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and All right good morning

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everyone.

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I will now call the City

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Council meeting of Tuesday

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MARCH 10th 2026 to order Clerk

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Please call the roll.

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Thank you.

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Council PRESIDENT Council

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Member Campbell Dear

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Councilmember Whipper here

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Councilmember Foster here

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Council Member Yvonne Wilpert

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Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

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Councilmember Campo

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Councilmember Moreno Present

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Council Isla Dara and Council

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PRESIDENT Look and also

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attending the meeting our Chief

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Deputy City Attorney Gary new

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four independent budget analyst

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Charles Monaco a Council

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Affairs advisor the Mayor's

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office Code advisor and myself

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your city clerk Diana Fuentes.

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Council presidents All right.

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A quorum is now present.

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We will begin this morning with

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the acknowledgment and

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the Pledge of Allegiance led by

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council member Moreno.

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Please stand.

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We respectfully acknowledge

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that the culmination or

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the original inhabitants of

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the Unceded land now known as

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San Diego despite enduring

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the horrors of genocide and

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colonization, the Kumara spirit

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remains unbroken.

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We honor the resilience of

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their ancestors who fought to

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protect their culture and land

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Today they carry their legacy

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forward ensuring that their

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traditions continue to thrive

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and gratitude and strength We

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stand with the coming nation

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connected to our past and

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committed to a thriving future

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Please raise the flag Put your

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hand over your heart and repeat

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after me.

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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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So yesterday afternoon we had

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to adjourn our council meeting

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during non agenda public

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comment because we were losing

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There were six speakers left in

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adjourned this morning we will

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be letting those six speakers

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provide their non agenda public

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comment before we continue with

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business our regular non agenda

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the end of this morning

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sessions as is the usual case.

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So with that clerk please go

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over how the public can offer

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their testimony and continued

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speakers from yesterday's

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>> Thank you Council PRESIDENT.

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Just as a reminder you will be

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having two minutes each and per

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rule 2.7 non agenda public

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comment on items that are not

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the subject matter jurisdiction

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have those annotated please

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raise your hand now by tapping

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a raise your hand icon or if

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you are calling participant

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star nine As mentioned only

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these six will be taken now

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the regularly scheduled time

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starting with John Stump.

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If you can please unmute.

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>> Hey, good morning.

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Happy days.

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You know after yesterday's

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meeting I reflected on

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the homecoming ceremony for

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Jesse Jackson and the Bloody

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Sunday crossing of the Pettus

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Bridge and seeing how much

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progress we had made.

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>> And I was reflecting on that

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during the period I was already

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a high school and as a kid and

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very active and reflecting on

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that and reflecting on

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yesterday's meeting, I was very

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disappointed that the idea and

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council did not require any

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report concerning race and

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equity participation of

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the 68,000 employees if you

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included contractors and what

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was a race, sex age and all

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those other factors.

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disappointed from was that my

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council districts District four

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District nine didn't ask how

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many of the zoo employees at

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the are from District four and

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concerned about employment

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participation from their

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council districts?

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You know there should have been

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a report that said 600 to 800

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people were employed from Henry

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Foster and shot in those

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district Each But there's no

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data on that.

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I guess the progress we made

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crossing the Pettus Bridge is

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falling away.

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>> Thank you very much.

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Next is phone number ending in

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7499 if you can please unmute

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7499 after that will be initial

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749 Please proceed.

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>> Bob Kozinski here.

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The Torrey Pines glider port

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has been a world famous hang

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gliding site since the 1970s.

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That land is owned by the city

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of San Diego and is part of

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the Torrey Pines City Park.

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But the city doesn't manage

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the Torrey Pines Glider Park as

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a city park.

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Instead the city under Joe

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LaCava and Todd Gloria leases

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our city park to a private

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business and allows that

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business to ride roughshod over

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citizens rights to use their

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own city park.

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Imagine if the city of San

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Diego leased your own favorite

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beach or park to a private

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business and allowed that

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business to charge money to use

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the park or beach.

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favorite park to a business and

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allowed that business to refuse

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service to anyone they wanted.

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favorite park to a business and

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allowed that business to

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require membership in a private

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club to use our city land.

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expel anyone they wanted for

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any reason.

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That's what's been happening at

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the Torrey Pines Glider Park

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for decades.

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absolute power over our park to

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a business.

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power corrupts absolutely.

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bullying accidents and even

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deaths at that site under that

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business.

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this entire city council look

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the other way.

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So far both the Lloyd Town

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Council and Longshoreman's

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Association have submitted

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written letters to Joe LaCava

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requesting an improvement of

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the situation.

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reestablishing the Torrey Pines

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City Park Advisory Board and

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replacing the abusive insurance

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requirements with a simple

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waiver.

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We know that the waiver

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solution works because

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the county of Los Angeles has

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been using that exact same

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solution at Dockweiler Beach

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hang gliding site since 217.

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Yet Todd, Gloria and Joe LaCava

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continue to dodge the most

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obvious and sensible solution

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leasing our natural public land

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to a private business.

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I'm again for the hundredth

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time asking Todd, Gloria and

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Joe LaCava to implement

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the Torrey Pines waiver and

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reactivate the Torrey Pines

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City Park Advisory Board.

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If you can please you.

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Hi, My name is Aneesh.

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My name is And I'll be

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continuing what my friend

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Jonathan talked about yesterday

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during the non agenda public

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comment which is about the lack

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of quality waste resources for

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residents in San Diego.

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about potential changes that

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could be implemented to bring a

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greater awareness and educate

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the public about property waste

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disposal while also simplifying

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things for them.

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about was that our local

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government could have some type

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of awareness campaign for

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educating the public on

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property waste disposal

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practices because we held a

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e-waste drive at the ucsd

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campus the other week and we

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found that the majority of

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people have no idea of how to

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properly dispose of the waste

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and tend to just throw them in

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the regular trash.

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social media or something as a

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pamphlet sent to every

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We know that there is an annual

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flier which is the What Goes

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Where guide sent to San Diego

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residents which details proper

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waste disposal practices.

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But there's only a very small

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section about bringing quote

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unquote household hazardous

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waste to more and more

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household hazardous waste

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transfer facility.

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But we believe there should

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also be a paragraph of

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information being more specific

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about the negative effects of

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improper disposal which could

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lead the public to making

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better decisions on waste

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disposal and understanding what

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it does to the environment.

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Another program which we think

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could possibly be implemented

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is having like we know that

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there's a weekly like the waste

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management trucks that come and

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pick up the recycling of

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the waste every week.

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But and so we we think that

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there should also be a e-waste

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specific like truck or some

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type of pickup service which

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happens like maybe twice a year

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so that it'd be simpler for

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residents rather than them

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having to take appointments

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with facilities and having to

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drive to these locations and

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possibly like you know a lot of

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time scheduling conflicts.

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Once again thank you for giving

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an opportunity to speak about

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e-waste disposal here in San

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Diego And I hope you take this

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this content into

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consideration.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Next is Andrea Ebbing?

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Andrea, if you can please

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unmute.

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>> Hi, this is Andrea Ebbing.

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I'm sharing some information

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this morning that I really hope

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the entire city.

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Please pay attention to what

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I'm saying.

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This won't go over your head.

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This is not going to be very

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complex These I found.

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I found quite a massive issue

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in our budget last night.

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I am somebody that found $142

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million of something called

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other pay on transparent

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California issued to city

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employees which was not pension

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which is not benefits which was

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not overtime, which was not

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regular pay.

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No one has provided an answer

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to it.

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In 2024 we had 152 million of

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their pay paid out to

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employees.

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I think whatever I'm about to

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share right now I think I want

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to on the record and this

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should be mandated reporting

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attached to this.

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You can validate my claims on

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Transparent California when I

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looked up other pay.

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There was an individual named

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Sheryl Looney who was an admin

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aide who made $537,000 in

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the year 2023 Her regular pay

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was very low and her other pay

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was like $337,000 a year.

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So she was a question mark.

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I phone 952 records of a Looney

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family all of which make

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hundreds of thousands of

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dollars in multiple different

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roles throughout California.

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However, that's not the worst.

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What I found was last night

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that our trash refuse

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supervisor Kenneth Biggers was

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as an employee that makes $0 in

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the year 2024 but he makes

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$148,000 and other pay as well

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as 147 or something in an

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overtime.

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There's 103 employees in

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the city of San Diego in

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the year 2024 that made $0 in

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regular pay high level

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employees.

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There are hundreds that made

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less than $100 a year.

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Okay.

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So we have a huge issue that's

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running through the payroll big

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time.

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>> Thank you.

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Your time has concluded.

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Our final speaker for the trail

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the people from yesterday is

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Becky Rupp.

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Good morning.

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My name is Becky Rapp and today

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I'd like to discuss

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the socially equitable cannabis

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program presented at the Ed and

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I r committee last week.

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Was troubling that

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the conversation revolved

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around equity for some but not

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all.

402
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Our city is struggling

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00:26:06,614 --> 00:26:07,282
financially and it a decision

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00:26:07,282 --> 00:26:07,983
that requires city funds and

405
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resources should be evaluated

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to the highest level of

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scrutiny.

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Across California the data

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shows that these programs have

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produced very little.

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Very few operating businesses.

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A report titled Cannabis and

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Crisis produced by researchers

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using data from California

415
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Department of Cannabis Control

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studied the performance of

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marijuana equity programs

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across the state.

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And findings raise serious

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concerns about whether these

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programs are actually achieving

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their intended results.

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These programs require

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administrative staff oversight,

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consulting services and grant

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funding.

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Yet the outcomes across

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the state show that the number

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of businesses that actually

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open remains extremely small

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yet costing the city a

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significant amount of money.

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In fact a Los Angeles Times

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review of state cannabis

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licensing data found that over

436
00:27:00,169 --> 00:27:02,569
90% of applicants in these

437
00:27:03,639 --> 00:27:04,306
programs never even became

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operating businesses before

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Moving forward.

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I urge this council to

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00:27:10,346 --> 00:27:12,746
carefully review the statewide

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00:27:13,916 --> 00:27:14,616
data and take an honest look

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00:27:14,616 --> 00:27:15,384
and consider how this program

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00:27:15,384 --> 00:27:17,784
could seriously our already

445
00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:19,555
fragile financial situation.

446
00:27:19,555 --> 00:27:19,956
>> Thank you.

447
00:27:19,956 --> 00:27:21,956
Thank you.

448
00:27:24,393 --> 00:27:24,960
That concludes public comment.

449
00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:25,493
>> You're trilled from

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yesterday's meeting.

451
00:27:25,861 --> 00:27:26,429
All right.

452
00:27:26,429 --> 00:27:28,829
Thank you, city clerk.

453
00:27:29,532 --> 00:27:30,199
And again thank you to those

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00:27:30,199 --> 00:27:30,833
sextet and the patients for

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00:27:30,833 --> 00:27:33,233
returning this morning to

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finish off not agenda public

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00:27:34,470 --> 00:27:34,803
comment from yesterday's

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session.

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So with that clerk please

460
00:27:38,173 --> 00:27:39,141
introduce item 30.

461
00:27:39,141 --> 00:27:41,541
>> Item 30 is an information

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00:27:42,545 --> 00:27:43,145
ceremonial item the 2026 city

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00:27:43,145 --> 00:27:43,546
of San Diego Women of

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Distinction.

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If you'd like to speak on this

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00:27:48,451 --> 00:27:49,850
item please be sure to submit a

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00:27:49,850 --> 00:27:49,719
speaker up to the front of

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00:27:49,719 --> 00:27:52,121
the room in the clear box.

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00:27:52,121 --> 00:27:52,755
Or if you're participating

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00:27:52,755 --> 00:27:53,422
remotely now's the time to

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00:27:53,422 --> 00:27:56,580
raise your hand by pressing

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00:27:56,580 --> 00:27:56,425
Star nine or the raise your

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00:27:56,425 --> 00:27:56,792
hand icon.

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00:27:56,792 --> 00:27:57,493
All right.

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00:27:57,493 --> 00:27:57,827
And please proceed with public

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00:27:57,827 --> 00:27:59,827
comment.

477
00:28:01,630 --> 00:28:02,310
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

478
00:28:02,310 --> 00:28:06,231
I do not see any speakers here

479
00:28:09,500 --> 00:28:09,307
in person for the ceremonial

480
00:28:09,307 --> 00:28:11,307
item.

481
00:28:13,342 --> 00:28:14,110
Just double checking.

482
00:28:14,110 --> 00:28:14,444
We'll go to those participating

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00:28:14,444 --> 00:28:16,444
online.

484
00:28:18,114 --> 00:28:18,781
You'll have one minute each for

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00:28:18,781 --> 00:28:20,917
the women's of distinction.

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00:28:20,917 --> 00:28:24,517
Lori Saldana if you can please

487
00:28:25,922 --> 00:28:26,222
unmute.

488
00:28:26,222 --> 00:28:26,689
Yes.

489
00:28:26,689 --> 00:28:27,256
Good morning and

490
00:28:27,256 --> 00:28:27,991
congratulations to all

491
00:28:27,991 --> 00:28:31,393
the women who are working on

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00:28:31,393 --> 00:28:32,950
behalf of the City of San Diego

493
00:28:32,950 --> 00:28:35,197
and beyond to earn the honors

494
00:28:35,197 --> 00:28:36,165
that they have today.

495
00:28:36,165 --> 00:28:36,766
I do want to point out that

496
00:28:36,766 --> 00:28:38,766
these proclamations and

497
00:28:40,436 --> 00:28:41,137
the ability for myself and

498
00:28:41,137 --> 00:28:41,771
others to speak would not be

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00:28:41,771 --> 00:28:42,372
possible without lawsuits

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00:28:42,372 --> 00:28:44,772
coming against the city.

501
00:28:45,140 --> 00:28:45,941
Several years ago when they

502
00:28:45,941 --> 00:28:48,941
used to restrict speech during

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00:28:51,114 --> 00:28:51,814
proclamation bans and there's a

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00:28:51,814 --> 00:28:52,348
saying that well-behaved women

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00:28:52,348 --> 00:28:54,348
rarely make history.

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00:28:55,318 --> 00:28:55,985
So I'm very proud to be among

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00:28:55,985 --> 00:28:59,322
women who sued the city and

508
00:28:59,322 --> 00:29:00,190
have had to do so multiple

509
00:29:00,190 --> 00:29:01,570
times to make sure that we have

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a chance to speak not only

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00:29:04,260 --> 00:29:04,961
positively and to congratulate

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people but when questioning or

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00:29:05,528 --> 00:29:07,528
criticizing the city.

514
00:29:09,532 --> 00:29:09,898
So proclamation like this are

515
00:29:09,898 --> 00:29:11,898
important.

516
00:29:13,970 --> 00:29:14,637
They're meaningful and they

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00:29:14,637 --> 00:29:15,305
also deserve full commentary

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00:29:15,305 --> 00:29:15,705
from everyone who wishes to

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00:29:15,705 --> 00:29:17,705
participate.

520
00:29:19,750 --> 00:29:19,742
And I think women made that

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00:29:19,742 --> 00:29:22,412
happen without the women who

522
00:29:22,412 --> 00:29:23,246
filed that lawsuit in 2018.

523
00:29:23,246 --> 00:29:27,217
You would not be able to hear

524
00:29:27,217 --> 00:29:27,550
people make comments right now

525
00:29:27,550 --> 00:29:28,217
.

526
00:29:28,217 --> 00:29:28,852
So congratulations again to

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00:29:28,852 --> 00:29:29,552
the women of distinction.

528
00:29:29,552 --> 00:29:29,886
Thank you for that concluding

529
00:29:29,886 --> 00:29:31,886
comment.

530
00:29:32,210 --> 00:29:34,421
Next is Andrew Irving.

531
00:29:36,392 --> 00:29:36,893
>> If you can please unmute.

532
00:29:36,893 --> 00:29:37,460
This Andrea Irving

533
00:29:37,460 --> 00:29:38,194
congratulations to all

534
00:29:38,194 --> 00:29:40,896
the women who are being honored

535
00:29:40,896 --> 00:29:41,665
today.

536
00:29:41,665 --> 00:29:42,332
Thank you so much for your

537
00:29:42,332 --> 00:29:44,332
strength and participation.

538
00:29:46,302 --> 00:29:46,936
I want to honor the women that

539
00:29:46,936 --> 00:29:47,604
have been destroyed by our

540
00:29:47,604 --> 00:29:51,740
county and city of San Diego

541
00:29:51,740 --> 00:29:52,420
and their children as well.

542
00:29:52,420 --> 00:29:55,420
For example woman who gave

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00:29:56,312 --> 00:29:57,800
birth to a baby unexpectedly in

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00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,800
her bathroom passed out and

545
00:30:01,585 --> 00:30:01,952
woke up and her child was

546
00:30:01,952 --> 00:30:02,586
stillborn.

547
00:30:02,586 --> 00:30:04,986
And our district attorney

548
00:30:05,722 --> 00:30:06,356
Summer Stephan sent her to

549
00:30:06,356 --> 00:30:08,756
prison calling it murder.

550
00:30:09,893 --> 00:30:10,627
i also want to honor Alexander

551
00:30:10,627 --> 00:30:11,361
Van Tonder who's whose husband

552
00:30:11,361 --> 00:30:14,361
was a predatory doctor neighbor

553
00:30:15,332 --> 00:30:16,990
of Summer Stephan and she

554
00:30:16,990 --> 00:30:19,990
abandoned her after she was

555
00:30:20,437 --> 00:30:20,936
abused terribly and she tried

556
00:30:20,936 --> 00:30:22,936
to commit suicide.

557
00:30:25,575 --> 00:30:28,575
Multiple cases in which Nancy

558
00:30:29,450 --> 00:30:29,713
Sussman, for example a 72 year

559
00:30:29,713 --> 00:30:30,379
old U.S. Attorney who Summer

560
00:30:30,379 --> 00:30:33,379
Stephan created a fake case

561
00:30:33,883 --> 00:30:34,751
against when her son died.

562
00:30:34,751 --> 00:30:38,922
So she sent her to prison to

563
00:30:38,922 --> 00:30:39,422
for two years with the fake

564
00:30:39,422 --> 00:30:39,856
high speed chase.

565
00:30:39,856 --> 00:30:40,590
>> Thank you.

566
00:30:40,590 --> 00:30:42,920
Thank you And Kelly original If

567
00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:43,160
you can please unmute.

568
00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:47,360
Yes I would like to add some

569
00:30:47,764 --> 00:30:48,297
women to this list one of them

570
00:30:48,297 --> 00:30:50,297
being Andrea Epping.

571
00:30:53,700 --> 00:30:53,703
Another being Evelyn Lopez,

572
00:30:53,703 --> 00:30:56,103
another one being Jennifer

573
00:30:57,274 --> 00:30:57,540
Royston and the list could go

574
00:30:57,540 --> 00:30:58,275
on.

575
00:30:58,275 --> 00:31:01,875
These are all women that should

576
00:31:01,912 --> 00:31:02,546
be honored for having to be

577
00:31:02,546 --> 00:31:05,546
tortured by the system, by

578
00:31:06,783 --> 00:31:07,517
the city, by the county, by all

579
00:31:07,517 --> 00:31:07,918
of the people that are supposed

580
00:31:07,918 --> 00:31:09,918
to be there.

581
00:31:11,455 --> 00:31:15,550
And clean to protect and care

582
00:31:15,325 --> 00:31:15,658
about the well-being of others

583
00:31:15,658 --> 00:31:16,493
.

584
00:31:16,493 --> 00:31:20,564
So I would like to add these

585
00:31:20,564 --> 00:31:21,164
women to and all of the other

586
00:31:21,164 --> 00:31:21,865
women that in the county

587
00:31:21,865 --> 00:31:24,865
actually you know what across

588
00:31:25,169 --> 00:31:25,836
the world that have had their

589
00:31:25,836 --> 00:31:28,236
children ripped from their

590
00:31:30,374 --> 00:31:30,974
lives, some of them have had

591
00:31:30,974 --> 00:31:32,974
their parental rights

592
00:31:35,512 --> 00:31:36,180
terminated and some of them

593
00:31:36,180 --> 00:31:39,180
have lost their children to

594
00:31:39,983 --> 00:31:40,584
the negligence of the county

595
00:31:40,584 --> 00:31:40,950
like Arabella McCormick.

596
00:31:40,950 --> 00:31:42,950
She died.

597
00:31:44,722 --> 00:31:45,289
You guys had to pay quite a

598
00:31:45,289 --> 00:31:45,989
pretty penny for her.

599
00:31:45,989 --> 00:31:46,690
So I just would like to keep

600
00:31:46,690 --> 00:31:47,570
adding these type of women to

601
00:31:47,570 --> 00:31:49,570
the list.

602
00:31:51,695 --> 00:31:52,262
Thank you.

603
00:31:52,262 --> 00:31:53,330
>> Thank you.

604
00:31:53,330 --> 00:31:56,930
Next is 8700 If you can please

605
00:31:59,269 --> 00:32:01,669
unmute 80 700 stars six to

606
00:32:04,841 --> 00:32:06,841
unmute.

607
00:32:08,112 --> 00:32:08,412
>> Thank you Joyce And you have

608
00:32:08,412 --> 00:32:09,179
three.

609
00:32:09,179 --> 00:32:12,179
Thank you for this beautiful

610
00:32:13,250 --> 00:32:13,918
ceremony item.

611
00:32:13,918 --> 00:32:16,918
It's just a great one.

612
00:32:18,155 --> 00:32:19,550
And of course congratulations

613
00:32:19,550 --> 00:32:22,550
to all these women of

614
00:32:23,930 --> 00:32:23,960
distinction.

615
00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:26,696
And I just want to add this

616
00:32:26,696 --> 00:32:27,310
this just popped up a second

617
00:32:27,310 --> 00:32:29,310
ago.

618
00:32:30,700 --> 00:32:31,669
Every single woman's journey

619
00:32:31,669 --> 00:32:34,669
every single human journey is

620
00:32:36,473 --> 00:32:37,441
beautiful and it's sacred.

621
00:32:37,441 --> 00:32:40,944
Thank you very much and have a

622
00:32:40,944 --> 00:32:41,512
wonderful day.

623
00:32:41,512 --> 00:32:43,512
>> Thank you.

624
00:32:44,982 --> 00:32:46,982
Next is 7499.

625
00:32:47,151 --> 00:32:50,751
And your final speaker on this

626
00:32:53,657 --> 00:32:54,558
item, Bob, because this key

627
00:32:54,558 --> 00:32:57,328
here I also want to echo

628
00:32:57,328 --> 00:32:58,280
the comments of Laurie Saldana

629
00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:01,628
about our ability to speak on

630
00:33:01,932 --> 00:33:02,633
these proclamations In addition

631
00:33:02,633 --> 00:33:03,000
to the women that Laurie

632
00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:03,667
mentioned.

633
00:33:03,667 --> 00:33:07,267
I'd like to thank the local

634
00:33:07,304 --> 00:33:07,972
attorney Craig Sherman and his

635
00:33:07,972 --> 00:33:10,372
Center for Local Government

636
00:33:12,175 --> 00:33:12,476
Accountability that he created

637
00:33:12,476 --> 00:33:13,210
.

638
00:33:13,210 --> 00:33:13,878
As mentioned by Laurie Saldana,

639
00:33:13,878 --> 00:33:16,278
this council had previously

640
00:33:17,380 --> 00:33:18,115
passed all of these ceremonial

641
00:33:18,115 --> 00:33:21,115
items without giving the public

642
00:33:21,619 --> 00:33:22,420
an opportunity to speak.

643
00:33:22,420 --> 00:33:25,420
The city would hand out

644
00:33:26,857 --> 00:33:27,525
the items and basically

645
00:33:27,525 --> 00:33:28,226
the people getting the items

646
00:33:28,226 --> 00:33:31,226
would leave the council before

647
00:33:31,996 --> 00:33:32,663
the council would hear any of

648
00:33:32,663 --> 00:33:35,663
the people speaking on those

649
00:33:36,466 --> 00:33:37,168
items who might want to endorse

650
00:33:37,168 --> 00:33:37,601
or sometimes even oppose these

651
00:33:37,601 --> 00:33:39,601
proclamations.

652
00:33:41,439 --> 00:33:42,730
And then the city would have

653
00:33:42,730 --> 00:33:42,707
already voted on them but

654
00:33:42,707 --> 00:33:45,107
people would have already

655
00:33:46,511 --> 00:33:47,144
gotten their awards before

656
00:33:47,144 --> 00:33:47,945
the citizens got to speak.

657
00:33:47,945 --> 00:33:48,546
So I want to thank the people

658
00:33:48,546 --> 00:33:50,946
that Laurie Saldana you

659
00:33:51,315 --> 00:33:52,490
mentioned and Craig Sherman and

660
00:33:52,490 --> 00:33:55,490
the Center for Local Government

661
00:33:55,987 --> 00:33:56,721
Accountability for giving us

662
00:33:56,721 --> 00:33:57,154
the right to speak before these

663
00:33:57,154 --> 00:33:59,154
agenda items.

664
00:34:00,491 --> 00:34:00,991
>> And that does conclude

665
00:34:00,991 --> 00:34:01,526
public comment on

666
00:34:01,526 --> 00:34:01,959
the ceremonial item.

667
00:34:01,959 --> 00:34:03,959
>> All right.

668
00:34:06,230 --> 00:34:06,931
Thank you to a woman of

669
00:34:06,931 --> 00:34:08,499
distinction in her own right.

670
00:34:08,499 --> 00:34:11,499
>> Our city clerk the is.

671
00:34:13,770 --> 00:34:17,370
>> Now I invite the now I

672
00:34:18,309 --> 00:34:19,100
invite to kick off the ceremony

673
00:34:19,100 --> 00:34:19,743
as well as present his honoree

674
00:34:19,743 --> 00:34:23,343
the honorable mayor of the City

675
00:34:26,117 --> 00:34:26,784
of San Diego Todd Gloria.

676
00:34:26,784 --> 00:34:29,184
>> Thank you so much.

677
00:34:31,389 --> 00:34:31,923
Council PRESIDENT And members

678
00:34:31,923 --> 00:34:32,657
of the city council.

679
00:34:32,657 --> 00:34:36,160
It is always a pleasure to join

680
00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:36,761
you for this annual gathering

681
00:34:36,761 --> 00:34:37,495
to celebrate women of

682
00:34:37,495 --> 00:34:37,862
distinction here in the city of

683
00:34:37,862 --> 00:34:39,862
San Diego.

684
00:34:40,298 --> 00:34:41,320
First and foremost I want to

685
00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:41,699
acknowledge and thank the women

686
00:34:41,699 --> 00:34:44,501
who we are honoring today as

687
00:34:44,501 --> 00:34:45,203
well as their friends and

688
00:34:45,203 --> 00:34:45,636
family members who've come to

689
00:34:45,636 --> 00:34:46,304
support them.

690
00:34:46,304 --> 00:34:46,771
Thank you all for coming to

691
00:34:46,771 --> 00:34:48,771
City Hall today.

692
00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:49,940
I also want to acknowledge our

693
00:34:49,940 --> 00:34:50,675
commissioners from

694
00:34:50,675 --> 00:34:51,375
the Commission of the Status of

695
00:34:51,375 --> 00:34:55,120
Women here at the City of San

696
00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:55,647
Diego, many of whom are with us

697
00:34:55,647 --> 00:34:56,347
today to celebrate our ten

698
00:34:56,347 --> 00:34:58,747
honorees to our commissioners.

699
00:34:59,250 --> 00:34:59,884
When you stand and wave I think

700
00:34:59,884 --> 00:35:00,250
they're all here together.

701
00:35:00,250 --> 00:35:00,919
Very good.

702
00:35:00,919 --> 00:35:03,888
We have Gail, Susan, Wendy,

703
00:35:03,888 --> 00:35:04,656
Natasha and Maryland.

704
00:35:04,656 --> 00:35:07,656
>> Ladies, thank you for your

705
00:35:08,526 --> 00:35:08,827
service and for your leadership

706
00:35:08,827 --> 00:35:10,827
.

707
00:35:13,970 --> 00:35:13,664
>> So for ten years now dating

708
00:35:13,664 --> 00:35:14,332
back to my time in

709
00:35:14,332 --> 00:35:16,732
the legislature, I've taken

710
00:35:16,968 --> 00:35:17,735
the opportunity to mark women's

711
00:35:17,735 --> 00:35:21,335
History Month to reflect on and

712
00:35:21,538 --> 00:35:22,730
honor excellence amongst women

713
00:35:22,730 --> 00:35:22,774
in our community.

714
00:35:22,774 --> 00:35:25,174
Women whose leadership service

715
00:35:26,478 --> 00:35:27,780
creativity and courage have

716
00:35:27,780 --> 00:35:27,712
made a lasting impact on

717
00:35:27,712 --> 00:35:28,460
the city of San Diego and

718
00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:30,460
beyond.

719
00:35:31,820 --> 00:35:31,750
You can see it in the mentor

720
00:35:31,750 --> 00:35:32,317
who helps young people find

721
00:35:32,317 --> 00:35:34,717
their path forward in

722
00:35:36,540 --> 00:35:36,754
The Advocate who refuses to

723
00:35:36,754 --> 00:35:37,455
accept that that is just how

724
00:35:37,455 --> 00:35:40,455
things are in the entrepreneur

725
00:35:40,858 --> 00:35:41,559
who creates opportunity for

726
00:35:41,559 --> 00:35:42,160
others in the organization

727
00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,560
the educator, the public

728
00:35:45,864 --> 00:35:46,531
servant, the women who show up

729
00:35:46,531 --> 00:35:47,232
again and again because she

730
00:35:47,232 --> 00:35:50,232
believes that our community is

731
00:35:51,102 --> 00:35:51,803
worth it Because when we tell

732
00:35:51,803 --> 00:35:52,536
the story of San Diego how we

733
00:35:52,536 --> 00:35:56,136
grow and how we solve problems,

734
00:35:56,274 --> 00:35:56,941
how we take care of each other.

735
00:35:56,941 --> 00:35:57,608
My fellow San Diegans, women

736
00:35:57,608 --> 00:35:57,909
are not a chapter in that

737
00:35:57,909 --> 00:35:59,909
story.

738
00:36:00,779 --> 00:36:01,513
They are the authors of it.

739
00:36:01,513 --> 00:36:05,113
So you need look no further

740
00:36:05,316 --> 00:36:06,184
than this dais today to see

741
00:36:06,184 --> 00:36:06,818
some of the great women who are

742
00:36:06,818 --> 00:36:09,818
helping to lead our city.

743
00:36:09,988 --> 00:36:10,755
And our honorees also represent

744
00:36:10,755 --> 00:36:11,560
the very best of our city as

745
00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:13,560
well.

746
00:36:15,126 --> 00:36:15,994
Their impact is not abstract.

747
00:36:15,994 --> 00:36:16,695
It is visible, very visible in

748
00:36:16,695 --> 00:36:19,897
the lives that are improved in

749
00:36:19,897 --> 00:36:20,498
the doors that are open and

750
00:36:20,498 --> 00:36:21,199
the communities that are

751
00:36:21,199 --> 00:36:21,800
protected in the families that

752
00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:24,200
are strengthened and in

753
00:36:24,669 --> 00:36:25,300
the communities that function

754
00:36:25,300 --> 00:36:25,703
better.

755
00:36:25,703 --> 00:36:28,703
Because these women decided to

756
00:36:29,241 --> 00:36:29,908
step forward and lead to these

757
00:36:29,908 --> 00:36:30,308
extraordinary women who are

758
00:36:30,308 --> 00:36:31,420
here today.

759
00:36:31,420 --> 00:36:34,445
I want to say that your

760
00:36:34,445 --> 00:36:35,113
resilience, your dedication and

761
00:36:35,113 --> 00:36:38,113
your unwavering love for our

762
00:36:39,184 --> 00:36:39,884
city helps to make San Diego an

763
00:36:39,884 --> 00:36:40,152
even better place for all of

764
00:36:40,152 --> 00:36:40,852
us.

765
00:36:40,852 --> 00:36:44,422
And it is because of you that

766
00:36:44,422 --> 00:36:45,900
we continue to grow, thrive and

767
00:36:45,900 --> 00:36:47,900
inspire future generations.

768
00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:49,962
Today we gather to celebrate

769
00:36:49,962 --> 00:36:50,662
you and the role that you play

770
00:36:50,662 --> 00:36:54,320
in making San Diego the world

771
00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:54,766
class city that we are.

772
00:36:54,766 --> 00:36:55,467
And with that council PRESIDENT

773
00:36:55,467 --> 00:36:59,670
It gives me great pleasure to

774
00:36:59,710 --> 00:36:59,671
start our ceremony today by

775
00:36:59,671 --> 00:37:00,272
recognizing the women of

776
00:37:00,272 --> 00:37:02,272
distinction of citywide.

777
00:37:11,350 --> 00:37:13,350
Maria Chavez.

778
00:37:15,921 --> 00:37:16,355
Big sister Maria is going to be

779
00:37:16,355 --> 00:37:17,550
our test case.

780
00:37:17,550 --> 00:37:17,356
>> Our four of us are here,

781
00:37:17,356 --> 00:37:18,220
right?

782
00:37:18,220 --> 00:37:18,357
So camera is there for your

783
00:37:18,357 --> 00:37:20,357
friends.

784
00:37:20,526 --> 00:37:21,260
You can't join us today.

785
00:37:21,260 --> 00:37:21,693
They can just make sure that

786
00:37:21,693 --> 00:37:22,361
they see you.

787
00:37:22,361 --> 00:37:24,896
Maria, thanks for being our

788
00:37:24,896 --> 00:37:25,764
guinea pig.

789
00:37:25,764 --> 00:37:26,431
My friends, let me tell you a

790
00:37:26,431 --> 00:37:26,765
little bit more about Maria

791
00:37:26,765 --> 00:37:27,432
Chavez.

792
00:37:27,432 --> 00:37:29,701
She is the immigration legal

793
00:37:29,701 --> 00:37:30,269
director at the Partnership for

794
00:37:30,269 --> 00:37:30,636
the Advancement of New

795
00:37:30,636 --> 00:37:31,270
Americans.

796
00:37:31,270 --> 00:37:31,870
Many of you MAY know that

797
00:37:31,870 --> 00:37:33,870
organization as partner.

798
00:37:34,339 --> 00:37:35,400
She is also the owner of her

799
00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:38,400
own immigration law firm Maria

800
00:37:38,911 --> 00:37:39,611
Chavez La maria's efforts are

801
00:37:39,611 --> 00:37:40,312
critical now more than ever to

802
00:37:40,312 --> 00:37:42,712
provide high quality legal

803
00:37:43,915 --> 00:37:44,550
representation to individuals

804
00:37:44,550 --> 00:37:45,250
who are navigating some of

805
00:37:45,250 --> 00:37:45,651
the most difficult moments of

806
00:37:45,651 --> 00:37:47,651
their lives.

807
00:37:49,254 --> 00:37:49,889
She represents clients in a

808
00:37:49,889 --> 00:37:52,289
wide range of immigration

809
00:37:53,625 --> 00:37:54,293
matters from removal defense in

810
00:37:54,293 --> 00:37:55,270
immigration court to family

811
00:37:55,270 --> 00:37:55,394
based petitions to humanitarian

812
00:37:55,394 --> 00:37:57,394
remedies.

813
00:37:58,797 --> 00:37:59,498
But let's be honest those words

814
00:37:59,498 --> 00:38:00,466
do not truly capture all that

815
00:38:00,466 --> 00:38:04,403
it means and all that she is

816
00:38:04,403 --> 00:38:05,137
doing because the people that

817
00:38:05,137 --> 00:38:07,772
Maria serves it's about keeping

818
00:38:07,772 --> 00:38:08,607
a family together.

819
00:38:08,607 --> 00:38:09,241
It's about a parent trying to

820
00:38:09,241 --> 00:38:09,575
work and provide for their

821
00:38:09,575 --> 00:38:11,575
family.

822
00:38:12,645 --> 00:38:13,312
It's about a young person

823
00:38:13,312 --> 00:38:13,778
trying to stay in school and

824
00:38:13,778 --> 00:38:14,413
build a future.

825
00:38:14,413 --> 00:38:17,413
It's about someone who is

826
00:38:17,917 --> 00:38:18,450
seeking safety after

827
00:38:18,450 --> 00:38:19,184
unimaginable trauma.

828
00:38:19,184 --> 00:38:22,784
And it's about a community that

829
00:38:22,955 --> 00:38:23,822
is trying to live without fear.

830
00:38:23,822 --> 00:38:24,489
My friends, at a time when

831
00:38:24,489 --> 00:38:26,889
the national rhetoric around

832
00:38:27,993 --> 00:38:28,694
immigration is so divisive and

833
00:38:28,694 --> 00:38:29,261
so inflammatory, we know that

834
00:38:29,261 --> 00:38:31,261
Maria's leadership is

835
00:38:32,598 --> 00:38:33,198
particularly meaningful.

836
00:38:33,198 --> 00:38:33,866
She's bringing clarity,

837
00:38:33,866 --> 00:38:36,266
compassion and expertise to

838
00:38:37,570 --> 00:38:38,170
communities that too often face

839
00:38:38,170 --> 00:38:38,937
fear and misinformation.

840
00:38:38,937 --> 00:38:42,537
And she does not stop there.

841
00:38:42,775 --> 00:38:43,409
Maria frequently educates

842
00:38:43,409 --> 00:38:44,142
the public on immigration

843
00:38:44,142 --> 00:38:46,542
issues, helps people understand

844
00:38:47,713 --> 00:38:48,379
their rights under the law and

845
00:38:48,379 --> 00:38:49,115
gives her time to immigrant

846
00:38:49,115 --> 00:38:51,515
rights organizations across San

847
00:38:52,351 --> 00:38:53,520
Diego including the Community

848
00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:56,652
Law Project and the San Diego

849
00:38:56,822 --> 00:38:57,490
Immigrant Rights Consortium.

850
00:38:57,490 --> 00:38:58,900
See Diego Today we celebrate

851
00:38:58,900 --> 00:39:00,490
Maria Chavez for her

852
00:39:01,293 --> 00:39:01,994
professional accomplishments

853
00:39:01,994 --> 00:39:02,728
and her unwavering dedication

854
00:39:02,728 --> 00:39:05,998
to justice and to the community

855
00:39:05,998 --> 00:39:06,866
that she serves.

856
00:39:06,866 --> 00:39:07,332
We San Diego is a proud

857
00:39:07,332 --> 00:39:08,990
binational city.

858
00:39:08,990 --> 00:39:10,936
We are a city that has been

859
00:39:10,936 --> 00:39:11,570
built by immigrants and we are

860
00:39:11,570 --> 00:39:13,970
stronger because of that.

861
00:39:15,574 --> 00:39:15,975
Economically, culturally and as

862
00:39:15,975 --> 00:39:16,609
a community.

863
00:39:16,609 --> 00:39:19,900
So Maria Chavez represents

864
00:39:19,679 --> 00:39:20,279
those very values that make up

865
00:39:20,279 --> 00:39:21,130
the bedrock of our city.

866
00:39:21,130 --> 00:39:24,130
Her work has helped countless

867
00:39:24,350 --> 00:39:24,951
families remain together secure

868
00:39:24,951 --> 00:39:25,284
safety and build stable

869
00:39:25,284 --> 00:39:25,918
futures.

870
00:39:25,918 --> 00:39:29,518
It is truly an honor to

871
00:39:29,889 --> 00:39:30,590
recognize her as our 2026

872
00:39:30,590 --> 00:39:30,923
citywide Woman of Distinction

873
00:39:30,923 --> 00:39:32,923
honoree.

874
00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:37,560
Please join me in recognizing

875
00:39:44,700 --> 00:39:46,470
Maria Chavez Have more.

876
00:39:58,784 --> 00:39:59,551
>> Maria thank you.

877
00:39:59,551 --> 00:40:00,186
>> Council PRESIDENT I turn it

878
00:40:00,186 --> 00:40:00,619
back over to you for your

879
00:40:00,619 --> 00:40:00,987
presentation.

880
00:40:00,987 --> 00:40:02,691
All right.

881
00:40:02,691 --> 00:40:03,356
Thank you, Mayor And thank you

882
00:40:03,356 --> 00:40:03,856
for initiating this program

883
00:40:03,856 --> 00:40:05,856
several years ago.

884
00:40:07,927 --> 00:40:08,261
I am honored to celebrate Karen

885
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Bladen.

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If you wanted to come up to

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the mic Karen executive

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00:40:12,932 --> 00:40:15,332
director of Shoreline Community

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00:40:15,735 --> 00:40:16,302
Services District one 2026

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Woman of Distinction.

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00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:21,574
Karen began her career as a

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00:40:21,574 --> 00:40:22,141
professional ballet dancer with

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00:40:22,141 --> 00:40:24,141
the Milwaukee Ballet.

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00:40:25,344 --> 00:40:25,979
Prior to moving to San Diego

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00:40:25,979 --> 00:40:28,379
and focusing on community

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00:40:29,749 --> 00:40:30,416
development and empowerment in

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00:40:30,416 --> 00:40:31,500
2016, Karen founded Pacific

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00:40:31,500 --> 00:40:33,450
Beach Street Guardians, a

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00:40:35,188 --> 00:40:35,888
social enterprise that employed

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00:40:35,888 --> 00:40:36,556
unhoused neighbors to care for

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00:40:36,556 --> 00:40:39,458
her streets, work for local

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00:40:39,458 --> 00:40:39,826
businesses and provide event

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00:40:39,826 --> 00:40:40,426
services.

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00:40:40,426 --> 00:40:42,426
This experience provided

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00:40:44,330 --> 00:40:44,964
members with job skills,

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00:40:44,964 --> 00:40:46,964
self-sufficiency and hope.

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00:40:48,234 --> 00:40:48,968
This model is one I hope

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00:40:48,968 --> 00:40:49,536
the city can duplicate with our

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00:40:49,536 --> 00:40:51,536
safe sleeping tenants.

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00:40:53,272 --> 00:40:53,940
In 2020 Karen came on board to

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00:40:53,940 --> 00:40:55,940
Shoreline Community Services

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00:40:58,110 --> 00:40:58,611
which was then a meal service

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00:40:58,611 --> 00:41:01,611
that Karen grew into a

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00:41:02,315 --> 00:41:03,820
comprehensive resource provider

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00:41:03,820 --> 00:41:03,582
that now includes a drop in

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00:41:03,582 --> 00:41:05,582
resource center at

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00:41:06,753 --> 00:41:07,386
the Compensation and Pacific

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00:41:07,386 --> 00:41:08,870
Beach Volunteer Community

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00:41:08,870 --> 00:41:08,388
Outreach to build support and

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00:41:08,388 --> 00:41:10,388
trust.

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00:41:12,125 --> 00:41:12,726
The Medical Respite hotel

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00:41:12,726 --> 00:41:14,726
program for individuals

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00:41:16,196 --> 00:41:16,863
released from a medical stay

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00:41:16,863 --> 00:41:19,863
and the community care crew

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00:41:20,767 --> 00:41:21,434
using her guardians experience

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00:41:21,434 --> 00:41:22,101
and recognize this resource

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00:41:22,101 --> 00:41:25,938
center is in the middle of a

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00:41:25,938 --> 00:41:26,640
single family neighborhood a

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00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:27,339
testament that you can provide

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00:41:27,339 --> 00:41:30,339
homelessness services and be a

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00:41:31,110 --> 00:41:31,778
good neighbor.

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00:41:31,778 --> 00:41:32,545
Karen is my nominee not only

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00:41:32,545 --> 00:41:35,545
because of her dedication to

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00:41:36,149 --> 00:41:36,916
service to others but because

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00:41:36,916 --> 00:41:37,317
of where and how she has been

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00:41:37,317 --> 00:41:39,317
successful.

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00:41:40,820 --> 00:41:41,588
As I said, Karen provides

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00:41:41,588 --> 00:41:44,588
services and service right in

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00:41:45,559 --> 00:41:46,192
the district one coastal

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00:41:46,192 --> 00:41:46,926
residential neighborhoods.

941
00:41:46,926 --> 00:41:49,926
She built and maintained strong

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00:41:51,630 --> 00:41:51,698
networks in Pacific Beach,

943
00:41:51,698 --> 00:41:52,399
Mission Beach and Lahaina

944
00:41:52,399 --> 00:41:54,799
Shores by being communicative,

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00:41:55,869 --> 00:41:56,336
clear dedicated, proactive and

946
00:41:56,336 --> 00:41:58,336
downright kind.

947
00:42:00,339 --> 00:42:01,740
She is at every community group

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00:42:01,740 --> 00:42:01,741
meeting introducing, describing

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00:42:01,741 --> 00:42:04,741
and protecting her work and

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00:42:04,743 --> 00:42:05,479
the people she serves.

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00:42:05,479 --> 00:42:07,879
Karen focuses on similarities

952
00:42:09,416 --> 00:42:10,183
rather than differences and as

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00:42:10,183 --> 00:42:10,884
it turns out we all want safe,

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00:42:10,884 --> 00:42:13,284
thriving neighborhoods for all

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00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:14,888
our neighbors.

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00:42:14,888 --> 00:42:18,325
And with that, join me in

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00:42:18,325 --> 00:42:19,590
congratulating Karen as a woman

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00:42:19,590 --> 00:42:22,590
of distinction in District one.

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00:42:27,834 --> 00:42:28,835
>> Thank you, Karen.

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00:42:28,835 --> 00:42:29,536
>> And with that I will turn it

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00:42:29,536 --> 00:42:32,372
over to Council PRESIDENT Pro

962
00:42:32,372 --> 00:42:32,972
Tem Lee and his honorary.

963
00:42:32,972 --> 00:42:33,339
>> Thank you, Council

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00:42:33,339 --> 00:42:35,339
PRESIDENT.

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00:42:37,778 --> 00:42:38,612
It is my honor to recognize

966
00:42:38,612 --> 00:42:39,212
Jemma Samoa as the District six

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00:42:39,212 --> 00:42:41,612
honoree who is currently

968
00:42:41,615 --> 00:42:42,349
serving her second term as

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00:42:42,349 --> 00:42:45,349
the PRESIDENT Of the University

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00:42:46,190 --> 00:42:46,553
City Community Association.

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00:42:46,553 --> 00:42:47,219
Upon her leadership,

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00:42:47,219 --> 00:42:47,788
the association has expanded

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00:42:47,788 --> 00:42:49,788
its engagement efforts

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00:42:50,490 --> 00:42:51,191
including hosting open

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00:42:51,191 --> 00:42:51,925
community hours, facilitating

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00:42:51,925 --> 00:42:54,325
direct conversations with local

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00:42:55,662 --> 00:42:56,363
representatives and launching

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00:42:56,363 --> 00:42:57,970
initiatives such as the Senior

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00:42:57,970 --> 00:43:00,670
Watch program to better connect

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00:43:00,670 --> 00:43:00,567
older residents with resources

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00:43:00,567 --> 00:43:01,268
and information.

982
00:43:01,268 --> 00:43:04,738
Jim has also served as editor

983
00:43:04,738 --> 00:43:05,439
of the Community Newsletter for

984
00:43:05,439 --> 00:43:05,973
more than a decade overseeing

985
00:43:05,973 --> 00:43:07,973
the coordination and

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00:43:08,975 --> 00:43:09,576
distribution of 6000 copies

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00:43:09,576 --> 00:43:10,210
throughout the community

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00:43:10,210 --> 00:43:10,543
through a strong volunteer

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00:43:10,543 --> 00:43:12,543
network.

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00:43:13,713 --> 00:43:14,414
Her record of service extends

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00:43:14,414 --> 00:43:15,182
well beyond her current role.

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00:43:15,182 --> 00:43:17,582
Since 1999, Jim has held

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00:43:19,152 --> 00:43:19,686
various leadership positions

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00:43:19,686 --> 00:43:20,320
with Spreckels pta,

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00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:22,720
the University City Little

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00:43:23,590 --> 00:43:24,191
League, The Educate Foundation

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00:43:24,191 --> 00:43:24,725
and the U.S. High School

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00:43:24,725 --> 00:43:26,725
Centurion Foundation

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00:43:27,995 --> 00:43:28,695
consistently contributing to

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00:43:28,695 --> 00:43:29,396
the strength of local schools

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00:43:29,396 --> 00:43:31,396
and neighborhood institutions.

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00:43:32,966 --> 00:43:33,734
She established the holiday

1003
00:43:33,734 --> 00:43:34,468
Adopt a family program at U.S.

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00:43:34,468 --> 00:43:35,350
High school to support families

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00:43:35,350 --> 00:43:37,435
in need helped form

1006
00:43:38,539 --> 00:43:39,273
the University City Fire Safe

1007
00:43:39,273 --> 00:43:39,873
Council to promote fire safety,

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00:43:39,873 --> 00:43:41,873
education and revitalize

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00:43:43,410 --> 00:43:44,111
the U.S. Garden Club, which now

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00:43:44,111 --> 00:43:44,878
serves more than 225 members.

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00:43:44,878 --> 00:43:48,182
I don't know where she finds

1012
00:43:48,182 --> 00:43:49,490
the time but she does all of

1013
00:43:49,490 --> 00:43:52,352
this on top of her day job at

1014
00:43:52,352 --> 00:43:53,870
the Vista Hill Foundation.

1015
00:43:53,870 --> 00:43:53,787
Java has been a pleasure to

1016
00:43:53,787 --> 00:43:57,291
work with in District six and

1017
00:43:57,291 --> 00:43:57,858
for all of those on my team,

1018
00:43:57,858 --> 00:43:58,292
our staff and many in

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00:43:58,292 --> 00:44:00,292
the community.

1020
00:44:01,628 --> 00:44:02,329
As a recent voice that helps us

1021
00:44:02,329 --> 00:44:02,963
work together and ensure that

1022
00:44:02,963 --> 00:44:05,363
we provide University City

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00:44:06,467 --> 00:44:07,340
the leadership it needs to move

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00:44:07,340 --> 00:44:07,401
forward together as a

1025
00:44:07,401 --> 00:44:07,968
community.

1026
00:44:07,968 --> 00:44:09,968
Through her sustained

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00:44:11,138 --> 00:44:11,772
leadership and civic engagement

1028
00:44:11,772 --> 00:44:12,506
she's demonstrated a clear

1029
00:44:12,506 --> 00:44:14,906
demonstrated a clear commitment

1030
00:44:15,309 --> 00:44:15,942
to strengthening community

1031
00:44:15,942 --> 00:44:16,510
institutions and fostering

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00:44:16,510 --> 00:44:16,877
collaboration amongst

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00:44:16,877 --> 00:44:17,511
residents.

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00:44:17,511 --> 00:44:20,314
And so this morning we are

1035
00:44:20,314 --> 00:44:21,150
proud to recognize her

1036
00:44:21,150 --> 00:44:21,649
continued dedication to public

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00:44:21,649 --> 00:44:24,490
service and her meaningful

1038
00:44:26,530 --> 00:44:26,519
contributions to the university

1039
00:44:26,519 --> 00:44:27,121
city community.

1040
00:44:27,121 --> 00:44:27,754
>> Please join me in

1041
00:44:27,754 --> 00:44:29,754
congratulating Jim Gemma's

1042
00:44:35,610 --> 00:44:37,461
small go to Councilmember

1043
00:44:39,800 --> 00:44:40,367
Campbell and her honoree.

1044
00:44:40,367 --> 00:44:41,100
Thank you so much.

1045
00:44:41,100 --> 00:44:43,100
Council PRESIDENT Council

1046
00:44:44,638 --> 00:44:45,206
PRESIDENT Pro Tem This year

1047
00:44:45,206 --> 00:44:47,606
District two woman of

1048
00:44:49,109 --> 00:44:49,843
distinction is Lynn Haimes.

1049
00:44:49,843 --> 00:44:50,644
Lynn has lived in Claremont for

1050
00:44:50,644 --> 00:44:53,644
20 years, is an active member

1051
00:44:53,948 --> 00:44:54,715
of the community.

1052
00:44:54,715 --> 00:44:55,382
She works full time at a

1053
00:44:55,382 --> 00:44:57,782
company that provides backup

1054
00:44:58,785 --> 00:44:59,587
power for large entities like

1055
00:44:59,587 --> 00:44:59,920
hospitals in case of a power

1056
00:44:59,920 --> 00:45:01,920
outage.

1057
00:45:03,657 --> 00:45:04,358
But on top of that, Lynn is a

1058
00:45:04,358 --> 00:45:04,725
tremendously active community

1059
00:45:04,725 --> 00:45:06,725
volunteer.

1060
00:45:07,661 --> 00:45:08,295
In 2016 she joined

1061
00:45:08,295 --> 00:45:10,695
the Claremont Town Council

1062
00:45:12,166 --> 00:45:12,899
known as ctc for Claremont Town

1063
00:45:12,899 --> 00:45:15,899
Council which has many hundreds

1064
00:45:16,804 --> 00:45:17,505
of members and she's held many

1065
00:45:17,505 --> 00:45:17,805
roles over the past ten years

1066
00:45:17,805 --> 00:45:18,506
there.

1067
00:45:18,506 --> 00:45:20,906
She's currently vice PRESIDENT

1068
00:45:22,760 --> 00:45:22,610
Of the ctc and the PRESIDENT Of

1069
00:45:22,610 --> 00:45:24,610
the ctc Foundation.

1070
00:45:27,810 --> 00:45:27,648
As a member of the cdc, Lynn

1071
00:45:27,648 --> 00:45:28,282
established the Marina

1072
00:45:28,282 --> 00:45:30,282
Boulevard banner program.

1073
00:45:32,320 --> 00:45:33,190
The partnership with sd Genie

1074
00:45:33,190 --> 00:45:36,190
to have local artists beautify

1075
00:45:36,623 --> 00:45:37,257
transformer boxes in Claremont.

1076
00:45:37,257 --> 00:45:37,825
And she chairs the annual

1077
00:45:37,825 --> 00:45:39,825
Claremont Garden tour.

1078
00:45:41,429 --> 00:45:44,429
And she planned the Claremont

1079
00:45:46,200 --> 00:45:46,868
Neighborhood 75th anniversary

1080
00:45:46,868 --> 00:45:49,268
Sherie of Claremont birthday

1081
00:45:50,638 --> 00:45:51,305
party last summer as well.

1082
00:45:51,305 --> 00:45:51,906
She's also a member of

1083
00:45:51,906 --> 00:45:52,607
the committee that plans

1084
00:45:52,607 --> 00:45:52,907
the Claremont Family Day every

1085
00:45:52,907 --> 00:45:54,907
year.

1086
00:45:55,943 --> 00:45:56,444
The largest community event

1087
00:45:56,444 --> 00:45:58,844
that the ctc runs.

1088
00:46:00,481 --> 00:46:01,182
She has been honored by

1089
00:46:01,182 --> 00:46:04,782
the community as the Person of

1090
00:46:05,520 --> 00:46:06,420
the Year in the past and now

1091
00:46:06,420 --> 00:46:09,524
she is honored as woman of

1092
00:46:09,524 --> 00:46:10,224
distinction for District two.

1093
00:46:10,224 --> 00:46:13,224
Her service and dedication to

1094
00:46:13,227 --> 00:46:13,928
improving her community truly

1095
00:46:13,928 --> 00:46:14,328
makes her a woman of

1096
00:46:14,328 --> 00:46:16,328
distinction.

1097
00:46:18,566 --> 00:46:19,367
There is no test too small or

1098
00:46:19,367 --> 00:46:20,301
too large for Lynn to take on

1099
00:46:20,301 --> 00:46:23,471
and succeed and so I am so

1100
00:46:23,471 --> 00:46:24,238
grateful for her leadership.

1101
00:46:24,238 --> 00:46:24,672
As I know the entire Claremont

1102
00:46:24,672 --> 00:46:26,672
community is.

1103
00:46:27,541 --> 00:46:29,941
Thank you Lynn and

1104
00:46:37,151 --> 00:46:37,852
congratulations.

1105
00:46:37,852 --> 00:46:38,519
>> Next up council member

1106
00:46:38,519 --> 00:46:38,886
Whitburn Thank you, Council

1107
00:46:38,886 --> 00:46:40,886
PRESIDENT.

1108
00:46:40,955 --> 00:46:41,756
Thank you, Mayor And

1109
00:46:41,756 --> 00:46:42,423
congratulations to all of this

1110
00:46:42,423 --> 00:46:44,823
year's Women of Distinction.

1111
00:46:46,228 --> 00:46:46,860
This morning I am pleased to

1112
00:46:46,860 --> 00:46:47,528
recognize an extraordinary

1113
00:46:47,528 --> 00:46:51,128
woman whose work has left a

1114
00:46:51,299 --> 00:46:52,000
lasting mark on downtown's San

1115
00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:52,867
Diego and across our city.

1116
00:46:52,867 --> 00:46:55,267
District Three's 2026 Women of

1117
00:46:56,905 --> 00:46:57,405
Distinction.

1118
00:46:57,405 --> 00:46:58,720
Ruth and Dawn.

1119
00:46:58,720 --> 00:46:58,505
Ruth Ed is a visionary

1120
00:46:58,505 --> 00:47:00,505
entrepreneur.

1121
00:47:01,342 --> 00:47:02,760
Gallerist filmmaker and

1122
00:47:02,760 --> 00:47:02,777
cultural advocate who has spent

1123
00:47:02,777 --> 00:47:05,177
decades supporting artists and

1124
00:47:06,481 --> 00:47:07,150
bringing creativity and culture

1125
00:47:07,150 --> 00:47:07,715
into our community.

1126
00:47:07,715 --> 00:47:10,715
She's the founder of Exclusive

1127
00:47:11,819 --> 00:47:12,520
Collections Gallery which she

1128
00:47:12,520 --> 00:47:13,870
launched in the late 1980s and

1129
00:47:13,870 --> 00:47:16,870
which has grown into a

1130
00:47:16,124 --> 00:47:16,825
respected platform showcasing

1131
00:47:16,825 --> 00:47:17,525
art showcasing artists from

1132
00:47:17,525 --> 00:47:17,892
around the country and around

1133
00:47:17,892 --> 00:47:19,892
the world.

1134
00:47:21,963 --> 00:47:22,663
In recent years, Ruth, that has

1135
00:47:22,663 --> 00:47:23,364
played an especially important

1136
00:47:23,364 --> 00:47:26,364
role in the continued cultural

1137
00:47:27,235 --> 00:47:27,569
revitalization of the Gaslamp

1138
00:47:27,569 --> 00:47:28,202
Quarter.

1139
00:47:28,202 --> 00:47:28,870
As a proud member of

1140
00:47:28,870 --> 00:47:31,806
the Wrinkled Band of U.S.A.

1141
00:47:31,806 --> 00:47:32,474
Indians she made history as

1142
00:47:32,474 --> 00:47:33,800
the first Native American to

1143
00:47:33,800 --> 00:47:33,540
purchase property at

1144
00:47:33,540 --> 00:47:35,540
the Gaslamp Quarter.

1145
00:47:36,611 --> 00:47:37,379
Reclaiming space at an area

1146
00:47:37,379 --> 00:47:40,379
where Native people were once

1147
00:47:41,582 --> 00:47:42,316
excluded, she transformed

1148
00:47:42,316 --> 00:47:43,180
the historic Yuba Building into

1149
00:47:43,180 --> 00:47:45,418
a destination that celebrates

1150
00:47:45,887 --> 00:47:46,388
indigenous creativity and

1151
00:47:46,388 --> 00:47:48,388
entrepreneurship.

1152
00:47:49,224 --> 00:47:49,925
With the opening of her Native

1153
00:47:49,925 --> 00:47:52,325
Star Boutique in 2025 which

1154
00:47:54,262 --> 00:47:54,963
features fashion art jewelry

1155
00:47:54,963 --> 00:47:55,663
and products created by native

1156
00:47:55,663 --> 00:47:58,663
makers from around the country

1157
00:47:59,534 --> 00:48:00,680
through her galleries and

1158
00:48:00,680 --> 00:48:00,735
cultural events and

1159
00:48:00,735 --> 00:48:01,436
storytelling work, Ruth has

1160
00:48:01,436 --> 00:48:03,939
created a space that elevates

1161
00:48:03,939 --> 00:48:04,672
native voices, celebrates

1162
00:48:04,672 --> 00:48:05,207
indigenous culture and connects

1163
00:48:05,207 --> 00:48:07,207
people through art.

1164
00:48:09,578 --> 00:48:10,312
Ruth Ed, thank you for your

1165
00:48:10,312 --> 00:48:12,712
leadership, your creativity and

1166
00:48:14,490 --> 00:48:14,649
your commitment to uplifting

1167
00:48:14,649 --> 00:48:15,350
artists and communities.

1168
00:48:15,350 --> 00:48:18,350
On behalf of Council District

1169
00:48:18,620 --> 00:48:19,321
three it is our utter to

1170
00:48:19,321 --> 00:48:19,921
recognize you as the 2026

1171
00:48:19,921 --> 00:48:20,322
District three woman of

1172
00:48:20,322 --> 00:48:22,322
distinction.

1173
00:48:25,860 --> 00:48:27,860
Thank you.

1174
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Next up council member Henry

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00:48:31,566 --> 00:48:32,234
Foster, the third and his

1176
00:48:32,234 --> 00:48:34,634
honoree Thank you Council

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00:48:36,104 --> 00:48:36,938
PRESIDENT.

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00:48:36,938 --> 00:48:37,572
And I want to first start by

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00:48:37,572 --> 00:48:38,140
thanking the mayor and my

1180
00:48:38,140 --> 00:48:40,140
council colleagues for

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00:48:41,342 --> 00:48:41,876
continuing the tradition of

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00:48:41,876 --> 00:48:42,577
recognizing women of

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00:48:42,577 --> 00:48:44,977
distinction during the Women's

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00:48:45,781 --> 00:48:46,381
History History Month and for

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00:48:46,381 --> 00:48:47,810
uplifting the women who

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00:48:47,810 --> 00:48:47,449
strengthen communities across

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00:48:47,449 --> 00:48:49,449
San Diego.

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00:48:50,485 --> 00:48:50,986
Congratulations to all of

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00:48:50,986 --> 00:48:51,553
today's honorees.

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00:48:51,553 --> 00:48:53,953
Each of you represents

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00:48:55,623 --> 00:48:56,291
the leadership, resilience and

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00:48:56,291 --> 00:48:56,959
service that Women's History

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00:48:56,959 --> 00:48:59,959
Month is meant to celebrate.

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00:49:00,495 --> 00:49:01,129
I am especially proud to

1195
00:49:01,129 --> 00:49:03,129
recognize District Four's

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00:49:05,200 --> 00:49:05,867
honoree La Rosa Webb, a proud

1197
00:49:05,867 --> 00:49:06,535
resident of southeastern San

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00:49:06,535 --> 00:49:09,535
Diego whose work reflects a

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00:49:09,738 --> 00:49:10,472
deep commitment to uplifting

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00:49:10,472 --> 00:49:10,839
our people and investing in our

1201
00:49:10,839 --> 00:49:12,839
community.

1202
00:49:14,610 --> 00:49:15,343
Through her leadership at Ramo

1203
00:49:15,343 --> 00:49:18,343
residence and her background in

1204
00:49:18,814 --> 00:49:19,481
business and organizational

1205
00:49:19,481 --> 00:49:20,215
psychology, La Raza has

1206
00:49:20,215 --> 00:49:23,215
dedicated her career to helping

1207
00:49:23,852 --> 00:49:24,253
others grow, thrive and find

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00:49:24,253 --> 00:49:25,530
opportunity.

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00:49:25,530 --> 00:49:28,457
La Raza has used art and

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00:49:28,457 --> 00:49:29,910
culture as powerful tools for

1211
00:49:29,910 --> 00:49:31,910
connection and awareness.

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00:49:33,950 --> 00:49:33,729
From her environmental art

1213
00:49:33,729 --> 00:49:34,396
initiatives to co-founding

1214
00:49:34,396 --> 00:49:37,996
The Block Club a space that

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00:49:38,500 --> 00:49:39,133
preserves and celebrates black

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00:49:39,133 --> 00:49:42,133
art and culture while also

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00:49:43,104 --> 00:49:43,705
providing a place for community

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00:49:43,705 --> 00:49:44,105
members to gather and

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00:49:44,105 --> 00:49:44,773
collaborate.

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00:49:44,773 --> 00:49:47,773
La Raza represents the very

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00:49:48,110 --> 00:49:48,777
best of district four through

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00:49:48,777 --> 00:49:51,177
creativity, leadership and a

1223
00:49:52,781 --> 00:49:53,810
strong commitment to community

1224
00:49:53,810 --> 00:49:53,949
.

1225
00:49:53,949 --> 00:49:54,817
It is my honor to recognize her

1226
00:49:54,817 --> 00:49:58,287
today as one of this year's

1227
00:49:58,287 --> 00:49:58,887
women of distinction.

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00:49:58,887 --> 00:50:01,287
>> Please join me in

1229
00:50:06,829 --> 00:50:09,829
congratulating La Raza when we

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00:50:12,167 --> 00:50:12,835
will now go to Councilmember

1231
00:50:12,835 --> 00:50:15,835
Van Wilpert and her honoree.

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00:50:16,305 --> 00:50:16,906
>> Thank you very much And

1233
00:50:16,906 --> 00:50:17,606
thank you again to all

1234
00:50:17,606 --> 00:50:18,306
the women who are here today.

1235
00:50:18,306 --> 00:50:21,543
I am very honored to be

1236
00:50:21,543 --> 00:50:22,211
recognizing that Dianne Weyrich

1237
00:50:22,211 --> 00:50:25,211
as district fives women of

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00:50:26,114 --> 00:50:26,849
distinction today for 34 years.

1239
00:50:26,849 --> 00:50:29,849
Dianne has dedicated her career

1240
00:50:30,652 --> 00:50:31,353
to the ymca of senior county

1241
00:50:31,353 --> 00:50:31,986
helping young people Thousands

1242
00:50:31,986 --> 00:50:34,986
of young people around our

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00:50:36,910 --> 00:50:36,392
region grow, learn and succeed

1244
00:50:36,392 --> 00:50:36,992
.

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00:50:36,992 --> 00:50:37,326
Over the course of those

1246
00:50:37,326 --> 00:50:38,600
decades.

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00:50:38,600 --> 00:50:40,729
She has become one of the most

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00:50:40,729 --> 00:50:41,430
respected leaders in gymnastics

1249
00:50:41,430 --> 00:50:42,310
in the community now only here

1250
00:50:42,310 --> 00:50:45,310
in San Diego but across

1251
00:50:46,100 --> 00:50:46,735
the entire state of California

1252
00:50:46,735 --> 00:50:47,469
today and serves as the program

1253
00:50:47,469 --> 00:50:50,772
director and head coach for our

1254
00:50:50,772 --> 00:50:51,206
very own Rancho Canyon Skeeters

1255
00:50:51,206 --> 00:50:51,907
in Escondido.

1256
00:50:51,907 --> 00:50:54,307
Ymca gymnastic programs where

1257
00:50:55,711 --> 00:50:56,344
she creates opportunities for

1258
00:50:56,344 --> 00:50:56,746
hundreds of young athletes

1259
00:50:56,746 --> 00:50:58,746
every month.

1260
00:50:59,448 --> 00:51:00,215
Through her leadership, more

1261
00:51:00,215 --> 00:51:00,883
than 700 youth participants are

1262
00:51:00,883 --> 00:51:03,283
learning new skills building

1263
00:51:04,886 --> 00:51:05,554
confidence in themselves,

1264
00:51:05,554 --> 00:51:06,188
developing friendships in a

1265
00:51:06,188 --> 00:51:06,889
supportive environment and

1266
00:51:06,889 --> 00:51:09,592
getting off of their devices.

1267
00:51:09,592 --> 00:51:10,326
Through her leadership she has

1268
00:51:10,326 --> 00:51:13,326
also earned recognition for her

1269
00:51:13,862 --> 00:51:14,563
competitive gymnastics teams of

1270
00:51:14,563 --> 00:51:15,630
more than 130 athletes helping

1271
00:51:15,630 --> 00:51:15,765
guide them through

1272
00:51:15,765 --> 00:51:18,165
the discipline and dedication

1273
00:51:19,168 --> 00:51:19,835
to sport required while

1274
00:51:19,835 --> 00:51:20,368
teaching lessons that extend

1275
00:51:20,368 --> 00:51:22,768
far beyond the gym.

1276
00:51:23,272 --> 00:51:23,906
Over the past year, Dianne has

1277
00:51:23,906 --> 00:51:24,540
especially stepped into an

1278
00:51:24,540 --> 00:51:26,540
important leadership role

1279
00:51:27,677 --> 00:51:28,244
across our ymca as

1280
00:51:28,244 --> 00:51:28,811
collaborative chair of

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00:51:28,811 --> 00:51:29,512
gymnastics department.

1282
00:51:29,512 --> 00:51:32,415
She has worked with colleagues

1283
00:51:32,415 --> 00:51:33,115
across the association to

1284
00:51:33,115 --> 00:51:33,782
strengthen programs and expand

1285
00:51:33,782 --> 00:51:36,182
opportunities for all young

1286
00:51:37,486 --> 00:51:38,870
athletes regardless of income

1287
00:51:38,870 --> 00:51:38,821
or where they live.

1288
00:51:38,821 --> 00:51:39,488
Recently Diane was honored with

1289
00:51:39,488 --> 00:51:41,888
a lifetime achievement award

1290
00:51:43,590 --> 00:51:43,459
from us gymnastics of Southern

1291
00:51:43,459 --> 00:51:44,160
California.

1292
00:51:44,160 --> 00:51:45,194
Recognizing the extraordinary

1293
00:51:45,194 --> 00:51:49,394
impact she has had on so many

1294
00:51:50,566 --> 00:51:51,167
young athletes and what stands

1295
00:51:51,167 --> 00:51:51,868
out most about Diane is

1296
00:51:51,868 --> 00:51:54,503
the lasting impact she has on

1297
00:51:54,503 --> 00:51:54,937
her young people that she

1298
00:51:54,937 --> 00:51:55,671
mentors.

1299
00:51:55,671 --> 00:51:56,339
We have been told that she

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00:51:56,339 --> 00:51:57,173
always comes to work with a

1301
00:51:57,173 --> 00:51:59,709
smile no matter how tired she

1302
00:51:59,709 --> 00:52:00,409
might be and she motivates

1303
00:52:00,409 --> 00:52:01,770
the young people to keep doing

1304
00:52:01,770 --> 00:52:04,770
their best every single day.

1305
00:52:04,880 --> 00:52:05,514
So for decades you have helped

1306
00:52:05,514 --> 00:52:06,148
build young athletes into

1307
00:52:06,148 --> 00:52:08,148
confident, resilient young

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00:52:09,185 --> 00:52:09,819
people in our community and we

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00:52:09,819 --> 00:52:10,520
very much appreciate you.

1310
00:52:10,520 --> 00:52:11,987
It is truly an honor to

1311
00:52:11,987 --> 00:52:14,987
recognize you today as District

1312
00:52:16,893 --> 00:52:19,293
five Woman of distinction.

1313
00:52:22,131 --> 00:52:22,865
We will now turn to

1314
00:52:22,865 --> 00:52:23,499
Councilmember Camp Hill and his

1315
00:52:23,499 --> 00:52:25,899
honoree Thank you Council

1316
00:52:26,369 --> 00:52:27,360
PRESIDENT And thank you to

1317
00:52:27,360 --> 00:52:27,770
the mayor and his staff for

1318
00:52:27,770 --> 00:52:30,406
organizing this great event And

1319
00:52:30,406 --> 00:52:30,839
congratulations to all

1320
00:52:30,839 --> 00:52:31,574
the honorees.

1321
00:52:31,574 --> 00:52:32,275
I am proud to announce this

1322
00:52:32,275 --> 00:52:32,675
year's District seven woman of

1323
00:52:32,675 --> 00:52:34,675
Distinction.

1324
00:52:36,790 --> 00:52:36,746
Alison Garner who is joined

1325
00:52:36,746 --> 00:52:37,413
this morning by her husband

1326
00:52:37,413 --> 00:52:40,413
Travis and her parents Randy

1327
00:52:40,550 --> 00:52:41,317
and Susan and her son.

1328
00:52:41,317 --> 00:52:42,840
Last year tragedy struck our

1329
00:52:42,840 --> 00:52:45,840
community when a plane crashed

1330
00:52:46,255 --> 00:52:46,890
in Murphy Canyon neighborhood

1331
00:52:46,890 --> 00:52:49,625
in tears into in the early

1332
00:52:49,625 --> 00:52:50,292
hours of MAY 22nd, 2025, 42

1333
00:52:50,292 --> 00:52:53,292
families woke up to a

1334
00:52:54,163 --> 00:52:54,597
terrifying and uncertain

1335
00:52:54,597 --> 00:52:55,298
circumstance.

1336
00:52:55,298 --> 00:52:58,298
Some had lost their vehicles.

1337
00:52:58,668 --> 00:52:59,469
Some had lost their homes.

1338
00:52:59,469 --> 00:53:00,136
Some were significantly injured

1339
00:53:00,136 --> 00:53:03,136
and nearly lost their lives.

1340
00:53:03,773 --> 00:53:04,474
All of them were shaken by this

1341
00:53:04,474 --> 00:53:08,110
tragedy as our whole city was.

1342
00:53:08,110 --> 00:53:08,744
It was a heartbreaking morning

1343
00:53:08,744 --> 00:53:09,412
for everyone connected to that

1344
00:53:09,412 --> 00:53:09,912
neighborhood and it even had

1345
00:53:09,912 --> 00:53:11,912
global resonance.

1346
00:53:13,116 --> 00:53:13,783
And for those 42 families

1347
00:53:13,783 --> 00:53:14,451
directly impacted on Sample

1348
00:53:14,451 --> 00:53:17,787
Street in the middle of that

1349
00:53:17,787 --> 00:53:18,121
tragedy, Alison Garner stepped

1350
00:53:18,121 --> 00:53:18,754
forward.

1351
00:53:18,754 --> 00:53:19,388
Alison is the director of

1352
00:53:19,388 --> 00:53:21,388
Strategic Partnerships and

1353
00:53:22,959 --> 00:53:23,626
Military Relations for

1354
00:53:23,626 --> 00:53:23,960
the Armed Services Y.M.C.A.

1355
00:53:23,960 --> 00:53:25,960
Center.

1356
00:53:27,531 --> 00:53:28,630
She's also a military spouse

1357
00:53:28,630 --> 00:53:28,698
and mother herself.

1358
00:53:28,698 --> 00:53:29,398
Because of those roles and

1359
00:53:29,398 --> 00:53:32,902
because of the deep trust she

1360
00:53:32,902 --> 00:53:33,502
has built within the military

1361
00:53:33,502 --> 00:53:34,170
community, Alison became

1362
00:53:34,170 --> 00:53:37,170
the primary point of contact

1363
00:53:37,974 --> 00:53:38,341
and liaison for everyone

1364
00:53:38,341 --> 00:53:39,410
affected.

1365
00:53:39,410 --> 00:53:42,641
This work was personal for her

1366
00:53:42,646 --> 00:53:43,380
too because these were her

1367
00:53:43,380 --> 00:53:44,800
fellow military families people

1368
00:53:44,800 --> 00:53:47,317
living the same life that she

1369
00:53:47,317 --> 00:53:48,510
lives raising children in

1370
00:53:48,510 --> 00:53:48,518
the same military community she

1371
00:53:48,518 --> 00:53:50,518
has called home.

1372
00:53:52,188 --> 00:53:52,822
Alison advocated for them

1373
00:53:52,822 --> 00:53:53,490
tirelessly because to her

1374
00:53:53,490 --> 00:53:56,490
the military community is an

1375
00:53:57,600 --> 00:53:57,761
abstract.

1376
00:53:57,761 --> 00:53:58,461
Those are her family members

1377
00:53:58,461 --> 00:54:01,264
and her neighbors and the life

1378
00:54:01,264 --> 00:54:01,965
she lives every day.

1379
00:54:01,965 --> 00:54:02,665
She coordinated communications

1380
00:54:02,665 --> 00:54:05,665
between dozens of federal and

1381
00:54:06,402 --> 00:54:07,700
local agencies, organize

1382
00:54:07,700 --> 00:54:07,737
the distribution of donated

1383
00:54:07,737 --> 00:54:10,737
goods and ensure that every

1384
00:54:11,575 --> 00:54:11,907
single family had temporary

1385
00:54:11,907 --> 00:54:12,642
housing.

1386
00:54:12,642 --> 00:54:16,242
She also led long term recovery

1387
00:54:16,346 --> 00:54:17,147
efforts helping families find

1388
00:54:17,147 --> 00:54:17,814
new homes and even organizing a

1389
00:54:17,814 --> 00:54:20,814
two week scholarship to Camp

1390
00:54:21,785 --> 00:54:22,352
Hero for the children of

1391
00:54:22,352 --> 00:54:23,520
the impacted families.

1392
00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:26,520
That is why Alison represents

1393
00:54:26,356 --> 00:54:26,723
exactly what this recognition

1394
00:54:26,723 --> 00:54:27,457
is about.

1395
00:54:27,457 --> 00:54:30,457
She never sought the spotlight.

1396
00:54:30,861 --> 00:54:31,527
She's the everyday person with

1397
00:54:31,527 --> 00:54:32,195
extraordinary heart who when

1398
00:54:32,195 --> 00:54:34,595
tragedy struck her community

1399
00:54:35,932 --> 00:54:36,700
stepped forward and made sure

1400
00:54:36,700 --> 00:54:39,700
her neighbors were safe and

1401
00:54:40,504 --> 00:54:41,271
supported and not alone.

1402
00:54:41,271 --> 00:54:44,675
She made them know that they

1403
00:54:44,675 --> 00:54:45,375
mattered because of her

1404
00:54:45,375 --> 00:54:46,760
compassion and her leadership

1405
00:54:46,760 --> 00:54:46,610
and her quiet determination to

1406
00:54:46,610 --> 00:54:49,100
take care of others.

1407
00:54:50,213 --> 00:54:50,913
Our community was able to begin

1408
00:54:50,913 --> 00:54:53,313
healing after an unimaginable

1409
00:54:54,785 --> 00:54:55,652
tragedy.

1410
00:54:55,652 --> 00:54:56,353
What she will tell you that she

1411
00:54:56,353 --> 00:54:59,353
was just doing her job.

1412
00:54:59,923 --> 00:55:00,523
I know And those 42 family

1413
00:55:00,523 --> 00:55:03,523
knows and our city knows

1414
00:55:04,294 --> 00:55:04,628
the truth that you are a hero.

1415
00:55:04,628 --> 00:55:05,362
Alison.

1416
00:55:05,362 --> 00:55:06,129
Alison, you're a hero and we

1417
00:55:06,129 --> 00:55:09,129
are deeply grateful for your

1418
00:55:09,533 --> 00:55:09,900
service and your heart for this

1419
00:55:09,900 --> 00:55:10,567
community.

1420
00:55:10,567 --> 00:55:10,834
So I just want to say thank

1421
00:55:10,834 --> 00:55:11,568
you.

1422
00:55:11,568 --> 00:55:14,338
Thank you to your family for

1423
00:55:14,338 --> 00:55:15,105
your service and your sacrifice

1424
00:55:15,105 --> 00:55:15,806
And we are praying for you and

1425
00:55:15,806 --> 00:55:18,806
your family and all our

1426
00:55:19,376 --> 00:55:20,244
military families at this time.

1427
00:55:20,244 --> 00:55:20,943
And so it is my honor to

1428
00:55:20,943 --> 00:55:21,611
recognize you as our District

1429
00:55:21,611 --> 00:55:24,110
seven woman of distinction.

1430
00:55:30,387 --> 00:55:31,355
>> Thank you.

1431
00:55:31,355 --> 00:55:32,123
>> With that we will go now to

1432
00:55:32,123 --> 00:55:35,580
council member Moreno and her

1433
00:55:35,580 --> 00:55:35,625
honoree.

1434
00:55:35,625 --> 00:55:36,226
>> Thank you.

1435
00:55:36,226 --> 00:55:36,860
Congratulations to all

1436
00:55:36,860 --> 00:55:39,260
the women being recognized

1437
00:55:40,130 --> 00:55:40,898
today.

1438
00:55:40,898 --> 00:55:41,565
It's with great pleasure to

1439
00:55:41,565 --> 00:55:42,166
partner with the mayor every

1440
00:55:42,166 --> 00:55:44,566
year to recognize these

1441
00:55:45,469 --> 00:55:45,836
astonishing women from all over

1442
00:55:45,836 --> 00:55:46,837
San Diego.

1443
00:55:46,837 --> 00:55:50,507
And it is truly an honor to

1444
00:55:50,507 --> 00:55:51,108
recognize an extraordinary

1445
00:55:51,108 --> 00:55:53,108
leader, mentor, fearless

1446
00:55:56,460 --> 00:55:56,680
Chicana and advocate for young

1447
00:55:56,680 --> 00:55:56,947
people in District eight.

1448
00:55:56,947 --> 00:55:58,947
MS..

1449
00:56:02,219 --> 00:56:03,257
Salt MRS. Soichi Alvarez.

1450
00:56:03,257 --> 00:56:06,857
>> Today we celebrate her as a

1451
00:56:06,957 --> 00:56:07,625
woman of distinction in

1452
00:56:07,625 --> 00:56:11,225
the city of San Diego a

1453
00:56:11,428 --> 00:56:12,129
recognition that reflects more

1454
00:56:12,129 --> 00:56:12,730
than 50 years of dedication to

1455
00:56:12,730 --> 00:56:14,730
helping first generation

1456
00:56:16,233 --> 00:56:16,900
students and their families

1457
00:56:16,900 --> 00:56:19,900
navigate the path to college

1458
00:56:21,405 --> 00:56:22,172
and beyond.

1459
00:56:22,172 --> 00:56:22,840
Now as director of the Graduate

1460
00:56:22,840 --> 00:56:25,240
Support Program and Activity

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00:56:25,910 --> 00:56:26,543
Prep, MS. Alvarez has guided

1462
00:56:26,543 --> 00:56:28,943
hundreds of young scholars

1463
00:56:30,547 --> 00:56:31,148
through middle school all

1464
00:56:31,148 --> 00:56:31,849
the way through college

1465
00:56:31,849 --> 00:56:34,249
graduation, turning the dreams

1466
00:56:35,719 --> 00:56:36,353
of higher education into real

1467
00:56:36,353 --> 00:56:38,353
opportunities and lasting

1468
00:56:40,490 --> 00:56:41,224
success not only changing

1469
00:56:41,224 --> 00:56:41,892
the lives of the students but

1470
00:56:41,892 --> 00:56:42,359
changing the lives of their

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00:56:42,359 --> 00:56:44,359
whole families.

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00:56:45,729 --> 00:56:46,397
As the daughter of immigrant

1473
00:56:46,397 --> 00:56:48,797
parents and first generation

1474
00:56:50,301 --> 00:56:50,935
college college graduate

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00:56:50,935 --> 00:56:51,502
herself, she understands

1476
00:56:51,502 --> 00:56:53,502
the journey firsthand.

1477
00:56:55,172 --> 00:56:55,773
Her commitment to community

1478
00:56:55,773 --> 00:56:58,173
also extends beyond her

1479
00:57:00,478 --> 00:57:01,378
professional work, including

1480
00:57:01,378 --> 00:57:05,249
being a mom, a good daughter, a

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00:57:05,249 --> 00:57:06,183
sister, a dear GOD mother.

1482
00:57:06,183 --> 00:57:09,183
Also years of volunteering at

1483
00:57:10,354 --> 00:57:11,322
the Sherman Elementary School

1484
00:57:11,322 --> 00:57:15,522
pta and serving as a Girl Scout

1485
00:57:15,760 --> 00:57:16,930
leader for Troop 6177 in Logan

1486
00:57:16,930 --> 00:57:18,930
Heights.

1487
00:57:20,364 --> 00:57:21,650
On top of all this mentoring

1488
00:57:21,650 --> 00:57:24,650
young young girls and helping

1489
00:57:25,136 --> 00:57:25,836
shape our future leaders, I

1490
00:57:25,836 --> 00:57:26,503
want to thank all the students

1491
00:57:26,503 --> 00:57:29,600
from Nativity Prep that are

1492
00:57:29,600 --> 00:57:32,600
here today to support MRS.

1493
00:57:34,178 --> 00:57:36,178
Alvarez.

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00:57:41,119 --> 00:57:41,719
>> It allows Grace herself

1495
00:57:41,719 --> 00:57:42,486
Familia Mira montes get

1496
00:57:42,486 --> 00:57:44,989
components saw children we so

1497
00:57:44,989 --> 00:57:45,656
Mama Super pac so stressed

1498
00:57:45,656 --> 00:57:48,560
Hermanas Jose Calexico this

1499
00:57:50,294 --> 00:57:50,995
week is going to assess her

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00:57:50,995 --> 00:57:53,395
location skills Torres learned

1501
00:57:55,600 --> 00:57:59,200
as we hear that business was

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00:58:00,138 --> 00:58:00,805
possible w I'm going to say

1503
00:58:00,805 --> 00:58:01,205
check out all of law

1504
00:58:01,205 --> 00:58:02,173
agreements.

1505
00:58:02,173 --> 00:58:02,874
Circuit All of law grows in one

1506
00:58:02,874 --> 00:58:03,574
matrimonial song Comparatives

1507
00:58:03,574 --> 00:58:06,711
So with that MS. Alvarez your

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00:58:06,711 --> 00:58:07,444
dedication has changed lives

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00:58:07,444 --> 00:58:09,844
and strengthened our community.

1510
00:58:11,749 --> 00:58:12,417
Congratulations on being

1511
00:58:12,417 --> 00:58:13,117
recognized Women of Woman of

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00:58:13,117 --> 00:58:16,117
Distinction and thank you for

1513
00:58:16,521 --> 00:58:17,221
everything that you do have

1514
00:58:17,221 --> 00:58:19,957
done and will continue to do

1515
00:58:19,957 --> 00:58:24,157
for the city of San Diego which

1516
00:58:30,201 --> 00:58:31,169
has got to Yes, Thank you.

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00:58:31,169 --> 00:58:31,936
>> And with that we will go to

1518
00:58:31,936 --> 00:58:34,238
council member Isla Rivera is

1519
00:58:34,238 --> 00:58:34,905
honoree All right thank you

1520
00:58:34,905 --> 00:58:37,305
council PRESIDENT Thank you

1521
00:58:39,770 --> 00:58:43,277
Mayor for doing this with us I.

1522
00:58:43,481 --> 00:58:44,182
Before I get started on Rama I

1523
00:58:44,182 --> 00:58:44,749
want to make sure I say

1524
00:58:44,749 --> 00:58:45,450
congratulations to all

1525
00:58:45,450 --> 00:58:48,450
the recipients today and I'll

1526
00:58:48,820 --> 00:58:49,520
give a special shout out to two

1527
00:58:49,520 --> 00:58:49,821
who do their work in District

1528
00:58:49,821 --> 00:58:51,821
nine.

1529
00:58:53,591 --> 00:58:54,125
Maria, thank you for your work

1530
00:58:54,125 --> 00:58:54,692
supporting immigrant

1531
00:58:54,692 --> 00:58:56,692
communities with Pena.

1532
00:58:57,629 --> 00:58:58,262
MRS. Alvarez thank you for your

1533
00:58:58,262 --> 00:58:58,696
work in District nine and

1534
00:58:58,696 --> 00:59:00,696
Nativity Prep.

1535
00:59:02,400 --> 00:59:03,660
As for Ramos, she is an

1536
00:59:03,660 --> 00:59:03,735
incredible community leader

1537
00:59:03,735 --> 00:59:06,735
with an incredible story As

1538
00:59:07,172 --> 00:59:07,839
the director of campaigns and

1539
00:59:07,839 --> 00:59:08,406
organizing Rummo works with

1540
00:59:08,406 --> 00:59:10,806
the leadership team at

1541
00:59:11,442 --> 00:59:12,143
the Partnership for

1542
00:59:12,143 --> 00:59:12,843
the Advancement of New

1543
00:59:12,843 --> 00:59:13,545
Americans to accomplish their

1544
00:59:13,545 --> 00:59:15,545
organizational priorities, she

1545
00:59:16,981 --> 00:59:17,482
trains and meets regularly with

1546
00:59:17,482 --> 00:59:19,482
Pena's organizers.

1547
00:59:20,952 --> 00:59:21,719
She was born in Mogadishu and

1548
00:59:21,719 --> 00:59:22,286
came to the United States as a

1549
00:59:22,286 --> 00:59:22,821
refugee and personally

1550
00:59:22,821 --> 00:59:23,488
understands the many

1551
00:59:23,488 --> 00:59:25,888
difficulties of adjusting to

1552
00:59:25,890 --> 00:59:26,491
life in a new country while

1553
00:59:26,491 --> 00:59:26,858
preserving her cultural

1554
00:59:26,858 --> 00:59:28,858
heritage.

1555
00:59:31,960 --> 00:59:31,763
She has led work with young

1556
00:59:31,763 --> 00:59:32,430
women from the Middle East,

1557
00:59:32,430 --> 00:59:35,430
Asia and Africa and founded

1558
00:59:36,100 --> 00:59:36,400
the International Refugee Girls

1559
00:59:36,400 --> 00:59:37,680
Association.

1560
00:59:37,680 --> 00:59:40,680
She worked as the executive

1561
00:59:40,238 --> 00:59:40,871
director of Somali Youth United

1562
00:59:40,871 --> 00:59:41,406
where she worked to ensure

1563
00:59:41,406 --> 00:59:42,106
young people acquire

1564
00:59:42,106 --> 00:59:44,506
the critical skills necessary

1565
00:59:45,243 --> 00:59:46,111
for success.

1566
00:59:46,111 --> 00:59:50,810
And she has shown a passion and

1567
00:59:50,810 --> 00:59:50,849
aptitude for increasing access

1568
00:59:50,849 --> 00:59:51,382
and exposure to steam for women

1569
00:59:51,382 --> 00:59:53,382
and girls throughout

1570
00:59:55,220 --> 00:59:56,540
the African Diaspora.

1571
00:59:56,540 --> 00:59:56,354
All of that is really important

1572
00:59:56,354 --> 00:59:58,354
work.

1573
01:00:00,258 --> 01:00:01,260
But what I want to say more

1574
01:00:01,260 --> 01:00:01,726
than anything is that Rameau is

1575
01:00:01,726 --> 01:00:04,726
an incredible advocate for her

1576
01:00:04,863 --> 01:00:05,530
community whether it's

1577
01:00:05,530 --> 01:00:06,197
supporting tenants rights or

1578
01:00:06,197 --> 01:00:08,597
immigrants rights and making

1579
01:00:09,434 --> 01:00:10,235
sure that her community is safe

1580
01:00:10,235 --> 01:00:13,235
from from the impacts of

1581
01:00:14,572 --> 01:00:15,306
surveillance or standing up to

1582
01:00:15,306 --> 01:00:15,941
the day care providers who have

1583
01:00:15,941 --> 01:00:18,341
been unfairly attacked in

1584
01:00:19,644 --> 01:00:20,378
recent months.

1585
01:00:20,378 --> 01:00:23,378
Rameau is an incredible example

1586
01:00:23,615 --> 01:00:24,116
of what a community leader can

1587
01:00:24,116 --> 01:00:25,500
and should be.

1588
01:00:25,500 --> 01:00:29,870
And she's doing this at a time

1589
01:00:29,870 --> 01:00:29,521
where community is increasingly

1590
01:00:29,521 --> 01:00:30,255
under attack.

1591
01:00:30,255 --> 01:00:33,792
And so from I want to say thank

1592
01:00:33,792 --> 01:00:34,459
you for doing that for not just

1593
01:00:34,459 --> 01:00:35,160
not backing down during this

1594
01:00:35,160 --> 01:00:38,160
time but standing even taller

1595
01:00:38,496 --> 01:00:39,331
and being even stronger.

1596
01:00:39,331 --> 01:00:42,931
All of San Diego benefits from

1597
01:00:43,769 --> 01:00:44,436
your advocacy and obviously

1598
01:00:44,436 --> 01:00:48,360
the folks who are closest to

1599
01:00:48,400 --> 01:00:48,540
you benefit in a great and a

1600
01:00:48,540 --> 01:00:49,374
great way as well.

1601
01:00:49,374 --> 01:00:52,978
But I just cannot say thank you

1602
01:00:52,978 --> 01:00:53,645
enough for the advocacy and

1603
01:00:53,645 --> 01:00:54,379
the leadership that you show

1604
01:00:54,379 --> 01:00:55,180
and what a great example of you

1605
01:00:55,180 --> 01:00:57,916
are, what a great example you

1606
01:00:57,916 --> 01:00:58,550
are of a woman who's making

1607
01:00:58,550 --> 01:00:59,251
history here in San Diego.

1608
01:00:59,251 --> 01:00:59,751
So thank you for all your

1609
01:00:59,751 --> 01:01:01,751
contributions and

1610
01:01:09,161 --> 01:01:09,661
congratulations.

1611
01:01:09,661 --> 01:01:11,661
>> All right.

1612
01:01:14,533 --> 01:01:15,400
Thank you to my colleague.

1613
01:01:15,400 --> 01:01:19,271
You know City of San Diego is

1614
01:01:19,271 --> 01:01:19,905
America's finest city because

1615
01:01:19,905 --> 01:01:20,572
of the work that these ten

1616
01:01:20,572 --> 01:01:22,972
distinguished women do And

1617
01:01:24,643 --> 01:01:25,377
every woman in our city does,

1618
01:01:25,377 --> 01:01:28,377
whether it's the everyday lives

1619
01:01:29,281 --> 01:01:29,882
of being a mother or spouse,

1620
01:01:29,882 --> 01:01:30,449
whether it's leaders of

1621
01:01:30,449 --> 01:01:32,449
industry, whether it's

1622
01:01:34,252 --> 01:01:34,953
the service providers,

1623
01:01:34,953 --> 01:01:37,953
the teachers and every segment

1624
01:01:39,491 --> 01:01:40,325
of what we call our city.

1625
01:01:40,325 --> 01:01:40,993
We are a great city because of

1626
01:01:40,993 --> 01:01:44,530
their work and I'm glad that

1627
01:01:44,530 --> 01:01:45,263
we're able to take a moment and

1628
01:01:45,263 --> 01:01:45,697
recognize these ten individuals

1629
01:01:45,697 --> 01:01:47,697
in particular.

1630
01:01:48,733 --> 01:01:49,501
But all of our all the women of

1631
01:01:49,501 --> 01:01:50,102
distinction of what makes us a

1632
01:01:50,102 --> 01:01:50,502
great city deserve to be

1633
01:01:50,502 --> 01:01:52,502
recognized.

1634
01:01:54,600 --> 01:01:54,773
But to conclude this segment,

1635
01:01:54,773 --> 01:01:55,573
let us join one more time to

1636
01:01:55,573 --> 01:01:58,573
recognize these ten women of

1637
01:02:27,600 --> 01:02:27,306
distinction

1638
01:02:27,306 --> 01:02:28,173
.

1639
01:02:28,173 --> 01:02:28,874
>> And with that, as you see

1640
01:02:28,874 --> 01:02:31,874
someone leading the door, this

1641
01:02:32,311 --> 01:02:33,120
is a ceremonial item.

1642
01:02:33,120 --> 01:02:33,679
No motion was required but we

1643
01:02:33,679 --> 01:02:36,415
will pause for group photos.

1644
01:02:36,415 --> 01:02:37,116
I will invite the ten women

1645
01:02:37,116 --> 01:02:37,816
into the pit for a group photo

1646
01:02:37,816 --> 01:02:38,684
and then we'll have an

1647
01:02:38,684 --> 01:02:40,684
opportunity for individual

1648
01:03:25,865 --> 01:03:27,865
photos

1649
01:05:25,418 --> 01:05:27,418
of

1650
01:06:15,135 --> 01:06:18,135
We will take Lynn next.

1651
01:06:18,338 --> 01:06:19,206
Lynn is next for the picture

1652
01:06:19,206 --> 01:06:21,606
Council District Council member

1653
01:07:01,480 --> 01:07:04,648
Campbell and thank you Ruth And

1654
01:07:05,752 --> 01:07:08,752
it's next And district three

1655
01:09:06,540 --> 01:09:08,940
with with Ruth and

1656
01:16:38,561 --> 01:16:39,162
all right again congratulations

1657
01:16:39,162 --> 01:16:39,795
to the 2026 women in

1658
01:16:39,795 --> 01:16:42,195
distinction thank you for

1659
01:16:43,600 --> 01:16:44,300
the family members and

1660
01:16:44,300 --> 01:16:44,867
the colleagues that joined in

1661
01:16:44,867 --> 01:16:46,867
the celebration today.

1662
01:16:48,504 --> 01:16:49,380
With that we will now dispense

1663
01:16:49,380 --> 01:16:49,572
with the approval of

1664
01:16:49,572 --> 01:16:51,572
proclamation items.

1665
01:16:52,809 --> 01:16:53,476
Clerk Please introduce them and

1666
01:16:53,476 --> 01:16:53,843
proceed with public comment.

1667
01:16:53,843 --> 01:16:54,509
Thank you.

1668
01:16:54,509 --> 01:16:55,110
Council PRESIDENT The public

1669
01:16:55,110 --> 01:16:57,110
comment period for

1670
01:16:57,913 --> 01:16:58,214
the proclamation items is now

1671
01:16:58,214 --> 01:16:58,848
open.

1672
01:16:58,848 --> 01:16:59,515
Each speaker will have one

1673
01:16:59,515 --> 01:17:02,452
minute per item per person.

1674
01:17:02,452 --> 01:17:03,119
If you would like to speak on

1675
01:17:03,119 --> 01:17:03,853
three or more items you will

1676
01:17:03,853 --> 01:17:04,520
have a maximum of three minutes

1677
01:17:04,520 --> 01:17:06,920
for proclamation items being

1678
01:17:11,193 --> 01:17:13,593
approved are items 3132 as 501

1679
01:17:14,964 --> 01:17:15,732
as 502s504 and 505.

1680
01:17:15,732 --> 01:17:16,532
I see no speakers here in

1681
01:17:16,532 --> 01:17:19,532
council chambers for any of

1682
01:17:20,603 --> 01:17:21,304
the proclamations going to

1683
01:17:21,304 --> 01:17:21,971
those participating remotely.

1684
01:17:21,971 --> 01:17:25,475
We have Andrea Irving if you

1685
01:17:25,475 --> 01:17:26,175
can please unmute and let me

1686
01:17:26,175 --> 01:17:29,775
know which item or items you

1687
01:17:30,112 --> 01:17:31,147
wish to speak to.

1688
01:17:31,147 --> 01:17:31,715
>> Hi this is Andrea and I'm so

1689
01:17:31,715 --> 01:17:32,548
sorry I have to pass.

1690
01:17:32,548 --> 01:17:35,785
I didn't have a chance to

1691
01:17:35,785 --> 01:17:36,520
review it so thanks to this

1692
01:17:36,520 --> 01:17:36,719
one.

1693
01:17:36,719 --> 01:17:39,622
Thanks Laurie Sultana If you

1694
01:17:39,622 --> 01:17:40,323
can please unmute speak on

1695
01:17:40,323 --> 01:17:41,910
the proclamations, let me know

1696
01:17:41,910 --> 01:17:43,660
which item or items you wish to

1697
01:17:43,660 --> 01:17:44,127
speak to.

1698
01:17:44,127 --> 01:17:44,995
Yes, thank you.

1699
01:17:44,995 --> 01:17:48,498
I will speak to Women's History

1700
01:17:48,498 --> 01:17:49,132
Month and well I'll actually

1701
01:17:49,132 --> 01:17:49,599
I'll speak to all of them.

1702
01:17:49,599 --> 01:17:50,000
>> Thank you.

1703
01:17:50,000 --> 01:17:52,000
Thank you.

1704
01:17:53,669 --> 01:17:54,170
You'll have three minutes.

1705
01:17:54,170 --> 01:17:54,537
>> Please proceed.

1706
01:17:54,537 --> 01:17:56,537
All right.

1707
01:17:58,308 --> 01:17:58,875
So I'll just go in order 31

1708
01:17:58,875 --> 01:17:59,609
diversionary theater.

1709
01:17:59,609 --> 01:18:02,712
Thank you for being a community

1710
01:18:02,712 --> 01:18:03,346
space and for celebrating and

1711
01:18:03,346 --> 01:18:05,746
enriching our cultural and

1712
01:18:07,817 --> 01:18:08,251
musical and appreciation on a

1713
01:18:08,251 --> 01:18:08,985
regular basis.

1714
01:18:08,985 --> 01:18:11,985
It's amazing what you have

1715
01:18:13,156 --> 01:18:13,823
accomplished And it's 40 years

1716
01:18:13,823 --> 01:18:16,823
and Women's History Month as

1717
01:18:17,894 --> 01:18:18,194
I've mentioned before will be

1718
01:18:18,194 --> 01:18:18,929
dead.

1719
01:18:18,929 --> 01:18:19,562
Women rarely make history and I

1720
01:18:19,562 --> 01:18:20,163
think it's important that

1721
01:18:20,163 --> 01:18:22,563
people recognize here in

1722
01:18:23,990 --> 01:18:23,733
California we created when I

1723
01:18:23,733 --> 01:18:26,133
served in the legislature

1724
01:18:27,770 --> 01:18:28,471
alongside Karen Bass, the mayor

1725
01:18:28,471 --> 01:18:31,308
of Los Angeles, she made

1726
01:18:31,308 --> 01:18:32,800
history as the first black

1727
01:18:32,800 --> 01:18:32,676
woman in America in the United

1728
01:18:32,676 --> 01:18:35,676
States history to become a

1729
01:18:37,414 --> 01:18:37,914
legislative leader of a state

1730
01:18:37,914 --> 01:18:38,682
legislative body.

1731
01:18:38,682 --> 01:18:41,718
And when she appointed me to be

1732
01:18:41,718 --> 01:18:42,319
her speaker pro tem we made

1733
01:18:42,319 --> 01:18:42,986
history in California as

1734
01:18:42,986 --> 01:18:46,490
the first two women in state

1735
01:18:46,490 --> 01:18:47,157
history to serve as

1736
01:18:47,157 --> 01:18:47,891
constitutional officers and

1737
01:18:47,891 --> 01:18:51,491
lead the Assembly during a very

1738
01:18:51,862 --> 01:18:52,496
difficult time and the economic

1739
01:18:52,496 --> 01:18:54,496
collapse of 2008 and 2009.

1740
01:18:56,633 --> 01:18:57,266
So I just wanted to add a

1741
01:18:57,266 --> 01:18:57,868
little bit of history from

1742
01:18:57,868 --> 01:19:00,868
the state level and even

1743
01:19:01,404 --> 01:19:02,105
the national level as we finish

1744
01:19:02,105 --> 01:19:05,105
up Black History Month because

1745
01:19:06,243 --> 01:19:06,943
often women's voices are often

1746
01:19:06,943 --> 01:19:07,644
silenced and our history is

1747
01:19:07,644 --> 01:19:11,244
rewritten by others And if our

1748
01:19:11,415 --> 01:19:12,182
voices weren't so powerful

1749
01:19:12,182 --> 01:19:12,849
people wouldn't work so hard to

1750
01:19:12,849 --> 01:19:15,351
silence them On St Patrick's

1751
01:19:15,351 --> 01:19:16,520
Day Parade I want to

1752
01:19:16,520 --> 01:19:16,720
acknowledge the contributions

1753
01:19:16,720 --> 01:19:19,720
that the Irish community has

1754
01:19:21,191 --> 01:19:21,925
made to San Diego and their

1755
01:19:21,925 --> 01:19:24,925
parade is always boisterous and

1756
01:19:26,563 --> 01:19:27,163
fun and it's a wonderful day

1757
01:19:27,163 --> 01:19:27,831
for families to be out

1758
01:19:27,831 --> 01:19:30,231
celebrating in the community

1759
01:19:31,935 --> 01:19:34,935
and a Lowrider Stamp day.

1760
01:19:36,720 --> 01:19:36,773
It's amazing how we have gone

1761
01:19:36,773 --> 01:19:39,173
from criminalizing people who

1762
01:19:40,910 --> 01:19:41,879
engage in what is really an art

1763
01:19:41,879 --> 01:19:44,879
form to now recognizing their

1764
01:19:46,617 --> 01:19:47,284
contributions to the especially

1765
01:19:47,284 --> 01:19:47,651
Southern California cultural

1766
01:19:47,651 --> 01:19:48,252
heritage.

1767
01:19:48,252 --> 01:19:51,688
My father grew up in Los

1768
01:19:51,688 --> 01:19:52,556
Angeles.

1769
01:19:52,556 --> 01:19:56,156
He loved his cars and even

1770
01:19:56,527 --> 01:19:57,227
though it was decades before

1771
01:19:57,227 --> 01:19:57,861
Lowrider was became a term, he

1772
01:19:57,861 --> 01:20:00,861
was certainly part of that

1773
01:20:02,266 --> 01:20:02,933
culture in Los Angeles As a

1774
01:20:02,933 --> 01:20:05,933
young man who treated their

1775
01:20:07,839 --> 01:20:08,539
cars with what could only be

1776
01:20:08,539 --> 01:20:09,239
called rubber and said respect

1777
01:20:09,239 --> 01:20:11,942
to turn them into moving works

1778
01:20:11,942 --> 01:20:12,810
of art.

