[6:31] all right.
[6:37] Good morning.
[6:38] I will now call the City
[6:38] Council meeting of Tuesday
[6:39] APRIL 21st 2026 to order.
[6:44] Clerk Please call the roll.
[6:44] >> Thank you.
[6:45] Council PRESIDENT Council
[6:45] Member Campbell Council Member
[6:50] Whitburn here Council Member
[6:50] Foster Council Member Ron
[6:56] Wilpert Council PRESIDENT Pro
[6:56] Tem Lee here Council Member
[7:01] Campo Council Member Moreno
[7:02] Present Council member Eli
[7:02] Rivera and Council PRESIDENT
[7:07] LaCava.
[7:08] >> Present Also taking
[7:08] the meeting our City Attorney
[7:09] Heather Ferber, Independent
[7:13] budget analyst Charles Maka
[7:14] Council Affairs Advisor in
[7:15] the Mayor's office Code advisor
[7:15] and myself your City Clerk
[7:16] Diana Fantastic Thank you
[7:19] Council PRESIDENT All right.
[7:20] Thank you.
[7:20] City Clerk a quorum is now
[7:21] present.
[7:21] We will begin this morning with
[7:25] the land acknowledgment and
[7:25] the Pledge of Allegiance led by
[7:26] council member Lambert.
[7:30] >> Please stand if you are able
[7:36] We respectfully knowledge of
[7:37] the culmination or the original
[7:38] inhabitants of the Unceded land
[7:38] now known as San Diego.
[7:43] Despite enduring the horrors of
[7:43] genocide and colonization,
[7:44] the coming ice remains
[7:44] unbroken.
[7:48] We honor the resilience of
[7:49] their ancestors who fought to
[7:50] protect their culture and land.
[7:50] Today they carry their legacy
[7:54] forward ensuring that their
[7:54] traditions continue to thrive
[7:55] and gratitude and strength.
[7:56] We stand with the Caribbean
[8:00] nation connected to our past
[8:00] and committed to a thriving
[8:01] future.
[8:06] Please take the flag again of
[8:06] the United States of America
[8:23] and I How?
[8:25] >> All right Clark, please go
[8:25] over how the public can offer
[8:26] their testimony Thank Council
[8:30] PRESIDENT Like to highlight
[8:31] the slide on the screen that
[8:31] reveals how the public can
[8:32] offer their public testimony
[8:33] during today's meeting.
[8:33] Please note the time
[8:35] allocations for proclamations
[8:36] and consent items for meeting
[8:36] management purposes The order
[8:37] can be found on the agenda
[8:42] Summary found online or at
[8:42] the table in the back of
[8:43] the room.
[8:43] If you are in person please
[8:44] complete the speaker Sleep Look
[8:47] at the entrance of chambers and
[8:48] bring it to the front of
[8:48] the room.
[8:49] Place it in the clear box.
[8:49] Council ambassadors are
[8:53] available near the entrance and
[8:54] can assist with questions and
[8:55] speaker slips.
[8:55] No further in-person testimony
[8:56] will be taken once the council
[9:00] begins Virtual testimony.
[9:00] Thank you.
[9:01] Have the PRESIDENT All right.
[9:01] Thank you.
[9:02] City clerk We'll start off this
[9:02] morning by dispensing with
[9:05] the approval of
[9:05] the proclamation items.
[9:06] Clerk Please read the items
[9:07] into the record and proceed
[9:11] with public testimony.
[9:12] >> The public comment period
[9:12] for the proclamation items is
[9:13] now open.
[9:13] Each speaker will have one
[9:14] minute per item per person.
[9:17] If you would like to speak on
[9:17] three or more items you will
[9:18] have a maximum of three
[9:18] minutes.
[9:19] The proclamation items being
[9:23] approved are items 30 through
[9:27] 34 as 500 through as 504 as 506
[9:28] and 509.
[9:29] We do have speakers here in
[9:29] council chambers starting with
[9:33] Theresa Stivers If you can
[9:34] please come up to
[9:34] the microphone After that we
[9:40] have Natasha will be Cassandra
[9:45] Wong, Lily Chong David Seed or
[9:46] Janet Kay Lauren Garcia and I
[9:47] and Johnson if you can all
[9:51] please come up to the yellow
[9:52] reserved seats at the front of
[9:57] the room please proceed.
[9:57] Hello.
[9:58] Hello, My name is Theresa
[9:58] Stivers.
[10:03] I have the honor and
[10:04] the privilege of serving as
[10:04] the ceo of Walden Family
[10:05] Services.
[10:07] As you know, we're celebrating
[10:08] our 50th year anniversary of
[10:09] helping foster children, youth
[10:14] and families not only here in
[10:15] San Diego but throughout
[10:15] Southern California.
[10:16] I'd like to thank you all for
[10:20] acknowledging the hard work,
[10:21] the dedication that we do.
[10:22] We are particularly proud of
[10:27] our programs to prevent
[10:27] homelessness so an investment
[10:28] in all the family services and
[10:29] the clients that we serve is an
[10:33] investment in San Diego and in
[10:34] our community at large.
[10:35] So on behalf of Walden Family
[10:38] Services, thank you very much
[10:39] for your acknowledgment today.
[10:40] >> Thank you.
[10:46] Natasha You have time ceded to
[10:46] you by Kevin Chen.
[10:47] Can you please raise your hand,
[10:47] Kevin?
[10:47] Thank you.
[10:51] You have two minutes.
[10:51] Please proceed.
[10:52] Thank you.
[10:52] Thank you.
[10:53] To the San Diego City Council
[10:56] Council PRESIDENT Joe LaCava
[10:57] and Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem
[10:57] Kent Li.
[11:02] This year the Chinese School of
[11:02] San Diego is proud to celebrate
[11:07] our special milestone our 100th
[11:07] anniversary.
[11:12] Back in 1925, San Diego was a
[11:12] city of about 150,000
[11:12] residents.
[11:13] It was known as the student
[11:17] capital of the world and
[11:18] dredging had just started for
[11:19] Lindbergh Field And in
[11:23] the downtown area second and
[11:23] third and Market Street.
[11:24] There was a bustling Chinatown
[11:28] San Santiago's Chinatown was
[11:29] the center of social and
[11:29] business life for many.
[11:34] And to maintain their cultural
[11:35] identity and learn English
[11:35] together a small school was
[11:36] born.
[11:40] This small school became
[11:41] the Chinese School of San Diego
[11:41] in the mid 1980s.
[11:47] My mother Sally who's here with
[11:47] us today became the school's
[11:52] principal and she enrolled me
[11:53] when I was in elementary school
[11:53] to learn Chinese.
[11:54] I attended the school on
[11:58] Tuesday evenings and Saturday
[11:59] mornings and I met other
[12:00] Chinese American born like me.
[12:05] It made such an impact on me.
[12:05] In 2003 I served as the vice
[12:10] principal Later the principal
[12:10] and now as a superintendent.
[12:11] And I'm proud of the thousands
[12:16] of students we have educated
[12:17] and engaged.
[12:17] Our Chinese school is not just
[12:18] important for cultural and
[12:22] linguistic preservation but
[12:22] also for a sense of community
[12:23] connection.
[12:28] We could not have reached this
[12:28] special milestone without
[12:29] the support of San Diego.
[12:30] And we invite everyone to come
[12:34] celebrate with us our Golden
[12:35] 100 gala celebration on MAY 9th
[12:35] at Diamond Palace.
[12:39] Thank you.
[12:40] Thank you.
[12:45] Cassandra Wong Good morning.
[12:46] Council members, distinguished
[12:52] guests and community leaders.
[12:52] My name is Cassandra Wong.
[12:53] I am the principal of
[12:57] the Chinese School of San
[12:57] Diego.
[12:58] Imagine if you will, a small
[13:03] classroom a century ago just a
[13:04] few blocks from us wooden desks
[13:04] worn smoothly worn smooth by
[13:09] your hands, the scent of ink,
[13:10] calligraphy brushes and paper
[13:10] in the air and the sound of
[13:14] children reciting lessons in
[13:15] unison.
[13:15] That humble room was more than
[13:16] a place of learning.
[13:21] It was a seed planted in
[13:21] the soil of our Chinese
[13:22] community destined to grow into
[13:27] a towering tree of knowledge,
[13:27] culture and heritage.
[13:31] Today we gather to celebrate
[13:31] the 100th anniversary of
[13:32] the oldest Chinese school in
[13:32] San Diego.
[13:37] In our community a milestone
[13:37] that speaks not only to
[13:38] the endurance of an institution
[13:43] but to the unwavering
[13:44] commitment of generations who
[13:44] believed in the power of
[13:48] education.
[13:49] For 100 years the school has
[13:50] been more than bricks and
[13:50] mortar.
[13:51] It has been a bridge connecting
[13:55] generations to their cultural
[13:55] roots.
[13:56] Your time has concluded.
[13:56] My apologies.
[13:57] I'm sorry your time has
[13:57] concluded.
[14:02] It is a minute per person
[14:03] unless someone seated you time
[14:06] your time has concluded with
[14:07] that two minutes you didn't
[14:07] have anybody else sitting your
[14:08] time.
[14:08] Is there anybody that to join
[14:13] you that would give up a minute
[14:16] or two minutes now so you only
[14:17] get one minute per person and
[14:18] if somebody feeds you time then
[14:18] you get two minutes So there's
[14:23] nobody of course present
[14:23] present Perhaps you can add a
[14:27] minute from item as 5 or 6.
[14:28] I can notate that with that For
[14:33] the record please proceed.
[14:33] >> Okay.
[14:34] For 100 years the school has
[14:35] been more than bricks and
[14:35] mortar.
[14:38] It has been a bridge connecting
[14:39] generations to their cultural
[14:39] roots a beacon guiding young
[14:45] minds towards excellence and a
[14:46] home where values of respect,
[14:46] diligence and perseverance are
[14:47] nurtured.
[14:51] We honor the visionaries who
[14:52] founded the school in an era
[14:52] when resources were scarce but
[14:57] determination was abundant.
[14:58] We pay tribute to the teachers
[14:58] who dedicated their lives to
[14:59] shaping not just scholars but
[15:03] responsible citizens.
[15:04] A celebrated Chinese scholar
[15:09] once said something to bat
[15:10] means you're young.
[15:11] It takes ten years to cultivate
[15:11] a tree.
[15:14] It takes 100 years to cultivate
[15:15] a person.
[15:16] 100 years ago a dream took root
[15:20] here Today that dream stands
[15:21] tall, its branches reaching far
[15:21] and wide, sheltering
[15:26] generations under the shade of
[15:27] wisdom and tradition will
[15:28] continue to grow for another
[15:32] 100 years and beyond.
[15:32] >> Thank you.
[15:38] Thank you, Lily.
[15:44] Thank you for the opportunity
[15:45] to speak to members of the City
[15:51] Council and behalf of
[15:51] the Chinese community here in
[15:52] San Diego.
[15:57] I am the chair of the board of
[15:57] the San Diego Chinese
[16:03] Historical Museum situated it
[16:04] on 4 or 4 Third Avenue.
[16:09] We applaud the accomplishments
[16:10] of the San Diego Chinese School
[16:15] which was established 100 years
[16:16] ago.
[16:21] I hope it will have many more
[16:22] centuries of excellence in
[16:22] teaching.
[16:28] San Diego was where many
[16:29] Chinese landed in the 1800s.
[16:29] Many of them stay in
[16:34] the current so-called Chinatown
[16:34] very close to the city hall.
[16:40] We have today MR. Joel LaCava
[16:41] who has been given us support
[16:46] by the Education of children is
[16:47] most important.
[16:47] My congratulations.
[16:48] Thank you very much.
[16:49] Thank you for that concluding
[16:49] comment.
[16:57] David Chestnut Good morning.
[16:58] I am David Set I attended
[17:02] the jungle School from 1958 to
[17:07] 1964 and every day I would go
[17:08] and learn and develop a lot of
[17:08] friends that way.
[17:09] So wherever and whenever large
[17:14] Chinese community populations
[17:15] form they immediately think of
[17:15] educating their children in
[17:21] the language and the customs of
[17:21] their homeland.
[17:22] This was done 100 years ago.
[17:22] The proclamation today
[17:26] recognizes the efforts of
[17:26] community leaders, school
[17:27] staff, parents and students to
[17:32] establish and conduct a Chinese
[17:32] language school.
[17:33] The school helps to develop
[17:34] youth into adults who
[17:38] contribute significantly to
[17:39] their communities be at local,
[17:39] national or international
[17:40] level.
[17:45] Congratulated Sally and the up.
[17:45] So the work at the school as
[17:49] well as other arts and culture
[17:50] groups in San Diego bring
[17:51] vitality and wellbeing to
[17:51] the community.
[17:56] So I encourage the Council to
[17:56] continue supported.
[17:57] >> Thank you.
[17:57] Thank you Janet.
[18:03] Janet came after Janet.
[18:03] Those of you who have spoken if
[18:04] you can return to your seats
[18:05] please so we can have those
[18:09] available.
[18:10] Thank you so much Janet Kay
[18:10] Lauren Garcia's in Johnson and
[18:15] Huffington as well as Blair
[18:16] Beckman if you can come up to
[18:17] the yellow resources.
[18:17] Janet, you're speaking on item
[18:18] 34.
[18:20] You'll have one minute.
[18:21] Please proceed.
[18:21] Good morning, everybody.
[18:27] Thank you To the mayor,
[18:27] the city council people and
[18:28] especially our District seven
[18:32] Representative Raul Campo.
[18:33] It has been an honor to stage a
[18:38] Linda Vista multicultural fair
[18:39] and parade for over 40 years.
[18:44] We're proud of our community.
[18:45] We're proud of our board.
[18:46] And I say this on behalf of our
[18:50] current PRESIDENT Mikey Beach
[18:51] and his daughter who cannot be
[18:51] here today.
[18:56] But thank you for this
[18:56] proclamation.
[18:57] It means a lot to us and we're
[19:00] so glad to serve our community
[19:00] .
[19:00] >> Thank you.
[19:08] Lauren Garcia's Good morning
[19:09] Honorable Council member City
[19:09] Attorney and Staff My name is
[19:13] Lauren Rosita Garces and I've
[19:14] been serving as the fair
[19:14] coordinator for the Linda Vista
[19:15] Multicultural Fair in Parade
[19:16] for over a decade now We're
[19:19] celebrating 41 years this
[19:20] Saturday, APRIL 25th.
[19:20] Encourage and welcome you all
[19:21] to join us.
[19:24] It started in 1985 after
[19:24] the war as a reason for
[19:25] the Linda Vista community to
[19:29] welcome their migrant community
[19:29] neighbors.
[19:30] It was meant to break barriers
[19:30] by sharing food, culture and
[19:31] traditions.
[19:35] And that's something a spirit
[19:36] that we continue today with
[19:37] the over 22 dialects that are
[19:37] spoken in the neighborhood a
[19:41] diversity that unfortunately
[19:41] sometimes targeted.
[19:42] So we combat that with arts and
[19:43] culture.
[19:43] We combat that with education.
[19:47] It's one of the few
[19:48] neighborhoods where we can go
[19:48] from preschool to free thanks
[19:49] to you.
[19:53] So we celebrate education, arts
[19:53] and culture and the way that
[19:54] arts and culture breaks
[19:54] barriers.
[19:55] So we continue to urge you to
[19:56] support those in our
[19:59] neighborhood and the belonging
[20:00] that it creates for us as well.
[20:00] >> Thank you.
[20:01] Thank you.
[20:06] Ian Johnson.
[20:06] Ian Johnson, you have time to
[20:07] go to you by coming up here.
[20:08] Can you please raise your hand?
[20:11] Carina thank you so much.
[20:12] >> You'll have two minutes.
[20:12] Thank you.
[20:13] Good morning, City Council.
[20:14] My name is Ian Johnson.
[20:17] My parents are Hingham Hills
[20:18] and we on behalf of the San
[20:23] Diego lgbt Community Center,
[20:24] thank you so much for
[20:24] recognizing 20 years of dining
[20:28] out for life San Diego For two
[20:28] decades hundreds of local
[20:29] restaurants have committed to
[20:33] donating a portion of their
[20:34] proceeds to sustain health and
[20:35] wellness programs including hiv
[20:40] services and prevention
[20:41] programs right here in our
[20:41] community.
[20:42] This year's event carries
[20:46] special weight as the federal
[20:46] government continues to roll
[20:47] back funding for the lgbtq
[20:52] community and Ryan White
[20:53] programs support remains
[20:53] uncertain.
[20:54] The dollars raised this
[20:58] Thursday are more critical than
[20:58] ever.
[20:59] On APRIL 23rd, partners across
[21:04] a year ago including many of
[21:05] your offices will donate to
[21:06] select restaurants and directly
[21:10] support these free lifesaving
[21:11] services.
[21:11] So Dining Up for Life raises
[21:17] critical funding but it's also
[21:17] so much more.
[21:18] You know, about ten years ago
[21:19] we were here and we had a
[21:23] community member speak right
[21:23] here about the events impact.
[21:24] He had been a young adult in
[21:29] New Mexico unable to access
[21:29] Prep the once daily pill that
[21:34] prevents you from getting hiv
[21:34] and eventually received an hiv
[21:35] diagnosis.
[21:35] Facing stigma, rejection and
[21:41] uncertainty he he relocated to
[21:42] San Diego for a fresh start and
[21:46] the very day he arrived
[21:47] unknowingly was dining out for
[21:47] Life Day He walked into a
[21:53] participating restaurant Uptown
[21:54] Tavern and noticed a crowd on
[21:54] Thursday night wearing these I
[21:59] down stickers, a volunteer
[21:59] approached his table and openly
[22:00] talked about hiv prevention and
[22:05] services and the community
[22:06] fundraising around him.
[22:06] Imagine arriving in a new city
[22:11] carrying that weight and being
[22:12] welcomed into a room full of
[22:12] supporters.
[22:13] >> Thank you so much.
[22:18] Thank you.
[22:19] I think that having the help
[22:20] you're speaking on I was 32 and
[22:22] as 506 you'll have two minutes.
[22:22] All right.
[22:23] Thank you.
[22:23] Good morning.
[22:27] Council PRESIDENT And Council
[22:28] members and staff.
[22:29] My name is just into one and
[22:29] I'm honored to be here in
[22:30] strong support of this
[22:33] proclamation today recognizing
[22:34] the 100th anniversary for
[22:38] the Chinese School of San Diego
[22:38] .
[22:39] For 100 years the Chinese
[22:39] school has been a cornerstone
[22:40] of cultural education in our
[22:44] region preserving language,
[22:44] culture and identity while
[22:45] shaping generations of students
[22:46] who carry those traditions
[22:50] forward with pride.
[22:51] And it also served as a bridge
[22:51] fostering cultural
[22:52] understanding and strengthening
[22:56] connections across our diverse
[22:57] communities.
[22:58] Which 100 years is a rare
[23:01] milestone one that only a
[23:01] handful of institutions in San
[23:02] Diego can claim.
[23:06] San Diego was incorporated in
[23:07] 1850 and Chinese immigrants
[23:07] already here in those early
[23:08] years laid the foundation for
[23:12] the community that we know
[23:12] today.
[23:13] The Chinese school continues
[23:13] that legacy by ensuring future
[23:14] generations stay connected to
[23:18] that language, culture and
[23:18] heritage.
[23:19] So I thank you for recognizing
[23:24] this remarkable cornerstone in
[23:25] regards to Sally Avery which I
[23:29] am also speaking on.
[23:30] I just want to say a quick
[23:35] thanks for acknowledging her
[23:36] and her work.
[23:37] I'm sorry Of course I have not
[23:37] have my speaking points.
[23:38] I didn't know I was going to
[23:42] talk about both of them at
[23:43] the same time.
[23:43] But sadly once Avery two
[23:44] decades of leadership service
[23:48] and commitment to education and
[23:49] social service have made a
[23:49] profound and lasting impact
[23:50] here and around the globe, her
[23:54] work has touched many
[23:55] cornerstone institutions
[23:55] serving the Chinese community
[23:56] including the Chinese Service
[23:56] Center.
[24:00] The Chinese Historical Society
[24:01] Museum, Chinese Consolidated
[24:01] Benevolent Association,
[24:02] the House of China and Balboa
[24:07] Park, ucsd and the Chinese
[24:08] schools integral to name a few.
[24:08] She represents the very best of
[24:09] community leadership and it's
[24:13] fitting that we take this
[24:14] moment to recognize not just
[24:15] our accomplishments but
[24:15] the lasting legacy she
[24:19] continues to build.
[24:19] Thank you for honoring her.
[24:20] Thank you.
[24:26] Our final speaker here in
[24:26] council chambers is William
[24:27] Beekman here speaking Items
[24:30] 3032 as 509 and 503 and 502 So
[24:41] you'll have three minutes.
[24:41] All right.
[24:42] Thank you.
[24:48] Where we can some of my words
[24:48] MAY be a bit strong today I'm
[24:49] sorry but ends up happening.
[24:53] I don't mean them to be but a
[24:54] good proclamation set today I'm
[24:59] very interested to hear what
[25:00] dream day will be about what
[25:01] What will be the conversation
[25:01] here?
[25:06] It'll be nice to hear that Item
[25:11] 32 The Chinese school of San
[25:11] Diego 100th anniversary.
[25:11] Thank you.
[25:17] I used to live in kind of
[25:18] the old San Diego Chinatown
[25:19] area and it's a nice area but
[25:23] it doesn't get enough credit in
[25:24] this life.
[25:24] Hopefully we can talk about it
[25:28] more often and this is a nice
[25:29] time to do so.
[25:30] I just wanted to just be here
[25:35] to offer a hello That is
[25:35] the work that I do and
[25:36] the effort of the area is is
[25:43] nice and I hope good luck in
[25:43] the in the good efforts of
[25:44] the area and what they do as a
[25:47] school and they can continue
[25:48] the good work they do from that
[25:49] also mentioned national
[25:53] awareness day in being from
[25:54] that area in the downtown area
[25:55] around third and fourth Street
[25:59] areas there used to be a really
[26:00] serious federal issue.
[26:03] You know when I first moved
[26:04] here 2022 I mean like every few
[26:05] months there would be, you
[26:05] know, 3 or 4 guests at a time.
[26:10] Sometimes from overdose you
[26:10] know, from bad bad.
[26:11] I'd come here and I'd be
[26:12] talking to yourselves and it
[26:15] was helpful.
[26:16] Something would change after
[26:17] that And I think over time that
[26:17] that stuff isn't happening so
[26:21] much now And thank you for your
[26:22] work and effort and that we
[26:27] continue the efforts that we
[26:28] all become more aware of how to
[26:29] address our fentanyl that are
[26:33] use or ways to address it to
[26:34] curb its place in society.
[26:35] That's a lot of work we got to
[26:40] do with the issue that we don't
[26:40] know how to better talk about
[26:44] good look that we can One sd
[26:45] Day is a really interesting
[26:45] concept to me.
[26:46] I keep trying to talk about
[26:50] communication how we build
[26:51] local neighborhoods and
[26:51] community and this sounds like
[26:52] a group when a city that can
[26:56] really foster that conversation
[26:57] and create good conversations
[27:02] where are the groups MAY be
[27:02] lacking or need help when you
[27:03] can come in and offer some help
[27:08] and guidance and good luck when
[27:08] you can do for local
[27:09] neighborhoods in the future San
[27:10] Diego Towards Communication
[27:14] dialog openness all the good
[27:15] Stuff and San Diego Council on
[27:20] Literacy Day Thank you for an
[27:21] idea of Literacy Day I think
[27:25] with so much more going on with
[27:26] the us really threatening
[27:27] places like Cuba and Venezuela
[27:32] and Iran it just reminded me of
[27:32] the importance of sovereignty a
[27:33] country's sovereignty.
[27:34] They try to do really good
[27:38] things for their own people.
[27:38] So do we.
[27:39] I hope we learn to respect that
[27:40] from all of us and that's how
[27:43] we learn to build dialog and
[27:44] get along and trust.
[27:44] >> Good luck.
[27:44] Thank you.
[27:45] Thank you.
[27:46] That does include public
[27:50] comment here in council
[27:50] chambers going to those
[27:51] participating remotely Sorry
[27:52] the five minute timer starting
[27:54] with Tony if you can please
[27:55] unmute and let me know which
[27:56] item or items you wish to speak
[28:01] to.
[28:02] Tony You just wanted to speak
[28:06] to all the items please.
[28:07] >> You'll have three minutes.
[28:07] Please proceed.
[28:08] Thank you.
[28:08] Good morning.
[28:14] City Council And in support of
[28:14] this proclamation This is a
[28:15] great thing.
[28:15] I think that any time that we
[28:20] honor the cultural legacies of
[28:21] the various cultures that have
[28:21] contributed to making San Diego
[28:25] the great city that it is, I
[28:26] think that we're moving in
[28:26] the right direction.
[28:27] I think that this is part of a
[28:28] broader step that we need to be
[28:32] taking in more conscientiously
[28:32] making especially now that
[28:33] we're seeing the immigrant
[28:34] community The attack by
[28:37] the federal administration.
[28:38] So this means a lot.
[28:38] This is really fantastic.
[28:43] One of my best friends I grew
[28:44] up in going to one of these
[28:44] Chinese schools and that's
[28:45] where he learned how to speak
[28:51] Mandarin Chinese.
[28:52] And so I want to thank all
[28:52] the groups that have given
[28:53] their presentations and have
[28:56] spoken this morning.
[28:57] I want to thank Blair for his
[28:57] constant dedication to city
[29:02] council constantly coming in
[29:02] and speaking and sharing great
[29:07] ideas and all the city council
[29:08] members for deliberating as
[29:13] long as they did yesterday and
[29:14] really putting their thoughts
[29:15] and efforts and their energy
[29:21] into doing everything that they
[29:21] can to make a living.
[29:26] Thank you.
[29:26] Thank you.
[29:27] And next is 8700.
[29:28] If you can please unmute and
[29:29] let me know which item or items
[29:36] you wish to speak to.
[29:36] Thank you.
[29:37] Good morning.
[29:41] I will be speaking on s502 and
[29:41] 503 please.
[29:42] >> You'll have two minutes.
[29:46] Please proceed.
[29:46] Thank you.
[29:52] On this one I go to this is wow
[29:53] There's just you know, days and
[29:53] weeks and months to speak on
[29:59] this But I did Google this a
[30:00] bit and the fentanyl deaths
[30:00] Here are two statistics that
[30:09] really stood out to me In 2020
[30:10] 24 men were three times more
[30:11] likely to die from an overdose
[30:15] than women and the highest
[30:16] rates were among adults aged 45
[30:16] to 64.
[30:22] That's the piece that really
[30:26] stood out to me at age 45 to
[30:27] 64.
[30:27] And then the other item on this
[30:32] highest risk groups individuals
[30:32] experiencing homelessness
[30:36] representing approximately 30%
[30:37] of all overdose deaths in
[30:44] the country.
[30:44] The big thank you to Council
[30:45] member Wolpert and Council
[30:49] Member Capital for your
[30:50] heartfelt interest and work on
[30:50] this crisis.
[30:56] Love to all and ask 5 or 3 one
[30:57] shame asking is a regional
[31:01] community building coalition
[31:02] and I pronounce this I look
[31:07] this up The Berman de Burnham
[31:07] Center for Community
[31:08] Advancement Every word in
[31:15] the list of the whereas it's
[31:16] thrilled to be in I googled to
[31:19] see and it continued everywhere
[31:20] told me a big thank you to Mo
[31:26] Mullins Vermont Hope I got that
[31:31] right you pioneer of this
[31:31] coalition and you're going to
[31:32] be 99 years old this year and
[31:38] his personal motto is Community
[31:38] before self community before
[31:44] self Isn't that a beautiful
[31:44] personal model?
[31:50] So anyway, your time has
[31:51] concluded.
[31:51] I love you.
[31:52] That does conclude public
[31:57] comment on the proclamation.
[31:57] >> Thank you.
[31:58] All right.
[31:58] Thank you.
[32:01] So we'll now turn it over to
[32:02] council members for comments
[32:02] and entertain a motion and
[32:03] we'll start with Council member
[32:03] Moreno.
[32:04] >> Wonderful.
[32:08] Good morning And I have
[32:09] comments on item three which is
[32:13] Denim day in item as 504 MR.
[32:14] Enrique Lopez Day Today we
[32:19] recognize APRIL 29th 2026 as
[32:20] denim day in the city of San
[32:20] Diego.
[32:25] A day that carries a powerful
[32:26] message rooted in justice,
[32:27] awareness and solidarity.
[32:31] Denim Day began as a response
[32:31] to a deeply troubling court
[32:32] ruling that perpetuated harmful
[32:37] lies about sexual violence and
[32:38] consent In defiance, women in
[32:42] the Italian parliament wore
[32:43] jeans to stand with survivors
[32:44] and to reject the idea that
[32:49] clothing could ever imply
[32:49] consent.
[32:50] The act of courage sparked a
[32:50] global movement one that
[32:55] reminds us that there's never
[32:55] an excuse for sexual assault.
[32:56] We are proud to recognize
[32:57] the vital work of the San Diego
[33:01] family Justice Center Your Safe
[33:02] Place which provides
[33:03] compassionate comprehensive
[33:07] services to survivors of sexual
[33:08] assault and trafficking.
[33:09] Their work ensures that anybody
[33:13] in need can find safety,
[33:13] dignity and also support.
[33:14] Wearing denim today is a
[33:19] visible statement of our shared
[33:20] values that we believe
[33:20] survivors and that we're
[33:21] committed to building a safer
[33:24] community.
[33:25] We continue this work not just
[33:26] today but every day until
[33:31] respect safety and justice are
[33:31] realities.
[33:34] Moving on to Final Four we
[33:35] celebrate and extraordinary
[33:36] milestone and an even more
[33:36] extraordinary individual.
[33:40] It's an honor to recognize
[33:41] APRIL 21st, 2026 as MR. Enrique
[33:47] Lopez Day in the city of San
[33:47] Diego.
[33:48] MR. Lopez's story is one of
[33:52] resilience, sacrifice and
[33:53] unwavering dedication.
[33:53] Born in Tijuana, Mexico, he
[33:58] took on respond a lot of
[33:59] responsibility at a young age,
[34:00] leaving school early to support
[34:04] his family with determination
[34:04] and hope.
[34:05] He came to the United States in
[34:08] pursuit of opportunity.
[34:09] Laying the foundation for a
[34:10] life defined by hard work and
[34:15] perseverance.
[34:16] From humble beginnings as a
[34:16] handyman to a distinguished
[34:20] career spanning more than 25
[34:20] years at Ralphs Bakery, MR.
[34:25] Lopez built a reputation for
[34:25] excellence.
[34:26] His artistry in cake decorating
[34:30] not only earned him awards but
[34:31] brought joy to countless
[34:31] celebrations across our
[34:37] community even creating cakes
[34:37] for beloved figures like Tony
[34:43] Gwynn himself along his wife
[34:43] MR. Lopez, he worked tirelessly
[34:44] to build a better life opening
[34:48] doors for others along the way
[34:49] providing housing support and
[34:50] opportunities to family members
[34:54] and those in need.
[34:54] His compassion extends far
[34:55] beyond his household whether it
[35:00] was saving a neighbor from a
[35:01] fire lending his skill to those
[35:06] in need or simply showing up
[35:07] when it mattered the most.
[35:08] MR. Lopez has demonstrated a
[35:12] lifetime commitment to serving
[35:12] others.
[35:13] MR. Lopez embodies the very
[35:17] best of San Diego hard work,
[35:18] generosity, resilience and a
[35:18] heart.
[35:23] His life is a testament to
[35:24] the impact one person can have
[35:24] on an entire community and it
[35:29] is my privilege to honor him
[35:29] and proclaim APRIL 21st, 2026
[35:34] as MR. And Lopez Day.
[35:35] Happy birthday as well Happy
[35:36] 70th birthday and thank you for
[35:40] inspiring us all.
[35:41] And with that I will make a
[35:42] motion to move proclamations.
[35:42] Thank you.
[35:46] All right.
[35:46] Thank you, Council members.
[35:47] So we have a motion by
[35:48] COUNCILMAN Moreno to move
[35:48] The proclamation will go next
[35:55] to council member Campbell.
[35:55] >> Thank you.
[35:56] Council PRESIDENT I'm going to
[35:59] speak about proc 30 proc 31 and
[36:04] also about Angel Castro de It's
[36:05] important for council to
[36:09] recognize Denham Day each year
[36:10] to reaffirm our commitment to
[36:11] ending sexual violence and
[36:15] supporting survivors of sexual
[36:16] assault.
[36:16] We call it Denham Day after
[36:21] the court in Italy wrongfully
[36:22] blamed a victim for her rape
[36:22] because she was wearing tight
[36:23] jeans.
[36:27] The San Diego Police Department
[36:28] and City Attorney's office have
[36:32] worked hard to pursue justice
[36:33] for victims of sexual assault
[36:33] in our city.
[36:37] And years ago when dna kits
[36:38] were backed up, our police
[36:42] department stepped up and made
[36:43] sure that every one of them was
[36:43] examined the old ones and
[36:48] the new ones And on time your
[36:52] safe place and 22 is offered
[36:53] crucial services to survivors
[36:53] of sexual violence including
[36:58] housing support, legal service,
[36:58] mental health counseling
[37:03] completely free of charge.
[37:03] We must continue to empower
[37:04] survivors and stand with them
[37:08] every day.
[37:09] It takes courage and strength
[37:10] for survivors to share their
[37:14] stories.
[37:15] We must do everything we can to
[37:15] teach respect for women and
[37:20] keep our communities safe.
[37:20] I'm grateful to all
[37:21] the community organizations who
[37:25] support survivors to the sdd
[37:26] officers and the City
[37:26] Attorney's office for their
[37:30] role in holding perpetrators
[37:36] accountable for Prop 31.
[37:37] >> I want to thank Mayor Gloria
[37:38] and my colleagues, council
[37:38] members Whitburn and Von
[37:41] Wilpert for joining me in
[37:45] proclaiming APRIL 23rd, 2026 as
[37:45] Dining Out for Life 20th
[37:46] Anniversary Day in the city of
[37:50] San Diego.
[37:51] Amazing And thank you and for
[37:52] your remarks.
[37:55] For 20 years the San Diego lgbt
[37:56] Center has partnered with
[37:56] dozens of local restaurants,
[38:00] bars and coffee shops across
[38:01] the city to support critical
[38:05] hiv aids services and
[38:05] prevention.
[38:06] This ongoing partnership has
[38:10] supported the center's ability
[38:11] to provide free health services
[38:12] including hiv testing,
[38:16] prevention, care and mental
[38:16] health support.
[38:17] This longstanding tradition
[38:21] exemplifies the good that can
[38:22] be accomplished when we come
[38:22] together as a community by
[38:26] coming together in partnership
[38:27] we support our local businesses
[38:31] who are who are providing us
[38:31] this opportunity and feeding us
[38:32] as we enjoy it and more
[38:37] importantly we are helping
[38:38] people who are experiencing
[38:38] health challenges.
[38:42] We are all collectively helping
[38:43] with this important cause that
[38:43] saves lives.
[38:48] I encourage everyone to
[38:48] participate this coming
[38:49] Thursday and go to one of
[38:50] the participating businesses.
[38:54] You can find the list of
[38:55] participating businesses on
[38:55] the center's website.
[38:59] The lgbt Center.
[39:04] Cheers to 20 years And next I
[39:05] would like to join my
[39:05] colleagues in recognizing a
[39:08] resident from my district
[39:09] District two Angel Castro for
[39:14] 45 years of dedicated service
[39:15] to our city through her role in
[39:18] Parks and Recreation Department
[39:19] .
[39:20] Amazingly, 45 years of service
[39:24] unfortunately she recently
[39:25] passed away but she left a
[39:26] lasting impact of service and
[39:30] dedication for our communities.
[39:31] She began her career leading
[39:35] recreation programs around
[39:36] the city and advanced to become
[39:36] the area manager in
[39:40] the Department of Parks and Rec
[39:40] and organized many popular
[39:45] community events including for
[39:46] holidays as well as movie
[39:46] nights and concerts in
[39:47] the park.
[39:51] My heart is with her family
[39:52] members after her passing and
[39:56] thank you for sharing with us
[39:57] and we know that her dedication
[40:02] is appreciated by all of us.
[40:02] MAY she rest in power.
[40:03] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT
[40:06] Ray Thank you to Mark Campbell.
[40:07] >> Can I take that as a second?
[40:08] Happy to second the Bronx.
[40:12] Thank you.
[40:13] So we have motion by COUNCILMAN
[40:13] Moreno second by Council Moore
[40:14] Campbell to move
[40:15] the proclamation to go next to
[40:17] council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee
[40:18] Thank you Council PRESIDENT
[40:19] I'll start by thanking my
[40:21] colleagues for the many
[40:22] recognitions and proclamations
[40:22] today starting with item 30
[40:27] with Denham Day especially I
[40:27] don't want to echo everything
[40:28] that everyone else has shared
[40:29] but especially thank our city
[40:31] Attorney's office and the work
[40:32] of our the U.S. Place Family
[40:36] Justice Center that we have as
[40:37] a city.
