recent announcement of

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changes to Balboa Park parking

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which reduced anticipated

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revenue by 1.2 million.

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When factoring in these recent

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developments, the revised net

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projected activity is

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anticipated to be a deficit of

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1.8 million as discussed in

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the report.

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Major general fund revenues

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were projected in the fiscal

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year 7.2 million under budget.

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The primary drivers of this

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decrease are the treated

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occupancy tax and other major

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revenue categories.

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Transit Occupancy Tax revenues

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in the general fund were

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projected in the fiscal year

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7.4 million under budget due to

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a significant decline in

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international travel and terms

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growth in both leisure and

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business travel.

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As previously noted, recent

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updates have further reduced

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this revenue by an additional

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350,000 but the major revenues

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were predicted in the fiscal

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year 6.7 million under

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the current budget due to

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reduced interest earnings and a

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decrease in the one city

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transfer driven by the noted

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decrease in total revenues.

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With the recent updates about

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the anticipated receipt of

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insurance proceeds, this

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projection would increase by 8

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million as now anticipated in

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the fiscal year.

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1.3 million over budget.

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These are partially offset by a

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projected increase in property

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tax of 2 million due to

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increased collections.

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Additionally, sales tax was

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projected to be 2.1 million

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higher than assumed in

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the budget and this is now

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anticipated to increase by 2.6

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million.

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Lastly, franchise fees was

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projected to be 2.8 million

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over budget primarily due to

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increased tonnage at the Sigma

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landfill but with the cleanup

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payment recently received from

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Genie.

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This is expected to increase by

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an additional 4.5 million when

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including the updates after

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the release of our report.

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Major general fund revenues are

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now expected to exceed

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the budget by 7.5 million.

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The report included projections

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reflecting the anticipated

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decrease in departmental

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revenues of 6.4 million but

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this is now anticipated to be

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6.1 million when including

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the recent updates.

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That reduction included a lower

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number of parking revenues in

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Parks and Recreation due to

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shift to the program's

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implementation timelines and

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adjustments to fee structures.

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And this has been further

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reduced by the recent

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announcement of changes to be

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implemented in MARCH.

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Details regarding public park

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parking will be discussed on

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the following slide.

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Additionally there were

593
00:24:16,796 --> 00:24:18,796
reductions anticipated for

594
00:24:21,902 --> 00:24:22,603
wayfinding kiosks, telecom and

595
00:24:22,603 --> 00:24:23,270
use of concession revenue

596
00:24:23,270 --> 00:24:23,938
within economic development.

597
00:24:23,938 --> 00:24:24,605
Reduced parking citation of

598
00:24:24,605 --> 00:24:26,605
parking meter reimbursement

599
00:24:27,975 --> 00:24:28,775
revenue and stormwater.

600
00:24:28,775 --> 00:24:29,477
And a continued decline in

601
00:24:29,477 --> 00:24:30,100
cannabis business tax revenue

602
00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:32,100
in city Treasuries.

603
00:24:33,446 --> 00:24:34,147
These decreases are partially

604
00:24:34,147 --> 00:24:34,781
offset by increases in fire

605
00:24:34,781 --> 00:24:35,516
rescue for reimbursements

606
00:24:35,516 --> 00:24:38,516
related to the junior lifeguard

607
00:24:39,687 --> 00:24:40,287
paramedic programs as well as

608
00:24:40,287 --> 00:24:40,854
strike team deployments.

609
00:24:40,854 --> 00:24:41,555
Police also anticipate

610
00:24:41,555 --> 00:24:43,555
additional reimbursements for

611
00:24:45,826 --> 00:24:46,227
work performed on special

612
00:24:46,227 --> 00:24:46,860
events.

613
00:24:46,860 --> 00:24:47,494
Lastly, offsetting some of

614
00:24:47,494 --> 00:24:48,950
the projected reduction in

615
00:24:48,950 --> 00:24:50,495
Parks and recreation is

616
00:24:51,999 --> 00:24:52,566
the portion of the increase in

617
00:24:52,566 --> 00:24:53,301
franchise fee revenue

618
00:24:53,301 --> 00:24:55,701
previously discussed which will

619
00:24:57,370 --> 00:24:57,771
be deposited into the bottom of

620
00:24:57,771 --> 00:24:58,339
the growth funds and to be able

621
00:24:58,339 --> 00:24:59,600
to reimburse eligible

622
00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:01,406
expenditures in the general

623
00:25:04,145 --> 00:25:04,978
fund.

624
00:25:04,978 --> 00:25:05,713
Here we see a breakdown of how

625
00:25:05,713 --> 00:25:06,447
the projections for our parking

626
00:25:06,447 --> 00:25:09,447
program have changed over time.

627
00:25:10,651 --> 00:25:11,180
The adopted budget was

628
00:25:11,180 --> 00:25:11,685
approved.

629
00:25:11,685 --> 00:25:12,386
The anticipated revenue for

630
00:25:12,386 --> 00:25:12,954
this program was 12.5 million

631
00:25:12,954 --> 00:25:15,354
based on city staff's

632
00:25:15,656 --> 00:25:16,290
assumptions and

633
00:25:16,290 --> 00:25:16,991
the modifications made by

634
00:25:16,991 --> 00:25:17,724
the City Council in SEPTEMBER.

635
00:25:17,724 --> 00:25:20,724
City staff presented to council

636
00:25:22,930 --> 00:25:23,598
an updated proposal for how

637
00:25:23,598 --> 00:25:24,265
rates could be structured to

638
00:25:24,265 --> 00:25:24,865
watch revenues that closely

639
00:25:24,865 --> 00:25:27,265
aligned with the amount

640
00:25:27,935 --> 00:25:28,703
included in the budget.

641
00:25:28,703 --> 00:25:29,370
This proposal is projected to

642
00:25:29,370 --> 00:25:31,370
generate 12.2 million in

643
00:25:32,607 --> 00:25:33,207
revenue approximately 3000 less

644
00:25:33,207 --> 00:25:33,875
than the budget assumed.

645
00:25:33,875 --> 00:25:34,475
The proposal was ultimately

646
00:25:34,475 --> 00:25:36,875
approved with an amended

647
00:25:38,413 --> 00:25:39,146
resolution.

648
00:25:39,146 --> 00:25:39,814
The implementation will begin

649
00:25:39,814 --> 00:25:40,481
only once quarterly annual,

650
00:25:40,481 --> 00:25:42,881
quarterly and annual passes

651
00:25:44,185 --> 00:25:44,886
were available and with

652
00:25:44,886 --> 00:25:45,353
modifications to the proposed

653
00:25:45,353 --> 00:25:46,530
fee structures.

654
00:25:46,530 --> 00:25:49,530
In NOVEMBER staff returned to

655
00:25:50,591 --> 00:25:51,292
council with the requested

656
00:25:51,292 --> 00:25:52,260
changes to the proposed fees.

657
00:25:52,260 --> 00:25:54,426
These changes included periodic

658
00:25:56,363 --> 00:25:57,650
passes to rate changes

659
00:25:57,650 --> 00:25:57,731
the hours of inspiration point

660
00:25:57,731 --> 00:25:58,298
resident versus nonresident

661
00:25:58,298 --> 00:26:00,698
rates and the delayed

662
00:26:02,136 --> 00:26:02,837
implementation to align with

663
00:26:02,837 --> 00:26:03,170
the availability of quarterly

664
00:26:03,170 --> 00:26:03,837
passes.

665
00:26:03,837 --> 00:26:04,405
Incorporating those changes

666
00:26:04,405 --> 00:26:06,805
resulted in a revenue

667
00:26:07,942 --> 00:26:08,676
projection of 3.7 million and

668
00:26:08,676 --> 00:26:09,210
represented a further reduction

669
00:26:09,210 --> 00:26:11,210
of 8.5 million from

670
00:26:13,848 --> 00:26:14,515
the proposal originally

671
00:26:14,515 --> 00:26:15,216
presented in SEPTEMBER for a

672
00:26:15,216 --> 00:26:15,683
total decrease of 8.8 million

673
00:26:15,683 --> 00:26:17,683
from the budget.

674
00:26:20,521 --> 00:26:21,156
Lastly, on FEBRUARY 6th

675
00:26:21,156 --> 00:26:21,823
the mayor announced he was

676
00:26:21,823 --> 00:26:22,557
expanding free parking zones

677
00:26:22,557 --> 00:26:25,557
for city residents and limiting

678
00:26:26,928 --> 00:26:27,529
parking enforcement to end at 6

679
00:26:27,529 --> 00:26:28,229
P.M. Rather than 8 P.M..

680
00:26:28,229 --> 00:26:28,797
These changes are expected to

681
00:26:28,797 --> 00:26:31,197
take effect in MARCH.

682
00:26:32,534 --> 00:26:33,234
With these changes, projected

683
00:26:33,234 --> 00:26:35,234
revenues are approximately 2.5

684
00:26:38,205 --> 00:26:38,873
million reflecting a further

685
00:26:38,873 --> 00:26:39,507
decrease of 1.2 million from

686
00:26:39,507 --> 00:26:41,507
the department projections

687
00:26:42,377 --> 00:26:43,430
included in the report and a

688
00:26:43,430 --> 00:26:43,511
total decrease of 10 million

689
00:26:43,511 --> 00:26:44,212
from the budget.

690
00:26:44,212 --> 00:26:47,212
The slide provides a breakdown

691
00:26:48,283 --> 00:26:48,783
of expenditure categories tied

692
00:26:48,783 --> 00:26:49,383
to city staffing.

693
00:26:49,383 --> 00:26:50,118
When combined personnel

694
00:26:50,118 --> 00:26:52,518
expenditure and fringe benefits

695
00:26:53,754 --> 00:26:54,422
are projected to exceed

696
00:26:54,422 --> 00:26:55,570
the budget by $15.1 million,

697
00:26:55,570 --> 00:26:55,624
the overage and personnel

698
00:26:55,624 --> 00:26:56,224
expenditures is mainly

699
00:26:56,224 --> 00:26:58,224
attributed to increased

700
00:27:00,395 --> 00:27:01,950
overtime cost of 12.9 million.

701
00:27:01,950 --> 00:27:04,950
This is primarily within three

702
00:27:05,967 --> 00:27:06,601
departments Fire Rescue to

703
00:27:06,601 --> 00:27:07,201
maintain constant staffing

704
00:27:07,201 --> 00:27:07,736
dispatcher training and

705
00:27:07,736 --> 00:27:08,370
deployment backfill.

706
00:27:08,370 --> 00:27:11,370
As noted, the increase is

707
00:27:12,474 --> 00:27:13,800
anticipated to be partially

708
00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:13,641
offset by increased

709
00:27:13,641 --> 00:27:14,342
reimbursements in police.

710
00:27:14,342 --> 00:27:15,430
This is due to support higher

711
00:27:15,430 --> 00:27:18,430
activity at special events and

712
00:27:18,780 --> 00:27:19,548
parking enforcement.

713
00:27:19,548 --> 00:27:20,115
And again this is projected to

714
00:27:20,115 --> 00:27:20,748
be partially offset by

715
00:27:20,748 --> 00:27:22,748
increased reimbursements.

716
00:27:24,719 --> 00:27:25,420
Lastly, transportation

717
00:27:25,420 --> 00:27:26,154
increases primarily to support

718
00:27:26,154 --> 00:27:26,555
emergencies and callbacks as in

719
00:27:26,555 --> 00:27:28,555
prior years.

720
00:27:32,227 --> 00:27:32,794
The projection does include an

721
00:27:32,794 --> 00:27:33,428
estimate for chalcedon

722
00:27:33,428 --> 00:27:34,960
the judgment of 3 million

723
00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:36,496
combined across salaries and

724
00:27:36,965 --> 00:27:37,699
fringe benefits to account for

725
00:27:37,699 --> 00:27:38,367
anticipated differences between

726
00:27:38,367 --> 00:27:41,367
what a department be project

727
00:27:42,771 --> 00:27:43,404
and your an actuals for non

728
00:27:43,404 --> 00:27:43,906
personnel expenditures and

729
00:27:43,906 --> 00:27:44,640
excluding fringe.

730
00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:48,143
These are projected to be under

731
00:27:48,143 --> 00:27:48,910
budget by 11.9 million.

732
00:27:48,910 --> 00:27:49,645
This includes a 2.8 million net

733
00:27:49,645 --> 00:27:52,450
decrease in contracts primarily

734
00:27:54,616 --> 00:27:55,216
due to a decrease in

735
00:27:55,216 --> 00:27:55,884
contributions to public

736
00:27:55,884 --> 00:27:56,551
liability fund as that fund

737
00:27:56,551 --> 00:27:58,551
received insurance proceeds

738
00:27:59,988 --> 00:28:00,689
that will be available to

739
00:28:00,689 --> 00:28:01,357
support current law payments.

740
00:28:01,357 --> 00:28:02,240
Those savings were partially

741
00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,424
offset by higher contractual

742
00:28:05,995 --> 00:28:06,528
equipment agreements and

743
00:28:06,528 --> 00:28:07,196
service cost across

744
00:28:07,196 --> 00:28:07,930
transportation, police parks

745
00:28:07,930 --> 00:28:10,930
and recreation and fire rescue.

746
00:28:12,134 --> 00:28:12,834
A 1.9 million decrease in

747
00:28:12,834 --> 00:28:13,402
information technology due to

748
00:28:13,402 --> 00:28:15,402
the fund's operational

749
00:28:17,973 --> 00:28:18,707
efficiencies and the use of

750
00:28:18,707 --> 00:28:19,408
their available fund balance to

751
00:28:19,408 --> 00:28:21,408
offset non-discretionary costs

752
00:28:23,613 --> 00:28:24,212
and a 1.4 million decrease in

753
00:28:24,212 --> 00:28:24,913
debt due to timing of

754
00:28:24,913 --> 00:28:25,647
the helicopter leases in fire

755
00:28:25,647 --> 00:28:28,647
rescue and police which reduced

756
00:28:29,317 --> 00:28:30,190
the anticipated number of

757
00:28:30,190 --> 00:28:30,718
payments in the current year.

758
00:28:30,718 --> 00:28:33,718
Offsetting these savings is an

759
00:28:34,656 --> 00:28:35,324
increase of 3.4 million energy

760
00:28:35,324 --> 00:28:36,240
utilities primarily in parks

761
00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:36,358
and recreation due to lottery

762
00:28:36,358 --> 00:28:38,358
changes.

763
00:28:41,630 --> 00:28:41,730
Lastly, we analyzed recent

764
00:28:41,730 --> 00:28:44,130
media reports of constituent

765
00:28:44,666 --> 00:28:45,300
actions Inc. An estimated $10

766
00:28:45,300 --> 00:28:45,835
million historical savings

767
00:28:45,835 --> 00:28:46,569
adjustment which is

768
00:28:46,569 --> 00:28:48,569
approximately 1.7% of projected

769
00:28:50,806 --> 00:28:51,506
expenditures.

770
00:28:51,506 --> 00:28:52,208
Here we have the requested

771
00:28:52,208 --> 00:28:52,707
appropriation adjustments for

772
00:28:52,707 --> 00:28:54,707
the general fund.

773
00:28:56,678 --> 00:28:57,346
We are requesting a

774
00:28:57,346 --> 00:28:58,800
reallocation of budget among

775
00:28:58,800 --> 00:28:58,414
departments with no bottom line

776
00:28:58,414 --> 00:29:00,414
impact.

777
00:29:02,785 --> 00:29:03,486
The savings within the general

778
00:29:03,486 --> 00:29:04,219
settings within the city wide

779
00:29:04,219 --> 00:29:04,854
program expenditures department

780
00:29:04,854 --> 00:29:07,854
are tied to the previously

781
00:29:08,524 --> 00:29:09,224
mentioned decrease contribution

782
00:29:09,224 --> 00:29:09,925
to the public liability fund

783
00:29:09,925 --> 00:29:10,559
and reallocating those savings

784
00:29:10,559 --> 00:29:12,959
will ensure continuity of

785
00:29:15,698 --> 00:29:16,432
operations and that required

786
00:29:16,432 --> 00:29:17,166
operations are met for the five

787
00:29:17,166 --> 00:29:20,166
departments noted in the table.

788
00:29:20,736 --> 00:29:21,337
For general funds each of these

789
00:29:21,337 --> 00:29:22,700
requests is supported by

790
00:29:22,700 --> 00:29:22,705
available fund balance in those

791
00:29:22,705 --> 00:29:25,705
funds and are critical for

792
00:29:26,108 --> 00:29:26,776
those funds to operate.

793
00:29:26,776 --> 00:29:29,176
Before we conclude budgeting

794
00:29:31,513 --> 00:29:32,148
about a look ahead at fiscal

795
00:29:32,148 --> 00:29:32,881
year 2027 as you remember

796
00:29:32,881 --> 00:29:35,881
the five year financial outlook

797
00:29:36,652 --> 00:29:37,253
released in NOVEMBER 2025

798
00:29:37,253 --> 00:29:37,886
reflected the projected

799
00:29:37,886 --> 00:29:38,220
baseline shortfall of 8.8

800
00:29:38,220 --> 00:29:40,220
million.

801
00:29:41,857 --> 00:29:42,592
Since the release of that

802
00:29:42,592 --> 00:29:43,293
report, the projected shortfall

803
00:29:43,293 --> 00:29:43,959
has increased by approximately

804
00:29:43,959 --> 00:29:46,359
30 million due to increased

805
00:29:48,310 --> 00:29:48,398
expenditures and decreased

806
00:29:48,398 --> 00:29:49,131
revenues.

807
00:29:49,131 --> 00:29:52,131
Some items contributing to this

808
00:29:53,169 --> 00:29:53,902
increase are the removal of 5.8

809
00:29:53,902 --> 00:29:56,302
million property tax associated

810
00:29:58,308 --> 00:29:59,800
with the sale to a 5.6 million

811
00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:01,408
reduction treaty occupancy tax

812
00:30:02,478 --> 00:30:03,780
based on meter receipts and a

813
00:30:03,780 --> 00:30:03,612
16.4 million increase in

814
00:30:03,612 --> 00:30:04,313
the pension payment.

815
00:30:04,313 --> 00:30:04,680
Based on the updated actuarial

816
00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:06,680
valuation.

817
00:30:08,451 --> 00:30:09,151
The city will need to be

818
00:30:09,151 --> 00:30:09,786
strategic in its reductions in

819
00:30:09,786 --> 00:30:12,186
service levels to address

820
00:30:14,570 --> 00:30:14,690
the projected shortfall which

821
00:30:14,690 --> 00:30:15,391
will be incorporated in a

822
00:30:15,391 --> 00:30:17,791
balanced draft budget released

823
00:30:18,361 --> 00:30:18,961
by the Mayor on APRIL 15th.

824
00:30:18,961 --> 00:30:19,662
To conclude, the report

825
00:30:19,662 --> 00:30:22,620
projects general fund revenues

826
00:30:24,900 --> 00:30:25,535
to come in under budget while

827
00:30:25,535 --> 00:30:26,102
expenditures are projected

828
00:30:26,102 --> 00:30:26,736
slightly over budget.

829
00:30:26,736 --> 00:30:29,136
Updates Since the report's

830
00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:31,541
release showing improvements in

831
00:30:31,541 --> 00:30:31,908
revenue but a deficit is still

832
00:30:31,908 --> 00:30:32,609
projected.

833
00:30:32,609 --> 00:30:36,209
If there are no more positive

834
00:30:37,213 --> 00:30:37,880
improvements, the general fund

835
00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:38,481
would need to draft

836
00:30:38,481 --> 00:30:39,115
the stability Reserve in

837
00:30:39,115 --> 00:30:39,615
the fiscal year balanced.

838
00:30:39,615 --> 00:30:41,615
We are requesting

839
00:30:41,984 --> 00:30:42,519
the reallocation appropriations

840
00:30:42,519 --> 00:30:43,860
between general fund

841
00:30:43,860 --> 00:30:43,819
departments to ensure

842
00:30:43,819 --> 00:30:46,819
continuity of operations and to

843
00:30:48,291 --> 00:30:48,858
beat record obligations without

844
00:30:48,858 --> 00:30:49,458
a bottom line impact.

845
00:30:49,458 --> 00:30:50,160
Mitigation efforts will

846
00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:53,160
continue to be implemented by

847
00:30:55,970 --> 00:30:55,798
departments and future reports

848
00:30:55,798 --> 00:30:56,133
will include updates on those

849
00:30:56,133 --> 00:30:58,133
efforts.

850
00:30:58,868 --> 00:30:59,569
Development of the fiscal year

851
00:30:59,569 --> 00:31:00,136
2027 budget will be difficult

852
00:31:00,136 --> 00:31:02,136
and require strategic

853
00:31:05,175 --> 00:31:05,508
reductions in service levels to

854
00:31:05,508 --> 00:31:06,176
balance.

855
00:31:06,176 --> 00:31:06,843
The Department Finance will

856
00:31:06,843 --> 00:31:07,544
continue to monitor revenues

857
00:31:07,544 --> 00:31:09,944
expenditures and will release

858
00:31:11,882 --> 00:31:12,515
the fiscal year 2026 third

859
00:31:12,515 --> 00:31:13,490
quarter budget monitoring

860
00:31:13,490 --> 00:31:13,783
report on MAY 13th.

861
00:31:13,783 --> 00:31:16,183
That concludes the presentation

862
00:31:17,287 --> 00:31:18,210
on the Media Report And now we

863
00:31:18,210 --> 00:31:18,722
will turn it over to the police

864
00:31:18,722 --> 00:31:21,722
department so they can provide

865
00:31:22,590 --> 00:31:22,658
an update on their overtime and

866
00:31:22,658 --> 00:31:23,326
neighborhood policing as

867
00:31:23,326 --> 00:31:24,270
requested in the fiscal year

868
00:31:24,270 --> 00:31:26,270
2026 appropriation ordinance.

869
00:31:47,217 --> 00:31:49,419
>> Chief, as you settle in

870
00:31:49,419 --> 00:31:50,187
introduce yourselves for

871
00:31:50,187 --> 00:31:54,387
the record and let us know how

872
00:31:55,759 --> 00:31:56,293
much time you will need.

873
00:31:56,293 --> 00:31:56,994
Good afternoon.

874
00:31:56,994 --> 00:31:59,994
Scott Walker, chief of police.

875
00:32:02,733 --> 00:32:03,600
I'm joined today by our cfo.

876
00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:04,100
We meet about 5 or 6 minutes.

877
00:32:04,100 --> 00:32:04,401
All right.

878
00:32:04,401 --> 00:32:06,401
All right.

879
00:32:08,439 --> 00:32:08,972
Good afternoon.

880
00:32:08,972 --> 00:32:09,472
Council PRESIDENT.

881
00:32:09,472 --> 00:32:10,106
Like other notable

882
00:32:10,106 --> 00:32:10,807
councilmembers, we're here

883
00:32:10,807 --> 00:32:11,475
today to provide an update on

884
00:32:11,475 --> 00:32:13,875
two important areas required

885
00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:14,411
under the f y 26 appropriation

886
00:32:14,411 --> 00:32:15,790
ordinance.

887
00:32:15,790 --> 00:32:15,445
First is are police overtime

888
00:32:15,445 --> 00:32:17,445
spending.

889
00:32:19,249 --> 00:32:19,983
And the second is our

890
00:32:19,983 --> 00:32:20,718
neighborhood policing division.

891
00:32:20,718 --> 00:32:21,180
I bring with me today some good

892
00:32:21,180 --> 00:32:23,180
news.

893
00:32:24,621 --> 00:32:25,355
This update reflects real

894
00:32:25,355 --> 00:32:26,560
progress in how we are managing

895
00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:28,456
our resources while continuing

896
00:32:31,610 --> 00:32:31,462
to meet serious public safety

897
00:32:31,462 --> 00:32:32,960
challenges.

898
00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:34,960
Our department's overtime

899
00:32:35,433 --> 00:32:35,765
budget for f y 26 is about 45

900
00:32:35,765 --> 00:32:36,433
million.

901
00:32:36,433 --> 00:32:37,101
It is important to say that

902
00:32:37,101 --> 00:32:39,501
overtime remains a critical

903
00:32:41,438 --> 00:32:42,173
resource for our department as

904
00:32:42,173 --> 00:32:42,706
we are extremely with extremely

905
00:32:42,706 --> 00:32:44,706
low staffing levels.

906
00:32:47,244 --> 00:32:47,844
We rely on overtime to maintain

907
00:32:47,844 --> 00:32:48,479
service levels, maintain

908
00:32:48,479 --> 00:32:50,879
response times and support

909
00:32:53,517 --> 00:32:54,185
special operations.

910
00:32:54,185 --> 00:32:54,752
I've been very clear since

911
00:32:54,752 --> 00:32:55,419
becoming police chief.

912
00:32:55,419 --> 00:32:57,819
While overtime is necessary,

913
00:32:59,757 --> 00:33:00,391
achieving maximum efficiency

914
00:33:00,391 --> 00:33:01,920
with the limited number of

915
00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:01,625
officers we have and spending

916
00:33:01,625 --> 00:33:02,359
our overtime dollars

917
00:33:02,359 --> 00:33:05,959
responsibly are part of our top

918
00:33:06,970 --> 00:33:06,830
priorities.

919
00:33:06,830 --> 00:33:07,564
My commitment has been bringing

920
00:33:07,564 --> 00:33:10,564
our overtime spending back into

921
00:33:12,703 --> 00:33:13,570
budget in a to say this year.

922
00:33:13,570 --> 00:33:17,170
We did that for fiscal year 26.

923
00:33:17,508 --> 00:33:18,109
Are non cost recoverable

924
00:33:18,109 --> 00:33:18,943
overtime is on budget.

925
00:33:18,943 --> 00:33:19,744
We did that in part by putting

926
00:33:19,744 --> 00:33:22,744
each commanding officer on a

927
00:33:24,649 --> 00:33:25,283
budget and by shifting our

928
00:33:25,283 --> 00:33:25,983
focus to cost recoverable

929
00:33:25,983 --> 00:33:28,983
overtime areas like grants and

930
00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:30,454
special events.

931
00:33:30,454 --> 00:33:31,880
We anticipate being 3.4 million

932
00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:31,589
over budget in those cost

933
00:33:31,589 --> 00:33:33,589
recoverable areas.

934
00:33:35,827 --> 00:33:36,260
However, those areas are

935
00:33:36,260 --> 00:33:38,260
reimbursable.

936
00:33:40,765 --> 00:33:41,465
All told we're expecting to see

937
00:33:41,465 --> 00:33:42,166
a 6.5 million reduction in

938
00:33:42,166 --> 00:33:42,900
overtime spending compared to

939
00:33:42,900 --> 00:33:46,500
last year the largest year over

940
00:33:46,604 --> 00:33:46,938
year decrease in more than a

941
00:33:46,938 --> 00:33:47,639
decade.

942
00:33:47,639 --> 00:33:48,306
More importantly we were able

943
00:33:48,306 --> 00:33:51,306
to do it without negatively

944
00:33:53,110 --> 00:33:53,745
impacting response times.

945
00:33:53,745 --> 00:33:54,780
This reduction didn't happen by

946
00:33:54,780 --> 00:33:56,780
chance.

947
00:33:59,149 --> 00:33:59,784
We knew if we were going to

948
00:33:59,784 --> 00:34:00,484
significantly cut overtime

949
00:34:00,484 --> 00:34:01,185
costs we need we would need to

950
00:34:01,185 --> 00:34:04,555
take a hard look at how we

951
00:34:04,555 --> 00:34:05,189
track and manage those funds.

952
00:34:05,189 --> 00:34:05,890
We built an entirely new

953
00:34:05,890 --> 00:34:08,290
monitoring process that gives

954
00:34:11,329 --> 00:34:11,996
command staff a much clearer

955
00:34:11,996 --> 00:34:14,996
look into how we're spending

956
00:34:16,567 --> 00:34:17,235
those overtime dollars.

957
00:34:17,235 --> 00:34:17,936
That increased transparency

958
00:34:17,936 --> 00:34:18,603
allows for real time oversight

959
00:34:18,603 --> 00:34:21,300
and better decision making.

960
00:34:22,307 --> 00:34:23,600
The result is a leaner overtime

961
00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:23,708
budget and better stewardship

962
00:34:23,708 --> 00:34:27,308
of our employees on shift Now

963
00:34:28,113 --> 00:34:28,479
over to our neighbor policing

964
00:34:28,479 --> 00:34:29,130
division.

965
00:34:29,130 --> 00:34:29,747
When I restructured

966
00:34:29,747 --> 00:34:30,448
the department, one of my goals

967
00:34:30,448 --> 00:34:33,448
was to strengthen our efforts

968
00:34:34,653 --> 00:34:35,253
in the area of homelessness.

969
00:34:35,253 --> 00:34:35,853
To accomplish this I

970
00:34:35,853 --> 00:34:36,520
immediately shifted each

971
00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:39,520
academy class to spend three

972
00:34:39,923 --> 00:34:40,558
months working with

973
00:34:40,558 --> 00:34:41,259
the neighborhood policing

974
00:34:41,259 --> 00:34:41,926
officers, learning their craft

975
00:34:41,926 --> 00:34:44,926
and supporting them in their

976
00:34:45,797 --> 00:34:46,498
work.

977
00:34:46,498 --> 00:34:47,198
Homelessness remains one of

978
00:34:47,198 --> 00:34:47,866
the top concerns we hear from

979
00:34:47,866 --> 00:34:50,866
residents and it requires a

980
00:34:52,700 --> 00:34:52,437
consistent coordinated

981
00:34:52,437 --> 00:34:53,300
approach.

982
00:34:53,300 --> 00:34:53,705
Our department uses a

983
00:34:53,705 --> 00:34:55,705
progressive enforcement model

984
00:34:57,743 --> 00:34:58,409
that means officers work

985
00:34:58,409 --> 00:34:59,440
alongside service providers

986
00:34:59,440 --> 00:34:59,778
mental health clinicians,

987
00:34:59,778 --> 00:35:02,178
outreach workers and registered

988
00:35:04,783 --> 00:35:05,450
nurses to offer education

989
00:35:05,450 --> 00:35:07,850
outreach and support first.

990
00:35:10,355 --> 00:35:11,156
Enforcement is a last resort

991
00:35:11,156 --> 00:35:11,823
but it is an important tool

992
00:35:11,823 --> 00:35:12,524
When people are offered help

993
00:35:12,524 --> 00:35:14,924
repeatedly and understand that

994
00:35:15,726 --> 00:35:16,228
there are consequences for

995
00:35:16,228 --> 00:35:16,828
refusing services.

996
00:35:16,828 --> 00:35:19,228
We see better outcomes.

997
00:35:22,534 --> 00:35:23,100
This approach is not about

998
00:35:23,100 --> 00:35:23,702
criminalization.

999
00:35:23,702 --> 00:35:24,436
It's about using every part of

1000
00:35:24,436 --> 00:35:24,970
the system to connect people to

1001
00:35:24,970 --> 00:35:26,970
long term solutions.

1002
00:35:28,907 --> 00:35:29,608
The strategy helped contribute

1003
00:35:29,608 --> 00:35:30,241
to a decrease in the number of

1004
00:35:30,241 --> 00:35:30,943
unsheltered individuals in

1005
00:35:30,943 --> 00:35:33,943
the 2025 point in time count.

1006
00:35:35,714 --> 00:35:38,114
The first decrease since 2020

1007
00:35:40,619 --> 00:35:41,352
mpd operates with a budget of

1008
00:35:41,352 --> 00:35:43,352
approximately 29.6 million with

1009
00:35:44,456 --> 00:35:45,900
about 23% of that or 6.8

1010
00:35:45,900 --> 00:35:45,757
million being in overtime.

1011
00:35:45,757 --> 00:35:48,157
Importantly, the division is

1012
00:35:50,729 --> 00:35:51,396
projected to be on budget this

1013
00:35:51,396 --> 00:35:51,963
fiscal year while delivering

1014
00:35:51,963 --> 00:35:53,963
measurable results for

1015
00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:56,868
the community.

1016
00:35:56,868 --> 00:35:57,436
Mpd work isn't always the most

1017
00:35:57,436 --> 00:35:57,803
visible but it is very

1018
00:35:57,803 --> 00:35:59,803
impactful.

1019
00:36:03,775 --> 00:36:04,476
It was mpd that took the lead

1020
00:36:04,476 --> 00:36:05,430
in enforcing our oversize book

1021
00:36:05,430 --> 00:36:05,610
ordinance and vehicle

1022
00:36:05,610 --> 00:36:07,610
habitation ordinances.

1023
00:36:08,846 --> 00:36:09,581
So far they referred over 400

1024
00:36:09,581 --> 00:36:10,182
individuals to the safe parking

1025
00:36:10,182 --> 00:36:12,582
program at each barracks

1026
00:36:14,186 --> 00:36:14,586
resulting in 94 successful

1027
00:36:14,586 --> 00:36:15,320
placements.

1028
00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:18,123
They've also helped to complete

1029
00:36:18,123 --> 00:36:18,790
245 abatements and removed more

1030
00:36:18,790 --> 00:36:19,391
than 226 tons of waste from

1031
00:36:19,391 --> 00:36:19,758
freeway on and off ramps

1032
00:36:19,758 --> 00:36:21,758
downtown.

1033
00:36:24,596 --> 00:36:25,330
Many of you have seen how that

1034
00:36:25,330 --> 00:36:25,998
area had become out of control.

1035
00:36:25,998 --> 00:36:27,998
These efforts significantly

1036
00:36:30,469 --> 00:36:30,936
improved the health and safety

1037
00:36:30,936 --> 00:36:31,637
in those areas.

1038
00:36:31,637 --> 00:36:32,710
I've said it before and I'll

1039
00:36:32,710 --> 00:36:34,710
say it again.

1040
00:36:36,642 --> 00:36:37,343
Being fiscally responsible is a

1041
00:36:37,343 --> 00:36:38,770
top priority for me as chief.

1042
00:36:38,770 --> 00:36:38,643
The historic rate reduction and

1043
00:36:38,643 --> 00:36:40,643
overtime spending and

1044
00:36:42,580 --> 00:36:43,215
the responsible management of

1045
00:36:43,215 --> 00:36:43,783
the Neighborhood Policing

1046
00:36:43,783 --> 00:36:44,183
division reflects that

1047
00:36:44,183 --> 00:36:44,783
commitment.

1048
00:36:44,783 --> 00:36:47,783
We are focused on using

1049
00:36:48,153 --> 00:36:48,886
taxpayer dollars wisely while

1050
00:36:48,886 --> 00:36:49,488
continuing to deliver the level

1051
00:36:49,488 --> 00:36:50,550
of service our community

1052
00:36:50,550 --> 00:36:52,550
expects and deserves.

1053
00:36:55,494 --> 00:36:56,195
Thank you and we'll be here if

1054
00:36:56,195 --> 00:36:56,561
there are any questions later.

1055
00:36:56,561 --> 00:36:57,129
All right.

1056
00:36:57,129 --> 00:36:57,562
Thank you you for that

1057
00:36:57,562 --> 00:36:59,562
presentation.

1058
00:36:59,865 --> 00:37:00,566
I will now turn it over to

1059
00:37:00,566 --> 00:37:01,267
the Office of the Independent

1060
00:37:01,267 --> 00:37:01,766
Budget analyst MR. Monaco for

1061
00:37:01,766 --> 00:37:02,134
your presentation.

1062
00:37:02,134 --> 00:37:04,134
Thank you.

1063
00:37:07,506 --> 00:37:07,849
Council PRESIDENT And council

1064
00:37:07,849 --> 00:37:08,674
members.

1065
00:37:08,674 --> 00:37:09,307
As my team comes up I know that

1066
00:37:09,307 --> 00:37:12,307
I'll be joined for today's

1067
00:37:12,945 --> 00:37:13,579
presentation by surgery

1068
00:37:13,579 --> 00:37:14,313
Oncology and Jordan Moore.

1069
00:37:14,313 --> 00:37:14,880
Although our whole team is here

1070
00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:17,880
either in person or on

1071
00:37:18,651 --> 00:37:19,284
the phone for questions, our

1072
00:37:19,284 --> 00:37:20,190
office released a detailed

1073
00:37:20,190 --> 00:37:20,752
analysis of the Media report on

1074
00:37:20,752 --> 00:37:24,352
FEBRUARY 18th and we will cover

1075
00:37:25,291 --> 00:37:26,158
that in this presentation.

1076
00:37:26,158 --> 00:37:26,859
And so once you get settled in

1077
00:37:26,859 --> 00:37:30,396
perfect go to the next slide.

1078
00:37:30,396 --> 00:37:30,996
Our report specifically covers

1079
00:37:30,996 --> 00:37:31,630
general fund revenue and

1080
00:37:31,630 --> 00:37:32,331
expenditure and we provide

1081
00:37:32,331 --> 00:37:32,999
additional context and updates

1082
00:37:32,999 --> 00:37:35,399
to the mid-year projections.

1083
00:37:36,435 --> 00:37:37,690
We also discuss additional

1084
00:37:37,690 --> 00:37:37,770
items including the city's

1085
00:37:37,770 --> 00:37:39,770
reserve homelessness programs,

1086
00:37:42,275 --> 00:37:43,800
the Development Service Fund

1087
00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:43,709
and the proposed appropriation

1088
00:37:43,709 --> 00:37:44,177
adjustments that are included

1089
00:37:44,177 --> 00:37:44,744
in the mid-year.

1090
00:37:44,744 --> 00:37:47,144
Beyond that we include

1091
00:37:48,647 --> 00:37:49,282
attachments to our report that

1092
00:37:49,282 --> 00:37:49,882
provide a status update on

1093
00:37:49,882 --> 00:37:50,583
various items including

1094
00:37:50,583 --> 00:37:52,983
modifications for council made

1095
00:37:54,620 --> 00:37:55,321
to the budget during

1096
00:37:55,321 --> 00:37:55,922
the budget's adoption in JUNE

1097
00:37:55,922 --> 00:37:56,623
as well as the status of

1098
00:37:56,623 --> 00:37:57,323
positions that were eliminated

1099
00:37:57,323 --> 00:37:57,657
in the current year's adopted

1100
00:37:57,657 --> 00:37:59,657
budget.

1101
00:38:00,927 --> 00:38:01,594
With that I will turn this over

1102
00:38:01,594 --> 00:38:02,261
to surgical holding who will

1103
00:38:02,261 --> 00:38:02,895
walk us through general fund

1104
00:38:02,895 --> 00:38:04,895
revenues and expenditures.

1105
00:38:06,232 --> 00:38:06,933
Thanks Charles.

1106
00:38:06,933 --> 00:38:07,566
The major projects the Media

1107
00:38:07,566 --> 00:38:09,966
report projects the city's

1108
00:38:11,838 --> 00:38:12,438
general fund revenues to be a

1109
00:38:12,438 --> 00:38:13,390
net $9.9 million below

1110
00:38:13,390 --> 00:38:16,390
the budget of this major

1111
00:38:18,778 --> 00:38:19,512
general fund revenues projected

1112
00:38:19,512 --> 00:38:20,179
to end the fiscal year $7.2

1113
00:38:20,179 --> 00:38:23,179
million below that budget or

1114
00:38:23,483 --> 00:38:24,150
the department revenues are

1115
00:38:24,150 --> 00:38:24,784
projected to be $2.7 million

1116
00:38:24,784 --> 00:38:27,184
below the adopted budget.

1117
00:38:28,720 --> 00:38:29,255
We'd like to note that the $2.7

1118
00:38:29,255 --> 00:38:29,856
million $2.7 million

1119
00:38:29,856 --> 00:38:31,856
departmental variance in

1120
00:38:34,827 --> 00:38:35,494
the table differs from the $6.4

1121
00:38:35,494 --> 00:38:37,894
million figure referenced in

1122
00:38:40,199 --> 00:38:40,966
the year presentation.

1123
00:38:40,966 --> 00:38:41,534
This difference is because our

1124
00:38:41,534 --> 00:38:42,135
comparison is based on

1125
00:38:42,135 --> 00:38:44,135
the mid-year projections

1126
00:38:47,273 --> 00:38:47,974
the adopted budget while

1127
00:38:47,974 --> 00:38:48,541
the audit compares projections

1128
00:38:48,541 --> 00:38:49,108
to the current budget.

1129
00:38:49,108 --> 00:38:51,108
The difference between

1130
00:38:52,244 --> 00:38:52,979
the adopted budget and

1131
00:38:52,979 --> 00:38:53,713
the current budget is primarily

1132
00:38:53,713 --> 00:38:54,414
due to an increase in budgetary

1133
00:38:54,414 --> 00:38:55,140
revenue for the Transportation

1134
00:38:55,140 --> 00:38:57,414
Department which we will

1135
00:38:59,840 --> 00:38:59,753
discuss later in this

1136
00:38:59,753 --> 00:39:00,420
presentation or the next few

1137
00:39:00,420 --> 00:39:02,820
slides will cover additional

1138
00:39:04,824 --> 00:39:05,458
information and considerations

1139
00:39:05,458 --> 00:39:06,590
and select revenue items.

1140
00:39:06,590 --> 00:39:08,459
Starting off at Celltex.

1141
00:39:10,697 --> 00:39:11,398
Well our office concurs with a

1142
00:39:11,398 --> 00:39:12,650
current sales tax projection.

1143
00:39:12,650 --> 00:39:12,399
There are some factors worth

1144
00:39:12,399 --> 00:39:14,399
noting.

1145
00:39:16,350 --> 00:39:16,670
Economists have described

1146
00:39:16,670 --> 00:39:17,304
post-pandemic recovery as

1147
00:39:17,304 --> 00:39:19,704
k-shaped with spending by

1148
00:39:21,775 --> 00:39:22,408
higher income households

1149
00:39:22,408 --> 00:39:22,909
growing while lower income

1150
00:39:22,909 --> 00:39:23,510
spending declines.

1151
00:39:23,510 --> 00:39:25,910
The reliance on consumer

1152
00:39:27,814 --> 00:39:28,515
spending from high income

1153
00:39:28,515 --> 00:39:29,216
households MAY be a result of

1154
00:39:29,216 --> 00:39:32,216
high stock market returns and

1155
00:39:33,587 --> 00:39:34,286
the growth of companies.

1156
00:39:34,286 --> 00:39:37,286
This fiscal year sales tax

1157
00:39:39,659 --> 00:39:40,326
growth MAY mask increased risks

1158
00:39:40,326 --> 00:39:40,994
associated with a potential

1159
00:39:40,994 --> 00:39:41,728
overheated stock market that

1160
00:39:41,728 --> 00:39:45,498
could lead to a large impact on

1161
00:39:45,498 --> 00:39:45,999
the city's sales tax revenue if

1162
00:39:45,999 --> 00:39:46,700
the market cools.

1163
00:39:46,700 --> 00:39:49,100
That said, elevated household

1164
00:39:51,104 --> 00:39:51,705
spending MAY continue in

1165
00:39:51,705 --> 00:39:52,439
the immediate future as

1166
00:39:52,439 --> 00:39:54,839
consumers receive increased tax

1167
00:39:56,743 --> 00:39:57,443
refunds from provisions in

1168
00:39:57,443 --> 00:39:58,278
the One big Beautiful Bill Act

1169
00:39:58,278 --> 00:40:02,478
which MAY act like a one time

1170
00:40:03,282 --> 00:40:03,950
stimulus payment.

1171
00:40:03,950 --> 00:40:04,551
One additional note on sales

1172
00:40:04,551 --> 00:40:07,551
tax a city just recently

1173
00:40:08,550 --> 00:40:08,722
received a cleanup payment for

1174
00:40:08,722 --> 00:40:11,722
a second quarter fiscal year

1175
00:40:13,460 --> 00:40:14,194
2026 sales which came in $2.5

1176
00:40:14,194 --> 00:40:14,727
million higher than anticipated

1177
00:40:14,727 --> 00:40:15,429
in the Media Report.

1178
00:40:15,429 --> 00:40:17,429
Similarly regarding franchise

1179
00:40:19,466 --> 00:40:20,133
fees, the city was just

1180
00:40:20,133 --> 00:40:22,533
recently informed that these

1181
00:40:22,836 --> 00:40:23,704
cleanup payments for fiscal

1182
00:40:23,704 --> 00:40:26,104
year 2026 would be $4.5 million

1183
00:40:29,243 --> 00:40:30,100
above projections.

1184
00:40:30,100 --> 00:40:30,745
Moving on to the transient

1185
00:40:30,745 --> 00:40:33,745
occupancy tax, the general fund

1186
00:40:34,915 --> 00:40:35,582
portion of total is projected

1187
00:40:35,582 --> 00:40:36,216
to end the fiscal year $7.4

1188
00:40:36,216 --> 00:40:36,550
million below the adopted

1189
00:40:36,550 --> 00:40:38,550
budget.

1190
00:40:40,921 --> 00:40:41,588
Overall total revenues

1191
00:40:41,588 --> 00:40:42,256
projected to end the fiscal

1192
00:40:42,256 --> 00:40:44,656
year at $19.4 million below

1193
00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:47,294
the shortfall is partly due to

1194
00:40:47,294 --> 00:40:47,927
reduced international travel to

1195
00:40:47,927 --> 00:40:50,327
the United States because

1196
00:40:52,833 --> 00:40:53,534
revenue received from

1197
00:40:53,534 --> 00:40:54,680
the General Fund special promo

1198
00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:54,802
programs and council

1199
00:40:54,802 --> 00:40:57,202
discretionary portions of totty

1200
00:40:58,305 --> 00:40:58,972
as well as revenue from

1201
00:40:58,972 --> 00:40:59,607
the Total Homeless Fund are

1202
00:40:59,607 --> 00:41:00,173
used to reimburse eligible

1203
00:41:00,173 --> 00:41:02,173
general fund expenses.

1204
00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:05,713
The decline in overall total

1205
00:41:05,713 --> 00:41:08,713
revenue has a greater general

1206
00:41:09,550 --> 00:41:10,117
fund impact than just the-$7.4

1207
00:41:10,117 --> 00:41:10,483
million Million dollar

1208
00:41:10,483 --> 00:41:11,180
variance.

1209
00:41:11,180 --> 00:41:11,752
Additionally, since

1210
00:41:11,752 --> 00:41:14,752
the publication of the mid-year

1211
00:41:15,456 --> 00:41:15,990
report total has come in less

1212
00:41:15,990 --> 00:41:16,690
than budgeted but to

1213
00:41:16,690 --> 00:41:19,690
the projections for the month

1214
00:41:21,562 --> 00:41:22,129
of JANUARY as well.

1215
00:41:22,129 --> 00:41:22,696
This equates to an

1216
00:41:22,696 --> 00:41:23,397
approximately $400,000

1217
00:41:23,397 --> 00:41:26,397
reduction to the general fund

1218
00:41:27,767 --> 00:41:28,469
in council discretionary

1219
00:41:28,469 --> 00:41:31,469
portions of tlt and several

1220
00:41:33,274 --> 00:41:34,700
departmental revenues starting

1221
00:41:34,700 --> 00:41:34,675
off with the revenue from

1222
00:41:34,675 --> 00:41:35,109
the paid parking program in

1223
00:41:35,109 --> 00:41:37,109
the ballpark.

1224
00:41:39,947 --> 00:41:40,581
The media report assumes that

1225
00:41:40,581 --> 00:41:41,282
the program will generate

1226
00:41:41,282 --> 00:41:41,615
approximately $3.7 million in

1227
00:41:41,615 --> 00:41:43,615
revenue.

1228
00:41:45,353 --> 00:41:45,920
This estimate was based on

1229
00:41:45,920 --> 00:41:46,620
limited data following

1230
00:41:46,620 --> 00:41:49,620
the implementation of the paid

1231
00:41:50,570 --> 00:41:50,658
parking program on JANUARY 5th

1232
00:41:50,658 --> 00:41:51,192
following the release of

1233
00:41:51,192 --> 00:41:51,859
the mid-year report.

1234
00:41:51,859 --> 00:41:54,259
However, the mayor announced

1235
00:41:55,496 --> 00:41:56,230
certain modifications to pay

1236
00:41:56,230 --> 00:41:56,864
parking program on FEBRUARY 6th

1237
00:41:56,864 --> 00:41:57,498
including free parking for

1238
00:41:57,498 --> 00:41:59,898
verified city residents at

1239
00:42:02,470 --> 00:42:03,236
certain lots.

1240
00:42:03,236 --> 00:42:03,871
With these modifications staff

1241
00:42:03,871 --> 00:42:06,871
now projects the year end

1242
00:42:07,443 --> 00:42:08,109
revenue from the paid parking

1243
00:42:08,109 --> 00:42:08,808
program to be $2.5 million

1244
00:42:08,808 --> 00:42:11,808
which is $10 million less than

1245
00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:13,181
what was included in the budget

1246
00:42:13,181 --> 00:42:13,881
.

1247
00:42:13,881 --> 00:42:14,448
Additionally, expenditures to

1248
00:42:14,448 --> 00:42:15,830
implement and operate

1249
00:42:15,830 --> 00:42:17,483
the program are currently

1250
00:42:18,853 --> 00:42:19,187
projected to be $505,000

1251
00:42:19,187 --> 00:42:21,187
dollars.

1252
00:42:22,290 --> 00:42:22,924
Under budget resulting in a

1253
00:42:22,924 --> 00:42:23,558
projected $9.5 million net

1254
00:42:23,558 --> 00:42:26,558
impact of the general fund

1255
00:42:28,763 --> 00:42:29,329
regarding parking meter related

1256
00:42:29,329 --> 00:42:29,998
revenue transfers from

1257
00:42:29,998 --> 00:42:30,665
the Parking Meter Operations

1258
00:42:30,665 --> 00:42:34,265
Fund to the general fund are

1259
00:42:34,769 --> 00:42:35,303
projected to be $3.6 million

1260
00:42:35,303 --> 00:42:35,969
less than budgeted.

1261
00:42:35,969 --> 00:42:36,637
The shortfall reflects lower

1262
00:42:36,637 --> 00:42:39,370
than budgeted revenues from

1263
00:42:41,375 --> 00:42:42,760
initiatives including

1264
00:42:42,760 --> 00:42:42,809
the budget such as event based

1265
00:42:42,809 --> 00:42:45,809
pricing, double meter rates and

1266
00:42:46,347 --> 00:42:47,480
expanded hours as well as

1267
00:42:47,480 --> 00:42:47,582
increased expenditures related

1268
00:42:47,582 --> 00:42:48,216
to meter expansions.

1269
00:42:48,216 --> 00:42:50,616
These negative impacts are

1270
00:42:52,620 --> 00:42:53,354
partially offset by additional

1271
00:42:53,354 --> 00:42:53,955
unbudgeted revenue from loss of

1272
00:42:53,955 --> 00:42:54,589
revenue fees and revenue

1273
00:42:54,589 --> 00:42:54,922
collected from new parking

1274
00:42:54,922 --> 00:42:56,922
meters.

1275
00:42:58,793 --> 00:42:59,460
Additional information on

1276
00:42:59,460 --> 00:43:01,860
the Parking Meter operations

1277
00:43:03,231 --> 00:43:03,764
fund can be found in Attachment

1278
00:43:03,764 --> 00:43:06,164
three of our report.

1279
00:43:08,169 --> 00:43:08,870
The Mitchell Report projects

1280
00:43:08,870 --> 00:43:09,604
$19.1 million in revenue from

1281
00:43:09,604 --> 00:43:12,604
the cannabis business tax which

1282
00:43:14,375 --> 00:43:15,110
is approximately $2 million

1283
00:43:15,110 --> 00:43:15,510
lower than what was included in

1284
00:43:15,510 --> 00:43:17,510
the budget.

1285
00:43:19,714 --> 00:43:20,315
The shortfall is primarily due

1286
00:43:20,315 --> 00:43:21,490
to continued decline in

1287
00:43:21,490 --> 00:43:21,783
reported taxable gross receipts

1288
00:43:21,783 --> 00:43:24,183
driven by increased competition

1289
00:43:25,854 --> 00:43:26,588
from the legal market and

1290
00:43:26,588 --> 00:43:27,222
increased wholesale prices from

1291
00:43:27,222 --> 00:43:29,622
an oversupply of cannabis

1292
00:43:31,659 --> 00:43:32,394
products.

1293
00:43:32,394 --> 00:43:33,940
It remains unclear whether

1294
00:43:33,940 --> 00:43:33,828
the 2% tax increase for retail

1295
00:43:33,828 --> 00:43:36,828
outlets implemented in MAY last

1296
00:43:37,965 --> 00:43:38,700
year has contributed to

1297
00:43:38,700 --> 00:43:39,401
the overall projected shortfall

1298
00:43:39,401 --> 00:43:42,401
by driving customers to other

1299
00:43:43,572 --> 00:43:43,905
jurisdictions or the illicit

1300
00:43:43,905 --> 00:43:44,506
market.

1301
00:43:44,506 --> 00:43:45,205
Sales data suggest that

1302
00:43:45,205 --> 00:43:48,805
the rate increase did not have

1303
00:43:49,678 --> 00:43:50,479
a significant immediate impact

1304
00:43:50,479 --> 00:43:51,146
on taxable sales as a down a

1305
00:43:51,146 --> 00:43:53,546
downward trend was seemingly

1306
00:43:55,517 --> 00:43:56,251
driven by preexisting factors.

1307
00:43:56,251 --> 00:43:58,651
Moving on to homelessness

1308
00:44:01,880 --> 00:44:01,656
department revenue $5.6 million

1309
00:44:01,656 --> 00:44:02,357
from one time measure.

1310
00:44:02,357 --> 00:44:04,757
Revenue from four homelessness

1311
00:44:06,961 --> 00:44:07,596
collect collected in fiscal

1312
00:44:07,596 --> 00:44:08,129
year 2025 was included in

1313
00:44:08,129 --> 00:44:08,864
the mid-year report.