1779
01:20:12,810 --> 01:20:16,410
And finally I will say in

1780
01:20:16,847 --> 01:20:17,448
response to Councilmember

1781
01:20:17,448 --> 01:20:19,448
Moreno's recommendation,

1782
01:20:22,853 --> 01:20:23,721
congratulations to her honoree

1783
01:20:23,721 --> 01:20:27,424
she alvarez And I think that we

1784
01:20:27,424 --> 01:20:28,580
have to always recognize

1785
01:20:28,580 --> 01:20:30,458
the very diverse cultural

1786
01:20:32,730 --> 01:20:33,229
impacts that people throughout

1787
01:20:33,229 --> 01:20:33,764
San Diego have.

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01:20:33,764 --> 01:20:34,398
Seeing the mayor at

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01:20:34,398 --> 01:20:36,398
the proclamation ceremony

1790
01:20:39,690 --> 01:20:39,537
earlier reminded me that when I

1791
01:20:39,537 --> 01:20:40,237
was the chair of

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01:20:40,237 --> 01:20:42,637
the Legislative Women's Caucus

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01:20:43,173 --> 01:20:43,908
in Sacramento we would do our

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01:20:43,908 --> 01:20:46,308
annual statewide recognition of

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01:20:49,813 --> 01:20:50,481
women who impacted our state in

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01:20:50,481 --> 01:20:52,881
powerful and positive ways.

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01:20:53,984 --> 01:20:54,685
So congratulations to you and

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01:20:54,685 --> 01:20:55,252
to all the women who were

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01:20:55,252 --> 01:20:55,619
honored earlier today.

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01:20:55,619 --> 01:20:57,619
Thank you.

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01:21:00,424 --> 01:21:01,125
Next is the original and then

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01:21:01,125 --> 01:21:01,892
it's 8700 the original If you

1803
01:21:01,892 --> 01:21:05,696
can please let me know how many

1804
01:21:05,696 --> 01:21:06,363
items or items you wish to

1805
01:21:06,363 --> 01:21:09,660
speak to Which item or item.

1806
01:21:09,660 --> 01:21:13,866
Yes or I would like to speak to

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01:21:15,206 --> 01:21:15,973
women's history St Patrick's

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01:21:15,973 --> 01:21:16,240
Day and let's do Jeff Davis

1809
01:21:16,240 --> 01:21:16,607
Day.

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01:21:16,607 --> 01:21:18,607
Thank you.

1811
01:21:20,378 --> 01:21:21,145
Please proceed right so what is

1812
01:21:21,145 --> 01:21:21,846
a woman is kind of what I'm

1813
01:21:21,846 --> 01:21:24,846
wondering because you know we

1814
01:21:25,716 --> 01:21:26,383
keep changing the definition

1815
01:21:26,383 --> 01:21:27,840
The things we already change

1816
01:21:27,840 --> 01:21:30,684
with the definition of a woman

1817
01:21:31,722 --> 01:21:32,456
is so I'm wondering if that's

1818
01:21:32,456 --> 01:21:33,157
part of the history and then if

1819
01:21:33,157 --> 01:21:36,994
you or all of a sudden saying

1820
01:21:36,994 --> 01:21:37,528
that men can be women, how does

1821
01:21:37,528 --> 01:21:39,528
that history change?

1822
01:21:41,899 --> 01:21:45,499
I mean how does that like

1823
01:21:46,237 --> 01:21:47,380
reflect accuracy of women is

1824
01:21:47,380 --> 01:21:50,380
what I'm wondering Because you

1825
01:21:52,709 --> 01:21:53,444
know, sad to see an inversion

1826
01:21:53,444 --> 01:21:57,440
of everything but if you really

1827
01:21:57,348 --> 01:21:57,949
did want to honor women and all

1828
01:21:57,949 --> 01:22:00,949
these women who are like

1829
01:22:02,860 --> 01:22:02,753
activists like you know, for

1830
01:22:02,753 --> 01:22:03,454
that it's just strange that

1831
01:22:03,454 --> 01:22:06,454
they don't mind that that's

1832
01:22:07,625 --> 01:22:08,292
happening and women are being

1833
01:22:08,292 --> 01:22:09,260
raised to look like then you

1834
01:22:09,260 --> 01:22:12,897
don't even know what a woman is

1835
01:22:12,897 --> 01:22:13,597
And anybody can be a woman But

1836
01:22:13,597 --> 01:22:16,597
people like Nancy Schaefer who

1837
01:22:18,269 --> 01:22:19,300
were murdered who are trying to

1838
01:22:19,300 --> 01:22:19,704
reform cps should be one that's

1839
01:22:19,704 --> 01:22:22,704
honored, you know, along with

1840
01:22:23,274 --> 01:22:23,941
again the other women that

1841
01:22:23,941 --> 01:22:26,941
suffer on a regular basis

1842
01:22:28,646 --> 01:22:29,380
throughout the world And then

1843
01:22:29,380 --> 01:22:30,480
for, you know, St Patrick's Day

1844
01:22:30,480 --> 01:22:33,648
all this stuff and you know,

1845
01:22:33,918 --> 01:22:34,686
parade and all these events for

1846
01:22:34,686 --> 01:22:35,552
it, you know, I'm just it's you

1847
01:22:35,552 --> 01:22:39,152
know, there was a MARCH for

1848
01:22:39,157 --> 01:22:39,857
children this last weekend on

1849
01:22:39,857 --> 01:22:42,257
Saturday and there's actually

1850
01:22:45,229 --> 01:22:46,300
one coming up on APRIL 11th.

1851
01:22:46,300 --> 01:22:46,764
It's going to be at Waterfront

1852
01:22:46,764 --> 01:22:50,634
Park and there's going to be a

1853
01:22:50,634 --> 01:22:51,502
MARCH around downtown.

1854
01:22:51,502 --> 01:22:52,170
And so I feel like, you know,

1855
01:22:52,170 --> 01:22:52,903
when we honor certain things

1856
01:22:52,903 --> 01:22:56,700
and we don't honor other things

1857
01:22:56,700 --> 01:22:56,875
that would be nice to see.

1858
01:22:56,875 --> 01:22:57,642
You know, all of you guys show

1859
01:22:57,642 --> 01:23:00,642
support for children that are

1860
01:23:02,547 --> 01:23:06,147
suffering and or you know, like

1861
01:23:07,652 --> 01:23:08,319
Arabella McCormick, Delilah,

1862
01:23:08,319 --> 01:23:09,530
you know, children who have

1863
01:23:09,530 --> 01:23:12,530
starved to death because nobody

1864
01:23:12,990 --> 01:23:13,791
wanted to do anything.

1865
01:23:13,791 --> 01:23:14,459
Just wondering when we're going

1866
01:23:14,459 --> 01:23:18,590
to spend some money to, you

1867
01:23:18,830 --> 01:23:19,531
know, dishonor them and mothers

1868
01:23:19,531 --> 01:23:20,165
who are currently suffering I

1869
01:23:20,165 --> 01:23:22,565
mean Patrick was murdered.

1870
01:23:24,802 --> 01:23:25,503
Oh, but you know, let's do

1871
01:23:25,503 --> 01:23:26,400
other things And then so let's

1872
01:23:26,400 --> 01:23:28,404
go to Jeff Davis.

1873
01:23:30,740 --> 01:23:30,809
This one's interested because

1874
01:23:30,809 --> 01:23:34,409
he's the veterans for you know,

1875
01:23:35,112 --> 01:23:35,480
San Diego housing Commission or

1876
01:23:35,480 --> 01:23:35,780
whatever.

1877
01:23:35,780 --> 01:23:37,780
Right.

1878
01:23:40,985 --> 01:23:41,586
And you know General straining

1879
01:23:41,586 --> 01:23:42,253
steadfast commitment to

1880
01:23:42,253 --> 01:23:44,253
advancing innovative housing

1881
01:23:46,891 --> 01:23:47,492
solutions and improving

1882
01:23:47,492 --> 01:23:48,920
the lives of low income

1883
01:23:48,920 --> 01:23:50,920
families and individuals

1884
01:23:52,229 --> 01:23:53,980
experiencing homelessness I'm

1885
01:23:53,980 --> 01:23:56,698
sorry 27 years of that And look

1886
01:23:57,836 --> 01:23:58,803
at where we're at.

1887
01:23:58,803 --> 01:23:59,404
I don't know that I would be

1888
01:23:59,404 --> 01:24:00,171
giving him an award when

1889
01:24:00,171 --> 01:24:04,309
the state of the city is in

1890
01:24:04,309 --> 01:24:05,100
such disarray I mean right

1891
01:24:05,100 --> 01:24:08,100
outside of city chambers Again

1892
01:24:09,247 --> 01:24:09,981
that building you know

1893
01:24:09,981 --> 01:24:10,714
the awning right there when you

1894
01:24:10,714 --> 01:24:14,314
walk in Right Right by security

1895
01:24:15,253 --> 01:24:15,552
is filled with homeless every

1896
01:24:15,552 --> 01:24:16,154
night.

1897
01:24:16,154 --> 01:24:16,855
But then you do have

1898
01:24:16,855 --> 01:24:17,522
the downtown partnership come

1899
01:24:17,522 --> 01:24:21,122
and tell them to leave which

1900
01:24:22,327 --> 01:24:23,270
isn't always so interesting.

1901
01:24:23,270 --> 01:24:23,762
But yeah, let's clean that up

1902
01:24:23,762 --> 01:24:24,429
and tent city and things before

1903
01:24:24,429 --> 01:24:27,165
we talk to the people there.

1904
01:24:27,165 --> 01:24:27,499
Thank you for that concluding

1905
01:24:27,499 --> 01:24:28,233
comment.

1906
01:24:28,233 --> 01:24:29,100
Next is 8700 If you can please

1907
01:24:29,100 --> 01:24:31,937
unmute and let me know which

1908
01:24:31,937 --> 01:24:36,137
item or items you wish to speak

1909
01:24:36,641 --> 01:24:37,209
to in Star six To unmute.

1910
01:24:37,209 --> 01:24:39,209
Thank you.

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01:24:42,313 --> 01:24:42,681
A 30 254 please.

1912
01:24:42,681 --> 01:24:43,281
Thank you.

1913
01:24:43,281 --> 01:24:45,681
You have two minutes.

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01:24:46,951 --> 01:24:48,951
Please proceed.

1915
01:24:51,923 --> 01:24:52,591
332 Women's History Month

1916
01:24:52,591 --> 01:24:54,991
Council member Campbell von

1917
01:24:57,696 --> 01:24:58,130
Wilpert and Marino three very

1918
01:24:58,130 --> 01:25:00,130
strong women.

1919
01:25:02,734 --> 01:25:06,334
Thank you for this item and

1920
01:25:08,673 --> 01:25:09,441
special thank you to cd3

1921
01:25:09,441 --> 01:25:13,410
honoree Ruth and Dawn to all

1922
01:25:14,346 --> 01:25:15,113
these women in all women face

1923
01:25:15,113 --> 01:25:18,113
challenges barriers and they do

1924
01:25:20,586 --> 01:25:22,586
achievements Keep making

1925
01:25:27,259 --> 01:25:28,327
history for equality and equity

1926
01:25:28,327 --> 01:25:31,930
to all and then s5 all for

1927
01:25:31,930 --> 01:25:32,498
the state or 226 San Diego

1928
01:25:32,498 --> 01:25:34,498
Housing Commission is

1929
01:25:36,969 --> 01:25:39,369
synonymous with care affidavits

1930
01:25:41,573 --> 01:25:42,273
dedicated public servant 27

1931
01:25:42,273 --> 01:25:42,975
year veteran of San Diego how

1932
01:25:42,975 --> 01:25:45,375
the commission your leadership

1933
01:25:47,746 --> 01:25:48,447
MR. Davis across critical

1934
01:25:48,447 --> 01:25:51,447
operational areas of both San

1935
01:25:53,652 --> 01:25:54,252
Diego Housing Commission and

1936
01:25:54,252 --> 01:25:55,120
beyond is appreciated.

1937
01:25:55,120 --> 01:25:58,720
Thank you for your service to

1938
01:25:59,758 --> 01:26:00,225
all.

1939
01:26:00,225 --> 01:26:00,859
Thank you.

1940
01:26:00,859 --> 01:26:01,527
That does conclude public

1941
01:26:01,527 --> 01:26:01,894
comment on the proclamation.

1942
01:26:01,894 --> 01:26:03,894
All right.

1943
01:26:05,397 --> 01:26:06,980
Thank you, City Clerk And with

1944
01:26:06,980 --> 01:26:06,832
that I'll turn it over to my

1945
01:26:06,832 --> 01:26:07,566
colleagues for questions Excuse

1946
01:26:07,566 --> 01:26:10,702
me for comments and entertain a

1947
01:26:10,702 --> 01:26:11,369
motion and we'll start with

1948
01:26:11,369 --> 01:26:11,737
council member Von Wolpert.

1949
01:26:11,737 --> 01:26:12,237
Thank you.

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01:26:12,237 --> 01:26:14,637
i'm happy to move

1951
01:26:15,674 --> 01:26:16,275
the proclamation today and

1952
01:26:16,275 --> 01:26:16,942
congratulations to all

1953
01:26:16,942 --> 01:26:17,542
the proclamation awardees As

1954
01:26:17,542 --> 01:26:19,942
usual my colleagues have

1955
01:26:21,814 --> 01:26:22,513
brought forth very wonderful

1956
01:26:22,513 --> 01:26:22,982
things to celebrate including

1957
01:26:22,982 --> 01:26:23,582
our Jeff Davis.

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01:26:23,582 --> 01:26:23,982
Congratulations on your

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01:26:23,982 --> 01:26:24,616
retirement.

1960
01:26:24,616 --> 01:26:28,216
We thank you for all your

1961
01:26:28,487 --> 01:26:29,153
service to the city and

1962
01:26:29,153 --> 01:26:29,755
the Housing Commission over

1963
01:26:29,755 --> 01:26:32,591
the years on item 31 for

1964
01:26:32,591 --> 01:26:33,292
Diversionary Theater 40th

1965
01:26:33,292 --> 01:26:33,859
Anniversary Day I am proud to

1966
01:26:33,859 --> 01:26:34,593
join Mary Todd Gloria

1967
01:26:34,593 --> 01:26:36,593
Councilmember Jennifer Campbell

1968
01:26:39,398 --> 01:26:40,650
Councilmember Steve Whitburn in

1969
01:26:40,650 --> 01:26:40,732
recognizing the Virgin Mary

1970
01:26:40,732 --> 01:26:41,333
Theater as it celebrates its

1971
01:26:41,333 --> 01:26:43,733
40th anniversary here in

1972
01:26:44,870 --> 01:26:45,471
the city of Sebago Since its

1973
01:26:45,471 --> 01:26:46,172
founding in 1986 during

1974
01:26:46,172 --> 01:26:46,839
the height of the hiv and aids

1975
01:26:46,839 --> 01:26:49,239
crisis, the Virginia theater

1976
01:26:50,442 --> 01:26:51,750
has used the power of

1977
01:26:51,750 --> 01:26:51,744
performing arts to uplift

1978
01:26:51,744 --> 01:26:52,444
the lgbtq 80 plus voices and

1979
01:26:52,444 --> 01:26:55,444
create space for our community

1980
01:26:56,148 --> 01:26:56,815
Healing and visibility.

1981
01:26:56,815 --> 01:26:57,550
Over the past four decades,

1982
01:26:57,550 --> 01:27:00,550
Diversionary has grown into one

1983
01:27:02,455 --> 01:27:03,188
of the most respected lgbtq

1984
01:27:03,188 --> 01:27:03,789
a-plus theaters in the country,

1985
01:27:03,789 --> 01:27:04,423
producing more than 175

1986
01:27:04,423 --> 01:27:06,423
mainstream productions and

1987
01:27:08,794 --> 01:27:09,361
hundreds of performances.

1988
01:27:09,361 --> 01:27:09,962
I have attended many

1989
01:27:09,962 --> 01:27:10,595
the fantastic theater I

1990
01:27:10,595 --> 01:27:12,995
encourage everybody to go.

1991
01:27:13,932 --> 01:27:14,667
The theater has also served a

1992
01:27:14,667 --> 01:27:15,401
creative home for many emerging

1993
01:27:15,401 --> 01:27:16,102
and established artists helping

1994
01:27:16,102 --> 01:27:19,102
to amplify voices and stories

1995
01:27:20,272 --> 01:27:20,639
that deserve to be heard beyond

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01:27:20,639 --> 01:27:21,373
the stage.

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01:27:21,373 --> 01:27:21,974
Virgin Mary continues to impact

1998
01:27:21,974 --> 01:27:24,374
our region through arts

1999
01:27:25,244 --> 01:27:25,778
education programs and

2000
01:27:25,778 --> 01:27:26,512
community engagement

2001
01:27:26,512 --> 01:27:27,112
opportunities for people of all

2002
01:27:27,112 --> 01:27:27,713
ages across the county.

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01:27:27,713 --> 01:27:29,713
Congratulations on this

2004
01:27:31,684 --> 01:27:32,550
incredible milestone.

2005
01:27:32,550 --> 01:27:33,151
It is my honor to proclaim

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01:27:33,151 --> 01:27:35,151
MARCH 28th, 2026 at

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01:27:36,255 --> 01:27:36,955
the burgeoning theater 40th

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01:27:36,955 --> 01:27:37,590
anniversary day in the city of

2009
01:27:37,590 --> 01:27:38,223
San Diego In item 32 with

2010
01:27:38,223 --> 01:27:40,623
Women's History Month, I'm

2011
01:27:42,662 --> 01:27:43,229
proud to be joining Councilor

2012
01:27:43,229 --> 01:27:43,796
Jennifer Campbell and

2013
01:27:43,796 --> 01:27:44,530
COUNCILWOMAN Moreno to

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01:27:44,530 --> 01:27:46,930
recognize Women's History Month

2015
01:27:47,800 --> 01:27:48,467
in the city of San Diego.

2016
01:27:48,467 --> 01:27:49,101
Women's History Month is an

2017
01:27:49,101 --> 01:27:49,768
opportunity to reflect on

2018
01:27:49,768 --> 01:27:50,402
the generations of women who

2019
01:27:50,402 --> 01:27:52,802
pushed for progress, broke

2020
01:27:54,573 --> 01:27:55,308
barriers and helped expand

2021
01:27:55,308 --> 01:27:55,942
opportunities for the women and

2022
01:27:55,942 --> 01:27:56,576
girls who came after them.

2023
01:27:56,576 --> 01:27:59,576
Thank you to everyone who

2024
01:28:00,346 --> 01:28:01,130
served on our commission on

2025
01:28:01,130 --> 01:28:01,681
the fantastic Women many of

2026
01:28:01,681 --> 01:28:02,382
whom are here today in our

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01:28:02,382 --> 01:28:05,382
chambers across league We see

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01:28:05,384 --> 01:28:06,180
that legacy every day for women

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01:28:06,180 --> 01:28:06,652
leading small businesses,

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01:28:06,652 --> 01:28:07,520
educators shaping the next

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01:28:07,520 --> 01:28:07,787
generation.

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01:28:07,787 --> 01:28:10,187
The community advocates working

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01:28:11,757 --> 01:28:12,191
tirelessly to strengthen our

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01:28:12,191 --> 01:28:12,859
neighborhoods.

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01:28:12,859 --> 01:28:13,492
This year's theme is Leading

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01:28:13,492 --> 01:28:16,492
the Change Women Shaping a

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01:28:17,129 --> 01:28:17,897
Sustainable Future.

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01:28:17,897 --> 01:28:18,564
And it reminds us that women

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01:28:18,564 --> 01:28:19,198
continue to play a critical

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01:28:19,198 --> 01:28:19,898
role in building resilient

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01:28:19,898 --> 01:28:22,298
communities and helping guide

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01:28:22,768 --> 01:28:23,603
the future of our city.

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01:28:23,603 --> 01:28:24,303
It also reminds us that while

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01:28:24,303 --> 01:28:24,971
we have a meaningful progress,

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01:28:24,971 --> 01:28:25,638
there's still work ahead to

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01:28:25,638 --> 01:28:28,638
ensure that women have equal

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01:28:29,542 --> 01:28:29,942
opportunities to lead, succeed

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01:28:29,942 --> 01:28:30,543
and thrive.

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01:28:30,543 --> 01:28:31,177
I also want to recognize

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01:28:31,177 --> 01:28:34,177
the many women serving in

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01:28:36,382 --> 01:28:37,830
public service across our city

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01:28:37,830 --> 01:28:37,783
from city staff to community

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01:28:37,783 --> 01:28:38,451
leaders who work every day to

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01:28:38,451 --> 01:28:39,152
make for a stronger and more

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01:28:39,152 --> 01:28:41,552
equitable place for everyone.

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01:28:42,688 --> 01:28:43,355
Women's History Month is not

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01:28:43,355 --> 01:28:43,990
only about honoring the past

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01:28:43,990 --> 01:28:44,690
but also about supporting

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01:28:44,690 --> 01:28:45,258
the next generation women and

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01:28:45,258 --> 01:28:48,258
girls who are lead our

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01:28:48,695 --> 01:28:49,462
community in the years ahead.

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I still hold out hope that

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01:28:50,162 --> 01:28:50,863
someday this nation will pass

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01:28:50,863 --> 01:28:51,597
the Equal Rights Amendment and

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01:28:51,597 --> 01:28:54,597
will restore the protections of

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01:28:54,867 --> 01:28:55,434
Ruby Wade in this country.

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01:28:55,434 --> 01:28:56,690
And today we celebrate

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01:28:56,690 --> 01:28:56,736
the achievements of women

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01:28:56,736 --> 01:28:59,736
across the globe, across our

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01:29:00,406 --> 01:29:01,740
nation to recommit ourselves to

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01:29:01,740 --> 01:29:01,741
continuing the work toward a

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01:29:01,741 --> 01:29:02,442
future where every woman has

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01:29:02,442 --> 01:29:02,742
the opportunity to succeed and

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01:29:02,742 --> 01:29:03,109
lead.

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01:29:03,109 --> 01:29:05,109
Thank you.

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01:29:06,646 --> 01:29:07,180
And I read the proclamation.

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01:29:07,180 --> 01:29:07,547
All right.

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01:29:07,547 --> 01:29:08,248
Thank you.

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01:29:08,248 --> 01:29:08,748
Council member Whitburn Excuse

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01:29:08,748 --> 01:29:10,748
me Yvonne Gilbert.

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01:29:11,840 --> 01:29:11,384
I haven't done that in two

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01:29:11,384 --> 01:29:12,510
years.

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01:29:12,510 --> 01:29:15,651
We have a motion by council

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01:29:17,790 --> 01:29:18,291
member Von Wilbert to move

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01:29:18,291 --> 01:29:18,892
the proclamation.

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01:29:18,892 --> 01:29:19,225
We'll go next to Council

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01:29:19,225 --> 01:29:19,592
Moreno.

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01:29:19,592 --> 01:29:21,592
Thank you.

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01:29:23,296 --> 01:29:23,963
Item 32 celebrates

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01:29:23,963 --> 01:29:24,697
the accomplishment of women.

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01:29:24,697 --> 01:29:28,297
Women's History Month is a time

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01:29:29,168 --> 01:29:29,802
to honor women from the past

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01:29:29,802 --> 01:29:30,470
and present acknowledging

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01:29:30,470 --> 01:29:33,470
the issues that often affect

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01:29:34,941 --> 01:29:35,608
women's advancements and

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01:29:35,608 --> 01:29:36,242
celebrate our achievements.

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01:29:36,242 --> 01:29:39,842
I am proud to partner with

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01:29:41,848 --> 01:29:42,549
Councilmembers Campbell and Von

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01:29:42,549 --> 01:29:43,182
Gilbert on this proclamation.

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01:29:43,182 --> 01:29:46,182
Many people have tried to

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01:29:46,753 --> 01:29:47,487
embrace women's history and our

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01:29:47,487 --> 01:29:48,188
achievements from textbooks and

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01:29:48,188 --> 01:29:48,888
Women's History Month reminds

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01:29:48,888 --> 01:29:53,626
us for a moment of all of our

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01:29:53,626 --> 01:29:54,327
great achievements.

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01:29:54,327 --> 01:29:54,994
The idea of Women's History

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01:29:54,994 --> 01:29:57,994
Month with a different lens

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01:29:59,332 --> 01:30:00,100
since I became a mother to a

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01:30:00,100 --> 01:30:00,767
daughter and I hope for a

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01:30:00,767 --> 01:30:01,433
brighter future for our next

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01:30:01,433 --> 01:30:03,833
generation of female leaders

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01:30:05,237 --> 01:30:05,805
And I know my daughter will

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01:30:05,805 --> 01:30:06,372
have a very different

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01:30:06,372 --> 01:30:07,400
experience than I did.

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01:30:07,400 --> 01:30:10,400
So I want to extend

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01:30:11,777 --> 01:30:12,479
the appreciation for the women

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01:30:12,479 --> 01:30:13,460
that are powering and steering

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01:30:13,460 --> 01:30:15,446
our city including my

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01:30:17,516 --> 01:30:18,351
colleagues here on the dais.

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01:30:18,351 --> 01:30:21,351
Item s502 celebrates at this

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01:30:23,355 --> 01:30:24,900
Friday MARCH 13th usps will

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01:30:24,900 --> 01:30:24,391
unveil the first ever low rider

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01:30:24,391 --> 01:30:26,391
stamp.

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01:30:29,620 --> 01:30:29,763
This historic unveiling will

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01:30:29,763 --> 01:30:30,330
occur in Logan Heights Library

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01:30:30,330 --> 01:30:30,964
within District eight.

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01:30:30,964 --> 01:30:33,364
The event is acknowledging

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01:30:35,469 --> 01:30:36,169
Logan Heights on a national

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01:30:36,169 --> 01:30:36,837
level and it will showcase 21

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01:30:36,837 --> 01:30:40,437
low riders that will be on

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01:30:42,800 --> 01:30:42,675
display and feature at

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01:30:42,675 --> 01:30:43,343
the talented Logan Memorial

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01:30:43,343 --> 01:30:43,710
Educational Campus Mariachi

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01:30:43,710 --> 01:30:45,710
Ensemble.

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01:30:47,581 --> 01:30:48,181
The Low Rider Stamp is a huge

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01:30:48,181 --> 01:30:48,815
milestone that showcases

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01:30:48,815 --> 01:30:51,215
the cultural, artistic and

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01:30:53,220 --> 01:30:53,687
historic impact of the low

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01:30:53,687 --> 01:30:54,354
rider movement.

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01:30:54,354 --> 01:30:54,988
Logan Heights stands out for

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01:30:54,988 --> 01:30:57,388
many reasons including its

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01:30:59,592 --> 01:31:00,260
proximity to Chicano Park best

2143
01:31:00,260 --> 01:31:00,894
known and recognized for its

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01:31:00,894 --> 01:31:01,395
murals and its significant

2145
01:31:01,395 --> 01:31:03,395
Chicano movement.

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01:31:05,650 --> 01:31:05,799
On APRIL 22nd, 1970, residents

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01:31:05,799 --> 01:31:08,799
of Logan Heights alongside city

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01:31:11,271 --> 01:31:11,971
college students and community

2149
01:31:11,971 --> 01:31:12,672
activists rallied together to

2150
01:31:12,672 --> 01:31:15,672
suspend the construction of a

2151
01:31:17,100 --> 01:31:17,611
highway patrol station.

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01:31:17,611 --> 01:31:18,278
Community resilience is

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01:31:18,278 --> 01:31:18,979
ingrained in the history of

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01:31:18,979 --> 01:31:21,979
Logan Heights and also Chicano

2155
01:31:23,850 --> 01:31:24,551
Park and I would like to thank

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01:31:24,551 --> 01:31:25,219
DR. Albert Alberto Pulido from

2157
01:31:25,219 --> 01:31:28,219
the University of San Diego.

2158
01:31:29,689 --> 01:31:30,356
MR. Rigoberto Reyes from

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01:31:30,356 --> 01:31:30,924
the International Amigos Car

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01:31:30,924 --> 01:31:32,924
Club for spearheading

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01:31:35,329 --> 01:31:36,290
the stamps development process

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01:31:36,290 --> 01:31:39,629
with usps over five years ago

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01:31:41,501 --> 01:31:41,969
and making Turning this vision

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01:31:41,969 --> 01:31:42,702
into a reality.

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01:31:42,702 --> 01:31:43,436
I'm going to call you up to see

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01:31:43,436 --> 01:31:47,941
if you want to say a few words.

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01:31:47,941 --> 01:31:48,642
I also want to thank I want to

2168
01:31:48,642 --> 01:31:49,342
thank you for all your service

2169
01:31:49,342 --> 01:31:52,942
to Logan Heights and also for

2170
01:31:53,800 --> 01:31:53,814
bringing this historic moment

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01:31:53,814 --> 01:31:54,615
to the city of San Diego.

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01:31:54,615 --> 01:31:58,585
I also would like to extend an

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01:31:58,585 --> 01:31:59,850
open invitation to everybody

2174
01:31:59,850 --> 01:31:59,787
here.

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01:31:59,787 --> 01:32:00,487
The event will be this Friday

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01:32:00,487 --> 01:32:03,487
and program starts at 11:00 at

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01:32:04,892 --> 01:32:05,592
Logan Heights Library and

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01:32:05,592 --> 01:32:09,192
stamps will be on sale before

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01:32:10,964 --> 01:32:11,799
and after the program And I

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01:32:11,799 --> 01:32:12,499
would like to congratulate all

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01:32:12,499 --> 01:32:15,499
the folks involved everyone La

2182
01:32:17,805 --> 01:32:18,405
Raza and I'm happy to second

2183
01:32:18,405 --> 01:32:18,839
the motion on the floor.

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01:32:18,839 --> 01:32:19,206
>> Thank you.

2185
01:32:19,206 --> 01:32:19,840
All right.

2186
01:32:19,840 --> 01:32:22,240
Thank you, Council member.

2187
01:32:23,644 --> 01:32:24,345
So we have a motion by council

2188
01:32:24,345 --> 01:32:25,120
member Von Wilbur and a second

2189
01:32:25,120 --> 01:32:25,512
by COUNCILMAN Moreno to move

2190
01:32:25,512 --> 01:32:27,512
the proclamation.

2191
01:32:28,715 --> 01:32:29,490
We'll go next to council member

2192
01:32:29,490 --> 01:32:29,716
Lippert.

2193
01:32:29,716 --> 01:32:30,840
Thank you very much, Council

2194
01:32:30,840 --> 01:32:30,818
PRESIDENT.

2195
01:32:30,818 --> 01:32:31,318
Congratulations to all of those

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01:32:31,318 --> 01:32:33,318
being honored with

2197
01:32:36,220 --> 01:32:36,824
proclamations today.

2198
01:32:36,824 --> 01:32:37,491
I want to thank councilmembers

2199
01:32:37,491 --> 01:32:38,225
Campbell and Von Wilpert and

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01:32:38,225 --> 01:32:38,558
Laredo for bringing the witness

2201
01:32:38,558 --> 01:32:40,558
history.

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01:32:41,194 --> 01:32:41,795
But the proclamation forward

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01:32:41,795 --> 01:32:42,496
and more importantly for

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01:32:42,496 --> 01:32:43,163
the leadership that they show

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01:32:43,163 --> 01:32:46,763
every day on behalf of their

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01:32:49,336 --> 01:32:49,970
communities outside of college.

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01:32:49,970 --> 01:32:50,604
The incredible Libertad by

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01:32:50,604 --> 01:32:53,400
District three Team Nancy

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01:32:53,730 --> 01:32:53,707
Isabella Hudson, Bridgette Nay

2210
01:32:53,707 --> 01:32:54,308
So Jordan Latchford and

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01:32:54,308 --> 01:32:56,308
Christina Gaffney whose

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01:32:58,450 --> 01:32:58,645
dedication to the residents of

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01:32:58,645 --> 01:32:59,313
District three makes a

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01:32:59,313 --> 01:32:59,913
difference every single day.

2215
01:32:59,913 --> 01:33:00,548
We must continue pushing

2216
01:33:00,548 --> 01:33:03,548
forward to ensure that all

2217
01:33:04,510 --> 01:33:04,785
women have a seat at the table

2218
01:33:04,785 --> 01:33:05,118
and have equal opportunities to

2219
01:33:05,118 --> 01:33:05,686
succeed.

2220
01:33:05,686 --> 01:33:06,387
I am proud to join my

2221
01:33:06,387 --> 01:33:08,787
colleagues in recognizing when

2222
01:33:10,291 --> 01:33:11,250
it's History Month and honoring

2223
01:33:11,250 --> 01:33:11,726
the women who continue to shape

2224
01:33:11,726 --> 01:33:14,726
our community for the better.

2225
01:33:15,830 --> 01:33:16,530
I try to join Gloria

2226
01:33:16,530 --> 01:33:17,265
Councilmembers Campbell Edward

2227
01:33:17,265 --> 01:33:17,865
Wolpert in recognizing 40 years

2228
01:33:17,865 --> 01:33:20,265
of incredible impact by

2229
01:33:21,102 --> 01:33:21,836
diversionary theater an

2230
01:33:21,836 --> 01:33:22,570
organization that has helped to

2231
01:33:22,570 --> 01:33:23,700
shape the cultural and artistic

2232
01:33:23,700 --> 01:33:23,771
life of our city.

2233
01:33:23,771 --> 01:33:26,171
Located at University Heights

2234
01:33:28,109 --> 01:33:28,809
Diversionary theater has been a

2235
01:33:28,809 --> 01:33:29,476
cornerstone of Santiago's tcu

2236
01:33:29,476 --> 01:33:29,977
plus cultural community for

2237
01:33:29,977 --> 01:33:31,977
the past 40 years.

2238
01:33:33,580 --> 01:33:34,215
It is the third oldest lgbtq

2239
01:33:34,215 --> 01:33:34,949
plus theater in the United

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01:33:34,949 --> 01:33:35,449
States and its presence here in

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01:33:35,449 --> 01:33:37,449
San Diego reflects

2242
01:33:39,920 --> 01:33:40,588
the creativity and resilience

2243
01:33:40,588 --> 01:33:41,540
and diversity that make our

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01:33:41,540 --> 01:33:41,755
city so special.

2245
01:33:41,755 --> 01:33:44,755
Their work has elevated local

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01:33:46,527 --> 01:33:47,228
artists and inspired

2247
01:33:47,228 --> 01:33:47,795
generations of performers and

2248
01:33:47,795 --> 01:33:48,529
audiences alike and I

2249
01:33:48,529 --> 01:33:50,929
congratulate the leadership and

2250
01:33:52,399 --> 01:33:53,134
artists, staff and volunteers

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01:33:53,134 --> 01:33:53,734
and all the supporters who have

2252
01:33:53,734 --> 01:33:54,101
made these past 40 years

2253
01:33:54,101 --> 01:33:56,101
possible.

2254
01:33:58,906 --> 01:33:59,640
About the Saint Patrick's Day

2255
01:33:59,640 --> 01:34:00,307
Parade and Irish Festival takes

2256
01:34:00,307 --> 01:34:01,800
place right here in District

2257
01:34:01,800 --> 01:34:03,911
three at the beautiful Balboa

2258
01:34:03,911 --> 01:34:04,678
Park.

2259
01:34:04,678 --> 01:34:05,279
For more than four decades or

2260
01:34:05,279 --> 01:34:06,130
so that has brought our

2261
01:34:06,130 --> 01:34:06,747
community together to celebrate

2262
01:34:06,747 --> 01:34:09,747
Irish culture, music, dance and

2263
01:34:10,585 --> 01:34:11,319
tradition.

2264
01:34:11,319 --> 01:34:11,952
What begins with the leadership

2265
01:34:11,952 --> 01:34:12,553
of the Irish Congress and

2266
01:34:12,553 --> 01:34:13,254
the Southern California

2267
01:34:13,254 --> 01:34:15,254
dedicated Community volunteers

2268
01:34:17,291 --> 01:34:17,959
has grown into one of

2269
01:34:17,959 --> 01:34:18,559
the largest and most beloved

2270
01:34:18,559 --> 01:34:18,993
cultural celebrations in

2271
01:34:18,993 --> 01:34:20,993
the Southwest.

2272
01:34:22,964 --> 01:34:23,564
Events like this remind us that

2273
01:34:23,564 --> 01:34:24,232
nato strength comes from

2274
01:34:24,232 --> 01:34:24,932
the cultures and traditions

2275
01:34:24,932 --> 01:34:25,466
that bring people to our city.

2276
01:34:25,466 --> 01:34:28,466
And I want to thank

2277
01:34:28,736 --> 01:34:29,337
the organizers and volunteers

2278
01:34:29,337 --> 01:34:29,870
who make the celebration

2279
01:34:29,870 --> 01:34:30,605
possible every year.

2280
01:34:30,605 --> 01:34:33,605
Encourage everybody to come out

2281
01:34:33,841 --> 01:34:34,442
and enjoy the parade and

2282
01:34:34,442 --> 01:34:35,176
celebrate the rich Irish

2283
01:34:35,176 --> 01:34:35,743
heritage that is such a vibrant

2284
01:34:35,743 --> 01:34:38,143
part of our community.

2285
01:34:42,683 --> 01:34:43,284
I would also like to cede time

2286
01:34:43,284 --> 01:34:43,984
to Treva West, middle of

2287
01:34:43,984 --> 01:34:46,587
Ireland as the Civic Relations

2288
01:34:46,587 --> 01:34:47,188
liaison for the 2026 St

2289
01:34:47,188 --> 01:34:47,722
Patrick's Day Parade and

2290
01:34:47,722 --> 01:34:48,389
Festival Committee.

2291
01:34:48,389 --> 01:34:51,989
Please come up to the podium

2292
01:34:53,161 --> 01:34:53,695
where all looking forward to

2293
01:34:53,695 --> 01:34:54,362
the upcoming event.

2294
01:34:54,362 --> 01:34:54,662
>> Invite you to share a few

2295
01:34:54,662 --> 01:34:56,662
words.

2296
01:34:59,266 --> 01:34:59,867
Thank you very much

2297
01:34:59,867 --> 01:35:01,867
Councilmember Whitburn.

2298
01:35:06,700 --> 01:35:06,673
Good morning COUNCILMAN

2299
01:35:06,673 --> 01:35:07,307
PRESIDENT Carver Pro Tem Lee

2300
01:35:07,307 --> 01:35:09,707
and other council members.

2301
01:35:11,980 --> 01:35:12,547
My name is West Somervell as

2302
01:35:12,547 --> 01:35:13,281
Council member stated.

2303
01:35:13,281 --> 01:35:13,881
I'm honored to stand before you

2304
01:35:13,881 --> 01:35:16,284
as a member of the Irish

2305
01:35:16,284 --> 01:35:16,951
Congress of Southern California

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01:35:16,951 --> 01:35:17,619
and of the entire Irish

2307
01:35:17,619 --> 01:35:20,619
Diaspora here in San Diego.

2308
01:35:23,558 --> 01:35:24,225
As Council member LeBron stated

2309
01:35:24,225 --> 01:35:24,926
this Saturday, MARCH 14th we

2310
01:35:24,926 --> 01:35:28,526
are inviting all of San Diego

2311
01:35:29,430 --> 01:35:30,197
to join us along fifth and

2312
01:35:30,197 --> 01:35:30,865
Sixth Avenues and in w Park for

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01:35:30,865 --> 01:35:33,865
the 44th annual St Patrick's

2314
01:35:34,469 --> 01:35:35,103
Day Parade and Festival.

2315
01:35:35,103 --> 01:35:35,769
As Council member Whitburn

2316
01:35:35,769 --> 01:35:38,769
stated, this event has been

2317
01:35:40,742 --> 01:35:41,442
occurring for over four decades

2318
01:35:41,442 --> 01:35:42,143
and it has served as a

2319
01:35:42,143 --> 01:35:44,543
welcoming inclusive bridge for

2320
01:35:46,548 --> 01:35:47,182
our community bringing San

2321
01:35:47,182 --> 01:35:47,849
Diegans of all backgrounds

2322
01:35:47,849 --> 01:35:50,249
together to celebrate Irish

2323
01:35:53,754 --> 01:35:54,622
culture and heritage.

2324
01:35:54,622 --> 01:35:57,926
In Ireland we have a saying.

2325
01:35:57,926 --> 01:35:58,627
Came 100,000 volumes and that

2326
01:35:58,627 --> 01:35:59,260
is exactly the spirit that we

2327
01:35:59,260 --> 01:36:02,260
bring to our city streets.

2328
01:36:04,199 --> 01:36:04,799
The Congress of Southern

2329
01:36:04,799 --> 01:36:05,500
California would like to

2330
01:36:05,500 --> 01:36:06,100
express our sincere gratitude

2331
01:36:06,100 --> 01:36:06,668
to the offices of

2332
01:36:06,668 --> 01:36:08,668
Councilmembers Whitburn and

2333
01:36:10,405 --> 01:36:11,720
Foster and to Council PRESIDENT

2334
01:36:11,720 --> 01:36:11,673
LaCava for warmly welcome to

2335
01:36:11,673 --> 01:36:14,730
our committee to discuss

2336
01:36:16,378 --> 01:36:17,450
the vibrancy and sustainability

2337
01:36:17,450 --> 01:36:17,779
of what remains the largest

2338
01:36:17,779 --> 01:36:18,313
Saint Patrick's Day parade west

2339
01:36:18,313 --> 01:36:20,313
of the Mississippi.

2340
01:36:23,418 --> 01:36:24,190
And to both council members and

2341
01:36:24,190 --> 01:36:24,718
Campo along with Council

2342
01:36:24,718 --> 01:36:25,420
PRESIDENT LaCava for accepting

2343
01:36:25,420 --> 01:36:27,820
our invitation to participate

2344
01:36:28,990 --> 01:36:29,858
in this year's parade.

2345
01:36:29,858 --> 01:36:30,558
As we look toward the future,

2346
01:36:30,558 --> 01:36:31,159
the Irish Congress is eager to

2347
01:36:31,159 --> 01:36:34,159
maintain an open line of

2348
01:36:35,297 --> 01:36:36,640
communication with all of you.

2349
01:36:36,640 --> 01:36:36,597
We view the city as a vital

2350
01:36:36,597 --> 01:36:37,299
partner in ensuring

2351
01:36:37,299 --> 01:36:40,299
the celebration of culture and

2352
01:36:41,803 --> 01:36:42,504
community continues to thrive

2353
01:36:42,504 --> 01:36:43,171
in the heart of San Diego for

2354
01:36:43,171 --> 01:36:45,571
another 44 years and beyond.

2355
01:36:48,342 --> 01:36:48,977
Thank you for your support of

2356
01:36:48,977 --> 01:36:49,578
this proclamation and look

2357
01:36:49,578 --> 01:36:52,578
forward to seeing you in

2358
01:36:54,249 --> 01:36:54,883
the parade on the route or in

2359
01:36:54,883 --> 01:36:55,316
the festival on Saturday.

2360
01:36:55,316 --> 01:36:55,683
>> Thank you.

2361
01:36:55,683 --> 01:36:56,284
Thank you.

2362
01:36:56,284 --> 01:36:57,180
We are very much looking

2363
01:36:57,180 --> 01:36:59,855
forward to the Parade festival.

2364
01:36:59,855 --> 01:37:00,422
And thank you for all that you

2365
01:37:00,422 --> 01:37:01,560
do for the community.

2366
01:37:01,560 --> 01:37:01,790
And last but certainly not

2367
01:37:01,790 --> 01:37:04,790
least, a big congratulations to

2368
01:37:05,127 --> 01:37:05,927
Jeff Davis and his retirement.

2369
01:37:05,927 --> 01:37:06,495
MR. Davis has done a tremendous

2370
01:37:06,495 --> 01:37:07,195
amount to help people

2371
01:37:07,195 --> 01:37:09,195
experiencing homelessness get

2372
01:37:11,990 --> 01:37:11,766
back on their feet and ensure

2373
01:37:11,766 --> 01:37:12,301
that they get to have

2374
01:37:12,301 --> 01:37:12,968
affordable housing.

2375
01:37:12,968 --> 01:37:16,568
And we are very grateful for

2376
01:37:17,171 --> 01:37:17,472
all of his efforts over so many

2377
01:37:17,472 --> 01:37:18,177
years.

2378
01:37:18,177 --> 01:37:18,540
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

2379
01:37:18,540 --> 01:37:19,174
All right.

2380
01:37:19,174 --> 01:37:19,741
Thank you, council member.

2381
01:37:19,741 --> 01:37:22,477
And we'll go next to

2382
01:37:22,477 --> 01:37:23,178
Councilmember Campbell.

2383
01:37:23,178 --> 01:37:23,745
Thank you, council PRESIDENT.

2384
01:37:23,745 --> 01:37:25,745
Congratulations to all

2385
01:37:28,483 --> 01:37:29,350
the proclamation recipients.

2386
01:37:29,350 --> 01:37:30,118
What a wonderful day this is.

2387
01:37:30,118 --> 01:37:33,718
I would like to first recognize

2388
01:37:35,900 --> 01:37:35,858
Jeff Davis Day.

2389
01:37:35,858 --> 01:37:36,492
MR. Davis are 27 years in

2390
01:37:36,492 --> 01:37:38,892
the city housing homeless.

2391
01:37:41,630 --> 01:37:41,663
He has helped thousands and

2392
01:37:41,663 --> 01:37:42,263
thousands of people over

2393
01:37:42,263 --> 01:37:42,731
the years and we are so

2394
01:37:42,731 --> 01:37:44,731
grateful to him.

2395
01:37:46,768 --> 01:37:47,536
We will MISS Him a great deal.

2396
01:37:47,536 --> 01:37:48,137
He stepped in to be interim

2397
01:37:48,137 --> 01:37:50,537
director of the housing

2398
01:37:52,174 --> 01:37:53,410
commission.

2399
01:37:53,410 --> 01:37:57,241
As we look for our new leader

2400
01:37:58,413 --> 01:37:59,113
Lisa Jones and he's just a

2401
01:37:59,113 --> 01:37:59,715
marvelous person who's always

2402
01:37:59,715 --> 01:38:00,382
wonderful to work with.

2403
01:38:00,382 --> 01:38:00,782
So thank you, Jeff, for all

2404
01:38:00,782 --> 01:38:02,782
you've done.

2405
01:38:04,553 --> 01:38:05,187
Congratulations on your

2406
01:38:05,187 --> 01:38:05,687
retirement And I'd like to

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01:38:05,687 --> 01:38:07,687
speak to Prop 31.

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01:38:10,590 --> 01:38:10,726
I am honored to proclaim MARCH

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01:38:10,726 --> 01:38:12,726
28th, 26 as Diversionary

2410
01:38:14,797 --> 01:38:15,431
Theater's 40th anniversary day

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01:38:15,431 --> 01:38:16,650
in the city of San Diego.

2412
01:38:16,650 --> 01:38:18,465
Welcome your time, Gloria.

2413
01:38:20,635 --> 01:38:21,303
My colleagues, council members

2414
01:38:21,303 --> 01:38:22,300
with your name on Wolpert

2415
01:38:22,300 --> 01:38:24,403
diversionary third theater as

2416
01:38:25,140 --> 01:38:25,741
has been said is the third

2417
01:38:25,741 --> 01:38:26,442
oldest lgbtq theater in

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01:38:26,442 --> 01:38:29,442
the United States founded way

2419
01:38:31,413 --> 01:38:32,181
back in 1986.

2420
01:38:32,181 --> 01:38:32,848
It is truly a unique and

2421
01:38:32,848 --> 01:38:35,848
special place for the entire

2422
01:38:37,586 --> 01:38:38,153
community to enjoy gay themed

2423
01:38:38,153 --> 01:38:38,820
theater performances.

2424
01:38:38,820 --> 01:38:41,220
Most importantly provides a

2425
01:38:43,325 --> 01:38:44,260
creative home for many actors

2426
01:38:44,260 --> 01:38:44,460
of all backgrounds to share

2427
01:38:44,460 --> 01:38:46,460
their talents.

2428
01:38:49,131 --> 01:38:49,698
Cheers to 40 years and now a

2429
01:38:49,698 --> 01:38:50,398
proclamation over 32.

2430
01:38:50,398 --> 01:38:53,398
In MARCH we celebrate Women's

2431
01:38:55,104 --> 01:38:55,671
History Month acknowledge

2432
01:38:55,671 --> 01:38:56,272
achievements of women

2433
01:38:56,272 --> 01:38:56,972
throughout our history.

2434
01:38:56,972 --> 01:38:59,972
There are so many trailblazing

2435
01:39:01,977 --> 01:39:02,677
women in San Diego's history

2436
01:39:02,677 --> 01:39:03,345
including Maureen o'Connor and

2437
01:39:03,345 --> 01:39:06,345
who goes first Female Mayor

2438
01:39:07,483 --> 01:39:08,150
Constance Carroll, the first

2439
01:39:08,150 --> 01:39:08,851
black woman and first lgbtq

2440
01:39:08,851 --> 01:39:11,851
person to serve as chancellor

2441
01:39:13,689 --> 01:39:14,189
of the San Diego Community

2442
01:39:14,189 --> 01:39:14,824
College District.

2443
01:39:14,824 --> 01:39:17,224
Christine Kehoe, the first

2444
01:39:19,194 --> 01:39:20,620
openly gay elected official in

2445
01:39:20,620 --> 01:39:20,729
San Diego who was not only on

2446
01:39:20,729 --> 01:39:21,363
council but went on through

2447
01:39:21,363 --> 01:39:24,363
the state Assembly And as

2448
01:39:24,967 --> 01:39:25,668
Senator in our state.

2449
01:39:25,668 --> 01:39:28,668
I also want to congratulate

2450
01:39:30,306 --> 01:39:31,400
Susan Davis, the first San

2451
01:39:31,400 --> 01:39:34,400
Diego woman elected to Congress

2452
01:39:35,544 --> 01:39:35,845
to represent San Diego district

2453
01:39:35,845 --> 01:39:36,512
.

2454
01:39:36,512 --> 01:39:37,790
Shirley Weber, California's

2455
01:39:37,790 --> 01:39:39,790
first African-American

2456
01:39:41,483 --> 01:39:42,184
secretary of state who also

2457
01:39:42,184 --> 01:39:42,852
served in many other roles

2458
01:39:42,852 --> 01:39:45,252
including the state Assembly

2459
01:39:47,690 --> 01:39:48,356
Toni Atkins, the first woman

2460
01:39:48,356 --> 01:39:51,956
and first lgbtq person to be

2461
01:39:52,895 --> 01:39:53,596
speaker of the Assembly and

2462
01:39:53,596 --> 01:39:54,960
then PRESIDENT Pro-Tem of

2463
01:39:54,960 --> 01:39:56,960
the state Senate.

2464
01:39:58,868 --> 01:39:59,468
Monica Montgomery Stepp Our

2465
01:39:59,468 --> 01:40:00,169
former colleague on City

2466
01:40:00,169 --> 01:40:03,169
Council the first black woman

2467
01:40:04,707 --> 01:40:05,208
elected to serve as San Diego

2468
01:40:05,208 --> 01:40:07,208
County supervisor.

2469
01:40:10,947 --> 01:40:11,280
And my representative on county

2470
01:40:11,280 --> 01:40:11,981
council.

2471
01:40:11,981 --> 01:40:12,714
This morning we recognize ten

2472
01:40:12,714 --> 01:40:13,282
incredible women who are making

2473
01:40:13,282 --> 01:40:15,682
a difference in their

2474
01:40:16,518 --> 01:40:17,420
communities.

2475
01:40:17,420 --> 01:40:18,121
And I want to thank them all

2476
01:40:18,121 --> 01:40:18,421
for their contributions to our

2477
01:40:18,421 --> 01:40:20,421
city.

2478
01:40:23,526 --> 01:40:24,227
Happy women's History Month.

2479
01:40:24,227 --> 01:40:24,594
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

2480
01:40:24,594 --> 01:40:25,228
All right.

2481
01:40:25,228 --> 01:40:25,594
Thank you, Council member

2482
01:40:25,594 --> 01:40:27,594
Campbell.

2483
01:40:29,231 --> 01:40:29,832
We'll go next to council member

2484
01:40:29,832 --> 01:40:30,199
foster Thank you Council

2485
01:40:30,199 --> 01:40:30,800
PRESIDENT.

2486
01:40:30,800 --> 01:40:34,400
And I just want to speak

2487
01:40:35,237 --> 01:40:35,538
briefly on a few of these

2488
01:40:35,538 --> 01:40:36,139
items.

2489
01:40:36,139 --> 01:40:36,706
We'll start with item 32

2490
01:40:36,706 --> 01:40:37,373
Women's History Month.

2491
01:40:37,373 --> 01:40:40,373
Thank you to council members

2492
01:40:41,176 --> 01:40:41,811
Campbell von Wilpert and Marino

2493
01:40:41,811 --> 01:40:42,512
for bringing forward this

2494
01:40:42,512 --> 01:40:44,912
recognition of Women's History

2495
01:40:46,449 --> 01:40:47,316
Month and for the leadership

2496
01:40:47,316 --> 01:40:48,510
each of you show every day on

2497
01:40:48,510 --> 01:40:48,617
behalf of the city of San Diego

2498
01:40:48,617 --> 01:40:50,617
and your communities.

2499
01:40:53,222 --> 01:40:53,723
As we recognize women across

2500
01:40:53,723 --> 01:40:54,423
our city with this

2501
01:40:54,423 --> 01:40:57,423
proclamation, I also want to

2502
01:40:57,927 --> 01:40:58,694
acknowledge the example you

2503
01:40:58,694 --> 01:40:59,394
three set on this council as

2504
01:40:59,394 --> 01:40:59,829
women helping shape the future

2505
01:40:59,829 --> 01:41:01,829
of San Diego.

2506
01:41:03,332 --> 01:41:04,330
Women's History Month is a time

2507
01:41:04,330 --> 01:41:04,701
to reflect on the many ways

2508
01:41:04,701 --> 01:41:05,368
women have strengthened our

2509
01:41:05,368 --> 01:41:05,902
communities, broken barriers

2510
01:41:05,902 --> 01:41:08,302
and opened doors for

2511
01:41:10,173 --> 01:41:11,107
generations that follow.

2512
01:41:11,107 --> 01:41:11,841
In this moment I can't help but

2513
01:41:11,841 --> 01:41:15,441
to think about the strong women

2514
01:41:15,477 --> 01:41:16,379
in my life including my mother

2515
01:41:16,379 --> 01:41:16,979
,my wife and my daughter who

2516
01:41:16,979 --> 01:41:19,379
remind me regularly of

2517
01:41:21,584 --> 01:41:22,285
the strength resilience and

2518
01:41:22,285 --> 01:41:22,819
leadership that women bring to

2519
01:41:22,819 --> 01:41:23,219
our families in our

2520
01:41:23,219 --> 01:41:23,919
communities.

2521
01:41:23,919 --> 01:41:27,519
So today I join my colleagues

2522
01:41:28,224 --> 01:41:28,925
in celebrating the women of San

2523
01:41:28,925 --> 01:41:29,459
Diego and simply thanking you

2524
01:41:29,459 --> 01:41:32,459
for all that you do.

2525
01:41:34,964 --> 01:41:35,632
Also we'd like to comment on s5

2526
01:41:35,632 --> 01:41:36,299
or two Low Rider Stamp Day.

2527
01:41:36,299 --> 01:41:39,602
I want to begin by thanking

2528
01:41:39,602 --> 01:41:40,169
Councilmember Vivian Marino for

2529
01:41:40,169 --> 01:41:40,836
bringing forward this

2530
01:41:40,836 --> 01:41:41,504
recognition and for helping

2531
01:41:41,504 --> 01:41:42,172
highlight such an important

2532
01:41:42,172 --> 01:41:45,141
moment for our city and for

2533
01:41:45,141 --> 01:41:45,975
the lowrider community.

2534
01:41:45,975 --> 01:41:46,710
San Diego has long been home to

2535
01:41:46,710 --> 01:41:49,710
a vibrant lowrider culture that

2536
01:41:51,314 --> 01:41:51,748
reflects deep pride, creativity

2537
01:41:51,748 --> 01:41:52,449
and community.

2538
01:41:52,449 --> 01:41:53,490
For generations little riding

2539
01:41:53,490 --> 01:41:56,649
has served as a form of

2540
01:41:57,200 --> 01:41:57,654
artistic expression and

2541
01:41:57,654 --> 01:41:58,355
cultural storytelling that

2542
01:41:58,355 --> 01:41:58,854
brings people together across

2543
01:41:58,854 --> 01:42:00,854
our neighborhoods.

2544
01:42:02,392 --> 01:42:03,590
The unveiling of the first ever

2545
01:42:03,590 --> 01:42:03,727
Lowrider Stamp is a historic

2546
01:42:03,727 --> 01:42:06,127
milestone that recognizes a

2547
01:42:07,930 --> 01:42:08,632
culture the cultural

2548
01:42:08,632 --> 01:42:09,232
significance of this movement

2549
01:42:09,232 --> 01:42:09,932
and honors the artists,

2550
01:42:09,932 --> 01:42:12,332
builders and community leaders

2551
01:42:13,970 --> 01:42:14,804
who helped shape it.

2552
01:42:14,804 --> 01:42:18,404
I also want to recognize DR.

2553
01:42:20,377 --> 01:42:21,770
Alberto Pulido and MR. Reyes

2554
01:42:21,770 --> 01:42:24,770
MR. Reyes for their dedication

2555
01:42:25,415 --> 01:42:26,115
and advocacy in helping

2556
01:42:26,115 --> 01:42:26,750
bringing national recognition

2557
01:42:26,750 --> 01:42:27,450
to the lowrider community.

2558
01:42:27,450 --> 01:42:30,450
I'm looking forward to joining

2559
01:42:31,354 --> 01:42:32,550
the community this Friday at

2560
01:42:32,550 --> 01:42:32,656
the Logan Heights Library for

2561
01:42:32,656 --> 01:42:33,355
the stamp unveiling and

2562
01:42:33,355 --> 01:42:35,755
celebration and to celebrating

2563
01:42:37,270 --> 01:42:37,727
this important moment alongside

2564
01:42:37,727 --> 01:42:38,361
the many lowrider enthusiasts

2565
01:42:38,361 --> 01:42:41,361
who have helped make this

2566
01:42:42,832 --> 01:42:43,667
culture what it is today.

2567
01:42:43,667 --> 01:42:47,267
Lastly, I would like to comment

2568
01:42:48,872 --> 01:42:49,438
on 5 or 3 Jeff Davis Day.

2569
01:42:49,438 --> 01:42:50,140
Just really want to

2570
01:42:50,140 --> 01:42:50,840
congratulate Jeff on 27 years

2571
01:42:50,840 --> 01:42:54,440
of service with the San Diego

2572
01:42:55,780 --> 01:42:55,879
Housing Commission.

2573
01:42:55,879 --> 01:42:56,579
Your work has helped advance

2574
01:42:56,579 --> 01:42:59,579
housing solutions to not only

2575
01:43:00,516 --> 01:43:01,118
support our families with

2576
01:43:01,118 --> 01:43:01,818
housing options but also

2577
01:43:01,818 --> 01:43:02,486
the work that you have done in

2578
01:43:02,486 --> 01:43:04,886
regards to our homeless

2579
01:43:07,900 --> 01:43:07,924
population.

2580
01:43:07,924 --> 01:43:08,525
Also just want to congratulate

2581
01:43:08,525 --> 01:43:08,925
all of the proclamation

2582
01:43:08,925 --> 01:43:10,925
recipients.

2583
01:43:15,699 --> 01:43:16,660
And that concludes my comments.

2584
01:43:16,660 --> 01:43:16,800
All right.

2585
01:43:16,800 --> 01:43:19,200
Thank you, Councilmember Foster

2586
01:43:19,603 --> 01:43:20,303
Not only because my thought

2587
01:43:20,303 --> 01:43:21,710
kind of wrap things up.

2588
01:43:21,710 --> 01:43:21,705
I joined Councilmember Lippert

2589
01:43:21,705 --> 01:43:24,105
and Councilmember Campo on

2590
01:43:25,575 --> 01:43:26,276
items five and one to celebrate

2591
01:43:26,276 --> 01:43:26,976
Saint Patrick's Day parade and

2592
01:43:26,976 --> 01:43:27,411
Festival day here in the city

2593
01:43:27,411 --> 01:43:29,411
of San Diego.

2594
01:43:30,714 --> 01:43:31,448
I want to thank the Irish

2595
01:43:31,448 --> 01:43:32,115
Congress of Southern California

2596
01:43:32,115 --> 01:43:32,749
for highlighting celebrating

2597
01:43:32,749 --> 01:43:33,500
Irish culture here in San

2598
01:43:33,500 --> 01:43:35,500
Diego.

2599
01:43:37,154 --> 01:43:37,854
Keeping culture alive is no

2600
01:43:37,854 --> 01:43:41,454
easy feat let alone running a

2601
01:43:42,493 --> 01:43:42,794
festival of this size for 44

2602
01:43:42,794 --> 01:43:43,526
years.

2603
01:43:43,526 --> 01:43:44,930
My wife Lorraine was half Irish

2604
01:43:44,930 --> 01:43:46,330
and I look forward to

2605
01:43:46,330 --> 01:43:47,630
celebrating on Saturday at

2606
01:43:47,630 --> 01:43:47,798
the Saint Patrick's Day Parade.

2607
01:43:47,798 --> 01:43:48,397
However you choose to celebrate

2608
01:43:48,397 --> 01:43:50,797
this day whether you're

2609
01:43:52,836 --> 01:43:53,436
incorporating some green into

2610
01:43:53,436 --> 01:43:54,370
your retire or attending

2611
01:43:54,370 --> 01:43:54,705
the Saint Patrick's Day.

2612
01:43:54,705 --> 01:43:58,905
I wish you all a happy and

2613
01:43:58,942 --> 01:43:59,710
pennsbury Saint Patrick's Day.

2614
01:43:59,710 --> 01:44:02,710
I was honored to join

2615
01:44:02,946 --> 01:44:03,814
COUNCILMAN Marino in bringing

2616
01:44:03,814 --> 01:44:04,147
forth 5 or 4 and respecting his

2617
01:44:04,147 --> 01:44:04,982
wishes.

2618
01:44:04,982 --> 01:44:08,582
I'll simply say thank you and

2619
01:44:09,519 --> 01:44:10,220
item 32 Women's History Day

2620
01:44:10,220 --> 01:44:10,554
Recognize the amazing women in

2621
01:44:10,554 --> 01:44:12,554
my life.

2622
01:44:15,692 --> 01:44:16,460
My mother who immigrated here

2623
01:44:16,460 --> 01:44:16,927
from Italy to start a new life

2624
01:44:16,927 --> 01:44:18,927
in this country.

2625
01:44:21,665 --> 01:44:22,532
A recognition that seems to be

2626
01:44:22,532 --> 01:44:26,732
lost on so many people who call

2627
01:44:27,337 --> 01:44:27,938
themselves Americans And

2628
01:44:27,938 --> 01:44:28,606
the good work she did in

2629
01:44:28,606 --> 01:44:29,540
raising me and my sister my

2630
01:44:29,540 --> 01:44:33,740
mother in law who was a nurse

2631
01:44:33,877 --> 01:44:34,211
for the early part of her

2632
01:44:34,211 --> 01:44:34,877
career.

2633
01:44:34,877 --> 01:44:35,446
My daughter Valerie who set

2634
01:44:35,446 --> 01:44:37,846
the standards of what

2635
01:44:39,650 --> 01:44:40,351
compliance and the industry

2636
01:44:40,351 --> 01:44:40,984
meant and is now the mother of

2637
01:44:40,984 --> 01:44:42,984
my grandchild Olivia, 34.

2638
01:44:45,522 --> 01:44:46,156
Next month and my daughter

2639
01:44:46,156 --> 01:44:49,756
Melanie with her Ph.D. In

2640
01:44:51,495 --> 01:44:52,229
genomics and advancing

2641
01:44:52,229 --> 01:44:52,763
the conversation in protecting

2642
01:44:52,763 --> 01:44:53,464
endangered species.

2643
01:44:53,464 --> 01:44:57,640
And thank you to my colleagues

2644
01:44:58,569 --> 01:44:59,303
for all the recognition and

2645
01:44:59,303 --> 01:44:59,737
proclamations I've been brought

2646
01:44:59,737 --> 01:45:00,404
forward today.

2647
01:45:00,404 --> 01:45:01,710
I see Councilmember Lippman

2648
01:45:01,710 --> 01:45:01,437
wants to jump back in again.

2649
01:45:01,437 --> 01:45:03,437
Thank you.

2650
01:45:04,641 --> 01:45:05,376
Council PRESIDENT Sorry we were

2651
01:45:05,376 --> 01:45:06,750
looking forward to just be part

2652
01:45:06,750 --> 01:45:06,644
of diversionary theater being

2653
01:45:06,644 --> 01:45:09,440
with us this morning.

2654
01:45:09,813 --> 01:45:10,448
It turns out he's with us

2655
01:45:10,448 --> 01:45:11,182
virtually and I wanted to

2656
01:45:11,182 --> 01:45:11,549
invite him to join us and say a

2657
01:45:11,549 --> 01:45:13,549
few words.

2658
01:45:15,252 --> 01:45:15,953
We are very much delighted to

2659
01:45:15,953 --> 01:45:18,353
utter diversionary theater on

2660
01:45:21,992 --> 01:45:22,659
its anniversary and really

2661
01:45:22,659 --> 01:45:23,393
appreciate all that you have

2662
01:45:23,393 --> 01:45:24,940
done to make it the great venue

2663
01:45:24,940 --> 01:45:28,294
that it is about To invite you

2664
01:45:30,735 --> 01:45:31,132
to say a few words.

2665
01:45:31,132 --> 01:45:31,335
Hello.

2666
01:45:31,335 --> 01:45:31,902
Hi.

2667
01:45:31,902 --> 01:45:34,302
Can you hear me?

2668
01:45:37,274 --> 01:45:38,750
Yes.

2669
01:45:38,750 --> 01:45:38,875
>> Hi, This is Jesse Marquez.

2670
01:45:38,875 --> 01:45:39,510
Thank you so much for having me

2671
01:45:39,510 --> 01:45:40,110
today And the director of

2672
01:45:40,110 --> 01:45:42,110
development and resident

2673
01:45:42,680 --> 01:45:43,130
dramaturg at Diversionary

2674
01:45:43,130 --> 01:45:43,748
Theater.

2675
01:45:43,748 --> 01:45:44,448
You've all spoke so beautifully

2676
01:45:44,448 --> 01:45:48,480
about the work and its impact

2677
01:45:48,486 --> 01:45:49,153
on our city.

2678
01:45:49,153 --> 01:45:49,753
Thank you so much.

2679
01:45:49,753 --> 01:45:50,388
As you mentioned, for

2680
01:45:50,388 --> 01:45:52,788
the nation's third oldest

2681
01:45:55,126 --> 01:45:55,558
continuously operating lgbtq

2682
01:45:55,558 --> 01:45:56,260
plus theater.

2683
01:45:56,260 --> 01:45:57,160
San Diego was only theater of

2684
01:45:57,160 --> 01:46:00,264
its kind and one of very few in

2685
01:46:00,264 --> 01:46:00,965
the country dedicated to

2686
01:46:00,965 --> 01:46:01,666
telling exclusively a lesbian,

2687
01:46:01,666 --> 01:46:04,660
gay, transgender and stories.

2688
01:46:05,635 --> 01:46:06,370
We're celebrating our 40th

2689
01:46:06,370 --> 01:46:07,380
anniversary this year and we'll

2690
01:46:07,380 --> 01:46:07,638
be taking to the streets on

2691
01:46:07,638 --> 01:46:10,638
MARCH 28th for our Ruby

2692
01:46:12,109 --> 01:46:12,777
anniversary Ball which we will

2693
01:46:12,777 --> 01:46:13,476
celebrate under the stars on

2694
01:46:13,476 --> 01:46:16,476
Park Boulevard outside of our

2695
01:46:18,150 --> 01:46:18,349
historic theater and university

2696
01:46:18,349 --> 01:46:19,160
heights.

2697
01:46:19,160 --> 01:46:19,517
And I look forward to seeing

2698
01:46:19,517 --> 01:46:20,218
some of you there.

2699
01:46:20,218 --> 01:46:23,218
If you haven't bought tickets

2700
01:46:23,621 --> 01:46:24,870
today is the last day to rsvp.

2701
01:46:24,870 --> 01:46:24,755
Please do that.

2702
01:46:24,755 --> 01:46:25,456
You've spoken so beautifully

2703
01:46:25,456 --> 01:46:29,560
about our work and about our

2704
01:46:29,260 --> 01:46:29,861
free arts education programs

2705
01:46:29,861 --> 01:46:30,595
which really are one of

2706
01:46:30,595 --> 01:46:34,195
the most important things we do

2707
01:46:35,432 --> 01:46:36,133
to speak to just how we work

2708
01:46:36,133 --> 01:46:36,834
towards the full diversity of

2709
01:46:36,834 --> 01:46:39,834
our lgbtq community our newest

2710
01:46:42,173 --> 01:46:42,940
arts education program.

2711
01:46:42,940 --> 01:46:43,608
Frontlines of Pride is a great

2712
01:46:43,608 --> 01:46:44,241
example of how we serve our

2713
01:46:44,241 --> 01:46:46,641
community and its fullest.

2714
01:46:48,120 --> 01:46:48,713
It's a collaboration with Armed

2715
01:46:48,713 --> 01:46:49,447
Services Arts Partnerships and

2716
01:46:49,447 --> 01:46:52,447
it's a playwriting class geared

2717
01:46:54,218 --> 01:46:54,886
toward the healing of lgbtq

2718
01:46:54,886 --> 01:46:55,486
veterans and their families.

2719
01:46:55,486 --> 01:46:57,886
We really believe that

2720
01:46:59,924 --> 01:47:00,625
representation matters and that

2721
01:47:00,625 --> 01:47:00,925
stories have the power to save

2722
01:47:00,925 --> 01:47:01,592
lives.

2723
01:47:01,592 --> 01:47:05,192
I really want to thank City

2724
01:47:06,196 --> 01:47:06,998
Council for your unwavering

2725
01:47:06,998 --> 01:47:07,465
support of all of our programs

2726
01:47:07,465 --> 01:47:09,465
over the years.

2727
01:47:11,690 --> 01:47:11,702
With your help we impact

2728
01:47:11,702 --> 01:47:12,403
the lives of nearly 10,000

2729
01:47:12,403 --> 01:47:15,403
community members and we look

2730
01:47:16,974 --> 01:47:17,575
forward to doing so for another

2731
01:47:17,575 --> 01:47:18,342
40 years and beyond.

2732
01:47:18,342 --> 01:47:21,342
>> MR. Marchese thank you very

2733
01:47:22,980 --> 01:47:23,748
much for being with us and

2734
01:47:23,748 --> 01:47:24,415
thank you very much for all you

2735
01:47:24,415 --> 01:47:26,815
do for diversionary theater.

2736
01:47:29,520 --> 01:47:30,188
It has a national reputation.

2737
01:47:30,188 --> 01:47:30,755
Its work has always been

2738
01:47:30,755 --> 01:47:33,155
important and I think

2739
01:47:36,600 --> 01:47:36,728
especially in today's national

2740
01:47:36,728 --> 01:47:37,361
climate celebrating the many

2741
01:47:37,361 --> 01:47:40,361
cultures that make up our

2742
01:47:41,866 --> 01:47:42,567
community And this case in

2743
01:47:42,567 --> 01:47:43,268
particular the lgbtq community

2744
01:47:43,268 --> 01:47:43,968
and the transgender community.

2745
01:47:43,968 --> 01:47:47,568
Your work is so important and

2746
01:47:48,172 --> 01:47:48,539
very much appreciated So thank

2747
01:47:48,539 --> 01:47:49,274
you again.

2748
01:47:49,274 --> 01:47:49,574
Looking forward to the upcoming

2749
01:47:49,574 --> 01:47:49,941
event.

2750
01:47:49,941 --> 01:47:50,442
Thank you.

2751
01:47:50,442 --> 01:47:50,809
Council PRESIDENT.

2752
01:47:50,809 --> 01:47:51,176
All right.

2753
01:47:51,176 --> 01:47:53,176
Thank you.

2754
01:47:54,345 --> 01:47:55,130
Thank you for jumping in

2755
01:47:55,130 --> 01:47:55,747
because it made me realize I

2756
01:47:55,747 --> 01:47:59,717
forgot to thank one woman in my

2757
01:47:59,717 --> 01:48:00,510
life and that would be my wife

2758
01:48:00,510 --> 01:48:00,885
Laurie.

2759
01:48:00,885 --> 01:48:05,850
>> So if I want to go home

2760
01:48:06,570 --> 01:48:06,658
tonight to my wife Lorraine who

2761
01:48:06,658 --> 01:48:07,359
is the mother of our two

2762
01:48:07,359 --> 01:48:09,759
daughters and our grandmother

2763
01:48:11,763 --> 01:48:12,430
to Olivia and a beloved

2764
01:48:12,430 --> 01:48:13,131
kindergarten teacher for 25

2765
01:48:13,131 --> 01:48:13,865
years and touched the lives of

2766
01:48:13,865 --> 01:48:17,465
so many children who still come

2767
01:48:17,602 --> 01:48:18,169
back and thank her for what she

2768
01:48:18,169 --> 01:48:18,703
taught them during her

2769
01:48:18,703 --> 01:48:19,204
kindergarten years.

2770
01:48:19,204 --> 01:48:21,204
>> That was close.

2771
01:48:24,175 --> 01:48:28,375
So with that we have a motion

2772
01:48:29,180 --> 01:48:29,880
by Catherine Wolpert and a

2773
01:48:29,880 --> 01:48:30,448
second by COUNCILMAN Marino to

2774
01:48:30,448 --> 01:48:31,115
move the proclamation.

2775
01:48:31,115 --> 01:48:31,816
Clerk Please call the vote.

2776
01:48:31,816 --> 01:48:34,816
That's right The voting system

2777
01:48:36,888 --> 01:48:37,556
Please cast your vote that

2778
01:48:37,556 --> 01:48:39,556
passes unanimously 9 to 0.

2779
01:48:43,395 --> 01:48:43,762
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT

2780
01:48:43,762 --> 01:48:44,429
All right.

2781
01:48:44,429 --> 01:48:45,290
Thank you Again we will take

2782
01:48:45,290 --> 01:48:47,429
another pause for photos

2783
01:48:48,967 --> 01:48:49,534
starting with I think item 31

2784
01:48:49,534 --> 01:48:50,135
diversionary theater.

2785
01:48:50,135 --> 01:48:53,135
Are they here in person?

2786
01:48:54,372 --> 01:48:55,107
The virtual okay.

2787
01:48:55,107 --> 01:48:58,707
Then we'll start with the Saint

2788
01:49:00,979 --> 01:49:01,413
Patrick's Day parade and

2789
01:49:01,413 --> 01:49:02,147
Festival day.

2790
01:49:02,147 --> 01:49:03,150
I'm not out of sorry boy.

2791
01:49:03,150 --> 01:49:03,982
I'm just really rattling off

2792
01:49:03,982 --> 01:49:06,982
women's History Month so we

2793
01:49:09,654 --> 01:49:13,254
want to do that for good.

2794
01:49:16,228 --> 01:49:16,595
Is there someone here?

2795
01:49:16,595 --> 01:49:17,195
Oh, yeah.

2796
01:49:17,195 --> 01:49:17,962
Okay, that sounds good.

2797
01:49:17,962 --> 01:49:20,699
And then I'll let Heidi take

2798
01:49:20,699 --> 01:49:23,699
over because she actually knows

2799
01:51:11,811 --> 01:51:13,811
what

2800
01:53:11,564 --> 01:53:13,564
it

2801
01:53:32,952 --> 01:53:35,952
I received 14 Webcam informs in

2802
01:53:38,692 --> 01:53:39,392
opposition and I don't want to

2803
01:53:39,392 --> 01:53:40,590
one received 21 webcam informs

2804
01:53:40,590 --> 01:53:43,590
in opposition both all those

2805
01:53:44,397 --> 01:53:45,980
were forwarded to the city

2806
01:53:45,980 --> 01:53:45,698
Council I will also note for

2807
01:53:45,698 --> 01:53:48,980
the record the potential

2808
01:53:51,104 --> 01:53:51,838
reappointment so that are on

2809
01:53:51,838 --> 01:53:52,539
the agenda this morning I don't

2810
01:53:52,539 --> 01:53:53,238
want all five is the potential

2811
01:53:53,238 --> 01:53:56,238
reappointment of DR. Joan Chen

2812
01:53:56,476 --> 01:53:57,143
to the privacy Advisory Board

2813
01:53:57,143 --> 01:53:57,744
starting with those that are

2814
01:53:57,744 --> 01:53:58,444
speaking here in council

2815
01:53:58,444 --> 01:54:02,440
chambers If I can have Barbara

2816
01:54:02,349 --> 01:54:02,849
Holton please come forward and

2817
01:54:02,849 --> 01:54:04,849
then Gary London.

2818
01:54:08,588 --> 01:54:09,356
Joe Hassler and Blair Beekman

2819
01:54:09,356 --> 01:54:09,789
if you can all come forward to

2820
01:54:09,789 --> 01:54:11,789
the front row.

2821
01:54:14,827 --> 01:54:15,528
Barbara Holton You have time

2822
01:54:15,528 --> 01:54:16,129
ceded to you by Templeton to

2823
01:54:16,129 --> 01:54:16,630
please raise your hand.

2824
01:54:16,630 --> 01:54:19,300
Thank you so much.

2825
01:54:19,650 --> 01:54:19,833
You'll have two minutes on item

2826
01:54:19,833 --> 01:54:22,233
55 Please come up to

2827
01:54:24,471 --> 01:54:26,471
the microphone.

2828
01:54:30,577 --> 01:54:30,977
I'm here today to support

2829
01:54:30,977 --> 01:54:31,645
Historicity.

2830
01:54:31,645 --> 01:54:34,645
You will be approving for

2831
01:54:36,850 --> 01:54:37,517
the final time package.

2832
01:54:37,517 --> 01:54:40,517
My name is Barbara Holton.

2833
01:54:43,560 --> 01:54:43,373
I represent coastal caretakers

2834
01:54:43,373 --> 01:54:44,324
.

2835
01:54:44,324 --> 01:54:49,124
I want to say to you the city

2836
01:54:49,229 --> 01:54:49,863
is responsible for ensuring

2837
01:54:49,863 --> 01:54:50,497
that all of its decisions

2838
01:54:50,497 --> 01:54:52,897
comply with the California

2839
01:54:57,300 --> 01:54:57,704
Coastal Act and the care of

2840
01:54:57,704 --> 01:55:00,104
the Environmental Quality Act

2841
01:55:01,474 --> 01:55:02,142
the Ocean Beach Historical

2842
01:55:02,142 --> 01:55:04,542
District is included within

2843
01:55:07,714 --> 01:55:08,315
the state's coastal zone

2844
01:55:08,315 --> 01:55:10,315
Package ordinances and

2845
01:55:13,620 --> 01:55:14,187
resolutions do not meet

2846
01:55:14,187 --> 01:55:14,821
California Coastal or

2847
01:55:14,821 --> 01:55:16,821
Environmental Quality Act

2848
01:55:20,260 --> 01:55:22,260
requirements.

2849
01:55:25,432 --> 01:55:26,132
In addition, item 100 requires

2850
01:55:26,132 --> 01:55:29,132
that item 55 be passed first

2851
01:55:31,370 --> 01:55:31,805
This domino effect within a

2852
01:55:31,805 --> 01:55:33,240
consent calendar is unusual and

2853
01:55:33,240 --> 01:55:35,240
questionable.

2854
01:55:39,913 --> 01:55:40,314
Thank you.

2855
01:55:40,314 --> 01:55:41,810
Thank you.

2856
01:55:41,810 --> 01:55:41,448
Next we have Gary London Are

2857
01:55:41,448 --> 01:55:43,448
you here?

2858
01:55:45,452 --> 01:55:45,819
Gary London?

2859
01:55:45,819 --> 01:55:47,819
No.

2860
01:55:51,658 --> 01:55:52,325
Then we have Jo Jo.

2861
01:55:52,325 --> 01:55:52,592
Okay you're speaking on item

2862
01:55:52,592 --> 01:55:53,193
101.

2863
01:55:53,193 --> 01:55:55,593
You'll have one minute.

2864
01:55:58,980 --> 01:55:58,866
Please proceed.

2865
01:55:58,866 --> 01:55:59,499
Hello, my name is Joe Heisler.

2866
01:55:59,499 --> 01:55:59,867
I'm with Pentland Property

2867
01:55:59,867 --> 01:56:01,867
Partners.

2868
01:56:03,437 --> 01:56:04,104
We're asset manager Most of

2869
01:56:04,104 --> 01:56:04,838
the retail and restaurant in

2870
01:56:04,838 --> 01:56:07,838
Liberty Station the former Navy

2871
01:56:09,510 --> 01:56:10,210
Naval training Center Liberty

2872
01:56:10,210 --> 01:56:10,878
Station is a national treasure

2873
01:56:10,878 --> 01:56:14,478
and some of the properties I

2874
01:56:15,449 --> 01:56:16,490
asset manage are on a covered

2875
01:56:16,490 --> 01:56:16,717
by 66 year round leases.

2876
01:56:16,717 --> 01:56:19,117
The redevelopment agency has

2877
01:56:21,822 --> 01:56:22,489
been dissolved for many years

2878
01:56:22,489 --> 01:56:26,689
and the city of San Diego is

2879
01:56:27,270 --> 01:56:27,494
supposed to compensate other

2880
01:56:27,494 --> 01:56:28,228
taxing entities.

2881
01:56:28,228 --> 01:56:31,228
Market value for the properties

2882
01:56:32,733 --> 01:56:33,599
City of San Diego is currently

2883
01:56:33,599 --> 01:56:37,199
offering a number that is based

2884
01:56:38,138 --> 01:56:38,539
upon a valuation 15 years ago

2885
01:56:38,539 --> 01:56:39,306
to pay them.

2886
01:56:39,306 --> 01:56:41,706
Currently our company has

2887
01:56:44,243 --> 01:56:44,945
offered seven times the number

2888
01:56:44,945 --> 01:56:45,513
for the properties we control

2889
01:56:45,513 --> 01:56:47,513
through ground leases.

2890
01:56:49,917 --> 01:56:50,651
We also have two other ground

2891
01:56:50,651 --> 01:56:53,651
lessees at Liberty Station that

2892
01:56:54,588 --> 01:56:54,989
are willing to pay seven times

2893
01:56:54,989 --> 01:56:55,522
the number.

2894
01:56:55,522 --> 01:56:56,190
I would say this is

2895
01:56:56,190 --> 01:56:56,857
disingenuous to schools and

2896
01:56:56,857 --> 01:56:58,857
community college districts

2897
01:57:01,528 --> 01:57:01,929
within our community.

2898
01:57:01,929 --> 01:57:02,596
Thank you.

2899
01:57:02,596 --> 01:57:05,596
Market value should be paid.

2900
01:57:08,202 --> 01:57:11,202
Blair Beekman, New York began

2901
01:57:11,338 --> 01:57:11,772
times 5105 and 503 You'll have

2902
01:57:11,772 --> 01:57:12,239
three minutes.

2903
01:57:12,239 --> 01:57:14,239
Please proceed.

2904
01:57:17,978 --> 01:57:18,379
Hi.

2905
01:57:18,379 --> 01:57:19,460
Thank you.

2906
01:57:19,460 --> 01:57:19,479
Beekman More in blue today.

2907
01:57:19,479 --> 01:57:21,479
A blue shirt.

2908
01:57:23,683 --> 01:57:23,984
I hope it can be okay.

2909
01:57:23,984 --> 01:57:24,752
Um.

2910
01:57:24,752 --> 01:57:28,352
I think it is East Village.

2911
01:57:28,889 --> 01:57:29,523
Uh, green phase one project.

2912
01:57:29,523 --> 01:57:30,224
This project was actually

2913
01:57:30,224 --> 01:57:30,491
brought to sandag a few months

2914
01:57:30,491 --> 01:57:32,491
ago.

2915
01:57:35,128 --> 01:57:35,496
They are working in conjunction

2916
01:57:35,496 --> 01:57:36,463
with you.

2917
01:57:36,463 --> 01:57:40,501
There is a future of smart city

2918
01:57:40,501 --> 01:57:41,202
smart, smart, smart city

2919
01:57:41,202 --> 01:57:41,635
development for the future of

2920
01:57:41,635 --> 01:57:43,635
this project.

2921
01:57:45,673 --> 01:57:46,273
It's really important to sandag

2922
01:57:46,273 --> 01:57:47,141
that has absolutely zero

2923
01:57:47,141 --> 01:57:51,341
mention in this item so I'm a

2924
01:57:52,413 --> 01:57:53,790
little concerned what exactly

2925
01:57:53,790 --> 01:57:53,781
you're working on with this

2926
01:57:53,781 --> 01:57:57,381
item and how you're how you're

2927
01:57:58,219 --> 01:57:58,919
working on it and you have a

2928
01:57:58,919 --> 01:58:01,319
big parking project involved.

2929
01:58:02,957 --> 01:58:03,523
You have art funding over

2930
01:58:03,523 --> 01:58:05,523
$700,000 That's a lot.

2931
01:58:09,960 --> 01:58:09,730
So it's my guess is my fear

2932
01:58:09,730 --> 01:58:10,397
actually that is your art

2933
01:58:10,397 --> 01:58:12,797
project Things going towards

2934
01:58:14,702 --> 01:58:15,570
tech practices at all?

2935
01:58:15,570 --> 01:58:16,237
I just ask we have to be

2936
01:58:16,237 --> 01:58:19,237
mindful with so much parking

2937
01:58:21,909 --> 01:58:22,677
involved with this item I hope

2938
01:58:22,677 --> 01:58:23,344
pick your tech can be a really

2939
01:58:23,344 --> 01:58:26,344
easy subject to talk about.

2940
01:58:27,949 --> 01:58:28,749
A parking check is usually easy

2941
01:58:28,749 --> 01:58:29,417
to talk about or community Good

2942
01:58:29,417 --> 01:58:32,417
luck that we are accountable

2943
01:58:33,588 --> 01:58:34,288
with this technology you're

2944
01:58:34,288 --> 01:58:37,888
building a good luck It should

2945
01:58:39,827 --> 01:58:40,595
be clear and open Don't fear it

2946
01:58:40,595 --> 01:58:41,329
That's my always I always say

2947
01:58:41,329 --> 01:58:41,962
that one I was appointment to

2948
01:58:41,962 --> 01:58:44,362
the Privacy Advisory Board

2949
01:58:45,866 --> 01:58:46,567
really important items of um we

2950
01:58:46,567 --> 01:58:49,567
are still working towards how

2951
01:58:51,739 --> 01:58:52,473
to address block and how to

2952
01:58:52,473 --> 01:58:56,730
address the future So much tech

2953
01:58:57,879 --> 01:58:58,579
placed in the city war makes it

2954
01:58:58,579 --> 01:58:59,313
really difficult to work on

2955
01:58:59,313 --> 01:59:00,140
best practices I tried to offer

2956
01:59:00,140 --> 01:59:03,614
yesterday I think we still can

2957
01:59:03,751 --> 01:59:04,718
work towards best practices.

2958
01:59:04,718 --> 01:59:05,453
Good luck how we can do that.

2959
01:59:05,453 --> 01:59:09,530
I think it's our good examples

2960
01:59:10,258 --> 01:59:10,892
at the local level that it will

2961
01:59:10,892 --> 01:59:11,559
give hope to our national

2962
01:59:11,559 --> 01:59:13,959
international level and they

2963
01:59:15,630 --> 01:59:16,397
they can learn from our good

2964
01:59:16,397 --> 01:59:17,365
examples At this time we're not

2965
01:59:17,365 --> 01:59:20,965
in a 911 paranoid era of war

2966
01:59:21,636 --> 01:59:22,303
anymore.

2967
01:59:22,303 --> 01:59:23,370
It's our best practices at

2968
01:59:23,370 --> 01:59:23,571
the local level to create peace

2969
01:59:23,571 --> 01:59:25,571
and continue aboard

2970
01:59:27,742 --> 01:59:28,420
the international level at this

2971
01:59:28,420 --> 01:59:28,743
time.

2972
01:59:28,743 --> 01:59:29,110
Good luck that we continue our

2973
01:59:29,110 --> 01:59:31,110
good work.

2974
01:59:34,820 --> 01:59:38,882
It helps a lot at this point in

2975
01:59:38,987 --> 01:59:39,654
our lives And finally I am a

2976
01:59:39,654 --> 01:59:40,288
survivor of three continuing

2977
01:59:40,288 --> 01:59:42,688
state of emergency issues.

2978
01:59:45,930 --> 01:59:45,793
Thank you very much for

2979
01:59:45,793 --> 01:59:46,361
the words of counsel person on

2980
01:59:46,361 --> 01:59:48,761
yesterday who spoke on

2981
01:59:49,664 --> 01:59:50,365
the climate action reports in

2982
01:59:50,365 --> 01:59:51,650
need of a bit more

2983
01:59:51,650 --> 01:59:53,465
accessibility and public just

2984
01:59:56,738 --> 01:59:57,439
dialog and understanding just a

2985
01:59:57,439 --> 01:59:58,139
bit more fun basically and how

2986
01:59:58,139 --> 02:00:01,139
it described itself the water,

2987
02:00:02,430 --> 02:00:02,777
the sewer issues into your

2988
02:00:02,777 --> 02:00:03,445
water could have been mentioned

2989
02:00:03,445 --> 02:00:04,145
what we could be working on

2990
02:00:04,145 --> 02:00:07,745
together the fact that we need

2991
02:00:07,849 --> 02:00:08,550
to be working on things

2992
02:00:08,550 --> 02:00:09,217
together that could have made

2993
02:00:09,217 --> 02:00:12,817
it into the report and good

2994
02:00:13,655 --> 02:00:14,389
luck that we have good

2995
02:00:14,389 --> 02:00:14,922
communication, good luck in our

2996
02:00:14,922 --> 02:00:15,357
open communication.

2997
02:00:15,357 --> 02:00:17,357
>> Thank you.

2998
02:00:19,227 --> 02:00:19,560
Thank you for that Concluding

2999
02:00:19,560 --> 02:00:20,295
comment.

3000
02:00:20,295 --> 02:00:21,960
Gary London And then our final

3001
02:00:21,960 --> 02:00:24,960
speaker is Mitch Moline who's

3002
02:00:24,765 --> 02:00:25,232
leading.

3003
02:00:25,232 --> 02:00:25,867
>> Thank you.

3004
02:00:25,867 --> 02:00:26,200
Good morning City Council

3005
02:00:26,200 --> 02:00:26,801
members.

3006
02:00:26,801 --> 02:00:29,801
My name is Gary London.

3007
02:00:31,172 --> 02:00:31,873
I'm here on behalf of my client

3008
02:00:31,873 --> 02:00:35,473
Seligman who are the as you

3009
02:00:35,844 --> 02:00:36,611
know the lessees at Liberty

3010
02:00:36,611 --> 02:00:37,312
Station And I want you to know

3011
02:00:37,312 --> 02:00:40,312
that I don't have a

3012
02:00:42,117 --> 02:00:42,751
philosophical argument against

3013
02:00:42,751 --> 02:00:43,151
the city owning city owned

3014
02:00:43,151 --> 02:00:43,884
properties.

3015
02:00:43,884 --> 02:00:46,284
There's opportunities always to

3016
02:00:47,589 --> 02:00:48,356
own it.

3017
02:00:48,356 --> 02:00:49,900
This is not one of them.

3018
02:00:49,900 --> 02:00:52,690
I think that Liberty Station is

3019
02:00:53,280 --> 02:00:57,228
a is an opportunity to to offer

3020
02:00:58,867 --> 02:00:59,568
up to some of the concept where

3021
02:00:59,568 --> 02:01:00,335
they can go ahead as stewards

3022
02:01:00,335 --> 02:01:03,935
of this property is owners of

3023
02:01:05,440 --> 02:01:06,174
this property to do a good job

3024
02:01:06,174 --> 02:01:09,774
for the next couple of decades.

3025
02:01:10,645 --> 02:01:11,413
We did a report which I think

3026
02:01:11,413 --> 02:01:12,114
had been submitted to you I'll

3027
02:01:12,114 --> 02:01:15,114
submit to clear that addresses

3028
02:01:16,840 --> 02:01:16,752
the financial upside of their

3029
02:01:16,752 --> 02:01:19,152
potential ownership of this

3030
02:01:21,857 --> 02:01:22,557
property versus the city going

3031
02:01:22,557 --> 02:01:23,225
forward releasing it including

3032
02:01:23,225 --> 02:01:26,225
the fact that what resonates

3033
02:01:28,363 --> 02:01:29,300
for me is that the city hasn't

3034
02:01:29,300 --> 02:01:29,630
done a good job with this is

3035
02:01:29,630 --> 02:01:30,164
what I heard in comment.

3036
02:01:30,164 --> 02:01:30,932
Your time has come.

3037
02:01:30,932 --> 02:01:32,932
Thank you.

3038
02:01:38,239 --> 02:01:39,700
Thank you Mitch you're speaking

3039
02:01:39,700 --> 02:01:39,640
on I don't want to one Good

3040
02:01:39,640 --> 02:01:42,544
morning council My name is

3041
02:01:42,544 --> 02:01:43,211
Mitch Politics I've been

3042
02:01:43,211 --> 02:01:43,912
intermittently involved with

3043
02:01:43,912 --> 02:01:44,579
the Liberty Station issues for

3044
02:01:44,579 --> 02:01:47,916
about 30 years When I was a

3045
02:01:47,916 --> 02:01:48,650
staff person for Mayor Susan

3046
02:01:48,650 --> 02:01:52,250
Golding and I think it's really

3047
02:01:53,222 --> 02:01:53,789
exceeded expectations in that

3048
02:01:53,789 --> 02:01:54,256
time of the vision we

3049
02:01:54,256 --> 02:01:56,256
originally had.

3050
02:01:59,494 --> 02:02:00,195
But the city, with all due

3051
02:02:00,195 --> 02:02:00,863
respect isn't a great steward

3052
02:02:00,863 --> 02:02:04,463
of real estate and I think

3053
02:02:05,400 --> 02:02:06,101
there's a good case example

3054
02:02:06,101 --> 02:02:06,969
There is the radio station Now

3055
02:02:06,969 --> 02:02:10,305
if you look at it it's very

3056
02:02:10,305 --> 02:02:10,972
clean, it's very productive,

3057
02:02:10,972 --> 02:02:11,740
it's very nice But then you

3058
02:02:11,740 --> 02:02:14,740
come upon this smoldering heap

3059
02:02:16,110 --> 02:02:19,110
of ash well that's building 619

3060
02:02:20,549 --> 02:02:21,216
which the city which was a nice

3061
02:02:21,216 --> 02:02:21,883
20,000 square foot building

3062
02:02:21,883 --> 02:02:22,618
that the city said you know

3063
02:02:22,618 --> 02:02:23,352
what, we're going to keep this.

3064
02:02:23,352 --> 02:02:26,255
We're going to redevelop it and

3065
02:02:26,255 --> 02:02:26,855
make it nice.

3066
02:02:26,855 --> 02:02:27,622
They never did anything.

3067
02:02:27,622 --> 02:02:30,625
They've had them all this time.

3068
02:02:30,625 --> 02:02:31,226
The museum wanted to come in

3069
02:02:31,226 --> 02:02:32,600
there and take over.

3070
02:02:32,600 --> 02:02:32,794
They said No, no, we've got a

3071
02:02:32,794 --> 02:02:35,794
plan that eventually, you know,

3072
02:02:35,898 --> 02:02:36,565
degraded homeless, moved in and

3073
02:02:36,565 --> 02:02:37,132
then it burned to the ground

3074
02:02:37,132 --> 02:02:37,765
around last Christmas.

3075
02:02:37,765 --> 02:02:40,765
The business model it's in

3076
02:02:41,170 --> 02:02:41,836
place now.

3077
02:02:41,836 --> 02:02:42,338
>> Thank you for that

3078
02:02:42,338 --> 02:02:44,338
concluding remark.

3079
02:02:47,409 --> 02:02:48,110
Any written comments can

3080
02:02:48,110 --> 02:02:48,811
definitely be submitted and we

3081
02:02:48,811 --> 02:02:53,110
will be sure to get those to

3082
02:02:53,249 --> 02:02:53,916
the council If I can have

3083
02:02:53,916 --> 02:02:54,650
Laurie Sultana please unmute

3084
02:02:54,650 --> 02:02:58,250
I'm sorry the five minute timer

3085
02:02:58,387 --> 02:02:59,880
Laurie Saldana please let me

3086
02:02:59,880 --> 02:02:59,821
know which item or items you

3087
02:02:59,821 --> 02:03:00,155
wish to speak to on the consent

3088
02:03:00,155 --> 02:03:00,722
agenda.

3089
02:03:00,722 --> 02:03:02,722
>> Good morning again.

3090
02:03:03,859 --> 02:03:04,726
Thank you.

3091
02:03:04,726 --> 02:03:05,428
I'll say all of them because I

3092
02:03:05,428 --> 02:03:08,428
couldn't see the screen until

3093
02:03:08,797 --> 02:03:09,698
just this moment So put me down

3094
02:03:09,698 --> 02:03:10,299
for all of them and I will try

3095
02:03:10,299 --> 02:03:13,299
to read from the screen.

3096
02:03:14,537 --> 02:03:15,170
Let me just say regarding

3097
02:03:15,170 --> 02:03:15,637
Liberty Station and other

3098
02:03:15,637 --> 02:03:17,637
agreements do I?

3099
02:03:19,800 --> 02:03:19,508
I can't agree more strongly

3100
02:03:19,508 --> 02:03:20,209
with the speakers.

3101
02:03:20,209 --> 02:03:20,842
Your predecessors consistently

3102
02:03:20,842 --> 02:03:23,242
gave away valuable public

3103
02:03:24,913 --> 02:03:25,614
resources for private profits.

3104
02:03:25,614 --> 02:03:28,614
The city gave the Macmillan

3105
02:03:30,152 --> 02:03:30,853
Puerto Rican the land at

3106
02:03:30,853 --> 02:03:31,453
Liberty Station for a dollar.

3107
02:03:31,453 --> 02:03:33,453
Your predecessors really

3108
02:03:35,758 --> 02:03:36,358
contributed to the housing

3109
02:03:36,358 --> 02:03:37,260
crisis we have now Other

3110
02:03:37,260 --> 02:03:37,659
development agencies around

3111
02:03:37,659 --> 02:03:40,590
California have used their

3112
02:03:40,496 --> 02:03:41,163
assets to build and preserve

3113
02:03:41,163 --> 02:03:41,797
more affordable housing than

3114
02:03:41,797 --> 02:03:44,197
San Diego consistently for

3115
02:03:45,267 --> 02:03:45,968
decades the city is an outlier

3116
02:03:45,968 --> 02:03:46,569
and as one of the worst track

3117
02:03:46,569 --> 02:03:47,269
records on creating and

3118
02:03:47,269 --> 02:03:49,269
protecting naturally occurring

3119
02:03:51,406 --> 02:03:52,740
affordable housing and that is

3120
02:03:52,740 --> 02:03:52,774
evident to anyone who drives

3121
02:03:52,774 --> 02:03:55,774
along our streets and freeways

3122
02:03:56,645 --> 02:03:57,346
where encampments are popping

3123
02:03:57,346 --> 02:03:57,646
up elsewhere they can be taken

3124
02:03:57,646 --> 02:03:58,314
down.

3125
02:03:58,314 --> 02:04:01,314
So I encourage you to

3126
02:04:02,180 --> 02:04:02,684
reconsider how you're using

3127
02:04:02,684 --> 02:04:03,386
these successor agency funds

3128
02:04:03,386 --> 02:04:06,986
because other cities as I have

3129
02:04:07,890 --> 02:04:07,757
stated before when I was chair

3130
02:04:07,757 --> 02:04:08,491
of the Assembly Housing and

3131
02:04:08,491 --> 02:04:10,491
Community Development Committee

3132
02:04:11,861 --> 02:04:12,560
I was invited to other cities

3133
02:04:12,560 --> 02:04:13,195
to see how they use their

3134
02:04:13,195 --> 02:04:15,595
redevelopment funds and it

3135
02:04:17,900 --> 02:04:18,634
really put San Diego to shame.

3136
02:04:18,634 --> 02:04:19,368
Let me comment on the minutes I

3137
02:04:19,368 --> 02:04:22,368
believe of the council previous

3138
02:04:26,800 --> 02:04:26,675
of those part of this as well

3139
02:04:26,675 --> 02:04:27,176
the minutes of the previous

3140
02:04:27,176 --> 02:04:27,710
council meetings.

3141
02:04:27,710 --> 02:04:30,110
I'll just go ahead.

3142
02:04:30,613 --> 02:04:31,247
Ice actions were mentioned by

3143
02:04:31,247 --> 02:04:32,810
one of the councilmen.

3144
02:04:32,810 --> 02:04:32,882
I want to remind you that civil

3145
02:04:32,882 --> 02:04:35,818
protest is still a basic

3146
02:04:35,818 --> 02:04:36,552
constitutional right of

3147
02:04:36,552 --> 02:04:37,220
everyone citizens and residents

3148
02:04:37,220 --> 02:04:39,620
regardless of legal status.

3149
02:04:40,790 --> 02:04:41,457
We now have the resignation,

3150
02:04:41,457 --> 02:04:42,158
thank goodness of the former

3151
02:04:42,158 --> 02:04:44,558
director of homeland security

3152
02:04:45,862 --> 02:04:46,529
And it's a reminder that

3153
02:04:46,529 --> 02:04:47,196
increasingly violent actions

3154
02:04:47,196 --> 02:04:49,596
against American citizens as

3155
02:04:51,100 --> 02:04:51,701
well as immigrants can often be

3156
02:04:51,701 --> 02:04:52,680
dealt with by following

3157
02:04:52,680 --> 02:04:52,769
the money.

3158
02:04:52,769 --> 02:04:55,604
It's still an effective way to

3159
02:04:55,604 --> 02:04:56,439
hold the powerful accountable.

3160
02:04:56,439 --> 02:04:57,240
And finally, I want to close

3161
02:04:57,240 --> 02:05:01,440
with an item that has to do

3162
02:05:02,440 --> 02:05:02,612
with an ongoing hearing.

3163
02:05:02,612 --> 02:05:05,120
No, wait a minute.

3164
02:05:05,548 --> 02:05:06,349
I'm looking on my website here

3165
02:05:06,349 --> 02:05:06,682
to one two River Valley sewage

3166
02:05:06,682 --> 02:05:07,450
crisis.

3167
02:05:07,450 --> 02:05:10,286
It's hard to say that this is a

3168
02:05:10,286 --> 02:05:11,154
crisis because it's gone on now

3169
02:05:11,154 --> 02:05:11,887
for decades And I was both a

3170
02:05:11,887 --> 02:05:15,487
plaintiff in a lawsuit to force

3171
02:05:16,459 --> 02:05:17,160
them to change the design of

3172
02:05:17,160 --> 02:05:17,827
their treatment plans And then

3173
02:05:17,827 --> 02:05:18,494
a research fellow at ucsd at

3174
02:05:18,494 --> 02:05:21,831
the Center for U.S. Mexican

3175
02:05:21,831 --> 02:05:22,465
Studies examining how it had

3176
02:05:22,465 --> 02:05:25,465
failed on so many levels.

3177
02:05:26,102 --> 02:05:26,802
This is almost 30 years ago now

3178
02:05:26,802 --> 02:05:27,470
And what is happening now is

3179
02:05:27,470 --> 02:05:30,470
entirely the city of San

3180
02:05:30,907 --> 02:05:31,674
Diego's responsibility.

3181
02:05:31,674 --> 02:05:32,308
Let me explain why you were

3182
02:05:32,308 --> 02:05:35,308
part of the driving force

3183
02:05:36,346 --> 02:05:37,460
through your employees, through

3184
02:05:37,460 --> 02:05:37,714
your agencies in creating that

3185
02:05:37,714 --> 02:05:40,714
treatment plan at the border

3186
02:05:41,217 --> 02:05:41,884
that it's never had a chance to

3187
02:05:41,884 --> 02:05:42,452
work properly and safely and

3188
02:05:42,452 --> 02:05:44,852
protect the health and

3189
02:05:46,890 --> 02:05:46,689
well-being of San Diego

3190
02:05:46,689 --> 02:05:47,390
residents and others in

3191
02:05:47,390 --> 02:05:47,690
the treatment of River Valley

3192
02:05:47,690 --> 02:05:49,690
area.

3193
02:05:51,161 --> 02:05:51,828
Those of us who were working on

3194
02:05:51,828 --> 02:05:53,828
transboundary environmental

3195
02:05:56,532 --> 02:05:56,933
issues knew that this failure

3196
02:05:56,933 --> 02:05:57,801
would come.