[40:37] Thank you for the work that
[40:42] that has been done by your team
[40:43] 24 for item 31 for turning out
[40:46] for life.
[40:47] I want to thank the lgbt Center
[40:48] for your work throughout
[40:52] the year and I know our team
[40:53] will be one of many across
[40:54] the states that will be joining
[40:54] you for that each year.
[40:57] We can't MISS It.
[40:58] So of course it's more than
[40:58] just an opportunity as a
[40:59] fundraiser.
[40:59] I think it's a continual
[41:02] reminder of taking that as a
[41:03] chance for us to show our
[41:04] support and to get
[41:08] the community together in a fun
[41:08] and meaningful way for that
[41:08] day.
[41:12] I've got a couple other
[41:13] proclamations I wanted to pay
[41:13] tribute to.
[41:14] One is se 501.
[41:14] I think my colleagues at
[41:17] Council PRESIDENT LaCava,
[41:17] Councilmember Campo for
[41:21] bringing forward Walden Family
[41:21] Services 50th anniversary day
[41:22] and to congratulate Walden
[41:23] Family Services and my good
[41:27] friend ceo Teresa Stivers on
[41:28] her on their 50th anniversary.
[41:28] They've been an invaluable
[41:32] organization in the city
[41:32] providing support for foster
[41:33] care and adoption, transitional
[41:36] housing for youth and other
[41:36] supportive services And since
[41:37] opening their doors have
[41:40] supported approximately 1500
[41:41] children, youth and families
[41:44] annually and have placed 233
[41:45] children in nurturing homes.
[41:46] It was a pleasure to be able to
[41:49] celebrate the occasion with you
[41:50] and your team as well as many
[41:51] of your volunteers And
[41:51] congratulations again on
[41:54] the remarkable achievement of
[41:55] 50 years of service.
[41:58] Next is item 32.
[41:59] i think everyone heard a little
[42:00] bit about the Chinese School of
[42:03] San Diego and certainly
[42:04] celebrating 100 years as an
[42:04] organization is a milestone
[42:08] feat anywhere.
[42:09] So I want to thank Council
[42:13] PRESIDENT LaCava and joining me
[42:14] to recognize the Chinese School
[42:17] of San Diego for this 100th
[42:17] anniversary as the oldest
[42:18] training school in San Diego,
[42:19] it has long provided
[42:22] opportunities for students to
[42:22] learn not just language but
[42:27] really to be immersed and to
[42:27] understand culture as well.
[42:32] And it's not just open to
[42:32] children.
[42:33] I've seen many adults as well
[42:36] participate in the programs And
[42:37] what I've seen through your
[42:38] programs is this opportunity to
[42:41] create a vibrant hub for
[42:41] seniors who are interested in
[42:42] learning a second language
[42:43] maintaining their linguistic
[42:46] heritage or deepening their
[42:47] understanding of Chinese
[42:47] culture through different
[42:51] activities from calligraphy to
[42:51] dance to seasonal festival
[42:52] celebrations.
[42:52] And I would especially note
[42:56] that the uniquely offer not
[42:57] just Mandarin Chinese but also
[43:01] Cantonese which is extremely
[43:02] rare and happens to be
[43:03] the dialect that I continue to
[43:04] speak with my mother to this
[43:06] day.
[43:07] The Chinese School of San Diego
[43:08] also houses the Chinese
[43:10] bilingual preschool which
[43:11] opened in 2008 and happens to
[43:14] be special to me because my son
[43:15] Oliver, who is now six, spent
[43:16] his early years there at
[43:20] the school So I want to take a
[43:21] moment to congratulate Sally
[43:21] Wong every superintendent and
[43:24] Tasha Wang, principal Cassandra
[43:25] Wong and the entire staff and
[43:25] community for their service as
[43:26] part of this community
[43:29] institution throughout its 100
[43:30] year journey.
[43:30] And we're going to celebrate
[43:34] that in early MAY at your
[43:35] upcoming gala which I certainly
[43:39] look forward to.
[43:40] Now maybe it's a bit of a
[43:40] surprise.
[43:41] I think it's not just enough to
[43:44] recognize this milestone moment
[43:45] for the Chinese School of San
[43:46] Diego but without also paying
[43:49] tribute to an individual who
[43:50] has been foundational to much
[43:51] of its impact over decades.
[43:55] So for item 5 or 6 it's my
[43:55] honor along with Council
[43:58] PRESIDENT LaCava to bring
[43:59] forward a proclamation
[44:00] recognizing Sally Wang Avery in
[44:03] the city of San Diego.
[44:04] When looking through Sally's
[44:05] achievements and contributions
[44:09] to our community and across
[44:09] the continent it is hard to
[44:10] choose just a few.
[44:14] Her life has truly been rooted
[44:14] in community service.
[44:15] Sally Avery was the co-founder
[44:18] of the Chinese Historical
[44:19] Society in the 1980s.
[44:20] The first woman PRESIDENT Of
[44:22] the Chinese Consolidated
[44:23] Benevolent Association in
[44:23] the 1980s.
[44:24] She was a co-founder of
[44:28] the Chinese bilingual preschool
[44:28] and served as principal of
[44:31] the Chinese School of San Diego
[44:32] from 1984 to 2012.
[44:36] Sally actually opened her law
[44:37] practice in the mid-nineties in
[44:37] the Mid-City area where she
[44:41] knew there was a influx of
[44:42] immigrant families that needed
[44:42] numerous services.
[44:43] She also helped to found
[44:46] the Chinese Service Center in
[44:46] 2003.
[44:47] And between her professional
[44:48] career as an attorney and her
[44:51] multitudes of community
[44:51] engagement, she dedicated
[44:52] countless hours to provide
[44:56] crucial pro-bono services to
[44:56] low income families and
[44:57] numerous community
[44:57] organizations.
[45:01] I remember sitting at a dinner
[45:04] just a couple of weeks ago with
[45:05] some of the very first
[45:05] Asian-American judges to serve
[45:09] in the county of San Diego.
[45:10] And they too recognized Sally
[45:11] for her many years serving as
[45:14] an interpreter and a translator
[45:15] for many immigrant families all
[45:15] as a volunteer.
[45:19] And it's one of those small
[45:20] things about family service
[45:21] that many MAY not know of that
[45:23] is part of the history right
[45:24] here in San Diego.
[45:28] Her contributions as an
[45:28] educator, an attorney and a
[45:29] philanthropist have been
[45:33] recognized far and wide.
[45:34] In 2006 she was awarded
[45:34] the Susan b Anthony Leadership
[45:35] Award.
[45:37] In 2009 the Ellis Island Medal
[45:38] of Honor.
[45:41] And in 2016 she was inducted
[45:42] into the San Diego County
[45:42] Women's Hall of Fame.
[45:46] And at her alma mater, uc San
[45:46] Diego, you can find the Sally t
[45:50] Wong Avery Library as well as
[45:51] support from us.
[45:51] Much of the East Asian Pacific
[45:55] Studies and programs that they
[45:55] have available at uc San Diego.
[46:00] >> So with that I know this is
[46:01] a surprise Sally we didn't
[46:04] necessarily share this with you
[46:05] but I'd like to share a moment.
[46:06] So if you'd like to come up
[46:09] along with Natasha Wong your
[46:10] daughter just in case you'd
[46:11] like to come up and say a few
[46:34] words I think you can feel your
[46:38] kind comment in and thank you
[46:42] Jill for supporting and coming
[46:43] to our activities throughout
[46:43] the years.
[46:47] I am very privileged to an
[46:48] honor to really share my
[46:52] culture and my language and
[46:52] help all the other people that
[46:57] are interested in joining us in
[46:57] San Diego.
[47:02] And I think starting early now
[47:05] is about 30 years.
[47:06] I can see a difference in San
[47:06] Diego.
[47:09] We teach character.
[47:10] We teach virtual.
[47:19] We teach Confucius teaching.
[47:20] And that is filial piety Honor
[47:24] the seniors and also be kind to
[47:29] handicaps people that are need.
[47:33] And it has a lot of different
[47:34] Chinese stories throughout our
[47:38] teaching out our school is
[47:43] recognized by People's Republic
[47:43] of China.
[47:48] The secretary of the education
[47:49] in Beijing came to visit us and
[47:53] was very impressed.
[47:54] And also in Taiwan where they
[47:58] have the director general also
[47:59] came and they also gave us an
[48:00] award that we hang on the wall.
[48:03] So our school is very special.
[48:04] I just love it.
[48:07] I love doing it.
[48:08] And we have trained a lot of
[48:12] young people to take over
[48:13] because I'm a little tired.
[48:13] Yeah.
[48:17] But thank you very much for
[48:18] the acknowledgment and I'm
[48:22] continuing serving in many,
[48:24] many boards and in San Diego in
[48:27] England.
[48:28] In Toronto we have a library in
[48:34] Toronto a free library that
[48:36] illustrate what the Japanese
[48:41] has done And also oh a music
[48:46] gallery in Cambridge in
[48:47] England.
[48:51] And there are others I too many
[48:52] too many to mention.
[48:52] Thank you.
[48:56] Well thank you for this
[48:56] opportunity to recognize your
[49:06] contributions to San Diego.
[49:06] >> That concludes my comments.
[49:10] All right.
[49:11] >> Thank you, sir.
[49:12] So we'll go next to council
[49:12] member Vaughn Walker.
[49:14] Thank you very much And thank
[49:14] you to my colleagues as always
[49:15] for bringing forth wonderful
[49:16] proclamations for our
[49:16] community.
[49:19] I have a bunch of comments for
[49:20] item 32 The Chinese School of
[49:23] San Diego 100th anniversary
[49:23] day.
[49:24] I too have visited the school.
[49:25] It's absolutely beautiful.
[49:28] Thank you for opening it up to
[49:28] community events including
[49:29] events by the Commission on
[49:32] the Status of Women.
[49:33] I'm very excited to come to
[49:33] the gala and celebrate with all
[49:37] of you but it's a fantastic and
[49:38] I'm looking forward to learning
[49:38] more on item five as five of
[49:39] six.
[49:42] Sally Wong Avery de Salary Wang
[49:43] Avery you have raised an
[49:46] incredible daughter as well.
[49:46] Natasha has become a good
[49:47] friend to so many of us and
[49:51] really become an ambassador for
[49:51] the Chinese community to all of
[49:52] us And so I'm very excited to
[49:55] have her as a friend and a
[49:56] mentor And also thank you for
[49:57] your service, your pro-bono
[50:00] service as a lawyer.
[50:01] That really touched me when I
[50:02] read that including, you know,
[50:02] teaching health restaurant
[50:05] workers health and sanitation.
[50:06] You really have helped so many
[50:07] people throughout your time and
[50:10] you continue to help.
[50:11] So we very much appreciate you.
[50:14] An item 502 National Fentanyl
[50:14] Awareness Day I am honored to
[50:15] join Councilor Ocampo in
[50:18] recognizing national fentanyl
[50:19] awareness and the urgent need
[50:20] to address this crisis.
[50:23] Fentanyl still remains
[50:24] the leading driver of overdose
[50:25] deaths impacting families in
[50:28] every single part of San Diego
[50:29] County.
[50:29] It's often found in counterfeit
[50:30] pills increasing the risk of
[50:33] accidental exposure and
[50:34] overdose and even small amounts
[50:35] can be fatal which is why
[50:36] prevention and public awareness
[50:38] are critical.
[50:39] Expanding access to loxo and
[50:40] investing in education are
[50:43] proving strategies to save
[50:44] lives.
[50:44] And guess what folks?
[50:45] It's working.
[50:45] We are now bending the trend
[50:49] and fewer people are losing
[50:49] their lives depending on
[50:50] overdose in San Diego County
[50:51] because of the work we've all
[50:51] done together.
[50:54] So we have to double down and
[50:54] keep and keep going.
[50:57] On item 3030 which is Denim
[50:58] Day, I'm proud to join my
[50:59] colleagues in recognizing a
[51:02] denim day in the city of San
[51:03] Diego.
[51:03] I too am reading denim.
[51:07] You can't see it very well and
[51:07] thank you to everyone who's
[51:08] come in.
[51:09] I know Blaire Beekman had asked
[51:11] what this case was about and
[51:11] unfortunately the story began
[51:16] in Italy in 1992 when an 18
[51:20] year old girl was on her first
[51:20] day of her very first driving
[51:21] lesson in her 45 year old
[51:25] driving instructor who took her
[51:26] to an isolated road, pulled her
[51:27] out of the car, removed her
[51:30] jeans and forcibly raped her.
[51:31] She reported the rape and
[51:31] the perpetrator was arrested
[51:32] and prosecuted.
[51:35] He was convicted of her and
[51:36] sentenced to jail.
[51:37] But during the appellate
[51:39] process he appealed
[51:40] the conviction claiming that
[51:41] she was wearing jeans that were
[51:45] so tight she must have helped
[51:45] him take them off.
[51:46] And the Italian Supreme Court
[51:50] agreed and overturned her
[51:50] conviction.
[51:54] Enraged by the verdict, women
[51:55] in the Italian parliament
[51:55] launched a protest wearing
[51:59] jeans on the steps of
[52:00] the Supreme Court of Italy.
[52:01] This protest was then picked up
[52:01] by the international media
[52:05] which led the California Senate
[52:05] and Assembly to do the same and
[52:06] wear denim jeans on the state
[52:09] of the California state
[52:09] capitol.
[52:10] It was then picked up in Los
[52:13] Angeles and since 1999 we have
[52:13] all been commemorating Denim
[52:14] Day every year in APRIL to
[52:17] raise awareness about sexual
[52:18] assault And that clothing will
[52:22] never ever mean consent.
[52:23] I'm also grateful for the work
[52:24] of our senior police department
[52:24] and our detectives in
[52:26] the family Justice Center who
[52:27] prosecutes anyone who commits
[52:32] sexual assault and provides
[52:33] hope for survivors.
[52:36] An item 31 Dining Out for Life.
[52:37] I'm very excited to be joining
[52:37] our friends from the lgbt
[52:41] center again and many other
[52:41] partner organizations to
[52:42] recognize Dining Out for Life
[52:45] to support hiv aids Service and
[52:46] Prevention And what a beautiful
[52:47] story you shared about someone
[52:50] finding hope in San Diego.
[52:51] I'm grateful to the restaurant
[52:51] small businesses,
[52:52] the volunteers who continue to
[52:55] show up and give back.
[52:56] I do believe we in the federal
[52:57] government to continue
[52:57] recognizing World aids Day
[53:01] supporting the Ryan White and
[53:01] Harper funds and making sure
[53:02] that we fully invest in
[53:05] science, medicine and
[53:05] prevention going forward.
[53:06] So thank you to our lgbtq
[53:06] community.
[53:09] I'm very excited to come right
[53:10] with you and eat some good food
[53:10] for a good cause.
[53:14] Next item 32 and I will need an
[53:15] additional 30 minutes please.
[53:15] Angel Castro Day.
[53:18] I want to take a moment to
[53:19] recognize Angel Castro and her
[53:19] incredible legacy of service to
[53:20] the city of San Diego.
[53:23] Having dedicated nearly 45
[53:24] years to the Parks and
[53:24] Recreation Department and
[53:25] remember it can be filled with
[53:27] communities around the city
[53:28] including in District five.
[53:29] We're very grateful for her
[53:32] legacy of leadership, including
[53:33] moving in the park to holiday
[53:36] events to help create community
[53:37] including in District five.
[53:38] So Angel, we will think about
[53:38] you often.
[53:39] Thank you very much for
[53:41] the work you have done in our
[53:42] city.
[53:45] And finally item s5a1a Daryl
[53:46] Malone Memorial Poker One day I
[53:46] am very very honored to
[53:47] recognize Daryl Malone Oriole
[53:51] poker run day and the veterans
[53:51] and honor and that this day
[53:52] supports this event brings
[53:55] together veterans writers
[53:55] families and honors service and
[54:00] strengthens our community.
[54:00] It carries forward Daryl
[54:01] Malone's legacy by continuing
[54:04] to show up for those who have
[54:05] served our country.
[54:05] I want to thank the American
[54:08] Legion Riders Chapter 365 for
[54:09] your ongoing commitment to
[54:09] supporting veterans and their
[54:13] families.
[54:14] For those who don't know, we
[54:14] have many of the members here
[54:15] with us in the audience today
[54:18] American Legion Riders Chapter
[54:18] 365 is currently the fourth
[54:19] largest chapter in California
[54:22] and among the most active
[54:23] groups right here in North
[54:23] Indio County.
[54:27] Their mission is rooted in
[54:28] service and community
[54:28] engagement and making a lasting
[54:29] impact for those who have
[54:31] served our country.
[54:32] And in fact we have one of our
[54:37] own here Alex Rodriguez, who
[54:37] served our very own San Diego
[54:38] Police Department for 26 years
[54:41] and is a retired U.S. Navy seal
[54:42] .
[54:42] I love you to come up and
[54:43] please give us some comments
[54:47] about what's going on today.
[54:48] I'm sorry, Elias.
[54:48] I said I pronounce your name
[54:49] wrong of wire service.
[54:53] >> Please come on up.
[54:54] >> Hi.
[54:54] Good morning.
[54:59] My name is Elias Rodriguez.
[54:59] I'm the director of
[55:02] the American Legion Riders 365
[55:03] located in Vista.
[55:06] And we have the American Legion
[55:07] 365.
[55:07] We'd like to thank council
[55:11] member Marni von Wilbur,
[55:11] the city of San Diego and
[55:12] the mayor for this
[55:12] proclamation.
[55:16] And although we're based out of
[55:20] Vista, we support veterans in
[55:20] the entire county.
[55:24] So the work that we do
[55:25] the volunteer hours that we put
[55:29] in and the money that we raise
[55:30] go to the veterans, their
[55:31] families and the organizations
[55:37] that support the veterans.
[55:38] This recognition is not only
[55:38] for our members who are here
[55:40] today Some past presidents as
[55:48] well, but it's for all of us
[55:52] that we contribute towards our
[55:53] cause.
[55:53] We'd like to invite you to
[55:54] the 12th annual Daryl Malone
[55:58] Poker Run.
[55:58] That's this Saturday at 1 to 3
[56:02] for Self Salopek Avenue in
[56:03] Vista where we're going to
[56:03] donate $16,000 to four
[56:07] different organizations.
[56:08] So this is how we raise We help
[56:09] raise our money.
[56:12] So if you're a motorcycle rider
[56:13] bring your motorcycle show up
[56:14] at 830 If you're going to drive
[56:17] a cage which means a car got
[56:18] four wheels show up at 12 and
[56:22] we have a barbecue, a live band
[56:22] and raffle prizes that we're
[56:27] going to be giving away.
[56:28] So thank you very much for for
[56:28] this proclamation.
[56:31] We were honored to receive that
[56:31] .
[56:32] >> Thank you very much.
[56:35] Like thank you.
[56:40] Thank you very much.
[56:41] >> And I know we have many
[56:42] veterans in the room here who
[56:43] have served everywhere wars
[56:44] from Vietnam going forward.
[56:45] >> So can our veterans please
[56:46] stand so we can recognize you
[56:59] as well?
[57:00] >> All right.
[57:00] Thank you.
[57:01] Thank you very much.
[57:01] Your work has made a real
[57:04] impact in our communities We
[57:05] continue to look forward to
[57:05] every year and I will be there
[57:06] on Saturday to celebrate with
[57:08] you So thank you so much and
[57:09] thank you very much.
[57:14] >> Council PRESIDENT All right.
[57:15] Thank you, Councilmember Van
[57:15] Wilpert.
[57:16] We'll go next to council member
[57:18] you thank you Council PRESIDENT
[57:19] And thanks to everyone who's
[57:20] here and congratulations to
[57:23] everyone receiving
[57:24] the proclamation and Denim day.
[57:25] Thank you to our city
[57:25] attorney's office and everyone
[57:28] who's helping stand against
[57:28] sexual violence.
[57:29] Dining Out for Life 20th
[57:33] Anniversary My family deeply
[57:33] appreciates that My Uncle
[57:36] Francisco who passed away in
[57:37] 1992 from hiv aids My family
[57:38] sees the work you do and really
[57:41] appreciated And the Chinese
[57:42] School of San Diego hundredth
[57:43] anniversary an incredible
[57:46] milestone.
[57:47] Congratulations on that Walden
[57:47] Family Services I'm honored to
[57:51] join your office council
[57:52] PRESIDENT And proclaiming APRIL
[57:55] 30th as Walden Family Services
[57:55] 50th Anniversary day.
[57:56] I thank them for being in
[57:59] chambers for five decades
[57:59] delivering comprehensive and
[58:00] culturally competent support to
[58:03] families and youth across
[58:04] Southern California has had a
[58:07] profound impact And MAY your
[58:08] next 50 years build on that
[58:08] legacy even further.
[58:11] I'm honored to proclaim MAY
[58:12] 12th 2026 as one San Diego Day
[58:15] and I thank the Burnham Center
[58:16] for of Community Advancement
[58:17] and their partners and their
[58:20] leadership in this as leaders
[58:25] in this region as MR. Burnham
[58:25] as one of our callers
[58:29] mentioned, 99 years old has
[58:30] contributed so much to our
[58:31] region and the Burnham Center
[58:31] continues to carry that legacy
[58:35] forward And by sharing data and
[58:35] aligning efforts and advancing
[58:36] real measurable progress, I
[58:37] know it will go even further
[58:40] together.
[58:41] And last but not least Linda
[58:44] Vista Multicultural Fair day.
[58:45] I want to thank my my good
[58:46] friends that I see every year
[58:49] Janet Kay and Lauren Garces for
[58:50] being here today and leading
[58:50] the charge to keep the amazing
[58:51] tradition going.
[58:54] It's always such a fun time
[58:55] being with you and of course
[58:55] the community that organizes
[58:56] such a great event every single
[58:59] year It's gotten bigger and
[59:00] bigger and bigger over the last
[59:00] five years and I will be there
[59:04] this weekend with my team.
[59:04] I invite everyone to be there
[59:07] on Saturday between 10 and 5
[59:08] along Linda Vista Road There's
[59:08] rides so bring kids That's
[59:12] always fun to.
[59:13] >> And with that I will
[59:13] conclude my comments.
[59:14] Thank you Council PRESIDENT All
[59:14] right Thank you.
[59:16] Council member I will go next
[59:20] to Council member Foster Thank
[59:25] you Council PRESIDENT And I
[59:26] just really want to just take a
[59:27] quick moment to acknowledge all
[59:30] of the proclamation recipients.
[59:35] A lot of good items today I'd
[59:35] like to touch on just a couple
[59:36] of them.
[59:39] One denim day I just want to
[59:40] acknowledge the mayor, city
[59:44] city attorney and my colleagues
[59:44] for bringing this proclamation
[59:45] forward.
[59:45] Denim Day is about standing
[59:49] with survivors and being clear
[59:50] that there's no excuse for
[59:54] sexual violence This is about
[59:54] challenging harmful thinking
[59:55] that shifts blame onto victims
[59:58] Instead of holding abusers
[59:59] accountable and making sure
[1:00:00] victims feel supported when
[1:00:03] they come forward.
[1:00:04] This recognition sends a clear
[1:00:05] message that we stand with
[1:00:08] survivors and against victim
[1:00:09] blaming.
[1:00:09] We must continue to provide
[1:00:13] safe places, support and
[1:00:13] protect victims and hold
[1:00:17] abusers accountable Also Dining
[1:00:18] Out for Life a 20th anniversary
[1:00:19] for 20 years dining out for
[1:00:22] life has brought people
[1:00:22] together to support critical
[1:00:23] hiv prevention care and support
[1:00:27] services here in San Diego.
[1:00:28] It's a simple idea with real
[1:00:32] impact showing up supporting
[1:00:32] local businesses and giving
[1:00:33] back At the same time, these
[1:00:36] efforts help fund services that
[1:00:37] many in our community rely on
[1:00:37] every day.
[1:00:38] I look forward to participating
[1:00:42] with my team and supporting
[1:00:42] this important cause.
[1:00:43] Thank you to the lgbt Center
[1:00:47] for continuing to stand in
[1:00:47] the gap and for the work you
[1:00:48] continue to do.
[1:00:52] The Walton Family Services 50th
[1:00:52] Anniversary I want to thank
[1:00:57] Council PRESIDENT LaCava and
[1:00:57] Councilmember Ocampo for
[1:00:58] recognizing Walton Family
[1:01:02] Services for many young people
[1:01:02] living in foster care.
[1:01:03] The transition into adulthood
[1:01:04] comes with real challenges,
[1:01:07] especially without stable
[1:01:07] housing or support.
[1:01:08] We see this across our city
[1:01:12] including in District four
[1:01:13] where too many young people are
[1:01:13] navigating the next step on
[1:01:14] their own.
[1:01:17] Organization ins like Walton
[1:01:18] Family Services provides
[1:01:19] stability and guidance on
[1:01:19] the path forward.
[1:01:22] Your work helps young people
[1:01:23] build life skills, continue
[1:01:23] their education and move toward
[1:01:27] independence.
[1:01:28] 50 years of this work has made
[1:01:29] a real difference for youth and
[1:01:32] families across our region.
[1:01:33] Thank you.
[1:01:33] Also National Fit Norm
[1:01:34] Awareness Day.
[1:01:37] Fitting all continues to impact
[1:01:38] communities across our city.
[1:01:41] And too many families have felt
[1:01:42] that loss firsthand.
[1:01:42] What makes this especially
[1:01:46] dangerous is how often people
[1:01:46] don't know what they're being
[1:01:47] exposed to.
[1:01:51] Awareness education and access
[1:01:51] to tools like Narcan are
[1:01:52] critical to preventing more
[1:01:55] lives from being lost.
[1:01:56] I'd like to acknowledge
[1:01:57] the Project Aware team and MR.
[1:02:01] Reginald Washington for all
[1:02:01] the work that him and his team
[1:02:05] do in protecting our community
[1:02:05] from this dangerous drug.
[1:02:10] Thank you to Council member Von
[1:02:10] Wilpert and Councilmember Campo
[1:02:11] for bringing this important
[1:02:14] proclamation forward.
[1:02:15] And Council PRESIDENT That will
[1:02:19] conclude my comments.
[1:02:20] And again, congratulations to
[1:02:25] all of the receivers of
[1:02:25] the proclamations today.
[1:02:26] All right.
[1:02:26] Think again about Foster will
[1:02:30] go to council member Whitburn
[1:02:30] Thank you Council PRESIDENT I
[1:02:31] too want to congratulate all of
[1:02:34] those being recognized with
[1:02:34] proclamations today.
[1:02:35] Thank you for your service to
[1:02:39] our city, to our community.
[1:02:39] Thank you to Angel Castro's
[1:02:40] family for being here and for
[1:02:41] honoring her legacy, her
[1:02:44] passion for bringing people
[1:02:44] together is missed by our
[1:02:45] entire city.
[1:02:49] I want to thank my colleagues
[1:02:49] for bringing forward
[1:02:50] the proclamation, recognizing
[1:02:54] that today millions across
[1:02:54] the nation will wear denim and
[1:02:55] stand with survivors of sexual
[1:02:58] violence On APRIL 29th we
[1:02:59] reject any excuse for sexual
[1:03:03] violence about or to join my
[1:03:04] colleagues in recognizing
[1:03:07] Dining Out for Life 20th
[1:03:07] Anniversary day this Thursday
[1:03:08] The center organizes this
[1:03:11] debate year after year making
[1:03:12] sure that those resources reach
[1:03:12] our community.
[1:03:16] For two decades San Diego has
[1:03:17] have come together to date out
[1:03:18] to directly support hiv and
[1:03:21] aids services including testing
[1:03:21] and prevention care and mental
[1:03:22] health services for those who
[1:03:23] need it most.
[1:03:26] I also want to thank the dozens
[1:03:27] of participating restaurants
[1:03:28] and bars and establishments
[1:03:31] across San Diego who donate a
[1:03:31] significant portion of their
[1:03:35] proceeds dining out for life
[1:03:36] Day to support the Center's
[1:03:37] health and wellness programs
[1:03:38] And I would encourage as many
[1:03:41] people as possible to take part
[1:03:41] this Thursday and support
[1:03:42] the businesses that are helping
[1:03:45] to make a real difference in
[1:03:46] our community particularly when
[1:03:46] you consider, as MR. Johnson
[1:03:50] said, the challenges that
[1:03:50] the community faces of
[1:03:51] the current federal
[1:03:51] environment.
[1:03:52] And I also want to thank many
[1:03:55] of my colleagues for
[1:03:55] participating in this important
[1:03:56] day on Thursday.
[1:04:00] The 100th anniversary of
[1:04:01] the Chinese School of San Diego
[1:04:01] is such a milestone.
[1:04:04] What that really highlights
[1:04:05] the contributions and influence
[1:04:06] of the Chinese community from
[1:04:09] San Diego's earliest days.
[1:04:10] Congratulations to the Wong
[1:04:11] family that everybody was
[1:04:15] attended and supported
[1:04:15] the Chinese School of San Diego
[1:04:16] over the years.
[1:04:17] I am proud that it has its
[1:04:19] roots in downtown San Diego and
[1:04:20] that we continue to have a
[1:04:21] thriving Chinese historical
[1:04:23] district dating back to
[1:04:24] the 1860s about five blocks
[1:04:28] down the street right here.
[1:04:29] It is also fitting that we are
[1:04:33] ordering Sally Wang Avery today
[1:04:34] .
[1:04:34] She stood so much to honor
[1:04:35] the heritage of San Diego's
[1:04:36] Chinese community while also
[1:04:38] ensuring that the community and
[1:04:39] culture continues to thrive in
[1:04:43] our city and in cities around
[1:04:44] the world.
[1:04:44] So thank you for contributing
[1:04:45] so much to our community over
[1:04:48] so many years.
[1:04:49] Thank you.
[1:04:50] Council PRESIDENT All right.
[1:04:50] Thank you COUNCILMAN Whitburn.
[1:04:53] Now that all my colleagues have
[1:04:54] spoken I will close out Council
[1:04:58] comments.
[1:04:59] Thank you.
[1:04:59] Our congratulations.
[1:05:00] Everybody is being recognized
[1:05:02] and the proclamations is being
[1:05:02] offered today.
[1:05:03] Thank you to my colleagues for
[1:05:04] bringing them forward.
[1:05:07] I'll speak to just a few of
[1:05:08] them starting with item 30
[1:05:12] Denim Day in collaboration with
[1:05:13] Mayor Gloria City Attorney
[1:05:14] Ferber, Councilmembers Campbell
[1:05:17] Vaughn Wolpert and Moreno.
[1:05:17] I join my colleagues in
[1:05:18] recognizing Denim Day and stand
[1:05:22] in solidarity with survivors of
[1:05:22] sexual assault.
[1:05:23] Sadly, despite the progress we
[1:05:24] have seen from the MeToo
[1:05:27] movement and up until now,
[1:05:28] recent revelations underscore
[1:05:32] that individual behavior and
[1:05:32] simple respect have so much
[1:05:33] further to go.
[1:05:36] We must continue to do all we
[1:05:37] can to eradicate sexual
[1:05:38] violence and create safe spaces
[1:05:41] for survivors to tell their
[1:05:42] stories.
[1:05:42] Denim Day provides an
[1:05:43] opportunity to show those in
[1:05:47] our community that the city of
[1:05:47] San Diego stands with survivors
[1:05:48] of sexual violence And we will
[1:05:52] continue to seek opportunities
[1:05:52] to offer support services and
[1:05:57] deter sexual violence.
[1:06:00] Item 500 Wallem Family Services
[1:06:00] a 50th anniversary Date I
[1:06:05] joined Councilmember Campo in
[1:06:05] proclaiming APRIL 30th as
[1:06:06] Baldwin Family Services 50th
[1:06:06] Anniversary Day.
[1:06:10] Anniversary Day As Theresa
[1:06:10] herself said and Councilmember
[1:06:14] Campo noted, the work being
[1:06:15] done at Walden is nothing short
[1:06:15] of extraordinary.
[1:06:19] Through their investment in
[1:06:20] foster care youth they install
[1:06:20] the knowledge and skills to
[1:06:21] thrive as youth continue to
[1:06:24] face the challenges of foster
[1:06:25] care and adoption from
[1:06:25] providing culturally responsive
[1:06:29] programs like child family
[1:06:29] therapy, transitional housing
[1:06:34] for youth and lgbtq plus
[1:06:34] services.
[1:06:35] While Family services
[1:06:38] proactively creates a safer
[1:06:39] future for San Diego's youth,
[1:06:40] thank you to all the staff at
[1:06:43] Walden Family Services for
[1:06:44] the amazing work that you do to
[1:06:45] help positively shape
[1:06:45] the future of foster care and
[1:06:48] its youth.
[1:06:52] Over the past 50 years Items
[1:06:52] 509 San Diego Council on
[1:06:53] Literacy Day.
[1:06:57] Today I joined I asked my
[1:06:57] council members to join me in
[1:06:58] proclaiming MAY 1st to San
[1:07:02] Diego Council on Literacy Day
[1:07:03] to highlight the importance of
[1:07:03] literacy rates in the city of
[1:07:07] San Diego.
[1:07:08] Literacy is more than just an
[1:07:08] academic scale It is a
[1:07:12] necessity that allows for
[1:07:12] opportunity, impacts overall
[1:07:13] quality of life.
[1:07:16] With youth literacy rates
[1:07:17] ranging from 22 to 91% in San
[1:07:21] Diego, the San Diego Council on
[1:07:22] Literacy aims to close this gap
[1:07:26] through community partnerships
[1:07:27] and local organizations.
[1:07:30] They provide on average 65,000
[1:07:31] people with literacy services
[1:07:34] that include programs and over
[1:07:35] 500,000 new books.
[1:07:35] This work would not be possible
[1:07:39] with the dedicated work of
[1:07:40] the San Diego Council on
[1:07:40] Literacy Staff volunteers,
[1:07:44] community organizers and
[1:07:44] teachers who work truly does
[1:07:45] make a difference.
[1:07:49] Thank you for your efforts in
[1:07:50] creating opportunities for San
[1:07:50] Diego.
[1:07:54] I do will join Council
[1:07:54] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee on item
[1:07:58] 32 in congratulating
[1:07:59] the Chinese School of San Diego
[1:08:02] on the organization's 100th
[1:08:02] anniversary.
[1:08:03] San Diego is a mosaic of
[1:08:07] diverse cultures backgrounds,
[1:08:07] histories and traditions that
[1:08:08] each contribute to our city's
[1:08:08] vibrancy.
[1:08:11] Cultural institutions and
[1:08:12] culture bearers play vital
[1:08:13] roles in our communities that
[1:08:16] preserve and strengthen our
[1:08:17] collective story for the next
[1:08:17] generation.
[1:08:21] The Chinese School of San Diego
[1:08:22] has enriched our city and
[1:08:22] provided cultural and language
[1:08:26] education providing critical
[1:08:27] ties to the past while
[1:08:27] enriching the city's future.
[1:08:30] As we celebrate 100 years, I
[1:08:31] applaud their dedication to
[1:08:34] fostering community bonds and
[1:08:35] contributions to our cultural
[1:08:40] fabric and clothing.
[1:08:45] 5 or 6 Sally Wang Every day is
[1:08:45] an important piece of Chinese
[1:08:46] school's history is Sally Wang
[1:08:46] Avery.
[1:08:49] As we've heard as one of
[1:08:50] the organization's co-founders,
[1:08:50] Sally's contributions have
[1:08:54] helped generations of Chinese
[1:08:55] Americans through financial
[1:08:55] literacy.
[1:08:59] English language classes, tax
[1:09:00] assistance and even pro-bono
[1:09:01] legal services on top of our
[1:09:04] community contributions.
[1:09:04] Sally's philanthropic
[1:09:05] contributions span the globe
[1:09:08] but also fields of study
[1:09:09] ranging from historic
[1:09:13] preservation to music through
[1:09:13] her leadership and generosity.
[1:09:14] Sally continues to leave her
[1:09:18] legacy and community
[1:09:18] empowerment and education
[1:09:19] across the world.
[1:09:19] Thank you Sally, for all
[1:09:23] the work that you have done to
[1:09:24] create connected Asian
[1:09:25] communities in San Diego.
[1:09:28] And I have said for the past
[1:09:30] four years in a row we will get
[1:09:33] via Capri repaved.
[1:09:33] This is the year we're really
[1:09:34] going to do it.
[1:09:38] So mark my words but thank you
[1:09:39] Sally for the good work that
[1:09:39] you've done.
[1:09:43] So with that and all my
[1:09:44] colleagues have now spoken.