1314
00:44:08,864 --> 00:44:11,864
However, rather than being used

1315
00:44:12,767 --> 00:44:13,468
to offset the use of limited

1316
00:44:13,468 --> 00:44:16,468
limited state app grants as

1317
00:44:17,906 --> 00:44:18,506
contemplated in the most recent

1318
00:44:18,506 --> 00:44:19,400
financial outlook is now

1319
00:44:19,400 --> 00:44:19,741
projected to offset

1320
00:44:19,741 --> 00:44:22,741
the decreases in total funding

1321
00:44:24,146 --> 00:44:26,146
to supports homelessness.

1322
00:44:30,619 --> 00:44:31,219
Shifting over to general fund

1323
00:44:31,219 --> 00:44:31,954
expenditures, our report

1324
00:44:31,954 --> 00:44:34,954
largely focuses on salaries and

1325
00:44:36,825 --> 00:44:37,493
wages which are projected to go

1326
00:44:37,493 --> 00:44:39,893
over budget by $18.2 million

1327
00:44:40,829 --> 00:44:41,496
with the most significant cost

1328
00:44:41,496 --> 00:44:41,830
being over time of $16.2

1329
00:44:41,830 --> 00:44:42,497
million.

1330
00:44:42,497 --> 00:44:43,131
We note that the departments

1331
00:44:43,131 --> 00:44:45,531
with the largest overtime

1332
00:44:47,269 --> 00:44:49,669
overages include fire rescue,

1333
00:44:52,641 --> 00:44:53,407
transportation and police fire

1334
00:44:53,407 --> 00:44:54,760
rescue is projected to be $6.8

1335
00:44:54,760 --> 00:44:56,476
million over their overtime

1336
00:44:58,646 --> 00:44:59,148
budget but the net impact of

1337
00:44:59,148 --> 00:44:59,847
this is reduced to

1338
00:44:59,847 --> 00:45:00,483
approximately $5 million when

1339
00:45:00,483 --> 00:45:02,883
accounting for strike team

1340
00:45:05,187 --> 00:45:05,888
deployment reimbursements.

1341
00:45:05,888 --> 00:45:06,522
This overage is largely due to

1342
00:45:06,522 --> 00:45:07,189
constant fire suppression

1343
00:45:07,189 --> 00:45:09,589
staffing needs and increased

1344
00:45:11,427 --> 00:45:12,127
fire dispatch overtime

1345
00:45:12,127 --> 00:45:12,527
according to the fire rescue

1346
00:45:12,527 --> 00:45:13,127
department.

1347
00:45:13,127 --> 00:45:13,696
This use of overtime is

1348
00:45:13,696 --> 00:45:15,696
necessary to backfill

1349
00:45:17,566 --> 00:45:18,133
dispatcher positions while

1350
00:45:18,133 --> 00:45:18,667
recent hires complete

1351
00:45:18,667 --> 00:45:20,667
dispatcher training.

1352
00:45:23,639 --> 00:45:24,306
The police department is

1353
00:45:24,306 --> 00:45:25,700
projected to be $3.4 million

1354
00:45:25,700 --> 00:45:28,700
over budget for overtime with

1355
00:45:29,780 --> 00:45:29,778
the general fund impact being

1356
00:45:29,778 --> 00:45:30,445
reduced to $1.1 million after

1357
00:45:30,445 --> 00:45:31,120
accounting for revenue from

1358
00:45:31,120 --> 00:45:33,120
reimbursable overtime

1359
00:45:35,851 --> 00:45:36,552
activities including special

1360
00:45:36,552 --> 00:45:37,153
events and grant or task force

1361
00:45:37,153 --> 00:45:39,553
participation as well as

1362
00:45:41,224 --> 00:45:41,624
enhanced parking meter

1363
00:45:41,624 --> 00:45:42,291
enforcement.

1364
00:45:42,291 --> 00:45:45,291
It's worth noting that pd's

1365
00:45:45,795 --> 00:45:46,495
projected overtime expenditures

1366
00:45:46,495 --> 00:45:47,163
in fiscal year 2026 are lower

1367
00:45:47,163 --> 00:45:49,563
than actual expenditures in

1368
00:45:51,333 --> 00:45:51,967
fiscal year 2024 and fiscal

1369
00:45:51,967 --> 00:45:52,635
year 2025, indicating that

1370
00:45:52,635 --> 00:45:53,269
the department's efforts to

1371
00:45:53,269 --> 00:45:55,669
better manage overtime are

1372
00:45:57,730 --> 00:45:57,874
proving effective and haphazard

1373
00:45:57,874 --> 00:45:58,507
over to join a more to cover

1374
00:45:58,507 --> 00:46:01,507
the most of the remaining

1375
00:46:03,790 --> 00:46:03,646
slides.

1376
00:46:03,646 --> 00:46:05,646
Thank you Sergio.

1377
00:46:07,717 --> 00:46:08,484
So on this slide the first

1378
00:46:08,484 --> 00:46:09,151
thing we'd like to point out is

1379
00:46:09,151 --> 00:46:11,151
transportation salary budget

1380
00:46:12,221 --> 00:46:12,822
which the media report projects

1381
00:46:12,822 --> 00:46:13,356
to be $2.1 million over

1382
00:46:13,356 --> 00:46:14,560
the adopted budget.

1383
00:46:14,560 --> 00:46:17,656
The report notes that this is

1384
00:46:18,427 --> 00:46:19,228
mostly due to the Department

1385
00:46:19,228 --> 00:46:19,963
hiring at a faster pace than

1386
00:46:19,963 --> 00:46:20,663
projected following the lifting

1387
00:46:20,663 --> 00:46:24,263
of the request for process at

1388
00:46:24,567 --> 00:46:25,268
the beginning of this fiscal

1389
00:46:25,268 --> 00:46:25,967
year and prior to its

1390
00:46:25,967 --> 00:46:26,603
reimposition at the release of

1391
00:46:26,603 --> 00:46:27,270
the first quarter report.

1392
00:46:27,270 --> 00:46:30,606
What this indicates to us is

1393
00:46:30,606 --> 00:46:31,307
that vacancies in

1394
00:46:31,307 --> 00:46:32,410
the department are lower than

1395
00:46:32,410 --> 00:46:32,775
what has historically been seen

1396
00:46:32,775 --> 00:46:35,175
within the department's overall

1397
00:46:36,479 --> 00:46:36,979
budget.

1398
00:46:36,979 --> 00:46:37,680
Regarding overtime

1399
00:46:37,680 --> 00:46:40,800
transportation is projected to

1400
00:46:42,118 --> 00:46:42,652
be $4.6 million over

1401
00:46:42,652 --> 00:46:43,253
the adopted budget.

1402
00:46:43,253 --> 00:46:45,755
However we do note that

1403
00:46:45,755 --> 00:46:46,356
mid-year report shows overall

1404
00:46:46,356 --> 00:46:47,123
only be $1.2 million.

1405
00:46:47,123 --> 00:46:47,790
This is due to two previous

1406
00:46:47,790 --> 00:46:50,790
actions taken by the council

1407
00:46:51,961 --> 00:46:52,695
which included the waiving at

1408
00:46:52,695 --> 00:46:53,329
the community parking districts

1409
00:46:53,329 --> 00:46:54,300
which brought revenue into

1410
00:46:54,300 --> 00:46:58,230
the general fund as well as an

1411
00:46:58,767 --> 00:46:59,202
increased revenue related to a

1412
00:46:59,202 --> 00:46:59,836
sidewalk sip.

1413
00:46:59,836 --> 00:47:00,470
Both of these actions also

1414
00:47:00,470 --> 00:47:01,137
included the authority to

1415
00:47:01,137 --> 00:47:03,137
increase the Transportation

1416
00:47:04,440 --> 00:47:05,208
Department's overtime budget.

1417
00:47:05,208 --> 00:47:05,909
So we had both revenue and

1418
00:47:05,909 --> 00:47:08,909
expenditures and that is what

1419
00:47:10,413 --> 00:47:10,846
led to the variance that Sergio

1420
00:47:10,846 --> 00:47:11,547
noted earlier.

1421
00:47:11,547 --> 00:47:12,810
>> Overtime overages have

1422
00:47:12,810 --> 00:47:14,810
become common for

1423
00:47:16,252 --> 00:47:16,920
the transportation Department

1424
00:47:16,920 --> 00:47:19,920
over the last several years,

1425
00:47:21,124 --> 00:47:21,791
particularly since fiscal year

1426
00:47:21,791 --> 00:47:22,325
2023 overtime overages have

1427
00:47:22,325 --> 00:47:22,993
grown substantially.

1428
00:47:22,993 --> 00:47:23,660
Recent overages according to

1429
00:47:23,660 --> 00:47:26,600
the department have largely

1430
00:47:28,231 --> 00:47:28,798
been driven by increases in

1431
00:47:28,798 --> 00:47:29,466
priority one emergency

1432
00:47:29,466 --> 00:47:29,966
responses or additional dig

1433
00:47:29,966 --> 00:47:31,966
other regulations.

1434
00:47:33,236 --> 00:47:33,970
Additionally, historical

1435
00:47:33,970 --> 00:47:34,671
overages have enabled increases

1436
00:47:34,671 --> 00:47:37,671
in service levels performed by

1437
00:47:39,876 --> 00:47:40,310
the Department that have not

1438
00:47:40,310 --> 00:47:41,100
been budgeted.

1439
00:47:41,100 --> 00:47:41,678
However, these increases have

1440
00:47:41,678 --> 00:47:44,780
sometimes resulted in other

1441
00:47:46,283 --> 00:47:46,916
services being reduced to keep

1442
00:47:46,916 --> 00:47:47,550
the department within its

1443
00:47:47,550 --> 00:47:49,550
overall budget allotment.

1444
00:47:52,856 --> 00:47:53,523
Transportation noted to us that

1445
00:47:53,523 --> 00:47:54,190
without additional overtime

1446
00:47:54,190 --> 00:47:54,858
spending in the current year

1447
00:47:54,858 --> 00:47:57,493
when we asked if they could

1448
00:47:57,493 --> 00:47:58,194
pull back that they would be

1449
00:47:58,194 --> 00:47:58,727
unable to generate the revenue

1450
00:47:58,727 --> 00:47:59,263
currently assumed in

1451
00:47:59,263 --> 00:48:01,263
the current budget.

1452
00:48:03,866 --> 00:48:04,568
So our office suggests a

1453
00:48:04,568 --> 00:48:05,202
misalignment between budgeted

1454
00:48:05,202 --> 00:48:05,803
revenues and the level of

1455
00:48:05,803 --> 00:48:07,803
expenditures required to

1456
00:48:09,639 --> 00:48:10,306
generate those revenues.

1457
00:48:10,306 --> 00:48:10,974
>> Accordingly we recommend

1458
00:48:10,974 --> 00:48:11,475
the Department of Finance in

1459
00:48:11,475 --> 00:48:13,475
coordination with

1460
00:48:14,344 --> 00:48:15,110
transportation ensure that

1461
00:48:15,110 --> 00:48:15,745
the fiscal year 27 proposed

1462
00:48:15,745 --> 00:48:16,346
budget better align expenditure

1463
00:48:16,346 --> 00:48:18,346
assumptions with revenue

1464
00:48:20,484 --> 00:48:21,118
projections and that in

1465
00:48:21,118 --> 00:48:21,818
the near term we recommend

1466
00:48:21,818 --> 00:48:23,818
transportation limit overtime

1467
00:48:24,521 --> 00:48:25,188
to adjust priority one

1468
00:48:25,188 --> 00:48:25,756
emergency and storm response

1469
00:48:25,756 --> 00:48:26,489
and or ensure that any

1470
00:48:26,489 --> 00:48:28,889
additional overtime is directly

1471
00:48:30,526 --> 00:48:31,228
tied to generating revenues

1472
00:48:31,228 --> 00:48:31,862
consistent with the 26 budget.

1473
00:48:31,862 --> 00:48:34,262
On Homelessness the Media

1474
00:48:36,300 --> 00:48:37,340
Report projects expenditures

1475
00:48:37,340 --> 00:48:37,401
will be $1.3 million lower than

1476
00:48:37,401 --> 00:48:38,680
budgeted.

1477
00:48:38,680 --> 00:48:41,668
However, what we do know is

1478
00:48:41,872 --> 00:48:42,606
that there is a homelessness

1479
00:48:42,606 --> 00:48:43,307
expenditure update that was not

1480
00:48:43,307 --> 00:48:44,410
discussed in the Media report

1481
00:48:44,410 --> 00:48:48,241
and this is the unknown cost of

1482
00:48:48,479 --> 00:48:48,879
the JANUARY storm shelter

1483
00:48:48,879 --> 00:48:49,579
relocation.

1484
00:48:49,579 --> 00:48:52,579
For context following a storm

1485
00:48:53,249 --> 00:48:53,917
on JANUARY 1st of this year

1486
00:48:53,917 --> 00:48:54,618
the 64 Newton sprung shelter

1487
00:48:54,618 --> 00:48:57,180
flooded requiring a temporary

1488
00:48:58,388 --> 00:48:59,550
relocation of households to

1489
00:48:59,550 --> 00:48:59,689
the San Diego municipal gym

1490
00:48:59,689 --> 00:49:01,689
resulting in unanticipated

1491
00:49:03,627 --> 00:49:04,360
relocation expenses.

1492
00:49:04,360 --> 00:49:04,928
Hst anticipates absorbing these

1493
00:49:04,928 --> 00:49:05,596
relocation costs using

1494
00:49:05,596 --> 00:49:07,596
projected budgetary savings

1495
00:49:10,234 --> 00:49:10,868
once cuts are known in MARCH.

1496
00:49:10,868 --> 00:49:12,868
Other homelessness program

1497
00:49:13,671 --> 00:49:14,370
updates include a combined

1498
00:49:14,370 --> 00:49:16,370
$669,000 in projected savings

1499
00:49:18,976 --> 00:49:19,677
due to staffing vacancies at

1500
00:49:19,677 --> 00:49:22,413
the 20th and b and Allied safe

1501
00:49:22,413 --> 00:49:23,113
sleeping sites as well as

1502
00:49:23,113 --> 00:49:23,747
$140,000 in estimated savings

1503
00:49:23,747 --> 00:49:24,447
from eliminating security

1504
00:49:24,447 --> 00:49:26,847
services for public restrooms.

1505
00:49:29,586 --> 00:49:30,287
Moving to the Development

1506
00:49:30,287 --> 00:49:30,988
Services Fund report projects

1507
00:49:30,988 --> 00:49:34,570
the fund's year in revenue to

1508
00:49:34,570 --> 00:49:34,392
exceed expenditures by 11.7

1509
00:49:34,392 --> 00:49:35,125
million.

1510
00:49:35,125 --> 00:49:38,125
Increases in revenue are driven

1511
00:49:40,300 --> 00:49:40,730
by increases in dsd fees that

1512
00:49:40,730 --> 00:49:41,310
took effect on Made in MAY

1513
00:49:41,310 --> 00:49:43,310
2025.

1514
00:49:45,569 --> 00:49:46,304
The implementation of a dynamic

1515
00:49:46,304 --> 00:49:46,937
pricing model that charges fees

1516
00:49:46,937 --> 00:49:49,937
based on time of invoicing

1517
00:49:50,741 --> 00:49:51,375
rather than upon completed

1518
00:49:51,375 --> 00:49:51,976
application submittal and

1519
00:49:51,976 --> 00:49:52,643
increased billable work.

1520
00:49:52,643 --> 00:49:55,430
The Development Service Fund

1521
00:49:56,947 --> 00:49:57,515
balance began fiscal year 2026

1522
00:49:57,515 --> 00:49:59,515
at-17.8 million with

1523
00:50:01,886 --> 00:50:02,586
the projected revenue surplus

1524
00:50:02,586 --> 00:50:05,586
the fiscal year anticipated to

1525
00:50:06,657 --> 00:50:07,391
end with an improved balance of

1526
00:50:07,391 --> 00:50:08,920
-6 million as a shortfall.

1527
00:50:08,920 --> 00:50:10,661
The fund will continue with no

1528
00:50:10,661 --> 00:50:11,529
reserve balance for fiscal year

1529
00:50:11,529 --> 00:50:15,129
26 and will not be its reserve

1530
00:50:15,599 --> 00:50:16,300
policy target of 19.3 million.

1531
00:50:16,300 --> 00:50:16,900
Dsd has no positive revenue

1532
00:50:16,900 --> 00:50:19,900
impacts due to new state

1533
00:50:20,370 --> 00:50:20,871
building code updates according

1534
00:50:20,871 --> 00:50:21,472
to the department.

1535
00:50:21,472 --> 00:50:23,472
Historically the month

1536
00:50:24,175 --> 00:50:24,875
preceding quarter updates

1537
00:50:24,875 --> 00:50:25,609
typically sees a 20 to 40%

1538
00:50:25,609 --> 00:50:28,900
increase in permitting activity

1539
00:50:29,447 --> 00:50:30,147
in DECEMBER of 2025 the month

1540
00:50:30,147 --> 00:50:30,815
before the latest code update.

1541
00:50:30,815 --> 00:50:32,815
Department revenues exceeded

1542
00:50:34,118 --> 00:50:34,452
mid-year projections by $3

1543
00:50:34,452 --> 00:50:35,153
million.

1544
00:50:35,153 --> 00:50:38,153
This amount will be reflected

1545
00:50:39,524 --> 00:50:40,358
in the third quarter report.

1546
00:50:40,358 --> 00:50:40,958
>> The mid-year report projects

1547
00:50:40,958 --> 00:50:41,325
a $16.8 million revenue

1548
00:50:41,325 --> 00:50:43,325
shortfall.

1549
00:50:45,529 --> 00:50:46,164
However, subsequent to its

1550
00:50:46,164 --> 00:50:48,564
release the Department of

1551
00:50:49,166 --> 00:50:49,767
Finance was informed of an

1552
00:50:49,767 --> 00:50:50,468
offsetting $8 million in

1553
00:50:50,468 --> 00:50:51,169
anticipated insurance proceeds

1554
00:50:51,169 --> 00:50:54,169
related to flooding damage at

1555
00:50:55,205 --> 00:50:55,907
the old Central Library.

1556
00:50:55,907 --> 00:50:56,541
Consequently, if your activity

1557
00:50:56,541 --> 00:50:57,275
were to equal the mid-year

1558
00:50:57,275 --> 00:50:59,275
revenue expenditure projections

1559
00:51:01,412 --> 00:51:02,460
adjusted for additional surance

1560
00:51:02,460 --> 00:51:02,780
proceeds, the General Fund

1561
00:51:02,780 --> 00:51:05,817
Reserve would need to be tapped

1562
00:51:05,817 --> 00:51:06,351
by $8.8 million and this table

1563
00:51:06,351 --> 00:51:06,751
shows the impact on

1564
00:51:06,751 --> 00:51:08,751
the reserve.

1565
00:51:09,653 --> 00:51:10,288
>> With a reserve balance of

1566
00:51:10,288 --> 00:51:12,688
207 million, the impact of

1567
00:51:13,758 --> 00:51:14,492
tapping the reserve by 8.8

1568
00:51:14,492 --> 00:51:15,126
million would bring the balance

1569
00:51:15,126 --> 00:51:15,826
to $64.6 million less than

1570
00:51:15,826 --> 00:51:18,826
the Reserve policy target for

1571
00:51:19,329 --> 00:51:19,664
this fiscal year of 262.9

1572
00:51:19,664 --> 00:51:20,331
million.

1573
00:51:20,331 --> 00:51:23,331
Given how the city's fiscal

1574
00:51:24,703 --> 00:51:25,202
challenges have impacted recent

1575
00:51:25,202 --> 00:51:25,870
budgeting process,

1576
00:51:25,870 --> 00:51:26,437
the Department of Finance is

1577
00:51:26,437 --> 00:51:27,138
currently working with

1578
00:51:27,138 --> 00:51:30,138
the mayor's office on proposed

1579
00:51:30,241 --> 00:51:30,909
revisions to the Reserve policy

1580
00:51:30,909 --> 00:51:31,576
which are anticipated to be

1581
00:51:31,576 --> 00:51:33,976
presented later this fiscal

1582
00:51:36,147 --> 00:51:36,948
year.

1583
00:51:36,948 --> 00:51:37,582
It is important to consider

1584
00:51:37,582 --> 00:51:38,183
that there is always some

1585
00:51:38,183 --> 00:51:38,849
uncertainty in the media

1586
00:51:38,849 --> 00:51:41,249
projections and you've heard

1587
00:51:41,620 --> 00:51:42,253
some of that from Department of

1588
00:51:42,253 --> 00:51:44,653
Finance here this morning.

1589
00:51:45,223 --> 00:51:45,857
Some other significant areas of

1590
00:51:45,857 --> 00:51:46,591
uncertainty in fiscal 2026

1591
00:51:46,591 --> 00:51:48,991
include impacts of departmental

1592
00:51:50,662 --> 00:51:51,328
mitigation directives such as

1593
00:51:51,328 --> 00:51:51,997
the request to fill process

1594
00:51:51,997 --> 00:51:52,631
suspension of discretionary

1595
00:51:52,631 --> 00:51:54,631
spending and non-essential

1596
00:51:56,935 --> 00:51:57,636
overtime and the zero based

1597
00:51:57,636 --> 00:51:58,369
review of external contracts.

1598
00:51:58,369 --> 00:52:01,706
Departments MAY also be able to

1599
00:52:01,706 --> 00:52:02,407
identify additional savings as

1600
00:52:02,407 --> 00:52:02,974
the year progresses including

1601
00:52:02,974 --> 00:52:03,607
through the potential

1602
00:52:03,607 --> 00:52:05,607
implementation of fy 2027

1603
00:52:07,120 --> 00:52:07,712
expenditure modifications.

1604
00:52:07,712 --> 00:52:08,413
However, the Department of

1605
00:52:08,413 --> 00:52:10,813
Finance also has incorporated

1606
00:52:12,484 --> 00:52:13,184
an overall general fund

1607
00:52:13,184 --> 00:52:15,184
expenditure savings adjustment

1608
00:52:17,322 --> 00:52:17,989
of 10 million of $30 million

1609
00:52:17,989 --> 00:52:18,590
which is based on historical

1610
00:52:18,590 --> 00:52:19,224
trends between mid-year

1611
00:52:19,224 --> 00:52:21,624
projections and in actual

1612
00:52:22,227 --> 00:52:22,893
expenditures in prior years.

1613
00:52:22,893 --> 00:52:23,494
If these savings do not

1614
00:52:23,494 --> 00:52:25,894
materialize by year end

1615
00:52:27,265 --> 00:52:27,966
the resulting negative impact

1616
00:52:27,966 --> 00:52:28,600
could be to further reduce

1617
00:52:28,600 --> 00:52:31,000
the general fund reserve.

1618
00:52:33,437 --> 00:52:34,139
Turning to items that are not

1619
00:52:34,139 --> 00:52:34,806
factored into the general fund

1620
00:52:34,806 --> 00:52:35,474
manager projections most of

1621
00:52:35,474 --> 00:52:35,907
these have already heard of

1622
00:52:35,907 --> 00:52:37,907
this morning.

1623
00:52:38,644 --> 00:52:39,344
There were revenue updates

1624
00:52:39,344 --> 00:52:40,450
including a sales tax cleanup

1625
00:52:40,450 --> 00:52:43,450
payment franchise fees and pot

1626
00:52:43,882 --> 00:52:44,582
reimbursements.

1627
00:52:44,582 --> 00:52:45,249
Again examples of things that

1628
00:52:45,249 --> 00:52:45,951
will change between now and

1629
00:52:45,951 --> 00:52:46,652
the third quarter report That

1630
00:52:46,652 --> 00:52:48,587
will give you a better idea of

1631
00:52:48,587 --> 00:52:51,587
how much the general fund

1632
00:52:53,291 --> 00:52:53,625
Reserve will need to be tapped

1633
00:52:53,625 --> 00:52:54,293
.

1634
00:52:54,293 --> 00:52:54,993
Additionally, the council is

1635
00:52:54,993 --> 00:52:55,694
being asked to approve general

1636
00:52:55,694 --> 00:52:57,694
fund appropriation allocations

1637
00:52:58,797 --> 00:52:59,497
among departments involving non

1638
00:52:59,497 --> 00:53:00,199
personnel expenditures and to

1639
00:53:00,199 --> 00:53:02,599
non general fund appropriation

1640
00:53:04,436 --> 00:53:05,370
increases.

1641
00:53:05,370 --> 00:53:05,770
In particular regard to

1642
00:53:05,770 --> 00:53:06,370
the general fund reallocations.

1643
00:53:06,370 --> 00:53:08,770
Important to note these

1644
00:53:09,400 --> 00:53:09,574
reallocations do not increase

1645
00:53:09,574 --> 00:53:10,275
overall expenditure

1646
00:53:10,275 --> 00:53:12,675
appropriations for the general

1647
00:53:14,146 --> 00:53:14,780
fund but rather align

1648
00:53:14,780 --> 00:53:15,447
appropriations with major

1649
00:53:15,447 --> 00:53:17,847
projected spending by using

1650
00:53:18,817 --> 00:53:19,518
$8.2 billion in savings in

1651
00:53:19,518 --> 00:53:20,252
citywide program expenditures

1652
00:53:20,252 --> 00:53:20,853
to cover increased expenditures

1653
00:53:20,853 --> 00:53:22,853
in several departments.

1654
00:53:24,323 --> 00:53:24,990
We note that these

1655
00:53:24,990 --> 00:53:25,657
reallocations will not fully

1656
00:53:25,657 --> 00:53:26,225
cover projected expenditure

1657
00:53:26,225 --> 00:53:28,225
overages from relevant

1658
00:53:29,895 --> 00:53:30,596
departments and that those

1659
00:53:30,596 --> 00:53:31,263
departments are still expected

1660
00:53:31,263 --> 00:53:33,999
to identify savings or other

1661
00:53:33,999 --> 00:53:34,533
resources to cover their

1662
00:53:34,533 --> 00:53:35,660
remaining overages.

1663
00:53:35,660 --> 00:53:35,701
Our office supports

1664
00:53:35,701 --> 00:53:37,701
the proposed appropriation

1665
00:53:40,306 --> 00:53:40,973
adjustments necessary for

1666
00:53:40,973 --> 00:53:41,707
continued operations though

1667
00:53:41,707 --> 00:53:45,307
the Council MAY wish to request

1668
00:53:45,578 --> 00:53:46,211
more details on the appropriate

1669
00:53:46,211 --> 00:53:46,679
ness of the general fund

1670
00:53:46,679 --> 00:53:47,346
appropriations.

1671
00:53:47,346 --> 00:53:49,746
Given the overall projected

1672
00:53:50,383 --> 00:53:50,983
current year deficit, I'll turn

1673
00:53:50,983 --> 00:53:51,449
it back to Charles.

1674
00:53:51,449 --> 00:53:52,184
Thanks, Jordan.

1675
00:53:52,184 --> 00:53:55,354
So in conclusion if you thought

1676
00:53:55,354 --> 00:53:56,121
the media report is projecting

1677
00:53:56,121 --> 00:53:56,722
a current year deficit of 16.8

1678
00:53:56,722 --> 00:53:57,423
million, there has been

1679
00:53:57,423 --> 00:54:00,423
positive news in this release.

1680
00:54:01,160 --> 00:54:01,860
As you've heard, we will

1681
00:54:01,860 --> 00:54:02,595
receive additional dollars for

1682
00:54:02,595 --> 00:54:03,261
an insurance payment and two of

1683
00:54:03,261 --> 00:54:06,198
our major revenues sales tax

1684
00:54:06,198 --> 00:54:06,835
and stadium franchise fees and

1685
00:54:06,835 --> 00:54:07,433
seen positive movement in

1686
00:54:07,433 --> 00:54:09,833
the last several weeks.

1687
00:54:10,969 --> 00:54:11,670
Although others hotel taxes and

1688
00:54:11,670 --> 00:54:12,237
parking revenue in particular

1689
00:54:12,237 --> 00:54:14,637
are likely to further

1690
00:54:15,841 --> 00:54:16,541
underperform from projections,

1691
00:54:16,541 --> 00:54:17,243
we know these projections will

1692
00:54:17,243 --> 00:54:17,877
continue to shift as the year

1693
00:54:17,877 --> 00:54:20,277
progresses and we'll have

1694
00:54:20,546 --> 00:54:21,247
additional information when

1695
00:54:21,247 --> 00:54:21,580
the third quarter is released

1696
00:54:21,580 --> 00:54:22,314
in MAY.

1697
00:54:22,314 --> 00:54:25,314
But especially given the fiscal

1698
00:54:25,885 --> 00:54:26,685
challenges that we are headed

1699
00:54:26,685 --> 00:54:27,286
into next year, it is important

1700
00:54:27,286 --> 00:54:29,686
to understand the city's

1701
00:54:30,957 --> 00:54:31,657
tenuous finances and to

1702
00:54:31,657 --> 00:54:32,224
the extent that new savings or

1703
00:54:32,224 --> 00:54:34,224
budget mitigate budget

1704
00:54:35,661 --> 00:54:36,429
mitigations are not identified,

1705
00:54:36,429 --> 00:54:37,129
the city MAY be forced to tap

1706
00:54:37,129 --> 00:54:40,129
into its general fund reserves

1707
00:54:41,267 --> 00:54:41,968
which while currently funded at

1708
00:54:41,968 --> 00:54:44,368
$207 million are already below

1709
00:54:45,838 --> 00:54:46,672
policy targets.

1710
00:54:46,672 --> 00:54:47,206
To the extent the appropriation

1711
00:54:47,206 --> 00:54:47,907
requests that are in

1712
00:54:47,907 --> 00:54:50,476
the mid-year are necessary for

1713
00:54:50,476 --> 00:54:51,770
continue to operations we

1714
00:54:51,770 --> 00:54:51,777
support them But we also

1715
00:54:51,777 --> 00:54:54,777
suggest that Council MAY wish

1716
00:54:55,348 --> 00:54:56,140
to ask about the need to make

1717
00:54:56,140 --> 00:54:56,683
additional appropriations to

1718
00:54:56,683 --> 00:54:59,830
departments that are already

1719
00:55:00,119 --> 00:55:00,820
trending over budget especially

1720
00:55:00,820 --> 00:55:01,587
given the imminent need for

1721
00:55:01,587 --> 00:55:05,491
budget cuts as we head into our

1722
00:55:05,491 --> 00:55:06,225
fy 2027 Council MAY also wish

1723
00:55:06,225 --> 00:55:06,793
to ask for more specifics about

1724
00:55:06,793 --> 00:55:07,527
potential current year

1725
00:55:07,527 --> 00:55:10,527
mitigations that the city could

1726
00:55:10,830 --> 00:55:11,497
implement that could begin to

1727
00:55:11,497 --> 00:55:12,365
address that looming f y 27

1728
00:55:12,365 --> 00:55:14,933
deficit that will need to be

1729
00:55:14,933 --> 00:55:15,902
closed.

1730
00:55:15,902 --> 00:55:16,469
>> With that my team and I are

1731
00:55:16,469 --> 00:55:16,836
also all available for

1732
00:55:16,836 --> 00:55:18,836
questions.

1733
00:55:19,805 --> 00:55:20,473
All right.

1734
00:55:20,473 --> 00:55:21,173
>> Thank you Charles for

1735
00:55:21,173 --> 00:55:25,373
the good work of you and your

1736
00:55:25,410 --> 00:55:26,112
office Always very helpful.

1737
00:55:26,112 --> 00:55:26,779
>> With that, Clark, please

1738
00:55:26,779 --> 00:55:27,146
proceed with public comment.

1739
00:55:27,146 --> 00:55:29,146
Thank you.

1740
00:55:30,750 --> 00:55:31,351
Council PRESIDENT I have no

1741
00:55:31,351 --> 00:55:32,510
speakers here in council

1742
00:55:32,510 --> 00:55:34,887
chambers to speak to this item

1743
00:55:34,887 --> 00:55:35,588
I'm going to those

1744
00:55:35,588 --> 00:55:36,155
participating remotely started

1745
00:55:36,155 --> 00:55:36,756
the five minute timer.

1746
00:55:36,756 --> 00:55:39,756
We have three people in

1747
00:55:39,759 --> 00:55:40,940
the queue starting with Blair

1748
00:55:40,940 --> 00:55:40,793
Beekman.

1749
00:55:40,793 --> 00:55:43,793
You'll have two minutes Please

1750
00:55:44,329 --> 00:55:44,697
proceed after that is 8780 813

1751
00:55:44,697 --> 00:55:46,697
then 7499.

1752
00:55:49,334 --> 00:55:49,869
Blair Please proceed.

1753
00:55:49,869 --> 00:55:50,236
>> All right.

1754
00:55:50,236 --> 00:55:50,969
Thank you.

1755
00:55:50,969 --> 00:55:53,506
Blair Beekman Oh, thanks a lot

1756
00:55:53,506 --> 00:55:54,374
for this item.

1757
00:55:54,374 --> 00:55:55,800
I guess for myself I can go

1758
00:55:55,800 --> 00:55:55,642
over some regular talking

1759
00:55:55,642 --> 00:55:58,420
points I've been offering

1760
00:55:58,478 --> 00:55:59,212
lately.

1761
00:55:59,212 --> 00:55:59,946
Hopefully they won't be tedious

1762
00:55:59,946 --> 00:56:03,249
but good reminders of things we

1763
00:56:03,249 --> 00:56:07,449
can be doing at this time to

1764
00:56:08,540 --> 00:56:08,654
begin to again offer.

1765
00:56:08,654 --> 00:56:09,388
Paula Kruger has been

1766
00:56:09,388 --> 00:56:11,788
mentioning fairly regularly for

1767
00:56:13,693 --> 00:56:14,394
a while now that in talking

1768
00:56:14,394 --> 00:56:17,394
about the parking issues about

1769
00:56:18,164 --> 00:56:18,865
ball park the revenues from

1770
00:56:18,865 --> 00:56:19,532
the parking new parking issues

1771
00:56:19,532 --> 00:56:23,132
isn't going to about a park

1772
00:56:23,303 --> 00:56:24,370
fund it's going into

1773
00:56:24,370 --> 00:56:28,237
the general fund And I think we

1774
00:56:28,341 --> 00:56:28,708
have to be very clear on that

1775
00:56:28,708 --> 00:56:29,509
narrative.

1776
00:56:29,509 --> 00:56:33,109
If he's accurate we can't be

1777
00:56:33,747 --> 00:56:34,447
fibbing about the kind of

1778
00:56:34,447 --> 00:56:35,115
efforts we have to be honest

1779
00:56:35,115 --> 00:56:38,115
with ourselves in how we're

1780
00:56:38,151 --> 00:56:38,752
talking about the budget as a

1781
00:56:38,752 --> 00:56:39,419
full community process.

1782
00:56:39,419 --> 00:56:43,190
The work I do with tech

1783
00:56:43,230 --> 00:56:43,323
accountability is the same

1784
00:56:43,323 --> 00:56:44,900
thing.

1785
00:56:44,900 --> 00:56:47,961
We just have to be honest and

1786
00:56:47,961 --> 00:56:48,662
direct in how we have our

1787
00:56:48,662 --> 00:56:48,995
dialog on these on the subject

1788
00:56:48,995 --> 00:56:49,696
matter.

1789
00:56:49,696 --> 00:56:52,666
But whether a mistake you made

1790
00:56:52,666 --> 00:56:53,660
I hope you can make up and all

1791
00:56:53,660 --> 00:56:53,800
is forgiven.

1792
00:56:53,800 --> 00:56:57,370
It's just a matter that we can

1793
00:56:57,370 --> 00:56:57,437
talk clearly about the subject

1794
00:56:57,437 --> 00:56:58,138
matter.

1795
00:56:58,138 --> 00:56:58,839
Good luck on those efforts.

1796
00:56:58,839 --> 00:57:01,541
It's a full community process

1797
00:57:01,541 --> 00:57:02,142
and cutting people out of it

1798
00:57:02,142 --> 00:57:05,142
isn't the way to work.

1799
00:57:06,179 --> 00:57:06,913
With that said I

1800
00:57:06,913 --> 00:57:09,313
congratulations that the police

1801
00:57:11,510 --> 00:57:11,718
department is working on

1802
00:57:11,718 --> 00:57:12,286
overtime issues fairly well.

1803
00:57:12,286 --> 00:57:14,686
I've heard in previous

1804
00:57:16,190 --> 00:57:16,957
committee reports there at $5

1805
00:57:16,957 --> 00:57:19,957
million less in overtime costs

1806
00:57:21,395 --> 00:57:22,620
than last year.

1807
00:57:22,620 --> 00:57:22,529
So that's a hearty

1808
00:57:22,529 --> 00:57:23,363
congratulations.

1809
00:57:23,363 --> 00:57:25,733
Keep up those sort of good

1810
00:57:25,733 --> 00:57:26,266
efforts.

1811
00:57:26,266 --> 00:57:28,666
Thank you for that.

1812
00:57:30,537 --> 00:57:31,170
I do believe parking above

1813
00:57:31,170 --> 00:57:33,570
ballpark issues again can

1814
00:57:35,800 --> 00:57:35,876
really seriously be cut in half

1815
00:57:35,876 --> 00:57:36,844
from what the fees are now and

1816
00:57:36,844 --> 00:57:40,347
you can still bring in a pretty

1817
00:57:40,347 --> 00:57:41,148
significant revenue.

1818
00:57:41,148 --> 00:57:41,882
I hope that can be considered

1819
00:57:41,882 --> 00:57:44,651
in the future for both resident

1820
00:57:44,651 --> 00:57:45,319
and nonresident issues And good

1821
00:57:45,319 --> 00:57:48,319
luck in looking into Oakland

1822
00:57:50,240 --> 00:57:50,724
how they're working their

1823
00:57:50,724 --> 00:57:51,358
deficit programs And then you

1824
00:57:51,358 --> 00:57:52,260
can work the same sort of

1825
00:57:52,260 --> 00:57:54,426
programs that respect social

1826
00:57:54,662 --> 00:57:55,429
services.

1827
00:57:55,429 --> 00:57:56,201
Your time has concluded There

1828
00:57:56,201 --> 00:57:58,866
are five speakers in the queue

1829
00:57:58,866 --> 00:58:01,702
still 8781 three If you can

1830
00:58:01,702 --> 00:58:03,702
please unmute 8700.

1831
00:58:06,340 --> 00:58:07,410
>> Thank you Joyce Any other cd

1832
00:58:07,410 --> 00:58:10,410
I'll start with the Department

1833
00:58:11,445 --> 00:58:11,913
of Finance Expenditure to

1834
00:58:11,913 --> 00:58:12,546
succeed revenue.

1835
00:58:12,546 --> 00:58:15,546
That's so simple isn't it?

1836
00:58:16,583 --> 00:58:20,183
And so basic question Is it

1837
00:58:21,222 --> 00:58:21,956
appropriate to end the fiscal

1838
00:58:21,956 --> 00:58:22,389
year with a negative budgeting

1839
00:58:22,389 --> 00:58:24,389
fund balance?

1840
00:58:26,260 --> 00:58:29,260
I'm thinking of best practices

1841
00:58:31,165 --> 00:58:31,699
and policies KPIs kpi, kpi and

1842
00:58:31,699 --> 00:58:34,990
we're calling to you

1843
00:58:36,103 --> 00:58:36,871
performance and analytics.

1844
00:58:36,871 --> 00:58:37,571
Remember what you did when you

1845
00:58:37,571 --> 00:58:40,571
shadowed the pudi You brought

1846
00:58:40,775 --> 00:58:41,743
in sunlight.

1847
00:58:41,743 --> 00:58:45,943
You are so great in this work.

1848
00:58:46,981 --> 00:58:47,949
Let's do the kpi, let's get it

1849
00:58:47,949 --> 00:58:52,149
done penned and now love to you

1850
00:58:55,957 --> 00:58:56,624
Please my like big time new

1851
00:58:56,624 --> 00:58:58,624
overtime monitoring process

1852
00:59:00,995 --> 00:59:01,563
allows for greater command

1853
00:59:01,563 --> 00:59:03,563
oversight and control.

1854
00:59:04,965 --> 00:59:05,666
Well those two cs command and

1855
00:59:05,666 --> 00:59:07,666
control Congratulations Entire

1856
00:59:10,204 --> 00:59:12,204
department at 23% or 6.8

1857
00:59:14,175 --> 00:59:14,876
million and overtime dollars

1858
00:59:14,876 --> 00:59:15,410
for the neighborhood policing

1859
00:59:15,410 --> 00:59:17,410
division Chief Ball

1860
00:59:19,813 --> 00:59:20,581
congratulate Asians on this.

1861
00:59:20,581 --> 00:59:21,449
Remember when you came out of

1862
00:59:21,449 --> 00:59:24,786
the gate I hope I get this

1863
00:59:24,786 --> 00:59:25,452
right.

1864
00:59:25,452 --> 00:59:26,154
You said at the top of

1865
00:59:26,154 --> 00:59:29,754
the priority list was the word

1866
00:59:30,910 --> 00:59:30,391
trust and the work of doing

1867
00:59:30,391 --> 00:59:31,920
that.

1868
00:59:31,920 --> 00:59:33,928
So I would love to It's

1869
00:59:33,928 --> 00:59:34,629
probably hard to speak to it so

1870
00:59:34,629 --> 00:59:35,396
subjective but I would love to

1871
00:59:35,396 --> 00:59:39,596
get a report from you on that.

1872
00:59:42,637 --> 00:59:43,405
Now moving to the ib a 16.8

1873
00:59:43,405 --> 00:59:46,405
million g f budgetary deficit

1874
00:59:48,143 --> 00:59:50,143
projection somewhat uncertain

1875
00:59:52,180 --> 00:59:52,914
so several notable items not

1876
00:59:52,914 --> 00:59:55,314
factored into the projections.

1877
00:59:57,485 --> 00:59:58,386
More details on

1878
00:59:58,386 --> 01:00:01,986
the appropriateness of the g f

1879
01:00:02,190 --> 01:00:02,524
appropriations as recommended

1880
01:00:02,524 --> 01:00:03,425
by them.

1881
01:00:03,425 --> 01:00:07,250
So this was fabulous almost in

1882
01:00:07,863 --> 01:00:08,630
our this this was fabulous.

1883
01:00:08,630 --> 01:00:11,932
Your time has come into it.

1884
01:00:11,932 --> 01:00:12,967
Thank you.

1885
01:00:12,967 --> 01:00:15,367
Next is 813 then 7499 after

1886
01:00:20,410 --> 01:00:21,900
that 8813 please unmute I

1887
01:00:21,900 --> 01:00:24,609
academy for you star six to

1888
01:00:25,247 --> 01:00:25,847
unmute.

1889
01:00:25,847 --> 01:00:26,213
Okay sorry about that.

1890
01:00:26,213 --> 01:00:28,213
Thank you.

1891
01:00:30,652 --> 01:00:31,420
Okay so Consuelo here and yeah

1892
01:00:31,420 --> 01:00:33,788
I'm just uh thank you Blair I

1893
01:00:33,788 --> 01:00:34,689
totally agree with the first

1894
01:00:34,689 --> 01:00:38,889
part of what you had to say.

1895
01:00:38,927 --> 01:00:42,527
>> Um well that was a loaded

1896
01:00:43,330 --> 01:00:44,299
presentation and I just chimed

1897
01:00:44,299 --> 01:00:47,535
in so I didn't catch all of it

1898
01:00:47,535 --> 01:00:48,303
but well I'm just to think

1899
01:00:48,303 --> 01:00:51,740
about how much money those two

1900
01:00:51,740 --> 01:00:54,740
things with minimal results as

1901
01:00:57,746 --> 01:00:58,380
usual But I guess I'm even more

1902
01:00:58,380 --> 01:01:01,380
saddened that every time I

1903
01:01:01,383 --> 01:01:02,150
chime into these meetings it's

1904
01:01:02,150 --> 01:01:02,751
the same people who call in and

1905
01:01:02,751 --> 01:01:05,151
who are paying attention

1906
01:01:06,521 --> 01:01:07,122
unfortunately um yeah we've got

1907
01:01:07,122 --> 01:01:10,122
to do better with that.

1908
01:01:10,793 --> 01:01:11,492
You guys need to broadcast to

1909
01:01:11,492 --> 01:01:15,920
the news and people need to

1910
01:01:15,664 --> 01:01:16,331
start paying attention to how

1911
01:01:16,331 --> 01:01:17,132
much money's going to places

1912
01:01:17,132 --> 01:01:20,132
like I said with minimal

1913
01:01:20,803 --> 01:01:21,336
results.

1914
01:01:21,336 --> 01:01:22,170
What a shame.

1915
01:01:22,170 --> 01:01:25,440
Okay, that's all I have to say.

1916
01:01:25,440 --> 01:01:27,440
Thank you.

1917
01:01:30,412 --> 01:01:31,113
Next 27499 if you can please

1918
01:01:31,113 --> 01:01:33,513
unmute 7499 after that is

1919
01:01:35,284 --> 01:01:35,850
Andrea ebbing Please continue.

1920
01:01:35,850 --> 01:01:37,850
Bob Kozinski here.

1921
01:01:38,954 --> 01:01:39,688
I just heard that there's a

1922
01:01:39,688 --> 01:01:40,322
projected $6 million shortfall.

1923
01:01:40,322 --> 01:01:43,725
I also heard that the new

1924
01:01:43,725 --> 01:01:44,393
Balboa Park parking fees are

1925
01:01:44,393 --> 01:01:44,726
projected to bring in 1.2

1926
01:01:44,726 --> 01:01:45,560
million.

1927
01:01:45,560 --> 01:01:48,797
Well gee how much money is

1928
01:01:48,797 --> 01:01:49,497
the business at Torrey Pines

1929
01:01:49,497 --> 01:01:50,232
glider port making every year?

1930
01:01:50,232 --> 01:01:54,432
We know that the new lease has

1931
01:01:57,306 --> 01:01:57,806
that business paying a whopping

1932
01:01:57,806 --> 01:01:58,574
$3,412.50 a year.

1933
01:01:58,574 --> 01:01:58,973
But what are they bringing in

1934
01:01:58,973 --> 01:02:00,973
every year?

1935
01:02:01,978 --> 01:02:02,678
Joe LaCava Do you know has that

1936
01:02:02,678 --> 01:02:03,312
business reported their income

1937
01:02:03,312 --> 01:02:06,581
to anyone in this city in

1938
01:02:06,581 --> 01:02:07,249
the last decade?

1939
01:02:07,249 --> 01:02:07,917
The last reporting of their

1940
01:02:07,917 --> 01:02:10,319
income that I could find was

1941
01:02:10,319 --> 01:02:11,860
from 2010, 11 and 12.

1942
01:02:11,860 --> 01:02:14,860
The figures for those three

1943
01:02:17,393 --> 01:02:17,960
years were 1.1 million 1.28

1944
01:02:17,960 --> 01:02:18,394
9,000,001.361 million

1945
01:02:18,394 --> 01:02:19,610
respectively.

1946
01:02:19,610 --> 01:02:19,595
And those numbers were from

1947
01:02:19,595 --> 01:02:21,995
over ten years ago.

1948
01:02:22,665 --> 01:02:23,365
Have you heard of inflation?

1949
01:02:23,365 --> 01:02:24,133
They could easily be bringing

1950
01:02:24,133 --> 01:02:24,467
in over $1.5 million a year in

1951
01:02:24,467 --> 01:02:26,467
2026.

1952
01:02:28,136 --> 01:02:31,136
So if you subtract $2,400 in

1953
01:02:31,140 --> 01:02:33,540
rent from about $1.5 million

1954
01:02:34,844 --> 01:02:35,578
income, you still get about

1955
01:02:35,578 --> 01:02:36,278
$1.5 million income every year.

1956
01:02:36,278 --> 01:02:39,878
That would more than cover all

1957
01:02:40,149 --> 01:02:40,850
the money you're expecting from

1958
01:02:40,850 --> 01:02:41,484
Balboa Park parking That would

1959
01:02:41,484 --> 01:02:42,840
cover nearly one tenth of

1960
01:02:42,840 --> 01:02:44,840
the projected shortfall.

1961
01:02:45,821 --> 01:02:46,454
All the city has to do is run

1962
01:02:46,454 --> 01:02:47,156
their own glide report and

1963
01:02:47,156 --> 01:02:50,126
collect collect the profit for

1964
01:02:50,126 --> 01:02:50,692
the city instead of giving it

1965
01:02:50,692 --> 01:02:51,560
to a private business.

1966
01:02:51,560 --> 01:02:55,160
But neither Joe LaCava nor Todd

1967
01:02:55,164 --> 01:02:55,531
Gloria will touch that

1968
01:02:55,531 --> 01:02:55,932
business.

1969
01:02:55,932 --> 01:02:56,633
Why is that?

1970
01:02:56,633 --> 01:02:59,633
Joe LaCava What kind of

1971
01:02:59,935 --> 01:03:00,603
corruption squeezes every

1972
01:03:00,603 --> 01:03:01,270
dollar out of citizens while

1973
01:03:01,270 --> 01:03:01,870
giving away our multimillion

1974
01:03:01,870 --> 01:03:04,607
dollar park to a private

1975
01:03:04,607 --> 01:03:05,274
business to make money?

1976
01:03:05,274 --> 01:03:05,942
If people wonder why they

1977
01:03:05,942 --> 01:03:06,643
should care about the glider

1978
01:03:06,643 --> 01:03:09,578
port they should remember this

1979
01:03:09,578 --> 01:03:10,345
analysis every time they're

1980
01:03:10,345 --> 01:03:13,945
paying to park in our own

1981
01:03:14,217 --> 01:03:14,717
Balboa Park.

1982
01:03:14,717 --> 01:03:15,117
>> That's it.

1983
01:03:15,117 --> 01:03:15,952
Thank you.

1984
01:03:15,952 --> 01:03:18,952
Next is Andrea Ebbing then

1985
01:03:19,288 --> 01:03:19,956
Katherine Douglas.

1986
01:03:19,956 --> 01:03:20,590
The five minute timer did

1987
01:03:20,590 --> 01:03:21,290
conclude there were three

1988
01:03:21,290 --> 01:03:24,600
people in the queue with their

1989
01:03:24,600 --> 01:03:24,927
hand raised.

1990
01:03:24,927 --> 01:03:25,293
>> No additional speakers will

1991
01:03:25,293 --> 01:03:25,862
be taken.

1992
01:03:25,862 --> 01:03:27,862
Andrea please proceed.

1993
01:03:29,650 --> 01:03:29,966
My this is Andrea ebbing.

1994
01:03:29,966 --> 01:03:33,469
That's a great thing that we

1995
01:03:33,469 --> 01:03:36,469
speed's down 6 million and over

1996
01:03:37,640 --> 01:03:38,508
time projected That's great.

1997
01:03:38,508 --> 01:03:42,545
I, I wanted to once again bring

1998
01:03:42,545 --> 01:03:43,379
up other pay.

1999
01:03:43,379 --> 01:03:44,470
I haven't heard anybody discuss

2000
01:03:44,470 --> 01:03:47,215
other pay in the entire year

2001
01:03:47,215 --> 01:03:47,616
except for me from the city

2002
01:03:47,616 --> 01:03:48,318
standpoint.

2003
01:03:48,318 --> 01:03:52,187
So I don't really know how we

2004
01:03:52,187 --> 01:03:52,922
can get those answers again On

2005
01:03:52,922 --> 01:03:55,322
Transparent California it shows

2006
01:03:56,926 --> 01:03:57,994
that city employees were paid

2007
01:03:57,994 --> 01:04:00,994
$152 million of other pay in

2008
01:04:01,598 --> 01:04:02,365
the year 2020 for which doesn't

2009
01:04:02,365 --> 01:04:05,365
appear to be pension benefits

2010
01:04:06,802 --> 01:04:07,170
regular pay or any form of

2011
01:04:07,170 --> 01:04:09,170
benefits.

2012
01:04:11,741 --> 01:04:12,475
So it's like fringe benefits is

2013
01:04:12,475 --> 01:04:14,875
152 million for city employees.

2014
01:04:15,978 --> 01:04:18,978
What is that fringe benefit?

2015
01:04:20,684 --> 01:04:21,451
We're very curious about that.

2016
01:04:21,451 --> 01:04:22,520
I am concerned about one You

2017
01:04:22,520 --> 01:04:24,452
know, I've heard some

2018
01:04:25,555 --> 01:04:26,222
projections and estimations but

2019
01:04:26,222 --> 01:04:26,923
I didn't hear anything about

2020
01:04:26,923 --> 01:04:29,923
some of our programs like

2021
01:04:30,600 --> 01:04:30,927
the Family Justice Center,

2022
01:04:30,927 --> 01:04:34,527
which was a city initiative for

2023
01:04:36,133 --> 01:04:36,833
decades And then recently as of

2024
01:04:36,833 --> 01:04:39,535
this last year I guess Summer

2025
01:04:39,535 --> 01:04:40,336
Stephan our district attorney

2026
01:04:40,336 --> 01:04:40,637
who's a county employee took it

2027
01:04:40,637 --> 01:04:42,637
over.

2028
01:04:44,507 --> 01:04:45,375
So I don't know how that plays

2029
01:04:45,375 --> 01:04:46,420
out and what you know how we

2030
01:04:46,420 --> 01:04:49,346
factor in any of that money.

2031
01:04:49,346 --> 01:04:50,460
But there was a massive issue

2032
01:04:50,460 --> 01:04:50,747
when Mara Elliott was running

2033
01:04:50,747 --> 01:04:53,747
it that the Union-Tribune had

2034
01:04:54,417 --> 01:04:55,850
picked up on the fact that they

2035
01:04:55,850 --> 01:04:55,685
weren't actually licensed to

2036
01:04:55,685 --> 01:04:56,386
operate in the state of

2037
01:04:56,386 --> 01:04:59,123
California and money was being

2038
01:04:59,123 --> 01:04:59,990
filtered through it.

