[1:30] through

[1:30] the All right, good

[1:31] morning.

[1:31] >> I will now call the City

[1:35] council meeting of Monday, MAY

[1:35] 11th, 2026 to order.

[1:36] Clerk Please call the roll.

[1:36] Thank you.

[1:39] Council PRESIDENT Councilmember

[1:40] Campbell Councilmember Whitburn

[1:40] here.

[1:44] Councilmember Foster Council

[1:45] Member Ron Wolper Present

[1:45] Council PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee

[1:50] here Councilmember you here

[1:51] Councilmember Moreno Council

[1:54] Member Ella Rivera and Council

[1:55] PRESIDENT LaCava present also

[1:59] attending the meeting our city

[1:59] Attorney Heather Ferber,

[2:00] independent budget analyst

[2:00] Charles Maka and myself your

[2:04] city clerk Diana Fuentes thank

[2:05] Council PRESIDENT Thank you

[2:05] City Clerk The quorum is now

[2:06] present.

[2:09] We will begin this morning with

[2:10] an invocation by Clark Fuentes

[2:10] followed with the land

[2:11] acknowledgment and the Pledge

[2:12] of Allegiance led by council

[2:17] member Vaughn Wilbur Grant.

[2:18] Those who hold office in this

[2:22] city the spirit of wisdom,

[2:22] charity and justice that was

[2:23] steadfast purpose.

[2:27] They MAY faithfully serve in

[2:27] their offices to promote

[2:31] the well-being of all people.

[2:32] We respectfully acknowledge at

[2:33] the culmination or the original

[2:36] inhabitants of the unseated

[2:37] land now known as San Diego.

[2:38] Despite enduring the horrors of

[2:41] genocide and colonization,

[2:42] the coming ice year remains

[2:42] unbroken.

[2:43] We honor the resilience of

[2:44] their ancestors who fought to

[2:46] protect their culture and land.

[2:47] Today they carry their legacy

[2:48] forward ensuring that their

[2:51] traditions continue to thrive

[2:52] and gratitude and strength We

[2:53] see the combination connected

[2:53] to our past and committed to a

[2:55] thriving future.

[2:56] Please stand and face the flag.

[3:00] Ready to begin?

[3:01] I pledge allegiance to the flag

[3:02] of the United States of America

[3:05] and to the Republic for which

[3:06] it stands One nation under GOD

[3:09] indivisible, with liberty and

[3:14] justice for all.

[3:19] All right.

[3:20] >> So The Court Please go over

[3:20] how the public can offer their

[3:21] testimony.

[3:21] Thank Council PRESIDENT I'd

[3:24] like to highlight the screen

[3:24] the slide on the screen that

[3:25] reveals how the public can

[3:26] offer their public testimony

[3:29] during today's meeting.

[3:29] If you are in person please

[3:30] complete a speaker slip located

[3:31] at the entrance of chambers and

[3:33] bring it to the front of

[3:34] the room.

[3:35] No further in-person testimony

[3:35] will be taken once the council

[3:38] begins a virtual testimony for

[3:39] better meeting management

[3:41] purposes Each speaker will have

[3:42] one minute per item per person

[3:43] three or more items Thank you.

[3:47] Council PRESIDENT All right.

[3:47] >> Thank you.

[3:48] With that please read

[3:49] the closed session items into

[3:51] the record.

[3:52] >> Conference with Legal

[3:52] Counsel Existing Litigation

[3:54] pursuant to California

[3:55] Government Code Section 5495

[3:59] 6.91 Is this one in regards to

[3:59] national prescription opiate

[4:05] litigation see us to is Cap Inc

[4:05] at all versus discover

[4:06] financial services at all

[4:09] Discovery Card Merchant Class

[4:10] action See us three is Matthew

[4:14] Bradley versus City of San

[4:15] Diego c As for Blanca Julio

[4:16] Delgado versus City of San

[4:19] Diego c has five County Water

[4:20] authority and City of San Diego

[4:23] versus State Water Resources

[4:24] Control Board six six Shoji and

[4:28] Ayako Matsumoto versus City of

[4:28] San Diego and csf and Mary

[4:32] Brown at all versus Joe LaCava

[4:33] at all.

[4:33] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[4:34] All right.

[4:35] Thank you City Clerk And with

[4:38] that please proceed with public

[4:39] comment then Council PRESIDENT

[4:39] There are no speakers here in

[4:40] council chambers.

[4:42] I've started the five minute

[4:42] timer going to those

[4:43] participating remotely when you

[4:47] are unmuted Please let me know

[4:48] which item or items you wish to

[4:48] speak to.

[4:49] Katherine Rhodes If you can

[4:51] please unmute.

[4:57] >> Hi this is Katherine Rhodes

[4:58] and I wanted to talk on

[4:58] the last two.

[4:59] >> Please proceed.

[5:01] You'll have two minutes.

[5:01] Okay.

[5:05] First of all for the trash fee

[5:06] you know when we voted on it we

[5:08] voted on something around

[5:09] the $20 mark and now it's going

[5:12] to, you know, 40 and pretty

[5:13] soon it's going to be 50

[5:14] something.

[5:14] So I very much think that you

[5:18] should take deal that Mike Gary

[5:18] talked about previously and

[5:23] what he said is we should just

[5:23] go back to what you had on

[5:24] the ballot measure.

[5:28] That's perfect And we also

[5:29] don't need a world class tree.

[5:29] >> So Katherine is multitasking

[5:34] muted But I'm and we don't need

[5:39] I'm sorry we don't need a world

[5:40] class trash lane for students.

[5:41] We don't need a world.

[5:43] I'm sorry.

[5:44] We don't need the world class

[5:44] trash.

[5:48] Instead we could have what we

[5:49] had before where we had one

[5:54] week we had recyclable days in

[5:55] the next week we had the green

[5:58] cans for other things.

[5:59] So I really think that you

[6:03] should go back to what you were

[6:03] before.

[6:04] We don't need a world class

[6:04] trash thing.

[6:07] We just need our trash picked

[6:08] up and we could do it.

[6:09] We could also get rid of all

[6:12] the people who go around ahead

[6:13] of time and give people tickets

[6:16] if they don't do their they

[6:17] don't do the recyclables right

[6:17] now.

[6:21] So anyway, that's just such a

[6:22] big deal.

[6:23] Plus I don't think that you

[6:26] know, you guys put in motions

[6:31] to not have a mayor todd Gloria

[6:32] City Council PRESIDENT Joe

[6:36] LaCava and COUNCILMAN Rochelle

[6:40] Ella Rivera to be part of

[6:41] the you know, to actually

[6:42] testify on how you came up with

[6:46] all these numbers right here.

[6:47] And so I actually think that

[6:51] it's a it's a good deal for you

[6:51] .

[6:52] And then I heard also that

[6:56] Kevin Faulkner and his group

[6:56] will not try to get rid of

[6:57] the trash fee for two years if

[7:01] you actually approve it.

[7:01] So thank you very much but

[7:02] thank you.

[7:04] Next is Hector If you can

[7:09] please unmute please let me

[7:09] know which item or items you

[7:15] wish to speak to the trash fee

[7:16] and then the hector trash fee

[7:18] and the selling case with that

[7:19] Hispanic guy.

[7:19] >> Okay, two minutes Please

[7:20] proceed.

[7:24] Okay.

[7:25] With the trash bins obviously

[7:27] Got to get back to what it well

[7:28] tell us and give out refunds

[7:32] and then also in the trash I

[7:33] would say don't have the county

[7:37] collect that money to elect a

[7:37] water bills where they can't

[7:38] take the guy's house if he

[7:42] doesn't pay the trash fee.

[7:42] So that's that's kind of

[7:43] inappropriate.

[7:47] You know, it's just it's not

[7:47] good.

[7:48] And then I want to shout out

[7:52] the couple council person

[7:52] couple you took a racial slur

[7:57] from some Mexican guy calling

[7:58] him a banned day the other day.

[7:59] I want to I want to give thanks

[8:01] for not doing nothing about it.

[8:02] You know, he took he took one

[8:05] for the team and it wasn't it

[8:06] was hot.

[8:07] He was mad but did I think was

[8:07] a racial slur or something.

[8:10] Anyway, it could be just a

[8:11] badge of courage And then that

[8:15] was just on the side there And

[8:16] then the on the when you settle

[8:20] cases with people like the last

[8:21] time you saw that the black kid

[8:22] got shot and I think you should

[8:24] took that to trial because I

[8:25] think you guys were intimidated

[8:29] We have another race or

[8:30] something And if we did it if

[8:34] he got off on it or you know,

[8:34] we had to do something else

[8:35] because that's just

[8:35] intimidating.

[8:39] You guys were intimidated by

[8:39] that guy.

[8:40] He was a 16 year old black kid

[8:44] with a gun.

[8:45] He ran the corner.

[8:49] The cop was he was We tell our

[8:50] cops to run toward the fire.

[8:50] Maybe you still are cops.

[8:54] Just sit back and watch and see

[8:54] what happens.

[8:55] He told the kid to run

[8:55] the fire.

[8:58] He runs.

[8:59] You got to show cops your

[8:59] hands, man.

[9:00] If you run it from a crime

[9:03] scene like we need to teach

[9:03] black kids that like junior

[9:04] high if you're running from a

[9:07] crime scene gunshot to fire,

[9:08] show the people your hands And

[9:12] if you got a gun you might get

[9:13] shot.

[9:14] So he's old enough to have a

[9:18] gun and nobody's ever busted

[9:22] the guys that fired the shots.

[9:23] Where are those guys?

[9:23] I never heard nothing about

[9:24] that.

[9:25] So anyway, dope intimidated by

[9:25] the lawsuits.

[9:31] >> Thank you for my comments.

[9:32] Our next speaker is the it is

[9:35] the original Please proceed and

[9:36] indicate which items you'll be

[9:40] speaking to as many of them as

[9:43] I can in three minutes.

[9:44] >> Okay.

[9:44] Please proceed.

[9:48] Your ability to make decisions

[9:49] regarding closed session is

[9:53] significantly compromised when

[9:54] you're unable to conduct

[9:58] meetings legally blatantly So

[10:04] not doing that, not having a

[10:04] quorum and then deciding

[10:09] several days later five times

[10:09] after doing it in a row that

[10:13] and potentially even more I'm

[10:14] sure it was even more than I

[10:15] caught but that all of a sudden

[10:18] you need a quorum So when

[10:18] you're suddenly making

[10:19] decisions like that and

[10:20] the reason why we're always in

[10:23] litigation is because of your

[10:24] willful negligence misconduct

[10:28] mismanage management fraud,

[10:28] waste and abuse The list goes

[10:29] on.

[10:32] I mean why are you even talking

[10:33] about these and like that We're

[10:36] doing something about this per

[10:37] scription opioid opiate

[10:37] litigation.

[10:42] It's interesting because in

[10:42] the city of San Diego drugs are

[10:43] being done on a massive scale.

[10:46] Fentanyl is being distributed

[10:47] and you know, traffic in and

[10:48] out of tent City in just

[10:51] the city.

[10:52] Police officers watch people do

[10:52] it.

[10:53] There's foil all over

[10:53] the place.

[10:56] So like you guys don't really

[10:57] care.

[10:57] You just want to make money off

[10:58] the backs of people And that's

[11:01] why you're doing this.

[11:02] Discover Financial Discover

[11:06] Card class action as well.

[11:07] Any time you guys can jump on

[11:07] the bandwagon but you're

[11:10] hypocrites because you guys sit

[11:11] here and you engage in fraud

[11:14] with the people's money.

[11:15] I mean you even say you want to

[11:16] go against corporations when

[11:17] you're a corporation that is

[11:20] making the people's cost of

[11:20] living go up.

[11:21] So it's just crazy to hear

[11:22] the double speak and people

[11:24] praise you for what you're

[11:25] doing And then the constant

[11:26] litigation from tripping and

[11:30] falling or a skateboard

[11:30] incident from you know,

[11:34] the infrastructure not being up

[11:35] kept how many more of these are

[11:36] we going to have to do And even

[11:39] just like you know, drainpipes

[11:40] not being kept all the you

[11:43] know, $5 billion that you guys

[11:43] need for storm infrastructure?

[11:48] It's pretty ridiculous because

[11:49] it's just like you just you

[11:50] know, rob the people blind so

[11:52] that we can not only get into

[11:53] litigation because of your

[11:53] negligence but also do other

[11:57] things like you know, the trash

[11:57] thing.

[11:58] You know what you did is

[12:03] constitutionally illegal but

[12:03] you guys don't uphold that

[12:04] anyway.

[12:04] I don't even know why you guys

[12:05] take an oath.

[12:07] It's pretty crazy because right

[12:08] in your face you blatantly do

[12:08] things on people's face and

[12:12] you're like Yeah, it's like you

[12:13] I'm going to do it.

[12:14] It's just not like that's how

[12:16] brazen you guys are.

[12:17] And then that leads to

[12:17] litigation which cost

[12:18] the people more money.

[12:21] So hopefully at some point you

[12:22] guys are going to course

[12:22] correct and quit engaging in

[12:25] like that And you know instead

[12:26] of engaging in this litigation

[12:30] why don't you go ahead settle

[12:31] with the person and then course

[12:31] correct and fix what you messed

[12:35] up with with the whole trash

[12:35] thing And you know, even going

[12:36] into the fees here with

[12:40] the water resources board like

[12:40] you guys just cannot be trusted

[12:44] with anything, not even

[12:45] children.

[12:45] And that's what's so sad.

[12:48] It's like I mean just from

[12:49] the least to the most you guys

[12:52] are negligent.

[12:57] Thank you for your comments.

[12:58] Please note that the five

[12:58] minute timer has concluded with

[13:02] two speakers left in the queue

[13:02] .

[13:03] Our next speaker is Lori

[13:03] Saldana.

[13:06] Please proceed.

[13:07] >> Hello, Good morning And a

[13:11] bit of housekeeping for

[13:12] the members who arrived late.

[13:13] The mike is live when you

[13:13] arrive in the chamber and

[13:17] the public can hear your

[13:17] comments they are audible

[13:18] between when the meeting

[13:19] actually starts and the time

[13:22] you enter the chamber.

[13:23] So just for I I'd like to speak

[13:25] to see us four See us seven and

[13:26] see us five please.

[13:27] Okay Please proceed and see us

[13:31] for this is a pedestrian who

[13:35] trips on a metal storm drain.

[13:35] I I have mentioned this in

[13:36] the past in my comments that

[13:39] the hazards presented to

[13:40] residents of San Diego from

[13:40] tripping and falling are not

[13:44] just inconveniences and not

[13:45] just monetary problems for

[13:45] the city.

[13:49] They can be life threatening

[13:49] And I speak from the experience

[13:50] of a member of my own family

[13:53] who tripped just around

[13:54] the corner from city Hall was

[13:58] injured but not it was not

[13:59] anticipated that the injuries

[14:00] would would eventually kill her

[14:03] within a few months And that is

[14:04] what happened And that was my

[14:05] mother And it's hard to

[14:08] celebrate Mother's Day with

[14:09] that in my mind.

[14:09] But she tripped and fell on

[14:12] the broken sidewalk and

[14:13] the severity of her injuries

[14:14] were not apparent.

[14:17] They treated the most difficult

[14:18] When she was bleeding profusely

[14:22] They failed to notice some

[14:23] other injuries that contributed

[14:24] to her death a few months

[14:24] later.

[14:27] So these are not just

[14:28] theoretical In my case when I

[14:28] see these cases these are very

[14:32] real Regarding Mary Brown and

[14:37] the case on solid waste, thank

[14:37] you Mike Aguirre for taking

[14:38] this up and bringing justice to

[14:41] ratepayers.

[14:42] The city has a history of

[14:42] overcharging rate payers when

[14:45] it comes to basic necessities

[14:46] and it is one reason so many

[14:47] especially older adults are

[14:51] losing housing because they

[14:51] simply can't keep up with these

[14:52] bills.

[14:52] In 2005 the city was

[14:56] investigated for financial

[14:56] impropriety and it was

[14:57] determined residents were

[15:01] overcharged for basic water

[15:01] services in violation of

[15:05] the state's revolving fund loan

[15:06] agreements.

[15:06] So this is nothing new.

[15:07] The city of San Diego has a

[15:10] long history of putting

[15:11] the burden of higher rates on

[15:12] the back of those who can least

[15:16] afford them as opposed to

[15:16] charging industries and others

[15:21] that operate for a profit a

[15:22] fair amount and that includes

[15:26] water, trash and electricity

[15:27] things that every resident

[15:27] needs and we cannot get around

[15:31] paying for So I believe that

[15:32] this is related to see us five

[15:35] the state water resource

[15:36] Control Board and this case

[15:36] again the city has a long

[15:40] history of these disputes

[15:41] between the state regulatory

[15:45] agencies and the fees and I

[15:46] welcome and audit I welcome a

[15:50] very thorough audit of the city

[15:50] .

[15:51] i realize as a result of

[15:52] the cruel report from 20 years

[15:55] ago that determined numerous

[15:56] improprieties when it came to

[16:00] city finances that periodically

[16:01] I think every quarter century

[16:05] or so having an outside auditor

[16:06] go through the city's books

[16:06] would be welcome And I hope

[16:09] Mike Aguirre would consider

[16:10] that as part of this settlement

[16:14] You're going to go into closed

[16:14] session.

[16:15] These are cases that sadly

[16:19] should be transparent, should

[16:19] be discussed in front of

[16:20] the public if not the terms of

[16:23] the litigation then at least

[16:24] how you came to your decision

[16:25] making process and how you

[16:25] missed the mark.

[16:29] So badly in charging ratepayers

[16:33] a fair amount.

[16:34] Thank you for those comments.

[16:38] Our next speaker is color with

[16:39] the last four digits 8700.

[16:43] Please proceed and please state

[16:44] which class session item or

[16:52] items you wish to speak to.

[16:58] >> Thank you and welcome

[16:58] aboard.

[16:59] Joyce and I will speak on all

[17:01] of them.

[17:01] Okay?

[17:06] Please proceed.

[17:07] See as one pharmacy's in a

[17:11] lumped together with a fiesta

[17:15] and I'll say thank you for

[17:16] opting into the fight against

[17:21] big company power for us.

[17:25] Three Skateboarding Safety

[17:26] first and parental love and

[17:31] guidance See for a trip and

[17:36] fall Deer Public self advocacy

[17:39] and so safety as six storm

[17:44] drain pipe sinkhole I am very

[17:48] concerned about the leeway that

[17:49] was spoken about at the Budget

[17:53] Review committee meetings last

[17:54] week and now we will switch to

[17:58] the discussion that was consent

[18:02] that I just did so see as seven

[18:03] which is solid waste management

[18:07] fee Please be very diligent

[18:12] about any fees and how they are

[18:19] applied be as five which is

[18:20] the if the c w a and the city

[18:24] and the other the state thing

[18:29] Good to see a partnership with

[18:30] the c w a another c issue here

[18:34] yet on a state level it's

[18:34] regulatory so perhaps it's

[18:38] going to be a tough fight with

[18:39] the letter of the law involved

[18:43] so blessings on that item Now a

[18:44] question I think that covers it

[18:47] all.

[18:48] Question for you PRESIDENT On

[18:52] the consent agenda compared to

[18:53] how you usually do it at city

[18:57] council meetings can you ask

[18:58] the question are you supposed

[18:59] to ask the question excuse that

[19:02] word?

[19:03] Does anyone want to pull any

[19:07] item off consent?

[19:08] So I don't know if there's a

[19:09] different protocol for closed

[19:12] session consent but I don't

[19:13] remember through the years that

[19:13] we ever had consent on

[19:17] the closed session but for some

[19:18] reason it's popping up into my

[19:19] consciousness now that it's

[19:22] there and I'm a little unclear

[19:23] I should probably study that

[19:27] But in any case thank you so

[19:27] much.

[19:28] Thank you City tv for

[19:32] the beautiful, soothing,

[19:32] calming music that's on the tv

[19:37] screen.

[19:37] Usually it's not that soothing

[19:38] and calming so keep that up And

[19:42] I had something else to say.

[19:43] Well, it doesn't want to hang

[19:43] in there.

[19:46] Okay.

[19:47] So thank you.

[19:48] Have a beautiful week And last

[19:51] week was absolutely lovely.

[19:52] Great And I'm still processing

[19:54] it So looking forward to what's

[19:59] next Love to all.

[19:59] >> Thank you for those

[20:00] comments.

[20:00] That does conclude closed

[20:03] session Public comment All

[20:04] right.

[20:04] >> Thank you for that.

[20:05] We will now recess in

[20:08] the closed session and ring

[20:08] reconvene council today at 2

[26:49] P.M. Or shortly thereafter

[26:49] .

[28:49] Okay

[29:03] .

[30:25] >> And

[32:02] then I

[33:44] turn

[34:41] back in

[34:42] .

[34:42] Good afternoon.

[34:46] I will now reconvene the City

[34:47] council meeting of Monday, MAY

[34:48] 11th, 2026 clerk Please call

[34:48] the roll.

[34:48] Thank you.

[34:52] Council PRESIDENT Council

[34:53] Member Campbell here Council

[34:54] Member Whitburn here Council

[34:58] Member Foster Councilmember Von

[34:59] Wilpert Council PRESIDENT Pro

[35:05] Tem Lee Council Member Can you

[35:05] hear Council Member Moreno

[35:11] Present Council Member Ella

[35:12] Rivera Council PRESIDENT LaCava

[35:12] also taking the meeting our

[35:16] Assistant city Attorney Leslie

[35:17] Fitzgerald Independent Budget

[35:18] Analyst Charles Modica Council

[35:18] Affairs Advisor in the Mayor's

[35:22] office Kurt either and myself

[35:22] your city Clerk.

[35:23] >> Diana Fantastic and Council

[35:23] PRESIDENT All right.

[35:26] Thank you for that.

[35:27] Let's so quorum is now present

[35:32] Do we have any comments from

[35:33] the mayor's office, council

[35:33] member, city attorney and

[35:34] the budget analyst or city

[35:37] clerk?

[35:38] >> Our City Clerk Thank you.

[35:38] Council PRESIDENT.

[35:42] I did just want to and good

[35:43] afternoon to everyone.

[35:44] I am pleased to announce that

[35:44] once again my office in

[35:45] partnership with the county

[35:49] Registrar of Voters has secured

[35:49] a ballot drop box for the JUNE

[35:50] 2nd election.

[35:53] The ballot drop box is located

[35:54] directly across from

[35:55] the entrance to City Hall, also

[35:55] known as a city administration

[35:56] building.

[35:59] Any county of San Diego

[36:00] registered voter can vote using

[36:00] these ballot drop boxes as

[36:01] voters are not limited to

[36:05] specific voting location in

[36:05] the county.

[36:06] That means those that live in

[36:07] other cities such as Chula

[36:11] Vista or Carlsbad but MAY be in

[36:11] this area can use this ballot

[36:12] drop box to cast your vote to

[36:16] encourage the civic engagement

[36:17] and increase voter turnout.

[36:17] Your city Hall serves as a

[36:18] convenient and accessible

[36:18] voting location.

[36:23] This ballot drop box I offers

[36:24] ada accessible parking near

[36:24] the drop box an accessible

[36:25] entrance ramp and is located

[36:27] adjacent to the Civic Center

[36:28] Trolley Stop services by

[36:29] the Orange and Blue mts trolley

[36:29] Lines.

[36:33] The central location is easily

[36:34] accessible to thousands of city

[36:34] and other government employees

[36:35] as well as nearby workforce and

[36:38] employment hubs.

[36:39] The ballot drop box is

[36:40] available for voting now

[36:40] through Election Day on June

[36:41] 2nd.

[36:44] I remain committed to working

[36:44] with the registrar during each

[36:45] election cycle to continue

[36:46] providing a ballot drop box at

[36:49] City Hall and the ballot drop

[36:50] box will be locked at 8 P.M. On

[36:50] JUNE 2nd and the ballots will

[36:51] be collected by the Registrar

[36:55] of Ballot Security Teams which

[36:55] always consist of two staff

[36:56] members working together.

[36:57] The deadline to register to

[37:01] vote for this election is MAY

[37:01] 18th.

[37:02] After that deadline eligible

[37:02] voters MAY still conditionally

[37:06] register through Election Day.

[37:06] Conditional voters MAY cast a

[37:07] vote which will be processed

[37:11] and counted once the registrar

[37:12] of voters completes the voter

[37:12] registration verification

[37:13] process.

[37:13] Voter registration forms are

[37:16] available in multiple languages

[37:17] on the first floor of City

[37:17] Hall.

[37:18] My passport and city connection

[37:19] staff will be more than happy

[37:22] to assist you.

[37:22] There are also available in

[37:23] the back of the room here on

[37:24] the 12th floor and to register

[37:27] online or check your voter

[37:27] registration status please

[37:28] visit sd vote.Com Please

[37:29] remember to vote Thank you

[37:33] Council PRESIDENT All right

[37:34] Thank you City Clerk Not seeing

[37:35] anybody else in the life please

[37:35] go over how the public can

[37:39] offer their testimony this

[37:39] afternoon.

[37:40] >> Thank you.

[37:40] I I'd like to highlight

[37:41] the slide that will be up on

[37:44] the screen shortly that reviews

[37:44] how the public can offer their

[37:45] public testimony during this

[37:45] afternoon's meeting.

[37:49] The order can be found on

[37:50] the agenda Summary The order

[37:54] will be updated here today.

[37:55] If you are in person please

[37:56] complete the speaker slip

[37:56] looking at the entrance of

[37:59] chambers and bring it to

[37:59] the front of the room.

[38:00] Council ambassadors are

[38:01] available near the entrance of

[38:01] chambers and can assist with

[38:05] questions and speaker slips.

[38:05] No further in-person testimony

[38:06] will be taken once the council

[38:09] begins Virtual testimony Thank

[38:10] you, Council PRESIDENT All

[38:10] right.

[38:11] Thank you for that as well.

[38:15] I will note for the afternoon

[38:15] session we have a new order of

[38:20] the agenda items Item two to

[38:21] the business improvement

[38:24] district budgets will be done

[38:25] First you can say thank you Now

[38:29] item 12 for the 2006 26 land

[38:33] development code or next then

[38:34] the 12th item 203 the adoption

[38:37] of the 2025 Urban Water

[38:37] Management Plan.

[38:41] Then the item 2a1 the Mission

[38:42] to Improvements program and

[38:42] then we'll close out

[38:46] the afternoon with item 200

[38:47] the Pavement Management

[38:48] Management Plan which is an

[38:52] information only item You'll

[38:52] notice greater scrutiny by me

[38:57] using my discretion as council

[38:58] PRESIDENT To recognize

[38:58] the attendance by city council

[39:02] members and having the proper

[39:03] order to make sure we get

[39:03] the business that we must get

[39:08] done to be done while folks are

[39:08] here.

[39:09] >> So with that please

[39:12] introduce item 202 and 2 or 2

[39:13] to the fiscal year 2027

[39:13] Business Improvement District

[39:14] Budget Annual appropriation

[39:17] process.

[39:18] If you'd like to speak on this

[39:19] item please be sure to submit

[39:20] your speakers up to the front

[39:23] of the room in the clear box

[39:23] And if you are participating

[39:24] remotely now's the time to

[39:25] raise your hand by pressing

[39:25] Star nine or the raise your

[39:28] hand icon.

[39:29] >> Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[39:29] All right.

[39:30] Thank you for that introduction

[39:34] and staff As you settle in

[39:34] introduce yourselves for

[39:35] the record.

[39:35] Let us know how much time you

[39:38] need.

[39:39] >> Good afternoon.

[39:44] Council PRESIDENT Lacob and

[39:45] City Council members.

[39:45] My name is Shawn placed in

[39:46] small business engagement

[39:49] specialist with economic

[39:49] Government department.

[39:50] With me today is Shawn

[39:51] Kerrigan, program manager.

[39:57] We respectfully ask for five

[39:57] minutes The item before you

[40:01] today is the fiscal year 2027

[40:01] Business Improvement District

[40:02] or bid budgets.

[40:03] The city collects assessments

[40:06] from businesses within bids and

[40:07] contracts with nonprofit

[40:07] associations to provide

[40:11] technical assistance for small

[40:12] businesses, promote

[40:12] neighborhood identity and

[40:13] attract customers to local

[40:16] businesses.

[40:17] >> The city's bid program is

[40:18] authorized by the Parking and

[40:22] Business Improvement Area Law

[40:22] of 1989 in the California

[40:23] Streets and Highways Code.

[40:27] The intent of the program is to

[40:27] strengthen small business

[40:28] communities, create new jobs,

[40:31] attract new business and

[40:32] revitalize older commercial

[40:33] neighborhoods.

[40:33] This action relates to

[40:37] the strategic plans Priority

[40:37] Area.

[40:38] Protect and enhance every

[40:38] neighborhood The Business

[40:42] Improvement District Program

[40:43] supports dynamic neighborhoods

[40:43] that incorporate mobility,

[40:47] connectivity and sustainability

[40:48] by fostering resilient and

[40:48] economically prosperous

[40:52] neighborhoods.

[40:53] >> The city of San Diego has a

[40:54] total of 18 active bids that

[40:58] are individually managed by 16

[40:59] nonprofit business associations

[40:59] and one currently managed by

[41:03] the economic Development

[41:04] Department.

[41:07] For fiscal year 2027 an

[41:08] estimated $1.5 million in

[41:08] assessments would be collected

[41:09] from approximately 12,000

[41:10] businesses located within

[41:11] the districts shown on this

[41:16] slide.

[41:17] >> it association managers have

[41:17] developed a variety of

[41:21] successful strategies to

[41:22] increase business and invest in

[41:22] their communities.

[41:26] Some districts choose to

[41:26] strategically deploy

[41:27] assessments to develop and

[41:28] market their own unique

[41:28] identity.

[41:31] This is usually done through

[41:32] large scale events,

[41:33] neighborhood promotions and

[41:36] targeted social media campaigns

[41:37] to highlight assessment paying

[41:41] businesses in the El Cajon

[41:42] Boulevard bid.

[41:43] They focus their resources on

[41:46] amplifying outreach and

[41:47] revitalizing unused areas in

[41:48] the district to create new

[41:48] business hubs.

[41:52] The Oakland Boulevard Business

[41:52] Improvement Association

[41:53] internally staffs a support and

[41:56] outreach specialist as a way to

[41:57] strengthen relationships with

[41:58] their businesses and resolve

[42:01] business challenges along

[42:01] the boulevard.