[1:09:44] We have a motion by council
[1:09:48] member Moreno and a second by
[1:09:49] Council member Campbell.
[1:09:57] Clerk Please call the roll.
[1:09:57] >> Thank you.
[1:09:58] That does pass unanimously.
[1:09:58] All right.
[1:10:02] We will pause council hearing
[1:10:03] for photos and we will start
[1:10:07] with the San Diego Council on
[1:10:07] Literacy.
[1:10:08] So if you could please come up
[1:10:13] and then for the others look to
[1:10:13] Heidi for the order of the next
[1:12:16] one and
[1:16:10] and
[1:23:08] and
[1:23:16] you back.
[1:23:17] >> All right.
[1:23:18] Still a little bit of business
[1:23:21] to do this morning.
[1:23:21] We will now proceed with
[1:23:22] the approval of the consent
[1:23:26] items items 50 through 57 100
[1:23:30] through 108 as 5 or 5 as 5 or 7
[1:23:30] as five await Before we take
[1:23:34] public comment I will pull
[1:23:39] items 106 and 107 to be heard
[1:23:40] after the vote is taken on
[1:23:40] the balance of the consent
[1:23:41] agenda.
[1:23:44] Are there any other requests to
[1:23:44] pull any other items?
[1:23:48] Not seeing any?
[1:23:49] >> clerk Please proceed with
[1:23:50] public testimony on
[1:23:53] the remainder of the consent
[1:23:54] items.
[1:23:54] Thank you.
[1:23:55] Please Now each speaker will
[1:23:55] have one minute per item per
[1:23:58] person If you would like to
[1:23:59] speak on three or more items
[1:23:59] you will have a maximum of
[1:24:00] three minutes.
[1:24:03] The Council PRESIDENT When you
[1:24:04] read the consent agenda into
[1:24:04] the record but also let me know
[1:24:05] for the record the potential
[1:24:08] appointment that is on
[1:24:09] the agenda this morning is item
[1:24:09] 108 is the potential
[1:24:14] appointment of tb San Mateo to
[1:24:17] the Board of Administration of
[1:24:18] the San Diego City Employees
[1:24:19] Retirement System.
[1:24:23] Blair Beekman and Stephen
[1:24:23] Prescott if you can please come
[1:24:24] up to the front.
[1:24:28] Blair You're speaking on items
[1:24:31] 50 5452 100 101 and 52 So
[1:24:32] you'll have three minutes on
[1:24:34] the consent calendar if you can
[1:24:39] please come to the microphone.
[1:24:39] All right.
[1:24:40] Thank you.
[1:24:44] Player Beekman Nice
[1:24:44] proclamations today.
[1:24:49] Nice to know Cantonese.
[1:24:49] San Francisco Chinatown has a
[1:24:53] really large Cantonese language
[1:24:54] population there to know.
[1:24:59] So I just Nice proclamation Say
[1:24:59] thank you.
[1:25:07] Starting with my comments I am
[1:25:07] 50 acceptance of floating
[1:25:08] restroom.
[1:25:08] >> California Department of
[1:25:09] Parks.
[1:25:12] When you have this item comes
[1:25:13] up kind of regularly every six
[1:25:17] months or so I hear when it
[1:25:17] does.
[1:25:18] Thank you very much for it.
[1:25:21] Because it usually it's kind of
[1:25:22] an interesting idea and it kind
[1:25:27] of brings out other ideas And
[1:25:27] in future agendas like bathroom
[1:25:31] use in the downtown area and
[1:25:32] what we could be doing to
[1:25:33] better serve those kind of
[1:25:33] issues.
[1:25:37] So this item actually it floats
[1:25:37] it does float.
[1:25:38] It brings on new ideas of how
[1:25:42] we consider our issues in San
[1:25:42] Diego creative ideas.
[1:25:46] So good luck how with this item
[1:25:46] can be representing.
[1:25:47] It's expensive but good luck.
[1:25:50] We're going to be representing
[1:25:55] I am 52 is equity issues um a
[1:25:56] really you had really good
[1:25:59] equity reports on what
[1:26:00] the equity group is building
[1:26:05] for the future and you had to
[1:26:06] work out the language So it
[1:26:10] works within uh is it working
[1:26:10] within the ipa?
[1:26:11] Is that would office is that
[1:26:14] what it's doing?
[1:26:15] I see a really good potential
[1:26:15] and coordination and
[1:26:18] communication that can be
[1:26:19] developing and I think with
[1:26:20] the budget issues we had
[1:26:24] yesterday I councilperson um
[1:26:24] Foster made it so nice He said
[1:26:29] it so well that I really hope
[1:26:30] we're focusing on equity.
[1:26:34] Our community is all of us uh,
[1:26:34] the mayor's office, parts of
[1:26:35] the community that don't want
[1:26:39] to do that.
[1:26:40] I hope they really understand
[1:26:40] the value of I use the word
[1:26:44] guiding like maybe a roadmap.
[1:26:45] It's just kind of just our best
[1:26:48] ways to think about ourselves
[1:26:49] and good luck um, how that can
[1:26:50] be developing our budget this
[1:26:56] coming year for you have item
[1:26:57] 54 Again the Minnesota item is
[1:27:01] back about copying services.
[1:27:02] This is a really big contract
[1:27:03] and it's been coming back and
[1:27:06] back and back to consent
[1:27:07] calendar so you guys are really
[1:27:07] working on it Thank you that
[1:27:11] items do come back.
[1:27:12] You're making a habit of doing
[1:27:12] that.
[1:27:13] I think that's a nice feature.
[1:27:13] I think some people won't like
[1:27:16] it but I think it's kind of a
[1:27:16] good thing to do.
[1:27:17] It gives us time to talk and
[1:27:20] shows realistically what
[1:27:21] the process is actually about.
[1:27:21] You guys don't just instantly
[1:27:25] approve stuff it has to be
[1:27:26] worked out and worked out and
[1:27:27] worked out and so you're
[1:27:30] bringing it back that gives us
[1:27:31] more time to talk on issues if
[1:27:31] we want.
[1:27:31] Thank you for that.
[1:27:35] Um, that was my big three um,
[1:27:35] utility pole undergrounding.
[1:27:39] Thank you.
[1:27:40] >> Oh, that's an important
[1:27:41] issue to be working on And
[1:27:44] thanks for your time.
[1:27:45] >> Thank you.
[1:27:47] Steven you're speaking on is
[1:27:47] 5054 and 55.
[1:27:48] You will have three minutes as
[1:27:48] well.
[1:27:52] Good morning.
[1:27:53] City Council Stephen Prescott,
[1:27:56] city constituent of Imani 111
[1:27:56] While Peretz City Council
[1:28:00] District in Carmel Valley just
[1:28:00] wanted to come in today again
[1:28:01] because to thank everybody
[1:28:04] the whole city council for
[1:28:05] working for the city and being
[1:28:09] public servants one of
[1:28:09] the things I few of the things
[1:28:10] that keep coming that keep
[1:28:11] coming up over and over is
[1:28:14] the city doesn't have money and
[1:28:15] costs are too high And that's
[1:28:16] what I want to talk about this
[1:28:18] next The three consent item is
[1:28:19] about city contracting and also
[1:28:23] delivering floating bathroom.
[1:28:24] Thank you very much for
[1:28:24] thinking about the floating
[1:28:25] bathroom by Parks and Rec.
[1:28:28] However, one way to cut costs
[1:28:29] in the city is by contracting
[1:28:33] with an employee owned
[1:28:34] companies for a lot of these
[1:28:34] services and there's a lot of
[1:28:35] there's a lot of companies that
[1:28:38] are employee owned that's very
[1:28:39] democratic that are efficient,
[1:28:43] effective and cost competitive
[1:28:44] that can deliver these services
[1:28:45] for the city at most likely a
[1:28:49] lower cost than the city can
[1:28:49] deliver the services And it's
[1:28:50] very democratic and
[1:28:53] the employer and the employees
[1:28:53] and the employee owned
[1:28:54] companies are able to retire as
[1:28:55] well because they receive any
[1:28:58] profits that the company makes
[1:28:59] in their retirement plans.
[1:29:00] And I wanted to make that point
[1:29:03] for the floating bathroom.
[1:29:04] Thank you very much.
[1:29:05] The floating bathroom has some
[1:29:05] risks to it of contamination,
[1:29:07] potential spillage and things
[1:29:08] like that.
[1:29:08] The beautiful thing about
[1:29:09] contracting with a private
[1:29:12] company is liability and
[1:29:13] leaning on liability of
[1:29:14] the private companies insurance
[1:29:17] And that also goes for possibly
[1:29:18] clean and safe.
[1:29:18] Thank you very much for rolling
[1:29:19] out clean, clean and safe in
[1:29:21] downtown San Diego.
[1:29:23] In my opinion that is a that is
[1:29:27] a key component to fixing
[1:29:27] the city's finances problem
[1:29:28] finances financing problems
[1:29:32] specifically because city
[1:29:32] revenue is impacted by a
[1:29:33] downtown that's deteriorated
[1:29:36] and the lack of visitors.
[1:29:41] Now a crazy idea might be to
[1:29:41] contract clean and safe with
[1:29:42] private contractors because
[1:29:46] there's there's accountability.
[1:29:46] There's accountability.
[1:29:47] If they're not performing, a
[1:29:51] new contractor can be hired and
[1:29:51] things like that and and
[1:29:56] employee own contractors would
[1:29:57] do a great job for the city in
[1:29:57] my opinion a fantastic job most
[1:30:00] likely at a lower cost to
[1:30:01] the city would be and also
[1:30:02] become be more hire more
[1:30:04] effective.
[1:30:05] Another way to fix city budget
[1:30:06] problems is charge for parking
[1:30:09] at the beaches.
[1:30:10] The city of San Diego gets as
[1:30:14] many visitors as Las Vegas.
[1:30:15] That's what people don't
[1:30:15] realize.
[1:30:18] We get 30 million visitors a
[1:30:19] year and they will and they
[1:30:22] will gladly pay for parking
[1:30:23] because they will gladly love a
[1:30:24] nice new parking lot And that's
[1:30:28] a great source of revenue for
[1:30:28] the city potentially and maybe
[1:30:33] less controversial than the zoo
[1:30:33] than charging for parking at
[1:30:34] Balboa Park and the zoo.
[1:30:37] And I just wanted to bring that
[1:30:38] up because at our beaches we
[1:30:38] also have a bathroom problem.
[1:30:42] They're not they're not that
[1:30:42] nice.
[1:30:43] Other countries have wonderful
[1:30:47] bathrooms.
[1:30:47] The country of New Zealand
[1:30:48] competes on their public
[1:30:48] bathrooms.
[1:30:51] How nice Their bathrooms are.
[1:30:52] >> So I encourage the entire
[1:30:53] city council.
[1:30:53] Thank you.
[1:30:53] Thank you.
[1:30:57] That conclude these speakers
[1:30:58] here in council chambers going
[1:30:59] to those participating remotely
[1:31:01] Tony if you can please unmute
[1:31:02] and let me know which item or
[1:31:06] items you wish to speak to.
[1:31:07] >> So I just wanted to speak to
[1:31:09] all the items please.
[1:31:15] >> Please proceed.
[1:31:16] >> Hey, good morning City
[1:31:16] Council.
[1:31:20] Just wanted to follow up on
[1:31:21] yesterday's meeting and want to
[1:31:25] do thank you all for all
[1:31:25] the work that you're putting in
[1:31:26] and I encourage you to keep
[1:31:26] going.
[1:31:31] >> That's a.
[1:31:35] >> Next speaker is item 8700.
[1:31:36] If you can please let me know
[1:31:37] which item or items you wish to
[1:31:40] speak to.
[1:31:45] Thank you.
[1:31:46] 52 103 and 108 please.
[1:31:46] Thank you.
[1:31:49] You'll have three minutes.
[1:31:50] Our next speaker will be John
[1:31:50] Stone.
[1:31:54] Please proceed.
[1:31:59] Dear Kim 52 Dear Kim Desmond
[1:31:59] and I look forward to seeing
[1:32:00] you often at next month's
[1:32:04] budget hearings since we will
[1:32:08] be using an equity lens.
[1:32:13] You've given us goal for budget
[1:32:13] equity framework.
[1:32:18] And along with that during
[1:32:18] the budget cycle each
[1:32:22] department is required to
[1:32:23] submit a budget equity impact
[1:32:28] statement while what a great
[1:32:29] part of our budget process.
[1:32:33] Thank you so much to Kim and
[1:32:34] her whole team and of course
[1:32:38] she is part of that Team 103
[1:32:43] cps funding for Seed for Summer
[1:32:48] Community Enhancement Series.
[1:32:49] This support in a beautiful way
[1:32:52] are under-served community.
[1:32:57] There you go Council member
[1:32:58] Foster the third It's a good
[1:33:02] thing for your your beautiful
[1:33:03] community.
[1:33:03] Go ahead And we're shaping up
[1:33:08] in many, many ways to help our
[1:33:08] underserved constituents.
[1:33:13] Thank you Chido Warren on 108
[1:33:17] the director of that Department
[1:33:18] of Boards and Commissions You
[1:33:22] do such great work.
[1:33:22] Thank you so much.
[1:33:27] Now this and I congratulate
[1:33:27] the person that's going to
[1:33:31] serve on the city service board
[1:33:32] The public read the article in
[1:33:40] the u-t from MARCH 14th of
[1:33:40] 2026.
[1:33:40] It's an amazing article.
[1:33:41] I don't fully understand it.
[1:33:45] I've read it twice and I'm
[1:33:45] going to study it again and
[1:33:46] again.
[1:33:49] It talks about the pension
[1:33:50] situation for San Diego and
[1:33:55] the whole system and the board
[1:33:55] and everything.
[1:33:56] So from that article I came up
[1:33:59] with the pension system I call
[1:34:03] it the group and there's nine
[1:34:04] groups on the group here it is
[1:34:08] actuary and team Sky Service
[1:34:12] Board investor Investment San
[1:34:13] Diego Key Closed session
[1:34:17] Attendees San Diego City
[1:34:21] Council Labor Team San Diego
[1:34:26] employees the public And lastly
[1:34:27] this one really really is
[1:34:31] amazing 39 California pension
[1:34:31] systems.
[1:34:36] So again thank you Tschida This
[1:34:37] is such important work and
[1:34:40] thank you everybody on
[1:34:41] the council and the public and
[1:34:45] the mayor, everyone who makes
[1:34:45] these boards happen and
[1:34:46] encourages and inspires our
[1:34:50] public to come on board and be
[1:34:51] part of that that wonderful,
[1:34:55] wonderful thing that helps us
[1:34:55] come together.
[1:34:56] Our time has concluded.
[1:34:56] So thank you for your comments.
[1:35:00] John Stump And then our final
[1:35:01] Speaker seven for 99 John Stump
[1:35:08] please unmute I John Stump
[1:35:08] First I think it's item 52.
[1:35:13] >> Can you please let me know
[1:35:14] all the items that you're
[1:35:15] speaking to so we can give you
[1:35:17] the correct to one hundred 1.1
[1:35:18] You'll have three minutes.
[1:35:18] >> Please proceed.
[1:35:22] Thank you.
[1:35:27] >> 52 deals with the rms
[1:35:32] Desmond and the office of
[1:35:32] Equity.
[1:35:37] As most of you MAY know, I was
[1:35:38] CHAIRMAN Of the city's Equal
[1:35:42] Opportunity Commission under
[1:35:46] three mayors and during my time
[1:35:47] we met and every city
[1:35:48] department met or exceeded
[1:35:52] their goals for that year.
[1:35:53] I'm concerned and I've written
[1:35:56] you a number of times that
[1:36:01] staff reports when they as a
[1:36:06] standard part of the report
[1:36:07] they ask for the whether there
[1:36:11] are impacts on the equity and
[1:36:12] diversity and they either put
[1:36:16] not applicable or nothing.
[1:36:17] I don't know how this is
[1:36:17] possible.
[1:36:22] Yes today we had it is a city's
[1:36:26] policy to have equity and to
[1:36:31] report on it And yesterday we
[1:36:35] had the report on the San Diego
[1:36:36] Gas Electric franchise
[1:36:40] compliance Review and there was
[1:36:41] no information about
[1:36:45] the utilities ation of men and
[1:36:50] women and where they came from.
[1:36:55] In the report the council, if
[1:36:56] it's committed to equity needs
[1:37:00] to require that there be a
[1:37:01] report on equal opportunity or
[1:37:05] diversity or whatever we're
[1:37:05] calling it today not only
[1:37:10] because it it says how many
[1:37:14] jobs are being given to who
[1:37:15] from what council districts but
[1:37:19] it also affects climate action
[1:37:23] because of all the employment
[1:37:24] let's say from the largest
[1:37:29] employer sd, g and e is from
[1:37:29] people who live in Riverside
[1:37:30] County.
[1:37:34] You'll never make your climate
[1:37:34] goals.
[1:37:38] Finally on one 100 and 1a1
[1:37:42] The key factor there is when sd
[1:37:47] g charges us and places
[1:37:47] utilities in the ground for
[1:37:52] undergrounding those facilities
[1:37:52] become the property of
[1:37:53] the landlord.
[1:37:57] The City of San Diego under
[1:38:01] the law of fixtures So you know
[1:38:02] we had that report giving
[1:38:06] the estimated buyout cost and I
[1:38:07] think it was wrong because it
[1:38:11] had us paying twice or thrice
[1:38:11] for things that the ratepayers
[1:38:16] have already paid for and sd g
[1:38:17] and e stuck on the ground.
[1:38:20] So let's get some equity
[1:38:21] reports.
[1:38:21] >> Thank you very much.
[1:38:22] Thank you.
[1:38:26] And our final speaker is 7499
[1:38:26] The five minute timer did
[1:38:27] conclude and this is the last
[1:38:30] speaker what there Henry is
[1:38:31] please on mute and let me know
[1:38:32] which item or items you wish to
[1:38:37] speak to 5153 through 57 1 or 2
[1:38:39] as 5 or 7 and s58.
[1:38:44] >> Please proceed.
[1:38:45] Bob Kozinski Here a huge
[1:38:46] portion of the city's budget is
[1:38:50] spent on contract like these a
[1:38:51] million here and a million
[1:38:51] there.
[1:38:52] Before you know it you're many
[1:38:55] millions of dollars in
[1:38:56] the hole.
[1:38:56] One reason that this city is
[1:38:57] cutting so many services is
[1:38:59] that you're not properly
[1:39:00] managing the many contracts or
[1:39:04] you spend the citizens money
[1:39:05] who is actually overseeing all
[1:39:05] these contracts and ensuring
[1:39:06] that these businesses are
[1:39:09] carrying out the city's goals
[1:39:10] in a fiscally responsible
[1:39:10] manner?
[1:39:14] If you look at all of these
[1:39:15] diverse agenda items, who has
[1:39:15] the background to properly
[1:39:19] oversee them All?
[1:39:19] The answer is No.
[1:39:20] One the city doesn't have
[1:39:20] the staff to properly oversee
[1:39:24] all of these contracts.
[1:39:24] I know because I've watched how
[1:39:25] this city hasn't properly
[1:39:29] overseen the one contract that
[1:39:29] I know at the Torrey Pines
[1:39:30] Glider port.
[1:39:34] Furthermore the businesses know
[1:39:34] how to schmooze the scarce
[1:39:35] oversight that they do get from
[1:39:35] the city.
[1:39:38] If you want to see this in
[1:39:39] action, make a public records
[1:39:39] request.
[1:39:43] But the communications between
[1:39:44] the city's Rose Rita Sanchez
[1:39:47] and the business that she
[1:39:48] supposedly manages at
[1:39:49] the Torrey Pines glider port is
[1:39:52] this city council too stupid to
[1:39:53] realize that you desperately
[1:39:57] need independent oversight of
[1:39:58] all of these contracts or is
[1:39:59] the city council too corrupt to
[1:40:02] do so?
[1:40:02] Which is it?
[1:40:03] Joe LaCava Are you too stupid
[1:40:07] or too corrupt?
[1:40:07] City Clerk I see the remainder
[1:40:11] of my time for any city council
[1:40:12] member to give any reasonable
[1:40:12] defense of their inactions
[1:40:14] please allow them the time to
[1:40:15] do so.
[1:40:20] Thank you.
[1:40:20] That concludes public comment
[1:40:25] on the consent items.
[1:40:25] >> All right.
[1:40:26] Thank you.
[1:40:26] City Clerk I'll turn it over to
[1:40:27] my colleagues for questions,
[1:40:28] comments and entertain a motion
[1:40:30] on the consent items and a
[1:40:31] reminder that 106 and 107 have
[1:40:34] been polled to be heard.
[1:40:35] >> Next I will move you want to
[1:40:39] move of the consent agenda All
[1:40:43] right And I do want do you want
[1:40:48] and we got a second by
[1:40:48] Councilmember Whipper so we
[1:40:49] have a motion by council member
[1:40:52] Von Wolpert to move the consent
[1:40:53] items and a second by council
[1:40:55] member Whitburn Clerk Please
[1:41:00] call the roll.
[1:41:01] >> Oh wait a minute.
[1:41:01] Don't call the roll.
[1:41:02] I want to make a couple of
[1:41:02] comments.
[1:41:04] I'm sorry.
[1:41:07] I want to thank Charles and Kim
[1:41:07] on item 52 for the good work
[1:41:13] that they did And I want to use
[1:41:13] this also as a moment of
[1:41:14] education.
[1:41:17] The reason you saw this keep
[1:41:18] coming up is because you hear
[1:41:22] it once a committee you get a
[1:41:22] first reading that council when
[1:41:23] it's an ordinance and then it
[1:41:26] comes back a second time when
[1:41:26] it's an ordinance to make sure
[1:41:27] we got the ordinance right
[1:41:27] the first time.
[1:41:30] That's why it appears that it
[1:41:31] comes up many times And while
[1:41:35] I'm happy to share constituent
[1:41:36] c so I don't know if that
[1:41:39] constituent really is in
[1:41:40] District five living in Carmel
[1:41:40] Valley or District one which is
[1:41:44] what I think of a Carmel Valley
[1:41:45] and sw 507 is in District one.
[1:41:49] It used to be in District two
[1:41:50] so not getting protective of
[1:41:50] District one boundaries but
[1:41:54] just saying so anyway, my
[1:41:55] apologies to my colleagues and
[1:41:55] the public for jumping back in
[1:41:58] now please call the roll So
[1:41:59] every story of the voting
[1:42:03] system please cast your vote
[1:42:09] and that passes unanimously 9
[1:42:09] to 0.
[1:42:10] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.
[1:42:10] All right.
[1:42:10] Thank you.
[1:42:13] Before we proceed with items
[1:42:14] 106 and 1 or 7 that were pulled
[1:42:18] from the consent agenda Council
[1:42:19] member Von Wolpert, I believe
[1:42:19] you have a statement to make.
[1:42:20] >> Yes.
[1:42:20] Thank you.
[1:42:23] Council PRESIDENT I am recusing
[1:42:27] on item 106 item 127 and I will
[1:42:28] be leaving the room during
[1:42:28] the consideration and vote for
[1:42:29] these items.
[1:42:31] My recusal is based on
[1:42:32] the conflict of interest since
[1:42:32] I serve on both the City
[1:42:33] Council and the San Diego
[1:42:34] County Regional Airport
[1:42:37] Authority both of which are
[1:42:37] involved in these matters.
[1:42:38] I also recused from the San
[1:42:41] Diego County Regional Airport
[1:42:42] Authority's discussion and
[1:42:43] deliberation on these items on
[1:42:43] that board as well.
[1:42:46] So I stayed out of this
[1:42:47] completely.
[1:42:47] >> Thank you.
[1:42:48] All right.
[1:42:48] Thank you.
[1:42:49] We'll give you a moment to
[1:42:56] leave Chambers All right.
[1:42:59] We will now take up items 106
[1:43:00] and 107 as a joint item taking
[1:43:04] public comment one minute each
[1:43:05] for two total.
[1:43:08] So first to my colleagues want
[1:43:09] to hear any presentation since
[1:43:10] we're on the consent item on
[1:43:14] the consent agenda not see any
[1:43:14] request to hear
[1:43:15] the presentation seeing non
[1:43:18] clerk please proceed with
[1:43:19] public testimony on items 106
[1:43:23] and or 107 We have no speakers
[1:43:23] here in council chambers for
[1:43:27] those items going to those
[1:43:28] participating remotely Nobody
[1:43:28] has their hands raised.
[1:43:29] There's no public comment.
[1:43:29] Thank you.
[1:43:32] Council PRESIDENT All right
[1:43:36] with me with that I will move
[1:43:36] item 106.
[1:43:37] Can I get a second Council
[1:43:42] member whitburn So I have a
[1:43:45] motion by myself on 106 and
[1:43:46] the second by council member
[1:43:48] whitburn Please call the roll.
[1:43:58] >> Please cast your vote that
[1:44:04] passes unanimously 8 to 0 with
[1:44:05] council member Von Wilpert
[1:44:05] recusing.
[1:44:06] All right And again I'll make a
[1:44:08] motion on item 170 Council
[1:44:09] member Whitburn for the second
[1:44:12] On that please call the roll
[1:44:13] I'm sorry the voting system
[1:44:22] Please cast your vote That
[1:44:23] passes unanimously and
[1:44:23] somebody's no vote.
[1:44:26] My apologies.
[1:44:27] My apologies.
[1:44:27] I will restart the voting
[1:44:31] system.
[1:44:32] I restarted the voting system.
[1:44:42] Please cast your vote.
[1:44:42] >> It's my first time pressing
[1:44:43] the recuse button that passes
[1:44:46] unanimously 8 to 0 with council
[1:44:46] member Von Wilpert recusing.
[1:44:47] >> All right.
[1:44:50] Even though we did it just
[1:44:51] seemingly a few hours ago, are
[1:44:52] there any comments from
[1:44:52] the mayor's office city council
[1:44:56] members, city attorney's
[1:44:56] office, independent budget
[1:45:00] analyst or city clerk Not
[1:45:00] seeing any.
[1:45:01] We will now take up non agenda
[1:45:05] public comment and let's see if
[1:45:05] we can power through it and
[1:45:09] clear this morning's docket.
[1:45:10] The council members respect and
[1:45:11] appreciate the public input and
[1:45:14] are fully committed to
[1:45:14] protecting every participant's
[1:45:15] free speech rights at council
[1:45:19] and committee meetings Clerk
[1:45:19] Please proceed with public
[1:45:20] comment.
[1:45:20] >> Thank you.
[1:45:22] Council PRESIDENT Pearl $2.7
[1:45:23] General The common is an
[1:45:24] opportunity for members of
[1:45:24] the public to comment on items
[1:45:25] that are not on the agenda but
[1:45:28] within the subject matter
[1:45:29] jurisdiction of the City
[1:45:29] Council.
[1:45:30] Each speaker will have two
[1:45:30] minutes.
[1:45:31] If you're in chambers please
[1:45:33] submit your speaker slip.
[1:45:34] If you're joining us virtually
[1:45:34] now's the time to raise your
[1:45:35] hand by tapping the raise your
[1:45:37] hand icon or calling
[1:45:38] participant Star nine Jacob
[1:45:42] Edwards I did not see Jacob
[1:45:42] Edwards here.
[1:45:43] Blaire Beekman if you can
[1:45:43] please come forward.
[1:45:50] You'll have two minutes High
[1:45:51] Thank you.
[1:46:00] Where Beekman I It was nice to
[1:46:00] hear here and see so many
[1:46:04] people from San Diego at
[1:46:05] the public meeting yesterday
[1:46:05] And what we're working on are
[1:46:09] we're working on the same
[1:46:10] issues as last year.
[1:46:10] We have a mayor who's adamant
[1:46:14] who wants to control deficit
[1:46:15] spending and the San Diego
[1:46:19] budget deficit.
[1:46:20] >> I hope this year it can
[1:46:24] become more clear The ideas I
[1:46:25] tried to describe how Oakland
[1:46:29] is working in their massive
[1:46:29] deficit issues as well Um I
[1:46:35] haven't described L.A. Before.
[1:46:35] L.A. Had $1 billion deficit and
[1:46:39] they reduced it to about 200
[1:46:39] million.
[1:46:40] What do they do?
[1:46:44] Well, I think they're trying to
[1:46:44] maintain services and the mayor
[1:46:48] also took a cut in pay and he
[1:46:49] was willing to do that.
[1:46:50] I think we really have to
[1:46:54] consider that pay issue And
[1:46:55] what symbolically if nothing
[1:46:55] else, even the smallest amount
[1:46:59] symbolizes what we want to
[1:47:00] accomplish as a city.
[1:47:01] So good luck How to consider
[1:47:04] that What I've said about
[1:47:05] Oakland they have a real care
[1:47:09] for the community and social
[1:47:10] services we don't hear and
[1:47:14] the mayor is adamant on budget
[1:47:14] cutting.
[1:47:19] I hope you can understand
[1:47:20] Oakland's philosophy I was
[1:47:20] trying to think of they take a
[1:47:21] softer approach and that these
[1:47:24] things can take time.
[1:47:25] We don't have to do everything
[1:47:26] in one year or two years.
[1:47:30] This takes time to work on and
[1:47:34] by that sort of philosophy we
[1:47:35] can practice our social
[1:47:39] services and mind the budget,
[1:47:40] make those cuts when necessary
[1:47:43] but maintain our importance of
[1:47:44] social services.
[1:47:44] I hope everyone who's against
[1:47:49] revenue building and taxes
[1:47:50] understands that this isn't
[1:47:54] just cut and cut.
[1:47:55] >> Thank you.
[1:47:56] Thank you for that concluding
[1:47:56] statement Starting the five
[1:47:57] minute timer going to those
[1:48:00] participating remotely We
[1:48:00] currently have three speakers
[1:48:01] in the queue 8700 If you can
[1:48:04] please unmute the next speaker
[1:48:08] is 7499 8700 You'll have two
[1:48:08] minutes.
[1:48:09] There you go.
[1:48:13] But thank you so much.
[1:48:16] I have a batch of items Number
[1:48:22] one a show out to the Padres.
[1:48:27] They are 15 and seven one game
[1:48:31] behind the Dodgers.
[1:48:31] Best of luck to both.
[1:48:34] I connect connected two teams
[1:48:35] because I have formed fond
[1:48:40] memories of sitting on
[1:48:40] the grass at Petco and watching
[1:48:45] Padres players Dave Roberts do
[1:48:50] his award winning bass stealing
[1:48:55] Perhaps 2026 is the Padres turn
[1:48:57] to win the World Series Go
[1:49:00] Padres number two Thank you
[1:49:04] everyone for a very robust
[1:49:05] budget discussion yesterday.
[1:49:06] Council member Campbell I
[1:49:10] missed you at that meeting.
[1:49:11] I look forward to your very
[1:49:15] important comments at
[1:49:16] the upcoming budget hearings.
[1:49:20] It's all great when I look at
[1:49:21] the voting board on city clerk
[1:49:26] by city set up by city clerk
[1:49:30] and see nine green lights
[1:49:31] lighting the way on our budget
[1:49:31] agenda items.
[1:49:36] So I today I just looked at
[1:49:37] those nine lights and it was
[1:49:41] just it's thrilling You know,
[1:49:42] this is us working together So
[1:49:46] thank you everyone in the three
[1:49:46] a shout out to Catherine Roach
[1:49:50] for her ballot measure and just
[1:49:50] for her continuing service to
[1:49:51] the people of San Diego.
[1:49:55] But her ballot measure is is
[1:49:55] for a strong revenue strong
[1:50:00] revenue source.
[1:50:00] Please, please continue to look
[1:50:06] at that thoroughly to see how
[1:50:07] viable it is and how it could
[1:50:10] work because wouldn't that be
[1:50:11] terrific?
[1:50:12] Now my last item is on
[1:50:16] the furloughs.
[1:50:17] So dear public please APRIL
[1:50:21] 14th, 2016 Article six offer to
[1:50:26] the Union includes furloughs My
[1:50:26] apologies your time has
[1:50:29] concluded So 7499 If you can
[1:50:35] please unmute Bob because it's
[1:50:35] key here.
[1:50:39] We've all heard the news from
[1:50:40] the airport this past weekend
[1:50:40] There was yet another
[1:50:41] paraglider crash at the Torrey
[1:50:45] Pines glider port.
[1:50:45] There was yet another lifeguard
[1:50:46] rope rescue and yet another
[1:50:50] helicopter rescue.
[1:50:50] What do you know about
[1:50:51] the cause of this accident?
[1:50:55] Joe LaCava what do you know
[1:50:56] about the cause of this
[1:50:56] accident?
[1:50:57] Jennifer Campbell and Stephen
[1:51:01] Whitburn How about you Henry
[1:51:02] Foster and Marny Vaughn, Wilbur
[1:51:06] Kent Lee and Raul Camille what
[1:51:06] do you know about this?
[1:51:07] How about you Vivian Moreno and
[1:51:11] Shawn below Rivera What does
[1:51:12] Mayor Todd Gloria know about
[1:51:13] the cause of this accident?
[1:51:17] I'll tell you what you all know
[1:51:17] you know, whatever that
[1:51:18] business operator tells you,
[1:51:22] you have the Fox guarding
[1:51:22] the hen house at the Torrey
[1:51:23] Pines City Park.
[1:51:27] How stupid do you have to be to
[1:51:28] allow a private business to
[1:51:29] make millions of dollars a year
[1:51:33] from our public property with
[1:51:34] virtually no oversight at all?
[1:51:38] The very least you could do is
[1:51:39] step up to reactivate
[1:51:39] the Torrey Pines City Park
[1:51:40] Advisory Board.
[1:51:43] But not one of you will do that
[1:51:44] And that leaves the blood of
[1:51:45] these pilots and the blood of
[1:51:48] all past and future accidents
[1:51:49] and deaths on each of your
[1:51:53] hands and records you you know,
[1:51:54] I watch this council posturing
[1:51:58] and posing every week as if you
[1:51:59] actually care about
[1:51:59] the citizens of this city Yet
[1:52:00] how many times have you heard
[1:52:03] about these ongoing abuses and
[1:52:04] done nothing?
[1:52:05] I learned long ago that you
[1:52:09] can't judge politicians by all
[1:52:10] the posturing and posing of
[1:52:14] good public deeds that they
[1:52:14] shove in our faces.
[1:52:15] You have to judge them by all
[1:52:16] the abuses that they hide
[1:52:20] behind the scenes and won't
[1:52:21] address at all the ongoing
[1:52:22] abuses at the Torrey Pines
[1:52:26] Glider Port reflects
[1:52:27] disgustingly on each of you and
[1:52:27] that includes you Joe LaCava
[1:52:35] and you might even Wilpert I
[1:52:36] can put your comments John stop
[1:52:38] if you can please unmute your
[1:52:44] final speaker Well coming last
[1:52:49] is I guess good.
[1:52:54] I'm very disappointed by
[1:52:55] the City Council continuing to
[1:53:00] support the police and fire
[1:53:05] overtime scam.
[1:53:10] The City Council has not been
[1:53:16] able to require that the police
[1:53:17] department and fire department
[1:53:22] fully staff up since Pete
[1:53:27] Wilson's day.
[1:53:31] As some of you MAY know for
[1:53:32] nearly 20 years before I was a
[1:53:32] lawyer I was a personnel
[1:53:37] manager for the city and county
[1:53:42] and it's quite clear that
[1:53:43] the easiest and best place to
[1:53:48] recruit qualified police and
[1:53:54] firefighters is San Diego.
[1:53:55] Why?
[1:54:00] Because we have military bases
[1:54:01] here that utilizes military
[1:54:05] police and firefighters and
[1:54:06] they would want to stay in San
[1:54:12] Diego as much as anybody else.
[1:54:13] They know it.
[1:54:17] They'd like a job paying up to
[1:54:18] $500,000 a year please.
[1:54:22] When you're considering
[1:54:23] the budget I'll cut
[1:54:28] the overtime to no more than
[1:54:29] 10% and require full staffing
[1:54:29] at police and fire.
[1:54:35] Thank you very much.
[1:54:35] >> Thank you.
[1:54:36] That does include an on agenda
[1:54:37] public comment If you raise
[1:54:40] your hand after the five minute
[1:54:40] timer we cannot take you today
[1:54:41] but you can definitely send in
[1:54:43] comments to a city clerk at San
[1:54:44] diego.Gov and those will be
[1:54:44] distributed.
[1:54:45] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT
[1:54:45] All right.
[1:54:45] Thank you.
[1:54:46] City Clerk We will now adjourn
[1:54:49] for the noon recess and
[1:54:49] reconvene open session at 2
[2:03:49] P.M. Or shortly thereafter and
[2:04:06] so All right, good afternoon.
[2:04:07] >> I will now reconvene
[2:04:12] the city council meeting of
[2:04:13] Tuesday, APRIL 21st, 2026.
[2:04:14] Please call the roll.
[2:04:14] Thank you.