2039
01:04:59,990 --> 01:05:00,791
So that is a place we should

2040
01:05:00,791 --> 01:05:04,391
probably look for money if we

2041
01:05:08,397 --> 01:05:09,650
need money and the reduced

2042
01:05:09,650 --> 01:05:11,465
revenue and increased budget

2043
01:05:12,502 --> 01:05:13,236
deficit is concerning

2044
01:05:13,236 --> 01:05:13,737
especially with the Balboa Park

2045
01:05:13,737 --> 01:05:15,737
parking situation.

2046
01:05:17,741 --> 01:05:18,408
It looks like some people have

2047
01:05:18,408 --> 01:05:19,760
taken it upon themselves to

2048
01:05:19,760 --> 01:05:21,760
continuously vandalize these

2049
01:05:22,779 --> 01:05:23,146
parking meters and that's very

2050
01:05:23,146 --> 01:05:25,146
expensive.

2051
01:05:27,651 --> 01:05:27,984
So all in all and in attendance

2052
01:05:27,984 --> 01:05:28,655
is down.

2053
01:05:28,655 --> 01:05:28,919
>> Very concerning But thank

2054
01:05:28,919 --> 01:05:30,919
you.

2055
01:05:32,323 --> 01:05:33,560
That's all.

2056
01:05:33,560 --> 01:05:33,490
Katherine Douglas if you can

2057
01:05:33,490 --> 01:05:35,490
please unmute.

2058
01:05:35,559 --> 01:05:35,893
After that is 1384 Katherine

2059
01:05:35,893 --> 01:05:36,627
Douglas.

2060
01:05:36,627 --> 01:05:39,963
>> Shout out to the San Diego

2061
01:05:39,963 --> 01:05:40,731
Police Department under

2062
01:05:40,731 --> 01:05:43,731
the leadership of Chief Wall

2063
01:05:45,169 --> 01:05:45,502
and he certainly deserves

2064
01:05:45,502 --> 01:05:46,203
credit.

2065
01:05:46,203 --> 01:05:49,640
So does everybody else on his

2066
01:05:49,640 --> 01:05:50,340
team because I have seen

2067
01:05:50,340 --> 01:05:53,340
the concerted effort that they

2068
01:05:54,812 --> 01:05:55,479
have made to save the to stay

2069
01:05:55,479 --> 01:05:58,479
within their budget And over

2070
01:05:59,650 --> 01:06:00,416
time I only hope that other

2071
01:06:00,416 --> 01:06:03,416
departments will do the same

2072
01:06:05,550 --> 01:06:05,789
thing and keep pace with what

2073
01:06:05,789 --> 01:06:06,456
the San Diego Police Department

2074
01:06:06,456 --> 01:06:09,456
has been able to accomplish.

2075
01:06:11,494 --> 01:06:11,962
Thank you.

2076
01:06:11,962 --> 01:06:12,729
Thank you.

2077
01:06:12,729 --> 01:06:13,300
And next our final speaker is

2078
01:06:13,300 --> 01:06:15,300
1384.

2079
01:06:21,138 --> 01:06:22,600
Please unmute.

2080
01:06:22,600 --> 01:06:25,600
Hello Ernie Casco La Hoya

2081
01:06:26,244 --> 01:06:26,877
resident senior pilot Another

2082
01:06:26,877 --> 01:06:29,877
shady deal at Torrey Pines

2083
01:06:30,147 --> 01:06:30,847
ahead report the complaint is

2084
01:06:30,847 --> 01:06:31,648
well documented on your desk.

2085
01:06:31,648 --> 01:06:35,248
We have a proven solution known

2086
01:06:35,486 --> 01:06:36,530
as the San Diego recreational

2087
01:06:36,530 --> 01:06:36,452
waiver that would end

2088
01:06:36,452 --> 01:06:38,452
the dispute.

2089
01:06:40,256 --> 01:06:40,991
It's time for transparency to

2090
01:06:40,991 --> 01:06:41,692
stop the corruption within your

2091
01:06:41,692 --> 01:06:43,692
own admission administration.

2092
01:06:45,162 --> 01:06:45,495
Joe LaCava your leaseholder is

2093
01:06:45,495 --> 01:06:46,196
caught.

2094
01:06:46,196 --> 01:06:49,796
It is illegal to turn our

2095
01:06:50,000 --> 01:06:50,768
freedom into a privilege for a

2096
01:06:50,768 --> 01:06:54,105
license and a fee under any

2097
01:06:54,105 --> 01:06:54,472
terms circumstances or

2098
01:06:54,472 --> 01:06:55,273
condition.

2099
01:06:55,273 --> 01:06:58,476
I should not be forced to sign

2100
01:06:58,476 --> 01:06:59,760
a leaseholder waiver when

2101
01:06:59,760 --> 01:06:59,776
the city liabilities are

2102
01:06:59,776 --> 01:07:02,176
already covered by California

2103
01:07:03,447 --> 01:07:04,115
recreational laws.

2104
01:07:04,115 --> 01:07:04,815
This is misappropriation of

2105
01:07:04,815 --> 01:07:07,815
public funding going into a

2106
01:07:08,218 --> 01:07:08,952
private account and needs to be

2107
01:07:08,952 --> 01:07:11,352
fully audited for transparency.

2108
01:07:13,457 --> 01:07:14,158
City The San Diego Recreational

2109
01:07:14,158 --> 01:07:17,158
Waiver stops city lease over

2110
01:07:17,361 --> 01:07:17,995
internal corruption and revise

2111
01:07:17,995 --> 01:07:20,395
by revising the permanent

2112
01:07:21,599 --> 01:07:22,299
reinstatement of Torrey Pines

2113
01:07:22,299 --> 01:07:24,699
Advisory Board with unanimous

2114
01:07:27,400 --> 01:07:27,472
support from every one as a

2115
01:07:27,472 --> 01:07:29,472
proven solution.

2116
01:07:32,110 --> 01:07:32,777
This needs to be done for

2117
01:07:32,777 --> 01:07:35,177
public safety, safety and

2118
01:07:36,848 --> 01:07:37,248
oversight and would end

2119
01:07:37,248 --> 01:07:37,882
the dispute.

2120
01:07:37,882 --> 01:07:40,282
The San Diego recreational

2121
01:07:42,186 --> 01:07:42,754
waiver secures city city

2122
01:07:42,754 --> 01:07:43,421
liabilities, restores

2123
01:07:43,421 --> 01:07:45,821
recreational fee freedom and

2124
01:07:46,791 --> 01:07:47,525
addresses the victim and

2125
01:07:47,525 --> 01:07:48,226
witnesses who have been damaged

2126
01:07:48,226 --> 01:07:51,226
and assaulted within a timely

2127
01:07:51,662 --> 01:07:52,429
fashion.

2128
01:07:52,429 --> 01:07:52,997
It's a win for city

2129
01:07:52,997 --> 01:07:53,598
liabilities, restores

2130
01:07:53,598 --> 01:07:55,598
recreational rights and

2131
01:07:56,567 --> 01:07:57,301
freedoms for years to come.

2132
01:07:57,301 --> 01:08:00,301
It's the best decision City

2133
01:08:01,205 --> 01:08:01,538
Council and you could make Joe

2134
01:08:01,538 --> 01:08:02,440
LaCava.

2135
01:08:02,440 --> 01:08:06,511
If you want me to walk away you

2136
01:08:06,511 --> 01:08:06,844
are blatantly blatantly robbing

2137
01:08:06,844 --> 01:08:07,478
America.

2138
01:08:07,478 --> 01:08:08,146
The City Council is still

2139
01:08:08,146 --> 01:08:11,115
liable and needs to address

2140
01:08:11,115 --> 01:08:11,616
the victims and witnesses who

2141
01:08:11,616 --> 01:08:13,616
have been damaged.

2142
01:08:16,688 --> 01:08:17,188
Thank.

2143
01:08:17,188 --> 01:08:17,755
>> Thank you.

2144
01:08:17,755 --> 01:08:18,389
And that concludes all

2145
01:08:18,389 --> 01:08:18,756
the comment on this item.

2146
01:08:18,756 --> 01:08:20,592
All right.

2147
01:08:20,592 --> 01:08:21,458
Thank you, City Clerk.

2148
01:08:21,458 --> 01:08:22,127
And with that we will turn it

2149
01:08:22,127 --> 01:08:25,127
over to council members for

2150
01:08:26,131 --> 01:08:26,798
questions, comments and

2151
01:08:26,798 --> 01:08:27,398
entertain a motion And we'll

2152
01:08:27,398 --> 01:08:27,966
start with the chair of

2153
01:08:27,966 --> 01:08:29,966
the Budget Committee.

2154
01:08:31,203 --> 01:08:31,469
Council Member foster Thank

2155
01:08:31,469 --> 01:08:33,469
you.

2156
01:08:36,407 --> 01:08:37,108
Council PRESIDENT And thank you

2157
01:08:37,108 --> 01:08:40,108
staff for the presentation and

2158
01:08:41,179 --> 01:08:42,460
also thank you to the ipa.

2159
01:08:42,460 --> 01:08:45,646
We did have an opportunity to

2160
01:08:45,717 --> 01:08:46,351
hear this report in the Budget

2161
01:08:46,351 --> 01:08:47,510
and Government Efficiency

2162
01:08:47,510 --> 01:08:50,488
Committee so I'm going to keep

2163
01:08:50,488 --> 01:08:51,189
my comments brief as I did have

2164
01:08:51,189 --> 01:08:54,189
an opportunity to provide some

2165
01:08:55,160 --> 01:08:55,893
feedback There as I'd like to

2166
01:08:55,893 --> 01:08:56,561
hear from my colleagues that do

2167
01:08:56,561 --> 01:08:59,297
not sit on the committee and

2168
01:08:59,297 --> 01:08:59,764
allow them to have the time

2169
01:08:59,764 --> 01:09:01,764
that they need.

2170
01:09:04,102 --> 01:09:04,669
I do have one question in

2171
01:09:04,669 --> 01:09:05,403
the aba's report under

2172
01:09:05,403 --> 01:09:08,403
conclusion the last bullet kind

2173
01:09:08,707 --> 01:09:09,341
of said Hey, Council MAY wish

2174
01:09:09,341 --> 01:09:09,908
to request more details on

2175
01:09:09,908 --> 01:09:11,908
the appropriateness of

2176
01:09:14,790 --> 01:09:14,379
the general fund appropriations

2177
01:09:14,379 --> 01:09:15,147
.

2178
01:09:15,147 --> 01:09:15,814
I guess the question is to

2179
01:09:15,814 --> 01:09:18,214
the impacted departments is

2180
01:09:18,784 --> 01:09:19,484
there not an opportunity to

2181
01:09:19,484 --> 01:09:20,185
absorb say cost overruns that

2182
01:09:20,185 --> 01:09:23,785
are being projected or that we

2183
01:09:24,210 --> 01:09:27,210
are seeing in this midyear?

2184
01:09:28,826 --> 01:09:29,561
If you can answer that quickly

2185
01:09:29,561 --> 01:09:30,429
and if there's any opportunity

2186
01:09:30,429 --> 01:09:34,320
or if we need to take a look at

2187
01:09:34,320 --> 01:09:34,966
it and get back to us.

2188
01:09:34,966 --> 01:09:38,470
Yeah, we did address that These

2189
01:09:38,470 --> 01:09:39,171
appropriation reallocations are

2190
01:09:39,171 --> 01:09:39,838
not addressing the entire over

2191
01:09:39,838 --> 01:09:40,238
budget projections in those

2192
01:09:40,238 --> 01:09:42,238
departments.

2193
01:09:43,108 --> 01:09:43,374
It's only doing a portion of

2194
01:09:43,374 --> 01:09:44,750
it.

2195
01:09:44,750 --> 01:09:47,578
We are expecting them to find

2196
01:09:47,578 --> 01:09:48,800
other mitigation actions within

2197
01:09:48,800 --> 01:09:48,413
their operations.

2198
01:09:48,413 --> 01:09:50,413
>> Okay.

2199
01:09:52,518 --> 01:09:53,318
And I, I, I guess you know

2200
01:09:53,318 --> 01:09:56,918
short answer you know of course

2201
01:09:57,856 --> 01:09:58,557
i'm looking forward to third

2202
01:09:58,557 --> 01:09:59,124
quarter monitoring which just

2203
01:09:59,124 --> 01:10:02,124
gives us a little more

2204
01:10:02,594 --> 01:10:03,295
certainty as we work to close

2205
01:10:03,295 --> 01:10:06,295
out this current budget cycle.

2206
01:10:06,765 --> 01:10:07,298
So with that council PRESIDENT

2207
01:10:07,298 --> 01:10:07,766
I will move staff's

2208
01:10:07,766 --> 01:10:09,766
recommendation.

2209
01:10:11,470 --> 01:10:11,936
Thank you.

2210
01:10:11,936 --> 01:10:12,905
Thank you, sir.

2211
01:10:12,905 --> 01:10:16,575
So we do have a motion by

2212
01:10:16,575 --> 01:10:17,243
Councilmember Foster to move

2213
01:10:17,243 --> 01:10:17,843
the staff recommendation and

2214
01:10:17,843 --> 01:10:18,477
we'll go next to Council

2215
01:10:18,477 --> 01:10:21,380
PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee who

2216
01:10:21,380 --> 01:10:21,780
accidently got knocked off

2217
01:10:21,780 --> 01:10:22,247
the lights.

2218
01:10:22,247 --> 01:10:22,881
>> That's okay.

2219
01:10:22,881 --> 01:10:24,881
Thanks, Council PRESIDENT.

2220
01:10:26,518 --> 01:10:27,186
And like our budget chair

2221
01:10:27,186 --> 01:10:27,819
Councilmember Foster, we did

2222
01:10:27,819 --> 01:10:30,819
discuss this at budget and

2223
01:10:31,230 --> 01:10:31,890
government efficiency.

2224
01:10:31,890 --> 01:10:32,324
So I'll try to keep my comments

2225
01:10:32,324 --> 01:10:34,324
short as well.

2226
01:10:34,560 --> 01:10:35,294
I think for me there's just

2227
01:10:35,294 --> 01:10:38,764
three things that are really on

2228
01:10:38,764 --> 01:10:39,365
my mind that I thought I would

2229
01:10:39,365 --> 01:10:40,298
at least vocalize today.

2230
01:10:40,298 --> 01:10:43,898
One is just the fact that

2231
01:10:44,470 --> 01:10:45,137
the council approved the final

2232
01:10:45,137 --> 01:10:48,137
budget that I know included

2233
01:10:49,775 --> 01:10:50,342
some budgetary cuts that have

2234
01:10:50,342 --> 01:10:50,743
to date still not been

2235
01:10:50,743 --> 01:10:52,743
implemented.

2236
01:10:53,779 --> 01:10:54,313
And as I understand them will

2237
01:10:54,313 --> 01:10:55,147
not be implemented.

2238
01:10:55,147 --> 01:10:58,851
And that is just as we look for

2239
01:10:58,851 --> 01:10:59,552
anything something hard for us

2240
01:10:59,552 --> 01:11:00,319
not to continue thinking about

2241
01:11:00,319 --> 01:11:02,855
how we move forward in terms of

2242
01:11:02,855 --> 01:11:03,255
the council's authority with

2243
01:11:03,255 --> 01:11:03,889
the budget.

2244
01:11:03,889 --> 01:11:06,889
Second, I recognize that a

2245
01:11:08,494 --> 01:11:09,161
chunk of the revenue shift in

2246
01:11:09,161 --> 01:11:12,161
the midyear is allocated to

2247
01:11:13,432 --> 01:11:14,299
baseball park parking.

2248
01:11:14,299 --> 01:11:15,100
And to that I will only note

2249
01:11:15,100 --> 01:11:18,400
that much of the changes that

2250
01:11:18,400 --> 01:11:18,704
you think have occurred to

2251
01:11:18,704 --> 01:11:19,405
the program since it was first

2252
01:11:19,405 --> 01:11:21,805
implemented have largely been

2253
01:11:22,708 --> 01:11:23,409
focused on either reducing or

2254
01:11:23,409 --> 01:11:27,900
now to this point making free

2255
01:11:27,447 --> 01:11:28,380
parking for residents.

2256
01:11:28,380 --> 01:11:32,351
And if that is the case I will

2257
01:11:32,351 --> 01:11:33,850
only leave the question that

2258
01:11:33,850 --> 01:11:36,685
given that shift in the revenue

2259
01:11:37,290 --> 01:11:37,957
assumptions, what does that say

2260
01:11:37,957 --> 01:11:38,658
about how much the city was

2261
01:11:38,658 --> 01:11:41,580
relying on charging residents

2262
01:11:41,961 --> 01:11:42,361
in order to get revenue for

2263
01:11:42,361 --> 01:11:43,290
public park?

2264
01:11:43,290 --> 01:11:46,629
And then finally as we look

2265
01:11:47,366 --> 01:11:48,670
forward to the budget, we know

2266
01:11:48,670 --> 01:11:48,568
this is going to be a

2267
01:11:48,568 --> 01:11:49,235
challenging time.

2268
01:11:49,235 --> 01:11:51,304
I appreciate in recognizing

2269
01:11:51,304 --> 01:11:51,971
that there have been some

2270
01:11:51,971 --> 01:11:52,705
shifts since the report was

2271
01:11:52,705 --> 01:11:53,439
first compiled that put us in a

2272
01:11:53,439 --> 01:11:55,441
better position than what we

2273
01:11:55,441 --> 01:11:56,309
started.

2274
01:11:56,309 --> 01:11:57,900
And as we look towards any

2275
01:11:57,900 --> 01:11:59,409
reductions, whether it's in

2276
01:12:00,779 --> 01:12:01,448
the mid-year or into the next

2277
01:12:01,448 --> 01:12:02,115
year's budget, I would hope

2278
01:12:02,115 --> 01:12:05,115
that again we will consider

2279
01:12:05,652 --> 01:12:06,218
what the impact might be on

2280
01:12:06,218 --> 01:12:06,919
front line employees.

2281
01:12:06,919 --> 01:12:09,588
And recognizing that we cannot

2282
01:12:09,588 --> 01:12:10,290
simply have them shoulder

2283
01:12:10,290 --> 01:12:10,990
greater burden of the same

2284
01:12:10,990 --> 01:12:14,561
level of services that we must

2285
01:12:14,561 --> 01:12:15,280
provide as a city with markedly

2286
01:12:15,280 --> 01:12:17,280
less resources.

2287
01:12:19,833 --> 01:12:20,433
So with that I will go ahead

2288
01:12:20,433 --> 01:12:20,967
and second the motion.

2289
01:12:20,967 --> 01:12:21,334
>> Thank you, Chair.

2290
01:12:21,334 --> 01:12:21,801
All right.

2291
01:12:21,801 --> 01:12:22,701
Thank you, sir.

2292
01:12:22,701 --> 01:12:24,971
So we have a motion by

2293
01:12:24,971 --> 01:12:25,705
Councilmember Foster in a

2294
01:12:25,705 --> 01:12:26,338
second by Council PRESIDENT Pro

2295
01:12:26,338 --> 01:12:26,806
Tem Lee to move the staff

2296
01:12:26,806 --> 01:12:28,806
recommendation.

2297
01:12:28,942 --> 01:12:29,309
We'll go next to council member

2298
01:12:29,309 --> 01:12:30,900
Campbell.

2299
01:12:30,900 --> 01:12:32,409
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

2300
01:12:34,460 --> 01:12:37,646
I must continue to stress that

2301
01:12:38,585 --> 01:12:39,252
passing a balanced budget is

2302
01:12:39,252 --> 01:12:39,919
one of our most fundamental

2303
01:12:39,919 --> 01:12:41,919
responsibilities as council

2304
01:12:43,655 --> 01:12:47,855
members as it is our job to

2305
01:12:48,194 --> 01:12:48,660
ensure that expenditures do not

2306
01:12:48,660 --> 01:12:50,660
exceed revenues.

2307
01:12:53,400 --> 01:12:54,267
The midyear report before us is

2308
01:12:54,267 --> 01:12:57,867
a direct result of last year's

2309
01:12:58,338 --> 01:12:58,737
shortfalls and revenue over

2310
01:12:58,737 --> 01:13:00,737
projections.

2311
01:13:03,175 --> 01:13:03,877
Deficit spending forces

2312
01:13:03,877 --> 01:13:05,877
difficult corrective actions

2313
01:13:08,215 --> 01:13:11,815
later and makes it harder to

2314
01:13:12,953 --> 01:13:13,520
protect the core services that

2315
01:13:13,520 --> 01:13:14,387
our residents rely on.

2316
01:13:14,387 --> 01:13:17,387
These fiscal realities must be

2317
01:13:18,158 --> 01:13:21,158
taken into account as a

2318
01:13:22,620 --> 01:13:22,728
foundation as we move toward

2319
01:13:22,728 --> 01:13:23,630
adopting a fiscal year 27

2320
01:13:23,630 --> 01:13:23,430
budget.

2321
01:13:23,430 --> 01:13:25,430
Thank you.

2322
01:13:27,934 --> 01:13:28,435
Council PRESIDENT.

2323
01:13:28,435 --> 01:13:29,135
All right.

2324
01:13:29,135 --> 01:13:29,703
Thank you, Councilmember Kemp

2325
01:13:29,703 --> 01:13:31,938
for those good words.

2326
01:13:31,938 --> 01:13:32,405
We'll go next to Councilmember

2327
01:13:32,405 --> 01:13:33,106
Whipple.

2328
01:13:33,106 --> 01:13:33,974
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

2329
01:13:33,974 --> 01:13:37,100
I will just offer a comment on

2330
01:13:37,100 --> 01:13:37,777
Chief Wall's report.

2331
01:13:37,777 --> 01:13:38,412
I am glad to see that

2332
01:13:38,412 --> 01:13:40,412
the Neighborhood Policing

2333
01:13:42,249 --> 01:13:42,950
Division is on budget and I

2334
01:13:42,950 --> 01:13:46,550
want to thank the chief for

2335
01:13:47,587 --> 01:13:48,121
having the Academy graduating

2336
01:13:48,121 --> 01:13:48,821
classes engage with

2337
01:13:48,821 --> 01:13:49,356
the neighborhood police and I

2338
01:13:49,356 --> 01:13:51,756
think that is vital.

2339
01:13:52,292 --> 01:13:52,993
A significant number of

2340
01:13:52,993 --> 01:13:53,660
the police department's calls

2341
01:13:53,660 --> 01:13:55,660
involve people experiencing

2342
01:13:57,960 --> 01:13:57,731
homelessness So having officers

2343
01:13:57,731 --> 01:13:58,365
learn how to effectively

2344
01:13:58,365 --> 01:14:00,765
interact with the homeless

2345
01:14:01,602 --> 01:14:02,235
population and help them get

2346
01:14:02,235 --> 01:14:02,970
into services is crucial.

2347
01:14:02,970 --> 01:14:06,570
And we are seeing the benefits

2348
01:14:06,639 --> 01:14:07,407
of that in many areas.

2349
01:14:07,407 --> 01:14:08,410
Most recently we got updated

2350
01:14:08,410 --> 01:14:10,410
homelessness numbers from

2351
01:14:11,878 --> 01:14:12,578
the San Diego riverbed.

2352
01:14:12,578 --> 01:14:15,578
People living in the riverbed

2353
01:14:16,550 --> 01:14:17,184
has been a huge problem in a

2354
01:14:17,184 --> 01:14:17,751
couple of different ways.

2355
01:14:17,751 --> 01:14:18,419
Obviously it's unsafe.

2356
01:14:18,419 --> 01:14:21,419
We've seen people swept away

2357
01:14:21,989 --> 01:14:22,523
when the river rises during

2358
01:14:22,523 --> 01:14:22,923
storms but it's also

2359
01:14:22,923 --> 01:14:24,923
unsanitary.

2360
01:14:26,927 --> 01:14:27,627
According to the San Diego

2361
01:14:27,627 --> 01:14:28,262
River Park Foundation, 65% of

2362
01:14:28,262 --> 01:14:31,862
the trash in the San Diego

2363
01:14:32,980 --> 01:14:32,766
River is attributed to people

2364
01:14:32,766 --> 01:14:35,766
living in the riverbed which

2365
01:14:36,937 --> 01:14:37,371
obviously has environmental

2366
01:14:37,371 --> 01:14:39,371
consequences.

2367
01:14:41,408 --> 01:14:42,109
But the most recent

2368
01:14:42,109 --> 01:14:42,843
homelessness count in the San

2369
01:14:42,843 --> 01:14:46,213
Diego River was the lowest that

2370
01:14:46,213 --> 01:14:46,980
it has been in years And many

2371
01:14:46,980 --> 01:14:50,580
of the people who are leaving

2372
01:14:51,318 --> 01:14:52,190
the riverbed are going to our

2373
01:14:52,190 --> 01:14:55,190
safe sleeping sites which are

2374
01:14:55,890 --> 01:14:56,257
much safer And obviously much

2375
01:14:56,257 --> 01:14:56,991
healthier.

2376
01:14:56,991 --> 01:14:57,658
So there are a lot of different

2377
01:14:57,658 --> 01:15:00,580
elements of our homelessness

2378
01:15:00,596 --> 01:15:01,228
system that work together and

2379
01:15:01,228 --> 01:15:02,630
we are seeing the results.

2380
01:15:02,630 --> 01:15:05,866
And I want to thank the chief

2381
01:15:05,866 --> 01:15:06,534
and the department for its

2382
01:15:06,534 --> 01:15:06,968
contribution to that effort.

2383
01:15:06,968 --> 01:15:07,468
>> Thank you.

2384
01:15:07,468 --> 01:15:09,468
Council PRESIDENT.

2385
01:15:10,371 --> 01:15:10,738
All right.

2386
01:15:10,738 --> 01:15:11,405
Thank you.

2387
01:15:11,405 --> 01:15:12,600
Council member Whitburn not

2388
01:15:12,600 --> 01:15:14,406
seeing anybody else on

2389
01:15:15,309 --> 01:15:16,770
the lights.

2390
01:15:16,770 --> 01:15:16,443
I'll offer a few thoughts and

2391
01:15:16,443 --> 01:15:18,443
thank you.

2392
01:15:19,213 --> 01:15:20,810
Council member Foster for

2393
01:15:20,810 --> 01:15:24,151
deferring to those of us not at

2394
01:15:24,151 --> 01:15:25,860
Budget Committee.

2395
01:15:25,860 --> 01:15:25,720
So I want to thank Department

2396
01:15:25,720 --> 01:15:29,320
of Finance and our cfo for

2397
01:15:29,390 --> 01:15:30,910
the very good work that they do

2398
01:15:30,910 --> 01:15:33,910
every year putting the report

2399
01:15:33,761 --> 01:15:34,461
together, comparing their

2400
01:15:34,461 --> 01:15:35,229
projections to the reality and

2401
01:15:35,229 --> 01:15:39,000
trying to put it together in a

2402
01:15:39,000 --> 01:15:39,734
way that even us council

2403
01:15:39,734 --> 01:15:42,134
members can possibly understand

2404
01:15:43,104 --> 01:15:43,604
given the complexity of how we

2405
01:15:43,604 --> 01:15:44,272
the city operates.

2406
01:15:44,272 --> 01:15:47,872
Thank you to the Office of

2407
01:15:48,750 --> 01:15:48,776
the Independent Budget Analyst

2408
01:15:48,776 --> 01:15:49,409
for your insight and analysis.

2409
01:15:49,409 --> 01:15:50,111
It's good to have the two

2410
01:15:50,111 --> 01:15:52,511
different perspectives put in

2411
01:15:52,615 --> 01:15:53,380
front of us.

2412
01:15:53,380 --> 01:15:54,148
And as others have said, thank

2413
01:15:54,148 --> 01:15:57,840
you Chief, for the very good

2414
01:15:57,840 --> 01:15:57,952
work.

2415
01:15:57,952 --> 01:16:01,823
You made a lot of bold promises

2416
01:16:01,823 --> 01:16:02,490
and you clearly have delivered

2417
01:16:02,490 --> 01:16:02,823
without compromising public

2418
01:16:02,823 --> 01:16:03,691
safety.

2419
01:16:03,691 --> 01:16:07,195
>> So we owe you a debt of

2420
01:16:07,195 --> 01:16:08,129
gratitude.

2421
01:16:08,129 --> 01:16:11,466
And you know, as was said, I

2422
01:16:11,466 --> 01:16:12,133
also want to take this

2423
01:16:12,133 --> 01:16:12,667
opportunity to talk a little

2424
01:16:12,667 --> 01:16:13,368
bit about overtime.

2425
01:16:13,368 --> 01:16:16,404
Fire rescue is in a position

2426
01:16:16,404 --> 01:16:17,137
where they have to respond when

2427
01:16:17,137 --> 01:16:20,737
there is an emergency and there

2428
01:16:21,242 --> 01:16:21,543
is not much you can say about

2429
01:16:21,543 --> 01:16:22,142
that.

2430
01:16:22,142 --> 01:16:25,142
While we can continue to

2431
01:16:26,380 --> 01:16:27,810
control and I know Chief Logan

2432
01:16:27,810 --> 01:16:27,948
didn't make the promises that

2433
01:16:27,948 --> 01:16:31,553
chief while did but I think he

2434
01:16:31,553 --> 01:16:32,286
did keep a share a sharp eye on

2435
01:16:32,286 --> 01:16:35,690
that And I know some of that

2436
01:16:35,690 --> 01:16:36,491
will be reimbursed at a later

2437
01:16:36,491 --> 01:16:37,192
time And even in transportation

2438
01:16:37,192 --> 01:16:40,192
when we listen to our

2439
01:16:40,862 --> 01:16:41,563
constituents complain about

2440
01:16:41,563 --> 01:16:43,963
sidewalk cracks, potholes and

2441
01:16:45,333 --> 01:16:46,101
street lights being out there

2442
01:16:46,101 --> 01:16:49,701
has been a remarkable shift in

2443
01:16:50,700 --> 01:16:50,805
transportation being able to

2444
01:16:50,805 --> 01:16:51,539
accelerate and respond to that.

2445
01:16:51,539 --> 01:16:54,539
I think the conversation about

2446
01:16:55,276 --> 01:16:56,100
our community parking districts

2447
01:16:56,100 --> 01:16:59,610
was really a game changer in

2448
01:17:00,248 --> 01:17:01,160
that conversation.

2449
01:17:01,160 --> 01:17:01,583
And if we can just get

2450
01:17:01,583 --> 01:17:03,583
transportation out of

2451
01:17:04,686 --> 01:17:05,387
the business of dig alerts and

2452
01:17:05,387 --> 01:17:06,540
get them focused on what our

2453
01:17:06,540 --> 01:17:06,455
constituents want, we'll do

2454
01:17:06,455 --> 01:17:08,455
even better.

2455
01:17:08,890 --> 01:17:09,591
But I appreciate everybody in

2456
01:17:09,591 --> 01:17:10,125
transportation and what you've

2457
01:17:10,125 --> 01:17:13,125
been able to do with

2458
01:17:14,610 --> 01:17:14,329
the resources we have provided

2459
01:17:14,329 --> 01:17:15,630
you.

2460
01:17:15,630 --> 01:17:18,630
I've said on multiple occasions

2461
01:17:18,166 --> 01:17:18,867
I stand ready to docket early

2462
01:17:18,867 --> 01:17:19,534
actions to course correct and

2463
01:17:19,534 --> 01:17:21,934
generate savings to balance

2464
01:17:23,805 --> 01:17:24,439
this year's budget and get a

2465
01:17:24,439 --> 01:17:25,730
jump on cuts necessary to

2466
01:17:25,730 --> 01:17:28,730
balance the f y 27 budget.

2467
01:17:28,543 --> 01:17:28,944
And I'll continue to voice that

2468
01:17:28,944 --> 01:17:29,644
commitment.

2469
01:17:29,644 --> 01:17:32,440
The mid-year budget monitoring

2470
01:17:33,148 --> 01:17:33,882
report is one rather limited

2471
01:17:33,882 --> 01:17:34,516
way for the Council to weigh in

2472
01:17:34,516 --> 01:17:37,516
on the budget outside of

2473
01:17:37,752 --> 01:17:38,320
the formal budget adoption

2474
01:17:38,320 --> 01:17:39,870
process we do in JUNE.

2475
01:17:39,870 --> 01:17:42,423
And I recognize that the mayor

2476
01:17:42,423 --> 01:17:43,158
has used his executive

2477
01:17:43,158 --> 01:17:43,759
authority to require mitigation

2478
01:17:43,759 --> 01:17:46,759
measures and I know that

2479
01:17:47,195 --> 01:17:47,796
department directors are taking

2480
01:17:47,796 --> 01:17:48,163
this budget crisis very

2481
01:17:48,163 --> 01:17:48,864
seriously.

2482
01:17:48,864 --> 01:17:51,864
We cannot predict or control

2483
01:17:52,367 --> 01:17:52,968
for everything.

2484
01:17:52,968 --> 01:17:55,368
The report highlights a

2485
01:17:57,272 --> 01:17:58,730
predicted difficult reality of

2486
01:17:58,730 --> 01:17:58,939
the 16.7 and for a change we

2487
01:17:58,939 --> 01:18:02,539
actually got a series of good

2488
01:18:02,611 --> 01:18:03,211
news which feels like we've

2489
01:18:03,211 --> 01:18:05,611
really been lagging over

2490
01:18:07,182 --> 01:18:08,500
the past several months.

2491
01:18:08,500 --> 01:18:11,500
So I appreciate that reporting

2492
01:18:12,754 --> 01:18:15,423
And we're now getting down from

2493
01:18:15,423 --> 01:18:16,124
16.7 to 1.8 starting third

2494
01:18:16,124 --> 01:18:16,491
quarter and fourth quarter to

2495
01:18:16,491 --> 01:18:17,293
navigate.

2496
01:18:17,293 --> 01:18:20,893
>> But at least it feels like

2497
01:18:22,831 --> 01:18:23,599
we're on the right track.

2498
01:18:23,599 --> 01:18:25,999
>> Budgeting for our cities

2499
01:18:27,869 --> 01:18:28,570
needs a complex balance of cash

2500
01:18:28,570 --> 01:18:29,204
flow, long range planning and

2501
01:18:29,204 --> 01:18:29,605
of course addressing those

2502
01:18:29,605 --> 01:18:31,605
emergencies.

2503
01:18:33,242 --> 01:18:33,942
I applied Department of Finance

2504
01:18:33,942 --> 01:18:34,242
for navigating this difficult

2505
01:18:34,242 --> 01:18:34,844
work.

2506
01:18:34,844 --> 01:18:37,379
This is a year for tough

2507
01:18:37,379 --> 01:18:37,946
conversations and a need for

2508
01:18:37,946 --> 01:18:38,747
much greater scrutiny.

2509
01:18:38,747 --> 01:18:42,510
And I think me and my council

2510
01:18:42,510 --> 01:18:42,751
colleagues will dig in probably

2511
01:18:42,751 --> 01:18:43,485
a little bit deeper than we

2512
01:18:43,485 --> 01:18:47,220
have in the past going forward.

2513
01:18:47,220 --> 01:18:47,590
So I have a couple of questions

2514
01:18:47,590 --> 01:18:50,590
I want to build on

2515
01:18:51,293 --> 01:18:51,594
Councilmember Foster's comments

2516
01:18:51,594 --> 01:18:52,361
.

2517
01:18:52,361 --> 01:18:56,231
So for the good news that we

2518
01:18:56,231 --> 01:18:56,932
got in, how much of that is

2519
01:18:56,932 --> 01:18:59,332
actually ongoing revenue that

2520
01:19:01,637 --> 01:19:02,704
we can use to predict for f y

2521
01:19:02,704 --> 01:19:05,541
27 how much of it is one time

2522
01:19:05,541 --> 01:19:08,541
that the insurance recovery I

2523
01:19:09,611 --> 01:19:09,945
suspect is a one time dollar

2524
01:19:09,945 --> 01:19:10,446
amount?

2525
01:19:10,446 --> 01:19:10,813
>> That's correct.

2526
01:19:10,813 --> 01:19:11,314
Thank you.

2527
01:19:11,314 --> 01:19:13,314
Council PRESIDENT.

2528
01:19:14,160 --> 01:19:14,650
So 8 million for the old

2529
01:19:14,650 --> 01:19:16,650
Central Library insurance

2530
01:19:17,353 --> 01:19:18,154
proceeds is one time

2531
01:19:18,154 --> 01:19:21,154
the revised sdg any franchise

2532
01:19:22,230 --> 01:19:22,725
fee of 6 million is ongoing

2533
01:19:22,725 --> 01:19:25,725
The revised sales tax and

2534
01:19:27,630 --> 01:19:27,730
the total sales tax was an

2535
01:19:27,730 --> 01:19:30,730
increase of 2.6 total is a

2536
01:19:31,434 --> 01:19:32,670
decrease of about 400,000.

2537
01:19:32,670 --> 01:19:32,735
That's considered ongoing.

2538
01:19:32,735 --> 01:19:35,735
And then finally the Balboa

2539
01:19:36,572 --> 01:19:38,972
Park parking update of-1.2

2540
01:19:40,876 --> 01:19:41,210
that's considered ongoing as

2541
01:19:41,210 --> 01:19:41,611
well.

2542
01:19:41,611 --> 01:19:42,545
>> Okay.

2543
01:19:42,545 --> 01:19:44,648
And I guess I do want to be

2544
01:19:44,648 --> 01:19:45,615
careful because sometimes we

2545
01:19:45,615 --> 01:19:49,118
think of one time as kind of a

2546
01:19:49,118 --> 01:19:49,819
bad use but the insurance we

2547
01:19:49,819 --> 01:19:50,419
spent the 8 million already to

2548
01:19:50,419 --> 01:19:53,419
repair the library if I

2549
01:19:54,900 --> 01:19:54,724
understand correctly And now

2550
01:19:54,724 --> 01:19:55,257
we're finally getting that

2551
01:19:55,257 --> 01:19:57,257
insurance proceeds.

2552
01:19:58,761 --> 01:19:59,610
So it's not always a bad thing

2553
01:19:59,610 --> 01:19:59,762
.

2554
01:19:59,762 --> 01:20:00,263
What about the appropriations

2555
01:20:00,263 --> 01:20:02,263
that we're making?

2556
01:20:04,300 --> 01:20:04,967
How much how many of those are

2557
01:20:04,967 --> 01:20:05,668
one time or do we actually

2558
01:20:05,668 --> 01:20:08,680
anticipate they'll be ongoing

2559
01:20:09,238 --> 01:20:13,509
That will be added to our f y

2560
01:20:13,509 --> 01:20:14,543
26 baseline.

2561
01:20:14,543 --> 01:20:18,470
It is a combination of one time

2562
01:20:18,470 --> 01:20:18,915
and ongoing.

2563
01:20:18,915 --> 01:20:22,515
We can provide you details how

2564
01:20:22,885 --> 01:20:23,720
that breaks out afterwards.

2565
01:20:23,720 --> 01:20:26,720
>> We don't have that right.

2566
01:20:27,890 --> 01:20:28,758
Okay that'll be good to know

2567
01:20:28,758 --> 01:20:31,227
Again to inform us as we start

2568
01:20:31,227 --> 01:20:31,661
thinking ahead about our fy 27

2569
01:20:31,661 --> 01:20:32,228
going forward.

2570
01:20:32,228 --> 01:20:34,628
You know, I appreciate

2571
01:20:35,999 --> 01:20:36,766
the question of Councilmember

2572
01:20:36,766 --> 01:20:39,766
Foster, our budget chair in

2573
01:20:41,103 --> 01:20:41,904
terms of department's ability

2574
01:20:41,904 --> 01:20:42,671
to absorb these costs And as

2575
01:20:42,671 --> 01:20:45,671
you mentioned, there MAY be

2576
01:20:45,708 --> 01:20:46,376
additional overages that we'll

2577
01:20:46,376 --> 01:20:47,177
have to figure out how to

2578
01:20:47,177 --> 01:20:50,113
navigate those as we understand

2579
01:20:50,113 --> 01:20:50,880
them.

2580
01:20:50,880 --> 01:20:54,480
To your point of whether they

2581
01:20:55,418 --> 01:20:56,219
are ongoing or one time cost

2582
01:20:56,219 --> 01:21:00,256
but in order to keep the wheels

2583
01:21:00,256 --> 01:21:01,230
on the bus so to speak, it's

2584
01:21:01,230 --> 01:21:05,223
the time that we do have those

2585
01:21:05,361 --> 01:21:06,620
additional savings that we can

2586
01:21:06,620 --> 01:21:06,830
allocate to which I will admit

2587
01:21:06,830 --> 01:21:10,660
causes me a little bit of

2588
01:21:10,660 --> 01:21:10,733
heartburn But on the other hand

2589
01:21:10,733 --> 01:21:11,500
we have to pay our bill.

2590
01:21:11,500 --> 01:21:13,303
Some of these I'm sure are

2591
01:21:13,303 --> 01:21:16,303
invoiced items that vendors are

2592
01:21:19,443 --> 01:21:22,443
expecting payment for that and

2593
01:21:23,680 --> 01:21:24,214
I always like to be careful

2594
01:21:24,214 --> 01:21:26,614
because the job that

2595
01:21:27,951 --> 01:21:28,753
the Department of Finance does

2596
01:21:28,753 --> 01:21:29,419
when you look at them as line

2597
01:21:29,419 --> 01:21:32,355
items you think really we

2598
01:21:32,355 --> 01:21:33,323
really missed out.

2599
01:21:33,323 --> 01:21:35,723
But against $2 billion in

2600
01:21:37,761 --> 01:21:38,461
the total they are a pretty

2601
01:21:38,461 --> 01:21:39,162
small percentage And the kinds

2602
01:21:39,162 --> 01:21:42,432
of things that will just kind

2603
01:21:42,432 --> 01:21:43,133
of sneak through literally

2604
01:21:43,133 --> 01:21:43,666
pennies on the dollar compared

2605
01:21:43,666 --> 01:21:46,660
to the total budget.

2606
01:21:47,771 --> 01:21:48,404
So I appreciate the challenges

2607
01:21:48,404 --> 01:21:51,404
of trying to manage every

2608
01:21:51,875 --> 01:21:52,943
single aspect everything that

2609
01:21:52,943 --> 01:21:57,280
is built in in terms of cost of

2610
01:21:57,280 --> 01:21:57,981
living increases in our various

2611
01:21:57,981 --> 01:22:00,981
contracts etc. Continues to be

2612
01:22:01,952 --> 01:22:02,985
a challenge going forward.

2613
01:22:02,985 --> 01:22:06,585
I also kind of wanted to

2614
01:22:07,257 --> 01:22:07,858
mention a little bit about Bell

2615
01:22:07,858 --> 01:22:08,424
part which is an ongoing

2616
01:22:08,424 --> 01:22:10,424
painful conversation.

2617
01:22:11,261 --> 01:22:11,962
This council did try to

2618
01:22:11,962 --> 01:22:14,962
accelerate Bell Ballpark by an

2619
01:22:15,632 --> 01:22:16,300
additional porter that didn't

2620
01:22:16,300 --> 01:22:18,700
happen That certainly caused

2621
01:22:20,771 --> 01:22:21,710
some of that reduction in cost

2622
01:22:21,710 --> 01:22:21,738
.

2623
01:22:21,738 --> 01:22:24,608
The MARCH update which I had

2624
01:22:24,608 --> 01:22:25,409
thought was about a $700,000

2625
01:22:25,409 --> 01:22:28,344
hit to the projected revenue I

2626
01:22:28,344 --> 01:22:29,113
guess you're predicting 1.2

2627
01:22:29,113 --> 01:22:32,713
million now And it's also I

2628
01:22:33,160 --> 01:22:33,750
think important to remind folks

2629
01:22:33,750 --> 01:22:37,350
this is just what we're getting

2630
01:22:37,654 --> 01:22:41,570
an f y 26 We're learning a lot

2631
01:22:41,570 --> 01:22:41,725
from this f y 27 Some people

2632
01:22:41,725 --> 01:22:44,725
have different ideas but can

2633
01:22:45,896 --> 01:22:46,597
actually be a full year worth

2634
01:22:46,597 --> 01:22:49,597
of revenue and perhaps some

2635
01:22:51,350 --> 01:22:51,334
stabilization in the operation

2636
01:22:51,334 --> 01:22:52,102
.

2637
01:22:52,102 --> 01:22:52,803
And I know there'll be more

2638
01:22:52,803 --> 01:22:55,803
conversation in that regard by

2639
01:22:55,806 --> 01:22:56,473
some individuals but I did want

2640
01:22:56,473 --> 01:22:57,408
to point that the difference

2641
01:22:57,408 --> 01:23:00,510
out there So this was a pretty

2642
01:23:00,510 --> 01:23:01,278
fundamental change.

2643
01:23:01,278 --> 01:23:03,678
Thoughtful predictions were put

2644
01:23:05,616 --> 01:23:06,283
together How do we actually

2645
01:23:06,283 --> 01:23:06,983
solve some of the issues as

2646
01:23:06,983 --> 01:23:09,983
Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

2647
01:23:10,687 --> 01:23:11,540
said about the impact on

2648
01:23:11,540 --> 01:23:11,622
residents?

2649
01:23:11,622 --> 01:23:12,189
We're all I think very

2650
01:23:12,189 --> 01:23:14,189
carefully navigated in

2651
01:23:15,593 --> 01:23:16,393
the conversation.

2652
01:23:16,393 --> 01:23:18,793
>> So I'll close there.

2653
01:23:20,498 --> 01:23:23,498
I'll be supporting the motion.

2654
01:23:25,202 --> 01:23:25,870
I appreciate your detail and

2655
01:23:25,870 --> 01:23:26,670
other thing I'll close with

2656
01:23:26,670 --> 01:23:30,270
I've got to keep saying one

2657
01:23:32,610 --> 01:23:33,210
more thing but there's a lot of

2658
01:23:33,210 --> 01:23:33,711
things for people can be

2659
01:23:33,711 --> 01:23:35,711
frustrated about.

2660
01:23:36,346 --> 01:23:37,214
But I think just in the five

2661
01:23:37,214 --> 01:23:39,784
years that I've been in office

2662
01:23:39,784 --> 01:23:40,484
and the 1520 years that I've

2663
01:23:40,484 --> 01:23:41,850
been paying attention, I don't

2664
01:23:41,850 --> 01:23:43,485
think there's been more

2665
01:23:44,756 --> 01:23:45,423
transparency in exactly what

2666
01:23:45,423 --> 01:23:46,123
our financial condition is,

2667
01:23:46,123 --> 01:23:49,723
whether it is the general fund

2668
01:23:49,794 --> 01:23:50,394
budget, whether it is

2669
01:23:50,394 --> 01:23:51,950
the capital improvement

2670
01:23:51,950 --> 01:23:54,950
program, the kinds of numbers

2671
01:23:54,598 --> 01:23:55,265
that we're exposing could have

2672
01:23:55,265 --> 01:23:56,670
easily been exposed 20 years

2673
01:23:56,670 --> 01:23:59,103
ago and just never were And

2674
01:23:59,103 --> 01:23:59,770
maybe decisions would have been

2675
01:23:59,770 --> 01:24:00,404
differently and adjustments

2676
01:24:00,404 --> 01:24:03,404
would have been made over

2677
01:24:04,542 --> 01:24:05,209
the years rather than us

2678
01:24:05,209 --> 01:24:05,877
scrambling now that it's so

2679
01:24:05,877 --> 01:24:08,877
much more front and center.

2680
01:24:08,980 --> 01:24:09,280
So thank you all for that good

2681
01:24:09,280 --> 01:24:10,248
work.

2682
01:24:10,248 --> 01:24:13,951
So with that we have a motion

2683
01:24:13,951 --> 01:24:14,685
by Council member Foster and a

2684
01:24:14,685 --> 01:24:15,319
second by Council PRESIDENT Pro

2685
01:24:15,319 --> 01:24:16,186
Tem Lee to move the staff

2686
01:24:16,186 --> 01:24:18,186
recommendation.

2687
01:24:21,726 --> 01:24:22,426
Clerk Please call the vote I'm

2688
01:24:22,426 --> 01:24:22,894
sorry the voting system Please

2689
01:24:22,894 --> 01:24:24,894
cast your vote.

2690
01:24:24,896 --> 01:24:27,896
Council member Ella Rivera My

2691
01:24:29,267 --> 01:24:29,567
apologies if you have your own

2692
01:24:29,567 --> 01:24:31,567
.

2693
01:24:33,503 --> 01:24:34,205
>> That passes unanimously 7 to

2694
01:24:34,205 --> 01:24:34,839
0 with Councilmember Campo and

2695
01:24:34,839 --> 01:24:37,239
Council member Von Wilpert

2696
01:24:38,676 --> 01:24:39,377
Absent.

2697
01:24:39,377 --> 01:24:39,743
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

2698
01:24:39,743 --> 01:24:40,511
All right.

2699
01:24:40,511 --> 01:24:43,348
Thank you And thank you to all

2700
01:24:43,348 --> 01:24:43,948
the directors and chiefs that

2701
01:24:43,948 --> 01:24:44,615
the stood ready for any

2702
01:24:44,615 --> 01:24:44,883
questions we might throw at

2703
01:24:44,883 --> 01:24:46,883
you.

2704
01:24:48,720 --> 01:24:49,587
So with that.

2705
01:24:49,587 --> 01:24:51,987
>> Clerk please introduce item

2706
01:24:52,724 --> 01:24:53,324
201 Item 2a1 is the creation of

2707
01:24:53,324 --> 01:24:53,892
an annual allocation for

2708
01:24:53,892 --> 01:24:55,892
the Convention Center

2709
01:24:57,699 --> 01:24:58,429
Modernization projects.

2710
01:24:58,429 --> 01:24:58,997
And approval of the fiscal year

2711
01:24:58,997 --> 01:25:00,997
26 itemized budget for

2712
01:25:02,300 --> 01:25:02,900
the Convention Center revenue

2713
01:25:02,900 --> 01:25:03,601
account under Measure c.

2714
01:25:03,601 --> 01:25:04,302
If you'd like to speak to this

2715
01:25:04,302 --> 01:25:07,772
item, now's the time to raise

2716
01:25:07,772 --> 01:25:08,439
your hand by pressing Star nine

2717
01:25:08,439 --> 01:25:11,776
or the raise your hand icon.

2718
01:25:11,776 --> 01:25:12,510
And if you are here in person

2719
01:25:12,510 --> 01:25:13,178
please submit your speaker slip

2720
01:25:13,178 --> 01:25:13,611
to the front of the room in

2721
01:25:13,611 --> 01:25:13,978
the clear box.

2722
01:25:13,978 --> 01:25:15,978
Thank you.

2723
01:25:16,681 --> 01:25:17,282
Council PRESIDENT.

2724
01:25:17,282 --> 01:25:17,949
All right, staff.

2725
01:25:17,949 --> 01:25:18,683
Now that you're settled in,

2726
01:25:18,683 --> 01:25:19,384
please introduce yourselves for

2727
01:25:19,384 --> 01:25:21,853
the record and let us know how

2728
01:25:21,853 --> 01:25:22,254
much time you need.

2729
01:25:22,254 --> 01:25:22,721
>> Okay.

2730
01:25:22,721 --> 01:25:23,321
Good afternoon.

2731
01:25:23,321 --> 01:25:25,321
Council Kristin LaCava.

2732
01:25:26,691 --> 01:25:27,358
Council members I'm elected and

2733
01:25:27,358 --> 01:25:28,250
director of Engineering and

2734
01:25:28,250 --> 01:25:30,250
Capital Projects Department.

2735
01:25:30,528 --> 01:25:30,931
We will need ten minutes.

2736
01:25:30,931 --> 01:25:31,629
All right.

2737
01:25:31,629 --> 01:25:34,629
Joining me today is Dominique

2738
01:25:34,799 --> 01:25:35,500
Dawes, interim deputy director

2739
01:25:35,500 --> 01:25:36,670
with ecp staff from the city

2740
01:25:36,670 --> 01:25:38,670
attorney's office and

2741
01:25:40,138 --> 01:25:40,772
the department of Finance are

2742
01:25:40,772 --> 01:25:41,730
also in attendance Support

2743
01:25:41,730 --> 01:25:43,730
item.

2744
01:25:44,175 --> 01:25:44,842
Before we start, I would like

2745
01:25:44,842 --> 01:25:45,543
to acknowledge the San Diego

2746
01:25:45,543 --> 01:25:47,543
Convention Center Corporation

2747
01:25:49,314 --> 01:25:50,480
staff.

2748
01:25:50,480 --> 01:25:53,480
MR. Cushman, special advisor to

2749
01:25:53,484 --> 01:25:54,152
the mayor and Rania mann Chief

2750
01:25:54,152 --> 01:25:54,753
Community Services Officer.

2751
01:25:54,753 --> 01:25:56,753
For their collaboration,

2752
01:25:58,657 --> 01:25:59,324
support and guidance in

2753
01:25:59,324 --> 01:26:02,324
bringing this item forward I

2754
01:26:03,495 --> 01:26:04,229
would like to add that we are

2755
01:26:04,229 --> 01:26:07,829
in receipt of today's San Diego

2756
01:26:07,865 --> 01:26:08,533
County Lodging Association

2757
01:26:08,533 --> 01:26:09,234
letter and understand Chair

2758
01:26:09,234 --> 01:26:11,634
Gleason's remarks at Gleason's

2759
01:26:12,738 --> 01:26:13,105
remarks made at the api

2760
01:26:13,105 --> 01:26:13,639
committee.