3197
02:05:57,801 --> 02:05:58,534
We knew that people would be so

3198
02:05:58,534 --> 02:06:01,534
poisoned and this city promised

3199
02:06:02,400 --> 02:06:02,705
the regional water board,

3200
02:06:02,705 --> 02:06:03,372
the state water agencies that

3201
02:06:03,372 --> 02:06:03,973
you would assist Tijuana in

3202
02:06:03,973 --> 02:06:05,973
developing an industrial

3203
02:06:07,376 --> 02:06:08,440
pretreatment program as part of

3204
02:06:08,440 --> 02:06:08,711
their compliance efforts to

3205
02:06:08,711 --> 02:06:11,948
keep toxic waste out of that

3206
02:06:11,948 --> 02:06:12,782
river valley.

3207
02:06:12,782 --> 02:06:13,249
The city has failed to live up

3208
02:06:13,249 --> 02:06:14,117
to that promise.

3209
02:06:14,117 --> 02:06:17,821
I encourage you to do that but

3210
02:06:17,821 --> 02:06:18,421
stop poisoning your time have

3211
02:06:18,421 --> 02:06:20,490
concluded after that as

3212
02:06:20,490 --> 02:06:21,291
the original after the original

3213
02:06:21,291 --> 02:06:22,158
is 8700 please let me know

3214
02:06:22,158 --> 02:06:26,229
which item or items you wish to

3215
02:06:26,229 --> 02:06:28,229
speak to.

3216
02:06:29,432 --> 02:06:30,330
One of five 500 as 5030 three

3217
02:06:30,330 --> 02:06:30,867
minutes Please proceed.

3218
02:06:30,867 --> 02:06:34,838
First I want to say that is

3219
02:06:34,838 --> 02:06:35,504
ridiculous that we spent that

3220
02:06:35,504 --> 02:06:38,504
long on proclamations as if

3221
02:06:39,976 --> 02:06:40,677
things are going on quickly

3222
02:06:40,677 --> 02:06:44,277
Dory while you then cut down

3223
02:06:44,748 --> 02:06:45,415
the people and you know just

3224
02:06:45,415 --> 02:06:46,316
always silence them with a

3225
02:06:46,316 --> 02:06:49,916
minute, you know it's just so

3226
02:06:51,221 --> 02:06:51,887
disrespectful that you guys sit

3227
02:06:51,887 --> 02:06:55,192
up there and spend all this

3228
02:06:55,192 --> 02:06:55,926
time doing that.

3229
02:06:55,926 --> 02:06:56,626
The appointment to the Privacy

3230
02:06:56,626 --> 02:06:59,996
Advisory Board I mean you guys

3231
02:06:59,996 --> 02:07:00,697
have sit here, you create this

3232
02:07:00,697 --> 02:07:04,297
board but then it's like you

3233
02:07:04,834 --> 02:07:05,202
don't and you circumvent all

3234
02:07:05,202 --> 02:07:05,869
the time.

3235
02:07:05,869 --> 02:07:06,703
You basically tell them you

3236
02:07:06,703 --> 02:07:10,600
know like they go and do all

3237
02:07:10,600 --> 02:07:10,373
this work and then they get

3238
02:07:10,373 --> 02:07:12,373
bypassed.

3239
02:07:14,744 --> 02:07:15,378
So it's just interesting to see

3240
02:07:15,378 --> 02:07:16,112
what's going on there and

3241
02:07:16,112 --> 02:07:19,712
anything that is having to do

3242
02:07:19,816 --> 02:07:20,550
with sharing of information

3243
02:07:20,550 --> 02:07:21,218
that should encompass everybody

3244
02:07:21,218 --> 02:07:24,818
not just a certain class of

3245
02:07:25,822 --> 02:07:26,490
people or groups of people it

3246
02:07:26,490 --> 02:07:29,490
should be everybody that is

3247
02:07:29,893 --> 02:07:30,594
included and not in these

3248
02:07:30,594 --> 02:07:31,127
appointments of the mayor and

3249
02:07:31,127 --> 02:07:33,527
you guys to outside

3250
02:07:35,532 --> 02:07:36,232
organization And it's just like

3251
02:07:36,232 --> 02:07:36,900
you guys are failing miserably

3252
02:07:36,900 --> 02:07:39,736
at the city when you go into

3253
02:07:39,736 --> 02:07:40,537
all these other boards like

3254
02:07:40,537 --> 02:07:41,404
sandag and you know whatever it

3255
02:07:41,404 --> 02:07:45,400
is empty and water boards and

3256
02:07:45,442 --> 02:07:46,176
blah blah blah and if you can

3257
02:07:46,176 --> 02:07:49,646
you're failing in the city that

3258
02:07:49,646 --> 02:07:50,347
you're representing and it

3259
02:07:50,347 --> 02:07:53,347
should be, you know, driving.

3260
02:07:54,830 --> 02:07:54,951
Thank you.

3261
02:07:54,951 --> 02:07:55,819
And then you should go to other

3262
02:07:55,819 --> 02:07:59,255
boards and do that But instead

3263
02:07:59,255 --> 02:07:59,957
you know, it's just like this

3264
02:07:59,957 --> 02:08:02,357
incestuous thing that happens.

3265
02:08:04,361 --> 02:08:04,995
And so all of the whole

3266
02:08:04,995 --> 02:08:07,395
anything that it touches,

3267
02:08:08,532 --> 02:08:09,299
anything you guys touch is

3268
02:08:09,299 --> 02:08:09,600
going to be tainted at that

3269
02:08:09,600 --> 02:08:10,501
point.

3270
02:08:10,501 --> 02:08:13,804
I mean again if you if things

3271
02:08:13,804 --> 02:08:14,538
were better it's like you'd be

3272
02:08:14,538 --> 02:08:15,239
like yeah I want them on that

3273
02:08:15,239 --> 02:08:15,906
because then they're going to

3274
02:08:15,906 --> 02:08:18,175
be doing really great But it

3275
02:08:18,175 --> 02:08:18,908
just it's like very disturbing

3276
02:08:18,908 --> 02:08:22,508
And that goes into even the 212

3277
02:08:23,280 --> 02:08:23,714
River Valley and the state of

3278
02:08:23,714 --> 02:08:24,414
an emergency.

3279
02:08:24,414 --> 02:08:28,140
I mean even with covid anytime

3280
02:08:28,118 --> 02:08:28,819
you're in a state of an

3281
02:08:28,819 --> 02:08:29,850
emergency you get funding for

3282
02:08:29,850 --> 02:08:29,887
it.

3283
02:08:29,887 --> 02:08:33,123
Your money comes in for certain

3284
02:08:33,123 --> 02:08:33,791
things and it's like it's very

3285
02:08:33,791 --> 02:08:37,391
sad to see that people have

3286
02:08:37,594 --> 02:08:38,195
been suffering for decades for

3287
02:08:38,195 --> 02:08:38,962
decades and we just like

3288
02:08:38,962 --> 02:08:41,962
declare this continued state of

3289
02:08:42,933 --> 02:08:43,634
an emergency And it's like how

3290
02:08:43,634 --> 02:08:47,234
long are people going to have

3291
02:08:47,671 --> 02:08:48,238
to suffer because nobody wants

3292
02:08:48,238 --> 02:08:48,939
to really get down to

3293
02:08:48,939 --> 02:08:52,710
the bottom of it which if it's

3294
02:08:52,710 --> 02:08:53,344
coming from Mexico again quit

3295
02:08:53,344 --> 02:08:53,811
doing business with Mexico

3296
02:08:53,811 --> 02:08:55,811
until it stops.

3297
02:08:57,848 --> 02:08:58,549
That's a lot of money that you

3298
02:08:58,549 --> 02:09:01,549
guys obviously care more about

3299
02:09:01,952 --> 02:09:02,619
because it shows that you know,

3300
02:09:02,619 --> 02:09:02,987
nothing really gets done or

3301
02:09:02,987 --> 02:09:04,987
mitigated.

3302
02:09:07,910 --> 02:09:07,858
And even if you pretend to try

3303
02:09:07,858 --> 02:09:10,858
with a sewage treatment plant

3304
02:09:11,395 --> 02:09:12,162
like you fail at it And so it's

3305
02:09:12,162 --> 02:09:12,863
like when is anybody going to

3306
02:09:12,863 --> 02:09:13,530
be held accountable and people

3307
02:09:13,530 --> 02:09:16,530
are going to stop suffering.

3308
02:09:17,301 --> 02:09:18,200
I mean a state of an emergency

3309
02:09:18,200 --> 02:09:18,636
at the border should have been

3310
02:09:18,636 --> 02:09:18,969
when people were flooding

3311
02:09:18,969 --> 02:09:20,969
across.

3312
02:09:21,438 --> 02:09:21,906
Now we're seeing the effects of

3313
02:09:21,906 --> 02:09:22,572
them coming in.

3314
02:09:22,572 --> 02:09:25,709
But the fact that they were

3315
02:09:25,709 --> 02:09:26,410
incentivized in a lot of money

3316
02:09:26,410 --> 02:09:27,111
of the nation went to

3317
02:09:27,111 --> 02:09:29,511
facilitate these people coming

3318
02:09:31,315 --> 02:09:31,882
across and now you're worried

3319
02:09:31,882 --> 02:09:32,550
about them suffering.

3320
02:09:32,550 --> 02:09:33,250
You should have been worried

3321
02:09:33,250 --> 02:09:35,753
about them being murdered and

3322
02:09:35,753 --> 02:09:36,120
raped along your time has

3323
02:09:36,120 --> 02:09:36,821
concluded.

3324
02:09:36,821 --> 02:09:39,821
>> Next is 8700 If you can

3325
02:09:40,991 --> 02:09:43,828
please unmute after that Is

3326
02:09:43,828 --> 02:09:44,795
Andrea ebbing and then 7499

3327
02:09:44,795 --> 02:09:48,395
8700 if you can please a mute

3328
02:09:48,765 --> 02:09:51,165
star six Thank you.

3329
02:09:53,637 --> 02:09:56,637
I will be speaking on 5051 5253

3330
02:09:57,441 --> 02:09:57,708
went on 4115503 please Thank

3331
02:09:57,708 --> 02:09:58,342
you.

3332
02:09:58,342 --> 02:10:00,742
You'll have three minutes.

3333
02:10:01,412 --> 02:10:03,412
Please proceed on 50.

3334
02:10:06,483 --> 02:10:07,184
East Village Green Phase one

3335
02:10:07,184 --> 02:10:10,784
It's beginning to be a little

3336
02:10:11,555 --> 02:10:12,189
tough to look at these moving

3337
02:10:12,189 --> 02:10:15,189
pieces of money and funds.

3338
02:10:16,560 --> 02:10:17,428
Yes, this seems appropriate.

3339
02:10:17,428 --> 02:10:20,428
So yes to the amendments 51

3340
02:10:21,132 --> 02:10:23,532
construction contract with Blue

3341
02:10:24,435 --> 02:10:26,435
Pacific Workforce Agreement

3342
02:10:28,473 --> 02:10:30,473
Admin 68 Hispanic Trade 9,981%

3343
02:10:33,110 --> 02:10:33,744
81 are Hispanic

3344
02:10:33,744 --> 02:10:35,744
Underrepresentation Asian

3345
02:10:38,516 --> 02:10:40,916
female African American female

3346
02:10:42,219 --> 02:10:44,219
Construction laborers 52

3347
02:10:46,900 --> 02:10:46,691
Contract with c Construction

3348
02:10:46,691 --> 02:10:47,391
224 employees Lots of

3349
02:10:47,391 --> 02:10:49,391
underrepresentation They state

3350
02:10:50,628 --> 02:10:51,620
they are monitoring

3351
02:10:51,620 --> 02:10:53,620
the situation.

3352
02:10:55,933 --> 02:10:58,933
Can we trust that 53 agreement

3353
02:10:59,170 --> 02:10:59,537
with Lewis and third 399

3354
02:10:59,537 --> 02:11:01,537
employees?

3355
02:11:04,642 --> 02:11:07,845
Ditto and what I just said for

3356
02:11:07,845 --> 02:11:11,445
52 and 104I love you San Diego

3357
02:11:11,916 --> 02:11:14,916
Fire Rescue San Diego Project

3358
02:11:16,187 --> 02:11:19,187
Heart Beat to date 216 People's

3359
02:11:20,724 --> 02:11:23,124
Hearts beating and safe.

3360
02:11:24,862 --> 02:11:29,566
We love you and I give you five

3361
02:11:29,566 --> 02:11:33,766
star award for your work One of

3362
02:11:34,204 --> 02:11:34,772
five to love the p b board and

3363
02:11:34,772 --> 02:11:35,473
your dedicated work on

3364
02:11:35,473 --> 02:11:39,730
the trust for the next super

3365
02:11:39,284 --> 02:11:39,577
big Thank you for what you've

3366
02:11:39,577 --> 02:11:41,577
done.

3367
02:11:43,247 --> 02:11:43,581
You helped us come forward so

3368
02:11:43,581 --> 02:11:44,315
greatly.

3369
02:11:44,315 --> 02:11:47,315
I just really really appreciate

3370
02:11:49,320 --> 02:11:53,290
all of you and I will ask 5 or

3371
02:11:53,290 --> 02:11:54,580
0.03 j Mexico pollution Crisis

3372
02:11:54,580 --> 02:11:57,580
Emergency The momentum seems to

3373
02:11:57,962 --> 02:12:00,362
have increased Please even

3374
02:12:03,701 --> 02:12:04,369
small yet effective Step step

3375
02:12:04,369 --> 02:12:06,769
Some see that again

3376
02:12:07,505 --> 02:12:08,205
the momentum seems to have

3377
02:12:08,205 --> 02:12:10,605
increased even small effective

3378
02:12:13,110 --> 02:12:13,511
steps.

3379
02:12:13,511 --> 02:12:14,145
I appreciate it.

3380
02:12:14,145 --> 02:12:14,512
Thank you very much for

3381
02:12:14,512 --> 02:12:16,512
listening.

3382
02:12:17,949 --> 02:12:18,449
Love to all.

3383
02:12:18,449 --> 02:12:19,217
Thank you.

3384
02:12:19,217 --> 02:12:21,586
Next is Andrea Ebbing and then

3385
02:12:21,586 --> 02:12:22,253
our final speaker is 7499.

3386
02:12:22,253 --> 02:12:22,988
The five minute timer did

3387
02:12:22,988 --> 02:12:25,388
conclude no additional speakers

3388
02:12:26,257 --> 02:12:27,125
will be taken.

3389
02:12:27,125 --> 02:12:30,125
>> Morning this is Andrea being

3390
02:12:30,428 --> 02:12:31,128
I want to speak on sorry all of

3391
02:12:31,128 --> 02:12:31,830
them because I can't see that

3392
02:12:31,830 --> 02:12:34,933
at the very moment I speak on

3393
02:12:34,933 --> 02:12:35,600
all of them.

3394
02:12:35,600 --> 02:12:36,201
I want to start with

3395
02:12:36,201 --> 02:12:38,601
the employee holiday pay

3396
02:12:40,338 --> 02:12:41,390
benefits package and

3397
02:12:41,390 --> 02:12:41,806
the repayment of what whatever

3398
02:12:41,806 --> 02:12:44,943
is has been missing or was

3399
02:12:44,943 --> 02:12:45,677
missing.

3400
02:12:45,677 --> 02:12:46,378
It's very, very, very important

3401
02:12:46,378 --> 02:12:48,778
that whatever information I'm

3402
02:12:49,981 --> 02:12:50,749
sharing, anybody that can

3403
02:12:50,749 --> 02:12:51,716
follow a lead or follow a trail

3404
02:12:51,716 --> 02:12:54,185
or kind of come to their own

3405
02:12:54,185 --> 02:12:54,919
conclusions on this

3406
02:12:54,919 --> 02:12:57,319
information, I highly encourage

3407
02:12:59,191 --> 02:12:59,991
you do we have one hundred and

3408
02:12:59,991 --> 02:13:03,591
three San Diego City of San

3409
02:13:04,529 --> 02:13:05,230
Diego employees look it up on

3410
02:13:05,230 --> 02:13:07,630
Transparent California We have

3411
02:13:08,533 --> 02:13:09,267
103 critical employees,

3412
02:13:09,267 --> 02:13:10,100
important employees, high level

3413
02:13:10,100 --> 02:13:13,100
employees making $0 a year in

3414
02:13:13,505 --> 02:13:14,273
pay.

3415
02:13:14,273 --> 02:13:14,806
Then they're making tons of

3416
02:13:14,806 --> 02:13:17,206
money and other pay.

3417
02:13:18,510 --> 02:13:19,211
So we have money being

3418
02:13:19,211 --> 02:13:21,611
laundered and filtered and

3419
02:13:26,551 --> 02:13:30,151
improperly I guess put into a

3420
02:13:30,622 --> 02:13:31,222
byline of of the payroll for

3421
02:13:31,222 --> 02:13:32,230
the city of San Diego.

3422
02:13:32,230 --> 02:13:34,423
>> So on Transparent California

3423
02:13:34,993 --> 02:13:35,727
San Diego has several alerts

3424
02:13:35,727 --> 02:13:36,394
which is an anomalous thing.

3425
02:13:36,394 --> 02:13:39,394
Several other cities do not

3426
02:13:40,432 --> 02:13:41,990
have these alerts.

3427
02:13:41,990 --> 02:13:41,800
This one in particular says

3428
02:13:41,800 --> 02:13:45,203
the city of San Diego does not

3429
02:13:45,203 --> 02:13:45,904
provide the cost of pension

3430
02:13:45,904 --> 02:13:46,604
benefits on an employee level

3431
02:13:46,604 --> 02:13:49,975
and as such the total benefits

3432
02:13:49,975 --> 02:13:50,608
value for each individual

3433
02:13:50,608 --> 02:13:53,800
reported is incomplete and

3434
02:13:55,180 --> 02:13:55,814
significantly understated.

3435
02:13:55,814 --> 02:13:56,415
That's really important to

3436
02:13:56,415 --> 02:13:59,415
consider just as a fact.

3437
02:13:59,851 --> 02:14:00,519
So from a very high level and I

3438
02:14:00,519 --> 02:14:01,286
don't think this is a city

3439
02:14:01,286 --> 02:14:04,122
council issue you guys I think

3440
02:14:04,122 --> 02:14:04,789
it's whoever Todd Gloria,

3441
02:14:04,789 --> 02:14:07,789
Summer Stephan whoever is in

3442
02:14:08,694 --> 02:14:09,294
charge of the rico Enterprise

3443
02:14:09,294 --> 02:14:09,962
that many people are

3444
02:14:09,962 --> 02:14:11,962
unknowingly operating under

3445
02:14:13,932 --> 02:14:15,000
the case I don't blame them.

3446
02:14:15,000 --> 02:14:18,600
Look at the leadership now also

3447
02:14:18,737 --> 02:14:19,572
on the water sewage crisis.

3448
02:14:19,572 --> 02:14:19,871
This has been going on for how

3449
02:14:19,871 --> 02:14:20,172
long?

3450
02:14:20,172 --> 02:14:22,172
Right?

3451
02:14:22,975 --> 02:14:23,675
Everybody just mentioned it's

3452
02:14:23,675 --> 02:14:24,643
been going on for how long?

3453
02:14:24,643 --> 02:14:28,243
It's right in front of our

3454
02:14:28,314 --> 02:14:31,314
faces but it continues And

3455
02:14:33,318 --> 02:14:34,190
while it continues we do things

3456
02:14:34,190 --> 02:14:37,790
And by the way, I'll be really

3457
02:14:37,790 --> 02:14:38,390
clear on this I am suspicious

3458
02:14:38,390 --> 02:14:39,910
and concerned about

3459
02:14:39,910 --> 02:14:42,691
the appointment of Mario or so

3460
02:14:43,620 --> 02:14:43,829
to the head of sandag.

3461
02:14:43,829 --> 02:14:44,530
Personally I think he works for

3462
02:14:44,530 --> 02:14:47,530
Mexico and not San Diego

3463
02:14:47,566 --> 02:14:50,566
Personally I think he's helping

3464
02:14:51,703 --> 02:14:52,404
people move freight such as a

3465
02:14:52,404 --> 02:14:52,971
big rigs and such over

3466
02:14:52,971 --> 02:14:55,371
the border and around

3467
02:14:57,609 --> 02:14:58,143
the border in the name of

3468
02:14:58,143 --> 02:15:00,143
reducing pollution.

3469
02:15:00,946 --> 02:15:01,647
In fact his since his

3470
02:15:01,647 --> 02:15:04,647
appointment he wants to put

3471
02:15:05,618 --> 02:15:06,284
$1.3 billion into automating

3472
02:15:06,284 --> 02:15:06,619
trucks to pass at the Otay

3473
02:15:06,619 --> 02:15:08,619
border.

3474
02:15:09,889 --> 02:15:10,456
Everything he does is at

3475
02:15:10,456 --> 02:15:12,856
the old tight border.

3476
02:15:14,827 --> 02:15:15,561
>> We have a one hundred and

3477
02:15:15,561 --> 02:15:16,227
$2,929 million while the sewage

3478
02:15:16,227 --> 02:15:19,227
crisis is taking place being

3479
02:15:19,865 --> 02:15:20,399
invested into the old timey

3480
02:15:20,399 --> 02:15:21,330
support of entry for

3481
02:15:21,330 --> 02:15:23,330
underground utilities and

3482
02:15:24,870 --> 02:15:28,470
grading work package as part of

3483
02:15:28,541 --> 02:15:29,241
California's investment of $3

3484
02:15:29,241 --> 02:15:29,808
billion to enhance safety and

3485
02:15:29,808 --> 02:15:31,808
improve travel times.

3486
02:15:33,112 --> 02:15:33,979
While the crisis goes on.

3487
02:15:33,979 --> 02:15:34,847
I think this is a drug tunnel

3488
02:15:34,847 --> 02:15:38,450
and I think that the trucks are

3489
02:15:38,450 --> 02:15:38,918
narcotics in humans.

3490
02:15:38,918 --> 02:15:39,552
>> Thank you.

3491
02:15:39,552 --> 02:15:40,285
Your time has concluded.

3492
02:15:40,285 --> 02:15:43,122
I will note for our speakers

3493
02:15:43,122 --> 02:15:43,822
that we do need you to list

3494
02:15:43,822 --> 02:15:44,489
what items you are speaking to

3495
02:15:44,489 --> 02:15:46,489
for recordkeeping purposes.

3496
02:15:48,360 --> 02:15:49,128
We cannot assume or guess which

3497
02:15:49,128 --> 02:15:52,364
items your comments go to so if

3498
02:15:52,364 --> 02:15:53,650
you can please take the time to

3499
02:15:53,650 --> 02:15:53,832
review the agenda and let us

3500
02:15:53,832 --> 02:15:57,236
know we will reach out to those

3501
02:15:57,236 --> 02:15:58,103
that have already spoken to

3502
02:15:58,103 --> 02:16:01,703
make sure we get that accurate

3503
02:16:02,700 --> 02:16:02,708
For the record 7499 If you can

3504
02:16:02,708 --> 02:16:03,542
please unmute and let me know

3505
02:16:03,542 --> 02:16:07,742
which item or items you wish to

3506
02:16:11,350 --> 02:16:13,350
speak to Items 5051 5253 100

3507
02:16:16,789 --> 02:16:17,590
101 1 or 2 123124105 and s 500

3508
02:16:17,590 --> 02:16:19,990
You'll have three minutes

3509
02:16:22,227 --> 02:16:23,162
Please proceed.

3510
02:16:23,162 --> 02:16:24,290
I won't take all that time Bob

3511
02:16:24,290 --> 02:16:27,466
Kozinski here I want to say

3512
02:16:27,466 --> 02:16:28,234
again that I've witnessed gross

3513
02:16:28,234 --> 02:16:31,834
negligence by this city in its

3514
02:16:31,904 --> 02:16:32,271
awarding and managing of

3515
02:16:32,271 --> 02:16:33,105
contracts.

3516
02:16:33,105 --> 02:16:36,976
I also want to say again that

3517
02:16:36,976 --> 02:16:37,677
this city is not providing

3518
02:16:37,677 --> 02:16:39,677
appropriate citizen oversight

3519
02:16:41,614 --> 02:16:42,281
and citizen involvement in

3520
02:16:42,281 --> 02:16:45,281
the many contract leases and

3521
02:16:46,852 --> 02:16:47,619
advisory boards in this city.

3522
02:16:47,619 --> 02:16:48,387
I MAY know of these problems

3523
02:16:48,387 --> 02:16:51,387
through my decades of dedicated

3524
02:16:52,580 --> 02:16:52,725
involvement with the Torrey

3525
02:16:52,725 --> 02:16:53,459
Pines Glider port but these

3526
02:16:53,459 --> 02:16:56,459
problems are not limited to

3527
02:16:57,129 --> 02:16:57,763
that one property.

3528
02:16:57,763 --> 02:17:00,163
These problems are endemic

3529
02:17:02,235 --> 02:17:02,868
throughout this city and they

3530
02:17:02,868 --> 02:17:03,568
need to be addressed.

3531
02:17:03,568 --> 02:17:06,710
I particularly want to endorse

3532
02:17:06,710 --> 02:17:06,806
the comments by Lori Saldana

3533
02:17:06,806 --> 02:17:09,806
regarding this city giving away

3534
02:17:10,810 --> 02:17:11,410
and leasing our public property

3535
02:17:11,410 --> 02:17:12,111
to private businesses.

3536
02:17:12,111 --> 02:17:15,111
Our public property should be

3537
02:17:16,315 --> 02:17:17,160
for the public and not to

3538
02:17:17,160 --> 02:17:19,416
enrich private businesses and

3539
02:17:21,860 --> 02:17:21,854
individuals.

3540
02:17:21,854 --> 02:17:22,487
Businesses should be purchasing

3541
02:17:22,487 --> 02:17:25,487
their own property and not

3542
02:17:26,325 --> 02:17:26,892
hijacking our public land for

3543
02:17:26,892 --> 02:17:28,892
their private profit.

3544
02:17:30,863 --> 02:17:31,597
Shame on all of you for your

3545
02:17:31,597 --> 02:17:33,997
entire careers of mismanaging

3546
02:17:35,635 --> 02:17:36,350
the properties and resources of

3547
02:17:36,350 --> 02:17:36,602
this city.

3548
02:17:36,602 --> 02:17:36,969
That's all I have.

3549
02:17:36,969 --> 02:17:37,370
Thank you.

3550
02:17:37,370 --> 02:17:39,370
Thank you.

3551
02:17:41,341 --> 02:17:41,674
That does conclude public

3552
02:17:41,674 --> 02:17:42,108
comment.

3553
02:17:42,108 --> 02:17:42,875
>> All right.

3554
02:17:42,875 --> 02:17:45,875
Thank you City clerk for

3555
02:17:46,112 --> 02:17:46,845
management's alternative to my

3556
02:17:46,845 --> 02:17:49,845
colleagues for any comments and

3557
02:17:50,383 --> 02:17:51,351
entertain a motion and if

3558
02:17:51,351 --> 02:17:54,951
nobody wants to kick it off

3559
02:17:55,154 --> 02:17:57,554
then io0 Councilmember Yvonne

3560
02:17:59,492 --> 02:18:00,260
wolpert moves the consent item

3561
02:18:00,260 --> 02:18:02,729
seconded by Campbell I was just

3562
02:18:02,729 --> 02:18:03,529
here I would just like to

3563
02:18:03,529 --> 02:18:04,130
register a new one item 53

3564
02:18:04,130 --> 02:18:04,497
because it's an expired

3565
02:18:04,497 --> 02:18:05,198
contract.

3566
02:18:05,198 --> 02:18:08,501
However I do want to note that

3567
02:18:08,501 --> 02:18:09,235
I received a great email from

3568
02:18:09,235 --> 02:18:09,902
Bethany because I guess morning

3569
02:18:09,902 --> 02:18:10,603
detailing the work the city

3570
02:18:10,603 --> 02:18:13,873
that she and Claudia are going

3571
02:18:13,873 --> 02:18:14,473
to do to make sure we have no

3572
02:18:14,473 --> 02:18:15,175
more expired contracts.

3573
02:18:15,175 --> 02:18:16,420
But I will record a no vote on

3574
02:18:16,420 --> 02:18:18,411
that and move the rest of that

3575
02:18:18,411 --> 02:18:18,911
proclamation or consent.

3576
02:18:18,911 --> 02:18:19,312
>> Thank you.

3577
02:18:19,312 --> 02:18:21,312
All right.

3578
02:18:23,616 --> 02:18:24,283
Again, not so We have a motion

3579
02:18:24,283 --> 02:18:24,984
by Councilmember Val Wolpert

3580
02:18:24,984 --> 02:18:25,351
and a second by Councilmember

3581
02:18:25,351 --> 02:18:27,320
Campbell.

3582
02:18:27,320 --> 02:18:30,920
I actually will offer a couple

3583
02:18:30,990 --> 02:18:33,990
of comments on sw 500 We're

3584
02:18:35,895 --> 02:18:36,529
revising the appointments and

3585
02:18:36,529 --> 02:18:37,300
the only change that we're

3586
02:18:37,300 --> 02:18:37,731
actually making is

3587
02:18:37,731 --> 02:18:40,660
reassignments on the San Diego

3588
02:18:40,660 --> 02:18:40,867
Public Safety Committee.

3589
02:18:40,867 --> 02:18:41,534
I just wanted to thank

3590
02:18:41,534 --> 02:18:43,934
Councilmember Foster for his

3591
02:18:44,671 --> 02:18:45,405
brief tenure on that committee

3592
02:18:45,405 --> 02:18:46,106
and thank Councilmember Moreno

3593
02:18:46,106 --> 02:18:47,340
for stepping up and serving on

3594
02:18:47,340 --> 02:18:49,340
sandbags public Safety

3595
02:18:57,170 --> 02:18:57,684
Committee The I'm just thinking

3596
02:18:57,684 --> 02:18:58,318
about public comment and it

3597
02:18:58,318 --> 02:19:01,918
just strikes me I want to

3598
02:19:02,880 --> 02:19:02,822
register no vote on the item 55

3599
02:19:02,822 --> 02:19:05,222
preservation and progress While

3600
02:19:06,660 --> 02:19:07,494
there's a lot of good clean up

3601
02:19:07,494 --> 02:19:08,940
,I cannot support the de novo

3602
02:19:08,940 --> 02:19:08,762
hearing process the more

3603
02:19:08,762 --> 02:19:11,162
limited hearing process I've

3604
02:19:11,364 --> 02:19:12,332
been working for many years.

3605
02:19:12,332 --> 02:19:16,236
I also want to register a no

3606
02:19:16,236 --> 02:19:17,300
vote on 50 a recognizing that

3607
02:19:17,300 --> 02:19:20,300
say the construction cannot be

3608
02:19:21,341 --> 02:19:22,420
reversed but stopping this and

3609
02:19:22,420 --> 02:19:22,576
stopping this action could do

3610
02:19:22,576 --> 02:19:23,243
more harm than good.

3611
02:19:23,243 --> 02:19:25,445
But I want to be consistent

3612
02:19:25,445 --> 02:19:26,413
with my prior votes.

3613
02:19:26,413 --> 02:19:30,284
So with that we have a motion

3614
02:19:30,284 --> 02:19:31,840
by council member Von Wilpert

3615
02:19:31,840 --> 02:19:31,818
and a second by Council member

3616
02:19:31,818 --> 02:19:34,818
Campbell and there's a few

3617
02:19:35,155 --> 02:19:35,888
registered no votes which I

3618
02:19:35,888 --> 02:19:39,488
know the clerk has captured but

3619
02:19:40,930 --> 02:19:40,394
otherwise please call the roll

3620
02:19:40,394 --> 02:19:41,194
.

3621
02:19:41,194 --> 02:19:44,765
As far as voting system, please

3622
02:19:44,765 --> 02:19:48,365
cast your vote That does pass

3623
02:19:49,202 --> 02:19:49,903
unanimously with District five

3624
02:19:49,903 --> 02:19:52,903
voting no on item 53, District

3625
02:19:54,807 --> 02:19:55,575
one voting no on 55 and 58 and

3626
02:19:55,575 --> 02:19:58,878
the rest of it passes and

3627
02:19:58,878 --> 02:19:59,279
missing.

3628
02:19:59,279 --> 02:20:00,130
All right.

3629
02:20:00,130 --> 02:20:00,681
Thank you City clerk So with

3630
02:20:00,681 --> 02:20:03,681
that are there any comments

3631
02:20:03,817 --> 02:20:04,551
from the mayor's office for

3632
02:20:04,551 --> 02:20:05,251
council members, City attorney,

3633
02:20:05,251 --> 02:20:05,652
independent budget analyst or

3634
02:20:05,652 --> 02:20:07,652
city clerk?

3635
02:20:08,355 --> 02:20:08,956
We'll go first to Council

3636
02:20:08,956 --> 02:20:09,656
Member Campo Thank you.

3637
02:20:09,656 --> 02:20:12,656
Council PRESIDENT I'll try to

3638
02:20:12,659 --> 02:20:13,393
make this as brief as possible.

3639
02:20:13,393 --> 02:20:14,940
I thank you for recognize me

3640
02:20:14,940 --> 02:20:17,300
and I appreciate my colleagues

3641
02:20:17,300 --> 02:20:17,364
for bearing with me for a

3642
02:20:17,364 --> 02:20:17,930
moment.

3643
02:20:17,930 --> 02:20:18,565
Yesterday a member of

3644
02:20:18,565 --> 02:20:21,565
the United States House of

3645
02:20:21,835 --> 02:20:22,536
Representatives from Tennessee

3646
02:20:22,536 --> 02:20:23,203
who I will not name tweeted

3647
02:20:23,203 --> 02:20:26,203
something so heinous I felt

3648
02:20:26,240 --> 02:20:26,807
compelled to stand up for my

3649
02:20:26,807 --> 02:20:27,241
family and friends and

3650
02:20:27,241 --> 02:20:29,241
constituents.

3651
02:20:31,110 --> 02:20:31,811
The tweet read as follows

3652
02:20:31,811 --> 02:20:34,811
Muslims, he said, don't belong

3653
02:20:35,882 --> 02:20:36,449
in American society.

3654
02:20:36,449 --> 02:20:38,849
Pluralism is a lie.

3655
02:20:40,200 --> 02:20:40,320
He ended 47,000 people liked

3656
02:20:40,320 --> 02:20:41,210
that.

3657
02:20:41,210 --> 02:20:44,210
Many thousands shared it with

3658
02:20:44,691 --> 02:20:45,392
praise and in his safe

3659
02:20:45,392 --> 02:20:45,993
congressional district we all

3660
02:20:45,993 --> 02:20:48,728
know he will not be held

3661
02:20:48,728 --> 02:20:49,620
accountable for that statement

3662
02:20:49,620 --> 02:20:49,763
.

3663
02:20:49,763 --> 02:20:50,430
But when an elected official

3664
02:20:50,430 --> 02:20:51,131
says this he is striking at

3665
02:20:51,131 --> 02:20:54,101
the American idea that a free

3666
02:20:54,101 --> 02:20:54,768
people different in creed and

3667
02:20:54,768 --> 02:20:57,168
custom can nevertheless live

3668
02:20:58,839 --> 02:20:59,272
together in peace under GOD and

3669
02:20:59,272 --> 02:21:00,600
under law.

3670
02:21:00,600 --> 02:21:03,600
The Constitution of the United

3671
02:21:03,343 --> 02:21:03,877
States doesn't say that only

3672
02:21:03,877 --> 02:21:04,611
some faiths belong.

3673
02:21:04,611 --> 02:21:07,611
The First Amendment rises above

3674
02:21:08,582 --> 02:21:09,283
that smallness which led to

3675
02:21:09,283 --> 02:21:09,649
millennia of religious war and

3676
02:21:09,649 --> 02:21:11,649
violence.

3677
02:21:12,319 --> 02:21:13,530
The First Amendment says

3678
02:21:13,530 --> 02:21:13,787
the government has no authority

3679
02:21:13,787 --> 02:21:17,291
to tell a muslim she does not

3680
02:21:17,291 --> 02:21:17,992
belong any more than it MAY

3681
02:21:17,992 --> 02:21:21,592
tell a Christian, a Jew, a

3682
02:21:22,328 --> 02:21:23,300
Hindu, a person of no faith or

3683
02:21:23,300 --> 02:21:23,731
anyone else that he or she

3684
02:21:23,731 --> 02:21:26,131
stands outside the protection

3685
02:21:26,467 --> 02:21:26,966
of our law.

3686
02:21:26,966 --> 02:21:27,635
And why?

3687
02:21:27,635 --> 02:21:28,402
Because in this country our

3688
02:21:28,402 --> 02:21:31,402
rights do not come from

3689
02:21:31,739 --> 02:21:32,139
the prejudices of small minded

3690
02:21:32,139 --> 02:21:32,806
politicians.

3691
02:21:32,806 --> 02:21:36,406
They come from the GOD given

3692
02:21:36,410 --> 02:21:37,144
dignity of the human person

3693
02:21:37,144 --> 02:21:37,811
secured by a Constitution wise

3694
02:21:37,811 --> 02:21:40,811
enough to know that freedom

3695
02:21:41,849 --> 02:21:42,448
must belong to all or in time

3696
02:21:42,448 --> 02:21:45,448
it will belong to none.

3697
02:21:46,120 --> 02:21:46,854
As PRESIDENT Kennedy reminded

3698
02:21:46,854 --> 02:21:47,521
us, those who foolishly sought

3699
02:21:47,521 --> 02:21:51,121
power by writing the back of

3700
02:21:51,358 --> 02:21:52,590
the tiger ended up inside this

3701
02:21:52,590 --> 02:21:55,590
tweet from a congressman from

3702
02:21:55,730 --> 02:21:56,397
Tennessee and his sentiment is

3703
02:21:56,397 --> 02:21:56,930
not constitutionalism it was

3704
02:21:56,930 --> 02:21:58,930
sectarian arrogance.

3705
02:22:00,935 --> 02:22:03,335
It was not patriotism.

3706
02:22:05,439 --> 02:22:06,106
It was pandering to ignorance.

3707
02:22:06,106 --> 02:22:06,740
But beyond the Constitution,

3708
02:22:06,740 --> 02:22:07,441
let us speak plainly about

3709
02:22:07,441 --> 02:22:10,441
the morality of the statement.

3710
02:22:10,711 --> 02:22:11,411
It was vile and ugly and

3711
02:22:11,411 --> 02:22:11,746
beneath the dignity of public

3712
02:22:11,746 --> 02:22:13,746
office.

3713
02:22:15,182 --> 02:22:15,917
It took millions of people each

3714
02:22:15,917 --> 02:22:16,617
a child of GOD, each possessed

3715
02:22:16,617 --> 02:22:19,617
of infinite worth and reduced

3716
02:22:20,187 --> 02:22:20,621
them to a category of suspicion

3717
02:22:20,621 --> 02:22:21,288
and contempt.

3718
02:22:21,288 --> 02:22:23,688
It tells families including

3719
02:22:24,925 --> 02:22:25,259
mine that they are forever

3720
02:22:25,259 --> 02:22:25,925
foreign.

3721
02:22:25,925 --> 02:22:26,427
It tells children they will

3722
02:22:26,427 --> 02:22:28,427
never be accepted.

3723
02:22:29,897 --> 02:22:30,698
It tells peaceful and decent

3724
02:22:30,698 --> 02:22:31,365
people that no matter how hard

3725
02:22:31,365 --> 02:22:31,999
they work and no matter how

3726
02:22:31,999 --> 02:22:34,399
faithfully they love their

3727
02:22:34,435 --> 02:22:35,136
country no matter how honorably

3728
02:22:35,136 --> 02:22:38,736
they live that they will still

3729
02:22:38,906 --> 02:22:39,573
be told they do not belong.

3730
02:22:39,573 --> 02:22:39,973
I took this insult quite

3731
02:22:39,973 --> 02:22:41,973
personally.

3732
02:22:43,744 --> 02:22:44,378
Obviously I support my Muslim

3733
02:22:44,378 --> 02:22:45,120
constituents in Sarah Mesa

3734
02:22:45,120 --> 02:22:46,747
largely Afghans who risked

3735
02:22:46,747 --> 02:22:49,747
their lives with our armed

3736
02:22:52,219 --> 02:22:52,987
forces for two decades.

3737
02:22:52,987 --> 02:22:53,654
The people in that in Sarah

3738
02:22:53,654 --> 02:22:54,322
Mesa asked for nothing more,

3739
02:22:54,322 --> 02:22:56,791
nothing less than what every

3740
02:22:56,791 --> 02:22:57,492
American should be able to ask

3741
02:22:57,492 --> 02:22:58,259
to be treated equally, to live

3742
02:22:58,259 --> 02:23:01,259
in peace, to raise their

3743
02:23:01,395 --> 02:23:02,290
families, to worship freely, to

3744
02:23:02,290 --> 02:23:04,429
walk through this country

3745
02:23:06,133 --> 02:23:06,434
without being marked as lesser

3746
02:23:06,434 --> 02:23:07,235
.

3747
02:23:07,235 --> 02:23:07,969
I kid you not that the only

3748
02:23:07,969 --> 02:23:10,969
thing my Muslim constituents in

3749
02:23:11,606 --> 02:23:12,339
Sarah Mesa have ever asked me

3750
02:23:12,339 --> 02:23:13,400
for as a council member was to

3751
02:23:13,400 --> 02:23:16,430
help them fix their fence and

3752
02:23:16,430 --> 02:23:16,777
to move their bus stop a little

3753
02:23:16,777 --> 02:23:17,210
bit closer to the front door of

3754
02:23:17,210 --> 02:23:19,210
their mosque.

3755
02:23:20,448 --> 02:23:21,182
I support our city workers and

3756
02:23:21,182 --> 02:23:23,582
our police officers, engineers,

3757
02:23:25,386 --> 02:23:26,210
lawyers, road pavers and an

3758
02:23:26,210 --> 02:23:26,654
excellent member of my own

3759
02:23:26,654 --> 02:23:29,654
staff who work to serve

3760
02:23:29,991 --> 02:23:30,491
the public and improve

3761
02:23:30,491 --> 02:23:31,159
everyone's lives.

3762
02:23:31,159 --> 02:23:31,859
These city workers work hard

3763
02:23:31,859 --> 02:23:35,329
all day and during this month

3764
02:23:35,329 --> 02:23:36,300
of Ramadan eat not a morsel and

3765
02:23:36,300 --> 02:23:39,433
drink not a drop while serving

3766
02:23:39,433 --> 02:23:39,734
the people of the city of San

3767
02:23:39,734 --> 02:23:40,602
Diego.

3768
02:23:40,602 --> 02:23:44,672
I love my father in law, my

3769
02:23:44,672 --> 02:23:45,720
other in-laws and my wife who

3770
02:23:45,720 --> 02:23:45,840
are Muslim.

3771
02:23:45,840 --> 02:23:48,977
I know my wife's goodness and I

3772
02:23:48,977 --> 02:23:49,677
know her patriotism and

3773
02:23:49,677 --> 02:23:50,378
the seriousness with which she

3774
02:23:50,378 --> 02:23:52,778
takes American citizenship and

3775
02:23:53,948 --> 02:23:54,582
the oath she has taken as an

3776
02:23:54,582 --> 02:23:55,282
attorney and as an elected

3777
02:23:55,282 --> 02:23:55,917
official herself to faithfully

3778
02:23:55,917 --> 02:23:58,317
defend the Constitution of

3779
02:23:58,686 --> 02:23:59,454
the United States.

3780
02:23:59,454 --> 02:24:00,870
She's a prosecutor who holds

3781
02:24:00,870 --> 02:24:02,870
defendants accountable and

3782
02:24:03,824 --> 02:24:04,592
delivers justice for victims.

3783
02:24:04,592 --> 02:24:05,526
And even if she was not.

3784
02:24:05,526 --> 02:24:08,563
No government gets to say she

3785
02:24:08,563 --> 02:24:09,230
or anyone like her doesn't

3786
02:24:09,230 --> 02:24:09,730
belong in America without me

3787
02:24:09,730 --> 02:24:11,730
responding to it.

3788
02:24:13,501 --> 02:24:14,235
She and the Muslims of our city

3789
02:24:14,235 --> 02:24:14,736
are not strangers to the nation

3790
02:24:14,736 --> 02:24:15,336
they help sustain.

3791
02:24:15,336 --> 02:24:17,736
And then lastly there's

3792
02:24:18,406 --> 02:24:19,730
the falsehood wrapped inside

3793
02:24:19,730 --> 02:24:19,641
the phrase that reflects an

3794
02:24:19,641 --> 02:24:21,641
absolute anti-American

3795
02:24:23,477 --> 02:24:23,912
sentiment that plural ism is

3796
02:24:23,912 --> 02:24:24,579
somehow a lie.

3797
02:24:24,579 --> 02:24:27,579
Pluralism is not a lie.

3798
02:24:27,949 --> 02:24:28,582
It is the reality of America

3799
02:24:28,582 --> 02:24:29,317
and every true democracy.

3800
02:24:29,317 --> 02:24:32,317
Pluralism is the discipline of

3801
02:24:33,388 --> 02:24:34,550
coexistence and it is one of

3802
02:24:34,550 --> 02:24:34,589
the greatest achievements of

3803
02:24:34,589 --> 02:24:36,589
human civilization.

3804
02:24:37,459 --> 02:24:38,126
It is the understanding that

3805
02:24:38,126 --> 02:24:38,793
people can profoundly differ

3806
02:24:38,793 --> 02:24:41,793
and still live as neighbors

3807
02:24:42,300 --> 02:24:42,630
honor each other's rights and

3808
02:24:42,630 --> 02:24:43,197
still bind themselves to

3809
02:24:43,197 --> 02:24:45,597
the common civic life.

3810
02:24:47,100 --> 02:24:47,736
In fact, his statement defeats

3811
02:24:47,736 --> 02:24:48,403
itself because the very freedom

3812
02:24:48,403 --> 02:24:50,803
that allows this congressman

3813
02:24:51,572 --> 02:24:52,273
from Tennessee to say such a

3814
02:24:52,273 --> 02:24:52,907
sick thing exists only because

3815
02:24:52,907 --> 02:24:53,241
he lives in a pluralistic

3816
02:24:53,241 --> 02:24:55,241
society.

3817
02:24:56,978 --> 02:24:57,712
His exercising liberty in a

3818
02:24:57,712 --> 02:25:00,112
nation that protects conscience

3819
02:25:01,349 --> 02:25:02,217
precisely because it refuses to

3820
02:25:02,217 --> 02:25:02,684
turn one sect into the ruler of

3821
02:25:02,684 --> 02:25:04,684
all the others.

3822
02:25:06,290 --> 02:25:06,988
So in denouncing pluralism, he

3823
02:25:06,988 --> 02:25:07,522
is standing on the very ground

3824
02:25:07,522 --> 02:25:07,922
that pluralism built

3825
02:25:07,922 --> 02:25:09,922
the gospel.

3826
02:25:10,425 --> 02:25:11,590
According to Matthew teaches us

3827
02:25:11,590 --> 02:25:14,659
that the man who built his

3828
02:25:15,197 --> 02:25:16,640
house on such sand Jesus Christ

3829
02:25:16,640 --> 02:25:20,201
called such a person a fool And

3830
02:25:20,201 --> 02:25:21,200
as a Christian and Catholic I

3831
02:25:21,200 --> 02:25:21,703
must say clearly my faith does

3832
02:25:21,703 --> 02:25:25,173
not permit me to hate broadly

3833
02:25:25,173 --> 02:25:25,874
or lazily or hate at all.

3834
02:25:25,874 --> 02:25:28,874
My faith calls me higher.

3835
02:25:29,978 --> 02:25:30,611
His tweet is so antithetical to

3836
02:25:30,611 --> 02:25:31,312
Christian faith one has to

3837
02:25:31,312 --> 02:25:31,947
wonder just what faith does a

3838
02:25:31,947 --> 02:25:33,947
congressman from Tennessee

3839
02:25:34,816 --> 02:25:35,484
practice.

3840
02:25:35,484 --> 02:25:36,118
I'll end with this council

3841
02:25:36,118 --> 02:25:38,518
PRESIDENT And the ancient

3842
02:25:39,654 --> 02:25:40,488
prayer of the Catholic Church

3843
02:25:40,488 --> 02:25:44,880
when I say on Sunday mornings

3844
02:25:44,325 --> 02:25:45,600
Gloria and Excelsis Deo we say

3845
02:25:45,600 --> 02:25:45,894
glory to GOD in the highest and

3846
02:25:45,894 --> 02:25:49,494
on earth peace to people of

3847
02:25:49,765 --> 02:25:50,132
goodwill, peace to people of

3848
02:25:50,132 --> 02:25:52,132
goodwill.

3849
02:25:54,360 --> 02:25:54,536
That is the call not suspicion

3850
02:25:54,536 --> 02:25:56,536
and not exclusion.

3851
02:25:58,307 --> 02:25:58,940
Peace Not the sorting of human

3852
02:25:58,940 --> 02:25:59,374
beings into the worthy and

3853
02:25:59,374 --> 02:26:00,800
the unworthy.

3854
02:26:00,800 --> 02:26:03,512
That alone is left to GOD.

3855
02:26:03,512 --> 02:26:04,450
So let me answer this ugliness

3856
02:26:04,450 --> 02:26:06,450
with moral clarity.

3857
02:26:07,916 --> 02:26:08,684
Muslims belong in America fully

3858
02:26:08,684 --> 02:26:11,684
,freely and equally as all

3859
02:26:13,221 --> 02:26:13,922
people of goodwill belong.

3860
02:26:13,922 --> 02:26:14,289
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

3861
02:26:14,289 --> 02:26:14,990
All right.

3862
02:26:14,990 --> 02:26:18,930
Thank you for bringing that to

3863
02:26:18,930 --> 02:26:18,393
our attention and your good

3864
02:26:18,393 --> 02:26:19,610
words.

3865
02:26:19,610 --> 02:26:19,361
We'll go next to the city

3866
02:26:19,361 --> 02:26:21,361
clerk.

3867
02:26:22,765 --> 02:26:23,130
Thank you for the time council

3868
02:26:23,130 --> 02:26:23,865
PRESIDENT.

3869
02:26:23,865 --> 02:26:24,567
I did just want to note for

3870
02:26:24,567 --> 02:26:27,567
the record that the following

3871
02:26:28,360 --> 02:26:28,503
public examination periods are

3872
02:26:28,503 --> 02:26:29,304
starting to run.

3873
02:26:29,304 --> 02:26:33,740
If we can make that a little

3874
02:26:33,740 --> 02:26:33,842
bit bigger on the screen.

3875
02:26:33,842 --> 02:26:34,409
Kevin The candidates statement

3876
02:26:34,409 --> 02:26:35,900
of qualifications and

3877
02:26:35,900 --> 02:26:37,900
designation of principal

3878
02:26:38,800 --> 02:26:38,781
profession vocation or

3879
02:26:38,781 --> 02:26:39,314
occupation runs from MARCH 6th

3880
02:26:39,314 --> 02:26:41,314
through MARCH 16th.

3881
02:26:42,650 --> 02:26:43,352
Ordinances calling the election

3882
02:26:43,352 --> 02:26:44,860
ordinance placing measures on

3883
02:26:44,860 --> 02:26:44,486
the ballot is MARCH 9th through

3884
02:26:44,486 --> 02:26:46,486
MARCH 19th.

3885
02:26:47,823 --> 02:26:48,524
The City Attorney's impartial

3886
02:26:48,524 --> 02:26:50,924
analysis ballot title summary

3887
02:26:52,394 --> 02:26:53,620
and Mayor eBay City Ordinance

3888
02:26:53,620 --> 02:26:53,762
Fiscal Analysis will run at

3889
02:26:53,762 --> 02:26:56,598
MARCH 10th through MARCH 20th.

3890
02:26:56,598 --> 02:26:57,266
And as noted yesterday

3891
02:26:57,266 --> 02:26:57,966
appellate arguments are due

3892
02:26:57,966 --> 02:27:00,436
tomorrow and then that public

3893
02:27:00,436 --> 02:27:01,136
examination period will run

3894
02:27:01,136 --> 02:27:01,870
MARCH 12th through MARCH 22nd.

3895
02:27:01,870 --> 02:27:05,307
You can find all of this

3896
02:27:05,307 --> 02:27:06,700
information as well as all of

3897
02:27:06,700 --> 02:27:06,675
the materials to be viewed by

3898
02:27:06,675 --> 02:27:10,179
the public at San diego.Gov

3899
02:27:10,179 --> 02:27:11,460
Backslash 2026 elections.

3900
02:27:11,460 --> 02:27:11,713
i'd also just like to give a

3901
02:27:11,713 --> 02:27:14,850
big thank you to my staff

3902
02:27:14,850 --> 02:27:15,484
deputy director Christina

3903
02:27:15,484 --> 02:27:16,185
Hernandez, Mark Moreno, my

3904
02:27:16,185 --> 02:27:18,585
elections analyst and everyone

3905
02:27:19,421 --> 02:27:19,989
who helped with the candidate

3906
02:27:19,989 --> 02:27:20,688
nomination period that

3907
02:27:20,688 --> 02:27:23,688
concluded last Thursday with a

3908
02:27:24,927 --> 02:27:25,594
record breaking 25 candidates

3909
02:27:25,594 --> 02:27:25,961
for districts two, four, six

3910
02:27:25,961 --> 02:27:26,662
and eight.

3911
02:27:26,662 --> 02:27:29,865
Thank you for all your efforts

3912
02:27:29,865 --> 02:27:30,532
to make democracy happen.

3913
02:27:30,532 --> 02:27:30,966
Thank you, council PRESIDENT

3914
02:27:30,966 --> 02:27:31,333
For the time.

3915
02:27:31,333 --> 02:27:32,670
All right.

3916
02:27:32,670 --> 02:27:34,636
Thank you, City Clerk And we'll

3917
02:27:34,636 --> 02:27:35,360
go next to council member

3918
02:27:35,360 --> 02:27:35,437
Whitburn.

3919
02:27:35,437 --> 02:27:36,710
Thank you.

3920
02:27:36,710 --> 02:27:36,639
Council PRESIDENT Council

3921
02:27:36,639 --> 02:27:38,639
Councilmember Campos.

3922
02:27:38,941 --> 02:27:39,675
Eloquent words a moment ago

3923
02:27:39,675 --> 02:27:40,375
speak for themselves but I just

3924
02:27:40,375 --> 02:27:40,676
wanted to thank him for saying

3925
02:27:40,676 --> 02:27:41,430
them.

3926
02:27:41,430 --> 02:27:43,430
Thank you.

3927
02:27:43,278 --> 02:27:43,679
Thank you.

3928
02:27:43,679 --> 02:27:44,546
All right.

3929
02:27:44,546 --> 02:27:48,146
A couple of comments here given

3930
02:27:48,517 --> 02:27:48,951
some of the public comment

3931
02:27:48,951 --> 02:27:49,585
earlier today.

3932
02:27:49,585 --> 02:27:50,186
I just wanted to recognize

3933
02:27:50,186 --> 02:27:52,586
the operation staff and

3934
02:27:53,222 --> 02:27:53,889
the good work they do every day

3935
02:27:53,889 --> 02:27:56,889
and especially those in need

3936
02:27:57,326 --> 02:27:58,270
who have taken over a real

3937
02:27:58,270 --> 02:27:58,661
estate department that was not

3938
02:27:58,661 --> 02:28:02,261
in very good shape and has

3939
02:28:02,298 --> 02:28:05,298
really worked wonders to bring

3940
02:28:06,168 --> 02:28:06,836
that into shape and especially

3941
02:28:06,836 --> 02:28:07,536
updating 700 Dash ten which

3942
02:28:07,536 --> 02:28:10,536
affects so many of our

3943
02:28:11,400 --> 02:28:11,907
decisions.

3944
02:28:11,907 --> 02:28:15,878
And then a reminder that we do

3945
02:28:15,878 --> 02:28:16,479
have a special with excuse me a

3946
02:28:16,479 --> 02:28:19,315
reminder that we have an

3947
02:28:19,315 --> 02:28:20,480
evening session starting at 6

3948
02:28:20,480 --> 02:28:20,416
P.M. Tonight for public comment

3949
02:28:20,416 --> 02:28:21,830
on budget.

3950
02:28:21,830 --> 02:28:24,830
i appreciate all those who

3951
02:28:24,853 --> 02:28:25,488
showed up at the earlier effort

3952
02:28:25,488 --> 02:28:28,488
and we continue to welcome

3953
02:28:29,592 --> 02:28:30,126
public comment on the upcoming

3954
02:28:30,126 --> 02:28:32,126
f y 2027 budget.

3955
02:28:34,630 --> 02:28:35,364
With that we will now take up

3956
02:28:35,364 --> 02:28:38,801
non agenda public comment and I

3957
02:28:38,801 --> 02:28:39,502
hope at least four of my

3958
02:28:39,502 --> 02:28:40,236
colleagues will stick around.

3959
02:28:40,236 --> 02:28:43,236
The council members respect and

3960
02:28:43,672 --> 02:28:44,273
appreciate the public

3961
02:28:44,273 --> 02:28:44,973
standpoint and are fully

3962
02:28:44,973 --> 02:28:45,607
committed to protecting every

3963
02:28:45,607 --> 02:28:47,607
participant's free speech

3964
02:28:47,943 --> 02:28:48,577
rights at council and committee

3965
02:28:48,577 --> 02:28:49,211
meetings with that clerk.

3966
02:28:49,211 --> 02:28:49,545
Please proceed with public

3967
02:28:49,545 --> 02:28:49,912
comment.

3968
02:28:49,912 --> 02:28:51,912
Thank you.

3969
02:28:52,915 --> 02:28:53,582
Council PRESIDENT Pearl 2.7 An

3970
02:28:53,582 --> 02:28:56,582
Agenda Public comment is an

3971
02:28:57,386 --> 02:28:58,870
opportunity for members of

3972
02:28:58,870 --> 02:28:58,787
the public to comment on items

3973
02:28:58,787 --> 02:28:59,421
that are not on the agenda but

3974
02:28:59,421 --> 02:29:01,821
within the subject matter

3975
02:29:02,859 --> 02:29:03,192
jurisdiction of the city

3976
02:29:03,192 --> 02:29:03,826
Council.

3977
02:29:03,826 --> 02:29:04,160
Each speaker will have two

3978
02:29:04,160 --> 02:29:04,861
minutes.

3979
02:29:04,861 --> 02:29:05,528
Please note if there are eight

3980
02:29:05,528 --> 02:29:07,530
or more speakers on a single

3981
02:29:07,530 --> 02:29:08,231
topic the maximum time for

3982
02:29:08,231 --> 02:29:08,930
the topic will be 16 minutes.

3983
02:29:08,930 --> 02:29:11,834
If you are in chambers please

3984
02:29:11,834 --> 02:29:12,635
submit your speaker slip.

3985
02:29:12,635 --> 02:29:13,336
If you are joining us virtually

3986
02:29:13,336 --> 02:29:14,700
please raise your hand now to

3987
02:29:14,700 --> 02:29:17,670
speak by tapping the Raise your

3988
02:29:18,341 --> 02:29:18,908
hand icon or if you're calling

3989
02:29:18,908 --> 02:29:19,508
participant Star nine.

3990
02:29:19,508 --> 02:29:21,110
Begin with the following

3991
02:29:21,110 --> 02:29:21,710
individuals Please come forward

3992
02:29:21,710 --> 02:29:22,578
to the front row.

3993
02:29:22,578 --> 02:29:23,212
Joel Sharpe You can come up to

3994
02:29:23,212 --> 02:29:25,612
the microphone after that.

3995
02:29:26,716 --> 02:29:29,116
Jacob Edwards, Barbara Holton,

3996
02:29:31,120 --> 02:29:31,420
Scott Chipman and Blair Beekman

3997
02:29:31,420 --> 02:29:32,121
.

3998
02:29:32,121 --> 02:29:32,588
Joel, you'll have two minutes.

3999
02:29:32,588 --> 02:29:32,855
Please proceed.

4000
02:29:32,855 --> 02:29:34,855
Yes.

4001
02:29:36,259 --> 02:29:36,959
Good afternoon.

4002
02:29:36,959 --> 02:29:37,693
I'm Joel Sharp, property owner

4003
02:29:37,693 --> 02:29:40,693
in the University Heights area.

4004
02:29:41,497 --> 02:29:42,980
I'm here today to talk about

4005
02:29:42,980 --> 02:29:42,765
the Stewards Underground

4006
02:29:42,765 --> 02:29:45,165
program in partnership with

4007
02:29:45,835 --> 02:29:49,339
the city about my property in

4008
02:29:49,339 --> 02:29:50,600
2011 and the 10th Avenue Finger

4009
02:29:50,600 --> 02:29:50,507
just south of Mission Valley

4010
02:29:50,507 --> 02:29:52,507
the canyon there.

4011
02:29:54,644 --> 02:29:55,345
And when I called City Genie in

4012
02:29:55,345 --> 02:29:57,745
2011 they gave me an

4013
02:29:58,140 --> 02:29:58,648
approximate date of 2026

4014
02:29:58,648 --> 02:29:59,349
telling me of course that

4015
02:29:59,349 --> 02:30:02,349
the city controls the schedule

4016
02:30:02,618 --> 02:30:03,486
So stay on the streets not as

4017
02:30:03,486 --> 02:30:07,157
De Jeannie But I was a little

4018
02:30:07,157 --> 02:30:07,957
disappointed Therefore here are

4019
02:30:07,957 --> 02:30:10,357
20 2615 years later and nothing

4020
02:30:12,562 --> 02:30:13,196
is planned to remove the poles

4021
02:30:13,196 --> 02:30:16,196
and the canyon behind our

4022
02:30:16,766 --> 02:30:17,504
properties on 10th Avenue

4023
02:30:17,504 --> 02:30:18,133
University Heights The map show

4024
02:30:18,133 --> 02:30:20,970
that's just a blank is not

4025
02:30:20,970 --> 02:30:21,838
scheduled is nothing.

4026
02:30:21,838 --> 02:30:26,900
So I'm really here to tell you

4027
02:30:26,900 --> 02:30:26,742
as a retired architect that my

4028
02:30:26,742 --> 02:30:27,409
recommendation is that you guys

4029
02:30:27,409 --> 02:30:30,409
should be removing the poles

4030
02:30:30,947 --> 02:30:31,648
and overhead power and all of

4031
02:30:31,648 --> 02:30:34,584
the canyon and hillside areas

4032
02:30:34,584 --> 02:30:35,250
of the city first as a phase

4033
02:30:35,250 --> 02:30:35,985
one because you have limited

4034
02:30:35,985 --> 02:30:39,585
budget and then do the standard

4035
02:30:39,656 --> 02:30:40,290
concrete sidewalk street

4036
02:30:40,290 --> 02:30:40,957
installation removals as a

4037
02:30:40,957 --> 02:30:43,957
phase two throughout the old

4038
02:30:44,160 --> 02:30:45,280
neighborhood.

4039
02:30:45,280 --> 02:30:48,628
That's common sense to me Since

4040
02:30:48,898 --> 02:30:49,665
the Canyon Locations offers

4041
02:30:49,665 --> 02:30:50,433
higher fire risk overall as a

4042
02:30:50,433 --> 02:30:53,433
canyon owner of course I'm

4043
02:30:54,237 --> 02:30:55,400
required to manage the brush

4044
02:30:55,400 --> 02:30:58,604
100ft away from my house as

4045
02:30:59,542 --> 02:31:00,243
defensible space which I do out

4046
02:31:00,243 --> 02:31:00,744
of self interest of course as

4047
02:31:00,744 --> 02:31:03,144
an owner but for

4048
02:31:04,247 --> 02:31:04,981
the neighborhood as well and as

4049
02:31:04,981 --> 02:31:07,884
Jeannie by the way sent a drone

4050
02:31:07,884 --> 02:31:08,685
over my area and Canyon a

4051
02:31:08,685 --> 02:31:09,285
couple of weeks ago to assess

4052
02:31:09,285 --> 02:31:12,285
the fire hazard of their

4053
02:31:13,423 --> 02:31:14,290
equipment in the canyon areas.

4054
02:31:14,290 --> 02:31:15,580
So that's my message really is

4055
02:31:15,580 --> 02:31:18,580
you guys should be doing

4056
02:31:18,361 --> 02:31:19,950
the canyon area rules for

4057
02:31:19,950 --> 02:31:19,662
undergrounding first before you

4058
02:31:19,662 --> 02:31:22,620
do the Standard Street

4059
02:31:23,200 --> 02:31:24,330
installations.

4060
02:31:24,330 --> 02:31:27,437
That's kind of my my beef and

4061
02:31:27,437 --> 02:31:28,138
request you guys give me that

4062
02:31:28,138 --> 02:31:28,939
You guys have limited budget

4063
02:31:28,939 --> 02:31:31,441
overall but just do the canyon

4064
02:31:31,441 --> 02:31:35,410
areas first then do the regular

4065
02:31:36,847 --> 02:31:37,447
is next door use politics or

4066
02:31:37,447 --> 02:31:38,810
arbitrariness to to make

4067
02:31:38,810 --> 02:31:38,415
the decision Thank you for

4068
02:31:38,415 --> 02:31:39,820
thanks.

4069
02:31:39,820 --> 02:31:42,820
Comment Jacob Edwards If you

4070
02:31:43,586 --> 02:31:44,321
can please come forward.

4071
02:31:44,321 --> 02:31:45,210
Thank you City Council for

4072
02:31:45,210 --> 02:31:47,690
the work you do for San Diego.

4073
02:31:47,690 --> 02:31:48,425
I don't think two minutes is

4074
02:31:48,425 --> 02:31:51,962
enough time to explain this but

4075
02:31:51,962 --> 02:31:52,696
I'm going to try.

4076
02:31:52,696 --> 02:31:53,430
I'm speaking about one of

4077
02:31:53,430 --> 02:31:55,830
the last assassination attempts

4078
02:31:57,000 --> 02:31:57,334
against me last Super Bowl

4079
02:31:57,334 --> 02:31:58,350
evening.

4080
02:31:58,350 --> 02:32:01,635
I was going around the Gaslamp

4081
02:32:02,439 --> 02:32:03,400
area educating people of what's

4082
02:32:03,400 --> 02:32:03,373
really going on in this

4083
02:32:03,373 --> 02:32:05,373
country.

4084
02:32:06,443 --> 02:32:07,770
Not long thereafter I had all

4085
02:32:07,770 --> 02:32:09,477
black suv, government suv

4086
02:32:11,481 --> 02:32:12,115
swarming circling around me

4087
02:32:12,115 --> 02:32:12,482
driving them were wiseguy

4088
02:32:12,482 --> 02:32:14,482
gangsters.

4089
02:32:16,219 --> 02:32:16,853
Then I was pointing that out

4090
02:32:16,853 --> 02:32:17,353
which was being recognized

4091
02:32:17,353 --> 02:32:19,353
within the event.

4092
02:32:21,358 --> 02:32:22,250
I had gangsters approaching me

4093
02:32:22,250 --> 02:32:25,250
straight in the street being

4094
02:32:26,129 --> 02:32:26,563
weathered and experienced to

4095
02:32:26,563 --> 02:32:27,564
avoid danger.

4096
02:32:27,564 --> 02:32:31,764
I came here to City Hall under

4097
02:32:31,902 --> 02:32:34,902
cameras at the front door.

4098
02:32:36,140 --> 02:32:36,807
They put up to a young girl a

4099
02:32:36,807 --> 02:32:37,707
teenage girl approaching me

4100
02:32:37,707 --> 02:32:41,211
head on with a bulge in her

4101
02:32:41,211 --> 02:32:43,611
pocket wearing a hoodie.

4102
02:32:45,816 --> 02:32:46,416
I yelled No you don't circle

4103
02:32:46,416 --> 02:32:47,351
around her startled her.

4104
02:32:47,351 --> 02:32:50,854
She was walking off holding a

4105
02:32:50,854 --> 02:32:51,588
revolver.

4106
02:32:51,588 --> 02:32:54,588
A young girl police department

4107
02:32:55,592 --> 02:32:56,360
handle it very poorly.

4108
02:32:56,360 --> 02:32:59,360
I consider it police department

4109
02:33:00,397 --> 02:33:01,365
department infiltration Days

4110
02:33:01,365 --> 02:33:04,965
later I'm in records to get

4111
02:33:05,335 --> 02:33:06,360
records of how it was handled.

4112
02:33:06,360 --> 02:33:09,360
There were two Department of

4113
02:33:10,173 --> 02:33:10,774
Homeland Security folk in there

4114
02:33:10,774 --> 02:33:11,375
to request to meet with

4115
02:33:11,375 --> 02:33:11,742
the chief's office Human

4116
02:33:11,742 --> 02:33:13,742
Resources.

4117
02:33:15,712 --> 02:33:18,712
They said, which is Chief.

4118
02:33:20,500 --> 02:33:20,651
The lady was laughing at me

4119
02:33:20,651 --> 02:33:21,785
laughing in my face.

4120
02:33:21,785 --> 02:33:24,521
I said to her You think this is

4121
02:33:24,521 --> 02:33:25,255
funny?

4122
02:33:25,255 --> 02:33:28,255
She said, Oh it's hysterical.

4123
02:33:29,426 --> 02:33:29,994
Went into the chief's office to

4124
02:33:29,994 --> 02:33:30,628
cry, dehumanize me and

4125
02:33:30,628 --> 02:33:33,280
validate, discredit me and

4126
02:33:34,598 --> 02:33:35,366
probably say he's down there to

4127
02:33:35,366 --> 02:33:38,602
sue you all We're here for you

4128
02:33:38,602 --> 02:33:38,869
know I went in there to sue

4129
02:33:38,869 --> 02:33:39,503
you.

4130
02:33:39,503 --> 02:33:40,700
I wouldn't harass through

4131
02:33:40,700 --> 02:33:42,700
the police department.

4132
02:33:44,208 --> 02:33:45,750
I would not sue San Diego.

4133
02:33:45,750 --> 02:33:48,479
>> I was there to show Thank

4134
02:33:48,479 --> 02:33:49,120
you for that federal activity

4135
02:33:49,120 --> 02:33:51,348
and what it's doing.

4136
02:33:51,348 --> 02:33:51,882
Barbara Holton I don't see

4137
02:33:51,882 --> 02:33:53,882
Barbara Holton here.

4138
02:34:01,580 --> 02:34:01,759
Scott Chipman Good afternoon 50

4139
02:34:01,759 --> 02:34:02,460
year resident of Pacific Beach

4140
02:34:02,460 --> 02:34:05,460
and Planning Group member and

4141
02:34:06,764 --> 02:34:09,764
founding member of Save ppb

4142
02:34:10,670 --> 02:34:10,768
Save ppb Board With over 400

4143
02:34:10,768 --> 02:34:11,534
members on Monday you will

4144
02:34:11,534 --> 02:34:15,134
consider the issue of a secret

4145
02:34:15,239 --> 02:34:17,639
exemption for 710 Club Street

4146
02:34:19,210 --> 02:34:19,777
three 710 Garnet Avenue under

4147
02:34:19,777 --> 02:34:21,777
secure exemptions are

4148
02:34:23,848 --> 02:34:24,649
interpreted narrowly and

4149
02:34:24,649 --> 02:34:25,315
the burden is on the city to

4150
02:34:25,315 --> 02:34:27,715
show the exemption applies.

4151
02:34:28,919 --> 02:34:29,486
On Monday you will hear that

4152
02:34:29,486 --> 02:34:30,187
there is a reasonable

4153
02:34:30,187 --> 02:34:32,587
possibility even likelihood of

4154
02:34:33,624 --> 02:34:34,191
significant environmental

4155
02:34:34,191 --> 02:34:34,625
impact due to unusual

4156
02:34:34,625 --> 02:34:36,625
circumstances.

4157
02:34:38,495 --> 02:34:39,296
Those circumstances include but

4158
02:34:39,296 --> 02:34:42,896
are not limited to hundreds of

4159
02:34:43,334 --> 02:34:43,934
noise complaints including

4160
02:34:43,934 --> 02:34:45,934
amplified vulgarity and

4161
02:34:48,105 --> 02:34:48,506
obscenity exacerbated by roll

4162
02:34:48,506 --> 02:34:49,140
up doors.

4163
02:34:49,140 --> 02:34:51,540
A superior Court mandated

4164
02:34:53,244 --> 02:34:53,978
mediation agreement over noise

4165
02:34:53,978 --> 02:34:54,612
loss of critical beach parking

4166
02:34:54,612 --> 02:34:57,120
and increased demand for

4167
02:34:58,615 --> 02:34:58,983
parking by increasing

4168
02:34:58,983 --> 02:35:00,983
occupancy.

4169
02:35:02,853 --> 02:35:03,387
That was two minutes.

4170
02:35:03,387 --> 02:35:03,988
No, my apologies.

4171
02:35:03,988 --> 02:35:04,422
I think I got confused.

4172
02:35:04,422 --> 02:35:06,422
Keep going.

4173
02:35:06,924 --> 02:35:07,525
Thank you.

4174
02:35:07,525 --> 02:35:09,925
And increased demand for

4175
02:35:11,862 --> 02:35:12,162
parking by increasing occupancy

4176
02:35:12,162 --> 02:35:12,830
.

4177
02:35:12,830 --> 02:35:13,498
I've provided correspondence

4178
02:35:13,498 --> 02:35:15,898
from the Coastal Commission

4179
02:35:16,867 --> 02:35:17,468
that should have been

4180
02:35:17,468 --> 02:35:19,468
distributed Represented

4181
02:35:22,273 --> 02:35:23,410
Representative Alexander Lee

4182
02:35:23,410 --> 02:35:26,410
Andre to two Project Manager

4183
02:35:31,480 --> 02:35:31,816
Nature or Sir Doug Howard quote

4184
02:35:31,816 --> 02:35:34,816
all on street parking removed

4185
02:35:35,520 --> 02:35:36,187
to construct a street ratio be

4186
02:35:36,187 --> 02:35:36,854
replaced with an equivalent

4187
02:35:36,854 --> 02:35:39,854
number of off street parking

4188
02:35:41,426 --> 02:35:42,193
spaces provided at no cost to

4189
02:35:42,193 --> 02:35:45,596
the public and if there is not

4190
02:35:45,596 --> 02:35:49,196
a one for one replacement out

4191
02:35:49,567 --> 02:35:50,301
of the five occupied parking

4192
02:35:50,301 --> 02:35:53,301
this project is not approvable

4193
02:35:54,706 --> 02:35:58,306
and must be removed in summary

4194
02:35:58,943 --> 02:35:59,644
coastal zone parking is

4195
02:35:59,644 --> 02:36:00,345
directly tied to public access

4196
02:36:00,345 --> 02:36:02,745
under the Coastal Act

4197
02:36:04,482 --> 02:36:05,116
the exemption cannot apply due

4198
02:36:05,116 --> 02:36:07,116
to unusual circumstances.

4199
02:36:09,888 --> 02:36:12,888
>> Thank you Blair Beekman If

4200
02:36:13,958 --> 02:36:14,659
you can come forward Blair

4201
02:36:14,659 --> 02:36:15,293
Brickman is our final speaker

4202
02:36:15,293 --> 02:36:15,893
here in council chambers.

4203
02:36:15,893 --> 02:36:18,293
If you are participating

4204
02:36:19,129 --> 02:36:19,597
remotely please be sure to

4205
02:36:19,597 --> 02:36:20,640
raise your hand.

4206
02:36:20,640 --> 02:36:20,565
Please proceed.

4207
02:36:20,565 --> 02:36:22,565
Hi Blair Beekman.

4208
02:36:23,902 --> 02:36:24,702
Thanks for the morning meeting.

4209
02:36:24,702 --> 02:36:28,302
Um, we're going to do some

4210
02:36:28,673 --> 02:36:29,340
difficult times at

4211
02:36:29,340 --> 02:36:30,700
the international level that

4212
02:36:30,700 --> 02:36:32,844
are hopefully trying to ease

4213
02:36:32,844 --> 02:36:33,211
themselves down.

4214
02:36:33,211 --> 02:36:34,790
Um, I.

4215
02:36:34,790 --> 02:36:37,679
I don't want to be difficult

4216
02:36:37,782 --> 02:36:38,450
here at this time, but I think

4217
02:36:38,450 --> 02:36:41,450
it's important to point out

4218
02:36:42,887 --> 02:36:45,887
from the um agenda item

4219
02:36:47,525 --> 02:36:48,126
yesterday on zoological uh uh

4220
02:36:48,126 --> 02:36:50,526
society issues and their

4221
02:36:51,996 --> 02:36:52,697
contract things it states in

4222
02:36:52,697 --> 02:36:53,531
the first memo at the very end

4223
02:36:53,531 --> 02:36:57,131
it gives a very clear summary

4224
02:36:57,602 --> 02:37:01,202
that the future of parking fee

4225
02:37:02,707 --> 02:37:03,341
issues there is going to be $3

4226
02:37:03,341 --> 02:37:05,741
million allocated that was

4227
02:37:06,811 --> 02:37:07,479
going to go to general fund

4228
02:37:07,479 --> 02:37:09,879
items that also concerned

4229
02:37:10,782 --> 02:37:11,483
zoological Society.

4230
02:37:11,483 --> 02:37:14,483
And that was a beginning

4231
02:37:16,387 --> 02:37:17,880
promise and concept that I

4232
02:37:17,880 --> 02:37:20,880
think still has some validity

4233
02:37:21,426 --> 02:37:22,127
that I need more clarity about

4234
02:37:22,127 --> 02:37:25,127
and that I felt Councilperson

4235
02:37:26,640 --> 02:37:26,631
LaCava didn't really work

4236
02:37:26,631 --> 02:37:27,299
towards that clarity.

4237
02:37:27,299 --> 02:37:30,299
He worked towards a finality

4238
02:37:31,102 --> 02:37:31,736
and absolution ism and a

4239
02:37:31,736 --> 02:37:32,370
certain condescending tone

4240
02:37:32,370 --> 02:37:34,770
towards the community but

4241
02:37:36,700 --> 02:37:36,774
didn't offer I think a true,

4242
02:37:36,774 --> 02:37:39,774
you know, idea of what

4243
02:37:41,113 --> 02:37:41,412
the future parking piece is

4244
02:37:41,412 --> 02:37:42,113
like.

4245
02:37:42,113 --> 02:37:42,981
So until that is cleared up

4246
02:37:42,981 --> 02:37:46,170
better I'm going to try to

4247
02:37:46,170 --> 02:37:46,651
continue to operate here in

4248
02:37:46,651 --> 02:37:49,651
the public space a shared

4249
02:37:51,560 --> 02:37:51,723
compromise idea that some ps

4250
02:37:51,723 --> 02:37:52,424
are going to Balboa Park

4251
02:37:52,424 --> 02:37:55,424
issues, some are going to

4252
02:37:55,727 --> 02:37:56,561
the general fund.

4253
02:37:56,561 --> 02:37:57,280
Uh hopefully a conversation can

4254
02:37:57,280 --> 02:37:59,280
better develop.

4255
02:38:01,320 --> 02:38:01,733
And I hope that can be an open

4256
02:38:01,733 --> 02:38:02,000
clear conversation for all of

4257
02:38:02,000 --> 02:38:02,701
us.

4258
02:38:02,701 --> 02:38:03,602
It doesn't have to be fearful

4259
02:38:03,602 --> 02:38:05,704
and very much of a thank you in

4260
02:38:05,704 --> 02:38:08,704
yesterday's item that we talked

4261
02:38:10,420 --> 02:38:10,775
about climate change issues

4262
02:38:10,775 --> 02:38:13,775
the purpose of community energy

4263
02:38:15,613 --> 02:38:16,481
was not also talked about that

4264
02:38:16,481 --> 02:38:17,820
I hope we can learn to make of

4265
02:38:17,820 --> 02:38:17,783
a more of a regular

4266
02:38:17,783 --> 02:38:20,183
conversation we're trying to

4267
02:38:21,453 --> 02:38:22,220
address a state uni.

4268
02:38:22,220 --> 02:38:22,554
>> I think that's an important

4269
02:38:22,554 --> 02:38:22,921
concept.

4270
02:38:22,921 --> 02:38:23,621
Thank you.

4271
02:38:23,621 --> 02:38:25,230
Thank you for that concluding

4272
02:38:25,230 --> 02:38:25,723
comment.

4273
02:38:25,723 --> 02:38:26,391
Sorry the five minute timer

4274
02:38:26,391 --> 02:38:26,758
going to those participating

4275
02:38:26,758 --> 02:38:28,758
remotely.

4276
02:38:29,361 --> 02:38:30,128
We currently have ten speakers

4277
02:38:30,128 --> 02:38:33,365
on the queue just we have ten

4278
02:38:33,365 --> 02:38:34,990
speakers that's 20 minutes I

4279
02:38:34,990 --> 02:38:34,499
think we just power through and

4280
02:38:34,499 --> 02:38:35,333
get it done.

4281
02:38:35,333 --> 02:38:37,335
I know someone's going to leave

4282
02:38:37,335 --> 02:38:40,935
but we understand we have five.

4283
02:38:42,908 --> 02:38:43,242
Let's hold the five going

4284
02:38:43,242 --> 02:38:43,976
forward.

4285
02:38:43,976 --> 02:38:44,676
Andrea Irving if you can please

4286
02:38:44,676 --> 02:38:47,312
unmute after that as Laurie's

4287
02:38:47,312 --> 02:38:47,913
all done.

4288
02:38:47,913 --> 02:38:48,547
>> Please proceed.

4289
02:38:48,547 --> 02:38:48,881
This is Andrea having and.

4290
02:38:48,881 --> 02:38:50,881
Perfect.

4291
02:38:51,683 --> 02:38:52,351
Thank you MR. LaCava for saying

4292
02:38:52,351 --> 02:38:53,252
that because you guys don't

4293
02:38:53,252 --> 02:38:56,722
want to hear what we have to

4294
02:38:56,722 --> 02:38:57,322
say.

4295
02:38:57,322 --> 02:38:58,900
That's the problem.

4296
02:38:58,900 --> 02:39:01,393
If this were a triage and you

4297
02:39:01,393 --> 02:39:01,993
had to figure out who you could

4298
02:39:01,993 --> 02:39:04,393
help most immediately in

4299
02:39:05,698 --> 02:39:06,465
the community, it's the people

4300
02:39:06,465 --> 02:39:06,732
that are presenting directly to

4301
02:39:06,732 --> 02:39:07,399
you.

4302
02:39:07,399 --> 02:39:08,166
And MR. LaCava, a moment ago

4303
02:39:08,166 --> 02:39:11,136
you said that you were just

4304
02:39:11,136 --> 02:39:11,770
distracted by public comment.

4305
02:39:11,770 --> 02:39:12,371
What a nuisance We are

4306
02:39:12,371 --> 02:39:12,704
the people that pay your

4307
02:39:12,704 --> 02:39:14,704
salary.

4308
02:39:15,874 --> 02:39:16,575
What a nuisance We are

4309
02:39:16,575 --> 02:39:17,342
the people that have the guts

4310
02:39:17,342 --> 02:39:21,120
to come up and present to you

4311
02:39:21,120 --> 02:39:21,646
guys And when we present facts

4312
02:39:21,646 --> 02:39:22,281
and you roll your eyes and

4313
02:39:22,281 --> 02:39:22,982
leave and you don't have a

4314
02:39:22,982 --> 02:39:26,151
quorum anymore and we have to

4315
02:39:26,151 --> 02:39:26,919
come back another day.

4316
02:39:26,919 --> 02:39:27,319
Thank GOD we will come back

4317
02:39:27,319 --> 02:39:27,786
another day.

4318
02:39:27,786 --> 02:39:29,786
But guess what?

4319
02:39:31,230 --> 02:39:31,724
When we do you still don't

4320
02:39:31,724 --> 02:39:32,358
listen to us And the comments

4321
02:39:32,358 --> 02:39:34,758
about discussing the items

4322
02:39:35,427 --> 02:39:35,961
we're talking about.

4323
02:39:35,961 --> 02:39:36,328
>> That's great.

4324
02:39:36,328 --> 02:39:37,960
Good idea.

4325
02:39:37,960 --> 02:39:37,529
However, you guys don't put in

4326
02:39:37,529 --> 02:39:39,529
our comments.

4327
02:39:40,650 --> 02:39:40,900
So what's the point?

4328
02:39:40,900 --> 02:39:41,600
Why do I have to follow your

4329
02:39:41,600 --> 02:39:44,600
structure when the only thing

4330
02:39:45,638 --> 02:39:46,105
that you put that I say is my

4331
02:39:46,105 --> 02:39:46,639
name Raul Campo.

4332
02:39:46,639 --> 02:39:49,390
I am District seven.

4333
02:39:50,476 --> 02:39:51,276
I am Linda Vista and I have

4334
02:39:51,276 --> 02:39:54,276
often wondered why you have

4335
02:39:54,780 --> 02:39:55,480
done zero about the father in

4336
02:39:55,480 --> 02:39:58,480
Linda Vista that got detained

4337
02:39:58,784 --> 02:39:59,451
in front of the elementary

4338
02:39:59,451 --> 02:39:59,718
school as a Mexican-American

4339
02:39:59,718 --> 02:40:01,718
man.

4340
02:40:02,888 --> 02:40:03,588
I wondered why you wouldn't do

4341
02:40:03,588 --> 02:40:04,323
anything about that, why you

4342
02:40:04,323 --> 02:40:07,923
made that Afghan evac video and

4343
02:40:07,960 --> 02:40:08,694
you said you will not stop

4344
02:40:08,694 --> 02:40:08,961
fighting for Afghan rights when

4345
02:40:08,961 --> 02:40:09,528
me.

4346
02:40:09,528 --> 02:40:11,928
I am your constituent.

4347
02:40:13,132 --> 02:40:13,799
I live in districts seven and I

4348
02:40:13,799 --> 02:40:14,500
present to you every single

4349
02:40:14,500 --> 02:40:17,770
week And you look over my head

4350
02:40:17,770 --> 02:40:18,437
and you leave and you do

4351
02:40:18,437 --> 02:40:19,104
nothing And my children were

4352
02:40:19,104 --> 02:40:19,405
abducted and you just had a

4353
02:40:19,405 --> 02:40:21,405
baby.

4354
02:40:22,441 --> 02:40:23,108
I wonder why you're fighting so

4355
02:40:23,108 --> 02:40:23,843
hard for these people you've

4356
02:40:23,843 --> 02:40:27,313
never met has nothing to do

4357
02:40:27,313 --> 02:40:27,813
with Muslim.

4358
02:40:27,813 --> 02:40:28,413
>> We're not.

4359
02:40:28,413 --> 02:40:28,681
Nobody doesn't love me?

4360
02:40:28,681 --> 02:40:30,681
No.

4361
02:40:31,384 --> 02:40:32,250
Sorry.

4362
02:40:32,250 --> 02:40:32,585
There is a huge thing against

4363
02:40:32,585 --> 02:40:33,486
Muslims.

4364
02:40:33,486 --> 02:40:37,890
However, we did go to war with

4365
02:40:37,890 --> 02:40:37,523
Afghanistan and they are our

4366
02:40:37,523 --> 02:40:38,560
war adversary.

4367
02:40:38,560 --> 02:40:38,524
Love your neighbor.

4368
02:40:38,524 --> 02:40:38,824
Love your enemy.

4369
02:40:38,824 --> 02:40:40,824
Great.

4370
02:40:42,610 --> 02:40:42,728
But when people like me are

4371
02:40:42,728 --> 02:40:45,128
almost murdered and children

4372
02:40:46,432 --> 02:40:47,166
are abducted, it makes perfect

4373
02:40:47,166 --> 02:40:47,903
sense that you wouldn't help me

4374
02:40:47,903 --> 02:40:50,903
because your prosecutor wife is

4375
02:40:51,971 --> 02:40:52,572
a prostitute shooter who

4376
02:40:52,572 --> 02:40:53,272
doesn't want to help me.

4377
02:40:53,272 --> 02:40:55,672
>> Your time has concluded.

4378
02:40:57,210 --> 02:40:57,710
Lori Saldana, if you can please

4379
02:40:57,710 --> 02:40:58,770
unmute after that.

4380
02:40:58,770 --> 02:40:58,376
Thank you.

4381
02:40:58,376 --> 02:41:00,376
Hello.

4382
02:41:00,846 --> 02:41:01,213
Please proceed.

4383
02:41:01,213 --> 02:41:01,948
Thank you.

4384
02:41:01,948 --> 02:41:02,614
Council PRESIDENT Thank you for

4385
02:41:02,614 --> 02:41:05,140
reading what people jokingly

4386
02:41:06,285 --> 02:41:07,520
call the Saldana statement that

4387
02:41:07,520 --> 02:41:07,753
was required to be read as part

4388
02:41:07,753 --> 02:41:10,753
of the settlement after a

4389
02:41:11,456 --> 02:41:12,910
brownout violation a few years

4390
02:41:12,910 --> 02:41:12,725
ago in response to certain

4391
02:41:12,725 --> 02:41:15,125
council members efforts to

4392
02:41:15,862 --> 02:41:16,562
silence public comment related

4393
02:41:16,562 --> 02:41:17,263
ignoring members of the public

4394
02:41:17,263 --> 02:41:20,263
as they are speaking virtually

4395
02:41:21,768 --> 02:41:22,101
joking with your colleague next

4396
02:41:22,101 --> 02:41:22,768
to you.

4397
02:41:22,768 --> 02:41:25,573
It shows the disdain for our

4398
02:41:25,573 --> 02:41:26,372
voices and perspective leaving

4399
02:41:26,372 --> 02:41:26,772
before we can even speak is

4400
02:41:26,772 --> 02:41:27,440
even worse.

4401
02:41:27,440 --> 02:41:30,440
Look especially for those of

4402
02:41:30,743 --> 02:41:31,444
you who are intending to run or

4403
02:41:31,444 --> 02:41:31,911
are already running for other

4404
02:41:31,911 --> 02:41:33,911
elected offices.

4405
02:41:35,715 --> 02:41:36,349
We will remember you ignoring

4406
02:41:36,349 --> 02:41:37,500
the public's comments and

4407
02:41:37,500 --> 02:41:39,450
talking through our comments.

4408
02:41:41,530 --> 02:41:41,821
We see you as you speak.

4409
02:41:41,821 --> 02:41:42,454
We see you on the city tv

4410
02:41:42,454 --> 02:41:45,454
webcast And when you leave

4411
02:41:45,625 --> 02:41:46,192
before or during our remarks or

4412
02:41:46,192 --> 02:41:46,826
talk and laughed with

4413
02:41:46,826 --> 02:41:49,729
the person next to you, it

4414
02:41:49,729 --> 02:41:50,430
strongly reflects your

4415
02:41:50,430 --> 02:41:51,300
unwillingness and inability to

4416
02:41:51,300 --> 02:41:53,430
listen to public voices.

4417
02:41:54,701 --> 02:41:55,401
Finally, I want to remind you

4418
02:41:55,401 --> 02:41:56,102
that APRIL is Sexual Assault

4419
02:41:56,102 --> 02:41:58,502
Awareness Month something that

4420
02:41:59,639 --> 02:42:00,340
I worked with other groups to

4421
02:42:00,340 --> 02:42:02,740
acknowledge and recognize for

4422
02:42:04,677 --> 02:42:05,378
decades now and for decades you

4423
02:42:05,378 --> 02:42:05,945
and your predecessors delayed

4424
02:42:05,945 --> 02:42:08,345
and denied justice for

4425
02:42:09,282 --> 02:42:09,849
survivors of sexual assault and

4426
02:42:09,849 --> 02:42:10,583
other violent crimes.

4427
02:42:10,583 --> 02:42:13,583
Last year the police department

4428
02:42:14,320 --> 02:42:15,540
finally acknowledged they had

4429
02:42:15,540 --> 02:42:18,654
failed to test and identify dna

4430
02:42:19,458 --> 02:42:20,160
found in thousands of sexual

4431
02:42:20,160 --> 02:42:20,794
assault evidence kits and over

4432
02:42:20,794 --> 02:42:22,794
500 suspects were finally

4433
02:42:24,330 --> 02:42:25,310
identified and they're already

4434
02:42:25,310 --> 02:42:28,310
in the criminal justice system

4435
02:42:28,635 --> 02:42:29,402
and related in NOVEMBER after a

4436
02:42:29,402 --> 02:42:30,136
friend and I were assaulted in

4437
02:42:30,136 --> 02:42:33,136
downtown San Diego, our efforts

4438
02:42:33,306 --> 02:42:33,740
to report the crime were met

4439
02:42:33,740 --> 02:42:34,374
with delays.

4440
02:42:34,374 --> 02:42:35,174
To the degree that she has

4441
02:42:35,174 --> 02:42:38,678
never been able to file a

4442
02:42:38,678 --> 02:42:39,279
police report and I waited

4443
02:42:39,279 --> 02:42:40,146
seven hours for a police

4444
02:42:40,146 --> 02:42:43,746
officer to come to my home

4445
02:42:43,917 --> 02:42:44,551
Don't you dare say we are

4446
02:42:44,551 --> 02:42:46,951
America's safest big city.

4447
02:42:48,188 --> 02:42:48,955
Because what is happening is

4448
02:42:48,955 --> 02:42:49,655
you are simply not listening to

4449
02:42:49,655 --> 02:42:52,550
survivors of violence whether

4450
02:42:53,460 --> 02:42:53,959
it's sexual assault or other

4451
02:42:53,959 --> 02:42:54,627
types of assault.

4452
02:42:54,627 --> 02:42:57,627
The police are ignoring our

4453
02:42:58,198 --> 02:42:58,965
efforts to report the crimes

4454
02:42:58,965 --> 02:42:59,632
just as you are ignoring our

4455
02:42:59,632 --> 02:43:02,320
comments during council your

4456
02:43:03,336 --> 02:43:04,700
time has concluded the original

4457
02:43:04,700 --> 02:43:04,737
and after that is 8700.

4458
02:43:04,737 --> 02:43:07,137
>> That is absolutely true.

4459
02:43:08,942 --> 02:43:09,509
Sexual assaults are being

4460
02:43:09,509 --> 02:43:10,243
ignored, even deaths.

4461
02:43:10,243 --> 02:43:10,543
That's what's happening at Tent

4462
02:43:10,543 --> 02:43:12,543
City.

4463
02:43:13,513 --> 02:43:14,180
You guys contract with people

4464
02:43:14,180 --> 02:43:17,180
who hire people who sexually

4465
02:43:18,451 --> 02:43:19,251
assault individuals and you

4466
02:43:19,251 --> 02:43:20,190
refuse to do anything about it.

4467
02:43:20,190 --> 02:43:23,619
You know it So you are

4468
02:43:23,790 --> 02:43:24,456
complicit in it and they are

4469
02:43:24,456 --> 02:43:27,761
being told not to report it.

4470
02:43:27,761 --> 02:43:28,528
My dreams for change staff and

4471
02:43:28,528 --> 02:43:29,196
you guys are sitting here and

4472
02:43:29,196 --> 02:43:32,196
talking about a St Patrick's

4473
02:43:32,532 --> 02:43:33,233
Day parade and all this stuff

4474
02:43:33,233 --> 02:43:33,900
at Balboa Park right off

4475
02:43:33,900 --> 02:43:36,900
the inspiration point way At

4476
02:43:37,437 --> 02:43:38,204
the end of that is Tent City

4477
02:43:38,204 --> 02:43:41,804
and Dreams for Change has been

4478
02:43:42,642 --> 02:43:46,880
for the last year and a half in

4479
02:43:46,880 --> 02:43:47,614
the news about clients who have

4480
02:43:47,614 --> 02:43:48,281
alleged that sexually the staff

4481
02:43:48,281 --> 02:43:50,681
has been sexually assaulting

4482
02:43:51,685 --> 02:43:52,652
them at your safe sleeping

4483
02:43:52,652 --> 02:43:56,252
sites and they are actually a

4484
02:43:57,190 --> 02:43:57,791
subsidiary of the United Way

4485
02:43:57,791 --> 02:43:58,558
And we're being paid by

4486
02:43:58,558 --> 02:44:02,158
the Franchise Tax Board to help

4487
02:44:02,161 --> 02:44:02,762
immigrants who are not yet

4488
02:44:02,762 --> 02:44:03,464
citizens including some

4489
02:44:03,464 --> 02:44:05,864
undocumented immigrants to get

4490
02:44:07,300 --> 02:44:07,968
tax id numbers and file tax

4491
02:44:07,968 --> 02:44:08,702
returns so that migrants can

4492
02:44:08,702 --> 02:44:11,702
have cash on hand from

4493
02:44:12,772 --> 02:44:16,372
the state In a program called

4494
02:44:16,643 --> 02:44:17,276
the Cow itc the they have to be

4495
02:44:17,276 --> 02:44:17,944
wants to look for specific

4496
02:44:17,944 --> 02:44:18,712
families and ask dreams for

4497
02:44:18,712 --> 02:44:21,114
change to do that so they can

4498
02:44:21,114 --> 02:44:21,614
get more cash back than people

4499
02:44:21,614 --> 02:44:22,316
without children.

4500
02:44:22,316 --> 02:44:25,752
There is a particular focus on

4501
02:44:25,752 --> 02:44:26,452
families who have children that

4502
02:44:26,452 --> 02:44:27,870
are six years or younger as

4503
02:44:27,870 --> 02:44:30,870
they get the maximum cash

4504
02:44:30,724 --> 02:44:31,425
payout available when they're

4505
02:44:31,425 --> 02:44:35,250
engaged in this type of thing

4506
02:44:35,494 --> 02:44:36,950
And 211 is is directing people

4507
02:44:36,950 --> 02:44:36,830
to dreams for change.

4508
02:44:36,830 --> 02:44:40,430
You guys know that Dreams for

4509
02:44:40,534 --> 02:44:41,133
Change is failing to uphold

4510
02:44:41,133 --> 02:44:41,835
their contracts because

4511
02:44:41,835 --> 02:44:45,772
the city is there on site and

4512
02:44:45,772 --> 02:44:46,172
there are many, many code

4513
02:44:46,172 --> 02:44:46,807
violations.

4514
02:44:46,807 --> 02:44:47,441
The conditions that these

4515
02:44:47,441 --> 02:44:51,410
people have to live in are

4516
02:44:51,145 --> 02:44:51,812
atrocious and you continue to

4517
02:44:51,812 --> 02:44:52,546
give our money to them all

4518
02:44:52,546 --> 02:44:55,546
while they are putting children

4519
02:44:56,317 --> 02:44:56,983
at risk to be able to be taken

4520
02:44:56,983 --> 02:44:57,617
from school because of this

4521
02:44:57,617 --> 02:45:00,170
information that they are

4522
02:45:00,487 --> 02:45:01,188
collecting And before nine five

4523
02:45:01,188 --> 02:45:01,889
where anybody can go in and

4524
02:45:01,889 --> 02:45:04,889
claim they're a family member

4525
02:45:04,992 --> 02:45:05,692
and take a child So you guys

4526
02:45:05,692 --> 02:45:06,427
need to figure out what you're

4527
02:45:06,427 --> 02:45:09,427
doing and quit contracting with

4528
02:45:09,563 --> 02:45:10,197
these people and actually care

4529
02:45:10,197 --> 02:45:10,864
about people who are being

4530
02:45:10,864 --> 02:45:12,864
sexually assaulted concluded

4531
02:45:14,100 --> 02:45:14,735
after that is 8700.

4532
02:45:14,735 --> 02:45:15,335
Then Hector the five minute

4533
02:45:15,335 --> 02:45:17,735
timer also concluded no

4534
02:45:19,139 --> 02:45:19,440
additional speakers will be

4535
02:45:19,440 --> 02:45:20,740
taken.

4536
02:45:20,740 --> 02:45:20,674
There are ten speakers in

4537
02:45:20,674 --> 02:45:23,176
the queue and the timer

4538
02:45:23,176 --> 02:45:23,677
concluded 3700.

4539
02:45:23,677 --> 02:45:25,677
Please proceed.

4540
02:45:29,150 --> 02:45:29,550
Thank you so much, Joyce And

4541
02:45:29,550 --> 02:45:29,850
you have a three.

4542
02:45:29,850 --> 02:45:31,850
Okay.

4543
02:45:32,252 --> 02:45:36,452
I'll see my items in a minute.

4544
02:45:37,157 --> 02:45:37,457
I mean there won't.

4545
02:45:37,457 --> 02:45:39,457
Okay.

4546
02:45:41,962 --> 02:45:45,562
Can you imagine if all our

4547
02:45:47,670 --> 02:45:47,568
voices were not I love this

4548
02:45:47,568 --> 02:45:49,568
about our country.

4549
02:45:51,505 --> 02:45:52,206
We can speak and can you

4550
02:45:52,206 --> 02:45:55,806
imagine what it would be like

4551
02:45:55,975 --> 02:45:58,975
if they were repressed and

4552
02:46:01,810 --> 02:46:03,481
covertly underground Not heard.

4553
02:46:05,953 --> 02:46:06,753
Can you imagine the point of

4554
02:46:06,753 --> 02:46:09,753
explosion that would happen at

4555
02:46:10,791 --> 02:46:11,158
some point because of that

4556
02:46:11,158 --> 02:46:11,959
pressure?

4557
02:46:11,959 --> 02:46:15,950
I don't think we want to go

4558
02:46:15,950 --> 02:46:15,795
with it.

4559
02:46:15,795 --> 02:46:18,195
Thank everybody for expressing

4560
02:46:20,201 --> 02:46:21,680
your views.

4561
02:46:21,680 --> 02:46:21,635
You have a right to do that.

4562
02:46:21,635 --> 02:46:24,350
We must hear you.

4563
02:46:25,139 --> 02:46:25,872
It's critical.

4564
02:46:25,872 --> 02:46:26,173
It's critical to our democracy.

4565
02:46:26,173 --> 02:46:28,173
Okay.

4566
02:46:30,878 --> 02:46:31,179
Thank you for listening on

4567
02:46:31,179 --> 02:46:31,878
that.

4568
02:46:31,878 --> 02:46:35,182
So get to my three items.

4569
02:46:35,182 --> 02:46:36,216
I'll try to be real quick.

4570
02:46:36,216 --> 02:46:39,887
I really would like us to look

4571
02:46:39,887 --> 02:46:42,887
further at the idea of

4572
02:46:44,425 --> 02:46:47,425
the oversupply of office supply

4573
02:46:49,330 --> 02:46:50,970
in our downtown and how we use

4574
02:46:50,970 --> 02:46:53,970
that do number two council

4575
02:46:54,634 --> 02:46:55,269
member Ella Rivera I think you

4576
02:46:55,269 --> 02:46:55,636
said something very, very

4577
02:46:55,636 --> 02:46:57,636
important.

4578
02:47:00,341 --> 02:47:00,674
You said we need a policy on

4579
02:47:00,674 --> 02:47:01,108
the eye.

4580
02:47:01,108 --> 02:47:03,108
Let's do that.

4581
02:47:03,611 --> 02:47:04,312
Okay.

4582
02:47:04,312 --> 02:47:04,912
We really really really really

4583
02:47:04,912 --> 02:47:07,912
really need to do that.

4584
02:47:07,982 --> 02:47:08,349
Can you please put an effort

4585
02:47:08,349 --> 02:47:08,949
into that?

4586
02:47:08,949 --> 02:47:11,349
I would appreciate that.

4587
02:47:14,550 --> 02:47:14,688
And then last only No, I better

4588
02:47:14,688 --> 02:47:14,989
skip that because it's too

4589
02:47:14,989 --> 02:47:16,989
long.

4590
02:47:18,425 --> 02:47:18,759
So anyway, it's a great

4591
02:47:18,759 --> 02:47:19,493
morning.

4592
02:47:19,493 --> 02:47:22,493
It's absolutely a great morning

4593
02:47:22,896 --> 02:47:23,564
There was a little bit of

4594
02:47:23,564 --> 02:47:25,964
everything the excitement of

4595
02:47:28,301 --> 02:47:29,200
life, everything has to be

4596
02:47:29,200 --> 02:47:29,670
included in whether we want it

4597
02:47:29,670 --> 02:47:32,506
is not a good time has

4598
02:47:32,506 --> 02:47:33,307
concluded and my apologies

4599
02:47:33,307 --> 02:47:36,907
Hector if you can please unmute

4600
02:47:38,112 --> 02:47:38,779
after that 7499 Nice.

4601
02:47:38,779 --> 02:47:41,779
Thanks for taking my call.

4602
02:47:42,830 --> 02:47:42,750
Hey I want to call attention to

4603
02:47:42,750 --> 02:47:45,750
the fact that there were 50

4604
02:47:47,880 --> 02:47:47,722
cars set on fire in Tijuana

4605
02:47:47,722 --> 02:47:50,722
just recently for the drug

4606
02:47:50,992 --> 02:47:51,459
dealers when we took out that

4607
02:47:51,459 --> 02:47:53,459
one drug dealer.

4608
02:47:56,970 --> 02:47:56,665
And so Tijuana is the city in

4609
02:47:56,665 --> 02:47:59,650
the hemisphere by far.

4610
02:48:00,768 --> 02:48:01,469
So we're at risk with that plus

4611
02:48:01,469 --> 02:48:04,469
your recent invasion and I'm

4612
02:48:05,440 --> 02:48:06,206
calling out the occupiers of

4613
02:48:06,206 --> 02:48:06,541
our land right now in San Diego

4614
02:48:06,541 --> 02:48:08,541
County.