[2:04:18] Council PRESIDENT Council
[2:04:19] member Campbell I heard her
[2:04:24] council member Whitburn here
[2:04:25] Councilmember Foster
[2:04:25] Councilmember Von Wilpert
[2:04:30] Council PRESIDENT Pro-Tem Lee
[2:04:30] Councilmember Campo
[2:04:36] Councilmember Moreno, Present
[2:04:37] Council member Eli Rivera and
[2:04:44] Council PRESIDENT Lee Cover I
[2:04:44] do see Councilmember Wong over
[2:04:45] in the room.
[2:04:45] Councilmember Boebert your
[2:04:48] PRESIDENT Thank you.
[2:04:49] Also attending the meeting our
[2:04:50] city Attorney Leslie Fitzgerald
[2:04:51] independent budget analyst
[2:04:55] Carlos Monaco Council Affairs
[2:04:55] Advisor in the Mayor's office,
[2:04:56] code advisor and myself for
[2:04:57] City Clerk Diana Fuentes Thank
[2:04:57] you.
[2:05:06] Council PRESIDENT All right
[2:05:07] former now present clerk please
[2:05:13] introduce items 330 and 510
[2:05:13] Thank you Council PRESIDENT.
[2:05:16] >> Item 330 is amending San
[2:05:21] Diego Municipal Code sections
[2:05:21] 21.0104 to rename Cesar Chavez
[2:05:25] Day to Farm Workers Day and
[2:05:26] item as 510 is to rename
[2:05:27] the existing point eight mile
[2:05:31] long Street Cesar Chavez
[2:05:32] Parkway from Commercial Street
[2:05:33] heading southwest to Crosby
[2:05:37] Road as Chicano Park Boulevard
[2:05:37] .
[2:05:38] Thank you Council PRESIDENT
[2:05:39] Sorry if people would like to
[2:05:39] speak to this item please be
[2:05:44] sure to submit your speakers up
[2:05:44] to the front of the room in
[2:05:45] the clear box or press star
[2:05:46] nine of the Raise your hand
[2:05:49] icon if you're in the virtual
[2:05:49] queue.
[2:05:49] Thank you.
[2:05:50] Council PRESIDENT All right.
[2:05:51] Council PRESIDENT Can I ask is
[2:05:55] there a reason why we're taking
[2:05:56] both items together?
[2:05:56] That was the way it was
[2:05:57] introduced to me.
[2:06:01] Was your preference to have
[2:06:01] them?
[2:06:02] Yeah, if we can split them up I
[2:06:03] know that there's community
[2:06:04] members that are unfortunate or
[2:06:08] fortunately attending a port
[2:06:08] meeting and they were looking
[2:06:13] to potentially come and speak
[2:06:13] on one of the items.
[2:06:14] Okay your preference for which
[2:06:14] one go first?
[2:06:19] No we could do this one first.
[2:06:19] 3030?
[2:06:20] Yeah.
[2:06:20] Thank you.
[2:06:25] We'll stand corrected and we
[2:06:25] will take the two items
[2:06:26] separately and we will start
[2:06:29] with item 330.
[2:06:30] Are you prepared for that?
[2:06:30] Well introduce yourself for
[2:06:35] the record and let us know how
[2:06:36] much time you need for item
[2:06:36] three 30.
[2:06:37] >> Good afternoon Council
[2:06:37] PRESIDENT.
[2:06:38] I will need ten minutes for
[2:06:38] today's presentation.
[2:06:41] All right.
[2:06:42] When you're ready.
[2:06:42] Good afternoon.
[2:06:43] Council PRESIDENT MacArthur and
[2:06:44] members of the City Council.
[2:06:47] My name is Luther and I am
[2:06:48] the deputy director of
[2:06:49] community engagement for Mayor
[2:06:54] Todd Gloria I want to note that
[2:06:54] today's presentation has been
[2:06:55] updated to include slide
[2:06:56] numbers and correct the year on
[2:07:02] slide number eight we come
[2:07:03] today to respectfully request
[2:07:03] the Council adopt an ordinance
[2:07:04] amending the San Diego
[2:07:09] Municipal Code to rename MARCH
[2:07:09] 31st known as Cesar Chavez Day
[2:07:14] to Farm Workers Day and to
[2:07:14] adopt an ordinance approving
[2:07:15] the renaming of Cesar Chavez
[2:07:16] Parkway to Chicano Park
[2:07:20] Boulevard and the waving of San
[2:07:23] Diego Municipal Code Section
[2:07:23] 112.0301 subsection.
[2:07:30] Next slide please.
[2:07:31] >> Recent investigative
[2:07:31] reporting by the New York Times
[2:07:32] has brought forth serious and
[2:07:36] troubling allegations regarding
[2:07:37] Cesar Chavez.
[2:07:37] The city of San Diego
[2:07:38] unequivocally stands with
[2:07:42] survivors who came forward
[2:07:43] whose courage in speaking out
[2:07:43] to disclose abuse often at
[2:07:48] great personal cost demands
[2:07:49] acknowledgment and action.
[2:07:49] The legacy of the farm workers
[2:07:54] rights movement belongs to
[2:07:54] the farm workers, organizers
[2:07:55] and families who sacrificed to
[2:07:56] build it a collective
[2:08:00] achievement that no
[2:08:00] individual's conduct can
[2:08:01] diminish or define The City of
[2:08:06] San Diego facilities programs,
[2:08:06] public assets and official
[2:08:07] definitions should reflect
[2:08:13] the values of dignity, safety
[2:08:13] and justice.
[2:08:14] But the farmworker movement
[2:08:17] fought to advance Next time
[2:08:18] Considering these troubling
[2:08:18] circumstances, Mayor Correa
[2:08:24] issued an executive order to
[2:08:25] direct all city departments to
[2:08:25] take inventory of all assets
[2:08:29] The owner Cesar Chavez and
[2:08:30] report back to the mayor's
[2:08:31] office within 30 days on their
[2:08:31] progress.
[2:08:36] These assets include the Cesar
[2:08:37] Chavez Recreation Center and
[2:08:38] front of our in the Logan
[2:08:42] Heights Library and the Cesar
[2:08:42] Chavez Parkway.
[2:08:43] Today the recreation center has
[2:08:48] been removed and the Community
[2:08:48] Recreation group will conduct
[2:08:49] the process to rename
[2:08:49] the facility.
[2:08:54] Art from the library was also
[2:08:54] taken down.
[2:08:55] The executive order also
[2:09:00] directs the mayor's office to
[2:09:00] work with the city council to
[2:09:01] amend the San Diego Municipal
[2:09:05] Code and we designate MARCH
[2:09:05] 31st as farmworkers to be
[2:09:06] replacing the current
[2:09:07] designation designation of
[2:09:11] Cesar Travesty.
[2:09:11] This will be in direct
[2:09:12] alignment with the State of
[2:09:15] the State Assembly Bill 2156
[2:09:16] approved by the Governor on
[2:09:16] MARCH 26th, 2026.
[2:09:22] Next what These actions are
[2:09:23] prompted by troubling
[2:09:28] allegations We recognize that
[2:09:29] the farmworker movement led by
[2:09:29] Father Chavez, Dolores Huerta
[2:09:33] and other leaders through
[2:09:34] the United Farm Workers remains
[2:09:34] a vital part of labor and civil
[2:09:35] rights history.
[2:09:41] At the same time
[2:09:42] the communities of Barrio
[2:09:42] Logan, Logan and Logan Heights
[2:09:45] share a nuanced, nuanced story
[2:09:46] of activism one that is
[2:09:46] grounded in the community fight
[2:09:51] to create and preserve Chicano
[2:09:51] park.
[2:09:52] Chicano Park is in the heart of
[2:09:53] Barrio Logan and embodies
[2:09:56] the resilience and collective
[2:09:57] community struggle that began
[2:09:57] over 50 years ago when
[2:09:58] the community came together to
[2:10:03] organize and ultimately reclaim
[2:10:03] the park.
[2:10:04] The establishment of
[2:10:05] the Chicano Park Steering
[2:10:10] Committee along with a mayoral
[2:10:10] movement and ongoing advocacy
[2:10:11] of advocacy efforts for access
[2:10:15] to the Bayfront are all part of
[2:10:15] a local legacy.
[2:10:21] Approving the renaming of Cesar
[2:10:22] e Travis Parkway to Chicano
[2:10:22] Park Boulevard recognizes
[2:10:23] the history that happened and
[2:10:26] lives here in this community
[2:10:27] and would greatly help restore
[2:10:28] the original intent discussed
[2:10:32] years ago to honor
[2:10:33] the internationally recognized
[2:10:34] Chicano Park movement Connect
[2:10:39] the Park neighborhood and
[2:10:39] Bayfront into one historical
[2:10:40] corridor.
[2:10:44] Acknowledge the people who
[2:10:45] fought to create and preserve
[2:10:46] the park and most importantly
[2:10:46] help rebuild trust between
[2:10:48] the community and the city.
[2:10:55] >> Thanks.
[2:10:55] >> The mayor's office is
[2:10:56] committed to honoring the labor
[2:11:00] resiliency and contributions of
[2:11:00] farmworkers and proposed
[2:11:01] amending the San Diego
[2:11:05] Municipal Code section 21 0104
[2:11:11] Subsection d which names MARCH
[2:11:12] 31st as Cesar Chavez 30 to now
[2:11:12] declare MARCH 31st as Farm
[2:11:16] Workers Day.
[2:11:17] This is in alignment with
[2:11:18] the state of California's
[2:11:21] actions to enact Assembly Bill
[2:11:22] 2156 approved by the Governor
[2:11:23] on MARCH 26th, 2026.
[2:11:29] Like the city is also also
[2:11:33] seeking the street name change
[2:11:34] pursuant to San Diego Municipal
[2:11:38] Code Section 125.1110 with
[2:11:39] supporting documentation
[2:11:40] including a circulated petition
[2:11:45] and representing support from
[2:11:45] property owners or tenants with
[2:11:46] either property with an address
[2:11:51] on the affected segment of
[2:11:51] the existing right away or a
[2:11:52] property abutting the street.
[2:11:57] >> The term I'm sorry can I
[2:11:58] I'll try to figure out how we
[2:11:58] navigate because they're doing
[2:11:59] a joint presentation.
[2:12:03] You want time and space So it's
[2:12:03] not for me.
[2:12:04] It's for the community, not for
[2:12:05] the community not to have an
[2:12:08] opportunity to come and show up
[2:12:08] .
[2:12:09] So if my request was if we
[2:12:13] could take item 330 on its own.
[2:12:14] >> On its own.
[2:12:14] Yeah.
[2:12:15] So I'm trying to figure out how
[2:12:19] to split your presentation so
[2:12:20] that we only take 330 and then
[2:12:21] come back and pick up
[2:12:21] the pieces.
[2:12:26] >> Is it possible to maybe
[2:12:26] trail us 510 way
[2:12:27] the presentation to the end of
[2:12:32] the agenda or I know the point
[2:12:33] hearing is literally happening
[2:12:33] right now or until another time
[2:12:34] to take the vote and then do
[2:12:38] public comment on that item at
[2:12:39] a later date in the agenda.
[2:12:39] Okay.
[2:12:40] Yeah we we want to hear both
[2:12:43] items and vote on both items
[2:12:43] today.
[2:12:44] We just want to take
[2:12:44] the presentation separately so
[2:12:45] that community has an
[2:12:49] opportunity to come and have
[2:12:50] their voice heard.
[2:12:50] >> Again, I'm just trying to
[2:12:51] figure out and navigate that So
[2:12:55] why don't you hold up there and
[2:12:56] anything else that has to do
[2:12:56] with Farmworkers day that you
[2:13:01] might want to add?
[2:13:02] >> I could cover
[2:13:02] the stakeholder engagement.
[2:13:12] It's similar for both monetary
[2:13:13] Okay.
[2:13:13] >> Thank you for being flexible
[2:13:19] Today we respectfully request
[2:13:20] that the City Council adopt an
[2:13:23] ordinance amending San Diego
[2:13:24] Municipal Code section 21 00104
[2:13:29] subsection d to rename MARCH
[2:13:30] 31st known as Cesar Chavez Day
[2:13:31] to now be known as Farm Workers
[2:13:34] Day.
[2:13:35] >> That concludes my
[2:13:35] presentation.
[2:13:36] All right.
[2:13:41] Thank you again.
[2:13:41] Thank you for your council
[2:13:42] friendly.
[2:13:42] So we're just going to take
[2:13:45] public comment on item 330 At
[2:13:46] this point I do not have any
[2:13:49] public comment Speakers here in
[2:13:50] chambers on item 330 I've
[2:13:50] started the five minute oh
[2:13:55] sorry what are we going to
[2:13:55] become?
[2:14:01] Please come forward.
[2:14:02] >> We have two minutes.
[2:14:02] Please proceed.
[2:14:03] Thank you.
[2:14:03] We're going to speak on Cesar
[2:14:08] Chavez dating Keach first
[2:14:09] holiday thinking Thank you.
[2:14:13] I was originally from San Jose.
[2:14:14] In the past decade few decades
[2:14:19] and now I learned a lot of
[2:14:20] their work Both Cesar Chavez
[2:14:25] and divorce work.
[2:14:26] They started in San Jose so
[2:14:30] they're pretty important there
[2:14:31] And I just learned a lot of
[2:14:32] good community advocacy ideas
[2:14:37] from their and so it just a
[2:14:42] communication sharing.
[2:14:43] Keeping it real I guess you
[2:14:44] know and just trying to be
[2:14:44] practical about it.
[2:14:49] It's a learning process for
[2:14:50] myself and so it's been helpful
[2:14:55] in learning this and I'm one of
[2:14:55] those last to know people So
[2:14:56] I'm sure this has been an issue
[2:15:01] that has been developing and
[2:15:02] for quite a number of years now
[2:15:02] and it's now finally coming to
[2:15:07] pass and I like that you've
[2:15:07] waited a bit of time before
[2:15:08] doing everything all at once
[2:15:13] and I'm better adjusting now
[2:15:14] and so I'm ready for this
[2:15:19] change and thank you thank you
[2:15:20] for the work that we can
[2:15:20] continue to do.
[2:15:26] It's really important.
[2:15:26] I don't know if I can continue
[2:15:27] to say si se puede Si se puede
[2:15:32] it to say it twice if we can.
[2:15:33] Yes we can.
[2:15:33] I think it was a beautiful
[2:15:38] statement to say and I that's
[2:15:39] in trouble how to say it out in
[2:15:39] the future But we'll always
[2:15:44] have good work The farmworkers
[2:15:44] what was accomplished and what
[2:15:45] I think you know just their
[2:15:50] legacy is the way they worked
[2:15:51] with the Filipino culture Also
[2:15:56] really good things We can be
[2:15:56] working on together and good
[2:15:57] luck in our continued efforts.
[2:16:04] >> Thank you.
[2:16:04] Thank you.
[2:16:05] Start the moment of time.
[2:16:05] We're going to those
[2:16:06] participating online Tony,
[2:16:07] you'll have two minutes.
[2:16:14] >> Please proceed.
[2:16:14] Hello?
[2:16:15] City Council can hear me?
[2:16:15] Yes.
[2:16:15] Please proceed.
[2:16:16] Hey, I just want to say that I
[2:16:22] support the teaching of the new
[2:16:22] name changes.
[2:16:23] I think that that's always been
[2:16:28] proposed in the history of
[2:16:28] Chicano Park and my
[2:16:29] understanding of it in its
[2:16:33] inception always wanted that
[2:16:34] street to be named Chicano Park
[2:16:35] Boulevard And actually our
[2:16:39] regional history is more
[2:16:40] relatable to Chicano Park than
[2:16:46] it is to Cesar Chavez And you
[2:16:46] know that that speaks more to
[2:16:47] our regional history So than
[2:16:51] that necessarily
[2:16:52] the farmworkers legacy and
[2:16:53] the farmworkers legacy is
[2:16:57] obviously here as well too.
[2:16:58] But you know, we have local
[2:16:59] history that I think should be
[2:16:59] celebrated above sort of
[2:17:04] nationwide history.
[2:17:05] And so I support these changes
[2:17:05] and I hope the council will as
[2:17:06] well.
[2:17:10] Thank you.
[2:17:10] >> Thank you.
[2:17:11] That concludes public comment
[2:17:11] on this item.
[2:17:12] All right.
[2:17:17] Thank you, City clerk Sir, We
[2:17:17] will now turn it over to
[2:17:18] council members for comments
[2:17:19] questions entertain a motion.
[2:17:22] We'll start with Councilmember
[2:17:22] Moreno.
[2:17:23] >> Thank you and thank you to
[2:17:24] the mayor staff for
[2:17:28] accommodating the community and
[2:17:29] giving them an opportunity to
[2:17:34] speak on this particular topic
[2:17:35] And thank you for your advocacy
[2:17:35] on this topic.
[2:17:36] While growing up as a Chicana
[2:17:40] there were very few people in
[2:17:41] power that actually looked like
[2:17:45] me The lack of representation
[2:17:46] and role models made it
[2:17:46] especially difficult to
[2:17:52] reconcile reconcile the recent
[2:17:52] New York Times reporting
[2:17:53] detailing allegations of deeply
[2:17:54] troubling conduct by Sister
[2:17:57] Travis.
[2:17:58] But we must confront this
[2:17:59] painful reality and stand
[2:17:59] firmly with the survivors who
[2:18:03] had the courage to come
[2:18:03] forward.
[2:18:04] Their voices matter and they
[2:18:05] deserve to be heard, believed
[2:18:09] and supported.
[2:18:10] At the same time, we must be
[2:18:11] clear that farm worker that
[2:18:11] the farm worker movement is
[2:18:15] bigger than just one person.
[2:18:16] It was built by countless farm
[2:18:21] workers people who endured
[2:18:21] backbreaking labor, who
[2:18:22] organized against injustice and
[2:18:27] who fought tirelessly for
[2:18:28] dignity, fair wages and safer
[2:18:32] working conditions because of
[2:18:33] their courage and sacrifice,
[2:18:34] real change was achieved.
[2:18:34] The movement brought national
[2:18:39] attention to the exploitation
[2:18:39] of farm workers, secured
[2:18:44] important protections and paved
[2:18:45] the way for greater equity in
[2:18:45] the workplace.
[2:18:46] It's a legacy rooted in
[2:18:51] resilience unity and
[2:18:52] the relentless pursuit of
[2:18:52] justice.
[2:18:52] That legacy belongs to
[2:18:57] the workers, to the families
[2:18:58] and to the communities who
[2:18:58] carried it forward.
[2:18:59] I recently had the opportunity
[2:19:03] to attend a coastal commission
[2:19:03] meeting in Salinas, California,
[2:19:04] where I witnessed firsthand
[2:19:09] the hard work of our farm
[2:19:10] workers.
[2:19:10] Now Salinas is definitely very
[2:19:15] far from the city of San Diego
[2:19:16] ,but it is important to
[2:19:17] understand and to know that
[2:19:22] agriculture generates over $50
[2:19:22] billion in annual revenue and
[2:19:26] that it employs more than
[2:19:27] 420,000 people in the state of
[2:19:27] California.
[2:19:32] California remains the most
[2:19:33] important agricultural sector
[2:19:33] in this country.
[2:19:34] And so by renaming the State
[2:19:39] Farm Worker Day, we're
[2:19:39] uplifting the collective
[2:19:40] strength and achievement of a
[2:19:45] movement that has done
[2:19:45] tremendous good and continues
[2:19:46] to inspire progress today.
[2:19:51] So with that council PRESIDENT
[2:19:51] I move to approve staff's
[2:19:52] recommendation on item 330.
[2:19:57] And that concludes my comments.
[2:19:58] >> Thank you.
[2:19:58] All right.
[2:19:59] Thank you, Councilmember.
[2:19:59] So we have motion by
[2:20:00] Councilmember Moreno to move
[2:20:05] the recommendation Right In 330
[2:20:06] we'll go next to Councilmember
[2:20:06] Campo.
[2:20:07] Thank you, council PRESIDENT
[2:20:07] And thank you Councilmember
[2:20:09] Reno for your very strong
[2:20:09] words.
[2:20:10] I'll second the motion and call
[2:20:14] attention to the farmworkers
[2:20:15] movement which is a movement
[2:20:16] that is ongoing today in that
[2:20:16] which we should continue to
[2:20:21] celebrate and recognize their
[2:20:22] contribution not just to
[2:20:22] California but to the United
[2:20:23] States of America.
[2:20:23] And of course the farmworkers
[2:20:27] themselves are the men and
[2:20:28] women who bend down in
[2:20:28] the fields and under the heat
[2:20:33] and oftentimes the poverty and
[2:20:34] indignity and still find
[2:20:34] the courage to organize and
[2:20:35] MARCH and boycott and demand
[2:20:39] something very simple which is
[2:20:39] respect for their labor.
[2:20:40] My family's history with
[2:20:45] farmworkers is personal.
[2:20:46] My grandparents both sides of
[2:20:47] my family my mother and father
[2:20:47] grew up in Calexico, a
[2:20:51] community deeply connected to
[2:20:52] farm labor and to the lives of
[2:20:52] the working people in those
[2:20:53] fields in the 60s and 70s.
[2:20:57] They support the farmworkers
[2:20:58] movement especially during
[2:20:59] the lettuce and grape boycotts
[2:20:59] and stood with the United Farm
[2:21:00] Workers.
[2:21:03] And it's hard to understate
[2:21:04] the amount of racism that came
[2:21:05] from standing up for yourself
[2:21:09] along the border At that time.
[2:21:10] And yet here we are and we
[2:21:14] still see a lot of that same
[2:21:15] treatment.
[2:21:16] But nonetheless the power of
[2:21:21] the people who work in those
[2:21:22] fields And of course I think
[2:21:23] the respect that the state of
[2:21:23] California has shown them
[2:21:27] through the education we have
[2:21:27] in our public education
[2:21:28] classrooms and the fact that we
[2:21:33] are recognizing them now today
[2:21:33] not because of one leader who
[2:21:34] in very, very shockingly to all
[2:21:38] I would say all
[2:21:39] Mexican-American families whose
[2:21:40] grandmothers had a crucifix and
[2:21:44] the Virgin Mary and then right
[2:21:45] next to them Cesar Chavez up on
[2:21:46] their wall, we now realize that
[2:21:51] history was long shrouded And
[2:21:51] nonetheless we're grateful that
[2:21:56] the survivors of his
[2:21:57] disreputable conduct so many
[2:21:57] years ago has come.
[2:22:02] They've come forward so that we
[2:22:03] could know the truth and give
[2:22:04] the people the credit who
[2:22:04] deserve it which are
[2:22:05] the farmworkers themselves.
[2:22:08] So this recognition is deeply
[2:22:08] important and personal to
[2:22:12] families like mine And though
[2:22:18] that was one I've cousins who
[2:22:19] were married in the Chavez
[2:22:19] family I have cousins whose
[2:22:23] last name were Chavez whose
[2:22:24] great uncle was Cesar Chavez
[2:22:25] And I know that for them it was
[2:22:29] as shocking as anything but I
[2:22:30] know that they themselves,
[2:22:31] the family as they grapple with
[2:22:31] this understand it was not
[2:22:36] about their deal or their
[2:22:37] business or whatever title he
[2:22:38] had in their family.
[2:22:38] It was about the people they
[2:22:41] were marching for.
[2:22:42] And so we do the right thing by
[2:22:43] celebrating the farmworkers and
[2:22:46] remembering that their labor
[2:22:47] mattered.
[2:22:47] Their struggle matters.
[2:22:48] Their legacy still matters.
[2:22:49] And as we think about this day
[2:22:52] in history, we remember
[2:22:53] the families that Cesar Chavez,
[2:22:59] the indignity and
[2:23:00] the disrespect and the violence
[2:23:00] he put them through.
[2:23:01] We need to remember them.
[2:23:01] And so this is an important
[2:23:05] step forward And I appreciate
[2:23:06] Councilmember Moreno's
[2:23:06] leadership on this.
[2:23:06] Thank you.
[2:23:07] Council PRESIDENT.
[2:23:07] All right.
[2:23:08] Thank you.
[2:23:12] Council member We have a motion
[2:23:12] by COUNCILMAN Moreno,
[2:23:13] the second by council member
[2:23:13] companies to move a staff
[2:23:18] recommendation on item 332.
[2:23:18] >> Councilmember Ila Rideau
[2:23:19] Thank you.
[2:23:19] Council PRESIDENT Thank you
[2:23:23] Lucero for the presentation and
[2:23:24] your work on this.
[2:23:24] Everyone in their office and
[2:23:29] city staff can move quickly.
[2:23:30] A few weeks ago and
[2:23:34] Councilmember Moreno, thank you
[2:23:35] for speaking quickly and very
[2:23:41] directly.
[2:23:42] I think you said that our event
[2:23:42] heroes have their day of
[2:23:43] reckoning and we should not
[2:23:47] safeguard their heinous actions
[2:23:47] .
[2:23:48] So thank you for doing that
[2:23:48] quickly And I'm leading in a
[2:23:54] moment where the community saw
[2:24:00] someone that they looked up to
[2:24:00] completely kind of vanish
[2:24:01] before.
[2:24:01] Right.
[2:24:05] And that takes a lot of
[2:24:05] leadership.
[2:24:06] So thank you for doing that.
[2:24:11] Ana Maria Debora Rojas Dolores
[2:24:11] Huerta and other survivors came
[2:24:12] forward with their truth but
[2:24:17] truth and as survivors they
[2:24:18] deserve our respect, our
[2:24:19] support and our commitment to
[2:24:19] act.
[2:24:23] And this is kind of the bare
[2:24:24] minimum in terms of action that
[2:24:24] can be taken And I'm glad we're
[2:24:25] doing that today.
[2:24:28] Accountability cannot be
[2:24:29] reserved for everyone except
[2:24:30] the rich, the famous and
[2:24:30] celebrated and those who've
[2:24:34] been lifted up and held in high
[2:24:35] regard must also be held
[2:24:36] accountable to the same
[2:24:36] standards we hold everyone else
[2:24:40] to If not higher standards.
[2:24:41] So while this is a moment of
[2:24:42] accountability, I also
[2:24:47] appreciate the other form of
[2:24:47] justice in this moment that my
[2:24:48] colleagues Catherine Moreno and
[2:24:52] Councilmember Caputo spoke to
[2:24:53] the lifting up of people who
[2:24:54] have nourished us while being
[2:24:58] mistreated, disrespected and
[2:24:58] underappreciated.
[2:24:59] The farm workers rights
[2:24:59] movement was never one man.
[2:25:05] It was built It was built by
[2:25:05] thousands of workers
[2:25:06] overwhelmingly immigrants,
[2:25:10] overwhelmingly people of color
[2:25:10] who fed this country while
[2:25:11] being deliberately excluded
[2:25:12] from the most basic protections
[2:25:12] Every other worker was
[2:25:16] guaranteed.
[2:25:16] They were explicitly left out
[2:25:20] of the National Labor Relations
[2:25:20] Act of 1935 That gives workers
[2:25:21] the right to organize and
[2:25:22] bargain collectively.
[2:25:22] Every other worker had that
[2:25:26] right.
[2:25:27] Farm workers did not And this
[2:25:32] was a multiracial movement as
[2:25:32] well, Larry.
[2:25:33] It along in the Agricultural
[2:25:33] Workers Organizing Committee
[2:25:36] led 5000 Filipino workers on
[2:25:36] strike against grape grape
[2:25:42] growers And that solidarity
[2:25:48] that multiracial, multiethnic
[2:25:49] solidarity is what built a
[2:25:50] movement And an action like
[2:25:50] this actually creates more
[2:25:54] space to recognize that that
[2:25:55] solidarity they these workers
[2:26:00] had to fight for decades just
[2:26:00] to get shade in the fields and
[2:26:01] water when temperatures climbed
[2:26:06] to unsurvivable levels.
[2:26:07] These are workers who are 35
[2:26:08] times more likely to die from
[2:26:08] heat related stress than
[2:26:13] workers in any other industry
[2:26:14] and they deserve protection and
[2:26:14] recognition.
[2:26:15] We've seen California take
[2:26:19] strides on that front.
[2:26:20] Some of the legislation
[2:26:20] authored by Lorena the da which
[2:26:25] ended farmworkers being denied
[2:26:25] the same overtime rights as
[2:26:30] every other California worker.
[2:26:31] So again, while I am glad that
[2:26:32] we are taking the action to
[2:26:38] strike Cesar is his name from
[2:26:43] from this day I think it's
[2:26:43] really important that we take a
[2:26:44] moment to really recognize
[2:26:49] the workers who who
[2:26:49] the movement was truly about.
[2:26:50] There was a line in the in
[2:26:54] The New York Times story that
[2:26:55] really stood out to me when I
[2:26:56] read it And the line was from
[2:27:01] Esmeralda Lopez who was 19 when
[2:27:02] a 61 year old Chavez tried to
[2:27:06] use his clout to sleep with her
[2:27:06] .
[2:27:07] She concluded that the article
[2:27:08] concluded with a quote from her
[2:27:12] where she said The movement
[2:27:13] that's the hero And there's
[2:27:13] incredible wisdom in that And
[2:27:20] I'm glad that that's what we're
[2:27:20] honoring today.
[2:27:21] And so I'm very proud to
[2:27:21] support this.
[2:27:21] Thank you.
[2:27:22] All right.
[2:27:23] Thank you, Councilmember
[2:27:24] Rivera.
[2:27:24] We'll go next to Councilmember
[2:27:29] Bob Wilbert.
[2:27:30] Thank you very much And thank
[2:27:37] you to my colleagues for
[2:27:38] the really open words about
[2:27:38] that.
[2:27:39] Thank you so much for bringing
[2:27:39] this forward to our staff and
[2:27:41] to thank you to the mayor's
[2:27:41] team as well.
[2:27:42] Well, it is it's a very sad
[2:27:43] moment today that we have to do
[2:27:43] this.
[2:27:47] It's also very important to
[2:27:48] recognize that as incredible
[2:27:48] leaders like Dolores Huerta
[2:27:49] always said, this was never
[2:27:53] about one person and it's about
[2:27:54] all the people who work day in
[2:27:55] and day out As my colleagues
[2:27:59] have already mentioned, to
[2:28:00] revive the basic nourishment
[2:28:00] that our society relies on And
[2:28:05] we are not done.
[2:28:06] Basic role such as making sure
[2:28:06] that people have safe transport
[2:28:07] to and from work.
[2:28:11] When you work on farms is a
[2:28:12] battle we're still fighting.
[2:28:12] There were some horrific
[2:28:13] accidents in the last few years
[2:28:16] where farm workers were
[2:28:17] transported in completely
[2:28:18] unsafe vehicles and dozens of
[2:28:18] people lost their lives in
[2:28:22] really terrible car accidents
[2:28:23] And in 2024 the Department of
[2:28:28] Labor federally required that
[2:28:28] workers in agricultural sites
[2:28:29] be provided with restraints,
[2:28:30] seatbelts when they're
[2:28:30] transported to and from work.
[2:28:35] And we're seeing the current
[2:28:36] ministration is rolling back
[2:28:36] that rule for now.
[2:28:37] So we still have to make sure
[2:28:40] we can do everything we can
[2:28:40] here to protect farm workers
[2:28:41] And we have them here in
[2:28:42] the city of San Diego of us all
[2:28:46] Valley is actually farmland and
[2:28:47] we are incredible farm workers
[2:28:48] working every day on our dairy
[2:28:52] farms, our citrus farms,
[2:28:52] avocado farms, our soils.
[2:28:53] It's some of the best climate
[2:28:54] action work we're doing
[2:28:57] actually is in the farm bills
[2:28:58] globally.
[2:28:59] And so I want to thank everyone
[2:29:03] today for the work we're still
[2:29:04] doing to mark progress of
[2:29:04] the nation even though we're
[2:29:05] still confronting painful
[2:29:10] realities like a reality with
[2:29:11] Esther Chavez in the cannot be
[2:29:11] ignored.
[2:29:12] But at the same time we are
[2:29:12] recognizing the historic stride
[2:29:15] of the farm worker movement one
[2:29:16] of the most important struggles
[2:29:16] for labor rights, humanity,
[2:29:17] dignity in our country built by
[2:29:21] workers, families and
[2:29:22] organizers who fought for
[2:29:23] fairness, safety and respect.
[2:29:23] And today we celebrate the farm
[2:29:28] workers and the resilient They
[2:29:28] represent the dignity they
[2:29:29] bring to our nation's kitchen
[2:29:34] tables Literally and justice
[2:29:34] while also honoring survivors
[2:29:35] by centering their voices and
[2:29:36] committing ourselves to a
[2:29:39] future where safety, truth and
[2:29:40] accountability are not simply
[2:29:41] ideals but realities like many
[2:29:41] today.
[2:29:45] So I'm going to be very happy
[2:29:46] to celebrate Farm Workers Day
[2:29:47] going forward every year and
[2:29:47] thank you for bringing it
[2:29:51] forward.
[2:29:51] All right.
[2:29:52] Thank you all for it And I'll
[2:29:53] see anybody else in the lights
[2:29:53] all that kind of a small
[2:29:54] footnote.
[2:29:58] Thank you, Council member Reno
[2:29:58] for your quick reaction once
[2:29:59] the news started breaking and
[2:30:03] doing exactly what needed to be
[2:30:04] done.
[2:30:04] Thank you The mayor's office
[2:30:05] and for navigating
[2:30:05] the bureaucratic process that
[2:30:09] we have to do and how we do
[2:30:10] things here at the city and
[2:30:11] bringing this material forward
[2:30:11] and your flexibility on simply
[2:30:15] splitting the two items.
[2:30:16] I think there's a certain tiny
[2:30:17] bit of elegance that we had
[2:30:21] down day proclamation that
[2:30:21] speaks to these very kinds of
[2:30:27] issues and it's not just about
[2:30:27] bringing a project forward and
[2:30:28] saying nice words but it's
[2:30:29] actually doing the work when
[2:30:33] the moment calls for it.
[2:30:34] And I think it's all of us kind
[2:30:35] of reflected this morning
[2:30:39] despite some of the progress
[2:30:39] there's still a lot of work to
[2:30:40] be done in a lot of areas and
[2:30:41] whether it's recent activities
[2:30:45] or those from long past that
[2:30:45] are finally surfacing and
[2:30:50] individuals are finally brave
[2:30:50] enough to come forward and
[2:30:51] share their awful tragic
[2:30:51] stories.
[2:30:56] So thank you all for your
[2:30:57] various roles.
[2:30:58] So with that we have a motion
[2:30:58] by Councilmember Moreno and
[2:30:59] second by council member
[2:31:03] Camille Clark.
[2:31:04] >> Please call the roll on item
[2:31:04] 330 I start the voting system.
[2:31:15] Please cast your vote That
[2:31:16] passes unanimously 9 to 0.
[2:31:17] Right now I've been watching it
[2:31:17] or I don't think anybody who
[2:31:20] came in yet So we will trail
[2:31:21] and get my numbers right.
[2:31:31] We will try all 510 until after
[2:31:32] 333 and 332 So thank you for
[2:31:37] that and thank you to staff.
[2:31:38] Yeah.
[2:31:39] What were your thoughts at that
[2:31:39] time If members of the public
[2:31:43] have not made it in chambers So
[2:31:44] with that council a number of
[2:31:45] them operate I understand you
[2:31:45] want to make a statement before
[2:31:55] we introduce item 333 The gas
[2:32:00] station myself is incorrect
[2:32:01] item 332 think council members
[2:32:02] on what We just want to make a
[2:32:02] statement.
[2:32:03] >> I do not want to make it to
[2:32:03] you on this one.
[2:32:04] Thank you.
[2:32:05] All right with that and that
[2:32:05] cleared up.
[2:32:10] Clerk please introduce item
[2:32:10] 333.
[2:32:10] >> Thank you.
[2:32:11] Council PRESIDENT Item 333 1606
[2:32:15] Market Street Gas Station
[2:32:20] Project number p r 1102 575
[2:32:20] This item is not subject to
[2:32:21] the mayor's veto.
[2:32:21] If you'd like to speak on this
[2:32:26] item please be sure to submit
[2:32:27] your speaker slip to the high
[2:32:28] lector and in the clear in
[2:32:28] the clear box If you are
[2:32:32] participating remotely you can
[2:32:32] raise your hand by pressing
[2:32:33] Star nine or the raise your
[2:32:39] hand icon Thank you Council
[2:32:39] PRESIDENT All right.
[2:32:40] I think staff are settling in.
[2:32:41] Once you're ready introduce
[2:32:45] yourselves for the record and
[2:32:45] let us know how much time you
[2:32:46] need for your presentation.
[2:32:50] >> Good afternoon.
[2:32:51] James Alexander Development
[2:32:52] Project Manager, Urban
[2:32:52] Innovation Division of
[2:32:53] the Department Services
[2:32:56] Department.
[2:32:57] We'll just need about five
[2:32:57] minutes.
[2:32:57] All right.