[42:02] They also support their

[42:02] businesses through placemaking

[42:06] community activated lots

[42:07] transform once vacant lots into

[42:08] vibrant community gathering

[42:11] places for 44 and pop up

[42:15] Wenonah each attract over 1000

[42:15] local visitors per week driving

[42:16] over $1 million in annual

[42:18] spending directly to

[42:19] the businesses within a four

[42:24] block radius.

[42:25] All these metrics are provided

[42:25] in the bid's annual performance

[42:26] reports.

[42:28] Bids are required to post an

[42:29] annual performance report to

[42:30] their website summarizing

[42:30] activities during the fiscal

[42:32] year and detailing revenue and

[42:37] expenditures.

[42:38] Each year the Council considers

[42:39] approving a one year extension

[42:43] to the agreement which includes

[42:43] two six month periods per state

[42:44] law.

[42:46] The Council must take eight

[42:47] actions over two council

[42:47] meetings during the last

[42:48] meeting.

[42:51] Council appointed

[42:52] the respective advisory board

[42:52] for each bid.

[42:55] Approved the 2027 budget

[42:56] reports for each bid.

[43:00] Declared the Council's intent

[43:01] to collect assessments from

[43:01] businesses.

[43:04] And set today MAY 11th as

[43:05] the notice public hearing date.

[43:05] In addition inaction action was

[43:08] added this year to allow

[43:09] the Economic Development

[43:10] Department to continue to

[43:10] directly manage the San Isidro

[43:14] bid including including waiving

[43:17] sections of Council policy 900

[43:17] Dash seven.

[43:18] During this meeting the Council

[43:22] will consider confirming

[43:22] the actions taken at the first

[43:23] meeting authorizing the city's

[43:27] cfo to appropriate transfer and

[43:27] expend assessment revenues.

[43:30] Approving the Third Amendment

[43:31] to the fiscal year 2024 bid

[43:32] management agreements with

[43:35] the nonprofit associations.

[43:36] >> And authorize the mayor to

[43:40] execute the contracts as part

[43:41] of their agreement.

[43:41] The Economic Development

[43:45] Department works collaborates

[43:45] with bid managers to better

[43:46] understand each district

[43:46] through metrics.

[43:50] The metrics provided are for

[43:51] fiscal year 2025 and provide

[43:51] information regarding the ratio

[43:55] of assessment versus non

[43:56] assessment spending business

[43:56] losses and gains.

[44:00] Job losses and gains.

[44:00] Vacancy rates and rental rates.

[44:03] These are included in the staff

[44:08] report as attachment f metrics

[44:09] are also provided by other city

[44:09] departments.

[44:10] These include building permits

[44:13] both applications and approved

[44:14] public projects Private

[44:18] investment and public

[44:18] investment.

[44:19] These are also included in

[44:20] the staff report as Attachment

[44:22] g.

[44:22] Accountability provisions

[44:27] remain part of the current

[44:28] agreement.

[44:28] These provisions include

[44:29] the requirement of an

[44:32] anti-harassment

[44:32] nondiscrimination and inclusion

[44:33] policy signed by all board

[44:37] members and staff and

[44:38] the requirement that all board

[44:39] members and staff attend a

[44:42] related training.

[44:42] >> Also included are additional

[44:46] conflict of interest processes

[44:46] .

[44:47] >> a final summary of Council

[44:50] actions required for the fiscal

[44:51] year 2027 Business Improvement

[44:51] District budgets is shown on

[44:54] this slide and we are available

[44:55] to answer any questions you

[44:55] have.

[44:56] Thank you.

[44:56] All right.

[44:57] Thank you for the presentation

[45:00] and the work that it takes to

[45:01] bring these items forward.

[45:01] >> Clerk Please proceed with

[45:04] public comment.

[45:05] >> Thank you.

[45:09] Council PRESIDENT Sunny Lee if

[45:10] you can please come forward to

[45:14] the microphone after that.

[45:15] Ben Nichols and then Blair

[45:20] Beekman if you can all come up

[45:20] to the yellow reserved seat and

[45:21] then I have three who would

[45:24] like to register a position in

[45:25] favor but do not wish to speak.

[45:27] You'll have two minutes.

[45:28] >> Please proceed.

[45:28] Good afternoon.

[45:32] I am Sunny Lee, The PRESIDENT

[45:32] Of the San Diego Beard Alliance

[45:33] and executive director for

[45:34] Discover Pacific Beach.

[45:37] I'm here in support of our bid

[45:38] budget and I also wanted to say

[45:39] thank you.

[45:42] Last week you all showed real

[45:43] support for small businesses

[45:44] and arts and culture and that

[45:47] didn't go unnoticed.

[45:48] I'm hoping that these programs

[45:48] make their way into the next

[45:52] version of the budget with

[45:53] the support you all have shown.

[45:54] Programs like asb and Arts and

[45:58] Culture funding are not extras

[45:58] for Aapis.

[45:59] They are part of how we drive

[46:00] business into our districts.

[46:02] Support the small businesses

[46:03] and keep our neighborhoods

[46:06] active When our districts are

[46:07] working, businesses see more

[46:08] customers more activity and

[46:11] that also translates into

[46:12] revenue for the city.

[46:13] So we're asking you to continue

[46:16] that support and make sure

[46:17] these programs are included in

[46:18] the next version of the budget.

[46:21] Thank you.

[46:22] >> Thank you.

[46:22] Ben Nichols Hello.

[46:26] My name is Benjamin Nichols and

[46:27] I'm the executive director of

[46:27] the Hillcrest Business

[46:30] Association.

[46:31] The bid and programs are vital

[46:31] parts of our neighborhoods

[46:35] economy.

[46:36] Just this past quarter we

[46:37] launched a still fabulous

[46:40] promotional campaign that

[46:41] supports businesses through

[46:42] the many public construction

[46:42] projects occurring in

[46:46] the neighborhood.

[46:46] We also hosted a mother's Day

[46:47] raffle a shop local raffle

[46:50] campaign and next week we will

[46:51] host our quarterly business

[46:51] mixer.

[46:54] There's always things going on

[46:55] in Hillcrest and these funds

[46:56] are a vital part of that.

[47:00] But what makes this program

[47:00] exceptional and the bid program

[47:01] at large exceptional is that

[47:04] for every dollar you invest

[47:05] through the bid program we

[47:08] raise an additional $19.

[47:08] This kind of leverage is very

[47:09] rare and it's why these

[47:12] programs matter.

[47:13] Please support this program and

[47:14] the related small business

[47:14] enhancement funding.

[47:17] Thank you.

[47:28] >> Blair Beekman Hi We're

[47:28] Beekman for the change

[47:29] the order of the meeting today

[47:32] I have to I'm going to come in

[47:33] and out of the meeting.

[47:33] I got chores to do around

[47:36] downtown today so I'll do that

[47:37] and hopefully make it back for

[47:40] the later part of the meeting.

[47:41] Thank you.

[47:41] That I think I heard

[47:46] Councilperson Foster is around

[47:46] here still and thank you.

[47:47] He's back.

[47:48] I wish him well And what he's

[47:53] been going through Um, I.

[47:54] I wanted to comment on this

[47:58] item.

[47:59] You know, it's my real hope

[47:59] that with this item that you're

[48:03] creating a sense of the parking

[48:03] boards that were summarily

[48:07] dismissed and sadly so

[48:08] hopefully can have a place

[48:12] within this new appropriations

[48:13] process and that there can be a

[48:18] clear respect and of ideas of

[48:22] what parking needs for each

[48:23] business district And along

[48:26] with those needs a reminder

[48:27] that the work I do with tec

[48:31] accountability has been I think

[48:32] can be really interesting to

[48:36] business owners in and not only

[48:36] the public safety aspect but

[48:37] learning to balance public

[48:41] safety with responsible

[48:41] practices and learning that

[48:46] combination uh that's that's

[48:47] the sustainability that I've

[48:47] been trying to learn and

[48:52] understand better And I think

[48:53] it's a community process and

[48:53] neighborhood process.

[48:56] It's interesting and for our

[48:57] business community to have a

[48:57] good sense of that and

[48:58] understanding of not just

[49:01] public safety but responsible

[49:05] tech practices that's a good

[49:06] combination That's really

[49:06] building our future.

[49:08] And thank you for your time and

[49:14] Evanston.

[49:14] >> Good afternoon.

[49:18] Council PRESIDENT Council

[49:19] Members My name is Evan Strawn

[49:20] speaking on behalf of the San

[49:23] Diego Regional Chamber of

[49:24] Commerce and is here today to

[49:25] support the funding for our

[49:25] bids across the city.

[49:29] Thank you to city staff for

[49:29] your hard work on this.

[49:30] Thank you to Council for your

[49:30] support.

[49:31] Small businesses are really

[49:34] the lifeblood of our local

[49:34] economy and so we're really

[49:35] grateful for the support and

[49:37] the great activities and work

[49:38] that bids do as well as funding

[49:39] that support small businesses

[49:39] themselves.

[49:40] So really appreciate your

[49:42] support today.

[49:43] >> Thank you.

[49:43] Thank you.

[49:44] I'm sorry the five minute timer

[49:45] going to those participating

[49:46] remotely starting with

[49:51] the original.

[49:52] Yeah, it's interesting to see

[49:56] you guys.

[49:57] Perpetrator So you care about

[49:57] small businesses when they were

[50:00] actively closing them down

[50:01] during the days of covid you

[50:02] know if they weren't, you know,

[50:07] abiding by I mean you even got

[50:07] rid of your own employees,

[50:08] the police department it's like

[50:10] and then you guys wonder why

[50:11] things are like they are if

[50:12] they weren't engaged in such an

[50:15] of various acts to you know,

[50:16] actively close small businesses

[50:20] down and you know, pretty much

[50:21] gaslight them at this point

[50:22] acting as though you cared

[50:25] about them You should have been

[50:25] doing something to ensure that

[50:26] they stayed open and not that

[50:26] they closed down.

[50:30] And when you guys engage with

[50:30] NGOs or nonprofits they are for

[50:34] profit and the problem is when

[50:35] you contract with them they are

[50:38] making money off of these bids

[50:39] and the money that you are

[50:40] allocating to them that you

[50:43] know there is some that's going

[50:44] to go to the community but

[50:45] there's no you know, checks and

[50:48] balances, no accountability and

[50:49] transparency to see exactly

[50:49] where the money is going.

[50:53] It's as though you guys just

[50:54] give it into these nonprofits

[50:58] hands and kind of let them run

[50:58] rampant.

[50:59] I mean as you can see with

[51:00] Dreams for Change in downtown

[51:03] San Diego Partnership with Tent

[51:03] City.

[51:04] So it's like you know, it's

[51:05] really hard to trust you guys

[51:08] making sound mind decisions

[51:09] when you have proven time and

[51:10] again that you cannot be

[51:13] trusted when you're allocating

[51:13] money to different entities and

[51:18] you kind of take out your you

[51:19] know, accountability in it and

[51:22] act as though you're immune

[51:23] from anything if they're

[51:23] engaged in it.

[51:27] And that's the problem is that

[51:28] you know, there's no way to for

[51:29] the people to follow where

[51:32] their money is going and ensure

[51:33] that it is actually making

[51:34] the communities better and

[51:38] who's determining what needs to

[51:39] go into that community.

[51:39] If you have an ngo doing it

[51:40] then it's like they're going to

[51:43] be pushing a certain agenda And

[51:44] is that exactly what the people

[51:44] want or is that what they want

[51:48] and are they getting money to

[51:48] do it and then you know,

[51:49] profiting off of it when it

[51:52] should be all of it should be

[51:53] going into the communities so

[51:54] that it can be better and not

[51:54] like it.

[51:56] It's.

[51:57] >> Thank you for that

[51:58] concluding comment.

[52:02] We're going to Andrea Epping

[52:03] next and we're just updating

[52:04] our slide to have the right

[52:10] number You can give us one

[52:19] minute Our apologies for

[52:24] the delay.

[52:24] >> Please proceed.

[52:25] This is Andrea Ebbing.

[52:28] I think the bids are critical.

[52:29] We must invest in the bids.

[52:33] I was in the Columbia District

[52:34] when I was the marketing

[52:38] director for w Hotels and

[52:38] Starwood had me do a

[52:39] qualitative quantitative

[52:42] analysis of the Columbia

[52:43] District over like a 6 or 7

[52:46] year period for a $26 million

[52:47] investment into a property in

[52:51] the air and that's when

[52:52] the Columbia District was kind

[52:56] of being defined because little

[52:57] Italy was so successful in how

[52:57] they ran things.

[53:01] And I feel like we have

[53:02] obviously we have a budget

[53:03] crisis but I've mentioned this

[53:06] before it's like Todd Gloria is

[53:06] an assemblyman trying to

[53:11] operate the city as a

[53:11] politician when it's a

[53:12] business, you know what I mean?

[53:13] Like we need to really look at

[53:16] this as a business and drive

[53:17] revenue And certainly there are

[53:20] people and issues and human

[53:21] rights and civil rights that

[53:22] need to be met and addressed.

[53:25] But in terms of driving revenue

[53:26] and the investment, the bids

[53:26] are where it's at.

[53:30] I mean look what look what

[53:30] the bid did for Little Italy.

[53:31] I think you guys I'll see that

[53:34] in agree.

[53:35] But I think that you know, that

[53:39] is going to be our key to

[53:40] helping fix because because we

[53:44] have a lot of we have a lot of

[53:45] aftermath and fallout from all

[53:49] the issues we've had recently.

[53:49] So we're already all the way

[53:50] down.

[53:54] We need to have promotions and

[53:54] we need to have like feeder

[53:55] market promotions going on.

[53:59] I often go back to the time we

[53:59] had convoys when Joe Jersey was

[54:03] running convoys and like one of

[54:04] the things was just as an

[54:04] example there was an Arizona

[54:08] promotion where the investment

[54:08] would be 300,000 and the return

[54:12] on investment would be 5.2

[54:12] million And in order to make

[54:13] that kind of money when

[54:17] the tourist or the person

[54:18] arrives in our city they have

[54:21] to have a great time not be

[54:22] squeezed for every dollar for

[54:23] parking be able to enjoy

[54:27] downtown without feeling

[54:28] threatened And you know it has

[54:28] to be clean and safe.

[54:31] So thank you.

[54:32] >> Next is I phone if you can

[54:36] please unmute everybody.

[54:37] This is Jody Ruddick,

[54:41] the executive director of

[54:41] the La Hoya bid and I am so

[54:42] excited to be talking with you

[54:46] and apologize for not being

[54:46] there in person.

[54:47] It is not indicative of my

[54:51] passion for this item so I

[54:52] wanted to make sure that I got

[54:52] a chance to call in.

[54:53] I first of all want to thank

[54:55] the economic development

[54:56] Department for all of their

[54:56] hard work.

[54:57] Putting together these budgets

[54:57] is no small feat.

[55:00] So thank you to Christine, Bill

[55:01] Blair and all of her team.

[55:04] I want to thank you in advance

[55:05] and optimistically for your

[55:06] unwavering support of

[55:06] the resources and

[55:09] the commitment to small

[55:10] business.

[55:10] I know this has been an

[55:11] incredibly difficult budget

[55:15] process but lj VMAs success is

[55:15] also a balancing act.

[55:19] Like all of the other bids as

[55:20] we work to meet the needs of

[55:20] our nonprofit partners, our

[55:24] cultural arts organizations and

[55:25] of course our 1280 bed members

[55:28] our community of young

[55:29] professionals continues to grow

[55:30] exponentially through our

[55:33] monthly activities and events

[55:34] and that is something that we

[55:35] are incredibly proud of and we

[55:38] are prioritizing as we move

[55:38] forward.

[55:39] As you know, our bid assessment

[55:43] fees are fixed, event costs

[55:44] continue to rise and funding is

[55:48] on the chopping block Yet lj

[55:49] Beam has continued to increase

[55:52] services along with the other

[55:52] bids.

[55:53] When I hear the list of

[55:53] programs, services and events

[55:57] that are being put out by these

[55:58] tiny nonprofit organizations,

[56:02] it is absolutely overwhelming l

[56:03] j v m a continues to connect

[56:07] with our community our

[56:07] nonprofits use other grant

[56:12] funds to help us set actions.

[56:16] We want to help you also do

[56:17] your job.

[56:17] We are committed to growing our

[56:18] social media.

[56:21] We're committed to telling your

[56:22] story as a community and we

[56:22] want to make sure that we are

[56:23] there for you.

[56:26] For example, hey by the si.Com

[56:27] through some of the work with

[56:30] some of our partners now

[56:31] exceeds 60,000 unique visitors

[56:31] a month.

[56:35] That's not look Hoya story that

[56:35] San Diego story it is a very

[56:39] unusual time both in La Hoya as

[56:40] we have groups of citizens

[56:44] looking at your time has

[56:45] concluded 8700 if you can

[56:52] please and you star six if you

[57:02] can please unmute Thank you Joy

[57:07] to see the three As all of you

[57:11] know by now I love the bids and

[57:14] I am looking forward to

[57:15] districts five, six and seven

[57:19] coming into our bid Family.

[57:20] Now I want to give you a red

[57:24] flag because I know the Gaslamp

[57:25] district bid I know how it

[57:25] ticks.

[57:29] I know how the energy comes in

[57:34] and the top energy getter are

[57:34] the conventioneers.

[57:39] So my red flag is we've got to

[57:39] put our arms around our

[57:40] convention center and make sure

[57:44] that we keep it vibrant and

[57:45] cooking along because we need

[57:50] them desperately, desperately

[57:51] That's I don't like that word

[57:55] but we need them to be our gym

[57:56] In the Gaslamp District.

[57:58] A bid to I'm going to I'm going

[58:03] away Save that red flag for you

[58:04] on this.

[58:05] So thank you for listening on

[58:05] that.

[58:08] Now I love to focus on

[58:09] the metrics and I know we're

[58:12] very good at the quantifiable.

[58:13] i'm going to research this at

[58:17] some point on the call of

[58:18] viable metrics because they're

[58:21] subjective Of course at times.

[58:22] So I'd like to qualify that

[58:26] quantifiable and quantifiable

[58:27] because when I first started

[58:27] reading those performance

[58:32] reports on the bids on my bid

[58:36] downtown, I really sympathized

[58:40] with what it takes to run a bid

[58:41] and the challenges they face.

[58:42] >> Some of them are really

[58:46] enormous So it's not just

[58:46] pretty on the top but there's a

[58:50] lot going on that you always

[58:51] have to look at and really

[58:55] respect the bids So the metrics

[58:56] are great qualifier bold ones

[58:58] to see you know how it's

[58:59] working on all levels and love

[59:04] to what the five minute timer

[59:04] had concluded No additional

[59:05] speakers will be taken.

[59:08] >> We have four speakers left

[59:08] in the queue.

[59:09] >> Jacqueline if you can please

[59:12] unmute.

[59:12] Good afternoon.

[59:13] My name is Jacqueline Garcia

[59:16] and the Executive Director of

[59:17] the Diamond bid and

[59:18] the Secretary of the Bid

[59:21] Alliance And I'm here to say

[59:21] thank you to city staff for

[59:26] passing our budgets for

[59:26] the bid.

[59:27] They are super important and I

[59:28] also want the public to know

[59:31] that every single penny that we

[59:31] receive for the bids are

[59:32] accounted for.

[59:36] We have checks and balances And

[59:37] so it's really important to

[59:37] know that the support that we

[59:40] receive for the small business

[59:41] in our neighborhoods is very

[59:42] important in our districts It

[59:45] really helps us do placemaking

[59:46] resource classes for our

[59:50] business owners a lot of

[59:51] opportunities for different

[59:52] people in the neighborhood that

[59:52] are working really hard to make

[59:55] it a better place and a better

[59:55] San Diego.

[59:56] So I just want to say thank you

[1:00:00] to our bid alliance for showing

[1:00:00] up today.

[1:00:01] You guys are amazing and also

[1:00:04] to everyone in the city who is

[1:00:05] pushing for us to continue to

[1:00:06] get support for programs like

[1:00:09] Creative Communities and all

[1:00:10] the grants that we need to move

[1:00:11] forward for our dining, for our

[1:00:15] shopping, for our small

[1:00:15] business districts, arts,

[1:00:16] culture, everything that we

[1:00:19] have been talking about

[1:00:20] the last few weeks are very

[1:00:21] important Part of what happens

[1:00:24] in San Diego.

[1:00:25] So thank you very much and you

[1:00:26] all have a wonderful day.

[1:00:28] Thank you.

[1:00:29] Next is Toni.

[1:00:33] If you can please unmute.

[1:00:36] Yes, hello.

[1:00:37] >> Can you hear me?

[1:00:37] Yes.

[1:00:42] Please proceed.

[1:00:42] >> Hey, thank you.

[1:00:43] How's it going today?

[1:00:44] City Council How are we doing?

[1:00:46] Just wanted to thank

[1:00:47] the previous caller I believe

[1:00:47] her name was Jacqueline for

[1:00:51] what she just said I was kind

[1:00:52] of arrived late to the meeting

[1:00:55] so I didn't get a chance to

[1:00:55] hear everything.

[1:00:56] I'm reading the agenda but as

[1:00:57] I'm looking online I'm seeing

[1:01:01] the business Improvement

[1:01:01] District Alliance and reading

[1:01:02] its purpose and with what she

[1:01:05] said and combined to what I'm

[1:01:06] reading right now it sounds

[1:01:07] like a fantastic program.

[1:01:10] It's super beneficial coming to

[1:01:11] these meetings.

[1:01:12] I just want to say for anybody

[1:01:12] that MAY be listening there's

[1:01:13] so many things that are

[1:01:16] discussed at every meeting and

[1:01:16] I'm really grateful.

[1:01:17] I know I don't always we don't

[1:01:20] always agree on every issue but

[1:01:21] it's really beneficial Even

[1:01:22] the things that I don't

[1:01:25] necessarily agree with on

[1:01:30] the surface I find out there

[1:01:30] are nuances that I am grateful

[1:01:35] for like the No Shots fired

[1:01:35] program.

[1:01:39] I think that's a great use use

[1:01:40] of funds within this budget.

[1:01:41] But anyway, getting back to

[1:01:44] the bid budgets and and

[1:01:45] the business improvement

[1:01:49] district, I think that this is

[1:01:50] exactly what our government is

[1:01:50] supposed to be serving and this

[1:01:54] is a form of public safety is

[1:01:55] making sure that we have

[1:01:59] economic justice right and

[1:01:59] making sure that small

[1:02:04] businesses don't don't face

[1:02:04] the foreclosures that end up

[1:02:09] becoming a blight on

[1:02:09] the community when we have

[1:02:10] empty buildings.

[1:02:10] Right.

[1:02:14] And none of us wants to live in

[1:02:14] a corporate conglomerate town

[1:02:18] where it's the same the same

[1:02:19] layout of the city that you

[1:02:23] could find in any other city

[1:02:24] because it's the same handful

[1:02:24] of corporations.

[1:02:25] Our local businesses are what

[1:02:28] make San Diego unique And if

[1:02:29] our if our local government

[1:02:33] doesn't step in to protect them

[1:02:34] then we're not protecting those

[1:02:38] that create the economic

[1:02:39] opportunities that create

[1:02:39] the stability they create

[1:02:40] the safety that makes our city

[1:02:40] great.

[1:02:43] So thank you.

[1:02:44] >> Time is concluded.

[1:02:45] Kathleen, if you can please

[1:02:45] unmute and then our final

[1:02:46] speaker will be Michael

[1:02:50] Tremblay.

[1:02:51] >> Kathleen Lippert Yes.

[1:02:54] If I'm here Sorry.

[1:02:55] Thank you.

[1:02:56] It's important that bids like

[1:03:00] Discover work to improve their

[1:03:00] partnership with community

[1:03:04] members Recently one of

[1:03:05] the representatives came to

[1:03:06] City Council to speak in

[1:03:09] support of a neighborhood bar

[1:03:09] which has been the subject of

[1:03:13] neighborhood nuisance problems

[1:03:14] for decades.

[1:03:15] It's admirable when they

[1:03:15] support community friendly

[1:03:19] alcohol license fees but

[1:03:20] supporting pub crawls and other

[1:03:24] high risk drinking events is

[1:03:24] not in the best interest of

[1:03:25] either their any of their bars

[1:03:29] or or for the community

[1:03:29] members.

[1:03:34] >> tb ranks consistently in

[1:03:34] the top three communities for

[1:03:38] crime most with most violent

[1:03:39] incident of being alcohol

[1:03:39] related and occurring in bar

[1:03:43] districts euphemistically

[1:03:44] referred to as hospitality

[1:03:44] districts.

[1:03:48] But when people visitors come

[1:03:49] to pub they do not want to be

[1:03:53] fearful of walking at night and

[1:03:57] being spending a lot of money

[1:03:58] to spend in hotels that they

[1:03:59] can't sleep because of the bar

[1:04:07] noise and they and they have

[1:04:07] the music that they play and

[1:04:08] also the vulgar language that

[1:04:12] is that is telegraphed

[1:04:17] throughout the community There

[1:04:17] .

[1:04:18] Those are things that they

[1:04:18] should be careful to do Be

[1:04:21] careful to only sponsor and

[1:04:22] support businesses that are in

[1:04:26] the best interest of both

[1:04:26] businesses and community.

[1:04:31] Thank you for letting me speak

[1:04:31] .

[1:04:32] Thank you.

[1:04:32] And our final speaker is

[1:04:33] Michael Tremblay.

[1:04:35] If you can please unmute.

[1:04:36] Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[1:04:37] Council members My name is

[1:04:41] Michael Trimble and I'm

[1:04:41] the executive director of

[1:04:42] the Gaslamp Quarter

[1:04:42] Association.

[1:04:45] I'm here today to strongly

[1:04:46] endorse the f y 27 Business

[1:04:50] Improvement District budgets.

[1:04:51] These budgets are critical to

[1:04:51] the success of small business

[1:04:52] community in the Gaslamp

[1:04:55] Quarter and in

[1:04:55] the neighborhoods throughout

[1:04:56] the city.

[1:04:56] Business improvement districts

[1:05:00] provide direct support to small

[1:05:00] businesses through advocacy,

[1:05:01] maintenance, marketing, special

[1:05:04] events and programs that help

[1:05:05] keep our businesses active,

[1:05:09] safe and economically vibrant.

[1:05:10] I also want to reiterate

[1:05:11] the importance of fully funding

[1:05:11] the small businesses

[1:05:14] Enhancement Program.

[1:05:15] This program is not a luxury It

[1:05:19] is a necessity for investment

[1:05:20] into the small business

[1:05:20] community.

[1:05:21] When small businesses are

[1:05:21] supported they generate

[1:05:24] activities jobs, tax revenue

[1:05:25] and long term economic

[1:05:29] stability for the city.

[1:05:30] I want to thank the Economic

[1:05:30] Development Department for its

[1:05:31] partnership and continue to

[1:05:34] work in supporting the bids and

[1:05:35] recognizing the value of

[1:05:35] the small businesses in our

[1:05:38] neighborhood.

[1:05:39] The Gaslamp quarter's very

[1:05:40] important economic cultural

[1:05:43] area in San Diego and the bid

[1:05:44] funding plays a vital role in

[1:05:44] helping our businesses succeed.

[1:05:49] So I respectfully urge to

[1:05:49] support their 427 bid budgets.

[1:05:52] And thanks very much for all

[1:05:53] your support everyone on

[1:05:54] the City Council.

[1:05:54] >> Thank you.

[1:05:54] Thank you.

[1:05:55] And that concludes public

[1:05:58] comment for this item.

[1:05:59] >> All right.

[1:05:59] Thank you, City clerk.

[1:06:02] I will now turn it over to

[1:06:03] council members for questions,

[1:06:03] comments and entertain a

[1:06:04] motion.

[1:06:04] We'll start with Council member

[1:06:07] Campo, the Chair of Economic

[1:06:07] Development and

[1:06:12] Intergovernmental Relations.

[1:06:13] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[1:06:13] Thank you to our city staff.

[1:06:14] Thank you for members of

[1:06:17] the public who called in in

[1:06:17] support of this this is a no

[1:06:18] brainer Help small businesses

[1:06:21] keep good jobs, improve

[1:06:22] the local economy.

[1:06:23] I move approval of the item.

[1:06:23] Thank you.

[1:06:23] All right.

[1:06:26] We have a motion to move a

[1:06:27] staff recommendation will go

[1:06:27] next to council member

[1:06:28] Whitburn.

[1:06:28] Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[1:06:31] Thank you to Chair Carpio As

[1:06:31] was mentioned this is

[1:06:35] the second part of the bid

[1:06:36] budget allocation process We

[1:06:36] approved part one last month.

[1:06:37] District three is home to

[1:06:41] the majority of San Diego's

[1:06:41] bids and I want to thank all of

[1:06:42] our business districts their

[1:06:45] executive directors, all

[1:06:46] the board members, the staff,

[1:06:46] the politicians, all of

[1:06:47] the individual businesses that

[1:06:50] participate in those business

[1:06:51] improvement districts.

[1:06:51] Thank you for your continued

[1:06:52] partnership and for all

[1:06:55] the work you do to help our

[1:06:56] wonderful neighbors

[1:06:56] neighborhood succeed.

[1:07:00] I also want to thank

[1:07:00] the Economic Development Team

[1:07:01] for all of your work in making

[1:07:02] this complex process as

[1:07:06] seamless as possible year after

[1:07:06] year and I will second

[1:07:07] the motion to approve the staff

[1:07:07] recommendation.

[1:07:10] All right.

[1:07:11] Thank you, Councilmember

[1:07:11] Whitburn.

[1:07:12] So we have a motion by

[1:07:13] Councilmember Campion, a second

[1:07:15] by Councilmember Whitburn, not

[1:07:16] anybody else in the lights.

[1:07:20] I'll offer my thanks to Jody

[1:07:20] Ruddick who called in from

[1:07:21] the Lawyer Merchants

[1:07:24] Association and of course Sonny

[1:07:25] Lee who has double duty with

[1:07:25] executive director of Pacific

[1:07:29] Beach Bid and also the Bid

[1:07:29] Alliance which I still call

[1:07:30] the Bid Council.

[1:07:33] So there you go.