4615
02:48:10,211 --> 02:48:10,912
The people who invaded are

4616
02:48:10,912 --> 02:48:11,612
those illegal aliens that live

4617
02:48:11,612 --> 02:48:14,949
here Now They just came here.

4618
02:48:14,949 --> 02:48:15,683
Those are the real occupiers or

4619
02:48:15,683 --> 02:48:16,170
county and they're draining our

4620
02:48:16,170 --> 02:48:18,170
systems.

4621
02:48:19,353 --> 02:48:22,353
75,000 of them are on Medi-Cal

4622
02:48:24,158 --> 02:48:24,458
and medical system is going

4623
02:48:24,458 --> 02:48:25,426
under.

4624
02:48:25,426 --> 02:48:28,363
So we got to we got to get rid

4625
02:48:28,363 --> 02:48:29,630
of those guys.

4626
02:48:29,630 --> 02:48:29,697
Trump's fighting the drug

4627
02:48:29,697 --> 02:48:30,131
dealers now with the South

4628
02:48:30,131 --> 02:48:32,131
American guys.

4629
02:48:33,234 --> 02:48:33,701
All the countries they're

4630
02:48:33,701 --> 02:48:34,402
getting serious.

4631
02:48:34,402 --> 02:48:37,402
They're coming after the guys

4632
02:48:37,906 --> 02:48:38,306
in San Diego County that hide

4633
02:48:38,306 --> 02:48:39,400
their money.

4634
02:48:39,400 --> 02:48:39,507
The drug dealers have got a lot

4635
02:48:39,507 --> 02:48:41,507
of houses here.

4636
02:48:43,780 --> 02:48:43,744
They're like shelter in their

4637
02:48:43,744 --> 02:48:44,446
businesses, in their stock.

4638
02:48:44,446 --> 02:48:48,460
So it could get really pretty

4639
02:48:48,483 --> 02:48:49,183
crazy that plus we all know

4640
02:48:49,183 --> 02:48:52,183
the mayor of Tijuana's hooked

4641
02:48:52,754 --> 02:48:53,489
up with the drug dealers And I

4642
02:48:53,489 --> 02:48:57,890
know some guys Mexican guys you

4643
02:48:57,325 --> 02:48:57,959
know that guys know that Even

4644
02:48:57,959 --> 02:48:58,626
our border supervisor lady

4645
02:48:58,626 --> 02:49:02,226
who's who was an anchor baby

4646
02:49:02,664 --> 02:49:03,164
she was born in San Diego was

4647
02:49:03,164 --> 02:49:05,164
raised in Mexico.

4648
02:49:07,402 --> 02:49:08,169
I call that an anchor baby.

4649
02:49:08,169 --> 02:49:09,370
She's hooked up with the drug

4650
02:49:09,370 --> 02:49:12,637
dealers So it's going to get

4651
02:49:13,108 --> 02:49:13,941
crazy.

4652
02:49:13,941 --> 02:49:14,676
Matt Trump's going to was going

4653
02:49:14,676 --> 02:49:15,477
to take over Cuba and he's kind

4654
02:49:15,477 --> 02:49:17,946
of come back to San Diego

4655
02:49:17,946 --> 02:49:18,346
County and start start doing it

4656
02:49:18,346 --> 02:49:20,346
with us man.

4657
02:49:22,383 --> 02:49:26,555
Plus the we should have a a day

4658
02:49:26,555 --> 02:49:26,988
commemorating up with all

4659
02:49:26,988 --> 02:49:27,522
the genders.

4660
02:49:27,522 --> 02:49:28,256
There's 16 genders.

4661
02:49:28,256 --> 02:49:30,859
It's kind of homophobic to have

4662
02:49:30,859 --> 02:49:31,526
a day of a woman because we

4663
02:49:31,526 --> 02:49:32,227
don't know what a woman is.

4664
02:49:32,227 --> 02:49:32,527
You know what's going on with

4665
02:49:32,527 --> 02:49:34,527
that?

4666
02:49:36,310 --> 02:49:36,765
How can you have a day

4667
02:49:36,765 --> 02:49:39,765
celebrating women when we can't

4668
02:49:40,502 --> 02:49:41,736
define what a woman is?

4669
02:49:41,736 --> 02:49:45,336
Your time has concluded next to

4670
02:49:47,209 --> 02:49:47,976
7499 after that is back you up

4671
02:49:47,976 --> 02:49:51,576
Bob Kozinski here I again want

4672
02:49:52,470 --> 02:49:52,714
to assert that this city is

4673
02:49:52,714 --> 02:49:53,448
abusing the hang gliding and

4674
02:49:53,448 --> 02:49:54,116
paragliding communities through

4675
02:49:54,116 --> 02:49:56,516
your negligent oversight of

4676
02:49:57,319 --> 02:49:57,952
the business operating

4677
02:49:57,952 --> 02:49:58,253
the Torrey Pines flight or

4678
02:49:58,253 --> 02:49:58,920
port.

4679
02:49:58,920 --> 02:49:59,588
The glider port is a natural

4680
02:49:59,588 --> 02:50:01,957
treasure just like our other

4681
02:50:01,957 --> 02:50:02,524
beaches and open spaces

4682
02:50:02,524 --> 02:50:03,191
throughout San Diego.

4683
02:50:03,191 --> 02:50:03,825
However, unlike those other

4684
02:50:03,825 --> 02:50:06,825
parks, the glider port is

4685
02:50:07,229 --> 02:50:07,929
exclusively leased to a private

4686
02:50:07,929 --> 02:50:08,396
business that charges citizens

4687
02:50:08,396 --> 02:50:10,796
to use our park.

4688
02:50:11,666 --> 02:50:12,333
And unlike those other parks,

4689
02:50:12,333 --> 02:50:12,968
the business that the Torrey

4690
02:50:12,968 --> 02:50:13,635
Pines Glider Park requires

4691
02:50:13,635 --> 02:50:17,139
citizens to be members of a

4692
02:50:17,139 --> 02:50:17,772
private club that expels

4693
02:50:17,772 --> 02:50:18,306
citizens for testifying in

4694
02:50:18,306 --> 02:50:20,306
court cases against

4695
02:50:21,710 --> 02:50:22,411
the business or even for

4696
02:50:22,411 --> 02:50:23,111
speaking to the city council.

4697
02:50:23,111 --> 02:50:25,948
Joe LaCava As PRESIDENT You it

4698
02:50:25,948 --> 02:50:26,548
is your duty to bring this

4699
02:50:26,548 --> 02:50:27,215
matter to the Council to

4700
02:50:27,215 --> 02:50:29,615
reactivate the Torrey Pines

4701
02:50:30,886 --> 02:50:31,586
City Park Advisory Board and to

4702
02:50:31,586 --> 02:50:32,220
implement a waiver similar to

4703
02:50:32,220 --> 02:50:34,220
the successful Dockweiler

4704
02:50:35,591 --> 02:50:36,391
waiver to allow citizens to use

4705
02:50:36,391 --> 02:50:36,992
our park without belonging to

4706
02:50:36,992 --> 02:50:38,992
any abusive private

4707
02:50:40,662 --> 02:50:41,363
organization.

4708
02:50:41,363 --> 02:50:42,960
In addition to advocating for

4709
02:50:42,960 --> 02:50:42,831
our rights at the glider port I

4710
02:50:42,831 --> 02:50:45,000
feel compelled to spend some of

4711
02:50:45,000 --> 02:50:45,701
my non agenda time advocating

4712
02:50:45,701 --> 02:50:49,301
for citizens who speak here In

4713
02:50:49,605 --> 02:50:50,305
past years the City Clerk would

4714
02:50:50,305 --> 02:50:51,600
list upcoming remote speakers

4715
02:50:51,600 --> 02:50:53,842
and she would say something to

4716
02:50:53,842 --> 02:50:54,476
the effect of the next speaker

4717
02:50:54,476 --> 02:50:56,876
is 1234 followed by three,

4718
02:50:57,846 --> 02:50:58,614
four, five six and 5678.

4719
02:50:58,614 --> 02:50:59,482
The city clerk often says most

4720
02:50:59,482 --> 02:51:02,985
of that but she does not

4721
02:51:02,985 --> 02:51:03,352
reliably list the upcoming

4722
02:51:03,352 --> 02:51:04,520
speakers.

4723
02:51:04,520 --> 02:51:04,820
This means that speakers often

4724
02:51:04,820 --> 02:51:07,389
have no idea when they will be

4725
02:51:07,389 --> 02:51:08,156
called.

4726
02:51:08,156 --> 02:51:08,857
Speakers have no idea if they

4727
02:51:08,857 --> 02:51:09,291
are first in the queue or 10th

4728
02:51:09,291 --> 02:51:11,291
in the queue.

4729
02:51:12,600 --> 02:51:12,861
Speakers have no advance notice

4730
02:51:12,861 --> 02:51:13,494
of when they are expected to

4731
02:51:13,494 --> 02:51:14,620
unmute and begin speaking

4732
02:51:14,620 --> 02:51:16,966
the best case This is

4733
02:51:16,966 --> 02:51:17,766
inefficient.

4734
02:51:17,766 --> 02:51:18,499
In the worst case citizens are

4735
02:51:18,499 --> 02:51:21,499
often surprised when called and

4736
02:51:22,204 --> 02:51:22,504
unable to unmute in time to

4737
02:51:22,504 --> 02:51:23,205
speak.

4738
02:51:23,205 --> 02:51:23,839
Please at least announce each

4739
02:51:23,839 --> 02:51:26,839
speaker along with the two

4740
02:51:27,542 --> 02:51:28,277
following speakers every time.

4741
02:51:28,277 --> 02:51:28,944
With regard to MR. Campfield,

4742
02:51:28,944 --> 02:51:29,611
your comments might be taken

4743
02:51:29,611 --> 02:51:31,647
seriously if you weren't so

4744
02:51:31,647 --> 02:51:32,347
hypocritical about protecting

4745
02:51:32,347 --> 02:51:32,715
the rights of all citizens in

4746
02:51:32,715 --> 02:51:33,315
our city.

4747
02:51:33,315 --> 02:51:35,715
Charity begins at home.

4748
02:51:36,251 --> 02:51:36,919
Shame on you for grandstanding

4749
02:51:36,919 --> 02:51:37,552
on the national issue while

4750
02:51:37,552 --> 02:51:37,886
ignoring the obvious local

4751
02:51:37,886 --> 02:51:39,886
abuses.

4752
02:51:41,490 --> 02:51:42,257
Finally MS..

4753
02:51:42,257 --> 02:51:42,925
Saldana is spot on with regard

4754
02:51:42,925 --> 02:51:43,626
to the disrespect that this

4755
02:51:43,626 --> 02:51:46,494
Council shows the public Thank

4756
02:51:46,494 --> 02:51:47,620
you to MISS Saldana.

4757
02:51:47,620 --> 02:51:47,462
>> Thank you.

4758
02:51:47,462 --> 02:51:49,462
Thank you.

4759
02:51:50,398 --> 02:51:53,998
Wrap your next please on mute.

4760
02:51:55,300 --> 02:51:55,471
After that as Madison.

4761
02:51:55,471 --> 02:51:57,471
Good afternoon.

4762
02:51:59,608 --> 02:52:00,209
My name is Becky Rapp and I

4763
02:52:00,209 --> 02:52:00,910
come here out of concern

4764
02:52:00,910 --> 02:52:03,910
regarding the proposal to add

4765
02:52:04,479 --> 02:52:05,213
36 new pot permits for

4766
02:52:05,213 --> 02:52:05,547
the socially equitable cannabis

4767
02:52:05,547 --> 02:52:06,181
program.

4768
02:52:06,181 --> 02:52:09,181
It's important to look at

4769
02:52:10,219 --> 02:52:10,953
neighboring cities as they have

4770
02:52:10,953 --> 02:52:11,387
already pursued and implemented

4771
02:52:11,387 --> 02:52:13,387
this program.

4772
02:52:15,191 --> 02:52:15,924
One example is Los Angeles as

4773
02:52:15,924 --> 02:52:16,325
their program has shown serious

4774
02:52:16,325 --> 02:52:18,325
shortfalls.

4775
02:52:19,394 --> 02:52:20,950
First the financial reality

4776
02:52:20,950 --> 02:52:20,729
Hundreds of cannabis licenses

4777
02:52:20,729 --> 02:52:21,397
were issued including many

4778
02:52:21,397 --> 02:52:23,797
through their social equity

4779
02:52:24,100 --> 02:52:24,700
program.

4780
02:52:24,700 --> 02:52:25,401
Yet they're struggling.

4781
02:52:25,401 --> 02:52:27,801
Reports indicate that hundreds

4782
02:52:29,137 --> 02:52:29,871
of businesses owe back taxes

4783
02:52:29,871 --> 02:52:30,506
and the city is facing hundreds

4784
02:52:30,506 --> 02:52:33,506
of millions of dollars in

4785
02:52:33,542 --> 02:52:34,343
unpaid marijuana tax revenue.

4786
02:52:34,343 --> 02:52:35,440
When an industry cannot meet

4787
02:52:35,440 --> 02:52:38,440
its tax obligations, it raises

4788
02:52:38,114 --> 02:52:38,814
an important question Is

4789
02:52:38,814 --> 02:52:39,214
expanding the program fiscally

4790
02:52:39,214 --> 02:52:41,214
responsible?

4791
02:52:43,850 --> 02:52:43,719
Second, these programs have not

4792
02:52:43,719 --> 02:52:44,353
reduced the illicit market

4793
02:52:44,353 --> 02:52:47,757
which was one of the major

4794
02:52:47,757 --> 02:52:48,457
justification for permitting

4795
02:52:48,457 --> 02:52:48,758
these businesses in the first

4796
02:52:48,758 --> 02:52:50,758
place.

4797
02:52:52,428 --> 02:52:53,129
Even after years of licensing

4798
02:52:53,129 --> 02:52:53,762
and enforcement, Los Angeles

4799
02:52:53,762 --> 02:52:56,162
still deals with numerous

4800
02:52:57,499 --> 02:52:58,167
illegal operations.

4801
02:52:58,167 --> 02:52:58,668
San Diego should learn from

4802
02:52:58,668 --> 02:52:59,368
these experiences.

4803
02:52:59,368 --> 02:53:02,368
Our city is already facing

4804
02:53:02,605 --> 02:53:03,305
significant budget pressures

4805
02:53:03,305 --> 02:53:06,905
and we know that our permitted

4806
02:53:07,443 --> 02:53:08,110
businesses have also struggled

4807
02:53:08,110 --> 02:53:08,744
with paying taxes and we

4808
02:53:08,744 --> 02:53:09,412
the public have yet to be

4809
02:53:09,412 --> 02:53:11,812
presented with an updated

4810
02:53:12,348 --> 02:53:13,150
auditing report showing exactly

4811
02:53:13,150 --> 02:53:16,150
how significant our lack of

4812
02:53:16,619 --> 02:53:17,386
back taxes is.

4813
02:53:17,386 --> 02:53:18,530
Now is not the time to expand

4814
02:53:18,530 --> 02:53:20,453
programs that MAY require

4815
02:53:21,958 --> 02:53:22,625
substantial oversight,

4816
02:53:22,625 --> 02:53:23,250
administrative resources and

4817
02:53:23,250 --> 02:53:23,692
enforcement.

4818
02:53:23,692 --> 02:53:26,692
While we struggle to monitor

4819
02:53:27,163 --> 02:53:27,864
for the existing businesses we

4820
02:53:27,864 --> 02:53:30,864
already have committed in our

4821
02:53:31,700 --> 02:53:32,435
city, I urge the Council to

4822
02:53:32,435 --> 02:53:33,680
carefully evaluate whether this

4823
02:53:33,680 --> 02:53:35,468
approach or approach truly

4824
02:53:36,406 --> 02:53:37,106
meets our goals for public

4825
02:53:37,106 --> 02:53:37,739
safety, fiscal responsibility

4826
02:53:37,739 --> 02:53:39,739
and community well-being.

4827
02:53:41,770 --> 02:53:41,544
Thank you.

4828
02:53:41,544 --> 02:53:43,544
>> Thank you.

4829
02:53:46,149 --> 02:53:46,482
Next is Madison After Madison

4830
02:53:46,482 --> 02:53:46,782
is 1822.

4831
02:53:46,782 --> 02:53:47,149
Hi.

4832
02:53:47,149 --> 02:53:47,617
Thank you.

4833
02:53:47,617 --> 02:53:49,617
Good afternoon.

4834
02:53:51,587 --> 02:53:52,254
Council members an issue in San

4835
02:53:52,254 --> 02:53:54,654
Diego that deserves special

4836
02:53:55,491 --> 02:53:56,920
attention is what happens when

4837
02:53:56,920 --> 02:53:56,826
young people begin using

4838
02:53:56,826 --> 02:53:59,226
marijuana regularly and develop

4839
02:54:00,930 --> 02:54:01,564
dependance adolescent is a

4840
02:54:01,564 --> 02:54:01,965
critical period for brain

4841
02:54:01,965 --> 02:54:02,665
development.

4842
02:54:02,665 --> 02:54:05,650
The brain continues developing

4843
02:54:05,401 --> 02:54:05,935
into the mid-twenties

4844
02:54:05,935 --> 02:54:06,669
especially the areas

4845
02:54:06,669 --> 02:54:09,690
responsible for memory decision

4846
02:54:10,373 --> 02:54:10,773
making and emotional

4847
02:54:10,773 --> 02:54:11,474
regulation.

4848
02:54:11,474 --> 02:54:13,874
When teenagers are repeatedly

4849
02:54:15,311 --> 02:54:15,945
exposed to high levels of thc

4850
02:54:15,945 --> 02:54:16,612
during this time, research

4851
02:54:16,612 --> 02:54:19,612
shows it can interfere with

4852
02:54:19,916 --> 02:54:20,583
those developmental processes

4853
02:54:20,583 --> 02:54:21,184
according to physicians and

4854
02:54:21,184 --> 02:54:23,184
toxicology researchers.

4855
02:54:25,621 --> 02:54:26,289
Thc spreads quickly into

4856
02:54:26,289 --> 02:54:26,890
tissues throughout the body

4857
02:54:26,890 --> 02:54:29,290
rather than remaining in

4858
02:54:30,160 --> 02:54:30,627
the bloodstream where it can be

4859
02:54:30,627 --> 02:54:31,294
easily measured.

4860
02:54:31,294 --> 02:54:34,894
This means that even when a

4861
02:54:35,980 --> 02:54:35,798
drug test appears negative, thc

4862
02:54:35,798 --> 02:54:36,466
and its biological effects MAY

4863
02:54:36,466 --> 02:54:39,466
still be present in body

4864
02:54:39,969 --> 02:54:40,570
tissues.

4865
02:54:40,570 --> 02:54:41,237
Young people who develop

4866
02:54:41,237 --> 02:54:43,637
cannabis dependance are more

4867
02:54:44,740 --> 02:54:45,341
likely to experience long term

4868
02:54:45,341 --> 02:54:46,900
problems with attention

4869
02:54:46,900 --> 02:54:48,409
learning and mental health.

4870
02:54:49,412 --> 02:54:50,113
Studies have also linked

4871
02:54:50,113 --> 02:54:50,747
frequent adolescent marijuana

4872
02:54:50,747 --> 02:54:53,747
use to increased risks of

4873
02:54:54,751 --> 02:54:55,118
anxiety, depression and even

4874
02:54:55,118 --> 02:54:57,118
psychosis.

4875
02:54:59,522 --> 02:55:00,290
What begins as experimentation

4876
02:55:00,290 --> 02:55:00,890
can turn into a pattern that

4877
02:55:00,890 --> 02:55:03,290
affects a young person's

4878
02:55:04,930 --> 02:55:04,727
academic success Mental health

4879
02:55:04,727 --> 02:55:06,727
and future opportunities.

4880
02:55:08,198 --> 02:55:08,965
As these policies continue to

4881
02:55:08,965 --> 02:55:09,498
evolve, I also agree that we

4882
02:55:09,498 --> 02:55:10,233
should not be doing

4883
02:55:10,233 --> 02:55:12,633
the socially equitable Cannabis

4884
02:55:13,703 --> 02:55:14,371
program and encourage the city

4885
02:55:14,371 --> 02:55:15,500
to keep youth prevention and

4886
02:55:15,500 --> 02:55:18,500
education at the center of

4887
02:55:18,941 --> 02:55:19,609
the conversation so that we

4888
02:55:19,609 --> 02:55:19,984
don't normalize this harmful

4889
02:55:19,984 --> 02:55:21,984
drug.

4890
02:55:22,946 --> 02:55:23,613
And the next generation can

4891
02:55:23,613 --> 02:55:23,913
have the healthiest possible

4892
02:55:23,913 --> 02:55:24,347
start.

4893
02:55:24,347 --> 02:55:24,714
>> Thank you.

4894
02:55:24,714 --> 02:55:26,714
Thank you.

4895
02:55:32,322 --> 02:55:33,189
Next is 1822.

4896
02:55:33,189 --> 02:55:33,489
After that is Terry and Kelly

4897
02:55:33,489 --> 02:55:35,489
1822.

4898
02:55:36,326 --> 02:55:36,927
Please proceed.

4899
02:55:36,927 --> 02:55:37,294
>> Good morning.

4900
02:55:37,294 --> 02:55:39,294
Thank you.

4901
02:55:41,631 --> 02:55:42,265
I too opposed to expansion of

4902
02:55:42,265 --> 02:55:42,999
the social equity program.

4903
02:55:42,999 --> 02:55:43,432
As a public health advocate and

4904
02:55:43,432 --> 02:55:45,432
youth manner.

4905
02:55:46,503 --> 02:55:49,503
I wondered why concern over

4906
02:55:50,473 --> 02:55:51,207
tobacco's adverse impact on

4907
02:55:51,207 --> 02:55:51,875
public health has been extended

4908
02:55:51,875 --> 02:55:54,275
to marijuana which presents

4909
02:55:55,445 --> 02:55:56,279
similar risks but worse.

4910
02:55:56,279 --> 02:55:58,679
Finally, media is acknowledging

4911
02:55:59,983 --> 02:56:00,817
this mistake.

4912
02:56:00,817 --> 02:56:01,485
I'd like to share a few

4913
02:56:01,485 --> 02:56:04,485
headlines from just the past

4914
02:56:04,855 --> 02:56:05,555
few weeks that challenged

4915
02:56:05,555 --> 02:56:07,555
misperceptions about marijuana

4916
02:56:09,793 --> 02:56:10,327
safety and commercialization in

4917
02:56:10,327 --> 02:56:10,994
New York Times.

4918
02:56:10,994 --> 02:56:12,994
20 million Americans say

4919
02:56:14,865 --> 02:56:15,465
they're always high.

4920
02:56:15,465 --> 02:56:17,465
Even liberals recognize

4921
02:56:19,402 --> 02:56:20,370
the craze has gone too far.

4922
02:56:20,370 --> 02:56:20,637
Wall Street Journal.

4923
02:56:20,637 --> 02:56:23,370
High schools are losing

4924
02:56:24,241 --> 02:56:24,608
the fight against pot at

4925
02:56:24,608 --> 02:56:24,907
the Times.

4926
02:56:24,907 --> 02:56:25,709
Yeah.

4927
02:56:25,709 --> 02:56:28,345
She goes up in the body

4928
02:56:28,345 --> 02:56:28,712
influencing inflammation and

4929
02:56:28,712 --> 02:56:29,112
immunity.

4930
02:56:29,112 --> 02:56:31,112
Multimedia.

4931
02:56:34,117 --> 02:56:34,851
Which study links adolescent

4932
02:56:34,851 --> 02:56:38,221
cannabis use to double the risk

4933
02:56:38,221 --> 02:56:38,588
of psychotic and bipolar

4934
02:56:38,588 --> 02:56:39,322
disorders?

4935
02:56:39,322 --> 02:56:42,322
Former White House drug czar

4936
02:56:42,626 --> 02:56:43,260
calls Marijuana Massively

4937
02:56:43,260 --> 02:56:45,260
Destructive.

4938
02:56:47,165 --> 02:56:47,931
40% of drivers killed in

4939
02:56:47,931 --> 02:56:51,437
crashes had an active thc in

4940
02:56:51,437 --> 02:56:52,135
their systems.

4941
02:56:52,135 --> 02:56:54,535
Another study reveals cannabis

4942
02:56:56,273 --> 02:56:56,607
adverse impact on working

4943
02:56:56,607 --> 02:56:57,307
memory.

4944
02:56:57,307 --> 02:56:59,707
Marijuana linked to premature

4945
02:57:01,411 --> 02:57:02,279
cardio vascular disease.

4946
02:57:02,279 --> 02:57:05,279
And here's one Department of

4947
02:57:06,349 --> 02:57:08,749
Justice makes the case

4948
02:57:10,200 --> 02:57:10,754
marijuana users should lose

4949
02:57:10,754 --> 02:57:11,488
Second Amendment rights because

4950
02:57:11,488 --> 02:57:13,888
they're unpredictable and prone

4951
02:57:15,259 --> 02:57:15,959
to violence.

4952
02:57:15,959 --> 02:57:16,727
This is a small sampling.

4953
02:57:16,727 --> 02:57:19,727
I urge you to follow

4954
02:57:19,830 --> 02:57:20,397
the science and the articles I

4955
02:57:20,397 --> 02:57:22,397
just published weekly.

4956
02:57:24,568 --> 02:57:25,202
They signal a pro legalization

4957
02:57:25,202 --> 02:57:28,202
reversal by the media now

4958
02:57:29,606 --> 02:57:30,307
admitting they were wrong and

4959
02:57:30,307 --> 02:57:30,874
calling for policy change to

4960
02:57:30,874 --> 02:57:32,874
protect public health.

4961
02:57:34,745 --> 02:57:35,212
I hope you'll do the same.

4962
02:57:35,212 --> 02:57:35,612
>> Thank you.

4963
02:57:35,612 --> 02:57:37,612
Thank you.

4964
02:57:38,181 --> 02:57:38,816
Next is Terry and Scully After

4965
02:57:38,816 --> 02:57:41,216
that is Kathleen Lippert.

4966
02:57:43,187 --> 02:57:43,487
Please unmute.

4967
02:57:43,487 --> 02:57:45,487
Hello.

4968
02:57:47,891 --> 02:57:48,292
Can you hear me?

4969
02:57:48,292 --> 02:57:48,759
>> Yes.

4970
02:57:48,759 --> 02:57:49,159
Please proceed.

4971
02:57:49,159 --> 02:57:51,159
Okay, great.

4972
02:57:52,829 --> 02:57:53,230
I was having some audio

4973
02:57:53,230 --> 02:57:53,530
problems.

4974
02:57:53,530 --> 02:57:53,998
Hello.

4975
02:57:53,998 --> 02:57:54,698
Good afternoon.

4976
02:57:54,698 --> 02:57:58,680
My name is Terry and Scully.

4977
02:57:58,680 --> 02:57:58,702
I'm a parent and a planning

4978
02:57:58,702 --> 02:57:59,370
group member and a public

4979
02:57:59,370 --> 02:58:01,770
health educator and economic

4980
02:58:02,473 --> 02:58:03,400
development and governing

4981
02:58:03,400 --> 02:58:03,407
Governmental Relations

4982
02:58:03,407 --> 02:58:05,407
Committee.

4983
02:58:06,877 --> 02:58:07,545
Last week I spoke to item five

4984
02:58:07,545 --> 02:58:09,945
entitled Establishment of a

4985
02:58:11,449 --> 02:58:12,116
Cannabis Social Equity and

4986
02:58:12,116 --> 02:58:14,516
Economic Development or Seed

4987
02:58:16,190 --> 02:58:16,353
program in county Public

4988
02:58:16,353 --> 02:58:16,887
Health.

4989
02:58:16,887 --> 02:58:17,620
We are very aware of

4990
02:58:17,620 --> 02:58:20,620
the increase in adolescents who

4991
02:58:20,791 --> 02:58:21,492
are experiencing health

4992
02:58:21,492 --> 02:58:22,590
problems associated with their

4993
02:58:22,590 --> 02:58:24,459
smoking and vaping and

4994
02:58:25,596 --> 02:58:26,263
the effect it had on their job

4995
02:58:26,263 --> 02:58:28,663
and their school trajectory.

4996
02:58:30,340 --> 02:58:30,834
So last week's item number five

4997
02:58:30,834 --> 02:58:34,434
was very confusing to me since

4998
02:58:35,172 --> 02:58:35,739
marijuana products are most

4999
02:58:35,739 --> 02:58:36,340
often smoked or made,

5000
02:58:36,340 --> 02:58:38,740
the tobacco industry has

5001
02:58:39,677 --> 02:58:40,244
strategically targeted black

5002
02:58:40,244 --> 02:58:42,244
Americans for decades

5003
02:58:44,314 --> 02:58:44,982
drastically, drastically

5004
02:58:44,982 --> 02:58:45,683
affecting their their health

5005
02:58:45,683 --> 02:58:46,317
outcomes And now the marijuana

5006
02:58:46,317 --> 02:58:49,317
industry is doing the same

5007
02:58:49,419 --> 02:58:50,154
thing.

5008
02:58:50,154 --> 02:58:50,788
The Truth Initiative, a premier

5009
02:58:50,788 --> 02:58:52,788
nonprofit recognized this

5010
02:58:54,758 --> 02:58:55,426
situation and joined the acp In

5011
02:58:55,426 --> 02:58:57,826
announcing a partnership to

5012
02:58:59,330 --> 02:58:59,896
address the industry's

5013
02:58:59,896 --> 02:59:00,498
exploitation of black

5014
02:59:00,498 --> 02:59:02,498
communities and empower

5015
02:59:04,568 --> 02:59:05,269
individuals to quit their

5016
02:59:05,269 --> 02:59:08,269
recent factsheets states and I

5017
02:59:09,506 --> 02:59:10,307
quote early and heavy marijuana

5018
02:59:10,307 --> 02:59:11,900
use is linked to a lack of

5019
02:59:11,900 --> 02:59:13,409
economic and social attainment

5020
02:59:14,178 --> 02:59:14,945
for young people.

5021
02:59:14,945 --> 02:59:17,945
Early and heavy marijuana use

5022
02:59:19,160 --> 02:59:19,750
is linked to increased risk of

5023
02:59:19,750 --> 02:59:21,750
psychiatric disorders including

5024
02:59:23,387 --> 02:59:23,988
psychosis, depression, anxiety

5025
02:59:23,988 --> 02:59:24,357
and other substance use

5026
02:59:24,357 --> 02:59:26,357
disorders.

5027
02:59:28,426 --> 02:59:29,590
Frequent smoking of marijuana

5028
02:59:29,590 --> 02:59:32,590
increases the risk of lung

5029
02:59:32,796 --> 02:59:33,497
issues such as bronchitis.

5030
02:59:33,497 --> 02:59:37,970
The c program is the wrong

5031
02:59:37,635 --> 02:59:38,336
program because of diminish

5032
02:59:38,336 --> 02:59:39,300
the health outcomes for young

5033
02:59:39,300 --> 02:59:41,403
people and other vulnerable

5034
02:59:43,174 --> 02:59:43,507
populations and communities of

5035
02:59:43,507 --> 02:59:44,108
concern.

5036
02:59:44,108 --> 02:59:47,108
Thank you for hearing my

5037
02:59:48,679 --> 02:59:49,800
concerns this afternoon.

5038
02:59:49,800 --> 02:59:49,847
Thank you.

5039
02:59:49,847 --> 02:59:52,383
Kathleen Lippert If you can

5040
02:59:52,383 --> 02:59:52,883
please unmute.

5041
02:59:52,883 --> 02:59:53,351
>> Thank you.

5042
02:59:53,351 --> 02:59:55,351
Good afternoon.

5043
02:59:57,522 --> 02:59:58,890
Thank you for letting me speak.

5044
02:59:58,890 --> 03:00:00,489
I'd like to address

5045
03:00:01,960 --> 03:00:02,761
the disconnect between the city

5046
03:00:02,761 --> 03:00:06,361
and what the city claims to

5047
03:00:06,797 --> 03:00:07,398
support and and fund versus

5048
03:00:07,398 --> 03:00:07,765
what it actually does in

5049
03:00:07,765 --> 03:00:09,765
practice.

5050
03:00:11,569 --> 03:00:12,170
So last year dsd sent out a

5051
03:00:12,170 --> 03:00:14,570
news release touting how

5052
03:00:16,507 --> 03:00:17,141
critical it was to hear from

5053
03:00:17,141 --> 03:00:19,541
community members to best

5054
03:00:20,712 --> 03:00:21,279
improve our communities to

5055
03:00:21,279 --> 03:00:23,679
inform their five year

5056
03:00:25,350 --> 03:00:26,150
infrastructure plan.

5057
03:00:26,150 --> 03:00:26,551
San Diegans submitted more than

5058
03:00:26,551 --> 03:00:28,551
1200 ideas.

5059
03:00:31,155 --> 03:00:31,923
This is a great title but it

5060
03:00:31,923 --> 03:00:35,126
was too bad that it bore no

5061
03:00:35,126 --> 03:00:35,659
resemblance to actual community

5062
03:00:35,659 --> 03:00:36,600
priorities that they

5063
03:00:36,600 --> 03:00:36,628
identified.

5064
03:00:36,628 --> 03:00:38,628
They identified Parks

5065
03:00:40,198 --> 03:00:40,932
Recreation centers, places to

5066
03:00:40,932 --> 03:00:43,932
play as top priorities followed

5067
03:00:45,436 --> 03:00:46,400
by safe sidewalk walks, open

5068
03:00:46,400 --> 03:00:48,400
spaces and libraries.

5069
03:00:49,707 --> 03:00:50,408
They never mention pot shops,

5070
03:00:50,408 --> 03:00:52,808
equity licenses, sidewalk pop

5071
03:00:54,812 --> 03:00:55,513
out that prevent pedestrian

5072
03:00:55,513 --> 03:00:58,513
walking bicycle lanes and void

5073
03:00:59,584 --> 03:01:00,185
and they but boy did you

5074
03:01:00,185 --> 03:01:02,185
avoided independent cost

5075
03:01:04,422 --> 03:01:05,890
analysis that allow you to

5076
03:01:05,890 --> 03:01:08,890
continue to support what you

5077
03:01:09,560 --> 03:01:10,161
want versus what are going to

5078
03:01:10,161 --> 03:01:10,762
be the ramifications and

5079
03:01:10,762 --> 03:01:13,162
harmful side effects and

5080
03:01:14,632 --> 03:01:15,566
unintended consequences.

5081
03:01:15,566 --> 03:01:19,700
But the city has also endorsed

5082
03:01:19,700 --> 03:01:19,838
rezoning laws.

5083
03:01:19,838 --> 03:01:22,238
Community residents want that

5084
03:01:24,141 --> 03:01:24,476
to keep their residential

5085
03:01:24,476 --> 03:01:25,277
zoning.

5086
03:01:25,277 --> 03:01:28,877
They do not want developers to

5087
03:01:29,714 --> 03:01:30,415
destroy their single family

5088
03:01:30,415 --> 03:01:32,815
residences and the investments

5089
03:01:33,551 --> 03:01:34,252
that they made in those in

5090
03:01:34,252 --> 03:01:37,852
those homes that they spent a

5091
03:01:38,189 --> 03:01:41,789
lot of money to build and

5092
03:01:43,495 --> 03:01:44,950
provide for their families.

5093
03:01:44,950 --> 03:01:46,495
The negative impacts of

5094
03:01:47,732 --> 03:01:48,333
rezoning and mixed use zoning

5095
03:01:48,333 --> 03:01:49,000
without public input are

5096
03:01:49,000 --> 03:01:51,000
negatively impacting diverse

5097
03:01:53,104 --> 03:01:53,972
communities across the city

5098
03:01:53,972 --> 03:01:57,572
with a claim of increasing low

5099
03:01:58,420 --> 03:01:58,910
income instead.

5100
03:01:58,910 --> 03:01:59,277
Thank you for letting me speak.

5101
03:01:59,277 --> 03:02:00,144
Thank you.

5102
03:02:00,144 --> 03:02:02,881
That does conclude not a

5103
03:02:02,881 --> 03:02:03,348
general public comment for

5104
03:02:03,348 --> 03:02:03,781
today's meeting.

5105
03:02:03,781 --> 03:02:04,516
>> All right.

5106
03:02:04,516 --> 03:02:08,116
Thank you City Clerk We will

5107
03:10:14,881 --> 03:10:17,881
P.M. Or shortly thereafter

5108
03:12:14,601 --> 03:12:16,601
And

5109
03:14:27,267 --> 03:14:27,568
I

5110
03:14:27,568 --> 03:14:28,101
.

5111
03:14:28,101 --> 03:14:28,902
>> Good afternoon.

5112
03:14:28,902 --> 03:14:32,502
I will now reconvene the city

5113
03:14:32,506 --> 03:14:33,307
council meeting of Tuesday,

5114
03:14:33,307 --> 03:14:35,707
MARCH 10th, 2026 clerk Please

5115
03:14:36,410 --> 03:14:36,810
call the roll.

5116
03:14:36,810 --> 03:14:37,444
Thank you.

5117
03:14:37,444 --> 03:14:38,145
Council PRESIDENT Council

5118
03:14:38,145 --> 03:14:40,145
Member Campbell Councilmember

5119
03:14:41,281 --> 03:14:43,281
Weapon Oh okay.

5120
03:14:45,886 --> 03:14:46,553
Thank you for letting me know.

5121
03:14:46,553 --> 03:14:48,553
Councilmember Foster here

5122
03:14:50,157 --> 03:14:50,724
Councilmember Von Wilpert

5123
03:14:50,724 --> 03:14:52,724
Council Member Council

5124
03:14:55,261 --> 03:14:55,895
PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee here

5125
03:14:55,895 --> 03:14:56,563
Councilmember Campos here

5126
03:14:56,563 --> 03:14:58,563
Councilmember Moreno Present

5127
03:15:00,934 --> 03:15:01,534
Council member Ella Rivera and

5128
03:15:01,534 --> 03:15:03,534
Council PRESIDENT LaCava

5129
03:15:04,438 --> 03:15:05,138
present also attending

5130
03:15:05,138 --> 03:15:05,772
the meeting our Assistant City

5131
03:15:05,772 --> 03:15:06,406
Attorney Leslie Fitzgerald

5132
03:15:06,406 --> 03:15:08,406
Independent budget Analyst

5133
03:15:09,843 --> 03:15:10,477
Charles Monica and myself your

5134
03:15:10,477 --> 03:15:11,211
city clerk Diana Fuentes.

5135
03:15:11,211 --> 03:15:11,511
Thank you Council PRESIDENT All

5136
03:15:11,511 --> 03:15:11,878
right.

5137
03:15:11,878 --> 03:15:13,878
Thank you.

5138
03:15:14,648 --> 03:15:15,415
City Clerk.

5139
03:15:15,415 --> 03:15:18,850
Quorum is now present So with

5140
03:15:18,850 --> 03:15:18,986
that please introduce item 330.

5141
03:15:18,986 --> 03:15:21,386
>> Item 330 is an informational

5142
03:15:23,230 --> 03:15:23,690
item City of San Diego Fiscal

5143
03:15:23,690 --> 03:15:25,690
year 2027 through 2031 five

5144
03:15:28,161 --> 03:15:28,829
year capital infrastructure

5145
03:15:28,829 --> 03:15:29,496
Teacher Planning Outlook If

5146
03:15:29,496 --> 03:15:30,297
you'd like to speak to this

5147
03:15:30,297 --> 03:15:33,233
item and are here in chambers

5148
03:15:33,233 --> 03:15:33,901
please be sure to submit your

5149
03:15:33,901 --> 03:15:34,568
speaker slip to the front of

5150
03:15:34,568 --> 03:15:37,938
the room in the clear box If

5151
03:15:37,938 --> 03:15:38,605
you are participate remotely

5152
03:15:38,605 --> 03:15:39,306
now's the time to raise your

5153
03:15:39,306 --> 03:15:41,775
hand by pressing Star nine or

5154
03:15:41,775 --> 03:15:42,242
the raise your hand icon.

5155
03:15:42,242 --> 03:15:44,242
Thank you.

5156
03:15:47,615 --> 03:15:48,748
All right.

5157
03:15:48,748 --> 03:15:52,948
I see staff is making their way

5158
03:16:08,200 --> 03:16:08,669
through the drive and now that

5159
03:16:08,669 --> 03:16:09,369
you're settling in introduce

5160
03:16:09,369 --> 03:16:12,369
yourselves for the records and

5161
03:16:12,673 --> 03:16:12,973
let us know how much time you

5162
03:16:12,973 --> 03:16:13,441
need.

5163
03:16:13,441 --> 03:16:14,108
Good afternoon.

5164
03:16:14,108 --> 03:16:16,508
Council PRESIDENT Lee Carver

5165
03:16:17,110 --> 03:16:17,444
and Distinguished Council

5166
03:16:17,444 --> 03:16:18,245
members.

5167
03:16:18,245 --> 03:16:18,946
My name is Karen McGriff and I

5168
03:16:18,946 --> 03:16:21,946
am the assistant director over

5169
03:16:22,449 --> 03:16:23,150
the project Management office

5170
03:16:23,150 --> 03:16:23,684
in the Engineering and Capital

5171
03:16:23,684 --> 03:16:25,684
Projects Department.

5172
03:16:26,721 --> 03:16:27,354
We will need approximately 15

5173
03:16:27,354 --> 03:16:27,656
minutes for a presentation

5174
03:16:27,656 --> 03:16:28,210
today.

5175
03:16:28,210 --> 03:16:30,210
All right.

5176
03:16:32,493 --> 03:16:33,193
When you're ready with me today

5177
03:16:33,193 --> 03:16:33,994
I also have Michael Puleo who

5178
03:16:33,994 --> 03:16:36,930
is our who is a financial

5179
03:16:36,930 --> 03:16:37,632
operations manager overseeing

5180
03:16:37,632 --> 03:16:37,965
cip in the Department of

5181
03:16:37,965 --> 03:16:39,965
Finance.

5182
03:16:41,235 --> 03:16:41,902
And today that we will present

5183
03:16:41,902 --> 03:16:42,570
to you the 12th annual five

5184
03:16:42,570 --> 03:16:44,570
year Capital Infrastructure

5185
03:16:45,940 --> 03:16:46,574
Planning Outlook covering

5186
03:16:46,574 --> 03:16:48,574
fiscal year 27 through 31.

5187
03:16:50,845 --> 03:16:51,546
Before we start I really do

5188
03:16:51,546 --> 03:16:52,179
want to take this opportunity

5189
03:16:52,179 --> 03:16:52,846
to thank everybody who has

5190
03:16:52,846 --> 03:16:55,246
contributed to this effort.

5191
03:16:55,850 --> 03:16:56,483
Many of whom are both online

5192
03:16:56,483 --> 03:16:59,483
and in chambers today and

5193
03:17:00,387 --> 03:17:01,880
available to help answer any

5194
03:17:01,880 --> 03:17:01,756
questions that you MAY have at

5195
03:17:01,756 --> 03:17:04,756
the end of the presentation.

5196
03:17:05,293 --> 03:17:05,960
Without them we possibly could

5197
03:17:05,960 --> 03:17:06,527
not gathered all of the data

5198
03:17:06,527 --> 03:17:09,527
needed to prepare a or

5199
03:17:09,864 --> 03:17:10,631
meaningful report for areas.

5200
03:17:10,631 --> 03:17:14,350
The document is a planning tool

5201
03:17:14,350 --> 03:17:14,701
to assist all of us in long

5202
03:17:14,701 --> 03:17:15,690
term capital infrastructure

5203
03:17:15,690 --> 03:17:15,736
planning.

5204
03:17:15,736 --> 03:17:18,736
The report helps to monitor

5205
03:17:19,139 --> 03:17:19,840
project and evaluate

5206
03:17:19,840 --> 03:17:20,408
the availability of funding to

5207
03:17:20,408 --> 03:17:22,808
meet long term needs.

5208
03:17:24,344 --> 03:17:25,120
The report also helps to ensure

5209
03:17:25,120 --> 03:17:25,679
alignment between the city's

5210
03:17:25,679 --> 03:17:28,790
multiple asset managing and

5211
03:17:28,882 --> 03:17:29,550
service providing departments

5212
03:17:29,550 --> 03:17:30,218
to achieve the city's vision

5213
03:17:30,218 --> 03:17:32,618
and objectives for community

5214
03:17:33,921 --> 03:17:34,656
infrastructure.

5215
03:17:34,656 --> 03:17:35,657
While this report is not a

5216
03:17:35,657 --> 03:17:38,126
budget, it does help to guide a

5217
03:17:38,126 --> 03:17:38,793
financial guide financial

5218
03:17:38,793 --> 03:17:40,793
decisions on infrastructure

5219
03:17:42,764 --> 03:17:43,564
priorities and to facilitate

5220
03:17:43,564 --> 03:17:44,132
the development of the upcoming

5221
03:17:44,132 --> 03:17:46,132
fiscal year 27 budget.

5222
03:17:48,602 --> 03:17:51,602
I will as previously mentioned

5223
03:17:53,308 --> 03:17:54,800
this is the 12th report that we

5224
03:17:54,800 --> 03:17:57,608
have prepared In the report we

5225
03:17:57,878 --> 03:17:58,613
summarize citywide capital

5226
03:17:58,613 --> 03:17:59,180
needs and expected revenues for

5227
03:17:59,180 --> 03:18:01,180
the reporting period.

5228
03:18:03,510 --> 03:18:03,751
We quantify the asset

5229
03:18:03,751 --> 03:18:04,485
management department's needs

5230
03:18:04,485 --> 03:18:07,455
to meet their desired levels of

5231
03:18:07,455 --> 03:18:08,122
service and because we

5232
03:18:08,122 --> 03:18:10,892
recognize that not all needs

5233
03:18:10,892 --> 03:18:11,626
can or will be met in the five

5234
03:18:11,626 --> 03:18:14,629
year period, we have also begun

5235
03:18:14,629 --> 03:18:15,396
to quantify the high level

5236
03:18:15,396 --> 03:18:15,996
needs for years 2032 and beyond

5237
03:18:15,996 --> 03:18:18,396
which are outside of

5238
03:18:19,500 --> 03:18:20,680
the outlook period.

5239
03:18:20,680 --> 03:18:20,802
The means identified

5240
03:18:20,802 --> 03:18:23,202
incorporate input gathered from

5241
03:18:24,439 --> 03:18:25,106
the community via the Planning

5242
03:18:25,106 --> 03:18:25,606
Department's Community Input

5243
03:18:25,606 --> 03:18:28,600
survey as well as

5244
03:18:28,777 --> 03:18:29,476
the prioritized priorities

5245
03:18:29,476 --> 03:18:30,144
identified in your council

5246
03:18:30,144 --> 03:18:33,144
priority memos both of which

5247
03:18:33,548 --> 03:18:34,248
are incorporated into asset

5248
03:18:34,248 --> 03:18:34,783
management plans developed by

5249
03:18:34,783 --> 03:18:36,783
the amd's themselves

5250
03:18:38,353 --> 03:18:38,986
Engineering and Capital

5251
03:18:38,986 --> 03:18:39,587
Projects and Department of

5252
03:18:39,587 --> 03:18:41,987
Finance work together to

5253
03:18:43,391 --> 03:18:44,920
forecast the eligible cip

5254
03:18:44,920 --> 03:18:44,759
revenues that are expected to

5255
03:18:44,759 --> 03:18:47,759
be available to the program

5256
03:18:48,463 --> 03:18:49,164
Needs are matched with revenues

5257
03:18:49,164 --> 03:18:49,864
to help us provide

5258
03:18:49,864 --> 03:18:52,864
the financial outlook or gap

5259
03:18:53,534 --> 03:18:55,934
number diving directly into

5260
03:18:56,871 --> 03:18:57,539
the report results over

5261
03:18:57,539 --> 03:19:00,475
the next five years the city

5262
03:19:00,475 --> 03:19:01,142
scape has an estimated $12.82

5263
03:19:01,142 --> 03:19:03,542
billion of identified needs.

5264
03:19:05,580 --> 03:19:06,281
These needs are represented by

5265
03:19:06,281 --> 03:19:09,484
the blue bars on the graph We

5266
03:19:09,484 --> 03:19:10,118
estimate that just over $5

5267
03:19:10,118 --> 03:19:10,619
billion of funding will be

5268
03:19:10,619 --> 03:19:11,252
available to meet

5269
03:19:11,252 --> 03:19:13,652
the identified needs over

5270
03:19:14,355 --> 03:19:14,990
the outlook period.

5271
03:19:14,990 --> 03:19:15,690
Funding availability is

5272
03:19:15,690 --> 03:19:16,291
represented by the green bars

5273
03:19:16,291 --> 03:19:19,227
on the graph There is an

5274
03:19:19,227 --> 03:19:19,827
additional $5.96 billion of

5275
03:19:19,827 --> 03:19:21,827
needs identified beyond

5276
03:19:23,698 --> 03:19:24,299
the outlook period shown on

5277
03:19:24,299 --> 03:19:24,967
this slide in blue Are

5278
03:19:24,967 --> 03:19:27,967
the revenues projected to be

5279
03:19:28,937 --> 03:19:29,671
available for the sip program

5280
03:19:29,671 --> 03:19:33,871
for each of the last five years

5281
03:19:33,875 --> 03:19:34,509
shown in yellow are the actual

5282
03:19:34,509 --> 03:19:34,976
budgets that were added to

5283
03:19:34,976 --> 03:19:36,976
the sip program.

5284
03:19:38,947 --> 03:19:39,548
I'm very pleased to note that

5285
03:19:39,548 --> 03:19:40,215
over the past five years

5286
03:19:40,215 --> 03:19:42,615
the funding anticipated for

5287
03:19:43,718 --> 03:19:44,318
the sip program has been

5288
03:19:44,318 --> 03:19:44,986
available as projected.

5289
03:19:44,986 --> 03:19:47,386
Notable variances have come

5290
03:19:48,657 --> 03:19:49,357
from windfall opportunities

5291
03:19:49,357 --> 03:19:49,825
such as straight state or

5292
03:19:49,825 --> 03:19:50,525
federal grants.

5293
03:19:50,525 --> 03:19:54,125
The green bar on this graph

5294
03:19:54,128 --> 03:19:54,696
also shows the increased output

5295
03:19:54,696 --> 03:19:55,363
production and project

5296
03:19:55,363 --> 03:19:58,363
execution levels for the sip

5297
03:19:59,301 --> 03:20:00,100
program Fiscal year 26 is

5298
03:20:00,100 --> 03:20:02,401
showing activity only through

5299
03:20:03,771 --> 03:20:04,573
the midway through the fiscal

5300
03:20:04,573 --> 03:20:05,273
year and both the yellow and

5301
03:20:05,273 --> 03:20:08,176
green bars will be growing by

5302
03:20:08,176 --> 03:20:08,944
fiscal year end.

5303
03:20:08,944 --> 03:20:09,677
>> We do expect the positive

5304
03:20:09,677 --> 03:20:12,677
execution trend to continue for

5305
03:20:13,215 --> 03:20:13,849
several years as ecp continues

5306
03:20:13,849 --> 03:20:14,449
to streamline delivery to

5307
03:20:14,449 --> 03:20:16,449
increase cost effective

5308
03:20:18,186 --> 03:20:18,823
production.

5309
03:20:18,823 --> 03:20:19,487
However, we recognize that

5310
03:20:19,487 --> 03:20:20,421
the industry has limitations

5311
03:20:20,421 --> 03:20:23,421
and areas are already starting

5312
03:20:25,994 --> 03:20:26,695
to feel the strain Each year we

5313
03:20:26,695 --> 03:20:27,620
look for new ways to analyze

5314
03:20:27,620 --> 03:20:29,620
the data.

5315
03:20:30,399 --> 03:20:31,990
>> This year we separated

5316
03:20:31,990 --> 03:20:31,633
projects that were already in

5317
03:20:31,633 --> 03:20:33,633
process somewhere in

5318
03:20:35,337 --> 03:20:35,972
the delivery pipeline from

5319
03:20:35,972 --> 03:20:36,572
those projects that still

5320
03:20:36,572 --> 03:20:38,972
needed to be initiated.

5321
03:20:39,741 --> 03:20:40,442
We also prioritized matching

5322
03:20:40,442 --> 03:20:41,210
revenues to existing projects

5323
03:20:41,210 --> 03:20:44,810
so that our five year plan

5324
03:20:45,130 --> 03:20:45,347
emphasizes finishing what we've

5325
03:20:45,347 --> 03:20:45,948
started.

5326
03:20:45,948 --> 03:20:48,948
What you see here shows

5327
03:20:49,384 --> 03:20:50,850
the total capital program on

5328
03:20:50,850 --> 03:20:52,485
the white lines were $12.8

5329
03:20:53,489 --> 03:20:54,189
billion At the top is funded

5330
03:20:54,189 --> 03:20:54,857
with $5 billion in the middle

5331
03:20:54,857 --> 03:20:57,257
leaving a total programmatic

5332
03:20:58,827 --> 03:20:59,495
funding gap of $7.8 billion at

5333
03:20:59,495 --> 03:21:01,895
the bottom existing projects

5334
03:21:02,831 --> 03:21:03,465
are in light blue and new

5335
03:21:03,465 --> 03:21:03,765
projects are in the darker

5336
03:21:03,765 --> 03:21:05,765
blue.

5337
03:21:07,350 --> 03:21:07,736
As you can see in the first few

5338
03:21:07,736 --> 03:21:08,470
years of the outlook needs are

5339
03:21:08,470 --> 03:21:11,340
higher and the vast majority of

5340
03:21:11,340 --> 03:21:11,840
funding is planned to complete

5341
03:21:11,840 --> 03:21:12,508
existing projects.

5342
03:21:12,508 --> 03:21:15,508
New projects have a lesser

5343
03:21:16,478 --> 03:21:17,145
funding need and also funding

5344
03:21:17,145 --> 03:21:17,546
program at the beginning of

5345
03:21:17,546 --> 03:21:19,546
the outlook.

5346
03:21:20,149 --> 03:21:21,160
But this ramps up significantly

5347
03:21:21,160 --> 03:21:24,616
towards the end of the outlook

5348
03:21:25,554 --> 03:21:26,255
period as we continue to break

5349
03:21:26,255 --> 03:21:28,655
down the overall programmatic

5350
03:21:30,526 --> 03:21:31,226
needs for the capital program.

5351
03:21:31,226 --> 03:21:33,626
This table identifies the $3.5

5352
03:21:34,696 --> 03:21:35,331
billion of identified needs

5353
03:21:35,331 --> 03:21:35,731
from our enterprise funded

5354
03:21:35,731 --> 03:21:36,331
departments.

5355
03:21:36,331 --> 03:21:38,331
Enterprise funds operate

5356
03:21:39,401 --> 03:21:40,680
similarly to private businesses

5357
03:21:40,680 --> 03:21:40,369
and set rates charged to end

5358
03:21:40,369 --> 03:21:42,369
users.

5359
03:21:44,539 --> 03:21:45,240
These rates ensure that

5360
03:21:45,240 --> 03:21:45,874
sufficient income is available

5361
03:21:45,874 --> 03:21:46,475
to support all operations,

5362
03:21:46,475 --> 03:21:48,475
maintenance and capital

5363
03:21:49,745 --> 03:21:50,412
investment activity for

5364
03:21:50,412 --> 03:21:51,130
the Enterprise Fund shown on

5365
03:21:51,130 --> 03:21:53,882
this table in order from

5366
03:21:53,882 --> 03:21:56,882
highest to lowest needs are

5367
03:21:58,687 --> 03:21:59,355
the city's enterprise funds.

5368
03:21:59,355 --> 03:22:00,220
>> This table shows the Non

5369
03:22:00,220 --> 03:22:00,656
enterprise Fund asset needs

5370
03:22:00,656 --> 03:22:03,656
broken down by the various

5371
03:22:03,659 --> 03:22:04,360
asset types They are shown from

5372
03:22:04,360 --> 03:22:07,360
largest need to smallest with

5373
03:22:07,463 --> 03:22:08,230
storm water infrastructure

5374
03:22:08,230 --> 03:22:11,230
making up the city's largest

5375
03:22:11,467 --> 03:22:12,201
single asset type need at over

5376
03:22:12,201 --> 03:22:12,868
$5.5 billion Transportation and

5377
03:22:12,868 --> 03:22:14,868
transportation pavement and

5378
03:22:17,340 --> 03:22:20,760
parks are the city's next two

5379
03:22:20,760 --> 03:22:20,809
largest identified needs And of

5380
03:22:20,809 --> 03:22:23,209
the $9.3 billion of identified

5381
03:22:24,279 --> 03:22:24,980
general fund asset needs $1.5

5382
03:22:24,980 --> 03:22:27,980
billion of funding or roughly

5383
03:22:29,180 --> 03:22:29,618
16% is expected to be available

5384
03:22:29,618 --> 03:22:32,180
to meet these needs.

5385
03:22:33,189 --> 03:22:33,889
This leads an overall gap of

5386
03:22:33,889 --> 03:22:34,657
$7.8 billion and now turn it

5387
03:22:34,657 --> 03:22:37,657
over to Michael to discuss

5388
03:22:38,600 --> 03:22:41,970
revenues even though there is a

5389
03:22:41,970 --> 03:22:41,763
sizable gap we have identified

5390
03:22:41,763 --> 03:22:42,498
over $1.5 billion in funding

5391
03:22:42,498 --> 03:22:45,498
that is expected to be

5392
03:22:46,602 --> 03:22:47,302
available for the General Fund

5393
03:22:47,302 --> 03:22:48,300
capital Improvements program.

5394
03:22:48,300 --> 03:22:51,300
This table shows the expected

5395
03:22:52,740 --> 03:22:52,675
funding sources for the c I p

5396
03:22:52,675 --> 03:22:55,750
program from largest to

5397
03:22:56,244 --> 03:22:56,946
smallest the largest funding

5398
03:22:56,946 --> 03:22:57,547
source is expected to be

5399
03:22:57,547 --> 03:22:59,547
general fund financing.

5400
03:23:00,650 --> 03:23:01,317
Most of the 665 million in

5401
03:23:01,317 --> 03:23:03,717
projected financing will be

5402
03:23:05,388 --> 03:23:06,880
allocated to ensure compliance

5403
03:23:06,880 --> 03:23:09,688
with the terms of the already

5404
03:23:09,859 --> 03:23:10,593
executed stormwater with yellow

5405
03:23:10,593 --> 03:23:11,160
based on previous general fund

5406
03:23:11,160 --> 03:23:13,160
monitoring exercises.

5407
03:23:14,931 --> 03:23:15,597
The outlook reflects that

5408
03:23:15,597 --> 03:23:16,332
approximately $96 million of

5409
03:23:16,332 --> 03:23:19,332
general fund financing could be

5410
03:23:20,536 --> 03:23:21,237
added to the vip program each

5411
03:23:21,237 --> 03:23:23,637
fiscal year citywide for

5412
03:23:25,274 --> 03:23:25,942
mobility parks, fire and

5413
03:23:25,942 --> 03:23:28,942
libraries are ramping up and

5414
03:23:29,579 --> 03:23:30,313
projected to bring in nearly

5415
03:23:30,313 --> 03:23:30,646
230 million over the outlook

5416
03:23:30,646 --> 03:23:32,646
period.

5417
03:23:34,717 --> 03:23:35,318
There is no infrastructure fund

5418
03:23:35,318 --> 03:23:35,952
contribution planned for

5419
03:23:35,952 --> 03:23:38,952
the cip during the outlook

5420
03:23:39,222 --> 03:23:39,922
period And while we do project

5421
03:23:39,922 --> 03:23:40,556
climate equity funds to be

5422
03:23:40,556 --> 03:23:41,900
available, those funds are

5423
03:23:41,900 --> 03:23:43,900
eligible to support

5424
03:23:44,527 --> 03:23:45,194
infrastructure related

5425
03:23:45,194 --> 03:23:48,194
activities and MAY not be

5426
03:23:49,164 --> 03:23:49,932
allocated to the scope program

5427
03:23:49,932 --> 03:23:50,633
as part of the upcoming budget

5428
03:23:50,633 --> 03:23:53,633
development cycle or MAY be

5429
03:23:54,704 --> 03:23:58,304
waived shown Here are the needs

5430
03:23:59,241 --> 03:23:59,876
and anticipated revenue trends

5431
03:23:59,876 --> 03:24:00,543
for the last five outlook

5432
03:24:00,543 --> 03:24:02,543
reporting periods including

5433
03:24:04,213 --> 03:24:04,948
this year.

5434
03:24:04,948 --> 03:24:07,948
Both needs and revenues have

5435
03:24:08,851 --> 03:24:09,552
increased over time.

5436
03:24:09,552 --> 03:24:10,253
However the increase in needs

5437
03:24:10,253 --> 03:24:13,253
is outpacing that of revenues

5438
03:24:13,856 --> 03:24:14,657
Additional revenue sources

5439
03:24:14,657 --> 03:24:18,257
would need to be identified to

5440
03:24:19,940 --> 03:24:19,862
close the gap.

5441
03:24:19,862 --> 03:24:20,496
We have noticed a dip in

5442
03:24:20,496 --> 03:24:22,999
the needs in the middle of

5443
03:24:22,999 --> 03:24:23,733
the preceding slide.

5444
03:24:23,733 --> 03:24:24,467
This step occurred in the first

5445
03:24:24,467 --> 03:24:27,770
year that the beyond five years

5446
03:24:27,770 --> 03:24:28,471
category was added to

5447
03:24:28,471 --> 03:24:31,674
the outlook when we show all

5448
03:24:31,674 --> 03:24:32,408
identified needs for both

5449
03:24:32,408 --> 03:24:33,142
the five year period and beyond

5450
03:24:33,142 --> 03:24:36,379
the five year period the city's

5451
03:24:36,379 --> 03:24:37,130
current infrastructure needs

5452
03:24:37,130 --> 03:24:39,130
outlook is $18.78 billion.

5453
03:24:41,884 --> 03:24:42,485
Why do we continue to fear

5454
03:24:42,485 --> 03:24:43,520
growth and needs Several

5455
03:24:43,520 --> 03:24:45,520
factors contribute to

5456
03:24:46,289 --> 03:24:46,956
the growth primarily

5457
03:24:46,956 --> 03:24:49,356
the infrastructure itself in

5458
03:24:50,660 --> 03:24:51,394
addition to the new to the need

5459
03:24:51,394 --> 03:24:52,280
for new infrastructure that

5460
03:24:52,280 --> 03:24:54,280
addresses growth existing

5461
03:24:55,564 --> 03:24:56,650
infrastructure aging and goes

5462
03:24:56,650 --> 03:24:56,800
through a cycle of

5463
03:24:56,800 --> 03:24:58,800
rehabilitation and replacement.

5464
03:25:00,737 --> 03:25:01,404
Another major contributor is

5465
03:25:01,404 --> 03:25:02,720
the rise and the associated

5466
03:25:02,720 --> 03:25:05,720
cost to design and construct

5467
03:25:05,641 --> 03:25:06,275
these projects due to increased

5468
03:25:06,275 --> 03:25:08,275
regulations replacement to

5469
03:25:10,113 --> 03:25:10,747
higher standards and industry

5470
03:25:10,747 --> 03:25:11,414
limitations on what can be

5471
03:25:11,414 --> 03:25:13,814
delivered both arterials and

5472
03:25:15,840 --> 03:25:15,919
labor.

5473
03:25:15,919 --> 03:25:18,955
There is some good news as we

5474
03:25:18,955 --> 03:25:19,489
look beyond a five or even ten

5475
03:25:19,489 --> 03:25:20,223
year horizon we see

5476
03:25:20,223 --> 03:25:23,223
the completion of major efforts

5477
03:25:23,660 --> 03:25:24,361
that ultimately result in lower

5478
03:25:24,361 --> 03:25:27,961
needs in the far outer years.

5479
03:25:28,398 --> 03:25:29,132
I will now turn it over to

5480
03:25:29,132 --> 03:25:29,899
the Chief of Community Services

5481
03:25:29,899 --> 03:25:32,899
Rania Ahmed for the concluding

5482
03:25:33,202 --> 03:25:33,770
remarks.

5483
03:25:33,770 --> 03:25:35,770
Thank you Michael.

5484
03:25:37,841 --> 03:25:38,508
I just want to closing by

5485
03:25:38,508 --> 03:25:40,908
summarizing what Michael and

5486
03:25:43,313 --> 03:25:43,780
and Karen has presented here

5487
03:25:43,780 --> 03:25:45,780
this afternoon.

5488
03:25:47,217 --> 03:25:47,918
So over the next five years

5489
03:25:47,918 --> 03:25:48,585
Rania, I'm sorry to interrupt

5490
03:25:48,585 --> 03:25:50,587
Can you turn your mic on and

5491
03:25:50,587 --> 03:25:54,187
have a little bit closer to

5492
03:25:55,892 --> 03:25:56,560
maybe I need a closer or make

5493
03:25:56,560 --> 03:25:57,294
sure that folks remotely can

5494
03:25:57,294 --> 03:25:57,561
hear you Can you hear me better

5495
03:25:57,561 --> 03:25:59,561
now?

5496
03:26:00,970 --> 03:26:00,563
Yeah, perfect.

5497
03:26:00,563 --> 03:26:01,331
Thank you.

5498
03:26:01,331 --> 03:26:04,267
So over the next five years

5499
03:26:04,267 --> 03:26:04,968
the projected cost increases

5500
03:26:04,968 --> 03:26:07,368
really reflect several factors

5501
03:26:09,500 --> 03:26:09,506
that cities across the country

5502
03:26:09,506 --> 03:26:10,207
are experiencing.

5503
03:26:10,207 --> 03:26:13,807
Many of our public assets are

5504
03:26:14,177 --> 03:26:14,611
aging as the team mentioned

5505
03:26:14,611 --> 03:26:15,245
earlier today.

5506
03:26:15,245 --> 03:26:17,645
And when maintenance is

5507
03:26:19,516 --> 03:26:20,250
deferred due to funding

5508
03:26:20,250 --> 03:26:23,250
limitation, the cost of repairs

5509
03:26:23,786 --> 03:26:24,488
grows as conditions worsen.

5510
03:26:24,488 --> 03:26:25,188
At the same time construction

5511
03:26:25,188 --> 03:26:28,910
cost, labor and materials has

5512
03:26:28,910 --> 03:26:28,859
increased significantly in

5513
03:26:28,859 --> 03:26:29,559
recent years and there is less

5514
03:26:29,559 --> 03:26:31,959
competition for contractors In

5515
03:26:33,430 --> 03:26:34,300
addition, projects today must

5516
03:26:34,300 --> 03:26:36,300
meet evolving regulatory

5517
03:26:37,800 --> 03:26:38,468
requirements environmental

5518
03:26:38,468 --> 03:26:39,136
standards, city priorities,

5519
03:26:39,136 --> 03:26:41,536
policy direction and service

5520
03:26:42,973 --> 03:26:43,573
and community expectations.

5521
03:26:43,573 --> 03:26:45,573
Together these factors

5522
03:26:47,243 --> 03:26:47,945
contributed to the growing

5523
03:26:47,945 --> 03:26:48,279
funding gap outlined in this

5524
03:26:48,279 --> 03:26:49,120
report.

5525
03:26:49,120 --> 03:26:52,120
We must continue to balance

5526
03:26:52,616 --> 03:26:53,349
funding allocations between

5527
03:26:53,349 --> 03:26:55,749
maintaining existing assets and

5528
03:26:57,454 --> 03:26:58,155
delivering new infrastructure.

5529
03:26:58,155 --> 03:26:58,822
We're also advancing long term

5530
03:26:58,822 --> 03:27:00,822
affordable asset management

5531
03:27:02,250 --> 03:27:02,826
plans.

5532
03:27:02,826 --> 03:27:03,526
At the same time we will

5533
03:27:03,526 --> 03:27:06,526
continue to pursue design and

5534
03:27:06,630 --> 03:27:07,231
construction grand particularly

5535
03:27:07,231 --> 03:27:09,231
for non enterprise

5536
03:27:11,668 --> 03:27:12,402
infrastructure over the past

5537
03:27:12,402 --> 03:27:16,200
several years the city has made

5538
03:27:16,106 --> 03:27:16,740
progress and I just want to

5539
03:27:16,740 --> 03:27:17,407
acknowledge all that that

5540
03:27:17,407 --> 03:27:20,407
progress has been made in

5541
03:27:21,378 --> 03:27:21,979
developing cp prioritization

5542
03:27:21,979 --> 03:27:22,579
policies, service level

5543
03:27:22,579 --> 03:27:24,579
standards and completing

5544
03:27:26,250 --> 03:27:26,917
condition assessment for some

5545
03:27:26,917 --> 03:27:27,384
assets such as the pavement

5546
03:27:27,384 --> 03:27:29,384
management plan.

5547
03:27:31,488 --> 03:27:32,155
However many assets remain

5548
03:27:32,155 --> 03:27:34,555
outdated including those for

5549
03:27:36,260 --> 03:27:36,994
facilities system and updating

5550
03:27:36,994 --> 03:27:37,695
these inventories and condition

5551
03:27:37,695 --> 03:27:40,695
d that will require additional

5552
03:27:41,231 --> 03:27:41,999
investment based on current

5553
03:27:41,999 --> 03:27:44,999
information as was shared by

5554
03:27:45,502 --> 03:27:47,502
the team here.

5555
03:27:49,540 --> 03:27:52,540
The estimated funding gap of

5556
03:27:53,410 --> 03:27:54,211
7.8 billions or an average of

5557
03:27:54,211 --> 03:27:57,811
1.5 billion a year this is a

5558
03:27:58,449 --> 03:27:59,116
significant amount addressing

5559
03:27:59,116 --> 03:27:59,750
this challenge will require

5560
03:27:59,750 --> 03:28:02,150
continued investment in a

5561
03:28:02,853 --> 03:28:03,554
disciplined data driven

5562
03:28:03,554 --> 03:28:04,121
approach that strengthen asset

5563
03:28:04,121 --> 03:28:06,121
management, prioritize

5564
03:28:08,492 --> 03:28:09,193
prevention maintenance,

5565
03:28:09,193 --> 03:28:09,893
preventive maintenance is very

5566
03:28:09,893 --> 03:28:12,293
critical and continue shifting

5567
03:28:13,463 --> 03:28:14,231
toward programmatic delivery so

5568
03:28:14,231 --> 03:28:17,831
we can make strategic long term

5569
03:28:18,101 --> 03:28:18,802
infrastructure investment.

5570
03:28:18,802 --> 03:28:19,437
Ultimately this work is about

5571
03:28:19,437 --> 03:28:21,437
making informed strategic

5572
03:28:23,541 --> 03:28:24,175
investments so we can protect

5573
03:28:24,175 --> 03:28:26,575
the infrastructure we have

5574
03:28:27,577 --> 03:28:28,312
today while responsibly

5575
03:28:28,312 --> 03:28:28,612
planning for the city long term

5576
03:28:28,612 --> 03:28:30,612
needs.

5577
03:28:32,983 --> 03:28:33,683
With that I will conclude our

5578
03:28:33,683 --> 03:28:34,385
presentation and then we'll be

5579
03:28:34,385 --> 03:28:34,819
more happy to take questions.

5580
03:28:34,819 --> 03:28:36,819
>> All right.

5581
03:28:38,220 --> 03:28:38,589
Thank you all for the work and

5582
03:28:38,589 --> 03:28:38,956
the presentation this

5583
03:28:38,956 --> 03:28:40,956
afternoon.

5584
03:28:42,426 --> 03:28:43,127
We will now turn it over to

5585
03:28:43,127 --> 03:28:43,661
the Office of the Independent

5586
03:28:43,661 --> 03:28:44,950
Budget analyst for a

5587
03:28:44,950 --> 03:28:44,462
presentation.

5588
03:28:44,462 --> 03:28:46,462
Thank you.

5589
03:28:46,763 --> 03:28:47,531
Council for PRESIDENT Council

5590
03:28:47,531 --> 03:28:48,650
Member Thank you to staff for

5591
03:28:48,650 --> 03:28:50,650
their presentation.

5592
03:28:52,202 --> 03:28:52,937
Last week my office released a

5593
03:28:52,937 --> 03:28:53,671
review of the five year Capital

5594
03:28:53,671 --> 03:28:55,671
Infrastructure Planning Outlook

5595
03:28:57,775 --> 03:28:58,475
as we do each year to present

5596
03:28:58,475 --> 03:28:59,109
our office with review of that

5597
03:28:59,109 --> 03:28:59,710
annual How Challenged and

5598
03:28:59,710 --> 03:29:01,746
Aleena who will lead you

5599
03:29:01,746 --> 03:29:02,446
through our analysis and then

5600
03:29:02,446 --> 03:29:03,146
we will follow that up with

5601
03:29:03,146 --> 03:29:05,546
some additional comments from

5602
03:29:06,917 --> 03:29:07,618
Kym Desmond from our Division

5603
03:29:07,618 --> 03:29:11,218
of Race and Equity about using

5604
03:29:11,656 --> 03:29:12,256
an equity lending lens to look

5605
03:29:12,256 --> 03:29:12,957
at the outlook as well.

5606
03:29:12,957 --> 03:29:13,291
So Julianne, I'll turn it over

5607
03:29:13,291 --> 03:29:13,590
to you.

5608
03:29:13,590 --> 03:29:15,590
Great.

5609
03:29:15,793 --> 03:29:16,194
Thank you so much.

5610
03:29:16,194 --> 03:29:16,894
Thank you.

5611
03:29:16,894 --> 03:29:17,562
Council PRESIDENT And council

5612
03:29:17,562 --> 03:29:20,562
I'm Gillian and Ilene about

5613
03:29:20,665 --> 03:29:21,399
the office of the aba.

5614
03:29:21,399 --> 03:29:22,990
Our office released our review

5615
03:29:22,990 --> 03:29:22,734
of this type outlook last week

5616
03:29:22,734 --> 03:29:25,734
so I'll walk you through

5617
03:29:25,936 --> 03:29:26,637
the major points of it during

5618
03:29:26,637 --> 03:29:27,380
this presentation as shown in

5619
03:29:27,380 --> 03:29:29,380
this slide.

5620
03:29:30,541 --> 03:29:31,241
Capital needs and the gap are

5621
03:29:31,241 --> 03:29:31,976
expected to grow significantly

5622
03:29:31,976 --> 03:29:34,779
throughout the five year period

5623
03:29:34,779 --> 03:29:35,279
while funding is expected to

5624
03:29:35,279 --> 03:29:35,947
decline slightly.

5625
03:29:35,947 --> 03:29:38,947
The net increase in capital

5626
03:29:39,550 --> 03:29:40,251
needs is also and higher almost

5627
03:29:40,251 --> 03:29:40,852
entirely driven by stormwater

5628
03:29:40,852 --> 03:29:43,252
which accounts for water

5629
03:29:44,355 --> 03:29:45,122
quality regulatory deadlines

5630
03:29:45,122 --> 03:29:48,122
coming due in fiscal year 2031

5631
03:29:49,827 --> 03:29:50,528
and compound needing drainage

5632
03:29:50,528 --> 03:29:50,828
assets aging past their useful

5633
03:29:50,828 --> 03:29:52,828
life.

5634
03:29:54,198 --> 03:29:54,765
The slight decline in revenue

5635
03:29:54,765 --> 03:29:55,399
is primarily driven by

5636
03:29:55,399 --> 03:29:57,399
declining availability of

5637
03:29:58,903 --> 03:29:59,771
welfare funding for stormwater

5638
03:29:59,771 --> 03:30:02,771
in fiscal year 2029 and a

5639
03:30:03,775 --> 03:30:04,441
decline in water and wastewater

5640
03:30:04,441 --> 03:30:07,845
revenues due to a three year

5641
03:30:07,845 --> 03:30:08,546
delay For certain cip projects

5642
03:30:08,546 --> 03:30:12,146
to mitigate the need for rate

5643
03:30:12,517 --> 03:30:13,284
increases in the near term and

5644
03:30:13,284 --> 03:30:14,850
in response to the approval of

5645
03:30:14,850 --> 03:30:17,685
a two year water rate increase

5646
03:30:17,755 --> 03:30:18,356
last year.

5647
03:30:18,356 --> 03:30:19,560
>> This slide shows

5648
03:30:19,560 --> 03:30:22,560
the projected funding gap for

5649
03:30:23,294 --> 03:30:24,280
each asset type as shown and

5650
03:30:24,280 --> 03:30:26,428
consistent with previous years.

5651
03:30:27,899 --> 03:30:30,899
The $7.8 billion funding gap is

5652
03:30:31,769 --> 03:30:32,570
100% attributed to general fund

5653
03:30:32,570 --> 03:30:33,171
assets that do not have a

5654
03:30:33,171 --> 03:30:33,772
dedicated funding source

5655
03:30:33,772 --> 03:30:36,172
supported by rate paying

5656
03:30:36,975 --> 03:30:37,909
customers.

5657
03:30:37,909 --> 03:30:41,112
This year's funding gap is an

5658
03:30:41,112 --> 03:30:41,713
increase of $1.3 billion from

5659
03:30:41,713 --> 03:30:42,347
last year and again is

5660
03:30:42,347 --> 03:30:44,347
overwhelmingly driven by

5661
03:30:45,450 --> 03:30:46,500
stormwater which itself saw

5662
03:30:46,500 --> 03:30:48,500
$1.3 billion increase in

5663
03:30:53,591 --> 03:30:54,292
funding gap and makes up 65% of

5664
03:30:54,292 --> 03:30:56,692
the $7.8 billion funding gap.

5665
03:30:58,596 --> 03:30:59,230
This slide shows the makeup of

5666
03:30:59,230 --> 03:30:59,697
the projected resources in

5667
03:30:59,697 --> 03:31:01,697
the cfp outlook.

5668
03:31:03,535 --> 03:31:04,169
Projected revenue is revenue is

5669
03:31:04,169 --> 03:31:06,569
projected to decline by 7%

5670
03:31:07,905 --> 03:31:08,440
compared to last year's report

5671
03:31:08,440 --> 03:31:10,440
totaling $5 billion.

5672
03:31:12,343 --> 03:31:13,430
The increase I'm sorry

5673
03:31:13,430 --> 03:31:13,678
the decrease is largely driven

5674
03:31:13,678 --> 03:31:16,780
by changing wastewater and

5675
03:31:17,882 --> 03:31:18,516
water needs but is also related

5676
03:31:18,516 --> 03:31:19,117
to no assumed revenue from

5677
03:31:19,117 --> 03:31:21,117
the infrastructure fund.

5678
03:31:22,854 --> 03:31:23,422
Since requirements for deposits

5679
03:31:23,422 --> 03:31:26,391
into the fund are not

5680
03:31:26,391 --> 03:31:26,992
anticipated to be met over

5681
03:31:26,992 --> 03:31:27,592
the outlook period since

5682
03:31:27,592 --> 03:31:29,592
funding availability and

5683
03:31:31,629 --> 03:31:32,263
eligibility are key factors in

5684
03:31:32,263 --> 03:31:34,263
determining which projects

5685
03:31:36,201 --> 03:31:37,200
receive funding and the scope

5686
03:31:37,200 --> 03:31:39,402
budget, it's important to

5687
03:31:40,472 --> 03:31:41,138
recognize that 66% of

5688
03:31:41,138 --> 03:31:41,673
the projected funds are for

5689
03:31:41,673 --> 03:31:43,673
wastewater and water

5690
03:31:45,643 --> 03:31:46,411
infrastructure.

5691
03:31:46,411 --> 03:31:48,811
General fund financing shaded

5692
03:31:50,215 --> 03:31:50,816
above in Gray is the city's

5693
03:31:50,816 --> 03:31:51,516
only funding source with

5694
03:31:51,516 --> 03:31:54,516
minimal restrictions and is an

5695
03:31:54,986 --> 03:31:55,620
important funding source for

5696
03:31:55,620 --> 03:31:56,287
many general fund capital

5697
03:31:56,287 --> 03:31:58,687
projects such as stormwater

5698
03:32:00,525 --> 03:32:01,192
streetlights and upgraded fire

5699
03:32:01,192 --> 03:32:01,893
stations since they're often

5700
03:32:01,893 --> 03:32:04,293
ineligible for other resources

5701
03:32:05,197 --> 03:32:05,931
shown on the pie chart that can

5702
03:32:05,931 --> 03:32:07,265
be restricted based on the type

5703
03:32:07,265 --> 03:32:10,265
of asset or the geographic

5704
03:32:12,803 --> 03:32:13,672
location.

5705
03:32:13,672 --> 03:32:17,750
In our report we took a closer

5706
03:32:17,750 --> 03:32:17,776
look at two key resources for

5707
03:32:17,776 --> 03:32:18,376
general fund capital projects

5708
03:32:18,376 --> 03:32:20,776
and that's general fund

5709
03:32:22,614 --> 03:32:23,150
financing and development

5710
03:32:23,150 --> 03:32:23,615
impact fees.

5711
03:32:23,615 --> 03:32:25,615
Starting with financing

5712
03:32:27,686 --> 03:32:28,386
the issuance of lease revenue

5713
03:32:28,386 --> 03:32:29,860
bonds is the most significant

5714
03:32:29,860 --> 03:32:32,860
source of flexible funding for

5715
03:32:32,890 --> 03:32:32,858
general fund capital projects

5716
03:32:32,858 --> 03:32:35,258
Out of the $531 million

5717
03:32:35,994 --> 03:32:36,327
anticipated over the five year

5718
03:32:36,327 --> 03:32:36,962
period.

5719
03:32:36,962 --> 03:32:40,562
Almost half of it is for

5720
03:32:41,133 --> 03:32:41,667
stormwater and within that 150

5721
03:32:41,667 --> 03:32:42,401
million reserved for

5722
03:32:42,401 --> 03:32:44,401
anticipated emergencies Another

5723
03:32:46,104 --> 03:32:46,805
large portion of general fund

5724
03:32:46,805 --> 03:32:50,275
financing is expected to go to

5725
03:32:50,275 --> 03:32:50,909
support street repaving.

5726
03:32:50,909 --> 03:32:51,543
Citywide difference are

5727
03:32:51,543 --> 03:32:52,177
increasingly becoming more

5728
03:32:52,177 --> 03:32:54,577
accessible to general fund

5729
03:32:55,647 --> 03:32:56,315
capital projects as we continue

5730
03:32:56,315 --> 03:32:58,715
to transition from community

5731
03:33:00,485 --> 03:33:01,186
based def community based If

5732
03:33:01,186 --> 03:33:04,786
long term funding that can be

5733
03:33:05,523 --> 03:33:06,191
only spent in certain

5734
03:33:06,191 --> 03:33:06,858
communities whereas citywide

5735
03:33:06,858 --> 03:33:09,727
live can generally be spent

5736
03:33:09,727 --> 03:33:10,496
citywide.

5737
03:33:10,496 --> 03:33:12,896
>> The city recently created

5738
03:33:14,466 --> 03:33:15,100
four citywide funds The fire

5739
03:33:15,100 --> 03:33:15,400
library mobility and parks

5740
03:33:15,400 --> 03:33:17,400
diffs.

5741
03:33:19,237 --> 03:33:19,905
While these are more flexible

5742
03:33:19,905 --> 03:33:20,539
than community based if they

5743
03:33:20,539 --> 03:33:21,240
still have restrictions on

5744
03:33:21,240 --> 03:33:24,710
the types of projects they can

5745
03:33:24,710 --> 03:33:25,377
support as the transition

5746
03:33:25,377 --> 03:33:27,777
continues it's expected that

5747
03:33:29,281 --> 03:33:29,915
citywide diff revenue will

5748
03:33:29,915 --> 03:33:32,315
continue to increase while

5749
03:33:33,919 --> 03:33:34,586
community def decreases.

5750
03:33:34,586 --> 03:33:36,986
Moving to projected capital

5751
03:33:38,757 --> 03:33:39,491
needs this slide shows

5752
03:33:39,491 --> 03:33:42,491
the makeup of projected capital

5753
03:33:42,561 --> 03:33:46,640
needs over the five year period

5754
03:33:46,640 --> 03:33:47,320
totaling 12.8 billion which is

5755
03:33:47,320 --> 03:33:49,432
$950 million or 8% above Last

5756
03:33:51,470 --> 03:33:52,304
year's report.

5757
03:33:52,304 --> 03:33:53,400
As with the increase in funding

5758
03:33:53,400 --> 03:33:55,404
gap, stormwater capital needs

5759
03:33:56,442 --> 03:33:57,142
make up the over whelming

5760
03:33:57,142 --> 03:34:00,142
majority of the total increase

5761
03:34:01,646 --> 03:34:02,800
in capital needs as shown on

5762
03:34:02,800 --> 03:34:02,815
the pie chart.

5763
03:34:02,815 --> 03:34:06,180
It now makes up 43% of all

5764
03:34:06,180 --> 03:34:06,719
capital needs and has

5765
03:34:06,719 --> 03:34:10,319
the highest total needs of any

5766
03:34:10,589 --> 03:34:11,123
asset including water and

5767
03:34:11,123 --> 03:34:13,123
wastewater combined.

5768
03:34:15,527 --> 03:34:16,262
To understand what drives this

5769
03:34:16,262 --> 03:34:16,929
billion dollars and billions of

5770
03:34:16,929 --> 03:34:19,929
dollars of needs, our report

5771
03:34:20,666 --> 03:34:21,400
focuses on stormwater street

5772
03:34:21,400 --> 03:34:24,400
pavement and all three facility

5773
03:34:25,137 --> 03:34:25,704
categories which is new

5774
03:34:25,704 --> 03:34:26,439
expanded and existing

5775
03:34:26,439 --> 03:34:30,390
facilities all of which make up

5776
03:34:30,476 --> 03:34:30,910
nearly 80% of all general fund

5777
03:34:30,910 --> 03:34:32,910
capital needs.

5778
03:34:34,713 --> 03:34:37,713
First we will cover stormwater

5779
03:34:37,983 --> 03:34:38,683
Stormwater is projected to have

5780
03:34:38,683 --> 03:34:39,418
a $5.5 billion capital need

5781
03:34:39,418 --> 03:34:42,921
over the five year period which

5782
03:34:42,921 --> 03:34:43,522
is an increase of $1.4 billion

5783
03:34:43,522 --> 03:34:45,922
over last year's report.

5784
03:34:47,660 --> 03:34:48,361
Flood resilience or flood

5785
03:34:48,361 --> 03:34:49,161
mitigation is a major driver

5786
03:34:49,161 --> 03:34:52,161
making up nearly $1 billion of

5787
03:34:53,320 --> 03:34:53,732
this increase.

5788
03:34:53,732 --> 03:34:54,366
As mentioned earlier, this is

5789
03:34:54,366 --> 03:34:57,870
due to more and more drain

5790
03:34:57,870 --> 03:34:58,638
drainage assets passing their

5791
03:34:58,638 --> 03:34:59,400
useful life as well as cost

5792
03:34:59,400 --> 03:35:01,400
increases.

5793
03:35:03,209 --> 03:35:06,209
As shown on the table, $30

5794
03:35:06,712 --> 03:35:07,380
million per year or a total of

5795
03:35:07,380 --> 03:35:08,800
150 million is included for

5796
03:35:08,800 --> 03:35:10,800
anticipated emergency projects

5797
03:35:11,951 --> 03:35:12,518
which is a very inefficient and

5798
03:35:12,518 --> 03:35:12,985
costly way to replace

5799
03:35:12,985 --> 03:35:14,985
infrastructure.

5800
03:35:16,922 --> 03:35:17,623
Funding for stormwater is

5801
03:35:17,623 --> 03:35:18,291
expected to drop after fiscal

5802
03:35:18,291 --> 03:35:21,291
year 2028 due to the planned

5803
03:35:21,894 --> 03:35:22,394
use of most of the remaining

5804
03:35:22,394 --> 03:35:22,962
work alone funds.

5805
03:35:22,962 --> 03:35:25,362
The remaining funds in

5806
03:35:26,599 --> 03:35:27,300
the future year is expected to

5807
03:35:27,300 --> 03:35:27,966
mostly go to either emergency

5808
03:35:27,966 --> 03:35:30,366
projects or in-house repair

5809
03:35:31,337 --> 03:35:31,971
crews for green infrastructure

5810
03:35:31,971 --> 03:35:34,371
or water quality projects.

5811
03:35:35,942 --> 03:35:38,942
It's largely driven by water

5812
03:35:40,746 --> 03:35:41,380
quality regulatory deadlines

5813
03:35:41,380 --> 03:35:43,780
moving to street paving.

5814
03:35:44,751 --> 03:35:47,151
Total capital needs are 970

5815
03:35:48,221 --> 03:35:48,621
million which is an increase of

5816
03:35:48,621 --> 03:35:49,422
132 million.

5817
03:35:49,422 --> 03:35:53,220
This is an increase despite an

5818
03:35:53,392 --> 03:35:54,930
assumption that the city will

5819
03:35:54,930 --> 03:35:57,930
maintain streets at a pavement

5820
03:35:57,463 --> 03:35:58,164
condition index of 65 instead

5821
03:35:58,164 --> 03:36:01,164
of the former 70 which was

5822
03:36:01,668 --> 03:36:02,435
considered good.

5823
03:36:02,435 --> 03:36:03,200
This aligns with the pavement

5824
03:36:03,200 --> 03:36:05,200
management plan update

5825
03:36:06,338 --> 03:36:07,406
indicating that maintaining

5826
03:36:07,406 --> 03:36:11,477
streets at a pci of 65 is more

5827
03:36:11,477 --> 03:36:12,245
financially feasible than 70.

5828
03:36:12,245 --> 03:36:15,845
In the context of the current

5829
03:36:16,482 --> 03:36:19,482
budget deficit although the pci

5830
03:36:21,120 --> 03:36:21,821
target has decreased, costs are

5831
03:36:21,821 --> 03:36:22,455
still higher than last year's

5832
03:36:22,455 --> 03:36:24,855
report because there's an

5833
03:36:25,425 --> 03:36:26,124
increase in streets due to for

5834
03:36:26,124 --> 03:36:26,659
treatment and repair within

5835
03:36:26,659 --> 03:36:27,227
the outlook period.

5836
03:36:27,227 --> 03:36:29,627
Funding for streets is

5837
03:36:30,963 --> 03:36:31,664
projected to decrease by 45% as

5838
03:36:31,664 --> 03:36:34,664
compared to last year's report

5839
03:36:35,635 --> 03:36:36,336
due to no infrastructure fund

5840
03:36:36,336 --> 03:36:36,903
contributions as well as this

5841
03:36:36,903 --> 03:36:38,903
year's assumption that

5842
03:36:39,972 --> 03:36:42,372
significantly less funding will

5843
03:36:44,777 --> 03:36:45,444
support repaving.

5844
03:36:45,444 --> 03:36:46,146
Finally in our report we

5845
03:36:46,146 --> 03:36:48,546
highlight all three categories

5846
03:36:49,916 --> 03:36:52,916
of facilities existing new and

5847
03:36:53,219 --> 03:36:53,920
expanded together needs total

5848
03:36:53,920 --> 03:36:54,554
890 million which is $75

5849
03:36:54,554 --> 03:36:54,887
million above last year's

5850
03:36:54,887 --> 03:36:56,887
report.

5851
03:36:58,191 --> 03:36:58,858
The vast majority of these

5852
03:36:58,858 --> 03:37:01,561
needs are for new facilities

5853
03:37:01,561 --> 03:37:02,620
but I'll touch on existing

5854
03:37:02,620 --> 03:37:04,620
facilities first.

5855
03:37:06,933 --> 03:37:09,333
>> Sorry there's 183 million in

5856
03:37:10,169 --> 03:37:10,837
capital needs for existing

5857
03:37:10,837 --> 03:37:13,837
facilities in the five year

5858
03:37:14,140 --> 03:37:14,874
period but an additional 661

5859
03:37:14,874 --> 03:37:17,874
million listed outside the five

5860
03:37:18,912 --> 03:37:19,612
year period is reported which

5861
03:37:19,612 --> 03:37:20,179
is related to prior facility

5862
03:37:20,179 --> 03:37:22,179
condition assessments.

5863
03:37:23,683 --> 03:37:24,284
We note that this figure in

5864
03:37:24,284 --> 03:37:24,851
the out years is likely

5865
03:37:24,851 --> 03:37:26,851
understated given that

5866
03:37:28,554 --> 03:37:29,356
the assessments were conducted

5867
03:37:29,356 --> 03:37:31,756
between 2014 and 2016 and do

5868
03:37:34,600 --> 03:37:34,727
not include all facilities.

5869
03:37:34,727 --> 03:37:37,664
But getting back to the five

5870
03:37:37,664 --> 03:37:38,465
year window, the 183 million

5871
03:37:38,465 --> 03:37:41,767
showing in the outlook is an

5872
03:37:41,767 --> 03:37:44,767
increase of 14% and this is

5873
03:37:45,472 --> 03:37:46,173
driven by $44 million needed

5874
03:37:46,173 --> 03:37:48,807
for fire rescue facilities to

5875
03:37:48,807 --> 03:37:49,575
move away from natural gas and

5876
03:37:49,575 --> 03:37:51,975
$20 million for police range

5877
03:37:53,446 --> 03:37:53,846
refurbishment Phase two

5878
03:37:53,846 --> 03:37:54,548
remediation.

5879
03:37:54,548 --> 03:37:57,548
And these increases are offset

5880
03:37:57,683 --> 03:37:58,385
by about $40 million in

5881
03:37:58,385 --> 03:38:00,785
existing facility projects not

5882
03:38:01,854 --> 03:38:02,155
included in this year's report

5883
03:38:02,155 --> 03:38:02,755
.

5884
03:38:02,755 --> 03:38:03,489
Some were left off

5885
03:38:03,489 --> 03:38:05,889
inadvertently while others were

5886
03:38:07,326 --> 03:38:07,927
intentionally removed due to

5887
03:38:07,927 --> 03:38:10,327
changes in priorities or

5888
03:38:12,640 --> 03:38:12,365
developing alternate solutions

5889
03:38:12,365 --> 03:38:12,966
.

5890
03:38:12,966 --> 03:38:13,700
There's also $78 million

5891
03:38:13,700 --> 03:38:16,700
included for general life cycle

5892
03:38:17,804 --> 03:38:18,505
needs that we encourage in

5893
03:38:18,505 --> 03:38:19,205
the future outlooks that this

5894
03:38:19,205 --> 03:38:22,208
get a little bit more fleshed

5895
03:38:22,208 --> 03:38:22,909
out as to whether it's for

5896
03:38:22,909 --> 03:38:24,909
specific projects, anticipated

5897
03:38:26,513 --> 03:38:27,800
emergencies or related to

5898
03:38:27,800 --> 03:38:27,581
unaddressed condition

5899
03:38:27,581 --> 03:38:28,315
assessment items.

5900
03:38:28,315 --> 03:38:31,315
Ultimately we will need updated

5901
03:38:31,852 --> 03:38:32,486
facility condition assessments

5902
03:38:32,486 --> 03:38:33,186
to know the true needs for

5903
03:38:33,186 --> 03:38:35,586
existing facilities and which

5904
03:38:36,923 --> 03:38:37,591
ones are most pressing and

5905
03:38:37,591 --> 03:38:37,991
turning to new and expanding

5906
03:38:37,991 --> 03:38:39,991
facilities.

5907
03:38:42,620 --> 03:38:42,762
Demands for new facilities make

5908
03:38:42,762 --> 03:38:43,430
up the vast majority of total

5909
03:38:43,430 --> 03:38:46,430
needs in this category and

5910
03:38:46,766 --> 03:38:47,100
the largest project totals 250

5911
03:38:47,100 --> 03:38:49,100
million.

5912
03:38:50,637 --> 03:38:51,438
Updated cost could be closer to

5913
03:38:51,438 --> 03:38:55,380
370 million which is for a new

5914
03:38:55,408 --> 03:38:56,760
training center to replace

5915
03:38:56,760 --> 03:38:56,743
the one located at the Naval

5916
03:38:56,743 --> 03:38:59,143
Training Center station that

5917
03:39:00,547 --> 03:39:04,147
will be impacted by pure water

5918
03:39:05,452 --> 03:39:06,119
in fiscal year 2029.

5919
03:39:06,119 --> 03:39:06,820
Moving on, our report also

5920
03:39:06,820 --> 03:39:09,220
compares the outlook against

5921
03:39:10,123 --> 03:39:10,691
the city's the City Council's

5922
03:39:10,691 --> 03:39:12,691
infrastructure budget

5923
03:39:13,660 --> 03:39:14,361
priorities which for fiscal

5924
03:39:14,361 --> 03:39:16,361
year 2027 were transportation

5925
03:39:18,532 --> 03:39:19,232
and mobility streets including

5926
03:39:19,232 --> 03:39:19,867
unimproved streets, stormwater

5927
03:39:19,867 --> 03:39:21,867
sidewalks and facilities.

5928
03:39:23,437 --> 03:39:24,138
As you can see on the table,

5929
03:39:24,138 --> 03:39:24,838
funding is anticipated for all

5930
03:39:24,838 --> 03:39:27,838
of them except for unimproved

5931
03:39:28,475 --> 03:39:29,142
streets.

5932
03:39:29,142 --> 03:39:29,809
Although there's anticipated

5933
03:39:29,809 --> 03:39:33,409
funding for all of the asset

5934
03:39:33,513 --> 03:39:34,181
types that were priorities,

5935
03:39:34,181 --> 03:39:34,782
there's still a significant

5936
03:39:34,782 --> 03:39:37,182
funding gap remaining in

5937
03:39:38,685 --> 03:39:39,219
council's upcoming review of

5938
03:39:39,219 --> 03:39:41,219
the proposed budget.

5939
03:39:42,288 --> 03:39:42,923
It could consider reallocating

5940
03:39:42,923 --> 03:39:43,558
eligible funding to better

5941
03:39:43,558 --> 03:39:43,957
align with infrastructure

5942
03:39:43,957 --> 03:39:45,957
priorities.

5943
03:39:47,394 --> 03:39:48,620
But given that flexible funding

5944
03:39:48,620 --> 03:39:50,462
is so limited, prioritizing

5945
03:39:52,299 --> 03:39:53,000
infrastructure needs will come

5946
03:39:53,000 --> 03:39:55,400
with difficult tradeoffs and

5947
03:39:56,870 --> 03:39:57,638
challenges.

5948
03:39:57,638 --> 03:39:58,439
In closing, I'll leave you with

5949
03:39:58,439 --> 03:40:01,975
a few of our main takeaways.

5950
03:40:01,975 --> 03:40:02,642
The first is stormwater needs

5951
03:40:02,642 --> 03:40:02,976
certainly dominate this type

5952
03:40:02,976 --> 03:40:04,976
outlook.

5953
03:40:06,947 --> 03:40:07,581
It's the asset type with

5954
03:40:07,581 --> 03:40:08,215
the largest capital needs

5955
03:40:08,215 --> 03:40:10,615
accounting for almost all

5956
03:40:11,840 --> 03:40:11,719
the growth in the funding gap

5957
03:40:11,719 --> 03:40:12,385
and emergency projects are

5958
03:40:12,385 --> 03:40:15,222
making up a growing share of

5959
03:40:15,222 --> 03:40:15,589
the department's project

5960
03:40:15,589 --> 03:40:16,157
portfolio.

5961
03:40:16,157 --> 03:40:16,824
Given the magnitude of

5962
03:40:16,824 --> 03:40:19,224
stormwater needs, the strain

5963
03:40:20,894 --> 03:40:23,894
and and the city's limited

5964
03:40:25,132 --> 03:40:25,833
resources and the risk that

5965
03:40:25,833 --> 03:40:26,500
field infrastructure presents

5966
03:40:26,500 --> 03:40:29,737
for the city and the public

5967
03:40:29,737 --> 03:40:30,404
action should be taken to

5968
03:40:30,404 --> 03:40:31,400
secure additional dedicated

5969
03:40:31,400 --> 03:40:33,400
funding for stormwater.

5970
03:40:34,608 --> 03:40:35,275
And second, underinvestment in

5971
03:40:35,275 --> 03:40:37,675
maintenance and rising costs

5972
03:40:38,546 --> 03:40:38,946
compound capital infrastructure

5973
03:40:38,946 --> 03:40:39,580
challenges.

5974
03:40:39,580 --> 03:40:41,980
Although this report talks

5975
03:40:43,784 --> 03:40:44,385
about city's capital needs,

5976
03:40:44,385 --> 03:40:45,520
there's also significant

5977
03:40:45,520 --> 03:40:47,520
funding unfunded maintenance

5978
03:40:48,189 --> 03:40:48,923
needs that if left unaddressed

5979
03:40:48,923 --> 03:40:51,923
will lead to increased capital

5980
03:40:52,826 --> 03:40:53,526
needs as new facilities come

5981
03:40:53,526 --> 03:40:54,228
online such as new fire

5982
03:40:54,228 --> 03:40:54,562
stations forecast in the copy

5983
03:40:54,562 --> 03:40:56,562
outlook.

5984
03:40:58,320 --> 03:40:58,732
It's critical that maintenance

5985
03:40:58,732 --> 03:41:01,732
plans be developed and funded

5986
03:41:02,569 --> 03:41:03,271
and given limited resources on

5987
03:41:03,271 --> 03:41:03,804
both the operating and capital

5988
03:41:03,804 --> 03:41:04,438
sides of the budget.

5989
03:41:04,438 --> 03:41:06,838
The city must increasingly

5990
03:41:07,708 --> 03:41:08,375
focus on prioritizing and

5991
03:41:08,375 --> 03:41:10,375
completing existing projects

5992
03:41:12,213 --> 03:41:12,947
and maintenance of existing

5993
03:41:12,947 --> 03:41:13,681
assets which makes it difficult

5994
03:41:13,681 --> 03:41:16,681
to support key policy goals

5995
03:41:17,284 --> 03:41:17,919
such as providing more

5996
03:41:17,919 --> 03:41:18,552
significant infrastructure

5997
03:41:18,552 --> 03:41:20,552
investment in underserved

5998
03:41:21,789 --> 03:41:23,789
communities or implementing

5999
03:41:26,594 --> 03:41:27,261
the Climate Action Plan.

6000
03:41:27,261 --> 03:41:27,595
Finally we need new funding

6001
03:41:27,595 --> 03:41:29,595
streams.

6002
03:41:32,200 --> 03:41:32,833
I'd like to note that if

6003
03:41:32,833 --> 03:41:33,501
the city were to focus on

6004
03:41:33,501 --> 03:41:35,501
supporting stormwater needs

6005
03:41:36,304 --> 03:41:37,400
this would have the largest

6006
03:41:37,400 --> 03:41:37,705
impact on addressing the $7.8

6007
03:41:37,705 --> 03:41:40,705
billion funding gap and could

6008
03:41:41,408 --> 03:41:42,430
free up significant resources

6009
03:41:42,430 --> 03:41:44,443
for other critical capital

6010
03:41:45,947 --> 03:41:46,646
infrastructure priorities.

6011
03:41:46,646 --> 03:41:47,315
This concludes my presentation

6012
03:41:47,315 --> 03:41:50,451
and I'll now pass it to Kim

6013
03:41:50,451 --> 03:41:51,520
Desmond for remarks from

6014
03:41:51,520 --> 03:41:51,385
the Division of Race and

6015
03:41:51,385 --> 03:41:51,753
Equity.

6016
03:41:51,753 --> 03:41:53,753
Thank you.

6017
03:41:56,490 --> 03:41:57,157
Good afternoon.

6018
03:41:57,157 --> 03:41:57,859
Council PRESIDENT Kava and

6019
03:41:57,859 --> 03:41:58,559
Council Kim there's been here

6020
03:41:58,559 --> 03:41:59,761
the director for the Division

6021
03:41:59,761 --> 03:42:00,461
of Race and Equity.

6022
03:42:00,461 --> 03:42:01,290
As part of the review for

6023
03:42:01,290 --> 03:42:03,429
the five year capital

6024
03:42:04,799 --> 03:42:05,500
infrastructure Planning outlook

6025
03:42:05,500 --> 03:42:09,100
process we set out we found

6026
03:42:09,770 --> 03:42:10,471
several equity implications.

6027
03:42:10,471 --> 03:42:13,471
It's important to making these

6028
03:42:14,876 --> 03:42:15,276
comments in the context of

6029
03:42:15,276 --> 03:42:16,900
operations.

6030
03:42:16,900 --> 03:42:16,578
That's the important contextual

6031
03:42:16,578 --> 03:42:18,978
part too When applying

6032
03:42:20,480 --> 03:42:20,915
the equity lens.

6033
03:42:20,915 --> 03:42:21,549
So you're going to see some

6034
03:42:21,549 --> 03:42:24,352
nuance or here some nuance

6035
03:42:24,352 --> 03:42:25,850
information in that endeavor.

6036
03:42:25,850 --> 03:42:25,820
There were three significant

6037
03:42:25,820 --> 03:42:28,220
considerations equity wise that

6038
03:42:28,990 --> 03:42:30,990
our team discovered.

6039
03:42:34,495 --> 03:42:34,829
One is the vip data tracking

6040
03:42:34,829 --> 03:42:35,563
process.

6041
03:42:35,563 --> 03:42:35,997
I will give some comment in

6042
03:42:35,997 --> 03:42:37,997
that category.