[2:33:02] We are ready.
[2:33:03] Like I said, my name is James
[2:33:04] Alexander from the Urban
[2:33:04] Innovation Division.
[2:33:05] I'm joined by Kelly Rasmussen's
[2:33:08] associate planner in
[2:33:09] the Environmental Analysis
[2:33:09] section of the Department
[2:33:14] Services Department.
[2:33:15] The action before you today is
[2:33:15] a gas station project at 1606
[2:33:16] Market Street in downtown San
[2:33:20] Diego.
[2:33:20] Okay.
[2:33:21] Can you stop for a second?
[2:33:22] It is not appropriate to have
[2:33:22] these kind of conversations in
[2:33:25] public in chambers.
[2:33:26] You want to step outside, do
[2:33:27] whatever you want But we're
[2:33:28] actually trying to conduct
[2:33:31] quasi judicial hearings and I
[2:33:32] think we ought to operate under
[2:33:33] a certain protocol.
[2:33:33] My apologies.
[2:33:34] Please continue.
[2:33:39] And if you want to start over
[2:33:39] come forward.
[2:33:40] Council member That was my
[2:33:40] fault But please don't blame
[2:33:41] Marcellus for I ask you to
[2:33:43] speak to me Just for the record
[2:33:50] the products I is at 1606
[2:33:50] Market Street.
[2:33:51] >> It's on the north side of
[2:33:54] Market Street between 16th and
[2:33:55] 17th Streets and just west of
[2:33:56] Interstate five it's in
[2:33:56] the East Village neighborhood
[2:33:57] the Downtown Community Plan
[2:34:01] area and it's surrounded by a
[2:34:01] mix of uses including
[2:34:02] residential development which
[2:34:03] I've highlighted in yellow on
[2:34:07] this slide Note For some quick
[2:34:08] background on the project's
[2:34:08] environmental path, I'm going
[2:34:12] to turn it over to Kelly.
[2:34:13] Thank you, Jim.
[2:34:13] The slide before you
[2:34:14] the timeline of the project
[2:34:18] Environmental Review pathway to
[2:34:18] today's hearing when
[2:34:19] the project was being reviewed
[2:34:20] by the Development Services
[2:34:24] Department necessary
[2:34:25] information regarding vehicle
[2:34:25] access driveways was not
[2:34:26] provided by the applicant which
[2:34:30] prevented staff from completing
[2:34:31] their review resulting in
[2:34:31] unresolved issues and
[2:34:32] preventing a full environmental
[2:34:36] review Pursuant to section
[2:34:37] guidelines an environmental
[2:34:37] determination must be made
[2:34:38] before presenting a project and
[2:34:42] a public hearing for approval
[2:34:42] With the issues remaining
[2:34:43] unresolved and the applicant's
[2:34:47] desire to move the project to a
[2:34:48] hearing as expeditiously as
[2:34:48] possible.
[2:34:49] Staff provided the applicant
[2:34:50] with three options to move
[2:34:54] the project forward
[2:34:55] the applicant chose to proceed
[2:34:55] with without addressing
[2:34:56] the unresolved issues a staff
[2:34:57] recommendation of denial and a
[2:35:00] frequent denial of exemption
[2:35:01] pursuant to article guidelines
[2:35:05] Section 15270a statutory
[2:35:06] exemption for projects which
[2:35:06] are disapproved shortly after
[2:35:11] an appeal of this environmental
[2:35:12] determined was filed by
[2:35:12] the applicant which was
[2:35:13] presented to the City Council
[2:35:16] on JULY 22nd 2025 Council
[2:35:17] decided to uphold that
[2:35:17] environmental appeal and
[2:35:22] directed city staff and
[2:35:23] the applicant to continue to
[2:35:23] work together to resolve
[2:35:24] the remaining issues so that a
[2:35:28] full environmental review of
[2:35:29] the project can be completed.
[2:35:29] After the council decision on
[2:35:30] the appeal, city staff worked
[2:35:34] with the applicant and
[2:35:35] additional information
[2:35:35] regarding the vehicle access
[2:35:36] driveways was provided enabling
[2:35:41] staff to complete the review
[2:35:41] Subsequent to that that a
[2:35:42] complete environmental review
[2:35:43] was conducted and a new single
[2:35:47] determination was issued
[2:35:47] allowing staff to return to
[2:35:48] the item.
[2:35:48] >> Today the City Council with
[2:35:53] all issues resolved.
[2:35:53] >> The second determination was
[2:35:54] made that the project is
[2:35:55] consistent with the previously
[2:35:59] certified solution Diego
[2:35:59] Downtown program earned
[2:36:03] pursuant to article guidelines
[2:36:04] Section 151621 has been
[2:36:04] certified No subsequent or
[2:36:05] supplemental air shall be
[2:36:09] prepared for a project unless
[2:36:10] new significant environmental
[2:36:10] effects are determined
[2:36:11] associated with the project
[2:36:15] that were not in the certified
[2:36:15] documents upon the full
[2:36:16] environmental review of
[2:36:16] the project.
[2:36:20] No additional significant
[2:36:21] issues were identified and
[2:36:21] a15162 consistency analysis
[2:36:22] checklist pursuant to section
[2:36:26] was prepared to be clear this
[2:36:27] consistency analysis confirms
[2:36:27] that the project is within
[2:36:32] the scope of the previously
[2:36:33] certified Downtown Community
[2:36:33] Plan update final year and no
[2:36:37] action is required by the City
[2:36:38] Council on this Environmental
[2:36:38] determination.
[2:36:43] >> The project includes a
[2:36:44] neighborhood use permit for
[2:36:45] the expansion of the previously
[2:36:45] conforming gas station
[2:36:46] convenience market building to
[2:36:50] add new uses a new food and
[2:36:50] beverage vendor attached to
[2:36:51] the existing market which is in
[2:36:52] green on the slide and a new
[2:36:55] drive thru in red on this
[2:36:56] slide.
[2:36:56] Also this expansion triggers
[2:36:57] the municipal code requirement
[2:36:58] to replace the surrounding
[2:37:02] public improvements and
[2:37:02] the rights of way to current
[2:37:03] city standards for which
[2:37:04] deviations are requested
[2:37:04] through a plan development
[2:37:08] permit Specifically for
[2:37:09] the vehicle access driveways in
[2:37:09] yellow On this slide
[2:37:10] the currently nonconforming
[2:37:15] existing driveways are proposed
[2:37:15] to be rebuilt but not to
[2:37:16] current standards.
[2:37:16] The rebuilt driveways propose
[2:37:20] these deviations on this slide
[2:37:21] from current code regulations
[2:37:22] which are to increase
[2:37:22] the maximum combined length of
[2:37:26] all curb cuts allowed on
[2:37:27] the site by 100ft Increase
[2:37:28] the maximum length for a single
[2:37:31] curb cut by ten feet, reduce
[2:37:32] the minimum distance from a
[2:37:33] curb, cut to the nearest
[2:37:33] intersection by 42ft.
[2:37:37] Reduce the minimum separation
[2:37:38] distance between curb cuts by
[2:37:39] 43ft and allow two curb cuts on
[2:37:44] Market Street which is subject
[2:37:45] to the limited vehicle access
[2:37:45] overlay zone of the Center City
[2:37:49] Plan District which prohibits
[2:37:50] curb curb cuts on that street.
[2:37:51] Since the last hearing staff
[2:37:52] worked with the applicant to
[2:37:56] analyze the proposed driveways
[2:37:57] and how they impact vehicle and
[2:37:57] pedestrian traffic in and
[2:37:58] around the site.
[2:38:02] The downtown community plan
[2:38:02] establishes goals and policies
[2:38:03] that prioritize pedestrians to
[2:38:04] create a safe and walkable
[2:38:07] downtown.
[2:38:08] The implementation of
[2:38:09] the developer regulations that
[2:38:09] advance those goals and
[2:38:13] policies is important to
[2:38:14] incorporate into all future
[2:38:14] development In order to achieve
[2:38:15] those priorities of
[2:38:20] the Downtown Community Plan.
[2:38:20] Although the deviations from
[2:38:21] the developed regulations for
[2:38:22] the driveways are substantial
[2:38:25] when compared to the baseline
[2:38:26] requirement of the code,
[2:38:26] the project does reduce
[2:38:27] the overall amount of driveways
[2:38:31] onto the site by about 66ft
[2:38:32] from its existing condition
[2:38:33] which is an improvement for
[2:38:37] pedestrians.
[2:38:37] So as such findings for
[2:38:38] approval have been provided to
[2:38:39] council in the draft resolution
[2:38:43] and the staff recommendation is
[2:38:44] to approve if Council affirms
[2:38:44] the findings.
[2:38:45] That concludes my presentation.
[2:38:46] Kelly and I are available for
[2:38:50] questions.
[2:38:50] We also have staff from
[2:38:51] the transportation development
[2:38:52] team here to answer questions
[2:38:56] and the applicant team is here
[2:38:57] to make a brief statement as
[2:38:57] well.
[2:38:57] All right.
[2:38:58] Thank you for the presentation
[2:38:59] Again, my apologies for
[2:38:59] the interruption.
[2:39:03] Yes, I understand the applicant
[2:39:04] will have comments so this
[2:39:04] would be the appropriate time
[2:39:05] and let us know how much time
[2:39:09] you need My comments will be
[2:39:09] brief.
[2:39:09] Less than three minutes.
[2:39:10] My name is Robert Modafferi.
[2:39:11] I'm here today representing
[2:39:15] the Briscoes Joey and Eddie are
[2:39:16] in the audience here today.
[2:39:17] It took us a lot to get to this
[2:39:21] point and I'm really proud of
[2:39:22] the work that we've been able
[2:39:23] to do with staff Specifically I
[2:39:28] want to thank the leadership of
[2:39:29] Elise Lowe, Samir Hajari of
[2:39:33] course James Alexander and
[2:39:34] Brian Jordache.
[2:39:38] We really have worked hard over
[2:39:39] the last several months since
[2:39:40] JULY and we just ask for your
[2:39:45] approval and we will make this
[2:39:46] a much better site for the East
[2:39:51] Village and one that we can all
[2:39:51] be proud of.
[2:39:52] >> Thank you.
[2:39:52] All right.
[2:39:53] That concludes the applicant
[2:39:57] statement.
[2:39:57] Thank you for that.
[2:39:58] So with that clerk please
[2:39:59] proceed with public testimony
[2:39:59] on this item.
[2:40:03] I have four speakers that
[2:40:04] request submitted a in favor
[2:40:09] with no request to speak in
[2:40:09] favor And then Blair Beekman if
[2:40:15] you can please come forward for
[2:40:16] time for that we're in favor
[2:40:21] which I'm a dove for for
[2:40:21] Missouri Joseph Griego and Kyle
[2:40:26] Alderman All right thank you
[2:40:32] Where we been reviewing this in
[2:40:38] this presentation I was at that
[2:40:38] corner a lot.
[2:40:39] I take the bus and it's a
[2:40:44] really vital bus corner for
[2:40:45] the three bus and the bypass
[2:40:45] And a lot of people from
[2:40:49] the unhoused community need
[2:40:50] that bus line.
[2:40:51] It's important that there's a
[2:40:51] lot of pedestrian use and that
[2:40:56] means there's a lot of you
[2:40:57] know, people are not always in
[2:41:01] the greatest space but people
[2:41:02] are trying and chugging along
[2:41:08] and the project it seems it has
[2:41:12] like 1 or 2 too many gas pump
[2:41:13] things and it's just going to
[2:41:14] create I think you guys are
[2:41:19] already debating this you know
[2:41:19] ,how is the entrance and exit
[2:41:20] going to go with so many gas
[2:41:20] pumps?
[2:41:25] Can you reduce one set of gas
[2:41:25] pumps, two set of gas pumps and
[2:41:30] still profit and still, you
[2:41:31] know, have a good feeling for
[2:41:32] the place and it can do its job
[2:41:36] And I think if you do it would
[2:41:37] be inviting pedestrian traffic
[2:41:38] that I'm not hearing you guys
[2:41:39] talked so much about and what
[2:41:43] what's the pedestrian situation
[2:41:43] in all of this I mean how are
[2:41:44] your cars only can be making a
[2:41:48] right turn out of the place it
[2:41:49] sounds like I mean it seems
[2:41:50] like it's really tight left
[2:41:50] turn to go back on to our
[2:41:55] market street So I see a few
[2:41:55] pedestrian issues and just
[2:42:01] reducing pumps by at least 1 or
[2:42:01] 2 would help ensure that
[2:42:07] there's just an overall flow
[2:42:07] and we're always trying to work
[2:42:08] towards overall flow these days
[2:42:12] of pedestrian traffic cars and
[2:42:13] not just all one or the other I
[2:42:14] mean preferably obviously
[2:42:14] pedestrian but we need to mind
[2:42:19] that we need to create that
[2:42:19] balance and talk about this
[2:42:20] balance here.
[2:42:24] I'm not hearing it talked about
[2:42:25] so good luck in those efforts
[2:42:26] And we need to keep this
[2:42:26] village as a pedestrian zone
[2:42:27] not just traffic, not just
[2:42:27] cars.
[2:42:34] >> Thank you.
[2:42:34] Thank you.
[2:42:35] That completes the public
[2:42:36] speakers here in council
[2:42:36] chambers starting the five
[2:42:37] minute timer and going those
[2:42:40] participating online starting
[2:42:41] with Zoom user if you please
[2:42:41] unmute and Blair I see you
[2:42:47] online but you already spoke so
[2:42:48] I will be lowering your hand
[2:42:49] Zoom user enter your picture
[2:42:52] here I remember thing coming up
[2:42:53] a few months ago at the city
[2:42:56] for this I think you should
[2:42:56] refund about 30 grand of his
[2:42:57] fees his permit fees This guy's
[2:43:02] been in business a long time.
[2:43:03] He wants the best for his
[2:43:04] business More gas pumps quicker
[2:43:08] service more people can come
[2:43:09] and go and then send the city
[2:43:10] guys over there to use
[2:43:14] the station, tell them to you
[2:43:15] know, hey man, let's go over
[2:43:15] this guy's place on market.
[2:43:19] There's no gas stations rather
[2:43:20] just getting businessmen man
[2:43:20] city guys that drive around
[2:43:26] those cars you know it's all a
[2:43:26] hassle this family getting a
[2:43:27] lawyer to to put in a parking
[2:43:30] ban or put in a driveway.
[2:43:31] Come on, man.
[2:43:32] It's it's just typical city
[2:43:38] stuff in the third grade refund
[2:43:39] as well as fees to the city and
[2:43:42] then send some customers.
[2:43:42] >> Thanks a lot.
[2:43:43] Thank you.
[2:43:43] That does conclude public
[2:43:48] comment on this item.
[2:43:49] All right.
[2:43:49] Thank you to the clerk.
[2:43:50] With that I'll turn it over to
[2:43:51] the council for questions.
[2:43:54] Comments Entertain a motion and
[2:43:55] we'll start with council member
[2:43:55] Whitman Thank you.
[2:43:56] Council PRESIDENT Thank you
[2:44:00] very much to MR. Alexander and
[2:44:00] the entire development services
[2:44:01] team for your continued work on
[2:44:05] this project.
[2:44:06] Thank you to the applicant for
[2:44:06] working with staff to improve
[2:44:11] this area of downtown.
[2:44:11] Last JULY, as many of my
[2:44:12] colleagues will remember, this
[2:44:13] Council granted
[2:44:16] the environmental appeal and
[2:44:17] asked staff and the applicant
[2:44:18] to work together to resolve
[2:44:23] the outstanding driveway
[2:44:23] questions they did that this
[2:44:24] project improves on what exists
[2:44:28] there today It reduces total
[2:44:29] driveway footage by nearly a
[2:44:29] third.
[2:44:34] It upgrades the public right of
[2:44:35] way.
[2:44:35] It adds sidewalks and street
[2:44:36] trees, installs a new concrete
[2:44:39] bus pad and actually relocates
[2:44:40] the bus stop to a better
[2:44:40] position.
[2:44:41] This will break new commercial
[2:44:42] activity to a site that has
[2:44:45] served the downtown
[2:44:46] neighborhood since 1954 And it
[2:44:47] leaves this corner of East
[2:44:51] Village better than it felt it
[2:44:52] .
[2:44:52] And with that I will make
[2:44:53] the motion to approve the staff
[2:44:54] recommendation.
[2:44:54] All right.
[2:44:55] Thank you, council members.
[2:44:56] So we have a motion by Council
[2:44:57] member Whitburn to move
[2:45:03] approval of the resolution
[2:45:04] because if not actually staff's
[2:45:04] recommendation.
[2:45:09] So so and that's how I normally
[2:45:10] should say it and I don't
[2:45:10] typically it correctly So my
[2:45:11] apologies.
[2:45:13] So but you're moving
[2:45:14] the resolution approval of
[2:45:19] the resolution the staff
[2:45:20] recommendation is approval of
[2:45:21] the project and adoption of
[2:45:30] resolution is it not 20 644 one
[2:45:30] fourth I just want to make sure
[2:45:31] we were clear.
[2:45:31] Okay.
[2:45:32] My apologies if I could confuse
[2:45:35] this situation.
[2:45:35] You're good.
[2:45:35] Okay.
[2:45:36] I believe the staff
[2:45:40] recommendation which includes
[2:45:41] adoption of the resolution I
[2:45:41] guess my apologies with that
[2:45:42] will go to Councilmember
[2:45:42] Campbell.
[2:45:46] >> Happy to second the motion.
[2:45:47] >> All right.
[2:45:48] So we have a motion by council
[2:45:52] member whitburn to move
[2:45:53] the staff recommendation and a
[2:45:53] second by Council member
[2:45:58] Campbell and we'll go now to
[2:45:58] council member Eli Rivera.
[2:45:59] >> Thank you.
[2:46:03] Council PRESIDENT The last was
[2:46:03] the last slide you showed
[2:46:04] before the one that was just up
[2:46:08] there.
[2:46:19] Jessica bring it up.
[2:46:19] This is the last slide.
[2:46:20] Oh, sorry.
[2:46:54] Can I not
[2:46:55] I'm trying to
[2:46:56] apologize for the delay.
[2:47:00] I'm trying to reconcile what I
[2:47:00] understood to be
[2:47:01] the recommendation in the staff
[2:47:12] report which So what I'm what
[2:47:13] I'm reading with the requested
[2:47:13] action is to consider
[2:47:16] the request approve a
[2:47:17] resolution or approve
[2:47:22] the project with modifications
[2:47:23] .
[2:47:23] But the end says the staff
[2:47:24] recommendation is approval.
[2:47:25] The project of the council
[2:47:25] makes the findings and
[2:47:30] the attached resolution so that
[2:47:31] staff recommendation is
[2:47:32] approval If council makes
[2:47:36] the findings.
[2:47:37] Yeah okay.
[2:47:42] I would typically be very
[2:47:43] deferential to this being in
[2:47:43] other council members District
[2:47:47] I presentation that I just saw
[2:47:52] the report that I read that
[2:47:53] those findings that doesn't add
[2:47:54] up to me just like it is no
[2:47:57] doubt better than what is
[2:47:58] currently there today.
[2:48:02] The deviations though are still
[2:48:03] meaningful and I think
[2:48:08] impactful and run counter to
[2:48:08] priorities related to
[2:48:13] pedestrian safety cycle safety
[2:48:13] and our climate goals.
[2:48:19] So for those reasons I will not
[2:48:20] be supporting that The motion
[2:48:20] in front of us Thank you.
[2:48:24] Council PRESIDENT All right.
[2:48:25] Thank you Council Member Hill
[2:48:26] or dare not see anybody else in
[2:48:29] the light.
[2:48:30] This is a quasi judicial so I
[2:48:30] haven't talked to anybody about
[2:48:34] this except with my staff And
[2:48:40] again with deference we have
[2:48:41] not colluded on this in any
[2:48:41] way.
[2:48:42] I have a long standing
[2:48:45] opposition to drive through and
[2:48:46] I've been trying to get
[2:48:47] the land development code
[2:48:47] changed and commercial
[2:48:51] interests step forward to that
[2:48:51] attempt even though there's a
[2:48:52] lot of agreement with that.
[2:48:55] I noticed the planning group
[2:48:56] voted against this unless
[2:48:57] changes were made where changes
[2:49:01] made or help us understand what
[2:49:01] changes were made no changes
[2:49:02] were made.
[2:49:05] We just received more
[2:49:06] information over time and yes
[2:49:07] when it was presented to
[2:49:11] the downtown community planning
[2:49:11] Council they voted to recommend
[2:49:12] denial.
[2:49:13] Okay I just want to make sure I
[2:49:16] wasn't missing something having
[2:49:17] not mentioned the entire
[2:49:17] history.
[2:49:18] So with due respect to my
[2:49:22] colleague I won't be supporting
[2:49:22] this item because it's
[2:49:23] consistent with the positions
[2:49:27] I've taken on adding drive
[2:49:28] thrus and locations where we
[2:49:32] are going for pedestrian and
[2:49:33] given what the downtown
[2:49:34] community plan is trying to do
[2:49:38] in that area.
[2:49:39] So I find it a little
[2:49:39] disingenuous to think a lot of
[2:49:43] staff who are probably
[2:49:44] struggling with this going
[2:49:44] forward So I'm not going to ask
[2:49:45] any of you to come up and speak
[2:49:48] on this issue So Council member
[2:49:49] Weprin, thank you very much.
[2:49:53] Council PRESIDENT What I'm
[2:49:54] going for is an improvement to
[2:49:58] downtown.
[2:50:03] The current site is with
[2:50:04] forgiveness to the odors not
[2:50:08] attractive and if we do nothing
[2:50:09] it remains that way.
[2:50:13] That helps Absolutely nobody.
[2:50:14] It helps nobody to have all
[2:50:15] the curb cuts that currently
[2:50:15] exist there.
[2:50:19] It helps nobody to have it
[2:50:21] continue to appear The way it
[2:50:27] appears I want a better block
[2:50:27] in downtown.
[2:50:32] This project reduces the number
[2:50:32] of curb cuts.
[2:50:33] It makes it safer for
[2:50:34] pedestrians, it improves
[2:50:37] the area, it adds a retail
[2:50:37] amenity.
[2:50:42] I think it's better for
[2:50:43] downtown, it's better for my
[2:50:43] constituents and I strongly
[2:50:46] support this.
[2:50:47] >> Thank you and I fully
[2:50:53] respect it is better So the No.
[2:50:54] One else in the lights we have
[2:50:54] a motion by Councilmember
[2:50:57] Whitburn and a second by
[2:50:58] council member Campbell.
[2:51:00] Clerk Please call the roll
[2:51:05] Sorry as voters and please vote
[2:51:06] And that passes 7 to 2 with
[2:51:12] Council PRESIDENT La Casa and
[2:51:12] Council member Yellow River
[2:51:13] voting No Thank you Council
[2:51:13] PRESIDENT.
[2:51:14] All right.
[2:51:16] Congratulations to
[2:51:17] the applicant for the good work
[2:51:17] you've put in and
[2:51:18] the apparently tons of permit
[2:51:21] fees you had to pay to get
[2:51:21] here.
[2:51:22] Dsd and the Enterprise Fund
[2:51:27] greatly appreciates that.
[2:51:28] >> COUNCILMAN Brown, what
[2:51:31] update has anything changed?
[2:51:32] You make a statement or are you
[2:51:32] on 332?
[2:51:36] Yes, we're yeah it's time.
[2:51:37] So before we introduce item
[2:51:40] three three do you want to make
[2:51:41] a statement?
[2:51:41] All right.
[2:51:41] Thank you.
[2:51:44] Um, during the past 12 months I
[2:51:45] disclosing that I received
[2:51:46] campaign contributions of more
[2:51:49] than $250 MR. Mike Burnett was
[2:51:50] a party to the right away
[2:51:50] vacation which is before
[2:51:51] the council Item 332.
[2:51:54] Therefore I'm currently
[2:51:54] reviewing from item 332.
[2:51:55] >> All right.
[2:51:56] Let me give you a moment My
[2:51:58] apologies.
[2:51:59] You said more than 250 wasn't
[2:52:00] more than 500 based on
[2:52:04] the living Act.
[2:52:05] Yeah, that was the old divine
[2:52:05] act language.
[2:52:07] It's more than 500.
[2:52:08] Thank you.
[2:52:08] Thank you.
[2:52:13] Oh, we are a little bump.
[2:52:14] All right.
[2:52:14] Council member Wolpert has left
[2:52:18] chambers so with that clerk
[2:52:18] please introduce item 332 item
[2:52:19] three 32 Is the public right of
[2:52:23] way vacation for a portion of
[2:52:24] Harvey Milk Street Project
[2:52:28] number pr j 11 40038 This item
[2:52:28] is not subject to the mayor's
[2:52:29] veto.
[2:52:29] If you'd like to speak to this
[2:52:32] item please be sure to submit a
[2:52:33] speaker slip to the front of
[2:52:34] the room in the clear box or to
[2:52:37] raise your hand Now by pressing
[2:52:37] Star nine or the raise your
[2:52:38] hand icon.
[2:52:39] Thank you Council PRESIDENT All
[2:52:39] right.
[2:52:42] Thank you and see staff seated.
[2:52:43] So introduce yourselves for
[2:52:44] the record and let us know how
[2:52:44] much time you need for your
[2:52:47] presentation.
[2:52:48] >> Sure.
[2:52:48] Good afternoon.
[2:52:49] So about this study one project
[2:52:50] manager and I'm just going to
[2:52:50] need five minutes when you're
[2:52:54] ready.
[2:52:54] Good afternoon.
[2:52:55] Council PRESIDENT LaCava and
[2:52:56] council members.
[2:52:58] My name is also about these two
[2:52:58] presenting item number 332
[2:52:59] Harvey Milk Street Location On
[2:53:05] today's agenda the project
[2:53:06] before you proposes a public
[2:53:10] right away street location of a
[2:53:11] portion of Harvey Milk Street
[2:53:15] formerly known as Blaine Avenue
[2:53:16] which is located directly south
[2:53:20] and adjacent to 3912 Center
[2:53:24] Street The 00.04 acre portion
[2:53:25] of Harvey Milk Street to be
[2:53:29] vacated is located within
[2:53:29] the residential multiple unit
[2:53:30] base zone in the Hillcrest
[2:53:34] neighborhood of the Uptown
[2:53:34] Community Plan.
[2:53:35] The project is seeking approval
[2:53:39] of public right of way vacation
[2:53:43] permit number pmt dash 3364437
[2:53:43] which does require a city
[2:53:47] Council decision.
[2:53:48] The project was deemed to be
[2:53:49] exempt from the California
[2:53:49] Environmental Quality Act
[2:53:53] pursuant to school guidelines
[2:53:54] Section 1.305 for minor
[2:53:55] alterations and land use
[2:54:01] limitations.
[2:54:02] This area view shows the 11
[2:54:04] foot wide by 100 foot long
[2:54:05] portion of Harvey Milk Street
[2:54:09] to be vacated which is
[2:54:10] highlighted in yellow and is
[2:54:10] located directly south and
[2:54:14] adjacent to 3912 Center Street.
[2:54:15] It is designated for
[2:54:19] residential land use per
[2:54:20] the Uptown Community Plan.
[2:54:20] This portion of Harvey Milk
[2:54:24] Street was previously improved
[2:54:25] with private landscape and
[2:54:29] hardscape improvements of 3912
[2:54:30] Center Street and therefore was
[2:54:33] never utilized for public use.
[2:54:34] It has no dedicated portions
[2:54:38] remaining to the north and only
[2:54:39] serves 39 of Center Street
[2:54:40] which is currently under
[2:54:44] construction for a multi
[2:54:47] dwelling unit Residential
[2:54:48] Development 3912 Center Street
[2:54:49] is the only parcel that has
[2:54:51] previously and will continue to
[2:54:56] utilize the area The project
[2:55:01] proposes to summarily vacate a
[2:55:02] 0.04 acre portion of Harvey
[2:55:05] Milk Street.
[2:55:06] There are no existing or
[2:55:07] proposed public utilities
[2:55:07] within the project site which
[2:55:10] is highlighted in yellow and it
[2:55:11] is not required for street or
[2:55:15] highway purposes.
[2:55:16] The proposed public roadway
[2:55:16] vacation will not change
[2:55:19] the current land use
[2:55:20] designation or zoning and it
[2:55:24] will still provide a 14 foot
[2:55:24] wide parkway for pedestrian
[2:55:25] usage which is highlighted in
[2:55:28] green.
[2:55:29] It will not be impacted and
[2:55:30] conforms with the city street
[2:55:33] design manual Once vacated this
[2:55:38] public right of way portion
[2:55:39] would revert to the abutting
[2:55:39] parcel to the north.
[2:55:40] There are no plans for
[2:55:43] development on the area to be
[2:55:44] vacated other than private
[2:55:45] improvements which are
[2:55:49] associated with the residential
[2:55:49] development that is currently
[2:55:50] under construction and has
[2:55:54] already been reviewed and
[2:55:54] approved by Development
[2:55:55] Services Department.
[2:55:58] This includes walkways to
[2:55:58] access the first floor
[2:56:03] residential units on DECEMBER
[2:56:08] 2nd, 2025 the Uptown Community
[2:56:08] Planning Group voted seven yes
[2:56:11] to four nos and one abstention
[2:56:12] to recommend approval of
[2:56:12] the project without any
[2:56:15] conditions City staff
[2:56:21] recommends to council adopt a
[2:56:21] resolution for the categorical
[2:56:22] sequel exemption pursuant to
[2:56:25] school guidelines Section 15305
[2:56:26] and to adopt a resolution to
[2:56:31] vacate a portion of the Beach
[2:56:32] street public right away.
[2:56:38] Vacation Permit Number pm
[2:56:39] 23364437 The This concludes
[2:56:39] that presentation.
[2:56:43] City Review staff myself and
[2:56:43] the applicants team are
[2:56:44] available for any questions.
[2:56:45] >> Thank you.
[2:56:45] All right thank you for
[2:56:49] the presentation and did
[2:56:50] the applicant want to make a
[2:56:50] statement?
[2:56:53] Okay scene they will path Clerk
[2:56:54] Please proceed with public
[2:56:54] testimony.
[2:56:56] >> Blair Brickman please come
[2:57:01] forward And we had four
[2:57:03] speakers in favor with no need
[2:57:09] to speak.
[2:57:09] Hi baby.
[2:57:14] Can I wish I had more to say on
[2:57:14] this item?
[2:57:18] Thank you That if this is a
[2:57:19] Harvey Milk Street it's being
[2:57:19] done respectfully and whatever
[2:57:27] it can be And thank you.
[2:57:27] Thank you.
[2:57:28] I'm sorry The five minute timer
[2:57:29] going to those participating
[2:57:30] remotely starting with Tony if
[2:57:40] you can please unmute Tony or
[2:57:41] there you go.
[2:57:41] Yes.
[2:57:41] Category Yes.
[2:57:44] Please proceed.
[2:57:45] >> Yes, Thank you.
[2:57:46] Just wanted to say that I'm in
[2:57:46] support of this item.
[2:57:49] I think that it's a good idea
[2:57:50] and hopefully it passes.
[2:57:54] Thank you.
[2:57:54] >> Thank you.
[2:57:55] That concludes public comment
[2:57:55] on this item.
[2:57:56] All right.
[2:57:56] Thank you.
[2:57:59] City clerk With that will turn
[2:58:00] it over to the council for
[2:58:00] questions.
[2:58:03] Comments Entertain a motion and
[2:58:04] we will start with Council
[2:58:04] Member Whipple.
[2:58:04] Thank you.
[2:58:08] Council PRESIDENT Again this
[2:58:09] item is a public right of way
[2:58:09] vacation for a narrow 11 foot
[2:58:13] strip of Harvey Milk Street in
[2:58:14] Hillcrest.
[2:58:14] It's been part of the public
[2:58:17] right of way since 1888 but it
[2:58:17] has never been improved.
[2:58:18] It's never been used for public
[2:58:19] purposes.
[2:58:22] This vacation is not going to
[2:58:23] impact the sidewalk or parking
[2:58:26] or the parkway strip along
[2:58:27] Harvey Milk Street.
[2:58:27] It will not affect pedestrians,
[2:58:31] cyclists or vehicles The city
[2:58:32] benefits by sharing
[2:58:36] the maintenance liability and
[2:58:37] with no community opposition I
[2:58:41] am happy to support staff
[2:58:42] recommendation and I will make
[2:58:43] the motion to approve the staff
[2:58:43] recommendation.
[2:58:47] All right.
[2:58:47] Thank you Council members.
[2:58:48] So we do have a motion by
[2:58:49] Council member Whitburn to move
[2:58:51] the staff recommendation will
[2:58:51] go to Council member Campbell
[2:58:52] Thank you Council PRESIDENT I
[2:58:56] am happy to second the motion.
[2:58:56] >> All right.
[2:58:57] A motion by Council member
[2:59:00] Whitburn the second by Council
[2:59:01] member Campbell to move a staff
[2:59:01] recommendation not seeing
[2:59:04] anybody else in the light I'll
[2:59:04] simply say I's dotted, t's
[2:59:05] crossed and I'll be in support.
[2:59:09] So Clerk please call the roll
[2:59:10] star the voting system Please
[2:59:22] cast your vote That passes 8 to
[2:59:22] 0 with council member Von
[2:59:27] Wilpert recused.
[2:59:28] >> All right.
[2:59:28] Thank you, COUNCILMAN Moreno.
[2:59:31] I know some folks have joined
[2:59:32] us in chambers.
[2:59:33] >> Is that can we move forward
[2:59:37] or if we have a little bit more
[2:59:37] time I would like to give them
[2:59:38] time If we're at the end of
[2:59:42] the council meeting then no,
[2:59:42] no.
[2:59:43] >> We still have work to do.
[2:59:43] Please.
[2:59:44] Thank you.
[2:59:46] All right.
[2:59:47] We will continue the trail as
[2:59:47] 510.
[2:59:51] We'll try again after s 511 and
[2:59:55] we'll see whether folks have
[3:00:00] have arrived But we'll continue
[3:00:00] to monitor.
[3:00:01] So with that if someone could
[3:00:06] let oh I think actually they're
[3:00:06] here so.
[3:00:07] >> clerk please introduce item
[3:00:09] 511 items 511 is the draft
[3:00:09] fiscal year 2027 Annual Action
[3:00:14] Plan for hud programs fiscal
[3:00:14] year 2027 Annual hud programs
[3:00:19] allocations and Associated
[3:00:19] actions.
[3:00:20] If you're here in chambers and
[3:00:20] like to speak to this item,
[3:00:21] please be sure to submit your
[3:00:24] speakers up to the front of
[3:00:24] the room If you're
[3:00:25] participating online, now's
[3:00:27] the time to raise your hand by
[3:00:28] pressing Star nine or the raise
[3:00:28] your hand icon.
[3:00:29] Thank you Council PRESIDENT All
[3:00:29] right.
[3:00:30] Thank you.
[3:00:33] I see that staff started to
[3:00:33] settle in.
[3:00:34] Let us please introduce
[3:00:34] yourself for the record.
[3:00:35] Let us know how much time you
[3:00:40] need.
[3:00:40] >> Good afternoon.
[3:00:41] Honorable Council PRESIDENT
[3:00:45] McAvoy Members of the Council.
[3:00:46] My name is Melissa Ponto and
[3:00:46] I'm a community development
[3:00:47] coordinator with Economic
[3:00:50] Development Department.
[3:00:50] With me today is Nadine Hansen,
[3:00:51] community Development
[3:00:52] specialist And it is our
[3:00:54] pleasure to present you to you
[3:00:58] the draft fiscal Year 2027
[3:00:58] Annual Action Plan and we
[3:00:59] respectfully request 12 minutes
[3:01:00] for the presentation.
[3:01:00] All right.
[3:01:03] When you're ready at the end of
[3:01:08] this presentation the council
[3:01:08] will be asked to approve action
[3:01:09] items one through 20 related to
[3:01:12] the fiscal year 2027 Annual
[3:01:13] Action Plan and hud entitlement
[3:01:16] allocations and other actions
[3:01:17] associated with the ongoing
[3:01:18] management of hud entitlement
[3:01:18] grant programs administered by
[3:01:19] the Economic Development
[3:01:24] Department.
[3:01:25] The Action Plan serves as
[3:01:28] the city's application to hud
[3:01:28] for fy 27 entitlement grant
[3:01:29] funds projects and programs
[3:01:33] recommended for funding will
[3:01:34] help the city make progress
[3:01:34] towards achieving its five
[3:01:37] Consolidated Plan goals.
[3:01:38] The Action Plan includes
[3:01:38] budgets for three hud
[3:01:42] entitlement grant programs cdbg
[3:01:43] but cdbg with a budget of
[3:01:46] roughly 13.8 million which
[3:01:47] focuses on improving the living
[3:01:48] environment for low and
[3:01:48] moderate income individuals.