2761
01:26:13,639 --> 01:26:15,639
We appreciate their

2762
01:26:17,409 --> 01:26:17,976
constructive suggestions and

2763
01:26:17,976 --> 01:26:18,676
look forward to their

2764
01:26:18,676 --> 01:26:21,760
participation along with other

2765
01:26:22,781 --> 01:26:23,448
representatives of the hospital

2766
01:26:23,448 --> 01:26:25,848
hospitality industry in our

2767
01:26:27,719 --> 01:26:28,520
stakeholder engagement process

2768
01:26:28,520 --> 01:26:29,121
is soon to take place while

2769
01:26:29,121 --> 01:26:32,121
making sure that we stay

2770
01:26:32,524 --> 01:26:33,224
compliant with our commitment

2771
01:26:33,224 --> 01:26:33,859
under the settlement agreement

2772
01:26:33,859 --> 01:26:36,259
with Fifth Avenue Landing.

2773
01:26:37,829 --> 01:26:38,530
Now I will turn it over to

2774
01:26:38,530 --> 01:26:38,997
Dominique to present the item.

2775
01:26:38,997 --> 01:26:40,997
Thank you, Leif.

2776
01:26:42,601 --> 01:26:43,302
Dominique deals with

2777
01:26:43,302 --> 01:26:45,302
engineering capital projects.

2778
01:26:45,637 --> 01:26:46,271
Here to speak about item 2a1

2779
01:26:46,271 --> 01:26:46,939
the creation of the annual

2780
01:26:46,939 --> 01:26:47,639
allocation of the Convention

2781
01:26:47,639 --> 01:26:49,639
Center modernization projects

2782
01:26:53,479 --> 01:26:53,813
and approval of the 2026 budget

2783
01:26:53,813 --> 01:26:54,580
.

2784
01:26:54,580 --> 01:26:55,146
So it's a brief summary of

2785
01:26:55,146 --> 01:26:55,848
the requested actions.

2786
01:26:55,848 --> 01:26:58,784
One we are looking to approve

2787
01:26:58,784 --> 01:26:59,351
the annualized annual Adams

2788
01:26:59,351 --> 01:27:00,520
budget for fy 2026 for

2789
01:27:00,520 --> 01:27:00,385
the Convention Center revenue

2790
01:27:00,385 --> 01:27:02,385
account.

2791
01:27:03,822 --> 01:27:04,555
Also we're looking to authorize

2792
01:27:04,555 --> 01:27:05,570
the cfo to add a new line in

2793
01:27:05,570 --> 01:27:05,624
the cityscape for

2794
01:27:05,624 --> 01:27:07,624
the Convention Center

2795
01:27:08,127 --> 01:27:08,794
Improvements.

2796
01:27:08,794 --> 01:27:11,794
And lastly we're looking to

2797
01:27:11,997 --> 01:27:12,631
have the cfo authorize to

2798
01:27:12,631 --> 01:27:14,631
transfer roughly 2020 $1.4

2799
01:27:15,734 --> 01:27:16,502
million from business area 19

2800
01:27:16,502 --> 01:27:17,136
one three to the new newly

2801
01:27:17,136 --> 01:27:17,770
created scope line item to

2802
01:27:17,770 --> 01:27:19,770
initiate the modernization

2803
01:27:20,438 --> 01:27:22,438
projects.

2804
01:27:26,780 --> 01:27:26,745
The portion of the projected

2805
01:27:26,745 --> 01:27:27,279
measure c total revenues are

2806
01:27:27,279 --> 01:27:29,679
shown in this table.

2807
01:27:30,115 --> 01:27:30,682
These numbers account for

2808
01:27:30,682 --> 01:27:31,383
the 59% allocation of

2809
01:27:31,383 --> 01:27:34,383
the overall duty revenues that

2810
01:27:35,187 --> 01:27:35,888
are allocated Allocated

2811
01:27:35,888 --> 01:27:36,221
specifically to the Convention

2812
01:27:36,221 --> 01:27:38,221
Center.

2813
01:27:39,958 --> 01:27:40,726
The proposed actions today seek

2814
01:27:40,726 --> 01:27:41,494
to the authority to appropriate

2815
01:27:41,494 --> 01:27:44,697
a portion of these revenues for

2816
01:27:44,697 --> 01:27:46,697
the modernization projects

2817
01:27:48,601 --> 01:27:49,302
Roughly 21.4 of the 45.6

2818
01:27:49,302 --> 01:27:51,702
million in projected revenue.

2819
01:27:53,405 --> 01:27:54,400
>> The identified modernization

2820
01:27:54,400 --> 01:27:57,400
projects are shown here in

2821
01:27:57,810 --> 01:27:58,477
the table in yellow.

2822
01:27:58,477 --> 01:27:59,780
The larger projects we're

2823
01:27:59,780 --> 01:28:02,780
looking to focus on are

2824
01:28:02,682 --> 01:28:03,349
the roof replacement and

2825
01:28:03,349 --> 01:28:04,500
the overhaul of the central

2826
01:28:04,500 --> 01:28:06,450
plant that supports facility.

2827
01:28:07,787 --> 01:28:10,787
All projects considered for fy

2828
01:28:14,293 --> 01:28:14,642
2026 are roughly $21.4 million

2829
01:28:14,642 --> 01:28:15,294
.

2830
01:28:15,294 --> 01:28:15,728
As a brief background for

2831
01:28:15,728 --> 01:28:16,362
the facility.

2832
01:28:16,362 --> 01:28:18,762
The convention center was

2833
01:28:19,699 --> 01:28:20,433
originally erected back in 1989

2834
01:28:20,433 --> 01:28:20,766
and underwent a major expansion

2835
01:28:20,766 --> 01:28:22,766
in 2001.

2836
01:28:24,737 --> 01:28:25,471
Increasing the total usable

2837
01:28:25,471 --> 01:28:26,380
square footage to approximately

2838
01:28:26,380 --> 01:28:28,380
two point 6,000,000ft.

2839
01:28:29,809 --> 01:28:30,510
The structure is primarily a

2840
01:28:30,510 --> 01:28:32,910
cast place concrete structure

2841
01:28:34,180 --> 01:28:34,847
with precast elements.

2842
01:28:34,847 --> 01:28:35,581
The major building systems

2843
01:28:35,581 --> 01:28:38,581
include a central chilled water

2844
01:28:38,785 --> 01:28:39,519
plant large air handling units,

2845
01:28:39,519 --> 01:28:39,919
gas fired boilers and emergency

2846
01:28:39,919 --> 01:28:41,919
generators.

2847
01:28:43,356 --> 01:28:44,220
The operational context for

2848
01:28:44,220 --> 01:28:44,657
the facility is that it's a

2849
01:28:44,657 --> 01:28:45,291
high use mission critical

2850
01:28:45,291 --> 01:28:47,291
public facility requiring

2851
01:28:47,694 --> 01:28:49,694
limited downtime.

2852
01:28:52,665 --> 01:28:53,399
>> Historic funding has focused

2853
01:28:53,399 --> 01:28:53,967
on operations and debt service

2854
01:28:53,967 --> 01:28:54,666
unfortunately leaving

2855
01:28:54,666 --> 01:28:57,660
insufficient funding for long

2856
01:28:57,870 --> 01:28:58,571
term capital renewals.

2857
01:28:58,571 --> 01:28:59,272
Increasing system failures of

2858
01:28:59,272 --> 01:29:02,740
the recent include boilers and

2859
01:29:02,740 --> 01:29:02,775
chillers, electrical

2860
01:29:02,775 --> 01:29:03,443
infrastructure, plumbing and

2861
01:29:03,443 --> 01:29:04,176
the most recent rain events

2862
01:29:04,176 --> 01:29:07,176
that we've experienced the past

2863
01:29:07,346 --> 01:29:08,470
couple of months.

2864
01:29:08,470 --> 01:29:10,447
>> The roof leaks to

2865
01:29:11,718 --> 01:29:12,251
the facility while the facility

2866
01:29:12,251 --> 01:29:12,852
remains functional.

2867
01:29:12,852 --> 01:29:13,553
It is aging and requires

2868
01:29:13,553 --> 01:29:15,953
capital investment to maintain

2869
01:29:17,257 --> 01:29:17,991
its class-a standards.

2870
01:29:17,991 --> 01:29:18,691
The projects we're looking to

2871
01:29:18,691 --> 01:29:21,691
undertake would seek to limit

2872
01:29:21,928 --> 01:29:22,662
the service disruptions and

2873
01:29:22,662 --> 01:29:23,263
also quell the potential safety

2874
01:29:23,263 --> 01:29:25,663
concerns that have been

2875
01:29:26,566 --> 01:29:28,566
identified.

2876
01:29:30,903 --> 01:29:31,605
Back in 2022 the Convention

2877
01:29:31,605 --> 01:29:35,205
Center hired a third party to

2878
01:29:35,475 --> 01:29:36,176
conduct a property condition

2879
01:29:36,176 --> 01:29:36,542
assessment without getting too

2880
01:29:36,542 --> 01:29:37,177
technical.

2881
01:29:37,177 --> 01:29:39,177
That condition assessment

2882
01:29:40,346 --> 01:29:41,146
yields a facility condition

2883
01:29:41,146 --> 01:29:44,746
index fci which is really just

2884
01:29:45,385 --> 01:29:46,850
the cost for repairs to

2885
01:29:46,850 --> 01:29:49,850
the total cost of replacement.

2886
01:29:49,289 --> 01:29:49,990
As that number trends towards

2887
01:29:49,990 --> 01:29:50,557
one you're looking for you're

2888
01:29:50,557 --> 01:29:51,258
looking towards a full

2889
01:29:51,258 --> 01:29:54,258
replacement of the facility f

2890
01:29:54,661 --> 01:29:56,661
fy 2020 2020 two's assessment

2891
01:29:58,398 --> 01:30:01,398
yielded about.023 is the rating

2892
01:30:01,935 --> 01:30:02,603
and extrapolating that to 2026

2893
01:30:02,603 --> 01:30:03,203
that rating increased 2.035.

2894
01:30:03,203 --> 01:30:06,339
So right now we're at an

2895
01:30:06,339 --> 01:30:06,906
opportune time to really imbue

2896
01:30:06,906 --> 01:30:07,607
capital into the into

2897
01:30:07,607 --> 01:30:10,844
the facility to get it back in

2898
01:30:10,844 --> 01:30:13,244
Right standing that that

2899
01:30:14,881 --> 01:30:15,548
assessment also identified

2900
01:30:15,548 --> 01:30:16,249
approximately 244,000,000 in

2901
01:30:16,249 --> 01:30:18,551
2022 for 25 your capital needs

2902
01:30:18,551 --> 01:30:18,919
when you account for the 5%

2903
01:30:18,919 --> 01:30:20,919
inflation.

2904
01:30:22,456 --> 01:30:22,788
That number is roughly 453

2905
01:30:22,788 --> 01:30:24,788
million.

2906
01:30:27,461 --> 01:30:28,128
The strategy for these cp

2907
01:30:28,128 --> 01:30:28,762
modernization projects that

2908
01:30:28,762 --> 01:30:31,162
we're bringing forward are

2909
01:30:31,598 --> 01:30:32,265
looking to prioritize critical

2910
01:30:32,265 --> 01:30:32,899
life safety and operational

2911
01:30:32,899 --> 01:30:34,899
systems, restore near-term

2912
01:30:36,637 --> 01:30:37,270
reliability and reduce risk

2913
01:30:37,270 --> 01:30:37,604
reduction for the facility

2914
01:30:37,604 --> 01:30:38,272
overall.

2915
01:30:38,272 --> 01:30:40,672
It's essentially a multiyear

2916
01:30:41,341 --> 01:30:41,975
modernization with goals in

2917
01:30:41,975 --> 01:30:43,975
sustainability and energy

2918
01:30:46,112 --> 01:30:46,980
energy efficiency.

2919
01:30:46,980 --> 01:30:47,714
>> Again, a quick summary of

2920
01:30:47,714 --> 01:30:50,714
the actions that we're bringing

2921
01:30:50,884 --> 01:30:51,652
forward today.

2922
01:30:51,652 --> 01:30:52,319
>> We're looking to approve

2923
01:30:52,319 --> 01:30:54,719
the analyzed itemized budget

2924
01:30:56,323 --> 01:30:56,924
for fy 2026 for the Convention

2925
01:30:56,924 --> 01:30:57,624
Center revenue account,

2926
01:30:57,624 --> 01:31:00,426
authorize the cfo to create a

2927
01:31:00,426 --> 01:31:00,994
new line item recipe for

2928
01:31:00,994 --> 01:31:01,428
the convention center

2929
01:31:01,428 --> 01:31:02,620
improvements.

2930
01:31:02,620 --> 01:31:04,462
And then lastly authorize

2931
01:31:06,330 --> 01:31:06,666
the cfo to transfer that

2932
01:31:06,666 --> 01:31:08,666
roughly $21.4 million from

2933
01:31:09,369 --> 01:31:10,700
business Area nine and one

2934
01:31:10,700 --> 01:31:10,604
three to the newly created cp

2935
01:31:10,604 --> 01:31:13,400
line item for these

2936
01:31:14,241 --> 01:31:15,109
modernization projects.

2937
01:31:15,109 --> 01:31:18,612
You can open it to the group

2938
01:31:18,612 --> 01:31:19,213
for questions.

2939
01:31:19,213 --> 01:31:19,880
>> All right.

2940
01:31:19,880 --> 01:31:20,381
Thank you very much for

2941
01:31:20,381 --> 01:31:21,140
the presentation.

2942
01:31:21,140 --> 01:31:22,783
Clerk Please proceed with

2943
01:31:22,783 --> 01:31:23,249
public comment.

2944
01:31:23,249 --> 01:31:23,917
Thank you.

2945
01:31:23,917 --> 01:31:26,917
Council PRESIDENT We do have

2946
01:31:27,421 --> 01:31:28,210
some speakers here and

2947
01:31:28,210 --> 01:31:28,723
Administrator and Robert

2948
01:31:28,723 --> 01:31:32,323
Gleason if you can please come

2949
01:31:33,427 --> 01:31:37,270
forward and send me on Strether

2950
01:31:40,568 --> 01:31:43,568
is okay You submitted 4 to 1.

2951
01:31:48,743 --> 01:31:49,443
Yeah This is item two one to

2952
01:31:49,443 --> 01:31:50,440
you not want to speak to

2953
01:31:50,440 --> 01:31:52,440
the modernization fund?

2954
01:31:57,284 --> 01:31:58,119
Sure.

2955
01:31:58,119 --> 01:32:01,119
Hey good afternoon everybody My

2956
01:32:01,555 --> 01:32:02,155
name is and said Magic Estrada

2957
01:32:02,155 --> 01:32:02,790
,political director for

2958
01:32:02,790 --> 01:32:03,457
the San Diego Building and

2959
01:32:03,457 --> 01:32:05,457
Construction Trades Council.

2960
01:32:06,927 --> 01:32:07,427
I'm here to ask that you move

2961
01:32:07,427 --> 01:32:08,950
forward with staff

2962
01:32:08,950 --> 01:32:10,495
recommendation on this item.

2963
01:32:10,765 --> 01:32:11,432
I'll see you in a couple of

2964
01:32:11,432 --> 01:32:12,199
minutes for 2 or 2 as well.

2965
01:32:12,199 --> 01:32:14,769
But you know, I don't want to

2966
01:32:14,769 --> 01:32:15,269
get in my comments there but

2967
01:32:15,269 --> 01:32:15,770
thank you so much.

2968
01:32:15,770 --> 01:32:17,770
>> Thank you.

2969
01:32:19,907 --> 01:32:20,441
After that is Robert Gleason.

2970
01:32:20,441 --> 01:32:21,750
>> Good afternoon.

2971
01:32:21,750 --> 01:32:21,708
Council PRESIDENT Council

2972
01:32:21,708 --> 01:32:24,108
members Robert Gleason I'm

2973
01:32:24,412 --> 01:32:25,790
the chair of the San Diego

2974
01:32:25,790 --> 01:32:25,746
County Lodging Association.

2975
01:32:25,746 --> 01:32:28,746
You received our letter this

2976
01:32:30,170 --> 01:32:30,751
morning and I spoke to those of

2977
01:32:30,751 --> 01:32:33,751
you on the committee previously

2978
01:32:34,222 --> 01:32:34,689
So I just want to reiterate a

2979
01:32:34,689 --> 01:32:35,256
few points here.

2980
01:32:35,256 --> 01:32:37,256
Obviously recognize

2981
01:32:39,327 --> 01:32:40,128
the situation that the city is

2982
01:32:40,128 --> 01:32:43,231
in in and want to move forward.

2983
01:32:43,231 --> 01:32:43,998
But as the last remaining

2984
01:32:43,998 --> 01:32:44,699
member of the coalition that

2985
01:32:44,699 --> 01:32:47,990
actually negotiated and wrote

2986
01:32:48,436 --> 01:32:49,136
and put measure c on the ballot

2987
01:32:49,136 --> 01:32:51,536
amongst hotels, labor council

2988
01:32:53,774 --> 01:32:54,475
building trades and the chamber

2989
01:32:54,475 --> 01:32:55,143
I'm the only person I'll hear

2990
01:32:55,143 --> 01:32:58,379
from today that can and just

2991
01:32:58,379 --> 01:32:58,846
want to caution about the use

2992
01:32:58,846 --> 01:32:59,580
of these funds.

2993
01:32:59,580 --> 01:33:02,580
This measure was never intended

2994
01:33:02,784 --> 01:33:03,818
to be a source.

2995
01:33:03,818 --> 01:33:04,519
It was meant to be a source of

2996
01:33:04,519 --> 01:33:06,919
new revenue for homelessness

2997
01:33:08,880 --> 01:33:08,722
programs, streets and

2998
01:33:08,722 --> 01:33:09,390
convention center repairs.

2999
01:33:09,390 --> 01:33:12,390
Using it for anything other

3000
01:33:12,593 --> 01:33:13,940
than that is not what

3001
01:33:13,940 --> 01:33:13,695
the measure says.

3002
01:33:13,695 --> 01:33:14,395
It's definitely not what

3003
01:33:14,395 --> 01:33:17,395
the measure intended and it's

3004
01:33:17,765 --> 01:33:18,166
absolutely not what was sold to

3005
01:33:18,166 --> 01:33:18,866
the voters.

3006
01:33:18,866 --> 01:33:21,866
What's being proposed today is

3007
01:33:22,239 --> 01:33:22,870
deferred maintenance and it's

3008
01:33:22,870 --> 01:33:23,538
disappointing that this is

3009
01:33:23,538 --> 01:33:26,574
the first use of funds from

3010
01:33:26,574 --> 01:33:27,442
Measure c.

3011
01:33:27,442 --> 01:33:30,442
However, all that being said,

3012
01:33:31,780 --> 01:33:32,313
the convention center has very

3013
01:33:32,313 --> 01:33:32,714
significant deferred

3014
01:33:32,714 --> 01:33:34,714
maintenance.

3015
01:33:36,451 --> 01:33:37,118
The city under previous

3016
01:33:37,118 --> 01:33:37,819
administrations and previous

3017
01:33:37,819 --> 01:33:40,219
councils and continued through

3018
01:33:41,523 --> 01:33:42,224
these has been underfunding

3019
01:33:42,224 --> 01:33:42,624
those capital needs for many,

3020
01:33:42,624 --> 01:33:43,358
many years.

3021
01:33:43,358 --> 01:33:46,194
So as I've learned to say in

3022
01:33:46,194 --> 01:33:47,162
therapy both things are true.

3023
01:33:47,162 --> 01:33:50,762
We need to address the deferred

3024
01:33:51,333 --> 01:33:52,100
maintenance but we need to

3025
01:33:52,100 --> 01:33:55,100
really focus on the ultimate

3026
01:33:56,204 --> 01:33:56,771
expansion and modernization of

3027
01:33:56,771 --> 01:33:57,405
the convention center.

3028
01:33:57,405 --> 01:34:00,405
So assuming you move this

3029
01:34:00,875 --> 01:34:01,543
forward today, I'd ask you to

3030
01:34:01,543 --> 01:34:02,770
keep an eye particularly in

3031
01:34:02,770 --> 01:34:02,811
the upcoming budget

3032
01:34:02,811 --> 01:34:05,811
conversations to make sure that

3033
01:34:06,214 --> 01:34:06,848
measure c funds are used as

3034
01:34:06,848 --> 01:34:07,583
intended not for deferred

3035
01:34:07,583 --> 01:34:09,983
maintenance, not for operation,

3036
01:34:11,860 --> 01:34:11,653
not for sales, not for

3037
01:34:11,653 --> 01:34:12,287
marketing but for new

3038
01:34:12,287 --> 01:34:12,954
homelessness programs and

3039
01:34:12,954 --> 01:34:15,354
ultimately for the expansion

3040
01:34:15,524 --> 01:34:16,224
and modernization of

3041
01:34:16,224 --> 01:34:16,925
the Convention center in order

3042
01:34:16,925 --> 01:34:18,460
to keep with public trust and

3043
01:34:18,460 --> 01:34:21,460
the trust of the voters.

3044
01:34:23,798 --> 01:34:24,265
>> Thank you.

3045
01:34:24,265 --> 01:34:24,900
>> Thank you.

3046
01:34:24,900 --> 01:34:25,500
That does conclude public

3047
01:34:25,500 --> 01:34:26,670
comment here in council

3048
01:34:26,670 --> 01:34:28,270
chambers one of those

3049
01:34:28,270 --> 01:34:29,400
participating remotely

3050
01:34:29,400 --> 01:34:32,400
currently have five people with

3051
01:34:33,800 --> 01:34:33,742
their hands raised 8700 if you

3052
01:34:33,742 --> 01:34:34,409
can please unmute after that Is

3053
01:34:34,409 --> 01:34:36,944
Andrea Ebbing and then Blair

3054
01:34:36,944 --> 01:34:37,446
Brickman Okay.

3055
01:34:37,446 --> 01:34:39,446
>> Excuse me.

3056
01:34:42,500 --> 01:34:42,750
Thank you Joyce Any other

3057
01:34:42,750 --> 01:34:43,285
district three City Clerk How

3058
01:34:43,285 --> 01:34:46,285
much time do I have?

3059
01:34:46,488 --> 01:34:46,888
>> We'll reset the clock for

3060
01:34:46,888 --> 01:34:47,623
two minutes.

3061
01:34:47,623 --> 01:34:50,230
>> Thank you for resetting.

3062
01:34:51,159 --> 01:34:51,460
I appreciate that so much.

3063
01:34:51,460 --> 01:34:52,227
Okay.

3064
01:34:52,227 --> 01:34:52,527
I like what that gentleman just

3065
01:34:52,527 --> 01:34:54,527
said.

3066
01:34:56,198 --> 01:34:56,899
I might not agree with

3067
01:34:56,899 --> 01:34:57,566
everything just the way it was

3068
01:34:57,566 --> 01:35:00,566
worded but I especially like

3069
01:35:01,436 --> 01:35:01,803
the caution on the use of

3070
01:35:01,803 --> 01:35:02,437
the funds.

3071
01:35:02,437 --> 01:35:05,437
And so we need oversight.

3072
01:35:06,742 --> 01:35:07,276
We need transparent and say and

3073
01:35:07,276 --> 01:35:09,276
we need monitoring.

3074
01:35:11,880 --> 01:35:12,548
You know we have to remember

3075
01:35:12,548 --> 01:35:13,282
and this is new stuff so I'm

3076
01:35:13,282 --> 01:35:15,150
seeing right this minute but we

3077
01:35:15,150 --> 01:35:15,684
have to remember that things

3078
01:35:15,684 --> 01:35:16,218
have to be tweaked.

3079
01:35:16,218 --> 01:35:18,218
Things will change.

3080
01:35:20,689 --> 01:35:21,389
You know, it was said a certain

3081
01:35:21,389 --> 01:35:25,227
way and the measure and now we

3082
01:35:25,227 --> 01:35:25,527
might be tweaking it That's

3083
01:35:25,527 --> 01:35:26,195
okay.

3084
01:35:26,195 --> 01:35:27,620
You know, things do change.

3085
01:35:27,620 --> 01:35:30,620
You're moving targets all over

3086
01:35:30,733 --> 01:35:31,400
the place So let's not get too

3087
01:35:31,400 --> 01:35:31,734
locked into the wording on a

3088
01:35:31,734 --> 01:35:33,734
measure.

3089
01:35:35,604 --> 01:35:36,371
Let's work together on this.

3090
01:35:36,371 --> 01:35:39,971
I didn't plan on saying that.

3091
01:35:40,409 --> 01:35:44,900
So if dcc certainly a great

3092
01:35:45,470 --> 01:35:45,814
asset we we have fallen short

3093
01:35:45,814 --> 01:35:49,414
though for a long time on

3094
01:35:49,518 --> 01:35:50,286
safety factors.

3095
01:35:50,286 --> 01:35:52,686
You know where was

3096
01:35:54,256 --> 01:35:54,657
the prevention of this deferred

3097
01:35:54,657 --> 01:35:55,357
maintenance?

3098
01:35:55,357 --> 01:35:58,761
It happened over time and it's

3099
01:35:58,761 --> 01:36:00,761
just so sad.

3100
01:36:02,331 --> 01:36:02,630
I just I feel very sad about it

3101
01:36:02,630 --> 01:36:03,399
.

3102
01:36:03,399 --> 01:36:04,100
And one other thing I love

3103
01:36:04,100 --> 01:36:07,603
the PowerPoint but boy, did it

3104
01:36:07,603 --> 01:36:08,470
go over my head.

3105
01:36:08,470 --> 01:36:12,507
I think you had to be a

3106
01:36:12,507 --> 01:36:13,175
PRESIDENT LaCava or you know a

3107
01:36:13,175 --> 01:36:13,776
professor or I mean somebody

3108
01:36:13,776 --> 01:36:14,143
who understands all that

3109
01:36:14,143 --> 01:36:16,143
language.

3110
01:36:17,460 --> 01:36:21,246
So one question as I finish out

3111
01:36:21,284 --> 01:36:22,840
here is a generator the same

3112
01:36:22,840 --> 01:36:25,684
thing as a boiler because you

3113
01:36:25,955 --> 01:36:26,656
know, I'm fighting I'm I'm

3114
01:36:26,656 --> 01:36:27,323
trying to heal the big canary

3115
01:36:27,323 --> 01:36:30,323
with the band covered with

3116
01:36:31,260 --> 01:36:31,426
the Band-Aids which is known as

3117
01:36:31,426 --> 01:36:33,426
the boiler.

3118
01:36:35,364 --> 01:36:35,965
So I just pray and as if

3119
01:36:35,965 --> 01:36:36,566
the boiler be part of

3120
01:36:36,566 --> 01:36:38,566
the mineralization it's

3121
01:36:40,369 --> 01:36:41,303
deferred maintenance big time.

3122
01:36:41,303 --> 01:36:41,804
So is a generator or a boiler?

3123
01:36:41,804 --> 01:36:43,804
I don't know.

3124
01:36:45,373 --> 01:36:46,750
I try to look it up on Google

3125
01:36:46,750 --> 01:36:49,675
and it said they can be

3126
01:36:50,113 --> 01:36:50,813
confused So thank you so much

3127
01:36:50,813 --> 01:36:54,413
and it's a great great report

3128
01:36:54,484 --> 01:36:54,817
And for that concluding comment

3129
01:36:54,817 --> 01:36:55,585
.

3130
01:36:55,585 --> 01:36:56,850
Andrea Ebbing if you can please

3131
01:36:56,850 --> 01:36:58,850
unmute after that.

3132
01:36:59,288 --> 01:36:59,989
Blair Beckman I Andrea are

3133
01:36:59,989 --> 01:37:02,989
being so for the modernization

3134
01:37:03,559 --> 01:37:06,559
project I'm wondering this MAY

3135
01:37:08,664 --> 01:37:09,365
not be part of this budget, it

3136
01:37:09,365 --> 01:37:10,233
MAY actually exist and I don't

3137
01:37:10,233 --> 01:37:12,969
know about it but we used to

3138
01:37:12,969 --> 01:37:13,770
have Converse Convention

3139
01:37:13,770 --> 01:37:16,770
Visitors Bureau I think to

3140
01:37:17,807 --> 01:37:18,541
complement any upgrades or

3141
01:37:18,541 --> 01:37:22,141
anything we're doing we need to

3142
01:37:22,311 --> 01:37:23,790
attract people to So if there's

3143
01:37:23,790 --> 01:37:26,679
any portion of that budget that

3144
01:37:27,517 --> 01:37:28,184
can be used to collaborate and

3145
01:37:28,184 --> 01:37:28,851
come up with initiatives to

3146
01:37:28,851 --> 01:37:30,851
attract additional business

3147
01:37:33,156 --> 01:37:33,857
coming to San Diego for more

3148
01:37:33,857 --> 01:37:34,557
conventions, more room nights,

3149
01:37:34,557 --> 01:37:37,930
that sort of thing that would

3150
01:37:37,930 --> 01:37:37,961
be so helpful.

3151
01:37:37,961 --> 01:37:38,827
i think we need to like

3152
01:37:38,827 --> 01:37:42,331
consider a campaign to kind of

3153
01:37:42,331 --> 01:37:43,199
like you turn from like San

3154
01:37:43,199 --> 01:37:47,399
Diego is the drop off for all

3155
01:37:47,904 --> 01:37:48,605
the rejects and addicts and all

3156
01:37:48,605 --> 01:37:49,338
this stuff that's kind of like

3157
01:37:49,338 --> 01:37:51,941
importing addicts from all over

3158
01:37:51,941 --> 01:37:52,308
the country and how they're

3159
01:37:52,308 --> 01:37:52,976
homeless.

3160
01:37:52,976 --> 01:37:53,710
Let's give them Narcan that

3161
01:37:53,710 --> 01:37:56,646
whole that whole thing We can

3162
01:37:56,646 --> 01:37:57,347
kind of shift away from that

3163
01:37:57,347 --> 01:38:00,347
into like let's have your

3164
01:38:01,484 --> 01:38:02,152
amazing conventions in San

3165
01:38:02,152 --> 01:38:04,552
Diego room nights, patronize

3166
01:38:06,356 --> 01:38:06,989
our nightclubs and restaurants

3167
01:38:06,989 --> 01:38:07,624
and all of the different

3168
01:38:07,624 --> 01:38:07,957
offerings that we have and

3169
01:38:07,957 --> 01:38:09,957
events.

3170
01:38:11,627 --> 01:38:12,295
I think you know a portion of

3171
01:38:12,295 --> 01:38:15,295
an investment toward that to

3172
01:38:16,366 --> 01:38:17,167
complement the upgrades would

3173
01:38:17,167 --> 01:38:20,167
be great upgrade the technology

3174
01:38:21,370 --> 01:38:21,738
obviously the parking situation

3175
01:38:21,738 --> 01:38:25,338
there is a little wild But

3176
01:38:26,176 --> 01:38:26,776
anyways I appreciate overview

3177
01:38:26,776 --> 01:38:29,176
and that's it Thanks.

3178
01:38:32,215 --> 01:38:32,983
>> Next is player Beakman if

3179
01:38:32,983 --> 01:38:34,150
you can please unmute and then

3180
01:38:34,150 --> 01:38:36,550
the final speaker is 8813.

3181
01:38:38,588 --> 01:38:39,356
>> Hi thank you for Beakman

3182
01:38:39,356 --> 01:38:42,956
Thanks for this item It's been

3183
01:38:43,693 --> 01:38:44,461
coming to council committee

3184
01:38:44,461 --> 01:38:48,610
over the past few months now

3185
01:38:48,331 --> 01:38:48,965
the last time was the committee

3186
01:38:48,965 --> 01:38:49,700
heard Joyce Snyder wasn't

3187
01:38:49,700 --> 01:38:53,504
around and I was just really I

3188
01:38:53,504 --> 01:38:54,237
spoke a public comment time

3189
01:38:54,237 --> 01:38:54,938
would be nice to hear Joyce on

3190
01:38:54,938 --> 01:38:57,938
this item because it's really

3191
01:38:58,141 --> 01:38:58,775
important to her and it's nice

3192
01:38:58,775 --> 01:38:59,443
she's returned and able to

3193
01:38:59,443 --> 01:39:02,443
offer her $0.02 on the item.

3194
01:39:02,646 --> 01:39:03,380
Very nice public comment from

3195
01:39:03,380 --> 01:39:06,980
the first person that he's very

3196
01:39:07,117 --> 01:39:07,818
nicely identified What this

3197
01:39:07,818 --> 01:39:10,818
project is actually doing and

3198
01:39:11,588 --> 01:39:11,922
how it relates to measure c

3199
01:39:11,922 --> 01:39:13,922
funding.

3200
01:39:16,126 --> 01:39:16,826
Um yeah I hope this sort of

3201
01:39:16,826 --> 01:39:17,694
project can be funded to have

3202
01:39:17,694 --> 01:39:20,694
an identification of wordage of

3203
01:39:21,498 --> 01:39:24,498
what it is actually doing

3204
01:39:24,603 --> 01:39:25,669
That's important and good luck

3205
01:39:25,669 --> 01:39:26,437
From there we can be funding

3206
01:39:26,437 --> 01:39:30,370
this legally and and working in

3207
01:39:30,707 --> 01:39:31,575
good terms.

3208
01:39:31,575 --> 01:39:34,978
Thank you for the work on this

3209
01:39:34,978 --> 01:39:35,646
that you'll be talking about in

3210
01:39:35,646 --> 01:39:38,646
the next item in connection

3211
01:39:40,184 --> 01:39:40,818
with play work and just

3212
01:39:40,818 --> 01:39:41,719
the overall project of it.

3213
01:39:41,719 --> 01:39:45,319
I always try to say for

3214
01:39:45,522 --> 01:39:46,560
convention center items that if

3215
01:39:46,560 --> 01:39:46,723
you work on the tech

3216
01:39:46,723 --> 01:39:48,723
accountability practices and

3217
01:39:50,270 --> 01:39:50,661
upgrades with the convention

3218
01:39:50,661 --> 01:39:53,661
center you know have clear

3219
01:39:54,131 --> 01:39:54,865
policies that make it a real

3220
01:39:54,865 --> 01:39:55,399
cooperative shared process that

3221
01:39:55,399 --> 01:39:57,799
will bring people to

3222
01:39:59,203 --> 01:39:59,937
the convention center, that

3223
01:39:59,937 --> 01:40:00,604
will bring people to San Diego.

3224
01:40:00,604 --> 01:40:01,405
They want to be around that

3225
01:40:01,405 --> 01:40:04,405
sort of thing and feel

3226
01:40:04,608 --> 01:40:05,209
comforted by it and to

3227
01:40:05,209 --> 01:40:07,609
understand what are best

3228
01:40:08,912 --> 01:40:09,613
practices of public

3229
01:40:09,613 --> 01:40:10,247
accountability, I think people

3230
01:40:10,247 --> 01:40:13,847
will want to see that and

3231
01:40:14,351 --> 01:40:14,885
that's a very important source

3232
01:40:14,885 --> 01:40:15,586
draw in the future.

3233
01:40:15,586 --> 01:40:16,220
So good luck to yourselves in

3234
01:40:16,220 --> 01:40:18,620
considering that sort of

3235
01:40:18,789 --> 01:40:19,457
concept and working in good

3236
01:40:19,457 --> 01:40:22,960
terms as a as a community

3237
01:40:22,960 --> 01:40:23,560
process and not just as a

3238
01:40:23,560 --> 01:40:23,928
government handing down

3239
01:40:23,928 --> 01:40:24,395
dictates.

3240
01:40:24,395 --> 01:40:24,728
>> Thanks a lot.

3241
01:40:24,728 --> 01:40:26,728
Bye bye.

3242
01:40:27,565 --> 01:40:30,565
And 8813 If you can please

3243
01:40:32,203 --> 01:40:35,803
unmute I can't commute for you.

3244
01:40:40,377 --> 01:40:41,450
Start There you go.

3245
01:40:41,450 --> 01:40:41,378
Okay thank you for being

3246
01:40:41,378 --> 01:40:42,460
patient.

3247
01:40:42,460 --> 01:40:44,460
Okay Going here?

3248
01:40:47,184 --> 01:40:47,585
>> Yep.

3249
01:40:47,585 --> 01:40:48,850
Uh yeah.

3250
01:40:48,850 --> 01:40:50,850
This presentation.

3251
01:40:52,690 --> 01:40:53,457
Yeah I agree Joy It's uh it is.

3252
01:40:53,457 --> 01:40:56,457
It's designed to go over

3253
01:40:57,427 --> 01:40:58,129
the people's heads because they

3254
01:40:58,129 --> 01:40:58,829
truly don't want the taxpayers

3255
01:40:58,829 --> 01:41:01,829
understanding what the city is

3256
01:41:02,232 --> 01:41:02,533
being wasteful there And um

3257
01:41:02,533 --> 01:41:04,533
yeah.

3258
01:41:06,871 --> 01:41:07,572
Anyways, okay, expansion and

3259
01:41:07,572 --> 01:41:09,972
modernization just more waste.

3260
01:41:12,176 --> 01:41:13,440
Uh, the convention center MAY

3261
01:41:13,440 --> 01:41:16,848
need to be up to date but not

3262
01:41:16,848 --> 01:41:17,415
at the real I'm not at

3263
01:41:17,415 --> 01:41:18,150
the sacrifice of real

3264
01:41:18,150 --> 01:41:20,415
priorities and issues of

3265
01:41:21,886 --> 01:41:22,487
the city and it's it's kind of

3266
01:41:22,487 --> 01:41:25,487
like wow, I don't know.

3267
01:41:26,557 --> 01:41:27,225
I just feel like if more people

3268
01:41:27,225 --> 01:41:30,225
were paying attention to how

3269
01:41:31,195 --> 01:41:31,996
you guys go about using

3270
01:41:31,996 --> 01:41:32,530
taxpayer money, it would be a

3271
01:41:32,530 --> 01:41:34,530
whole lot different.

3272
01:41:36,367 --> 01:41:37,350
But yeah, deferred maintenance

3273
01:41:37,350 --> 01:41:40,350
there's nothing you know you

3274
01:41:41,172 --> 01:41:44,172
guys are notorious for deferred

3275
01:41:46,544 --> 01:41:47,212
maintenance and you know, like

3276
01:41:47,212 --> 01:41:50,212
I said, real priorities and

3277
01:41:50,448 --> 01:41:51,216
the real issues of the city's

3278
01:41:51,216 --> 01:41:54,816
need to be um the priority.

3279
01:41:55,320 --> 01:41:56,200
I mean and it's like me wanting

3280
01:41:56,200 --> 01:41:56,654
to invest in plastic surgery,

3281
01:41:56,654 --> 01:42:00,254
you know, when my kids are

3282
01:42:00,558 --> 01:42:01,159
starving and my toilet's don't

3283
01:42:01,159 --> 01:42:01,493
flush, you know what I'm

3284
01:42:01,493 --> 01:42:01,926
saying?

3285
01:42:01,926 --> 01:42:03,926
Like come on.

3286
01:42:05,797 --> 01:42:06,498
But yes, here we are in

3287
01:42:06,498 --> 01:42:08,898
the system ruled by

3288
01:42:10,868 --> 01:42:11,469
the establishment and uh,

3289
01:42:11,469 --> 01:42:13,938
people that just want to

3290
01:42:13,938 --> 01:42:16,338
surviving and not thriving.

3291
01:42:19,477 --> 01:42:19,844
That's the game.

3292
01:42:19,844 --> 01:42:20,245
I'm done.

3293
01:42:20,245 --> 01:42:22,245
Thank you.

3294
01:42:24,483 --> 01:42:25,349
Well, there you go And great.

3295
01:42:25,349 --> 01:42:25,884
>> So that concludes with a

3296
01:42:25,884 --> 01:42:26,351
comment on item two.

3297
01:42:26,351 --> 01:42:28,553
A one Thank you.

3298
01:42:28,553 --> 01:42:28,954
Council PRESIDENT All right.

3299
01:42:28,954 --> 01:42:29,788
Thank you.

3300
01:42:29,788 --> 01:42:30,421
City clerk will turn it over to

3301
01:42:30,421 --> 01:42:32,421
council members Questions,

3302
01:42:33,491 --> 01:42:34,226
comments entertain a motion and

3303
01:42:34,226 --> 01:42:34,593
we'll start with Council member

3304
01:42:34,593 --> 01:42:35,260
Whitburn.

3305
01:42:35,260 --> 01:42:35,994
Thank you Council PRESIDENT

3306
01:42:35,994 --> 01:42:38,396
I'll make the motion to approve

3307
01:42:38,396 --> 01:42:39,164
this staff recommendation.

3308
01:42:39,164 --> 01:42:39,664
We heard this at the Act of

3309
01:42:39,664 --> 01:42:40,365
Transportation and

3310
01:42:40,365 --> 01:42:40,765
Infrastructure Committee late

3311
01:42:40,765 --> 01:42:42,601
last month.

3312
01:42:42,601 --> 01:42:43,368
It passed unanimously.

3313
01:42:43,368 --> 01:42:46,368
These funds will address urgent

3314
01:42:47,839 --> 01:42:48,573
needs at the convention center

3315
01:42:48,573 --> 01:42:49,174
today that will allow San Diego

3316
01:42:49,174 --> 01:42:51,574
to remain a competitive

3317
01:42:52,778 --> 01:42:53,412
convention destination with a

3318
01:42:53,412 --> 01:42:54,790
well functioning facility.

3319
01:42:54,790 --> 01:42:57,182
But I also will say that we

3320
01:42:57,182 --> 01:42:57,816
need to get on with

3321
01:42:57,816 --> 01:42:58,517
the business of expanding

3322
01:42:58,517 --> 01:43:01,517
the convention center as soon

3323
01:43:02,870 --> 01:43:02,687
as we can.

3324
01:43:02,687 --> 01:43:03,387
We need to expand

3325
01:43:03,387 --> 01:43:03,955
the convention center if we're

3326
01:43:03,955 --> 01:43:04,555
going to keep some of

3327
01:43:04,555 --> 01:43:06,955
the conventions that we

3328
01:43:07,159 --> 01:43:07,759
currently have if we're going

3329
01:43:07,759 --> 01:43:08,493
to attract bigger ones.

3330
01:43:08,493 --> 01:43:11,163
The public expects us to expand

3331
01:43:11,163 --> 01:43:11,796
the convention center.

3332
01:43:11,796 --> 01:43:14,796
So let's make the needed

3333
01:43:15,534 --> 01:43:16,401
upgrades with today's action

3334
01:43:16,401 --> 01:43:17,135
and at the same time keep our

3335
01:43:17,135 --> 01:43:20,606
eye on the ultimate prize which

3336
01:43:20,606 --> 01:43:21,306
is an expanded convention

3337
01:43:21,306 --> 01:43:21,974
center which will keep San

3338
01:43:21,974 --> 01:43:25,574
Diego in the top tier of

3339
01:43:25,844 --> 01:43:26,545
convention destinations.

3340
01:43:26,545 --> 01:43:26,912
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

3341
01:43:26,912 --> 01:43:28,912
All right.

3342
01:43:30,215 --> 01:43:30,748
That was a motion in there made

3343
01:43:30,748 --> 01:43:31,116
the motion upfront.

3344
01:43:31,116 --> 01:43:31,650
>> Yes.

3345
01:43:31,650 --> 01:43:32,117
To approve the staff

3346
01:43:32,117 --> 01:43:34,117
recommendation.

3347
01:43:35,487 --> 01:43:36,154
I'm distraught that I forgot to

3348
01:43:36,154 --> 01:43:36,788
introduce you as a chair of

3349
01:43:36,788 --> 01:43:37,423
the Active Transportation

3350
01:43:37,423 --> 01:43:39,423
Infrastructure Committee.

3351
01:43:39,758 --> 01:43:40,392
Well, so focus But we do have a

3352
01:43:40,392 --> 01:43:41,290
motion by Council member

3353
01:43:41,290 --> 01:43:41,493
Whitburn to move the staff

3354
01:43:41,493 --> 01:43:42,227
recommendation.

3355
01:43:42,227 --> 01:43:44,429
We'll go next to council member

3356
01:43:44,429 --> 01:43:45,397
Campbell Thank you.

3357
01:43:45,397 --> 01:43:48,397
Council PRESIDENT Thank you for

3358
01:43:48,701 --> 01:43:49,501
the motion.

3359
01:43:49,501 --> 01:43:53,101
As one of the few remaining

3360
01:43:53,706 --> 01:43:56,706
standing who in the original

3361
01:43:57,309 --> 01:43:58,770
iteration of this way back in

3362
01:43:58,770 --> 01:44:01,770
2000 I don't know if there's

3363
01:44:02,448 --> 01:44:03,148
any council members left who

3364
01:44:03,148 --> 01:44:06,748
voted for it and who supported

3365
01:44:07,386 --> 01:44:08,153
it at that time But I know I

3366
01:44:08,153 --> 01:44:11,753
did And those were the days

3367
01:44:12,224 --> 01:44:12,758
those were days when

3368
01:44:12,758 --> 01:44:13,458
the Republicans and

3369
01:44:13,458 --> 01:44:15,858
the Democrats worked together.

3370
01:44:16,929 --> 01:44:17,629
Those were the days when

3371
01:44:17,629 --> 01:44:18,264
the unions and the Chamber of

3372
01:44:18,264 --> 01:44:20,264
Commerce worked together.

3373
01:44:22,670 --> 01:44:22,735
Those were the days And this

3374
01:44:22,735 --> 01:44:23,336
was an excellent, excellent

3375
01:44:23,336 --> 01:44:25,736
measure that was passed

3376
01:44:27,306 --> 01:44:27,940
approved by all the citizens of

3377
01:44:27,940 --> 01:44:31,540
the city who voted for it,

3378
01:44:31,844 --> 01:44:32,611
which was a majority.

3379
01:44:32,611 --> 01:44:33,279
And unfortunately litigation

3380
01:44:33,279 --> 01:44:36,279
has stopped it going forward

3381
01:44:36,716 --> 01:44:39,716
for five years, which indicates

3382
01:44:41,530 --> 01:44:41,921
to me that we need to we need

3383
01:44:41,921 --> 01:44:45,521
to fix up our judicial system

3384
01:44:46,459 --> 01:44:46,759
But that's a whole other can of

3385
01:44:46,759 --> 01:44:48,759
worms.

3386
01:44:50,830 --> 01:44:51,497
So let me just say that I am so

3387
01:44:51,497 --> 01:44:51,998
glad that we have finally

3388
01:44:51,998 --> 01:44:52,564
reached the end of

3389
01:44:52,564 --> 01:44:54,564
the litigation point.

3390
01:44:55,534 --> 01:44:55,901
We're going to move forward

3391
01:44:55,901 --> 01:44:56,803
with this.

3392
01:44:56,803 --> 01:45:00,403
It's going to be an excellent

3393
01:45:00,940 --> 01:45:01,673
addition to our armamentarium

3394
01:45:01,673 --> 01:45:05,273
to keep our city growing and

3395
01:45:05,578 --> 01:45:05,911
progressing and I am grateful

3396
01:45:05,911 --> 01:45:06,546
for it.

3397
01:45:06,546 --> 01:45:06,946
>> I'm happy to second

3398
01:45:06,946 --> 01:45:07,313
the motion.

3399
01:45:07,313 --> 01:45:09,313
All right.

3400
01:45:10,650 --> 01:45:11,170
Thank you, Council member

3401
01:45:11,170 --> 01:45:11,717
Campbell.

3402
01:45:11,717 --> 01:45:13,986
So we have a motion by Council

3403
01:45:13,986 --> 01:45:14,720
member Whitburn and a second by

3404
01:45:14,720 --> 01:45:15,321
Council member Campbell to move

3405
01:45:15,321 --> 01:45:17,321
a staff recommendation.

3406
01:45:19,726 --> 01:45:20,930
I don't see anybody else on

3407
01:45:20,930 --> 01:45:20,793
the light.

3408
01:45:20,793 --> 01:45:24,297
>> I will not add any comments

3409
01:45:24,297 --> 01:45:24,597
to the good work that you're

3410
01:45:24,597 --> 01:45:25,365
doing.

3411
01:45:25,365 --> 01:45:28,965
I am grateful despite some of

3412
01:45:28,967 --> 01:45:29,702
the concerns that we are moving

3413
01:45:29,702 --> 01:45:30,403
quickly now that the litigation

3414
01:45:30,403 --> 01:45:33,773
has been cleared to figure out

3415
01:45:33,773 --> 01:45:34,540
how to spend that money and

3416
01:45:34,540 --> 01:45:38,310
move on these items, I want to

3417
01:45:38,310 --> 01:45:38,978
make sure that if and when

3418
01:45:38,978 --> 01:45:41,378
the conversation comes about

3419
01:45:43,483 --> 01:45:44,149
modernization or even expansion

3420
01:45:44,149 --> 01:45:44,884
that there is actually a

3421
01:45:44,884 --> 01:45:45,618
convention center there to work

3422
01:45:45,618 --> 01:45:48,388
with that And at the pace we're

3423
01:45:48,388 --> 01:45:48,688
going there is some real risk

3424
01:45:48,688 --> 01:45:50,688
there.

3425
01:45:53,260 --> 01:45:53,693
So with that for those of us

3426
01:45:53,693 --> 01:45:56,693
that are not more intimately

3427
01:45:57,964 --> 01:45:58,630
involved in the conversation,

3428
01:45:58,630 --> 01:46:02,680
what is the timeline that we

3429
01:46:02,680 --> 01:46:02,669
can talk about expansion We

3430
01:46:02,669 --> 01:46:03,690
can't do that now.

3431
01:46:03,690 --> 01:46:03,803
>> Correct?

3432
01:46:03,803 --> 01:46:06,739
The city attorney's office will

3433
01:46:06,739 --> 01:46:07,400
comment on it.

3434
01:46:07,400 --> 01:46:07,707
Yes.

3435
01:46:07,707 --> 01:46:08,341
Senior Deputy City Attorney

3436
01:46:08,341 --> 01:46:10,741
Kevin Rush The settlement

3437
01:46:12,479 --> 01:46:13,179
agreement prohibitions are in

3438
01:46:13,179 --> 01:46:13,847
effect through the end of this

3439
01:46:13,847 --> 01:46:16,949
calendar year so the city is

3440
01:46:16,949 --> 01:46:19,949
freed up to publicly discuss

3441
01:46:21,321 --> 01:46:22,550
expansion and take actions in

3442
01:46:22,550 --> 01:46:22,354
that regard starting next year.

3443
01:46:22,354 --> 01:46:23,188
Okay.

3444
01:46:23,188 --> 01:46:26,126
Thank you, Jim for that

3445
01:46:26,126 --> 01:46:26,792
clarification and let folks

3446
01:46:26,792 --> 01:46:29,792
know what timelines might be

3447
01:46:31,131 --> 01:46:31,798
possible going forward.

3448
01:46:31,798 --> 01:46:32,499
And also just to confirm

3449
01:46:32,499 --> 01:46:35,499
the allocation, this is cash.

3450
01:46:36,570 --> 01:46:37,304
We're not bonding.

3451
01:46:37,304 --> 01:46:40,904
We're just using the money that

3452
01:46:41,474 --> 01:46:41,975
is in the bank for this.

3453
01:46:41,975 --> 01:46:42,643
>> That's correct.

3454
01:46:42,643 --> 01:46:43,343
Council member Okay, great.

3455
01:46:43,343 --> 01:46:43,709
Thank you for clarifying that.

3456
01:46:43,709 --> 01:46:45,709
All right.

3457
01:46:46,480 --> 01:46:47,800
Again we have a motion by

3458
01:46:47,800 --> 01:46:47,747
council member Whitburn,

3459
01:46:47,747 --> 01:46:48,381
the second by Council member

3460
01:46:48,381 --> 01:46:51,284
Campbell to move the staff

3461
01:46:51,284 --> 01:46:51,885
recommendation clerk Please

3462
01:46:51,885 --> 01:46:52,585
call the roll I'm sorry

3463
01:46:52,585 --> 01:46:52,953
the voting system Please cast

3464
01:46:52,953 --> 01:46:53,653
your vote.

3465
01:46:53,653 --> 01:46:54,654
>> Council Member Yellow River

3466
01:46:54,654 --> 01:46:55,550
If I MAY get your vote for

3467
01:46:55,550 --> 01:46:57,550
the record.

3468
01:47:04,364 --> 01:47:06,364
>> Yes.

3469
01:47:08,969 --> 01:47:09,635
That passes unanimously 6 to 0

3470
01:47:09,635 --> 01:47:10,269
with Council member Moreno,

3471
01:47:10,269 --> 01:47:12,606
Council member Campo and a

3472
01:47:12,606 --> 01:47:12,940
Council member Von Wilpert

3473
01:47:12,940 --> 01:47:13,674
absent.

3474
01:47:13,674 --> 01:47:13,974
Thank you Council PRESIDENT All

3475
01:47:13,974 --> 01:47:15,974
right.

3476
01:47:17,644 --> 01:47:18,345
Thank you for that.

3477
01:47:18,345 --> 01:47:20,745
>> With that clerk please

3478
01:47:21,348 --> 01:47:21,949
introduce item 202 Item two two

3479
01:47:21,949 --> 01:47:24,949
is the third addendum to

3480
01:47:26,219 --> 01:47:26,887
the third amended and restated

3481
01:47:26,887 --> 01:47:27,521
management agreement between

3482
01:47:27,521 --> 01:47:28,255
the City of San Diego and

3483
01:47:28,255 --> 01:47:30,624
the San Diego Convention Center

3484
01:47:30,624 --> 01:47:31,291
Corporation Inc and

3485
01:47:31,291 --> 01:47:31,892
the designation of specific

3486
01:47:31,892 --> 01:47:33,892
future Convention Center

3487
01:47:35,729 --> 01:47:36,296
Capital Improvement Projects as

3488
01:47:36,296 --> 01:47:36,964
covered projects under

3489
01:47:36,964 --> 01:47:37,664
the Project Labor Agreement.