[1:07:34] I want to thank the setting for

[1:07:35] her comments.

[1:07:39] I appreciate her recognition of

[1:07:39] the importance of bid and

[1:07:44] economic development and I

[1:07:44] don't know why I have to say

[1:07:45] this every time we're just

[1:07:48] giving money back to

[1:07:49] the merchants and how they

[1:07:53] choose to form their governing

[1:07:53] board, how they choose their

[1:07:54] executive director is up to

[1:07:54] them.

[1:07:57] So it's really their money and

[1:07:58] they're deciding what to do

[1:07:59] with it.

[1:07:59] We don't do anything more than

[1:08:02] that except for

[1:08:03] the extraordinary support that

[1:08:07] we give every single day to

[1:08:08] help them navigate

[1:08:08] the challenges that small

[1:08:09] business have in today's

[1:08:13] environment.

[1:08:13] So thank you very much to

[1:08:14] everybody at that participates

[1:08:15] in that.

[1:08:15] All right.

[1:08:18] We do have a motion by Council

[1:08:19] member Campion, a second by

[1:08:19] Council member Whitburn

[1:08:20] The move the staff

[1:08:23] recommendation and clerk please

[1:08:23] call the roll Sorry the voting

[1:08:26] system Please cast your vote

[1:08:33] that passes unanimously 7 to 0

[1:08:33] with council member Yvonne

[1:08:34] Wolpert and Councilmember

[1:08:34] Foster absent.

[1:08:37] Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[1:08:38] Thank you City Clerk and thank

[1:08:39] you again to the good folks at

[1:08:42] Eddy So as they're departing

[1:08:43] Clerk please introduce item 204

[1:08:45] item 204 is the 2026 update to

[1:08:46] the San Diego Municipal Code

[1:08:50] Land Development Code and Local

[1:08:51] Coastal Program Minor

[1:08:51] amendments to the Downtown

[1:08:54] Community Plan and General plan

[1:08:55] and associated implementing

[1:08:55] actions.

[1:08:56] If you'd like to speak on this

[1:09:00] item please be sure to submit a

[1:09:01] speaker slip to the front of

[1:09:02] the room in the clear box and

[1:09:04] if you are participating

[1:09:05] remotely now's the time to

[1:09:06] raise your hand by pressing

[1:09:06] Star nine or the raise your

[1:09:10] hand icon.

[1:09:11] Thank you Council PRESIDENT All

[1:09:11] right.

[1:09:11] Thank you.

[1:09:14] And we got a bit of a turnout

[1:09:15] here from city planning so

[1:09:16] please introduce yourselves for

[1:09:16] the record and let us know how

[1:09:24] much time you need making

[1:09:25] Covarrubias who would need 28

[1:09:25] minutes for that item?

[1:09:25] All right.

[1:09:28] When you're ready.

[1:09:29] >> Good afternoon.

[1:09:30] My name is Megan Caribbean

[1:09:33] senior planner with the city of

[1:09:33] San Diego City Planning

[1:09:34] Department.

[1:09:34] And today I'll be providing an

[1:09:38] overview of the 2026 Land

[1:09:38] Development Code update.

[1:09:39] Joining me today is city

[1:09:43] Planning director Heidi Von

[1:09:43] Blum, deputy director says

[1:09:44] legend and principal planner

[1:09:47] Courtney Pash.

[1:09:48] Also joining me from dsd urban

[1:09:49] division is deputy director

[1:09:51] Bryan Schoen, Fish and senior

[1:09:56] planner Jacob Basinger,

[1:09:57] component of the Land

[1:09:58] Development Code Chapters 11

[1:10:01] through 15 of the San Diego

[1:10:01] Municipal Code are known

[1:10:02] collectively as the ldc.

[1:10:05] These chapters cover land

[1:10:06] development procedures the Land

[1:10:06] Development Review process,

[1:10:10] Zoning General regulations and

[1:10:11] the plan districts.

[1:10:14] There are 134 proposal

[1:10:15] amendments 103 are dedicated to

[1:10:18] city wide amendments and 31 to

[1:10:19] downtown amendments.

[1:10:23] The Land Development Code team

[1:10:24] evaluated roughly 242

[1:10:24] submissions from a variety of

[1:10:25] different groups that are

[1:10:28] highlighted on the screen.

[1:10:29] In addition staff we researched

[1:10:32] and reviewed state legislation

[1:10:33] for inclusion in the in this

[1:10:37] code update package on FEBRUARY

[1:10:38] 19th the Planning Commission

[1:10:39] voted unanimously to recommend

[1:10:43] to the City Council approval

[1:10:43] the 2026 ldc update.

[1:10:47] The motion included removal of

[1:10:48] items 34 and 91 and additional

[1:10:53] amendments to item seven

[1:10:54] related to complete County's

[1:10:57] Housing Solutions staff waiver

[1:10:58] Item 17 Fire Suppression

[1:11:01] Distance Item 39 to

[1:11:02] the Mavericks Options Item 76

[1:11:06] Affordable Housing regulations

[1:11:06] for moderate income and I and

[1:11:07] item 92 Residential development

[1:11:11] and the Max Miramar Airport

[1:11:15] influence area on MARCH 5th

[1:11:16] Elion voted unanimously to

[1:11:17] recommend to the City Council

[1:11:20] of the proposed 2026 ldc update

[1:11:24] which included return of item

[1:11:25] 109 and amendments to item

[1:11:26] seven for complete community

[1:11:30] housing solutions tiff waiver

[1:11:31] to continue to give waiver for

[1:11:33] homes under 500ft with the cap

[1:11:34] of 30% of total homes on

[1:11:39] the development provided that

[1:11:39] at least 10% include three or

[1:11:42] more bedrooms Item 87 privacy

[1:11:43] conforming premises and uses

[1:11:47] for city staff to work with

[1:11:48] Council District six office to

[1:11:49] refine the in lieu options for

[1:11:52] requires street frontage

[1:11:52] improvements for the previously

[1:11:56] conforming regulations

[1:12:00] The removal of item 87 an

[1:12:00] amendment to the previously

[1:12:01] conforming premises and use

[1:12:05] regulations which was intended

[1:12:06] to provide more flexibility for

[1:12:06] lots with commercial or

[1:12:11] industrial uses that were at

[1:12:11] reason through a community plan

[1:12:12] update by allowing additional

[1:12:15] but similar previously

[1:12:16] conforming uses in some

[1:12:20] circumstances provided the lots

[1:12:20] are outside the environmental

[1:12:21] justice communities with

[1:12:22] requirements to provide street

[1:12:25] frontage requirements such as

[1:12:26] wider sidewalks, street trees,

[1:12:30] public spaces and other

[1:12:30] improvements based on feedback

[1:12:34] from alienate staff engage with

[1:12:35] stakeholders who explore

[1:12:36] additional options for City

[1:12:40] Council's consideration.

[1:12:40] Following these discussions,

[1:12:41] the item and its associated

[1:12:44] resolution were removed from

[1:12:45] the 2026 ldc update at

[1:12:48] the request of the stakeholders

[1:12:49] existing previously conforming

[1:12:50] use regulations will apply as

[1:12:54] is moving forward Updates to

[1:12:58] the code are grouped into five

[1:12:59] categories you here see on

[1:13:00] the screen align policy with

[1:13:03] climate equity or housing

[1:13:04] goals.

[1:13:04] Second clarifications.

[1:13:08] Third compliance with state law

[1:13:09] for the corrections and

[1:13:09] the last category Regulate

[1:13:13] regulatory reforms in

[1:13:13] parentheses.

[1:13:14] The numbers of proposed

[1:13:17] amendments are included in each

[1:13:18] category.

[1:13:22] First I will review changes to

[1:13:23] the to the proposed amendments

[1:13:23] to align the code with

[1:13:24] the city's climate equity or

[1:13:27] housing goals.

[1:13:28] The next slide highlights

[1:13:28] Select condominium items that

[1:13:32] generate public interest, raise

[1:13:33] questions during outreach or

[1:13:36] required further violation.

[1:13:37] While some of these items will

[1:13:38] be reviewed here, additional

[1:13:38] details on all items are

[1:13:41] provided in the backup

[1:13:42] materials before I begin

[1:13:46] presenting on the citywide

[1:13:47] items, I would like to point

[1:13:48] out that the category that

[1:13:48] the proposed item is associated

[1:13:51] with can be found at the bottom

[1:13:52] right hand corner of

[1:13:52] the screen.

[1:13:56] Item three includes changes to

[1:13:57] the floor area ratio bonus and

[1:13:57] commercial base zones to

[1:14:01] encourage more mixed income

[1:14:01] development by allowing an

[1:14:02] additional point five floor

[1:14:05] area ratio bonus for

[1:14:06] residential makes use of

[1:14:06] elements that provide all

[1:14:07] required deed restricted

[1:14:11] affordable homes on the site.

[1:14:11] This amendment only applies in

[1:14:12] commercial base zone star

[1:14:16] located in mobility zones 2 or

[1:14:16] 3 within higher highest

[1:14:20] resource areas as defined by

[1:14:21] the California Tax Credit

[1:14:21] Allocation Committee.

[1:14:22] This would incentivize

[1:14:26] affordable homes to be

[1:14:26] constructed on site in high and

[1:14:27] highest resource communities in

[1:14:30] this city.

[1:14:30] Item six.

[1:14:31] Currently the complete

[1:14:35] community Housing Solutions

[1:14:36] only permits rental homes.

[1:14:36] This amendment allows

[1:14:40] the development for for sole

[1:14:40] homes and provides additional

[1:14:41] homeownership opportunities

[1:14:44] across various income levels.

[1:14:45] >> Item seven the proposed

[1:14:50] amendment to the communities

[1:14:50] Housing Solutions requires

[1:14:51] certain conditions to be met to

[1:14:55] receive a waiver for homes less

[1:14:55] than 500ft.

[1:14:59] At the time the full waiver was

[1:14:59] fully adopted with the adoption

[1:15:00] of city wide if all new homes

[1:15:04] were required to pay the same

[1:15:04] amount regardless of the size

[1:15:05] of the home with the adoption

[1:15:09] of city wide if all dif are

[1:15:10] scaled based on home size

[1:15:10] meaning the smaller homes pay

[1:15:13] less than greater homes a

[1:15:14] complete waiver of dif is not

[1:15:17] recommended for smaller homes.

[1:15:18] Since infrastructure

[1:15:19] investments are needed to

[1:15:19] ensure adequate public

[1:15:23] facilities are provided which

[1:15:23] is the intended purpose of

[1:15:24] divide and step estimates, they

[1:15:28] MAY result in the continual

[1:15:28] loss of revenue for

[1:15:29] infrastructure in the amount of

[1:15:32] about 11 million annually.

[1:15:32] The City Planning Department

[1:15:33] initially proposed removing

[1:15:36] the diff waiver from

[1:15:37] the Complete Communities

[1:15:37] regulations.

[1:15:38] However, the Planning

[1:15:42] Commission recommended the idea

[1:15:42] for year for homes Less than

[1:15:46] 500ft continue to be applied

[1:15:46] based on the Land Use and

[1:15:47] Housing Committee's

[1:15:48] recommendation Staff made

[1:15:51] revisions to this item to

[1:15:52] clarify that the diff waiver

[1:15:52] would continue to apply to

[1:15:56] homes less than 500ft provided

[1:15:59] the development includes 10%,

[1:16:00] three or more bedroom homes and

[1:16:01] that the diff waiver is limited

[1:16:04] to 30% of the total homes in a

[1:16:07] development that are less than

[1:16:08] 500ft.

[1:16:08] It is important to note that

[1:16:09] the city currently still

[1:16:13] provides a full diff waiver for

[1:16:13] any deed restricted affordable

[1:16:17] home meaning that these smaller

[1:16:18] units would still be eligible

[1:16:19] for a waiver if a deed

[1:16:20] restricted was placed on

[1:16:25] the home.

[1:16:26] In order to be consistent with

[1:16:27] the Mid-City Community plan

[1:16:31] which calls for medium high to

[1:16:31] high density residential

[1:16:32] development and commercial uses

[1:16:36] along transit corridors,

[1:16:37] the Central Urbanized Plan

[1:16:37] District needs to be updated.

[1:16:41] The amendment proposal would

[1:16:41] prohibit new moving and storage

[1:16:42] facilities in specific central

[1:16:46] urbanized commercial zones that

[1:16:49] include c2-3 through c2-5 zones

[1:16:50] to be consistent with

[1:16:51] the Mid-City community plan.

[1:16:54] This would not impact existing

[1:16:55] storage facilities which would

[1:16:55] be subject to the city's

[1:16:59] previously conforming use

[1:16:59] regulations.

[1:17:00] This amendment is also

[1:17:00] consistent with the city's

[1:17:04] climate goals of encouraging

[1:17:04] active pedestrian communities

[1:17:05] and encouraging new housing to

[1:17:09] be built, new transit to be

[1:17:09] built near transit.

[1:17:13] Now we move on to our next

[1:17:17] category that comprised of 23

[1:17:17] items within the code update

[1:17:18] under clarifications.

[1:17:22] Note that we will review some

[1:17:23] of these items but that more

[1:17:23] detail and all items are

[1:17:24] contained in the backup

[1:17:26] materials.

[1:17:27] Item 11 amends the noise

[1:17:31] regulations to clarify In

[1:17:32] certain cases noise levels MAY

[1:17:36] temporary exceed limits if

[1:17:37] the activity or use is

[1:17:38] authorized by a special event

[1:17:41] permit development permit or

[1:17:41] other permits or agreement

[1:17:42] approved by the city manager.

[1:17:43] This amendment clarifies

[1:17:45] current implementation

[1:17:46] practices.

[1:17:50] Item 17 The amendment is meant

[1:17:50] to inform development

[1:17:51] applicants to fire defensible

[1:17:55] space buffer MAY be required

[1:17:55] that is greater than

[1:17:59] the setback in the base zone.

[1:17:59] Nothing in this section

[1:18:00] increases the authority of

[1:18:04] the fire marshal but simply

[1:18:04] provides notice and applicant

[1:18:05] that other requirements MAY be

[1:18:05] applicable.

[1:18:09] The Planning Commission

[1:18:10] recommended that step insert

[1:18:11] the defensible space qualifier

[1:18:14] to the fire setback language to

[1:18:15] differentiate between the two

[1:18:19] different requirements in

[1:18:19] the base zones.

[1:18:20] City staff change the amendment

[1:18:24] from fire setback to fire

[1:18:25] defensible space for to address

[1:18:25] the Planning Commission's

[1:18:26] concern and increase clarity of

[1:18:31] the amendment.

[1:18:32] Item 18 in the plant makes use

[1:18:35] of at least 50% of the project

[1:18:36] floor areas required to be a

[1:18:40] nonresidential use and

[1:18:41] the remainder area MAY be used

[1:18:42] for either nonresidential or

[1:18:45] residential uses.

[1:18:45] Live work quarters are

[1:18:46] considered nonresidential uses

[1:18:50] even though they provide a

[1:18:50] residential component to

[1:18:51] provide additionally additional

[1:18:52] flexibility.

[1:18:55] The amendment proposal

[1:18:58] clarifies up to 5,050% of live

[1:18:59] work quarters floor area can be

[1:19:00] counted toward the minimum

[1:19:02] nonresidential requirement of

[1:19:07] the impact zone.

[1:19:08] Item 25 Alliance Affordable

[1:19:12] Housing Complete Communities

[1:19:12] Housing Solutions and Dwelling

[1:19:13] Unit protectant Protection

[1:19:17] Regulations for Government Code

[1:19:18] Section 663.5 By clarifying

[1:19:21] that equipment size means that

[1:19:22] the replacement dwelling units

[1:19:22] must include the same total

[1:19:26] number of bedrooms as the units

[1:19:26] being replaced.

[1:19:27] This is to ensure that families

[1:19:31] occupying the protected units

[1:19:32] can still qualify for

[1:19:32] the replacement units Since

[1:19:35] bedroom count determines

[1:19:35] the affordability of

[1:19:40] the replacement unit.

[1:19:41] >> Next we focus on code

[1:19:42] amendments that bring the San

[1:19:45] Diego Municipal Code into

[1:19:46] compliance with state law.

[1:19:46] Again, we will review some of

[1:19:49] these items but that more

[1:19:50] detail and all items are

[1:19:51] contained in the backup

[1:19:51] materials.

[1:19:54] Please note that the proposal

[1:19:55] amendments simply implement

[1:19:56] state law and do not go beyond

[1:20:00] what is otherwise required by

[1:20:01] item 39.

[1:20:05] Tentative map align aligns with

[1:20:06] ten of map regulations with

[1:20:06] the Subdivision Map Act for

[1:20:07] land zoned Industrial

[1:20:10] Commercial development

[1:20:11] clarified when a tentative map

[1:20:11] is not required pursuant to

[1:20:15] government code section 66426.

[1:20:16] The Planning Commission was

[1:20:20] concerned that mixed use zones

[1:20:21] were not explicitly included

[1:20:22] and therefore would not be

[1:20:25] eligible for a tentative map

[1:20:25] waiver.

[1:20:26] City staff added language to

[1:20:26] clarify that the tentative map

[1:20:29] waiver would be allowed in

[1:20:30] mixed use zones for development

[1:20:30] that is consistent with

[1:20:36] the subdivision map Act.

[1:20:37] >> Item 40 allows for

[1:20:38] ministerial approval of a

[1:20:41] subdivision of a 210 dwelling

[1:20:42] units allowed zone for multiple

[1:20:45] dwellings that are five acres

[1:20:46] or less to be compliant with

[1:20:46] Senate Bill 684.

[1:20:50] The state bill establishes a

[1:20:50] streamlined approval process

[1:20:51] for such subdivisions exempting

[1:20:55] them from the California

[1:20:55] Environmental Quality Act and

[1:20:56] other requirements.

[1:20:59] However, the application of

[1:21:00] this amendment would be

[1:21:00] excluded in very high fire

[1:21:04] hazards severity zones wetlands

[1:21:05] development with existing deed

[1:21:06] restricted affordable homes and

[1:21:11] rental homes.

[1:21:12] Item 41.

[1:21:13] Senate Bill 1123 Expands on

[1:21:17] Senate Bill 684 that was

[1:21:17] previously discussed in this

[1:21:21] slide to allow for streamlined

[1:21:22] subdivisions and single

[1:21:23] dwelling unit zones.

[1:21:26] The same site eligibility

[1:21:27] restrictions for Senate Bill

[1:21:31] 684 and multifamily zones apply

[1:21:32] to single dwelling unit zones.

[1:21:36] However, this bill included

[1:21:36] additional location criteria

[1:21:37] that includes the site must not

[1:21:41] be more than 1.5 acres and

[1:21:41] located adjacent to existing

[1:21:42] development.

[1:21:47] In addition, Senate Bill 1123

[1:21:47] allows for the creation of a

[1:21:51] remainder law and requires lots

[1:21:52] to be sold with a dwelling unit

[1:21:56] unless they are reserved for

[1:21:57] open space common area or a

[1:22:00] remainder parcel.

[1:22:04] The Land Development code

[1:22:05] includes 19 items that fall

[1:22:06] into the corrections category.

[1:22:09] Again we will review some of

[1:22:10] these items but that more

[1:22:11] detail and other items are

[1:22:11] contained in the backup

[1:22:14] material of item 68.

[1:22:19] This amendment to the airport

[1:22:20] land use compatibility overlay

[1:22:20] zone regulations would align

[1:22:24] the code with the Memphis

[1:22:25] Miramar Airport land use

[1:22:25] compatibility plan by

[1:22:29] permitting moving and storage

[1:22:30] facilities wholesale and

[1:22:31] distribution and storage uses

[1:22:34] in areas with noise levels up

[1:22:35] to 80db.

[1:22:39] Provided that any associated

[1:22:40] office or retail indoor spaces

[1:22:41] are mitigated to achieve an

[1:22:44] interior noise level of 50db.

[1:22:45] Based on the recommendation

[1:22:48] from the Planning Commission.

[1:22:49] Vehicle and vehicular equipment

[1:22:50] sales and services were added

[1:22:54] as a permitted use but only

[1:22:54] within Memphis Miramar Airport

[1:22:55] influence area.

[1:22:59] Since it is the only area that

[1:23:02] currently identifies this use.

[1:23:03] Now moving on to our last

[1:23:08] category regulatory reforms

[1:23:09] which is comprised of 22 items

[1:23:09] in the ldc.

[1:23:13] Again we will review some of

[1:23:14] these items with more detail

[1:23:15] and all items are contained in

[1:23:17] the backup materials.

[1:23:18] Item one The administrative

[1:23:22] citations have not been revised

[1:23:23] since 2007.

[1:23:23] This amendment increases

[1:23:27] increases existing penalties

[1:23:31] which range from $100 to $1000

[1:23:32] now up to $10,000 per

[1:23:32] violation.

[1:23:36] This is to deter code

[1:23:36] violations.

[1:23:40] Item 81 The administrative

[1:23:40] payment penalties have not been

[1:23:43] revised since 2007.

[1:23:44] This amendment increases

[1:23:44] penalties for causing or

[1:23:48] maintaining a public nuisance

[1:23:52] from $2500 to $10,000 per

[1:23:52] violation and increases the cap

[1:24:00] per parcel or structure from

[1:24:00] $200,000 to $500,000 in a

[1:24:01] calendar year To better reflect

[1:24:02] current administrative and

[1:24:05] investigation costs and to

[1:24:06] better deter violations.

[1:24:10] Item 82 Administrative or Civil

[1:24:10] Penalty.

[1:24:11] Penalties for code violations

[1:24:14] have not been updated since

[1:24:14] 2017.

[1:24:15] This amendment proposal raises

[1:24:19] administrative civil penalties

[1:24:20] for code violations to to

[1:24:20] better reflect current

[1:24:24] enforcement costs and serve as

[1:24:25] a stronger deterrent against

[1:24:25] noncompliance.

[1:24:29] It maintains the maximum rate

[1:24:30] of $10,000 per violation limit

[1:24:34] while increasing the cap of

[1:24:35] $400,000 to a $500,000 cap per

[1:24:40] parcel or structure for civil

[1:24:40] penalties imposed for general

[1:24:44] code violations.

[1:24:44] Code enforcement would retain

[1:24:45] discretion to impose

[1:24:46] appropriate penalty amounts

[1:24:47] given the surrounding

[1:24:52] violations.

[1:24:53] >> Item 85 Project and

[1:24:57] environmental appeal fees need

[1:24:58] to be updated to accurately

[1:24:58] reflect staff Time involved in

[1:25:01] appeals are considered by

[1:25:02] planning Commission and City

[1:25:02] Council.

[1:25:03] This proposed amendment would

[1:25:06] increase the planning

[1:25:10] Commission appeal fee from

[1:25:11] $1000 to $1140 and the City

[1:25:13] Council appeal pool fee from

[1:25:14] $1000 to $2380.

[1:25:19] The proposed amendment also

[1:25:19] establishes a reduced fee

[1:25:20] option based on the updated fee

[1:25:23] amounts.

[1:25:24] Appellants MAY receive a 50%

[1:25:24] reduction from the newly

[1:25:28] increased appeal fee if

[1:25:29] the project is within a low

[1:25:29] resource census tract area.

[1:25:33] Identified by the California

[1:25:34] Tax Credit Allocation Committee

[1:25:38] at the time the application is

[1:25:38] deemed complete.

[1:25:39] These new updated fees reflect

[1:25:42] the current estimated costs to

[1:25:43] process these appeals ensuring

[1:25:47] better cost recovery.

[1:25:52] Item 93 This item allows child

[1:25:53] care centers and the Marine

[1:25:54] Corps Air Station Miramar

[1:25:57] Airport influence area

[1:25:58] transition zone as eliminate

[1:26:01] use and establishes a maximum

[1:26:02] floor area ratio of 0.42 for

[1:26:06] the youth which is consistent

[1:26:07] with other small assembly uses.

[1:26:08] It also removes the expansion

[1:26:11] limit for a child care centers

[1:26:12] under previously conforming

[1:26:13] regulations that no longer

[1:26:17] apply as a result of this

[1:26:17] amendment Because the msi is

[1:26:20] Miramar Airport land use

[1:26:21] compatibility plan prohibits

[1:26:22] child care centers in

[1:26:26] the transition zone.

[1:26:27] Adopting this item would

[1:26:27] require a city council overhaul

[1:26:29] of the airport land use

[1:26:30] Commission as provided under

[1:26:35] state law.

[1:26:36] Item 94 Wireless Communication

[1:26:36] Facility regulations

[1:26:40] streamlines the review process

[1:26:40] by reducing the approval

[1:26:41] process level for certain

[1:26:45] wireless communication facility

[1:26:46] applications through a process

[1:26:47] for to a process through and

[1:26:50] from a process three to a

[1:26:50] process two.

[1:26:51] This would allow timely

[1:26:54] approval and avoid requiring

[1:26:55] planning commission approval

[1:26:55] while maintaining a

[1:26:58] discretionary process with

[1:26:59] appeal rights for the public

[1:27:04] and applicant.

[1:27:05] Item 1 or 2 proposes how to

[1:27:05] calculate the vehicle Miles

[1:27:09] traveled reduction measure

[1:27:10] pilot fee for that for

[1:27:10] development applications and

[1:27:13] mobility zones two and three

[1:27:14] that choose to pay the buyout

[1:27:15] fee if they are unable to

[1:27:19] implement the reduction

[1:27:19] measures.

[1:27:20] Now hand off the PowerPoint to

[1:27:22] dry up passenger to discuss

[1:27:23] the downtown amendments.

[1:27:27] Thank you Megan.

[1:27:28] There are 30 proposed items

[1:27:28] affecting the Center City and

[1:27:29] Gaslamp Quarter Plan District

[1:27:32] ordinances which regulate land

[1:27:33] use and development in

[1:27:33] the downtown community plan

[1:27:34] area.

[1:27:37] One additional item proposes

[1:27:37] minor amendments to

[1:27:38] the downtown community plan.

[1:27:42] The downtown items are

[1:27:42] organized into the same five

[1:27:43] categories as the citywide

[1:27:46] amendments.

[1:27:47] Most are minor clarifications

[1:27:47] or refinements to existing

[1:27:48] programs.

[1:27:50] Over the next slides I'll

[1:27:51] highlight some of the more

[1:27:52] substantive items with more

[1:27:54] information on all proposed

[1:27:55] downtown items available in

[1:28:00] the backup materials.

[1:28:01] >> These first slides focus on

[1:28:01] amendments that align downtown

[1:28:04] regulations with climate equity

[1:28:05] or housing goals.

[1:28:06] Downtown zoning code includes

[1:28:09] several incentive programs

[1:28:10] designed to encourage

[1:28:10] development in return for

[1:28:11] public benefits or development

[1:28:14] amenities.

[1:28:15] >> Most of the items within

[1:28:15] this category fall within these

[1:28:18] programs.

[1:28:19] Item one expands the existing

[1:28:24] downtown eco roof density bonus

[1:28:24] by adding an additional

[1:28:25] incentive for projects that

[1:28:25] provide a rooftop community

[1:28:29] garden that is accessible to

[1:28:29] building occupants.

[1:28:30] It also encourages rooftop

[1:28:34] landscaping to meet mechanical

[1:28:34] screening requirements, giving

[1:28:35] projects more flexibility and

[1:28:41] supporting greener rooftops.

[1:28:41] >> Item two streamlines

[1:28:42] development in the downtown

[1:28:46] coastal zone overlay.

[1:28:47] This overlay is a small area

[1:28:47] primarily located between

[1:28:51] the railroad tracks and Pacific

[1:28:52] Highway outside of the Coastal

[1:28:52] Commission's appealable area.

[1:28:56] For projects within this

[1:28:57] overlay that provide public

[1:28:58] benefits or development

[1:29:01] amenities through existing

[1:29:01] downtown for area ratio bonus

[1:29:02] programs, this amendment would

[1:29:06] reduce the approval level from

[1:29:06] process to two process one.

[1:29:07] Provided the project is

[1:29:10] consistent with the local

[1:29:11] coastal program and satisfies

[1:29:14] required coastal findings.

[1:29:15] Item six would encourage

[1:29:19] development on small

[1:29:20] underutilized downtown lots.

[1:29:21] It would establish a new

[1:29:25] density bonus and provide

[1:29:25] limited regulatory exemptions

[1:29:26] that address challenges

[1:29:27] associated with tower

[1:29:32] development on smaller parcels

[1:29:33] .

[1:29:33] >> Item eight would support

[1:29:37] revitalization along c Street

[1:29:37] by offering an additional

[1:29:38] density bonus for projects

[1:29:42] along the transit corridor that

[1:29:43] also use at least one other

[1:29:44] downtown bonus program.

[1:29:47] This amendment would strengthen

[1:29:48] incentives for higher density

[1:29:49] transit supportive development

[1:29:49] along the c Street corridor in

[1:29:52] the downtown area.

[1:29:53] Item nine would promote

[1:29:58] preservation of existing mature

[1:29:58] trees downtown.

[1:30:01] This concept originated from

[1:30:02] the 2025 City Council

[1:30:02] Environment Committee which

[1:30:03] found that downtown has lost

[1:30:06] more tree canopy than any other

[1:30:06] community because mature trees

[1:30:10] provide greater ecological

[1:30:11] benefits than newly planted

[1:30:11] trees.

[1:30:14] This item would grant a 0.2

[1:30:15] floor area ratio bonus for each

[1:30:15] mature tree preserved.

[1:30:19] It would also provide options

[1:30:20] for 2 to 1 replacement on site

[1:30:23] or off site within the downtown

[1:30:24] area or a payment to

[1:30:25] the downtown for bonus fund for

[1:30:29] public improvements in addition

[1:30:30] to existing urban tree canopy

[1:30:33] fund requirements.

[1:30:34] >> The downtown items also

[1:30:35] include 12 proposed amendments

[1:30:39] in the clarification category

[1:30:39] to make downtown regulations

[1:30:43] easier to understand and apply

[1:30:43] .

[1:30:44] These items are fairly

[1:30:44] straightforward and more

[1:30:45] information is available in

[1:30:46] the downtown update list and

[1:30:51] draft code language materials.

[1:30:52] The downtown amendments also

[1:30:52] included one item to ensure

[1:30:56] compliance with state law.