6043
03:42:39,868 --> 03:42:40,168
Two is the cio p prioritization

6044
03:42:40,168 --> 03:42:42,168
score.

6045
03:42:44,405 --> 03:42:47,405
If council recalls we revised

6046
03:42:48,476 --> 03:42:49,177
that policy 814 in 2022 and

6047
03:42:49,177 --> 03:42:52,777
it's important to look back to

6048
03:42:53,214 --> 03:42:53,915
look at the outcomes of what we

6049
03:42:53,915 --> 03:42:54,315
were trying to accomplish with

6050
03:42:54,315 --> 03:42:56,315
that policy.

6051
03:42:56,951 --> 03:42:57,318
Third is five year outlook

6052
03:42:57,318 --> 03:42:57,885
alignment.

6053
03:42:57,885 --> 03:43:00,885
So those are the three

6054
03:43:01,723 --> 03:43:02,423
categories that our team has

6055
03:43:02,423 --> 03:43:05,423
some equity observations in to

6056
03:43:07,228 --> 03:43:08,162
start out in terms of the data.

6057
03:43:08,162 --> 03:43:11,762
As you heard from my colleague

6058
03:43:12,334 --> 03:43:15,934
in the team from the operations

6059
03:43:16,104 --> 03:43:16,838
side, the unfunded conversation

6060
03:43:16,838 --> 03:43:17,472
mainly regarding the facilities

6061
03:43:17,472 --> 03:43:19,472
condition assessment that

6062
03:43:22,430 --> 03:43:22,744
creates a challenge to make

6063
03:43:22,744 --> 03:43:23,477
sure that we're measuring how

6064
03:43:23,477 --> 03:43:25,877
we address cleared deficiencies

6065
03:43:27,115 --> 03:43:27,849
in different areas.

6066
03:43:27,849 --> 03:43:28,449
I do want to contextualize

6067
03:43:28,449 --> 03:43:30,449
something that's really

6068
03:43:31,597 --> 03:43:32,386
important in regards to equity

6069
03:43:32,386 --> 03:43:35,386
as it connects to policy 814.

6070
03:43:39,427 --> 03:43:40,195
In our observations out of

6071
03:43:40,195 --> 03:43:42,595
the 504 request for cip

6072
03:43:47,368 --> 03:43:48,236
projects in fiscal year 2027 to

6073
03:43:48,236 --> 03:43:51,236
20 2027 to 2031 we found it in

6074
03:43:52,474 --> 03:43:53,174
both structurally excluded

6075
03:43:53,174 --> 03:43:53,708
communities and non struggling

6076
03:43:53,708 --> 03:43:55,708
school communities.

6077
03:43:58,113 --> 03:43:58,813
If council recalls we refer to

6078
03:43:58,813 --> 03:43:59,114
those communities in different

6079
03:43:59,114 --> 03:44:01,114
ways.

6080
03:44:02,584 --> 03:44:03,318
Promise Zones Climate Equity

6081
03:44:03,318 --> 03:44:06,318
Index So these are historically

6082
03:44:07,322 --> 03:44:08,900
disinvestment districts which

6083
03:44:08,900 --> 03:44:08,690
is why the policy was created

6084
03:44:08,690 --> 03:44:11,900
to score those projects.

6085
03:44:15,664 --> 03:44:16,398
So in this context out of

6086
03:44:16,398 --> 03:44:19,398
the 504 total sip projects that

6087
03:44:20,869 --> 03:44:21,870
were requested for funding,

6088
03:44:21,870 --> 03:44:25,470
only 90 were marked as being in

6089
03:44:26,274 --> 03:44:26,675
structurally excluded

6090
03:44:26,675 --> 03:44:27,476
communities.

6091
03:44:27,476 --> 03:44:30,212
So that that number shared with

6092
03:44:30,212 --> 03:44:33,812
you only 90 were funded Not my

6093
03:44:34,649 --> 03:44:35,517
my apologies.

6094
03:44:35,517 --> 03:44:38,654
Only 90 were requested to be in

6095
03:44:38,654 --> 03:44:39,154
those communities and only 45

6096
03:44:39,154 --> 03:44:39,921
were fully funded.

6097
03:44:39,921 --> 03:44:42,921
So only 45 was fully funded.

6098
03:44:43,392 --> 03:44:45,792
Of the 504 requests that's

6099
03:44:47,462 --> 03:44:47,896
the districts the excluded

6100
03:44:47,896 --> 03:44:48,730
communities.

6101
03:44:48,730 --> 03:44:51,130
To offset that in

6102
03:44:53,100 --> 03:44:55,401
the non-strategic wooded areas

6103
03:44:57,805 --> 03:44:58,507
there were 413 requests in of

6104
03:44:58,507 --> 03:45:00,907
that 151 projects were funded.

6105
03:45:02,770 --> 03:45:02,744
So I'm going to give you some

6106
03:45:02,744 --> 03:45:03,780
percentages to offset those

6107
03:45:03,780 --> 03:45:05,780
numbers.

6108
03:45:07,316 --> 03:45:07,983
Meaning that in structurally

6109
03:45:07,983 --> 03:45:09,983
excluded communities 23% of

6110
03:45:12,821 --> 03:45:13,155
those total projects were

6111
03:45:13,155 --> 03:45:13,889
funded.

6112
03:45:13,889 --> 03:45:14,288
So that's the number I want you

6113
03:45:14,288 --> 03:45:16,288
to sit with.

6114
03:45:17,693 --> 03:45:18,427
And structurally excluded

6115
03:45:18,427 --> 03:45:20,827
communities Of the 504 projects

6116
03:45:21,864 --> 03:45:22,464
that were fully funded, 23% was

6117
03:45:22,464 --> 03:45:24,464
in structurally excluded

6118
03:45:26,535 --> 03:45:27,302
communities.

6119
03:45:27,302 --> 03:45:27,703
That in itself is an equity

6120
03:45:27,703 --> 03:45:29,703
implication.

6121
03:45:30,839 --> 03:45:34,439
And then the other 77% was not

6122
03:45:35,177 --> 03:45:35,778
in strokes the excluded when

6123
03:45:35,778 --> 03:45:36,478
we're doing our work

6124
03:45:36,478 --> 03:45:36,778
operationally to apply equity

6125
03:45:36,778 --> 03:45:38,778
lands.

6126
03:45:39,982 --> 03:45:40,549
The question is why?

6127
03:45:40,549 --> 03:45:42,949
Why is that so?

6128
03:45:44,320 --> 03:45:45,187
So one thing we did our team

6129
03:45:45,187 --> 03:45:45,654
set out to my team for finding

6130
03:45:45,654 --> 03:45:48,540
one of the whys.

6131
03:45:49,558 --> 03:45:50,159
One of the whys is making sure

6132
03:45:50,159 --> 03:45:50,893
that our departments are

6133
03:45:50,893 --> 03:45:51,427
actually reporting on when they

6134
03:45:51,427 --> 03:45:53,427
make their request.

6135
03:45:55,129 --> 03:45:55,798
What is a structurally excluded

6136
03:45:55,798 --> 03:45:56,198
community as it pertains to

6137
03:45:56,198 --> 03:45:58,198
the request?

6138
03:46:00,802 --> 03:46:01,503
So we saw a number of requests

6139
03:46:01,503 --> 03:46:04,503
that actually had like blank.

6140
03:46:04,506 --> 03:46:05,207
So we couldn't really ascertain

6141
03:46:05,207 --> 03:46:05,507
that number could go up or

6142
03:46:05,507 --> 03:46:06,275
down.

6143
03:46:06,275 --> 03:46:09,275
So one of the operational

6144
03:46:09,611 --> 03:46:10,211
implications is make sure that

6145
03:46:10,211 --> 03:46:10,913
you record in your data

6146
03:46:10,913 --> 03:46:11,613
correctly so we can make sure

6147
03:46:11,613 --> 03:46:14,613
we can get an accurate

6148
03:46:14,617 --> 03:46:15,250
percentage of the project that

6149
03:46:15,250 --> 03:46:15,651
are being funded in say

6150
03:46:15,651 --> 03:46:17,651
communities.

6151
03:46:19,421 --> 03:46:23,192
>> The other way I would say we

6152
03:46:23,192 --> 03:46:23,725
have talked about the emergency

6153
03:46:23,725 --> 03:46:24,627
need for funding.

6154
03:46:24,627 --> 03:46:25,326
So that's a part of it as well

6155
03:46:25,326 --> 03:46:28,163
And I know that the team is

6156
03:46:28,163 --> 03:46:28,864
looking at ways to actually

6157
03:46:28,864 --> 03:46:29,397
allocate more funds to address

6158
03:46:29,397 --> 03:46:31,397
ongoing emergencies.

6159
03:46:33,602 --> 03:46:34,303
And so we're allocating $30

6160
03:46:34,303 --> 03:46:35,300
million planned fully then we

6161
03:46:35,300 --> 03:46:38,300
still should be thinking about

6162
03:46:38,474 --> 03:46:39,341
what is the target.

6163
03:46:39,341 --> 03:46:39,708
So in the policy we didn't set

6164
03:46:39,708 --> 03:46:41,708
a target.

6165
03:46:43,412 --> 03:46:44,800
Our percentage for what

6166
03:46:44,800 --> 03:46:47,800
percentage of our cip funds

6167
03:46:47,783 --> 03:46:48,484
should go in structurally

6168
03:46:48,484 --> 03:46:49,180
excluded communities So there

6169
03:46:49,180 --> 03:46:51,418
is no clear target.

6170
03:46:52,755 --> 03:46:53,522
So it's hard to track around

6171
03:46:53,522 --> 03:46:54,230
where did you go versus what

6172
03:46:54,230 --> 03:46:54,890
you're allocating.

6173
03:46:54,890 --> 03:46:58,127
And so I want to make those

6174
03:46:58,127 --> 03:46:58,693
comments purposely so that way

6175
03:46:58,693 --> 03:47:01,693
you look at the fiscal

6176
03:47:03,232 --> 03:47:03,965
allocation for emergencies you

6177
03:47:03,965 --> 03:47:04,633
got to balance the fact that we

6178
03:47:04,633 --> 03:47:05,401
don't have a clear goal or

6179
03:47:05,401 --> 03:47:08,401
target for the percentage of

6180
03:47:08,437 --> 03:47:09,400
projects that we should fund

6181
03:47:09,400 --> 03:47:09,405
instructs the excluded

6182
03:47:09,405 --> 03:47:11,405
communities.

6183
03:47:13,109 --> 03:47:13,742
That was not the policy goal.

6184
03:47:13,742 --> 03:47:14,143
The policy goal was to set

6185
03:47:14,143 --> 03:47:16,143
the scoring.

6186
03:47:17,445 --> 03:47:18,800
That's why I gave you

6187
03:47:18,800 --> 03:47:18,781
the numbers because you do

6188
03:47:18,781 --> 03:47:21,781
still see a clear difference.

6189
03:47:22,351 --> 03:47:22,985
And so if you see a clear

6190
03:47:22,985 --> 03:47:25,385
difference of 23% from my

6191
03:47:26,355 --> 03:47:26,956
equity perspective it causes me

6192
03:47:26,956 --> 03:47:27,356
to ask what should be

6193
03:47:27,356 --> 03:47:28,890
the target.

6194
03:47:28,890 --> 03:47:31,890
Although we are still budgeting

6195
03:47:31,160 --> 03:47:31,861
for emergencies that's a

6196
03:47:31,861 --> 03:47:32,628
question that we like to leave

6197
03:47:32,628 --> 03:47:35,628
in this space for that

6198
03:47:35,765 --> 03:47:36,433
conversation.

6199
03:47:36,433 --> 03:47:39,433
I'm hoping that you are

6200
03:47:40,670 --> 03:47:41,437
tracking those numbers.

6201
03:47:41,437 --> 03:47:44,437
The other equity implications I

6202
03:47:45,141 --> 03:47:45,975
mentioned cleaning up the data

6203
03:47:45,975 --> 03:47:46,709
in terms of how our departments

6204
03:47:46,709 --> 03:47:49,709
report when they are requesting

6205
03:47:50,113 --> 03:47:50,780
a project and the identifying

6206
03:47:50,780 --> 03:47:53,780
when it's in a structurally

6207
03:47:54,884 --> 03:47:55,418
excluded community that impacts

6208
03:47:55,418 --> 03:47:57,418
our data processes.

6209
03:47:59,989 --> 03:48:00,656
The third that we found is a

6210
03:48:00,656 --> 03:48:03,656
alignment with the five year

6211
03:48:04,160 --> 03:48:04,761
outlook and a five year capital

6212
03:48:04,761 --> 03:48:05,940
infrastructure planning

6213
03:48:05,940 --> 03:48:07,940
outlook.

6214
03:48:09,131 --> 03:48:10,320
So effectively with aligning

6215
03:48:10,320 --> 03:48:14,103
and having a nexus if we were

6216
03:48:14,103 --> 03:48:14,837
to fund a study for our levees

6217
03:48:14,837 --> 03:48:18,437
for example, you would see that

6218
03:48:18,641 --> 03:48:19,275
funded for perhaps in our five

6219
03:48:19,275 --> 03:48:19,976
year outlook but the work

6220
03:48:19,976 --> 03:48:22,976
wouldn't happen until you look

6221
03:48:23,780 --> 03:48:24,380
at to your plan and get look

6222
03:48:24,380 --> 03:48:24,948
maybe year 3 or 4.

6223
03:48:24,948 --> 03:48:27,348
So our team made

6224
03:48:28,840 --> 03:48:28,851
the observation where you want

6225
03:48:28,851 --> 03:48:29,552
to be planful at looking when

6226
03:48:29,552 --> 03:48:33,152
things are funded and then be

6227
03:48:33,222 --> 03:48:33,723
strategic around when you're

6228
03:48:33,723 --> 03:48:34,423
planning to work.

6229
03:48:34,423 --> 03:48:34,757
This shows up in your planning

6230
03:48:34,757 --> 03:48:35,558
outlook.

6231
03:48:35,558 --> 03:48:38,494
And so as we're looking at that

6232
03:48:38,494 --> 03:48:39,229
we want to have a nexus between

6233
03:48:39,229 --> 03:48:42,398
the two because in one year you

6234
03:48:42,398 --> 03:48:43,166
MAY see an uptake in projects

6235
03:48:43,166 --> 03:48:43,833
based on what was allocated for

6236
03:48:43,833 --> 03:48:46,833
in the five year financial

6237
03:48:48,304 --> 03:48:49,720
outlook.

6238
03:48:49,720 --> 03:48:49,806
And so we noted that there

6239
03:48:49,806 --> 03:48:52,942
might need to be a clear nexus

6240
03:48:52,942 --> 03:48:53,710
as you're reporting on that to

6241
03:48:53,710 --> 03:48:54,421
kind of look at why you have

6242
03:48:54,421 --> 03:48:56,780
more projects in one year

6243
03:48:56,780 --> 03:48:57,346
the five year outlook like your

6244
03:48:57,346 --> 03:48:59,746
five versus year one.

6245
03:49:00,550 --> 03:49:01,250
And so the nexus for the two we

6246
03:49:01,250 --> 03:49:01,951
noticed a gap in the way that

6247
03:49:01,951 --> 03:49:04,951
those two things are aligned.

6248
03:49:05,622 --> 03:49:06,289
And so our recommendation was

6249
03:49:06,289 --> 03:49:06,990
to look at the way in which

6250
03:49:06,990 --> 03:49:09,390
those things communicate with

6251
03:49:10,126 --> 03:49:10,493
each other within the five year

6252
03:49:10,493 --> 03:49:12,493
sequence.

6253
03:49:15,130 --> 03:49:15,731
Those items conclude my

6254
03:49:15,731 --> 03:49:16,432
comments around applying

6255
03:49:16,432 --> 03:49:19,432
the equity lens to operations

6256
03:49:20,303 --> 03:49:21,400
but more pointedly applying an

6257
03:49:21,400 --> 03:49:21,705
equity lens to the percentage

6258
03:49:21,705 --> 03:49:24,705
of projects that were funded.

6259
03:49:24,974 --> 03:49:25,575
Thank you.

6260
03:49:25,575 --> 03:49:27,575
>> All right.

6261
03:49:30,747 --> 03:49:31,414
Thank you for the robust

6262
03:49:31,414 --> 03:49:32,820
presentations by acp and

6263
03:49:32,820 --> 03:49:35,820
the Good work Department of

6264
03:49:35,151 --> 03:49:35,919
Finance with contribution and

6265
03:49:35,919 --> 03:49:36,586
of course the contribution of

6266
03:49:36,586 --> 03:49:37,220
the office of the ipa Clerk

6267
03:49:37,220 --> 03:49:39,620
Please proceed with public

6268
03:49:40,991 --> 03:49:41,725
comment.

6269
03:49:41,725 --> 03:49:42,391
>> Thank you Council PRESIDENT.

6270
03:49:42,391 --> 03:49:43,159
If I can have Blair Beckman

6271
03:49:43,159 --> 03:49:46,196
come up to the microphone and

6272
03:49:46,196 --> 03:49:46,896
Courtney Brown if you can come

6273
03:49:46,896 --> 03:49:47,329
up to the other reserved seats

6274
03:49:47,329 --> 03:49:49,329
at the front.

6275
03:49:53,836 --> 03:49:56,836
Larry you'll have you'll have

6276
03:50:00,743 --> 03:50:02,743
two minutes less.

6277
03:50:04,113 --> 03:50:04,481
Blair Beckman Um, thank you for

6278
03:50:04,481 --> 03:50:06,481
this item.

6279
03:50:08,852 --> 03:50:09,352
Good reporting.

6280
03:50:09,352 --> 03:50:09,720
Good information.

6281
03:50:09,720 --> 03:50:10,387
Thank you.

6282
03:50:10,387 --> 03:50:13,987
This is the third or fourth

6283
03:50:14,490 --> 03:50:15,191
time this item has been here in

6284
03:50:15,191 --> 03:50:15,458
the past three, 4 or 5 months

6285
03:50:15,458 --> 03:50:15,826
now.

6286
03:50:15,826 --> 03:50:16,727
Thank you.

6287
03:50:16,727 --> 03:50:19,963
I mean, we're really trying to

6288
03:50:19,963 --> 03:50:20,763
work on it.

6289
03:50:20,763 --> 03:50:21,310
I'm trying to better understand

6290
03:50:21,310 --> 03:50:21,398
it.

6291
03:50:21,398 --> 03:50:23,398
Thank you.

6292
03:50:24,234 --> 03:50:25,100
Really nice.

6293
03:50:25,100 --> 03:50:27,401
Last public or less

6294
03:50:29,806 --> 03:50:30,506
informational item talking

6295
03:50:30,506 --> 03:50:34,106
about equity that is not only

6296
03:50:34,578 --> 03:50:35,212
serving new equity goals but in

6297
03:50:35,212 --> 03:50:35,846
its goals can actually be

6298
03:50:35,846 --> 03:50:38,246
serving best practices of

6299
03:50:39,916 --> 03:50:40,517
the city and how we can space

6300
03:50:40,517 --> 03:50:40,851
out our projects better

6301
03:50:40,851 --> 03:50:42,851
overall.

6302
03:50:45,255 --> 03:50:45,655
It was really nice to hear.

6303
03:50:45,655 --> 03:50:47,655
Thank you.

6304
03:50:49,893 --> 03:50:50,727
Good luck in these efforts.

6305
03:50:50,727 --> 03:50:54,327
The work I do with tech

6306
03:50:54,798 --> 03:50:55,632
accountability.

6307
03:50:55,632 --> 03:50:58,632
Some issues where we're talking

6308
03:51:00,370 --> 03:51:01,710
about um I think having a good

6309
03:51:01,710 --> 03:51:03,471
procurement process with tech

6310
03:51:05,420 --> 03:51:05,709
making it clear what what our

6311
03:51:05,709 --> 03:51:06,476
capabilities are and what we

6312
03:51:06,476 --> 03:51:10,760
want to practice as a community

6313
03:51:10,547 --> 03:51:11,248
about open public policies and

6314
03:51:11,248 --> 03:51:13,648
sharing of information and

6315
03:51:16,520 --> 03:51:16,720
ideas.

6316
03:51:16,720 --> 03:51:17,387
Making that clear in

6317
03:51:17,387 --> 03:51:17,988
the procurement process for

6318
03:51:17,988 --> 03:51:19,988
these upcoming projects.

6319
03:51:20,657 --> 03:51:21,325
It's set out important goals

6320
03:51:21,325 --> 03:51:24,325
and standards of what people

6321
03:51:25,796 --> 03:51:26,463
can expect from San Diego and

6322
03:51:26,463 --> 03:51:27,164
that we do this well.

6323
03:51:27,164 --> 03:51:27,965
People will want to come here.

6324
03:51:27,965 --> 03:51:31,565
A certain group of people want

6325
03:51:31,602 --> 03:51:32,335
to come here to better address,

6326
03:51:32,335 --> 03:51:35,335
you know, practices of good

6327
03:51:36,407 --> 03:51:38,807
reasoning and open democracy

6328
03:51:41,111 --> 03:51:41,712
and peace instead of war And

6329
03:51:41,712 --> 03:51:44,112
all of its misery.

6330
03:51:47,351 --> 03:51:48,520
And I think if we promote that

6331
03:51:48,520 --> 03:51:48,752
it share something important

6332
03:51:48,752 --> 03:51:52,352
what our future is wanting to

6333
03:51:52,422 --> 03:51:56,622
be about Good luck How a good

6334
03:51:57,127 --> 03:51:57,628
communication between a and how

6335
03:51:57,628 --> 03:51:58,362
we talk about good

6336
03:51:58,362 --> 03:52:00,762
communication skills between an

6337
03:52:00,898 --> 03:52:01,664
openness Thank you.

6338
03:52:01,664 --> 03:52:05,264
Thank you Courtney if you can

6339
03:52:06,470 --> 03:52:06,937
please come forward.

6340
03:52:06,937 --> 03:52:07,303
Good afternoon.

6341
03:52:07,303 --> 03:52:07,571
Thank you.

6342
03:52:07,571 --> 03:52:08,205
Hi.

6343
03:52:08,205 --> 03:52:11,205
My name is Courtney Brown.

6344
03:52:11,542 --> 03:52:12,276
I'm a staff attorney for San

6345
03:52:12,276 --> 03:52:13,100
Diego Coast Keeper and I'm here

6346
03:52:13,100 --> 03:52:16,610
today to echo a message that

6347
03:52:16,914 --> 03:52:17,548
you should be used to hearing

6348
03:52:17,548 --> 03:52:18,248
from Coast Keeper which is

6349
03:52:18,248 --> 03:52:21,248
the urgent need for dedicated

6350
03:52:22,720 --> 03:52:23,530
stormwater infrastructure

6351
03:52:23,530 --> 03:52:23,721
funding.

6352
03:52:23,721 --> 03:52:26,721
As we just heard throughout

6353
03:52:27,591 --> 03:52:28,325
the Abbott presentation and in

6354
03:52:28,325 --> 03:52:29,590
the report stormwater dominated

6355
03:52:29,590 --> 03:52:32,590
the city's capital funding gap.

6356
03:52:32,997 --> 03:52:33,697
And without belaboring points

6357
03:52:33,697 --> 03:52:34,330
that you already know the gap

6358
03:52:34,330 --> 03:52:34,965
between funding needs and

6359
03:52:34,965 --> 03:52:36,965
available and availability

6360
03:52:38,168 --> 03:52:38,469
stretches exponentially every

6361
03:52:38,469 --> 03:52:39,136
year.

6362
03:52:39,136 --> 03:52:42,136
And while this disparity is

6363
03:52:43,707 --> 03:52:44,475
compounded by climate change

6364
03:52:44,475 --> 03:52:45,109
and factors that are not within

6365
03:52:45,109 --> 03:52:46,430
our control, what we can't

6366
03:52:46,430 --> 03:52:50,243
control is how we respond to it

6367
03:52:50,414 --> 03:52:51,148
and you know it's the direct

6368
03:52:51,148 --> 03:52:51,782
result of funding cuts, lack of

6369
03:52:51,782 --> 03:52:53,782
investment and inefficient

6370
03:52:55,519 --> 03:52:56,187
emergency spending Something I

6371
03:52:56,187 --> 03:52:59,787
read in the report and ideas

6372
03:53:00,191 --> 03:53:00,891
report is that emergency

6373
03:53:00,891 --> 03:53:03,291
stormwater spending has surged

6374
03:53:04,828 --> 03:53:05,729
from $8.9 million in fiscal

6375
03:53:05,729 --> 03:53:08,129
year 2021 to $93.6 million in

6376
03:53:09,400 --> 03:53:10,101
fiscal year 2025.

6377
03:53:10,101 --> 03:53:10,767
That's nearly $200 million in

6378
03:53:10,767 --> 03:53:13,167
five years spent reactively

6379
03:53:15,206 --> 03:53:15,906
premium costs on in-kind

6380
03:53:15,906 --> 03:53:16,240
repairs that often need to be

6381
03:53:16,240 --> 03:53:18,240
redone.

6382
03:53:19,777 --> 03:53:20,544
The longer we defer action

6383
03:53:20,544 --> 03:53:20,911
the worse it gets and you all

6384
03:53:20,911 --> 03:53:21,612
know that.

6385
03:53:21,612 --> 03:53:22,212
So I really just want to

6386
03:53:22,212 --> 03:53:24,212
emphasize three points.

6387
03:53:25,216 --> 03:53:25,716
And that's one we strongly

6388
03:53:25,716 --> 03:53:26,417
support The aba's

6389
03:53:26,417 --> 03:53:29,417
recommendation to focus on new

6390
03:53:29,921 --> 03:53:30,221
revenue streams for stormwater

6391
03:53:30,221 --> 03:53:30,922
.

6392
03:53:30,922 --> 03:53:31,588
Two we absolutely cannot cut

6393
03:53:31,588 --> 03:53:31,922
anymore from the stormwater

6394
03:53:31,922 --> 03:53:33,922
budget.

6395
03:53:36,827 --> 03:53:37,394
Doing so would be a recipe for

6396
03:53:37,394 --> 03:53:39,394
catastrophic disaster.

6397
03:53:40,965 --> 03:53:41,566
And three if anything we really

6398
03:53:41,566 --> 03:53:42,233
urge Council to increase

6399
03:53:42,233 --> 03:53:42,866
funding for public education

6400
03:53:42,866 --> 03:53:43,334
surrounding this extremely

6401
03:53:43,334 --> 03:53:45,334
pressing issue.

6402
03:53:46,504 --> 03:53:47,138
The public needs to understand

6403
03:53:47,138 --> 03:53:47,838
how dire the situation is.

6404
03:53:47,838 --> 03:53:50,838
Our aging infrastructure is at

6405
03:53:52,176 --> 03:53:52,609
a tipping point that demand

6406
03:53:52,609 --> 03:53:53,311
urgent action.

6407
03:53:53,311 --> 03:53:54,440
Coast Keeper will continue

6408
03:53:54,440 --> 03:53:54,779
doing everything we can to work

6409
03:53:54,779 --> 03:53:58,149
on this issue and we'd be happy

6410
03:53:58,149 --> 03:53:58,816
to set up meetings to discuss

6411
03:53:58,816 --> 03:53:59,217
how we can work together in

6412
03:53:59,217 --> 03:53:59,884
the future.

6413
03:53:59,884 --> 03:54:02,284
Thanks for the opportunity.

6414
03:54:03,487 --> 03:54:04,122
You have for the five minute

6415
03:54:04,122 --> 03:54:04,722
time we're going to those

6416
03:54:04,722 --> 03:54:05,288
participating remotely.

6417
03:54:05,288 --> 03:54:05,656
We have four people in

6418
03:54:05,656 --> 03:54:06,324
the queue.

6419
03:54:06,324 --> 03:54:06,657
John Stump If you can please

6420
03:54:06,657 --> 03:54:07,558
unmute.

6421
03:54:07,558 --> 03:54:10,558
>> You'll have two minutes to

6422
03:54:12,563 --> 03:54:12,994
proceed.

6423
03:54:12,994 --> 03:54:14,994
Hi.

6424
03:54:19,136 --> 03:54:19,470
First of all very good that we

6425
03:54:19,470 --> 03:54:19,904
saw MS..

6426
03:54:19,904 --> 03:54:20,505
Desmond there.

6427
03:54:20,505 --> 03:54:20,805
Thank you, MS. Desmond.

6428
03:54:20,805 --> 03:54:22,805
Okay.

6429
03:54:24,750 --> 03:54:24,808
There are a couple of things

6430
03:54:24,808 --> 03:54:28,408
that are missing in the report

6431
03:54:29,580 --> 03:54:30,381
or brought up questions we

6432
03:54:30,381 --> 03:54:31,115
didn't talk about the use of

6433
03:54:31,115 --> 03:54:34,715
the new Bell Hall parking fund.

6434
03:54:36,153 --> 03:54:36,854
We didn't talk about

6435
03:54:36,854 --> 03:54:40,454
the coordination with sd g and

6436
03:54:40,925 --> 03:54:41,626
e and really important is what

6437
03:54:41,626 --> 03:54:42,393
should be driving this And it

6438
03:54:42,393 --> 03:54:45,393
relates to MS. Desmond is

6439
03:54:46,832 --> 03:54:47,465
claims where has

6440
03:54:47,465 --> 03:54:49,465
the infrastructure created

6441
03:54:53,710 --> 03:54:53,838
liability and human claims.

6442
03:54:53,838 --> 03:54:57,438
And that's you know I'm only

6443
03:54:57,609 --> 03:54:58,209
thinking about flooding but

6444
03:54:58,209 --> 03:54:58,977
there's also accidents.

6445
03:54:58,977 --> 03:55:02,577
So that should be the next

6446
03:55:03,213 --> 03:55:04,182
thing.

6447
03:55:04,182 --> 03:55:04,482
>> Can you can you hear me?

6448
03:55:04,482 --> 03:55:06,482
Yes.

6449
03:55:08,920 --> 03:55:09,286
Please proceed.

6450
03:55:09,286 --> 03:55:09,987
>> Okay.

6451
03:55:09,987 --> 03:55:12,987
The next thing is stormwater.

6452
03:55:14,859 --> 03:55:15,727
It's not an imposition.

6453
03:55:15,727 --> 03:55:19,327
It is a result of development

6454
03:55:21,399 --> 03:55:22,330
and urban and zation costs.

6455
03:55:22,330 --> 03:55:25,330
You don't really need a

6456
03:55:26,671 --> 03:55:27,372
stormwater program unless

6457
03:55:27,372 --> 03:55:28,390
you've done development where

6458
03:55:28,390 --> 03:55:31,390
you've created a place where

6459
03:55:32,877 --> 03:55:33,311
runoff is forced off

6460
03:55:33,311 --> 03:55:35,311
the property.

6461
03:55:38,820 --> 03:55:38,516
>> The zoo is a prime example

6462
03:55:38,516 --> 03:55:39,183
of that.

6463
03:55:39,183 --> 03:55:39,650
There's also a mistake in

6464
03:55:39,650 --> 03:55:41,650
the description.

6465
03:55:44,188 --> 03:55:44,489
It's not the police firing

6466
03:55:44,489 --> 03:55:45,156
range.

6467
03:55:45,156 --> 03:55:45,456
It's the City Gun and Pistol

6468
03:55:45,456 --> 03:55:47,456
Club.

6469
03:55:50,295 --> 03:55:52,695
So maybe correct that.

6470
03:55:55,266 --> 03:55:56,100
Finally the listing of projects

6471
03:55:56,100 --> 03:55:56,368
is kind of an engineer's

6472
03:55:56,368 --> 03:55:57,350
approach.

6473
03:55:57,350 --> 03:56:00,350
The right approach would be

6474
03:56:01,740 --> 03:56:02,374
Maslow's hierarchy of needs

6475
03:56:02,374 --> 03:56:04,774
where you're talking about

6476
03:56:07,712 --> 03:56:08,313
housing and physical needs of

6477
03:56:08,313 --> 03:56:10,713
people food, air, water.

6478
03:56:13,218 --> 03:56:13,652
And then you're talking about

6479
03:56:13,652 --> 03:56:14,319
safety needs.

6480
03:56:14,319 --> 03:56:14,819
And finally you get to these

6481
03:56:14,819 --> 03:56:16,819
development needs.

6482
03:56:20,250 --> 03:56:20,392
Maslow's hierarchy of Needs

6483
03:56:20,392 --> 03:56:21,392
Thank you.

6484
03:56:21,392 --> 03:56:23,392
>> After the 8700 than

6485
03:56:34,639 --> 03:56:34,944
the original 8700 please unmute

6486
03:56:34,944 --> 03:56:35,340
.

6487
03:56:35,340 --> 03:56:36,108
Thank you.

6488
03:56:36,108 --> 03:56:39,577
Joining me at a seed tree.

6489
03:56:39,577 --> 03:56:40,278
Thank you to both.

6490
03:56:40,278 --> 03:56:42,678
The first two presentations

6491
03:56:45,383 --> 03:56:46,351
were excellent Director Desmond

6492
03:56:46,351 --> 03:56:50,551
I want to tell you I love

6493
03:56:52,124 --> 03:56:52,591
the contextual focus and I love

6494
03:56:52,591 --> 03:56:54,591
the Nexus Focus.

6495
03:56:57,662 --> 03:56:58,363
I'm thrilled to tell you I'm

6496
03:56:58,363 --> 03:57:01,363
able to follow your reporting

6497
03:57:04,402 --> 03:57:05,270
because it's imperative

6498
03:57:05,270 --> 03:57:06,400
physically that in a way it is

6499
03:57:06,400 --> 03:57:06,337
and it's kind of a new language

6500
03:57:06,337 --> 03:57:08,337
for me.

6501
03:57:10,209 --> 03:57:10,909
But I think you it's it's

6502
03:57:10,909 --> 03:57:11,209
doable and I really appreciate

6503
03:57:11,209 --> 03:57:11,877
that.

6504
03:57:11,877 --> 03:57:14,877
So just one thing on

6505
03:57:15,681 --> 03:57:18,681
the reporting the basics of

6506
03:57:22,860 --> 03:57:22,788
mitigation, mitigating risk

6507
03:57:22,788 --> 03:57:23,422
prevention, ladies maintenance

6508
03:57:23,422 --> 03:57:23,822
is my favorite preventive

6509
03:57:23,822 --> 03:57:25,822
maintenance.

6510
03:57:28,126 --> 03:57:28,861
I want you to my own outlook

6511
03:57:28,861 --> 03:57:32,461
involving only one area So take

6512
03:57:33,632 --> 03:57:34,466
a deep breath right now.

6513
03:57:34,466 --> 03:57:38,666
I am not asking for any money

6514
03:57:39,204 --> 03:57:40,720
which will increase the gap.

6515
03:57:40,720 --> 03:57:40,405
This is just a whisper a

6516
03:57:40,405 --> 03:57:42,405
whisper.

6517
03:57:45,911 --> 03:57:49,511
Planning And it's this point of

6518
03:57:51,160 --> 03:57:51,850
time infrastructure cloud based

6519
03:57:51,850 --> 03:57:52,518
Systems Act as a modern digital

6520
03:57:52,518 --> 03:57:54,918
infrastructure in a city

6521
03:57:58,691 --> 03:57:59,357
functioning as the backbone for

6522
03:57:59,357 --> 03:57:59,992
smart city initiatives, data

6523
03:57:59,992 --> 03:58:02,392
storage and public service

6524
03:58:04,830 --> 03:58:05,129
management That's an end of

6525
03:58:05,129 --> 03:58:05,831
quote.

6526
03:58:05,831 --> 03:58:08,831
Can you imagine bodies without

6527
03:58:09,702 --> 03:58:10,469
a backbone starting in 2030?

6528
03:58:10,469 --> 03:58:14,669
I will flip the switch for our

6529
03:58:15,174 --> 03:58:15,741
New York City cloud based

6530
03:58:15,741 --> 03:58:16,475
system infrastructure.

6531
03:58:16,475 --> 03:58:20,750
It's equal to the importance of

6532
03:58:21,413 --> 03:58:21,847
water sewage and transportation

6533
03:58:21,847 --> 03:58:22,581
and so forth.

6534
03:58:22,581 --> 03:58:26,181
So I'm just putting a whisper

6535
03:58:28,153 --> 03:58:28,921
in your ear that we need to

6536
03:58:28,921 --> 03:58:33,121
start with a policy and we need

6537
03:58:35,427 --> 03:58:36,295
to start planning for a more

6538
03:58:36,295 --> 03:58:36,729
outlook and we have to wait to

6539
03:58:36,729 --> 03:58:38,497
the next one.

6540
03:58:38,497 --> 03:58:39,198
But I'm just going to use your

6541
03:58:39,198 --> 03:58:39,865
time has confused my apologies

6542
03:58:39,865 --> 03:58:42,865
the original and then Hector

6543
03:58:44,303 --> 03:58:45,700
talk about a racket.

6544
03:58:45,700 --> 03:58:45,737
I mean this just shows

6545
03:58:45,737 --> 03:58:48,137
the gross willful negligence

6546
03:58:50,309 --> 03:58:50,943
and gross malfeasance that is

6547
03:58:50,943 --> 03:58:51,577
taking place in the city.

6548
03:58:51,577 --> 03:58:54,577
You guys have billions of

6549
03:58:56,949 --> 03:58:57,683
dollars at your disposal to do

6550
03:58:57,683 --> 03:59:00,683
the things that you're supposed

6551
03:59:03,289 --> 03:59:03,591
to do and you neglect to do it

6552
03:59:03,591 --> 03:59:04,357
.

6553
03:59:04,357 --> 03:59:05,240
As we can see that there's

6554
03:59:05,240 --> 03:59:05,490
declining in the storm water

6555
03:59:05,490 --> 03:59:07,490
infrastructure.

6556
03:59:09,962 --> 03:59:10,729
It's passed its life and this

6557
03:59:10,729 --> 03:59:11,970
has been going on for a very

6558
03:59:11,970 --> 03:59:11,764
long time.

6559
03:59:11,764 --> 03:59:15,364
This is like a decades long

6560
03:59:15,668 --> 03:59:16,469
issue just like the Tijuana

6561
03:59:16,469 --> 03:59:17,103
River Valley where you guys are

6562
03:59:17,103 --> 03:59:17,737
taking money from here and

6563
03:59:17,737 --> 03:59:20,737
putting it over there and

6564
03:59:21,573 --> 03:59:22,474
you're not doing what needs to

6565
03:59:22,474 --> 03:59:23,410
be done and yet you want more

6566
03:59:23,410 --> 03:59:23,676
money from the people.

6567
03:59:23,676 --> 03:59:26,676
You're supposed to be good

6568
03:59:27,947 --> 03:59:28,347
stewards of our money and

6569
03:59:28,347 --> 03:59:29,215
you're not.

6570
03:59:29,215 --> 03:59:29,916
And this just shows that when

6571
03:59:29,916 --> 03:59:32,916
you've already had billions at

6572
03:59:33,819 --> 03:59:34,520
your disposal and look at

6573
03:59:34,520 --> 03:59:34,886
the state of the city, it's in

6574
03:59:34,886 --> 03:59:35,554
disarray.

6575
03:59:35,554 --> 03:59:36,454
It is not looking good Even

6576
03:59:36,454 --> 03:59:40,654
though you guys try and paint a

6577
03:59:40,993 --> 03:59:41,727
picture as though that's

6578
03:59:41,727 --> 03:59:42,395
the case and you take our money

6579
03:59:42,395 --> 03:59:43,950
and you don't do what you're

6580
03:59:43,950 --> 03:59:46,432
supposed to do, then you want

6581
03:59:46,432 --> 03:59:47,199
to come after us and say we

6582
03:59:47,199 --> 03:59:47,900
need more money for you to keep

6583
03:59:47,900 --> 03:59:48,301
up with what we were supposed

6584
03:59:48,301 --> 03:59:50,301
to be doing.

6585
03:59:51,369 --> 03:59:51,737
You guys are getting ahead of

6586
03:59:51,737 --> 03:59:52,471
yourself.

6587
03:59:52,471 --> 03:59:53,105
You need to be finishing what

6588
03:59:53,105 --> 03:59:55,505
you've started instead of

6589
03:59:57,743 --> 03:59:58,444
having all these emergencies

6590
03:59:58,444 --> 03:59:59,144
that come into place because

6591
03:59:59,144 --> 03:59:59,712
you are neglecting what you're

6592
03:59:59,712 --> 04:00:02,112
supposed to be doing.

6593
04:00:04,183 --> 04:00:04,884
I mean how much money more

6594
04:00:04,884 --> 04:00:08,484
money do you guys need and

6595
04:00:10,550 --> 04:00:10,757
promises Are you going to make

6596
04:00:10,757 --> 04:00:11,457
when I mean I'm terrified to

6597
04:00:11,457 --> 04:00:12,158
think about these billions of

6598
04:00:12,158 --> 04:00:15,758
dollars that's going to be out

6599
04:00:15,895 --> 04:00:16,600
Your guys is disposable when

6600
04:00:16,600 --> 04:00:17,263
you see the world around us is

6601
04:00:17,263 --> 04:00:20,263
it's crumbling and there are

6602
04:00:21,133 --> 04:00:21,834
people suffering because of

6603
04:00:21,834 --> 04:00:22,134
the choices that you guys have

6604
04:00:22,134 --> 04:00:22,802
made.

6605
04:00:22,802 --> 04:00:26,402
So before you start any new

6606
04:00:27,473 --> 04:00:28,174
projects you need to complete

6607
04:00:28,174 --> 04:00:28,908
the projects that you already

6608
04:00:28,908 --> 04:00:29,508
started and not take money from

6609
04:00:29,508 --> 04:00:32,508
here and over there and

6610
04:00:33,446 --> 04:00:34,113
contract with people that are

6611
04:00:34,113 --> 04:00:34,814
also wasting our money like

6612
04:00:34,814 --> 04:00:37,814
Dreams for Change in downtown

6613
04:00:39,185 --> 04:00:39,952
partnership and doing things

6614
04:00:39,952 --> 04:00:40,587
like having people die on their

6615
04:00:40,587 --> 04:00:41,870
watch and being raped and

6616
04:00:41,870 --> 04:00:43,487
trying to hide it.

6617
04:00:45,458 --> 04:00:46,192
So you guys need to course

6618
04:00:46,192 --> 04:00:46,859
correct because this just shows

6619
04:00:46,859 --> 04:00:47,393
how negligent you took Your

6620
04:00:47,393 --> 04:00:49,393
time has concluded.

6621
04:00:51,397 --> 04:00:52,310
Hector, if you can please

6622
04:00:52,310 --> 04:00:52,665
unmute your final speaker.

6623
04:00:52,665 --> 04:00:55,665
The five minute timer has

6624
04:00:57,103 --> 04:00:57,871
concluded Please proceed.

6625
04:00:57,871 --> 04:00:58,438
>> Thanks for taking my call.

6626
04:00:58,438 --> 04:01:00,838
This is like capital

6627
04:01:03,420 --> 04:01:03,743
infrastructure planning outlook

6628
04:01:03,743 --> 04:01:04,430
in the famous words of Mike

6629
04:01:04,430 --> 04:01:04,744
Tyson.

6630
04:01:04,744 --> 04:01:08,344
Everyone has a plan until they

6631
04:01:09,449 --> 04:01:10,116
get hit in the face.

6632
04:01:10,116 --> 04:01:10,483
The dam is condemned by

6633
04:01:10,483 --> 04:01:11,184
the state.

6634
04:01:11,184 --> 04:01:11,518
They said it's gonna break in

6635
04:01:11,518 --> 04:01:13,518
moment.

6636
04:01:15,955 --> 04:01:16,489
So anybody go down stream from

6637
04:01:16,489 --> 04:01:19,489
the dam in Del Mar?

6638
04:01:21,428 --> 04:01:22,128
I hope they cancel their

6639
04:01:22,128 --> 04:01:22,862
homeowners insurance or update

6640
04:01:22,862 --> 04:01:26,466
I hope State Farm as my carrier

6641
04:01:26,466 --> 04:01:27,133
doesn't have any policies down

6642
04:01:27,133 --> 04:01:27,567
downstream from the dam and

6643
04:01:27,567 --> 04:01:29,567
take them out.

6644
04:01:32,638 --> 04:01:33,273
The recent fires that

6645
04:01:33,273 --> 04:01:33,974
Democratic leadership has

6646
04:01:33,974 --> 04:01:37,574
brought us here, the fires in

6647
04:01:39,112 --> 04:01:39,846
the Democratic leadership.

6648
04:01:39,846 --> 04:01:40,580
No water in the reservoir

6649
04:01:40,580 --> 04:01:44,180
the thing that didn't even work

6650
04:01:45,585 --> 04:01:46,386
And then we had a state farm

6651
04:01:46,386 --> 04:01:46,853
had all those claims and it's a

6652
04:01:46,853 --> 04:01:48,853
total nightmare.

6653
04:01:50,557 --> 04:01:51,257
So hopefully State Farm will

6654
04:01:51,257 --> 04:01:54,257
wake up and insurance company

6655
04:01:56,695 --> 04:01:57,497
will not insure houses down

6656
04:01:57,497 --> 04:01:58,231
stream from that dam When it

6657
04:01:58,231 --> 04:01:58,665
rains it's going to be a total

6658
04:01:58,665 --> 04:02:00,665
disaster city.

6659
04:02:02,869 --> 04:02:03,503
You're going to get sued

6660
04:02:03,503 --> 04:02:06,503
because now you know, it's

6661
04:02:08,375 --> 04:02:08,675
condemned basically from state

6662
04:02:08,675 --> 04:02:09,342
.

6663
04:02:09,342 --> 04:02:10,175
So what can you do?

6664
04:02:10,175 --> 04:02:11,440
Yeah, I don't know what you can

6665
04:02:11,440 --> 04:02:14,644
do but it's a total liability

6666
04:02:14,915 --> 04:02:15,615
Now the warrant So if you

6667
04:02:15,615 --> 04:02:16,216
proceed without fixing it it's

6668
04:02:16,216 --> 04:02:18,616
it's everyone's you know

6669
04:02:21,588 --> 04:02:22,254
the money's there But anyway I

6670
04:02:22,254 --> 04:02:22,889
say divert the Do you want a

6671
04:02:22,889 --> 04:02:25,889
sewer line back into town?

6672
04:02:26,159 --> 04:02:28,559
You want about 45,000 yards

6673
04:02:32,666 --> 04:02:33,433
past border Just convert it

6674
04:02:33,433 --> 04:02:34,167
back into Mexico let those guys

6675
04:02:34,167 --> 04:02:37,637
figure it out put up an earthen

6676
04:02:37,637 --> 04:02:38,405
dam or do you want a sewage

6677
04:02:38,405 --> 04:02:39,105
line back into them and then

6678
04:02:39,105 --> 04:02:42,105
park the actual space in

6679
04:02:43,810 --> 04:02:44,511
Imperial Beach and get rid of

6680
04:02:44,511 --> 04:02:44,810
all that toxic sand that's in

6681
04:02:44,810 --> 04:02:46,810
there?

6682
04:02:49,282 --> 04:02:50,150
You can use that same to build

6683
04:02:50,150 --> 04:02:50,450
a dam in Del Mar and save some

6684
04:02:50,450 --> 04:02:50,950
money.

6685
04:02:50,950 --> 04:02:52,950
Anyway, good luck.

6686
04:02:57,557 --> 04:02:58,291
Here we go again.

6687
04:02:58,291 --> 04:02:59,159
>> Thanks for your time Creator

6688
04:02:59,159 --> 04:03:02,759
Henry Lee It already noted that

6689
04:03:04,640 --> 04:03:04,731
the biometric included other

6690
04:03:04,731 --> 04:03:05,432
speakers will be taken They

6691
04:03:05,432 --> 04:03:05,799
think elsewhere that it could

6692
04:03:05,799 --> 04:03:07,100
be common.

6693
04:03:07,100 --> 04:03:07,801
Thank you for the clerk Again

6694
04:03:07,801 --> 04:03:08,335
this is an information item No

6695
04:03:08,335 --> 04:03:09,690
motion is required.

6696
04:03:09,690 --> 04:03:12,606
I'll turn over to my colleagues

6697
04:03:12,606 --> 04:03:13,307
for any questions and comments

6698
04:03:13,307 --> 04:03:13,973
and we'll start with the Chair

6699
04:03:13,973 --> 04:03:14,641
of the Active Transportation

6700
04:03:14,641 --> 04:03:16,641
and Infrastructure Committee

6701
04:03:18,946 --> 04:03:19,612
Council member Whitman.

6702
04:03:19,612 --> 04:03:20,380
Thank you very much.

6703
04:03:20,380 --> 04:03:23,380
Council PRESIDENT Thank you to

6704
04:03:25,485 --> 04:03:26,186
the staff team, to the eBay to

6705
04:03:26,186 --> 04:03:29,186
this Desmond Desmond I wanted

6706
04:03:31,158 --> 04:03:31,925
to follow up on a point that

6707
04:03:31,925 --> 04:03:34,925
you were emphasizing which was

6708
04:03:36,263 --> 04:03:39,263
that 23% of the funded projects

6709
04:03:42,402 --> 04:03:43,103
are in structurally excluded

6710
04:03:43,103 --> 04:03:43,771
communities and you wanted to

6711
04:03:43,771 --> 04:03:46,771
make sure that we understood

6712
04:03:48,876 --> 04:03:49,510
that and recognize

6713
04:03:49,510 --> 04:03:50,444
the significance of that.

6714
04:03:50,444 --> 04:03:51,111
But I want to be sure I do

6715
04:03:51,111 --> 04:03:53,511
understand exactly what that

6716
04:03:54,448 --> 04:03:55,382
means.

6717
04:03:55,382 --> 04:03:59,582
So first of all, I guess my

6718
04:04:00,287 --> 04:04:00,987
first question is you know what

6719
04:04:00,987 --> 04:04:03,987
how are you defining a

6720
04:04:06,360 --> 04:04:06,682
structurally excluded community

6721
04:04:06,682 --> 04:04:07,394
?

6722
04:04:07,394 --> 04:04:08,940
Is that a term that I

6723
04:04:08,940 --> 04:04:08,795
personally have used a lot by

6724
04:04:08,795 --> 04:04:11,195
understand because it could

6725
04:04:12,990 --> 04:04:12,732
include within could be

6726
04:04:12,732 --> 04:04:13,267
considered a structurally

6727
04:04:13,267 --> 04:04:13,867
excluded community.

6728
04:04:13,867 --> 04:04:14,568
But I think what you're

6729
04:04:14,568 --> 04:04:17,568
referring to is something that

6730
04:04:18,706 --> 04:04:19,372
has more of a geographically

6731
04:04:19,372 --> 04:04:20,400
identifiable component to it

6732
04:04:20,400 --> 04:04:23,477
And you could you could tell

6733
04:04:23,477 --> 04:04:24,344
you otherwise.

6734
04:04:24,344 --> 04:04:25,450
And then so that we could put

6735
04:04:25,450 --> 04:04:27,445
the 23% in context What

6736
04:04:30,584 --> 04:04:31,385
percentage of the city is in a

6737
04:04:31,385 --> 04:04:33,785
structure, what percent of

6738
04:04:35,722 --> 04:04:36,290
the city is located in

6739
04:04:36,290 --> 04:04:36,690
structurally excluded

6740
04:04:36,690 --> 04:04:37,191
communities?

6741
04:04:37,191 --> 04:04:39,191
>> Great question.

6742
04:04:42,596 --> 04:04:43,430
I'll answer that in two ways.

6743
04:04:43,430 --> 04:04:47,401
One, when I came to San Diego

6744
04:04:47,401 --> 04:04:48,268
there were several definitions

6745
04:04:48,268 --> 04:04:48,969
for the way that we talk about

6746
04:04:48,969 --> 04:04:51,969
a geographic area that have

6747
04:04:54,141 --> 04:04:55,109
different factors.

6748
04:04:55,109 --> 04:04:55,876
And so one way is we call them

6749
04:04:55,876 --> 04:04:58,876
climate equity index zones in

6750
04:05:00,613 --> 04:05:01,315
overlays is in terms of promise

6751
04:05:01,315 --> 04:05:01,982
zones essentially as the same

6752
04:05:01,982 --> 04:05:04,382
areas with different terms.

6753
04:05:06,487 --> 04:05:07,880
And so when we revise a policy

6754
04:05:07,880 --> 04:05:07,688
we made it structurally

6755
04:05:07,688 --> 04:05:10,880
excluded to stop blaming

6756
04:05:12,590 --> 04:05:12,796
the people who live in

6757
04:05:12,796 --> 04:05:13,361
the neighborhood for the issues

6758
04:05:13,361 --> 04:05:13,794
their deficit in their

6759
04:05:13,794 --> 04:05:15,794
neighborhood.

6760
04:05:17,231 --> 04:05:17,932
The second part of your

6761
04:05:17,932 --> 04:05:21,532
question is this team as a

6762
04:05:23,360 --> 04:05:23,704
follow up could do with overlay

6763
04:05:23,704 --> 04:05:24,438
around because we do have

6764
04:05:24,438 --> 04:05:27,438
projects by council district to

6765
04:05:28,943 --> 04:05:29,543
show a geographic overlay

6766
04:05:29,543 --> 04:05:30,311
mapping those projects.

6767
04:05:30,311 --> 04:05:34,511
So we did let for our analysis

6768
04:05:35,683 --> 04:05:36,386
of the equity lands.

6769
04:05:36,386 --> 04:05:37,118
So to your question around

6770
04:05:37,118 --> 04:05:37,851
where they located that it's in

6771
04:05:37,851 --> 04:05:40,851
the promise zone climate equity

6772
04:05:42,223 --> 04:05:43,190
zone areas.

6773
04:05:43,190 --> 04:05:43,758
>> So if you don't use actually

6774
04:05:43,758 --> 04:05:44,458
excluded that's okay.

6775
04:05:44,458 --> 04:05:44,891
The problem is on areas That's

6776
04:05:44,891 --> 04:05:46,891
very helpful.

6777
04:05:47,228 --> 04:05:47,694
Thank you.

6778
04:05:47,694 --> 04:05:48,195
Thank you.

6779
04:05:48,195 --> 04:05:48,562
Council PRESIDENT.

6780
04:05:48,562 --> 04:05:49,163
All right.

6781
04:05:49,163 --> 04:05:49,530
Thank you Council member

6782
04:05:49,530 --> 04:05:50,264
Whitburn.

6783
04:05:50,264 --> 04:05:53,864
We'll go next to council member

6784
04:05:53,901 --> 04:05:54,468
Eli Rivera.

6785
04:05:54,468 --> 04:05:55,360
PRESIDENT, thanks for

6786
04:05:55,360 --> 04:05:57,360
the presentation here.

6787
04:05:59,440 --> 04:06:00,107
Thank you to the idea for your

6788
04:06:00,107 --> 04:06:00,808
work and thank you as always

6789
04:06:00,808 --> 04:06:03,678
for what you provided as well.

6790
04:06:03,678 --> 04:06:07,278
This is always a very important

6791
04:06:10,170 --> 04:06:10,785
conversation And the numbers

6792
04:06:10,785 --> 04:06:13,785
you know they were startling

6793
04:06:15,790 --> 04:06:16,457
Our first year on council and

6794
04:06:16,457 --> 04:06:19,457
they only get more startling

6795
04:06:21,862 --> 04:06:22,563
each year And those numbers,

6796
04:06:22,563 --> 04:06:25,563
you know, represent like real

6797
04:06:26,768 --> 04:06:27,468
tangible impacts on communities

6798
04:06:27,468 --> 04:06:29,868
sidewalks that grandmothers in

6799
04:06:32,673 --> 04:06:33,441
my district, you know, struggle

6800
04:06:33,441 --> 04:06:37,410
to navigate um, homes that are

6801
04:06:38,446 --> 04:06:39,113
at risk from from flooding

6802
04:06:39,113 --> 04:06:39,747
during not even catastrophic

6803
04:06:39,747 --> 04:06:42,747
rain events but basic rain

6804
04:06:45,653 --> 04:06:46,353
events and you know our beaches

6805
04:06:46,353 --> 04:06:47,210
and bays being too dirty This

6806
04:06:47,210 --> 04:06:50,621
woman go on and on and

6807
04:06:51,920 --> 04:06:51,759
the impacts are real And I have

6808
04:06:51,759 --> 04:06:52,460
real concerns that the gaps

6809
04:06:52,460 --> 04:06:54,860
aren't distributed equally And

6810
04:06:56,798 --> 04:06:59,798
I appreciate Kim pointing out

6811
04:07:03,304 --> 04:07:04,500
what she did.

6812
04:07:04,500 --> 04:07:04,706
The Climate Equity Fund exists

6813
04:07:04,706 --> 04:07:07,706
because we acknowledge that we

6814
04:07:08,843 --> 04:07:09,510
have equity in the city so I am

6815
04:07:09,510 --> 04:07:12,510
curious if you can pinpoint

6816
04:07:14,315 --> 04:07:15,490
kind of show us how

6817
04:07:15,490 --> 04:07:15,583
the projects in the outlook are

6818
04:07:15,583 --> 04:07:17,583
sequenced to address

6819
04:07:19,220 --> 04:07:19,921
the communities with

6820
04:07:19,921 --> 04:07:20,654
the largest deficits first and

6821
04:07:20,654 --> 04:07:21,356
if there are any accountability

6822
04:07:21,356 --> 04:07:24,356
mechanisms in place to ensure

6823
04:07:25,760 --> 04:07:26,394
that actually happens rather

6824
04:07:26,394 --> 04:07:27,610
than simply defaulting to

6825
04:07:27,610 --> 04:07:30,610
what's easiest or what feels

6826
04:07:32,330 --> 04:07:32,434
politically acceptable in

6827
04:07:32,434 --> 04:07:33,100
the moment.

6828
04:07:33,100 --> 04:07:35,500
>> Great nuance question and

6829
04:07:39,974 --> 04:07:40,574
I'll call and run and care

6830
04:07:40,574 --> 04:07:41,242
until answer Being there

6831
04:07:41,242 --> 04:07:41,943
originally was written into

6832
04:07:41,943 --> 04:07:44,145
the resolution for the Climate

6833
04:07:44,145 --> 04:07:44,912
Equity Fund.

6834
04:07:44,912 --> 04:07:45,212
I can't say the allocation of

6835
04:07:45,212 --> 04:07:46,247
that.

6836
04:07:46,247 --> 04:07:48,917
It was not a 1 to 1 in terms of

6837
04:07:48,917 --> 04:07:49,851
the way we do projects.

6838
04:07:49,851 --> 04:07:50,451
So I know that just from being

6839
04:07:50,451 --> 04:07:51,860
a part of the process to

6840
04:07:51,860 --> 04:07:54,860
identify projects So I do

6841
04:07:55,560 --> 04:07:55,823
appreciate the nuance around

6842
04:07:55,823 --> 04:07:56,324
that fund being used in those

6843
04:07:56,324 --> 04:07:56,991
particular areas.

6844
04:07:56,991 --> 04:08:00,795
So perhaps a follow up but I

6845
04:08:00,795 --> 04:08:01,596
don't know if you've got Yeah,

6846
04:08:01,596 --> 04:08:05,196
I mean Karen, you can first

6847
04:08:06,868 --> 04:08:07,502
walk them through the data

6848
04:08:07,502 --> 04:08:08,236
points that considered in

6849
04:08:08,236 --> 04:08:11,836
compiling the report and then i

6850
04:08:12,407 --> 04:08:13,108
can put some much light on

6851
04:08:13,108 --> 04:08:13,508
the Dash 14 and how it's

6852
04:08:13,508 --> 04:08:15,508
implemented.

6853
04:08:18,212 --> 04:08:18,980
I do think that when one thing

6854
04:08:18,980 --> 04:08:19,881
that I want to point out before

6855
04:08:19,881 --> 04:08:24,810
I dive into all the details is

6856
04:08:24,586 --> 04:08:25,220
this is designed to be a high

6857
04:08:25,220 --> 04:08:27,220
level programmatic really

6858
04:08:29,624 --> 04:08:30,324
forward looking report.

6859
04:08:30,324 --> 04:08:31,260
Councilmember I think I think

6860
04:08:31,260 --> 04:08:34,626
the one true mechanism that we

6861
04:08:35,997 --> 04:08:36,765
have to make sure that people

6862
04:08:36,765 --> 04:08:40,365
stay on point that dollars are

6863
04:08:40,435 --> 04:08:41,169
allocated that we're going to

6864
04:08:41,169 --> 04:08:41,803
the highest neighborhoods first

6865
04:08:41,803 --> 04:08:42,437
is the budget development

6866
04:08:42,437 --> 04:08:44,837
process, the actual budget

6867
04:08:46,875 --> 04:08:47,209
development and adoption

6868
04:08:47,209 --> 04:08:47,976
process.

6869
04:08:47,976 --> 04:08:51,576
As part of this effort we

6870
04:08:53,181 --> 04:08:53,749
collect the information for for

6871
04:08:53,749 --> 04:08:54,149
structurally excluded

6872
04:08:54,149 --> 04:08:56,149
communities.

6873
04:08:57,319 --> 04:08:58,200
We looked first at really

6874
04:08:58,200 --> 04:08:58,620
funding those things that were

6875
04:08:58,620 --> 04:08:59,253
already in the pipeline.

6876
04:08:59,253 --> 04:09:02,253
We wanted to finish those

6877
04:09:03,992 --> 04:09:04,760
things.

6878
04:09:04,760 --> 04:09:05,460
If there were projects that

6879
04:09:05,460 --> 04:09:06,940
were in construction that had

6880
04:09:06,940 --> 04:09:09,940
new needs pop up finishing

6881
04:09:09,297 --> 04:09:10,000
those fully funding

6882
04:09:10,000 --> 04:09:10,699
construction for projects that

6883
04:09:10,699 --> 04:09:14,299
were in design all of those

6884
04:09:15,804 --> 04:09:16,471
things happen and they're kind

6885
04:09:16,471 --> 04:09:17,205
of they're not competing but

6886
04:09:17,205 --> 04:09:19,605
they are definitely overlapping

6887
04:09:21,109 --> 04:09:21,410
and corresponding interest in

6888
04:09:21,410 --> 04:09:22,100
that.

6889
04:09:22,100 --> 04:09:22,611
We are looking both at

6890
04:09:22,611 --> 04:09:25,611
the stage of the project

6891
04:09:27,616 --> 04:09:28,316
the available funding sources

6892
04:09:28,316 --> 04:09:29,510
where we might have community

6893
04:09:29,510 --> 04:09:33,221
only or park funds that are you

6894
04:09:33,221 --> 04:09:33,989
know specific to communities of

6895
04:09:33,989 --> 04:09:37,589
concern or not that we are

6896
04:09:39,561 --> 04:09:40,262
allocating those restricted

6897
04:09:40,262 --> 04:09:40,996
funding sources really getting

6898
04:09:40,996 --> 04:09:44,900
the most that we can we out out

6899
04:09:44,900 --> 04:09:45,667
of those restricted funding

6900
04:09:45,667 --> 04:09:49,267
sources we do take into account

6901
04:09:51,390 --> 04:09:51,840
the 814 scores as well as

6902
04:09:51,840 --> 04:09:55,440
the location of the project and

6903
04:09:57,946 --> 04:09:58,446
where it is in the project

6904
04:09:58,446 --> 04:09:58,947
delivery pipeline.

6905
04:09:58,947 --> 04:10:01,347
I hope that helps.

6906
04:10:02,351 --> 04:10:03,118
Just to shed more light on this

6907
04:10:03,118 --> 04:10:03,452
one again this is a five year

6908
04:10:03,452 --> 04:10:04,152
outlook.

6909
04:10:04,152 --> 04:10:07,152
We're looking into the future.

6910
04:10:08,230 --> 04:10:08,757
I think the main drivers of

6911
04:10:08,757 --> 04:10:09,391
the data collected is the asset

6912
04:10:09,391 --> 04:10:11,391
management information and

6913
04:10:13,762 --> 04:10:14,463
understanding what it's feeling

6914
04:10:14,463 --> 04:10:16,863
and what needs attention

6915
04:10:19,935 --> 04:10:20,271
globally across the entire city

6916
04:10:20,271 --> 04:10:21,103
.

6917
04:10:21,103 --> 04:10:21,770
And then after that as we take

6918
04:10:21,770 --> 04:10:25,970
a closer look to the f y 27

6919
04:10:26,175 --> 04:10:26,875
budget, this is where we trying

6920
04:10:26,875 --> 04:10:27,610
to ensure that there is a

6921
04:10:27,610 --> 04:10:30,610
priority score assigned to each

6922
04:10:32,581 --> 04:10:33,249
project where in 814 we work

6923
04:10:33,249 --> 04:10:33,916
collectively with Council on

6924
04:10:33,916 --> 04:10:36,916
adopting this new policy we

6925
04:10:39,530 --> 04:10:39,688
ensure that to a point

6926
04:10:39,688 --> 04:10:40,255
councilmember that equable

6927
04:10:40,255 --> 04:10:42,655
outcome is coming from

6928
04:10:44,126 --> 04:10:44,860
sustainability standpoint from

6929
04:10:44,860 --> 04:10:45,528
a safety standpoint all those

6930
04:10:45,528 --> 04:10:47,928
different factors are being

6931
04:10:50,666 --> 04:10:51,567
accounted for as we score every

6932
04:10:51,567 --> 04:10:52,168
project and then then we try to

6933
04:10:52,168 --> 04:10:54,568
recommend a project with

6934
04:10:55,271 --> 04:10:55,571
the higher score to be funded

6935
04:10:55,571 --> 04:10:57,571
first.

6936
04:11:01,110 --> 04:11:01,810
Okay we've limited time but I

6937
04:11:01,810 --> 04:11:04,810
do think it's another context

6938
04:11:07,349 --> 04:11:08,830
as well where we're being

6939
04:11:08,830 --> 04:11:08,784
aspirational versus where we're

6940
04:11:08,784 --> 04:11:09,518
actually setting standards in

6941
04:11:09,518 --> 04:11:10,252
the city And this feels like an

6942
04:11:10,252 --> 04:11:13,252
important area to set standards

6943
04:11:13,422 --> 04:11:14,123
and I appreciate that We don't

6944
04:11:14,123 --> 04:11:14,823
want to call it competing but

6945
04:11:14,823 --> 04:11:19,230
it is competing so long as we

6946
04:11:19,610 --> 04:11:19,762
continue to allow ourselves to

6947
04:11:19,762 --> 04:11:20,462
live in a place of scarcity

6948
04:11:20,462 --> 04:11:21,129
rather than the abundance that

6949
04:11:21,129 --> 04:11:24,729
we should be able to exist

6950
04:11:25,301 --> 04:11:26,268
within here in San Diego.

6951
04:11:26,268 --> 04:11:26,936
But in a in a world where we're

6952
04:11:26,936 --> 04:11:29,336
living with scarcity of

6953
04:11:31,107 --> 04:11:31,874
resources that ends up becoming

6954
04:11:31,874 --> 04:11:35,474
competing or we can use all

6955
04:11:37,546 --> 04:11:38,281
sorts different words to

6956
04:11:38,281 --> 04:11:38,613
describe it but we're not doing

6957
04:11:38,613 --> 04:11:39,381
at all.

6958
04:11:39,381 --> 04:11:42,381
And so I understand that

6959
04:11:43,352 --> 04:11:44,200
there's a system in place for

6960
04:11:44,200 --> 04:11:44,687
making decisions But I will

6961
04:11:44,687 --> 04:11:48,287
also say that the budget for

6962
04:11:50,192 --> 04:11:50,826
the building process I'll be

6963
04:11:50,826 --> 04:11:51,460
honest saying that that's

6964
04:11:51,460 --> 04:11:55,660
the time for us to fix and

6965
04:11:55,898 --> 04:11:56,698
reprioritize that I don't think

6966
04:11:56,698 --> 04:11:57,567
that puts us in a really tough

6967
04:11:57,567 --> 04:12:01,270
spot by the time we're at that

6968
04:12:01,270 --> 04:12:02,730
point in the process.

6969
04:12:02,730 --> 04:12:02,737
I don't think it's realistic

6970
04:12:02,737 --> 04:12:06,337
for us to reorder the entire

6971
04:12:07,810 --> 04:12:08,577
list that's been provided to us

6972
04:12:08,577 --> 04:12:09,177
and I know that we would be

6973
04:12:09,177 --> 04:12:09,879
given enormous, enormous

6974
04:12:09,879 --> 04:12:13,815
pushback if we if we try to do

6975
04:12:13,815 --> 04:12:14,416
that if what we were presented

6976
04:12:14,416 --> 04:12:15,840
with the proposed budget

6977
04:12:15,840 --> 04:12:15,785
the council said this is not

6978
04:12:15,785 --> 04:12:18,688
hit the mark when it comes to

6979
04:12:18,688 --> 04:12:19,455
equity and we would order it

6980
04:12:19,455 --> 04:12:20,122
entirely it would blow up

6981
04:12:20,122 --> 04:12:23,722
the budget process And so it

6982
04:12:24,660 --> 04:12:25,461
needs to be better baked by

6983
04:12:25,461 --> 04:12:25,961
the time it gets to us from an

6984
04:12:25,961 --> 04:12:27,961
equity standpoint.

6985
04:12:31,334 --> 04:12:31,768
So that instead we've got real

6986
04:12:31,768 --> 04:12:33,768
funding gaps.

6987
04:12:37,373 --> 04:12:38,410
I do want to talk about how we

6988
04:12:38,410 --> 04:12:38,741
spend and we've talked about

6989
04:12:38,741 --> 04:12:39,342
this before there was mention

6990
04:12:39,342 --> 04:12:39,975
that bundling bike lane

6991
04:12:39,975 --> 04:12:41,177
installations with street

6992
04:12:41,177 --> 04:12:42,440
repaving and utility work has

6993
04:12:42,440 --> 04:12:45,644
helped in terms of being more

6994
04:12:47,417 --> 04:12:48,217
cost effective.

6995
04:12:48,217 --> 04:12:48,817
So my understanding is that

6996
04:12:48,817 --> 04:12:51,217
when we use standardized

6997
04:12:54,900 --> 04:12:54,757
designs and bundle repetitive

6998
04:12:54,757 --> 04:12:57,757
work we stop treating every

6999
04:13:00,530 --> 04:13:01,230
single curb ramp installation

7000
04:13:01,230 --> 04:13:01,598
like a unique engineering

7001
04:13:01,598 --> 04:13:02,232
challenge.

7002
04:13:02,232 --> 04:13:02,899
We can actually bring down

7003
04:13:02,899 --> 04:13:03,533
costs, accelerate delivery.

7004
04:13:03,533 --> 04:13:06,533
It doesn't seem like we're

7005
04:13:07,336 --> 04:13:07,670
doing that across the system

7006
04:13:07,670 --> 04:13:08,304
though.

7007
04:13:08,304 --> 04:13:09,500
You know the thousands of

7008
04:13:09,500 --> 04:13:12,605
street lights that we need to

7009
04:13:15,879 --> 04:13:16,612
install that feels like an area

7010
04:13:16,612 --> 04:13:17,313
where we could be standardizing

7011
04:13:17,313 --> 04:13:19,713
and pre engineering solutions.

7012
04:13:21,751 --> 04:13:22,385
So can you talk to us about

7013
04:13:22,385 --> 04:13:23,520
the extent to which we are

7014
04:13:23,520 --> 04:13:25,452
doing more of standardizing

7015
04:13:28,570 --> 04:13:28,725
design vouching procurement and

7016
04:13:28,725 --> 04:13:29,250
in order to reduce this off

7017
04:13:29,250 --> 04:13:29,325
cost?

7018
04:13:29,325 --> 04:13:31,325
Yeah.

7019
04:13:33,960 --> 04:13:33,830
I mean one of the policy I can

7020
04:13:33,830 --> 04:13:34,464
think of that we were trying to

7021
04:13:34,464 --> 04:13:35,165
implement as we initiated

7022
04:13:35,165 --> 04:13:38,165
project is complete street and

7023
04:13:38,968 --> 04:13:39,669
in exactly to your point

7024
04:13:39,669 --> 04:13:40,370
council member we were trying

7025
04:13:40,370 --> 04:13:43,370
to identify all the different

7026
04:13:44,441 --> 04:13:45,308
assets within this corridor

7027
04:13:45,308 --> 04:13:46,900
that we need to be addressed at

7028
04:13:46,900 --> 04:13:49,900
the challenge as the different

7029
04:13:51,214 --> 04:13:51,815
state that each asset within

7030
04:13:51,815 --> 04:13:54,815
this corridor is and and

7031
04:13:57,654 --> 04:13:58,321
available funding So if we want

7032
04:13:58,321 --> 04:13:58,988
to go and treat the lighting

7033
04:13:58,988 --> 04:14:01,388
the sidewalk, the programs,

7034
04:14:03,960 --> 04:14:04,661
the paving right that that

7035
04:14:04,661 --> 04:14:05,395
present additional cost where

7036
04:14:05,395 --> 04:14:08,995
the priority could be mainly in

7037
04:14:09,399 --> 04:14:10,000
this in the street light So

7038
04:14:10,000 --> 04:14:10,700
we're trying to balance

7039
04:14:10,700 --> 04:14:13,700
the available funding with all

7040
04:14:14,938 --> 04:14:15,672
the conditions of the existing

7041
04:14:15,672 --> 04:14:16,372
assets within that corridor and

7042
04:14:16,372 --> 04:14:20,443
trying to bundle as much as we

7043
04:14:20,443 --> 04:14:21,211
could that making sense to

7044
04:14:21,211 --> 04:14:22,120
advance it all together as one

7045
04:14:22,120 --> 04:14:25,612
project And some of that work

7046
04:14:26,516 --> 04:14:27,317
is identified to be done by

7047
04:14:27,317 --> 04:14:30,317
city forces while other other

7048
04:14:32,989 --> 04:14:33,657
areas require further design

7049
04:14:33,657 --> 04:14:34,191
and been executed through an

7050
04:14:34,191 --> 04:14:36,191
outside contractor.

7051
04:14:38,762 --> 04:14:39,462
So we're trying to at

7052
04:14:39,462 --> 04:14:42,462
the beginning with the project

7053
04:14:43,934 --> 04:14:44,601
we are trying to implement all

7054
04:14:44,601 --> 04:14:45,302
of those policies that

7055
04:14:45,302 --> 04:14:47,702
facilitate the opportunity to

7056
04:14:49,739 --> 04:14:50,173
be more efficient in delivering

7057
04:14:50,173 --> 04:14:52,173
major assets.

7058
04:14:56,747 --> 04:14:57,247
>> I just for me it's not just

7059
04:14:57,247 --> 04:14:57,981
the major assets.

7060
04:14:57,981 --> 04:14:58,582
It's like in fact it might even

7061
04:14:58,582 --> 04:15:00,982
be more important unlike

7062
04:15:02,352 --> 04:15:03,530
the medium and smaller scale

7063
04:15:03,530 --> 04:15:03,720
ones to make sure that we're

7064
04:15:03,720 --> 04:15:06,120
being more efficient there.

7065
04:15:08,692 --> 04:15:09,492
I just want to make that point

7066
04:15:09,492 --> 04:15:10,227
so and I'll just ask for

7067
04:15:10,227 --> 04:15:10,493
the next three minutes now if I

7068
04:15:10,493 --> 04:15:12,493
MAY.

7069
04:15:13,563 --> 04:15:14,264
Council PRESIDENT Yeah, that

7070
04:15:14,264 --> 04:15:14,965
this the structural issue in

7071
04:15:14,965 --> 04:15:15,666
front of us in terms of

7072
04:15:15,666 --> 04:15:18,666
the budget we've talked about

7073
04:15:19,970 --> 04:15:20,704
this for years We were handed a

7074
04:15:20,704 --> 04:15:23,104
multibillion dollar deficit for

7075
04:15:25,409 --> 04:15:27,809
infrastructure That's a reality

7076
04:15:31,715 --> 04:15:32,348
and it is directly related to

7077
04:15:32,348 --> 04:15:33,150
the insufficient amount of

7078
04:15:33,150 --> 04:15:33,283
revenue that the city brings

7079
04:15:33,283 --> 04:15:33,917
in.

7080
04:15:33,917 --> 04:15:36,917
We were not resourced well

7081
04:15:37,688 --> 04:15:38,322
enough for easily 1.4 million

7082
04:15:38,322 --> 04:15:39,560
people that is sitting on

7083
04:15:39,560 --> 04:15:40,424
rotting infrastructure that was

7084
04:15:40,424 --> 04:15:42,824
allowed to erode over

7085
04:15:46,930 --> 04:15:48,165
generations.

7086
04:15:48,165 --> 04:15:53,370
So I do have a what is what is

7087
04:15:53,370 --> 04:15:54,710
the administration's or staff's

7088
04:15:54,710 --> 04:15:57,710
plan to start addressing that

7089
04:15:59,342 --> 04:15:59,943
part of the equation

7090
04:15:59,943 --> 04:16:00,576
the revenue side because

7091
04:16:00,576 --> 04:16:03,576
the council's come up with

7092
04:16:04,782 --> 04:16:05,382
ideas about measures.

7093
04:16:05,382 --> 04:16:05,915
I'm curious if

7094
04:16:05,915 --> 04:16:07,915
the administration's

7095
04:16:10,721 --> 04:16:13,721
considering anything We want to

7096
04:16:16,459 --> 04:16:19,459
take this one Councilmember I

7097
04:16:22,866 --> 04:16:23,500
think we've always tried to

7098
04:16:23,500 --> 04:16:24,168
explore additional revenue

7099
04:16:24,168 --> 04:16:27,768
options to make sure that we

7100
04:16:28,672 --> 04:16:29,306
are at structural balance so we

7101
04:16:29,306 --> 04:16:30,600
can continue the long term

7102
04:16:30,600 --> 04:16:33,600
investment and planning to be

7103
04:16:33,844 --> 04:16:34,444
able to deliver on these

7104
04:16:34,444 --> 04:16:35,178
significant ip backlog.

7105
04:16:35,178 --> 04:16:35,879
I don't think any option is off

7106
04:16:35,879 --> 04:16:39,479
the table and we will continue

7107
04:16:40,951 --> 04:16:41,752
to work on towards whatever

7108
04:16:41,752 --> 04:16:42,352
options we have to be able to

7109
04:16:42,352 --> 04:16:42,886
make sure that we are in

7110
04:16:42,886 --> 04:16:44,886
structural balance.

7111
04:16:46,523 --> 04:16:47,291
The city is well resources well

7112
04:16:47,291 --> 04:16:50,291
resourced to meet our growing

7113
04:16:52,960 --> 04:16:52,396
backlog.

7114
04:16:52,396 --> 04:16:53,630
Okay.

7115
04:16:53,630 --> 04:16:53,731
I think they'll want to

7116
04:16:53,731 --> 04:16:55,731
continue that conversation.

7117
04:16:58,602 --> 04:16:59,270
We've talked a couple of times

7118
04:16:59,270 --> 04:17:00,400
I brought this up and we

7119
04:17:00,400 --> 04:17:00,704
haven't really drilled down too

7120
04:17:00,704 --> 04:17:04,410
much and I'm not an expert in

7121
04:17:04,410 --> 04:17:04,842
this and I will acknowledge

7122
04:17:04,842 --> 04:17:05,609
that But that's why we have

7123
04:17:05,609 --> 04:17:09,809
the smart folks on that side of

7124
04:17:10,981 --> 04:17:11,782
the dais environmental impact

7125
04:17:11,782 --> 04:17:12,516
bonds, as I understand it, have

7126
04:17:12,516 --> 04:17:13,830
been used in on the East Coast,

7127
04:17:13,830 --> 04:17:15,483
the Chesapeake Bay in

7128
04:17:16,754 --> 04:17:17,354
particular to successfully

7129
04:17:17,354 --> 04:17:17,822
improve green stormwater

7130
04:17:17,822 --> 04:17:19,822
infrastructure.

7131
04:17:22,960 --> 04:17:23,627
I believe other cities have

7132
04:17:23,627 --> 04:17:24,328
followed their path Private

7133
04:17:24,328 --> 04:17:24,695
investors fund infrastructure

7134
04:17:24,695 --> 04:17:25,296
up front.

7135
04:17:25,296 --> 04:17:28,296
The city repays based on

7136
04:17:28,999 --> 04:17:29,699
measurable outcomes actual

7137
04:17:29,699 --> 04:17:30,401
flood reduction, actual water

7138
04:17:30,401 --> 04:17:32,801
quality improvement, the risk

7139
04:17:34,739 --> 04:17:35,506
transfer that is real.

7140
04:17:35,506 --> 04:17:35,840
It provides access to private

7141
04:17:35,840 --> 04:17:37,840
capital.

7142
04:17:39,543 --> 04:17:40,176
We have a we have $5 billion in

7143
04:17:40,176 --> 04:17:42,176
stormwater needs depleting

7144
04:17:45,883 --> 04:17:46,550
federal loan and active

7145
04:17:46,550 --> 04:17:48,950
political effort to further

7146
04:17:51,222 --> 04:17:52,220
blow holes in our budget.

7147
04:17:52,220 --> 04:17:52,723
Is there been any exploration

7148
04:17:52,723 --> 04:17:53,424
of environmental impact bonds

7149
04:17:53,424 --> 04:17:55,424
for stormwater infrastructure

7150
04:17:57,161 --> 04:17:57,728
or other sort of creative

7151
04:17:57,728 --> 04:17:59,728
financing mechanisms?

7152
04:18:03,401 --> 04:18:04,680
All I can say that the director

7153
04:18:04,680 --> 04:18:04,735
of Stormwater Todd Snyder's

7154
04:18:04,735 --> 04:18:05,436
been exploring all possible

7155
04:18:05,436 --> 04:18:08,436
options to really address this

7156
04:18:10,700 --> 04:18:10,474
major deficit in

7157
04:18:10,474 --> 04:18:11,275
infrastructure.

7158
04:18:11,275 --> 04:18:15,475
So I'm not sure if you're here

7159
04:18:15,513 --> 04:18:15,946
in the audience Yes, thanks

7160
04:18:15,946 --> 04:18:16,614
Councilmember.

7161
04:18:16,614 --> 04:18:20,214
I can tell you very familiar

7162
04:18:21,819 --> 04:18:22,386
with those programs from my

7163
04:18:22,386 --> 04:18:23,540
general experience in

7164
04:18:23,540 --> 04:18:26,540
the stormwater field I think

7165
04:18:27,491 --> 04:18:28,226
the fundamental need to make

7166
04:18:28,226 --> 04:18:31,226
that type of environmental bond

7167
04:18:32,663 --> 04:18:33,364
program work is you need to

7168
04:18:33,364 --> 04:18:34,650
revenue in the assurance to be

7169
04:18:34,650 --> 04:18:34,766
able to pay the private sector

7170
04:18:34,766 --> 04:18:37,766
back to deliver those outcomes

7171
04:18:39,737 --> 04:18:40,438
And that's where we struggle is

7172
04:18:40,438 --> 04:18:41,500
we're relying on general fund

7173
04:18:41,500 --> 04:18:43,405
primarily So without a

7174
04:18:44,776 --> 04:18:45,443
dedicated revenue source got a

7175
04:18:45,443 --> 04:18:46,176
fee bringing in consistent

7176
04:18:46,176 --> 04:18:46,811
revenue it's really hard to get

7177
04:18:46,811 --> 04:18:49,811
a program like that off

7178
04:18:51,348 --> 04:18:52,830
the ground because you need to

7179
04:18:52,830 --> 04:18:52,683
have a payback mechanism And if

7180
04:18:52,683 --> 04:18:55,830
the payback mechanism is

7181
04:18:56,788 --> 04:18:57,488
general fund competing with

7182
04:18:57,488 --> 04:18:58,189
police, fire libraries, parks

7183
04:18:58,189 --> 04:18:58,790
you know you've got to you've

7184
04:18:58,790 --> 04:19:01,190
got to basically earmark

7185
04:19:02,927 --> 04:19:03,761
the funding for stormwater.

7186
04:19:03,761 --> 04:19:06,761
>> Yeah, but types of projects

7187
04:19:09,133 --> 04:19:09,934
that we need to fund Yes.

7188
04:19:09,934 --> 04:19:10,435
Scale of the projects we need

7189
04:19:10,435 --> 04:19:10,902
to fund all work.

7190
04:19:10,902 --> 04:19:12,902
Yes, absolutely.

7191
04:19:14,706 --> 04:19:15,440
Green infrastructure, flood

7192
04:19:15,440 --> 04:19:15,940
resilience that type of work is

7193
04:19:15,940 --> 04:19:16,674
being delivered in

7194
04:19:16,674 --> 04:19:19,674
the Chesapeake Bay example that

7195
04:19:20,945 --> 04:19:21,712
you brought up.

7196
04:19:21,712 --> 04:19:22,313
So with dedicated revenue is

7197
04:19:22,313 --> 04:19:24,713
that a method financing

7198
04:19:26,750 --> 04:19:27,485
mechanism that you think would

7199
04:19:27,485 --> 04:19:28,352
be appropriate and you want to.

7200
04:19:28,352 --> 04:19:29,254
>> I do I think I think it's it

7201
04:19:29,254 --> 04:19:32,924
helps to get to the type of

7202
04:19:32,924 --> 04:19:33,591
scale that we were talking

7203
04:19:33,591 --> 04:19:34,258
about in terms of our need.

7204
04:19:34,258 --> 04:19:34,859
It allows you to bundle

7205
04:19:34,859 --> 04:19:36,859
projects particularly on

7206
04:19:38,362 --> 04:19:39,130
the water quality side.

7207
04:19:39,130 --> 04:19:39,831
It opens up the potential to do

7208
04:19:39,831 --> 04:19:42,231
water quality improvements on

7209
04:19:44,350 --> 04:19:44,836
private parcels and in addition

7210
04:19:44,836 --> 04:19:45,436
to just public parcels that we

7211
04:19:45,436 --> 04:19:46,370
have land ownership of.

7212
04:19:46,370 --> 04:19:50,570
So I think there's a lot of

7213
04:19:51,375 --> 04:19:52,143
advantages to it.

7214
04:19:52,143 --> 04:19:52,811
It's just a real long term

7215
04:19:52,811 --> 04:19:53,444
financial commitment that's

7216
04:19:53,444 --> 04:19:54,112
tough to make when you're

7217
04:19:54,112 --> 04:19:57,112
reliant on the general fund

7218
04:19:57,348 --> 04:19:58,490
That's that short compared to

7219
04:19:58,490 --> 04:20:02,249
the total needs of the city I

7220
04:20:02,921 --> 04:20:03,355
think so I well I mean thank

7221
04:20:03,355 --> 04:20:05,355
you for that.

7222
04:20:09,160 --> 04:20:09,828
I appreciate the work that

7223
04:20:09,828 --> 04:20:10,528
you've done And I we've been

7224
04:20:10,528 --> 04:20:10,829
talking about it since we got

7225
04:20:10,829 --> 04:20:12,829
here.

7226
04:20:15,166 --> 04:20:15,699
We need dedicated revenue.

7227
04:20:15,699 --> 04:20:16,334
We appreciate that.

7228
04:20:16,334 --> 04:20:18,734
Coast Skipper continues to

7229
04:20:20,500 --> 04:20:20,772
remind us of that.

7230
04:20:20,772 --> 04:20:24,372
We are behind the way we're

7231
04:20:26,344 --> 04:20:27,450
behind because of

7232
04:20:27,450 --> 04:20:27,679
the structural budget deficit

7233
04:20:27,679 --> 04:20:28,146
that we've experienced for

7234
04:20:28,146 --> 04:20:30,146
decades now and

7235
04:20:32,830 --> 04:20:32,784
the under-resourcing of

7236
04:20:32,784 --> 04:20:33,485
the city In this moment we're

7237
04:20:33,485 --> 04:20:37,850
staring at the deficit that we

7238
04:20:37,989 --> 04:20:38,690
just looked at the gap that we

7239
04:20:38,690 --> 04:20:42,290
have We have the leaking club

7240
04:20:44,162 --> 04:20:44,829
the former mayor who left us

7241
04:20:44,829 --> 04:20:47,829
billions of dollars in in

7242
04:20:50,702 --> 04:20:51,369
broken infrastructure and

7243
04:20:51,369 --> 04:20:52,700
meadow lined outside groups

7244
04:20:52,700 --> 04:20:55,700
pursuing a ballot measure that

7245
04:20:55,207 --> 04:20:55,807
would defund $100 million in

7246
04:20:55,807 --> 04:20:56,507
core city services, $100

7247
04:20:56,507 --> 04:20:59,507
million annually and course in

7248
04:21:01,379 --> 04:21:04,379
services which means that all

7249
04:21:07,419 --> 04:21:08,530
of this would get worse and i

7250
04:21:08,530 --> 04:21:08,720
mention that because this

7251
04:21:08,720 --> 04:21:11,120
conversation is not abstract

7252
04:21:13,125 --> 04:21:13,625
like this stuff is impacting

7253
04:21:13,625 --> 04:21:14,292
our neighborhoods.

7254
04:21:14,292 --> 04:21:14,893
We have people who are still

7255
04:21:14,893 --> 04:21:17,293
dealing with floods that

7256
04:21:18,530 --> 04:21:18,864
happened a couple of years ago

7257
04:21:18,864 --> 04:21:19,531
.

7258
04:21:19,531 --> 04:21:20,265
There are parts of the city

7259
04:21:20,265 --> 04:21:23,265
that have no sidewalks, unpaved

7260
04:21:25,503 --> 04:21:28,503
streets, unpaved alleys and we

7261
04:21:31,420 --> 04:21:31,743
are allowing hopefully we're

7262
04:21:31,743 --> 04:21:35,343
not going to allow this group

7263
04:21:36,180 --> 04:21:37,249
of radicals who broke the city

7264
04:21:37,249 --> 04:21:41,449
to try to light it on fire

7265
04:21:42,787 --> 04:21:43,487
through the political actions

7266
04:21:43,487 --> 04:21:44,289
that they're considering right

7267
04:21:44,289 --> 04:21:48,489
now that will not make the city

7268
04:21:48,894 --> 04:21:49,761
leaner.

7269
04:21:49,761 --> 04:21:50,629
It will make things much worse.

7270
04:21:50,629 --> 04:21:54,229
And so I just I felt

7271
04:21:54,566 --> 04:21:55,299
the necessity to say that

7272
04:21:55,299 --> 04:21:56,000
council PRESIDENT Because to be

7273
04:21:56,000 --> 04:21:56,702
staring at what we're staring

7274
04:21:56,702 --> 04:22:00,302
at already and know that there

7275
04:22:01,390 --> 04:22:01,773
are folks who are again

7276
04:22:01,773 --> 04:22:02,474
actively attempting to defund a

7277
04:22:02,474 --> 04:22:05,474
core city service is extremely

7278
04:22:07,246 --> 04:22:07,913
alarming to me because

7279
04:22:07,913 --> 04:22:08,547
the impacts will be felt by

7280
04:22:08,547 --> 04:22:09,214
less stormwater work being

7281
04:22:09,214 --> 04:22:11,614
done, fewer sidewalks being

7282
04:22:13,285 --> 04:22:13,852
repaired, fewer potholes being

7283
04:22:13,852 --> 04:22:14,553
built and that is not

7284
04:22:14,553 --> 04:22:17,553
the effort of anyone who's

7285
04:22:19,825 --> 04:22:20,526
serious about becoming a better

7286
04:22:20,526 --> 04:22:21,126
place to live or quite frankly

7287
04:22:21,126 --> 04:22:24,126
who cares at all that

7288
04:22:25,163 --> 04:22:25,864
the people of San Diego so I

7289
04:22:25,864 --> 04:22:26,531
thank you again for all of

7290
04:22:26,531 --> 04:22:30,131
the work that you have done.

7291
04:22:31,136 --> 04:22:32,300
We have a lot more work to do.

7292
04:22:32,300 --> 04:22:32,671
I do hope that we can build on

7293
04:22:32,671 --> 04:22:36,271
what Kim presented to us and

7294
04:22:37,910 --> 04:22:38,711
see more of a standardization

7295
04:22:38,711 --> 04:22:39,311
in terms of how we approach

7296
04:22:39,311 --> 04:22:39,979
the inequities in terms

7297
04:22:39,979 --> 04:22:40,345
infrastructure, investment,

7298
04:22:40,345 --> 04:22:41,460
the city.

7299
04:22:41,460 --> 04:22:44,416
But I do appreciate the effort

7300
04:22:44,416 --> 04:22:45,830
and taking the extra time.

7301
04:22:45,830 --> 04:22:46,510
Council PRESIDENT I give you

7302
04:22:46,510 --> 04:22:48,720
two of my two of my minutes So

7303
04:22:48,720 --> 04:22:51,120
Councilmember Foster Oh yes,

7304
04:22:54,960 --> 04:22:55,828
Thank you Council PRESIDENT And

7305
04:22:55,828 --> 04:22:58,228
thank you staff for

7306
04:23:01,330 --> 04:23:01,567
the presentation and thank you

7307
04:23:01,567 --> 04:23:03,967
to to my colleagues.

7308
04:23:06,405 --> 04:23:08,805
I think Councilmember Eli

7309
04:23:12,745 --> 04:23:13,345
Rivera touched on a lot And I

7310
04:23:13,345 --> 04:23:14,460
think I also appreciate

7311
04:23:14,460 --> 04:23:16,446
the question of Councilmember

7312
04:23:18,917 --> 04:23:23,117
Wimmer in regards to what is a

7313
04:23:24,290 --> 04:23:24,990
structurally excluded community

7314
04:23:24,990 --> 04:23:28,590
or the terms that we use.

7315
04:23:30,229 --> 04:23:34,429
For me I'll go back in time

7316
04:23:35,700 --> 04:23:36,135
with I want to say my education

7317
04:23:36,135 --> 04:23:36,836
and training.

7318
04:23:36,836 --> 04:23:37,436
I have always used the term

7319
04:23:37,436 --> 04:23:39,436
historically underserved

7320
04:23:42,842 --> 04:23:46,442
communities and I think that is

7321
04:23:48,313 --> 04:23:49,281
a term that is used in quite

7322
04:23:49,281 --> 04:23:52,881
honestly in my time stems from

7323
04:23:54,186 --> 04:23:57,186
the Federal terminology as we

7324
04:23:59,759 --> 04:24:00,365
deal with disparities and

7325
04:24:00,365 --> 04:24:02,765
things of the sort.

7326
04:24:06,265 --> 04:24:06,898
We also used at some point

7327
04:24:06,898 --> 04:24:07,567
the term of communities of

7328
04:24:07,567 --> 04:24:10,567
concern which I never really

7329
04:24:11,604 --> 04:24:12,438
cared for to be quite honest

7330
04:24:12,438 --> 04:24:16,638
And I do appreciate the work at

7331
04:24:18,244 --> 04:24:19,440
the time of our sustainability

7332
04:24:19,440 --> 04:24:22,440
director Cody Hoving that came

7333
04:24:23,749 --> 04:24:24,483
up with the Climate equity

7334
04:24:24,483 --> 04:24:27,483
Index which I think developed

7335
04:24:29,922 --> 04:24:30,590
from a state document that

7336
04:24:30,590 --> 04:24:31,290
really made it specific to

7337
04:24:31,290 --> 04:24:35,361
the city of San Diego and made

7338
04:24:35,361 --> 04:24:36,128
sure that we were including all

7339
04:24:36,128 --> 04:24:38,528
of the appropriate underserved

7340
04:24:41,601 --> 04:24:42,367
communities based on our data

7341
04:24:42,367 --> 04:24:44,767
versus leaving it to

7342
04:24:47,373 --> 04:24:48,740
the Federal legislators in

7343
04:24:48,740 --> 04:24:51,674
the in the state level because

7344
04:24:54,130 --> 04:24:54,514
I am the first to tell you that

7345
04:24:54,514 --> 04:24:55,180
the way they drew

7346
04:24:55,180 --> 04:24:55,915
the opportunities zones just

7347
04:24:55,915 --> 04:24:59,152
baffles me On how you draw a

7348
04:24:59,152 --> 04:24:59,852
line in the middle of

7349
04:24:59,852 --> 04:25:00,520
the street and I can take you

7350
04:25:00,520 --> 04:25:01,254
to the section that was left

7351
04:25:01,254 --> 04:25:05,324
out which is a black arts and

7352
04:25:05,324 --> 04:25:06,250
culture district that has not

7353
04:25:06,250 --> 04:25:09,250
seen any true redevelopment or

7354
04:25:11,130 --> 04:25:11,631
any attention since I was since

7355
04:25:11,631 --> 04:25:14,310
I was a baby.

7356
04:25:16,802 --> 04:25:17,603
To be quite honest.

7357
04:25:17,603 --> 04:25:21,203
But also I'm a little troubled

7358
04:25:23,309 --> 04:25:23,876
in regards to the reference of

7359
04:25:23,876 --> 04:25:26,276
the five year outlook.

7360
04:25:28,881 --> 04:25:29,749
I do agree that if we were to

7361
04:25:29,749 --> 04:25:33,349
come to council and try to

7362
04:25:34,654 --> 04:25:35,255
unwind the proposed cip, I

7363
04:25:35,255 --> 04:25:37,523
think that would be a

7364
04:25:37,523 --> 04:25:40,523
disservice to our process and

7365
04:25:44,430 --> 04:25:44,831
would create several

7366
04:25:44,831 --> 04:25:45,331
challenges.

7367
04:25:45,331 --> 04:25:48,331
I think it is not

7368
04:25:49,769 --> 04:25:50,403
the appropriate method that I

7369
04:25:50,403 --> 04:25:51,400
would recommend and quite

7370
04:25:51,400 --> 04:25:53,404
honestly look forward to

7371
04:25:55,475 --> 04:25:56,442
sitting on the dais and going

7372
04:25:56,442 --> 04:26:00,420
through that level of of of

7373
04:26:01,247 --> 04:26:02,115
information.

7374
04:26:02,115 --> 04:26:02,816
But I think if I recall

7375
04:26:02,816 --> 04:26:06,416
the five year outlook and I'm

7376
04:26:07,721 --> 04:26:08,488
going to refer to it as a

7377
04:26:08,488 --> 04:26:12,880
planning document it is to give

7378
04:26:13,326 --> 04:26:13,894
us the path and the vision to

7379
04:26:13,894 --> 04:26:16,294
move this ip forward.

7380
04:26:18,864 --> 04:26:19,566
And as you hear from our

7381
04:26:19,566 --> 04:26:22,566
Department of Race and Equity

7382
04:26:24,571 --> 04:26:25,171
that 23% of the projects are in

7383
04:26:25,171 --> 04:26:27,171
historically underserved

7384
04:26:29,809 --> 04:26:30,677
communities and 77% are in what

7385
04:26:30,677 --> 04:26:34,277
I will just say are high

7386
04:26:36,216 --> 04:26:37,830
The highest resource areas is

7387
04:26:37,830 --> 04:26:40,683
troubling to me If I am

7388
04:26:42,220 --> 04:26:44,422
interpreting quick points that

7389
04:26:47,661 --> 04:26:48,528
were made here today.

7390
04:26:48,528 --> 04:26:48,929
And so I think we have more

7391
04:26:48,929 --> 04:26:49,896
work to do.

7392
04:26:49,896 --> 04:26:53,833
I also think that I would agree

7393
04:26:53,833 --> 04:26:54,534
with with Kim that we need to

7394
04:26:54,534 --> 04:26:57,534
look at how we're presenting

7395
04:27:00,600 --> 04:27:00,674
this information so that we can

7396
04:27:00,674 --> 04:27:02,674
effectively and efficiently

7397
04:27:05,612 --> 04:27:06,312
receive the information,

7398
04:27:06,312 --> 04:27:08,712
analyzing information and not

7399
04:27:11,952 --> 04:27:12,652
only for council and our staffs

7400
04:27:12,652 --> 04:27:16,252
but also the public because I

7401
04:27:17,256 --> 04:27:17,958
will say that I am used to

7402
04:27:17,958 --> 04:27:18,692
the what I will call

7403
04:27:18,692 --> 04:27:21,692
the bureaucratic dump and where

7404
04:27:24,598 --> 04:27:25,265
you just unload information and

7405
04:27:25,265 --> 04:27:25,966
you just kind of look at

7406
04:27:25,966 --> 04:27:26,299
everything and say Catch me if

7407
04:27:26,299 --> 04:27:27,467
you can.

7408
04:27:27,467 --> 04:27:32,267
And I think we need to get out

7409
04:27:39,312 --> 04:27:39,979
of that Also I will say if I

7410
04:27:39,979 --> 04:27:40,681
can have just a few more

7411
04:27:40,681 --> 04:27:43,681
minutes as I look at

7412
04:27:46,252 --> 04:27:47,190
the council policies and I just

7413
04:27:47,190 --> 04:27:47,721
want to be clear because I have

7414
04:27:47,721 --> 04:27:51,921
since I have been on the dais

7415
04:27:52,359 --> 04:27:53,930
have have taken issue with our

7416
04:27:53,930 --> 04:27:56,693
processes and how we do things.

7417
04:27:57,530 --> 04:27:58,232
I do just want to make a

7418
04:27:58,232 --> 04:27:58,999
comment so that everyone knows

7419
04:27:58,999 --> 04:28:02,599
that I have reached out to

7420
04:28:03,937 --> 04:28:04,638
the city auditor and I have

7421
04:28:04,638 --> 04:28:08,238
asked the city auditor to add

7422
04:28:09,610 --> 04:28:10,576
to his audit potential audit

7423
04:28:10,576 --> 04:28:14,176
list for f y 27 as needed

7424
04:28:15,582 --> 04:28:16,283
contracts based on our recent

7425
04:28:16,283 --> 04:28:17,170
conversations that we have had

7426
04:28:17,170 --> 04:28:20,617
and have also asked the auditor

7427
04:28:20,754 --> 04:28:21,455
to add job order contracts

7428
04:28:21,455 --> 04:28:23,855
which are essentially similar

7429
04:28:27,361 --> 04:28:28,950
to methodology and most

7430
04:28:28,950 --> 04:28:30,950
importantly emergency contracts

7431
04:28:33,533 --> 04:28:34,234
because clearly we are changing

7432
04:28:34,234 --> 04:28:34,902
our method and process and

7433
04:28:34,902 --> 04:28:37,302
actually including a defined

7434
04:28:40,373 --> 04:28:41,750
allocation within our budget

7435
04:28:41,750 --> 04:28:41,842
process for emergency projects

7436
04:28:41,842 --> 04:28:46,420
And and I will continue to say

7437
04:28:47,470 --> 04:28:47,747
this those are done on a time

7438
04:28:47,747 --> 04:28:50,747
and material basis which means

7439
04:28:52,419 --> 04:28:52,920
we are paying a premium and we

7440
04:28:52,920 --> 04:28:54,920
essentially due to

7441
04:28:58,692 --> 04:28:59,293
the emergency way of just about

7442
04:28:59,293 --> 04:29:00,940
every program or certain

7443
04:29:00,940 --> 04:29:03,694
standards that we have as part

7444
04:29:04,697 --> 04:29:05,399
of our municipal code.

7445
04:29:05,399 --> 04:29:05,666
And that's very troubling for

7446
04:29:05,666 --> 04:29:07,666
me.

7447
04:29:10,771 --> 04:29:11,438
I'm also hearing that it seems

7448
04:29:11,438 --> 04:29:11,972
that the emergency contracts

7449
04:29:11,972 --> 04:29:14,372
are going above what

7450
04:29:17,444 --> 04:29:18,145
the initial emergency is and

7451
04:29:18,145 --> 04:29:18,879
that they are actually coming

7452
04:29:18,879 --> 04:29:22,479
out with phase funding which is

7453
04:29:23,500 --> 04:29:23,717
very problematic for me which

7454
04:29:23,717 --> 04:29:24,618
is why I made the request.

7455
04:29:24,618 --> 04:29:28,818
So I want to make sure everyone

7456
04:29:29,523 --> 04:29:30,230
knows that as I was sitting

7457
04:29:30,230 --> 04:29:30,558
here listening to

7458
04:29:30,558 --> 04:29:31,225
the presentation and

7459
04:29:31,225 --> 04:29:34,825
the questions I also sent to

7460
04:29:35,329 --> 04:29:38,329
the city auditory request to

7461
04:29:40,133 --> 04:29:40,835
add Council policy 800

7462
04:29:40,835 --> 04:29:41,501
Dashboard team as now I think

7463
04:29:41,501 --> 04:29:43,901
we have based on

7464
04:29:45,606 --> 04:29:46,307
the information that was

7465
04:29:46,307 --> 04:29:47,700
provided I think we have three

7466
04:29:47,700 --> 04:29:49,407
years worth of implementation

7467
04:29:51,678 --> 04:29:52,546
and data so that we should have

7468
04:29:52,546 --> 04:29:53,213
a clear data set so that we can

7469
04:29:53,213 --> 04:29:56,213
see just how effective that

7470
04:29:56,717 --> 04:29:57,584
policy is.