3490
01:47:37,664 --> 01:47:41,635
If you'd like to speak to this

3491
01:47:41,635 --> 01:47:42,336
item please be sure to submit

3492
01:47:42,336 --> 01:47:43,700
your speaker slip to the front

3493
01:47:43,700 --> 01:47:45,673
of the room in the clear box or

3494
01:47:45,673 --> 01:47:46,373
if you're participating

3495
01:47:46,373 --> 01:47:47,700
remotely start nine at

3496
01:47:47,700 --> 01:47:47,374
the raise your hand icon.

3497
01:47:47,374 --> 01:47:49,374
Thank you.

3498
01:47:51,110 --> 01:47:51,744
That we got the same staff but

3499
01:47:51,744 --> 01:47:52,413
later So introduce yourself for

3500
01:47:52,413 --> 01:47:54,748
the record again and let us

3501
01:47:54,748 --> 01:47:55,315
know how much time you need.

3502
01:47:55,315 --> 01:47:55,949
Good afternoon Council

3503
01:47:55,949 --> 01:47:58,349
PRESIDENT Like our council

3504
01:47:59,453 --> 01:48:00,540
members I'm still illiterate in

3505
01:48:00,540 --> 01:48:00,788
the engineering capital

3506
01:48:00,788 --> 01:48:03,788
Projects Director And here with

3507
01:48:05,920 --> 01:48:05,793
me is Dominique Taos, interim

3508
01:48:05,793 --> 01:48:06,192
Deputy director with the same

3509
01:48:06,192 --> 01:48:06,793
department.

3510
01:48:06,793 --> 01:48:07,127
We will need ten minutes

3511
01:48:07,127 --> 01:48:07,495
please.

3512
01:48:07,495 --> 01:48:08,629
All right.

3513
01:48:08,629 --> 01:48:09,196
When you're ready.

3514
01:48:09,196 --> 01:48:11,196
>> Thank you.

3515
01:48:14,301 --> 01:48:14,902
Okay, Moving on to item two or

3516
01:48:14,902 --> 01:48:15,269
to the third Amended to

3517
01:48:15,269 --> 01:48:15,769
the third.

3518
01:48:15,769 --> 01:48:17,769
Sorry, Excuse me.

3519
01:48:18,405 --> 01:48:19,720
The third addendum to the third

3520
01:48:19,720 --> 01:48:19,773
amended management agreement

3521
01:48:19,773 --> 01:48:20,474
between the city of San Diego

3522
01:48:20,474 --> 01:48:22,643
and the City Convention Center

3523
01:48:22,643 --> 01:48:23,244
Corporation.

3524
01:48:23,244 --> 01:48:23,878
A quick summary of

3525
01:48:23,878 --> 01:48:26,278
the requested action we're

3526
01:48:27,314 --> 01:48:28,115
looking to authorize the mayor

3527
01:48:28,115 --> 01:48:28,816
or his designee to enter into

3528
01:48:28,816 --> 01:48:31,816
the proposed addendum and to

3529
01:48:33,870 --> 01:48:33,687
delegate any of the p projects

3530
01:48:33,687 --> 01:48:34,870
to the Convention Center

3531
01:48:34,870 --> 01:48:36,870
Corporation.

3532
01:48:36,624 --> 01:48:37,325
We're looking also to have

3533
01:48:37,325 --> 01:48:38,920
the cfo authorized to transfer

3534
01:48:38,920 --> 01:48:41,394
funds from the revenue fund to

3535
01:48:41,394 --> 01:48:42,129
the specific c ip projects.

3536
01:48:42,129 --> 01:48:42,764
And then finally a resolution

3537
01:48:42,764 --> 01:48:43,397
identifying the convention

3538
01:48:43,397 --> 01:48:45,397
Center capital improvement

3539
01:48:46,734 --> 01:48:47,433
projects as part of the covered

3540
01:48:47,433 --> 01:48:48,690
projects listing in the prior

3541
01:48:48,690 --> 01:48:49,904
established Project Labor

3542
01:48:49,904 --> 01:48:53,504
Agreement the city put in place

3543
01:48:55,275 --> 01:48:55,627
back in FEBRUARY of 2020 for

3544
01:48:55,627 --> 01:48:57,627
this.

3545
01:49:00,810 --> 01:49:00,781
>> So the original agreement

3546
01:49:00,781 --> 01:49:01,482
the third amended and restated

3547
01:49:01,482 --> 01:49:03,882
management agreement went into

3548
01:49:04,318 --> 01:49:05,252
place in MAY 20th, 2005.

3549
01:49:05,252 --> 01:49:07,989
There was a first addendum to

3550
01:49:07,989 --> 01:49:08,289
that agreement in MARCH 2nd,

3551
01:49:08,289 --> 01:49:08,956
2012.

3552
01:49:08,956 --> 01:49:11,356
This allowed the Convention

3553
01:49:12,792 --> 01:49:13,494
Center Corporation to enter

3554
01:49:13,494 --> 01:49:14,195
into third party marketing and

3555
01:49:14,195 --> 01:49:14,829
promotion agreements and also

3556
01:49:14,829 --> 01:49:17,229
address the allocation of

3557
01:49:17,698 --> 01:49:20,980
annual operating surplus funds

3558
01:49:21,569 --> 01:49:22,235
Later that year there was a

3559
01:49:22,235 --> 01:49:22,904
second addendum in NOVEMBER

3560
01:49:22,904 --> 01:49:23,470
2012 that was executed after

3561
01:49:23,470 --> 01:49:25,470
the Convention Center

3562
01:49:26,941 --> 01:49:27,674
Corporation entered into a

3563
01:49:27,674 --> 01:49:28,409
third party marketing agreement

3564
01:49:28,409 --> 01:49:31,279
and then it closed the loophole

3565
01:49:31,279 --> 01:49:31,979
for the surplus fund allocation

3566
01:49:31,979 --> 01:49:32,613
leaving that allocation to go

3567
01:49:32,613 --> 01:49:35,613
back to the regular annual

3568
01:49:36,250 --> 01:49:36,984
budgeting process.

3569
01:49:36,984 --> 01:49:37,552
Currently the framework between

3570
01:49:37,552 --> 01:49:38,286
the Convention Center

3571
01:49:38,286 --> 01:49:41,755
Corporation and the City of San

3572
01:49:41,755 --> 01:49:42,424
Diego has the Convention center

3573
01:49:42,424 --> 01:49:46,240
operating as a day to day

3574
01:49:46,227 --> 01:49:46,861
operator or the convention

3575
01:49:46,861 --> 01:49:47,263
center as an independent

3576
01:49:47,263 --> 01:49:47,962
contractor.

3577
01:49:47,962 --> 01:49:50,962
They are responsible for event

3578
01:49:51,199 --> 01:49:51,866
booking and marketing facility

3579
01:49:51,866 --> 01:49:52,400
operations and maintenance,

3580
01:49:52,400 --> 01:49:53,100
financial admin and

3581
01:49:53,100 --> 01:49:55,100
coordination of capital

3582
01:49:56,360 --> 01:49:56,837
improvements.

3583
01:49:56,837 --> 01:49:57,538
They are subject to the city's

3584
01:49:57,538 --> 01:49:59,938
oversight and funding approval

3585
01:50:00,608 --> 01:50:01,309
and the agreement currently

3586
01:50:01,309 --> 01:50:02,100
defines governance, financial

3587
01:50:02,100 --> 01:50:02,676
reporting and roles to support

3588
01:50:02,676 --> 01:50:05,760
the economic development and

3589
01:50:05,613 --> 01:50:07,613
tourism.

3590
01:50:10,118 --> 01:50:10,785
>> This third addendum that

3591
01:50:10,785 --> 01:50:11,419
we're bringing forth today I

3592
01:50:11,419 --> 01:50:14,155
like a few key changes.

3593
01:50:14,155 --> 01:50:14,689
One being the clarifying

3594
01:50:14,689 --> 01:50:15,423
provisions that is a

3595
01:50:15,423 --> 01:50:17,823
requirement of prevailing wages

3596
01:50:18,660 --> 01:50:19,327
per state law, establishment of

3597
01:50:19,327 --> 01:50:19,961
a reimbursement process and

3598
01:50:19,961 --> 01:50:20,528
compliance with all laws,

3599
01:50:20,528 --> 01:50:22,528
permits and approvals.

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01:50:23,931 --> 01:50:24,532
And then ensuring that any San

3601
01:50:24,532 --> 01:50:25,232
Diego Convention Center

3602
01:50:25,232 --> 01:50:27,232
Corporation contract includes

3603
01:50:28,235 --> 01:50:28,937
the city as and specified

3604
01:50:28,937 --> 01:50:29,537
parties as additional insured

3605
01:50:29,537 --> 01:50:31,937
and indemnified and also

3606
01:50:33,800 --> 01:50:33,674
requires payment and

3607
01:50:33,674 --> 01:50:34,242
performance bonds for those

3608
01:50:34,242 --> 01:50:34,976
construction contracts

3609
01:50:34,976 --> 01:50:37,976
Additionally will be looking to

3610
01:50:38,312 --> 01:50:38,847
look into establish a

3611
01:50:38,847 --> 01:50:39,513
delegation process.

3612
01:50:39,513 --> 01:50:40,215
This would allow the city to

3613
01:50:40,215 --> 01:50:42,215
delegate contracting oversight

3614
01:50:43,685 --> 01:50:44,252
of certain types of projects to

3615
01:50:44,252 --> 01:50:44,886
the Convention Center

3616
01:50:44,886 --> 01:50:46,886
Corporation via individual

3617
01:50:48,123 --> 01:50:48,890
delegation agreements.

3618
01:50:48,890 --> 01:50:49,558
The mayor then is authorized to

3619
01:50:49,558 --> 01:50:51,958
enter into these agreements

3620
01:50:52,861 --> 01:50:53,495
setting the city's maximum

3621
01:50:53,495 --> 01:50:54,950
contribution based off of

3622
01:50:54,950 --> 01:50:54,729
Council's appropriations

3623
01:50:54,729 --> 01:50:56,729
contracting and oversight

3624
01:50:58,166 --> 01:50:58,834
requirements.

3625
01:50:58,834 --> 01:50:59,433
And then ultimately as I

3626
01:50:59,433 --> 01:51:01,433
mentioned before, these

3627
01:51:02,204 --> 01:51:02,904
projects will be covered under

3628
01:51:02,904 --> 01:51:03,572
the prior established project

3629
01:51:03,572 --> 01:51:05,972
labor agreements under quote

3630
01:51:07,750 --> 01:51:07,909
unquote covered projects.

3631
01:51:07,909 --> 01:51:10,909
>> Again, a quick summary of

3632
01:51:11,980 --> 01:51:12,681
the requested actions.

3633
01:51:12,681 --> 01:51:15,681
The third addendum would be

3634
01:51:16,151 --> 01:51:16,852
sort of discard excuse me we

3635
01:51:16,852 --> 01:51:17,585
will we will be looking to

3636
01:51:17,585 --> 01:51:20,585
authorize the mayor or designee

3637
01:51:21,890 --> 01:51:22,556
to enter into the third

3638
01:51:22,556 --> 01:51:23,258
addendum with the San Diego

3639
01:51:23,258 --> 01:51:25,258
Convention Center Corporation

3640
01:51:26,828 --> 01:51:27,529
and allowing any individual

3641
01:51:27,529 --> 01:51:28,129
delegation agreements for this

3642
01:51:28,129 --> 01:51:30,129
individual chp projects.

3643
01:51:30,765 --> 01:51:31,466
We would also look to have

3644
01:51:31,466 --> 01:51:32,134
the cfo authorized to make any

3645
01:51:32,134 --> 01:51:34,534
necessary funds transfers to

3646
01:51:35,836 --> 01:51:36,605
execute those vip projects.

3647
01:51:36,605 --> 01:51:40,800
And then lastly there would be

3648
01:51:40,800 --> 01:51:40,709
a resolution identifying these

3649
01:51:40,709 --> 01:51:41,310
capital improvements projects

3650
01:51:41,310 --> 01:51:42,440
to be under the covered

3651
01:51:42,440 --> 01:51:44,814
projects under the city's prior

3652
01:51:44,814 --> 01:51:46,814
established Project Labor

3653
01:51:50,180 --> 01:51:50,752
Agreement back in 2024.

3654
01:51:50,752 --> 01:51:51,119
>> With that I can take

3655
01:51:51,119 --> 01:51:51,487
questions.

3656
01:51:51,487 --> 01:51:52,187
All right.

3657
01:51:52,187 --> 01:51:55,230
Thank you very much for

3658
01:51:55,230 --> 01:51:55,691
the presentation.

3659
01:51:55,691 --> 01:51:56,225
>> The Clerk Please proceed

3660
01:51:56,225 --> 01:51:58,225
with public comment.

3661
01:52:00,995 --> 01:52:01,830
Thank you.

3662
01:52:01,830 --> 01:52:02,297
And let me know if you'd like

3663
01:52:02,297 --> 01:52:02,931
to come forward.

3664
01:52:02,931 --> 01:52:03,398
I think we got our speaker

3665
01:52:03,398 --> 01:52:04,900
slips confused.

3666
01:52:04,900 --> 01:52:05,567
This one says you don't want to

3667
01:52:05,567 --> 01:52:08,771
speak and the other one did.

3668
01:52:08,771 --> 01:52:09,271
So that's like I know you speak

3669
01:52:09,271 --> 01:52:09,571
to both of them.

3670
01:52:09,571 --> 01:52:11,571
Yeah.

3671
01:52:13,709 --> 01:52:14,343
Anybody Political director for

3672
01:52:14,343 --> 01:52:15,100
the San Diego Building and

3673
01:52:15,100 --> 01:52:17,100
Construction Trades Council.

3674
01:52:18,413 --> 01:52:19,114
I want to thank you all so much

3675
01:52:19,114 --> 01:52:19,714
for considering this item at

3676
01:52:19,714 --> 01:52:20,249
the convention center I

3677
01:52:20,249 --> 01:52:22,249
mentioned last time.

3678
01:52:22,585 --> 01:52:26,785
It is a pillar of our economic

3679
01:52:27,123 --> 01:52:27,790
health of the region and

3680
01:52:27,790 --> 01:52:31,390
the city and our members of

3681
01:52:32,161 --> 01:52:32,661
the Building Trades Council to

3682
01:52:32,661 --> 01:52:33,329
affiliated unions.

3683
01:52:33,329 --> 01:52:34,290
We bring skilled and trained

3684
01:52:34,290 --> 01:52:37,320
forward to all the projects we

3685
01:52:37,320 --> 01:52:37,666
work on and we want to do that

3686
01:52:37,666 --> 01:52:38,500
for the Convention center.

3687
01:52:38,500 --> 01:52:41,337
We are happy that moving on

3688
01:52:41,337 --> 01:52:42,137
moving these projects under

3689
01:52:42,137 --> 01:52:45,737
the city's play is here for

3690
01:52:46,575 --> 01:52:47,309
consideration.

3691
01:52:47,309 --> 01:52:47,976
Councilmember Whitburn as chair

3692
01:52:47,976 --> 01:52:50,976
you mentioned that San Diego

3693
01:52:51,714 --> 01:52:52,448
could only get by so long on

3694
01:52:52,448 --> 01:52:53,149
its good looks and we need a

3695
01:52:53,149 --> 01:52:53,849
convention center that kind of

3696
01:52:53,849 --> 01:52:55,951
matches that And I don't need

3697
01:52:55,951 --> 01:52:56,652
to tell anybody here just what

3698
01:52:56,652 --> 01:52:59,652
the lack of maintenance has

3699
01:53:01,900 --> 01:53:01,791
done to the convention center

3700
01:53:01,791 --> 01:53:02,457
is time for that to get

3701
01:53:02,457 --> 01:53:03,250
addressed And we're here and

3702
01:53:03,250 --> 01:53:04,627
ready to do that work.

3703
01:53:04,627 --> 01:53:07,627
So please approve this item.

3704
01:53:11,100 --> 01:53:11,600
Thank you so much.

3705
01:53:11,600 --> 01:53:12,301
>> Thank you.

3706
01:53:12,301 --> 01:53:13,340
At the five minute time we're

3707
01:53:13,340 --> 01:53:13,803
hearing council chambers, there

3708
01:53:13,803 --> 01:53:14,503
are no other speakers here

3709
01:53:14,503 --> 01:53:16,903
going to those participating

3710
01:53:18,700 --> 01:53:18,975
remotely starting with 8700 and

3711
01:53:18,975 --> 01:53:21,975
then 81 three 8700 If you can

3712
01:53:23,780 --> 01:53:27,283
please unmute a thank you Joyce

3713
01:53:27,283 --> 01:53:31,821
Any other cd3I think I see MR.

3714
01:53:31,821 --> 01:53:32,688
Cushman Hello MR. Cushman I

3715
01:53:32,688 --> 01:53:36,288
know that your work with I

3716
01:53:36,859 --> 01:53:37,593
don't understand your work with

3717
01:53:37,593 --> 01:53:40,593
the Convention Center say about

3718
01:53:41,164 --> 01:53:41,964
that but just having you there

3719
01:53:41,964 --> 01:53:45,564
is so strong and I appreciate

3720
01:53:45,902 --> 01:53:49,502
that so much So I approve

3721
01:53:49,973 --> 01:53:50,673
the changes and I especially

3722
01:53:50,673 --> 01:53:53,730
like the requiring of

3723
01:53:55,578 --> 01:53:56,212
the prevailing wages to make

3724
01:53:56,212 --> 01:53:59,212
sure that it's being done.

3725
01:54:01,150 --> 01:54:04,753
I for a long time I had him he

3726
01:54:04,753 --> 01:54:05,521
moved away to another state but

3727
01:54:05,521 --> 01:54:06,222
for a long time I had

3728
01:54:06,222 --> 01:54:08,622
conversations with a gentleman

3729
01:54:10,293 --> 01:54:13,893
who worked in the food aspect

3730
01:54:14,364 --> 01:54:14,864
of the convention center and he

3731
01:54:14,864 --> 01:54:15,532
just loved it.

3732
01:54:15,532 --> 01:54:18,532
He just loved every single

3733
01:54:19,969 --> 01:54:24,769
moment of it and so I'm so glad

3734
01:54:25,740 --> 01:54:25,842
that the a p a is is part of

3735
01:54:25,842 --> 01:54:29,913
this And you know how much I

3736
01:54:29,913 --> 01:54:30,580
really enjoy these days looking

3737
01:54:30,580 --> 01:54:34,170
at the eoc and the workforce

3738
01:54:34,170 --> 01:54:34,884
reports and but I'll tell you

3739
01:54:34,884 --> 01:54:39,423
folks we have to do a lot more

3740
01:54:39,423 --> 01:54:40,900
monitoring and making sure that

3741
01:54:40,900 --> 01:54:40,824
the under representation is

3742
01:54:40,824 --> 01:54:43,824
changed and that they are

3743
01:54:44,494 --> 01:54:46,494
represented and included.

3744
01:54:48,632 --> 01:54:48,965
So this is this is an important

3745
01:54:48,965 --> 01:54:49,665
item.

3746
01:54:49,665 --> 01:54:52,665
Thank you for the presentation

3747
01:54:54,738 --> 01:54:58,938
and look to all 8813 if you can

3748
01:55:03,680 --> 01:55:04,380
please unmute 88130 okay

3749
01:55:04,380 --> 01:55:05,882
control over area just me to

3750
01:55:05,882 --> 01:55:08,282
say remember your priorities

3751
01:55:12,289 --> 01:55:16,460
city of San Diego and yeah I

3752
01:55:16,460 --> 01:55:17,327
got to make you really know no

3753
01:55:17,327 --> 01:55:20,630
I think dedicate it if I can

3754
01:55:20,630 --> 01:55:21,431
does that conclude your

3755
01:55:21,431 --> 01:55:21,731
comments Yeah I'm sorry Yes I'm

3756
01:55:21,731 --> 01:55:23,731
done.

3757
01:55:25,234 --> 01:55:25,969
Okay Thank you That does

3758
01:55:25,969 --> 01:55:26,269
conclude public comment on this

3759
01:55:26,269 --> 01:55:26,636
item.

3760
01:55:26,636 --> 01:55:27,204
All right.

3761
01:55:27,204 --> 01:55:27,904
Thank you, City Clerk.

3762
01:55:27,904 --> 01:55:30,374
And with that we'll turn it

3763
01:55:30,374 --> 01:55:30,974
over to some members for

3764
01:55:30,974 --> 01:55:31,641
questions, comments and

3765
01:55:31,641 --> 01:55:34,641
entertain a motion and we'll

3766
01:55:35,511 --> 01:55:36,146
start again with the chair of

3767
01:55:36,146 --> 01:55:36,747
act a Transportation and

3768
01:55:36,747 --> 01:55:37,447
Infrastructure Committee

3769
01:55:37,447 --> 01:55:37,713
Council member Whitburn Thank

3770
01:55:37,713 --> 01:55:39,713
you.

3771
01:55:40,216 --> 01:55:40,951
Council PRESIDENT I'll make

3772
01:55:40,951 --> 01:55:41,652
the motion to approve the staff

3773
01:55:41,652 --> 01:55:41,951
recommendation on this item as

3774
01:55:41,951 --> 01:55:43,951
well.

3775
01:55:45,389 --> 01:55:46,890
We also heard this at

3776
01:55:46,890 --> 01:55:46,790
the Active Transportation and

3777
01:55:46,790 --> 01:55:48,790
Infrastructure Committee where

3778
01:55:49,960 --> 01:55:50,794
it was passed unanimously.

3779
01:55:50,794 --> 01:55:51,498
I am of course pleased that we

3780
01:55:51,498 --> 01:55:53,898
are designating these projects

3781
01:55:54,698 --> 01:55:55,365
as covered under the city's

3782
01:55:55,365 --> 01:55:55,966
Project Labor agreement that

3783
01:55:55,966 --> 01:55:56,666
helps ensure that these

3784
01:55:56,666 --> 01:55:59,666
projects will create good jobs

3785
01:56:00,270 --> 01:56:00,570
and that the work will get done

3786
01:56:00,570 --> 01:56:01,271
right.

3787
01:56:01,271 --> 01:56:01,805
So again, I'll make the motion

3788
01:56:01,805 --> 01:56:02,273
to approve the staff

3789
01:56:02,273 --> 01:56:02,638
recommendation.

3790
01:56:02,638 --> 01:56:03,600
All right.

3791
01:56:03,600 --> 01:56:05,600
Thank you.

3792
01:56:05,209 --> 01:56:06,760
Council members.

3793
01:56:06,760 --> 01:56:06,777
So we do have a motion by

3794
01:56:06,777 --> 01:56:07,477
Councilmember Whitburn to move

3795
01:56:07,477 --> 01:56:08,112
The staff recommendation will

3796
01:56:08,112 --> 01:56:10,130
go next to council member

3797
01:56:10,130 --> 01:56:10,713
Campbell Thank you Council

3798
01:56:10,713 --> 01:56:11,248
PRESIDENT I am happy to second

3799
01:56:11,248 --> 01:56:11,615
this motion as well.

3800
01:56:11,615 --> 01:56:13,615
All right.

3801
01:56:15,519 --> 01:56:16,153
We have a second So we have now

3802
01:56:16,153 --> 01:56:16,887
a motion by council member

3803
01:56:16,887 --> 01:56:17,488
whitburn, the second by Council

3804
01:56:17,488 --> 01:56:19,888
member Campbell to move

3805
01:56:19,957 --> 01:56:20,691
the staff recommendation not

3806
01:56:20,691 --> 01:56:24,291
see anybody else in the lights.

3807
01:56:24,728 --> 01:56:25,290
A couple of quick questions on

3808
01:56:25,290 --> 01:56:25,696
this.

3809
01:56:25,696 --> 01:56:26,230
This will be the first time

3810
01:56:26,230 --> 01:56:28,230
capital projects at

3811
01:56:30,100 --> 01:56:30,701
the convention center will be

3812
01:56:30,701 --> 01:56:31,168
covered under the play.

3813
01:56:31,168 --> 01:56:33,168
That's correct.

3814
01:56:35,406 --> 01:56:36,106
And who will be monitoring that

3815
01:56:36,106 --> 01:56:38,506
city's compliance office will

3816
01:56:40,440 --> 01:56:40,511
be monitoring that with our

3817
01:56:40,511 --> 01:56:40,978
support as well.

3818
01:56:40,978 --> 01:56:42,978
>> All right.

3819
01:56:45,283 --> 01:56:45,983
Even though the good folks at

3820
01:56:45,983 --> 01:56:46,650
the convention center will be

3821
01:56:46,650 --> 01:56:49,500
contracting, we will monitor

3822
01:56:51,355 --> 01:56:51,689
the play.

3823
01:56:51,689 --> 01:56:52,389
Correct.

3824
01:56:52,389 --> 01:56:53,230
And then that will be handled

3825
01:56:53,230 --> 01:56:53,724
actually at the delegation

3826
01:56:53,724 --> 01:56:56,427
agreement that we are going to

3827
01:56:56,427 --> 01:56:56,727
have on Project by project

3828
01:56:56,727 --> 01:56:57,461
basis.

3829
01:56:57,461 --> 01:56:58,128
That will be one of two items

3830
01:56:58,128 --> 01:56:58,462
as well if I'm not mistaken,

3831
01:56:58,462 --> 01:57:00,462
correct?

3832
01:57:01,198 --> 01:57:01,499
That's correct.

3833
01:57:01,499 --> 01:57:02,266
Okay.

3834
01:57:02,266 --> 01:57:02,799
And then there will be a

3835
01:57:02,799 --> 01:57:03,534
conversation between

3836
01:57:03,534 --> 01:57:06,534
the convention center and their

3837
01:57:06,604 --> 01:57:06,971
staffing and ecp and the city's

3838
01:57:06,971 --> 01:57:07,671
staffing.

3839
01:57:07,671 --> 01:57:10,671
Yes, we have been coordinating

3840
01:57:11,474 --> 01:57:12,176
leading to this point and we're

3841
01:57:12,176 --> 01:57:12,810
going to continue coordinating

3842
01:57:12,810 --> 01:57:13,276
on the best way to deliver

3843
01:57:13,276 --> 01:57:15,276
these projects.

3844
01:57:16,814 --> 01:57:17,415
>> Okay.

3845
01:57:17,415 --> 01:57:18,215
Thank you for that.

3846
01:57:18,215 --> 01:57:19,160
And then one thing I forgot to

3847
01:57:19,160 --> 01:57:21,886
ask last time but appropriate

3848
01:57:21,886 --> 01:57:22,587
this time One of the things

3849
01:57:22,587 --> 01:57:26,187
that MR. Gleason asked for was

3850
01:57:26,424 --> 01:57:27,910
for the lodging association to

3851
01:57:27,910 --> 01:57:27,758
have some representation on

3852
01:57:27,758 --> 01:57:30,758
kind of an ongoing committee

3853
01:57:31,395 --> 01:57:32,290
both on capital projects as

3854
01:57:32,290 --> 01:57:34,429
well as the homelessness.

3855
01:57:36,701 --> 01:57:37,668
Is that in the works or can we

3856
01:57:37,668 --> 01:57:38,469
get some one to get back to me

3857
01:57:38,469 --> 01:57:41,469
later on that the application

3858
01:57:42,500 --> 01:57:42,673
for the homeless the oversight

3859
01:57:42,673 --> 01:57:43,307
committee actually just went

3860
01:57:43,307 --> 01:57:47,411
live And so yes, it is our

3861
01:57:47,411 --> 01:57:48,120
intent to have representation

3862
01:57:48,120 --> 01:57:48,713
from Australian Lodging

3863
01:57:48,713 --> 01:57:49,130
Association on both Both Okay,

3864
01:57:49,130 --> 01:57:51,130
great.

3865
01:57:52,684 --> 01:57:53,551
Thank you for confirming that.

3866
01:57:53,551 --> 01:57:57,751
So so MR. Gleason we do read

3867
01:57:58,890 --> 01:57:58,723
your letters and appreciate

3868
01:57:58,723 --> 01:57:59,624
your testimony with that.

3869
01:57:59,624 --> 01:58:02,660
We do have a motion by

3870
01:58:02,660 --> 01:58:03,261
Councilmember Whipper and a

3871
01:58:03,261 --> 01:58:03,895
second by Council member

3872
01:58:03,895 --> 01:58:04,362
Campbell to move the staff

3873
01:58:04,362 --> 01:58:06,362
recommendation.

3874
01:58:07,865 --> 01:58:08,565
>> clerk Please call the roll

3875
01:58:08,565 --> 01:58:09,834
Councilmember Lerner if I MAY

3876
01:58:09,834 --> 01:58:13,434
get your vote for the record.

3877
01:58:15,540 --> 01:58:17,540
Yes.

3878
01:58:20,812 --> 01:58:21,513
And that passes unanimously 7

3879
01:58:21,513 --> 01:58:22,113
to 0 with Council member Campo

3880
01:58:22,113 --> 01:58:22,580
and Councilmember Yvonne

3881
01:58:22,580 --> 01:58:22,947
Wilpert absent.

3882
01:58:22,947 --> 01:58:24,947
Thank you.

3883
01:58:26,150 --> 01:58:26,551
Council PRESIDENT.

3884
01:58:26,551 --> 01:58:27,251
All right.

3885
01:58:27,251 --> 01:58:27,853
Thank you And again thank you

3886
01:58:27,853 --> 01:58:28,419
everybody that worked on

3887
01:58:28,419 --> 01:58:30,419
bringing this forward.

3888
01:58:31,489 --> 01:58:32,190
So with that we will now take

3889
01:58:32,190 --> 01:58:32,924
up non agenda public comment.

3890
01:58:32,924 --> 01:58:33,624
The council members respect and

3891
01:58:33,624 --> 01:58:36,240
appreciate the public's input

3892
01:58:36,494 --> 01:58:37,194
and are fully committed to

3893
01:58:37,194 --> 01:58:37,896
protecting every participant's

3894
01:58:37,896 --> 01:58:40,896
free speech rights at council

3895
01:58:42,500 --> 01:58:43,201
and committee meetings.

3896
01:58:43,201 --> 01:58:43,868
>> Clerk Please proceed with

3897
01:58:43,868 --> 01:58:44,569
public comment Pearl 2.7 on

3898
01:58:44,569 --> 01:58:47,569
agenda Public comment is an

3899
01:58:54,450 --> 01:58:54,478
opportunity so can you see it

3900
01:58:54,478 --> 01:58:55,614
on the record?

3901
01:58:55,614 --> 01:58:57,514
>> Oh I want to cast a yes vote

3902
01:58:57,514 --> 01:58:58,160
on item 2a1.

3903
01:58:58,160 --> 01:58:58,716
Thank you.

3904
01:58:58,716 --> 01:58:59,250
I'll mark that for the record.

3905
01:58:59,250 --> 01:59:01,650
Thank you very much.

3906
01:59:02,821 --> 01:59:03,221
Thank Pearl Two points over

3907
01:59:03,221 --> 01:59:03,888
that agenda.

3908
01:59:03,888 --> 01:59:06,288
Public comment is an

3909
01:59:07,592 --> 01:59:08,293
opportunity for members of

3910
01:59:08,293 --> 01:59:08,994
the public to comment on items

3911
01:59:08,994 --> 01:59:09,627
that are not on the agenda but

3912
01:59:09,627 --> 01:59:12,270
within the subject matter

3913
01:59:12,597 --> 01:59:13,310
jurisdiction of the city

3914
01:59:13,310 --> 01:59:13,665
Council.

3915
01:59:13,665 --> 01:59:14,398
Each speaker will have two

3916
01:59:14,398 --> 01:59:15,660
minutes please And if there are

3917
01:59:15,660 --> 01:59:17,369
eight or more speakers on a

3918
01:59:17,369 --> 01:59:18,136
single topic the maximum time

3919
01:59:18,136 --> 01:59:18,470
for the topic will be 16

3920
01:59:18,470 --> 01:59:19,104
minutes.

3921
01:59:19,104 --> 01:59:22,704
I see no non agenda public

3922
01:59:23,375 --> 01:59:24,142
comments because here in

3923
01:59:24,142 --> 01:59:27,179
council chambers so I will be

3924
01:59:27,179 --> 01:59:27,813
going to those participating

3925
01:59:27,813 --> 01:59:28,513
remotely starting the five

3926
01:59:28,513 --> 01:59:29,147
minute timer We currently have

3927
01:59:29,147 --> 01:59:31,547
11 speakers in the queue.

3928
01:59:33,385 --> 01:59:34,520
Barbara Gordon If you can

3929
01:59:34,520 --> 01:59:34,686
please unmute after that is

3930
01:59:34,686 --> 01:59:37,860
Kathleen Lippert and then

3931
01:59:38,610 --> 01:59:38,857
Brenda thank you.

3932
01:59:38,857 --> 01:59:42,457
As a public health advocate I

3933
01:59:42,794 --> 01:59:43,428
wanted to share and newly

3934
01:59:43,428 --> 01:59:44,163
released Kaiser Permanente

3935
01:59:44,163 --> 01:59:46,563
study found adolescent cannabis

3936
01:59:49,501 --> 01:59:50,135
use linked to doubling the risk

3937
01:59:50,135 --> 01:59:52,535
of psychotic and bipolar

3938
01:59:53,973 --> 01:59:54,639
disorder.

3939
01:59:54,639 --> 01:59:55,374
This was published in

3940
01:59:55,374 --> 01:59:58,374
the Journal of American Medical

3941
01:59:59,311 --> 02:00:00,112
helped form the Longitudinal

3942
02:00:00,112 --> 02:00:02,112
study found over 465,000

3943
02:00:05,584 --> 02:00:08,584
adolescents between the ages of

3944
02:00:09,454 --> 02:00:10,222
13 and 17 and through the age

3945
02:00:10,222 --> 02:00:10,955
of 26 found that past year

3946
02:00:10,955 --> 02:00:13,355
cannabis use during adolescence

3947
02:00:15,260 --> 02:00:15,894
was associated with a

3948
02:00:15,894 --> 02:00:17,894
significantly higher risk

3949
02:00:20,966 --> 02:00:21,700
incident of psychotic bipolar

3950
02:00:21,700 --> 02:00:24,100
depressive and anxiety disorder

3951
02:00:26,539 --> 02:00:27,206
Even after accounting for prior

3952
02:00:27,206 --> 02:00:27,740
mental health conditions and

3953
02:00:27,740 --> 02:00:28,340
other substance use,

3954
02:00:28,340 --> 02:00:30,340
adolescents who reported

3955
02:00:31,777 --> 02:00:32,411
cannabis use had a substantial

3956
02:00:32,411 --> 02:00:33,120
higher risk of developing

3957
02:00:33,120 --> 02:00:35,120
psychiatric psychiatric

3958
02:00:37,549 --> 02:00:38,283
disorders particularly

3959
02:00:38,283 --> 02:00:40,683
psychotic and bipolar disorder.

3960
02:00:45,124 --> 02:00:45,791
This was said by Kelly Wolfe

3961
02:00:45,791 --> 02:00:48,827
Young Wolfe, Ph.D., who was

3962
02:00:48,827 --> 02:00:49,128
the leading author of the study

3963
02:00:49,128 --> 02:00:49,795
.

3964
02:00:49,795 --> 02:00:50,496
The study also found that

3965
02:00:50,496 --> 02:00:53,496
cannabis use was more common

3966
02:00:54,733 --> 02:00:55,467
among adolescents that were

3967
02:00:55,467 --> 02:00:57,867
enrolled in Medicare, Medicare,

3968
02:01:00,806 --> 02:01:01,540
Medicaid and those living in

3969
02:01:01,540 --> 02:01:01,974
more socioeconomically deprived

3970
02:01:01,974 --> 02:01:03,974
neighborhoods.

3971
02:01:05,711 --> 02:01:06,211
Raising the concern that

3972
02:01:06,211 --> 02:01:06,812
expanding cannabis

3973
02:01:06,812 --> 02:01:08,812
commercialization could

3974
02:01:11,617 --> 02:01:12,317
exasperate existing mental

3975
02:01:12,317 --> 02:01:12,917
health disparities as cannabis

3976
02:01:12,917 --> 02:01:15,317
becomes more potent and

3977
02:01:17,824 --> 02:01:18,457
aggressively marketed.

3978
02:01:18,457 --> 02:01:19,910
This study indicates that

3979
02:01:19,910 --> 02:01:21,491
adolescent cannabis use is

3980
02:01:23,529 --> 02:01:24,195
associated with the risk of

3981
02:01:24,195 --> 02:01:24,697
the two of the most serious

3982
02:01:24,697 --> 02:01:25,397
health conditions.

3983
02:01:25,397 --> 02:01:29,635
I am urging the city to take a

3984
02:01:29,635 --> 02:01:30,369
more aggressive action to limit

3985
02:01:30,369 --> 02:01:33,369
the exposure of advertising and

3986
02:01:34,774 --> 02:01:35,440
marketing by prohibiting

3987
02:01:35,440 --> 02:01:36,750
billboards and the marketing

3988
02:01:36,750 --> 02:01:36,409
image of marijuana on any

3989
02:01:36,409 --> 02:01:38,409
signage.

3990
02:01:41,470 --> 02:01:41,480
Thank you for letting me speak.

3991
02:01:41,480 --> 02:01:42,114
>> Thank you.

3992
02:01:42,114 --> 02:01:44,514
Next is Kathleen Lippert.

3993
02:01:46,953 --> 02:01:47,353
If you can please unmute then

3994
02:01:47,353 --> 02:01:48,870
it's Brenda.

3995
02:01:48,870 --> 02:01:51,687
Thank you for letting me speak.

3996
02:01:51,858 --> 02:01:52,458
I appreciate Councilmember

3997
02:01:52,458 --> 02:01:53,193
Campbell's reminder that

3998
02:01:53,193 --> 02:01:56,193
deficit spending is the genesis

3999
02:01:57,597 --> 02:01:58,196
of future City problems that

4000
02:01:58,196 --> 02:01:58,831
will become increasingly

4001
02:01:58,831 --> 02:01:59,532
difficult to deal with in

4002
02:01:59,532 --> 02:02:02,532
the city's scramble to address

4003
02:02:04,204 --> 02:02:05,370
their looming deficit.

4004
02:02:05,370 --> 02:02:05,705
Turn to the will with which it

4005
02:02:05,705 --> 02:02:08,705
is most familiar and that's

4006
02:02:09,410 --> 02:02:09,743
increasing taxes and fees

4007
02:02:09,743 --> 02:02:10,476
without ever any mention of

4008
02:02:10,476 --> 02:02:12,876
decreasing city staffing levels

4009
02:02:15,248 --> 02:02:16,150
salaries, pensions or benefits.

4010
02:02:16,150 --> 02:02:16,815
The burden of a deficit should

4011
02:02:16,815 --> 02:02:19,815
be the responsibility of city

4012
02:02:21,540 --> 02:02:21,721
leaders.

4013
02:02:21,721 --> 02:02:22,355
Cuts begin there before

4014
02:02:22,355 --> 02:02:23,220
redirecting the burden to

4015
02:02:23,220 --> 02:02:26,622
taxpayers who had no part in

4016
02:02:27,260 --> 02:02:28,270
creating it.

4017
02:02:28,270 --> 02:02:28,695
>> Yet the city continues to

4018
02:02:28,695 --> 02:02:30,695
maximize expenditures using

4019
02:02:32,599 --> 02:02:33,165
sole source contracting union

4020
02:02:33,165 --> 02:02:33,833
workers or supporting

4021
02:02:33,833 --> 02:02:36,233
industries like the cannabis

4022
02:02:39,272 --> 02:02:39,939
industry who socialize,

4023
02:02:39,939 --> 02:02:40,540
privatized their profits and

4024
02:02:40,540 --> 02:02:42,940
socialize the costs and

4025
02:02:44,511 --> 02:02:45,411
the socialization of those

4026
02:02:45,411 --> 02:02:49,611
costs are paid on the backs of

4027
02:02:50,417 --> 02:02:51,251
the city Residents.

4028
02:02:51,251 --> 02:02:51,885
>> Most troubling we do not see

4029
02:02:51,885 --> 02:02:54,885
the city evaluating any of

4030
02:02:56,623 --> 02:02:57,290
their policies for the future

4031
02:02:57,290 --> 02:02:57,956
costs of those decisions or

4032
02:02:57,956 --> 02:03:00,356
recognizing when funding has

4033
02:03:02,195 --> 02:03:02,896
not resulted in mitigating a

4034
02:03:02,896 --> 02:03:03,496
problem but instead has shown

4035
02:03:03,496 --> 02:03:06,496
that it is only created

4036
02:03:08,368 --> 02:03:09,350
bureaucracy that has grown up

4037
02:03:09,350 --> 02:03:09,602
to take advantage of the new

4038
02:03:09,602 --> 02:03:11,602
funding availability.

4039
02:03:14,307 --> 02:03:14,975
Leadership should be grounded

4040
02:03:14,975 --> 02:03:15,709
in reality affordability and

4041
02:03:15,709 --> 02:03:18,109
responsibility and the deficits

4042
02:03:20,146 --> 02:03:20,780
we see today are a failure at

4043
02:03:20,780 --> 02:03:23,780
all three of those levels.

4044
02:03:25,552 --> 02:03:26,153
City policies like its ongoing

4045
02:03:26,153 --> 02:03:26,787
support of the marijuana

4046
02:03:26,787 --> 02:03:27,420
industry will continue to

4047
02:03:27,420 --> 02:03:29,420
increase behavioral health

4048
02:03:31,324 --> 02:03:32,225
problems.

4049
02:03:32,225 --> 02:03:33,260
That is not a question anymore.

4050
02:03:33,260 --> 02:03:36,626
That is a prediction that has

4051
02:03:37,931 --> 02:03:38,231
been rooted in evidence We

4052
02:03:38,231 --> 02:03:40,231
have.

4053
02:03:42,669 --> 02:03:43,337
The California audit found $24

4054
02:03:43,337 --> 02:03:45,337
billion in homelessness $18

4055
02:03:48,700 --> 02:03:48,308
billion lost on high speed

4056
02:03:48,308 --> 02:03:49,420
rail.

4057
02:03:49,420 --> 02:03:52,420
We need financial literacy and

4058
02:03:56,417 --> 02:03:56,783
it should begin with the city

4059
02:03:56,783 --> 02:03:57,484
included.

4060
02:03:57,484 --> 02:03:58,185
Any additional comments can be

4061
02:03:58,185 --> 02:03:58,885
emailed in and the city clerk

4062
02:03:58,885 --> 02:04:00,854
could send to your doctor and

4063
02:04:00,854 --> 02:04:01,188
we will distribute Brenda pleas

4064
02:04:01,188 --> 02:04:01,822
on you.

4065
02:04:01,822 --> 02:04:02,522
Good afternoon Mayor city

4066
02:04:02,522 --> 02:04:05,522
council members and members of

4067
02:04:05,826 --> 02:04:06,727
the public.

4068
02:04:06,727 --> 02:04:07,427
My name is Brenda Gallacher and

4069
02:04:07,427 --> 02:04:11,270
I serve as an outreach analyst

4070
02:04:11,998 --> 02:04:12,665
and your liaison with

4071
02:04:12,665 --> 02:04:13,330
the California Department of

4072
02:04:13,330 --> 02:04:13,734
Insurance.

4073
02:04:13,734 --> 02:04:14,368
Under Commissioner McNamara's

4074
02:04:14,368 --> 02:04:16,368
leadership we're advancing

4075
02:04:17,538 --> 02:04:17,905
the sustainable insurance

4076
02:04:17,905 --> 02:04:18,571
strategy.

4077
02:04:18,571 --> 02:04:19,239
Great news in six companies

4078
02:04:19,239 --> 02:04:22,239
have committed to growing in

4079
02:04:23,910 --> 02:04:24,311
California with more expected

4080
02:04:24,311 --> 02:04:25,780
to follow.

4081
02:04:25,780 --> 02:04:25,712
We are requesting that you and

4082
02:04:25,712 --> 02:04:26,346
the board of the following

4083
02:04:26,346 --> 02:04:28,746
legislative bills that are

4084
02:04:30,830 --> 02:04:30,751
being proposed.

4085
02:04:30,751 --> 02:04:31,285
Assembly Bill 1795 The Smoke

4086
02:04:31,285 --> 02:04:33,285
Damage Recovery Act.

4087
02:04:35,889 --> 02:04:36,624
This bill would establish

4088
02:04:36,624 --> 02:04:37,191
standards and protocols related

4089
02:04:37,191 --> 02:04:37,557
to smoke damages from

4090
02:04:37,557 --> 02:04:39,557
wildfires.

4091
02:04:41,962 --> 02:04:42,629
The goal is to give wildfire

4092
02:04:42,629 --> 02:04:43,197
survivors a reliable health

4093
02:04:43,197 --> 02:04:45,197
oriented framework and

4094
02:04:48,235 --> 02:04:48,903
inspecting testing, restoring

4095
02:04:48,903 --> 02:04:49,403
and filing claims for smoke

4096
02:04:49,403 --> 02:04:51,403
damage properties.

4097
02:04:53,173 --> 02:04:53,774
Assembly Bill 1680 The Make It

4098
02:04:53,774 --> 02:04:56,774
Fair Act aims to reform

4099
02:04:58,678 --> 02:04:59,346
the insurer of last resort

4100
02:04:59,346 --> 02:04:59,914
the California Fair Plan by

4101
02:04:59,914 --> 02:05:02,314
requiring it to adopt

4102
02:05:03,751 --> 02:05:04,351
recommendations from the recent

4103
02:05:04,351 --> 02:05:04,952
Department of Insurance

4104
02:05:04,952 --> 02:05:05,553
examinations, strengthen

4105
02:05:05,553 --> 02:05:07,553
governance and consumer

4106
02:05:09,722 --> 02:05:10,356
protections potentially expand

4107
02:05:10,356 --> 02:05:10,891
policy limits and coverage

4108
02:05:10,891 --> 02:05:11,525
options such as more

4109
02:05:11,525 --> 02:05:13,525
comprehensive homeowner's

4110
02:05:15,729 --> 02:05:16,430
coverages, improve transparency

4111
02:05:16,430 --> 02:05:19,430
and impose civil penalties for

4112
02:05:21,669 --> 02:05:22,269
noncompliance helping ensure

4113
02:05:22,269 --> 02:05:22,970
the fair, better serves

4114
02:05:22,970 --> 02:05:25,370
Californians will get covered

4115
02:05:26,707 --> 02:05:27,208
and can get coverage in

4116
02:05:27,208 --> 02:05:27,975
the public market.

4117
02:05:27,975 --> 02:05:30,375
Senate Bill 876 which is

4118
02:05:33,547 --> 02:05:34,215
the disaster Recovery Act and

4119
02:05:34,215 --> 02:05:34,915
it really aims to seek to

4120
02:05:34,915 --> 02:05:37,315
reform how insurers handle

4121
02:05:40,870 --> 02:05:40,655
residential property claims and

4122
02:05:40,655 --> 02:05:41,255
fire insurance claims

4123
02:05:41,255 --> 02:05:43,655
especially after a major

4124
02:05:46,930 --> 02:05:46,594
disaster like the wildfires we

4125
02:05:46,594 --> 02:05:47,194
just experienced.

4126
02:05:47,194 --> 02:05:49,594
This bill would require

4127
02:05:51,640 --> 02:05:51,699
insurers to prepare disaster

4128
02:05:51,699 --> 02:05:54,990
recovery plans, set clear

4129
02:05:56,937 --> 02:05:57,637
timelines for payments

4130
02:05:57,637 --> 02:05:58,272
including earlier actual cash

4131
02:05:58,272 --> 02:05:58,973
value replacement, double

4132
02:05:58,973 --> 02:06:00,973
penalties during emergencies.

4133
02:06:04,679 --> 02:06:05,379
Lastly, as your liaison we

4134
02:06:05,379 --> 02:06:06,800
would like to partner up and

4135
02:06:06,800 --> 02:06:08,480
continue to provide insurance

4136
02:06:10,685 --> 02:06:11,385
information.

4137
02:06:11,385 --> 02:06:12,119
Thank you for that concluding

4138
02:06:12,119 --> 02:06:16,319
comment and I think if you can

4139
02:06:19,394 --> 02:06:22,394
please you after that is 1384

4140
02:06:26,367 --> 02:06:27,135
under every academy before you

4141
02:06:27,135 --> 02:06:27,402
you should have gotten a pop

4142
02:06:27,402 --> 02:06:27,969
up.

4143
02:06:27,969 --> 02:06:28,802
If you can't hear me.

4144
02:06:28,802 --> 02:06:29,304
I will have to move on to

4145
02:06:29,304 --> 02:06:31,304
the next speaker.

4146
02:06:32,707 --> 02:06:33,408
Also note the five minute timer

4147
02:06:33,408 --> 02:06:34,740
also concluded during the last

4148
02:06:34,740 --> 02:06:34,642
speaker and there were eight

4149
02:06:34,642 --> 02:06:35,410
speakers in the queue.

4150
02:06:35,410 --> 02:06:38,410
No additional speakers will be

4151
02:06:42,550 --> 02:06:43,284
taken after that and I'll need

4152
02:06:43,284 --> 02:06:47,484
to move on to the next speaker.

4153
02:06:54,429 --> 02:06:55,290
1384 If you can please unmute

4154
02:06:55,290 --> 02:06:55,830
1384 you are unmuted.

4155
02:06:55,830 --> 02:06:56,331
We did not hear you here in

4156
02:06:56,331 --> 02:06:56,997
council chambers.

4157
02:06:56,997 --> 02:06:57,665
Not sure if the device that

4158
02:06:57,665 --> 02:07:00,665
you're speaking into MAY be

4159
02:07:02,737 --> 02:07:04,737
muted.

4160
02:07:15,583 --> 02:07:16,351
1384 You muted yourself again.

4161
02:07:16,351 --> 02:07:19,951
You'll need to unmute we did

4162
02:07:20,955 --> 02:07:21,589
hear the unmute so it is just

4163
02:07:21,589 --> 02:07:22,123
something on your device.

4164
02:07:22,123 --> 02:07:24,523
Is your phone muted?

4165
02:07:27,395 --> 02:07:31,595
Maybe we do not hear you here

4166
02:07:33,635 --> 02:07:34,102
in council chambers we will

4167
02:07:34,102 --> 02:07:34,770
need to move on.

4168
02:07:34,770 --> 02:07:35,237
Thank you Walker if you can

4169
02:07:35,237 --> 02:07:37,237
please on mute.

4170
02:07:39,390 --> 02:07:39,341
Thank you.

4171
02:07:39,341 --> 02:07:40,141
Hello.

4172
02:07:40,141 --> 02:07:40,775
As a public health educator I

4173
02:07:40,775 --> 02:07:43,775
believe it's in the public

4174
02:07:45,147 --> 02:07:45,914
interest for policymakers to be

4175
02:07:45,914 --> 02:07:46,414
aware of a mounting nationwide

4176
02:07:46,414 --> 02:07:46,848
shift on marijuana

4177
02:07:46,848 --> 02:07:48,848
legalization.

4178
02:07:51,186 --> 02:07:51,887
The Wall Street Journal and

4179
02:07:51,887 --> 02:07:52,454
other media report referendum

4180
02:07:52,454 --> 02:07:54,854
campaigns to roll back

4181
02:07:57,359 --> 02:07:58,590
marijuana legalized action are

4182
02:07:58,590 --> 02:07:58,660
now underway in Massachusetts,

4183
02:07:58,660 --> 02:07:59,940
Maine, Arizona and other

4184
02:07:59,940 --> 02:08:01,940
jurisdictions.

4185
02:08:03,231 --> 02:08:03,965
These referendums are not

4186
02:08:03,965 --> 02:08:06,365
ideological but science driven.

4187
02:08:09,437 --> 02:08:10,370
Peer reviewed studies document

4188
02:08:10,370 --> 02:08:10,605
sharp rises in marijuana

4189
02:08:10,605 --> 02:08:11,206
related e-r visits and

4190
02:08:11,206 --> 02:08:13,206
psychiatric emergencies.

4191
02:08:16,110 --> 02:08:18,411
When longitude a longitudinal

4192
02:08:21,316 --> 02:08:22,830
study of nearly 465,000

4193
02:08:22,830 --> 02:08:24,483
adolescent aged 13 to 17 found

4194
02:08:26,788 --> 02:08:27,489
past year marijuana use is

4195
02:08:27,489 --> 02:08:28,156
associated with significantly

4196
02:08:28,156 --> 02:08:30,556
increased risk of psychotic

4197
02:08:33,950 --> 02:08:33,695
bipolar depressive and anxiety

4198
02:08:33,695 --> 02:08:35,695
disorders By age 26,

4199
02:08:39,935 --> 02:08:40,536
the Massachusetts state

4200
02:08:40,536 --> 02:08:41,169
referendum push follows

4201
02:08:41,169 --> 02:08:43,569
findings from Mass General

4202
02:08:45,173 --> 02:08:45,707
Hospital of a fourfold increase

4203
02:08:45,707 --> 02:08:46,407
in marijuana related

4204
02:08:46,407 --> 02:08:48,407
psychiatric emergencies among

4205
02:08:52,114 --> 02:08:52,915
adolescents since legalization.

4206
02:08:52,915 --> 02:08:56,515
Closer to home San Diego County

4207
02:08:57,653 --> 02:08:58,253
data show high E.R. Admissions

4208
02:08:58,253 --> 02:09:00,253
for cannabis hyperemesis

4209
02:09:02,758 --> 02:09:03,459
syndrome and psychiatric issues

4210
02:09:03,459 --> 02:09:03,725
particularly among those 10 to

4211
02:09:03,725 --> 02:09:05,725
24.

4212
02:09:09,764 --> 02:09:10,466
Further a meta analysis by ucla

4213
02:09:10,466 --> 02:09:11,100
Health with contributions from

4214
02:09:11,100 --> 02:09:13,500
Harvard, uc San Francisco,

4215
02:09:15,304 --> 02:09:16,380
Washington University and New

4216
02:09:16,380 --> 02:09:16,672
York University is among others

4217
02:09:16,672 --> 02:09:18,672
concluding that scientific

4218
02:09:22,244 --> 02:09:23,112
support for most quote medical

4219
02:09:23,112 --> 02:09:26,712
uses of marijuana is weak to

4220
02:09:27,750 --> 02:09:28,450
nonexistent.