[1:30:56] Item 22 would provide minor

[1:30:57] amendments to the downtown

[1:31:01] community plan to align it with

[1:31:01] the current Center City and

[1:31:02] Gaslamp Quarter Plan District

[1:31:05] ordinances.

[1:31:06] These are minor updates that

[1:31:06] remove outdated references,

[1:31:10] text graphics and images so

[1:31:11] that the plan reflects existing

[1:31:11] regulations and remains

[1:31:12] internally consistent.

[1:31:15] This would also amend

[1:31:16] the city's general plan due to

[1:31:16] the downtown community plan

[1:31:17] being a component of

[1:31:19] the general plan.

[1:31:24] There are also three proposed

[1:31:24] corrections included in

[1:31:25] the downtown items.

[1:31:28] Item 25 updates The Gaslamp

[1:31:29] Quarter land use tables so that

[1:31:33] its use categories along align

[1:31:33] with the citywide use tables.

[1:31:34] This would remove outdated

[1:31:37] terminology improve code

[1:31:38] consistency and make it easier

[1:31:39] to identify permitted uses in

[1:31:42] the Gaslamp quarter.

[1:31:43] Finally the downtown items

[1:31:43] include seven regulatory

[1:31:47] reforms currently temporary

[1:31:48] community focused uses on

[1:31:52] downtown private property which

[1:31:53] are referred to as outdoor

[1:31:53] activities in the downtown

[1:31:57] Patios.

[1:31:58] Require a discretionary permit

[1:31:59] which can encourage or sorry

[1:32:01] which can discourage activation

[1:32:02] of underutilized outdoor

[1:32:02] spaces.

[1:32:06] Item 27 would make these

[1:32:07] activities a permitted use

[1:32:07] downtown encouraging more

[1:32:10] temporary community serving

[1:32:10] uses such as farmer's or

[1:32:11] artisan markets on private

[1:32:15] property.

[1:32:16] >> Outreach for the ldc Update

[1:32:20] Updating a public comment

[1:32:21] portal to virtual public

[1:32:21] Workshops An overview video of

[1:32:25] the ldc update to Community

[1:32:26] Planner Committee meetings

[1:32:30] three ldc Update Subcommittee

[1:32:31] meetings and meetings with

[1:32:31] three community planning groups

[1:32:34] and one advisory board to

[1:32:34] discuss specific ldc items

[1:32:41] impacting their community areas

[1:32:41] .

[1:32:42] >> On JANUARY 27th the cpc

[1:32:46] passed the motion shown here on

[1:32:46] this slide to approve the ldc

[1:32:47] subcommittee's recommendation

[1:32:51] to the Land Development Code

[1:32:51] Update.

[1:32:52] Additionally the cpc met again

[1:32:55] in FEBRUARY to amend their

[1:33:00] recommendation for the 2026 ldc

[1:33:00] update approval timeline.

[1:33:04] We are here today presenting to

[1:33:05] City Council.

[1:33:05] Recommendation So staff

[1:33:10] recommends Asian to the City

[1:33:13] Council is approval of

[1:33:14] the proposed 2026 Land

[1:33:14] Development Code update and

[1:33:18] local council program as well

[1:33:18] as minor amendments to

[1:33:19] the downtown community plan and

[1:33:20] general plan.

[1:33:23] The recommendation also

[1:33:24] includes the adoption of two

[1:33:24] resolutions and one ordinance

[1:33:28] that includes amendments

[1:33:29] the adu density Bonus program

[1:33:30] community hands free adopt

[1:33:33] minor amendments The vehicle

[1:33:34] miles traveled reduction

[1:33:34] measure biography with an

[1:33:38] amendment to the Land

[1:33:39] Development Manual Appendix t

[1:33:39] and an ordinance to increase

[1:33:43] fees for project and

[1:33:44] environmental appeals.

[1:33:44] Thank you very much for your

[1:33:48] time today and this concludes

[1:33:49] staff's presentation.

[1:33:49] >> All right.

[1:33:50] Thank you for the presentation.

[1:33:54] All the work that it took to

[1:33:54] bring this item and all

[1:33:55] the public outreach that you

[1:33:58] conducted to get this ready for

[1:33:59] both planning commission ldc

[1:34:00] excuse me l'ue and h and now

[1:34:03] City Council with that clerk

[1:34:04] Please proceed with public

[1:34:04] comment.

[1:34:05] >> Thank you.

[1:34:05] Council PRESIDENT We do have

[1:34:08] quite a number of speakers on

[1:34:09] this item so you will be going

[1:34:10] to one minute each If we can

[1:34:12] start with Evan Strawn If you

[1:34:12] can please come up to

[1:34:13] the microphone.

[1:34:17] Evan Strum here.

[1:34:17] Okay.

[1:34:22] Amy Fossett, if you can please

[1:34:23] come up after that If I can

[1:34:24] have the following individuals

[1:34:26] please come up to the yellow

[1:34:27] reserved seats up front.

[1:34:31] John Allen Heather Riley, Mindy

[1:34:36] Harston Jeffrey Shooter and Bob

[1:34:37] Kozinski.

[1:34:37] If you can all please come up

[1:34:38] to the front row.

[1:34:41] Amy, you'll have one minute.

[1:34:41] >> Please proceed.

[1:34:42] Thank you very much.

[1:34:42] Good afternoon.

[1:34:45] Council members.

[1:34:46] My name is Amy Fossett and I'm

[1:34:46] the PRESIDENT And ceo of

[1:34:49] the San Diego building industry

[1:34:50] Association.

[1:34:51] And as you very well know, we

[1:34:52] are still much in a housing

[1:34:54] crisis.

[1:34:55] And while the city has made

[1:34:56] clear progress, it is critical

[1:34:59] that we not take our foot off

[1:34:59] the gas and retreat.

[1:35:00] Anything less than an adamantly

[1:35:03] pro housing philosophy that

[1:35:04] said the package before you is

[1:35:05] the product of an immense

[1:35:08] amount of work from various

[1:35:09] stakeholders including our

[1:35:09] members in the Urban Council

[1:35:13] who painstakingly reviewed

[1:35:14] these amendments in their

[1:35:14] different iterations.

[1:35:19] Thank you to staff for working

[1:35:19] with industry to identify

[1:35:20] policies that needed more

[1:35:24] vetting or hearing our pleas

[1:35:24] for amendments in Planning

[1:35:25] Commission.

[1:35:25] We believe this is a better

[1:35:28] update because of that in

[1:35:29] totality This is a package that

[1:35:30] we are proud to support and I

[1:35:33] hope you will vote in favor of

[1:35:34] its adoption.

[1:35:37] Thank you.

[1:35:42] >> John Allen Good afternoon

[1:35:45] City Council Thank you for your

[1:35:47] time today.

[1:35:47] My name is John Allen.

[1:35:48] Founding Principle of

[1:35:49] Streamlined Development Group

[1:35:51] and the Chair of Business Urban

[1:35:51] Council.

[1:35:52] We are charged with reviewing

[1:35:56] and advising the organization

[1:35:57] on city specific policies.

[1:36:00] And we're highly active in

[1:36:00] reviewing the 2026 Land

[1:36:01] Development Code update.

[1:36:02] First of all I'd like to thank

[1:36:05] Heidi in the planning team for

[1:36:05] their countless discussions and

[1:36:09] willingness to dive into detail

[1:36:10] .

[1:36:11] It means a great deal to know

[1:36:11] that there is a ready ear at

[1:36:12] the city.

[1:36:15] We want to say that the package

[1:36:15] has evolved significantly and

[1:36:19] is something that is largely a

[1:36:20] positive addition to the city's

[1:36:20] code.

[1:36:21] It will benefit not only

[1:36:24] builders but more importantly

[1:36:25] everyone who is feeling

[1:36:25] the pressure of the housing

[1:36:26] deficit.

[1:36:29] I'd like to add that we while

[1:36:30] we support this package we're

[1:36:31] eager to review these policies

[1:36:34] Once adopted to continue to

[1:36:35] refine them for the maximum

[1:36:35] impact.

[1:36:39] Specifically we believe there's

[1:36:40] an incredible opportunity to

[1:36:40] enhance our for sale

[1:36:41] opportunities through code

[1:36:41] improvements.

[1:36:44] We commit to keeping this

[1:36:44] Council and and planning staff

[1:36:48] in front of our discussion.

[1:36:48] >> In closing please adopt this

[1:36:49] package.

[1:36:49] Thank you Heather.

[1:36:53] Good afternoon everyone.

[1:36:58] Heather Riley with Alan

[1:36:58] Mickens.

[1:36:59] Today I'm actually here on

[1:37:00] behalf of the Kids Bay Learning

[1:37:00] Center.

[1:37:02] They're the original proponent

[1:37:03] of item 93 on your chart.

[1:37:07] And this came up because of all

[1:37:08] the changes you guys have been

[1:37:08] so great at doing through

[1:37:09] the community plan update

[1:37:09] process.

[1:37:12] We realized a very strange

[1:37:13] quirk of the mcas Miramar

[1:37:17] Airport land use compatibility

[1:37:17] plan prevented child care in

[1:37:18] the transition zones.

[1:37:22] Nowhere else in the city was

[1:37:23] that code change made.

[1:37:23] >> It's a weird quirk.

[1:37:26] We have no idea why it's there

[1:37:27] but it doesn't need to be

[1:37:27] there.

[1:37:28] Particularly since the Kearny

[1:37:31] Mesa and University plans are

[1:37:32] encouraging m x and remix

[1:37:32] zones.

[1:37:36] So there's a lot of development

[1:37:37] happening in that neighborhood

[1:37:37] and we want to put childcare

[1:37:38] where that development will be.

[1:37:41] Many of you know my kids are

[1:37:41] older.

[1:37:42] They don't need child care But

[1:37:42] this is personal.

[1:37:45] I remember the stress when my

[1:37:46] kid was in my stomach 19 years

[1:37:50] ago and I was trying to find

[1:37:51] daycare near where I worked or

[1:37:51] near where I lived.

[1:37:52] And it's not a stress We need

[1:37:55] to have our families go

[1:37:56] through.

[1:37:56] >> So please support that

[1:37:57] change.

[1:37:57] Thank you.

[1:37:59] Thank you, Mindy.

[1:38:04] >> Okay.

[1:38:05] >> Good afternoon Mindy

[1:38:06] Hartstein representing t Mobile

[1:38:09] And I'm very specific as to

[1:38:14] the wireless proposed changes.

[1:38:15] While we are supportive

[1:38:15] obviously of many of

[1:38:19] the changes that were in

[1:38:19] equipment enclosure size

[1:38:20] increase increase in

[1:38:24] the antenna stand off distance

[1:38:28] process review shifts which

[1:38:29] allow for quicker review and

[1:38:32] streamlining the process and

[1:38:33] also a path for temporary

[1:38:33] communication wireless

[1:38:34] facilities.

[1:38:38] We do have some concerns

[1:38:43] centered on very specific items

[1:38:43] .

[1:38:43] We've supplied a letter.

[1:38:44] Hopefully you've all received

[1:38:48] that for consideration.

[1:38:49] But one is the small cell

[1:38:49] facility design which is more

[1:38:53] restrictive than the fcc small

[1:38:57] cell order and basically would

[1:38:58] limit height and type of small

[1:39:02] wireless facilities to only

[1:39:03] light pole attachments And that

[1:39:03] should not be the case.

[1:39:08] >> I'm running out of time but

[1:39:09] for a temporary community Thank

[1:39:12] you for that Comments.

[1:39:13] We've asked for a I do have to

[1:39:14] be fair to everybody but thank

[1:39:17] you for that Concluding

[1:39:17] comment.

[1:39:18] Jeffrey Tudor you have times

[1:39:22] cited to you by and give it as

[1:39:22] well as Yvonne Jones You'll

[1:39:23] have three minutes.

[1:39:27] Please proceed.

[1:39:33] Oh okay.

[1:39:34] Maybe you get maintenance on

[1:39:38] this or get it into the budget

[1:39:38] I think.

[1:39:39] >> All right.

[1:39:42] Council members so we don't

[1:39:43] have a lot of input on this

[1:39:43] year's land development code

[1:39:44] update.

[1:39:47] We interact with staff

[1:39:48] previously in the process.

[1:39:52] It's a fairly technical package

[1:39:53] this year But I did want to do

[1:39:54] is if you go to the next slide

[1:39:57] just focus on one of the items

[1:39:58] in here that MAY be

[1:40:02] underestimated and 103 and

[1:40:03] that's the small light

[1:40:03] subdivision item.

[1:40:06] This is a implementation of

[1:40:07] something called the Starter

[1:40:11] Starter Home Revitalization Act

[1:40:11] .

[1:40:12] And what it does is it allows

[1:40:13] you to subdivide a lot and this

[1:40:17] is ministerial in a sense It's

[1:40:18] like sb ten but not something

[1:40:21] we opt into as ministerial You

[1:40:22] can create a subdivision of up

[1:40:22] to ten lots.

[1:40:26] The building on those can be up

[1:40:30] to 1700 and 50ft and you can

[1:40:31] subdivide down to a minimum lot

[1:40:32] size of 1200 square feet and

[1:40:35] that's actually consistent with

[1:40:39] what for example we do with sb

[1:40:40] nine.

[1:40:40] The difference is is this

[1:40:41] doesn't have a home ownership

[1:40:44] requirement but what it does

[1:40:45] but it is limited to our vacant

[1:40:50] lots which is either there

[1:40:50] completely empty or mostly

[1:40:51] empty as it turns out with some

[1:40:57] other restrictions.

[1:40:58] There is a far flung area ratio

[1:41:02] increase that comes with this.

[1:41:03] So whereas on a typical single

[1:41:04] family lot you would be allowed

[1:41:06] say you know 3000ft of

[1:41:07] development on a 5000 square

[1:41:11] foot lot, this basically

[1:41:12] doubles that to 6000.

[1:41:13] So that far increase is not

[1:41:16] insignificant.

[1:41:20] And then there's also item 40

[1:41:21] which does this for multifamily

[1:41:25] lots But for the sake of

[1:41:26] completeness I'll just skip

[1:41:26] over that.

[1:41:27] Go to the next slide.

[1:41:30] This is basically what it looks

[1:41:30] like You have a large lot maybe

[1:41:31] it has one house on it and you

[1:41:35] can subdivide that and now

[1:41:36] create 11 parcels.

[1:41:40] Yeah with ten new items.

[1:41:41] Now go to the next slide.

[1:41:42] And this is really what I want

[1:41:45] to talk about.

[1:41:46] This is all new restricted

[1:41:49] vacant lots and it has

[1:41:49] exemptions for certain

[1:41:50] environmentally sensitive and

[1:41:54] fire areas And we think that's

[1:41:55] a useful part of this because

[1:41:56] rather than applying it

[1:41:59] everywhere in the city and

[1:41:59] putting that development

[1:42:00] pressure on every single

[1:42:04] homeowner, this is only for a

[1:42:05] certain and we've created a

[1:42:08] market where people can come in

[1:42:09] and develop these vacant lots

[1:42:09] and a market where somebody who

[1:42:14] just wants to buy a house and

[1:42:14] live in it isn't facing that

[1:42:15] competition from developers.

[1:42:19] So we think that's an important

[1:42:20] feature And the final aspect to

[1:42:23] this is if you go to the last

[1:42:24] slide is we have something

[1:42:24] that's ongoing called

[1:42:28] neighborhood homes for all of

[1:42:28] us.

[1:42:29] And rather than create a whole

[1:42:32] new set of development

[1:42:32] regulations for that program

[1:42:33] but we would like to use is

[1:42:40] that program to create

[1:42:41] pre-approved plans for that

[1:42:41] program.

[1:42:43] Thank you for that Concluding

[1:42:48] comment, Bob, because it's we

[1:42:53] all know that real estate is

[1:42:53] the most valuable resource in

[1:42:54] this city.

[1:42:57] It's obvious that this current

[1:42:58] item reflects the ongoing and

[1:43:02] continuous housing pressure

[1:43:03] resulting from our ever growing

[1:43:03] population.

[1:43:08] If you ask your constituents

[1:43:08] they will tell you that

[1:43:11] population is the one problem

[1:43:12] in this city that drives all

[1:43:12] other problems.

[1:43:16] Yet this city government

[1:43:17] continues to conduct the city

[1:43:21] of San Diego as a sanctuary

[1:43:21] city worsening all of these

[1:43:22] problems.

[1:43:26] I suspect all members of this

[1:43:27] council are suffering from

[1:43:27] stage four Trump Derangement

[1:43:30] Syndrome.

[1:43:31] What other excuse do you have

[1:43:32] for refusing to place

[1:43:36] the picture of our PRESIDENT In

[1:43:36] the place of honor on that wall

[1:43:40] that had been reserved for

[1:43:41] other presidents for decades?

[1:43:41] Shame on each of you for

[1:43:44] putting your personal politics

[1:43:47] above the people of San Diego

[1:43:52] Evanston.

[1:43:58] >> Good afternoon again.

[1:43:58] Council PRESIDENT Council

[1:43:59] Members Again my name is Evan

[1:44:00] Strawn speaking on behalf of

[1:44:02] the San Diego Regional Chamber

[1:44:03] of Commerce.

[1:44:04] And really just want to start

[1:44:04] by thanking staff for their

[1:44:07] hard work Heidi Setting this

[1:44:08] whole team It's definitely been

[1:44:09] a labor of love on this whole

[1:44:09] ldc update and really

[1:44:12] appreciate their work in making

[1:44:12] sure that this package which is

[1:44:13] a lot of state law changes that

[1:44:16] we don't necessarily have

[1:44:17] control over still makes sense

[1:44:18] for San Diego.

[1:44:18] So really appreciate their work

[1:44:19] appreciate the work of

[1:44:22] the planning Commission,

[1:44:23] the Land Use and Housing

[1:44:24] Committee looking at all of

[1:44:26] these you know, 100 plus items

[1:44:26] and really were especially

[1:44:27] supportive of the items that

[1:44:31] promote housing throughout our

[1:44:31] city that help revitalize

[1:44:32] downtown, that speed up

[1:44:35] processes for things like

[1:44:36] outdoor dining establishments

[1:44:37] and wireless communication

[1:44:40] facilities and really help

[1:44:41] promote small business growth

[1:44:42] and housing opportunities

[1:44:42] throughout our city.

[1:44:45] So we encourage you to support

[1:44:46] the ldc update as proposed

[1:44:46] today.

[1:44:46] >> Thank you.

[1:44:47] Thank you.

[1:44:50] Started the five minute time

[1:44:50] ago one of those participating

[1:44:51] remotely starting with Andrea.

[1:44:52] We currently have 13 people in

[1:44:58] the queue.

[1:44:59] >> I'm Andrea Hatch and we had

[1:44:59] Hayward withhold the hill.

[1:45:00] I submitted a policy paper

[1:45:02] titled Capacity before density

[1:45:03] into the record for this item

[1:45:03] The paper proposes that to

[1:45:06] the extent not prohibited by

[1:45:07] state or federal law the city

[1:45:08] incorporates a sequencing

[1:45:08] framework into implementation

[1:45:11] of all discretionary and

[1:45:12] ministerial housing schemas

[1:45:13] including complete communities

[1:45:16] density bonus programs, transit

[1:45:16] oriented development programs

[1:45:17] and future sb 79

[1:45:17] implementation.

[1:45:21] As I discussed Thursday night

[1:45:22] during the Council hearing on

[1:45:22] that matter, the central issue

[1:45:25] was not whether low resource

[1:45:26] communities should grow, they

[1:45:26] should.

[1:45:27] The issue was whether growth

[1:45:30] occurs alongside sufficient

[1:45:31] amenity investment,

[1:45:31] infrastructure capacity and

[1:45:35] economic diversification to

[1:45:36] avoid intensifying existing low

[1:45:36] resource conditions.

[1:45:37] The state itself has now

[1:45:40] acknowledged to sb 79

[1:45:41] implementation options that

[1:45:42] absorptive capacity and

[1:45:46] sequencing matter in vulnerable

[1:45:46] communities.

[1:45:47] >> Thank you.

[1:45:47] Thank you.

[1:45:47] Next is Becky Rapp.

[1:45:53] If you can please unmute Becky

[1:46:00] Repp Academy for you.

[1:46:00] >> Thank you and good

[1:46:01] afternoon.

[1:46:04] My name is Becky Rapp and I

[1:46:05] just wanted to voice my support

[1:46:06] for item 20 on the land

[1:46:10] development Code update and

[1:46:10] urge the city to strengthen

[1:46:14] this ordinance even further by

[1:46:14] expanding it beyond site

[1:46:19] signage its cannabis on site

[1:46:20] signage to include all offsite

[1:46:24] cannabis marketing and

[1:46:24] advertising.

[1:46:25] If the city has determined that

[1:46:26] the marijuana leaf symbol and

[1:46:29] cannabis imagery are

[1:46:30] inappropriate for storefront

[1:46:30] signage then the same standards

[1:46:34] should apply to billboards,

[1:46:35] banners, event promotions and

[1:46:39] other off site marketing.

[1:46:39] The families and children see

[1:46:40] every day these symbols

[1:46:43] normalize drug use, target

[1:46:44] young people through branding

[1:46:45] and imagery and undermine

[1:46:48] public health messaging about

[1:46:49] the real risks associated with

[1:46:49] high potency marijuana

[1:46:53] including addiction impaired

[1:46:53] driving and psychosis.

[1:46:54] San Diego regulates tobacco and

[1:46:58] alcohol advertising because we

[1:46:59] recognize the influence that

[1:47:00] marketing has on behavior.

[1:47:04] Marijuana should not time

[1:47:04] concluded.

[1:47:04] >> Gary Hewitt.

[1:47:07] If you can please and you.

[1:47:08] Good afternoon.

[1:47:09] My name is Gary Hewitt, chair

[1:47:13] of the Downtown Community

[1:47:13] Planning Council.

[1:47:14] On behalf of the dcp, I want to

[1:47:18] thank council and staff for

[1:47:19] the collaborative process on

[1:47:19] this general plan Update I

[1:47:23] personally want to raise one

[1:47:23] concern critical to

[1:47:24] the downtown plan success.

[1:47:27] This update continues to

[1:47:28] support significant residential

[1:47:28] development in downtown mixed

[1:47:31] use neighborhoods something

[1:47:32] that the downtown community

[1:47:33] continues to support.

[1:47:33] But the goal depends on

[1:47:37] residents being able to

[1:47:37] actually live in those homes

[1:47:38] which requires enforcement of

[1:47:39] the noise standards This plan

[1:47:41] commits to.

[1:47:42] Item 11 would allow staff to

[1:47:43] administratively override state

[1:47:47] and city noise limits for

[1:47:47] special events and projects

[1:47:48] combined with noise enforcement

[1:47:51] already being downgraded to

[1:47:52] alternative compliance due to

[1:47:52] budget cuts.

[1:47:53] This effectively eliminated

[1:47:57] noise protections for downtown

[1:47:58] residents.

[1:47:58] The district pc has a live

[1:47:59] entertainment permit I attended

[1:48:01] this month.

[1:48:02] It was now consider approving

[1:48:03] it knowing that the applicant

[1:48:08] won't be held accountable if

[1:48:08] they violate the noise

[1:48:09] ordinance.

[1:48:09] Am The City council restores

[1:48:11] restore noise enforcement and

[1:48:12] reject the staff discretion

[1:48:12] proposed in item 11.

[1:48:13] Thank you.

[1:48:16] Thank you.

[1:48:17] >> Next is John Stump.

[1:48:20] If you can please unmute.

[1:48:23] >> Thank you very much.

[1:48:29] I'm content to you to protest

[1:48:32] item number 85 on page 16 which

[1:48:37] raises the fees to file an

[1:48:42] appeal to some two thousand

[1:48:42] $480.

[1:48:47] >> This is an amount that.

[1:48:47] Severely discriminate against

[1:48:52] people of median income in

[1:48:53] the city of San Diego people of

[1:48:55] color That fee should only be

[1:48:56] $100 or something like that.

[1:49:01] This is a disgrace And secondly

[1:49:06] the policy should be changed So

[1:49:07] that should a party prevail in

[1:49:07] the appeal.

[1:49:11] The fee will automatically be

[1:49:12] refunded to them.

[1:49:16] Come on you know if staff did

[1:49:17] good work we wouldn't have to

[1:49:22] have these fees.

[1:49:22] >> Thank you very much.

[1:49:23] Thank you.

[1:49:24] Next is Craig Benedetto If you

[1:49:29] can please unmute.

[1:49:35] Good afternoon Craig Benedetto

[1:49:36] I'm here today representing Day

[1:49:37] Out San Diego the Commercial

[1:49:37] Real Estate Development

[1:49:41] Association speaking in support

[1:49:41] of the staff recommendation for

[1:49:42] the 2026 Land Development Code

[1:49:46] update I'd like to thank

[1:49:46] the entire Planning Department

[1:49:47] team for their efforts in

[1:49:47] developing this latest

[1:49:48] addition.

[1:49:50] >> Staff spent countless

[1:49:51] countless hours with

[1:49:51] stakeholders throughout

[1:49:52] the city to help develop

[1:49:55] the list and refine

[1:49:55] the provisions.

[1:49:56] In some cases items were

[1:49:57] removed and others changes were

[1:49:57] made that will ultimately

[1:50:01] improve our city's code for

[1:50:02] the betterment of our city.

[1:50:02] In closing, we appreciate

[1:50:06] staff's consideration of our

[1:50:06] members perspective in

[1:50:07] developing these updates and

[1:50:08] respectfully request council

[1:50:10] approval of the staff

[1:50:11] recommendation.

[1:50:11] >> Thank you.

[1:50:12] Thank you.

[1:50:12] During.

[1:50:14] If you can please unmute during

[1:50:20] this.

[1:50:20] Oh thank you.

[1:50:21] I, I really hope that this

[1:50:25] council would pull item 41 and

[1:50:31] figure out a way that you will

[1:50:31] enforce the non removal because

[1:50:36] your dsd department as

[1:50:41] evidenced by Project 1128933.

[1:50:41] Where developers falsely lie

[1:50:46] that the lot is empty So I'd

[1:50:47] like to know how you actually

[1:50:47] enforce non removal of these

[1:50:51] rentals.

[1:50:52] Second thing is item 97 should

[1:50:56] be this they have not contacted

[1:50:57] any.

[1:51:02] 88 groups relocating assessable

[1:51:02] parking is unacceptable and all

[1:51:07] it's going to do is redo

[1:51:08] another lawsuit hopefully a

[1:51:14] very late in 80 and you guys

[1:51:15] still haven't even read reads

[1:51:18] all some ada issues that are in

[1:51:19] existence for 88 parking on

[1:51:19] Market Street.

[1:51:25] Thank you next is Catherine

[1:51:26] Rose if I have my time I also

[1:51:28] concluded there were nine

[1:51:28] speakers in the queue and that

[1:51:29] included no additional speakers

[1:51:30] will be taken.

[1:51:33] Catherine please proceed.

[1:51:33] >> Hi.

[1:51:34] Hi.

[1:51:38] This is Catherine Roach and i

[1:51:39] want to talk about the fees for

[1:51:43] appeals.

[1:51:44] You know I did an p bill for

[1:51:45] the Navy Broadway complex

[1:51:46] because I thought there was an

[1:51:48] active fault on it and even

[1:51:49] with the appeals nothing ever

[1:51:49] happened.

[1:51:50] Nobody ever confirmed or denied

[1:51:54] the act defaulting.

[1:51:54] And so just to increase

[1:51:55] the appeal so that people can't

[1:51:56] afford them.

[1:51:58] That's not cute.

[1:51:59] You should you should want as

[1:52:00] many appeals as possible so you

[1:52:04] could know what the dangers are

[1:52:05] .

[1:52:06] So I don't like that One thing

[1:52:10] that I was very concerned about

[1:52:11] is you're talking about how you

[1:52:11] could increase the height in

[1:52:12] mobility zone one and then you

[1:52:15] have to go to another thing to

[1:52:15] say mobility zone one is

[1:52:16] downtown.

[1:52:16] I would like if you actually

[1:52:20] put the word downtown in there.

[1:52:21] When you talk about mobility

[1:52:22] zone one so people don't get

[1:52:26] confused like I did and then it

[1:52:30] started in on page eight 142 of

[1:52:31] 211 You talk about

[1:52:36] the exchanges for affordable

[1:52:37] housing dwelling units and in

[1:52:37] some Gary time has concluded

[1:52:40] the original if you can please

[1:52:45] unmute.

[1:52:46] >> You think these changes are

[1:52:47] going to be your key to

[1:52:47] success?

[1:52:50] I highly doubt it because it

[1:52:51] seems like you're more

[1:52:52] concerned about following state

[1:52:52] law when you're a charter city

[1:52:56] and you But I mean obviously

[1:52:57] you do things because you want

[1:52:58] to bite the hand that they do

[1:52:59] in your concern that you're not

[1:53:01] going to be getting your money

[1:53:02] coming in from different

[1:53:02] things.

[1:53:03] But if you really cared about

[1:53:06] putting into people's

[1:53:07] communities what the people

[1:53:08] wanted, you wouldn't be

[1:53:08] concerned about following state

[1:53:09] law.

[1:53:09] You'd be concerned about

[1:53:13] following what the people in

[1:53:13] our communities are desiring

[1:53:14] And it seems like you guys are

[1:53:17] constantly getting in your own

[1:53:18] way to providing the things

[1:53:19] that need to be provided but

[1:53:23] also your implement you know

[1:53:24] changes that are going to force

[1:53:25] others to do the work in

[1:53:29] the communities that you can't

[1:53:30] do yourself by way of making it

[1:53:34] a requirement Bill And it's

[1:53:35] interesting that you guys have

[1:53:35] density bonuses but you also

[1:53:36] have density fees.

[1:53:37] The fact that you're using

[1:53:40] vehicle miles traveled when

[1:53:41] that is a fraudulent data point

[1:53:42] and that shouldn't even be

[1:53:45] something that's included And

[1:53:46] you guys just really need to

[1:53:47] think about what the community

[1:53:50] wants over what the state is

[1:53:51] requiring.

[1:53:51] >> Your time is concluded.

[1:53:52] Tell me if you can please

[1:53:57] unmute Tony Academy for you.

[1:54:01] >> I will need to move on to

[1:54:02] the next speaker If you can't

[1:54:07] unmute for yourself going on to

[1:54:08] Peggy Walker if you can please

[1:54:12] unmute.