[3:01:52] Households in neighborhoods
[3:01:52] home with a budget of
[3:01:55] approximately 31.5 million
[3:01:56] which increases affordable
[3:01:57] housing opportunities with
[3:01:57] rental housing production and
[3:02:04] homeownership assistance and
[3:02:05] esg 969,322, which provides
[3:02:06] shelters, outreach and rapid
[3:02:06] rehousing services and
[3:02:09] homelessness prevention
[3:02:10] programs.
[3:02:10] These budgets reflect
[3:02:11] the confirmed hud entitlement
[3:02:15] grant amounts released on APRIL
[3:02:18] 30th, 2026.
[3:02:18] >> The cdbg budgets presented
[3:02:23] to you today are based on hud
[3:02:23] regulations and budgetary
[3:02:24] priorities.
[3:02:27] To summarize hud regulations
[3:02:28] limit administrative
[3:02:28] expenditures to 20% of
[3:02:32] the overall cdbg budget.
[3:02:33] Nonprofit capacity building and
[3:02:34] fair housing services are also
[3:02:37] supported with and funds public
[3:02:38] services.
[3:02:39] Public services expenditures
[3:02:42] are limited to 3,015% of
[3:02:43] the overall cdbg budget.
[3:02:46] The remaining 65% of the cdbg
[3:02:47] budget is currently split
[3:02:50] between affordable housing at
[3:02:50] 10% city and nonprofit
[3:02:51] facilities at 35% and economic
[3:02:58] development at 20%.
[3:02:59] The Action Plan process begins
[3:02:59] with the cdg annual notice of
[3:03:03] funding availability also known
[3:03:04] as an offer which includes an
[3:03:05] rfq to determine an
[3:03:08] organization's eligibility to
[3:03:09] receive and successfully manage
[3:03:09] cdbg funds.
[3:03:13] Qualified applicants are
[3:03:13] invited to an rfp and proposals
[3:03:14] are scored by the Consolidated
[3:03:18] Plan Advisory Board.
[3:03:18] Details on this timeline and
[3:03:21] process can be found in
[3:03:21] Attachment six.
[3:03:22] We will now go over
[3:03:26] the organization's proposal for
[3:03:27] cdbg funding in fy 27.
[3:03:31] The consolidated plan Goal for
[3:03:32] economic Development focuses on
[3:03:32] inclusive economic growth
[3:03:35] strengthening the small
[3:03:36] businesses, supporting local
[3:03:37] entrepreneurs, expanding
[3:03:37] workforce development and
[3:03:40] improving access to job
[3:03:41] opportunities.
[3:03:42] To this end, 11 organizations
[3:03:45] are recommended for funding for
[3:03:46] awards totaling 2.3 million.
[3:03:47] All organizations are repeat
[3:03:54] cdbg and said awardees.
[3:03:55] Another consolidated plan goal
[3:03:55] is to develop vibrant and
[3:03:56] equitable neighborhoods by
[3:04:00] investing in public facilities,
[3:04:00] critical infrastructure and
[3:04:01] nonprofit facilities that
[3:04:04] enhance accessibility,
[3:04:05] resiliency and sustainability.
[3:04:09] This goal is associated with
[3:04:09] nonprofit capital improvement
[3:04:10] projects Under this goal for
[3:04:14] organizations I recommended for
[3:04:14] awards totaling about $2.3
[3:04:15] million.
[3:04:19] Promise to Kids Foundation is a
[3:04:20] new awardee of cdbg and the nci
[3:04:24] category for public services.
[3:04:25] The Associated Consolidated
[3:04:28] Plan goal focuses on improving
[3:04:29] community services by
[3:04:29] addressing critical needs and
[3:04:32] promoting equity through
[3:04:33] improved and or increased
[3:04:34] access to community programing
[3:04:38] under the school organizations
[3:04:38] i recommended for awards.
[3:04:42] Approximately $1.26 million All
[3:04:46] organizations are repeat audits
[3:04:47] of cdbg and the public services
[3:04:47] category.
[3:04:51] The services provided under
[3:04:52] these projects are varied and
[3:04:53] include meal delivery, health
[3:04:57] services, apprenticeship and
[3:04:57] workforce training and youth
[3:04:58] services.
[3:04:58] Funding within this category is
[3:05:02] capped at a maximum of 15% of
[3:05:03] the entitlement allocation and
[3:05:03] program income.
[3:05:07] This 15% includes the homeless
[3:05:12] set aside as just mentioned And
[3:05:13] your action plan before
[3:05:13] the Council today also includes
[3:05:14] recommended allocations for
[3:05:17] projects related to homeless
[3:05:17] services as defined by Council
[3:05:21] policy 700 Dash two which
[3:05:21] states that up to 25% of
[3:05:25] the city's annual cdbg public
[3:05:26] services budget not to exceed
[3:05:30] $1 million shall be set aside
[3:05:30] for the city's homeless
[3:05:30] programs.
[3:05:34] In fy 27 this is approximately
[3:05:35] $441,000.
[3:05:39] >> The cdbg Homeless services
[3:05:40] set aside is expected to fund
[3:05:44] one program the City of San
[3:05:45] Diego Family Shelter Program.
[3:05:46] This program's goal is to
[3:05:49] improve housing stability for
[3:05:49] individuals and households with
[3:05:50] critical needs including and
[3:05:51] persons experiencing are at
[3:05:54] risk of homelessness by
[3:05:55] providing appropriate housing
[3:05:59] and service solutions grounded
[3:05:59] in best practices.
[3:06:04] >> The Annual Action Plan also
[3:06:04] includes approximately 1.38
[3:06:05] million for the Bridge to Home
[3:06:08] program which provides
[3:06:09] financing to help affordable
[3:06:10] housing projects move forward
[3:06:10] and create a home for
[3:06:13] households and able to afford
[3:06:16] market rate housing And
[3:06:17] approximately 3.26 million to
[3:06:18] allow contingency increases of
[3:06:21] program budgets for previously
[3:06:22] approved slips or nonprofit
[3:06:23] facility improvement projects
[3:06:26] up to the originally approved
[3:06:27] allocation.
[3:06:27] In order to ensure timely
[3:06:31] completion of projects, any new
[3:06:32] city projects if identified
[3:06:36] during the fiscal year would be
[3:06:36] presented to City Council for
[3:06:37] approval.
[3:06:37] I will now hand
[3:06:40] the presentation opportunity to
[3:06:41] review the other hud
[3:06:41] entitlement grant programs.
[3:06:45] Thank you Martha.
[3:06:46] The two remaining hud
[3:06:46] entitlement programs included
[3:06:49] in the fiscal year 2027 Action
[3:06:50] Plan are the Home program and
[3:06:50] the Emergency Solutions Grant
[3:06:53] program.
[3:06:54] The home program is
[3:06:55] administered by the San Diego
[3:06:55] Housing Commission and provides
[3:06:59] federal funds for housing
[3:06:59] activities such as construction
[3:07:00] acquisition and rehabilitation
[3:07:04] of affordable housing.
[3:07:04] First time homebuyer down
[3:07:05] payment financial assistance
[3:07:06] and hand based rental
[3:07:13] assistance In fiscal year 2027
[3:07:13] home funds are proposed to be
[3:07:14] allocated to rental housing
[3:07:15] unit production and first time
[3:07:22] homebuyer assistance and apply
[3:07:23] 27 new grant funds will be $4.8
[3:07:25] million with an anticipated
[3:07:26] $2.8 million in program income
[3:07:30] from loan payments and $23.9
[3:07:30] million in previous year's
[3:07:33] grant funding for a total
[3:07:33] anticipated home budget of
[3:07:34] $31.5 million.
[3:07:37] The Housing Commission proposes
[3:07:38] allocating $30 million to
[3:07:39] affordable rental housing
[3:07:39] developer development.
[3:07:43] Please note that of the $30
[3:07:44] million 13 million is earmarked
[3:07:44] for the know for and
[3:07:48] the remaining balances already
[3:07:48] committed to existing home
[3:07:49] projects.
[3:07:49] The first time homebuyer
[3:07:53] program will receive $370,000
[3:07:54] of home funds which represents
[3:07:58] a portion of the overall fte hb
[3:07:58] budget of $3 million.
[3:08:02] And $1 million will go to
[3:08:06] Program administration.
[3:08:07] These are examples of two
[3:08:08] projects funded in part with
[3:08:08] home funds.
[3:08:12] On the left is Jacaranda on
[3:08:13] ninth formerly known as Cortez
[3:08:13] Hill.
[3:08:16] The development received a $5
[3:08:20] million Housing Commission loan
[3:08:20] including $1.8 million in
[3:08:21] federal home funds.
[3:08:24] It includes 87 affordable
[3:08:24] rental units 14 for individuals
[3:08:25] experiencing chronic
[3:08:29] homelessness and 73 for
[3:08:29] households with extremely low
[3:08:30] income.
[3:08:34] The Housing Commission has also
[3:08:34] awarded 87 hud project based
[3:08:35] vouchers to this project.
[3:08:38] The project is fully leased and
[3:08:39] will celebrate its grand
[3:08:39] opening on MAY 7th.
[3:08:43] On the right is Allen Sandoval,
[3:08:44] located in San Ysidro and
[3:08:47] currently under construction.
[3:08:48] The project received a $4.12
[3:08:52] million Housing Commission loan
[3:08:52] with $3 million in federal home
[3:08:53] funds.
[3:08:55] It will include 101 affordable
[3:08:56] units plus two monetary units
[3:09:00] and will remain affordable for
[3:09:01] 55 years for households earning
[3:09:01] 30 to 60% of the area.
[3:09:04] Median income.
[3:09:05] This project broke ground on
[3:09:08] OCTOBER 14th, 2025 and is
[3:09:09] expected to be completed in
[3:09:09] summer 2027.
[3:09:13] The final hud grant program we
[3:09:14] will discuss is the Emergency
[3:09:17] Solutions grant Program or usg
[3:09:18] to provide funding for
[3:09:19] homelessness activities.
[3:09:22] Eligible activities include
[3:09:23] outreach and engagement and
[3:09:24] shelter operations,
[3:09:24] homelessness prevention and
[3:09:27] rapid rehousing.
[3:09:28] The Housing Commission
[3:09:29] administers the usg program on
[3:09:32] behalf of the City of San Diego
[3:09:33] in coordination with
[3:09:33] the regional continuum of care
[3:09:34] in the city's Homelessness
[3:09:35] Strategies and Solutions
[3:09:37] Department.
[3:09:38] The Housing Commission proposes
[3:09:42] to use esg funds for
[3:09:43] the following two programs
[3:09:44] The Connections Housing
[3:09:44] Shelter.
[3:09:47] This program is contracted with
[3:09:48] the people assisting
[3:09:49] the homeless path to provide up
[3:09:49] to 70 emergency shelter beds
[3:09:52] for single adults experiencing
[3:09:53] unsheltered homelessness in
[3:09:54] the city of San Diego.
[3:09:57] It is anticipated to serve
[3:09:58] approximately 160 individuals
[3:10:01] and successfully 42 residents
[3:10:02] to permanent housing in fiscal
[3:10:03] year 2027.
[3:10:06] The second project is
[3:10:07] the Homelessness Prevention
[3:10:07] Program.
[3:10:08] This program offers short term
[3:10:11] assistance paired with case
[3:10:12] management, with case
[3:10:13] management services and
[3:10:16] financial resources to help
[3:10:17] clients either remain in their
[3:10:17] current housing or to explore
[3:10:18] other housing options.
[3:10:22] The center superior to serve 31
[3:10:22] households at risk of
[3:10:25] homelessness in fiscal year
[3:10:25] 2027.
[3:10:29] As an overview of the projected
[3:10:30] esg funding for fy 27,
[3:10:30] the Housing Commission
[3:10:34] anticipates spending 60% of
[3:10:35] the allocation on shelter
[3:10:38] activities 33% on prevention an
[3:10:39] approximately 7% on
[3:10:39] administration costs which are
[3:10:40] split between the Housing
[3:10:46] Commission and the city.
[3:10:46] >> The public comment period
[3:10:47] for the draft action plan began
[3:10:51] on APRIL seven and will end on
[3:10:52] MAY 7th.
[3:10:52] All comments received during
[3:10:56] the public comment period and
[3:10:56] during the public meetings
[3:10:57] including today's meeting will
[3:10:57] be included in the final
[3:11:00] version of the action Plan
[3:11:01] before it submitted to hud and
[3:11:02] safe responses will be included
[3:11:06] when merited.
[3:11:06] On APRIL 8th the Power Advisory
[3:11:07] Board voted to recommend
[3:11:10] council approval of the plan
[3:11:11] and on APRIL 16th the A.D. And
[3:11:12] I r committee voted to
[3:11:15] recommend Council approval.
[3:11:16] Upon City Council approval we
[3:11:16] intend to submit the final
[3:11:20] action plan to hud by MAY 15th,
[3:11:20] 2026.
[3:11:25] That concludes our presentation
[3:11:25] and City and Housing Commission
[3:11:26] staff are available for
[3:11:26] questions.
[3:11:29] Thank you.
[3:11:30] >> All right.
[3:11:31] Thank you for the presentation
[3:11:31] and the work to bring this item
[3:11:32] forward.
[3:11:35] Clerk Please proceed with
[3:11:35] public testimony.
[3:11:36] >> Thank you.
[3:11:36] We have Vanessa Ruiz.
[3:11:39] If you can please come up to
[3:11:40] the microphone.
[3:11:40] And then after that is Blair
[3:11:41] Beekman.
[3:11:41] If you can please come forward
[3:11:43] to the yellow reserved seats.
[3:11:44] You'll have two minutes.
[3:11:49] Good afternoon.
[3:11:49] My name is Vanessa Ruiz.
[3:11:50] I'm representing promises to
[3:11:50] kids.
[3:11:53] Promises to kids as requested
[3:11:54] support for renovation of our
[3:11:55] new Mission Valley facility
[3:11:55] which will serve San Diego
[3:11:59] Current San Diego current and
[3:11:59] former foster youth by
[3:12:00] improving access to our
[3:12:03] supportive case management
[3:12:04] assistance with education and
[3:12:08] employment, Child care a basic
[3:12:09] needs pantry therapeutic
[3:12:09] counseling and community
[3:12:13] meeting spaces.
[3:12:13] This new Foster Youth and
[3:12:14] Family Support Campus will
[3:12:18] provide greater service access
[3:12:18] to the approximately 500
[3:12:19] current and former foster youth
[3:12:23] who reside in the city of San
[3:12:24] Diego.
[3:12:24] This is a critical need given
[3:12:27] that approximately 50% of
[3:12:28] unhoused individuals indicate
[3:12:29] that they were previously in
[3:12:32] foster care a fate that can be
[3:12:33] avoided by providing accessible
[3:12:36] supportive services.
[3:12:37] Upon completion of
[3:12:37] the renovation for which we
[3:12:38] have requested cdbg funds.
[3:12:42] The campus will become a vital
[3:12:42] community asset as it gives
[3:12:45] youth who have experienced
[3:12:46] abuse and neglect a place to
[3:12:47] build healing and hope as they
[3:12:51] prepare for a self-sufficient
[3:12:51] future.
[3:12:52] >> Thank you for your
[3:12:52] consideration.
[3:12:53] Thank you.
[3:13:01] Blair Rickman.
[3:13:02] All right.
[3:13:02] Thank you.
[3:13:05] Where Beekman I mentioned
[3:13:05] yesterday that the budget items
[3:13:06] what Oakland is going through
[3:13:10] right now they are going
[3:13:11] through with their unhoused
[3:13:11] issues.
[3:13:12] They're starting to put into
[3:13:14] process what we did here a few
[3:13:18] years ago.
[3:13:19] It's so sad that I wish I don't
[3:13:23] know how we can be considering
[3:13:28] extremely low income housing
[3:13:28] and how to call it truly
[3:13:29] affordable housing a more
[3:13:33] regular part of this process.
[3:13:34] And I know you guys want to be
[3:13:35] working towards those things
[3:13:38] and it sounds like, you know,
[3:13:38] you're not getting as much help
[3:13:43] from hud as we can and good
[3:13:43] luck what we can be doing with
[3:13:44] hud.
[3:13:47] I am very hopeful still that
[3:13:48] there can be a really good
[3:13:49] mediation process to really
[3:13:52] understand what our local
[3:13:53] communities need with with hud
[3:13:57] and federal agencies and for
[3:13:57] them understanding that I think
[3:14:02] can be a real foundational
[3:14:02] building good relationships
[3:14:03] with our federal government in
[3:14:07] the next few years and
[3:14:07] hopefully the last few years or
[3:14:08] the remaining few years of
[3:14:12] the current administration in
[3:14:13] that time I hope I hope we can
[3:14:16] be developing just gosh darn
[3:14:17] good things together And I
[3:14:18] think it's possible and I think
[3:14:21] they want to be and we just
[3:14:22] have to be showing how we can
[3:14:22] do that.
[3:14:26] I think it's based on our our
[3:14:27] descriptions of what's
[3:14:27] important is we have to be
[3:14:31] developing truly affordable
[3:14:32] housing means San Diego has an
[3:14:36] awesome ability that their
[3:14:37] construction costs are
[3:14:37] considerably lower than the San
[3:14:41] Francisco Bay Area and that
[3:14:42] with that it makes it a lot,
[3:14:46] lot easier to build affordable
[3:14:46] housing And that's just an
[3:14:47] awesome combination that I hope
[3:14:51] we really want to be working
[3:14:52] towards And we've always been
[3:14:53] thinking about middle income as
[3:14:55] a good housing development
[3:14:56] idea.
[3:14:56] I hope that can be respected at
[3:14:59] this time It's tough
[3:15:00] conversations but really
[3:15:01] logical and good reason.
[3:15:01] >> Thank you.
[3:15:05] Thank you for that concluding
[3:15:05] comment.
[3:15:06] I started the five minute timer
[3:15:07] going to those participating
[3:15:07] remotely Hassan if you can
[3:15:12] please unmute.
[3:15:12] Good afternoon.
[3:15:17] My name is Hassan under Herman
[3:15:18] I am with Somali Family
[3:15:18] Service, a community based
[3:15:19] nonprofit organization
[3:15:22] dedicated to serving low income
[3:15:22] families in San Diego for
[3:15:25] the past 26 years.
[3:15:26] I'm speaking here today
[3:15:26] strongly to strongly support
[3:15:31] the proposed f y 2027 cdbg
[3:15:32] Community Economic Development
[3:15:32] Projects.
[3:15:36] I would like to thank the City
[3:15:36] Council members for your
[3:15:40] consideration and thank
[3:15:40] the Economic Development staff
[3:15:41] for the City of San Diego for
[3:15:45] their due diligence, guidance
[3:15:45] and support to ensure City of
[3:15:46] San Diego has the best possible
[3:15:50] projects in challenging
[3:15:50] economic times sending in its
[3:15:54] effective community economic
[3:15:55] development projects that build
[3:15:55] solutions, helping small
[3:15:59] businesses establish in San
[3:16:00] Diego and provide technical
[3:16:04] assistance to independent needs
[3:16:05] directly to economic mobility
[3:16:08] and job creation.
[3:16:09] Most importantly, this
[3:16:10] investments reach reaches
[3:16:13] residents who need it the most
[3:16:14] are unemployed and
[3:16:18] underemployed neighbors who
[3:16:19] wants to work but lack
[3:16:19] the connection training or
[3:16:23] access.
[3:16:23] Those projects are specifically
[3:16:28] designed to help them become
[3:16:28] self-sufficient and reduce
[3:16:29] demand on other services.
[3:16:33] Service Safety Net Services
[3:16:33] Please support the proposed
[3:16:37] cdbg c d projects.
[3:16:38] Thank you for your
[3:16:39] consideration.
[3:16:39] Thank you.
[3:16:42] Our next speaker is Toni.
[3:16:43] If you can please unmute and
[3:16:44] then our final speaker after
[3:16:49] that is 8700 Toni.
[3:16:50] >> Yes hello City Council can
[3:16:50] you hear me?
[3:16:54] Yes Please proceed.
[3:16:54] >> Thank you.
[3:16:55] I just wanted to say that and
[3:16:56] I'm strongly in support of this
[3:16:56] project.
[3:16:59] I think that any time that
[3:17:00] we're addressing homelessness
[3:17:03] we're actually also dropping
[3:17:04] crime prevention.
[3:17:05] And this is what I really want
[3:17:08] to see us funding more of.
[3:17:09] I don't I think that this
[3:17:14] actually is does more to keep
[3:17:14] crime off of our streets than
[3:17:15] sd pd does.
[3:17:18] And I would love to see more
[3:17:18] money invested in our people as
[3:17:23] opposed to, you know, an
[3:17:27] unaccountable police force that
[3:17:28] doesn't have any consequences
[3:17:32] for the tremendous budget
[3:17:33] crisis that they've put us into
[3:17:34] with all of the lawsuits that
[3:17:38] they're costing the city.
[3:17:39] So again, any time that we can
[3:17:42] defer those funds into actual
[3:17:43] programs that help people and
[3:17:46] not a militarized police force
[3:17:47] that's in service of protecting
[3:17:51] private property that has its
[3:17:52] origins in slave catching.
[3:17:56] I think that we're doing really
[3:17:56] good.
[3:17:57] So I want to I'm super grateful
[3:18:01] for the presentation.
[3:18:02] Thank you to hud for all of
[3:18:03] their work that they've done in
[3:18:06] putting this proposal forward.
[3:18:07] And I really hope that City
[3:18:11] Council will put this through.
[3:18:11] >> Thank you.
[3:18:11] Thank you.
[3:18:13] And our final speaker 8700 if
[3:18:19] you can please unmute Star six
[3:18:19] .
[3:18:24] >> Thank you Joy Assembly at
[3:18:24] 83.
[3:18:25] First of all thank you.
[3:18:29] Of course for the beautiful
[3:18:29] presentation.
[3:18:33] And I followed this item for
[3:18:33] years.
[3:18:34] And here we are doing excellent
[3:18:38] work with it and I congratulate
[3:18:38] you on that.
[3:18:42] And thank you so very much to
[3:18:43] the whole team that's involved
[3:18:44] with this from start to finish
[3:18:47] implementation and the whole
[3:18:48] ball wax.
[3:18:49] So it is my understanding that
[3:18:52] hud has tightened its
[3:18:52] monitoring and oversight of its
[3:18:57] regulations not just on this
[3:18:57] item but in general.
[3:19:03] So you they have a sweet spot.
[3:19:03] We all do.
[3:19:07] So let's work on collaboration
[3:19:08] in understanding of what they
[3:19:12] face.
[3:19:13] And it's very important to our
[3:19:14] work with with them and with
[3:19:18] housing.
[3:19:18] So I have a little different
[3:19:19] focus here.
[3:19:19] I've said this before on
[3:19:22] the eeoc program evaluation I
[3:19:26] quote Amount of action is about
[3:19:27] $16.5 million.
[3:19:31] Funding source of course is hud
[3:19:31] Equal Employment Opportunity
[3:19:32] Compliance contracts and
[3:19:36] agreements associated with this
[3:19:37] action are subject to
[3:19:41] the city's outreach program.
[3:19:42] So I wondered this is a new
[3:19:42] point.
[3:19:47] I wondered if the recent equity
[3:19:48] follows any of this and check
[3:19:51] some of that because I think
[3:19:52] that's critical in any e o c or
[3:19:55] e o c is involved.
[3:19:56] Question On the esg grant money
[3:20:00] I think they're trending this
[3:20:01] year but I didn't see that in
[3:20:05] the report at limited amount
[3:20:06] that I didn't have time to read
[3:20:06] it.
[3:20:10] So the proposed actions number
[3:20:11] 14 I'd like more data.
[3:20:15] Number 15 transparency and
[3:20:15] accountability.
[3:20:18] Number 14 Data.
[3:20:19] And number 18 ties in with
[3:20:22] hud's strict regulation
[3:20:23] monitoring now.
[3:20:27] So you're going to be providing
[3:20:28] them with that information
[3:20:29] That's for your time has
[3:20:32] concluded.
[3:20:33] Your time has concluded and so
[3:20:34] have all the public comments
[3:20:34] for this item.
[3:20:34] Thank you.
[3:20:35] Council PRESIDENT.
[3:20:37] All right.
[3:20:37] Thank you City Clerk.
[3:20:38] With that will turn it over to
[3:20:39] council members for questions
[3:20:41] comments Entertain a motion and
[3:20:42] we'll start out with the chair
[3:20:43] of our adr committee.
[3:20:48] Council Member Kimball Thank
[3:20:48] you Council PRESIDENT Thank you
[3:20:49] to our staff.
[3:20:51] We heard this at our last E.D.
[3:20:52] And I r committee where it
[3:20:52] passed unanimously.
[3:20:53] Of course working with this
[3:20:56] money and putting it in
[3:20:57] the hands of organizations and
[3:20:58] around the community in a way
[3:21:00] to help our most vulnerable
[3:21:01] communities.
[3:21:01] It's been very, very important
[3:21:02] and successful in the past as
[3:21:05] you could hear from members of
[3:21:05] the public who called in.
[3:21:06] So I thank them for their work
[3:21:11] on this on the annual action
[3:21:11] plan and I will move approval
[3:21:12] of staff recommendation.
[3:21:12] >> All right.
[3:21:16] Thank you, sir.
[3:21:17] We have motion by Council
[3:21:18] member Campo to move the staff
[3:21:18] recommendation.
[3:21:19] We'll go next to Council member
[3:21:20] Moreno.
[3:21:21] >> Happy to second the motion
[3:21:21] on the floor.
[3:21:22] Okay.
[3:21:22] Thank you, Council members.
[3:21:25] So we have a motion by Council
[3:21:26] member Campo and a second by
[3:21:26] Council member Reynold to move
[3:21:27] the staff recommendation.
[3:21:31] We'll go next to Council member
[3:21:31] Isla Rivera.
[3:21:32] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT
[3:21:35] Thanks for the all the work on
[3:21:39] this and the presentation The.
[3:21:40] As is always the case with
[3:21:43] almost always the case there's
[3:21:44] only one time where I saw
[3:21:45] something I did not want to
[3:21:48] spend this money.
[3:21:53] allocations are are this is
[3:21:53] going to fund good things And
[3:21:54] as always I'm very cut up on
[3:21:58] process and making sure that
[3:21:58] the council has the most
[3:22:02] opportunity to shape the way
[3:22:03] the dollars that flow into this
[3:22:07] city are spent.
[3:22:12] So I am curious where a couple
[3:22:13] of years now into a new
[3:22:13] administration is there any
[3:22:17] more clarity about what
[3:22:17] the process will look like
[3:22:21] moving forward and what that
[3:22:22] could mean for council?
[3:22:26] Not feedback with council input
[3:22:27] earlier on in the process
[3:22:27] Because I understand we've got
[3:22:28] a deadline that we're up
[3:22:33] against.
[3:22:34] I don't know if that's a
[3:22:42] question for Christina or to
[3:22:43] thank you for the question.
[3:22:47] Councilmember In a couple of
[3:22:48] previous years we've had
[3:22:49] the opportunity and taken
[3:22:52] advantage of waivers as a
[3:22:52] result of the federal
[3:22:53] government maybe not making
[3:22:54] decisions as quickly as they
[3:22:57] needed to to that point it
[3:22:58] worked in the city's favor And
[3:22:58] and maybe we're able to take
[3:23:02] consideration of budget
[3:23:02] priorities This council had set
[3:23:07] forward in this case There is
[3:23:07] no waiver this year and we're
[3:23:11] moving forward on timelines
[3:23:12] that they've set forward.
[3:23:13] They're not exactly inviting
[3:23:17] local government to make a lot
[3:23:17] of input but when they did last
[3:23:21] fall we absolutely put forward
[3:23:22] our recommendations about
[3:23:23] timing, about some changes And
[3:23:26] as I understand through our
[3:23:27] government affairs team took
[3:23:28] some of that into consideration
[3:23:31] specifically on home dollars.
[3:23:32] And so we'll keep
[3:23:33] the conversation open and we
[3:23:33] have a very good working
[3:23:37] relationship with our regional
[3:23:37] partners that does that as best
[3:23:38] as the update as I have today.
[3:23:38] Okay.
[3:23:41] That's helpful.
[3:23:42] And so with that in mind, what
[3:23:42] might be useful in the future
[3:23:46] would be to start
[3:23:46] the conversation with
[3:23:47] the Council earlier.
[3:23:47] If we don't anticipate that
[3:23:51] the timeline will change which
[3:23:51] you know that's the prerogative
[3:23:55] And even if it's a fairly rigid
[3:23:56] set of they're fairly rigid in
[3:24:00] in what the potential use of
[3:24:05] the funds could be, I still
[3:24:06] think there's opportunity for
[3:24:06] council to provide some
[3:24:10] prioritization.
[3:24:10] So again that's my
[3:24:11] recommendation that
[3:24:15] the conversation just start a
[3:24:15] bit earlier But the content
[3:24:20] here is is good and definitely
[3:24:21] I want to hold it up knowing
[3:24:22] that the deadline is what it
[3:24:22] is.
[3:24:22] Thank you.
[3:24:23] Council PRESIDENT I'll support
[3:24:24] that.
[3:24:24] All right.
[3:24:25] Thank you, Councilmember
[3:24:25] Talavera.
[3:24:26] We'll go next to Councilmember
[3:24:29] Foster.
[3:24:29] Oh, yes.
[3:24:30] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT
[3:24:31] Thank you staff for their
[3:24:33] presentation.
[3:24:34] I have just I think a couple of
[3:24:39] questions and well, I guess
[3:24:40] maybe one I know it's a
[3:24:43] competitive process as we look
[3:24:44] at the different um categories
[3:24:48] in which um, things are
[3:24:53] selected or awarded for those
[3:24:53] that do not make the award
[3:24:57] list, is there an opportunity
[3:24:58] for um a debrief Um, and can
[3:25:02] you kind of kind of provide
[3:25:03] some information on how that
[3:25:03] works?
[3:25:07] So who they call how how that
[3:25:12] how that functions I can start
[3:25:12] with that.
[3:25:13] Thank you for the question
[3:25:16] Councilmember Foster So for
[3:25:17] the organizations that do not
[3:25:18] make it are not invited to
[3:25:21] the rfp and once they get
[3:25:22] through the rfq review we do
[3:25:22] offer the opportunity for a
[3:25:26] technical assistance to help
[3:25:26] them understand why they're not
[3:25:27] moving forward to the rfp
[3:25:31] process and then for
[3:25:32] the organizations that don't
[3:25:32] make it through the rfp or on
[3:25:35] to cpa Review, we also offer
[3:25:36] them at that point an
[3:25:37] opportunity to meet with us and
[3:25:41] discuss the reasons why they
[3:25:41] are not making it through.
[3:25:45] We offer them this opportunity
[3:25:46] to ask questions.
[3:25:47] We screen share with them kind
[3:25:50] of points in their application
[3:25:51] process That might have been
[3:25:52] some blocks to look for in
[3:25:52] the following year.
[3:25:55] We encourage them to reapply
[3:25:56] and we encourage them to take
[3:25:57] the opportunity to meet with us
[3:26:00] again both during the rfq tos
[3:26:01] and the rfp.
[3:26:04] So we do really encourage
[3:26:05] the opportunity to meet with us
[3:26:06] virtually for a technical
[3:26:09] assistance sessions one on one
[3:26:10] technical assistance sessions
[3:26:10] Okay.
[3:26:11] >> And one last question.
[3:26:15] I think um, um as folks want to
[3:26:19] look at that is it fair to
[3:26:20] assume that both the response
[3:26:24] to the rfq and the response to
[3:26:25] the rfp at some point in time
[3:26:28] um is available via pr or
[3:26:29] something to that effect?
[3:26:33] The folks want to look at what
[3:26:33] was submitted on how certain
[3:26:37] things were put together just
[3:26:38] as a template or to understand
[3:26:42] how they got over those finish
[3:26:43] lines I guess I'll say yes.
[3:26:47] So thank you for that question
[3:26:48] as well.
[3:26:48] Councilmember Foster So you
[3:26:49] offer them before
[3:26:52] the application process begins
[3:26:53] and they have the we have
[3:26:57] the scoring criteria That's
[3:26:58] superb proposes and approves
[3:26:58] and they have the opportunity
[3:27:02] to review that and
[3:27:03] the materials for
[3:27:03] the application.
[3:27:07] They also after that after
[3:27:08] the no fair process once
[3:27:08] council approves
[3:27:12] the allocations we open it up
[3:27:13] to organizations to be able to
[3:27:14] request a copy of their scoring
[3:27:18] sheets and so that's made
[3:27:18] available to them as well so
[3:27:22] they can see specific feedback
[3:27:23] from the cpa members in
[3:27:24] different areas of their
[3:27:26] application.
[3:27:27] All right.
[3:27:32] Thank you.
[3:27:32] All right.
[3:27:33] Thank you, Councilmember
[3:27:33] Foster.
[3:27:34] Not seeing anybody else in
[3:27:36] the lights a couple of
[3:27:36] questions.
[3:27:37] Thank you for the good work
[3:27:38] Council PRESIDENT, if I MAY, I
[3:27:41] think we had another oh I'm
[3:27:41] sorry my vacation council
[3:27:42] PRESIDENT I just wanted to add
[3:27:46] to the question or the response
[3:27:46] to the question about providing
[3:27:47] feedback to organizations that
[3:27:51] MAY not have qualified.
[3:27:52] There is a grace period also
[3:27:56] that we've offered to organized
[3:27:56] sessions through the rfq,
[3:27:57] the requests for qualifications
[3:28:01] if perhaps they might have been
[3:28:01] disqualified because they're
[3:28:05] missing one document or we do
[3:28:06] give organizations
[3:28:06] the opportunity to cure that
[3:28:10] before they submit to request
[3:28:11] for proposals.
[3:28:12] So we do provide that extra
[3:28:15] that grace as well.
[3:28:16] Just wanted to add that
[3:28:16] already.
[3:28:16] Thank you so much.
[3:28:20] And I would assume that's done
[3:28:21] via notification of deficiency.
[3:28:21] I guess I'll see your notice to
[3:28:24] cure.
[3:28:25] That's correct.
[3:28:25] Yes.
[3:28:25] All right.
[3:28:26] Thank you.
[3:28:31] Modification My apologies I if
[3:28:32] I had not and I challenge of
[3:28:34] that so my apologies.
[3:28:35] So I'll jump back in.
[3:28:35] Thank you for the good work.
[3:28:36] I think I'm far enough away
[3:28:39] that I can't claim any
[3:28:39] knowledge of the process you go
[3:28:40] through these days but I know
[3:28:43] that it's very important work
[3:28:44] and there's a lot of grinding
[3:28:48] and evaluating all
[3:28:48] the applications that come in
[3:28:49] and try to separate very good
[3:28:54] application ins to just ones
[3:28:54] that are just that much better
[3:28:55] And you have to draw the line
[3:28:58] somewhere with the limited
[3:28:58] funds Is our annual allocation
[3:29:02] kind of still holding steady
[3:29:03] over the past couple of years
[3:29:07] or have we heard any indication
[3:29:07] that it might change?
[3:29:08] >> Thank you for the question.
[3:29:12] Council PRESIDENT Look over our
[3:29:13] allocation from last year to
[3:29:14] this year's trending down for
[3:29:21] all grant funds cdg and Homes
[3:29:22] from 2 to 3%.
[3:29:22] >> So it is slightly
[3:29:23] decreasing.
[3:29:23] Okay.
[3:29:26] I know the need is growing and
[3:29:27] the funding is lesser And to
[3:29:31] the comments about meeting with
[3:29:31] I think the city has done an
[3:29:32] excellent job of trying to meet
[3:29:35] with hud, both city of San
[3:29:36] Diego and the Housing
[3:29:40] Commission that have it's
[3:29:40] really up to the federal
[3:29:41] government to decide they're
[3:29:44] going to do things differently
[3:29:45] and we hope they put off some
[3:29:46] of the more difficult things
[3:29:46] that they've tossed around as
[3:29:50] ideas going forward.
[3:29:51] And I also like to disabuse
[3:29:55] people to not buy into
[3:29:55] the rhetoric that some members
[3:29:56] of the public talked about that
[3:29:57] as too that we don't do
[3:29:59] affordable housing capital,
[3:29:59] affordable income, restricted
[3:30:03] housing I know the word gets
[3:30:07] abused affordable lowercase a
[3:30:08] attainable often gets thrown
[3:30:09] around a lot.
[3:30:09] That's not what we're talking
[3:30:13] about.
[3:30:13] We're talking about truly
[3:30:14] affordable income restricted to
[3:30:17] help the most vulnerable and
[3:30:18] there's just simply not enough
[3:30:22] funds to meet the need.
[3:30:23] If we had more funding through
[3:30:24] the general fund, through state
[3:30:27] funds, through federal
[3:30:28] government fund, we would
[3:30:32] happily accept that and do more
[3:30:33] because it's absolutely needed.