7471
04:29:57,584 --> 04:29:58,286
The other thing that I will say

7472
04:29:58,286 --> 04:30:01,886
is that really troubles me is

7473
04:30:02,790 --> 04:30:03,591
we made changes to council

7474
04:30:03,591 --> 04:30:05,991
policy 000 Dash 31 in regards

7475
04:30:09,329 --> 04:30:12,929
to the transparency of dc ip

7476
04:30:13,968 --> 04:30:14,735
And at the time if you go back

7477
04:30:14,735 --> 04:30:17,735
that policy was developed to

7478
04:30:20,308 --> 04:30:20,808
what I will say streamline our

7479
04:30:20,808 --> 04:30:21,475
process to allow

7480
04:30:21,475 --> 04:30:23,875
the engineering and capital

7481
04:30:25,846 --> 04:30:26,814
projects in our public works

7482
04:30:26,814 --> 04:30:31,140
team to present their ip and to

7483
04:30:32,190 --> 04:30:32,720
get approval for projects so

7484
04:30:32,720 --> 04:30:33,487
you don't have to bring every

7485
04:30:33,487 --> 04:30:36,487
single project to city council

7486
04:30:38,559 --> 04:30:39,259
and so I'm not sure if that

7487
04:30:39,259 --> 04:30:39,994
actually served us in the best

7488
04:30:39,994 --> 04:30:42,997
interest as we look at the city

7489
04:30:42,997 --> 04:30:43,830
as a whole.

7490
04:30:43,830 --> 04:30:47,430
And so I think that's something

7491
04:30:48,569 --> 04:30:49,436
that we also need to look at

7492
04:30:49,436 --> 04:30:50,304
And I think what I'm seeing is

7493
04:30:50,304 --> 04:30:53,904
that as we are talking about

7494
04:30:54,842 --> 04:30:55,542
equity, I think as we use

7495
04:30:55,542 --> 04:30:59,142
the term nexus as we are

7496
04:31:00,348 --> 04:31:01,490
connecting the dots, I don't

7497
04:31:01,490 --> 04:31:04,490
think there's one policy that

7498
04:31:05,719 --> 04:31:06,788
will give us the proper path.

7499
04:31:06,788 --> 04:31:11,125
I think we have to use all our

7500
04:31:11,125 --> 04:31:11,792
tools, use them together to get

7501
04:31:11,792 --> 04:31:14,792
the outcomes that are needed

7502
04:31:16,997 --> 04:31:17,865
and I just want to make sure

7503
04:31:17,865 --> 04:31:21,465
when I talk about outcome it's

7504
04:31:22,503 --> 04:31:22,937
about leveling that playing

7505
04:31:22,937 --> 04:31:24,937
field, right?

7506
04:31:28,442 --> 04:31:29,244
There's a reason why you hear

7507
04:31:29,244 --> 04:31:31,644
the dissatisfaction when folks

7508
04:31:32,647 --> 04:31:33,347
come from District four When

7509
04:31:33,347 --> 04:31:34,115
you look at what happened with

7510
04:31:34,115 --> 04:31:37,715
the floods, where you look at

7511
04:31:38,586 --> 04:31:42,156
how we have all the unimproved

7512
04:31:42,156 --> 04:31:43,230
streets between four, eight,

7513
04:31:43,230 --> 04:31:47,223
nine and alleys this is not a

7514
04:31:48,229 --> 04:31:48,563
this is not something that is

7515
04:31:48,563 --> 04:31:49,300
made up.

7516
04:31:49,300 --> 04:31:49,931
It's a reality.

7517
04:31:49,931 --> 04:31:54,101
And so I think it is time that

7518
04:31:54,101 --> 04:31:54,935
we continue to work.

7519
04:31:54,935 --> 04:31:59,135
Kym, I would ask and maybe I'll

7520
04:31:59,206 --> 04:31:59,841
see the debate is I do

7521
04:31:59,841 --> 04:32:00,508
appreciate your comments.

7522
04:32:00,508 --> 04:32:04,708
I think it would be good if

7523
04:32:04,979 --> 04:32:05,613
the council can receive those

7524
04:32:05,613 --> 04:32:06,347
comments in a formalized

7525
04:32:06,347 --> 04:32:09,347
fashion in a memorandum because

7526
04:32:10,617 --> 04:32:11,352
I think this is a start of a

7527
04:32:11,352 --> 04:32:13,752
longer and broader conversation

7528
04:32:15,757 --> 04:32:16,157
to continue to right

7529
04:32:16,157 --> 04:32:16,758
the wrongs.

7530
04:32:16,758 --> 04:32:17,425
And again what's really

7531
04:32:17,425 --> 04:32:19,825
troubling is oftentimes you

7532
04:32:21,696 --> 04:32:22,364
hear the city of San Diego this

7533
04:32:22,364 --> 04:32:22,663
is just the way we do things

7534
04:32:22,663 --> 04:32:24,663
right.

7535
04:32:26,735 --> 04:32:27,335
And as you look at the budget

7536
04:32:27,335 --> 04:32:28,102
deficit, as you look at

7537
04:32:28,102 --> 04:32:32,302
the issues that we have and as

7538
04:32:32,540 --> 04:32:35,540
my good friend said, Kevin

7539
04:32:37,345 --> 04:32:38,460
Faulkner is now standing at a

7540
04:32:38,460 --> 04:32:41,646
podium in Balboa Park where he

7541
04:32:42,951 --> 04:32:46,551
played a major part in this

7542
04:32:48,123 --> 04:32:49,124
deficit problem that we have

7543
04:32:49,124 --> 04:32:50,910
And to do what he is doing now

7544
04:32:50,910 --> 04:32:53,961
I think is is such a great

7545
04:32:53,961 --> 04:32:54,662
disservice.

7546
04:32:54,662 --> 04:32:57,662
And quite honestly this honor

7547
04:32:59,670 --> 04:32:59,734
for someone who has sat in

7548
04:32:59,734 --> 04:33:03,334
the mayoral office and to do

7549
04:33:04,372 --> 04:33:05,400
what he's doing to look folks

7550
04:33:05,400 --> 04:33:05,774
in the eye I think is just

7551
04:33:05,774 --> 04:33:08,174
totally unacceptable and speaks

7552
04:33:10,145 --> 04:33:11,460
to his character.

7553
04:33:11,460 --> 04:33:15,116
And so as long as I'm on this

7554
04:33:15,116 --> 04:33:15,717
dais, I think we are going to

7555
04:33:15,717 --> 04:33:16,418
continue to have these

7556
04:33:16,418 --> 04:33:17,119
conversations and continue to

7557
04:33:17,119 --> 04:33:20,719
push forward And I'm going to

7558
04:33:21,156 --> 04:33:21,957
lean on you, Karen I'm going to

7559
04:33:21,957 --> 04:33:25,560
lean on you, Rania I'm going to

7560
04:33:25,560 --> 04:33:26,228
lean on you and leave to get

7561
04:33:26,228 --> 04:33:29,828
this right because we can no

7562
04:33:30,866 --> 04:33:31,600
longer do this.

7563
04:33:31,600 --> 04:33:31,933
Our communities can no longer

7564
04:33:31,933 --> 04:33:32,767
suffer.

7565
04:33:32,767 --> 04:33:36,367
We have folks that have lost

7566
04:33:36,838 --> 04:33:39,838
everything everything And it is

7567
04:33:42,411 --> 04:33:43,111
a long road and I don't know if

7568
04:33:43,111 --> 04:33:46,711
they will ever get back to

7569
04:33:47,349 --> 04:33:47,982
where they were And so thank

7570
04:33:47,982 --> 04:33:48,683
you Council PRESIDENT I'll

7571
04:33:48,683 --> 04:33:51,683
conclude my comments there We

7572
04:33:53,822 --> 04:33:54,522
have a lot of work to do And

7573
04:33:54,522 --> 04:33:58,122
again, Kim, thank you for your

7574
04:33:58,193 --> 04:33:58,960
comments and your work And I

7575
04:33:58,960 --> 04:33:59,461
think it shows why it was so

7576
04:33:59,461 --> 04:34:01,461
important to move

7577
04:34:03,432 --> 04:34:03,999
the Department of Race and

7578
04:34:03,999 --> 04:34:04,432
Equity to the office.

7579
04:34:04,432 --> 04:34:04,833
So thank you.

7580
04:34:04,833 --> 04:34:06,833
All right.

7581
04:34:09,238 --> 04:34:09,938
Thank you.

7582
04:34:09,938 --> 04:34:10,605
Captain Member Foster will go

7583
04:34:10,605 --> 04:34:11,306
next to Council member Board

7584
04:34:11,306 --> 04:34:14,906
Member Thank you and thank you

7585
04:34:15,343 --> 04:34:16,110
for the presentation.

7586
04:34:16,110 --> 04:34:16,712
We heard this it committee

7587
04:34:16,712 --> 04:34:17,112
already so I won't really move

7588
04:34:17,112 --> 04:34:17,712
my comments.

7589
04:34:17,712 --> 04:34:19,348
It's important planning

7590
04:34:19,348 --> 04:34:19,848
document I agree and I'm glad

7591
04:34:19,848 --> 04:34:22,248
we are doing this.

7592
04:34:23,585 --> 04:34:24,319
I do want to again ask about

7593
04:34:24,319 --> 04:34:27,919
our ability to protect the city

7594
04:34:29,358 --> 04:34:30,920
from fire and I look at

7595
04:34:30,920 --> 04:34:30,826
the committee hearing we talked

7596
04:34:30,826 --> 04:34:31,226
about the need for another city

7597
04:34:31,226 --> 04:34:33,226
type study.

7598
04:34:34,963 --> 04:34:35,864
It doesn't have to be city gate

7599
04:34:35,864 --> 04:34:36,498
itself but so do we have that

7600
04:34:36,498 --> 04:34:37,231
in the process where we're

7601
04:34:37,231 --> 04:34:37,933
going to do another study about

7602
04:34:37,933 --> 04:34:40,468
how we're going to prepare for

7603
04:34:40,468 --> 04:34:41,102
fire?

7604
04:34:41,102 --> 04:34:41,403
Are there growing housing

7605
04:34:41,403 --> 04:34:42,700
needs?

7606
04:34:42,700 --> 04:34:44,206
Chief Moran and the audience

7607
04:34:44,206 --> 04:34:47,806
perhaps he could speak to that

7608
04:34:54,650 --> 04:34:55,350
if he's able and council member

7609
04:34:55,350 --> 04:34:58,950
Currently I'm not aware of any

7610
04:35:00,155 --> 04:35:00,856
plan in place to move towards

7611
04:35:00,856 --> 04:35:01,557
another city gate study but I

7612
04:35:01,557 --> 04:35:01,957
can tell you the department is

7613
04:35:01,957 --> 04:35:03,957
open to it.

7614
04:35:04,560 --> 04:35:05,160
That's a discussion that we can

7615
04:35:05,160 --> 04:35:05,527
have with Chief Logan.

7616
04:35:05,527 --> 04:35:07,527
>> Okay.

7617
04:35:10,332 --> 04:35:11,990
What about the mayor's office?

7618
04:35:11,990 --> 04:35:11,500
Yes, more than happy to follow

7619
04:35:11,500 --> 04:35:11,800
up on that.

7620
04:35:11,800 --> 04:35:12,701
Okay.

7621
04:35:12,701 --> 04:35:15,737
The last one was when over a

7622
04:35:15,737 --> 04:35:16,171
decade ago, 2017 I believe when

7623
04:35:16,171 --> 04:35:18,171
it was public.

7624
04:35:20,209 --> 04:35:20,876
Okay.

7625
04:35:20,876 --> 04:35:21,644
That would be helpful.

7626
04:35:21,644 --> 04:35:25,844
I mean with the more housing we

7627
04:35:25,981 --> 04:35:26,648
approve we need we need to make

7628
04:35:26,648 --> 04:35:27,382
sure we can actually protect

7629
04:35:27,382 --> 04:35:30,190
people from fire and respond to

7630
04:35:30,190 --> 04:35:30,785
you know, that's called on that

7631
04:35:30,785 --> 04:35:31,453
in What about the fire training

7632
04:35:31,453 --> 04:35:33,853
facility committee we heard

7633
04:35:36,592 --> 04:35:37,258
there what the land is there we

7634
04:35:37,258 --> 04:35:38,270
are the age we vote But what

7635
04:35:38,270 --> 04:35:40,229
are we going to do about

7636
04:35:40,229 --> 04:35:40,996
building the facility?

7637
04:35:40,996 --> 04:35:41,697
So as I mentioned that

7638
04:35:41,697 --> 04:35:45,297
committee the price tag is a

7639
04:35:45,568 --> 04:35:46,501
big concern.

7640
04:35:46,501 --> 04:35:50,172
Um, we do have property off of

7641
04:35:50,172 --> 04:35:50,906
Copley Drive and we've been

7642
04:35:50,906 --> 04:35:51,540
looking at a phased approach to

7643
04:35:51,540 --> 04:35:53,940
make it more economically

7644
04:35:55,444 --> 04:35:56,312
feasible.

7645
04:35:56,312 --> 04:36:00,349
But as of right now I'm not

7646
04:36:00,349 --> 04:36:00,716
sure exactly when that will go

7647
04:36:00,716 --> 04:36:01,383
into play.

7648
04:36:01,383 --> 04:36:04,383
We're also looking for other

7649
04:36:05,588 --> 04:36:06,288
ways of funding this facility

7650
04:36:06,288 --> 04:36:06,955
such as b three or public

7651
04:36:06,955 --> 04:36:09,355
private partnership and and

7652
04:36:10,493 --> 04:36:11,259
what it can be a regional

7653
04:36:11,259 --> 04:36:14,259
facilities that been used by

7654
04:36:15,231 --> 04:36:15,998
other municipalities And then

7655
04:36:15,998 --> 04:36:19,598
we can prioritize of course our

7656
04:36:20,736 --> 04:36:21,370
fire rescue department when it

7657
04:36:21,370 --> 04:36:21,738
comes to the usage of that

7658
04:36:21,738 --> 04:36:23,738
facility.

7659
04:36:25,508 --> 04:36:26,242
So we're exploring the option

7660
04:36:26,242 --> 04:36:28,277
as well giving the high price

7661
04:36:28,277 --> 04:36:31,877
tag of of constructing such a

7662
04:36:34,217 --> 04:36:34,684
facility.

7663
04:36:34,684 --> 04:36:35,284
>> Okay.

7664
04:36:35,284 --> 04:36:35,918
We still have time.

7665
04:36:35,918 --> 04:36:38,318
We're working closely with

7666
04:36:39,555 --> 04:36:40,189
public utilities department

7667
04:36:40,189 --> 04:36:40,856
about their scheduling for

7668
04:36:40,856 --> 04:36:41,290
phase two and then work into

7669
04:36:41,290 --> 04:36:43,290
this closely.

7670
04:36:44,327 --> 04:36:44,660
So make sure we do not run out

7671
04:36:44,660 --> 04:36:45,294
of time.

7672
04:36:45,294 --> 04:36:47,694
We understand the critical

7673
04:36:48,564 --> 04:36:49,431
operations of this facility

7674
04:36:49,431 --> 04:36:50,199
right now as it's as I said.

7675
04:36:50,199 --> 04:36:53,799
So we're ensuring that we have

7676
04:36:54,270 --> 04:36:54,937
enough time to do

7677
04:36:54,937 --> 04:36:55,238
the transition when the time

7678
04:36:55,238 --> 04:36:55,538
comes.

7679
04:36:55,538 --> 04:36:56,339
Okay.

7680
04:36:56,339 --> 04:36:59,740
And do we do we have an

7681
04:36:59,740 --> 04:37:02,740
estimate about the hangars for

7682
04:37:02,378 --> 04:37:02,879
the wildfire helicopters or

7683
04:37:02,879 --> 04:37:03,780
three helicopters?

7684
04:37:03,780 --> 04:37:06,780
I believe we're close to

7685
04:37:07,450 --> 04:37:09,450
environ environmental clearance

7686
04:37:12,722 --> 04:37:13,456
But the plan that was in place

7687
04:37:13,456 --> 04:37:14,190
and this is an internal meeting

7688
04:37:14,190 --> 04:37:17,790
that I had with staff several

7689
04:37:18,261 --> 04:37:21,861
months ago I think initial plan

7690
04:37:22,332 --> 04:37:23,199
was a little ambitious.

7691
04:37:23,199 --> 04:37:23,966
So I will say our number one

7692
04:37:23,966 --> 04:37:26,966
priority is to get those

7693
04:37:27,690 --> 04:37:27,904
helicopters out of the elements

7694
04:37:27,904 --> 04:37:31,504
So however we can either scale

7695
04:37:32,241 --> 04:37:35,241
back that project and again

7696
04:37:36,779 --> 04:37:37,547
phase it so that future needs

7697
04:37:37,547 --> 04:37:37,981
can be put into place later

7698
04:37:37,981 --> 04:37:39,981
down the road.

7699
04:37:42,852 --> 04:37:43,519
We're willing to to look at it

7700
04:37:43,519 --> 04:37:44,219
differently And I know there

7701
04:37:44,219 --> 04:37:47,156
was a smaller hangar and a

7702
04:37:47,156 --> 04:37:47,857
large hangar If we can

7703
04:37:47,857 --> 04:37:50,857
accomplish what we need, meet

7704
04:37:51,895 --> 04:37:52,495
our operational goals and

7705
04:37:52,495 --> 04:37:54,895
maintain our service to

7706
04:37:55,365 --> 04:37:56,265
the community, we are open to

7707
04:37:56,265 --> 04:37:57,330
going to one hangar As long as

7708
04:37:57,330 --> 04:38:00,336
we can accomplish that and save

7709
04:38:00,336 --> 04:38:00,637
some money.

7710
04:38:00,637 --> 04:38:01,337
Okay.

7711
04:38:01,337 --> 04:38:04,937
I mean maybe the Fire Rescue

7712
04:38:05,842 --> 04:38:06,509
Foundation can help us source

7713
04:38:06,509 --> 04:38:08,909
private dollars to fundraise

7714
04:38:10,213 --> 04:38:11,470
for a project like that.

7715
04:38:11,470 --> 04:38:14,470
Yeah, so that's a conversation

7716
04:38:15,510 --> 04:38:15,518
that we can have with

7717
04:38:15,518 --> 04:38:15,819
the foundation.

7718
04:38:15,819 --> 04:38:17,819
Okay.

7719
04:38:19,922 --> 04:38:20,490
But if I could add facility and

7720
04:38:20,490 --> 04:38:21,223
all the environmental

7721
04:38:21,223 --> 04:38:21,891
permitting requirements that is

7722
04:38:21,891 --> 04:38:24,861
needed to be able to utilize

7723
04:38:24,861 --> 04:38:25,728
that area will be completed.

7724
04:38:25,728 --> 04:38:29,665
So making it ready for any type

7725
04:38:29,665 --> 04:38:30,660
of funding to use as possible.

7726
04:38:30,660 --> 04:38:30,367
Okay.

7727
04:38:30,367 --> 04:38:30,734
Okay.

7728
04:38:30,734 --> 04:38:31,135
All right.

7729
04:38:31,135 --> 04:38:31,634
Thank you.

7730
04:38:31,634 --> 04:38:32,369
I appreciate it.

7731
04:38:32,369 --> 04:38:34,738
Those papers are very expensive

7732
04:38:34,738 --> 04:38:35,710
and very important and very

7733
04:38:35,710 --> 04:38:35,772
useful.

7734
04:38:35,772 --> 04:38:36,172
So I'd like to put a roof over

7735
04:38:36,172 --> 04:38:36,473
their heads.

7736
04:38:36,473 --> 04:38:38,473
Okay.

7737
04:38:39,809 --> 04:38:40,209
Thank you very much.

7738
04:38:40,209 --> 04:38:42,209
Thank you.

7739
04:38:44,470 --> 04:38:44,914
Council member Von Loper.

7740
04:38:44,914 --> 04:38:45,649
I guess I'll wrap up and at

7741
04:38:45,649 --> 04:38:48,652
the risk of now that I've given

7742
04:38:48,652 --> 04:38:49,319
away all my time I want to

7743
04:38:49,319 --> 04:38:52,919
thank you all for being in

7744
04:38:53,890 --> 04:38:53,790
the hot seat for things that

7745
04:38:53,790 --> 04:38:56,790
you inherited And despite your

7746
04:38:58,328 --> 04:38:58,962
very good work it seems a

7747
04:38:58,962 --> 04:38:59,396
challenge to actually make

7748
04:38:59,396 --> 04:39:01,396
progress here.

7749
04:39:02,999 --> 04:39:03,734
The path ahead doesn't look

7750
04:39:03,734 --> 04:39:07,334
very clear given the scale that

7751
04:39:07,737 --> 04:39:08,504
you describe.

7752
04:39:08,504 --> 04:39:09,406
And one thing I didn't hear

7753
04:39:09,406 --> 04:39:12,409
that I want to highlight is I

7754
04:39:12,409 --> 04:39:13,760
think there has been more

7755
04:39:13,760 --> 04:39:16,760
transparency in how we talk

7756
04:39:17,547 --> 04:39:18,248
about our infrastructure

7757
04:39:18,248 --> 04:39:19,140
deficit than I've seen since

7758
04:39:19,140 --> 04:39:21,784
I've been following it for

7759
04:39:21,784 --> 04:39:22,552
the past 1520 years where as my

7760
04:39:22,552 --> 04:39:25,552
colleagues kind of alluded to

7761
04:39:26,356 --> 04:39:27,900
back in the day everybody hid

7762
04:39:27,900 --> 04:39:27,623
behind sewer and water spending

7763
04:39:27,623 --> 04:39:30,230
and look how much

7764
04:39:30,760 --> 04:39:31,428
infrastructure dollars we're

7765
04:39:31,428 --> 04:39:32,950
spending almost all of that

7766
04:39:32,950 --> 04:39:35,950
with sewer and water dollars

7767
04:39:35,632 --> 04:39:36,366
very little was going to any of

7768
04:39:36,366 --> 04:39:37,200
the other infrastructure needs.

7769
04:39:37,200 --> 04:39:40,203
And as we know when we don't

7770
04:39:40,203 --> 04:39:40,837
invest things each out and I

7771
04:39:40,837 --> 04:39:43,237
appreciate the data driven

7772
04:39:44,975 --> 04:39:47,975
approach but it's so hard

7773
04:39:49,980 --> 04:39:50,280
because it's not a static

7774
04:39:50,280 --> 04:39:50,881
world.

7775
04:39:50,881 --> 04:39:51,548
It's a dynamic world.

7776
04:39:51,548 --> 04:39:52,248
Things keep changing on you.

7777
04:39:52,248 --> 04:39:54,851
You don't know what a facility

7778
04:39:54,851 --> 04:39:55,719
is going to age out.

7779
04:39:55,719 --> 04:39:56,486
You don't know what new state

7780
04:39:56,486 --> 04:40:00,860
mandates are going to come and

7781
04:40:00,190 --> 04:40:00,857
hit us.

7782
04:40:00,857 --> 04:40:01,591
You don't know what lawsuit

7783
04:40:01,591 --> 04:40:02,225
there's going to be that forces

7784
04:40:02,225 --> 04:40:04,225
the settlement discussions

7785
04:40:05,262 --> 04:40:08,862
going forward And yet we strive

7786
04:40:10,000 --> 04:40:10,867
to try to be data driven going

7787
04:40:10,867 --> 04:40:15,670
there And it occurs to me that

7788
04:40:15,105 --> 04:40:15,839
again watching over the many

7789
04:40:15,839 --> 04:40:16,406
years I think we get distracted

7790
04:40:16,406 --> 04:40:17,139
by the next good idea.

7791
04:40:17,139 --> 04:40:20,430
I think I remember talking

7792
04:40:20,430 --> 04:40:20,744
about let's have one design for

7793
04:40:20,744 --> 04:40:21,311
fire stations, let's have one

7794
04:40:21,311 --> 04:40:23,311
design for libraries.

7795
04:40:23,880 --> 04:40:24,681
We'll just keep repeating that

7796
04:40:24,681 --> 04:40:28,281
it doesn't work out quite that

7797
04:40:28,919 --> 04:40:29,853
way going forward.

7798
04:40:29,853 --> 04:40:33,453
So I'm curious and I'll follow

7799
04:40:34,124 --> 04:40:34,892
up with Kim on some of the data

7800
04:40:34,892 --> 04:40:38,562
that came up that you came up

7801
04:40:38,562 --> 04:40:38,895
with in terms of what get

7802
04:40:38,895 --> 04:40:40,895
funded.

7803
04:40:41,799 --> 04:40:42,599
That's something when we

7804
04:40:42,599 --> 04:40:44,999
updated 800 Dash 14 and even

7805
04:40:46,170 --> 04:40:46,770
the early days of 814 over

7806
04:40:46,770 --> 04:40:49,170
the years have proven

7807
04:40:50,741 --> 04:40:51,341
particularly important But I

7808
04:40:51,341 --> 04:40:54,341
think there is a larger

7809
04:40:54,844 --> 04:40:55,513
conversation to be had here.

7810
04:40:55,513 --> 04:40:56,113
The other thing in terms of

7811
04:40:56,113 --> 04:40:56,613
the report I appreciate

7812
04:40:56,613 --> 04:40:58,613
the idea actually

7813
04:40:59,950 --> 04:41:00,617
differentiated stormwater

7814
04:41:00,617 --> 04:41:01,284
between flood resilience and

7815
04:41:01,284 --> 04:41:01,952
green infrastructure because

7816
04:41:01,952 --> 04:41:04,352
there's two different things

7817
04:41:05,322 --> 04:41:05,956
driving those future reports I

7818
04:41:05,956 --> 04:41:07,956
think should differentiate

7819
04:41:10,361 --> 04:41:11,195
those as well.

7820
04:41:11,195 --> 04:41:11,862
Still a big number and we still

7821
04:41:11,862 --> 04:41:12,630
can't figure out how to fund

7822
04:41:12,630 --> 04:41:14,431
that but maybe that would be

7823
04:41:14,431 --> 04:41:15,199
helpful.

7824
04:41:15,199 --> 04:41:15,899
I'm going to wrap up there

7825
04:41:15,899 --> 04:41:16,466
because my colleagues asked a

7826
04:41:16,466 --> 04:41:18,866
lot of good questions.

7827
04:41:19,203 --> 04:41:19,803
There was a lot of good

7828
04:41:19,803 --> 04:41:20,571
responses But thank you.

7829
04:41:20,571 --> 04:41:23,571
Thank you for bringing this

7830
04:41:24,740 --> 04:41:24,875
this forward.

7831
04:41:24,875 --> 04:41:25,609
I know everybody's working to

7832
04:41:25,609 --> 04:41:28,345
do better and we'll figure out

7833
04:41:28,345 --> 04:41:28,846
that path.

7834
04:41:28,846 --> 04:41:30,846
>> All right.

7835
04:41:33,350 --> 04:41:34,151
Well oh, Councilmember Campbell

7836
04:41:34,151 --> 04:41:34,518
,thank you very much, Council

7837
04:41:34,518 --> 04:41:36,518
PRESIDENT.

7838
04:41:39,550 --> 04:41:39,757
I've been on and off lights

7839
04:41:39,757 --> 04:41:40,491
trying to decide if I should

7840
04:41:40,491 --> 04:41:43,460
bring something to the public's

7841
04:41:43,460 --> 04:41:45,860
attention that has maybe

7842
04:41:47,531 --> 04:41:48,264
slipped their viewpoint.

7843
04:41:48,264 --> 04:41:49,233
I've been here seven years now.

7844
04:41:49,233 --> 04:41:52,833
When I first came I noticed

7845
04:41:52,937 --> 04:41:56,907
that we had a big gap in our

7846
04:41:56,907 --> 04:41:57,240
stormwater budget of $2

7847
04:41:57,240 --> 04:41:59,240
billion.

7848
04:42:01,445 --> 04:42:01,978
I see now it's up to probably 5

7849
04:42:01,978 --> 04:42:03,978
billion maybe more.

7850
04:42:06,383 --> 04:42:07,150
Uh, I think the reason for this

7851
04:42:07,150 --> 04:42:10,150
has been actually alluded to

7852
04:42:15,693 --> 04:42:16,294
especially by my colleagues

7853
04:42:16,294 --> 04:42:16,994
Councilmember Rivera and

7854
04:42:16,994 --> 04:42:19,394
Councilmember Foster and that

7855
04:42:21,165 --> 04:42:24,765
is I would say for probably

7856
04:42:24,935 --> 04:42:25,636
the last 150 years I things

7857
04:42:25,636 --> 04:42:28,636
have been ignored that should

7858
04:42:29,673 --> 04:42:30,340
have been taken care of and I

7859
04:42:30,340 --> 04:42:31,409
think they alluded to that.

7860
04:42:31,409 --> 04:42:35,120
But I want to just set out

7861
04:42:35,120 --> 04:42:38,612
simple and plain the cost to

7862
04:42:39,350 --> 04:42:42,350
the consumer for our stormwater

7863
04:42:43,888 --> 04:42:46,888
is $0.98 a month $0.98 a month.

7864
04:42:47,725 --> 04:42:48,359
Now when I first came here I

7865
04:42:48,359 --> 04:42:48,760
looked up other cities in

7866
04:42:48,760 --> 04:42:50,760
California.

7867
04:42:52,230 --> 04:42:53,970
I remember Sacramento at that

7868
04:42:53,970 --> 04:42:56,970
time was $13 a month for

7869
04:42:57,368 --> 04:42:59,368
stormwater We're still $0.98.

7870
04:43:01,472 --> 04:43:01,905
I don't know what Sacramento's

7871
04:43:01,905 --> 04:43:02,673
up to.

7872
04:43:02,673 --> 04:43:06,273
I haven't looked it up lately

7873
04:43:06,644 --> 04:43:07,578
but this is the problem.

7874
04:43:07,578 --> 04:43:11,349
The problem is that we have had

7875
04:43:11,349 --> 04:43:11,949
people elected to office who

7876
04:43:11,949 --> 04:43:12,283
are afraid who have been

7877
04:43:12,283 --> 04:43:14,283
afraid.

7878
04:43:15,553 --> 04:43:16,870
I'm not talking about my

7879
04:43:16,870 --> 04:43:16,821
current colleagues.

7880
04:43:16,821 --> 04:43:20,421
I'm talking about the past To

7881
04:43:20,624 --> 04:43:21,392
say to people plainly you have

7882
04:43:21,392 --> 04:43:24,796
got to pay for what you get.

7883
04:43:24,796 --> 04:43:25,729
Nothing is free.

7884
04:43:25,729 --> 04:43:28,729
Let's be honest You get

7885
04:43:29,967 --> 04:43:30,568
services.

7886
04:43:30,568 --> 04:43:31,336
They cost money.

7887
04:43:31,336 --> 04:43:31,736
How do you expect the city to

7888
04:43:31,736 --> 04:43:33,736
pay for it?

7889
04:43:35,206 --> 04:43:35,973
We don't have a printing press.

7890
04:43:35,973 --> 04:43:38,760
We cannot print our own money

7891
04:43:38,760 --> 04:43:42,876
And so what we have to do is

7892
04:43:43,247 --> 04:43:44,215
collected.

7893
04:43:44,215 --> 04:43:47,885
So if it is I wonder I was

7894
04:43:47,885 --> 04:43:48,620
really happy when you mention

7895
04:43:48,620 --> 04:43:49,354
priorities I'm so glad you guys

7896
04:43:49,354 --> 04:43:52,354
have listed in priority what

7897
04:43:53,570 --> 04:43:53,724
actually we really do.

7898
04:43:53,724 --> 04:43:56,724
We really have to do

7899
04:43:57,862 --> 04:43:58,329
The biggest part of the gap is

7900
04:43:58,329 --> 04:43:59,130
the stormwater.

7901
04:43:59,130 --> 04:44:00,310
Is that the highest priority at

7902
04:44:00,310 --> 04:44:04,231
this time or do we have other

7903
04:44:05,203 --> 04:44:06,400
projects higher priority

7904
04:44:06,400 --> 04:44:08,400
stormwater and transportation

7905
04:44:09,674 --> 04:44:10,208
assets continue to be the two

7906
04:44:10,208 --> 04:44:10,508
highest priorities.

7907
04:44:10,508 --> 04:44:12,508
Okay.

7908
04:44:14,144 --> 04:44:17,649
Well this is a horrible time to

7909
04:44:17,649 --> 04:44:18,450
ask people to pay more but

7910
04:44:18,450 --> 04:44:19,484
$0.98 and go do it folks.

7911
04:44:19,484 --> 04:44:22,887
So I just want the public to be

7912
04:44:22,887 --> 04:44:23,688
aware that they have been

7913
04:44:23,688 --> 04:44:26,688
getting away with $0.98 for I

7914
04:44:27,928 --> 04:44:28,259
don't GOD knows how many

7915
04:44:28,259 --> 04:44:28,927
decades.

7916
04:44:28,927 --> 04:44:31,327
It's ridiculous Prices have

7917
04:44:32,297 --> 04:44:33,980
gone up.

7918
04:44:33,980 --> 04:44:36,698
So just think about it Nobody

7919
04:44:36,868 --> 04:44:37,569
suggesting we do anything about

7920
04:44:37,569 --> 04:44:41,169
that for right at this moment.

7921
04:44:42,173 --> 04:44:45,176
But I'm telling you we have to

7922
04:44:45,176 --> 04:44:46,770
do something about it And then

7923
04:44:46,770 --> 04:44:46,845
one thing we can do is to

7924
04:44:46,845 --> 04:44:50,715
increase it so that it tries to

7925
04:44:50,715 --> 04:44:51,416
start to cover the gap.

7926
04:44:51,416 --> 04:44:54,416
The gap is huge 5 billion.

7927
04:44:55,320 --> 04:44:56,210
The other thing we could do and

7928
04:44:56,210 --> 04:44:59,621
I'd love if the finance people

7929
04:45:00,158 --> 04:45:00,959
would come up and explain about

7930
04:45:00,959 --> 04:45:05,159
bonds and what we could do if

7931
04:45:05,496 --> 04:45:06,164
we issued certain bonds to

7932
04:45:06,164 --> 04:45:06,765
raise money or maybe I'm not

7933
04:45:06,765 --> 04:45:09,765
even using the right in

7934
04:45:10,635 --> 04:45:11,502
the right words to explain what

7935
04:45:11,502 --> 04:45:15,102
we could do But there are

7936
04:45:15,640 --> 04:45:16,374
certain things that governments

7937
04:45:16,374 --> 04:45:19,374
can do to issue investment

7938
04:45:20,812 --> 04:45:24,412
vehicles so that tax free bonds

7939
04:45:25,716 --> 04:45:26,418
or whatever could be issued to

7940
04:45:26,418 --> 04:45:26,685
raise money to help fill that

7941
04:45:26,685 --> 04:45:28,685
gap.

7942
04:45:29,254 --> 04:45:29,654
But still $5 billion That's

7943
04:45:29,654 --> 04:45:30,421
outrageous.

7944
04:45:30,421 --> 04:45:34,621
So if you could help us out

7945
04:45:34,692 --> 04:45:34,960
with that.

7946
04:45:34,960 --> 04:45:35,427
Yes.

7947
04:45:35,427 --> 04:45:36,940
Good afternoon.

7948
04:45:36,940 --> 04:45:36,695
Council members Jody Butler,

7949
04:45:36,695 --> 04:45:38,330
assistant director with

7950
04:45:38,330 --> 04:45:41,330
the Department of Finance like

7951
04:45:43,235 --> 04:45:43,868
MR. Snyder indicated primarily

7952
04:45:43,868 --> 04:45:44,336
the issue is the dedicated

7953
04:45:44,336 --> 04:45:46,336
revenue source.

7954
04:45:48,873 --> 04:45:49,741
The current methodology be

7955
04:45:49,741 --> 04:45:50,442
issue to be used to issue bonds

7956
04:45:50,442 --> 04:45:53,578
of the city which are lease

7957
04:45:53,578 --> 04:45:54,179
revenue bonds rely on

7958
04:45:54,179 --> 04:45:56,579
the existing revenues of

7959
04:45:58,517 --> 04:45:59,183
the general fund which as been

7960
04:45:59,183 --> 04:45:59,885
brought to your attention we

7961
04:45:59,885 --> 04:46:02,721
are reaching our debt capacity

7962
04:46:02,721 --> 04:46:03,455
limit pretty soon So for

7963
04:46:03,455 --> 04:46:07,550
typically a lot of other cities

7964
04:46:07,559 --> 04:46:08,327
could use general obligation

7965
04:46:08,327 --> 04:46:08,860
bonds but that comes with an

7966
04:46:08,860 --> 04:46:10,860
additional tax levy.

7967
04:46:12,897 --> 04:46:13,599
So that's the kind of bonds

7968
04:46:13,599 --> 04:46:14,650
that would come with its own

7969
04:46:14,650 --> 04:46:16,650
revenue source.

7970
04:46:17,936 --> 04:46:18,603
Otherwise we would need some

7971
04:46:18,603 --> 04:46:21,603
other revenue source that we

7972
04:46:22,140 --> 04:46:22,907
can pledge to issue bonds So

7973
04:46:22,907 --> 04:46:26,507
when you say revenue source in

7974
04:46:27,790 --> 04:46:30,679
order to issue the bonds, are

7975
04:46:31,783 --> 04:46:32,451
we talking about a fee for

7976
04:46:32,451 --> 04:46:34,851
stormwater that is actually

7977
04:46:36,822 --> 04:46:38,822
somewhat realistic whereas

7978
04:46:40,959 --> 04:46:41,760
the $0.98 is like from 1850

7979
04:46:41,760 --> 04:46:45,163
the year 1850 If we had when

7980
04:46:45,163 --> 04:46:45,864
there was more here the near

7981
04:46:45,864 --> 04:46:46,131
the year 1950 would be better

7982
04:46:46,131 --> 04:46:48,131
off.

7983
04:46:49,635 --> 04:46:50,268
But is that what you're saying

7984
04:46:50,268 --> 04:46:50,969
as a revenue source?

7985
04:46:50,969 --> 04:46:51,637
In other words if those who

7986
04:46:51,637 --> 04:46:54,637
want to purchase these bonds

7987
04:46:55,240 --> 04:46:56,410
invest in these bonds would

7988
04:46:56,410 --> 04:46:59,545
look at the city and say look,

7989
04:46:59,545 --> 04:47:00,245
they're charging $20 a month

7990
04:47:00,245 --> 04:47:01,120
for the stormwater problem of

7991
04:47:01,120 --> 04:47:04,416
trying to fill the gap We can

7992
04:47:04,416 --> 04:47:04,817
afford to take a chance on

7993
04:47:04,817 --> 04:47:05,250
these bonds.

7994
04:47:05,250 --> 04:47:07,250
That's right.

7995
04:47:09,254 --> 04:47:09,922
We would need to identify a

7996
04:47:09,922 --> 04:47:10,389
dedicated revenue source to

7997
04:47:10,389 --> 04:47:10,689
repay the bonds.

7998
04:47:10,689 --> 04:47:10,989
Right.

7999
04:47:10,989 --> 04:47:12,989
Okay.

8000
04:47:13,859 --> 04:47:14,425
So public listen up.

8001
04:47:14,425 --> 04:47:14,927
I'm being transparent.

8002
04:47:14,927 --> 04:47:16,927
I'm being honest.

8003
04:47:18,430 --> 04:47:19,131
I'm known to be down to earth

8004
04:47:19,131 --> 04:47:21,531
completely Maybe sometimes not

8005
04:47:23,268 --> 04:47:25,268
so tactful.

8006
04:47:27,105 --> 04:47:27,973
But I'm telling you, my dear

8007
04:47:27,973 --> 04:47:28,240
public $0.98 a month and go do

8008
04:47:28,240 --> 04:47:30,240
it.

8009
04:47:32,244 --> 04:47:32,978
So get ready because some time

8010
04:47:32,978 --> 04:47:35,978
in the future hopefully sooner

8011
04:47:37,282 --> 04:47:37,983
than later when things are a

8012
04:47:37,983 --> 04:47:38,851
bit better we're going to have

8013
04:47:38,851 --> 04:47:42,451
to face this reality that we

8014
04:47:42,621 --> 04:47:45,621
must raise our fees on

8015
04:47:46,492 --> 04:47:47,292
stormwater And so I'm very

8016
04:47:47,292 --> 04:47:47,960
sorry and I'm sure all

8017
04:47:47,960 --> 04:47:50,360
the politicians are turning

8018
04:47:51,497 --> 04:47:52,264
bright red and wishing I had

8019
04:47:52,264 --> 04:47:53,320
never brought this up But I am

8020
04:47:53,320 --> 04:47:56,635
bringing it up and I'm going to

8021
04:47:56,635 --> 04:47:57,302
bring up some other stuff.

8022
04:47:57,302 --> 04:48:00,302
The city needs more revenue.

8023
04:48:00,973 --> 04:48:01,674
How do cities get revenue in

8024
04:48:01,674 --> 04:48:05,274
the rest of the United States?

8025
04:48:05,611 --> 04:48:06,312
Several different ways.

8026
04:48:06,312 --> 04:48:09,912
One is the county keeps our

8027
04:48:11,383 --> 04:48:12,251
property tax Sandy Hill County

8028
04:48:12,251 --> 04:48:15,287
gets a buck from each one of us

8029
04:48:15,287 --> 04:48:16,550
more than a buck on properties

8030
04:48:16,550 --> 04:48:18,691
And what do they do with it?

8031
04:48:18,691 --> 04:48:19,558
We get $0.12 back.

8032
04:48:19,558 --> 04:48:19,925
This is not right according to

8033
04:48:19,925 --> 04:48:21,925
state law.

8034
04:48:23,996 --> 04:48:24,530
It's supposed to be based on

8035
04:48:24,530 --> 04:48:26,530
services provided to

8036
04:48:28,934 --> 04:48:29,602
the population involved.

8037
04:48:29,602 --> 04:48:30,302
We have I'm kind of

8038
04:48:30,302 --> 04:48:30,870
interpreting that but I think

8039
04:48:30,870 --> 04:48:33,270
that's what it means.

8040
04:48:33,606 --> 04:48:34,172
I'm no lawyer.

8041
04:48:34,172 --> 04:48:36,572
I'm only a doctor.

8042
04:48:38,143 --> 04:48:38,878
But what I see is that our city

8043
04:48:38,878 --> 04:48:42,478
has one third of the population

8044
04:48:42,982 --> 04:48:43,516
of this county at least maybe a

8045
04:48:43,516 --> 04:48:45,916
bit more than that.

8046
04:48:46,218 --> 04:48:47,190
So we should probably get at

8047
04:48:47,190 --> 04:48:50,619
least one third of our dollar

8048
04:48:51,724 --> 04:48:52,224
back to help our city revenue.

8049
04:48:52,224 --> 04:48:52,959
We had $0.12.

8050
04:48:52,959 --> 04:48:56,559
So when taxpayers call and say

8051
04:48:57,290 --> 04:48:57,596
I pay my taxes, I want this, I

8052
04:48:57,596 --> 04:48:58,397
want that guess what?

8053
04:48:58,397 --> 04:49:00,797
You only pay $0.12 on

8054
04:49:01,233 --> 04:49:01,934
the dollar to the city.

8055
04:49:01,934 --> 04:49:04,334
So that's number one.

8056
04:49:06,138 --> 04:49:06,839
We need more How do we get it?

8057
04:49:06,839 --> 04:49:07,340
The state legislature has to

8058
04:49:07,340 --> 04:49:09,340
change the rules.

8059
04:49:11,377 --> 04:49:12,111
The state legislature has to

8060
04:49:12,111 --> 04:49:12,611
tell the county and maybe other

8061
04:49:12,611 --> 04:49:14,611
counties as well.

8062
04:49:15,481 --> 04:49:16,810
At the same time you've got to

8063
04:49:16,810 --> 04:49:19,810
give more money back to

8064
04:49:19,752 --> 04:49:20,353
the cities from the property

8065
04:49:20,353 --> 04:49:20,753
tax you collect from

8066
04:49:20,753 --> 04:49:22,753
the cities.

8067
04:49:24,690 --> 04:49:25,324
So there's one thing here's

8068
04:49:25,324 --> 04:49:25,892
another thing Most cities

8069
04:49:25,892 --> 04:49:28,292
collect an income tax.

8070
04:49:30,290 --> 04:49:30,663
Income tax is considered very

8071
04:49:30,663 --> 04:49:33,630
fair because it's usually

8072
04:49:34,299 --> 04:49:34,801
graduated The poorer you are

8073
04:49:34,801 --> 04:49:35,501
the less you pay.

8074
04:49:35,501 --> 04:49:39,101
The richer you are, the more

8075
04:49:39,539 --> 04:49:40,406
you pay.

8076
04:49:40,406 --> 04:49:41,730
The state tax is a good example

8077
04:49:41,730 --> 04:49:44,209
The state income tax I'm not

8078
04:49:44,209 --> 04:49:45,110
going to say the federal

8079
04:49:45,110 --> 04:49:45,645
because I think it stinks Right

8080
04:49:45,645 --> 04:49:48,645
now rich people pay less.

8081
04:49:49,348 --> 04:49:49,649
Poor people middle class pay

8082
04:49:49,649 --> 04:49:50,182
more.

8083
04:49:50,182 --> 04:49:51,840
So that's not right.

8084
04:49:51,840 --> 04:49:53,652
That's not how it's supposed to

8085
04:49:53,652 --> 04:49:54,200
be.

8086
04:49:54,200 --> 04:49:54,754
All right.

8087
04:49:54,754 --> 04:49:58,354
Was based on the state income

8088
04:49:58,857 --> 04:49:59,559
tax which is more fair If we

8089
04:49:59,559 --> 04:50:03,159
had a graduated income tax of

8090
04:50:03,162 --> 04:50:03,930
even a half a percent in this

8091
04:50:03,930 --> 04:50:06,930
city, that would help us

8092
04:50:07,800 --> 04:50:08,501
tremendously.

8093
04:50:08,501 --> 04:50:09,335
Another thing another thought

8094
04:50:09,335 --> 04:50:12,935
our 1% sales tax that was on

8095
04:50:13,105 --> 04:50:13,406
the ballot two years ago didn't

8096
04:50:13,406 --> 04:50:14,106
pass.

8097
04:50:14,106 --> 04:50:17,209
I don't think we passed this

8098
04:50:17,209 --> 04:50:17,911
year either because everybody's

8099
04:50:17,911 --> 04:50:18,277
having a hard time even buying

8100
04:50:18,277 --> 04:50:20,277
groceries.

8101
04:50:23,150 --> 04:50:23,416
But sales tax is a this is like

8102
04:50:23,416 --> 04:50:24,500
a flat tax.

8103
04:50:24,500 --> 04:50:26,852
Everybody pays the same on

8104
04:50:26,852 --> 04:50:27,620
whatever they buy a certain

8105
04:50:27,620 --> 04:50:30,657
percent And if we raise it 1%

8106
04:50:30,657 --> 04:50:31,558
we would have had $4 million

8107
04:50:31,558 --> 04:50:35,158
more income we think in which

8108
04:50:35,795 --> 04:50:36,562
case the city would be in

8109
04:50:36,562 --> 04:50:39,562
better shape Still not enough

8110
04:50:41,000 --> 04:50:41,701
certainly not even a crack in

8111
04:50:41,701 --> 04:50:44,101
the $5 Billion storm water

8112
04:50:45,572 --> 04:50:46,306
deficit.

8113
04:50:46,306 --> 04:50:49,306
So anyway citizens I just

8114
04:50:50,176 --> 04:50:50,977
wanted to be open honest I

8115
04:50:50,977 --> 04:50:55,115
think I have ten more months to

8116
04:50:55,115 --> 04:50:55,815
serve and I'm termed out and I

8117
04:50:55,815 --> 04:50:59,415
just want you to know reality

8118
04:50:59,953 --> 04:51:00,354
and and honesty from your city

8119
04:51:00,354 --> 04:51:00,720
government.

8120
04:51:00,720 --> 04:51:01,870
Thank you.

8121
04:51:01,870 --> 04:51:03,870
Thank you.

8122
04:51:04,524 --> 04:51:05,224
Council member Campbell, I

8123
04:51:05,224 --> 04:51:05,925
think we've heard a lot of

8124
04:51:05,925 --> 04:51:08,925
candor this afternoon and I

8125
04:51:09,428 --> 04:51:09,729
appreciate the patience of

8126
04:51:09,729 --> 04:51:10,597
chief.

8127
04:51:10,597 --> 04:51:13,597
I'm in the engineering capital

8128
04:51:14,834 --> 04:51:17,834
project MR. Snyder from Storm

8129
04:51:19,472 --> 04:51:20,173
Water be a Department of

8130
04:51:20,173 --> 04:51:22,573
Finance for your contribution

8131
04:51:24,440 --> 04:51:24,778
to a very robust conversation

8132
04:51:24,778 --> 04:51:28,378
on some of the challenges we've

8133
04:51:28,849 --> 04:51:29,182
inherited that we face going

8134
04:51:29,182 --> 04:51:29,950
forward.

8135
04:51:29,950 --> 04:51:33,550
So we'll close that item again.

8136
04:51:33,687 --> 04:51:34,321
Thank you And with that clerk

8137
04:51:34,321 --> 04:51:35,210
please introduce item 331.

8138
04:51:35,210 --> 04:51:37,421
>> Thank you Council PRESIDENT

8139
04:51:38,824 --> 04:51:39,459
Item 331 is also an

8140
04:51:39,459 --> 04:51:41,859
informational item is City

8141
04:51:42,362 --> 04:51:42,962
council informational training

8142
04:51:42,962 --> 04:51:43,696
on zero based budgeting?

8143
04:51:43,696 --> 04:51:47,330
If you would like to speak on

8144
04:51:47,330 --> 04:51:47,700
this item please be sure to

8145
04:51:47,700 --> 04:51:48,301
submit a speaker slip to

8146
04:51:48,301 --> 04:51:49,680
the front of the room in

8147
04:51:49,680 --> 04:51:52,205
the clear box and if you are

8148
04:51:52,205 --> 04:51:52,905
participating remotely now's

8149
04:51:52,905 --> 04:51:53,640
the time to raise your hand by

8150
04:51:53,640 --> 04:51:56,709
pressing Star nine or the raise

8151
04:51:56,709 --> 04:51:57,577
your hand icon.

8152
04:51:57,577 --> 04:52:00,577
Thank you Council PRESIDENT All

8153
04:52:16,362 --> 04:52:16,692
right, I'm going to kick it

8154
04:52:16,692 --> 04:52:18,692
off.

8155
04:52:21,168 --> 04:52:21,568
Yeah.

8156
04:52:21,568 --> 04:52:22,369
All right.

8157
04:52:22,369 --> 04:52:23,136
MR. Molokai is going to kick it

8158
04:52:23,136 --> 04:52:25,805
off and then we'll have those

8159
04:52:25,805 --> 04:52:26,540
making the presentation

8160
04:52:26,540 --> 04:52:27,207
introduce themselves and let us

8161
04:52:27,207 --> 04:52:27,540
know about how much time you

8162
04:52:27,540 --> 04:52:27,841
expect.

8163
04:52:27,841 --> 04:52:28,208
Great.

8164
04:52:28,208 --> 04:52:28,908
Thank you.

8165
04:52:28,908 --> 04:52:30,310
Council PRESIDENT And council

8166
04:52:30,310 --> 04:52:31,780
members.

8167
04:52:31,780 --> 04:52:31,778
As you are aware, one of

8168
04:52:31,778 --> 04:52:34,178
the council's requirements is

8169
04:52:35,382 --> 04:52:36,820
to receive budget related

8170
04:52:36,820 --> 04:52:39,820
training each year We provide

8171
04:52:40,120 --> 04:52:41,880
you two different trainings.

8172
04:52:41,880 --> 04:52:41,755
One is kind of a item of

8173
04:52:41,755 --> 04:52:44,155
budgetary interest that has

8174
04:52:44,624 --> 04:52:45,291
been expressed by Council and

8175
04:52:45,291 --> 04:52:45,992
one is usually a little bit

8176
04:52:45,992 --> 04:52:46,660
more rote disclosure practice

8177
04:52:46,660 --> 04:52:49,428
of general debt policy etc.

8178
04:52:49,428 --> 04:52:50,130
This is hopefully one of

8179
04:52:50,130 --> 04:52:50,764
the ones that we slightly more

8180
04:52:50,764 --> 04:52:51,431
interesting to you but we

8181
04:52:51,431 --> 04:52:53,734
certainly do appreciate your

8182
04:52:53,734 --> 04:52:54,434
attention regardless we have a

8183
04:52:54,434 --> 04:52:57,434
presentation today to give you

8184
04:52:57,738 --> 04:52:58,105
some background on zero based

8185
04:52:58,105 --> 04:52:58,772
budgeting.

8186
04:52:58,772 --> 04:52:59,472
This was something that was

8187
04:52:59,472 --> 04:53:01,472
discussed pretty significantly

8188
04:53:02,943 --> 04:53:03,544
as a request both from Council

8189
04:53:03,544 --> 04:53:05,944
Committee for Budget and

8190
04:53:07,681 --> 04:53:08,382
Government Efficiency Chair I'm

8191
04:53:08,382 --> 04:53:09,820
going to foster to know more

8192
04:53:09,820 --> 04:53:09,783
about zero based budgeting and

8193
04:53:09,783 --> 04:53:12,619
how it can be used in

8194
04:53:12,619 --> 04:53:13,387
the city's budgeting process.

8195
04:53:13,387 --> 04:53:16,987
As was mentioned in the several

8196
04:53:17,910 --> 04:53:17,857
Council budget priority memos,

8197
04:53:17,857 --> 04:53:18,558
we are lucky enough to be able

8198
04:53:18,558 --> 04:53:19,259
to partner with the Department

8199
04:53:19,259 --> 04:53:22,259
of Finance to provide you

8200
04:53:22,395 --> 04:53:23,229
training.

8201
04:53:23,229 --> 04:53:23,964
Our team will talk a little bit

8202
04:53:23,964 --> 04:53:26,667
about what zero based budgeting

8203
04:53:26,667 --> 04:53:27,367
is and how it works in practice

8204
04:53:27,367 --> 04:53:28,680
And then the Department of

8205
04:53:28,680 --> 04:53:28,802
Finance will jump in to talk

8206
04:53:28,802 --> 04:53:31,802
about some zero based budgeting

8207
04:53:32,720 --> 04:53:32,406
elements of our current budget

8208
04:53:32,406 --> 04:53:33,140
process.

8209
04:53:33,140 --> 04:53:33,640
With that I will turn this over

8210
04:53:33,640 --> 04:53:36,400
to Jill and Alina.

8211
04:53:37,440 --> 04:53:37,611
So she's doing a lot of work at

8212
04:53:37,611 --> 04:53:40,110
the staff table today.

8213
04:53:41,582 --> 04:53:42,316
She and Sergio Alcalde will

8214
04:53:42,316 --> 04:53:43,160
prepare the and present the ipa

8215
04:53:43,160 --> 04:53:45,619
section and then we'll turn it

8216
04:53:45,619 --> 04:53:46,253
over to Ben Battaglia from

8217
04:53:46,253 --> 04:53:46,553
the Department of Finance.

8218
04:53:46,553 --> 04:53:47,540
Great.

8219
04:53:47,540 --> 04:53:49,454
Thank you so much.

8220
04:53:50,189 --> 04:53:50,991
Before I dive into today's

8221
04:53:50,991 --> 04:53:51,692
training I just want to provide

8222
04:53:51,692 --> 04:53:52,326
a little bit of background on

8223
04:53:52,326 --> 04:53:54,726
the City Council financial

8224
04:53:55,950 --> 04:53:55,496
training program that's led by

8225
04:53:55,496 --> 04:53:57,496
our office.

8226
04:53:58,999 --> 04:53:59,666
It was adopted in 2006

8227
04:53:59,666 --> 04:54:00,401
following a report from our

8228
04:54:00,401 --> 04:54:03,603
office that responded to a call

8229
04:54:03,603 --> 04:54:04,304
report recommendation that

8230
04:54:04,304 --> 04:54:04,672
the council receive financial

8231
04:54:04,672 --> 04:54:05,305
training.

8232
04:54:05,305 --> 04:54:08,305
The program calls for two

8233
04:54:08,576 --> 04:54:09,243
trainings a year and four major

8234
04:54:09,243 --> 04:54:12,243
areas of public finance and

8235
04:54:12,780 --> 04:54:13,447
that's including debt issuance

8236
04:54:13,447 --> 04:54:14,181
and administration financial

8237
04:54:14,181 --> 04:54:16,181
disclosure, financial Statement

8238
04:54:18,853 --> 04:54:19,553
overview or the Act four and

8239
04:54:19,553 --> 04:54:19,920
current and multi-year budget

8240
04:54:19,920 --> 04:54:21,920
planning.

8241
04:54:23,724 --> 04:54:24,425
Today's training will be zero

8242
04:54:24,425 --> 04:54:28,250
based budgeting or is eb which

8243
04:54:28,462 --> 04:54:29,960
falls under the current and

8244
04:54:29,960 --> 04:54:29,530
multi-year budget planning

8245
04:54:29,530 --> 04:54:30,164
subject area.

8246
04:54:30,164 --> 04:54:32,564
Today's training comes in

8247
04:54:33,167 --> 04:54:33,834
response to Council's fiscal

8248
04:54:33,834 --> 04:54:35,834
year 2027 budget Priorities

8249
04:54:38,205 --> 04:54:38,772
process where the Budget

8250
04:54:38,772 --> 04:54:39,373
Committee chair Foster

8251
04:54:39,373 --> 04:54:40,410
requested our office in

8252
04:54:40,410 --> 04:54:42,943
the Department of Finance to

8253
04:54:42,943 --> 04:54:43,610
provide a presentation on zbb.

8254
04:54:43,610 --> 04:54:46,100
Our office has actually

8255
04:54:48,480 --> 04:54:48,816
provided training on zbb before

8256
04:54:48,816 --> 04:54:53,160
It was about ten years ago when

8257
04:54:53,187 --> 04:54:53,955
the city did a zbb pilot That

8258
04:54:53,955 --> 04:54:56,955
training referenced in a report

8259
04:54:56,991 --> 04:54:59,991
16 Dash 16 which is called zero

8260
04:55:01,128 --> 04:55:01,829
based budgeting and examples.

8261
04:55:01,829 --> 04:55:02,530
The information in that report

8262
04:55:02,530 --> 04:55:04,930
generally still applies today.

8263
04:55:06,300 --> 04:55:07,680
So we will be referencing

8264
04:55:07,680 --> 04:55:08,350
information in that report to

8265
04:55:08,350 --> 04:55:10,871
give you a sense of what will

8266
04:55:10,871 --> 04:55:11,572
be discussing today our office

8267
04:55:11,572 --> 04:55:15,172
will cover an overview of zbb

8268
04:55:15,543 --> 04:55:16,210
and how it works In theory

8269
04:55:16,210 --> 04:55:16,811
versus in practice And then

8270
04:55:16,811 --> 04:55:17,612
we'll transition to how

8271
04:55:17,612 --> 04:55:21,150
elements of zbb have been put

8272
04:55:21,150 --> 04:55:21,715
into practice by looking at

8273
04:55:21,715 --> 04:55:22,416
other jurisdictions including

8274
04:55:22,416 --> 04:55:26,160
the city of San Diego's pilot

8275
04:55:26,354 --> 04:55:27,121
program in fiscal year 2017.

8276
04:55:27,121 --> 04:55:30,121
And Department of Finance will

8277
04:55:31,192 --> 04:55:31,859
cover how the city incorporates

8278
04:55:31,859 --> 04:55:34,859
zbb elements into the budget

8279
04:55:36,630 --> 04:55:36,697
process that exist today and a

8280
04:55:36,697 --> 04:55:39,970
discussion of this year's

8281
04:55:40,168 --> 04:55:40,868
effort to zero based external

8282
04:55:40,868 --> 04:55:43,868
contracts for the fiscal year

8283
04:55:44,538 --> 04:55:45,139
2027 budget and the ongoing

8284
04:55:45,139 --> 04:55:47,539
analysis of general fund

8285
04:55:48,976 --> 04:55:49,677
unclassified employees.

8286
04:55:49,677 --> 04:55:50,411
So let's get into it.

8287
04:55:50,411 --> 04:55:53,411
What is zero based budgeting?

8288
04:55:54,415 --> 04:55:55,820
Zbb is a process that develops

8289
04:55:55,820 --> 04:55:58,190
budget from the ground up

8290
04:55:58,190 --> 04:55:58,586
starting from zero.

8291
04:55:58,586 --> 04:55:59,253
This is different from

8292
04:55:59,253 --> 04:56:01,253
the traditional incremental

8293
04:56:02,624 --> 04:56:03,357
budgeting approach where

8294
04:56:03,357 --> 04:56:04,920
the prior year's budget is used

8295
04:56:04,920 --> 04:56:07,195
as the starting point under zbb

8296
04:56:07,195 --> 04:56:07,795
funding is allocated

8297
04:56:07,795 --> 04:56:08,329
irrespective of what was

8298
04:56:08,329 --> 04:56:10,329
previously budgeted.

8299
04:56:12,367 --> 04:56:13,134
In theory, zbb requires every

8300
04:56:13,134 --> 04:56:16,134
budget request to be thoroughly

8301
04:56:17,371 --> 04:56:17,939
evaluated and approved with

8302
04:56:17,939 --> 04:56:19,939
service levels clearly

8303
04:56:21,676 --> 04:56:22,410
identified and prioritized.

8304
04:56:22,410 --> 04:56:25,410
Zbb breaks down an organization

8305
04:56:26,781 --> 04:56:27,415
into Decision Unit which are

8306
04:56:27,415 --> 04:56:28,115
the lowest level at which

8307
04:56:28,115 --> 04:56:31,115
budget decisions are made such

8308
04:56:31,853 --> 04:56:32,553
as a department division or

8309
04:56:32,553 --> 04:56:32,854
programs can also be used as

8310
04:56:32,854 --> 04:56:34,854
well.

8311
04:56:36,224 --> 04:56:36,925
Each decision unit is supposed

8312
04:56:36,925 --> 04:56:37,458
to develop a detailed overview

8313
04:56:37,458 --> 04:56:39,458
of their activities

8314
04:56:41,496 --> 04:56:42,163
the resources needed to meet

8315
04:56:42,163 --> 04:56:44,563
their goals and alternative

8316
04:56:46,334 --> 04:56:47,350
ways to deliver services.

8317
04:56:47,350 --> 04:56:47,635
These become decision packages

8318
04:56:47,635 --> 04:56:49,635
which outline different

8319
04:56:51,406 --> 04:56:52,730
spending levels and their

8320
04:56:52,730 --> 04:56:52,707
impacts on service delivery.

8321
04:56:52,707 --> 04:56:55,107
According to guidance from

8322
04:56:56,644 --> 04:56:57,345
the government Finance Officers

8323
04:56:57,345 --> 04:57:00,345
Association or give away each

8324
04:57:01,683 --> 04:57:02,416
decision decision Unit should

8325
04:57:02,416 --> 04:57:02,784
prepare at least three decision

8326
04:57:02,784 --> 04:57:04,784
packages.

8327
04:57:05,987 --> 04:57:06,655
The first is your barebones

8328
04:57:06,655 --> 04:57:09,550
package which provides only

8329
04:57:10,525 --> 04:57:11,259
the most essential services.

8330
04:57:11,259 --> 04:57:11,860
The second is current service

8331
04:57:11,860 --> 04:57:13,860
package which continues

8332
04:57:16,131 --> 04:57:16,831
existing service levels.

8333
04:57:16,831 --> 04:57:17,532
And finally the enhanced

8334
04:57:17,532 --> 04:57:19,932
service package which expands

8335
04:57:20,168 --> 04:57:20,702
services beyond what is

8336
04:57:20,702 --> 04:57:21,336
currently provided.

8337
04:57:21,336 --> 04:57:23,736
And each decision package

8338
04:57:25,773 --> 04:57:26,474
should include detailed

8339
04:57:26,474 --> 04:57:27,175
information on inputs such as

8340
04:57:27,175 --> 04:57:30,175
dollars and positions that are

8341
04:57:30,178 --> 04:57:30,879
needed to provide the services

8342
04:57:30,879 --> 04:57:31,545
described in that package as

8343
04:57:31,545 --> 04:57:33,945
well as specific performance

8344
04:57:35,250 --> 04:57:35,950
measures that explain how

8345
04:57:35,950 --> 04:57:36,517
different funding levels would

8346
04:57:36,517 --> 04:57:38,517
affect service levels.

8347
04:57:40,555 --> 04:57:41,256
After all packages are

8348
04:57:41,256 --> 04:57:41,890
developed they are ranked from

8349
04:57:41,890 --> 04:57:42,590
highest to lowest priority

8350
04:57:42,590 --> 04:57:45,590
within the department and then

8351
04:57:46,161 --> 04:57:46,795
management uses these rankings

8352
04:57:46,795 --> 04:57:49,195
along with desired service

8353
04:57:50,432 --> 04:57:50,799
outcomes to make final budget

8354
04:57:50,799 --> 04:57:51,600
decisions.

8355
04:57:51,600 --> 04:57:54,600
So now I'll go into

8356
04:57:55,637 --> 04:57:56,338
the advantages and drawbacks of

8357
04:57:56,338 --> 04:57:59,338
again theoretical zbb in its

8358
04:58:00,800 --> 04:58:00,708
fullest form.

8359
04:58:00,708 --> 04:58:03,108
Cited advantages include when

8360
04:58:05,460 --> 04:58:05,714
cuts are necessary.

8361
04:58:05,714 --> 04:58:06,415
Zbb offers a rational and

8362
04:58:06,415 --> 04:58:08,815
comprehensive way to determine

8363
04:58:10,385 --> 04:58:10,952
budget reductions as opposed to

8364
04:58:10,952 --> 04:58:13,352
across the board cuts.

8365
04:58:14,456 --> 04:58:15,123
It requires taking a closer

8366
04:58:15,123 --> 04:58:15,590
look at everything the city

8367
04:58:15,590 --> 04:58:16,257
spends on soda.

8368
04:58:16,257 --> 04:58:19,360
It's more clearly it can be

8369
04:58:19,360 --> 04:58:20,128
more clearly compared to

8370
04:58:20,128 --> 04:58:23,128
services that provide the most

8371
04:58:23,832 --> 04:58:24,532
value.

8372
04:58:24,532 --> 04:58:27,532
It can provide better insight

8373
04:58:29,571 --> 04:58:29,972
into detailed active use of

8374
04:58:29,972 --> 04:58:30,672
departments.

8375
04:58:30,672 --> 04:58:31,339
It can enhance decision making

8376
04:58:31,339 --> 04:58:33,739
by allowing stakeholders to

8377
04:58:34,109 --> 04:58:34,709
look at the entire budget

8378
04:58:34,709 --> 04:58:35,344
rather than focusing on

8379
04:58:35,344 --> 04:58:37,744
incremental changes to it.

8380
04:58:39,248 --> 04:58:39,847
And finally, zbb focuses on

8381
04:58:39,847 --> 04:58:41,847
performance measures and

8382
04:58:43,719 --> 04:58:44,319
results for programs.

8383
04:58:44,319 --> 04:58:46,319
>> Theoretical zbb also

8384
04:58:48,356 --> 04:58:49,124
presents a number of drawbacks

8385
04:58:49,124 --> 04:58:52,124
such as being extremely time

8386
04:58:52,995 --> 04:58:53,629
consuming and intensive

8387
04:58:53,629 --> 04:58:54,262
Developing, reviewing and

8388
04:58:54,262 --> 04:58:56,262
ranking Numerous decision

8389
04:58:58,267 --> 04:58:58,934
packages requires significant

8390
04:58:58,934 --> 04:58:59,568
time commitment from staff.

8391
04:58:59,568 --> 04:59:01,968
Because of this department

8392
04:59:03,205 --> 04:59:03,905
struggled to create multiple

8393
04:59:03,905 --> 04:59:04,505
service level options and are

8394
04:59:04,505 --> 04:59:06,905
rarely able to develop

8395
04:59:08,177 --> 04:59:08,576
alternative delivery

8396
04:59:08,576 --> 04:59:09,277
approaches.

8397
04:59:09,277 --> 04:59:12,277
Managers MAY also hesitate to

8398
04:59:12,647 --> 04:59:13,248
propose packages that are below

8399
04:59:13,248 --> 04:59:15,248
current spending levels.

8400
04:59:17,686 --> 04:59:18,554
And when there's not full buy

8401
04:59:18,554 --> 04:59:19,288
in for zbb it could lead to

8402
04:59:19,288 --> 04:59:22,288
gaming the process, for example

8403
04:59:22,458 --> 04:59:23,158
by managers offering only a few

8404
04:59:23,158 --> 04:59:26,158
packages to limit choices or

8405
04:59:26,928 --> 04:59:27,629
assigning low rankings to

8406
04:59:27,629 --> 04:59:28,229
popular services knowing they

8407
04:59:28,229 --> 04:59:31,229
are unlikely to be cut.

8408
04:59:32,101 --> 04:59:34,501
Decision packages also reflect

8409
04:59:36,605 --> 04:59:37,206
can also reflect management's

8410
04:59:37,206 --> 04:59:37,840
preferences more than

8411
04:59:37,840 --> 04:59:38,507
the priorities of elected

8412
04:59:38,507 --> 04:59:40,907
officials or the communities

8413
04:59:42,211 --> 04:59:42,811
served.

8414
04:59:42,811 --> 04:59:43,479
And finally, zbb doesn't

8415
04:59:43,479 --> 04:59:44,460
address whether a government

8416
04:59:44,460 --> 04:59:46,446
should be providing a

8417
04:59:47,382 --> 04:59:47,683
particular service in the first

8418
04:59:47,683 --> 04:59:49,683
place.

8419
04:59:51,620 --> 04:59:52,121
Now we will turn to how zbb

8420
04:59:52,121 --> 04:59:54,121
works in practice.

8421
04:59:56,910 --> 04:59:56,791
I'll note that a 2020 dfa paper

8422
04:59:56,791 --> 04:59:59,191
indicates that true or

8423
05:00:01,300 --> 05:00:01,397
theoretical zbb is very rare in

8424
05:00:01,397 --> 05:00:03,397
practice.

8425
05:00:05,466 --> 05:00:06,168
The drawbacks previously

8426
05:00:06,168 --> 05:00:06,702
mentioned make it difficult to

8427
05:00:06,702 --> 05:00:07,269
implement across all

8428
05:00:07,269 --> 05:00:09,669
departments in a large

8429
05:00:10,206 --> 05:00:10,940
organization.

8430
05:00:10,940 --> 05:00:11,607
Some jurisdictions have found

8431
05:00:11,607 --> 05:00:14,700
that zbb efficiencies would

8432
05:00:15,277 --> 05:00:15,945
likely have been found through

8433
05:00:15,945 --> 05:00:18,945
the normal budget process or

8434
05:00:19,615 --> 05:00:20,316
that they should only be using

8435
05:00:20,316 --> 05:00:21,820
zbb elements which makes sense

8436
05:00:21,820 --> 05:00:24,682
for them and only for areas

8437
05:00:25,154 --> 05:00:28,857
where it can have the most make

8438
05:00:28,857 --> 05:00:29,524
the most difference in the next

8439
05:00:29,524 --> 05:00:30,159
few slides Sergio will be

8440
05:00:30,159 --> 05:00:32,559
providing examples of how

8441
05:00:34,397 --> 05:00:35,640
elements of zbb again not for

8442
05:00:35,640 --> 05:00:38,640
zbb have been used by

8443
05:00:39,702 --> 05:00:40,369
jurisdictions successfully.

8444
05:00:40,369 --> 05:00:41,690
Thankfully in the state of

8445
05:00:41,690 --> 05:00:43,690
Georgia previously implemented

8446
05:00:44,206 --> 05:00:44,840
a nontraditional zbb approach

8447
05:00:44,840 --> 05:00:45,307
to review programs against

8448
05:00:45,307 --> 05:00:47,307
their statutory

8449
05:00:49,278 --> 05:00:50,120
responsibilities Purpose cost

8450
05:00:50,120 --> 05:00:50,613
to provide services and desired

8451
05:00:50,613 --> 05:00:52,613
performance outcomes in

8452
05:00:54,500 --> 05:00:54,650
conjunction with its annual

8453
05:00:54,650 --> 05:00:56,650
budget process, Georgia

8454
05:00:58,220 --> 05:00:58,921
evaluated select programs for

8455
05:00:58,921 --> 05:00:59,522
cost effectiveness relative to

8456
05:00:59,522 --> 05:00:59,889
the targeted performance

8457
05:00:59,889 --> 05:01:01,889
measures.

8458
05:01:03,225 --> 05:01:03,960
Georgia's zbb requirement was

8459
05:01:03,960 --> 05:01:04,526
automatically repealed in 2020.

8460
05:01:04,526 --> 05:01:06,926
However, a Senate bill

8461
05:01:08,564 --> 05:01:09,198
introduced in JANUARY of this

8462
05:01:09,198 --> 05:01:09,732
year proposes to make this

8463
05:01:09,732 --> 05:01:11,732
approach permanent.

8464
05:01:13,268 --> 05:01:13,969
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

8465
05:01:13,969 --> 05:01:17,205
used a Michigan based form of

8466
05:01:17,205 --> 05:01:17,907
zbb to develop its 2013 budget.

8467
05:01:17,907 --> 05:01:18,607
Departments evaluate how their

8468
05:01:18,607 --> 05:01:21,700
existing activities align with

8469
05:01:22,444 --> 05:01:23,145
their mission and outline an

8470
05:01:23,145 --> 05:01:23,813
ideal organizational structure

8471
05:01:23,813 --> 05:01:26,213
to accomplish that mission.

8472
05:01:27,216 --> 05:01:27,850
Their finance office then

8473
05:01:27,850 --> 05:01:28,451
reviewed each department's

8474
05:01:28,451 --> 05:01:30,851
project budget to assess

8475
05:01:32,121 --> 05:01:32,788
whether they were aligned with

8476
05:01:32,788 --> 05:01:33,322
the department's mission and

8477
05:01:33,322 --> 05:01:35,722
the city of Chicago.

8478
05:01:36,525 --> 05:01:37,930
Zbb for its non-personal

8479
05:01:37,930 --> 05:01:39,930
expenditures were was

8480
05:01:40,329 --> 05:01:41,230
introduced in fiscal year 2015

8481
05:01:41,230 --> 05:01:44,830
where each mp line item was

8482
05:01:45,267 --> 05:01:45,935
zeroed out.

8483
05:01:45,935 --> 05:01:46,569
According to Chicago staff,

8484
05:01:46,569 --> 05:01:48,538
the sby approach was again

8485
05:01:48,538 --> 05:01:49,205
proposed during the fiscal year

8486
05:01:49,205 --> 05:01:49,805
2020 budget process but does

8487
05:01:49,805 --> 05:01:50,506
not appear to have been

8488
05:01:50,506 --> 05:01:52,906
implemented beyond that budget

8489
05:01:53,542 --> 05:01:54,310
cycle.

8490
05:01:54,310 --> 05:01:57,310
From 2012 to 2019 the city of

8491
05:01:58,448 --> 05:01:59,115
Calgary, Alberta and Canada

8492
05:01:59,115 --> 05:01:59,782
evaluated business business

8493
05:01:59,782 --> 05:02:00,249
units outside of the regular

8494
05:02:00,249 --> 05:02:02,249
budget process.

8495
05:02:04,220 --> 05:02:04,921
With support from external

8496
05:02:04,921 --> 05:02:05,554
consultants, Calgary conducted

8497
05:02:05,554 --> 05:02:07,954
reviews of select business

8498
05:02:08,991 --> 05:02:09,625
units to identify changes to

8499
05:02:09,625 --> 05:02:12,250
service levels or delivery

8500
05:02:13,529 --> 05:02:14,197
methods that could reduce costs

8501
05:02:14,197 --> 05:02:14,830
or improve effectiveness.

8502
05:02:14,830 --> 05:02:17,230
Calgary staff said that

8503
05:02:18,501 --> 05:02:19,135
the review process mostly

8504
05:02:19,135 --> 05:02:19,802
improved how services were

8505
05:02:19,802 --> 05:02:22,802
delivered helping them to do

8506
05:02:23,672 --> 05:02:24,440
more without spending more.

8507
05:02:24,440 --> 05:02:27,440
Rather than cutting costs per

8508
05:02:28,878 --> 05:02:29,579
council's action, Calgary will

8509
05:02:29,579 --> 05:02:30,313
be reinstating this review of

8510
05:02:30,313 --> 05:02:33,313
the fiscal year 20 their fiscal

8511
05:02:36,185 --> 05:02:36,852
year 2027 budget.

8512
05:02:36,852 --> 05:02:37,586
The slide notes some of

8513
05:02:37,586 --> 05:02:38,188
the benefits and drawbacks that

8514
05:02:38,188 --> 05:02:40,188
these jurisdictions have

8515
05:02:41,900 --> 05:02:41,790
experienced with the foremost

8516
05:02:41,790 --> 05:02:42,458
hub they put into practice

8517
05:02:42,458 --> 05:02:44,858
starting with the benefits.

8518
05:02:46,428 --> 05:02:47,300
Several of the jurisdictions we

8519
05:02:47,300 --> 05:02:47,530
review reported to have

8520
05:02:47,530 --> 05:02:49,530
generated savings.

8521
05:02:50,200 --> 05:02:50,867
For example in George's first

8522
05:02:50,867 --> 05:02:53,867
year of implementing its zbb

8523
05:02:53,903 --> 05:02:54,470
approach resulting in $8.9

8524
05:02:54,470 --> 05:02:56,870
million in savings and

8525
05:02:58,842 --> 05:02:59,442
Montgomery County generated a

8526
05:02:59,442 --> 05:03:00,109
net of approximately $20

8527
05:03:00,109 --> 05:03:03,109
million by selling a nursing

8528
05:03:03,646 --> 05:03:04,146
home that no longer aligned

8529
05:03:04,146 --> 05:03:04,747
with its mission.

8530
05:03:04,747 --> 05:03:06,747
Jurisdictions also noted

8531
05:03:08,118 --> 05:03:08,818
improvements in its fiscal

8532
05:03:08,818 --> 05:03:09,519
transparency and oversight and

8533
05:03:09,519 --> 05:03:11,919
that legislators were provided

8534
05:03:13,456 --> 05:03:13,856
with a better understanding of

8535
05:03:13,856 --> 05:03:15,856
operations.

8536
05:03:18,395 --> 05:03:19,129
Moving on to noted drawbacks.

8537
05:03:19,129 --> 05:03:19,762
Again, zbb required substantial

8538
05:03:19,762 --> 05:03:22,162
staff time and resources.

8539
05:03:23,399 --> 05:03:25,799
For example, Calgary noted

8540
05:03:27,370 --> 05:03:28,400
spending approximately 8.9

8541
05:03:28,400 --> 05:03:28,671
million cad on the 11 zero

8542
05:03:28,671 --> 05:03:31,710
based reviews it conducted.

8543
05:03:32,420 --> 05:03:32,776
Jurisdictions reported having

8544
05:03:32,776 --> 05:03:33,476
faced resistance and challenges

8545
05:03:33,476 --> 05:03:35,876
related to department buying.

8546
05:03:36,613 --> 05:03:37,213
Jordan noted that if directors

8547
05:03:37,213 --> 05:03:37,947
did not see the value in

8548
05:03:37,947 --> 05:03:41,117
the process it was difficult to

8549
05:03:41,117 --> 05:03:41,718
get valuable information and

8550
05:03:41,718 --> 05:03:43,718
make meaningful changes.

8551
05:03:45,956 --> 05:03:46,723
Jurisdictions also noted that

8552
05:03:46,723 --> 05:03:47,424
it was challenging to implement

8553
05:03:47,424 --> 05:03:50,424
In Chicago, for instance, zbb

8554
05:03:50,761 --> 05:03:51,495
was not applied to personal

8555
05:03:51,495 --> 05:03:52,128
expenditures as it would be too

8556
05:03:52,128 --> 05:03:54,528
complex given their large

8557
05:03:55,640 --> 05:03:55,932
workforce.

8558
05:03:55,932 --> 05:03:58,932
>> Next we will cover several

8559
05:04:00,437 --> 05:04:01,710
lessons learned based off in

8560
05:04:01,710 --> 05:04:01,772
these jurors that in these

8561
05:04:01,772 --> 05:04:04,172
jurisdictions that again have

8562
05:04:05,609 --> 05:04:05,876
implemented only elements of

8563
05:04:05,876 --> 05:04:06,610
zbb.

8564
05:04:06,610 --> 05:04:08,610
First jurisdictions emphasized

8565
05:04:10,380 --> 05:04:11,140
the importance of developing a

8566
05:04:11,140 --> 05:04:13,140
clear implementation plan

8567
05:04:14,584 --> 05:04:15,385
before launching a zbb effort

8568
05:04:15,385 --> 05:04:15,786
and to budget enough time for

8569
05:04:15,786 --> 05:04:17,786
the process.

8570
05:04:19,656 --> 05:04:20,257
Second, zbb should emphasize

8571
05:04:20,257 --> 05:04:20,991
program improvements and

8572
05:04:20,991 --> 05:04:21,658
performance enhancements rather

8573
05:04:21,658 --> 05:04:24,658
than than focusing solely on

8574
05:04:24,861 --> 05:04:25,562
cost cutting.

8575
05:04:25,562 --> 05:04:26,129
Third jurisdictions should be

8576
05:04:26,129 --> 05:04:28,529
should secure a strong

8577
05:04:30,100 --> 05:04:30,801
leadership commitment and

8578
05:04:30,801 --> 05:04:31,501
ensure staff buy in, according

8579
05:04:31,501 --> 05:04:33,901
to Montgomery County's former

8580
05:04:34,738 --> 05:04:35,471
cfo, zbb is only successful

8581
05:04:35,471 --> 05:04:38,471
when leadership is committed to

8582
05:04:38,976 --> 05:04:39,643
the process and willing to use

8583
05:04:39,643 --> 05:04:40,277
the resulting information to

8584
05:04:40,277 --> 05:04:42,677
make tough and politically

8585
05:04:44,314 --> 05:04:45,150
difficult decisions.

8586
05:04:45,150 --> 05:04:45,682
Fourth Council should be

8587
05:04:45,682 --> 05:04:48,820
engaged throughout the whole

8588
05:04:48,819 --> 05:04:49,653
zbb process.

8589
05:04:49,653 --> 05:04:50,454
And finally, zbb needs to be

8590
05:04:50,454 --> 05:04:52,854
tailored to each organization's

8591
05:04:53,323 --> 05:04:53,690
needs and applied only where

8592
05:04:53,690 --> 05:04:54,391
feasible.

8593
05:04:54,391 --> 05:04:57,391
Calgary staff noted that there

8594
05:04:57,426 --> 05:04:58,950
is no one size fits all model

8595
05:04:58,950 --> 05:05:01,950
for their zero based review

8596
05:05:01,798 --> 05:05:02,532
process And in Chicago staff

8597
05:05:02,532 --> 05:05:03,233
recognized implementing zbb for

8598
05:05:03,233 --> 05:05:06,233
mp could help identify savings

8599
05:05:07,237 --> 05:05:07,938
But using it for p was too

8600
05:05:07,938 --> 05:05:08,639
complicated and would not work

8601
05:05:08,639 --> 05:05:11,390
without major modifications to

8602
05:05:11,942 --> 05:05:12,708
their accounting system.

8603
05:05:12,708 --> 05:05:16,480
Moving on to how the city of

8604
05:05:16,480 --> 05:05:16,847
San Diego has used zbb in

8605
05:05:16,847 --> 05:05:17,514
the past.

8606
05:05:17,514 --> 05:05:19,914
In 2015 two council members

8607
05:05:21,251 --> 05:05:21,951
requested the mayor's office to

8608
05:05:21,951 --> 05:05:22,552
implement a zbb pilot process

8609
05:05:22,552 --> 05:05:22,886
for the fiscal year 2017

8610
05:05:22,886 --> 05:05:24,886
budget.

8611
05:05:26,423 --> 05:05:27,240
The performance and analytics

8612
05:05:27,240 --> 05:05:27,724
Department of Banda and

8613
05:05:27,724 --> 05:05:30,124
the Facilities Division within

8614
05:05:31,270 --> 05:05:31,695
the Public Works Department

8615
05:05:31,695 --> 05:05:32,428
were selected to participate

8616
05:05:32,428 --> 05:05:33,290
with both developing developing

8617
05:05:33,290 --> 05:05:35,199
three types of decision

8618
05:05:35,199 --> 05:05:35,899
packages in addition to

8619
05:05:35,899 --> 05:05:36,233
the regular budget development

8620
05:05:36,233 --> 05:05:38,233
process.

8621
05:05:40,270 --> 05:05:40,937
These packages included a core

8622
05:05:40,937 --> 05:05:42,937
decision package reflecting

8623
05:05:44,741 --> 05:05:45,442
only the funding funding needed

8624
05:05:45,442 --> 05:05:45,842
to support mandatory programs

8625
05:05:45,842 --> 05:05:47,842
or services.

8626
05:05:49,480 --> 05:05:50,147
A current decision package

8627
05:05:50,147 --> 05:05:50,781
reflecting the department's

8628
05:05:50,781 --> 05:05:53,181
existing budget levels and

8629
05:05:54,550 --> 05:05:55,252
enhance or efficiency decision

8630
05:05:55,252 --> 05:05:55,952
package which includes funding

8631
05:05:55,952 --> 05:05:58,352
requests to improve programs,

8632
05:05:59,256 --> 05:05:59,789
expand service levels or

8633
05:05:59,789 --> 05:06:00,224
achieve operational

8634
05:06:00,224 --> 05:06:02,224
efficiencies.

8635
05:06:03,661 --> 05:06:04,295
The pilot program was

8636
05:06:04,295 --> 05:06:04,995
structured for program or

8637
05:06:04,995 --> 05:06:07,395
service based budgeting rather

8638
05:06:08,566 --> 05:06:09,232
than the organizational

8639
05:06:09,232 --> 05:06:09,900
organization based budgeting

8640
05:06:09,900 --> 05:06:10,634
model that the city used at

8641
05:06:10,634 --> 05:06:13,938
the time and still continues to

8642
05:06:13,938 --> 05:06:14,671
use today.

8643
05:06:14,671 --> 05:06:18,271
We note that the pilot program

8644
05:06:18,775 --> 05:06:19,376
did not reduce the budgets of

8645
05:06:19,376 --> 05:06:19,743
Panda or the Facilities

8646
05:06:19,743 --> 05:06:20,377
division.

8647
05:06:20,377 --> 05:06:22,777
Instead the pilot program

8648
05:06:23,280 --> 05:06:23,981
increased them.

8649
05:06:23,981 --> 05:06:24,582
Several items from each of

8650
05:06:24,582 --> 05:06:25,148
the departments in hand

8651
05:06:25,148 --> 05:06:27,148
Decision packages were

8652
05:06:28,853 --> 05:06:31,253
converted into budget additions

8653
05:06:33,390 --> 05:06:36,390
in the fiscal year 2017 Budget

8654
05:06:37,294 --> 05:06:37,995
Report from Financial

8655
05:06:37,995 --> 05:06:38,696
management in 2016 noted some

8656
05:06:38,696 --> 05:06:42,296
benefits of the city zbb pilot

8657
05:06:42,599 --> 05:06:43,300
program departments were able

8658
05:06:43,300 --> 05:06:43,734
to more clearly identify their

8659
05:06:43,734 --> 05:06:45,734
funding needs.

8660
05:06:47,380 --> 05:06:47,705
The processing is lower level

8661
05:06:47,705 --> 05:06:48,405
management in the budgeting

8662
05:06:48,405 --> 05:06:50,405
process empowering department

8663
05:06:51,642 --> 05:06:52,176
staff and it also gave decision

8664
05:06:52,176 --> 05:06:52,843
makers insights into

8665
05:06:52,843 --> 05:06:53,544
the department's day to day

8666
05:06:53,544 --> 05:06:56,180
operations and allowed them to

8667
05:06:56,180 --> 05:06:56,513
select different service

8668
05:06:56,513 --> 05:06:57,147
levels.

8669
05:06:57,147 --> 05:07:00,147
The report also noted some

8670
05:07:01,510 --> 05:07:01,351
major challenges of the program

8671
05:07:01,351 --> 05:07:02,190
.

8672
05:07:02,190 --> 05:07:02,686
The pilot required extensive

8673
05:07:02,686 --> 05:07:05,860
manual tracking and analysis

8674
05:07:06,324 --> 05:07:07,570
developing multiple decision

8675
05:07:07,570 --> 05:07:07,725
packages, demanded considerable

8676
05:07:07,725 --> 05:07:10,725
time and effort from staff.

8677
05:07:11,262 --> 05:07:11,896
Good performance measures were

8678
05:07:11,896 --> 05:07:15,199
needed such as the cost of

8679
05:07:15,199 --> 05:07:15,500
different service level options

8680
05:07:15,500 --> 05:07:16,200
.

8681
05:07:16,200 --> 05:07:16,900
And lastly it created costly.

8682
05:07:16,900 --> 05:07:19,900
It created costly, complex and

8683
05:07:20,771 --> 05:07:21,639
time consuming processes.

8684
05:07:21,639 --> 05:07:22,306
On top of gathering data and

8685
05:07:22,306 --> 05:07:24,306
developing multiple decision

8686
05:07:25,476 --> 05:07:26,100
packages, both departments

8687
05:07:26,100 --> 05:07:26,677
still had to perform

8688
05:07:26,677 --> 05:07:29,770
the standard budget process

8689
05:07:30,214 --> 05:07:30,814
work will conclude our portion

8690
05:07:30,814 --> 05:07:33,814
of the training today by

8691
05:07:34,785 --> 05:07:35,486
providing some takeaways.

8692
05:07:35,486 --> 05:07:36,187
Zero based budgeting could

8693
05:07:36,187 --> 05:07:38,587
identify savings by performing

8694
05:07:39,824 --> 05:07:40,425
an in-depth review of

8695
05:07:40,425 --> 05:07:42,825
expenditures but it also

8696
05:07:44,228 --> 05:07:44,796
requires complex time consuming

8697
05:07:44,796 --> 05:07:45,162
and potentially costly

8698
05:07:45,162 --> 05:07:45,897
processes.

8699
05:07:45,897 --> 05:07:49,466
However, there are ways that an

8700
05:07:49,466 --> 05:07:50,168
in-depth review could be part

8701
05:07:50,168 --> 05:07:50,835
of the current budget process

8702
05:07:50,835 --> 05:07:51,368
as the Department of Finance

8703
05:07:51,368 --> 05:07:53,768
will cover in their

8704
05:07:54,500 --> 05:07:54,705
presentation.

8705
05:07:54,705 --> 05:07:55,373
There are also alternatives to

8706
05:07:55,373 --> 05:07:57,773
zbb such as conducting

8707
05:07:59,610 --> 05:08:00,244
strategic programmatic reviews

8708
05:08:00,244 --> 05:08:02,644
during the standard budget

8709
05:08:03,915 --> 05:08:04,215
process or more in-depth review

8710
05:08:04,215 --> 05:08:04,882
.

8711
05:08:04,882 --> 05:08:05,550
More in-depth review outside

8712
05:08:05,550 --> 05:08:08,352
the budget process that MAY

8713
05:08:08,352 --> 05:08:08,619
also produce similar results to

8714
05:08:08,619 --> 05:08:09,320
zbb.

8715
05:08:09,320 --> 05:08:12,320
In terms of budgetary savings.

8716
05:08:13,357 --> 05:08:14,250
When the city piloted a zbb

8717
05:08:14,250 --> 05:08:14,692
program for the fiscal year

8718
05:08:14,692 --> 05:08:17,920
2017 budget, it resulted in

8719
05:08:18,529 --> 05:08:18,997
budget additions for enhanced

8720
05:08:18,997 --> 05:08:19,731
service levels.

8721
05:08:19,731 --> 05:08:22,731
We know that significant budget

8722
05:08:23,101 --> 05:08:23,568
savings come from reduced

8723
05:08:23,568 --> 05:08:24,235
service levels.

8724
05:08:24,235 --> 05:08:24,869
Council members could become

8725
05:08:24,869 --> 05:08:27,269
involved in service level

8726
05:08:28,573 --> 05:08:29,240
discussions at committee or

8727
05:08:29,240 --> 05:08:29,907
they MAY consider evaluating

8728
05:08:29,907 --> 05:08:31,907
and prioritizing individual

8729
05:08:33,344 --> 05:08:34,780
programs and service services

8730
05:08:34,780 --> 05:08:36,478
rather than entire departments.

8731
05:08:38,160 --> 05:08:38,783
Finally, the budget Committee

8732
05:08:38,783 --> 05:08:39,250
could take a deeper look into

8733
05:08:39,250 --> 05:08:41,250
the zbb efforts.

8734
05:08:42,787 --> 05:08:43,321
The city is already currently

8735
05:08:43,321 --> 05:08:43,955
using including how

8736
05:08:43,955 --> 05:08:44,655
the Department of Finance

8737
05:08:44,655 --> 05:08:46,655
budgets for non-discretionary

8738
05:08:47,892 --> 05:08:48,592
expenditures hourly positions

8739
05:08:48,592 --> 05:08:49,293
as well as the zbb of external

8740
05:08:49,293 --> 05:08:51,693
contracts and services for

8741
05:08:52,964 --> 05:08:53,631
the fiscal year 2027 budget.

8742
05:08:53,631 --> 05:08:56,501
This leads us to your

8743
05:08:56,501 --> 05:08:57,435
presentation and I'll now hand

8744
05:08:57,435 --> 05:09:01,139
it over to you and will tell

8745
05:09:01,139 --> 05:09:01,706
you.

8746
05:09:01,706 --> 05:09:03,706
Thank you Sergio.

8747
05:09:06,510 --> 05:09:07,178
Good afternoon.

8748
05:09:07,178 --> 05:09:07,645
Council PRESIDENT Lacob and

8749
05:09:07,645 --> 05:09:08,346
Council members.

8750
05:09:08,346 --> 05:09:08,680
i'm Ben Battalion Director of

8751
05:09:08,680 --> 05:09:10,680
Finance.

8752
05:09:11,116 --> 05:09:11,783
Today I'll be discussing how

8753
05:09:11,783 --> 05:09:12,383
the Department of Finance is

8754
05:09:12,383 --> 05:09:14,383
incorporating zero based

8755
05:09:14,986 --> 05:09:15,620
budgeting principles into

8756
05:09:15,620 --> 05:09:16,221
the city's current budget

8757
05:09:16,221 --> 05:09:18,221
development process and

8758
05:09:20,325 --> 05:09:21,920
highlighting several additional

8759
05:09:21,920 --> 05:09:24,428
areas where a zero based review

8760
05:09:24,428 --> 05:09:24,828
is being applied to the f y

8761
05:09:24,828 --> 05:09:26,828
2027 budget.

8762
05:09:29,601 --> 05:09:30,235
>> The city uses various zbb

8763
05:09:30,235 --> 05:09:30,902
approaches in the current

8764
05:09:30,902 --> 05:09:32,902
budget development process.

8765
05:09:34,205 --> 05:09:34,872
Departments are required to

8766
05:09:34,872 --> 05:09:35,506
apply a zero based budgeting

8767
05:09:35,506 --> 05:09:37,906
approach to several key

8768
05:09:39,177 --> 05:09:39,877
categories including

8769
05:09:39,877 --> 05:09:41,877
non-discretionary accounts for

8770
05:09:44,616 --> 05:09:45,217
things like utilities rent and

8771
05:09:45,217 --> 05:09:47,217
debt service information

8772
05:09:49,454 --> 05:09:50,188
technology accounts non

8773
05:09:50,188 --> 05:09:50,922
standard hour positions such as

8774
05:09:50,922 --> 05:09:53,922
interns and other hourly staff

8775
05:09:54,526 --> 05:09:55,192
fixed fringe benefits including

8776
05:09:55,192 --> 05:09:57,592
the annual pension payment.

8777
05:09:58,797 --> 05:09:59,464
Worker's compensation, long

8778
05:09:59,464 --> 05:10:00,650
term disability and retiree

8779
05:10:00,650 --> 05:10:03,650
health as well as public

8780
05:10:03,568 --> 05:10:04,336
liabilities costs.

8781
05:10:04,336 --> 05:10:05,360
Additionally, the Department of

8782
05:10:05,360 --> 05:10:07,436
Finance identifies other areas

8783
05:10:08,807 --> 05:10:09,407
that MAY benefit from a zero

8784
05:10:09,407 --> 05:10:11,807
based review each year.

8785
05:10:13,478 --> 05:10:14,111
For example, a review of fire

8786
05:10:14,111 --> 05:10:14,412
rescue or police overtime

8787
05:10:14,412 --> 05:10:16,412
needs.

8788
05:10:17,949 --> 05:10:18,549
And finally departments are

8789
05:10:18,549 --> 05:10:19,250
required to assess their

8790
05:10:19,250 --> 05:10:19,950
baseline budgets to determine

8791
05:10:19,950 --> 05:10:22,350
if incremental adjustments are

8792
05:10:23,255 --> 05:10:23,855
necessary to maintain or

8793
05:10:23,855 --> 05:10:24,188
enhance existing service

8794
05:10:24,188 --> 05:10:26,188
levels.

8795
05:10:28,160 --> 05:10:28,827
In these cases departments will

8796
05:10:28,827 --> 05:10:31,227
develop a budget adjustment

8797
05:10:31,228 --> 05:10:31,930
proposal to be evaluated and

8798
05:10:31,930 --> 05:10:34,330
considered during the budget

8799
05:10:36,168 --> 05:10:36,968
development process.

8800
05:10:36,968 --> 05:10:37,569
>> Expenditure categories that

8801
05:10:37,569 --> 05:10:40,569
are zero based each year

8802
05:10:41,390 --> 05:10:41,673
represent represent about 40%

8803
05:10:41,673 --> 05:10:42,700
of the total general fund

8804
05:10:42,700 --> 05:10:44,700
budget.

8805
05:10:46,780 --> 05:10:48,478
The fiscal year 26 adopted

8806
05:10:49,681 --> 05:10:50,548
general fund budget includes

8807
05:10:50,548 --> 05:10:52,948
about 836 million of the $2.2

8808
05:10:53,585 --> 05:10:53,885
billion budget that is zero

8809
05:10:53,885 --> 05:10:54,586
based.

8810
05:10:54,586 --> 05:10:56,986
The remaining budget primarily

8811
05:10:58,156 --> 05:10:58,857
consists of budgeted positions

8812
05:10:58,857 --> 05:11:02,457
as well as other non personnel

8813
05:11:02,594 --> 05:11:04,994
expenditures such as supplies.

8814
05:11:07,499 --> 05:11:08,367
>> There was a new focus this

8815
05:11:08,367 --> 05:11:09,101
year on a zero based review of

8816
05:11:09,101 --> 05:11:11,501
external contracts and services

8817
05:11:12,700 --> 05:11:12,771
for the general fund as well as

8818
05:11:12,771 --> 05:11:13,539
some select non general funds.

8819
05:11:13,539 --> 05:11:16,539
Each department was asked to

8820
05:11:17,408 --> 05:11:18,109
review their fy 26 external

8821
05:11:18,109 --> 05:11:20,509
contracts and services budgets

8822
05:11:21,613 --> 05:11:22,214
and itemize how they are

8823
05:11:22,214 --> 05:11:22,814
projected to be spent in

8824
05:11:22,814 --> 05:11:25,214
the current fiscal year.

8825
05:11:26,251 --> 05:11:27,520
By account and contract

8826
05:11:27,520 --> 05:11:27,719
accounts that are part of this

8827
05:11:27,719 --> 05:11:29,719
review include professional

8828
05:11:31,657 --> 05:11:32,324
technical and consulting

8829
05:11:32,324 --> 05:11:34,724
services, insurance fees and

8830
05:11:36,629 --> 05:11:37,162
permits, rent training and

8831
05:11:37,162 --> 05:11:39,162
travel among others.

8832
05:11:41,567 --> 05:11:42,301
Each expenditure was reviewed

8833
05:11:42,301 --> 05:11:44,701
and justified individually with

8834
05:11:46,404 --> 05:11:47,172
projections developed for both

8835
05:11:47,172 --> 05:11:47,439
fiscal year 26 and fiscal year

8836
05:11:47,439 --> 05:11:49,439
27.

8837
05:11:51,543 --> 05:11:52,277
Departments also documented

8838
05:11:52,277 --> 05:11:52,911
the service levels supported by

8839
05:11:52,911 --> 05:11:55,146
the expenditures and they

8840
05:11:55,146 --> 05:11:56,150
identified whether the costs

8841
05:11:56,150 --> 05:11:59,615
were either ongoing or one time

8842
05:12:00,252 --> 05:12:01,530
in nature.

8843
05:12:01,530 --> 05:12:01,720
>> The information prepared by

8844
05:12:01,720 --> 05:12:04,120
departments is still being

8845
05:12:05,124 --> 05:12:05,758
reviewed and analyzed by

8846
05:12:05,758 --> 05:12:08,158
the Department of Finance.

8847
05:12:09,280 --> 05:12:09,662
However, approximately 250

8848
05:12:09,662 --> 05:12:10,428
million is projected to be

8849
05:12:10,428 --> 05:12:13,428
spent on external contracts and

8850
05:12:13,832 --> 05:12:16,232
services for fiscal year 2026.

8851
05:12:17,503 --> 05:12:18,170
The data shows that the ten

8852
05:12:18,170 --> 05:12:18,838
largest spending categories

8853
05:12:18,838 --> 05:12:21,838
account for about 85% of all

8854
05:12:22,674 --> 05:12:23,108
external contracts and services

8855
05:12:23,108 --> 05:12:25,108
expenditures.

8856
05:12:27,312 --> 05:12:28,140
This concentration helps focus

8857
05:12:28,140 --> 05:12:28,647
review efforts on the areas

8858
05:12:28,647 --> 05:12:31,470
with the most significant

8859
05:12:32,551 --> 05:12:33,252
financial impact.

8860
05:12:33,252 --> 05:12:33,922
The reimbursement agreements

8861
05:12:33,922 --> 05:12:36,322
category represents about a

8862
05:12:36,856 --> 05:12:37,155
quarter of the total projection

8863
05:12:37,155 --> 05:12:37,757
.

8864
05:12:37,757 --> 05:12:38,423
This category primarily

8865
05:12:38,423 --> 05:12:41,423
consists of the transfer to

8866
05:12:42,228 --> 05:12:42,862
the Public Liability Fund and

8867
05:12:42,862 --> 05:12:43,562
transfers to the San Diego

8868
05:12:43,562 --> 05:12:44,130
Housing Commission to support

8869
05:12:44,130 --> 05:12:46,130
shelter operations and

8870
05:12:49,935 --> 05:12:50,254
the eviction prevention program

8871
05:12:50,254 --> 05:12:50,936
.

8872
05:12:50,936 --> 05:12:51,637
>> Looking at the preliminary

8873
05:12:51,637 --> 05:12:54,370
results of the fy 26

8874
05:12:54,973 --> 05:12:55,574
projections, approximately 15.8

8875
05:12:55,574 --> 05:12:57,974
million is in Decreased

8876
05:12:59,879 --> 05:13:02,279
spending was identified across

8877
05:13:03,549 --> 05:13:04,250
the 55 accounts and

8878
05:13:04,250 --> 05:13:04,817
approximately 20.9 million in

8879
05:13:04,817 --> 05:13:06,817
increased spending was

8880
05:13:07,190 --> 05:13:07,720
projected across 40 accounts.

8881
05:13:07,720 --> 05:13:10,120
Overall the net projected

8882
05:13:11,900 --> 05:13:11,790
increase of approximately 5

8883
05:13:11,790 --> 05:13:14,790
million is primarily driven by

8884
05:13:16,462 --> 05:13:17,620
inflation as well as the rising

8885
05:13:17,620 --> 05:13:17,697
cost of doing business.

8886
05:13:17,697 --> 05:13:20,970
This exercise has helped

8887
05:13:21,467 --> 05:13:22,101
departments identify where cost

8888
05:13:22,101 --> 05:13:22,768
savings measures could be

8889
05:13:22,768 --> 05:13:25,168
implemented to help address

8890
05:13:25,304 --> 05:13:26,105
the current year's projected

8891
05:13:26,105 --> 05:13:26,772
budget deficit as well as to

8892
05:13:26,772 --> 05:13:29,172
support other under budgeted

8893
05:13:30,276 --> 05:13:31,143
priorities.

8894
05:13:31,143 --> 05:13:31,510
I want to highlight a few

8895
05:13:31,510 --> 05:13:33,510
examples.

8896
05:13:34,747 --> 05:13:35,381
The police department is

8897
05:13:35,381 --> 05:13:36,114
projecting to exceed their

8898
05:13:36,114 --> 05:13:38,514
external contracts and services

8899
05:13:39,351 --> 05:13:40,520
budget by approximately 2

8900
05:13:40,520 --> 05:13:40,720
million which includes support

8901
05:13:40,720 --> 05:13:43,120
for core essential services

8902
05:13:43,856 --> 05:13:44,457
that cannot be managed in-house

8903
05:13:44,457 --> 05:13:44,891
such as forensic medical

8904
05:13:44,891 --> 05:13:46,891
examinations.

8905
05:13:49,950 --> 05:13:49,762
Translation services and

8906
05:13:49,762 --> 05:13:50,396
interagency agreements with

8907
05:13:50,396 --> 05:13:53,232
the state and the county.