4221
02:09:28,450 --> 02:09:29,850
I therefore urge this council

4222
02:09:29,850 --> 02:09:31,485
to join others Reassessing

4223
02:09:33,322 --> 02:09:33,956
marijuana policies in light of

4224
02:09:33,956 --> 02:09:34,390
mounting health and fiscal

4225
02:09:34,390 --> 02:09:34,757
consequences.

4226
02:09:34,757 --> 02:09:36,757
Thank you.

4227
02:09:39,829 --> 02:09:40,663
Thank you.

4228
02:09:40,663 --> 02:09:41,364
Next is 8813 If you can please

4229
02:09:41,364 --> 02:09:43,764
unmute Bandler because after

4230
02:09:45,701 --> 02:09:47,701
that 888133 go.

4231
02:09:51,807 --> 02:09:52,375
>> Okay I'm still here so what

4232
02:09:52,375 --> 02:09:53,750
is that something that

4233
02:09:53,750 --> 02:09:53,743
the people who genuinely want

4234
02:09:53,743 --> 02:09:56,743
what's best for humanity are

4235
02:09:57,446 --> 02:09:58,214
labeled extreme or cuckoo?

4236
02:09:58,214 --> 02:09:58,880
Well those behaving in truly

4237
02:09:58,880 --> 02:10:01,280
extreme ways against nature,

4238
02:10:02,885 --> 02:10:03,552
against humanity, against

4239
02:10:03,552 --> 02:10:04,119
common sense are protected,

4240
02:10:04,119 --> 02:10:04,787
funded and praised by

4241
02:10:04,787 --> 02:10:06,787
government local government

4242
02:10:09,558 --> 02:10:10,259
agencies like this one are

4243
02:10:10,259 --> 02:10:10,993
filled with board members who

4244
02:10:10,993 --> 02:10:13,993
have become the real extremists

4245
02:10:15,264 --> 02:10:15,865
entirely out of touch with what

4246
02:10:15,865 --> 02:10:16,565
it means to be human.

4247
02:10:16,565 --> 02:10:17,199
Many of you have lost your

4248
02:10:17,199 --> 02:10:19,599
connection to reality, to

4249
02:10:21,604 --> 02:10:22,338
community and to consequence.

4250
02:10:22,338 --> 02:10:22,972
Everything that happens here is

4251
02:10:22,972 --> 02:10:23,539
not for the benefit of San

4252
02:10:23,539 --> 02:10:25,939
Diego County or city.

4253
02:10:28,100 --> 02:10:28,678
It serves a much bigger agenda

4254
02:10:28,678 --> 02:10:29,312
and I will continue to name

4255
02:10:29,312 --> 02:10:31,712
that agenda meeting after

4256
02:10:33,983 --> 02:10:34,684
meeting for as long as it takes

4257
02:10:34,684 --> 02:10:35,418
until you wake up to what you

4258
02:10:35,418 --> 02:10:37,818
are actually participating in.

4259
02:10:39,656 --> 02:10:40,322
That is the United Nations

4260
02:10:40,322 --> 02:10:40,990
agenda for the 21st century.

4261
02:10:40,990 --> 02:10:41,624
As some of you already know

4262
02:10:41,624 --> 02:10:42,292
exactly what you're doing.

4263
02:10:42,292 --> 02:10:45,292
Many of you have sold

4264
02:10:46,329 --> 02:10:46,663
yourselves to the highest

4265
02:10:46,663 --> 02:10:47,397
bidder.

4266
02:10:47,397 --> 02:10:47,730
But understand this you are not

4267
02:10:47,730 --> 02:10:49,730
exempt.

4268
02:10:51,734 --> 02:10:52,235
You are disposable to the very

4269
02:10:52,235 --> 02:10:52,969
system you serve.

4270
02:10:52,969 --> 02:10:55,969
You too will face consequences.

4271
02:10:56,940 --> 02:10:57,640
You too will suffer through

4272
02:10:57,640 --> 02:10:58,341
what you have the power to

4273
02:10:58,341 --> 02:10:58,675
prevent others from suffering

4274
02:10:58,675 --> 02:10:59,209
through.

4275
02:10:59,209 --> 02:11:01,209
You've helped create

4276
02:11:03,546 --> 02:11:04,347
unnecessary wasteful things

4277
02:11:04,347 --> 02:11:05,480
like stupid bike lanes And now

4278
02:11:05,480 --> 02:11:07,448
this whole convention center

4279
02:11:10,587 --> 02:11:11,187
updates.

4280
02:11:11,187 --> 02:11:11,788
It's just so sad.

4281
02:11:11,788 --> 02:11:12,489
Anyways, while families

4282
02:11:12,489 --> 02:11:15,489
struggle to survive, the money

4283
02:11:16,125 --> 02:11:16,793
could have gone to could go to

4284
02:11:16,793 --> 02:11:17,393
homeless veterans people who

4285
02:11:17,393 --> 02:11:19,793
fought for this country.

4286
02:11:22,665 --> 02:11:23,333
Yeah, they fought only to come

4287
02:11:23,333 --> 02:11:24,167
home and sleep in their cars

4288
02:11:24,167 --> 02:11:28,367
trying to make sense of what a

4289
02:11:28,438 --> 02:11:29,105
sacrifice for agencies like

4290
02:11:29,105 --> 02:11:29,906
sandag and the board and can

4291
02:11:29,906 --> 02:11:33,506
need to take advantage of a

4292
02:11:34,911 --> 02:11:35,644
population that is stressed,

4293
02:11:35,644 --> 02:11:36,346
exhausted and barely surviving.

4294
02:11:36,346 --> 02:11:36,713
And not to mention not paying

4295
02:11:36,713 --> 02:11:38,713
attention.

4296
02:11:40,250 --> 02:11:40,984
You think you're helping but

4297
02:11:40,984 --> 02:11:41,618
this is an abusive relationship

4298
02:11:41,618 --> 02:11:41,921
and you are on the abusive

4299
02:11:41,921 --> 02:11:43,921
side.

4300
02:11:46,389 --> 02:11:47,230
The system is sick.

4301
02:11:47,230 --> 02:11:47,657
It is self inflating and

4302
02:11:47,657 --> 02:11:50,570
anything that goes against

4303
02:11:53,960 --> 02:11:53,463
humanity nature will collapse

4304
02:11:53,463 --> 02:11:54,163
your time.

4305
02:11:54,163 --> 02:11:56,999
>> It better be commended for

4306
02:11:56,999 --> 02:11:57,734
completing you After that will

4307
02:11:57,734 --> 02:11:58,301
be 7499 And I'm begging Robert

4308
02:11:58,301 --> 02:12:00,301
Blair please proceed.

4309
02:12:02,906 --> 02:12:03,407
>> I Beekman Thanks for

4310
02:12:03,407 --> 02:12:04,740
the meeting today.

4311
02:12:04,740 --> 02:12:04,574
I will be looking forward to

4312
02:12:04,574 --> 02:12:04,941
the 6:00 meeting.

4313
02:12:04,941 --> 02:12:06,941
Thank you.

4314
02:12:09,646 --> 02:12:12,683
Or it a couple items I wanted

4315
02:12:12,683 --> 02:12:13,450
to bring up at no Agenda public

4316
02:12:13,450 --> 02:12:14,840
comment One is I sent a letter

4317
02:12:14,840 --> 02:12:14,418
to the clerk's office this

4318
02:12:14,418 --> 02:12:16,418
morning.

4319
02:12:19,256 --> 02:12:19,923
You're talking about possibly

4320
02:12:19,923 --> 02:12:20,557
ending having an additional

4321
02:12:20,557 --> 02:12:23,557
five minutes for people to

4322
02:12:25,610 --> 02:12:25,596
raise their hand for a virtual

4323
02:12:25,596 --> 02:12:27,596
public comment time.

4324
02:12:30,900 --> 02:12:31,435
I hope you can keep it.

4325
02:12:31,435 --> 02:12:32,135
I fully understand

4326
02:12:32,135 --> 02:12:34,535
the housecleaning where you're

4327
02:12:36,840 --> 02:12:37,541
doing it and that Zoom is going

4328
02:12:37,541 --> 02:12:37,975
to be mandated to continue now

4329
02:12:37,975 --> 02:12:38,341
in California.

4330
02:12:38,341 --> 02:12:40,341
Thank you.

4331
02:12:42,679 --> 02:12:43,413
That it is and that you're

4332
02:12:43,413 --> 02:12:44,148
going to just you're doing some

4333
02:12:44,148 --> 02:12:46,548
housecleaning measures And once

4334
02:12:49,520 --> 02:12:49,753
you end virtual public comment

4335
02:12:49,753 --> 02:12:50,520
time where you can raise your

4336
02:12:50,520 --> 02:12:54,120
hand at the end of in-person

4337
02:12:54,958 --> 02:12:55,626
public comment.

4338
02:12:55,626 --> 02:12:56,494
Only fair thing to do.

4339
02:12:56,494 --> 02:13:00,694
I don't argue with it at all

4340
02:13:01,310 --> 02:13:01,765
but it's just convenient as all

4341
02:13:01,765 --> 02:13:05,202
heck for people and the public.

4342
02:13:05,202 --> 02:13:05,536
You have that additional five

4343
02:13:05,536 --> 02:13:06,170
minutes.

4344
02:13:06,170 --> 02:13:09,170
You know their mothers are

4345
02:13:10,340 --> 02:13:11,800
working on items and for me I'm

4346
02:13:11,800 --> 02:13:11,709
running around doing things.

4347
02:13:11,709 --> 02:13:15,120
It really is helpful just to

4348
02:13:15,120 --> 02:13:15,713
have that additional five

4349
02:13:15,713 --> 02:13:16,414
minutes So hopefully you can

4350
02:13:16,414 --> 02:13:20,140
consider that and that can be

4351
02:13:22,319 --> 02:13:22,953
we can talk about it a bit more

4352
02:13:22,953 --> 02:13:23,319
before I reach your final

4353
02:13:23,319 --> 02:13:23,954
approvals.

4354
02:13:23,954 --> 02:13:24,554
Good luck and working on I

4355
02:13:24,554 --> 02:13:27,458
think a letter to better

4356
02:13:27,458 --> 02:13:28,258
describe I hope we can write

4357
02:13:28,258 --> 02:13:28,925
back and we can talk about it

4358
02:13:28,925 --> 02:13:32,525
as needed and such And also

4359
02:13:33,730 --> 02:13:34,498
with my remaining 30s.

4360
02:13:34,498 --> 02:13:38,980
San Jose I've talked about open

4361
02:13:38,869 --> 02:13:39,737
and they've compromised and

4362
02:13:39,737 --> 02:13:43,937
walk in two years and in that

4363
02:13:44,742 --> 02:13:45,409
time look for a new vendor I

4364
02:13:45,409 --> 02:13:46,110
mean I think that's like

4365
02:13:46,110 --> 02:13:46,811
absolutely brilliant in terms

4366
02:13:46,811 --> 02:13:50,411
of how to work with community

4367
02:13:51,115 --> 02:13:51,882
towards future best practices.

4368
02:13:51,882 --> 02:13:52,582
They're working now San Jose is

4369
02:13:52,582 --> 02:13:54,582
considering divestment issues

4370
02:13:58,550 --> 02:13:58,723
with you know to address, you

4371
02:13:58,723 --> 02:14:01,723
know the future of detention

4372
02:14:04,561 --> 02:14:05,229
centers and Israel in fact so

4373
02:14:05,229 --> 02:14:05,863
good luck that we can be

4374
02:14:05,863 --> 02:14:08,863
working in your time that

4375
02:14:09,334 --> 02:14:10,000
suited my apologies seven 499

4376
02:14:10,000 --> 02:14:10,668
if you can please unmute and

4377
02:14:10,668 --> 02:14:10,968
then after that is back You

4378
02:14:10,968 --> 02:14:12,968
ready?

4379
02:14:16,474 --> 02:14:17,141
>> All right.

4380
02:14:17,141 --> 02:14:17,742
Bob Cusack This year nearly

4381
02:14:17,742 --> 02:14:18,376
every week I talk about

4382
02:14:18,376 --> 02:14:20,912
the problems at the Torrey

4383
02:14:20,912 --> 02:14:21,679
Pines Flight Airport.

4384
02:14:21,679 --> 02:14:22,413
But those problems are really

4385
02:14:22,413 --> 02:14:23,140
just a very specific example of

4386
02:14:23,140 --> 02:14:23,548
a more pervasive problem

4387
02:14:23,548 --> 02:14:25,548
throughout the city.

4388
02:14:26,718 --> 02:14:27,385
That problem is the unhealthy

4389
02:14:27,385 --> 02:14:27,852
mix of government power and

4390
02:14:27,852 --> 02:14:28,553
private profit.

4391
02:14:28,553 --> 02:14:32,153
Today I'd like to explore that

4392
02:14:32,223 --> 02:14:32,923
broader problem.

4393
02:14:32,923 --> 02:14:33,624
Everyone knows that running a

4394
02:14:33,624 --> 02:14:34,258
city requires purchasing goods

4395
02:14:34,258 --> 02:14:37,258
and services that the city

4396
02:14:38,596 --> 02:14:39,363
itself should not produce.

4397
02:14:39,363 --> 02:14:39,763
Examples run from pencil to

4398
02:14:39,763 --> 02:14:40,398
police cars.

4399
02:14:40,398 --> 02:14:41,650
The city could try to make

4400
02:14:41,650 --> 02:14:44,650
their own pencils and police

4401
02:14:44,769 --> 02:14:45,436
cars but that would be

4402
02:14:45,436 --> 02:14:46,300
extremely inefficient a huge

4403
02:14:46,300 --> 02:14:46,704
waste of resources and

4404
02:14:46,704 --> 02:14:47,380
the results would be terrible

4405
02:14:47,380 --> 02:14:49,380
anyway.

4406
02:14:50,800 --> 02:14:50,708
And so the police cars are much

4407
02:14:50,708 --> 02:14:51,176
more efficiently purchased on

4408
02:14:51,176 --> 02:14:51,809
the open market.

4409
02:14:51,809 --> 02:14:52,476
But does it make sense for

4410
02:14:52,476 --> 02:14:55,476
the city to purchase outside

4411
02:14:56,581 --> 02:14:57,215
police and other services?

4412
02:14:57,215 --> 02:14:57,582
Where should the city draw

4413
02:14:57,582 --> 02:14:58,283
the line?

4414
02:14:58,283 --> 02:14:59,160
That's a complicated question

4415
02:14:59,160 --> 02:14:59,384
but let me suggest an important

4416
02:14:59,384 --> 02:15:01,384
criteria.

4417
02:15:02,453 --> 02:15:03,121
In all cases the city should

4418
02:15:03,121 --> 02:15:05,521
never delegate direct power

4419
02:15:07,826 --> 02:15:08,426
over citizens to third party

4420
02:15:08,426 --> 02:15:08,760
businesses operating for

4421
02:15:08,760 --> 02:15:09,940
profit.

4422
02:15:09,940 --> 02:15:09,726
Period.

4423
02:15:09,726 --> 02:15:10,328
The city should never, for

4424
02:15:10,328 --> 02:15:12,328
example, delegate police

4425
02:15:14,650 --> 02:15:14,799
authority over citizens to a

4426
02:15:14,799 --> 02:15:15,466
for profit business as was done

4427
02:15:15,466 --> 02:15:18,466
with the red light cameras.

4428
02:15:20,238 --> 02:15:21,390
The city should never delegated

4429
02:15:21,390 --> 02:15:21,773
as in communication to a for

4430
02:15:21,773 --> 02:15:22,340
profit business as you're doing

4431
02:15:22,340 --> 02:15:24,340
with constant contact.

4432
02:15:26,444 --> 02:15:27,440
The city should never delegate

4433
02:15:27,440 --> 02:15:27,679
authority of our parking

4434
02:15:27,679 --> 02:15:28,460
structure to a for profit

4435
02:15:28,460 --> 02:15:28,713
business.

4436
02:15:28,713 --> 02:15:29,347
As you're doing in the Jones

4437
02:15:29,347 --> 02:15:32,347
Park eight the city should

4438
02:15:32,483 --> 02:15:33,184
never delegate authority over

4439
02:15:33,184 --> 02:15:33,551
our parks to a for profit

4440
02:15:33,551 --> 02:15:34,285
business.

4441
02:15:34,285 --> 02:15:37,885
As you're doing at Torrey Pines

4442
02:15:38,690 --> 02:15:39,357
Glider Park in all of these

4443
02:15:39,357 --> 02:15:40,250
examples the city can't just

4444
02:15:40,250 --> 02:15:40,558
delegate authority and then

4445
02:15:40,558 --> 02:15:42,958
look the other way.

4446
02:15:44,229 --> 02:15:44,929
That's a recipe for abuse And

4447
02:15:44,929 --> 02:15:45,596
we've seen that abuse in each

4448
02:15:45,596 --> 02:15:47,996
example including the glider

4449
02:15:49,566 --> 02:15:50,168
port business refusing park

4450
02:15:50,168 --> 02:15:50,802
access to people who've

4451
02:15:50,802 --> 02:15:51,102
testified against them in

4452
02:15:51,102 --> 02:15:53,102
court.

4453
02:15:55,941 --> 02:15:56,640
These are the abuses that arise

4454
02:15:56,640 --> 02:15:57,309
when it's when the city hires

4455
02:15:57,309 --> 02:15:58,900
outside businesses and then

4456
02:15:58,900 --> 02:16:01,609
shirks its duty to ensure that

4457
02:16:01,780 --> 02:16:02,280
citizens are treated fairly by

4458
02:16:02,280 --> 02:16:02,948
those businesses.

4459
02:16:02,948 --> 02:16:03,614
What's ironic is that all of

4460
02:16:03,614 --> 02:16:06,614
you are left wing council

4461
02:16:07,753 --> 02:16:08,487
members and mayor would quickly

4462
02:16:08,487 --> 02:16:09,870
accuse conservatives of putting

4463
02:16:09,870 --> 02:16:09,487
business interests above

4464
02:16:09,487 --> 02:16:11,487
the public.

4465
02:16:14,826 --> 02:16:15,227
But here you are doing it every

4466
02:16:15,227 --> 02:16:15,861
single day.

4467
02:16:15,861 --> 02:16:16,561
We have to make the Torrey

4468
02:16:16,561 --> 02:16:19,561
Pines City Park Advisory Board

4469
02:16:20,766 --> 02:16:21,990
and implement the Torrey Pines

4470
02:16:21,990 --> 02:16:21,733
waiver.

4471
02:16:21,733 --> 02:16:22,267
>> Thank you for that

4472
02:16:22,267 --> 02:16:22,934
concluding comment.

4473
02:16:22,934 --> 02:16:23,635
If you raise your hand after

4474
02:16:23,635 --> 02:16:26,738
the five minute timer we won't

4475
02:16:26,738 --> 02:16:27,473
be able to take your call today

4476
02:16:27,473 --> 02:16:28,173
but you can definitely email it

4477
02:16:28,173 --> 02:16:28,807
to City Clerk of San diego.Gov

4478
02:16:28,807 --> 02:16:31,807
and your comments will be

4479
02:16:33,545 --> 02:16:35,945
delivered to the council.

4480
02:16:36,681 --> 02:16:37,349
Becky please unmute after that

4481
02:16:37,349 --> 02:16:37,949
8700 a.M Skilling No other

4482
02:16:37,949 --> 02:16:38,516
speakers will be taken.

4483
02:16:38,516 --> 02:16:40,516
>> But good afternoon.

4484
02:16:43,655 --> 02:16:44,256
My name is Becky Rapp.

4485
02:16:44,256 --> 02:16:44,890
I'm a local parent.

4486
02:16:44,890 --> 02:16:45,624
Concern for the health and

4487
02:16:45,624 --> 02:16:48,360
safety of our young people

4488
02:16:48,360 --> 02:16:49,600
today especially as they're

4489
02:16:49,600 --> 02:16:49,761
bombarded with misinformation

4490
02:16:49,761 --> 02:16:52,161
regarding drug use especially

4491
02:16:54,199 --> 02:16:54,867
marijuana.

4492
02:16:54,867 --> 02:16:55,567
Recently The New York Times

4493
02:16:55,567 --> 02:16:57,967
published an editorial titled

4494
02:17:00,639 --> 02:17:01,340
It's Time for America to Admit

4495
02:17:01,340 --> 02:17:01,673
That It Has a Marijuana

4496
02:17:01,673 --> 02:17:02,307
Problem.

4497
02:17:02,307 --> 02:17:02,875
National publications like

4498
02:17:02,875 --> 02:17:05,875
the New York Times are

4499
02:17:06,779 --> 02:17:07,512
recognizing that marijuana is

4500
02:17:07,512 --> 02:17:08,213
not what the industry has told

4501
02:17:08,213 --> 02:17:08,881
us but that there are serious

4502
02:17:08,881 --> 02:17:11,281
public health concerns that

4503
02:17:13,850 --> 02:17:13,452
have evolved since they've been

4504
02:17:13,452 --> 02:17:14,530
permitted.

4505
02:17:14,530 --> 02:17:14,720
Consumers were promised

4506
02:17:14,720 --> 02:17:16,720
transparency and especially

4507
02:17:19,240 --> 02:17:19,858
guardrails.

4508
02:17:19,858 --> 02:17:20,559
But many consumers have no idea

4509
02:17:20,559 --> 02:17:23,559
how potent these products are.

4510
02:17:24,696 --> 02:17:25,497
Young adults are being exposed

4511
02:17:25,497 --> 02:17:29,970
to levels of thc that research

4512
02:17:30,669 --> 02:17:31,337
increasingly links to higher

4513
02:17:31,337 --> 02:17:31,937
risks of psychosis, anxiety

4514
02:17:31,937 --> 02:17:34,337
disorders and long term

4515
02:17:36,308 --> 02:17:37,900
psychiatric harm particularly

4516
02:17:37,900 --> 02:17:37,843
in the developing brain.

4517
02:17:37,843 --> 02:17:38,577
And here in San Diego we cannot

4518
02:17:38,577 --> 02:17:40,977
ignore the significant problem

4519
02:17:43,182 --> 02:17:43,883
Many residents are facing as

4520
02:17:43,883 --> 02:17:44,516
they struggle with addiction.

4521
02:17:44,516 --> 02:17:44,850
Overdose Behavioral Health

4522
02:17:44,850 --> 02:17:46,850
crisis.

4523
02:17:48,821 --> 02:17:49,522
Impaired driving and

4524
02:17:49,522 --> 02:17:49,789
homelessness tied to substance

4525
02:17:49,789 --> 02:17:50,523
use.

4526
02:17:50,523 --> 02:17:54,660
So we have to ask ourselves are

4527
02:17:54,660 --> 02:17:55,361
we trying to mitigate our drug

4528
02:17:55,361 --> 02:17:55,995
problem or are we fueling it?

4529
02:17:55,995 --> 02:17:58,395
If we're serious about

4530
02:18:00,266 --> 02:18:00,900
prevention then we must be

4531
02:18:00,900 --> 02:18:01,500
serious about guardrails,

4532
02:18:01,500 --> 02:18:02,680
potency caps, meaningful

4533
02:18:02,680 --> 02:18:04,680
warning labels, youth

4534
02:18:05,805 --> 02:18:06,505
prevention funding and

4535
02:18:06,505 --> 02:18:07,730
enforcement against marketing

4536
02:18:07,730 --> 02:18:07,740
that normalizes youth.

4537
02:18:07,740 --> 02:18:10,740
San Diego deserves an honest

4538
02:18:12,844 --> 02:18:13,445
assessment of where we are and

4539
02:18:13,445 --> 02:18:14,146
whether our policies are

4540
02:18:14,146 --> 02:18:14,413
reducing harm before expanding

4541
02:18:14,413 --> 02:18:16,413
it.

4542
02:18:18,584 --> 02:18:19,510
Thank you.

4543
02:18:19,510 --> 02:18:20,850
>> Thank you.

4544
02:18:20,850 --> 02:18:23,685
Next is 8700 If you can please

4545
02:18:32,310 --> 02:18:32,398
unmute for Joyce in your other

4546
02:18:32,398 --> 02:18:33,320
district.

4547
02:18:33,320 --> 02:18:33,332
She could easily see Quick

4548
02:18:33,332 --> 02:18:35,234
point.

4549
02:18:35,234 --> 02:18:36,169
Sorry about the star nine.

4550
02:18:36,169 --> 02:18:36,869
I was in that queue for a while

4551
02:18:36,869 --> 02:18:41,690
and then I don't know I looked

4552
02:18:42,908 --> 02:18:43,676
at my screen and I didn't see

4553
02:18:43,676 --> 02:18:44,242
Star and I was starting to see

4554
02:18:44,242 --> 02:18:46,642
her and start talking.

4555
02:18:47,179 --> 02:18:47,780
But really your time is going

4556
02:18:47,780 --> 02:18:48,247
so please start to your

4557
02:18:48,247 --> 02:18:48,648
comments please.

4558
02:18:48,648 --> 02:18:49,215
That's okay.

4559
02:18:49,215 --> 02:18:52,215
I knew it would start.

4560
02:18:52,518 --> 02:18:52,985
That's okay.

4561
02:18:52,985 --> 02:18:53,486
That's okay.

4562
02:18:53,486 --> 02:18:54,153
I got that.

4563
02:18:54,153 --> 02:18:54,554
So I want to share this with

4564
02:18:54,554 --> 02:18:56,554
all of you.

4565
02:18:58,791 --> 02:18:59,492
I want to say that yes, it is

4566
02:18:59,492 --> 02:19:02,492
good to be back participating

4567
02:19:05,398 --> 02:19:06,199
in government Yet it does feel

4568
02:19:06,199 --> 02:19:10,399
new to me and I can't figure

4569
02:19:10,536 --> 02:19:11,237
out why that appeals to me and

4570
02:19:11,237 --> 02:19:11,537
perhaps a little bumpy in some

4571
02:19:11,537 --> 02:19:12,171
ways.

4572
02:19:12,171 --> 02:19:15,771
So I just wanted to thank

4573
02:19:16,342 --> 02:19:17,344
everyone for your patience and

4574
02:19:17,344 --> 02:19:17,744
to let you know that I am glad

4575
02:19:17,744 --> 02:19:19,744
to be back.

4576
02:19:23,249 --> 02:19:23,950
So I wanted to also as as Blair

4577
02:19:23,950 --> 02:19:27,550
just spoke on the five minute

4578
02:19:28,455 --> 02:19:29,322
rule, I also want to say that

4579
02:19:29,322 --> 02:19:30,230
I'll leave it up to you because

4580
02:19:30,230 --> 02:19:30,890
you can get the bigger picture

4581
02:19:30,890 --> 02:19:34,960
and how it's going to impact on

4582
02:19:34,960 --> 02:19:35,362
all the methodologies and

4583
02:19:35,362 --> 02:19:36,620
everything.

4584
02:19:36,620 --> 02:19:40,262
But I will tell you this There

4585
02:19:40,966 --> 02:19:41,701
have been times when I

4586
02:19:41,701 --> 02:19:42,335
definitely could not under that

4587
02:19:42,335 --> 02:19:42,835
I wouldn't I would not be

4588
02:19:42,835 --> 02:19:44,835
allowed to speak.

4589
02:19:46,773 --> 02:19:47,407
And mostly if I remember right

4590
02:19:47,407 --> 02:19:48,141
is housing authority items

4591
02:19:48,141 --> 02:19:48,808
where there was no presentation

4592
02:19:48,808 --> 02:19:52,408
like maybe that was not that

4593
02:19:54,180 --> 02:19:54,748
difficult to comment on your

4594
02:19:54,748 --> 02:19:55,181
presentation nobody in

4595
02:19:55,181 --> 02:19:55,882
the chambers.

4596
02:19:55,882 --> 02:19:58,318
So my question for you if you

4597
02:19:58,318 --> 02:19:59,180
could answer this for

4598
02:19:59,180 --> 02:19:59,719
the public what's going to be

4599
02:19:59,719 --> 02:20:00,860
the trigger when we can raise

4600
02:20:00,860 --> 02:20:02,860
our hands?

4601
02:20:04,724 --> 02:20:05,191
Do we have to begin with

4602
02:20:05,191 --> 02:20:05,892
the agenda item?

4603
02:20:05,892 --> 02:20:06,560
Do you have to say now is

4604
02:20:06,560 --> 02:20:09,560
the time for another agenda?

4605
02:20:10,630 --> 02:20:11,564
Public comment?

4606
02:20:11,564 --> 02:20:12,165
I don't think we're going to be

4607
02:20:12,165 --> 02:20:15,165
able to raise our hand.

4608
02:20:16,536 --> 02:20:17,403
I just go by you know, my phone

4609
02:20:17,403 --> 02:20:18,105
so please let us know on that

4610
02:20:18,105 --> 02:20:21,775
And then one do the thing I

4611
02:20:21,775 --> 02:20:22,475
don't have time for today but

4612
02:20:22,475 --> 02:20:23,176
maybe tomorrow I'm going to be

4613
02:20:23,176 --> 02:20:25,576
speaking on Western states

4614
02:20:28,148 --> 02:20:28,916
again.

4615
02:20:28,916 --> 02:20:29,216
Missed the deadline for water

4616
02:20:29,216 --> 02:20:29,849
deals.

4617
02:20:29,849 --> 02:20:30,317
This came into the U.S. On

4618
02:20:30,317 --> 02:20:32,317
Valentine's Day.

4619
02:20:35,589 --> 02:20:35,956
So I'll probably speak on that

4620
02:20:35,956 --> 02:20:36,657
tomorrow.

4621
02:20:36,657 --> 02:20:37,290
So thank you everybody And up

4622
02:20:37,290 --> 02:20:38,910
to our thank you for your

4623
02:20:38,910 --> 02:20:41,691
comments and if we complete and

4624
02:20:43,830 --> 02:20:44,531
you.

4625
02:20:44,531 --> 02:20:45,265
Good afternoon San Diego City

4626
02:20:45,265 --> 02:20:48,865
Council Chair LaCava My name is

4627
02:20:49,903 --> 02:20:50,571
Darian Skelly and I'm here as a

4628
02:20:50,571 --> 02:20:51,204
planning group attendee and

4629
02:20:51,204 --> 02:20:51,939
community volunteer one of

4630
02:20:51,939 --> 02:20:55,108
the teen and parent programs at

4631
02:20:55,108 --> 02:20:55,876
our high schools.

4632
02:20:55,876 --> 02:20:56,543
That is important to me and

4633
02:20:56,543 --> 02:20:57,110
speaking to all of us in

4634
02:20:57,110 --> 02:21:00,110
the city is the start.

4635
02:21:00,614 --> 02:21:01,247
Smart program provided to high

4636
02:21:01,247 --> 02:21:01,882
school students and their

4637
02:21:01,882 --> 02:21:04,282
parents by the California

4638
02:21:06,353 --> 02:21:07,120
Highway Patrol.

4639
02:21:07,120 --> 02:21:07,754
Alcohol and drug use are a

4640
02:21:07,754 --> 02:21:09,754
nationwide roadway safety

4641
02:21:13,294 --> 02:21:13,961
concern and almost 1 in 3

4642
02:21:13,961 --> 02:21:16,961
traffic deaths involve in a

4643
02:21:18,499 --> 02:21:19,133
pair driver As you can imagine,

4644
02:21:19,133 --> 02:21:19,833
insurance companies care a

4645
02:21:19,833 --> 02:21:20,534
great deal about teen driving.

4646
02:21:20,534 --> 02:21:24,134
So I wanted to share today

4647
02:21:25,138 --> 02:21:25,806
information from ucsd and from

4648
02:21:25,806 --> 02:21:26,273
the California Department of

4649
02:21:26,273 --> 02:21:28,273
Traffic Safety.

4650
02:21:31,450 --> 02:21:31,678
What's regarding marijuana

4651
02:21:31,678 --> 02:21:32,379
impaired driving by young

4652
02:21:32,379 --> 02:21:33,800
adults which shows that it is

4653
02:21:33,800 --> 02:21:35,480
increasing in communities that

4654
02:21:37,885 --> 02:21:38,552
permit marijuana storefronts.

4655
02:21:38,552 --> 02:21:41,552
The ucsd Energy Studies show

4656
02:21:42,856 --> 02:21:43,490
that driving while under

4657
02:21:43,490 --> 02:21:43,991
the influence of marijuana

4658
02:21:43,991 --> 02:21:44,658
negatively impacts

4659
02:21:44,658 --> 02:21:46,658
attentiveness, perception of

4660
02:21:49,563 --> 02:21:50,264
time and memory Impaired memory

4661
02:21:50,264 --> 02:21:53,864
can affect the ability to draw

4662
02:21:55,536 --> 02:21:56,137
from past driving experiences

4663
02:21:56,137 --> 02:21:56,537
especially in emergency

4664
02:21:56,537 --> 02:21:58,537
situations.

4665
02:22:01,750 --> 02:22:01,776
Marijuana impaired drivers

4666
02:22:01,776 --> 02:22:02,443
react slower to traffic lights

4667
02:22:02,443 --> 02:22:04,843
and unexpected obstacles and

4668
02:22:07,548 --> 02:22:07,949
are less aware of their own

4669
02:22:07,949 --> 02:22:08,616
speed.

4670
02:22:08,616 --> 02:22:09,283
Perhaps it is time for a closer

4671
02:22:09,283 --> 02:22:11,683
look at marijuana Businesses

4672
02:22:13,187 --> 02:22:13,754
impact on the health and safety

4673
02:22:13,754 --> 02:22:14,355
of our city residents.

4674
02:22:14,355 --> 02:22:17,355
Thank you for hearing my

4675
02:22:19,726 --> 02:22:20,194
concerns this afternoon.

4676
02:22:20,194 --> 02:22:20,895
>> Thank you.

4677
02:22:20,895 --> 02:22:21,562
That does conclude our agenda.

4678
02:22:21,562 --> 02:22:22,229
Public comment Again if you

4679
02:22:22,229 --> 02:22:22,897
were not able to speak today

4680
02:22:22,897 --> 02:22:25,897
because you raise your hand

4681
02:22:26,901 --> 02:22:27,568
after the five minute timer

4682
02:22:27,568 --> 02:22:28,269
please be sure to email city

4683
02:22:28,269 --> 02:22:28,736
representative.Gov and we will

4684
02:22:28,736 --> 02:22:29,203
distribute those

4685
02:22:29,203 --> 02:22:31,203
communications.

4686
02:22:31,573 --> 02:22:31,873
Thank you Council PRESIDENT All

4687
02:22:31,873 --> 02:22:32,574
right.

4688
02:22:32,574 --> 02:22:33,241
Thank you City Clerk With that

4689
02:22:33,241 --> 02:22:33,908
does the city Attorney have

4690
02:22:33,908 --> 02:22:36,677
anything to report out from

4691
02:22:36,677 --> 02:22:37,144
closed session?

4692
02:22:37,144 --> 02:22:37,844
Yes Thank you.

4693
02:22:37,844 --> 02:22:38,579
Council PRESIDENT Today in a

4694
02:22:38,579 --> 02:22:39,213
closed session meeting the City

4695
02:22:39,213 --> 02:22:41,613
council took the following

4696
02:22:43,184 --> 02:22:43,851
action.

4697
02:22:43,851 --> 02:22:44,519
City council voted in closed

4698
02:22:44,519 --> 02:22:45,185
session item number seven to

4699
02:22:45,185 --> 02:22:47,585
authorize the initiation of

4700
02:22:48,923 --> 02:22:49,624
litigation Once litigation is

4701
02:22:49,624 --> 02:22:50,224
formally commenced the action

4702
02:22:50,224 --> 02:22:52,624
the defendants and other

4703
02:22:54,963 --> 02:22:55,663
particulars will be disclosed

4704
02:22:55,663 --> 02:22:56,230
to any person upon inquiry

4705
02:22:56,230 --> 02:22:56,963
unless to do so would

4706
02:22:56,963 --> 02:22:59,363
jeopardize effective service of

4707
02:23:01,870 --> 02:23:02,303
process or settlement

4708
02:23:02,303 --> 02:23:02,937
negotiations.

4709
02:23:02,937 --> 02:23:03,604
The motion passed 620 with

4710
02:23:03,604 --> 02:23:06,400
council members from Wilbert

4711
02:23:07,609 --> 02:23:08,243
Campo and Elio Rivera absent.

4712
02:23:08,243 --> 02:23:08,609
That concludes my report.

4713
02:23:08,609 --> 02:23:10,609
All right.

4714
02:23:13,181 --> 02:23:13,948
Thank you for that report Out

4715
02:23:13,948 --> 02:23:14,682
as a friendly reminder to my

4716
02:23:14,682 --> 02:23:15,316
colleagues, this is going to be

4717
02:23:15,316 --> 02:23:18,316
the end of our afternoon

4718
02:23:19,220 --> 02:23:19,854
session.

4719
02:23:19,854 --> 02:23:20,822
We're going to reconvene.

4720
02:23:20,822 --> 02:23:23,958
We need all five of us to

4721
02:23:23,958 --> 02:23:24,693
actually be there at 6:00.

4722
02:23:24,693 --> 02:23:25,293
Councilmember Campbell has gone

4723
02:23:25,293 --> 02:23:25,693
home a little bit under

4724
02:23:25,693 --> 02:23:27,693
the weather.

4725
02:23:29,497 --> 02:23:30,980
We do need to have five in

4726
02:23:30,980 --> 02:23:30,764
chambers irrespective of

4727
02:23:30,764 --> 02:23:31,466
whether council member Isla

4728
02:23:31,466 --> 02:23:33,466
Rivera participates remotely.

4729
02:23:35,360 --> 02:23:35,936
So just that friendly reminder

4730
02:23:35,936 --> 02:23:40,136
I see a lot of smiles on

4731
02:23:40,742 --> 02:23:41,776
the faces.

4732
02:23:41,776 --> 02:23:42,444
So with that and I want to make

4733
02:23:42,444 --> 02:23:43,440
sure that you're going to be

4734
02:23:43,440 --> 02:23:45,444
here because we're all

4735
02:23:50,318 --> 02:23:50,686
committed right.

4736
02:23:50,686 --> 02:23:51,418
All right.

4737
02:23:51,418 --> 02:23:55,180
With that, we will now recess

4738
02:30:27,649 --> 02:30:30,649
P.M. Or shortly thereafter

4739
02:32:27,370 --> 02:32:29,370
And

4740
02:33:01,305 --> 02:33:02,720
All right, good evening.

4741
02:33:02,720 --> 02:33:02,707
I will now reconvene the city

4742
02:33:02,707 --> 02:33:05,107
council meeting of Monday,

4743
02:33:06,577 --> 02:33:07,243
FEBRUARY 23rd, 2026 to order.

4744
02:33:07,243 --> 02:33:07,610
Clerk Please call the roll.

4745
02:33:07,610 --> 02:33:08,245
Thank you.

4746
02:33:08,245 --> 02:33:10,245
Council PRESIDENT Council

4747
02:33:12,917 --> 02:33:13,351
member Campbell Council Member

4748
02:33:13,351 --> 02:33:13,984
Whitburn here.

4749
02:33:13,984 --> 02:33:15,984
Councilmember Foster here

4750
02:33:18,623 --> 02:33:19,323
Council Member Ron Wilbur

4751
02:33:19,323 --> 02:33:19,890
Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

4752
02:33:19,890 --> 02:33:21,890
Councilmember Campeon

4753
02:33:25,830 --> 02:33:26,464
Councilmember Moreno Present

4754
02:33:26,464 --> 02:33:27,164
Council Member Eli Rivera

4755
02:33:27,164 --> 02:33:27,765
Present and Council PRESIDENT

4756
02:33:27,765 --> 02:33:30,165
Look our PRESIDENT Also

4757
02:33:31,302 --> 02:33:31,968
attending the meeting our Chief

4758
02:33:31,968 --> 02:33:32,704
deputy city Attorney brought

4759
02:33:32,704 --> 02:33:33,404
out a lot of independent budget

4760
02:33:33,404 --> 02:33:35,804
analyst Charles Monaco Council

4761
02:33:37,842 --> 02:33:38,543
Affairs Advisor in the mayor's

4762
02:33:38,543 --> 02:33:39,177
office Curtis Iser and myself

4763
02:33:39,177 --> 02:33:39,844
your city clerk, the other

4764
02:33:39,844 --> 02:33:40,211
fantastic council PRESIDENT.

4765
02:33:40,211 --> 02:33:42,113
All right.

4766
02:33:42,113 --> 02:33:42,981
Thank you for that.

4767
02:33:42,981 --> 02:33:45,381
>> clerk Please introduce items

4768
02:33:47,618 --> 02:33:48,152
four hundred items 400 is an

4769
02:33:48,152 --> 02:33:48,786
informational item.

4770
02:33:48,786 --> 02:33:52,386
It is a hearing for public

4771
02:33:52,890 --> 02:33:53,558
input on the development of

4772
02:33:53,558 --> 02:33:54,191
the fiscal year 2027 budget.

4773
02:33:54,191 --> 02:33:54,826
If you are hearing council

4774
02:33:54,826 --> 02:33:55,426
chambers please be sure to

4775
02:33:55,426 --> 02:33:58,363
submit a speaker's up to

4776
02:33:58,363 --> 02:33:59,290
the front of the room in

4777
02:33:59,290 --> 02:33:59,697
the clear box And if you are

4778
02:33:59,697 --> 02:34:01,697
participating remotely now's

4779
02:34:04,635 --> 02:34:05,368
the time to raise your hand by

4780
02:34:05,368 --> 02:34:05,837
pressing Star nine or the raise

4781
02:34:05,837 --> 02:34:06,571
your hand icon.

4782
02:34:06,571 --> 02:34:06,871
Thank you Council PRESIDENT All

4783
02:34:06,871 --> 02:34:08,871
right.

4784
02:34:10,574 --> 02:34:11,376
Thank you.

4785
02:34:11,376 --> 02:34:12,900
So in lieu of presentation I'm

4786
02:34:12,900 --> 02:34:12,377
going to make some opening

4787
02:34:12,377 --> 02:34:13,770
comments.

4788
02:34:13,770 --> 02:34:17,470
I'm going to turn it over to

4789
02:34:17,470 --> 02:34:17,782
MR. Molokai, the aba office and

4790
02:34:17,782 --> 02:34:20,782
then will conclude with Council

4791
02:34:21,886 --> 02:34:22,587
member Foster the chair of

4792
02:34:22,587 --> 02:34:23,321
the Budget Committee and then

4793
02:34:23,321 --> 02:34:24,220
we'll open it up to the public.

4794
02:34:24,220 --> 02:34:26,422
>> So we're holding this

4795
02:34:28,359 --> 02:34:29,600
evening session as the first

4796
02:34:29,600 --> 02:34:29,760
opportunity for the public to

4797
02:34:29,760 --> 02:34:30,161
provide comment on fiscal year

4798
02:34:30,161 --> 02:34:32,161
2027 budget.

4799
02:34:34,320 --> 02:34:34,732
I want to thank in advance

4800
02:34:34,732 --> 02:34:35,500
those who are here in chambers

4801
02:34:35,500 --> 02:34:39,100
and those who are waiting to

4802
02:34:39,570 --> 02:34:40,138
speak online.

4803
02:34:40,138 --> 02:34:40,871
Last year's budget was

4804
02:34:40,871 --> 02:34:41,473
challenging but as a council we

4805
02:34:41,473 --> 02:34:43,873
worked hard to preserve

4806
02:34:46,677 --> 02:34:47,211
essential services and trimmed

4807
02:34:47,211 --> 02:34:47,846
what we believe were

4808
02:34:47,846 --> 02:34:48,512
non-essential operations.

4809
02:34:48,512 --> 02:34:50,912
Doing so required difficult

4810
02:34:52,717 --> 02:34:53,418
decisions raising fines and

4811
02:34:53,418 --> 02:34:54,850
sharing more services are cost

4812
02:34:54,850 --> 02:34:54,786
recoverable and charging for

4813
02:34:54,786 --> 02:34:57,786
parking available park None of

4814
02:34:58,656 --> 02:34:59,391
that is something I wanted to

4815
02:34:59,391 --> 02:35:00,240
do but I weighed the closing of

4816
02:35:00,240 --> 02:35:02,424
rec centers, libraries and

4817
02:35:04,162 --> 02:35:05,130
public restrooms against those

4818
02:35:05,130 --> 02:35:05,930
other options for f y 27 If I'm

4819
02:35:05,930 --> 02:35:08,930
going to support an expenditure

4820
02:35:10,735 --> 02:35:11,436
I have to balance that with

4821
02:35:11,436 --> 02:35:12,370
either revenue increase or by

4822
02:35:12,370 --> 02:35:14,370
cutting another service.

4823
02:35:16,808 --> 02:35:17,508
Conversely, if I'm going to

4824
02:35:17,508 --> 02:35:18,243
support cutting or eliminating

4825
02:35:18,243 --> 02:35:18,944
ongoing revenue I need to see a

4826
02:35:18,944 --> 02:35:21,344
replacement revenue or cutting

4827
02:35:22,547 --> 02:35:23,281
expenditure.

4828
02:35:23,281 --> 02:35:23,748
We just have that difficult of

4829
02:35:23,748 --> 02:35:24,483
a conversation.

4830
02:35:24,483 --> 02:35:28,830
I hope that all in this

4831
02:35:28,820 --> 02:35:29,254
conversation operate with that

4832
02:35:29,254 --> 02:35:30,210
same approach.

4833
02:35:30,210 --> 02:35:30,789
It is too easy to just say I

4834
02:35:30,789 --> 02:35:34,389
have this service or cut that

4835
02:35:34,693 --> 02:35:35,360
revenue help us understand your

4836
02:35:35,360 --> 02:35:35,927
priorities and balance them

4837
02:35:35,927 --> 02:35:36,494
against the tradeoffs.

4838
02:35:36,494 --> 02:35:39,494
We can't have it all.

4839
02:35:40,965 --> 02:35:41,632
We can't prioritize by

4840
02:35:41,632 --> 02:35:42,300
the needs of each community,

4841
02:35:42,300 --> 02:35:44,700
each neighborhood, each San

4842
02:35:46,905 --> 02:35:47,539
Diego This year I'm again

4843
02:35:47,539 --> 02:35:48,206
committed to that reality.

4844
02:35:48,206 --> 02:35:48,906
I will not and this Council

4845
02:35:48,906 --> 02:35:52,506
cannot tell the public we will

4846
02:35:53,178 --> 02:35:53,778
fund a service and then a few

4847
02:35:53,778 --> 02:35:54,479
weeks later not vote for

4848
02:35:54,479 --> 02:35:54,812
the same revenue to keep that

4849
02:35:54,812 --> 02:35:56,812
promise.

4850
02:35:58,584 --> 02:35:59,217
Now before I turn it over to

4851
02:35:59,217 --> 02:35:59,918
the public I ask for your

4852
02:35:59,918 --> 02:36:00,519
assistance If you're going to

4853
02:36:00,519 --> 02:36:03,519
be asking us to increase

4854
02:36:04,389 --> 02:36:04,856
funding, tell us where you're

4855
02:36:04,856 --> 02:36:05,557
willing to cut.

4856
02:36:05,557 --> 02:36:06,224
We have to balance this budget

4857
02:36:06,224 --> 02:36:09,824
and a priority needs to come

4858
02:36:10,729 --> 02:36:11,562
with a priority reduction.

4859
02:36:11,562 --> 02:36:12,164
This will not be easy but we

4860
02:36:12,164 --> 02:36:12,530
can and we will do this

4861
02:36:12,530 --> 02:36:12,897
together.

4862
02:36:12,897 --> 02:36:14,897
Thank you.

4863
02:36:16,702 --> 02:36:17,335
And now I'll turn it over to

4864
02:36:17,335 --> 02:36:17,803
our independent journalist

4865
02:36:17,803 --> 02:36:18,690
Charles Parker.

4866
02:36:18,690 --> 02:36:18,448
Sir.

4867
02:36:18,448 --> 02:36:19,170
Thank you.

4868
02:36:19,170 --> 02:36:22,170
Council PRESIDENT I should just

4869
02:36:22,941 --> 02:36:23,642
say did open instead I will

4870
02:36:23,642 --> 02:36:24,275
read longer remarks from that.

4871
02:36:24,275 --> 02:36:27,875
I did want to provide some

4872
02:36:28,580 --> 02:36:29,180
context for discussions for

4873
02:36:29,180 --> 02:36:29,882
the upcoming 27 budget.

4874
02:36:29,882 --> 02:36:30,448
Most of you will have already

4875
02:36:30,448 --> 02:36:33,448
heard this but I do

4876
02:36:34,486 --> 02:36:35,186
nevertheless think it is

4877
02:36:35,186 --> 02:36:35,821
important for both council and

4878
02:36:35,821 --> 02:36:36,554
the public to bear in mind

4879
02:36:36,554 --> 02:36:40,154
where the city finds itself and

4880
02:36:40,359 --> 02:36:41,260
the difficult choices that we

4881
02:36:41,260 --> 02:36:41,359
are facing in the upcoming

4882
02:36:41,359 --> 02:36:42,940
budget.

4883
02:36:42,940 --> 02:36:42,728
As my office has noted for some

4884
02:36:42,728 --> 02:36:45,728
time the city has faced

4885
02:36:46,531 --> 02:36:47,199
significant fiscal challenges

4886
02:36:47,199 --> 02:36:47,900
for years and our challenges

4887
02:36:47,900 --> 02:36:48,333
today really have been decades

4888
02:36:48,333 --> 02:36:50,333
in the making.

4889
02:36:52,537 --> 02:36:53,104
While San Diego is a large

4890
02:36:53,104 --> 02:36:53,838
city, its revenues are

4891
02:36:53,838 --> 02:36:54,506
generally lower than comparable

4892
02:36:54,506 --> 02:36:57,506
cities and they are frankly

4893
02:36:58,910 --> 02:36:59,477
insufficient to support

4894
02:36:59,477 --> 02:37:00,178
the city's operations.

4895
02:37:00,178 --> 02:37:03,682
The city has been able to get

4896
02:37:03,682 --> 02:37:04,450
by for the last 20 years or so

4897
02:37:04,450 --> 02:37:05,150
by keeping its costs low but it

4898
02:37:05,150 --> 02:37:05,851
did so largely through putting

4899
02:37:05,851 --> 02:37:07,851
off infrastructure maintenance

4900
02:37:09,688 --> 02:37:10,422
and keeping city salaries well

4901
02:37:10,422 --> 02:37:11,156
below the median for comparable

4902
02:37:11,156 --> 02:37:14,756
cities and even other cities in

4903
02:37:15,600 --> 02:37:15,827
our region.

4904
02:37:15,827 --> 02:37:16,561
Both of those had long term

4905
02:37:16,561 --> 02:37:19,561
consequences and long term cost

4906
02:37:21,134 --> 02:37:21,833
over the last several years

4907
02:37:21,833 --> 02:37:22,501
The city began addressing many

4908
02:37:22,501 --> 02:37:23,135
of these issues but the city

4909
02:37:23,135 --> 02:37:26,672
was only able to do so by

4910
02:37:26,672 --> 02:37:27,372
tapping into a significant one

4911
02:37:27,372 --> 02:37:27,839
time resources that have since

4912
02:37:27,839 --> 02:37:28,507
been exhausted.

4913
02:37:28,507 --> 02:37:31,507
While the city attempted to

4914
02:37:32,778 --> 02:37:33,512
respond to this longstanding

4915
02:37:33,512 --> 02:37:34,146
structural deficit through 2020

4916
02:37:34,146 --> 02:37:37,146
fourth Measure e sales tax

4917
02:37:39,151 --> 02:37:39,918
measure that ballot item failed

4918
02:37:39,918 --> 02:37:40,586
which left the city needing to

4919
02:37:40,586 --> 02:37:42,986
realign its ongoing services

4920
02:37:46,158 --> 02:37:46,959
with its ongoing resources last

4921
02:37:46,959 --> 02:37:47,593
year at this time we were

4922
02:37:47,593 --> 02:37:48,327
staring at a roughly $260

4923
02:37:48,327 --> 02:37:51,327
million deficit for the current

4924
02:37:51,364 --> 02:37:51,998
fiscal year of 26 which we

4925
02:37:51,998 --> 02:37:52,331
closed through three main

4926
02:37:52,331 --> 02:37:52,965
actions.

4927
02:37:52,965 --> 02:37:55,365
First, we delayed reserve

4928
02:37:57,736 --> 02:37:58,404
contributions which solved

4929
02:37:58,404 --> 02:37:58,737
roughly $60 million of that

4930
02:37:58,737 --> 02:38:00,737
deficit.

4931
02:38:02,700 --> 02:38:02,608
Second, we implemented a little

4932
02:38:02,608 --> 02:38:03,276
over $100 million in new

4933
02:38:03,276 --> 02:38:03,909
revenues to offset expenses

4934
02:38:03,909 --> 02:38:06,309
that would have otherwise

4935
02:38:07,546 --> 02:38:08,214
fallen to the general fund

4936
02:38:08,214 --> 02:38:08,814
notably through trash fees,

4937
02:38:08,814 --> 02:38:11,214
fines and parking fees.

4938
02:38:12,418 --> 02:38:13,520
And then the final roughly 100

4939
02:38:13,520 --> 02:38:13,786
million came through other

4940
02:38:13,786 --> 02:38:14,386
onetime resources and then cuts

4941
02:38:14,386 --> 02:38:17,386
to city services such as

4942
02:38:18,791 --> 02:38:19,692
library hours.

4943
02:38:19,692 --> 02:38:20,393
This year we are facing another

4944
02:38:20,393 --> 02:38:23,295
deficit for the upcoming year.