[1:54:13] Thank you.

[1:54:14] I endorse strict strengthening

[1:54:18] of language regarding onsite

[1:54:19] advertising and I'm prohibiting

[1:54:24] the marijuana live or colored

[1:54:24] images on buildings That's good

[1:54:25] policy and suggest extending

[1:54:30] those to uptake marketing

[1:54:30] including prohibition of

[1:54:31] billboards as we do with

[1:54:36] tobacco when recent federal

[1:54:36] rescheduling of marijuana is

[1:54:37] creating confusion and this

[1:54:41] will help reduce misconceptions

[1:54:41] about marijuana safety and

[1:54:46] medical utility, medical

[1:54:47] societies still do not endorse

[1:54:53] dispensary pot for medical or

[1:54:53] mental health treatment.

[1:54:54] Nevertheless, advertising

[1:54:54] regulations enable

[1:54:59] manufacturers to exaggerate

[1:54:59] therapeutic uses and downplay

[1:55:04] harms especially to vulnerable

[1:55:04] populations including youths.

[1:55:05] We can choose how we allow weak

[1:55:10] to be marketed in our

[1:55:10] communities prohibition of

[1:55:11] marijuana billboards and

[1:55:11] stronger advertising

[1:55:16] restrictions will help us.

[1:55:18] Conclusion Thank you 8700 If

[1:55:25] you can please unmute.

[1:55:26] Thank you Joy.

[1:55:29] It's your turn 53 Heidi I

[1:55:35] support updates to the appeal

[1:55:36] fees for project and

[1:55:40] environmental appeals

[1:55:41] especially environmental

[1:55:46] appeals in regards to

[1:55:47] the downtown plan Yes to

[1:55:48] transit oriented items.

[1:55:52] Yes to tree canopy.

[1:55:53] And then my last statement is

[1:55:58] again to you Heidi, please.

[1:55:59] We do we need to update any new

[1:56:04] codes land development codes in

[1:56:05] the future to bring all in

[1:56:10] alignment with sb seven nine,

[1:56:11] the transit oriented housing

[1:56:16] project item I.E. Include fees

[1:56:22] and there's lots of other stuff

[1:56:22] presently cover.

[1:56:27] You didn't say it the way I did

[1:56:28] but you did bring up

[1:56:28] the question last week Your

[1:56:29] time has concluded.

[1:56:34] Sorry Hector if you can please

[1:56:35] unmute Hector you're pretty

[1:56:36] complicated on all these codes

[1:56:41] but the city should implement a

[1:56:42] land development code or

[1:56:42] municipal code or if you rent

[1:56:46] out to illegal aliens you can

[1:56:47] get a fine like a $10,000

[1:56:48] because we're going to have a

[1:56:52] mass rapid deportation program

[1:56:52] coming up with Trump.

[1:56:53] It's going to hit the county

[1:56:58] and city pretty hard And we've

[1:56:58] got to do our part.

[1:56:59] And just if you rent out to

[1:57:04] illegal aliens or you're

[1:57:04] involved in that like a

[1:57:08] landlord, we can find a ten

[1:57:09] grand or maybe take your

[1:57:09] property or something like that

[1:57:13] because we got to even even

[1:57:14] the governor said now that

[1:57:15] the Medi-Cal program is

[1:57:20] bankrupt with all these medical

[1:57:21] patients taking over the state

[1:57:25] and Governor knew something was

[1:57:26] behind it.

[1:57:26] So eventually we're going to

[1:57:31] have to come up with the Mass

[1:57:31] Rapid Deportation Committee and

[1:57:32] move forward and get San Diego

[1:57:38] back to be in Great again.

[1:57:38] Thank you.

[1:57:39] Blair begin if you can please

[1:57:47] unmute where we can.

[1:57:48] >> I often feel like an illegal

[1:57:52] alien in the public process to

[1:57:53] try to offer my $0.02 Here I am

[1:57:58] when I can with downtown

[1:57:58] issues.

[1:57:59] I really like the public

[1:57:59] comment.

[1:57:59] Thank you.

[1:58:05] I'm concerned on ideas.

[1:58:05] Council PRESIDENT Carver made a

[1:58:10] very nice comment on

[1:58:10] the previous item how

[1:58:11] the appropriation boards can

[1:58:16] work if applicable.

[1:58:16] I'm hoping it's possible that

[1:58:17] economic development persons

[1:58:21] can possibly be attending

[1:58:22] the meetings more if that's

[1:58:22] applicable Appropriations

[1:58:23] meetings.

[1:58:23] Good luck with that and good

[1:58:28] luck with a public process to

[1:58:28] define our future of these sort

[1:58:29] of issues.

[1:58:34] You know I'm really hurt that

[1:58:34] the parking ban it really

[1:58:35] excludes the public process

[1:58:36] like what we can be doing with

[1:58:40] that and with downtown I hope

[1:58:40] we can keep our buildings

[1:58:47] parking accessibility is being

[1:58:47] taken away.

[1:58:48] I feel that could be a part of

[1:58:48] the solution.

[1:58:49] Thank you.

[1:58:52] Medicine if you can please On

[1:58:53] you I thank you.

[1:58:54] I wanted to say that I support

[1:58:58] the proposed update to prohibit

[1:58:59] the cannabis leaf symbol on

[1:58:59] cannabis outlet signage.

[1:59:04] As a mom of three and someone

[1:59:04] who works in youth drug

[1:59:05] prevention, I've seen how

[1:59:06] recognizable that symbol has

[1:59:10] become to kids and teens

[1:59:10] displaying a prominently near

[1:59:11] restaurants, schools, parks or

[1:59:16] along our streets normalizes

[1:59:16] cannabis use and increases

[1:59:17] youth exposure to a mind

[1:59:17] altering substance.

[1:59:21] I also believe that marijuana

[1:59:22] billboards should not be

[1:59:23] allowed for the same reason

[1:59:23] Large scale advertising further

[1:59:28] promotes and normalizes

[1:59:29] cannabis use in ways that

[1:59:29] impact young people and

[1:59:30] the overall character of our

[1:59:33] community.

[1:59:34] The current regulations already

[1:59:35] limit signages to business

[1:59:36] names, alphabetic characters

[1:59:40] and simple colors Prohibiting

[1:59:41] the cannabis leaf symbol is a

[1:59:42] reasonable extension of those

[1:59:42] protections.

[1:59:46] It simply creates sensible

[1:59:47] guardrails to reduce youth

[1:59:47] exposure and community impacts.

[1:59:52] Please support this amendment.

[1:59:53] >> Thank you.

[1:59:58] And our final speaker Kathleen

[1:59:58] Catherine.

[2:00:04] Thank you.

[2:00:05] >> I'd like to address

[2:00:09] the municipal code updates 8594

[2:00:10] and 107 regarding the appeals

[2:00:10] fees project and environmental

[2:00:15] appeals that would increase

[2:00:16] fees for projects and

[2:00:17] environmental appeals that

[2:00:21] would align with fees charged

[2:00:21] by other cities.

[2:00:22] I don't think that has anything

[2:00:22] to do with our city.

[2:00:26] Your city fee should be

[2:00:27] tailored to the city, not to

[2:00:27] other cities.

[2:00:28] And as John Staff pointed out,

[2:00:33] that exorbitant fees or

[2:00:34] discriminate discriminate

[2:00:35] against low income communities

[2:00:39] and all they do is serve as a

[2:00:40] deterrent never to appeal such

[2:00:40] projects.

[2:00:44] 94 The wireless communication

[2:00:45] facilities.

[2:00:49] And it says that they will

[2:00:50] streamline the process by

[2:00:51] reducing the approval process

[2:00:51] for specific wireless

[2:00:55] communications.

[2:00:56] What that means is it's just a

[2:00:57] euphemism for we're going to

[2:01:02] eliminate the public voice in

[2:01:03] opposition and we're going to

[2:01:03] streamline it to make it an

[2:01:04] administrative process And that

[2:01:08] is not that is not that does

[2:01:09] not serve the public need.

[2:01:14] And one of the seven replacing

[2:01:15] parking fees for street trees

[2:01:16] act on sidewalks, outdoor

[2:01:20] dining, the outdoor dining and

[2:01:21] those street areas have already

[2:01:27] removed nearly all of

[2:01:27] the public.

[2:01:28] >> Your time has concluded and

[2:01:28] that goes as well to comment on

[2:01:29] this item.

[2:01:29] All right.

[2:01:31] Thank you city Clerk for that.

[2:01:32] So with that we'll turn it over

[2:01:33] to council for comments,

[2:01:37] questions and entertain a

[2:01:38] motion and we'll start out with

[2:01:39] the chair of Land Use and

[2:01:39] Housing Council PRESIDENT

[2:01:43] Pro-Tem we thank yous PRESIDENT

[2:01:44] And thank you to the City

[2:01:44] Planning Department for

[2:01:45] the tremendous amount of time

[2:01:45] that's been dedicated to

[2:01:46] delivering this land of on

[2:01:49] the code update working with

[2:01:49] various stakeholders, working

[2:01:53] with our offices as well And I

[2:01:54] will for one recollect that I

[2:01:55] believe we all thought this was

[2:01:58] first going to come forward

[2:01:58] back in late 2024.

[2:01:59] So that's just to say that

[2:02:00] there's been a huge amount of

[2:02:04] time that's been dedicated to

[2:02:05] trying to get this to

[2:02:06] the finish line.

[2:02:06] There have been many thorough

[2:02:10] discussions regarding numerous

[2:02:10] components in this update

[2:02:11] including since it went through

[2:02:12] Planning Commission and then

[2:02:16] most recently through our Land

[2:02:17] Use and Housing Committee

[2:02:17] meeting back in MARCH.

[2:02:18] We made a few amendments at

[2:02:22] that time and so I'm glad to

[2:02:23] see some of our recommendations

[2:02:23] were included in today's

[2:02:26] version particularly for item

[2:02:27] seven relating to micro unit

[2:02:31] waivers For those who might

[2:02:31] recollect a little over two

[2:02:32] years ago the council chose to

[2:02:33] maintain waivers for micro

[2:02:37] units and while I was glad to

[2:02:37] support that I was also

[2:02:38] understanding the need that we

[2:02:39] have to collect abatement

[2:02:42] impact fees and assure that

[2:02:43] the city is actually providing

[2:02:43] incentives that match up with

[2:02:44] the areas that we believe are

[2:02:50] in short welcome to housing

[2:02:50] production.

[2:02:51] So I want to thank the City

[2:02:52] Plan department for

[2:02:52] incorporating our amendment for

[2:02:55] making the waivers so that they

[2:02:56] continue to be offered but it

[2:02:57] be done so as an incentive tied

[2:03:00] to the ever elusive larger

[2:03:01] three bedroom units.

[2:03:02] And I think this is one of

[2:03:06] the ways in which a community

[2:03:07] complete communities remains an

[2:03:08] important program that helps

[2:03:08] our city encourage all types of

[2:03:12] housing including micro units.

[2:03:13] On item 87 I want to specially

[2:03:14] thank you Heidi, for your

[2:03:19] leadership in trying to work on

[2:03:19] a sensible solution with our

[2:03:20] offices and various

[2:03:20] stakeholders especially as we

[2:03:25] all seek to see the committee

[2:03:26] plan updates that we've worked

[2:03:26] to past actually come to

[2:03:27] fruition.

[2:03:27] We talk often about how we

[2:03:31] create capacity but whether

[2:03:32] that actually results in

[2:03:32] the production that we intend

[2:03:37] and in all of that also taking

[2:03:38] the opportunity acknowledge

[2:03:38] that there are some severe

[2:03:39] economic realities that are

[2:03:39] being faced.

[2:03:43] So I just want to take this

[2:03:43] moment to thank you and your

[2:03:44] staff for spending so much

[2:03:45] energy perhaps more than it was

[2:03:49] ever worth on that effort.

[2:03:50] Next I want to thank staff for

[2:03:51] the efforts made towards

[2:03:52] streamlining the wireless

[2:03:56] communication facility

[2:03:56] regulations and then also

[2:03:57] allowing child care centers in

[2:03:57] the next year.

[2:03:58] My area in my district along

[2:04:02] with other items to help make

[2:04:02] clarifications and corrections

[2:04:03] for the community's Housing

[2:04:07] solutions program and lastly I

[2:04:08] appreciate staff in bringing

[2:04:09] forward and one of three which

[2:04:13] expands where medical offices

[2:04:14] are allowed Medical clinics can

[2:04:14] be a good fit for many business

[2:04:15] parks and I think about how

[2:04:19] other areas of the city can

[2:04:20] also have the potential to see

[2:04:20] expanded access to health care

[2:04:25] including in my district and

[2:04:26] with that mine only just going

[2:04:27] to ask that you consider in

[2:04:27] the next ltc update perhaps

[2:04:31] reviewing what we categorized

[2:04:31] as medical offices to ensure

[2:04:32] that we're not overly overly

[2:04:33] limiting where they can be

[2:04:37] placed as well as ensuring that

[2:04:38] we match up with the types of

[2:04:39] facilities that we're seeing

[2:04:39] Given health care as we know it

[2:04:44] continues to evolve.

[2:04:45] So with that I'm going to go

[2:04:45] ahead and move the approval of

[2:04:46] the 2026 city wide ltc package

[2:04:51] and downtown obviously package

[2:04:52] I think it gets better.

[2:04:52] >> All right.

[2:04:52] Thank you.

[2:04:53] So we have a motion by

[2:04:56] the council PRESIDENT Pro

[2:04:57] complete to move the staff

[2:04:58] recommendation.

[2:04:58] We'll go next to council member

[2:04:59] Watford.

[2:05:02] Thank you Council PRESIDENT

[2:05:03] Thank you to Chair Lee for

[2:05:03] those comments.

[2:05:04] I also I think the Planning

[2:05:09] Department dsd and outside

[2:05:09] urban division for all the work

[2:05:10] committed to this update

[2:05:11] the community members, business

[2:05:15] groups for all the review and

[2:05:16] feedback I made most of my

[2:05:16] comments at the lady said How

[2:05:20] was the committee meeting in

[2:05:20] APRIL?

[2:05:21] So I'll just touch on a few

[2:05:22] citywide abatements here before

[2:05:26] turning my attention to the top

[2:05:27] Item six expands complete

[2:05:28] communities for for sale homes

[2:05:32] That's a meaningful shift told

[2:05:32] how that program will be

[2:05:33] applied to rentals open it up

[2:05:34] to home ownership including

[2:05:39] affordable for sale homes be

[2:05:40] it's more say the agents will

[2:05:40] have a real path to hope your

[2:05:41] transit your schools and your

[2:05:44] the amenities that make our

[2:05:45] neighborhoods work.

[2:05:46] Another item they're really

[2:05:48] looking forward to implementing

[2:05:49] citywide is item 50 the shared

[2:05:50] housing density bonus which

[2:05:50] will make it easier to build

[2:05:55] share housing citywide that

[2:05:56] plan is a great place to start

[2:05:56] with that particularly related

[2:05:57] office buildings Shared housing

[2:06:01] improves affordability by

[2:06:01] splitting rent and utility

[2:06:02] costs and it fosters social

[2:06:02] connection and security

[2:06:07] especially for seniors.

[2:06:08] Many of the changes in front of

[2:06:09] us today seem small but could

[2:06:09] actually make a really

[2:06:10] significant difference.

[2:06:13] What are those instances as

[2:06:14] item 90 regarding emergency

[2:06:14] shelters?

[2:06:19] It streamlines the permitting

[2:06:19] process for emergency shelters

[2:06:20] making it easier to get them up

[2:06:21] and running without regulatory

[2:06:21] burdens.

[2:06:26] So that we could more

[2:06:26] efficiently help people who are

[2:06:27] homeless get off the streets

[2:06:32] and into shelter if it was most

[2:06:32] of my time though our downtown

[2:06:33] every great city has a great

[2:06:33] downtown.

[2:06:34] We have seen more and more

[2:06:37] people able to get without

[2:06:38] Outside Diego we've added

[2:06:39] parks, we've added trees, we've

[2:06:42] expanded our cultural resources

[2:06:42] .

[2:06:43] There is a renewed commitment

[2:06:44] to downtown San Diego to making

[2:06:44] our streets vibrant.

[2:06:48] It's safe and welcoming for

[2:06:48] everybody.

[2:06:49] This didn't happen by accident.

[2:06:49] Thoughtful planning by Dgd's

[2:06:54] Urban Division played an

[2:06:54] important role in that This

[2:06:55] code update doled out that

[2:07:00] little bit of an idea but opens

[2:07:01] the door to more rooftop

[2:07:01] gardens of downtown have died

[2:07:02] encourages preservation of

[2:07:06] the mature trees that give our

[2:07:07] neighborhood shade character

[2:07:07] and comfort.

[2:07:08] Together they will help to cool

[2:07:12] our streets, improve air

[2:07:13] quality and bring nature into

[2:07:13] the heart of our city, I

[2:07:14] replied creates new

[2:07:15] homeownership opportunities for

[2:07:18] people who want to live

[2:07:19] downtown.

[2:07:19] Additional opportunities for

[2:07:20] people to make downtown their

[2:07:21] homes strengthens our

[2:07:24] neighborhoods, supports local

[2:07:25] businesses and build a sense of

[2:07:25] stability and pride in very

[2:07:31] small parcels in the urban core

[2:07:32] have said underdeveloped

[2:07:33] tourist parking lots for years

[2:07:33] because the rules have made it

[2:07:37] very difficult to build them.

[2:07:37] Item six is incentives for

[2:07:38] small lots and item eight

[2:07:43] revitalization But as a legacy

[2:07:44] street I would like those sites

[2:07:45] for new housing due activity

[2:07:45] You do like the blocks that

[2:07:46] I've been waiting for The next

[2:07:49] chapter and clearer rules for

[2:07:49] programing provides a simpler

[2:07:50] pathways for outdoor community

[2:07:55] uses Those make it easier to

[2:07:56] bring people together whether

[2:07:56] it's a fitness class, a

[2:07:57] farmer's market, a cultural

[2:08:01] event or a pop up activation

[2:08:02] Together these updates move us

[2:08:02] toward a downtown that is

[2:08:03] greener, more attainable, more

[2:08:07] dynamic, a more complete.

[2:08:08] And what that utters our

[2:08:09] character supports our

[2:08:09] residents.

[2:08:10] It strengthens the economic and

[2:08:13] cultural heart of this city.

[2:08:13] Really glad to see this code

[2:08:14] update coming forward and I'll

[2:08:19] be happy to Second

[2:08:20] Councilmember Lee's motion.

[2:08:20] >> All right.

[2:08:21] Thank you, sir.

[2:08:24] So we have a motion by Council

[2:08:25] PRESIDENT Pro Tem Lee and a

[2:08:25] second by Councilmember

[2:08:26] Whitburn to move the staff

[2:08:27] recommendation.

[2:08:27] We'll go next to Councilmember

[2:08:29] Hilo Rivera All right.

[2:08:30] Thank you, council PRESIDENT.

[2:08:31] Thank you, Heidi and team for

[2:08:35] all of your work on this.

[2:08:36] I was just thinking about as

[2:08:37] you were running through each

[2:08:41] item how much work there must

[2:08:41] be behind each of those items

[2:08:42] So it shows up as you know,

[2:08:47] very, very comprehensive list

[2:08:48] of updates.

[2:08:48] I know it takes hours and hours

[2:08:49] and hours of work each and

[2:08:53] every item So thank you for

[2:08:54] that effort And I know there's

[2:08:55] a lot of thought that goes in

[2:08:59] each of those I think both my

[2:09:00] comments at the council but I

[2:09:05] will say thank you again for

[2:09:06] including prohibition on moving

[2:09:11] and storage facilities in

[2:09:12] the zones that we've laid out

[2:09:12] here.

[2:09:13] As I said before, I'll say it

[2:09:18] again we need homes and small

[2:09:18] businesses in my district, in

[2:09:19] our communities.

[2:09:23] We don't need more spaces for

[2:09:24] folks from other neighborhoods

[2:09:28] to store their stuff And each

[2:09:29] of those facilities deprives

[2:09:30] the community of an opportunity

[2:09:35] to build housing So I'm glad

[2:09:35] we're making that move.

[2:09:36] District nine City Heights and

[2:09:41] other parts of the city are not

[2:09:41] the storage centers for

[2:09:42] wealthier parts of the city.

[2:09:42] They're neighborhoods that

[2:09:47] deserve respect and along those

[2:09:48] lines increasing the fines for

[2:09:53] abandoned properties I think is

[2:09:54] a very important thing for us

[2:09:54] to do.

[2:09:55] It's been far too easy for

[2:10:00] disrespectful property owners

[2:10:00] to hoard property, leave it in

[2:10:05] an abandoned state which has

[2:10:06] negative impacts on property

[2:10:11] values, safety and just general

[2:10:11] quality of life in my district

[2:10:12] in other parts of the city as

[2:10:16] well and ensuring that

[2:10:17] the penalties for those bad

[2:10:18] actors are sufficient enough to

[2:10:23] actually discourage that

[2:10:24] behavior in a city where

[2:10:25] holding on to property can

[2:10:29] produce so much profit over

[2:10:30] the course of time I think is

[2:10:30] an important step to make sure

[2:10:31] that all our neighborhoods get

[2:10:32] the respect they deserve.

[2:10:37] So thank you again for all

[2:10:37] the work on this.

[2:10:38] i very much appreciate it and

[2:10:38] I'm support of the motion.

[2:10:39] Thank you.

[2:10:39] Council PRESIDENT All right.

[2:10:40] Thank you.

[2:10:42] Council member Laura We'll go

[2:10:42] next to Council member Campi

[2:10:43] Okay Thank you Council

[2:10:44] PRESIDENT Thank you to our

[2:10:44] staff from our planning

[2:10:45] department.

[2:10:47] I'll check with my colleagues

[2:10:47] appreciation for staff and

[2:10:48] stakeholders and community

[2:10:49] members who've been involved

[2:10:49] throughout the process.

[2:10:53] Obviously we have a lot of

[2:10:54] technical amendments before us

[2:10:54] but want to make space for

[2:10:55] the community and industry

[2:10:56] feedback Throughout that

[2:10:58] process we get a very good

[2:10:59] result and that's a workable

[2:11:00] result outside of

[2:11:00] the development streamlining

[2:11:04] provisions which I'm always

[2:11:05] encouraged to see.

[2:11:05] I appreciate the inclusion of

[2:11:06] 8812 from Assembly member

[2:11:10] Werner Putting aside some of

[2:11:11] that meaningful opportunity for

[2:11:12] artist housing in San Diego is

[2:11:17] a good path forward and I

[2:11:17] appreciate the spaces for our

[2:11:18] team at the spaces for our team

[2:11:19] to advocating and championing

[2:11:22] that.

[2:11:23] I'm also glad to see

[2:11:23] the incentives for family

[2:11:24] housing and homeownership

[2:11:25] opportunities and opportunities

[2:11:29] for child care in our military

[2:11:29] communities around them since

[2:11:32] Miramar And I do have one quick

[2:11:33] question from something someone

[2:11:33] said on the public comment

[2:11:37] about a fee going up to 2400.

[2:11:38] Can you elaborate on what that

[2:11:38] might be?

[2:11:43] Is that an appeal fee?

[2:11:44] Yeah, I believe that

[2:11:49] the reference was to the appeal

[2:11:50] fees of lots of planning

[2:11:51] commission and city council.

[2:11:54] The fees are proposed to

[2:11:54] increase from 1000 to 1140 for

[2:11:59] appeals to planning commission

[2:12:00] and the appeals from City

[2:12:00] council are currently set at

[2:12:04] 1000 and they're proposed to

[2:12:04] increase to $2,380.

[2:12:10] This is due to the need to

[2:12:11] provide for full cost recovery

[2:12:12] for the staff time it takes to

[2:12:13] process the items City Council

[2:12:21] understood.

[2:12:22] So essentially $1,000 more is

[2:12:24] what it takes to get to

[2:12:25] Costco's 1% cost recovery.

[2:12:25] >> Is it partial And the new

[2:12:29] fees would be at a 100% cost

[2:12:29] recovery.

[2:12:30] >> They currently are not at

[2:12:30] 100% cost recovery.

[2:12:31] I see.

[2:12:35] Okay I do agree with what

[2:12:36] the caller pointed out that

[2:12:37] there are there are some

[2:12:41] planning groups and individuals

[2:12:42] who sometimes struggle to get

[2:12:43] that money together when an

[2:12:43] appeal is successful.

[2:12:46] This appeal for refund in order

[2:12:52] is it not?

[2:12:58] >> It is not okay.

[2:12:58] Understood.

[2:12:59] Well I just would like to know

[2:13:04] that I think that maybe it

[2:13:05] should be if you appeal and you

[2:13:06] win and maybe you should get it

[2:13:06] back.

[2:13:06] But I understand it's not

[2:13:07] before us today.

[2:13:10] Last thing I had heard from

[2:13:11] members in the department in

[2:13:15] the industry that a couple

[2:13:16] months ago there was an issue

[2:13:17] around a couple of definitions

[2:13:17] that seem to be not completely

[2:13:22] clear about the size of

[2:13:22] the hedge trees things like

[2:13:23] this.

[2:13:23] Have those definitions been

[2:13:28] worked on, cleared up?

[2:13:28] I believe they there was

[2:13:29] comment at planning Commission

[2:13:38] about this sort of thing And so

[2:13:39] the 2026 Land Development Code

[2:13:40] update included an item that

[2:13:40] was intended to clarify

[2:13:44] the landscaping requirements or

[2:13:45] to state that the preservation

[2:13:46] of trees and shrubs was part of

[2:13:50] the intent of the regulations

[2:13:51] as there are regulations that

[2:13:51] apply to their preservation.

[2:13:52] The Planning Commission

[2:13:56] requested that that intent

[2:13:57] language be removed and it was

[2:13:58] removed prior to committee.

[2:13:58] Very good.

[2:13:58] All right.

[2:13:59] Thank you.

[2:14:03] I'd heard about that a few

[2:14:03] different times out in public

[2:14:04] so I appreciate you doing that

[2:14:04] with that.

[2:14:09] Thank you for the detailed work

[2:14:10] And I know you do this once a

[2:14:11] year and it's extraordinary My

[2:14:11] work I'll be in support.

[2:14:12] Thank you.

[2:14:15] All right.

[2:14:16] Thank you, Councilmember Camp.

[2:14:17] Not anybody else on the lights.

[2:14:18] I'll jump in with a few

[2:14:21] comments As I said at the onset

[2:14:22] thank you.

[2:14:22] City planning for all the work

[2:14:26] that it took to a multi-year

[2:14:27] project to bring this forward

[2:14:28] and the outreach you did and

[2:14:34] packaging this up for CPCs and

[2:14:35] planning commissions, land use

[2:14:36] and housing and extraordinary

[2:14:39] work to really get feedback

[2:14:39] from the public and fine tuning

[2:14:44] and tweaking that It really

[2:14:45] shows evidence of that based on

[2:14:46] the comments that we heard we

[2:14:51] heard today from the public.

[2:14:51] I also appreciate

[2:14:52] the collaboration that seems so

[2:14:52] long ago.

[2:14:56] On to La Hoya amendments, one

[2:14:57] of which came directly from

[2:14:58] the community that I supported

[2:14:58] and one that which was adjusted

[2:15:02] based on the community feedback

[2:15:03] We thank you for that On items

[2:15:04] 81 through 83 I'm glad to see

[2:15:09] the adjustments to

[2:15:10] the administrative penalties

[2:15:10] that our Blue team could assess

[2:15:11] particularly given our

[2:15:15] conversation in and b or b r c

[2:15:15] last week.

[2:15:16] It is necessary to give that

[2:15:17] team the flexibility to assess

[2:15:21] penalties at a level that

[2:15:21] better reflects costs and

[2:15:22] incentivizes compliance as was

[2:15:22] said.

[2:15:26] Bless you Whoever that was.

[2:15:27] A question about item 17 this

[2:15:27] question about defensible space

[2:15:32] buffer which we're getting from

[2:15:33] the state does our regulations

[2:15:38] still kind of grandfather

[2:15:39] everybody else but they still

[2:15:40] have to deal with the state for

[2:15:44] existing homes and properties?

[2:15:44] I think you're referencing

[2:15:45] maybe two different items.

[2:15:49] Okay.

[2:15:50] Maybe one of them is just

[2:15:56] clarification that step backs

[2:15:56] MAY be more than what

[2:15:57] the setback is if it doesn't

[2:15:58] meet the defensible space

[2:16:02] requirement for new buildings.

[2:16:03] And then there's a sort of

[2:16:08] totally separate issue which is

[2:16:09] related to existing homeowners

[2:16:10] and how to comply with the new

[2:16:10] regulations related to them

[2:16:15] Throw Those are not before

[2:16:16] the council today but happy to

[2:16:19] follow up with the on zero is

[2:16:20] compliance step for existing is

[2:16:20] 2029 okay so there's

[2:16:25] communication coming for fire

[2:16:25] rescue department educating

[2:16:26] homeowners now.

[2:16:26] Oh fantastic.

[2:16:27] Thank you.

[2:16:27] So something was just

[2:16:31] clarifying that possibly Okay

[2:16:32] So on item 94, the wireless

[2:16:32] communication facility, you

[2:16:37] know we've had some policy

[2:16:37] differences.

[2:16:38] I've expressed feedback that

[2:16:38] I've heard from my constituents

[2:16:42] but I appreciate

[2:16:43] the conversation about that

[2:16:44] although optimally those were

[2:16:48] not brought forward to

[2:16:49] the concern that I think

[2:16:50] somebody from the public was

[2:16:50] calling in the proposed process

[2:16:55] level changes within 100ft

[2:16:56] maintain the notice

[2:16:56] requirements and a public

[2:16:57] hearing where the committee

[2:17:00] members MAY express concerns

[2:17:01] that they MAY have on projects

[2:17:02] of this nature that correct

[2:17:06] that we enter Understand that

[2:17:07] correctly?

[2:17:07] Yes, that's correct.

[2:17:11] The wireless facilities would

[2:17:12] still go through a

[2:17:13] discretionary process that

[2:17:13] would be appealable to

[2:17:14] the Planning Commission rather

[2:17:18] than required to go to

[2:17:18] the Planning Commission.

[2:17:19] Okay.