8908
05:13:53,232 --> 05:13:53,900
The Parks and Recreation

8909
05:13:53,900 --> 05:13:56,300
Department is projecting to

8910
05:13:56,736 --> 05:13:57,336
exceed their budget by

8911
05:13:57,336 --> 05:13:57,937
approximately 3 million

8912
05:13:57,937 --> 05:14:00,937
primarily as a result of

8913
05:14:01,407 --> 05:14:02,141
contractual increases as well

8914
05:14:02,141 --> 05:14:02,842
as non-routine joint use site

8915
05:14:02,842 --> 05:14:05,242
repairs And the Transportation

8916
05:14:07,800 --> 05:14:07,814
Department is projecting to

8917
05:14:07,814 --> 05:14:10,814
increase their budget or exceed

8918
05:14:11,500 --> 05:14:11,651
their budget by approximately a

8919
05:14:11,651 --> 05:14:13,653
million primarily due to

8920
05:14:13,653 --> 05:14:16,530
increased contractual costs for

8921
05:14:19,250 --> 05:14:21,250
concrete and asphalt.

8922
05:14:22,995 --> 05:14:23,629
For fy 2027 projections about

8923
05:14:23,629 --> 05:14:25,629
4.4 million and decreased

8924
05:14:26,332 --> 05:14:27,000
spending was identified across

8925
05:14:27,000 --> 05:14:27,700
23 accounts and about 16

8926
05:14:27,700 --> 05:14:30,100
million in increased spending

8927
05:14:31,404 --> 05:14:31,771
was projected across 48

8928
05:14:31,771 --> 05:14:32,572
accounts.

8929
05:14:32,572 --> 05:14:35,572
Similar to fy 26, this net

8930
05:14:36,242 --> 05:14:36,842
increase is largely driven by

8931
05:14:36,842 --> 05:14:38,842
inflation and increased

8932
05:14:40,251 --> 05:14:40,947
operating costs which are

8933
05:14:40,947 --> 05:14:43,347
necessary to maintain fy 2026

8934
05:14:44,617 --> 05:14:45,318
service levels.

8935
05:14:45,318 --> 05:14:46,520
The results of this analysis

8936
05:14:46,520 --> 05:14:46,619
will help determine which areas

8937
05:14:46,619 --> 05:14:49,619
of the budget could be

8938
05:14:49,889 --> 05:14:50,623
decreased to support other

8939
05:14:50,623 --> 05:14:51,224
areas which are projected to be

8940
05:14:51,224 --> 05:14:53,624
under budget to maintain

8941
05:14:54,761 --> 05:14:55,428
current service levels.

8942
05:14:55,428 --> 05:14:55,962
For example, the police and

8943
05:14:55,962 --> 05:14:57,962
parks and recreation

8944
05:14:59,532 --> 05:15:00,166
departments are projecting to

8945
05:15:00,166 --> 05:15:00,867
two need an additional

8946
05:15:00,867 --> 05:15:02,867
1,000,007 million respectively

8947
05:15:03,870 --> 05:15:04,571
and this is primarily due to

8948
05:15:04,571 --> 05:15:06,971
contractual cpi increases for

8949
05:15:09,342 --> 05:15:10,110
their contracts.

8950
05:15:10,110 --> 05:15:10,843
>> In addition to the review of

8951
05:15:10,843 --> 05:15:13,243
external contracts and services

8952
05:15:14,648 --> 05:15:15,281
departments are also conducting

8953
05:15:15,281 --> 05:15:17,681
a comprehensive review and

8954
05:15:19,452 --> 05:15:20,200
inventory of all unclassified

8955
05:15:20,200 --> 05:15:20,387
fired positions across

8956
05:15:20,387 --> 05:15:21,870
the city.

8957
05:15:21,870 --> 05:15:24,870
Departments have been asked to

8958
05:15:24,424 --> 05:15:25,250
document the program or

8959
05:15:25,250 --> 05:15:27,425
divisions Each of their

8960
05:15:28,895 --> 05:15:29,562
unclassified positions oversee

8961
05:15:29,562 --> 05:15:30,195
the key responsibilities of

8962
05:15:30,195 --> 05:15:33,500
each role and the span of

8963
05:15:33,500 --> 05:15:34,200
control for those positions.

8964
05:15:34,200 --> 05:15:34,835
This information will support

8965
05:15:34,835 --> 05:15:37,235
budget decision making and

8966
05:15:38,705 --> 05:15:39,306
organizational review as part

8967
05:15:39,306 --> 05:15:39,940
of the broader effort to

8968
05:15:39,940 --> 05:15:41,940
structurally balance about

8969
05:15:43,143 --> 05:15:43,877
the budget.

8970
05:15:43,877 --> 05:15:46,277
>> In summary, zero based

8971
05:15:47,948 --> 05:15:48,614
budgeting is currently being

8972
05:15:48,614 --> 05:15:49,216
applied to non-discretionary

8973
05:15:49,216 --> 05:15:51,216
accounts spending hourly

8974
05:15:53,119 --> 05:15:53,820
positions, fixed fringe

8975
05:15:53,820 --> 05:15:56,220
benefits and public liability

8976
05:15:57,958 --> 05:15:58,692
costs citywide.

8977
05:15:58,692 --> 05:15:59,426
>> External contracts and

8978
05:15:59,426 --> 05:16:01,795
services are being analyzed and

8979
05:16:01,795 --> 05:16:02,395
justified as part of the fy

8980
05:16:02,395 --> 05:16:04,395
2027 budget process and

8981
05:16:06,533 --> 05:16:07,266
departments are conducting a

8982
05:16:07,266 --> 05:16:07,968
citywide review of unclassified

8983
05:16:07,968 --> 05:16:10,368
positions to support informed

8984
05:16:11,304 --> 05:16:11,905
budget decisions As the city

8985
05:16:11,905 --> 05:16:14,305
continues its effort to

8986
05:16:15,608 --> 05:16:15,909
structurally balance the budget

8987
05:16:15,909 --> 05:16:16,610
.

8988
05:16:16,610 --> 05:16:17,176
Additional components of zero

8989
05:16:17,176 --> 05:16:17,811
based budgeting MAY be

8990
05:16:17,811 --> 05:16:20,211
incorporated in the future

8991
05:16:21,480 --> 05:16:21,748
fiscal year such as potentially

8992
05:16:21,748 --> 05:16:24,748
zero basing entire budgets for

8993
05:16:25,185 --> 05:16:25,719
specific departments pending

8994
05:16:25,719 --> 05:16:26,453
available resources.

8995
05:16:26,453 --> 05:16:28,853
That concludes my presentation.

8996
05:16:30,223 --> 05:16:31,240
I'm happy to answer any

8997
05:16:31,240 --> 05:16:31,992
questions or thank you to my

8998
05:16:31,992 --> 05:16:36,162
team and to do you all for

8999
05:16:36,162 --> 05:16:36,897
participating with us on this.

9000
05:16:36,897 --> 05:16:37,597
As we move to Councilmember

9001
05:16:37,597 --> 05:16:40,597
question of the comments, just

9002
05:16:40,934 --> 05:16:41,268
reminder we have to pass out a

9003
05:16:41,268 --> 05:16:42,200
survey.

9004
05:16:42,200 --> 05:16:42,702
If you can fill it out to let

9005
05:16:42,702 --> 05:16:44,771
us know what we are doing well

9006
05:16:44,771 --> 05:16:45,639
and how we can improve.

9007
05:16:45,639 --> 05:16:46,390
And with that I'll wrap it up.

9008
05:16:46,390 --> 05:16:46,439
All right.

9009
05:16:46,439 --> 05:16:48,439
Thank you.

9010
05:16:49,242 --> 05:16:50,430
Charles Gillian, Sergio and Ben

9011
05:16:50,430 --> 05:16:53,430
for this training that was

9012
05:16:53,981 --> 05:16:54,781
requested by several

9013
05:16:54,781 --> 05:16:57,181
individuals and partially meets

9014
05:16:59,219 --> 05:16:59,586
our requirements for budget

9015
05:16:59,586 --> 05:17:00,220
training.

9016
05:17:00,220 --> 05:17:03,220
So with that Clark, please

9017
05:17:04,124 --> 05:17:04,557
proceed with public comment.

9018
05:17:04,557 --> 05:17:05,259
>> Thank you.

9019
05:17:05,259 --> 05:17:05,926
Council PRESIDENT We have one

9020
05:17:05,926 --> 05:17:08,326
speaker here in council

9021
05:17:09,696 --> 05:17:10,297
chambers Blair Beckman if you

9022
05:17:10,297 --> 05:17:10,997
can please come forward.

9023
05:17:10,997 --> 05:17:12,320
We currently have five people

9024
05:17:12,320 --> 05:17:14,432
in the virtual queue.

9025
05:17:17,871 --> 05:17:18,238
You'll have two minutes.

9026
05:17:18,238 --> 05:17:20,238
All right.

9027
05:17:22,276 --> 05:17:22,843
Thank you, everyone.

9028
05:17:22,843 --> 05:17:23,510
Uh, pretty good item.

9029
05:17:23,510 --> 05:17:27,140
This is the first time I've

9030
05:17:27,140 --> 05:17:27,714
heard of these efforts and work

9031
05:17:27,714 --> 05:17:31,314
and so it's learning for me.

9032
05:17:32,190 --> 05:17:32,586
I'm a bit behind.

9033
05:17:32,586 --> 05:17:32,986
I'm trying to better

9034
05:17:32,986 --> 05:17:33,353
understand.

9035
05:17:33,353 --> 05:17:35,353
Thank you.

9036
05:17:37,157 --> 05:17:37,924
I know the memo within the memo

9037
05:17:37,924 --> 05:17:40,924
is said Councilperson Lee wants

9038
05:17:42,196 --> 05:17:42,730
to be better understanding this

9039
05:17:42,730 --> 05:17:44,730
issue from previous

9040
05:17:46,500 --> 05:17:47,268
presentations so hopefully he's

9041
05:17:47,268 --> 05:17:48,168
be nice to hear his comments

9042
05:17:48,168 --> 05:17:51,768
and questions on this to know

9043
05:17:51,838 --> 05:17:52,506
today.

9044
05:17:52,506 --> 05:17:55,506
Um thank you that overall

9045
05:17:56,310 --> 05:17:56,977
you're trying to be addressing

9046
05:17:56,977 --> 05:17:59,977
uh not just immediate issues

9047
05:18:01,615 --> 05:18:02,349
but uh you know with your

9048
05:18:02,349 --> 05:18:04,749
capital items previously you're

9049
05:18:05,786 --> 05:18:06,587
really trying to take a long

9050
05:18:06,587 --> 05:18:06,921
term view of how to address our

9051
05:18:06,921 --> 05:18:08,921
issues.

9052
05:18:10,391 --> 05:18:11,125
It's nice to hear.

9053
05:18:11,125 --> 05:18:11,425
I think it's really important

9054
05:18:11,425 --> 05:18:11,791
to do.

9055
05:18:11,791 --> 05:18:13,791
Thank you.

9056
05:18:15,629 --> 05:18:16,297
Um, I know retirement board

9057
05:18:16,297 --> 05:18:19,297
issues can have a really

9058
05:18:20,670 --> 05:18:20,801
important way to look at more

9059
05:18:20,801 --> 05:18:23,801
long term forecasting and ideas

9060
05:18:24,605 --> 05:18:25,306
of how to be budgeting that MAY

9061
05:18:25,306 --> 05:18:25,639
be of help to this entire

9062
05:18:25,639 --> 05:18:27,639
process.

9063
05:18:29,577 --> 05:18:30,544
We're going through right now.

9064
05:18:30,544 --> 05:18:34,144
Thank you very much That um

9065
05:18:34,582 --> 05:18:35,216
Council personnel although Vera

9066
05:18:35,216 --> 05:18:38,119
seems to have very nicely

9067
05:18:38,119 --> 05:18:38,786
described that um and

9068
05:18:38,786 --> 05:18:40,786
Councilperson Campbell that

9069
05:18:43,424 --> 05:18:44,325
revenue is simply really it is

9070
05:18:44,325 --> 05:18:47,925
vital to figure out those ways

9071
05:18:48,262 --> 05:18:51,862
Um we can't just simply cut

9072
05:18:52,800 --> 05:18:53,667
things and say we're caring um

9073
05:18:53,667 --> 05:18:54,335
it takes a lot of effort and

9074
05:18:54,335 --> 05:18:55,200
council personnel over there

9075
05:18:55,200 --> 05:18:58,105
and others really want to do

9076
05:18:58,105 --> 05:18:58,872
this decently and you are

9077
05:18:58,872 --> 05:19:02,472
working on that on the previous

9078
05:19:02,943 --> 05:19:03,444
item.

9079
05:19:03,444 --> 05:19:04,311
Thank you.

9080
05:19:04,311 --> 05:19:07,514
Good luck with what we do well

9081
05:19:07,514 --> 05:19:08,249
together that we save our

9082
05:19:08,249 --> 05:19:08,716
practices together and our best

9083
05:19:08,716 --> 05:19:10,716
selves together.

9084
05:19:12,419 --> 05:19:13,870
That's it's a tough time.

9085
05:19:13,870 --> 05:19:16,870
Good luck how we're creative

9086
05:19:16,991 --> 05:19:17,658
and come up with really

9087
05:19:17,658 --> 05:19:20,580
constructive answers and not

9088
05:19:21,829 --> 05:19:22,329
just other things.

9089
05:19:22,329 --> 05:19:23,300
>> Thank you.

9090
05:19:23,300 --> 05:19:23,364
Thank you for that concluding

9091
05:19:23,364 --> 05:19:24,650
comment.

9092
05:19:24,650 --> 05:19:26,232
The five minute timer has been

9093
05:19:26,232 --> 05:19:26,901
started five speakers in

9094
05:19:26,901 --> 05:19:27,201
the queue starting with John

9095
05:19:27,201 --> 05:19:29,201
Stump.

9096
05:19:30,738 --> 05:19:34,338
After that The Gambler one of

9097
05:19:34,876 --> 05:19:35,176
my favorite subjects budgeting

9098
05:19:35,176 --> 05:19:35,943
.

9099
05:19:35,943 --> 05:19:39,543
First I want to say again

9100
05:19:39,913 --> 05:19:40,614
the way the budget is arranged

9101
05:19:40,614 --> 05:19:43,140
does not It's alphabetical.

9102
05:19:45,252 --> 05:19:46,200
It should be arranged based on

9103
05:19:46,200 --> 05:19:48,420
Maslow's hierarchy of needs

9104
05:19:50,258 --> 05:19:50,892
The things that are most

9105
05:19:50,892 --> 05:19:53,892
essential to the needs of

9106
05:19:55,195 --> 05:19:57,865
people like housing are should

9107
05:19:57,865 --> 05:20:01,465
be on top and then things

9108
05:20:03,137 --> 05:20:03,971
should be in declining order.

9109
05:20:03,971 --> 05:20:06,371
>> Zero based budgeting There's

9110
05:20:08,242 --> 05:20:08,943
an opportunity to add to

9111
05:20:08,943 --> 05:20:12,543
the list that we could zero

9112
05:20:12,613 --> 05:20:16,213
based and that is subsidies to

9113
05:20:17,418 --> 05:20:18,860
activities that are costing

9114
05:20:18,860 --> 05:20:21,686
the city money and could be

9115
05:20:22,490 --> 05:20:23,257
reimbursed that you know what I

9116
05:20:23,257 --> 05:20:26,857
think about is when the city

9117
05:20:27,280 --> 05:20:27,629
sends police or fire or other

9118
05:20:27,629 --> 05:20:29,629
support services like

9119
05:20:31,766 --> 05:20:32,299
ambulances, those organizations

9120
05:20:32,299 --> 05:20:34,299
that require those

9121
05:20:36,470 --> 05:20:37,205
significantly should be

9122
05:20:37,205 --> 05:20:37,838
reimbursing the city so that we

9123
05:20:37,838 --> 05:20:40,838
don't have to think about

9124
05:20:41,509 --> 05:20:44,509
laying off police officers or

9125
05:20:49,150 --> 05:20:49,851
fire workers and then the third

9126
05:20:49,851 --> 05:20:52,851
area that is zero based

9127
05:20:54,189 --> 05:20:54,622
budgeting could be looking at

9128
05:20:54,622 --> 05:20:56,622
is stormwater.

9129
05:20:58,693 --> 05:21:02,293
You know there was a stormwater

9130
05:21:03,531 --> 05:21:04,399
is a development cost.

9131
05:21:04,399 --> 05:21:05,200
It's something you do when you

9132
05:21:05,200 --> 05:21:08,200
build new neighborhoods and you

9133
05:21:08,703 --> 05:21:09,771
cover land.

9134
05:21:09,771 --> 05:21:13,740
So what the combination has to

9135
05:21:13,740 --> 05:21:16,674
be is first fees to develop

9136
05:21:17,711 --> 05:21:21,311
land that's going to cost more

9137
05:21:22,150 --> 05:21:22,884
stormwater impacts the fees

9138
05:21:22,884 --> 05:21:26,484
raising taxes just on the basis

9139
05:21:26,888 --> 05:21:27,856
of water use or something like

9140
05:21:27,856 --> 05:21:32,394
that is not the only way to do

9141
05:21:32,394 --> 05:21:36,464
it and it should No one should

9142
05:21:36,464 --> 05:21:36,931
get a lower rate on it than

9143
05:21:36,931 --> 05:21:37,732
common citizens.

9144
05:21:37,732 --> 05:21:38,400
>> Thank you Your time has

9145
05:21:38,400 --> 05:21:40,769
concluded Gambler If you can

9146
05:21:40,769 --> 05:21:42,769
please unmute.

9147
05:21:46,241 --> 05:21:47,108
After that is 8700 gambler I

9148
05:21:47,108 --> 05:21:50,708
cannot unmute for you There you

9149
05:21:52,213 --> 05:21:52,914
go Daniel here You know what so

9150
05:21:52,914 --> 05:21:56,284
crazy I worked with the county

9151
05:21:56,284 --> 05:21:57,180
of San Diego for 20 years and I

9152
05:21:57,180 --> 05:22:00,618
had the opportunity to help fix

9153
05:22:01,155 --> 05:22:01,690
the budget of the San Diego

9154
05:22:01,690 --> 05:22:02,324
Registrar of Voters.

9155
05:22:02,324 --> 05:22:05,324
The craziest thing is are

9156
05:22:05,460 --> 05:22:06,227
the things that we budgeted for

9157
05:22:06,227 --> 05:22:06,928
really it's just a copy and

9158
05:22:06,928 --> 05:22:09,928
paste job every single time.

9159
05:22:09,964 --> 05:22:10,799
No one at the top really knows

9160
05:22:10,799 --> 05:22:14,399
what is actually in there And

9161
05:22:14,970 --> 05:22:15,703
so I was tasked to go ahead and

9162
05:22:15,703 --> 05:22:19,173
actually do the budget And it's

9163
05:22:19,173 --> 05:22:19,908
not that hard.

9164
05:22:19,908 --> 05:22:20,342
My surprise is the fact that we

9165
05:22:20,342 --> 05:22:22,342
don't do it.

9166
05:22:23,478 --> 05:22:24,450
We don't have supervisors

9167
05:22:24,450 --> 05:22:26,445
making sure that each

9168
05:22:29,151 --> 05:22:29,917
department is properly doing

9169
05:22:29,917 --> 05:22:33,588
this and then you come up with

9170
05:22:33,588 --> 05:22:34,389
that So use it or lose it And

9171
05:22:34,389 --> 05:22:35,570
then when they go ahead and cut

9172
05:22:35,570 --> 05:22:38,359
costs then they go ahead and

9173
05:22:38,359 --> 05:22:39,361
add costs doing special things

9174
05:22:39,361 --> 05:22:40,128
and all that stuff I find it Do

9175
05:22:40,128 --> 05:22:43,128
we actually have supervisor I

9176
05:22:43,532 --> 05:22:47,132
mean do we have any qualified

9177
05:22:48,170 --> 05:22:48,904
people working at the county or

9178
05:22:48,904 --> 05:22:49,638
the city that understands money

9179
05:22:49,638 --> 05:22:53,609
at all or do you guys think

9180
05:22:53,609 --> 05:22:54,142
that the people are just a

9181
05:22:54,142 --> 05:22:54,843
piggy bank for you?

9182
05:22:54,843 --> 05:22:58,443
I mean because that's the way

9183
05:22:58,447 --> 05:22:59,314
that you act.

9184
05:22:59,314 --> 05:23:00,480
I mean that was a way that

9185
05:23:00,480 --> 05:23:02,484
Cynthia Byers, the registrar of

9186
05:23:02,484 --> 05:23:03,251
voters treated it.

9187
05:23:03,251 --> 05:23:03,952
I mean we tripled the cost of

9188
05:23:03,952 --> 05:23:06,952
an election because they were

9189
05:23:08,189 --> 05:23:08,857
lazy to and they just wanted to

9190
05:23:08,857 --> 05:23:09,491
mail out everything without

9191
05:23:09,491 --> 05:23:11,891
doing any security checks.

9192
05:23:12,227 --> 05:23:12,728
That's why we get people like

9193
05:23:12,728 --> 05:23:14,728
Shawn leading us.

9194
05:23:16,832 --> 05:23:17,599
These people are unqualified.

9195
05:23:17,599 --> 05:23:18,400
No one wanted them except for

9196
05:23:18,400 --> 05:23:22,000
the fraudsters and this is what

9197
05:23:23,205 --> 05:23:23,906
we're up to now We have to

9198
05:23:23,906 --> 05:23:24,239
teach you guys how to do

9199
05:23:24,239 --> 05:23:26,239
budget.

9200
05:23:26,674 --> 05:23:27,309
Richardson's going to flat out

9201
05:23:27,309 --> 05:23:27,943
ignore and you're going to

9202
05:23:27,943 --> 05:23:30,343
continue doing what you're

9203
05:23:31,513 --> 05:23:32,313
going to do because you know

9204
05:23:32,313 --> 05:23:32,581
people are going to cheat for

9205
05:23:32,581 --> 05:23:33,215
you.

9206
05:23:33,215 --> 05:23:35,951
I don't like this system.

9207
05:23:35,951 --> 05:23:36,685
I don't like the fact that we

9208
05:23:36,685 --> 05:23:37,352
no longer want qualified people

9209
05:23:37,352 --> 05:23:40,952
working for us and we don't

9210
05:23:41,230 --> 05:23:41,958
have proper supervisors.

9211
05:23:41,958 --> 05:23:42,658
If you want to go ahead and get

9212
05:23:42,658 --> 05:23:45,658
any information on how to

9213
05:23:46,628 --> 05:23:47,395
actually properly do that,

9214
05:23:47,395 --> 05:23:51,595
can't talk to the county of San

9215
05:23:52,134 --> 05:23:52,500
Diego and particularly Nicole

9216
05:23:52,500 --> 05:23:53,302
Alejandro.

9217
05:23:53,302 --> 05:23:54,235
>> So we're going to why didn't

9218
05:23:54,235 --> 05:23:57,172
you up And you know time has

9219
05:23:57,172 --> 05:23:57,973
concluded at 700 if you can

9220
05:23:57,973 --> 05:24:01,573
please let me know after that

9221
05:24:04,847 --> 05:24:05,414
is the original 8700 star six.

9222
05:24:05,414 --> 05:24:07,414
Thank you, Joy.

9223
05:24:12,287 --> 05:24:12,688
Senator cd3, I just have so

9224
05:24:12,688 --> 05:24:14,688
much to say.

9225
05:24:16,659 --> 05:24:17,259
I'm so excited.

9226
05:24:17,259 --> 05:24:19,259
Councilmember Rivera and

9227
05:24:19,794 --> 05:24:20,562
Councilmember Foster the third

9228
05:24:20,562 --> 05:24:23,562
fabulous sharing on that last

9229
05:24:24,833 --> 05:24:25,334
item.

9230
05:24:25,334 --> 05:24:27,334
I was mesmerized.

9231
05:24:29,905 --> 05:24:30,706
It's just good work And in

9232
05:24:30,706 --> 05:24:34,306
being she'll just keep doing it

9233
05:24:35,311 --> 05:24:36,111
that way and and PRESIDENT Kind

9234
05:24:36,111 --> 05:24:39,415
of was so generous with time it

9235
05:24:39,415 --> 05:24:40,349
was just wonderful.

9236
05:24:40,349 --> 05:24:43,949
So on this item of Department

9237
05:24:44,487 --> 05:24:45,387
of Finance five stars because I

9238
05:24:45,387 --> 05:24:47,787
think your implementation of

9239
05:24:49,725 --> 05:24:53,325
the zbb the last time is

9240
05:24:54,630 --> 05:24:54,397
really, really good and I like

9241
05:24:54,397 --> 05:24:56,397
the I.T.

9242
05:24:59,680 --> 05:24:59,869
>> Account being part of that I

9243
05:24:59,869 --> 05:25:03,469
guess you call it the pilot

9244
05:25:03,739 --> 05:25:04,440
project and and the fact that

9245
05:25:04,440 --> 05:25:08,100
you pointed out that you know

9246
05:25:08,100 --> 05:25:08,678
inflation and rising costs are

9247
05:25:08,678 --> 05:25:11,678
really maybe the main thing

9248
05:25:12,848 --> 05:25:17,480
that that hurt us So it's good

9249
05:25:17,853 --> 05:25:18,821
stuff and I call it a hybrid a

9250
05:25:18,821 --> 05:25:22,691
zbb hybrid And I want you to

9251
05:25:22,691 --> 05:25:23,326
continue because I think it's

9252
05:25:23,326 --> 05:25:26,326
too impractical to go all

9253
05:25:27,363 --> 05:25:28,297
the way with it.

9254
05:25:28,297 --> 05:25:28,998
But I do like where it's headed

9255
05:25:28,998 --> 05:25:32,501
And and I just think you're

9256
05:25:32,501 --> 05:25:33,169
doing great in let's just keep

9257
05:25:33,169 --> 05:25:36,169
doing what we're doing, add

9258
05:25:37,439 --> 05:25:38,140
some things, subtract some

9259
05:25:38,140 --> 05:25:38,908
things But it's I think it's

9260
05:25:38,908 --> 05:25:41,908
really, really a good route

9261
05:25:42,144 --> 05:25:42,978
today for our budget.

9262
05:25:42,978 --> 05:25:43,646
So thank you again I have a

9263
05:25:43,646 --> 05:25:46,646
couple of other things that

9264
05:25:46,782 --> 05:25:47,416
I'll give it to you tonight So

9265
05:25:47,416 --> 05:25:47,883
thank you very much.

9266
05:25:47,883 --> 05:25:48,251
Love to all.

9267
05:25:48,251 --> 05:25:49,218
Thank you.

9268
05:25:49,218 --> 05:25:50,586
Next is the original If you can

9269
05:25:50,586 --> 05:25:53,586
please unmute after that Our

9270
05:25:55,458 --> 05:25:56,225
final speaker is 8813.

9271
05:25:56,225 --> 05:25:56,926
Anything you guys talk about

9272
05:25:56,926 --> 05:25:57,660
with the budget it's a little

9273
05:25:57,660 --> 05:26:00,129
bit frightening because you say

9274
05:26:00,129 --> 05:26:00,897
that there's not enough money.

9275
05:26:00,897 --> 05:26:01,597
I don't know how billions of

9276
05:26:01,597 --> 05:26:04,597
dollars isn't enough money to

9277
05:26:05,301 --> 05:26:06,340
do the things that you're quote

9278
05:26:06,340 --> 05:26:09,634
unquote supposed to do And then

9279
05:26:10,672 --> 05:26:11,407
so you come continue Lee after

9280
05:26:11,407 --> 05:26:12,740
the people going like was isn't

9281
05:26:12,740 --> 05:26:14,777
enough when you more for me

9282
05:26:14,777 --> 05:26:15,478
like oh my gosh talk about like

9283
05:26:15,478 --> 05:26:18,478
just robbing people that are

9284
05:26:20,150 --> 05:26:20,883
suffering and you know it too

9285
05:26:20,883 --> 05:26:21,550
and it's all at the hands of

9286
05:26:21,550 --> 05:26:22,485
new guys And this seems like

9287
05:26:22,485 --> 05:26:24,887
more of another way to kind of

9288
05:26:24,887 --> 05:26:25,588
hide things because it then you

9289
05:26:25,588 --> 05:26:29,188
know, are you not keeping up

9290
05:26:30,192 --> 05:26:30,960
with your required means?

9291
05:26:30,960 --> 05:26:31,694
Is this supposed to not be

9292
05:26:31,694 --> 05:26:34,497
happening twice a year and it's

9293
05:26:34,497 --> 05:26:35,164
only happened what I mean as

9294
05:26:35,164 --> 05:26:38,668
far as you documented or it

9295
05:26:38,668 --> 05:26:39,368
could have been before 2016 but

9296
05:26:39,368 --> 05:26:40,690
basically twice in the last 20

9297
05:26:40,690 --> 05:26:43,439
years that it's been in place.

9298
05:26:43,439 --> 05:26:43,806
And so what are we paying for

9299
05:26:43,806 --> 05:26:44,574
with this?

9300
05:26:44,574 --> 05:26:48,545
But if you can sit there and

9301
05:26:48,545 --> 05:26:48,978
say that we're going to go from

9302
05:26:48,978 --> 05:26:49,812
zero and up.

9303
05:26:49,812 --> 05:26:50,580
Well, if you don't look at what

9304
05:26:50,580 --> 05:26:53,349
was spent last year on a

9305
05:26:53,349 --> 05:26:56,349
certain entity or program or

9306
05:26:58,454 --> 05:26:59,222
whatever, then you this seems

9307
05:26:59,222 --> 05:26:59,889
more like you want to hide that

9308
05:26:59,889 --> 05:27:02,889
you've already given say an

9309
05:27:03,693 --> 05:27:04,394
entity like Dreams for Change

9310
05:27:04,394 --> 05:27:07,300
this month's money and we need

9311
05:27:07,300 --> 05:27:07,797
to kind of start from zero and

9312
05:27:07,797 --> 05:27:08,364
say we need to give them this

9313
05:27:08,364 --> 05:27:10,764
much money this year.

9314
05:27:11,134 --> 05:27:11,801
I just think it's crazy because

9315
05:27:11,801 --> 05:27:15,401
like all of the things that

9316
05:27:16,172 --> 05:27:16,873
have been going on especially

9317
05:27:16,873 --> 05:27:19,873
with like the police overtime

9318
05:27:21,100 --> 05:27:21,677
you guys literally or the count

9319
05:27:21,677 --> 05:27:25,277
some of you in the councils

9320
05:27:25,314 --> 05:27:26,115
before you implemented to make

9321
05:27:26,115 --> 05:27:26,983
your employees get back to and

9322
05:27:26,983 --> 05:27:30,286
so you lost a third of your

9323
05:27:30,286 --> 05:27:31,530
police department and we have

9324
05:27:31,530 --> 05:27:34,653
to pay for that because they're

9325
05:27:35,592 --> 05:27:36,192
no longer, you know, full of

9326
05:27:36,192 --> 05:27:39,192
people that can be doing

9327
05:27:39,863 --> 05:27:40,296
the job And so they have to pay

9328
05:27:40,296 --> 05:27:41,231
for overtime.

9329
05:27:41,231 --> 05:27:45,302
And so I mean if you guys quit

9330
05:27:45,302 --> 05:27:45,902
doing things that are making us

9331
05:27:45,902 --> 05:27:46,569
have to pay more, those

9332
05:27:46,569 --> 05:27:49,569
billions of dollars that you

9333
05:27:49,905 --> 05:27:50,740
get should be suffice.

9334
05:27:50,740 --> 05:27:51,441
You need to be good stewards of

9335
05:27:51,441 --> 05:27:54,911
our money and not try and look

9336
05:27:54,911 --> 05:27:55,612
for other ways to hide

9337
05:27:55,612 --> 05:27:55,878
the racketeering that's going

9338
05:27:55,878 --> 05:27:56,679
on.

9339
05:27:56,679 --> 05:27:59,983
It is so clear people just pay

9340
05:27:59,983 --> 05:28:00,684
attention Your time has

9341
05:28:00,684 --> 05:28:01,551
concluded 8813 If you can

9342
05:28:01,551 --> 05:28:03,951
please unmute your final

9343
05:28:07,123 --> 05:28:09,123
speaker.

9344
05:28:11,161 --> 05:28:12,950
Okay So here Amen to that.

9345
05:28:12,950 --> 05:28:12,795
Now it's always a red flag to

9346
05:28:12,795 --> 05:28:15,195
me when you're getting

9347
05:28:16,365 --> 05:28:16,967
information from other

9348
05:28:16,967 --> 05:28:17,667
metropolitan cities like

9349
05:28:17,667 --> 05:28:21,267
Chicago and to utilize it here

9350
05:28:21,705 --> 05:28:22,339
in San Diego if that's not an

9351
05:28:22,339 --> 05:28:24,739
indicator of system slowly

9352
05:28:26,109 --> 05:28:26,777
leading us toward a one world

9353
05:28:26,777 --> 05:28:29,177
government structure I don't

9354
05:28:30,280 --> 05:28:30,947
know what is this These

9355
05:28:30,947 --> 05:28:31,648
packages being presented are

9356
05:28:31,648 --> 05:28:34,648
not beneficial for the people.

9357
05:28:35,919 --> 05:28:36,586
They're only efficient for

9358
05:28:36,586 --> 05:28:38,986
the expansion of government

9359
05:28:40,223 --> 05:28:40,857
control price price I hope

9360
05:28:40,857 --> 05:28:41,591
the staffers in this room

9361
05:28:41,591 --> 05:28:42,125
understand that the work you're

9362
05:28:42,125 --> 05:28:44,125
doing contributes to

9363
05:28:44,928 --> 05:28:45,562
the systems that further

9364
05:28:45,562 --> 05:28:47,962
control and manage people

9365
05:28:49,666 --> 05:28:50,433
including your own loved ones

9366
05:28:50,433 --> 05:28:51,101
Under what is openly discussed

9367
05:28:51,101 --> 05:28:54,101
as the United Nations agenda

9368
05:28:54,171 --> 05:28:54,837
for the 21st century.

9369
05:28:54,837 --> 05:28:57,837
I promise you it does.

9370
05:28:58,241 --> 05:28:58,942
Meanwhile, all of our hard

9371
05:28:58,942 --> 05:28:59,642
earned tax dollars are being

9372
05:28:59,642 --> 05:29:02,420
wasted prioritizing an agenda

9373
05:29:03,313 --> 05:29:03,981
rather than addressing

9374
05:29:03,981 --> 05:29:04,381
the basic urgent needs of

9375
05:29:04,381 --> 05:29:06,381
the people.

9376
05:29:08,351 --> 05:29:09,190
Wake up, catch up.

9377
05:29:09,190 --> 05:29:09,653
More and more people are

9378
05:29:09,653 --> 05:29:10,321
speaking about things like

9379
05:29:10,321 --> 05:29:12,989
the 15 minute city model and

9380
05:29:12,989 --> 05:29:13,690
the broader global frameworks

9381
05:29:13,690 --> 05:29:14,391
being pushed by organizations

9382
05:29:14,391 --> 05:29:17,391
like the World Economic Forum,

9383
05:29:18,228 --> 05:29:18,661
the un and the World Health

9384
05:29:18,661 --> 05:29:19,329
Organization.

9385
05:29:19,329 --> 05:29:22,329
There's no theory about it.

9386
05:29:22,632 --> 05:29:23,330
These discussions are publicly

9387
05:29:23,330 --> 05:29:23,700
documented.

9388
05:29:23,700 --> 05:29:24,334
What's really concerning is

9389
05:29:24,334 --> 05:29:26,734
that people have forgotten

9390
05:29:27,770 --> 05:29:28,437
something very important.

9391
05:29:28,437 --> 05:29:31,437
It was things are sovereign.

9392
05:29:32,342 --> 05:29:33,110
Quite frankly, we were never

9393
05:29:33,110 --> 05:29:33,810
meant to be endlessly governed

9394
05:29:33,810 --> 05:29:36,810
especially not by systems that

9395
05:29:37,514 --> 05:29:38,181
have repeatedly shown

9396
05:29:38,181 --> 05:29:38,648
corruption and a lack of

9397
05:29:38,648 --> 05:29:40,648
accountability.

9398
05:29:42,186 --> 05:29:42,986
So I look forward to the day

9399
05:29:42,986 --> 05:29:43,687
when more people begin to see

9400
05:29:43,687 --> 05:29:46,687
through the smoke and mirrors

9401
05:29:47,157 --> 05:29:47,858
of government both locally and

9402
05:29:47,858 --> 05:29:50,258
federally because once people

9403
05:29:51,628 --> 05:29:51,929
truly see it everything changes

9404
05:29:51,929 --> 05:29:52,329
.

9405
05:29:52,329 --> 05:29:54,329
Thank you.

9406
05:29:57,400 --> 05:29:57,701
That concludes public for this

9407
05:29:57,701 --> 05:29:58,135
item.

9408
05:29:58,135 --> 05:29:58,702
>> All right.

9409
05:29:58,702 --> 05:30:01,102
Thank you, City Clerk.

9410
05:30:02,720 --> 05:30:02,573
This is an information item No

9411
05:30:02,573 --> 05:30:03,173
motions required.

9412
05:30:03,173 --> 05:30:06,275
I'll turn it over to my

9413
05:30:06,275 --> 05:30:06,977
colleagues for questions and

9414
05:30:06,977 --> 05:30:07,578
comments and we'll start with

9415
05:30:07,578 --> 05:30:07,945
the chair of the Budget

9416
05:30:07,945 --> 05:30:09,945
Committee.

9417
05:30:10,981 --> 05:30:11,649
Councilmember Foster Yes.

9418
05:30:11,649 --> 05:30:14,490
Thank you, Council PRESIDENT

9419
05:30:16,186 --> 05:30:20,386
And thank you to the ipa and

9420
05:30:20,457 --> 05:30:21,910
Department of Finance in

9421
05:30:21,910 --> 05:30:21,458
putting this presentation

9422
05:30:21,458 --> 05:30:23,458
together.

9423
05:30:25,729 --> 05:30:26,230
I do appreciate

9424
05:30:26,230 --> 05:30:28,230
the presentation.

9425
05:30:30,434 --> 05:30:34,634
I think there's a lot to unpack

9426
05:30:34,972 --> 05:30:35,372
Um, based on what we just

9427
05:30:35,372 --> 05:30:36,106
received.

9428
05:30:36,106 --> 05:30:39,106
Um, I think there's probably

9429
05:30:40,177 --> 05:30:40,844
for me to be in a more

9430
05:30:40,844 --> 05:30:43,844
comfortable place to have a

9431
05:30:44,140 --> 05:30:44,882
more detailed type conversation

9432
05:30:44,882 --> 05:30:48,482
especially as we look to look

9433
05:30:49,787 --> 05:30:54,240
at um I want to say the areas

9434
05:30:54,240 --> 05:30:54,925
that we currently exercise zbb

9435
05:30:54,925 --> 05:30:58,525
and the outcomes and what those

9436
05:30:58,929 --> 05:30:59,497
have been and the thought

9437
05:30:59,497 --> 05:31:01,897
process that goes into

9438
05:31:06,737 --> 05:31:07,620
the decisions that are made in

9439
05:31:07,620 --> 05:31:07,871
.

9440
05:31:07,871 --> 05:31:11,800
I guess I will I will always

9441
05:31:11,800 --> 05:31:11,976
say this as you look at this

9442
05:31:11,976 --> 05:31:15,746
process, I think I will go back

9443
05:31:15,746 --> 05:31:19,149
to what I have said since day

9444
05:31:19,149 --> 05:31:19,884
one of of serving as a council

9445
05:31:19,884 --> 05:31:22,884
member for the fourth District.

9446
05:31:23,788 --> 05:31:24,522
I think it even speaks more in

9447
05:31:24,522 --> 05:31:25,222
regards to the importance of

9448
05:31:25,222 --> 05:31:27,622
directors to understand their

9449
05:31:33,397 --> 05:31:33,898
departments and their roles

9450
05:31:33,898 --> 05:31:35,898
responsibilities.

9451
05:31:37,668 --> 05:31:38,436
And I'll say that in working to

9452
05:31:38,436 --> 05:31:40,836
core services versus non-core

9453
05:31:43,240 --> 05:31:43,941
type services I think that is

9454
05:31:43,941 --> 05:31:46,941
something that we really still

9455
05:31:47,645 --> 05:31:51,845
need to work on and get our

9456
05:31:52,817 --> 05:31:53,551
arms around in order for I'm

9457
05:31:53,551 --> 05:31:54,252
gonna say any type of budgeting

9458
05:31:54,252 --> 05:31:57,252
to truly truly work especially

9459
05:31:57,422 --> 05:31:57,989
when we are in this situation

9460
05:31:57,989 --> 05:31:58,689
and dealing with this

9461
05:31:58,689 --> 05:31:59,357
structural deficit and we are

9462
05:31:59,357 --> 05:32:02,357
trying to make the decisions

9463
05:32:02,426 --> 05:32:03,194
that we have in front of us

9464
05:32:03,194 --> 05:32:03,661
when we're trying to work to a

9465
05:32:03,661 --> 05:32:05,661
balanced budget.

9466
05:32:07,632 --> 05:32:11,832
Um also I'll go back to that

9467
05:32:12,170 --> 05:32:12,770
that um, you know we did have a

9468
05:32:12,770 --> 05:32:15,170
presentation by the city

9469
05:32:16,700 --> 05:32:16,774
Attorney's office in regards to

9470
05:32:16,774 --> 05:32:17,141
what I will term mandated core

9471
05:32:17,141 --> 05:32:19,141
services.

9472
05:32:22,180 --> 05:32:22,914
I think there's still some more

9473
05:32:22,914 --> 05:32:25,914
conversation that needs to take

9474
05:32:25,983 --> 05:32:29,583
place There to truly land to

9475
05:32:30,722 --> 05:32:34,322
where we have consensus um from

9476
05:32:35,893 --> 05:32:36,694
the mayor's office also with

9477
05:32:36,694 --> 05:32:40,294
this body the aba's office and

9478
05:32:40,832 --> 05:32:41,699
our departments to to make sure

9479
05:32:41,699 --> 05:32:45,360
we are all on the same page and

9480
05:32:45,360 --> 05:32:45,404
operating from a place of

9481
05:32:45,404 --> 05:32:47,404
consensus.

9482
05:32:50,141 --> 05:32:50,909
Um I will say this as well and

9483
05:32:50,909 --> 05:32:51,342
I'm just I'm going to go back

9484
05:32:51,342 --> 05:32:53,342
to your slide.

9485
05:32:54,145 --> 05:32:54,712
I think it's Slide nine where

9486
05:32:54,712 --> 05:32:55,179
we were talking about

9487
05:32:55,179 --> 05:32:57,179
theoretical zbb.

9488
05:32:59,184 --> 05:32:59,651
Um zero based budgeting and

9489
05:32:59,651 --> 05:33:01,651
cited drawbacks.

9490
05:33:04,122 --> 05:33:06,691
Just as I look at this, I think

9491
05:33:06,691 --> 05:33:07,558
any time we are dealing with a

9492
05:33:07,558 --> 05:33:09,558
$6 billion budget and

9493
05:33:12,764 --> 05:33:13,398
complexities the when you start

9494
05:33:13,398 --> 05:33:15,798
drawing into the different

9495
05:33:18,360 --> 05:33:18,736
various um fund accounts in

9496
05:33:18,736 --> 05:33:22,340
the way we do business I think

9497
05:33:22,340 --> 05:33:23,108
it's complex No matter what

9498
05:33:23,108 --> 05:33:27,308
system you use And I think it's

9499
05:33:27,578 --> 05:33:31,778
all a time um a time sensitive

9500
05:33:32,450 --> 05:33:36,500
type type issue and takes time.

9501
05:33:36,988 --> 05:33:37,689
But I am a little in I think I

9502
05:33:37,689 --> 05:33:40,689
understand this when you talk

9503
05:33:42,393 --> 05:33:43,280
about reluctance of managers to

9504
05:33:43,280 --> 05:33:43,828
suggest decision packages.

9505
05:33:43,828 --> 05:33:47,132
When you talk about lack of buy

9506
05:33:47,132 --> 05:33:47,932
in um can lead to gaming

9507
05:33:47,932 --> 05:33:51,532
the system When you talk about

9508
05:33:51,970 --> 05:33:52,504
decision packages are often

9509
05:33:52,504 --> 05:33:54,504
driven by management

9510
05:33:56,841 --> 05:33:57,509
preferences and MAY not reflect

9511
05:33:57,509 --> 05:33:58,610
priorities of stakeholders.

9512
05:33:58,610 --> 05:34:02,681
>> I feel like a lot of this be

9513
05:34:02,681 --> 05:34:03,348
current is currently being

9514
05:34:03,348 --> 05:34:06,948
practiced by the city of San

9515
05:34:06,952 --> 05:34:07,652
Diego in the various

9516
05:34:07,652 --> 05:34:08,186
departments as we are putting

9517
05:34:08,186 --> 05:34:10,186
our budget together.

9518
05:34:11,890 --> 05:34:12,790
And I just have to say you know

9519
05:34:12,790 --> 05:34:16,990
for me when we talk about lack

9520
05:34:17,280 --> 05:34:17,795
of buying can lead to gaming

9521
05:34:17,795 --> 05:34:21,995
the system, I must say I view

9522
05:34:22,300 --> 05:34:23,301
that as simply insubordination.

9523
05:34:23,301 --> 05:34:27,572
If the if the policy is set in

9524
05:34:27,572 --> 05:34:31,172
place and directors are to to

9525
05:34:32,277 --> 05:34:35,877
to then in turn implement and

9526
05:34:36,982 --> 05:34:37,582
execute and there are issues in

9527
05:34:37,582 --> 05:34:39,982
regards to philosophy or

9528
05:34:42,220 --> 05:34:43,155
the desire to do so.

9529
05:34:43,155 --> 05:34:43,855
Um I quite frankly read that as

9530
05:34:43,855 --> 05:34:46,255
insubordination and I think

9531
05:34:47,158 --> 05:34:48,159
that's another conversation

9532
05:34:48,159 --> 05:34:49,494
that needs to be had as we talk

9533
05:34:49,494 --> 05:34:50,940
about the operations of

9534
05:34:50,940 --> 05:34:53,940
the city of San Diego.

9535
05:34:56,340 --> 05:35:00,234
Um other thing that I will say

9536
05:35:00,638 --> 05:35:01,573
and really what I'm interested

9537
05:35:01,573 --> 05:35:03,508
as we looked at are the things

9538
05:35:03,508 --> 05:35:07,108
that you brought up when we

9539
05:35:09,810 --> 05:35:09,781
talk about our

9540
05:35:09,781 --> 05:35:10,715
non-discretionary type items.

9541
05:35:10,715 --> 05:35:14,620
I would like to get a detailed

9542
05:35:14,620 --> 05:35:15,860
sit down with you guys to truly

9543
05:35:15,860 --> 05:35:15,753
understand that.

9544
05:35:15,753 --> 05:35:16,354
I think if you look at our

9545
05:35:16,354 --> 05:35:18,354
budgets internally those

9546
05:35:20,580 --> 05:35:20,726
non-discretionary lines are

9547
05:35:20,726 --> 05:35:24,326
tend to be larger lines with

9548
05:35:25,730 --> 05:35:26,498
just in a council office, right

9549
05:35:26,498 --> 05:35:26,898
versus what our own spend is in

9550
05:35:26,898 --> 05:35:28,898
other areas.

9551
05:35:30,402 --> 05:35:34,740
But we have no say so in what

9552
05:35:34,740 --> 05:35:35,400
that is or how that's developed

9553
05:35:35,400 --> 05:35:35,908
.

9554
05:35:35,908 --> 05:35:36,675
And so I think it would behoove

9555
05:35:36,675 --> 05:35:40,646
all of us to have some more

9556
05:35:40,646 --> 05:35:41,580
insight into those as well.

9557
05:35:41,580 --> 05:35:45,180
And quite frankly, as we talk

9558
05:35:45,751 --> 05:35:46,418
about the one thing that I'm

9559
05:35:46,418 --> 05:35:50,180
losing in here are some of

9560
05:35:50,589 --> 05:35:51,390
the decisions that are made as

9561
05:35:51,390 --> 05:35:55,590
we look at travel, as we look

9562
05:35:55,627 --> 05:35:56,361
at those types of things.

9563
05:35:56,361 --> 05:35:59,961
You know, I have traveled on

9564
05:36:01,400 --> 05:36:06,200
any type of um one of the trips

9565
05:36:06,572 --> 05:36:07,720
we do to on our delegation or

9566
05:36:07,720 --> 05:36:07,839
delegation trips.

9567
05:36:07,839 --> 05:36:12,390
I haven't gone to the state or

9568
05:36:12,177 --> 05:36:16,977
to to on the Mexico trip or to

9569
05:36:17,820 --> 05:36:17,683
D.C. And I'm continuing to um

9570
05:36:17,683 --> 05:36:18,617
to not do those.

9571
05:36:18,617 --> 05:36:22,217
That's a decision that I make

9572
05:36:22,788 --> 05:36:23,555
as the head of my office but I

9573
05:36:23,555 --> 05:36:27,155
don't know if how those types

9574
05:36:27,626 --> 05:36:27,927
of decisions are being made

9575
05:36:27,927 --> 05:36:28,527
right.

9576
05:36:28,527 --> 05:36:29,228
Also as we go into

9577
05:36:29,228 --> 05:36:32,228
the decisions when we purchase

9578
05:36:33,197 --> 05:36:34,330
equipment and vehicles, Right.

9579
05:36:34,330 --> 05:36:34,733
So I think there are some other

9580
05:36:34,733 --> 05:36:38,370
things that that that are that

9581
05:36:38,370 --> 05:36:38,704
play into not only a zbb

9582
05:36:38,704 --> 05:36:39,338
process but just how certain

9583
05:36:39,338 --> 05:36:42,338
decisions are made and how

9584
05:36:43,475 --> 05:36:44,176
those line up as we are

9585
05:36:44,176 --> 05:36:44,510
creating or going through this

9586
05:36:44,510 --> 05:36:46,510
process.

9587
05:36:48,914 --> 05:36:49,682
So I think it's a little more

9588
05:36:49,682 --> 05:36:50,382
complex And then then kind of

9589
05:36:50,382 --> 05:36:50,682
saying hey takes time winding

9590
05:36:50,682 --> 05:36:52,682
down.

9591
05:36:55,200 --> 05:36:55,688
I think there's a lot of things

9592
05:36:55,688 --> 05:36:56,422
that we need to go through.

9593
05:36:56,422 --> 05:37:00,392
But I do thank you for this.

9594
05:37:00,392 --> 05:37:01,127
I think it's a good start.

9595
05:37:01,127 --> 05:37:01,794
I would like to look at

9596
05:37:01,794 --> 05:37:02,394
the outcomes on what you did

9597
05:37:02,394 --> 05:37:04,963
and have a more detailed

9598
05:37:04,963 --> 05:37:05,698
conversation as we go through

9599
05:37:05,698 --> 05:37:08,698
the Budget review Committee and

9600
05:37:09,340 --> 05:37:09,568
as we go to finalize the fiscal

9601
05:37:09,568 --> 05:37:10,402
year 27 budget.

9602
05:37:10,402 --> 05:37:14,200
So I'll be asking those types

9603
05:37:14,840 --> 05:37:15,274
of questions dig digging a

9604
05:37:15,274 --> 05:37:15,941
little deeper.

9605
05:37:15,941 --> 05:37:18,341
And probably having some

9606
05:37:19,812 --> 05:37:20,579
preliminary discussions as we

9607
05:37:20,579 --> 05:37:21,447
as we go into things to give

9608
05:37:21,447 --> 05:37:25,470
you an opportunity to to brief

9609
05:37:26,552 --> 05:37:27,252
my office and to do certain

9610
05:37:27,252 --> 05:37:27,920
things that we can try and be

9611
05:37:27,920 --> 05:37:28,387
as efficient as we can as we

9612
05:37:28,387 --> 05:37:30,787
come to the day.

9613
05:37:31,523 --> 05:37:32,910
So thank you again And that

9614
05:37:32,910 --> 05:37:32,757
concludes my comments.

9615
05:37:32,757 --> 05:37:35,157
Council PRESIDENT All right.

9616
05:37:36,362 --> 05:37:37,129
Thank you Councilmember Foster

9617
05:37:37,129 --> 05:37:37,697
We'll go next to Councilmember

9618
05:37:37,697 --> 05:37:38,196
Eli Rivera Thank you.

9619
05:37:38,196 --> 05:37:38,897
Council PRESIDENT.

9620
05:37:38,897 --> 05:37:41,297
Thanks for this presentation.

9621
05:37:41,867 --> 05:37:42,635
Appreciate it.

9622
05:37:42,635 --> 05:37:43,135
I I'm really glad we're having

9623
05:37:43,135 --> 05:37:45,135
this conversation.

9624
05:37:45,705 --> 05:37:46,438
I think that zero based

9625
05:37:46,438 --> 05:37:49,438
budgeting has an opportunity to

9626
05:37:51,377 --> 05:37:55,577
be a more rigorous and I guess

9627
05:37:56,282 --> 05:37:56,582
honest way of building a budget

9628
05:37:56,582 --> 05:37:57,483
.

9629
05:37:57,483 --> 05:37:58,351
But it also brings me back to

9630
05:37:58,351 --> 05:38:01,951
something I said a couple weeks

9631
05:38:02,388 --> 05:38:06,588
ago and I probably will say in

9632
05:38:07,493 --> 05:38:08,261
a couple of hours and it we

9633
05:38:08,261 --> 05:38:09,950
need it We need to decide who

9634
05:38:09,950 --> 05:38:13,320
we want to be as a city first.

9635
05:38:13,320 --> 05:38:17,232
I don't know if this tool which

9636
05:38:18,971 --> 05:38:23,771
is how I see it can be yielded

9637
05:38:24,443 --> 05:38:25,311
will that as a as effectively

9638
05:38:25,311 --> 05:38:26,112
as it otherwise could be If we

9639
05:38:26,112 --> 05:38:29,112
haven't done that work to

9640
05:38:30,549 --> 05:38:31,184
determine what we should be

9641
05:38:31,184 --> 05:38:31,884
doing in the first place?

9642
05:38:31,884 --> 05:38:32,585
And I think that that was a

9643
05:38:32,585 --> 05:38:34,985
really important takeaway for

9644
05:38:35,588 --> 05:38:39,188
me and I think we're struggling

9645
05:38:40,793 --> 05:38:41,460
with that right now Without

9646
05:38:41,460 --> 05:38:43,860
that without us determining

9647
05:38:47,233 --> 05:38:47,933
what services are essential And

9648
05:38:47,933 --> 05:38:48,600
I appreciate the work that

9649
05:38:48,600 --> 05:38:51,000
COUNCILMAN Foster's doing to

9650
05:38:52,472 --> 05:38:53,139
kind of understand that

9651
05:38:53,139 --> 05:38:53,973
the answer to that question

9652
05:38:53,973 --> 05:38:54,841
from a from a legal sense But I

9653
05:38:54,841 --> 05:38:58,441
think there's a there's a even

9654
05:38:58,611 --> 05:38:59,345
broader question that goes

9655
05:38:59,345 --> 05:39:02,945
beyond the charter about who do

9656
05:39:04,160 --> 05:39:04,618
we want to be what we think is

9657
05:39:04,618 --> 05:39:05,351
essential to deliver to

9658
05:39:05,351 --> 05:39:06,180
the constituents, what outcomes

9659
05:39:06,180 --> 05:39:09,618
are we trying to achieve for

9660
05:39:09,622 --> 05:39:10,222
residents And then once we do

9661
05:39:10,222 --> 05:39:10,890
that we can start asking

9662
05:39:10,890 --> 05:39:11,558
ourselves okay, what are we

9663
05:39:11,558 --> 05:39:15,158
willing to stop doing to do

9664
05:39:15,595 --> 05:39:15,895
less of to to actually get

9665
05:39:15,895 --> 05:39:16,762
there?

9666
05:39:16,762 --> 05:39:21,467
And so I do really hope that we

9667
05:39:21,467 --> 05:39:22,202
have that conversation both as

9668
05:39:22,202 --> 05:39:23,360
a council and with the mayor in

9669
05:39:23,360 --> 05:39:26,636
this budget process in a way

9670
05:39:27,273 --> 05:39:30,873
that gives all of us and

9671
05:39:33,513 --> 05:39:34,180
the residents of the city a

9672
05:39:34,180 --> 05:39:34,614
clear sense of where we are

9673
05:39:34,614 --> 05:39:35,648
trying to go.

9674
05:39:35,648 --> 05:39:38,785
>> I do have just a couple of

9675
05:39:38,785 --> 05:39:42,385
questions and I don't know how

9676
05:39:44,357 --> 05:39:44,824
I'm much you are willing to

9677
05:39:44,824 --> 05:39:46,824
share right now.

9678
05:39:49,929 --> 05:39:50,630
Are there any programs or

9679
05:39:50,630 --> 05:39:51,331
service areas that the idea is

9680
05:39:51,331 --> 05:39:51,998
are most ripe for that sort of

9681
05:39:51,998 --> 05:39:54,398
scrutiny during this budget

9682
05:39:54,901 --> 05:39:56,901
cycle?

9683
05:40:01,574 --> 05:40:02,241
>> So very open ended question

9684
05:40:02,241 --> 05:40:02,942
to some extent everything

9685
05:40:02,942 --> 05:40:03,676
because if you're going to be

9686
05:40:03,676 --> 05:40:07,814
saying in a couple hours we are

9687
05:40:07,814 --> 05:40:08,481
going into this budget cycle

9688
05:40:08,481 --> 05:40:08,782
needing to fill $120 million

9689
05:40:08,782 --> 05:40:09,482
hole.

9690
05:40:09,482 --> 05:40:10,116
Yeah to that extent additional

9691
05:40:10,116 --> 05:40:12,516
scrutiny is important upon

9692
05:40:13,286 --> 05:40:14,870
every item I think some to

9693
05:40:14,870 --> 05:40:17,870
focus on our programs and

9694
05:40:19,292 --> 05:40:19,860
potentially the departments we

9695
05:40:19,860 --> 05:40:20,460
just simply have never

9696
05:40:20,460 --> 05:40:21,161
adequately funded asking

9697
05:40:21,161 --> 05:40:24,161
ourselves if those programs or

9698
05:40:25,298 --> 05:40:25,965
services are really essential.

9699
05:40:25,965 --> 05:40:26,600
If they are then we should

9700
05:40:26,600 --> 05:40:26,900
probably looking at adding

9701
05:40:26,900 --> 05:40:28,900
more.

9702
05:40:30,636 --> 05:40:31,338
If they're not then we should

9703
05:40:31,338 --> 05:40:32,380
probably be asking whether or

9704
05:40:32,380 --> 05:40:32,638
not we should continue to only

9705
05:40:32,638 --> 05:40:34,638
partially fund programs.

9706
05:40:36,420 --> 05:40:36,676
One of the interesting things

9707
05:40:36,676 --> 05:40:37,343
that you see from some of

9708
05:40:37,343 --> 05:40:40,343
the examples to be including

9709
05:40:41,715 --> 05:40:42,382
our own nearly ten years ago

9710
05:40:42,382 --> 05:40:42,982
now is that the cbp exercise

9711
05:40:42,982 --> 05:40:45,382
doesn't always lead to

9712
05:40:48,922 --> 05:40:49,689
expenditure reductions.

9713
05:40:49,689 --> 05:40:50,356
It often leads to folks looking

9714
05:40:50,356 --> 05:40:51,191
at a service level One thing

9715
05:40:51,191 --> 05:40:51,892
that terms of want and that

9716
05:40:51,892 --> 05:40:53,892
requires additional resources

9717
05:40:57,831 --> 05:40:58,531
beyond what we are doing today

9718
05:40:58,531 --> 05:40:59,166
That's one of the things that

9719
05:40:59,166 --> 05:41:02,766
we are likely to run into.

9720
05:41:02,936 --> 05:41:03,703
What we are again faced with is

9721
05:41:03,703 --> 05:41:04,236
a constrained and real lack of

9722
05:41:04,236 --> 05:41:04,971
resources to provide

9723
05:41:04,971 --> 05:41:08,571
the services that we are today.

9724
05:41:09,876 --> 05:41:10,610
So those discussions are going

9725
05:41:10,610 --> 05:41:13,100
to be particularly challenging.

9726
05:41:14,348 --> 05:41:15,150
Yeah, I appreciate that We

9727
05:41:15,150 --> 05:41:15,716
the 2017 pilot was mentioned

9728
05:41:15,716 --> 05:41:18,716
because I think it's actually

9729
05:41:20,870 --> 05:41:20,954
really indicative of how we got

9730
05:41:20,954 --> 05:41:21,721
to where we were at my opinion

9731
05:41:21,721 --> 05:41:25,921
at least we did a process that

9732
05:41:26,359 --> 05:41:26,993
said Oh we actually need to

9733
05:41:26,993 --> 05:41:27,661
resource things better and

9734
05:41:27,661 --> 05:41:28,361
rather than do that and have

9735
05:41:28,361 --> 05:41:31,361
that conversation we said How

9736
05:41:31,665 --> 05:41:32,466
about we just go back to our

9737
05:41:32,466 --> 05:41:33,100
old way of doing things which

9738
05:41:33,100 --> 05:41:33,733
is insufficiently funding

9739
05:41:33,733 --> 05:41:37,333
the things that we say are

9740
05:41:38,472 --> 05:41:39,172
super important to Charles You

9741
05:41:39,172 --> 05:41:42,772
want to respond to that part?

9742
05:41:42,910 --> 05:41:43,777
I the other question I had

9743
05:41:43,777 --> 05:41:46,177
there's this mention of

9744
05:41:49,149 --> 05:41:49,817
the decision packages often

9745
05:41:49,817 --> 05:41:50,417
being driven by management

9746
05:41:50,417 --> 05:41:51,150
preferences that didn't

9747
05:41:51,150 --> 05:41:51,551
necessarily reflect stakeholder

9748
05:41:51,551 --> 05:41:53,551
priorities.

9749
05:41:55,589 --> 05:41:56,290
Are there any what sort of of

9750
05:41:56,290 --> 05:41:58,690
community engagement would you

9751
05:42:01,662 --> 05:42:02,329
recommend to make sure that we

9752
05:42:02,329 --> 05:42:03,290
don't if we were to really,

9753
05:42:03,290 --> 05:42:06,290
really lean into zero based

9754
05:42:07,568 --> 05:42:08,302
budgeting that we don't make

9755
05:42:08,302 --> 05:42:11,902
that mistake habit in this over

9756
05:42:13,607 --> 05:42:14,308
my team but initially I would

9757
05:42:14,308 --> 05:42:15,900
say input sessions like you're

9758
05:42:15,900 --> 05:42:18,900
having now surveys like you're

9759
05:42:19,146 --> 05:42:19,780
going out it's a little bit

9760
05:42:19,780 --> 05:42:20,514
difficult because how many

9761
05:42:20,514 --> 05:42:24,114
people are always going to open

9762
05:42:26,353 --> 05:42:27,540
up an email from a city news

9763
05:42:27,540 --> 05:42:27,788
blast to respond to a survey.

9764
05:42:27,788 --> 05:42:30,788
But that's a that's important

9765
05:42:30,858 --> 05:42:31,525
input on what we believe our

9766
05:42:31,525 --> 05:42:31,993
citizens will likely want to

9767
05:42:31,993 --> 05:42:32,693
see the city do.

9768
05:42:32,693 --> 05:42:36,893
So to the extent that each of

9769
05:42:37,640 --> 05:42:37,731
the council members can reach

9770
05:42:37,731 --> 05:42:38,299
out to their communities to

9771
05:42:38,299 --> 05:42:38,999
figure out what those

9772
05:42:38,999 --> 05:42:41,999
priorities and programs are, I

9773
05:42:43,537 --> 05:42:44,405
think that that is important.

9774
05:42:44,405 --> 05:42:45,105
One note that I would note of

9775
05:42:45,105 --> 05:42:48,705
some of the drawbacks in here

9776
05:42:50,100 --> 05:42:50,711
including certain packages or

9777
05:42:50,711 --> 05:42:51,378
financial preferences that's a

9778
05:42:51,378 --> 05:42:51,745
drawback not just zero based

9779
05:42:51,745 --> 05:42:53,745
budgeting.

9780
05:42:55,882 --> 05:42:56,350
It's not exclusive through

9781
05:42:56,350 --> 05:42:57,510
based budgeting.

9782
05:42:57,510 --> 05:42:57,751
It's a drawback to almost any

9783
05:42:57,751 --> 05:42:58,118
budgeting system that you can

9784
05:42:58,118 --> 05:43:00,118
think of.

9785
05:43:00,354 --> 05:43:01,210
I don't think that there is a

9786
05:43:01,210 --> 05:43:01,355
perfect budgeting process or

9787
05:43:01,355 --> 05:43:03,355
system.

9788
05:43:06,627 --> 05:43:07,328
But that said, in terms of

9789
05:43:07,328 --> 05:43:07,995
trying to ensure that there's

9790
05:43:07,995 --> 05:43:08,662
additional stakeholder input

9791
05:43:08,662 --> 05:43:09,296
turn back to my team If they

9792
05:43:09,296 --> 05:43:12,296
have examples from some of

9793
05:43:12,666 --> 05:43:13,434
the cities that we talked with.

9794
05:43:13,434 --> 05:43:14,134
I would just add I think

9795
05:43:14,134 --> 05:43:14,969
the point that we're trying to

9796
05:43:14,969 --> 05:43:18,839
make there is that a lot of

9797
05:43:18,839 --> 05:43:19,507
the decision packages come kind

9798
05:43:19,507 --> 05:43:22,507
of from the lowest decision

9799
05:43:24,245 --> 05:43:25,120
making level possible that

9800
05:43:25,120 --> 05:43:25,646
could be at the division level

9801
05:43:25,646 --> 05:43:26,313
or even department level.

9802
05:43:26,313 --> 05:43:29,913
I think what we're trying to

9803
05:43:31,180 --> 05:43:31,652
say too is that there needs to

9804
05:43:31,652 --> 05:43:34,652
be input from the elected

9805
05:43:36,323 --> 05:43:36,891
officials level to make sure

9806
05:43:36,891 --> 05:43:37,558
that it does represent

9807
05:43:37,558 --> 05:43:40,558
the service levels that they

9808
05:43:43,640 --> 05:43:43,764
expect to be delivered as they

9809
05:43:43,764 --> 05:43:46,164
understand their public their

9810
05:43:49,236 --> 05:43:49,637
communities desires as well.

9811
05:43:49,637 --> 05:43:50,471
Got it.

9812
05:43:50,471 --> 05:43:51,205
To kind of bring us back to

9813
05:43:51,205 --> 05:43:51,638
the original question of who do

9814
05:43:51,638 --> 05:43:54,380
we want to be?

9815
05:43:55,209 --> 05:43:55,876
What is essential in our eyes

9816
05:43:55,876 --> 05:43:56,611
to deliver to our residents?

9817
05:43:56,611 --> 05:43:56,911
Thank you again for the work on

9818
05:43:56,911 --> 05:43:58,911
this.

9819
05:44:00,614 --> 05:44:01,249
Like I said, I think this is a

9820
05:44:01,249 --> 05:44:01,949
really important practice.

9821
05:44:01,949 --> 05:44:02,650
It's one that I'd like to see

9822
05:44:02,650 --> 05:44:06,721
us lean into more and I think

9823
05:44:06,721 --> 05:44:07,421
we will be selling ourselves

9824
05:44:07,421 --> 05:44:08,189
short in its utility until we

9825
05:44:08,189 --> 05:44:11,189
really articulate as a council

9826
05:44:12,460 --> 05:44:13,160
and alongside the mayor about

9827
05:44:13,160 --> 05:44:13,828
what it actually is that we're

9828
05:44:13,828 --> 05:44:17,428
trying to achieve as a city

9829
05:44:17,732 --> 05:44:18,320
the outcomes we want to deliver

9830
05:44:18,320 --> 05:44:18,800
.

9831
05:44:18,800 --> 05:44:19,667
We haven't hit the mark I don't

9832
05:44:19,667 --> 05:44:23,267
think in terms of clarity there

9833
05:44:25,406 --> 05:44:25,709
and I hope we do better on that

9834
05:44:25,709 --> 05:44:26,274
front.

9835
05:44:26,274 --> 05:44:26,640
>> Thank you, Council

9836
05:44:26,640 --> 05:44:27,800
PRESIDENT.

9837
05:44:27,800 --> 05:44:27,374
All right.

9838
05:44:27,374 --> 05:44:29,374
Thank you.

9839
05:44:29,676 --> 05:44:30,111
I will go next to Councilmember

9840
05:44:30,111 --> 05:44:30,477
Voldemort.

9841
05:44:30,477 --> 05:44:31,450
Thank you.

9842
05:44:31,450 --> 05:44:31,912
I'll be very quick.

9843
05:44:31,912 --> 05:44:36,112
I just want to thank you for

9844
05:44:36,250 --> 05:44:37,510
the training and the comparison

9845
05:44:37,510 --> 05:44:37,718
other cities and to know that

9846
05:44:37,718 --> 05:44:38,252
the cities are already doing

9847
05:44:38,252 --> 05:44:38,920
this in some regard.

9848
05:44:38,920 --> 05:44:42,323
One thing that does alarm me

9849
05:44:42,323 --> 05:44:43,240
about the good work you've been

9850
05:44:43,240 --> 05:44:46,624
doing is in the f y 2026

9851
05:44:48,396 --> 05:44:49,130
impacts of the rule based

9852
05:44:49,130 --> 05:44:49,564
budgeting on external contracts

9853
05:44:49,564 --> 05:44:50,298
and services.

9854
05:44:50,298 --> 05:44:54,498
The good news is that the Board

9855
05:44:54,702 --> 05:44:55,402
of Finances figured out how to

9856
05:44:55,402 --> 05:44:58,402
lower our cost by 15.8 million

9857
05:44:58,773 --> 05:44:59,373
in decreased spending across 55

9858
05:44:59,373 --> 05:44:59,974
accounts but we're still

9859
05:44:59,974 --> 05:45:01,974
outweighed by 20 million

9860
05:45:02,810 --> 05:45:03,411
The projected projected

9861
05:45:03,411 --> 05:45:04,112
increased spending in 40

9862
05:45:04,112 --> 05:45:04,745
accounts and the net increase

9863
05:45:04,745 --> 05:45:05,346
is driven by inflation and

9864
05:45:05,346 --> 05:45:07,746
increased cost of doing

9865
05:45:09,651 --> 05:45:10,384
business And we see a similar

9866
05:45:10,384 --> 05:45:12,784
pattern projected for every 27.

9867
05:45:15,220 --> 05:45:15,290
So that's a huge problem for

9868
05:45:15,290 --> 05:45:15,923
us.

9869
05:45:15,923 --> 05:45:16,523
Are these contracts these

9870
05:45:16,523 --> 05:45:18,523
outside service contract

9871
05:45:22,831 --> 05:45:23,531
contracts that are going up in

9872
05:45:23,531 --> 05:45:24,165
the middle of the contract or

9873
05:45:24,165 --> 05:45:24,798
relocating them or the new

9874
05:45:24,798 --> 05:45:27,680
contracts are coming at a

9875
05:45:27,680 --> 05:45:27,735
higher price?

9876
05:45:27,735 --> 05:45:28,436
It's probably all the above

9877
05:45:28,436 --> 05:45:30,836
across all departments within

9878
05:45:32,874 --> 05:45:33,575
the general fund.

9879
05:45:33,575 --> 05:45:34,309
In some cases we are seeing,

9880
05:45:34,309 --> 05:45:34,842
you know, increased contractual

9881
05:45:34,842 --> 05:45:37,242
costs but then these

9882
05:45:38,120 --> 05:45:38,679
departments are not receiving

9883
05:45:38,679 --> 05:45:39,280
the adequate or appropriate

9884
05:45:39,280 --> 05:45:41,680
budget to support those

9885
05:45:45,119 --> 05:45:45,451
contracts.

9886
05:45:45,451 --> 05:45:45,820
Okay.

9887
05:45:45,820 --> 05:45:46,621
Got it.

9888
05:45:46,621 --> 05:45:47,288
I'd love to hear as we go into

9889
05:45:47,288 --> 05:45:47,956
this budget not love but it

9890
05:45:47,956 --> 05:45:51,226
would be important for me to

9891
05:45:51,226 --> 05:45:51,959
hear as you go into the budget

9892
05:45:51,959 --> 05:45:52,560
cycle about what's happening in

9893
05:45:52,560 --> 05:45:53,294
creating the tariff and

9894
05:45:53,294 --> 05:45:56,294
increase the cost of everything

9895
05:45:56,831 --> 05:45:57,465
around us And what's happening

9896
05:45:57,465 --> 05:45:58,166
with Donald Trump's war in

9897
05:45:58,166 --> 05:46:01,766
the Middle East is now causing

9898
05:46:01,802 --> 05:46:02,671
our energy prices to increase.

9899
05:46:02,671 --> 05:46:03,338
And so I just it's important

9900
05:46:03,338 --> 05:46:06,938
for us to realize what we're

9901
05:46:08,442 --> 05:46:09,210
dealing with externally that we

9902
05:46:09,210 --> 05:46:09,611
can't even control as we try

9903
05:46:09,611 --> 05:46:10,311
and budget.

9904
05:46:10,311 --> 05:46:13,911
This is quite alarming to see

9905
05:46:13,949 --> 05:46:14,716
how much our outside contracts

9906
05:46:14,716 --> 05:46:15,450
have had to increase due to

9907
05:46:15,450 --> 05:46:16,500
inflation the cost of business.

9908
05:46:16,500 --> 05:46:16,418
So thank you very much.

9909
05:46:16,418 --> 05:46:18,418
All right.

9910
05:46:20,722 --> 05:46:21,489
Thank you, gentlemen.

9911
05:46:21,489 --> 05:46:24,489
Not for anybody else in

9912
05:46:25,927 --> 05:46:28,927
the light I'll add okay.

9913
05:46:30,798 --> 05:46:31,466
>> I'll add my thanks for

9914
05:46:31,466 --> 05:46:35,660
the good work and trying to

9915
05:46:37,539 --> 05:46:38,240
break this down in a rather

9916
05:46:38,240 --> 05:46:38,874
brief training session to help

9917
05:46:38,874 --> 05:46:41,874
us kind of understand what

9918
05:46:42,978 --> 05:46:43,678
the opportunity is.

9919
05:46:43,678 --> 05:46:44,446
I think we'll continue to

9920
05:46:44,446 --> 05:46:48,617
struggle to look at a budget in

9921
05:46:48,617 --> 05:46:49,184
which we know that we're

9922
05:46:49,184 --> 05:46:49,785
actually underfunding

9923
05:46:49,785 --> 05:46:50,418
the programs and somehow

9924
05:46:50,418 --> 05:46:52,818
the departments make these

9925
05:46:54,890 --> 05:46:55,557
things work.

9926
05:46:55,557 --> 05:46:56,223
We also know much like

9927
05:46:56,223 --> 05:46:59,823
the earlier item it's not a

9928
05:47:00,295 --> 05:47:01,290
static situation If we could

9929
05:47:01,290 --> 05:47:01,729
just get it right we're not a

9930
05:47:01,729 --> 05:47:05,329
business where we say how many

9931
05:47:06,434 --> 05:47:07,235
widgets per hour do we need to

9932
05:47:07,235 --> 05:47:07,736
build to be able to make a

9933
05:47:07,736 --> 05:47:09,736
reasonable profit?

9934
05:47:11,873 --> 05:47:12,541
It's quite dynamic in terms of

9935
05:47:12,541 --> 05:47:13,275
what is happening out there

9936
05:47:13,275 --> 05:47:16,275
with our constituents, with our

9937
05:47:18,646 --> 05:47:19,348
infrastructure, what is

9938
05:47:19,348 --> 05:47:19,982
happening there with unfunded

9939
05:47:19,982 --> 05:47:22,982
mandates from the state or

9940
05:47:23,985 --> 05:47:24,586
the federal side changing

9941
05:47:24,586 --> 05:47:25,287
dynamics from whoever is

9942
05:47:25,287 --> 05:47:28,287
the elected official and what

9943
05:47:29,324 --> 05:47:30,192
their priorities are and what

9944
05:47:30,192 --> 05:47:34,392
our assets are all make that a

9945
05:47:35,763 --> 05:47:36,632
very challenging situation.

9946
05:47:36,632 --> 05:47:37,399
I guess the only thing I would

9947
05:47:37,399 --> 05:47:41,470
add in terms of what I think of

9948
05:47:41,470 --> 05:47:42,170
rather than to to a certain

9949
05:47:42,170 --> 05:47:42,871
degree zero based budgeting is

9950
05:47:42,871 --> 05:47:45,871
rather the confidence of each

9951
05:47:47,475 --> 05:47:48,177
level of management so that

9952
05:47:48,177 --> 05:47:48,877
given the size of our our

9953
05:47:48,877 --> 05:47:52,477
employee or the number of our

9954
05:47:53,582 --> 05:47:54,282
employees that there has to be

9955
05:47:54,282 --> 05:47:54,916
confident that each level when

9956
05:47:54,916 --> 05:47:57,916
the front line workers say

9957
05:47:59,854 --> 05:48:00,589
you're asking me to do this I

9958
05:48:00,589 --> 05:48:01,223
don't have the resources And my

9959
05:48:01,223 --> 05:48:04,823
favorite one to pick on is

9960
05:48:05,270 --> 05:48:05,694
Parks and Rec.

9961
05:48:05,694 --> 05:48:06,395
We don't increase our budget

9962
05:48:06,395 --> 05:48:07,620
and yet we keep approving new

9963
05:48:07,620 --> 05:48:10,620
parks and we somehow expect

9964
05:48:11,567 --> 05:48:12,267
them to maintain a service

9965
05:48:12,267 --> 05:48:13,100
level with no additional money

9966
05:48:13,100 --> 05:48:16,601
and with more acreage that they

9967
05:48:17,106 --> 05:48:17,873
have to maintain.

9968
05:48:17,873 --> 05:48:18,473
I'm not going to vote against

9969
05:48:18,473 --> 05:48:19,740
new parks because we're

9970
05:48:19,740 --> 05:48:21,474
typically going into our

9971
05:48:23,878 --> 05:48:24,646
under-resourced communities But

9972
05:48:24,646 --> 05:48:25,347
yet how can I look at Parks and

9973
05:48:25,347 --> 05:48:28,951
Rec and say you've got to cut

9974
05:48:28,951 --> 05:48:29,451
your budget to meet our

9975
05:48:29,451 --> 05:48:30,185
projected deficit?

9976
05:48:30,185 --> 05:48:34,385
And I think the other you know,

9977
05:48:35,224 --> 05:48:36,291
we're going to hear hopefully

9978
05:48:36,291 --> 05:48:40,620
we heard last time we did a 6

9979
05:48:40,620 --> 05:48:40,729
P.M. We're going to hear

9980
05:48:40,729 --> 05:48:41,397
another one tonight And it's

9981
05:48:41,397 --> 05:48:44,397
mostly people going to talk

9982
05:48:45,167 --> 05:48:46,680
about what they want to save

9983
05:48:46,680 --> 05:48:46,601
and no one's going to say in

9984
05:48:46,601 --> 05:48:47,269
order to save this.

9985
05:48:47,269 --> 05:48:51,273
I want to cut that And I've

9986
05:48:51,273 --> 05:48:52,700
said it before and people don't

9987
05:48:52,700 --> 05:48:52,675
like it But if you just say

9988
05:48:52,675 --> 05:48:53,275
middle management it doesn't

9989
05:48:53,275 --> 05:48:56,275
tell me anything And I'm

9990
05:48:56,812 --> 05:48:57,479
looking forward to a more

9991
05:48:57,479 --> 05:48:59,879
detailed or greater insight

9992
05:49:02,985 --> 05:49:03,619
about our unclassified and what

9993
05:49:03,619 --> 05:49:06,619
that really means and what

9994
05:49:09,491 --> 05:49:10,192
portion that is of the of our

9995
05:49:10,192 --> 05:49:10,626
total budget and a little bit

9996
05:49:10,626 --> 05:49:11,527
of a spoiler.

9997
05:49:11,527 --> 05:49:15,397
It's a very tiny portion of our

9998
05:49:15,397 --> 05:49:16,980
budget And so that is not going

9999
05:49:16,980 --> 05:49:16,799
to be the solution But it's an

10000
05:49:16,799 --> 05:49:20,399
easy sound bite for people to

10001
05:49:21,470 --> 05:49:22,271
throw out there that doesn't

10002
05:49:22,271 --> 05:49:23,500
help us I think as council

10003
05:49:23,500 --> 05:49:23,638
members to figure out how we're

10004
05:49:23,638 --> 05:49:26,638
going to balance how we're

10005
05:49:27,476 --> 05:49:28,444
going to balance this budget

10006
05:49:28,444 --> 05:49:32,644
And I think it's not there but

10007
05:49:33,182 --> 05:49:33,616
the presentation I think is

10008
05:49:33,616 --> 05:49:34,249
very helpful.

10009
05:49:34,249 --> 05:49:34,950
I think it's going to be

10010
05:49:34,950 --> 05:49:37,950
helpful across all the council

10011
05:49:38,921 --> 05:49:39,689
members So we appreciate when

10012
05:49:39,689 --> 05:49:40,589
you and finance who as I've

10013
05:49:40,589 --> 05:49:44,189
said before I think are more

10014
05:49:45,194 --> 05:49:45,760
transparent than we've seen in

10015
05:49:45,760 --> 05:49:46,429
the past and we should

10016
05:49:46,429 --> 05:49:48,829
recognize that and leverage

10017
05:49:51,767 --> 05:49:52,535
that to be work with the ipa

10018
05:49:52,535 --> 05:49:53,269
does to try to distill all this

10019
05:49:53,269 --> 05:49:56,500
and put it in formats that are

10020
05:49:56,500 --> 05:49:56,672
a little more digestible by

10021
05:49:56,672 --> 05:49:57,340
the council members and our

10022
05:49:57,340 --> 05:50:00,940
staff in trying to make our

10023
05:50:01,844 --> 05:50:02,444
recommendations we have very

10024
05:50:02,444 --> 05:50:03,246
tough conversations over

10025
05:50:03,246 --> 05:50:07,446
the next few months and this is

10026
05:50:08,885 --> 05:50:09,199
helpful and trying to tackle

10027
05:50:09,199 --> 05:50:09,852
that.

10028
05:50:09,852 --> 05:50:10,318
So again I'll thank you for

10029
05:50:10,318 --> 05:50:12,318
that good work.

10030
05:50:15,570 --> 05:50:15,691
So with that again this was an

10031
05:50:15,691 --> 05:50:16,392
informational item and no

10032
05:50:16,392 --> 05:50:16,959
motions required And with that

10033
05:50:16,959 --> 05:50:19,959
we will now recess and

10034
05:50:20,129 --> 05:50:22,529
reconvene open session at 6

10035
05:52:55,470 --> 05:52:58,470
P.M. Or shortly thereafter

10036
05:53:35,911 --> 05:53:37,911
Thank you.

10037
05:53:40,715 --> 05:53:41,490
All right all right Good

10038
05:53:41,490 --> 05:53:41,750
evening.

10039
05:53:41,750 --> 05:53:44,920
I will now reconvene the city

10040
05:53:44,920 --> 05:53:45,687
council meeting on Monday MARCH

10041
05:53:45,687 --> 05:53:46,354
10th, 2026 to order Clerk

10042
05:53:46,354 --> 05:53:46,721
please please call the roll.

10043
05:53:46,721 --> 05:53:47,422
Thank you.

10044
05:53:47,422 --> 05:53:49,422
Council PRESIDENT Council

10045
05:53:53,950 --> 05:53:53,529
member Campbell Council Member

10046
05:53:53,529 --> 05:53:54,195
Whitburn here.

10047
05:53:54,195 --> 05:53:56,595
Council Member Foster here.

10048
05:53:58,330 --> 05:53:58,733
Council Member on Wolper

10049
05:53:58,733 --> 05:54:01,133
Present Council PRESIDENT Pro

10050
05:54:02,404 --> 05:54:03,104
Tem Lee Council Member Campo

10051
05:54:03,104 --> 05:54:05,504
Council Member Moreno Council

10052
05:54:07,542 --> 05:54:08,243
Member Ella Rivera and Council

10053
05:54:08,243 --> 05:54:08,978
PRESIDENT LaCava present Also

10054
05:54:08,978 --> 05:54:11,978
attending the meeting our Chief

10055
05:54:12,314 --> 05:54:12,981
Deputy City Attorney Brant

10056
05:54:12,981 --> 05:54:13,616
Barletta, independent budget

10057
05:54:13,616 --> 05:54:16,160
analyst Charles Monica and

10058
05:54:16,985 --> 05:54:17,619
myself your city Clerk Diana

10059
05:54:17,619 --> 05:54:18,354
Fuentes Thank you Council

10060
05:54:18,354 --> 05:54:21,354
PRESIDENT All right, Thank you.

10061
05:54:21,425 --> 05:54:21,857
With that please introduce item

10062
05:54:21,857 --> 05:54:22,591
332.

10063
05:54:22,591 --> 05:54:24,991
Item 332 is an informational

10064
05:54:26,294 --> 05:54:27,620
item The hearing for public

10065
05:54:27,620 --> 05:54:30,620
input on the development of

10066
05:54:30,566 --> 05:54:31,200
the fiscal year 2027 budget.

10067
05:54:31,200 --> 05:54:31,834
If you're hearing council

10068
05:54:31,834 --> 05:54:32,434
chambers please be sure to

10069
05:54:32,434 --> 05:54:35,434
submit a speaker's up to

10070
05:54:35,838 --> 05:54:36,539
the front of the room And if

10071
05:54:36,539 --> 05:54:37,205
you're participating remotely

10072
05:54:37,205 --> 05:54:37,939
now's the time to raise your

10073
05:54:37,939 --> 05:54:38,407
hand Starting nine or the raise

10074
05:54:38,407 --> 05:54:39,775
your hand icon.

10075
05:54:39,775 --> 05:54:40,275
Thank you.

10076
05:54:40,275 --> 05:54:40,643
All right.

10077
05:54:40,643 --> 05:54:41,310
Thank you.

10078
05:54:41,310 --> 05:54:41,743
There won't be any formal

10079
05:54:41,743 --> 05:54:43,743
presentation.

10080
05:54:44,680 --> 05:54:45,448
I'll make some opening remarks.

10081
05:54:45,448 --> 05:54:46,181
I'll turn it over to Charles

10082
05:54:46,181 --> 05:54:48,581
Mollica, our independent budget

10083
05:54:49,251 --> 05:54:49,985
analyst and then he'll turn it

10084
05:54:49,985 --> 05:54:50,719
over to the chair of our budget

10085
05:54:50,719 --> 05:54:53,119
committee council member foster

10086
05:54:53,822 --> 05:54:54,457
And then we'll go straight to

10087
05:54:54,457 --> 05:54:56,857
public comment after that.

10088
05:54:59,128 --> 05:55:02,365
So we'll be running this as we

10089
05:55:02,365 --> 05:55:03,980
did the last opportunity for

10090
05:55:03,980 --> 05:55:03,799
the public on FEBRUARY 23rd Our

10091
05:55:03,799 --> 05:55:06,199
structural budget deficit has

10092
05:55:07,970 --> 05:55:08,670
been a problem grown over time

10093
05:55:08,670 --> 05:55:09,304
with decisions made at various

10094
05:55:09,304 --> 05:55:09,938
times to kick the can down

10095
05:55:09,938 --> 05:55:13,175
the road or take it off

10096
05:55:13,175 --> 05:55:13,909
the back So city employees with

10097
05:55:13,909 --> 05:55:14,443
consequences for service levels

10098
05:55:14,443 --> 05:55:16,443
Last year following

10099
05:55:17,279 --> 05:55:17,980
the rejection of the sales tax

10100
05:55:17,980 --> 05:55:18,714
measure, the council worked to

10101
05:55:18,714 --> 05:55:21,114
preserve essential services and

10102
05:55:22,551 --> 05:55:23,252
trim where possible To achieve

10103
05:55:23,252 --> 05:55:23,952
those service levels We raised

10104
05:55:23,952 --> 05:55:26,952
fines and shared more services

10105
05:55:27,756 --> 05:55:28,424
or cost recoverable and charged

10106
05:55:28,424 --> 05:55:31,424
for parking at Belmont Park.

10107
05:55:32,610 --> 05:55:32,728
Those were hard decisions and

10108
05:55:32,728 --> 05:55:33,595
not actions I wanted to do.

10109
05:55:33,595 --> 05:55:36,595
However, I did make those

10110
05:55:37,990 --> 05:55:37,899
decisions in a vacuum.

10111
05:55:37,899 --> 05:55:38,567
I did not make those decisions

10112
05:55:38,567 --> 05:55:41,567
in a vacuum but instead

10113
05:55:41,871 --> 05:55:42,571
considered the tradeoff impacts

10114
05:55:42,571 --> 05:55:43,238
to rec centers, libraries and

10115
05:55:43,238 --> 05:55:45,638
public restrooms which would

10116
05:55:46,575 --> 05:55:47,142
have had to have been closed

10117
05:55:47,142 --> 05:55:47,843
for this fiscal year.

10118
05:55:47,843 --> 05:55:50,843
There are no feasible new

10119
05:55:51,613 --> 05:55:52,482
revenue sources in my opinion

10120
05:55:52,482 --> 05:55:56,820
and we must get serious about

10121
05:55:57,120 --> 05:55:57,787
cuts.

10122
05:55:57,787 --> 05:55:58,487
Ultimately if I'm going to

10123
05:55:58,487 --> 05:55:59,188
support an expenditure I have

10124
05:55:59,188 --> 05:56:01,457
to balance it with either a

10125
05:56:01,457 --> 05:56:01,926
revenue increase or by cutting

10126
05:56:01,926 --> 05:56:02,592
another service.

10127
05:56:02,592 --> 05:56:05,592
Conversely, if I'm going to

10128
05:56:05,795 --> 05:56:06,562
support cutting or eliminating

10129
05:56:06,562 --> 05:56:10,600
ongoing revenue I need to see a

10130
05:56:10,600 --> 05:56:11,200
replacement revenue or further

10131
05:56:11,200 --> 05:56:11,867
cuts of expenditures.

10132
05:56:11,867 --> 05:56:14,867
And for the public listening

10133
05:56:15,671 --> 05:56:16,305
tonight and participating I ask

10134
05:56:16,305 --> 05:56:16,872
you for your assistance to

10135
05:56:16,872 --> 05:56:19,272
identify where to cut.

10136
05:56:20,709 --> 05:56:21,477
That's a tough thing for us to

10137
05:56:21,477 --> 05:56:24,714
sit up here and make an ask

10138
05:56:24,714 --> 05:56:25,481
where to cut, what services do

10139
05:56:25,481 --> 05:56:26,449
we provide that are no longer a

10140
05:56:26,449 --> 05:56:29,952
priority to you so that we can

10141
05:56:29,952 --> 05:56:30,452
preserve the services that are

10142
05:56:30,452 --> 05:56:31,420
important to you.

10143
05:56:31,420 --> 05:56:35,558
We have to balance a budget and

10144
05:56:35,558 --> 05:56:36,920
a priority needs to come with a

10145
05:56:36,920 --> 05:56:38,920
priority reduction.

10146
05:56:39,610 --> 05:56:39,962
This will be that easy but I

10147
05:56:39,962 --> 05:56:40,396
believe that we can and will do

10148
05:56:40,396 --> 05:56:42,396
this together.

10149
05:56:43,833 --> 05:56:44,500
And with that I'll close.

10150
05:56:44,500 --> 05:56:45,201
Thank you for participating

10151
05:56:45,201 --> 05:56:48,201
tonight either here in person

10152
05:56:49,104 --> 05:56:49,838
or remotely and I'll turn it

10153
05:56:49,838 --> 05:56:50,440
over to our independent budget

10154
05:56:50,440 --> 05:56:50,706
analyst Charles Monica.

10155
05:56:50,706 --> 05:56:51,600
Sir.

10156
05:56:51,600 --> 05:56:51,374
Right.

10157
05:56:51,374 --> 05:56:53,374
Thank you.

10158
05:56:53,742 --> 05:56:54,243
Council PRESIDENT Council

10159
05:56:54,243 --> 05:56:54,911
members So this is

10160
05:56:54,911 --> 05:56:57,311
the council's second evening

10161
05:56:58,715 --> 05:56:59,348
meeting to hear public input on

10162
05:56:59,348 --> 05:57:00,830
the upcoming budget Given

10163
05:57:00,830 --> 05:57:00,749
the deficit that we are facing,

10164
05:57:00,749 --> 05:57:03,749
the next several months are

10165
05:57:03,920 --> 05:57:04,587
going to involve a number of

10166
05:57:04,587 --> 05:57:05,210
very difficult conversations

10167
05:57:05,210 --> 05:57:07,210
and decisions.

10168
05:57:08,224 --> 05:57:08,891
As I noted at our initial

10169
05:57:08,891 --> 05:57:09,625
hearing context is important

10170
05:57:09,625 --> 05:57:13,225
both for council and the public

10171
05:57:13,463 --> 05:57:14,640
to understand how we got here

10172
05:57:14,640 --> 05:57:17,640
and so that both counsel

10173
05:57:17,300 --> 05:57:18,100
the public can have realistic

10174
05:57:18,100 --> 05:57:18,567
expectations as we move into

10175
05:57:18,567 --> 05:57:20,567
those difficult budget

10176
05:57:22,438 --> 05:57:23,306
discussions.

10177
05:57:23,306 --> 05:57:24,700
As my office has noted for some

10178
05:57:24,700 --> 05:57:26,910
time the city has been facing

10179
05:57:26,910 --> 05:57:27,276
significant fiscal challenges

10180
05:57:27,276 --> 05:57:27,944
for years.

10181
05:57:27,944 --> 05:57:28,611
The challenges that we face

10182
05:57:28,611 --> 05:57:31,547
today have been decades in

10183
05:57:31,547 --> 05:57:32,415
the making.

10184
05:57:32,415 --> 05:57:33,830
While San Diego is a large and

10185
05:57:33,830 --> 05:57:36,830
major city, its revenues are

10186
05:57:36,920 --> 05:57:37,253
generally lower than comparable

10187
05:57:37,253 --> 05:57:37,921
cities.

10188
05:57:37,921 --> 05:57:41,357
The taxes that the city does

10189
05:57:41,357 --> 05:57:42,910
charge notably sales taxes and

10190
05:57:42,910 --> 05:57:42,826
hotel taxes are lower sometimes

10191
05:57:42,826 --> 05:57:45,826
significantly so than our peer

10192
05:57:46,529 --> 05:57:47,263
cities and there are a number

10193
05:57:47,263 --> 05:57:48,640
of taxes and fees that the city

10194
05:57:48,640 --> 05:57:51,300
does not charge at all such as

10195
05:57:51,300 --> 05:57:51,968
parking taxes, utility users

10196
05:57:51,968 --> 05:57:54,368
taxes and general obligation

10197
05:57:55,939 --> 05:57:56,606
bond related property taxes

10198
05:57:56,606 --> 05:57:57,407
that other cities often do.

10199
05:57:57,407 --> 05:58:01,700
The proportion of taxes paid by

10200
05:58:01,100 --> 05:58:01,711
city residents that goes to

10201
05:58:01,711 --> 05:58:05,448
the city is also low For every

10202
05:58:05,448 --> 05:58:06,820
dollar paid in property tax,

10203
05:58:06,820 --> 05:58:06,783
only $0.18 comes back to

10204
05:58:06,783 --> 05:58:10,353
the city For every dollar paid

10205
05:58:10,353 --> 05:58:11,540
in the sales tax only $0.13

10206
05:58:11,540 --> 05:58:15,920
comes back to the city And for

10207
05:58:15,920 --> 05:58:15,825
every dollar paid in income tax

10208
05:58:15,825 --> 05:58:19,425
no money comes directly back to

10209
05:58:19,662 --> 05:58:20,263
the city Which means that while

10210
05:58:20,263 --> 05:58:20,897
the city is tasked with

10211
05:58:20,897 --> 05:58:21,531
providing some of the most

10212
05:58:21,531 --> 05:58:23,931
commonly seen and expected

10213
05:58:24,768 --> 05:58:25,468
public services streets, parks,

10214
05:58:25,468 --> 05:58:28,468
police libraries the city also

10215
05:58:29,572 --> 05:58:30,240
receives a relatively small

10216
05:58:30,240 --> 05:58:33,240
proportion of tax dollars to

10217
05:58:34,611 --> 05:58:35,311
provide those services.

10218
05:58:35,311 --> 05:58:36,120
Given the lack of any

10219
05:58:36,120 --> 05:58:38,120
additional revenues dedicated

10220
05:58:39,749 --> 05:58:40,383
to the city it needs to be

10221
05:58:40,383 --> 05:58:40,951
understood that the city's

10222
05:58:40,951 --> 05:58:41,618
ongoing resources are

10223
05:58:41,618 --> 05:58:44,180
insufficient to support its

10224
05:58:44,755 --> 05:58:45,622
current operations.

10225
05:58:45,622 --> 05:58:46,490
The city has been able to get

10226
05:58:46,490 --> 05:58:49,826
by for the last 20 years or so

10227
05:58:49,826 --> 05:58:50,493
by keeping its costs low

10228
05:58:50,493 --> 05:58:51,194
largely through putting off

10229
05:58:51,194 --> 05:58:53,194
infrastructure maintenance and

10230
05:58:54,330 --> 05:58:55,640
keeping city salaries well

10231
05:58:55,640 --> 05:58:55,632
below the median for comparable

10232
05:58:55,632 --> 05:58:58,320
cities in our region.

10233
05:58:58,902 --> 05:58:59,702
Both of those have had long

10234
05:58:59,702 --> 05:59:02,702
term consequences and long term

10235
05:59:03,740 --> 05:59:04,374
costs.

10236
05:59:04,374 --> 05:59:05,800
The city did start making

10237
05:59:05,800 --> 05:59:07,800
progress on infrastructure

10238
05:59:08,545 --> 05:59:09,246
repair and city salaries over

10239
05:59:09,246 --> 05:59:09,913
the last several years but we

10240
05:59:09,913 --> 05:59:12,849
were only able to do so by

10241
05:59:12,849 --> 05:59:13,550
tapping into significant one

10242
05:59:13,550 --> 05:59:14,170
time resources that have since

10243
05:59:14,170 --> 05:59:16,170
been exhausted.

10244
05:59:18,155 --> 05:59:18,889
The city attempted to respond

10245
05:59:18,889 --> 05:59:21,158
to this longstanding structural

10246
05:59:21,158 --> 05:59:21,925
deficit through the 2024

10247
05:59:21,925 --> 05:59:22,793
measure e sales tax measure but

10248
05:59:22,793 --> 05:59:26,960
that ballot item failed and it

10249
05:59:26,960 --> 05:59:26,830
left the city with a real need

10250
05:59:26,830 --> 05:59:29,830
to realign its ongoing services

10251
05:59:30,834 --> 05:59:31,702
with its ongoing resources.

10252
05:59:31,702 --> 05:59:32,402
And that's where we are today

10253
05:59:32,402 --> 05:59:34,370
and that's really where we've

10254
05:59:34,370 --> 05:59:35,339
been for the last two years.

10255
05:59:35,339 --> 05:59:38,742
Last year about this time we

10256
05:59:38,742 --> 05:59:39,476
were facing a $260 million

10257
05:59:39,476 --> 05:59:42,476
deficit which we closed through

10258
05:59:43,580 --> 05:59:44,381
totaling reserve contributions

10259
05:59:44,381 --> 05:59:46,781
of about 60 million of

10260
05:59:47,684 --> 05:59:48,385
implementing roughly $100

10261
05:59:48,385 --> 05:59:49,520
million in new revenues and

10262
05:59:49,520 --> 05:59:49,753
fees to offset expenses that

10263
05:59:49,753 --> 05:59:52,753
would have otherwise fallen to

10264
05:59:53,122 --> 05:59:53,824
the general fund And by making

10265
05:59:53,824 --> 05:59:56,224
about $100 million in painful

10266
05:59:57,427 --> 05:59:58,128
cuts to city services such as

10267
05:59:58,128 --> 05:59:58,795
library hours this year we are

10268
05:59:58,795 --> 06:00:01,195
also facing a significant

10269
06:00:02,990 --> 06:00:05,990
deficit for the upcoming year

10270
06:00:05,502 --> 06:00:06,169
of roughly 100 to $120 million

10271
06:00:06,169 --> 06:00:06,904
and that reflects continued

10272
06:00:06,904 --> 06:00:09,304
delays to reserve contributions

10273
06:00:10,574 --> 06:00:11,242
New revenue sources that we

10274
06:00:11,242 --> 06:00:11,941
expanded over the last year

10275
06:00:11,941 --> 06:00:15,541
have at this point also been

10276
06:00:16,120 --> 06:00:16,646
tapped And the appetite for new

10277
06:00:16,646 --> 06:00:17,281
revenues in the immediate

10278
06:00:17,281 --> 06:00:19,681
future seems limited which

10279
06:00:20,217 --> 06:00:21,180
means that the projected

10280
06:00:21,180 --> 06:00:21,785
deficit we face today will have

10281
06:00:21,785 --> 06:00:25,385
to be closed by and large

10282
06:00:25,489 --> 06:00:26,156
through cuts.

10283
06:00:26,156 --> 06:00:26,857
Finding enough cuts to close

10284
06:00:26,857 --> 06:00:30,361
that deficit will be hard but

10285
06:00:30,361 --> 06:00:31,127
by law the city's budgets need

10286
06:00:31,127 --> 06:00:31,895
to be balanced and we cannot

10287
06:00:31,895 --> 06:00:35,320
spend money that we do not have

10288
06:00:35,320 --> 06:00:35,665
to begin accounting for

10289
06:00:35,665 --> 06:00:36,333
the city's long term needs

10290
06:00:36,333 --> 06:00:38,733
especially its long deferred

10291
06:00:40,300 --> 06:00:40,637
infrastructure needs New

10292
06:00:40,637 --> 06:00:41,472
revenue will ultimately be

10293
06:00:41,472 --> 06:00:44,308
required But as we move into

10294
06:00:44,308 --> 06:00:44,909
the fy 27 budget process we

10295
06:00:44,909 --> 06:00:45,642
need to ensure that our

10296
06:00:45,642 --> 06:00:48,420
expenditures match the revenues

10297
06:00:49,746 --> 06:00:50,470
that we already have in hand

10298
06:00:50,470 --> 06:00:50,747
today.

10299
06:00:50,747 --> 06:00:51,548
To that end, as we have

10300
06:00:51,548 --> 06:00:54,548
discussions tonight and as we

10301
06:00:55,219 --> 06:00:55,919
continue to discuss the budget

10302
06:00:55,919 --> 06:00:56,620
over the next several months,

10303
06:00:56,620 --> 06:00:59,623
we need to be realistic about

10304
06:00:59,623 --> 06:01:00,323
what we can fund with

10305
06:01:00,323 --> 06:01:00,858
the resources that we have and

10306
06:01:00,858 --> 06:01:01,525
we should focus our

10307
06:01:01,525 --> 06:01:03,925
conversations on a core

10308
06:01:05,663 --> 06:01:06,230
services that the Council and

10309
06:01:06,230 --> 06:01:06,897
the public want to see

10310
06:01:06,897 --> 06:01:09,297
maintained and frankly areas

10311
06:01:10,567 --> 06:01:11,502
where the city can afford to or

10312
06:01:11,502 --> 06:01:15,500
needs to pull back on or reduce

10313
06:01:15,500 --> 06:01:15,672
services.

10314
06:01:15,672 --> 06:01:16,273
This will be difficult but

10315
06:01:16,273 --> 06:01:16,974
necessary conversations.

10316
06:01:16,974 --> 06:01:20,770
And to that end I look forward

10317
06:01:20,770 --> 06:01:20,711
to hearing comments tonight

10318
06:01:20,711 --> 06:01:21,445
from the Council and from

10319
06:01:21,445 --> 06:01:24,445
the public without pitched over

10320
06:01:27,285 --> 06:01:29,285
to Councilmember Foster.

10321
06:01:32,489 --> 06:01:32,856
Thank you Charles for those

10322
06:01:32,856 --> 06:01:33,257
comments.

10323
06:01:33,257 --> 06:01:35,257
I thank you.

10324
06:01:37,794 --> 06:01:38,429
Council PRESIDENT, for

10325
06:01:38,429 --> 06:01:39,129
convening this meeting and

10326
06:01:39,129 --> 06:01:42,300
thank you to the community for

10327
06:01:42,300 --> 06:01:43,670
being here tonight.

10328
06:01:43,670 --> 06:01:46,667
I cannot say this enough This

10329
06:01:47,872 --> 06:01:48,538
is a tough budget cycle and we

10330
06:01:48,538 --> 06:01:48,839
cannot continue business as

10331
06:01:48,839 --> 06:01:49,540
usual.