4945
02:38:23,295 --> 02:38:23,996
It was reported at $88 million

4946
02:38:23,996 --> 02:38:27,466
in the year five year outlook.

4947
02:38:27,466 --> 02:38:28,340
It has since grown to between

4948
02:38:28,340 --> 02:38:28,768
100 and $120 Million.

4949
02:38:28,768 --> 02:38:31,168
That already reflects continued

4950
02:38:33,806 --> 02:38:34,107
delays to reserve contributions

4951
02:38:34,107 --> 02:38:35,410
.

4952
02:38:35,410 --> 02:38:35,741
I also think that it is fair to

4953
02:38:35,741 --> 02:38:36,408
note that most of new revenue

4954
02:38:36,408 --> 02:38:39,408
sources that could be tapped

4955
02:38:39,579 --> 02:38:40,179
into in the next year have

4956
02:38:40,179 --> 02:38:40,846
already been tapped and

4957
02:38:40,846 --> 02:38:41,581
the appetite for new revenue

4958
02:38:41,581 --> 02:38:44,581
from the immediate future seems

4959
02:38:45,451 --> 02:38:46,119
limited which means that

4960
02:38:46,119 --> 02:38:46,819
the projected deficit we are

4961
02:38:46,819 --> 02:38:51,190
facing has to be closed by and

4962
02:38:51,190 --> 02:38:52,250
large through cuts.

4963
02:38:52,250 --> 02:38:52,324
As you are aware cuts are not

4964
02:38:52,324 --> 02:38:52,958
easy.

4965
02:38:52,958 --> 02:38:53,659
It gives me absolutely no

4966
02:38:53,659 --> 02:38:57,259
pleasure to say that they are

4967
02:38:58,331 --> 02:38:59,310
required but by law the city's

4968
02:38:59,310 --> 02:38:59,732
budget need to be balanced and

4969
02:38:59,732 --> 02:39:03,303
we cannot spend money that we

4970
02:39:03,303 --> 02:39:04,700
do not have.

4971
02:39:04,700 --> 02:39:04,771
To that end, as we have

4972
02:39:04,771 --> 02:39:05,438
discussions tonight and as we

4973
02:39:05,438 --> 02:39:06,138
continue to have discussions

4974
02:39:06,138 --> 02:39:09,738
about the budget over the next

4975
02:39:10,209 --> 02:39:10,912
several months, we really need

4976
02:39:10,912 --> 02:39:11,577
to be realistic about what we

4977
02:39:11,577 --> 02:39:14,577
can fund with the resources

4978
02:39:15,381 --> 02:39:15,981
that we have And therefore I

4979
02:39:15,981 --> 02:39:16,649
recommend folks I think

4980
02:39:16,649 --> 02:39:17,350
focusing our conversation on

4981
02:39:17,350 --> 02:39:20,350
one core services that council

4982
02:39:21,587 --> 02:39:22,288
and the public want to see

4983
02:39:22,288 --> 02:39:22,889
maintained and to areas where

4984
02:39:22,889 --> 02:39:23,490
the city should consider

4985
02:39:23,490 --> 02:39:25,890
pulling back or reducing

4986
02:39:26,960 --> 02:39:27,560
services which will be

4987
02:39:27,560 --> 02:39:28,228
difficult but necessary.

4988
02:39:28,228 --> 02:39:28,795
With that I look forward to

4989
02:39:28,795 --> 02:39:30,795
hearing comments from

4990
02:39:33,699 --> 02:39:34,401
the public and from council

4991
02:39:34,401 --> 02:39:35,680
members and at this point I

4992
02:39:35,680 --> 02:39:38,680
will toss it over to

4993
02:39:39,138 --> 02:39:39,906
Councilmember Foster.

4994
02:39:39,906 --> 02:39:42,906
Thank you Council PRESIDENT And

4995
02:39:45,111 --> 02:39:45,712
thank you to the aba for your

4996
02:39:45,712 --> 02:39:46,279
remarks and thank you to

4997
02:39:46,279 --> 02:39:48,679
the public for your

4998
02:39:50,617 --> 02:39:51,351
participation this evening.

4999
02:39:51,351 --> 02:39:52,520
As I indicated, the city is

5000
02:39:52,520 --> 02:39:54,452
potentially facing a shortfall

5001
02:39:56,990 --> 02:39:57,657
with our current f y 2026

5002
02:39:57,657 --> 02:40:00,657
budget and we certainly have

5003
02:40:01,561 --> 02:40:02,162
more work to do as we monitor

5004
02:40:02,162 --> 02:40:02,628
third quarter and fourth

5005
02:40:02,628 --> 02:40:04,628
quarter returns.

5006
02:40:06,967 --> 02:40:07,700
In addition, any shortfall to

5007
02:40:07,700 --> 02:40:08,368
the current budget creates even

5008
02:40:08,368 --> 02:40:09,200
more challenges for the f y

5009
02:40:09,200 --> 02:40:11,402
2027 budget cycle that is

5010
02:40:14,700 --> 02:40:14,640
already projected to be a

5011
02:40:14,640 --> 02:40:15,375
deficit of $120 million As

5012
02:40:15,375 --> 02:40:18,375
the mayor prepares his proposed

5013
02:40:19,846 --> 02:40:20,514
budget in accordance with

5014
02:40:20,514 --> 02:40:21,214
the Charter I cannot stress

5015
02:40:21,214 --> 02:40:24,214
enough we cannot proceed with

5016
02:40:25,753 --> 02:40:26,420
business as usual Simply we are

5017
02:40:26,420 --> 02:40:29,420
not in business as usual

5018
02:40:31,992 --> 02:40:32,626
circumstances as the mayor

5019
02:40:32,626 --> 02:40:33,326
assesses budget cuts, it's

5020
02:40:33,326 --> 02:40:33,926
important that staffing levels

5021
02:40:33,926 --> 02:40:36,926
align with the scope of

5022
02:40:37,970 --> 02:40:37,698
services delivered in

5023
02:40:37,698 --> 02:40:38,331
operations most clearly

5024
02:40:38,331 --> 02:40:40,331
communicate adjustments to

5025
02:40:42,969 --> 02:40:43,303
service levels to all residents

5026
02:40:43,303 --> 02:40:43,936
.

5027
02:40:43,936 --> 02:40:44,638
Staffing changes should be

5028
02:40:44,638 --> 02:40:47,380
proportional across front line

5029
02:40:48,442 --> 02:40:49,143
supervisory and management

5030
02:40:49,143 --> 02:40:49,809
levels and service or staffing

5031
02:40:49,809 --> 02:40:50,277
reductions need to preserve

5032
02:40:50,277 --> 02:40:52,277
core functions.

5033
02:40:54,815 --> 02:40:55,482
In short, we must levels at

5034
02:40:55,482 --> 02:40:56,182
the organization and address

5035
02:40:56,182 --> 02:40:58,582
unclassified upper and middle

5036
02:41:00,954 --> 02:41:01,655
management positions Over

5037
02:41:01,655 --> 02:41:02,289
the last several budget cycles

5038
02:41:02,289 --> 02:41:05,289
equity has been a guiding

5039
02:41:06,827 --> 02:41:07,528
principle As the city invested

5040
02:41:07,528 --> 02:41:08,162
in programs, services and

5041
02:41:08,162 --> 02:41:08,862
the city workforce to meet

5042
02:41:08,862 --> 02:41:11,862
the unique needs of residents

5043
02:41:13,901 --> 02:41:14,335
citywide equity must remain at

5044
02:41:14,335 --> 02:41:14,968
the forefront.

5045
02:41:14,968 --> 02:41:17,968
I do appreciate the update

5046
02:41:20,207 --> 02:41:20,841
regarding recent revenues

5047
02:41:20,841 --> 02:41:21,474
exceeding projections and

5048
02:41:21,474 --> 02:41:23,474
further further mitigating

5049
02:41:25,746 --> 02:41:26,447
the use of reserves.

5050
02:41:26,447 --> 02:41:27,810
However, just as updates come

5051
02:41:27,810 --> 02:41:30,681
in we are also met with

5052
02:41:31,352 --> 02:41:32,190
challenges such as increased

5053
02:41:32,190 --> 02:41:32,686
rainfall levels and the need

5054
02:41:32,686 --> 02:41:35,686
for releasing of water that

5055
02:41:37,424 --> 02:41:38,392
comes at a cost.

5056
02:41:38,392 --> 02:41:42,592
Let me be clear there will be

5057
02:41:42,663 --> 02:41:43,430
cuts as we approach the f y

5058
02:41:43,430 --> 02:41:46,430
2027 budget but they cannot be

5059
02:41:48,680 --> 02:41:48,736
across the board.

5060
02:41:48,736 --> 02:41:49,336
Over the last several budget

5061
02:41:49,336 --> 02:41:52,336
cycles equity has been a

5062
02:41:54,242 --> 02:41:54,842
guiding principle Equity must

5063
02:41:54,842 --> 02:41:55,609
remain at the forefront.

5064
02:41:55,609 --> 02:41:58,609
That means being mindful is

5065
02:42:00,213 --> 02:42:00,982
strategic.

5066
02:42:00,982 --> 02:42:01,584
As we evaluate impacts our goal

5067
02:42:01,584 --> 02:42:04,584
must be to preserve core

5068
02:42:06,120 --> 02:42:06,821
services and ensure we maintain

5069
02:42:06,821 --> 02:42:07,488
clean and safe neighborhoods.

5070
02:42:07,488 --> 02:42:09,888
We must maintain our

5071
02:42:11,726 --> 02:42:12,426
infrastructure.

5072
02:42:12,426 --> 02:42:13,160
We must maintain functioning

5073
02:42:13,160 --> 02:42:13,761
libraries and parks and we must

5074
02:42:13,761 --> 02:42:16,161
be better at maintaining

5075
02:42:17,631 --> 02:42:18,432
the facilities and equipment

5076
02:42:18,432 --> 02:42:18,866
that our employees rely on to

5077
02:42:18,866 --> 02:42:20,866
do their jobs.

5078
02:42:23,738 --> 02:42:24,371
We must be good stewards of

5079
02:42:24,371 --> 02:42:25,390
taxpayer dollars and bring

5080
02:42:25,390 --> 02:42:27,439
accountability to the table.

5081
02:42:30,110 --> 02:42:30,711
There is much more work to do

5082
02:42:30,711 --> 02:42:31,345
and we need the public's input

5083
02:42:31,345 --> 02:42:34,345
Like tonight we will have

5084
02:42:35,816 --> 02:42:36,617
additional public comment

5085
02:42:36,617 --> 02:42:37,317
meetings held in the evening so

5086
02:42:37,317 --> 02:42:40,317
please mark your calendars for

5087
02:42:41,455 --> 02:42:41,822
MARCH 10th MAY 4th and MAY

5088
02:42:41,822 --> 02:42:42,523
the 18th.

5089
02:42:42,523 --> 02:42:44,923
I strongly encourage residents

5090
02:42:46,961 --> 02:42:47,661
to participate.

5091
02:42:47,661 --> 02:42:48,263
There are difficult decisions

5092
02:42:48,263 --> 02:42:48,829
ahead and the community

5093
02:42:48,829 --> 02:42:51,829
deserves to be part of

5094
02:42:53,501 --> 02:42:54,234
the conversation.

5095
02:42:54,234 --> 02:42:54,936
With that I'll look forward to

5096
02:42:54,936 --> 02:42:57,336
public comment and suggestions

5097
02:42:59,600 --> 02:42:59,707
regarding what services you

5098
02:42:59,707 --> 02:43:00,375
would like to see prioritized

5099
02:43:00,375 --> 02:43:02,775
in services recommended for

5100
02:43:04,945 --> 02:43:05,679
reductions and mitigations.

5101
02:43:05,679 --> 02:43:06,347
Our budget process cannot

5102
02:43:06,347 --> 02:43:09,347
simply be about cutting for

5103
02:43:10,551 --> 02:43:11,252
the sake of cutting it must be

5104
02:43:11,252 --> 02:43:11,886
about building a sustainable,

5105
02:43:11,886 --> 02:43:13,886
equitable and structurally

5106
02:43:16,557 --> 02:43:17,157
sound budget that reflects our

5107
02:43:17,157 --> 02:43:17,825
values and protects core

5108
02:43:17,825 --> 02:43:20,825
services for the long term.

5109
02:43:22,463 --> 02:43:23,164
Again, thank you Council

5110
02:43:23,164 --> 02:43:23,865
PRESIDENT For scheduling this

5111
02:43:23,865 --> 02:43:26,865
meeting and that concludes my

5112
02:43:28,937 --> 02:43:29,337
comments.

5113
02:43:29,337 --> 02:43:29,704
All right.

5114
02:43:29,704 --> 02:43:30,405
Thank you.

5115
02:43:30,405 --> 02:43:30,972
Councilmember Foster, Chair of

5116
02:43:30,972 --> 02:43:32,972
our Budget Committee.

5117
02:43:34,209 --> 02:43:34,809
Thank you, MR. Monaco for

5118
02:43:34,809 --> 02:43:35,510
the Office of the Budget

5119
02:43:35,510 --> 02:43:38,510
analyst with that clerk Please

5120
02:43:41,115 --> 02:43:41,850
proceed with public comment

5121
02:43:41,850 --> 02:43:42,317
then council PRESIDENT Starting

5122
02:43:42,317 --> 02:43:42,984
with Pat Wilson.

5123
02:43:42,984 --> 02:43:46,554
If you can please come up to

5124
02:43:46,554 --> 02:43:47,188
the microphone and I can have

5125
02:43:47,188 --> 02:43:47,922
the following individuals

5126
02:43:47,922 --> 02:43:48,590
please come up to the front row

5127
02:43:48,590 --> 02:43:51,590
In the other reserved seats

5128
02:43:53,160 --> 02:43:53,929
Sara Orman, Vicki Grandmoms and

5129
02:43:53,929 --> 02:43:54,629
Ramsey if you can all please

5130
02:43:54,629 --> 02:43:55,330
come up to the other reserved

5131
02:43:55,330 --> 02:43:58,867
seats you have time seated to

5132
02:43:58,867 --> 02:43:59,467
you by Patricia Patricia again

5133
02:43:59,467 --> 02:44:01,867
please raise your hand.

5134
02:44:03,437 --> 02:44:05,837
You're setting your time.

5135
02:44:10,645 --> 02:44:11,460
Sorry Patricia Is that okay?

5136
02:44:11,460 --> 02:44:11,346
Thank you.

5137
02:44:11,346 --> 02:44:12,470
Sorry.

5138
02:44:12,470 --> 02:44:12,314
Two people raise their hand at

5139
02:44:12,314 --> 02:44:12,613
me.

5140
02:44:12,613 --> 02:44:14,613
Okay.

5141
02:44:16,617 --> 02:44:17,285
Based on the amount of speakers

5142
02:44:17,285 --> 02:44:17,952
we're going to be at 1.5

5143
02:44:17,952 --> 02:44:18,286
minutes so you'll have three

5144
02:44:18,286 --> 02:44:20,286
minutes.

5145
02:44:21,756 --> 02:44:22,157
Please proceed.

5146
02:44:22,157 --> 02:44:22,724
Thank you.

5147
02:44:22,724 --> 02:44:23,324
Hello again, Council.

5148
02:44:23,324 --> 02:44:26,324
How are you all tonight?

5149
02:44:27,428 --> 02:44:28,130
Thank you for being here.

5150
02:44:28,130 --> 02:44:28,863
I appreciate the opportunity

5151
02:44:28,863 --> 02:44:33,630
for the public to give input to

5152
02:44:33,801 --> 02:44:34,469
Council on our priorities

5153
02:44:34,469 --> 02:44:35,203
before the mayor's proposed

5154
02:44:35,203 --> 02:44:35,904
budget is finalized even as I'm

5155
02:44:35,904 --> 02:44:39,504
certain that what we want will

5156
02:44:39,841 --> 02:44:40,142
have no bearing on what comes

5157
02:44:40,142 --> 02:44:40,508
forth.

5158
02:44:40,508 --> 02:44:41,209
That's it.

5159
02:44:41,209 --> 02:44:44,809
I'm here once again asking you

5160
02:44:45,280 --> 02:44:45,981
to stand up for libraries and

5161
02:44:45,981 --> 02:44:46,715
parks the beating heart of our

5162
02:44:46,715 --> 02:44:49,115
communities especially in these

5163
02:44:51,586 --> 02:44:52,254
times People need a place to

5164
02:44:52,254 --> 02:44:52,954
gather, socialize and relax

5165
02:44:52,954 --> 02:44:55,954
That doesn't cost them money.

5166
02:44:57,326 --> 02:44:57,992
We need spaces to decompress,

5167
02:44:57,992 --> 02:44:58,427
learn new skills and broaden

5168
02:44:58,427 --> 02:45:00,427
our outlooks.

5169
02:45:03,566 --> 02:45:04,232
We need access to resources

5170
02:45:04,232 --> 02:45:04,866
that we don't have at home.

5171
02:45:04,866 --> 02:45:07,866
We all need these spaces

5172
02:45:09,304 --> 02:45:09,938
regardless of demographics.

5173
02:45:09,938 --> 02:45:10,672
Every council district has

5174
02:45:10,672 --> 02:45:13,672
residents who rely on libraries

5175
02:45:14,543 --> 02:45:15,177
and parks to provide vital

5176
02:45:15,177 --> 02:45:15,777
physical and mental health

5177
02:45:15,777 --> 02:45:17,777
opportunities No matter

5178
02:45:21,160 --> 02:45:21,750
the median income of the area.

5179
02:45:21,750 --> 02:45:22,151
We must not pick winners and

5180
02:45:22,151 --> 02:45:22,817
losers here.

5181
02:45:22,817 --> 02:45:25,817
All of these facilities are

5182
02:45:27,456 --> 02:45:28,190
vital to their communities.

5183
02:45:28,190 --> 02:45:28,890
The fact that the mayor keeps

5184
02:45:28,890 --> 02:45:32,490
coming back time and again to

5185
02:45:33,610 --> 02:45:33,762
take money from all already to

5186
02:45:33,762 --> 02:45:36,162
small budgets is infuriating.

5187
02:45:39,340 --> 02:45:39,702
I cannot accept that there

5188
02:45:39,702 --> 02:45:42,702
aren't other places to look.

5189
02:45:43,104 --> 02:45:43,739
Council identified places in

5190
02:45:43,739 --> 02:45:44,406
the fifth school 26 budget

5191
02:45:44,406 --> 02:45:47,406
where savings could be found

5192
02:45:48,844 --> 02:45:49,511
but these savings have yet to

5193
02:45:49,511 --> 02:45:52,511
be realized and really some

5194
02:45:53,115 --> 02:45:53,816
things MAY just have to wait

5195
02:45:53,816 --> 02:45:56,216
$2.4 million for slowing down

5196
02:45:58,987 --> 02:45:59,955
traffic come on.

5197
02:45:59,955 --> 02:46:04,755
I mean I'm sure in this year in

5198
02:46:05,494 --> 02:46:06,161
this year when we're when we're

5199
02:46:06,161 --> 02:46:06,795
cutting back on vital things

5200
02:46:06,795 --> 02:46:07,563
that already here I'm sure

5201
02:46:07,563 --> 02:46:11,163
there are other needs to have

5202
02:46:11,166 --> 02:46:11,834
proposed expenditures that can

5203
02:46:11,834 --> 02:46:12,534
wait for a year or two And

5204
02:46:12,534 --> 02:46:16,134
since I've got time I'm going

5205
02:46:17,673 --> 02:46:18,441
to rattle off some statistics.

5206
02:46:18,441 --> 02:46:21,441
The library system last year

5207
02:46:21,844 --> 02:46:24,244
and 2025 showed it saw 4.8

5208
02:46:26,820 --> 02:46:26,448
million visits among all 37

5209
02:46:26,448 --> 02:46:28,448
branches.

5210
02:46:31,387 --> 02:46:32,355
We had 14,000 program attendees

5211
02:46:32,355 --> 02:46:34,755
and 736,000 users of library

5212
02:46:38,460 --> 02:46:39,228
computers and wireless.

5213
02:46:39,228 --> 02:46:40,290
And if you don't think that

5214
02:46:40,290 --> 02:46:43,290
makes a difference to people

5215
02:46:44,366 --> 02:46:45,134
and I just I just can't even.

5216
02:46:45,134 --> 02:46:48,134
And every council district and

5217
02:46:50,138 --> 02:46:50,840
every branch has communities

5218
02:46:50,840 --> 02:46:54,440
who depend on that library and

5219
02:46:56,846 --> 02:46:57,614
that branch being open.

5220
02:46:57,614 --> 02:46:58,281
We know we lost Sunday hours.

5221
02:46:58,281 --> 02:46:58,548
What are those people doing

5222
02:46:58,548 --> 02:46:59,248
now?

5223
02:46:59,248 --> 02:46:59,883
Half of our branches more than

5224
02:46:59,883 --> 02:47:01,917
half of we're not open on

5225
02:47:01,917 --> 02:47:02,618
Mondays People don't People who

5226
02:47:02,618 --> 02:47:02,919
need those resources can't get

5227
02:47:02,919 --> 02:47:04,919
them.

5228
02:47:09,692 --> 02:47:10,393
So anyway, I implore you we'll

5229
02:47:10,393 --> 02:47:11,930
be back time again You'll hear

5230
02:47:11,930 --> 02:47:13,696
and I'm sure Patrick can show

5231
02:47:13,696 --> 02:47:14,431
you all the wonderful things

5232
02:47:14,431 --> 02:47:15,130
that the Library Foundation has

5233
02:47:15,130 --> 02:47:15,398
been putting together for you

5234
02:47:15,398 --> 02:47:17,398
all.

5235
02:47:19,801 --> 02:47:20,403
You should have them in your

5236
02:47:20,403 --> 02:47:21,170
council offices already.

5237
02:47:21,170 --> 02:47:21,471
>> Thank you very much for your

5238
02:47:21,471 --> 02:47:22,604
time.

5239
02:47:22,604 --> 02:47:24,604
Good luck.

5240
02:47:29,379 --> 02:47:29,946
>> All right.

5241
02:47:29,946 --> 02:47:31,946
>> Good evening.

5242
02:47:34,650 --> 02:47:35,351
My name is Cheryl Ormond and I

5243
02:47:35,351 --> 02:47:37,751
live at 427 ninth Avenue.

5244
02:47:39,121 --> 02:47:39,823
My husband and I came to San

5245
02:47:39,823 --> 02:47:40,156
Diego in 2012 from suburban

5246
02:47:40,156 --> 02:47:42,156
Detroit.

5247
02:47:45,962 --> 02:47:46,529
As two retired librarian we

5248
02:47:46,529 --> 02:47:47,230
were delighted to find

5249
02:47:47,230 --> 02:47:50,230
ourselves just two blocks from

5250
02:47:51,567 --> 02:47:52,335
the new Central Library.

5251
02:47:52,335 --> 02:47:53,200
Back in Michigan we used to

5252
02:47:53,200 --> 02:47:56,602
joke that we had the wealthy

5253
02:47:57,873 --> 02:47:58,541
suburbs sewn up with the school

5254
02:47:58,541 --> 02:47:59,275
librarian and growth Point.

5255
02:47:59,275 --> 02:48:02,979
And I was a public librarian in

5256
02:48:02,979 --> 02:48:03,446
Birmingham at the Baldwin

5257
02:48:03,446 --> 02:48:04,470
Public Library.

5258
02:48:04,470 --> 02:48:07,470
At one point Baldwin had

5259
02:48:09,419 --> 02:48:10,119
the highest per capita budget

5260
02:48:10,119 --> 02:48:10,820
for circulating materials in

5261
02:48:10,820 --> 02:48:13,820
the entire state of Michigan.

5262
02:48:15,592 --> 02:48:15,959
Sadly, the same is not true for

5263
02:48:15,959 --> 02:48:17,959
San Diego.

5264
02:48:21,264 --> 02:48:21,931
Fact compared to other urban

5265
02:48:21,931 --> 02:48:24,331
libraries, San Diego library

5266
02:48:26,670 --> 02:48:27,537
systems fare very poorly.

5267
02:48:27,537 --> 02:48:30,537
Seattle has a population of

5268
02:48:31,874 --> 02:48:32,642
just over 737,000 people.

5269
02:48:32,642 --> 02:48:35,420
Their library system has 26

5270
02:48:37,847 --> 02:48:38,314
branches and their total budget

5271
02:48:38,314 --> 02:48:40,314
is 100 million.

5272
02:48:44,254 --> 02:48:47,854
San Diego has a population over

5273
02:48:49,359 --> 02:48:49,726
1,388,000 people and we have 37

5274
02:48:49,726 --> 02:48:51,726
branches.

5275
02:48:54,364 --> 02:48:54,698
But our budget is just 70

5276
02:48:54,698 --> 02:48:55,432
million.

5277
02:48:55,432 --> 02:48:59,632
We like to claim that we live

5278
02:49:00,700 --> 02:49:00,837
in a world class city.

5279
02:49:00,837 --> 02:49:01,504
But would a world class city

5280
02:49:01,504 --> 02:49:03,600
have a substandard library?

5281
02:49:03,600 --> 02:49:03,339
Thank you for that Concluding

5282
02:49:03,339 --> 02:49:05,339
remark.

5283
02:49:09,613 --> 02:49:10,380
>> Vicki Reynolds.

5284
02:49:10,380 --> 02:49:11,810
>> Hi, I'm Vicki Reynolds with

5285
02:49:11,810 --> 02:49:14,810
the San Diego Parks Foundation

5286
02:49:15,785 --> 02:49:16,419
and we want to thank you for

5287
02:49:16,419 --> 02:49:19,419
restoring funding to ac dc

5288
02:49:20,924 --> 02:49:21,758
hours and wi fi last year.

5289
02:49:21,758 --> 02:49:22,325
And we're going to ask you to

5290
02:49:22,325 --> 02:49:23,227
do the same this year.

5291
02:49:23,227 --> 02:49:27,427
We want to remind you Parks and

5292
02:49:27,865 --> 02:49:28,498
Recreation is an essential

5293
02:49:28,498 --> 02:49:30,898
service that provides help

5294
02:49:33,300 --> 02:49:33,737
safety and education as our

5295
02:49:33,737 --> 02:49:34,370
communities become increasingly

5296
02:49:34,370 --> 02:49:34,671
dense.

5297
02:49:34,671 --> 02:49:35,380
They're not going to have

5298
02:49:35,380 --> 02:49:37,380
backyards.

5299
02:49:39,430 --> 02:49:39,409
Parks are going to be

5300
02:49:39,409 --> 02:49:40,110
essential.

5301
02:49:40,110 --> 02:49:44,310
The other thing I want to say

5302
02:49:45,416 --> 02:49:46,182
is that I'm going to apologize

5303
02:49:46,182 --> 02:49:46,483
for Andy Fields and his team up

5304
02:49:46,483 --> 02:49:48,483
front.

5305
02:49:50,721 --> 02:49:51,288
But there has been an

5306
02:49:51,288 --> 02:49:51,956
exponential growth at

5307
02:49:51,956 --> 02:49:54,956
the management level in Park

5308
02:49:57,227 --> 02:49:57,828
and Rec and we think that there

5309
02:49:57,828 --> 02:50:00,828
is an opportunity to in

5310
02:50:03,100 --> 02:50:03,734
the short run maybe consolidate

5311
02:50:03,734 --> 02:50:04,435
some of those positions.

5312
02:50:04,435 --> 02:50:07,435
For the meantime, while we're

5313
02:50:09,273 --> 02:50:09,973
in budget crisis rather than

5314
02:50:09,973 --> 02:50:12,973
doing cutbacks we also believe

5315
02:50:14,678 --> 02:50:15,790
you could push back opening of

5316
02:50:15,790 --> 02:50:16,113
new parks.

5317
02:50:16,113 --> 02:50:20,817
I know that you off so I'm at

5318
02:50:20,817 --> 02:50:21,418
least doing equal opportunity

5319
02:50:21,418 --> 02:50:22,850
for some people off.

5320
02:50:22,850 --> 02:50:25,850
The other thing to off

5321
02:50:26,891 --> 02:50:27,758
the public to be totally fair.

5322
02:50:27,758 --> 02:50:28,159
We do not need rec groups at

5323
02:50:28,159 --> 02:50:30,159
every park.

5324
02:50:33,164 --> 02:50:33,864
You could actually do them so

5325
02:50:33,864 --> 02:50:34,398
that they're limited to one in

5326
02:50:34,398 --> 02:50:36,398
a council district.

5327
02:50:38,869 --> 02:50:39,537
If you look at the attendance

5328
02:50:39,537 --> 02:50:39,837
of rec councils they're very

5329
02:50:39,837 --> 02:50:41,372
small.

5330
02:50:41,372 --> 02:50:41,705
Thank you for that Concluding

5331
02:50:41,705 --> 02:50:43,705
comment.

5332
02:50:54,751 --> 02:50:55,218
>> Ramsay's No thank you guys

5333
02:50:55,218 --> 02:50:55,987
for doing this.

5334
02:50:55,987 --> 02:50:56,854
>> I am kind of impressed with

5335
02:50:56,854 --> 02:51:00,824
a little bit of the work you

5336
02:51:00,824 --> 02:51:01,658
guys have done.

5337
02:51:01,658 --> 02:51:02,260
I want to thank you guys for

5338
02:51:02,260 --> 02:51:02,760
all that.

5339
02:51:02,760 --> 02:51:03,260
It was nice to see the overtime

5340
02:51:03,260 --> 02:51:05,260
again for police.

5341
02:51:06,197 --> 02:51:06,764
You know, I've been asking for

5342
02:51:06,764 --> 02:51:09,164
reform on that aspect.

5343
02:51:11,768 --> 02:51:12,636
What I wanted to talk about was

5344
02:51:12,636 --> 02:51:13,371
I know that we're in a budget

5345
02:51:13,371 --> 02:51:14,104
crunch and I know the parks and

5346
02:51:14,104 --> 02:51:17,508
everything are on the line but

5347
02:51:17,508 --> 02:51:18,209
we need to be really looking at

5348
02:51:18,209 --> 02:51:18,709
the stakes of the immigration

5349
02:51:18,709 --> 02:51:20,709
crisis right now.

5350
02:51:23,881 --> 02:51:24,649
And what I mean by that is

5351
02:51:24,649 --> 02:51:25,349
we're a few steps ahead of

5352
02:51:25,349 --> 02:51:25,950
the Holocaust right now and we

5353
02:51:25,950 --> 02:51:29,550
need to get on with it.

5354
02:51:29,955 --> 02:51:30,655
>> Because yesterday I went to

5355
02:51:30,655 --> 02:51:31,322
a detention facility and that

5356
02:51:31,322 --> 02:51:34,922
was my first time going And

5357
02:51:35,192 --> 02:51:35,960
I've seen pictures of videos of

5358
02:51:35,960 --> 02:51:36,661
it But standing in front of it

5359
02:51:36,661 --> 02:51:37,361
and just seeing what a massive

5360
02:51:37,361 --> 02:51:40,361
facility this and knowing that

5361
02:51:41,332 --> 02:51:41,632
there are women and children in

5362
02:51:41,632 --> 02:51:42,400
there.

5363
02:51:42,400 --> 02:51:46,570
From my side it just felt so

5364
02:51:46,570 --> 02:51:47,338
disgusting and it's bad Like

5365
02:51:47,338 --> 02:51:48,390
while we were there we had to

5366
02:51:48,390 --> 02:51:50,439
leave at 330 because they

5367
02:51:53,411 --> 02:51:54,145
weren't going to allow anyone

5368
02:51:54,145 --> 02:51:54,846
to go outside into the backyard

5369
02:51:54,846 --> 02:51:57,846
until all protesters had left.

5370
02:51:58,949 --> 02:51:59,917
So there was a strict deadline

5371
02:51:59,917 --> 02:52:00,518
by the time we had to be out of

5372
02:52:00,518 --> 02:52:01,185
there so that they could

5373
02:52:01,185 --> 02:52:04,122
actually see the sign before

5374
02:52:04,122 --> 02:52:04,789
they went to sleep like that's

5375
02:52:04,789 --> 02:52:05,422
that's the kind of depravity

5376
02:52:05,422 --> 02:52:07,822
that we're talking about.

5377
02:52:11,950 --> 02:52:11,729
And but right now they're

5378
02:52:11,729 --> 02:52:12,290
sending pregnant minors to

5379
02:52:12,290 --> 02:52:12,664
Texas.

5380
02:52:12,664 --> 02:52:13,397
That's a place where it's

5381
02:52:13,397 --> 02:52:16,867
illegal to have an abortion And

5382
02:52:16,867 --> 02:52:17,235
none of that none of this is an

5383
02:52:17,235 --> 02:52:17,869
accident.

5384
02:52:17,869 --> 02:52:18,503
Like these people are our

5385
02:52:18,503 --> 02:52:22,103
enemies Like we need to be

5386
02:52:22,674 --> 02:52:23,508
aware of this.

5387
02:52:23,508 --> 02:52:27,108
>> Like I know they want a

5388
02:52:28,246 --> 02:52:29,470
budget crunch but yeah.

5389
02:52:29,470 --> 02:52:29,681
Thank you for that concluding

5390
02:52:29,681 --> 02:52:30,381
comment That does include

5391
02:52:30,381 --> 02:52:33,381
public comment here in council

5392
02:52:34,619 --> 02:52:35,219
chambers going to those

5393
02:52:35,219 --> 02:52:35,920
participating remotely.

5394
02:52:35,920 --> 02:52:36,287
Again it'll be a minute and a

5395
02:52:36,287 --> 02:52:38,287
half each.

5396
02:52:39,157 --> 02:52:39,891
We have ten speakers in

5397
02:52:39,891 --> 02:52:40,592
the virtual queue starting with

5398
02:52:40,592 --> 02:52:42,992
Kessler and Catherine Douglas.

5399
02:52:45,963 --> 02:52:46,497
Then after that is Madison and

5400
02:52:46,497 --> 02:52:47,980
then Laurie Lipman.

5401
02:52:47,980 --> 02:52:47,431
>> Catherine, if you can

5402
02:52:47,431 --> 02:52:49,431
please.

5403
02:52:51,235 --> 02:52:52,300
I'm Catherine Douglas.

5404
02:52:52,300 --> 02:52:52,671
It goes without saying that

5405
02:52:52,671 --> 02:52:55,671
public safety is your number

5406
02:52:56,730 --> 02:52:56,741
one responsibility as you work

5407
02:52:56,741 --> 02:52:57,408
on the 2027 budget you must

5408
02:52:57,408 --> 02:52:58,760
start afresh with zero based

5409
02:52:58,760 --> 02:53:00,476
budgeting across the board.

5410
02:53:02,380 --> 02:53:03,140
There is a need for more

5411
02:53:03,140 --> 02:53:03,514
frontline workers and less

5412
02:53:03,514 --> 02:53:04,149
middle management.

5413
02:53:04,149 --> 02:53:07,149
Many city duties should be

5414
02:53:08,920 --> 02:53:09,453
outsourced to experts who can

5415
02:53:09,453 --> 02:53:10,122
do the job for less.

5416
02:53:10,122 --> 02:53:13,122
San Diego deserve an honest

5417
02:53:13,658 --> 02:53:14,326
assessment of our pension

5418
02:53:14,326 --> 02:53:14,993
liabilities, the structural

5419
02:53:14,993 --> 02:53:18,593
deficit and the real cost of

5420
02:53:19,598 --> 02:53:20,332
deferred infrastructure Not

5421
02:53:20,332 --> 02:53:20,732
assumptions, not optimistic

5422
02:53:20,732 --> 02:53:21,166
projections.

5423
02:53:21,166 --> 02:53:23,166
Real numbers.

5424
02:53:26,171 --> 02:53:26,905
Pension obligations must be

5425
02:53:26,905 --> 02:53:27,506
honored but failing to plan for

5426
02:53:27,506 --> 02:53:27,906
them responsibly deepens

5427
02:53:27,906 --> 02:53:29,906
the deficit.

5428
02:53:32,477 --> 02:53:33,145
Delaying infrastructure repairs

5429
02:53:33,145 --> 02:53:35,545
only guarantees higher cost

5430
02:53:38,830 --> 02:53:38,583
costs later and without a clear

5431
02:53:38,583 --> 02:53:39,251
financial picture.

5432
02:53:39,251 --> 02:53:39,851
Budgeting becomes guesswork

5433
02:53:39,851 --> 02:53:41,851
instead of stewardship.

5434
02:53:44,622 --> 02:53:45,256
This is this isn't about blame.

5435
02:53:45,256 --> 02:53:47,256
It's about accountability.

5436
02:53:50,195 --> 02:53:50,829
Before raising taxes, cutting

5437
02:53:50,829 --> 02:53:51,429
services or approving new

5438
02:53:51,429 --> 02:53:53,829
programs show the public

5439
02:53:56,201 --> 02:53:57,200
exactly where the city stands.

5440
02:53:57,200 --> 02:53:57,669
This is the minimum standard

5441
02:53:57,669 --> 02:53:59,669
for responsible governance.

5442
02:54:02,107 --> 02:54:02,741
No more guesswork that has seen

5443
02:54:02,741 --> 02:54:03,441
disastrous results such as

5444
02:54:03,441 --> 02:54:03,909
the trash fees and the Balboa

5445
02:54:03,909 --> 02:54:05,909
parking rollout.

5446
02:54:08,213 --> 02:54:08,680
Thank you.

5447
02:54:08,680 --> 02:54:09,447
>> Thank you.

5448
02:54:09,447 --> 02:54:13,470
Next is Madison if you can

5449
02:54:13,519 --> 02:54:14,190
please on mute.

5450
02:54:14,190 --> 02:54:14,386
All right.

5451
02:54:14,386 --> 02:54:16,386
Thank you.

5452
02:54:17,789 --> 02:54:18,457
As you consider the 2027

5453
02:54:18,457 --> 02:54:19,124
budget, I urge you to

5454
02:54:19,124 --> 02:54:21,124
prioritize investments that

5455
02:54:23,495 --> 02:54:24,230
reduce long term city costs by

5456
02:54:24,230 --> 02:54:24,897
strengthening public health now

5457
02:54:24,897 --> 02:54:27,897
especially when it comes to

5458
02:54:29,340 --> 02:54:29,768
youth cannabis exposure.

5459
02:54:29,768 --> 02:54:30,436
Last week the Public Health

5460
02:54:30,436 --> 02:54:31,170
Institute announced findings

5461
02:54:31,170 --> 02:54:34,770
from a major study published in

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02:54:35,240 --> 02:54:35,974
jama Health Forum.

5463
02:54:35,974 --> 02:54:36,642
The study followed over 400,000

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02:54:36,642 --> 02:54:39,420
adolescents and young adults

5465
02:54:41,213 --> 02:54:41,947
and found that teens who

5466
02:54:41,947 --> 02:54:42,514
reported past year cannabis use

5467
02:54:42,514 --> 02:54:45,514
had double the risk of

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02:54:46,552 --> 02:54:47,152
developing psychotic disorders

5469
02:54:47,152 --> 02:54:47,853
and double the risk of

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02:54:47,853 --> 02:54:48,320
developing bipolar disorder in

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02:54:48,320 --> 02:54:50,320
young adulthood.

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02:54:52,525 --> 02:54:53,225
They also a significantly

5473
02:54:53,225 --> 02:54:53,558
higher risk of depression and

5474
02:54:53,558 --> 02:54:55,558
anxiety.

5475
02:54:58,164 --> 02:54:58,798
Untreated mental illness shows

5476
02:54:58,798 --> 02:54:59,164
up everywhere in our local

5477
02:54:59,164 --> 02:54:59,799
spending.

5478
02:54:59,799 --> 02:55:01,799
Behavioral health Services

5479
02:55:04,203 --> 02:55:04,836
Homelessness Response.

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02:55:04,836 --> 02:55:05,504
Emergency room visits, law

5481
02:55:05,504 --> 02:55:06,500
enforcement interactions and

5482
02:55:06,500 --> 02:55:08,500
lost productivity.

5483
02:55:10,109 --> 02:55:10,676
So prevention efforts would be

5484
02:55:10,676 --> 02:55:11,410
fiscally responsible.

5485
02:55:11,410 --> 02:55:15,100
The study also found high rates

5486
02:55:15,180 --> 02:55:15,881
of cannabis use among youth

5487
02:55:15,881 --> 02:55:16,315
enrolled in Medicaid and those

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02:55:16,315 --> 02:55:18,315
living in more

5489
02:55:20,820 --> 02:55:21,254
socioeconomically deprived

5490
02:55:21,254 --> 02:55:22,880
neighborhoods.

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02:55:22,880 --> 02:55:25,491
So here are just two ideas As

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02:55:25,491 --> 02:55:26,159
you shape the 2027 budget.

5493
02:55:26,159 --> 02:55:26,858
Ensure strong enforcement of

5494
02:55:26,858 --> 02:55:29,258
local regulations that reduce

5495
02:55:31,263 --> 02:55:31,764
youth exposure and high potency

5496
02:55:31,764 --> 02:55:32,431
product promotion.

5497
02:55:32,431 --> 02:55:34,831
And second evaluate cannabis

5498
02:55:37,690 --> 02:55:37,770
related impact through a public

5499
02:55:37,770 --> 02:55:40,770
health cost lens not just

5500
02:55:42,375 --> 02:55:43,241
projected revenue.

5501
02:55:43,241 --> 02:55:43,842
If we want to reduce city costs

5502
02:55:43,842 --> 02:55:44,343
over time we must reduce

5503
02:55:44,343 --> 02:55:46,343
preventable harm.

5504
02:55:48,647 --> 02:55:50,647
Now thank you.

5505
02:55:53,619 --> 02:55:54,200
Next, Laurie after that is are

5506
02:55:54,200 --> 02:55:56,200
you Laurie?

5507
02:55:58,358 --> 02:55:59,920
Please unmute.

5508
02:55:59,920 --> 02:55:59,625
Hello and can you hear me?

5509
02:55:59,625 --> 02:55:59,926
Yes Please proceed.

5510
02:55:59,926 --> 02:56:01,926
Okay.

5511
02:56:04,396 --> 02:56:05,640
Thank you for including

5512
02:56:05,640 --> 02:56:08,640
the public in this process.

5513
02:56:08,468 --> 02:56:09,135
I urge the City Council to

5514
02:56:09,135 --> 02:56:09,869
prioritize two public safety

5515
02:56:09,869 --> 02:56:12,869
the kind that helps communities

5516
02:56:14,941 --> 02:56:15,742
not just survive but thrive.

5517
02:56:15,742 --> 02:56:16,409
That means invest in education

5518
02:56:16,409 --> 02:56:18,809
deeply affordable low income

5519
02:56:20,790 --> 02:56:20,713
housing not the vague category

5520
02:56:20,713 --> 02:56:21,447
of affordable and ensuring

5521
02:56:21,447 --> 02:56:23,847
access to comprehensive medical

5522
02:56:25,885 --> 02:56:26,685
care.

5523
02:56:26,685 --> 02:56:29,685
It also means rethinking what

5524
02:56:31,390 --> 02:56:32,158
does what does make us safer.

5525
02:56:32,158 --> 02:56:32,792
I'm asking you to decrease

5526
02:56:32,792 --> 02:56:35,192
police funding and cancel

5527
02:56:35,962 --> 02:56:36,663
the contract with Block

5528
02:56:36,663 --> 02:56:37,297
surveillance and replacing Do

5529
02:56:37,297 --> 02:56:37,597
not prevent crime or build

5530
02:56:37,597 --> 02:56:39,597
trust.

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02:56:42,268 --> 02:56:42,969
A healthy sustainable,

5532
02:56:42,969 --> 02:56:43,636
productive and joyful city is

5533
02:56:43,636 --> 02:56:44,170
built through investment in

5534
02:56:44,170 --> 02:56:46,170
people, not expanded

5535
02:56:48,207 --> 02:56:48,875
enforcement.

5536
02:56:48,875 --> 02:56:49,241
>> Thank you very much.

5537
02:56:49,241 --> 02:56:50,277
Thank you.

5538
02:56:50,277 --> 02:56:54,477
Next is Aria If you can please

5539
02:56:59,180 --> 02:56:59,519
unmute.

5540
02:56:59,519 --> 02:57:00,286
>> Good evening.

5541
02:57:00,286 --> 02:57:00,987
My name is Aria Grossman and

5542
02:57:00,987 --> 02:57:03,387
the policy manager articulate

5543
02:57:04,924 --> 02:57:05,458
San Diego and I'm urging you to

5544
02:57:05,458 --> 02:57:07,858
fund the Vision zero

5545
02:57:08,361 --> 02:57:09,162
Coalition's budget priorities

5546
02:57:09,162 --> 02:57:09,762
two one Fix the fatal 15 to

5547
02:57:09,762 --> 02:57:11,762
Funds Management Plan

5548
02:57:14,934 --> 02:57:15,601
implementation while

5549
02:57:15,601 --> 02:57:16,303
prioritizing school towns as

5550
02:57:16,303 --> 02:57:17,300
the Transportation Department

5551
02:57:17,300 --> 02:57:18,838
intends and three fund funding

5552
02:57:18,838 --> 02:57:19,706
implementation.

5553
02:57:19,706 --> 02:57:20,407
The City of San Diego has not

5554
02:57:20,407 --> 02:57:21,700
made progress on equipment ten

5555
02:57:21,700 --> 02:57:23,407
road deaths Nearly every

5556
02:57:24,100 --> 02:57:24,444
councilmember named road safety

5557
02:57:24,444 --> 02:57:25,111
is a priority.

5558
02:57:25,111 --> 02:57:27,511
Safety advocates are telling

5559
02:57:28,515 --> 02:57:29,148
you that these three funding

5560
02:57:29,148 --> 02:57:29,782
requests will save lives.

5561
02:57:29,782 --> 02:57:30,483
>> If you're serious about

5562
02:57:30,483 --> 02:57:33,483
Vision Zero, please fund these

5563
02:57:33,920 --> 02:57:34,688
priorities.

5564
02:57:34,688 --> 02:57:35,880
I understand that it's a tough

5565
02:57:35,880 --> 02:57:35,822
budget year.

5566
02:57:35,822 --> 02:57:37,822
However, transportation dollars

5567
02:57:39,259 --> 02:57:39,625
are not subject to the same

5568
02:57:39,625 --> 02:57:40,327
tradeoffs.

5569
02:57:40,327 --> 02:57:40,961
The Transportation Department

5570
02:57:40,961 --> 02:57:43,961
budget relies on state and

5571
02:57:44,998 --> 02:57:45,732
federal formula funding which

5572
02:57:45,732 --> 02:57:46,433
must be spent on transportation

5573
02:57:46,433 --> 02:57:49,433
and this funding increased in

5574
02:57:50,637 --> 02:57:51,405
the city budget last year.

5575
02:57:51,405 --> 02:57:51,738
I know you're facing difficult

5576
02:57:51,738 --> 02:57:52,406
choices.

5577
02:57:52,406 --> 02:57:53,730
We heard someone say earlier

5578
02:57:53,730 --> 02:57:55,542
that we shouldn't fund speed

5579
02:57:55,542 --> 02:57:56,243
management plan implementation

5580
02:57:56,243 --> 02:57:56,943
and instead support libraries.

5581
02:57:56,943 --> 02:58:00,280
I want to make clear that this

5582
02:58:00,280 --> 02:58:01,150
tradeoff does not exist.

5583
02:58:01,150 --> 02:58:01,682
Transportation funding can only

5584
02:58:01,682 --> 02:58:02,349
be spent on transportation.

5585
02:58:02,349 --> 02:58:05,418
What I'm asking you to do is

5586
02:58:05,418 --> 02:58:06,119
choose these safety

5587
02:58:06,119 --> 02:58:06,753
improvements over routine road

5588
02:58:06,753 --> 02:58:09,153
maintenance No other city

5589
02:58:10,491 --> 02:58:11,910
services Please fund these

5590
02:58:11,910 --> 02:58:11,524
requests to save lives.

5591
02:58:11,524 --> 02:58:11,958
>> Thank you.

5592
02:58:11,958 --> 02:58:13,958
Thank you.

5593
02:58:15,328 --> 02:58:15,996
The five minute timer did

5594
02:58:15,996 --> 02:58:16,630
conclude during that speaker

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02:58:16,630 --> 02:58:17,197
There are 14 speakers with

5596
02:58:17,197 --> 02:58:19,597
their hands raised, no

5597
02:58:20,200 --> 02:58:20,500
additional speakers will be

5598
02:58:20,500 --> 02:58:21,301
taken.

5599
02:58:21,301 --> 02:58:24,301
>> guthrie Leonard if you can

5600
02:58:24,972 --> 02:58:25,739
please unmute.

5601
02:58:25,739 --> 02:58:26,600
>> Hi, can you hear me?

5602
02:58:26,600 --> 02:58:26,473
Yes.

5603
02:58:26,473 --> 02:58:26,739
Please proceed.

5604
02:58:26,739 --> 02:58:28,739
Hi.

5605
02:58:30,244 --> 02:58:31,440
Thank you guys so much for

5606
02:58:31,440 --> 02:58:31,478
starting so early on this and

5607
02:58:31,478 --> 02:58:33,478
including us.

5608
02:58:35,682 --> 02:58:36,183
It really means a lot to have

5609
02:58:36,183 --> 02:58:38,183
our voices heard.

5610
02:58:40,120 --> 02:58:40,421
I love what Aria said on Vision

5611
02:58:40,421 --> 02:58:41,155
Zero.

5612
02:58:41,155 --> 02:58:41,455
I don't have anything to add to

5613
02:58:41,455 --> 02:58:42,289
that.

5614
02:58:42,289 --> 02:58:44,758
I think those are all worthy

5615
02:58:44,758 --> 02:58:45,920
goals for our transportation

5616
02:58:45,920 --> 02:58:46,590
funding.

5617
02:58:46,590 --> 02:58:50,970
And I also want to talk briefly

5618
02:58:50,970 --> 02:58:50,598
about the 215 bus which is from

5619
02:58:50,598 --> 02:58:52,598
sdsu to downtown.

5620
02:58:55,403 --> 02:58:55,936
I think this bus deserves

5621
02:58:55,936 --> 02:58:56,637
further investment.

5622
02:58:56,637 --> 02:59:00,700
It was envisioned as more than

5623
02:59:00,700 --> 02:59:00,808
it is now and I think that

5624
02:59:00,808 --> 02:59:01,542
money is well spent and results

5625
02:59:01,542 --> 02:59:04,542
in higher ridership which would

5626
02:59:05,450 --> 02:59:05,613
you know, fulfill the money

5627
02:59:05,613 --> 02:59:06,347
we're spending on it.

5628
02:59:06,347 --> 02:59:10,117
And I also just want to say

5629
02:59:10,117 --> 02:59:10,718
that when it comes to

5630
02:59:10,718 --> 02:59:11,385
transportation spending,

5631
02:59:11,385 --> 02:59:14,385
especially when it comes to

5632
02:59:15,690 --> 02:59:16,357
roads, bike infrastructure and

5633
02:59:16,357 --> 02:59:16,957
transit infrastructure lasts

5634
02:59:16,957 --> 02:59:18,957
longer than resurfacing.

5635
02:59:20,828 --> 02:59:21,629
So if we're going to spend this

5636
02:59:21,629 --> 02:59:25,199
money in a way that makes it

5637
02:59:25,199 --> 02:59:25,866
count, I think it's worth it to

5638
02:59:25,866 --> 02:59:26,567
spend it on the stuff that's

5639
02:59:26,567 --> 02:59:27,268
going to last the longest And

5640
02:59:27,268 --> 02:59:30,604
in this case that's active in

5641
02:59:30,604 --> 02:59:31,339
public transportation.

5642
02:59:31,339 --> 02:59:32,390
>> So please take that into

5643
02:59:32,390 --> 02:59:32,639
account when you are choosing

5644
02:59:32,639 --> 02:59:33,600
where those dollars go.

5645
02:59:33,600 --> 02:59:35,600
Thank you.

5646
02:59:36,277 --> 02:59:36,744
Thank you.

5647
02:59:36,744 --> 02:59:37,780
Next is asthma.

5648
02:59:37,780 --> 02:59:39,780
Asthma.

5649
02:59:41,748 --> 02:59:42,716
If you can please unmute.

5650
02:59:42,716 --> 02:59:46,287
>> Hi, my name is Asma Abdi.

5651
02:59:46,287 --> 02:59:47,540
i'm a constituent of district

5652
02:59:47,540 --> 02:59:47,688
three and I'm here speaking in

5653
02:59:47,688 --> 02:59:48,188
my personal capacity as a

5654
02:59:48,188 --> 02:59:50,188
concerned citizen.

5655
02:59:52,293 --> 02:59:52,593
I was born and raised in San

5656
02:59:52,593 --> 02:59:53,293
Diego.

5657
02:59:53,293 --> 02:59:54,270
I'm a daughter of immigrants.

5658
02:59:54,270 --> 02:59:57,231
Our families did not leave a

5659
02:59:57,231 --> 02:59:57,698
frying pan just to end up in a

5660
02:59:57,698 --> 02:59:58,399
pressure cooker.

5661
02:59:58,399 --> 02:59:59,330
We need protection and we need

5662
02:59:59,330 --> 03:00:01,330
investment and vulnerable

5663
03:00:01,935 --> 03:00:02,636
communities especially at a

5664
03:00:02,636 --> 03:00:03,170
time when so many families are

5665
03:00:03,170 --> 03:00:05,170
feeling uncertainty.

5666
03:00:07,174 --> 03:00:07,875
We recently had a lot of rain

5667
03:00:07,875 --> 03:00:08,542
in San Diego and it's clear

5668
03:00:08,542 --> 03:00:09,420
the city is not investing in

5669
03:00:09,420 --> 03:00:09,510
proper stormwater

5670
03:00:09,510 --> 03:00:11,510
infrastructure.