[2:17:19] I was just trying to save all

[2:17:20] those wireless companies in

[2:17:24] trouble of introducing things,

[2:17:24] getting beat up by

[2:17:25] the community and then walking

[2:17:26] away and wasting all that time

[2:17:26] and money.

[2:17:30] But maybe we'll we'll come back

[2:17:31] to that another day.

[2:17:32] So again, thank you for all

[2:17:32] the work and I certainly will

[2:17:36] be supporting this item as well

[2:17:37] No one else So we have a motion

[2:17:37] for PRESIDENT Sorry to

[2:17:42] interrupt you.

[2:17:43] Can I just make one

[2:17:44] clarification or response to

[2:17:45] Councilmember Campos question

[2:17:48] about the apologies I did want

[2:17:49] to note that the appeal fee

[2:17:49] resolution provides for a 50%

[2:17:54] reduction in the appeal fees if

[2:17:54] the project is located within a

[2:17:55] low resource area.

[2:17:55] That's very good.

[2:17:56] I appreciate that.

[2:18:00] Thank you.

[2:18:01] >> Thank you for looking at it.

[2:18:01] Yeah, that is that is good.

[2:18:04] I'm old enough to remember $0

[2:18:10] appeal but with that we have a

[2:18:11] motion by Council PRESIDENT Pro

[2:18:12] Tem Lee and a second by

[2:18:13] Councilmember Whitburn to move

[2:18:13] the staff recommendation.

[2:18:15] Please call the roll clerk

[2:18:15] Start the voting system Please

[2:18:22] cast your vote And that passes

[2:18:22] unanimously 7 to 0 with council

[2:18:27] member Von Wilber and

[2:18:28] Councilmember Foster absent.

[2:18:28] >> Thank you.

[2:18:29] All right Again, thank you

[2:18:30] everybody from city planning

[2:18:33] for your good work and

[2:18:34] everybody else who worked on

[2:18:34] it.

[2:18:35] So as they pack up clerk please

[2:18:39] introduce item 203 Item 2 or 3

[2:18:44] is the adoption of the 2025

[2:18:44] Urban Water Management Plan and

[2:18:45] the 25 water shortage

[2:18:49] contingency plan.

[2:18:50] If you'd like to make any

[2:18:51] comments to this item please be

[2:18:52] sure to submit your speaker

[2:18:55] slip to the lectern and

[2:18:56] the clear box at the front of

[2:18:56] the room And if you are

[2:18:57] participating remotely now's

[2:19:02] the time to raise your hand by

[2:19:02] pressing Star nine or the raise

[2:19:03] your hand icon.

[2:19:03] Thank you, MR. PRESIDENT.

[2:19:04] All right.

[2:19:04] Thank you.

[2:19:08] And our staff settles in When

[2:19:09] you're ready, please enter

[2:19:09] These results will record and

[2:19:13] let us know how much time you

[2:19:13] need.

[2:19:13] >> Good afternoon.

[2:19:19] Council PRESIDENT Council

[2:19:20] members My name is Christiana

[2:19:20] Gorder.

[2:19:21] I'm the assistant director over

[2:19:22] the Public Utilities

[2:19:25] Department's technical support

[2:19:25] branch.

[2:19:26] We'll need about 15 minutes for

[2:19:27] this presentation when you're

[2:19:27] ready.

[2:19:28] I'm very pleased to be here

[2:19:32] today with two members of

[2:19:32] the team that have worked to

[2:19:33] bring to you the 2025 Urban

[2:19:37] Water Management Plan and

[2:19:37] the Water Shortage Contingency

[2:19:38] plan The city is required to

[2:19:39] update, adopt and submit these

[2:19:39] plans.

[2:19:44] The state every five years

[2:19:44] Making an address We'll discuss

[2:19:47] how the updated 2025 plans meet

[2:19:48] state guidelines for compliance

[2:19:49] with the California Water Code.

[2:19:53] In addition, the team work to

[2:19:54] ensure that the creation of

[2:19:55] these plans with considered

[2:19:55] analytical and data driven in

[2:20:00] order to produce an accurate

[2:20:01] projection of future urban

[2:20:01] water demand and supply.

[2:20:02] The team has a number of

[2:20:05] details to walk through so I

[2:20:06] will now ask them to introduce

[2:20:06] themselves and start

[2:20:11] the presentation.

[2:20:12] Thanks Christina.

[2:20:13] My name is Megan Hickey.

[2:20:13] I'm an assistant director with

[2:20:18] the Public Utilities

[2:20:18] Department.

[2:20:19] With me today is Andrew Funk,

[2:20:19] principal water resources

[2:20:20] specialist.

[2:20:21] And as Christiana highlighted

[2:20:23] we will provide an overview of

[2:20:24] the 2025 Urban Water Management

[2:20:24] Plan.

[2:20:25] Its components water supply and

[2:20:29] demand projections on

[2:20:30] the city's water shortage

[2:20:30] Contingency Plan.

[2:20:31] Urban water management plans

[2:20:36] are high level plans that

[2:20:36] predict future water supply and

[2:20:37] demand over a 25 year time

[2:20:41] frame to help inform local,

[2:20:42] regional and state planning

[2:20:42] efforts.

[2:20:43] They must be adopted and

[2:20:44] submitted to the California

[2:20:47] Department of Water Resources

[2:20:48] every five years.

[2:20:48] Urban water management plans

[2:20:49] are also foundational documents

[2:20:53] for subsequent water supply

[2:20:54] assessments and water supply

[2:20:54] verifications performed by Puti

[2:20:55] to assess the availability of

[2:20:59] water for development in

[2:21:00] the city of San Diego.

[2:21:00] The plan must include a water

[2:21:04] shortage contingency plan which

[2:21:05] defines the actions the city

[2:21:06] will take in the event of a

[2:21:06] declared water emergency or

[2:21:11] enactment of more stringent

[2:21:11] restrictions on water use

[2:21:12] allowing the city to respond in

[2:21:13] an efficient and timely manner

[2:21:16] to manage and mitigate any

[2:21:17] potential water shortages.

[2:21:18] In addition to be eligible for

[2:21:22] any grant or loan administered

[2:21:23] by the Department of Water

[2:21:24] Resources, the city must have a

[2:21:24] current urban water management

[2:21:28] plan on file that has been

[2:21:29] determined by bwr to address

[2:21:30] the requirements of the water

[2:21:30] code.

[2:21:33] The 2025 or more water

[2:21:34] management plan is the city's

[2:21:34] ninth iteration of the Urban

[2:21:35] Water Management Plan and is

[2:21:42] due to ewr on JULY 1st.

[2:21:43] Urban water management plans

[2:21:44] have five key required

[2:21:44] components as shown in

[2:21:45] the graphic on the left

[2:21:49] including the development of a

[2:21:50] 20 year water supply and demand

[2:21:50] forecast.

[2:21:51] An overview of water demand

[2:21:55] management measures implemented

[2:21:55] by the city.

[2:21:56] An analysis of water supply

[2:21:57] reliability as well as

[2:21:57] the energy intensity of our

[2:22:01] water and wastewater system.

[2:22:02] And the adoption of a water

[2:22:03] shortage contingency plan.

[2:22:03] We also have corresponding

[2:22:08] implementation goals for

[2:22:08] the 2025 Urban Water Management

[2:22:09] Plan which included

[2:22:13] the development of a credible

[2:22:13] and balanced 25 year projection

[2:22:17] of water demand by utilizing a

[2:22:18] 25 year planning horizon

[2:22:18] instead of the required 20 year

[2:22:19] projection.

[2:22:19] We close potential planning

[2:22:23] gaps during cycles where we are

[2:22:24] updating the urban water

[2:22:24] management plan.

[2:22:25] Next we wanted to update and

[2:22:29] refined our water our water

[2:22:30] demand modeling approach for

[2:22:30] more accurate projections.

[2:22:31] This included the development

[2:22:35] of an alternative on trend

[2:22:36] forecasts detailed in Appendix

[2:22:36] f of the draft Urban Water

[2:22:41] Management Plan which is a

[2:22:41] lower demand forecast than what

[2:22:42] is proposed for adoption in

[2:22:43] the Urban Water Management

[2:22:43] plan.

[2:22:46] The on trend forecast assessed

[2:22:47] beauty staff with strategic

[2:22:47] strategic capital investment

[2:22:52] planning in the pure Water

[2:22:53] Program and other cities.

[2:22:53] By evaluating a range of

[2:22:54] potential future demands,

[2:22:58] the city can evaluate the size

[2:22:59] of the water system and

[2:22:59] consider downsizing where

[2:23:00] appropriate to reduce capital

[2:23:05] costs.

[2:23:05] At the same time, the adoption

[2:23:06] of a more conservative demand

[2:23:07] forecast allows the city to

[2:23:10] support conclusions that we

[2:23:11] have adequate water supply for

[2:23:11] major development projects.

[2:23:12] Other housing initiatives and

[2:23:16] community plan updates.

[2:23:17] Our next goal included an

[2:23:17] analysis of system reliability

[2:23:23] and the integration of

[2:23:23] the water shortage contingency

[2:23:24] plan.

[2:23:24] We also utilize and build upon

[2:23:25] the city's Climate action Plan

[2:23:28] and water conservation goals.

[2:23:29] Last we prepare for future

[2:23:29] inclusion and expansion of

[2:23:34] local water supply development

[2:23:35] as the ninth iteration of

[2:23:36] the city's urban water

[2:23:36] management plan.

[2:23:40] Puti has continued to strive

[2:23:41] for enhancing and increasing

[2:23:41] the accuracy of our demand

[2:23:46] forecasting approach for

[2:23:47] the 2020 Urban Water Management

[2:23:47] Plan.

[2:23:48] Puti developed a hybrid

[2:23:48] approach combining actual water

[2:23:52] use data the parcel level with

[2:23:53] a statistical model that

[2:23:53] considers land use as well as

[2:23:54] water use factors such as

[2:23:58] temperature, irritable parcel

[2:23:59] area number and types of

[2:23:59] housing units income and

[2:24:00] persons per household.

[2:24:05] This hybrid approach allows us

[2:24:06] to more accurately spatially

[2:24:06] represent demand within our

[2:24:10] service area allowing us to

[2:24:11] better understand where we MAY

[2:24:11] need infrastructure

[2:24:12] improvements based on

[2:24:15] the increased accuracy of

[2:24:16] the 2020 forecast.

[2:24:17] The first step for the demand

[2:24:17] forecasting in the 2025 Urban

[2:24:22] Water Management Plan was

[2:24:22] adopting the 2020 model.

[2:24:23] This included analyzing and

[2:24:24] updating the water use factors

[2:24:28] based on recent water usage

[2:24:29] trends and accepted planning

[2:24:29] practices in accordance with

[2:24:33] the guidelines.

[2:24:34] Next we utilize the sandag

[2:24:35] Theory 15 Regional Growth

[2:24:39] forecast to assess population

[2:24:39] growth within the 30 service

[2:24:40] area over the planning horizon.

[2:24:44] Sandag Theory 15 Includes

[2:24:45] projected household population

[2:24:45] Total population.

[2:24:46] Information on single family

[2:24:51] and multifamily occupied units

[2:24:51] Household income projected

[2:24:52] Total employment by census

[2:24:57] track and information on

[2:24:58] development and redevelopment

[2:24:58] projected out to the year 2050

[2:25:02] In comparison to the sandag

[2:25:03] Theory 14 forecast which was

[2:25:04] utilized in the 2020 Urban

[2:25:07] Water Management Plan series 15

[2:25:08] projects roughly 12 to 17%

[2:25:09] reduction in the forecasted

[2:25:14] population in total households

[2:25:15] within the city service area.

[2:25:18] That had a significant impact

[2:25:19] on the 2025 demand forecast

[2:25:20] which will be detailed in

[2:25:20] the following slides.

[2:25:25] Next we select a base period

[2:25:25] based on hydrologic conditions

[2:25:26] so we want to look at a rainy

[2:25:31] year as well as a dry year and

[2:25:31] corresponding water use trends

[2:25:32] for billing data.

[2:25:32] Our base period also overlaps

[2:25:36] with sandag 315 base period

[2:25:36] which increases our model

[2:25:37] accuracy.

[2:25:41] Last we incorporate water

[2:25:42] conservation savings based on

[2:25:43] compliance with existing state

[2:25:43] mandated conservation and new

[2:25:48] upcoming regulations.

[2:25:49] >> Puti is confident that we

[2:25:50] have developed a defensible and

[2:25:54] more accurate demand forecast

[2:25:55] for the city as visualized on

[2:25:55] this slide.

[2:25:56] The graph on the left

[2:26:00] illustrates historic potable

[2:26:01] water usage shown in blue as

[2:26:05] well as the 2025 more water

[2:26:06] management plan demand forecast

[2:26:06] shown in orange.

[2:26:07] The table on the right provides

[2:26:12] a specific breakdown on total

[2:26:12] potable and non-potable water

[2:26:13] usage by sector with

[2:26:17] residential water usage making

[2:26:17] up the majority of demand

[2:26:18] within our service area.

[2:26:19] More than 50% of the demand

[2:26:23] forecast to be adopted in

[2:26:23] the Urban Water Management Plan

[2:26:24] represents a measured approach

[2:26:25] with respect to long term water

[2:26:29] supply planning and meets

[2:26:30] the regulatory planning goals

[2:26:30] defined by the Department of

[2:26:31] Water Resources.

[2:26:34] The 2025 Urban Water Management

[2:26:35] Plan is projecting a lower 25

[2:26:38] year demand than the 2020 Urban

[2:26:39] Water Management Plan,

[2:26:39] primarily based on reduced

[2:26:40] growth projections included in

[2:26:44] sandag Theory 15 based on

[2:26:45] the updated 315 growth forecast

[2:26:49] and water usage in the city.

[2:26:50] >> There is also now a

[2:26:51] projected flattening of water

[2:26:55] demand out to the year 2050 for

[2:26:56] the development of the 2025

[2:26:57] demand forecast.

[2:26:57] >> Additionally analyze our

[2:27:02] historic water usage and legacy

[2:27:02] forecast from previous urban

[2:27:03] water management plans as can

[2:27:07] be seen on the slide similar to

[2:27:08] the previous graph on Slide six

[2:27:08] the blue line illustrates

[2:27:09] the historic water usage for

[2:27:14] potable water demand in

[2:27:14] the city and the hash line show

[2:27:15] the pass for urban water

[2:27:16] management plan demand

[2:27:19] forecasts for historic water

[2:27:19] usage.

[2:27:20] The city's water demand has

[2:27:24] decreased by 34% over the past

[2:27:24] two decades despite

[2:27:28] the population growing from

[2:27:29] 1.29 million in 2007 to

[2:27:30] the current peak customer base

[2:27:34] of nearly 1.4 million

[2:27:34] residents.

[2:27:35] This is primarily based on

[2:27:35] statewide droughts and

[2:27:36] subsequent mandatory water

[2:27:40] conservation regulations that

[2:27:41] have decreased customer water

[2:27:41] usage.

[2:27:42] When looking at the previous

[2:27:46] urban water management plan

[2:27:46] forecasts, the city has

[2:27:47] historically overestimated

[2:27:47] demand.

[2:27:48] A primary driver of this is

[2:27:52] the use of regional growth

[2:27:53] forecasts which are required by

[2:27:53] market guidelines.

[2:27:54] However, in more recent

[2:27:58] iterations our urban water

[2:27:59] management plans have been more

[2:27:59] accurate.

[2:28:00] Puti updated its water demand

[2:28:04] modeling methodology

[2:28:05] incorporating actual water use

[2:28:05] trends, recognizing that

[2:28:09] customer use has significantly

[2:28:10] shifted over the past two

[2:28:10] decades.

[2:28:11] Additionally, refinements from

[2:28:11] sandag in their growth

[2:28:14] forecasts for the region have

[2:28:15] increased accuracy in

[2:28:15] the demand forecast for

[2:28:16] the 2025 plan.

[2:28:21] An adequate and reliable water

[2:28:22] supply is vital for the city

[2:28:23] and demand has greatly outpaced

[2:28:27] local supply from rain.

[2:28:27] The city has historically

[2:28:28] purchased roughly 70 to 90% of

[2:28:29] our water supply which is

[2:28:33] imported from Northern

[2:28:34] California and the Colorado

[2:28:34] River.

[2:28:35] Pudi actively pursues ways to

[2:28:39] increase and diversify local

[2:28:39] water supply and maintain

[2:28:40] reliability.

[2:28:40] This includes pursuing

[2:28:45] additional local supplies and

[2:28:45] maximizing the utilization of

[2:28:46] our existing surface water

[2:28:47] groundwater non-potable

[2:28:51] recycled water and in the near

[2:28:52] future pure water as required

[2:28:52] by the water Code.

[2:28:57] The 2025 Urban Water Management

[2:28:57] Plan analyzes water supply

[2:28:58] reliability under multiple

[2:28:58] hydrologic conditions to

[2:29:03] confirm that the city has

[2:29:03] adequate supplies and methods

[2:29:04] established for reducing demand

[2:29:05] during times of single or

[2:29:09] multiple dry year periods and

[2:29:10] through coordination with

[2:29:10] the County Water Authority can

[2:29:12] supplement any projected supply

[2:29:18] deficiencies as they MAY arise

[2:29:19] .

[2:29:19] >> Based on the city's

[2:29:20] projected increase in local

[2:29:21] supplies and reduced demand

[2:29:25] forecast in comparison to

[2:29:25] the 2020 Urban Water Management

[2:29:26] Plan, the city is anticipating

[2:29:31] to utilize less important water

[2:29:32] supplies into the future than

[2:29:32] previously expected.

[2:29:36] By 2030 the city anticipates

[2:29:37] using 40% local supplies and

[2:29:41] 70% by 2050 with the majority

[2:29:42] of local supplies being

[2:29:42] supplied by the city's pure

[2:29:46] water program.

[2:29:47] The development of local water

[2:29:48] supplies and transition from

[2:29:48] imported supplies will directly

[2:29:53] benefit parity with water

[2:29:53] supply reliability during

[2:29:54] periods of multi drier

[2:29:58] conditions as well as reducing

[2:29:59] the cumulative energy intensity

[2:30:00] required for conveyance and

[2:30:00] distribution thus making it

[2:30:05] more sustainable and cost

[2:30:05] effective.

[2:30:06] The updated energy intensity

[2:30:06] data from the Urban Water

[2:30:07] Management Plan will be

[2:30:12] utilized to aid in the five

[2:30:12] year update of the city's

[2:30:13] Climate Action Plan in the near

[2:30:14] future and is included in

[2:30:14] the city's ghg emissions

[2:30:20] strategies.

[2:30:20] Based on historic water

[2:30:21] conservation by customers,

[2:30:22] the city is currently in

[2:30:22] compliance with all state

[2:30:26] mandated conservation

[2:30:27] regulations.

[2:30:27] Specifically the city has met

[2:30:31] the Water Conservation Act

[2:30:32] requirements which with a 20%

[2:30:32] demand reduction by the year

[2:30:33] 2020.

[2:30:33] We are meeting the model water

[2:30:37] efficient landscape ordinance

[2:30:38] and our urban water use

[2:30:38] objective.

[2:30:39] The Urban Water Management Plan

[2:30:43] incorporated additional

[2:30:43] conservation for outdoor water

[2:30:44] usage in the demand forecast

[2:30:48] for future compliance with

[2:30:49] Assembly Bill 1572 which is

[2:30:50] also known as the nonfunctional

[2:30:50] turf ban.

[2:30:54] The city continues to offer

[2:30:55] active water conservation

[2:30:55] programs largely driven by

[2:30:56] state regulations including

[2:30:58] residential water surveys and

[2:31:05] water conservation rebates as

[2:31:05] required by the water code and

[2:31:06] previously mentioned.

[2:31:07] The city must also prepare and

[2:31:10] adopt a water shortage

[2:31:11] contingency plan in conjunction

[2:31:12] with the Urban Water Management

[2:31:12] Plan.

[2:31:13] Water shortage Contingency

[2:31:16] plans provide the plan in

[2:31:17] the event of a declared water

[2:31:18] emergency or enactment of more

[2:31:19] stringent restrictions on water

[2:31:22] use allowing the city to

[2:31:23] respond in an efficient and

[2:31:23] timely manner to manage and

[2:31:24] mitigate any potential

[2:31:28] shortages.

[2:31:28] The plan identifies how

[2:31:29] the city will annually assess

[2:31:30] water supply and demand to

[2:31:34] determine if a water shortage

[2:31:34] exists.

[2:31:35] Shown on the slide are

[2:31:36] the sixth standard water

[2:31:36] shortage levels and their

[2:31:40] corresponding shortage range

[2:31:41] that lead to a variety of

[2:31:41] response actions in addition to

[2:31:42] permanent water based

[2:31:43] prohibitions and ongoing

[2:31:50] consumption reduction methods.

[2:31:51] The table on the slide shows an

[2:31:52] example of corresponding

[2:31:54] shortage response actions to

[2:31:55] water shortage level one which

[2:31:56] is up to a 10% shortage in

[2:31:57] supply compared to anticipated

[2:32:01] demand.

[2:32:02] Each water shortage level has

[2:32:03] corresponding response actions

[2:32:03] that are categorized as one of

[2:32:07] the following by the Department

[2:32:07] of Water Resources.

[2:32:08] Supply Augmentation Demand

[2:32:08] Reduction Actions Operational

[2:32:13] changes or mandatory water use

[2:32:14] prohibitions in addition to

[2:32:14] state mandated prohibitions.

[2:32:19] The response actions

[2:32:19] incorporate mwd and cwa

[2:32:20] emergency and catastrophic

[2:32:25] planning as well as the City

[2:32:26] Council Policy 400 zero four

[2:32:27] which is the emergency storage

[2:32:31] of water policy, an outline of

[2:32:31] public participation and a

[2:32:32] schedule for adoption and

[2:32:37] submittal to Department of

[2:32:37] Water Resources for the 2025

[2:32:38] Urban Water Management Plan and

[2:32:39] Water Shortage Contingency Plan

[2:32:42] as shown on this slide.

[2:32:43] Public participation began on

[2:32:44] FEBRUARY 27th and the draft

[2:32:48] Urban Water Management Plan was

[2:32:49] posted on the city's web page

[2:32:49] for public comments.

[2:32:50] The plan was highlighted on

[2:32:53] the city's social media

[2:32:54] announced via inside sd sent

[2:32:55] directly to a list of

[2:32:55] interested stakeholders and

[2:33:00] members of the public were

[2:33:00] notified of their opportunity

[2:33:01] to provide public comment

[2:33:02] during today's hearing via

[2:33:05] the Daily Transcript newspaper

[2:33:06] as required by the California

[2:33:06] Water Code.

[2:33:07] After adoption by council,

[2:33:08] the Urban Water Management Plan

[2:33:08] will be submitted to

[2:33:12] the Department of Water

[2:33:13] Resources on JULY 1st.

[2:33:14] >> Puti is requesting more

[2:33:18] support for the following

[2:33:18] actions.

[2:33:19] Approving a resolution to

[2:33:19] declare the adoption of

[2:33:20] the Urban Water Management Plan

[2:33:24] and water shortage Contingency

[2:33:24] plan to be statutorily exempt

[2:33:28] from sequel and approving a

[2:33:29] resolution to adopt the 2025

[2:33:30] Urban Water Management Plan and

[2:33:30] Water Shortage Contingency plan

[2:33:34] as required by the California

[2:33:34] Water Code.

[2:33:35] Thank you for allowing us

[2:33:36] the opportunity to present an

[2:33:39] overview of the 2025 Urban

[2:33:39] Water Management Plan.

[2:33:40] We are available to answer any

[2:33:41] questions you might have at

[2:33:45] this time.

[2:33:45] >> All right.

[2:33:46] Thank you for the presentation

[2:33:47] and good work to bring this

[2:33:47] forward.

[2:33:53] Clerk Please proceed with

[2:33:54] public comment.

[2:33:55] >> And Council PRESIDENT Cllr

[2:33:55] Beckman if you can please come

[2:33:58] forward.

[2:33:59] Senior Elder you are here.

[2:34:00] Please come to the mic after

[2:34:01] that we'll be back because this

[2:34:07] game will be a minute and a

[2:34:12] half.

[2:34:13] All right.

[2:34:13] Thank you.

[2:34:14] I just walked in from doing my

[2:34:15] chores around downtown.

[2:34:18] Hi again.

[2:34:18] I was listening to this item.

[2:34:19] I thank you for it.

[2:34:25] We're coming up on a pure water

[2:34:26] feature because look what you

[2:34:26] can be doing with this item.

[2:34:31] I really hopeful what we can be

[2:34:32] doing with the future of

[2:34:32] the public process and working

[2:34:37] with water board issues

[2:34:37] overall.

[2:34:38] I think it's really important

[2:34:43] for ourselves a reminder and

[2:34:43] how important what building

[2:34:44] the future of our public

[2:34:45] process means to us at this

[2:34:49] time and place in our history

[2:34:50] and what we can be doing for

[2:34:50] ourselves.

[2:34:55] I think it always should be

[2:34:55] remembered what the public

[2:34:56] participation participation can

[2:35:00] do for the process.

[2:35:01] I think we're growing.

[2:35:01] Imagine what the public process

[2:35:07] was like in times of war in 911

[2:35:08] compared to now We're starting

[2:35:12] to ask questions more and be

[2:35:13] more open and clear and that

[2:35:19] develops better reasoning and

[2:35:19] that is our future.

[2:35:20] Good luck in the efforts What

[2:35:21] you can do with the water board

[2:35:21] with this.

[2:35:21] Thank you.

[2:35:22] Thank you.

[2:35:34] Subcommittee as I mentioned in

[2:35:35] your earlier item it is

[2:35:35] population that drives all of

[2:35:40] this city's major problems

[2:35:41] including water use.

[2:35:45] Virtually all citizens would

[2:35:46] prefer a less crowded San

[2:35:46] Diego.

[2:35:50] However, it is our growing

[2:35:51] population that makes each of

[2:35:57] you more powerful and more

[2:35:57] likely to ascend to higher

[2:35:58] offices in our government.

[2:36:03] I think that's a pretty fair

[2:36:04] characterization of our

[2:36:04] problems.

[2:36:09] Thank you for the five minute

[2:36:09] time record of those

[2:36:10] participating remotely.

[2:36:12] We have Tony.

[2:36:18] Please unmute.

[2:36:18] >> Hey how's it going?

[2:36:19] City Council can you hear me?

[2:36:24] Yes please proceed.

[2:36:24] Okay.

[2:36:25] Thank you.

[2:36:25] How's it going?

[2:36:29] I just wanted to speak to

[2:36:30] the Urban Water Management plan

[2:36:31] and the presentation that was

[2:36:31] given.

[2:36:35] It's really good presentation.

[2:36:35] I encourage the staff to look

[2:36:36] into it.

[2:36:36] i'm sure they have already but

[2:36:37] I really encourage them into

[2:36:43] looking into permaculture water

[2:36:43] collection devices and

[2:36:44] permaculture water collection

[2:36:48] just in general.

[2:36:49] I did not see and excuse me if

[2:36:54] I if I missed it I'm doing some

[2:36:55] cleaning right now so I just

[2:36:55] hearing the presentation out

[2:36:56] loud but I did not see anything

[2:37:00] about collection of rainwater

[2:37:00] from rooftops All of our

[2:37:05] rooftops are enormous pools an

[2:37:06] enormous wasted opportunity

[2:37:07] currently in all of our gutters

[2:37:11] because they're just going

[2:37:11] right into storm drains.

[2:37:12] All of that is mostly clean

[2:37:16] water and I say mostly because

[2:37:17] it's acidic and that's why

[2:37:17] we're having problems with our

[2:37:18] avocado growers in San Diego

[2:37:22] that have traditionally done so

[2:37:22] well because our we have so

[2:37:23] much contamination in the air

[2:37:27] now that it's causing more

[2:37:28] acidic more acidity in our in

[2:37:29] our water which is affecting

[2:37:29] our crops as well.

[2:37:33] But anyway, we can we can work

[2:37:39] on that reducing the or

[2:37:42] balancing a each of the water

[2:37:44] reducing its contaminants But

[2:37:45] in essence we should be

[2:37:45] collecting all that rainwater.

[2:37:46] If we if we invested in

[2:37:50] rainwater storage collection

[2:37:50] tanks that would be a huge way

[2:37:51] to go about getting ahead of

[2:37:56] this problem.

[2:37:57] >> So time has concluded.

[2:37:58] The next is the original If you

[2:38:01] can please email.

[2:38:01] I'm wondering what's coming

[2:38:02] down the pike because as you

[2:38:07] talk about a water shortage we

[2:38:07] always know that there's

[2:38:08] something that's going to be

[2:38:12] coming and you know it's all

[2:38:12] about control controlling

[2:38:13] the resources And when you guys

[2:38:17] put in your smart meters then

[2:38:18] when you say that people have

[2:38:19] used too much water you can,

[2:38:19] you know, shut it off And I

[2:38:22] mean this already came down

[2:38:23] because you guys have been

[2:38:24] talking about a drought and

[2:38:24] it's like you don't really act

[2:38:28] like we're having problems with

[2:38:29] the water.

[2:38:29] I mean you buy it, you sell it

[2:38:32] when you're transferring it

[2:38:33] like 50% of it gets lost.

[2:38:34] I mean it's just the way that

[2:38:37] you guys treat it.

[2:38:38] It's it's not it's scarcity And

[2:38:39] that's the problem is that you

[2:38:40] want to say it is but your

[2:38:43] actions speak louder than that

[2:38:44] because you wouldn't like pour

[2:38:45] half of the glass of water out

[2:38:48] if that's all you had left you

[2:38:49] would make sure that you're

[2:38:50] preserving it and you can't

[2:38:50] even keep up with

[2:38:53] the infrastructure that is

[2:38:54] needed to make sure that we

[2:38:55] have an abundance of water.

[2:38:55] And the problem is is that you

[2:38:56] can drill for it.

[2:38:59] You guys want to give us back

[2:39:00] our own sewage and put a bunch

[2:39:01] of chemicals in it and say that

[2:39:04] it's cleaner than the Colorado

[2:39:05] River And it's like I mean how

[2:39:05] is that when you're like

[2:39:09] literally talk supplying it

[2:39:10] with things that are deadly to

[2:39:10] the human body and then saying

[2:39:15] that it's better I mean it's

[2:39:15] just sad the way that you guys

[2:39:20] treat our resources and how you

[2:39:20] treat the people and act like

[2:39:21] you know, don't have a lawn and

[2:39:22] don't do this because it's such

[2:39:25] a scarcity again you wouldn't

[2:39:26] buy and sell it like you do and

[2:39:30] treat it like a business If it

[2:39:31] was in scarce demand and you

[2:39:31] should drill for it but you

[2:39:32] won't because it's not

[2:39:36] profitable.