[3:30:37] So don't let other people
[3:30:38] confuse you as to how hard this
[3:30:42] city is working especially
[3:30:43] the good folks in eda that you
[3:30:46] do that good work every day.
[3:30:47] >> So with that we have a
[3:30:52] motion by council member Campo
[3:30:53] and a second by Council member
[3:30:53] Moreno.
[3:30:55] Clerk Please call the roll
[3:30:56] start of the voting system.
[3:31:05] Please cast your vote.
[3:31:10] The virus has gone down.
[3:31:11] If you can let me know your
[3:31:11] vote for the record My
[3:31:13] apologies.
[3:31:17] I vote yes or no.
[3:31:22] That's because I My apologies.
[3:31:26] That does pass unanimously 920
[3:31:27] being council PRESIDENT.
[3:31:27] >> All right.
[3:31:28] Again, thank you for the good
[3:31:31] work and bringing that forward.
[3:31:36] >> So um with apologies to
[3:31:36] the good folks who have stepped
[3:31:40] in the chambers we are now
[3:31:41] going to go back and pick up
[3:31:45] item f 510 So Clerk please
[3:31:46] reintroduce item s 510 for
[3:31:49] the record items 510 is to
[3:31:52] rename the existing 0.8 mile
[3:31:53] long street Cesar Chavez
[3:31:54] Parkway from Commercial Street
[3:31:58] heading southwest to Crosby
[3:32:02] Road as Chicano Park Boulevard
[3:32:03] .
[3:32:03] If you're hearing council
[3:32:04] chambers now's the time to
[3:32:05] submit your speaker slip to
[3:32:07] the front of the room Or if
[3:32:08] you're participating remotely
[3:32:10] please raise your hand by
[3:32:11] pressing Star nine or the raise
[3:32:11] your hand icon.
[3:32:12] >> Thank you, Council PRESIDENT
[3:32:13] All right.
[3:32:20] Thank you.
[3:32:20] All right.
[3:32:21] Again, thank you to staff for
[3:32:25] your flexibility.
[3:32:25] If you could really use
[3:32:26] yourselves for the record and
[3:32:27] then maybe provide an
[3:32:30] abbreviated presentation on f
[3:32:35] 510 I'll let you do it at your
[3:32:35] discretion.
[3:32:35] >> Thank you.
[3:32:36] Good afternoon.
[3:32:37] Council PRESIDENT McAvan,
[3:32:40] members of the City Council
[3:32:41] Again my name is MR. McGowan
[3:32:41] that I am the Deputy Director
[3:32:44] of Community Engagement for
[3:32:45] Mayor Todd Gloria And joining
[3:32:46] me today is Michelle about
[3:32:46] the director of community
[3:32:49] engagement for Mayor Todd.
[3:32:50] Gloria, we will need about five
[3:32:50] minutes to conclude
[3:32:51] the presentation when you're
[3:32:53] ready.
[3:32:54] Thank you.
[3:32:55] Today we come to the council to
[3:32:59] respectfully request and adopt
[3:33:00] to adopt an ordinance approving
[3:33:03] the renaming of Cesar Chavez
[3:33:04] Parkway to Chicano Park
[3:33:04] Boulevard and waiving of
[3:33:05] the San Diego Municipal Code
[3:33:13] section 112.0301 Subsection a
[3:33:18] title.
[3:33:19] While today's actions are
[3:33:19] prompted by troubling
[3:33:20] allegations we recognize
[3:33:23] the farmworkers movement led by
[3:33:24] Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta
[3:33:25] and other leaders to the United
[3:33:28] Farm Workers remains a vital
[3:33:28] part of labor and civil rights
[3:33:29] history.
[3:33:33] At the same time,
[3:33:33] the communities of Barrio Logan
[3:33:34] and Logan Heights share a
[3:33:37] nuanced story of activism one
[3:33:38] that is grounded in
[3:33:38] the community fight to create
[3:33:42] and preserve Chicano park.
[3:33:43] Chicano Park is in the heart of
[3:33:47] Barrio Logan and embodies
[3:33:48] the resilience and collective
[3:33:48] community struggle that began
[3:33:49] over 50 years ago when
[3:33:52] the community came together to
[3:33:53] organize and ultimately reclaim
[3:33:53] the park.
[3:33:57] The establishment of
[3:33:58] the Chicano Park Steering
[3:33:58] Committee along with the mural
[3:34:01] movement and ongoing advocacy
[3:34:02] for access to the Bayfront are
[3:34:07] all part of a local legacy
[3:34:07] Approving the renaming of Cesar
[3:34:11] Chavez Parkway to Chicano Park
[3:34:12] Boulevard.
[3:34:13] It recognizes the history that
[3:34:13] happened and lives here in
[3:34:16] the community and this
[3:34:16] community and would help
[3:34:17] restore the original intent
[3:34:20] discussed years ago.
[3:34:21] Honor the internationally
[3:34:22] recognized Chicano Park
[3:34:26] movement connect the Park
[3:34:26] neighborhood and Bayfront into
[3:34:31] one historical corridor to
[3:34:31] acknowledge the people who
[3:34:32] fought to create and preserve
[3:34:35] the park and most importantly
[3:34:36] help rebuild the trust between
[3:34:42] the community and the city.
[3:34:45] The city is seeking to
[3:34:46] the street name change pursuant
[3:34:46] to San Diego Municipal Code
[3:34:50] Section 125.1110 with
[3:34:50] supporting documentation
[3:34:54] including the circulated
[3:34:55] petition representing support
[3:34:59] from property owners or tenants
[3:34:59] with either property with
[3:35:00] either a property with an
[3:35:03] address on the affected segment
[3:35:04] of the existing right away or a
[3:35:08] property abutting the street.
[3:35:09] The Transportation Department
[3:35:13] posted a-frame signage along
[3:35:13] Cesar Chavez Parkway along
[3:35:14] the following intersections.
[3:35:18] Cesar Chavez Parkway and Main
[3:35:19] Street National Avenue.
[3:35:19] Kearny Avenue.
[3:35:23] Irving Avenue and Harrison
[3:35:24] Avenue.
[3:35:24] These signs have remained in
[3:35:28] place until this hearing.
[3:35:29] Given the expediency to process
[3:35:33] the street renaming and
[3:35:33] the broad public interest a
[3:35:34] waiver of the requirement for a
[3:35:38] notice of application at at
[3:35:39] least 60 calendar days prior to
[3:35:39] the first public hearing is
[3:35:43] requested in addition to
[3:35:43] the required public hearing
[3:35:44] notice.
[3:35:47] Extensive outreach was
[3:35:48] conducted with community
[3:35:48] stakeholders to ensure all
[3:35:51] interested parties have been
[3:35:56] informed of these efforts.
[3:35:56] >> On MARCH 22nd, 2026
[3:36:00] the Chicano Park Steering
[3:36:01] Committee met and issued a
[3:36:02] public statement that they were
[3:36:02] actively working with the city
[3:36:06] to rename Cesar Chavez Parkway
[3:36:06] to Chicano Park Boulevard.
[3:36:11] On MARCH 25th the Barrio Logan
[3:36:11] Association held a special
[3:36:15] meeting and voted in support of
[3:36:16] renaming the street to Chicano
[3:36:16] Park Boulevard.
[3:36:21] On APRIL second the Barrio
[3:36:21] Logan Planning Group held a
[3:36:22] special meeting and voted
[3:36:25] unanimously in support of
[3:36:26] Rename the Street to Chicano
[3:36:27] Park Boulevard.
[3:36:30] The Transportation Department
[3:36:31] mailed notification to property
[3:36:34] owners and tenants within 300ft
[3:36:35] of the street.
[3:36:39] The mayor's office conducted
[3:36:39] twice a week door to door
[3:36:40] canvasing efforts to impacted
[3:36:44] residents along Cesar Chavez
[3:36:45] Parkway including distributions
[3:36:48] of bilingual fliers with
[3:36:49] the renaming efforts
[3:36:49] Information.
[3:36:50] Barrio Logan Planning Group
[3:36:53] Special Meeting Date and
[3:36:54] today's City Council Date.
[3:36:58] Outreach efforts included
[3:36:58] coordination and communication
[3:36:59] with other public agencies like
[3:37:03] the California Department of
[3:37:04] Transportation, the Port of San
[3:37:05] Diego and the San Diego
[3:37:10] Community College District.
[3:37:11] >> To conclude, we respectfully
[3:37:15] request that the Council adopt
[3:37:16] an ordinance approving
[3:37:17] the renaming of Cesar Chavez
[3:37:17] Parkway to Chicano Park
[3:37:20] Boulevard waving San Diego
[3:37:25] Municipal Code Section 112.0301
[3:37:25] Subsection a.
[3:37:29] This proposed change in name
[3:37:30] reflect the cultural,
[3:37:30] historical and community
[3:37:34] significance of Chicano park
[3:37:34] and the surrounding Barrio
[3:37:35] Logan neighborhood.
[3:37:36] And we request your vote in
[3:37:38] support.
[3:37:39] >> That concludes my
[3:37:40] presentation.
[3:37:40] Happy to take any questions?
[3:37:41] All right.
[3:37:44] Again, thank you for
[3:37:44] the presentation and your
[3:37:45] flexibility.
[3:37:45] >> Very much appreciate it.
[3:37:48] So with that clerk please go to
[3:37:49] public comment.
[3:37:49] >> Thank you.
[3:37:53] Council PRESIDENT Blair
[3:37:54] Beckman, if you can please come
[3:37:57] forward.
[3:37:58] We'll be going to a minute and
[3:38:02] a half.
[3:38:03] Okay?
[3:38:03] Thank you.
[3:38:03] Hi.
[3:38:07] Uh, we're Beakman part two for
[3:38:07] this item.
[3:38:07] Thank you.
[3:38:08] I think it's a pretty good name
[3:38:12] change.
[3:38:12] I don't know enough about San
[3:38:16] Diego history to know that
[3:38:16] the intricacies of why it's
[3:38:17] named Chicano Park.
[3:38:21] But I've been here for a few
[3:38:21] years now.
[3:38:22] I've seen some initial reasons
[3:38:25] why and it's its history and
[3:38:26] it's uh it's nice.
[3:38:27] It's a it's a good name I
[3:38:27] think.
[3:38:30] So thank you for that.
[3:38:31] I wanted to comment that in my
[3:38:35] whatever forms of advocacy by
[3:38:36] the way thank you to
[3:38:37] Councilperson Carver's words I
[3:38:40] will have to reshape my words
[3:38:41] accordingly or I will shape my
[3:38:42] reshaped my words accordingly
[3:38:45] from the previous item.
[3:38:46] Um for I've learned a lot of
[3:38:50] good activism from San Jose as
[3:38:51] I was learning whatever forms
[3:38:52] of activism I have.
[3:38:56] Um from a lot from Delores Word
[3:39:00] more so actually than Cesar
[3:39:00] Chavez.
[3:39:01] So I've been kind of learning
[3:39:05] from her styles and I think
[3:39:06] that was being promoted by uh,
[3:39:07] you know to young people.
[3:39:10] Her importance and what she
[3:39:11] offered And Councilperson Van
[3:39:12] Wilpert offered very good
[3:39:15] advice that you know, it's not
[3:39:15] just one person.
[3:39:16] It's it's it's a collective It
[3:39:19] is somebody.
[3:39:20] And working towards our
[3:39:25] concepts of indigenous issues,
[3:39:25] the indigenous concepts and
[3:39:30] sort of working together is
[3:39:30] interesting and um good look
[3:39:31] what we can do together
[3:39:35] continuing Thank you.
[3:39:40] >> Thank you David Rico Like
[3:39:41] was following individuals
[3:39:41] please come forward to
[3:39:42] the other reserved seats.
[3:39:43] David Rico done and seen seen
[3:39:44] that Sanchez and Sylvia and
[3:39:53] Ricky MR. Meek we're here.
[3:39:54] Thank you for your time.
[3:39:58] I just want to say that I want
[3:39:59] to support the name change to
[3:40:03] Chicano Park Boulevard And also
[3:40:03] there's a lot of community
[3:40:07] members and there are not able
[3:40:08] to come here And I've talked to
[3:40:12] and so I want to also let you
[3:40:13] guys know that there's a lot of
[3:40:14] people in support of the name
[3:40:17] change because we had one of
[3:40:18] that name change a long time
[3:40:18] ago.
[3:40:22] There was a proposal for
[3:40:23] the name change I don't exactly
[3:40:27] know the exact year but I just
[3:40:28] want to say that I support it
[3:40:32] and I hope that it can be done
[3:40:33] .
[3:40:33] >> The name change.
[3:40:34] Thank you.
[3:40:34] Thank you.
[3:40:37] Um but on things you know you
[3:40:38] do have check that people are
[3:40:38] saying your time but I don't
[3:40:43] see any other speaker slips.
[3:40:44] Uh so then it's a Sylvia wants
[3:40:46] to give me hers so I don't but
[3:40:52] I if I take longer than a
[3:40:53] minute and a half then I am
[3:40:53] going to continue speaking just
[3:40:54] f I because I do feel it's
[3:40:56] important that certain things
[3:40:57] be said and noted So good
[3:41:02] afternoon Council members.
[3:41:03] My name is on 19 Guadalupe
[3:41:06] Sanchez I also go my senior I'm
[3:41:06] the youngest daughter of Ramon
[3:41:07] Chunky Sanchez and he's a very
[3:41:10] Sanchez and I'm also
[3:41:11] the current vice chair of
[3:41:12] the cpc and a direct descendant
[3:41:15] of the original founding
[3:41:16] families of Chicano Park in
[3:41:17] Chicano Park on the Bay.
[3:41:18] As you know, the cpc has served
[3:41:20] as the caretakers and
[3:41:21] protectors of Chicano Park for
[3:41:21] more than 50 years.
[3:41:26] That's why I am the reason
[3:41:27] we've been jurors excuse me so
[3:41:29] long and more than five decades
[3:41:30] is very simple We refuse to be
[3:41:31] sellouts or compromise our
[3:41:34] morals.
[3:41:34] We are refused to become
[3:41:35] disconnected from the community
[3:41:39] and we have refused to become
[3:41:39] under the outside pressures our
[3:41:43] responsibility has always been
[3:41:44] for the people that we advocate
[3:41:48] for within our community and
[3:41:49] that is also why relationships
[3:41:49] and communication is very
[3:41:53] crucial to the work that we do.
[3:41:54] Having strong communications
[3:41:54] and connections with council
[3:41:59] members or their
[3:41:59] representatives like you said
[3:42:00] Oh my GOD and I hope ensure
[3:42:03] that our community stays
[3:42:04] connected to decisions
[3:42:04] affecting our neighborhood, our
[3:42:08] park and our cultural spaces
[3:42:08] spaces.
[3:42:09] So when issues arise we know
[3:42:09] who to call, how to communicate
[3:42:12] and how to ensure our
[3:42:13] community's voice is heard.
[3:42:14] Additionally, the cbc efforts
[3:42:18] have gone beyond the park for
[3:42:18] 70 years cbc members like
[3:42:19] the late Ronnie Trujillo who
[3:42:23] said Gomez Rico Bueno or Chunky
[3:42:24] Sanchez battle for Access to
[3:42:27] the Waterfront and Chicano Park
[3:42:28] on the Bay was created as a
[3:42:28] result of that effort.
[3:42:29] Our advocacy to restore names
[3:42:32] and histories connected to
[3:42:32] Chicano Park existed long
[3:42:33] before the current
[3:42:34] conversations around the street
[3:42:36] renaming names matter.
[3:42:37] They carry the story of a place
[3:42:38] and the people who fought for
[3:42:42] it.
[3:42:43] Renaming for such obvious
[3:42:43] Parkway to Chicano Park
[3:42:44] Boulevard recognizes
[3:42:47] the movement that was born in
[3:42:48] Barrio Logan slash Logan
[3:42:48] Heights the struggle,
[3:42:49] the organizing, the resistance
[3:42:51] and the collective
[3:42:51] determination that created one
[3:42:52] of the most important cultural
[3:42:53] landmarks not only in this
[3:42:56] country but I believe
[3:42:57] throughout the whole world.
[3:42:58] For decades our community has
[3:42:58] had to defend our land, our
[3:43:01] culture and our history against
[3:43:02] forces that attempted to
[3:43:02] overlook or erase it.
[3:43:06] And even still to this day But
[3:43:07] yet we are still here The park
[3:43:07] remains.
[3:43:10] The murals remain and
[3:43:11] the people definitely remain.
[3:43:11] This work has always been
[3:43:14] collective and it will continue
[3:43:15] to be collective And speaking
[3:43:16] personally I will not stop
[3:43:20] advocating for this community
[3:43:21] until the cultural erasure that
[3:43:22] neighborhoods like Barrio Logan
[3:43:24] have faced finally come to an
[3:43:25] end Because our history
[3:43:26] deserves to be protected and
[3:43:26] our story deserves to be told
[3:43:30] by the people who lived it.
[3:43:31] >> Thank you.
[3:43:31] All right.
[3:43:32] For the record, Councilmember
[3:43:35] Foster gave a minute and a half
[3:43:36] so thank you, sir Sylvia and
[3:43:48] Ricky and the gentleman who
[3:43:49] spoke first the people you see
[3:43:52] here and the presented do and
[3:43:53] are and have been and continue
[3:43:58] and will be always as long as I
[3:44:02] live Part of that history they
[3:44:03] are generally representational
[3:44:07] of the people who originally
[3:44:08] took over the park land that we
[3:44:11] were promised which was being
[3:44:12] created or used or going to be
[3:44:16] used as a highway patrol
[3:44:17] station But we did not need
[3:44:22] that so we took it over and it
[3:44:23] became what you see now is
[3:44:24] Chicano Park a national
[3:44:27] historically recognized
[3:44:27] monument to art which has many
[3:44:32] cultural influences which is
[3:44:33] what makes up the barrio.
[3:44:37] And so we honored that
[3:44:41] the street as named as the city
[3:44:42] has noted does not represent
[3:44:46] what we want to be represented
[3:44:47] .
[3:44:47] We want to be represented as
[3:44:48] the community that was not
[3:44:51] divided before the five was
[3:44:56] built which was I believe in 19
[3:44:56] whatever you that history and
[3:45:00] you can look it up anyway But
[3:45:04] then again here we are facing
[3:45:05] an issue that is morally and
[3:45:10] socially important to be
[3:45:10] represented by the city because
[3:45:14] Chicano Park represent
[3:45:15] represents this community
[3:45:15] the city of San Diego,
[3:45:19] the state of California and
[3:45:20] this area of the us integrated
[3:45:25] state worldwide worldwide.
[3:45:30] We are in that meeting
[3:45:30] recognize a park.
[3:45:31] In addition to that we are
[3:45:32] the only Chicano park in
[3:45:35] the world with murals as large
[3:45:39] as for anyone who passes by
[3:45:40] even or goes over the bridge
[3:45:44] can see it's art and once we
[3:45:44] start disassociating our art
[3:45:49] and its origins origins to
[3:45:49] access then we are not doing a
[3:45:50] service to the artist, to
[3:45:54] the community and to
[3:45:54] the region.
[3:45:58] So I encourage we do rename
[3:45:59] that avenue whatever it's
[3:46:00] called now whatever it was
[3:46:08] called before from what is it
[3:46:08] the beginning association of
[3:46:09] the name to the end by the Bay
[3:46:13] And I let you know I just came
[3:46:14] We just came from the bay from
[3:46:18] the Coastal Commission office.
[3:46:18] They're waiting for your
[3:46:19] decision on what to do So I
[3:46:22] hope you do the right thing.
[3:46:23] But in addition to that I want
[3:46:24] to end with something that is
[3:46:27] really, really very relevant
[3:46:27] because all the people here
[3:46:32] that you see talking except for
[3:46:33] the gentleman over there is
[3:46:36] related to someone who said
[3:46:37] there is an energy here.
[3:46:41] There that's hard to describe
[3:46:45] when you see your people
[3:46:46] struggling for something
[3:46:46] positive.
[3:46:51] >> It's very inspiring.
[3:46:52] The park was brought about by
[3:46:55] sacrifice and it demonstrates
[3:46:56] what a community can do when
[3:47:00] they stick together and make it
[3:47:01] happen.
[3:47:05] This is from your own website
[3:47:10] for your tourist attractions
[3:47:10] your general outreach to
[3:47:15] the world Chicano Park
[3:47:15] Boulevard will provide easier
[3:47:19] access by no no name include
[3:47:20] nomenclature from the freeway,
[3:47:20] from the streets everywhere and
[3:47:25] that I am hoping you support as
[3:47:25] well for Chicano Park on
[3:47:29] the Bay because that's what it
[3:47:30] was named when the original
[3:47:33] plans were drawn and approved
[3:47:33] by the port in 1989 and never
[3:47:34] enacted.
[3:47:38] We are now pushing for that as
[3:47:39] well So we hope you have that.
[3:47:40] And speaking about petitions
[3:47:43] this is the boots on the Street
[3:47:44] petition one page only of
[3:47:44] signatures that we're getting
[3:47:48] door to door people the people
[3:47:48] we walk the streets.
[3:47:49] We spend the evenings talking
[3:47:53] to workers.
[3:47:54] We go to their lunch hour at
[3:47:55] the one Chicano park in
[3:47:55] the bay.
[3:47:56] We are getting signatures.
[3:47:58] We don't have enough work to
[3:47:59] present today because one boots
[3:48:02] on the street We didn't get
[3:48:03] them together in time but that
[3:48:03] is a sample and I believe you
[3:48:06] have it in your packet.
[3:48:11] So Chicano Park on the Bay is
[3:48:11] the end of Chicano Park
[3:48:15] Boulevard which comes from
[3:48:15] the Five to Chicano Park And so
[3:48:20] I hope you do the right thing.
[3:48:20] >> Thank you.
[3:48:24] And for the record I gave three
[3:48:24] minutes but that concludes with
[3:48:29] a comment here in council
[3:48:30] chambers I'm giving a starting
[3:48:30] the five minute timer and going
[3:48:32] to those participating online
[3:48:38] hassles Martin Gallegos you are
[3:48:43] in okay.
[3:48:44] Hi, good afternoon.
[3:48:45] My name excuse was not a thing
[3:48:46] that there was Munoz community
[3:48:47] organizing coordinator that you
[3:48:48] kind of federation as a first
[3:48:52] generation Mexican-American.
[3:48:53] I grew up with the lessons of
[3:48:53] the farmworkers movement,
[3:48:54] lessons of the collective fight
[3:48:58] against injustices that have
[3:48:58] been instilled in our
[3:48:59] identities.
[3:49:02] The news about Cesar's conduct
[3:49:02] shocked our community and this
[3:49:03] is it is clear it is a clear
[3:49:05] violation of our movement's
[3:49:06] values.
[3:49:07] But as we continue to fight for
[3:49:07] justice, accountability and
[3:49:11] respect, we must recognize
[3:49:12] the systemic harms and continue
[3:49:12] on a transformative path to
[3:49:16] heal past wrongs and forge new
[3:49:17] paths at the Chicano
[3:49:17] Federation.
[3:49:21] We believe that this movement
[3:49:21] has always been greater than
[3:49:22] one individual and our
[3:49:23] community has been at
[3:49:25] the forefront of that movement
[3:49:26] here in San Diego with
[3:49:26] the fight for Chicano Park
[3:49:31] recognizing farmworkers Day and
[3:49:31] changing the name of our street
[3:49:32] to Chicano Park full of art is
[3:49:34] a great first step On behalf of
[3:49:35] the Chicano Federation.
[3:49:35] We support both these
[3:49:39] initiatives and we hope they
[3:49:40] will serve as a catalyst to
[3:49:41] recognize harms and restore
[3:49:41] justice.
[3:49:44] Justice.
[3:49:45] >> Next is Zoom user.
[3:49:53] If you can please unmute.
[3:49:54] >> Thank thanks for taking my
[3:49:54] call.
[3:49:55] Yeah as a white guy it really
[3:49:58] saddened me to hear about Cesar
[3:49:58] .
[3:49:59] You know I always respected
[3:49:59] him.
[3:50:00] I knew the story being born in
[3:50:02] San Diego in the 50s and it
[3:50:03] saddens me too that this is
[3:50:06] turnout like this but I think
[3:50:07] we should have like Barrio Low
[3:50:10] can have its own city give them
[3:50:11] a mayor, maybe let them make
[3:50:12] more decisions for their own
[3:50:16] place.
[3:50:17] So it's a great place.
[3:50:18] So it's a no brainer They're
[3:50:19] going to change the name of
[3:50:21] that street.
[3:50:22] It's a no brainer but there
[3:50:23] could be other things that they
[3:50:26] have that that they have wants
[3:50:26] for and the city should meet
[3:50:29] their wants like 3 or 4 more
[3:50:30] just while we're doing this
[3:50:34] renaming a street So have a
[3:50:35] good day.
[3:50:35] >> Goodbye.
[3:50:37] Next is Tony If you can please
[3:50:41] unmute.
[3:50:41] Yes hello.
[3:50:42] Thank you.
[3:50:46] I'm in strong support of this
[3:50:47] decision to rename this street.
[3:50:51] I think that extending
[3:50:51] the origins of the history like
[3:50:52] I said earlier, that's what
[3:50:53] the people have always wanted
[3:50:56] as a Chicano activist this was
[3:50:59] a huge disappointment to learn
[3:51:00] this information or to hear
[3:51:05] these allegations and yeah, I'm
[3:51:06] in support of changing the name
[3:51:06] so hopefully that gets done.
[3:51:10] Thank you.
[3:51:10] >> Next is Andy Garcia.
[3:51:19] If you can please unmute.
[3:51:20] Thank you Council members of
[3:51:20] San Diego.
[3:51:24] My name is Andy Garcia, founder
[3:51:25] of Ortega Park Steering
[3:51:26] Committee in Santa Barbara.
[3:51:29] We are a sister park to Chicano
[3:51:29] Park.
[3:51:30] I am here in support of
[3:51:33] the renaming to Chicano
[3:51:34] Parkway.
[3:51:34] We are here to also state that
[3:51:38] Chicano Park its founding
[3:51:39] families like the Sanchez
[3:51:40] family and the current steering
[3:51:43] committee are nationally known
[3:51:44] entities that have influence
[3:51:48] and impacted millions globally.
[3:51:49] I am a former student of San
[3:51:53] Diego colleges and my own
[3:51:53] connection with Chicano Park
[3:51:58] its legacy that has fueled my
[3:51:58] own community work.
[3:52:03] It is in fact Chicano Park song
[3:52:03] that inspired me to leave Santa
[3:52:08] Barbara and attend college in
[3:52:08] San Diego.
[3:52:09] I'm sorry I'm just quite
[3:52:09] emotional.
[3:52:13] It's it's a home to me.
[3:52:14] We applaud this council and San
[3:52:17] Diego community in making this
[3:52:18] adjustment to move forward
[3:52:23] upward and for generations to
[3:52:23] come.
[3:52:27] Give me the Chicano Parkway.
[3:52:28] >> Thank you so much.
[3:52:28] Thank you.
[3:52:35] Next is 8700 Some people some
[3:52:36] people have been putting their
[3:52:37] hand up and down So just make
[3:52:37] sure you leave your hand up.
[3:52:40] 8700 Please proceed.
[3:52:41] I'm sorry.
[3:52:45] A city clerk How much time?
[3:52:46] A minute and a half.
[3:52:50] Thank you so much, Joy.
[3:52:51] Assume that I have to start out
[3:52:54] by saying I'm sorry.
[3:52:55] I just raised my hand.
[3:52:59] I just needed to tell you why,
[3:53:00] But I really don't know
[3:53:00] the history of this and I can't
[3:53:04] speak well to it for you so
[3:53:08] I'll leave that all up to you
[3:53:08] to make your decision.
[3:53:09] But certainly listening to
[3:53:14] everyone which I did it seems
[3:53:14] very clear which way to go.
[3:53:19] But I want to say this
[3:53:19] PRESIDENT Elect Crowther and
[3:53:23] Councilmember Moreno I was just
[3:53:27] very touched by the dialog that
[3:53:28] happened between the two of you
[3:53:33] and how we were willing to be
[3:53:33] malleable and shape shifts
[3:53:34] the rules of things or
[3:53:38] the procedures of things or
[3:53:39] change the process of things.
[3:53:43] This is what's exciting about
[3:53:43] life When we can go outside to
[3:53:47] the edges and and just meet
[3:53:48] the moment and that's
[3:53:52] the opportunity of life.
[3:53:53] And I just was really touched
[3:53:54] by seeing that back and forth
[3:53:57] between the two of you and of
[3:53:58] course being a participant.
[3:54:01] I was part of that and seeing
[3:54:02] the flow of the agenda items
[3:54:02] and so forth.
[3:54:06] So it was just a beautiful
[3:54:07] experience for me And I'm going
[3:54:07] to tell you how much that meant
[3:54:11] to me and we need more of that
[3:54:12] in our government and in our
[3:54:15] processes of government.
[3:54:16] So thank you very much.
[3:54:17] It's been a great week you all
[3:54:20] Thank you.
[3:54:21] >> That does conclude public
[3:54:21] comment for this item.
[3:54:22] All right.
[3:54:22] Thank you.
[3:54:25] City clerk.
[3:54:26] So we will now turn it over to
[3:54:26] council members.
[3:54:29] The comments questions
[3:54:30] entertain a motion on item s
[3:54:31] 510 and we'll start with
[3:54:34] council member Moreno Thank
[3:54:34] you.
[3:54:35] >> And I want to start off by
[3:54:39] thanking all of the residents
[3:54:40] that spoke on this item today
[3:54:40] And I also want to thank MS..
[3:54:44] Maganda from the Mayor's office
[3:54:44] for your work in advancing this
[3:54:48] item Forward.
[3:54:49] Today's action is about more
[3:54:49] than renaming a street.
[3:54:53] It's about community identity
[3:54:54] and ensuring that our public
[3:54:58] spaces reflect the people in
[3:54:59] history that define them.
[3:55:04] The recent reporting on Cesar
[3:55:04] Chavez has raised serious and
[3:55:05] deeply troubling concerns that
[3:55:08] we cannot ignore.
[3:55:09] It's important that we take
[3:55:10] these matters seriously and
[3:55:13] ensure that the names of our
[3:55:13] public spaces reflect
[3:55:18] the values we uphold as a city
[3:55:18] .
[3:55:18] This action is not about
[3:55:19] diminishing the broader
[3:55:22] movement but about making a
[3:55:23] thoughtful decision in light of
[3:55:23] information.
[3:55:27] Renaming the street allows us
[3:55:28] to move forward in a way that
[3:55:28] centers community values and
[3:55:32] respects the voices and
[3:55:33] concerns that have been raised.
[3:55:33] I'm pleased to see the strong
[3:55:37] support from Barrio Logan for
[3:55:38] renaming the street to Chicano
[3:55:38] Park Boulevard.
[3:55:42] It shows that this decision is
[3:55:42] grounded in the voices of
[3:55:46] residents, community leaders
[3:55:46] and organizations who know this
[3:55:51] neighborhood The best Chicano
[3:55:51] park is not just a national
[3:55:52] historic landmark.
[3:55:53] It's the cultural heart of
[3:55:57] the Latino community in San
[3:55:57] Diego.
[3:55:57] It is sacred land.
[3:56:02] It represents decades, decades
[3:56:02] of activism, our resilience and
[3:56:03] also pride.
[3:56:06] We must also recognize our
[3:56:07] ancestors past and present,
[3:56:11] past and present who fought for
[3:56:12] this land to become a park.
[3:56:15] Renaming the street to reflect
[3:56:16] the legacy honors the community
[3:56:16] as a whole and recognizes a
[3:56:20] place that has inspired
[3:56:21] generations.
[3:56:21] This is a meaningful and
[3:56:25] positive step and I'm glad to
[3:56:26] support it.
[3:56:30] I do have a few items for staff
[3:56:30] .
[3:56:31] Number one, how long will it
[3:56:34] take to fully implement these
[3:56:35] changes, particularly
[3:56:35] the installation of new street
[3:56:38] signs along the corridor and
[3:56:43] the freeway exits?
[3:56:44] Question comes from Moreno.
[3:56:45] So the ordinance is going to be
[3:56:49] coming back to council for a
[3:56:49] second reading and then we
[3:56:50] would need to wait 30 days
[3:56:53] before we can change the signs.
[3:56:54] It'll put us at around mid-JUNE
[3:56:58] as the earliest date for us to
[3:56:58] install.
[3:56:59] And as I mentioned earlier, we
[3:57:03] are coordinating with other
[3:57:04] agencies including Caltrans and
[3:57:04] they're currently working on a
[3:57:05] project.
[3:57:08] This fall.
[3:57:09] So we'll need to have
[3:57:09] additional coordination with
[3:57:10] them as well.
[3:57:12] Okay.
[3:57:13] So it sounds like the street
[3:57:14] signs are going to go first and
[3:57:14] then we'll start seeing
[3:57:17] movement around fall with
[3:57:17] Caltrans.
[3:57:18] Correct.
[3:57:18] Okay.
[3:57:22] Thank you for that.
[3:57:22] Second, what support will be
[3:57:23] available for residents and
[3:57:26] businesses who MAY face
[3:57:27] challenges updating their
[3:57:27] address?
[3:57:28] This includes things like
[3:57:31] drivers license identification
[3:57:32] card, mail services, business
[3:57:36] records, legal documents,
[3:57:37] passports and other important
[3:57:37] records.
[3:57:41] I'd like to understand how
[3:57:42] the city plans to assist in
[3:57:46] easing this transition.
[3:57:46] >> Thank you for that question.
[3:57:50] Well, this is typically not
[3:57:51] part of the renaming process.
[3:57:51] The mayor's office is
[3:57:55] committing to putting a
[3:57:56] bilingual one pager together to
[3:57:59] provide guidance for all of
[3:58:00] those personal documents that
[3:58:01] need to be updated.
[3:58:04] And as mentioned, we did do
[3:58:05] door to door canvasing and
[3:58:06] planning to continue to do so
[3:58:06] following the adoption of this
[3:58:09] item.
[3:58:10] We did also coordinate with
[3:58:10] the Barrio Logan Association
[3:58:14] and they've agreed to support
[3:58:14] these efforts.
[3:58:15] >> Thank you.
[3:58:15] Thank you for answering this
[3:58:19] question and or the two
[3:58:19] questions I had.
[3:58:20] I do believe this is a
[3:58:23] meaningful and deeply
[3:58:24] thoughtful action one that
[3:58:25] reflects the strength,
[3:58:29] resilience and enduring
[3:58:29] cultural identity of Barrio
[3:58:30] Logan.
[3:58:30] This is a community shaped by
[3:58:34] struggle, pride and generations
[3:58:35] who turned hardship into art
[3:58:39] Voice and visibility creating
[3:58:40] something truly powerful and
[3:58:44] irreplaceable.
[3:58:44] It honors what makes this
[3:58:45] neighborhood not only unique
[3:58:49] but profoundly important to
[3:58:50] the story of our region.
[3:58:54] Chicano Park stands as a living
[3:58:54] monument to the legacy a
[3:58:55] testament to the Chicano
[3:58:56] movement and the generations
[3:58:59] who fought to be seen, heard
[3:58:59] and remembered with dignity and
[3:59:04] respect.
[3:59:04] And with that I'm happy to move
[3:59:09] staffs and move approval for
[3:59:09] staff's recommendation.
[3:59:13] >> It can be Raza or I think
[3:59:14] council members.
[3:59:15] So we do have a motion by
[3:59:15] Councilmember Moreno to move
[3:59:16] staff recommendation.
[3:59:18] We'll go next to Councilmember
[3:59:18] Campbell.
[3:59:19] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.
[3:59:19] I'll second the motion.
[3:59:22] I think Councilmember Moreno
[3:59:23] first very, very strong words
[3:59:24] and thank the members of
[3:59:26] the public who came in today to
[3:59:27] represent the community so
[3:59:27] well.
[3:59:28] Thank you for being here and
[3:59:28] thank you for fighting for
[3:59:32] decades for it.
[3:59:32] That concludes my second.
[3:59:33] All right.
[3:59:33] Thank you, council members.
[3:59:34] So we have a motion by
[3:59:37] COUNCILMAN Moreno, second by
[3:59:38] Councilmember Campo to move
[3:59:39] the staff recommendation.
[3:59:39] We'll go next to council member
[3:59:42] Gila Rivera.
[3:59:43] >> Council PRESIDENT I'll just
[3:59:44] reiterate the appreciation to
[3:59:46] staff for moving quickly on
[3:59:47] this community for being
[3:59:47] engaged.
[3:59:51] And I just like I'm really,
[3:59:52] really glad we're doing this.
[3:59:55] This is a moment in time where
[3:59:56] cities, state institutions are
[4:00:00] running away from from actions
[4:00:01] like this that proudly lean
[4:00:05] into culture and identity.