10332
06:01:49,540 --> 06:01:52,576
And as the mayor prepares his

10333
06:01:52,576 --> 06:01:53,210
proposed budget, it's critical

10334
06:01:53,210 --> 06:01:55,610
that staffing services and

10335
06:01:57,148 --> 06:01:57,748
resources are aligned

10336
06:01:57,748 --> 06:01:58,415
efficiently and that any

10337
06:01:58,415 --> 06:02:00,415
adjustments are communicated

10338
06:02:02,386 --> 06:02:03,120
clearly to residents.

10339
06:02:03,120 --> 06:02:05,520
Reductions must be strategic,

10340
06:02:06,857 --> 06:02:07,591
proportional and protect core

10341
06:02:07,591 --> 06:02:08,292
services such as public safety,

10342
06:02:08,292 --> 06:02:10,692
clean streets and functioning

10343
06:02:13,197 --> 06:02:13,530
libraries, parks and recreation

10344
06:02:13,530 --> 06:02:14,298
centers.

10345
06:02:14,298 --> 06:02:17,898
For me equity remains a guiding

10346
06:02:18,202 --> 06:02:18,903
principle and we must apply it

10347
06:02:18,903 --> 06:02:19,537
carefully as we make difficult

10348
06:02:19,537 --> 06:02:21,937
decisions and the public's

10349
06:02:23,741 --> 06:02:24,750
voice is essential during this

10350
06:02:24,750 --> 06:02:24,675
process.

10351
06:02:24,675 --> 06:02:25,242
So I strongly encourage

10352
06:02:25,242 --> 06:02:27,242
residents to complete

10353
06:02:28,713 --> 06:02:29,280
the mayor's budget survey and

10354
06:02:29,280 --> 06:02:29,881
to be vocal about your

10355
06:02:29,881 --> 06:02:31,881
priorities and reduction

10356
06:02:34,452 --> 06:02:35,219
recommendations.

10357
06:02:35,219 --> 06:02:35,820
Your input matters and it will

10358
06:02:35,820 --> 06:02:38,655
help shape a budget that

10359
06:02:38,655 --> 06:02:39,223
balances fiscal responsibility

10360
06:02:39,223 --> 06:02:39,790
with community needs.

10361
06:02:39,790 --> 06:02:40,425
And tonight is another

10362
06:02:40,425 --> 06:02:42,825
opportunity to share your

10363
06:02:44,461 --> 06:02:45,960
feedback.

10364
06:02:45,960 --> 06:02:45,829
Additional public comment

10365
06:02:45,829 --> 06:02:48,566
meetings will be held on MAY

10366
06:02:48,566 --> 06:02:49,300
4th and MAY 18th.

10367
06:02:49,300 --> 06:02:49,901
So please mark your calendars

10368
06:02:49,901 --> 06:02:51,901
and please participate.

10369
06:02:53,404 --> 06:02:54,500
There are challenging choices

10370
06:02:54,500 --> 06:02:56,405
ahead but together with

10371
06:02:57,875 --> 06:02:58,576
community input the city can

10372
06:02:58,576 --> 06:02:59,177
build a budget that is

10373
06:02:59,177 --> 06:03:01,177
equitable, effective and

10374
06:03:03,414 --> 06:03:03,815
protects the services families

10375
06:03:03,815 --> 06:03:04,449
in this.

10376
06:03:04,449 --> 06:03:05,149
And protects the services

10377
06:03:05,149 --> 06:03:08,749
families in this city rely on.

10378
06:03:09,320 --> 06:03:10,189
I look forward to hearing

10379
06:03:10,189 --> 06:03:13,789
public comment and again as my

10380
06:03:14,725 --> 06:03:15,493
colleagues have said earlier

10381
06:03:15,493 --> 06:03:19,930
today, this truly is about what

10382
06:03:20,131 --> 06:03:20,398
type of San Diego do we want to

10383
06:03:20,398 --> 06:03:21,320
be.

10384
06:03:21,320 --> 06:03:23,432
And Council PRESIDENT That

10385
06:03:24,802 --> 06:03:25,470
concludes my comments.

10386
06:03:25,470 --> 06:03:26,370
And again, thank you for

10387
06:03:26,370 --> 06:03:26,504
holding this hearing.

10388
06:03:26,504 --> 06:03:28,504
Thank you, sir.

10389
06:03:30,408 --> 06:03:30,941
And thank you for your leading

10390
06:03:30,941 --> 06:03:31,642
the Budget Committee

10391
06:03:31,642 --> 06:03:34,420
conversations with that clerk.

10392
06:03:35,279 --> 06:03:35,613
Please proceed with public

10393
06:03:35,613 --> 06:03:35,980
comment.

10394
06:03:35,980 --> 06:03:36,481
Thank you.

10395
06:03:36,481 --> 06:03:37,148
Council PRESIDENT.

10396
06:03:37,148 --> 06:03:40,148
We do have several speakers

10397
06:03:40,918 --> 06:03:41,852
here and online.

10398
06:03:41,852 --> 06:03:42,253
We'll be going down to a minute

10399
06:03:42,253 --> 06:03:44,253
and a half.

10400
06:03:46,591 --> 06:03:47,158
Jacob Daughtry, if you can

10401
06:03:47,158 --> 06:03:47,858
please come forward to

10402
06:03:47,858 --> 06:03:48,426
the microphone after that if I

10403
06:03:48,426 --> 06:03:50,826
can have the following

10404
06:03:52,931 --> 06:03:53,664
individuals please come forward

10405
06:03:53,664 --> 06:03:56,664
to the yellow reserved seats.

10406
06:03:56,834 --> 06:03:57,502
Kelly Nephew Stephen Schmoke,

10407
06:03:57,502 --> 06:03:57,969
Katherine Titans Ramsey and

10408
06:03:57,969 --> 06:03:59,969
Liliana Soriano.

10409
06:04:01,605 --> 06:04:02,373
If you can all please come up

10410
06:04:02,373 --> 06:04:02,874
to the front row and you can

10411
06:04:02,874 --> 06:04:04,874
begin when ready.

10412
06:04:07,479 --> 06:04:08,146
Good evening Counsel My name is

10413
06:04:08,146 --> 06:04:08,813
Jacob Forte and I work for

10414
06:04:08,813 --> 06:04:09,147
the San Diego lgbt Community

10415
06:04:09,147 --> 06:04:11,147
Center.

10416
06:04:13,284 --> 06:04:13,951
I need to continue to fund

10417
06:04:13,951 --> 06:04:14,652
the center's prevention work

10418
06:04:14,652 --> 06:04:17,520
through the opioid settlement

10419
06:04:17,622 --> 06:04:18,550
funds or any other funds that

10420
06:04:18,550 --> 06:04:18,623
are available.

10421
06:04:18,623 --> 06:04:19,357
Our community is being

10422
06:04:19,357 --> 06:04:22,357
abandoned at the federal level.

10423
06:04:23,795 --> 06:04:24,462
Lgbtq helpless individuals are

10424
06:04:24,462 --> 06:04:25,163
dying from opioids at higher

10425
06:04:25,163 --> 06:04:28,763
rates not because of who they

10426
06:04:28,967 --> 06:04:29,634
are but because of how

10427
06:04:29,634 --> 06:04:30,301
the world has treated them.

10428
06:04:30,301 --> 06:04:30,935
Trauma, family rejection and

10429
06:04:30,935 --> 06:04:33,738
the stress that comes from

10430
06:04:33,738 --> 06:04:34,372
being part of idealized.

10431
06:04:34,372 --> 06:04:34,706
These aren't just talking

10432
06:04:34,706 --> 06:04:35,340
points.

10433
06:04:35,340 --> 06:04:38,340
These are the reasons why

10434
06:04:38,811 --> 06:04:39,443
people walk through our doors.

10435
06:04:39,443 --> 06:04:41,843
According to the National

10436
06:04:43,281 --> 06:04:43,882
Institute on Drug Abuse, 6.7%

10437
06:04:43,882 --> 06:04:44,583
of lgbtq adults misused

10438
06:04:44,583 --> 06:04:46,983
prescription opioids or heroin

10439
06:04:48,453 --> 06:04:49,540
in the past year compared to

10440
06:04:49,540 --> 06:04:49,454
just 3.6% of the general

10441
06:04:49,454 --> 06:04:49,888
population.

10442
06:04:49,888 --> 06:04:51,888
Nearly double.

10443
06:04:53,892 --> 06:04:54,526
And yet only 28% of treatment

10444
06:04:54,526 --> 06:04:56,926
facilities in this country

10445
06:04:58,930 --> 06:04:59,297
offer any lgbtq plus specific

10446
06:04:59,297 --> 06:04:59,997
services.

10447
06:04:59,997 --> 06:05:02,397
The center provides affirming

10448
06:05:04,336 --> 06:05:05,200
trauma informed care that works

10449
06:05:05,200 --> 06:05:05,537
because it needs people and

10450
06:05:05,537 --> 06:05:06,271
their full identity.

10451
06:05:06,271 --> 06:05:09,271
The federal government has made

10452
06:05:10,342 --> 06:05:11,420
it clear what their position is

10453
06:05:11,420 --> 06:05:11,710
and now this Council must

10454
06:05:11,710 --> 06:05:12,770
continue to step up for our

10455
06:05:12,770 --> 06:05:12,443
community.

10456
06:05:12,443 --> 06:05:13,678
Thank you.

10457
06:05:13,678 --> 06:05:14,179
Yield back.

10458
06:05:14,179 --> 06:05:16,179
Thank you.

10459
06:05:20,719 --> 06:05:21,353
Next is Karina.

10460
06:05:21,353 --> 06:05:21,686
>> Good evening, council

10461
06:05:21,686 --> 06:05:22,487
members.

10462
06:05:22,487 --> 06:05:25,691
My name is Corinne a few and

10463
06:05:25,691 --> 06:05:26,458
their pronouns are she her?

10464
06:05:26,458 --> 06:05:27,920
On behalf of the San Diego lgbt

10465
06:05:27,920 --> 06:05:29,492
Community Center I request

10466
06:05:31,290 --> 06:05:31,729
continued funding through

10467
06:05:31,729 --> 06:05:32,330
the Opioid Settlement Fund or

10468
06:05:32,330 --> 06:05:32,931
other funds available to

10469
06:05:32,931 --> 06:05:35,331
the Center Substance Use

10470
06:05:36,568 --> 06:05:37,350
Disorder Prevention and

10471
06:05:37,350 --> 06:05:37,736
Education Work.

10472
06:05:37,736 --> 06:05:38,403
Research shows that lgbtq plus

10473
06:05:38,403 --> 06:05:40,803
folks particularly our youth

10474
06:05:42,406 --> 06:05:43,750
are at a higher risk of using

10475
06:05:43,750 --> 06:05:43,608
and abusing substances that

10476
06:05:43,608 --> 06:05:45,608
there's this gender

10477
06:05:48,213 --> 06:05:48,814
heterosexual peers.

10478
06:05:48,814 --> 06:05:49,548
The center's work around

10479
06:05:49,548 --> 06:05:50,282
substance use disorder revolves

10480
06:05:50,282 --> 06:05:52,682
around prevention and education

10481
06:05:52,917 --> 06:05:53,552
acknowledging that effective

10482
06:05:53,552 --> 06:05:54,152
intervention begins before

10483
06:05:54,152 --> 06:05:54,552
opioid use even becomes

10484
06:05:54,552 --> 06:05:56,552
problematic.

10485
06:05:58,657 --> 06:05:59,358
The center's strategy directly

10486
06:05:59,358 --> 06:06:00,250
addresses the root causes that

10487
06:06:00,250 --> 06:06:00,659
are significant risk factors

10488
06:06:00,659 --> 06:06:03,590
for substance abuse youth

10489
06:06:04,329 --> 06:06:04,997
disorder including minority

10490
06:06:04,997 --> 06:06:05,530
stress, family rejection and

10491
06:06:05,530 --> 06:06:07,930
trauma all of which

10492
06:06:10,350 --> 06:06:10,769
disproportionately affect lgbtq

10493
06:06:10,769 --> 06:06:11,690
plus individuals especially our

10494
06:06:11,690 --> 06:06:11,737
youth.

10495
06:06:11,737 --> 06:06:12,337
At a time where our federal

10496
06:06:12,337 --> 06:06:14,337
government continues to

10497
06:06:15,908 --> 06:06:16,608
threaten funding to lgbtq

10498
06:06:16,608 --> 06:06:17,209
serving organizations, we call

10499
06:06:17,209 --> 06:06:20,209
upon our city leaders to

10500
06:06:22,581 --> 06:06:23,315
continue to boldly invest in

10501
06:06:23,315 --> 06:06:24,160
the center affirming culturally

10502
06:06:24,160 --> 06:06:24,716
competent services that mirror

10503
06:06:24,716 --> 06:06:26,510
communities where they are at.

10504
06:06:26,510 --> 06:06:28,510
Thank you.

10505
06:06:32,357 --> 06:06:35,357
Thank you, Steve and Jamal.

10506
06:06:38,197 --> 06:06:38,864
I'm Stephen Small While I am

10507
06:06:38,864 --> 06:06:39,531
involved with the friends of

10508
06:06:39,531 --> 06:06:40,199
the San Diego Public Library

10509
06:06:40,199 --> 06:06:43,799
and the Friends of the North

10510
06:06:44,437 --> 06:06:45,700
Park Library, I I'm speaking

10511
06:06:45,700 --> 06:06:45,670
tonight as an individual.

10512
06:06:45,670 --> 06:06:46,404
Thank you by the way for

10513
06:06:46,404 --> 06:06:49,141
the opportunity to present my

10514
06:06:49,141 --> 06:06:50,800
comments.

10515
06:06:50,800 --> 06:06:50,810
San Diego will not be a first

10516
06:06:50,810 --> 06:06:54,410
class city if its libraries and

10517
06:06:55,460 --> 06:06:55,748
rec centers are only open some

10518
06:06:55,748 --> 06:06:59,948
of the time the mayor and his

10519
06:07:00,452 --> 06:07:01,153
staff simply don't get it when

10520
06:07:01,153 --> 06:07:04,753
they use All right words about

10521
06:07:06,425 --> 06:07:07,159
libraries and rec centers their

10522
06:07:07,159 --> 06:07:10,759
actions and that is what counts

10523
06:07:11,630 --> 06:07:12,331
All the sacrifice libraries and

10524
06:07:12,331 --> 06:07:12,731
rec centers for other budget

10525
06:07:12,731 --> 06:07:13,432
priorities.

10526
06:07:13,432 --> 06:07:16,432
But the council has recognized

10527
06:07:18,370 --> 06:07:18,737
the importance of libraries and

10528
06:07:18,737 --> 06:07:19,237
rec centers in the past and it

10529
06:07:19,237 --> 06:07:21,637
can do so again.

10530
06:07:23,641 --> 06:07:24,343
Please consider making small

10531
06:07:24,343 --> 06:07:27,943
cuts in the budget for police

10532
06:07:29,114 --> 06:07:29,748
fire And yes, your staff's so

10533
06:07:29,748 --> 06:07:30,416
that all libraries and rec

10534
06:07:30,416 --> 06:07:32,816
centers regardless of what

10535
06:07:35,540 --> 06:07:35,721
overall cuts they MAY have to

10536
06:07:35,721 --> 06:07:36,210
take can be open for decent

10537
06:07:36,210 --> 06:07:38,210
hours.

10538
06:07:40,559 --> 06:07:41,226
Seven days a week.

10539
06:07:41,226 --> 06:07:41,594
That is a core service.

10540
06:07:41,594 --> 06:07:43,594
Thank you.

10541
06:07:43,595 --> 06:07:45,595
Thank you.

10542
06:07:49,702 --> 06:07:50,202
Next is Catherine.

10543
06:07:50,202 --> 06:07:50,903
Good evening.

10544
06:07:50,903 --> 06:07:53,903
I'm Catherine Terrence and I'm

10545
06:07:56,142 --> 06:07:56,542
a member of the River library

10546
06:07:56,542 --> 06:07:57,208
in the area.

10547
06:07:57,208 --> 06:07:57,877
I believe that libraries are

10548
06:07:57,877 --> 06:08:00,877
the great equalizers in our

10549
06:08:01,480 --> 06:08:02,248
society.

10550
06:08:02,248 --> 06:08:03,150
It is essential that all 37

10551
06:08:03,150 --> 06:08:06,150
branches of our library stay

10552
06:08:06,419 --> 06:08:07,152
open seven days of the week so

10553
06:08:07,152 --> 06:08:08,200
that all can use them to learn

10554
06:08:08,200 --> 06:08:11,620
to study, to find an internet

10555
06:08:12,358 --> 06:08:13,590
connection and to prosper.

10556
06:08:13,590 --> 06:08:13,726
When we fund the libraries we

10557
06:08:13,726 --> 06:08:16,726
are telling young people and

10558
06:08:17,963 --> 06:08:18,631
other students that they matter

10559
06:08:18,631 --> 06:08:18,965
and that we care about their

10560
06:08:18,965 --> 06:08:19,498
future.

10561
06:08:19,498 --> 06:08:21,898
Thank you very much.

10562
06:08:33,745 --> 06:08:34,313
Thank you Ramsey.

10563
06:08:34,313 --> 06:08:35,470
So at the last budget

10564
06:08:35,470 --> 06:08:35,815
discussion I kind of went on a

10565
06:08:35,815 --> 06:08:39,318
little bit of a tangent about

10566
06:08:39,318 --> 06:08:39,990
immigration rights and I didn't

10567
06:08:39,990 --> 06:08:40,386
have any budget solutions to

10568
06:08:40,386 --> 06:08:42,386
add to that.

10569
06:08:45,124 --> 06:08:45,758
But what I really want to see

10570
06:08:45,758 --> 06:08:46,492
this year is what I had

10571
06:08:46,492 --> 06:08:50,692
the idea of doing is instead of

10572
06:08:52,298 --> 06:08:52,999
having a direct way to you

10573
06:08:52,999 --> 06:08:56,599
know, use general fund to pay

10574
06:08:57,436 --> 06:08:58,137
for funding our defense for

10575
06:08:58,137 --> 06:08:58,838
detainees and ice detention or

10576
06:08:58,838 --> 06:08:59,438
legal observers are also being

10577
06:08:59,438 --> 06:08:59,905
harassed by the federal

10578
06:08:59,905 --> 06:09:01,905
administration.

10579
06:09:04,443 --> 06:09:05,110
I have I had an internal

10580
06:09:05,110 --> 06:09:05,756
conflict of if I wanted you

10581
06:09:05,756 --> 06:09:06,446
guys to fund that directly

10582
06:09:06,446 --> 06:09:10,483
the fences or what to do with

10583
06:09:10,483 --> 06:09:11,217
that So what I think the best

10584
06:09:11,217 --> 06:09:11,950
solution in this case is to use

10585
06:09:11,950 --> 06:09:14,350
the existing civilian resources

10586
06:09:15,588 --> 06:09:16,188
like the media pages, like

10587
06:09:16,188 --> 06:09:16,856
the staff resources and

10588
06:09:16,856 --> 06:09:20,456
whatever We have to first of

10589
06:09:22,362 --> 06:09:22,929
all verify groups that have

10590
06:09:22,929 --> 06:09:25,929
links to these are to

10591
06:09:27,666 --> 06:09:28,468
the immigrants and verify that

10592
06:09:28,468 --> 06:09:29,168
they are real Because I did

10593
06:09:29,168 --> 06:09:29,868
have conversations with people

10594
06:09:29,868 --> 06:09:30,570
at meetings that want to make

10595
06:09:30,570 --> 06:09:33,570
donations but they also don't

10596
06:09:33,906 --> 06:09:34,474
know for sure what are valid

10597
06:09:34,474 --> 06:09:35,740
links, what are about

10598
06:09:35,740 --> 06:09:35,775
the people to donate to.

10599
06:09:35,775 --> 06:09:39,975
So if we have some city staff

10600
06:09:39,979 --> 06:09:40,312
working on that I would be

10601
06:09:40,312 --> 06:09:40,913
great.

10602
06:09:40,913 --> 06:09:41,581
Also from the mayor this

10603
06:09:41,581 --> 06:09:44,581
morning he posted a graphic

10604
06:09:45,251 --> 06:09:45,550
saying overall crime dropped by

10605
06:09:45,550 --> 06:09:46,252
6.3%.

10606
06:09:46,252 --> 06:09:48,652
Voters decreased by 25% and

10607
06:09:50,290 --> 06:09:50,957
crimes against person by 3.2%.

10608
06:09:50,957 --> 06:09:53,957
General trends is the crime

10609
06:09:56,162 --> 06:09:56,562
across all across all levels is

10610
06:09:56,562 --> 06:09:57,330
decreasing.

10611
06:09:57,330 --> 06:09:57,997
I'd be great if we could reduce

10612
06:09:57,997 --> 06:09:58,665
some of that apd budget and

10613
06:09:58,665 --> 06:10:01,650
move it towards immigration

10614
06:10:03,202 --> 06:10:03,708
protection.

10615
06:10:03,708 --> 06:10:04,700
>> Thank you.

10616
06:10:04,700 --> 06:10:06,700
Thank you.

10617
06:10:08,700 --> 06:10:08,674
This is live unit So you know

10618
06:10:08,674 --> 06:10:11,740
after Liliana Blair Beckman

10619
06:10:16,516 --> 06:10:17,383
Andrew Banner Natalia Natalie

10620
06:10:17,383 --> 06:10:18,840
Roski and Edward of all to if

10621
06:10:18,840 --> 06:10:18,651
you can please come up to

10622
06:10:18,651 --> 06:10:21,510
the other resources at

10623
06:10:21,540 --> 06:10:21,454
the front please proceed.

10624
06:10:21,454 --> 06:10:22,188
Thank you.

10625
06:10:22,188 --> 06:10:22,755
Hi Counsel My name is Liam

10626
06:10:22,755 --> 06:10:23,388
Soriano and I serve as

10627
06:10:23,388 --> 06:10:23,789
the director of policy at

10628
06:10:23,789 --> 06:10:25,789
YouthBuild.

10629
06:10:26,259 --> 06:10:26,926
We are a youth advocacy

10630
06:10:26,926 --> 06:10:27,560
organization and today I am

10631
06:10:27,560 --> 06:10:28,228
honored to represent young

10632
06:10:28,228 --> 06:10:30,628
people many from throughout

10633
06:10:32,198 --> 06:10:32,832
your districts.

10634
06:10:32,832 --> 06:10:33,532
Truly young people cannot

10635
06:10:33,532 --> 06:10:34,234
afford for programs to be cut

10636
06:10:34,234 --> 06:10:36,634
That includes libraries, parks

10637
06:10:38,505 --> 06:10:39,139
and rec centers since they're

10638
06:10:39,139 --> 06:10:39,506
the home of many of those

10639
06:10:39,506 --> 06:10:40,173
programs.

10640
06:10:40,173 --> 06:10:43,173
I also specifically want to

10641
06:10:43,877 --> 06:10:44,544
elevate the opportunity to

10642
06:10:44,544 --> 06:10:45,111
support the Office of Child

10643
06:10:45,111 --> 06:10:45,612
Abuse success in your

10644
06:10:45,612 --> 06:10:46,346
individual memos.

10645
06:10:46,346 --> 06:10:49,346
Their existence is critical for

10646
06:10:50,450 --> 06:10:51,510
youth to thrive in this city.

10647
06:10:51,510 --> 06:10:51,718
Lastly, I do acknowledge

10648
06:10:51,718 --> 06:10:54,718
the budget deficit and under

10649
06:10:55,689 --> 06:10:56,289
the same breath we need to

10650
06:10:56,289 --> 06:10:56,990
acknowledge the current

10651
06:10:56,990 --> 06:10:57,557
economic crisis many families

10652
06:10:57,557 --> 06:11:00,557
face or will face with

10653
06:11:01,728 --> 06:11:02,429
the situation that's going on

10654
06:11:02,429 --> 06:11:03,162
in our country And many of

10655
06:11:03,162 --> 06:11:05,562
the constituents are struggling

10656
06:11:08,235 --> 06:11:08,601
economically and so are their

10657
06:11:08,601 --> 06:11:09,302
children.

10658
06:11:09,302 --> 06:11:09,868
Therefore it is imperative to

10659
06:11:09,868 --> 06:11:10,503
support young people.

10660
06:11:10,503 --> 06:11:12,903
Please continue to support

10661
06:11:14,174 --> 06:11:14,774
youth and I look forward to

10662
06:11:14,774 --> 06:11:15,342
meeting with all of your

10663
06:11:15,342 --> 06:11:15,708
officers individually.

10664
06:11:15,708 --> 06:11:16,760
Thank you.

10665
06:11:16,760 --> 06:11:18,760
Thank you.

10666
06:11:20,680 --> 06:11:23,800
Blair Wickman All right.

10667
06:11:25,952 --> 06:11:26,520
Thank you And thank you for

10668
06:11:26,520 --> 06:11:27,254
the beginning words of

10669
06:11:27,254 --> 06:11:27,854
Councilperson pastor and how to

10670
06:11:27,854 --> 06:11:29,854
frame our conversation.

10671
06:11:32,920 --> 06:11:32,792
I think I hope we can be good

10672
06:11:32,792 --> 06:11:35,792
for ourselves in the coming

10673
06:11:37,597 --> 06:11:38,631
year.

10674
06:11:38,631 --> 06:11:42,831
I wanted to work on just some

10675
06:11:43,690 --> 06:11:43,870
overall broad brushstrokes of

10676
06:11:43,870 --> 06:11:48,700
how my idealism what I want to

10677
06:11:48,875 --> 06:11:49,276
be thinking and working towards

10678
06:11:49,276 --> 06:11:50,143
to begin.

10679
06:11:50,143 --> 06:11:54,343
I hope we can continue to have

10680
06:11:55,415 --> 06:11:56,149
I can continue to have open

10681
06:11:56,149 --> 06:11:56,749
conversations with customers in

10682
06:11:56,749 --> 06:11:59,749
the club and the council

10683
06:12:00,854 --> 06:12:01,588
persons themselves about

10684
06:12:01,588 --> 06:12:05,188
revenues and the use of general

10685
06:12:06,460 --> 06:12:07,160
fund issues versus specific

10686
06:12:07,160 --> 06:12:07,461
goals of things like parking

10687
06:12:07,461 --> 06:12:08,228
fees.

10688
06:12:08,228 --> 06:12:08,762
I hope that we can continue an

10689
06:12:08,762 --> 06:12:10,762
open conversation on

10690
06:12:12,532 --> 06:12:13,166
the subject and work together

10691
06:12:13,166 --> 06:12:13,866
towards a good narrative.

10692
06:12:13,866 --> 06:12:18,660
So I think we all can be

10693
06:12:18,705 --> 06:12:19,573
eventually agreeable upon Good

10694
06:12:19,573 --> 06:12:20,306
luck how we can do that It's

10695
06:12:20,306 --> 06:12:23,906
important to figure that out as

10696
06:12:24,778 --> 06:12:25,445
a full community process and I

10697
06:12:25,445 --> 06:12:26,179
wouldn't be trusting and non

10698
06:12:26,179 --> 06:12:29,179
fearful I think of budget

10699
06:12:30,317 --> 06:12:31,500
issues before pre-covid we were

10700
06:12:31,500 --> 06:12:34,650
really working on a future that

10701
06:12:35,989 --> 06:12:36,657
was creating new funding

10702
06:12:36,657 --> 06:12:37,357
program and funding streams

10703
06:12:37,357 --> 06:12:37,724
that were really inventive and

10704
06:12:37,724 --> 06:12:39,724
creative.

10705
06:12:41,995 --> 06:12:42,696
Covid changed that and we're

10706
06:12:42,696 --> 06:12:43,397
back into the regular patterns

10707
06:12:43,397 --> 06:12:44,131
of you know, getting a lot of

10708
06:12:44,131 --> 06:12:44,465
money and then taxing everybody

10709
06:12:44,465 --> 06:12:46,465
for it.

10710
06:12:48,769 --> 06:12:49,436
I hope we really work on

10711
06:12:49,436 --> 06:12:50,300
different ways to be funding

10712
06:12:50,300 --> 06:12:50,704
things in the future.

10713
06:12:50,704 --> 06:12:51,380
>> It takes a lot of creative

10714
06:12:51,380 --> 06:12:51,404
effort.

10715
06:12:51,404 --> 06:12:51,772
Good luck.

10716
06:12:51,772 --> 06:12:53,772
Teamwork.

10717
06:12:54,410 --> 06:12:54,608
Thank you.

10718
06:12:54,608 --> 06:12:56,608
>> Thank you.

10719
06:12:59,212 --> 06:12:59,552
Next we have Andrew Benner this

10720
06:12:59,552 --> 06:13:01,552
.

10721
06:13:06,120 --> 06:13:06,428
>> Good evening Council members

10722
06:13:06,428 --> 06:13:06,820
.

10723
06:13:06,820 --> 06:13:07,521
Thank you.

10724
06:13:07,521 --> 06:13:08,222
COUNCILMAN Henry Foster along

10725
06:13:08,222 --> 06:13:08,856
with council members I support

10726
06:13:08,856 --> 06:13:12,920
a kind of a social equity

10727
06:13:12,920 --> 06:13:12,427
program along with the mayor's

10728
06:13:12,427 --> 06:13:13,127
office.

10729
06:13:13,127 --> 06:13:13,827
My name's Andrew but yes, I'm

10730
06:13:13,827 --> 06:13:16,827
39 years old, born and raised

10731
06:13:17,131 --> 06:13:17,898
in south San Diego District

10732
06:13:17,898 --> 06:13:18,599
four I'm here to speak in

10733
06:13:18,599 --> 06:13:19,166
strong support of the cannabis

10734
06:13:19,166 --> 06:13:21,166
social equity program.

10735
06:13:23,170 --> 06:13:23,804
For too long the war on drugs

10736
06:13:23,804 --> 06:13:24,538
disproportionately target

10737
06:13:24,538 --> 06:13:25,380
communities of color and caused

10738
06:13:25,380 --> 06:13:27,380
generational harm.

10739
06:13:29,843 --> 06:13:30,544
Now that this industry is legal

10740
06:13:30,544 --> 06:13:31,278
is only just that those same

10741
06:13:31,278 --> 06:13:32,120
communities have a fair shot at

10742
06:13:32,120 --> 06:13:34,412
the economic opportunities they

10743
06:13:35,316 --> 06:13:36,149
create.

10744
06:13:36,149 --> 06:13:36,517
We need more than just a plan

10745
06:13:36,517 --> 06:13:37,117
on paper.

10746
06:13:37,117 --> 06:13:37,818
We need funded technical

10747
06:13:37,818 --> 06:13:40,818
assistance and bid waivers to

10748
06:13:41,922 --> 06:13:42,222
bring down the high barriers to

10749
06:13:42,222 --> 06:13:42,789
entry.

10750
06:13:42,789 --> 06:13:43,457
We need more licenses.

10751
06:13:43,457 --> 06:13:44,158
Please prioritize and fully

10752
06:13:44,158 --> 06:13:47,158
fund these equity measures to

10753
06:13:47,595 --> 06:13:48,295
ensure San Diego's cannabis

10754
06:13:48,295 --> 06:13:49,290
industry is inclusive and just

10755
06:13:49,290 --> 06:13:53,229
And I urge the Council to fully

10756
06:13:54,401 --> 06:13:55,350
fund and prioritize these

10757
06:13:55,350 --> 06:13:55,769
equity measures to ensure

10758
06:13:55,769 --> 06:13:58,169
Santiago's cannabis industry is

10759
06:13:59,720 --> 06:13:59,539
as diverse and resilient as

10760
06:13:59,539 --> 06:13:59,973
the city itself.

10761
06:13:59,973 --> 06:14:00,340
>> Thank you.

10762
06:14:00,340 --> 06:14:02,340
Thank you.

10763
06:14:05,512 --> 06:14:06,280
Next is Natalie Raskin.

10764
06:14:06,280 --> 06:14:06,847
>> Hi Natalie Rafiki Thank you

10765
06:14:06,847 --> 06:14:09,247
for hearing me today.

10766
06:14:11,180 --> 06:14:11,685
So I have a couple ideas or

10767
06:14:11,685 --> 06:14:12,419
after doing research it says

10768
06:14:12,419 --> 06:14:13,200
the city auditor found that 13%

10769
06:14:13,200 --> 06:14:16,200
of the police calls were

10770
06:14:17,959 --> 06:14:18,626
reviewed and could have gone to

10771
06:14:18,626 --> 06:14:20,626
police investigative service

10772
06:14:23,197 --> 06:14:23,864
officers instead of regular

10773
06:14:23,864 --> 06:14:26,264
police officers which would

10774
06:14:28,135 --> 06:14:28,869
have led to 100 shows cost

10775
06:14:28,869 --> 06:14:31,269
about 2.8 million to 10 million

10776
06:14:33,730 --> 06:14:35,730
less per year.

10777
06:14:39,647 --> 06:14:39,981
>> Cutting floc is another idea

10778
06:14:39,981 --> 06:14:40,714
.

10779
06:14:40,714 --> 06:14:41,382
Might be it be cut So

10780
06:14:41,382 --> 06:14:43,782
potentially I'll be homeless

10781
06:14:44,618 --> 06:14:45,386
again and I don't really think

10782
06:14:45,386 --> 06:14:48,986
that this is what they should

10783
06:14:51,425 --> 06:14:52,590
be doing to people.

10784
06:14:52,590 --> 06:14:52,793
This seems like excessive

10785
06:14:52,793 --> 06:14:53,930
excessive time ticketing make a

10786
06:14:53,930 --> 06:14:55,930
some.

10787
06:14:57,310 --> 06:14:57,698
These are just some and with a

10788
06:14:57,698 --> 06:15:00,698
safe parking lot that allows

10789
06:15:02,637 --> 06:15:03,370
our bees that are not overnight

10790
06:15:03,370 --> 06:15:06,970
I'm looking at reliving this so

10791
06:15:07,675 --> 06:15:08,442
instead of police officers

10792
06:15:08,442 --> 06:15:11,442
being able to be somewhere

10793
06:15:14,482 --> 06:15:15,182
besides harassing people that

10794
06:15:15,182 --> 06:15:15,850
MAY be women in their vehicles

10795
06:15:15,850 --> 06:15:18,850
because the bees have gotten

10796
06:15:19,820 --> 06:15:20,521
cut, I think cutting some of

10797
06:15:20,521 --> 06:15:22,921
their overtime and suggesting

10798
06:15:26,260 --> 06:15:26,861
what I researched about that

10799
06:15:26,861 --> 06:15:27,361
police and investigative

10800
06:15:27,361 --> 06:15:27,728
service officers.

10801
06:15:27,728 --> 06:15:29,728
Thank you.

10802
06:15:31,165 --> 06:15:32,320
Thank you.

10803
06:15:32,320 --> 06:15:36,232
If we can please have a word

10804
06:15:37,405 --> 06:15:38,500
about this to.

10805
06:15:38,500 --> 06:15:38,339
>> Good evening Council

10806
06:15:38,339 --> 06:15:40,339
members.

10807
06:15:42,810 --> 06:15:43,444
My name is of automotive staff

10808
06:15:43,444 --> 06:15:44,111
Cannabis Social equity is

10809
06:15:44,111 --> 06:15:44,745
important to the city of San

10810
06:15:44,745 --> 06:15:46,745
Diego because legalization

10811
06:15:48,582 --> 06:15:49,317
should not only create revenue

10812
06:15:49,317 --> 06:15:50,180
for those already positioned to

10813
06:15:50,180 --> 06:15:53,180
benefit, it should also create

10814
06:15:55,790 --> 06:15:56,424
opportunity for the people and

10815
06:15:56,424 --> 06:15:56,990
communities that were most

10816
06:15:56,990 --> 06:15:57,659
harmed by prohibition.

10817
06:15:57,659 --> 06:16:00,659
For years cannabis laws were

10818
06:16:00,827 --> 06:16:01,496
enforced in ways that

10819
06:16:01,496 --> 06:16:02,130
devastated families, limited

10820
06:16:02,130 --> 06:16:02,864
economic mobility and left

10821
06:16:02,864 --> 06:16:05,264
lasting damage in neighborhoods

10822
06:16:07,735 --> 06:16:08,680
that are still trying to

10823
06:16:08,680 --> 06:16:08,803
recover.

10824
06:16:08,803 --> 06:16:09,337
Now the cannabis is a legal and

10825
06:16:09,337 --> 06:16:11,337
profitable industry.

10826
06:16:12,907 --> 06:16:13,674
San Diego has a responsibility

10827
06:16:13,674 --> 06:16:14,375
to make sure equity is not

10828
06:16:14,375 --> 06:16:16,775
treated like an afterthought.

10829
06:16:19,313 --> 06:16:19,914
A real social equity program

10830
06:16:19,914 --> 06:16:20,648
means access to business

10831
06:16:20,648 --> 06:16:21,282
opportunities, job creation and

10832
06:16:21,282 --> 06:16:23,682
pathways to ownership for

10833
06:16:25,453 --> 06:16:26,870
people who were shut out of

10834
06:16:26,870 --> 06:16:26,454
shut out for generations.

10835
06:16:26,454 --> 06:16:27,880
Pardon me.

10836
06:16:27,880 --> 06:16:29,488
It means recognizing that

10837
06:16:31,326 --> 06:16:31,993
justice is not just about

10838
06:16:31,993 --> 06:16:32,694
ending harmful policies but

10839
06:16:32,694 --> 06:16:33,270
also repairing the damage was

10840
06:16:33,270 --> 06:16:35,270
caused.

10841
06:16:36,698 --> 06:16:37,398
San Diego should be leading on

10842
06:16:37,398 --> 06:16:37,965
this issue not falling behind

10843
06:16:37,965 --> 06:16:38,566
If we're serious about

10844
06:16:38,566 --> 06:16:40,566
fairness, inclusion and

10845
06:16:43,371 --> 06:16:44,105
economic opportunity then we

10846
06:16:44,105 --> 06:16:44,772
must create a system that gives

10847
06:16:44,772 --> 06:16:45,406
impacted communities a real

10848
06:16:45,406 --> 06:16:47,806
chance to participate and

10849
06:16:48,743 --> 06:16:49,511
succeed.

10850
06:16:49,511 --> 06:16:50,311
Social equity is not a favor.

10851
06:16:50,311 --> 06:16:50,645
It is a necessary step towards

10852
06:16:50,645 --> 06:16:52,645
justice.

10853
06:16:54,516 --> 06:16:55,160
Thank you.

10854
06:16:55,160 --> 06:16:55,650
Thank you.

10855
06:16:55,650 --> 06:16:56,251
That does conclude public

10856
06:16:56,251 --> 06:16:58,651
comment here in Council

10857
06:17:01,188 --> 06:17:01,856
chambers We are having some

10858
06:17:01,856 --> 06:17:02,557
technical difficulties with

10859
06:17:02,557 --> 06:17:03,291
the chair timer so I am going

10860
06:17:03,291 --> 06:17:05,527
to be sharing the screen myself

10861
06:17:05,527 --> 06:17:06,394
and doing it as a one stop shop

10862
06:17:06,394 --> 06:17:09,994
So please bear with me on

10863
06:17:17,205 --> 06:17:20,205
the shared okay okay Starting

10864
06:17:23,712 --> 06:17:24,446
with we have six people in

10865
06:17:24,446 --> 06:17:25,800
the queue I've started the five

10866
06:17:25,800 --> 06:17:25,580
minute timer starting with

10867
06:17:25,580 --> 06:17:27,580
Katherine Douglas.

10868
06:17:28,382 --> 06:17:29,500
If you can please unmute you'll

10869
06:17:29,500 --> 06:17:29,451
have a minute and a half.

10870
06:17:29,451 --> 06:17:31,451
Thank you.

10871
06:17:34,256 --> 06:17:34,956
It goes without saying that

10872
06:17:34,956 --> 06:17:35,490
public safety is your number

10873
06:17:35,490 --> 06:17:36,157
one responsibility.

10874
06:17:36,157 --> 06:17:38,557
Chief Paul announced amazing

10875
06:17:40,295 --> 06:17:40,995
numbers yesterday at a press

10876
06:17:40,995 --> 06:17:41,730
conference and the only way to

10877
06:17:41,730 --> 06:17:44,730
maintain those and even improve

10878
06:17:46,101 --> 06:17:46,735
on those is to continue to

10879
06:17:46,735 --> 06:17:49,135
fully fund public safety.

10880
06:17:52,807 --> 06:17:53,508
It affects everything all

10881
06:17:53,508 --> 06:17:57,108
persons in all parts of our

10882
06:17:58,112 --> 06:17:58,813
city as we work on the 2027

10883
06:17:58,813 --> 06:17:59,414
budget you must start a fresh

10884
06:17:59,414 --> 06:18:01,814
zero based budget based

10885
06:18:03,752 --> 06:18:04,419
budgeting across the board

10886
06:18:04,419 --> 06:18:05,530
there's a need for more

10887
06:18:05,530 --> 06:18:05,554
frontline workers and less

10888
06:18:05,554 --> 06:18:07,554
middle management.

10889
06:18:09,424 --> 06:18:10,125
Many say they should be

10890
06:18:10,125 --> 06:18:10,659
outsourced to experts who can

10891
06:18:10,659 --> 06:18:13,659
do the job for less.

10892
06:18:14,963 --> 06:18:15,597
San Diego deserve an honest

10893
06:18:15,597 --> 06:18:16,264
assessment of our pension

10894
06:18:16,264 --> 06:18:16,932
liabilities, the structural

10895
06:18:16,932 --> 06:18:20,532
deficit and the real cost of

10896
06:18:21,803 --> 06:18:22,471
deferred infrastructure Not

10897
06:18:22,471 --> 06:18:24,471
assumptions, not optimistic

10898
06:18:27,275 --> 06:18:28,100
projections Real numbers.

10899
06:18:28,100 --> 06:18:28,743
Pension obligations must be

10900
06:18:28,743 --> 06:18:32,343
honored but failing to plan for

10901
06:18:33,281 --> 06:18:33,682
them responsibly defends

10902
06:18:33,682 --> 06:18:34,416
the deficit.

10903
06:18:34,416 --> 06:18:35,830
Delaying infrastructure repairs

10904
06:18:35,830 --> 06:18:37,483
only guarantees higher costs

10905
06:18:39,855 --> 06:18:40,522
later and without a clear

10906
06:18:40,522 --> 06:18:41,189
financial picture, budgeting

10907
06:18:41,189 --> 06:18:43,589
becomes guesswork Instead of

10908
06:18:44,993 --> 06:18:45,727
stewardship.

10909
06:18:45,727 --> 06:18:46,361
This isn't about blame.

10910
06:18:46,361 --> 06:18:48,361
It's about accountability.

10911
06:18:51,833 --> 06:18:52,467
Before raising taxes, cutting

10912
06:18:52,467 --> 06:18:53,680
services or approving new

10913
06:18:53,680 --> 06:18:55,468
programs show the public

10914
06:18:57,239 --> 06:18:58,400
exactly where the city stands.

10915
06:18:58,400 --> 06:18:58,640
This is a minimum standard for

10916
06:18:58,640 --> 06:19:00,640
responsible governments.

10917
06:19:05,280 --> 06:19:05,914
No more guesswork that has seen

10918
06:19:05,914 --> 06:19:06,615
disastrous results such as

10919
06:19:06,615 --> 06:19:07,149
the trash in the Balboa Park.

10920
06:19:07,149 --> 06:19:09,549
Thank you for that.

10921
06:19:10,719 --> 06:19:11,860
Including comment Your time has

10922
06:19:11,860 --> 06:19:11,620
concluded.

10923
06:19:11,620 --> 06:19:14,200
And next is Hector.

10924
06:19:16,191 --> 06:19:16,658
If you can please unmute.

10925
06:19:16,658 --> 06:19:18,658
>> All right.

10926
06:19:22,664 --> 06:19:23,532
Thanks for taking my call.

10927
06:19:23,532 --> 06:19:24,266
It's going to be a tough budget

10928
06:19:24,266 --> 06:19:28,466
cuts and I think all the budget

10929
06:19:29,370 --> 06:19:29,705
cuts anything south of 94

10930
06:19:29,705 --> 06:19:32,705
freeway at one hour there

10931
06:19:35,210 --> 06:19:35,978
anything north of the freeway

10932
06:19:35,978 --> 06:19:36,478
you got to cut three hours or

10933
06:19:36,478 --> 06:19:38,478
three times more.

10934
06:19:39,948 --> 06:19:40,816
One cut down in the south gets

10935
06:19:40,816 --> 06:19:44,416
four cuts or three cuts in

10936
06:19:46,188 --> 06:19:46,889
the north.

10937
06:19:46,889 --> 06:19:47,289
The south has been neglected

10938
06:19:47,289 --> 06:19:48,230
for decades.

10939
06:19:48,230 --> 06:19:51,230
Just passing law anything What

10940
06:19:51,727 --> 06:19:52,394
is libraries Bathroom clean

10941
06:19:52,394 --> 06:19:55,394
Whatever it is sidewalks get

10942
06:19:57,866 --> 06:19:58,601
put in north of 94 you got to

10943
06:19:58,601 --> 06:19:58,867
put three sidewalks in south of

10944
06:19:58,867 --> 06:20:00,867
94.

10945
06:20:03,472 --> 06:20:04,240
So I kind of do it that way.

10946
06:20:04,240 --> 06:20:04,773
Plus I think we should go a

10947
06:20:04,773 --> 06:20:06,773
different direction.

10948
06:20:09,545 --> 06:20:10,245
You could think Donald Trump

10949
06:20:10,245 --> 06:20:10,880
and ice with the drop in

10950
06:20:10,880 --> 06:20:13,280
the crime rate everyone's

10951
06:20:15,918 --> 06:20:16,585
afraid to get deported so

10952
06:20:16,585 --> 06:20:16,885
they're not doing the legal

10953
06:20:16,885 --> 06:20:17,620
stuff.

10954
06:20:17,620 --> 06:20:21,256
So they came in and then we got

10955
06:20:21,256 --> 06:20:21,890
to have a new committee.

10956
06:20:21,890 --> 06:20:22,558
It's coming When the vice

10957
06:20:22,558 --> 06:20:23,392
PRESIDENT Shows up for that

10958
06:20:23,392 --> 06:20:26,495
broad thing we could have a new

10959
06:20:26,495 --> 06:20:27,196
committees the rapid

10960
06:20:27,196 --> 06:20:29,596
deportation Committee and get

10961
06:20:30,800 --> 06:20:31,534
rid of the 80,000 guys on on

10962
06:20:31,534 --> 06:20:34,534
welfare that are illegal aliens

10963
06:20:37,506 --> 06:20:38,173
and no more money to the law

10964
06:20:38,173 --> 06:20:40,573
firms for illegal aliens $1

10965
06:20:43,278 --> 06:20:44,800
million Let them do it pro bono

10966
06:20:44,800 --> 06:20:44,780
But we should not be giving

10967
06:20:44,780 --> 06:20:45,381
legal fees to illegal aliens.

10968
06:20:45,381 --> 06:20:47,781
They're not they're not

10969
06:20:49,850 --> 06:20:49,685
American citizens.

10970
06:20:49,685 --> 06:20:50,190
That's your number one.

10971
06:20:50,190 --> 06:20:50,720
Thanks.

10972
06:20:50,720 --> 06:20:53,120
Protect the American citizens.

10973
06:20:55,224 --> 06:20:55,891
It's simple as that.

10974
06:20:55,891 --> 06:20:56,258
That's the number one rule.

10975
06:20:56,258 --> 06:20:56,625
Thank you.

10976
06:20:56,625 --> 06:20:58,393
Thank you.

10977
06:20:58,393 --> 06:21:02,593
Next is the original If you can

10978
06:21:05,634 --> 06:21:06,502
please unmute.

10979
06:21:06,502 --> 06:21:06,769
>> Wow what a perfect time to

10980
06:21:06,769 --> 06:21:07,402
say.

10981
06:21:07,402 --> 06:21:09,402
That's pretty interesting

10982
06:21:11,641 --> 06:21:12,341
because you guys want to know

10983
06:21:12,341 --> 06:21:13,420
what you think You should cut

10984
06:21:13,420 --> 06:21:13,542
your salaries, you should cut

10985
06:21:13,542 --> 06:21:14,243
the mayor salary.

10986
06:21:14,243 --> 06:21:16,879
You should cut all the people

10987
06:21:16,879 --> 06:21:17,513
who work ensuring that nothing

10988
06:21:17,513 --> 06:21:18,214
gets done around us, their

10989
06:21:18,214 --> 06:21:21,814
salaries get cut but then you

10990
06:21:22,785 --> 06:21:23,486
can go into your private action

10991
06:21:23,486 --> 06:21:24,187
plan where you guys are

10992
06:21:24,187 --> 06:21:24,820
implementing things that have

10993
06:21:24,820 --> 06:21:25,555
nothing to do with saving

10994
06:21:25,555 --> 06:21:28,558
the planet Even though that you

10995
06:21:28,558 --> 06:21:29,325
were perpetrating.

10996
06:21:29,325 --> 06:21:30,260
And so that's the case And go

10997
06:21:30,260 --> 06:21:33,626
ahead and cut all of those

10998
06:21:35,298 --> 06:21:36,320
things because it is impeding

10999
06:21:36,320 --> 06:21:36,732
your ability to provide housing

11000
06:21:36,732 --> 06:21:40,332
to get people off the streets.

11001
06:21:40,669 --> 06:21:41,370
It is impeding our ability to

11002
06:21:41,370 --> 06:21:42,380
travel all under the guise of

11003
06:21:42,380 --> 06:21:45,380
saving the planet while you

11004
06:21:46,175 --> 06:21:46,742
guys refuse to acknowledge all

11005
06:21:46,742 --> 06:21:47,144
of the things that are

11006
06:21:47,144 --> 06:21:47,843
happening in

11007
06:21:47,843 --> 06:21:50,243
the geoengineering, the cloud

11008
06:21:52,314 --> 06:21:52,882
seeding and things that took

11009
06:21:52,882 --> 06:21:53,683
place in JANUARY 2021.

11010
06:21:53,683 --> 06:21:57,753
So you guys sit here and you

11011
06:21:57,753 --> 06:21:58,421
want to act like you know

11012
06:21:58,421 --> 06:21:59,155
you're doing things that are

11013
06:21:59,155 --> 06:21:59,889
bettering our community when in

11014
06:21:59,889 --> 06:22:02,889
fact you're not you're spending

11015
06:22:03,859 --> 06:22:04,327
money that isn't going towards

11016
06:22:04,327 --> 06:22:04,994
what it should.

11017
06:22:04,994 --> 06:22:05,661
We already saw that you guys

11018
06:22:05,661 --> 06:22:06,329
need like $5 billion just to

11019
06:22:06,329 --> 06:22:09,329
make up for the storm

11020
06:22:10,990 --> 06:22:10,733
infrastructure because it's

11021
06:22:10,733 --> 06:22:11,434
like 150 year old problem.

11022
06:22:11,434 --> 06:22:12,301
I mean when are you guys

11023
06:22:12,301 --> 06:22:15,901
actually going to use our money

11024
06:22:16,939 --> 06:22:17,607
wisely and not take the money

11025
06:22:17,607 --> 06:22:18,173
that people worked very hard

11026
06:22:18,173 --> 06:22:19,420
for and throw it away?

11027
06:22:19,420 --> 06:22:23,112
I mean you throw it into your

11028
06:22:23,112 --> 06:22:23,780
pockets in your friend's

11029
06:22:23,780 --> 06:22:24,380
pockets but it's like I mean

11030
06:22:24,380 --> 06:22:25,140
and then you come out to

11031
06:22:25,140 --> 06:22:25,748
the people for more money.

11032
06:22:25,748 --> 06:22:28,851
When is that going to stop When

11033
06:22:28,851 --> 06:22:29,552
you actually going to do your

11034
06:22:29,552 --> 06:22:33,152
job and not make people like

11035
06:22:34,824 --> 06:22:35,458
cry like that Because they're

11036
06:22:35,458 --> 06:22:36,920
just wanting to survive in

11037
06:22:36,920 --> 06:22:36,659
the community that you are

11038
06:22:36,659 --> 06:22:38,659
pretending to protect.

11039
06:22:41,331 --> 06:22:41,931
You're time has concluded and

11040
06:22:41,931 --> 06:22:42,599
has a five minute timer.

11041
06:22:42,599 --> 06:22:43,266
There are six speakers in

11042
06:22:43,266 --> 06:22:46,266
the queue and no additional

11043
06:22:46,870 --> 06:22:47,637
speakers will be taken after

11044
06:22:47,637 --> 06:22:51,237
the Gambler If you can please

11045
06:22:52,740 --> 06:22:54,740
unmute.

11046
06:22:59,416 --> 06:22:59,745
Gambari can I go and gamble

11047
06:22:59,745 --> 06:23:01,745
here?

11048
06:23:03,953 --> 06:23:04,654
Well I understand that you guys

11049
06:23:04,654 --> 06:23:05,455
got the money cut to go ahead

11050
06:23:05,455 --> 06:23:08,455
and do the infrastructure and

11051
06:23:10,930 --> 06:23:10,960
all that stuff and so you had

11052
06:23:10,960 --> 06:23:14,560
to go to different programs in

11053
06:23:15,565 --> 06:23:16,332
that.

11054
06:23:16,332 --> 06:23:17,200
I don't understand why you keep

11055
06:23:17,200 --> 06:23:21,400
on trying to tax That's why you

11056
06:23:22,500 --> 06:23:22,706
don't investigate the programs

11057
06:23:22,706 --> 06:23:23,373
that you have, why you don't

11058
06:23:23,373 --> 06:23:24,730
even look back at the rules

11059
06:23:24,730 --> 06:23:28,273
that we put in and see whether

11060
06:23:29,512 --> 06:23:30,280
or not that they work.

11061
06:23:30,280 --> 06:23:30,981
All we're trying to do is

11062
06:23:30,981 --> 06:23:31,648
continuously put Band-Aids on

11063
06:23:31,648 --> 06:23:34,170
and I can go on and tell you

11064
06:23:34,170 --> 06:23:34,651
how you can make money right

11065
06:23:34,651 --> 06:23:35,850
now for the county but you

11066
06:23:35,850 --> 06:23:37,850
don't have to.

11067
06:23:40,289 --> 06:23:41,570
Texas adopt technology and

11068
06:23:41,570 --> 06:23:44,570
landfills and we could start

11069
06:23:45,228 --> 06:23:45,895
making like $150 million a year

11070
06:23:45,895 --> 06:23:46,863
for the county of San Diego.

11071
06:23:46,863 --> 06:23:51,630
We can go ahead and fix our

11072
06:23:51,133 --> 06:23:51,968
infrastructure.

11073
06:23:51,968 --> 06:23:52,602
We don't have to rely on taxing

11074
06:23:52,602 --> 06:23:55,602
people when we could just

11075
06:23:57,474 --> 06:23:58,108
recycle our plastic and turn it

11076
06:23:58,108 --> 06:24:00,508
into basically money fuel

11077
06:24:02,511 --> 06:24:03,180
graphene and we could in our

11078
06:24:03,180 --> 06:24:03,546
infrastructure it's not that

11079
06:24:03,546 --> 06:24:04,247
difficult.

11080
06:24:04,247 --> 06:24:08,447
But instead do you want to go

11081
06:24:09,318 --> 06:24:10,200
ahead and find a way to cut

11082
06:24:10,200 --> 06:24:10,687
money from the people that are

11083
06:24:10,687 --> 06:24:13,687
struggling the most which is

11084
06:24:13,890 --> 06:24:14,424
only going to cost one thing

11085
06:24:14,424 --> 06:24:15,158
and one thing only?

11086
06:24:15,158 --> 06:24:15,725
You needed to put more money to

11087
06:24:15,725 --> 06:24:18,125
help more people out.

11088
06:24:19,595 --> 06:24:20,263
There are organizations that

11089
06:24:20,263 --> 06:24:20,663
you have focus on illegal

11090
06:24:20,663 --> 06:24:21,464
immigrants.

11091
06:24:21,464 --> 06:24:24,201
You send so much money of our

11092
06:24:24,201 --> 06:24:27,201
money to illegal immigrants You

11093
06:24:30,507 --> 06:24:31,374
want to go out and clean this

11094
06:24:31,374 --> 06:24:31,742
dirt on how much we lose from

11095
06:24:31,742 --> 06:24:33,742
all this.

11096
06:24:35,845 --> 06:24:36,613
>> Your time has concluded.

11097
06:24:36,613 --> 06:24:39,613
Next speaker is Becky Rapp.

11098
06:24:42,419 --> 06:24:42,852
If you can please unmute.

11099
06:24:42,852 --> 06:24:43,352
Good evening.

11100
06:24:43,352 --> 06:24:45,752
My name is Becky.

11101
06:24:48,258 --> 06:24:48,992
And tonight I would like to

11102
06:24:48,992 --> 06:24:49,592
speak to the proposed expansion

11103
06:24:49,592 --> 06:24:50,293
of the feed program and

11104
06:24:50,293 --> 06:24:52,693
the serious financial concerns

11105
06:24:55,399 --> 06:24:55,699
it raises for the city of San

11106
06:24:55,699 --> 06:24:56,333
Diego.

11107
06:24:56,333 --> 06:24:59,333
City was already facing a

11108
06:24:59,603 --> 06:25:00,336
significant budget deficit at a

11109
06:25:00,336 --> 06:25:00,737
time when our city's finances

11110
06:25:00,737 --> 06:25:01,471
are fragile.

11111
06:25:01,471 --> 06:25:03,871
Every decision involving public

11112
06:25:06,760 --> 06:25:06,643
resources should be scrutinized

11113
06:25:06,643 --> 06:25:07,277
to the highest level.

11114
06:25:07,277 --> 06:25:07,945
Programs like Feed require

11115
06:25:07,945 --> 06:25:09,945
staff oversight, permitting

11116
06:25:12,449 --> 06:25:12,849
compliance monitoring and

11117
06:25:12,849 --> 06:25:13,517
enforcement.

11118
06:25:13,517 --> 06:25:14,251
All of that comes with real

11119
06:25:14,251 --> 06:25:18,187
cost to the city and the public

11120
06:25:18,187 --> 06:25:18,922
has not seen a clear breakdown

11121
06:25:18,922 --> 06:25:19,623
of what expanding this program

11122
06:25:19,623 --> 06:25:22,230
will actually cost taxpayers.

11123
06:25:24,461 --> 06:25:25,610
Without that transparency

11124
06:25:25,610 --> 06:25:25,495
moving forward would be

11125
06:25:25,495 --> 06:25:27,495
irresponsible.

11126
06:25:29,660 --> 06:25:29,732
If the city adds 36 additional

11127
06:25:29,732 --> 06:25:30,434
permits essentially doubling

11128
06:25:30,434 --> 06:25:34,634
the number of pot shops in San

11129
06:25:35,439 --> 06:25:36,106
Diego, that would be a major

11130
06:25:36,106 --> 06:25:36,707
policy shift with long term

11131
06:25:36,707 --> 06:25:38,707
regulatory and financial

11132
06:25:41,780 --> 06:25:41,779
impacts.

11133
06:25:41,779 --> 06:25:42,479
Across California many social

11134
06:25:42,479 --> 06:25:44,879
equity cannabis programs have

11135
06:25:47,350 --> 06:25:47,885
struggled and only a small

11136
06:25:47,885 --> 06:25:48,585
number of businesses

11137
06:25:48,585 --> 06:25:50,985
successfully open while cities

11138
06:25:53,570 --> 06:25:53,624
continue to absorb

11139
06:25:53,624 --> 06:25:54,291
administrative burden.

11140
06:25:54,291 --> 06:25:54,892
In many cases these programs

11141
06:25:54,892 --> 06:25:55,526
have failed to generate

11142
06:25:55,526 --> 06:25:57,926
meaningful tax revenue or

11143
06:25:59,663 --> 06:26:00,530
reduce the illicit market.

11144
06:26:00,530 --> 06:26:04,730
At a time when San Diego must

11145
06:26:05,234 --> 06:26:05,736
focus on essential priorities

11146
06:26:05,736 --> 06:26:06,403
like public safety

11147
06:26:06,403 --> 06:26:07,700
infrastructure and core city

11148
06:26:07,700 --> 06:26:09,470
services expanding a program

11149
06:26:11,108 --> 06:26:11,742
with uncertain outcomes could

11150
06:26:11,742 --> 06:26:12,309
an already fragile budget.

11151
06:26:12,309 --> 06:26:15,309
I urge the Council to

11152
06:26:17,810 --> 06:26:17,781
prioritize fiscally responsible

11153
06:26:17,781 --> 06:26:21,381
responsibly and do not and do

11154
06:26:22,953 --> 06:26:23,287
not bring the c program

11155
06:26:23,287 --> 06:26:23,653
forward.

11156
06:26:23,653 --> 06:26:24,210
Thank you.

11157
06:26:24,210 --> 06:26:24,722
Thank you.

11158
06:26:24,722 --> 06:26:27,722
The next speaker is Christine

11159
06:26:28,959 --> 06:26:29,893
Wellborn.

11160
06:26:29,893 --> 06:26:32,893
>> If you can please unmute.

11161
06:26:35,320 --> 06:26:35,666
Hi, I, I don't think you should

11162
06:26:35,666 --> 06:26:36,300
ask for another dime from

11163
06:26:36,300 --> 06:26:38,700
taxpayers until you either

11164
06:26:40,738 --> 06:26:41,405
repeal or amend measure l so

11165
06:26:41,405 --> 06:26:42,139
that your pay raises are not

11166
06:26:42,139 --> 06:26:45,739
linked to those of the superior

11167
06:26:46,911 --> 06:26:47,511
court judges.

11168
06:26:47,511 --> 06:26:48,178
It's simply not fair.

11169
06:26:48,178 --> 06:26:48,846
Nobody in the private sector

11170
06:26:48,846 --> 06:26:51,846
gets raises as frequently as

11171
06:26:53,216 --> 06:26:53,817
you all do Plus you're going to

11172
06:26:53,817 --> 06:26:54,350
get pensions and every.

11173
06:26:54,350 --> 06:26:56,750
It's just not right.

11174
06:26:58,989 --> 06:26:59,789
So please don't ask taxpayers

11175
06:26:59,789 --> 06:27:00,457
to take on this burden without

11176
06:27:00,457 --> 06:27:03,457
you doing something as well.

11177
06:27:05,329 --> 06:27:05,896
Also, Gloria, salary is higher

11178
06:27:05,896 --> 06:27:06,697
than that of Newsom's.

11179
06:27:06,697 --> 06:27:10,297
We need to get rid of

11180
06:27:10,935 --> 06:27:11,634
the strong mayor system that

11181
06:27:11,634 --> 06:27:12,403
has not worked out so well.

11182
06:27:12,403 --> 06:27:15,403
It doesn't matter what party

11183
06:27:17,208 --> 06:27:17,808
our mayor is.

11184
06:27:17,808 --> 06:27:18,475
It's just not working.

11185
06:27:18,475 --> 06:27:18,776
Eliminate middle management

11186
06:27:18,776 --> 06:27:20,776
roles.

11187
06:27:23,748 --> 06:27:24,248
MR. McCarver, you said you

11188
06:27:24,248 --> 06:27:24,815
wanted specifics.

11189
06:27:24,815 --> 06:27:25,483
Okay, Let's get rid of

11190
06:27:25,483 --> 06:27:27,883
the middle management roles

11191
06:27:29,587 --> 06:27:30,288
that are unclassified meaning

11192
06:27:30,288 --> 06:27:30,754
they aren't part of the civil

11193
06:27:30,754 --> 06:27:32,754
service system.

11194
06:27:35,192 --> 06:27:35,893
Do away with those first and

11195
06:27:35,893 --> 06:27:36,160
then deal with the rest one by

11196
06:27:36,160 --> 06:27:36,928
one.

11197
06:27:36,928 --> 06:27:40,528
Go through it by line item.

11198
06:27:40,598 --> 06:27:41,165
Thank you.

11199
06:27:41,165 --> 06:27:42,700
Have a nice night.

11200
06:27:42,700 --> 06:27:46,300
Next is 8700 If you can please

11201
06:27:48,239 --> 06:27:48,739
unmute.

11202
06:27:48,739 --> 06:27:50,739
Thank you.

11203
06:27:55,580 --> 06:27:56,213
Joining me out of district

11204
06:27:56,213 --> 06:27:56,814
three first of all council

11205
06:27:56,814 --> 06:27:59,214
member Foster the third.

11206
06:27:59,884 --> 06:28:00,550
You said something today about

11207
06:28:00,550 --> 06:28:03,550
mandated core services and I

11208
06:28:06,958 --> 06:28:07,692
don't get that but I think it's

11209
06:28:07,692 --> 06:28:08,559
key for us public to know that

11210
06:28:08,559 --> 06:28:12,159
and can see that list from

11211
06:28:12,797 --> 06:28:13,664
the attorney.

11212
06:28:13,664 --> 06:28:14,399
I don't know why we need it.

11213
06:28:14,399 --> 06:28:17,702
We ought to know right away

11214
06:28:17,702 --> 06:28:18,350
what our mandated core services

11215
06:28:18,350 --> 06:28:18,703
.

11216
06:28:18,703 --> 06:28:19,203
That would help me certainly

11217
06:28:19,203 --> 06:28:19,904
make my decisions.

11218
06:28:19,904 --> 06:28:22,904
So please, please, please tell

11219
06:28:24,242 --> 06:28:25,900
us what that's about.

11220
06:28:25,900 --> 06:28:28,609
Well, I've said this before and

11221
06:28:28,946 --> 06:28:29,547
I'll say it again We are one

11222
06:28:29,547 --> 06:28:29,881
people which make us one

11223
06:28:29,881 --> 06:28:30,481
family.

11224
06:28:30,481 --> 06:28:32,481
That includes everybody.

11225
06:28:36,187 --> 06:28:36,788
The homeowners, the tourist,

11226
06:28:36,788 --> 06:28:37,255
us, rich people.

11227
06:28:37,255 --> 06:28:39,255
The poor people.

11228
06:28:40,958 --> 06:28:41,492
The underserved people.

11229
06:28:41,492 --> 06:28:41,859
Our employees.

11230
06:28:41,859 --> 06:28:42,560
Everybody.

11231
06:28:42,560 --> 06:28:45,560
We're all sitting around this

11232
06:28:49,968 --> 06:28:50,802
table at the kitchen table.

11233
06:28:50,802 --> 06:28:53,171
Make it come you know, just to

11234
06:28:53,171 --> 06:28:53,504
vote And we have to cut the pie

11235
06:28:53,504 --> 06:28:54,138
.

11236
06:28:54,138 --> 06:28:54,639
How do we do it?

11237
06:28:54,639 --> 06:28:56,639
I don't know.

11238
06:28:59,710 --> 06:29:00,110
The big picture is it's person

11239
06:29:00,110 --> 06:29:00,478
.

11240
06:29:00,478 --> 06:29:01,279
I'm a public.

11241
06:29:01,279 --> 06:29:01,612
I don't sit at the seats that

11242
06:29:01,612 --> 06:29:03,612
you do.

11243
06:29:05,783 --> 06:29:06,517
I can't see all these huge

11244
06:29:06,517 --> 06:29:10,117
realm of uses and purchases and

11245
06:29:12,590 --> 06:29:13,291
assets and liabilities.

11246
06:29:13,291 --> 06:29:13,958
From my perspective you it's

11247
06:29:13,958 --> 06:29:16,958
like for libraries and parks

11248
06:29:19,163 --> 06:29:19,497
and police and public health

11249
06:29:19,497 --> 06:29:20,298
and use.

11250
06:29:20,298 --> 06:29:20,732
i don't know what to say but I

11251
06:29:20,732 --> 06:29:22,732
will say this.

11252
06:29:23,802 --> 06:29:24,168
Parks can be close to one per

11253
06:29:24,168 --> 06:29:24,903
district.

11254
06:29:24,903 --> 06:29:28,503
I'm sorry I concluded I'm sorry

11255
06:29:29,808 --> 06:29:30,574
your time has concluded 2036 If

11256
06:29:30,574 --> 06:29:33,574
you can please unmute by

11257
06:29:38,383 --> 06:29:38,783
pressing star six 2036.

11258
06:29:38,783 --> 06:29:40,783
Hello.

11259
06:29:44,689 --> 06:29:45,560
Yes please proceed with your

11260
06:29:45,560 --> 06:29:45,723
comments.

11261
06:29:45,723 --> 06:29:46,457
>> So yes thank you council

11262
06:29:46,457 --> 06:29:49,457
members for allowing us to

11263
06:29:51,663 --> 06:29:52,130
participate in the balancing of

11264
06:29:52,130 --> 06:29:54,130
the 2027 budget.

11265
06:29:57,235 --> 06:29:57,902
I would like to emphasize six

11266
06:29:57,902 --> 06:29:58,336
controls that I think you

11267
06:29:58,336 --> 06:29:59,104
should follow.

11268
06:29:59,104 --> 06:30:03,304
One is that the City of San

11269
06:30:03,541 --> 06:30:04,209
Diego tax based is a high cost

11270
06:30:04,209 --> 06:30:07,209
of living population due to

11271
06:30:09,313 --> 06:30:10,150
lower cost states.

11272
06:30:10,150 --> 06:30:10,714
Certainly there are some We're

11273
06:30:10,714 --> 06:30:13,714
looking to implement a voting

11274
06:30:14,152 --> 06:30:14,786
type function in San Diego

11275
06:30:14,786 --> 06:30:15,453
which would be similar to

11276
06:30:15,453 --> 06:30:18,453
the federal budget which is

11277
06:30:19,324 --> 06:30:19,958
probably about 22,000 staff

11278
06:30:19,958 --> 06:30:22,958
cuts at the federal level.

11279
06:30:24,429 --> 06:30:25,630
So third in particular

11280
06:30:25,630 --> 06:30:27,630
implementation of pension

11281
06:30:29,367 --> 06:30:30,102
reform by implementing a

11282
06:30:30,102 --> 06:30:32,502
defined contribution pension by

11283
06:30:36,341 --> 06:30:37,108
the defined benefit pension.

11284
06:30:37,108 --> 06:30:37,842
Fourth, I think that you should

11285
06:30:37,842 --> 06:30:40,578
put up a good reason for this.

11286
06:30:40,578 --> 06:30:41,179
Of course as you know is

11287
06:30:41,179 --> 06:30:41,847
the council has voted to

11288
06:30:41,847 --> 06:30:44,247
unsustainable cost of living

11289
06:30:47,151 --> 06:30:48,120
increases for city staff.

11290
06:30:48,120 --> 06:30:48,887
I would often also cut up I

11291
06:30:48,887 --> 06:30:52,487
would be across the board stuff

11292
06:30:54,392 --> 06:30:54,960
because in all departments that

11293
06:30:54,960 --> 06:30:55,527
could be done through

11294
06:30:55,527 --> 06:30:57,527
the donation function.

11295
06:31:00,980 --> 06:31:00,831
But what I do recommend that

11296
06:31:00,831 --> 06:31:01,466
you do not do you do not

11297
06:31:01,466 --> 06:31:03,866
consider local income tax.

11298
06:31:04,703 --> 06:31:05,404
Do not meet the water and sewer

11299
06:31:05,404 --> 06:31:08,404
fund to supplement the general

11300
06:31:10,809 --> 06:31:11,209
fund that has occurred in

11301
06:31:11,209 --> 06:31:11,977
the past.

11302
06:31:11,977 --> 06:31:12,410
>> Thank you for considering my

11303
06:31:12,410 --> 06:31:12,777
comments, sir.

11304
06:31:12,777 --> 06:31:14,777
Thank you.

11305
06:31:17,649 --> 06:31:18,350
Our final speaker is Francine

11306
06:31:18,350 --> 06:31:18,617
Maxwell, if you can please on

11307
06:31:18,617 --> 06:31:18,917
me.

11308
06:31:18,917 --> 06:31:19,351
Okay.

11309
06:31:19,351 --> 06:31:20,520
Good evening.

11310
06:31:20,520 --> 06:31:22,520
Francine Maxwell Southeastern

11311
06:31:23,288 --> 06:31:24,220
San Diego resident.

11312
06:31:24,220 --> 06:31:24,523
I'm looking for bold leadership

11313
06:31:24,523 --> 06:31:25,223
during this time.

11314
06:31:25,223 --> 06:31:25,724
Let's do something that you've

11315
06:31:25,724 --> 06:31:27,724
never done before.

11316
06:31:28,894 --> 06:31:30,894
Respect council policies.

11317
06:31:32,931 --> 06:31:33,631
I think it's 700 dash ten 700

11318
06:31:33,631 --> 06:31:34,332
dash 14 But the interpretation

11319
06:31:34,332 --> 06:31:37,932
is that nobody is bold enough

11320
06:31:39,705 --> 06:31:40,339
to raise the leases for these

11321
06:31:40,339 --> 06:31:40,976
nonprofits that are doing

11322
06:31:40,976 --> 06:31:41,272
things that the city isn't

11323
06:31:41,272 --> 06:31:41,840
doing.

11324
06:31:41,840 --> 06:31:43,840
That's interpretation.

11325
06:31:45,944 --> 06:31:46,645
So again, let's look at

11326
06:31:46,645 --> 06:31:47,279
the leases and let's increase

11327
06:31:47,279 --> 06:31:47,679
their leases especially in

11328
06:31:47,679 --> 06:31:49,679
Balboa Park.

11329
06:31:52,818 --> 06:31:53,519
Before you add another tax to

11330
06:31:53,519 --> 06:31:56,519
us taxpayers you have options.

11331
06:31:58,756 --> 06:31:59,424
You can look at Ace parking and

11332
06:31:59,424 --> 06:31:59,791
look at the leases that you

11333
06:31:59,791 --> 06:32:00,492
give them.

11334
06:32:00,492 --> 06:32:00,892
You get they give us no breaks

11335
06:32:00,892 --> 06:32:02,892
in the city.

11336
06:32:04,229 --> 06:32:04,696
So why is the city giving them

11337
06:32:04,696 --> 06:32:05,430
so many breaks?

11338
06:32:05,430 --> 06:32:09,300
There are so many other options

11339
06:32:10,235 --> 06:32:10,569
before you doing the easy road

11340
06:32:10,569 --> 06:32:11,336
.

11341
06:32:11,336 --> 06:32:12,400
You did You did something that

11342
06:32:12,400 --> 06:32:15,400
nobody has ever done before

11343
06:32:17,242 --> 06:32:17,542
which is increase our trash

11344
06:32:17,542 --> 06:32:18,243
fee.

11345
06:32:18,243 --> 06:32:18,876
That used to be political

11346
06:32:18,876 --> 06:32:19,611
suicide but it wasn't Joe

11347
06:32:19,611 --> 06:32:20,212
The public good at the planning

11348
06:32:20,212 --> 06:32:23,182
group hit us in the gut.

11349
06:32:23,182 --> 06:32:23,782
So the planning group Power has

11350
06:32:23,782 --> 06:32:24,483
gone from the community

11351
06:32:24,483 --> 06:32:26,883
constituents for their voices.

11352
06:32:27,920 --> 06:32:28,253
So hit somebody else in the gut

11353
06:32:28,253 --> 06:32:28,920
.

11354
06:32:28,920 --> 06:32:29,655
As we prepare for this.

11355
06:32:29,655 --> 06:32:30,222
Appreciative of the extra night

11356
06:32:30,222 --> 06:32:32,622
meeting that you gave

11357
06:32:34,993 --> 06:32:35,728
the taxpayers.

11358
06:32:35,728 --> 06:32:36,328
I really appreciate you having

11359
06:32:36,328 --> 06:32:37,960
such a long day to day.

11360
06:32:37,960 --> 06:32:40,699
And I'm sure you guys are what

11361
06:32:40,699 --> 06:32:41,333
most people take off on Friday.

11362
06:32:41,333 --> 06:32:41,934
But I know the council

11363
06:32:41,934 --> 06:32:44,334
PRESIDENT MAY not work.

11364
06:32:46,438 --> 06:32:47,239
But again, you have options

11365
06:32:47,239 --> 06:32:47,940
that you can hit other people

11366
06:32:47,940 --> 06:32:48,373
first before you hit our parks

11367
06:32:48,373 --> 06:32:49,108
and libraries.

11368
06:32:49,108 --> 06:32:52,708
Thank you for allowing me to

11369
06:32:53,178 --> 06:32:53,646
speak.

11370
06:32:53,646 --> 06:32:54,346
Thank you.

11371
06:32:54,346 --> 06:32:55,460
If you raise your hand if

11372
06:32:55,460 --> 06:32:55,648
matter has already concluded.

11373
06:32:55,648 --> 06:32:58,480
There are no additional

11374
06:33:00,519 --> 06:33:01,253
speakers will be taken today

11375
06:33:01,253 --> 06:33:01,987
But if you have comments please

11376
06:33:01,987 --> 06:33:02,721
feel free to email them to city

11377
06:33:02,721 --> 06:33:03,188
at San diego.Gov and those will

11378
06:33:03,188 --> 06:33:05,188
be distributed.

11379
06:33:06,725 --> 06:33:07,392
I would like to note these that

11380
06:33:07,392 --> 06:33:07,960
I did receive 19 comments in

11381
06:33:07,960 --> 06:33:08,694
favor two comments in

11382
06:33:08,694 --> 06:33:11,297
opposition to your comment form

11383
06:33:11,297 --> 06:33:11,697
which had been distributed to

11384
06:33:11,697 --> 06:33:12,364
the council.

11385
06:33:12,364 --> 06:33:12,731
Thank you Council PRESIDENT.

11386
06:33:12,731 --> 06:33:13,332
All right.

11387
06:33:13,332 --> 06:33:13,766
Thank you City Clerk for

11388
06:33:13,766 --> 06:33:15,766
managing that.

11389
06:33:17,336 --> 06:33:18,370
Thank you to everybody that

11390
06:33:18,370 --> 06:33:18,737
showed up in person those who

11391
06:33:18,737 --> 06:33:21,137
participated virtually to that

11392
06:33:22,741 --> 06:33:23,420
we really appreciate their

11393
06:33:23,420 --> 06:33:23,942
input.

11394
06:33:23,942 --> 06:33:28,447
I'm going to turn it over to my

11395
06:33:28,447 --> 06:33:29,215
colleagues for their comments.

11396
06:33:29,215 --> 06:33:29,715
Councilmember Elevado Thank you

11397
06:33:29,715 --> 06:33:31,715
Council PRESIDENT.

11398
06:33:34,220 --> 06:33:34,920
Appreciate the opportunity to

11399
06:33:34,920 --> 06:33:35,588
have another evening session.

11400
06:33:35,588 --> 06:33:38,588
Thanks for everyone who came

11401
06:33:40,226 --> 06:33:40,926
down here and who called in

11402
06:33:40,926 --> 06:33:41,393
Appreciate the priorities that

11403
06:33:41,393 --> 06:33:43,393
you all shared.

11404
06:33:46,198 --> 06:33:46,899
I agree with everyone who said

11405
06:33:46,899 --> 06:33:47,533
that our libraries, our parks

11406
06:33:47,533 --> 06:33:50,533
rec centers are core city

11407
06:33:52,104 --> 06:33:52,838
services that there are folks

11408
06:33:52,838 --> 06:33:55,838
who depend on those services

11409
06:33:57,976 --> 06:33:59,450
and those programs.

11410
06:33:59,450 --> 06:34:04,317
And I heard a mix of of just to

11411
06:34:04,317 --> 06:34:05,840
be frank you know, reality

11412
06:34:05,840 --> 06:34:06,719
about how difficult of a budget

11413
06:34:06,719 --> 06:34:10,319
situation that we're in and you

11414
06:34:14,527 --> 06:34:15,227
know, I think I said it earlier

11415
06:34:15,227 --> 06:34:18,827
today a couple weeks ago if

11416
06:34:19,265 --> 06:34:19,966
what we want as a city is a

11417
06:34:19,966 --> 06:34:22,966
city where every library in

11418
06:34:23,936 --> 06:34:24,604
the city is open seven days a

11419
06:34:24,604 --> 06:34:27,604
week, every every hour that

11420
06:34:29,542 --> 06:34:30,209
folks would want it open

11421
06:34:30,209 --> 06:34:30,875
The same for our rec centers

11422
06:34:30,875 --> 06:34:34,475
and parks that are clean and

11423
06:34:35,314 --> 06:34:36,150
safe and roads that are

11424
06:34:36,150 --> 06:34:36,782
well-paved and sidewalks that

11425
06:34:36,782 --> 06:34:40,382
don't have cracks in them and

11426
06:34:41,530 --> 06:34:41,387
responsive public safety you

11427
06:34:41,387 --> 06:34:42,121
name it.

11428
06:34:42,121 --> 06:34:42,889
This has to be a better

11429
06:34:42,889 --> 06:34:45,889
resource city and I think

11430
06:34:46,892 --> 06:34:47,627
that's where the tension lies

11431
06:34:47,627 --> 06:34:50,270
Oftentimes in this conversation

11432
06:34:53,232 --> 06:34:53,933
this council took extraordinary

11433
06:34:53,933 --> 06:34:56,933
steps at the council PRESIDENT

11434
06:34:59,339 --> 06:35:00,172
Reference to avoid devastating

11435
06:35:00,172 --> 06:35:03,772
cuts last year And I understand

11436
06:35:04,876 --> 06:35:05,778
the frustration with some of

11437
06:35:05,778 --> 06:35:09,378
those steps And but for those

11438
06:35:11,884 --> 06:35:12,619
steps the cuts have happened

11439
06:35:12,619 --> 06:35:13,186
and and the fears that you have

11440
06:35:13,186 --> 06:35:15,586
today would have been

11441
06:35:16,956 --> 06:35:17,423
the realities that people would

11442
06:35:17,423 --> 06:35:19,423
be facing today.

11443
06:35:23,563 --> 06:35:24,230
And I, I say that because not

11444
06:35:24,230 --> 06:35:24,764
to let us off the hook for

11445
06:35:24,764 --> 06:35:25,398
those decisions was

11446
06:35:25,398 --> 06:35:28,398
the decision that we made.

11447
06:35:29,135 --> 06:35:30,200
We do stand by them or change

11448
06:35:30,200 --> 06:35:30,903
them but we're going to need to

11449
06:35:30,903 --> 06:35:34,503
hear from more people who want

11450
06:35:34,874 --> 06:35:35,608
the city to be well resourced

11451
06:35:35,608 --> 06:35:36,309
And we're going to have to have

11452
06:35:36,309 --> 06:35:39,309
a real conversation about who

11453
06:35:41,681 --> 06:35:42,415
we ask to provide those

11454
06:35:42,415 --> 06:35:43,820
resources who we aren't willing

11455
06:35:43,820 --> 06:35:47,282
to ask more from and who are

11456
06:35:47,453 --> 06:35:48,153
willing to ask more from.

11457
06:35:48,153 --> 06:35:48,822
But it all starts again

11458
06:35:48,822 --> 06:35:49,555
determining as a city who we

11459
06:35:49,555 --> 06:35:53,126
want to be, what we want to be,

11460
06:35:53,126 --> 06:35:53,860
what we want to provide.

11461
06:35:53,860 --> 06:35:54,727
I think we can do more.

11462
06:35:54,727 --> 06:35:58,327
I know that the resources exist

11463
06:35:59,932 --> 06:36:00,533
within the city to to meet

11464
06:36:00,533 --> 06:36:01,134
hopes and aspirations of

11465
06:36:01,134 --> 06:36:04,134
the people in this room.

11466
06:36:04,337 --> 06:36:05,272
But the people that the people

11467
06:36:05,272 --> 06:36:09,472
in this room work for and work

11468
06:36:09,909 --> 06:36:10,843
with.

11469
06:36:10,843 --> 06:36:11,511
So I just I'm going to keep

11470
06:36:11,511 --> 06:36:13,911
hammering that home because

11471
06:36:15,148 --> 06:36:15,648
that's the situation that we're

11472
06:36:15,648 --> 06:36:17,648
in.

11473
06:36:21,655 --> 06:36:22,389
And the other thing that I

11474
06:36:22,389 --> 06:36:23,890
mentioned earlier but I'm going

11475
06:36:23,890 --> 06:36:26,890
to mention again if libraries

11476
06:36:27,560 --> 06:36:28,228
matter to you, if parks matter

11477
06:36:28,228 --> 06:36:31,228
to you, if supporting people

11478
06:36:33,533 --> 06:36:34,234
who are struggling with

11479
06:36:34,234 --> 06:36:34,501
substance addiction matters to

11480
06:36:34,501 --> 06:36:36,501
you.

11481
06:36:39,706 --> 06:36:40,340
If any city service matters to

11482
06:36:40,340 --> 06:36:41,700
you, you should know that

11483
06:36:41,700 --> 06:36:44,607
the former mayor of the city

11484
06:36:45,245 --> 06:36:45,879
and a group of big business

11485
06:36:45,879 --> 06:36:48,279
radicals are attempting to

11486
06:36:50,750 --> 06:36:51,451
defund a core city service at

11487
06:36:51,451 --> 06:36:51,985
the tune of $100 million plus

11488
06:36:51,985 --> 06:36:52,686
that would devastate

11489
06:36:52,686 --> 06:36:56,286
the services that the city is

11490
06:36:56,690 --> 06:36:57,457
able to provide And they're

11491
06:36:57,457 --> 06:37:01,570
doing it in the guise of

11492
06:37:02,829 --> 06:37:03,463
punishing us.

11493
06:37:03,463 --> 06:37:04,164
It will not punish us.

11494
06:37:04,164 --> 06:37:04,464
It punishes the people of this

11495
06:37:04,464 --> 06:37:06,464
city.

11496
06:37:08,602 --> 06:37:08,969
It makes our job more difficult

11497
06:37:08,969 --> 06:37:09,703
for sure.

11498
06:37:09,703 --> 06:37:10,470
But ultimately who will suffer?

11499
06:37:10,470 --> 06:37:14,700
It's everyone who wants to see

11500
06:37:14,273 --> 06:37:15,800
libraries open rec centers,

11501
06:37:15,800 --> 06:37:15,509
open parks, clean public safety

11502
06:37:15,509 --> 06:37:17,509
that's responsive.

11503
06:37:20,313 --> 06:37:21,140
And so I cannot emphasize this

11504
06:37:21,140 --> 06:37:24,140
enough because the person who

11505
06:37:26,190 --> 06:37:26,719
used to be the mayor of this

11506
06:37:26,719 --> 06:37:30,319
city who knows full well what

11507
06:37:31,570 --> 06:37:31,825
the impacts will be, who left

11508
06:37:31,825 --> 06:37:34,825
this place a disaster with

11509
06:37:37,230 --> 06:37:37,998
rotting infrastructure and a

11510
06:37:37,998 --> 06:37:40,998
employee a workforce that had

11511
06:37:42,702 --> 06:37:43,403
no morale that had 30 to 40%

11512
06:37:43,403 --> 06:37:45,803
vacancies in core departments

11513
06:37:48,976 --> 06:37:49,675
is now attempting to light

11514
06:37:49,675 --> 06:37:50,343
the city on fire so they can

11515
06:37:50,343 --> 06:37:53,343
try a political maneuver in

11516
06:37:53,780 --> 06:37:54,448
the years to come.

11517
06:37:54,448 --> 06:37:55,148
And everyone who cares about

11518
06:37:55,148 --> 06:37:58,148
these services needs to speak

11519
06:38:00,487 --> 06:38:01,255
up and stand up against that.

11520
06:38:01,255 --> 06:38:01,955
So I know that probably my

11521
06:38:01,955 --> 06:38:02,756
colleagues who heard a bit of

11522
06:38:02,756 --> 06:38:05,826
this tirade earlier but I just

11523
06:38:05,826 --> 06:38:06,460
think it's super important that

11524
06:38:06,460 --> 06:38:06,760
folks know what's going on

11525
06:38:06,760 --> 06:38:07,461
here.

11526
06:38:07,461 --> 06:38:10,461
They're going to say they're

11527
06:38:11,732 --> 06:38:12,198
punishing politicians because

11528
06:38:12,198 --> 06:38:12,833
that's popular.

11529
06:38:12,833 --> 06:38:13,433
That's easy thing to say.

11530
06:38:13,433 --> 06:38:15,833
We're that that's fine.

11531
06:38:17,471 --> 06:38:17,738
That's the job we signed up

11532
06:38:17,738 --> 06:38:18,572
for.

11533
06:38:18,572 --> 06:38:21,875
People are going to come at us

11534
06:38:21,875 --> 06:38:22,542
But who will actually suffer if

11535
06:38:22,542 --> 06:38:23,210
they are successful Because

11536
06:38:23,210 --> 06:38:23,944
everyone who I named earlier

11537
06:38:23,944 --> 06:38:28,144
and the folks who showed up who

11538
06:38:28,615 --> 06:38:29,282
took the time to show up here

11539
06:38:29,282 --> 06:38:29,916
on the evening to talk about

11540
06:38:29,916 --> 06:38:30,516
things you care about, you

11541
06:38:30,516 --> 06:38:32,916
should know that that's

11542
06:38:33,220 --> 06:38:33,887
happening And I really do hope

11543
06:38:33,887 --> 06:38:34,321
that you all will push back

11544
06:38:34,321 --> 06:38:34,888
against that.

11545
06:38:34,888 --> 06:38:35,255
>> Thank you, Council

11546
06:38:35,255 --> 06:38:35,622
PRESIDENT.

11547
06:38:35,622 --> 06:38:37,622
All right.

11548
06:38:39,860 --> 06:38:40,694
Thank you, gentlemen.

11549
06:38:40,694 --> 06:38:41,428
>> I will go next to

11550
06:38:41,428 --> 06:38:43,828
Councilmember Mumford and thank

11551
06:38:45,980 --> 06:38:45,832
you very much to everybody who

11552
06:38:45,832 --> 06:38:46,533
came out tonight to voice their

11553
06:38:46,533 --> 06:38:47,100
concerns, opinion, thoughts on

11554
06:38:47,100 --> 06:38:49,100
our city budget.

11555
06:38:49,870 --> 06:38:50,537
You know, big cities around

11556
06:38:50,537 --> 06:38:51,237
the nation are going through

11557
06:38:51,237 --> 06:38:51,805
what we are going through here

11558
06:38:51,805 --> 06:38:54,805
in San Diego which is

11559
06:38:55,509 --> 06:38:56,176
significant cost increases and

11560
06:38:56,176 --> 06:38:56,810
significant budget deficits.

11561
06:38:56,810 --> 06:39:00,410
We are not the only ones.

11562
06:39:01,949 --> 06:39:02,516
There are forces beyond our

11563
06:39:02,516 --> 06:39:03,150
control terrorists and

11564
06:39:03,150 --> 06:39:03,751
international war is being

11565
06:39:03,751 --> 06:39:06,587
declared that a rise in

11566
06:39:06,587 --> 06:39:07,154
the cost of everything And we

11567
06:39:07,154 --> 06:39:07,888
are struggling here in

11568
06:39:07,888 --> 06:39:08,589
the local government to provide

11569
06:39:08,589 --> 06:39:12,593
the best service we can And it

11570
06:39:12,593 --> 06:39:13,293
is my top priority to make sure

11571
06:39:13,293 --> 06:39:14,940
that goodness forbid somebody

11572
06:39:14,940 --> 06:39:17,694
calls 911 in our city that are

11573
06:39:18,131 --> 06:39:18,799
responsible professional

11574
06:39:18,799 --> 06:39:19,466
responders shows up on time

11575
06:39:19,466 --> 06:39:22,436
every time whether that's an

11576
06:39:22,436 --> 06:39:23,170
ambulance, a firefighter, a

11577
06:39:23,170 --> 06:39:24,400
lifeguard, a police officer.

11578
06:39:24,400 --> 06:39:27,975
It is critical that if you call

11579
06:39:27,975 --> 06:39:28,875
911 you get the help you need.

11580
06:39:28,875 --> 06:39:29,510
We also need to make sure we

11581
06:39:29,510 --> 06:39:29,977
take care of our crumbling

11582
06:39:29,977 --> 06:39:30,577
infrastructure.

11583
06:39:30,577 --> 06:39:33,247
The longer we let it go,

11584
06:39:33,247 --> 06:39:33,581
the more expensive it becomes

11585
06:39:33,581 --> 06:39:34,281
to fix.

11586
06:39:34,281 --> 06:39:35,150
And we've seen it everywhere

11587
06:39:35,150 --> 06:39:38,615
from the heart of Balboa Park

11588
06:39:38,919 --> 06:39:39,587
to our library to our parks,

11589
06:39:39,587 --> 06:39:40,387
our roads every day And it's

11590
06:39:40,387 --> 06:39:43,987
going to be harder with our

11591
06:39:44,158 --> 06:39:44,925
cost increases going up.

11592
06:39:44,925 --> 06:39:45,592
I also want to thank the folks

11593
06:39:45,592 --> 06:39:49,192
who came in from our lgbt

11594
06:39:49,463 --> 06:39:50,640
center who talk about

11595
06:39:50,640 --> 06:39:50,731
the ongoing need to do

11596
06:39:50,731 --> 06:39:51,432
something for mental health

11597
06:39:51,432 --> 06:39:54,735
treatment in our city and our

11598
06:39:54,735 --> 06:39:55,469
region.

11599
06:39:55,469 --> 06:39:56,137
There's a reason that the city

11600
06:39:56,137 --> 06:39:56,836
of San Diego sued the major

11601
06:39:56,836 --> 06:39:59,836
opioid providers years ago and

11602
06:40:00,400 --> 06:40:00,708
we're still grappling with

11603
06:40:00,708 --> 06:40:01,242
the effects of the addiction

11604
06:40:01,242 --> 06:40:03,242
crisis they caused.

11605
06:40:05,446 --> 06:40:06,247
So I will continue to be a

11606
06:40:06,247 --> 06:40:06,980
champion to make sure that we

11607
06:40:06,980 --> 06:40:09,980
do fund or subsidize treatment.

11608
06:40:10,150 --> 06:40:10,851
And I have seen the federal

11609
06:40:10,851 --> 06:40:11,519
government retreating from its

11610
06:40:11,519 --> 06:40:12,219
basic responsibilities into

11611
06:40:12,219 --> 06:40:14,619
mental health substance abuse,

11612
06:40:16,230 --> 06:40:16,857
hiv aids treatment.

11613
06:40:16,857 --> 06:40:17,458
And so we here in the city of

11614
06:40:17,458 --> 06:40:18,125
San Diego need to take

11615
06:40:18,125 --> 06:40:21,162
the reins and make sure our

11616
06:40:21,162 --> 06:40:21,595
lgbtq community among others is

11617
06:40:21,595 --> 06:40:22,296
is protected.

11618
06:40:22,296 --> 06:40:22,997
So happy to keep fighting for

11619
06:40:22,997 --> 06:40:27,167
that to make sure that we do

11620
06:40:27,167 --> 06:40:27,969
get people off of our streets

11621
06:40:27,969 --> 06:40:28,635
and off of drug use get it's

11622
06:40:28,635 --> 06:40:31,635
been awful to see what

11623
06:40:31,772 --> 06:40:32,373
the major companies have done

11624
06:40:32,373 --> 06:40:33,730
to our American society.

11625
06:40:33,730 --> 06:40:33,473
So just thank you everyone for

11626
06:40:33,473 --> 06:40:35,473
being here.

11627
06:40:36,878 --> 06:40:37,545
It's going to be a very, very

11628
06:40:37,545 --> 06:40:38,246
tough budget cycle But I do

11629
06:40:38,246 --> 06:40:41,182
have faith that our colleagues

11630
06:40:41,182 --> 06:40:42,490
all want to work together on

11631
06:40:42,490 --> 06:40:42,750
this and make sure that we make

11632
06:40:42,750 --> 06:40:43,170
cuts that are smart if we have

11633
06:40:43,170 --> 06:40:43,751
to.

11634
06:40:43,751 --> 06:40:46,319
Hopefully we won't but we

11635
06:40:46,319 --> 06:40:47,221
likely will.

11636
06:40:47,221 --> 06:40:47,955
And I agree with my colleagues.

11637
06:40:47,955 --> 06:40:51,826
I know across the board cuts we

11638
06:40:51,826 --> 06:40:52,460
have communities that are

11639
06:40:52,460 --> 06:40:53,161
vastly different and have

11640
06:40:53,161 --> 06:40:56,761
different needs and we can be

11641
06:40:56,864 --> 06:40:57,564
more precise and make sure that

11642
06:40:57,564 --> 06:40:58,198
we take care of everyone from

11643
06:40:58,198 --> 06:40:58,799
the seniors, you know, in

11644
06:40:58,799 --> 06:41:01,199
Rancho Bernardo who need

11645
06:41:01,969 --> 06:41:02,670
cooling centers in my district

11646
06:41:02,670 --> 06:41:03,170
to students all over the city

11647
06:41:03,170 --> 06:41:03,871
who have different

11648
06:41:03,871 --> 06:41:06,271
opportunities to have library

11649
06:41:06,707 --> 06:41:07,341
hours when they need them on

11650
06:41:07,341 --> 06:41:08,750
Monday nights for example.

11651
06:41:08,750 --> 06:41:08,743
We can do this in a way that

11652
06:41:08,743 --> 06:41:11,743
makes sure that everybody is

11653
06:41:12,346 --> 06:41:13,470
taken care of rather than

11654
06:41:13,470 --> 06:41:13,647
across the board straight cuts

11655
06:41:13,647 --> 06:41:14,215
that would hurt everyone

11656
06:41:14,215 --> 06:41:16,615
equally to be honest.

11657
06:41:18,185 --> 06:41:18,886
So I know everyone up here is

11658
06:41:18,886 --> 06:41:19,654
working very hard on that and

11659
06:41:19,654 --> 06:41:23,254
continue to let us know what

11660
06:41:23,691 --> 06:41:24,425
your priorities are, what you

11661
06:41:24,425 --> 06:41:25,126
want to what you want to see

11662
06:41:25,126 --> 06:41:25,727
and your government because

11663
06:41:25,727 --> 06:41:26,159
we're here to to listen.

11664
06:41:26,159 --> 06:41:28,159
So thank you.

11665
06:41:28,162 --> 06:41:28,930
Council PRESIDENT All right.

11666
06:41:28,930 --> 06:41:31,699
Thank you Council member Von

11667
06:41:31,699 --> 06:41:35,299
Wolpert All out If you thought

11668
06:41:37,705 --> 06:41:38,239
things go one of the things I

11669
06:41:38,239 --> 06:41:40,639
should have said at

11670
06:41:41,742 --> 06:41:42,430
the beginning that I was remiss

11671
06:41:42,430 --> 06:41:42,810
.

11672
06:41:42,810 --> 06:41:43,544
You know, we wanted to give

11673
06:41:43,544 --> 06:41:46,544
the public a direct opportunity

11674
06:41:47,115 --> 06:41:47,549
to participate in the budget

11675
06:41:47,549 --> 06:41:48,249
conversations.

11676
06:41:48,249 --> 06:41:48,983
You should know that there are

11677
06:41:48,983 --> 06:41:52,253
a lot of people right now hard

11678
06:41:52,253 --> 06:41:52,987
at work diving into the budget,

11679
06:41:52,987 --> 06:41:55,987
actually looking into the kinds

11680
06:41:56,391 --> 06:41:57,910
of things that you brought up

11681
06:41:57,910 --> 06:41:59,491
the so-called middle managers

11682
06:42:01,896 --> 06:42:02,497
conversation not looking at new

11683
06:42:02,497 --> 06:42:04,897
revenue ideas given how

11684
06:42:07,402 --> 06:42:08,690
aggressive we were last year.

11685
06:42:08,690 --> 06:42:09,370
And so we're taking very

11686
06:42:09,370 --> 06:42:12,730
serious But a lot of people are

11687
06:42:12,730 --> 06:42:12,841
working right now.

11688
06:42:12,841 --> 06:42:13,541
We just wanted to see what

11689
06:42:13,541 --> 06:42:15,941
the public's priorities might

11690
06:42:17,479 --> 06:42:17,912
be and we got a lot of good

11691
06:42:17,912 --> 06:42:18,580
conversation.

11692
06:42:18,580 --> 06:42:21,580
So I'm very appreciative of

11693
06:42:21,983 --> 06:42:22,684
your willingness to be candid

11694
06:42:22,684 --> 06:42:25,684
in sharing those thoughts with

11695
06:42:26,921 --> 06:42:27,689
I actually transcribed all that

11696
06:42:27,689 --> 06:42:31,889
so I can make sure that I

11697
06:42:32,393 --> 06:42:33,940
remember going forward and if

11698
06:42:33,940 --> 06:42:33,862
that individual that has ideas

11699
06:42:33,862 --> 06:42:37,132
about how to make money can

11700
06:42:37,132 --> 06:42:37,865
actually send us some specifics

11701
06:42:37,865 --> 06:42:38,199
on that I'd love I'd love to

11702
06:42:38,199 --> 06:42:40,199
hear it.

11703
06:42:41,269 --> 06:42:41,970
That sounded like an

11704
06:42:41,970 --> 06:42:43,970
interesting business priority

11705
06:42:46,774 --> 06:42:47,375
but I'll leave it there And

11706
06:42:47,375 --> 06:42:50,375
unless I have any other

11707
06:42:51,879 --> 06:42:52,479
comments we'll give it to MR.

11708
06:42:52,479 --> 06:42:52,914
Monica for a closing

11709
06:42:52,914 --> 06:42:53,581
announcement.

11710
06:42:53,581 --> 06:42:55,981
>> Thank you council members

11711
06:42:56,885 --> 06:42:57,619
and thank you to everyone who

11712
06:42:57,619 --> 06:42:58,453
came out to give testimony.

11713
06:42:58,453 --> 06:42:59,187
I just wanted to note that as

11714
06:42:59,187 --> 06:43:02,356
we move through the next couple

11715
06:43:02,356 --> 06:43:02,991
of months, public participation

11716
06:43:02,991 --> 06:43:03,624
is absolutely critical in

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06:43:03,624 --> 06:43:06,624
ensuring that the city is

11718
06:43:07,796 --> 06:43:08,496
making the best decisions for

11719
06:43:08,496 --> 06:43:08,830
the public and on the public's

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06:43:08,830 --> 06:43:09,497
behalf.

11721
06:43:09,497 --> 06:43:12,367
To that end, each year my

11722
06:43:12,367 --> 06:43:13,100
office does put together a

11723
06:43:13,100 --> 06:43:15,401
public budget crash course

11724
06:43:17,472 --> 06:43:18,240
where we talk about the city's

11725
06:43:18,240 --> 06:43:18,973
budget process, how equity can

11726
06:43:18,973 --> 06:43:21,973
be incorporated into the city's

11727
06:43:22,644 --> 06:43:23,411
budget and then dollars that

11728
06:43:23,411 --> 06:43:24,146
are in the budget where they

11729
06:43:24,146 --> 06:43:24,479
are and more frankly where they

11730
06:43:24,479 --> 06:43:26,479
are not.

11731
06:43:27,715 --> 06:43:28,449
Sometimes our course this year

11732
06:43:28,449 --> 06:43:28,750
will be on MARCH 24th at 5

11733
06:43:28,750 --> 06:43:29,384
P.M..

11734
06:43:29,384 --> 06:43:32,530
It is open to the public.

11735
06:43:32,530 --> 06:43:32,888
It is interactive.

11736
06:43:32,888 --> 06:43:33,588
We will give a presentation but

11737
06:43:33,588 --> 06:43:33,921
we also take questions as they

11738
06:43:33,921 --> 06:43:35,921
come in.

11739
06:43:37,159 --> 06:43:37,559
So I encourage folks to

11740
06:43:37,559 --> 06:43:38,159
participate.

11741
06:43:38,159 --> 06:43:38,860
You can find additional

11742
06:43:38,860 --> 06:43:41,860
information on that course at

11743
06:43:42,164 --> 06:43:42,864
our website which is San

11744
06:43:42,864 --> 06:43:46,464
diego.Gov/ipa and look forward

11745
06:43:46,735 --> 06:43:47,402
to any participation.

11746
06:43:47,402 --> 06:43:47,702
>> Thank you PRESIDENT All

11747
06:43:47,702 --> 06:43:49,702
right.

11748
06:43:51,106 --> 06:43:51,807
Thank you for that Charles on

11749
06:43:51,807 --> 06:43:52,574
protocol let me remind folks

11750
06:43:52,574 --> 06:43:56,174
this was an information item in

11751
06:43:56,244 --> 06:43:56,945
no motion was required and

11752
06:43:56,945 --> 06:43:59,945
without any further comment we

11753
06:44:01,383 --> 06:44:02,500
will now adjourn Counsel to

11754
06:44:02,500 --> 06:44:02,784
the next regularly scheduled

11755
06:44:02,784 --> 06:44:05,784
council meeting on Monday MARCH

11756
06:44:05,787 --> 06:44:06,655
16th, 2026 at 10 A.M..

11757
06:44:06,655 --> 06:44:10,225
And again thank you to all of

11758
06:44:10,225 --> 06:44:10,926
you that came out this evening

11759
06:44:10,926 --> 06:44:11,627
and sharing your thoughts as

11760
06:44:11,627 --> 06:44:14,396
well as those who participated

11761
06:44:14,396 --> 06:44:14,963
virtually And thank you to city

11762
06:44:14,963 --> 06:44:15,697
24 for the coverage.

11763
06:44:15,697 --> 06:44:19,297
>> Thank you The city clerk and