[2:39:36] >> Your time has concluded

[2:39:37] Don't stop if you can please

[2:39:46] And you are water It's one of

[2:39:46] the essentials along with air

[2:39:54] and food Water.

[2:40:00] Your chart is flawed First of

[2:40:00] all you've got 12% as non

[2:40:01] revenue.

[2:40:04] What does that mean?

[2:40:05] Does that mean leak just

[2:40:09] leakage or does it mean

[2:40:10] the water that's given to

[2:40:10] the city or your friends?

[2:40:14] Is that the water tap that

[2:40:19] fills the choice lake Every day

[2:40:20] with potable treated water?

[2:40:25] The second thing is you group

[2:40:29] in irrigate you you group an

[2:40:30] irrigation both decorative

[2:40:34] irrigation, you know

[2:40:39] landscaping and food production

[2:40:39] .

[2:40:40] San Diego was once food

[2:40:44] independent all the water for

[2:40:49] agriculture and food production

[2:40:50] has been moved to residency.

[2:40:55] You need to break that category

[2:40:56] out so that you have a

[2:41:00] contingency plan for continuing

[2:41:00] food production.

[2:41:05] I mean is the plan we're going

[2:41:06] to take cut down every tree and

[2:41:10] stop grazing every crop?

[2:41:11] >> Thank you very much.

[2:41:11] Thank you.

[2:41:15] The five minute timer has

[2:41:15] concluded here in council

[2:41:16] chambers There are four

[2:41:16] speakers in the queue and

[2:41:19] additional speakers will be

[2:41:19] taken.

[2:41:20] >> Andrea I think if you can

[2:41:20] please proceed.

[2:41:25] Now this is Andrea Ebbing and I

[2:41:26] just wanted to bring up this

[2:41:29] like a data center in Georgia.

[2:41:30] >> Good news today that 30

[2:41:34] million gallons of water was

[2:41:34] basically like not paid for and

[2:41:39] wasted and nobody noticed.

[2:41:40] I know that we're looking at

[2:41:40] the same valley and like

[2:41:44] different projects and we

[2:41:45] should consider that and we

[2:41:49] should consider the you know,

[2:41:50] paying close attention whoever

[2:41:50] feels this particular issue

[2:41:54] closest to their heart.

[2:41:54] You know, when you have some

[2:41:55] free time to investigate, dig

[2:41:58] around and see what people are

[2:41:59] doing Something like this 30

[2:41:59] million gallons of water

[2:42:04] without paying for it or nobody

[2:42:05] even knew about it, I feel like

[2:42:05] that could happen to us

[2:42:06] Quickly.

[2:42:08] Another thing I want to bring

[2:42:09] up about the water is like

[2:42:10] maybe when we are approving

[2:42:14] massive buildouts for

[2:42:14] businesses specifically

[2:42:19] businesses like the I fly that

[2:42:20] like place where you would be

[2:42:20] like skydiving.

[2:42:24] I do think that there's an

[2:42:25] impact in the amount of water

[2:42:25] it takes to build a place like

[2:42:29] that that really just didn't

[2:42:30] have a future.

[2:42:30] Like if you had presented that

[2:42:31] idea to me to build that in San

[2:42:34] Diego I'd be like That sounds

[2:42:35] kind of novel and maybe that

[2:42:38] would be fun for like a few

[2:42:39] months.

[2:42:39] But with the costs associated

[2:42:40] and the whole production I

[2:42:43] probably would have rejected it

[2:42:43] .

[2:42:44] So I think stuff like that

[2:42:48] would be helpful in conserving

[2:42:49] the water and then just keeping

[2:42:49] the rates low for us is to

[2:42:53] watch out for things like

[2:42:54] the two things I just talked

[2:42:54] about.

[2:42:55] >> Thank you.

[2:42:55] Thank you Hector If you can

[2:42:58] please unmute.

[2:42:59] >> Thanks for taking my call.

[2:43:00] I know something about this

[2:43:00] water thing.

[2:43:03] I've been following the lake

[2:43:03] thing.

[2:43:04] There's a lake website that

[2:43:05] does all the lakes in

[2:43:07] California reservoirs and

[2:43:08] the state and I sit in a

[2:43:13] country Lake Mead is at the all

[2:43:14] time lowest level right now and

[2:43:18] there's no snowpack in the in

[2:43:18] the Rocky Mountains this year

[2:43:22] It's very low and they're not

[2:43:22] like they're releasing water

[2:43:26] from Lake Powell into Lake Mead

[2:43:27] And they're also Las Vegas is

[2:43:31] on the third intake.

[2:43:31] They've already done two that

[2:43:35] went below the intake level and

[2:43:36] they're on their third one.

[2:43:37] They made a one about ten years

[2:43:40] ago down really low and Arizona

[2:43:41] was getting a lot of water too.

[2:43:42] So they're talking I don't know

[2:43:45] if they're talking Deadpool If

[2:43:46] Lake Mead goes Deadpool, we got

[2:43:51] a problem that and I don't know

[2:43:51] if we can handle it but one

[2:43:52] thing I worked on a sewer plant

[2:43:55] in Steamboat Springs in 1984 a

[2:43:56] year and a half.

[2:43:59] There are 200 systems from

[2:44:03] Colorado to San Diego that

[2:44:04] treat their water and put it

[2:44:08] back into the in the Napa River

[2:44:09] .

[2:44:09] They put it in the Colorado

[2:44:13] River 200 cities that doing

[2:44:13] what we're doing and they put

[2:44:14] it in the Colorado River.

[2:44:18] So it's affected we do and we

[2:44:19] could do that with the t you

[2:44:20] want to river take all

[2:44:22] the water treated stage five

[2:44:27] and it's worth a fortune and we

[2:44:27] could we could actually have a

[2:44:28] lot of money from five stage

[2:44:32] treatment plant in in your time

[2:44:33] has exploded 8700 if you can

[2:44:36] please unmute and then our

[2:44:37] final speaker is Katherine

[2:44:41] Rhodes It is 700 There you go.

[2:44:42] >> Thank you, Joy.

[2:44:42] It's your turn.

[2:44:46] So this is data driven which is

[2:44:46] always great to me.

[2:44:51] That's our future.

[2:44:51] Love it.

[2:44:56] Every five years seems a good

[2:44:56] time.

[2:45:01] You know that I have very much

[2:45:02] interested in water

[2:45:02] conservation and I've really

[2:45:05] looked at it in these last few

[2:45:06] years so it really affects

[2:45:06] water usage.

[2:45:10] So I'm wondering it's been

[2:45:11] years since our program was

[2:45:12] started or all of you really

[2:45:15] accumulate Can we accumulate

[2:45:20] data on our water usage and we

[2:45:21] can did we for the last five

[2:45:21] years what happened with our

[2:45:25] conservation Because it's a

[2:45:26] lifestyle change which we

[2:45:27] honored and it's a paradigm

[2:45:30] shift with happen to more data

[2:45:31] on water conservation I was

[2:45:35] really surprised but I guess I

[2:45:35] shouldn't be that you

[2:45:40] overestimated the demand and

[2:45:40] that you have improved that you

[2:45:45] said to you know that really is

[2:45:46] going to affect the water

[2:45:49] shortage data So I just want

[2:45:50] this data to be as as

[2:45:54] quantifiably excellent as we

[2:45:55] can love the water shortage

[2:45:58] contingency plan.

[2:45:59] Thank you.

[2:46:00] We're going to have such a big

[2:46:00] reduction eventually in

[2:46:05] imported water with the a will

[2:46:05] they inflate the cost of

[2:46:08] imported water thereby

[2:46:08] impacting water rates and

[2:46:09] reducing our savings from

[2:46:13] the pure water plan.

[2:46:14] So thank you.

[2:46:18] That does conclude your time.

[2:46:18] >> Thank you.

[2:46:19] Katherine Rhodes or final

[2:46:19] speaker.

[2:46:19] Please proceed.

[2:46:23] Hi, this is Katherine Rhodes

[2:46:23] and civil engineer.

[2:46:24] I hate to see the San Diego

[2:46:28] River water go all the way down

[2:46:28] without capturing anybody any

[2:46:29] of it.

[2:46:33] So my plan is called as part of

[2:46:34] a full title and reclamation

[2:46:34] that could be actually used at

[2:46:38] Midway Rising And what it's

[2:46:39] called is still apply a plan

[2:46:42] for continuation of the 19

[2:46:43] eight and 1926 Snowline Plan

[2:46:46] which established Lindbergh

[2:46:46] Field butts off of the airport

[2:46:50] Pacific Highway Harbert Drive

[2:46:51] and the Midway area.

[2:46:51] So the Plata plan will

[2:46:55] futureproof for a full state

[2:47:00] public trust title land

[2:47:01] reclamation project by taking

[2:47:02] out the hydraulic field So

[2:47:05] foundations are now in

[2:47:06] subterranean land and they

[2:47:06] could be founded on competent

[2:47:11] soils not subject to flooding

[2:47:11] or sea level.

[2:47:11] Right?

[2:47:14] So the pilot project for that

[2:47:15] is already done which is

[2:47:15] the Navy Broadway complex and

[2:47:16] then also the systems at

[2:47:20] the airport.

[2:47:21] And so what I want you to do is

[2:47:22] actually look at my a plan for

[2:47:24] full type of reclamation

[2:47:25] especially under the project at

[2:47:30] Midway Rising because right now

[2:47:30] water comes up during the king

[2:47:34] tides and in that area And so

[2:47:35] you you do have to futureproof

[2:47:39] and your plan right now is to

[2:47:40] put in five feet of additional

[2:47:43] fill and then like a two foot

[2:47:43] mat foundation which is not

[2:47:47] proper engineering wise and

[2:47:48] would be subject to

[2:47:48] catastrophic failure.

[2:47:53] So please look at my my and

[2:47:53] apply to plan for structural

[2:47:54] integrity.

[2:47:54] Thank you.

[2:47:56] That concludes with a comment

[2:47:57] on this item.

[2:47:57] >> All right.

[2:47:58] Thank you, city Clerk And with

[2:48:01] that we will turn it over to

[2:48:02] the council for questions.

[2:48:03] Comments Entertain a motion and

[2:48:03] we'll start with the Chair of

[2:48:06] the Environment Committee,

[2:48:07] council member Eli Rivera.

[2:48:07] >> All right.

[2:48:08] Thank you, council PRESIDENT

[2:48:11] And thanks for all the work on

[2:48:11] this.

[2:48:12] I know a lot of effort went

[2:48:15] into it.

[2:48:16] I don't want to get too far

[2:48:19] into it but I do think that at

[2:48:24] times the conflation of more

[2:48:29] people meaning um we actually

[2:48:33] hear it in a variety of forums

[2:48:34] that more people means higher

[2:48:38] water bills and more strain on

[2:48:39] our system We've planned for

[2:48:43] the population to grow correct

[2:48:44] And everything that we're

[2:48:44] mapping out is based on that

[2:48:51] population and growth, correct?

[2:48:51] >> Yes.

[2:48:52] And again this isn't the you

[2:48:56] all don't do rates but if there

[2:48:56] are fewer people the rates are

[2:49:00] higher because we have a

[2:49:01] certain amount of water that we

[2:49:02] are getting because we were

[2:49:02] planning for a certain number

[2:49:05] of people to move here to be

[2:49:05] born here.

[2:49:10] i just every time we get a

[2:49:11] chance to repeat some of these

[2:49:12] things I think it's important

[2:49:14] to do so.

[2:49:15] All that being said, I think I

[2:49:16] appreciate all the effort and

[2:49:17] planning that goes into this.

[2:49:19] This is the you know, the not

[2:49:19] so glamorous work that's really

[2:49:20] important to make sure that San

[2:49:24] Diegans do have the water that

[2:49:25] we need that we do have a plan

[2:49:28] in case there are there are

[2:49:29] shortages in the future.

[2:49:30] So thank you for doing that

[2:49:30] work.

[2:49:33] I very much appreciate it And I

[2:49:33] will move approval of the staff

[2:49:34] recommendation.

[2:49:35] Thank you Council PRESIDENT All

[2:49:35] right.

[2:49:35] Thank you.

[2:49:37] Council members.

[2:49:38] So we have a motion by council

[2:49:39] member Eli Rivera to move

[2:49:43] the staff recommendation not

[2:49:44] see anybody else.

[2:49:44] I'd like to make the second as

[2:49:45] the other member of

[2:49:46] the Environment Committee for

[2:49:50] that day And as my colleague

[2:49:51] said, we did hear this in

[2:49:54] the Environment Committee there

[2:49:55] was a good robust conversation.

[2:49:56] So again I want to thank public

[2:50:00] utilities for the data driven

[2:50:00] approach Update using updated

[2:50:04] data from sandag and really

[2:50:05] actually getting down to

[2:50:05] the parcel level in this

[2:50:09] conversation and as my

[2:50:10] colleague referenced I want

[2:50:10] acknowledge to graphs and

[2:50:14] charts that you presented on

[2:50:15] Slide six you highlighted

[2:50:15] the historic water use

[2:50:19] decreasing over the past 25

[2:50:20] years And what is equally

[2:50:20] significant is that we have

[2:50:24] continue to do that despite

[2:50:25] rising projections in the prior

[2:50:28] urban water management plan.

[2:50:29] So I think we're really zeroing

[2:50:30] in on the appropriate level of

[2:50:33] projections but a realistic one

[2:50:34] that we can actually do a

[2:50:34] management plan.

[2:50:38] I think there was some

[2:50:38] conversations about projects

[2:50:39] but that's not really for

[2:50:39] today.

[2:50:43] Well Will be another time for

[2:50:44] that and the level projections

[2:50:47] in the 25 2025 plan makes

[2:50:48] perfect sense and are apparent

[2:50:51] in the chart You have on Slide

[2:50:52] eight showing an entire

[2:50:52] reversal from predominantly

[2:50:56] imported water to local supply

[2:50:57] via pure water.

[2:50:57] That's an accomplishment that

[2:51:02] we're all aware on our way to

[2:51:02] achieving and I appreciate you

[2:51:03] highlighting that achievement.

[2:51:07] So again thank you for the very

[2:51:07] good work Every five years

[2:51:08] maybe isn't too bad that the is

[2:51:12] playing I know it's still a lot

[2:51:12] of work and that you just don't

[2:51:13] roll over what you had and

[2:51:15] polish it up but you actually

[2:51:16] dove deep and really updated

[2:51:17] the data So that's a lot of

[2:51:17] extra work and we're very

[2:51:20] grateful for that.

[2:51:21] So with that not see anybody

[2:51:25] else in the light we have a

[2:51:26] motion by council member Eli

[2:51:27] Rivera and a second by myself

[2:51:30] to move the staff

[2:51:30] recommendation.

[2:51:31] >> clerk Please call the roll.

[2:51:32] That's right The voting system

[2:51:39] Please cast your vote and that

[2:51:39] passes unanimously 7 to 0 with

[2:51:40] council member Yvonne Wolpert

[2:51:41] and Council member Foster

[2:51:43] Absent Thank you Council

[2:51:44] PRESIDENT All right thank you

[2:51:45] And again thank you to staff

[2:51:45] for that very good work.

[2:51:49] Clerk Please introduce item 2a1

[2:51:49] Item 2a1 is the Mission Bay

[2:51:52] Park Improvements Program

[2:51:53] programatic Environmental

[2:51:53] Impact Report and

[2:51:54] Implementation Framework If

[2:51:58] you'd like to speak to this

[2:51:58] item please be sure to submit

[2:51:59] Your speaker slips to the front

[2:52:02] of the room in the clear box

[2:52:02] and if you're participating

[2:52:03] remotely now's the time to

[2:52:06] raise your hand by pressing

[2:52:06] Star nine or the raise your

[2:52:07] hand icon.

[2:52:07] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[2:52:10] All right.

[2:52:11] Thank you for that introduction

[2:52:15] And as staff as you settle in

[2:52:16] please introduce yourselves for

[2:52:16] the record and let us know how

[2:52:25] much time you need.

[2:52:25] Okay?

[2:52:25] Thank you.

[2:52:30] Um, I would probably need about

[2:52:30] 12 minutes or so I would say

[2:52:31] when you're ready.

[2:52:31] All right.

[2:52:34] Well good afternoon, Council

[2:52:34] PRESIDENT.

[2:52:35] Council members.

[2:52:36] Thank you for this opportunity.

[2:52:36] My name is Carrie Purcell.

[2:52:39] I'm a deputy director with

[2:52:40] the Engineering Capital

[2:52:41] Projects Department over

[2:52:44] the program Project Development

[2:52:45] Division.

[2:52:45] And with me today presenting

[2:52:46] this item is Nancy Graham.

[2:52:49] She is a program manager over

[2:52:50] our secure and entitlements

[2:52:54] section for the Department.

[2:52:58] The item before you today is

[2:52:59] the work of many years of hard

[2:53:03] work of ecp staff working in

[2:53:04] collaboration with staff from

[2:53:04] Parks and Rec.

[2:53:08] We've also been working with

[2:53:09] key departments such as

[2:53:09] the Planning Department.

[2:53:10] The item before you today would

[2:53:13] be to approve the Mission Bay

[2:53:14] Park Improvement Plan and

[2:53:14] Implementing framework.

[2:53:18] We would like to acknowledge

[2:53:19] our consultant Dudek who is

[2:53:23] with us here today.

[2:53:24] They provided the technical

[2:53:24] studies, the analysis,

[2:53:25] the preliminary engineering

[2:53:28] reports.

[2:53:29] They also supported us during

[2:53:29] the public outreach during this

[2:53:30] effort.

[2:53:33] During this time we'd also like

[2:53:33] to thank the members of

[2:53:37] the public and the outside

[2:53:38] agencies, outside

[2:53:38] organizations, other

[2:53:42] stakeholders that provided very

[2:53:43] important feedback and input

[2:53:44] throughout this process.

[2:53:47] This information was used to

[2:53:51] help shape these projects and

[2:53:52] the program alternatives.

[2:53:52] While this might be the end of

[2:53:56] this process in terms of

[2:53:57] the secret process, it's also

[2:53:58] the beginning of the next

[2:54:01] process which would be how to

[2:54:02] implement these important

[2:54:02] projects in Mission Bay.

[2:54:03] And with that I would like to

[2:54:04] turn it over to Nancy Graham.

[2:54:09] Thank you.

[2:54:10] >> Thank you, Carrie.

[2:54:10] Again, I'm Nancy Graham,

[2:54:11] program manager in

[2:54:11] the Engineering and Capital

[2:54:13] Projects Department.

[2:54:14] >> The overview of our

[2:54:14] presentation will go through

[2:54:18] some project history our

[2:54:19] implementation framework,

[2:54:20] the Environmental Impact report

[2:54:23] and the actions before you

[2:54:23] today.

[2:54:26] So for some context and

[2:54:27] Proposition c in 2008 and

[2:54:30] Measure j in 2016 significantly

[2:54:31] changed how funding works for

[2:54:32] Mission Bay Park.

[2:54:36] It created the Mission Bay Park

[2:54:36] Improvement Zone as well as

[2:54:37] the Mission Bay Park Oversight

[2:54:40] Committee and Fund.

[2:54:41] The fund itself dedicates lease

[2:54:45] revenue and directs it towards

[2:54:46] capital improvement projects

[2:54:50] within those measures also

[2:54:50] identified priority projects

[2:54:51] within the charter.

[2:54:55] So the priorities in

[2:54:56] the charter include wetland

[2:54:57] expansion, water quality

[2:55:00] improvements and protection and

[2:55:00] expansion of eelgrass beds,

[2:55:04] shoreline restoration expansion

[2:55:05] of endangered or threatened

[2:55:06] species preserves and upland

[2:55:10] habitats, deferred maintenance

[2:55:10] projects addressing

[2:55:15] deficiencies in the bicycle and

[2:55:15] pedestrian circulation network

[2:55:16] and also restoring the seawall

[2:55:22] Bulkhead within Mission Beach.

[2:55:23] >> So the charter laid out all

[2:55:24] of these priorities but we were

[2:55:27] tasked with turning this into a

[2:55:28] program in order for them to be

[2:55:29] implemented.

[2:55:32] So to do that we did a signifi

[2:55:32] can amount of community

[2:55:33] outreach.

[2:55:33] We did baseline studies When

[2:55:37] you have the task to to improve

[2:55:38] water quality but we had to

[2:55:39] study both what are the water

[2:55:42] quality issues as well as

[2:55:43] the engineering solutions that

[2:55:47] could be developed to improve

[2:55:47] water quality.

[2:55:48] So all of this work was done

[2:55:49] collaboratively with

[2:55:52] the community where we reported

[2:55:53] our study results and they were

[2:55:54] presented.

[2:55:57] We worked with stakeholders to

[2:55:58] develop and luminary

[2:55:58] engineering reports or

[2:56:02] the papers that were used as

[2:56:03] the basis for this project.

[2:56:03] We had a public scoping meeting

[2:56:07] for our environmental impact

[2:56:07] report and all along the way

[2:56:08] we've been working with

[2:56:09] the Mission Bay Park Committee

[2:56:12] and we got a vote in favor of

[2:56:13] program approval this month I'm

[2:56:14] sorry last month and it was

[2:56:18] unanimous with one abstention.

[2:56:18] >> So this program began all

[2:56:22] the way back in 2018 and we've

[2:56:23] been working through each of

[2:56:27] the steps from our scoping of

[2:56:27] the projects We developed

[2:56:28] the implementation framework,

[2:56:32] we put the draft air out last

[2:56:33] fall and then we presented

[2:56:37] the final year and it's been

[2:56:38] posted on our website now and

[2:56:38] we're here bringing it forward

[2:56:42] for you for adoption.

[2:56:42] So the program itself has some

[2:56:46] core elements.

[2:56:47] >> Those include wetland and

[2:56:47] water quality improvements,

[2:56:51] shoreline restoration, upland

[2:56:52] habitat expansion, seawall

[2:56:53] restoration and bike and pet

[2:56:56] improvements All of these

[2:56:57] within the Mission Bay Park

[2:57:01] improvement zone.

[2:57:01] So our wetland projects those

[2:57:05] include Technology Creek and

[2:57:06] Fiesta Island Causeway, North

[2:57:06] Vista Island creating a

[2:57:11] significant new wetland piece

[2:57:11] on the north side as well as

[2:57:13] restoration of the Kootenay

[2:57:18] Creek Wetlands.

[2:57:18] Shoreline restoration happens

[2:57:19] primarily in the western side

[2:57:23] of Mission Bay and it includes

[2:57:23] both structured solutions as

[2:57:24] well as more nature based

[2:57:28] solutions like oyster reef in

[2:57:29] order to protect the different

[2:57:35] beach areas.

[2:57:36] >> Our upland habitat expansion

[2:57:36] occurs in North and South Vista

[2:57:40] Island and that includes

[2:57:41] the dedicated least turned site

[2:57:43] South Shores The Triangle

[2:57:44] Parcel as well as

[2:57:49] the Cloverleaf Parcel Bicycle

[2:57:49] improvements include the Ocean

[2:57:54] beach bike path, the Rose Creek

[2:57:54] bike path and the Fiesta Island

[2:57:58] Causeway and seawall

[2:57:59] restoration and would happen

[2:58:03] between Grand Avenue to Ventura

[2:58:04] Place as well as San Fernando

[2:58:04] Place to Balboa Court.

[2:58:08] And that includes a new segment

[2:58:09] between Grand Avenue and Thomas

[2:58:13] Avenue upgraded beach access

[2:58:13] points and also replacing

[2:58:19] the deteriorated parapet.

[2:58:22] To be clear, Danza Cove is not

[2:58:23] part of this program.

[2:58:23] It was originally part of this

[2:58:24] project but it was identified

[2:58:27] that we had a land use plan

[2:58:28] amendment to the mission Bay

[2:58:32] Park plan needed to be

[2:58:33] completed and so that was

[2:58:33] transferred to the City

[2:58:37] planning Department and became

[2:58:38] Diane's and Natural.

[2:58:38] That project is currently under

[2:58:41] review by the Coastal

[2:58:42] Commission.

[2:58:43] Our project does not require a

[2:58:43] mission.

[2:58:46] Bay Park master Plan amendment

[2:58:47] so therefore that will not

[2:58:48] require Coastal Commission

[2:58:48] approval.

[2:58:52] What you are seeing today

[2:58:52] though individual permits will

[2:58:56] go to them in the future.

[2:58:56] Diaz itself is working towards

[2:59:01] a general development plan.

[2:59:01] Yeah our program focus on that

[2:59:02] on the implementation framework

[2:59:02] document.

[2:59:06] This document establishes how

[2:59:07] to implement the charter as an

[2:59:07] interim step to funding and

[2:59:08] prioritization.

[2:59:11] It identifies the approach for

[2:59:12] implementing the project's

[2:59:15] maintenance needs as well as

[2:59:16] resilience to sea level rise.

[2:59:16] It lays out the applicable

[2:59:17] engineering and permitting

[2:59:20] procedures to realize each

[2:59:21] project.

[2:59:21] >> The document itself

[2:59:25] consolidates the various

[2:59:26] elements and components into a

[2:59:26] single document.

[2:59:30] It's a tool for city engineers

[2:59:30] and planners to implement

[2:59:31] the program.

[2:59:32] It's intended to be transparent

[2:59:35] and digestible to the public

[2:59:35] and it supports funding

[2:59:36] decisions for prioritizing and

[2:59:39] implementing the charter.

[2:59:40] And it's the basis of our

[2:59:40] environmental impact report.

[2:59:44] The environmental impact report

[2:59:45] is required per the California

[2:59:49] Environmental Quality Act and

[2:59:49] informs the public and decision

[2:59:50] makers of potential adverse

[2:59:53] effects of implementation of

[2:59:54] our program.

[2:59:54] It affords mandated

[2:59:58] opportunities for public input

[2:59:59] and it identifies required

[2:59:59] feasible mitigation measures to

[3:00:03] reduce the effects as well as

[3:00:04] alternative.

[3:00:04] But particularly a program

[3:00:08] document allows the engineering

[3:00:09] Capital Projects Department to

[3:00:09] be able to fulfill the desire

[3:00:13] to streamline capital

[3:00:14] improvement projects and bring

[3:00:14] them online faster.

[3:00:18] Because this document will

[3:00:18] establish a basis for tearing.

[3:00:19] So when each of these projects

[3:00:22] moves forward in the future

[3:00:23] will be able to adopt them more

[3:00:23] quickly and easily.

[3:00:27] >> The program Air identifies

[3:00:28] any potential significant

[3:00:32] impacts and required mitigation

[3:00:33] as well as feasible

[3:00:33] alternatives.

[3:00:34] In addition, we developed

[3:00:37] conceptual habitat restoration

[3:00:38] and monitoring plans for all

[3:00:42] the restoration projects and

[3:00:42] the document itself.

[3:00:47] In most resource areas actually

[3:00:47] has no impacts or less than

[3:00:51] significant impacts.

[3:00:52] >> The few areas that we do

[3:00:52] have the potential for

[3:00:56] significant impacts are air

[3:00:57] quality, biological resources,

[3:00:57] cultural resources, historic

[3:01:01] resources, noise and

[3:01:02] recreation.

[3:01:02] Our mitigation reduces

[3:01:06] the effects to less than

[3:01:07] significant for air quality and

[3:01:07] cultural resources for

[3:01:11] biological resources because

[3:01:12] these are complex projects.

[3:01:16] And Sequa says that any impact

[3:01:17] to biological resources if you

[3:01:18] take something off line in

[3:01:22] there potentially as part of

[3:01:22] construction bringing it

[3:01:23] forward there could be a delay.

[3:01:24] So there is potential for

[3:01:26] biological impacts.

[3:01:27] Historic resources is because

[3:01:27] the seawall itself is a

[3:01:32] historic resource so you have

[3:01:32] the potential for impacts.

[3:01:33] So we're following all

[3:01:34] the secretary of the interior

[3:01:36] standards.

[3:01:36] Noise and noise impacts.

[3:01:37] These are large construction

[3:01:38] projects so there is potential

[3:01:41] for noise.

[3:01:42] And because it's a park, any

[3:01:43] impacts within the park would

[3:01:45] be considered a restoration

[3:01:46] impact.

[3:01:46] Oh sorry recreation impact.

[3:01:47] We also looked at project

[3:01:50] alternatives including the No

[3:01:50] project alternative and

[3:01:51] increased public access

[3:01:54] alternative and a reduced

[3:01:55] hardscape alternative.

[3:01:56] The square required

[3:01:56] environmentally superior

[3:02:00] alternative is the reduced

[3:02:01] hardscape alternative because

[3:02:01] it reduces impacts to cultural

[3:02:05] resources near the seawall.

[3:02:05] The actions before you today

[3:02:09] and staff's recommendation is

[3:02:10] to certify the final program

[3:02:11] Environmental Impact report and

[3:02:14] adopt the implementation

[3:02:15] framework.

[3:02:15] And we're available for any

[3:02:16] questions.

[3:02:16] Thank you.

[3:02:19] All right Jim, thank you for

[3:02:20] the work and thank you for

[3:02:21] the presentation.

[3:02:23] Clerk Please proceed with

[3:02:24] public comment.

[3:02:24] >> Thank you.

[3:02:25] Council PRESIDENT Stephanie

[3:02:28] Saathoff If you can please come

[3:02:29] forward.

[3:02:29] And then after that we have

[3:02:32] Blair Beckman will have two

[3:02:37] minutes.

[3:02:38] I promise not to take them all.

[3:02:38] I'm here for Mission Bay

[3:02:39] Lessees Association today.

[3:02:42] We consider ourselves partners

[3:02:42] in stewardship of Mission Bay

[3:02:47] with all of you.

[3:02:47] It is a park for visitors and

[3:02:48] San Diegans.

[3:02:52] In fact, San Diego is are by

[3:02:52] far the biggest users.

[3:02:56] It is the nearest beach or sand

[3:02:57] and water access for recreation

[3:02:57] for most San Diego.