[4:00:06] And I'm glad that we're not
[4:00:10] allowing the Trump regime to
[4:00:10] intimidate San Diego away from
[4:00:14] from actions like this.
[4:00:15] I think that's really
[4:00:15] important.
[4:00:16] So all of the history that
[4:00:19] built to this moment I think
[4:00:20] that's that's why we didn't
[4:00:20] even consider that if there
[4:00:21] hadn't been decades of moving
[4:00:26] work there's a different world,
[4:00:31] a different reality where we
[4:00:32] default to the preferences of
[4:00:36] the regime and and move away
[4:00:37] from identity.
[4:00:37] And thankfully all that
[4:00:41] movement work happened And
[4:00:42] we're here in this place where
[4:00:42] don't bat an eye.
[4:00:43] We lean into it.
[4:00:47] We're proud of it.
[4:00:48] It's core to who San Diego is.
[4:00:48] So we are glad to see that.
[4:00:51] Thank you for everyone who has
[4:00:52] been part of that effort, part
[4:00:52] of that movement work.
[4:00:53] I'm very, very supportive.
[4:00:53] Thank you.
[4:00:56] All right.
[4:00:57] Thank you.
[4:00:58] Councilmember De La Rivera not
[4:00:58] seeing anybody else in
[4:00:59] the lights.
[4:01:01] I will reiterate my thanks to
[4:01:02] COUNCILMAN Moreno for
[4:01:03] the leadership on this and
[4:01:05] the quick reaction and to
[4:01:05] the mayor's office for your
[4:01:06] response And once again
[4:01:10] navigating the nuances of
[4:01:11] the municipal code and how we
[4:01:12] can actually get these things
[4:01:12] done and coordinating with
[4:01:15] other outside agencies that
[4:01:16] also will be affected by this
[4:01:16] action.
[4:01:20] So with that we have a motion
[4:01:20] by Councilmember Moreno and a
[4:01:21] second by council member come
[4:01:32] here and please call the roll
[4:01:32] Stars voting system.
[4:01:37] Please cast your vote.
[4:01:43] Oh sorry That passes
[4:01:44] unanimously 920.
[4:01:44] >> Thank you.
[4:02:03] Council PRESIDENT That is that
[4:02:03] .
[4:02:04] Thank you.
[4:02:04] Thank you.
[4:02:05] Thank you.
[4:02:09] Thank you and thank you.
[4:02:14] Thank you the staff for your
[4:02:14] flexibility in navigating these
[4:02:15] two items.
[4:02:15] I think it was exactly
[4:02:19] the right thing to do So with
[4:02:19] that.
[4:02:20] Clerk please introduce the city
[4:02:23] council and the Public
[4:02:24] Facilities Finance Authority
[4:02:24] Companion items.
[4:02:25] >> Thank you.
[4:02:25] Council PRESIDENT.
[4:02:28] Item 331 is the authorization
[4:02:29] for the Public Facilities
[4:02:29] Financing Authority of the City
[4:02:34] of San Diego Sewer Revenue
[4:02:34] Bonds Areas 2026 and Series
[4:02:37] 2026 be the 2026 Sewer revenue
[4:02:38] bonds preliminary unofficial
[4:02:41] official statement and item fa1
[4:02:42] is the approval of the form and
[4:02:42] authorization of
[4:02:43] the distribution of
[4:02:43] the permanent official
[4:02:46] statement authorization of
[4:02:47] the execution delivery and
[4:02:48] distribution of the official
[4:02:51] statement in connection with
[4:02:52] the issuance and sale by
[4:02:53] the Public Utilities Financing
[4:02:55] Authority of the City of San
[4:02:56] Diego Series 2026 eight and
[4:02:57] Series 2026 be sewer revenue
[4:02:57] bonds.
[4:03:01] This item is not subject to
[4:03:02] the mayor's veto in council
[4:03:03] PRESIDENT All right, thank you
[4:03:03] City Clerk And with that staff
[4:03:06] as you settle in please
[4:03:07] introduce yourself for
[4:03:07] the record.
[4:03:08] >> Let us know how much time
[4:03:08] you need.
[4:03:09] Good afternoon.
[4:03:12] Council PRESIDENT LaCava and
[4:03:13] members of the Council this is
[4:03:13] Jodi Pant Lu, Assistant
[4:03:14] director of the Department of
[4:03:17] Finance And presenting with me
[4:03:18] today are Kevin Bonner, finance
[4:03:18] and coordinator.
[4:03:21] Also with us and Deputy City
[4:03:22] Attorney David Powell.
[4:03:23] You need about ten minutes.
[4:03:26] All right when you're ready.
[4:03:26] Thank you The action for your
[4:03:27] consideration this afternoon as
[4:03:31] the authorization of
[4:03:31] the preliminary official
[4:03:32] statement for the public
[4:03:32] Facilities Financing authority
[4:03:36] sewer revenue Bonds Series 2026
[4:03:40] eight and 2026 b as also
[4:03:41] standard practice for long term
[4:03:41] bond issuances.
[4:03:42] The authorization is obtained
[4:03:46] through a two step process
[4:03:47] The first step approval by
[4:03:49] the City Council and the pfa of
[4:03:50] the legal framework for
[4:03:51] the bonds was completed late
[4:03:51] last calendar year.
[4:03:55] This included authorization to
[4:03:56] issue bonds and a principal
[4:03:59] amount not to exceed 240
[4:03:59] million as well as
[4:04:00] authorization to refund
[4:04:00] the existing sewer revenue
[4:04:05] bonds.
[4:04:06] Today we are here for
[4:04:06] the second step of the process
[4:04:07] seeking authorization for
[4:04:10] the post for these bonds.
[4:04:11] With that I will turn it over
[4:04:12] to Kevin.
[4:04:12] Thank you Jose.
[4:04:15] I'm here to give a 2026 sewer
[4:04:18] revenue bond update with our
[4:04:19] 2026 series our New Money.
[4:04:23] We anticipate receiving $226
[4:04:23] million of proceeds at a true
[4:04:24] interest cost of 4.43%.
[4:04:29] That makes an annual estimated
[4:04:29] annual debt service of $14
[4:04:32] million from f y 2027 through
[4:04:32] 2056.
[4:04:36] In addition, our 2026 series a
[4:04:37] Refunding bonds we will be
[4:04:41] refunding 2015 2016 aa bonds in
[4:04:42] order to achieve savings will
[4:04:46] have net present value savings
[4:04:46] of around 11% and those annual
[4:04:50] savings is approximately $3
[4:04:51] million from fiscal year 2027.
[4:04:56] The fiscal year 2039 on an
[4:05:00] annual basis our 2026 series b
[4:05:01] This is a short term issuance.
[4:05:01] This provides liquidity to
[4:05:05] the system.
[4:05:05] We anticipate the proceeds to
[4:05:06] be approximately $30 million.
[4:05:10] The purpose of this is for
[4:05:10] providing liquidity for srf
[4:05:11] loan reimbursement, timing
[4:05:15] issues and year end true up
[4:05:15] statements.
[4:05:16] This item the total interest
[4:05:21] cost is about $2.8 million and
[4:05:22] charges MAY 15th, 2028.
[4:05:26] This is anticipated to be
[4:05:31] revenue neutral as the interest
[4:05:31] earnings on the amount that we
[4:05:32] borrow will cover the cost of
[4:05:38] interest on the bonds.
[4:05:39] >> In addition we have just
[4:05:44] estimated sources and uses a
[4:05:45] table put on here as well as we
[4:05:45] have finalized our underwriter
[4:05:49] syndicate We are going a
[4:05:50] negotiated route for our
[4:05:50] underwriters syndicate.
[4:05:54] Our underwriters sell the bonds
[4:05:54] for for the city.
[4:05:55] Our underwriters include Bank
[4:05:59] of America, Wells Fargo Academy
[4:06:00] Securities and Siebert Williams
[4:06:04] and Shank.
[4:06:05] The city also recently received
[4:06:08] strong credit ratings for
[4:06:09] the 2026 a and b source of
[4:06:10] revenue bonds with a rating
[4:06:14] from s&p global ratings and a
[4:06:15] Double-a rating with a negative
[4:06:16] outlook from Fitch Ratings.
[4:06:16] The negative outlook from Fitch
[4:06:20] is a new development for
[4:06:20] the wastewater system and
[4:06:21] reflects their view of
[4:06:24] the city's increasing capital
[4:06:25] needs over time including major
[4:06:26] investments such as pure water
[4:06:28] phase one channel water phase
[4:06:29] two and broader system wide
[4:06:30] sewer improvements.
[4:06:33] Importantly, the underlying
[4:06:34] rating remains intact
[4:06:35] indicating continued confidence
[4:06:39] in the sewer systems credit
[4:06:40] fundamentals.
[4:06:40] A memo will be circulated in
[4:06:41] the next few days to City
[4:06:44] Council regarding additional
[4:06:45] detail on the Fitch's rating
[4:06:48] outlook for our 2026 sewer
[4:06:49] revenue bonds financing
[4:06:49] schedule.
[4:06:50] We are hoping for approval
[4:06:51] today from both the Council and
[4:06:54] pfa.
[4:06:55] We would release the policy
[4:06:55] later this week.
[4:07:00] A bond sale is happening most
[4:07:01] likely on Tuesday MAY 5th with
[4:07:04] our bond closing on MAY 27th.
[4:07:05] The bond closing is when we
[4:07:06] receive all the funds.
[4:07:07] With that I'll turn it over to
[4:07:10] David Powell from city
[4:07:10] attorney's office.
[4:07:11] Thank you, Karen.
[4:07:14] So I'm going to first discuss
[4:07:15] the 2026 sewer bonds, our
[4:07:15] preliminary statement or post
[4:07:19] as we call it, which is
[4:07:20] the city's marketing document
[4:07:20] which is designed to provide
[4:07:21] information that reasonable
[4:07:25] investor would consider
[4:07:25] material in making informed
[4:07:26] investment decisions.
[4:07:27] So some of the items that are
[4:07:30] included in the sewer policy
[4:07:31] are going to be the bond terms
[4:07:32] plan of finance security and
[4:07:35] sources of payment information
[4:07:35] regarding the wastewater
[4:07:36] system.
[4:07:40] Some risk factors the ratings
[4:07:41] and pertinent system financial
[4:07:42] regulatory information
[4:07:42] including service area
[4:07:46] facilities, capital improvement
[4:07:47] program finance operations,
[4:07:51] labor insurance, pension and
[4:07:52] some litigation information as
[4:07:52] well.
[4:07:53] Additionally you can see there
[4:07:57] are several appendices that are
[4:07:57] listed here on the slide that
[4:07:58] are included with the policy as
[4:08:02] well.
[4:08:02] >> Also included are risk
[4:08:03] factors related to the sewer
[4:08:08] system or the wastewater system
[4:08:08] which include the demand
[4:08:09] expense collection rate setting
[4:08:13] and the supply water supply and
[4:08:14] risk to the bonds themselves
[4:08:14] which are that there are
[4:08:19] limited obligations
[4:08:19] the acceleration provisions,
[4:08:20] limitations on remedies, tax
[4:08:21] exemptions and absence of a
[4:08:24] secondary market and then other
[4:08:25] risks which include potential
[4:08:25] impact of climate change,
[4:08:29] cybersecurity, economic,
[4:08:30] political and social
[4:08:31] environmental conditions
[4:08:35] associated with the issuance of
[4:08:35] the bonds.
[4:08:36] Finally, I'll quickly go over
[4:08:36] the preliminary official
[4:08:40] statement Disclosure process
[4:08:41] which many of you have heard
[4:08:42] several times before But it's
[4:08:46] worth repeating as it I believe
[4:08:47] gets security for you all in
[4:08:48] making your decision today.
[4:08:48] So the security disclosure
[4:08:51] ordinance establishes
[4:08:52] the Disclosure Practices
[4:08:52] Working Group or d p g which
[4:08:57] includes the ceo, the city
[4:08:58] attorney, the cfo, the deputy
[4:08:59] city attorney for finance and
[4:09:02] disclosure outside and outside
[4:09:03] Disclosure counsel dpw
[4:09:04] establishes our controls and
[4:09:08] procedures which outline
[4:09:09] the disclosure process.
[4:09:09] This mandates certifications
[4:09:10] from the Mayor, the city
[4:09:13] attorney, the cfo sitting there
[4:09:14] no material misstatements or
[4:09:14] omissions in the disclosure
[4:09:19] document, in the policy.
[4:09:19] >> This also includes
[4:09:20] solicitation of information
[4:09:21] from the City Attorney's office
[4:09:24] pwd Department of Finance and
[4:09:25] other contributing departments
[4:09:25] in addition to publicly
[4:09:26] available sources of
[4:09:30] information believed to be
[4:09:31] reliable.
[4:09:31] Also there is a review of
[4:09:36] multiple drafts of the policy
[4:09:37] with the financing team, city
[4:09:37] officials and dpw.
[4:09:38] Ag Prior to your consideration
[4:09:42] here today the financing group
[4:09:42] and contributing departments
[4:09:43] also certified to dpw on
[4:09:46] the process and content of
[4:09:47] the policy prior to posting and
[4:09:52] sale.
[4:09:53] So the policy is ultimately
[4:09:53] approved by dpw pursuant to
[4:09:57] the controls and procedures.
[4:09:58] Also there are certifications
[4:09:58] by the mayor, the city
[4:10:03] attorney, the cfo and dpw
[4:10:03] provided the City Council view
[4:10:04] the Disclosure Responsibilities
[4:10:05] memo issued by the City
[4:10:05] Attorney's Office.
[4:10:08] This memo, as you know,
[4:10:09] outlines the City Council's
[4:10:10] legal obligations and includes
[4:10:14] certifications from all
[4:10:15] the contributing departments.
[4:10:15] Any final updates of the policy
[4:10:16] will be provided to City
[4:10:20] Council prior to posting.
[4:10:21] And I will turn back over to
[4:10:21] Kevin.
[4:10:22] Thank you.
[4:10:22] These are the items for
[4:10:26] consideration for
[4:10:26] the distribution of the library
[4:10:27] official statement and
[4:10:28] authorization and execution of
[4:10:32] the official statement after
[4:10:32] pressing the buttons.
[4:10:33] With that concludes our
[4:10:33] presentation open for
[4:10:34] questions.
[4:10:34] All right.
[4:10:37] Thank you for the presentation
[4:10:38] and the work to bring this item
[4:10:38] forward.
[4:10:39] Clark please proceed with
[4:10:42] public testimony for these two
[4:10:42] items.
[4:10:42] Blair Brickman if you can
[4:10:50] please come forward.
[4:10:57] You'll have two minutes.
[4:10:58] I will begin.
[4:10:58] Thank you for this item.
[4:11:02] I didn't quite understand all
[4:11:07] the other bond mentions for
[4:11:08] items such as cyber security.
[4:11:13] How that relates to the sewer
[4:11:13] bond issues.
[4:11:14] I'm just starting to learn to
[4:11:20] separate or further understand
[4:11:21] the differences between sewer
[4:11:26] bond issues and stormwater
[4:11:27] issues So good luck in that
[4:11:27] process.
[4:11:32] It's an important separation of
[4:11:32] the two items and I'm trying to
[4:11:37] better better understand that.
[4:11:38] I just I guess with bond issues
[4:11:44] a you know if we if you're
[4:11:44] dealing with at some level
[4:11:49] cyber security bond concepts,
[4:11:50] the work we do with tech
[4:11:50] accountability just makes our
[4:11:55] city we do it well more
[4:11:55] valuable, more people are more
[4:12:00] interested And I guess I'm
[4:12:01] hearing that that that includes
[4:12:01] the money situations as well.
[4:12:06] So we're just considered a more
[4:12:07] a better way around.
[4:12:12] So good luck.
[4:12:13] Tech accountability can help It
[4:12:13] helps with the procurement
[4:12:14] process as well and how you
[4:12:17] talk to other people about when
[4:12:18] you present that we have good
[4:12:19] tech accountability that helps
[4:12:23] everyone and that means also
[4:12:24] we're practicing safely and
[4:12:24] that means that people don't
[4:12:29] want to hack us as much if
[4:12:30] we're doing good things and
[4:12:31] building trust, people won't
[4:12:31] want to hack us As much simple
[4:12:35] as that with the cyber security
[4:12:35] stuff.
[4:12:36] Thank you for that To our
[4:12:40] patients with that overall.
[4:12:41] That's my description of my
[4:12:42] life trying to understand
[4:12:43] the differences between sewer
[4:12:46] and stormwater issues for
[4:12:47] ourselves.
[4:12:48] Good luck what you can be doing
[4:12:52] and with these sort of items
[4:12:53] and and working on our sewer
[4:12:59] issues and how we can talk to
[4:12:59] Mexico about sewer things.
[4:13:00] >> Thank you.
[4:13:05] I started the five minute timer
[4:13:05] going to those online 8700 If
[4:13:17] you can please unmute.
[4:13:17] Thank you Sinclair Joyce and
[4:13:18] the other 53 I'm going out on a
[4:13:22] limb on this because I'm just
[4:13:28] getting putting my big toe in
[4:13:34] this bond debt system and so
[4:13:34] forth.
[4:13:35] But here's just one thing that
[4:13:36] popped up It's going to be
[4:13:36] short.
[4:13:40] I did look at the policy on
[4:13:41] Google.
[4:13:41] It was very it's very fast And
[4:13:46] I just had a quick and you
[4:13:46] know, it's very critical to
[4:13:47] the investors So I'm concerned
[4:13:53] about the ip gap and how much
[4:13:53] we have to express about that
[4:13:58] to be investors and how that
[4:13:59] exacerbates our risk.
[4:14:00] So I don't know if that's those
[4:14:05] are decent comments or a decent
[4:14:06] question from a public person
[4:14:06] but I thought I'd put that out
[4:14:07] there for you.
[4:14:11] I thank you so much you all.
[4:14:12] >> Thank you.
[4:14:12] That does conclude public
[4:14:19] comment on this item Item.
[4:14:20] All right.
[4:14:20] We'll turn over to council
[4:14:21] members for questions and
[4:14:22] comments and will entertain a
[4:14:26] motion on each of the two items
[4:14:26] starting with item 331.
[4:14:27] But we'll start with
[4:14:31] Councilmember Moreno.
[4:14:31] >> Wonderful.
[4:14:32] Thank you so much for
[4:14:37] the presentation and as always
[4:14:37] I appreciate the work of debt
[4:14:38] management and the Department
[4:14:38] of Finance.
[4:14:43] I would also like to thank
[4:14:44] the Disclosure Practice Working
[4:14:44] Group for the review of
[4:14:45] the preliminary official
[4:14:49] statements.
[4:14:50] I do have a few questions that
[4:14:50] I will be asking For the record
[4:14:51] Do you believe that all
[4:14:55] relevant and material
[4:14:55] information that would need to
[4:14:56] be considered by potential
[4:15:00] bondholders and investors has
[4:15:01] been disclosed in
[4:15:01] the preliminary official
[4:15:02] statement?
[4:15:07] Yes.
[4:15:07] Do you believe that any
[4:15:08] information contained in
[4:15:08] the preliminary official
[4:15:12] statement is in accurate or
[4:15:13] misleading to potential
[4:15:14] bondholders and investors?
[4:15:19] No.
[4:15:19] Is there any additional
[4:15:20] material information that
[4:15:21] the city council should be
[4:15:21] aware of today concerning
[4:15:26] the content of these
[4:15:27] preliminary official statements
[4:15:27] And that so and are there any
[4:15:32] questions that council has not
[4:15:33] asked that should have been
[4:15:33] asked?
[4:15:33] I don't believe so.
[4:15:34] With that I'm happy to make a
[4:15:38] motion to move staff's
[4:15:39] recommendation.
[4:15:40] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT
[4:15:40] All right.
[4:15:41] We have a motion by Council
[4:15:41] member Marino to move the staff
[4:15:43] recommendation Item 331.
[4:15:44] >> We'll go next to council
[4:15:45] member Campbell thank you so
[4:15:45] much.
[4:15:50] Thank you for the presentation
[4:15:51] and for all your thoughtfulness
[4:15:51] in regard to these kind of
[4:15:52] matters.
[4:15:56] I'm very happy to second
[4:15:56] the motion.
[4:15:57] >> All right.
[4:15:57] Thank you, Council members.
[4:16:01] So we have a motion by
[4:16:02] COUNCILMAN Marino, second by
[4:16:03] Council member Campbell to move
[4:16:06] the staff recommendation and
[4:16:07] item 331 will go to council
[4:16:08] member Ron Wolpert.
[4:16:08] I thank you very much for
[4:16:12] the presentation and the work
[4:16:12] on it.
[4:16:13] I know a lot of work goes into
[4:16:14] putting in the bond financing
[4:16:15] document disclosures and I just
[4:16:18] want to make sure that this is
[4:16:19] planned for in our debt ratios
[4:16:19] correct.
[4:16:23] We're still not going to bump
[4:16:24] the need to be below a council
[4:16:25] member for clarification.
[4:16:30] >> This is the sole credit that
[4:16:31] the debt ratios are only for
[4:16:31] the general fund these revenue
[4:16:32] bonds So the sewer bonds are
[4:16:36] governed by the coverage ratios
[4:16:37] as spelled out in this word
[4:16:38] legal documents.
[4:16:43] And so it's an enterprise fund.
[4:16:43] Yes.
[4:16:43] Okay.
[4:16:44] Got it Right.
[4:16:44] Thank you.
[4:16:45] Thank you for reminding me of
[4:16:45] that.
[4:16:48] It's over already in budget
[4:16:48] season.
[4:16:49] I'm getting confused in our
[4:16:50] fund So thank you very much and
[4:16:50] I'm happy to support
[4:16:51] the motion.
[4:16:51] All right.
[4:16:54] Thanks COUNCILMAN Vaughn.
[4:16:55] Anybody else in the lights?
[4:16:55] We have a motion by
[4:16:56] Councilmember Moreno and second
[4:16:57] by Councilmember Campbell to
[4:17:00] move the staff recommendation
[4:17:01] on item 331 please call
[4:17:01] the roll clerk as are
[4:17:02] the voting system.
[4:17:06] >> Please cast your vote And
[4:17:10] that passes unanimously 9 to 0
[4:17:10] The council PRESIDENT We will
[4:17:11] now adjourn as the city Council
[4:17:12] and convene as the public
[4:17:16] facilities Financing Authority
[4:17:17] to vote on the Public
[4:17:17] Facilities Finance Authority
[4:17:22] Item Councilmember Moreno and
[4:17:23] customary Campbell the second
[4:17:24] All right so we have a motion
[4:17:28] by Councilmember Moreno and a
[4:17:29] second by council member
[4:17:30] Campbell to move the staff
[4:17:34] recommendation on public
[4:17:35] facilities financing authority
[4:17:36] Item for one please call
[4:17:39] the roll I sorry I'm sorry.
[4:17:40] Attorney for some please cast
[4:17:45] your vote And that passes
[4:17:46] unanimously 920 Thank you
[4:17:50] Council PRESIDENT Thank you.
[4:17:51] And with that we will now take
[4:17:52] up the Public Facilities
[4:17:53] Financing Authority non agenda
[4:17:56] public comment Public
[4:17:57] Facilities Finance Authority
[4:17:58] That number is respected.
[4:17:58] I appreciate the public input
[4:17:59] and fully committed to
[4:18:02] protecting every participant's
[4:18:03] free speech rights at
[4:18:04] the Public Facilities Financing
[4:18:04] Authority meeting Park proceed
[4:18:10] with public comment Thank you
[4:18:10] Council PRESIDENT For rule 2.7
[4:18:11] Knowledge in a public comment
[4:18:14] is an opportunity for members
[4:18:15] of the public to comment on
[4:18:15] items that are not on
[4:18:16] the agenda but within
[4:18:17] the subject matter jurisdiction
[4:18:21] of the public facilities
[4:18:21] Financing Authority.
[4:18:22] Each speaker will have two
[4:18:22] minutes.
[4:18:23] If you are in chambers please
[4:18:27] limit your speaker slip.
[4:18:28] If you're joining us virtually
[4:18:29] please raise your hand to speak
[4:18:30] by tapping Raise your hand icon
[4:18:30] or star nine We're going to go
[4:18:35] to the microphone.
[4:18:36] All right.
[4:18:36] Thank you.
[4:18:37] We're Beakman Thank you for
[4:18:37] taking my card.
[4:18:41] I I wanted to offer I really
[4:18:42] meant to offer more from
[4:18:47] the sewer bond issue that you
[4:18:48] know you just you just worked
[4:18:53] on an arrangement for Choice
[4:18:54] Creek I think a very new
[4:19:00] innovative underground water
[4:19:01] pipe system that has filtration
[4:19:05] systems that that leak into
[4:19:06] the marshlands at the end and
[4:19:11] end of its journey And it's
[4:19:12] like innovative and interesting
[4:19:18] And I think those ideas from
[4:19:18] Mexico could be really helpful
[4:19:19] in how we're trying to address
[4:19:20] Mexico at this time.
[4:19:23] And I have a really interesting
[4:19:24] thought that there there's I've
[4:19:29] been back and forth in San
[4:19:30] Diego since the late 80s and
[4:19:36] it's like there's always this
[4:19:36] code that we're not supposed to
[4:19:37] quite be fully working with
[4:19:41] Tijuana in some ways And
[4:19:42] interestingly I just realize
[4:19:47] that do you want to kind of
[4:19:48] probably has the same feeling
[4:19:49] about San Diego And so it's
[4:19:53] that rub that we don't quite
[4:19:53] get things accomplished
[4:19:54] together.
[4:19:54] I mean there's a lot of worry
[4:19:59] about what do you want Two
[4:19:59] Rivers doing right now?
[4:20:03] That same worry was there in
[4:20:04] the 1980s and the same
[4:20:04] conversations were happening
[4:20:05] then as they're happening now
[4:20:09] where we have some conversation
[4:20:10] in other ways we don't talk to
[4:20:10] each other And I'm trying to
[4:20:11] figure out ways that, you know,
[4:20:16] we build up certain societal
[4:20:16] standards that we don't work
[4:20:17] with Tijuana and they do
[4:20:22] the same And how do we work
[4:20:22] through that at this time?
[4:20:23] Good luck in your efforts with
[4:20:27] this sort of item or with
[4:20:28] the previous item with with
[4:20:29] sewer issues and how to develop
[4:20:34] good communication and dialog
[4:20:34] with Mexico into technology?
[4:20:35] >> Right.
[4:20:35] Thank you.
[4:20:39] I'm sorry the five minute timer
[4:20:39] going on was participating
[4:20:40] remotely 8700 If you can please
[4:20:44] unmute.
[4:20:44] Thank you.
[4:20:52] Feel joy It's an outdoor
[4:20:55] council member Moreno You know
[4:21:01] member I hope that my loved you
[4:21:02] ask those questions and I think
[4:21:03] everybody knows what I mean by
[4:21:08] that She just asked him on that
[4:21:14] last item And to my question
[4:21:15] Councilmember Moreno is it who
[4:21:15] are you going to pass
[4:21:20] the question the time to before
[4:21:20] you leave and thank you for
[4:21:21] your beautiful service to
[4:21:25] the people of San Diego.
[4:21:26] But I'm really concerned about
[4:21:27] that because those questions
[4:21:27] must be asked and I don't
[4:21:33] remember anyone before you
[4:21:34] really asking the questions
[4:21:34] the way you do And in just your
[4:21:39] sincerity and your power behind
[4:21:39] them.
[4:21:40] So thank you know, a little
[4:21:40] more on this.
[4:21:45] So let me if I have time I hope
[4:21:46] you'll read this from
[4:21:47] the pension article The higher
[4:21:50] payment this year comes despite
[4:21:50] the city's unfunded pension
[4:21:55] debt shrinking slightly from
[4:21:56] 3.49 billion to 3.646 billion.
[4:22:02] The debt formerly called an
[4:22:02] unfunded actuarial liability is
[4:22:07] based on Kowalski's long term
[4:22:12] liability projection of 14.5
[4:22:13] billion compared to his long
[4:22:18] term asset projection of 11.5
[4:22:19] billion.
[4:22:24] So I'm just getting into this
[4:22:25] power of debt And San Diego
[4:22:31] County Water Authority there is
[4:22:31] some problem with their debt to
[4:22:32] or they're going into a problem
[4:22:37] with it in the future.
[4:22:38] I just briefly read that for
[4:22:38] sure.
[4:22:43] I just read that to you.
[4:22:43] I don't get it but it's a
[4:22:44] concern on the debt So that's
[4:22:49] going to be I just wanted to
[4:22:50] put that out to you that that
[4:22:51] this is a place where I think a
[4:22:52] lot of the public just has no
[4:22:55] idea.
[4:22:56] Oh my apologies.
[4:22:56] Your time has concluded that as
[4:22:57] a manager general public
[4:23:01] comment for the beginning of
[4:23:01] All right Thank you City clerk
[4:23:02] We will we will adjourn as
[4:23:06] the public facilities finance
[4:23:07] Authority and reconvene as
[4:23:11] the City council will close
[4:23:12] with two adjournments in memory
[4:23:12] And we will start with Council
[4:23:20] member Foster the Third Circuit
[4:23:20] .
[4:23:20] Thank you.
[4:23:26] Council PRESIDENT Today we
[4:23:27] adjourn this City Council
[4:23:27] meeting in memory of Coach Tony
[4:23:32] Devine Jackson a mentor, a
[4:23:33] leader and someone who was
[4:23:34] deeply significant to my
[4:23:37] community and who meant a great
[4:23:43] deal to me because Jackson was
[4:23:44] born on JULY 27th, 1957 in
[4:23:49] Oklahoma.
[4:23:50] He moved to San Diego at 13
[4:23:50] years old And from that point
[4:23:54] on this became his home a place
[4:23:55] where he would grow, where he
[4:23:56] would go on to make a lasting
[4:24:00] impact.
[4:24:01] He attended o'Farrell Junior
[4:24:01] High School and graduate
[4:24:02] o'Farrell Junior High and
[4:24:06] graduated from Patrick Henry
[4:24:07] High School where he stood out
[4:24:12] in both football and basketball
[4:24:12] .
[4:24:13] Even early on you could see
[4:24:14] the discipline and leadership
[4:24:18] that would define his life, he
[4:24:19] continued his education at San
[4:24:19] Diego City College, then San
[4:24:20] Diego State University where he
[4:24:25] earned his teaching credential.
[4:24:26] He later earned his master's
[4:24:26] degree from Mizuho Pacific
[4:24:30] University.
[4:24:31] Education mattered to Coach
[4:24:32] Jackson not only for himself
[4:24:32] but for the young people.
[4:24:37] He would go on to guide Coach
[4:24:37] Jackson dedicated his life to
[4:24:38] working with youth as a teacher
[4:24:43] and a coach.
[4:24:44] He showed up every day with
[4:24:44] purpose.
[4:24:45] He taught the game but more
[4:24:49] importantly he taught
[4:24:49] accountability, discipline and
[4:24:50] how to carry yourself.
[4:24:54] He made sure you understood
[4:24:55] that what you did off the field
[4:24:55] mattered just as much.
[4:24:56] He began coaching at Helix High
[4:25:01] School in 1980 but his legacy
[4:25:02] is deeply rooted at Lincoln
[4:25:06] High School, where he spent
[4:25:06] more than 15 years shaping
[4:25:07] young men and leading teams to
[4:25:12] championships and building
[4:25:13] something bigger than the game
[4:25:14] as a league in high school
[4:25:17] Among them Coach Jackson was
[4:25:18] one of my coaches.
[4:25:18] He expected a lot from his
[4:25:19] athletes and students and he
[4:25:23] never lowered that standard.
[4:25:24] He pushed us because he cared
[4:25:25] because he saw something in us
[4:25:29] and he made sure we saw it too.
[4:25:30] That's something you carry with
[4:25:31] you long after the practices
[4:25:36] and long after the games
[4:25:36] the discipline,
[4:25:37] the accountability,
[4:25:37] the expectations, the way you
[4:25:42] show up in life that stays with
[4:25:42] you And it's part of his
[4:25:43] legacy.
[4:25:47] He poured into young people
[4:25:48] across El Diego monitors
[4:25:49] the Southwestern college youth
[4:25:53] leagues and travel teams always
[4:25:54] giving his time and energy to
[4:25:54] others.
[4:25:55] And through all of that he
[4:26:00] remained grounded in his faith,
[4:26:00] his family and his community.
[4:26:01] He makes you feel seen and he
[4:26:05] made you feel like you mattered
[4:26:06] not just as an athlete but as a
[4:26:06] person.
[4:26:11] He built a life centered on
[4:26:12] love, family and connection and
[4:26:12] that showed and that showed in
[4:26:17] how he led and how he lived.
[4:26:18] I extend my deepest condolences
[4:26:23] to his family, loved ones and
[4:26:24] all those who had the privilege
[4:26:24] of knowing him and with great
[4:26:29] respect.
[4:26:30] We honor the life of Coach Tony
[4:26:31] Davon Jackson, his impact and
[4:26:34] the legacy he lives.
[4:26:35] He leaves behind a council
[4:26:35] PRESIDENT.
[4:26:37] That concludes my comments.
[4:26:44] Thank you Council member.
[4:26:45] I will have the second
[4:26:45] adjournment in memory.
[4:26:46] It is with a heavy heart that I
[4:26:50] adjourn today's meeting in
[4:26:50] memory of Angel Castro a
[4:26:51] beloved daughter, sister, wife
[4:26:56] friend, dog mom and dedicated
[4:26:57] city employee Angel with a
[4:26:58] lifelong San Diego.
[4:27:02] Spending her childhood and
[4:27:03] adult life as a proud resident
[4:27:07] of Claremont for nearly 45
[4:27:07] years she served as a dedicated
[4:27:08] city of San Diego Parks and
[4:27:12] Recreation employee starting
[4:27:13] with the Parks and Recreation
[4:27:14] Department in 1981 as a
[4:27:14] recreation aide and rising
[4:27:19] through the ranks with her most
[4:27:19] recent position as an area
[4:27:20] manager within the department.
[4:27:25] She also served over ten
[4:27:25] different communities in
[4:27:26] the city of San Diego spanning
[4:27:30] council districts one, three
[4:27:30] and six angels All
[4:27:31] the successful opening of both
[4:27:35] the Carmel Mountain and Silver
[4:27:35] Springs Rec Center and
[4:27:36] the Pacific Highlands Ranch Rec
[4:27:36] Center.
[4:27:42] A few examples of how Angels
[4:27:42] work was celebrated within
[4:27:43] the Parks and Rec department
[4:27:44] include her participation in
[4:27:47] the automated external
[4:27:48] defibrillator deployment at
[4:27:52] the Ocean Beach Rec Center in
[4:27:53] 2005 and her receipt of
[4:27:54] the Exemplary Performance award
[4:27:58] for covid 19 in JANUARY 2021.
[4:27:58] Angel Specialty was her
[4:27:59] meticulously planned and joy
[4:28:03] filled community events that
[4:28:04] have a reputation of drawing in
[4:28:05] crowds worthy of.
[4:28:10] Some of her well-known events
[4:28:10] were movies and concerts in
[4:28:11] the park.
[4:28:15] Breakfast with Santa Spring
[4:28:15] excuse me Spring Egg hunts and
[4:28:20] Halloween carnivals in Carmel
[4:28:21] Valley and Pacific Islands
[4:28:21] Ranch.
[4:28:22] She partnered with the San
[4:28:22] Diego Police Department
[4:28:23] Northwestern Division on
[4:28:27] multiple successful events like
[4:28:28] Skate gym trunk or Treat and
[4:28:33] holiday toy drives each year.
[4:28:34] These events have grown larger
[4:28:35] and these communities have
[4:28:35] become more connected and
[4:28:36] engaged with each other.
[4:28:39] As a result of her work, her
[4:28:40] gift of making others welcome
[4:28:41] and creating lasting
[4:28:46] connections earned her
[4:28:46] the title of second mom to many
[4:28:47] of those around her.
[4:28:52] Selflessness was Angel's
[4:28:52] defining characteristic
[4:28:53] manifesting itself through her
[4:28:58] acts of service towards
[4:28:58] the people she loved and
[4:28:59] the city she called home.
[4:29:00] Always first in line to be a
[4:29:03] helping hand or someone to talk
[4:29:04] to.
[4:29:04] Angel.
[4:29:05] Angel did it all.
[4:29:09] Angel passed away on FEBRUARY
[4:29:10] 22nd 2026 leaving behind a
[4:29:10] legacy of service, community
[4:29:16] and less kindness to
[4:29:17] the community she served.
[4:29:17] The Parks and Rec,
[4:29:18] the recreation Department and
[4:29:19] her friends and family.
[4:29:25] Rest in peace Angel.
[4:29:26] And with that we will now
[4:29:27] adjourn Council to the next
[4:29:27] regularly scheduled council
[4:29:30] meeting on Monday MAY 11th,