5671
03:00:11,846 --> 03:00:12,480
We need to make sure that at

5672
03:00:12,480 --> 03:00:13,213
the very least people are

5673
03:00:13,213 --> 03:00:16,213
provided with basic human needs

5674
03:00:16,650 --> 03:00:17,318
such as affordable housing for

5675
03:00:17,318 --> 03:00:18,180
very low and low income

5676
03:00:18,180 --> 03:00:21,588
families as well as a decrease

5677
03:00:21,588 --> 03:00:22,290
in police funding and canceling

5678
03:00:22,290 --> 03:00:25,290
contracts with flock which has

5679
03:00:26,461 --> 03:00:26,761
been proven to share data with

5680
03:00:26,761 --> 03:00:27,527
ice.

5681
03:00:27,527 --> 03:00:28,228
So as you consider the budget I

5682
03:00:28,228 --> 03:00:31,228
urge you please don't balance

5683
03:00:31,598 --> 03:00:32,300
the budget on the backs of

5684
03:00:32,300 --> 03:00:33,330
immigrant black immigrant and

5685
03:00:33,330 --> 03:00:35,330
refugee communities communities

5686
03:00:36,871 --> 03:00:37,571
that are marginalized and we

5687
03:00:37,571 --> 03:00:37,872
need protection now more than

5688
03:00:37,872 --> 03:00:38,472
ever.

5689
03:00:38,472 --> 03:00:38,873
So please invest in our

5690
03:00:38,873 --> 03:00:40,873
communities.

5691
03:00:41,275 --> 03:00:41,842
Thank you.

5692
03:00:41,842 --> 03:00:42,410
Thank you, Sally.

5693
03:00:42,410 --> 03:00:44,810
If you can please.

5694
03:00:45,713 --> 03:00:46,280
I'm you.

5695
03:00:46,280 --> 03:00:48,280
>> Thank you.

5696
03:00:51,185 --> 03:00:51,952
I do appreciate this Early time

5697
03:00:51,952 --> 03:00:54,952
for getting input from people

5698
03:00:56,223 --> 03:01:00,423
but didn't do a great job in

5699
03:01:00,561 --> 03:01:01,296
promoting this Obviously with

5700
03:01:01,296 --> 03:01:01,763
the number of people online let

5701
03:01:01,763 --> 03:01:03,763
alone in person.

5702
03:01:05,233 --> 03:01:08,833
I wanted to request that you

5703
03:01:10,237 --> 03:01:10,839
cancel flock put the money

5704
03:01:10,839 --> 03:01:13,239
towards the safety of

5705
03:01:15,276 --> 03:01:16,440
the people and the welfare of

5706
03:01:16,440 --> 03:01:19,644
the people and for me that

5707
03:01:19,914 --> 03:01:22,914
means not the police but

5708
03:01:25,219 --> 03:01:26,540
towards parks and library.

5709
03:01:26,540 --> 03:01:29,654
I'm not saying you have to

5710
03:01:30,391 --> 03:01:33,328
create new ones Nets etc..

5711
03:01:33,328 --> 03:01:33,995
I agree with the vision Zero

5712
03:01:33,995 --> 03:01:36,395
efforts to slow speeds

5713
03:01:39,201 --> 03:01:39,901
especially in the areas with

5714
03:01:39,901 --> 03:01:43,501
the with the number of deaths

5715
03:01:43,571 --> 03:01:44,339
that we have this past year.

5716
03:01:44,339 --> 03:01:47,339
It's still still too high.

5717
03:01:48,877 --> 03:01:49,544
I'd also like to request that

5718
03:01:49,544 --> 03:01:52,544
you work on the middle

5719
03:01:53,615 --> 03:01:56,150
management level of jobs.

5720
03:01:58,190 --> 03:01:58,453
I think that's where a lot of

5721
03:01:58,453 --> 03:02:00,453
the cuts are.

5722
03:02:02,657 --> 03:02:03,424
The people that are on

5723
03:02:03,424 --> 03:02:04,126
the ground need to be able to

5724
03:02:04,126 --> 03:02:07,726
do their work but the middle

5725
03:02:07,896 --> 03:02:08,530
management I think in a lot of

5726
03:02:08,530 --> 03:02:10,930
instances can be combined.

5727
03:02:12,534 --> 03:02:13,402
>> Thank you.

5728
03:02:13,402 --> 03:02:15,802
Please consider before igniting

5729
03:02:18,406 --> 03:02:18,874
as communities of concern and

5730
03:02:18,874 --> 03:02:19,574
our stormwater.

5731
03:02:19,574 --> 03:02:21,900
Thank you for that concluding

5732
03:02:21,900 --> 03:02:23,900
comment.

5733
03:02:26,181 --> 03:02:26,881
>> Next is Samantha Schumer.

5734
03:02:26,881 --> 03:02:27,716
>> Hi, good evening Council.

5735
03:02:27,716 --> 03:02:30,716
Thank you so much for

5736
03:02:30,952 --> 03:02:31,520
the opportunity to speak on

5737
03:02:31,520 --> 03:02:32,387
such a critical issue.

5738
03:02:32,387 --> 03:02:35,987
We are in a serious budget

5739
03:02:36,725 --> 03:02:37,425
crisis not only in our city but

5740
03:02:37,425 --> 03:02:37,759
our county, our state and our

5741
03:02:37,759 --> 03:02:39,759
nation.

5742
03:02:40,261 --> 03:02:40,862
And it's time for our leaders

5743
03:02:40,862 --> 03:02:43,862
to take serious looks at

5744
03:02:44,633 --> 03:02:45,400
revenue options that don't

5745
03:02:45,400 --> 03:02:48,400
punish our working families but

5746
03:02:49,938 --> 03:02:50,639
hold those accountable who have

5747
03:02:50,639 --> 03:02:53,639
taken advantage of tax breaks

5748
03:02:55,544 --> 03:02:56,311
for decades at our city.

5749
03:02:56,311 --> 03:02:57,790
I think it's time to make

5750
03:02:57,790 --> 03:02:59,915
entities like Airbnb pay their

5751
03:02:59,915 --> 03:03:00,549
fair share and I'm really

5752
03:03:00,549 --> 03:03:02,949
encouraged to see council

5753
03:03:04,486 --> 03:03:05,187
taking a serious look at items

5754
03:03:05,187 --> 03:03:05,921
that will bring in revenue to

5755
03:03:05,921 --> 03:03:09,521
our city that we so desperately

5756
03:03:09,725 --> 03:03:10,593
need to keep our roads safe, to

5757
03:03:10,593 --> 03:03:14,193
keep our kids safe and have

5758
03:03:15,300 --> 03:03:15,665
access to parks and clean air

5759
03:03:15,665 --> 03:03:16,431
and all sorts of wonderful

5760
03:03:16,431 --> 03:03:19,431
things that our city provides

5761
03:03:20,301 --> 03:03:24,172
and I am in huge support of any

5762
03:03:24,172 --> 03:03:24,874
revenue measures that hold

5763
03:03:24,874 --> 03:03:27,274
those entities accountable who

5764
03:03:29,378 --> 03:03:30,110
are again like I said, not

5765
03:03:30,110 --> 03:03:32,110
serving working families.

5766
03:03:34,683 --> 03:03:35,184
And I think fundamentally this

5767
03:03:35,184 --> 03:03:37,584
is a moral crisis.

5768
03:03:39,821 --> 03:03:40,522
We have served our communities

5769
03:03:40,522 --> 03:03:44,460
for so long to the point where

5770
03:03:44,460 --> 03:03:45,161
basic things like storm water

5771
03:03:45,161 --> 03:03:48,761
drainage are not being met and

5772
03:03:49,298 --> 03:03:49,831
we can't sit around waiting any

5773
03:03:49,831 --> 03:03:50,465
longer for answers.

5774
03:03:50,465 --> 03:03:50,799
It's time to take serious

5775
03:03:50,799 --> 03:03:52,799
action.

5776
03:03:54,270 --> 03:03:54,837
We have The Waltons, Indiegogo

5777
03:03:54,837 --> 03:03:55,538
and I really encourage

5778
03:03:55,538 --> 03:03:59,138
the council to look to address

5779
03:03:59,508 --> 03:04:00,760
that in.

5780
03:04:00,760 --> 03:04:01,430
Q Thank you.

5781
03:04:01,430 --> 03:04:05,243
Next is I phone if you can

5782
03:04:08,851 --> 03:04:09,351
please unmute I, I can you can

5783
03:04:09,351 --> 03:04:09,685
you hear me Diana?

5784
03:04:09,685 --> 03:04:10,152
>> Yes.

5785
03:04:10,152 --> 03:04:12,152
Please proceed.

5786
03:04:12,755 --> 03:04:13,550
Hey, that's Michael Schmidt.

5787
03:04:13,550 --> 03:04:13,356
Hi.

5788
03:04:13,356 --> 03:04:15,356
Hi.

5789
03:04:17,760 --> 03:04:18,393
I was I'm calling to point out

5790
03:04:18,393 --> 03:04:21,863
I think part of the budget

5791
03:04:21,863 --> 03:04:24,863
should go to tation and

5792
03:04:26,669 --> 03:04:29,669
especially to fixing the roads.

5793
03:04:31,574 --> 03:04:32,740
But I appreciate all of you and

5794
03:04:32,740 --> 03:04:33,900
also for everyone.

5795
03:04:33,900 --> 03:04:37,800
Thank you very much to all of

5796
03:04:37,800 --> 03:04:37,547
you guys.

5797
03:04:37,547 --> 03:04:37,846
>> Okay.

5798
03:04:37,846 --> 03:04:38,347
Okay.

5799
03:04:38,347 --> 03:04:40,347
Thank you.

5800
03:04:40,883 --> 03:04:44,483
Next is 8700 If you can please

5801
03:04:45,321 --> 03:04:47,321
unmute.

5802
03:04:50,593 --> 03:04:52,993
Thank you Jason 53 Okay.

5803
03:04:55,198 --> 03:04:58,798
I want our library parks equity

5804
03:05:00,569 --> 03:05:02,569
Fair immigration Internet

5805
03:05:04,440 --> 03:05:04,841
access kpi as kpi KPIs in all

5806
03:05:04,841 --> 03:05:05,474
departments.

5807
03:05:05,474 --> 03:05:09,110
We need to get started on

5808
03:05:09,110 --> 03:05:09,612
whatever we can do in the f y

5809
03:05:09,612 --> 03:05:12,120
27 budget to fund those.

5810
03:05:13,949 --> 03:05:14,650
The cuts are very interesting

5811
03:05:14,650 --> 03:05:15,351
and what's being presented I'm

5812
03:05:15,351 --> 03:05:18,351
very surprised about the cuts

5813
03:05:19,689 --> 03:05:19,989
being asked for or suggested in

5814
03:05:19,989 --> 03:05:21,989
parks.

5815
03:05:24,260 --> 03:05:24,728
It makes sense in a way that

5816
03:05:24,728 --> 03:05:28,328
they're doable And yes I'm I'm

5817
03:05:28,965 --> 03:05:29,532
for the less middle management

5818
03:05:29,532 --> 03:05:31,932
and in tweaking that

5819
03:05:33,360 --> 03:05:33,837
coordinating it combining it

5820
03:05:33,837 --> 03:05:34,503
and somehow I like the idea of

5821
03:05:34,503 --> 03:05:36,903
maybe maybe maybe on

5822
03:05:38,508 --> 03:05:42,108
the outsourcing to pay less Now

5823
03:05:44,246 --> 03:05:44,848
I want to see oh gosh there's

5824
03:05:44,848 --> 03:05:47,248
just not enough time.

5825
03:05:47,484 --> 03:05:48,318
I want to say one thing I'm

5826
03:05:48,318 --> 03:05:52,221
looking at a new way of us to

5827
03:05:52,221 --> 03:05:53,890
come together is once San Diego

5828
03:05:53,890 --> 03:05:53,723
and I won't go into it now I'll

5829
03:05:53,723 --> 03:05:56,723
look forward to the budget

5830
03:05:57,460 --> 03:05:58,128
meeting committee meeting or

5831
03:05:58,128 --> 03:05:58,661
something but just wanted to

5832
03:05:58,661 --> 03:05:59,930
put that out there.

5833
03:05:59,930 --> 03:06:00,697
I think we need to enlarge our

5834
03:06:00,697 --> 03:06:03,697
one people pocket to council

5835
03:06:05,401 --> 03:06:06,690
PRESIDENT Pro Tim Lee You said

5836
03:06:06,690 --> 03:06:06,803
something that really really

5837
03:06:06,803 --> 03:06:10,600
woke me up and I don't know

5838
03:06:10,600 --> 03:06:10,974
what to do with it.

5839
03:06:10,974 --> 03:06:13,710
You said I think it was very

5840
03:06:13,710 --> 03:06:14,578
recently at 80 and I think you

5841
03:06:14,578 --> 03:06:18,214
said what to do on a daily

5842
03:06:18,214 --> 03:06:18,681
basis to remove the structural

5843
03:06:18,681 --> 03:06:19,549
budget deficit.

5844
03:06:19,549 --> 03:06:23,149
>> So I think we're doing it

5845
03:06:24,870 --> 03:06:24,788
now in a way but I want to know

5846
03:06:24,788 --> 03:06:28,191
more about that so maybe you

5847
03:06:28,191 --> 03:06:28,591
can save your time if you could

5848
03:06:28,591 --> 03:06:29,250
include it.

5849
03:06:29,250 --> 03:06:29,492
My apologies.

5850
03:06:29,492 --> 03:06:29,860
Thank you, sir.

5851
03:06:29,860 --> 03:06:30,160
Thank you.

5852
03:06:30,160 --> 03:06:30,861
Sorry.

5853
03:06:30,861 --> 03:06:34,461
And if you can please unmute

5854
03:06:36,500 --> 03:06:37,200
after that is Berlin.

5855
03:06:37,200 --> 03:06:38,100
>> Good evening City Council.

5856
03:06:38,100 --> 03:06:38,635
My name is Ian Embry and I'm

5857
03:06:38,635 --> 03:06:40,971
the advocacy and community

5858
03:06:40,971 --> 03:06:41,605
manager with the San Diego

5859
03:06:41,605 --> 03:06:42,306
County Bicycle Coalition.

5860
03:06:42,306 --> 03:06:45,375
I'm calling in tonight to ask

5861
03:06:45,375 --> 03:06:46,830
that you include the vision

5862
03:06:46,830 --> 03:06:46,710
Zero Coalitions by Budget asks

5863
03:06:46,710 --> 03:06:49,710
for your upcoming for this

5864
03:06:50,346 --> 03:06:51,215
upcoming fiscal year.

5865
03:06:51,215 --> 03:06:53,160
As a reminder they are to fund

5866
03:06:53,160 --> 03:06:53,517
improvements to the fatal 15

5867
03:06:53,517 --> 03:06:54,217
intersections fund

5868
03:06:54,217 --> 03:06:54,951
the associated budget requests

5869
03:06:54,951 --> 03:06:57,951
related to the speed management

5870
03:06:58,355 --> 03:06:59,560
plan and create a dedicated

5871
03:06:59,560 --> 03:06:59,522
fund to delight intersections

5872
03:06:59,522 --> 03:07:01,522
across the city.

5873
03:07:03,193 --> 03:07:03,894
Increasingly kids across

5874
03:07:03,894 --> 03:07:04,461
the city are dying because of

5875
03:07:04,461 --> 03:07:05,950
our city's inaction on

5876
03:07:05,950 --> 03:07:07,495
the traffic safety crisis.

5877
03:07:08,980 --> 03:07:08,699
Cities around the world have

5878
03:07:08,699 --> 03:07:09,266
figured out how to reach

5879
03:07:09,266 --> 03:07:11,666
the Vision Zero goal.

5880
03:07:12,770 --> 03:07:13,470
When budget season comes along

5881
03:07:13,470 --> 03:07:14,204
in those cities they allocate

5882
03:07:14,204 --> 03:07:14,638
significant funds to keep their

5883
03:07:14,638 --> 03:07:16,638
citizens safe.

5884
03:07:17,641 --> 03:07:18,341
I wish I could ask for

5885
03:07:18,341 --> 03:07:18,976
significant funds but instead

5886
03:07:18,976 --> 03:07:21,779
I'm asking for pennies on

5887
03:07:21,779 --> 03:07:22,551
the dollar to keep us safe.

5888
03:07:22,551 --> 03:07:23,247
We're asking for cost effective

5889
03:07:23,247 --> 03:07:26,847
solutions to save lives, do it

5890
03:07:27,383 --> 03:07:27,985
for our kids, our seniors, our

5891
03:07:27,985 --> 03:07:30,385
walkers, our riders, Our

5892
03:07:31,955 --> 03:07:32,422
drivers Do it for all of us.

5893
03:07:32,422 --> 03:07:32,822
>> Thank you.

5894
03:07:32,822 --> 03:07:34,822
Thank you.

5895
03:07:37,610 --> 03:07:39,610
Next is Berlin.

5896
03:07:45,603 --> 03:07:45,947
If you can please unmute Berlin

5897
03:07:45,947 --> 03:07:46,970
.

5898
03:07:46,970 --> 03:07:50,570
>> I do see that you've unmuted

5899
03:07:51,208 --> 03:07:51,709
but we do not hear you here in

5900
03:07:51,709 --> 03:07:52,276
council chambers.

5901
03:07:52,276 --> 03:07:55,512
Not sure if the mic if

5902
03:07:55,512 --> 03:07:55,945
the device you're speaking into

5903
03:07:55,945 --> 03:07:56,480
MAY be muted.

5904
03:07:56,480 --> 03:07:56,781
You hear me now?

5905
03:07:56,781 --> 03:07:58,781
Yes.

5906
03:07:59,717 --> 03:08:00,551
Please proceed.

5907
03:08:00,551 --> 03:08:04,151
>> Hey, I'm here on behalf of

5908
03:08:04,355 --> 03:08:04,989
Mitzi Kahn today and I'm

5909
03:08:04,989 --> 03:08:05,722
calling because we want to

5910
03:08:05,722 --> 03:08:06,156
encourage all of you to take a

5911
03:08:06,156 --> 03:08:08,156
serious look.

5912
03:08:09,694 --> 03:08:10,661
Maximize city efficiency.

5913
03:08:10,661 --> 03:08:14,732
And I'm here to point out one

5914
03:08:14,732 --> 03:08:15,332
concrete action that you could

5915
03:08:15,332 --> 03:08:15,933
take which is to allow

5916
03:08:15,933 --> 03:08:18,333
the Parks and Recreation

5917
03:08:19,503 --> 03:08:20,171
Department to do repairs and

5918
03:08:20,171 --> 03:08:23,171
house the current system to

5919
03:08:24,750 --> 03:08:24,741
carry out park improvements Is

5920
03:08:24,741 --> 03:08:25,642
too lengthy, too lengthy and

5921
03:08:25,642 --> 03:08:29,112
too costly By doing projects in

5922
03:08:29,112 --> 03:08:29,947
house.

5923
03:08:29,947 --> 03:08:30,681
They can address the backlog of

5924
03:08:30,681 --> 03:08:33,810
maintenance requests and reduce

5925
03:08:34,451 --> 03:08:35,119
the much higher costs required

5926
03:08:35,119 --> 03:08:38,119
to carry out major repairs.

5927
03:08:38,456 --> 03:08:39,123
When the park reaches a crisis

5928
03:08:39,123 --> 03:08:39,823
point, complex projects can

5929
03:08:39,823 --> 03:08:42,823
always be sent to specialized

5930
03:08:43,394 --> 03:08:44,940
teams.

5931
03:08:44,940 --> 03:08:44,829
But please let them do

5932
03:08:44,829 --> 03:08:48,166
the small projects to save time

5933
03:08:48,166 --> 03:08:49,000
to save money.

5934
03:08:49,000 --> 03:08:49,734
And this could be a net zero

5935
03:08:49,734 --> 03:08:50,100
expense if you really look into

5936
03:08:50,100 --> 03:08:52,100
it.

5937
03:08:53,771 --> 03:08:54,473
So if you have any questions

5938
03:08:54,473 --> 03:08:54,772
feel free to reach out to me

5939
03:08:54,772 --> 03:08:55,440
again.

5940
03:08:55,440 --> 03:08:55,773
We'll be circling with your

5941
03:08:55,773 --> 03:08:57,773
offices.

5942
03:08:58,309 --> 03:09:00,309
Thank you.

5943
03:09:07,180 --> 03:09:07,751
>> If you can please unmute.

5944
03:09:07,751 --> 03:09:08,860
>> Good evening Council

5945
03:09:08,860 --> 03:09:08,786
members.

5946
03:09:08,786 --> 03:09:11,856
I just want to stress my

5947
03:09:11,856 --> 03:09:12,590
concern about any additional

5948
03:09:12,590 --> 03:09:12,857
cuts to libraries and parks and

5949
03:09:12,857 --> 03:09:14,857
rec.

5950
03:09:17,428 --> 03:09:18,290
Those were already cut last

5951
03:09:18,290 --> 03:09:18,596
year so that would be

5952
03:09:18,596 --> 03:09:20,996
the second time these

5953
03:09:21,732 --> 03:09:22,467
communities folks that need

5954
03:09:22,467 --> 03:09:23,101
these libraries and rec centers

5955
03:09:23,101 --> 03:09:25,501
because they often cannot

5956
03:09:26,904 --> 03:09:27,572
afford the private solutions of

5957
03:09:27,572 --> 03:09:28,273
buying books Every time you

5958
03:09:28,273 --> 03:09:31,676
want to read or paying for

5959
03:09:31,676 --> 03:09:32,443
specific class it's much more

5960
03:09:32,443 --> 03:09:33,243
expensive not at a rec center.

5961
03:09:33,243 --> 03:09:36,614
So this will be the second year

5962
03:09:36,614 --> 03:09:37,415
that these communities face

5963
03:09:37,415 --> 03:09:37,816
cuts and I think that's deeply

5964
03:09:37,816 --> 03:09:39,816
concerning.

5965
03:09:41,385 --> 03:09:41,952
And it's ultimately a

5966
03:09:41,952 --> 03:09:42,687
distributional choice.

5967
03:09:42,687 --> 03:09:46,191
It's no it's a tax by any other

5968
03:09:46,191 --> 03:09:46,891
means to force these people to

5969
03:09:46,891 --> 03:09:47,559
lose that service or now have

5970
03:09:47,559 --> 03:09:51,296
to pay for it out of pocket.

5971
03:09:51,296 --> 03:09:51,662
So we are concerned about fees

5972
03:09:51,662 --> 03:09:52,363
or taxes.

5973
03:09:52,363 --> 03:09:55,363
Ultimately the people who will

5974
03:09:56,134 --> 03:09:56,835
bear this will be those who

5975
03:09:56,835 --> 03:09:57,568
have the least resources which

5976
03:09:57,568 --> 03:09:58,502
is deeply concerning And I hope

5977
03:09:58,502 --> 03:10:02,102
we can find other solutions to

5978
03:10:03,675 --> 03:10:04,442
this.

5979
03:10:04,442 --> 03:10:05,760
Yeah, I mean I'm well aware

5980
03:10:05,760 --> 03:10:07,476
that there are tradeoffs.

5981
03:10:08,346 --> 03:10:09,130
I feel like blaming middle

5982
03:10:09,130 --> 03:10:11,413
missing middle management is

5983
03:10:12,617 --> 03:10:12,983
not always the exactly the best

5984
03:10:12,983 --> 03:10:13,484
solution.

5985
03:10:13,484 --> 03:10:14,151
There's tradeoffs.

5986
03:10:14,151 --> 03:10:17,151
I think city workers provide

5987
03:10:17,689 --> 03:10:18,322
great resources and I in fact

5988
03:10:18,322 --> 03:10:19,230
wish there were more city

5989
03:10:19,230 --> 03:10:22,230
resources to manage how where

5990
03:10:22,293 --> 03:10:22,594
the parking implementation went

5991
03:10:22,594 --> 03:10:23,394
.

5992
03:10:23,394 --> 03:10:23,929
I feel like that would actually

5993
03:10:23,929 --> 03:10:24,562
have made it better.

5994
03:10:24,562 --> 03:10:25,300
So I think there's a true

5995
03:10:25,300 --> 03:10:27,300
tradeoff there.

5996
03:10:27,833 --> 03:10:28,533
So blaming it on this so-called

5997
03:10:28,533 --> 03:10:29,670
middle management will require

5998
03:10:29,670 --> 03:10:31,467
a tradeoff as well.

5999
03:10:32,938 --> 03:10:33,638
Hard decisions to come but I

6000
03:10:33,638 --> 03:10:34,372
want to make sure the emphasis

6001
03:10:34,372 --> 03:10:35,407
on the low income folks are not

6002
03:10:35,407 --> 03:10:39,700
borne the bearing the brunt of

6003
03:10:40,378 --> 03:10:40,779
this crisis.

6004
03:10:40,779 --> 03:10:42,779
Thank you.

6005
03:10:44,649 --> 03:10:44,950
Kevin, if you can please unmute

6006
03:10:44,950 --> 03:10:46,950
.

6007
03:10:50,422 --> 03:10:51,890
Kevin I can unmute for you if

6008
03:10:51,890 --> 03:10:54,890
you can unmute by pressing.

6009
03:10:56,261 --> 03:10:56,862
There you go.

6010
03:10:56,862 --> 03:10:57,129
No With each other?

6011
03:10:57,129 --> 03:10:57,529
No.

6012
03:10:57,529 --> 03:10:59,498
Okay.

6013
03:10:59,498 --> 03:10:59,798
Can you hear me?

6014
03:10:59,798 --> 03:11:00,264
Yes.

6015
03:11:00,264 --> 03:11:02,264
Please proceed.

6016
03:11:03,669 --> 03:11:04,336
Okay.

6017
03:11:04,336 --> 03:11:05,104
Hello, Council members.

6018
03:11:05,104 --> 03:11:08,874
I just wanted to talk to you

6019
03:11:08,874 --> 03:11:09,841
guys about the budget So it

6020
03:11:09,841 --> 03:11:14,410
seems like you guys have been I

6021
03:11:14,112 --> 03:11:14,746
think misallocating some of

6022
03:11:14,746 --> 03:11:15,414
the budget So I've been a

6023
03:11:15,414 --> 03:11:17,814
little bit disappointed with

6024
03:11:18,983 --> 03:11:19,551
the police budget So I'm ad1

6025
03:11:19,551 --> 03:11:20,251
resident and it's been

6026
03:11:20,251 --> 03:11:23,251
disappointing to see that you

6027
03:11:23,689 --> 03:11:24,389
guys have been talking about

6028
03:11:24,389 --> 03:11:25,900
the police being underfunded.

6029
03:11:25,900 --> 03:11:28,900
However there has been parking

6030
03:11:28,827 --> 03:11:29,595
disputes and all Hoya a couple

6031
03:11:29,595 --> 03:11:32,631
of months ago where 11 cop cars

6032
03:11:32,631 --> 03:11:33,431
showed up to the parking

6033
03:11:33,431 --> 03:11:34,990
dispute 11 cop cars yet you

6034
03:11:34,990 --> 03:11:34,600
guys claim that the place is

6035
03:11:34,600 --> 03:11:36,600
being underfunded.

6036
03:11:38,102 --> 03:11:42,302
So I think that would be one

6037
03:11:42,441 --> 03:11:43,108
area to not necessarily cut

6038
03:11:43,108 --> 03:11:43,842
the budget but to reallocate

6039
03:11:43,842 --> 03:11:44,576
where officers are going And if

6040
03:11:44,576 --> 03:11:45,643
there are some areas that are

6041
03:11:45,643 --> 03:11:46,311
understaffed because clearly

6042
03:11:46,311 --> 03:11:48,711
some areas are being

6043
03:11:51,150 --> 03:11:51,817
overstaffed, I think it's also

6044
03:11:51,817 --> 03:11:54,817
important to make sure that

6045
03:11:55,888 --> 03:11:56,221
we're funding the trolley

6046
03:11:56,221 --> 03:11:56,955
system.

6047
03:11:56,955 --> 03:11:57,756
The trial is actually one of my

6048
03:11:57,756 --> 03:12:00,960
favorite parts of San Diego and

6049
03:12:00,960 --> 03:12:01,627
I think would be great if we

6050
03:12:01,627 --> 03:12:04,563
kept it funded also with us.

6051
03:12:04,563 --> 03:12:05,264
b 79 If you guys expanded

6052
03:12:05,264 --> 03:12:06,310
the trolley that would also be

6053
03:12:06,310 --> 03:12:08,968
great Get more housing and more

6054
03:12:08,968 --> 03:12:09,701
trolley.

6055
03:12:09,701 --> 03:12:10,202
So you could definitely use

6056
03:12:10,202 --> 03:12:12,202
some more trolley.

6057
03:12:12,971 --> 03:12:13,939
So that be great.

6058
03:12:13,939 --> 03:12:17,539
>> Um I think the parks and

6059
03:12:18,770 --> 03:12:18,811
libraries also are really

6060
03:12:18,811 --> 03:12:22,281
important so make sure you guys

6061
03:12:22,281 --> 03:12:25,281
are funding those as well.

6062
03:12:27,820 --> 03:12:28,587
>> So um yeah and so that's

6063
03:12:28,587 --> 03:12:31,587
overall yeah I think just

6064
03:12:32,230 --> 03:12:32,558
reallocate some funding.

6065
03:12:32,558 --> 03:12:32,958
>> That'd be great.

6066
03:12:32,958 --> 03:12:34,958
Thank you.

6067
03:12:36,261 --> 03:12:38,661
Next is Blair Beekman.

6068
03:12:41,133 --> 03:12:41,667
If you can please unmute.

6069
03:12:41,667 --> 03:12:42,340
All right.

6070
03:12:42,340 --> 03:12:44,340
Thank you.

6071
03:12:45,871 --> 03:12:46,204
Thanks for this meeting

6072
03:12:46,204 --> 03:12:48,204
tonight.

6073
03:12:51,177 --> 03:12:51,811
I was interested from my public

6074
03:12:51,811 --> 03:12:52,511
comment non agenda public

6075
03:12:52,511 --> 03:12:56,111
comment today What I failed to

6076
03:12:56,882 --> 03:12:57,683
mention the relevance I think

6077
03:12:57,683 --> 03:12:58,383
to this meeting today is that

6078
03:12:58,383 --> 03:12:59,118
you know it's Oakland and San

6079
03:12:59,118 --> 03:13:01,587
Jose are both they're working

6080
03:13:01,587 --> 03:13:02,288
proactive really on items and

6081
03:13:02,288 --> 03:13:05,888
issues to deal to address this

6082
03:13:05,891 --> 03:13:06,526
new Trump administration but

6083
03:13:06,526 --> 03:13:09,526
San Diego also worked well

6084
03:13:11,931 --> 03:13:12,731
previously on Park issues and

6085
03:13:12,731 --> 03:13:13,399
you took a break on more

6086
03:13:13,399 --> 03:13:15,799
surveillance tech for Park.

6087
03:13:15,868 --> 03:13:16,636
You just have to really

6088
03:13:16,636 --> 03:13:17,270
consider, you know, what

6089
03:13:17,270 --> 03:13:17,837
the Trump administration's

6090
03:13:17,837 --> 03:13:20,505
going to do with data

6091
03:13:20,505 --> 03:13:21,374
collection things.

6092
03:13:21,374 --> 03:13:21,908
I think we're afraid now We've

6093
03:13:21,908 --> 03:13:23,908
seen best practices.

6094
03:13:25,645 --> 03:13:26,345
We're afraid to move into

6095
03:13:26,345 --> 03:13:27,460
the future of best practices.

6096
03:13:27,460 --> 03:13:30,460
I explained ideas from Oakland

6097
03:13:30,683 --> 03:13:31,217
and Canada that they are

6098
03:13:31,217 --> 03:13:33,217
working proactively.

6099
03:13:35,989 --> 03:13:36,756
I hope San Diego can do it.

6100
03:13:36,756 --> 03:13:37,457
It's been an election year.

6101
03:13:37,457 --> 03:13:37,957
i hope you don't You're not

6102
03:13:37,957 --> 03:13:39,957
afraid of things.

6103
03:13:40,460 --> 03:13:41,160
I hope you're not afraid that

6104
03:13:41,160 --> 03:13:41,794
I've been saying consistently

6105
03:13:41,794 --> 03:13:44,794
that we can be addressing

6106
03:13:45,364 --> 03:13:45,998
the future of tech and we can

6107
03:13:45,998 --> 03:13:46,733
be reducing tech and still

6108
03:13:46,733 --> 03:13:49,733
offering the same public safety

6109
03:13:50,403 --> 03:13:51,237
for a lower cost.

6110
03:13:51,237 --> 03:13:51,904
I know and a tremendous budget

6111
03:13:51,904 --> 03:13:55,241
savings we can be working on

6112
03:13:55,241 --> 03:13:55,875
block a huge funding well

6113
03:13:55,875 --> 03:13:58,275
principled future in your

6114
03:13:58,578 --> 03:13:59,379
vendor and I hope you guys take

6115
03:13:59,379 --> 03:13:59,946
the time and effort to want to

6116
03:13:59,946 --> 03:14:02,615
do that sort of stuff.

6117
03:14:02,615 --> 03:14:03,382
Let's really do that in 2026

6118
03:14:03,382 --> 03:14:06,982
and from that I hope and 2027

6119
03:14:08,187 --> 03:14:08,855
we're dealing with a new form

6120
03:14:08,855 --> 03:14:09,522
of budget issues Actually at

6121
03:14:09,522 --> 03:14:12,224
the end of this covid era we

6122
03:14:12,224 --> 03:14:12,959
have to be talking about new

6123
03:14:12,959 --> 03:14:13,659
forms of money management and I

6124
03:14:13,659 --> 03:14:17,330
hope you guys are up to those.

6125
03:14:17,330 --> 03:14:17,830
I'm Thank you.

6126
03:14:17,830 --> 03:14:18,197
>> Thank you.

6127
03:14:18,197 --> 03:14:20,197
Thank you.

6128
03:14:20,767 --> 03:14:21,468
If you raised your hand after

6129
03:14:21,468 --> 03:14:22,135
the five minute timer you will

6130
03:14:22,135 --> 03:14:22,769
not be taken tonight but you

6131
03:14:22,769 --> 03:14:23,436
can definitely continue to

6132
03:14:23,436 --> 03:14:25,836
submit your comments through

6133
03:14:26,139 --> 03:14:26,840
city Clerk at San diego.Gov and

6134
03:14:26,840 --> 03:14:28,908
those will be distributed and

6135
03:14:28,908 --> 03:14:29,876
there'll be other opportunities

6136
03:14:29,876 --> 03:14:32,876
for 937 If you can please

6137
03:14:34,614 --> 03:14:35,150
unmute And then it's McLean

6138
03:14:35,150 --> 03:14:36,349
photography.

6139
03:14:36,349 --> 03:14:39,349
Those are our final speakers

6140
03:14:41,521 --> 03:14:43,521
for 937 Please unmute.

6141
03:14:46,993 --> 03:14:47,760
>> Hi I'm a I'm a constituent

6142
03:14:47,760 --> 03:14:48,395
of district three Are you

6143
03:14:48,395 --> 03:14:51,395
the same Steven Whiteman I

6144
03:14:52,131 --> 03:14:52,799
noticed that you are also

6145
03:14:52,799 --> 03:14:53,400
appearing at the Democratic

6146
03:14:53,400 --> 03:14:54,100
Party Metro West meeting

6147
03:14:54,100 --> 03:14:54,568
tonight I need supposed to be

6148
03:14:54,568 --> 03:14:56,568
working to serve

6149
03:14:59,273 --> 03:15:02,273
the constituents right now Also

6150
03:15:02,576 --> 03:15:03,310
I support funding for

6151
03:15:03,310 --> 03:15:05,710
transportation with the trolley

6152
03:15:12,190 --> 03:15:12,819
and the busses.

6153
03:15:12,819 --> 03:15:13,185
>> Does that concludes your

6154
03:15:13,185 --> 03:15:15,185
comments?

6155
03:15:16,857 --> 03:15:17,623
Yes thank you.

6156
03:15:17,623 --> 03:15:20,230
>> Next is McLean Photography.

6157
03:15:22,229 --> 03:15:22,795
If you can please unmute.

6158
03:15:22,795 --> 03:15:23,496
Good evening everyone.

6159
03:15:23,496 --> 03:15:26,496
Thanks for having this meeting

6160
03:15:27,801 --> 03:15:28,301
for us and letting us speak to

6161
03:15:28,301 --> 03:15:28,902
the public at 13.

6162
03:15:28,902 --> 03:15:31,771
So anyway so I'm from

6163
03:15:31,771 --> 03:15:32,538
Philadelphia but I'm in San

6164
03:15:32,538 --> 03:15:33,306
Diego for about 12 years right?

6165
03:15:33,306 --> 03:15:36,306
And I'm a local photographer

6166
03:15:36,643 --> 03:15:37,344
and a business man but prior to

6167
03:15:37,344 --> 03:15:40,914
coming here one of the things

6168
03:15:40,914 --> 03:15:41,615
that kind of got me on track to

6169
03:15:41,615 --> 03:15:41,981
change my life was the public

6170
03:15:41,981 --> 03:15:42,582
libraries.

6171
03:15:42,582 --> 03:15:45,582
So in my neighborhood in

6172
03:15:46,185 --> 03:15:46,920
Philadelphia, you know,

6173
03:15:46,920 --> 03:15:47,654
Westwood was pretty poor and we

6174
03:15:47,654 --> 03:15:50,691
had to go really far to even go

6175
03:15:50,691 --> 03:15:51,291
to a library and luckily in

6176
03:15:51,291 --> 03:15:51,991
Philadelphia the public

6177
03:15:51,991 --> 03:15:52,693
transportation is pretty good

6178
03:15:52,693 --> 03:15:55,329
So I had to take the train all

6179
03:15:55,329 --> 03:15:56,130
the way in the center city

6180
03:15:56,130 --> 03:15:56,730
right just to go to a good

6181
03:15:56,730 --> 03:15:59,730
library and use the free

6182
03:16:00,300 --> 03:16:00,901
services, you know, because I

6183
03:16:00,901 --> 03:16:01,535
was poor at the time.

6184
03:16:01,535 --> 03:16:02,269
So I think it's really

6185
03:16:02,269 --> 03:16:02,703
important for us to have access

6186
03:16:02,703 --> 03:16:04,438
to libraries.

6187
03:16:04,438 --> 03:16:05,138
Number one and reliable

6188
03:16:05,138 --> 03:16:07,538
transportation so that people

6189
03:16:08,809 --> 03:16:09,542
can have a way to change their

6190
03:16:09,542 --> 03:16:10,210
lives you know, learn research

6191
03:16:10,210 --> 03:16:13,210
networks and be in community

6192
03:16:14,347 --> 03:16:15,490
and also have, you know,

6193
03:16:15,490 --> 03:16:15,649
situations where for example,

6194
03:16:15,649 --> 03:16:18,649
the Malcolm x Library in

6195
03:16:18,852 --> 03:16:19,586
southeast San Diego there's a

6196
03:16:19,586 --> 03:16:19,986
new liberal center there across

6197
03:16:19,986 --> 03:16:21,986
the street.

6198
03:16:23,324 --> 03:16:24,240
My work is actually in that

6199
03:16:24,240 --> 03:16:24,725
behavioral health clinic again

6200
03:16:24,725 --> 03:16:25,459
because I think it's important

6201
03:16:25,459 --> 03:16:28,529
to have a community space where

6202
03:16:28,529 --> 03:16:29,296
people can actually congregate

6203
03:16:29,296 --> 03:16:29,997
but also heal and also research

6204
03:16:29,997 --> 03:16:30,397
what they're going to do with

6205
03:16:30,397 --> 03:16:32,397
their lives.

6206
03:16:32,833 --> 03:16:36,433
So for me once again library

6207
03:16:37,771 --> 03:16:38,171
transportation thank you for

6208
03:16:38,171 --> 03:16:38,905
Thank you.

6209
03:16:38,905 --> 03:16:41,905
Let us include public comment

6210
03:16:42,542 --> 03:16:42,942
on this item.

6211
03:16:42,942 --> 03:16:43,710
All right.

6212
03:16:43,710 --> 03:16:47,310
Thank you City clerk Again, as

6213
03:16:47,481 --> 03:16:48,148
I said, thank you everybody

6214
03:16:48,148 --> 03:16:51,748
that showed up in person and

6215
03:16:51,752 --> 03:16:52,420
those who participated remotely

6216
03:16:52,420 --> 03:16:53,870
Information item No motions

6217
03:16:53,870 --> 03:16:53,787
required But I want to turn

6218
03:16:53,787 --> 03:16:56,787
over to my council colleagues

6219
03:16:57,580 --> 03:16:57,758
If you have any additional

6220
03:16:57,758 --> 03:17:01,358
comments and we'll go first to

6221
03:17:01,695 --> 03:17:02,363
council member Ella Rivera.

6222
03:17:02,363 --> 03:17:04,763
Thank you Council PRESIDENT.

6223
03:17:06,500 --> 03:17:08,500
Appreciate your comments.

6224
03:17:11,205 --> 03:17:12,720
Budget Chair Fosters Charles

6225
03:17:12,720 --> 03:17:12,773
yours as well and thank you to

6226
03:17:12,773 --> 03:17:13,341
the members of the public who

6227
03:17:13,341 --> 03:17:15,341
participated tonight.

6228
03:17:16,410 --> 03:17:17,780
I appreciate the opportunity to

6229
03:17:17,780 --> 03:17:17,811
get the budget conversation

6230
03:17:17,811 --> 03:17:18,579
started early this year because

6231
03:17:18,579 --> 03:17:22,779
it is going to be so difficult

6232
03:17:23,750 --> 03:17:27,950
and I think what is a positive

6233
03:17:29,560 --> 03:17:29,791
is that there's no one

6234
03:17:29,791 --> 03:17:32,791
pretending like we're not going

6235
03:17:33,995 --> 03:17:34,595
to have difficult decisions or

6236
03:17:34,595 --> 03:17:35,195
a hard conversation over

6237
03:17:35,195 --> 03:17:37,595
the next several months.

6238
03:17:38,466 --> 03:17:39,433
But I do think it's important

6239
03:17:39,433 --> 03:17:42,937
for us to kind of ask what this

6240
03:17:42,937 --> 03:17:43,774
all is for.

6241
03:17:43,774 --> 03:17:44,380
What are we actually aiming to

6242
03:17:44,380 --> 03:17:46,380
be?

6243
03:17:48,242 --> 03:17:48,943
And I do think we're I when I

6244
03:17:48,943 --> 03:17:49,544
say we I mean the council I

6245
03:17:49,544 --> 03:17:51,944
mean the mayor's office.

6246
03:17:52,914 --> 03:17:53,381
I mean even the public to a

6247
03:17:53,381 --> 03:17:53,981
certain extent.

6248
03:17:53,981 --> 03:17:57,385
What type of city are we

6249
03:17:57,385 --> 03:17:58,253
actually trying to be?

6250
03:17:58,253 --> 03:18:02,390
And I, I don't know that that's

6251
03:18:02,390 --> 03:18:03,157
being articulated right now in

6252
03:18:03,157 --> 03:18:03,891
a clear way that allows us to

6253
03:18:03,891 --> 03:18:06,891
actually know what we're aiming

6254
03:18:06,995 --> 03:18:11,650
for Should we be should we just

6255
03:18:11,650 --> 03:18:11,766
be slashing Are we satisfied

6256
03:18:11,766 --> 03:18:12,367
with the amount of resources

6257
03:18:12,367 --> 03:18:14,767
that we're working with?

6258
03:18:16,204 --> 03:18:16,905
I don't hear that from

6259
03:18:16,905 --> 03:18:17,338
the constituents who I engage

6260
03:18:17,338 --> 03:18:18,720
with the most.

6261
03:18:18,720 --> 03:18:21,209
We obviously need to be as

6262
03:18:21,209 --> 03:18:21,742
efficient with the dollars that

6263
03:18:21,742 --> 03:18:22,477
we have as possible.

6264
03:18:22,477 --> 03:18:26,770
But you know, I think sometimes

6265
03:18:27,748 --> 03:18:28,416
a fresh set of eyes can be

6266
03:18:28,416 --> 03:18:31,416
really useful And when folks

6267
03:18:32,487 --> 03:18:33,187
move to San Diego and they they

6268
03:18:33,187 --> 03:18:36,187
notice how our library system

6269
03:18:37,726 --> 03:18:38,593
stacks up to other library

6270
03:18:38,593 --> 03:18:42,193
systems in terms of per capita

6271
03:18:42,564 --> 03:18:42,998
investment, I think that's

6272
03:18:42,998 --> 03:18:44,998
useful for us.

6273
03:18:47,369 --> 03:18:48,360
I think it's useful for us to

6274
03:18:48,360 --> 03:18:48,770
keep in mind that the cities

6275
03:18:48,770 --> 03:18:51,770
that we often compare ourselves

6276
03:18:52,941 --> 03:18:53,608
to that are resource resourcing

6277
03:18:53,608 --> 03:18:54,275
their library systems better

6278
03:18:54,275 --> 03:18:57,275
their park systems that are

6279
03:18:57,411 --> 03:18:58,246
their rec systems better.

6280
03:18:58,246 --> 03:18:59,470
It's they often have one thing

6281
03:18:59,470 --> 03:19:02,184
in common that we do not do

6282
03:19:02,184 --> 03:19:02,884
here in San Diego and that's

6283
03:19:02,884 --> 03:19:03,385
ask those with the most to pay

6284
03:19:03,385 --> 03:19:05,385
their fair share.

6285
03:19:06,454 --> 03:19:07,356
So I know I've said this before

6286
03:19:07,356 --> 03:19:11,225
I know I will say it again and

6287
03:19:11,225 --> 03:19:11,993
it's probably getting old to a

6288
03:19:11,993 --> 03:19:16,131
lot of people but there is no

6289
03:19:16,131 --> 03:19:16,831
way that in a city with this

6290
03:19:16,831 --> 03:19:17,465
level of affluence with people

6291
03:19:17,465 --> 03:19:20,569
who are doing so well with

6292
03:19:20,569 --> 03:19:21,236
corporations that are making so

6293
03:19:21,236 --> 03:19:21,869
much that all of

6294
03:19:21,869 --> 03:19:24,269
the conversation should be

6295
03:19:24,306 --> 03:19:25,106
about cutting and then all of

6296
03:19:25,106 --> 03:19:27,506
the conversation should be

6297
03:19:29,644 --> 03:19:32,440
about reductions because we're

6298
03:19:34,449 --> 03:19:35,450
we can't ask residents to pay

6299
03:19:35,450 --> 03:19:39,321
more as if is not an option to

6300
03:19:39,321 --> 03:19:40,187
pay those with much, much more

6301
03:19:40,187 --> 03:19:40,489
to simply pay to pay their fair

6302
03:19:40,489 --> 03:19:42,489
share.

6303
03:19:44,526 --> 03:19:45,327
So I think about where we were

6304
03:19:45,327 --> 03:19:49,970
last year and how we dug deep

6305
03:19:49,970 --> 03:19:49,731
in order to preserve what we

6306
03:19:49,731 --> 03:19:50,399
determined to be essential

6307
03:19:50,399 --> 03:19:53,399
services And those were rec

6308
03:19:54,436 --> 03:19:54,702
centers that families depend

6309
03:19:54,702 --> 03:19:55,269
on.

6310
03:19:55,269 --> 03:19:55,938
Those were libraries.

6311
03:19:55,938 --> 03:19:56,238
The families depend on their

6312
03:19:56,238 --> 03:19:58,140
parks.

6313
03:19:58,140 --> 03:19:58,841
The neighborhoods depend on And

6314
03:19:58,841 --> 03:20:02,441
I am under no illusions that

6315
03:20:03,144 --> 03:20:03,511
this is not going to be

6316
03:20:03,511 --> 03:20:04,179
difficult.

6317
03:20:04,179 --> 03:20:04,913
I'm under no illusions that

6318
03:20:04,913 --> 03:20:05,647
we're not going to have to make

6319
03:20:05,647 --> 03:20:07,850
difficult decisions, that we're

6320
03:20:07,850 --> 03:20:08,550
going to have to make some

6321
03:20:08,550 --> 03:20:09,384
reductions and some closures.

6322
03:20:09,384 --> 03:20:12,488
But I, I do very much hope that

6323
03:20:12,488 --> 03:20:16,880
in this conversation we can in

6324
03:20:17,326 --> 03:20:18,293
a much more clear way determine

6325
03:20:18,293 --> 03:20:18,961
what type of city we want to be

6326
03:20:18,961 --> 03:20:21,997
over the long term so we can

6327
03:20:21,997 --> 03:20:22,898
start to aim for that because I

6328
03:20:22,898 --> 03:20:26,498
worry that instead we will have

6329
03:20:27,303 --> 03:20:28,300
is a balanced budget but a

6330
03:20:28,300 --> 03:20:30,403
balanced budget that doesn't

6331
03:20:33,800 --> 03:20:33,709
necessarily get us pointed in a

6332
03:20:33,709 --> 03:20:34,900
better direction over the long

6333
03:20:34,900 --> 03:20:36,900
term.

6334
03:20:36,345 --> 03:20:37,312
The last thing I will share is

6335
03:20:37,312 --> 03:20:37,980
this I was I was moved by an

6336
03:20:37,980 --> 03:20:40,380
article that kpbs published

6337
03:20:41,417 --> 03:20:42,117
last week.

6338
03:20:42,117 --> 03:20:42,684
The headline was Recreation

6339
03:20:42,684 --> 03:20:45,840
Centers to the Rescue

6340
03:20:45,955 --> 03:20:46,355
The Search for Affordable

6341
03:20:46,355 --> 03:20:46,989
Summer Camp.

6342
03:20:46,989 --> 03:20:50,589
And this was just a great

6343
03:20:51,227 --> 03:20:51,994
reminder of how for families in

6344
03:20:51,994 --> 03:20:55,594
and in parts of this city

6345
03:20:55,698 --> 03:20:56,398
absent our programing that this

6346
03:20:56,398 --> 03:20:59,398
city provides there there are

6347
03:21:00,336 --> 03:21:00,936
kids who would have nothing to

6348
03:21:00,936 --> 03:21:03,936
do and parents who would

6349
03:21:05,474 --> 03:21:06,175
despite working full time jobs

6350
03:21:06,175 --> 03:21:09,578
be left to explain to their

6351
03:21:09,578 --> 03:21:10,346
children why they have to sit

6352
03:21:10,346 --> 03:21:13,946
at home during the day instead

6353
03:21:14,116 --> 03:21:17,116
of being enriched and fulfilled

6354
03:21:19,421 --> 03:21:20,890
and connected to a city and I

6355
03:21:20,890 --> 03:21:20,823
think that that's something

6356
03:21:20,823 --> 03:21:21,900
that's very much worth fighting

6357
03:21:21,900 --> 03:21:23,900
for.

6358
03:21:24,961 --> 03:21:25,494
So again that having kind of

6359
03:21:25,494 --> 03:21:27,494
continuous continued

6360
03:21:29,699 --> 03:21:30,399
conversation about who it is in

6361
03:21:30,399 --> 03:21:31,100
this city that can't afford to

6362
03:21:31,100 --> 03:21:31,867
pay more and asking them to do

6363
03:21:31,867 --> 03:21:34,337
so it's making sure that we're

6364
03:21:34,337 --> 03:21:37,337
not giving city resources away

6365
03:21:38,741 --> 03:21:39,175
by not renewing leases that are

6366
03:21:39,175 --> 03:21:41,175
long overdue.

6367
03:21:43,478 --> 03:21:44,180
It's certainly making sure

6368
03:21:44,180 --> 03:21:44,780
we're managing the cities as

6369
03:21:44,780 --> 03:21:45,515
efficiently as possible.

6370
03:21:45,515 --> 03:21:48,484
But more than anything it's not

6371
03:21:48,484 --> 03:21:49,318
giving up on our parks.

6372
03:21:49,318 --> 03:21:50,520
It's not giving up on our rec

6373
03:21:50,520 --> 03:21:53,210
centers, it's not giving up our

6374
03:21:53,210 --> 03:21:53,690
libraries in a way that doesn't

6375
03:21:53,690 --> 03:21:56,900
increase it doesn't improve

6376
03:21:57,760 --> 03:21:58,561
service level and aim to make

6377
03:21:58,561 --> 03:21:59,161
this a better city for everyone

6378
03:21:59,161 --> 03:21:59,495
but especially our young

6379
03:21:59,495 --> 03:22:01,495
people.

6380
03:22:02,731 --> 03:22:03,466
Thank you.

6381
03:22:03,466 --> 03:22:03,832
>> Council PRESIDENT All right.

6382
03:22:03,832 --> 03:22:05,832
Thank you.

6383
03:22:07,537 --> 03:22:08,338
Council member Ella Rivera Not

6384
03:22:08,338 --> 03:22:09,500
seeing anybody else I'd like to

6385
03:22:09,500 --> 03:22:09,672
know My colleagues have had

6386
03:22:09,672 --> 03:22:12,720
other opportunities to talk

6387
03:22:12,375 --> 03:22:12,908
about budget and other

6388
03:22:12,908 --> 03:22:13,542
committee meetings.

6389
03:22:13,542 --> 03:22:14,177
There'll be plenty of more

6390
03:22:14,177 --> 03:22:16,577
opportunity to talk about

6391
03:22:17,800 --> 03:22:20,680
budgets So with that we will

6392
03:22:21,718 --> 03:22:22,218
close this item and we will now

6393
03:22:22,218 --> 03:22:22,952
adjourn Council to

6394
03:22:22,952 --> 03:22:25,352
the regularly scheduled council

6395
03:22:26,588 --> 03:22:28,988
meeting on Tuesday FEBRUARY

6396
03:22:30,260 --> 03:22:30,693
24th, 2026 at ten a m.

6397
03:22:30,693 --> 03:22:33,693
Again, thank you all for