[3:03:01] We participate in our process.

[3:03:02] We encourage you to move ahead

[3:03:05] today with key priorities

[3:03:06] the bike and pedestrian path

[3:03:06] improvements, our safety

[3:03:10] issues, the wayfinding signage

[3:03:11] we are very excited is a long

[3:03:12] overdue and deferred

[3:03:12] maintenance.

[3:03:15] It is a charter priority.

[3:03:16] It is a safety issue Also

[3:03:21] before we add new features that

[3:03:21] we struggle to maintain we

[3:03:25] encourage first taking care of

[3:03:25] what we have.

[3:03:26] So thank you to Nancy Graham

[3:03:29] and the staff for getting us to

[3:03:29] this point.

[3:03:30] We look forward to your

[3:03:30] approval today.

[3:03:31] So all of the mission Bay

[3:03:34] priorities can move forward.

[3:03:35] Thank you.

[3:03:44] Blair Beckman.

[3:03:45] >> Hi.

[3:03:45] We're Beekman.

[3:03:46] I thought Councilperson Prosser

[3:03:49] was here today.

[3:03:50] Seems like he isn't.

[3:03:50] I hope he's not.

[3:03:51] If he's not here.

[3:03:53] I hope he can come back soon

[3:03:54] and things can be going well

[3:03:54] for him.

[3:03:55] Thank you for this item.

[3:03:58] Thank you for the presentation.

[3:04:03] I don't know how much.

[3:04:04] Well, I guess first to start is

[3:04:08] I talk here often.

[3:04:12] You know the importance of that

[3:04:12] .

[3:04:13] There is a lot of surveillance

[3:04:14] technology in wildlife trails

[3:04:18] and and how I'm sure you will

[3:04:19] be planting this item in some

[3:04:22] form since data collection.

[3:04:23] You know what the endangered

[3:04:27] species species count.

[3:04:27] You know technology is used for

[3:04:28] that these days.

[3:04:32] You know the air quality

[3:04:32] samples.

[3:04:33] And the city of Davis as I've

[3:04:36] described before, has created a

[3:04:37] really good set of public

[3:04:41] policies around wildlife

[3:04:42] ordinance, wildlife technology

[3:04:46] issues.

[3:04:46] And it gives clear definitions

[3:04:47] how it can be good public

[3:04:51] policies with you know,

[3:04:51] the tech can be with the public

[3:04:52] that I think possibly can give

[3:04:56] us good examples how to feel

[3:04:57] more safe and trusting and

[3:04:57] about how to talk about our

[3:05:00] overall day to day tech issues.

[3:05:01] And you know, I always am

[3:05:05] trying to find ways that can be

[3:05:05] easier to talk about and that

[3:05:06] can be a way.

[3:05:07] The city of Davis is over by

[3:05:11] Sacramento, its home of uc

[3:05:12] Davis And yeah, they had a

[3:05:15] really good start on this stuff

[3:05:16] .

[3:05:16] I mean people would flock

[3:05:17] there.

[3:05:17] It would not flock but people

[3:05:18] would.

[3:05:20] It was a pilgrimage for city

[3:05:21] governments to go to Davis and

[3:05:22] check out what they do with

[3:05:25] their wildlife policies with

[3:05:29] tech, tech and um so good luck

[3:05:30] in those efforts.

[3:05:34] What you can be doing.

[3:05:35] Uh, Councilperson LaCava, thank

[3:05:36] you very much for your

[3:05:39] questions.

[3:05:39] A few items back around

[3:05:45] technology use and broadband

[3:05:45] are important.

[3:05:45] >> Thank you.

[3:05:46] Thank you.

[3:05:46] Sorry the five minute time

[3:05:47] recording of those

[3:05:49] participating remotely We

[3:05:50] currently have five speakers in

[3:05:51] the queue The original If you

[3:05:53] can please unmute.

[3:05:59] Can't hear me.

[3:05:59] Please proceed.

[3:06:00] Hello.

[3:06:00] Okay.

[3:06:04] Yes so it's interesting to hear

[3:06:04] you guys talk about like

[3:06:05] wildlife preservation and

[3:06:08] things like that and anything

[3:06:09] going on with Mission Bay Park

[3:06:13] especially You say that

[3:06:14] the water level is going to

[3:06:14] rise, right?

[3:06:15] Oh I we do leases down there

[3:06:17] Seems a little bit

[3:06:18] counterproductive But for you

[3:06:19] guys to be trusted with

[3:06:23] wildlife if at preserving

[3:06:23] anything it's a little bit

[3:06:24] scary because I mean not only

[3:06:27] has it been shown and proven by

[3:06:28] the birds that have been dying

[3:06:28] there and the other people

[3:06:32] having to come in and mitigate

[3:06:33] those things because you guys

[3:06:37] refuse to It's like you can't

[3:06:37] even help anybody that's living

[3:06:38] better their life.

[3:06:42] I mean you have to sit here and

[3:06:42] say that you're helping

[3:06:43] the homeless when in reality

[3:06:43] you're killing us.

[3:06:47] I mean you're surely doing that

[3:06:47] and you're keeping them

[3:06:48] homeless.

[3:06:48] So it's a wonder if this is

[3:06:51] just your way to get money to

[3:06:51] pretend to preserve stuff.

[3:06:55] I mean you guys give us back

[3:06:56] water that's tainted like you

[3:06:56] You do literally put things

[3:07:01] like why and coloring I mean

[3:07:05] all this stuff claiming that

[3:07:06] it's healthy when it's like I

[3:07:07] guarantee if I gave you a cup

[3:07:10] of that stuff you guys wouldn't

[3:07:10] drink it because you'd be like

[3:07:11] You're poisoning me but you do

[3:07:12] it on a massive scale to

[3:07:15] the people and hey there's

[3:07:16] fluoride in the water which is

[3:07:16] a total neurotoxin, right?

[3:07:20] But it's good for our teeth.

[3:07:20] Yeah, right.

[3:07:21] Like you guys just you invert

[3:07:22] everything and you want to sit

[3:07:25] here and, you know, virtue

[3:07:26] signal as though you actually

[3:07:30] can preserve anything and I

[3:07:30] don't know.

[3:07:31] I mean it.

[3:07:31] It'd be better at preserving

[3:07:34] your own.

[3:07:35] I mean at this point because

[3:07:36] it's like you can't even

[3:07:36] preserve money.

[3:07:39] I mean you guys basically just

[3:07:39] come and take people's money

[3:07:44] and pretend to do something

[3:07:45] that is better for us And all

[3:07:46] we have to do is again look at

[3:07:46] the world around us and see

[3:07:47] what you're doing is not

[3:07:49] beneficial especially when you

[3:07:50] like on one hand say that

[3:07:51] you're like doing something

[3:07:55] healthy and like you want

[3:07:55] people to inject themselves

[3:07:56] with a bio.

[3:07:56] What's it like?

[3:07:57] Come on.

[3:07:59] Everything that you guys have

[3:07:59] done over the years has been

[3:08:00] totally detrimental to every

[3:08:05] living thing So get a grip.

[3:08:05] >> Let's be where time has

[3:08:06] concluded.

[3:08:06] Katherine Rhodes if you can

[3:08:08] please unmute.

[3:08:09] >> Hello, this is Katherine

[3:08:10] Rhodes and first I want to say

[3:08:14] that I really like E.R. And

[3:08:18] Mission Bay Park improvements

[3:08:18] Super supportive of the Rewild

[3:08:22] pb.

[3:08:23] And I think that this year

[3:08:28] should be an example for

[3:08:32] the Midway rising Earth where

[3:08:33] this one was complete.

[3:08:37] This one went through so many

[3:08:38] things that I haven't even been

[3:08:38] able to read the report because

[3:08:42] it's so long you know it's

[3:08:43] thousands and thousands of

[3:08:47] pages long with this great

[3:08:47] information.

[3:08:48] So I just want to say to

[3:08:51] the city staff that and and

[3:08:52] your contractors that you did a

[3:08:52] great job and I wish you would

[3:08:56] do the same exact job at Midway

[3:08:57] Rising and specifically for

[3:09:01] Midway Rising not go along with

[3:09:01] the Senate Bill 958 which is

[3:09:05] trying to get rid of

[3:09:06] the requirements for height to

[3:09:11] be analyzed in the air and

[3:09:11] geology and hydrology.

[3:09:15] That means that if that passes

[3:09:16] that means that you can do high

[3:09:20] rise hotels all over Mission

[3:09:21] Bay on map foundations that are

[3:09:25] not safe.

[3:09:26] And the solution for that is to

[3:09:30] call in the state Seismic

[3:09:31] Safety Advisory board that has

[3:09:35] engineers from Caltech,

[3:09:36] Berkeley and there were two of

[3:09:40] them from ucsd to actually give

[3:09:41] you information if you're going

[3:09:41] to be doing high rise

[3:09:45] structures that actually give

[3:09:45] you information how to create

[3:09:49] backup foundations.

[3:09:50] And so thank you so much for

[3:09:51] this And I really also like

[3:09:54] that you talked about our aging

[3:09:55] seawall and I was thinking that

[3:09:58] our seawall instead of doing

[3:09:59] what you have right now you

[3:10:00] should look at the city of

[3:10:03] Coronado and see how they put

[3:10:04] the big rock rip preps and then

[3:10:05] the sands and created sand

[3:10:05] dunes.

[3:10:09] I think that would be a great

[3:10:09] idea for Mission Beach.

[3:10:10] >> Thank you.

[3:10:12] But thank you.

[3:10:13] >> Next is Toni.

[3:10:17] If you can please unmute.

[3:10:18] >> Hello?

[3:10:18] Can you hear me?

[3:10:22] Yes.

[3:10:22] Please proceed.

[3:10:23] Hey thank you.

[3:10:23] Good afternoon.

[3:10:27] City Council.

[3:10:28] I hope you're having a good

[3:10:28] day.

[3:10:29] I just wanted to say I really

[3:10:32] appreciate all of the input

[3:10:33] that Katherine Rhodes gives

[3:10:33] routinely on all of these

[3:10:34] calls.

[3:10:34] I think she has some really

[3:10:37] brilliant advice and and I was

[3:10:38] just looking at the agenda for

[3:10:39] today And when I look at

[3:10:42] the bottom I saw that she had

[3:10:43] actually been responsible for

[3:10:44] implementing one of the ballot

[3:10:47] proposals, the one for amending

[3:10:47] the municipal code related to

[3:10:51] transient occupancy tax

[3:10:52] including reclassifying online

[3:10:53] travel companies agencies as

[3:10:57] hotel operators.

[3:10:57] And I believe I was there

[3:10:58] either in camp like in person

[3:11:02] in council or I heard that

[3:11:02] discussion online But I vaguely

[3:11:07] remember the conversation about

[3:11:07] it.

[3:11:08] But anyway I just really spoke

[3:11:11] to the power of individuals

[3:11:11] being able to effect change and

[3:11:12] I know that a lot of us feel

[3:11:16] like we're sometimes in an echo

[3:11:16] chamber.

[3:11:17] Sometimes we feel we get

[3:11:18] frustrated feeling like y'all

[3:11:21] aren't listening.

[3:11:21] But throughout the day to day

[3:11:22] you have given us continuous

[3:11:26] examples of the fact that you

[3:11:26] are listening whether it was

[3:11:27] Rahul Gandhi or responding to a

[3:11:30] question or rather wanting

[3:11:31] clarification on a question

[3:11:35] that a caller was asking or

[3:11:36] whether it was Joe LaCava

[3:11:40] responding or Shawnee Lou

[3:11:41] Rivera responding.

[3:11:41] I just appreciate

[3:11:42] the conversation that's that's

[3:11:45] being had back and forth.

[3:11:46] I appreciate you all

[3:11:46] acknowledging the things that

[3:11:50] we say when we call in to see

[3:11:50] them and great work to

[3:11:51] the staff that put together

[3:11:55] this presentation And I think

[3:11:55] it's a tremendous job And I

[3:11:56] totally agree with what

[3:11:59] Katherine Rhodes was saying

[3:12:00] about it being a good idea to

[3:12:00] put some rocks.

[3:12:04] I went to high school near

[3:12:04] Cornaro and have seen all

[3:12:05] the work that they've done

[3:12:08] recently to expand the sidewalk

[3:12:09] and put up those rocks to to

[3:12:13] prevent further sand erosion

[3:12:14] which is a big problem you know

[3:12:19] in all the beaches in San Diego

[3:12:19] and including Coronado.

[3:12:20] But yeah so good luck with with

[3:12:24] all of that and thanks for

[3:12:25] everything.

[3:12:25] >> Thank you.

[3:12:26] If I MAY Timer has concluded no

[3:12:28] additional speakers will be

[3:12:29] taken.

[3:12:29] We have three speakers in

[3:12:30] the queue 8700 If you can

[3:12:33] please unmute.

[3:12:38] Thank you joy.

[3:12:42] Sonya two years ago when I

[3:12:43] started being active in ccd I

[3:12:47] was really enthralled with

[3:12:52] the Irish and found them very

[3:12:53] complicated but I was

[3:12:54] enthralled with them and even

[3:12:58] more so I never could get a

[3:12:59] handle on the m them.

[3:13:02] I could mitigation and

[3:13:03] monitoring reports and I'll

[3:13:08] tell you why.

[3:13:09] Now in regards to this on item

[3:13:12] 80 you've got to resolve

[3:13:12] certifying the I r o by the way

[3:13:16] I agree it is a great air.

[3:13:17] It's absolutely excellent a

[3:13:17] model.

[3:13:21] But anyway we've got

[3:13:22] the resolve certifying the air

[3:13:30] and the r p so the m m r p How

[3:13:36] does it become transparent that

[3:13:37] these mitigations that were six

[3:13:41] areas four of them were green,

[3:13:42] which were the bigger ones I

[3:13:42] believe and two of them were

[3:13:43] blue.

[3:13:44] The blue was the air quality

[3:13:45] And I think the other one I MAY

[3:13:46] have written this wrong

[3:13:50] cultural resources but I've

[3:13:51] always wondered and never

[3:13:52] really gotten the full answer

[3:13:55] is there data accumulated a

[3:13:56] cool bar was up on

[3:14:01] the implementing nation and

[3:14:01] watches these mitigations and

[3:14:06] that's still sort of gnaws at

[3:14:10] me So I wish I could get that

[3:14:10] answer.

[3:14:11] I didn't have time to do much

[3:14:15] work with this item but I'm

[3:14:15] very concerned about the mmr

[3:14:19] piece and how we're watching

[3:14:24] over because it does tweak

[3:14:25] the requirements of the air and

[3:14:29] I'm not against that but I just

[3:14:29] hope that somebody is watching

[3:14:34] over the monitoring, somebody

[3:14:34] is monitoring the mitigation

[3:14:35] and its implementation and

[3:14:39] protecting our beautiful

[3:14:40] mission Bay Park in that in

[3:14:40] that area.

[3:14:40] Okay.

[3:14:45] Thank you for listening to all.

[3:14:45] Thank you.

[3:14:46] Kathleen Lippert, if you can

[3:14:47] please unmute then Peggy

[3:14:48] Walker's our last speaker.

[3:14:49] >> The same reason that cigaret

[3:14:53] butts remain a top pollutant of

[3:14:54] coastal ecosystems endangering

[3:14:58] wildlife, releasing toxic

[3:14:59] chemicals like arsenic lead and

[3:15:02] nicotine into the water is

[3:15:03] the same reason we see people

[3:15:04] throwing litter onto public

[3:15:07] streets and sidewalks They

[3:15:08] perceive no risk of

[3:15:08] consequence.

[3:15:11] What good are $1,000 litter

[3:15:12] fines if no one is ever fine

[3:15:16] for littering?

[3:15:16] If we are serious about keeping

[3:15:17] toxic pollutants off our beach

[3:15:21] then the potential for being

[3:15:21] fine must be real And we must

[3:15:25] the public must be seen as

[3:15:26] being fined for littering and

[3:15:31] making sure that we protect

[3:15:31] the beaches that we say that we

[3:15:32] care about.

[3:15:36] >> These items are non

[3:15:36] biodegradable.

[3:15:37] The plastic base filters are

[3:15:40] ingested by fever and sea

[3:15:41] turtles fish and causing

[3:15:41] malnutrition, poisoning and

[3:15:45] death.

[3:15:46] >> Please consider adding more

[3:15:50] enforcement to such that these

[3:15:51] are these really go along

[3:15:51] the way of broken window

[3:15:56] theories and they MAY seem

[3:15:57] inconsequential but they are

[3:15:57] not.

[3:16:01] You find people for making sure

[3:16:01] that they take care and prevent

[3:16:05] and don't engage in minor

[3:16:06] crimes.

[3:16:10] They won't go on to be worse.

[3:16:11] Thank you for letting me speak.

[3:16:11] Thank you.

[3:16:20] Peggy Walker Thank you.

[3:16:21] >> I just want to follow up on

[3:16:25] that last speaker to say that

[3:16:25] considering the hazards of

[3:16:30] cigaret butter and single use

[3:16:30] plastic vape devices that we

[3:16:34] should be uncertain about

[3:16:35] bringing our resources, our

[3:16:39] precious resources like parks

[3:16:40] and beaches of these as we are

[3:16:41] of plastic food containers and

[3:16:45] as such a lot about

[3:16:45] the enforcement cigaret butts

[3:16:49] and I think the previous

[3:16:50] speaker mentioned those are

[3:16:50] the largest source of

[3:16:54] microplastic waste in the world

[3:16:54] and single use plastic vape

[3:16:58] devices are e-cigs are

[3:17:03] hazardous waste and due to

[3:17:04] toxic chemicals the plastic

[3:17:08] device itself and flammable

[3:17:09] lithium ion batteries that can

[3:17:13] flame up at any time anywhere.

[3:17:14] So good mitigation policy would

[3:17:18] be to prohibit the use of these

[3:17:19] in environmentally

[3:17:22] environmentally and any other

[3:17:23] environmentally mentally

[3:17:28] detriment into tobacco or pet

[3:17:29] products in and around our our

[3:17:33] most precious resources.

[3:17:37] I hope you'll consider further

[3:17:38] enforcement strategies.

[3:17:42] Thank you.

[3:17:43] >> Thank you.

[3:17:44] And my apologies, Hector.

[3:17:48] I thought we had heard from you

[3:17:48] but maybe that was Tony.

[3:17:49] Can you please on mute?

[3:17:49] Oh, yeah.

[3:17:50] Thanks a lot.

[3:17:53] I I haven't talked yet.

[3:17:54] I've been thinking about it.

[3:17:55] Yeah, I grew up in San Diego

[3:17:57] rather than riding

[3:17:58] the boardwalk since 1965.

[3:17:58] I wrote it this week.

[3:18:02] I write a couple of times a

[3:18:03] week and are really excited but

[3:18:04] I didn't know this was all

[3:18:04] going on with the boardwalk

[3:18:07] itself.

[3:18:07] I do know something about

[3:18:08] the boardwalk When you guys

[3:18:12] redid the northern part you

[3:18:12] built it in the same spot where

[3:18:17] you should have widened it like

[3:18:18] ten feet and you built it brand

[3:18:18] new like ten years ago.

[3:18:23] I know.

[3:18:24] How is the city going to mess

[3:18:24] this up?

[3:18:26] We spend all this money there

[3:18:26] building one to just make it

[3:18:27] ten feet wider.

[3:18:27] You guys probably ride

[3:18:30] the boardwalk.

[3:18:30] That's where it's really

[3:18:31] restricted in there.

[3:18:32] It's hard to ride your bike and

[3:18:32] stuff.

[3:18:35] A lot of people So when you do

[3:18:36] the southern part it looks like

[3:18:36] you're going to do a new

[3:18:39] southern wall down there on

[3:18:40] the southern part by the jetty

[3:18:43] makes at ten feet wider And

[3:18:44] actually the people down there

[3:18:48] the owners, property owners

[3:18:49] down there I used to live on

[3:18:49] double court there on

[3:18:50] the front.

[3:18:50] The property owners have been

[3:18:53] cringed on our land.

[3:18:58] The guys that the owners of

[3:18:59] that land it's not their land

[3:19:02] And the very front was about

[3:19:02] 15ft that belongs to the city

[3:19:03] So maybe charge those guys for

[3:19:07] the land.

[3:19:08] I hope you guys know this cause

[3:19:09] and make that wider down there

[3:19:12] at South Mission it's really

[3:19:12] restricted too and it needs to

[3:19:16] be built up But it's do a good

[3:19:17] job, build the wall first and

[3:19:17] then do the sidewalk.

[3:19:21] You know you got to do it So it

[3:19:22] works for everybody But that

[3:19:23] sounds really cool man.

[3:19:26] And then but either charge

[3:19:26] the guys they're not going to

[3:19:30] tell you that I hope you guys

[3:19:31] know that that it's actually

[3:19:34] our land and they've actually

[3:19:35] just took it over time.

[3:19:36] They just put their chairs on

[3:19:39] it and they built the little

[3:19:40] fence and they got the land now

[3:19:44] looks like it but there's some

[3:19:45] shady thing going on down

[3:19:45] there.

[3:19:49] It's a power play So hopefully

[3:19:50] and I guess could make the wall

[3:19:50] a little higher for that

[3:19:54] seawall.

[3:19:54] Seawater rise.

[3:19:55] So thanks for your time has

[3:19:55] concluded and so has the public

[3:19:58] comment on this item.

[3:19:59] >> All right.

[3:19:59] Thank you.

[3:20:00] So we'll quickly turn to

[3:20:01] council member questions

[3:20:03] comments entertain a motion and

[3:20:04] we'll start with Council member

[3:20:08] Campbell Thank you.

[3:20:09] Council PRESIDENT I'll be very

[3:20:09] brief.

[3:20:10] I just want to start by

[3:20:12] thanking staff for all your

[3:20:13] hard work on this and for your

[3:20:17] presentation.

[3:20:18] Long term plans to upgrade

[3:20:18] Mission Bay Park are critical

[3:20:23] for our aging park as it's been

[3:20:27] environmentally degraded in

[3:20:27] some areas partly due to its

[3:20:28] heavy use.

[3:20:32] It is very popular and it is

[3:20:32] the largest manmade aquatic

[3:20:35] park in America and possibly in

[3:20:40] the world.

[3:20:41] The public amenities will be

[3:20:41] important to preserving

[3:20:42] the park for residents and

[3:20:46] visitors alike.

[3:20:46] Mission Bay is one of

[3:20:47] the city's most important

[3:20:50] recreational environment and

[3:20:51] environmental assets and taking

[3:20:55] the proactive approach now will

[3:20:56] help avoid larger maintenance

[3:20:57] and environmental challenges in

[3:21:00] the future.

[3:21:01] So I would like to make

[3:21:02] the motion to move staff's

[3:21:06] recommendation and again thank

[3:21:07] you so much for the good work.

[3:21:08] >> All right.

[3:21:08] We have by Councilmember

[3:21:09] Campbell to move the staff

[3:21:11] recommendation And since I have

[3:21:11] the other part of Mission Bay

[3:21:14] I'll make the second.

[3:21:15] I had extensive comments at

[3:21:16] the Environment Committee which

[3:21:16] I will not repeat here in

[3:21:19] the interest of time thank you

[3:21:20] for the very good work.

[3:21:24] This is a big deal to get to

[3:21:25] this moment and thank you for

[3:21:25] that.

[3:21:28] Not anybody else in the life We

[3:21:29] have a motion by Council member

[3:21:30] Campbell I second by myself to

[3:21:33] move the staff recommendation.

[3:21:34] >> Please call the roll As far

[3:21:35] as voting system please cast

[3:21:43] your vote that passes

[3:21:44] unanimously 5 to 0 with Council

[3:21:45] Member Councilor Campo,

[3:21:47] Councilmember Von Wilpert and

[3:21:48] Councilmember Foster absent.

[3:21:49] Thank you, Council PRESIDENT.

[3:21:49] All right.

[3:21:49] Thank you.

[3:21:51] So we're going to return item

[3:21:52] to Hunter to staff because

[3:21:53] we're going to lose quorum.

[3:21:57] I apologize to the staff that

[3:21:57] stuck around for that and I'm

[3:21:58] going to ask my colleagues to

[3:22:02] stick around for the in-person

[3:22:02] non agenda Public comment as a

[3:22:03] courtesy to people have been

[3:22:06] sticking around and we will

[3:22:07] take up remote as part of

[3:22:11] tomorrow's agenda.

[3:22:12] My apologies for that as well.

[3:22:13] The council members respect and

[3:22:16] appreciate the public input and

[3:22:17] are fully committed to

[3:22:17] protecting every participant's

[3:22:18] free speech rights at council

[3:22:21] and committee meetings.

[3:22:21] Clerk Please proceed with

[3:22:22] the in-person public comment.

[3:22:26] Again we'll be taking remote as

[3:22:27] part of tomorrow's agenda for

[3:22:30] all 2.7 on general public

[3:22:30] comment is an opportunity for

[3:22:31] members of the public to

[3:22:32] comment on items that are not

[3:22:35] on the agenda or within

[3:22:36] the subject matter jurisdiction

[3:22:36] of the City Council.

[3:22:39] Each speaker will have two

[3:22:39] minutes.

[3:22:40] Please note if there are eight

[3:22:40] or more speakers on a single

[3:22:41] topic the maximum time for

[3:22:44] the topic will be 16 minutes.

[3:22:45] If you're in chambers please

[3:22:46] submit your speaker slip now

[3:22:49] Blair Beckman if you can please

[3:22:50] come forward after that will be

[3:22:58] Bob because his q Blair Beckman

[3:22:59] First thank you.

[3:23:03] Um it'll be nice to hear Bob

[3:23:03] after myself.

[3:23:08] Um, I uh it was a long week

[3:23:08] last week and I hopefully I

[3:23:12] learned a lot.

[3:23:13] I learned that and use can be a

[3:23:14] good source of revenue for

[3:23:17] the city besides taxes that I

[3:23:22] hope can be more implemented.

[3:23:22] I've learned that Oakland and

[3:23:23] all the major cities that

[3:23:26] council personnel overall

[3:23:26] operate last week they have

[3:23:27] these revenue sources that they

[3:23:31] can rely on but San Diego does

[3:23:32] not.

[3:23:33] Um really good luck what we can

[3:23:36] be doing I still think we can

[3:23:36] take a more broader view to

[3:23:40] give some sort of picture of

[3:23:41] what we can be working towards

[3:23:44] and and make things into a 8 to

[3:23:45] 10 year plan instead of a 3 to

[3:23:46] 5 year plan And that way we can

[3:23:49] be working on social services

[3:23:49] Still it was really

[3:23:53] disheartening to hear

[3:23:54] the retaliation things that are

[3:23:54] going on in the police

[3:23:58] department and I think it's

[3:23:59] indicative of what's also been

[3:24:00] happening in the mayor's office

[3:24:03] and I think it's an issue that

[3:24:04] we really want to address here

[3:24:08] in the city If we do, I think

[3:24:09] we'd be doing something really

[3:24:09] positive and we'd have

[3:24:12] something to really be working

[3:24:13] on together and wanting to do

[3:24:14] better And I think it'd be help

[3:24:18] helpful for ourselves to find

[3:24:18] ways to address the retaliatory

[3:24:23] things on a number of items and

[3:24:23] including of course Andrea I

[3:24:27] mean we've been talking about

[3:24:28] recently I hope her situation

[3:24:28] can be much more clearly

[3:24:31] understood.

[3:24:36] Um and with that um there's

[3:24:37] other stuff there's a lot of

[3:24:38] other stuff I hope we can be

[3:24:41] working on making the words

[3:24:42] biometric technology okay to

[3:24:46] say in public We're not afraid

[3:24:46] of those conversations And

[3:24:47] Oakland Oh my gosh they're

[3:24:51] doing it again.

[3:24:51] They're really working on

[3:24:52] technology issues.

[3:24:55] People really check out what

[3:24:56] they're doing.

[3:24:56] >> It's not fearful They are

[3:24:57] building our future for all of

[3:24:57] us.

[3:25:01] Thank you.

[3:25:01] >> Thank you, Bob because this

[3:25:02] key I know you have a video so

[3:25:03] I won't start your time until

[3:27:04] the video's up

[3:27:23] .

[3:27:24] That concludes his public

[3:27:24] comment and public comment here

[3:27:25] in council chambers.

[3:27:25] All right.

[3:27:28] That includes everybody here in

[3:27:29] person.

[3:27:33] Again, we'll take remote as

[3:27:33] part of tomorrow's meeting.

[3:27:34] My apologize for anybody that

[3:27:38] was sticking around for that.

[3:27:38] So with that, does the city

[3:27:39] attorney have anything to

[3:27:42] report out from closed session?

[3:27:42] >> Yes.

[3:27:43] Thank you.

[3:27:44] Council PRESIDENT Today in a

[3:27:47] closed session meeting the city

[3:27:48] council took the following

[3:27:48] actions.

[3:27:51] City council voted on closed

[3:27:52] session item number one in Ray

[3:27:53] National prescription opiate

[3:27:57] litigation United States

[3:27:57] District Court Northern

[3:27:58] District of Ohio Eastern

[3:28:02] District Case number 117 M.D.

[3:28:07] 2804 mdl Number 2804 to

[3:28:08] intervene into proceedings with

[3:28:11] several pharmaceutical

[3:28:12] companies and distributors.

[3:28:12] The motion passed 820 with

[3:28:17] council member Foster Absent.

[3:28:18] The city Council also voted on

[3:28:20] closed session Item number two

[3:28:21] Cap Inc at all versus Discover

[3:28:26] Financial Services All Discover

[3:28:26] Card Merchants Merchant Class

[3:28:30] action United States District

[3:28:31] Court for Northern District of

[3:28:34] Illinois Case number 123 cv

[3:28:35] 04676 to intervene into

[3:28:38] litigation proceedings against

[3:28:39] Discover Financial Services.

[3:28:43] The motion passed 820 with

[3:28:43] Council member Foster Absent.

[3:28:44] That concludes my report.

[3:28:44] Thank you.

[3:28:47] Council PRESIDENT.

[3:28:48] >> All right.

[3:28:48] Thank you.

[3:28:49] The Office of the City Attorney

[3:28:50] We will now adjourn Council to

[3:28:52] the regularly scheduled council

[3:28:53] meeting on Tuesday MAY 12th

City Council Meetings — Monday Agenda

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